Failure Throwback: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This week we revisit one of my all-time favourite guests: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, recorded in July 2021. Best known for Americanah and her globally resonant TED Talks, Chimamanda opens up about the ...
13 Aug 20251h 8min
Sir Tony Robinson - ‘I learned comedy as a defence mechanism’
Recorded with a live audience in Cambridge, this captivating conversation delves deep into the life and career of a cultural force of the last half-century. Known of course for his iconic role as Bald...
6 Aug 202549min
Fern Brady - ‘I make more money in comedy than I ever did from stripping‘
In this searingly funny and deeply affecting live conversation, Elizabeth speaks to stand-up comedian, author and Taskmaster favourite Fern Brady about her autism diagnosis, her working-class roots, a...
30 Jul 202544min
Dorinda Medley on Grief, Identity and The Real Housewives: ‘I was angry. I was lost. I felt like I got cheated.’
What happens when the life you thought you’d built - the one with love, money, recognition - seems to slip away? This week, Elizabeth speaks to Dorinda Medley, author, TV personality and iconic former...
23 Jul 202543min
Vanessa Williams - ‘It would be hard to be married to me!’
As a recording artist, Vanessa Williams has earned 13 Grammy nominations and racked up over 212 million digital streams over the course of her eight albums. Her most popular hit, Save The Best For Las...
16 Jul 202550min
Suzi Ruffell - ‘I didn’t know I was gay until I saw Titanic’
In this special live edition of How to Fail, Elizabeth is joined by comedian Suzi Ruffell. Suzi has performed five sellout runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as appearing on live at the Apollo and ...
10 Jul 202547min
Pamela Anderson - ‘It wasn’t about being pretty, it was about being brave’
I can’t believe I get to say this but…PAMELA ANDERSON! ON HOW TO FAIL! The one and only! A woman I grew up watching on TV, Pamela was an icon of a generation…But the second act of her career has b...
7 Jul 202552min
Melinda French Gates - ‘Just because you’re smart doesn’t mean you’re wise’
Melinda French Gates studied computer science and economics and completed an MBA before joining a tech start-up called Microsoft, in 1987. She rose through the ranks to become Manager of Information P...
2 Jul 202550min
