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Chris HoulihanVolume 26: Live at Branca Room with Fiona & Taylor 1.31.26Volume 26: Live at Branca Room with Fiona & Taylor 1.31.26 by Chris Houlihan
2026-02-024h 36
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubJo Dixon - "A Disappearing Act"I hope you enjoy this final episode of the ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต podcast. Iโm so grateful I was able to finish with the author who was the very first person I ever interviewed for the podcast - and my first interview ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ - my wonderfully talented friend and bestselling author ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐
๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅฐJo featured in the Book Boxes in January 2023 and January 2024, and was also the featured author in the 2025 RBC Advent Calendar. She is the only author to be featured three times!ย In this episode, we talk in depth about Joโs third book, ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ต (no spoilers!), how her writing has evolved...
2026-01-2529 min
Rampinโ UpDON'T DO THAT ACCENTWelcome back Ramptards!! This week Fiona & Matt explore some risky accents, try to figure out whose joke is whose, and answer some more voicemails from Fiona Call Me!! If you wanna call in with your best "Would you rather", crazy story, or wild question...hit us up!! 615-547-8824 Love you guys and thank you for listening! If you really love us and want to show your support come hang out over at the RAMPIN' UP where we dive a little deeper into BTS, we do our favorite new segment where we workout new jokes, and of...
2026-01-1548 min
Rampinโ Up2025 Changed My LifeWhat up RAMPTARDS!! This week we recap the INSANE year weโve had and how amazing Fionaโs first full year as a full time comic has been! Fionaโs mom calls in to unknowingly answer a WILD โWould You Ratherโ and Matt introduces his latest alter ego, Matty Light. If you want your WYR to be answered on the pod give us a call for FIONA CALL ME (615-547-8824)!!Love you guys and thank you for listening! If you really love us and want to show your support come hang out over at the RAMPIN' UP where w...
2026-01-0358 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubMatthew Spencer - "Broke Road"Join our host Fiona Taylor for the final RBC Book Club episode for 2025.Decemberโs @readingby.candlelight Crime/Thriller Book Box features the brilliant Matthew Spencer and his gripping new novel BROKE ROAD.Broke Road is the second instalment in Spencerโs acclaimed Rose Riley series, and itโs an absolute masterclass in crime writing. When a woman is found dead in the Hunter Valley, Detective Sergeant Rose Riley is pulled back into the landscape of her childhood, where vineyards and luxury resorts sit uneasily beside prisons, drug d...
2025-12-1134 min
Rampinโ UpItalians AnonymousWhat up RAMPTARDS!! This week we recap two very different Thanksgivings and get a pretty wild โWould You Ratherโ on FIONA CALL ME!! Fiona also gets an awesome gift from a fan and Matt as always has some half baked conspiracy theory. We wanna hear more โWould you ratherโ calls from you guys so please hit us up 615-547-8824!! Love you guys and thank you for listening!If you really love us and want to show your support come hang out over at the RAMPIN' UP where we dive a little deeper into some of the B...
2025-12-111h 01
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubEmily Paull - "The Distance Between Dreams"Decemberโs @readingby.candlelight Historical Fiction Book Box features the incredibly talented Emily Paull and her debut novel THE DISTANCE BETWEEN DREAMS โ and our interview is now live!The Distance Between Dreams is a sweeping dual-timeline love story spanning continents and generations. A long-buried family secret links two families from opposite sides of the tracks, and when their children fall in love decades later, that secret threatens to tear them apart.Set against the backdrop of both World Wars โ from Fremantle, WA to the horror of the ThaiโBurma Railway โ itโs a powerful rea...
2025-12-0738 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubTanya Scott - "Stillwater"Novemberโs @readingby.candlelight ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ/๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐
features the incredible ๐ง๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ and her debut novel ๐๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ. It has been called one of the most explosive crime debuts of the year, and it absolutely lives up to the hype!In our chat, Tanya and our host Fiona Taylor dive into:ย โจ The spark that inspired ๐๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณย โจ How her medical career shaped the novelโs themesย โจ How she landed a blurb from Jane Harper (!!)ย โจ Why she thinks of herself as an โaccidental crime writerโWith its dual timeline, gripping pace, complex characters, and twist after twist, ๐๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ is truly unputdownable.ย 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different
2025-11-2433 minReading By Candlelight Book ClubKimberley Allsopp - "Rise And Shine"Novemberโs @readingby.candlelight General Fiction Book Box featured the wonderful Kimberley Allsopp and her second novel,ย Rise and Shine.In our cosy half-hour chat, Kimberley and our host Fiona talk about:ย โจ Why she started the book at the end of a marriageย โจ How a rejection of her first novel led her to write Rise and Shine at lightning speed to meet her deadline โจ Whether her background in publishing influenced her process โจ And what itโs really like being Trent Daltonโs publicist (yes โ itโs as wonderful as youโd imagine!)Rise an...
2025-11-1434 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubEmma Mugglestone - "In The Long Run"Octoberโs @readingby.candlelight ย Romance Book Box featured the lovely Emma Mugglestone and her friends-to-lovers rom-com In The Long Run โ and now our interview is live! ๐ง๐In our cosy half-hour chat, we talk about :๐โโ๏ธ her love of running (and run-club romance energy) ๐ฅ matching her croissant jumper to her book (iconic) ๐ the joy and generosity of the romance writing community ๐ how she went from indie publishing to being commissioned by Penguin (!!) โจ and the surpris...
2025-11-0434 min
OffTheCuthReducing The Scourge Of Retail Crime: Interview with Professor Emmeline Taylor, Professor of Criminology at University of LondonListen to Dr Emmeline Taylor talk about the impact of retail crime, how it's escalated and what solutions are needed to reduce it.
2025-10-2823 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubJanuary Gilchrist - "The Final Chapter"What really happens when a writing retreat turns deadly? ๐ฏ๏ธโ๏ธIn this episode, our host Fiona Taylor chats with January Gilchrist, author of the twist-filled thriller The Final Chapter โ a story that takes the idea of โwriterโs blockโ to a whole new level.We talk about the dark side of creativity, the lure of isolation, and how far people will go for a story worth telling.Itโs atmospheric, unsettling, and utterly compelling โ the perfect listen for your evening walk, your commute, or whil...
2025-10-2727 min
Rampinโ UpCheugy AFWelcome back! This week on RAMPIN' UP Fiona puts AT&T on her hit list, they recap where theyโve been, take some WILD calls on Fiona Call Me, and Matt comes in again with a new barely retained, half baked conspiracy theory. After you finish the sode, join us over at the Patreon for FAKE AD READS where Fiona & Matt try to โsellโ random stuff they found around the house! If you haven't subscribed to the Patreon you're really missing out!!Patreon.com/rampinuppodCatch Fiona on tour in a city near you...
2025-10-1450 min
Rampinโ UpTrouble in ParadiseWelcome back! This week on RAMPIN' UP Fiona & Matt get some amazing gifts to add to the Fuggler Family. They also take some calls from people struggling in their love lives and even a possible paranormal papa! Finally, Matt's conspiracy corner might be cancelled after this week's curveball.After this join them over at the Patreon for FAKE AD READS where Fiona & Matt hilariously try to sell products they found around the house! If you haven't subscribed to the Patreon you're really missing out!!Patreon.com/rampinuppodCatch Fiona on tour in a...
2025-09-3047 min
Rampinโ UpFiona Call MeBack at it like a bad habit!! Yall called WE ANSWERED!! New Fiona Call Me segment is a hit and we love you guys for calling in!! 615-547-8824Also, Fiona recaps her weekend in the Carolinas and a few speedbumps along the way while Matt dives into another one of his lazy conspiracy theories.Thanks for listening!!
2025-09-2350 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubAlli Parker - "Until The Red Leaves Fall"Our host, Fiona Taylor, had the absolute pleasure of chatting with author Alli Parker about her brilliant new novel, Until the Red Leaves Fall, our September Historical Fiction Book Box pickSet in the velvet seats and backstage shadows of 1950s Melbourne theatre, itโs a story of secrets, betrayal, and resilience โ with unforgettable characters like Emmy Darling, dancer Isadora Westlake, and the formidable actress and theatre owner Virginia van Belle.ย Alli and I discussed the spark that inspired the book, the way her JapaneseโAustralian heritage influen...
2025-09-2032 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubMark Mupotosa Russell - "The Wolf Who Cried Boy"I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Mark Muptosa-Russell, author of The Wolf Who Called Boy, for the @readingby.candlelight Book Club.Markโs debut is a powerful, lyrical story that blends myth, memory, and the search for belonging. In our conversation, he shared the inspiration behind the book, how his own personal experience shaped the story, and what it means to write about identity, courage, and the ties that bind us.It was such a thoughtful and moving discussion โ one that reminded me why we love shining a light on fresh voic...
2025-09-2030 min
Rampinโ UpThe One Where Fiona Stands UpWelcome back!!This week we start a whole new segment called โFiona Call Meโ where you guys have called in and left voicemails on our official Rampinโ Upโ phone number 615-547-8824 and we listen live on the pod!!Also Matt goes into his own new segment where he just rants about his half baked conspiracy theories and provides zero proof. Honestly if you fast forward through it we wonโt tell him. As always Fionaโs on tour and you can find where sheโs going at fionacauley.comAnd for the love o...
2025-09-0949 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubLuke Johnson - "King Tide"What happens when a king tide washes up more than just seaweed? ๐ย Luke Johnsonโs debut novel King Tide reveals the long-buried secrets of a small communityโฆThis epiosde on the Reading By Candlelight Book Club, we dive into Lukeโs writing journey, his inspirations, and what it feels like to finally see your debut novel on shelves.๐ง Listen now or watch on YouTube.ย ๐ Have you read King Tide yet? Come chat with us in the RBC Facebook group! 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates u...
2025-09-0130 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubJessica Seaborn - Isn't It Nice We Both Hate The Same Things๐ August Book Club โ General FictionThis month, I chat with author Jessica Seaborn (@seabornj) about her brilliantly titled second novel, Isn't It Nice We Both Hate The Same Things โ a powerful, funny, and insightful look at adult friendships, fractured ties, and starting over in your thirties. As always, there are no spoilers as Jess talks about where the idea for the book began, her writing process (it is fascinating!), and which characters she loved writing the most.๐ Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the Reading By Candlelight Book Club on Fa...
2025-08-2229 min
Rampinโ UpEpisode 25 - Count Your Days M*lly M**dWelcome back to another episode of RAMPINโ UP!! This week Fiona & Matt recap their hectic life and some exciting news in the near future! They also vent about relatable BS around the house and Fiona challenges Mattโs masculinity.Also say hey to our newest member of the RUP Production team, Ayden! And donโt forget to go subscribe to the Patreon (patreon.com/rampinuppod) for exclusive content and bonus episodes for dang near every reg ep!!
2025-08-1949 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubEmma Babbington - "The Neighbours"Our host Fiona Taylor chats with debut author Emma Babbington about her twisty thrillerย "The Neighbours" in this SPOILER-FREE episode.ย ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ is a sharp, fresh spin on the domestic thriller. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณโฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ง ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ?Thatโs the unsettling dilemma facing Liv Elliot when her odious neighbour, Dr Richard Wellington โ morning TV regular and surgeon to the rich and famous โ is found dead in the park at the exact time her daughter was there. Neighbourly tensions make for perfect suspense, and this one delivers with unexpected twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end.๐ Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก Book Club on Facebook! 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible cr
2025-07-2829 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubHolly Brunnbauer - "What Did I Miss?"You wonโt want to miss this! Our host Fiona Taylor chats with debut author Holly Brunnbauer (@holly) about her delightful rom-com #WhatDidIMiss in this SPOILER-FREE episode.ย ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ช๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ด? is a fresh and feisty rom-com about Makayla - newly divorced, nearly 30, and on a mission to make up for everything she missed in her twenties. The book starts with a bang (literally wink) and takes us on a wild ride as Makayla figures out what she really wants from life, love, and a certain very handsome relief teacher.ย ๐ Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the ๐
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2025-07-1830 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubMadeleine Cleary - "The Butterfly Women"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with author Madeleine Cleary about her debut historical novel The Butterfly Women in this SPOILER-FREE episode.ย The Butterfly Women is Madeleineโs first novel and was published in April 2025 with Affirm Press. Rich in story, dark in tone and meticulously researched, this is a story that is at its heart about womenโs friendships as much as being a historical murder thriller. I loved the descriptions of Melbourne in 1863, especially Little Lon, and the hunt for the killer, but most of all I loved the women themselves, fighting to survi...
2025-06-2730 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubAngie Faye Martin - "Melaleuca"Our host Fiona Taylor is chatting with author Angie Faye Martin about her stunning debut crime novel Melaleuca, in this SPOILER-FREE episode.ย ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ - Police Detective Renee Taylor returns to her small town roots only to be thrust into a murder investigation that uncovers more than she expects when it links to a past case. As Renee delves deeper into the past, the mystery grows, spotlighting intergenerational cruelty, corruption, and racism as the dark truth of the town and the past are uncovered.ย ๐ Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก Book Club on Facebook!๐ฆ RBC Book Boxes are available now from @readi...
2025-06-2435 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubDarcy Tindale - "Burning Mountain"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with the multi-talented Darcy Tindale about Burning Mountain, the gripping second book in her Detective Rebecca Giles series, in a spoiler-free interview. Darcy was an absolute delight to speak with - her background as an actor, theatre sports performer, and director gives her a wonderfully diverse perspective to draw from in her writing.๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ is an eerie, fast-burning (no pun intended) story that is tightly packed with compelling characters and a mystery that will keep you guessing. The story is told in short chapters, making it impossible to put down, and the final reveal is truly clima...
2025-06-1733 minReading By Candlelight Book ClubSarah Clutton - "The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with debut author Sarah Clutton about her delightful book #TheRemarkableTruthsOfAlfieBains in a SPOILER-FREE interview (under 30 mins!)๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด is a truly heart-warming story about family and the ties that bind. A delight to read - it made me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time. I dare anyone not to fall for the irrepressible and irresistible Alfie Bains.๐ Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก Book Club on Facebook!๐ฆ RBC Book Boxes are available now from @readingby.candlelight 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month...
2025-05-2829 minReading By Candlelight Book ClubAnna Maynard - "Dancing With Bees"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with debut author Anna Maynard about her book "Dancing with Bees" in a SPOILER-FREE interview. They discuss how beekeeping and hip hop factor into the story, why Anna loves romance and rom-coms, and what she is working on next. When she isn't writing, Anna works as a doctor and is the lead singer for Nuria (check them out on Spotify!).ย Dancing With Bees is a rom-com with a bee-utiful story (see what I did there!) about love, connection, and what is truly important in life. Set in b...
2025-04-2429 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubMichelle Prak - "Barren Cape"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with bestselling author Michelle Prak (@prakky) about her brand new thriller #BarrenCape in a SPOILER-FREE interview."๐๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ"๐๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ is the follow-up to Michelleโs bestselling thriller debut ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฉ, which was one of my favourite reads of 2023. We talk about her inspiration for the story, how the setting became a character in its own right, and how her 30-year career in communications and PR has shaped her writing. Michelle also shares her advice for aspiring writers and gives a shoutout to the two authors she hopes to emulate.Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก Book Club on Facebook!๐ฆ RBC Book Boxes are av...
2025-04-1731 minReading By Candlelight Book ClubCamille Booker - "The Woman in the Waves"March Book Box (Crime/Thriller) โ The Woman in the WavesJoin our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with award-winning author Camille Booker, about her second novel - The Woman in the Waves - in a SPOILER-FREE interview you wonโt want to miss! Camille shares the inspiration behind her story, who her detective is loosely based on and her love of gothic mysteries and Peaky Blinders.The Woman in the Waves is a masterful mix of historical fiction and psychological suspense set in the 1920s. The descriptions of the...
2025-03-0630 min
Rampinโ UpDjango UnchargedThanks for joining us for the first episode of Rampin' Up. Don't forget to follow us on Socials Subscribe to the Official Rampin' Up Pod Youtube Channel: @rampinuppod Subscribe to the Patreon for $3 for bonus content including the story of Fiona's first experience on Kill Tony in Austin Patreon: patreon.com/rampinuppod
2025-03-0428 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubClaire van Ryn - "Where the Birds Call Her Name"March Book Box (Historical Fiction) โ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐Join me as I chat with bestselling author Claire van Ryn, about her second novel - ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ in a SPOILER-FREE interview you wonโt want to miss! Claire shares the family history and research behind this beautiful story of family, secrets, and yes, the gorgeous birds of Tasmania.๐โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ is set in the breathtaking landscape of Tasmaniaโs north-west and is a moving and truly beautiful story of family, heartbreak and the pull of home by bestselling author @clairevanryn (whose debut ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ป๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ also featured in the Reading By Candlelight book boxes in 2023!). ย ๐ Have you read it yet? Join the conversation in the ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก Book Club on Facebook!๐ฆ RBC Book Boxes are available now from @readingby.candlelight 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscri
2025-03-0432 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubNadia Mahjouri - "Half Truth"๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฑ (๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง) - โ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก"ย ย Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Nadia Mahjouri about her beautiful novel ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ in this SPOILER-FREE interview. โ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บโ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ is a powerful, deeply personal story inspired by Nadiaโs own lived experiences and the life of her Moroccan grandmother. This multigenerational tale spans decades and continents, following Zarah as she journeys to Morocco with her baby boy in search of the father she never knew โ only to uncover the family she never knew she had.Weโd love to hear what you think of it in the Reading By Candlelight Book Club or on Instagram. Aired live: 26th Feb, 2025 Shared: Podcast & YouTube - 27th Feb, 2025 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month
2025-02-2733 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubBronwyn Rivers - "The Reunion"๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฑ (๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐/๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ) - โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง" Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Bronwyn Rivers about her twisty thriller, โThe Reunion" in this SPOILER-FREE interview. โ๐โ๐๐ฆ'๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ โ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐โ ๐โ๐ ๐
๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ is a gripping thriller about a day that changes the characters forever. It is a story of friendship, grief, secrets and lies. It is atmospheric, gothic, and a fabulous mystery with dual timelines.ย Weโd love to hear what you think of it in the Reading By Candlelight Facebook Group or on Instagram. Aired live: 25th Feb, 2025 Shared: Podcast & YouTube - 26th Feb, 2025 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incre...
