Podcast Episodes

AJ Tracey - ‘Buying my mum a house will always be my proudest achievement’

Season 20 Episode 84

Rapping phenomenon and Tottenham Hotspur superfan AJ Tracey joins us this week to talk about supporting his mum through her cancer journey, the pressures of staying an independent artist and what fo…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How To Cope With A Friendship Break-Up - with Cynthia Nixon - Special Release

Season 20 Episode 83

Cynthia Nixon joins Elizabeth to answer YOUR questions and failures including: whose failures would you most like to hear (dead or alive) how to cope with a friendship break up and how to know when t…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cynthia Nixon - ‘Being brave is feeling scared and doing it anyway’

Season 20 Episode 83

Whilst Cynthia Nixon’s versatility is beyond question, it's fair to say that she has become permanently associated with one character, Miranda Hobbs, in Sex and the City and its companion piece, And …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Christine McGuinness - ‘I don’t want to hold back anymore - I date women! So what?’

Season 20 Episode 82

TW: discussions around anorexia and sexual abuse.

In an incredibly powerful episode (and a How To Fail first), Christine McGuinness speaks publicly about her sexuality for the first time. She reveal…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Vicky Pattison - ‘You don't become old and wise if you haven't been young and daft’

Season 20 Episode 81

Vicky Pattison was 22 when her life changed and she was cast in reality TV show Geordie Shore. She was on the show for nine seasons between 2011 and 2014, during which time the cameras followed her f…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Dannii Minogue - ‘I hit low points where I thought: “I just can’t take this any more.”

Season 20 Episode 80

In her most revealing interview to date, Dannii Minogue talks openly about the pressures of fame, the relentless comparisons with her sister, Kylie, and navigating a divorce that left her broke.

It’…

Published on 4 months ago

Julia Stiles - ‘I ran in the other direction from fame’

Season 20 Episode 79

For many of us who grew up in the the 90s, Julia Stiles was an integral part of our coming of age. Her portrayal of the clever, acerbic Kat in 10 Things I Hate About You was a radical reinvention of …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

John Bishop - ‘I’ve always wanted someone to say: you’re good enough’

Season 20 Episode 78

John Bishop has been a hugely successful stand-up comedian for 25 years. Yet that wasn’t his first dream, which was to play football. We discuss his failure to do so professionally, his challenges at…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simon Cowell - ‘I often think: what gives me the right to judge people?’

Season 20 Episode 77

Simon Cowell has built an entertainment empire on his ability to say exactly what he thinks and an uncanny ability to judge the public mood.

From launching Pop Idol in 2001, The X Factor in 2004 and…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Celeste Barber: the FUNNIEST woman on the internet

Season 20 Episode 76

My guest today has been an integral part of my feminist awakening. Celeste Barber’s instagram posts - which parody the unattainable standards of the fashion and beauty industry - are both hilarious a…

Published on 5 months ago