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Bedside Reading

Bedside Reading Podcast

A medical humanities podcast where we explore themes from fiction, memoir and other non traditional non-textbooks which help to make us better at what we do.Hosted by Dr Tara George, a GP and medical educator, in each episode a different guest explores a book that has changed their practice. Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/bedsidereading.bsky.social Facebook or Instagram @bedsidereadingpodcast. If you"d like to recommend a book or to come on the podcast as a guest please email:

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35:07

Georgia Vine: Occupational Therapy, Disability...

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2025/06/16

Send us a text I'm really pleased today to be welcoming Georgia Vine to Bedside Reading. Georgia is an OT and is the author of Occupational Therapy, Disability Activism and Me, Challenging Ableism in Healthcare, which is a bit of a mouthful of a title for a very slim and absolutely brilliant, brilliant book. Georgia is an OT, she is an educator at the University of Huddersfield and she also is disabled. She has cerebral palsy and this book is based on her own experiences through the educat...

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The Anxious Generation

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2025/06/09

Send us a text I'm here today with Laura Spells to talk about a book called The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. And we are thinking about Gen Z in particular and the generation behind that, the younger children. We're thinking about smartphone use. We're thinking about the effect that phones and social media have on developing brains. The move that has happened in the world from play-based to a phone-based childhood and what we're losing in that and what we're gaining in terms of anxie...

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34:08

Bonus Episode: Interpretations of Love

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2025/06/07

Send us a text It is a great pleasure today to re-release an episode from back in season 7 to celebrate the paperback edition of to Jane Campbell’s novel “Interpretations of Love” which was published on 5th June Jane joined me to talk about her first novel, Interpretations of Love. Regular listeners may know that I've talked about one of Jane's books before, which is a short story collection called Cat Brushing, which I absolutely loved. Jane was a group analyst and then became a ...

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35:38

Reading Well. The Reading Agency: Books on Prescription

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2025/06/03

Send us a text Welcome to season 10 of Bedside Reading and what a series I've got lined up for you this time around! I am delighted to be launching today with two very special guests, Debbie Hicks and Gemma Jolly from The Reading Agency. The Reading Agency is an absolutely wonderful charity and their Reading Well "Books on Prescription" scheme is absolutely fantastic. If you don't know about it already, there's plenty in the show notes to tell you about it and we will be talking about it du...

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22:30

Bedside Poetry: Rema Jyothirmayi and I explore "Now I...

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2025/05/27

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Bedside Poetry: Charley Baker and I explore "Nasty...

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2025/05/19

Send us a text Nina Donovan's brilliant poem Nasty Woman moves me so much every time I hear it, or read it. It's such a joy to welcome Charley to the podcast here Listen to Nina perform her poem here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvN0On85sNQ

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22:06

Bedside Poetry: Jo Maher and I explore "Three Little...

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2025/05/12

Send us a text In this episode, I'm joined by GP Jo Maher as we delve into Jackie Kay’s evocative poem “Three Little Birds” We explore grief, memory, the power of music and the possibility of an earworm from beyond the grave Whether you’re familiar with her work or discovering it for the first time, this episode offers a heartfelt look at one of Jackie Kay’s most moving poems. we mentioned Jo's partner's poetry podcast which you can find here: https://www.chris-jones.org.uk/

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Bedside Poetry: Sam Guglani and I explore...

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2025/05/06

Send us a text It's a real treat to welcome one of my all time medical humanities heroes to the podcast again this week. Sam Guglani is an oncologist, poet and novelist. He is the curator of the incredible Medicine Unboxed, hosting a festival which I've thoroughly enjoyed attending and this wonderful podcast https://soundcloud.com/medicineunboxed Sam was generous enough to give up his time to talk about his wonderful novel Histories back in season 2 (listen here: https://bedsidere...

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21:35

Bedside Poetry: Lizz Lidbury and I explore "Arguing...

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2025/04/29

Send us a text I'm not sure I can say I have a favourite poet but if I were forced to choose the incredible Hollie McNish would be up there as a hot favourite. Lizz Lidbury and I are talking about one of our favourite of her poems today Arguing in the Headmaster's Office. As the mother of teenage girls this one spoke to me (and is one of the only literature sources my older teen and I can both agree on the brilliance of!!) It's clearly best when ready by Hollie herself so h...

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Bedside Poetry: Tom Oates and I explore "For Andrew...

