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The Fionas are back! It's been almost 2 years, but the time has come to lay down some new chat. After a bit of a catch up, there are some theatre and TV recommendations, a discussion of what Season 7 will hold and a tidbit of practical help about dealing with leftover food and speed tidying. Mens sansa in freezero sano. Or something. James Acaster The Traitors Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

If music be the food of friendship, speak on! We’re on the very broad topic of music this episode. Before that, though, there’s a lot of chat and some fairly serious recommendations of reading and watching. It’s all very harmonious, of course. Cilka’s Journey (Heather Morris) Good Grief with Reverend Richard Coles (Channel 4) Yvonne Lyon Candide (Scottish Opera) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

Pushing the boundaries of their known universe, Fiona and Fiona are on the topic of solar systems, galaxies and black holes in this episode. There's a recommendation of something to read, one of something to watch, and then a lot of spacey chat, some of which is rooted in fact, and all of which is full of wonder.  What You Call Free (Flora Johnston) Uncoupled (Netflix) Powers of Ten (BBC Ideas) Powers of Ten (original) James Webb Space Telescope (NASA) Eurospace Centre Gravity Arrival  Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

The Fionas are on home territory in this episode, talking about the world of theatre. After some book recommendations and a long-forgotten Pixar movie, conversation turns to snobbery, intercity and interval ice cream. And a lot of Empty Space... Oh William! (Elizabeth Strout) Grey Bees (Andrey Kurkov) Seasonal Quartet (Ali Smith) Life Class (Pat Barker) Wall.E (Pixar) The Burnt City (Punchdrunk) The Empty Space (Peter Brook) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

Join us in a little JOMO by absorbing yourself in this chat. There are a couple of recommendations of what to watch, and then the conversation turns to the fear of missing out. Everything I Know About Love (Book - Dolly Alderton) Everything I Know About Love (TV - iPlayer) This Is Us (Prime) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

Your favourite Fionas are back with some light summery chit chat. Come and join them on the adventure... Fracture (Matthew Parris) Millions (Frank Cottrell Boyce) The Sacred podcast (Theos Think Tank) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

As Etta James, and many loyal listeners, would likely say, at last! Hollow and Substantial are back with a few delicious morsels of summery delight, and here’s an amuse bouche to give you a flavour of what’s to follow... Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

It’s the final episode of the season, and we’re going out with a bang (and a cough and a giggle). There’s a health update, a true crime podcast, a bit of 90s throwback TV and discussion of New Year. Hollow has found a hobby she’d forgotten and there’s wisdom on getting your tax return done and listening to your body. Happy New Year! Hollow+Substantial Sweet Bobby This Life Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hollowsubstance)  Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

Hollow has been reading beautiful Advent meditations and Substantial has an arty recommendation.  Conversation centres around London - what is it about London that makes it such a cultural draw? What’s it like to live there?  There’s a Lost and Found about being prepared for an impromptu speech,  and wisdom on being crafty and stopping in the midst of the busyness. Hollow+Substantial A Quickening Moving Pictures Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hollowsubstance) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

Hollow has been to see some improvised Jane Austen, and Substantial is embarking on another winter reading project. Meanwhile, we don’t know much about art, but we certainly like talking about it - maybe there should be a warning to any art lovers that we are NOT experts! There’s a Lost and Found about rediscovering child-like pleasures, and some wisdom on good housekeeping. Hollow+Substantial Austentatious The Four Quartets Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hollowsubstance) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

We're already at Episode 4! Substantial is on catch-up TV and Hollow is watching something brand new. Plus, as this episode was recorded during COP26 there's a lot of chat about how any of us can participate in big global topics. Not only that, but there's a story about a poached egg and a Bounty, a Lost and Found about the benefits of ageing and some wisdom to take you into the week. Plus,  you can participate by supporting the show. Thanks for listening! Hollow+Substantial Guilt The Outlaws FoolproofHope26 Buy Me A Coffee Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hollowsubstance) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?

Episode 3 of this season is the first of our listener generated topics, and we’re plunging straight in with some civilised discourse on the importance of disagreeing well. Both Fionas have had their eyes caught by some island-based telly, there’s a Lost and Found (with a visual aid!) on prioritising your time and some wisdom on encouraging your artistic tribe and remembering your PIN.  It’s a long episode - there was so much to agree on! Hollow+Substantial Murder Island Scotland’s Sacred Islands With Ben Fogle Seriously: A Guide To Disagreeing Better Hierarchy of Disagreement Buy Me A Coffee  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hollowsubstance) Support the showLet us know what you'd like us to talk about next...find us on Instagram or Facebook and if you like what you're hearing, why not Buy Us A Coffee?