by Plosive
<p>Join comedians and authors Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd in their Weirdos Book Club - a space for the lonely outsider to feel accepted and appreciated.</p><p> </p><p>Assisted by their comedian and writer friends, each week they’ll discuss a book that is special, stimulating and y’know – weird. Welcome to your new book club! </p><p> </p><p>Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to pre-order <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571374526-weirdo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/you-are-not-alone-9781526621870/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Twitter @weirdosbookclub and Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub</p><p> </p><p>Produced by Plosive. </p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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March 13, 2025
Hosts Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd discuss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dream Count, exploring themes of grief, motherhood, and societal issues in this interview
March 6, 2025
<p>This week's book guest is Golden Age by Wang Xiaobo.</p><br><p>In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss revolutions, little monks, ball breaking, girlfriends, poetry, translation and hidden ovaries.</p><br><p>Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!</p><br><p><strong>Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss suicide.</strong></p><br><p>Golden Age by Wang Xiaobo is available to buy <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455502/golden-age-by-xiaobo-wang/9780241634226" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><br><p>Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from <a href="https://sarapascoe.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sarapascoe.co.uk</a></p><br><p>Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571374526-weirdo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/you-are-not-alone-9781526621870/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Cariad’s children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to <a href="https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/cariad-lloyd/the-christmas-wish-tastrophe/9781444971484/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">buy</a> now.</p><br><p>Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and <a href="https://twitter.com/weirdosbookclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> @weirdosbookclub</p><p> </p><p>Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for <a href="https://www.plosive.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plosive</a>.</p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio. </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
February 27, 2025
Dr. Nussaibah Younis discusses her debut novel Fundamentally, her expertise on Iraq's politics, and her experiences advising the Iraqi government on de-radicalization programs with hosts Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd in this interview.
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Sony Music Entertainment
ADAM BUXTON
Dot Dot Dot Productions / Keep It Light Media
Plosive
Mighty Bunny Ltd
Goalhanger
Women’s Prize Podcast/ Bird Lime Media
Annie Macmanus
Jessica Fostekew
Sky Potato, Go Faster Stripe and Fuzz Productions
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James Acaster / Mighty Bunny
Spotify Studios
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