No Books Book Club
by Broad Radio
Fed up with falling asleep with a book on your face? Us too. Enter, the No Books Book Club, where we share which non-book things we're consuming. From streaming to games, newsletters to docos, RPGs to podcasts, we've got you covered. Meet Cec and Row!
Episodes
-
The Dolly Parton Tribute Episode
Oh Dolly, we were so sorry to hear you were gone. But the aftermath told us so much about you, and reminded us of the music, the humour, the deeds, the legacy, the legend that was Dolly Parton. Hosted and produced by Rowena Murray and Cecelia Ramsdale. Proudly part of the Broad Radio family. Tell...
-
The Good Losers, The Odyssey and crap smart TVs
Cec and Row chat about the joys of new kittens and doing breakfast radio shifts (hello 4am alarms!). Then we chat about The Odyssey, CGI vs puppetry, Meg Bignall's fun book The Good Losers, then we enter the Moan Zone and rip smart TV's a new one. Music and sound effects all via Pixabay: Wren…
more -
Japanese Pop Rock, Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Capture
This week Cec and Row are adoring Japanese CityPop, the gorgeous movie (and book!) Remarkably Bright Creatures, watching The Capture on iView and get cranky in the Moan Zone about big box booze shops over-doing the customer services. It's not helpful! Music and sound effects all via Pixabay…
more -
The Pitt, He-Man, Jaws & The Bali Bogan Bus
What happens when you're budget conscious AND nostalgic? You get 80's paperbacks from the op shop for 50c! Very Large Sharks, Depop, Masters of the Universe and The Pitt all get a run when Cec and Row look at what's been soaking in their brain pans. Meanwhile, listener Thi-anh takes us into the...
-
Rom coms, cosy Japanese books and potholes
Row and Cec have a big hiss about all of the great shows being cancelled by streamers (Netflix and The Boroughs, we're looking at you), we look at kinks about British commemorative tea towels, and ask if Rom Coms are bearable right now, while the world burns? Meanwhile we dip into cosy Japanese...
-
Cosy crime, couch investigations and dog poo etiquette
This episode disappeared down the back of the couch but we found it and proudly bring it to you! We discuss Row's appearance on TV, get some cozy crime recommendations for your viewing pleasure and discuss going to book launches and supporting your clever friends. In the Moan zone we decide on…
more -
Hail Mary, Breath, Singing, Madness and more
Row and Cec forgot they were making a podcast and started singing instead. That horror over, they covered the joy of surprises in the mail, Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, Project Hail Mary, the book Breath by James Nestor, then they entered the Moan Zone, where Row revealed that, on the road, she…
more -
The nostalgia ep: meat paste, Jaws (the book), Jackie Collins and more
Welcome to the NOSTALGIA episode. Starting with filter coffee and fish paste, Cec and Row moved swiftly into shame food, Flowers in the Attic, Jaws (the book, not the movie) and Jackie Collins, plus we look at repair cafes and the need to have a bit of love for analogue life, and into the pricing...
-
Procrastination, Beasts, Vampire Puzzles, Bad Eyebrows and Bitch Barns
Row and Cec enter a new Women's Shed, Bitch Barn, She Shed (whatever takes your fancy), then promptly get sidetracked by Clare Dane's latest, The Beast Within. Then we look at literary puzzles by kicking things off with Bram Stoker's Dracula, then the Moan Zone takes us from bad eyebrows to...
-
The Mother of All Calamities, Jon Hamm, V-line and cats vs dogs
Are cats better than dogs? And can cats be trusted to give snuggles? Cec is on the fence about getting a new furry friend. We then deep dive into the fine art of writing books, as special guest NEW AUTHOR YAY Lisa Moule was deep in the trenches of writing her second novel. We're re-upping this...
