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The Mark Hastings Podcast

The podcast of author Mark Hastings. Mark has been life-long fan of books, films, TV shows that have opened his mind to the wonder of infinite possibilities in infinite complexity and combinations - because Mark loves stories that inspire him and gift him with a new way of looking at the world. Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/markthepoet/subscribe

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00:10:30

A Journey Through Poetry #38: Begin Again

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/12/09

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and an author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Begin Again’, from his poetry collection The Sound of Mark, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:13:09

Christmas At Mistletoe Cottage - December 24

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/12/07

On December 24th (Christmas Eve), my short story ‘Christmas At Mistletoe Cottage’ will be available to buy from Amazon as an ebook for Kindle.“A heartbreaking short-story of a woman, a mother, a friend, a daughter, a werewolf, Olivia Hunter, as she faces spending Christmas alone, in her home of Mistletoe Cottage, and as she reflects upon feelings of loss, sadness, loneliness, and regret that plague her, and so many others, over the festive period.”And accompanying my short story, there will also be

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00:35:26

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (Film Review)

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/12/06

Mark's review of 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' - written, directed and produced by Quentin Tarantino: the 20th Anniversary cinema presentation and experience that combines 2003's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and 2004's Kill Bill: Vol. 2, starring Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Lui, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Sonny Chiba.

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00:30:28

Conventions and Conversations

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/12/02

In this episode Mark talks about recently attending Birmingham Comic Con and getting the opportunity to talk to English writer, director, television producer and author, Doug Naylor (best known as the co-creator of the cult British sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf) about his new book Sin Bin Island and about writing, storytelling, and inspiration - including how they both approach writing a story. And Mark also talks about the three books that he currently plans to publish in 2026.

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00:21:47

A Journey Through Poetry #37: Halcyon

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/12/01

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and an author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Halcyon’, from his poetry collection Poet of the Sphere, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:19:01

A Journey Through Poetry #36: Divergence

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/11/24

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Divergence’, from his poetry collection The Storyteller, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:17:38

A Journey Through Poetry #35: The Other Side Of The...

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/11/17

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘The Other Side Of The World’, from his poetry collection The Pathfinder, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:14:22

A Journey Through Poetry #34: The Time is Now

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/11/10

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘The Time Is Now’, from his poetry collection The Comeback Kid, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:19:00

A Journey Through Poetry #33: Quintessence

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/11/03

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Quintessence’, from his poetry collection Poet of the Multiverse, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:14:04

My New Book: The Affair - Out Now

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/10/31

My new book The Affair is now available to buy in hardback and as an ebook from Amazon.This is a true story. This is the story of a relationship, and an account of things and events that happened, which should never have happened. This is the story of two people whose bond was doomed from the start.This is the story of two people who were meant to meet and to fall in love with one another, but whose affair with one another would leave a lasting scar for one of them more than the other.The story of

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00:53:16

Short story: Nora

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/10/28

Mark’s short-story “Nora”, taken from the 2024 hardback edition of his short-story collection ‘Too Close To The Sun’.

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00:18:35

A Journey Through Poetry #32: Silent Light

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/10/27

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Silent Light’, from his poetry collection The Rambler, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:16:47

A Journey Through Poetry #31: The Rain Over Queen...

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/10/20

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘The Rain Over Queen Victoria’, from his poetry collection The Dreamer and The Dream, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:32:46

My Books - 2025 and Beyond

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/10/19

In this episode, Mark talks about the three books that he has got published in 2025 thus far - The Return of The Wolf, The Storyteller, and Scales & George - as well as his new book The Affair, due to be published October 31st, 2025. And Mark also gives a preview of what is to come in regard to the books he plans to publish in 2026, and beyond.

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00:21:02

A Journey Through Poetry #30: Good Things Ahead

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/10/13

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Good Things Ahead’, from his poetry collection The Eternal Boy, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:17:34

A Journey Through Poetry #29: Morphology

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/10/06

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Morphology’, from his poetry collection The Sound of Mark, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:14:52

A Journey Through Poetry #28: Bigger on the inside

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/09/29

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Bigger on the inside’, from his poetry collection Poet of the Sphere, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:21:56

A Journey Through Poetry #27: Warrior

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/09/22

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Warrior’, from his poetry collection The Storyteller, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:20:00

A Journey Through Poetry #26: From Time to Time

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/09/16

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘From Time to Time’, from his poetry collection The Pathfinder, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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00:20:00

A Journey Through Poetry #25: Continue On

The Mark Hastings Podcast ·

2025/09/12

This episode is a part of Mark’s “A Journey Through Poetry” – a personal reflection of his life as a poet, a writer, and a author – in which he recites a different poem from every one of his poetry collections. In this episode Mark recites his poem ‘Continue On’, from his poetry collection The Comeback Kid, and he gives some insight and some context into why he was inspired to write this poem in particular.

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