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Welcome to The Two A.M. Club, where we have open and diverse conversations about parenting and partnerships across different cultures. Join us on an amazing journey as we explore the joys and challenges of raising children through the stories of parents from around the world. Our collection of stories represents a tapestry of cultures and personal experiences. We celebrate our differences and the love we share for our children. While everyone's parenting journey is unique, we find common gro ...
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The Book Club podcast from the World Economic Forum brings you the world’s greatest storytellers. For the last three years, the Forum’s Book Club has engaged with some of the world’s greatest writers, allowing a community of over 200,000 readers to put their questions and share their views. The podcast features in-depth interviews with some of our favourite authors looking at their most recent work, their motivations, inspirations and so much more. Great fiction, economics, psychology, philo ...
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Send us a text “Who said podcasts need walls? We’re breaking free and hitting the road, blending raw conversations with the ever-changing scenery of life. Inspired by the contrast in social openness between Germany and Dubai, we’re diving headfirst into fresh directions, navigating our struggles with consistency, and embracing life’s beautiful chao…
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A special programme from the largest public literature house in Europe, Litteraturhuset in Oslo. Harriett Gilbert is joined by one of Scandinavia’s most successful crime writers, Anne Holt. Her novel 1,222 is a tense, twisty story set during a snowstorm in an isolated mountain hotel, a reference to the fact that the hotel is one thousand, two hundr…
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Ahead of its 20th anniversary early next year, the author Kate Mosse talks to Harriett Gilbert and readers from around the world, about her globally bestselling novel, Labyrinth. It’s a historical thriller set between medieval and contemporary France where the lives of two women, living centuries apart, are linked in a common destiny. In 13th centu…
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Send us a text In this special episode, our last recorded with a guest in Dubai, we’re excited to share the incredible story of Moustafa and Brittany. What started in an Irish bar in Qatar turned into a love story that crossed continents, cultures, and time zones. Tune in as we dive into how this Egyptian-American couple’s serendipitous encounter e…
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In this month’s edition of BBC World Book Club bestselling American writer Elif Batuman discusses her acclaimed debut novel. ‘The Idiot’ follows Selin, a Turkish-American fresher at Harvard in the mid-1990s, delving into her experiences as she navigates the challenges of university life, grappling with identity, language, and the complexities of re…
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Send us a text The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of high hormones, heated arguments, and moments of peace since Munanui’s birth. We’re dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of hormonal changes and our stubbornness, trying to balance planning with spontaneity and manage minor disagreements. In this episode, we discuss how to maintain a str…
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Send us a text Ever wondered how a couple embarks on the journey to parenthood in a world that doesn’t always understand? Our guests from Austin, Texas, share their powerful story of love, resilience, and the unexpected twists life can bring. From meeting as coworkers to raising two young children, they open up about the highs, lows, joys, and chal…
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German author Ewald Arenz answers readers' questions about his bestselling novel Tasting Sunlight. It’s the moving story of Liss, a reclusive woman who single-handedly runs her family farm, and teenage runaway Sally who takes refuge there. As they work together, Liss and Sally form an unlikely – and nurturing – friendship. Image: Ewald Arenz (Credi…
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Send us a text What happens when a family uproots their life and moves to a new country, only to find more warmth and support than they ever expected? That's our story as we kick off season two of the "2am Club" podcast! Relocate with us to Fürth, Germany, and listen to how we navigated the maze of finding a suitable nursery for our son. Forget tho…
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In one of the last broadcast interviews, the acclaimed Irish author Edna O’Brien, who died aged 93 in July 2024, is in conversation with Kim Chakanetsa. In this bonus episode, shediscusses her final novel, Girl – which tells the story of a young girl in Nigeria who is captured by the Islamist group Boko Haram – the effects of lockdown and her love …
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Another chance to hear Harriett Gilbert talking to bestselling American writer Paul Auster, who died earlier this year on 30 April 2024. Paul Auster joined Harriett in 2012, with a literary festival audience and readers from around the world, to discuss his acclaimed work The New York Trilogy. In three brilliant variations on the classic detective …
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Following the death of the Irish author Edna O’Brien in July 2024, another chance to hear a 2008 World Book Club episode in which she talked to Harriett Gilbert and an audience of readers about her renowned debut novel The Country Girls. Banned in her homeland on publication, it has become one of O’Brien’s most admired and renowned works. Producer:…
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Toronto is a bustling city on Lake Ontario which is growing at an astonishing rate. Almost a third of Torontonians have arrived in the last decade and more than half were born outside of Canada. The city’s Mohawk name is , which means “the place on the water where the trees are standing".Noah Richler explores the fictional landscape of the city wit…
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Kevin Kwan discusses his internationally best-selling novel, Crazy Rich Asians, with readers from around the world. Chinese-American academic Rachel Chu lives a modest and happy life with her boyfriend and fellow academic Nick. But when Nick invites her home to Singapore to meet the family, everything changes – starting with the first class flights…
