Better Known

Adam Hart-Davis discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Adam Hart-Davis is a freelance writer and lecturer – former presenter on television of Local Heroes, Tomorrow’s World, What the Romans (and others) Did for Us, How London was Built, and many other series. He has collected various awards for both television and radio, as well as four medals and 14 honorary doctorates. He has read several books, and written about 35, most of them about science and history. He spends a lot of time hacking at green wood, making chairs, tables, bowls, and spoons He is a member of many associations, including the Association of Pole-lathe Turners, and the British Toilet Association. He lectures on diverse subjects, from Toilets and history to Are we alone in the universe? and has given more than 100 talks, to audiences ranging from The Royal Society, The Royal Institution, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to schools, small local history groups, and the captive audiences on cruise ships. He lives in south Devon with his wife Sue Blackmore, two cats, and four chickens. Sandy Bain and the fax machine https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/fax/history-of-fax.htm Colin Pullinger and his mousetrap https://www.inventricity.com/local-heroes-colin-pullinger The skating stones of Racetrack Playa https://www.livescience.com/37492-sailing-stones-death-valley-moving-rocks.html The short stories of Somerset Maugham https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v31/n24/miranda-carter/no-more-alimony-tra-la-la Fibonacci's rabbits https://plus.maths.org/content/fibonacci-sequence-brief-introduction If you haven't tested it, it doesn't work https://www.kguttag.com/2013/08/10/if-you-havent-tested-it-it-doesnt-work/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Author Jini Reddy discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Jini Reddy’s most recent book Wanderland has been shortlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Prize. The prize celebrates the best in UK travel and nature writing. Her first book Wild Times was published in 2016. It won the book prize at the British Guild of Travel Writers Awards 2017. You can follow her @Jini_Reddy on Twitter and @jinireddy20 on Instagram. Time Travel novels https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Octavia-E-Butler/Kindred--The-ground-breaking-masterpiece/21900895 Slow cycling https://canalrivertrustwaterfront.org.uk/nature/slow-cycling/ Inspiring ways to support refugees and asylum seekers https://www.fencesandfrontiers.org/, https://justbreadlondon.com/, www.journeysfestival.com, www.choose.love, https://www.migrateful.org/ ASMR www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2jytrd?xtor The unconventional journey https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/wanderland-9781472951939/ The view from Richmond Hill https://www.gardenvisit.com/gardens/terrace_gardens_richmond This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

As a bonus episode, in a surprising turn of events, Ivan gets invited to an office summer party via Zoom and is asked to provide some entertainment for the benefit of a group of bewildered colleagues. He discusses with Jacob Cunningham, Angharad Hopkinson and Ezekiel Jacob three things which they think should be better known. This episode was recorded in front a live audience, but unfortunately they were all on mute. Fidel Castro's milk obsession https://medium.com/war-is-boring/fidel-castro-s-bizarre-obsession-with-milk-27ce5c258de2 The joy of walking around cemeteries https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/5-cemeteries-you-should-visit-in-london/ Folk metal https://www.villagevoice.com/2013/12/18/the-10-best-folk-metal-bands/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Kris Hollington discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Kris Hollington is a bestselling non-fiction author and ghost-writer of over twenty books, mostly covering crime, several of which have been adapted for TV dramas and documentaries and nominated for various awards. In 2017 he won the People’s Book Prize for non-fiction and his latest book, Corrupt Bodies, written with Peter Everett, is currently long-listed for the Crime Writers’ Association prize for non-fiction. Kris is also a dedicated street photographer (www.shootitagain.com and @krishollington) and freestyle BMX-er. The Essays of David Foster Wallace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI and https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazine-1996-01-0007859.pdf The joy of extreme sports in middle age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m28nJEevCZw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NcOSK6q8Oc The assassinations of Alfred Herrhausen and Detlev Rohwedder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Herrhausen and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detlev_Karsten_Rohwedder The Anti-snore backpack https://www.independent.co.uk/news/silent-night-ordered-as-army-attacks-snorers-1120249.html Hawksley Workman http://hawksleyworkman.com/ Harold Feinstein https://www.haroldfeinstein.com/documentary/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Author Dorian Lynskey discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Dorian Lynskey is an author and journalist who writes about music, politics, film and books for publications including the Guardian, the Observer, GQ, Billboard and the New Statesman. He is the author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs (Faber, 2011) and The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell’s 1984 (Picador, 2019). He also hosts the Remainiacs and Bunker podcasts. Find out more at www.dorianlynskey.com. EL Doctorow https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2012/05/24/faulkner-as-i-lay-dying/ Regina Spektor https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/regina-spektor Quiz Show https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/dec/14/quiz-show-robert-redford The 