The World As It Should Be Podcast
1) Eliza Reid
Eliza Reid was raised near Ottawa in Canada, and moved to Iceland in 2003 when she was 27 years old. In 2016, Eliza’s husband took office as President of Iceland and she became Iceland’s First Lady. I...Show More
2) Pola Oloxiarac
Author Pola Oloixarac was born in Buenos Aires and now lives in Barcelona. She has written three novels, and is a regular contributor to The New York Times, El País and La Nación.In 2010, she was chos...Show More
3) Sandi Toksvig, Elif Shafak, Shola Mos-Shogbamimu
This special episode was recorded last year as part of our Primadonna Prize event. It features:Sandi Toksvig began her comedy career at Girton College, Cambridge where she found time to write and perf...Show More
4) Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Latrice Jones is an American author, activist and filmmaker. She is co-author of the NYT bestselling YA novel, I’m Not Dying with You Tonight and her latest book, How We Can Win: Race, Histor...Show More
5) Angelle Joseph
Angelle Joseph is an artist, community worker and broadcaster. As presenter of BBC Suffolk’s Music Introducing show, she is a pioneer of unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music in Suffolk. Sh...Show More
6) Monique Roffey
Monique Roffey is a writer, activist and lecturer. She was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and now shares her time between there and her home in London. Monique has published seven books – a mem...Show More
7) Sabeena Akhtar
Sabeena Akhtar is a writer, editor, programmer… and a Primadonna. She has worked in publishing with the radical non-profit Tilted Axis Press, as a curator for Media Diversified, for whom she created a...Show More
8) Juno Dawson
Juno Dawson is a writer, actor and activist, best known for her YA novels including Clean, Meat Market and, most recently, Wonderland.Juno has also written bestselling non-fiction, including the LGBTQ...Show More
9) Pepsi and Shirlie
Pop icons Pepsi & Shirlie met outside a tube station in London in 1985 when Pepsi – then Helen – auditioned to join Shirlie, Andrew Ridgely and George Michael as a backing singer in Wham! In...Show More
10) Bronwyn Sweeney
Bronwyn Sweeney worked in the media for almost a decade as a copywriter and brand creative, working on everything from haircare to home furnishings. When she was 29, Bronwyn’s employer paid for h...Show More