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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
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Isabella Hammad with Isy Suttie

Isabella Hammad with Isy Suttie

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by another of Granta's Best of Young British novelists, award-winning novelist, Isabella Hammad.


Isabella Joins us to discuss her new novel, En…

00:46:33  |   Wed 12 Jul 2023
Tom Crewe with Nihal Arthanayake

Tom Crewe with Nihal Arthanayake

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal is joined by one of Granta's Best of Young British novelists and recent recipient of the Orwell Prize for political fiction, novelists Tom Crewe.


Tom Joins us t…

00:47:07  |   Wed 28 Jun 2023
Maxine Mei-Fung Chung with Isy Suttie

Maxine Mei-Fung Chung with Isy Suttie

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie talks to author and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung. Maxine joins us to discuss her latest book, What Women Want, an intimate examin…

00:48:41  |   Wed 14 Jun 2023
Sophie Mackintosh with Isy Suttie

Sophie Mackintosh with Isy Suttie

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by Booker and Woman's Prize longlisted author and one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists, Sophie Mackintosh.


Sophie joins us to discuss her…

00:53:05  |   Wed 31 May 2023
Chris van Tulleken with Isy Suttie

Chris van Tulleken with Isy Suttie

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by medical doctor, academic and science populariser and presenter, Chris van Tulleken.

Chris joins us to discuss his latest book, Ultra Processed…

00:55:47  |   Wed 17 May 2023
Jyoti Patel with Nihal Arthanayake

Jyoti Patel with Nihal Arthanayake

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal Arthanayake is joined by the second winner of Stormzy's Merky Books Prize, and she was also one of the Observer's best new novelists, it's Jyoti Patel.


Jyoti jo…

00:49:50  |   Wed 03 May 2023
Jonathan Kennedy with Isy Suttie

Jonathan Kennedy with Isy Suttie

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by professor and writer, Jonathan Kennedy.


Jonathan joins us to discuss his debut work of non-fiction, Pathogenesis, a look at the latest scienc…

00:42:14  |   Wed 19 Apr 2023
Diana Evans with Isy Suttie

Diana Evans with Isy Suttie

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by award-winning author, Diana Evans


Diana joins us to discuss her latest novel, A House for Alice, the follow-up to the best-selling and critica…

00:49:51  |   Wed 05 Apr 2023
Sarah Bakewell with Isy Suttie

Sarah Bakewell with Isy Suttie

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by award-winning author and professor, Sarah Bakewell.


Sarah joins us to discuss her latest work of nonfiction, Humanly Possible: seven hundred y…

00:52:21  |   Wed 22 Mar 2023
Carlo Rovelli with Nihal Arthanayake

Carlo Rovelli with Nihal Arthanayake

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal is joined by writer, science populariser and theoretical, Carlo Rovelli.


He joins us to talk about the new English translation of his first book, Anaximander.


T…

00:52:12  |   Wed 08 Mar 2023
Julian Barnes with Nihal Arthanayake

Julian Barnes with Nihal Arthanayake

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal Arthanayake is joined by English writer and national treasure, Julian Barnes.


He joins us to discuss the paperback publication of his most recent novel, Elizabe…

00:47:19  |   Wed 22 Feb 2023
Paul Harding with Nihal Arthanayake

Paul Harding with Nihal Arthanayake

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal Arthanayake is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Paul Harding.


Paul joins us to discuss his brand new novel, This Other Eden.


We also hear how the press…

00:47:08  |   Wed 08 Feb 2023
Nadiya Hussein with Isy Suttie

Nadiya Hussein with Isy Suttie

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie talks to author, TV presenter, Sunday Times bestseller and beloved chef, Nadiya Hussian. They discuss her new cookbook, Nadiya's Everyday Baking.


They als…

00:40:58  |   Wed 25 Jan 2023
Jane Fallon with with Nihal Arthanayake

Jane Fallon with with Nihal Arthanayake

Happy New Year!


Our first episode of the year features best-selling author, Jane Fallon, talking to Nihal Arthanayake about her brand-new novel, Just Got Real.


Two also discuss the joys of editing a f…

00:39:03  |   Wed 11 Jan 2023
The Year in Review 2022 (Part 2) with Nihal Arthanayake

The Year in Review 2022 (Part 2) with Nihal Arthanayake

As we approach the new year, we're revisiting some of our favourite moments on the Penguin Podcast with part two of our Best of the Penguin Podcast.


We're joined by Jarvis Cocker, Asma Khan, Lisa Jewe…

00:28:06  |   Wed 28 Dec 2022
The Year in Review 2022 (Part 1) with Nihal Arthanayake

The Year in Review 2022 (Part 1) with Nihal Arthanayake

As we approach the end of 2022, we're revisiting some of our favourite moments on the Penguin Podcast this year.


In part one, we're joined by Alison Hammond, Claire Fuller, Michael Rosen, Sinead Moria…

00:31:49  |   Wed 14 Dec 2022
Malorie Blackman with Nihal Arthanayake

Malorie Blackman with Nihal Arthanayake

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal is joined by Malorie Blackman, author of the critically acclaimed and internationally renowned Noughts and Crosses series.


She joins us to talk about her new me…

00:35:55  |   Wed 30 Nov 2022
Ian McEwan with Nihal Arthanayake

Ian McEwan with Nihal Arthanayake

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal is joined by author, screenwriter, booker winner and one of Britain's best-loved writers, Ian McEwan.


He joins us to talk about his brand new novel, Lessons.


Ian…

00:47:18  |   Wed 16 Nov 2022
Live Event - Greta Thunberg in Conversation with Samira Ahmed

Live Event - Greta Thunberg in Conversation with Samira Ahmed

This week on the Penguin Podcast, from the Southbank Centre we bring you the live launch event of Greta Thunberg's The Climate Book.


'The Climate Book brings together an unprecedented collective of ov…

01:11:10  |   Wed 09 Nov 2022
Special episode - Demystifying Publishing

Special episode - Demystifying Publishing

This week on the Penguin Podcast, we break down the publishing process.


Host Leena Norms is joined by Penguin author, Derek Owusu, his agent Crystal Mahey-Morgan and editor Tom Avery.


With Derek's debu…

00:30:00  |   Wed 02 Nov 2022
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