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Doing life better through books and food
Things to read, cook and eat when you want to 'do life better'
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Sophie Hansen
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Questions, answers, fairytales and Jung
On reading to make sense of the world, sourdough as a practice and Jung - meet psychoanalyst and author Lisa Marchiano.
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Sophie Hansen

June 2024

Show notes for our Butter episode
Themes, thoughts, links and recipes for our episode on Asako Yuzuki's Butter.
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Sophie Hansen
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Butter, by Asako Yuzuki
On knowing your good amount, walls of cake, the transformative power of rice and butter, psychic aliveness and a little murder. Sparked by Asako…
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Sophie Hansen
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Our favourite podcasts and audiobooks
A moveable feast of podcasts and audiobooks for when you don't have time to sit and read or just want someone to read (or talk) to you while doing other…
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Sophie Hansen
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Questions, Answers and The Irish Bakery
An all-in, easy dinner, an apple and whiskey cake , Cherie Denham's Q&A and books to make the train trip fly.
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Sophie Hansen
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May 2024

Activating winter mode
Bright food for cold days, books and listens for the quiet months
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Sophie Hansen
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Our Jilly Cooper episode show notes and recipes
A good shepherd's pie recipe, all the Jilly-related and inspired links and more books and cosy things to read, cook and listen to.
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Sophie Hansen
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Jilly Cooper's Rivals
Succession for posh people? Today we're talking about Jilly Cooper's Rivals and the Shepherd's Pies, cabbage soup, Buck's Fizz and Dover sole that fuel…
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Sophie Hansen
41:26

March 2024

Q&A with Amber Guinness
If you're feeling the need for another summer holiday, we hope this Q&A with cookbook writer Amber Guinness helps create the feeling as she takes you…
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Sophie Hansen
Food as a Plot Device: Show Notes
Where we discuss all the ways food adds to character and the plot in psychological thrillers, particularly with the sinister latest from Lisa Jewell…
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Sophie Hansen
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Food as a plot point
In which we discuss how food creates and breaks tension in thrillers, the joy of the right book at the right time, and our favourite table scenes in…
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Sophie Hansen
41:01
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