Something Borrowed Podcast With Harry Baker

S5E7: Michael Mullen - What Was Left but Poetry?

Hello friends!  Welcome back to Something Borrowed on the road, this time recorded at the wonderful StAnza festival up in St Andrews in March this year. It was a joy to

S5E6: Georgie Jones - First I Wanted To Be a Clown

Hello Friends - we're back with another banger! The people's champ Georgie Jones has come back by popular demand (from myself and someone who wrote it in chalk

S5E5: Rachel Long - Staying Curious

We're back with another banger - Rachel Long was the season finale to our first series of the podcast back when everything was online, so it was a joy to have her in

S5E4: Caitlin O'Ryan - I’d Never Seen Poetry As Something Cool and Political

Hello friends - we are back with what can only be described as a classic. Returning to the glorious ARK in Margate with the glorious Caitlin O'Ryan. Caitlin is a bri

S5E3: Len Pennie - Poetry Is Not Therapy but Therapy Is Therapy

Hello Friends, Our final international instalment comes all the way from mighty Scotland! Streamed live at Greenbelt Festival, I am joined by the fantastic Len Pennie to

S5E2: Luka Lesson - We Embody Our Poems

We're back, baby! Another international special courtesy of Greenbelt festival, we have the wonder that is Luka Lesson all the way from Australia!  It's been o

S5E1: Lyndsay Rush AKA Mary Oliver's Drunk Cousin - Radicalised by Whimsy

Season 5 Baby!  We're kicking off with a collab of dreams that is enough to restore your faith in the internet. Lyndsay Rush aka Mary Oliver's Drunk Cousin has

S4E10: Lemn Sissay - Standing By Your Word

Hello friends, It's been a long time coming but i think you'll agree it's worth the wait. Our final guest of Season 4 is the one and only Lemn Sissay ! Le

S4E9: Gecko - I've Brought Some Kazoos

He's back! With a record third appearance on the show, it's everyone's favourite lizardy lyrical wizard - singer-storyteller Gecko! Recorded back in March

S4E8: Hollie McNish - The Trouble with Poetry

Our superstar season continues with the one and only Hollie McNish! Hollie is one of my favourite poets and one of my favourite people and it was a joy to have her for a

S4E7: Maria Ferguson - I Wanted to Write About the Sticky Bits

We are joined this month by the one and only Maria Ferguson! For our Something Old(s) we dive back to the last time we saw each other at the Edinburgh Fringe for a heady

S4E6: Vanessa Kisuule - Sitting With The Tension

Something Borrowed on Tour! The first of two episodes recorded at the fantastic Bath Komedia featuring fellow Poetry Team GB Alumni Vanessa Kisuule! Vanessa is one of my

S4E5: Rob Auton - Here For The Human Experience

It's the one and only Rob Auton!  A long-time member of my super secret future guest wish list, we finally managed to get him back to Margate and oh boy was it wort

S4E4: Jasmine Gardosi - I Quite Like Doing Impossible Things

Hello friends! This episode brings us the phenomenal Jasmine Gardosi, and you can audibly hear the room fall in love with her from the second she starts performing. We di

S4E3: Joshua Idehen - Spinning Grief Into Joy

Happy Christmas! We are joined by Joshua Idehen, AKA the man of the moment AKA the multiverse African Taylor Swift for a festive special that I am absolutely fine with co

S4E2: Theresa Lola - A Poem is Never The Same Twice

This month we have the very excellent Theresa Lola! Another guest whose been on my wishlist for a while, Theresa shares some poems from her wonderful new book, Ceremony

S4E1: Helen Heckety - All The Different Forms Of Love

We kick off the new season with the wonderful Helen Heckety! We talk about her new book Alter Ego, my new baby, name changes, therapy, ableism, hobbies, Coolio, foxes, an

S3E10: Toby Campion - Learning To Swallow

Hello Friends, this episode has been a long time coming in a few ways. One, Toby Campion has been on my hit list for many many years so it was a delight to finally get hi

S3E9: Laurie Bolger - It's Just The Best Thing Ever

Hello friends! Our penultimate episode of series three brings to Margate the ultimate legend that is Laurie Bolger! It's impossible to listen to Laurie and not have

S3E8: Brigitte Aphrodite - Crescendorious

A lovely time with a local legend! Brigitte was on my wishlist for Something Borrowed for a while when out of nowhere I got a voice note from her asking if she could co