Justin Chapman interviews Irvine Welsh, the bestselling author of ”Trainspotting.” They discuss the Trainspotting universe; Scotland in the World Cup; Welsh’s new books ”Men in Love” and ”Can Nothing Save Us?”; the Trainspotting musical; the TV adaptations of ”Crime” and ”Blade Artist”; whether there will be a third Trainspotting movie; Welsh’s musical career; and much more.

In Episode Twenty Six, Justin delivers his analysis of the six ”Danger Man/Secret Agent” novels that were a tie-in to the classic 1960s TV spy show starring Patrick McGoohan as John Drake, based on Justin’s article for Spybrary.com.

In Episode Twenty Five, Justin interviews A.J. Hartley, author of dozens of novels including several he co-authored with blink-182’s Tom DeLonge: ”Sekret Machines: Chasing Shadows,” ”Sekret Machines: A Fire Within,” ”Trinity,” and their latest that’s just out, ”Time Rider.”

Justin interviews Raymond Benson, author of the new Felix Leiter novel ”The Hook and the Eye” (as well as six James Bond continuation novels and three Bond movie adaptation novels).

Justin interviews Irish republican politician Gerry Adams of Sinn Féin who helped negotiate the Good Friday Agreement that ended the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Justin interviews Irish journalist Rory Carroll, author of ”There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History.”

Justin interviews James Bond scholar Mark Edlitz, author of ”James Bond After Fleming: The Continuation Novels.”

In season two of "Well Read," host and journalist Justin Chapman provides analysis on news, politics, arts, and culture and interviews special guests. Featuring segments by Senior Influencer Correspondent, @BradtheInfluencer, and Senior Toddler Correspondent, Sienna. Justin also provides recommendations for good reads in each episode. In Episode Twenty, Justin interviews Irish journalist Fintan O'Toole, author of We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland. You can watch "Well Read" on YouTube or on PasadenaMedia.org's TV channels (32 on Charter Spectrum and 99 on AT&T U-verse in LA County) or streaming apps (FireStick, Apple TV, Roku, etc.). Learn more at justindouglaschapman.com and sign up for my email newsletter at justinchapman.substack.com/subscribe.

In Episode Nineteen, Justin interviews Andrew Lycett, biographer of Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond).

In Episode Eighteen, Justin interviews Maria Armoudian, author of ”Lawyers Beyond Borders: Advancing International Human Rights Through Local Laws and Courts.”