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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Produced by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions
Music by Jake Yapp
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1:08:06
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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1:05:29
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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55:21
Re-Write: Charlie Higson from Series Six
In this classic episode from the Namaste Archvie, Cally talks to Charlie Higson about: James Bond, The Fast Show, hustles, university, Paul Whitehouse, Harry Enfield, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, punk, Thatcher, creativity, Dad’s Army, sons, brothers and writing.
Instagram: @higsonmonstroso
Charlie's books and more
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1:15:33
Beautiful Thing with Kit de Waal
In this episode, Cally talks to best-selling author Kit de Waal about rejection, getting published, reading, writing, social mobility, religion, racism, self-esteem, identity, adoption, motherhood and relationships.
Instagram: @kitdewaal
Kit’s books and more
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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 to die before you get a dog? With the help of celebrity guests and experts, Cally will be getting to the stories you’ve never heard before - uncovering not your normal life lessons, but some big ones nonetheless. Cally Beaton knows a thing or two about self-help, having helped herself out of a boardroom career to become a full-time comedian, just before a global pandemic. As well as finding out what makes her guests tick, she’ll be finding out what makes them laugh. Namaste Motherfuckers puts heart and humour into the worlds of work and wellbeing, with the guarantee that saving your soul has never been more fun.
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