Namaste Motherf**kers

By Cally Beaton

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a national treasure? Or whether you can help yourself with self-help? If it’s possible to get rich quick without being a dick? Or how many close family members have ... more

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June 25, 2025 Mad Cow with Kathy Lette
In this episode, Cally talks to Kathy Lette about Kylie Minogue, Barry Humphries, Joan Rivers, Germaine Greer, Spike Milligan, books, feminism, autism, sexism, ageism, sisters and second acts.
Instagram: @kathylette
Kathy’s new book The Revenge Club
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1h 9min
June 18, 2025 Re-Write: Danny Wallace from Series One
As we continue our literary season we bring you this classic from the Namaste archive, where Cally talks to filmmaker, comedian, and writer, Danny Wallace, about: losing one’s hair, losing one’s parent, kindness, saying yes, men’s bodies, awkward moments, techniques for trolls, the mighty Boosch, and homeschooling during a pandemic.
Instagram:
⁠@dannywallace⁠
Norm MacDonald's Moth Joke
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1h
June 11, 2025 Re-Write: Emily Dean from Series One
Our literary season continues with this ancient episode all the way from series one where Cally talks with writer, presenter, TV producer and podcaster Emily Dean about: childhood, grief, being single, famous friends and of course her superstar dog, Raymond. Oh, and the really important stuff – teeth.
Emily's book Everyone Died So I Got A Dog is
available
⁠here⁠
Listen to her podcast
⁠Walking the
Dog⁠
For more information on the
⁠Hoffman
Process⁠
Icelandic for ‘snow with flakes as big as
dog’s paws’ – HUNDSLAPPADRÍFA
We think the quote we referred to might not be Anton Chekhov after all, but rather Leo Tolstoy: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”
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55min
June 04, 2025 Re-Write: Oliver Burkeman from Series One
As we continue with our Literary Season in the run up to the publication of Cally's book, we go back to where it all began, with episode one of Namaste Motherfuckers. Cally talks with Oliver about wide-ranging topics, including: silent meditation retreats, goal-free living, writing ‘this column will change your life’ for The Guardian and why it’s important to ‘stay on the fucking bus’.
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53min
May 28, 2025 Re-Write: Kathleen Wyatt from Series Two
As our literary season continues, in this classic episode, Cally talks to journalist, writer & author Kathleen Wyatt about lying, dying, drugs, love, neuroplasticity, linguistics, spies, double agents, travel, journalism, coming out, growing up, getting uncomfortable, Al Qaeda and puppies.
Kathleen's book ⁠The Social Superpower - the
big truth about little lies⁠:
Instagram: ⁠@kathleenwyattbooks⁠
⁠The Mauritanian
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1h 1min
May 21, 2025 Re-Write: Helen Russell from Series One
As our literary season continues to the publication of Cally's book, we bring you this classic episode from the Namaste archive where Cally talks to journalist, speaker and best-selling author Helen Russell about happiness,
sadness, life, death, parenthood, fertility, arrival fallacy, being ginger,
crying on planes, crying off planes, telephone phobia, loneliness, Scandinavia, altruism, therapy, medication and washing machines.
Instagram ⁠@MsHelenRussell⁠
Helen's book ⁠How to Be Sad⁠
Helen's website ⁠helenrussell.co.uk⁠
Bereavement support for ⁠SIDS ⁠loss
⁠Could having a baby give you
PTSD?⁠
Harvard ⁠happiness course⁠
⁠Mo Gawdat
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1h 6min
May 14, 2025 Take Me to the River with Robert Macfarlane
In this episode, Cally talks to Robert Macfarlane about rivers, Radiohead, droughts, chalk streams, climate change, mountains, punk, pastoral, daylighting, gaslighting, politics, philosophy and hope.
@robgmacfarlane on Instagram
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social on BlueSky
Stanley Donwood
Johnny Flynn River, Mountain and Love
Jackie Morris on Namaste Motherf*ckers
Rebecca Solnit
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1h 15min
May 07, 2025 And the Winner Is: Matt Forde from Series Seven
To celebrate our nomination at this year's Golden Lobe Awards for Best Guest (Spoiler: we may have one by the time you hear this) we dig out this (potentially) award winning episode feature Matt Forde talking about his cancer diagnosis, treatment, recovery, hope, rehabilitation, luck, comedy, friendship, politics, love and poo.
Matt’s ⁠website⁠
⁠Chordoma Foundation⁠
Donate to Matt’s hospital ⁠RNOH⁠
Macmillan ⁠Cancer Support⁠
Cancer Research ⁠UK⁠
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1h 9min
April 30, 2025 Re-Write: Susie Dent from Series Five
As our literary season in the run up to Cally’s book’s arrival, we raid the Namaste archive for this this episode Cally where talks to Countdown Dictionary Corner's Susie Dent about etymology, phrases, feelings, love, writing, happiness, Japanese, French, hygge, memory, Maths, fame, Finland and her Twitter Words of the Day.
Instagram: ⁠@susiedent⁠
Roots of Happiness ⁠book⁠
The Secret Lives of Words ⁠Tour⁠
Something Rhymes with Purple ⁠podcast⁠
Sean Lock’s ⁠Rectum of the Year⁠
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1h 6min
April 24, 2025 Re-Write: Mark Billingham from Series One
As our literary season continues, we bring you this classic episode from the Namaste archive where Cally talks to crime writer Mark Billingham, about writing, fans, zoom life, reviews,
crowd-pleasing, Elvis Costello, showing off, personality types, writing, reading, poker, luck vs hard work, midlife crises and John Irving.

Find out more about Mark Billingham

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

John Cleese on creativity in management

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56min

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