Molly Jong Fast: confessions of a bad daughter
My guest today is the journalist Molly Jong Fast. The author of four books, Molly started writing about politics in 2016. She’s now a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, a political analyst for MSN...
24 Jun 202547min
Jo Hamilton: The Post Office scandal stole 20 years of my life
This is a really special episode and one I’m honoured to be trusted with. Because my guest today is Jo Hamilton, one of more than 700 British sub postmasters who was prosecuted between 2000 and 2014 ...
17 Jun 202555min
Olia Hercules: my periods vanished when the war started
My guest today is the Ukrainian chef, food writer and activist Olia Hercules. Olia was born in the South of Ukraine and has lived in the UK since her late teens. After working in journalism she decid...
10 Jun 20251h 3min
Melissa Febos on what she learnt from a year of celibacy
My guest today is the author and essayist, Melissa Febos. Melissa has written four award winning books - Whip Smart, Abandon Me, Girlhood (which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in the stat...
3 Jun 202554min
Reeta Chakrabarti on growing older & bolder
My guest this week is the journalist and broadcaster Reeta Chakrabarti. After two decades producing and reporting for the BBC, Reeta became a news presenter at the age of 49. She was the main BBC pre...
27 Mai 202554min
Jeanine Cummins on confidence, identity and surviving the American Dirt controversy
My guest today is the bestselling novelist Jeanine Cummins. You might think you haven’t heard of her, but I’ll be pretty surprised if you haven’t heard of the book that catapulted her into the publi...
20 Mai 202557min
Jennifer Weiner on Ozempic, ageing and growing some boundaries!
My guest today is the bestselling American novelist Jennifer Weiner. I first encountered Jen When her debut novel, Good In Bed, was thrust into my hands by someone I worked with on Company magazine. ...
13 Mai 202556min
Naga munchetty on her 30 year battle to get her painful periods taken seriously
To launch season 17 (season 17! I know!) I have a very special guest. Back in 2023, British journalist and BBC breakfast and radio 5 live presenter Naga Munchetty hit the headlines when she spoke out...
6 Mai 20251h 3min
