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How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment

How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things in life that haven’t gone right and what we... more

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Episodes

Failure Throwback: Phoebe Waller-Bridge

I’ve hand-picked some of my favourite episodes of all time to revisit this Christmas, so today’s a very special one.... more

25 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
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Introducing Be Ready When the Luck Happens | The Oprah Podcast with Ina Garten from The Oprah Podcast.Follow the show:... more

25 Dec 2024 ·
Sir Chris Hoy - ‘There’s no cure but I still find hope’

It was an honour to record this episode. We overuse words such as ‘hero’ and ‘inspiration’ but Sir Chris Hoy... more

18 Dec 2024 · 57 minutes
Kirsty Young - ‘The great benefit of age? You give less of a f**k.’

When I started How To Fail, I had a list of dream guests. Kirsty Young was on it. Not only... more

11 Dec 2024 · 52 minutes
Luke Evans - ‘If I didn’t have to take my top off on a movie set, I’d let myself go’

Lovely, lovely, LOVELY Luke Evans. I think he’s quite possibly one of the nicest men in Hollywood - a bona... more

27 Nov 2024 · 57 minutes
Andy Cohen - ‘Madonna says I’m a trouble-making queen’

Andy Cohen doesn’t just shape the culture. He is the culture. And if you think I was excited-slash-terrified to interview... more

20 Nov 2024 · 52 minutes
Ella Purnell - ‘Therapy changed my life’

TW: self-harm You might know Ella from her leading roles in the hit TV show ‘Yellowjackets’ or Amazon Prime’s ‘Fallout’. She’s... more

13 Nov 2024 · 43 minutes
Lashana Lynch - ‘I didn’t know when I was auditioning that I was going to be 007’

Lashana Lynch has had a pretty incredible few years: she was the first ever Black female agent with a licence... more

06 Nov 2024 · 49 minutes
Jilly Cooper - ‘What’s a dick pic?’

Dame Jilly Cooper. What a legend. For the uninitiated (where have you been?) she’s a journalist and author most famous... more

30 Oct 2024 · 39 minutes
James Blunt - ‘The Iraq war lost me my GRAMMYS’

TW: miscarriage and pregnancy loss You’ll probably have heard of James Blunt. And if you haven’t, you’ve almost definitely heard his... more

23 Oct 2024 · 51 minutes
Miranda Hart - 'I always knew I’d get married at 51'

It’s been ten years of ‘bear with.. bear with’ but *finally* we’ve got our beloved Miranda Hart back. Due to... more

16 Oct 2024 · 58 minutes
Neneh Cherry - ‘My mother’s death undid me.’

If you’d told the 12-year-old me, listening to Manchild and Buffalo Stance on repeat at school in Belfast, that I... more

09 Oct 2024 · 45 minutes
Rupert Everett - 'Everyone is my Professional Nemesis'

Rupert Everett is the best type of A-list guest. He’s been through the highs and the lows of fame and... more

02 Oct 2024 · 51 minutes
Yuval Noah Harari - ‘AI doesn't have to end badly for humankind’

Well, look, of COURSE I was intimidated. Yuval Noah Harari is one of our most revered thinkers - a philosopher... more

25 Sep 2024 · 56 minutes
Diane Abbott - ‘I’ve never had a nice chat with Keir Starmer’

Diane Abbott is a force of nature - and she needs to be, with so much vitriol directed towards her.... more

18 Sep 2024 · 52 minutes
Kate Winslet - ‘I remember thinking: I do not want to be famous’

Look, I don’t like to brag but in case you hadn’t noticed, we’ve got Kate Winslet on How To Fail... more

11 Sep 2024 · 58 minutes
Agony Uncle Salman Rushdie – ‘I walked into a glass door and fell in love’

This is a very special one-off edition of How to Fail, where I bring you a peek behind the paywall... more

04 Sep 2024 · 24 minutes
Ellie Simmonds - Being different is a superpower.

Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds OBE has won five - count ‘em - Gold Medals. Amazingly, her first two were at... more

28 Aug 2024 · 45 minutes
Guenther Steiner - F1 made me an absent father

The first thing Guenther Steiner said when he walked into the HTF studio was: ‘Recently your guests have been Shania... more

21 Aug 2024 · 46 minutes
Ade Adepitan - ‘At 16 I’d seen more violence than anyone should ever see’

TW: contains references to racist abuse and racially-aggravated violence. This is probably one of my favourite episodes of all time, and... more

14 Aug 2024 · 54 minutes
Pat Cummins - 'My mother’s death taught me cricket isn’t as important as family'

Considered by many as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, the Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins is extremely... more

07 Aug 2024 · 43 minutes
Elif Shafak - ‘There’s only one thing that scares me - and that’s indifference’

I could listen to Elif Shafak speak for HOURS. The eloquence of this woman! She speaks like most of us... more

31 Jul 2024 · 46 minutes
Danny O Donoghue - ‘I’m finished drinking, I’m finished smoking, everything’

Danny O’Donoghue is best known as the lead singer of The Script and a former  coach on singing talent show... more

24 Jul 2024 · 46 minutes
Introducing How To Write a Book: Episode 1 - The Idea (Part 1)

In this first episode of How to Write a Book, Elizabeth Day’s new podclass series, hosts Sara Collins, Sharmaine Lovegrove... more

22 Jul 2024 · 36 minutes
Sara Cox - ‘it made me feel a bit of a failed mum’

Sara Cox is a broadcaster and author. You might have grown up with her on Radio 1’s iconic Breakfast Show.... more

