Best Anne Bel Podcasts (2024)

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Billy Nungesser, General Russel Honoré 44:30

7h ago44:30

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Lieutenant governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser gives insight into the first six months of his third term, tourism throughout the state of Louisiana, and also politics throughout the state. Retired lieutenant general and founder of the GreenARMY General Russel Honore speaks on local and nation news including upcoming elections and also his thought…

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Troy Hebert, Mark Ballard, Dadrius Lanus 44:30

2h ago44:30

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Former State Representative Troy Hebert comments on the upcoming presidential election and it's candidates with Kamala Harris to become the Democratic nominee and also Joe Biden's recent "farewell speech" amide his withdrawal from the election. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks various political topics including the upcoming presidential election a…

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Episode 42: “This Devastating Fever” by Sophie Cunningham + The Jewish Men’s Book Club 28:17

16h ago28:17

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Cath carries this episode with two great chats; the first with author Sophie Cunningham and the other with self-professed “book snob”, Ron Hoenig. = Ostensibly a novel about Alice, a woman who’s spent the last 20 years writing the biography of Virginia Woolf’s husband, Leonard, “This Devastating Fever” is an insightful, moving and witty tale of wha…

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Quentin Anderson, Leigh Ann Caldwell 44:30

7h ago44:30

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Democratic candidate for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Quentin Anderson talks his campaign and candidacy. Washington Post reporter Leigh Ann Caldwell comments on various topics surrounding the presidential election including potential Presidential Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance.…

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Boo Thomas, Rex Cabaniss, Darrell Glasper, Faye Williams, Albert Samuels 44:31

8h ago44:31

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Former head of Plan Baton Rouge and the Mid-City Redevelopment Alliance Boo Thomas is joined by architect Rex Cabaniss to talk the latest with the Belle of Baton Rouge remodeling and the demolition of a century old building. Former metro councilman and Republican Darrell Glasper is joined by entrepreneur, civic leader, and democrat Dr. Faye William…

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Foster Campbell, Garey Forster, Patrick Martin 44:31

2h ago44:31

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Public Service Commissioner and Democrat Foster Campbell is joined by longtime State Representative and Republican Garey Forster to discuss the presidential election including Joe Biden dropping out of the race, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the upcoming Democratic Convention. EBR School Board member Patrick Martin talks the latest with the sch…

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Jill Kidder, Mark Ballard 44:31

3h ago44:31

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President & CEO of Visit Baton Rouge Jill Kidder gives insight into the impact Visit Baton Rouge plays on the positives of the Capital city. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks various political topics including the latest on the Republican Convention, JD Vance, Donald Trump and also Nancy Pelosi's comments on Joe Biden and the Democratic party.…

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Bernie Pinsonat, Mary Patricia Wray, Philip Manuel 44:30

4h ago44:30

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Pollster Bernie Pinsonat is joined by political consultant Mary-Patricia Wray to discuss various political topics including upcoming local elections, the the final day of qualifying for the November 5th election, the latest regarding the presidential election, and Donald Trump's speech at the recent Republican National Convention. Vocalist Phillip …

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Tania Nyman, Bob Mann 44:29

8h ago44:29

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Community advocate in Baton Rouge Tania Nyman discusses the latest regarding Louisiana charter schools and the search for the East Baton Rouge Parish superintendent. Retired LSU Manship Chair Bob Mann talks the latest with the presidential election including his thoughts on the presidential candidates and their parties.…

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Phil Preis, Caroline Graham, Jan Risher, Anne Arceneaux 44:30

2h ago44:30

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Attorney Phil Preis is joined by his daughter and law partner Caroline Graham to give insight into the 2012 Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme. Features editor at The Advocate Jan Risher remembers longtime Baton Rouge columnist Smiley Anders amid his recent passing. Author Anne Arceneaux talks her latest work, "Pecan Chi".…

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Charlie Melançon, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Frederic Frommer 44:30

2h ago44:30

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Politician and the former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Charlie Melançon speaks on various local and national political topics including the recent attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Attorney and first Republican woman elected to statewide office in Louisiana Suzanne Haik Terrell talks the Trump administratio…

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Melissa Flournoy, Troy Hebert, Billy Tauzin 44:31

1d ago44:31

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Cofounder of 10,000 Women Louisiana Melissa Flournoy is joined by former State Representative Troy Hebert to discuss local and national politics including the Landry administration thus far, issues throughout our community such as climate change, and the upcoming presidential election and the parties. Former United States Representative Billy Tauzi…

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Caroline Roemer, John Rupolo, Mark Ballard 44:30

2d ago44:30

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Investigative reporter John Rupolo talks the latest on the EBR Superintendent search and its candidates. Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools Caroline Roemer gives her take on charter schools throughout Louisiana and also recently passed bills effecting these schools. The Advocate's Mark Ballard speaks on the De…

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Dadrius Lanus, Scott Wilfong, Dayne Sherman, Gary Robertson, Rannah Gray 44:31

3d ago44:31

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President of the EBR Parish School Board Dadrius Lanus speaks on the upcoming vote regarding the new EBR Parish School System Superintendent and it's candidates. Republican Political consultant Scott Wilfong is joined by Southeastern professor and Democratic blogger Dayne Sherman to discuss state and national political topics including the Landry a…

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Adonica Duggan, Steven Mufson, Theodore Richards 44:30

4d ago44:30

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Chief Executive Officer for the Baton Rouge Alliance for Students Adonica Duggan talks the latest regarding the EBR School Superintendent election controversy and the candidates. The Washington Post's Steven Mufson speaks on the effects of climate change in Louisiana by referencing his latest work, "The Drowning South". Educator, writer, and philos…

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Manuel Martinez, Tyler Bridges, Lauren Smith 44:31

9d ago44:31

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World-renowned tailor and men's fashion influencer Manuel Martinez gives his take on summer 2024 fashion trends and also comments on the fashion choices of some prominent people such as Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Senator John Fetterman. Reporter for The Advocate and The The Times-Picayune Tyler Bridges talks James Carville's recent comments regar…

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Mark Ballard, Jason Berry 44:30

8d ago44:30

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The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks various political topics including recent actions by the Supreme Court, the upcoming presidential election, and also his thoughts on the Landry administration six months in. American investigative reporter, author and film director Jason Berry gives his take on these political matters as well as James Carville's co…

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John Wirt, Philip Manuel, Michael Castleman, Jacqueline Gay Walley 44:29

8d ago44:29

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Music and Film critic John Wirt is joined by vocalist Philip Manuel to talk some profound music of Independence Day as well as s few artists important to this date, Bill Withers and Barry White. Author Michael Castleman speaks on his latest work, "The Untold Stories of Books". Writer Jacqueline Gay Walley talks her latest work, "The Waw".…

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Episode 41: “The Work” by Bri Lee + “The Radio Hour” by Victoria Purman 44:47

8d ago44:47

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Peeling back the veneer of the New York art scene, Bri Lee takes readers into the background world that fuels the industry. ‘The Work’ follows the lives of two protagonists from vastly different backgrounds: gallery owner, Lally, and antiquities dealer, Patrick, as they each follow a path to success, but at what cost? + Victoria Purman takes reader…

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Episode 40: “The Accident” by Fiona Lowe + “Suddenly Single at Sixty” by Jo Peck 42:22

18d ago42:22

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When a car veers off the road with devastating consequences, the small wheatbelt town of Garringarup is left reeling, but no one's worlds are more shattered than those of Hannah and Freya, the partners of the passengers. On a day when wedding bells should have been ringing, their lives are torn apart by the web of lies the accident has exposed. Thi…

