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Mar 7, 2021 • 30min

Will Hutton

Will Hutton discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Will Hutton is co-chair of The Purposeful Company. He was Principal of Hertford College, University of Oxford from 2011 to 2020, and Chair of the Big Innovation Centre, an initiative from the Work Foundation. He was chief executive of the Work Foundation from 2000 to 2008. He was formerly editor-in-chief for The Observer. American football https://www.the42.ie/basic-guide-to-american-football-and-the-nfl-2265086-Feb2018/ Oxford Divinity School https://discoveroxfordshire.com/things-to-do/the-divinity-school/ The Enlightenment Economy by Joel Mokyr http://www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/review-of-the-enlightened-economy-by-joel-mokyr/ 5 plus 2 diet https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/the-5-2-diet-guide Pickled Herring and Acqua Vit https://www.capebretonpost.com/opinion/the-taste-of-denmark-pickled-herring-and-aquavit-20245/ Section 172 of the 2006 Companies Act https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/business-law-blog/blog/2017/09/section-172-uk-companies-act-2006-desperate-times-call-soft-law This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Feb 28, 2021 • 30min

Deborah Moggach

Writer Deborah Moggach discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Deborah Moggach has written 21 novels, including Tulip Fever and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, both of which were made into movies. She has adapted many of my own and others' work, including the BAFTA-nominated Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley, and The Diary of Anne Frank. Her latest novel is The Carer, out in paperback, and her new novel, The Black Dress, will be published in July. The Goodwin Sands https://www.amusingplanet.com/2016/11/goodwin-sands-and-its-shipwrecks.html Old Master Painting auctions https://www.theartnewspaper.com/analysis/golden-oldies-the-year-old-masters-go-digital Karen Dalton https://timeline.com/karen-dalton-folk-tragic-8c042745bdc7 Arnold Bennett https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1966/11/03/to-bennetts-rescue/ The Judges' Lodgings, Presteigne https://www.judgeslodging.org.uk/ 2CV cars https://www.2cvgb.co.uk/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Feb 21, 2021 • 29min

Meg Van Deusen

Dr Meg Van Deusen discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Meg Van Deusen, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness practitioner in private practice since 1994. In a time of great stress and disconnection in the US she offers insights and solutions to help readers reconnect and live healthier lives. Dr Van Deusen lives in Seattle, Washington where she enjoys the outdoors, cooking and time with her husband, sons and friends. Her latest book is Stressed in the U.S.: 12 Tools to Tackle Anxiety, Loneliness, Tech-Addiction and More. Further details are at https://www.megvandeusen.com/books/ Attachment Theory https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/690495.A_Secure_Base Race to Nowhere https://www.amazon.com/Race-Nowhere-Vicki-Abeles/dp/B01DAKOXG8 John and Stephanie Cacioppo https://www.stephaniecacioppo.com/stephanie-john Restorative Justice restorativejustice.org Gut-Brain Axis https://psychscenehub.com/psychinsights/the-simplified-guide-to-the-gut-brain-axis/ Sawubona https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/interviews/sawubona This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Feb 14, 2021 • 30min

Leo McKinstry

Leo McKinstry discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Leo McKinstry is a journalist and author. His books include Boycs: The True Story (2000), Rosebery: Statesman in Turmoil (2005) and Attlee and Churchill: Allies in War, Adversaries in Peace (2020). The novels of Patrick Hamilton https://www.bookforum.com/print/1405/in-a-trio-of-novels-patrick-hamilton-offered-deft-portraits-of-the-english-working-class-as-world-war-ii-descended-their-republication-introduces-us-to-the-odd-booze-drenched-world-of-a-terrific-british-writer-2046 The New Brighton Tower in Wallesey http://www.hiddenwirral.org/the-new-brighton-tower/4590497180 Lord Rosebery https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v27/n18/ferdinand-mount/truffles-for-potatoes Constance Smith https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/01/04/news/tale-of-limerick-actress-constance-smith-s-hollywood-tragedy-revealed-in-tv4-documentary-1520331/ The music of Andy Prior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zs3-NMKvD0 The National Liberal Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931) This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Feb 7, 2021 • 30min

Helen Lewis

Helen Lewis discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Helen Lewis is a British journalist who works as a Staff Writer at the Atlantic magazine, based in London. She hosts the longform interview series The Spark on BBC Radio 4, and her history of feminism, Difficult Women, was published in February 2020. Read more about Helen at https://helenlewiswrites.com/. The Modesty Blaise novels https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/sep/19/crimebooks.features Barbara Castle https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v02/n19/edmund-dell/keeping-left Toxoplasma of rage https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/12/17/the-toxoplasma-of-rage/ Gombe chimp war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War Tolstoy’s midlife crisis https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/facing-death-with-tolstoy Diana Mitford https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v21/n19/christopher-hitchens/what-a-lot-of-parties This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Jan 31, 2021 • 29min

