

Better Known
Ivan Wise
Each week, a guest makes a series of recommendations of things which they think should be better known. Our recommendations include interesting people, places, objects, stories, experiences and ideas which our guest feels haven't had the exposure that they deserve.
Episodes
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May 27, 2018 • 27min
Tess Read
This week, Tess Read discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.
Songs for Drella www.allmusic.com/album/songs-for-drella-mw0000207184
Exeter and its cider www.sandfordorchards.co.uk
Nutmeg www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/herbs-and-spices/nutmeg.html
Rooftops of London www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/galleries/Beautiful-views-from-Londons-rooftops/
Kodaly technique for music www.britishkodalyacademy.org/kodaly_approach.htm
Great Western dining car http://www.britishkodalyacademy.org/kodaly_approach.htm
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May 20, 2018 • 23min
Royal Family
This week, Andy Smith, Katie Kitney, Duncan Baldwin, Ed Cook, Will Ward, Tom Bucher, Josie Whitworth, Jonny Forbes and Colin Cliff discuss with Ivan a series of things about the royal family which should be better known.
Ikea effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA_effect
Just world fallacy https://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/07/the-just-world-fallacy/
Desert Island Discs http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/59YrnYM0Tw8J7WJ0MGKVfh7/the-history-of-desert-island-discs
Royal family qualifications www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1531553/The-family-qualifications.html
The royal staff www.teatime-mag.com/magazines/140-de/
Are they good for tourism? www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/is-the-british-royal-family-worth-the-money/278052/
Maundy money www.royalmint.com/discover/uk-coins/maundy-money/
The assassination attempts on Queen Victoria http://www.thesocialhistorian.com/7-assassination-attempts-queen-victoria/
Henry III and the polar bear www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-tower-of-london-menagerie/
Whales are the new swans www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/celebrity-travel/all-the-animals-queen-elizabeth-owns
King John and Morocco http://mbarchives.blogspot.co.uk/2006/02/king-johns-plan-to-convert-england-to.html
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May 13, 2018 • 28min
Jerry Hyde
This week, Jerry Hyde discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.
This episode contains strong language and adult subject matter.
The healing benefits of psychedelics www.ft.com/content/2c4121de-c5d6-11e5-808f-8231cd71622e
Education hasn't really evolved since Victorian times. http://www.edge.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/exeter_report_-_impact_of_practical_learning_on_academically-able_young_people_2011.pdf
That men aren't the only misogynists, women are too, and whilst there is toxic masculinity, masculinity is not toxic. www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/09/men-after-metoo-masculinity-fundamentally-toxic
There are a great many humans with bodies that are more than eighteen years old but there are very few adults in the world https://blog.oup.com/2014/04/reinventing-rites-passage-contemporary-america/
You're not the only person with a mediocre sex life. www.relate.org.uk/relationship-help/help-relationships/relationship-common-problems
Nuclear families are not working www.speakingtree.in/allslides/problems-faced-by-working-parents-in-a-nuclear-family/a-tiny-support-system
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May 6, 2018 • 27min
Yuliya Smyk
This week, Yuliya Smyk discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.
History of ethnic diversity of Kazakhstan https://astanatimes.com/2016/04/why-kazakhstans-model-of-maintaining-ethnic-diversity-deserves-attention/
Iran's Modern art collection www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-tehran-museum-of-contemporary-art/
Art exchange at Vienna airport www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204770404577082842506737230
Religious diversity and tolerance in Panama https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/book/muslims-and-jews-panamá
Freya Stark www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/04/18/east-is-west-claudia-roth-pierpont
Glow Kids by Nicholas Kardaras http://drkardaras.com/glow-kids/
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Apr 29, 2018 • 29min
Frances Turner
This week, Frances Turner discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.
Bonnington Cafe: a vegetarian restaurant in London run by volunteers - http://bonningtoncafe.co.uk/
The Band Room: a music venue specialising in Louisiana music in the middle of North Yorkshire - www.thebandroom.co.uk
Lukas Moodyson: Swedish film director - www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/12/lukas-moodysson-we-are-the-best
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer: a novel about a group of friends - www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/books/review/the-interestings-by-meg-wolitzer.html
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms: opportunities to volunteer around the world - www.wwoof.org.uk
Differences in English law between married and unmarried couples: the tax and benefit differences between marriage and cohabiting - https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/more-couples-could-soon-gain-access-to-the-financial-perks-that-come-with-marriage/
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Apr 22, 2018 • 29min
Christopher Fowler
This week, Christopher Fowler discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.
