Georgina Godwin
georginagodwin.bsky.social
Georgina Godwin
@georginagodwin.bsky.social
(Hon) FRSL. Broadcaster/event chair
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Had so much fun making this episode!

New one from #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com -

@georginagodwin.bsky.social meets award winning Chef Alexander Smalls while in the U.S. - plus you can here select tracks from his album "Let Us Break Bread Together" woven in. Enjoy! monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Alexander B Smalls on opera, food and African heritage - Monocle
Georgina Godwin meets Alexander B Smalls, tracing his path from opera to food writing via his family roots, landmark restaurants...
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February 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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New episode of #MeetTheWriters on
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@stevecrawshaw.bsky.social joins
@georginagodwin.bsky.social ahead of the paperback release of "Prosecuting the Powerful" monocle.com/radio/shows/...

(The Bridge Street Press/@littlebrown.bsky.social) ⚖️📚
Steve Crawshaw and confronting global impunity - Monocle
Georgina Godwin speaks to Steve Crawshaw about his book Prosecuting the Powerful, including cases from Milošević and Putin to Netanyahu....
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January 28, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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This week on #MeetTheWriters @georginagodwin.bsky.social
meets @maryltrump.bsky.social , who recounts her upbringing within the Trump dynasty, learning when she found out her uncle was running for U.S. president (the first time), and the future of America. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Mary L Trump and how power destroys a nation - Monocle
Georgina Godwin meets US psychologist and author Mary L Trump. They discuss her upbringing within the Trump family, pivoting from...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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I'm not saying I'm a visionary but I was interviewed by @georginagodwin.bsky.social on the Visionary podcast about AI and CES: shows.acast.com/visionary/ep...
What CES tells us about where tech is going | Visionary
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January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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EA Hanks and retracing family ties
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January 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Thrilled to meet Georgina Godwin of #MonocleRadio at #JaipurLiteratureFestival. She signed my copy of the inaugural March 2007 issue of #Monocle magazine. She conversed with many authors, including TimBL, the inventor of the WWW. @georginagodwin.bsky.social
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#JLF #JLF2026
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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New ep of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com - The incredible John Lloyd (the man behind Blackadder, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Spitting Image, QI, etc) joins @georginagodwin.bsky.social - discussing "The Meaning of Liff" and it's 42nd Anniversary!

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John Lloyd and ‘The Meaning of Liff’ - Monocle
Georgina Godwin meets John Lloyd, one of the men behind ‘The Meaning of Liff’. He shares insight on working with...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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🎙️ This morning @jmacrodgers.bsky.social and I spoke with @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio's The Globalist about the prospects for compensation to be paid to Ukrainian victims of Russia's war on their country. The segment begins at 03:15 in the recording
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Monocle radio - listen now
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December 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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This week's guest on #MeetTheWriters is the winner of this year's @bailliegifford.bsky.social Prize for Non-Fiction: Helen Garner. She speaks to @georginagodwin.bsky.social on "How to End a Story" - the first diary to win the prize (via @wnbooks.bsky.social) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Friend of Monocle Richard Lloyd Parry (@dicklp.bsky.social) is this week’s guest on #MeetTheWriters with @georginagodwin.bsky.social on monocle.com

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October 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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🎙️I've gotten a bit behind in my posting, but on Friday morning I spoke to @georginagodwin.bsky.social on Monocle Radio about the new tariffs that the US and EU have placed on Russia's major oil producers, & what impact this might have on war in Ukraine (starts at 3:15)
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Monocle radio - listen now
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October 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM


