Economist Tim Harford discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Tim Harford is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of How To Make the World Add Up, The Data Detective, Messy, and the million-selling The Undercover Economist. Tim is a senior columnist at the Financial Times, and the presenter of BBC Radio’s More or Less, How To Vaccinate The World, and Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy, as well as the podcast Cautionary Tales. Tim has spoken at TED, PopTech and the Sydney Opera House. He is an associate member of Nuffield College, Oxford and an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. Tim was made an OBE for services to improving economic understanding in the New Year honours of 2019. Bill Phillips https://timharford.com/books/undercovereconomist-strikes-back/ In A Silent Way https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/in-a-silent-way-181826/ Fermi problems https://www.innovativeteachingideas.com/blog/an-excellent-collection-of-fermi-problems-for-your-class Dragon Warriors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Warriors The versatility of paper https://timharford.com/books/50things/ Lyonnesse by Jack Vance http://king-conan-review.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-complete-lyonesse-by-jack-vance.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Actor and impressionist Jon Glover discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Jon Glover most recently appeared in the play Maggie and Ted, written by Michael McManus, about Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher, providing forty voices, including Michael Heseltine, who attended one of the performances. He was previously a presenter on Playschool, impressionist on Radio 4’s Weekending and ITV’s Spitting Image, and portrayed Mr Cholmondeley Warner on Harry Enfield’s television series. He lives in Surrey with four Burmese cats and an endlessly patient wife. Maggie and Ted https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/29/maggie-ted-review-two-tory-prime-ministers-one-long-spat The Yacobean Building by Alaa al Aswany https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/books/review/Adams.t.html Wodehouse's World War Two broadcasts https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v27/n21/fatema-ahmed/no-snarling The Schlumpf Collection https://sportscardigest.com/schlumpf-collection-profile-and-photo-gallery/ Montreuil Sur Mer https://www.baldwinstravel.co.uk/blog/a-little-spot-called-montreuil-sur-mer-in-france Classic radio comedy https://www.mislaidcomedyheroes.com/the-wonderful-wit-of-wireless This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Hilma Wolitzer discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Hilma Wolitzer is a recipient of Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, and a Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award. She has taught at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, New York University, Columbia University, and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Her first published story appeared when she was thirty-six, and her first novel eight years later. Her many stories and novels have drawn critical praise for illuminating the dark interiors of the American home. She lives in New York City. Her latest collection of short stories is Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket. Bharati Mukherjee https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/99/11/07/nnp/mukherjee-middleman.html Stanley Elkin https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/3712/the-art-of-fiction-no-61-stanley-elkin Agha Shahid Ali https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/agha-shahid-ali Mary Lou Williams https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/749743012/how-mary-lou-williams-shaped-the-sound-of-the-big-band-era Dr Rick Hodes https://rickhodes.org/ The Little Fugitive https://www.highonfilms.com/little-fugitive-1953-review/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Ananyo Bhattacharya discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Ananyo Bhattacharya is a science writer who has worked at the Economist and Nature. Before journalism, he was a medical researcher at the Burnham Institute in San Diego, California. He holds a degree in physics from the University of Oxford and a PhD in protein crystallography from Imperial College London. His new book is a biography of John von Neumann, The Man from the Future. You can follow him on Twitter. Bubbling under: Giovanni Bottesini's Elegy no. 1 for Double Bass and Piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN9Kq7OS_-M&list=RDFN9Kq7OS_-M John von Neumann https://www.privatdozent.co/p/the-unparalleled-genius-of-john-von-beb Klara Dan https://eniacinaction.com/ The Apu Trilogy https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-miraculous-apu-trilogy Hans Fallada https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v34/n05/philip-oltermann/the-cow-the-shoe-then-you Ursula Le Guin https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2002/09/26/the-queen-of-quinkdom/ Epistemology vs ontology http://www.differencebetween.net/science/health/difference-between-ontology-and-epistemology/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Matthew Parris discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Matthew Parris is a columnist for The Times and presents Great Lives on BBC Radio Four. He was a Conservative MP from 1979 to 1986 and was a Parliamentary Sketchwriter for the Times for nearly fourteen years. He has been Columnist of the year at the British Press Awards. His books include Fracture: Stories of how great lives take root in trauma, which discusses geniuses who have suffered childhood trauma, and Scorn: The Wittest and Wickedest Insults in Human History. His autobiography Chance Witness: An Outsider’s Life in Politics won the Orwell Prize. He was an awarded an RSPCA medal for jumping into the River Thames and rescuing a dog. Britain did not win the Second World War https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2019/sep/02/empire-britain-second-world-war-hitler A dessert spoon of vinegar in a glass of cold water https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/apple-cider-vinegar-the-right-way-and-time-to-drink-it/articleshow/79994734.cms The Boer War was a small British disgrace https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/boer-war Calvados https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/spirits/best-calvados-uk-brandy-b1796934.html The English treatment of the Irish https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2019/02/how-britains-dark-history-with-ireland-haunts-brexit How to empty a bottle of ketchup https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2016/12/03/how-to-empty-the-ketchup-bottle-every-time This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Professor Catherine Whistler discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. An art historian and curator, Catherine Whistler is Keeper of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Fellow of St John’s College, and a Professor of the History of European Art, University of Oxford. Born in Dublin, where she studied History of Art at UCD, she maintains strong links with Ireland and with Italy - especially Venice where she lived in the early 1980s. She has researched and written about Italian art, and has curated exhibitions at the Ashmolean on a variety of topics from Brazilian Baroque art to Raphael. She enjoyed working with