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Little Atoms 798 - Matt Lodder's Painted People

On the first show of 2023, Neil talks to Matt Lodder about his new book Painted People: Humanity in 21 Tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 3, 202330 min

Little Atoms 797 - Michael Pedersen's Boyfriends

On the last show of 2022, Michael Pedersen on male friendship in his new book Boyfriends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 30, 202229 min

Little Atoms 796 - Jessamine Chan's The School for Good Mothers

Jessamine Chan talks to Neil about her debut novel The School For Good Mothers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 23, 202224 min

Little Atoms 795 - Amy Jeffs' Wild

Neil hears tales from medieval Britain with Amy Jeffs and her new book Wild. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 20, 202233 min

Little Atoms 794 - Dorthe Nors' A Line In The World

Dorthe Nors returns to Little Atoms and talks to Neil about her latest book A Line In The World: A Year On The North Sea Coast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 16, 202228 min

Little Atoms 793 - Katherine Rundell's The Golden Mole

Katherine Rundell talks to Neil about her latest book The Golden Mole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 13, 202230 min

Little Atoms 792 - Camper English's The Perfect Tonic

Camper English talks about the long relationship between medicine and alcohol in his new book The Perfect Tonic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 9, 202229 min

Little Atoms 791 - Kathryn Harkup's Superspy Science

Kathryn Harkup talks to Neil about the science of James Bond in her new book Superspy Science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 6, 202230 min

Little Atoms 790 - Simon Morden's The Red Planet

Simon Morden talks to Neil about his new book The Red Planet: A Natural History of Mars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 29, 202230 min

Little Atoms 789 - Jarett Kobek's How To Find Zodiac and Motor Spirit

Jarett Kobek returns to Little Atoms for an extra long episode He talks to Neil about two books, Motor Spirit and How To Find Zodiak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 22, 202250 min

Little Atoms 788 - Hannah Bourne-Taylor's Fledgling

Hannah Bourne-Taylor talks to Neil about her memoir Fledgling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 15, 202229 min

Little Atoms 787 - Joyce Carol Oates' Babysitter

Joyce Carol Oates returns to Little Atoms and talks to Neil about her latest novel Babysitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 8, 202231 min

Little Atoms 786 - Adrian Chiles' The Good Drinker

Adrian Chiles joins Neil to talk about moderating his alcohol intake, in his new book The Good Drinker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 4, 202228 min

Little Atoms 785 - Thomas Williams' Lost Realms

Thomas Williams talks to Neil about his new book Lost Realms: Histories of Britain From The Romans to The Vikings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 1, 202224 min

Little Atoms 784 - Clare Pollard's Delphi

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Clare Pollard talks to Neil about her debut novel Delphi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 27, 202224 min

Little Atoms 783 - Yiyun Li's The Book of Goose

Yiyun Li talks to Neil about her latest novel The Book of Goose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 24, 202230 min

Little Atoms 782 - Ned Beauman's Venomous Lumpsucker

Ned Beauman talks to Neil about his latest novel Venomous Lumpsucker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 202230 min

Little Atoms 781 - George Saunders' Liberation Day

George Saunders returns to Little Atoms, to talk to Neil about his first collection of short stories in a decade, Liberation Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 17, 202226 min

Little Atoms 780 - Brenna Hassett's Growing Up Human

Brenna Hassett talks to Neil about the evolution of childhood, in her new book Growing Up Human. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 13, 202227 min

Little Atoms 779 - James Crawford's The Edge Of The Plain

Neil talks to James Crawford about Borders and his new book The Edge Of The Plain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 202231 min

Little Atoms 778 - A.M. Homes' The Unfolding

A.M. Homes talks to Neil about her first novel in a decade, The Unfolding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 6, 202225 min

Little Atoms 777 - Celeste Ng's Our Missing Hearts

Celeste Ng returns to Little Atoms to talk to Neil about her latest novel Our Missing Hearts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 3, 202230 min

Little Atoms 776 - Rebecca Stott's Dark Earth

Neil talks to Rebecca Stott about her post-Roman Londinium set novel Dark Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 29, 202228 min

Little Atoms 775 - Kamila Shamsie's Best of Friends

Neil talks to Kamila Shamsie about her Karachi and London set new novel Best of Friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 202228 min

Little Atoms 774 - Robert Harris' Act Of Oblivion

Robert Harris talks to Neil about Act Of Oblivion, his new novel set in colonial America in the aftermath of the English Civil War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 22, 202230 min

Little Atoms 773 - Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels

Andrea Wulf talks to Neil about her new book Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 202230 min

