On today’s episode Robin is joined by comedian Rachel Parris to talk about her new, and first, book, Advice from Strangers:Everything I know from people I don’t know.

She chats with Robin about writing the book, the pressure of remembering not everything has to be funny, Jane Austen, the difficulties of writing satire right now and the book on the music she really wants to write next.

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