Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 104 we get better acquainted with Jessie. She talks about living through an earthquake, connecting to cultures and expressing artistic impulses through food, her complicated relationship with her father, written and radio journalism, her experience of China and more!

Jessie plugs:

Women and Health - Camden: http://www.womenandhealth.org.uk/

Her Website: http://jessielevene.com/

Twitter:

Chinatown Food Tours with Jessie Levene:

http://jessielevene.com/?p=277

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chinatown-Food-Tours-with-Jessie-Levene/152643261563669

The Listening Project: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/the-listening-project

Mentioned:

In the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/

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

Cello Piece: The Singing Instrument: http://soundcloud.com/london_laowai/the-singing-instrument

Abigail Washburn: http://www.abigailwashburn.com/

Ai Weiwei: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei

Alan Hall: http://www.fallingtree.co.uk/production_team/alan_hall

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In GBA 104 we get better acquainted with Jessie. She talks about living through an earthquake, connecting to cultures and expressing artistic impulses through food, her complicated relationship with her father, written and radio journalism, her experience of China and more!

Jessie plugs:

Women and Health - Camden: http://www.womenandhealth.org.uk/

Her Website: http://jessielevene.com/

Twitter:

Chinatown Food Tours with Jessie Levene:

http://jessielevene.com/?p=277

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chinatown-Food-Tours-with-Jessie-Levene/152643261563669

The Listening Project: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/the-listening-project

Mentioned:

In the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/

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

Cello Piece: The Singing Instrument: http://soundcloud.com/london_laowai/the-singing-instrument

Abigail Washburn: http://www.abigailwashburn.com/

Ai Weiwei: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei

Alan Hall: http://www.fallingtree.co.uk/production_team/alan_hall

You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.

On-demand and on the go!

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Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?

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In GBA 103 we get better acquainted with Ben. He talks style, substance and content, sexuality and fitting in, being a teenage actor, coming from the Caribbean to London, hipster culture, making art, digital media and so much more!

We met in the coolest cafe I know on a day when I was wearing a bowler hat and had a really open, connected conversation captured on a mic with only one bar of battery. The cafe gets crowded and so its not the greatest sound quality but it's certainly great conversation quality.

Ben plugs:

Nothing but we talk about his interest in creating his own podcast.

Mentioned:

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

Ben Chapman: Inner Voice: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/inner-voice-ben-chapman/

Being a Dickhead's Cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVmmYMwFj1I

Dan Savage: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=16348913

Edinburgh Special: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-71-edinburgh-festival

Angela: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-26-angela

Hayley: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-9-hayley

Susan Cain - Quiet: The Power of Introverts: http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/

Four Days in A Room: http://soundcloud.com/fourdaysinaroom/sets/highlights-from-four-days-in-a

You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.

On-demand and on the go!

Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores.

Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?

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In GBA 103 we get better acquainted with Ben. He talks style, substance and content, sexuality and fitting in, being a teenage actor, coming from the Caribbean to London, hipster culture, making art, digital media and so much more!

We met in the coolest cafe I know on a day when I was wearing a bowler hat and had a really open, connected conversation captured on a mic with only one bar of battery. The cafe gets crowded and so its not the greatest sound quality but it's certainly great conversation quality.

Ben plugs:

Nothing but we talk about his interest in creating his own podcast.

Mentioned:

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

Ben Chapman: Inner Voice: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/inner-voice-ben-chapman/

Being a Dickhead's Cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVmmYMwFj1I

Dan Savage: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=16348913

Edinburgh Special: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-71-edinburgh-festival

Angela: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-26-angela

Hayley: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-9-hayley

Susan Cain - Quiet: The Power of Introverts: http://www.thepowerofintroverts.com/

Four Days in A Room: http://soundcloud.com/fourdaysinaroom/sets/highlights-from-four-days-in-a

You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.

On-demand and on the go!

Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores.

Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?

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In GBA 102 we get better acquainted with Julie. She talks about becoming a stand up comedian in her 70's, living through political and personal tyranny, her relationship to ageing, telling stories, living all over the world, surviving three tyrannies, being part of the computer revolution, how Elena Ceaușescu stole her desk and more!

Julie plugs a great many things but ends up with:

"There is always something good that comes from bad."

"I don't mind a one night stand if you give me warmth. But don't call me in the morning. Google me." - Julie Kertesz

Julie recently appeared on Channel Four: http://www.4thought.tv/themes/what-does-it-take-to-change-your-life/julie-kertesz

Mentioned:

Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/

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

Mistaken Identity Story: http://vimeo.com/21642360

Leaving Home Story: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/leaving-home-julie-kertez/

Now or Never Story: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/now-or-never-julie-kertez/

Grants True Tales video "When I was 10 years old" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JHZKFzoHE

