Podcast appearances and mentions of hollie mcnish

Send us a textI'm not sure I can say I have a favourite poet but if I were forced to choose the incredible Hollie McNish would be up there as a hot favourite.Lizz Lidbury and I are talking about one of our favourite of her poems today Arguing in the Headmaster's Office.   As the mother of teenage girls this one spoke to me (and is one of the only literature sources my older teen and I can both agree on the brilliance of!!)It's clearly best when ready by Hollie herself so here's a link  https://www.tiktok.com/@holliemcnish/video/7246103333604248859Enjoy, we did!!

For the first time I talk very openly (as always!) about life as a solo Mum and let me begin my sharing this quote which sums up a little of what I share in this episode:"Be grateful for what you have AND demand what you deserve." Abby WambachI'm surprised I've not talked about this topic on my own (as opposed to with guests) before now but it felt good to speak on this topic as so many parents can feel alone — whether they are in a relationship or not — and it's high time I spoke about the reality that many people like myself experience.In this episode I wish to share my solidarity for solo parents. Of course, no two families are the same but I wanted my fellow solo parents to feel seen and heard and to share my personal experiences of the downs and the ups.In this episode, I speak on:society's view on solo/single parents and having grace for ourselvesthe need for a true village to raise familiesthe feeling of being on my own with certain things and decisionsmy grief over not having another babymaking time for ourselves, on our ownempty nest 'syndrome' and potential ways to prevent or reduce itnavigating life with our child(ren) and the transitions we have, in all their beauty and messinessalloparentingthe power in validating our own experiencesThemes: parenting, solo parenting, matrescence, perimenopause, the sociology of motherhoodAt the end, I share a poem written by Hollie McNish.I mention Rebecca Cox and our conversation from Episode #51, my conversation with Rosanna Jahangard (Episode #70), a quote from Dr Tara Swart, Lucy Jones and her book 'Matrescence', the Barbie movie and a quote from Abby Wambach's book 'Wolfpack'.For more insights, you can follow me on Instagram, and don't forget to sign up for my weekly newsletter at www.lucywyldecoaching.com.

In this episode of Parents Who Think, Danusia gets into into a juicy conversation with Hollie McNish—award-winning poet, author, and performer. The focus? Female masturbation, sexuality, and shedding the centuries of shame surrounding women's pleasure. One of Hollie's books, Slug and Other Things I've Been Told to Hate, serves as the jumping-off point for this honest chat.   Danusia and Hollie cover it all, from why society can't handle women who prioritise their own pleasure, to surprising moments of erotic awakenings (hairdressers and dentists, anyone?). Hollie shares deeply personal reflections, like conversations with her late grandmother who thought orgasms were mythical creatures. They also explore why certain words—like "moist" and "vulva"—trigger deep discomfort rooted in societal shame.   You won't want to miss this one—it's time to dismantle taboos, one orgasm at a time!   Discover more from us: • Join PWT community on Substack • Follow us on Instagram • Connect with Danusia • Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts • Advertising Inquiries here   Credits: • Hosted by Danusia Malina-Derben • Edited, Mixed + Mastered by Marie Cruz • Cover art by Anthony Oram  

Clive hosts Loose Ends with an audience in London this week with a set of guests with a serious work ethic and willingness to try new things in the name of entertainment. The chart topping superstar and award winning actor Michael Ball is now also a best selling novelist. Can life backstage really be as chaotic as this page-turner set in theatreland suggests? Hollie McNish is that rare thing, a best-selling poet who also likes to make people laugh. Fresh from entertaining Swiss school children with her work, she'll be discussing her latest collection Lobster (and other things I'm learning to Love), the follow up to Slug (and other things I've been told to hate). And Dr Who and Ballet Shoes actress Pearl Mackie on her new venture - a true crime podcast called Theatre of Crime, investigating famous murder mysteries with a touch of audio drama. Comedian Pierre Novellie also co-hosts podcasts, alongside names like Frank Skinner and Phil Wang. But he's going it alone in a new show - Must We? - a sell out Edinburgh Festival hit that makes comedy out of Cargo Cults, neurodiversity and quirky obsessions. Plus, music from the English folk star Sam Lee, who is Artist-in-residence for a year of environment-themed events - Earth Unwrapped - at Kings Place in London. Presented by Clive Anderson Produced by Olive Clancy

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.

We're so excited to bring you this episode of Book Off, featuring two of our favourite poets and humans - Salena Godden and Hollie McNish. We've been wanting to bring these two together for a long time, and now it's finally happened! They talk about their latest poetry collections ('With Love Grief and Fury' and 'Lobster'), the freedom of performance, why they love the form so much and why you can't start with a poem about blow jobs. They also give us some brilliant book recommendations too! Hollie McNish's collection 'Lobster' is written out of both hate and love for the world. As people, we are capable of both love and hate; amazement and disgust; fun and misery. So why do we live in a world that is constantly telling us to hate, both ourselves and others? We are told constantly to be repulsed by our own bodies, bodies that let us laugh and sweat and eat toast, amongst other activities; to be ashamed of pleasure; to be embarrassed by fun. In this brand-new collection, Hollie McNish brings her inimitable style to the question of what have been taught to hate, and if we might learn to love again.Salena Godden's collection 'With Love Grief And Fury' contains love poems, for people and the planet. Grief poems brimming with compassion, mourning what was and contemplating what could be. And poems of fire and fury that will kick some ass, tell the truth and inspire change and hope. Like a big sister's arm around your shoulder, With Love, Grief and Fury is important and nourishing for the soul. THE BOOK OFF 'Everything Is Going To Be Alright' (selected poems) - edited by Cecilia KnappVS 'Parable Of The Sower' by Octavia E ButlerQUICK NOTE! For a limited time, you can get £100 off off any HD light and free UK delivery. Just visit seriousreaders.com/bookoff to claim your discount! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hollie McNish is a poet who tours the country performing her poems. She says the whole of the UK is full of amazing theatres and bookshops.I love Hollie's writing, the way she looks at motherhood, and how she always stand up for her small person, which I feel is empowering for them both. I was delighted when she offered to read one of my favourite poems of hers during our chat.Hollie told me how she books her own gigs, which impresses me a lot. She said that she loves travelling around Britain performing her poetry, and how her 12 year old daughter often comes along to her gigs. Most of the time this has worked well, but of course we had to compare notes on a couple of the times when taking our children to live gigs has gone spectacularly wrong...! Spinning Plates is presented by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Claire Jones and post-production by Richard Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by long term Pip and show friend, the amazing poet and author HOLLIE McNISH!It's not Hollie's first go-round here on Distraction Pieces, but the sightings are definitely many years apart so this is a welcome return. Hollie's an incredible writer and performer and insanely worth checking out if you're not yet accustomed. Check the links below (as this is a chat episode and not a performance of course!), but aside from that, just enjoy the goodies on offer here in a really cool episode that covers so many topics and moods... The art of touring and engaging in 'mum talk', food destination disappointment, booking tours like an actual living and breathing human, the wonder of how people and the animal world operate and work with one another, social media and the ups and downs (along with some very valid arguments for, which are not always heard), and sharing poems through visual media and not always through books. Fascinating and interesting and all things in between, enjoy!PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureONLINEINSTAGRAMPODCASTS ETCGENERAL LINKTREESPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMPIP TWITTERPIP PATREONPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our favourite poet and author Hollie McNish joins us today to talk about how hard she finds it to express her anger IRL, whilst realising that many of her poems are in fact inspired by anger.Today, we discuss everything from the realities of renting, to class and race prejudice.Hollie is currently touring, and we urge you to go see her live if you can. This woman really is the voice of the nation. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No postnatal stone is left unturned on this open-hearted, open-minded chat about life, love and sex postpartum. From knowing when to do it after having a baby to touching yourself in the name of orgasms, Hollie is 100% a woman's woman.

