You Heard it Here First

Welcome to the last episode of series 2! We’ve got a trip on the high seas with the adventure-filled podcast Hell Cats. And we get a little nostalgic for our youth with a review of Greetings from Bury Park by Sarfraz Manzoor.

Our guests this week recommend the Audible Original podcast The Beautiful Brain and a thriller, The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith. We also hear a clip from author and former politician Alastair Campbell.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Hijacked Histories by Dominic Sandbrook https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Hijacked-Histories-Audiobook/B088X2BWTS

Hell Cats by Carina Rodney https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Hell-Cats-Audiobook/B08LDRHXCF

Greetings from Bury Park by Sarfraz Manzoor https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Greetings-from-Bury-Park-Audiobook/1528867467

The Beautiful Brain by Hana Walker-Brown https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Beautiful-Brain-Audiobook/B07QL6PS3W

The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Blunderer-Audiobook/B01CH37VYU

Audible Sessions with Alastair Campbell https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Alastair-Campbell-Audiobook/B08HM82HLP

Living Better by Alastair Campbell https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Living-Better-Audiobook/1529331854

Ordinary People by Diana Evans https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Ordinary-People-Audiobook/B07FCSJ6SW

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This episode we’re reviewing some poetry by a very popular author – it’s Dearly by Margaret Atwood. Then to a fashion memoir with Vivienne Westwood by Vivienne Westwood and Ian Kelly.

Our Audible editors keep the autobiography train going by recommending A Promised Land by former US President Barack Obama. And then it’s time for a fantasy adventure with Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. We also have a clip from Ant & Dec about their thoughts on the show title I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Nothing-to-Envy-Audiobook/B004FTCGEA

Dearly by Margaret Atwood https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Dearly-Audiobook/1473581818

Vivienne Westwood by Vivienne Westwood & Ian Kelly https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Vivienne-Westwood-Audiobook/B00NYBMFBY

A Promised Land by Barack Obama https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/A-Promised-Land-Audiobook/0241991420

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Starless-Sea-Audiobook/147355425X

Audible Sessions with Ant & Dec https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Ant-Dec-Audiobook/B08H5NTD56

Once upon a Tyne by Ant McPartlin & Declan Donnelly https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Once-upon-a-Tyne-Audiobook/1405547391

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Ready-Player-One-Audiobook/B007PR58RQ

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This episode, things get a little dark and twisted with Boy Parts by Eliza Clark, which draws us into the inner workings of a Northern fetish photographer. Then for something more sweet and tender with My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal.

Two Audible editors share why they’re laughing out loud to French and Saunders: Titting About and Quite by Claudia Winkleman. Plus, we find out what it takes to escape a cult with a clip from Megan Phelps Roper.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Through the Leopard's Gaze by Njambi McGrath https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Through-the-Leopards-Gaze-Audiobook/B083M6VS6R

Boy Parts by Eliza Clark https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Boy-Parts-Audiobook/B08BZJS3WJ

My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/My-Name-Is-Leon-Audiobook/B01G2MXKNI

French & Saunders: Titting About by Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/French-Saunders-Titting-About-Audiobook/B08JD8MPG3

Quite by Claudia Winkleman https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Quite-Audiobook/0008421684

Audible Sessions with Megan Phelps-Roper https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Megan-Phelps-Roper-Audiobook/B081TKR4NJ

Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Unfollow-Audiobook/B07L9BFJZX

Milkman by Anna Burns https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Milkman-Audiobook/B07DM959GY

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This episode we head to Ireland for our review of Home Stretch by Graham Norton. We go on from there to revisit language learning with Spanish Short Stories for Beginners by Lingo Mastery.

