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Out of Hours: The PodcastHow to Own The Room: Author Viv Groskop, on Confidence & Mastering Public Speaking and StatusToday on the podcast I am joined by Viv Groskop - writer, podcaster and comedian.Her podcast How to Own the Room has reached millions of downloads - and counts guests like Hilary Clinton, Margaret Atwood, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and is the biggest resource for public speaking in the world.But she didn’t start as a public speaker. She was more known for her words than her voice, beginning as a journalist for publications like The Guardian and The Observer. She then ventured into the world of stand up comedy, taking on a...
2025-07-2457 min
Power HourReplay: Happy High Status with Viv GroskopAs Adrienne reflects on 6 years of the Power Hour, we are going to share some of our favourite episodes from the archives.Today we're sharing 2023's episode with the wonderful Viv Groskop.From the episode notes...Happy high status is a new way of thinking about confidence and how you relate to yourself. It's how actors and comedians enhance their presence on stage and screen. It lends strength and energy to your interactions, big and small, and is a way of projecting status, minimising self-doubt and moving effortlessly through life. Viv's...
2024-12-261h 07
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Biography & MemoirOne Ukrainian Summer: A memoir about falling in love and coming of age in the former USSR by Viv GroskopPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/720332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Ukrainian Summer: A memoir about falling in love and coming of age in the former USSR Author: Viv Groskop Narrator: Viv Groskop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 23, 2024 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'A memoir that captivates and delights. Fabulous' - Nina Stibbe Autumn 1993. The former USSR. Viv is about to turn 21 and is on a study year abroad, supposedly immersed in the language, history and politics of a world that has just ceased to exist: the Soviet Union. Instead, she finds herself immersed in...
2024-05-2305 min
Namaste Motherf**kersHappy High Status with Viv GroskopIn this episode Cally talks to Viv Groskop about impostor syndrome, women in comedy, public speaking, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, motherhood, misogyny, languages, Russian poisonings, redundancy, Ukraine and doing 100 gigs in 100 days.Twitter: @vivgroskopInstagram: @vivgroskopViv’s New Book - One Ukrainian SummerHow To Own The Room podcastViv’s other stuffMore about CallyInstagram: @callybeatoncomedianTwitter: @callybeatonProduced by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsTwitter: @podpeopleukInstagram: @podpeopleukMusic by Jake...
2024-04-251h 09
Doing well, feeling fine#25 | How to own the room and blend humility with confidence, with Viv GroskopIn this episode, I am speaking to the amazing and prolific Viv Groskop (www.vivgroskop.com). She is a journalist, author, podcaster, and comedian.
She is the author of 6 books, two of which we spend some time on in this episode: “How to Own the Room” and her recent book, out now, called “Happy High Status”.
In our conversation, we talk a bit about Viv’s experiences with comedy and what it’s taught her. we work through how our minds trick us about how we are perceived by others, for example.
We talk ab...
2023-11-251h 11Power HourHappy High Status with Viv GroskopHappy high status is a new way of thinking about confidence and how you relate to yourself. It's how actors and comedians enhance their presence on stage and screen. It lends strength and energy to your interactions, big and small, and is a way of projecting status, minimising self-doubt and moving effortlessly through life. Viv's book is out now!Drawing on research, practical tips and lessons from the worlds of comedy, film, television, politics and sport, Viv Groskop offers a masterclass in how you can access this new form of confidence at any time. All, crucially...
2023-10-031h 07
Talks at GoogleViv Groskop | How to Be Effortlessly Confident Award-winning writer, stand-up comedian and TV and radio presenter Viv Groskop visits Google to discuss her book “Happy High Status: How to Be Effortlessly Confident.” Everyone wants to be able to face challenging situations without feeling daunted, intimidated or stressed. But no-one wants to be labeled over-confident, arrogant or smarmy, or to get caught up in their own hype. So how can you feel authentically confident - without the cringe, and without pretending to be something you're not? “Happy high status” is a new way of thinking about confidence and how you relate to yourself. It's how...
2023-09-2658 min
Funny MummiesHappy High Status - with Viv Groskop
Comedian, Author, and mum of three Viv Groskop ( How to own the room book and podcast , BBC radio 4 plays, Guardian Journalist )joins Hatty and Gemma on the eve of the launch of her latest Book Happy High Status . Viv explains what Happy high status is and how we can all learn to turn it on . We also have a new feature with a voice note from a listener asking for advice, 'how do you be confident in those un known situations'? - like your child embarrassing you in public. We look at why we need to praise more and gif...
2023-07-1244 min
Women on a Mission with Sue Revell#100: Looking back on: Bravery, Courage & Guts! with Viv GroskopIs it possible to be effortlessly confident and, if so, how much work does it take? And what difference would it make in your world if you could trust yourself to feel at ease and confident when it matters most? In last week’s interview (#099) I talked to Viv Groskop, award-winning writer, comedian, TV and radio presenter. Viv’s podcast, How To Own The Room, was a big inspiration in launching this show, and plays a big part in Viv’s mission to encourage women to find their voice and be heard. In our Insights episod...
2023-07-0719 min
Women on a Mission with Sue Revell#100: Looking back on: Bravery, Courage & Guts! with Viv GroskopIs it possible to be effortlessly confident and, if so, how much work does it take? And what difference would it make in your world if you could trust yourself to feel at ease and confident when it matters most? In last week’s interview (#099) I talked to Viv Groskop, award-winning writer, comedian, TV and radio presenter. Viv’s podcast, How To Own The Room, was a big inspiration in launching this show, and plays a big part in Viv’s mission to encourage women to find their voice and be heard. In our Insights episod...
2023-07-0719 min
If She Can, I CanS2, Ep4 - The Best Selling Author, Viv Groskop - How to Own the Room"Choose yourself, I never waited for other people to choose me" - Viv GroskopHow often are our decisions and paths guided by the pressures or expectations of others vs ourselves, and why is that? Award winning writer, comedian, broadcaster and performance coach Viv Groskop is the antithesis. She chose the world of freelance over 20 years ago, embracing the benefits, flexibility and variety it brings her as a mother of 3, and boy has it paid off. Viv has been described as the most successful freelance journalist in the the UK, is the author of 6 books including...
2023-07-0447 min
Women on a Mission with Sue Revell#099: Bravery, Courage & Guts! with Viv GroskopOwning the room is something that Viv Groskop is more than familiar with. As well as perfecting the art personally, throughout her career, she has interviewed a slew of high profile women from around the world to uncover the secrets of brilliant speaking and explore the source of power and authority when people speak. But it’s not always the big moments that matter. Who do we need to BE to be effortlessly confident in the tiny moments too? Viv Groskop is an award-winning writer, comedian, TV and radio presenter and she’s on a missi...
