Something to Eat and Something to Read

Tart - shownotes

Books, thoughts, links and recommendations that sprung from our most recent episode of the pod. Plus something to cook for a date.

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Tart - Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef

A spicy book and conversation about appetites, food, figuring yourself out, writing anonymously, the power of a good soup recipe, and basically ALL the…

20 hrs ago • 

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40:17

October 2025

Happiness and Love - shownotes

Our guest this episode is the novel Happiness and Love, and the big question we ask (among others) is this - can you truly enjoy a meal when you're…

Oct 3 • 

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Happiness and Love

Join us for a dinner party that left us with no appetite as we discuss how unlikeable characters and uncomfortable situations stir emotions, and what we…

Oct 2 • 

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41:39

September 2025

Sophie and Germaine's Top 5

Book recommendations, recipes and other good things to eat and read this month.

Sep 18 • 

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August 2025

Q&A - The magic of cooking and reading with psychotherapist Kate O'Connor

A psychotherapist's take on the ways cooking and reading can be portals to answering questions about what we desire, how cats mirror her emotional world…

Aug 28 • 

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Show notes - Winter reading and cooking, holding on and letting go

Books we will love forever, a cute little sponge cake and all the links and things we mentioned in this episode.

Aug 15 • 

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Winter cooking and reading, and holding on and letting go.

The books (and cookbooks) we'll always keep close, plus lots of good things to read and cook right up to the edge of winter.

Aug 14 • 

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July 2025

Author Q&A - Jacqueline Maley

Lonely Mouth author Jacqueline Maley on what she's loving eating and reading at the moment.

Jul 31 • 

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Lonely Mouth

Our discussion of Jacqueline Maley's evocative novel about hunger, desire and control. We have also started receiving letters again! Read on to find our…

Jul 11 • 

Sophie Hansen

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Lonely Mouth, hunger and soup

Listen now | Our ‘guest’ this episode is Jacqueline Maley’s latest novel, Lonely Mouth, with a supporting cast of more wonderful Australian books and…

Jul 10 • 

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41:09

June 2025

Author Q&A - Tilly Pamment

From homemade pasties to burnt butter oat bars and Maggie Alderson's latest, food writer Tilly Pamment on what she's eating, reading and loving at the…

Jun 19 • 

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