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In Miriam Toews’s novel, Women Talking, the women of a remote Mennonite colony are hold secret meetings to talk about the crimes of the men who they live alongside. After years of being told that they were suffering from hysterical delusions, the women “came to understand that they were collectively dreaming one dream, and that it wasn’t a dream at…
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Percival Everett will be discussing his Booker-shortlisted novel The Trees. This powerful and fiercely funny satire centring on revenge and racial justice in America shifts genres between police procedural, magical realism and horror with wit and consummate skill. Percival Everett addresses some of America’s darkest history with an unusual mix of p…
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Award-winning Australian novelist Charlotte Wood joins Harriett Gilbert to answer questions from readers around the world about her novel, The Weekend. It's a story of grief and friendship; three women meet to clear their deceased friend’s beach house and find themselves uncovering secrets and stirring up memories. (Image: Charlotte Wood. Photo cre…
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Multi award-winning novelist Ann Patchett will be discussing The Dutch House. A dark modern fairytale set against the very real world of post-WWII Philadelphia, tracing the love between a brother and sister, their vanishing mother, distant father and jealous stepmother. Ann Patchett tells the story of a family over five decades with a finely balanc…
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World Book Café heads to Madrid to talk to writers about a new boom in feminist fiction. A few month after the resignation of President of the Spanish Football Federation over a non-consensual kiss of footballer Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup final, World Book Café investigates how Madrid’s women writers are challenging gender roles in the books wo…
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Send us a text Our season finale!!!!!! Our family is preparing for yet another transformative journey, as we plan to relocate to a new country. While professional reasons and the necessity to depart from Dubai initially drove our decision, our hearts had already been yearning for change. With Svenja's pregnancy and the birth of Munanui, we opted to…
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Presenter Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world talk to acclaimed Italian physicist and writer Carlo Rovelli about his runaway bestseller Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. A compact and engaging exploration of some of the most fundamental ideas in modern physics this book takes readers on a captivating journey through seven concise chapters, …
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Antonio Muñoz Molina answers questions from around the world on his novel In the Night of Time. The panoramic portrait of Spain on the brink of civil war follows the life of Ignacio Abel, master builder and architect, as he navigates an illicit love affair with an American woman as the darkness of war surrounds him. Recorded in the prestigious Muse…
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Send us a text Step into the poignant world of fatherhood as we delve into an intimate and heartfelt conversation with our friend Mustafa. Originating from Egypt and journeying through Qatar before settling in Dubai, Mustafa shares his unique perspective on the profound joys of parenting, creating a tapestry of shared experiences that will undoubte…
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Harriett Gilbert and readers around the globe talk to acclaimed Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka about his Booker Prize-winning novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Almeida, a gay war photographer, recently deceased, with secrets aplenty, awakes to find himself sitting in line in an ethereal visa office, determined to find out who has murde…
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Send us a text Episode 14: Embark on the intricate and demanding odyssey that is fatherhood, contemplating what it truly takes to navigate its complex terrain. Join us in the hushed hours of the 2 AM Club as four dedicated fathers unveil the depths of their personal narratives. They share profound insights that illuminate the triumphs, trials, and …
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Send us a text Ever contemplated how the challenges of real parenting resemble navigating a safari, teeming with wild joys and unexpected hurdles? Get ready for an insightful conversation as we introduce our special guests, Bai Qiong and Chen Jing, who guide us through the intriguing journey of parenthood. Tune in as they openly share experiences o…
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Xiaolu Guo talks about her novel A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers. The book was her first written in English and made prestigious fiction shortlists on publication in 2007. Twenty-three year old Zhuang – or Z as she’s called in England because no-one can pronounce her name – arrives to spend a year learning English. The loneliness an…
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Send us a text Ever pondered the way parenting styles evolve within the boundaries of culture and across generations? Brace yourselves for a riveting voyage through the eyes of our guest, Nadia, a hardworking mother and expat. She invites us into her unique parenting journey, one that unfolds as a rollercoaster ride. From the surprise pregnancy tha…
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American writer Michael Chabon talks about his 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. From Jewish mysticism to Houdini to the Golden Age of Comic Books and WWII, Chabon’s immersive novel deals with escape and transformation through the lives of two Jewish boys in New York. Josef Kavalier makes an impossible e…
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Send us a text Welcome to a profound journey, where we unearth life's essential lessons, learned during our time in Nepal. Despite the economic challenges that grace this beautiful country, Nepal emanates a heartwarming warmth and friendliness that has etched an indelible mark upon our hearts. Alongside us on this transformative voyage are our belo…
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Send us a text Who says love isn't a wild ride? This week, we're strapping in with Sai and Jill, a couple with a tale to tell about their journey from being partners to parents. They're sharing how that transition reshaped their understanding of love, morphing it from a bond between two adults into an unconditional force for their children. Their i…