2023-06-281h 00
Women on a Mission with Sue Revell#099: Bravery, Courage & Guts! with Viv GroskopOwning the room is something that Viv Groskop is more than familiar with. As well as perfecting the art personally, throughout her career, she has interviewed a slew of high profile women from around the world to uncover the secrets of brilliant speaking and explore the source of power and authority when people speak. But it’s not always the big moments that matter. Who do we need to BE to be effortlessly confident in the tiny moments too? Viv Groskop is an award-winning writer, comedian, TV and radio presenter and she’s on a missi...
2023-06-281h 00
How To Own The RoomElaine Bedell, Arts CEOHow do you bring together a winning team so that all voices can contribute to the room? Viv Groskop talks to the Chief Executive of the Southbank Centre, Elaine Bedell, on energy, stress and successfully leading teams of talented creative and commercial people. Elaine became the first woman in the top job at the Southbank Centre in 2017. She joined after a 30-year career in TV in which she developed shows such as The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, Saturday Night Takeaway, Love Island and I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and Strictly Come Dancing. She tells Viv ab...
2022-11-0434 minHow To Own The RoomGabby Logan, BroadcasterWhat helps to build resilience? Viv Groskop talks to the broadcaster, Gabby Logan, who has pioneered sports presenting for women in the UK. Just this year she co-led the BBC's coverage of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games and Women's Euro 2022. She tells Viv what it was like to start at Sky in her 20s when the channel was just four years old; presenting two live shows a day in a team formed of new voices and old hacks. Gabby shares some of the personal tragedies that have shaped her, such as the death of her younger brother, Daniel, when he...
2022-10-2838 minHow To Own The RoomDebbie Wosskow OBE, EntrepreneurHow do you put on your game face every day? Viv Groskop talks to the co-founder of AllBright, Debbie Wosskow, on purpose, energy and drive. She launched the startup Love Home Swap, inspired by the film The Holiday, and sold it for $53 million in 2017. Debbie hails from an entrepreneurial family and tells Viv how she's never been shy to talk about work, business and money. She reflects on how her family background helped to de-risk the idea of business. Together with her business partner, Anna Jones, Debbie reveals how they rehearse every aspect of what they do, gaming 'everything...
2022-10-2136 minHow To Own The RoomElizabeth Strout, WriterHow can you overcome stage fright? Viv Groskop talks to award-winning writer and nominee for this year's Booker Prize, Elizabeth Strout, ahead of the ceremony. She reveals an intervention that enabled her to handle public events that would previously have sent her spinning into panic. Elizabeth tells Viv how the spaces that allow her to write are the ones in which she's not needed by anyone. Riding the subway is good, but even better is her studio in Maine. Despite Elizabeth's success now seeming to come easily, she tells Viv that it has been hard won and how the...
2022-10-1432 minHow To Own The RoomKamila Shamsie, WriterCan you easily switch between private and public modes? Viv Groskop talks to the award-winning writer, Kamila Shamsie, about the different kinds of energy she needs in her life as a successful author. She tells Viv about the peace and solitude required for writing fiction and how audiences' curiosity fuels her public persona. Kamila shares with Viv her thoughts on the long history of patriarchy and the way it cuts across every facet of life. She reveals her thoughts on the power of her platform as a writer and how it compares with the reach of social media trolls...
2022-10-0735 minHow To Own The RoomKit de Waal, WriterHow do you find your authentic voice? Viv Groskop talks to the writer, Kit de Waal, who found success later in life with her book My Name is Leon. Kit tells Viv how she reconciled the different parts of her Birmingham childhood, born to an Irish mother and African-Caribbean father, in her recent memoir - Without Warning and Only Sometimes: Scenes from an Unpredictable Childhood. Not expecting to even make it into adulthood, Kit says that every day has been a bonus. Although she was brought up in the 'oppressive and joyless' Jehovah Witness religion, she tells Viv how...
2022-09-3034 minHow To Own The RoomMarisha Wallace, Musical Theatre PerformerDo you believe in yourself? Viv Groskop talks to the musical theatre performer, Marisha Wallace, best-known for roles in Something Rotten, Dreamgirls, Waitress and Hairspray. Marisha tells Viv that she was drawn to London six years ago for work and has never left, enjoying the freedom it's given her to try different roles. She explains to Viv why she resists the 'strong Black woman' stereotype and that it's ok not to be a superhero. Marisha nurtures her confidence by drawing on her spirituality, while leaving the more constraining aspects of the religion she was brought up with behind. Viv...
2022-07-2232 minHow To Own The RoomSadie Jones, WriterAre you reluctant to be in the limelight? Viv Groskop talks to the writer, Sadie Jones, who made her name with The Outcast, winning Best First Novel in the Costa Book Awards. Sadie is a self-confessed introvert who would much rather not leave her room, and certainly not own public ones. But sometimes her job as a successful author requires her to do so. She shares with Viv the tricks and techniques that she's taught herself over the years to overcome her shyness and give back to readers who have come to hear her talk. Interestingly, she reveals how...
2022-07-1536 min
A Good ReadSophie Hannah and Viv GroskopSophie Hannah and Viv Groskop join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love.Sophie, an Agatha Christie expert and superfan, recommends The Rose and the Yew Tree, a book – misleadingly billed as a romance, she says – that Christie wrote under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. She claims it can rival any detective novel for suspense and intrigue. Will Harriett and Viv agree?Harriett champions Dame Eileen Atkin’s recent memoir Will She Do? which charts the first 30 years of the actor's life, including her time as a child soubrette, performing in working men’s clubs as ‘Baby...
2022-07-1227 minHow To Own The RoomSheila Hancock, ActorCan you manage your nerves? Viv Groskop talks to legendary actor, Dame Sheila Hancock, ahead of a theatre audience to share reflections from her second memoir Old Rage. Dame Sheila reveals how she has always suffered from chronic stage fright and remains terrified until the end. They discuss how nerves are normal and getting through them. Dame Sheila is frank about shocking stories of sexism in the stage and screen world with overwhelming pressures to conform to a typical look or height. She talks about the experience of being spotted by Theatre Workshop's Joan Littlewood and how it was...
