Fate Club

In Episode 49 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 49th gift from the Universe:  Subway Art.   Will this documentation of early graffiti art change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about illegal tea parties, festive graffiti, and the Mumsnet Revolution.

In Episode 48 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 48th gift from the Universe:  Adventures in Human Being.   Will this series of essays on the human body change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about licking eyeballs, electrocuting dogs, and knees.

In Episode 47 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 47th gift from the Universe:  A Christmas Carol.   Will this classic Christmas novella change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about Midsummer, Muppets and melts.

in Episode 46 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 46th gift from the Universe:  Born Liquid.   Will this discussion on Generation Z change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about bad acid, dreaming of being a new-age traveller and plate frisbee.

In Episode 45 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 45th gift from the Universe:  New Romantics The Look.   Will this exploration of the New Romantic movement change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about rock and roll birthday parties, shopping whilst dressed as Kate Bush and dumpling bosoms.

In Episode 44 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 44th gift from the Universe:  Frida Kahlo Making Her Self Up.   Will this accompaniment to an exhibition change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about mom jeans, Olaf Mills photoshoots and offering refuge to Marie Kondo.

In Episode 43 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 43rd gift from the Universe:  Queenie.   Will this short story change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about James Bond, finding a signature scent and stealing fromage frais.

In Episode 42 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 42nd gift from the Universe:  Black Dogs.   Will this McEwan special change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about being a truth seeker, cake metaphors and Yorkshire Terriers. 

In Episode 41 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 41st gift from the Universe:  A Moveable Feast.   Will this memoir of life in 1920s Paris change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about the Fitzgeralds, the Cocktail Party Diet and getting on a bus with Jesus.

In Episode 40 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 40th gift from the Universe:  Wetlands.   Will this Marmite novel change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about Mr. Rogers, moral panic and bumholes.

In Episode 39 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 39th gift from the Universe:  The Family Reunion.   Will this verse play change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about bad art, dream crimes and book fairies.  

In Episode 38 of The Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 38th gift from the Universe:  The Empty Space.   Will this theatre practitioner's guide change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about Shakespeare, Royal Love Island and nudity on stage.

In Episode 37 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 37th gift from the Universe:  Between the Woods and the Water.   Will this journey through eastern Europe change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about dusty cheeks; going to the doctor's with your pens and escaping to the caravan.

In Episode 36 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 36th gift from the Universe:  The Art of War. Will this military treatise change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about preparing for life out of lockdown, mighty lightning bolts and gin.

In Episode 35 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 35th gift from the Universe:  The Outsider. Will this absurdist novella change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about nihilism, keeping a grail diary and Christopher Biggins.

In Episode 34 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 34th gift from the Universe:  The Catcher in the Rye. Will this teen angst classic change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about Judd Nelson, phoneys and rounders.

In Episode 33 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 33rd gift from the Universe:  I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake. Will this comic's autobiography change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about criminal shenanigans, hellraisers and seat-sniffing.

In Episode 32 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 32nd gift from the Universe:  I Left My Tent in San Francisco. Will this adventure across America change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about holiday disasters, bad juju and interviews on bean bags.

In Episode 31 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 31st gift from the Universe:  The Victorian Hospital. Will this history of Victorian hospitals change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about disease, handwashing, custard and jelly.

In Episode 30 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 30th gift from the Universe:  The Nation's Favourite Poems. Will this poetry anthology change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about great teachers , shouty poets and life in Tier 4.

In Episode 29 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 29th gift from the Universe:  An Inspector Calls. Will this class-focused drama change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about class, Gwyneth Paltrow and Twiglets.

In Episode 28 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 28th gift from the Universe:  My Morning Routine. Will this self-help book change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about coffee, doing planks and lost socks.  

In Episode 27 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 27th gift from the Universe:  Paganism A Beginner's Guide. Will this introduction to Paganism change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about parakeets, period announcements and pervy drama teachers.

In Episode 26 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 26th gift from the Universe:  Endgame. Will this tragicomedy change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about existential angst, finding meaning and handleless mugs.

In Episode 25 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 25th gift from the Universe:  Derbyshire Ghost Stories. Will these tales of ghostly goings-on in Derbyshire change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about naughty monks, Whoopi Goldberg and seances in the girls' toilets.

In Episode 24 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 24th gift from the Universe:  The Turn of the Screw. Will this tale of a troubled governess change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about the romance of fish and chips, Indiana Jones and scary children.

In Episode 23 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 23rd gift from the Universe:  The Voice of Hope. Will this conversation between Aung San Suu Kyi and Alan Clements change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about life in lockdown, mindfulness and mini Mars bars.

In Episode 22 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 22nd gift from the Universe:  The Black Echo. Will this detective thriller change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about sketchy motels, the 90s and Columbo.

In Episode 21 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 21st gift from the Universe:  Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now. Will this polemic convince us to delete our social media accounts right now?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about Superdrug, peacocking and vague-booking.

In Episode 20 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 20th gift from the Universe:  The Mistress of Windfell Manor. Will this tale of Victorian romance and despair change our lives?  What is the Universe trying to tell us?  Join us for a lovely chat about the language of sex scenes, being a Midlander and perilous working conditions.

In Episode 19 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our 19th gift from the Universe. Giant George - Life with the Worlds Biggest DogWill this book about a massive hound change our lives? What is the Universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about pets, embarrassing loss of fluids, escaping snakes and nosy neighbours. 

