{"podcast":{"title":"The Failing Writers Podcast","slug":"the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","podcast_index_feed_id":3571374,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b","website_url":"https://www.failingwriterspodcast.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66202cf262f822001203895b/1774252797881-8978c666-7232-4bd8-a257-0baa322169ea.jpeg","author":"The Failing Writers","episode_count":163,"summary":"Becoming a better writer, writing a novel, being a successful author - whatever your writing goal is, we’re here for you! Join two struggling writers learning everything there is to know about writing. They talk to best-selling authors, screenwriters and poets - people who actually know what they’re talking about. The award-winning Failing Writers Podcast is the best writing podcast around. Why? It’s funny, informative and could help you get over writer’s block, finish that novel, get a literary agent and achieve your writing goals. (Oh, and they do silly little songs too) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T04:19:51.659016+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374"},"episode":{"title":"S6 Ep2: Gareth Rubin - books about books about books","slug":"s6-ep2-gareth-rubin-books-about-books-about-books","published_at":"2026-04-12T23:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s6-ep2-gareth-rubin-books-about-books-about-books","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374","url":"https://shows.acast.com/failing-writers/episodes/s6-ep2-gareth-rubin","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66202cf262f822001203895b/e/69dbc78b97d78f9e2b19ec43/media.mp3","summary":"Oh, you've listened to this episode already and you'd like to cross our palm with gold? Well, you're in luck.... Simply click HERE to show your appreciation in a pecuniary fashion And speaking of fashion - take a look at our merch HERE and THANK YOU! Now... onto the less grubby business of writing... and this week we're lucky enough to be joined by the excellent Gareth Rubin, a writer whose career caught our eye recently from, of all things, an article about pensions! What do writers do about pensions when your income is so unpredictable? Well... that introduced us to Gareth... who it turns out isn't just interesting about pensions! No, seriously. I know that seems crazy, but it's true. He's written some books that are right up our street. Books within books within books within books, tête-bêches, an officially estate-sanctioned Sherlock Holmes book, a choose your own adventure-type murder mystery! OK... now you can see why we had to talk to him. Check out Gareth's website: https://www.garethrubin.com/ Buy Gareth's books here: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Gareth-Rubin/188678671 But that's not bloody all. Of course not! Because our HYPEWRITER feature is BACK. and this week we're celebrating the rather splendid Simon John Parkin. Support a fellow writer by buying his excellent book of short stories (all 999 words!) HERE’S Simon’s info - and he’s @sparkin.lit on instagram - That's a follow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Oh, you've listened to this episode already and you'd like to cross our palm with gold? Well, you're in luck.... Simply click HERE to show your appreciati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3610,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/episodes/s6-ep2-gareth-rubin-books-about-books-about-books/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-failing-writers-podcast-3571374/s6-ep2-gareth-rubin-books-about-books-about-books.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}