#101: Natalie Haynes, author and comedian
<p>Simon and Rachel speak with Natalie Haynes. Following&nbsp;an education as a classicist and a career as a stand-up comedian, Natalie&nbsp;has written three novels—<a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/26bed126c64d11a9083156c6089dc5810f486f1c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatlantic-books.co.uk%2Fbook%2Fthe-amber-fury%2F&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=0cc1c8565e82e8ee" target="_blank">“The Amber Fury”</a>, <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/0b0b884df03e5983f60cce0879c89b3453f6dfc4?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.panmacmillan.com%2Fauthors%2Fnatalie-haynes%2Fthe-children-of-jocasta%2F9781509836178&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=21bd0db5d61873ef" target="_blank">“The Children of Jocasta”</a> and <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/f6cb0cf2ab4504a3d71613cfefd367a5118a2aa1?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.panmacmillan.com%2Fauthors%2Fnatalie-haynes%2Fa-thousand-ships%2F9781509836215&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=ebdcff5ab21233ae" target="_blank">“A Thousand Ships”</a> (which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2020)—as well as two non-fiction books, <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/220434e48f563ab3458592174fb4d14d45093b74?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprofilebooks.com%2Fwork%2Fthe-ancient-guide-to-modern-life%2F&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=b33b6d4038c50876" target="_blank">“The Ancient Guide to Modern Life”</a> and <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/a5052d513c54df858726621c6d95f8d7c52c64dc?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.panmacmillan.com%2Fauthors%2Fnatalie-haynes%2Fpandoras-jar%2F9781509873111&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=75642bac6b4a4724" target="_blank">“Pandora’s Jar”</a>.&nbsp;Natalie has also written for publications including the <em>Times, </em>the <em>Independent, </em>the<em> New Humanist,</em>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>Guardian&nbsp;</em>and the <em>Observer </em>on a variety of subjects<em>.&nbsp;</em>We discussed the value of classical languages, reinterpreting myths and the performative nature of writing.</p> <p>You can find us online at <a href="https://www.alwaystakenotes.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alwaystakenotes.com</a>, on Twitter @takenotesalways, and on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alwaystakenotes" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Our crowdfunding page is <a href="https://www.patreon.com/alwaystakenotes" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p>
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Show Notes
Simon and Rachel speak with Natalie Haynes. Following an education as a classicist and a career as a stand-up comedian, Natalie has written three novels—“The Amber Fury”, “The Children of Jocasta” and “A Thousand Ships” (which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2020)—as well as two non-fiction books, “The Ancient Guide to Modern Life” and “Pandora’s Jar”. Natalie has also written for publications including the Times, the Independent, the New Humanist, the Guardian and the Observer on a variety of subjects. We discussed the value of classical languages, reinterpreting myths and the performative nature of writing.
You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways, and on Facebook at facebook.com/alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.
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