Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Today, we’re bringing you a very special episode of Walking The Dog! We’ve teamed up with Dr Alex George and his brilliant podcast Stompcast to take a special walk, thanks to ManyPets pet insurance. We met Alex and his adorable dog Rolo on London’s Clapham Common. Ray didn’t join us on this one - we promise he wasn’t being lazy - but it was a hot day when we met Alex and because Raymond is elderly and his breed is particularly sensitive to heat, we decided to let him sit this one out. Dr Alex is a presenter, bestselling author and podcaster. As a former A&E doctor - Alex has used his platform to become a leading advocate for making mental health support more accessible for everyone. We chatted to Alex about how dogs can help connect you to people and how our pets can be a real support during tough times. We also spoke about the deep emotional bonds we can have with our pets and how it’s important to be there for them when they need us the most. Follow @dralexgeorge on Instagram Follow @thestompcast on Instagram Alex’s fantastic podcast Stompcast is available on all podcast platforms! https://manypets.com/uk/?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=walking-the-dog&utm_campaign=branded-episode Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence - with thanks to the Stompcast team for editing and production on this episode Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back in Haggerston Park with the hilarious comedian - and now author - Rhys James! In this part of our chat - we diver further into some of the themes in Rhys’ book - You’ll Like It When You Get There! We discuss how his life has been driven by dread, how he overcame that to become a stand-up comedian and why he thinks that having his kidney removed wasn’t a big deal. You’ll Like It When You Get there is out on 14th August - you can pre-order your copy here! If you’d like to hear more from Rhys - you can listen to his first appearance on Walking The Dog from April 2024 here! Follow @rhysjamesy on Instagram Keep up with all things Rhys at https://rhysjames.co.uk/ 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Emily and Raymond are taking a stroll in East London’s Haggerston Park with the brilliant comedian Rhys James! We were thrilled to go on another walk with Rhys to chat about his hilarious new book - You'll Like It When You Get There: A Life Lived Reluctantly! It’s a brilliant funny book - taking a refreshingly honest look at modern life, and how to get out of living it. We spoke to Rhys about some of the themes of the book: overthinking, dread and celebrating plans being cancelled. You’ll Like It When You Get there is out on 14th August - you can pre-order your copy here! If you’d like to hear more from Rhys - you can listen to his first appearance on Walking The Dog from April 2024 here! Follow @rhysjamesy on Instagram Keep up with all things Rhys at https://rhysjames.co.uk/ 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re in beautiful Dulwich Park with the online comedian Hayley Morris. Hayley’s brilliant sketches have earned her over 9 million followers! In this part of our chat we discuss social media fame, Hayley’s experience of grief after losing her dad and the way she feels about spending the money she has earned on social media. Hayley’s comedy shorts are available on her YouTube channel. Subscribe to make sure you don’t miss her next release which is coming in August! Follow @hayleymorris3 on Instagram Follow @hayleygeorgiamorris on TikTok Buy your copy of Me vs Brain: An Overthinker’s Guide to Life – the instant Sunday Times bestseller! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us in London’s beautiful Dulwich Park with the brilliant online comedian Hayley Morris! Hayley’s life changed during the pandemic - when she started posting sketches on social media. She has now amassed a staggering 9 million followers with her hilarious and inspiring sketches - which cover every topic from bras to mental health! Hayley has a young whippet called Donatello - who didn’t join us on our walk, because he’s still learning how to socialise with other dogs on walks. This meant that Raymond was thrilled to have Hayley to himself, and he spent much of this chat asleep on her lap. We spoke to Hayley about how she’s turned her anxiety into comedy, how she handled her dad's dementia diagnosis and her former career as a wench… Hayley’s comedy shorts are available on her YouTube channel. Subscribe to make sure you don’t miss her next release which is coming in August! Follow @hayleymorris3 on Instagram Follow @hayleygeorgiamorris on TikTok Buy your copy of Me vs Brain: An Overthinker’s Guide to Life – the instant Sunday Times bestseller! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily and Raymond are in Ealing with our wonderful friend - the comedian Pierre Novellie! We chat about Pierre’s engagement and upcoming wedding - we find out whether he went down on one knee and how he possibly surprised his fiancee TOO much. We also find out why Pierre prefers podcasting to radio, why overthinking can lead to you living a richer life and we find out about his upcoming Edinburgh show - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here. You can catch him at the Edinburgh Fringe from 28th July - 24th August at 19:05 at Monkey Barrel 3. Buy your tickets here! Follow @pierrenovellie on Instagram You can listen to Frank, Pierre and Emily on the Frank Off The Radio podcast which is available on all podcast platforms. You can also listen to Pierre on BudPod which he co-hosts with Glenn Moore - and his brand new podcast Button Boys, a gaming podcast he hosts with Glenn and Sarah Keyworth! Order Pierre’s brilliant book Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? A Comedian’s Guide To Autism here - https://geni.us/pierrenovelliepb Follow Emily: Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean X - @divine_miss_em Thank you to Dex Roy for his production support on this episode Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence Music: Rich Jarman Artwork: Alice Ludlam Photography: Karla Gowlett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Emily and Ray are taking a stroll with our very good pal - the brilliant and hilarious comedian Pierre Novellie. Pierre’s had previous on this podcast - but we thought we were well due a catch up, because a lot has happened in his life since we last spoke on the podcast… As well as being one of the funniest people we know - Pierre is also one of the most intelligent people we know - and taking a walk with him is an endlessly fascinating thing to do. We discussed what his childhood was like and the challenges he faced socially - and how he reflects on that now he has an autism diagnosis. We also chatted about our reactions to unwanted noises, Pierre’s fascination with the military and why he is driven by curiosity and likes to surround himself with people who are the same. Follow @pierrenovellie on Instagram Pierre is performing his new stand-up show You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here at the Edinburgh Fringe from 28th July - 24th August at 19:05 at Monkey Barrel 3. You can buy your tickets here! You can listen to Frank, Pierre and Emily on the Frank Off The Radio podcast which is available on all podcast platforms. You can also listen to Pierre on BudPod which he co-hosts with Glenn Moore - and his brand new podcast Button Boys, a gaming podcast he hosts with Glenn and Sarah Keyworth! Order Pierre’s brilliant book Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things? A Comedian’s Guide To Autism here - https://geni.us/pierrenovelliepb 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back in Clissold Park with the very wonderful actor, writer and comedian Harry Trevaldwyn! Harry tells us all about how he went from posting sketches on Instagram to entering his Hollywood era. He told us about what it was like to work with some of his comedy heroes and why he finds so much joy in being part of an ensemble. We hear all about Harry’s latest projects - How To Train Your Dragon and My Oxford Year, as well as his brilliant YA novel The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King! Harry was an all round exceptional person to take a walk with, so we highly urge you to take a look at all of his work! Follow @harrytrevaldwyn on Instagram How To Train Your Dragon is out now in cinemas - you can watch the trailer here! My Oxford Year is out on Netflix on 1st August - set a reminder to watch it on Netflix here! Get your copy of The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King here! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Walking The Dog, Emily and Raymond are taking an early morning stroll London’s Clissold Park with the actor, comedian and writer Harry Trevaldwyn! Harry’s career started when he started posting sketches on social media - including our favourite character ’Smug Mum’ and he has now entered his Hollywood era - staring in The Bubble, Ten Percent and most recently How To Train Your Dragon and My Oxford Year. It was an absolute delight spending the morning with Harry - we discussed everything from his idyllic childhood surrounded by cousins in Oxfordshire, his childhood dog who miraculously survived crossing the A420 (twice!) and how he found his passion for performing. Follow @harrytrevaldwyn on Instagram How To Train Your Dragon is out now in cinemas - you can watch the trailer here! My Oxford Year is out on Netflix on 1st August - set a reminder to watch it on Netflix here! Get your copy of The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King here! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back in Acast Studios with the wonderful podcaster, writer and comedian Adam Buxton! While Raymond was enjoying the luxury of being in an air conditioned room on one of the hottest days of the year, we spoke to Adam about why he felt like it wasn’t a brave decision to walk away from his degree, how his wife feels about the fact that Adam has published some of their arguments in his book and we also read some golden showbiz advice… Get your copy of I Love You, Byeee - the long-awaited new memoir and follow-up to the bestselling Ramble Book here! You can listen to The Adam Buxton Podcast on all podcast platforms You can listen to Emily on The Adam Buxton Podcast - from October 2019 here You can listen to Emily and Raymond’s first walk with Adam from July 2017 here You can keep up with all things Adam at https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/ - including details of how you can pre-order a signed copy of Adam's upcoming album! A huge thank you to Lewis Lloyd at Acast Studios for his production support on this episode. 