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Episode 39: Tension builds in Miranda Darling’s "Thunderhead" + Bel Schenk portrays teen angst in "The Most Famous Boy in Town" 40:00

2M ago40:00

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The outwardly comfortable life of mother and wife, Winona Dalloway, has dark currents running beneath. "Thunderhead" is her interior monologue as she navigates the everyday acts of collecting the children from school, shopping and preparing for a dinner party when in fact she is a woman in peril. A homage to Virginia Woolf’s "Mrs Dalloway", "Thunde…

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Thrilling Australian crime with debut novelist Louise Milligan 25:16

2M ago25:16

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In a move away from investigative journalism and her previous deep diving non-fiction titles, Louise Milligan delves into crime fiction with debut novel, Pheasants Nest. It tells the story of Kate Delaney, a journalist who finds herself bound and gagged and being driven somewhere by a strange man. As someone haunted by the crimes she has had to rep…

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Episode 38: Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens + Storyland; A new mythology of Britain 43:36

3M ago43:36

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Miles Franklin Award winner, Shankari Chandran takes Cath to Cinnamon Gardens, an aged care home established by Tamil refugees and now run by their daughter. It’s run with love and dignity and has become an oasis for its culturally diverse residents…but the tensions of past wars and the prejudices of present day Australia which have long remained a…

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Episode 37: A deep dive into the world of poetry with Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton’s latest collections + veteran poet and broadcaster Mike Ladd on ‘why be a poet?’ 50:48

5M ago50:48

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Poetry seems a solitary pursuit but not for well knownAustralian poets Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton - they recently released two new collections ‘On Luck Street’ and ‘Waldo’s Game’ in which they have collaborated from afar, co-telling stories using a ’call and respond’ writing technique. And former ABC broadcaster Mike Ladd has made a career as a …

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Tsundoku Minisode 36.5 16:18

5M ago16:18

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Molly Schmidt’s Salt River Road is a searing account of grief and redemption set in the big sky/small town landscapes of south west WA.. Racism, poverty and country town politics are all part of life in country Western Australia in the 1970’s. But for the Tetley family all that matters is that they have lost their beloved mother Elena, and they are…

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Episode 36: “The Disorganisation of Celia Stone” + the secret life of a romance writer 42:02

6M ago42:02

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Celia appears to have it all and her life is running like clockwork - and so it should because she has it planned down to the very last minute - but then along comes a challenge that could be her undoing! Celia is thrust into a process equal parts amusing and heartbreaking as she shakily charts a new path. + From falling for the boy next door to ro…

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Episode 35: Paddy O’Reilly’s “Other Houses” + The timeless Anne of Green Gables 45:37

7M ago45:37

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Cath has admired the work of Paddy O’Reilly for some time but with her shortlisting for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, “Other Houses” looks sure to win O’Reilly many new admirers. It’s a tale of class, aspiration and the boundaries we will cross for love. + Michaela has an Anne of Green Gables doll that her mother bought on a pilgrimage to Pr…

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Episode 34: Sarah Smith’s “12 Steps to a Long and Fulfilling Death” + Is book translation an art or science? 38:03

8M ago38:03

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Sarah Smith has been successfully writing for popular TV shows such as “McLeod’s Daughters”, “All Saints” and “Love Child” for years. Now, she’s turned her hand to fiction creating a clever and quirky murder mystery set in the Los Angeles fast lane and narrated by a young, vibrant (albeit dead) woman, hellbent on finding her killer. + Mireille Vign…

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Minisode 33.5 - Trent Dalton’s new novel Lola in the Mirror travels to the dark heart of homelessness and domestic violence and yet is a love story and a love letter to his home town Brisbane. 36:47

9M ago36:47

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Trent Dalton’s new novel Lola in the Mirror travels to the dark heart of homelessness and domestic violence and yet is a love story and a love letter to his home town Brisbane. Lola has no name when this story begins. For 16 years she and her mother have been on the run through Brisbane’s underbelly, dodging dangerous men. Sit down with journalist …

