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Who's That Girl with Mhairi McFarlane
CW: Suicide. This week we're joined by author, historian and bookseller Emma Southon in the rather fitting setting of my hotel room to talk about Mhairi McFarlane's WHO'S THAT GIRL?, an extremely funny romcom about Edie, a 30-something copywriter who falls in love with Elliott, the movie star she's been sent to ghostwrite a memoir for. We talk about movie stars, Game of Thrones, terrible celebrity profiles, the role of chick-lit when trying to unpick "having it all", dating famous people and why there aren't any chick-lit books about beards. Emma Southon is the author of AGRIPPINA: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore and co-hosts the podcast HISTORY IS SEXY. Music by Harry Harris, artwork by Gavin Day, produced by Caroline O'Donoghue and mixed by Hannah Varrall. If you'd like to support the podcast find us on sentimentalgarbage.substack.com
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4. Dragonheart (& dragons in general) with Samantha Shannon
01:29:01||Season 14, Ep. 4Author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange Tree Samantha Shannon comes to discuss her life-long love of Dragonheart! We talk dragons, knights, St George, dragons as elemental force, "wyrms", novels-as-video-games and the great cinematic traditions of the Dragonheart franchise.SKIPSHOCK - out June 5Pre-order now: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529507966/skipshock
3. Magical Garbage: Mermaids with Katherine Webber
01:09:02||Season 14, Ep. 3Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty... get out ya shell bras and silicone tails losers, we're going swimming with Katherine Webber to dive deep into the world of mermaids.SKIPSHOCK - out June 5Pre-order now: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529507966/skipshock
2. Magical Garbage: The Hunger Games with Traci Thomas
01:17:30||Season 14, Ep. 2The Stacks host Traci Thomas joins us to talk about the original Hunger Games trilogy! Mostly the books! Five stars on Uber for Suzanne Collins!SKIPSHOCK - out June 5Pre-order now: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529507966/skipshock
1. Magical Garbage: The Lord of The Rings, Ranked
01:34:51||Season 14, Ep. 1Welcome to Magical Garbage - a Sentimental Garbage mini series!To celebrate the upcoming release of my new YA novel SKIPSHOCK, Sentimental Garbage is diving into the world of fantasy and exploring the magical storytelling that made us who we are, with pals old and new.This week, we're starting off with a biggy - friend of the pod Jen Cownie joins us to rank the storylines of The Lord of the Rings.SKIPSHOCK - out June 5Pre-order now: https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529507966/skipshock
16. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Special with Sally Phillips & Alexandra Haddow
01:05:16||Season 13, Ep. 16Am late, with mad hair and can barely breathe in scary knickers - this can only mean one thing...Join Caroline, comedian Alexandra Haddow and the legendary Shazzer herself, Sally Phillips, for a live Bridget Jones Special.Recorded on 26th March 2025 at the Ham Yard Hotel, Soho.Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - available to buy or rent at home now.15. Theme Parks with Sarah Griffin
01:35:30||Season 13, Ep. 15Sarah Griffin joins us in the queue to the haunted mansion for the final episode of the season. Bring your Mary Blair Mickey ears, sick bags, childhood nostalgia, and sneaky gin tinnies.14. He's Just Not That Into You with Lauren Bravo
01:21:58||Season 13, Ep. 14This week, Lauren Bravo joins us to discuss the self-help book turned star-studded romcom 'He's Just Not That Into You'.13. 10 Things I Hate About You with Coco Mellors
01:27:58||Season 13, Ep. 13Bestselling author Coco Mellors joins us to talk about one of our most-demanded episodes, 10 Things I Hate About YouCoco Mellors is the author of Blue Sisters and Cleopatra & Frankenstein, both in paperback now!12. Live at the Union Chapel with Alexandra Haddow
01:32:51||Season 13, Ep. 12Recorded on Feb 6th at the Union Chapel, Caroline and Alexandra Haddow talked about 90s pop, 'relaunched' boyfriends, Working Girl, van life and what's real to them