Best Bella Edwards Podcasts (2025)

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Bella Mackie: How To Kill Your Family and What A Way To Go 30:48

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It's the day after Christmas, and you might be wondering How To Kill Your Family... Author of How to Kill Your Family, Bella Mackie, has done it again. She's back with her sophomore novel What A Way To Go and discusses it here, on launch day, with Jack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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BELLA BOS; Prep without Sacrifice, College Life as a Competitor, Challenging Health Anxiety, Show Day Gone Wrong, Self-Belief 1:13:17

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In today's episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Bella Bos, a 23-year-old Canadian athlete who recently graduated from Queen's University and is now fully pursuing her bodybuilding and coaching career. Bella began competing in 2024, took a short but intentional offseason, and went on to earn her Pro card in 2025 at only her fourth show. Bella opens up …

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Breaking Dawn: Chapters 26-33 | The Cullens' Worst Holiday Plans Ever 1:29:22

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Hey readers! This week’s episode is the beginning of the end - after Irina tattles on the Cullens about their sudden acquisition of a vampire child, chaos breaks loose. Alice’s disappearance sends waves through the family and the wolves as the rest of the Cullens start to prepare for the arrival of the Volturi. The only solution? Other vamps ofc! P…

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Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson and the Olympians 21:11

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I'm so thrilled to introduce a hero of mine to the Inklings Book Club: Rick Riordan. Author of over 40 books, including the iconic Percy Jackson series, Rick is infatuated with mythology. From Norse to Egyptian myths, he's brought characters of legends to life and introduced them to a whole new audience. Firstly, I had to just say: thank you. Learn…

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The Christmas Adverb 56:38

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Testament, beatboxer, rapper and writer - presents a festive Adverb (complete with a yuletide salad battle), with his guests the former Scottish Makar Jackie Kay, poetic legend John Hegley, Mercury prize nominated folk singer Sam Lee, as well as satirical supremo Brian Bilston. They bring iconic robins, soul stirring music, poetic Christmas questio…

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David Szalay: Flesh 43:49

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In 2016, David Szalay's novel All That Man Is was nominated for the biggest prize in books, The Booker Prize. Then, in 2025, he was shortlisted for his newest offering, Flesh, and won the whole thing!! It's well-documented that Flesh was my personal winner this year, and I was elated to see it propser. Flesh tells the story of István, a Hungarian i…

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Saba Sams: Gunk 57:07

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Sorry for the lisp this mic seemed to give my audio guys. This is Saba Sams’ debut novel, all about the sticky stuff, the scum and the scuzz. It’s about the things we’d usually scrub away – instead of glossing over it, we linger there and embrace the mess. Set in Brighton, we follow an unconventional family dynamic – two young divorcees, Jules and …

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Breaking Dawn: Chapters 19-25 | Bella Wakes Up an Immortal Mother 1:13:55

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Hey readers! This week’s episode is all over the place - this section of Breaking Dawn, despite being the fourth book in the series, is not full of much action. However, we do finally get to read about sparkly Bella and her little devil spawn! Welcome to the world, Renesmee Cullen. Everyone is absolutely enthralled with the new baby (one particular…

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Maggie O'Farrell: Hamnet 43:31

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Our December book of the month is... HAMNET! Maggie O'Farrell's novel Hamnet won the Women’s Prize in 2020 – an apt year to be awarded, given that it is, in part about a plague. While our own plague, COVID-19 locked us all in our houses, many of us found solace in this beautiful novel. O'Farrell took us back a few centuries to Stratford Upon Avon w…

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Breaking Dawn: Chapters 8-18 | Jacob Black and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad...Happy Ending 1:35:56

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Hey readers! Welcome back to our discussion of Breaking Dawn, this week featuring the devil spawn herself - little Renesmee Cullen, born into the world despite all of the obstacles keeping her from doing so, AKA her mother’s humanity, her own father, and an entire wolf pack. Nope, she ripped her way right onto the pages with more horror than we eve…

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Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 16:40

