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.

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Being Unlikeable with Katherine Ryan

Katherine Ryan has learned not to care about not being liked as she’s risen from single mum on the poverty line to become one of the most successful comedians working in the UK. In a conversation just two and a half weeks after Katherine gave birth to her fourth child, she discusses plastic surgery, working in Hooters, and how she developed her caustic onstage persona. But she also reveals how her personal life has not always matched that public persona. In Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett, the a...

Nov 21, 2025•50 min

Strictly Changed Me with Chris McCausland

Comedian Chris McCausland discusses how he got past perfectionism and blindness to dance on live TV in front of millions of viewers. Chris explains how a rare condition meant he gradually lost his sight over 25 years, and how he performed his first stand-up comedy as a dare. He talks about appearing on Strictly Come Dancing against all his instincts, calling it the scariest thing he’s done in his life. In Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett, the award-winning interviewer speaks to people you will kn...

Nov 14, 2025•52 min

Perimenopause is a Thief with Kate Thornton

Emma Barnett talks to her friend, journalist and presenter Kate Thornton, about something she’s been experiencing but has never spoken about publicly before. Sometimes a person comes into your life at exactly the right moment to help you through something major. Kate is one of those people for Emma. She’s been guiding her through perimenopause. In the UK, 13 million women are currently experiencing perimenopause or menopause, but information about what it is and what can help can be hard to find...

Nov 07, 2025•43 min

Introducing… Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett

From presidents to popstars, award-winning broadcaster Emma Barnett has interviewed thousands of fascinating people live on radio and television. But now she’s ready to talk to her guests much more deeply, about the profound experiences that shaped their lives. In this special preview episode, Emma reveals more about the bold, honest conversations coming up in the series. Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett will publish weekly from 7 November. Subscribe on BBC Sounds and have your push notifications...

Nov 03, 2025•2 min

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