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Sarah Carey discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Sarah Carey is a broadcaster, columnist and regular contributor Irish and international media. She is a columnist for The Irish Independent and has previously written for The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times and The Sunday Times. For six years she presented the critically praised Talking Point on Newstalk. Sarah has a degree in history from Trinity College, Dublin. She began her career in telecommunications and technology, working in both Dublin and California and continues to work in the field of strategic communications. QALYs https://timharford.com/2020/06/cautionary-tales-the-spreadsheet-of-life-and-death/ Philips Lumea IPL Prestige 9000 https://www.philips.ie/c-m-pe/hair-removal/lumea-ipl Christian underpinning of human rights https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/21/dominion-making-western-mind-tom-holland-review Baby confinement https://www.mimimatthews.com/2016/05/08/the-victorian-baby-19th-century-advice-on-motherhood-and-maternity/ The Irish wake https://www.masshinitt.com/Blog/6301/irishwake/ Lough Crew https://www.loughcrewmegalithiccentre.com/loughcrew-cairns/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Samira Shackle discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Samira Shackle is a freelance writer and reporter based in London. She is the editor of the New Humanist magazine, and a regular contributor to the Guardian Long Read. Her first book, Karachi Vice, is a work of narrative nonfiction telling the story of five ordinary citizens of Pakistan's largest city. Private cities https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jul/08/inspired-by-central-park-the-new-city-for-a-million-outside-karachi Rosemary Tonks https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/badly-chosen-lover/ The Gish Gallop https://effectiviology.com/gish-gallop/ Pakistan's Sufi shrines https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/pakistans-sufis-preach-faith-and-ecstasy-92998056/ Eliza Haywood http://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol38no1/dow-simpson-seth-intro/exhibit-1-article/ Albanian sworn virgins https://slate.com/culture/2012/12/jill-peters-documenting-sworn-virgins-women-who-live-as-men-in-albania-photos.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Sam Bowman discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Sam Bowman is director of competition policy at the International Center for Law & Economics, Portland. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute, a Non-Executive Director of the drug policy think tank Volteface, and Founder of the Entrepreneurs Network. He was previously Executive Director of the Adam Smith Institute, an economic policy think tank in Westminster. PC Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MQUleX1PeA Europa Universalis IV https://www.paradoxplaza.com/europa-universalis-all/ Index funds https://www.thebalance.com/why-invest-in-index-funds-2466447 Private chat groups https://www.wired.com/story/telegram-encryption-whatsapp-settings/ Alienability of rights https://sambowman.substack.com/p/the-importance-of-alienability Ignorance and error in politics and economics https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/what-are-the-implications-of-political-ignorance-for-democracy/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Terence Blacker discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Terence Blacker is a songwriter, singer and author who has sung and read at festivals, clubs and theatres in the UK, Europe and America. He was already an established author when he started writing and performing his songs in 2009. His musical storytelling – offbeat, funny songs capturing the lives of modern-day misfits and outsiders – quickly found a following at folk clubs and festivals. His books include The Twyning and You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This. His columns for The Independent are at https://www.independent.co.uk/author/terence-blacker. I Didn't Know You Cared https://archivetvmusings.blog/tag/i-didnt-know-you-cared/ Rats https://www.dw.com/en/rats-dangerous-vermin-or-useful-members-of-society/a-19161314 Sam Carter https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/24/sam-carter-review Eleanor 'Fizz' Fazan https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000004692137/Eleanor-Fazan-FIZ The short stories of Lorrie Moore https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/28/face-time Collecting wood https://firewoodforstoves.com/collecting-your-own-wood/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

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

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

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

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

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

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/