Best Fiona MacKay Podcasts (2025)

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We Are All Activists with Denali Sai Nalamalapu, Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance 1:02:15

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Today I'm joined in conversation by Denali Sai Nalamalapu author of Holler: A Graphic Memoir of Rural Resistance. Inspired by Denali’s powerful book about the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline in Appalachia we discuss what activism really looks like, and not the main stream media’s portrayal of protests by those on the fringes and out of touch…

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FIONA FORSYTH In Person With Paul 56:52

4d ago56:52

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Fiona Forsyth chats to Paul Burke about her new historical thriller DEATH and the POET, Ghastly misogynists, Ovid, small town life in the ancient world, studying the classics. Death and the Poet 14 AD. When Dokimos the vegetable seller is found bludgeoned to death in the Black Sea town of Tomis, it’s the most exciting thing to have happened in the …

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Focus on the Little Things with Danae Wolfe, Grass Isn't Greener: the Everyday Conservationist's Guide to Bringing Nature to Your Yard 1:10:51

12d ago1:10:51

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I'm delighted to be joined by Danae Wolfe author of Grass Isn’t Greener: The Everyday Conservationist’s Guide to Bringing Nature to your Yard & the Founder of Chasing Bugs. Danae is a kindred spirit, someone who has loved being immersed in nature all her life, & compelled to seek ways to inspire others to overcome climate doomerism & remember to lo…

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THE REVIEW SHOW JULY '25 14:38

11d ago14:38

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The latest reviews - July 2025. Strange Houses Uketsu trans. Jim Rion Blood Caste Shylashri Shankar The Red Shore William Shaw The Inside Man by Trevor Wood The Verifiers by Jane Pek The Case of the Mad Doctor PD Lennon Home Before Dark Eva Björg Ægisdottir trans Victoria Cribb The Blue Place by Nicola Griffith Two Kinds of Strangers Steve Cavanagh…

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MARK ELLIS In Person With Paul 1:05:00

13d ago1:05:00

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MARK ELLIS chats to Paul Burke about his new historical crime thriller Death of an Officer and Boom Time an account of crime in WWII London. DEATH OF AN OFFICER: London. Spring 1943. While Europe continues to suffer under the iron fist of Nazi occupation, Britain remains battered but unbowed. DCI Frank Merlin, already contending with a booming wart…

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DAN FESPERMAN In Person With Paul 54:08

20d ago54:08

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DAN FESPERMAN chats to Paul Burke about his new spy novel PARIAH, Eastern Europe, fiction as the second draft of history, facades of democracy, comedy and Hollywood, The Baltimore Banner. Pariah: an adrenaline-fueled thriller about a disgraced comedian-turned-politician who takes on the role of a lifetime: infiltrating a corrupt Eastern European co…

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GJ WILLIAMS In Person With Paul 51:49

24d ago51:49

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GJ WILLIAMS chats to Paul Burke about her new historical crime thriller THE CYGNET PRINCE, third in the Tudor Rose Murders series, Tudor scandals, pretenders to the throne, the Kardashians of the Tudor period. THE CYGNET PRINCE: England 1562. Elizabeth's court is besieged by scandal and Catholic plots, when a young German prince arrives in England …

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SIMON McCLEAVE In Person With Paul 48:40

27d ago48:40

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SIMON MCCLEAVE chats to Paul Burke about his new novels - THE ABERSOCH KILLINGS and FIVE DAYS IN PROVENCE, Anglesey and Snowdonia and writing TV. The Abersoch Killings Keep your enemies close and your family closer… At his beachside mansion, with his large family and beautiful wife, Jack Rush celebrated his step-daughter’s wedding: an extravagant, …

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How Authentic Leadership Empowers Collective Change With Kelly Wendorf - Flying Lead Change 1:02:51

28d ago1:02:51

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Welcome to episode 68 of the Nurtured by Nature podcast, today I'm delighted to be joined in conversation by Kelly Wendorf author of Flying Lead Change and the Founder and CEO of Equus. We find ourselves at a time of interlocking crisis, not least a crisis of our own spirit, drawing us to desperately search for the sense of deeper connection and me…

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From Surviving to Thriving using Flower Essences with Kerrie Searle, Animal Communicator 1:17:07

30d ago1:17:07

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I'm delighted to welcome back Kerrie Searle, a dear friend & animal communicator based in Australia. Kerrie has previously joined me twice now, including an introduction to Animal communication in Ep 11 & further wisdom from the animals & our journey to reconnecting in Ep 62. In this conversation we have shifted focus to consider the gentle but pow…

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The CWA Daggers Awards Evening 2025 1:18:40

1M ago1:18:40

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The Crime Writers Association Awards Evening hosted by Victoria Selman and Imran Mahmood. Vaseem Khan outgoing Chair Nadine Matheson new Chair Mick Herron Diamond Dagger winner Maxim Jakubowski introducing Red Herring recipient Janet Laurence Dea Parkin Emerging writer dagger - Winner Ashland by Joe Eurell Vicki Goldie introducing the Dagger in the…

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ASIA MACKAY AND SAM HOLLAND #OnTheSofaWithVictoria 27:32

1M ago27:32

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Season 8, Episode 5: Serial Killers. Asia Mackay (Killing it & A SERIAL KILLER'S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE) and Sam Holland (The Echo Man & THE COUNTDOWN KILLER) chat with Victoria Selman about the worst kinds of killers and having fun doing it. Are sex scenes tougher to write than murder. Do serial killers have a high IQ. Avoiding the dilemma of killing 3…

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Rev RICHARD COLES, TE KINSEY, MARNIE RICHES #OnTheSofaWithVictoria 27:49

2M ago27:49

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Season 8 Episode 4, Cosy Crime Rev. Richard Coles, TE 'Tim' Kinsey. Marnie Riches Desert island books: Tiger Margery Allingham. Daughter Laura Shepherd Robinson. A Big Boy Chris Brookmyre VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and giveaways: http://www.vict…

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Forrest Gander, Laurie Bolger, SJ Fowler, Rachel Segal Hamilton 41:44

2M ago41:44

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Pulitzer prize-winning poet Forrest Gander discusses the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowships. An initiative which awards $50,000 to poets of literary merit appointed to serve in civic positions to enable them to create projects that enrich the lives of their neighbours, through responsive and interactive poetry activities. In awarding La…

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THE REVIEW SHOW June 2025 19:41

2M ago19:41

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The Review Show June 2025 Into the Fire GD Wright The White Crow by Michael Robotham Actually I'm a Murderer by Terry Deary A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor Broken Jon Atli Jonasson Fortress of Evil Javier Cercas Rush Beth Lewis Make a Home of Me Vanessa Santos Can You Solve the Murder by Antony Johnston The Woman Who Laughed Simon Mason King…

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Harriet Walter, Jason Singh, Gillian Allnutt, Glacier Poetry 41:51

2M ago41:51

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Ian McMillan is joined by actor and writer Harriet Walter, sound artist Jason Singh, poet Gillian Allnutt - and hears ritual language for glaciers - from writers Andri Snaer Magnason and Manjushree Thapa. Dame Harriet Walter is one of our best loved actresses. She's absorbed the rhythms of Shakespeare's writing over decades of her award-winning wor…

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MARK BILLINGHAM In Person With Paul 57:57

2M ago57:57

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Mark Billingham chats to Paul Burke about his new thriller What the Night Brings, donuts, longevity, opening scenes and please don't do spoilers! Bonus: Mark Billingham chats to Philip Gwynne Jones at Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival in Aberystwyth. Two pals have a chat. What the Night Brings"Three dead coppers, Tom, maybe four by lunchtime." The targeted…

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CWA SPECIALS 2025, Part 1, THE WHODUNNIT DAGGER 1:05:43

2M ago1:05:43

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The Crime Writers Association Whodunnit Dagger A CWA Specials Part 1 The Whodunnit Dagger celebrates books where the sex, swearing, and bloodletting take place offstage–books that focus on the intellectual challenge at the heart of a good mystery, and which revolve around often quirky characters. Books in this category include cosy crime, tradition…

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REME KONE & SM GOVETT #OnTheSofaWithVictoria 37:36

2M ago37:36

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Season 8 Episode 3: Debut crime novelists with a screenplay/film background Remi Kone Innocent Guilt & SM 'Sarah' Govett Believe. Recommends: The Death of Grass John Christopher, The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach. VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news and g…

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Boo Hewerdine, Fiona Benson, Alison Binney, Yvonne Lyon, Eartoon 42:04

2M ago42:04

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Ian McMillan welcomes poetry about fathers, songs celebrating the things that fall out of books, and a poetic investigation into the women who were labelled witches, with guests Alison Binney, Boo Hewerdine, Yvonne Lyon, and Fiona Benson. Ian also presents a new Eartoon (our cartoon for the ear ) which celebrates the quirks of phrasal Verbs written…

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Finding Nature in the City with Ryan Mandelbaum, Wild NYC: Experiencing the amazing nature in & around New York City 58:27