Quand la papesse du podcast se met à l'écriture, ça donne quoi ? Lauren Bastide est plus connue comme la fondatrice de la Poudre et de Folie douce, deux podcasts à succès, l'un sur le féminisme, l'autre sur la santé mentale. Mais dans Courir l'escargot, elle s'attaque à un autre médium : le livre. Ce livre est une commande, nous dit-elle, de la part de la collection Bestial de J.C Lattès : elle doit révéler une facette de sa personnalité et de son écriture à travers son animal totem, ici l'escargot. Mais voilà, elle nous le dit dans les premières pages : « six mois ont passé, je n'ai pas eu le temps. » À quoi ressemble le livre de quelqu'un qui n'a pas eu le temps de l'écrire ? Des passages écrits directement sur ChatGPT ou sur l'application Note de l'iPhone, des messages vocaux retranscrits, quand même quelques informations sur l'escargot ponctuées de « à vérifier » car l'autrice n'a pas eu le temps de le faire. Bref, une écriture fragmentaire sur sa vie parisienne et effrénée, sur sa santé mentale, sur des sujets de société qui l'inquiètent, ponctuée de petits documentaires animaliers. Franchement, rien de bien méchant, mais quand même assez agaçant pour Sarah et Léa. Rapidement, on se pose la question du privilège de l'édition : quand on a la chance d'être publié, et quand on propose un livre de 120 pages à 17,90€, la moindre des choses, c'est de « vérifier » ce qu'il y a des choses « à vérifier. » On a l'impression de lire la dissertation d'un étudiant qui va en partiels « au talent. » Et nous voilà transformées malgré nous en profs aigries et râleuses. Le talent, question épineuse et beaucoup trop cruelle pour nos deux chroniqueuses ! Livres cités : Slug, and other things I've been told to hate, Hollie McNish, HachetteSyllogismes de l'amertume, 1952, Cioran, Folio EssaisVivarium, Tanguy Viel, 2024, les éditions de MinuitCompte instagram de l'émission : https://www.instagram.com/torchon.podcastlitteraire/?hl=frTorchon, c'est le podcast qui traite de l'actualité littéraire en lisant des livres pour que vous n'ayez pas à le faire. On est une bande de copain pas du tout critiques littéraires de profession, et pour chaque épisode on se retrouve en mode "club de lecture de l'extrême" et nous lisons un livre qui a fait l'actualité pour vous dire si c'est une bonne surprise ou bien un vrai torchon. Et restez jusqu'à la fin pour nos recommandations littéraires et culture ! Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Frogs who love rain, the poem that came from a magpie, the poetry of the peleton, and the everyday language of dating apps. Ian McMillan's guests this week (Hollie McNish, Testament, Ira Lightman and Liz Berry) bring all of this to the studio table and much, much more.Hollie McNish's latest book is 'Lobster and other things I'm learning to love' - she shares a pluviophile poem that shows how much joy there can be in realistic love.Ira Lightman is an innovative poet and artist and this week, especially for The Verb, he turns the Salford studio into a poetry version of the Tour de France - including a hot potato.Liz Berry's latest book is 'The Home Child' - she celebrates the poetry of Charlotte Mew, and reads a brand new poem inspired by a frightening but enchanting encounter with a magpie.Testament is a rapper, beatboxer, poet and playwright. His careful attention to the everyday language of people from different political positions, and to the language of dating apps informed his play 'Love in Gravitational Waves' - he shares some of the poetry that its characters write.

Episode 54: Leyla JosephineLeyla is an artist from Glasgow. She is a performance poet, theatre maker, screenwriter, facilitator and project leader. In 2014 she won her first UK National Slam at the Royal Albert Hall and has gone on to perform on the same bill as poets such as Kae Tempest, Hollie McNish and Low-key as well as having supported the legend that is John Cooper Clarke on his Scottish tour. She has also created two award-winning shows ‘Hopeless' and ‘Daddy Drag' which she performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival which is where we recorded this episode!NB: The episode was recorded before the writers and actors strike.#hygystpod #LeylaJosephineHave You Got Your Sh*t Together? with Caitlin O'Ryan, is a podcast that celebrates not having your sh*t together! In each episode, Caitlin interviews guests who seemingly “have their sh*t together” - be that in life/love/work/hobbies. Throughout the conversation, the questions unveil whether they actually do, or whether the whole concept is a lie! With a mix of guests from various backgrounds, the podcast is sure to be relatable, honest, and an antidote to Instagram culture. Producer - Ant Hickman (www.ahickman.uk)Artwork - Tim Saunders (www.instagram.com/timsaunders.design)Photography - Patch Bell (www.patchstudio.uk)Music - Cassia - 'Slow' (www.wearecassia.com)Web: www.hygystpod.comInsta: www.instgram.com/hygystpodEmail: hygystpod@gmail.comRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/644a8e8eadac0f0010542d86 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enorme coup de cœur pour les poèmes et les textes d'Hollie McNish regroupés dans le recueil "Je souhaite seulement que tu fasses quelque chose de toi. J'ai découvert et adoré l'humour, la liberté et les mots justes et percutants de cette autrice britannique.Elle parle d'être une fille et d'en élever une dans une société patriarcale et souvent hypocrite, de vulve, de funérailles, de peurs, de colères, de porno, de s'endormir en cuillère avec l'homme qu'on aime, d'un inconnu qui presse sa cuisse contre la sienne dans le métro, d'une grand-mère qui lui manque, de premières fois, de règles et d'accouchement. Des histoires personnelles qui nourrissent une réflexion plus globale parce que c'est en fait toute la vie qui se niche dans ces chapitres intitulés Grandir, Parentalité, Masturbation ou encore Sang. Ses phrases rebondissent en rimes, allitérations, dissonances, sa langue se fait tantôt raffinée tantôt crue : de la littérature pour explorer le quotidien, la parentalité, le sexe ou la mort. Et si je dis "littérature", ce n'est pas parce que je doute que cela en soit mais parce que je pense à un magnifique ouvrage collectif que j'ai dévoré récemment : Être mère (sept autrices y parlent de maternité). Julia Kerninon y écrit :"En nous efforçant de faire entrer la maternité en littérature, nous lui donnons, j'espère, la place qu'elle mérite dans la réalité. Nos peurs, nos réflexions, nos déchirures ont droit de cité au sein des livres. Nous ne sommes peut-être que la moitié de l'humanité, mais nous l'avons créée toute entière".C'est en pensant à ces mots que j'ai choisi l'extrait de cet épisode.#poesie #maternite #lecture #avoixhaute #holliemcnish Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Hollie McNish is a poet and author who came to prominence with her poetry and parenting memoir 'Nobody Told Me'. Her unique style paints a beautiful and heartwarming chronicle on a life as a new parent in modern Britain. Gi and Hollie discuss pregnancy birth and reading as well as touring with Little One! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the eighteenth episode of The Motherwhelm, I am joined by Lauren, a perinatal psychologist and mum of two from Melbourne, who discusses the value of sitting in the uncertainty of getting to know yourself, the importance of holding the mother, and respecting the postpartum period. Lauren is such a generous soul, and I gained so much from her insights as a psychologist, woman, and mother. I know you will too. Influential texts mentioned in this episode: 'Nobody told me' by Hollie McNish 'The Good Enough Mother Podcast' by Dr Sophie Brock You can find Lauren on Instagram at @tendpsychology and through her website https://www.tendpsychology.com.au/

