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Bunny in the Garden with someone special, someone who is well known for something other than their green fingers but who is also a mustard keen gardener. Bunny Guinness discover a range of guests through their garden, why, how and when they garden, the best tips they’ve learnt and their gardening style and approach.
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In this episode Bunny talks to Bob Flowerdew in his Norfolk garden. They talk about his previous work before he started gardening professionally which include chicken giblet washer (advancing to chicken box counter), council care-home cleaner, dog impersonator, glass fibre laminator, houseboy & cook in house of ill repute, festival security lightin…
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On today's Confessional we are discussing weird experiences we can't explain in life! With Victim's Advocate, and Psychedelic Guide, Sarah Sherman Soule, and Pat Storck of the Amityville Podcast. We discuss prothetic dreams, realty slips, phantom trains, and more! Confessions from Virginia Beach, Baltimore, and more.…
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In this episode Bunny chats to Tony Kirkham MBE in his South London garden. Tony Kirkham talks about his life growing with trees. He was voted one of the most influential Londoners in 2016 but in fact he has a huge influence world-wide. He is extremely pleased The BBC Radio 4 program ‘The Archers’ is now highlighting tree surgeons, but is concerned…
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Today Bunny is in the garden with the star of BBC’s hit series ‘Normal for Norfolk’ Desmond MacCarthy. Desmond talks about his beloved home, the Dutch gabled Jacobean, flint faced Wiveton Hall and how he has spent his life putting his energies into his family home with just a 250 acre farm to support it. The series was the precursor to Clarkson’s F…
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On today's Confessional we discuss our favorite films of Alfred Hitchcock with Dan Kozuh, of the Hard Times satirical newspaper. And Whitney Leigh of True Crime Camp Fire co-hosts! We get into Rear Window, The Man Who Knew to Much, Dial m for Murder, and so many more. Confessions from Ontario, South Carolina, San Diego, Massachusetts!…
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This week Bunny is in best selling author Caitlin Moran’s garden. Caitlin is a best selling author, was the youngest broadsheet columnist for years and wrote her first book at 13. Bunny regards her as the nation’s psychotherapist as she takes problems we all have, makes them hilarious but gives us the tools to sort them. You always feel better info…
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This week on Confessional we get in to all the dreams that haunt our nocturnal psyches again and again! And oh does it get bizarre. We have, from the Bruh Issa Murder Podcast, Andre Matthews, as well as co-host Whitney Leigh from True Crime Camp Fire. Confessions from Toronto, California, and more!By Mike Moran
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Bunny chats to Her Grace, The Duchess of Rutland, Emma, in her gardens at Belvoir Castle. Emma talks about her life and gardens, including how she won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music to study opera singing, before changing direction and training as a land agent. Emma has completed many ambitious projects at Belvoir, including recreat…
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Bunny is talking to Emma Bridgewater in her seaside garden. Emma tells Bunny about starting up her business at the tender age of 23 - it now has a turnover of £30,000,000 - and how her stepfather’s accountant ‘begged her to desist’, not realising her determination, and how she wanted to help revive and preserve the pottery tradition at the potterie…
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Caroline Haughey OBE KC talks to Bunny in her idyllic garden (with its own cricket pitch) about the problems of modern slavery, how she works with the police and crime writers for TV dramas, and her love of boots! Caroline uses her outdoor spaces as a counterpoint to her frenetic life. Despite having a life time phobia of soil, she still loves gard…
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Bunny chats to David Austin Junior in his Shropshire garden. David Austin Junior is the son of the world-famous rose breeder, David Austin OBE who died in 2018. David (who is Bunny’s cousin) joined his father in the family business, after running a jewellery business for eight years with his first wife. David has always had a keen interest in busin…
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On today's Confessional we are talking about dark events in our ancestral past. With author, Marcia Horn. Marcia just released her memoir, Her Family Tree which delves into her own life, as well as her Mom's, and Grandmothers's. Its an intergenerational tale of "alcoholism, murder, love, a tragic accident, and redemption," that is makimg huge waves…