Spanish films http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-30-best-spanish-language-movies-of-all-time/
Brigid Brophy www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-brigid-brophy-1595286.html?cmp=ilc-n
The lost Russian base at Pyramiden www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/soviet-ghost-town-arctic-circle-pyramiden-stands-alone-180951429
Christian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’ http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/christian-marclay-clock
How Freud got American women to smoke www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPmg0R1M04
Screwball Comedies http://cinecollage.net/screwball-comedy.html
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Mar 11, 2018 • 28min
Edward Cook
This week, Edward Cook discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.
The microbiome: all the bacteria that live in your gut - www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html
Overinvestment in hops: that craft beer is going to burst eventually - www.ft.com/content/468aa664-c5bc-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f
John Clarke aka Fred Dagg: Australian satire - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgrX7uOZqHI
The massacre of the Nepalese royal family: www.pri.org/stories/2011-06-01/why-nepals-crown-prince-went-killing-spree
Absence of tube stations in south east London: why the Underground does not cover the whole city - www.citymetric.com/transport/why-are-there-so-few-tube-lines-south-london-2929
The Castle: Australian film comedy - www.theguardian.com/film/australia-culture-blog/2014/apr/04/the-castle-rewatching-classic-australian-films
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Mar 4, 2018 • 30min
Keir Shiels
This week, Keir Shiels discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known:
Gervase Fen novels: detective stories by an Oxford professor - www.edmundcrispin.com/gervase-fen/
Lebanese wine: a new nationality of drink for you to try - www.ft.com/content/c78c5a24-6c19-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa
Murder by Death: spoof murder mystery film with all-star cast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXn8CsQU1-U
Synaethesia: a condition which affected Nabokov causing him to associate individual letters with colours - www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140904-i-see-songs-in-colour
Shakespeare forgeries: William Henry Ireland found two new Shakespeare plays: or did he? - www.smithsonianmag.com/history/to-beor-not-the-greatest-shakespeare-forgery-136201/
Dr John Elliotson: Victorian doctor who dabbled in phrenology and mesmerism - www.spectator.co.uk/2017/05/a-mesmerising-doctor-and-his-victorian-freak-show/
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Feb 25, 2018 • 28min
Tom Newman
This week, Tom Newman discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known:
The Beatles: largely forgotten 1960s beat combo - www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/the-10-best-forgotten-beatles-songs.html
United Fighting Championship: Brazilian jujitsu - http://wereabigdeal.com/a-beginners-guide-to-a-grown-mans-fantasy-ufc/
Gattaca: sci-fi film about eugenics - http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/24/gattaca-at-20-why-its-still-one-of-the-best-sci-fi-movies-around-7023410/
The origins of Christianity: how you nearly never heard of Jesus – www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/christianityromanempire_article_01.shtml
The idea of free will as an illusion: are you driving your car or are you in the passenger seat? - www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-free-will-an-illusion/
Multiplicity: Michael Keaton plays four versions of himself - www.chicagonow.com/hammervision/2011/04/in-defense-of-multiplicity/
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Feb 18, 2018 • 29min
Thomas Williams
This week, Thomas Williams discusses six things which he thinks should be better known:
Health economics: saving lives does not save money in the long run - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_economics
The busiest railway stations: almost all of them are in Japan - https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/the-51-busiest-train-stations-in-the-world-all-but-6-located-in-japan
Sequencing DNA: you can do it on your laptop - www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21732083-small-portable-devices-plug-laptops-taking-dna-sequencing
Prevalence of asthmatics in sport: asthma is no barrier to winning Olympic medals - www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/29/elite-athletes-asthma-simon-yates-team-sky-swimmers
Changing perceptions of euthanasia: the public used to be less hostile towards it - www.encyclopedia.com/medicine/divisions-diagnostics-and-procedures/medicine/euthanasia
Churchill’s role at Gallipoli: the strategy was correct, after all - www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/gallipoli-was-not-churchills-great-folly-20110413-1ddzb.html
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