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Nov 10, 2019 • 29min

Maya Jasanoff

Harvard historian Maya Jasanoff discusses with Ivan six things that she thinks should be better known. Find out more about Maya at https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/maya-jasanoff. Her most recent book is The Dawn Watch, which you can buy at https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Watch-Joseph-Conrad-Global/dp/0143111043/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=. Albert Kahn global photo archive https://allthatsinteresting.com/albert-kahn-archives-of-the-planet Shakespeare Wallah http://www.merchantivory.com/film/shakespearewallah Aeon online magazine https://aeon.co/essays/what-can-the-mirror-test-say-about-self-awareness-in-animals The Invention of Tradition http://www.columbia.edu/itc/journalism/stille/Politics%20Fall%202007/readings%20weeks%206-7/Trevor-Roper,%20The%20Highland%20Tradition.pdf Last Chance U https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a28523305/last-chance-u-players-in-the-nfl-where-are-they-now-netflix/ Khichuri https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/20/527945413/khichuri-an-ancient-indian-comfort-dish-with-a-global-influence
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Nov 3, 2019 • 30min

Petroc Trelawny

BBC Radio 3 Breakfast show presenter Petroc Trelawny discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Miklos Banffy's Transylvanian Trilogy https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/aug/05/writing-wall-miklos-banffy-summer-readings Call My Agent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_My_Agent! Hungarian wine https://winefolly.com/review/hungarian-wines-for-the-win/ Limerick https://www.limerick.ie/limerick-insider/10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-limerick Lennox Berkeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW_PDF5K4Fc The Railway Dining Car https://www.gwr.com/plan-journey/journey-information/on-board/pullman-dining
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Oct 27, 2019 • 31min

Jeremy Treglown

Jeremy Treglown talks to Ivan about six things which he thinks should be better known. Jeremy is chair of Arvon and has written biographies of Roald Dahl, Henry Green, VS Pritchett and John Hersey. He was editor of the Times Literary Supplement between 1981 and 1990. Carn Brea https://www.cornwalls.co.uk/redruth/carn_brea.htm Mozart’s Requiem in D minor with soloists taken from the chorus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiBZ2C725ns John Hersey’s Hiroshima https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/jeremy-treglown/work/mr-straight-arrow Spanish Museum of Abstract Art https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/travel/30overnighter-cuenca.html Ruth Matilda Anderson’s photos of Spain https://hispanicsociety.org/prints-photographs/ The present isn’t so superior to the past https://archive.triblive.com/news/students-write-about-life-100-years-ago/
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Oct 20, 2019 • 30min

Tess Morris

Screenwriter Tess Morris discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Watch the trailer for her film Man Up at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22gEHzlaEQw Magic Mike XXL as feminist masterpiece https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8gkbak/surprise-magic-mike-xxl-was-the-most-important-feminist-movie-of-2015 The Baked Potato https://thetakeout.com/the-perfect-method-to-make-a-baked-potato-1829350363 Dispelling the myth that you can't walk in LA https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/walking-in-la/ The songwriting of Billy Swan https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/interview-billy-swan.shtml Don’t look at the time when you have jet lag https://www.skyscanner.net/news/jetlag-15-tips-beating-timezone-tiredness The Austin Film Festival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Film_Festival
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Oct 13, 2019 • 29min

Michael Blastland

Journalist Michael Blastland discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. You can find out more about Michael at https://profilebooks.com/michael-blastland.html. The myth of nurture v nature https://www.nature.com/articles/421806a The uncertainty of public data https://medium.com/wintoncentre/has-uk-employment-gone-down-maybe-and-maybe-not-7b2e8fbdc7c5 Science’s replication crisis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-016-0021 The fallibility of medicines https://www.nature.com/news/personalized-medicine-time-for-one-person-trials-1.17411 Unknown impact of government’s policies https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/our-work/policy-making/all-change The Mind is Flat, by Nick Chater https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mind-Flat-Illusion-Mental-Improvised/dp/0241208440/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+mind+is+flat&qid=1569486201&s=gateway&sr=8-1
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Oct 6, 2019 • 29min

Bobby Duffy

Bobby Duffy discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Bobby is the director of the Policy Institute at King's College London. His latest book is The Perils of Perception. Negativity bias https://www.offgridsessions.com/2019/07/30/the-perils-of-perception/ The cohort effect https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/18/young-people-tory-grey-vote Proper definition of Polarisation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fqlDfPcHWM The Price by Arthur Miller https://www.ft.com/content/bc9f4a4a-2ec3-11e9-ba00-0251022932c8 Nick Cave playing live https://variety.com/2019/music/news/concert-review-conversations-with-nick-cave-is-part-qa-part-music-part-group-therapy-1203347523/ Better earphones https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/audio/best-in-ear-headphones-1276925
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Sep 29, 2019 • 29min

Iain Burnside

Classical pianist Iain Burnside discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Find out more about Iain at https://www.askonasholt.com/artists/iain-burnside/. The Scottish composer FG Scott https://signumrecords.com/product/songs-of-fg-scott-moonstruck/SIGCD096/ Sally Clarke’s spicy sweetcorn soup https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/masters-of-modern-cookery-1-sally-clarke-the-soup-kitchen-1142406.html The website www.borrowmydoggy.com Molly Keane’s novel Good Behaviour https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/in-praise-of-older-books-good-behaviour-by-molly-keane-1991-1.3587124 Locke https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10771751/Locke-film-review.html The Ludlow English Song Weekend http://ludlowenglishsongweekend.com
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Sep 22, 2019 • 28min

Joan Silber

Novelist and short story writer Joan Silber talks to Ivan about six things which she thinks should be better known. Find out more about Joan at http://joansilber.net/. Luang Prabang, Laos https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/oct/12/luang-prabang-laos-three-day-holiday-itinerary David Malouf https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/david-malouf The Mighty Clouds of Joy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeM-VMkhFdM Charles Baxter https://www.nybooks.com/contributors/charles-baxter/ Walking in New York https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/22/magazine/new-york-city-walks.html Tahini with grape molasses (pekmez) on bread http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2007/01/tahini-grape-molasses.php
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Sep 15, 2019 • 23min

Joel Whitney

Joel Whitney talks to Ivan about six things which he thinks should be better known. Joel is the author of Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers. Essential American Poets series https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/series/74631/essentialpoets When they see us https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/when-they-see-us-netflix-review-central-park-five-ava-duvernay-new-york-cast-trailer-a8936816.html Spitting on Richard Nixon https://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/vice-president-nixons-motorcade-attacked-in-venezuela-may-13-1958-106584 Elizabeth Buffum Chace http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2016/06/elizabeth-buffum-chace.html The Family https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/netflix-the-family-jesse-moss-secret-christian-cult-washington-dc-869396/ TWA Hotel at JFX International Airport https://time.com/5589561/twa-hotel-jfk/
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Sep 8, 2019 • 30min

Hugh Bicheno

Hugh Bicheno talks to Ivan about six things which he thinks should be better known. Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Coudenhove-Kalergi Sir Benjamin Thompson https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Benjamin-Thompson-Graf-von-Rumford Marguerite of Anjou https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-margaret-of-anjou/ First Anglo-Sikh war http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/sikh-wars-and-annexation-of-the-panjab/ The 1973 coup d’état in Chile https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/07/chile-coup-pinochet-allende Pablo Escobar https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-pablo-escobar-1465149.html

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