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I’m Hugo Powell — podcast producer and literary newbie — on a mission to read more and learn about the art of storytelling. Guiding me on this journey is bestselling author Nicholas Binge.
Each month, Nicholas picks a book that shines in one key aspect of writing, and we figure out what makes it work.
And at the end of each episode, we’ll take what we’ve learned as we continue our mission to write the greatest novel ever written.
So grab your book, settle in, and join us on this adventure.
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Speed Binges: Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Episode 17 - Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (with special guest Tariq Ashkanani)
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May 29, 2026 |
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Speed Binges: Palm Mall Mars by 猫 シ Corp.
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May 14, 2026 |
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Epsiode 16: Star of the Sea by Joseph o'Connor (With best selling author Shauna Lawless)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Speed Binges - 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke (With Crystal Riley)
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Episode 15 - The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow (With Special Guest L.R. Lam)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Speed Binges - The Chair Company
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Episode 14 - Excession by Iain M Banks (with guest author David Goodman)
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Speed Binges - Extremity by Nicholas Binge
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 13 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (or Writing Psychological Realism)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode 12 - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (or a Plot Twist? How About a Narrative Twist?)
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Episode 11 - Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho (or how to write conflict without killing anyone)
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Episode 10 - Xenos by Dan Abnett (or How does one blend genres?)
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode 9 - Homefire by Kamila Shamsie (or a nice change of perspective)
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 8 - Leech by Hiron Ennes with guest Sunyi Dean
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Episode 7 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (or Epistoral Structure, the emphasis on the
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode 6 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (or the Importance of Voice and Narrative Tone)
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode 5 - Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (or A Weekend in the Countryside by Samanta Schweblin)
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 4 - Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (or Laini's Superpower is Writing Prose)
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 3 - Planetfall by Emma Newman (or An Unreliable Narrator, or Were They?)
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 2 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (or How to Write Wide Characters)
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 1 - What is the point of this podcast?
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Feb 02, 2025 |