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As soon as I started a book club, I knew we’d have to read Hamnet at some point. Hamnet is a fictional imagination of the life of Anne Hathaway -- here called Agnes because that’s what her family called her -- as well as her children. It’s about the family of William Shakespeare, but in the book he is never called by name. Instead, the spotlight is…

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Dustin Thao: You've Reached Sam and You've Found Oliver 1:00:31

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Dustin Thao's first novel broke the internet. You've Reached Sam was a BookTok sensation, selling over 1 MILLION copies. Now, he's back with a companion piece called You've Found Oliver, as well as a standalone queer romance novel When Haru Was Here. He joined us during his UK book tour to speak about his timeline-bending novels, the YA genre, and …

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Breaking Dawn: Chapters 1-7 | Why You Shouldn't Lend Your Bed To a Vampire 1:10:58

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Hey readers! We’re back this week with the beginning of Breaking Dawn, the last book in the series. We’ve finally reached the beautiful wedding that Edward’s been waiting for - and the honeymoon of Bella’s dreams. Literally, at some points in the book. Despite Jacob’s horror, Bella is eager to finally get Edward in a bedroom alone. Surely, nothing …

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TAYLOR CROWELL; Dead Last to Olympia, Humanize the Hard, Is it a Fluke?, Love your Evolution, Competitor Things 1:35:56

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In today's episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Taylor Crowell, an online coach, and all-around bodybuilding lover. She has spent the last several years learning, growing, and evolving through every phase of this sport — from the stage to the off-season and everything in between. Her mission is to help others experience that same kind of growth—physic…

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Eclipse: Chapters 22-Epilogue | Tent Scene Temp Check — It's Giving Frostbite and Feels 1:28:45

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This week on the Midnight Reader’s Podcast we discuss the end of the third book of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse. Admittedly, this episode is totally off the walls - we discuss werewolf physics, Jacob’s absolutely insane behavior during the tent scene, and… are we actually liking Edward in this section? Forgive us for the absolute insanity of it all, …

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Tony Tulathimutte: Rejection 49:10

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It's getting to that time of year where we start to think about what our favourite book of the year is going to be… and I think I know mine. This is Rejection by Tony Tulathimmute – it’s a collection of interconnected stories with the overarching theme of rejection, and I think it’s one of the most well-constructed and thoughtful satires I’ve ever …

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MALLORY ENNIS; Bodybuilding and Family, Consistency over Perfection, Faith Always 1:07:53

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In today's episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Mallory Ennis — a mom, business owner, and women's online wellness coach with a powerful story of resilience and faith. Mallory began competing in 2014, stepping on stage 10–15 times in just two seasons before taking an eight-year break to get married and start her family. She and her husband returned to…

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Eclipse: Chapters 17-21 | Bella Soaks in Her Guilt 1:13:19

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In this week's episode of our Eclipse reread, graduation is finally over, and Alice throws a party that literally no one asked for. Jacob shows up with a borderline manipulative "please pick me" gift, and the baby vampire army decides it's time to make their move against the Cullens. The wolves and the Cullens team up but decide to leave Bella out …

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Simon Armitage, Alistair McGowan, Joelle Taylor 41:39

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Ian McMillan's guests include the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage with poetry from his latest collection 'New Cemetery', impressionist and poet Alistair McGowan and Joelle Taylor with her new book 'Maryville'. Poet Laureate Simon Armitage shares poems from his recent collection 'New Cemetery' - inspired by a cemetery that was being built near his hous…

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Gillian Anderson: Trespasses by Louise Kennedy 15:22

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Trespasses is a politically charged forbidden love story as well as an astute depiction of a complicated mother-daughter dynamic. We follow Cushla whose name comes from an Irish Gaelic saying meaning “my pulse” – it’s an equivalent to sweetheart or darling, but specifically "the pulse of my heart". And that is who she is for multiple characters. He…

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RACHEL FARGANIS; Imposter Syndrome, Adjusting Schedule for Family Balance, Focal Myositis, Grit in Uncertainty 1:15:16

