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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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New episode of #MeetTheWriters on
Monocle.com - Delighted to have THEE Michael Palin in studio with @georginagodwin.bsky.social sharing stories of his career - from #MontyPython to #PalininVenezuela!

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Sir Michael Palin on his travels, decades-long career and finding laughter - Monocle
Georgina Godwin sits down with Sir Michael Palin, who shares insight into his upbringing, his start in comedy with Monty...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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New episode of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com - @georginagodwin.bsky.social meets the 2025 @thebookerprizes.com winner David Szalay at #Charleston Literary Festival! They discuss his upbringing, winning the prize and the reaction to 'Flesh'(@jonathancape.bsky.social)

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The winner of the 2025 Booker Prize: David Szalay - Monocle
Georgina Godwin meets David Szalay, winner of the 2025 Booker Prize, at Charleston Literary Festival. They discuss his winning novel,...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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New Episode of #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com -
Kiran Desai returns with "The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny" (via Hamish Hamilton/ @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social) - She discusses with @georginagodwin.bsky.social on the themes and publishing a novel after two decades monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Kiran Desai on loneliness, legacy and the curse of rewriting - Monocle
Georgina Godwin is joined by Kiran Desai, whose novel ‘The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny’ was shortlisted for the 2025...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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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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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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The multifacted force that is #PriyankaMattoo is this week’s guest on #MeetTheWriters, discussing her latest release “Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones” (via @aaknopf.bsky.social) on monocle.com 🙂 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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ICYMI: The journalist and biographer Michael Wolff (@michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social) is the latest guest on #MeetTheWriters on monocle.com

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Trump biographer Michael Wolff on the ‘moron’ president’s ‘incredible incompetence’ - Monocle
Donald Trump’s second act is less a comeback than a test of the US system itself. This, at least, is...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:38 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
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#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
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#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
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#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
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September 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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#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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September 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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#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
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#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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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
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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
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#Meetthewriters Jean McNeil has explored Antarctica, led safaris in Africa, and written 16 books along the way. She’s a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society & Professor of Creative Writing. Her latest, Latitudes, is breathtaking. Hear our conversation: monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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Jean McNeil on bearing witness to a disappearing world - Monocle
Canadian author Jean McNeil reflects on her journey from Cape Breton Island to Antarctica in a conversation that explores grief,...
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August 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Meet the Writers features award-winning author Guadalupe Nettel—one of Mexico’s most acclaimed literary voices.
Listen after reading The Entrepreneurs Mexico special.
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July 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Palestinian author Karim Kattan joins #MeettheWriters to discuss his haunting debut novel The Palace on the Higher Hill, now in English.

A house on a hill. A forgotten aunt. A surreal Palestine under threat.

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July 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Romany author Damian Le Bas on The Drowned Places, a lyrical deep dive into Atlantis, myth and the mystery of what lies beneath. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
July 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Michael and Matariki Bennett, recorded at @aklwritersfest, on Māori identity, kōhanga reo, and the radical power of Indigenous storytelling monocle.com/radio/shows/...
July 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Agustina Bazterrica, recorded at @hayfestival, on her move from opera to fiction, literary influences, and writing that interrogates power and control monocle.com/radio/shows/...
July 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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#meetthewriters Esther Freud didn’t learn to read until she was 10 — and went on to write Hideous Kinky.
In My Sister and Other Lovers, she returns to the complexities of love and family, and in this chat she explores both her real and lightly fictionalised story.

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July 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Bonus weekday ep of Meet the Writers.
Earlier I judged the NZ Book Awards—fiction went unanimously to Delirious by Damien Wilkins. We met at Auckland Writers Fest (thanks @lfineranbsky.social) to record the show which you can hear wherever you get your podcasts.
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July 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM