Things We Read Instead

By: Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson
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  • A monthly podcast where two distractable nerds spend their time chatting bubbles about the enjoyment of something unintended but fabulous, while also trying to get their to be read piles under control. Get bonus content on Patreon

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    Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson
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  • What Chris Read Instead of Rivers of London

    What Chris Read Instead of Rivers of London
    Sep 9 2024

    Hello Readers.


    Here's Chris' take on Rivers of London and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in two weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram.


    Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and museums mentioned in the podcast.


    Rivers of London by Ben Aaronvitch


    The First Day on The Somme by Martin Middlebrooke

    Tommy by Richard Holmes

    Who Goes There? by John W Campbell

    Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronvitch


    Come back in two weeks when Vic will give you her recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.


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    47 mins
  • What Vic Read Instead of King Solomon's Mines - Part 2

    What Vic Read Instead of King Solomon's Mines - Part 2
    Aug 19 2024
    Hello Readers. We had a good old ding dong on this one so we’ve decided to split this episode in two. This will be the format from now on so you get time to read alone, send us your praise or arguments and you get two episodes a month. We’ll be here the second and fourth Monday of each month. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram.Content Warning - This book was first published in 1885. Although it was written as an adventure story it is of its time and includes colonial attitudes and racist slurs. We will be discussing this in detail but we will obviously not be repeating any of the offensive language. Tread carefully.Thanks for listening. Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and museums mentioned in the podcast.King Solomon's Mines by Rider Haggard Flashman by George Macdonald Fraser, 1969The Tartan Turban by John Keay, 2017The First Respectable Spy, Jock Haswell, 1969Wellington's Spies, Mary Mcgrigor, 2005Zulu, Saul David, 2005Leiningen Versus the Ants, Carl Stephenson, 1938Men, Women, and Chainsaws, Carol J. Clover, 1992 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, 1984The Mummy, 1999King Kong, 1933Mountains of the Moon, 1990The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, 2003Ripping Yarns, 1976-9Next months readAll music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    44 mins
  • What Vic Read Instead of King Solomon's Mines - Part 1

    What Vic Read Instead of King Solomon's Mines - Part 1
    Aug 5 2024

    Hello Readers. As you’ll hear, we had a good old ding dong on this one so we’ve decided to split this episode in two. You’ll hear Chris’ recommendations for what you could have read or watched instead in two weeks. This will be the format from now on so you get time to read alone, send us your praise or arguments and you get two episodes a month. We’ll be here the second and fourth Monday of each month. Thanks for your support.

    Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, follow us on Instagram.


    Content Warning - This book was first published in 1885. Although it was written as an adventure story it is of its time and includes colonial attitudes and racist slurs. We will be discussing this in detail but we will obviously not be repeating any of the offensive language. Tread carefully.


    Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and museums mentioned in the podcast.


    King Solomon's Mines by Rider Haggard


    The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell

    Laidlaw by William McIlvanney

    The Plantagenets by Dan Jones

    Abroad in Japan by Chris Broad

    The Lighthouse Witches by C J Cooke


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    55 mins
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