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Bunny is in the seaside garden of Anna Pasternak. Anna is well known as a journalist and author. Anna had the privilege of growing up in a Gertrude Jekyll garden as a child, and loves gardens with different spaces or rooms within them. One of Anna’s favourite plants is lilac, as they were her great uncle, Boris Pasternak’s favourite. Boris Pasterna…
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Bunny chats to Nina Campbell in her London Garden. Nina is the Doyenne of Interiors and is an internationally renown Interior Designer. Nina won the American Fashion award for ‘the Women who has most influenced style Internationally’ and works for many celebs such as Ringo Star and the royals. Nina is Godmother to Geri Halliwell’s daughter. She was…
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*PUPPY WARNING!! Sue's sweet little pup, Stevie makes an unexpected guest appearance on this ep, expressing his disatisfaction with her absence. We didn't expect him to show up so loud in the mix! Stevie has apologized and is speaking with a therpaist about his separation anxiety (actually he is really now on Prozac). Great episode none the less, b…
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his week Bunny is in the garden with Tim Hart. Tim switched from a nine year long banking career to starting a hotel in 1979. Now his world famous hotel, Hambleton Hall in Rutland, is renown for its superb cuisine – it has held a Michelin star since 1982, for 44 years, the longest of any restaurant in the UK. Tim gained this just 3 years after open…
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Today Bunny is in the garden with Nick Mason and his wife, Annette Lynton Mason. Nick is a founder member of Pink Floyd, and his wife, Annette, an actress and sculptress well known for her roles in big hits such as New Avengers, Cross Roads, Casualty, Treasure Hunt and more… They bought their house in Corsham, Wiltshire from the Parker Bowles, afte…
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This week Bunny chats to Max Cotton. Max was a political reporter in Westminster for the BBC from 1995. He left politics in 2012. Max decided he would live for twelve months from his small holding near Glastonbury of 5 acres only allowing himself to buy salt. As Max put it ‘I wanted a plain pastoral existence, that a chap in Saxon England would rec…
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On the latest episode of Confessional we discuss the worlds of White Magic, and Tarot, with our ol' pal, comedian Christine Ferrera, as well as her friend, artist/musician, Jake Budenz. We talk about spirit worlds, divination, card reading, ritual, and more. Jake has published the short story collection, Tea Leaves, and fronts the Queer Psychedelic…
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In this weeks episode Bunny talks to Bella Hoare in her magnificent garden next to Stourhead, the world famous 18th Century landscape garden created by Henry Hoare (Henry the Magnificent) . Bella is a direct descendant from Henry, and like him she is a banker and gardener but is also an artist. Her exhibition ‘A Different Green’ takes place at The …
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In this episode Bunny chats to Guy Singh-Watson, who set up Riverford. Guy graduated from Oxford with a first class degree in Agriculture and Forestry despite being severely dyslexic, following a brief period working in New York as a management consultant he returned to his Devon roots and started growing veg on a 3 acre plot with a wheel barrow an…
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This week Bunny chats to Plum Sykes in her garden, in Gloucestershire. Christened Victoria but nicknamed Plum, she grew up with parents who had an extravagant lifestyle, mixing in high society circles, but with little money. Graduating from Oxford, Plum went to work for Vogue in the States. A successful novelist Plum is about to launch her latest b…
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Today Bunny Guinness is in the gardens of Badminton House, with Her Grace, The Duchess of Beaufort. In this episode Bunny talks to Georgia, Duchess of Beaufort, about the gardens. Hear about the stunning tulip planting Georgia has been in charge of, to give the garden more spring appeal. Georgia Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, married Henry Somerset…
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Today Bunny Guinness is in the garden with Jimmy and Michaela Doherty, who set up Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park, some 20 years ago. Jimmy and Michaela took on an almost derelict farm that had laid empty for 50 years, and it is now a humming, go to place with an ever increasing range of animals from Polar bears (in the worlds largest polar bear enclo…
