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S18, Ep10 Claudia Winkleman on the joy of imperfection from 2023-11-01T01:00:02
I LOVE CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN.
There. That's it. That's your shownotes.
Well ok then... Claudia Winkleman is a broadcaster who feels like your best friend - whether she's co-hostin...
S18 BONUS EPISODE: Georgia Harrison on taking back her power from 2023-10-26T00:00:02
TW: image-based sexual abuse
Georgia Harrison is a reality TV star turned activist - a woman who has used her own pain to change the law for other survivors of sexual assault.
In 2...
S18, Ep9 Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock: one of Britain's foremost space scientists on belonging and the meaning of life from 2023-10-25T00:00:03
CW: miscarriage
Maggie Aderin Pocock MBE is a space scientist, educator and broadcaster - and quite possibly the first How To Fail guest who has her own Barbie doll. Fascinated with spac...
S18, Ep8 Dawn French on fertility, friendship and being an anti-perfectionist from 2023-10-20T00:00:02
CW: suicide; infertility
I know, I know, we don't normally release episodes on a Friday but when you're offered DAWN FRENCH, you release an episode on whatever blimmin' day of the week y...
S18, Ep7 Gillian Anderson on sex, body image and rebellion from 2023-10-18T00:00:03
Continuing this season's line-up of ICONIC AND INCREDIBLE WOMEN, I am veritably trembling with delight to bring you today's guest: the extraordinary Gillian Anderson.
Her 30-plus year career h...
S18 MIDSEASON BONUS! Captain Sandy from Below Deck on surviving addiction, pirates - and reality TV from 2023-10-13T00:00:02
CW: addiction
Look, most of you know I love reality TV. And some of you might know that I love Below Deck so much I snuck in a mention of it in my latest novel. So when I was offered the...
S18, Ep6 Marina Abramovic: one of the greatest living artists on performance, passion and power from 2023-10-11T00:00:03
It is impossible to put into words how much I adored this conversation. Which, in a way, is apt because Marina Abramovic is one of our greatest living artists and renowned for expressing through he...
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S18, Ep5 Geri Halliwell-Horner on writing, grief - and what the Spice Girls taught her from 2023-10-04T00:00:03
On this week's episode, I welcome the all-singing, all-writing, all-dancing POWERHOUSE that is Geri Halliwell-Horner. She started out as Ginger Spice, in the most iconic girl band of all time (simp...
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S18, Ep4 Arlo Parks on the impossibility of perfection from 2023-09-27T00:00:03
Arlo Parks is a singer, songwriter and poet. Her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams was released when she was just 21 and earned her two Grammy nominations, a BRIT Award and the Mercury Music Prize...
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S18, Ep3 Rory Stewart on why politics is broken - and what to do about it from 2023-09-20T00:00:01
Rory Stewart is a bestselling writer, podcaster, former politician, adventurer and charity boss. You might know him from his chart-topping podcast, The Rest is Politics, which features Stewart and ...
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S18, Ep2 Sara Pascoe on fertility, fear and what success really means from 2023-09-13T00:00:02
TW: fertility and miscarriage
Sara Pascoe is a critically acclaimed comedian, writer and actor. Her latest stand-up tour is called - aptly enough for this podcast - Success and her debut...
S18, Ep1 Miriam Margolyes on not marrying a nice Jewish doctor from 2023-09-06T00:00:02
WAHOOOOO! A whole new season of How To Fail, and WHAT an opening guest we have for you. Yes, it's the one and only Miriam Margolyes: actor, bestelling author and the nation's favourite talkshow gue...
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The F-Word Miniseries: Mo Gawdat and Elizabeth Day on Friendship from 2023-08-17T00:00:02
Welcome to The How To Fail F-Word miniseries! Three days, three guests, three different F-words.
In this final episode, the tables are turned and I’m the one being interviewed on...friendships...
The F-Word Miniseries: Nigel Morris on leaving school at 15 and becoming a billionaire from 2023-08-16T00:00:02
Welcome to The How To Fail F-Word miniseries! Three days, three guests, three different F-words.
Today, we have Nigel Morris...on fuel.
Nigel Morris is the definition of a self-made...
The F-Word Miniseries: Gabor Maté on Feelings from 2023-08-15T00:00:02
Welcome to The How To Fail F-Word miniseries! Three days, three guests, three different F-words.
Today, we start with Gabor Maté...on feelings.
Gabor is a renowned speaker, physician and ...
S17, BONUS EPISODE: Lucy Spraggan on survival, sobriety and staying true to herself from 2023-07-19T00:00:02
TW: discussion of sensitive issues including sexual assault, suicide and addiction
This interview contains Lucy's account of sexual assault. That account starts about 30 minutes in an...
S17 BONUS EPISODE! Dan Carter: one of the greatest rugby players of all time on what failure taught him about winning from 2023-07-14T00:00:02
Dan Carter is one of the greatest rugby players in the history of the sport. The former All Black is one of only a handful of players to have won multiple World Cups and holds the all-time internat...
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S17, Ep10 Elliot Page on the transcendence of showing up as himself from 2023-07-05T00:00:02
This is one of those encounters that felt profoundly special because, no matter how much preparation I might have done, I truly don't think anything could have fully prepared me for the powerful ho...
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S17, Ep9 Mae Muller on failing to win Eurovision - but finding her voice from 2023-06-28T00:00:02
Mae Muller is a queen, icon and a legend and I won't hear anyone say differently. At 25, she is one of the hottest new talents in music. She was Great Britain's 2023 Eurovision entry with her own t...
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S17, Ep8 Yomi Adegoke on social media, mental health and reality TV from 2023-06-21T00:00:02
This week's guest is the journalist and author Yomi Adegoke. You might know her from her column in the Guardian or as the co-author of the brilliant 2018 non-fiction book, Slay In Your Lane or you ...
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S17, Ep7 Sir Ranulph Fiennes on adventure, fertility and living up to his father's memory from 2023-06-14T00:00:02
TW: infertility
You wait years for one globally renowned adventurer to come onto How To Fail, and then two appear in the same season! First it was Bear Grylls and now it's the turn of hi...
S17, Ep6 Diana Evans: the bestselling author on writing routines, dealing with her inner critic and living life to the fullest from 2023-06-07T00:00:02
TW: Suicide
Diana Evans is the award-winning, bestselling author of A House for Alice, Ordinary People, The Wonder and 26a. Her third novel, Ordinary People, was one of my favourites of ...
S17, Ep5 Bear Grylls on turning fear into courage from 2023-05-31T00:00:01
Bear Grylls has achieved worldwide fame as one of the most recognized faces of survival and outdoor adventure. A former SAS soldier, he has climbed Everest, circumnavigated the British Isles on a j...
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S17 BONUS EPISODE: Rachel Cargle on reimagining the life we want to live. from 2023-05-25T00:00:02
TW: A heads-up that we talk about racism in this episode, and that we mention the murder of George Floyd and how this impacted Rachel's anti-racism work.
Rachel Cargle is a public academ...
S17, Ep4 Dr Gladys McGarey: a 102-year-old doctor shares the secret to health and happiness from 2023-05-24T00:00:01
The word 'inspiration' is bandied about with a bit too much alacrity these days, but Dr Gladys McGarey truly is one of the most inspirational women you'll ever meet.
At 102 years old, s...
