EP.260 - NATALIE ROBERTS
THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST
Adam Buxton
4.8 • 21.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Adam talks with the UK executive director of aid agency MSF, Natalie Roberts about working in conflict zones in Yemen and Syria, the fraught conversations that led to MSF calling Israel's actions in Gaza a 'genocide', why the humanitarian emergency in Sudan gets so much less attention than it should and her experiences providing medical assistance at Glastonbury for over-emotional Lana Del Ray fans and pregnant women determined to give birth at the mother of all festivals.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Adam Buxton here, with news of some live shows, details of which you'll find on my website, |
| 0:05.5 | adam-buckston.co.uk. On the 10th of October, I'll be on stage at the Wimbledon Theatre with Samira Ahmed, |
| 0:11.9 | talking about my book, I love you, bye, showing clips and signing things afterwards. On the 13th and 14th of |
| 0:18.2 | October, the Adam Buxton Band is playing two nights at the Norwich Arts Centre. |
| 0:22.9 | Expect songs from my new album, buckle up, great bants, and afterwards, I'll sign things if you want. |
| 0:28.6 | And finally, on the 26th of October, I'll be appearing at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the London Literary Festival. |
| 0:35.9 | Expect humorous readings, videos and music followed by, yep, signing. |
| 0:40.2 | And then, I think that's it for live shows for the rest of this year. |
| 0:43.3 | Tickets and info at adam dash buxton.co.uk. |
| 0:46.5 | I added one more podcast to the giant podcast bin. |
| 0:52.1 | Now you have plucked that podcast out and started listening. |
| 0:56.0 | I took my microphone and found some human folk. |
| 1:00.0 | Then I recorded all the noises while we spoke. |
| 1:05.0 | My name is Adam Buxton. I'm a man. |
| 1:14.3 | I want you to enjoy this. That's the plan. |
| 1:29.0 | Hey, how are you doing, Podcats? It's Adam Buxton here. I'm reporting to you from a crunchy Norfolk farm track under grey skies that are actually |
| 1:30.8 | oh no look over towards the west |
| 1:33.1 | the cloud is clearing |
| 1:35.8 | and the sun is out |
| 1:37.5 | we've got some blue skies over there |
| 1:39.6 | that's good isn't it dog legs I'm here with Rosie |
| 1:41.7 | she's my best dog friend. And her enthusiasm levels |
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