Thanks again for bearing with us while we take this little hiatus-slash-maternity leave break! Here's the very first episode of the podcast, revisited – for those of you who didn't start from the start, or just need a reminder as to where we got the name! We'll have to keep revisiting old episodes now that Mother has told us, in no uncertain terms, that we are NOT to mention her EVER AGAIN!

Anyway, we're still releasing new episodes each and every Friday over on Patreon; if you'd like to support us over there, you can do so for €4.50/month at http://patreon.com/notwithoutmysister

Thank you for listening to Episode 1 of Not Without My Sister, which we have tentatively titled, ‘Not Without Our… Mother?’ This episode is dedicated to, and focuses on, our Mother, who, for all of her Irish Mammyisms, has her own individual quirks and foibles which make her – we think – just interesting enough to dedicate an hour-long podcast episode to. We hope you enjoy it 🙂

If you have any topic suggestions, or subjects you’d like us to chat about, please do let us know! Leave a comment on our website or contact us via Instagram @rosemarymaccabe and @beatricemaccabe.

Here are a few of the things we reference throughout the episode.

• Liadan Hynes’ How to Fall Apart
• Goldie Hawn’s “brain breaks”
• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
• Not Without My Daughter, starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina
• The Vietnamese author whose book Beatrice discusses is named Phuc Tran. The book is Sigh, Gone. You can listen to Tran discuss the subjunctive, or its absence, in this NPR talk.
• Beatrice’s favourite mystery Sindy Instagram account (a Sindstagram account?) is @Sindy_the_traveler

Not Without My Sister is presented by sisters Beatrice and Rosemary Mac Cabe. Editing is by Liam Geraghty. Sound and original music by Don Kirkland. Original illustration by Lindsay Neilson. Not Without My Sister is a member of The Warren, the home of great Irish podcasts.

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