Best Emmas Diary Podcasts (2025)

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LTO Brief #6 - First World Problems 19:50

14h ago19:50

19:50

Thank you to lovely LTO listener, Liz Stafford for this week's BRIEF topic suggestion of First World Problems! There's a lot of huffing and puffing in the chat, with bloody good cause - these are serious issues, alright?!!!! Er, and they are also absolutely indicative that we are ageing at a rate of knots. Stomach knots. Let's get ourselves in pers…

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Daisy Goodwin on her play about the late Queen and her dresser 42:30

42m ago42:30

42:30

Daisy Goodwin discusses her debut play, By Royal Appointment, which stars Anne Reid as Queen Elizabeth and Caroline Quentin as her dresser, and which opens this week at Theatre Royal, Bath. The life and legacy of Irish novelist playwright and poet Edna O'Brien is discussed by writer Jan Carson and the director of the documentary Blue Road: The Edna…

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Nick Mohammed on comedy and improvisation 42:20

42m ago42:20

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Comedian Nick Mohammed on his stand-up show Mr Swallow, and Deep Cover, his action thriller about a group of comedy improvisers. Kate Wasserberg, Artistic Director of Theatr Clywd on the theatre's £50 million redevelopment, and opening the new auditorium with a production of the musical Tick Tick... Boom! Ulrich Birkmaier, senior conservator of pai…

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Fiddler on the Roof returns to the stage 42:17

22h ago42:17

42:17

Samira discusses the Olivier award-winning production of Fiddler on the Roof with its star Adam Dannheisser and director Jordan Fein. Sarah Dunant talks about the women in the Renaissance who became art patrons, as she publishes her novel The Marchesa, about Isabella d'Este of Mantua. Screenwriter Frederic Raphael, whose films include Far From the …

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438. In Conversation with David Tennant 1:23:12

3d ago1:23:12

1:23:12

The Guilty Feminist 438. Intelligence Squared Deborah Frances-White in conversation with David Tennant Recorded 30 April 2025 at the Shaw Theatre in London. Released 2 June. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-w…

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The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That - Season 3, Episode 1 with Jessica Fostekew 52:17

2d ago52:17

52:17

The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That Presented by Deborah Frances-White with Jessica Fostekew Season 3, Episode 1: “Outlook Good” More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https…

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FLASHBACK! S4:E1 Time for...Everybody's Changing (featuring Jesse Quin from KEANE) 1:16:46

6d ago1:16:46

1:16:46

FLASHBACK! (duh duh duh duh / making wibbly vertical lines with both hands / mysterious face) Hope you joined in there... This ep was first released on May 2 2024 and we're re-releasing it - like a brilliant classic album - for a very special reason. Limited Time Only has been nominated for an actual AWARD! An International Women's Podcast Award in…

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Imelda Staunton in Mrs Warren's Profession 42:25

5d ago42:25

42:25

Samira Ahmed and writers Dreda Mitchell and Mark Ravenhill review Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, in Mrs Warren's Profession. They consider, too, theatre director Marianne Elliott's first foray into film, The Salt Path, based on a Raynor Winn's bestselling memoir of how she and her husband, after they have lost their house and farm…

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Paul Hartnoll of Orbital on the band's Brown album, and a new biography of Muriel Spark. 42:13

6d ago42:13

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Paul Hartnoll of electronic music duo Orbital talks about the reissue of the band's Brown album which was originally released in 1993, with the addition of 23 extra tracks of rarities and previously unreleased material and about the intersection between dance music and politics. Frances Wilson, who has previously published acclaimed biographies of …

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Alison Steadman live from Hay Festival 42:24

6d ago42:24

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Live from the Hay Festival, Alison Steadman talks to Samira about her career, from Abigail's Party to Gavin and Stacey. Laura Bates and Gwyneth Lewis discuss Arthurian Legends and The Mabinogion. Hisham Matar champions the Egyptian Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz. And transatlantic husband and wife country duo Outpost Drive perform on stage. Presente…

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Emergency Episode: Gaza nurse Alaa Al-ghoul 31:53

