Ben Machell's guest appearances

Ben Machell

Book Shambles

Mantality

Talk Radio Europe

NonFicPod

Alan Lane

Katie Mack

Georgie Codd

Hayley Campbell

Nikesh Shukla

Daniel Smith

Louis Barfe

Jess Phillips

Ian Dunt

Natalie Haynes

Nell Frizzell

Dean Burnett

Matthew Cobb

Ian Stone

Kathryn Mannix

OwlTail

The Unusual Suspect reads like a thriller, with a complex protagonist who just happens to be a real human being. Stephen Jackley was deeply affected by the poverty and inequality he saw in the world. There was only one thing he could think of to do. Rob a bank.To tell us about Stephen Jackley is Ben Machell. Ben is a feature writer for The Times and The Times Magazine and a contributor to publications including VICE and Esquire. He has been shortlisted for Feature Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards.The transcript can be found hereWe're proud to be supporting Wild Words Festival - a brand new literary festival for the whole family. Find out more at wildwordsfest.com and get 10% off with the code NonFicPod. Wild Words Fest is for everyone who enjoys the written or spoken word with performances, panels, workshops, and author talks. If Hay Festival is the Fortnum and Mason of literary festivals then Wild Words is your local farmers’ market. Book now for the best prices! Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Unusual Suspect reads like a thriller, with a complex protagonist who just happens to be a real human being. Stephen Jackley was deeply affected by the poverty and inequality he saw in the world. There was only one thing he could think of to do. Rob a bank.To tell us about Stephen Jackley is Ben Machell. Ben is a feature writer for The Times and The Times Magazine and a contributor to publications including VICE and Esquire. He has been shortlisted for Feature Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards.The transcript can be found <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ATMczeT_5809syBC1maSk10seLJqBn8m/view?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>We're proud to be supporting Wild Words Festival - a brand new literary festival for the whole family. Find out more at<a href="https://wildwordsfest.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> wildwordsfest.com</a> and get 10% off with the code NonFicPod. Wild Words Fest is for everyone who enjoys the written or spoken word with <a href="https://wildwordsfest.com/whats-on-at-wild-words-festival/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">performances, panels, workshops, and author talks</a>. If Hay Festival is the Fortnum and Mason of literary festivals then Wild Words is your local farmers’ market. Book now for the best prices! <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/6044156" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Ben Machell - The Unusual Suspect

Maaza Mengiste

It's a double header this week! First up Robin and Josie chat with journalist Ben Machell about his book, The Unusual Suspect: The Rise and Fall of a Modern-Day Outlaw and then in the second part Robin chats to Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Shadow King, Maaza Mengiste. If you'd like to hear the full versions of both of these interviews, you can subscribe to the podcast's Patreon at patreon.com/bookshambles

It's a double header this week! First up Robin and Josie chat with journalist Ben Machell about his book, The Unusual Suspect: The Rise and Fall of a Modern-Day Outlaw and then in the second part Robin chats to Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Shadow King, Maaza Mengiste. If you'd like to hear the full versions of both of these interviews, you can subscribe to the podcast's Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/bookshambles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/bookshambles</a>

Ben Machell and Maaza Mengiste

Bill Padley

Ben Machell – The Unusual Suspect...with TRE's Bill Padley

In this episode, we were delighted to be joined by writer and journalist Ben Machell. Ben has met a huge range of interesting people including; former spies, Nobel Prize-winning scientists, people wrongfully on death row, Taylor Swift, Pele, the families of murder victims, Grenfell firefighters, billionaires, political dissidents. The list goes on. We chatted to Ben about what he’s learned speaking to so many fascinating people, what stories stand out and why he got into journalism. We also speak to him about our combined love for Leeds United and talk about Ben’s new book, The Unusual Suspect, which is out now!

In this episode, we were delighted to be joined by writer and journalist Ben Machell. Ben has met a huge range of interesting people including; former spies, Nobel Prize-winning scientists, people wrongfully on death row, Taylor Swift, Pele, the families of murder victims, Grenfell firefighters, billionaires, political dissidents. The list goes on. We chatted to Ben about what he’s learned speaking to so many fascinating people, what stories stand out and why he got into journalism. We also speak to him about our combined love for Leeds United and talk about Ben’s new book, The Unusual Suspect, which is out now!