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John Grindrod

John Grindrod is the author of books including Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains and Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain. He hosts the podcast Monstrosities Mon Amour, where guests discuss places they love that everyone else hates.