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Fearne Cotton talks to incredible people about life, love, loss, and everything in-between as she reveals what happiness means to them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nature is in crisis, and this affect all of us. The environmental challenges that we face, from deforestation to climate change, are threatening our wildlife, biodiversity and ecosystems like never before. But it’s not too late. With education, science and collective action, we can bring our world back to life. Call of the Wild is the award-winning podcast that's dedicated to raising awareness about the critical issues facing our world. Join our host, Cel Spellman, a WWF ambassador, actor an ...
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Hello - I'm Barry Patterson, traveller and legend. Join me as I travel the height and width of the country, fingering the pulse of the nation. "Barry combines the grit of Michael Palin with the acerbic wit of Fearne Cotton" (Practical Pig Magazine)
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Welcome to You’re Booked, the podcast for literary nosy parkers who would like the chance to snoop around their favourite authors’ bookshelves.I’m Daisy Buchanan, your Book Inspector, and I’ll be asking our guests all about the first forbidden books they read under the covers, the beloved books they have borrowed, and never given back, and those impressive heavyweight hardbacks that make them look like intellectual giants – even though they couldn’t get beyond the first twenty pages.We’ll al ...
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Helping you to find your spark again after having kids! Talking all things motherhood, mindset, making money and manifesting! Hi, I’m your Mum friend, Claire Russell 💜, a Mum of 3, founder, author, Early Years Expert and Coach
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A weekly interview series from Russell Brand that examines what's beneath the surface—of the people we admire, the ideas that define our time, and the history we’re told. Speaking with guests from the worlds of academia, popular culture, and the arts, Russell seeks to uncover the ulterior truth behind our constructed reality. And have a laugh.On his new podcast ‘Above the Noise’ Russell guides us all—curious beginners, spiritual skeptics, and experienced practitioners—in brief, 10-minute med ...
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Since losing my beautiful daughter Azaylia Diamond Cain to cancer in 2021, I have been on a mission to channel her spirit as a beacon of strength and inspiration for others going through their own battles with mental health, hardship, adversity, grief, and loss. Surviving trauma can be a gruelling journey, but through the darkness I have learnt to live a more purposeful life by using the idea of a “fierce mind" and a "kind heart” in everything I do. In this podcast I want to share the storie ...
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We are back! And we are starting the new series off with a bang! It's the legendary broadcaster, podcaster, author and now novelist Fearne Cotton! Fearne is the host of the massively successful Happy Place podcast and the author of many books including Sunday Times bestsellers Happy, Cook Eat Love, Speak Your Truth, Bigger Than Us and many more. Sh…
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This week we're delighted to share a conversation with an absolute legend, the punk singer, writer, artist, activist and all-around inspiration Kathleen Hanna! Kathleen is the iconic front-woman of the bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre and the inspiration behind of the clothing company tees4togo which benefits the Peace Sisters charity. Kathleen has j…
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Grace Beverley: Entrepreneurs, productivity, and gussets
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Do you feel burnt out, but also like you’re not achieving enough? Entrepreneur Grace Beverley believes implementing clear boundaries can be the secret to success. In this chat with Fearne, Grace talks through the hard and fast lifestyle rules she sticks to in order to keep her mental health in check, and why self-care needs to be reframed as a vali…
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Jon Bon Jovi: Legacies, excellence, and rock’n’roll clichés
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It’s important to live without regrets, to try everything, but also to know when to quit. Jon Bon Jovi feels leaving a legacy isn’t about competing with others, but about being able to say you’ve been the best version of yourself. In this chat with Fearne, Jon talks about why he reckons being hard working trumps talent, and why he continues to dema…
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Paloma Faith: Outspoken women, fertility, and MILFs
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Is the world ready for free women? Paloma Faith feels society grooms girls and women to make themselves smaller, to take up less space, and to dismiss their own needs... and she’s calling bullshit on it. In this chat Fearne and Paloma discuss the exhaustion that can come with being a nurturer – whether you’ve got children or not. They also talk abo…
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An exclusive first glimpse at Fearne's novel: your questions answered
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Fearne’s written a novel! It’s called Scripted, and it tells the story of Jade – a thirty-something who, out on a run, stumbles upon a script that seems to predict likely scenarios and relationship dynamics in her life. Having been given a sneak peek at her future, can Jade now speak up, and rewrite her own destiny? You’ve been DMing and voicenotin…
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Ashley John-Baptiste: Rejection, aspirations, and a lack of hugs
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How big do you let yourself dream? BBC broadcaster Ashley John-Baptise grew up in care, and knows all too well that love can help cultivate aspiration. In this chat with Fearne, Ashley talks through his childhood, from being bounced between foster parents and care homes, to ending up with a history degree from Cambridge University. He explains how …
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Elif Shafak - You're Booked Archive All-Stars
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We're delving back into the archives and bringing you another of our favourite episodes. This week we're visiting the beautiful home (including glorious bookshelves with a library ladder that made us green with envy) of Elif Shafak. Elif is a celebrated and award-winning novelist and the most widely read female author in Turkey. She has published m…
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Molly McCann: Therapy, combat sports, and menstrual cycles
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Being deep in the middle of therapy can be draining. Ultimate Fighting Championship athlete Molly McCann has been working hard to understand her more toxic traits and behaviours, and her vulnerability has made her a stronger fighter. In this chat with Fearne, Molly talks about how she’s learnt not to fear failure, and how to overcome self-sabotage,…
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Patric Gagne: Sociopaths, compulsive behaviours, and theft
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Sociopathy should be understood as a spectrum disorder. It’s a disorder that affects roughly 5% of the population – similar to the number of people who have depression or anxiety. Patric Gagne is a sociopath. In this chat with Fearne, Patric explains the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath. Sociopaths have access to inherent emotions li…
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Ashleigh: PTSD, isolation, and self-acceptance
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Nobody’s worse off than you; everyone just experiences things differently. This is what 27 year old Ashleigh has come to understand about her own trauma. Previously, she minimised her own experiences, thinking it can’t be that bad, but learnt that until she acknowledged her own pain she couldn’t move forward. In this chat with Fearne, Ashleigh expl…
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How’s your mental health doing today? Do you ever wish people understood what was actually going on in your mind? As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Fearne looks back at some of the conversations she’s had on Happy Place that shine a light on particular mental health conditions. There’s OCD with Tuppence Middleton, cyclothymia with Matt Edmon…
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Curtis Sittenfeld - You're Booked Archive All-Stars
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We're diving into the archives while we're on a little break and this week it's the novelist, essayist and New York Times Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld! Curtis is the author of the YB faves Prep, Eligible, American Wife, Romantic Comedy and a fictional look at Hilary Clinton: Rodham. We talked to her about First Ladies, short stories, writin…
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Zayn: Introversion, fatherhood, and VHS tapes
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It can be tiring being anything but yourself. Musician Zayn has learnt to lean into what really makes him content. In this chat with Fearne, Zayn talks through the quiet lifestyle he loves in Pennsylvania: painting, being outdoors, spending time with his daughter, and staying off his phone. He also explains how fatherhood has changed him, whether h…
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Rebel Wilson: Emotional eating, virginity, and popularity
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Do you turn to food for comfort? Actor Rebel Wilson spent a lifetime using food to numb herself from difficult emotions. In this chat with Fearne, Rebel shares why she felt safe using her body as a barrier to true intimacy, not having sex until she was 35. Knowing that she was medically obese, Rebel made 2020 her ‘year of health’, but it was workin…
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Book Club Meets: Career pivots, true crime, and 70s nostalgia, with Jennie Godfrey
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Would you choose uncertainty over unhappiness? Happy Place Book Club novel, The List of Suspicious Things, is the first book Jennie Godfrey has written. She was working in a corporate job before she had a moment of clarity and quit her job with no plan B to become a writer. In this chat with Fearne, Jennie explains why, having suffered with anxiety…
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