HeyJaredThe Author Archive Podcast
Authors talking to David Freeman about their books. Most of the conversations are from David’s personal archive that have been collected over the past 40 years.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 11
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- Sep 12, 2026
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Antonio Forcione and Boothby Graffoe (opens the original)
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Antonio Forcione is a brilliant guitar player. Antonio really likes to entertain and he is joined by comedian, singer and songwriter Boothby Graffoe. When we talked Antonio was in a museum in Rome and Boothby was in Portugal. I'm David Freeman and I was in Cheltenham. I saw the show last night - it was brilliant.
Joseph Millson - Miller Rose Roberts (opens the original)
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Joseph Millson is an author but he is also a stage actor. Currently he is starring in the hugely successful West End revival of Phantom of the Opera. He tells me about his first novel - Miller Rose Roberts. Who she is, what she does and the role of tinnitus in the story. Joseph is an entertainer.... great fun. Amongst other stories he describes how his dad became fused to a bass guitar. He didn't mean to!
Jeanette Winterson - Oranges are Not the Only Fruit. (opens the original)
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Jeanette Winterson celebrates her 67th birthday on August 27th. On September 13th Jeanette is hosting an event about creativity and A I at the Southbank Centre. This interview was recorded when Jeanette was a 20 something brand new literary force and a CD was cutting edge technology. I remember this conversation with huge affection. Mostly I would talk to an author for 20 minutes or so but this conversation is twice that. It was recorded in the spring of 1984 when 'Oranges are Not the Only Fruit
James Lovelock - A Rough Ride to the Future (opens the original)
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This archive interview dates back to March 2014. Jim Lovelock was in his mid nineties. I was delighted to interview him. As I said at the time for me it was like meeting Elvis! He was energetic, effervescent and wise. His wife Sandy was in the front row and he shone with contentment. When the conversation started I had no idea we were going to end up talking about microwave ovens .... but we started discussing climate change. And then moved on to falling in love ! 2014 is not long ago but the fu
Richard Dawkins - The War on Science (opens the original)
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It is five years since the Taliban regained control in Afghanistan. Science is one of the many things they disapprove of. Religion is believed more than evident truth. All over the globe there are powerful politicians who have taken to denying scientific facts to further their own ambitions. This took another massive leap into the abyss when President Trump removed all the limits on greenhouse gas emissions in the US. Not a solution to the problem - just a denial of its existence. Inconvenient s
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