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Delve into the unusual, unique and always interesting with Kia Handley. Not to be confused with the car model, Kia (rhymes with tyre) is an Elvis-loving, vintage wearing Novocastrian who has moved houses more times than she cares to remember. If you're looking for another side to the news, a chance to meet incredible people just like you and a little bit of light hearted banter then welcome - you've come to the right place!
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Get lost in nature without the mossie bites, snakes and weeing in the bush! Amy and Laura from Secret Book Stuff take Kia Handley through the joy of wilderness books.
Is there a classic book that it feels like everyone has read, but you haven't? It just slipped you by, or you had no interest because you have lived this much of your life without it. Laura and Amy from Secret Book Stuff set the challenge to read those classics - so how did they go?
Harry Potter, The Dry, IT - can the movie ever beat the book? Laura and Amy from Secret Book Stuff talk through the pros and cons of movie to book adaptations with special guest Craig Hamilton!
You're planning a weekend away, a roadtrip, just a little R and R. The clothes are packed, kids are sorted and then you gasp in horror - WHAT BOOKS DO I TAKE? Amy and Laura from Secret Book Stuff have just what you need to pack the perfect books for a little get away.
You've got time off, that reading pile can finally be tackled - but where do you even start? Amy and Laura from Secret Book Stuff have all your summer reading questions answered!
Found yourself in a bit of a slump? Never fear, Amy and Laura are here! The team behind the Secret Book Stuff have some tips for turning that slump around.
We are all feeling some big feelings at the moment and they swing, change and swell at different times quickly. So how do you deal with these big ol' feelings??? Tara Whitewood is a relationship coach at the Sugar Doctor
How did short stories and essays go? And what's the theme for March? Amy and Laura from Secret Book Stuff are here for your monthly book club chat!What we read in Feb: Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays by Chelsea HodsonYou Know You Want This: Kristen RoupenianThe Complete Short Stories: Roald Dahl Trucks: Stephen King The Lottery: Shirley Jackson Reading goals in March: Catcher in the Rye: J. D. SalingerWuthering Heights: Emily Bronte Moby Dick: Herman MelvilleOn the Road: Jack KerouacAnything by Charles Dickens (maybe)
How good are you at giving feedback, taking feedback - especially from people you love. It's not always easy but we're going to make it more manageable thanks to Tara Whitewood from The Sugar Doctor.
You might do it once a week, once a month or every now and then. It might be planned, a bit spontaneous and involve adventure, or romance. Let’s talk Date Night and why it might be time to break up with this idea. Tara Whitewood is from the Sugar Doctor and she spoke with Kia Handley.
They're big, long and get around every part of Australia! But if you're honest with yourself you probably assume it's a bloke behind the wheel of that truck you passed on the road. But that's changing! There's a new breed of truck driver and the future is female! Meet Lyndal Denny from Women in Trucking Australia.
You can disco, you can dance and you can derby on roller skates! And a couple of members of the Newcastle Junior Roller Derby team have just been selected to represent Australia in August. Kia spoke with AbSolute and Red about their selection.
Jason taught me you can eat pizza while riding a mountain bike, that hallucinations are real the longer the bike race is and that he has one hell of a passion for the sport of Mountain Biking.
Are you good in a fight? Cool, calm, collected. You don't submit to emotions. Well done you! The rest of us are still trying to be better in this department. So what do we need to do to stay cool during conflict? Tara Whitewood from the Sugar Doctor is here to help.
It's our first virtual book club!! Here's your reading theme for February: Short Stories, Anthologies and Essays.And some links to what we talk about:Secret Book Stuff: https://www.secretbookstuff.com/Secret Mornings Book Chat: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2673949939352584/Reese Witherspoon's Book Club: https://hello-sunshine.com/book-clubReading GoalsAmy: Read every weekLaura: Read what I want to read and not be ashamed by itKia: Read more, read for enjoymentRecommendations:Goodbye to All That – Joan DidionHot Little Hands Abigail UlmanSlouching towards Bethlehem Joan DidionWhere to find some Essays: Frankie Magazine Emily Books online: https://emilybooks.com/
When supermarket deliveries couldn't get through because of bushfires, communities on the South Coast of NSW were unsure how they'd feed people. And then SAGE stepped in. The Sustainable Agriculture and Gardening Eurobodalla program has been running for 10 years and Stuart Whitelaw told Kia Handley all about what they do.
Everything is going great in life. You have an amazing partner, good relationship, feeling happy and content and then something happens. The dynamic changes and as well as being a loving partner you become a carer. How does that change your relationships? Tara Whitewood, relationship coach at The Sugar Doctor, talks through this issue.
It's special reading a novel set in a place you know well. And you can get that feeling in Lee Christine's new book 'Charlotte Pass'. It's got everything you want a crime novel to have. Mystery, intrigue, bit of romance and just enough truth and real-life history to make you wonder if it could in fact be real.
John Elliot changed his life completely. Gave up his job, car, house and hit the road. But not in a campervan - he's trekking Australia on foot with four camels and his dog. From just outside Wagga Wagga John told Kia Handley why he's done it.
News about the newest strain of Coronavirus is everywhere right now. China is in lockdown, governments are evacuating residents and every time someone coughs you wonder if they have this new infection. There's no doubt coronavirus is serious but so is regular influenza. It kills thousands of Australians each year, so why don't we shut down population centres then? Associate Professor William Rawlingson is a medical virologist from UNSW, he told Kia Handley why comparing the two isn't as easy as it seems.
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