Our Audible editors have opted for the colourful selection of The Secret Life of Colour by Kassia St Clair and the gruesome Killing For Company by Brian Masters. Plus, we hope you’re up for a much needed challenge with a clip from author Layla Saad’s Audible Session.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Crashed by Adam Tooze https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Crashed-Audiobook/B07FPPX125

Home Stretch by Graham Norton https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Home-Stretch-Audiobook/1529331765

Spanish Short Stories for Beginners by Lingo Mastery https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Spanish-Short-Stories-for-Beginners-20-Captivating-Short-Stories-to-Learn-Spanish-Grow-Your-Vocabulary-the-Fun-Way-Audiobook/B07B9GCWZV

The Secret Life of Colour by Kassia St Clair https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secret-Lives-of-Colour-Audiobook/1529336503

Killing for Company by Brian Masters https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Killing-for-Company-Audiobook/1004012861

Audible Sessions with Layla Saad https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Layla-Saad-Audiobook/B085WCWVKD

Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Me-and-White-Supremacy-Audiobook/1529405076

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Tony Lee & Jules Verne https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/20000-Leagues-Under-the-Sea-Audiobook/B08D3V6K18

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This episode we review I Am Not Your Baby Mother by Candice Brathwaite – a must-listen for anyone who can get pregnant in Britain. Our Hidden Gem is a sombre but necessary pick, as we get real accounts of the aftermath of a natural disaster in Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd Parry.

To lighten the mood we’re joined by Australian comedian and host of Audible Original Rogue Son, Nazeem Hussain, who can’t wait for you to listen to Limitless by Jim Kwik. Plus one of our Audible editors has gone down an internet rabbit hole and wants you to read Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates. We also get a bit political with a clip from Magid Magid.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Fahrenheit-451-Audiobook/B00M4Q4PIQ

I Am Not Your Baby Mother by Candice Brathwaite https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/I-Am-Not-Your-Baby-Mother-Audiobook/1529406250

Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd Parry https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Ghosts-of-the-Tsunami-Audiobook/B073V7HZPG

Limitless by Jim Kwik https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Limitless-Audiobook/1401958257

Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Men-Who-Hate-Women-Audiobook/B08GKYST6P

Audible Sessions with Magid Magid https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Magid-Magid-Audiobook/B08H5QH6BF

The Art of Disruption by Magid Magid https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Art-of-Disruption-Audiobook/1788703294

The Night the Angels Came by Cathy Glass https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Night-the-Angels-Came-Audiobook/B00ZE5L9RY

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This episode we’re bringing the laughs, chatting about From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast. Things then get very dark with Evil Has a Name, presented by Jim Clemente and Paul Holes.

We’re joined by author Mariam Khan, who shares her love for Becoming by Michelle Obama, and one of our resident Audible editors tells us about Clare Pooley’s The Authenticity Project.

We also head into space with a clip from scientist Dr Tim Gregory.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Djinn-Patrol-on-the-Purple-Line-Audiobook/1473576008

From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast by Alan Partridge https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/From-the-Oasthouse-The-Alan-Partridge-Podcast-Audiobook/B089M9XZW5

Evil Has a Name by Jim Clemente and Paul Holes https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Evil-Has-a-Name-Audiobook/B07N7P963D

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Authenticity-Project-Audiobook/147357806X

Becoming by Michelle Obama https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Becoming-Audiobook/B07B3KSRTM

Audible Sessions with Tim Gregory https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Tim-Gregory-Audiobook/B08FF38YCW

Meteorite by Tim Gregory https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Meteorite-Audiobook/1529327687

The Last Sun by K. D. Edwards https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Last-Sun-Audiobook/B07DKSKBC9

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Bienvenidos a You Heard It Here First. Or in other words, welcome to episode 4 (series 2) of the podcast! This time, we review Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola, and try to learn Spanish with Paul Noble’s Beginners Course.