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In today's episode, I chat with IFBB Pro Rachel Farganis, a 40-year-old mom of two, full-time professional photographer, who lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a former D1 sprinter and high jumper. After dealing with a string of autoimmune issues and becoming a mom, fitness took a bit of a backseat. But, around 2018, a fellow photographer started…

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Eclipse: Chapters 12-16 | Jacob Shoots His Shot, Bella Punches Back 1:09:14

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In this week's Eclipse reread, it's finally graduation, and you only graduate from high school for the first time once! And while that may be true, Bella is literally just trying to survive the world's most exhausting love triangle. I mean it's got more red flags, mixed signals, and emotional damage than a breakup playlist. Edward is flipflopping b…

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Train Poetry with Don Paterson, Bella Hardy, Carmen Marcus, Patrick McGuinness 42:33

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Ian McMillan enjoys the language of the iconic 'Night Mail' poem by W.H. Auden, invites us into signal boxes, imagines train station bars, and evokes the empty platforms that inspire songs - as he celebrates 200 years of railway inspired poetry with his guests Don Paterson, Carmen Marcus, Bella Hardy and Patrick McGuinness. Don Paterson is a poet a…

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Jennifer Lawrence: Die My Love by Ariana Harwicz 30:01

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Today’s book of choice is Die My Love by Ariana Harwicz, an Argentine writer, screenwriter, playwright, and documentary maker. It was first published in Spanish in 2012, before being translated into English in 2017 by Sarah Moses and Caroline Orloff, and longlisted for the International Booker Prize. For our discussion, we are welcoming not one, no…

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Eclipse: Chapters 6-11 | Bella Swan, Wanted for Escaping Vampire Jail 1:34:13

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Welcome back to Forks, readers~ This week we discuss Rosalie’s backstory, the flip-flopping red flags between our two main love interests, and our growing discontent with Charlie’s bad behavior (okay, everyone’s bad behavior). No joke. Edward is controlling. Alice is chaotic, and Jacob's a walking emotional landmine. Welcome to Eclipse, where Bella…

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Jacob Elordi & Oscar Issac: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 26:27

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This is the third and final instalment in our three-part Frankenstein extravaganza. We’ve heard from a Shelley scholar about the origins of the book, we’ve heard from Guillermo Del Toro about the themes of the book, but today I wanted to focus on the characters of the book. Two people who know these characters very well are Oscar Isaac and Jacob El…

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Guillermo Del Toro: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 18:56

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Mexican filmmaker and THREE-time Academy Award winner Guillermo Del Toro joins the Inklings Book Club to discuss Mary Shelley's gothic classic Frankenstein, as well as his new Netflix adaptation. We spoke about the horror genre, his favourite books, and the library he calls Bleak House. Frankenstein is streaming from November 7th on Netflix. Learn …

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Eclipse: Chapters 1-5 | Edward Loses His Chill 1:24:29

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Welcome back, readers! Grab a snack and settle in for a controversial episode…Edward is on the chopping block, and we are living for the drama. Edward whisks Bella away to Jacksonville under false pretenses, and Jacob lets his bitterness about the Cullen's return known. Recently paroled Bella, whose literally just trying to survive all the testoste…

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Mary Shelley: Frankenstein [Book Club] 30:21

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Mary Shelley published Frankenstein anonymously in 1818. She was later credited for her work, but the book's origin story is just as interesting as the novel itself. In the "year without a summer" of 1816, Mary joined her husband Percy and Lord Byron for a weekend away, where the scared each other with ghost tales. They came up with a challenge to …

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Andrew O'Hagan: Caledonian Road 49:35

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Andrew O'Hagan is the author of seven novels, as well as being a brilliant journalist. We sat down to discuss his epic novel Caledonian Road, a state-of-the-nation novel about one man’s tragic fall from grace. He’s socially and politically liberal, and feels he’s done everything as best he can, but his life begins to unspool. With a mammoth cast of…

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Shaun Usher, Katrina Naomi, Amani Saeed, Fran Edwards and Jennifer Jones 42:02

