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The Guardian Books podcast

The Guardian Books podcast

105 Episodes • By The Guardian • www.theguardian.com/books/series...
The Guardian Books podcast is our weekly look at the world of books, presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea and Sian Cain. In-depth interviews with authors from all over the world, discussions and investigations make this the perfect companion for readers and writers alike
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Weekend: episode two of a new podcast
Ease into the weekend with our brand new podcast, sh... more
Apr 1 2022 49m
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Weekend: episode one of a new podcast
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Feb 5 2022 48m
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Comfort Eating with Grace Dent: episode one of a new podcast
Have you ever wondered what famous people actually e... more
Jul 1 2021 39m
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Reverberate: episode 1 of our new series
The Guardian has launched a new series called Reverb... more
Feb 8 2021 25m
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Innermost: another episode of our new series
We wanted to bring you another episode from our Inne... more
Aug 3 2020 20m
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Innermost: episode 1 of a new series
The Guardian has launched a new series called Innerm... more
Jun 25 2020 16m
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'Our climate crisis is a choice': Christiana Figueres on why we can change the future - books podcast
On our final episode, the diplomat who spearheaded t... more
Apr 21 2020 42m
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Why David Attenborough is famous but 'he isn't a celebrity' – books podcast
We speak to Horrible Histories consultant and podcas... more
Apr 14 2020 37m
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From diseases to memes, how do things spread? - books podcast
Mathematician Adam Kucharski talks about how the con... more
Apr 7 2020 32m
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Hunting down the 42 paintings of Pieter Bruegel - books podcast
On this week’s show we talk to Toby Ferris about his... more
Mar 31 2020 36m
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Glenn Patterson and what to read while self-isolating – books podcast
On this week’s show we talk to the Northern Irish wr... more
Mar 24 2020 37m
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Who was St Paul? With Christos Tsiolkas and Tom Holland – books podcast
On this week’s podcast, we talk to Tsiolkas about hi... more
Mar 17 2020 37m
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'What if Gandalf joined The Sweeney?': Ben Aaronovitch on Rivers of London – books podcast
On this week’s show, the bestselling fantasy author ... more
Mar 10 2020 32m
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Inside the Brontës' fantasy world, and a Booker controversy – books podcast
On this week’s show, we talk to graphic novelist Isa... more
Mar 3 2020 36m
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The surprising history of astrology – books podcast
Alexander Boxer talks about his book A Scheme of Hea... more
Feb 25 2020 30m
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Maaza Mengiste on the Ethiopian women who fought Italy – books podcast
The novelist explains how she discovered her family ... more
Feb 18 2020 32m
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Sophie Hannah on the recipe for a perfect crime novel – books podcast
The crime writer joins us to discuss the mechanics o... more
Feb 11 2020 34m
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Adam Rutherford on how to tackle racist pseudoscience - books podcast
The geneticist explains why science offers no suppor... more
Feb 4 2020 32m
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Jonathan Coe and Sara Collins on their Costa-winning novels – books podcast
We welcome not one but two Costa winners, as the vic... more
Jan 28 2020 38m
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Jeanine Cummins on her explosive new novel, American Dirt
The novelist explains her sudden decision to write h... more
Jan 22 2020 39m
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Samantha Harvey on her year without sleep – books podcast
On this week’s show, the novelist explains how she c... more
Jan 14 2020 37m
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Eoin Colfer on returning to Artemis Fowl – books podcast
This week, the creator of the biggest child villain ... more
Jan 7 2020 32m
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Our favourite books of 2019, and the most exciting books of 2020 – books podcast
Priya Basil talks about the dynamics of the dinner t... more
Dec 24 2019 36m
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Ben Lerner and Meena Kandasamy on autofiction – books podcast
Ben Lerner and Meena Kandasamy talk about drawing on... more
Dec 17 2019 37m
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Escaping Westboro Baptist Church: Megan Phelps-Roper's journey – books podcast
A former member recalls growing up in ‘America’s mos... more
Dec 10 2019 40m
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