“It only counts as being brave if you’re scared. I’m really, really scared.” Daisy Buchanan talks about sexual desire, being broke, envy and how to own your ambition.
David Bodanis, bestselling author and futurist on how nice guys (and girls) can win
“The trick is to make your boring side of the table the best side of the table”. David Bodanis talks about how to write a bestseller, how to spot a toxic workplace and how nice guys (and girls) can win.
Viv Groskop, writer and stand-up comedian on money, power and finding fun at work
“What kind of shit sandwich do you do want to eat?” Viv Groskop talks about money, power, the shock of a blank diary and finding fun at work, even in a pandemic.
Party time in pandemic Britain!
A Martian would also be interested to see that the government is currently planning to “relax” restrictions as soon as the “most vulnerable” have had their first jab, which will enable everyone else to be a giant petri-dish for the new variants. Kent sparkling, South African chilled or Brazilian Caipirinha? It’s party time!
Jackie Kay, poet, playwright, novelist and Scottish Makar
Jackie talks about her own emotional struggles during the pandemic, Black Lives Matter and how poetry can help all of us.
Ann Gallagher, Professor of Ethics and Care on caring in a pandemic
In this podcast, she talks about the joy of nursing, the heroism of care workers during Covid, the creativity of academics and how an art exhibition in Stockholm inspired a new vision for the future of care.