2025-02-2630 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubLeesa Ronald - "Special Delivery"January Book Box (Romance) - "Special Delivery".Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Leesa Ronald about her enemies-to-lovers rom-com, "Special Delivery" in this SPOILER-FREE interview.She was expecting... but she wasn't expecting him!Special Delivery is a laugh-out-loud debut that will be a huge favourite with readers and Book Clubs alike. Itโs a delightful romantic comedy that follows Poppy as she navigates life as a single mother after returning to the life she left behind, only to find love where she least expected. Weโd love...
2025-01-2929 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubKate Horan "The Inheritance"January Book Box (Crime/Thriller) - "The Inheritance".Join our host Fiona Taylor as she talks with debut author Kate Horan about her domestic suspense novel, "The Inheritance" in this SPOILER FREE interview. Families lie. DNA doesn't.The Inheritance is a brilliant debut that will be a huge favourite with readers and Book Clubs alike. Itโs tensely plotted, and has all the ingredients for a Knives Out family drama โ wealth, lies, greed, power, family, sibling rivalry โ this book has it ALL. Weโd love to hear what you think of it in th...
2025-01-2335 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubHayley Scrivenor - "Girl Falling"๐๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟDec Book Box - ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จMy final @readingby.candlelight interview for 2024 is with the super-talented Hayley Scrivenor, author of the December Book Box GIRL FALLING. I felt like I was listening to a masterclass on how to craft a spell-binding, best-selling novel as we delved into her writing process and why this story was the one she had to write.ย Hayley talks about her research, how using dual timelines allowed the story to succeed, her residency at Varuna, writing about love, her connection to her protagonist Finn, Katoomba, and the beautiful Blue Mountains where the book is set.ย I could have talked to Hayley for hours, and she was in...
2024-12-3042 min
Ladies Who PuntThe Pinnacles with Britt TaylorQueen of WA Racing Britt Taylor joins us to give us an overview of The Pinnacles! A must listen to ep for those who are keen to follow the WA Racing Carnival this year.Big thanks to our new partner RSN! You can follow RSN here:https://www.rsn.net.au https://twitter.com/RSN927https://www.instagram.com/rsn927/https://www.facebook.com/RSNRacingandSportHelp us future proof Ladies Who Punt by becoming a Member here:www.ladieswhopunt.com/member
2024-11-2131 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubChristine Gregory - "The Community"โจ CHRISTINE GREGORY โจ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐Join our host Fiona Taylor as she interviews debut author Christine Gregory about her crime debut ๐โ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ for the @readingbycandlelight podcast (as always, ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ!)ย We explore the importance of setting, how her story writing is always driven by character, how she wrote her debut during lockdown, and the importance of entering writing competitions.๐โ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ is a psychological thriller set in an idyllic retreat in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. Fast-paced and thrilling it is about fatherhood, family ties, and redemption. Perfect for fans of Garry Disher and Jane Harper.Congratulations to Christine, whose debut is featured in the November ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ญ & available to purchase now.๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ญ...
2024-11-0829 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubClaire Sutherland - "The Crag"โจ CLAIRE SUTHERLAND โจ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด?Join me as I interview debut author @clairesutherland about her crime thriller THE CRAG for the @readingbycandlelight podcast (as always, ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ!)ย Claire and I chatted about rock climbing, whether it was wishful thinking having St Kilda win a grand final, how she incurred the wrath of North Korea & how amazing the editors are @affirm, supporting Claire to write an amazing debut novel.The Crag is a thrilling murder mystery set in the rock-climbing scene of Mt Arapiles and is perfect for lovers of outback noir and strong female protagonists.Congratulations to Claire, whose debut #thecrag is featured in the October ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ญ & on sale from 1st Oct...
2024-10-1125 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubMark Mupotosa Russell - "The Hitwoman's Guide To Reducing Household Debt"โจ MARK MUPOTOSA-RUSSELL โจ๐โ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐โ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ-๐๐๐๐๐๐.Join me as I interview debut author @markwillrussell about his brilliantly dark thriller THE HITWOMANโS GUIDE TO REDUCING HOUSEHOLD DEBT for the @readingbycandlelight podcast (as always, ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ!)ย Mark and I had a fun half hour chatting about how he came up with such an original plot, how to make a contract killer seem empathetic and how he used his screenwriting experience and love of movies to create this brilliantly original story that asks us how far we would go to revenge the people we love.I was incredibly excited (and not surprised) to learn Mark has secured a pre-emptive screen deal with a major producer ๐คฏ altho...
2024-08-2937 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubLisa Kenway - All You Took From MeโจLISA KENWAY โจThat interest in people, which drove me to become a doctor in the first place, also makes me interested to write about them - Lisa KenwayJoin me as I interview debut author and anaesthetist @lisakenway about her twisty thriller about memory loss & the secrets we keep for the @readingbycandlelight podcast (as always, spoiler-free!)Congratulations to Lisa, whose debut ALL YOU TOOK FROM ME is featured in the August ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ญ and will be published THIS Thursday on 1st August. Boxes will therefore be posted in the second week of the month.ย ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด...
2024-07-3028 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubAnna Johnston - "The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife"โจ๐๐ก๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐กโจJoin our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne debut author Anna Johnston,ย Reading By Candlelight'sย Book Box author for JULY 2024, about her delightful and heartwarming novel ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ in this spoiler-free interview.๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ' ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐.We chat about Annaโs grandfather Fred, who inspired the titular character, the misrepresentation of older characters in literature, how the plot was conceived, and the book's themes of the importance of love, belonging, and family.ย THE BORROWED LIFE OF FREDERICK FIFE is featured in the July ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ญ. Tissues are highly recommended! (You've been warned!)๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด. 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a seed paper bookmark, a beverage (choice of alcoholic/nonalcoholic), a surprise, and an invita
2024-06-2725 min
What the F... Fertility?! with Pips, Alex & MaddyWhat the F...Fertility with Nutritionist Fiona MorseJoin Maddy & Pips as they speak to Nutritionist Fiona Morse where they discuss food intolerances, KBMO Inflammation tests, Fionas own fertility experience as well as Maddys intolerance test results.To contact Fiona please email her on her website: https://optimumfertilityclinic.comKBMO Testing: To use the test you must work with a qualified practitioner. Fiona and Maddy both use this test.kbmodiagnostics.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-1943 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubLouise Wolhuter - "Shadows of Winter Robins"โจ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โจJoin our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Western Australian author Louise Wolhuter,ย Reading By Candlelight'sย Book Box author for JUNE 2024, about her very twisty novel Shadows Of Winter Robins in this spoiler-free interview.๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ข๐ช๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฆ has so many twists that it is impossible to talk about the plot without giving away spoilers so if you love ordinary people with extraordinary secrets, multiple storylines, and beautiful imagery you are going to love this gripping novel about shining a light on the dark places to see what always lived there.Many thanks to Louise for her time and for being the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ featured book box author for June. Each box has a...
