S20, Ep15 Bonnie Tyler - Her first ever podcast interview

How To Fail With Elizabeth Day

Sony Music

Society & Culture

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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TW: miscarriage This week, brace yourself for A TOTAL ECLIPSE… of all other podcast episodes, because this one’s a total banger. I could not have asked for a more open, hilarious, moving or riveting encounter than with the formidable Bonnie Tyler. She grew up in a working-class Welsh family and answered a newspaper ad for a backing singer when she was 17. From there, she went on to be one of the most iconic recording artists of all time. Her hit singles include It’s A Heartache, Holding Out for a Hero and, of course, Total Eclipse of the Heart. At 72, Bonnie is still hard at work, and managed to squeeze in an hour on How to Fail between gigs and the release of her new album, In Berlin. It’s also her first ever podcast interview. You might want to bring the tissues for this one, as we have a bit of a weep when Bonnie talks about losing her amazing mum. We also touch on miscarriage and a childfree life. Plus: Bonnie’s failure at elocution lessons, the fascinating story behind her friendship with Tina Turner, performing for Putin (no, really), being a bit of a hoarder and the secret to a 50-year marriage. As always, I’d LOVE to hear about your failures. Every week, my guest and I choose a selection to read out and answer on our special subscription offering, Failing with Friends. We’ll endeavour to give you advice, wisdom, some laughs and much, much more. Have something to share of your own? I'd love to hear from you! Click here to get in touch: howtofailpod.com Production & Post Production Manager: Lily Hambly Studio and Mix Engineer: Gulliver Tickell and Josh Gibbs Producer: Hannah Talbot Executive Producer: Carly Maile How to Fail is an Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment Production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Just jumping in here and don't worry I'll keep it brief to let you know about a new weekly podcast from Sky News
0:06.4	hilariously and brilliantly called electoral dysfunction
0:10.1	It's hosted by three political powerhouses, Skys Beth Rigby, Labour's Jess Phillips, and Conservative
0:16.9	peer Ruth Davidson. Now, a lot of podcasts are dry, and a lot of politics podcasts are hosted by, let's face it, men. This one isn't. You might remember Jess
0:28.0	Phillips who came on how to fill a few years ago and we had a fantastic conversation.
0:32.2	I'm a huge admirer of her work on women's rights and she's also so funny,
0:36.9	one of the few politicians who really knows how to speak human. These three women really do see politics from every angle. It's a more
0:45.4	personal approach to politics and it really brings you in. They share bits from
0:49.7	their own lives and they talk about everything and anything that matters.
0:53.2	So go and listen, listen to electoral dysfunction now wherever you're listening to this.
0:58.3	New episodes every Friday. Hello and welcome to How to Fail with me Elizabeth Day.
1:14.0	In my podcast we look at and celebrate our unique individual failures
1:19.0	because ultimately they're the stepping stones to success.
1:22.0	Every week I invite a guest to look at their failures
1:25.0	and what has come afterwards that might have helped them grow and succeed.
1:30.0	Before we begin, I just wanted to remind you about my subscriber series of
1:34.8	failing with friends. Today Bonnie and I look at your questions and give our
1:39.2	advice and cover not getting Taylor Swift and whether you should talk to your friends about it, a
1:44.8	cooking failure regarding Souflays and is it too late to succeed in your 60s?
1:51.1	Absolutely not.
1:52.3	We'd love to hear from you. Please follow the link. your A total solar eclipse was sighted across America.
2:03.6	As people rushed to put on their special spectacles to stare at the sun,
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