Why do I feel?
Financial Times Top 10 Podcast of 2021
Silver medal winner at the 2022 Radio Academy ARIAS
‘Presented by Nathan Filer, an author and mental health nurse who has shades of the writer and journalist Jon Ronson in his thoughtful, engaging and slightly bumbling interviewing style… Why Do I Feel? is a series that examines human emotions by talking to people about their life experiences. If this sounds like every other mental health podcast ever made, trust me when I tell you it is not’ – Fiona Sturges, Financial Times
‘Beautifully told stories, impactful and frequently educational, and Filer is a warm curator and interviewer’ – Robin Ince, The Big Issue
‘An excellent and moving series linking theories and ideas about emotions with lived experience and life stories’ – Professor Thomas Dixon
‘Riveting and enlightening’ – The Week
Produced by Kelly Windsor Burgin. Original music by Harrison Pawsey. Artwork by Alex Peake.
Seriously… The Mind in the Media
A BBC Radio 4 documentary exploring portrayals of mental illness in fiction and journalism. Shortlisted by the charity Mind for a ‘Best Radio Programme’ award, it was also ‘Pick of the Week’ in The Times, The Radio Times and The Guardian.
Produced by Polly Weston.
One to One on Pornography
In this One to One series for BBC Radio 4, I interview Sara Pascoe, Erika Lust and Justin Hancock about internet pornography.
Produced by Sally Heaven.
Word of Mouth
I chat with Michael Rosen about the language of mental illness and diagnosis in this Word of Mouth for BBC Radio 4. The end is delightfully awkward.
Produced by Sally Heaven.
A Good Read
I talk books with the fantastically posh Katherine Rundell in this episode of BBC Radio 4’s A Good Read with Harriett Gilbert. I know fuck all about John Donne, but I’m not bad on Sylvia Plath, and I explain why Samantha Harvey is a genius (before everyone else worked it out).
Produced by Sally Heaven.