Together, we have decided that the chapter of our lives dedicated to The Figure has come to a close. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to and supported us over the last five years.
For our last episode, we explore the life and writing of the ‘philosopher-king’ Marcus Aurelius, the study that showed that 43% of women in senior positions are burned out and a collection of illustrations by Quentin Blake for the books of Roald Dahl.
We hope to create something else together in future - we don’t know what or when yet - and we will share what that is on our Instagram @FigurePodcast if and when the time comes. The views expressed in this podcast are our own.
Call Me By Your Name
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5726616/
Before Sunrise
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Clarkson’s Farm
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clarksons-Farm-Season-1/dp/B095RNXQDY
W1A
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05s9g2q
Finding Michael
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26880702/
Slow Horses
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/
The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling
https://open.spotify.com/show/2K186zrvRgeE2w0wQjbaw7
Pieces of Britney with Pandora Sykes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p09mfr9s
28ish Days Later with India Rakusen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bvg9nm
Period by Emma Barnett
https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Emma-Barnett/Period/24450431
Period Power by Maisie Hill
https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maisie-Hill/Period-Power--Harness-Your-Hormones-and-Get-Your-Cycle-Working-For-You/22884819
Darling by India Knight
https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/India-Knight/Darling--A-razor-sharp-gloriously-funny-retelling-of-Nanc/24240764
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Margaret-Atwood/The-Testaments--The-Booker-prize-winning-sequel-to-The-Handmaids-Tale/24819219
Marcus Aurelius
In Our Time, Marcus Aurelius
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000sjxt
The Jo Rogan Experience: Ryan Holiday
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VbGyix7GOozgg8sry2Tmr
Women leaders - 43% of women leaders are burned out, compared to only 31% of men at their level
Women in the Workplace 2022 Study
https://leanin.org/women-in-the-workplace/2022/companies-need-to-hold-on-to-the-leaders-shaping-the-future-of-work
Jacinda Ardern resignation speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4FoJelTvHY
Nicola Sturgeon resignation speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELvrQv34lBo
Ardern Is Latest High Achieving Woman to Say She’s Quitting Due to Burnout, Ella Ceron
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-19/jacinda-ardern-is-the-latest-high-achieving-woman-to-quit-because-of-burnout?leadSource=uverify%20wall
Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership, Rainbow Murray
https://theconversation.com/nicola-sturgeon-and-jacinda-ardern-what-two-shock-resignations-tell-us-about-good-leadership-200012
Working hard or hardly working with Grace Beverley, Ella Mills
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/working-hard-hardly-working/id1569049585
A collection of illustrations for Roald Dahl’s books by Quentin Blake
Desert Island Discs: Roald Dahl
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mwxx
Roald & Beatrix: The Tale of the Curious Mouse
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13027478/
The true story of when Roald Dahl met Beatrix Potter, Ellie Harrison
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/roald-dahl-beatrix-potter-b1778290.html
Today in Focus: Rewriting Roald Dahl
https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rewriting-roald-dahl/id1440133626?i=1000601692976
Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive, Hayden Vernon
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive
Roald Dahl edits: Read the 25 most surprising changes to beloved children's books, Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/25-surprising-edits-roald-dahls-childrens-books
Roald Dahl: Rishi Sunak joins criticism of changes to author's books
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64702224
Sensitivity readers: what publishing’s most polarising role is really about, Lucy Knight
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/15/sensitivity-readers-what-publishings-most-polarising-role-is-really-about
Roald Dahl, Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roald-Dahl
Why Gen Z is turning against woke culture, Panda La Terriere
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-gen-z-is-turning-against-woke-culture/