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Podcasters and Radio Makers

In this special GBA Live recorded in the Soundcloud space on the royal mile we get even better acquainted with BBC Radio 4's Richard Tyrone Jones who was on the show a few years ago: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-13-richard-tyrone-jones

We talk Edinburgh, spoken word, heart conditions and challenging performance art, plus Dan Simpson drops by to join us and talk pac man, poems and chiptunes.

Richard Tyrone Jones plugs his Cananda tour.

You can find him here:

http://www.richardtyronejones.com/

http://twitter.com/RTJpoet


Dan Simpson plugs his show We Are All Orange Ghosts (Fiddler's Elbow Downstairs, Venue 71)3rd - 18th August at 2.45pm

You can find him here: 

http://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/

http://twitter.com/dansimpsonpoet


I plug:

Stand Up Tragedy (Fiddler's Elbow Downstairs, Venue 71) 3rd - 14th August at 6.30pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/597921693564454/?fref=ts

And my live GBA shows:

12th August w/ Gods of Comedy: 1.40pm Banshee Labyrinth Banquetting Hall: https://www.facebook.com/events/489862131092073/?fref=ts

13th August w/ Peter Buckley Hill: 1.40pm Banshee Labyrinth Banquetting Hall: https://www.facebook.com/events/197046307128430/?fref=ts


And we all plug: 

A Maze of Breaths - http://pbhfreefringespokenword.bandcamp.com/album/a-maze-of-breaths-spoken-word-at-pbhs-free-fringe

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GBA Live 6:  Richard Tyrone Jones (and Dan Simpson)

In GBA 127 we get better acquainted with Robin the Fog. He talks radiophonics, records, finding sounds, Resonance FM, why he's called the fog and so much more.

We go from The Prodigy to John Cage to Simon and Garfunkle to Thundercats, all the time talking about how you find sounds and how you find ideas.

Robin at one point quotes Charlie Parker: "Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."

And that is pretty much what this conversation is about!

Robin plugs (plus extras):

His website: http://www.robinthefog.com

His releases: http://www.thefogsignals.com

The Ghosts of Bush: http://thefogsignals.com/album/the-ghosts-of-bush

The Original Sound Track Show (OST) resonance:  
BBC Records Special: http://robinthefog.com/2012/10/23/a-living-sermon-ost-bbc-records-special/

Howlround: https://twitter.com/Howlroundmusic

Howlround play London Analogue Festival on Sunday 8th September: http://www.londonanalogue.com/

Howlround LP. Secret Songs Of Savamala will be released September 16th on The Fog Signals in a strictly limited vinyl edition of 300 copies (plus download), with spine sleeve and beautiful cover photography by Milica Nikolic.

Prequel to Ghosts of Bush: http://thefogsignals.com/album/earl-grey-whistle-test

Resonance FM: http://resonancefm.com/

You can catch the follow up to The Ghosts of Bush Whirled Service is a twenty-minute nocturnal perambulation around the empty corridors, studios, stairwells and basements of the BBC’s recently completed home, New Broadcasting House on BBC3's Late Junction which is still on the iplayer till Thursday 5th  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b038ygzc

We mention:

The Radiophonic Workshop: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radiophonic_Workshop

In the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/

John Cage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cage

Stockhausen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlheinz_Stockhausen

altern-8: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altern-8

Lone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_(musician)

Alern-8 active - 8 on top of the pops: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSWTNeg-uog

The Prodigy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prodigy

Smack My Bitch Up - video: http://vimeo.com/44561183

Out of Space: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qriH-8yeqcE

Take That: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_That

Cradle of Filth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_Filth

Simon and Garfunkle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel

DJ Shadow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Shadow

Everybody in the Place - Prodigy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKmhlA2S2KU

Robin the Fog  in Wire magazine: http://robinthefog.com/2012/05/29/fog-on-the-wire/

Charlie Parker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker

Decasia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decasia


Resonance FM Inteview with Stewart Lee: https://soundcloud.com/resonance-fm/til-debt-do-us-part-the-entire

