A Need To Read

Welcome back! I’ve been away for a while, and never even said see ya later or goodbye. This episode covers a little bit about why I stopped the podcast, what I’ve been up to, and where the podcast will go in the future. books recommended: 100 years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda Someone To Love You In All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob Wakesburg COMING UP: interviews with Matt Smith (Hometree CEO) & Ellie Middleton (author of UNMSKED & How To Be You), and a review of ‘The Compassionate Mind’ by Paul Gilbert let me know if you have any suggestions for guests or topics you want me to look in to aneedtoread.podcast@gmail.com sponsors: www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread for 10% off your first month of therapy

In this episode, I chat about some fiction books that you might like to read this year. Books discussed When We Cease To Understand The World by Benjamin Labtut Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 by Cho Nam Joo A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Someone To Love You In All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksburg First Person Singular by Hariku Murakami If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura The Virgin Suicides & Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides A Little Life by Hanya Yangihara Siddartha & Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez All of the links will take you to Bookshop.org, a website where when you buy books, you support small bookstores, and I also get 10% of the sale. Which is quite nice, init. Support for the podcast If you want to help me produce podcasts directly, which would be VERY KIND, head to www.buymeacoffee.com/aneedtoread You will have heard me bang on about how transformational therapy can be, that's why I am proud that Betterhelp sponsors A Need To Read. Meaning you get 10% off your first month if you wanted to chat with a therapist, just head to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread If you have any feedback, requests, or well-wishes, send me an email at hello@aneedtoread.co.uk

Support for the podcast I'm an independent podcaster, which is a fancy way of saying no one pays me a regular wage. And, to level with you, that is terrifying- all of the time. So, if you like what I do and want me to keep doing it please support the show in one of the following ways. - Share the podcast with a friend, or review the podcast. - Make a one-off donation with BuyMeACoffee - The show is sponsored by BetterHelp, so you can get matched with a therapist within 48 hours and get 10% off your first month by heading to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread - You can also give me feedback/comments/validation by emailing me: hello (at) aneedtoread.co.uk

Bill McGuire is a Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at University College London, and a writer, who is regularly published in The Guardian, The Times, and The Observer. He is the author of many books, notably the newest, Hothouse Earth - an inhabitants guide, which is a look towards the future of our planet. In this podcast we discuss: The impact of rising sea levels on the earth's crust, volcanos, coastal cities, and marine life Humanity’s downward spiral due to the climate crisis Capitalism and climate change And at the end, I chat about how I'm trying not to be sad all the time about what the future is looking likely to hold. Support for the podcast I'm an independent podcaster, which is a fancy way of saying no one pays me a regular wage. And, to level with you, that is terrifying- all of the time. So, if you like what I do and want me to keep doing it please support the show in one of the following ways. - Share the podcast with a friend, or review the podcast. - Make a one-off donation with BuyMeACoffee I work with a couple of great companies who have discounts arranged for A Need To Read listeners, they're listed below. The discounts (BH) + freebies (AG) will already be applied when you click the link. - Go to Therapy and get 10% off your first month with BetterHelp, who sponsor the show - Get your nutrition covered with the all-in-one AG1 shake from Athletic Greens, who also sponsor the show. - You can also give me feedback/comments/validation by emailing me: hello (at) aneedtoread.co.uk

Kieran Setiya is a Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was born in Hull, UK. He is known for his work in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind. We discuss: Utilitarianism and the problems with focusing on happiness The Good Enough life Dealing with injustice Effective altruism Dealing with powerlessness and the limits of individualism Meaning in an absurd world Assessing hope How to face your midlife crisis Dealing with regret Meditation and presence Kieran’s favourite philosopher His website is: http://www.ksetiya.net/ Support for the podcast I'm an independent podcaster, which is a fancy way of saying no one pays me a regular wage. And, to level with you, that is terrifying- all of the time. So, if you like what I do and want me to keep doing it please support the show in one of the following ways. - Share the podcast with a friend, or review the podcast. - Make a one-off donation with BuyMeACoffee I work with a couple of great companies who have discounts arranged for A Need To Read listeners, they're listed below. The discounts (BH) + freebies (AG) will already be applied when you click the link. - Go to Therapy and get 10% off your first month with BetterHelp, who sponsor the show - Get your nutrition covered with the all-in-one AG1 shake from Athletic Greens, who also sponsor the show. - You can also give me feedback/comments/validation by emailing me: hello (at) aneedtoread.co.uk

