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The Christmas Special no one asked for... again. We had a great time making up words and phrases for Christmassy moods and feelings... again. BUT what was the christmas gift of the year in 1996? 2011? 2019? This Turf investigates. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

The Christmas Special no one asked for. We had a great time making up words and phrases for Christmassy moods and feelings, and we think it's addressing a necessary service, especially Aaron's distaste towards dried fruit. Julmust https://www.scandinaviastandard.com/what-is-julmust-all-about-the-swedish-christmas-soda/ Mince Pie History https://blog.english-heritage.org.uk/recipe-for-real-mince-pies/ It's a Wonderful Life https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/ Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

It's all about colours, those we like, those we hate and those we'd be happy never to see again. Also Dora calls her parents by their first name and is not -generally- a fan of clubbing. New Yorker Cartoon - https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/what-your-favorite-color-says-about-you Swedish Red Paint - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falu_red Green Wind Turbines - https://www.renewablesfirst.co.uk/windpower/wind-turbines/enercon-wind-turbines/ Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Shock there's only two voices and not three in this special episode. Lukas and Dora get to know each other a little better while debating if they really need Aaron after all. Nudie Jeans https://www.nudiejeans.com/this-is-nudie-jeans/about Ace and Tate https://www.aceandtate.com/gb Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

There's far too much follow up that's not really follow up before we get onto Aaron and Lukas' conspiracy theories, there's even a cheeky quiz. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0362270/ Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/obvious-history-wes-anderson-owen-wilson-staged-break-apartment Skansen https://www.skansen.se/en/ Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Ah the classic question, we've got very different answers and we don't seem to agree on much. Also, Lukas' Swedish cravings and everyone wants to learn a language. Baby Guinness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Guinness Hot Shots https://www.ateriet.com/galliano-hot-shot/ Lukas' Cravings https://www.swedishfood.com/swedish-food-recipes-starters/173-herring-pickled-various Learning Swedish in Sweden https://qz.com/1284859/language-learning-by-country-why-are-so-many-people-studying-the-language-of-the-country-where-they-live/ Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

We discuss steps to take over the world and it's safe to say things get pretty weird. Jesus, giant birds and drugged curry is only the beginning… Project X https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1636826/ Ada Lovelace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace Freddie Mercury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury Caroleans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroleans Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Do you cry to movies? Do we cry to movies? Does anyone cry to movies? Listen as we try and figure it out. Requiem for a Dream https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180093/ Hair https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079261/ The Descendants https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/ Avicii tribute concert https://www.aviciitributeconcert.com Avicii Arena https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicii_Arena A Family's Secret Grief and Trauma Shared for the First Time | The New Yorker Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1kGwNZrkNY imdb list of saddest movies https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000558240/ What crying at movies says about you https://littlethings.com/lifestyle/crying-at-movies-means-strength Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

A chat about Tobacco and habits which includes TWO quizzes because Aaron doesn't read his messages. Snus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus Tobacco-free Snus https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/european-market-for-tobacco-free-nicotine-pouches-snus-the-launch-of-27-new-brands-of-nicotine-pouches-in-2020-is-keeping-competition-fierce-301192994.html Swedish Match https://www.swedishmatch.com Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

In Episode 19 Lukas discovers what kind of cat he is and we chat about coffee, cafés, Fika, oat milk and Aaron's guest beans. British Shorthair Cat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ British_Shorthair Bialetti - https://www.bialetti.com/it_en/ Havredals Brand Milk - https://www.havredals.se Moccamaster - https://www.moccamaster.eu V60 - https://unionroasted.com/blogs/brewing-guides/v60-pour-over Dammsugare - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punsch-roll Snus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus Coffee Art - https://acupofcoolbeans.home.blog/2018/09/21/coffee-in-famous-paintings/ Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

After a brief discussion about food we get down to business, and this week it's bees! Adult Jazz https://www.wnyc.org/story/adult-jazz-in-studio/ Semlor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semla Mead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead Bees in Space https://www.beeculture.com/bees-in-space/ Bee Fences https://elephantsandbees.com/beehive-fence/ A Beekeeper (Nikolai Bogatov, 1875) https://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalfsgallery/6504161717 Bigården, (Ernst Abraham Josephson 1800s) https://beefarm.ru/blog/images/posts/2014/08/honey-savior-day-apiculture-paintings/bigarden.jpg The Bee-Keepers (Pieter Bruegel The Elder ,1568 ) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_The_Beekeepers_and_the_Birdnester_-_WGA03528.jpg Heraldry and Bees https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/the-symbols-of-empire/ The Bees by Laline Paull https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/21/bees-laline-paull-fantasy-novel-review David Attenborough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vll_2xH_SQY Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

