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The Radio 2 Book Club with Joanne Ramos

Joanne Ramos joins Jo for the latest edition of the Radio 2 Book Club, discussing her debut novel The Farm. Plus there's another story of A Certain Romance.

Joanne Ramos joins Jo for the latest edition of the Radio 2 Book Club, discussing her novel The Farm.

Golden Oaks Farm is poised, or so its entrepreneurial manager Mae Yu believes, to become the next big thing in the fertility economy. There, the progeny of the uber-wealthy start their lives in utero with the best of everything: balanced diets of organic food, curated playlists for their listening pleasure鈥nd young, healthy (and cortisol-optimized) wombs in which to gestate. Jane, a young Filipina immigrant, takes a job as a Host and discovers that the nine months of pregnancy can be a long, fraught time鈥�.

Joanne was born in the Philippines and moved to Wisconsin when she was six. She graduated with a BA from Princeton University. After working in investment banking and private-equity investing for several years, she wrote for The Economist as a staff writer. She lives in New York City with her husband and three children. The Farm is her first novel.

Jo will also have another story of a special guest's Certain Romance - about a song that reminds them of falling in or out of love. Plus Jo handpicks her favourite new music from all genres of the musical spectrum and quality vintage songs too. And whether you鈥檙e picking up or dropping off, Jo provides the soundtrack for the Taxi Service.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 May 2019 19:00
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Wu-Tang Clan

    Gravel Pit

    • LOUD.

  • Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

    I Don't Care

    • No.6 Collaborations Project.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Charlatans

    The Only One I Know

    • Weekender - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Gang of Youths

    What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out

    • Go Farther in Lightness.
    • Mosy Recordings.
    • 2.

  • James Bay

    Bad

    • Oh My Messy Mind.
    • 2.

  • Brigitte Bardot

    Contact

  • Peggy Gou

    Starry Night

    • Gudu Records.

  • Tracy Chapman

    Baby Can I Hold You

    • Tracy Chapman.
    • Elektra.

  • James Blake

    Can't Believe The Way We Flow

    • Polydor.

  • Amy Winehouse

    You Know I'm No Good

    • ISLAND.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

    • The Best Seventies Album In The World.. Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Hot Chip

    Hungry Child

    • Domino.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

    • Domino Recording Co.

  • Hedara

    Slow

    • Slow.
    • 1.

  • The Beat

    Tears Of A Clown

    • Go Feet.

  • SOAK

    D茅ja Vu

    • Grim Town.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 2.

  • Al Green

    Let's Stay Together

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Charlie Cunningham

    Sink In

    • Permanent Way.
    • Infectious Music.
    • 3.

  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Fats Domino

    Blueberry Hill

    • The Best Of Fats Domino.
    • Liberty.

  • Courtney Barnett

    Everybody Here Hates You

    • Marathon Artist/Milk! Records.

  • Yola

    Shady Grove

    • Walk Through Fire.
    • Easy Eye Sound.
    • 2.

  • Doris Day

    Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 May 2019 19:00
    成人快手 Radio 2