Bookshop Stories
Tom Idle
Conversations · Ongoing · ~61 min · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentarytalk-showbusinessslowfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections
Boxlist takeRealistic and emotional: an unhurried conversation podcast, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
Bookshop Stories shines a light on the people, businesses, and future of independent bookshops. In each episode, we speak to people who run bookshops around the world about the reality of the business, the role their shops play in their communities, and what the future of bookselling actually looks…
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Details
- Publisher
- Tom Idle
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 61 minutes
- Latest episode
- 6 November 2026
- Categories
- Arts, Books
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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