But Why?
Clemmie Telford sets about unpicking tricky topics via honest conversations with an array of guests from all walks of life.
Guests have included: Matt Haig, Caitlin Moran, Bryony Gordon, the Holistic Psychologist, Jess Ennis-Hill, Helen Thorn, Giovanna Fletcher, Ed Miliband, Davina McCall, Will Young, Natalie Lee, Gemma Styles, Steve Bland, Emma Gannon, Anna Mathur, Poorna Bell and Julia Samuel plus many more.
Find us on @butwhy_podcast on Instagram and get in touch via butwhy@clemmietelford.com
101
HAT HEWITT ON ALZHEIMER'S
Clemmie chats to Hat Hewit the person behind @dayinthelifeoflaws, a remarkable Instagram account documenting her mum's early onset Alzheimer's & Dementia.
54 min
102
DR KAREN GURNEY ON SEX
This week Clemmie chats to clinical psychologist and certified psycho-sexologist and author Dr Karen Gurney
54 min
103
EMMA TULLEY-WILLIAMS ON ENDOMETRIOSIS
This week Clemmie speaks to podcaster and mental health campaigner Emma Tulley-Williams - aka @mummyspaininthearse - all about endometriosis.
51 min
104
GIOVANNA FLETCHER ON LIFE
This week Clemmie speaks to author, presenter, winner of I'm Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, and mum of three Giovanna Fletcher. The chat was supposed to be about happiness....but Clemmie and Giovanna end up having a general chat about life!
67 min
105
DR SARAH TONKS ON AESTHETICS
This week Clemmie speaks to cosmetic surgeon Dr Sarah Tonks, who has herself undergone a significant number of cosmetic procedures.
57 min
106
BELINDA KIRK ON ADVENTURE
This week Clemmie speaks to professional explorer Belinda Kirk! In 2010, she captained the first all-female rowing team to circumnavigate Britain non-stop, completing the journey in 51 days.
71 min
107
GEMMA STYLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Clemmie speaks to podcaster and mental health campaigner Gemma Styles about life in the public eye and all things social media.
72 min
108
DARREN CROCKER ON GAMBLING
Clemmie speaks to Darren of Rule_ette_out who is six years in recovery from gambling and has since set up gambling addiction support & awareness group.
50 min
109
VEX KING ON SELF HEALING
This week Clemmie speaks to Sunday Times No1 (twice over!) author Vex King about self healing.
70 min
110
MRS 0 & JANUS ON BDSM
Clemmie speaks to Mrs O and Janus, the curator of the BDSM Museum, to explore the world of BDSM and why it's not quite what you might think.
56 min
111
OTEGHA UWAGBA ON MONEY
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MONEY? That’s the title of Otegha’s brilliant new book (published today) and exactly what Clemmie and her cover in this week’s episode of the podcast.
61 min
112
JESSICA ENNIS-HILL ON BALANCE
Clemmie talks to an actual Dame and Gold medal winning Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill about the challenge of finding balance in life
69 min
113
IMMY LUCAS ON SUSTAINABILITY
Clemmie speaks to Immy Lucas about life as a vegan, sustainability and conscious living, and Rude Health founder Camilla Barnard.
72 min
114
ANNA MATHUR ON RAGE
Clemmie speaks to author and psychotherapist Anna Mathur about rage. And in particular maternal rage.
78 min
115
HELEN THORN ON DIVORCE
Clemmie kicks off series two by talking to Helen Thorn, one half of the Scummy Mummies, about life in the aftermath of the breakdown of her marriage.
66 min
116
THE NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE...
In part two of a two part podcast, Clemmie is joined by Michelle and Kate (not their real names) whose sons were victims of David Wilson.
60 min
117
THE NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE...
Clemmie is joined by Rob and Marie from the National Crime Agency to discuss their work in child sexual abuse.
74 min
118
ZACK GEORGE ON FITNESS
Clemmie chats to Zack George, aka the UK's fittest athlete 2020, about Crossfit and why fitness really isn’t anything to do with aesthetics.
58 min
119
ALEX LIGHT ON DIET CULTURE
But why is diet culture so pervasive and what, if anything, we can do about it?
63 min
120
MAISIE HILL ON PERIMENOPAUSE
Clemmie chats with author and menstrual expert Maisie Hill about the perimenopause.
60 min
121
TATTON SPILLER ON POLITICS
But why do we need to move beyond party politics? Clemmie chats to Tatton Spiller the person behind the brilliant Simple Politics social media account whose aim is to help the UK have better conversations about politics.
71 min
122
SOPHIE WILLIAMS ON ALLYSHIP
But why is Allyship about what you ‘do’ and not what you believe? Clemmie chats to author Sophie Williams.
54 min
123
CAITLIN MORAN ON WOMANHOOD
But why is middle age so freeing for women? This week Clemmie talks to author and journalist Caitlin Moran about Womanhood
54 min
124
ELLIE GIBSON ON GAMING
BUT WHY....COULD GAMING SAVE THE WORLD?
60 min
125
THE HOLISTIC PSYCHOLOGIST ON THERAPY
BUT WHY... COULD EVERYONE BENEFIT FROM GREATER SELF AWARENESS?
78 min