The Sky is Falling - Episode 295

10/12/2025

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Episode Synopsis

She made shopping a punchline—and a permission slip for self‑reflection. Sophie Kinsella (Madeleine Wickham) turned Becky Bloomwood’s misplaced receipts and romanticized debt into sharp, humane comedy, then faced aggressive brain cancer and wrote about that pain with the same clear‑eyed grace. In this episode we mourn and celebrate her gifts—laughing at First‑World Problems while rethinking what truly matters. Keywords: Sophie Kinsella, Madeleine Wickham, Becky Bloomwood, shopping, First‑World Problems, brain cancer, literary tribute.