ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
A medical humanities podcast where we explore themes from fiction, memoir and other non traditional non-textbooks which help to make us better at what we do.
Hosted by Dr Tara George, a GP and medical educator, in each episode a different guest explores a book that has changed their practice. Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/bedsidereading.bsky.social Facebook or Instagram @bedsidereadingpodcast. If you'd like to recommend a book or to come on the podcast as a guest please email: bedsidereadingpodcast@gmail.com. Episodes hosted by Tara George, edited by Levi Gee
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
35 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
258 episodes
since Nov. 14, 2021
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Send us Fan Mail
What does justice look like when the system itself is flawed?
In this episode, I'm joined by GP partner, LMC co-chair and patient information writer Dr Pippa Vincentto discuss Just Mercy, the powerful memoir by Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, activist and founder of the Equal Justice…
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Bedside Reading .
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Send us Fan Mail
A really warm welcome today to Sawsan Saeid. who's here to talk about The Measure by Nikki Erlick. I'm embarrassed to say I've not come across this novel before. And if you know me in real life, you will know that I have been raving about it ever since Sawsan got me …
Send us Fan Mail
What happens when a failed bank robbery becomes an accidental hostage situation, trapping a group of strangers in an apartment viewing over the festive period?
In this episode, I'm joined by GP Dr Sophie Gerring to discuss Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, a novel that combin…
Send us Fan Mail
What do we reach for when our heart is broken, and reading an entire novel feels completely beyond us?
In this episode, I welcome back poetry anthologist Ana Sampson to talk about her wonderful new collection, You Can Do It With a Broken Heart, a book of poems for anyone weathering…
Send us Fan Mail
In this episode of Bedside Reading, I’m joined by Emily Tammam to talk about Virginia Evans' The Correspondent, a novel told through the letters and emails of 73-year-old Sybil Van Antwerp. What begins as a conversation about a wonderfully prickly older woman and the lost art …
Send us Fan Mail
This week Tara is joined by fellow GP Francesca to discuss Lisa Ridzén’s beautiful and heartbreaking novel When the Cranes Fly South.
Bo is an elderly man determined to remain in his own home, surrounded by his memories and, most importantly, his beloved dog Sixten. But as he becom…
Send us Fan Mail
I think Michelle Hills' book The Wrong Order of Things is a contender for my non-fiction read of the year in 2026. It is so readable. It is so engaging. It is funny. It is moving. It is kind. Michelle is an absolute inspiration. I have absolutely loved my conversation with her…
Send us Fan Mail
Caroline Litman's memoir, Her Name is Alice, was one of my top reads of 2025. And so it feels like a real honour today to welcome Caroline herself to Bedside Reading to talk about her absolutely brilliant book.
This is a memoir. It is about Caroline's life. She's a f…
Send us Fan Mail
Welcome to Season 13 of Bedside Reading.
In this episode, I am delighted to be joined by Dr Helen Haynes, to discuss her novel A Bridge Across Minds: Mental Illness, Grief and the Fragile Brain.
Helen is an old age psychiatrist and, as the saying goes, writers are often encouraged …
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Bedside Reading Podcast, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
PODCAST SEARCH ENGINE
You can use our website to search 3,834,521 podcasts and 197,279,366 episodes by people, places, or topics.
If I have seen further than others, it is by listening to podcasts and standing upon the shoulders of
giants.
‐ Isaac "Llamacorn" Newton
SEARCH PAST EPISODES
Search past episodes of Bedside Reading .
CLAIM THIS PODCAST
Why to claim podcasts?
If you are a podcaster, the best way to manage your podcasts on Listen Notes is by claiming your Listen Notes
podcast pages.
It is a great, free way to engage the podcast community and increase the visibility of your podcasts.
After claiming your Listen Notes podcast pages, you will be able to:
✓
Manually refresh the RSS feed to sync up
✓
Get a verified badge (
✓
) alongside with your podcast name on Listen Notes
✓
Post classified ads for sponsorship,
guests, co-hosts,
cross-promotion...
✓
Respond to listener comments on Listen Notes
✓
Use speech-to-text techniques to transcribe your show and
edit transcripts
✓
Improve the presence of your podcasts, e.g., self-service
podcaster interview...
✓
If you share your Listen Notes page and at-mention @ListenNotes
on X (formerly Twitter),
our official X (formerly Twitter) account will retweet to promote
your show to our followers.
Coming soon:
◯ Self-service promotion on Listen Notes
◯ Track your podcast stats on Listen
Notes, e.g., listens, page
views...
◯ Manage episodes
EDIT
Thank you for helping to keep the podcast database up to date.