Little Atoms 772 - Natalie Haynes' Stone Blind

Neil talks to Natalie Haynes about her latest novel Stone Blind, which tells the story of Medusa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 15, 202230 min

Little Atoms 771 - Will Ashon's The Passengers

On today's show Neil talks to Will Ashon about his new book The Passengers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 202227 min

Little Atoms 770 - Miranda Seymour's I Used To Live Here Once

Miranda Seymour talks to Neil about her new biography of Jean Rhys: I Used To Live Here Once. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 8, 202231 min

Little Atoms 768 - Maggie O'Farrell's The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell talks to Neil about her long-awaited new novel The Marriage Portrait. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 29, 202226 min

Little Atoms 767 - Gaia Vince's Nomad Century

Gaia Vince talks to Neil about her new book Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 25, 202230 min

Little Atoms 766 - Tom de Freston's Wreck

This week Neil talks to artist Tom de Freston about his new book Wreck: Géricault’s Raft and the Art of Being Lost at Sea, which explores Tom's obession with Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa, and it's influence on his own practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 22, 202225 min

Little Atoms 765 - Mohsin Hamid's The Last White Man

Mohsin Hamid returns to Little Atoms and talks to Neil about his latest novel The Last White Man. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 202224 min

Little Atoms 764 - Natasha Pulley's The Half Life of Valery K

Neil talks to Natasha Pulley about her Cold War set novel the Half Life of Valery K. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 15, 202225 min

Little Atoms 763 - Niamh Mulvey's Hearts and Bones

Niamh Mulvey talks to Neil about her debut short story collection Hearts & Bones: Loves Songs For Late Youth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 8, 202230 min

Little Atoms 762 - Tim Birkhead's Birds and Us

Ornithologist Tim Birkhead talks to Neil about his latest book Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 4, 202231 min

Little Atoms 761 - Sarah Churchwell's The Wrath To Come

Sarah Churchwell talks to Neil about her new book The Wrath To Come: Gone With The Wind And The Lies America Tells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 202228 min

Little Atoms 760 - Lan Samantha Chang's The Family Chao

Neil is joined by the director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop Lan Samantha Chang to talk about her latest novel The Family Chao, a retelling of The Brothers Karamazov set in a Midwestern Chinese restaurant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 28, 202229 min

Little Atoms 759 - Nell Stevens' Briefly, A Delicious Life

Nell Stevens returns to Little Atoms to talk to Neil about her debut novel Briefly, A Delicious Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 202228 min

Little Atoms 758 - Sarah Polley's Run Towards The Danger

Sarah Polley talks to Neil about her essay collection Run Towards The Danger: Confrontations With A Body of Memory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 202228 min

Little Atoms 757 - James Runcie's The Great Passion

James Runcie tells the story of Bach's creation of the St Matthew Passion in his latest novel The Great Passion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 11, 202226 min

Little Atoms 756 - James Vincent's Beyond Measure

James Vincent talks to Neil about the revolutionary roots of the metric system in his new book Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 4, 202233 min

Little Atoms 755 - Sophie Haydock's The Flames

Sophie Haydock talks to Neil about the women of Egon Schiele in her debut novel The Flames. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 27, 202228 min

Little Atoms 754 - Louise Kennedy's Trespasses

Louise Kennedy talks to Neil about her debut novel Trespasses, and her short story collection The End of The World is a Cul de Sac, which is just out in paperback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 23, 202230 min

Little Atoms 753 - Matthew Green's Shadowlands

Matthew Green talks to Neil about his book Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 20, 202229 min

Little Atoms 752 - Wolfson Prize 2022 Shortlist Two

The second of two shows with shortlisted writers for the 2022 Wolfson History Prize, With Marc David Baer (The Ottomans), Francesca Stavrakopoulou (God: An Anatomy) and Nicholas Orme (Going To Church in Medieval England). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 202235 min

Little Atoms 751 - Wolfson Prize 2022 Shortlist One

The first of two shows with shortlisted writers for the 2022 Wolfson History Prize. In this show Neil talks to Malcolm Gaskill (The Ruin of All Witches) and Clare Jackson (Devil-Land). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 13, 202226 min

Little Atoms 750 - John Waters' Liarmouth

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For the 750th Little Atoms, here's a short interview with legendary film-maker John Waters about his debut novel Liarmouth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 6, 202212 min

Little Atoms 749 - Karen Joy Fowler's Booth

Karen Joy Fowler talks to Neil about her latest novel Booth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 30, 202224 min

Little Atoms 748 - Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Dance Tree

Kiran Millwood Hargrave talks to Neil about her latest novel The Dance Tree. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 23, 202232 min