Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 348 we get better acquainted with Charlie. We talk about how it's hard to talk about mental health and suicide attempts, depression, suicidal ideation, accessing mental health services, the downsides of talking about mental health, disability, writing, navigating school, bullying, getting help, and so much more. It’s a serious conversation but also a thoughtful one and it doesn’t just stay in the dark places.

Content Note: Bullying, suicidal thoughts/ideation, depression, mental health issues, trauma

Also at the end of today’s episode, after the conversation is over, I make an announcement about the future of Getting Better Acquainted which will be going on a hiatus after episode 350.

Charlie plugs:

Alt-Space: https://www.facebook.com/altspacemorecambe

Website: Big Charlie Poet: https://bigcharliepoet.co.uk

Evidently Salford: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8fBN5qXcQV78R5c2a9ing

I plug:

My recent writing about consent and gender: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/what-about-the-women-3237e4155f2c

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

New piece: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-604a239b7501

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

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

We mention:

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

Scott Tyrell: https://twitter.com/ScottyTyrrell

Louise Fazackerley: https://www.louisethepoet.co.uk/

Sophia Walker: https://poetwalker.com/

BBC Slam: https://www.facebook.com/bbcedfringeslam/

Matt Panesh: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-346-matt-panesh

Eric Morecambe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Morecambe

Heysham 2: https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/heysham-2

War of the Roses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses

Lancaster Castle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_Castle

Ashton Memorial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Memorial

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In GBA 347 we get better acquainted with Tanaka. We talk about making theatre that engages with and challenges harmful versions of masculinity, making work about experiences of rape and sexual assault, engaging with young people about how masculinity is created and framed by culture, the intersection of caring and gender, navigating and expressing emotions and so much more.

The topics might make this sound like a heavy conversation but it's actually a fun, thoughtful and positive. Although there is a content note for sexual assult and trauma the conversation doesn't contain any descriptions of being assaulted.

Tanaka plugs:

Universities and companies booking the Consent Collective: https://www.consentcollective.com/

People who hear disclosures of sexual violence regularly in their daily lives getting in touch for some research he is working on.

You can find his work and contact him through his website: https://tanakamhishi.co.uk/

I plug:

My recent writing about consent and gender: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/what-about-the-women-3237e4155f2c

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

New piece: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-604a239b7501

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

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

We mention:

Rita: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-rita-episodes

The Cuttings: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/cuttings/

Selected Shorts: https://www.symphonyspace.org/selected-shorts

AV Club review of The Family Tree: https://aux.avclub.com/colbert-fey-adsit-louis-ck-and-more-perform-their-f-1798287901

Podcast Playlist: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist

Boys Don't: https://www.stagesofhalfmoon.org.uk/productions/boys-dont-2017-2018/

This is how it happens: https://tanakamhishi.co.uk/thisishowithappens/

How to be good in bed: https://www.consentcollective.com/events-1/how-to-be-good-in-bed-4th-oct

bell hooks: http://www.bellhooksinstitute.com/

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity and Love: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Will-Change-Men-Masculinity-Love/dp/0743456084

Boy accused in America: https://hellobeautiful.com/3015537/jeremiah-henry-doesnt-forgive-cornerstore-caroline-falsely-accused-groping/

Intent isn't magic: http://www.shakesville.com/2011/12/harmful-communication-part-one-intent.html

Bruce Willis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Willis

Ann Shulgin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Shulgin

Trauma Black Hole: https://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/0006-3223(90)90437-7/pdf

Meg John and Justin: https://megjohnandjustin.com

Phillip Pullman: http://www.philip-pullman.com/

La Belle Savage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Belle_Sauvage

Charmed OG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmed

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In GBA 346 we get better acquainted with Matt. I visit him at his new venture, Alt-Space, in Morcambe and we talk about how he washed up in this North West seaside town, how the lack of a comedy club in the town inspired him to create an arts venue, community centre and a fringe there, his own work which spans spoken word, theatre and comedy, and lots more.

Matt plugs:

Alt-space, 21c Yorkshire Street, Morecambe: https://www.facebook.com/altspacemorecambe/

Call out for submissions: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/altspacemorecambe/posts/2220165701541560

Alternative Space Programme: https://twitter.com/morecambespace

Open Mic Fireside Tales Story Telling (2nd Thursday of the month)

Fringe Friday (last Friday of the month): Next one on 30th November

I plug:

My recent writing about consent and gender: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/what-about-the-women-3237e4155f2c

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

New piece: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-604a239b7501

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

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

We mention:

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

The story of Stewart Lee at SUT: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/tragic-friends-act-1

PBH Free Fringe: https://freefringe.org.uk/

Rob Auton: http://www.robauton.co.uk/

Dr John Cooper Clarke: http://johncooperclarke.com/

Morecambe Fringe Festival: http://morecambefringe.co.uk/

Fringemas: https://www.facebook.com/events/1152359181563348/

Mike Garry: https://www.mikegarry.co.uk/

The Entertainer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Entertainer_(play)

John Osborne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Osborne

Look Back in Anger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_Back_in_Anger

John's Taxis: https://www.yell.com/biz/john-s-taxi-service-lancaster-1206721/

The Alhambra: https://www.facebook.com/AlhambraandCarletonSuiteEventsandVenueHire/

PJ Proby: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._J._Proby

Suburban Opera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jflSwVn4pEs

Marc Almond: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Almond

TS Elliot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TS_Elliot

300 to 1 at Thespis: https://www.thespis.de/en/corin-rhys-jones/

Anthony Alderson: https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/interviews/2018/pleasance-director-anthony-alderson-interview-edinburgh-festival-fringe/

Peter Buckley Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Buckley_Hill

Kate Copstick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Copstick

Catherine Comerford: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinecomerford

Flashman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashman_(novel)

The Campaign in Afghanistan by Lt John Greenwood: https://www.amazon.com/Campaign-Afghanistan-Lt-John-Greenwood/dp/1845880048

Kipling Poem: http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poems_youngbrit.htm

Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists: https://www.pandemonialists.co.uk/

Churchill: https://crimesofbritain.com/2016/09/13/the-trial-of-winston-churchill/

Heysham 2: https://www.edfenergy.com/energy/power-stations/heysham-2

Glue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glue_(novel)

Steeple for the : https://www.theexchangecic.co.uk/steeple-for-the-people

The Restore: https://www.therestore.uk/

Wise Up Workshops: http://www.wiseupworkshops.com/

Gentrification/Artwashing: http://theconversation.com/artwashing-gentrification-is-a-problem-but-vilifying-the-artists-involved-is-not-the-answer-83739

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In GBA 345 Pt 2 we get even better acquainted with Andrew. In part two of our two part conversation Andrew talks working in music radio, making podcasts before anyone had said the word podcast, the history of podcasting and his place within that history making the show Podcast Squared, talking about the concept of online downloadable radio with the Hanson Brothers and lots more. I talk about some of my concerns for where podcasting may be heading post Serial and Andrew suggests what has happened on YouTube may show us what will happen with podcasting. Then after an advert break we go off on a tangent about #MeToo, both within podcasting, and within wider society.

Content note post advert break: sexual assault, rape, violence, harassment, abuse

Part 1 of this conversation which came out last Wednesday is here: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-345-andrew-2-pt-1

This was our first GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-291-andrew

Andrew plugs:

Keeping an eye on his website for when he releases his new podcast: https://www.andrewdjohnstone.com

I plug:

My recent writing around #MeToo: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/what-about-the-women-3237e4155f2c

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

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

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

We mention:

WNUC: https://www.wnuc.org/

Hanson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanson_(band)

MmmBop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MMMBop

Jason Schlafstein: http://www.flyingvtheatre.com/company-members/jason-schlafstein/

Ricky Gervais: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Gervais

Answer Me This: https://answermethispodcast.com/

Helen Zaltzman: http://helenzaltzman.com/

Adam Corolla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Carolla

Joe Rogan: https://www.joerogan.com/

Kamail Najanjani: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumail_Nanjiani

Emily V Gordon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_V._Gordon

Welcome to Night Vale: http://www.welcometonightvale.com/

Serial: https://serialpodcast.org/

Kermode and Mayo: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj

Martin Zaltz Austwick: http://www.martinzaltzaustwick.com/

Song Exploder: http://songexploder.net/

I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/ionlylistentothemountaingoats/

Song By Song: http://www.songbysongpodcast.com/

Who Charted! https://www.earwolf.com/show/who-charted/

Jordan Jesse Go! http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/jordan-jesse-go

Totally Laime: https://www.totallylaime.com/

S-Town: https://stownpodcast.org/

Supergirl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergirl_(TV_series)

The Flash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flash_(2014_TV_series)

Luke Cage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Cage_(TV_series)

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

Beautiful Anonymous: https://www.earwolf.com/show/beautiful-anonymous/

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

Gimlet: https://www.gimletmedia.com/

Mystery Show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Show

Jorden B Peterson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson

PewdiePie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PewDiePie

Chloe Dykstra/ Chris Hardwick: https://medium.com/@skydart/rose-colored-glasses-6be0594970ca

#MeToo: https://metoomvmt.org/

Taranda Burke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarana_Burke

Aziz Ansari: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/1/17/16897440/aziz-ansari-allegations-babe-me-too

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In GBA 345 Pt 1 we get even better acquainted with Andrew. In part one of our two part conversation Andrew gets into the history and geography of Maryland USA and we compare our experiences of living in London, moving from country to city, our accents changing and evolving, recording and having conversations and so much more.

Part 2 which will come out next Wednesday will get fully into Andrew's particular position within the history of podcasting as well as lots of other things.

This was our first GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-291-andrew

Andrew plugs (although you won't hear this till part 2 next week):

Keeping an eye on his website for when he releases his new podcast: https://www.andrewdjohnstone.com

I plug:

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

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

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-family-tree/id1113714688

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

We mention:

Smut Slam: http://www.camerynmoore.com/smut-slam/

Smut Slam London: https://www.facebook.com/smutslamlondon/

Bechdel Test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test

Podcast Squared: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast_squared

Good Ole Boys Like Me - Don Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d32h0TuSgEY

The Wire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire

I Hate the Weekend - tacocat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhPdDvT3wHk

King's College: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx

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In GBA 344 we get even better acquainted with Rita. She talks about how her life has changed since we last recorded a conversation, how trying to work as a freelancer in the arts can affect your mental health, the relationship between trying to make things for yourself and trying to make money to pay rent and bills, her different experiences of day-jobs and so much more.

Recorded just before I moved to Lancaster - partly due to the difficulty of trying to be a freelance artist in London - there is a lot of cross over between our experiences and concerns as we reflect on how stress can mean that a day job can be a better way of being able to make the work you want to make (and may be better for your mental health), trying to establish your work when you are a jack of all trades and a master of some, how many great creators don't have the admin and hustling chops needed to get their work out to people and the roles of luck, privilege, power, work ethic in trying to "make it".

This was our first GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-261-rita

Rita plugs:

Working with her on creative things:

Her twitter: @RitaSuszek https://twitter.com/RitaSuszek

Here email: RitaSuszek at gmail dot com

Instagram: @rita_vision https://www.instagram.com/rita_vision/

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

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-family-tree/id1113714688

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

Rita's Episode in Season 2: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/branches/the-family-tree-season-2-episode-11-message-in-a-bottle/

I plug:

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

We mention:

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

Travis Alabanza: http://travisalabanza.co.uk/

Busy Being Black Episode with Travis: https://www.acast.com/busybeingblack/travisalabanza-blackbonesandcycles

No Such Place As London

Fuck It I'm 30

Fucking European

Theatre Royal Stratford East: http://www.stratfordeast.com/

5 Dresses I Never Wear

Calm Down Dear: https://www.cptheatre.co.uk/wp_theatre_season/calm-dear-2018/

Camden People's Theatre: https://www.cptheatre.co.uk

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

Captain Awkward: https://captainawkward.com/

Ask A Manager: https://www.askamanager.org/

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

John Russel Gordon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Gordon

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In GBA 343 we get better acquainted with Nik. He talks about children's entertainment, making podcasts for children, his journey "off island" from Guernsey - through lots of different jobs and parts of the country - ending up as an audio producer in London, why being a teacher wasn't for him and lots more.

Nik makes Nik Lettuce Clubhouse which is a brilliant podcast for children. Before we recorded this conversation we had just recorded my guest appearance on his show which you can hear here (and most other places you can hear podcasts): https://niklettuceclubhouse.com/2018/08/19/the-dave-pickering-episode-flo-writes-a-story/

Nik plugs:

Nik Lettuce Clubhouse: https://niklettuceclubhouse.com/

I plug:

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

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

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-family-tree/id1113714688

We mention:

Power Rangers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers

Pat Sharp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Sharp

Dave Benson Phillips: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Benson_Phillips

Get Your Own Back: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Your_Own_Back

NPR: https://www.npr.org/

CBBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc

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

Fun Kids: http://www.funkidslive.com/

Kids Listen: http://www.kidslisten.org/

YouTube Kids: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/youtube-kids/id936971630?mt=8

Club Penguin: https://www.clubpenguinisland.com/

South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park

Roald Dahl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl

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

Prunella Scales: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunella_Scales

Ministry of Stories: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ltw29

The Gruffelo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gruffalo

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer

Listening Books: https://www.listening-books.org.uk/

Peace Out podcast: https://bedtime.fm/peaceout

Jonathan Messinger: http://www.finncaspian.com/about/

https://niklettuceclubhouse.com/2018/04/19/episode-1-the-jonathan-messinger-episode/

Sophy Henn: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/117090/sophy-henn.html

https://niklettuceclubhouse.com/2018/06/19/episode-3-the-sophy-henn-episode-grandma-crow-visits/

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In GBA 342 we get better acquainted with Banke. In a conversation recorded in an Eat at Liverpool Street Station she talks about living in lots of different parts of the world, true storytelling as a way to overcome fear of public speaking, following in her father and grandfather's footsteps and becoming a lawyer, being a middle class black woman from Nigeria living in London and so much more.

