Boys read less than girls. That’s what the stats say, and today, writer, Lucas Oakley joins me to chat about why this is and gives some direction for guys looking to get into reading.

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books discussed

Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Mothers by Chris Power

All that man is by David Soles

Men without women by Murakami

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia De La Cerda

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

Four Three Two One by Paul Auster

A Little Life by Hanya Yangahara

Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

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Today's conversation is with Joanna Moncreiff, the author of 'Chemically Imbalanced: the making and unmaking of the serotonin myth'. We discuss the history of the link between depression and serotonin, side effects of taking SSRI's and the emerging mental health treatment methods that we should be wary of.

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