Stewart Lee on Blasphemy:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9EUe8jNr6o

Stewart Lee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Lee

James Baldwin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin

Captain Planet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Planet_and_the_Planeteers

Thundercats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThunderCats

Oasis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_(band)

The Dave Album: https://soundcloud.com/the-dave/sets/going-back-to-finish-the-job

Canary album: http://www.discogs.com/Jim-Fassett-Symphony-Of-The-Birds/release/3973873

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GBA 127 Robin The Fog

In GBA 130 we get better acquainted with Charley. She talks childhood, family, divorce, storytelling, comedy, bitcoin and more. 

We swap our differently complicated childhoods, covering everything from rat based tragedy to everybody's wall's.

Plus there's a performance she gave at Stand Up Tragedy.

Charley plugs:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charleylucyha
Make Me Funny: https://soundcloud.com/charley-lucy-harrison
See You Next Thursday: https://www.facebook.com/seeyounextthurs

NEXT THURSDAY: 3rd October 2013, 7.30pm, The Royal George, PWYL: https://www.facebook.com/events/186435714871900/

We mention:

Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/
Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/
Stand Up Tragedy at the Edinburgh Festival Special: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-124-stand-up-tragedy-at
Brixton Blog: http://www.brixtonblog.com/
The Partition: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-the-partition
Christmas Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-91-getting-better
Priory Arms: stockwell: wednesdays: http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/ai1ec_event/free-comedy/?instance_id=65401
WTF podcast: http://www.wtfpod.com/
Spark Story: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/sonnet-107-charley/
This American Life - money: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/423/the-invention-of-money

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GBA 130 Charley

In this special GBA Live recorded at the Idea Store Whitechapel as part of the Write Idea Festival Fringe I get better acquainted with Helen Zaltzman.

http://www.helenzaltzman.com/

We talk adapting Answer Me This! into a book, badger taxidermy, old gods, Sound Women and books. 

Helen does a pretty excellent job of counter-interviewing me, getting a surprising amount out of as yet unrevealed Dave related info. In return I talk to her about her oddest editing jobs, how her artist father has influenced what she does, ghost writing and lots more.

Helen plugs:

Answer Me This!: http://www.answermethispodcast.com/
Sound Women Podcast: http://www.soundwomen.co.uk/podcast/
The Answer Me This! Christmas Album: http://answermethispodcast.com/albums

I plug:

Tragic Christmas:  12th December @ The  Dogstar in Brixton: https://www.facebook.com/events/215735955261699/

We mention:

Write Idea Festival: http://writeideafestival.org/
Unfortunatalie: https://twitter.com/unfortunatalie
JJ Abrams: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Abrams
Stephen King: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King
Chvrches:  http://chvrch.es/
Fun.: http://www.ournameisfun.com/
Olly Mann: http://ollymann.com/
Martin  Zaltz Austwick: http://www.martinzaltzaustwick.com/
Jen Adamthwaite: jadamthwaite.co.uk
cardboard box tree funerals: http://www.beatree.com/
Answer Me This book: http://answermethis.wordpress.com/book/
JK Rowling: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling
Harry Potter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter
Tolkien: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien
Upper Norwood Library: http://uppernorwoodlibrary.org/



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GBA Live 9 Helen Zaltzman

In GBA #7 we get better acquainted with Abdel and Aisha. They talk love, marriage, work, rest, play, code, words, cultural identity, internet start ups, San Francisco and audio excellence!

Super Owl:

http://superowl.me/

http://www.facebook.com/TheSuperOwl

http://twitter.com/TheSuperOwl

http://blog.superowl.me/


Aisha on Twitter: http://twitter.com/new_nomad

Abdel on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abdels


Aisha and Abdel plugged:

http://schoolofeverything.com/

http://said.fm/


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GBA 7 Aisha and Abdel

In GBA 38 we get better acquainted with Karl James. He talks about having conversations and creating dialogues, how developing skills and theories on talking has shaped and influenced his life. We compare notes about interviewing and get to a point we "co-create a dialogue." 

