Greg James: What does love feel like? — FLAPSS

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What does love feel like?

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Greg James

British author, broadcaster, comedian, and presenter

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An impenetrable team.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗

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Nicholson Baker Contemporary American novelist and writer

It’s like all your emotions are apples and they get crushed all at once into cider.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2020 source ↗

Finding a tenner in your jeans pocket. It has always been there but you find it at the moment you really need it.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2025 source ↗

Giovanna Fletcher

Love is comfort and warmth, being accepted as you are.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗

Hayley Squires English actress and playwright

Essential, like oxygen.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 April 2020 source ↗

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Question What most recently made you cry? Identity & self

Last week. I had quite a bad anxiety attack.

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Question Who most deserves an apology from you, and why? Failure & regret

The person who had to empty the bin on that train to Oxford.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

If I had known what a stylist was when I joined Radio 1, I would have enlisted the help of one.

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Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work

When I was at school, I had a summer job where I had to buff blocks of plastic for a display unit. The factory only remembered to give us masks on day three.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗

Question Which living person do you most admire, and why? Values & belief

Michael Palin. He’s managed to master several disciplines. He’s also proved that being nice doesn’t mean boring.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2019 source ↗

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