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Estimated from 26 chart positions in 26 markets.
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- 🇬🇧GB · Books#31M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Books#10300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · Books#34100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Books#9030K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · Books#1655K to 30K
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500K to 1.6M🎙 Daily cadence·116 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.7M to 5.2M🇬🇧58%🇦🇺19%🇨🇦6%+23 more - Active Followers
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667K to 2.1M
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My Cantopop Nights: A Memoir by Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great with Emma-Lee Moss
Jun 25, 2026
Unknown duration
My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley
Jun 18, 2026
Unknown duration
Land by Maggie O'Farrell with Maggie O'Farrell
Jun 11, 2026
44m 38s
The Cut by Richard Armitage with Richard Armitage
Jun 4, 2026
49m 36s
The Midnight Train by Matt Haig with Matt Haig
May 28, 2026
54m 04s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 |  My Cantopop Nights: A Memoir by Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great with Emma-Lee Moss | This week's book guest is My Cantopop Nights: A Memoir by Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great.Sara and Cariad are joined by the multi-award-winning author and musician Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great.In this episode they discuss motherhood, shedding, hair cuts, colonisation, therapy, and Björk.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclubProduced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley | This week's book guest is My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley.In this episode we discuss Ferrante fever, Albert Camus in hot pants, mothers and Jackie Weaver.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclubProduced by Naomi Parnell Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 |  Land by Maggie O'Farrell with Maggie O'Farrell✨ | bookswriting+4 | Maggie O'Farrell | PlosiveWelcome Studio+2 | Ireland | Maggie O'FarrellLand+5 | — | 44m 38s | |
| 6/4/26 |  The Cut by Richard Armitage with Richard Armitage✨ | forensicscellos+3 | Richard Armitage | The Cut | — | Richard ArmitageThe Cut+5 | — | 49m 36s | |
| 5/28/26 |  The Midnight Train by Matt Haig with Matt Haig✨ | steam trainsbooks+3 | Matt Haig | PlosiveThe Midnight Train+3 | Sheffield | Matt HaigThe Midnight Train+5 | — | 54m 04s | |
| 5/21/26 |  Welcome to Weird Street by Stephen Mangan with Stephen Mangan✨ | bookscomedy+3 | Stephen Mangan | PlosiveWelcome Studio+3 | — | Welcome to Weird StreetStephen Mangan+5 | — | 51m 18s | |
| 5/14/26 |  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with Vanessa Hammick✨ | AIdissertations+4 | Vanessa Hammick | Frankenstein | — | FrankensteinMary Shelley+6 | — | 54m 31s | |
| 5/7/26 |  Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tempest with Kae Tempest✨ | addictionreading access+3 | Kae Tempest | PlosiveAcast+1 | — | Kae TempestHaving Spent Life Seeking+3 | — | 52m 21s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke with Caro Claire Burke✨ | booksfeminism+3 | Caro Claire Burke | PlosiveYesteryear | — | YesteryearCaro Claire Burke+5 | — | 55m 57s | |
| 4/23/26 |  Middlemarch by George Eliot✨ | soap operaslove stories+3 | — | PlosiveWelcome Studio+1 | — | MiddlemarchGeorge Eliot+5 | — | 47m 55s | |
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| 4/16/26 |  Flesh by David Szalay with David Szalay✨ | Book discussionMasculinity+4 | David Szalay | PlosiveFlesh | ViennaSoho | FleshDavid Szalay+5 | — | 42m 35s | |
| 4/9/26 | Welcome Back Weirdos!✨ | weird booksreading+3 | — | PlosiveNational Year of Reading+1 | Acast | weird booksbook club+5 | — | 38m 49s | |
| 4/7/26 | Series 5 Trailer - Sara and Cariad's Weirdos Book Club✨ | book clubreading+3 | — | PlosivePatreon+2 | — | Weirdos Book ClubSara+5 | — | 1m 04s | |
| 4/2/26 |  Friends of Weirdos - Single Ladies In Your Area✨ | datingrelationships+3 | Jameela Jamil | Weirdos Book ClubSingle Ladies In Your Area+1 | — | datingrelationships+3 | — | 1h 07m 41s | |
| 1/22/26 |  The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd with John Lloyd✨ | book discussioncomedy+3 | John Lloyd | PlosiveBAFTA+3 | Sweden | The Meaning of LiffDouglas Adams+3 | — | 38m 59s | |
| 1/15/26 | David Bowie’s 100 Books to Have Read✨ | David Bowiebooks+4 | — | PlosiveLydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish | — | David Bowiebooks+4 | — | 38m 03s | |
| 1/8/26 |  Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson with Michael Pederson✨ | Scottish poetryliterary discussion+3 | Michael Pederson | The University of EdinburghNeu! Reekie! | — | Muckle FluggaMichael Pederson+3 | — | 55m 30s | |
