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Let Them Eat Books

Let Them Eat Books

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 Let Them Eat Books is a podcast hosted by Claire Reynolds and Colin Herd about all the food you have and haven’t tried in all the books you have and haven’t read. Leaving jammy fingerprints on book jackets, reading every last word on the back of packets, we combine the two things that make us who we are: a shared passion for the culinary and the literary! We also visit food and book locations around Scotland and further afield.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Art Cooking Food & Wine
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  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 31: Black Bun

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 31: Black Bun
    Dec 31 2025

    Our 31st episode celebrates the Scottish Hogmanay tradition of Black Bun, via texts by O Douglas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gilly Pickup and Annie Boutelle.

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    55 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 31: Christmas Special Hallaca

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 31: Christmas Special Hallaca
    Dec 23 2025

    Colin and Claire taste the traditional Venezuelan Christmas dish of Hallaca from La Bodega in the East End of Glasgow, and share texts from Adriana Bertorelli Párraga, José Rafael Pocaterra, Edwin Morgan, Tori Derricote, Ange Mlinko and Diane Suess. Merry Christmas from your favourite foodie elves!

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    39 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books: Episode 30: Christmas Drinks

    Let Them Eat Books: Episode 30: Christmas Drinks
    Dec 16 2025

    Claire and Colin indulge in a hearty round of wassailing in this exploration of christmas drinks. From Mulled Cider flavoured Tea, via Mulled Wine to Eggnog and the Snowball, this episode is enough to leave you needing a wee lie down. Writers discussed include: Charles Dickens, Robert Herrick, Lorrie Moore, Carmen Maria Machado and Christopher Todd Matthews. And from drams to Am Dram, don’t miss Colin’s one-man version of A Christmas Carol!

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    54 mins
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