S17, Ep3 Alex Crawford: the legendary war correspondent on staying alive, motherhood and the resilience of hope from 2023-05-17T00:00:02
If you've ever watched a television news dispatch from a warzone, the chances are you've seen Alex Crawford in a flak jacket and helmet, doing a piece to camera punctuated by the whistle of bullets...
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S17, Ep2 Jay Shetty on failing to fit in, learning to love and how to survive heartbreak from 2023-05-10T00:00:01
Jay Shetty is the monk-turned-self-help-guru who grew up in Wood Green, North London and now counts Will Smith among his closest friends. His mission - to make 'wisdom go viral' - has seen him beco...
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S17, Ep1 Rylan Clark on fame, heartbreak and the long journey to self-acceptance from 2023-05-03T00:00:02
We're back with a brand new season (17 but who's counting? I AM!) and to open the series, I truly could not have asked for a better guest.
Rylan Clark is a familiar presence on TV and ra...
BONUS EPISODE! Mel Schilling: the MAFS dating expert on confidence, relationships and the secret to finding true love from 2023-04-05T00:00:02
TW: fertility
Regular listeners will know I'm a devoted watcher of Married At First Sight, so I squealed with joy when the brilliant Mel Schilling agreed to come on the pod. Not only is ...
BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail x Happy Place: The Ultimate Podcast Collab from 2023-04-03T00:00:02
Welcome to a very special episode of How To Fail where we join forces with one of our favourite podcasts, Happy Place. The wonderful Fearne Cotton and I sit down to chat about three of our personal...
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S16, BONUS EPISODE! FRIENDAHOLIC: Confessions of a Friendship Addict - an exclusive extract from my new book, from 2023-03-30T00:00:03
SURPRISE! I thought I'd treat you to another bonus episode - not a conventional How To Fail but an exclusive extract from the audio version of my new book, Listen
S16, BONUS EPISODE: Cody Rigsby on queerness, addiction and being Rishi Sunak's favourite Peloton instructor from 2023-03-29T00:00:02
TW: addiction
Regular listeners of How To Fail will know that I love Peloton: the one-stop fitness workout which offers cycling, strength, yoga and more. THIS IS NOT AN AD, JUST A GENUIN...
S16, Ep11 How To Fail: Bernie Sanders on defeat, defiance and the struggles that shaped him (plus: the power of mittens) from 2023-03-15T01:00:01
PINCH ME, IS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENING? Yes, yes it is. Ok. Deep breaths. For my season finale, I bring you the one and only Bernie Sanders: the longest-serving independent member of Congress in Amer...
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S16, Ep10 How To Fail: Margaret Atwood on wisdom, witchcraft and womanhood from 2023-03-08T01:00:02
For International Women's Day, I bring you - NO BIG DEAL - Margaret Atwood. The Booker-Prize winning author of numerous works including The Blind Assassin, Cat's Eye and Alias Grace, has been a pio...
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S16 Ep9 How To Fail: Greg James on radio, rebellion and failing to be a good at fame from 2023-03-01T01:00:01
One of the only times my friend Fran has been truly impressed by a podcast guest was when I sent her a picture of me recording with Greg James. During the pandemic, Fran and her family would listen...
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S16, Ep8 How To Fail: Joan Bakewell - the legendary broadcaster on life, love and everything in between from 2023-02-22T01:00:02
For a long time, Joan Bakewell has been a professional inspiration to me: a broadcasting superstar whose professional longevity is a testament to her talent, curiosity and hard work. She is a few m...
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S16, Ep7 How To Fail: Munroe Bergdorf on the beauty of transitions, breaking the rules and learning how forgive herself and others from 2023-02-15T01:00:01
TW: rape, racism and transphobia
I have admired this woman from afar for many years and was so honoured when she agreed to sit down with me for How To Fail. Munroe Bergdorf is impossible...
S16, Ep6 How To Fail: Rick Edwards on confidence, competitiveness and the lessons he's learned from past relationships from 2023-02-08T01:00:02
Rick Edwards is a broadcaster, author and podcaster. He's the co-host of Radio 5 Live’s Breakfast Show and presents the podcast Eureka alongside the quantum physicist Dr Michael Brooks.
He's a...
S16, Ep5 How To Fail: Big Zuu the Bafta-winning TV cook on being the child of a refugee, his ADHD diagnosis and racism in football from 2023-02-01T01:00:02
Big Zuu is a double Bafta winning TV cook who presents Big Zuu’s Big Eats on Dave. His former guests have included Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and Mel B. He's also a grime MC rapper who has released...
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S16, Ep4 How To Fail: Spencer Matthews on alcoholism, the death of his brother and surviving reality TV from 2023-01-25T01:00:01
SPENCER MATTHEWS! I confess, I enjoyed this conversation SO MUCH. It's not just because I'm an unabashed viewer of Made in Chelsea from the early days.* It's also because I've watched Spencer trans...
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S16, Ep3 How To Fail: Yusra Mardini - how a teenage Syrian refugee became an Olympic swimmer against unimaginable odds from 2023-01-18T01:00:02
I can't find the right words to do enough justice to Yusra Mardini's story. I think it's best that you just listen to the episode. Suffice it to say, she's one of the most impressive people I've ev...
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S16, Ep2 How To Fail: Alex Jones on fertility, mental health and the time she locked King Charles in the toilet from 2023-01-11T01:00:01
TW: miscarriage; infertility.
Oh Alex Jones, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways... Like many of you, I already felt I knew Alex before I met her. She is one of the most trusted an...
S16, Ep1 How To Fail: Rick Astley on never growing up, never giving up and how a difficult childhood shaped his success from 2023-01-04T01:00:02
We're back for a brand new season. Well...you didn't think we were ever GONNA GIVE YOU UP did you? (See what I did there?)
My childhood self is utterly thrilled that we get to open Seaso...
S15, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Roman Kemp on mental health, male suicide and failing to be Batman from 2022-12-28T01:00:02
TW: discussions around suicide
The period between Christmas and New Year can be tough for many. That's why I wanted to bring you an episode designed to help you feel less alone, where my...
🎤How To Fail LIVE: Craig David on racism, bullying and having the courage to open his heart again from 2022-12-09T01:00:02
All this week, I'll be dropping the recordings of our How To Fail live shows, held at Shoredtich Town Hall earlier this year.
On our final night, we welcomed Craig David to the stage and...
🎤How To Fail LIVE: Sophie Ellis-Bextor on surviving ladette culture, toxic relationships and finding a room of her own from 2022-12-08T01:00:02
All this week, I'll be dropping the recordings of our How To Fail live shows, held at Shoredtich Town Hall earlier this year.
Today it's the turn of the very lovely Sophie Ellis-Bextor. ...
🎤How To Fail LIVE: Caitlin Moran on parenting failures, body image and big vaginas from 2022-12-07T01:00:02
TW: eating disorders
All this week, I'll be dropping the recordings of our How To Fail live shows, held at Shoredtich Town Hall earlier this year.
Now, I know we shouldn't hav...
🎤How To Fail LIVE: Mo Gawdat, the world-renowned happiness expert on how to manage stress, how to live with grief and how to be happy from 2022-12-06T01:00:02
All this week, I'll be dropping the recordings of our How To Fail live shows, held at Shoredtich Town Hall earlier this year.
To kick off, I asked back one of our most cherished guests o...
S15, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Sheila Hancock on stage-fright, self-doubt and being a wartime evacuee from 2022-12-02T01:00:02
Dame Sheila Hancock is one of our most esteemed actresses: her 1966 Broadway debut in Entertaining Mr Sloane earned her a Tony nomination and on TV, she has appeared in everything from Dr Who to Ka...
