The Figure

The Figure

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The Figure episodes

  • 24: Guest episode: Iona Bain on pay gaps, pensions and prenups
    In episode 24, Iona Bain joins us to talk about money. We discuss life in your 20s, being a freelancer and the power dynamics of money.
    www.youngmoneyblog.co.uk
    www.twitter.com/ionayoungmoney
    www.oneworldshop.co.uk/spare-change-iona-bain
    Our three figures are Iona Bain, that the mean gender pay gap for women working full-time is 13.7% and the piggy bank on the cover of Iona’s book Spare Change: Better Ways to Manage Money.
    Figure 1: Iona Bain
    Late Night Woman's Hour: Women and Money
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09nyd8q
    Figure 2: The mean gender pay gap for women working full-time is 13.7%
    The Fawcett Society
    https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/gender-pay-gap-and-causes-briefing-equal-pay-day-2018
    Why do women so rarely make it in the financial sector? Iona Bain
    https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/blog/women-financial-sector
    BBC Woman’s Hour: Does the slight fall in the gender pay gap signal progress?
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06r93v3
    The Last Taboo: Money, Charlotte Lorimer
    http://live.stylist.co.uk/blog/the-last-taboo-money
    Money: A User’s Guide, Laura Whateley (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Users-Guide-Laura-Whateley/dp/0008308314
    Open Up: The Power of Talking About Money, Alexandre Holder (2019)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Open-Up-Power-Talking-About/dp/1788161874/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=95WKV471VB7JK3QY9T42
    We need to talk about money, Otegha Uwagba (2020)
    https://www.thebookseller.com/news/uwagba-s-money-guide-goes-4th-estate-882236
    No Hidden Figures, Starling Bank
    https://www.starlingbank.com/blog/no-hidden-figures/
    Figure 3: The piggy bank on the cover of Spare Change
    Spare Change: Better Ways to Manage Money, Iona Bain
    https://www.oneworldshop.co.uk/spare-change-iona-bain
    Ways to Change the World: Helena Morrissey, presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy
    https://www.channel4.com/news/ways-to-change-the-world-a-new-channel-4-news-podcast-helena-morrissey
    The views expressed in this podcast are our own and not those of the firms we work for.
    58 min
  • 23: Leonardo da Vinci, types of thoughts in a day and Disney’s version of fairy tales
    In episode 23, we talk about being a polymath and the Renaissance, the number and types of thoughts we have in a day and how growing up with Disney princesses effects our views on relationships and stereotypes. Our three figures are Leonardo da Vinci, that we have 50,000-70,000 thoughts in a day and the 11 Disney princesses. 
    Where Shall We Begin, presented by Ester Parell
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/where-should-we-begin-with-esther-perel/id1237931798?mt=2
    Couples Therapy, presented by Casey Neistat and Candice Pool
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/couples-therapy-with-candice-and-casey/id1380252026?mt=2
    Talking Tastebuds, presented by Venetia Falconer
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/talking-tastebuds/id1287395967?mt=2
    Ways to Change the World, presented by Krishnan Guru Murthy
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy/id1359195562?mt=2
    Borderline Personality Disorder: One writer reports on his best friend’s experience, Mark Smith
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/borderline-personality-disorder-one-writer-reports-best-friends-experience-39kgfsk09
    Lyra by Anna McGrane (2018)
    https://www.annamcgrane.co.uk/films#e-1
    Bulldog Bamboo Razor
    https://www.bulldogskincare.com/shop/original-bamboo-razor/
    Stacey Dooley Investigates, Fashion’s Dirty Secrets
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bn6034
    Figure 1: Leonardo da Vinci
    Leonardo da Vinci, Walter Isaacson (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Leonardo-Vinci-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1501139150
    The Multi-Hyphen Method, Emma Gannon (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Multi-Hyphen-Method-Sunday-business-bestseller/dp/1473680107/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1541547688&sr=8-1&keywords=the+multi+hyphen+method
    The Lives of the Artists, Giorgio Vasari (1550)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lives-Artists-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199537194/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541547943&sr=1-1&keywords=the+lives+of+the+artists+vasari
