Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 181 we get better acquainted with Kary. We talk about making Ministry of Stories for Cbeebies Radio, journeying into radio via 90's alternative music, living in many countries, practicing and teaching kundalini yoga. As often happens when talking to someone who also does interviews the tables are occasionally turned. Expect adventures, narrative, conscious living, feminism and more!

Kary plugs:

http://www.inspiredradio.co.uk/

You can hire me to do freelance work: http://davepickeringblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-week-of-goodbyes.html

We mention:

Matt Hill: http://rethinkdaily.co.uk/

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

Cbeebies Radio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/radio/

Ministry of Stories series: http://bit.ly/MiScbeebies

Terry Saunders: http://www.terrysaunders.co.uk/

Jenni Murray: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/17dynSh8ZdhxqcljQ99TPqP/jenni-murray

Woman's Hour: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb

Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4

Ignite: http://ignitecreative.tv/

Radio Production Awards: http://www.radioacademy.org/events/radio-production-awards-2/

Media Week: http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/

Something Else: http://www.somethinelse.com/

Acid House: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_house

Techno: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno

Psychedelic Trance: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_trance

Drum and Bass: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_and_bass

Reggae: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae

Bashment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashment

Latin Jazz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_jazz

Straight no Chaser: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_No_Chaser_(magazine)

Jez Nelson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jez_Nelson

Jazz FM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/102.2_Jazz_FM

Gilles Peterson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Peterson

Benji B: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benji_B

Sun Ra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Ra

Steve Chandra: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Chandra_Savale

Asian Dub Foundation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Dub_Foundation

Kundalini Yoga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga

Kundalini Yoga Collective: http://kundaliniyogacollective.co.uk/

Burning Man: http://www.burningman.com/

Earth Dance: http://www.earthdance.org/

Aisha and Abdel GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-7-aisha-and-abdel

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In GBA 180 we get better acquainted with George. He talks about connecting with comics and manga as a child , being told being an animator wasn't for him by his careers adviser, going to art school, and making a living as an animator. We also cover memory, libraries, Hong Kong and more.

George (http://www.georgecheng.co.uk/) plugs:

Your local library.

I plug:

This blogpost: http://davepickeringblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-week-of-goodbyes.html

Hiring me to do freelance work: https://dave-pickering.squarespace.com/hire-me-to-tell-stories/

Stand Up Tragedy: Tragic Friends at the Dogstar in Brixton on Thursday 25th September from 7.30pm. Pay What You Like: www.facebook.com/events/571116096344062/

We mention:

Ged: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-31-ged

South Hill Park: http://www.southhillpark.org.uk/

Richard: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-richard-episodes

The Middle Class Bastards: https://soundcloud.com/themiddleclassbastards

Transformers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformers

Akira: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(manga)

Sonic the Hedgehog: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(series)

Lemster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leominster

Byam Shaw School of Art: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byam_Shaw_School_of_Art

Hereford College of Art and Design: http://www.hca.ac.uk/

Bauhaus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus

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

Ad Block: https://adblockplus.org/

Nirvana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)

Nevermind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevermind

Unplugged: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Unplugged_in_New_York

Don Hertzfeldt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Hertzfeldt

Loony Tunes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes

Southpark: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park

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In GBA 179 we get better acquainted with Focus E15 Mothers.

I talk to some of the people involved in the political struggle taking place at the Carpenters Estate, where a group of mothers and their supporters have turned some uninhabited (but perfectly fit to be inhabited) flats into a social centre serving the community and raising awareness of the harsh realities of local and national housing policy.

https://twitter.com/FocusE15

https://twitter.com/E15OpenHouse

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Focus-E15-Mothers/602860129757343

https://www.facebook.com/pages/E15-Open-House-Occupation/1630838387142657

https://www.facebook.com/events/322455237939436/

Also in the episode is a talk given by Mike Jackson one of the members of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners the activist group featured in the recent film Pride.

