Najlepsze podcasty z kategorii: Always Take Notes (2024)

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#199: Paula Hawkins, novelist 56:24

4d ago56:24

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Rachel and Simon speak with the novelist Paula Hawkins. Born and brought up in Zimbabwe, Paula moved to London in 1989. She worked as a journalist for 15 years, reporting on business and personal finance. Her first book, "The Money Goddess", a financial guide for women, was released in 2006. She turned to fiction in 2009, publishing "Confessions of…

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#198: Richard Dawkins, non-fiction author 55:00

18d ago55:00

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Simon and Rachel speak to Richard Dawkins, an evolutionary biologist and bestselling science writer. His first book, "The Selfish Gene", published in 1976, has sold over a million copies and been translated into more than 25 languages. Other titles include "The Ancestor’s Tale", "The Blind Watchmaker" and "The God Delusion". The latter book, publis…

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#197: Eleanor Moran/Kate Ruby, TV producer and novelist 50:13

1M ago50:13

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Rachel and Simon speak to Eleanor Moran, a television producer and novelist. Eleanor started her career at the BBC as a script editor before becoming an executive producer; she has worked on shows including "Watership Down", "The Girl Before" and "The Flatshare". She balances her work in television alongside writing fiction. Eleanor published her d…

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#196: Robert Harris, novelist 58:55

2M ago58:55

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Simon and Rachel speak to Robert Harris, the bestselling historical novelist. Robert worked as a journalist, and wrote several non-fiction books, before his first novel, "Fatherland", which imagines a world in which Germany won the Second World War, was published in 1992. He has subsequently written 15 other novels: including the Cicero Trilogy - "…

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#195: Carissa Broadbent, novelist 58:32

2M ago58:32

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Rachel and Simon speak to Carissa Broadbent, author of the "Crowns of Nyaxia" and "War of Lost Hearts" series. Before turning to writing, Carissa worked in marketing. Her early books were self-published and became a sensation on social media, particularly TikTok, where videos about her work attract millions of views. "The Serpent and the Wings of N…

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#194: Kevin Barry, novelist and short-story writer 57:07

2M ago57:07

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Simon and Rachel speak to Kevin Barry, a novelist and short-story writer. Kevin is the author of four novels and three story collections. His awards include the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Goldsmiths Prize, the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award and the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. His stories and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, …

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#193: Abi Morgan, screenwriter and playwright 1:02:37

3M ago1:02:37

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Rachel and Simon speak to Abi Morgan, a screenwriter and playwright. Abi earned her first professional stage credit in 1998 with "Skinned"; since then she has written plays including "Tender", "Fugee", "27" and "The Mistress Contract", which have been performed at the Hampstead Theatre, the National Theatre, the National Theatre of Scotland and the…

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#192: Harlan Coben, novelist 1:00:44

3M ago1:00:44

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Simon and Rachel speak to the novelist Harlan Coben. Harlan's suspense novels are published in 46 languages and have been number-one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries, with 80 million books in print worldwide. His Myron Bolitar series, centred on a basketball player turned agent, has earned the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony Awards. Several of …

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#191: Anna Funder, non-fiction author and novelist 1:03:39

4M ago1:03:39

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Rachel and Simon speak to the non-fiction author and novelist Anna Funder. After training as an international human-rights lawyer in Australia, Anna moved to Germany and published "Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall" in 2003; the book won the Samuel Johnson Prize (now known as the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction). Her debut novel,…

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#190: Toby Mundy, literary agent and executive director of the Baillie Gifford Prize 1:00:13

4M ago1:00:13

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In this episode Simon and Rachel speak with Toby Mundy, the CEO of the UK office of the international literary agency Aevitas Creative Management, and executive director of the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction. Toby has worked in the publishing industry for more than three decades. After starting his career at HarperCollins he founded Atlantic…

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#189: Naomi Klein, non-fiction author 57:17

5M ago57:17

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Rachel and Simon speak with the non-fiction author Naomi Klein. Her debut book, "No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies", sold more than 1m copies after its publication in 1999; her follow-up, "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" (2007), also reached the top of the New York Times bestseller charts. She has written extensively abo…

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#188: Hugo Rifkind, journalist and novelist 1:00:41

5M ago1:00:41

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Simon and Rachel speak with Hugo Rifkind, a journalist who has just published his second novel, "Rabbits". Born and raised in Edinburgh, Hugo studied philosophy at university. He has formerly been a columnist for the Spectator, GQ and the Herald, and is now a columnist, critic and leader writer for the Times and a presenter on Times Radio, as well …

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#187: Pari Thomson, editorial director for picture books, Bloomsbury, and children’s author 1:02:55

6M ago1:02:55

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Rachel and Simon speak with Pari Thomson, editorial director for picture books at Bloomsbury and also a children's author. After an international childhood, Paris studied English at university; she began her career with stints at a literary agency, as a bookseller at Waterstones and as a manuscript reader. She joined Bloomsbury in 2016 and now comm…

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#186: Hisham Matar, novelist and non-fiction writer 51:51

6M ago51:51

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Simon and Rachel speak with the novelist and non-fiction writer Hisham Matar. Born in New York to Libyan parents, Hisham spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. He is the author of the novels "In the Country of Men", which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and "Anatomy of a Disappearance", as well …

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#185: Bettany Hughes, historian 57:04

7M ago57:04

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Rachel and Simon speak with the historian Bettany Hughes. A specialist in ancient and medieval history, Bettany is the author of five books: “Helen of Troy: Goddess, Princess, Whore”, “The Hemlock Cup, Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life”, “Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities”, “Venus & Aphrodite” and “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient Wo…