Banke plugs:

Spark True Stories: http://www.stories.co.uk

Spark Brixton: 3rd Monday of the month (next one on 15th October)

Sanaakasuwa on Instagram: Bringing African Art to the West https://www.instagram.com/sanaakasuwa/

I plug:

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

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

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-family-tree/id1113714688

We mention:

Smut Slam: http://www.camerynmoore.com/smut-slam/

https://www.facebook.com/smutslamlondon/

Toast Masters: http://www.toastmasters.org.uk

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

Delta State: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_State

Windrush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windrush_scandal

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/windrush-citizens-latest-citizenship-refused-home-office-sajid-javid-a8549101.html

Guardian Longread -on slavery: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/29/slavery-abolition-compensation-when-will-britain-face-up-to-its-crimes-against-humanity

Oscar Wilde: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde

Microaggressions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression

Love Island: https://www.itv.com/loveisland

Queer Eye: https://www.netflix.com/title/80160037

Atlanta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_(TV_series)

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This Getting Better Acquainted Extra is a talk I gave as part of the Maker Sessions at the London Podcast Festival 2018 at King’s Place.

The title of the talk was: Passion Projects

The blurb was: For better or worse, Dave Pickering has been working on passion projects since he can remember. In 2008, he wrote a drama series for a friend, which was nominated for a Sony Radio Award in 2009. He’s made podcasts in a variety of genres at the same time as working full time jobs and part time jobs, and for the last 4 years, around the paid freelance work that the passion projects have just about generated for him. His passion projects have won podcast awards, been recommended by the Guardian, Time Out and the Financial Times and have been featured on Radio 4, Radio 5 Live, Cbeebies Radio and Resonance FM. In this workshop, Dave will explore why you should follow your passions, why you should definitely not follow your passions, and how to find the perseverance to keep following your passions when no one else seems to be interested in them.

http://www.davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk

Thanks to Martin Zaltz Austwick and Zoe Jeyes for asking me to do it.

My Passions:

Getting Better Acquainted: http://www.gettingbetteracquainted.co.uk

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

Mansplaining Masculinity: https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

http://www.mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity:

https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity

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

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

Some things mentioned (tweet me at @goosefat101 if I’ve missed stuff as I’ve just moved house so haven’t given this the time I normally would):

The Boy Who Hasn’t Lived:http:// www.theboywhohasntlived.com/

Answer Me This: https://answermethispodcast.com/

The Allusionist: https://www.theallusionist.org/

Helen Zaltzman: http://helenzaltzman.com

Griefcast with Cariad Lloyd https://www.acast.com/griefcast

Where Shall We Begin? With Esther Perel: https://www.estherperel.com/podcast

WTF with Marc Maron: http:// www.wtfpod.com/

Richard Herring: http://www.richardherring.com/

FAKE FRIENDS EPISODE TWO: parasocial hel1 by

StrucciMovies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLA-uFKjQ-g

Four Thought: Liberating Men: Liberating Men: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x5vsh

In Pod We Trust: Welcome to Podland: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pjdjh/episodes/player

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In GBA 341 we get better acquainted with Jonathan. Surrounded by packed boxes in an echoey flat the day before my move began we finally meet each other after years of hearing about each other. Jonathan has worked very with my partner Jen for three years as the class teacher to her teaching assistant for year 6 classes in a primary school. We talk about the way that working with Jen has changed how he thinks of teaching assistants, his journey from class clown to sports coach to learning mentor to class teacher to senior management, his interest in street fashion which has developed into the successful menswear fashion blog Street Clobber (11K followers on Instagram), developing and creating a menswear label and brand, becoming a new father, and about juggling all these parts of his life.

Jonathan plugs:

GFTD: https://gftdldn.com/

Streetclobber: https://streetclobber.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/streetclobber/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/streetclobberuk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/streetclobber/

I plug:

Mansplaining Masculinity: The Book https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/

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

http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/

Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad: https://medium.com/@goosefat101/down-to-a-sunless-sea-memories-of-my-dad-d1d2d3a61360

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

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-family-tree/id1113714688

We mention:

Jen: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-jen-episodes

Chelsea Football Club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_F.C.

TenX book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/dp/0470627603

Clobber Kid: https://www.depop.com/clobberkid

Kanye West: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West

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