Karl plugs the power of having and listening to conversations: If you know someone who is in a great deal of pain, or has had bad experiences of sex, or a hard time in and around friendship, go and have a listen to Karl's conversations on those subjects.

The Dialogue Project: http://www.thedialogueproject.com/
2 + 2 = 5: http://understandingdifference.blogspot.com/
Itunes 2+2=5: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/2-2-5-the-dialogue-project/id423791414

Why Not Me? http://soundcloud.com/thedialogueproject/why-not-me




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GBA 38 Karl James

In GBA 40 we get even better acquainted with Lily who was in episode 39 and with Karl James who was in episode 38. Lily asks me for advice on an interesting interview project she is considering and I ask Karl James for notes on how to make what I do on GBA better.

We cut between these two conversations about conversations, these two interviews about interviews, and learn a lot about the art of talking and the craft of dialogue.

http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-38-karl-james

http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-39-lily


Notes:

The Dialogue Project: http://www.thedialogueproject.com/ 

2 + 2 = 5: http://understandingdifference.blogspot.com/ 

Itunes 2+2=5: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/2-2-5-the-dialogue-project/id423791414

The Story: http://thestory.org.uk/

Karl James' talk at The Story: http://vimeo.com/20141340

WTF with Marc Maron: http://www.wtfpod.com/

On the Media: http://www.onthemedia.org/podcast/

Radiolab: http://www.radiolab.org/

The episode of radiolab that Karl and Dave refer to: http://www.radiolab.org/2007/sep/24/


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GBA 40 The Interview Process

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

In GBA 48 we get better acquainted with Emma. She talks broadcast journalism, interview techniques, radio, netball and more. We swap "Networking" stories and I go through all the shameful moments where I have met the right people and said the wrong things. 

This episode, with the one before it, and the one after it, forms a sort of accidental miniseries about  people who are involved in making audio. This wasn’t fully intentional but is welcomed nevertheless. I do programme the show for variety and there is still variety within these three episodes; however GBA is not always about people who exist in the audio world. 

I met Emma through http://said.fm/ which has morphed into http://thesupertimes.com/

For more on the people doing heading that audio app project check out this episode of GBA: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-7-aisha-and-abdel


Emma Plugs:

Sweet Afternoon Radio: 

http://www.sweetafternoon.com/

http://twitter.com/sweetafternoon

Xtreme East - http://www.xstreameast.co.uk/


Some other audio based stuff that Emma and I cover:

Radiolab: http://www.radiolab.org/

Hackney Hear: http://www.hackneyhear.com/

On the Media: http://www.onthemedia.org/podcast/ 

Rethinkdaily: http://rethinkdaily.co.uk/

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GBA 48 Emma

In GBA 49 we get better acquainted with Frank. He talks machine learning, science communication, the social situation in Luxembourg, living in Edinburgh, podcasting and more. It was recorded early in the morning during last year’s Edinburgh Festival in a sound proofed science fiction complex deep below Edinburgh University.

This episode, with the two before it, forms a sort of accidental miniseries about people who are involved in making audio. This wasn’t fully intentional but is welcomed nevertheless. I do programme the show for variety and there is still variety within these three episodes; however GBA is not always about people who exist in the audio world.

I met Frank through http://said.fm/ which has morphed into http://thesupertimes.com/

For more on the people doing heading that audio app project check out this episode of GBA: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-7-aisha-and-abdel


Frank Plugs

EuSci:

http://www.eusci.org.uk/archive/podcast

http://www.eusci.org.uk/

http://twitter.com/eusci

CompuSci:

http://computersciencepodcast.com/podcasts.html



Also mentioned is rethinkdaily: http://rethinkdaily.co.uk/

You can still hear the second series of the drama series 'Numbers' there. It’s also to download through iTunes, just search for rethinkdaily.


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GBA 49 Frank

In GBA 60 we get better acquainted with Phil Leirness. The episode is part of an occasional strand of the show where I reach out to people who make podcasts that I admire.

