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The Barrow Podcast

A self-hating Boomer mum and her disgruntled boomerang son reunite to have the conversations they"ve been avoiding and utilise their combined insight into divorce, dysfunctional families, and mental illness to write a memoir together.

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00:41:14

MEMOIR-IN-PROGRESS | 'Appearances' & 'Russell'

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/04/25

Mum & I are giving you free access to another two reading episodes from behind the paywall. These episodes are for paying subscribers only and are exclusive to Substack. If you like what you hear and want to follow along while we write our book, then become a subscriber today by going to ⁠thebarrowpod.substack.com⁠. If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only

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00:44:48

This House of Grief by Helen Garner | Family...

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/04/18

Mum & I discuss Helen Garner’s non-fiction masterpiece This House of Grief, as well as the phenomenon of fathers who kill their children, and the trauma and vulnerability associated with travelling to and from access arrangements. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus

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00:51:54

Access Arrangements | When children become effigies.

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/04/11

Mum & I discuss what the immediate aftermath of her divorce meant for us both & our new reality of Family Court & access arrangements. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group chat,

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00:26:36

Updates | Mum & I discuss the current state of our...

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/04/04

No book today, folks. Instead, Mum & I deliver some updates about our memoir-in-progress, plus we take a brief look at some meaningful titles from our childhood and adolescent reading lists. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅

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00:50:12

Divorce | Reconciling what "should" have been.

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/03/28

Mum & I discuss her divorce & the sliding doors moment it presented for us both. We also talk about Bridget Phetasy’s 2024 article ‘How divorce never ends’ published in The Spectator & covered on an episode of The Unspeakeasy Podcast, hosted our favourite personal essayist Meghan Daum. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏For more, check out the following links— BRIDGET PHETASY:‘How divorce never ends’ — https://bit.ly/465I5yvFind Bridget Phetasy here — https://www.phetasy.com/Listen to Bridget

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00:50:18

The Pitfalls of Progressivism | Homophobia, divorce,...

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/03/21

Mum & I talk about identity politics & the ways our story has become unnecessarily complicated. We also reflect on domestic history, feminism, the gay rights movement, and divorce. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏*Guys, as I've received some interest in the article in today's episode, I won't be releasing it on the blog. Fingers crossed it finds a home soon. If and when it does, I'll make sure to provide the link here!Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a

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00:43:38

Desertion | Men who abandon their families.

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/03/14

Mum reflects on the day her husband left & we contemplate the legacies of men who abandon their children. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group chat, as well as to our full archive

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00:50:21

Karl Ove Knausgaard

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2026/03/07

This week, Mum & I discuss Inadvertent by Karl Ove Knausgaard, as well as the author's successful My Struggle series. Truth, time, details, & thinking vs feeling. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Links:The Method and Madness podcast talk Knausgaard: https://www.madmethodpod.com/podcast/ep-02-knausgaards-my-struggle-vol-1Check out their YouTube channel here: ⁨@madmethodpod⁩ Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you

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00:37:08

Scorpios United

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/02/28

Mum abuses her opportunity to speak, admits “it was a battle to decide to have a child”, then ponders the effects of passivity, defensiveness and projection. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our

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00:44:13

GUEST EPISODE | David Goodwin on masculinity,...

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/02/25

Author David Goodwin joins the show to talk about his memoir Servo. For more information, see the links below.Purchase Servo here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Servo-Tales-Graveyard-David-Goodwin/dp/0733651194Connect with David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgoodwn/Connect with David on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djgwriterDon't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you

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00:44:47

The Catastrophe Hour by Meghan Daum | Family, desire,...

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/02/21

Mum & I discuss The Catastrophe Hour, a collection of personal essays by writer and host of The Unspeakeasy Podcast Meghan Daum. We also reflect on desire & its absence in our lives. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Listen to The Unspeakeasy Podcast: https://www.theunspeakablepodcast.com/podcast Purchase The Catastrophe Hour: https://www.amazon.com/Catastrophe-Hour-Selected-Essays/dp/1912559684 Join Meghan’s Substack: https://www.theunspeakablepodcast.com/ Don't forget— Mum & I are on

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00:40:12

Wedding Bells | Self-loathing, the true meaning of...

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/02/14

I ask Mum what getting married really meant to her… Family values, hypocrisy, and enmeshment. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group chat, as well as to our full archive 🏛️💬Follow us

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00:50:55

MEMOIR-IN-PROGRESS | ‘Friends’ & ‘Alarms’

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/02/11

Mum & I are giving you free access to another two reading episodes from behind the paywall. These episodes are for paying subscribers only and are exclusive to Substack. If you like what you hear and want to follow along while we write our book, then become a subscriber today by going to ⁠thebarrowpod.substack.com⁠. If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only

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00:39:56

Difficult Women by David Plante | Middle-class...

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/02/07

Mum & I discuss David Plante’s divisive memoir, Difficult Women, & debate ethics in writing. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group chat, as well as to our full archive 🏛️💬Follow us

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00:57:42

Engagement Cake | Overbearing mothers, family...

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/01/31

We’re back & the memoir continues! Mum goes off to Teacher’s College, where she attempts to strike a balance between life & study. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group chat, as well as

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00:39:40

BURROWED DEEP | A Great Episode

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/01/24

Enjoy another bonus episode from behind the paywall. We'll be back from break next week with a brand new episode and resuming our memoir journey on Sunday February 1 2026. See you soon! ☺️🙏Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to

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00:35:36

BONUS Deep | Existential Despair

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/01/17

While Mum & I are on break, we’ll be releasing bonus episodes from our archive behind the paywall. Enjoy! ☺️🙏New episodes of The Barrow podcast will commence February 1 2026. Until then …Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to

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00:46:32

BONUS Deep | The Lost Daughter

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/01/10

While Mum & I are on break, we’ll be releasing bonus episodes from our archive behind the paywall. Enjoy! ☺️🙏New episodes of The Barrow podcast will commence February 1 2026. Until then …Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to

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00:38:38

BONUS Deep | Death to Hobbies!

The Barrow Podcast ·

2026/01/03

While Mum & I are on break, we’ll be releasing bonus episodes from our archive behind the paywall. Enjoy! ☺️🙏New episodes of The Barrow podcast will commence February 1 2026. Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group

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00:36:57

BONUS Deep | Curiosity

The Barrow Podcast ·

2025/12/27

While Mum & I are on break, we’ll be releasing bonus episodes from our archive behind the paywall. Enjoy! ☺️🙏New episodes of The Barrow podcast will commence February 1 2026. Don't forget— Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com.If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️ ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group

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