Award-winning writer, poet and performer Hollie McNish chats about becoming a feminist, swearing in french and why she's bored of taboos. Hollie is the author of five poetry collections, a new adaptation of the Greek tragedy Antigone, and the co-writer of Offside, a play about the history of women's football. She was the first poet ever to record an album at Abbey Road studios and she regularly tours the UK and Europe with sold out performances of her work, many of which have gone viral online.  Holly's raw voice, which won her the Ted Hughes award for new work in poetry in 2016,  often tackles subjects and language considered taboo, and she's never shied away from topics it's not easy to write - or talk about.  Her last collection, Slug (and other things I've been told to hate) explored subjects women are conditioned to feel shame about - from periods to masturbation, and her new book, Lobster (and other things I'm Learning to Love), shows how we can change that narrative.  Hollie's book choices are: ** Alfie Gets in First by Shirley Hughes ** The Madwomen's Ball by Victoria Mas ** Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden ** Say Hello! by Rachel Isadora ** The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak  Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season seven of the Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women's Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women. Don't want to miss the rest of season six? Listen and subscribe now! This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.

In early February, we hosted a riotous, tender, enchanting and uplifting evening of poetry and prose with the irrepressible Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen. After their readings they sat down with Adam Biles for a chat about friendship, a theme that unites their work.Buy Hollie McNish's Lobster here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/lobsterBuy Michael Pedersen's Boy Friends here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/boy-friends-2*Hollie McNish is a poet, author and lover based between Glasgow and Cambridge. She won the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry for her poetic parenting memoir – Nobody Told Me – of which The Scotsman stated ‘the world needs this book'. She has published four further lovely collections of poetry –Papers, Cherry Pie, Plum, and Slug, which was a Sunday Times bestseller, and was published in French by Le Castor Astral under the title Je souhaite seulement que tu fasses quelque chose de toi. Her new book, Lobster and other things I'm learning to love, is out now and according to her dad is 'her best work yet'. She loves writing.Michael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish poet and author, and the Writer in Residence at The University of Edinburgh. His prose debut, Boy Friends, was published by Faber & Faber in 2022 to rave reviews and was a Sunday Times Critics Choice. He's unfurled three collections of poetry, the most recent being The Cat Prince & Other Poems—which won the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Poetry 2023. Pedersen has been shortlisted for the Forward Prizes for Poetry and The Saltire National Book Awards, and won a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. His work has attracted praise from the likes of: Stephen Fry, Irvine Welsh, Kae Tempest, Jackie Kay, Sara Pascoe, Nicola Sturgeon & many more.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. His latest novel, Beasts of England, a sequel of sorts to Animal Farm, is available now. Buy a signed copy here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/beasts-of-englandListen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In advance of their event at Shakespeare and Company this February 8th, poets Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen answer our café's Proust Questionnaire. Be warned, this gets saucy quickly…Find out more about their event here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/hollie-mcnish-michael-pedersen*Hollie McNish is an award-winning poet, writer and performer.She is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Slug (and other things I've been told to hate) and won the Ted Hughes award for new work in poetry with her poetry and parenting memoir Nobody Told Me. She has two further poetry collections, Plum and Cherry Pie, one modern adaptation of the ancient Greek tragedy Antigone and alongside fellow poet Sabrina Mahfouz, co-wrote Offside, a play relating the history of UK women's football. She loves writing and her live readings are not to be missed.Michael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish poet and author, and the current Writer in Residence at The University of Edinburgh. He's published three acclaimed collections of poetry, with the title poem from his third, The Cat Prince & Other Poems, currently shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prizes. His prose debut, Boy Friends, was published by Faber & Faber in 2022 to rave reviews in the UK and North America and was a Sunday Times Critics Choice. Pedersen has won a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship and John Mather's Trust Rising Star of Literature Award. His work has attracted praise from the likes of Stephen Fry, Kae Tempest, Irvine Welsh, Shirley Manson, Maggie Smith and many more. He also co-founded the prize-winning literary collective Neu! Reekie!.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. His latest novel, Beasts of England, a sequel of sorts to Animal Farm, is available now. Buy a signed copy here: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/beasts-of-englandListen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is your relationship with crying? How does it feel to cry? Many of us (young and old) have been told not to cry, or that it's not ok to show emotions in that way. We are often embarrassed or even ashamed to be seen to cry. However, crying is a natural response to some of the things we will experience as human beings. So, I invite you to ponder your relationship with crying and perhaps let go of the negative label a little.In this episode I speak about:the cultural view on crying, sadness and angerhow other people's opinions about crying can influence our ownbeing curious about what our body may be telling uswhy it's unhealthy to suppress certain emotions for long periodscrying at an ecstatic dance event and why it felt GREATthe unhealthy pressure on men to suppress emotionsallowing all feelings to surface, in yoga and otherwisethe energy it can take to not crywho can you comfortably cry with?tears of joy and gratitudeI mention the amazing poet, Hollie McNish.Themes: Emotional Health, BoundariesAt the end, I share a poem written by me.For more insights, you can follow me on Instagram, and don't forget to sign up for my weekly newsletter at www.thebirthrecoverycoach.com.

Lecture-performance (en français) par l'autrice Rencontre animée par Adrien Gombeaud Du tabou des règles aux injonctions à être belle, de l'expérience de la parentalité aux céréales anti-masturbation de Kellogg's, Hollie McNish tend un miroir affectueux au monde qui nous entoure et à celui de son enfance. À travers une série de divagations pleines d'esprit et d'humour, où alternent prises de position et poèmes brûlants, l'autrice interroge le quotidien de nos vies et ses interdits. Loin de condamner notre société, sa vision enchantée sonde nos comportements et les décortique pour offrir des perspectives nouvelles sur les multiples façons de l'habiter poétiquement. Née en 1983 à Glasgow, Hollie McNish est une poétesse, écrivaine, slameuse et performeuse. Elle se produit dans le monde entier et a notamment collaboré avec Kae Tempest. À lire – Hollie McNish, Je souhaite seulement que tu fasses quelque chose de toi, trad. de l'anglais par Valérie Rouzeau et Frédéric Brument, Le Castor Astral, 2023.

