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Espresso Epilogues
Espresso Epilogues
21 episodes
4 days ago
Two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talking about books over coffee. If you're a reader, this is the place for you. We publish around 2 episodes per month, follow along so you don't miss them!
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Two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talking about books over coffee. If you're a reader, this is the place for you. We publish around 2 episodes per month, follow along so you don't miss them!
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Espresso Epilogues
The best memoirs, existentialism, Substack, coming of age, and more

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Today we're talking about our all-time favorite memoirs - some of which you may have never heard of, and some of which might be on your TBR.


We talk about existentialism, Substack, coming of age, female characters, and a lot more.


Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;)


For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com

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2 months ago
41 minutes 45 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Special Q&A episode: books, opinions, stories

We're back from our little hiatus!!!

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Today we're doing a special Q&A episode for the first time, answering all kinds of questions we got from you guys on Instagram. We're touching upon:

  • Unpopular book opinions
  • Grilled cheese
  • Our friendship
  • Greek classics
  • Books EVERYONE should read
  • And more...


Thanks for being here! There's a new episode coming end of May. See ya!


Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;)


For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com

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2 months ago
35 minutes 34 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Speed-reviewing everything we read in 2024

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. It's time to speed-review everything we read in 2024 (okay, almost everything). We tried to keep summaries and reviews to around a minute each, so if you're looking for book recs, you're about to get a whole lot of them. Here are all the books mentioned:


  1. Clara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro
  2. Good Material - Dolly Alderton
  3. Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 - Cho Nam-ju
  4. The Rachel Incident - Carolin o’Donoghue
  5. A Pale View of Hills - Kazuo Ishiguro 
  6. Ghosts - Dolly Alderton
  7. Conversations on Love - Natasha Lunn
  8. Kierkegaard: A Single Life - Stephen Backhouse?
  9. Boy Parts - Elisa Clark
  10. The Symposium - Plato
  11. Milkfed - Melissa Broder
  12. Transparent Things - Vladimir Nabokov
  13. My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante
  14. Story of a New Name - Elena Ferrante
  15. Essays in Love - Alain de Botton
  16. Perfume - Patrick Suskind
  17. Indelicacy - Amina Kane
  18. Yellow Face - R.F. Kuang
  19. Ask the Dust - John Fante
  20. Almond - Sohn Won-Pyung
  21. The Lost Daughter - Elena Ferrante
  22. The Days of Abandonment - Elena Ferrante
  23. The Age of Magical Overthinking - Amanda Montell
  24. Killers of the flower moon - David Grann
  25. Death and the Penguin - Andrey Kurkov
  26. The Wager - David Grann
  27. Your Story is Your Power - Elle Luna & Susie Herrick
  28. Design Your Life: Your Career, Your Way - Erifili Gounari


Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;)


For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com

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7 months ago
47 minutes 21 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Nonfiction books we love: philosophy, memoirs, and more

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Today we're bringing you guys some of our favorite nonfiction books, and honestly there's something here for everyone. Favorite philosophy books, memoirs, books about the world, and more -- this episode has range and we hope you find something you like.


Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;)


For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com

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8 months ago
38 minutes 44 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Performative reading, booktok, and more

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. Join us for a casual chat on the way reading has turned into a performative trend, how it's tied around people's identity, and celebrities hiring professional library curators to look cool. Tons to discuss. This episode is sponsored by scroll.ai!


Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;)


For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com

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9 months ago
47 minutes 6 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
My journey as a first-time published author

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. This is a solo episode; it's Erifili here, telling you guys all about the book I wrote, how I got it published through traditional publishing, everything I learned in the process of writing a book in 4 months, and answering the questions you sent in on social media! If you're an aspiring author or a writer, this chat might be for you.


You can find my book here:

  • Amazon
  • Waterstones
  • Barnes and Noble
  • Goodreads


Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ for memes and other good things ;)


For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com

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10 months ago
38 minutes 4 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Books we've been reading & fall catch-up

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. We're back and reporting live from Harvard, where we're currently chilling and pretending that we go here. Join us for an autumnal catch-up and to hear about the books we've been reading!


Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠TikTok⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ for memes and other good things ;)


For partnerships, ideas or feedback: espressoepilogues@gmail.com

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10 months ago
40 minutes 33 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Philosophy of Love: Essays in Love by Alain de Botton

Hi friends! This episode is originally on Godesulloh Bawa's (our dear friend + your favorite philosophy influencer) podcast called Vibes. He's kindly letting us repost it here too because he's just that nice. Enjoy this long, unedited conversation where the three of us discuss Alain de Botton's Essays in Love, and dive into the philosophy of love through it!


Thank you for listening! Connect with us on ⁠TikTok⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ for memes and other good things ;)

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1 year ago
1 hour 22 minutes 56 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Specific book recommendations for any occasion

Welcome back to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two besties talk about books over coffee. You guys asked us for very specific book recommendations - and we're here to deliver.


Here are all the books mentioned in this episode:

  • Perfume - Patrick Süskind
  • We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
  • Everything I Know About Love - Dolly Alderton
  • Kafka on the Shore - Haruki Murakami
  • The Secret History - Donna Tartt
  • If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio
  • Babel - R. F. Kuang
  • Good Material - Dolly Alderton
  • Rubyfruit Jungle -  Rita Mae Brown
  • White Nights - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara
  • Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • The Stranger - Albert Camus
  • The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
  • The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides


Thank you for listening! Connect with us on TikTok and Instagram for memes and other good things ;)


(p.s. Thanks to John for keeping us hydrated and fed while editing and publishing this episode)

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1 year ago
54 minutes 1 second

Espresso Epilogues
Philosophy of love: Plato's Symposium, Kierkegaard, Dostoyevsky's White Nights

Welcome to our favorite discussion yet, with a special guest: Godesulloh Bawa, one of our favorite philosophy creators! Today we're discussing the philosophy of love, beauty, and existentialism, through:

  • Plato's The Symposium
  • Kierkegaard's Works of Love
  • Dostoyevsky's White Nights

Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!


You can join our Patreon to become a member of the Espresso Epilogues book club, join our Discord server to meet like-minded people, and access some really cool (I promise) merch. <3


To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: 

  • Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@espressoepilogues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
  • TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
  • Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠
  • Aspa's Substack
  • Erifili's Substack


Have a wonderful day and reach out to us anytime!

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1 year ago
1 hour 24 minutes 15 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
5-star memoirs

Welcome, welcome. We're here with a discussion on our favorite memoirs! We cover Everything I Know About Love, Educated, I'm Glad My Mom Died, Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman, and Betty. Enjoy! (and please excuse the audio issues... won't happen again we promise)


Reminder: WE'VE LAUNCHED AN ONLINE COMMUNITY AND A ⁠PATREON⁠! :') Join our Patreon to become a member of the Espresso Epilogues book club, join our Discord server to meet like-minded people, and access some really cool (I promise) merch. We'll love you forever and probably include you in our next gratitude meditation.


To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: 

  • Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@espressoepilogues⁠⁠⁠⁠
  • TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠⁠⁠⁠
  • Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠
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1 year ago
44 minutes 11 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Speed-reviewing books we loved and hated

Special announcement: WE LAUNCHED AN ONLINE COMMUNITY AND A PATREON! :') Join our Patreon to become a member of the Espresso Epilogues book club, join our Discord server to meet like-minded people, and access some really cool (I promise) merch. We'll love you forever and probably include you in our next gratitude meditation.


In this episode, we (attempt to) speed-review the books we read in 2023! The good, the bad, the 5-star favorites, the 1-star disappointments. Including books like 100 Years of Solitude, The Island of Missing Trees, The Goldfinch, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Crime and Punishment, White Nights, Piranesi, Swimming in the Dark, and more. Thank you for listening!


To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas:

  • Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@espressoepilogues⁠⁠⁠
  • TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠⁠⁠
  • Our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠
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1 year ago
39 minutes 24 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Franz Kafka: The Trial, Letters to Milena, Metamorphosis

Hi friends!! We're here with the most requested episode yet: Kafka! In this one we discuss The Trial, Metamorphosis, Letters to Milena, and Kafka in general.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We just launched our online community that you can join for free until January 15th, to connect with other lovers of literature, philosophy, and words in all their forms. If you join by January 15th 2024, you will remain a free member forever. After that, we are launching a Patreon and turning community access into a paid benefit for new members. We're so excited to welcome you on board!

