‘I know what madness is, and this is the good kind’ - a podcast by BBC Radio

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in full swing as Nikki Fox joins Emma Tracey in Scotland to put on a show at Dynamic Earth in front of a live festival audience!

Comedian Joe Wells reveals how he decided to become King of the Autistics and the unusual way he discovered he was autistic in the first place.

Mental health advocate, comedian and writer Juliette Burton confesses that while the rest of the UK “got into Wordle and banana bread” during lockdown, she got into neuroscience as she tried to figure out how her brain works.

And Australian actor Sam Brewer has been wowing crowds with his play described by some as a “woke farce” which changes peoples’ perceptions through the power of comedy. The problem is, the play has a name that simply cannot be said on a BBC podcast…

Recorded by, and with huge thanks to the BBC Edinburgh Festivals team. Mixed by Dave O’Neill
Produced by Beth Rose, Keiligh Baker and Emma Tracey
The editor is Damon Rose

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