Category Archives for Podcast

Episode 240: Are You Just Fitting It In?

November 27, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Show NotesDo not email Vicky about pickled eggs. Please. But you can email her about how to grow vegetables. In this episode, we find out how often Joe is wrong (once, today, about pickled eggs) and

Episode 239: How to Avoid Looking Like an Amateur

November 20, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Show NotesIn an incredible twist of irony, Vicky and Joe are talking about how to avoid looking like an amateur, whilst doing a tremendous job of being absolute amateurs on this podcast. Enjoy the

Episode 238: Joe Interviews Vicky About Audiobooks

November 6, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Show NotesThis week, in a strange turn of events, Joe channels Jeremy Paxman and grills Vicky about her experiences in the recording studio last week. Tune in to find out what Vicky learned about how

Episode 237: A Crash Course in Editing Part II

October 30, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Show NotesVicky and Joe go all-out for Halloween this year, with an episode that has absolutely nothing to do with spookiness at all. Although you do get to hear the word xenotransplant, which sounds

Ep236: A Crash Course in Editing Part I

October 16, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Show NotesVicky, Joe, and Vicky's giant jumper are back to talk about wonderful books, waterproof houses, and how the hell you edit your book. Yep: the last thing you want to do immediately after writing

Episode 235: Why “just be your authentic self” is astonishingly crap advice

October 9, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Show NotesJoin Vicky and Joe as they talk books, writing, and the patriarchy - and Vicky bemoans the fact that lipstick doesn't in fact have magical powers. After that, you'll get the lowdown on why

Episode 234 Science & Storytelling with Lisa Mullan

October 2, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Guest Info - Lisa MullanA biochemist by training, slightly maverick by design.She passionately believes children are much more capable than we give them credit for. Her characters are slightly wacky

Episode 233 The Importance of Breathing

September 25, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Vicky and Joe are a bit bewildered by the early recording session, but rally magnificently to talk about their holiday, in which Vicky rediscovered the importance of breathing. In this episode, our

Episode 232 Books and Courage with Camila Arguello

September 18, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Follow Camila:Guest Info - Camila ArguelloOriginally from Bogotá, Colombia, Camila Arguello has since lived in five different cities in the US. She discovered her passion for dating apps while navigating

Episode 231: Telling Your Story

September 11, 2020
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Vicky and Joe lament Vicky's fashion choices for this episode: there's more than a hint of low-rent Axl Rose going on. Then they talk about dystopian futures and media manipulation. And finally - at