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This is a replay of an episode featuring Dinner Party by Sarah Gilmartin and You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith. Then Dave tells the tale of remarkable women involved in London’s criminal underworld.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.LINKSDinner Party by Sarah GilmartinYou Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie SmithMaggie Smith’s website and TwitterLegal Design Podcast: Fighting Crime by Design with Lorraine GammanPodcast: London: The Tower, Tudors, and a Nice Cuppa TeaWikipedia: Shirley PittsWikipedia: Alice DiamondGone Shopping: The Story of Shirley Pitts, Queen of Thieves by Lorraine GammanThe Guardian: Girl Gang’s Grip on London Underworld RevealedCriminal Secret Society: The Story of Forty ElephantsVideo: Diamond Annie and the Forty Elephants — The All-Female Gang That Terrorized LondonAbbie Davis with her cover of 'London Town'Transcript of this episodeThe Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two new books: Piglet by Lottie Hazell and Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness by Alastair Humphreys. Then Dave tells us about the awesome Stanfords bookshop.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.LinksPiglet by Lottie Hazell — audiobookPiglet by Lottie Hazell — printLocal: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness by Alastair HumphreysStanfords Map and Travel BookshopEdward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2024Wikipedia: Edward Stanford Travel Writing AwardsTranscript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two books: Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis and Transient and Strange by Nell Greenfieldboyce. Then Mel talks about how she’s delving into Shakespeare.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.LinksLives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten BakisKing Nyx by Kirsten BakisTransient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life by Nell GreenfieldboyceReview: David Tennant in MacbethWatch David Tennant recite a bit of Macbeth to honor the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.BBC Radio: MacbethRoyal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet with David Tennant (2009)The Guardian Review: David Tennant in HamletRichard II with David Tennant (2013)The Guardian Review: David Tennant in Richard IIMuch Ado About Nothing with David Tennant and Catherine Tate (2011)The Guardian Review: Much Ado About NothingLegends of Literature YouTube: Shakespeare AnalysisChop Bard podcast — ‘the cure for boring Shakespeare’Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth by A.C. Bradley on Amazon and Project GutenbergOpen Source Shakespeare — all the plays, sonnets, and poemsTranscript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about new books on our TBRs: The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai and Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange. Then Mel talks about cooking chicken soup from around the world.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.LinksThe Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai & Jesse Kirkwood (translator)Wandering Stars by by Tommy OrangeThere, There by by Tommy OrangeThe Chicken Soup Manifesto: Recipes From Around the World by Jenn LouisJenn Louis’ websiteA Journey Around the World, as Told Through Chicken SoupFour recipes from The Chicken Soup ManifestoYe Ocholoni Ina Doro Shorba (Ethiopian peanut soup)Video: Jenn Louis at Powell’s BooksTranscript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about new books: Strawberry Fields by Patrick D. Joyce and The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden. Dave shares some events worth traveling to in 2024.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.LinksStrawberry Fields by Patrick D. JoyceBack in the USSR by Patrick D. JoycePatrick Joyce’s websiteThe Wall by Peter SísPrague Spring by Simon MawerPodcast: Prague: Castles and CobblestonesThe Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine ArdenThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenPodcast: The Forest: Meet a Witch, Climb a TreeThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabNational Geographic: 10 unmissable events worth travelling for in 2024Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim in IstanbulRide AfricaChild.orgTranscript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about new books on our TBRs: Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson and Fall Through by Nate Powell. Then Dave shares a lovely poem by Matthew Olzmann.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.LinksEveryone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin StevensonBenjamin Stevenson’s websiteFall Through by Nate PowellNate Powell’s websitePodcast: Trains: Better Than Planes and Cars. Fight Me.Constellation Route by Matthew OlzmannContradictions in the Design by Matthew OlzmannMezzanines by Matthew OlzmannTranscript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about two new books: Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke and The Curse of Pietro Houdini by Derek B. Miller. Then Mel celebrates the birthday and work of author Judith Viorst.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.LinksBroughtupsy by Christina CookeThe Curse of Pietro Houdini by Derek B. MillerPodcast: Jamaica: Let’s Get Together and Feel All RightVideo: Christina Cooke reads from BroughtupsyChristina Cooke websiteSSoP review: Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca EkwuyasiVideo: Alexander 1990 animated specialNPR: For 50 years, Alexander’s been having terrible, horrible, no good, very bad daysNPR: ‘Nearing 90,’ Judith Viorst Says She’s Never Been HappierVideo: Scholastic interview with Judith ViorstJudith Viorst’s DecadesPodcast: The Other F Word with Judith ViorstTranscript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about new books: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett and Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. Then Mel shares her excitement about a webcam in the Namib Desert.LinksEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettEmily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather FawcettMartyr! by Kaveh Akbarvideo: Namibia Desert live stream360° view of the desert surrounding the watering hole10 Interesting Namib Desert Facts11 Things to do in the Namib DesertGondwana Namib ParkSecrets of Survival: Life in the Namib DesertNamibia’s Skeleton Coast: A journey through the ‘end of the Earth’video: Namibia’s Wild Skeleton Coastvideo: Where Namib Desert Meets Atlantic OceanThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.Transcript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about new books: The Fury by Alex Michaelides and Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook. Then Dave recommends the delightful Planet Word Museum in Washington, DC.Links The Fury by Alex Michaelides Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge by Lizzie Pook Planet World website video: Welcome to Planet Word video: Introducing Planet Word video: CBS Sunday Morning: A visit to D.C.’s Planet Word This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.Transcript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we’re excited about new books: The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan and Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. Then Mel shares the podcasts that have captured her imagination.LinksThe Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum KhanSpooky & Sublime: 43 Gothic Novels with a Strong Sense of PlaceLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeBookshops & Bonedust by Travis BaldreeThe Well podcastDoug Jones on The Well: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3Ethan Peck on The Well: Part 1 and Part 2Star Trek: Strange New WorldsIn Our Time podcast10 episodes recommended by the editor of BBC SoundsCrowdScience podcastMichael Sheen: Margins to Mainstream podcastA Writing ChanceThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/StrongSense and get on your way to being your best self.Transcript of this episode.The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.comDo you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplaceAs always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices