Changes with Annie Macmanus
By Annie Macmanus
DJ Annie Macmanus chats to artists, writers, musicians and a host of fascinating people about CHANGE. Each guest talks through the biggest changes they have overcome in childhood and adulthood, and how they effect change. The podcast explores how change punctuates our lives, how it can totally derail us and define who we are. How we confront it, react to it and how we try to activate change has never been more important than in this moment.
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Latest episode
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Matt Haig on finally returning to Ibiza, hope and new perspectives
Aged 24 in Ibiza, Matt Haig’s life changed forever when he had a breakdown. Now 49 he has returned to the island, facing his past head on, returning with a whole new perspective, more optimism, and now, a new book called ‘The Life Impossible’. -
Annie’s personal revelations on her birthday week
Hello folks, for this episode I took myself into the rave shed and reflected on the big changes that have taken place in my life over the last year. -
Decca Aitkenhead on the life changing power of love
This conversation is astonishing. Prepare to be completely engrossed and moved beyond belief by the phenomenal Decca Aitkenhead. The Chief Interviewer at the Sunday Times, -
Ruby Wax on not passing on ‘the baton of madness’ and the constant of change
From inside Ruby Wax’s bedroom, Annie gets up close and personal about Ruby’s life changes - from her troubled childhood and creating a comic persona as a result, feeling like a freak when she became a mother to those famous interviews -
Jack Rooke on growing with grief, using real life for art and being braver
Jack Rooke is the recent BAFTA winning comic genius behind the incredible multi award winning sitcom Big Boys. -
Aderonke Apata on leaving Nigeria to be a free gay woman
Imagine being forced to leave your country for being gay or face death. This Refugee Week, we welcome Aderonke Apata, a Nigerian refugee who had to leave Nigeria under threat of persecution for being in love with a woman. -
Vernon Kay on navigating show business, late puberty and keeping family grounded
Vernon Kay is one of the most recognised people on British TV and radio known for his infectious smile and warm Bolton accent. He first made his mark on Channel 4’s T4 in the early 2000s and has since hosted popular shows like All Star Family Fortune… -
Miranda July on rethinking everything - marriage, sex and hormones
Miranda July’s staggering new novel ‘All Fours’ might just completely change the way you think about your life. -
Ahmed Alnaouq on the war in Palestine, family and the power of stories
On 22nd October 2023, Ahmed Alnaouq woke up to the unthinkable news that 21 members of his family had been killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza and the co-founder of We Are Not Numbers -
Sara Pascoe on self worth, detachment and reflecting on separated parents
Sara Pascoe has a magic ability to take life’s absurdities and turn them into comedy gold, but how does she approach change?