For anyone who's ever wondered what happens when you put two teachers who are also book lovers together, this one's for you! I'm joined by Archie Thorn, author of Home Time Blues, a fantastic book set in a high school in Scotland, which looks at many themes; the failure of education to inspire children; the impact a job you don't like can have on personal relationships; unsympathetic management cultures and more. We discuss these topics, what literature is on the Scottish curriculum, the debate as to whether or not Scots is a language or form of dialect and more!
UK listeners can buy the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Archie-Thorn/e/B09GVDTNKF?pldnSite=1
US listeners can buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Home-Time-Blues-Archie-Thorn-ebook/dp/B09GFZ19WS
Books mentioned in this episode:
America and the Cult of the Cactus Boots: A Diagnostic by Phillip Freedenberg, illustrated by Jeff Walton
The Manifold Destiny of Eddie Vegas by Rick Harsch
Western Stories by Joe Carducci
Stone Male: Requiem for the Living Picture by Joe Carducci
Any Day You Can Die by Thommy Waite
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
Minor Characters by Joyce Johnson
Kestrel for a Nave by Barry Hines
A Sense of Freedom by Jimmy Boyle
Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
The Young Team by Graeme Armstrong
Boys Don’t Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools by Matt Pinkett and Mark Roberts
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Shout-out this month goes to my first ever guest, the recently married Kirstin Innes! (@kirstin.innes)
Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/
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