The Penguin Podcast
Hosted by Rhianna and Rhianna Dhillon and host · Penguin Books UK
4.3from 227 ratings
- 267
- Episodes
- 39
- Transcribed
- 227
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 76M
- YouTube views
About The Penguin Podcast
What should I read next? Ask Penguin is the podcast where your quirkiest, trickiest, and most urgent book questions get answered. Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, we bring bestselling authors and Penguin insiders to explore some of your favourite books and discover new ones that you are yet to read. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books UK
- Category
- arts · arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Jul 2015
- Latest episode
- 14 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
39 of 267 episodes have a transcript.
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is death metal the secret to writing a bestseller? with Elif Shafak
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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15 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
How can I help someone fall in love with reading? with Nadia Shireen and Jonathan Douglas
Inside a recent episode
Is death metal the secret to writing a bestseller? with Elif Shafak
Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I've always been a metalhead. Since my youth, sometimes people are surprised that a middle-aged Turkish woman is listening to heavy metal, but I love subgenres of heavy metal. So usually melodic death metal, industrial, Scandinavian bands particularly. progressive heavy metal. I love all of that. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Penguin Podcast
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- Elif Shafak
- Zoe Kazan
- Jeb Stuart
- Nadia Shireen
- Jonathan Douglas
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 76,474,460
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.1 / 5
- 138 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 89 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 73
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 66
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Who hosts The Penguin Podcast?
Rhianna and Rhianna Dhillon and host host the show. Published by Penguin Books UK.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Penguin Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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