I talk to the LA director and podcaster Phil Leirness about his documentary feature film The Truth Is Out There and his podcast Chillpak Hollywood Hour. 

Amongst many other topics we discuss free speech, truth seeking, 9-11, conspiracy theory, absurdism, storytelling, throwing snakes out of windows, and listening to each other.

We recorded this conversation in Phil's hotel when he was visiting London from LA filming the sequel to The Truth is Out There and I had previously attended a screening of that film at Goldsmiths which had produced an interesting response in the audience I had viewed it with.

The Truth is Out There: http://www.truth-is-out-there.com/ is the thread that glues this conversation together; it is the subject that nearly all the topics come from.

The film's tagline is: Comedy. Consciousness. Conspiracy. It follows the X Files and Lone Gunman actor Dean Haglund as he explores the conspiracy theory and truth seeking communities, it's aim is to listen to the people rather than debunk them.

Phil Plugs:

His fantastic weekly podcast that he co-hosts with Dean Haglund (which was why I approached them in the first place) called Chillpak Hollywood Hour: http://www.chillpakhollywood.com/      (you can search for it and subscribe on iTunes as well)

We also refer back to these episodes of GBA:

http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-out-of-the-window

http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-54-anton-frank


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GBA 60 Phil Leirness

In GBA 65 we get better acquainted with Helen and Olly from the excellent podcast Answer Me This! 

We talk the realities of awards ceremonies, the different sides of Chris Evans, the experience and cultural position of going to Oxford, trying to make money from podcasts, meeting Paul McCartney's son the TV show Lorraine, working with friends and husbands, the legacy of Jewish comedy, reading Olde English, the entertainment industry, Big Issue sales tactics, making stags heads from old clothes and more!

Answer Me This! has won both Gold and Silver Sony Radio Awards and European Podcast Award that was voted for by the public.

It's a comedy/entertainment podcast where Helen and Olly (and Martin the Sound Man) answer questions of all kinds provided by its audience.

The show has been named one of iTunes Podcasts of the year and is THE most popular UK independent podcast; it's been a critics choice for a variety of different magazines and newspapers. Read the full low down on the show here: http://www.answermethispodcast.com/about

This episode is part of a strand of GBA where I talk to podcast makers and radio makers: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/podcasters-and-radio-makers/

WHERE'S MARTIN?  - He get's an episode all to himself which is coming out in 2 weeks on Wednesday 18th July!

Helen and Olly Plug:

The Answer Me This Jubilee special: http://answermethispodcast.com/jubilee It's £2.49 and available from iTunes and amazon.

I added to that a plug for their archive of classic episodes (each old episode is just 79p): http://www.answermethispodcast.com/classic

And their book: http://www.answermethispodcast.com/book

And LAST MONDAY they announced the release of the new Answer Me This Sports Day Special: http://answermethispodcast.com/sportsday/ It's £2.49 and available from iTunes and amazon.

You can find AMT on iTunes, the Stitcher Smart Radio app and a bunch of other places. Like it's website: http://www.answermethispodcast.com/ Like GBA it is a free independant podcast.

Want to know more about what they do separately?

http://www.helenzaltzman.com/

http://www.ollymann.co.uk/


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GBA 65 Helen and Olly from Answer Me This

In GBA 67 we get better acquainted with Martin "the soundman" Zaltz Austwick from the podcasts Answer Me This!, The Sound of the Ladies, The Global Lab Podcast and Bright Club. 

But there is much more to Martin than podcasting:

I talk to Martin about treating cancer with lasers, the relationship between physics and sociology, songwriting, public engagement, the relationship between class and studying at Oxford, changing your name when you get married, reverb, the history of social housing in the UK and more.

This episode is part of a strand of GBA where I talk to podcast makers and radio makers: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/podcasters-and-radio-makers

For more about Answer Me This! (including reference to Martin) have a listen to the GBA I did with it's hosts Helen and Ollie: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-65-helen-and-olly

Martin Plugs:

If you're interested in his music: The Sound of the Ladies: http://www.thesoundoftheladies.com/

If you're interested in sciencde engagement stuff: http://www.sociablephysics.com

His two twitters:

http://www.twitter.com/sociablephysics
http://www.twitter.com/martinaustwick

Mentioned in the Episode:

Darren Hayman: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-62-darren-hayman

Coventry Special: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-64-coventry

Gavin Osborn: http://www.myspace.com/gavinosborn

Bright Club: http://www.brightclub.org/

Martin talking lasers on Bright Club: http://brightclub.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/podcast-2-martin-king-of-lasers-austwick-and-kent-valentine/

Martin talking fictional lasers for The Naked Scientists: http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/latest-questions/question/3337/

The Global Lab: http://www.thegloballab.com/

Science Showoff: http://www.scienceshowoff.org/

Answer Me This: http://www.answermethispodcast.com/

The Dave: http://soundcloud.com/the-dave/sets

The Plural: http://soundcloud.com/the-plural


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GBA 67 Martin "the sound man" Zaltz Austwick

In GBA 79 we get better acquainted with Michael Fenton Stevens. He talks talks about the life as a working actor, being a familiar face, how playing vicars can impact your life, death, friendship, ageing and much, much more.

We get into some the behind the scenes stuff of television and radio. We take a tour through the history of UK comedy from someone who has seen it from the inside. But we also get personal with conversation about love, family and friendship, both the beauty of these things and the sadness at their passing. 

You have almost definitely seen or heard Mike before. He sang the Chicken Song for Spitting Image, he's been in Eastenders, Coronation Street, Casualty, pretty much any comedy series from the last 30 years, Barclays and other adverts, loads and loads of radio, audiobooks, and a vast variety of stage work, including in recent years a strong line in Pantomime Dames. 

http://www.mikefs.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fenton_Stevens

Mike doesn't plug anything but then he plugs his sons music:

John Fenton / John Fenton-Stevens
Pass the peas music: http://www.passthepeasmusic.com/

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GBA 79 Michael Fenton Stevens

In GBA 81 we get better acquainted with... Dave. The tables are turned as Alex who was my guest in GBA 80 takes the reins and interviews me in his own unique style. His approach to hosting is very different from mine. We go on lots of interesting tangents produced by his crowd sourcing approach to coming up with questions. Personal, political, surreal, it's all there. 

This is the conversation I had with him immediately before we switched roles: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-80-alex

Dave plugs:

Personal:

http://soundcloud.com/the-dave

http://soundcloud.com/the-plural

http://soundcloud.com/thereactionaries

"Numbers" on RethinkDaily: http://rethinkdaily.co.uk/

Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/

Alex's music (although it isn't available) - at this point Alex plugs his DJ Mix: http://soundcloud.com/themanamp

Working with George - These are his embryonic mixes : http://soundcloud.com/geojams And this is his GBA: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-6-george

Checking out the work of unknown artists such as those featured regularly on GBA:

http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/musicians/

http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/writers/

The place to find an up to date account of his projects: http://goosefat101.blogspot.co.uk/



Political:


UK Uncut: http://www.ukuncut.org.uk/
The People's Supermarket: http://www.thepeoplessupermarket.org/
Don't Shoot the Clowns: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Shoot-Clowns-Taking-Circus/dp/1904456480
The Dispossessed: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dispossessed-Ursula-Guin/dp/1857988825
V for Vendetta: http://www.amazon.co.uk/V-Vendetta-Alan-Moore/dp/1852862912
Oryx and Crake: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oryx-Crake-Margaret-Atwood/dp/0747562598


Extra:


The writing of Jenny Adamthwaite http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/



More generally:

Honesty 
Truth
Empathy



Alex recommends people study psychopathy.

Dave mentions Jon Ronson's Psychopath Test: http://www.jonronson.com/psycho.html



Finally:

Listening to podcasts now while they are still exciting, full of innovation and doing new things without gatekeepers.



