Podcast episodes
Season 3
S03 E125 - USA - The Story from the Other Side
In this latest chat with Chris, we have undertaken to do an irregular series that focuses on stories of interest from across the Atlantic. We have taken the liberty of discussing anything even remotely connected to the USA which b...
S03 E124 - Short Stories – The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield was a New Zealand writer who died far too young at the age of 34, 100 years ago. She is considered, despite having her life so prematurely curtailed, as being one of the most important voices in the modernist m...
S03 E123 - Short Stories - How the Leopard got His Spots by Rudyard Kipling
This episode is my narration of the Rudyard Kipling classic we are all familiar with. Kipling is known the world over for his famous story of Mowgli, the boy raised by a bear and a panther in The Jungle Book. Immortalised by the D...
S03 E122 - Parastu: The people of Iran want freedom
When we talk about giving a voice to diverse people, it should be more than a slogan. When we invite different voices to express themselves, we are confronted by beautiful thoughts, determination and culture.Parastu talks about wh...
S03 E121 - Book Club - Red Rising – Pierce Brown
When we consider the reality in which we exist today, reading Red Rising doesn’t come across as too far-fetched at all. In fact, we could quite easily superimpose some countries, regions, economies and sectors over the colours and...