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S15, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Trinny Woodall on single parenthood, business failure and the empowerment of her 50s from 2022-11-30T01:00:02
TW: discussions around suicide, infertility and miscarriage
Trinny Woodall has been part of my life for years - even if we had never actually, well...met. Like many of you, I was riveted...
S15, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Jo Elvin, the charity CEO on resilience, friendship fails and female anger from 2022-11-29T01:00:02
Today, in a special bonus episode, I have the joy of bringing you one of my favourite people - the broadcaster, journalist and now charity boss, Jo Elvin. She's an Australian powerhouse who I've be...
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S15, Ep12 How To Fail: Justin Basini, the Clearscore CEO on business failure, body image and friendship from 2022-11-16T01:00:02
TW: discussion around suicide, body dysmorphia and disordered eating.
For my season finale, I wanted to do something a little different. I wanted to interview one of the most amazing peo...
S15, Ep11 How To Fail: Geena Davis, the Oscar-winning actress on fame, feminism and being diagnosed with ADD in her 40s from 2022-11-09T01:00:02
I am obsessed with today's guest and I'm not even going to pretend otherwise. Geena Davis, the star of such seminal movies as Tootsie, Beetlejuice, Thelma & Louise, A League of Their Own and the un...
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S15, BONUS EPISODE How To Fail: Lorraine Kelly, the daytime TV icon on failing to go to uni, being fired and...penguins from 2022-11-04T08:15
Lorraine Kelly has been on our TV screens for the best part of 40 years. Born to working-class, teenage parents, she turned down a university place to join the local paper and then BBC Scotland as ...
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S15, Ep10 How To Fail: Tom Daley, the Olympic diving champion on his fear of mistakes, body image and perfectionism from 2022-11-02T01:00:02
Tom Daley is an Olympic gold medallist diver, a three time World Champion and the first ever British person to win four Olympic diving medals. He's also, for the purposes of this podcast, just such...
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S15, Ep9 How To Fail: Greta Thunberg on activism, friendship and failing to be a 'normal' teenager from 2022-10-26T00:00:02
I'll be honest. I was intimidated by the prospect of this interview. Plus, I never believed it would *actually* happen. I was going to get to speak to arguably the most famous activist on the plane...
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S15, BONUS EPISODE How To Fail: Rob Delaney on the death of his beloved son, Henry from 2022-10-20T00:00:02
Today, in a very special bonus episode, I bring you an interview it was an honour to record.
Rob Delaney is a comedian, actor and writer, known to many of us as the star and co-creator o...
S15, Ep8 How To Fail: Malorie Blackman, the iconic Noughts and Crosses author on rejection, racism and the importance of representation from 2022-10-19T00:00:02
TW: miscarriage
Today's guest is one of our most beloved writers: the one and only Malorie Blackman. She joins me to talk about how her setbacks have helped her define who she is - from...
S15, Ep7 How To Fail: Nihal Arthanayake on fatherhood, chicken bongs and the most difficult conversation he's ever had from 2022-10-12T00:00:01
Nihal Arthanayake is a broadcaster and author. He is the host of Radio 5 Live’s Afternoon Show and won interviewer of the year at the 2019 BBC Radio and Music Awards. His new book, Let’s Talk: How ...
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S15, Ep6 How To Fail: Jordan Stephens on male vulnerability, anger and getting naked from 2022-10-05T00:00:02
Jordan Stephens was formerly one-half of the band Rizzle Kicks, formed with his childhood friend while they were both at school. He is now an actor, a solo musician, a writer and - as if that weren...
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S15, Ep5 How To Fail: Domenica Calarco, the star of Married At First Sight Australia on divorce, anxiety and reality TV from 2022-09-28T00:00:02
Well, you asked. And here she is. Domenica Calarco, the breakout star from the latest season of Married At First Sight Australia, is one of my most requested guests. On screen, we fell in love with...
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S15, Ep4 How To Fail: Florence Given on shame, sexuality and finding her voice from 2022-09-21T00:00:03
TW: eating disorders
Florence Given is the ultimate feminist multi-hyphenate: an artist, a bestselling author, a podcaster and a social activist with a huge online following, especially ...
S15, Ep3 How To Fail: Melanie Chisholm on mental health, self-worth and the Spice Girls from 2022-09-14T00:00:02
TW: eating disorders; suicide; sexual assault
I am so honoured to welcome my first ever Spice Girl to How To Fail! Today Melanie Chisholm - the artist formerly known as Mel C or even Spo...
S15, Ep2 How To Fail: Edward Enninful, the editor of British Vogue on body image, diversity and the joy of being friends with Naomi Campbell from 2022-09-07T00:00:02
This week I interview quite possibly the kindest man in fashion. I love him so much - and I know you will too. Edward Enninful is a pioneer: the first Black person and the first man to edit British...
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S15, Ep1 How To Fail: Vanessa Feltz on divorce, body-shaming and Big Brother breakdowns from 2022-08-31T00:00:02
Welcome to Season 15 of How To Fail! And there could be no better woman for our first episode than the iconic Vanessa Feltz. I was so COMPLETELY blown away by her honesty, humour and her brilliance...
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S14, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Jane Goodall from 2022-07-20T00:00:02
The legendary Jane Goodall is a scientist, convservationist and humanitarian, whose 60-year study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania challenged and overturned much of the conventional scientific thin...
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S14, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Kit de Waal from 2022-07-13T00:00:03
Our extra-special bonus guest today is the author Kit de Waal. Her debut 2016 novel, My Name Is Leon, told the story of a mixed-race nine-year-old boy and his quest to reunite his family after bein...
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S14, Ep9 How To Fail: Russell Kane from 2022-07-06T00:00:02
TW // descriptions of self-harm
Russell Kane is a comedian, novelist, playwright, podcaster, memoirist and presenter. He's know for his sell-out stand-up gigs across and for his TV work,...
S14, Ep8 How To Fail: Asim Chaudhry from 2022-06-29T00:00:02
As well as being a stone-cold legend, Asim Chaudhry is probably best known for co-creating the BAFTA-award-winning mockumentary sitcom People Just Do Nothing and if you’ve ever been on a British Ai...
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S14, Ep7 How To Fail: Benjamin Zephaniah from 2022-06-22T00:00:02
Benjamin Zephaniah was the author of the first poetry collection I ever owned. For many of us, he was the chronicler of our youth: a novelist and poet who made language exciting and funny and told ...
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S14, Ep6 How To Fail: Warsan Shire from 2022-06-15T00:00:02
TW // eating disorders
I'm biased but oh my goodness, I love this guest and this episode SO much. Ahead of Refugee Week, which runs 20-26th June, it is my honour to welcome the poet Wars...
S14, MID-SEASON BONUS! How To Fail: Caroline Stanbury from 2022-06-10T00:00:02
Look, anyone who knows me knows of my love for reality TV. And anyone who knows anything about reality TV realises that when you get the chance to interview a bona fide Real Housewife, you jump at ...
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S14, Ep5 How To Fail: Michael Rosen from 2022-06-08T00:00:01
My sound engineer Chris is a lovely man, but he is not easily impressed. After an interview, if Chris says 'yeah, that was good' I know I've struck GOLD. Today's episode garnered TWO SEPARATE 'yeah...