We’re also joined by two Audible editors to tell us about their kid’s favourite listen, which is by Julia Donaldson, and about a nature documentary for your ears, Animal Societies by Ashley Ward. Plus you’ll hear about a slightly dysfunctional family dynamic direct from comedian Russell Kane.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Call for the Dead by John le Carré https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Call-for-the-Dead-Audiobook/B004EVS2SI

Love in Colour by Bolu Babalola https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Love-in-Colour-Audiobook/1472268857

Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course by Paul Noble https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Learn-Spanish-with-Paul-Noble-Complete-Course-Spanish-Made-Easy-with-Your-Personal-Language-Coach-Audiobook/B01D1VJPSW

The Gruffalo and Other Stories by Julia Donaldson https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Gruffalo-and-Other-Stories-Audiobook/1529064309

Animal Societies by Ashley Ward https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Animal-Societies-Audiobook/B0855ZWBMH

Audible Sessions with Russell Kane https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Russell-Kane-Audiobook/B0815B3QVN

Son of a Silverback by Russell Kane https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Son-of-a-Silverback-Audiobook/1473571391

Blackadder: The Complete Collected Series by Ben Elton & Richard Curtis https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Blackadder-The-Complete-Collected-Series-Audiobook/1471313654

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This episode will have you breathing differently as we share all of our thoughts on Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor. We also review Jake Gyllenhal’s narration of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

We’re joined by two Audible editors who rave about The Colour Purple by Alice Walker, narrated by Samira Wiley, and Fraud by David Rakhoff. You’ll also hear a clip from author Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith talking about the term ‘mixed-race’.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Do-You-Dream-of-Terra-Two-Audiobook/147118076X

Breath by James Nestor https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Breath-Audiobook/024199022X

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Great-Gatsby-Audiobook/B00C3MLRKK

The Colour Purple by Alice Walker https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Color-Purple-Audiobook/B086MH3565

Fraud by David Rakoff https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Fraud-Audiobook/B004EVJLME

Audible Sessions with Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Esuantsiwa-Jane-Goldsmith-Audiobook/B0855JDMCZ

The Space Between Black and White by Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Space-Between-Black-and-White-Audiobook/B084JMLW26

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/We-Are-Legion-We-Are-Bob-Audiobook/B01L0831K6

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In this episode, we can’t get enough of Shola von Reinhold’s decadent debut novel Lote, which transports us to a life of luxury and relaxation. And for anyone who’s been cooped up at home, our review of Alastair Humphreys’ Around the World by Bike will help you escape the monotony of being stuck indoors.

We’re joined by two Audible editors who share their love for novel The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett and non-fiction audiobook How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. We also hear a clip from author Catherine Gray.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Spy-and-the-Traitor-Audiobook/B07B5BFFXS

Lote by Shola von Reinhold https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Lote-Audiobook/B084KK6PKH

Alastair Humphreys: Around the World by Bike by Alastair Humphreys https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Alastair-Humphreys-Around-the-World-by-Bike-Audiobook/1788703030

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/How-to-Be-an-Antiracist-Audiobook/1473576024

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Vanishing-Half-Audiobook/1405544791

Audible Sessions with Catherine Gray https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Catherine-Gray-Audiobook/B082WLR65F

The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary by Catherine Gray https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Unexpected-Joy-of-the-Ordinary-Audiobook/178325355X

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Where-the-Crawdads-Sing-Audiobook/1405543043

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Welcome to Series 2 Episode 1 of You Heard It Here First! In this episode we’re reviewing some feel-good fiction with Milly Johnson’s romance novel My One True North, and some life-affirming non-fiction with Elaine Welteroth’s memoir More Than Enough.

Our Audible Editors return to discuss the haunting Audible Original Drama The Sandman, and music podcast Pitch. Plus we hear a clip from thriller author Gregg Hurwitz.

Here’s the full list of reviews/recommendations:

Mudlarking by Lara Maiklem https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Mudlarking-Audiobook/B07VCLYP3G

My One True North by Milly Johnson https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/My-One-True-North-Audiobook/1471178811

More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/More-Than-Enough-Audiobook/1473574129

The Sandman by Neil Gaiman https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Sandman-Audiobook/B086WQCVVG

Pitch https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Pitch-Audiobook/B07DWJP6M6

Audible Sessions with Gregg Hurwitz https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Gregg-Hurwitz-February-2020-Audiobook/B0856NZBYF

Into the Fire by Gregg Hurwitz https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Into-the-Fire-Audiobook/1405939397

Between the Stops by Sandi Toksvig https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Between-the-Stops-Audiobook/1405534796

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