Better Known

John Kampfner discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. John Kampfner is an award-winning author, broadcaster, commentator and cultural leader. His book Why The Germans Do It Better is Guardian, Economist and New Statesman Book of the Year and Waterstones Best Books of 2020. Find out more at www.jkampfner.net. People playing cricket in Chicago www.iplcc.com Cornwall's links with Mexico https://www.journeylatinamerica.co.uk/travel-inspiration/other/mexico-the-cornish-connection/ Insect-based cuisine https://www.tasteatlas.com/most-popular-insect-dishes-in-the-world The impact of climate change in the Russian Arctic https://www.ft.com/content/d855d522-cefc-11e9-99a4-b5ded7a7fe3f Marine le Pen’s gay acolytes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-39641822 German football fans drinking and smoking on the terraces https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/dec/11/sport.worldcup20061 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Oliver Sears discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Oliver Sears is a London-born Dublin-based art dealer & gallery owner. He is son of a Holocaust survivor & founder of Holocaust Awareness Ireland. Formerly a trustee of Holocaust Education Trust Ireland, he is a frequent contributor to radio and newspapers including RTÉ and The Irish Times. He tells his family story ‘The Objects of Love’ through a collection of precious objects, documents and photographs, powerful mementoes that survived the war and describe individual lives under Nazi occupation. This was presented for the 2019 annual Kristallnacht lecture at Trinity College Dublin. In collaboration with Trinity College Dublin and Holocaust Awareness Ireland, Oliver was in conversation with both Lenny Abrahamson and Daniel Mendelsohn in two separate events in the series Why Talk About the Holocaust? Derek Mahon https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000nz1m/derek-mahon-the-poetry-nonsense The Trouble with Physics by Lee Smolin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIEorqJCQ2k The piece written just before the really famous one. Three extraordinary pieces of music: Mozart Piano Concerto 20, the first aria of the Queen of the Night in the Magic Flute and Beethoven Piano Concerto 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71AgofmDSjs Krowki https://ifood.tv/european/krowki/about Giorgio Perlasca https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-giorgio-perlasca-1541233.html Helen Frankenthaler https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/helen-frankenthaler-1114 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Novelist Meg Rosoff discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Meg Rosoff was born in Boston, educated at Harvard and St Martin’s College of Art, and has lived in London since 1989. Her first novel, How I Live Now, sold more than a million copies worldwide and was made into a feature film starring Saoirse Ronan. She has won or been shortlisted for 24 international book prizes, including the Orange Prize, the Whitbread and the National Book Award in America, and is a member of the Royal Society of Literature and an honorary Fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge University. She was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2016. Her most recent novel is The Great Godden. Meg lives in London with her husband, the artist Paul Hamlyn. Rembrandt’s House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembrandt_House_Museum Woody Allen’s The Moose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmnLRVWgnXU Lurchers https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/pet-advice/is-a-lurcher-a-good-choice-of-pet.html Galle to Kandy train https://thefamilyfreestylers.com/kandy-to-galle-train-sri-lanka/ Blue Red and Grey by The Who https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCycKHeNnBQ A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes https://www.npr.org/2009/07/07/103930835/a-delightfully-evil-tale-of-pirates-and-children This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Comedian Rosie Wilby discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian who has appeared on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman's Hour and Four Thought. Her first book Is Monogamy Dead? was longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2018 and followed a trilogy of solo shows investigating the psychology of love and relationships. Rosie’s new book The Breakup Monologues (Bloomsbury) is based on her podcast of the same name, which was nominated for a British Podcast Award 2020. You can order The Breakup Monologues book at https://linktr.ee/breakupmonologues and listen to the podcast at www.podfollow.com/breakupmonologues The Czars https://www.westword.com/music/its-not-too-late-to-discover-the-czars-one-of-denvers-greatest-bands-6045038 The films of Alex Ross Perry https://harvardfilmarchive.org/programs/alex-ross-perry A Girl Called Eddy https://www.popmatters.com/girl-called-eddy-been-around-2644860594.html Home Time https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/home_time/ Relationship anarchy https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/what-does-relationship-anarchy-mean.html Katie Carr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Carr This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Novelist Rosa Rankin-Gee discusses six things which she thinks should be better known. Rosa Rankin-Gee is the author of two novels: The Last Kings of Sark, which won Shakespeare & Company’s Paris Literary Prize, and Dreamland, set in a near-future Margate, which has just come out with Scribner. She once tried to stop Brexit with 600 croissants. Insulated Mugs https://cheeki.com/blogs/news/8-reasons-to-buy-an-insulated-coffee-mug The first signs of anaphylaxis https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/anaphylaxis/ Public Lending Right https://www.plr.uk.com/ The long history of Councils relocating families outside of London https://blog.shelter.org.uk/2017/01/exporting-homeless-families-is-it-legal-and-is-it-right/ Why rollerblading disappeared for 20 years https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/what-the-heck-happened-rollerblading.htm Electric blankets https://utterlyhome.com/benefits-of-using-an-electric-blanket/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Alexandra Shulman was editor in chief of British Vogue, the longest serving editor in the history of the magazine. Her new book is Clothes and other things that matter. https://www.waterstones.com/book/clothes-and-other-things-that-matter/alexandra-shulman/9781788401999 Passion Flower capsules or tincture https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/calming-effects-of-passionflower Delayed Gratification https://www.slow-journalism.com/ The London Library https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/ Microwaveable rice https://steamykitchen.com/22048-how-to-cook-rice-microwave.html Kiev https://www.ryanair.com/try-somewhere-new/gb/en/travel-guides/kiev-hidden-gems/ Where Stands a Winged Sentry by Margaret Kennedy https://www.handheldpress.co.uk/shop/womens-lives/margaret-kennedy-where-stands-a-winged-sentry/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

