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Experiences that have reshaped lives. Bold questions, unexpected truths, lots of tea... Emma Barnett invites you into her world for deeply human conversations.
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36 episodes
since Nov. 3, 2025
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Comedian Eleanor Thom struck up a friendship with Emma after they discussed their shared struggles with endometriosis. Eleanor has undergone 12 surgeries for the condition, and the pair have decided to air publicly some of what they say to each other about it in private.
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Edd Hedges is a stand up comedian. He grew up in a small village, and was bullied throughout his childhood by a neighbour named Brett.
Edd had come back to the village one evening to perform a charity gig. After going to bed at his parents’ house, Ed was awoken when someone was banging at the door.…
Victoria Pendleton has suffered depression and grief since becoming an Olympic cycling champion. She's come out of it a stronger person, still on the lookout for a challenge.
Having won her second Olympic gold medal at her home games in London in 2012, Victoria retired from cycling as a national he…
Oonagh Cousins was one of Britain's best rowers, and was awarded a place on Team GB at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But after having Covid and being unable to fully recover, Oonagh lost her place in the squad.
Oonagh now lives with Long Covid, which impacts roughly 2 million people in the UK. Having he…
As Labour leadership hopeful Wes Streeting vows to bring the UK back into the EU Emma asks - do we really want to have that fight again? Or is it fair enough if many of us have changed our minds?
Would you dob your child in to the police? The Government is bringing in harsher penalties for the pa…
Weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth's ex-husband was jailed in 2021 for coercive control and stalking her. Even though he is now free, he was given a lifetime restraining order stopping him from contacting Ruth or their two children.
At times he would contact her up to 200 times a day while she was at…
We’re doing a new thing on Ready to Talk: News – a short series of three episodes where we find the news stories that really pique your interest and get us talking.
On this episode - what the hell is going on in our politics - have we all become addicted to the psychodrama of leadership battles? …
Comedian John Robins talks about how he stopped drinking booze and why he’s happiest alone. He had his last drink in 2022 but only accepted he was an alcoholic after he had quit.
John is known for his Edinburgh award-winning stand up shows and podcasts like How Do You Cope? and partnership with Eli…
We're doing a new thing on Ready to Talk: News - a short series of three episodes where we find the news stories that really pique your interest and get us all talking.
On this episode - why are some in middle class Britain swiping things from supermarkets and then bragging about their five-finger…
Emma has some exciting news about a special spin-off series, Ready to Talk News, publishing over the next three weeks on Thursdays.
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