Spinning Yarns with Nick & Paddy
Spinning Yarns with Nick & Paddy is a podcast about storytelling in all its forms. Created by and starring Nick Petrou & Patrick McCarthy, it follows two friends from Perth, Western Australia, as they immerse themselves in the world of the written word whilst attempting to be as entertaining and as smartass as possible. This podcast contains ADULT content.
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Episodes
Jul 3, 2022
Jul 3, 2022
1 hr 14 min
00:30 - Intro
07:12 - Fiction: "The Salt Thing" by Nick Petrou
15:57 - Fiction discussion
25:36 - Poem: "Grandad" by Patrick McCarthy
37:25 - Poem discussion
42:17 - Interview: Jack Davies
1:09:19 - Interview discussion, outro, and quote
May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022
1 hr 19 min
00:29 - Intro
02:52 - Fiction: "Embryo" by Nick Petrou
52:00 - Fiction discussion
57:57 - Poem: "A Break From Being Myself" by Patrick McCarthy
1:02:19 - Poem discussion
1:10:36 - Review: The Master and Margarita
1:17:50 - Outro and quote
May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022
41 min
00:31 - Intro03:22 - Fiction: "Human Suit" by Nick Petrou08:57 - Fiction discussion11:05 - Poem: "Filipino Nights" by Patrick McCarthy19:04 - Poem discussion26:08 - Essay: Annie Hall35:05 - Outro and quote
May 1, 2022
May 1, 2022
51 min
00:26 - Intro
01:45 - Fiction: "For the Bunyip's Pleasure" by Nick Petrou
21:49 - Fiction discussion
28:25 - Poem: "Nectarine" by Patrick McCarthy
34:09 - Poem discussion
36:28 - Essay: The Sopranos
46:39 - Outro
Apr 17, 2022
Apr 17, 2022
29 min
00:30 - Intro
02:21 - Fiction: "Brain Slug" by Nick Petrou
09:19 - Fiction discussion
12:18 - Poem: "The Lady with Red in Her Hair" by Patrick McCarthy
13:44 - Poem discussion
15:46 - Essay: Billie Holiday
24:09 - Outro and a special reading
Apr 3, 2022
Apr 3, 2022
28 min
00:36 - Intro
01:43 - Fiction "Demon Love" by Nick Petrou
09:28 - Fiction discussion
11:32 - Essay: BoJack Horseman
19:35 - Poem: "Ray" by Patrick McCarthy
25:15 - Poem discussion
26:32 - Outro and quote
Mar 20, 2022
Mar 20, 2022
26 min
00:32 - Intro
01:54 - Fiction: "Widow of the River" by Nick Petrou
08:57 - Fiction discussion
12:00 - Essay: Bernadette Bassenger
17:45 - Poem: "A Lovely Old Man" by Patrick McCarthy
21:30 - Poem discussion
23:27 - Outro and quote
Mar 6, 2022
Mar 6, 2022
34 min
00:31 - Intro
01:08 - Fiction: "Anything but the Light" by Nick Petrou
09:20 - Fiction discussion
13:19 - Poem: "Cooked" by Patrick McCarthy
21:27 - Poem discussion
25:12 - Essay: Westerns
32:17 - Outro and quote
Feb 20, 2022
Feb 20, 2022
31 min
00:35 - Fiction: Mongrel by Nick Petrou
12:34 - Intro and fiction discussion
16:56 - Stories We Love: Bob Dylan
18:09 - ACTUAL START of Stories We Love
25:20 - Poem: The Past by Patrick McCarthy
27:29 - Poem discussion
29:52 - Outro and quote
Feb 6, 2022
Feb 6, 2022
26 min
00:38 - Fiction: Not My Wife by Nick Petrou
04:44 - Intro and fiction discussion
09:35 - Poem: That Lovely Spring Day by Patrick McCarthy
11:11 - Poem discussion
14:37 - Essay/interview: POV
25:23 - Outro and quote