No Books Book Club

Row and Cec have a big hiss about all of the great shows being cancelled by streamers (Netflix and The Boroughs, we're looking at you), we look at kinks about British commemorative tea towels, and ask if Rom Coms are bearable right now, while the world burns? Meanwhile we dip into cosy Japanese reading with The Book You Are Looking For Is In The Library and in the Moan Zone, Row is very amused by...

This episode disappeared down the back of the couch but we found it and proudly bring it to you! We discuss Row's appearance on TV, get some cozy crime recommendations for your viewing pleasure and discuss going to book launches and supporting your clever friends. In the Moan zone we decide on the right etiquette for dog owners when disposing of poops, and how far we have come since the 80s versio...

Row and Cec forgot they were making a podcast and started singing instead. That horror over, they covered the joy of surprises in the mail, Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, Project Hail Mary, the book Breath by James Nestor, then they entered the Moan Zone, where Row revealed that, on the road, she is part of the problem. Hosted and produced by Rowena Murray and Cecelia Ramsdale. Proudly part of the B...

Welcome to the NOSTALGIA episode. Starting with filter coffee and fish paste, Cec and Row moved swiftly into shame food, Flowers in the Attic, Jaws (the book, not the movie) and Jackie Collins, plus we look at repair cafes and the need to have a bit of love for analogue life, and into the pricing shitshow that is major airports. Enjoy! Sounds thanks to: Music by Delosound from Pixabay, Monda Music...

Row and Cec enter a new Women's Shed, Bitch Barn, She Shed (whatever takes your fancy), then promptly get sidetracked by Clare Dane's latest, The Beast Within. Then we look at literary puzzles by kicking things off with Bram Stoker's Dracula, then the Moan Zone takes us from bad eyebrows to procrastination. Random, much? Yes, and it's just how we love it! Sounds thanks to: Music by Dmitry Taras fr...

Are cats better than dogs? And can cats be trusted to give snuggles? Cec is on the fence about getting a new furry friend. We then deep dive into the fine art of writing books, as special guest NEW AUTHOR YAY Lisa Moule was deep in the trenches of writing her second novel. We're re-upping this episode from 2026 because Lisa's brand new book, The Mother of All Calamities, has just come out with All...

Cec and Row were naughty bunnies this week and conveniently forgot that this podcast is actually called the No Books Book Club, and both brought books to discuss. We have a yarn about Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, which got on Row's radar via the Birds of a Feather book club. Cec has been reading Do We Deserve This? by Eleanor Elliott Thomas. We also touch on the wisdom that comes with age and the...

We're back, baby. Our first episode for 2026 (Season 4 can you believe it!) where we take a look at tribute bands thanks to the movie Song Sung Blue, inappropriate facial hair, Tokyo Disneyland, plus we have a crowd-sourced Moan Zone thanks to one of our lovely listeners. Sounds thanks to: Music by Sophia Conçeição from Pixabay, Voyage au Japon (song 10 slow), Music by Jean-Paul Verpeaux from Pixa...

Cec has been listening to the ABC's 'No One Saw it Coming' podcast, Row has been walking barefoot to Mordor with Frodo and Sam via the FULL full-length LOTR audiobook, we debate about whether Die Hard (the first one) is a Christmas movie and, we send our love to all those people who work over Christmas time. Thank you for joining us this year, it's been awesome. Tell us what you're reading, loving...

Cec caught the plane to Canberra, saw Barnaby Joyce, and bore witness to Pauline Hanson getting the boot. Then we dived into the nostalgia that is the very long-running Grand Designs, looked at the new Apple TV show Pluribus, and the moan zone featured some terrible Black Friday customer service attitude. Can't a girl just get herself a bargain in peace?  Tell us what you're reading, loving,...

We chat about worming chocolate mishaps, breaking bones and getting a REAL job. Then Row reviews the movie Weapons and Cec reviews Too Much and Crashing. It's nice to be back. Tell us what you're reading, loving, listening to at nobooksbookclub@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Certain words give us the ick, find out what Cec's is. Row gets chased by a tiger snake in pursuit of re-wilding with native trees, we look at the marvellous world of YA fiction, and find out what a Night Disco Party is, and why it's not nearly as fun as it seems. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsdale and Rowena Murray as part of the Broad Radio family. Australia Bushwalk by Freesound Communi...

