Dan Kieran

Catch Dan on Do Radio: Where To Next and Making Stuff Up with Emma Warren 17-23rd November 2025.

Dan Kieran is a writer, entrepreneur, and seeker of the slow path. A Sunday Times bestselling and award-winning author, Dan's works include The Idle Traveller and Do Start. His writing champions the art of slowing down, embracing uncertainty, and finding meaning in the everyday.

In 2011, Dan co-founded Unbound, a revolutionary publishing platform that empowered authors and readers to collaborate directly.

Dan's journey has been anything but linear. From his early days as Deputy Editor of The Idler magazine to his current role as a lecturer at University College London, he has consistently challenged conventional wisdom and encouraged others to do the same.

In the episode of Where To Next, Dan turns the microphone inward.

He shares the emotional aftermath of watching something he once helped build come to an end, the complex relationship between identity and achievement, and how it feels to grieve - not just a company, but a version of yourself.

Drawing on the conversations he’s had so far on Where To Next, Dan weaves together insights from his previous guests - all of whom are navigating their own questions of transition, purpose, and what comes after. The result is a deeply honest reflection on failure, growth, and the space where real change begins.