2M ago58:27

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Today I'm joined by Ryan Mandelbaum, author of Wild NYC: Experiencing the amazing nature in & around New York City. When we think of immersing ourselves in nature most of us are likely guilty of imagining far off wilderness locations but Ryan is passionate about exploring the incredible diversity of nature that can be found in the urban environment…

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FIONA CUMMINS In Person With Paul 59:54

2M ago59:54

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FIONA CUMMINS chats to Paul Burke about SOME OF US ARE LIARS, Saul Anguish, Essex inspiration, Sisters, celebrity and being the best writer you can be. SOME OF US ARE LIARS When Jen Miller entrusts her youngest child to the care of her beloved sisters, she has no idea of the devastating tragedy that is about to unfold. To celebrate her sister's wed…

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Lessons From The Forest with Beth Norcross & Leah Rampy, Discovering The Spiritual Wisdom of Trees 1:03:15

2M ago1:03:15

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Today I'm delighted to welcome back Leah Rampy, from Episode 41, but this time we’re also joined by Beth Norcross to discuss their new book Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees. Having worked together for several years guiding groups into the forest to seek wisdom from the trees, they created a 6 week online video course & wrote their new book…

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Poetry and performance with Ian McMillan 42:05

2M ago42:05

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On this week’s edition of The Verb: Ian McMillan basks in the glow of a Neon Line explained by the celebrated Faroese poet and novelist Carl Jóhan Jensen; Karen Downs-Barton shares poems from her debut collection, Minx, which reflects on her Romani childhood; Cristóbal Bianchi, cofounder of the Casagrande Collective, on their Bombing Of Poems proje…

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JANICE HALLETT & MAZ EVANS #OnTheSofaWithVictoria S8E2 35:05

3M ago35:05

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OnTheSofaWithVictoria Season 8 Episode 2: Writing for adults and children JANICE HALLETT The Examiner, The Appeal & MAZ EVANS That'll Teach Her. Recommends: East of Eden John Steinbeck, Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/3xmvMeS Website for news …

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Hedges and poetry 41:46

3M ago41:46

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Ian McMillan's guests celebrate hedges, with poetry from Alison Brackenbury and Testament, singing from Sam Lee, Michael Symmons Roberts explores a poem with a nightingale at its centre, and hedgelayer Paul Lamb records himself walking a hedgerow that's rich in wildlife. This hedge-themed special features a haunted hedge from poet Alison Brackenbur…

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Join the Garden For Wildlife Month Challenge with David Mizejewski National Wildlife Federation 1:10:25

3M ago1:10:25

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Today I'm delighted to welcome back David Mizejewski, a Naturalist & self-confessed Nature Geek who works for the National Wildlife Federation. David joined me for an inspiring discussion about leaving the leaves & Autumn tips for nature friendly gardening in Ep. 52. This time we’re embracing Garden For Wildlife month & No Mow May, with tips for en…

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THOMAS TRANG In Person With Paul 55:36

3M ago55:36

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THOMAS TRANG chats to Paul Burke about Dark Neon Dirt, LA heists, Caravaggio, Hollywood money, Elmore Leonard and Andor. DARK NEON DIRT Shaun Nguyen is a Vietnamese war orphan who made it to America. But danger was never far behind – from the Chinatown gangs he ran with in New York, to his years in Iraq dodging bullets and defusing bombs. Nguyen le…

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Peter Mackay, Tishani Doshi, Scanner, Lorna Goodison 42:09

3M ago42:09

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Ian McMillan's guests are the Scottish Makar Peter Mackay, Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison, as well as Indian dancer and poet Tishani Doshi, and the musician Scanner. Scanner lets us into the baffling and mysterious 'poetry' of album titles by Autechre, Aphex Twin and other electronic music artists. Scanner has worked with Laurie Anderson, and Pauline…

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Healing The Legacy with Hilary Giovale, Becoming a Good Relative, Calling White Settlers towards truth, healing and repair 1:06:50

3M ago1:06:50

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Welcome to episode 63 of the Nurtured by Nature podcast, today I'm delighted to be joined in conversation by Hilary Giovale, author of Becoming A Good Relative, Calling White Settlers toward Truth, Healing & Repair. As Maya Angelou famously said: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Now is our time to d…

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Clare Leslie Hall & Guy Morpuss #OnTheSofaWithVictoria 23:58

