NonFicPod
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBrought to you by author and publishing rockstar Georgie Codd, with author and broadcaster Emma Byrne, NonFicPod is your home for the latest nonfiction must-reads, with insightful interviews featuring outstanding authors. Get bonus content on Patreon
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Karen Beddow - Minitravellers
March 31, 2022 08:49 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBKaren Beddow is an entrepreneur, traveller, parent, and author. Frustrated by the lack of great travel books for children she began her own series, Extraordinary Travellers, to helo kids uncover the magic of exploring another country. In this epsiode we talk putting up tents in the rain, the false dichotomy between fiction and nonfiction and the journey to publication. Karen is bringing the Extraordinary Travellers and their adventures to Wild Words Festival - book now with 10% off with th...
Rebecca Lee - How Words Get Good
March 17, 2022 07:50 - 31 minutes - 72.9 MBToday on Nonfic pod we’re talking about how words get good - and if you enjoy a good word, you’ll love wild words festival. From the 3rd-5th June in Cuffley, hertfordshire. A brand new celebration of the written and spoken word for avid writers and readers alike. Get 10 % off with the code NonFicPod Rebecca Lee is an editorial manager at Penguin Random House. She's spent twenty years managing hundreds of high-profile books from delivery of manuscript to finished copies, signing off millions...
Ben Machell - The Unusual Suspect
February 24, 2022 06:23 - 38 minutes - 88.2 MBThe Unusual Suspect reads like a thriller, with a complex protagonist who just happens to be a real human being. Stephen Jackley was deeply affected by the poverty and inequality he saw in the world. There was only one thing he could think of to do. Rob a bank. To tell us about Stephen Jackley is Ben Machell. Ben is a feature writer for The Times and The Times Magazine and a contributor to publications including VICE and Esquire. He has been shortlisted for Feature Writer of the Year at the...
Rebecca Nesbit - Tickets for the Ark
February 10, 2022 06:54 - 35 minutes - 54.2 MBOn this episode of NonFicPod we’re talking bees vs wasps, the ethical case for genetic modification, and why large herbivores are ecological engineers. My guest Rebecca Nesbit studies ecology, conservation ethics, food security, crop biotechnology, climate change, science policy and citizen science. In her previous book, is that fish in your tomato, she explored the science and ethics of genetic modification. In her latest book, out on the 17th of February, Rebecca looks at what we choose ...
Kate Greene - Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars
January 20, 2022 07:35 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBIn which we muse upon which humans get to go to space, how to stay human in space, and the banality of Elon Musk's intergallactic Tinder profile! Kate Greene was the crew writer and second-in-command on the first simulated Mars mission for the NASA-funded HI-SEAS project. A poet, essayist, and former laser physicist, her work has appeared in multiple publications and radio shows. She’s taught writing at Columbia University, San Francisco State University, and the Tennessee Prison for Women....
David Robson - The Expectation Effect
January 06, 2022 08:12 - 36 minutes - 31.7 MBWhat are your expectations for the year ahead? A depressing slog through a series of stressful situations or an exciting opportunity to tackle inspiring challenges? We're excited and inspired to welcome award-winning science journalist David Robson to today's episode of NonFicPod. His latest book, The Expectation Effect offers an illuminating insight into the power of the prediction machine between our ears. In this podcast we talk about the placebo effect, the connection between the way...
Amy Jeffs and Mary Wellesley: Storyland and Hidden Hands
December 09, 2021 09:23 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBOn this episode we are joined by historians Dr Mary Wellesley and Dr Amy Jeffs talking about their new books "Hidden Hands" and "Storyland." We talk about the myth of individual greatness, the way stories shape our view of the world, and imagine Gerald of Wales having a Kanye moment. Please subscribe and share if you enjoy hearing about great new nonfiction. Look for the button in your podcasting app of choice. You can follow NonFicPod on Twitter @NonFicPod amd you can follow @amy_histori...
Emily Mayhew - Four Horsemen
November 25, 2021 11:35 - 42 minutes - 34.1 MBDr Emily Mayhew is a military medical historian, and is the historian in residence in the Department of Bioengineering and a Research Fellow in the Division of Surgery within the Department of Surgery and Cancer, both at Imperial College London. Dr Mayhew wrote the Wounded trilogy, a series of books detailing medicine, conflict, and recovery. Her latest book, Four Horsemen looks at those extraordinary individuals and collaborations that are working to hold the line against war, pestilence,...
