#101: Natalie Haynes, author and comedian

<p>Simon and Rachel speak with Natalie Haynes. Following&nbsp;an education as a classicist and a career as a stand-up comedian, Natalie&nbsp;has written three novels—<a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/26bed126c64d11a9083156c6089dc5810f486f1c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatlantic-books.co.uk%2Fbook%2Fthe-amber-fury%2F&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=0cc1c8565e82e8ee" target="_blank">“The Amber Fury”</a>, <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/0b0b884df03e5983f60cce0879c89b3453f6dfc4?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.panmacmillan.com%2Fauthors%2Fnatalie-haynes%2Fthe-children-of-jocasta%2F9781509836178&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=21bd0db5d61873ef" target="_blank">“The Children of Jocasta”</a> and <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/f6cb0cf2ab4504a3d71613cfefd367a5118a2aa1?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.panmacmillan.com%2Fauthors%2Fnatalie-haynes%2Fa-thousand-ships%2F9781509836215&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=ebdcff5ab21233ae" target="_blank">“A Thousand Ships”</a> (which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2020)—as well as two non-fiction books, <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/220434e48f563ab3458592174fb4d14d45093b74?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprofilebooks.com%2Fwork%2Fthe-ancient-guide-to-modern-life%2F&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=b33b6d4038c50876" target="_blank">“The Ancient Guide to Modern Life”</a> and <a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/a5052d513c54df858726621c6d95f8d7c52c64dc?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.panmacmillan.com%2Fauthors%2Fnatalie-haynes%2Fpandoras-jar%2F9781509873111&amp;userId=4160124&amp;signature=75642bac6b4a4724" target="_blank">“Pandora’s Jar”</a>.&nbsp;Natalie has also written for publications including the <em>Times, </em>the <em>Independent, </em>the<em> New Humanist,</em>&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>Guardian&nbsp;</em>and the <em>Observer </em>on a variety of subjects<em>.&nbsp;</em>We discussed the value of classical languages, reinterpreting myths and the performative nature of writing.</p> <p>You can find us online at <a href="https://www.alwaystakenotes.com/" rel="ugc noopener norefer