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2025/04/22

Send us a text There is a wonderful recording of James Fenton reading this wonderful poem here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D3KcWVfQS8 it is well worth listening to. Follow Tom on bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/tpoates.bsky.social

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Bedside Poetry: Sabina Dosani and I explore "Visit to...

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2025/04/15

Send us a text Welcome to the third in a short special series of "Bedside Poetry" podcasts. One poem, one guest, one conversation.... I'm delighted to welcome psychiatrist and writer Sabina Dosani to explore "Visit to the Vets" by Ilse Pedler Listen here to Ilse Pedler reading her poem herself: https://youtu.be/p3LTxg1SnP0?si=bMtri4HsTIAGMKcb

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Bedside Poetry: Vicky Thomas and I explore "in time...

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2025/04/08

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Bedside Poetry: Beth Osmond and I explore "Ode to...

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2025/04/01

Send us a text Welcome to the first of a short special series of "Bedside Poetry" podcasts. One poem, one guest, one conversation.... I'm delighted to welcome neonatologist and poet Beth Osmond to explore Angel Nafis' poem "Ode to Dalya's Bald Spot" find the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/149508/ode-to-dalyas-bald-spot

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35:44

Soldier Sailor

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2025/03/25

Send us a text This is the last episode in season eight of the podcast. What a season we've had, finishing off with discussion of Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy. I'm delighted to welcome Laura Shtaingos to the podcast today. Laura wears a number of hats, mostly working within the perinatal mental health space. And it was really, really good to be talking to her about Claire Kilroy's extraordinary, raw novel. which I think brings up lots of themes very pertinent for anybody who is looking aft...

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35:37

Dirty Laundry

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2025/03/18

Send us a text I'm delighted to welcome Abi Lucking, GP and Medical Educator to Bedside Reading today. We are talking about Dirty Laundry by Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery. You may have come across Rich and Rox. They are the couple ADHD_love_ frequently to be found on Instagram and on Facebook and TikTok. It was really, really good to find that they had written a great book, which is very short, very accessible, very readable, and one of the most compassionate and wise books I've read i...

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34:16

The Madness of Grief

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2025/03/11

Send us a text The Reverend Richard Cole's memoir of grieving for his husband David, The Madness of Grief, is I think one of the most brilliant and moving books on the topic I have ever read. When I started the podcast, I imagined that it wouldn't be long before somebody got in contact and wanted to talk about it. So it's been astonishing that we are almost at the end of season eight before a guest has asked to come and talk about it. And I'm glad I waited because I have loved talking to Lyns...

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36:37

A Beginners Guide to Dying

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2025/03/04

Send us a text It's a really warm welcome back today to Anna Baverstock, a paediatrician from Taunton in Somerset. We are talking today about A Beginner's Guide to Dying by Simon Boas. Don't let the word dying in the title put you off. This is an absolutely wonderful and incredibly uplifting short book. It was written by Simon Boas in the last few months of his life. It is reflections on a life immensely well lived and his reflections on the way to be. How to live life to the full, especia...

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34:27

When the Dust Settles - Lucy Easthope

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2025/02/25

Send us a text Lucy Easthope's book, When the Dust Settles, is quite possibly one of the most astonishing things I have ever read. Having come back to it for today's podcast, I am struck again by the compassionate wisdom with which Lucy writes and how relevant the themes from disaster recovery are to all of us, particularly those of us working in healthcare. It was such a treat to talk to Lucy herself. I think I managed not to be too fan girly during the course of this interview. You can let...

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34:09

The Heart of the Matter

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2025/02/18

Send us a text Today I am talking to Kas Hawes, a GP in the North of England, about her book, The Heart of the Matter, A Day in the Life of a GP. On the jacket, it is described as "a unique story, the story of a doctor and the many patients she sees every day, a tale of the diversity of life, the uniqueness of individuals and the impact of deprivation on the health of society". The blurb goes on to say this is a book about "being human, the challenge of being on the front line, trying ...

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34:10

Unheard

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2025/02/11

Send us a text What a treat recording this episode was. Such a privilege to meet one of my medical writing heroes, Dr. Rageshri Dhairyawan to talk about her book, Unheard, The Medical Practice of Silencing. If you haven't read it yet, oh my goodness, I'm actually quite jealous. You're in for a real treat. It's an absolutely wonderful book. I listened to the audiobook and it felt like having Rageshri with me as I was pottering around the house doing my chores and as I was driving ...

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