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How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

How To Fail with Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things in life that haven’t gone right and what we might learn from them along the way. Every week, Elizabeth’s guest explores three failures, and what these failures have taught them about how to grow and succeed, better. We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with Elizabeth to share your failures, problems or questions - anonymously or otherwise. She'll go through these each week with the help of her very special guests. And remember: a fail shared is a fail halved. Click here to get...

S16, Ep7 How To Fail: Munroe Bergdorf on the beauty of transitions, breaking the rules and learning how forgive herself and others

67 hours 15 mins; February 14, 2023

S16, Ep6 How To Fail: Rick Edwards on confidence, competitiveness and the lessons he's learned from past relationships

57 mins; February 07, 2023

S16, Ep5 How To Fail: Big Zuu the Bafta-winning TV cook on being the child of a refugee, his ADHD diagnosis and racism in football

63 hours 42 mins; January 31, 2023

S16, Ep4 How To Fail: Spencer Matthews on alcoholism, the death of his brother and surviving reality TV

65 hours 33 mins; January 24, 2023

S16, Ep3 How To Fail: Yusra Mardini - how a teenage Syrian refugee became an Olympic swimmer against unimaginable odds

60 hours 41 mins; January 17, 2023

S16, Ep2 How To Fail: Alex Jones on fertility, mental health and the time she locked King Charles in the toilet

70 hours 27 mins; January 10, 2023

S16, Ep1 How To Fail: Rick Astley on never growing up, never giving up and how a difficult childhood shaped his success

66 hours 31 mins; January 03, 2023

S15, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Roman Kemp on mental health, male suicide and failing to be Batman

43 mins; December 27, 2022

🎤 How To Fail LIVE: Craig David on racism, bullying and having the courage to open his heart again

97 hours 46 mins; December 08, 2022

🎤 How To Fail LIVE: Sophie Ellis-Bextor on surviving ladette culture, toxic relationships and finding a room of her own

75 hours 54 mins; December 07, 2022

🎤 How To Fail LIVE: Caitlin Moran on parenting failures, body image and big vaginas

87 hours 58 mins; December 06, 2022

🎤 How To Fail LIVE: Mo Gawdat, the world-renowned happiness expert on how to manage stress, how to live with grief and how to be happy

86 hours 7 mins; December 05, 2022

S15, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Sheila Hancock on stage-fright, self-doubt and being a wartime evacuee

61 hours 8 mins; December 01, 2022

S15, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Trinny Woodall on single parenthood, business failure and the empowerment of her 50s

68 hours 10 mins; November 29, 2022

S15, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Jo Elvin, the charity CEO on resilience, friendship fails and female anger

60 hours 33 mins; November 28, 2022

S15, Ep12 How To Fail: Justin Basini, the Clearscore CEO on business failure, body image and friendship

70 hours 25 mins; November 15, 2022

S15, Ep11 How To Fail: Geena Davis, the Oscar-winning actress on fame, feminism and being diagnosed with ADD in her 40s

58 mins; November 08, 2022

S15, BONUS EPISODE How To Fail: Lorraine Kelly, the daytime TV icon on failing to go to uni, being fired and...penguins

49 mins; November 04, 2022

S15, Ep10 How To Fail: Tom Daley, the Olympic diving champion on his fear of mistakes, body image and perfectionism

52 mins; November 01, 2022

S15, Ep9 How To Fail: Greta Thunberg on activism, friendship and failing to be a 'normal' teenager

53 mins; October 25, 2022

S15, BONUS EPISODE How To Fail: Rob Delaney on the death of his beloved son, Henry

54 mins; October 19, 2022

S15, Ep8 How To Fail: Malorie Blackman, the iconic Noughts and Crosses author on rejection, racism and the importance of representation

59 mins; October 18, 2022

S15, Ep7 How To Fail: Nihal Arthanayake on fatherhood, chicken bongs and the most difficult conversation he's ever had

66 hours 28 mins; October 11, 2022

S15, Ep6 How To Fail: Jordan Stephens on male vulnerability, anger and getting naked

62 hours 53 mins; October 04, 2022

S15, Ep5 How To Fail: Domenica Calarco, the star of Married At First Sight Australia on divorce, anxiety and reality TV

68 hours 49 mins; September 27, 2022

S15, Ep4 How To Fail: Florence Given on shame, sexuality and finding her voice

62 hours 3 mins; September 20, 2022

S15, Ep3 How To Fail: Melanie Chisholm on mental health, self-worth and the Spice Girls

69 hours 17 mins; September 13, 2022

S15, Ep2 How To Fail: Edward Enninful, the editor of British Vogue on body image, diversity and the joy of being friends with Naomi Campbell

52 mins; September 06, 2022

S15, Ep1 How To Fail: Vanessa Feltz on divorce, body-shaming and Big Brother breakdowns