Tim Tate

Tim Tate discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Tim Tate is a multi-award winning documentary film-maker, investigative journalist and best-selling author. Over a career spanning almost 40 years he has written for most national newspapers and made more than 80 documentaries for British and international broadcasters. His films have been honoured by Amnesty International, the Royal Television Society, UNESCO, the International Documentary Association, the Association for International Broadcasting, the US National Academy of Cable Broadcasting and the New York Festivals. He is the author of 17 published non-fiction books. His 2018 work, Hitler’s British Traitors (Icon Books, 2018) analysed hundreds of de-classified MI5 and UK Government files to reveal the untold story of espionage, sabotage and treachery by pro-Nazi British fascists during World War Two. It received extensive press and media coverage and was selected as Book of The Week by The Times. His book, Hitler’s Forgotten Children (Elliott & Thompson, 2015) which told the story of the Nazi Lebensborn program through the life story of one of its victims, Ingrid von Oelhafen, has been translated into nine languages and published in 16 countries. Full details of Tim’s books are at www.timtate.co.uk. The significance of the Nuremburg Trials https://eachother.org.uk/nuremberg-trials-still-matter/ The Songs of Pete Atkin & Clive James https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nnnlc The Motion Picture, Sound and Video Holdings at the US National Archives https://www.archives.gov/research/motion-pictures North Korea https://theconversation.com/five-assumptions-we-make-about-north-korea-and-why-theyre-wrong-84771 William Horwood https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/book-review-the-velvet-underground-with-paws-for-thought-duncton-stone-william-horwood-harpercollins-15-99-pounds-1489024.html The secrecy of MI5 https://timtate.co.uk/blog/secrets-and-spies/
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Jan 24, 2021 • 30min

Simon Winchester

Author Simon Winchester discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts. You can learn more on his website: www.simonwinchester.com. The Antikythera Mechanism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpLcnAIpVRA The Needham Question https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2008/08/14/the-passions-of-joseph-needham/ The Five Civilized Tribes https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-fivecivilizedtribes/ The Skaergaard Intrusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skaergaard_intrusion Francis Galton https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v25/n23/andrew-berry/whenever-you-can-count 6.The Settlement of the Aaland Island Dispute https://projects.au.dk/inventingbureaucracy/blog/show/artikel/the-aaland-islands-question-a-league-success-story/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Jan 17, 2021 • 29min

Barbara Scully

Barbara Scully discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Barbara Scully is a freelance writer, columnist and broadcaster – her fifth career to date. She is frequently published in the national press and is a familiar voice on the airwaves – both on TV and radio. Her writing appears most often in the Irish Independent, but she has been published in all the national newspapers and most Irish magazines. Barbara has a weekly slot on the Moncrieff Show on Newstalk, an independent national radio station in Ireland and is a regular contributor across various stations both on TV and radio, including RTE. She presents a weekly webcast called How To Stay Sane In A Pandemic which is broadcast live every Wed at 4:15pm on Twitter (@barbarascully) and is posted afterwards on her website www.barbarascully.com. An experienced public speaker, Barbara is married to photographer Paul Sherwood, they have three daughters, two grandchildren, four cats and a family of foxes at the bottom of their suburban garden. Sheep's Head http://thesheepsheadway.ie/ The Last Waltz https://youtu.be/5rKlkR0B5aw Puerto de la Cruz https://www.tenerife-information-centre.com/puerto-de-la-cruz.html John O Donohue https://www.johnodonohue.com/ Donegal Airport https://www.donegalairport.ie/ Wild Ireland https://www.wildireland.org/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Jan 10, 2021 • 30min

Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Jim Al-Khalili OBE FRS is a theoretical physicist at the University of Surrey where he holds a Distinguished Chair in physics as well as a university chair in the public engagement in science. He received his PhD in nuclear reaction theory in 1989 and has published widely in the field. His current interest is in open quantum systems and the application of quantum mechanics in biology. Jim is a prominent author and broadcaster. He has written 14 books on popular science and the history of science, between them translated into twenty-six languages. His latest book, The World According to Physics, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Book Prize. He is a regular presenter of TV science documentaries, such as the Bafta nominated Chemistry: a volatile history, and he hosts the long-running weekly BBC Radio 4 programme, The Life Scientific. Jim is a past president of the British Science Association and a recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday medal and the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal, the Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal and the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication. He received an OBE in 2007 for ‘services to science’. The scientific method https://www.newscientist.com/term/the-scientific-method/ The contribution of the Medieval Arabic world to science and mathematics https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/30/science/how-islam-won-and-lost-the-lead-in-science.html The Bohr-Einstein debate on the nature of reality http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/2503/1/EinsteinBohr.pdf Information literacy https://www.tes.com/news/information-literacy-academic-conventions-international-benefits Gertrude Bell https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2007/10/25/the-queen-of-the-quagmire/ The British Countryside https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2015/apr/14/your-favourite-secret-corners-of-the-british-countryside-mapped
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Jan 3, 2021 • 29min

Alex Christofi

Alex Christofi discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Alex Christofi is Editorial Director at Transworld Publishers and the author of the novels Let Us Be True and Glass, winner of the Betty Trask Prize for fiction. He has written for numerous publications including the Guardian, the London Magazine and The White Review. Dostoevsky in Love is his first work of non-fiction. You can buy the book at https://linktr.ee/dostoevsky Redding Hunter https://traffique.bandcamp.com/album/lightness Hyde Park pet cemetery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrWitagNj8k Kabaddi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av1mr3UpdZk Roko's Basilisk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LessWrong#Roko's_basilisk The Broomway https://www.walkingclub.org.uk/walk/the-broomway-and-foulness-island/ House of the Dead https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/09/15/notes-from-a-dead-house/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

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