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Enable the skill and say “Alexa, open The Penguin Podcast” to listen to an intimate fortnightly conversation with authors and the objects that inspired their books.
Authors include Arundhati Roy, Stephen Fry, Caitlin Moran, Gabourey Sidibe, Johnny Marr and many more. Hosts include Katy Brand, Nihal Arthanayake, David Baddiel, Konnie Huq, Paul Smith and Richard E. Grant – plus a little help from Alexa.
Features:
- Latest episode and over 30 earlier episodes
- New episodes added every 2 weeks
- Multi-choice menu for earlier episodes
- Duration of episodes given before they play
- Episode information sent to Alexa app
- Pause and resume episodes
You can also open the skill and play a particular episode with a single command.
Try saying “Alexa, tell The Penguin Podcast to play Episode 69” to listen to Gabourey Sidibe talk to Katy Brand.
Available Episodes:
- Episode 89: Matt Parker, Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 88: Best of The Penguin Podcast Part 2, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 87: Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, with host Nihal Arthanayake
- Episode 86: Simon Amstell, Help, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 85: Imogen Hermes Gowar, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 84: Best Of The Penguin Podcast, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 83: Romesh Ranganathan, Straight Outta Crawley, with host Nihal Arthanayake
- Episode 82: Michael Morpurgo, The Snowman, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 81: Marcus Zusak, Bridge of Clay, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 80: Pat Barker, The Silence of the Girls, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 79: Michael Palin, Erebus: The Story of a Ship, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 78: Tim Peake, The Astronaut Selection Test Book, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 77: Helena Kennedy, Eve Was Shamed, with host Nihal Arthanayake
- Episode 76: William Boyd, Love is Blind, with host Nihal Arthanayake
- Episode 75: Colm Tóibín, House of Names, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 74: Sebastian Faulks, Paris Echo, with host Nihal Arthanayake
- Episode 73: Viv Groskop, The Anna Karenina Fix, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 72: Claire Tomalin, A Life of My Own, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 71: Jane Fallon, Faking Friends, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 70: Caitlin Moran, How to Be Famous, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 69: Gabourey Sidibe, This Is Just My Face, with host Katy Brand
- Episode 68: Arundhati Roy, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, with host Kirsty Lang
- Episode 67: Salman Rushdie, The Golden House, with host David Olusoga
- Episode 66: Simon Mayo, Mad Blood Stirring, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 65: Christie Watson, The Language of Kindness, with host Paul Smith
- Episode 64: Tracy Chevalier, New Boy, with host Paul Smith
- Episode 63: Eoin Colfer, And Another Thing, with host Paul Smith
- Episode 62: Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish), with host David Olusoga
- Episode 61: Deborah Levy, Hot Milk, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 60: Reggie Yates, Unseen, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 59: Mohsin Hamid, Exit West, with host Paul Smith
- Episode 58: Jojo Moyes, Still Me, with host Konnie Huq
- Episode 57: C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man, with host Konnie Huq
- Episode 52: Stephen Fry, Mythos, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 29: Zadie Smith, Swing Time, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 28: Johnny Marr, Set The Boy Free, with host David Baddiel
- Episode 25: Clare Balding, The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop, with host Richard E. Grant
- Episode 17: Chris Packham, Fingers In The Sparkle Jar, with host Richard E. Grant
- Episode 8: Neil Gaiman, Good Omens, with host Richard E. Grant
- Episode 7: Elvis Costello, Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink, with host Richard E. Grant
- Episode 1: Kate Atkinson, A God In Ruins, with host Richard E. Grant