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The Penguin Podcast [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] is a fortnightly podcast by Penguin Books.

Contents

Authors talk about objects that have special meanings.

Initially the host was Richard E. Grant. He stepped down in November 2016 and the series was re-launched with guest hosts conducting the interviews.

The podcasts are hosted in iTunes, [6] Acast [7] and SoundCloud. [8]

The show won "Best Branded Podcast" at the 2020 British Podcast Awards. [9]

Episode list

EpisodeGuestInterviewerDate
1 Kate Atkinson Richard E. Grant 15 July 2015
2 Bridget Christie Richard E. Grant4 August 2015
3 Pat Barker Richard E. Grant25 August 2015
4 Meera Syal Richard E. Grant15 September 2015
5 Paula Hawkins Richard E. Grant6 October 2015
6 Bill Bryson Richard E. Grant27 October 2015
7 Elvis Costello Richard E. Grant17 November 2015
8 Neil Gaiman Richard E. Grant8 December 2015
9 Michael Acton Smith Richard E. Grant29 December 2015
10 Phil Redmond Richard E. Grant12 January 2016
11 Louis de Bernières Richard E. Grant2 February 2016
12 Howard Jacobson Richard E. Grant23 February 2016
13 Colm Tóibín Richard E. Grant29 February 2016
14 Shami Chakrabarti Richard E. Grant16 March 2016
15 Francesca Martinez Richard E. Grant6 April 2016
16 Alain de Botton Richard E. Grant27 April 2016
17 Chris Packham Richard E. Grant5 May 2016
18 Irvine Welsh Richard E. Grant25 May 2016
19 John Finnemore Richard E. Grant15 June 2016
20 Emma Kennedy Richard E. Grant6 July 2016
21 Shappi Khorsandi Richard E. Grant27 July 2016
22Highlights 116 August 2016
23Highlights 27 September 2016
24 Robert Harris Richard E. Grant28 September 2016
25 Clare Balding Richard E. Grant4 October 2016
26 The Football Ramble 19 October 2016
27 Alexandra Shulman Richard E. Grant2 November 2016
28 Johnny Marr David Baddiel 16 November 2016
29 Zadie Smith David Baddiel30 November 2016
30 James Oswald Konnie Huq 14 December 2016
31 Tom Fletcher Konnie Huq26 December 2016
32Ali Land Paul Smith 10 January 2017
33 Ruby Wax David Baddiel24 January 2017
34 Harriet Harman Konnie Huq8 February 2017
35 John Boyne Paul Smith22 February 2017
36 David Hepworth Paul Smith8 March 2017
37 Elan Mastai David Baddiel22 March 2017
38Brad StoneDavid Baddiel5 April 2017
39 Jon Culshaw Meera Syal19 April 2017
40 Jo Nesbø Konnie Huq3 May 2017
41Jane CorryPaul Smith31 May 2017
42 Carlo Rovelli Konnie Huq13 June 2017
43 Helen Fielding Konnie Huq28 June 2017
44 Simon Sebag Montefiore Paul Smith11 July 2017
45 Naomi Klein David Baddiel26 July 2017
46 Tim Weaver Paul Smith9 August 2017
47 Kathy Reichs Konnie Huq23 August 2017
48 Simon Sinek Konnie Huq30 August 2017
49 Anthony Horowitz Konnie Huq6 September 2017
50 Harlan Coben Konnie Huq20 September 2017
51Rachel BotsmanKonnie Huq4 October 2017
52 Malcolm Gladwell Paul Smith17 October 2017
53 Stephen Fry David Baddiel31 October 2017
54 No Such Thing as a Fish Paul Smith14 November 2017
55 Nina Stibbe Konnie Huq28 November 2017
56 Ian Rankin David Baddiel13 December 2017
57 Jeff Kinney Konnie Huq27 December 2017

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