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Hay Festival Podcast

A podcast by: Hay Festival

Conversations with the world's greatest writers and thinkers to inspire and entertain, recorded at Hay Festival events globally.

Our American listeners can also listen to Hay Festival Podcast at our American site

70 Episodes

S6, Bonus Episode - A Child's Christmas in Wales, Hanan Issa responds to Dylan Thomas
Published 2022-12-01

S6, Ep16 Janina Ramirez on sleeping on command, artefacts, and burial plans
Published 2022-10-06
S6, Ep15 Onjali Q Raúf on nostalgia, volunteering and seeking a better world
Published 2022-09-29
S6, Ep14 Jim Al-Khalili on teaching, technology and science in everyday life
Published 2022-09-22
S6, Ep13 Rebecca Mead on swimming, work ethics and profiling Margaret Atwood
Published 2022-09-15
S6, Ep12 Damon Galgut on his 2021 Man Booker Prize winner The Promise
Published 2022-09-08
S6, Ep11 Kate Humble on everyday life, cooking, and impostor syndrome
Published 2022-09-01
S6, Ep10 Liz Hyder on working at Hay Festival, magicians and illustrating
Published 2022-08-25
S6, Ep9 David Baddiel on comedy influences, procrastinating and saying yes
Published 2022-08-18
S6, Ep8 Jess Phillips on childhood games, life in the public eye and fitness
Published 2022-08-11
S6, Ep7 Joanne Harris on writing rituals, hypnotic triggers and childhood influences
Published 2022-08-04
S6, Ep6 Natalie Haynes on reimagining Greek myths, knitting and comedy
Published 2022-07-28
S6, Ep5 Devi Sridhar on Covid, becoming a personal trainer, and guilty pleasures
Published 2022-07-21
S6, Ep4 Alan Titchmarsh on childhood memories, Nelson Mandela’s tomato plants, and broadcasting
Published 2022-07-14
S6, Ep3 Suzanne O’Sullivan on writing a novel, psychosomatic disorders, and reality TV
Published 2022-07-07
S6, Ep2 Marcus du Sautoy on football algorithms, prime numbers, and creativity
Published 2022-07-01
S6, Ep1 Cressida Cowell on finding dragons, Shakespeare, and the urge to explore
Published 2022-06-24
S5, Ep12 Simon Sebag Montefiore: Written in History: Letters That Changed the World
Published 2022-05-13
S5, Ep11 Jennifer Saunders: Bonkers: My Life in Laughs
Published 2022-05-06
S5, Ep10 Malala Yousafzai, featuring an excerpt from Ziauddin Yousafzai
Published 2022-04-29

Conversations with the world's greatest writers and thinkers to inspire and entertain, recorded at Hay Festival events globally.

70 Episodes

S6, Bonus Episode - A Child's Christmas in Wales, Hanan Issa responds to Dylan Thomas

S6, Ep16 Janina Ramirez on sleeping on command, artefacts, and burial plans

S6, Ep15 Onjali Q Raúf on nostalgia, volunteering and seeking a better world

S6, Ep14 Jim Al-Khalili on teaching, technology and science in everyday life

S6, Ep13 Rebecca Mead on swimming, work ethics and profiling Margaret Atwood

S6, Ep12 Damon Galgut on his 2021 Man Booker Prize winner The Promise

S6, Ep11 Kate Humble on everyday life, cooking, and impostor syndrome

S6, Ep10 Liz Hyder on working at Hay Festival, magicians and illustrating

S6, Ep9 David Baddiel on comedy influences, procrastinating and saying yes

S6, Ep8 Jess Phillips on childhood games, life in the public eye and fitness

S6, Ep7 Joanne Harris on writing rituals, hypnotic triggers and childhood influences

S6, Ep6 Natalie Haynes on reimagining Greek myths, knitting and comedy

S6, Ep5 Devi Sridhar on Covid, becoming a personal trainer, and guilty pleasures

S6, Ep4 Alan Titchmarsh on childhood memories, Nelson Mandela’s tomato plants, and broadcasting

S6, Ep3 Suzanne O’Sullivan on writing a novel, psychosomatic disorders, and reality TV

S6, Ep2 Marcus du Sautoy on football algorithms, prime numbers, and creativity

S6, Ep1 Cressida Cowell on finding dragons, Shakespeare, and the urge to explore

S5, Ep12 Simon Sebag Montefiore: Written in History: Letters That Changed the World

S5, Ep11 Jennifer Saunders: Bonkers: My Life in Laughs

S5, Ep10 Malala Yousafzai, featuring an excerpt from Ziauddin Yousafzai