From the streets of Paris to the battlefields of Finland
Award-winning author and ex-police captain Olivier Norek joins me on Meet the Writers to discuss The Winter Warriors, his first historical thriller.
Listen now on Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Olivier Norek on courage, conflict and history - Monocle
French author Olivier Norek presents ‘The Winter Warriors’, his first historical novel, on the 1939 Soviet invasion of Finland. He...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What if your mother once loved Bob Dylan — and he might be your father? 
Writer Sam Sussman joins me on Meet the Writers to discuss his debut Boy From the North Country.
Listen now on Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Sam Sussman on the possibility of family ties - Monocle
Writer Sam Sussman joins Georgina Godwin to discuss his US upbringing, relationship with his mother and the op-ed that developed...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Really enjoyed being back at the Cheltenham Literature Festival yesterday, on stage with Jeremy Vine talking Black Tag. Thanks to @cheltenhamfestival.bsky.social and @georginagodwin.bsky.social for running the show
October 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Latest episode of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com -
Juhea Kim speaks to @georginagodwin.bsky.social of her bridge between ballet and writing when in the process of "City of Night Birds" - A recent #ReesesBookClub pick (published via @oneworldbooks.bsky.social) 🩰
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Juhea Kim on stories woven from silence - Monocle
Georgina Godwin speaks to Juhea Kim about her path from ballet to bestsellers, the inspirations behind her work, her passion...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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New episode of #MeetTheWriters on Monocle.com

The journalist, @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social, author of the 'Fire and Fury' series, joined @georginagodwin.bsky.social in the studio to discuss #Trump and his resurgence to The White House - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM

#MeetTheWriters: Michelle de Kretser on migration, education in Paris & Melbourne, and her latest novel Theory & Practice. A must-listen for anyone who loves complex storytelling and questions of belonging. #MichelleDeKretser #LiteraryFiction #StellaPrize #VirginiaWoolf

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September 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#meetthewriters Iain Sinclair’s Pariah Genius is a psychobiographic dive into John Deakin’s Soho—where snapshots of Bacon and Freud shimmer with grime and genius.
#PariahGenius #JohnDeakin #monocleradio #authorinterview

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Iain Sinclair on London, literature and hidden journeys - Monocle
Georgina Godwin is joined by the chronicler of London’s psychogeographies, Iain Sinclair. His latest novel, ‘Pariah Genius’, traces the footsteps...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#meetthewriters Raised in Tehran, escaped to the US, served in Special Ops, reinvented in tech—and now writing a story that mirrors those extraordinary turns. Nick Berg and I talk about Shadows of Tehran. ▶ buff.ly/MCnhLq9
#ShadowsOfTehran #AuthorChat #MonocleRadio #ExileToArt
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September 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Weather turned, Bella showing her autumn look. #springerspaniel #chillylondon
September 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
#MeetTheWriters Iris Wolff grew up in Romania, emigrated to Germany in the 1980s & became one of the country’s most celebrated writers.
We talk childhood, migration, & the art of language in her latest novel Blurred.
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#MonocleRadio #IrisWolff #BlurredNovel #AuthorConversation
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September 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#meetthewriters This week’s guests are @AndreiSoldatov.bsky.social & Irina Borogan. We explore Our Dear Friends in Moscow – censorship, exile and reporting on Russia’s shadow world. Hear it here: monocle.com/radio/shows/... #Books #Podcasts #monocleradio
Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan: Exiled voices on Russia - Monocle
Russian journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, exiled in London, discuss ‘Our Dear Friends in Moscow’. The conversation ranges from...
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August 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#MeetTheWriters with Karin Slaughter (@karinslaughter.com). Her latest, We Are All Guilty Here, is a sharp mix of mystery, menace and a stand against book bans.

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#CrimeBooks #NoToCensorship
Karin Slaughter on banned books and the fight for truth - Monocle
Karin Slaughter joins Georgina Godwin to reflect on her upbringing and her latest novel, ‘We Are All Guilty Here’. Plus:...
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August 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Heading to Edinburgh International Book Festival for events with Ewan Morrison, Alexander McCall Smith & Tessa Hadley. Also, catch @petergodwin.bsky.social on #exitwounds tomorrow. We are staying around for a few days and welcome your festival recommendations. #edinburghfestivals #godwinsontour
August 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM


From the corridors of espionage to the heart of a family legacy — @nickharkaway.com on Karla’s Choice, his bold, brilliant re-entry into the Smiley universe. I spoke with him on #MeettheWriters on #MonocleRadio about turning his le Carré inheritance into invention. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Nick Harkaway and the legacy of Le Carré - Monocle
Nick Harkaway joins Georgina Godwin to discuss life with John le Carré as a father and carrying on his legacy...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM