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Episode 17 - Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (with special guest Tariq Ashkanani)
May 29, 2026
1h 01m 48s
Speed Binges: Palm Mall Mars by 猫 シ Corp.
May 14, 2026
30m 24s
Epsiode 16: Star of the Sea by Joseph o'Connor (With best selling author Shauna Lawless)
Apr 30, 2026
1h 04m 59s
Speed Binges - 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (With Crystal Riley)
Apr 16, 2026
34m 57s
Episode 15 - The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow (With Special Guest L.R. Lam)
Mar 26, 2026
1h 03m 28s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/29/26 | Episode 17 - Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (with special guest Tariq Ashkanani) | In our most heated episode yet, that many are calling 'truly a podcast that has appeared online', best selling author Nicholas Binge (Extremity, Ascension, Professor Everywhere) and Hugo Powell (Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Flies, Lord of War) invite the best selling crime author Tariq Ashkanani to tell them about one of his favourite novels Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica. Tender is the Flesh follows the story of Marcos, a disgruntled slaughter house manager as he grapples wit... | 1h 01m 48s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  Speed Binges: Palm Mall Mars by 猫 シ Corp. | In todays edifying episode of Speed Binges, the D-sides of the Binge Reading Bookclub, best selling author Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell chat about the fantastic album Palm Mall Mars by 猫 シ Corp. (Cat System Corp) - a flourish of 90s vaporwave nostalgia that plunges the listener into the dreamy world of the first shopping mall built on mars. Vaporwave is a genre born online in the early 2010s, it marries chopped and screwed sampling techniques with 80s and 90s aesthetics to create haun... | 30m 24s | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | Epsiode 16: Star of the Sea by Joseph o'Connor (With best selling author Shauna Lawless) | Best selling author Nicholas Binge and literary newbie Hugo Powell are joined today by the marvelous author Shauna Lawless! Shauna mixes historical fiction with classic fantasy in her novels by placing (or replacing as she argues), the magic that was lost from traditional Irish texts due to modern readings and interpretations of 11th century Irish literature. She helps understand why studying historical fiction can also inform your writing despite not being in the same genre or style. Underst... | 1h 04m 59s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 |  Speed Binges - 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (With Crystal Riley) | In this months Speed Binges we are joined by extra special guest Crystal Riley form the Based on a Book Podcast! We decided to do a little spin on their format by reading a book based on a movie. Now it is a technicality but the novel was based on the screenplay of Kubrik's film and was released after the release of the movie so we are counting it. We take full advantage of having Crystal in the studio with us and ask her to break down what makes a really good adaptation. Crystal then asked... | 34m 57s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 | Episode 15 - The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow (With Special Guest L.R. Lam) | Best selling author Nicholas Binge and literary newbie Hugo Powell are joined today by equally bestselling (USA Today and New York Times bestselling) author L.R. Lam! L, author of such wonderful works of fantasy such as the weird-queer novel Dragonscale or the Mycah Grey trilogy, shares with us her favorite novel The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow. Not only does The Everlasting deal with some pretty heavy subject material such as gender roles, the traditional versus modern family dynamic, gener... | 1h 03m 28s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 | Speed Binges - The Chair Company | In our new Binge Reading Bookclub Podcast spin off series we watched The Chair Company. A surrealist dark comedy written, produced and starring internet star Tim Robinson. The story follows Ron, a middle manager at a mall construction company who has a horrible chair based mishap that leads him to uncover a grand conspiracy of embezzlement and smuggling. we talk about what the show is trying to achieve with its sometimes nonsensical segues and ‘random’ humor (holds up spork). On the top... | 24m 32s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | Episode 14 - Excession by Iain M Banks (with guest author David Goodman) | In this episode we are talking about Excession by Iain M Banks - A sprawling sci-fi epic that explores a distant, post-scarcity future, where an interplanetary civilisation called The Culture faces the physics defying titular event the Excession. Today we are delighted to welcome very special guest David Goodman - Author of The Reluctant Spy (winner of the debut awards at Bloody Scotland and Harrowgate Crime Festival) and his follow up Solitary Agents is out June 4th 2026. Dave ta... | 1h 02m 23s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | Speed Binges - Extremity by Nicholas Binge | Introducing the brand new show - Speed Binges - where your roguish and lovable hosts Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell will talk about a wide variety of their favorite media, from films to shows, books to albums, nothing is off limits. For this first episode we read Extremity by our very own Nicholas Binge. A procedural crime drama turned Sci-fi thriller, Extremity explores the impact of late stage capitalism on mankind with uncanny mysteries and clever narrative devices. We decide which actors ... | 32m 35s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Episode 13 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (or Writing Psychological Realism) | In this Episode of the Binge Reading Bookclub, Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell discuss The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Rather than simply referring to the obviously well written 'unreliable narrator' that is Stephens, Nicholas breaks down how Ishiguro permeates the realities of cognitive dissonance into his character development. Nicholas also breaks down what impact this has on the reader, and what approach a budding author wishing to borrow from Ishiguro's works might go about it. ... | 53m 02s | ||||||
| 12/25/25 | Episode 12 - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (or a Plot Twist? How About a Narrative Twist?) | In this Episode of the Binge Reading Bookclub, Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell discuss The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. A second wolrd fantasy that focuses on the trials and tribulations of Syenite, a member of the ostracized 'Orogene' people, cursed with the power to cause volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Of all the books read so far, this is the first one that 'Bounced' off Hugo, but its such a well respected book, does he have anything reasonable say for why he didn't get along with it?... | 1h 04m 08s | ||||||
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| 11/27/25 | Episode 11 - Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho (or how to write conflict without killing anyone) | In this Episode of the Binge Reading Bookclub, Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell discuss Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho. A delightful romance novel that delves deep into the myriad pitfalls that face young women in the contemporary workspace. The challenge Hugo set for Nick last month was to choose a book where no one died, and he succeeded! So how do you develope drama, character, and conflict without death? Well Zen Cho does it masterfully, through tactful plot choices, interested narrative s... | 54m 43s | ||||||
| 10/30/25 | Episode 10 - Xenos by Dan Abnett (or How does one blend genres?) | In this episode we dive deep into the lore of Warhammer 40K with Xenos by Dan Abnett, the first in the Eisenhorn trilogy from the Black Library. While we had fairly low expectations, this book really captured our attentions and demonstrated masterfully how to blend a variety of genres - in this case Sci fi, Horror and Noire. Nicholas Binge also shares with us how he comes up with names for his characters (trawling the credits of movies), the problem with having a lack of women in a nove... | 58m 17s | ||||||
| 9/25/25 | Episode 9 - Homefire by Kamila Shamsie (or a nice change of perspective) | This week Nicholas and Hugo delve deep into literary fiction, a term so deeply confusing that they only just make heads or tails of it. Kamila Shamsie weaves a delicate, beautiful, and heart-wrenching tale of identity and nationalism that sits in conversation with the ancient greek play 'Antigone' and what it means to be British and muslim in the 21st century. Nick and Hugo also discuss Nick's latest book 'Extremity', his motivations as a writer, and take a joke about Monty Python way t... | 49m 57s | ||||||
| 8/28/25 | Episode 8 - Leech by Hiron Ennes with guest Sunyi Dean | We are overjoyed to be joined by the marvelous Sunyi Dean, multiple award losing author of The Book Eaters (her words not ours). She chose the Novel Leech by Hiron Ennes for its excellent use of changing and dynamic perspective, as the titular leech slowly loses contact with its hive mind. The story is graphic, gory and gothing representation of a post-post-apocalyptic world in which humanity has fallen and risen again. We discuss WorldCon and the various silly exchanges Nicholas had, I... | 58m 40s | ||||||
| 7/31/25 | Episode 7 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (or Epistoral Structure, the emphasis on the | Today we chat about Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel, a story told through very unconventional epistoral technique of the discovery of a giant alien robot on planet earth. A collection of interviews performed by a mysterious government spook, we discover the various pitfalls of keeping a giant robot as a pet and the geopolitical repercussions. Nick and Hugo also chat Worldcon and Bloody Scotland, we continue our novel with dramatic flair, and Hugo puts Nick through his paces, testing h... | 56m 14s | ||||||
| 6/26/25 | Episode 6 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (or the Importance of Voice and Narrative Tone) | Today we chat about A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, a story of the Count Rostov and his various encounters while under house arrest the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. We talk voice, narrative tone, and why Hugo feels more compassion for The Bishop than he does for The Count himself. If you want to read what we have so far of our novel, follow the link to our website below. The next episode of the BRBC will come out on the 31st July where we will be reading Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Ne... | 56m 30s | ||||||
| 5/29/25 | Episode 5 - Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (or A Weekend in the Countryside by Samanta Schweblin) | Today we chat about Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, a tense and heartbreaking horror that investigates the repercussions of 'Soul Splitting' in the wake of agricultural poisoning in the Argentinian countryside. We talk tension in writing and how to guide readers through a story without even needing chapters, how to navigate the world of social media and publishing, and our novel takes an 'innocuous turn'. If you want to read what we have so far of our novel, follow the link to our website b... | 1h 03m 28s | ||||||
| 4/24/25 | Episode 4 - Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (or Laini's Superpower is Writing Prose) | Today we chat about Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, a fantasy novel the follows the story of orphan Lazlo Strange and Godspawn Sarai. Nick breaks down how Laini writes vivid and imaginative prose that reflects the world in which the story is set. We also discuss the implications of if this novel was set in the same universe as Inception, the release of Nick's latest novel Dissolution, and make a 15 year leap in our novel at the end. If you want to read what we have so far of our novel, f... | 1h 01m 01s | ||||||
| 3/27/25 | Episode 3 - Planetfall by Emma Newman (or An Unreliable Narrator, or Were They?) | Today we chat about Planetfall by Emma Newman, Sci-fi set 20 years after humanity sets foot on a new planet in search of God's City. Nicholas helps us understand how Newman shifts the readers perspective to distrust the main character Renata Ghali's (not Renata Bliss) perspective on the story playing out. We also chat about our favourite cross-over universe headcannon, invented ailments, and continue our tonally jarring novel. If you want to read what we have so far of our novel, follow... | 59m 27s | ||||||
| 2/27/25 | Episode 2 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (or How to Write Wide Characters) | This month we read We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker, a crime/thriller set in a small Californian town in the late 1990s but not all is as it seems. Nicholas helps us understand how Christ Whitaker builds up rich characters by delivering information in small bites from secondary parties, the show-not-tell approach I suppose. We also chat about inner monologues, books that feel like sequels but aren't, and we continue writing our novel in comedic fashion using the tips picked up in the epi... | 59m 54s | ||||||
| 2/2/25 |  Episode 1 - What is the point of this podcast? | Let's get to know each other! In this episode we talk ghost writing a YA novel, our favourite creative outputs, and we write the first sentence of our novel. According to Nick starting a novel with 'Once upon a time...' is a pastiche that he hates but I think it could go somewhere. The first proper episode of the BRBC will come out on the 27th February. Follow the link below for more details: Official Site follow us on Bluesky email us: contact@bingereadingbookclub.com | 30m 34s | ||||||
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