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On today's Confessional, we talk all the scary places we have encountered!With visual artist, Ashley Ann Rutledge, and musician, Marco Gonzalez. Old camps, civil war prisons, and just those weird ass locations you just kind if feel like you're being watched in! And, lots more. With confessions from New Jersey, Georgia, and Australia!…
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In this episode Bunny Guinness is chatting to Nicky Haslam, the celebrated interior designer, in his garden. Nicky has led a rich life from breeding and showing Arabian horses in Arizona, to being a photographer, gossip columnist, author and a contributor to Tatler and working on British Vogue. He also ran his Nicholas Haslam shop in London. The ‘N…
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Julia is a well known psychotherapist, author of the best seller ‘Grief Works’, and she has a podcast ‘Therapy Works’. She is Godmother to Prince George, and was a close friend of the Late Princess Diana. Julia discusses her upbringing and how she got into psychotherapy via Interior Design. In this episode Julia discusses her upbringing and how she…
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Robert Pavlis is a chemist and biochemist by training but in his ‘semi-retirement’ he has researched many garden topics approaching them from a scientific point of view and as a result has written two books on ‘Garden Myths’ where he debunks common misconceptions that gardeners adopt. He lives in Guelph, Ontario, and gardens at his six-acre home ca…
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We are talking Body Horror on the lasest episode of Confessional Podcast! With Nina G. of the Twisted Mirror Podcast, and Paul Haynes of the book/HBO series, I'll be Gone in the Dark. The Twisted Mirror Podcast presents mind and genre-bending horror stories that reflect the darkest, most twisted parts of the human psyche. in the style of great horr…
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n this episode Bunny is in the garden with Chris Baines. Chris made the first wildlife garden at Chelsea in 1985 and was one of the first Countryfile presenters. His best seller, ‘How to Make a Wildlife Garden’ came out in 1985, and has been in print continually since then. Bunny first met Chris when he interviewed her for the Landscape Architectur…
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Listen to Bunny’s chat to Clare Bailey, wife of Dr Michael Mosley, who has just got back from doing a theatre tour with her husband called Eat (well), Sleep (well), Live (Longer). It was such a success they are now planning one in Australia where their influence has really gathered momentum. They are used to travel, Clare was two weeks down the Ama…
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In this episode Bunny chats to top florist Shane Connolly. Shane is a top international florist and has a clutch of Royal Warrants having done the flowers for The King and Queen’s wedding, The (current) Prince and Princess of Wales’s wedding, and King Charles’s coronation. Shane shares his views on his approach to arranging, choosing and conditioni…
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In this episode Bunny chats to Jacqueline Knox in her studio, Jackie is a top physiotherapist and Pilates instructor who runs her clinic in Tallington, England. Jackie served as a physiotherapist to the British Rowing Squad, who won a gold at the Athens Olympics. She also co authored ‘The Official Body Control Pilates Manual’. Jackie is a keen gard…
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In this episode Bunny chats to Sophie Conran, in her garden, which she has created lovingly over the last 10 years Sophie. Like her Conran design dynasty family, Sophie is also a designer, retailer, author and cook. Having cut her teeth with Stephen Jones, Jasper Conran and the Conran shop to name but a few, Sophie then went on to launch her own st…
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In this episode Bunny chats to Cath Kidston Padgham in her garden, and magnificent greenhouse. Most famous for her home furnishing company, Cath Kidston, that she set up in the 1990s, that produced wall papers, fabrics, clothes and bags all featuring her iconic prints. Cath has since gone on to set up 2 more brands, Joy of Print, a creative design …
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In this episode Bunny chats to Craig Sams and Jo Fairley in their town garden. Craig and Jo have set up several successful businesses both together and separately, including The Beauty Bible, Whole Earth Foods, Green & Black’s, Carbon Gold and The Perfume Society. Craig has been chairman and held other positions for the Soil Association too. Both a…
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Today on Confessional we get into our favorite segments from the classic True Crime TV show, Unsolved Mysteries! We have our pals, Whitney of the amazing True Crime Campfire Podcast, and Ros of Mondo Baltimore sitting in to discuss the most captivating disappearances, murders, and supernatural phenomenon presented by our man, Robert Stack. Confessi…