-
Naughty bunnies, book reviews, poo balls and women's sheds
Cec and Row were naughty bunnies this week and conveniently forgot that this podcast is actually called the No Books Book Club, and both brought books to discuss. We have a yarn about Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, which got on Row's radar via the Birds of a Feather book club. Cec has been reading…
more -
Tribute bands, mouse ears, grand adventures and crowd-sourced moan zones
We're back, baby. Our first episode for 2026 (Season 4 can you believe it!) where we take a look at tribute bands thanks to the movie Song Sung Blue, inappropriate facial hair, Tokyo Disneyland, plus we have a crowd-sourced Moan Zone thanks to one of our lovely listeners. Sounds thanks to: Music…
more -
The season for DVD binges and drinking custard from the carton
Cec has been listening to the ABC's 'No One Saw it Coming' podcast, Row has been walking barefoot to Mordor with Frodo and Sam via the FULL full-length LOTR audiobook, we debate about whether Die Hard (the first one) is a Christmas movie and, we send our love to all those people who work over...
-
Canberra corporate flights, Barnaby Joyce, Grand Designs, Pluribus and Black Friday hell
Cec caught the plane to Canberra, saw Barnaby Joyce, and bore witness to Pauline Hanson getting the boot. Then we dived into the nostalgia that is the very long-running Grand Designs, looked at the new Apple TV show Pluribus, and the moan zone featured some terrible Black Friday customer service...
-
Broken Bones day jobs, Weapons and Too Much
We chat about worming chocolate mishaps, breaking bones and getting a REAL job. Then Row reviews the movie Weapons and Cec reviews Too Much and Crashing. It's nice to be back. Tell us what you're reading, loving, listening to at [email protected]
-
Getting the ick, YA fiction, night disco parties and tiger snakes
Certain words give us the ick, find out what Cec's is. Row gets chased by a tiger snake in pursuit of re-wilding with native trees, we look at the marvellous world of YA fiction, and find out what a Night Disco Party is, and why it's not nearly as fun as it seems. Presented and produced by…
more -
Spies, Madonna, collage, cold winters, fire alarms and chasing trains
How hard is it to get a break right now? Cec found out the hard way when she had a fire alarm disaster mid-massage. Give the girl a cassette of whale music, stat! Meanwhile, Row has been listening to The Spy Who Dressed the Queen, special guest Jo Stanley has been watching The Making of Madonna,...
-
Salty book gossip, poo cruises and bushwalks
Ever gotten on the back of a motorbike unexpectedly? Cec and Row debate the pros and cons. Meanwhile, we look at The Salt Path controversy, Trainwreck's The Poop Cruise, look at the new WAMA Foundation near Hall's Gap and moan about university computer systems. As Row says, she just wants to be a...
-
Cross-stitch, TV punch-ons, dept.q and fake flavours
Welcome guest Jo Stanley! We’re not ready to retire at 50, sorry not sorry! We learn about Fake Fridays and find out that Jo has been getting crafty with cross stitch, plus Cec has been having a one-woman Netflix binge party, and the focus of her obsession is the new series called dept.q. Row’s...
-
80's aromas, armchair experts, guys that suck and Handmaid's Tale
There's nothing quite like a flashback, and Cec invoked that very specific Strawberry Shortcake doll nostalgia. We then look at the This Guy Sucked podcast, and after years of trauma, The Handmaid's Tale has come to an end. Finally, the Moan Zone is replete with armchair experts, so Row and Cec...
-
Rock stars, Tom Cruise, lego, taxidermy and bad mattresses
Have you ever had a rock star encounter? It's clear that some are much cooler than others. Cec paid a visit to the Melbourne Museum to check out the Star Wars Lego exhibition and it had her pining for bad taxidermy and more skeletons, plus Row smashed a choc top at the final Mission Impossible...
-
Going the Long Way Home, Four Seasons & online shopping
This week, Row has been watching Long Way Home, featuring Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor, and getting major motorbike travel FOMO, while Cec has been devouring The Four Seasons with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey. We get cranky about bad fruit and veggie picks when online shopping, plus we look…
more -
Handbag butter, Air Mail and Nagi vs Brooki
Would you eat emergency handbag butter? And do you have an internal monologue? We also look at the wars brewing between Nagi and Brooki, the Air Mail digital magazine from the brain of ex-Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, take a peek at the Les Miserable arena show and enter the Moan Zone. We're...