George Monbiot is one of Britain's finest writers on Climate. He has a weekly column where he writes on political and environmental issues with The Guardian and is the author of multiple books. His book feral has inspired a rewinding movement in the UK, and his latest book Regenesis looks at the future of farming. In this podcast we discuss The complexity of soil How common farming practices are destroying the structure of soil What working on a pig farm is like How much DEFRA suck Where there is hope in eco-farming The impact of animal agriculture The future of protein How farmers control farming policies Find more from George on his website: https://www.monbiot.com/about/ Support for the podcast I'm an independent podcaster, which is a fancy way of saying no one pays me a regular wage. And, to level with you, that is terrifying- all of the time. So, if you like what I do and want me to keep doing it please support the show in one of the following ways. - Share the podcast with a friend, or review the podcast. - Make a one-off donation with BuyMeACoffee I work with a couple of great companies who have discounts arranged for A Need To Read listeners, they're listed below. The discounts (BH) + freebies (AG) will already be applied when you click the link. - Go to Therapy and get 10% off your first month with BetterHelp, who sponsor the show - Get your nutrition covered with the all-in-one AG1 shake from Athletic Greens, who also sponsor the show. - You can also give me feedback/comments/validation by emailing me: hello (at) aneedtoread.co.uk

Dr. Nicola Fox Hamilton is a cyberpsychology researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, in Dublin. She has authored a new series called 'The Psychology of Online Behaviour' on audible, and regularly appears in the media to discuss her research. We discuss - How Tinder changed online dating - Social Media use - Why social media gets the blame for the mental health crisis - The psychology of Dick Pics - How men can be more successful with online dating - How men and women's experiences vary with online dating - How to think rationally about screen time & technology use - How school shooters aren't linked with gaming For more from Nicola head to her website: https://www.nicolafoxhamilton.com/ Get a Free audiobook with Audible and access to Nicola's Audible Original 'The Psychology of Online Behaviour' Support Get my new weekly newsletter www.Buymeacoffee.com/aneedtoread BetterHelp sponsors this podcast, so if you want to learn to understand your behavior or emotions with the help of a professional you can get 10% off your first month of therapy by heading to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread from there you’ll just need to run through a 5-minute questionnaire and you’ll be matched with a therapist within 48 hours. This podcast is also sponsored by Athletic Greens so you can get an additional 5 free travel packs and a year's supply of Vitamin D3 with your Athletic Greens subscription at www.athleticgreens.com/aneedtoread Get in touch: www.aneedtoread.co.uk/contact

Siobhan O'hagan is a Personal Trainer and Content Creator, she is also a good friend of mine. She's back on A Need To Read for the third time to discuss; Tony Robbins, self-help, effective altruism, whether or not the laptop lifestyle is sustainable, Angel numbers, the meaning of suffering, Whether books REALLY helped me as much as I thought, The recently UCL study on the chemical imbalance narrative around depression, the effectiveness of IAPT (Immediate Access to Psychological Therapies) in the UK, and the problems with the economics of happiness. Books Discussed The existentialist Cafe The Antidote Manufacturing Happy Citizens Support The best thing you can do is share the podcast with a friend, or sign up for my new weekly newsletter. You can also see the archive posts with this link. This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, so if you want to learn to understand your behavior or emotions with the help of a professional you can get 10% off your first month of therapy by heading to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread from there you’ll just need to run through a 5-minute questionnaire and you’ll be matched with a therapist within 48 hours. This podcast is also sponsored by Athletic Greens so you can get an additional 5 free travel packs and a year's supply of Vitamin D3 with your Athletic Greens subscription at www.athleticgreens.com/aneedtoread Get a Free audiobook with Audible! Get in touch: www.aneedtoread.co.uk/contact