| 1/1/26 |  A Year of Creative Thinking by Jessica Swale with Jessica Swale✨ | creative thinkingplaywriting+3 | Jessica Swale | Welcome StudioA Year of Creative Thinking+3 | — | creative thinkingJessica Swale+5 | Nick Hern BooksWEIRDOSNHB | 43m 23s | |
| 12/25/25 |  Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris with Rachel Parris✨ | Christmascomedy+4 | Rachel Parris | PlosiveMock the Week+2 | — | Rachel ParrisIntroducing Mrs Collins+4 | — | 45m 19s | |
| 12/18/25 |  Christmas Book Conundrums | This week is a special Christmas Book Conundrums episode.We asked our listeners for their festive book gifting conundrums and tried to come up with some helpful suggestions and inspirations!Thank you for reading with us this Christmas. We like reading with you!Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubTickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukCariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/11/25 |  My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh with Jodie Harsh | This week's book guest is My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh.Sara and Cariad are joined by legendary DJ and music producer Jodie Harsh who recently published her own memoir, You Had To Be There: An Odyssey Through Noughties London, One Night at a Time.In this episode they discuss Crossrail, nostalgia, Amy Winehouse, the twelve steps, Soho and the National Lottery.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh is available here.You Had To Be There by Jodie Harsh is available here.Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubTickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukCariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 12/4/25 |  Father Figure by Emma Forrest with Emma Forrest | This week's book guest is Father Figure by Emma Forrest.Sara and Cariad are joined by writer and director Emma Forrest. Emma has published five novels and two critically acclaimed memoirs and was named as one of Variety's 'Top 10 Screenwriters to Watch’.In this episode they discuss Watching people from busses, fantasies, ear-worms, obsession and George Michael.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Father Figure by Emma Forrest is available here.Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubTickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukCariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/27/25 |  White Male Stand-Up by Alan Davies (Live from the London Podcast Festival, Kings Place) | This week's book guest is White Male Stand-Up by Alan Davies.In a very special episode recorded live at the London Podcast Festival Sara and Cariad are joined by the incredible comedian, writer and actor Alan Davies. Best known for starring in the hit BBC series Jonathan Creek and for his regular appearances as a panellist on QI, they discuss his new memoir White Male Stand-Up.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss childhood abuse and death.White Male Stand-Up by Alan Davies is available here.Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubTickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukCariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/20/25 |  Audiobooks with Juliet Stevenson | This week Sara and Cariad are joined for a very special episode all about audiobooks by the queen of audio narration - BAFTA nominated and Olivier award winning actress, Juliet Stevenson. In this episode they discuss Elizabeth Gaskell, kids books, bully directors, José Saramago, acting and Geordie accents.The Speakies British Audio Awards take place on the 24th November at the Royal Opera House.We’ve partnered with the Best Audiobook: Fiction category. There are some brilliant audiobooks nominated in that category including Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, read by Éanna Hardwicke. Why not go back and listen to our episode on Intermezzo where we talked to the brilliant Aisling Bea. Juliet is also nominated for the Best Audiobook: Non-Fiction category for her brilliant narration of Persian Pictures by Gertrude Bell.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubTickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukCariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/13/25 |  By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart | This week's book guest is By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart.In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss romance, T. S. Eliot, obsessive love and sniffing glue.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss people who have taken their own lives.By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart is available here.Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubTickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.ukCariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now. Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
41 placements across 26 markets.
Chart Positions
41 placements across 26 markets.