We discuss what we're up to and current interests in music and architecture. Plus Aaron gets us all overly excited about rebranding and his favourite app. Gamestop https://www.cityam.com/gamestop-how-reddit-investors-took-on-wall-street-hedge-funds/ Joanna Newsom https://pitchfork.com/artists/3096-joanna-newsom/ Nottingham Broadmarsh Reimagined https://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/broadmarsh-reimagined Adult Jazz performance https://www.wnyc.org/story/adult-jazz-in-studio/ Brand New https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/ Tweet us @tisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Every Sunday join an architect, a designer, and a musician for a discussion on cultural life on this planet. We pick a topic, and then go on tangents; sustainability, architecture, cinema, and music. This Turf is produced collaboratively from Stockholm

Aaron likes talking about jeans, and we humour him. That's pretty much it, that's the episode. Enjoy! Nudie Jeans https://www.nudiejeans.com Grease https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077631/ The Shawshank Redemption https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/ Perfect Planet https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08xc2lh Vampire Finch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_ground_finch Wood-frog https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-alaskan-frozen-frogs-20140723-story.html Fig-wasp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fig_wasp Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

There's a little musical follow on, but we're definitely over Christmas, and with a few moments of brightness to dwell on in 2020 we're ready for the New Year. However Aaron's hopes may be too high. The Hives Christmas Album https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-hives-6-1336668 The Front Bottoms https://pitchfork.com/artists/33824-the-front-bottoms/ Neutral Milk Hotel https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5758-in-the-aeroplane-over-the-sea/ The Modern Lovers https://pitchfork.com/search/?query=the%20modern%20lovers King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard https://pitchfork.com/artists/32633-king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/ Banksy in Nottingham https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/everything-you-need-know-nottinghams-4616955 Taylor Swift Folklore https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-folklore/ System of a Down https://pitchfork.com/artists/4029-system-of-a-down/ The Avalanches https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-avalanches-we-will-always-love-you/ Haruki Murakami What I Walk About When I Talk About Running https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2195464.What_I_Talk_About_When_I_Talk_About_Running The French Dispatch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_Dispatch Tenet https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6723592/ https://twitter.com/ThisTurf Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

This week we discover the Italian Job is meant to be funny, get excited about the Spotify Wrapped and mostly try to guess each other's favourite albums. Some chaos ensues. The Italian Job: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064505/ Its a Wonderful Life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/ Spotify Stocks: https://nypost.com/2020/12/03/spotify-stock-hits-record-high-amid-wrapped-frenzy/ Aaron Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-raconteurs-help-us-stranger/ Alt-J - An Awesome Wave https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17233-an-awesome-wave/ The Modern Lovers - Live at the Longbranch and More US Girls - Heavy Light https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/us-girls-heavy-light/ Lukas (Can't stick to Five) Public Service Broadcasting - The Race For Space Tove Styrke - Kiddo The Front Bottoms - Talon Of The Hawk Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12452-the-way-of-all-flesh/ Alt-J - An Awedome Wave https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17233-an-awesome-wave/ Adult Jazz - Gist Ishttps://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19555-adult-jazz-gistis/ Dora Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense The Avalanches - Since I Left You https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/385-since-i-left-you/ Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over The Sea https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5758-in-the-aeroplane-over-the-sea/ Sufjan Stevens - Carrie and Lowell https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20218-carrie-lowell/ The Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now Also: Fleet Foxes https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11587-fleet-foxes/ Find out more at http://turf.fm https://twitter.com/ThisTurf --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Episode Notes It's Advent! We discuss inappropriate gifts of Aaron's Christmases past, Dora LOVES the new Flight Facilities decade mix, and are we disappointed by The Godfather? Either way we're probably not sending it into space. Flight Facilities Decade Mix https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/mix-up/flight-facilities-decades-mix-1962-72/12817846 Flight Facilities app https://www.flightfacilities.com/app Dora's Advent Calendar https://www.johnlewis.com/charbonnel-et-walker-truffle-advent-calendar-295g/p4987160 The Godfather https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/ It's a Wonderful Life https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/ The Shard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shard Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Episode Notes In episode 12, we discuss Flight Facilities' new Decade Mix, exercising, movie night and themed weeks, Vegan food alternatives, and food from tubes. Flight Deck App Flight Facilities https://www.flightfacilities.com/app Bisto and Ambrosia grow in popularity https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54885279 Vegan Kaviar by Fiskeriet https://fiskeriet.se/product/vegiar/ Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Episode Notes Introducing home-wrecker Lukas, our new editor/producer and continued influencer. Fresh feel to a hiatus-breaking banger of a show. We discuss Aragorn, drinking in lockdown, Hallowe'en, dressing to be original, and Letters to a Young Architect. Letters to a Young Architect The Architectural Review https://www.thearchitecturalreviewstore.com/products/letters-to-a-young-architect-the-architectural-review-issue-1474-september-2020 Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

