Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 270 we get better acquainted with Karla. She talks about making the Arts Emergency Podcast, how radio and music have intertwined with her life, how she came to writing the long way round after her hopes to be a dancer were defeated by circumstance, how class, race and other types of privilege have an effect on the arts, the media and society and so much more. You can find her on twitter at @karlamsweet.

Karla plugs:

The Arts Emergency Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-arts-emergency-podcast/id1044115346?mt=2

https://soundcloud.com/arts-emergency

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

We mention:

Deborah Pearson: https://deborahpearson123.wordpress.com/

The Whole Darn Thing: http://thewholedarnedthing.podbean.com/

Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/

127 hours: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/127_Hours

Precariat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat

Degenerative Tendinosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendinosis

Daleks vs Ethnic Minorites on the cover of the radio times: https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/writers-key-boosting-diversity-screen-bbc1-controller/

Radio 4 Front Row: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5

The Streets - "don't mug yourself": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veAIHDGghP4

Kara Tointon's Don't Call Me Stupid: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vy8c7

Jimmy Mcgovern's accused: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accused_(TV_series)

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In GBA 269 we get better acquainted with Terry. He talks stand-up, graphic design, novels, politics, how he definitely isn't a hipster and why he makes a podcast about Formula 1. We also talk class, writing, how the darkest times in life are also often hilarious and about the time we worked together making a radio show for Cbeebies where Terry was played Jenni Murray's underling.

Terry plugs:

His podcast For F1's Sake: http://www.ff1s.com/

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

We mention:

Ministry of Stories: http://ministryofstories.org/

Ministry of Stories Radio Show (looks like it is mostly no longer available online): http://bbc.in/2cmEBfB

Jenni Murry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenni_Murray

Podcast I recorded after we'd recorded with Jenni Murray: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-5-chris-goode-and

Podcast I recorded the day after the 2015 election: http://www.londonfieldsradio.co.uk/2015/05/10/fail-better-podcast-episode-4-dave-pickering-james-harris-election-special/

Split Infinitive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_infinitive

Resonance FM: https://resonancefm.com/

Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/

Matt Hill: https://rethinkaudio.wordpress.com/

Financial Times Article: https://www.ft.com/content/0062eed2-401e-11e5-b98b-87c7270955cf

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In GBA 268 we get better acquainted with Ben. We talk about gender, sexuality, privilege, music, podcasting and lots of other things. We met for the first time about an hour before I turned the mic on after being introduced by a mutual friend via email. Ben had heard my show about masculinity and was interested in talking about some areas in and around it and we were also meeting because he is gearing up to make his own podcast using Binaural microphones. But everything else was discovery. We started talking in a quiet cafe/bar in New Cross which becomes louder by the end of the episode. We're both thinking out new thoughts influenced by personal events and national news and the cafe music provides a nice sound bed (although it means the episode is a little less edited than some).

Ben plugs:

His upcoming new podcast Dissident Kitchen

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk

Donating: http://http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt

We mention:

Jo Barratt: https://twitter.com/JoBarratt

Life In Scents: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/life-in-scents/id455509067

Farmarama: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/farmerama/id1031542491?mt=2

Tech For Good: http://www.techforgood.global/

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Sch%C3%BCssler_Fiorenza

Kyriarchy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyriarchy

Androphilia and gynephilia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androphilia_and_gynephilia

Revolutionary Road: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Road_(film)

Binaural microphones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording

kitchen sisters

Being A Man: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/festivals-series/being-a-man-2015

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In GBA 267 we get better acquainted with... me. In this shorter episode than usual I share some of the true stories I've told on the Spark London stage in 2016. As host of the Spark Hackney open mic I start every night with a story from my life that fits that months theme. I've been hosting for 4 years so finding stories to tell is a constant challenge.

For more about Spark True Stories: http://stories.co.uk/

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk

Donating: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt

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I'm taking a few days off after working flat out on a new podcast that's coming out in the autumn and so don't really have time to write episode notes for this one. It's a great conversation with Richard, who I studied creative writing with at University, recorded a while back in 2012 (I think!) on a trip with my partner Jen to Lancaster. She is also in the episode but not much. She's also co-producing the new show and having a break with me as it goes. If you you want to find out more about the show we're working on go here: http://www.thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk

In GBA 265 we get better acquainted with... well... it's hard to say really. This was recorded in 2012 for what I intended to make into a Lancaster special, but things didn't go entirely to plan. Mostly you get better acquainted with me and with my partner Jen and get an idea of why audio roadtrips are not something we are best suited to doing together. This is a shorter episode than most GBAs:. It starts in a train and ends in a graveyard.

