Archie Thorn

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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