From the Archives: Caroline Williams, Move!
October 21, 2021 05:03 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MBFrom the archives comes this absolute BANGER of an episode from Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, cosmologist and campaigner. Ahead of our new season in November we're bringing you some of our full-length back episodes that are usually reserved for our patrons. Like what you hear? Back us on Patreon to help keep us on the air! And our new backers, All Good Bookshop will ship you a copy of The Disordered Cosmos - and any other book! - if you DM them your order. Tell 'em we sent you! Humanity ha...
From the Archives: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein and The Disordered Cosmos
October 06, 2021 06:44 - 44 minutes - 38.2 MBFrom the archives comes this absolute BANGER of an episode from Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, cosmologist and campaigner. Ahead of our new season in November we're bringing you some of our full-length back episodes that are usually reserved for our patrons. Like what you hear? Back us on Patreon to help keep us on the air! And our new backers, All Good Bookshop will ship you a copy of The Disordered Cosmos - and any other book! - if you DM them your order. Tell 'em we sent you! Dr Chand...
From the Archives: Daniel Smith and the Love Letters of Kings and Queens
September 21, 2021 08:44 - 29 minutes - 21.7 MBLove letters reveal so much - especially when the writers are the people who dictate the fate of nations, but who somehow come off as a bit... thirsty? Find out why Napoleon detested being left on read, why Prince Albert used to give Queen Victoria certificates for being ‘most improved,’ and why there are two sides to every story.This archive cut includes the extended version of the show, which contains ‘Shit I Wish I’d Known’ from Dan’s perspective as an author of dozens of books, and as an...
Nina Mingya Powles - Small Bodies of Water
August 17, 2021 06:25 - 30 minutes - 21.7 MBWe're in the mood for reflections this week: on a girlhood spent between cultures; on the shyness of life in poetry; on resilience when writing long-form, and of dream-like watery scenes past and present. Our guest is Nina Mingya Powles, whose latest collection of essays - Small Bodies of Water - spans oceans, pools and ponds worldwide - and is currently attracting heaps of praise. The extended version of the show contains ‘Sh*t I Wish I’d Known’ from Nina’s perspective a...
We Swim to the Shark - Georgie Codd
August 10, 2021 03:35 - 35 minutes - 40.7 MBGuest Georgie Codd has worked behind the scenes at a funeral parlour, taught English in a Himalayan nunnery, edited publications for the Tibetan Government in Exile, and shadowed drug dealers in Florida City. Winner of the Seth Donaldson Bursary, with an MA in Prose Writing from the University of East Anglia, Georgie’s first book is We Swim to the Shark. Described by the Times Literary Supplement as an almost spiritual mission, We Swim to the Shark blends memoir, reportage, nature writing...
NonFic Picks for Young Readers: Summer '21
July 19, 2021 06:30 - 34 minutes - 24.6 MBA summer-time special recorded in Brighton, priming you with great NonFic ideas for the young folk in your life. Note: this episode contains swearing. Our Pick of Kids' NonFic: Justin Hancock, Can We Talk About Consent?: A Book about Freedom, Choices, and Agreement Clare Balding, Fall Off, Get Back On, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Be at the Top of Your Game! Frederick Joseph, The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on how to Wak...
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah - The Sex Lives of African Women
July 13, 2021 06:25 - 33 minutes - 24.5 MBTrigger warning: this episode contains brief references to sexual abuse and trauma. With its eye-catching title, bold ambition, and cover that simply cannot be ignored, The Sex Lives of African Women is set to get temperatures sizzling this summer. Join Codd as she meets with its author, the writer Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, to discuss womanhood, writing, Africa and, ahem, SEX. The extended version of the show contains ‘Sh*t I Wish I’d Known’ from Nana’s perspective as an author, story-collect...
Emma Byrne - How to Build a Human
June 29, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 24.2 MBYou know how some lines almost leap from the page? In this episode of NonFicPod, there's one that Codd can't shake: ‘When it comes to communicating details about diet, health, sex and mood, an anal gland can be surprisingly eloquent.’ Hit 'play' for a rollicking chat around our very own Emma Byrne's second book, How to Build a Human: what science knows about childhood. For our Patreon subscribers at Silver Nib level and up, the extended version of the show contains ‘Shit I Wish I’d Known’ ...