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GBA 81 Dave [guest hosted by Alex]

In GBA 90 we get better acquainted with Kevin Allison. We link up between London and New York via Skype and talk storytelling, comedy, BDSM, what to do when expecting a hurricane, where sexuality and religion meet, The State, polyamory, being recognised in the street, how making his podcast Risk! has transformed his life and more!

http://risk-show.com/

https://twitter.com/RISKshow

Kevin Plugs:

The Story Studio: http://thestorystudio.org/

https://twitter.com/StoryStudioNYC


Follow him on twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheKevinAllison


3 non Kevin related Risk stories I really, really, really recommend:

http://risk-show.com/podcast/in-my-own-skin/

http://risk-show.com/podcast/mani-sheriar/

http://risk-show.com/podcast/danny-lobell/


Mentioned:

Kevin's Kink Camp Saga:

http://risk-show.com/podcast/kevin-goes-to-kink-camp-part-1/

http://risk-show.com/podcast/kevin-goes-to-kink-camp-2/

http://risk-show.com/podcast/beyond-kink-camp-part-1/

http://risk-show.com/podcast/beyond-kink-camp-part-2/

His recent story:

http://risk-show.com/podcast/the-god-problem/

Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan, Ph.D. AND Cacilda Jethá, M.D. (apologies for only remembering one authors name!): 

Tangentially Speaking: http://feralaudio.com/show/tangentially-speaking-with-dr-christopher-ryan/

Christopher Ryan and Dan Savage: 

http://www.thestranger.com/SavageLovePodcast/archives/2010/07/06/savage-love-episode-194

http://www.thestranger.com/SavageLovePodcast/archives/2010/10/27/savage-love-episode-210






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GBA 90 Kevin Allison

In GBA 104 we get better acquainted with Jessie. She talks about living through an earthquake, connecting to cultures and expressing artistic impulses through food, her complicated relationship with her father, written and radio journalism, her experience of China and more!

Jessie plugs:

Women and Health - Camden: http://www.womenandhealth.org.uk/

Her Website: http://jessielevene.com/

Twitter:

Chinatown Food Tours with Jessie Levene:

http://jessielevene.com/?p=277

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chinatown-Food-Tours-with-Jessie-Levene/152643261563669

The Listening Project: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/the-listening-project

Mentioned:

In the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/

The Partition: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-the-partition

Cello Piece: The Singing Instrument: http://soundcloud.com/london_laowai/the-singing-instrument

Abigail Washburn: http://www.abigailwashburn.com/

Ai Weiwei: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei

Alan Hall: http://www.fallingtree.co.uk/production_team/alan_hall

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GBA 104 Jessie

In GBA 108 we get better acquainted with Bryony.  She puts up with me treating her as an ambassador for people in their early 20's! She talks studying radio production, teenage years, Canada, pets, memory, interviewing, living in the countryside, generations and lot's more! There is also a cameo from the cat that I had at the time.

Bryony Plugs:

Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/

Next live show is on Friday 17th May at the Hackney Attic:  https://www.facebook.com/events/635498473143002/

Our podcast which Bryony produces is available on iTunes, Sticher Smart Radio and here: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy

She also makes a plea for people to give her a job or hook her up with radio related content that she might be interested in. Drop me an email at GBApodcast@gmail.com and I will pass it on to her.

We mention:

WTF with Marc Maron: http://www.wtfpod.com/

This American Life: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/

Savage Love: http://www.savagelovecast.com/

Dan Carlin: http://www.dancarlin.com/

Stitcher Smart Radio: http://www.stitcher.com/

The Super Times: http://thesupertimes.com/

Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/

Jeremy Vine Show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006wr3p

Mad Men: http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men

Colin Murray: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Murray

Sam episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-18-sam

Urie episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-3-urie

Frost/Nixon: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870111/


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GBA 108 Bryony

In GBA 115 we get better acquainted with Alice Bell. She talks Crystal Palace dinosaurs, working in the Science Museum, knitting, academia, blogging, science communication, teenage politics, how children's non fic communicates ideas, Captain Planet, communicating on the internet, and so much more.