    Math and the Mona Lisa, Bulent Ataley (2014)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Math-Mona-Lisa-Bulent-Atalay/dp/1588344932/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541547982&sr=1-1&keywords=Math+and+the+mona+lisa
    Learning from Leonardo, Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius, Fritjof Capra (2013)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Leonardo-Decoding-Notebooks-Genius/dp/1609949897/ref=sr11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541548027&sr=1-1&keywords=fritjof+capra+leonardo
    Figure 2: We have between 50,000 and 70,000 thoughts every day
    The 70,000 thoughts a day myth
    http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2012/05/09/the-70000-thoughts-per-day-myth/
    Figure 3: 11 Disney Princesses
    Keira Knightley and Kristen Bell voice concerns over Disney princess messaging
    https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/keira-knightley-and-kristen-bell-voice-concerns-over-disney-princess-messaging-37433056.html
    How Disney changed the princess story for success in the modern age
    https://penguinate.com/how-disney-changed-the-princess-story-for-success-in-the-modern-age.html
    The Divine Feminine, Anne Baring and Andrew Harvey (1996)
    https://www.annebaring.com/anbar06_div-fem.htm
    Feminists Don’t Wear Pink (and other lies), curated by Scarlett Curtis (2018)
    https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309/309386/feminists-don-t-wear-pink--and-other-lies-/9780241357187.html
    The views expressed in this podcast are our own and not those of the firms we work for.
    1 hr 1 min
  • 22: Guest episode: Nafisah Atcha on Jameela Jamil, creating content and the politics of Taylor Swift
    In episode 22, Nafisah Atcha joins us to talk about the way we value women, YouTube as a platform and the impact of celebrities on politics.
    www.bamblingsofnaffy.com/
    www.instagram.com/bamblingsofnaffy/
    www.twitter.com/Bamblingsofnafy
    Our three figures are Jameela Jamil, that the YouTube videos of ||Superwoman|| (aka Lilly Singh) have over 2 billion downloads and the political instagram post of Taylor Swift which prompted over 100,000 peole under 30 to register to vote.
    Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege: Sex slave survivor and rape doctor share Nobel peace prize, Richard Spencer
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nadia-murad-and-denis-mukwege-sex-slave-survivor-and-rape-doctor-share-nobel-peace-prize-hqtkpzr5z
    World Mental Health Day
    https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/world-mental-health-day
    Figure 1: Jameela Jamil
    Jameela Jamil Is in a Much Better Place Now, Corina Cochano
    https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a23289305/jameela-jamil-the-good-place/
    Crossing the Line, Jameela Jamil
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bgpst1
    Jameela Jamil on Scarlett Curtis
    https://www.pressreader.com/uk/red/20181001/282600263747081
    Ways to Change the World: Jameela Jamil presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy/id1359195562?mt=2
    Get It On: Jameela Jamil presented by Dawn O'Porter
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/get-it-on/id1141434057?mt=2
    Feminists Don't Wear Pink: Jameela Jamil presented by Scarlett Curtis
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/feminists-dont-wear-pink/id1435317543?mt=2
    Figure 2: The youtube videos of ||Superwoman|| have over 2 billion downloads
    'Superwoman' Lilly Singh at UN General Assembly
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-45660859/superwoman-lilly-singh-at-un-general-assembly
    Lilly Singh
    https://www.youtube.com/user/IISuperwomanII
    Anna Saccone
    https://www.youtube.com/user/TheStyleDiet/videos
    Zoella
    https://www.youtube.com/user/zoella280390
    Mishal Husain
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1pRyL8J7mJJM4NF7dKrRSJP/mishal-husain
    Figure 3: The political instagram post of Taylor Swift
    Look what you made her do … Taylor Swift breaks political silence to back Tennessee Democrats, Boer Deng
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/look-what-you-made-her-do-taylor-swift-breaks-political-silence-to-back-tennessee-democrats-k2dx3l7mz
    How Taylor Swift's political endorsement could become the 'biggest ripple ever' at the polls, Daniel Bukszpan
    https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/13/taylor-swifts-endorsement-may-see-biggest-ripple-ever-at-the-polls.html
    Taylor Swift’s Post-Reputation Approach to Politics, Rosa Inocencio Smith
    https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/10/taylor-swift-gets-political/572683/
    BBC Profile: Taylor Swift
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b091s2z6?&
    The views expressed in this podcast are our own and not those of the firms we work for.
    55 min
  • 21: Maya Angelou, period poverty and Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
    In episode 21, we talk about trauma, activism and justice. Our three figures are Dr Maya Angelou, that menstrual products cost the average woman more than £18,000 in her lifetime and the testimony of Dr Christine Blasey Ford represented on the cover of Time Magazine.
    Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies): Amazing women on what the F-word means to them curated by Scarlett Curtis (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feminists-Dont-Wear-Pink-other/dp/0241357187/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539035642&sr=8-1&keywords=feminist+dont+wear+pink
    Woman's Hour: Poets: Charly Cox and Nikita Gill, Premature babies and crocheted octopuses, Scarlett Curtis, presented by Jenni Murray
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/womans-hour/id130950322?mt=2
    Stars take aim at Sir Philip Green as feminist stall torn down in Oxford Street Topshop
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/05/penguin-feminism-row-topshop-authors-accuse-shop-baulking-controversy/
    Chiles on Friday: Deborah Frances-White and Will Franken
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/m0000lbf
    Nobel Peace Prize 2018 as it happened: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad win award for combating sexual violence, Henry Cockburn
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/nobel-peace-prize-2018-live-updates-donald-trump-winner-kim-jong-un-north-korea-south-latest-a8569631.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1538725645
    Figure 1: Dr Maya Angelou
    Desert Island Discs: Maya Angelou, presented by Michael Parkinson
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/desert-island-discs-archive-1986-1991/id486328616?mt=2
    BBC Book Club: Maya Angelou
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/bookclub/id515895451?mt=2
    Maya Angelou: six key works
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/28/maya-angelous-six-key-works
    Super Soul Conversations: Dr Maya Angelou, Part 1 and 2, 9 Words That Changed Her Life, presented by Oprah Winfrey
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/oprahs-supersoul-conversations/id1264843400?mt=2
    5 Things to Know About Maya Angelou's Complicated, Meaningful Life, Olivia Waxman
    http://time.com/5226045/dr-maya-angelous-90th-birthday/
    The Guilty Feminist: From our noble goals to our worst hypocrisies, Deborah Frances-White (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guilty-Feminist-noble-goals-hypocrisies/dp/0349010145
    Figure 2: Menstrual products cost the average woman more than £18,000 in her lifetime
    Women Spend More Than £18,000 On Having Periods In Their Lifetime, Study Reveals
    https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/03/women-spend-thousands-on-periods-tampon-tax_n_8082526.html
    #FreePeriods
    https://www.freeperiods.org/petition/
    The Red Box Project
    http://redboxproject.org/
    Bloody Good Period
    https://www.bloodygoodperiod.com/
    Bloody Good Period: Meet The Woman On A Mission To End Period Poverty, Alice Newbold
    https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/period-poverty-times-up-rally-bloody-good-period
    Feminists Don’t Wear Pink By Scarlett Curtis: Grace Campbell & Amika George
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/feminists-dont-wear-pink/id1435317543?mt=2
    Period Poverty with special guests Gemma Cairney, Amika George, Grace Campbell, presented by Deborah Frances-White
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-guilty-feminist/id1068940771?mt=2
    Figure 3: The testimony of Dr Christine Blasey Ford represented on the cover of Time Magazine
    Time magazine cover art captures 'moment in our country's history' with Christine Blasey Ford illustration, Jorge L. Ortiz
    https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/04/time-magazine-cover-art-christine-blasey-ford-history/1528190002/
    The Daily by The New York Times, presented by Michael Barbaro
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?mt=2
    The High Low: On Brett Kavanaugh; & Why Women Can’t (And Don’t Want To) Have It All, presented by Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-high-low/id1211338187?mt=2
    Late Night Woman’s Hour: Brett Kavanaugh/ Money & Friendship
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/late-night-wom...
    1 hr 1 min
  • 20: Jamie Oliver, life expectancy and natural disasters
    In episode 20, we talk about the importance of cooking, that life expectancy in the UK has stalled for the first time on record and what we can do to help victims of earthquakes and tsunamis. Our three figures are Jamie Oliver, that life expectancy is 83 for women and 79 for men in the UK and a photograph of the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia.
    To donate to Ardhy, a tourist officer in Gorontalo, and his wife who are coordinating the supply of food, shelter and water in daily lorries from Gorontalo to Palu in Indonesia, use this link: https://monzo.me/charliebailey
    Desert Island Discs: Tom Daley, presented by Lauren Laverne
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/desert-island-discs/id342735925?mt=2
    Happy Mum, Happy Baby: Simon Hooper, presented by Giovanna Fletcher
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/happy-mum-happy-baby/id1277078956?mt=2
    The Deliciously Ella Podcast: Holly Tucker, presented by Ella and Matthew Mills
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/deliciously-ella-the-podcast/id1428704212?mt=2
    The High Low: Guest episode with Deborah Frances-White, presented by Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-high-low/id1211338187?mt=2
    Finimize
    https://www.finimize.com/
    The Grapevine
    https://www.onthegrapevine.co/
    Figure 1: Jamie Oliver
    Profile: Jamie Oliver
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/profile-jamie-oliver-brtbgjbpcjj
    TED Talk: Teach every child about food, Jamie Oliver
    https://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver?language=en
    Jamie Oliver's letter to Theresa May calling for total junk food deals ban – and more
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/jamie-olivers-letter-theresa-calling-12424606
    Eat Better, Live More: Jamie Oliver, presented by Dr Rangan Chatterjee
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee/id1333552422?mt=2
    Desert Island Discs: Jamie Oliver, presented by Sue Lawley
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/desert-island-discs-archive-2000-2005/id435713106?mt=2
    Jamie Oliver's Fifteen: a winning recipe
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/apr/09/jamie-oliver-fifteen-winning-recipe
    Jamie Cooks Italy
    https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/category/books/jamie-cooks-italy/
    Figure 2: Life expectancy in the UK has stalled for the first time on record (82.9 for women, 79.2 for men)
    Life expectancy in UK stalls for first time on record, government statistics reveal, May Bulman
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/life-expectancy-uk-latest-ons-government-healthcare-age-elderly-health-a8553701.html
    UK among worst for life expectancy rises
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45096074
    Lives get shorter when society is in turmoil, Jenni Russell
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lives-get-shorter-when-society-is-in-turmoil-rknh68cj3
    Care cuts blamed for fall in life expectancy, Helen Puttick
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/care-cuts-blamed-for-fall-in-life-expectancy-mczmwpt8s
    Great expectations: today's babies are likely to live to 100, doctors predict, Sarah Boseley
    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/oct/02/babies-likely-to-live-to-100
    Figure 3: Photograph of the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia
    Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to nearly 1,350
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45716915
    The Worst Natural Disasters Of The 21st Century
    https://allthatsinteresting.com/worst-natural-disasters
    A land they no longer recognise
    http://time.com/a-land-they-no-longer-recognize/
    All Hands and Hearts
    https://www.allhandsandhearts.org/
    Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
    https://www.msf.org.uk/
    Ways the change the world: Richard Curtis, presented by Krishnan Guru Murthy
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy/id1359195562?mt=2
    Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life, Katherine Omerod
    https://www.amazon.co.u...
