Meet the Writers

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  Marlon James and the people who we can’t forget 27.09.2026 32min

  Marlon James returns with The Disappearers, now shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize. He joins Georgina Godwin, reflecting on his career so far and the possibility of winning the award for the second time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Teun Toebes and Jonathan de Jong on the right to live fully 21.09.2026 37min

  Georgina Godwin speaks to Teun Toebes and Jonathan de Jong about 'Human Forever: Searching the World for a Better Life with Dementia', exploring dementia care and rethinking ageing through human connection and quality of life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Catherine Cho on devotion and destiny 20.09.2026 26min

  Georgina Godwin meets Catherine Cho, who discusses motherhood, identity and the journey from memoir to fiction with her debut novel, The Devoted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The house of stories: Inside Chatsworth House’s literary treasures 18.09.2026 17min

  From Chaucer and Jane Austen to children growing up in a world dominated by screens, Georgina Godwin explores the enduring importance of reading against the backdrop of Chatsworth House’s extraordinary exhibit and the Queen's Reading Room Festival.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Ruthie Rogers at The River Café 13.09.2026 30min

  Georgina Godwin meets chef Ruthie Rogers at The River Café to discuss her podcast, Ruthie’s Table 4, which has now been turned into a book titled Table 4 at The River Café.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Sir Vince Cable and the changing global economic landscape 06.09.2026 34min

  Georgina Godwin meets former UK business secretary Sir Vince Cable to discuss his latest book, Eclipsing the West, which explores the global economic landscape as power transitions from the West to emerging superstates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Louise Doughty and the letters that changed everything 30.08.2026 35min

  Novelist Louise Doughty, author of Apple Tree Yard, sits down with Georgina Godwin and shares insights into recounting her parents’ origins in her new memoir, On This Spot Fell One Tear of Love.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Emma-Lee Moss and the icons of Cantopop  23.08.2026 34min

  Emma-Lee Moss, also known as Emmy the Great, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss her memoir, ‘My Cantopop Nights’, which expresses her love for the unique genre and how it helped to forge her identity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Simon Woodroffe on reinventing British dining 16.08.2026 32min

  British entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe reflects on his journey from a troubled upbringing to founding Yo! Sushi and Yotel, sharing lessons from rock and roll, Dragon’s Den, and business and personal reinvention.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Kathy Lette on growing up, speaking out and ‘The Sisterhood Rules’  09.08.2026 30min

  Georgina Godwin meets bestselling author Kathy Lette to discuss her rebellious youth, her Puberty Blues breakthrough, motherhood and her new novel, The Sisterhood Rules, which celebrates the power of sisterly relationships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Nicholas Boggs and the legacy of James Baldwin 02.08.2026 25min

  Georgina Godwin meets writer Nicholas Boggs to trace the life of James Baldwin in his new biography ‘Baldwin: A Love Story’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Chloe Aridjis on objects, projection and transformation 29.07.2026 27min

  Booker Prize-longlisted writer Chloe Aridjis is the author of Book of Clouds, Asunder and Sea Monsters. Her fourth novel, The Shadow of the Object, moves between Mexico City and London in a tale of illness, friendship, magic lanterns, silver polishing, grief and the strange charge of objects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Raoul de Jong’s mystical journey into his Surinamese ancestry 26.07.2026 28min

  Georgina Godwin meets Raoul de Jong to discuss his book ‘Jaguarman’, now translated into English, which explores his Suriamese heritage through the prism of a mystical ancestor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Erica Wagner and the life of Washington Roebling 22.07.2026 26min

  Georgina Godwin meets writer and journalist Erica Wagner to discuss the life of Brooklyn Bridge engineer Washington Roebling, in her new work, ‘Wash’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Victoria Bateman and the hidden economics of women 19.07.2026 32min

  Georgina Godwin meets economist Victoria Bateman to discuss her latest work, Economica, which explores and rewrites our understanding of women’s role in the economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Ben Faccini on family, memory and fiction 12.07.2026 29min

  Georgina Godwin meets Ben Faccini to discuss how his multicultural upbringing shaped his writing and the themes of his latest novel, ‘Other People’s Children’, including wartime Italy, memory and family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Oliver Bullough on financial secrecy, corruption and global power 05.07.2026 31min

  Georgina Godwin meets journalist Oliver Bullough, who explores money laundering in the most unlikely of places in his latest work, Everybody Loves Our Dollars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Anuradha Roy and life in the Himalayas 28.06.2026 30min

  Georgina Godwin speaks to Anuradha Roy on living in the Himalayas as detailed in her latest work, ‘Called by the Hills’.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  Leo Varadkar on power, identity and leaving politics 21.06.2026 31min

  Georgina Godwin speaks to former Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who reflects on identity, leadership and life after politics. From Brexit and Biden to the coronavirus pandemic and stepping down, he shares lessons from power and public service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  The winners of the 2026 Women’s Prize 14.06.2026 29min

  Georgina Godwin sits down with the winners of the 2026 Women’s Prize for fiction and non-fiction, Virginia Evans for The Correspondent and Lyse Doucet for The Finest Hotel in Kabul.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.