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Hosted by Kate Fagan, Kathryn Budig · EN
A humorous podcast by Kate Fagan and Kathryn Budig filled with thoughtful conversations ... and offering delicious takeaways.
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BEST BOOKS OF 2023 with AMAZON BOOKS’ SEIRA WILSON
Dec 13, 2023Tap to summarizeBEST BOOKS OF 2023 with AMAZON BOOKS’ SEIRA WILSONDear Listener: WHAT IS TIME? 2024 is upon us, so we decided to make your holiday book shopping seamless with Amazon Books senior editor Seira Wilson who shares her top five books with Inky Phoenix appeal from their annual list. Kate and Kathryn gab about the acquisition of Inky Phoenix Press first book and the enjoyment of saying the word listicle. In Bonus content: Kate and Kathryn share their Top 3 list: favorite book, tv show, and wild card of 2023! Grab bonus content and so much more at inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com
Transcribe →BAD MANNERS COOKIES with MICHELLE DAVIS
Oct 31, 2023Tap to summarizeBAD MANNERS COOKIES with MICHELLE DAVISWe’re thrilled to have Michelle Davis (queen of the Bad Manners recipe empire) back on the pod to celebrate the launch of their newest cookbook: HUNGRY AS HELL. And being that Kathryn and Kate are always hungry as hell, they open with a discussion of Kathryn’s prolific cooking, Kate’s kitchen manager skills, and where she could do better. Michelle talks food, satiating her hunger, and finding true love with her wife.Support the pod and get an amazing bookish community and bonus content here: https://inkyphoenix.binderybooks.com/
Transcribe →ALL THE COLORS CAME OUT with Kate Fagan
Jun 11, 2021Tap to summarizeKathryn and Kate open up about the inner workings of their relationship while Kate wrote her latest book, ALL THE COLORS CAME OUT, and the pair brings on Kate’s mom while the show is rolling. (Oh, oh, and many jokes are had about the size of Kate’s ego!)
Transcribe →POPISHO with LEONE ROSS
May 27, 2021Tap to summarizeWelcome to world of Popisho! Kate and Kathryn muse about magic, and why and when we lose our connection with it, then author Leone Ross (POPISHO) reassures Kathryn to stick to her magical guns. Leone shares what her “cors” (magical ability) would be, how to return to the flow of creativity, permission to understand strangeness, and by the end of the show, has Kathryn and Producer Lindsay in tears. Oh, and get ready to learn about pum pums.
Transcribe →IN FIVE YEARS with REBECCA SERLE
May 13, 2021Tap to summarizeAnd today … we have the NYT bestselling author of IN FIVE YEARS, Rebecca Serle! Rebecca chats about the difference in writing for the page vs. the silver screen, writing as a means to figure out your life, and why she is focusing on being present for success. Kathryn and Kate open with a comedy of errors on astrological signs.
Transcribe →THE LOST APOTHECARY with SARAH PENNER
Apr 28, 2021Tap to summarizeKate and Kathryn are shocked to discover they have a blind spot related to ice cream (they ask for listener feedback!), then they welcome Sarah Penner — author of the debut NYT bestseller THE LOST APOTHECARY — a page-turning novel set between modern day London and 1791 about a woman who secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them.
Transcribe →PEOPLE LIKE COOKIES with ELLERY LLOYD
Apr 14, 2021Tap to summarizeKate and Kathryn have a mind meld about what their joint pen name would be, then the duo chats with British married author duo Ellery Lloyd (whose debut novel PEOPLE LIKE HER is like Gone Girl with a momstagram account!) about writing with your partner and how they gleaned all their smart insights about social media.
Transcribe →A THOUSAND COOKIES with NATALIE HAYNES
Mar 31, 2021Tap to summarizeKathryn quizzes Kate on the mythical origins of some well-known idioms (spill the beans, anyone?), then the duo are joined by BBC host and bestselling author Natalie Haynes (A THOUSAND SHIPS) who shares why the classics are for EVERYONE!
Transcribe →DIVINE COOKIES with ELLIE EATON
Mar 17, 2021Tap to summarizeKate and Kathryn plumb the mysteries of the allure of novels set at boarding schools with Ellie Eaton, debut author of THE DIVINES. The trio also discusses what motivates Ellie to sit down and write, and how, in England, your accent (posh!) reveals a whole lot about you. Oh, plus, K&K discuss their takeaway from the Pixar movie, Soul
Transcribe →PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER with LUVVIE AJAYI JONES
Mar 4, 2021Tap to summarizeLuvvie, goddess of cheekbones, truth and jollof is in the house and she’s here to talk about her newest book, PROFESSIONAL TROUBLE MAKER: THE FEAR-FIGHTER MANUAL. We discuss what it means to fail loudly, speaking truth, being human, the fear of success, and most importantly, why everyone needs their own hype mantra.
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