17 Jul 2024 · 51 minutes
Danny Dyer - 'I’m a f**king legend or I’m a f**king disgrace. I suppose I divide people'

We bonded over swearing. And, although I’m not one to brag: Danny Dyer said it suits me. DANNY F***ING DYER!... more

10 Jul 2024 · 52 minutes
Jesse Tyler Ferguson - ‘I was caught stealing gay porn'

This week: it’s Mitch from Modern Family! On screen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson brought to life one of the most beloved... more

03 Jul 2024 · 51 minutes
Sadiq Khan - ‘Had I known what it involved, I can’t say I’d have gone into politics’

Q. What connects the grandson of Pakistani immigrants, the son of a seamstress and bus driver,  one of eight children... more

26 Jun 2024 · 55 minutes
Vogue Williams - ‘I love therapy’

Ugh I just adore this woman. I had a girl crush on her from afar and recently was lucky enough... more

19 Jun 2024 · 51 minutes
Angel Strawbridge - No Regrets

You will probably know Angel Strawbridge from Escape to the Chateau, the hugely popular TV show she fronted with her... more

12 Jun 2024 · 41 minutes
Salman Rushdie - ‘I’d rather have had a different life’

TW: this episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and injuries.  Two years ago, Sir Salman Rushdie, one of the most celebrated... more

05 Jun 2024 · 55 minutes
Louise Thompson - ‘I asked myself: Am I alive?’

TW: this episode contains graphic descriptions of birth trauma and PTSD. You might know Louise Thompson as the former Made in... more

29 May 2024 · 1 hour,
Shania Twain - ‘There is no man that intimidates me’

Today’s guest has the biggest selling studio album ever in the UK by an international female artist. She has won... more

22 May 2024 · 52 minutes
Dame Arlene Phillips - ‘I know the power of love’

Oh my. I can’t tell you how moving I found this interview. That doesn’t mean it’s a weepy one -... more

15 May 2024 · 56 minutes
Henry Winkler - The Fonz, Getting Fired and Listening To Your Gut

When Henry Winkler played Arthur Fonzarelli (The Fonz) on Happy Days, he was treated like a rock star. Afterwards wasn’t... more

08 May 2024 · 38 minutes
Bonnie Tyler - Her first ever podcast interview

TW: miscarriage This week, brace yourself for A TOTAL ECLIPSE… of all other podcast episodes, because this one’s a total banger.... more

01 May 2024 · 52 minutes
Will Young - ‘I like to talk about it because I survived it’

TW: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault and suicide.  In many ways, Will Young is the definition of resilience. As... more

24 Apr 2024 · 58 minutes
Richard Osman on cats, crime and c**ts

I loved interviewing Richard Osman and can’t stop thinking about our conversation. I think it’s because his brain works at... more

17 Apr 2024 · 59 minutes
Dr. Jen Gunter - Patriarchy, periods and penile failure

TW: infant loss and birth trauma Dr Jen Gunter is an obstetrician-gynaecologist, pain medicine physician and bestselling author. She’s most well-known... more

10 Apr 2024 · 54 minutes
Adeel Akhtar - The importance of staying true to yourself

My guest today has a nickname in showbiz circles: he’s called ‘Ideal Actor’ because of his scene-stealing talent and his... more

03 Apr 2024 · 48 minutes
Katie Price - ‘Everything bad that’s ever happened to me is because of men’

TW: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault and suicide. In the 90s you might have known Katie Price as ‘Jordan’... more

27 Mar 2024 · 50 minutes
Nicole Scherzinger - ‘I’ve never felt I’m enough’

Nicole Scherzinger became famous as part of The Pussycat Dolls - one of the biggest selling female groups of all... more

20 Mar 2024 · 41 minutes
Jon Ronson on truth-telling and the culture wars

Jon Ronson is a journalistic hero of mine, as he is to many. He was one of the first people... more

13 Mar 2024 · 1 hour,
AJ Odudu - ‘Living to tell the tale is the joyful thing’

Big Brother host, Strictly Come Dancing finalist and the woman who, by her own admission, ‘puts black into Blackburn’, AJ... more

06 Mar 2024 · 43 minutes
Mel B - ‘I was a Spice Girl shouting about girl power, but I was girl powerless.’

TW: coercive / controlling relationships Mel B has a story that everyone needs to hear. It’s a story of resilience in... more

28 Feb 2024 · 1 hour,
Sabrina Dhowre Elba… I thought ‘this is how I’m going to die’

Spoiler alert: I’m low-key obsessed with this woman. Sabrina Dhowre Elba is a UN Goodwill ambassador, a skincare maven, an... more

21 Feb 2024 · 50 minutes
Paloma Faith… ‘I overshare by whose standards? Not mine.’

TW: miscarriage Paloma Faith’s teachers used to ask her why she ‘acted stupid’, which is ironic given that she’s now one... more

14 Feb 2024 · 55 minutes
Sathnam Sanghera on why books can save us and how to understand Empire

Full disclosure - Sathnam is a dear friend of mine. He was a guest on the first ever season of... more

07 Feb 2024 · 50 minutes
Joe Wicks on addiction, homeschooling and body image

TW: addiction The popularity of Joe Wicks’s online workouts and meal plans as ‘The Body Coach’ catapulted him into fame during... more

31 Jan 2024 · 54 minutes
Dan Levy on overcoming rejection and harnessing grief

We bonded over eyebrows, amongst other things. You’ll know Dan Levy as David Rose in the widely adored TV show Schitt’s... more

24 Jan 2024 · 49 minutes
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We bonded over eyebrows, amongst other things. You’ll know Dan Levy as David Rose in the widely adored TV show Schitt’s Creek, which... more