    47 min
  • 19: Emma Thompson, the poisoning of Russian spy Sergei Skripal and SpaceX
    In episode 19, we talk about acting and screenwriting, the corruption of the Soviet Union and the innovation of SpaceX. In discussing the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, we talk about Bill Browder and The Magnitsky Act, legislation that would authorise governments to sanction human rights offenders, freeze their assets, and ban them from entering Western countries. Our three figures are Emma Thompson, that over 100 Russian diplomats were expelled from 27 countries following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and the launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket.
    The Bodyguard (2018)
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06crngy
    Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (2018)
    https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Lethal-White-Audiobook/B07FDJ96MH
    Death in Ice Valley, BBC World Service
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/death-in-ice-valley/id1357695290?mt=2
    The Daily: The spy who provoked Putin, presented by Michael Barbaro
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?mt=2
    The Daily: The High School Assault presented by Michael Barbaro
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?mt=2
    The Week Unwrapped: Daylight saving, DNA patenting and Fortnite addiction
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-week-unwrapped-with-olly-mann/id1185494669?mt=2
    Figure 1: Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000668/
    Emma Thompson Interview
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/emma-thompson-strcbz9d5hw
    Emma Thompson: ‘Dieting screwed up my metabolism. I regret ever going on one', Michael Segalov
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/25/emma-thompson-dieting-screwed-up-my-metabolism-i-regret-ever-going-on-one-
    The true story behind The Children Act: ‘I gave him life. Why did he throw it away?’, Alan Ward
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-gave-him-life-why-did-he-throw-it-away-the-true-story-behind-the-children-act-h30fsvghb
    Emma Thompson Drew on Real-Life Heartbreak to Nail That Love Actually Affair Scene, Megan McClusky
    http://time.com/5179488/emma-thompson-love-actually-cheating-scene/
    Figure 2: Over 100 Russian diplomats were expelled from 27 countries following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal
    Who poisoned Sergei and Yulia Skripal? - BBC Newsnight
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLMWrpIn8A
    The Poisoning of Sergei & Yulia Skripal | The Russia Desk | NowThis World
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz09tu-TGq0
    Red Notice: How I became Putin’s number 1 enemy by Bill Browder (2015)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Notice-Became-Putins-Enemy/dp/0593072952
    Rat poison, Prezzo and the Russian model: odd Salisbury subplot begins to unravel
    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/19/salisburys-saga-the-spy-the-supermodel-the-strychnine-and-thats-just-the-sub-plot
    Figure 3: The launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket
    SpaceX
    https://www.spacex.com/missions
    Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SolarCity and SpaceX
    https://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_mind_behind_tesla_spacex_solarcity
    Gwynne Shotwell: SpaceX’s plan to fly you around the world in 30 minutes
    https://www.ted.com/talks/gwynne_shotwell_spacex_s_plan_to_fly_you_across_the_globe_in_30_minutes
    What is the environmental impact of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch?
    https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/what-is-the-environmental-impact-of-the-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch/
    The views expressed in this podcast are our own and not those of the firms we work for.
    48 min
  • 18: Sylvia Pankhurst, religious education and the racist cartoon of Serena Williams
    In episode 18, we talk about the origins of feminism and the suffragette movement, spirituality and religious education at school and sexism and racism in women’s tennis in light of the reaction to the US open final. Our three figures are Sylvia Pankhurst, that 26% of schools in England do not offer Religious Education and the racist cartoon of Serena Williams by Mark Knight (2018).
