Things We Read Instead

By: Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson
  • Summary

  • 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.

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    Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson
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Episodes
  • What Chris Read Instead of The Snapper - Part 1
    Apr 14 2025


    Hello Readers.


    Here's Chris' in depth take on The Snapper and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of 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, and follow us on Instagram.


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


    The Snapper by Roddy Doyle

    The Giggler Treatment by Roddy Doyle

    The Commitments by Roddy Doyle

    I, Claudius by Robert Graves

    History of the Twelve Caesars by Suetonius

    I, Claudius (1976 TV series)

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    39 mins
  • What Vic Read Instead of Dominion - Part 2
    Mar 31 2025

    Hello Readers.


    Here's Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of Dominion. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram. or get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com.


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


    To Read Instead

    Crusaders by Dan Jones

    The Borgias by Christopher Hibbert

    Christ's Samurai by Jonathan Clements

    Book Of Fire: William Tyndale, Thomas More and the Bloody Birth of the English Bible by Brian Moynahan

    The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

    Silence by Shizuka Ando


    To Watch Instead

    Silence (2016)

    The Book of Eli (2010)

    Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)

    Dogma (1997)

    Firebrand (2023)


    We will see you in April for our next episode and you can find out what Chris thought about next months read and what else she read instead.


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    52 mins
  • What Vic Read Instead of Dominion - Part 1
    Mar 17 2025

    Hello Readers.


    Here's Vic's take on Dominion and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of 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, and follow us on Instagram.


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


    Handling The Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist

    Feeding The Monster by Anna Bogutskaya

    Anno Dracula by Kim Newman

    The Boys From Brazil by Ira Levin

    Bird King by Daniel Freedman

    Who Goes There by John W Campbell

    Finders Keepers by Stephen King


    Make sure you are subscribed for part two when Chris will give you his recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.


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    50 mins
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