<p>You’d think this was fairly straightforward, so why is it so hard to admit defeat? Why do we use words like “admit defeat” when discussing a book? The book doesn’t know you’re not reading it! Stevie had these epiphanies recently, after pretending to read Crime and Punishment for circa 25 years, and Tessa is eager to learn.</p><br><p>Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/61ba04511a8cbe646c3cf0ca/episodes/patreon.com/nobodypanic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/nobodypanic</a></p><br><p>Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at <a href="https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic</a></p><br><p>Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.</p><p>Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.</p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/7306183">Be part of the Nobody Panic Patreon gang</a><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic">http://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Nobody Panic

Plosive, Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin

How to Stop Reading a Book

APR 30, 202431 MIN
Nobody Panic

How to Stop Reading a Book

APR 30, 202431 MIN

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<p>You’d think this was fairly straightforward, so why is it so hard to admit defeat? Why do we use words like “admit defeat” when discussing a book? The book doesn’t know you’re not reading it! Stevie had these epiphanies recently, after pretending to read Crime and Punishment for circa 25 years, and Tessa is eager to learn.</p><br><p>Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/61ba04511a8cbe646c3cf0ca/episodes/patreon.com/nobodypanic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/nobodypanic</a></p><br><p>Want to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off donation at <a href="https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic</a></p><br><p>Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.</p><p>Photos by Marco Vittur, jingle by David Dobson.</p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/7306183">Be part of the Nobody Panic Patreon gang</a><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic">http://supporter.acast.com/nobodypanic</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>