In this month’s podcast, politician turned Strictly Come Dancing star Ed Balls steps outside his comfort zone, singer-songwriter Emmy the Great plays live in the studio, and the editorial team investigates local folklore.

Tom Browne interviews journalist Gary Younge about his new book, Another Day in the Death of America.

In this month’s podcast, actress Talulah Riley talks about her debut novel Acts of Love, Jamie Morton and James Cooper discuss their hit podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno, and the editorial team gets lost in Google on the topic of unexpected couples.

In this month’s podcast, journalist Paul Morley talks about his new book 'The Age of Bowie', Robert Bound discusses Monocle's Culture podcast, and the editorial team gets lost in Google while researching missing people.

In this month’s podcast, best-selling novelist Santa Montefiore talks about her new book 'Daughters of Castle Deverill', singer-songwriter Harriet performs live in the studio, Kit de Waal launches her debut novel 'My Name is Leon', and the editorial team discusses the transition from childhood to adulthood.

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In this month’s podcast, journalist Tony Parsons talks about his new detective book ‘The Hanging Club’, best-selling author Kate Morton discusses her latest novel ‘The Lake House’, and the editorial team shares their teenage memories.

In this month’s podcast, comedian Sara Pascoe talks about the female body in Animal, journalist John Preston looks back on the Jeremy Thorpe case in A Very English Scandal, Michael Puett & Christine Gross-Loh discuss the relevance of Chinese philosophy in The Path, and the editorial team shares their childhood memories.

On this month’s show, novelist Dinah Jefferies talks about her new book “The Silk Merchant’s Daughter”, Professor Lucie Green reveals the mysteries of the sun in “15 Million Degrees”, and Alex Clarke, chair of judges for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, discusses the current state of book prizes.

In this month’s podcast, historical novelist Tracy Chevalier talks about her new book At the Edge of the Orchard, author Garth Greenwell discusses his acclaimed debut novel What Belongs to You, and the editorial team ponders the role of technology in today’s society.

In this month’s podcast, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer talks about Cometh the