The Goldster Conversations Podcast

The Goldster Conversations Podcast

On the Goldster Conversations Podcast you hear captivating interviews with best-selling authors, intrepid explorers, former spies and international sports people. We have different shows – Inside Story, Purpose, Passion and Grit, and Author to Author. Biographer and descendant of Charles Dickens, Lucinda Hawksley; Journalist, thriller writer and Lucinda’s distant cousin, Humphrey Hawksley; Polar explorer Rosie Stancer; and international cricketer and rugby player, Alistair Hignell. We would love to meet you. Goldster is a compelling new vision that throughout the day brings together physical exercise, mental stimulation and emotional awareness. Our aim is to help everyone stay as healthy, active and involved as can be with sessions range from Tai Chi to Creative Writing, from Singing to Art and much more. Central to all that Goldster does is the legendary Goldster Book Club that is winning plaudits and attention from all around the world. By joining Goldster you can be part of the live conversation asking our guests directly any question you want -- about their failures, successes and what drives them. So far we have talked to best-selling authors, Ian Rankin, Ely Griffiths and Adele Parks; acclaimed historians, adventurers and travel writers Roger Morehouse, Justin Marozzi and Odd Harald Hague; eagle-eyed commentators, Parag Khanna, Tim Marshall and Geoff Payne; The list goes on. Join in the Goldster Book Club conversation.

Episodes

125: Nicholas Nugent and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

February 16, 2025 • 60 mins
We may think of ‘globalism’ as a recent development, but its origins date back centuries,  when courageous seafarers pioneered routes across the oceans with the objectives of exploration, trade and profits. Improvements in ship design, compasses and mapping, enabled navigation across unprecedented distances. The embarkation points were the vibrant ports of the West – Venice, Amsterdam, Lisbon – and their destinations the exoti...
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124: George Mehok with Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

February 9, 2025 • 60 mins
George Mehok is an exciting mix between thriller author, software designer and angel investor for new companies working on the edge of our technological revolution. His debut novel, Going Dark, skillfully keeps us on the edge of our seats. He weaves today’s most challenging issues with threads back to 1791 and a secret military unit tasked with delivering a secret message to Thomas Jefferson that altered the trajectory of the ...
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123: TJ Halbertsma and Rosie Stancer - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

February 2, 2025 • 60 mins
TJ Halbertsma is the living equivalent of Superman – one moment Clark Kent; in a suit and tie, commuting to work in an office, in his own words, “just an ordinary guy”. Next, spinning through an imaginary revolving door and you find the same person achieving extraordinary feats. From climbing some of the most notoriously dangerous mountains such as the Eiger and Denali, to crossing the English Channel on a stand-up paddleboard...
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122: Michael Hutchinson with Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

January 26, 2025 • 46 mins
The term ‘rat-race’ was coined long before we had smartphones and social media. It has even more meaning today when we’re at risk of becoming rats in a worldwide laboratory, monitored and manipulated by technology giants and artificial intelligence.  Therefore, it is even more important to take control of our own minds father than let other do it for you. Michael Hutchinson shows the way through yoga, with a combination of bod...
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121: Craig Brown and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

January 19, 2025 • 59 mins
Craig Brown’ latest book A Voyage Around the Queen not only became an immediate best-seller, but also gathered praise for being a unique, deep and thought-provoking portrayal of the late Queen Elizabeth and the monarchy. Craig is best known as a humourist for Private Eye and the Mail whose tools of the trade are usually sharp lines and throwaway wisecracks. Craig has written eighteen books including Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses ...
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120: Kim Lengling and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

January 12, 2025 • 61 mins
With great panache, Kim Lengling explains hope, kindness, fear and that slate of emotions that weave their way through all our lives.  Her podcast is called Let Fear Bounce. Among her many books are Nuggets of Hope: Cultivate Kindness and Paw Prints on the Couch: How Pets Enrich Lives. Her office manager is called Dexter, a loyal hound who barks at squirrels and birds and remind the boss when to take a break. Very often that w...
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119: Dr Orit Gal and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

January 5, 2025 • 60 mins
Dr Orit Gal is an entrepreneur, advisor, and senior lecturer in Strategy & Complexity at Regent’s University London. She specialises in analysing trends and identifying potential for systemic change within complex environments. Her extensive experience includes collaborations with tech startups, non-government organisation, innovative policy think-tanks, and corporate market research. Her current research focuses on the fu...
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118: Mihir Bose and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

December 29, 2024 • 61 mins
Mihir Bose face and voice became known to millions after he won the job as the BBC’s first non-white sports editor building on his earlier reputation as a sports correspondent on The Telegraph and Sunday Times. Among his latest books is Thank You Mr Crombie – a tribute to the Home Office official who allowed him to settle in Britain and pursue his career and dream. Mihir compellingly tells how Britain has taken enormous stride...
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117: Angela van Breemen and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

December 23, 2024 • 61 mins
Angela van Breemen is a soprano soloist, a poet, a wildlife activist and she has just published her first novel. For those Goldster creative writers, how does that feel?  Past Life’s Revenge is a crime thriller with a twist of surrealism. Since childhood, David Harris has suffered from debilitating nightmares. He has sought the advice of psychiatrists and other health professionals without obtaining any relief. When he meets a...
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116: Eva Hamilton and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster MagazineShow Podcast

December 18, 2024 • 61 mins
No, the world is not broken. Gloom can be conquered. As for those headline stories about the young going astray, homelessness, prison overcrowding, come and meet Goldster’s light that shines through fog. The charity work of the magnificent and bubbly Eva Hamilton stretches from Mother Teresa’s Home for the Dying in Calcutta when she was in her twenties to founding Key4Life which helps thousands serving time in some of Britain’...
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115: Laura Payne and Lucinda Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

December 8, 2024 • 44 mins
On 12 November, Lucinda Hawksley will be joined on the Goldster Magazine Show by Laura Payne, host of the highly-acclaimed The Dreamboat Podcast. Laura, a psychotherapist with a passion for uncovering the mysteries of our minds, has become one of the leading voices in dream research. The Dreamboat Podcast explores the fascinating world of dreams, delving deep into the science, psychology, and personal stories behind what happe...
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114: Austin Williams and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

November 23, 2024 • 60 mins
Austin Williams is an architect, author and podcaster who imagines our society and cities far into the future. For many years he has worked closely with Baroness Claire Fox at the Academy of Ideas, organising regular weekend-long events of debate, argument and fun. He is frequently a contradictory voice on a range of issues from climate change, sustainability and development.  As one critic noted, "Austin Williams has a gift f...
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113: Lesley Downer and Lucinda Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine SHow Podcast

November 10, 2024 • 42 mins
“A terrific overview of Japan’s long and rich history that covers an astonishing amount of ground. A gem of a book that is as engaging as it is readable.” Peter Frankopan


This week on the Goldster Magazine Show, Lucinda Hawksley will be joined by author Lesley Downer who will take us on a captivating journey into the heart of one of Asia’s most enigmatic countries, via her latest book, The Shortest History of Jap...
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112: Professor Peter Abrahams and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

October 27, 2024 • 61 mins
Peter Abrahams is fascinated in the human body.  As a young man he worked with the Peace Corp in the jungles of Sarawak, went on to train as a doctor, planned to become a surgeon but got side-tracked into writing a ground-breaking book, praised by his medical peers: Clinical Anatomy of Practical Procedures. He has taught and researched around the world, a pioneer in explaining how our body is pieced together. His work includes...
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111: Professor Lord Richard Layard and Humphrey Hawksely - The Goldster magazine Show Podcast

October 20, 2024 • 52 mins
How do we place a value on happiness?  Can we measure our sense of well-being and fulfilment through science? Richard Layard is founder and former director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics. He has been editor of the annual World Happiness Report which examines the state of happiness at various stages of life. Richard’s latest co-authored book is Wellbeing: Science and Policy which uses s...
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110: Dr Jennifer Cox and Lucinda Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

October 13, 2024 • 40 mins
Psychotherapist Jennifer Cox believes that women are never allowed to truly express their anger, and this is making them ill.  After a lifetime of being told to repress it, to hide away and fear it, anger has begun to manifest in female bodies in myriad ways that cannot be controlled. Do you agree? Jennifer has drawn her conclusions from talking to women from all walks of life and ages in her work as a therapist. The tendency ...
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109: Professor Alf Collins and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

September 29, 2024 • 60 mins
Until last year, Professor Alf Collins was NHS England’s Clinical Director for personalised care. His mission in health and well-being is to build around an individual’s needs bringing in shared decision-making, care planning, self-management support, social prescribing and that Goldster concept of ‘rethinking medicine.”  Alf worked for a decade with the Health Foundation, helping lead applied research and implementation progr...
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108: Iain McGilchrist and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

September 15, 2024 • 56 mins
Iain McGilchrist is a leading psychiatrist with a vast body of work and connections around the world. In his latest book The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World, Iain asks blunt questions that rattle around in many of our minds. Who are we? What is the world? How can we understand consciousness, matter, space and time? Is the cosmos without purpose or value? Can we really neglect the sa...
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107: Liz Jensen and Lucinda Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

September 10, 2024 • 44 mins
“My son’s death will never make sense to me. But it has taught me that it’s possible to find meaning, collectively and individually, in the loss of what we love.” Liz Jensen


On 3 September, Lucinda Hawksley was joined by Liz Jensen, the best-selling author of eight novels including The Ninth Life of Louis Drax, which was adapted by Hollywood into a box-office feature film starring Jamie Dornan. Befor...
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106: Betsy Gall and Humphrey Hawksley - The Goldster Magazine Show Podcast

September 8, 2024 • 59 mins
We rely on our doctors as a first port of call if we feel sick or down and, very often, the last port of call toward life’s end for ourselves or our loved ones. But what is really going through our doctors’ minds? How do they cope with the stress and trauma in their everyday working lives?   

Betsy Gall is a widow who was once living the American dream. Married to an oncologist with three healthy children, she was liv...
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