3M ago23:58

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SEASON 8: CLARE LESLIE HALL BROKEN COUNTRY & GUY MORPUSS A TRIAL IN THREE ACTS #OnTheSofaWithVictoria Mentioned: The Go Between LP Hartley, Atonement Ian McEwan, Graham Bartlett. Recommendations: I Capture the Castle Dodie Smith, An Instance of the Finger Post Iain Pairs VICTORIA SELMAN SundayTimes bestselling author of ALL THE LITTLE LIARS Amazon …

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GWYL CRIME CYMRU FESTIVAL 2025 Episode 3 1:10:08

3M ago1:10:08

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Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival - Episode 3 recorded at the Ceredigion Museum and Aberystwyth Library featuring interviews with authors and excerpts of live panels. Featuring: Interviews - Sarah Bax Horton, Mari Hannah & Sarah Todd Taylor and a brief panel excerpt featruing Jacky Collins with Mari Hannah & Clare Mackintosh. Interview Mari Hannah Gwyl Cri…

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THE REVIEW SHOW May 2025 17:31

4M ago17:31

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Reviews of the new releases in crime fiction May, 2025. Featuring: A Beautiful Way to Die Eleni Kyriacou The Doorman Chris Pavone Going Home in the Dark Dean Koontz Two Adam Lapid Mysteries Jonathan Dunsky Kill Pill David Barbaree A Death in the Afternoon Julie Anderson The Lady in the Park David Reynolds Death by Intent Jacqueline Harrett The Gold…

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Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival Special Episode 2 from Aberystwyth 1:26:38

4M ago1:26:38

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Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival Special Episode 2 recorded at the Ceredigion Museum and Aberystwyth Library featuring interviews with authors and excerpts of live panels. Featuring: LJ Shepherd, Jacqueline Harrett, Diamond Crime panel, Heidi Amsinck, Foreign Fields panel, Gwenllian Williams, Vaseem Khan (sneak appearance by Abir Mukherjee), Arresting Fun…

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MICHAEL AMOS CODY In Person With Paul 1:08:10

4M ago1:08:10

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MICHAEL AMOS CODY chats to Paul Burke about his STREETS OF NASHVILLE, new country music, North Carolina, MTV, tragic inspiration for the novel, why done it not whodunnit and Runion. In Streets of Nashville, Ezra MacRae has a nearly encyclopedic knowledge of songs and their writers, and he has moved from the North Carolina mountains to Nashville's M…

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JEREMY VINE In Person With Paul 1:03:55

4M ago1:03:55

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JEREMY VINE chats to Paul Burke about his new murder mystery Murder on Line One, regional radio, celebrity, Agatha Christie and washing our clothes. MURDER ON LINE ONE There's a killer on the airwaves … and they're calling for you. Darkness looms over sunny Sidmouth, when an unsolved murder comes to the attention of late-night radio talk show host …

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More Wisdom from the Animals with Kerrie Searle Animal Communicator 1:10:18

4M ago1:10:18

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Today I'm delighted to welcome back Kerrie Searle, an animal communicator based in Australia. Kerrie previously joined me for an inspiring introduction to Animal communication in Ep 11. Animal communication might be dismissed as a bit woo woo, but we invite you to open your mind to what the possibility of communication is when it isn’t constrained …

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GEORGINA CLARKE In Person With Paul 48:20

4M ago48:20

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GEORGINA CLARKE chats to Paul Burke about her new historical mystery VIPER IN THE NEST, Lizzie Hardwicke, Georgian England, VIPER IN THE NEST: London, June 1759. When a charmless civil servant takes his own life, few are interested in his death. But Lizzie Hardwicke, who plies her trade in the brothels of London whilst also working as an undercover…

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RAYMOND BENSON In Person With Paul 53:10

5M ago53:10

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RAYMOND BENSON chats to Paul Burke about writing James Bond (6 novels, 3 novelizations and 3 short stories), The James Bond Companion, fantasy spy fiction, Films & Novels, Tom Clancy, The Union, favourite Fleming and Legacy. News: Coming later this year The Hook and the Eye as part of the ever expanding Bond franchise Raymond Benson is writing a no…

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REVIEW SHOW APRIL 25 20:02

5M ago20:02

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New Crime Fiction for April 2025 reviewed by Paul Burke The Secret Room by Jane Casey ✓ Out of the Dark by Heidi Amsinck✓ Death and Other Occupational Hazards by Veronika Dapunt✓ 10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte✓ Lovers of Franz K by Burnham Sönmez, trans. from the Kurdish by Sami Hêzil. ✓ Sting of the Nettle by Colin Bostock-Smith✓ The Childre…

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GWYL CRIME CYMRU FESTIVAL 2025 PREVIEW SHOW 21:18

