Cheerful Book Club

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Join Ed Miliband, Geoff Lloyd and friends for a conversation about the biggest ideas in non-fiction books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cheerful Book Club episodes:

04.08.2020
Billy Bragg: The Three Dimensions of Freedom
This is the final of our Cheerful Book Club pilot episodes. We’re joined by Billy Bragg to chat about his new book, ‘The Three Dimensions of Freedom’. Billy talks about politics in the age of social media, the importance of...
04.01.2020
Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Here’s the second pilot of Cheerful Book Club from last year. Geoff and Ed chat to Reni Eddo-Lodge about her best-selling book, ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’. They discuss why the book was needed, the...
03.26.2020
Elizabeth Day: How to Fail
Season 1 of Cheerful Book Club is over… But don’t worry, we’re bringing you our original pilot episodes for those who missed out. Here Ed speaks to Elizabeth Day about her best-selling book ‘How to Fail’. They swap notes on...
03.19.2020
Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac: The Future We Choose
Here’s something we recorded with two fab guests before the current public health crisis began. Christiana Figueres, architect of the Paris Agreement, and Tom Rivett-Carnac, her political strategist at the UN, are here to talk about their book, ‘The Future We Choose: Surviving...
03.12.2020
Emily Oster: Cribsheet
Special guest co-host Sarah O’Connor joins us for this conversation with economist Emily Oster. Emily chats about Cribsheet’ - her data-driven guide to parenting, covering everything from breastfeeding to screen time. We talk through the big myths, how gender drives...
03.05.2020
Bill McKibben: Falter
We’re talking to veteran climate activist and founding father of the fossil fuel divestment movement Bill McKibben about his book, ’Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?’. Bill chats about the climate crisis, Ayn Rand’s lasting influence,...
02.27.2020
Ian McEwan: Machines Like Me
We’re ripping up the rules and venturing away from non-fiction this week. The wonderful Ian McEwan is here to chat through the themes of his latest novel, ‘Machines Like Me’. Ian talks about artificial intelligence, moral dilemmas and what really...
02.20.2020
Rachel Maddow: Blowout
This week we’re chatting to American broadcasting royalty Rachel Maddow about her new book, ‘Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth’. Rachel talks about the power of the fossil fuel industry, the state...
02.13.2020
Michael Lewis: The Fifth Risk
Ed’s very excited about this episode! This week we’re speaking to Michael Lewis, author of a tonne of bestsellers including Moneyball, The Big Short and new book The Fifth Risk. Michael talks about the problems of markets, Donald Trump’s attitude...
02.06.2020
Mariana Mazzucato: The Value of Everything
We’re talking to top economist Mariana Mazzucato about her book, ‘The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy’. From ‘wealth creators’ to ‘risk takers’, Mariana challenges the stories we tell about who really creates economic value and...
01.30.2020
Alex Beard: Natural Born Learners
The wonderful Melissa Benn joins us as a guest co-host this week! We chat to Alex Beard, author of ‘Natural Born Learners’. Alex talks about his experience of teaching in London and how it inspired him to travel the world...
01.23.2020
Rana Foroohar: Don’t Be Evil
Welcome to Cheerful Book Club! In our first episode we chat to Financial Times columnist, and scourge of Silicon Valley, Rana Foroohar about her latest book ‘Don’t Be Evil: The Case Against Big Tech’. Rana talks about the power of...
01.14.2020
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Welcome to Cheerful Book Club, the new podcast from Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd. Join Ed, Geoff and friends for a chat about the biggest ideas in non-fiction books. Coming soon... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's Cheerful Book Club about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Cheerful Book Club episodes:

Billy Bragg: The Three Dimensions of Freedom

Reni Eddo-Lodge: Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Elizabeth Day: How to Fail

Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac: The Future We Choose

Emily Oster: Cribsheet

Bill McKibben: Falter

Ian McEwan: Machines Like Me

Rachel Maddow: Blowout

Michael Lewis: The Fifth Risk

Mariana Mazzucato: The Value of Everything

Alex Beard: Natural Born Learners

Rana Foroohar: Don’t Be Evil

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