Scientists Who Read
Episodes
The Marriage Game
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jen and Mags are back to discuss our Her Story book club read; The Marriage Game by Alison Weir. We chat historical fiction vs historical non fiction,...
An Equal Music
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mags and guest host Ruth to delve into the world of An Equal Music, problematic main characters, bad decisions and beautiful music and books and ...
The Hunger Games
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chef’s kiss, no notes, will read again! But wait, there is still a whole episode to listen to, because of course we won’t miss a chance to talk ab...
Who’s Afraid Of Gender
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mags and her wonderful guest host Alicia (she/they) use the book as a starting point for conversations about the misuse of science in ...
Frankenstein
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your ears do not deceive you, we are back! Appropriately returning to your feeds with a rather creepy tale of this year’s Science & Fiction book...
The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Come with us and Amina and her crew on an adventure as we chat about our April book and the ways in which it fit our new beginnings theme. And there m...
A New Beginning: April Theme Talk
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s chat new beginnings! In life, in nature, and in books (and for Wilf the cat)Books Mentioned:The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakr...
The Last Murder At The End Of The World
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for what might be our most exciting podcast episode yet! We discuss our March Mysteries book The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart...
March Mysteries: March Theme Talk
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a mysterious chat about our March theme, where Mags is in her element and Jen realises that she does actually read quite a lot of mysterie...
The Reading List
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chat about our birthday month book The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams; how books connect people and can help us find meaning and perspective in l...
Books About Books: February Theme Talk
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode gave us the perfect excuse to talk about books even more so than usual. We chat Books About Books and how much books mean to us and have ...
The Thief Lord
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss our January book for our theme “2000 Was How Long Ago?!, we chat about whether it stood the test of time and how it felt reading a childh...
2000 Was How Long Ago?!: January Theme Talk
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we chat about the start of the year and reminisce about the 2000s (or as much as we remember of them). We discuss events and books of the y...
The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss our Winter Of Witches December book club book and our final book of 2024 (we are catching up!). We discuss all things witchy, in...
Lies We Sing To The Sea
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us to chat about our Nautical November book Lies We Sing To The Sea by Sarah Underwood. We discuss the origin story of the monthly theme, sapphic...
Bookshops & Bonedust
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab the nearest delicious baked good and join us for a chat about our cosy October book club read. Find out whether the stakes were too low for Jen t...
The Cloisters
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we delve into yet another dark academia story, filled with all the intrigue and sinister stuff. But is it like The Secret History?Books Men...
Cosy Autumn: October Theme Talk
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we talk about all the different ways of being cosy this autumn as well as the different sides of the autumnal spectrum represented by Jen a...
Pride & Prejudice
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we reveal some Pride & Prejudice related secrets, discuss our somewhat different feelings about this book and adaptation, and find out ...
TBR: September Theme Talk
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month we chat about TBRs, how books come to be on our TBRs, some of the ones currently on ours, and how often we actually read the books we inten...
Brave New World
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a rather extensive life update section, oh and we also talk about our July book Brave New World. Books Mentioned:Project Hail Mary by And...
Adaptations: August Theme Talk
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we chat about the best, the worst and imagined adaptations we thought existed but actually don’t.And we spontaneously decide to record an...
This Is How You Lose The Time War
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time (hehe) to discuss our Always Will Be time travel love story This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El Mohtar and Max Gladstone. We talk...
Gwen And Art Are Not In Love
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us to discuss the first of our two June books as we travel back in time for the Always Have Been portion of our Pride Month theme. We chat about ...
Banned Books: July Theme Talk
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we chat about our July theme Banned Books, lot of banned books, some of the reasons why books have been banned throughout history and how s...
Anatomy: A Love Story
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we chat about this year’s Science And Fiction book Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz. We discuss the challenges the main character f...
Always Have Been, Always Will Be: June Theme Talk
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we chat about our Pride Month theme, queer books past, present and future, and the importance of reading LGBTQIA+ books and authors.Books M...
Dr Molly Williams: Scientist Who Reads
25 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of Scientist Who Reads we chat with Molly about being a scientist on maternity leave and adjusting to new challenges. We learn a...
Project Hail Mary
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we head to Space! And discuss our April book club book Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. In this episode we chat about our aspirations (or la...
Dr Helena Henke: Scientist Who Reads
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the next edition of Scientist Who Reads we finally get to speak to the romance queen aka Dr Helena Henke (She/Her). We spoke to her about expat and...
Science And Fiction: May Theme Talk
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we try to explain what our May theme really means (it’s very much up to you whether we succeeded), and talk about various other more or l...
Below The Edge Of Darkness
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a trip to the depths of the ocean with our March book club book Below The Edge Of Darkness by Dr Edith Widder. We chat about our fascinati...
Space!: April Theme Talk
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In April we’re going to Space! In this episode we discuss whether books set on Earth technically should also fall into this category, our feelings a...
Babel
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us to chat about our February book club read for our Books Squared theme. We discuss dark academia (and what it even is!), colonialism, and the m...
Zoology: March Theme Talk
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month we’re reading and chatting about Zoology! In this episode Mags and Jen chat about animal fiction and non-fiction they love or want to rea...
Dr Alice Hesse: Scientist Who Reads
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our first Scientist Who Reads guest episode we are joined by Dr Alice Hesse who speaks about her journey in STEM, becoming a mum while doing a PhD ...
Stone Blind
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our first book episode of 2024 we chat about our Myths & Legends January book Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes. We discuss how awful and useless g...
Books Squared: February Theme Talk
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Theme Talk to chat about our February birthday month theme Books Squared, all the books about books we can think of and want...
Myths & Legends: January Theme Talk
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our January book club theme is Myths & Legends, and with this new episode format we bring you additional book recommendations as well as personal ...
Legends & Lattes
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our final book episode of the 2023 Scientists Who Read season we chat about the ultimate cosy fantasy Legends & Lattes by Travils Baldree.We di...
Gathering Moss
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about our November book club book Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer. We discuss our love for audiobooks, recommend some of...
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about our October translated tale Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang. We chat about translate...
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, our September book. We talk about the life of Henrietta Lacks, h...
We Were Never Here
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss our August thrilling summer book We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz. Mags can finally talk about her favourite genre. We le...
Her Majesty's Royal Coven
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about our June book, Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson. Jen and Mags chat about their love for witches and a book s...
Lessons In Chemistry
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat about our May Science & Fiction book Lessons In Chemistry By Bonnie Garmus and the many lessons we can learn from Elisabet...
A Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss our April book club book A Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka as well as a short history of tractors....
To Kill A Kingdom
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a voyage across the seas as we discuss our March book club book To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo. In this episode Jen and Mags expre...
The Secret History
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss our February book The Secret History by Donna Tartt. We also provide you with many other book recommendations by authors wh...
Love On The Brain
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our first book episode we go all the way back to our January book club book Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood. And let’s just say, as scientists...
Introducing Scientists Who Read The Podcast
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our first ever episode Mags and Jen introduce everyone to the Scientists Who Read book club, and why this led them to not only become friends but d...
Scientists Who Read - The Podcast!
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Where to find us: Join the Scientists Who Read book club & community Follow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok Follow Mags on Insta...