S14, Ep5 How To Fail: Michael Rosen

Martin Freeman is one of the most sought-after actors of his generation. Whether it’s Tim in The Office, John - the mild-mannered porn actor in Love Actually, Watson in Sherlock, Bilbo in The Hobbit, the stressed parent in Breeders, the Liverpudlian cop with personal problems in ...  Show more

Panic attacks are wide-spread in today’s society, and yet remain something we rarely talk about openly. So it’s vital that we normalise an experience so many of us share - because talking about it is often the first step towards understanding, accepting and working through it. Ja ...  Show more

How do you find joy in the aftermath of tragedy or immense adversity? Celebrated poet, author, professor and broadcaster, Michael Rosen has had to learn to do just that after his son passed away suddenly from meningitis aged 18. Michael himself also came close to losing his own l ...  Show more

Amol Rajan is a master of tough conversations - from conducting Phillip Schofield’s first interview to speaking to the likes of Novak Djokovic, Richard Branson and Greta Thunberg. However, I never imagined that I would find my conversation with Amol so challenging for myself, ...

Mindset is everything! That is the truth Michael Anthony lives by. He’s seen both the best and worst of life having suffered through some of the most harsh and vicious child abuse. Michael was homeless by age 10, a drug addict at 12, and by the age of 19, an alcoholic and morb ...

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Isy Suttie is joined by national treasure, poet and children’s author, Michael Rosen. 

He speaks to Isy about his experiences before and after contracting Covid, how to create more impactful life writing, what he now knows about ...