Changes with Annie Macmanus podcast

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 derail us and define who we are. How we confront it, react to it and how we try to activate change has never been more important than in this moment. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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 derail us and define who we are. How we confront it, react to it and how we try to activate change has never been more important than in this moment. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#210

Annie announces a change for Changes

This week, Annie has some news. Changes is changing! Annie talks through how she has come ... more

21 Oct 2024

11 MINS

11:28

21 Oct 2024


#209

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 extraord... more

14 Oct 2024

40 MINS

40:47

14 Oct 2024


#208

Irvine Welsh on toxic masculinity, addiction and softening with age

There are few writers more renowned for pushing the boundaries of modern fiction than Scot... more

07 Oct 2024

39 MINS

39:43

07 Oct 2024


#207

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... more

30 Sep 2024

45 MINS

45:44

30 Sep 2024


#206

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 b... more

23 Sep 2024

39 MINS

39:31

23 Sep 2024


#205

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 ... more

16 Sep 2024

42 MINS

42:24

16 Sep 2024


#204

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 ... more

09 Sep 2024

42 MINS

42:34

09 Sep 2024


#203

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 deb... more

02 Sep 2024

56 MINS

56:31

02 Sep 2024


#202

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 fro... more

19 Aug 2024

20 MINS

20:55

19 Aug 2024


#201

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 tr... more

12 Aug 2024

27 MINS

27:28

12 Aug 2024


#200

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 al... more

05 Aug 2024

24 MINS

24:14

05 Aug 2024


#199

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 h... more

29 Jul 2024

25 MINS

25:27

29 Jul 2024


#198

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 ... more

22 Jul 2024

36 MINS

36:21

22 Jul 2024


#197

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 ch... more

15 Jul 2024

36 MINS

36:51

15 Jul 2024


#196

Decca Aitkenhead on the life changing power of love

This conversation is astonishing. Prepare to be completely engrossed and moved beyond beli... more

08 Jul 2024

59 MINS

59:16

08 Jul 2024


#195

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... more

01 Jul 2024

47 MINS

47:13

01 Jul 2024


#194

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 winn... more

24 Jun 2024

45 MINS

45:40

24 Jun 2024


#193

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,... more

17 Jun 2024

35 MINS

35:19

17 Jun 2024


#192

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 infe... more

10 Jun 2024

42 MINS

42:04

10 Jun 2024


#191

Miranda July on rethinking everything - marriage, sex and hormones

Miranda July’s staggering new novel ‘All Fours’ might just completely change the way you t... more

03 Jun 2024

38 MINS

38:51

03 Jun 2024


#190

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... more

27 May 2024

46 MINS

46:34

27 May 2024


#189

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,... more

20 May 2024

41 MINS

41:59

20 May 2024


#188

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 s... more

13 May 2024

48 MINS

48:59

13 May 2024


#187

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 bestsel... more

06 May 2024

46 MINS

46:30

06 May 2024


#186

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 burn... more

29 Apr 2024

51 MINS

51:39

29 Apr 2024


#185

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 c... more

22 Apr 2024

50 MINS

50:22

22 Apr 2024


#184

Marian Keyes

Spring is here(!) and we begin our new season with global phenomenon Marian Keyes. Marian ... more

15 Apr 2024

43 MINS

43:32

15 Apr 2024


#183

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 your... more

08 Apr 2024

24 MINS

24:16

08 Apr 2024


#182

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 mul... more

01 Apr 2024

26 MINS

26:39

01 Apr 2024


#181

Gabby Logan

Viva la season finale! Where we welcome a total trailblazer and change maker, the iconic s... more

25 Mar 2024

44 MINS

44:00

25 Mar 2024