Susie Dent On the Wonders of the English Language (Part 1)
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Leila Ishmael. Our guest on the podcast today is the genius of Countdown's dictionary corner, Susie Dent. She was live on stage on the 30th of September 2024 at Kiln Theatre in London to talk about her debut crime novel, Guilty by Definition. which is a glorious celebration of the English dictionary.
Joining her to discuss it all was critic, journalist and co-host of Graham Norton's book club, Alex Clarke. This recording is in two parts. Intelligence Squared premium subscribers can get early access to part two straight away, including content that isn't available anywhere else. Head to IntelligenceSquared.com forward slash membership to find out more, or hit the IQ2 extra button on Apple. Now let's join our host, Alex Clark, live on stage with Susie Dent.
Thank you so much. Thank you. It's so lovely to be here with Susie. We're not any of those people. We're not Keir Starmer.
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