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Episode:

People Know Reading is Good and Still Don't Do It.

Category: Arts
Duration: 00:43:48
Publish Date: 2026-04-27 01:00:00
Description:

Vanessa Diaz sits in for Rebecca to talk with Jeff about The Women's Prize shortlist, Practical Magic 2, the most banned books of 2025, how human it is for people to know that reading is good for them and still not do it, recent reading, and more.

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Discussed in this episode:

Women’s Prize Shortlist

World Book Day Study aka nothing means anything

2026 Hugo Awards finalists

top 11 banned books of 2025 (ALA)

The Crystal Light collab, because sure, why not (wider trend of ‘interesting’ collabs - Hellmans’ Mayo, Yankee Candle, Prego - see block in flagship )

Practical Magic 2 trailer (vanessa hyperventilating)

The Pitt’s Dr Abbott (Shawn Hatosy) voicing audio erotica on Quinn app

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