    The Deliciously Ella Podcast: Holly Tucker presented by Ella and Matthew Mills
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/deliciously-ella-the-podcast/id1428704212?mt=2
    Conversations of Inspiration presented by Holly Tucker
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversations-of-inspiration/id1434529830?mt=2
    Feminists Don’t Wear Pink: Saoirse Ronan presented by Scarlett Curtis
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/feminists-dont-wear-pink/id1435317543?mt=2
    Ruth Davidson exclusive interview: ‘I never want to be PM’, Decca Aitkenhead
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ruth-davidson-exclusive-interview-i-never-want-to-be-pm-cvqnz00wh
    The Guilty Feminist by Deborah Frances-White (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guilty-Feminist-noble-goals-hypocrisies/dp/0349010145
    Ways to Change the World: Richard Curtis presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy/id1359195562?mt=2
    Love Stories: Emma Freud presented by Dolly Alderton
    https://itunes.apple.com/be/podcast/love-stories/id1343714594?mt=2
    Figure 1: Sylvia Pankhurst
    Sylvia at the Old Vic Theatre
    https://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2018/sylvia-2/cast
    From Hamilton to Sylvia: The new wave of woke musicals discussing race, gender, sexuality and identity, Tim Bano
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/new-wave-woke-musicals-hamilton-sylvia-fun-home-suffrageddon-everybodys-talking-about-jamie-misty-a8536801.html
    Diary reveals lesbian love trysts of suffragette leaders, Vanessa Thorpe
    https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/11/vanessathorpe.theobserver
    Men, if you want an example of how you can dismantle the patriarchy, look to Keir Hardie, Helen Pankhurst
    https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/international-womens-day-care-march-keir-hardie-how-to-dismantle-patriarchy-a8236956.html
    The Pankhurst Family
    http://www.sylviapankhurst.com/about_sylvia_pankhurst/the_pankhurst_family.php
    Sylvia Pankhurst: shunned, snubbed, now to be honoured at last, Daniel Boffey
    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/06/sylvia-pankhurst-honoured-at-last
    Emma Watson at the HeForShe Campaign 2014 - Official UN Video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjW9PZBRfk
    Suffragette (2015)
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3077214/
    Figure 2: 26% of schools in England do not offer Religious Education
    Schools break law on religious education, research suggests, Alex Strangwayes-Booth
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41282330
    Call for atheism to be included in religious education, Harriet Sherwood
    https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/sep/09/religious-education-schools-overhaul-reflect-diverse-world
    Teaching worldviews could enhance Religious Education in schools
    http://theconversation.com/teaching-worldviews-could-enhance-religious-education-in-schools-102917
    Figure 3: The racist cartoon of Serena Williams by Mark Knight (2018)
    Serena Williams: Cartoonist denies US Open depiction is racist
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45479954
    The High Low: Serena Williams & Kirstie Allsopp: Why Women Aren’t Allowed To Get Angry, presented by Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-high-low/id1211338187?mt=2
    Artists share alternative takes on 'racist' Serena Williams cartoon
    https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2018/09/12/artists-share-alternative-takes-racist-serena-williams-cartoon
    Shocking US Open final as Serena Williams loses, breaks her racket
    https:/...
    52 min
  • 17: Guest episode: CenTuryP on Kendrick Lamar, the impact of WW2 and Ecsternal Complex
    In episode 17, we talk to Teddy Parkin, also known as CenTuryP, about hip-hop, family history and creativity as well as his journey in creating his group Ecsternal Complex.
    Teddy is a 19-year-old rapper and producer from London. We are incredibly grateful to him for all his help setting up the podcast, teaching us to edit and creating the theme tune. We loved having him on this side of the microphone.
    www.soundcloud.com/centuryp
    www.instagram.com/centuryp100/
    www.twitter.com/cenTuryP4
    Our three figures are Kendrick Lamar, that the USSR suffered 25 million casualties during World War II and the Ecsternal Complex logo.
