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What to Read Next Podcast l Book Recommendation ShowWhat to Read Next Podcast l Book Recommendation ShowZoe Allison on Writing Scottish Rom-Coms and Her Latest Release, The Wedding EngagementDisclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase books.In this What to Read Next Podcast episode, Laura chats with romance author Zoe Allison. They discuss Zoe's journey to writing, her rom-coms set in Scotland, and delve into her latest release, The Wedding Engagement.Key Discussion Points:Zoe Allison’s background as a general practitioner in Scotland and how she transitioned into writing romance novels.The inspiration behind her writing jo...2024-12-0415 minEardrum Buzz Radio ShowsEardrum Buzz Radio ShowsSouvlaki Bass Station Episode 18: What's the Connection?At some point in Brandon Dudley's beginnings with his bass-centric show Souvlaki Bass Station, we discussed some ideas for themes for his shows. One of the ideas I suggested was playing songs that had some connection to each other. Well, being the big brain and music nerd that he is, Brandon took off with that.   Will there be bands sampling or covering each other, using the same bass guitars, sharing members, guests on songs? What's the Connection?   Souvlaki Bass Station can be heard on the first and second Sundays at 1pm & 9pm...2024-08-132h 15Leisure Link on Vision Australia RadioLeisure Link on Vision Australia Radio29 June 2024This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco: Ian Finlayson, General Manager for Fundraising; Marketing and Communications at Vision Australia, shared the very exciting news that Vision Australia's Carols By Candlelight has been nominated for this year's Logie Awards. To vote go the Logies Website and follow the Prompts: https://vote.tvweeklogies.com.au/ Nat Cook, Minister for Human Services in South Australia, let us know what was in the State Budget - in particular for people with disabilities; concession card holders; and also Launches the "Through The Lens Photographic Competition"  To enter the competition go to: https://w...2024-06-291h 31A Pair of BookendsA Pair of BookendsJan Book Club: The Knowing with Emma HindsHappy new year Bookends! Our first Book Club episode of the year is dedicated to The Knowing by friend of the pod Emma Hinds, it was only right that we brought Emma back to chat all about her debut novel, how she kept going in the face of rejections, why it's important to represent disabled characters in the way she did, the feminist issues she feels particularly passionate about writing and so much more. If you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe so we can reach more of you and if you'd like to give us a...2024-01-1553 minThe Sheridan TapesThe Sheridan Tapes"In Yon Strait Path”CONTENT WARNING: Multiple character deaths, elements of police violence, strong elements of pyrophobia and the uncanny, unreality, existential dread, coughing and choking sound effects, and loud noises including screams and explosions 02142020c: As Oslow rises from the earth, the staff of the ISPHA Observation Post realizes they are not alone... Starring Kris Allison as Dana Caldwell, Kirsty Woolven as seismography, Athena Lee as Imaging, Jenna Rose as Medic, Dontae Majors as Sensors, Josh Beard as Coordination, B. Narr as Drone Control, Stephen Indrisano as Communications, Mike LeBeau as Security, Mihai Matei as North Guard, Marnie...2024-01-1347 minCOLD LIPSCOLD LIPSJón Sæmundur Auðarson of Dead Skeletons with his paintings at Icelandic Embassy Jón Sæmundur Auðarson of Dead Skeletons with his paintings at Icelandic Embassy talks about the impending volcano explosions, HIV, Hep C, strong tea with Kirsty Allison.   There is a film version of this online made by Gil De Ray Insta @coldlips_ and Cold Lips website and Gil De Ray and Cold Lips YouTube.2022-06-0421 minLate To ItLate To ItBlack Box by Shiori Ito (tr. Allison Markin Powell) and Black Teacher by Beryl GilroyKirsty and Naomi discuss two books about firsts: Black Box by Shiori Ito (tr. Allison Markin Powell) and Black Teacher by Beryl Gilroy. Other books mentioned: Am I Normal?: The 200-Year Search for Normal People (and Why They Don't Exist) by Sarah Chaney2022-06-011h 08A Pair of BookendsA Pair of BookendsMinisode One: Women's Prize SpecialWelcome back Bookends! In this minisode of A Pair of Bookends we will be discussing all things Women's Prize. From our thoughts on the longlist, the books we are most excited for to our own shortlist picks. Come join us for a natter about our favourite literary prize!Books mentioned:Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsUnsettled Ground by Clare FullerNo One is Talking About This by Patricia LockwoodDetransition Baby by Torrey PetersTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiGrown Ups by Marian...2022-04-1445 minCOLD LIPSCOLD LIPSMartin Green x Kirsty Allison (Cold Lips)Kirsty Allison speaks with legend DJ Martin Green about the 90s.  Without Martin Green, would there be Britpop? His weekly club night Smashing, defined an era in underground culture, and was the coolest club of the 90s. 2022-01-2846 minI Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeI Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E2: Kirsty Allison"The greatest cultural beacon this planet has produced” - Irvine Welsh"A modern day Patti Smith" - Johny Brown, Band of Holy JoyKirsty's work explores the power of the free individual, unconstrained by straitjacket of institutionalised, homogenised culture. She is the chief editor of the great counter culture bastion, Ambit and founded Cold Lips and the Vagrant Lovers. She is also a huge literary contributor to MÜ Magazine. She spends her time in London and Berlin.Her first novel, Psychomachia, is an unputdownable tale of the REAL '90's rock n rol...2021-09-131h 03The Creative Frame - A Photography PodcastThe Creative Frame - A Photography PodcastEmbracing the Present Moments in Your Photography with Kirsty LarmourToday I’m talking with Kirsty Larmour who is a storyteller & educator. She is currently living in limbo between the colours of India, the heat of UAE and the wilds of Yorkshire. After 10 years of client work, Kirsty is now spending her time capturing the moments of her beautiful every day. Kirsty talks about how she got started with photography, the similarities she found with engineering and photography, the elements that she looks for when she picks up her camera, ways that she stays inspired and so much more. I hope this conversation leaves you with so...2021-06-2944 minKirsty NightmareKirsty NightmareXXX Dark WebIn this Podcast I talk about XXX Dark Web & Interview Daniel Valient, Allison Simon, Emanuel Marchetto & Alejandro Hernandez. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kirsty-nightmare/message2021-05-2530 minSo You Want to be a WriterSo You Want to be a WriterWRITER 396: Kirsty Manning's 'The French Gift' [Story Sessions series]This 'inbetweenisode' is part of our Story Sessions series and features 'The The French Gift' by Kirsty Manning. This is the latest breathtaking novel from the bestselling author, whose previous books include 'The Lost Jewels', 'The Jade Lily', and 'The Midsummer Garden'. This time, Kirsty takes readers from the French Riviera and a German labour factory in the past, to present-day Paris, weaving a tale of secrets, bravery and friendship. We bring bookshop browsing to you in this episode with the first chapter of the novel. Read the show notes Connect with Valerie, Allison and...2021-04-1535 minThe Hero Beside MeThe Hero Beside MeThe Game is Afoot! – All About Dog Sports (BONUS Ep)Merry Christmas, listeners, I'm so glad you're here! Today's BONUS episode is my Christmas gift to you!  Today, we’re going to broaden the umbrella of our topic just a bit to discuss dog sports. Competitive dog sports enjoy a huge following today, and even though dogs who compete in these sports do not necessarily qualify as working dogs, they and their handlers still put a lot of work and dedication into their craft, and I thought that they should be given some attention within the scope of this project. In the first episode, we went in dep...2020-12-2531 minCOLD LIPSCOLD LIPSGOTH SHOP X COLD LIPS with Derek RidgersSome people earn the tag of legend - and for five decades Derek Ridgers, the London-based photographer has captured the Dark Carnival of the British underworld in our most radical club nights, from Blitz and Skin Two through to today’s Wraith Club.  Growing up in the 60s, and making his name photographing punk clubs, and taking rock shots of the world’s greatests, he is a hero to many working photographers and fans of subculture, alike.   Humble, brilliant, and with a rock n roll gallows humour to match his dark lens, now 70, in this Goth Shop X Cold Lips p...2020-12-101h 03COLD LIPSCOLD LIPSRob Doyle x Kirsty Allison, BerlinRecorded September 2020, on a balcony in the east, looking down towards the spree river with Berghain between.  I’m sitting with Rob Doyle, the author of my favourite book so far this year, Threshold.  It's published in the UK and the US by Bloomsbury, so he takes throne as a leader in a new school of digital existentialist modernists, who take a post-millenial ego, and ask questions about the Author’s physical space on the page. Rob Doyle is very tall, he appears at the door wearing a black polo neck and black pegs, looking total jazznik, becaus...2020-09-281h 11The Hero Beside MeThe Hero Beside MeWhat They Were Bred To DoIn this episode, you'll hear from Allison and Kirsty, two women who compete with their Belgian Malinois in the sports of Mondioring and French Ring, respectively. Kirsty also raises roping horses professionally, and uses dogs to help her herd cattle. These ladies give us an inside look at the world of competitive canine ring sports and also life on a ranch with a working dog.2020-09-2247 minCOLD LIPSCOLD LIPSDanielle De Picciotto x Kirsty AllisonRecorded February 2020, at Studio 65 in Wedding, Berlin, when Cold Lips released Martyn Goodacre's Whos Fuckin Planet book to accompany his exhibition as Das Gift Released in anticipation of Danielle De Picciotto's GESAMTKUNSTWERK show at Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin.  12 September > 03 October where Kirsty Allison will be artist/writer in residence with Gil De Ray Please do support these efforts by subscribing to kirstyallison.substack.com2020-09-0355 minCOLD LIPSCOLD LIPSMehmet Sander with Kirsty AllisonKirsty Allison took part in Mehmet Sander's life changing workshop at the Chisenhale Dance Space.  His world-class 'action architecture' defies EVERYTHING in contemporary dance.  Punk, hardcore, radical, revolutionary. https://coldlips.co.uk/2018/07/05/mehmet-sander-dance-company/ https://youtu.be/K3RIteQb5p4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR50gEdpKwc2020-08-071h 15COLD LIPSCOLD LIPSDave Randall with Kirsty AllisonThis interview was recorded in St Giles churchyard in Camberwell, London, 3 July 2020. Dave Randall is the author of Sound System – The Political Power of Music  (Pluto Press 2017) and guitarist, producer and composer.  His own critically acclaimed albums released under the name Slovo feature international collaborations with artists including Iceland's Emiliana Torrini, West Africa's Maezah and US jazz legend Max Roach.  He has contributed to Grammy Award winning albums by Dido and has toured the world performing with UK dance act Faithless, for more click here. Notably, as part of the 1 Giant Leap pr...2020-07-1147 minSector 0Sector 0Episode 24: The Tree of Meridon at YvesAs the Agents walk three humans through a 100% real ritual, they must figure out what to do with the Golden Goose...and discover some interesting abilities along the way. Cast: Huxley: Lucas Angelo Fouhii: Jonathan Jane Iris: Tal Minear [TONE]: Harry Tanning Hippomatia: Kirsty Woolven Alex: Marnie Warner Epaphras: Mike Cuellar Goose: Brad Carl: Brad Spafaman: Brad Glory Duda Phillips: The Entity Known as Sam Xerret: Alda Idego Luminaris: Allison Brandt Special thanks to Kaitlyn Kliman of Luminaris Brimstone2020-06-1900 minCOLD LIPSCOLD LIPSMartyn Goodacre with Kirsty Allison, Cold LipsPhotographer, Martyn Goodacre is perhaps best known for his iconic shots of Kurt Cobain.  But in his first book publication,  WHOS FUCKIN PLANET, limited to 100 editions, with a belly band lino cut by Kirsty Allison (available on www.coldlips.co.uk), he tells the story of free land before the Criminal Justice Act (1994), and how music led to him squatting the Fire Station on the Old Kent Road, which hosted early gigs for Psychic TV, Jesus & Mary Chain and many more.   In this meeting in Berlin's Neukölln, following the opening of his exhibition curated by Stephanie Hame...2020-05-051h 02COLD LIPSCOLD LIPSMark Reeder with Kirsty AllisonBerlin legend, Mark Reeder - moved from working class Manchester in the late 70s, to rep Factory Records, and put on illegal punk gigs in East Berlin, which led to him being recruited as a GDR producer, after being grassed by Stasi friends.   In the seminal film, B-Movie - he explores the 80s in Berlin, but here he speaks candidly to Kirsty Allison about  his McLaren-type Svengali effect on subculture, shaping the sound of New Order, trance in the 90s, and how he's currently impacting China with his new act, Stolen. https://mfsberlin.com https://kir...2020-04-221h 34COLD LIPSCOLD LIPSDr John Cooper Clarke with Kirsty AllisonRecorded on the rooftop of The Union Club in London's Soho,  accompanied by martinis, before a Polaroid session, which adorned the second edition of Cold Lips,  prior to headlining the legendary launch party at Hoxton's Courtyard Theatre in 2016, the mighty Dr John Cooper Clarke raps with Cold Lips' founder and editor, Kirsty Allison https://kirstyallison.substack.com https://coldlips.co.uk Artwork by Luke McLean https://www.iamlukemclean.com Edited by Sebastian Bowden2020-04-2054 minCOLD LIPSCOLD LIPSTRICKY with Cold Lips' editor Kirsty AllisonTRICKY IS THE OLD SCHOOL OVERLORD OF BRITISH HIP-HOP - his new book Hell Is Around The Corner is out now - and it is splendid. It's rare to meet iconoclasts on the level of Tricky - born Adrian Thaws - mother dying of suicide/epilepsy at 4 - and it’s an honour to learn and be infected by people like this. I’m a huge fan, and I remember first meeting him for DJMag in a flat, opposite Sketch, he answered the door in a white dressing gown, and I was in a bluesman pala...2019-10-3036 minGonsanto Industries: The Insomnia ProjectGonsanto Industries: The Insomnia ProjectMethodsThe test subjects have their first check in to test their progress.   Warning - mouth sounds and chewing from 12:05-12:40. Transcript available at https://www.throtopro.com/the-insomnia-project   Cast List: Martin - Elijah Gabriel Susan - Kaitlyn Kliman Eliza - Jaqui Kerschenbaum Sam - Graham Rowat Jessica - Allison Brandt Dr. Baker - Lindsay Zana Dr. Montgomery - Dave Morgan Manager - Kirsty Woolven Officer - Adam Blanford   Sound effects: Bottle Smaby by Roxis_Boy - http...2019-09-0317 minGonsanto Industries: The Insomnia ProjectGonsanto Industries: The Insomnia ProjectMethodsThe test subjects have their first check in to test their progress.   Warning - mouth sounds and chewing from 12:05-12:40. Transcript available at https://www.throtopro.com/the-insomnia-project   Cast List: Martin - Elijah Gabriel Susan - Kaitlyn Kliman Eliza - Jaqui Kerschenbaum Sam - Graham Rowat Jessica - Allison Brandt Dr. Baker - Lindsay Zana Dr. Montgomery - Dave Morgan Manager - Kirsty Woolven Officer - Adam Blanford   Sound effects: Bottle Smaby by Roxis_Boy - http...2019-09-0317 minThe Thought ShowThe Thought Show#MeToo: Part TwoThe hashtag MeToo swept across social media in 2017 as victims of sexual harassment spoke out to show how prevalent sexual harassment is within society. The trending team are joined by Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle, author Kirsty Allison, gender justice specialist Natalie Collins and from journalist and activist, Meghna Pant to discuss the movement and whether there is space for both men and women to come forward with their stories. More or Less: Getting Creative with Statistics How big are your testicles and what does that mean? Data journalist and self-confessed ‘Queen of too much information’ Mona Chalabi talks to Tim...2018-08-0249 minTrendingTrending#MeToo: What’s Next? (Part 2 of 2)We look at what lies ahead for #MeToo, the hashtag which became a world movement in October 2017. In the second of a two-part series, we have a panel discussion with Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle, author Kirsty Allison and gender justice specialist Natalie Collins. We hear from journalist and activist, Meghna Pant who describes an incident known as “eve teasing”, a common term used in some South Asian countries to encompass a wide variety of sexual street harassment. We also explore place of men in the #MeToo debate after American actor Terry Crews appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, telling them...2018-07-2723 minTrendingTrending#MeToo: What’s Next? (Part 2 of 2)We look at what lies ahead for #MeToo, the hashtag which became a world movement in October 2017.In the second of a two-part series, we have a panel discussion with Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle, author Kirsty Allison and gender justice specialist Natalie Collins. We hear from journalist and activist, Meghna Pant who describes an incident known as “eve teasing”, a common term used in some South Asian countries to encompass a wide variety of sexual street harassment. We also explore place of men in the #MeToo debate after American actor Terry Crews appeared before the...2018-07-2723 minThe Thought ShowThe Thought Show#MeToo: What's Next?What’s the future of #MeToo? In October 2017, the hashtag became a worldwide movement in the wake of allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein – who denies the charges against him. In the first of a two-part series, we host a panel discussion on the fightback against sexual harassment and assault with writer Kirsty Allison, gender justice expert Natalie Collins and Washington Post columnist Megan McCardle. How do you cycle really fast? Former British Time trial champion Michael Hutchinson calculates how much better the pros are than the rest of us, and aerodynamics expert Bert Blocken explains the numbers behind slipstreaming. The...2018-07-2649 minTrendingTrending#MeToo: What’s Next? (Part 1 of 2)What’s the future of #MeToo? In October 2017, the hashtag became a worldwide movement in the wake of allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein – who denies the charges against him. But what began as a fightback against sexual harassment and assault has now become a broader movement. And the hashtag and the campaign have been translated into dozens of languages and cultures around the world.In the first of a two-part series, we host a panel discussion with writer Kirsty Allison, gender justice expert Natalie Collins and Washington Post columnist Megan McCardle – with contributions from Nigerian lawyer Ayesha...2018-07-2023 minTrendingTrending#MeToo: What’s Next? (Part 1 of 2)What’s the future of #MeToo? In October 2017, the hashtag became a worldwide movement in the wake of allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein – who denies the charges against him. But what began as a fightback against sexual harassment and assault has now become a broader movement. And the hashtag and the campaign have been translated into dozens of languages and cultures around the world. In the first of a two-part series, we host a panel discussion with writer Kirsty Allison, gender justice expert Natalie Collins and Washington Post columnist Megan McCardle – with contributions from Nigerian lawyer Ayesha Osori and a Russ...2018-07-2023 minSo You Want to be a WriterSo You Want to be a WriterWRITER 240: Meet Kirsty Manning, author of 'The Jade Lily'.The perils of striving for perfection, the copywriter who cold called 500 places in one week. And meet Kirsty Manning, author of The Jade Lily. Read the show notes.  Email Valerie and Allison podcast@writerscentre.com.au. WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2018-07-111h 10