Let Them Eat Books

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Let Them Eat Books is a podcast hosted by Claire Reynolds and Colin Herd about all the food you have and haven’t tried in all the books you have and haven’t read. Leaving jammy fingerprints on book jackets, reading every last word on the back of packets, we combine the two things that make us who we are: a shared passion for the culinary and the literary! We also visit food and book locations around Scotland and further afield.

  1. 4D AGO

    Let Them Eat Books: Episode 36 Cafe Gandolfi with Andrew Meehan

    Unchained from the studio mics, Colin, Claire and New Podcast Fav Andrew Meehan snuck out to the iconic and long-standing Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow City Centre to discuss his novels One Star Alive, Best Friends and new book Hey Man. We also discuss writing and food of course and also love!

    40 min

  2. FEB 10

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 35: Honey

    Dripping with Honey, this episode features Medovik, the traditional Ukrainian Honey Cake, and Claire and Colin have been busy bees combing books for honey references, including poems by Victoria Adukwei Bulley and SA Whitley and Andrew Meehan's novel Best Friends.

    40 min

  3. FEB 3

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 34: Lentil Soup

    In our most lenticular episode to date, Claire and Colin discuss Lentil Soup by reading poems by Zharad and Maria Sledmere, and an extract from a short story by David Toulmin.

    29 min

  4. JAN 27

    Let Them Eat Books 33: Rhubarb

    Colin and Claire discuss texts by Jennifer Moxley and Annie Johnson in this episode devoted to rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb!

    36 min

  5. 12/31/2025

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 31: Black Bun

    Our 31st episode celebrates the Scottish Hogmanay tradition of Black Bun, via texts by O Douglas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gilly Pickup and Annie Boutelle.

    55 min

  6. 12/23/2025

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 31: Christmas Special Hallaca

    Colin and Claire taste the traditional Venezuelan Christmas dish of Hallaca from La Bodega in the East End of Glasgow, and share texts from Adriana Bertorelli Párraga, José Rafael Pocaterra, Edwin Morgan, Tori Derricote, Ange Mlinko and Diane Suess. Merry Christmas from your favourite foodie elves!

    39 min

  7. 12/16/2025

    Let Them Eat Books: Episode 30: Christmas Drinks

    Claire and Colin indulge in a hearty round of wassailing in this exploration of christmas drinks. From Mulled Cider flavoured Tea, via Mulled Wine to Eggnog and the Snowball, this episode is enough to leave you needing a wee lie down. Writers discussed include: Charles Dickens, Robert Herrick, Lorrie Moore, Carmen Maria Machado and Christopher Todd Matthews. And from drams to Am Dram, don’t miss Colin’s one-man version of A Christmas Carol!

    54 min

  8. 12/10/2025

    Let Them Eat Books Episode 29: Stollen

    Colin and Claire discuss the classic Dresdener Stollen, a Christmas Classic! Focusing on the German children's author Agnes Sapper, the episode also gives quite a lot of details of the history of this favourite festive treat!

    34 min
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Let Them Eat Books is a podcast hosted by Claire Reynolds and Colin Herd about all the food you have and haven’t tried in all the books you have and haven’t read. Leaving jammy fingerprints on book jackets, reading every last word on the back of packets, we combine the two things that make us who we are: a shared passion for the culinary and the literary! We also visit food and book locations around Scotland and further afield.

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  • Creator
    letthemeatbooks
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
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