Journalist & broadcaster @guardian @TheSTMagazine @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds. Author of SEX ROBOTS & VEGAN MEAT and THE PRICE OF LIFE. http://jennykleeman.substack.com jennykleeman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mldfip57cc2lHow much do spoilers matter? (Spoiler - I think they really do) https://open.substack.com/pub/jennykleeman/p/lrn-no-72-spoilers?r=2euodf&utm_medium=ios08 May 2026 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldfip57cc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mkujao2yb22jWhat makes a twin? Is it sharing a birthdate? Sharing a womb? Sharing parallel lives? Series 3 of my BBC Radio 4 series, The Gift launches today with Lavinia and Michelle’s extraordinary story. All six episodes are on BBC Sounds now. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/02/rare-twins-different-dads-the-gift-bbc-radio-402 May 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkujao2yb22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mkiwx6eluc2zhttps://www.radiotimes.com/audio/radio/jenny-kleeman-dna-radio-4-interview/ The Gift launches on Saturday on BBC Sounds and Tuesday on Radio 4. I can’t wait to share it with you.27 Apr 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiwx6eluc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mkagprdcik2ghttps://open.substack.com/pub/jennykleeman/p/lrn-no72-how-police-forces-are-cashing?r=2euodf&utm_medium=ios I contacted a police press office to ask about a recent successful conviction. They replied by asking me how much I was prepared to pay for an interview24 Apr 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkagprdcik2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mjfits2dek2eI am so excited to share series 3 of The Gift with you all. https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2026/the-gift-returns-bbc-radio-413 Apr 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfits2dek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mhzwggwvmc2khttps://open.substack.com/pub/jennykleeman/p/lrn-no70-undercover-in-new-labour?r=2euodf&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=app27 Mar 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzwggwvmc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mfekkl2gzk2uI wrote about Karen Newton, a retired grandmother from Hertfordshire. who was locked up for six weeks in an ICE detention facility - even though she had a valid US visa https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice21 Feb 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfekkl2gzk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mdzpwc5alc2ghttps://open.substack.com/pub/oliverfranklinwallis/p/howd-you-do-that-jenny-kleeman-orwell?r=2euodf&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=app I was interviewed by @olifranklinwallis.bsky.social - a very good interviewer04 Feb 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzpwc5alc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mdunvvtans2gBruce is one of the most interesting people I spoke to in the reporting of Sex Robots and Vegan Meat. He has a book out this week on the future of meat which is eloquent and urgent and takes in everything from Robin Williams to The Simpsons. If you liked him in my book, you should read his [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdunvvtans2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mdmxguw57225https://open.substack.com/pub/jennykleeman/p/lrn-no-66-an-important-and-powerful?r=2euodf&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=title30 Jan 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmxguw57225https://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mdde2l5bms2hhttps://open.substack.com/pub/jennykleeman/p/lrn-no9-suella-in-a-feather-boa?r=2euodf&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay Worth revisiting this one today. I knew Suella before she was Braverman26 Jan 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdde2l5bms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mcnf4p7rsk2mI wrote this, about how 33,000 people had their most intimate secrets stolen https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes17 Jan 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcnf4p7rsk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mckc5al7sk2dIf you’ve ever typed anything you thought was private into a computer or phone, you need to hear the story of what happened to 33,000 therapy patients in Finland https://open.substack.com/pub/jennykleeman/p/lrn-no-65-introducing-ransom-man?r=2euodf&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay16 Jan 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckc5al7sk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mc6fobd24c2iI don’t understand why I’ve got so many new followers over the weekend. Is it because X is so appalling and more people are coming here now? Am I in a new starter pack? Is it because my big new podcast is out next week? Is it because I was Ed Winters’ podcast? Let me know. I am flummoxed.11 Jan 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6fobd24c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mbeir5bals2cWant to read more books in 2026? Why not start with The Price of Life, which, it turns out, is incredibly cheap. A steal at 99p for the month of January amzn.eu/d/eum0IkG https://amzn.eu/d/eum0IkG01 Jan 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbeir5bals2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3mbeir5bals2cWant to read more books in 2026? Why not start with The Price of Life, which, it turns out, is incredibly cheap. A steal at 99p for the month of January amzn.eu/d/eum0IkG https://amzn.eu/d/eum0IkG01 Jan 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbeir5bals2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3matnaepi4c2dVerdict: only a hint of grapefruit. An afterthought. A suggestion. Orange would have been a better suggestion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Dec 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3matnaepi4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3m7a5bircw22fDropbox is down. Substack is down. And Downdetector seems to be down. Or is it just me?05 Dec 2025 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7a5bircw22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3m6hckj25dc2oAbsolutely delighted to have won the FPA Media Award for Print & Web Story of the Year 2025. It’s for a piece I wrote for the FT Magazine on how Israeli is turning its dead soldiers into fathers. Read it free with this link on.ft.com/486WawY25 Nov 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hckj25dc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3m5o6ztcxsk2nDozens of female prisons officers have been sacked for having sex with male inmates. At least 10 were convicted this year following affairs with prisoners. This is a systemic problem within our prison service. So grateful to Cherrie for trusting me with her story. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/15/prison-officer-convicted-rapist-relationship15 Nov 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5o6ztcxsk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3m5o6ztcxsk2nDozens of female prisons officers have been sacked for having sex with male inmates. At least 10 were convicted this year following affairs with prisoners. This is a systemic problem within our prison service. So grateful to Cherrie for trusting me with her story. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/15/prison-officer-convicted-rapist-relationship15 Nov 2025 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5o6ztcxsk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3m5jbiuzkls2qEvery so often you do an interview and the person is so eloquent and brilliant and you are flooded with the juice of it all and feel incredibly privileged to be a journalist.13 Nov 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jbiuzkls2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3m4nc3ofdoc2mI wrote this, about the worst thing that ever happened to me, and now I chose to deal with it https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/nov/01/workaholic-signs-am-i-addicted-to-work02 Nov 2025 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nc3ofdoc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jennykleeman.bsky.social/post/3m4duj2eqhc2nMy Christmas cakes have been in the oven nearly three hours. Just tried to make juice from the oranges I have zested. Cut them open and realised the oranges are actually grapefruits. Have I ruined Christmas?29 Oct 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:snharmz3zov7tw4qvrj7ioq5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4duj2eqhc2n