Best Amy Twiggs Podcasts (2024)

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Cults, Communes and Female Rage on the Page, with Amy Twigg 37:24

1d ago37:24

37:24

Debut novelist Amy Twigg's book, Spoilt Creatures, tells a story set on a women's commune where things take a dark turn. The novel has earned Twigg praise as one of the Observer newspaper's top 10 best new novelists of 2024. Joining her to discuss the story is Anna Bogutskaya, a writer, film programmer and podcaster, who is the creator of Eerie – a…

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A Fresh Perspective on Life on the Blue Planet, with Ferris Jabr 48:52

28m ago48:52

48:52

The development of life on Earth is often framed through the evolution of separate and distinct life forms but less common is the idea of the Earth itself as being one whole living organism. Writer Ferris Jabr's new book, Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life, takes an all-encompassing view of the intertwined ecosystems on our planet, their o…

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Why the Horror Genre is Such a Scream, with Anna Bogutskaya 46:05

2h ago46:05

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We welcome back Anna Bogutskaya to the podcast for this episode to discuss her book, Feeding the Monster: Why Horror Has a Hold on Us. As the title suggests, it’s a publication celebrating the goriest, scariest, and to many – most downright entertaining film genre out there. Bogutskaya is a writer, film programmer and podcaster, who regularly can b…

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The Untold Stories of Women in World War One, with Rick Stroud 43:59

3h ago43:59

43:59

The bestselling war historian Rick Stroud joins the podcast to discuss some of the lesser told narratives of World War One, drawing from his recent book, I Am Not Afraid of Looking into the Rifles. The book explores some of the stories of the women who played their part during the conflict that shaped the opening of the 20th Century and for which t…

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An Open Conversation About Marriage, with Molly Roden Winter 42:52

5d ago42:52

42:52

For this episode the writer, musician and author Molly Roden Winter discusses her bestselling book, More: A Memoir of Open Marriage. The book tells the story of Roden Winter's own journey navigating the polyamorous lifestyle while upholding many of the more traditional values associated with marriage simultaneously. Joining her to talk about it is …

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Episode 3.34 Juliana Adelman - The Grateful Water 38:43

5d ago38:43

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Juliana Adelman about her historical novel The Grateful Water. We discuss how a gap in her day-job research inspired her, treating the writing process as a homework assignment to get it done and what happens when an interested agent ghosts you. Confessions of a Debut Novelist Booksh…

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The Power of Influence, with Justin Hempson-Jones 37:36

8m ago37:36

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Influence can be as gentle as a bit of friendly advice or as seismic as a strategy to win an election. As a behavioural scientist who has worked with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Justin Hempson-Jones is more familiar with influence's uses – and its dangers – than most. In his …

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Is the Planet Running Out of People? with Paul Morland 45:23

9h ago45:23

45:23

The author and broadcaster Paul Morland is one of the UK’s leading thinkers on demographics – the study of population and its characteristics. Morland has been an associate research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, and is a senior member at St Antony's College, Oxford. He last joined Intelligence Squared in 2022 and now returns to discuss …

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On the Map: Why Mathematics Can Be Seen Everywhere We Go, with Paulina Rowinska 39:46

4h ago39:46

39:46

Paulina Rowinska is a writer, mathematician and science communicator, whose new book, Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers, tells the stories found within crunching tricky equations. Rowinska has a PhD in Mathematics of Planet Earth from Imperial College London and across the pages of Mapmatics she explores fields ranging from map-m…

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Why Trust in Politicians is So Low, with Simon Kuper 43:44

1d ago43:44

43:44

The writer Simon Kuper returns to the podcast to discuss the follow-up to his book Chums, which highlighted the narrow and highly privileged pathway that often funnels attendees of some the UK's top education establishments into the highest seats of power in government. His new book is Good Chaps, an exploration of the idea that most politicians wh…

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Episode 3.33 Emma Steele - The Echoes of Us 45:24

5h ago45:24

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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Emma Steele about her romance novel The Echoes of Us. We discuss why a real-life tragedy and a paranormal concept inspired her to write this novel, how she originally started writing a romcom before she realised her writing leaned sadder and more serious and the unusual story of how…

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The Poetry of Modern Storytelling, with Olivia Gatwood 40:16

10d ago40:16

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A poet, performer, novelist and screenwriter, Olivia Gatwood has received international recognition for her writing, which has focused on topics including coming of age, feminism, gendered violence and true crime. Her debut novel is Whoever You Are, Honey, a dark and brilliant story set amid a secluded California beachside community living in the s…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Amy Twiggs Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

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ATHLETE'S MINDSET ACADEMY

Amy Twiggs

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Confessions of a Debut Novelist

Chloe Timms

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Cults, Communes and Female Rage on the Page, with Amy Twigg 37:24

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A Fresh Perspective on Life on the Blue Planet, with Ferris Jabr 48:52

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Why the Horror Genre is Such a Scream, with Anna Bogutskaya 46:05

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The Untold Stories of Women in World War One, with Rick Stroud 43:59

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An Open Conversation About Marriage, with Molly Roden Winter 42:52

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Episode 3.34 Juliana Adelman - The Grateful Water 38:43

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The Power of Influence, with Justin Hempson-Jones 37:36

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Is the Planet Running Out of People? with Paul Morland 45:23

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On the Map: Why Mathematics Can Be Seen Everywhere We Go, with Paulina Rowinska 39:46

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Why Trust in Politicians is So Low, with Simon Kuper 43:44

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Episode 3.33 Emma Steele - The Echoes of Us 45:24

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The Poetry of Modern Storytelling, with Olivia Gatwood 40:16

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