5M ago21:18

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Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival Wales' only international crime writing festival returns to Aberystwyth 25th-27th April, 2025. Guests include Mark Billingham, Elly Griffiths, Mari Hannah, Chris Lloyd, Clare Mackintosh, Zoe Sharp, Graham Bartlett, Vaseem Khan, Abir Mukherjee, Alis Hawkins, Nicola Williams, Louise Mumford, Phil Rowlands. Ayo Onatade, Dr. N…

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Podcasthon - Supporting Moor Trees: Restoring Native Woodland on Dartmoor 16:55

5M ago16:55

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Welcome to episode 61 of the Nurtured by Nature podcast, today I'm delighted to bring you a special bonus episode in support of Podcasthon, a fast-growing non-profit initiative that has united over 1700 podcasters around the world to raise awareness for the charitable cause that are close to our hearts. It’s an opportunity to use the podcasting com…

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LAURA MCCLUSKEY In Person With Craig 41:28

5M ago41:28

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Laura McCLUSKEY chats to Craig Sisterson about her new crime thriller THE WOLF TREE, the Scottish lighthouse mystery, film and book, writing the sequel, THE WOLF TREE A mysterious death. On a small island off the coast of Scotland, an isolated community is grieving. Eighteen-year-old Alan Ferguson was found at the foot of the lighthouse – an appare…

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AJAY CHOWDHURY In Person With Craig 45:21

5M ago45:21

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AJAY CHOWDHURY chats to Craig Sisterson about his new novel THE SHADOW, THE SHADOW: A ritual killing. An ancient curse. What's myth... and what's murder? After a bruising encounter with a terrorist group, Detective Kamil Rahman has decided to hand in his resignation to the Met and set up a detective agency with his friend Anjoli. But when his boss …

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How Herbalism helps you cultivate a supported, connected and empowering lifestyle with Meghan Rhodes, Heritage School of Herbal Medicine 1:09:10

5M ago1:09:10

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Welcome to episode 60 of the Nurtured by Nature podcast, today I'm delighted to welcome back Meghan Rhodes, a herbalist based in Yorkshire in the UK. Megan previously joined me for an inspiring introduction to herbal medicine in episode 34. We had so much fun that we couldn’t resist reconnecting to share with you all a deeper dive into how cultivat…

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NICK KOLAKOWSKI In Person With Paul 1:03:16

5M ago1:03:16

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NICK KOLAKOWSKI chats to Paul Burke about his new California PI novel WHERE THE BONES LIE, training wheels, heist novels, the private eye, voice versus pastiche and AI. WHERE THE BONES LIE: For Dash Fuller, Hollywood’s underbelly is home. He’s spent years making the film industry’s worst secrets disappear, and it’s left him a cynical burnout with a…

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Rewilding a Mountain with Paula Whyman, Bad Naturalist 1:05:56

6M ago1:05:56

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Today I'm delighted to be joined by Paula Whyman, author of Bad Naturalist. Inspired by Isabella Tree’s Knepp estate & Douglas Tallamy’s Homegrown National Park Movement, Paula set out to find a small rural escape & establish a meadow. But Mother Nature had bigger plans & Paula found herself becoming guardian to 200 acres of neglected Virginia moun…

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The Review Show March 2025 15:45

6M ago15:45

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The Review Show March 2025. New crime fiction. Paperboy Callum McSorley When Shadows Fall Neil Lancaster Green Ink Stephen May Hunkeler’s Secret Hansjörg Schneider Murder Below Deck Orlando Murrin William Boyle Saint of the Narrows Street The Cost Morgan Cry The Cambridge Siren Jim Kelly Born to Lose Marek Z Turner Flicking the Bic Tia Ja’nae Words…

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TANIA MALIK In Person With Paul 50:12

6M ago50:12

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TANIA MALIK chats to Paul about her novel, just out in the UK, HOPE YOU ARE SATISFIED, Dubai, the immigrant experience, spooks, smugglers and tourists. HOPE YOU ARE SATISFIED: 1990. Twenty-five-year-old Riya works for Discover Arabia, a tour guide company in the far-flung outpost of Dubai. In the months leading up to the first Gulf War, the city's …

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Rebecca Watts, Brian Bilston, Cristina Rivera Garza, Deryn Rees-Jones 41:27

6M ago41:27

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Rebecca Watts has just published her third poetry collection - The Face In The Well. She discusses writing poems that engage with the work of an earlier generation of poets, turning a cherished childhood memory into poetry, and Emily Brontë's love of ironing. Poet and writer Brian Bilston is as much a fan of the American writer, artist, and designe…

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