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Send us a text "Healing the Inner Child for Better Parenting: As a Child, I Can Forgive You, but as a Parent, How Dare You? " In our latest podcast episode, I take the first steps on a deeply personal journey of healing. This episode marks the beginning of a transformative exploration, one that acknowledges the challenges ahead as I navigate the co…
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American writer and visual artist Audrey Niffenegger talks about her bestselling novel The Time Traveler’s Wife - a magical love story with a twist. Funny, quirky, and occasionally heartbreaking, this is the story of a relationship lived in the moment – even if those moments are all in the wrong order. Clare and Henry met when Clare was six and Hen…
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Send us a text "Expecting the Worst, Hoping for the Best“ “A JOURNEY OF SURPRISES AND RESILIENCE” In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking to friends who embarked on an extraordinary journey, from giving birth in Bahrain to starting a new chapter in Dubai. Their story is filled with unexpected twists and turns, showcasing their resilience an…
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Send us a text "Lost horizons and Found Depths: Charting & Anchoring Self-Discovery on the Island of Parenthood's Journey" Ever found yourself on a family vacation, yet feeling like you're missing out on the true experience? Join us as we share the deeply personal story of embarking on our first real holiday with our 15-month-old son. In this episo…
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Colombian writer Pilar Quintana talks about her acclaimed novel The Bitch which explores themes of motherhood, loss, and the impact of violence on women's lives. Set against the backdrop of the Pacific coast, the story revolves around Damaris, a young woman longing for a child but unable to conceive. When she discovers a pregnant dog near her home,…
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Send us a text Birthing with Balance Episode 5 part 1 "Exploring the Intersection of Dreams, Finding Balance, Overcoming Judgment, Conquering Fear, and Nurturing Growth Together" In our heartfelt two-part, one hour and forty-two-minute interview with our soon-to-be-parents at the time, we delved into their preparations for the transformative advent…
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Send us a text Birthing with balance Episode 5 part 2 "Exploring the Intersection of Dreams, Finding Balance, Overcoming Judgment, Conquering Fear, and Nurturing Growth Together" In our heartfelt two-part, one-hour and forty-two-minute interview with our soon-to-be-parents at the time, we delved into their preparations for the transformative advent…
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Send us a text Episode 5: "The Gap Between Parenting Expectations and the Beautiful Chaos of Reality" In our latest podcast episode, we delve into the challenges we've faced over the past few weeks, alongside our beloved nanny, Arlene. Together, we confront the ongoing hurdles that arise, constantly seeking effective solutions as a united front. On…
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Bestselling author Sofi Oksanen answers readers' questions about her novel Purge. It's a harrowing story of sexual violence, betrayal and retribution which charts the troubled history of Estonia during and after the Second World War. Told through the lives of two women, the story starts when a frightened stranger, Zara, arrives on Aliide's doorstep…
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Send us a text “Take it easy” In a special edition of our discussioncast, we had the privilege of hosting my wife's parents to delve into their experiences of parenting and gain insight into their perspectives on our own parenting journey. Despite the less than optimal sound quality due to the lack of proper equipment, we couldn't pass up the oppor…
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Send us a text In our latest episode, titled "It's Easier to Make Them Than to Raise Them," we embark on a heartfelt exploration of the unexpected revelations we encountered on our journey through parenthood. As new parents, we often hear the adage "happy parent, happy baby," but little did we realize the profound truth behind those words until we …
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On the centenary of her birth another chance to hear much-loved author Judith Kerr discussing her memorable young adults' novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit with Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world. Set during the Second World War, this semi-autobiographical novel traces the story of a young Jewish girl and her family who flee Berlin jus…
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Send us a text Welcome to our second episode, where we embark on a profound exploration of the human experience called birth. In this episode, we courageously dive into our birth story, our personal war zone, and the enduring impact that has shaped our lives and become our form of PTSD. These defining moments served as the battlegrounds for our ind…
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Send us a text “Before there was him, there was us, and before that, there was I” In our upcoming conversation, my spouse and I will delve into our identities as both individuals and partners, exploring topics such as our respective roles in our relationship and the strategies we use to preserve our individuality within our bond.…
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Best-selling American author Curtis Sittenfeld discusses her acclaimed debut novel, Prep. Set in an exclusive boarding school in north-eastern America, Prep is an insightful, caustic and funny coming-of-age story and a savage dissection of class, race, and gender. Clever, aspirational Lee Fiora is fourteen years old when her father drops her at the…
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Presenter Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world talk to acclaimed American author Paul Theroux about his bestselling travel book Deep South. After fifty years crossing the globe, seeking adventure and stories to tell about places far from home, Theroux travels deep into the heart of his native country and discovers a land as profoundly fore…
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World Book Café travels to Paris to meet some of the French capital’s newest writers. Authors Mahir Guven, Blandine Rinkel, Laurent Petitmangin and Capucine Delattre discuss taking on the literary establishment and finding new ways to express themselves. Like many places in the world, questions of equality, diversity and freedom of expression are t…
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