The Binge Reading Bookclub

About The Binge Reading Bookclub

I’m Hugo Powell — podcast producer and literary newbie — on a mission to read more and learn about the art of storytelling. Guiding me on this journey is bestselling author Nicholas Binge. Each month, Nicholas picks a book that shines in one key aspect of writing, and we figure out what makes it work. And at the end of each episode, we’ll take what we’ve learned as we continue our mission to write the greatest novel ever written. So grab your book, settle in, and join us on this adventure.

Publisher

The Binge Reading Bookclub Podcast

Category

arts · comedy · education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Feb 2025

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Speed Binges - The SCP Foundation

   In this month’s episode of Speed Binges, Hugo and Nicholas delve into the SCP Foundation, the internet-born horror universe built around a secret organisation tasked with securing, containing and protecting humanity from things that shouldn’t exist. They explore some of their favourite stories, including SCP-173, the terrifying Sculpture that moves whenever nobody is watching, and SCP-2718, a deeply disturbing tale that asks what happens after we die.

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Episode 20 - The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee (with special guest Eliza Chan)

   In a podcast first, the boys say they will do something and actually follow through with it. This month we welcome speculative fiction author Eliza Chan ( HARBOUR OF HUNGRY GHOSTS, The Drowned World Duology). Eliza shares with us one of her favourite recent novels, The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee that explores a cyberpunk future set on a far of planet that has lost contact with earth 2 centuries ago. Eliza breaks down how Lee does characterization so well - through intimate und...

3. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Speed Binges: Mouthwashing

   In this months episode of Speed Binges, Hugo and Nicholas discuss Mouthwashing, the unsettling indie horror game that uses non-linear storytelling, shifting perspectives, and player complicity to explore guilt, trauma, and responsibility. They examine why its story could only work as a video game—and why its disturbing world stays with you long after playing. Now don't write off Moutwashing as just some some spookfest horror nonsense - this game is truly a masterpiece and takes story telling ...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

13 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 3 / 100

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Quality

5

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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