artist Jenny Saville on exhibitions in 2015, especially in thinking about the expressive power of drawing. At St John’s College, Catherine has been involved with the artist-in-residence programme since it started in 2000. She is delighted to have spent most of her career at Britain’s first public museum - the Ashmolean opened in 1683 - which is also a leading University museum with endlessly intriguing collections. John McCormack singing The Meeting of the Waters www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctIhzYKvVa0 Chioggia https://www.italyheaven.co.uk/veneto/chioggia.html Diana Mantuano https://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search/per_page/25/offset/0/sort_by/relevance/object/179647 Remembering Ahanagran: Storytelling in a Family’s Past by Richard White https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=2185 Painted foot https://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search/per_page/25/offset/0/sort_by/relevance/object/126978 Aston’s Eyot https://friendsofastonseyot.org/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Technology writer Charles Arthur discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Charles Arthur's latest book, his third, is Social Warming, which looks at how and why social media has such a dramatically polarising effect on politics, journalism and societies around the world, even in countries where usage is low. His previous two books were on hacking (Cyber Wars, 2016) and the three-way tussle between Apple, Google and Microsoft in search, music and smartphones (Digital Wars, 2012). He was technology editor at The Guardian from 2005-2014, and before that had roles as the technology and science editor at The Independent from 1995-2013. He writes The Overspill, a daily list of links and brief commentary about technology, science and whatever seems interesting (such as the wholesale moving of buildings from one place to another) at http://theoverspill.wordpress.com. The daily list is also available as an email. He is on Twitter at @charlesarthur, and The Overspill is @theoverspill. His work at The Guardian is at http://theguardian.com/profile/charlesarthur. Go board game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(game) Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/karen-thompson-walker/age-of-miracles/ Josh Homme's work as a music producer https://www.soundonsound.com/people/josh-homme DuckDuckGo https://spreadprivacy.com/why-use-duckduckgo-instead-of-google/ Whatdotheyknow.com http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/foi-requests-to-central-government-via-whatdotheyknow.html Little Fish https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/sc-mov-little-fish-review-0203-20210203-wgq6aqhnojbb5kw3byqtstwoky-story.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Paul Willetts discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Paul Willetts is the author of five much-praised nonfiction books: Fear and Loathing in Fitzrovia; North Soho 999; Members Only; Rendezvous at the Russian Tea Rooms; and King Con. The third of these was turned into a big-budget British movie. Entitled The Look of Love (2013), it starred Steve Coogan, who described Members Only as “a thoroughly entertaining story, told by a writer with a vivid and amusing turn of phrase.” Paul has also written occasional journalism for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Spectator, The Times Literary Supplement, BBC History Magazine, History Today, and contributed to The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Further information about Paul and his work can be found by visiting https://www.paulwilletts.com. Julian Maclaren-Ross https://www.julianmaclaren-ross.com The House on the Hill Toy Museum at Stansted Mountfichet http://www.stanstedtoymuseum.com The paintings of David Willetts https://www.paulwilletts.com/visual-arts-background Bakelite https://rebornbakelite.co.uk Six Degrees of Separation https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/six-degrees-separation-review/ What Makes Sammy Run? https://inverarity.livejournal.com/265552.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Musician Barb Jungr discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Barb Jungr is an award-winning international performer, recording artist and writer. She is best known for her interpretations and recordings of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Jacques Brel. With performances across four continents and fifteen solo album recordings she appeared on Talking Bob Dylan Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan for BBC TV and has appeared on programmes about Dylan’s work and on singing Dylan and Cohen. Will Friedwald’s The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums (2017) has a chapter devoted to her 2002 CD Every Grain Of Sand (Linn Records). Alongside her performance work she writes music, songs and adapts for children’s and musical theatre; We’re Going On A Bear Hunt, The Fabulous Flutterbys, The Singing Mermaid, The Pixie and The Pudding, How To Hide A Lion, Chocolate Cake, There May Be A Castle, Liver Birds Flying Home. She has contributed to The Cambridge Companion to Blues and Gospel, Dylan at 80: It used to go like that, and now it goes like this, Woman: The Incredible Life of Yoko Ono and John Lydon: Stories of Johnny, and has appeared as a commentator on culture and the voice on radio and television. After spending many years in Pimlico she now lives in West Sussex. Find out more at www.barbjungr.co.uk. Cheese and onion pie https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/my-mothers-lancashire-cheese-and-onion-pie/ Stockport https://www.myinterestingfacts.com/stockport-facts/ Wolfen https://www.allmovie.com/movie/wolfen-v55042/review The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/sep/20/living-mountain-nan-shepherd-review Bosch https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3502248/ The Rorys - Rory Block, Rory Gallagher and Rory McCleod https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-named-rory/celebrity-lists This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Alexandra Pringle discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Alexandra Pringle was Editor-in-Chief of Bloomsbury Publishing for 20 years and she is now Executive Publisher. Her authors include Margaret Atwood, Richard Ford, Esther Freud, Elizabeth Gilbert, Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, Colum McCann, Ann Patchett, George Saunders, Kamila Shamsie, Patti Smith and Barbara Trapido. She is a Patron of Index on Censorship, a Trustee of the charity Reprieve, and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She has been awarded Honorary Degrees of Doctor of Letters from Anglia Ruskin University and Warwick University. Gillian Ayres https://amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/apr/11/gillian-ayres-obituary Serrabone Priory, Languedoc https://www.spottinghistory.com/view/6434/serrabone-priory/ Barbara Trapido https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/21-barbara-trapido/id1439173261?i=1000436025069 Restaurant Captain Bob, Tyre, Lebanon https://www.zomato.com/beirut/istirahet-captain-bob-tyre/menu My Funny Valentine sung by Chet Baker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXywhJpOKs Steve Ali https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/refugees-like-me-rarely-get-to-tell-our-side-what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-the-refugee-crisis-a4533551.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm