Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 26 we get better acquainted with Angela. She talks about programming computer simulations of Jaguars and Hedgehogs and being Welsh and proud amongst other things. We meet for the first time in 10 years, compare notes and talk how we have come to know ourselves better as we get older. It even has a cameo from a dog. Angela plugs: The University of Southampton: Complex System Simulations DTC:...

In GBA 25 we walk road the streets of Brixton getting better acquainted with Chris. He talks conversation, statistical analysis, being a craftist, cycling round London and much more. We also have a big conversation about whether money is neutral a tool for organising society! Chris plugs: The Anarchist Bookfair 2011: http://anarchistbookfair.org.uk/ and also the idea of getting involved in things...

In GBA 24 we get better acquainted with my Mum in the first of three conversations. The other two will appear later in the series. Amongst lots of other things she talks about being a nurse in a different time, ghosts, death, social work, changes in the NHS, running an adventure playground in a Lewisham council estate in the 70's and lots more. Mum plugs: Saving the NHS! http://www.38degrees.org.u...

In GBA 23 we get better acquainted with Jessica. Most of the conversation takes place on a fruit and veg stall. She talks about how an allotment changed her life and the exciting project that is The People's Supermarket the work she is doing on their Hackney Consultation. We also talk about community, localism, gardening, London history, finding a job that fits who you are, art, environmental acti...

In GBA 22 we get better acquainted with Zoe. She talks about faith from the point of view of being the daughter of a Quaker and a Buddhist. She talks about Live Action Role Playing (LARP) and how they create and explore their collective stories. She talks about the relationship between poetry and emotions. And we discuss our parents mortality. Zoe plugs: LARPING - if you are interesting in Live Ac...

This is an introduction to Dave who is the host of GBA. It was Episode 1 of the series and had 130 plays at the time of it being ACCIDENTALLY DELETED. It has been re-posted out of sequence because there was no way of putting it back where it belonged. Dave tells stories from his past, some funny, some sad, some a mixture of both, featuring two live stories told at Spark London events: http://www.s...

In GBA 21 we get better acquainted with Navin. He talks about music, music, and more music: A defence of Queen, taking a shower in music, how music affects him, music history and the thorny problems of forming bands and making music in the Internet Age. Navin plugs: His old band with Simon Lennon: http://www.myspace.com/tivoliband His own accoustic solo music: http://www.myspace.com/energybox1980...

In GBA 20 we get better acquainted with Nathalie. She talks about writing, creative non fiction, self help, social anxiety, trouble with finance, truth, and lots more! Nathalie plugs her blog Panic Station: http://nathaliehourihan.wordpress.com/ You can follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NathalieLeonora Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTune...

In GBA 19 we get better acquainted with Louise. Amongst lots of other things she talks about laughing in scary situations, learning languages, cultural differences and devils advocacy. We compare childhoods and confidence levels. Also she tells the story of how she came to be threatened by a big man with a whip during in the middle of the Togolese military dictatorship. Louise plugs: Sitting on th...

In GBA 18 we get better acquainted with Sam. She talks about having a premature baby, being a young mum, nearly marrying a man she met on holiday in the Dominican Republic when she was 16 and other stories of innocence and experience. It's a brave and frank discussion full of hope and warmth as well as sadness and her young baby provides a soundtrack and commentary for this intimate and moving con...

GBA 17: The Cardiff Special Dave takes us on a journey into his past as he returns to Cardiff the city that he lived in during his adolescence. Conversations, anecdotes, and memories mix together as we get better acquainted both with Cardiff and with Dave's old life there. This episode features conversations with Owain, Steve, John, Bill, Angela, Lucy, and Dave. Nearly all those named have a full...

In GBA 16 we get better acquainted with Owain. He has lived all his life in Wales and most of his life in Cardiff. We meet him just before he was due to go and live in Barcelona. The conversation takes place in a car at the top of Caerphilly mountain in the middle of the night in the pouring rain. We talk about the stomach operation he had in Eastern Europe to reduce his obesity, our lives togethe...

GBA 15: The Edinburgh Fringe Special is the final episode from GBA Fringe Season: Two weeks of episodes devoted to the Edinburgh and Camden Fringes Dave takes us on a trip with him and some of his friends to the opening weekend of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The show gives a feel of the festival and reviews lots of shows, but it is also a tapestry of conversations, interviews, personal experien...

