In GBA 47 we get better acquainted with my JP and Elah from the podcast I Like You. This is the first GBA done via skype with a link up between London and Toronto.

Amongst other things we talk about love and like, independent podcasting, ex girlfriends, working together, putting yourself online, radio and more. They use their own interview skills to draw some stories out of me.

A shorter version of our conversation edited by Elah appeared last week on their podcast: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com/2012/03/67-getting-better-acquainted/

If you want to write a letter to your ex and send it to JP and Elah for them to use on their show they would love you to do so. Send it to: us@ilikeyoupodcast.com

If you live in Toronto and are single you might also be interested in getting involved with this I Like You project: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com/2012/03/wanted-reality-dating-volunteers/


Find I Like You here: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com

We refer to these episodes of the show in our conversation:

Time Travel: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com/2010/09/22-back-to-the-future/

Mum and Kid: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com/2010/07/15-generation-gap/

Crying episode: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com/2011/02/42-all-broken-up/

Parents Interview: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com/2011/01/39-the-secret-of-my-success/

Drunk Episode: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com/2011/04/49-a-few-too-many/

And this is a favourite of mine that we don't refer to: http://ilikeyoupodcast.com/2010/07/17-dating-under-the-influence/


GBA Episodes mentioned:

Christmas Special: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-christmas-special

(My brother) Tony: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-35-tony


We also explore my experiences making Four Days in a Room: http://www.fourdaysinaroom.co.uk/



JP plugs: 

Savage Love: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLovePodcast/Page

 in particular the episode featuring Ira Glass: http://www.thestranger.com/SavageLovePodcast/archives/2012/01/31/savage-love-episode-276

RadioLab: http://www.radiolab.org/

The Moth: http://themoth.org/

WTF: http://www.wtfpod.com/

Stop Podcasting Yourself: http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/stop-podcasting-yourself

Sound Of Young America / Bullseye : http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/bullseye

Jordan Jessie Go: http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/bullseye


Elah Plugs:

Wiretap: http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/

Age of Persuasion: http://www.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/

Under the Influence: http://www.cbc.ca/undertheinfluence/



Other audio mentioned:

This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/

CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/radio/

BBC Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/

Jon Ronson: http://www.jonronson.com/radio.html

The Bugle: http://thebuglepodcast.com/

Answer Me This: http://answermethispodcast.com/

2 + 2 = 5: http://www.thedialogueproject.com/

(Hear a GBA with the man who makes that podcast here: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-38-karl-james )

Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/

The Longest Shortest Time: http://longestshortesttime.com/




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GBA 47 JP and Elah from I Like You

A weekly podcast: Join Dave Pickering on his journey to get better acquainted with the people he knows. Part interview show, part oral history project and part autobiography through conversation.

British Podcast Award 2017 winner (bronze in Best Interview category)

GBA was nominated for a 2012 Radio Production Award, aired for 3 seasons on Resonance 104.4 FM and was featured on BBC Radio 4's In Pod We Trust, BBC Radio 5 Live’s Helen and Olly's Required Listening and has been recommended by The Guardian, Time Out and the Financial Times