A Need To Read

About A Need To Read

For the curious mind.

Publisher

Ed Cunningham

Category

arts · education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

10 Jun 2020

Latest episode

8 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

138 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jun 2026

   Surfboards and surfing in the 60s with Bob McTavish

   Bob McTavish pioneered surf culture and changed the way people surfed, makes people happy everyday with his inventions and lives on the east coast of Australia. i was lucky to sit with him last year to discuss life in the 60s, and his life as a writer, surfboard shaper and family man.

2. 

   28 Apr 2026

   Exploring the most dangerous and normalised mental health condition, with Warren Ward

   In this Episode I chat with Warren Ward about Eating Disorders. If this topic is triggering or not going to be helpful for you, please consider another episode. Warren Ward is a psychiatrist who writes about philosophy, culture, travel and the history of ideas. Warren is an Associate Professor at The University of Queensland and has held the position of Director, Queensland Eating Disorders Service (QuEDS) since 2005. He is Chair of the Queensland Health Eating Disorder Advisory Group and co-author of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry (RANZCP) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Eating Disorders. In 2017 he received the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders (ANZAED) Distinguished Achievement Award. Books discussed: Master And Emissary by Iain McGilchrest Crime And Punishment & The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky George Saunders books (Civil War Land In Bad Decline I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS IT IS SO SO SO SO GOOD) Lovers of Philosophy and Renourish by WARREN WARD Support for me/the show: www.patreon.com/aneedtoread Contact: aneedtoread.podcast (at) gmail . com

3. 

   7 Apr 2026

   The end of the Gay Rights movement? with Prof Ronan McCrea

   Ronan Mccrea is a professor of European and Constitutional Law at UCL. In this podcast we discuss the gay rights movement, it's history, future, and threats. Ronan's book 'The End Of The Gay Rights Movement' is out now. Got a burning desire to write to me? aneedtoread.podcast at gmail .com Support: www.patreon.com/aneedtoread THANK YOU XXXX

Who has been a guest on A Need To Read

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Joanna Moncrieff
• Matt Smith
• Ellie Middleton
• Merlin Sheldrake
• Dan Osman

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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