Episodes

  • Archival Episode: Non-Fiction Books from Melbourne Writer's Festival 2021

    Archival Episode: Non-Fiction Books from Melbourne Writer's Festival 2021
    May 7 2023
    We're back from our hiatus! This is an archival episode, originally intended for release in December 2021, so take a small step back in time with us as we discuss some of the non-fiction books from the Melbourne Writer's Festival of September 2021. Please note that some of these books contain some pretty heavy content (domestic violence and abuse, sexual violence, hate crimes), so you may want to skip between 19:32 - 35:37 to avoid some of these.

    We'll be back soon with some fresh reads to recommend!

    Chapters:

    0:00 Intro
    1:54 Life Catch Up
    7:02 Visual Descriptions
    9:00 Your Life as a Book
    19:32 The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar
    24:58 See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill
    35:37 The First Time I Thought I Was Dying by Sarah Walker
    42:49 Phosphorescence by Julia Baird
    48:21 My Year of Living Vulnerably by Rick Morton
    53:43 Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience by Veronica Gorrie
    58:30 Who Gets to be Smart by Bri Lee
    1:07:33 What We're Currently Reading
    1:13:37 Outtro

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Fiction Books from Melbourne Writer's Festival 2021

    Fiction Books from Melbourne Writer's Festival 2021
    Oct 12 2021
    On this episode join Sarah & Jess as they talk through a bunch of fiction books from the September 2021 Melbourne Writer's Festival, as well as a couple of film and TV recommendations to boot.
    Featuring books by a tonne of great Australian authors including Allee Richards, Meg Mason, Alice Pung, and many more.

    Chapters:
    0:00: Intro
    1:56: Visual Descriptions
    7:55: Life Catch Up
    14:53: Your Life as a Book
    24:41: New Animal by Ella Baxter
    31:54: One Hundred Days by Alice Pung
    36:51: Small Joys of Real Life by Allee Richards
    42:52: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
    46:44: The Performance by Claire Thomas
    50:24: Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason
    58:15: Love Objects by Emily Maguire
    1:03:29: Assembly by Natasha Brown
    1:09:13: What we're Currently Reading
    1:13:18: Film & TV Recommendations
    1:17:44: Outtro

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Comfort Reads

    Comfort Reads
    Aug 31 2021
    Lockdown sucks. That's why this episode we're bringing you a list of reads that are a bit more comfort over quality - guilty pleasure books, *sexy* reads, childhood favourites, new releases and some old school throwbacks. So, snuggle into your blankets and prepare to be entertained! Featuring a huge bunch of authors such as Daisy Buchanan, Casey McQuiston, Sally Rooney, Claire Christian and plenty more!

    Show Notes | Book Index
    0:00:     Intro
    2:48: Visual Descriptions
    6:50: Life Catch Up
    17:40: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
    22:39: Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan
    25:35: It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake by Claire Christian
    28:30: The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary
    31: 42: Bruny by Heather Rose
    35:39: The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
    40:51: Eat it All by Alex Elliott-Howery & Jaimee Edwards
    44:19: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
    46:31: RuPaul's Drag Race
    48:52: Beach Read by Emily Henry
    52:06: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
    54:34: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
    57:28: TV Recommendations: The White Lotus, This Way Up
    1:00:07: Outtro

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Favourite Memoirs

    Favourite Memoirs
    Aug 15 2021
    In this episode we discuss, recommend and review a whole bunch of our favourite memoirs, featuring a range of wonderful Australian, First Nations, and international authors such as Yumiko Kadota, Miranda Tapsell, Carmen Maria Machado, Bri Lee, and many more.

    Show Notes | Book Index
    0:00:     Intro
    1:05: Visual Descriptions
    4:25: Life Catch Up
    16:52: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
    24:41: Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota
    32:50: Educated by Tara Westover
    40:03: Know my Name by Chanel Miller
    47:40: Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee
    54:25: Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch
    59:53: Slow by Brooke McAlary
    1:02:38: Excavation by Wendy C. Ortiz
    1:05:37: This One Wild & Precious Life by Sarah Wilson
    1:13:10: Fire Country by Victor Steffensen
    1:17:44: Top End Girl by Miranda Tapsell
    1:22:44: Podcast & TV Recommendations
    1:28:28: Outtro

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Best Books of 2020

    Best Books of 2020
    Jul 17 2021
    Welcome to the very first episode of Whaddaya Readin? Meet Sarah and Jess, two Naarm-based actors, writers and avid readers who love to swap books and discuss their thoughts on them. Join us for this very first episode, which has been in the pipeline for quite some time (whoops), as we discuss, review and recommend our favourite fiction book releases of 2020. This episode was recorded way back in the February snap lockdown in Victoria over Zoom, when 2020 was still fresh in our minds. Thanks for tuning in!

    Show Notes | Book Index
    0:00:     Intro
    1:06:     Meet Sarah & Jess
    5:35:     Visual Descriptions
    20:45:     The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser
    26:16: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
    29:12: All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
    37:28: The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
    40:48: The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall
    48:12: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
    56:33: Weather by Jenny Offill
    1:02:27: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
    1:07:35:     Sarah's Top Pick of 2020 - The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott
    1:14:34:     Jess's Top Pick of 2020 - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevado
    1:20:18:     Honourable Mentions - The Yield by Tara June Winch, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Olive by Emma Gannon, Anxious People by Fredrik Backman & A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu
    1:31:45:     Outtro

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    1 hr and 33 mins