GBA Fringe Season: Two weeks of episodes devoted to the Edinburgh and Camden Fringes In GBA 14 we get better acquainted with Kerrie. She talks about being a working actress, going from farm girl to showgirl, comedy, taking criticism and lots lots more. Kerrie played the lead in my Sony Nominated podcast drama series 'Numbers' You can find the second season of 'Numbers’ and other programmes from Re...

GBA Fringe Season: Two weeks of episodes devoted to the Edinburgh and Camden Fringes In GBA 13 we get better acquainted with Richard Tyrone Jones. Amongst other things we talk about how he literally has a big heart that almost killed him, what it means to try and make a living from poetry and the way his life now (finally) has a narrative arc. Richard Tyrone Jones plugs: Utter! Spoken Word: http:/...

GBA Fringe Season: Two weeks of episodes devoted to the Edinburgh and Camden Fringes In GBA 12 we get better acquainted with MJ Hibbett. Amongst other things, We talk about being a viral hit on the internet, his exciting life in ROCK, the exchange rate between music and comedy and the importance of a Day Job. MJ Hibbett plugs: MJ Hibbett and The Validators: http://www.mjhibbett.com Moon Horse: www...

In GBA 11 we get better acquainted with Clive. He asks himself the question, "What is the point in Anthropology?" He provides many answers and some arguments against them. And sometimes he forgets what he's supposed to be talking about. Living with tribal people, if the world can be made a better place and how can humans be happy are some of the main themes of the conversation. Clive plugs: Surviv...

In GBA 10 we get better acquainted with Richard. He talks about being an employment lawyer, coming to terms with his sexuality, and his dual passions for law and politics. He also mounts a valiant defence of the coalition government. Richard plugs: Voting yes for AV and voting for the Liberal Democrats: http://www.libdems.org.uk/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear wh...

In GBA 9 we get better acquainted with Hayley. She talks pictish, the isle of Iona, Quakerism, medieval manuscripts amongst other things. Hayley plugs: Autumn Shift: http://autumnshift.co.uk/ Hayley and Dave plug: The Reactionaries: http://soundcloud.com/thereactionaries / http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/The-Reactionaries/278114063049 Dave Plugs: Apples For Everyone's old stuff: http://ww...

In GBA #8 (part 2) we continue getting better acquainted with Vaughan. He talks about being South African, being head of the Tolkien society, playing chess, restructuring organisations, heavy metal and an eccountants relationship to numbers and spreadsheets. And that doesn't even cover half of what he talks about! These episodes are more loosely edited than some to better represent the experience...

In GBA #8 (part 1) we get better acquainted with Vaughan. He talks about being South African, playing the bagpipes in fetish clubs, wearing masks, restructuring organisations, heavy metal and "being black". And that doesn't even cover half of what he talks about! These episodes are more loosely edited than some to better represent the experience of getting acquainted with Vaughan. GBA #8 (part 2)...

In GBA #7 we get better acquainted with Abdel and Aisha. They talk love, marriage, work, rest, play, code, words, cultural identity, internet start ups, San Francisco and audio excellence! Super Owl: http://superowl.me/ http://www.facebook.com/TheSuperOwl http://twitter.com/TheSuperOwl http://blog.superowl.me/ Aisha on Twitter: http://twitter.com/new_nomad Abdel on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abde...

In GBA #6 we get better acquainted with George. He talks food, cycling, music, money, fatherhood, happiness, benefits and cycling over a couple of very specific beers. If anyone in London wants to audition George for their band, as a bassist or guitarist, email GBApodcast@gmail.com and I will pass on your details. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an i...

In GBA #5 we get better acquainted with Sarah. She talks about her relationship with pianos, from sitting under them as a child to taking them apart as an adult and she introduces us to the amazing Beam Festival (24-26 JUNE 2011, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, UXBRIDGE) Find Liz on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sarahpiano / @sarahpiano Find the Beam Festival on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BEAMfestival /...

In GBA #4 we get better acquainted with Liz. She talks about an amazing amount of things including; class, social policy, personal history, cultural identity and her family. Find Liz on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/veritasgrey / @veritasgrey Liz plugged: http://www.thebrickbox.co.uk/ http://www.mssociety.org.uk http://www.symphonyspace.org/ http://www.selectedshorts.org/ http://www.radiolab.org...