http://www.coolcave.co.uk/blog/video/all-out-dancing-in-dulais-1986.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsFY0wHpR5o

More info on Focus E15:

http://t.co/A5mO2CKqmj

http://t.co/ySKSDDOKKj

http://t.co/xcFAZ24103

https://t.co/C7ssh19igq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAjCiXwP46w

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/23/real-politics-empty-london-housing-estate

We mention:

South London Revolutionary Communist Group:

http://www.revolutionarycommunist.org/

https://www.facebook.com/southlondonrcg

Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbians_and_Gays_Support_the_Miners

Robin Wales:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Wales

Newham Council:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newham_London_Borough_Council

Toll Puddle Martyrs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolpuddle_Martyrs

The Chartists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartism

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In GBA 178 we get better acquainted with Bouncy Poppy Songs About Death. Join me, Hayley and George at a listening party for the new album by The Reactionaries. It's the first time we'd all sat down and listened to the finished album together.

Plugs:

Bouncy Poppy Songs About Death on bandcamp: https://thereactionaries1.bandcamp.com/releases

Our eponymous first album on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thereactionaries/sets/the-reactionaries

To leave feedback or to approach Hayley about her novel or George about his production skills contact [email protected] or @GBApodcast on twitter.

Stand Up Tragedy: Tragic Friends at the Dogstar in Brixton on Thursday 25th September from 7.30pm. Pay What You Like: www.facebook.com/events/571116096344062/

Stand Up Tragedy: Tragic Horror at the Hackney Attic on Saturday 25th October from 7.30pm. Tickets £5 in advance and £7 on the door: https://www.facebook.com/events/324271494401590/

We mention:

Apples for Everyone: https://soundcloud.com/applesforeveryone/sets

Apples For Everyone on GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/apples-for-everyone

Hayley's GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-9-hayley

George's GBAs:

https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-6-george/

https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-106-jack-and-george/

https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/a-room-full-of-friends-the

Ollie's GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-167-oli

Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/

Elspeth's GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-2-elspeth

Writing Group: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-84-writing-group

The Dad GBA's: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-dad-episodes

Stylist: http://www.stylist.co.uk/

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

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In GBA 177 we get better acquainted with Daniel. He talks magic, twitter, words, comedy and opinions and has opinions and apologies for having opinions on all of those pursuits. The conversation is a delightful dance of arrogant self-deprecation and comfortable social awkwardness with some live card tricks thrown into the mix.

Daniel plugs:

@daniel_barker: https://twitter.com/daniel_barker

Buying him beer in pubs.

I plug:

Stand Up Tragedy: Tragic Friends at the Dogstar in Brixton on Thursday 25th September from 7.30pm. Pay What You Like: https://www.facebook.com/events/571116096344062/

We mention:

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

Barnardos: http://www.barnardos.org.uk/

James Ross: https://twitter.com/fki01

Eddie Izzard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard

Bill Bailey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bailey

Tweet typos: http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2012/11/inside-nitpicky-minds-twitter-typo-police/59412/

Derren Brown: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derren_Brown

Houdini: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini

Spiritualists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism

Richard Wiseman: http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/

NLP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming

Hamleys: http://www.hamleys.com/

Mitcham: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitcham,_London

Richard Dawkins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins

https://twitter.com/richarddawkins

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In GBA 176 we get better acquainted with Eithne. She talks about movement between cultures, both her own global travel experiences and the experiences and issues facing groups of migrants within London . She also talks about working on equality and diversity within museums, telling her own stories in memoir and on stage and introduces me to the concept of Intangible Heritage.

Content note: Some complex or upsetting issues are touched on briefly at times during this conversation: e.g FGM, abortion, bereavement, racism

Eithne plugs:

Her website: http://www.ethnienightingale.com

Her Spark London story The Milkman's Round: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/the-milkmans-round-eithne-nightingale/

If any agents are interested in representing her memoir get in touch!

We mention:

Spark London: http://wwwsparklondon.com/

V and A: http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Museum of Childhood: http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/

Heritage Lottery Fund: http://www.hlf.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

Nyerere: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Nyerere

Hutons: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/hutong/

Al Jazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/

Equality and Social Justice: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Museums-Equality-Social-Justice-Meanings/dp/0415504694

Dad Episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-dad-episodes

Unesco Convention on Intangible Heritage: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/convention

Simone de Beauvoir: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre

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In GBA 175 we get better acquainted with Neil Denny. He talks about balancing and compartmentalizing his day job and his "hobby" (producing and presenting the podcast and radio show Little Atoms). We get into class, road-trips across America, whether prayer or masturbation is the more shameful act, being both inside and outside the media and lots more.

Neil plugs:

His podcast and radio show Little Atoms: http://littleatoms.com/

Available on iTunes and to hear live via the radio in the London area at 10.30am every Saturday on Resonance 104.4 FM or streamed at that time via the Resonance FM website: http://resonancefm.com/

He also plugs his live appearances as and when they arise.

Follow him on twitter: @littleatoms

We mention:

Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/

Neil on Spark London: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/best-of-spark-2-neil-denny/

Geek Showoff: http://scienceshowoff.wordpress.com/geeks/

Z List Deadlist: http://www.zlistdeadlist.com/

Izy Lawrence: https://www.iszi.com/

Winchester Science Festival: http://winchesterscifest.org/

Padraig Reidy: https://twitter.com/mePadraigReidy

Beckie Hogg: http://barefootintocyberspace.com/

Rebecca Watson: https://twitter.com/rebeccawatson

Skepchic: http://skepchick.org/

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

Helen Zaltzman: http://helenzaltzman.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-9-helen-zaltzman

Skeptics in the Pub: http://www.skepticsinthepub.net/

Churchill Trust: http://www.wcmt.org.uk/

Little Atoms Road trip: http://www.littleatoms.com/roadtrip.htm

Neil's Guardian blogs: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/neil-denny

Radcliffe Royds: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-radcliffe-episodes

Rod Liddle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Liddle

Musa Okwonga: http://www.okwonga.com/

https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-148-musa-okwonga

Richard Sanderson: http://www.richard-sanderson.com/

Richard Dawkins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dawkins

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In this GBA Extra James McKay recites Imperfect Enjoyment by Rochester for your NSFW enjoyment.

Rochester: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilmot,_2nd_Earl_of_Rochester

James: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-169-james-mckay

A live recording of a GBA recorded at #edfringe 2014 at the Royal Oak as part of the PBH Free Fringe.

This recording is unedited and posted in a no frills way due to the intensive workload of the festival, and for that reason these shows will also not have shownotes attached to them.

22nd August: Megan Cohen: http://plays.megancohen.com/

Megan Cohen is playwright, friend to the meek, and transmedia cultural juggernaut. Member of San Francisco Neo-Futurists. She is doing her solo show Take Me Home at #edfringe 2014.

A live recording of a GBA recorded at #edfringe 2014 at the Royal Oak as part of the PBH Free Fringe.

CONTENT NOTE: The conversations touches on child abuse, drug use, violence and bullying.

This recording is unedited and posted in a no frills way due to the intensive workload of the festival, and for that reason these shows will also not have shownotes attached to them.

21st August: Tamer Kattan: http://www.tamerkattan.com/

Tamer Kattan was born an outsider and that's where he stayed. This Egyptian-born American was born into a family of Muslims, Christians and Jews leaving him incredibly comfortable in the uncomfortable. From school yard bullies to an abusive father, comedy quickly became a weapon of this underdog. This award winning international comedian with TV and commercial credits in the United States. A regular at the Comedy store, Improv and Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, he now resides in the UK where you can find him at Comedy Cafe, Top Secret and The Comedy store in London.