In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to paper engineer Rob Ives about paper.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to scientist and aerial circus performer Nate Adams about silks.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to archaeologist and anthropologist about bone.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to artist Holly Graham about sugar.

Check out more of Holly's work on her website and Instagram.

Find out more about the sugar artists mentioned in this episode:

• Kara Walker
• Zinzi Minott
• Gala Bell
• Jennifer Martin

Further reading:

• Sugar: A Bittersweet History, by Elizabeth Abbott
• Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern Society, by Sidney W. Mintz

Further listening:

• The 1619 Project by the New York Times
• Sugar with Ellie Doney episode of this podcast

Thanks to Dave Shephard for our cover art, and Alex Lathbridge for the music mix. The bonus music feature was called RIP Band Practice (Half an Hour Late), by Don't Freak Out, mixed and mastered by Ajay Ratan.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to artist and researcher Jennifer Crouch about fibres.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to historian Lucy Jane Santos about radium. Lucy's book, Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium, is available now from all good and ethical book stores.

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski talks to dendrochronologist and Professor of Tree Ring Research, Valerie Trouet. Valerie's book, Tree Story, is the history of the world written in rings. It's available from all good and ethical book stores.

Follow Valerie on Twitter (twitter.com/epispheric) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/valerietrouet) and find out more about dendrochronology on the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research's website (ltrr.arizona.edu).

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In this episode, Anna Ploszajski speaks to trumpet maker Andy Taylor about brass.

Check out Andy's work at www.taylortrumpets.com, or their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/TaylorTrumpets

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This is Handmade, the podcast formerly known as 'rial Talk.

We're back! After a small hiatus, your favourite materials and making podcast is back with a brand new name and a brand new look, but the same format of conversations between award-winning materials scientist Anna Ploszajski and a plethora of certified material head guests.

New episodes will be coming weekly every Friday. You can get in touch on Twitter @rialtalk, and via email at [email protected].

Music mix: Alex Lathbridge (www.alexlathbridge.com)

Artwork: Dave Shephard (www.daveshephard.com)

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In this episode Anna talks to gemologist Julia Griffith about diamond. We discuss what makes diamond atomically superlative, how diamonds form in volcanoes, and what’s being done by the diamond industry to protect those who work within it. Check out Julia's website at www.gemtripper, and follow her on Facebook @GemTripper, and Instagram @gemtripper. Anna from the Future: 1000BC, should be 800BC 1525, should be 1725 The company was the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) Cover art by Scary Boots (@schrodingerskit) Music recorded by Cl!ve and mixed by Alex Lathbridge (@thermoflynamics) 'rial Talk is a proud member of the Smart Material Collective

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