The brilliant stand-up comedian Angela Barnes joins Emily and Raymond for this week’s episode of Walking The Dog! Angela may think she’s a pessimist, but she certainly brightened our day…
We met in Brighton’s Stanmer Park and Angela tells us all about how she was inspired by her dad (who ran a sex shop, if you didn’t know…) to start her comedy career, how important it is to remember your good fortune and what it’s like to compare careers with her peers. 
You can listen to part two of our walk with Angela here!
Keep up with all things Angela here: https://www.angelabarnescomedy.co.uk/ 
You can listen to Angela’s podcast We Are History wherever you get your podcasts. 
Catch Angela at the Edinburgh Fringe this August with her work-in-progress show "Angela Barnes Is Getting Worked Up". 
Listen to Emily and Ray’s first walk with Angela from November 2021 here
Follow Emily:  Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em
Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman  Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Angela Barnes (Part One)

Join Emily Dean and her Shih Tzu Raymond, for an extraordinary dog walk. Meet household names you’ve heard a lot about, opening up in a way you’ve never heard before. They’ll reveal what truly makes them tick and you’ll discover why the best chats always happen over a dog walk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Today Emily and Raymond are on Clapham Common with the legendary broadcaster Kate Thornton!
Kate doesn’t have a dog, but she says she melts in the presence of canine beauty - and Ray absolutely adored her (I mean, who wouldn’t?!)  . During our walk, Kate chats about summers in the Cotswolds spent in the back of her Dad’s dry cleaning van, her journey to overcoming bullying and she built an extraordinary portfolio career for herself.
The second part of our walk with be available on Thursday!
White Wine Question Time with Kate Thornton is a Stak production, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow Emily:  Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em
Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman  Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate Thornton (Part One)

We’re back in Victoria Park with Rhys “Rhysie Baby” James! 
In this part of the conversation, Emily delves into Rhys' personal life, Rhys tells us how he came to have a cat named by Bob Mortimer and all about writing his new podcast, the brilliant Dial F For Football.
You can listen to the first part of our chat with Rhys here!
Listen to Dial F For Football wherever you get your podcasts! 
Keep up with all things Rhys at https://rhysjames.co.uk/ 
Follow Emily:  Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em
Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman  Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rhys James (Part Two)

Join Emily and Ray in London’s Victoria Park for a walk with the brilliant comedian Rhys James. Rhys is actually more of a cat man, but Raymond absolutely adored him nonetheless! 
Rhys tells us about growing up in Harpenden, what it meant to be a small boy at school, how he feels about being liked and the limited circumstances under which he will accept compliments. 
Rhys has written a brand new podcast - Dial F For Football: a comedy series that goes behind the scenes of the most popular fictional sport radio station in the country - Totalsport FM. It stars Lolly Adefope, Fergus Craig, Jessica Fostekew & Helen Cripps. You can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts! 
The second part of our chat is available here!
Keep up with all things Rhys at https://rhysjames.co.uk/ 
Follow Emily:  Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em
Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman  Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rhys James (Part One)

We're back with Katherine Ryan, along with her dogs Meg, Manny and Cardi B - this time we're safely out of the mud in her back garden.
Katherine tells us about what it was like to film her own reality show, attachment parenting and the benefits of coyote vests.
You can listen to the first part of our walk here!
Katherine will be on tour with Battleaxe in 2024 and 2025. You can find tickets here!
You can listen to Katherine's podcast Telling Everybody Everything wherever you get your podcasts. 
Katherine's reality show Parental Guidance is available here on UKTV Play
Listen to Emily and Ray's first walk with Katherine from May 2017 here
Follow Emily:  Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em
Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman  Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katherine Ryan (Part Two)

This week on Walking The Dog, it's the one-and-only Katherine Ryan! We met Katherine in a location in Hertfordshire that was far too muddy for someone as glamorous as she... although Katherine dealt with it VERY well.... much better than Raymond. Katherine caught us up with her three dogs: Manny, Meg and new addition Cardi B - and they are all absolutely adorable!
After encountering a few hurdles with the locals and the mud, Katherine tells us all about the games she played with her sisters growing up, what it was like to be interviewed by Louis Theroux and whether she really does tell everybody everything.
The second part of our chat is available here! 
Katherine will be on tour with Battleaxe in 2024 and 2025. You can find tickets here!
You can listen to Katherine's podcast Telling Everybody Everything wherever you get your podcasts. 
Katherine's reality show Parental Guidance is available here on UKTV Play
Listen to Emily and Ray's first walk with Katherine from May 2017 here
Follow Emily:  Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em
Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman  Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Angela Barnes (Part One)

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