Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of five counts of sex-trafficking of minors, and now faces twenty years in prison for the role she played in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of four girls. Lucia Osborne-Crowley was one of the only reporters allowed into the courtroom every day and this is her account of the trial. She joins Robin Ince and Bec Hill to chat for the celebrated Book Shambles podcast. WARNING: This panel contains subject matter that may be distressing to some listeners. Recorded in The Cosmic Shambles Forest of Science and Culture at the 2025 Latitude Festival. Support the show at patreon.com/cosmicshambles
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Weirdly Normal - The Science of Neurodiversity - Live from Latitude
What if being a bit weird is actually entirely normal? What if sharing our internal struggles wasn't a sign of weakness, but strength? Let some experts help you wade through the 'neurotrash' to talk about the science of neurodiversity. Gina Rippon is a Professor of Cognitive NeuroImaging and author of The Gendered Brain and The Lost Girls of Autism. Dr Camilla Pang is the Royal Society Book Prize winning author of Explaining Humans and Perfectly Weird. They join comedian and author of Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, Robin Ince. Recorded at the the 2025 Latitude Festival. Support us at patreon.com/cosmicshambles to watch an extended edition of this episode
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Graphic Novels Panel - Live from Latitude 2025
Graphic Novels (NB - Alan Moore calls them comics, so we’re allowed to call
them comics) are increasingly becoming a fantastic medium for diverse storytelling. Award-winning author Nikesh Shukla grew up feeling less alone because of Spiderman, and is now the author of the Spiderman: INDIA-SEVA as well as multiple best-selling books including The Good Immigrant and Brown Baby. Lewis Hancox is the author of the acclaimed Welcome to St Hell: My Trans Teens Misadventures and its sequel. They chat with Robin Ince. Recorded in The Cosmic Shambles Forest of Science and Culture at the 2025 Latitude Festival. Support us by signing up at patreon.com/cosmicshambles or treating yourself to something at cosmicshambles.com/shop
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Stuart Murdoch - Live at the Glasgow Comedy Festival
Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian joins Josie and Robin live on stage at the Glasgow Comedy Festival to talk about basically everything but his new novel, Nobody's Empire, which is out now. Get an extended video version of this episode by subscribing at patreon.com/cosmicshambles
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Claudia Hammond, Chris Lintott and Jakko Jakszyk - Part 2 - Latitude 2024
Here is Part 2 of our Friday session in the bookshop at this year's Latitude Festival. Jakko Jakszyk and Prof Chris Lintott are still on the couch with Robin and are now joined by Prof Claudia Hammond to talk about her new book, The Keys to Kindness. This extended video version is exclusive to Patreon and Substack paid subscribers.
Using books as a jumping off point, hosts Josie Long and Robin Ince and a different special guest each week, dive into interesting, passionate and shambolic discussions. Part of the Cosmic Shambles Network.
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