2022-07-0833 minHow To Own The Room17.4 Abi Morgan, WriterCan you tell your own story? Viv Groskop talks to award-winning playwright and screenwriter, Abi Morgan, whose work includes The Split, The Iron Lady, The Hour and Suffragette. Abi has occupied and owned many rooms in her life and career – the solitary writer's room, the family rooms of bustle, the emergency hospital room, the space on set to direct. In all these arenas she's adapted herself while keeping a steady eye on maintaining space to tell the stories she wants to tell. Four years ago, Abi and her family's lives were blown apart by a devastating medical emergency suffered by...
2022-07-0140 min
5x15John Crace And Viv Groskop On A Farewell To CalmJoin 5x15 for an unmissable live event back at The Tabernacle in London's Notting Hill with the wildly entertaining John Crace, parliamentary sketch writer and political satirist par excellence, in conversation with the one and only Viv Groskop.
Throughout another year of bluster and bedlam in Westminster, John’s brilliantly acerbic political sketches have once more provided the nation with a much-needed injection of humour.
In A Farewell to Calm: The New Normal Survival Guide, Crace introduces an infectiously funny selection of his finest pieces from 2020–21, taking in everything from a summer of unfathomable U-turns to Christmas Covid confusion, and from...
2022-06-031h 09
The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. MarshallViv Groskop: How to be Heard, Really HeardMany of us, particularly women, experience endless frustration because we don’t feel heard. At work and at home, it seems like we are constantly interrupted and rarely feel in control of a conversation.
This week Viv Groskop, journalist, podcaster, stand-up comedian and author of How to Own The Room and Lift As You Climb, talks with Andrew about how to speak so that people will listen. Diving into the world of stand-up taught Viv about pacing, pausing and gauging people’s reactions; but most importantly, about quieting your own ego and tuning into your audience.
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2021-10-181h 00How To Own The RoomIndra Nooyi, BusinesswomanNeed to dig yourself out of a hole? Viv Groskop talks to Indra Nooyi, the former chair and CEO of PepsiCo. She may be regularly listed as one of the world's most powerful woman, but as a woman of colour she explains how she always felt like she started at a disadvantage, in a hole that she had to dig herself out of. She explains how important it is to avoid anything that takes the focus away from what you have to say, why society needs to support families - and why stomach butterflies are brilliant. Indra's book...
2021-10-0134 minHow To Own The RoomDame Jenni Murray, BroadcasterFat cow, fat chance? Viv Groskop talks to the writer, journalist and broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray, the former presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. They talk being nosy, being prepared and why you must NEVER say "tell me about..." They discuss appearance, being criticised by your mother, and Dame Jenni's latest book on the science and psychology of size. Oh, and how she tackled an interview with Hollywood legend Bette Davis on only her second day at Woman's Hour. Dame Jenni's book Fat Cow, Fat Chance: The Science and Psychology of Size is out now.
2021-09-2436 minHow To Own The RoomJackie Weaver, Chief OfficerDo you have the authority? Viv Groskop talks to Jackie Weaver; viral internet sensation, author of the book You Do Have the Authority Here! and chief officer of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils. They discuss difficult meetings (no, really) as well as zoom etiquette, how to prepare, and how to keep calm in the face of aggression. Jackie considers why men bully, why women don't apply for jobs - and why local politics is your best bet to change the world. Also, of course, how to read the standing orders. And understand them. Viv's latest book, L...
2021-09-1032 minHow To Own The RoomJess Phillips, MPAre you posh? Or do you just like olives? Viv Groskop talks to Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley and Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding. They talk olives, going viral and why a joke will help get your point across. Jess reveals how she learned to communicate working in a pub, how showing confidence gives others confidence, and how other people saying stupid things is a great encouragement to speak up. Plus why women need to know they don't need to be perfect for politics. Jess's new book Everything You Really Need to Know About...
2021-07-3037 minHow To Own The RoomJane Shepherdson, BusinesswomanWhat's your armour? Viv Groskop talks to Jane Shepherdson, chair of My Wardrobe HQ, former chief exec of Whistles and brand director at TopShop. They discuss the way clothes can make you feel powerful- and how "rent-a-porter" can rekindle a fashion love affair without sacrificing the planet (or costing the earth). Jane reveals how she found her purpose and reinvented her career. And she explains how to deal with difficult characters, why you must surround yourself with excellence and how to get paid what you deserve. Find out more about Jane's latest venture at mywardrobehq.com Viv's l...
2021-07-3035 minHow To Own The RoomChantal Coady, ChocolatierIs this visceral? Viv Groskop talks to author, businesswoman and chocolatier Chantal Coady about how to deploy the senses to beguile, comfort and delight. She talks about the importance of theatre, and deploying visuals to hold attention. She recalls how how her mother leveraged the family home to help her start her business, and how that spurred her to make it a success. She talks about the murky ethics of chocolate and what you can do to help. And she recalls how a moment on a beach inspired a legendary chocolate invention... Find out more about Chantal at...
2021-07-2332 minHow To Own The RoomDame Stephanie Shirley CH, EntrepreneurAre you sitting comfortably? Viv Groskop talks to Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley CH, the businesswoman, philanthropist and technology pioneer. They explore why she changed her name - and why she brought her kitchen stool to America to give her TED talk in front of Bill Gates. Dame Stephanie argues that women must learn to ask for money: our input won't be valued if we don't value ourselves. She reveals how she learned a "healthy selfishness" after ending up in hospital, and tells Viv the single secret of success in business and romance... Find out more about Stephanie's work...
2021-07-1632 minHow To Own The RoomPaula Hawkins, Author Can you take criticism? Viv Groskop talks to Paula Hawkins, author of (among others) the global phenomenon The Girl on The Train. They explore how to gain the confidence to embrace what you really care about, and how to say: "I can do that, it's not just for others." They consider the value of routine, the value of saying no and the value of indulging in darkness. And why you must read the bad reviews. Find out more about Paula's work and her latest book, A Slow Fire Burning at paulahawkinsbooks.com Viv's latest book, Lift As You Climb is...
2021-07-0935 minHow To Own The RoomFunmi Fetto, WriterWhy not? Viv Groskop talks to beauty journalist Funmi Fetto, Contributing Editor at British Vogue and Beauty Director at the Observer Magazine. Funmi argues that the risk of rejection is not worth missing opportunities, and explores the ongoing process of finding your voice, the double edged sword that is beauty, the role of faith and prayer in building confidence - and the joy of index cards. Find out more about Funmi's work at orbpodcast.com Viv's book, Lift As You Climb is out now. @vivgroskop
2021-07-0236 minHow To Own The RoomLorraine Candy, WriterWhat if you'd never heard of imposter syndrome? Viv Groskop talks to Lorraine Candy, columnist and former Editor in Chief from Style magazine, Elle UK and Sunday Times Style. They discuss owning the room, whether it's filled with Taylor Swift or Rupert Murdoch. They discuss what younger women can teach older women about self care - and how cold water can make you better at your job. They discuss not trying to be liked, not avoiding confrontation, not saying sorry and not buying into the negative narratives about women. Lorraine's book is out now. Viv's book, Lift As You Clim...
2021-06-2538 minHow To Own The RoomJulia Baird, BroadcasterHave you felt small lately? Viv Groskop talks to journalist, author and broadcaster Julia Baird about the value of shrinking, and how feeling small can inspire wonder. She talks about learning to be yourself, learning not to freak out about swallowing, and the number of accomplished women who won't appear on her show because they feel fat. She asks - why do we have to be perfect before we're allowed to express an opinion? Julia's book Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder And Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark is out now. Viv's book, L...
2021-06-1842 minHow To Own The RoomEsther Freud, WriterWhy are you here? Viv Groskop talks to writer Esther Freud about her new book, about why it's good for writers to get out, and the power of understanding that it's not about you - you are here for the audience. She explains why she loves feedback, why she loves interviews - and how she has to remind herself not to tell everybody absolutely everything... Esther's book, I Couldn't Love You More is out now. Viv's book, Lift As You Climb is out now. @vivgroskop
2021-06-1829 minHow To Own The RoomNorma Kamali, DesignerAre you ageing with power? Viv Groskop talks to designer Norma Kamali about why women should look forward to getting older. She explains that self respect and self love are hard but vital, and will draw the right opportunities to you. She shares her experience of being told at 18 that it's all downhill from here, her experience of divorce, her experience of discovering financial independence and confidence. And she argues that the risk of becoming irrelevant is worse than the risk of failure - so go for it. Norma's book I Am Invincible is out now.
2021-05-2835 minHow To Own The RoomHollie McNish, PoetAre you following someone else's rules? Viv Groskop talks to poet Hollie McNish about the value of working out your own way to do something - even if it takes time. Hollie discusses her efforts to unlearn society's unhelpful lessons about being female, including frank conversations with her grandmother. And she explores nerves, pressure, being apologetic - and the sadness of putting poems about her gran into the past tense. You can find out more about Hollie and her new book, Slug and Other Things I've Been Told to Hate at holliepoetry.com Viv's book, Li...
2021-05-2136 minHow To Own The RoomAnya Hindmarch, DesignerAre you doing it your way? Viv Groskop talks to designer and businesswoman Anya Hindmarch about the value of authenticity. Anya reveals how neuro-linguistic programming and autogenic training helped her beat chronic stage fright. She argues that nerves are useful, that you know more than you think and that emotion is not only useful, it is the heart and soul of any business. Anya's book If In Doubt Wash Your Hair is out now. Find out more about Anya at anyahindmarch.com Viv's book, Lift As You Climb is out now. @vivgroskop
2021-05-1435 minHow To Own The RoomAnneliese Dodds, PoliticianHave you said what you came to say? Viv Groskop talks to Anneliese Dodds, Labour Co-Op Member of Parliament for Oxford East, about owning the House as the first female Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. How to communicate complex ideas, how to build trust, how to deal with the Daily Mail style police. And how to make sure that you are clear what you want to say - and say it. Find out more about Anneliese at anneliesedodds.org.uk Viv's book, Lift As You Climb is out now. @vivgroskop
2021-05-0732 minHow To Own The RoomIsabel Allende, WriterAre you feeding your self doubt? Viv Groskop talks to writer Isabel Allende about how women can combat insecurity by celebrating each other. She talks of the value of feeling comfortable in your skin, knowing what you want to say and understanding that: "these people have come here to love you". Oh, and realising that she is not, after all, a flamboyant bitch. Isabel's new book, The Soul of a Woman is out now. Viv's book, Lift As You Climb is too. @vivgroskop
2021-04-3035 minHow To Own The RoomMartha Beck, Life CoachDo you feel completely happy? If not, admit it out loud to yourself. That moment of truth will help. Viv Groskop talks to sociologist and life coach Martha Beck who argues that aligning with your truth will get rid of all your psychological suffering. They also discuss chronic public speaking nerves, how to train your animal brain as if it were a frightened horse - and what it's like to hang out with Oprah Winfrey and Elizabeth Gilbert. Martha's new book, The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self is out now. Viv's book, Lif...
2021-04-2335 minHow To Own The RoomNicole LePera, PsychologistAre you doing the work? Viv Groskop talks to Dr Nicole LePera, holistic psychologist and author of How to Do The Work. They explore the idea of healing yourself, learning to regulate your body and how that psychological and physiological work can help you to own the room. And Viv finds out how someone who "hates public speaking" manages an online following of millions. Find out more about Nicole's work @the.holistic.psychologist Viv's book, Lift As You Climb is out now. @vivgroskop
2021-04-1635 min
Hyper CuriousWhy Success Isn’t Linear & How To Be Authentically You with Viv GroskopWe are super thrilled to have the incredible multi-hyphenate, Viv Groskop, on Hyper Curious. “I always think there's something in our culture that tells us we should be focused on one thing, and not to have a butterfly mind.”Viv Groskop is a writer, critic, broadcaster and standup comedian. She's the author of How To Own The Room, which is also a top 10 iTunes podcast with incredible guests like Hillary Clinton, Nigella Lawson and Julie Andrews. Her latest book is Lift As You Climb. In thi...
2021-04-1453 minHow To Own The RoomYewande Akinola, EngineerDo you know why you are doing this? Viv Groskop talks to Yewande Akinola MBE, chartered engineer and TV presenter, about the power of knowing your purpose when it comes to connecting to your audience. She reveals the setbacks and criticism that come with building a public profile and argues that if you think of your work as an extension of who you are, it becomes less daunting. Find out more about Yewande's work at yewandeakinola.co.uk Viv's book, Lift As You Climb is out now. @vivgroskop
2021-04-0936 minHow To Own The RoomMel Giedroyc, ComicDo you want it too much? Viv Groskop talks to TV presenter, actress and writer Mel Giedroyc about the power of not caring and how she was nearly too rock 'n roll to audition for what turned out to be her big break. They talk #strictlycomedancing, #GBBO and almost going bankrupt. And making mistakes. Like thinking: who the HECK is interested in whether a cake rises? Mel's new book is The Best Things. Viv's book, Lift As You Climb is out now. @vivgroskop
2021-04-0239 minHow To Own The RoomVivian Gornick, WriterSex or work? Viv Groskop talks to radical feminist critic, journalist and memoirist Vivian Gornick about the gains of the feminist movement - and what still stands in the way. They discuss the revelations of #MeToo, the TV show The Crown and the reason your inner critic is actually a sign of liberation. They talk Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Hilary Clinton - and the importance of gaining power over your own life and purpose. Oh, and not having to choose between sex and work. You can buy Vivian's latest book Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader here
2021-02-2635 minHow To Own The RoomJune Angelides, InvestorAre you still waiting for the cavalry? Viv Groskop talks to June Angelides, investor, entrepreneur and founder of Mums In Tech, the UK's first child-friendly coding school for mums. June talks about privilege and entitlement, about how to boost investment in Black-owned ventures - and about the moment she realised she had to be her own cavalry. She reveals what she learned about creativity and entrepreneurship from the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant, and how vital it is to be authentic, even if that means feeding your baby in the boardroom. Find out more about June's...
2021-02-1932 minHow To Own The RoomShahira Fahmy, ArchitectAre you lost in the moment? Viv Groskop talks to Egyptian architect Shahira Fahmy about saying yes to life, inspiring a team to trust your vision and how self consciousness can hold you back. Plus the tale of her very first film audition - with Isabelle Huppert. Oh, and the wisdom to be found in fishing. Find out more about Shahira's work and life @shahira_fahmy Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's new podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a series of int...
2021-02-1229 minHow To Own The RoomRuth Coker Burks, Carer and AdvocateIf you don't take risks, have you really lived? Viv Groskop talks to Ruth Coker Burks, author of the memoir All The Young Men, who risked everything to care for men dying of AIDS. She describes how being present and listening can express more than words. She talks about the power of believing in her message, even when she was shunned by the community and crosses were burnt on her lawn. Feeling fear? Ruth says walk through the fear and do it anyway. Ruth's book, All the Young Men, is out now. Viv's books, including H...
2021-02-0530 minHow To Own The RoomKatie Piper, Presenter and CampaignerDoes your story deserve to be told? Viv Groskop talks to TV presenter and charity founder Katie Piper about taking ownership of your story and accepting that people want to hear it. They discuss protecting your energy, selling yourself to yourself, accepting your insecurities and the surprising things that intimidate us (think stapler...) Find out more about Katie's at the Katie Piper Foundation. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's new podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a series of intimate conversations about r...
2021-01-2936 minHow To Own The RoomBrita Fernandez Schmidt, Charity ExecutiveWant to find your fierce? Viv Groskop talks to Brita Fernandez-Schmidt, women's empowerment advocate and executive director at Women for Women International. Brita reveals the secret to finding human connection, from boardrooms to galas to war zones. She explains how she draws strength from the people in the boardroom of her heart.... and from eye-catching and uplifting clothes. Brita's new new book, Fears to Fierce is out now. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are also out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's other podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a s...
2021-01-2235 minHow To Own The RoomJulia Cameron, WriterAre you blocked? Viv Groskop talks to the teacher, writer and creativity guru Julia Cameron about liberating people to tap into their own creative power. She talks about prayer, vulnerability, the magic of her "morning pages" technique and the power of disarming an audience with the unexpected. Oh, and how to squash your inner critic (hers is called Nigel). Julia's new book, The Listening Path is out now. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are also out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's other podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a se...
2021-01-1532 minHow To Own The RoomBryony Gordon, WriterAre you underperforming because you are over-preparing? Viv Groskop talks to writer and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon about the power that comes from showing your vulnerability, the buzz of disproving the doubting voices in your head and the authenticity of not preparing too much. Oh, and putting Aquafresh on your spots. Bryony's new book, No Such Thing as Normal is out now. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are also out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's other podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a series of intimate conversations a...
2021-01-0831 minHow To Own The RoomA Zoom of One's OwnHave you learned to stop worrying and love the video conferencing technology? No? Come this way. In this second special masterclass edition Viv Groskop answers listener questions about owning the room remotely. From ring lights and hairstyles and cracked iPads to the conundrum of sightlines and the importance of listening not looking. If you're battle-scarred by months of 4 hour Zoom meetings - or if you're a newbie coming back from furlough to a terrifying new landscape of remote work, Viv can help. Do check out the first Zoom Masterclass, series 7 episode 4. Viv's books, including How t...
2020-11-1329 min
Comics' BooksS2E2 - Viv GroskopThe podcast about what funny people read...It's episode 2 of season 2 and this time, Lucy Danser is joined by journalist, writer, comedian and Women's Prize for Fiction judge Viv Groskop for a talk about all things reading.Who is Lucy Danser?Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.ukBooks/Authors mentioned in this episode:*Masquerade - Kit Williams https://biblio.co.uk/book/masquerade-williams-kit/*Little Women - Louisa May Alcott https://uk...
2020-11-0736 minHow To Own The RoomCharlotte Wood, NovelistAre you agreeing to conflict? Viv Groskop talks to novelist Charlotte Wood about how liberating it is not to be nice - and the revelation that no one can be in conflict with you without your participation. They discuss taking control of your own worth, not abusing the power of the microphone - and playing the Sydney Opera House in lockdown. Charlotte's latest book The Weekend is available now. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's new podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a...
2020-11-0630 minHow To Own The Room8.6 Cathy Newman, JournalistHave you had a good lunch? Viv Groskop talks to journalist and Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman about doorstepping, sisterhood, nearly getting run over on live TV and the importance of keeping your team well fed (even if your team is just you). Cathy's latest book It Takes Two: A History of the Couples Who Dared to Be Different is available now. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's new podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a series of intimate conversations about reinventing yo...
2020-10-3031 min
Better KnownViv GroskopViv Groskop discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.
Viv Groskop is a writer, critic, broadcaster and stand-up comedian. She is the author of How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking, also a Top 10 iTunes podcast, now in its 8th series, featuring guests like Hillary Clinton, Margaret Atwood, Nigella Lawson, Julie Andrews, Sarah Hurwitz (Michelle Obama’s speechwriter). Her latest book is Au Revoir Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature. She has presented Front Row and Saturday Review on BBC Radio 4, is a regular on BBC1’s Th...
2020-10-2530 minHow To Own The RoomRochelle Rowe, HistorianIs your passion showing? Viv Groskop talks to historian and author Rochelle Rowe about leaving space for the audience, about inclusion and how to be a good ally, about reminding yourself you have earned your place - and about how showing your passion can hide your nerves. You can find out more about Rochelle at her website, rochellerowe.com Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's new podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a series of intimate conversations about reinventing yourself in the ag...