Alice is a science/media blogger for The Guardian, The New Left Project and also has her own blog on science communication and politics.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/alice-bell

http://www.newleftproject.org/index.php/site/authors/tag/Alice+Bell

http://alicerosebell.wordpress.com/

Alice plugs:

The Brain Train: 
https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/brain-train-podcast/id567550209
http://braintrainpodcast.wordpress.com/

Her twitter: https://twitter.com/alicebell

I plug:

The Stand Up Tragedy IndieGoGo campaign: www.indiegogo.com/projects/stand-u…oes-to-edinburgh

We mention:

Crystal Palace Park: http://www.crystalpalacepark.org.uk/
GBA Road Trips: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/cities/
Helen Zaltzman: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-65-helen-and-olly
http://helenzaltzman.com/
Darwin and the Dinosaurs audio trail (Crystal Palace): http://www.audiotrails.co.uk/dinosaurs/
Richard Owen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Owen
Natural History Museum: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
The Great Exhibition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Exhibition
Victoria and Albert Museum: http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Jurassic Park: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/
Gideon Mantell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Mantell
Science Museum: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/
Martin Austwick:
http://martinzaltzaustwick.wordpress.com/
https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-67-martin-the-sound-man
The Story: http://thestory.org.uk/
Captain Planet Episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwUHHw7GL3A
Doctor Who: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who
Pokemon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon
Blue Peter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Peter
Tiswas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiswas
Captain Underpants: http://www.scholastic.com/captainunderpants/
Horrible Science: http://www.horrible-science.co.uk/
Infinite Monkey Cage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/timc
Brian Cox: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(physicist)
Robin Ince: http://robinince.com/
Horrible Histories: http://horrible-histories.co.uk/
BlackAdder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder
Terry Deary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Deary
CND: http://www.cnduk.org/
Ken Livingston: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Livingstone
Militant Labour / Socialist Party: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_(England_and_Wales)
SWP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Workers_Party_(UK)
new left project - stop the war movement debate: http://www.newleftproject.org/index.php/site/article_comments/the_stop_the_war_coalition_the_socialist_workers_party_and_iraq
Andy Warhol: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol
Emmerdale: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmerdale
Call the Midwife: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_the_Midwife
https://soundcloud.com/brain-train-podcast/brain-train-8-vincent-plagnol

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GBA 115 Alice Bell

In GBA 116 we get better acquainted with Janet Varney (from the JV Club podcast).  Janet talked to me via Skype from LA. We talk about The JV Club, teenage years, interior design, recording conversations, divorce, acting, comedy, Joni Mitchell and more.

This is an episode in the strand of GBA where I talk to other podcasters. JV's podcast describes itself like this:

"Remember what it was like to be an awkward teenager? And remember how some things haven't really changed that much for you since then? Join proud dork Janet Varney as she explores the highs and lows of the bygone years with some of her favorite women as they talk their way through the terrible teens into adult-lescence. Warning: This Podcast Contains Sincerity."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Varney

Janet plugs:

The JV Club: http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/the-jv-club/
Neil's Puppet Dreams: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl4T6p7km9dbx0o8J35KjWAwaiEo5tV7G
Burning Love: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Love_(web_series)
Legend of Korra: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-legend-of-korra/id507589044


Other things mentioned:

Huffpost live: http://live.huffingtonpost.com/
Christina Hendricks: http://www.nerdist.com/2012/03/the-jv-club-1-christina-hendricks/
Lindsey Lohan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_Lohan
Mental Illness Happy Hour: http://mentalpod.com/
Paul Gilmartin: http://paulgilmartin.com/
Radiolab Presents TJ and Dave: http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2013/apr/02/radiolab-presents-tj-dave/
Say Hi: http://ilikesayhi.tumblr.com/
Joni Mitchell - Come in from the cold: http://www.artistdirect.com/video/joni-mitchell-come-in-from-the-cold/28701
Joni Mitchell - River: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVwo9IQMWM0
Neko Case -  That Teenage Feeling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qEwj0HgJ-g


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GBA 116 Janet Varney

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