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Emily and Raymond are joined by podcast royalty - our wonderful pal writer, comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton! We met on a scorching hot day in June, so we made the decision to record inside at the lovely air-conditioned Acast Studios - and they treated our boy like the prince he is! Adam tells us about growing up with an anti-dog dad, how he got pressured into getting his poodle-whippet cross Rosie, and how he broke his resolution to have nothing to do with her when she arrived… We also discuss why he is resisting video podcasts, his much-dissected Tom Hanks interview and why he feels embarrassed about where he went to school. Get your copy of I Love You, Byeee - the long-awaited new memoir and follow-up to the bestselling Ramble Book here! You can listen to The Adam Buxton Podcast on all podcast platforms You can listen to Emily on The Adam Buxton Podcast - from October 2019 here You can listen to Emily and Raymond’s first walk with Adam from July 2017 here You can keep up with all things Adam at https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/ - including details of how you can pre-order a signed copy of Adam's upcoming album! A huge thank you to Lewis Lloyd at Acast Studios for his production support on this episode. 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back in Finsbury Park with the hilarious and brilliant comedian, actor and writer Tom Rosenthal! Tom played Johnny Goodman in one of our favourite shows of all time - Friday Night Dinner. We found out what it meant to be part of such a well-loved show, how much he’s like Johnny in real life, and how it felt to be a conduit for public grief after the death of his co-star Paul Ritter. We found out all about Tom’s new show - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Am. Tom told us all about his love for Arctic Monkeys’ early discography - and how he’s loosely seen *some* parallels with his own life… you can see the show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 30th July – 24th August (18:15) at Assembly Roxy, Upstairs and then touring across the UK and Ireland – tickets on sale now at www.tomrosenthal.net We also find out what happened when Tom took his dog Kiki for a tarot reading… Follow @rosengrams on Instagram 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us today on Walking The Dog is the fabulous actor, comedian and writer Tom Rosenthal. Tom shot to fame for playing Johnny Goodman in Friday Night Dinner and Marcus Gallo in Plebs - and he is also a critically acclaimed stand up comedian! Tom has a gorgeous Romanian rescue dog called Kiki, who he absolutely adores. She was at home in Bristol with Tom’s girlfriend Gigi and his daughter Simi when we met - but Tom’s affection and connection with her is clear, and we’re already planning a trip to go and see her in person. We met on a blisteringly hot day in June - so we decided to have Raymond sit this one out because his fur and hot weather don’t go well together! Tom told us all about how Kiki helped him through a very tough time and how she’s opened him up emotionally. We find out what impact having a famous dad had on his childhood - and also the most outrageous prank that he ever played… Follow @rosengrams on Instagram Tom will be performing his brand new show, ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I Am’, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 30th July – 24th August (18:15) at Assembly Roxy, Upstairs and then touring across the UK and Ireland – tickets on sale now at www.tomrosenthal.net 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily and Raymond are in the beautiful town of Retford with Reverend Kate Bottley and her absolutely adorable puppy Tony! Kate tells us all about the experience of being on Gogglebox - the unexpected costs involved in being a part of the show and why she eventually made the decision to leave. While we walked through the beautiful graveyard in Retford, Kate told us about how she feels about funerals - and what the emotional parts of being a reverend have taught her about life. And of course - we had to ask Kate if she thinks dogs get to heaven…. Follow @revkatebottley on Instagram You can buy your copy of Kate’s book Have A Little Faith: Life lessons on love, death and how lasagne always helps - here! You can listen to Kate on Good Morning Sunday - on BBC Radio 2 every Sunday from 6am! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve taken Raymond on a trip to Nottinghamshire to the beautiful town of Retford to meet the fabulous Reverend Kate Bottley! Kate is a Church of England vicar - as well as being a journalist, broadcast and TV star. The Bottleys are big dog lovers - they’ve had a succession of rescue greyhounds, but they’ve recently adopted a wonderful puppy called Tony (who has a very fitting namesake…) Kate tells us all about the unexpected joy of adopting a ‘dog dog’ and how he’s been settling into his new life. Kate told us all about how she grew up in a non-religious family - and then how a teenage crush led to her discovering religion… She also tells us about being a show off, why she loves graveyards and why she’ll always pick up a ‘karma poo’. Follow @revkatebottley on Instagram You can buy your copy of Kate’s book Have A Little Faith: Life lessons on love, death and how lasagne always helps - here! You can listen to Kate on Good Morning Sunday - on BBC Radio 2 every Sunday from 6am! 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rain has eased off - and we’re in Regent’s Park with the fabulous Naga Munchetty! Naga us about show she experienced excruciating periods from the age of 15 - and how that led her to writing her new book It’s Probably Nothing - where she draws on her own experience of being dismissed, undiagnosed and misdiagnosed to explores the devastating outcome of decades of ingrained medical misogyny. We also find out how Naga deals with criticism, behaviour she won’t stand for on the train - and the *very* usual thing she does between courses at dinner… It’s Probably Nothing: Critical Conversations on the Women's Health Crisis and What We Can Do About It is out now. You can buy your copy here! Follow @tvnaga on Instagram 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Emily and Raymond on a rainy day in London’s Regent’s Park - with the legendary BBC Breakfast and BBC 5 Live broadcaster Naga Munchetty. Naga revealed to us that, although she is the proud owner of two cats, she is in fact a dog person… although, Raymond’s not quite her size… We found out all about Naga’s childhood in South London as the daughter of two nurses. She tells us how it felt to straddle two cultures as a child, why she won’t apologise for her intelligence and the importance of BBC Breakfast. In Naga’s new book It’s Probably Nothing she draws on her own experience of being dismissed, undiagnosed and misdiagnosed to explores the devastating outcome of decades of ingrained medical misogyny. It’s Probably Nothing: Critical Conversations on the Women's Health Crisis and What We Can Do About It is out now. You can buy your copy here! Follow @tvnaga on Instagram 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Emily and Raymond for the second half our walk with the brilliant comedian (and one of our favourite people on the planet) Suzi Ruffell! We chatted to Suzi about how anxiety goes hand in hand with stand up comedy, her brilliant mum and dad and learning to love the Pet Shop Boys. Suzi’s new book Am I Having Fun Now is a candid, funny and moving memoir. Suzi covers everything from masking anxiety with musical theatre, developing an obsession with Titanic, and struggling to find her groove at school, on stage, and in her love life, to (eventually) coming out, falling in love, and becoming a parent, Suzi lays her life bare with signature wit and style. You can order your copy here! Follow @suziruffellcomedy on Instagram Suzi is on tour from June 2025 across the UK - you can find dates and purchase tickets at https://suziruffell.com/ If you'd like to hear more from Suzi you can listen to her first appearance on Walking The Dog from March 2020 and her second appearance from January 2024. 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week - Ray’s been on a trip to his favourite place - Brighton Beach - to visit one of our favourite people… the comedian Suzi Ruffell! Suzi and Ray get on famously and Suzi’s part of the very exclusive club of people who have appeared on this podcast three times - you can hear her first appearance from March 2020 and her second appearance from January 2024. Despite three appearances on the podcast - Suzi STILL hasn’t got a dog… but we think she may nearly be ready to join the dog ownership club!! We had a huge catch up to find out all about Suzi’s new book Am I Having Fun Now? The book is a candid, funny and often moving memoir. Suzi covers everything from masking anxiety with musical theatre, developing an obsession with Titanic, and struggling to find her groove at school, on stage, and in her love life, to (eventually) coming out, falling in love, and becoming a parent, Suzi lays her life bare with signature wit and style. You can order your copy here! Follow @suziruffellcomedy on Instagram Suzi is on tour from June 2025 across the UK - you can find dates and purchase tickets at https://suziruffell.com/ 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re in Epping Forest with the legendary England cricket player, Tammy Beaumont (aka Little Mitts) - and her black Labrador, Indy! In this part of our chat, we discuss some of the barriers faced by young women getting into sport - and what is being done to overcome them. Tammy tells us about some of the incredible places cricket has taken her - including getting her MBE after helping England win the Cricket World Cup in 2017. We have so much brilliant cricket ahead of us - including the India series this summer and the Women’s World Cup next year - so it’s the perfect time to get obsessed with cricket, which thanks to Tammy - we absolutely are! If you want to catch Tammy in action this summer you can get tickets to see her play here - or you can watch all the action on Sky Sports! IT20 & ODI India Series The Hundred Follow @tammybeau on Instagram 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.