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Two Lit ChicksTLC Book Bites: Christmas Movies QuizIn a departure from literature, quizmaster Meredith Hepner quizzes us on our knowledge of John Hughes and Richard Curtis's Christmas films. Julia got 8/13.This episode is swear-free so you can enjoy it with the family. How did you do?If you want to share your score, join my new Book Club on Facebook, which welcomes fans of all genres.Support Julia by buying her booksOrder signed paperbacks of Julia's books directly from the author here. (UK ONLY)Order Shooters here....2023-12-0819 min
Diary of a Name DropperRyan BownJoin Meredith Hepner Chapman for the much anticipated 2nd Season of Diary of a Name Dropper Podcast.This week Meredith is joined by actor and rising star, Ryan Bown.Meredith says "I'm beyond excited to be joined by my favourite character from Dolly Alderton's 'Everything I Know About Love' and star of Corry Raymond's incredible movie Blurred Lines. We chat all about self tapes, lockdown love, dream roles and snowboardingThank you Ryan for being such an awesome guest , the future is looking very bright and I’m so happy you squeezed in a...2023-04-211h 01Diary of a Name DropperTIGY Bailey Tzuke and Matthew RacherJoin Meredith Hepner Chapman for the much anticipated 2nd Season of Diary of a Name Dropper Podcast.This week Meredith is joined by exquisite singer songwriting duo Tigy. “ My first wonderful guests are @t.i.g.y_music (who are just the loveliest humans ever) We discuss everything from touring with Judie Tzuke from the age of 11, definitely not drumming whilst rotating in the air and supporting Jack Savoretti on tour this summer! And so much more- including a delicious play of the song “Only Way To Let The Light In”I’m al...2023-03-2159 min
Talking With StrangersTalking with Meredith Hepner ChapmanWelcome to Talking with Strangers, a Jack Savoretti influenced podcast. Our guest today is Meredith Hepner Chapman, an expert in PR, Podcasting, Name Dropping and Jack Savoretti (especially as Meredith is Jack’s cousin.) Meredith lives in Hertfordshire, with her husband Jeremy, four beautiful children and two dachshunds. Meredith is host of the Diary of a Name Dropper podcast, a podcast littered with anecdotes and name drops. And with interviews with such guests as Scarlet Page, Chris Amoo and Jack Savoretti. Even by Jack’s own admission “Meredith knows everyone!” In this episod...2023-02-201h 12
Two Lit ChicksChristmas Special Part OneHo ho ho and welcome to our Christmas episode: Part 1! We decided to catch up with some fellow podcasters (and one author) to find out what books they would put into Santa’s sack of books for his post-Christmas tropical island holiday with Mrs Claus. Well, at least that was the idea, until Ed wrote his version of a Christmas story…Our first guest in part one is Stacey Thomas, whose debut novel, The Revels, is out in July. Our second guest is Meredith Hepner, podcaster at Diary of a Name Dropper and Four Calling Birds (and wife...2022-12-1248 minDiary of a Name DropperPodcast Producer, RadioStar'22 Finalist and editor of this podcast - Jeremy ChapmanJoin Meredith Hepner Chapman for the Diary of a Name Dropper Podcast.On this special "Mid Season Break" Episode, Meredith is joined by podcast producer extraordinaire, stand up comic, RadioStar'22 Finalist and her husband - Jeremy ChapmanMeredith suddenly realised that her own husband was a bit of a name drop after reaching the final of a global, radio talent contest - RadioStar. So she thought she would have him on to talk about the competition, how he got in to radio, his time in the motor trade and dealing with agoraphobia. All t...2022-10-251h 06Diary of a Name DropperJemma PowellJoin Meredith Hepner Chapman for the Diary of a Name Dropper Podcast.This week Meredith is joined by Actress, Artist, Mother and Maker of all things beautiful - Jemma Powell.An incredible artist with the most impressive film and TV career including The Secret Garden, Devils, The Stranger, Doctors, Doctor Who : An Adventure in Space and Time, Alice in Wonderland, The Hole and Footballers Wives to name but a few… With her first solo art exhibition in London “Searching For Stillness“ imminent we discuss life in the country, juggling acting and her pas...2022-09-1351 minDiary of a Name DropperScarlet PageJoin Meredith Hepner Chapman for the Diary of a Name Dropper Podcast.This week Meredith is joined by a guest so cool she “would have given my left arm to hang out with in the 90s”- the most incredible music photographer - Scarlet PagePretty much fresh out of Westminster University, Scarlet was plunged into the 90s "Generation X" world of amazing music and soon became known as the photographer of the generation. Photographing the likes of Placebo, Oasis, The Foo Fighters, Motley Crue, The Black Crowes, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin to name...2022-08-2757 minDiary of a Name DropperCraig KellyJoin Meredith Hepner Chapman for the Diary of a Name Dropper Podcast.This week our guest is star of British TV, Film & Theatre along with being one of the main voices you hear on adverts. If you loved Queer as Folk, then you are going to love listening to this week’s guest - Craig Kelly Born in Lancashire Craig trained in drama and soon after graduating landed the impressive role opposite Harvey Keitel in the film "Young Americans"This led to the life changing role of Vince in the seminal hit TV sho...2022-07-071h 10