209 Episodes

  1. #109: Terri White, editor-in-chief, Empire magazine, and author

    Published: 6/1/2021
  2. #108: Jonny Geller, literary agent, Curtis Brown

    Published: 5/18/2021
  3. #107: Leaf Arbuthnot, journalist and novelist

    Published: 5/4/2021
  4. #106: Simon Sebag Montefiore, historian and novelist

    Published: 4/20/2021
  5. #105: Rosie Nixon, editor-chief, Hello! magazine and novelist

    Published: 4/6/2021
  6. #104: Simon Akam, magazine writer and author

    Published: 3/23/2021
  7. #103: Samira Shackle, freelance writer and author

    Published: 3/9/2021
  8. #102: Jack Thorne, playwright and screenwriter

    Published: 2/23/2021
  9. #101: Natalie Haynes, author and comedian

    Published: 2/9/2021
  10. #100: James Ashton, business journalist and author

    Published: 1/26/2021
  11. #99: Sirin Kale, feature writer

    Published: 1/12/2021
  12. #98: Ed Needham, editor Strong Words, former editor FHM, Maxim, Rolling Stone

    Published: 12/29/2020
  13. #97: Rebecca Giggs, author

    Published: 12/15/2020
  14. #96: Samanth Subramanian, magazine writer and author

    Published: 12/1/2020
  15. #95: Emily Hayward-Whitlock, book-to-film agent

    Published: 11/17/2020
  16. #94: Patrick Radden Keefe, author and New Yorker staff writer

    Published: 11/3/2020
  17. #93: Phoebe Hurst, managing editor, Vice UK

    Published: 10/20/2020
  18. #92: Alexander McCall Smith, novelist

    Published: 10/6/2020
  19. #91: Linda Grant, writer and novelist

    Published: 9/22/2020
  20. #90: Geoff Dyer, author

    Published: 9/8/2020

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Always Take Notes is a fortnightly podcast from London for and about writers and writing. Hosts Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd speak to a diverse range of people in the industry on a variety of topics, from the mysteries of slush piles and per-word rates, to how data are changing the ways newspapers do business and how to pitch a book. patreon.com/alwaystakenotes