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Another wintry evening, and today I've been exploring short fiction podcasts. Having happily stumbled across a short story called A Guide to San Francisco, read by author Damian Searls, gave me another excuse to tune in and snuggle up next to the fire with a cuppa.

I rather enjoyed Damian's introduction, which provided a glimpse into his writing process and inspiration. Once he begins the reading, I found the story itself is highly descriptive and observational with a gentle melancholic narrative. As a short 15 minute reading it gives you just enough to sample Damian's writing style and has led me to promptly add his book to my reading list, a collection of stories entitled What We Were Doing and Where We Were Going.

The Guardian books podcast has a wide range of interviews with authors or discussions on literature, but for me the book extracts or entire short stories (often introduced and read by the author) are a great way to discover new fiction.

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A Guide to San Francisco reading by Damian Searl

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Today, while gusty winds have been blowing golden leaves around in an autumnal dance outdoors, I've been snuggling up indoors, sipping on my rooibus and exercising my imagination by listening to Radiolab's episode 'Blink'. Featuring Walter Murch (yup!, the film editor of, amongst other prolific features, The Conversation) and japanese researchers, Tamami Nakano and Shigeru Kitazawa. The program not only made me appreciate the humble action of blinking but also heightened my curiosity on the subject.

If you haven't already discovered Radiolab's podcasts then you're really in for a treat. The format of the program aims to take on a big question to investigate, and in doing so the presenters (Jad and Robert) take you on a journey that blurs the lines between science, philosophy and human experience.

Without getting too geeky... ok, maybe a little geeky, Radiolab's programmes have been orchestrated and edited with near perfection; the addition of sounds, music and overlaying of voices give you a really engaging listening experience.

Link to Podcast:

Blink episode by Radiolabs

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Melancholic Winter Fiction

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