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

Donating to GBA: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt

Things mentioned:

Steve: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-63-steve

The Priory: http://lancasterpriory.org/

Coventry Special: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-64-coventry

Cardiff Special: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-17-cardiff

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In GBA 264 we get better acquainted with Jen. We talk about the things she wants to have done before turning 30, the process of working on yourself, the value of sharing true stories and attempting to live authentically and so much more. Despite working together as part of the Spark London team we had never really sat down and had a face to face conversation and we dive straight in with the big questions. Jen is a brilliant and active listener with a history of interviewing/documenting people and so I end up talking a lot!

Jen Plugs:

Spark: http://stories.co.uk/

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk

Donating: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt

We mention:

The Risk episode where I told my sex club story: http://risk-show.com/podcast/3177/

Body and Soul: https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/body-soul

Sex Worker Stories: https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/special-sex-worker-stories

Kevin Allison: https://twitter.com/TheKevinAllison

Two Cathedrals: https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/ff1da899-bf3e-481c-8f20-8d84d1e99e9b

Bright Eyes - Bowl of Oranges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUym7n7fJTQ

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In GBA 263 we get better acquainted with Neil. We talk about the personal and political factors and influences that motivated him to co-created Arts Emergency, how Arts Emergency has impacted his life and the vital and important work the organisation does supporting and mentoring young people from less advantaged backgrounds to find their way into to arts and humanities.

Arts Emergency is the grassroots ALTERNATIVE to old boy networks in arts, culture and higher education. For more information about what they do, how you can donate and how to become an AE mentor visit http://arts-emergency.org/

Neil Plugs:

Arts Emergency: https://twitter.com/artsemergency

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk

Donating: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt

We mention:

Candid Cafe: http://www.candidarts.com/sections/galleryandcafepages/candid_cafe.htm

Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/

Tragic Christmas: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sets/tragic-christmas

No Sweat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Sweat_(organisation)

Josie Long: http://www.josielong.com/

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In GBA 262 we get better acquainted with Miranda Kane. We recorded this conversation at the Audible studios in London during the recording of her new audio sitcom Slaving Away which is a comedy about a cheerful and happy-go-lucky single girl who just happens to be a dominatrix that will be hitting your earways this August. We talk about making comedy about sex work and sex worker rights, why it took a while for her to realise she could fit into the world of stand-up comedy, not making fat people and sex workers into punchlines and lots more.

We also talk about her show Coin Operated Girl which is back again at this year's PBH Free Fringe: https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/602895-the-coin-operated-girl/

For more about sex worker rights, decriminalization and sex worker led activism see:

Sex Worker Open University: http://www.sexworkeropenuniversity.com/

Toni Mac: The Laws That Sex Workers Really Want: https://www.ted.com/talks/toni_mac_the_laws_that_sex_workers_really_want

GBA 197 - Toni https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-197-toni

Miranda Plugs:

Slaving Away: https://www.amazon.com/Slaving-Away-Speaking-Audible-Original/dp/B010PRLWLI

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk

Donating: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt

We mention:

Audible: http://www.audible.co.uk/

Spark London: http://stories.co.uk/

Spark SW podcasts:

https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/special-sex-worker-stories

https://www.acast.com/sparklondon/more-sexworkerstories-truestoriestoldlive

Coin Operated Girl: http://www.coinoperatedgirl.co.uk/

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In GBA 261 we get better acquainted with Rita. She talks about why she came to the UK, how it feels to be a Polish person in London during Brexit, her play Girl Fag, performing stand-up, writing poetry, being othered, being a freelance artist, the difference between prolific and productive and lots more.

Rita Plugs:

Her featured slot at Rhymes with Orange on 28th July: http://orangesrhyme.com/

Sam Rhodes Comedy Explosion: https://www.facebook.com/SamRhodesCE/

And look out for The Job Stealers Podcast with The London Pole

I plug:

The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk

Donating: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt

We mention:

GAP Salon: https://gapsalon.wordpress.com/

Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/

Amy Clare Tasker: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-192-amy-clare-tasker

Girl Fag: https://twitter.com/hashtag/GirlfagThePlay?src=hash

The Living Songbook: https://twitter.com/livingsongbook

Rita's Poem about EUref: https://youtu.be/iTgPLie_ipQ

Erasmus Exchange: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_Programme

Agatha Christie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie

Media Diversified: https://mediadiversified.org/

LBC German Woman: http://www.lbc.co.uk/im-so-scared-now-german-woman-hit-by-xenophobia-calls-james-in-tears-132971

Safety Pin: http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/safetypin-the-simple-way-to-show-solidarity-with-the-uks-immigrant-population--ZJzeRPz6kHW

Tragedy plus time quote: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/257244-humor-is-tragedy-plus-time

Michael Jackson - Jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbHI1yI1Ndk

Rikki Beadle Blair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikki_Beadle-Blair

Arts Jobs: http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/

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