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S14, Ep4 How To Fail: Natasha Brown from 2022-06-01T00:00:02
Natasha Brown is the author behind one of my favourite novels of recent years. Assembly runs to 100-pages and has already been compared to Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. It was shortlisted for both...
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S14, Ep3 How To Fail: Jarvis Cocker from 2022-05-25T00:00:02
Todays' guest is Jarvis Cocker: musician, writer, broadcaster. He was the frontman of Pulp, one of the most successful 90s Britpop groups whose hit, Common People, turned Jarvis into a star at the ...
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S14, Ep2 How To Fail: Minnie Driver from 2022-05-20T00:00:02
Ugh. Today's guest is just SO GOOD. Minnie Driver, actress, musician and writer, was nominated for an Academy Award for Good Will Hunting and later starred in TV shows such as Will & Grace and Star...
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S14, Ep1 How To Fail: Simu Liu from 2022-05-18T00:00:02
We're back, baby! And I thought I'd open this new season with a bona fide SUPERHERO. Because that's just how we roll.
My guest today is Simu Liu - the first Asian superhero in the Marvel...
BETWEEN SEASON BONUS! How To Fail: Colin Hehir from 2022-04-27T00:00:02
TW: This is an episode in which we talk about violence, loss and grief.
This bonus episode is one of the most special, moving encounters I've ever had while doing this podcast. It was pr...
S13, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Candice Carty-Williams from 2022-03-23T01:00:02
So many people have requested this guest and now I'm beyond thrilled to oblige! Yes, that's right it's author Candice Carty-Williams whose first novel, Queenie, became a publishing sensation. Queen...
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Best Friend Therapy: trailer from 2022-03-17T09:18:58
I'm launching a BRAND NEW PODCAST, hosted with my best friend (and professional therapist) Emma Reed Turrell. Best Friend Therapy launches on 28th March. Search for it wherever you get your podcast...
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S13, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Ashley Walters from 2022-03-16T01:00:02
Yes, it's the one and only Top Boy himself: Ashley Walters. As Dushane, the East London drug kingpin in Netflix's hit show Top Boy, Walters is our favourite kind of antihero - and it’s a role he’s ...
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S13, Ep8 How To Fail: Delia Smith from 2022-03-02T01:00:03
Yes, it's the SEASON FINALE so you bet I'm going to use CapsLock. And for our final episode of Season 13, I speak to the cooking legend that is Delia Smith.
But if you're expecting a chat abou...
S13, Ep7 How To Fail: Dr Rangan Chatterjee from 2022-02-23T01:00:02
Rangan Chatterjee is one of the most influential doctors in the UK and has pioneered a different kind of approach in healing the sick. He believes almost everyone has the ability to transform their...
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S13, Ep6 How To Fail: Self Esteem from 2022-02-16T01:00:03
I'm so excited about today's guest. Self Esteem has been providing me with my preferred soundtrack for life, the universe and just about everything since the release of her BRILLIANT second album, ...
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S13, Ep5 How to Fail: Munya Chawawa from 2022-02-09T01:00:03
Munya Chawawa is the comedian who repeatedly went viral during the pandemic thanks to his hilarious social media videos. His parody of the Shaggy song, It Wasn’t Me, in which he satirised the forme...
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S13, Ep 4 How To Fail: Andi Oliver from 2022-02-02T01:00:02
TW // eating disorders and discussion of racist experiences
Oh be still my beating heart, because today's episode is with one of my favourite people on this planet! She is Andi Oliver, T...
S13, Ep3 How To Fail: Alan Cumming from 2022-01-26T01:00:03
*TW // brief mention of childhood abuse*
Alan Cumming is a highly acclaimed actor on both stage and screen. He's played everything from Hamlet to a James Bond villain - and, of course, t...
S13, Ep2 How To Fail: Steven Bartlett from 2022-01-19T01:00:02
Today's guest is Steven Bartlett: millionaire by 25, Sunday Times bestseller by 28, the youngest ever Dragon on Dragon's Den by 29. He's also the host of The Diary of a CEO podcast, which recently ...
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S13, Ep1 How To Fail: Brené Brown from 2022-01-12T01:00:02
We’re back for a brand new season and PINCH ME BECAUSE I TRULY CAN’T BELIEVE I’M WRITING THIS but…
Our first guest of 2022 is…
The one, the only…
Brené Brown.
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How To Fail: Season 13 Trailer from 2022-01-06T16:41:41
We're back! Season 13 launches on 12th January. Subscribe now to be the first to hear new episodes.
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TWIXMAS BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Clemency Burton-Hill from 2021-12-27T01:41:16
This one comes to you straight from my heart.
Clemmie Burton-Hill is one of my closest friends. She is also one of the most accomplished and brilliant people I know - a gifted violinist,...
How to Fail: A Christmas Message 2021 from 2021-12-24T23:14:34
With love from me to you on Christmas Day. This might not be the Christmas you expected or wanted or felt like you deserved but you're not alone. Here's to another day passing, and to the next day ...
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S12, BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Holly Willoughby from 2021-11-03T09:28:45
Oh what a truly lovely bonus episode I have for you today! I'm so delighted that I get to welcome the one and only Holly Willoughby onto the podcast. As the co-presenter of ITV's This Morning, she ...
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S12, Ep8 How to Fail: Meg Mason from 2021-10-20T07:06:21
For the final episode of this season of How To Fail, I bring you the author of one of my favourite books of recent years. She is Meg Mason and her novel, Sorrow & Bliss, was the novel of the summer...
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S12, Ep7 How to Fail: Lady Hale from 2021-10-13T07:19:51
Well this one was quite intimidating, to be honest. My guest this week is Baroness Hale of Richmond, one of this country's finest legal minds. She was the first woman President of the supreme court...
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S12, Ep6 How to Fail: Stanley Tucci from 2021-10-06T06:39:32
Today, I welcome the inimitable Stanley Tucci. His talents are legion: he's an Academy Award nominated actor whose credits include everything from The Devil Wears Prada to The Hunger Games and Juli...
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S12, Ep 5 How to Fail: Ruby Tandoh from 2021-09-29T07:23:31
[TW: eating disorders]
Oh but how I *love* today's guest. Ruby Tandoh is the former Great British Bake Off contestant who went on to write cookery books, a manifesto for eating what you ...
S12, Ep4 How to Fail: Ramla Ali from 2021-09-22T07:45:06
[TW: discussion around suicide]
This week's guest, Ramla Ali, is the first Somali boxer ever to compete at the Olympic Games. Ramla was born in Mogadishu, shortly before the outbreak of ...
S12, Ep3 How to Fail: Phil Wang from 2021-09-15T07:17:27
Today my guest is the excellent Phil Wang, stand-up comedian and soon-to-be published author. As a comic, Wang has appeared on a host of comedy panel shows including Would I Lie To You? and 8 out o...
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S12, Ep2 How to Fail: Jacqueline Wilson from 2021-09-08T06:24:09
Dame Jacqueline Wilson is the beloved children’s author of over 100 books and the creator of one of the most memorable characters of all time: Tracy Beaker. But it wasn’t until her 40s that Jacquel...
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BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Tanya Reynolds from 2021-09-02T07:26:57
Today, to mark the publication of my new novel Magpie, I bring you an EXTRA-SPECIAL TREAT in the form of the wonderful Tanya Reynolds.
Tanya is a brilliant actress who plays Lily in the ...