    Mac Miller dies aged 26: Stars pay tribute to US rapper found dead at home
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/08/mac-miller-dies-aged-26-stars-pay-tribute-us-rapper-found-dead/
    The Children Act (2017)
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6040662/
    Figure 1: Kendrick Lamar
    From street kid to Pulitzer: why Kendrick Lamar deserves the prize, Dorian Lynskey
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/22/kendrick-lamar-wins-pulitzer-prize-damn-album
    To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar, 2015
    https://open.spotify.com/album/7ycBtnsMtyVbbwTfJwRjSP
    good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick Lamar, 2013
    https://open.spotify.com/album/6PBZN8cbwkqm1ERj2BGXJ1
    Mac Miller: The 2016 Rolling Stone Interview, Brian Hiatt
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mac-miller-2016-interview-ariana-grande-kendrick-lamar-720847/
    Figure 2: The USSR suffered 25 million casualties during World War II
    The Astounding Devastation of World War II, Jeremy Bender
    https://www.businessinsider.com/percentage-of-countries-who-died-during-wwii-2014-5?IR=T
    Ross: The Story of a Shared Life, Norris McWhirter (1977)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ross-Story-Shared-Norris-McWhirter/dp/0902782231/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1536704586&sr=1-2&keywords=ross+norris+mcwhirter
    The McWhirter Foundation
    http://www.mcwhirterfoundation.org/
    Figure 3: The Ecsternal Complex logo
    Ecsternal Complex
    https://soundcloud.com/ecstereo
    https://www.instagram.com/ecsternalcomplex/
    The views expressed in this podcast are our own and not those of the firms we work for.
    43 min
  • 16: John McCain, technology in the classroom and Kylie Jenner on Forbes
    In episode 16, we talk about politics, education and the Kardashians. Our three figures are John McCain, that tablets are used in 70% of British schools and Kylie Jenner on the cover of Forbes.
    www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/
    www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/
    Calendar Girls (2003)
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337909/
    The Thames Path
    https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/thames-path
    A Plastic Ocean
    https://www.netflix.com/title/80164032
    21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-21st-Century-Yuval-Harari/dp/1787330672
    The Guilty Feminist, Deborah Frances-White (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guilty-Feminist-noble-goals-hypocrisies/dp/0349010145
    Figure 1: John McCain
    Obituary: John McCain
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40705362
    The View: Meghan's Powerful Eulogy For Her Father John McCain
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrhnSlyY44
    Meghan McCain Eulogy
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYcHx3n3Rss
    John McCain takes revenge on Donald Trump from his coffin, Toby Harnden
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/john-mccain-takes-revenge-on-donald-trump-from-his-coffin-98cbrxvkd
    The Daily: The Paradoxes of John McCain, presented by Michael Barbaro
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/podcasts/the-daily/senator-john-mccain.html
    John McCain opened Pandora’s box – Sarah Palin came out, but Trump was right behind her, David Smith
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/26/john-mccain-sarah-palin-donald-trump
    Barack Obama Eulogy
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GfjgRhPmaM&t=394s
    BBC World Service: The Life and Times of Senator John McCain
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csxljz
    Figure 2: Tablets are used in 70% of British schools
    Tablet computers in '70% of schools', Sean Coughlan
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-30216408
    What's wifi doing to us? Experiment finds that shrubs die when placed next to wireless routers
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2524598/Experiment-finds-plants-die-placed-internet-Wi-Fi-routers.html
    Curb children’s use of technology for their own good, urge experts, Mark Bridge
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/curb-children-s-use-of-technology-for-their-own-good-urge-experts-ccp65lc38
    Tech: hands off, kiddiwinks — touchscreen says no, Helen Lewis
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tech-hands-off-kiddiwinks-touchscreen-says-no-vc97nkvvs
    Team of Techies, Starling Bank
    https://www.starlingbank.com/blog/part-3-our-team-of-techies/
    Code Your Future
    https://codeyourfuture.io/
    Figure 3: Kylie Jenner on the cover of Forbes
    Ways to Change the World: Jameela Jamil presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy/id1359195562?mt=2
    Jameela Jamil on what all young women need to know, Lucy Holden
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jameela-jamil-on-what-all-young-women-need-toknow-qd6t8bcwl
    How 20-Year-Old Kylie Jenner Built A $900 Million Fortune In Less Than 3 Years, 
    Natalie Robehmed
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2018/07/11/how-20-year-old-kylie-jenner-built-a-900-million-fortune-in-less-than-3-years/
    Kardashian sister Kylie Jenner on way to being youngest billionaire, Ben Hoyle
    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kardashian-sister-kylie-jenner-on-way-to-being-youngest-billionaire-c5j0m0mk6
    To Our Daughter
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIEIO0vaBE
    TED Talk: We should all be feminists, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists/discussion
    The views expressed in this podcast are our own and not those of the firms we work for.
