Let Them Eat Books
Let Them Eat Books is a podcast hosted by Claire Reynolds and Colin Herd about all the food you have and haven’t tried in all the books you have and haven’t read. Leaving jammy fingerprints on book jackets, reading every last word on the back of packets, we combine the two things that make us who we are: a shared passion for the culinary and the literary! We also visit food and book locations around Scotland and further afield.
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Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
Soupy, indulgent and altogether warming as always, Claire and Colin talk all things Risotto in this latest episode, including discussion of Anne Enright's novel The Green Road, Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun and Anna Ansari's Silk Roads.
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Unchained from the studio mics, Colin, Claire and New Podcast Fav Andrew Meehan snuck out to the iconic and long-standing Cafe Gandolfi in Glasgow City Centre to discuss his novels One Star Alive, Best Friends and new book Hey Man. We also discuss writing and food of course and also love!
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Dripping with Honey, this episode features Medovik, the traditional Ukrainian Honey Cake, and Claire and Colin have been busy bees combing books for honey references, including poems by Victoria Adukwei Bulley and SA Whitley and Andrew Meehan's novel Best Friends.
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
In our most lenticular episode to date, Claire and Colin discuss Lentil Soup by reading poems by Zharad and Maria Sledmere, and an extract from a short story by David Toulmin.
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Colin and Claire discuss texts by Jennifer Moxley and Annie Johnson in this episode devoted to rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb!
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Wednesday Dec 31, 2025
Our 31st episode celebrates the Scottish Hogmanay tradition of Black Bun, via texts by O Douglas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gilly Pickup and Annie Boutelle.
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Colin and Claire taste the traditional Venezuelan Christmas dish of Hallaca from La Bodega in the East End of Glasgow, and share texts from Adriana Bertorelli Párraga, José Rafael Pocaterra, Edwin Morgan, Tori Derricote, Ange Mlinko and Diane Suess. Merry Christmas from your favourite foodie elves!
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Claire and Colin indulge in a hearty round of wassailing in this exploration of christmas drinks. From Mulled Cider flavoured Tea, via Mulled Wine to Eggnog and the Snowball, this episode is enough to leave you needing a wee lie down. Writers discussed include: Charles Dickens, Robert Herrick, Lorrie Moore, Carmen Maria Machado and Christopher Todd Matthews. And from drams to Am Dram, don’t miss Colin’s one-man version of A Christmas Carol!
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Colin and Claire discuss the classic Dresdener Stollen, a Christmas Classic! Focusing on the German children's author Agnes Sapper, the episode also gives quite a lot of details of the history of this favourite festive treat!
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Colin and Claire talk about Brussels Sprouts on today’s show in the first of three festive specials including reference to Emily Berry and Don Lee.