Monocle 24: Meet the Writers Podcast
1) Sir Michael Palin on his travels, decades-long career and finding laughter
Georgina Godwin sits down with Sir Michael Palin, who shares insight into his upbringing, his start in comedy with Monty Python and his latest venture, ‘Michael Palin in Venezuela’. See om...Show More
2) Mitchell Kaplan, the founder of Miami Book Fair
Georgina Godwin speaks with Mitchell Kaplan, the founder of Miami Book Fair. They discuss his switch in careers from lawmaker to bookseller, influencing the city’s literary culture and adapting ...Show More
3) Harlan Greene at the 2025 Charleston Literary Festival
Georgina Godwin meets American writer and historian Harlan Greene at the 2025 Charleston Literary Festival to discuss the playwright Dorothy Heyward, who is the subject of Greene’s book ‘P...Show More
4) The winner of the 2025 Booker Prize: David Szalay
Georgina Godwin meets Davis Szalay, winner of the 2025 Booker Prize, at Charleston Literary Festival. They discuss his winning novel, Flesh, his connection to the UK, his multicultural upbringing and ...Show More
5) Kiran Desai on loneliness, legacy and the curse of rewriting
Georgina Godwin is joined by Kiran Desai, whose novel ‘The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny’ was shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize. She discusses her New Delhi childhood, political unrest...Show More
6) The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 winner: Helen Garner
Georgina Godwin is joined by Helen Garner, the 2025 winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, who shares insight into How to End a Story: Collected Diaries. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...Show More
7) Richard Armitage and the power of storytelling
Richard Armitage discusses moving from acting to writing with ‘The Cut’, which explores trauma and memory. Reflecting on his Leicestershire roots, immersive roles and empathy, Armitage see...Show More
8) Richard Lloyd Parry and the journeys within stories
Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia editor for The Times and Sunday Times, shares memories of his upbringing in Southport and his Blockbusters prize trip to Japan, which sparked a desire to cover the continent ...Show More
9) Olivier Norek on courage, conflict and history
French author Olivier Norek presents ‘The Winter Warriors’, his first historical novel, on the 1939 Soviet invasion of Finland. He joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his research and why thi...Show More
10) Sam Sussman on the possibility of family ties
Writer Sam Sussman joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his US upbringing, relationship with his mother and the op-ed that developed into his debut novel, ‘Boy from the North Country’. See omn...Show More