Episodes

  • Normal Women: Contemporary Irish Women Writers (with writer Eva Kenny)

    Normal Women: Contemporary Irish Women Writers (with writer Eva Kenny)
    Apr 16 2021
    Writer Eva Kenny discusses contemporary Irish women writers and the themes that occupy them. Books in focus: Niamh Campbell’s This Happy, Naoise Dolan’s Exciting Times, Emma Dabiri’s Don’t Touch my Hair, Sinéad Gleeson’s Constellations, Emilie Pine’s Notes to Self and Sally Rooney’s Normal People.Eva is a writer based in Dublin. She holds a doctorate in comparative literature from Princeton University and is at work on a debut collection of stories and essays.

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Elemental Sounds - Earth

    Elemental Sounds - Earth
    Apr 16 2021
    Join Jessica Sinclair, Music Therapist, as she guides you through a practice which is designed to make you feel grounded and centred, as we focus on the calming and grounding tones and sounds associated with the Earth. A lovely practice to start off the day.

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    10 mins
  • Music Therapy: Elemental Sounds - Water

    Music Therapy: Elemental Sounds - Water
    Apr 9 2021
    Join Jessica Sinclair, Music Therapist, as she guides you through a gentle relaxation exercise focusing on the calming sounds of water and the ocean. Expect to feel as cool, calm and collected as the sea on a calm summers day following this relaxing practice.

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    10 mins
  • Journalist Dhruti Shah discusses her favourite Short Stories

    Journalist Dhruti Shah discusses her favourite Short Stories
    Mar 4 2021
    BBC news journalist and author of Bear Markets and Beyond. Dhruti Shah discusses what short stories she keeps coming back to. She also discusses her new book that is a bestiary of business terms that aims to provide financial literacy for all in a fun and accessible way.Some authors/collections discussed include:Birthday Stories edited by Haruki MurakamiSum by David EaglemanUnder the Jaguar Sun by Italo CalvinoA Small Fiction by James Mark Miller

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Writer & actor Kealan Ryan on fiction dealing with the male psyche

    Writer & actor Kealan Ryan on fiction dealing with the male psyche
    Feb 10 2021
    Writer and actor Kealan Ryan discusses some of his favourite books of fiction that are sometimes considered classically "male" books as they in part deal with the male psyche. Books discusses: The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemmingway, One flew over the cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey and High Fidelity by Nick Hornby.

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    51 mins
  • Author Sue Rainsford on representations of violence in literary fiction

    Author Sue Rainsford on representations of violence in literary fiction
    Jan 11 2021
    Fiction & arts writer Sue Rainsford, discusses representations of violence in literature & shares some books that have really impressed her this past year. Various books discussed with a focus on Kea Wilson's We Eat Our Own, Susanna Moore's In The Cut, Fernanda Melchor's Hurricane Season and Our Bodies, Their Battlefield by Christina Lamb.Warning: This podcast includes discussion of violence of a sexual nature and war crimes in literature and non-fiction.

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    59 mins
  • Best sports books with journalist Paul Cuddihy

    Best sports books with journalist Paul Cuddihy
    Dec 21 2020
    Paul Cuddihy is a writer and journalist, currently the editor of Celtic View, the official magazine for Celtic Football Club, and runs the Read All About It podcast on book recommendations. In this podcast, Paul shares his favourite sports books, both fiction and non-fiction. Books discussed: 1. The Thistle and the Grail by Robin Jenkins.2. Shoeless Joe by WP Kinsella 3. The Road To Lisbon by Martin Greig & Charles McGarry.4. The Fight by Norman Mailer (non-fiction).@PaulTheHunted @ReadAllAbout20 @CelticView

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    57 mins
  • Young Adult verse novels with Ruth Ennis

    Young Adult verse novels with Ruth Ennis
    Dec 16 2020
    Ruth Ennis is a co-founder and features editor for teen and YA literary journal Paper Lanterns. Ruth shares her favourite verse novels for Young Adults with us and discusses writing her own verse novel after being awarded funding from the Arts Council Literary Bursary. https://paperlanternslit.com/: A literary journal for all things to do with Teen and Young Adult Literature.Books discussed: Run Rebel by Manjeet Man, The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta and One by Sarah Crossan.

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    47 mins