Esther Freud

20 Podcast Episodes

AWW23: The Hazards of Motherhood - Esther Freud & Gina Rushton

AWW23: The Hazards of Motherhood - Esther Freud & Gina Rushton

Chair: Katrina Strickland Motherhood has forever been the repository for our deepest collective fantasies and anxieties.... Read more

27 Mar 2023

1hr 2mins

AWW23: Family Secrets - Esther Freud

AWW23: Family Secrets - Esther Freud

Chair: Sarah Kanowski Renowned British novelist Esther Freud is the great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, daughter of pa... Read more

26 Mar 2023

58mins

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AWW23: The Irish Question - John Boyne, Esther Freud & Louise Kennedy

AWW23: The Irish Question - John Boyne, Esther Freud & Louise Kennedy

Chair: Claire Nichols James Joyce in Ulysses wrote: “Every life is many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, ... Read more

26 Mar 2023

58mins

Esther Freud

Esther Freud

Esther Freud talks to Michael Berkeley about her extraordinary childhood and her passion for story telling in both words... Read more

10 Oct 2021

38mins

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Esther Freud Reads “Desire”

Esther Freud Reads “Desire”

Esther Freud reads her story “Desire,” from the September 27, 2021, issue of the magazine. Freud is the author of nine n... Read more

21 Sep 2021

32mins

'My mother kept this secret for so long' — Esther Freud imagines a different path for her mother

'My mother kept this secret for so long' — Esther Freud imagines a different path for her mother

Esther Freud's mother had babies at a time when many unwed mothers in the UK and Ireland had their children taken away. ... Read more

26 Jul 2021

54mins

'My mother kept this secret for so long' — Esther Freud imagines a different path for her mother

'My mother kept this secret for so long' — Esther Freud imagines a different path for her mother

Esther Freud's mother had babies at a time when many unwed mothers in the UK and Ireland had their children taken away. ... Read more

26 Jul 2021

54mins

S1, E6: The Literary Edit Podcast with Esther Freud

S1, E6: The Literary Edit Podcast with Esther Freud

For the sixth episode of The Literary Edit Podcast, I was joined by the brilliant former actress, playwright, writer and... Read more

23 Jun 2021

1hr 3mins

13.2 Esther Freud, Writer

13.2 Esther Freud, Writer

Why are you here? Viv Groskop talks to writer Esther Freud about her new book, about why it's good for writers to get ou... Read more

17 Jun 2021

29mins

Esther Freud on motherhood, guilt and upending your life in your 50s

Esther Freud on motherhood, guilt and upending your life in your 50s

How does it feel to come from a family with a legend? If you’re today’s guest, novelist and playwright Esther Freud (dau... Read more

8 Jun 2021

40mins

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