    58 min
  • 15: Guest episode: Gina Martin on upskirting, the environment and body shaming
    In episode 15, activist Gina Martin joins us to talk about her campaign to make upskirting illegal, issues surrounding climate change and the body positivity movement. Upskirting is the act of taking a photo up a person's skirt, something which is not currently a sexual offence in England and Wales.
    www.beaniegigi.com
    www.twitter.com/beaniegigi/
    www.instagram.com/beaniegigi/
    Our three figures are Gina Martin, that it takes 660 gallons of water to make one hamburger and the image of the female form.
    www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/
    www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/
    Vol 1\. Stevie Martin
    https://www.steviemartin.com/
    This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, Adam Kay (2017)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Going-Hurt-Secret-Diaries/dp/150985861X
    Figure 1: Gina Martin
    3 things you can do to help me change the law, Gina Martin
    http://www.beaniegigi.com/3-things-can-help-change-law/
    ‘I was upskirted. I spoke out. This is what happened.’ - Gina Martin
    https://www.stylist.co.uk/speak-up/gina-martin-upskirting-bill-feminism-sexual-harassment-assault-crime-womens-rights-speak-up/221771
    The Guilty Feminist: Things we think are normal with Gina Martin and Yassmin Abdel-Magied, presented by Deborah Frances-White
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-guilty-feminist/id1068940771?mt=2
    Ctrl Alt Delete: Gina Martin on Upskirting presented by Emma Gannon
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ctrl-alt-delete/id1096622066?mt=2
    Figure 2: It takes 660 gallons of water to make one hamburger
    What is the ‘water footprint’ of your next cheeseburger?
    http://wateratworkministry.org/what-is-the-water-footprint-of-your-next-cheeseburger/
    Cowspiracy
    http://www.cowspiracy.com/
    Meat Free Mondays
    https://www.meatfreemondays.com/
    The Protein Crunch by Jason Drew and David Lorimer (2011)https://www.amazon.co.uk/Protein-Crunch-Jason-Drew/dp/098699762
    Nobody Panic: How to live without plastic, presented by Tessa Coates and Stevie Martin
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/nobody-panic/id1384124028?mt=2
    'Plastic is not cool' – is fashion finally cleaning up its act?, Kate Finnigan
    https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2018/jun/07/plastic-is-not-cool-is-fashion-finally-cleaning-up-its-act
    Nobody’s Child
    https://www.nobodyschild.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItIeLssKQ3QIV55XtCh3qXQfBEAAYASAAEgK2avD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
    Pret Foundation Trust
    https://www.pret.co.uk/en-gb/pret-foundation-trust
    Figure 3: The female form
    Jameela Jamil brilliantly clapbacks at “toxic” body-shaming, Carly-Ann Clements
    https://www.stylist.co.uk/people/jameela-jamil-brilliantly-clapbacks-at-toxic-body-shaming-body-positivity-weight-jenner-kardashian/192156
    Eat, Drink, Run: How I got fit without going too mad, Bryony Gordon (2018)
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eat-Drink-Run-Without-Going/dp/1472234022
    Happy Mum, Happy Baby: Louise Pentland, Giovanna Fletcher
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/happy-mum-happy-baby/id1277078956?mt=2
    The views expressed in this podcast are our own and not those of the firms we work for.
    49 min

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Each month, Charlotte Lorimer and Georgia Parkin learn and talk about three figures: a person, a number and an image. Their conversations also include recommendations for books, podcasts, films,…