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The Booking Club
Claim This Podcastby Jack Aldane
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Today’s best authors and commentators discuss their latest books and breakthroughs at their favourite restaurants | Hosted by Jack Aldane<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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June 4, 2026
The Case Against Assisted Death, with Kathleen Stock
<p>In Do Not Go Gentle, acclaimed writer and philosopher <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Stock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathleen Stock</a> tackles one of the great debates of our time: should we set up a system of assisted death? </p><br><p>With her trademark sharp thinking and dry wit, the bestselling author of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_Girls:_Why_Reality_Matters_for_Feminism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Material Girls</a> argues that despite what some progressives might tell you, assisted death will not give a person more "freedom" or "control" over their lives. Whether you have a terminal illness, are in chronic pain, or are disabled, being able to ask your doctor to kill you fundamentally changes society's attitude towards the vulnerable - and in a sinister direction.</p><br><p>Life is complex. For some individuals, an assisted death might be the right choice. But we should be deeply wary of introducing a system that offers death as just another option, especially when palliative care is so under-resourced. Expertly marshalling the arguments, Stock's laser polemic cuts through the wishful thinking and clouded reasoning that surrounds the issue and reaffirms life, rather than death, as what we should be fighting for. Collectively, we should rage against the dying of the light.</p><br><p>Kathleen met Jack at <a href="https://www.chezantoinette.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chez Antoinette</a> in Victoria, London</p><br><p>Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club:</p><br><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Blue Sky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y6w4mjbcqlqpr3sb2qzmljpb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookingclubpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 19, 2026
The Quantity Theory of Morality, with Will Self (LIVE at Special Rider Books and Records)
<p>This episode was the novelist and essayist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Self" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Self</a>’s first live interview celebrating the publication of his new novel, <a href="https://will-self.com/the-quantity-theory-of-morality/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Quantity Theory of Morality</a>. We hosted Will alongside our events collaborators for the evening, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/specialriderbooksandrecords/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Special Rider Books and Records</a> at Shepherd's Bush Market, on 23rd April. Will did not hold back on this one (did he ever?), and the longer you listen, the more apparent it is that his answers are in large part an attempt to hold the audience to account for the very social, political, and even theological malaise the book diagnoses in 21st Century British culture. </p><br><p>As for the plot of the novel, The Quantity Theory of Morality follows a familiar cast of middle-class, middle-English characters as they circle through endless dinner parties and polite conversation until the veneer of civility inevitably fractures and exposes the darkness that they hide in. A sequel to his award-winning debut The Quantity Theory of Insanity, the novel returns to Self’s enduring preoccupations: the fragility of morality, the absurdity of social conventions, and the alienation of modern life. Both deranged and hilarious, it confirms Self as a master of satire as well as one of our most searching critics of contemporary culture.</p><br><p>Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club:</p><br><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Blue Sky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y6w4mjbcqlqpr3sb2qzmljpb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookingclubpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 8, 2026
Writing in the Age of Distraction, with Megan Nolan
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Nolan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Megan Nolan</a> is an Irish author and journalist. She gained critical prominence after releasing her debut novel, Acts of Desperation, which received a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Trask_Prize_and_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Betty Trask Award</a> in 2022. Her second novel, Ordinary Human Failings, was shortlisted for a number of awards.</p><br><p>Nolan also writes essays, fiction and reviews, with a new collection of essays due as of spring 2026. She met with Jack Aldane to discuss the challenges of writing, reading and living intentionally in the age of the smartphone. She also wrote on the subject for The Observer in a feature entitled <a href="https://observer.co.uk/style/features/article/the-lost-art-of-paying-attention" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lost Art of Paying Attention</a> earlier this year.</p><br><p>Megan met Jack at <a href="https://lepaddockbrooklyn.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Le Paddock</a> in her neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York.</p><br><p>Follow and subscribe to The Booking Club:</p><br><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>Blue Sky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:y6w4mjbcqlqpr3sb2qzmljpb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookingclubpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bookingclubpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookingclubpod</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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