2024-06-0629 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubAlexander Thorpe - "Death Holds The Key"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne author Alexander Thorpe,ย Reading By Candlelight'sย Book Box author for MAY 2024, about his classic whodunit DEATH HOLDS THE KEYย in this spoiler-free interview.Alexander now holds the very special honour of being the ๐๐๐๐๐ male author to feature in the book boxes and he certainly brought his A-game to our little spoiler-free chat! ๐We talked about the golden age of crime novels, how he was inspired by reading Josephine Tey and Agatha Christie, why he was deported from Russia and most importantly why his protagonist m...
2024-05-0933 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubHolly Craig - "The Rip"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne author Holly Craig,ย Reading By Candlelight'sย Book Box author for APRIL 2024, about her chilling thriller THE RIPย in this spoiler-free interview.We have a fabulous spoiler-free chat about her brilliant second novel and the story behind setting it on Rottnest Island. Holly shares what inspired her characters, the themes of motherhood and friendship, and how important the setting is to her. We talk about how she got her publishing deal and how much she loves giving back through her writing community #TheWriteClub and as...
2024-04-0837 min
Four Minutes with FionaTaylor Smith- UW Journalism Student and Badgers Athletics Social Media Assistant Talks Pursuing a Career in Sports, Self Care as a Student, and Putting Yourself Out There!Taylor Smith is a Journalism student at UW Madison and an assistant with Wisconsin Athletics. She will be graduating this May of 2024 and previously ran the Badgers women's hockey tik tok while contributing content for a variety of other teams, including golf, and writing articles for the Badgers website. Taylor has interned with the Madison Capitals, Good Karma Brands, and the Milwaukee Admirals. Today, we talked about the importance of getting out of your comfort zone, why it is not embarrassing to pursue something you love, and her advice for anyone looking to pursue a career in the sports...
2024-04-0208 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubKerryn Mayne - "Joy Moody Is Out Of Time"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne author Kerryn Mayne,ย Reading By Candlelight'sย Book Box author for MARCH 2024, about her delightfully bonkers crime thriller Joy Moody Is Out Of Timeย in this spoiler-free interview.Kerryn is always a delight to interview - funny, self-deprecating, witty, and transparently honest about her writing and herself. We talk about her girl crush on @zoefosterblake, our shared love for #BoySwallowsUniverse while manifesting Kerrynโs not-so-secret desire for @trentdalton to provide a cover quote for her next book or sheโll organise his arrest (that is a JO...
2024-03-0539 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubKylie Orr - "The Eleventh Floor"Join our host Fiona Taylor as she chats with Melbourne author Kylie Orr,ย Reading By Candlelight'sย Book Box author for FEBRUARY 2024, about her latest domestic suspense The Eleventh Floor in this spoiler-free interview.Kylie is refreshingly honest as we discuss motherhood, sleep deprivation, why she loves to put her characters through the wringer, and what she is up to next.ย ~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting & characters and is available at...
2024-01-2933 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubJo Dixon - "A Shadow At The Door"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with bestselling Tasmanian author Jo Dixon, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for JANUARY 2024, about her twisty suspense thriller A Shadow At The Door in this SPOILER-FREE interview.~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters and is available at Molly's Cottage as a subscription or as a one-off purchase.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of...
2024-01-0927 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubAlli Parker - "At The Foot Of The Cherry Tree"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Alli Parker, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for DECEMBER, about her beautiful and deeply personal debut At The Foot Of The Cherry Tree in this SPOILER-FREE interview.~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters and is available at Molly's Cottage as a subscription or as a one-off purchase.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your...
2023-12-3055 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 201: On Becoming a Public Health Champion with Fiona GambangaGreetings Glocal Citizens!
My guest this week is a fellow podcaster and we met as fellow members of a global #BWiD (Black Women in Development) Connect networking group. Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Fiona Gambanga is a global health professional with more than seven yearsโ experience in qualitative and quantitative research, public health program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. She has supported countries such as Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe in health workforce planning, diagnostics implementation research and UHC implementation and planning. Currently based in Kigali, Rwanda, Fiona is also the creator, host, and producer of th...
2023-12-1253 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubKarina May - "Duck ร L'Orange for Breakfast"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Karina May, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for NOVEMBER, about her delicious debut Duck ร L'Orange for Breakfastย in this SPOILER-FREE interview.In this spoiler-free interview, Karina and I have a wonderful chat about love, Paris and food (recipes are in the back of the book!) We also touch on her personal & inspirational story that partially inspired this book and her โYear of Creativityโ. We also spoke about her next novel #NeverEverForever (out soon!) and her wonderful new podcast @thatromcompod with fellow author and friend, @claref...
2023-10-3137 min
Film Girliestaylor swift : the eraswelcome back to the podcast! in honour of the eras tour film, and the impending release of 1989 (taylor's version), we bring you the taylor special! we assign each of her albums different movies, do some song associations, and live our best swiftie lives. thank you for listening and enjoy!
2023-10-131h 04
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubMolly Schmidt - "Salt River Road"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Molly Schmidt, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for OCTOBER, about her award-winning debut Salt River Road in this SPOILER-FREE interview.~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters and is available at Molly's Cottage as a subscription or as a one-off purchase.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting Australian...
2023-09-2137 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubHolly Craig - "The Shallows"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Holly Craig, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for SEPTEMBER, about her already bestselling debut The Shallows in this SPOILER-FREE interview.~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters and is available at Molly's Cottage as a subscription or as a one-off purchase.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting Australian...
2023-08-3141 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubClaire Van Ryn - "The Secrets of the Huon Wren"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Claire Van Ryn, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for AUGUST, about her emotional and beautiful historical novel The Secrets of the Huon Wren in this SPOILER-FREE interview.~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters and is available at Molly's Cottage as a subscription or as a one-off purchase.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your...
2023-07-3140 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubVeronica Lando - The Drowning GirlsJoin our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Veronica Lando, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for JULY, about her evocative page-turning thriller The Drowning Girls in this SPOILER-FREE interview.~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~To celebrate new Australian authors and their stories, every book box is lovingly created to compliment the book's setting and characters and is available at Molly's Cottage as a subscription or as a one-off purchase.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting...
2023-07-0147 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubMercedes Mercier - "Black Lies"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Mercedes Mercier, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for JUNE, about her twisty psychological thriller Black Lies in this SPOILER-FREE interview.~ Reading by Candlelight Book Boxes ~A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations available at Molly's Cottage Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting Australian writers and creators. 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and...
2023-06-0143 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubMegan Rogers - The Heart Is A StarJoin our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Megan Rogers, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for MAY, about her beautiful and evocative debut The Heart Is A Star (SPOILER FREE).~ Reading by Candlelight ~A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting Australian writers and creators. 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month...
2023-04-2459 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubSpecial Guest Rae Cairns - "Dying To Know"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Rae Cairns about her adrenaline-charged suspense thriller Dying To Knowย (SPOILER FREE).~ Reading by Candlelight ~A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting Australian writers and creators. 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade scented candle, a s...
2023-04-1843 min
Lifelong Learners CollectiveOvercoming Toxicity and Putting Your Best Face Forward with Fiona Taylor, Author, Model & Make-Up ArtistFiona Taylor has overcome some intense adversity with an abusive and controlling ex. She went from feeling worthless to feeling empowered after having children and realizing they all deserved a better life.
She is an entrepreneur, as the owner of Faces By Fiona, author of the Bridal Blueprint and also models. She uses this experience to empower other women while making them feel gorgeous.
"I intend to be a professional resource that people can rely on for beauty that not only makes them look gorgeously but makes them feel confident and empowered" -Fiona Taylor.
2023-04-1338 min
Savvy, Booked, & BlessedFaces by Fiona with Fiona TaylorYour host, Devonee Thaxton, is joined by Fiona Taylor, a renowned hair and makeup artist and the founder of Faces by Fiona. With decades of combined experience in the beauty industry, Fiona's professional hair and makeup business specializes in beauty transformations for weddings and other special events. Her dedication to using extreme refinement ensures that she captures the unique beauty of each individual she works with, leaving them feeling special, empowered, and truly represented on their big day.As the beauty industry continues to evolve, there has been a missing link in the representation of different cultures...
2023-04-0623 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubAli Lowe - "The Running Club"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats with author Ali Lowe, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for April, about her twisty and entertaining domestic suspense thriller The Running Clubย (SPOILER FREE).~ Reading by Candlelight ~A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting Australian writers and creators. 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month f...
2023-04-0532 min
Tech.eu๐๏ธ The Drive at Five with Fiona Alston, Cate Lawrence, and Dan Taylor - Episode 27As to be expected, lots of wheeling and dealing this week with a news cycle that was ringing off the hook. To put it mildly, if we discussed everything that happened this week, this show would run well into the wee hours of the morning.Up this week:01:10 - No Label Ventures - the new VC Firm for immigrant founders02:55 - Ireland has a new sustainability accelerator programme and everyone's invited06:25 - Norwayโs 1X raised $23.5 million in OpenAi-led round, and is working its robots into the security sector. What could possibly go wr...
2023-03-3123 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubKerryn Mayne - "Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder"Join our host, Fiona Taylor, as she chats all things Lenny with debut author Kerryn Mayne, Reading By Candlelight's Book Box author for March, about her uplifting crime thriller, Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder (or does she?) SPOILER FREE.~ Reading by Candlelight ~A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting Australian writers and creators. 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors...
2023-03-2845 min
Tech.eu๐๏ธ The Drive at Five with Fiona Alston, Cate Lawrence, Dan Taylor and Robin Wauters - Episode 26Well alright, alright, alright. Spring has sprung and what would a week without a little controversy be? This week we're looking at Hedonova and Carbonomy, or not, the JET and some not-so-nice labour actions, ridiculous funding round names, SerenityNow, DeepDrive's neck breaker of a new EV drivetrain, and Ferrari getting h4x0r3d, again. And one more thing: a Neobanks Report to end all neobanks reports.Keen listeners will recognise that we've taken a staple of the show and moved it from the very end to the very beginning. Because lulz.Up this week:
2023-03-2424 min
Tech.eu๐๏ธ The Drive at Five with Fiona Alston, Cate Lawrence, Dan Taylor and Robin Wauters - Episode 25Post-SVB drama, this week might just go down as the week that the world woke up to AI, as GPT-4 dropped, Microsoft and Google unleashed the beast, and people both cheered and feared.Up this week:01:38 - GPT-4, Microsoft, and Google, oh my!.02:55 - Climate Policy Radar and GPT-4.04:16 - Tech.eu's collective thoughts on AI.06:47 - is SXSW best in show and best in entertainment, media, and content winner PentoPix killing creativity? Cate finds out. And explains Cocaine Bear.11:47 - Dan visits a lot of sketchy places on...
2023-03-1727 min
The Clever Investor PodcastShould you get emotional about your investment property?I have been teaching adults how to do grown up things for over 29 years and whenever its around investing in property I tell them not to get emotional abut it.....but.
I recently read an article written by Fiona McGovern, Head of Client Services at Blue Wealth Property,ย "Getting emotional about your investment property"ย and its changed the way I present....just a bit.
I grabbed Fiona and made her talk about crying over Bake-Off TV shows and how family dinners can pave the way for your adult kids starting their own investment path.
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2023-03-0815 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubDinuka McKenzie - "Taken"Join RBC host Fiona Taylor and award-winning author Dinuka McKenzie as they discuss (spoiler free) the second book in her Detective Kate Miles series, "Taken".~ Reading by Candlelight ~A celebration of up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles, and supporting Australian writers and creators. 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a different novel paired with a handmade...
2023-03-0154 min
Reading By Candlelight Book ClubJo Dixon - "The House of Now and Then"Join Fiona Taylor and Jo Dixon as they discuss (spoiler free) Jo's journey to publication and the origin story of her debut novel, The House of Now and Then.ย ~ Reading by Candlelight ~A celebration of up and coming Australian authors, delicious beverages and incredible creations.Read by Candlelight at Molly's Cottage and join a community where you can share your love of reading, candles and supporting Australian writers and creators. 'Reading by Candlelight' is a book subscription that celebrates up-and-coming Australian authors, delicious beverages, and incredible creations. Each month features a d...
2023-01-3139 min
CLARITY through CHAOSAuthor Joy Taylor on living Inspired and on purpose, while finding clarity in the unknown.Joy was such a pleasure to connect with, we had such an honest conversation about finding clarity, and the idea and practice of getting comfortable with the unknown. Really finding beauty in not knowing your purpose and allowing for your intuition to guide you. It was so interesting to learn all about Joyโs journey, and how she tried so many different paths before ultimately finding her calling in the work that she does now. I love her perspective and her approach to life, sheโs all about being gentle and compassionate with ourselves and I think that now more...
2023-01-2857 min
Vitality73 - Making Yourself Feel Beautiful with Faces by Fiona's Fiona TaylorYour host, Jennifer Helene, talks with the owner of Faces by Fiona, Fiona Taylor. Faces by Fiona is a makeup artistry and professional beauty company that is dedicated to using extreme refinement to capture the desire and beauty of each private client. Their mission is to understand each clientโs vision and deliver results that leave each client feeling comfortable, informed, pleasantly surprised, and gorgeous!To learn more about Fiona's work, click here.If you'd like to be a guest on Vitality: Women Leading Audaciously, click HERE.
2022-11-0325 min
Team-Up MovesMutant City Blues (Back Matter) w/ Rachel Gold and Shana HausmanTime to talk about Mutant City Blues! In this back matter episode we discuss our feelings about creating characters using the Quade Diagram, the challenges of GMing a mystery, and the uncomfortable relationships between superheroes and cops.Mutant City Blues is written by Robin D. Laws and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, and published by Pelgrane Press.Back IssuesPowers by Brian Michael Bendis, illustrated by Michael Avon OemingTop 10 by Alan Moore, illustrated by Gene Ha and Zander CannonDistrict X #1โ6 by David Hine, illustrated by David YardinX-Factor (1986) #71โ90 by Peter David, illustrated by Larry StromanX-Factor (2020) by Leah Williams, inks...
2022-10-251h 26Team-Up MovesMutant City Blues (Back Matter) w/ Rachel Gold and Shana HausmanTime to talk about Mutant City Blues! In this back matter episode we discuss our feelings about creating characters using the Quade Diagram, the challenges of GMing a mystery, and the uncomfortable relationships between superheroes and cops.Mutant City Blues is written by Robin D. Laws and Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, and published by Pelgrane Press.Back IssuesPowers by Brian Michael Bendis, illustrated by Michael Avon OemingTop 10 by Alan Moore, illustrated by Gene Ha and Zander CannonDistrict X #1โ6 by David Hine, illustrated by David YardinX-Factor (1986) #71โ90 by Peter David, illustrated by Larry StromanX-Factor (2020) by Leah Williams, inks...
2022-10-251h 26
Wellness On The GoThe Three Steps To A Healthier Mind and Body | Fiona Taylor - EP. 32Our special guest today is coming live from Australia. She is the owner and founder of Choose Healthy, an online health and wellness business, teaching women how to change their relationship with food and get their energy back by letting go of restrictive and fad diets. i like give warm welcome to Fiona Taylor.
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2022-04-0427 min
Life at Hoe Bridge SchoolMusic at Hoe Bridge School with Fiona Taylor#018 - Welcome back to Life at Hoe Bridge School, the podcast where we speak to pupils, staff and parents to find out what itโs really like. Every week weโll be talking to members of the school community to hear real stories of life in the school. And today weโre speaking to Director of Music, Fiona Taylor, to discuss just what music is all about at Hoe Bridge.ย So today, Fiona will delve into how music has enriched the pupil experience, the kind of lessons, choirs and concerts children at Hoe Bridge take part in and the...
2021-11-2518 min
Murder She SpokeEpisode 70: Helen Fiona TorbetEpisode 70: Helen Fiona Torbet. This week Joannagh brings us the story of Helen Torbet, a 62-year-old outdoors-woman who disappeared in July 1993. Helen was an avid hill walker, having climbed all the Munro's in Scotland and we hear about the important and lasting contributions she made to hill walking in Scotland.However we also hear how Helen disappeared whilst on one of her solo hill walking adventures, with no trace being found of her, despite thorough searches by police and rescue teams.Joannagh tells us how a chance discovery 10 months after Helen went missing was the breakthrough that changed...
2021-10-1533 min
More Of That Presents: DiscographologyFiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever DoFiona Apple's fourth album from 2012 has yet another poem for a title. Don't worry--this one's only 22 words long! The More Of That boys have plenty of feelings about what is probably her biggest departure yet. Gone is Jon Brion and his pocket orchestra. All hail Saloon-core and its wacky dog lady queen! Also, there might be a werewolf in there somewhere.
The band teaches Blake (the drummer) what a Purdie Shuffle is.
Our opening song is "Never Say Never Again" by us, More Of That. You can listen to us on all major streaming platforms...
2021-09-012h 11More Of That Presents: DiscographologyFiona Apple - TidalWe kick off the first discography of season 2 with Fiona Apple's debut album TIDAL, released in 1996. Blake leads us down this lush, piano-driven path as we get into the music of a true wunderkind. At age 18, Fiona Apple dropped these tracks on us, and remains a giant of arty pop music 25 years later. Join us, won't you?
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2021-07-211h 58
The Mental Fitness PodcastUsing Psychology to develop Resilience: Dr. Fiona Beddoes-JonesDr Fiona Beddoes-Jones is a leading psychologist on the subject of cognitive fitness and authentic leadership. She is the author ofDivided by Gender, United by Chocolate: Differences in the Boardroomย from which she designed the Leadership Psychometric Assessment tool.ย She has spent several years working with and studying athletes competing in one of the worldโs most gruelling endurance races, the Montane Spine Race along the length of the Pennine Way.ย The Pennine Way is one of the most demanding National Trails in Britain, and certainly the most iconic. The trail crosses some of the m...
