• Ed Balls (Part Two)
    Sep 26 2024

    Yorkshire’s Pontefract Racecourse is the backdrop today for Emily and Ray’s walk with the brilliant Ed Balls.


    Ed tells us about how his wife, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, encouraged him to go on Strictly Come Dancing - and the piece of advice that changed his atttiude towards the show.


    We also find out how he came to host a podast with his former political opponent George Osborne - we discover if they are friends, and whether or not George would be invited over to the Balls-Cooper household for lasagne.


    Political Currency is availble on all podcast platforms!


    Follow Ed on instagram @edballs


    You can buy your copy of Ed’s brilliant book Appetite: a memoir in recipes of family and food here!


    Thank you to Handpicked Hotels for hosting us at their dog friendly hotel Wood Hall during our trip to Yorkshire. Raymond was throughly spoiled and he loved his mini break!


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    Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

    Music: Rich Jarman

    Artwork: Alice Ludlam

    Photography: Karla Gowlett


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    48 mins
  • Ed Balls (Part One)
    Sep 24 2024

    We’ve taken a trip to West Yorkshire this week to meet broadcaster and former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls for a stroll around the beautiful Pontefract Racecourse.


    Ed doesn't have a dog at the moment - but he's very much a dog person. He tells us how he was replaced by a dog when he went to university, and a dog has helped his family cope with his mother’s dementia.


    We also find out about Ed’s experience at Harvard (once he had worked out where it was located on a map) and whether he cried when he lost his seat in the 2015 General Election.


    Political Currency is availble on all podcast platforms!


    Follow Ed on instagram @edballs


    You can buy your copy of Ed’s brilliant book Appetite: a memoir in recipes of family and food here!


    Thank you to Handpicked Hotels for hosting us at their dog friendly hotel Wood Hall during our trip to Yorkshire. Raymond was throughly spoiled and he loved his mini break!


    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


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    48 mins
  • Gabby Logan (Part Two)
    Sep 19 2024

    We’re in Buckinghamshire with Gabby Logan and her dogs Milo, Maggie and Maverick!


    In this part of the chat, Gabby tells us about her career as a rhythmic gymnast, reluctantly competing in the Rose of Tralee - and she reminds us of some of her pre-Kenny romances.


    Gabby also tells us about her brilliant podcast The Midpoint - and how the podcast has helped her to navigate this point in her life, and some of the lessons she has learned from her guests.


    Listen to Emily and Ray's first walk with Gabby from April 2017


    Follow Gabby on Instagram @gabbylogan


    Gabby’s podcasts The Midpoint and The Sports Agents are available wherever you get your podcasts!


    You can get your copy Gabby's autobiography of The First Half here!


    You can get your copy of The Midpoint Plan 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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    42 mins
  • Gabby Logan (Part One)
    Sep 17 2024

    Joining us on our dog walk this week is legendary broadcaster Gabby Logan!


    We met Gabby at home in Buckinghamshire and we then took a lovely walk around the woods with her three dogs Milo, Maggie and Maverick. Maverick is a new addition to the Logan household since Gabby was last on the podcast - he’s an absolutely delightful standard poodle, who is VERY enthusiastic about catching tennis balls.


    Gabby tells us about growing up in a family whose love language was sport and how being the daughter of a professional footballer in the 1980s wasn’t as glamorous as it might be today.


    We also chat about how Gabby has dealt with tragedies in her life and how she stays calm when life is chaotic. She also tells us a rather brilliant story about an incident with George Clooney and a moth-eaten coat…


    Listen to Emily and Ray's first walk with Gabby from April 2017


    Follow Gabby on Instagram @gabbylogan


    Gabby’s podcasts The Midpoint and The Sports Agents are available wherever you get your podcasts!


    You can get your copy Gabby's autobiography of The First Half here!


    You can get your copy of The Midpoint Plan 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


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    48 mins
  • Janette Manrara (Part Two)
    Sep 12 2024

    Join Raymond, Emily, Janette and Lyra for the second part of our walk around London’s Burgess Park!


    Janette tells us about some of the challenges of Strictly Come Dancing and how devastated she felt about being voted out on her first series. She also reveals what happened when she got the call to present It Takes Two…


    We also chat about Janette’s brilliant new book Tiny Dancer, Big World. Janette tells us about how Covid gave her a passion for wellbeing - and how writing the book with her sister helped her to share some of the lessons she has learned in life with the world.


    Tiny Dancer, Big World: How to find fulfilment from the inside out - is out now. You can buy your copy here!


    Follow Janette on Instagram @JManara


    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


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    29 mins
  • Janette Manrara (Part One)
    Sep 10 2024

    Today we’re in South London’s Burgess Park with television presenter, choreographer and professional dancer Janette Manrara - and we have a very special bonus guest - her daughter Lyra!


    Janette is best known for appearing as a professional dance on Strictly Come Dancing - and since 2021 she has co-hosted Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two! Janette is married to her Strictly co-star Aljaž Škorjanec and their daughter Lyra was born in July 2023 - we think she was pretty taken by Raymond (and the geese!)


    Janette has a history with dogs back at home in Miami - but life as a performing family means that she doesn’t have a dog at the moment… but there may be one in the future!


    After her family immigrated from Cuba to Miami, Janette tells us about being a happy child in a happy household and how that gave her a positive outlook on life. She tells the story of how she went from working in a bank to becoming a professional dancer - and what happened when she met Aljaž for the first time… was it love at first sight?!


    Tiny Dancer, Big World: How to Find Fulfilment from the Inside Out is out on Thursday 12th September - you can buy your copy here


    Follow Janette on Instagram @JManara


    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


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    37 mins
  • Phil Wang (Part Two)
    Sep 5 2024

    Emily and Ray take a walk with Phil Wang in Peckham Rye Park for the second part of this week’s Walking The Dog!


    Phil tells us about being the president of the Cambridge Footlights, how he feels about celebrating his successes and making the decision to spend more money on his haircut. He also tells us what it was like to record his new Netflix special by candlelight...


    Phil’s absolutely hilarious new special Wang In There, Baby! is available on Netflix now


    Order Phil’s book Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once here


    BudPod with Phil Wang and Pierre Novellie is available wherever you get your podcasts!


    Follow Phil on Instagram @wangpix


    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 mins
  • Phil Wang (Part One)
    Sep 3 2024

    This week Emily and Ray met the brilliant comedian Phil Wang for a stroll round Peckham Rye Park!


    Phil is a former dog-hater, but he and Raymond got on very well. Phil even offered to carry Ray and gave him a whole new perspective on the world.


    After being born in the same hospital as Robbie Williams - Phil spent what he describes as a ‘nice but boring’ childhood growing up in Malaysia, before moving back to the UK for school and university. Phil tells us about how he embraces otherness and being an escapist - and he reveals why he is very cautious about long grass.


    Phil’s absolutely hilarious new special Wang In There, Baby! is available on Netflix now


    Order Phil’s book Sidesplitter: How To Be From Two Worlds At Once here


    BudPod with Phil Wang and Pierre Novellie is available wherever you get your podcasts!


    Follow Phil on Instagram @wangpix


    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


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    47 mins