Christians who work in politics to end legalized abortion do so because innocent lives are at stake. That would be enough cause in and of itself. However, abortion isn't just one of the many issues that we should care about.  In many ways, abortion, perhaps more than any other single issue, symbolizes our society's core beliefs. Simply put, Christian societies do not kill their smallest, most vulnerable members. Pagan societies, on the other hand, do.   In a fascinating recent essay published at First Things, Louise Perry argued that the fight over abortion is really about whether we will remain, in any real sense, a Christian society, or we will re-paganize to the beliefs and values of pre-Christian times. Perry, author of the recent book The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, isn't a Christian, though she admits she finds Christianity attractive. Her academic journey seems to have become a spiritual journey, one that has led to a recognition that many of her secular and humanist values are, in fact, remnants of a Christian morality that remade the world.  Perry opened her article by citing Scottish poet Hollie McNish, who wrote that archaeologists know they've found a Greek or Roman brothel when they unearth “a pit of newborn babies' bones.” Hearing this poem gave Perry the same “painful, squeezing, swooping sensation” she first felt when hearing a graphic description of abortion. She realized something pro-lifers have long argued: abortion is really a form of legalized infanticide and not so different from the baby-killing of the ancient world.  Though Perry is still pro-choice in certain cases, she's clearly uneasy about it. This is in part because she's a mom, and because she sees how abortion and infanticide exist on a “continuum” that includes other ancient practices like slavery, the sexual exploitation of women and children, and general disregard for the weak and poor. Historically, only one group of people objected to these things. As Perry wrote:  The supremely strange thing about Christianity in anthropological terms is that it takes a topsy-turvy attitude toward weakness and strength. To put it crudely, most cultures look at the powerful and the wealthy and assume that they must be doing something right to have attained such might. The poor are poor because of some failing of their own, whether in this life or the last. The smallness and feebleness of women and children is a sign that they must be commanded by men. The suffering of slaves is not an argument against slavery, but an argument against allowing oneself to be enslaved.  Into this predatory, power-centric pagan world stepped Christ, who defeated the powerful through submission to death—“even death on a cross.” After His resurrection, Christ's followers began insisting on the innate and equal value of all human beings and began condemning practices like infanticide.   Christians, of course, have not always lived up to these ideas, but they were unique in holding them. As authors like Tom Holland have argued, these Christian ideals didn't vanish with the rise of secular humanism. Western progressives owe their moral instincts to protect the weak and vulnerable to the Christian revolution, even if they scoff at the idea of the Christian God.   And therein lies Perry's problem. There is no group weaker or more vulnerable than unborn babies. Yet these are precisely the victims that feminists and secular progressives insist we must ignore to advance sexual freedom. We have all seen how much the rhetoric is heating up, both against those who work to save preborn lives and now for the legal extension of so-called “medical aid in dying” to children with disabilities.  This is why, Perry concludes, “The legal status of abortion…represents the bleeding edge of dechristianization.” Stepping decisively away from the influence of Christianity will bring back an “older, darker” set of values in which the strong exploit the weak and no one objects. Such a world would truly be, once again, pagan. At least some non-Christian writers seem to realize that in this world, women, the poor, and other vulnerable classes would not fare well.    Historically speaking, equality, human rights, and protection of the weak aren't “self-evident.” They're part of a distinctly Christian heritage shaped by a distinctly Christian vision of the world. As the values of our pagan past grow more influential and pervasive, progressives should take note. A society built on babies' bones won't long respect the rights of anyone except the powerful. For that, you need Christ.   This Breakpoint was co-authored by Shane Morris. If you're a fan of Breakpoint, leave a review on your favorite podcast app. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.  

Hollie McNish https://holliepoetry.com/ is a poet, performer and writer.  Her collection Slug (and other things I've been told to hate) made me laugh, cry, rage and so much more.Her instagram is a joy to behold https://www.instagram.com/holliepoetry/I loved talking to Sarah Goulding about it and talking about life, relationships, parenting, growing up, swearing, being female, death, puberty, masturbation, owning words and so much more.Follow Sarah on Twitter here https://twitter.com/drsarahgoulding

durée : 00:29:22 - Poésie et ainsi de suite - par : Manou Farine - Drôlement. Crûment. La poétesse Hollie McNisch, issue de la scène anglaise du 'spoken word', prix Ted Hughes en 2017, donne forme au quotidien. Écrire pour clarifier sa colère. De la longueur d'une jupe au plaisir féminin. De la masturbation à l'allaitement. De la honte à la désobéissance. - invités : Hollie McNish Poétesse et slammeuse

Episode 17: Leyla JosephineLeyla is an artist from Glasgow. She is a performance poet, theatre maker, screenwriter, facilitator and project leader. In 2014 she won her first UK National Slam at the Royal Albert Hall and has gone on to perform on the same bill as poets such as Kae Tempest, Hollie McNish and Low-key as well as having supported the legend that is John Cooper Clarke on his Scottish tour. She has also created two award-winning shows ‘Hopeless' and ‘Daddy Drag' which she performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival which is where we recorded this episode!NB: The episode was recorded before the writers and actors strike.#hygystpod #LeylaJosephineHave You Got Your Sh*t Together? with Caitlin O'Ryan, is a podcast that celebrates not having your sh*t together! In each episode, Caitlin interviews guests who seemingly “have their sh*t together” - be that in life/love/work/hobbies. Throughout the conversation, the questions unveil whether they actually do, or whether the whole concept is a lie! With a mix of guests from various backgrounds, the podcast is sure to be relatable, honest, and an antidote to Instagram culture. Producer - Ant Hickman (www.ahickman.uk)Artwork - Tim Saunders (www.instagram.com/timsaunders.design)Photography - Patch Bell (www.patchstudio.uk)Music - Cassia - 'Slow' (www.wearecassia.com)Web: www.hygystpod.comInsta: www.instgram.com/hygystpodEmail: hygystpod@gmail.comRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/644a8e8eadac0f0010542d86 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode Elaine chats with spoken word poet, theatre maker, facilitator, writer, and singer. We chat pathway into the industry, the music scene and the misogyny that comes along with it. We also talk her new show Love the Sinner which is on at the Tron Theatre Glasgow 11th, 12th and 13th May 2023 and The Traverse Theatre Edinburgh 16th, 17th May 2023. Ticket link here. https://www.imogenstirling.com/events Imogen Stirling Imogen is a Glasgow-based artist. She is a performance poet, theatre-maker, musician, writer and facilitator. Imogen has performed her work extensively around the UK and Europe, with partners including Sofar Sounds, BBC Scotland, Latitude Festival, Lindisfarne Festival, Neu! Reekie! and Aye! Write. She can currently be seen on Sky Arts' BAFTA-winning show Life & Rhymes where she performed alongside Benjamin Zephaniah and Hollie McNish. Imogen was the inaugural Writer-in-Residence for Paisley Book Festival 2021 and is currently leading Wigtown Book Festival's youth development programme. She was awarded ‘Artist of the Year 2021' (Scottish Emerging Theatre Awards/National Theatre of Scotland) and was shortlisted for the Out-Spoken Prize for Poetry 2022. As of April 2022, Imogen is the Artist Development Coordinator at Tron Theatre. Website - www.imogenstirling.com Instagram - @imogenstirlingpoetry Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/

In today's episode Elaine and Louise chat with poet, screenwriter, theatre maker and all round wonderful human Leyla Josephine. We chat Leyla's work, power dynamics, what we would do if we had a lot of money and the age-old question. Do we have to suffer to make great art…NO the answer is NO. You can get Leyla's poetry book In public/In Private here https://www.leylajosephine.co.uk/shop/p/inpublicinprivate Leyla Josephine Leyla graduated from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2013 from BA Contemporary Performance Practice. In that same year, she started performing at spoken word nights and in the following year won The UK National Slam at The Royal Albert Hall ran by Hammer and Tongue. She has since then won The Commonwealth Slam 2014 and The Loud Poets Grand Slam 2016. She was a finalist in the Roundhouse Slam 2017 and runner up for The Scottish Championships 2018. She has been lucky enough to perform her poetry in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, The Czech Republic, Canada and in The US. Leyla has been on the same bill as Kae Tempest, Hollie McNish and Lowkey. Last year, she performed for the First Minister of Scotland and supported John Cooper Clarke on his Scottish tour. Her solo shows Hopeless and Daddy Drag have taken the UK by storm with sold out shows across the country. Hopeless was runner up for Saboteur's Best Spoken Word Show 2018. Daddy Drag won the Autopsy Award 2019 which celebrates artists making ground-breaking work in Scotland. It was also shortlisted for Filipa Braganca Award 2019, which honours solo female artists creating important work at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Website -leylajosephine.co.uk Instagram - @leylajosephine Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Support In The Room - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/in-the-room Email – persistentandnasty@gmail.com Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: https://join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/

This week Cariad talks to the brilliant Hollie McNish about her Gran, who died during the 1st lockdown. As ever we talk grief, dressing up and the original Santa. Please note: This episode mentions Father Christmas - you may want to avoid listening with young children around!You can follow Hollie on Instagram @holliepoetry and Twitter @holliepoetryYou can follow the Griefcast on Twitter + Instagram @thegriefcast. Griefcast is hosted by Cariad Lloyd, edited by Kate Holland, recorded remotely in Cariad's living room, artwork is by Jayde Perkin, stop motion social media clips by Alice Loveday and the music is provided by The Glue Ensemble. And remember, you are not alone.Cariad's book,You Are Not Alone, is published by Bloomsbury Tonic and available now.https://www.waterstones.com/book/you-are-not-alone/cariad-lloyd/9781526621832Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/griefcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guests The poem Streetlights by Hollie McNish:  https://holliemcnish.bandcamp.com/track/streetlights Levi Mitchell | The director of Operations at Strut Safe.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats with poet Hollie McNish and asks her for her One Thing. Holle's One Thing is that as mothers we shouldn't pass on our feelings of shame to our children. Listeners of this episode will be treated to Hollie reading aloud her poetry on the subject.Hollie McNish is a Sunday Times Bestselling poet. Her books Slug, Nobody Told Me and Antigone are available here https://uk.bookshop.org/books/slug-the-sunday-times-bestseller/9780349726359You can follow Hollie on Instagram at @holliepoetry where you'll also see her upcoming live events around globe.

Pages 814 - 832 │ Ithaca part III│ Read by Hollie McNish & Michael PedersenHollie McNish is a poet, writer and spoken word artist based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She has published four collections of poetry, and a poetic memoir on politics and new parenthood, Nobody Told Me (2016), which won the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry and has been translated into German, French and Spanish. McNish's latest book is a cross-genre collection of poetry, memoir and short stories, Slug, and other things I've been told to hate.Buy Slug here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9780349726366/slug-the-sunday-times-bestsellerFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/holliepoetryMichael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish writer who has published two acclaimed poetry collections (Polygon Books) with a prose debut, 'Boy Friends', forthcoming with Faber & Faber in Summer 2022. He was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship and The John Mather's Trust Rising Star Award, has performed all over the globe, and co-founded the notorious literary collective Neu! Reekie!—who've been launching literary rockets, from Scotland & beyond, for over ten years.Buy Oyster here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9781846973970/oysterFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScribePedersenFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelpedersenoyster/*Looking for our author interview podcast? Listen here: https://podfollow.com/shakespeare-and-companySUBSCRIBE NOW FOR EARLY EPISODES AND BONUS FEATURESAll episodes of our Ulysses podcast are free and available to everyone. However, if you want to be the first to hear the recordings, by subscribing, you can now get early access to recordings of complete sections.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/shakespeare-and-company/id6442697026Subscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoIn addition a subscription gets you access to regular bonus episodes of our author interview podcast. All money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit.*Discover more about Shakespeare and Company here: https://shakespeareandcompany.comBuy the Penguin Classics official partner edition of Ulysses here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9780241552636/ulyssesFind out more about Hay Festival here: https://www.hayfestival.com/homeAdam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Find out more about him here: https://www.adambiles.netBuy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeDr. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the School of Collective Intelligence at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco.Original music & sound design by Alex Freiman.Hear more from Alex Freiman here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1Follow Alex Freiman on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alex.guitarfreiman/Featuring Flora Hibberd on vocals.Hear more of Flora Hibberd here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EFG7rqfVfdyaXiRZbRkpSVisit Flora Hibberd's website: This is my website:florahibberd.com and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/florahibberd/ Music production by Adrien Chicot.Hear more from Adrien Chicot here: https://bbact.lnk.to/utco90/Follow Adrien Chicot on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adrienchicot/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The moment you realise you're an individual is the moment you'll be set free... Rhythmical Mike is a spoken word artist from Derbyshire. He performs across the UK and has made recent appearances in venues as diverse as YNot festival, Bearded theory, London's Chill Pill, Sheffield Hallam University, sharing the stage with high profile artists such as Russell Brand, Rizzle Kicks, Hollie McNish and Akala. As well as poetry performances, Rhythmical Mike regularly runs poetry workshops and recitals for schools, youth centres, charities and more around the country. He spoke at the Telegraph Festival of Education 2017. In this episode: School, bullying and the educational system. How it was for Mikey being dyslexic from a working class background. Depression, feelings of loneliness and isolation. How Mikey found writing, poetry and spoken word and how they've helped save and shape his life. The impact Mikey's mother has had on his life. How Mikey planned to take his own life and instead embarked on a journey with psychedelics. The good, the bad and the ugly of psychedelics. How writing & poetry has helped Mikey's mental and spiritual health. Mikey's top 3 tips to improve your mental and spiritual wellbeing. Plus much, much more! Connect with Mikey: http://www.rhythmicalmike.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/c/TheOldFarmBus https://open.spotify.com/show/0jnkisdvDH18nWiyHaZadW Connect with Me: www.ali-west.com https://www.kinetikfitness.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/aliwestcoach/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/thekinetikfitnessshow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR9Oe_kjET63UrlCyIXlsnA Book a FREE Discovery Coaching call with me: https://bookme.name/aliwest/coaching-discovery-call Sponsor Discounts: Get 5% off Red Light Rising Products Use code: ALIWEST: https://redlightrising.co.uk/shop-all/ Get 15% off Shilajit use code: aliwest: https://www.purehimalayanshilajit.com/buy-shilajit/ Get 20% off your Mudho Health DNA Testing Kit use code ALDNA: https://muhdo.com/ Get Upto 35% off at Reflex Nutrition use code: PTWEST441: https://reflexnutrition.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thekinetikfitnessshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thekinetikfitnessshow/support

Back in November, Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen dropped by the bookshop for a reading and a chat. The conversation touched on poetry, class, adapting the Greeks, artistic cross-pollination, the perks of being Scottish writer, and how midwives are the toughest crowd of all . . .Buy Slug here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9780349726366/slug-the-sunday-times-bestsellerBuy Oyster here:Browse our online store here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/15/online-store/16/bookstore*SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR BONUS FEATURESIf you want to spend even more time at Shakespeare and Company, you can now subscribe for regular bonus episodes including:An initiation into the world of rare book collecting;The chance to expand your reading horizons as our passionate booksellers recommend their favourite titles;Handpicked classic interviews from our archive;And an insight into what makes your favourite writers tick as they answer searching questions from our Café's Proust questionnaire.Subscribe on Spotify here: https://anchor.fm/sandcoSubscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoSubscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/shakespeare-and-company-writers-books-and-paris/id1040121937?l=enAll money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit, created to fund our noncommercial activities—from the upstairs reading library, to the writers-in-residence program, to our charitable collaborations, and our free events.*Hollie McNish is a poet, writer and spoken word artist based between Cambridge and Glasgow. She has published four collections of poetry, and a poetic memoir on politics and new parenthood, Nobody Told Me (2016), which won the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry and has been translated into German, French and Spanish. McNish's latest book is a cross-genre collection of poetry, memoir and short stories, Slug, and other things I've been told to hate, as is her forthcoming collection, Lobster. McNish, whose themes include breast-feeding, motherhood, immigration and women in sport, has a Master's degree in Economics and no drama training. She gave her first live poetry reading at basement open mic night in Covent Garden, London, has since performed worldwide, and was crowned 2009's UK Slam poetry champion. Among many activities, McNish runs Page to Performance, which delivers spoken word workshops and poetry slams to schools and other audiences.Michael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish poet and author. His second collection, Oyster, was published in 2017 and was illustrated by and performed as a live show with Scott Hutchison (of Scottish band Frightened Rabbit). Pedersen has been named one of Canongate's Future 40; was a finalist for the 2018 Writer of the Year at the Herald Scottish Culture Awards; was awarded the 2014 John Mather Trust Rising Star of Literature Award; and won a 2015 Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. Pedersen also co-founded Neu! Reekie!, a prize-winning arts collective that has produced cutting-edge shows around the world for over ten years. Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeListen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1 Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At night women say goodbye, telling each other "text me when you're home". We carry keys between our knuckles, avoid dark streets, cross the road, then cross back again, keep looking over your shoulder. In Night Watch, four women from different parts of Britain share stories of street harassment. Woven through this feature is a new, specially commissioned poem by Hollie McNish. The murders of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa compounded the perception of city streets as male spaces- unwelcoming and unsafe for women, and other marginalised groups. Is this the way it's always been? In these raw and unfiltered accounts women will hear their own experiences echoed back in others' words; stories of shouted insults, rejected come-ons, intimidation. Featuring the voices Nosisa and Alison Majuqwana, Aggie Hewitt, Katie Cuddon, Alice Jackson the co-founder of Strut Safe, author Rebecca Solnit, author and moral philosopher at Cornell University Kate Manne and design activist Jos Boys. If you've been impacted by any of the issues raised in this documentary contact details for support organisations can be found in this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2MfW34HqH7tTCtnmx7LVfzp/information-and-support-victims-of-crime Producer: Caitlin Smith Poetry: Hollie McNish Sound Design: Joel Cox Executive Producer: Peter McManus

It's time to dive into Christmas gifting, with a host of ideas for mindful, meaningful gifts and some innovative ways to wrap your presents to surprise and delight. We have inspiration from JRR Tolkien, Michelle Mackintosh, Hollie McNish, Laura Pashby, Laura Fleiter and Kerstin Niehoff, and some lovely festive projects to try. Let this episode inspire you to give more love while spending less money and creating less waste this year.Featured in this episode:Letters from Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien edited by Baillie TolkienSustainable Gifting by Michelle MackintoshBehind the Scenes in Nobody Told Me by Hollie McNishCalm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A Little Book of Festive Joy by Beth KemptonLittle Stories of Your Life by Laura PashbyAdvent by Laura Fleiter and Kerstin NiehoffIngredients list for featured recipe (Serves 1)2 bananas1 apple½ teaspoon ground cinnamon2 tablespoons milk1 tablespoon quick-cooking oats2 teaspoons almond butter3 pitted dates2 spiced spekuloos biscuits, like Lotus biscuits1 tsp dried cranberriesThis is your LAST CHANCE to join the Winter Writing Sanctuary which started on Monday November 22 2021. It's a FREE two-week online writing course, and you might just love it. Find out more here and join us asap so you don't miss too much of class! https://dowhatyouloveforlife.com/course/winter-writing-sanctuary-live-2021If you want inspiration and guidance for doing what you love in the year ahead, don't miss our huge annual sale with up to 50% off online courses at Dowhatyouloveforlife.com. Ends soon!And lastly, to be in with a chance of winning a copy of Little Stories of Your Life by Laura Pashby and a signed copy of my book Calm Christmas, head over to Instagram @bethkempton. The deadline for entries is 4pm UK time on Friday November 26, 2021.Have a great week! Beth 

Rhythmical Mike is a spoken word artist from Derbyshire. He performs across the UK and has made recent appearances in venues as diverse as YNot festival, Bearded theory, London's Chill Pill, Sheffield Hallam University, sharing the stage with high profile artists such as Russell Brand, Rizzle Kicks, Hollie McNish and Akala. As well as poetry performances, Rhythmical Mike regularly runs poetry workshops and recitals for schools, youth centres, charities and more around the country. He spoke at the Telegraph Festival of Education 2017. Rhythmical Mike's poetry will be featured in a forthcoming publication from Independent Thinking Press, ‘Working Class' edited by Ian Gilbert. His first collection of poetry is soon to be published “Life's beautiful game”. Rhythmical Mike is also a star of YouTube, with poems such as ‘Smile' and ‘You Got This' gaining many thousands of hits. His short film of ‘Life's Beautiful Game' is winning him admirers across the world. Mike's Takeaways Our path isn't defined by school that's just the first steps. If you have a loved one who is struggling with the school system, show them that it's not the be all in life, there are thousands of professions we all know people who are making money doing nothing that that was taught in school. They need reminding. Also that they are strange for not knowing what they want to do for the rest of their life aged 15! Not many people do! Make sure your child hasn't had his confidence knocked at school especially if he's dyslexic, we hide it well, looking back on my life I realised I had the belief it's better to be the naughty kid than to feel stupid kid Show them spoken word, grime, rap film studies if they aren't engaged with English and see it this engages them. Young adults open up and are so much more engaged if you show your vulnerability abs any hardship with them first otherwise they can just think you're one of them, what do you know! If you don't know where you're going or what it why, Then taken that one next step and following your curiosity is always enough, this is where your joy will be. Listen go the friends you meet, the trips you want to go on and it will unfold. Quite often travelling and going away is the most amazing mission and self discovery but the change and what mark you can make of the world will be at home! Look around in your community and see what you can offer. Us creatives see the invisible stuff you will know what your town needs. Look and see what lights you up? What makes you obsessed? What makes you not look at your phone? That's the thing everything else can be learned as a skill, passion is uniquely yours. If there's not a scene, make a scene Contact Mike  https://theoldfarmbus.co.uk/ http://www.rhythmicalmike.co.uk/

Rachel and Simon speak with the poet Hollie McNish. After rising to prominence online, she has published four collections of poetry: “Papers”, “Cherry Pie”, “Why I Ride” and “Plum”. “Nobody Told Me”, a collection of prose and poetry about parenthood taken from Hollie's diaries, was published in 2016 and won the Ted Hughes award for New Work in Poetry. In May she released “Slug...and other things I've been told to hate”, a bestselling poetic memoir. She has also recorded an album of poetry and music, co-written a play about the history of women's football in Britain, and has just finished a reimagining of “Antigone”. We spoke to Hollie about the difference between poets and spoken-word artists, launching a career in the artform, and how she deals with hostile critics. This episode is sponsored by Writing Magazine, who have provided an exclusive discount for listeners of Always Take Notes. Download their digital magazine and try their introductory subscription offer at 3 issues for just £4.99 (worth £18). Claim this offer online at: https://pocketmags.com/offer/warners-group/atnwritingm You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways, on Instagram @alwaystakenotes, and on Facebook at facebook.com/alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

Finding power in the things we're told to hate. My guest is Hollie McNish, writer and poet. We explore her  upcoming book “SLUG and other things I was told to hate” and SO much more. We talk masturbation, grief, feminism, being blunt and of course, her poetry.  PRE-ORDER MY BOOK >>  NOISE: A Manifesto Modernising Motherhood https://www.triumphpress.co/books/p/noise  Hollie McNish is a UK writer based between Glasgow and Cambridge. She has published three collections of poetry – Papers, Cherry Pie, Plum – a play relating the history of UK women's football – Offside, co-written with Sabrina Mahfouz - and one poetic memoir – Nobody Told Me – of which The Scotsman stated ‘The World Needs this Book' and which won the Ted Hughes Prize for New Work in Poetry. Her poems have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Hungarian, Polish and Japanese and she has performed them worldwide alongside the likes of Irvine Welsh, Kae Tempest, Jackie Kay, Helen Pankhurst and Young Fathers.Her forthcoming title – Slug: and other things I've been told to hate – is to be released in May 2021 with Fleet, Hachette. Read the full show notes over on our website: >> https://www.schoolformothers.com/podcast_sfm/118-slug-hollie-mcnish/ School for Mothers Website ●  School For Mothers Private Facebook Group ● School for Mothers Instagram

In our latest 5x15 podcast, award winning poet Hollie McNish will take you on a whistle stop tour of her funny, frank and timely new poetry and prose collection Slug: And Other Things I've Been Told to Hate From Finnish saunas and soppy otters to grief, grandparents and Kellogg's anti-masturbation pants, Slug is a book which holds a mirror lovingly up to the world, past and present, through Hollie's driving, funny, hopeful poetry and prose. Slug is about the human condition: of birth and death and how we manage the possibilities in between. Hollie McNish is one of Britain's best-loved poets, and numbers Matt Haig, Paapa Essiedu, Benjamin Zephaniah and Jo Brand among her fans. She won the Ted Hughes Award for Nobody Told Me, her verse memoir of parenthood, and in 2016 co-wrote Offside, a play about the history of British women in football. She was the first poet to record at Abbey Road Studios, releasing an album of poetry and music entitled Versus, and is also a patron of Breast Milk Action. In Slug and Other Things I've Been Told to Hate, her new, cross-genre collection of poetry, prose and memoir, she addresses everything from Finnish saunas to soppy otters, grandparents to grief. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Danusia Malina-Derben is a mother of ten children, and still her own woman. From teen mother to tenured Organisational Behavior and Development academic, and onto award-winning, internationally published leadership expert. Danusia traded academia to head a global firm that fixes corporate boardrooms and develops top talent. She also hosts two critically acclaimed companion podcasts; School for Mothers and School for Fathers. Danusia has received praise and recognition from The Sunday Times to Metro, Psychologies to Good Housekeeping. She lives on the edge of Exmoor, UK with her family, and their mini-dachshund, Dickie. Visit her online at danusiamalinaderben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/school.for.mothers.podcast/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danusiamalinaderben/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchforMothersClubhouse: https://clubber.one/@danusiamd Websites: schoolformothers.com and danusiamalinaderben.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolForMothers NOISE: A Manifesto Modernising Motherhood - 30 March 2021THE BOOK THAT ANSWERS: HOW CAN I BE A MOTHER AND STILL BE ME? Part manifesto, part memoir, part guide; this book unflinchingly flips conventional thinking surrounding motherhood on its head.From Danusia Malina-Derben, mother of 10, entrepreneur, thought leader, and critically acclaimed podcast host - this is a long-awaited, no-holds-barred book on why our current thinking about modern motherhood is overdue a radical overhaul. On the one hand, this book is about being a mother, but it's also about how, once we become mothers, we're not allowed to be ourselves. NOISE is a powerful dismantling of the barriers and central tenets that hold women back. This manifesto was built to start a conversation; it's a call-to-arms to get ideas flowing through our communities, and an invitation to think differently about what we're repeatedly told about motherhood. An intimate, bold blend of memoir, thought-leadership and research, Danusia provocatively reframes the NOISE around motherhood and repositions mothers as the social change agents our world desperately needs.“A debrief on motherhood for today” The Telegraph"Danusia makes motherhood political - giving tangible steps to help shift our societal views on motherhood and make a change.” Eve Rodsky, author of NYT Bestseller Fair Play“It is a beautiful thing when a book about motherhood is about people; about remembering that mothers are people in their own right. I think we so often forget that. This is a soothing slap in the face reminder.” Hollie McNish, author of Nobody Told Me & SlugTriumph Press: https://www.triumphpress.co/books/p/noiseAvailable for purchase at (amongst others): Amazon UK — Foyles

'Slug' is a hybrid of poetry, prose & memoir by Hollie McNish, Richard Mosse’s installations Home - Butler Gallery, Tobi Omoteso is an acclaimed Nigerian-Irish dancer, A Midsummer Celebration Cork Midsummer Festival 14 - 27 June 2021 , the late Seamus Deane’s 'Small World' looks at the most important writers in Irish literary history.

THAT PODCAST... in which we look at rituals, relationships, sex, and bodies, and which is definitely NSFW so don't listen with your kids – PART TWOHost Desiree Burch returns to her examination of how sex and intimacy got knotted up with a pandemic, dick pics and how lockdown has affected sex workers. Part 2 of the episode features writer-performers Travis Alabanza and Hollie McNish, comedian Richard Herring, and conversations with virtual strip club Cybertease and historical sex work expert and founder of Whores of Yore, Dr Kate Lister. Content Warning – graphic sexual content Episode 2, Part 2 credits: Host - Desiree BurchGuest - Richard HerringGuest - CyberteaseGuest - Dr Kate ListerDavid Attenborough - Luke KempnerCommissioned pieces:The Main Tip Is To Breathe by Travis AlabanzaWriter-Performer - Travis AlabanzaDirector - Jennifer BakstSound Designer - Helen Atkinson Family Life in Lockdown by Hollie McNishWriter-Performer - Hollie McNishSound Designer - Ben WalkerHost script - Jennifer Bakst and Desiree BurchTestimonials Research - Aina J. Khan and Ruth McKeeInterview sound recording - James HingleyMusic – BMG Production MusicProduction Co-ordinator - Madeleine SharmaAssistant Producer - Ben QuashieProducers - Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane MurraySeries Producer - Ben WalkerCommissioning Editor - Jennifer BakstExecutive Producers - Robert Delamere and Richard TwymanTHAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second series of The Making of... from The Female Lead Our guest today is the award-winning poet Hollie McNish! Hollie was UK Slam Poetry Champion in 2009 and went on to win the prestigious Ted Hughes Award for poetry in 2016. She's released 4 books of poetry and her fifth collection called Slug is out this month. Hollie spoke about everything from childbirth to the magic of words and she even performed one of our favourite poems. The Making Of is hosted by Bea Appleby. The production is brought to you by The Female Lead. And the whole series is very kindly sponsored by Missoma Make your moments last forever with Missoma and get an exclusive 15% by using MAKE15 now on https://uk.missoma.com/

Hollie McNish is a poet, writer and Ted Hughes Award-winning author of Nobody Told Me – a collection of poems and stories about raising a child in modern Britain..   Hollie writes with raw honesty, warmth and humour, but as well as great critical and mainstream success, she's also had her fair share of setbacks and her work articulates perfectly the ‘everyday sadness' that we all experience.   In this episode, Hollie and Helen chat: Motherhood myths The commercialisation of parenthood The frustrations of modern life Guilt Class and snobbery Online abuse Not belittling our sadness The unexpected freedoms of being a single parent Sting's next project… …and reframing selfies as ‘the oil paintings of the Tinder age'   Trigger: suicide   Find out more about Hollie's work here  and follow Hollie on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube @holliepoetry   Hollie's next collection of poetry, Slug, is out in May. Follow Helen on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook @MsHelenRussell Read more about Helen's new book, How To Be Sad at Waterstones or Amazon.  Get in touch with the show at howtobesadpodcast@gmail.com Thanks to Joel Grove for production and to Matt Clacher at HarperCollins for making this podcast happen.

I love, love, love babies. But we all know motherhood is hard work, and when you're a young mum, it comes with its own set of challenges. So, I invited Fiona Small, the founder of Young Mums Support Network (YMSN) and two incredible young mums – Yannicke Clarke and Dylan Downs – on to the podcast to talk about what young mums face in today's society.   Young mums certainly don't have it easy. From healthcare professionals informing them of their pregnancy as if it's bad news, to families bearing the brunt of the housing crisis, to postnatal mental illness, there are many difficulties that arise when you're a young mum.   Thankfully, even though society doesn't treat young mothers as it should, pioneering women like Fiona have created organisations like YMSN. YMSN does all sorts of amazing things, focusing on driving social change to end child hunger and malnourishment, help with home management and getting mums on benefits back to work.   We also read out the stunning poem Reading to You by the brilliant Hollie McNish. She writes with such insight about what it means to be a mother, covering topics on breastfeeding in public, her body through pregnancy and as a mum, and finding a place to scream once in a while.   It's a real eye-opener listening to these stories of young motherhood and I am super excited to share this episode with you.   As always, mad, mad love.   You can find out more about YMSN and the various programs they offer here: https://ymsn.co.uk   Hollie McNish's poetry from the book Nobody Told Me is an honest and beautiful snapshot of the realities of motherhood. You can devour it here:  https://holliepoetry.com   Please send any messages to www.gurlstalk.com and you can follow us on Instagram @GurlsTalk. Don't forget to subscribe to never miss an episode of the Gurls Talk podcast.

Why do women have such rubbish words to describe their sex drive, rude bits and nice things that can be done to us? We talk to poet Hollie McNish about why sexy words are often super-cringe and what we can do about it (Oxford English Dictionary, are you listening?). We also talk about the orgasm gap, how only 20% of women can orgasm via intercourse alone, and how to have a coregasm (it's a real thing, ask Hollie and Lisa!). We leave you over the festive break with a test to write a sexy poem (or limerick!) for us. Co-hosted by Anniki Sommerville and Lisa Williams. Produced by Alex Graham. Recorded at Acast London and Anniki's house. Thank you to Ayoub Hachoumi at Acast, and to all our amazing listeners!Follow Hollie on Instagram @holliepoetryFollow us on Instagram @thehotbedcollectiveWe would also love it if you could review and rate our show on iTunes or wherever you are listening, as it helps people to find us. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every mother has a pre-conceived idea of what pregnancy and parenthood will be like. But often the reality doesn't match the dream and it turns out to be completely different to the fluffy-bunny rabbit world that the media has created. In today's episode you'll get an insight into the mind of a mum who penned her motherhood experiences into a series of diary entries and modern-day poems. The thoughts and feelings of one mother, captured the hearts and minds of millions of others, who all nodded along in hearty agreement. My guest today is SuperMum, Hollie McNish. Hollie lives near Cambridge, UK with her seven year old daughter. An eternal writer and poet, Hollie naturally chronicled her observations of being a mum as a way to vent both her joy and her frustration of motherhood. Little did she know that her work would one day be published or that she would become an Internet sensation. Her book, 'Nobody Told Me' recently won her the highly-aclaimed Ted Hughes award and her YouTube channel, where she reads her poetry, has a following over over 4 million. 'Nobody Told Me' tracks Hollie's journey from the time she took her very first pregnancy test, to the day she dropped her 3 year old daughter to pre-school for the very first time. Through it, she explicitly shares her view on a whole array of mummy matters from the embarrassment of breast feeding in public to the loss of her identity. From exhaustion so overwhelming it lead her to 'cry hidden in loos' to her scorn of being branded as having 'baby brain'. In this no-holds-barred episode, Hollie and I talk at length about our breasts flicking from being something sexual into being something functional and back again, to dealing with having sex again post-birth, and to feeling isolated and lost after having a child. And the pièce de résistance? Hollie does an exclusive reading of my favourite poem from her book called, 'What's My Name Again' which leaves me brushing away the tears from the raw nerve that it hits head on. I am so excited to welcome Hollie to my show today. I'm not a poetry lover, but this stuff you'll be eating up. She gives us a refreshingly real-life view of motherhood. Frank, honest and forthright from pregnancy to pre-school, which will leave you feeling like at last somebody finally gets it and actually gives a damn. You can find the full write up from this episode including the Show Notes at www.Lisa-York.com/085 Your iTunes Rating and Review helps spread the SuperMum message. Thanks so much! Go Conquer Motherhood!  

In 2016 Paapa Essiedu became the first black actor to play Hamlet for the RSC. As he reprises the role for a tour of the production we speak to the actor tipped to be a star, about Hamlet and his performances in television dramas Kiri and The Miniaturist. It's rare for a poetry essay to make the news headlines but that's exactly what's happened to the essay written by Rebecca Watts in the current issue of PN Review. She talks to Samira about her problem with the poetry establishment and explains why her criticism of poet Hollie McNish wasn't personal. Award-winning poet Don Paterson responds.Publisher Daniel Mallory turned debut novelist A J Finn discusses making it to the top of the best-seller charts with his psychological thriller, The Woman In The Window.On tonight's podcast, artist Grayson Perry explains why the late Mark E. Smith of the post-punk group The Fall, was one of his heroes.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Edwina Pitman.

As Evelyn Waugh's classic first novel Decline and Fall has been made into a new BBC television series starring Jack Whitehall, we speak to its adapter James Wood and literary critic Suzi Feay and discuss how Waugh's distinctive but potentially offensive brand of satire plays for a modern audience.Sunday 2 April 2017 is the 50th birthday of Adrian Mole, diarist, poet and would be novelist. In 1982 Leicester-born Sue Townsend took the publishing world by storm with her first book, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 and became the best-selling author of the 1980s, with follow up volumes until her death in 2014. Adrian's poems are now published together in one volume, Adrian Mole the Collected Poems. Radio 4's Poet in Residence Daljit Nagra reads and discusses them with Stig.A new touring play Offside focuses on the beautiful game and puts women centre stage. Poet Hollie McNish, who co-wrote the play, joins director Caroline Bryant to discuss their depiction of women, football, race, sexuality, and the politics of the sport across the centuries.This year Australian artist Patricia Piccinini drew bigger crowds that any contemporary artist worldwide. While the Tate Modern in London remains the most popular modern and contemporary art museum in the world. Facts revealed this week as The Art Newspaper publishes its annual museum and exhibitions visitor surveys. Javier Pes, the papers' editor in chief, talks us through the results.Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Ella-mai Robey.

Performance poet Hollie McNish has written a book and a series of poems about motherhood. Composer Emily Hall has been commissioned to write a childrens' opera for Hull 2017. Scientist Helen Pearson has researched and written about the longest runnning study of human development. Edwina Attlee is a writer with an interest in launderettes, sleeper trains, fire escapes, greasy spoons, postcards, and the working lives of women. She'll be sharing audio tales from the National Life Stories Archive at the British Library, where women talk about working lives spent on oil rigs, in steel plants, and a host of other places. Ailsa Grant Ferguson has studied Dorothy Leigh's 'Mother's Blessing', which was the bestselling book by a woman of the 17th century. They join Anne McElvoy for a programme for International Women's Day which looks at the ways in which everyday experiences in the lives of women feed into creativity. Helen Pearson is the author of The Life Project: The extraordinary story of 70,000 Ordinary Lives. Hollie McNish is the author of Nobody Told Me: The Poetry of Parenthood. You can find more on her website Holliepoetry.com Emily Hall's compositions include the operas Folie a Deux, Sante and a children's opera for Hull 2017. Song Cycles including Love Songs and Life Cycle and a whole range of compositions for chamber ensembles, string quartets, orchestras and soloists. http://www.emilyhall.co.uk/ Producer: Jane Thurlow