Jack Edwards: Myths, Modern Classics and The Importance of Empathy
Jack Edwards, the Internet’s Resident Librarian, is one of Britain’s biggest book influencers. He started posting online regularly when he first went to Durham University to read English Literature. As the first of his family to attend third level, he had no idea what to expect and thought that sharing his experience might help others.From there, he published a guide to life at university and - through his love of books & reading - has grown his online following to almost 4 million subscribers across platforms. He recently launched Inklings, his online book club which sees him interview authors, actors and directors about their required reading. He has recently interviewed Guillermo del Toro, Cillian Murphy and Gillian Anderson, to name but a few. Jack is a passionate advocate for those who do not have access to the rooms into which he is now regularly invited through posting on his various social media accounts or by asking event organizers to stream talks and interviews online. Jack’s story choices are as diverse as his own reading interests, but empathy lies at the heart of everything for him as well as championing stories from new voices and voices of those less heard. His book choice is a debut novel from a poet which examines addiction, loss and grief, his movie choice is a modern classic focussed on the human need for connection and love, his podcast retells some of the world’s oldest stories and his TV show is an Irish gem that shows how the best of storytelling is born of conflict.Enjoy the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Felicity Ward: Therapy, Con Artists & The Perfect Comedy
Felicity Ward is a comedian, actor and writer who has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Russell Howard’s Good News and Mock the Week. Earlier this year, she participated in Australia’s Dancing with the Stars making it all the way to the finale and last year, she starred as Hannah Howard, Australia’s answer to David Brent, in a new version of The Office.She has long been a mental health advocate after channeling her experiences into a stand-up routine about her experience of dealing with anxiety and depression. She subsequently presented her own documentary on the topic, Felicity’s Mental Mission, in 2014 and hosted a BBC audio series, Appisodes, which sees her try different smartphone apps in an attempt to solve her mental health issues. Her story choices range from a podcast of couples working through the toughest challenges of their relationship, a TV show which Felicity insists is the perfect studio comedy, a book which insists we all need to lighten up and a classic comedy about a couple of con artists on the French Riviera in the 1980s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Emily Beecham: Rejection, Indie Films & Terribly Funny Women
Emily Beecham is an award winning actress who has appeared on TV and in film for almost two decades. In 2016 she starred alongside George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and Ralph Fiennes in the Coen Brothers comedy Hail, Caesar! and in 2019, she won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Little Joe. Emily has appeared in many TV dramas ranging from Emily Mortimer’s The Pursuit of Love and Lewis to the futuristic Into The Badlands and the more recent King & Conqueror set in the Middle Ages in which she starred with James Norton on BBC One. Emily’s podcast choice takes us on a hunt for acting legend Tom Hanks, her book choice shows us how to gain inner peace, her movie choice is a masterclass in raw emotion from fellow actress Samantha Morton and her tv choice is about three terrible women from a terribly funny comedian. Her story selections show her love of acting, the need for acceptance and resilience and the admiration she has for others in her profession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Genevieve Turley: Nostalgia, Hans Zimmer & Women in War
This week’s guest Genevieve Turley is a make-up artist and beauty influencer who has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on social media thanks to her hilarious take on the beauty industry online. Having started her career as a nurse in the Air Force, Genevieve turned her attention to her lifelong love of make-up and beauty after having had children.Initially, Genevieve focussed on bridal make-up with Instagram merely a tool for promoting her business. But one day she posted a funny Reel on Instagram and before she knew it, she had gone viral with the Kardashians sharing her post. Now with over a hundred thousand followers on TikTok and well over half a million on Instagram, Gen is a fully fledged influencer. Her choices are as varied as her career but throughout you can see Gen’s love of stories that show both the lighter and darker side of life. Gen takes us from the experiences of women in Vichy France during the Second World War and life on a council estate in the Eighties in England to a Quentin Tarantino-penned romantic adventure and an interview series that examines struggles and how people can benefit from them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Taj Atwal: A Short Film, True Crime & Idolising Kathy Burke
Actor Taj Atwal has graced stage and screen for over a decade, starting off with appearances in Miranda and Ruth Jones’ Stella. Since then she has gone on to star alongside the likes of Liam Neeson, Monica Bellucci, Lily James & Dame Emma Thompson. Taj has had series regular roles in the BBC dramas Line of Duty and The Syndicate as well as comedies like Hullraisers on Channel 4, Daddy Issues on BBC Three and Trying on Apple TV+ and many more. Her story choices go from a British council estate to a flatshare in North London via the history of Asians in Britain and the podcast that launched the medium into the mainstream. Her choices reflect her wide-ranging career and Taj’s passion and dedication to people and their stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosted by Lucie McInerney, Like This Love This features interesting, fun personalities from all walks of life discussing the stories they love: the books that they always recommend, the ones that changed their lives, carried them through grief, made them laugh time and again, or changed their perception of love, the films they can’t help talking about for years after watching, the podcasts that have educated, elucidated and elevated their understanding of a particular topic & the TV shows they come back to again & again. Insightful, emotive and full of those oh-my-god-I-can't-wait-to-share tales, these are the stories that have shaped THEIR story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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