Georgina Godwin
@georginagodwin
Freelance broadcaster & (Hon) FRSL. Mostly @Monocle_Radio on current affairs, literature, Zimbabwe. Lit Fest chair. Trustee @englishpen Insta @georginacgodwin
Palestinian writer Karim Kattan joins #MeettheWriters to talk haunted houses, exile, and surreal fiction from Palestine. His debut novel The Palace on the Higher Hill is now out in English from @FoundryEditions Listen free via Monocle Radio. #KarimKattan #PalestinianLiterature
Meet The Writers: @GeorginaGodwin is joined by Karim Kattan to discuss his newly translated novel, ‘The Palace on the Higher Hill’, and his upbringing in Bethlehem. monocle.com/radio/shows/me…
The Briefing: Thai and Cambodian troops clash amid fears of widening regional conflict. Then: @NinaDRDS joins @georginagodwin to discuss reports of an imminent US-EU trade deal. Plus: design news and we head to Mexico on ‘The Global Countdown’ with @feap monocle.com/radio/shows/th…
Monocle on Sunday: @mediagurusimon and @isabelhilton join @georginagodwin to discuss the week’s news. Plus: Fiona Wilson on Japan’s elections, Tyler Brûlé in San Sebastián and @lbevanger with the news from Oslo monocle.com/radio/shows/mo…
Monocle on Saturday: @georginagodwin and @VinnyMcAv on ‘The Late Show’ cancellation, Trump’s latest lawsuit and ‘The New York Times’ culture-critic revamp. Plus: Kate Parkin on launching a new independent publisher, @FirefinchBooks monocle.com/radio/shows/mo…
#meetthewriters — Argentine author Agustina Bazterrica (@AgusBazterrica), recorded at the @hayfestival, on leaving opera for fiction, the influence of Woolf and O’Connor, and dystopias that interrogate power, control and capitalism.
Meet the Writers: @georginagodwin meets @AgusBazterrica at @hayfestival 2025 to discuss her shift from opera to writing and school visits in Buenos Aires buff.ly/wS6pafv
#meetthewriters — Romany writer Damian Le Bas (@DamianLeBas) on The Drowned Places, a haunting journey through Atlantis myths and the lost worlds beneath our feet.
Meet The Writers: @GeorginaGodwin is joined by @DamianLeBas to discuss his upbringing in a Romani family, the impact of his father’s death and his latest book, ‘The Drowned Places’ buff.ly/FJVyiL0
#meetthewriters — Recorded live at the @AklWritersFest, Michael and Matariki Bennett on Māori heritage, kōhanga reo, and the power of storytelling to challenge injustice
Meet the Writers: @GeorginaGodwin meets Michael and Matariki Bennett at @AklWritersFest to discuss their Māori heritage and addressing sociopolitical issues through art buff.ly/iFYhQVM
The Briefing: @georginagodwin is joined by @ChristopherL0rd to discuss Trump’s growing diplomatic push with Gulf nations. Plus: Merz’s first London visit, highlights from #WSCE2025 and ‘The Global Countdown’ with @feap monocle.com/radio/shows/th…
Monocle on Saturday: @georginagodwin and @Charles_Hecker on the week’s biggest stories. Plus: an exhibition exploring the history of radio buff.ly/RZyZhi5
The Globalist: leaders discuss Ukraine’s reconstruction and its eventual accession to the EU at the #URC2025. Plus: Portuguese art fairs, the summer’s blockbusters, @Charlottecardin drops by and @andrew_mueller tells us ‘What we Learned’ this week monocle.com/radio/shows/th…
The Globalist: As Erdogan’s grip on his opposition tightens, we discuss Turkey’s future with @jmalsin. Plus: Ursula von der Leyen’s vote of no confidence, Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Weiner and archiving Dutch nightlife buff.ly/acEFGjY
#meetthewriters Esther Freud only learned to read at 10. Her first novel was Hideous Kinky, now a major movie — several books later she’s back with My Sister and Other Lovers. On the show she discusses her real life sister Bella and the famous Freud family.
Meet the Writers: @georginagodwin is joined by Esther Freud to discuss her new novel, ‘My Sister and Other Lovers’, which follows two sisters facing secrets and heartbreak buff.ly/NtfV8IC
New bonus ep of Meet the Writers! This year I judged the NZ Book Awards & we unanimously chose Delirious by Damien Wilkins. At @AklWritersFest, he joined me to talk writing, teaching, publishing—and nearly missing his own win. Lister for free #MeetTheWriters #NZLit
Meet The Writers: Damien Wilkins sits down with @georginagodwin at the 2025 @AklWritersFest following his win at @theockhams with his novel ‘Delirious’ buff.ly/2Qeq6x8
Such an interesting chat - recommended listening.
The Entrepreneurs: James Vowles (@JV_F1) team principal of @WilliamsRacing stops by Midori House ahead of the #BritishGP to discuss the @F1 team’s progress, decision-making under pressure and how long-term thinking drives success on and off the #F1 track monocle.com/radio/shows/th…
#meetthewriters - fascinating to hear about being an accidental first lady, and to talk about the novel born out of that
Meet The Writers: @elizajreid joins @georginagodwin to talk about growing up in Ottawa, her time as Iceland’s first lady and her debut whodunit, ‘Death of a Diplomat’ buff.ly/ZUAkjap
The Globalist: As the Nato Summit concludes, we discuss the details of the final communiqué with Stefan De Vries and @Hannahmc_carthy. Plus: we speak with Estonia’s foreign minister, French newspapers, @joeArmonJones and Paris Fashion Week Men's. monocle.com/radio/shows/th…
The Globalist: Can European leaders bring Trump into the fold at the @NATO summit? Plus: the knock-on effects of a Strait of Hormuz blockade, the NY mayoral election and the latest in luxury monocle.com/radio/shows/th…
Monocle on Saturday: @tessaszy joins @georginagodwin to discuss the week’s news. Then: Daniel Kramb’s poetry goes from paper to bench at Estuary Festival 2025 and Wanja Kaufmann talks about London’s Swedish midsummer celebrations monocle.com/radio/shows/mo…
New Episode of #MeetTheWriters on @Monocle_Radio - it's a @WomensPrize special, as @georginagodwin speaks to the 2025 Fiction and Non-Fiction winners: Yael van Der Wouden and Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) - monocle.com/radio/shows/me…
In today's media, our audiences trust the individual reporter or anchor and that trusts is transferred to the channel or platform. @davidrhodes in conversation with @georginagodwin #JLFLONDON2025 @JLFLitfest @SkyNews