Podcast Episodes

Nicola Moriarty: on growing up in a family of storytellers

Bestselling author Nicola Moriarty talks to Cheryl Akle about how she grew up in a family of storytellers, and how she's passing on her love of writi…

5 years, 3 months ago

Lisa Harding: on growing up around addiction and the power of escapism

Actress, playwright and author Lisa Harding talks to Cheryl Akle about the power of escapism, addiction, her childhood, and her acting career. Her la…

5 years, 3 months ago

Better Reading Book Chat: episode 8

Better Reading's Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases... and audiobooks.

Books mentioned:

The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman

T…

5 years, 3 months ago

George Saunders: on how writing can fundamentally change someone

Man Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders returns to talk to Cheryl Akle about the fundamental way writing can change someone. His latest book,…

5 years, 3 months ago

Rick Morton: on complex PTSD and rediscovering love

Award-winning Journalist and writer Rick Morton talks to Cheryl Akle about quantum physics, journalism, growing up poor, having complex PTSD, and red…

5 years, 3 months ago

Better Reading Book Chat: episode 7

Better Reading's Cheryl Akle and Jane Tara discuss their favourite new releases, the ABIA shortlist... and how they both want to travel on the Ghan!

B…

5 years, 3 months ago

Stan Grant: on western liberalism and the state of the world

Walkley Award-winning journalist and international commentator Stan Grant talks to Cheryl Akle about universal western liberalism, its virtues and th…

5 years, 3 months ago

Neil Mercer: on what happened to Trudie Adams

Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist Neil Mercer talks to Cheryl Akle about the importance of women speaking up, and his latest book Barren…

5 years, 3 months ago

Katie McMahon: on how her love of medicine turned into a love of writing

GP and author Katie McMahon talks to Cheryl Akle about her career as a doctor, and how her debut novel, The Mistake, was written at a Fiona McIntosh …

5 years, 3 months ago

Kirsty Everett: on how she survived cancer not once, but twice

Motivational speaker and author Kirsty Everett talks to Cheryl Akle about how she survived two bouts of cancer, and how she came to write her memoir …

5 years, 3 months ago