2021-03-1540 min
Fancy A Blether?Season 2, Episode 17: Handling Grief with Fiona SturrockThis week Kirsty is joined by grief specialist, Fiona Sturrock to talk about ways to handle grief and discuss what grief really is. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram (@fancyablether) and check out our website (www.fancyablether.com).
Where to find Fiona: Website (https://seedsofgrief.com/), Mighty Network (https://the-seeds-of-grief.mn.co/)
What I'm Engaging With: Trial 4
Poem of the Week: 'Another Year Around the Sun' by Kirsty Taylor
Charity Spot of the Week: The Lavender Trust
Positive News Story: This School Replaced Homework with Acts of Kindness
2020-11-1533 min
Fancy A Blether?Season 2, Episode 17: Handling Grief with Fiona SturrockThis week Kirsty is joined by grief specialist, Fiona Sturrock to talk about ways to handle grief and discuss what grief really is. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram (@fancyablether) and check out our website (www.fancyablether.com).
Where to find Fiona: Website (https://seedsofgrief.com/), Mighty Network (https://the-seeds-of-grief.mn.co/)
What I'm Engaging With: Trial 4
Poem of the Week: 'Another Year Around the Sun' by Kirsty Taylor
Charity Spot of the Week: The Lavender Trust
Positive News Story: This School Replaced Homework with Acts of Kindness
2020-11-1533 min
Beyond Sport with Fiona StewartNathan Taylor // Youth Olympics to coachingTodayโs guest is Nathan Taylor, an Australian swimmer who was the youngest finalist in the 200 Individual Medley at the 2000 Australian Olympic Trials.
Nathan was a member of the Victorian Institute of Sport and a part of the gold medal relay team at the 2001 Youth Olympics. After hanging up his competitive swimming cap, Nathan found his way back to the sport in role of swim teacher and coach.
2020-11-0133 min
What's The Difference?Understanding the Experience of Women Immigrants, with Dr. Fiona CitkinBorn and raised in Ukraine, professional diversiculturalist Dr. Fiona Citkin came to the US as a Fulbright Scholar studying languages and cultures at Kent State University, OH. Fionaโs first book was on language/translation (Terminology and Translation, Lviv, Vischa Shkola, 1988, in Russian) and it brought her recognition in European academia. For the book โTransformational Diversity: Why and How Intercultural Competencies Can Help Organizations to Survive and Thriveโ (SHRM Publishing, 2011), Fiona has been recognized as a Top 2012 Champion of Diversity by diversitybusiness.com, a think-tank. This book was a seminal stepping stone for further exploration of the...
2020-09-0227 min
Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women LeadersSeason 3, Ep. 5: Open heart, Open mind with Fiona TaylorFiona Taylor is Head of International Public Policy at Verizon. In this episode, Fiona reflects on her fascinating and immensely rewarding career across international policy, telecoms and contemporary affairs. Fiona shares so many lessons sheโs learned along the way, including the importance of thorough and hard work, remaining authentic, and investing in personal development throughout your career. Fionaโs insight gained while collaborating internationally highlights how impactful recognizing, learning, and appreciating the diversity of others is to truly support one another.
2020-08-1834 min
Lifting Up: Lessons from Verizon Women LeadersOpen heart, Open mind with Fiona TaylorFiona Taylor is Head of International Public Policy at Verizon. In this episode, Fiona reflects on her fascinating and immensely rewarding career across international policy, telecoms and contemporary affairs. Fiona shares so many lessons she's learned along the way, including the importance of thorough and hard work, remaining authentic, and investing in personal development throughout your career. Fiona's insight gained while collaborating internationally highlights how impactful recognizing, learning, and appreciating the diversity of others is to truly support one another.
2020-08-1834 min
Hollow + SubstantialIslandsIn the penultimate Summer Special, the Fionas are talking Shane Claiborne, audio drama, Taylor Swift, Mrs America and islands off islands. What's not to love?! Shane ClaiborneWhere You GoTaylor SwiftMrs AmericaSupport the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?
2020-07-3132 min
Strong FeelingsNew Erotica for Feminists with Brooke Preston, Carrie Wittmer, and Fiona TaylorWhat if Tom Hardy drove up to your house to deliver loads of LaCroix and cash? Thatโs the premise of just one of the stories in New Erotica for Feminists, a book of โsatirical fantasies of love, lust, and equal pay.โ And we were lucky enough to talk to its authors!
We got three out of the fourโyes, fourโauthors on the line to talk about writing the book, how they collaborate with so many different schedules and voices in the mix, what itโs like to build a women-run comedy site on a shoestring, and why all...
2018-12-0446 min
Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Contemporary WomenNew Erotica for Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust, and Equal Pay by Carrie Wittmer, Fiona Taylor, Brooke Preston, Caitlin KunkelPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/343354 to listen full audiobooks. Title: New Erotica for Feminists: Satirical Fantasies of Love, Lust, and Equal Pay Author: Carrie Wittmer, Fiona Taylor, Brooke Preston, Caitlin Kunkel Narrator: Soneela Nankani Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 20 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Contemporary Women Publisher's Summary: Based off of the viral McSweeney'sย piece 'New Erotica for Feminists' He calls me into his office and closes the door . . . to promote me. He promotes me again and again. I am wild with ecstasy. ย Imagine a world where erotica was written by feminists: Th...
2018-11-1310 min
2011-10-0632 min2011-10-0646 minFiona Found a MicFFaM202 - Ustream Sucks ButtFiona, Taylor and Eva try to do a Ustream show but screwed it up!
2011-10-0640 minFiona Found a MicFFaM201 - Fiona Angry at the WorldRemember Fiona's live Ustream show on 2/3/10 7PM CST. You can find it at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fiona-found-a-camera . Fiona loves Rob Zombie.
2011-10-0632 min2011-10-0644 min2011-10-0642 minFiona Found a MicFFaM188 - Fiona isn't Miss Gay IowaFiona, Eva and Taylor discuss Fiona's Crushing defeat.
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