Ho ho ho! Five of the regular podcast hosts from WIT got together to record a joint episode recommending some books, TV programmes, films, podcasts and tech that you (or a loved one) might enjoy over the Christmas period. Features Jenny O’Connor from The Nerve, Bruce Wardrop from Win Win, Niamh Maguire from Engendering Change, Tom Grinsell from WIT Talks Student Life and Rob O’Connor of The Machine.

A very Happy Christmas to all our listeners.

Recommendation Notes:

Bruce Wardrop

(Book) Atomic Habits – James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
(Podcast) Real Science of Sport https://twitter.com/sportsscipod
(Podcast) Where Is George Gibney? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p08njhrm

Niamh Maguire

(Book) Girl Woman Other – Bernadine Evaristo https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41081373-girl-woman-other
(TV Show) - Rita https://www.netflix.com/ie/title/70285368

Tom Grinsell

(Documentary) The Wolfpack Insider [Tour de France 2020] https://youtu.be/NOEoqwi9Mls
(TV Show) Queen’s Gambit https://www.netflix.com/ie/title/80234304

Jenny O’Connor

(Book) Actress – Anne Enright https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45993330-actress
(Film) God’s Own Country https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5635086/
(Film) Only You https://www.netflix.com/ie/title/81111212

Rob O’Connor

(Film) The Midnight Sky https://www.netflix.com/ie/title/80244645
(Tech) Nintendo Switch https://www.nintendo.com/switch/

Extra Notes:

Desert Island Discs, Bernadine Evaristo https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mrb1
Desert Island Discs, Anne Enright https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dpn1

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