6d ago31:53

31:53

Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Gaza nurse Alaa Al-ghoul Recorded 24 May 2025. Released 28 May The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Support Alaa by visiting her Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/nurse_alaa_alghoul Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters. To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.c…

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Will Butler formerly of Arcade Fire on his play set in a recording studio 42:23

7d ago42:23

42:23

Stereophonic is a play about the creative process, power dynamics and fraught personal relationships of a 1970s rock band. It won a Tony and many other awards on Broadway. Now Stereophonic has come to the West End. Playwright David Adjmi and Will Butler, sometime of Arcade Fire, who has written the music, discuss their own artistic process as they …

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Barbarian (2022) - airb-n-flee 1:02:40

9d ago1:02:40

1:02:40

On this extra tense episode of BFGE, Emma white-knuckles it through Zach Cregger's 2022 black comedy horror film "Barbarian." The ladies discuss the film's deeper themes like feminine intuition, gentrification, and how attractive a man would have to be for either of us to go looking for him in some fucked up snuff tunnels. Come and suckle the teat …

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437. Comedy and Freedom of Speech with Jen Brister 1:18:05

10d ago1:18:05

1:18:05

The Guilty Feminist 437. Comedy and Freedom of Speech Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Jen Brister Recorded 5 April 2025 at Brighton Komedia. Released 26 May. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-s…

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Les Femmes au Balcon 21:51

10d ago21:51

21:51

Kresala Zineklubeko kideok Donostia Kulturaren 'Ispilu Beltza' podcastean egiten dugun kolaborazioa. // Colaboración que realizamos en el programa 'Ispilu Beltza' de Donostia Kultura. https://kresalazinekluba.com/By Kresala Zinekluba

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Mission Impossible & Benicio Del Toro 42:35

12d ago42:35

42:35

Benicio Del Toro talks about playing a business tycoon in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme. This aesthetically stylised film, by the director who also made The Royal Tenenbaums and The Grand Budapest Hotel, is reviewed by Tom and critics Larushka Ivan-Zadeh and Rachel Cooke. They also give their verdict on Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckon…

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LTO Brief #5 - THE SKYDIVING STORY 15:30

15d ago15:30

15:30

BRIEF #5 It was only a matter of time before this epic story was shared on the podcast - with full consent from Susie's brother, Chris! Strap yourselves in, people, you're about to jump out of a plane... And if you want to suggest the topic for our next LTO Brief, you have to buckle up into the LTO Community - which is essentially an infrequent new…

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Shirley Manson of Garbage 42:18

14d ago42:18

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Frontwoman of Garbage, Shirley Manson talks about the band's latest album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light, which is inspired by contemporary events including the killing of George Floyd in Los Angeles, but which presents an optimistic perspective on a dystopian world. We hear from the winner of the International Booker Prize, which was announc…

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Musician Rhiannon Giddens on returning to her North Carolina roots after working with Beyoncé 42:26

14d ago42:26

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Musician Rhiannon Giddens on returning to her North Carolina roots after working with Beyoncé. As a huge retrospective of the work of the artist Helen Chadwick opens at The Hepworth Wakefield, art critic Louisa Buck and the exhibition's curator, Laura Smith, discuss why Chadwick should be viewed as the godmother for a golden generation of British c…

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Joanne Harris on the return of Chocolat 42:21

15d ago42:21

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25 years after Joanne Harris introduced readers to the soothing delights of Chocolat, she's released her new book Vianne. It’s the prequel that explains how her heroine found her way into the world of high end French confectionery. A new exhibition at the British Museum sheds light on the provenance of popular images of the Hindu god Ganesha, the B…

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The Guilty Feminist Redux: Choose Your Own Adventure with Shaparak Khorsandi and Leila Navabi 1:11:55

17d ago1:11:55

1:11:55

The Guilty Feminist Redux: Cancel Culture Choose Your Own Adventure Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Shaparak Khorsandi with special guest Leila Navabi Recorded 4 November 2023 at Soho Theatre. First released 13 November. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD h…