-
Comfort in penguin feet, science, Matt Haig and LOTR
The comfort episode! Row and Cec take a metaphorical look at the new colour discovery, agree that cats are lovely but a bit weird, and we look at Matt Haig's 'The Comfort Book' and the joys of rewatching Lord of The Rings, especially with a 12-hour food marathon. We think we can put Merry and...
-
Jon Hamm, V-line, cats vs dogs and the art of writing books
Are cats better than dogs? And can cats be trusted to give snuggles? Cec is on the fence about getting a new furry friend. We then deep dive into the fine art of writing books, as Lisa is deep in the trenches of writing her second novel. Row has some advice for people wanting to travel to…
more -
Mushroom trial, burning your feelings and restoring treasures
The Mushroom Trial has us all quite captivated and the ABC's Mushroom Case Daily is where to get the latest courtroom news. We also share in the joys of burning your feelings in Very Large Bonfires and dive into the joys of restoring treasures... The good, the satisfying, and the dangerous....
-
Chainsaws, being an author and beautiful beasts
We do a deep dive into Row's chainsaw skills, which are questionable at best, but she's keen on a 'safety first' approach. Lisa is deep in the novel-writing trenches and we hear about the challenges of having one book ready to go and the other one deep in writing mode, all at the same time. Then...
-
Joining book clubs, op shopping and telepathy tapes
Cec changes up her day job, we hear about the Birds of a Feather book club, getting cook books from op shops, and the Telepathy Tapes podcast. Plus we Moan Zone about the live music scene. Did we solve all of live music's problems? No, but we felt better getting it off our chests. Presented and...
-
YouTube wormholes, funerals, bold sewing and New Order
The joys of an excellent YouTube wormhole are second-to-none when it works, and we also ask the question - should funerals and families mix? We also debate whether Prime Minister Albo is secretly fronting New Order, and open up a new sewing project with The Bold One. Presented and produced by...
-
Secret snacks, volcano enthusiasts, travelling pants and firebombs
We talk about our secret snacks (choc top, anyone?), find out how to be a volcano enthusiast, take a trip down memory lane with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and a look at the tobacco wars on 4 Corners. Dramatic synth echo, sound effect by Freesound community from Pixabay Music by folk...
-
Red carpet farshun, Frankie Mag, Apple Cider Vinegar, Markets and Emergency cash
We cast an eye on the red carpet season and decide if banana-yellow leather is actually OK to wear to the Oscars. We look at the joys of Frankie magazine, Beck goes to the market and learn about the importance of having an emergency cash stash, and we take a look at the wellness industry with the...
-
Scarecrows, kids movies, exploding songs and bitching about tourists
No Books Book Club: we put the boot into tourists enjoying their summer holidays, get into the horrorshow that is home-made scarecrows, look at some of the top kids cinema picks out right now, like Paddington and Wicked, and hear all about the Song Exploder podcast. Presented and produced by...
-
TV husbands, fangirling, zucchini and White Lotus
No Books Book Club: new studio and deciding who our TV husbands are, moaning about driver assist yelling at you in your car, while talking about Tokyo Vice, White Lotus, Triangle of sadness and some David Nicholls fan girling. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsdale, Beck Lewis and Rowena…
more -
Road rage, bonkbusters and sky rivers
This week on No Books Book Club, we're trying out this remote podcasting thing as Row continues to break the rules and brings a book, the stunning 'There Are Rivers In the Sky' and Beck and Cec have both been diving into bonkbuster TV with 'Rivals' and 'Nobody Wants This'. Finally, Cec gets into...
-
Art, V-Line trains, bad eyesight and The Gentlemen
Cec is the only parent in our pod group, so she talks about some cool Montsalvat school holiday activities she's been up to. Plus Row shares her V-Line adventures in embroidery with Clever Poppy kits and magnifying glasses. Cec has been binge-watching cockney TV with The Gentlemen, and we enter…
more -
Thunderhead, the AI horrors of ChatGPT and that iconic Julia G speech and show.
We find out what a Thunderhead is, and is it as blackly comedic as it appears? We also peel back the velvet curtain on the MTC’s production of ‘Julia’. Finally, we enter an AI Moan Zone and find out that Cec simply cannot pronounce ChatGPT! Bec couldn't join us this week, we miss you and can't…
more -
Rom com reading, Stanley Tucci's balls & vista del mar
We dive into the world of rom-com reading, adore Stanley Tucci's adventures through Italy (while admiring his, um, style, and look at some amazing viewing that, frankly, makes us want to move to Miami and wear a glamourous caftan. Featured: Crushing By Genivieve Novak, The Love Contract by Steph...
-
Travel journals, Ghostbusters, full bush eyebrows and game shows
The Jacinta Parsons edition where we talk travel journals, Ghostbusters, full bush eyebrows and game shows. Beck will be back for the next episode. Pixabay Music by Centyś, Quiz Countdown, UNIVERSFIELD, Gaston A-P, Drums Claps & Big Band Swing Music by Oleg Kyrylkovv from Pixabay Sound Effect by...
-
Lacy bras, the map of Tassie, Good Karma pages & exploding Coyotes
Lacy bras, the map of Tassie (Festivale), Good Karma pages, Coyote vs ACME and stinky people. Fearlessly traversing the Very Serious Stuff. Presented and produced by Cecelia Ramsdale, Beck Lewis and Rowena Murray as part of the Broad Radio family. Tell us what you're reading, loving, listening to...
-
MAFS, sodcasting, painted cats and pain
We had some ADVENTURES while we were avoiding our reading pile this week. Guilty pleasures in watching MAFS? Painting lucky cats with ClassBento? Discussing pain? And entering the Moan Zone with cretins who listen to music and videos out loud on public transport? YES TO IT ALL! Presented and...
-
The Christmas Horror Episode
It's Christmastime and we're all dwelling in the horror of traffic, queues, and family. In this episode, we take a look at how scary escaped lions are, highland coos, conspiracy theories, and plant thievery. Find out more here: When Italian lions escape! Wrap your eyes around Country Style…
more -
Australian Noir, Dad Rock, Menopause & Mumblecore
This week on No Books Book Club, we put on the old Akubra and explore the spooky outback, where truth is stranger than fiction. Plus! We get the low-down on the Paul McCartney concert, and become massive film buffs and explore Mumblecore. From TV to fond farewells, we've got you covered. Credits:...
-
Spooky Solo Cinema, True Crime & Art Theft
This week on No Books Book Club, we take a look at the joy of the kindness of strangers, bust open a choc top and indulge in some spooky solo cinema, take a forensic look at art theft on tv, and explore true crime with a twist. And you know we love a moan zone, so we unlock the creaky door for...
-
Witchy balls, Speed Weed, British Cults & Brain Worms
This week on No Books Book Club, Row (again) brings a book (!) and we get to play with her witchy balls while she tells us all about Thousand Year Old Vampire by Tim Hutchings. We also get the low-down on Beck's speed weed experience, and Cec straps the headphones on and listens to A Very British...
-
Aidan's undies, heroin, RONE and love letters to a festival
It might quack like a book, and waddle like a book, but H: A Love Story is more immersive than your average duck / book. We read some love letters to the Meredith Music Festival, stick the boot into some of Aidan's questionable fashion choices (not to mention taste in women), and check out some...
-
Dracula penpals, loving Wham & who knew about Nancy Drew
We take a look at Dracula Daily, the epistolary newsletter from Bram Stoker's Dracula. PLUS we get the low-down on the best reading headlamp, a surprising WHAM doco, and how Nancy Drew is experiencing a resurgence (and pulling it off without making the legions of Nancy Drew fans cry). We also…
more
About this show
Fed up with falling asleep with a book on your face? Us too. Enter, the No Books Book Club, where we share which non-book things we're consuming. From streaming to games, newsletters to docos, RPGs to podcasts, we've got you covered. Meet Cec and Row!
Hosted by
Broad Radio
Categories