In Episode 18 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss one of our chosen lockdown reads. What About Me? The Struggle for Identity in a Market-based Society -  BY Paul VerhaegheWe have dusted off the mic and are back in business for a lovely post-lockdown chat about identity, fear or failure, competition and community. 

In Episode 17 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our 17th gift from the Universe:Doomsday Morning by C.L. MooreWill this dystopian masterwork from the golden age of Sci-fi change our lives? What is the Universe trying to tell us. Join us for a lovely chat about Trad Wives, the Apocalypse and the Second Coming. 

In Episode 16 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 16th gift from the Universe. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff (It's all small stuff) - by Richard CarlsonWill this self-help bestseller change our lives? What is the Universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about mini meltdowns, the kindness of strangers and turbulent times.

In Episode 15 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our 15th gift from the Universe:Out - By Natsuo KirinoWill this visceral blood-curdling Japanese crime thriller change our lives? What on earth can the Universe be trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about murder, body disposal and Bros. 

In Episode 14 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our 14th gift from the Universe:The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy FowlerWill this best seller and favourite of Richard and Judy change our lives? What is the Universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about fantasy guests, life regrets and unbecoming behaviour.  

In the Episode I have decided not to number due to superstition, we discuss all of our gifts from the universe thus far.Join us for a New Year round up before we begin afresh and with new vigour next week in the roaring 20s! 

In Episode 12 of the Fate Club Podcast (recorded at the end of 2019) we discuss our 12th gift from the Universe:Regeneration - Pat BarkerWill this novel about the experiences of shell-shocked soldiers change our lives? What is the universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about books that saved us, causes to die for and the price of prescriptions. 

In Episode 11 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our 11th gift from the Universe:How I won the Yellow Jumper: Dispatches from the Tour de France by Ned BoultingWill the reporter/presenters meanderings on the Tour de France change our lives? What is the Universe trying to communicate to us? Join us for a lovely chat about cultural differences, holiday dining and packing cubes.

In Episode 10 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss our 10th gift from the Universe?The Evenings - Gerard ReveWill the Postwar Dutch Masterpiece change our lives? What is the Universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about the minutiae of life, artistic endeavour and the wonder of dreams.   

In Episode 9 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our 9th gift from the Universe:I Am Jackie Chan - My Life in ActionWill the Screen Icon's Autobiography change our lives? What is the Universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about childhood beatings, Kung Fu Fighting and throwing yourself off sheds. 

In Episode 8 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our 8th gift from the Universe:Be Fearless, Brave and Kind by Ellis Jayne Edwards. Will the self-published poetry anthology change our lives? What is the Universe trying to communicate to us? Join us for a deep and meaningful chat about Legacies, heartbreak and Michael Stipe."Well everybody hurts sometimesEverybody criesAnd everbody hurts sometimes" 

In Episode 7 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our 7th gift from the Universe:The Confession by John GrishamWill the legal eagle bestselling author change our lives? What on earth is the universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about biscuits, injustice and the indignity of being accused of a crime we did not commit. 

In episode 6 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our sixth gift from the universe:Foursome by Jane FallonWill this chicklit standard change our lives? What is the universe trying to communicate to us? Join us for a lovely chat about aspirational London types, scathing treatment of singletons, Romcoms and why we no longer give a monkeys about Jimmy Choo's shoes.  

Further musings on our latest gift from the universe, in which Hannah discovers that she has little self-awareness and is possibly an unreliable narrator of her own life, but that's ok because we all are.

In Episode 5 of the Fate Club Podcast, we discuss:Augustus Carp Esq. by HimselfWill this comic novel from 1924 change our lives? What is the Universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about unreliable narrators, magical circus people and imaginary rabbits.Quote of the week"she lay there choking and convulsed in what appeared to be an attack of hysteria. Startled but unmoved, and still sustaining my trousers, I gravely awaited her recovery"   

In Episode 4 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our fourth gift from the Universe:Being Binky -By Alexandra FelsteadWill the autobiography of the Made in Chelsea Star Binky Felstead change our lives? What is the universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about terrifying trips to London, premonitions, dippy moments and date nights.Quote of the week"The throbbing pulse of the capital" -Virginia Woolf 

In Episode 3 Hannah and Marie discuss their 3rd gift from the Universe:Connor Franta - A Work in ProgressWill a memoir from a wunderkind YouTuber change our life? What is the Universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely drunken chat about FOMO, FOGI and Nomophobia. To share or not to share, that is the question.Quote of the week"If you don't tweet on the daily, receive dozens of likes on instagram photos, and know what the heck tumbler is, then you'd best get Googling because you've been left behind. Or you're, like, forty" - Connor Franta   

Episode 2In episode 2 of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our second gift from the Universe.Jambusters: The Story of the Women's Institute During the Second World War by Julie SummersWill this work of non-fiction change our life? What is the Universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about disturbing childhood games, depressing teenage diaries, houmous shortages and culinary disasters.Quote of the week"Bombs fell. White-washed pantry""Don't Panic"     

In this first episode of the Fate Club Podcast we discuss our first gift from the universe.Chris Evans - It's not what you think.Will the DJ's autobiography change our life? What is the universe trying to tell us? Join us for a lovely chat about work related disasters, climbing a ladder without rungs, chicken and egg scenarios and matrix moments.Quote of the week"It only takes one big break to launch you into the stratosphere" - Chris Evans