This week on Walking The Dog, Raymond and Emily are taking a stroll in London’s Finsbury Park with the extraordinarily talented comedian Pierre Novellie.

It was Pierre’s first time meeting Raymond, and although he doesn’t have a dog now - he fills us in about life growing up in Johannesburg with a guard dog who wasn’t very good at her job, and what it was like to have his parents replace him with two spaniels.

Pierre has written a brilliant book called Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things: A Comedian’s Guide To Autism - and Pierre tells us all about navigating social cues, and how he released he was different as a child.

Part Two of this conversation will be available on Thursday!

Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? is out on 18th July. Preorder your copy here!

Pierre is performing his show Why Are You Laughing? at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre on 22nd June 2024 and then touring the UK and Dublin in the autumn. Find tickets and dates here: https://www.pierrenovellie.com/

Pierre co-hosts BudPod with Phil Wang - which is available on all podcast platforms!

You can listen to Emily and Raymond’s walk with Fern Brady from December 2022 here

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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Join Emily and Raymond for the second part of our chat with Jon Ronson, who joins us from Greenwich Village in New York, with his dog Josie.

Jon tells us the story of bringing his dogs to America on the Queen Mary 2, why he enjoys being alone, and the philosophy behind his no expert policy in his documentaries.

You can hear the first part of this conversation here!

Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Night is on tour in Autumn 2024. Visit https://www.fane.co.uk/jon-ronson for dates and tickets

Things Fell Apart Season 2 is available now on BBC Sounds and all podcast platforms

Read more about Jon’s work at http://www.jonronson.com/

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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This week on Walking The Dog, the brilliant journalist and author Jon Ronson joins Emily and Raymond from New York City!

Jon has an adorable - albeit sometimes needy - elderly Spaniel Poodle cross called Josie who emigrated to the US with Jon and his family, alongside their other dog Floppy, a Tibetan Terrier, who sadly passed away a couple of years ago.

Jon tells us about an infamous portrait that hung in the bar of the hotel run by his family in Wales, why being an outsider makes a good journalist, and what happened when he emailed his teenage bullies to tell them that he was a bestselling author.

Part Two of this chat will be available on Thursday!

Jon Ronson’s Psychopath Night is on tour in Autumn 2024. Visit https://www.fane.co.uk/jon-ronson for dates and tickets

Things Fell Apart Season Two is available now on BBC Sounds and all podcast platforms

Read more about Jon’s work at http://www.jonronson.com/

Follow Jon on X and Instagram @jonronson

Follow Emily:

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X - @divine_miss_em

Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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We’re back in Brockwell Park with Cathy Newman! Cathy’s got a cat - a Russian Blue called Cher who didn't join us on the walk, however we think Raymond reawakened her inner dog-lover. Is it time to get a whippet?!

Cathy tells us all about how she worked her way up through journalism to become the presenter of Channel 4 News. She talks about her famous interview with Jordan Peterson, and how she dealt with the abuse she received afterwards.

If you haven’t heard the first part of this chat, you can listen to it here

The Ladder is available now! You can get your copy here

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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Take a stroll with Emily, Raymond and the fabulous Cathy Newman in South London’s Brockwell Park. Cathy is a journalist, writer and one of the presenters of Channel 4 News - and she is also an absolute delight!

Cathy tells about how she doesn’t look back fondly at her school years, how her life has been changed by the arrival of her new kitten Cher and what happened when she met the Dalai Lama. Cathy also chats all about her brilliant new book The Ladder - a book of life lessons from women who have scaled the heights of their respective fields, which features conversations with women such as Clare Balding, Joan Bakewell and Tanni Grey-Thompson.

The Ladder is available now! You can get your copy here.

Part Two of this chat is available here!

Listen to Emily and Raymond’s walk with Tom Holland from March 2024

Listen to Emily and Raymond’s walk with Clare Balding from December 2023

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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We rejoin Robert Peston and his dog Merlin on a sunny day in Regent’s Park for the second part of our walk.

Robert tells us about his experiences with grief, how he feels about self-improvement and having an attention seeking dog.

If you haven’t heard the first part of our chat, you can listen to it here!

Follow Robert - @peston

Robert’s latest book Bust is available now - along with his two thrillers The Whistleblower and The Crash.

The Rest Is Money is available on all podcast platforms.

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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We are in Regent’s Park in London this week for a walk with legendary broadcaster and journalist Robert Peston and his dog Merlin, an adorable bedlington-whippet cross!

On a gorgeous spring day, Robert tells us about his fascinating childhood, the experience of becoming a household name during the financial crash, and the way people have reacted to his distinctive voice through the years.

You can listen to part two of our walk with Robert here!

Follow Robert - @peston

Robert’s latest book Bust is available now - along with his two thrillers The Whistleblower and The Crash.

The Rest Is Money is available on all podcast platforms.

Follow Emily:

Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean

X - @divine_miss_em

Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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Join us back in St James’ Park with broadcaster Ashley James - as she tells us all about going on Celebrity Big Brother and striking up an unanticipated friendship with Ann Widdecombe. Ashley explains why she doesn’t want to get married and we have a potential royal drive-by… as well as bumping into actual broadcast royalty!

If you haven’t heard part one of this chat yet, you can listen to it here

Follow Ashley on instagram @ashleylouisejames

Listen to Emily and Ray’s walk with Emma Barnett from September 2019 here!

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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