Steve Coogan, the Scilly Isles, and the Frequency Called Friendship
Welcome to The Download: Season of Friends.Jill opens her Season of Friends with a story of lifelong connection, cosmic coincidence, and a birthday adventure that somehow involves Steve Coogan. From Cambridge kitchens to Cornish cliffs and the tiniest island in the Atlantic, this is a funny, tender reflection on friendship, memory, and the mysterious frequency that keeps us linked across time and distance. In this episode, Jill opens her “Season of Friends,” a heartfelt and funny exploration of the strange synchronicities, shared memories and timeless threads that connect us to the people we love.The story begins in Cambridge, in a college kitchen decades ago, where Jill first met her lifelong friend and the friend's then-new boyfriend. It travels through forty years of friendship, birthdays, laughter, and the kind of adventures that become folklore within your closest circle.At the centre is a magical and slightly surreal trip to Cornwall and the Scilly Isles for their joint milestone birthdays ten years ago, complete with toy planes, puffins, a cottage fire, and an uncanny connection with Steve Coogan - who by coincidence, was born the same week as the two friends, and somehow became an accidental fourth member of their friendship triangle.✨ In this episode:How lifelong friendships begin in the unlikeliest places (including kitchens)A once-in-a-lifetime synchronicity featuring Steve Coogan The enduring comfort of connection across miles, memories, and yearsWhy friendship is one of the universe’s most mysterious and miraculous frequenciesIf you’ve ever felt that certain friends exist in a timeless field with you, appearing in synchronicities, birthdays, and passing thoughts, this episode will resonate.So pour a glass, light a candle, or take a walk somewhere beautiful, and tune into the frequency called friendship.Read Pineapple, mentioned in the podcast and available in print, ebook and audioPineapple | YA Time-Slip RomanceMessage Us! Like to work with Jill? Try Jill's unique six-month mentorships: Fiction Editor and The Her-ro’s Journey. The Fiction Editor Mentorship Programme isn’t about proofreading or copy editing — it’s a full developmental editing immersion and an entry point to a business choice, built on Jill's careers as both author and editor. The Her-ro’s Journey Mentorship Programme is a contemporary take on the Hero’s and Heroine’s journeys, exploring many of the themes we cover here on The Download. Find out more about Jill’s best-selling fiction and storyworlds on girlpowerpublishing.com. Find The Download Podcast on YouTube, FaceBook, Instagram, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and LinkedIn
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