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Book Shambles

Book Shambles

The Cosmic Shambles Network

Using books as a jumping off point, hosts Josie Long and Robin Ince and a different special guest each week, dive into interesting, passionate and shambolic discussions. Part of the Cosmic Shambles Network.
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Top 10 Book Shambles Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Book Shambles episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Book Shambles for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Book Shambles episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Book Shambles - Tori Amos

Tori Amos

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06/11/20 • 44 min

On our first 'remotely recorded' episode of Book Shambles, Robin and Josie are joined by music icon Tori Amos. They chat about Tori's new book, Resistance and playing piano for the Speaker of the House, the current protests in America, being visited by the 'muses' and how Carl Sagan helped her write a song. Sort of... Extended edition, and all sorts of other bonus shows and the like, available as always for our Patreon supporters at patreon.com/bookshambles
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Book Shambles - Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

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10/05/17 • 43 min

Writer and performer Matt Lucas joins Josie and Robin this week ahead of the launch of his alphabetical autobiography Little Me. They chat about the process of writing memories plus stories of Little Britain, touring, comedy annuals and the work of favourite authors such as Douglas Adams, Edmund White and Michael Carson. Become a Patreon supporter of Book Shambles for as little as $3 a month and you'll get access to extended editions of all episodes, bonus episodes, competitions and much more. Head to http://patreon.com/bookshambles
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Book Shambles - Katy Wix

Katy Wix

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04/08/21 • 52 min

On today's episode Josie and Robin are joined by the actor, comedian and writer Katy Wix to talk about her new book, Delicacy: A Memoir about Cake and Death. They chat about the book, stories of the Fringe, jugglers who can't juggle and then, eventually, Josie just can't keep her love of Stath Lets Flats in any longer... To hear a super bumper edition with 25 minutes of extra chat, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast at patreon.com/bookshambles
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Book Shambles - Noel Fielding

Noel Fielding

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10/06/16 • 57 min

This week Josie and Robin are joined by writer, performer and comedian Noel Fielding. There's talk of Richard Braughtigan, Flann O'Brien and everyone's favourite pop-up books. Also lots of stuff we had to bleep out so we didn't get sued...
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In the first episode of a new limited series of Book Shambles Robin and Josie take the stage at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery to talk about Josie's debut book, a collection of short stories titled Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't. They chat about the differences in writing a book to writing for stand up, early literary influences and why a fox on the cover actually makes sense. See the video version, with more chat not on the audio version, of this episode by supporting the show and subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles.
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Book Shambles - Liz Fraser

Liz Fraser

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10/21/21 • 47 min

On today's episode Robin is joined by the writer, editor and broadcaster Liz Frazer to talk about her new book, and bestseller, Coming Clean: A True Story of Love, Addiction and Recovery. They chat about the different faces and perception of alcoholism in individuals and society, mental health, the importance of diaries and how recovery applies to both an addict and the partner of an addict. Please note this episode contains discussions around topics that may be upsetting to some listeners.To support the show, and get extended episodes, subscribe at patreon.com/bookshambles
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Book Shambles - Tim Peake - Science Book Shambles
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10/20/20 • 34 min

On this week's Science Book Shambles Robin is joined by astronaut Tim Peake to chat about his new autobiography Limitless. They chat about Tim's career leading up to his astronaut training including answering an ad that was basically, 'Wanna Be An Astronaut', breaking things and aviation failures. Extended conversation, and lots of other goodies, for Patreon supporters. Sign up at patreon.com/bookshambles
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Book Shambles - Richard Firth-Godbehere
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03/10/22 • 49 min

On this week's show we have someone who was one of the writers, and performers, of the Cosmic Shambles and Book Shambles theme music. Oh, and he's also one of the world's leading experts on disgust and emotions and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the History of Emotions at Queen Mary University. And now Dr Richard Firth-Godbehere's first book has just been published, A Human History of Emotion. Richard chats to Robin and Helen Czerski about the book, the emotions of war, witch trials, the history of emoticons, why everything ends up back at Plato and a whole lot more. As ever, an extended edition of this week's episode is available to Patreon supporters which includes a chat about how emotions will control the metaverse. Sign up at patreon.com/bookshambles
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Book Shambles - Lauren John Joseph

Lauren John Joseph

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04/28/22 • 42 min

This week Robin is joined by artist and author Lauren John Joseph to talk about their new novel, At Certain Points We Touch. They chat about the book, literary influences and places that inspire creativity, particularly in their home town of Liverpool. To hear and extended version, subscribe at patreon.com/bookshambles
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Book Shambles - Veronica O'Keane

Veronica O'Keane

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03/31/22 • 41 min

Veronica O'Keane is a Professor of Psychiatry and this week she joins Robin and Helen Czerski to talk about her book The Rag and Bone Shop which deals with her thirty year investigation into memory. One of the exciting things about Veronica's book, for Book Shambles fans, is how her book takes us on a journey through writers from Beckett to Yeats and beyond as she uncovers the mysteries of how our memories, and false memories, work. To hear and extended episode subscribe at patreon.com/bookshambles
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How many episodes does Book Shambles have?

Book Shambles currently has 349 episodes available.

What topics does Book Shambles cover?

The podcast is about Comedy, Podcasts, Books and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Book Shambles?

The episode title 'Matt Lucas' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Book Shambles?

The average episode length on Book Shambles is 47 minutes.

How often are episodes of Book Shambles released?

Episodes of Book Shambles are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Book Shambles?

The first episode of Book Shambles was released on Nov 11, 2015.

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