1910s magazine The Masses https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=themasses Broad City https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/apr/14/broad-city-comedy-genius Hiroshima as a destination https://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/hiroshima-jpn-cg-hiro.htm This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Actor Jack Gilpin discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Jack Gilpin is an American actor and Episcopal priest. He currently stars in television drama series Billions and has previously performed in Succession and Law & Order. He has acted in many films including Quiz Show, Mulan and Adventureland. The Bible https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sheep_and_the_Goats Modern poetry https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/152025/an-introduction-to-modernism The importance of diet https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/healthydiet/healthybalanceddiet.html The plays of Lanford Wilson https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/theater/lanford-wilson-a-playwright-with-compassion-for-his-characters.html The music of Arvo Pärt https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2012/jun/18/arvo-part-contemporary-music-guide Guidelines for Mutuality https://www.episcopalct.org/Beliefs-and-Practices/guidelines-for-mutuality/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Author Richard Askwith discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Richard Askwith is author of six books, including the award-winning Feet in the Clouds (about fell-running); Today We Die A Little (an acclaimed biography of the Czechoslovak runner Emil Zátopek); and, most recently, Unbreakable: The Countess, the Nazis and the World’s Most Dangerous Horse Race, which won Biography of the Year at the 2020 Telegraph Sports Book Awards. A former executive editor of The Independent, he has been a journalist for forty years and continues to earn much of his living from freelance feature-writing. Milada Horáková https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/long-reads/milada-horakova-czech-republic-communist-era-show-trial-a9517401.html  La Commune https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/03/movies/film-review-it-s-paris-in-1871-and-you-are-there.html The rich recreational potential of mud https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Free-Runners-Journey-Nature/dp/0224091964 Sortition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition Frances Horovitz https://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/category/frances-horovitz Lata Brandisová https://www.telegraph.co.uk/racing/2019/03/03/greatest-sports-story-never-told-woman-defied-nazis-win-toughest/ Bubbling under: Charles Webb https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/06/charles-webb-obituary This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Journalist and author Louise Gray discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Louise Gray is the author of The Ethical Carnivore which discusses the ethics of meat by only eating animals she had killed herself. She was previously environment correspondent of The Daily Telegraph. Squirrel Kebabs https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethical-Carnivore-Year-Killing-Eat/dp/1472933109/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Climate change acronyms https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/earthnews/7572765/UN-process-under-fire-at-climate-change-talks.html and https://www.ukcop26.org Corbetts www.bendamph.com Blue Bananas https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/the-pandemic-threatening-bananas.html The Gastronomical Me by MFK Fisher https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/25/gastronomical-me-mfk-fisher-review Canntaireachd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_b1hNtbsdI Bubbling under: The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Castle This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Psychologist Stuart Ritchie discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Stuart Ritchie is a Lecturer in the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King's College London. His new book, Science Fictions: Exposing Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype in Science, is available now. More details are at http://sciencefictions.org. Bach's cantatas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgHtwSyxMsU Katakana https://www.dartmouth.edu/~introjpn/text/katakana.html Limmy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fC2oke5MFg Data Sleuths https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/eye-for-manipulation--a-profile-of-elisabeth-bik-65839 Sci-Hub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub Irn-Bru https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/irn-bru-things-what-is-didnt-know-recipe-change-ag-barr-scotland-favourite-soft-drink-can-a8143301.html Bubbling under: Replication crisis https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/8/27/17761466/psychology-replication-crisis-nature-social-science  This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Anand Menon discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Anand Menon is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London and director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. His many books include Brexit and British Politics, which he co-wrote with Geoffrey Evans. 13 Minutes to the Moon https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttx2 The Middle https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/03/21/the-middles-realpolitik Maths https://www.phdstudies.com/article/6-reasons-to-study-mathematics/ Elbow https://www.soundonsound.com/people/elbow Kerala https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/13/999313/kerala-fight-covid-19-india-coronavirus/ Politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4c4QtfLE3g This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm