The 2025 Shortlist: Adam Weymouth

Podcast: Baillie Gifford Prize (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: The 2025 Shortlist: Adam WeymouthPub date: 2025-10-23Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIt's the final episode of the Read Smart podcast hearing from our 6 shortlisted authors! In this episode, Prize Executive Director Toby Mundy speaks with Adam Weymouth about Lone Wolf: Walking the Faultlines of Europe, one of the shortlisted works for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Weymouth follows the journey of a wolf across Europe, weaving together nature writing, identity and geopolitics, and raising profound questions about belonging and the wild. In this conversation he reflects on wilderness, migration and what it means to stray far from home. Listen now to engage with a story where animal tracks become pathways into human experience. This podcast is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. To keep up with all of our Prize news year-round, follow @BGPrize on Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok and YouTube.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Baillie Gifford Prize, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.