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Shaun Usher's Letters of Note project became a cultural empire spanning multiple books, stage shows, and an online archive. He's now produced Diaries of Note - a collection of diary entries that span centuries from the great and the good . He discusses the relationship between a diary entry and a poem. Katrina Naomi on her latest pamphlet of poems,…

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Juhea Kim: Beasts of a Little Land and A Love Story From the End of the World 36:25

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While I was at Gothenburg Book Fair in Sweden I managed to track down the inimitable Juhea KIm to have a backstage chat all about her rapturous and ravishing prose. Straight out the gate, Juhea Kim’s debut novel Beasts of A Little Land became a prize-winning international bestseller. It’s a historical epic set in early 20th century Korea which was …

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New Moon: Chapters 21-Epilogue | Volturi Rizz Falls Flat 1:28:55

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On this week’s New Moon finale (thank god!), we discuss the consequences of both Bella and Edward’s actions (yikes). We finally meet the dreaded Volturi, Italy's sparkliest cult, in person and unravel their completely ridiculous backstories. HOW OLD IS JANE AGAIN?!?!?! Did I go a little overboard? Maybe a little. From culty cloaks to questionable l…

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Yasmin Zaher: The Coin BOOK CLUB 48:06

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The Coin marks the arrival of a striking new voice to the literary landscape. Yasmin Zaher’s irreverent debut is as shocking as it is stunning, as bonkers as it is beautiful. The Dylan Thomas Prize winning novel is full of big ideas, but without ever moralising, as our unnamed narrator navigates the squalor of New York City, after leaving Palestine…

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Oisín McKenna: Evenings and Weekends BOOK CLUB 41:04

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Evenings and Weekends is a love story to London, a portrait of a city with a vibrant ensemble cast of characters. Everyone is facing a dilemma, and their lives collde during a sweltering heatwave where everyone feels a little... too close. But there are no villains -- instead, it's an exercise in empathy. Oh, and there's a whale stuck in the Thames…

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Fíona Scarlett: Boys Don't Cry and May All Your Skies Be Blue 52:29

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Fíona Scarlett’s debut novel Boys Don’t Cry was an international bestseller, and she was shortlisted for Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. Her new novel, May All Your Skies Be Blue is a dual timeline story about young love, friendship, and the things that happen to us that we cannot control. This episode was recorded at the Gothenburg …

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Poetry by Tony Harrison, US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Sinéad Morrissey, David Morley, and Daniel Sluman 41:37

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Ian McMillan celebrates an iconic poem that inspired a generation of poets and readers - Tony Harrison's 'Them and Uz'.His guests include the new US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, the former Poet Laureate of Belfast Sinéad Morrissey who brings us an autumnal 'Neon Line', zoologist and poet David Morley on his new book 'Passion', and Daniel Sluman on a l…

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Confessions of a Fit Model Pro?! Big Announcement for 2026 10:27

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This episode includes a HUGE announcement for 2026. I haven't shared this anywhere with anyone yet! I cannot wait for what's to come and figured I would throw in a little teaser from a mini off the cuff interview done with fit model pro Emily Chanel when she won her pro card at the Pittsburgh Sports Power and Fitness Festival Natural Pro Qualifier …

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New Moon: Chapters 15-20 | The Hole Only Edward Could Fill 1:33:31

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Sorry about the mixup folks. We uploaded the wrong episode. Here's the real one! Hey readers ~ This week’s episode really left a HOLE in our hearts, if y’know what I mean. A terrible, empty hole. Yeah, this week’s a doozy - Bella is in full self-pity mode, and Jacob is quickly thrown to the wayside the minute Alice makes her consequential return. T…

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Maria Popova, Aditya Narayan, Kimberly Campanello, DM Black 41:59

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Writer and poet Maria Popova on taking inspiration from 19th century ornithological studies for her new publication, An Almanac of Birds – 100 Divinations for Uncertain Days. Slam poet Aditya Narayan has had an impressive winning streak this year – winning the Roundhouse Poetry Slam in April and the Loud Poets Grand Slam final in August. He discuss…

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Cillian Murphy & Max Porter: Shy / Steve 14:20

