162 episodes

Join Emily Dean and her Shih Tzu Raymond, for an extraordinary dog walk. Meet household names you’ve heard a lot about, opening up in a way you’ve never heard before. They’ll reveal what truly makes them tick and you’ll discover why the best chats always happen over a dog walk.
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Walking The Dog with Emily Dean Goalhanger

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 3K Ratings

Join Emily Dean and her Shih Tzu Raymond, for an extraordinary dog walk. Meet household names you’ve heard a lot about, opening up in a way you’ve never heard before. They’ll reveal what truly makes them tick and you’ll discover why the best chats always happen over a dog walk.
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    Cathy Newman (Part Two)

    Cathy Newman (Part Two)

    We’re back in Brockwell Park with Cathy Newman! Cathy’s got a cat - a Russian Blue called Cher who didn't join us on the walk, however we think Raymond reawakened her inner dog-lover. Is it time to get a whippet?!
    Cathy tells us all about how she worked her way up through journalism to become the presenter of Channel 4 News. She talks about her famous interview with Jordan Peterson, and how she dealt with the abuse she received afterwards.
    If you haven’t heard the first part of this chat, you can listen to it here
    The Ladder is available now! You can get your copy 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 

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    • 22 min
    Cathy Newman (Part One)

    Cathy Newman (Part One)

    Take a stroll with Emily, Raymond and the fabulous Cathy Newman in South London’s Brockwell Park. Cathy is a journalist, writer and one of the presenters of Channel 4 News - and she is also an absolute delight! 
    Cathy tells about how she doesn’t look back fondly at her school years, how her life has been changed by the arrival of her new kitten Cher and what happened when she met the Dalai Lama. Cathy also chats all about her brilliant new book The Ladder - a book of life lessons from women who have scaled the heights of their respective fields, which features conversations with women such as Clare Balding, Joan Bakewell and Tanni Grey-Thompson. 
    The Ladder is available now! You can get your copy here.
    Part Two of this chat will be available on Thursday
    Listen to Emily and Raymond’s walk with Tom Holland from March 2024
    Listen to Emily and Raymond’s walk with Clare Balding from December 2023
    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 

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    • 36 min
    Robert Peston (Part Two)

    Robert Peston (Part Two)

    We rejoin Robert Peston and his dog Merlin on a sunny day in Regent’s Park for the second part of our walk. 
    Robert tells us about his experiences with grief, how he feels about self-improvement and having an attention seeking dog.
    If you haven’t heard the first part of our chat, you can listen to it here! 
    Follow Robert - @peston
    Robert’s latest book Bust is available now - along with his two thrillers The Whistleblower and The Crash. 
    The Rest Is Money is available on all podcast platforms. 
    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 

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    • 36 min
    Robert Peston (Part One)

    Robert Peston (Part One)

    We are in Regent’s Park in London this week for a walk with legendary broadcaster and journalist Robert Peston and his dog Merlin, an adorable bedlington-whippet cross!
    On a gorgeous spring day, Robert tells us about his fascinating childhood, the experience of becoming a household name during the financial crash, and the way people have reacted to his distinctive voice through the years.
    You can listen to part two of our walk with Robert here!
    Follow Robert - @peston
    Robert’s latest book Bust is available now - along with his two thrillers The Whistleblower and The Crash. 
    The Rest Is Money is available on all podcast platforms. 
    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 

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    • 35 min
    Ashley James (Part Two)

    Ashley James (Part Two)

    Join us back in St James’ Park with broadcaster Ashley James - as she tells us all about going on Celebrity Big Brother and striking up an unanticipated friendship with Ann Widdecombe. Ashley explains why she doesn’t want to get married and we have a potential royal drive-by… as well as bumping into actual broadcast royalty!
    If you haven’t heard part one of this chat yet, you can listen to it here
    Follow Ashley on instagram @ashleylouisejames 
    Listen to Emily and Ray’s walk with Emma Barnett from September 2019 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 

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    • 37 min
    Ashley James (Part One)

    Ashley James (Part One)

    Ashley James is our guest on Walking The Dog this week! Emily, Ashley and Ray met in London’s Green Park for a stroll past Buckingham Palace - where we were accompanied by the changing of the guard! 
    Ashley has a poodle called Snoop, who currently lives with her parents in the Lake District - after Ashley’s dad absolutely fell in love with him... she can't bring herself to ask for him back!
    As well as being mum to two young children, Ashley is a broadcaster and influencer who appears regularly on This Morning, and she uses her platform to be a voice for women and mothers online.
    We chat about how Ashley struggled with her identity after getting a scholarship to a boarding school, feeling insecure about her accent and what it was like to be on Made in Chelsea whilst struggling financially. 
    Part Two of our chat is available here!
    Follow Ashley on instagram @ashleylouisejames 
    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 

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    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
3K Ratings

3K Ratings

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What a lovely man! You bring out the good in people and I'm loving the split episodes too as half an hour about right for me.

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