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Review: Sondheim's final musical Here We Are, The Marching Band, Daniel Kehlmann's The Director 42:31

19d ago42:31

42:31

David Benedict and Viv Groskop review Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We Are, a surreal story of brunch and existential dread; French film about about grassroots music, The Marching Band and Daniel Kehlmann’s new novel, The Director, about a real life German filmmaker navigating the Third Reich. Presenter: Tom SutcliffeProducer: Simon Richar…

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51. The ADHD achievement hangover 🎉😵 when the celebration doesn’t hit like it should 1:22:34

21d ago1:22:34

1:22:34

Hello, stunning tiny little ND brains! 🫠✨ This week we are getting raw and realz 👀 (yes, even more than usual)! We discuss burn out, Tara had a great LUHK-SA and Grace has been the mayor of phlegmville while turning 36 "yay!" *said phlegmilly* This is the last ep of Season 1 before we're on a much-needed break until August, but JOIN US OVER ON PATR…

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S5:E5 Time for...The Art Gallery (featuring Nadia Attura) 1:20:06

22d ago1:20:06

1:20:06

Season 5, Episode 5 In numerology the number 5 represents freedom, change, and adventure. So it is entirely apt that this week we are chatting all things ART & CREATIVITY! Now, we don't mean to bang on about it but...have you joined the LTO COMMUNITY yet? It’s our newsletter. And it's marvellous. And it needs YOU! Here's the big link to click: SIGN…

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Ocean with Attenborough, Garden Design, Turning Contemporary Politics into Opera 42:43

20d ago42:43

42:43

Colin Bulfield, Executive Producer of the new film Ocean With Attenborough, talks about working with the celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker Sir David Attenborough on his latest project, an exploration of the vital importance of healthy oceans to our planet which is in cinemas around the country now. Current exhibitions at V&A Dundee and the Briti…

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Morcheeba perform, Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway 100th anniversary 42:22

21d ago42:22

42:22

Novelist Elif Shafak, artist and writer Edmund de Waal and Professor Rachel Bowlby join Samira to discuss the centenary of Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. As the Semi Finals of Eurovision start tonight in Basel, Switzerland, Paddy O'Connell talks about this year's contest. Four hundred leading British Artists such as Paul McCartney and Kate Bush hav…

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Suzanne Vega sings in the studio, P Diddy trial, Mother Courage in County Durham 42:22

22d ago42:22

42:22

Suzanne Vega has just released her first album of all-new material for nearly a decade. "Flying With Angels" continues her folk-influenced sound and introduces influences of soul as well as a song in tribute to Bob Dylan's "I Want You". She performs in the studio with guitarist Gerry Leonard. Sean Combs aka P Diddy is on trial in New York, charged …

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436. Cancel Culture with Josie Long 1:32:11

24d ago1:32:11

1:32:11

The Guilty Feminist 436. Cancel Culture Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Josie Long Recorded 2 April 2025 at Glasgow Glee. Released 12 May. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have More …

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Review, The Wedding Banquet, Isabel Allende, The Brightening Air 42:34

26d ago42:34

42:34

Authors Matt Cain and Eimear McBride join Tom Sutcliffe to review a new remake of Ang Lee's 1993 classic The Wedding Banquet. They also discuss Isabel Allende's new novel My Name is Emilia del Valle and the play The Brightening Air, on at the Old Vic theatre in London. And the National Gallery is having a re-hang, we speak to Head of the Curatorial…

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50. SPECIAL "HELP! I CAN'T DO LONG DISTANCE FRIENDSHIP" - Why ADHD turns us into chronic ghosters 🫣👻 48:03

28d ago48:03

48:03

Hi Bestiessss – It’s another SPECIAL throwback episode from the early days of our PATRE0N! This episode is juicy AF and is packed with friendship dilemmas and vulnerable conversations about ADHD that we know so many of you will relate to. First up, we answer a Patreon listener question: Grace shares a bit about her AuDHD diagnosis journey (and what…

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LTO Brief #4 - Running 18:47

