Elizabeth Day
Author | Journalist | Broadcaster
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is a podcast that celebrates the things that haven’t gone right.
Every week, a new interviewee explores what their failures have taught them about how to succeed better.
Featured Episodes
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Mel B
On girl power and coercive relationships.
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Joe Wicks
On addiction, home schooling and body image.
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Dan Levy
On overcoming rejection and harnessng grief.
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Miriam Margolyes
On not marrying a nice, Jewish doctor.
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Arlo Parks
On the impossibility of perfection.
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Jay Shetty
On failing to fit in and surviving heartbreak.
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Gillian Anderson
On sex, body image and rebellion.
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Lucy Spraggan
On survival and sobriety.
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Munroe Bergdorf
On the beauty of transitions & breaking the rules.
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Margaret Atwood
On wisdom, witchcraft and womanhood.
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Bear Grylls
On turning fear into courage.
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How to Fail x Happy Place
A special episode with Elizabeth and Fearne.
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Bernie Sanders
On defeat, defiance and struggles that shaped him.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
On losses, rage and grief.
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Jamie Dornan
On grief, therapy and fatherhood.
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Steven Bartlett
On business failings, decisions and quitting.
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Elliot Page
On the transcendence of showing up as himself.
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Brené Brown
On vulnerability, intensity & consistency.
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Mo Gawdat
On grief and the science of happiness.
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Vanessa Feltz
On divorce, body shaming and Big Brother.
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Melanie C
On eating disorders, suicide and sexual assault.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
On failing her 20s and terrible auditions.
Tell us YOUR failures
Get in touch with Elizabeth to share your failures, what you’ve learnt from them or what you’re still trying to figure out. All failures are welcome no matter how profound, minor or funny they might be.
How to Fail: Live
March - April 2025
For the first time EVER, your favourite podcast is going on a nationwide tour. Get your tickets now for How To Fail LIVE and join creator and host Elizabeth Day for an uplifting, hilarious, moving and unforgettable evening.
Elizabeth and her very special guest will peel back the layers of pressure and perfectionism and empower us to embrace our flaws. You will learn how to turn setbacks into success, how to make vulnerability your superpower and how even the worst failures will, in time, teach you something meaningful. If you’re a regular How to Fail listener, or someone who just wants to feel better about life, THIS is the evening you’ve been waiting for.
“If we are able, as much as possible, to remove both fear and ego when we encounter crisis, we will see failure more clearly for what it is: not as something that defines us, but as a missing piece of knowledge that helps us come closer to completing the jigsaw puzzle of who we truly are.”
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