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Ep. 63: Castiglione's Book of the Courtier / Urbino, Le Marche 45:07

8M ago45:07

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Baldassare Castiglione's Book of the Courtier raises questions such as "What are the qualities the perfect gentleman?", "What are the qualities of language that are suitable for writing?", and "What is the proper balance between artifice and sincerity?". Wake up, Yana!By Anne Schuchman and James Berrettini

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Episode 33: Fashion, feminism and war with Natasha Lester + a rock’n’roll mystery from Dave Warner 42:27

9M ago42:27

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“The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard” is loosely based on the life of Mitzah Bricard, a woman the world remembers as the outrageous muse of Christian Dior but who was, in fact, his First Assistant Designer and enormously talented in her own right. What follows is a compelling tale of glamour, desire and intrigue. + “Summer of Blood” is set in 1960s…

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Minisode 32.5: Discovering The Unwritten Histories of Women with Pip Williams 51:40

10M ago51:40

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Leaving the world of academia when creativity came knocking has paid off for Pip Williams. She's the bestselling author of "The Dictionary of Lost Words" and "The Bookbinder of Jericho", and speaks with Sarah about the ideas that light her up and inspire her to write. In this conversation, Pip mentions two books that were references for her writing…

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Episode 32: Justin Cronin’s latest dystopian thriller will grip you from the first page to the last + PhD candidate, Georgia Nicholls, reveals the romance titles sweeping young women off their feet. 42:11

10M ago42:11

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In Cronin’s “The Ferryman” the world’s elite enjoy eternal youth and deep personal satisfaction on the archipelago of Prospera but all is not as it seems and unrest is fomenting on both sides of the social divide. + Georgia Nicholls has been writing romance since she was 14 and penned a fan fiction tale about One Direction’s Harry Styles…her writin…

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Episode 31: Meet Leslie Bird, fiction’s most abrasive woman + the First Nation men who started an arts movement 46:47

11M ago46:47

46:47

Let author Catherine Therese introduce you to Leslie Bird, a fictional character so caustic she’ll make your eyes water. Yet, as Michaela discovered, the story behind Leslie’s creation is more likely to bring a sympathetic tear to your eye. + The course of Australian art changed in 1971 with the formation of the Papunya Tula art movement. John Kean…

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Episode 30: Chris Hammer thrills in “The Tilt” + Aldous Huxley; perennially prescient 43:14

12M ago43:14

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The fates of three people from the 1940s, ‘70s and today collide in Chris Hammer’s thrilling new mystery, “The Tilt” - you won’t see it coming! + Prolific 20th century writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley wrote everything from witty and malicious novels about the British literati to his still famous Utopian dystopia Brave New World, and later in hi…

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Ep. 62: Purgatorio, Canto I 44:30

12M ago44:30

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By Anne Schuchman and James Berrettini

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Episode 29: Three successful authors share their tips on How to Get Published! 1:17:12

1y ago1:17:12

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Best-selling Australian authors, Sean Williams, Victoria Perman and Tricia Stringer, talk to Tsundoku’s Sarah Martin and Cath Kenneally about their very different paths to literary success - Tricia dabbled in self-publishing, Victoria succeeded in speed dating a publisher and Sean tried the splatter gun approach with short stories. Victoria identif…

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Episode 28: Crack the case in Garry Disher’s “Day’s End” + The distinct style and tone of literary journalism 43:23

1y ago43:23

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Best selling Australian author of “rural noir”, Garry Disher hopes to be seen as novelist first and crime writer second. American Academic Saar Shahar discusses what sets literary journalism apart from the pack. Paul Gough shares the books that first made him fall for sci-fi . Three great minds in this week’s episode, determined to rise above the t…

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Ep. 61: Dante's Vita Nuova / Florence 38:00

