Making Trouble with Molly Naylor

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• The Trouble with Overthinking, featuring Salena Godden

  October 4, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

  Poet, performer and novelist Salena Godden joins us today for a chat about overthinking. Why we do it, the impact it has, whether artists are particularly prone to it and what it does to our lives and our work. Salena is the author of the…

• Listener Q & A, with Molly Naylor and Grace Petrie (returning!)

  May 24, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

  It's our final episode! Of season 3. Don't worry, there will be more Making Trouble - soon (ish). Please keep supporting the pod until then, (via Patreon, by sharing it, by posting/talking about it or rating/reviewing on your podcast app)…

• The Trouble with Collaboration, featuring Troy Cabida

  May 17, 2026 · 55 min

  It’s Troy Cabida (Neon Manila) day! Troy Cabida is a London-based Filipino poet. He is a former member of the Barbican Young Poets and the Roundhouse Poetry Collective. Join Molly and Troy for a conversation about collaboration. We talk…

• The Trouble with People-pleasing, featuring Mark Haddon

  May 10, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

  This week we welcome Mark Haddon (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, A Spot of Bother, The Porpoise) to the podcast for a chat about people-pleasing. Find out where Mark's people-pleasing tendencies come from, what…

• The Trouble with Flow, featuring Anna Jordan

  May 3, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

  A treat for the ears! It's Anna Jordan (Yen, Lost Atoms, Succession, Killing Eve)! Anna made her name as a scriptwriter, but has now also published her debut poetry collection DECADE. She co-runs runs Support Playwrights with Morgan…

• The Trouble with Self Belief, featuring Harry Baker

  April 26, 2026 · 57 min

  It's Harry Baker day! Harry is a poet with a background in MATHS. His poems have been watched by millions of people online, and his new collection TENDER was an instant Sunday Times Best Seller. Join Harry and Molly for a chat about self…

• The Trouble with Isolation, featuring Benedict Lombe

  April 19, 2026 · 59 min

  It's Benedict Lombe (Shifters! Lava!) day! Bene is an award-winning Congolese British playwright and screenwriter. Her work includes the hit play Shifters, which transferred to the West End in Summer 2024, marking a ground-breaking moment…

• The Trouble with Structure, featuring Lizzy Stewart

  April 12, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

  Lizzy Stewart! Illustrator and writer! Molly's past collaborator! Maybe you've seen her pictures in there's a Tiger in the Garden, or Lights, Planets, People! Or perhaps you've read her book Alison? Her new book, The Wreck, is out NOW…