70 hours 18 mins; August 30, 2022

S14, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Jane Goodall

57 mins; July 19, 2022

S14, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Kit de Waal

59 mins; July 12, 2022

S14, Ep9 How To Fail: Russell Kane

57 mins; July 05, 2022

S14, Ep8 How To Fail: Asim Chaudhry

67 hours 58 mins; June 28, 2022

S14, Ep7 How To Fail: Benjamin Zephaniah

64 hours 45 mins; June 21, 2022

S14, Ep6 How To Fail: Warsan Shire

57 mins; June 14, 2022

S14, MID-SEASON BONUS! How To Fail: Caroline Stanbury

48 mins; June 09, 2022

S14, Ep5 How To Fail: Michael Rosen

59 mins; June 07, 2022

S14, Ep4 How To Fail: Natasha Brown

57 mins; May 31, 2022

S14, Ep3 How To Fail: Jarvis Cocker

47 mins; May 24, 2022

S14, Ep2 How To Fail: Minnie Driver

60 hours 18 mins; May 19, 2022

S14, Ep1 How To Fail: Simu Liu

45 mins; May 17, 2022

BETWEEN SEASON BONUS! How To Fail: Colin Hehir

58 mins; April 26, 2022

S13, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Candice Carty-Williams

58 mins; March 22, 2022

Best Friend Therapy: trailer

1 min; March 17, 2022

S13, BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Ashley Walters

54 mins; March 15, 2022

S13, Ep8 How To Fail: Delia Smith

61 hours 54 mins; March 01, 2022

S13, Ep7 How To Fail: Dr Rangan Chatterjee

69 hours 24 mins; February 22, 2022

S13, Ep6 How To Fail: Self Esteem

61 hours 57 mins; February 15, 2022

S13, Ep5 How to Fail: Munya Chawawa

56 mins; February 08, 2022

S13, Ep 4 How To Fail: Andi Oliver

69 hours 28 mins; February 01, 2022

S13, Ep3 How To Fail: Alan Cumming

51 mins; January 25, 2022

S13, Ep2 How To Fail: Steven Bartlett

63 hours 10 mins; January 18, 2022

S13, Ep1 How To Fail: Brené Brown

57 mins; January 11, 2022

How To Fail: Season 13 Trailer

1 min; January 06, 2022

TWIXMAS BONUS EPISODE! How To Fail: Clemency Burton-Hill

65 hours 53 mins; December 26, 2021

How to Fail: A Christmas Message 2021

5 mins; December 24, 2021

S12, BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Holly Willoughby

61 hours 45 mins; November 03, 2021

S12, Ep8 How to Fail: Meg Mason

75 hours 9 mins; October 20, 2021

S12, Ep7 How to Fail: Lady Hale

56 mins; October 13, 2021

S12, Ep6 How to Fail: Stanley Tucci

61 hours 41 mins; October 06, 2021

S12, Ep 5 How to Fail: Ruby Tandoh

60 hours 29 mins; September 29, 2021

S12, Ep4 How to Fail: Ramla Ali

58 mins; September 22, 2021

S12, Ep3 How to Fail: Phil Wang

52 mins; September 15, 2021

S12, Ep2 How to Fail: Jacqueline Wilson

62 hours 40 mins; September 08, 2021

BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Tanya Reynolds

72 hours 1 min; September 02, 2021

S12, Ep1 How to Fail: Derren Brown

60 hours 5 mins; September 01, 2021

S11, BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

70 hours 25 mins; July 27, 2021

S11, Ep8 How to Fail: Maggie O'Farrell

55 mins; July 14, 2021

BONUS EPISODE: HEERRREE'S DOLLY!

69 hours 9 mins; July 11, 2021

S11, Ep7 How to Fail: Martine Wright

69 hours 25 mins; July 07, 2021

S11, Ep6 How to Fail: Paris Lees

59 mins; June 30, 2021

S11, Ep5 How to Fail: Christie Watson

61 hours 59 mins; June 23, 2021

S11, Ep4 How to Fail: Guvna B

56 mins; June 16, 2021

S11, Ep3 How to Fail: Ed Miliband

58 mins; June 09, 2021

S11, Ep2 How to Fail: Jessica Ennis-Hill

60 hours 10 mins; June 02, 2021

S11, Ep1 How to Fail: Graham Norton

65 hours 2 mins; May 26, 2021

BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Dr Alex George

64 hours 36 mins; May 12, 2021

S10, BONUS EPISODE How to Fail: Adrian Dunbar

52 mins; April 07, 2021

S10, Ep8 How to Fail: Kazuo Ishiguro

60 hours 31 mins; March 24, 2021

S10, Ep7 How to Fail: Emma Reed Turrell

61 hours 0 mins; March 17, 2021

S10, Ep6 How to Fail: Jim Down

45 mins; March 10, 2021

S10, Ep5 How to Fail: Dr Nicole LePera, The Holistic Psychologist

72 hours 5 mins; March 03, 2021

S10, Ep4 How to Fail: Emma Barnett

73 hours 39 mins; February 24, 2021

S10, Ep3 How to Fail: Alexandra Burke

62 hours 3 mins; February 17, 2021

S10, Ep2 How to Fail: Matt Haig

62 hours 38 mins; February 10, 2021

S10, Ep1 How to Fail: Jameela Jamil

57 mins; February 03, 2021

SPECIAL EPISODE! How to Fail: Leanne Hainsby

57 mins; December 30, 2020

How to Fail: A Christmas Message

9 mins; December 24, 2020

A How to Fail Miniseries: Rebecca Anderton-Davies

31 mins; December 16, 2020

A How to Fail Miniseries: Bassel Deeb

31 mins; December 09, 2020

A How to Fail Miniseries: Ross Barr

30 mins; December 02, 2020

A How to Fail Miniseries: Yinka Bokinni

29 mins; November 25, 2020

S9, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Jamie Dornan

67 hours 1 min; November 24, 2020

S9, BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Claudia Rankine

56 mins; October 28, 2020

S9, Ep8 How to Fail: James Acaster

62 hours 28 mins; October 14, 2020

S9, Ep7 How to Fail: Nadiya Hussain

64 hours 18 mins; October 07, 2020

S9, Ep6 How to Fail: Failosophy Special

68 hours 2 mins; September 30, 2020

S9, Ep5 How to Fail: Ovie Soko

51 mins; September 23, 2020

S9, Ep 4 How to Fail: Ruby Wax

61 hours 40 mins; September 16, 2020

S9, Ep3 How to Fail: Annie Nightingale

49 mins; September 15, 2020

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