Introducing: Zombiemum

04/01/21 • 10 min

Hi Broccoli Book Club listeners, here's a podcast we think you'll love; it's called Zombiemum. When writer and illustrator Laura Dockrill first became a mum, the experience was life changing - but not in the way she was expecting. She woke up on her first Mother’s Day in a psychiatric ward, without a clue where she was, separated from her newborn, with a diagnosis of postpartum psychosis. Since her experience, she’s been on a mission to uncover the psychological effects of bringing a small person into this world and smash the stigmas associated with them. Each week Laura will be talking to guests from a range of different backgrounds and disciplines all with their own unique experience for some heart-breaking, heart warming, gut wrenching, generous, reassuring real talk. #Zombiemum

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Previous Episode

Humankind

Humankind: A Hopeful History pushes the revolutionary theory that “most people, deep down, are pretty decent”. Written by Dutch historian Rutger Bregman (@rcbregman), he takes us through centuries of historical events and challenges the beliefs of Machiavelli, Freud and Dawkins, using plenty of research to prove his point – that humans aren’t inherently selfish.

Humankind gives an alternative understanding of history, and made me think that maybe, we need a new optimistic lens when looking at humanity... to give us hope for the future.

Buy the book here (shorturl.at/jyFQW).

Co-host of Literary Friction Octavia Bright (https://twitter.com/octaviabright_) and Producer at Broccoli Productions Bea Duncan (https://twitter.com/beaduncan_) join the host of Broccoli Book Club Diyora Shadijanova (https://twitter.com/thediyora) to discuss.

In next month’s book club we’ll be discussing Afropean by Johny Pitts, so get reading now and send in your thoughts and comments via voice-note to [email protected]

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Next Episode

Rutger Bregman: Humankind

Diyora Shadijanova (@TheDiyora) talks with Dutch Historian and Author of Humankind: A Hopeful History, Rutger Bregman (https://twitter.com/rcbregman).

They dissect his theory that “most people, deep down, are pretty decent”, how perfectionism forced him to change his mind on parts of the book, and how he dealt with the backlash of recounting the story of ‘Real Lord of The Flies.

Buy the book here (https://shorturl.at/fmGZ8).

In next month’s book club we’ll be discussing Afropean: Notes from Black Europe by Johny Pitts, so get reading now and send in your thoughts and comments via voice-note to [email protected]

Don’t forget to share the podcast and join the conversation using the #BroccoliBookClub. And if you liked what you heard why not leave a review on your favourite podcast app.

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