Episodes

  • Julia Franck on fiction, memoir and personal history
    May 17 2026

    Georgina Godwin meets Julia Franck, a writer born in East Berlin, who shares insight into her upbringing, literary influences and her memoir, ‘Worlds Apart’, which explores her Jewish heritage.



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    36 mins
  • Oana Aristide on satire, space dreams and fiction
    May 13 2026

    Georgina Godwin speaks to Romania-born author Oana Aristide about communism, satire and fiction, while tracing her journey from macroeconomics and political advising to her latest novel, ‘Astronaut!’.

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    28 mins
  • Megan Mulry and the Santa Fe International Literary Festival
    May 10 2026

    Ahead of the 2026 Santa Fe International Literary Festival, Georgina Godwin speaks to Megan Mulry, the executive director, to discuss this year’s event and the importance of global literary engagements.

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    28 mins
  • Ece Temelkuran on exile, language and finding a new voice
    May 3 2026

    Georgina Godwin is joined by journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran. Forced exile led to her writing in English and producing her latest work, Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century, which explores the concept of home and belonging.

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    30 mins
  • Nicholas Thompson on leading change and running habits
    Apr 26 2026

    Georgina Godwin meets Nicholas Thompson, CEO of ‘The Atlantic’, to discuss ‘The Running Ground’, a memoir which intertwines his career in journalism, his relationship with his father and his passion for running.

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    33 mins
  • Catherine Carr and the complexities of sibling dynamics
    Apr 12 2026

    Georgina Godwin meets award-winning documentarian Catherine Carr to discuss the exploration into sibling dynamics that led to her new book, ‘Who’s the Favourite?’, which gives insight into birth order, roles, and the impact of estrangement and loss.

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    28 mins
  • Rachel Eliza Griffiths and the weight of memory
    Apr 19 2026

    Georgina Godwin is joined by writer and poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths to discuss her memoir, ‘The Flower Bearers’, a deeply moving portrait of love, loss and the power of bearing witness in a fractured world.

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    44 mins
  • Maria Semple on stoicism, rebellion and personal growth
    Apr 5 2026

    Georgina Godwin meets Maria Semple, bestselling author of ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’, to discuss her new book, ‘Go Gentle’, which follows a divorced stoic philosopher’s mid-life transformation.

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    34 mins