David Runciman discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. This episode was recorded the day before the local elections. Professor David Runciman was Head of the University of Cambridge's Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) from 2014 to 2018. His research interests are in twentieth century political thought, particularly ideas of democracy and crisis, and the role of technology in contemporary politics. David's new book is How Democracy Ends, published by Profile. David also writes regularly about politics for the London Review of Books. He presents the Talking Politics podcast. The World As I Found It by Bruce Duffy https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005UF5NJI/ Darwin Among the Machines http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-ButFir-t1-g1-t1-g1-t4-body.html New Yorker Fiction podcast https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/fiction Joni Mitchell singing Coyote in the Last Waltz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7MbmXklj3Q Andy Bush's Indie Disco https://planetradio.co.uk/absolute-radio/shows/andy-bush-s-indie-disco/ Democracy https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n07/david-runciman/too-early-or-too-late This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

To celebrate 1000 Better Known choices, Ivan invites past guests to discuss their One in a Thousand, the choice which above all deserves to be better known. People: Caroline Eden discusses Sanmao Places: Eleanor Fitzsimons discusses the Sheep’s Head Peninsula and Barbara Scully discusses Southern Spain Objects: Lindsay Johns discusses the books of Alex LaGuma Stories: Christopher Fowler discusses Experiences: Alexis Sotiropoulos discusses the National Fruit Museum Ideas: Tarik O’Regan discusses originals of cover versions This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Tracey Follows discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Tracey Follows is a futurist and author of The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st-Century Technology? She is the CEO of Futuremade, a futures consultancy advising global brands and specialising in the application of foresight to boost business. Charles Wareing Bardsley's Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1901) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/59959/59959-h/59959-h.htm The Otaku https://www.we-heart.com/2020/05/27/why-otaku-culture-is-thriving-in-the-uk/ Seasteading https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/24/seasteading-a-vanity-project-for-the-rich-or-the-future-of-humanity Digital Afterlife https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/07/what-a-digital-afterlife-would-be-like/491105/ Advantageous https://www.wired.com/2015/06/sci-fi-film-advantageous/ Audrey Tang https://china.usc.edu/audrey-tang-taiwans-digital-minister-harnessing-technology-social-good This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Felicity Hayes-McCoy discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Felicity Hayes-McCoy, bestselling author of The Library at the Edge of The World, was born in Dublin, Ireland. She studied literature at UCD before training as an actress in London. Her work as a writer ranges from TV, radio drama and documentary, to screenplays, memoir, journalism and children's books. Her "Finfarran" novels, set in Ireland and featuring local librarian Hanna Casey, are widely read internationally, and have been translated into seven languages. She and her husband, opera director Wilf Judd, live in Bermondsey, London, and on Ireland's west coast. She is on Twitter @fhayesmccoy and on Facebook as Felicity Hayes-McCoy Author Niche literary genres https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/nov/19/literary-genres-robert-mccrum Soda bread https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/irishsodabread_67445 Bratislava Castle https://www.slovakia.com/castles/bratislava-castle/ Judy Garland's performance of Gershwin's Bidin' My Time in the film Girl Crazy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQdIwjbW6es Irish vernacular furniture https://www.victormeeauctions.ie/irish-country-furniture-vernacular-furinture/ Paddington Bear https://www.thecurb.com.au/paddington-2-review-if-youre-kind-and-polite-the-world-will-be-right/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm