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

20h ago40:16

40:16

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…

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Jess Phillips on the Challenges of a New Era for British Politics 1:26:33

3d ago1:26:33

1:26:33

Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley since 2015, Jess Phillips has never shied away from controversy nor has she been afraid to veer away from Labour Party lines to uphold her political principles. For this episode, we’re joined by Phillips to discuss some of the most pressing issues in British politics during a fortnight that has seen shocking scenes …

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What Keeps Tyrants in Power? with Marcel Dirsus 35:05

4d ago35:05

35:05

Marcel Dirsus is a political scientist and the author of How Tyrants Fall: And How Nations Survive. As Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University, Dirsus mainly works on regime instability, political violence and German foreign policy. His new book takes us into the downfall of dictators ranging from Libya's Muammar…

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Power and Greed on the High Seas, with Olive Heffernan 1:00:07

6d ago1:00:07

1:00:07

The award-winning science journalist Olive Heffernan’s work has been featured in National Geographic, New Scientist, The Guardian, BBC Wildlife and more. Her new book is The High Seas: Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean. Two thirds of the ocean lie beyond national borders and yet they are home to some of the richest natural resources …

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Imagining London's Future through Fiction, with Joelle Taylor 43:14

8d ago43:14

43:14

A truly multifaceted talent, Joelle Taylor is a poet, playwight, actor and most recently a novelist, who has written four collections of poetry along with also being a Poetry Fellow of the University of East Anglia and a Fellow at the Royal Society of Literature. Taylor's new novel is The Night Alphabet, a narrative of interconnecting stories told …

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The Women Who Shaped the Ancient World, with Daisy Dunn 44:12

10d ago44:12

44:12

The award-winning classicist and cultural critic Daisy Dunn is the author of seven books including her latest, The Missing Thread: A New History of the Ancient World through the Women Who Shaped It. The book re-examines not only the female individuals who were at the heart of many well-known stories of the ancient world, but also looks at the whole…

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Is Telling a Life Story as Easy as ABC? with Sheila Heti 36:28

12d ago36:28

36:28

Sheila Heti is a writer from Toronto who has published 11 books since the early 2000s. Those include Motherhood, Pure Colour, and How Should A Person Be? That latter title was a breakout work mixing memoir with fiction and self-help in a quest to examine her own authenticity. Her latest book is Alphabetical Diaries – a slim, elegant volume that com…

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CHANEL Connects - The Sparring Partners: William Kentridge and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev 35:13

16d ago35:13

35:13

This episode is brought to you by CHANEL. CHANEL Connects – the acclaimed arts and culture podcast – is back for its fourth season, with nine episodes featuring the artists, curators and thinkers shaping culture today. If you enjoy the episode, you can hear much more from the new season, just search CHANEL Connects now on your preferred streaming p…

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A Story of Fine Art, Friendship and Fraud, with Orlando Whitfield 31:51

18d ago31:51

31:51

Orlando Whitfield started his career as a dealer in the feverish global art market but left it disillusioned and burnt-out a decade later. Today he works as a writer and his recent book is All That Glitters, a memoir that explores his experience as an associate of Inigo Philbrick, an ambitious art market player who in 2022 was sentenced to seven ye…

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Jesse Heffernan Podcasts

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

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

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Jess Phillips on the Challenges of a New Era for British Politics 1:26:33

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What Keeps Tyrants in Power? with Marcel Dirsus 35:05

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Power and Greed on the High Seas, with Olive Heffernan 1:00:07

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Imagining London's Future through Fiction, with Joelle Taylor 43:14

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The Women Who Shaped the Ancient World, with Daisy Dunn 44:12

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Is Telling a Life Story as Easy as ABC? with Sheila Heti 36:28

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CHANEL Connects - The Sparring Partners: William Kentridge and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev 35:13

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A Story of Fine Art, Friendship and Fraud, with Orlando Whitfield 31:51

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