The Penguin Podcast
The Penguin Podcast is back with a brand new series called Ask Penguin. In each episode, we will take you inside Penguin Books to meet some of the incredible authors we publish as well as the people who work here, to get answers to all of your book-related questions. Do you need to find your next page-turning read? Are you curious to find out what a day in the life of an editor is like, or simply why a small, aquatic, flightless bird became the iconic emblem that adorns Penguin books worldwide? Look no further than Ask Penguin, The Penguin Podcast.
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- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 250
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Rachel Botsman with Konnie Huq
Award winning author Rachel Botsman is a world-renowned trust expert and her Ted Talks views are in the millions. She joins Konnie Huq in the studio to reveal how we are on the cusp of one of the big…
00:43:40 |
Wed 04 Oct 2017
Harlan Coben with Konnie Huq
Author Harlan Coben has over 70 million books in print across the world and his last 10 novels all debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. He joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin stud…
00:41:50 |
Wed 20 Sep 2017
Anthony Horowitz with Konnie Huq
Bestselling author of the Alex Rider teen series Anthony Horowitz, joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about his latest book. The Word is Murder is the first in his new series of crime nov…
00:41:19 |
Wed 06 Sep 2017
Simon Sinek with Konnie Huq
Author and motivational speaker Simon SInek joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about his book Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't. Simon brings some objects th…
00:37:34 |
Wed 30 Aug 2017
Tim Weaver with Paul Smith
Bestselling author Tim Weaver joins Paul Smith in the Penguin studio to talk about the latest instalment in his David Raker series, I Am Missing. Tim bring along objects including a missing persons p…
00:40:45 |
Wed 09 Aug 2017
Naomi Klein with David Baddiel
Award-winning journalist and author Naomi Klein joins David Baddiel in the Penguin studio to talk about her new book No Is Not Enough. Naomi brings along objects including a stitch unpicker and a mod…
00:46:19 |
Wed 26 Jul 2017
Simon Sebag Montefiore with Paul Smith
Historian and novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore joins Paul Smith in the Penguin studio to talk about the final instalment in his Moscow trilogy, Red Sky At Noon. He chooses objects including a machete …
00:43:35 |
Wed 12 Jul 2017
Helen Fielding with Konnie Huq
Helen Fielding joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about her latest book Bridget Jones’s Baby. Helen chooses objects including her own diary and her favourite writing chair as she talks ab…
00:30:23 |
Wed 28 Jun 2017
Carlo Rovelli with Konnie Huq
Physicist and bestselling author Carlo Rovelli joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about his book Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity. Carlo brings along objects i…
00:41:54 |
Wed 14 Jun 2017
Jane Corry with Paul Smith
Bestselling author Jane Corry joins Paul Smith in the Penguin studio to talk about her new thriller, Blood Sisters. Jane brings along objects including a photograph of her grandmother and her wedding…
00:39:35 |
Wed 31 May 2017
Jo Nesbo with Konnie Huq
Thriller writer Jo Nesbo joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about his new novel The Thirst, the latest instalment in his bestselling Harry Hole series. Jo brings along objects including a…
00:40:29 |
Wed 03 May 2017
Jon Culshaw with Meera Syal
Comedian and audiobook narrator Jon Culshaw joins Meera Syal in the Penguin studio in a special Doctor Who edition of the podcast. Jon brings along objects including his junior telescope and a casset…
00:48:25 |
Wed 19 Apr 2017
Brad Stone with David Baddiel
Journalist and bestselling author Brad Stone joins David Baddiel in the Penguin studio to talk about his new book, The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley ar…
00:43:11 |
Wed 05 Apr 2017
Elan Mastai with David Baddiel
Screenwriter Elan Mastai joins David Baddiel in the Penguin studio to talk about his debut novel All Our Wrong Todays. Elan brings along objects including a bad avocado and his grandfather’s copy of …
00:58:30 |
Wed 22 Mar 2017
David Hepworth with Paul Smith
David Hepworth joins Paul Smith in the Penguin studio to talk about his latest book 1971: Never A Dull Moment. David brings along objects including his copy of David Bowie’s Hunky Dory and a picture …
00:45:01 |
Wed 08 Mar 2017
John Boyne with Paul Smith
Bestselling author John Boyne joins Paul Smith in the Penguin studio to talk about his latest novel The Heart’s Invisible Furies. John brings along objects including models of Tintin and Pinocchio, a…
00:44:07 |
Wed 22 Feb 2017
Harriet Harman with Konnie Huq
Harriet Harman joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about her book A Woman’s Work. Harriet brings along objects including her Labour rosette, her favourite apple crumble recipe and her luck…
00:44:19 |
Wed 08 Feb 2017
Ruby Wax with David Baddiel
Ruby Wax joins David Baddiel in the Penguin studio to talk about her book A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled. Ruby brings along objects including her graduation gown, a pair of red knickers and a p…
00:44:49 |
Wed 25 Jan 2017
Ali Land with Paul Smith
Ali Land joins Paul Smith in the Penguin studio to talk about her debut novel Good Me Bad Me. Ali brings along a selection of objects, including a scrapbook she made whilst working as a mental health…
00:40:27 |
Wed 11 Jan 2017
Tom Fletcher with Konnie Huq
Singer-songwriter turned children’s author Tom Fletcher joins Konnie Huq in the Penguin studio to talk about his first novel The Christmasaurus. Tom discusses his lifelong obsession with Christmas an…
00:35:21 |
Mon 26 Dec 2016
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