Episodes
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Arrival fallacy, with Raven Smith
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Raven Smith is a British Vogue columnist, an Instagram personality and the author of the essay collection, Trivial Pursuits. I have long admired Raven's ability to move between the trivial and the weighty, with ease: writing about IKEA meatballs one minute, and his inability to live up to his father's idea of a black man, the next. We discuss arrival fallacy, being in 'the waiting room of parenthood' and why the little things - the trimmings of modern life - make us who we are.
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right is out now in both hardback and audiobook, narrated by Pandora.
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Why do we hate change? with Julia Samuel
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Julia Samuel is a psychotherapist, the founder/patron of Child Bereavement UK and the author of two acclaimed non-fiction books, Grief Works and her new one, This Too Shall Pass. A book about why human beings find it so hard to navigate change, it could not have landed at a better time: when choice has been removed and major change forced upon us, by the pandemic. We discuss why resisting change only makes its impact worse, the impossibility of ever fully 'knowing yourself' and the scourge of comparisonitis.
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right is out now in both hardback and audiobook, narrated by Pandora.
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Optimism vs. hope, with Rutger Bregman
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian with a radical new idea: what if human beings are not innately savage and selfish, but compassionate and kind? I talk to Rutger about his uplifting new book, Humankind; the difference between optimism and hope; and why we need to look beyond cultural myth to find the truth. I felt comforted and hopeful after speaking to Rutger - I hope you do, too.
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right is out now in both
Monday Jul 20, 2020
The age of outrage, with Dotty Charles
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Ashley 'Dotty' Charles is a writer and broadcaster. The first solo female to host 1Xtra Breakfast for the BBC, she is the author of a new book, which lands at the time we need it most. Outraged: Why Everyone is Shouting and No One Is Talking is about how distracted we have become in our outrage. By shouting about the little things, are we neglecting to talk about the bigger issues in modern society? We discuss the difference between performative outrage, the role of the social media provocateur and the strange case of Rachel Dolezal.
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right is out now in both hardback and audiobook, narrated by Pandora.
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Seeking inclusivity, with Sinead Burke
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sinéad Burke is a force for good. An educator and disability advocate in the field of fashion and design, she is solutions-driven in her desire to make society more inclusive. The first little person to appear on the cover of Vogue, to attend the Met Gala and to give a TED Talk, she is fast becoming one of the most important voices in conversations around social change.
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right is out now in both hardback and audiobook, narrated by Pandora.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Comedy for good, with Joe Lycett
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Doing It Right is a new podcast series that delves into the way we live our lives. My very first guest is the comedian and TV presenter, Joe Lycett. He joins me to discuss consumer activism, parking tickets, his BAFTA nomination and why comedy should "punch up" not down. In collaboration with Penguin Audio.
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right is out now in both hardback and audiobook, narrated by Pandora.