2020-10-2329 minHow To Own The RoomValerie Jarrett, Businesswoman, Senior Advisor to President ObamaAre you telling your story? Viv Groskop meets Valerie Jarrett, businesswoman, lawyer and senior adviser to US President Barack Obama. She talks about living a purposeful life, and the mistake of hiding your true self from your work world. She talks about meeting a young Michelle Obama and persuading her to accept a job (no matter what her opinionated fiance thought) She talks about what gives her hope in these desperate times, and how we can't afford to be tired. You can find out more about Valerie including her book Finding My Voice at valeriejarettbook.com ...
2020-10-1635 minHow To Own The Room8.3 Tasmin Little, ViolinistAre you scared to take risks? Viv Groskop talks to violinist Tasmin Little about creativity, performance pressure, and how you reach perfection by risking it all. Tasmin reveals the punishing logistics of a performing life, the ironic potential for cultural starvation, and her need to avoid being defined by her performance. You can find out more about Tamsin at her website, tasminlittle.com Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's new podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a series of intimate conversations about r...
2020-10-0931 minHow To Own The Room8.1 Tara Mohr, Leadership ExpertAre you an arrogant idiot? Viv Groskop talks to Tara Mohr, expert in women's leadership and wellbeing, and author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women who Want to Speak Up, Create and Lead. Listen and learn how to ditch "good girl habits", how to be more improvisational, more self-trusting, more authentic. And how liberating it is to think just a little more like an arrogant idiot. Find out more about Tara's work on her website. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now. Twitter: @vivgroskop Insta: @vivgroskop
2020-10-0232 minHow To Own The RoomLaura Bates, Writer and CampaignerBeen wolf whistled by 400 boys? Viv Groskop talks to Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and author of Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists, the Truth about Extreme Misogyny and how it Affects Us All. Laura talks about anger, fear, shame and hope. About how facts are her friends, about TV interviews with men who want to "rip you to shreds" - and about how she turned that disastrous school talk into a triumph. Laura's latest book, Men Who Hate Women, is out now. Viv's books, including How to Own...
2020-10-0235 min
The Marketer's DebriefHow To Own The Room with Viv GroskopBroadcaster, author and comedian, Viv Groskop, joins us for a masterclass in public speaking, building confidence and finding your voice. Viv's book and podcast, How To Own The Room; Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking, is a must for anyone wanting to develop their communication skills. This episode was recorded live as part of a Journey Further Book Club discussion. Join the community today for free: http://bit.ly/2r4fBWR - Get in touch: podcast@journeyfurther.com
2020-09-0139 min
Drunk Women Solving CrimeSynchronising With Viv GroskopIn this week's episode, the Drunk Women welcome a guest who has ALL the smarts to be a top detective; it's writer, comedian and podcaster, Viv Groskop!Although Viv doesn't hail from the big city, she grew up having to keep her wits about her on the mean streets of Somerset in order to provide key statements to the local police - as you will hear.These foundation skills enable Viv to ask all the right questions and get to the nub of it all... whilst the others do what they do best... basically most...
2020-08-051h 06Drunk Women Solving CrimeSynchronising With Viv GroskopIn this week's episode, the Drunk Women welcome a guest who has ALL the smarts to be a top detective; it's writer, comedian and podcaster, Viv Groskop!Although Viv doesn't hail from the big city, she grew up having to keep her wits about her on the mean streets of Somerset in order to provide key statements to the local police - as you will hear.These foundation skills enable Viv to ask all the right questions and get to the nub of it all... whilst the others do what they do best... basically most...
2020-08-051h 06How To Own The RoomSophie Walker, ActivistIs your skin too thick? Feminist, activist and founding leader of the Women's Equality Party Sophie Walker talks to Viv Groskop about coping with hostility and the value of being thin-skinned. She talks pacing, breathing, how fitness will help you rouse the rabble, how young women will inspire you - and why amid all the shouting you must remember the effect your words are having on the quiet ones. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now.
2020-07-1029 minHow To Own The RoomHow to Own the ZoomAre you on mute? Viv Groskop reveals How to Own the Zoom (it had to be done) In a special Masterclass edition, Viv talks camera position, game face, breathing through your feet, engaging an audience you can't see, dealing with a screen-hogger - and the cheering fact that even Zoom's CEO has been known to accidentally hit the mute button... Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are out now.
2020-07-0331 minHow To Own The RoomKaty Brand, ComedianAre you feeling the fear? Actor, writer and comedian Katy Brand talks to Viv Groskop about the myth of natural confidence, how to work your best angle on camera, and how fear is just a chemical response - no more. Oh, and Nicola Horlick... Katy's latest book, I Carried a Watermelon, is out now. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are also out now. And you can subscribe now to Viv's new podcast, We Can Rebuild Her; a series of intimate conversations about reinventing yourself in the age of pandemic.
2020-06-2628 minHow To Own The RoomCoky Giedroyc, DirectorAre you not "a natural"? Director Coky Giedroyc talks to Viv Groskop about building the long road to self belief, the power of lowering your voice, why she's fierce with young directors - and why it's time for men to step aside. Coky's latest film, How to Build a Girl, based on the novel by Caitlin Moran, is out now. Viv's books, including How to Own the Room, are also out now.
2020-06-1933 min
Funny MummiesEp 20: Sisterhood and Lifting in Lockdown with Viv GroskopSeries 2 - Check in on the lock in series special
Hatty and funny mummy Gemma call up journalist, author and fellow podcaster Viv Groskop (How to Own the Room) to speak about her latest book Lift as You Climb: Women and the Art of Ambition.
In this week's episode, Viv talks about her inspiration for the book, what it means to push yourself forward and how to do it without stepping on other women's toes; we discuss how lockdown has sent us back to our dearest friends, that anxiety is likely the cause of so m...
2020-06-151h 02
The Influential Women PodcastViv GroskopViv Groskop is a well-known writer, journalist, comedian, author and podcaster. She has done various stand up gigs to include, 1 woman shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, she was a "Funny Woman" finalist and a "So You Think You’re Funny” semi finalist.
The ‘Influential Women Podcast’ looks at Viv's life through her early journalist years to her successful stand up comedy and her books which offer advice on how to "How To Own The Room"and "Lift As You Climb".
It is host presented and co-produced by Nicki Bannerman, executively produced by Nicki Bannerman and Juliette Nicholls an...
2020-05-2635 min
The Keith Cheggers PodcastWeek 34 with Viv GroskopHannah and Carl have found themselves a new guru! It’s week 34, the baby is getting ever closer and this wonderful conversation with “broody person” Viv Groskop has got them feeling fine. Over the years Viv has researched, interviewed and written extensively about pregnancy and birth, and graciously shares her wisdom in this episode - along with stories of her three labours (4 hours, 1 hour & 40 minutes), confusing birth with food poisoning and 42-week pregnancies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-261h 02How To Own The RoomThe Three Rules MasterclassDo you know the rules? In a special masterclass episode, Viv Groskop distils her own experience and the wisdom of previous guests from Sandi Toksvig to Mary Portas, revealing the three key rules to owning the room. Do check out Viv's new book Lift As You Climb
2020-03-2728 minHow To Own The RoomNatalie and Karl Pupé, TeachersAre you the one aiming at the moon? Or the one with the plan to get there? Teachers Natalie Chama-Pupé and Karl Pupé talk to Viv Groskop about respect, discipline, humour - and about how they inspire and ground each other. Do check out Karl Pupé's book The Action Hero Teacher And Viv's new book Lift As You Climb.
2020-03-2031 minHow To Own The RoomTricia Cusden, Anna Cusden, Suzy Stern, EntrepreneursCould you work with your family? Tricia Cusden, Anna Cusden and Suzy Stern are the mother and daughters team behind beauty brand Look Fabulous Forever. They talk to Viv Groskop about boundaries, communication, the trick to grabbing an audience by the first impression - and why you must never say hello-my-name-is... Do check out Look Fabulous Forever, and Viv's new book Lift as You Climb
2020-03-1330 min
Grab The Uplifting Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans!Lift as You Climb: Women and the art of ambition by Viv GroskopPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410512to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Lift as You Climb: Women and the art of ambition
Author: Viv Groskop
Narrator: Viv Groskop
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
Lift as You Climb is a dynamic guide to owning your ambition without having to be someone you don't want to be. It's about balancing ambition and compassion, and women being able to strive for personal success while trying to help – or lift – others along the way. We all have...
2020-03-056h 52Get New Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, EconomicsLift as You Climb: Women and the art of ambition by Viv GroskopPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/410512to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Lift as You Climb: Women and the art of ambition
Author: Viv Groskop
Narrator: Viv Groskop
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Economics
Publisher's Summary:
Lift as You Climb is a dynamic guide to owning your ambition without having to be someone you don't want to be. It's about balancing ambition and compassion, and women being able to strive for personal success while trying to help – or lift – others along the way. We all have...
2020-03-056h 52
Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastEp #138 Goodfellas with Rosie Wilby fromThe Breakup Monologues and Viv Groskop from How to Own a RoomHappy 2020 everyone!! Viv Groskop (How to Own a Room) and Rosie Wilby (The Breakup Monologues) return to Flixwatcher to review Viv’s choice, Goodfellas. Goodfellas is the 1990 gangster crime epic from Martin Scorsese starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci based on the non-fiction book Wiseguy. It tells the rise and fall of mob wannabe Henry Hill from 1955 to 1980. Arguably the greatest mob film ever made, Goodfellas was the inspiration for The Sopranos and Scorsese’s directorial choice of freeze frames, fast cutting and the long tracking shots influenced nearly every director after. The acting is impeccable - Joe...
2020-01-0855 min
Squiggly Careers#105 How to Own the Room with Viv GroskopThis week Sarah interviews Viv Groskop, author of How to Own the Room (and host of the brilliant podcast with the same name). Together they discuss three ways in which you can improve your presence, performance and authenticity and generally ‘be more’.First up Viv shares why her unofficial and unpaid job is to be Michelle Obamas biggest fan, and shares how we can all be more Michelle. A big part of this is achieving what Viv calls ‘happy high status’ and she shares the actions we need to take to make that happen in our work.
2019-10-2253 min
Flixwatcher: A Netflix Film Review PodcastEp #126 Blue is the Warmest Colour with Rosie Wilby fromThe Breakup Monologues and Viv Groskop from How to Own a RoomIt’s Episode 126. Rosie Wilby (The Breakup Monologues) and Viv Groskop (How to Own a Room) join Flixwatcher to review Rosie’s choice, Blue is the Warmest Colour. Blue is the Warmest Colour is a 2013 French language film starring Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos. Based on a graphic novel by Julie Maroh and directed by Abdellatif Kechiche also won the Palme d'Or with both actresses given the award too. The film follows Adèle from the end of her school days as a 15 year old through her (passionate sexual) relationship with Emma (with the blue hair) and the perio...
2019-10-0255 min
5x15How to Own the Room - Viv GroskopViv Groskop is a writer, critic, broadcaster and stand-up comedian. She has presented Front Row and Saturday Review on BBC Radio 4, is a regular on BBC1’s This Week and has hosted book tours for Graham Norton, Jo Brand and Jennifer Saunders. Groskop’s books include The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature, and How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking. She is currently writing a self-help memoir titled Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature due out in 2020.5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and...
2019-08-2115 min
5x15How to Own the Room - Viv GroskopViv Groskop is a writer, critic, broadcaster and stand-up comedian. She has presented Front Row and Saturday Review on BBC Radio 4, is a regular on BBC1’s This Week and has hosted book tours for Graham Norton, Jo Brand and Jennifer Saunders. Groskop’s books include The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature, and How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking. She is currently writing a self-help memoir titled Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature due out in 2020.
5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and...
2019-08-2115 min
Book Off!John Niven and Viv Groskop (Is a school reunion ever a good idea?)Bestselling author John Niven and writer, broadcaster and comedian Viv Groskop go head to head in a very competitive Book Off!"Heartburn" by Nora Ephron goes up against "Rabbit Is Rich" by John Updike in the war of the words...but which should win?As well as talking about their latest books, John and Viv also discuss school reunions and great Russian novels! Naturally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-02-0127 min
7 Skills For the FutureSeason 1 Episode 3 Viv Groskop - what a joy to interview this talented comedian, journalist and author of the most fabulous book “How to Own the Room”.Viv Groskop is a talented comedian, journalist and author of the most fabulous book “How to Own the Room”. This book has completed transformed the way I look at presenting and speaking publicly. Viv encourages women everywhere to own their space and have their voices heard. Viv also has her very own successful podcast I urge you to follow! I am delighted to be interviewing her in this podcast – we’ll be talking about resilience and adaptability and yes, how to own that room! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-01-2136 min
Older and Wider PodcastEP4 - VIV GROSKOPFrom the writers of the internationally successful Grumpy Old Women, award winning Comedian Jenny Éclair and Producer and Writer Judith Holder deliver Older & Wider, a podcast that offers insight, gossip and general news from the menopausal front and beyond. A podcast worth getting your ears syringed for.In this episode Jenny & Judith are joined by writer and comedian Viv Groskop. They discuss stand up, Russian literature and public speaking. You can follow Jenny on Twitter @JennyeclairYou can follow Judith on Twitter @greyprideukYou can follow Viv on Twitter @VivGroskop You can email the show olderwiderpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. S...
2018-12-2141 min
Tune In To A Full Audiobook That Is Simply High-Impact.The Anna Karenina Fix by Viv GroskopPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/153097to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Anna Karenina Fix
Author: Viv Groskop
Narrator: Julia Knippen
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
Release date: 10-30-18
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 15 ratings
Genres: Russian & Soviet
Publisher's Summary:
As Viv Groskop knows from personal experience, everything that has ever happened to a person has already happened in the Russian classics: from not being sure what to do with your life (Anna Karenina) to being hopelessly in love with someone who doesn't love you back (Turgenev's A Month in the Country). In this sort of literary self-help memoir...
2018-10-307h 57
Ask PenguinViv Groskop with Katy BrandJournalist and novelist Viv Groskop joins Katy Brand in the Penguin studio to talk about herBook ‘The Anna Karenina Fix’, a very funny memoir and self-help book which explains how Russian literature has some valuable life lessons. As a young child Viv believed her surname was Russian, which led her to studying, living there and becoming editor at large for Russian Vogue. She later found out she’s not the slightest bit Russian, but recounts what she learnt along the way from the country and its literature. Viv brings in a hedgehog, a make-up compact and an alb...
2018-08-2939 min
The School for Dumb WomenBONUS: Oprah with Viv GroskopIn episode 54, Hannah met author, journalist and comedian Viv Groskop to find out why self-help phenomenon Oprah Winfrey is one of the most important women in Viv's life. In this bonus episode, Viv tells us about Oprah's Weight Watchers controversy, what happened when she went to the O Magazine Annual Conference and how Oprah is secretly a bit of a Dumb Woman herself. Contact: dumbwomenpod@gmail.comMusic by Harry Harris, logo design by Gavin Day. Recorded at Soho Radio Studios and Museum of Comedy
2018-08-1800 min
Hoovering with Jessica FostekewHoovering - Episode 27: Viv GroskopWelcome to HOOVERING, the podcast about eating. Host, Jessica Fostekew (Guilty Feminist, Motherland) has a frank conversation with an interesting person about gobbling; guzzling; nibbling; scoffing; devouring and wolfing all up… or if you will, hoovering.This week I’m talking to comedian, journalist and author Viv Groskop. We met in the Riding House Cafe in Fitzrovia, London which we both love but I had totally underestimated how crazily loud it is in there. Always. So it’s loud, but you CAN hear us. We get pretty deep into the cons (in my view) of the diet indu...
2018-08-0355 min
Ctrl Alt Delete#97 Viv Groskop: Even Tolstoy Got TrolledViv Groskop is a writer, broadcaster and stand-up comedian. Viv’s brand new 2017 show ANCHORWOMAN: WHEN THE NEWS GETS TOO MUCH was performed at Edinburgh Fringe this year and featured on: BBC R2 and BBC R4. We chat about Viv’s new book, acquired by Penguin The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature. Viv is also a Columnist and agony aunt called Dear Viv at The Pool. She reviews TV for the Guardian and is the author of “stand-up meets mid-life crisis memoir” I Laughed, I Cried. AND she was shortlisted Glamour Woman of the Year: Columnist of the Year...
2017-10-0653 min
Grab An Vivid Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature by Viv GroskopPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303908to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Author: Viv Groskop
Narrator: Viv Groskop
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Release date: October 5, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Anna Karenina Fix written and read by Viv Groskop. A literary self-help memoir about using the Russian Classics to find the answer to life's most important questions. Viv Groskop has discovered the meaning of life in Russian literature. As she knows from personal experience, everything that has ever...
2017-10-057h 34Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsThe Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature by Viv GroskopPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303908to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Author: Viv Groskop
Narrator: Viv Groskop
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Release date: October 5, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Anna Karenina Fix written and read by Viv Groskop. A literary self-help memoir about using the Russian Classics to find the answer to life's most important questions. Viv Groskop has discovered the meaning of life in Russian literature. As she knows from personal experience, everything that has ever...
2017-10-057h 34
Pin DropPindrop Podcast: Elizabeth Day with Viv GroskopIn celebration of International Women’s Day, Pindrop hosted an evening with Elizabeth Day and Viv Groskop – two powerful female voices.
Elizabeth is an award-winning author and journalist. Her fourth novel, The Party, from which she reads in this recording, is published by 4th Estate in July 2017. Day is also a feature writer for UK and US publications including New York Magazine and Vogue, and a contributing editor for Harper’s Bazaar and recent interviews include Claire Danes, Matt Damon and Kiera Knightly.
Viv is a writer, broadcaster and stand-up comedian who regularly appears at the Edinburgh Festival, features on BBC Ra...
2017-07-1200 min
Saturday LiveViv Groskop and Paul Sinton-HewittArtistic Director and acclaimed comedian, Viv Groskop joins Aasmah Mir and Suzy Klein to talk about the 'caw' of stand-up comedy and what it's like making tea for famous authors at the Bath Literature Festival.Ten years ago Paul Sinton-Hewitt was fired and then had a bad fall when training for a half marathon which ruptured his stomach. Not knowing what to do with himself and determined not to give up running, he set up a club with the aim of running 5k at 9 o'clock on a Saturday morning. 13 people joined him on his first run. Today...
2015-01-101h 25
The Scummy Mummies PodcastEpisode 26: Live from Latitude with Viv GroskopIt's our birthday! And we have a very special guest joining us to celebrate.One year ago, on the first ever episode of The Scummy Mummies Podcast, we reviewed Viv Groskop's brilliant book I Laughed, I Cried. Now we get to chat with Viv herself, live from the Latitude festival.We talk about what it's like to do a hundred stand-up gigs in a hundred days and find out what Viv's been up to since then. We get some great recommendations for summer reading and answer the age-old question of whether they have badgers in...
2014-07-2834 min
Scummy Mummies - PodcastEpisode 26: Live from Latitude with Viv GroskopIt's our birthday! And we have a very special guest joining us to celebrate.
One year ago, on the first ever episode of The Scummy Mummies Podcast, we reviewed Viv Groskop's brilliant book I Laughed, I Cried. Now we get to chat with Viv herself, live from the Latitude festival.
We talk about what it's like to do a hundred stand-up gigs in a hundred days and find out what Viv's been up to since then. We get some great recommendations for summer reading and answer the age-old question of whether they have badgers in...
2014-07-2834 min