# The Penguin Podcast

The Penguin Podcast is a fortnightly podcast by Penguin Books.
Authors talk about objects that have special meanings.
Initially the host was Richard E. Grant. He stepped down in November 2016 and the series was re-launched with guest hosts conducting the interviews.
The podcasts are hosted in iTunes, Acast and SoundCloud.
The show won "Best Branded Podcast" at the 2020 British Podcast Awards.

## Episode list

| Episode | Guest | Interviewer | Date |
| 1 | Kate Atkinson | Richard E. Grant | 15 July 2015 |
| 2 | Bridget Christie | Richard E. Grant | 4 August 2015 |
| 3 | Pat Barker | Richard E. Grant | 25 August 2015 |
| 4 | Meera Syal | Richard E. Grant | 15 September 2015 |
| 5 | Paula Hawkins | Richard E. Grant | 6 October 2015 |
| 6 | Bill Bryson | Richard E. Grant | 27 October 2015 |
| 7 | Elvis Costello | Richard E. Grant | 17 November 2015 |
| 8 | Neil Gaiman | Richard E. Grant | 8 December 2015 |
| 9 | Michael Acton Smith | Richard E. Grant | 29 December 2015 |
| 10 | Phil Redmond | Richard E. Grant | 12 January 2016 |
| 11 | Louis de Bernières | Richard E. Grant | 2 February 2016 |
| 12 | Howard Jacobson | Richard E. Grant | 23 February 2016 |
| 13 | Colm Tóibín | Richard E. Grant | 29 February 2016 |
| 14 | Shami Chakrabarti | Richard E. Grant | 16 March 2016 |
| 15 | Francesca Martinez | Richard E. Grant | 6 April 2016 |
| 16 | Alain de Botton | Richard E. Grant | 27 April 2016 |
| 17 | Chris Packham | Richard E. Grant | 5 May 2016 |
| 18 | Irvine Welsh | Richard E. Grant | 25 May 2016 |
| 19 | John Finnemore | Richard E. Grant | 15 June 2016 |
| 20 | Emma Kennedy | Richard E. Grant | 6 July 2016 |
| 21 | Shappi Khorsandi | Richard E. Grant | 27 July 2016 |
| 22 | Highlights 1 | | 16 August 2016 |
| 23 | Highlights 2 | | 7 September 2016 |
| 24 | Robert Harris | Richard E. Grant | 28 September 2016 |
| 25 | Clare Balding | Richard E. Grant | 4 October 2016 |
| 26 | The Football Ramble | | 19 October 2016 |
| 27 | Alexandra Shulman | Richard E. Grant | 2 November 2016 |
| 28 | Johnny Marr | David Baddiel | 16 November 2016 |
| 29 | Zadie Smith | David Baddiel | 30 November 2016 |
| 30 | James Oswald | Konnie Huq | 14 December 2016 |
| 31 | Tom Fletcher | Konnie Huq | 26 December 2016 |
| 32 | Ali Land | Paul Smith | 10 January 2017 |
| 33 | Ruby Wax | David Baddiel | 24 January 2017 |
| 34 | Harriet Harman | Konnie Huq | 8 February 2017 |
| 35 | John Boyne | Paul Smith | 22 February 2017 |
| 36 | David Hepworth | Paul Smith | 8 March 2017 |
| 37 | Elan Mastai | David Baddiel | 22 March 2017 |
| 38 | Brad Stone | David Baddiel | 5 April 2017 |
| 39 | Jon Culshaw | Meera Syal | 19 April 2017 |
| 40 | Jo Nesbø | Konnie Huq | 3 May 2017 |
| 41 | Jane Corry | Paul Smith | 31 May 2017 |
| 42 | Carlo Rovelli | Konnie Huq | 13 June 2017 |
| 43 | Helen Fielding | Konnie Huq | 28 June 2017 |
| 44 | Simon Sebag Montefiore | Paul Smith | 11 July 2017 |
| 45 | Naomi Klein | David Baddiel | 26 July 2017 |
| 46 | Tim Weaver | Paul Smith | 9 August 2017 |
| 47 | Kathy Reichs | Konnie Huq | 23 August 2017 |
| 48 | Simon Sinek | Konnie Huq | 30 August 2017 |
| 49 | Anthony Horowitz | Konnie Huq | 6 September 2017 |
| 50 | Harlan Coben | Konnie Huq | 20 September 2017 |
| 51 | Rachel Botsman | Konnie Huq | 4 October 2017 |
| 52 | Malcolm Gladwell | Paul Smith | 17 October 2017 |
| 53 | Stephen Fry | David Baddiel | 31 October 2017 |
| 54 | No Such Thing as a Fish | Paul Smith | 14 November 2017 |
| 55 | Nina Stibbe | Konnie Huq | 28 November 2017 |
| 56 | Ian Rankin | David Baddiel | 13 December 2017 |
| 57 | Jeff Kinney | Konnie Huq | 27 December 2017 |