We're back! Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for our first episode of 2022.

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This week we discuss;

The Summer of Our Discontent

- How did we get through a Summer of Omicron, iso and endless plan changing

- For Caro, what was the biggest culture shock returning home after 3 months away

- For Corrie, what was the biggest culture shock about not working a retailer’s Christmas for the first time in 12 years

- Grace Tame’s glare and why it stirred the pot

"Dear Caro and Corrie ……"

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BSF (Books Screen Food) for Red Energy

The Book Pod with Corrie Perkin is back. Her latest guest is David Williamson. You can listen to The Book Pod via Spotify HERE or Acast (and Apple pods very soon) or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Best 3 Books We’ve Each Read Over Summer

Caro Books

Sarah Winman – A Year of Marvellous Ways

Diana Reid – Love and Virtue

William Boyd – Waiting for Sunrise

Corrie Books

The Promise – Damon Galgut

This Much Is True – Miriam Margolyes

The Island of Missing Trees – Elif Shafak

Best 3 Screen We’ve Each Watched Over Summer

Caro Screen

Parallel Mothers (new film by Pedro Almodovar)

Supernova (on Stan with Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci)

And Just Like That (the Sex and the City reboot)

Corrie Screen

Being the Riccardos (Amazon Prime)

Love Me (with Hugo Weaving on Foxtel)

All Creatures Great and Small (ABC TV or iview)

Spencer (with Kristen Stewart at the movies).

Best 3 Recipes We’ve Cooked Over Summer

Caro

Donna Hay’s Shredded Chicken and mint noodle Salad (see recipe below)

Taste.com.au's pavlova recipe (Here)

Aunt Louise’s Cheese Biscuits

Pinch of cayene

4 oz (113g) butter

4 oz grat