Hollow + Substantial
A conversation between a 20-something and a 50-something about art, culture, faith, justice, equality and life in general. Fiona Hollow and Fiona Stewart both work in the cultural sphere and are both Christians. One lives in Glasgow, the other in London. Hollow is 26 and Substantial is 50. What can one generation learn from the other?
Episodes
64 episodes
Intergenerational
Back to origin story, Fi and Fi contemplate how their intergenerational friendship has grown over the years, and how they have both changed in the time they've known each other. Plus, there are a couple of viewing recommendations and some thoug...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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53:37
Substantial but Hollow
The Fionas are back! It's been almost 2 years, but the time has come to lay down some new chat. After a bit of a catch up, there are some theatre and TV recommendations, a discussion of what Season 7 will hold and a tidbit of practical help abo...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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42:56
Music
If music be the food of friendship, speak on! We’re on the very broad topic of music this episode. Before that, though, there’s a lot of chat and some fairly serious recommendations of reading and watching. It’s all very harmonious, of course.<...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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46:52
Space
Pushing the boundaries of their known universe, Fiona and Fiona are on the topic of solar systems, galaxies and black holes in this episode. There's a recommendation of something to read, one of something to watch, and then a lot of spacey chat...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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47:15
Theatre
The Fionas are on home territory in this episode, talking about the world of theatre. After some book recommendations and a long-forgotten Pixar movie, conversation turns to snobbery, intercity and interval ice cream. And a lot of Empty Space.....
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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42:31
FOMO
Join us in a little JOMO by absorbing yourself in this chat. There are a couple of recommendations of what to watch, and then the conversation turns to the fear of missing out.
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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36:46
Adventure
Your favourite Fionas are back with some light summery chit chat. Come and join them on the adventure...Fracture (Matthew Parris)
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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35:32
Season 6 Summer Special Trailer
As Etta James, and many loyal listeners, would likely say, at last! Hollow and Substantial are back with a few delicious morsels of summery delight, and here’s an amuse bouche to give you a flavour of what’s to follow...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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7:18
New Year
It’s the final episode of the season, and we’re going out with a bang (and a cough and a giggle). There’s a health update, a true crime podcast, a bit of 90s throwback TV and discussion of New Year. Hollow has found a hobby she’d forgotten and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:04:52
London
Hollow has been reading beautiful Advent meditations and Substantial has an arty recommendation. Conversation centres around London - what is it about London that makes it such a cultural draw? What’s it like to live there? There’s ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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45:30
Art
Hollow has been to see some improvised Jane Austen, and Substantial is embarking on another winter reading project. Meanwhile, we don’t know much about art, but we certainly like talking about it - maybe there should be a warning to any art lov...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:03:16
Participation
We're already at Episode 4! Substantial is on catch-up TV and Hollow is watching something brand new. Plus, as this episode was recorded during COP26 there's a lot of chat about how any of us can participate in big global topics. Not only that,...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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53:46
Disagreement
Episode 3 of this season is the first of our listener generated topics, and we’re plunging straight in with some civilised discourse on the importance of disagreeing well. Both Fionas have had their eyes caught by some island-based telly, there...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:01:12
Shame
Episode 2 of this season will either fly or plummet. It’s a weighty topic, but with a little bit of body art chat, some books to read, a Lost and Found about streamlining your subscriptions and some wisdom for the week, it’s jam-packed with all...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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51:17
Birthdays
It’s been a while but the Fionas are back and there’s a lot to talk about. After an introduction to the new season, there are a couple recommendations of what to watch this autumn, a conversation about the ups and downs of turning a year older ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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58:31
Future
It’s the final episode of season 4 and the chat is all future-focussed. After some book chat and a film review, the conversation wanders away. With some hope about emotion and some wisdom on dealing with your government paperwork and planning y...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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46:16
Vegetarianism
Feisty women and comedy duos...that’s just for starters. The main course this week is a vegetarian option. There are definitions, ethical arguments, historical vegetarians and a couple of recipe suggestions. For dessert there’s hope from Intern...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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46:14
Admin
How do you sort out your life? Secrets are revealed as we have a book review, a YouTube recommendation, some chat about admin, a poem, a project for the weekend and new way of describing how we're all feeling.
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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45:00
Power
There's a true crime podcast, a documentary about an octopus and a chat about power dynamics. All that plus an exciting expansion to Hollow's gardening ambitions, and advice about what to do in the event of a digital power cut.
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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43:47
Parents
French Netflix, Louisiana nuns, new glasses, potato chitting and championing the young - all the usual nonsense you expect, and some quality chat about how our relationship with our parents changes over the years.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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44:43
Alcohol
The Fionas are back with a brand new season of chat and comment. In this episode, after some recommendations of what to watch, and what to avoid, talk turns to alcohol and the culture of drinking, good and bad. There’s a message of hope about b...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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45:40
Celebrations
It’s the final episode of the season, so it’s a bit longer...Hollow is enjoying some music and Substantial is reading something gritty. The Fionas chat about the importance of celebration, there’s a sign of hope in neighbourhood living, and the...
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46:13
Ageing
Substantial is joining the rest of the nation and tuning into The Crown, while Hollow is being far more cultural and attending an online jazz festival. The Fionas chat about ageing and childlikeness, there’s a Sign of Hope about communion and l...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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39:37