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Emma Gannon, 500 Words Confession, Lunch Hacks

Acclaimed author, podcaster and social media expert Emma Gannon - the woman behind the successful CTRL, ALT, DELETE podcast - chats about her new book 'The Multi-Hyphen Method'.

Acclaimed author, podcaster and social media expert Emma Gannon - the woman behind the successful CTRL, ALT, DELETE book and podcast - chats about her new book 'The Multi-Hyphen Method'.

Emma Gannon is at the forefront of business, technology and career development with wide-ranging experience and expertise. She launched her own podcast CTRL, ALT, DELETE in 2016 - amassing 1.5 million downloads to date, with listeners in over 100 countries, interviewing guests from around the world, from Greta Gerwig to Lauren Laverne and Lily Cole to Anne Boden. The podcast has been picked as 'Editor's Choice' on iTunes multiple times. It was listed in the Times' 'top 20 podcasts to download'; ELLE UK's 'podcasts that will boost your career'; Marie Claire's 'career-changing podcasts' and Esquire's 'top podcasts of 2017′.

Emma has led training workshops with prestigious charities such as Princes Trust and the Queen's Young Leaders - inspiring more young people to develop their voices and understand the future of the workplace. She has given a Tedx talk on Online Identity; chaired panels at Google, WeWork and Adobe, spoken at The London School of Economics about social media addiction; given talks at The Oxford Union, Facebook's Marketing Conference and the Southbank's WOW Festival; taken part in Digital Sessions at the ±«Óătv Academy in London, Manchester and Birmingham as well as being an expert voice on ±«Óătv Radio 4's Woman's Hour on subjects such as 'How To Start a Side Hustle' and 'How to Achieve Work/Life Balance'.

Emma is the former social media editor of British Glamour, has an award-winning blog and has been published everywhere from the Telegraph to Teen Vogue. She enjoys writing on how we can adapt ourselves to survive and thrive in the new world of work. She has written pieces about changes in the workplace for Glamour and the Guardian, and featured in a video on 'Millennials at Work' for The Pool. She was selected in the Forbes 30Under30 Europe 2018 list in the media and marketing category. Emma's first book was a 'Millennial memoir' called CTRL ALT DELETE: How I Grew Up Online and was published in July 2016.

Bringing you the best of both worlds, Jo Whiley and Simon Mayo join forces to bring you three hours of the greatest guests, music and early evening entertainment. With top names from the worlds of film, TV and online, plus regular live sessions from the hottest names in music, Jo and Simon will bring you entertaining and compelling celeb chat each evening. Plus there'll be audience interaction, the freshest new music and great chat to accompany you in the early evening - whatever you're doing.

3 hours

Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • Christine and the Queens

    Girlfriend (feat. ¶Ůâłľ-ąółÜ˛Ô°ě)

    • (CD Single).
    • Because Music.
  • Bryan Adams

    Summer Of '69

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.
  • Leon Bridges

    Beyond

    • Good Thing.
    • Columbia.
  • Britney Spears

    Baby One More Time

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Robbie Williams

    Feel

    • (CD Single).
    • Chrysalis.
  • Years & Years

    If You're Over Me

    • Palo Santo.
    • Polydor.
  • Camila Cabello

    Havana (feat. Young Thug)

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.
  • Heaven 17

    Temptation

    • A Kick Up The Eighties Vol. 5 (Various Artists).
    • Old Gold.
  • Jamiroquai

    Virtual Insanity

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.
  • Johnny Marr

    Hi Hello

    • Call The Comet.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Genesis

    Follow You Follow Me

    • And Then There Were Three.
    • Charisma.
  • The Kooks

    No Pressure

    • Let's Go Sunshine.
    • Lonely Cat.
  • Joe Fagin

    That's Livin' Alright

    • The A to Z of British TV Themes - Volume 2.
    • Play It Again.
  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • East West.
    • 9.
  • Michael Jackson

    Man In The Mirror

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • The Shires

    Sleepwalk

    • Accidentally On Purpose.
    • Decca.
    • 004.
  • Franz Ferdinand

    Take Me Out

    • Now That's What I Call Music 57.
    • Now.
  • Gabrielle

    Show Me

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 013.
  • Billy Lockett

    Feels So Good

    • Feels So Good (single).
    • East West Records.
  • Starship

    Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Jorja Smith

    Blue Lights

    • Lost & Found.
    • FAMM.
  • Oasis

    She's Electric

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.
  • Snow Patrol

    Empress

    • Wildness.
    • Polydor.
  • The Black Crowes

    Hard To Handle

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Let's Groove

    • 15th Anniversary Music Celebration (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.
  • The Style Council

    Long Hot Summer

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artists.
    • Virgin.
    • 4.
  • Rag’n’Bone Man

    As You Are

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 002.

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 Jun 2018 17:00

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