The Penguin Podcast
Interview podcast
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The Penguin Podcast[1][2][3][4][5] is a fortnightly podcast by Penguin Books.
Genresociety and culture podcast, arts podcast 
No. of episodes235
Ratings4.1/5
| The penguin podcast | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | society and culture podcast, arts podcast |
| Publication | |
| No. of episodes | 235 |
| Reception | |
| Ratings | 4.1/5 |
| Related | |
| Website | https://www.penguin.co.uk/podcasts |
Authors talk about objects that have special meanings.
Initially the host was Richard E. Grant. He stepped down in November 2016 and the series was re-launched with guest hosts conducting the interviews.
The podcasts are hosted in iTunes,[6] Acast[7] and SoundCloud.[8]
The show won "Best Branded Podcast" at the 2020 British Podcast Awards.[9]
Episode list
| Episode | Guest | Interviewer | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kate Atkinson | Richard E. Grant | 15 July 2015 |
| 2 | Bridget Christie | Richard E. Grant | 4 August 2015 |
| 3 | Pat Barker | Richard E. Grant | 25 August 2015 |
| 4 | Meera Syal | Richard E. Grant | 15 September 2015 |
| 5 | Paula Hawkins | Richard E. Grant | 6 October 2015 |
| 6 | Bill Bryson | Richard E. Grant | 27 October 2015 |
| 7 | Elvis Costello | Richard E. Grant | 17 November 2015 |
| 8 | Neil Gaiman | Richard E. Grant | 8 December 2015 |
| 9 | Michael Acton Smith | Richard E. Grant | 29 December 2015 |
| 10 | Phil Redmond | Richard E. Grant | 12 January 2016 |
| 11 | Louis de Bernières | Richard E. Grant | 2 February 2016 |
| 12 | Howard Jacobson | Richard E. Grant | 23 February 2016 |
| 13 | Colm Tóibín | Richard E. Grant | 29 February 2016 |
| 14 | Shami Chakrabarti | Richard E. Grant | 16 March 2016 |
| 15 | Francesca Martinez | Richard E. Grant | 6 April 2016 |
| 16 | Alain de Botton | Richard E. Grant | 27 April 2016 |
| 17 | Chris Packham | Richard E. Grant | 5 May 2016 |
| 18 | Irvine Welsh | Richard E. Grant | 25 May 2016 |
| 19 | John Finnemore | Richard E. Grant | 15 June 2016 |
| 20 | Emma Kennedy | Richard E. Grant | 6 July 2016 |
| 21 | Shappi Khorsandi | Richard E. Grant | 27 July 2016 |
| 22 | Highlights 1 | 16 August 2016 | |
| 23 | Highlights 2 | 7 September 2016 | |
| 24 | Robert Harris | Richard E. Grant | 28 September 2016 |
| 25 | Clare Balding | Richard E. Grant | 4 October 2016 |
| 26 | The Football Ramble | 19 October 2016 | |
| 27 | Alexandra Shulman | Richard E. Grant | 2 November 2016 |
| 28 | Johnny Marr | David Baddiel | 16 November 2016 |
| 29 | Zadie Smith | David Baddiel | 30 November 2016 |
| 30 | James Oswald | Konnie Huq | 14 December 2016 |
| 31 | Tom Fletcher | Konnie Huq | 26 December 2016 |
| 32 | Ali Land | Paul Smith | 10 January 2017 |
| 33 | Ruby Wax | David Baddiel | 24 January 2017 |
| 34 | Harriet Harman | Konnie Huq | 8 February 2017 |
| 35 | John Boyne | Paul Smith | 22 February 2017 |
| 36 | David Hepworth | Paul Smith | 8 March 2017 |
| 37 | Elan Mastai | David Baddiel | 22 March 2017 |
| 38 | Brad Stone | David Baddiel | 5 April 2017 |
| 39 | Jon Culshaw | Meera Syal | 19 April 2017 |
| 40 | Jo Nesbø | Konnie Huq | 3 May 2017 |
| 41 | Jane Corry | Paul Smith | 31 May 2017 |
| 42 | Carlo Rovelli | Konnie Huq | 13 June 2017 |
| 43 | Helen Fielding | Konnie Huq | 28 June 2017 |
| 44 | Simon Sebag Montefiore | Paul Smith | 11 July 2017 |
| 45 | Naomi Klein | David Baddiel | 26 July 2017 |
| 46 | Tim Weaver | Paul Smith | 9 August 2017 |
| 47 | Kathy Reichs | Konnie Huq | 23 August 2017 |
| 48 | Simon Sinek | Konnie Huq | 30 August 2017 |
| 49 | Anthony Horowitz | Konnie Huq | 6 September 2017 |
| 50 | Harlan Coben | Konnie Huq | 20 September 2017 |
| 51 | Rachel Botsman | Konnie Huq | 4 October 2017 |
| 52 | Malcolm Gladwell | Paul Smith | 17 October 2017 |
| 53 | Stephen Fry | David Baddiel | 31 October 2017 |
| 54 | No Such Thing as a Fish | Paul Smith | 14 November 2017 |
| 55 | Nina Stibbe | Konnie Huq | 28 November 2017 |
| 56 | Ian Rankin | David Baddiel | 13 December 2017 |
| 57 | Jeff Kinney | Konnie Huq | 27 December 2017 |
