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You're listening to Shelf Life, the new podcast that goes through the keyhole to examine the bookshelves of the bold, the beautiful and the bookish - and find out what their selection says about them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Shelf Life is hosted by Fleur Macdonald. The show has published 8 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Shelf Life: Guy Hayward" (22 April 2025, 40 minutes), "Shelf Life: Anna Kloots" (4 March 2025, 40 minutes), and "Shelf Life: Ewen Macdonald" (18 February 2025, 18 minutes).
Shelf Life publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 8 episodes.
Booking probability for Shelf Life is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Shelf Life requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Shelf Life's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Shelf Life are Artists, Writers & Performers. Shelf Life has a society audience.
Fleur Macdonald hosts Shelf Life, a society podcast with 8 episodes published.
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Episode #8
<p>Guy Hayward is the co-founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust; half of musical comedy double act Bounder & Cad; and creator of ChoralEvensong.org. He is the co-author of Britain's Pilgrim Places.</p><br><p>Guy's...
Episode #7
<p>Anna Kloots is a writer based in Paris. You may follow her on Instagram @annakloots already, more than half a million people do.</p><br><p>Anna's introduction (1:55) Miette's introduction (2:40) A measly bookshelf...
Episode #6
<p>Ewen is twelve years old. He is a keen scientist and ceramicist. He enjoys reading dystopian fiction.</p><br><p>Introduction (2:10) Concerns for mental health (2:50) Organising principles, or lack of them, of the...
Episode #5
<p>Andrew is a rock critic, travel writer, foreign correspondent, radio host, and author. He mostly works for Monocle radio. Find him on Twitter @andrew_mueller and recently on BlueSky.</p><br><p>[2:12] Andrew's intro...
<p>Double whammy on Shelf Life this week: Demi Anter is a spoken-word poet and Pip Finkemeyer is a novelist. </p><br><p>Demi and Pip are leading a writing class on fact and fiction on August 13 in Berlin, and on August...
Episode #3
<p>Nicholas Bowling is a Costa-shortlisted author, bookseller and former Classics teacher.</p><br><p>Interests include Norse mythology, dead people, writing.</p><br><p>Find him on Twitter: @thenickbowling</p><br><p>A...
Episode #2
<p>Teo van den Broeke is a style journalist and author. He's also editorial director for Soho House. Sign up for his newsletter too.</p><br><p>A reading list:</p><br><p>His own book The Closet, Toast by Nigel Slater...
Episode #1
<p>Tomiwa Owolade is a writer, critic and author of This is Not America.</p><br><p>Find him on Twitter: @tomowolade</p><br><p>A reading list:</p><br><p>His own book: This is Not America</p><p>Invisible Man by Ralph...
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