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Writer Sarah Hepola returns to the podcast to talk about her long-awaited new book, The Only Thing There Is To Want, and the hard truths at the heart of it: what it actually feels like to want the traditional life, the marriage and the kids, and to wonder if you waited too long. Sarah spent eight years writing a memoir about three loves — the man she thought she’d marry, the married man she couldn’t let go of, and the man 14 years younger she fell for at 44. She and Bridget discuss and what t...

Original Air Date - October 10, 2024 Author Brendan O’Neill joins Bridget to talk about his book, After The Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and The Crisis of Civilization. They discuss the aftermath of Hamas's attack on October 7th, 2023, what it told us about the West, the lure of barbarism, the rise of antisemitism, why we shouldn’t be allowed to forget what happened on October 7th, and why his book should make you angry because it highlights the appalling truth that people in the West are cheeri...

Dave Landau returns to the podcast to talk about his new comedy special, breaking down the nuts and bolts of what actually goes into making a stand-up special, how he assembles a set from road-tested bits, how many shows you actually tape, the art of crowd work - engaging with the audience but not losing control of the room - and why some venues now expect it when they used to frown on it. He and Bridget discuss why comedy is more popular now than ever, how podcasting changed the comedy world...