S12, Ep1 How to Fail: Derren Brown from 2021-09-01T07:08:33
My first guest for Season 12 is mind-blowing in the truest sense of the word. Derren Brown has had a 20-year television and stage career, during which he has deployed magic, suggestion, psychology,...
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S11, BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie from 2021-07-28T00:30
When I started this podcast, I had a list of dream guests.* At the top was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her third novel, Americanah, is one of my favourite books of all time. I can remember exactly wh...
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S11, Ep8 How to Fail: Maggie O'Farrell from 2021-07-14T06:45:04
For our season finale, I bring you the glorious Maggie O'Farrell. She is one of my favourite authors, and her books include the highly acclaimed novels After You'd Gone, The Hand That First Held Mi...
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BONUS EPISODE: HEERRREE'S DOLLY! from 2021-07-11T06:49:06
SHE'S BAAAAAACK!
To mark the third anniversary of How To Fail, I invite back the one and only Dolly Alderton.
Dolly was one of my first ever guests in the debut season of How ...
S11, Ep7 How to Fail: Martine Wright from 2021-07-07T06:56:28
Martine Wright is a survivor of the 7/7 London terrorist bombings. Sixteen years ago today, she was travelling on a Circle Line tube to Aldgate station on the morning of 7th July 2005, when a suici...
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S11, Ep6 How to Fail: Paris Lees from 2021-06-30T07:02:04
[TW: sexual abuse]
Today, my guest is the absolute PEACH of a human that is Paris Lees. Paris is an award-winning journalist and a Contributing Editor for British Vogue. She was the firs...
S11, Ep5 How to Fail: Christie Watson from 2021-06-23T07:04
Christie Watson is a nurse turned bestselling author who went back to frontline nursing during the Covid-19 pandemic. But if you were to call her a 'hero' she would refuse the label - and during th...
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S11, Ep4 How to Fail: Guvna B from 2021-06-16T07:35:47
My guest today is Guvna B, the MOBO-award winning rapper, author and broadcaster. He grew up on a council estate in East London and went on to study at the University of Hertfordshire before forgin...
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S11, Ep3 How to Fail: Ed Miliband from 2021-06-09T07:16:10
I absolutely loved this interview. Whatever your preconceptions about politicians, please set them aside, because you're about to meet Ed Miliband: former leader of the Labour Party, current shadow...
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S11, Ep2 How to Fail: Jessica Ennis-Hill from 2021-06-02T07:07:43
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill is an Olympic heptathlon gold medallist and a three-time world champion. This is a woman who knows what it takes to succeed at the very highest levels, and who has learned t...
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S11, Ep1 How to Fail: Graham Norton from 2021-05-26T06:33:29
What better way to kick off a new season of interviews by interviewing one of the very best interviewers? INTIMIDATED, ME? Pahahahahaha.
We open Season 11 of How To Fail with the peerles...
BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Dr Alex George from 2021-05-12T07:46:02
TW: discussions about suicide
For Mental Health Awareness Week, we have a very special bonus episode with Dr Alex George. A former Love Island contestant who after exiting the villa, ret...
S10, BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Adrian Dunbar from 2021-04-07T07:05:10
I'm almost too excited to write this but..for this extra-special bonus episode, I bring you none other than Adrian Dunbar: the man, the myth, the legend who plays Superintendent Ted Hastings in one...
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S10, Ep8 How to Fail: Kazuo Ishiguro from 2021-03-24T08:04:27
It's the season finale, so obviously I insisted our last guest be a Nobel Prize winner and...HERE HE IS! Kazuo Ishiguro, arguably one of our greatest writers of contemporary fiction, and a very lov...
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S10, Ep7 How to Fail: Emma Reed Turrell from 2021-03-17T07:48:01
On an excitement scale of 1-10 I am currently at a 15 because this week's guest...is my best friend.
As well as being my bff (arguably her most important qualification, I'm sure you'll a...
S10, Ep6 How to Fail: Jim Down from 2021-03-10T07:45:22
Today's episode is an important one. Jim Down is an ICU doctor on the frontline of the Covid crisis. He is a consultant in critical care and anaesthesia at University College London Hospital, runni...
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S10, Ep5 How to Fail: Dr Nicole LePera, The Holistic Psychologist from 2021-03-03T08:09:36
This week, Dr Nicole LePera is here to blow your mind. Better known to many as The Holistic Psychologist on Instagram, where she has over 3.4 million followers, Le Pera has gained huge popularity b...
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S10, Ep4 How to Fail: Emma Barnett from 2021-02-24T07:59:42
Emma Barnett is the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, a gifted broadcaster whose forensic interviewing style has reduced politicians to gibbering wrecks and whose compassion and insight can ...
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S10, Ep3 How to Fail: Alexandra Burke from 2021-02-17T08:11:34
Alexandra Burke shot to fame as the 2008 winner of The X Factor. She became the first British female solo artist to have a million-selling single and went on to have a successful career as both a r...
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S10, Ep2 How to Fail: Matt Haig from 2021-02-10T08:05:21
Today, I invite you to listen to one of my most-requested guests. I've lost count of the number of messages I've received begging me to get Matt Haig on the podcast, and now here he is: the man, th...
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S10, Ep1 How to Fail: Jameela Jamil from 2021-02-03T08:13:06
[TW: contains discussion of eating disorders, including references to calorie-counting and body dysmorphia]
We're back, baby! So much has changed hasn't it? Last year, I released a new s...
SPECIAL EPISODE! How to Fail: Leanne Hainsby from 2020-12-30T08:30
It's the weirdest time of the year, when all the days become a formless sludge and we start to miss getting emails. Navigating the days between Christmas and New Year can be tricky at the best of t...
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How to Fail: A Christmas Message from 2020-12-25T00:01
An alternative Christmas message for anyone who needs it.
A How to Fail Miniseries: Rebecca Anderton-Davies from 2020-12-16T08:40:01
For this four week miniseries, we've been introducing you to four 'ordinary' people with extraordinary stories as part of a one-off How To Fail miniseries in partnership with Grey Goose.
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A How to Fail Miniseries: Bassel Deeb from 2020-12-09T08:35:09
For this four week miniseries, we'll be introducing you to four 'ordinary' people with extraordinary stories as part of a one-off How To Fail miniseries in partnership with Grey Goose.
T...
A How to Fail Miniseries: Ross Barr from 2020-12-02T08:35:10
For this four week miniseries, we'll be introducing you to four 'ordinary' people with extraordinary stories as part of a one-off How To Fail miniseries in partnership with Grey Goose.
T...
A How to Fail Miniseries: Yinka Bokinni from 2020-11-25T08:29:10
For the next four weeks, we'll be introducing you to four 'ordinary' people with four extraordinary stories as part of a one-off How To Fail miniseries in partnership with Grey Goose.
Fi...
S9, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Jamie Dornan from 2020-11-24T09:13:17
For our second and final bonus episode this season, I bring you the dulcet tones of actor Jamie Dornan. Most recently seen in The Fall (currently on Netflix and BBC iPlayer) playing a serial killer...
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S9, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Claudia Rankine from 2020-10-28T07:35:06
It is such an honour to welcome the extraordinary Claudia Rankine to the podcast. She is a poet, playwright and essayist, a woman who's life's work has been devoted to the interrogation of race and...
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S9, Ep8 How to Fail: James Acaster from 2020-10-14T06:27:50
Yes, it's the SEASON FINALE - I know, I know, it comes around so quickly doesn't it? But fear not, for we have an excellent guest in the form of James Acaster: comedian, podcaster, author and music...
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S9, Ep7 How to Fail: Nadiya Hussain from 2020-10-07T06:21:49
[TW: contains discussion of sexual assault]
You asked - and we listened. Welcome to one of the most requested podcast guests of all time, the wonderful Nadiya Hussain. Baker, tv presente...
S9, Ep6 How to Fail: Failosophy Special from 2020-09-30T06:35:05
***SPECIAL EPISODE KLAXON***
To mark the publication of my new book, Failosophy, I take a trip down memory lane and share my favourite moments from the How To Fail archive, featuring Pho...
S9, Ep5 How to Fail: Ovie Soko from 2020-09-23T07:10:59
I'VE GOT A TEXT...MESSAGE. This week's guest is Ovie Soko, a man who entered the Love Island villa in 2019 and rapidly became iconic by uttering this phrase. But he's so much more than a reality TV...
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S9, Ep 4 How to Fail: Ruby Wax from 2020-09-16T07:14:35
I've wanted to get this guest on for ages and now - hooray! - here she is: the inimitable Ruby Wax. Ruby started out as an actress at the RSC, took a side-step into comedy and had a hugely successf...
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S9, Ep3 How to Fail: Annie Nightingale from 2020-09-15T16:49:44
At the age of 80, Annie Nightingale still manages to be one of the most forward-looking and future-facing people I've ever interviewed. She is the legendary Radio 1 DJ - the first woman ever to get...
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S9, Ep2 How to Fail: Mohsin Zaidi from 2020-09-02T07:07:42
Mohsin Zaidi's memoir, A Dutiful Boy, is one of the most powerful and emotive books I've read this year. It tells the story of his upbringing in a poor pocket of east London, in a devout Shia Musli...
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S9, Ep1 How to Fail: Adam Buxton from 2020-08-26T05:30
IT'S SEASON NINE AND I FEEL FINE, BABY! And we open with a humdinger - the podcasting king, comedy legend and all-round thoroughly decent bloke that is...[drum roll + X Factor announcer voice]...AD...
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S8, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Gloria Steinem from 2020-08-05T07:03:56
GLORIA STEINEM. Gloria ACTUAL Steinem.
For this very special bonus episode, I had the absolute honour of interviewing one of my all-time heroes, the feminist activist, write...
S8, Ep8 How to Fail: Bernardine Evaristo from 2020-07-22T07:05:41
It is the SEASON FINALE, BABY! I know, I know - it goes so quickly doesn't it? But here we are, two months after we started season eight, with a truly phenomenal guest. Bernardine Evaristo was the ...
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S8, Ep7 How to Fail: Siena Castellon from 2020-07-15T07:07:27
Siena Castellon is my youngest ever guest. She's a 17-year-old activist and mentor. She is autistic, has dyslexia and dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. And she's just publishe...
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S8, Ep6 How to Fail: Glennon Doyle from 2020-07-08T06:14
This week, I bring you the utterly sensational Glennon Doyle. She is the author of three books, the latest of which, Untamed, is a memoir that defies easy categorisation - somewhat like the woman h...
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S8, Ep5 How to Fail: Julia Samuel from 2020-07-01T07:11:44
Today's guest is someone I fell in platonic love with by reading her work. Julia Samuel is one of the country's leading psychotherapists but she is also well-known as an author. Her first book, Gri...
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S8, Ep4 How to Fail: Scarlett Moffatt from 2020-06-24T07:22:59
Scarlett Moffatt was working at the checkout in Asda when she and he family got the chance to be on Channel 4's Gogglebox. She rapidly became the show's break-out star with her brilliant one-liners...
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S8, Ep3 How to Fail: Matthew Syed from 2020-06-17T07:40:08
Matthew Syed is an acclaimed author, newspaper columnist and broadcaster. He is also, in many ways, is the father of failure. I mean that as a compliment, obviously. Through his seminal, bestsellin...
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S8, Ep2 How to Fail: Samantha Irby from 2020-06-10T06:56:47
*This episode was recorded before recent tragic events in America. There are links to useful Black Lives Matter resources and ways to help below*
You know when you read someone's work an...
S8, Ep1 How to Fail: Jessie Ware from 2020-06-03T07:23
*This episode was recorded before recent tragic events in America. There are links to useful Black Lives Matter resources and ways to help below*
WE'RE BAAAAAACCCCKKKK just like Backstre...
SPECIAL EPISODE! How to Fail: Daisy Edgar-Jones on being the star of Normal People, the lockdown television hit everyone is talking about from 2020-05-20T07:54:55
Ok, so I said I was done with the special lockdown episodes but, forgive me, I CHANGED MY MIND. The reason for this is that I watched Normal People and thought it was the most exceptional piece of ...
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SPECIAL EPISODE! How to Fail: Henry Holland on business failure in the time of Covid-19 from 2020-04-22T06:50:09
In the last of four special episodes specifically designed to help you through lockdown and Covid-19 anxiety, I welcome the fashion designer Henry Holland onto the podcast. This week, How To Fail r...
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SPECIAL EPISODE! How To Fail: Listeners share their Coronavirus stories from 2020-04-15T07:35:55
For this extra-special listener episode, I asked you to get in touch with your stories. And you did not let me down. I received so many responses that when I printed them out they ran to over 100 p...
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SPECIAL EPISODE! How To Fail: Alain De Botton on embracing vulnerability in the age of Coronavirus from 2020-03-31T08:11:24
In the second of two special episodes, the renowned philosopher Alain de Botton, returns to How To Fail With Elizabeth Day to talk about how to be human and how to stay (relatively) sane in the gri...
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SPECIAL EPISODE! How to Fail: Mo Gawdat on how to cope with anxiety in a time of Coronavirus from 2020-03-23T11:01:10
Hello. I hope you're all doing ok out there. Bit of a strange time isn't it? It can feel overwhelming to be living through a global pandemic, but there are things all of us can do - small things th...
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S7, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Deliciously Ella from 2020-03-04T06:30
SURPRISE! Here I am, clogging up your podcast feed again. Yes, I know I said that Frankie Bridge was the last episode in season 7, but I might have slightly not been telling you the whole truth bec...
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S7, Ep8 How to Fail: Frankie Bridge from 2020-02-18T12:10:01
Frankie Bridge is probably best known as a member of one of the UK's most successful girl bands of all time, The Saturdays. But, more recently, it's as a mental health advocate that she has been ma...
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S7, Ep7 How to Fail: Adam Pearson from 2020-02-12T06:30
So. This podcast episode almost didn't happen because I'd forgotten to put it into my iCal (I find any diary that isn't paper so confusing, don't you?) and on the allotted day, I had a text from so...
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S7, Ep6 How to Fail: Marian Keyes from 2020-02-05T06:30
Marian Keyes is one of those people who you think can't POSSIBLY be as lovely and talented and nice as everyone says she is. She must have a hidden dark side, I thought. Maybe she's a terrible diva...
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S7, Ep5 How to Fail: Eniola Aluko from 2020-01-29T06:30
Eniola Aluko is a former footballer who bears the notable distinction of being one of only 11 women to play for England over 100 times and the first ever female pundit on Match of the Day. Born in...
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S7, Ep4 How to Fail: Tom Kerridge from 2020-01-22T06:30
This week, the podcast welcomes its first ever Michelin-starred chef. Yes...it's Tom Kerridge! And what a chef he is. He failed at school, but found his way in catering college after the death of h...
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S7, Ep3 How to Fail: Mabel from 2020-01-15T06:30
My guest today has the middle name Alabama-Pearl, which is pretty cool but NOT QUITE AS COOL as the fact that she's a chart-topping pop-star who has racked up three top-10 hits and recently wrote o...
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S7, Ep2 How to Fail: Malcolm Gladwell from 2020-01-08T06:30
**TW: contains references to police brutality against Black people**
My guest this week is Malcolm Gladwell, a man who has challenged and changed the way we think with six bestselling bo...
S7, Ep1 How to Fail: Andrew Scott from 2020-01-01T06:30
HAPPPPPY NEW YEAAARRRR! I hope you've woken up with a sense of rejuvenating freshness about the year ahead, but if you haven't - if you're hungover or feeling weird or sad or discombobulated or tir...
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S6, Ep 8 How to Fail: Jane Garvey from 2019-11-20T05:30
*SEASON FINALE KLAXON* I mean...where does the time go? A minute ago it was summer and now here I am posting the final episode of Season Six and it's a mere 24 shopping days left until Christmas. S...
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S6, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Lemn Sissay from 2019-11-12T05:30
For this extra-special bonus episode, I'm delighted to welcome Lemn Sissay to the podcast. Lemn is a poet, author and broadcaster whose memoir, My Name Is Why, is one of the most moving I have ever...
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S6, Ep7 How to Fail: Fearne Cotton from 2019-11-06T06:30
Fearne Cotton blazed the trail for podcasts like mine. When she launched Happy Place in March 2018, it went straight to the top of the iTunes chart and has seemingly stayed there ever since. It has...
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S6, Ep6 How to Fail: George Alagiah from 2019-10-30T05:30
For 15 years, George Alagiah has been a familiar face on our television screens as the presenter of the BBC's Six O'Clock News. Before that, he was one of the corporation's most respected foreign c...
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S6, Ep5 How to Fail: Shirlie Kemp from 2019-10-23T06:30
Today, I welcome Shirlie Kemp to the podcast. She was an 80s icon: a backing dancer for Wham! who ACTUALLY APPEARED IN THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'LAST CHRISTMAS', as well as being a best friend to George...
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S6, Ep4 How to Fail: Lisa Taddeo from 2019-10-16T06:30
Lisa Taddeo is a phenomenon. Although she is too humble to recognise that description of herself. But this is a journalist and author who spent eight years - EIGHT YEARS - of her life travelling th...
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S6, Ep3 How to Fail: Cush Jumbo from 2019-10-09T06:30
[TW: suicide]
If you're a fan of The Good Wife or The Good Fight (and if not, why not?) you will know Cush Jumbo as Lucca Quinn, the whip-smart, ambitious lawyer who speaks with a flawle...
S6, Ep2 How to Fail: Alain De Botton from 2019-10-02T06:30
This week on How To Fail, we are doing something slightly different. I know, I know, we don't like change, but sometimes IT'S GOOD FOR US. It's especially good for us when it comes in the form of A...
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S6, Ep1 How to Fail: Camilla Thurlow from 2019-09-25T06:30
We're back! Did you miss us? Go on...say you did. I'm really very, very needy.
It's such a treat for me to be opening season six with a truly fantastic guest: Camilla Thurlow. Camilla wa...
S5 BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Philippa Perry and Sadie Jones from 2019-08-21T06:30
A live recording of a one-off How To Fail With Elizabeth Day special with authors Philippa Perry (The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read) and Sadie Jones (The Snakes) about How To Fail...At Famili...
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S5, Ep8 How to Fail: Jess Phillips from 2019-08-14T06:19:46
Well, old friend, here we are again. The end of another season. Where does the time go?
I saved this guest for the finale because she's bloody spectacular. Jess Phillips is the Labour MP...
S5, Ep7 How to Fail: Meera Syal from 2019-08-07T04:48:21
This week, I welcome the multi-talented Meera Syal to the podcast: actor, comedian, playwright, novelist, producer and, most notably, sister-of-my-friend-Rajeev. Meera first came to prominence when...
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S5, Ep6 How to Fail: Samin Nosrat from 2019-07-31T06:30
Oh, Samin Nosrat! Where do I start? With her ebullient personality and wildly infectious laugh? With her four-part Netflix show, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat where she travels the world eating freshly bak...
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S5, Ep5 How to Fail: Dame Kelly Holmes from 2019-07-24T06:30
I'm so delighted to welcome my first ever OLYMPIC ATHLETE onto the podcast this week. And not just any Olympic athlete, but double-gold medal winner, Kelly Holmes, who also just so happens to be my...
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S5, Ep4 How to Fail: Francesca Segal from 2019-07-17T06:30
This week, my guest is the writer Francesca Segal whose recently published memoir, Mother Ship, details the birth of her twin daughters 10 weeks prematurely. Her first failure is, in Segal's own wo...
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S5, Ep3 How to Fail: Emeli Sandé from 2019-07-10T07:00
This week, I chat to the chart-topping singer Emeli Sandé about life, love, fame...and all the nitty gritty bits in between. Emeli has sold over 19 million singles, won four Brit Awards and is abou...
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S5, Ep2 How To Fail: FLEABAG IS BACK from 2019-07-03T07:00
Yes. That's right. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is back.
One year on from her debut appearance on How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, my first ever guest returns to talk about the craziness of her l...
S5, Ep1 How to Fail: Nigel Slater from 2019-06-26T07:00
We’re BAAACK! As House of Pain once rapped in their immortal hit Jump Around, ‘Just like the Prodigal Son I’ve returned’. Yes, here we are for Season 5 of How To Fail With Elizabeth Day: eight spar...
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S4, Ep8 How to Fail: Jamie Laing from 2019-05-22T07:00
'And now, the end is near / And so I face the final curtain...'
Yes, it's the SEASON FINALE! I know, I know: it's gone so fast hasn't it? What's that they say about time flying when you'...
S4, Ep7 How to Fail: Nesrine Malik from 2019-05-15T07:00
This week on the podcast, I'm delighted to welcome the brilliant Nesrine Malik, a British-Sudanese writer and newspaper columnist who has recently been longlisted for the prestigious Orwell Prize a...
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S4, Ep6 How to Fail: Andy McNab from 2019-05-08T07:30
You could say that my guest this week became famous because of failure. Andy McNab led the Bravo Two Zero SAS mission during the first Gulf War but his team was compromised soon after they were dro...
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S4, Ep5 How to Fail: Charly Cox from 2019-05-01T07:30
I have my FIRST POET on the podcast this week - and my, what a poet. Charly Cox is not only a beautiful soul but a beautiful chronicler of what it is to be human. Her first collection, She Must Be ...
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S4, Ep4 How to Fail: Mo Gawdat from 2019-04-24T07:30
Just occasionally in life, you meet someone who changes your way of thinking about the world. The shift might be subtle or it might be seismic, but afterwards, you are never quite the same again.
S4, Ep3 How to Fail: Tracey Thorn from 2019-04-17T07:30
My guest this week is the fantastic Tracey Thorn, who I basically grew up listening to. She was one-half of Everything But The Girl, guest vocalist on Massive Attack's phenomenal Protection album a...
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S4, Ep2 How to Fail: John Crace from 2019-04-10T07:45:31
My guest this week is John Crace, one of our foremost journalists and critics. Probably best known for his role at the Guardian as parliamentary sketch-writer (it was he who famously coined the ter...
