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- Series 2 F*Ups
We don’t know about you, but for us, this week has felt a little… off. So, to celebrate when things don’t go right, we’re giving you another little special
Please enjoy the fuck ups from series two, as a reminder that even when things go wrong, they can be stupid funny
Cheers!
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17 min - 14 Gins & Series 2 Bin
Surprise!
We thought you might be missing us. So, as a special treat, we got you… some bits from the bin. Don’t say we don’t treat you.
Series two had so many gins, and so many conversations, that we didn’t always get to include everything we wanted in each episode. So here are some of the bits we had to leave out.
Cheers!
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54 min - Monkey 47 Sloe & Sound ScienceIt’s the final episode of series two, and we’re talking sound science!
This week we’re joined by Dr Nikhil Mistry, a research fellow at The National Oceanography Centre, University of Southhampton.
As he helps us answer ‘if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?’ and 'does a duck's quack echo?' we’ll all enjoy a glass of Monkey 47 Sloe gin
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1 hr 3 min - Bullards & Public Engagement
What is public engagement, and why should we talk together more?
This week we’re joined by Dr Lucinda Spokes, Head of Public Engagement at the University of Cambridge. No idea what that is? Well, this is the episode for you.
She’ll be joining Sarah, and a slightly unwell Áine, in a glass of Bullards gin
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52 min - Brewdog & FantasyHow can fantasy literature and media benefit wellbeing and mental health?
This week we’re joined by Dr Anna Mackenzie, a post-doctoral researcher at Lancaster University who is employed as deputy head of events while she continues her research.
Anna will join us in a glass of Brewdog’s Lonewolf gin as we chat. Prepare for some serious nerding from Áine…
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1 hr 5 min - Mother's Ruin & MathsMaths! Why do people love to hate it?
This week Lucy Rycroft Smith, a maths education researcher and writer, is joining us to talk all things maths. She may even manage to make notorious maths hater, Áine, feel a little more warmly towards the subject…
Lucy will also join us un a glass of Mother’s Ruin Damson Gin as we chat
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1 hr 5 min - Series 2 Mini BreakThis week we don't have a guest, and we don’t have any gin…
That’s because we’re taking a break! Or rather, our editor, Ben, is.
Ben has a brand new job that’s keeping him busy, so we’re taking a week or two off to let him settle in, and then we’ll be back with the rest of series two!
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2 min - Isle of Harris & PlantsPlants! What do they even do for us? And how do we make them work for us?
This week we’re joined by Dr Emily May Armstrong, a geneticist and plant scientist who specialises in building conversations around disability, plant knowledge, and scientific understanding in modern life.
Emily will also join us in a glass of Isle of Harris gin while we chat
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59 min - Gyre and Gimble & Children's LiteratureThis week we’re talking all thing’s children’s literature, with a focus on the question: are we representing the diversities of life enough?
We’ll be joined by Dr. B.J. Epstein, who is a senior lecturer in Literature and Translation in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing at University of East Anglia.
B.J will also join us in a glass of Gyre and Gimble’s Queen of Hearts cherry gin as we chat
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1 hr 1 min - Moth Negroni & Feminist MediaHow have feminists created their own media, and what role does the internet play in feminist media today?
This week we’re joined by Dr Claire Sedgwick, an Honorary Research fellow at University of Nottingham… with a PHD in Feminist Media Studies!
Claire is going to be chatting all things Feminist media with us over some cans of Moth Negroni, a Gin & Topic first…
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About Gin and Topic
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Our ever-curious step-mother and step-daughter, Sarah and Áine, begin each episode with a glass of gin in hand, before launching into the topic of the week. Once the gin has been thoroughly sampled,…
and reviewed, they discuss what they already know about the weekly topic. It could be anything, from science to art, from political to cultural. Most importantly, they often don’t know a lot. Luckily, there is a weekly expert who shares their knowledge… and the gin. The guest may be plagued with ‘Okay, but why?’s, and ‘So, how?’s, but they get to drink through it! And, if this expert can tell our hosts that everything they thought they knew is wrong, even better. There’s no confrontation, just a genuine wish to learn and understand, and at the end of the show, the hosts spend a little time mulling over what they’ve learnt, and wondering how they can slip it into conversations to look smart.
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