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Sep 17, 2026 25 min

Episode 130: Justine Sless

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In this week's episode Sunderland lass, comedian and writer Justine Sless joins me to discuss her new novel, Before I Sing You This Song. We talk about how the book was inspired by Bobby Thompson, dispelling shame through comedy and why her ultimate goal was to return to her old secondary school as a published author and show them what could be done. Find out more: https://www.crearpublishing.com/books-1/before-i-sing-you-this-song https://www.justinesless.com/ https://justinesless.blogspot.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinesless https://www.instagram.com/crearpublishing Music credit: 'Water of Tyne' performed by Edinburgh University Brass Band (2009) arranged by Jack Stobbs, edited and scored for brass band by David Dye. Used with kind permission of the publisher, arranger and performers.

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