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S4, Ep1 How to Fail: Vicky McClure from 2019-04-03T06:46:41
We’re baaaaaack! And to celebrate our fourth season, please welcome the one, the only, VICKY MCCLURE.
You’re in for a treat with this one. Vicky is not only one of my favourite actresses...
S3, Ep9 How to Fail: Haemin Sunim from 2019-02-27T08:00
Sniff. Sob. Wail and gnashing of teeth. Yes, it’s the SEASON THREE FINALE already - how did that happen? For our final episode in this series, I had the great privilege of talking to Haemin Sunim, ...
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S3 BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Kristen Roupenian from 2019-02-22T11:00
Ahead of next week's season finale, I offer you, my wonderful listeners, a whole new BONUS EPISODE.
I know, I'm too good to you, I really am.
No, but honestly, thank you so mu...
S3, Ep8 How to Fail: Pandora Sykes from 2019-02-20T08:00
This week I get to interview one of my favourite fellow podcasters: Pandora Sykes is a journalist, co-host of The High Low and all-round woman of impeccable taste (I mean, she must be to have agre...
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S3, Ep7 How to Fail: Sharmaine Lovegrove from 2019-02-13T08:00
This week on How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, my guest is the brilliant Sharmaine Lovegrove. Sharmaine is a champion of stories. As a publisher, she heads up her own imprint, Dialogue Books, at Litt...
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S3, Ep6 How to Fail: James O'Brien from 2019-02-06T08:00
Today's guest is quite possibly one of the most intimidating people to interview given his own reputation as a fearsome interrogator. But fine, I'll give it a go. James O'Brien is an LBC radio pres...
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S3, Ep 5 How to Fail: Raven Smith from 2019-01-30T08:00
This week my guest is Raven Smith who, as well as having one of the best names dot dot dot EVER is also the funniest man on Instagram (it's true, don't @ me). Smith is a columnist for British Vogue...
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S3, Ep4 How to Fail: Deborah Frances-White from 2019-01-23T08:00
My guest this week is Deborah Frances-White: an award-winning stand-up comedian, author and quite possibly the defining feminist of our generation. You'll probably know her from her hit podcast, Th...
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S3; Ep3 How to Fail: Jonny Benjamin from 2019-01-16T08:00
Ok, so full disclosure: I cried during this interview. You will quite possibly cry too. You will quite possibly need a box of tissues next to you as you listen. And you will quite possibly leave fe...
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S3, Ep2 How to Fail: Chris Patten from 2019-01-09T08:00
This week, my guest is the former politician Chris Patten. It's almost easier to list the high-powered offices of state he hasn't occupied than the ones he has. Patten was the 28th governor of Hong...
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S3, Ep1 How to Fail: Lily Allen from 2019-01-02T08:00
Haaaappy New Year! We're back with a whole new season and we open with a bona fide musical superstar: Lily Allen.
A singer, songwriter, the recipient of multiple awards, Lily's songs suc...
How to Fail: End of Season Two from 2018-11-22T08:33:29
So here we are at the end of SEASON TWO of How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, 16 wonderful interviews (and untold numbers of pots of babaganoush) later. In order to mark this momentous occasion, I spe...
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S2, Ep8 How to Fail: David Baddiel from 2018-11-21T08:00
For the season two finale of How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, I speak to David Baddiel: comedian, author and co-writer of the best unofficial football anthem of all time (Three Lions, people). It wa...
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S2, Ep7 How to Fail: Tara Westover from 2018-11-14T08:00
This week, I bring you a truly incredible woman. Her name is Tara Westover. She wrote a memoir called Educated, which is quite simply one of the best books I have ever read: profound, moving, unerr...
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S2, Ep6 How to Fail: Farrah Storr from 2018-11-07T08:00
Farrah Storr, the award-winning editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, is this week's guest on How To Fail With Elizabeth Day and I'm so thrilled to have her on as have basically been stalking her on Ins...
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S2, Ep5 How to Fail: Alastair Campbell from 2018-10-31T08:00
This week How To Fail With Elizabeth Day welcomes Alastair Campbell to the confessional booth. The former spin doctor to Tony Blair (and inspiration for the character of foul-mouthed Malcolm Tucker...
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S2, Ep4 How to Fail: Otegha Uwagba from 2018-10-24T08:00
This week my guest is writer, podcaster and all-round megawatt woman, Otegha Uwagba. Otegha joins me to talk about her failures at getting a job, dealing with sexism at work, living with depression...
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S2, Ep3 How to Fail: James Frey from 2018-10-17T08:00
This week on How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, we're joined by the author James Frey who also just so happens to be my first American guest (hello, USA! I heart you!). Frey has written four criticall...
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S2, Ep2 How to Fail: Mishal Husain from 2018-10-10T08:00
The wonderful Mishal Husain joins How To Fail With Elizabeth Day this week, which I'm very excited about because she's basically my long-time woman crush.
Husain, who has been presenting...
S2, Ep1 How to Fail: Jessie Burton from 2018-10-03T08:00
We're BACK! How To Fail With Elizabeth Day returns for a second season, and to kick this one off, I'm joined by mega-star, besteslling author Jessie Burton.
Burton's 2014 debut novel, Th...
How to Fail: End of Season 1 from 2018-08-30T08:00
A thank you from Elizabeth for listening to the first season of How To Fail With Elizabeth Day and a sneak peek of the guests lined up for season two.
See you in October!
S1, Ep8 How to Fail: Elizabeth Day from 2018-08-29T08:00
For the last episode of the first season of How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, our interviewee is…well…Elizabeth Day. Which means I’m currently writing shownotes about myself in the third person. Whic...
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S1, Ep7 How to Fail: David Nicholls from 2018-08-22T08:00
David Nicholls, bestselling novelist, critically acclaimed screenwriter, aspiring piano player and thoroughly nice man, joins How To Fail to talk about his myriad failures. You might not expect the...
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S1, Ep6 How to Fail: Gina Miller from 2018-08-15T08:00
Political activist Gina Miller is best known for one major victory when she successfully took the government to court over the triggering of Article 50 to leave the European Union. But in this week...
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S1, Ep5 How to Fail: Olivia Laing from 2018-08-08T08:00
This week on How To Fail, we’re joined by the brilliant writer Olivia Laing. Her three critically-acclaimed works of non-fiction, To The River, The Trip to Echo Spring and The Lonely City, have exp...
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S1, Ep4 How to Fail: Sathnam Sanghera from 2018-08-01T08:00
This week, journalist and author Sathnam Sanghera joins How To Fail and kicks off by saying how flattered he was to be asked to contribute to a podcast on failure because he hates hearing nice thin...
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S1, Ep3 How to Fail: Dolly Alderton from 2018-07-25T08:00
This week’s guest on How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is memoirist, podcaster and journalist Dolly Alderton. Dolly, the co-host of the utterly fantastic The High Low podcast and author of the brillia...
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S1, Ep2 How to Fail: Sebastian Faulks from 2018-07-18T08:00
Sebastian Faulks, bestselling novelist and author of Birdsong and Charlotte Gray, joins How To Fail to talk about his failure to win the Booker Prize (“the whole thing is absolutely ridiculous”), h...
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S1, Ep1 How To Fail - Phoebe Waller-Bridge from 2018-07-13T08:22:21
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator and star of Fleabag, writer of Killing Eve, superstar feminist and human embodiment of a Star Wars droid, joins How To Fail to talk about how she failed at her 20s (bu...
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