Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Professor Roger Kneebone
A podcast for people who like the unexpected. Join the surgeon and academic Professor Roger Kneebone in conversation with unorthodox people whose careers defy traditional boundaries and who swim against the tide.
Technical support by Justin Margovan - with my thanks
My personal website www.rogerkneebone.co.uk
Many of the people in Countercurrent feature in my book Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery (Penguin Viking, 2020)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313/313248/expert/9780241392058.html
Technical support by Justin Margovan - with my thanks
My personal website www.rogerkneebone.co.uk
Many of the people in Countercurrent feature in my book Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery (Penguin Viking, 2020)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313/313248/expert/9780241392058.html
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 13, 2020 • 52min
Anthony Luvera in conversation with Roger Kneebone
In this podcast we discuss Anthony's work as a socially engaged artist who works extensively with people who have experienced homelessness. Through his work with assisted self-portraits he creates shared experiences with people in diverse communities. In this conversation we explore similarities and differences between our professional experiences.
Dec 25, 2019 • 57min
Dame Emma Kirkby in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Emma Kirkby is a distinguished soprano, well known for her pioneering performances and recordings of Renaissance and Baroque music. In this conversation we explore perspectives around music and silence, and how early music performances are a conversation between voices, instruments, audiences and space
Dec 16, 2019 • 54min
Fulceri Bruni Roccia in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Fulceri Bruni Roccia's career and interests cross many disciplinary boundaries. From his long experience in the world of banking he became Visiting Professor on Global Political Economy at the University of Bologna. In this podcast we discuss the the opportunities and challenges of changing direction and becoming an expert generalist connector.
Dec 2, 2019 • 49min
Paul Smith in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Paul Smith has been singing since he was a child. In 2005 he co-founded VOCES8, now one of the worlds leading vocal ensembles, with his brother Barnaby. He is passionate about music education and the importance of music at all stages of life. We explore how VOCES8 combine vocal precision with intensive listening and discuss parallels with the world of medicine. www.voces8.foundation
Nov 18, 2019 • 1h
Lewis Macleod in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Lewis Macleod is one the UK's leading voice actors. Well known for his wide-ranging roles, from Start Wars to Postman Pat, Lewis is a regular on BBC Radio 4's Dead Ringers, where his Donald Trump is a particular favourite. In this conversation we explore the range and diversity of Lewis's interests and discuss how his use of voice and silence in satire and film resonates with the world of medicine. https://www.lewismacleod.co.uk
Nov 11, 2019 • 50min
Alison Joseph in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Alison Joseph is the author of the Sister Agnes series of crime novels featuring a detective nun. In this podcast we discuss how Alison's background as a philosopher, a documentary film maker and a writer of radio plays has shaped her career as a successful novelist. We explore her fascination with particle physics and discuss how conversations with experts from diverse fields can bring unexpected insights. http://alisonjoseph.com
Oct 28, 2019 • 49min
Simon Callaghan in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Simon Callaghan is an international concert pianist who performs and records all over the world. In this conversation we discuss the nature of performance, the role of memorisation and the ability to improvise in response to different contexts.
Oct 21, 2019 • 50min
Theresa Hickey in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Theresa Hickey is a leading theatrical agent with a large stable of actors. In this podcast we discuss the relationship of care between agent and actor, exploring similarities with the clinical context before turning to the stresses and pressures of working in a rapidly changing world.
Oct 14, 2019 • 55min
Dimitri Bellos in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Dimitri Bellos has been Restaurant Manager at The Fat Duck for over five years. In this podcast he describes his philosophy of service in this 3 Michelin starred restaurant where waiters are 'storytellers' in a culinary narrative based on Heston Blumenthal's childhood experiences. We discuss parallels between fine dining and clinical care, exploring Dimitri's ideas around attentiveness and presence as the foundations of an outstanding experience for diners.
Oct 5, 2019 • 54min
Ben Marks in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Ben Marks trained as a conservator and restorer of historical pianos, working with Lucy Coad in the West Country. Now he is responsible for seventeen early keyboard instrument, the oldest of which is over 450 years old. We discuss Ben's relationship of care with fragile and irreplaceable instruments which nevertheless need to be played and explore how his experience resonates with mine in the world of medicine. http://www.keyboardconservation.co.uk/Home.html
