Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 133 we get better acquainted with Paul. He talks equal marriage, immigration, life changes, the death of his father and so much more. It's a really warm and open conversation with the theme of history running through its centre.

Paul plugs:

The recognition of same sex immigration and equal marriage rights for all.

We mention:

Louise's episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-78-louise

Dan Savage - Savage Love: http://www.savagelovecast.com/

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

Mum Episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-mum-episodes-1/

Time Team: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Team

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In GBA 133 we get better acquainted with Paul. He talks equal marriage, immigration, life changes, the death of his father and so much more. It's a really warm and open conversation with the theme of history running through its centre.

Paul plugs:

The recognition of same sex immigration and equal marriage rights for all.

We mention:

Louise's episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-78-louise

Dan Savage - Savage Love: http://www.savagelovecast.com/

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

Mum Episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-mum-episodes-1/

Time Team: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Team

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In GBA 132 we get better acquainted with Nina. She talks bullying, complicated childhoods, feminism(s), mental health, France, twitter and more.

The first GBA conversation with someone who had made a spider diagram of their life for me to follow during the conversation. And the first time Nina and I had met in person. Until then our friendship had been via email and twitter. Nina first reached out to me as a listener to the show. Some of our initial correspondence was featured in the 100th episode.

https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/gba100-1

Nina plugs:

North East Feminist Gathering: http://www.nefeministgathering.com/

Blog and writing:

http://fifty2stories.tumblr.com/

http://www.quailpipe.co.uk/

Twitter handle:

https://twitter.com/gourenina

Her podcast: https://soundcloud.com/nina-gray-1

Her radio play:

https://soundcloud.com/epilepsyaction/play-diagnose-it-yourself-nina-gray-ilkley-players

Epilepsy Action: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/

We mention:

Martin's episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-67-martin-the-sound-man

Ally Fogg:

https://twitter.com/AllyFogg

http://freethoughtblogs.com/hetpat

The Push: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ThePush&src=hash

Artwiculate: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23artwiculate&src=hash

1 Million and Rising: http://www.onebillionrising.org/

Ira Glass - taste / ability: http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/09/how-beginners-get-better-ira-glass-explains/

Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/

Audre Lourde: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde

Laurie Penny:

https://twitter.com/PennyRed

http://www.newstatesman.com/laurie-penny

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In GBA 132 we get better acquainted with Nina. She talks bullying, complicated childhoods, feminism(s), mental health, France, twitter and more.

The first GBA conversation with someone who had made a spider diagram of their life for me to follow during the conversation. And the first time Nina and I had met in person. Until then our friendship had been via email and twitter. Nina first reached out to me as a listener to the show. Some of our initial correspondence was featured in the 100th episode.

https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/gba100-1

Nina plugs:

North East Feminist Gathering: http://www.nefeministgathering.com/

Blog and writing:

http://fifty2stories.tumblr.com/

http://www.quailpipe.co.uk/

Twitter handle:

https://twitter.com/gourenina

Her podcast: https://soundcloud.com/nina-gray-1

Her radio play:

https://soundcloud.com/epilepsyaction/play-diagnose-it-yourself-nina-gray-ilkley-players

Epilepsy Action: https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/

We mention:

Martin's episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-67-martin-the-sound-man

Ally Fogg:

https://twitter.com/AllyFogg

http://freethoughtblogs.com/hetpat

The Push: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ThePush&src=hash

Artwiculate: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23artwiculate&src=hash

1 Million and Rising: http://www.onebillionrising.org/

Ira Glass - taste / ability: http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2010/09/how-beginners-get-better-ira-glass-explains/

Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/

Audre Lourde: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde

Laurie Penny:

https://twitter.com/PennyRed

http://www.newstatesman.com/laurie-penny

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In GBA 131 we get better acquainted with Carl. He stops off in the middle of travelling around the world to talk neuroscience, culture, the merely real and share some stories of his travels.

Carl plugs:

"Have joy if you can in the merely real."

"Do stuff while you can because there's a fine line between can and can't and you don't want to discover it on the wrong day."

His Blog: http://themerelyreal.blogspot.com/

We mention:

BBCQT Watch-a-long: https://www.facebook.com/events/361392280657539/

https://twitter.com/BBCQTWatchalong

Unfortunatalie: https://twitter.com/unfortunatalie

couchsurfing.org: https://www.couchsurfing.org/

Watching the English - Kate Fox: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watching-English-Hidden-Rules-Behaviour/dp/0340818867

The Two Cultures - CP Snow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Cultures

Program or be Programmed - Douglas Rushcoff: http://www.amazon.com/Program-Be-Programmed-Commands-Digital/dp/159376426X

Centre for Applied Rationality: http://rationality.org/

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In GBA 131 we get better acquainted with Carl. He stops off in the middle of travelling around the world to talk neuroscience, culture, the merely real and share some stories of his travels.

