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Acclaimed author and producer Horatio Clare shares his personal story of breakdown, sectioning, psychiatric treatment, and recovery and how the power of love can heal us.

Melanie Challenger asks how well we really know ourselves, offering a radical take on what it means to be human and arguing that at the heart of our psychology is a profound struggle with being animal.

Author Nan Sloane brings to light forgotten female heroes of history, many of whom played a part in developing political ideas and freedoms as we know them today, and dissecting why they have frequently been pushed into asides or footnotes, dismissed as secondary, or spoken over, for, or through by men and sometimes other women.

Dr Kate Fox takes us on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of extraordinary northern women, from rebels to writers to astronauts, whose lives and achievements have too long been hidden.

Based on her book, which began as a stage show, Where There's Muck There's Bras.

Anne Dickson explores the art of assertiveness and the ‘Compassion Trap’ of being governed by a desire to please. She looks at how clear, honest and direct communication can teach us to take charge of our own feelings and behaviour, without blaming others. (Please note this recording contains mild swearing).

Matthew Cobb reveals how we can create artificial memories in mice and to build AI programmes capable of cognitive feats, but what does this really mean for what we know about our own brain?

Author of Be Extraordinary: 7 Key Skills to Transform your Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary, Dr Wild applies science to understanding and transforming stress and fear. She teaches us about seven key tools to transform the stress and fears in our own lives, and the science of why they work.

Author of Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias Dr Pragya Agarwal talks at Berwins Salon North about unconscious bias and how it impacts our jobs, futures and even our romantic relationships. She discusses what happens in our brains when we are biased and if we don’t know we are, how can we responsible for it?

Welcome to our #TheakstonAward podcast, a series of interviews with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year 2022 longlisted authors.

The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year is the most coveted award in crime fiction, curated and produced by Harrogate International Festivals, in partnership with Theakston Old Peculier, The Express and Waterstones.

To find out more about each of the 18 books on the longlist, to buy your copy, or to vote for your favourite to make the shortlist, please visit www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com

Welcome to our #TheakstonAward podcast, a series of interviews with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year 2022 longlisted authors.

The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year is the most coveted award in crime fiction, curated and produced by Harrogate International Festivals, in partnership with Theakston Old Peculier, The Express and Waterstones.

To find out more about each of the 18 books on the longlist, to buy your copy, or to vote for your favourite to make the shortlist, please visit www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com