最佳Agony播客 (2024)

Gearoid is very grumpy because he had a terrible day and Niamh is rubbing her other friends in his face. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the procrasinating painters. We have a problem from a cat-hater who is in love with a kitten fosterer and a gay couple in joint account woes. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out t…

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2219: A 2024 Interview with Ivy Pochoda

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Ivy Pochoda discusses her novel Sing Her Down.

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2218: A 2024 Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi

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Paolo Bacigalupi discusses his novel Navola.

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141: I'm A Monster 48:37

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Gearoid is very grumpy because he had a terrible day and Niamh has had a fall! In the mailbag we have a follow from the store manager who took time out. We have a problem from someone who is getting married and who has a well-meaning but deluded father-in-law. We also have someone who returned from travelling and is regretting it. We have merch! Fo…

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2217: A Second 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue

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Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Motion of Puppets.

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140: U-Turns and Mommy Bear 39:28

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Gearoid has started exercising and Niamh is curious about how to have delicate conversations with friends. In the mailbag we have a follow up from someone who was sick of talking about an illness. We have a problem from someone who wanted to take over the family business but who has now done a u-turn and a new mother who has mommy bear rage against…

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2216: A 2024 Interview with Elizabeth Stix

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Elizabeth Stix discusses her collection of linked short stories Things I Want Back From You.

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139: Did We Help? 54:26

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Niamh was in Birmingham and Gearoid was in Paris. In the mailbag we have a problem from someone whose partner has a bad internet habit and a man who has recently got to know his brother in law. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present. If you would like to support…

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2215: A 2024 Interview with Lindsay Ellis

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Lindsay Ellis discusses her Noumena series, Axiom's End, Truth of the Divine, Apostles of Mercy.

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138: Think Of The Upside 41:14

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Niamh is is curious about compatibility and Gearoid has very clear red lines. Very clear. In the mailbag we have a problem from someone whose sister likes an older man and someone whose new boyfriend is a bit tight (moneywise!). We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a pr…

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137: An Upsetting View Of Your Life. 50:31

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Gearoid was sick and instagram is suggesting Niamh become a foster parent. In the mailbag we have a problem from someone who has boyfriend addicted to social media and a gay couple that have moved in with the in-laws. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present. If y…

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2214: A 2024 Interview with Boyce Upholt

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Boyce Upholt discusses his book The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi.

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2213: A 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue

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Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Boy Who Drew Monsters.

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136: Honesty Is The Best Policy, Until It's Not! 46:14

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Gearoid was in a gay bar and Niamh was in her attic. In the mailbag we have a problem from someone who had a fling and it has come back to haunt them and another from someone whose crush is now her gay best friend. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the show by buying yourself a present. If you …

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135: What Are Your Red Lines? 52:56

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Gearoid ran away on a solo holiday and Niamh is now a bodybuilding icon. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the person who misses their ex's dog. We have a problem from someone whose friend has done something terrible and another from a serial studier. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merch store to support the…

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2212: A 2024 Interview with Avik Jain Chatlani

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Avik Jain Chatlani discusses his novel This Country Is No Longer Yours.

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134: Wills and Wakes 43:52

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Gearoid and Niamh are talking wills. Niamh wants everything in order and once his cat is provided for Gearoid wants to leave chaos in his wake. In the mailbag we have a follow up about voice notes. We have someone who has beat breast cancer who wants help with encouraging her friends to leave it in the past and someone who's partner is dillydallyin…

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2211: A 2024 Interview with Nathan Ballingrud

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Nathan Ballingrud discusses The Atlas of Hell: Stories and Crypt of the Moon Spider.

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2210: A 2024 Interview with Francesco Dimitri

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Francesco Dimitri discuses his novel The Dark Side of the Sky.

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133: He's Not Someone Who Wasn't In Jail 48:06

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Niamh is home alone and Gearoid has just been to an awards ceremony and children's play centre. They were the same. In the mailbag we have a follow up from someone who was a new mother during covid and we have problems from someone who's partner has a dramatic friend with an ex-con boyfriend and a new aunt who thinks her sister is taking the piss. …

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OJ Simpson's Legacy 45:08

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Matt and Jonathan discuss OJ Simpson's life, legacy and crimes.由Agony of Defeat

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2209: A 2024 Interview with Craig Foster

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Craig Foster discusses his book Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World.

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131: Makeups and Breakups 57:21

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Gearoid are furious about younger people being high achievers. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the gay couple who were adopting. We have a problem from someone who is about to get married but with a niggling doubt and we have someone who has just broken up with someone and misses their dog. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes…

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130: Sense of Direction 53:58

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Gearoid has been on the road and is regretting not paying attention in Geography. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the person who wrote in about their son and the tiktok videos. We have advise for someone who is having a career crisis and a grandmother who is missing out. We have merch! For God's sake please buy our totes. Check out the merc…

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2209: A 2024 Interview with Charlie Huston

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Charlie Huston discusses his novel Catchpenny.

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129: Every Step Is A Choice 42:18

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Gearoid has been in Iceland and Niamh is still supermen from walking 700 miles over four years. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the someone who has experience of their personal trainer and a relationship that came from a blow up. We have advise for someone who has been through a really terrible time with an ex. We have merch! For God's sake…

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128: A Confident Man With A Tape Measure 55:25

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There is a guest in the studio. Gearoid's cat Boots is paying a visit to see if she wants to be involved. Niamh is concerned about being a mother in law. In the mailbag we have a follow up from the someone who had In-Law issues but there is a happy ending. We have advise for a woman who's is training with her personal trainer and brother in law. We…

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2208: A 2024 Interview with Angela Slatter

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Angela Slatter discusses her novel The Briar Book of the Dead.

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2207: A 2024 Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste

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Gwendolyn Kiste discusses her novel The Haunting of Velkwood.

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127: Gooey Centres and Guantanamo Bay 49:28

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Niamh has brough brownies but Gearoid is off chocolate for Lent, thankfully there are loopholes. In the mailbag we have a followup from the man who's boyfriend's family were a bit of a mystery. We have advise for a woman who's husband works from home but is a bit shy of housework and help someone who's mother threw her under the bus in the family W…

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March Madness! Cailtin Clark, Paige Bueckers and more 49:49

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Matt and Jonathan return to discuss March Madness, Cailtin Clark, Paige Bueckers and more.由Agony of Defeat

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126: Nobody Is Stroking A Hammer 42:31

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Gearoid is navigating domestic upheaval by not answering the phone and Niamh is supporting him in this. As she should. In the mailbag we have an email from a woman who has been approached by a 34 year old man and her friends are jealous cows. We also have a problem from a new homeowner who has become her own doormat. We have merch! For God sake ple…