Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

New episodes of Briden and are available early and ad free on Amazon Music or by subscribing

to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.

The Panic is a new comedy podcast from Wondery that leans into our most absurd anxieties and

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

wherever you get your podcasts.

A little bit of housekeeping as we start this new podcast. You may remember Sebony Salassi

from episode 43, a really, really interesting teacher who's also had some harrowing health

experiences. She has just posted some free guided meditations on the 10% happier app,

including one, a five minute one called Working with Anxiety and a one minute meditation

called Four An Anxious Moments. This is a woman who knows a little bit about anxiety

and these meditations are great and again they're free on the 10% happier app.

Alright now down to business. This week we have Bellamy Young who is one of the stars

of a show called Scandal, which happens to err on a network called ABC, which is where

I also work. Let this one unfurl. I was really, I didn't know much about Bellamy and I

learned over the course of this interview and she became, she started interesting and

just got increasingly so as the thing progressed and there were a lot of little surprises

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