The Good Immigrant: The Official Podcast

A decade after the publication of the groundbreaking collection of essays The Good Immigrant, editor Nikesh Shukla invites the original contributors to look back at the last ten years.This week he's joined by authors, Musa Okwonga and Varaidzo.Check out Musa's podcast Stadio: A Football Podcast wherever you listen, and learn more about his work at musaokwonga.com.Varaidzo's novel Manny and the Baby is available to buy now, and check out more of her writing at varaidzo.com.Watch the full video episode over on our YouTube.The tenth-anniversary edition of The Good Immigrant with a new introduction and afterword is available to buy now.Follow The Good Immigrant on Instagram @thegoodimmigrantpodcast and TikTok @thegoodimmigrantpodcast.Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell and Aniya Das for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Executive Producer is Ben Williams for Plosive.Art direction by Gill Heeley.Design by Kishan Rajani.With thanks to Jamie Norman, Leah Woodburn and Amaani Banharally at Canongate.

A decade after the publication of the groundbreaking collection of essays The Good Immigrant, editor Nikesh Shukla invites the original contributors to look back at the last ten years.This week he's joined by journalist Bim Adewunmi and teacher and writer Dr Darren Chetty.Watch the full video episode over on our YouTube.The tenth-anniversary edition of The Good Immigrant with a new introduction and afterword is available to buy now.Find Darren's books and other work at darrenchetty.com.Follow The Good Immigrant on Instagram @thegoodimmigrantpodcast and TikTok @thegoodimmigrantpodcast.Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell and Aniya Das for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Executive Producer is Ben Williams for Plosive.Art direction by Gill Heeley.Design by Kishan Rajani.With thanks to Jamie Norman, Leah Woodburn and Amaani Banharally at Canongate.

Welcome to the first episode of The Good Immigrant podcast. A decade after the publication of the groundbreaking collection of essays, editor Nikesh Shukla invites the original contributors to look back at the last ten years.This week he's joined by the co-hosts of hit political podcast Pod Save The UK, comedian Nish Kumar and journalist Coco Khan.Watch the full video episode over on our YouTube.The tenth-anniversary edition of The Good Immigrant with a new introduction and afterword is available to buy now.Listen to Nish and Coco's own weekly political podcast Pod Save The UK, wherever you listen.And Nish is on tour with his brand new stand-up show Angry Humour From A Really Nice Guy. For tickets and information head to nishkumar.co.uk.Follow The Good Immigrant on Instagram @thegoodimmigrantpodcast and TikTok @thegoodimmigrantpodcast.Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell and Aniya Das for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Executive Producer is Ben Williams for Plosive.Art direction by Gill Heeley.Design by Kishan Rajani.With thanks to Jamie Norman, Leah Woodburn and Amaani Banharally at Canongate.

Launching Tue 15 Sept 2026.