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In this episode Bunny chats to Dr Olivia Chapple MRCGP, the co – founder of the Horatio’s Garden Charity. It was Olivia’s son Horatio that had the initial idea to create a garden for the spinal unit at Salisbury hospital. At the age of 16 he had started the fund raising, got permission from the hospital and earmarked the space having carried out a …
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In this episode Bunny is in the garden with Angus Thirlwell. Angus, a real life Willy Wonka, is one of the 2 founding partners behind the much loved Hotel Chocolat. Listen to how ‘Mr Whippy’ played a part in Angus’s childhood, how cocoa beans are grown and traded, mentally transport yourself to The Rabot Hotel - the Hotel Chocolat hotel in St Lucia…
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In this episode Bunny is in the garden with the renowned broadcaster John Humphrys. John has had many notable jobs including being a foreign correspondent and a diplomatic correspondent for the BBC, presenting the Nine O’Clock News, The Today Programme and Mastermind to name but a few. At present you can find him hosting the Sunday evening Classica…
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In this episode Bunny is in the garden with Mary Berry. Having been famous for her cookbooks for many years Mary shot to new heights of fame when she appeared as one of the judges during the first 7 series of The Great British Bake Off, and subsequently The Great American Baking Show. Hear how she enjoys her garden with the help of Kevin, her trust…
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In this episode Bunny is in the garden with the famous illustrator Matthew Rice, who previously ran Emma Bridgewater with his ex wife (Emma Bridgewater) and whose iconic illustrations adorn many of the mugs, plates, teapots and more. Matthews illustrations come to life in his garden (on the site of a medieval castle) which he has developed over the…
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In this episode Bunny is in the garden with Jim Carter. For Downtown Abbey fans, Jim is instantly recognisable as the butler Carson. Aside from being Carson he has starred in many tv series and films including ‘Shakespeare in Love’, ‘The Golden Compass’, ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’, and ‘The Good Liar’. Most recently he starred as Abacus Crunch…
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In this episode Bunny is in the Garden with Eric Dier. Hear about his the avenue of trees that lines up with his kitchen sink, his addiction to his sauna, that helps ease aches and pains from football (and gardening), and much more… For those that don’t know, Eric is a professional footballer who has 49 caps for England, and who at the time of writ…
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On the latest episode of Confessional, we are joined by our good friends, Katie from True Crime Campfire, and Sue from the band, War on Women, discussing our favorite horror movies from A24. We get into The VVitch, The Lighthouse, Hereditary, Pearl, and others. Confessions from Indiana, South Carolina, and more.…
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On the latest episode of the Confessional Podcast, we have returning guests, Paul Haynes of the I'll Be Gone in the Dark series, and Whitney Leigh of the True Crime Campfire Podcast, discussing our favorite horror movie sequels! We get into Dr. Sleep, Evil Dead 2, Exorcist 3, and lots of others. Confessions from the UK, Michagen, and more!…
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On this episode of our side-series, How they Should Have Made It, we discuss what we think should have been the third film in the Tim Burton Batman series (instead of Forver). What plot would wer follow? What characters would we go with? Who would star in it? And would there be a Robin?!! Tune in and find out! With…
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On this latest episode of Confessional Podcast we have author, Howard David Ingham who's books include Cult Cinema: A Personal Exploration of Sects, Brainwashing and Bad Religion in Film and Television, We Don't Go Back: A Watcher's Guide to Folk Horror, and the upcoming The Question in Bodies, about the horror of human identity. Sue Werner of the …
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On the latest Confessional we are honored to interview the amazing Gina Schock of legendary rock band, The Go-Go's. Our first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee! and a Baltimore native. Along with co-host, Shawna Potter of Baltimore hardcore band, War on Women. We get into our favorite books written by, or on the lives of musicians. Confessions fr…
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