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but today we are joined by two legends: Cillian Murphy and Max Porter. Cillian and Max have collaborated as co-curators of the Sounds From A Safe Harbour Festival in Cork, Ireland, as well as the theatre adaptation of Max’s book Grief Is The Thing With Feathers. The book is a hybrid of prose and poetry about a crow …

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JESSICA MCLAUGHLIN; Christian Bodybuilder?, Maximize Natural Potential, Elevate your Posing, NY Jets Dancer, Go Touch Grass 1:30:08

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In today's episode, I chat with IFBB Pro Jessica McLaughlin, an active duty officer in the U.S. Air Force and former NFL Cheerleader for the New York Jets. During the 2024 season, Jessica claimed three overall NPC titles and placed 5th at the 2024 Ben Weider Natural Pro Qualifier before earning her IFBB Pro card at the 2025 North Americans. Jessica…

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Fredrik Backman: My Friends 45:32

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Recorded at Gothenburg Book Fair, I interviewed Swedish ICON Fredrik Backman about his newest book, My Friends -- a book that almost never was. Fredrik Backman is the author of EIGHT bestselling novels, including the Beartown trilogy, Anxious People, and A Man Called Ove. Thumbnail photography image credit: Natalie Greppi Learn more about your ad c…

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New Moon: Chapters 10-14 | Jacob's Flu Turns Furry 1:27:06

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The Verb from Contains Strong Language in Bradford 41:44

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Ian McMillan presents The Verb from Contains Strong Language in Bradford - with poets Imtiaz Dharker, Kieron Higgins, Nabeela Ahmed, and Katrina Porteous (reading poems from her Laurel Prize winning collection Rhizodont). Rock, stone and sediments are everywhere in this celebration of poetry and poetry in Bradford. We have millstone grit and the st…

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SOPHIE EDWARDS; Wellness or Bikini?, Pose with the Pros in the Twin Cities, Coach Changes, Prepping in College, Take the Off-Season 45:45

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In today's episode, I chat with IFBB Pro Sophie Edwards, who began her journey in 2023 competing in Wellness before switching to Bikini in her second show. After facing last callouts at NPC Nationals, Sophie committed to a long off season, came back stronger in June 2025 to win the overall, and just two weeks later earned her Pro card with a class …

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New Moon: Chapters 5-9 | Bella's Hot Mess Era — Motorcycles, Mixed Signals, and Movie Madness 1:30:10

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Whew, this week is a wild one, listeners. Welcome back to tomfoolery. We welcome Jacob’s character with open arms in this episode. Just as Bella is able to open back up, we are coming back from last week’s low energy! Bella is officially in a full-blown rebound era, as begins to form a close relationship with Jacob. She's discovered that acting out…

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Bridgerton's Luke Thompson on 'White Nights' by Dostoevsky 32:22

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Fyodor Dostoevsky's White Nights became the fourth biggest selling translated book in the UK last year, so I wanted to speak to someone very familiar with the text. Bridgerton's Luke Thompson happens to be a Dostoevsky superfan just like me, and narrated the new audiobook version, so is well acquainted with the story. We sat down at Penguin's offic…

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Featured 2025 Olympians 12:40

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Find the episodes for each of the following 2025 Olympia Athletes at www.celestial.fit/podcast OR by searching their name and 'Confessions of a Bikini Pro' on google or your favorite streaming platform :) Iulia Baba (Romania) Jordan Brannon (USA) Lauralie Chapados (Canada) Ashley Kaltwasser (USA) Adair Libbrecht (Canada) Vania Auguste (USA) Kerry S…

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New Moon: Chapters 1-4 | Happy Birthday, Bella! Let's Break Up. 1:29:35

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Hey readers. Sorry we missed you last week. Illnesses are a bitch, but we're back, and this one is a doozy! Buckle up for some difficult conversations. Bella’s birthday should have been a nice, quiet evening at home. Instead a next level paper cut sends Jasper into attack mode, Edward into martyrdom, and makes Bella into a ghost. Her newfound reaso…