2020/21 Showcase: Book Club – Out of the Darkness, Matt Piper & Joe Brewin
Football Ramble
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4.6 • 9.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Today, we're returning to Football Ramble Presents for a classic episode of the Book Club, where Kate and Jim speak to football's finest authors about their work.
Matt Piper spoke to Kate last year about his unflinching autobiography 'Out of the Darkness', which tracks his journey from Leicester City star to life's very bottom, and how he's overcome those dark times. They're also joined by Matt's ghostwriter and FourFourTwo editor, Joe Brewin!
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| 0:33.8 | Hi everyone, just a quick note that this episode of the Book Club features discussions around |
| 0:38.6 | mental health and attempted suicide, which some listeners may find upsetting. |
| 0:44.8 | Hey guys, it's Kate here. |
| 0:46.2 | Today's episode of the ramble showcase is one of our favourite episodes of Book Club. |
| 0:51.3 | The series where Jim and I speak to writers from the world of football about their work. |
| 0:55.6 | Who are less the city-winger Matt Piper joined me alongside his co-writer Joe Bruin last |
| 1:02.1 | year to talk about his war and flinching autobiography out of the darkness. |
| 1:07.3 | We've spoken to loads of other amazing people on the Book Club, including Jamie Rednapp, |
| 1:11.6 | Nick Hornby, Julie Welsh and Clive Tillsley. |
| 1:15.4 | You can listen to them all on football ramble presents, so if you haven't already, subscribe |
| 1:20.3 | now and get listening. |
| 1:23.1 | I was absolutely buzzing when the surgeon said I flew to Denver, Colorado and when he said |
| 1:28.4 | you can't play professional sport with that near anymore. |
| 1:31.2 | Inside, I was so excited. |
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