Across the Pond
Hosted by Sam Jordison and Lori Feathers · Lori Feathers & Sam Jordison
4.7from 31 ratings
- 166
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 31
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Across the Pond
Across the Pond is a podcast about the most discussed and anticipated books on both sides of the Atlantic. Texas indie bookstore owner Lori Feathers and UK publisher Sam Jordison bring their unique perspectives on the book business, local literary trends, and author news. In each episode Lori and Sam will also provide a critical take on an important book, discussing how it has been anticipated and received on either side of the pond. Exciting US and UK authors occasionally join Lori and Sam to talk about their work.
- Publisher
- Lori Feathers & Sam Jordison
- Category
- arts · fiction · fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Mar 2021
- Latest episode
- 29 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
8 of 166 episodes have a transcript.
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
147. Doireann Ní Ghríofa, "Said the Dead"
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
146. Laia Jufresa, "Wishbone"
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
145. Katherine Mansfield, "The Garden Party and Other Stories"
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147. Doireann Ní Ghríofa, "Said the Dead"
Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And within the archive, These records are open to the public. Anyone can make an appointment to go in and visit these records and to learn about these people. And that is so vital because in learning and in reading about these people, we remember them and they come to life for us in our minds, in our imaginations. And That kind of memory, I feel, is sacred. And I strongly believe that people who were kept in these kind of institutions and often who died in these kinds of institutions deserve to be remembered as much as anyone else. that we look towards in history. As much as, you know, our glorious heroes and our glorious dead, these people led glorious lives, too, in their own ways, and they deserve our attention and they deserve the care of institutions like archives. […]
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- Doireann Ní Ghríofa
- Laia Jufresa
- Mark Bowles
- Deb Olin Unferth
- Mark Haber
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 22 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100
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- Quality
- 66
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Across the Pond?
Sam Jordison and Lori Feathers host the show. Published by Lori Feathers & Sam Jordison.
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