Carl plugs:

"Have joy if you can in the merely real."

"Do stuff while you can because there's a fine line between can and can't and you don't want to discover it on the wrong day."

His Blog: http://themerelyreal.blogspot.com/

We mention:

BBCQT Watch-a-long: https://www.facebook.com/events/361392280657539/

https://twitter.com/BBCQTWatchalong

Unfortunatalie: https://twitter.com/unfortunatalie

couchsurfing.org: https://www.couchsurfing.org/

Watching the English - Kate Fox: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watching-English-Hidden-Rules-Behaviour/dp/0340818867

The Two Cultures - CP Snow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Cultures

Program or be Programmed - Douglas Rushcoff: http://www.amazon.com/Program-Be-Programmed-Commands-Digital/dp/159376426X

Centre for Applied Rationality: http://rationality.org/

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In GBA 130 we get better acquainted with Charley. She talks childhood, family, divorce, storytelling, comedy, bitcoin and more.

We swap our differently complicated childhoods, covering everything from rat based tragedy to everybody's wall's.

Plus there's a performance she gave at Stand Up Tragedy.

Charley plugs:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charleylucyha

Make Me Funny: https://soundcloud.com/charley-lucy-harrison

See You Next Thursday: https://www.facebook.com/seeyounextthurs

NEXT THURSDAY: 3rd October 2013, 7.30pm, The Royal George, PWYL: https://www.facebook.com/events/186435714871900/

We mention:

Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/

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

Stand Up Tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival Special: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-124-stand-up-tragedy-at

Brixton Blog: http://www.brixtonblog.com/

The Partition: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-the-partition

Christmas Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-91-getting-better

Priory Arms: stockwell: wednesdays: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/ai1ec_event/free-comedy/?instance_id=65401

WTF podcast: http://www.wtfpod.com/

Spark Story: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/sonnet-107-charley/

This American Life - money: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/423/the-invention-of-money

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In GBA 130 we get better acquainted with Charley. She talks childhood, family, divorce, storytelling, comedy, bitcoin and more.

We swap our differently complicated childhoods, covering everything from rat based tragedy to everybody's wall's.

Plus there's a performance she gave at Stand Up Tragedy.

Charley plugs:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charleylucyha

Make Me Funny: https://soundcloud.com/charley-lucy-harrison

See You Next Thursday: https://www.facebook.com/seeyounextthurs

NEXT THURSDAY: 3rd October 2013, 7.30pm, The Royal George, PWYL: https://www.facebook.com/events/186435714871900/

We mention:

Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/

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

Stand Up Tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival Special: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-124-stand-up-tragedy-at

Brixton Blog: http://www.brixtonblog.com/

The Partition: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-the-partition

Christmas Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-91-getting-better

Priory Arms: stockwell: wednesdays: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/ai1ec_event/free-comedy/?instance_id=65401

WTF podcast: http://www.wtfpod.com/

Spark Story: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/sonnet-107-charley/

This American Life - money: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/423/the-invention-of-money

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In GBA 129 we get better acquainted with John. He talks playwriting and theatre, how to fit writing plays into your life and if and if it's a medium that is relevant the modern world.

It's a conversation about process, using writing as a way of trying to understand the world, a way of expressing things you can't quite put into words in your everyday life.

"I know you need your sleep now,

I know your life's been hard.

But many men are falling,

where you promised to stand guard."

Leonard Cohen

John doesn't plug anything.

We mention:

Cherry Orchard - Chekhov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard

Old Times - Pinter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Times

Realism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(theatre)

Naturalism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism_(theatre)

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

David Hare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hare_(playwright)

Brechtian / Brecht: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecht

Peter Brook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Brook

Leonard Cohen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen

Nick Cave: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Cave

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In GBA 129 we get better acquainted with John. He talks playwriting and theatre, how to fit writing plays into your life and if and if it's a medium that is relevant the modern world.

It's a conversation about process, using writing as a way of trying to understand the world, a way of expressing things you can't quite put into words in your everyday life.

"I know you need your sleep now,

I know your life's been hard.

But many men are falling,

where you promised to stand guard."

Leonard Cohen

John doesn't plug anything.

We mention:

Cherry Orchard - Chekhov: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cherry_Orchard

Old Times - Pinter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Times

Realism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(theatre)

Naturalism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalism_(theatre)

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

David Hare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hare_(playwright)

Brechtian / Brecht: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecht

Peter Brook: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Brook

Leonard Cohen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Cohen

Nick Cave: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Cave

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