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The Collings and Herrin Podcasts

Collings and Herrin - Richard's Book Reading

The Collings and Herrin Podcasts

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4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2010

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Edinburgh Extra! Andrew is in London, but that doesn't stop Richard pumping out another podcast. This one is a recording of him reading from and discussing his book, 'How Not To Grow Up' at Word Power bookshop, West Nicholson St, Edinburgh (it's really great there - do go if you can). There's 4 extracts from the book, plus some discussion of the themes and how it was written and then a question and answer session with the audience. Richard may have been using his phone voice in this one, because he is an author. If you like what you hear and you haven't done so already then why not buy it. Thanks to the people at Word Power for their hospitality.

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0:00.0

They just applaud it honestly.

0:02.0

So, hello, welcome to the workout and lovely be here.

0:06.2

Thank you for having me. I think this is possibly the last of these I'm going to do with this book.

0:10.6

So I'm calling it for a podcast. if it's good we'll might put it out

0:14.5

on the internet if it's not we won't. So it's up to you people here. So yes this is my

0:18.9

only book how not to grow up it's extremely good.

0:25.0

And to start with, I just, the best way of introducing, I think,

0:29.0

is read the introduction.

0:30.0

And then if that goes well, I'll just carry on reading to the end.

0:33.4

See how many of you stay, see if you get kicked out.

0:38.0

Hi, my name's Richard and Ari Am immature.

0:40.8

I have been ever since I was a small boy. And that's fine when you're for. The world expects

0:45.5

purity in children, even if it seems weirdly disappointed when it occurs. But when you're almost

0:50.0

ten times that age, you're not supposed to spend your time as I seem to be doing

0:53.7

playing video games eating monster munch giggling at farts and drawing ejaculating

0:58.7

penises in the condensation on windows when you're 40 you're supposed to be responsible, capable, sensible, and married with kids.

1:06.0

Yet here I was about to reach the age where life supposedly begins and I was irresponsible, incapable, and insensible.

1:12.0

I was single and the only thing that depended on me was my

1:15.0

rubber plant which had died. The last proper office job and it happens nearly 18 years ago in

1:20.4

1989 when I helped compile the West London phone book, although I did spend most

1:24.8

of my time there looking up people with rude names on the X directory list on the computer.

1:29.6

My favorites were the entirely genuine Mr. Kunto and Dr Wank. Why wouldn't they want to be in the phone

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