Nadia Owusu - Aftershocks
June 14, 2021 01:22 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBThis episode's transcript can be found here Nadia Owusu is a woman whose life story spans continents. Losses and uprootings marked her early life, leaving her with questions about her worth, her identity, even her sanity. A woman with an emotional seismometer, always attuned to the possibility of loss, she witnessed civil war, terrorism, and the ravages of colonialism and anti-blackness. She was also abandoned by her birth mother, lost her father to cancer, and fought with her widowed stepm...
Nikesh Shukla - Brown Baby
May 25, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBParenting could well be the world's toughest job. On the plus side, fatherhood's giving Nikesh Shukla some great writing material. Join us as he talks about finding motivation - both as a father and an author - and speaks openly about his frustration at publishing in a pandemic. For our Patreon subscribers at Silver Nib level and up, the extended version of the show contains ‘Shit I Wish I’d Known’ from Nikesh’s perspective as a mentor, author and comedy-writer. What role does humour play i...
Rosie Wilby - The Breakup Monologues
May 11, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 22.2 MBLet's get real now, people: love may well be all around us (many thanks to Wet Wet Wet for the constant earworm), but so too are the breakups. Tonnes of them. Join Rosie Wilby, the 'breakup queen', as she shares a few snippets of what she's learned about inevitable endings everywhere. For our Patreon subscribers at Silver Nib level and up, the extended version of the show contains ‘Shit I Wish I’d Known’ from Rosie’s perspective as a comedian who presents, writes and pods. What's her top ti...
Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein - The Disordered Cosmos
April 27, 2021 01:00 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBDr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a theoretical cosmologist and a campaigner for inclusion in physics. She is an assistant professor at the University of New Hampshire and is working on the NASA Strobe-x mission. Dr Prescod Weinstein recently received the 2021 Edward A. Bouchet Award from the American Physical Society, in recognition "For contributions to theoretical cosmology and particle physics. The Disordered Cosmos, A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred is available no...
Caroline Williams - MOVE!
April 13, 2021 05:59 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBHumanity has stopped moving. The average person now spends 70% of our time sitting or lying around - and that was before the pandemic. It’s no surprise that this is linked to rising obesity rates, but it could also be increasing our levels of depression and reducing our cognitive skills. Our guest on this episode, Caroline Williams, was going to be a PE teacher before being seduced by neuroscience. She's spent several years researching the connection between movement and the mind. As a sc...
Daniel Smith - Love Letters of Kings and Queens
March 29, 2021 00:30 - 23 minutes - 11 MBLove letters reveal so much - especially when the writers are the people who dictate the fate of nations, but who somehow come off as a bit... thirsty? Find out why Napoleon detested being left on read, why Prince Albert used to give Queen Victoria certificates for being ‘most improved,’ and why there are two sides to every story. For our Patreon subscribers at Silver Nib level and up, the extended version of the show contains ‘Shit I Wish I’d Known’ from Dan’s perspective as an author of d...
Georgina Lawton - Raceless
March 16, 2021 07:30 - 29 minutes - 24 MBFamily dynamics can be precarious at the best of times. For Georgina Lawton, the trials of growing up as a teen in suburban Surrey were compounded by a question that refused to leave her alone: why was her skin brown, when the skin of her parents and brother was white? And why did her Anglo-Irish family refuse to engage in discussions about race? For our Patreon subscribers at Silver Nib level and up, the extended version of the show contains ‘Shit I Wish I’d Known’ from Georgina’s perspect...
Meet the Hosts
March 02, 2021 07:30 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBNonFicPod with Byrne and Codd is your all-new podcast for bitchin' nonfiction. In this season we're covering everything from the love lives of royalty to the impact of exercise on the brain, from growing up black in a white family to understanding how viruses go, well, viral. In this episode, find out who Emma and Georgie (Byrne and Codd) actually are. As your hosts on this journey we thought it only right to make sure you know who you’re signing on with. This series will bring you the ...
Season One - Trailer One
February 23, 2021 13:50 - 4 minutes - 4.72 MBHear from our first few guests as we launch NonFicPod. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Patreon, and your favourite podcatchers! Live from March 2nd 2021 (See a transcript for this trailer here) Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Coming Soon - NonFicPod
February 02, 2021 14:26 - 1 minute - 1.77 MBByrne and Codd tell you about their exciting new podcast! From sex to shark bites, parenting to pottery, breakups to breakdancing - it's all on NonFicPod. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.