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Hosts: Aaron Collis, Celeste La Scala & Deanna Carbone.

Panelist: Deanna Carbone.

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Two Brunettes & A Gay is recorded LIVE every Saturday @ 11am (Adelaide Time) on Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM.

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On this episode of Inspired By, Isabella Taylor sits down with Ryder Quinn – a rising star who opens up about identity, passion, fame, and resilience. From the pressures of performing to navigating mental health, Ryder shares an honest, powerful look into what it means to live authentically and thrive creatively. It’s a compelling and insightful conversation that will inspire listeners to chase purpose over popularity.

Topics Discussed;

• Fame and public expectations
• Mental health and emotional wellbeing

• Creative process and inspiration

• The importance of chosen family and community

• Challenges with online criticism and public perception

• Staying grounded and authentic

• Advice to young people feeling lost

• Future ambitions and what’s next for Ryder

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Drawing on her own family history for inspiration, Heather Rose delivers a compelling and heart rending saga of a father and daughter torn apart by a terrible crime. In “A Great Act of Love” Caroline Douglas carries her dark secret to the penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land to begin life anew - but can she escape her past; does she even want to?

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It’s no small thing to decide to be a publisher in today’s busy book marketplace but that’s what Emily Riches did. Aniko Press’ first offering is “The Slip” by Miriam Webster - who we recently interviewed in Episode 56 of this podcast. Aniko also publishes a literary journal and is always on the lookout for new talent.

 

Guests
Heather Rose, author of “A Great Act of Love”
Emily Riches, founder of Aniko Press

https://www.anikopress.com/

 

Other books that get a mention:
Heather mentions Rebecca Yaros’ “Fourth Wing”, Robert Galbraith’s crime series, Maggie O’Farrell’s “The Marriage Portrait”, Hannah Kent’s “Always Home, Always Homesick”, Richard Macfarlane’s “Is A River Alive?” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh”.

 

INSTAGRAM

@heather_rose_writes

@allenandunwin

@aniko press

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Indulge in the best-of from the live, weekly Brunch-Hour with Two Brunettes & A Gay. 

Perfect for unwinding any time of the day, accompanied by your favourite bubbles.

Follow us on Instagram.

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Check us out on TikTok.

 

CREDITS:

Hosts: Aaron Collis, Celeste La Scala & Deanna Carbone.

Panelist: Deanna Carbone.

Content Warning: None.

Two Brunettes & A Gay is recorded LIVE every Saturday @ 11am (Adelaide Time) on Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indulge in the best-of from the live, weekly Brunch-Hour with Two Brunettes & A Gay. 

Perfect for unwinding any time of the day, accompanied by your favourite bubbles.

Follow us on Instagram.

Give us a like on Facebook.

Check us out on TikTok.

 

CREDITS:

Hosts: Aaron Collis, Celeste La Scala & Deanna Carbone.

Panelist: Deanna Carbone.

Content Warning: None.

Two Brunettes & A Gay is recorded LIVE every Saturday @ 11am (Adelaide Time) on Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indulge in the best-of from the live, weekly Brunch-Hour with Two Brunettes & A Gay. 

Perfect for unwinding any time of the day, accompanied by your favourite bubbles.

Follow us on Instagram.

Give us a like on Facebook.

Check us out on TikTok.

 

CREDITS:

Hosts: Aaron Collis, Celeste La Scala & Deanna Carbone.

Panelist: Deanna Carbone.

Content Warning: None.

Two Brunettes & A Gay is recorded LIVE every Saturday @ 11am (Adelaide Time) on Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indulge in the best-of from the live, weekly Brunch-Hour with Two Brunettes & A Gay. 

Perfect for unwinding any time of the day, accompanied by your favourite bubbles.

Follow us on Instagram.

Give us a like on Facebook.

Check us out on TikTok.

 

CREDITS:

Hosts: Aaron Collis, Celeste La Scala & Deanna Carbone.

Panelist: Deanna Carbone.

Content Warning: None.

Two Brunettes & A Gay is recorded LIVE every Saturday @ 11am (Adelaide Time) on Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indulge in the best-of from the live, weekly Brunch-Hour with Two Brunettes & A Gay. 

Perfect for unwinding any time of the day, accompanied by your favourite bubbles.

Follow us on Instagram.

Give us a like on Facebook.

Check us out on TikTok.

 

CREDITS:

Hosts: Aaron Collis, Celeste La Scala & Deanna Carbone.

Panelist: Deanna Carbone.

Content Warning: None.

Two Brunettes & A Gay is recorded LIVE every Saturday @ 11am (Adelaide Time) on Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indulge in the best-of from the live, weekly Brunch-Hour with Two Brunettes & A Gay. 

Perfect for unwinding any time of the day, accompanied by your favourite bubbles.

Follow us on Instagram.

Give us a like on Facebook.

Check us out on TikTok.

 

CREDITS:

Hosts: Aaron Collis, Celeste La Scala & Deanna Carbone.

Panelist: Deanna Carbone.

Content Warning: None.

Two Brunettes & A Gay is recorded LIVE every Saturday @ 11am (Adelaide Time) on Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In “The Seeker and the Sage” a traumatised journalist is given a dream assignment - track down the mayor of a mysterious town whose citizens are the happiest people on Earth. She wants to learn how to live a good life but the town’s mayor wants to protect his dominion from the modern world. In what is an allegory for our times; Delaney poses the question: can the ancient philosophy of Stoicism help us create our own utopias in an increasingly troubled world?

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Short fiction set in the Pacific Islands was a popular genre in the early 20th century. Associate Professor Mandy Treagus offers a deep analysis of the adventuring writers whose stories were set in these islands, such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London and W. Somerset Maughan.

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Our random reader, Lesley, introduces us to Jan Morris’ book “Conundrum” in which Jan  shares a grippingly honest account of her ten-year transition from man to woman. On first publication in 1974, “Conundrum” generated enormous interest around the world and was chosen by “The Times” as one of the '100 Key Books of Our Time'.

 

Guests
Brigid Delaney, author of “The Seeker and the Sage”

Mandy Treagus, Associate Professor in English and Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide, author of “The Pacific Tale: Short fiction from 1890 - 1950”

 

Other books that get a mention:

Cath mentions Richard Osman’s “The Impossible Fortune”, Mick Herron’s “Clown Town” and “Peter Ackroyd’s “The English Soul; Faith of a Nation”

Annie mentions “What we can Know” by Ian McEwin, “Ripeness” by Sarah Moss and “Novacene; The coming of age of hyper intelligence” by James Lovelock

 

INSTAGRAM

@allenandunwin  

@palgrave_macmillan

@brigidwd

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