The Barrow Podcast

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A self-hating Boomer mum and her disgruntled boomerang son reunite to have the conversations they've been avoiding and utilise their combined insight into divorce, dysfunctional families, and mental illness to write a memoir together.

  1. May 31

    GUEST EPISODE: Patrick Michael Finn on growing up in difficult places, the stories we need to write, and bipolar disorder.

    Patrick Michael Finn is the author of several books, including the short story collection From the Darkness Right Under Our Feet. He lives in Arizona where he teaches Creative Writing. We sat down to talk about growing up in difficult places, family, the stories some of us have to tell, and the ups and downs of living with mental illness. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏 You can purchase From the Darkness Right Under Our Feet here: https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/from-the-darkness-right-under-our-feet/  Connect with Patrick on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickmichaelfinn/  Find Patrick’s other books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JP85G6?ccs_id=07efc131-74c7-423e-ac60-85246b08b44c  Don't forget—   Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com. If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️  ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group chat, as well as to our full archive 🏛️💬 Follow us on—  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/  X (Twitter): https://x.com/thebarrowpod  YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@TheBarrowPod  For those wanting to support our show and bring Mum & I one step closer to achieving our goal of completing the memoir and getting it published, you can—  1/ Rate & review the podcast in whatever app you're using.  2/ Spread the word using the hashtags #thebarrowpod and #motherandsonmemoir.  3/ Consider making a donation. All contributions will go back into production costs: https://buymeacoffee.com/thebarrowpod

    1h 1m
  2. May 24

    GUEST EPISODE: Anna Koutsafti on ghosts, ghosting, the loneliness epidemic, SSRIs, and the sex lives of mussels.

    Anna Koutsafti is a writer and multidisciplinary artist. She runs Ghost Press, a collaborative publishing project based in Glasgow providing a platform to emerging artists and writers to experiment with the art book form. Thanks for listening! ☺️🙏 You can find Anna via her website: annakoutsafti.com  Connect with Anna on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ann.a.vailable/ Keep up to date with all things Ghost Press: https://www.instagram.com/ghost__press/  Don't forget—   Mum & I are on Substack. Become a subscriber today by going to thebarrowpod.substack.com. If you haven’t signed up yet, what are you waiting for? 🤷‍♀️📚🤷‍♂️  ✅ Exclusive readings from our memoir-in-progress 📖 ✅ Bonus episodes 🎙️ ✅ Field recordings 🎤 ✅ Subscriber-only blogs✍🏼 ✅ Access to our group chat, as well as to our full archive 🏛️💬 Follow us on—  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/  X (Twitter): https://x.com/thebarrowpod  YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@TheBarrowPod  For those wanting to support our show and bring Mum & I one step closer to achieving our goal of completing the memoir and getting it published, you can—  1/ Rate & review the podcast in whatever app you're using.  2/ Spread the word using the hashtags #thebarrowpod and #motherandsonmemoir.  3/ Consider making a donation. All contributions will go back into production costs: https://buymeacoffee.com/thebarrowpod

    1h 1m

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A self-hating Boomer mum and her disgruntled boomerang son reunite to have the conversations they've been avoiding and utilise their combined insight into divorce, dysfunctional families, and mental illness to write a memoir together.