Enthusigasm

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Gaming and Giving is streaming live on Twitch.tv from 4th December at 5pm GMT and this year we’re raising money for three more charities: Mermaids, Action Aid and Centrepoint.

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Today on Enthusigasm, Helen, Imogen, Lex, Nora, and Rhys talk about the varied blessings and curses of being writers. We discuss our very first attempts at writing (including a time horse), the thing…

On today’s episode of Enthusigasm, we get into the ring with Callum, Cam, Helen, and Steve to talk about wrestling! Is it real or fake? What does kayfabe mean? And what on earth is a dirt sheet?

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Today, Gabriel, Helen, Lydia, and Tim discuss improv. How and why did we all end up enjoying and/or performing off-the-cuff? How do you get good at it? And what is ‘the game’?

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In today’s episode, Beth, Callum, Cathy, Helen, and Sam talk about the ineffable genre of jazz. What makes it special, who are the best musicians in the scene, and what’s the best instrument (and why…

On today’s Enthusigasm, Fran, Helen, Mabel, and Nemo chat about costumes and cosplay. Getting dressed up means something different to everyone; but if all the world’s a stage, are all our clothes mer…

In this episode, Alex, Hannah, Helen, and Tai talk about whether we’re alone in the universe, what it means that there really are unidentified flying objects zooming around our skies, and who are the…

Today on Enthusigasm, Helen, Liz, and Mike discuss the art of cinematography. What makes a film beautiful? Which striking movie moments have stuck with us? And what exactly is a Dutch tilt?

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Drink up, me hearties, yo ho! In today’s episode, Fay, Helen, Jeremy, and Nemo are talking about pirates: the history, the legends, and the stories that are still being written about them today.

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In a special spooky episode for Halloween, Annie, Fay, Helen, Martyn, and Tai discuss horror fiction. They chat about what makes a book a ‘horror’ rather than a thriller, which stories scared them th…

Today, Cathy, Gabriel, Hannah, Helen, and Lex talk about villains: why are they so fascinating, and which ones are the ‘best’?

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In today’s Enthusigasm episode, Helen, Lydia, Sue, and Tessa talk about the joy of pets and what it means to share your life with an animal you love and who loves you.

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Space...the final frontier. This is the episode where Bryn, Helen, Josh, Marisa, and Paul have a mission to explore the possibility of strange new worlds; to seek out new truths about what may or may…

Today on Enthusigasm, Gavia, Helen, Jeffrey, and Sue talk about the Lord of the Rings. They cover its cinematography, the behind-the-scenes work, and what makes it take up such a special place in the…

Today's episode features Becky, Ben, Helen, Jonny, and Travis! They talk about their first role-playing games and how they got involved in the hobby, the joy and complexities of gaming, and their fav…

In today’s episode, Gavia, Helen, Jeffrey, Marisa, and Tessa discuss NBC’s Hannibal (otherwise known as Will Graham’s terrible, no good, very bad life). They talk about the writing, the aesthetics, a…

Welcome to the first episode of this season of Enthusigasm!

Today, April, Frank, Hannah, Helen, and Jonny talk about what makes an urban legend, creepy stories from their hometowns, and what cryptids …

Rusty Quill presents a brand new chat show! Enthusigasm is a light-hearted podcast hosted by our very own Helen Gould.

In each episode, she invites her guests to discuss a topic that they're enthusias…