Today, Em and Ray are in London’s Green Park with a man who has become a global hero to dog lovers everywhere… it’s Niall Harbison!

Niall is a global sensation through his work with abandoned dogs in Thailand. After vowing to change his life after a severe alcohol addiction left him on the brink of death - Niall found his calling feeding, rescuing and sterilising dogs. Now with over 1.2 million Instagram followers - Niall has inspired people across the world to be kinder to dogs.

In this part of our chat, we discuss Niall’s childhood and the effect of seeing his mum as a victim of domestic abuse, what it was like working as a private chef for one of the founders of Microsoft and how reaching rock bottom helped him find his calling.

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Niall’s book Tina: The Dog Who Changed The World is out now! You can get your copy here!

Read more about Happy Doggo’s work to fix the world’s street dog problem at https://www.happydoggo.com/

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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We’re back in Regent’s Park with Stuart Goldsmith!

Stuart tells us all about how his love of the Edinburgh Fringe, how he feels about vulnerability in comedy and how he deals with comparing himself with his peers.

We also discuss Stuart’s new obsession - using stand up comedy to talk about the climate. Stuart tells us why he’s chosen to tackle such a scary, complicated subject in his comedy - and why it might just be the best way to communicate a very crucial message.

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You can read all about Stuart’s work and keep up to date with his upcoming live dates at https://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/

Watch Stuart’s recent appearance on Live At The Apollo here!

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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Today, we’re walking in glorious Regent’s Park with the wonderful comedian Stuart Goldsmith.

As well as having an incredibly successful and critically-acclaimed career as a stand-up, Stuart is pretty much the OG of podcasting - he started his podcast The Comedian’s Comedian in 2012. Today - we’re turning the interview tables on him!

Stuart and his family are based in Bristol - and he doesn’t have a dog, and is - in fact - allergic to dogs! However, we’re pretty convinced that once Stuart’s kids take a look at Raymond they’re going to have to convince him to get one.

Stuart tells us about his rather fabulous career progression - from court jester to street performer to stand-up - Stuart really knows everything about comedy. In this chat, he shares some of what he’s learned from interviewing over 500 comedians on his podcast.

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You can read all about Stuart’s work and keep up to date with his upcoming live dates at https://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/

Watch Stuart’s recent appearance on Live At The Apollo here!

You can listen to The Comedian’s Comedian on all podcast platforms!

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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We’re in Holland Park with the wonderful Kaye Adams!

We find out about Kaye’s first gig at Scottish Television - and why she thinks she was a terrible news reporter. And, of course, we discuss Kaye’s career as a Loose Women panellist, how she feels about stories written in the press about her co-stars and what role she plays on a typical Loose Women night out.

Kaye also tells us all about her brilliant podcast ‘How To Be 60’ - a podcast that encourages its listeners to live their best lives at 60 and beyond. Kaye tells us how the journey she has been on when it comes to her perception of age, and why she has chosen to embrace being 60. It’s a brilliant show - find it on your usual podcast platform!

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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Join us on a gorgeous spring day in Holland Park with the legendary broadcaster and Loose Women panellist Kaye Adams!

Kaye’s dog Bea is at home in Glasgow - but we find out how much everyone in the Adams household absolutely adores her… sometimes to a somewhat inappropriate extent.

We find out all about Kaye’s upbringing in Scotland - as a show-off child with parents who ran a haulage business. We discuss how Kaye’s mother inspired her to seek a ‘better’ life and how she feels like the landscape has changed for women since her adolescence.

Kaye also tells us about the start of her extraordinary broadcasting career - which saw her interview then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Number 10 when she was just 24 years old - and what it was like to be one of the first reporters on the scene at Lockerbie.

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Kaye is the host of the podcast ‘How To Be 60’ - a podcast that encourages its listeners to live their best lives at 60 and beyond. She believes turning 60 isn’t about slowing down, it’s about shaking things up! Listen to the show now wherever you get your podcasts.

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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We’re on Brighton Beach with Zippo the Jack Russell puppy - and his owner, the fabulous comedian Zoe Lyons.

In this part of our chat, we catch up with what Zoe has been up to since we last spoke - because she’s appeared on one of our favourite shows - SAS Who Dares Wins. Zoe tells us how dealing with her alopecia was one of her motivations for going on the show and what she made of her fellow contestant - Matt Hancock.

Zoe also tells us about her tour Werewolf - which is all about navigating the exhausting and baffling road to happiness. You can find tickets and dates here at https://zoelyons.co.uk

Listen to Emily and Raymond’s first walk with Zoe from March 2021 here!

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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Join Emily and Raymond on Brighton Beach with the brilliant comedian Zoe Lyons and her brand new puppy Zippo!

Zippo is a Jack Russell with the most extraordinary eyes you’ve ever seen. Head over to Emily’s Instagram to see his beauty for yourself… prepare to fall in love!

This is Zoe’s second time on the podcast - she appeared on the podcast during lockdown, during what we know understand to be a bit of a midlife crisis. We had a brilliant walk with her to catch up with how she’s doing now - and we find out how much light little Zippo has bought to her life.

Listen to Emily and Raymond’s first walk with Zoe from March 2021 here!

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Zoe is currently on tour with her show Werewolf throughout April and May. You can find tickets and dates here at https://zoelyons.co.uk/

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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We’re in Regent’s Park with the wonderful JB Gill!

JB tells us about learning to deal with the fame that came with his success as part of JLS, his incredible and unexpected journey on Strictly Come Dancing and why he chose to become a turkey farmer! He also reveals some of the rather fabulous celebrities that buy his turkeys, and how he feels about being an iconic Christmas meme.

We also find out about his love story with his fabulous wife Chloe - and how he got her number in a rather surreptitious manner…

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You can buy your copy of Ace and the Animal Heroes: The Wacky Weather Mystery here!

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett

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