Toastmasters: http://www.toastmasters.org/

Lewisham Speakers: http://lewishamspeakers.blogspot.co.uk/

Julie70's Flickr Account: http://www.flickr.com/people/joyoflife/

Julie on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/user6441144

Julie's Diary: http://julie70diary.blogspot.co.uk/

Photo Blog: http://photoblogjulie70.blogspot.co.uk/

Video Blog: http://julie70video.blogspot.co.uk/

Il y a de la vie après 70 ans (French Blog): http://julie70.blogspot.co.uk/

Julie in London at 77: http://julie70inlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Competent Communicator: http://competentcommunicator.blogspot.co.uk/

Logan Murray: http://www.loganmurray.com/ - Stand Up and Deliver

David Jones: http://www.stammering.org/news_toastmasters.html

Silver Comedy (http://silvercomedy.co.uk/) Best Newcomer 2012: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joyoflife/6908120513/

Cavendish Arms - Tiny Cup: http://competentcommunicator.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/two-clowns-at-cavendish-arms.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.kertesz

GBA Episode 1: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-1-dave

You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.

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Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?

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In GBA 102 we get better acquainted with Julie. She talks about becoming a stand up comedian in her 70's, living through political and personal tyranny, her relationship to ageing, telling stories, living all over the world, surviving three tyrannies, being part of the computer revolution, how Elena Ceaușescu stole her desk and more!

Julie plugs a great many things but ends up with:

"There is always something good that comes from bad."

"I don't mind a one night stand if you give me warmth. But don't call me in the morning. Google me." - Julie Kertesz

Julie recently appeared on Channel Four: http://www.4thought.tv/themes/what-does-it-take-to-change-your-life/julie-kertesz

Mentioned:

Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/

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

Mistaken Identity Story: http://vimeo.com/21642360

Leaving Home Story: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/leaving-home-julie-kertez/

Now or Never Story: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/now-or-never-julie-kertez/

Grants True Tales video "When I was 10 years old" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-JHZKFzoHE

Toastmasters: http://www.toastmasters.org/

Lewisham Speakers: http://lewishamspeakers.blogspot.co.uk/

Julie70's Flickr Account: http://www.flickr.com/people/joyoflife/

Julie on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/user6441144

Julie's Diary: http://julie70diary.blogspot.co.uk/

Photo Blog: http://photoblogjulie70.blogspot.co.uk/

Video Blog: http://julie70video.blogspot.co.uk/

Il y a de la vie après 70 ans (French Blog): http://julie70.blogspot.co.uk/

Julie in London at 77: http://julie70inlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Competent Communicator: http://competentcommunicator.blogspot.co.uk/

Logan Murray: http://www.loganmurray.com/ - Stand Up and Deliver

David Jones: http://www.stammering.org/news_toastmasters.html

Silver Comedy (http://silvercomedy.co.uk/) Best Newcomer 2012: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joyoflife/6908120513/

Cavendish Arms - Tiny Cup: http://competentcommunicator.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/two-clowns-at-cavendish-arms.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.kertesz

GBA Episode 1: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-1-dave

You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.

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In GBA 101 we get better acquainted with Alex. He talks international law, Canadian identity and politics, studying in America and the UK, falling into radical research, strange jobs, being a part of a reality style TV show that was also a university course and more!

If you are a US listener and you want to help podcasters and others fight patent trolls this is the place to go: https://www.eff.org/action

Alex plugs:

He joked about finding a job through his appearance and certainly anyone who has a job opportunity for this intelligent and modest man should send them to [email protected] and I will pass them on.

But after that quip he said he had nothing to plug.

You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.

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Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?

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In GBA 101 we get better acquainted with Alex. He talks international law, Canadian identity and politics, studying in America and the UK, falling into radical research, strange jobs, being a part of a reality style TV show that was also a university course and more!

If you are a US listener and you want to help podcasters and others fight patent trolls this is the place to go: https://www.eff.org/action

Alex plugs:

He joked about finding a job through his appearance and certainly anyone who has a job opportunity for this intelligent and modest man should send them to [email protected] and I will pass them on.

But after that quip he said he had nothing to plug.

You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.

On-demand and on the go!

Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores.

Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?

Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

This is a short piece for the SoundCloud AudioBiography project: http://blog.soundcloud.com/2013/02/06/audiobiography/

I have created completely from clips from my podcast series Getting Better Acquainted.

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Getting Better Acquainted is a weekly podcast where we join Dave Pickering on his journey to get better acquainted with the people he knows. There are lots of shows about famous people. This is a show about the rest of us.

Part interview show, part oral history project, the show was nominated for a 2012 Radio Production Award and was featured on the Radio 5 Live podcast special, Helen and Ollie's Required Listening.

This is a short piece for the SoundCloud AudioBiography project: http://blog.soundcloud.com/2013/02/06/audiobiography/

I have created completely from clips from my podcast series Getting Better Acquainted.

__________

Getting Better Acquainted is a weekly podcast where we join Dave Pickering on his journey to get better acquainted with the people he knows. There are lots of shows about famous people. This is a show about the rest of us.

Part interview show, part oral history project, the show was nominated for a 2012 Radio Production Award and was featured on the Radio 5 Live podcast special, Helen and Ollie's Required Listening.