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June 2026: Swimming
Jun 1, 2026
29m 57s
May 2026: Growing Up
May 4, 2026
31m 55s
April 2026: Curiosity
Apr 6, 2026
29m 05s
March 2026: Growing
Mar 2, 2026
29m 50s
February 2026: Caring
Feb 2, 2026
29m 57s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1/26 |  June 2026: Swimming✨ | literaturepoetry+3 | — | Experiential LearningNight Swimming | — | Daphne LoadsLeo Boix+3 | Creative Scotland | 29m 57s | |
| 5/4/26 |  May 2026: Growing Up✨ | poetryGaelic literature+3 | Claire | UnmarkedMa tha thu air ruighinn cho fada seo | — | poetryGaelic+5 | — | 31m 55s | |
| 4/6/26 |  April 2026: Curiosity✨ | literaturebook discussion+3 | — | — | — | April 2026Curiosity+4 | — | 29m 05s | |
| 3/2/26 |  March 2026: Growing✨ | literaturebook discussion+3 | Claire | Phone calls from my motherTwo Trees | — | literaturepoetry+3 | Creative Scotland | 29m 50s | |
| 2/2/26 |  February 2026: Caring✨ | griefself harm+3 | Marjorie | ClosetThe Word | — | griefself harm+3 | Creative Scotland | 29m 57s | |
| 1/5/26 |  January 2026: Rediscovery✨ | literaturepoetry+3 | Marjorie | ResonanceThe Acceptance | January 2026 | ResonanceThe Acceptance+5 | Creative Scotland | 30m 48s | |
| 12/1/25 |  December 2025: Measuring Time✨ | literaturepoetry+3 | Marjorie | Measuring TimeBed | — | Measuring TimeBed+5 | — | 30m 18s | |
| 11/3/25 |  November 2025: Comfort✨ | literaturebook discussion+3 | Marjorie Lotfi | Soft Things on Hard DaysMy Wife's Whistle | — | literaturepoetry+4 | Creative Scotland | 29m 15s | |
| 10/6/25 |  October 2025: Last Time✨ | literaturepoetry+3 | Jess Orr | One Last TimeFlame Heart | — | Jess OrrMarjorie Lotfi+5 | — | 30m 30s | |
| 9/1/25 |  September 2025: Obsolete✨ | literaturepoetry+3 | — | — | — | Roddie McKenzieAnthony Anaxagorou+3 | — | 29m 56s | |
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| 8/4/25 |  August 2025: Envy | We read ‘Television’ by Lynn Gee and ‘Sue Speaks To Me In The Swan Room’ by Malika Booker. Photo by Negar Nikkhah on Unsplash. This podcast was supported by Creative Scotland. | — | ||||||
| 7/7/25 |  July 2025: White Lies | We read ‘It’s a sin to tell a lie’ by Helen Bang and ‘The Charming Nancy’ by Miriam Gamble from ‘Squirrels are Dead’. Photo by Jan Canty on Unsplash. This podcast was supported by Creative Scotland. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/25 |  June 2025: The Road Less Travelled | We read ‘There’s no after school club for the moons of Jupiter’ by Britta Benson and the poems ‘The Train’ and ‘Traivel’ by Colin Bramwell, from his collection 'Foeer Pessoa'. Photo by Manny Moreno on Unsplash. This podcast was supported by Creative Scotland. | — | ||||||
| 5/5/25 |  May 2025: Constellations | On this month's podcast we discuss ‘Bright Star’ by Tom Murray and ‘Return’ by Cáit O’Neill McCullagh. Photo by Nicole Avagliano on Unsplash. This podcast was supported by Creative Scotland. | — | ||||||
| 3/8/25 |  April 2025: Friendship | We read 'Dressing my Daughter' by Juliet Wilson and 'Long Years apart—can make no' by Emily Dickinson. Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash. This podcast was supported by Creative Scotland. | — | ||||||
| 1/27/25 |  March 2025: Bark | We read 'Its bark', a non-fiction piece by Tessa McWatt, and 'Living Space / One Breath', a poem by Imtiaz Dharker. Photo by Nate Bell on Unsplash | — | ||||||
| 1/11/25 |  February 2025: Biscuits | We read 'A Life in 5 Biscuits', a story by LG Thomson, and 'the day i stopped nicking tea bags from hotels (or granny, forgive me)', a poem by Hollie McNish. Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash. | — | ||||||
