Join Caroline Wilson, Corrie Perkin and guest Anna from the Op-Shop for our final episode of 2018. With plenty of festive ‘Good Local Tips’, loads of ‘Best Of’ recommendations and a healthy dose of end of year housekeeping.

We applaud Leigh Sales for her riveting interview with Yael Stone, Geoffrey Rush’s former colleague. “I think he’s kind of finished as a public figure now” suggests Caro.

With years of ‘festive season organisational experience’ Corrie, Anna and Caro share plenty of Christmas tips including their shopping hacks, ideas for stocking fillers and drinks recommendations.  We reminisce about favourite and most memorable home made Christmas gifts (exploding pesto?).

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In “BSF” Corrie shares her Top 10 Books of 2018, and Anna and Caro have a few of their own (see lists and links below). Caro and Anna have also been off to the movies to see “Will you Ever Forgive Me?” and Anna shares her infamous ‘Red Slaw’ recipe and a great fish dish (recipes coming soon).

Caro and Anna are grumpy (even outraged) over the City of Stonnington’s handling of it’s local Tennis club re-tendering process.

In “6 Quick Questions” we ponder the future of the publishing industry and how screen fatigue is leading people back to books, talk Christmas rituals, how to keep flies from the rubbish bin, best Christmas Day memories and Corrie share her top podcast picks.

Caro’s “GLT” is beeswax food covers – great for the environment and an easy little gift.

Corrie’s Top 10 Books of 2018

‘The Shepherd’s Hut’ by Tim Winton

'Warlight' by Michael Ondaatje 

'Becoming' by Michelle Obama

'Bridge of Clay' by Markus Zusak

'Midwinter Break' by Bernard MacLaverty

George Johnston's Biography by Garry Kinnane

'Home Fire' by Kamila Shamsie 

'Anatomy of a Scandal' by Sarah Vaughan

'You Daughters of Freedom' by Clare Wright 

'The Lost Man' by Jane Harper 

'I Capture the Castle' by Dodie Smith 

 

Caro's Top Book Picks

'Transcription' by Kate Atkinson

'Gaudy Night' by Dorothy L Sayers

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