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Things We Read Instead

Things We Read Instead

By: Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson
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A monthly podcast where two distractable nerds spend their time chatting bubbles about the enjoyment of something unintended but fabulous, while also trying to get their to be read piles under control.

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  • What Vic Read Instead of World War Z - Part 2

    What Vic Read Instead of World War Z - Part 2
    Jun 15 2026

    Hello Readers!


    Welcome back to the second half of the Girly Swot reading World War Z by Max Brooks. Let's see what the Chris has found for Vic to read and watch instead :) along with a bit of a debate to wrap up the show.


    Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com,


    Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.


    To Read Instead

    The Classic Horror Stories by H P Lovecraft

    The Rats by James Herbert

    Handling The Undead by John Ajvide Linqvist

    The Enemy by Charlie Higson


    To Watch Instead

    Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    Dawn of The Dead (1978)

    28 Days Later (2002)

    28 Years Later (2025)

    Attack on Titan (2013)

    Shaun of the Dead (2004)

    Dawn of the Dead (2004)


    Other Honourable Mentions


    We will see you after our summer break for our next episode where Vic will be challenging Chris to read The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and in the meantime we will be keeping you in content over on our instagram and substack while we take a small beer garden based break :)


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    55 mins
  • What Vic Read Instead of World War Z - Part 1

    What Vic Read Instead of World War Z - Part 1
    May 25 2026
    Hello Readers.Here we are again with a brand new episode, and this month the Girly Swot has been challenged to read World War Z by Max Brooks sit down with a brew and listen to how she got on and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second half in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, and follow us on Instagram.Here’s a list of the books, movies and shows mentioned in the podcast.That Time I Got Drunk And Yeeted a Love Potion at Werewolf by Kimberly LemmingThe Reading Cure by Laura FreemanBox Office Poison by Tim RobeyOther Honourable MentionsOther Honourable MentionsReady or Not 2: Here I Come - 2026 Ready or Not - 2019Wuthering Heights - 2026The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 197530 Days of Night - 2007Castlevania (Netflix Animated Series)Castlevania: Nocturne (Netflix Animated Series)Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsDracula by Bram StokerMake sure you are subscribed for part two when the War Bore will give you his recommendations for what you could read and watch instead :)All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    42 mins
  • What Chris Read Instead of Erotic Vagrancy - Part 2

    What Chris Read Instead of Erotic Vagrancy - Part 2
    Apr 22 2026

    Hello Readers!


    Welcome back to the second half of the War Bore's challenge to read Erotic Vagrancy by Roger Lewis. Let's see what the Girly Swot has found for Chris and you lovely lot to read and watch instead :) along with the traditional trivial argument (patent pending)


    Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com,


    Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.


    To Read Instead

    Furious Love by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger

    Hellraisers by Robert Sellers

    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid


    To Watch Instead

    Cleopatra (1963)

    Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)

    1984 (1984)


    Other Honourable Mentions

    Love Actually (2003)

    Wuthering Heights (2026)

    Carry On Cleo (1964)


    We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode about the War Bore's pick of World War Z by Max Brooks and you can find out what the Girly Swot made of the zombies and what she decided to read instead :)



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    34 mins
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