Better Known

Ivan Wise
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Mar 1, 2020 • 27min

Allison Dufosee

Allison Dufosee discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Allison is the chief executive of World Bicycle Relief. World Bicycle Relief www.worldbicyclerelief.org Stem Cell Donation https://www.anthonynolan.org/ Barter Books https://www.barterbooks.co.uk/index.php Gary Rhodes Shepherd’s Pie https://www.amazon.com/New-British-Classics-Gary-Rhodes/dp/0563534117 The Ginstitute https://www.theginstitute.com/the-experience/ Full Fact www.fullfact.org This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Feb 23, 2020 • 30min

Morag Joss

Morag Joss discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Morag is the award-winning author of the Sara Selkirk novels and teaches Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes University. Delfshaven https://www.asthebirdfliesblog.com/posts/photos-of-delfshaven-rotterdam Public Domain Review - https://publicdomainreview.org Itchy Coo Press http://www.itchy-coo.com/newtitles.html Eric Ravilious https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2015/07/16/modern-english-strange-eric-ravilious/ My Dad’s way of making marmalade https://rusticaretro.com/2015/02/20/about-my-father-seville-oranges-and-making-marmalade/ Mahler’s Ich Bin der Welt Abhanden Gekommen' by Lorraine Hunt Liebersson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHDJ3YXH4yU This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Feb 16, 2020 • 30min

John Osborne

Writer John Osborne discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. David Berman https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2019/07/Actual-Air-in-the-Purple-Mountains-An-Interview-With-David-Berman The Greater Anglia Samaritans delay repay donation scheme https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/news-desk/news-articles/samaritans-receives-boost-greater-anglia-passengers-through-delay The Just Joans https://thejustjoans.bandcamp.com/ The sprawling, empty beaches of east Anglia https://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/inspire/top-10-beaches-secret.aspx The Rob Auton daily podcast https://www.robauton.co.uk/daily-podcast After Hours https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/51b9b8cf-abce-48f9-b3a1-fa8a88a3abd7 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Feb 9, 2020 • 30min

Olivia Fane

Olivia Fane discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Olivia is the author of five novels and The Conversations, 66 reasons to start talking. Her new book is Why Sex Doesn't Matter. She is married with five sons, and lives in West Sussex. Armenia as a tourist destination https://www.regent-holidays.co.uk/country/armenia-holidays/ The poet Katrina Porteous www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/category/katrina-porteous Meister Eckhart www.eckhartsociety.org Marcus Aurelius Meditations https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v31/n14/mary-beard/was-he-quite-ordinary Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies by Margaret Mead https://faculty.washington.edu/stevehar/Temperament.pdf The Living Rulers of Mankind by HN Hutchinson https://archive.org/details/livingrulersofma00hutc/page/n8/mode/2up This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Feb 2, 2020 • 30min

Margot Livesey

For the hundredth episode, Margot Livesey talks to Ivan about six things which she thinks should be better known. Margot Livesey is a novelist. Her novels include Homework, Eva Moves the Furniture and The Flight of Gemma Hardy. Her eighth novel, Mercury, was published in 2016. She teaches at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. St. Kilda https://www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/st-kilda The Weir of Hermiston https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/11/the-double-life-of-robert-louis-stevenson/306474/ ME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG5g4M7KWv8 Frittatas https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/fritatta Joan Mitchell https://joanmitchellfoundation.org/ Oh, Lucky Man! https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/14/archives/screen-o-lucky-manenglish-comedy-tells-of-a-classic-innocent-the.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Jan 26, 2020 • 29min

Fiona Maddocks

Fiona Maddocks discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Fiona is music critic of the Observer and author of books on Hildegard of Bingen, Harrison Birtwistle and 20th century music. Her Music for Life (Faber) is now in paperback. Shandy Hall https://www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/shandy-hall.php Peckham Peculiar and Bruton Dove https://peckhampeculiar.tumblr.com/ and http://thedovemagazine.blogspot.com/ Cumnock Tryst https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/13/cumnock-tryst-review-james-macmillan-royal-scottish-national-orchestra-sondergard and https://www.thecumnocktryst.com/ Nottingham Alabasters https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07qb3tl Aldeburgh bookshop https://www.aldeburghbookshop.co.uk/ Hildegard https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571302437-hildegard-of-bingen.html This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Jan 19, 2020 • 30min

George Butler

Artist George Butler discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. George is an award winning artist and illustrator specialising in travel and current affairs. In 2014, with three friends, he set up the Hands Up Foundation. The aim was to remind the people they had met in Syria that they had not been forgotten. Find out more about George at www.georgebutler.org. The work of Ronald Searle https://lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v08/n08/graham-hough/prisoners Evelyn the movie https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/oct/26/evelyn-review-moving-documentary-on-a-familys-loss Sam Cooke’s Live at the Harlem Square Club https://medium.com/@elliotimes/my-all-timers-31-sam-cooke-live-at-the-harlem-square-club-1963-debc240f358a EO Wilson https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2010/04/08/the-homer-of-the-ants/ Hands Up Foundation https://handsupfoundation.org/ Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2017/other-minds/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Jan 12, 2020 • 29min

Tarik O'Regan

Composer Tarik O'Regan discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Tarik O'Regan has written music for the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, and the Royal Opera House, London. He is currently working on a saxophone concerto, which has been commissioned for soloist Amy Dickson by the Presteigne Festival to be premiered during his tenure as Composer-in-Residence in 2020.  Tarik O’Regan’s work, recognized with two GRAMMY® nominations and two British Composer Awards, has been recorded on 39 albums. Librettists https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/01/08/nights-at-the-opera Western Addition http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Western_Addition:_A_Basic_History Eswatini https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-43821512 Musical commission fees https://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2014/aug/18/future-new-music-composers-report-pay Vermouth https://talesofthecocktail.com/in-depth/9-myths-about-vermouth-debunked Original songs which became famous cover versions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJKe2j9Wjh4 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Jan 5, 2020 • 28min

Emma Vandore

Emma Vandore discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Emma is a writer and journalist. She has reported from over 30 countries on six continents, published in all of them, and now focuses on thought leadership content. Her long form work includes Schizophrenie Francaise, a satirical take on French politics that Paris Match described as the book all presidential candidates should read. In 2016, an idea for a novel won her a place on Escalator talent development scheme run by the National Centre for Writing and she has been working on it ever since. An early draft was shortlisted for London Book Fair’s The Write Stuff. She also runs a monthly creative writing workshop which meets in Bishop’s Stortford. Find out more at www.emmavandore.com Harlow https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-things-to-do-in-harlow-essex-england/ Mooncups https://www.mooncup.co.uk/why-mooncup/ Story talent https://ingridsundberg.com/2013/05/28/literary-talent-vs-story-talent/ Punjab https://www.indianholiday.com/punjab/ Open water swimming https://www.clublasanta.co.uk/what-are-the-benefits-of-open-water-swimming/ Appreciation of the little things in life https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Pleasures-Life-Philippe-Delerm/dp/1861591160 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
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Dec 29, 2019 • 28min

Christina Gascoigne

Photographer, children’s book illustrator and potter Christina Gascoigne discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Great River Race https://www.greatriverrace.co.uk/ The Other Final https://lesserspottedfootball.com/the-other-final-review/ Theo Jansen’s kinetic sculptures https://www.artfutura.org/v3/en/theo-jansen/ Helen Schjerfbeck https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/helene-schjerfbeck Muriel Herbert https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/09/muriel-herbert-musical-compositions Combat Stress https://www.combatstress.org.uk/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

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