1y ago38:00

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Can't get enough of your love, babe. Or of Dante. This episode we read Dante's New Life , a prelude to The Divine Comedy. Written in prosimetrum, a form that combines poetry and prose, we get to see a little more of Beatrice, and a lot more of young Dante in Florence. Catherine Project Frisardi's translation of Vita Nuova (online) Dante Gabriel Ros…

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Episode 27: “The Sun Walks Down”, an Australian classic in the making + the curious legacy of Barry Humphries 38:24

1y ago38:24

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In September 1883, the South Australian town of Fairly huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. A child has gone missing and the whole town is intent on finding him. More than a mystery, Fiona McFarlane explores the varied townsfolks’ relationship with the complex landscape and unsettling history of the Flinders Ranges. Tsundoku’s Annie Hastwell loved…

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Episode 26: Troubled love in Louise Kennedy’s “Trespasses” + the 18th Century “cancelling” of Captain Cook 38:23

1y ago38:23

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At first drawn to short stories, Louise Kennedy couldn’t resist expanding this ill-fated love story set at the peak of the Irish Troubles into a full and vividly depicted novel, “Trespasses”. + Is it too much to say that the author of Captain Cook’s “Voyages” was “cancelled” by his contemporaries and the sexual exploits of Joseph Banks “went viral”…

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Episode 25: Shannon Burn’s literary salvation + Greek myth-busting with “Pandora’s Jar” 40:41

1y ago40:41

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“I’ve discovered an important truth and it’s all I care about, all I can depend on, the only thing that means anything, the one sure thing that will help me survive. No one can be trusted. I am on my own.” This devastating truth lies at the core of Shannon Burn’s memoir, “Childhood”. + Pandora, Jocasta, Aphrodite and Medea; these are just some of t…

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Ep 24: Vikki Wakefield’s thrilling adult debut + a brilliant memoir of Andy Warhol 39:30

1+ y ago39:30

39:30

Hugely popular author of gritty young adult fiction, Vikki Wakefield, has turned her hand to a psychological thriller in ‘After You Were Gone’ …with resounding success. and Associate Professor Dr Kylie Cardell gives a fascinating synopsis of Blake Gopnik's mammoth biography of Andy Warhol…all 900 pages of it!. so Curl up on the couch, go for a walk…

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Ep. 60: Italo Calvino's "Italian Folktales" 31:42

1+ y ago31:42

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Italo Calvino was one of the best known Italian writers throughout the world in the late 20th century. In the 1950's he set about working with Italian folklorists to collect, shape, and assemble Italian fables or fairy tales. The result was Fiabe Italiane (Italian Folktales), a compendium of stories from different parts of Italy. This week we dip o…

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Ep 23: How to be Stoic in Modern Times + The Bloody Chamber 36:11

1+ y ago36:11

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Author, Brigid Delaney, considers whether ancient philosophers can guide us in how to live a good life, and has found the Stoic school may have the answers. and Our classics experts consider the grim power of Angela Carter’s adult fairytales that celebrate the dark and the macabre. Guests Brigid Delaney, author of “Reasons Not To Worry – How to be …

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Ep 22: The Last Days of Roger Federer + Unforgettable Iris 42:37

1+ y ago42:37

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Literary raconteur, Geoff Dyer, isn’t getting any younger and it’s got him contemplating The End; not death so much as “last times”, the likes of which can strike at any time in a person’s life. “The Last Days of Roger Federer and other endings” skilfully ducks and weaves through the life and creative work of writers, painters, philosophers, musici…

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Ep. 59: Frances Mayes’ “Under the Tuscan Sun” / Cortona 50:46

1+ y ago50:46

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Liam Neeson or Leslie Nielsen? You decide. Things to know about Cortona: Ancient city - Etruscans - walls go back to 5th c. BC Romans Also long history as a tourist destination, even before Under the Tuscan Sun What to see in Cortona Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, built in 1456 MAEC - Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca e della Città di Cortona Diocesa…

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