29d ago18:47

18:47

Sun's out, pin's out and moving about. This week, thanks to a suggestion from super listener Lucy Brown, we discuss RUNNING, or our lack of it. And perhaps inspire ourselves to do a bit more of that thing they call exercise. We'll see... This brief episode also features Carol Vorderman, more aubergines, injuries, and misheard German philosophers. E…

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Leni Riefenstahl, Queen Elizabeth Memorial, Keli 42:26

27d ago42:26

42:26

Acclaimed German journalist and film producer Sandra Maischberger talks about her new documentary about Leni Riefenstahl, which re-examines the life and career of the filmmaker and Nazi propagandist who was one of the most controversial women of the 20th century. Art historian and curator Sandy Nairne, a member of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Commi…

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Hamlet Radiohead mashup, Stoke-on-Trent pottery in crisis 42:23

28d ago42:23

42:23

In the wake of President Trump's proposed film tariffs, Jake Kanter, International Investigations Editor at Deadline, discusses what the impact could be for the British film industry. Last week Moorcroft became the latest heritage ceramic company to close its doors in Stoke-On-Trent. Emma Bridgewater, founder of the eponymous ceramics company, and …

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A snapshot of culture on VE Day 1945 42:08

1M ago42:08

42:08

To mark the 80th anniversary this week, we explore British culture around VE Day in 1945, reflecting on the music, books, films and theatre that defined the moment and the complex emotional landscape that followed the war’s end. Songwriter and pianist Kate Garner joins us at the piano. Guests: Michael Billington, theatre critic; Ian Christie, film …

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435. Does History Have a Right Side with Jessica Fostekew 1:18:36

1M ago1:18:36

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The Guilty Feminist 435. Does History Have a Right Side? Deborah Frances-White in conversation with Jessica Fostekew Recorded 1 April 2025 at Leeds Old Woollen. Released 5 May. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversation…

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Ryan Coogler on Sinners, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, Book Bans in the US 42:23

1M ago42:23

42:23

US director Ryan Coogler on his supernatural horror film, Sinners. Anne Sebba discusses her new book, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, about the orchestra formed in 1943 among the female prisoners at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. And as a new report looking at so-called book banning in the United States is published, we talked to au…

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Review: John Lennon docs, Tina Fey's The Four Seasons and The Great Gatsby musical 41:51

1M ago41:51

41:51

Critic Kate Maltby and Beatles author Ian Leslie join Tom Sutcliffe to discuss two documentaries about John Lennon remaking his life in New York - Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade and One to One: John & Yoko. They also discuss Tina Fey’s new series The Four Seasons, based on the 1981 film of the same name, which explores the relationships of thr…

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King James VI & I, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, The Extraordinary Miss Flower 41:59

1M ago41:59

41:59

Jeff Pope on his new series Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent man who was killed by police on a London tube in 2005, which launches tonight on Disney+. James VI of Scotland & I of England is the subject of a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. We’re joined by the historical writers Lucy Hu…

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49. SPECIAL Inside the ACTUAL process of an ADHD diagnosis: Grace's audio diary (from the VAULT!) 50:21

1M ago50:21

50:21

Hiii neurodivergent dreamboats 💖 We have a special treat for you today - a full episode straight from our Patreon vault... if you've ever wondered what an ADHD diagnosis is like, or if you're going through the process yourself right now, this ep is for you! A year ago our little Gracie-babe went to see a psychiatrist to get diagnosed with ADHD. She…

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S5:E4 Time for...The Diary Room (featuring PJ Ellis) 1:32:10

1M ago1:32:10

1:32:10

Season FIVE, Episode FOUR! Already! Before we begin… Have you joined the LTO COMMUNITY yet? It’s our occasional, non-spammy newsletter packed with behind-the-scenes titbits, priority access to live shows, and the chance to shape future LTO BRIEF episodes. SIGN UP HERE! (Yes, you. We’re still waiting. No pressure, but… come on.) And now, on to this …

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Noddy Holder of Slade, Stephen Rea and Simone de Beauvoir 41:53

1M ago41:53

41:53

In 1975, at the height of their fame, British band Slade made a feature film, Slade in Flame. The film was a critical and commercial failure at the time, but has built up a cult following over the years. Now it's being re-released in cinemas and on DVD. Frontman Noddy Holder and film director Richard Loncraine spoke to Samira Ahmed in studio. With …

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Universal Theme Park, Olivier award-winning play Giant, Two to One 42:18

1M ago42:18

42:18

Mark Rosenblatt on Giant, his Olivier award-winning play starring John Lithgow as Roald Dahl. As Universal Studios announce plans for a major new theme park in Bedfordshire, what does this mean for the UK entertainment industry? Samira is joined by entertainment journalist Ella Baskerville and Gareth Smy from Framestore to discuss its signficance a…

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434. Alison Bechdel in Conversation 44:26

1M ago44:26

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The Guilty Feminist 434. Alison Bechdel in Conversation Presented by Deborah Frances-White with special guest Alison Bechdel Recorded 21 April 2025 via Riverside. Released 28 April. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah’s new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-convers…

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Night on Earth 19:06

1M ago19:06

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Kresala Zineklubeko kideok Donostia Kulturaren 'Ispilu Beltza' podcastean egiten dugun kolaborazioa. // Colaboración que realizamos en el programa 'Ispilu Beltza' de Donostia Kultura. https://kresalazinekluba.com/By Kresala Zinekluba

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Review: Self Esteem's album A Complicated Woman; RSC's Much Ado About Nothing; Julie Keeps Quiet tennis film 42:30

1M ago42:30

42:30

Journalist Siân Pattenden & critic Stephanie Merritt join Tom to discuss Self Esteem's third album A Complicated Woman, which features collaborations with Nadine Shah and Moonchild Sanelly. Ahead of the release, Self Esteem AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor showcased the album by staging a five-night theatrical presentation at London's Duke of York theatre. …

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48. Listen to our first ever ✨ LIVE PODCAST EVENT ✨ for ADHD women 🎉💃 1:18:20

1M ago1:18:20

1:18:20

Hiiiiiiii ADHD bestie BABES! Today we're sharing the recording of our VERY FIRST live podcast event (a few weeks ago) where we celebrated the launch of Grace’s book The ADHD Focus Friend... AND reaching the amazing podcast milestone of 250K downloads! We had such a wonderful time meeting some of our gorgeous listeners in person and we can’t wait to…

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LTO Brief #3 - Kittens 14:57

1M ago14:57

14:57

Shownotes below but first, if you haven't already, please do sign up for LTO COMMUNITY - our infrequent newsletter of manageable length coming in your inbox every so often! News; behind the scenes stories; first access to tickets for our live shows; and the chance to suggest topics for our fortnightly LTO BRIEF episodes - all this will soon be your…

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The ethics of publishing posthumous diaries, Pianist Igor Levit, and Memorials to great women. 42:06

1M ago42:06

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As the journals of the American writer Joan Didion (based on conversations with her psychiatrist) are published, writer and journalist Rachel Cooke and Alan Taylor, editor of actor Alan Rickman's diaries, discuss the challenges, responsibilities and ethics of posthumously publishing the diaries of great writers, artists and actors. Acclaimed German…

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Dante's Inferno in Jamaica, Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time re-examined, Shakespeare's first theatre 42:32

1M ago42:32

42:32

Jamaica's former poet laureate, Lorna Goodison, on setting Dante's Inferno on the island of her birth; Journalist Joanna Moorhead on Pope Francis' relationship with the arts; Poet and librettist Michael Symmons Roberts on writing a form-breaking book to re-examine French composer Olivier Messiaen's form-breaking masterwork - Quartet for the End of …

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JMW Turner: 250th anniversary of Britain's greatest painter 42:24

1M ago42:24

42:24

Mr. Turner director Mike Leigh, art historian Charlotte Mullins and senior curator at Tate Amy Concannon join Tom Sutcliffe to celebrate the life and work of JMW Turner, as we approach the 250th anniversary of his birth. Also in this edition, David Hockney on Turner's skill as an artist, Alvaro Barrington talks about his continuing influence on art…

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