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#184: Paul Theroux, novelist and travel writer 1:01:16

7M ago1:01:16

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Rachel and Simon speak with the novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux. Born in Massachusetts, as a young man he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi and taught at universities in Uganda and Singapore. He published his first novel, "Waldo", in 1967, and since then has written numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including "The Great R…

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#183: Madhumita Murgia, journalist and author 59:42

8M ago59:42

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Simon and Rachel speak with the journalist and author Madhumita Murgia. She is currently the Financial Times' first Artificial Intelligence Editor, where she covers developments in AI globally and broader issues including surveillance, data privacy and tech regulation. Before she joined the FT, she was head of technology at the Daily Telegraph, and…

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#182: Nicholas Shakespeare, novelist and biographer 1:01:07

8M ago1:01:07

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Simon and Rachel speak with the novelist and biographer Nicholas Shakespeare. He began his career as a journalist, working for the Times and the Telegraph, before turning to book-writing in the 1980s. His debut novel, "The Vision of Elena Silves" (1989), won the Somerset Maugham Award; "The Dancer Upstairs" was named the best novel of 1995 by the A…

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#181: Juliet Mabey, co-founder and publisher, Oneworld Publications 58:26

9M ago58:26

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Rachel and Simon speak to Juliet Mabey, co-founder and publisher of Oneworld Publications. She established the company in 1986 with her husband, Novin Doostdar, as an independent publishing house focusing on non-fiction. Its books have covered a broad range of subjects, including biography, history, politics and science, and have won prizes includi…

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#180: Jo Nesbø, novelist 53:36

9M ago53:36

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Simon and Rachel speak with Jo Nesbø, one of the world's bestselling crime writers. Jo's writing career began when he was commissioned to produce a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, and he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, "The Bat". His books - including "The Leopard", "Phantom", "Police", "Th…

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#179: Jhumpa Lahiri, novelist and short-story writer 57:24

9M ago57:24

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Rachel and Simon speak with the novelist and short-story writer Jhumpa Lahiri. Her bestselling debut story collection, “Interpreter of Maladies”, won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2000 and was translated into more than 30 languages. Her debut novel, “The Namesake”, was published to acclaim in 2003 and adapted into a film in 2006; “The Lowland” (…

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#178: Adam Thirlwell, novelist 54:06

10M ago54:06

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Simon and Rachel and Simon speak with the novelist Adam Thirlwell. The author of four novels - the first of which, "Politics", was published in 2003 when he was 24, and the latest of which is "The Future Future" - Adam's work has been translated into 30 languages. His essays appear in the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books, and…

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#177: Philippa Gregory, novelist and historian 57:32

10M ago57:32

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Rachel and Simon speak with the novelist and historian Philippa Gregory. She began her career in journalism and worked at BBC Radio before publishing her first historical novel, "Wideacre", in 1987 while she was completing a PhD in 18th-century literature. Other bestselling novels followed, including "The Other Boleyn Girl" - which was adapted into…

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#176: Henry Jeffreys, drinks writer 54:45

11M ago54:45

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Simon and Rachel speak to the drinks writer Henry Jeffreys, who won Fortnum & Mason Drink Writer of the Year for 2022/23. Henry is the author of four books on alcohol: "Empire of Booze", a history of Britain and its empire told through the origin stories of various drinks; "The Home Bar"; "The Cocktail Dictionary"; and, most recently, "Vines in a C…

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#175: Kassia St. Clair, journalist and author 1:04:57

11M ago1:04:57

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Rachel and Simon speak to the journalist, author and former co-host of Always Take Notes, Kassia St. Clair. She has written for Architectural Digest, The Economist, the Times Literary Supplement and Wired, and had a column in Elle Decoration for many years. Her first book, “The Secret Lives of Colour”, recounted the “unusual stories of the 75 most …

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#199: Paula Hawkins, novelist 56:24

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#198: Richard Dawkins, non-fiction author 55:00

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#197: Eleanor Moran/Kate Ruby, TV producer and novelist 50:13

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#196: Robert Harris, novelist 58:55

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#195: Carissa Broadbent, novelist 58:32

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#194: Kevin Barry, novelist and short-story writer 57:07

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#193: Abi Morgan, screenwriter and playwright 1:02:37

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#192: Harlan Coben, novelist 1:00:44

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#191: Anna Funder, non-fiction author and novelist 1:03:39

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#190: Toby Mundy, literary agent and executive director of the Baillie Gifford Prize 1:00:13

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#189: Naomi Klein, non-fiction author 57:17

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#188: Hugo Rifkind, journalist and novelist 1:00:41

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#187: Pari Thomson, editorial director for picture books, Bloomsbury, and children’s author 1:02:55

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#186: Hisham Matar, novelist and non-fiction writer 51:51

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#185: Bettany Hughes, historian 57:04

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#184: Paul Theroux, novelist and travel writer 1:01:16

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#183: Madhumita Murgia, journalist and author 59:42

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#182: Nicholas Shakespeare, novelist and biographer 1:01:07

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#181: Juliet Mabey, co-founder and publisher, Oneworld Publications 58:26

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#180: Jo Nesbø, novelist 53:36

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#179: Jhumpa Lahiri, novelist and short-story writer 57:24

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#178: Adam Thirlwell, novelist 54:06

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#177: Philippa Gregory, novelist and historian 57:32

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#176: Henry Jeffreys, drinks writer 54:45

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#175: Kassia St. Clair, journalist and author 1:04:57

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