Changes with Annie Macmanus
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Changes with Annie Macmanus
DJ Annie Macmanus chats to artists, writers, musicians and a host of fascinating people about CHANGE. Each guest talks through the biggest changes they have overcome in childhood and adulthood, and how they effect change. The podcast explores how change punctuates our lives, how it can totally derai...
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210 episodesAnnie announces a change for Changes
This week, Annie has some news. Changes is changing! Annie talks through how she has come to the decision to pause this podcast and shift the Changes...
DJ Fat Tony on why music is better than any drug and the moment of empathy that changed his life
DJ Fat Tony is one of the most iconic figures of London’s nightlife scene. Tony’s extraordinary four-decade career at the heart of music and clubbing...
Irvine Welsh on toxic masculinity, addiction and softening with age
There are few writers more renowned for pushing the boundaries of modern fiction than Scottish literary icon and author of the 90s cult classic Trains...
Clara Amfo on speaking her truth, overcoming shame and her favourite B word after Beyonce
Sometimes to move forward, you have to look back and in today’s episode Annie is joined by her dear friend Clara Amfo who opens up for the first time...
Amy Liptrot on The Outrun, her journey to sobriety and the healing power of nature
Bestselling author of ‘The Outrun,’ Amy Liptrot is proof that change is not only possible but life-saving. When Amy found herself in rehab for alcohol...
AJ Tracey on London’s streets and how music saved him from a culture of fear
AJ Tracey is one of the most influential artists in the UK music scene today but his life could have taken a very different direction had he not made...
Michelle De Swarte on the currency of beauty, money and the void from ageing
Model turned comedian Michelle de Swarte’s life story has more twists and turns than most novels. A born and bred South Londoner, Michelle was scouted...
Bella Mackie on anxiety and OCD, marriage and hating wellness
Our first guest of the series is the phenomenally popular author Bella Mackie. Bella’s debut novel ‘How To Kill Your Family’ was a #1 Sunday Times Bes...
Changes Focus: Bodies - CMAT, Marian Keyes, Afua Hirsch, Dr Jen Gunter
In this final Changes Focus of the series we are focusing on Bodies, one of the topics from our popular mini series earlier this year which seemed to...
Changes Focus: Trans Lives - Chelsea Manning, Kae Tempest, Travis Alabanza, Shon Faye
This weeks episode of Changes Focus is a celebration of Trans lives.
On this podcast we try to build empathy and connectedness through sharing...
Changes Focus: Dealing with Grief - Cariad Lloyd, Grace Dent, Yebba, Jack Rooke
In this episode of Changes Focus we’re zooming in on a big change that we will probably all experience at some point - grief.
Grief shapes us i...
Changes Focus: Changemakers - Rose Ayling-Ellis, Baroness Kidron, Nigel Bromage, Lady Unchained
Welcome to a new series of Changes Focus where we focus on a specific area of change and hear multiple perspectives from some of our incredible guests...
Matt Haig on finally returning to Ibiza, hope and new perspectives
Aged 24 in Ibiza, Matt Haig’s life changed forever when he had a breakdown. Now 49 he has returned to the island, facing his past head on, returning w...
Annie’s personal revelations on her birthday week
Hello folks, for this episode I took myself into the rave shed and reflected on the big changes that have taken place in my life over the last year. <...
Decca Aitkenhead on the life changing power of love
This conversation is astonishing. Prepare to be completely engrossed and moved beyond belief by the phenomenal Decca Aitkenhead. The Chief Interviewer...
Ruby Wax on not passing on ‘the baton of madness’ and the constant of change
From inside Ruby Wax’s bedroom, Annie gets up close and personal about Ruby’s life changes - from her troubled childhood and creating a comic persona...
Jack Rooke on growing with grief, using real life for art and being braver
Jack Rooke is the recent BAFTA winning comic genius behind the incredible multi award winning sitcom Big Boys.
Jack won his BAFTA for Best Come...
Aderonke Apata on leaving Nigeria to be a free gay woman
Imagine being forced to leave your country for being gay or face death. This Refugee Week, we welcome Aderonke Apata, a Nigerian refugee who had to le...
Vernon Kay on navigating show business, late puberty and keeping family grounded
Vernon Kay is one of the most recognised people on British TV and radio known for his infectious smile and warm Bolton accent. He first made his mark...
Miranda July on rethinking everything - marriage, sex and hormones
Miranda July’s staggering new novel ‘All Fours’ might just completely change the way you think about your life.
Miranda is not one for sticking...
Ahmed Alnaouq on the war in Palestine, family and the power of stories
On 22nd October 2023, Ahmed Alnaouq woke up to the unthinkable news that 21 members of his family had been killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
Sara Pascoe on self worth, detachment and reflecting on separated parents
Sara Pascoe has a magic ability to take life’s absurdities and turn them into comedy gold, but how does she approach change?
Sara’s quick, inte...
George the Poet on being a Black radical, music and the war on Blackness
George Mpanga, aka George the Poet, is a voice for change but, is it enough to just be a successful Black man in the war on Blackness? From his humble...
Afua Hirsch on different cultural views on bodies - body hair, puberty, fertility and aging
Rounding off this miniseries on Bodies, the incredible journalist, broadcaster and bestselling author Afua Hirsch unpacks Eurocentric beauty standards...
Dr. Jen Gunter answers your questions on sex, periods and menopause
As part of our Bodies Mini Series, renowned gynaecologist Dr. Jen Gunter tackles your burning questions about your bodies as she and Annie delve deep...
CMAT on body image, fluctuating weight and Ozempic diets
To open a new mini series on Bodies we welcome boundary pushing musician, CMAT whose low cut, bum crack exposing dress created one of the most viral m...
Marian Keyes
Spring is here(!) and we begin our new season with global phenomenon Marian Keyes. Marian is one of Ireland’s most prolific and successful writers of...
Changes Focus: Parenting - Zadie Smith, Toddla T, Josh Widdicombe and Jen Brister
In this week’s Changes Focus we are zooming in on parenting. Whether you are a parent yourself or not, we have all been parented in some way and many...
Changes Focus: Education - Dolly Alderton, Louis Theroux, Idris Elba, Rosie Jones and Michael Sheen
Introducing Changes Focus! where we zoom in on one popular Changes theme and bring you multiple takes from different guests.
In this episode th...
Gabby Logan
Viva la season finale! Where we welcome a total trailblazer and change maker, the iconic sports broadcast Gabby Logan. In her almost 30 year career, G...
Katriona O'Sullivan
The day after St Patrick’s day, we welcome an astonishing Irish woman who epitomises change; Katriona O’Sullivan’s incredible no.1 bestselling memoir...
Ken Loach
Ken Loach is one of the greatest film directors of all time and a true British icon. He is known for his powerful, socially engaged films including ‘I...
Deborah Frances White
On the week of International Women’s Day we speak to the Guilty Feminist herself, Deborah Frances White. Host of the hugely successful, award winning...
Anna Rowe
Fourteen months after starting a relationship online, Anna discovered that she was a victim of romance fraud. ‘Antony’ wasn’t in fact who he said he w...
Anthony Ray Hinton
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on death row for a murder he did not commit. There was no evidence against him, he was charged because he is black....
John Cooper Clarke
This Valentine’s week we’re celebrating romance with an unlikely agony uncle - the legendary punk poet, also known as the bard of Salford, John Cooper...
Fern Brady
In 2020, Scottish comedian Fern Brady was diagnosed with autism. Her award-winning Sunday Times Bestselling book ‘Strong Female Character’ is an incre...
Kwesia (City Girl In Nature)
From Deptford to the Amazon - For the final episode in our Joy January mini-series we’re joined by a very inspiring guest. Kwesia, also known as City...
Michael Rosen
How do you find joy in the aftermath of tragedy or immense adversity? Celebrated poet, author, professor and broadcaster, Michael Rosen has had to lea...
Gretchen Rubin
What small changes can you make to your daily life to cultivate more joy? As we continue Joy Month, we welcome to Changes one of the most influential...