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And I'm Jay.

Welcome to Moxicated, a space for healing, connection, and life beyond booze.

We share real stories, honest convos, and the tools that helped us ditch alcohol and come back to ourselves.

Whether you're sober, sober curious, or just craving something deeper.

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Welcome to Book Talk for Book Talk, a literary podcast where we have been deep diving into your favorite novels.

This is Jack, and I'm Amy.

And our listeners love to share their thoughts and theories via email and voicemail, so we're sharing some of them via our weekly mini episodes.

The views expressed by the hosts and listeners are entirely their own and in no way

represent the thoughts or intentions of the original author.

This podcast is a discussion, shared to spark thought and conversation on the characters

and themes of this novel.

Spoilers may be discussed with or without warning. Explicit language,

as well as themes of sex, violence, abuse, death, and depression will recur throughout this podcast.

Listener discretion as advice.

Today, we're taking a step away from our usual Akatar content to speak with the author of Fringes,

Ben Mercer.

In recent years, Ben has garnered a following on his TikTok for his weekly TikTok live readings and his book recommendations. Before his TikTok success, Ben was a professional

rugby player, playing in England and Australia before making it to France. In his book Fringes, Ben

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