SCMP presents the Post Book Podcast, with Literary Editor Charmaine Chan, in conversation with authors worldwide about their craft and their books. In this episode Charmaine Chan speaks to lawyer Christie Tate about her memoir Group, which expl

Julian Cribb, author of 'Earth Detox' explains how chemicals affect our intelligence and our lifespans

Sep 17th, 2021 30m 12s

Julian Cribb plunges into the toxic soup that is modern life. The author of Earth Detox describes the scale of contamination caused by man-made chemicals, and how we can clean up our poisoned planet. The SCMP presents the Post Books Podcast, wi

Maxine Bedat, author of 'Unraveled', talks fast-fashion and how it’s killing our planet

Sep 10th, 2021 28m 27s

This week Post literary editor Charmaine Chan speaks with Maxine Bedat, author of Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment, about her idea to follow the journey of an imaginary pair of jeans, from fibre to retail before being cast off, ending

Chelsea Wald, author of 'Pipe Dreams', talks toilets and a global sanitation revolution

Sep 3rd, 2021 29m 59s

In this episode Chelsea Wald, author of “Pipe Dreams”, tells us how the flush toilet is outdated and why new sanitation systems need to cater to different needs. She talks about the pandemic, fatbergs, pit latrines, recycling – and how the poo

Tom Vanderbilt, author of 'Beginners', talks life-long learning and becoming a novice again

Aug 27th, 2021 27m 1s

Tom Vanderbilt, author of “Beginners", talks about learning to be a novice again and why it’s never too late to pick up new skills. SCMP presents the Post Books Podcast, with Literary Editor Charmaine Chan, in conversation with authors worldwid

Larry Feign, author of 'The Flower Boat Girl', on the greatest pirate of them all

Aug 20th, 2021 29m 43s

SCMP presents Literary Editor Charmaine Chan, in conversation with authors worldwide about their craft and their books. In this episode she speaks to Hong Kong-based author Larry Feign about The Flower Boat Girl, his historical novel about pira

Nicola Twilley & Geoff Manaugh, authors of 'Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine'

Aug 6th, 2021 31m 29s

In this episode, Nicola Twilley and Geoff Manaugh, co-authors of 'Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine', lead us through the architecture and mores of medical isolation from 14th-century Europe to present-day China into the d

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