You're listening to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee. We're so happy you're here.

To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: Instagram ⁠⁠@espressoepilogues⁠⁠, TikTok ⁠⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠⁠, and our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ :)

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1 year ago
46 minutes 46 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Dostoyevsky, Camus, existentialism and absurdism

We're here with an episode mixing philosophy and literature, our favorite topics. Today we're talking about existentialism and absurdism, through Fyodor Dostoyevsky's White Nights, and Albert Camus' The Stranger / The Outsider.

You're listening to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee. We're so happy you're here.

To contact us, see some great book memes, or give us episode ideas: Instagram ⁠@espressoepilogues⁠, TikTok ⁠@espresso.epilogues⁠, and our ⁠website⁠ :)

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1 year ago
33 minutes 15 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Cozy book recommendations to read in the fall

It's time to embrace reading as the coziest of activities. We're here with 8 cozy book recommendations for you to read in the fall!

Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.

Note from Erifili: We're sorry for the weird change in my mic quality mid-episode! Truly no idea what happened. Bear with us. Hope you enjoy this chat! <3

In future episodes, we'll discuss authors like Dostoyevsky, cover our favorite classics, talk about philosophical literature covering existentialism and absurdism, and so much more. Stay tuned ;)

To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues, and our website :)

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1 year ago
29 minutes 53 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Donna Tartt and The Secret History: deep dive

Donna Tartt: we love to love her. Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.

In this episode, we're diving into Donna Tartt's work and discussing The Secret History, one of our all-time favorite books!

In future episodes, we'll discuss authors like Dostoyevsky, cover our favorite classics, talk about philosophical literature covering existentialism and absurdism, and so much more. Stay tuned ;)

To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues, and our website :)

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1 year ago
29 minutes 37 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Our summer reads: reviews and recommendations

Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.

In this episode, we're diving into our summer reads. We'll take you through 8 books in total, share our reviews, and discuss. We've got Russian classics, murder mysteries, memoirs, all the good stuff.

In future episodes, we'll discuss authors from Donna Tartt to Dostoyevsky, genres from classics to dark academia, and everything in between. Stay tuned ;)

To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues :)

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1 year ago
35 minutes 51 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Discussing Instagram poetry

Is it poetry? Is it not?

Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.

In this episode, we're diving into Instagram poetry, the rise of books like milk and honey, and our opinions on this genre.

In future episodes, we'll discuss authors from Donna Tartt to Dostoyevsky, genres from classics to dark academia, and everything in between. Stay tuned ;)

To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues :)

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1 year ago
31 minutes 7 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
Sally Rooney: deep dive

Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.

In this episode, we're diving into Sally Rooney's work and sharing our thoughts on her three popular novels: Conversations with Friends, Normal People, and Beautiful World, Where Are You.

In future episodes, we'll discuss authors from Donna Tartt to Dostoyevsky, genres from poetry to dark academia and classics, and everything in between. Stay tuned ;)

To contact us / see some great book memes / give us episode ideas: Instagram @espressoepilogues, TikTok @espresso.epilogues :)

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2 years ago
32 minutes 5 seconds

Espresso Epilogues
5-star book recommendations you can trust

Welcome to Espresso Epilogues, a podcast where two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talk about books over coffee.

In this episode, we're talking about our 11 favorite books of all time. They cover many different genres and moods, so there's something for everyone.

In future episodes, we'll discuss authors from Sally Rooney to Dostoyevsky, genres from poetry to dark academia and classics, and everything in between. Stay tuned ;)

Follow us on TikTok (@espresso.epilogues), and on IG for some book memes at @espressoepilogues!

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2 years ago
40 minutes 1 second

Espresso Epilogues
Two book-loving besties, Aspa and Erifili, talking about books over coffee. If you're a reader, this is the place for you. We publish around 2 episodes per month, follow along so you don't miss them!