| 1/6/25 |  January 2025: Interview | We discuss the short story "Bacon Butty" by Kevin Crowe and "The Job Interview", a poem by Ross McCleary. Photo by The Jopwell Collection on Unsplash | — | ||||||
| 12/2/24 |  December 2024: Magic | We read the short story "Walking on Air" by Maureen Myant and a poem from Alice Tarbuck, "Impetrative and Oblative". Photo by jasper benning on Unsplash | — | ||||||
| 11/4/24 |  November 2024: Apprentice | We read "Building Badger’s Cairn", a short story from Dorothy Lawrenson, and the poem "Wit is it" by Billy Letford. Photo by Juhani Pelli from Unsplash | — | ||||||
| 10/7/24 |  October 2024: Sewing | We discuss the story 'Straight First Time: Sewing Lessons" by Jay Whittaker and the poem 'Instruction' by Hazel Hall. Photo by pina messina on Unsplash | — | ||||||
| 9/2/24 |  September 2024: Our Earth | This month, Claire and Marjorie discuss Open Book's latest theme, Our Earth. Reading Katharine Macfarlane's short piece 'Tethered to the Earth' and a poem by A J Stockwell, they explore resilience, learning to learn, generational change, understanding, and bravery as we picture the Earth's – and our – survival. | — | ||||||
| 8/5/24 |  August 2024: Inheritance | This month, Claire and Marjorie delve into Open Book's latest theme of Inheritance. Reading Helen Lyttle's 'Arthur's Gift' and A E Housman's 'Soldier from the wars returning', they look back at writings inspired by the hard realities of global conflict that can help us imagine a more hopeful future. -- Open Book Unbound Episode 68 – Inheritance Hosts: Claire Urquhart and Marjorie Lotfi Producer: Colin Fraser Prose: 'Arthur's Gift' by Helen Lyttle Poem: 'Soldier from the wars returning' by A E Housman | — | ||||||
| 7/1/24 |  July 2024: George Mackay Brown | Join Claire and Marjorie as they welcome summer with a joyful celebration of George Mackay Brown's life and works. This month, they read Ros Taylor's 'My Uncle George', as well as 'Pilgrimage' by Lynn Valentine and 'Caithness' by John Glenday, originally published in 'Beyond the Swelkie': a collection of poetry and prose created to celebrate the centenary of George Mackay Brown. -- Open Book Unbound Episode 67 – George Mackay Brown Hosts: Claire Urquhart and Marjorie Lotfi Producer: Colin Fraser Prose: 'My Uncle George' by Ros Taylor Poetry: 'Pilgrimage' by Lynn Valentine; 'Caithness' by John Glenday. The prose and poetry in this episode appear in 'Beyond the Swelkie', edited by Jim Mackintosh and Paul S Phillipou, published by Tippermuir Books. With thanks to the authors and Tippermuir Books for their permission to use these works. | — | ||||||
| 6/3/24 |  June 2024: Defiance | Claire and Marjorie are back with another delicious episode of Open Book Unbound. This month, they take a bite out of Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin's short story, 'All Fruits are Rebels at Heart' and Edna St Vincent Millay's poem 'Never May the Fruit be Picked' as they delve into the theme of Defiance. -- Open Book Unbound Episode 66 - Defiance Hosts: Claire Urquhart and Marjorie Lotfi Producer: Colin Fraser Short Story: 'All Fruits are Rebels at Heart' by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin Poem: 'Never May the Fruit be Picked' by Edna St Vincent Millay Find out more about Open Book: www.openbookreading.com Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram @openbookreading | — | ||||||
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