Episódios
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We (and our book clubs) are going back to our roots. We're going back to paperbacks! Remember the smell of books? Which format do you prefer to read in?
Let us know what you think! Email us on [email protected].
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Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Ready, Set, Guess the book! We go the whole episode without naming any books or authors (almost). Guess one book and author correctly and stand the chance of winning a giveaway!
Let us know what you think! Email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Out with the old and in with the new! This week, we talk about readers treating books like fast fashion. In our opinion, books should never go out of fashion. Vintage books are a thing, and all books matter no matter their ages.
Let us know what you think! Email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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This week, join us rate romance tropes 'yay or nay'. We talk about some of the common tropes in romance fiction and share our opinions of them. What are some of your favourite tropes?
Let us know what you think! Email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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We're back with a bang discussing what we read on our break.
We talk about shiny new things being attractive, whether there's a 'One' for everyone. We also review Roomies by Christina Lauren and juxtapose it with race, travel, institutional racism and immigration. Yes, just your average episode :)
Let us know what you think! Email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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This week we dissect how tough it is to share your plantain and flour chips while discussing the phenomenon of banning books and how similar it is to Fahrenheit 451 and the Handmaid's tale.
S/O to our listeners in Kenya!
What we're reading:
The scent of burnt flowers - Blitz Bazawule
Funny you should ask-Elissa Sussman
How to fake it in Hollywood-Ava Wilder
Naina Kumar-Say, you'll be mine
Alexa Martin- Playbook series
Love,me - Jessica Saunders
New Love on the lake- Cara Joy
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Click to see why we say so!
We also give galentines/valentines recommendations in the form of books with great sisterhood/ female friendship representation.
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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This week, we take a walk down the urban fiction road and discover surprising information about Charles Dickens! We update you on our current reads and talk books (what else is new?).
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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This week we talk about the parts of romance that may not be all rosy. Join us on storygraph for the 2 Hearts Reading Circle! This month's prompt is Second Chance Marriage in Trouble. We have shared some recommendations in previous episodes and on storygraph.
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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This week we reveal a few new reading habits we are taking on for 2024 and how our reading might be different. We give recommendations for January's prompt of the #2HeartsReadingCircle. Join us on Storygraph- https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/5de52e25-4cba-4968-a430-2a9f401375e2?redirect=true
We discuss the books on our to be read piles and what we're reading currently. Ah'dgo's dream by K Ama is out! Check it out on Kindle. Nana Adwoa gushes about Sonali Dev's writing and we give an unpaid shout out to Storygraph.
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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We're back!
Happy New Year!
In the first episode of 2024, Abena shares her full circle moment. We discuss books we read over christmas and what we're starting the year reading. We also introduce the #2heartsReadingCircle with lots of recommendations coming your way. Welcome to 2024!
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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It's Christmas weekend! For our last episode of the year and season, we discuss the books we're looking forward to in 2024. We also talk about how bookstagram/booktok can prejudice you as a reader. We chat about Fourth wing, Iron flame, JK Rowling, Chimamanda Adichie, cancel culture and how performative it can be. Nana Adwoa admits her reading count for 2023.
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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We talk about what 'steamless' romance looks like and why where a sex scene is placed in romance (if at all), makes a big difference. We discuss Abby Jimenez, Asia Monique, Katherin Center and some of our top authors for the year.
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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This week we jump right into the deep end by starting off with a discussion about Reverse Harems. Taylor Swift and small town romances come up as well and Abena thinks Nana Adwoa should be more of a Swiftie than she appears to be. We discover Nana Adwoa is a Black Sherif fan and the upcoming Zama concert gets a shoutout along with a hopeful request for a VIP ticket.
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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It's Christmas in the pod! Well, almost but we're already excited. This week, Nana Adwoa and Abena talk about audio books and what it's like to hear steamy and sweet scenes read aloud. We also discuss some non-fiction (gasp!) and Ghanaian YA writers like Ruby Golka and Peggy Oppong as well as other Ghanaian writers. Join us in the Black Christmas Romance read along!
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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This week, there is some singing on the podcast as Nana Adwoa and Abena discuss romcoms they loved. We also also talk about who can write what (again) when it involves a particular group's suffering and/or trauma. We read their first love story for the matters of the heart segment!
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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The fate of the two hearts hangs in the balance. Nana Adwoa is fed up with Abena. Tune in to find out why.
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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This week, we talk about why romance gets so much flack and Katherine Center's poignant author's note in 'Hello Stranger'. Why do you read (or not read) romance?
We would love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Reading romance on the beach gets a telling off in this episode. The logistics of sex on the beach, and shower also get dissected. We talk about road trips, reading spots and how they add to the experience.
We would also love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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In this episode we have two lovely guests, Benessa, who is no stranger to this podcast and Anita, a new recruit we hope will join us again.
We talk erotica masquerading as romance, the deception that is cartoon covers and the controversy around white authors writing black romance.
Follow us on @2heartsinapod on Instagram and TikTok. We would also love to hear from you so, email us on [email protected].
Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram
Producer- Eames Agyapong
This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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