Episodes

  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 52: The Neighbouring Orchard
    Jul 10 2026

    How do you like them apples? Colin and Claire meet artist and writer Annie Lord in Portobello to discuss The Neighbouring Orchard, a dispersed orchard formed of 200 apple trees and grown by more than 170 people, spread across North East Edinburgh and Musselburgh, found everywhere from front gardens to children’s play parks.

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    38 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 51: Hot Dog
    Jul 2 2026

    Hot Diggidy! Colin and Claire chow down on Hot Dogs at Thundercat in Glasgow’s Miller Street and discuss all things Hot and Doggy including poems by Frank O’Hara and Grace Cavalieri and Jamie Loftus’ book Raw Dog.

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    36 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 50: Quiche
    Jun 25 2026

    In our 50th episode, and to celebrate "Quiche and Salad Season", Claire and Colin picnic on one of their all time favourite foods: quiche. Featuring discussion of works by Zadie Smith, Toni Cade Bambara and even the band Getdown Services. They also taste test two quiches from Cottonrake Bakery in Glasgow!

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    45 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 49: Cashew
    Jun 18 2026

    Curl up with Let Them Eat Books' nutty hosts Colin and Claire as they explore all things cashew! This episode features poems by Severo Sarduy, Francis de Lima, Ranudi Gunawardena, a non-fiction essay by Kopal Agarwal, and talks about such cashew treats as Hawkshead Whisky Smoked Cashews, Feed the Squirrel Cashew Cookie Dough Butter and Glasgow's Ceylon Tea Bar's Kaju Mulawa.

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    47 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 48: Black Pudding
    Jun 11 2026

    Claire and Colin discuss Black Pudding, as it's known in the UK, and many of its variations around the world, including reference to poets and authors including Bill Buford, Eileen P Keane and Luis de Góngora.

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    47 mins
  • Let Theam Eat Books Episode 47: Aquafaba
    Jun 4 2026

    Claire and Colin whisk you away to a world of Vegan Baking this week as they feature poems by Amy Gerstler, Sappho translated by Anne Carson and celebrate the launch of Colin's new collection Aquafaba out now from Spite Press.

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    56 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 46: Aqua Vitae
    May 21 2026

    Kathleen Jamie and Liz Lochhead are the poets whose work we discuss in this episode of Let Them Eat Books, host by Claire and Colin, well oiled by The Water of Life!

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    29 mins
  • Let Them Eat Books Episode 45: Arbroath Smokies
    May 12 2026

    Claire and Colin’s Let Them Eat Books trawler lands a bumper catch including W.N. Herbert reading a brand new poem, and featuring discussion of Elizabeth Campbell, Norman Buick, George Mackay Brown and Francis Buchanan of Perth.

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    50 mins