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Since Jun 2020
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Exploring the most dangerous and normalised mental health condition, with Warren Ward

Apr 28, 2026 1h

In this Episode I chat with Warren Ward about Eating Disorders. If this topic is triggering or not going to be helpful for you, please consider another episode.    Warren Ward is a psychiatrist who…

Threats to Gay Rights with Prof Ronan McCrea

Apr 07, 2026 46m

Ronan Mccrea is a professor of European and Constitutional Law at UCL. In this podcast we discuss the gay rights movement, it's history, future, and threats.    Ronan's book 'The End Of The Gay…

Nature's last dance with Natalie Kyriacou

Mar 18, 2026 22m

Natalie Kyriacou is an environmentalist and author from Australia. Her book, Nature’s Last Dance, looks to inspire awe and wonder in its readers with an entertaining selection of stories from nature,…

Boosting your immune system with Prof Dan Davis

Oct 22, 2025 54m

support - www.buymeacoffee.com/aneedtoread - www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread for 10% off your first month of therapy online - https://get.descript.com/i51fa3crfprh I use descript to edit this episodes…

A Doctors story in the Central African Republic with Katie Treble

Aug 07, 2025 58m

Katie spent 6 months in one of the world’s most forgotten countries — the Central African Republic. In this episode, we sit down in person to chat about her experiences there working as a medical…

Unmasking Autism & ADHD with Ellie Middleton

Jul 23, 2025 1h 5m

Today’s paid partner is BetterHelp, to get 10% off your first month of online therapy with a credentialed therapist head to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread   In this episode, I sit down with Ellie…

Books for boys w Lucas Oakeley

Jul 11, 2025 32m

Boys read less than girls. That’s what the stats say, and today, writer, Lucas Oakley joins me to chat about why this is and gives some direction for guys looking to get into reading.   Today’s paid…

Depression: chemical imbalance or something else? with Joanna Moncrieff

Jul 02, 2025 1h 5m

Today’s paid partner is BetterHelp, to get 10% off your first month of online therapy with a credentialed therapist head to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread - Today's conversation is with Joanna…

Irelands native rainforests with Matt Smith

May 19, 2025 48m

Matt Smith is a former professional surfer and sailor, now he spends his time on the west coast of Ireland as CEO of the charity HOMETREE (https://www.hometree.ie/about).   You can find him on…

Welcome back

May 12, 2025 24m

Welcome back! I’ve been away for a while, and never even said see ya later or goodbye.  This episode covers a little bit about why I stopped the podcast, what I’ve been up to, and where the podcast…

Entangled life of fungi with Merlin Sheldrake

Feb 17, 2023 44m

www.buymeacoffee.com/aneedtoread Www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread  Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist, writer, and speaker with a background in plant sciences, microbiology, ecology, and the history and…

Novels to read in 2023

Jan 05, 2023 21m

In this episode, I chat about some fiction books that you might like to read this year.    Books discussed   When We Cease To Understand The World by Benjamin Labtut Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 by Cho Nam…

#187 Dan Osman

Dec 05, 2022 58m

Dan Osman is a Health and Wellbeing Educator, who has worked in the health and fitness industry for 17 years.    We discuss; problems with social media, People’s relationships with diets, exercise,…

Saving the planet without the bullshit, with Assaad Razzouk

Nov 28, 2022 36m

Support for the podcast   I'm an independent podcaster, which is a fancy way of saying no one pays me a regular wage. And, to level with you, that is terrifying- all of the time. So, if you like what…

Nutrition, Politics and Philosophy, with Alan Flanagan

Nov 20, 2022 1h 6m

Dr. Alan Flanagan, PhD, holds an MSc and PhD in nutrition from the University of Surrey, and is a former practicing Lawyer (Barrister) from Dublin, Ireland. In this podcast we discuss; nutrition, the…

Earth is a hothouse with Prof. Bill McGuire

Nov 13, 2022 47m

Bill McGuire is a Professor Emeritus of Geophysical and Climate Hazards at University College London, and a writer, who is regularly published in The Guardian, The Times, and The Observer. He is the…

Consciousness, Dreams and the Self with Prof. Anil Seth

Nov 07, 2022 1h 3m

Professor Anil Seth is a Computational and Cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Sussex. His book Being You was a Sunday Times Bestseller.    Take part in Anil's research   In this podcast we…

Philosophy for hard times, with Kieran Setiya

Nov 02, 2022 58m

Kieran Setiya is a Professor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was born in Hull, UK. He is known for his work in ethics, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind.    We…

Mental Health and Behaviour Change with Dr. Mike II

Oct 24, 2022 49m

Dr. Mike Banna is a GP in the South of England, a GP educator, and a Director of the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine. He also writes a weekly newsletter for Gymshark called The Doctors Note.…

The Future of Farming with George Monbiot

Oct 16, 2022 44m

George Monbiot is one of Britain's finest writers on Climate. He has a weekly column where he writes on political and environmental issues with The Guardian and is the author of multiple books.  His…

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