5x15

"A pleasingly simple concept... one of the best things I've come upon in the last six months" (The Telegraph - 'Best Podcasts')5 speakers, 15 minutes each. Script free and against a less-than-precise clock, some of the world's leading figures in the arts and sciences deliver talks about their enduring achievements, wildest moments or deepest passions. It's inspiring, informative, provoking, and above all, entertaining. Based in London but making forays to Sydney, New York and Milan, 5x15 has featured Joanna Lumley, Brian Eno, Jonathan Safran Foer, Jung Chang, Ruby Wax and Alain de Botton.

Katherine Rundell on Animals
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:17:23
Nick Makoha on The New Carthaginians
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:18:09
Carole Cadwalladr on How to Survive the Broligarchy
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:18:52
Suzanne O’Sullivan on The Age of Diagnosis
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:18:55
Jonathan Sumption on The Challenges of Democracy
Mar 21, 2025 – 00:15:27
Chloe Dalton on Raising Hare
Feb 25, 2025 – 00:20:12
Harriet Walter on She Speaks!
Feb 25, 2025 – 00:15:15
John Crace on Taking the Lead
Feb 25, 2025 – 00:16:24
Jonathan Freedland on King Winter's Birthday
Feb 25, 2025 – 00:14:52
Theresa Lola on Ceremony for the Nameless
Feb 25, 2025 – 00:11:21
Chris van Tulleken on Ultra-Processed Food
Feb 25, 2025 – 01:02:57
Sunil Amrith And John Vaillant On The Burning Earth
Dec 16, 2024 – 00:58:12
Oliver Burkeman On Meditations For Mortals
Nov 25, 2024 – 01:00:26
Jonathan Haidt And Kirstie Allsopp On The Anxious Generation
Oct 11, 2024 – 01:02:05
Bella Mackie And Alexandra Heminsley On What A Way To Go
Sep 27, 2024 – 00:59:34
Robin Wall Kimmerer And Alice Vincent, Live at Conway Hall
Aug 2, 2024 – 01:15:02
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall On How To Eat 30 Plants A Week
Jul 29, 2024 – 00:59:07
George Monbiot On The Invisible Doctrine
Jul 26, 2024 – 01:01:10
5x15 Presents: Robin Wall Kimmerer, Live at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Jun 10, 2024 – 01:03:14
Lauren Child On Smile
Jun 3, 2024 – 00:14:56
Dorian Lynskey On Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About The End Of The World
May 31, 2024 – 00:15:08
Clover Stroud On The Giant On The Skyline
May 27, 2024 – 00:14:45
Johann Hari On Magic Pill
May 24, 2024 – 00:16:45
Suzi Ronson On Me And Mr Jones
May 6, 2024 – 00:16:32
Andrew O’Hagan On Caledonian Road
May 3, 2024 – 00:12:39
Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster On Nostalgia: A Biography
Apr 29, 2024 – 00:12:16
Philip Lymbery On Cultivated Meat: To Secure Our Future
Apr 26, 2024 – 00:14:00
Henry Dimbleby On Ravenous
Apr 19, 2024 – 00:15:00
Catherine Coldstream On Cloistered
Apr 15, 2024 – 00:13:14
Colum McCann On American Mother
Apr 12, 2024 – 00:14:09
Vincent Deary On How We Break- Navigating The Wear And Tear Of Living
Apr 8, 2024 – 00:13:55
Chris Anderson On The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
Apr 5, 2024 – 00:13:09
Emma Tarlo On Under The Hornbeams
Mar 29, 2024 – 00:14:50
John Vaillant On Fire Weather: A True Story From A Hotter World
Mar 25, 2024 – 00:14:48
Cathy Newman On The Ladder
Mar 22, 2024 – 00:15:34
Jackie Morris On The Book Of Birds
Mar 18, 2024 – 00:11:21
Paula Byrne On Hardy Women
Mar 15, 2024 – 00:12:13
5x15 On Botanic Gardens Past And Future With Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Mar 12, 2024 – 01:00:09
5x15 And The Writers' Prize
Mar 7, 2024 – 01:24:26
Merlin Sheldrake On Entangled Life
Feb 9, 2024 – 01:02:54
Nina Stibbe And Cathy Rentzenbrink On Went to London, Took the Dog
Feb 5, 2024 – 01:04:17
5x15 In Collaboration With Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Regeneration
Feb 2, 2024 – 01:00:34
David Grann On The Wager
Jan 29, 2024 – 00:17:18
5x15 On Health And Nature With Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Jan 26, 2024 – 01:04:09
Andy Mitchell & Anil Seth On Psychedelics, Philosophy & Consciousness
Jan 22, 2024 – 01:00:01
Kassia St Clair On The Race To The Future
Jan 19, 2024 – 00:15:10
Paul Caruana Galizia On A Death In Malta
Jan 15, 2024 – 00:17:48
Rosamund Young On The Wisdom Of Sheep & Other Animals
Jan 12, 2024 – 00:15:26
Adam Sisman On The Secret Life Of John Le Carré
Jan 9, 2024 – 00:16:24
5x15 And Keystone Present: Six Ideas To Change The World: Jeff Goodell On Heat
Nov 28, 2023 – 00:58:38