How hard is it to get a break right now? Cec found out the hard way when she had a fire alarm disaster mid-massage. Give the girl a cassette of whale music, stat! Meanwhile, Row has been listening to The Spy Who Dressed the Queen, special guest Jo Stanley has been watching The Making of Madonna, Cec has been doing Collage Forage and loving it sick, and Row's Moan Zone is very Winter-centric. Settl...

Ever gotten on the back of a motorbike unexpectedly? Cec and Row debate the pros and cons. Meanwhile, we look at The Salt Path controversy, Trainwreck's The Poop Cruise, look at the new WAMA Foundation near Hall's Gap and moan about university computer systems. As Row says, she just wants to be a sleepy bear in a cave and never think about SSO and 2FA again. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsd...

Welcome guest Jo Stanley! We’re not ready to retire at 50, sorry not sorry! We learn about Fake Fridays and find out that Jo has been getting crafty with cross stitch, plus Cec has been having a one-woman Netflix binge party, and the focus of her obsession is the new series called dept.q. Row’s been watching the Amazon Prime show Reacher. The Moan Zone is also packed with unnatural flavours, becau...

There's nothing quite like a flashback, and Cec invoked that very specific Strawberry Shortcake doll nostalgia. We then look at the This Guy Sucked podcast, and after years of trauma, The Handmaid's Tale has come to an end. Finally, the Moan Zone is replete with armchair experts, so Row and Cec stick the boot in. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsdale and Rowena Murray as part of the Broad Rad...

Have you ever had a rock star encounter? It's clear that some are much cooler than others. Cec paid a visit to the Melbourne Museum to check out the Star Wars Lego exhibition and it had her pining for bad taxidermy and more skeletons, plus Row smashed a choc top at the final Mission Impossible flick. We also enter the Moan Zone of how mattress purchases have changed and why Cec now has half a king...

This week, Row has been watching Long Way Home, featuring Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor, and getting major motorbike travel FOMO, while Cec has been devouring The Four Seasons with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. We get cranky about bad fruit and veggie picks when online shopping, plus we look back at the MySpace social media era with love. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsdale and Rowena Mur...

Would you eat emergency handbag butter? And do you have an internal monologue? We also look at the wars brewing between Nagi and Brooki, the Air Mail digital magazine from the brain of ex-Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, take a peek at the Les Miserable arena show and enter the Moan Zone. We're all in agreement, there are too many subscriptions and they all add up! Presented and produced by Cece...

The comfort episode! Row and Cec take a metaphorical look at the new colour discovery, agree that cats are lovely but a bit weird, and we look at Matt Haig's 'The Comfort Book' and the joys of rewatching Lord of The Rings, especially with a 12-hour food marathon. We think we can put Merry and Pippin to shame on the snacking front. Finally, the Moan Zone solves the hassles of international shoe siz...

Are cats better than dogs? And can cats be trusted to give snuggles? Cec is on the fence about getting a new furry friend. We then deep dive into the fine art of writing books, as Lisa is deep in the trenches of writing her second novel. Row has some advice for people wanting to travel to regional Victoria via V-Line (do it!) and Cec talks about Jon Hamm's new TV series, Friends and Neighbours. Pr...

The Mushroom Trial has us all quite captivated and the ABC's Mushroom Case Daily is where to get the latest courtroom news. We also share in the joys of burning your feelings in Very Large Bonfires and dive into the joys of restoring treasures... The good, the satisfying, and the dangerous. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsdale and Rowena Murray as part of the Broad Radio family. Tell us what...

We do a deep dive into Row's chainsaw skills, which are questionable at best, but she's keen on a 'safety first' approach. Lisa is deep in the novel-writing trenches and we hear about the challenges of having one book ready to go and the other one deep in writing mode, all at the same time. Then Tabitha, Cec's daughter, joins us all to talk about her love for the Beauty and the Beast production cu...

Cec changes up her day job, we hear about the Birds of a Feather book club, getting cook books from op shops, and the Telepathy Tapes podcast. Plus we Moan Zone about the live music scene. Did we solve all of live music's problems? No, but we felt better getting it off our chests. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsdale, Beck Lewis and Rowena Murray as part of the Broad Radio family. Music by&n...

The joys of an excellent YouTube wormhole are second-to-none when it works, and we also ask the question - should funerals and families mix? We also debate whether Prime Minister Albo is secretly fronting New Order, and open up a new sewing project with The Bold One. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsdale, Beck Lewis and Rowena Murray as part of the Broad Radio family. Tell us what you're read...