Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

This week, Emily and Ray took a trip to the seaside to go for a walk with comedian Suzi Ruffell. Suzi tells us how her life has changed since becoming a mum and moving to Brighton - and why it’s so important for her to talk openly about being gay and having a happy, successful life. Despite being more of a cat person, Ray and Suzi totally hit it off… we even stopped for an ice cream! You can watch Suzi’s most recent stand up special ‘Dance Like Everyone’s Watching’ on Amazon Prime, and her brilliant podcasts: Likeminded Friends with Tom Allen, Out and Big Kick Energy with Maisie Adam are all available wherever you get your podcasts. You can catch Suzi live as she and Maisie Adam are taking their award-winning podcast'Big Kick Energy' on the road for their first ever live shows. There will be special guests, there will be merch, and there will be real-time pacing and goosing from the dynamic duo. Kicking off in the summer of 2023, Big Kick Energy is a podcast covering the beautiful game of women’s football. From the highs and lows of supporting their local team, Brighton, to hanging out with the Lionesses, Maisie and Suzi are ready to bring their big podcast energy to a live audience. 'Positive and energetic…a nice concept well executed.'(THE BROADCAST AWARDS SPORTS PODCAST OF THE YEAR AWARD, 2023) Keep up to date with all things Suzi on her website: https://suziruffell.com/ Listen to Emily and Ray's first walk with Suzi from March 2020 Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast brought to you by Petplan: visitpetplan.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Emily and Ray for a stroll on London's Hampstead Heath with award-winning comedian, actor and poet Tim Key. Tim doesn't have a dog, but if anyone can lure him over to the dog side... it's Raymond. Tim discusses being a shy guy at school, his relationship with Steve Coogan and how he feels about dancing on television. Follow Tim on Instagram @TimKeyPoet Tim's brilliant anthology Chapters is available for pre-order here. For more information visit: timkey.co.uk and utterandpress.co.uk Listen to Emily's first walk with Tim from March 2020 Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast brought to you by Petplan: visitpetplan.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He's back, and this time he has a dog - and an MBE! Today, Emily and Raymond head for a North London stroll with the legendary Frank Skinner and his dog Poppy. Frank chats about sharing his bedroom with an owl, what it means to be capable of kindness and how life with a dog has made his family feel more complete. 30 Years Of Dirt is playing at the Gielgud Theatre in London for 14 nights only from 5th to 17th February 2024, followed by a UK and Ireland tour throughout Spring 2024 - for more information and tickets visit frankskinnerlive.com Listen to Emily's first walk with Frank from June 2018 Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast brought to you by Petplan: visitpetplan.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back in the study for the second part of Emily's chat with Lee Mack. Lee discusses his role in The Unfriend, his relationship with comedy and his friendship with the late Sean Lock. If you haven't heard part one yet, catch up here. This episode contains some strong language towards the end. The Unfriend is playing at the Wyndham's Theatre until March 2024 - for more information and tickets visit theunfriend.com Listen to Emily's first walk with Lee from November 2017 Listen to Emily's second walk with Lee from January 2021 Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast brought to you by Petplan: visitpetplan.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Walking The Dog, Emily and Ray spend a rainy afternoon with Lee Mack! He's the first guest to ever make a third appearance on the podcast and since we last spoke, Lee has got another dog. Lee chats about his relationship with class and feeding his dogs a part-vegan diet - and Ray disgraces himself in Lee's study. The second part of Emily's chat with Lee will be available to listen to from Thursday this week. The Unfriend is playing at the Wyndham's Theatre until March 2024 - for more information and tickets visit theunfriend.com Listen to Emily's first walk with Lee from November 2017 Listen to Emily's second walk with Lee from January 2021 Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast brought to you by Petplan: visitpetplan.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Emily and Raymond take a walk with broadcaster and author Clare Balding at Chiswick House in West London. Clare takes us along the route she used to walk with her beloved Tibetan Terrier, Archie, and tells us about how animals have played a huge part in her life - she even got given a horse by the Queen! Clare's book Isle of Dogs is available to buy now: lnk.to/IsleofDogsbook Listen to Emily's walk with Gabby Logan from April 2017 Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast brought to you by Petplan: visitpetplan.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emily and Raymond head to London’s Regent's Park to take a walk with actual astronaut, Tim Peake! Tim chats about his dog Woody, reflects on his childhood dreams and the journey that led him to spending six months on the International Space Station. And, of course, Emily finds out whether Tim thinks Ray would be a good space dog! Tim Peake’s latest book Space: The Human Story is out now published by Penguin. For more info visit: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/239553/tim-peake Space: The Human Story marks the first time that the human history of space has been told, illustrated through the stories of the 628 individuals that have left Earth over the past 60 years including Tim himself. With details only an astronaut would know and is based on extensive research alongside hundreds of conversations Peake has had with his fellow astronauts, Space: The Human Story is the definitive story of humans in space, marking Peake’s first foray into writing 20th century history. Listen to Emily's walk with Jeremy Paxman from August 2020 Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast brought to you by Petplan: visitpetplan.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To kick off their first show back, Emily and Raymond take a walk with political legend and host of the UK’s biggest podcast, Alastair Campbell. Strolling over London’s Hampstead Heath with his dog Skye, he reflects on his family and childhood, his time at Number 10, how he manages his mental health and what he loves most about The Rest is Politics. He also takes Skye for a dip and bumps into some old friends from his days in politics… Alastair’s book - But What Can I Do? is out now https://linktr.ee/alastaircampbellbook Listen to Emily and Raymond's walk with Ed Miliband from June 2019 Listen to Emily and Raymond's walk with Ricky Gervais from March 2019 Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast brought to you by Petplan. Visitpetplan.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dust off your walking boots because Emily and Raymond are back - with the all new Walking The Dog, now releasing episodes weekly. Join writer and broadcaster Emily Dean, with the world's most ridiculous Shih Tzu, Raymond, as they join household names for an extraordinary dog walk. Make sure you're subscribed - so you don't miss the first episode on Tuesday 12th December. Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is a Goalhanger Podcast bought to you by Petplan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Emily and Ray went for a walk in Catford with Fern Brady. They chatted about her childhood in Scotland, growing up with undiagnosed Autism and why comedy is the perfect career for her.

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