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Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett

Experiences that have reshaped lives. Bold questions, unexpected truths, lots of tea... Emma Barnett invites you into her world for deeply human conversations.

Sounds,10 episodes

Episodes

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Life Without Children with Caroline Stafford
How you can build a future without the thing that you want the most.
09 Jan 2026,43 mins
I Was Dead for 40 Minutes with Patrick Charnley
After a cardiac arrest, Patrick Charnley was clinically dead. He came back a changed man.
02 Jan 2026,45 mins
My Baby Stopped Breathing with Archie Bland
Journalist Archie Bland on his son, Max, who nearly died when he was just seven weeks old
19 Dec 2025,47 mins,
I Survived a Witch Hunt with Tulisa Contostavlos
N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos discusses a decade of fighting court battles.
12 Dec 2025,48 mins,
Shot in the Manchester Synagogue Attack with Yoni Finlay
Yoni Finlay was shot as a synagogue in Manchester was attacked on 2 October 2025.
05 Dec 2025,50 mins,
My Best Friend Had My Baby with Georgia Barrington and Daisy Hope
How a teenage promise for a friend born without a womb was fulfilled over a decade later.
28 Nov 2025,47 mins
Being Unlikeable with Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan shares how she’s learned not to care about not being liked.
21 Nov 2025,50 mins,
Strictly Changed Me with Chris McCausland
The comedian discusses how he got past perfectionism and blindness to dance on live TV.
14 Nov 2025,51 mins
Perimenopause is a Thief with Kate Thornton
Emma talks to Kate Thornton about something she’s never spoken about publicly before.
07 Nov 2025,42 mins,
Introducing… Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett
Emma reveals more about the bold, honest conversations coming up in her new podcast.
03 Nov 2025,2 mins