letthemeatbooks

Let Them Eat Books

Arts EN ↓ 52 episodes

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.

Author

letthemeatbooks

Episodes

Let Them Eat Books Episode 2: The Side Dish: Jam Roly Poly 02.06.2025 22:40

Co-hosted by Claire Reynolds and Colin Herd, our first “Side Dish” stars the classic pudding Jam Roly Poly. This episode includes discussion of Rivals - the show inspired by Jilly Cooper’s novel of the same name, ‘A Cup of Tea’, the short story by Katherine Mansfield and ‘Strawberries’, the poem by Edwin Morgan.

Let Them Eat Books Episode 1: Berries 26.05.2025 38:00

Claire and Colin talk all things berry in this “berry” entertaining opening show! From pick your own fruit farms to Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney, the mythic origins of strawberries and berries in the bathtub, this episode is jam-packed with tart, zingy, delicious fruit! Theme Tune: Clare Roberts Editing: Max Parnell