In this episode we talk about Aaron's recent move to Sweden, as well as low budget dry British must-watch TV. Black Rocks Derbyshire Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Rocks_(Derbyshire) Detectorists by Tim Lewis https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/25/mackenzie-crook-the-detectorists-new-series Ancient Sword BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53713880 This Country Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Country Running Shoes at On https://www.on-running.com/en-gb Strava Stalking by Elizabeth Barber https://www.wired.com/story/strava-love-surveillance/ Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Pubs! Pubs! Pubs! In this episode we talk everything related to pubs. How high can standards get? What is the future of pubs? Will Aaron get his mead? Find out right here. Oh, and it's also Dora's Birthday. Intro: MY BIRTHDAY! WOOP WOOP! (Tomorrow) Segment: Community pubs are 'stronger than ever', according to new research by Robert Mann https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2019/01/23/Community-pubs-are-thriving-according-to-new-research Tweet us @thisturf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Get ready for episode 8! You'll just love listening to us discuss Cognac (with a lot of footnotes), Dora's watching of Hair, and our favourite cinema sceneries of all time! Enjoy! Intro: Hair (1979) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079261/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 - Hair Heavy Light by U.S. Girls https://pitchfork.com/artists/29681-us-girls/ Segment: Travel Via Cinema: A Guide to the Most Scenic Films Throughout History by Lilah Ramzi https://www.vogue.com/travel-via-cinema Meatballs (1979) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079540/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3 The Darjeeling Limited (2007) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0838221/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 The Descendants (2011) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1033575/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Midnight in Paris (2011) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1605783/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Pierrot le Fou (1965) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059592/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0  Call Me by Your Name (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5726616/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Please direct any questions, feedback, or bookclub recommendations to https://twitter.com/ThisTurf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

In this delightful instalment we have much to say about music - U.S. Girls, Hair, and Hamilton. We also discuss sustainable spending habits, Good On You, and a questionable RTÉ article. Is Lin-Manuel Miranda a bit stiff on the dance floor? How did Dora make her denim skirt? Is it true that Aaron has a female power music collection? Find out in #7. U.S. Girls on Pitchfork https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/us-girls-heavy-light/ Hair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_(film) Hamilton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical) Tequila and bedsheets: Five popular lockdown buys by Lora Jones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52561241 Good On You https://goodonyou.eco 7 ways to shop more sustainably after lockdown by Katie Wright https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fashion/2020/0609/1146356-7-ways-to-shop-more-sustainably-after-lockdown/ Please direct any questions, feedback, or bookclub recommendations to https://twitter.com/ThisTurf or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

Zip dip doo! Another zinger from the top shelf. Dora gets a down coat "refluffed" and Aaron discovers running. We delve into the challenges of exercising in lockdown and what it will look like in the future. To top it all off, we (re)launch a book club - so make sure to listen to the after-show. Enjoy! Dora's coat-fluffers https://www.scottishmountaingear.com The evolution of home fitness by Bryan Lufkin https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200504-covid-19-update-quarantine-home-workouts-during-coronavirus Home workouts as essential viewing: Jane Fonda to Joe Wicks by Arwa Haider https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200428-home-workouts-as-essential-viewing-jane-fonda-to-joe-wicks Please direct any questions, feedback, or bookclub recommendations to @thisturf (Twitter) or email this@turf.fm Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

In this legendary show, we discuss Gucci's latest move to go 'seasonless' and the implications of sustainability in high and low fashion. But that's not all! No sir! We also discuss our own experience of designing for post-pandemic workplaces, audio equipment, Stockholm Syndrome, and most importantly: Paddington Bear. Gucci abandons "worn-out ritual" of seasonal fashion shows by Natashah Hitti https://www.dezeen.com/2020/05/29/gucci-seasonless-fashion-news/ Gucci bids farewell to fashion week as brand goes seasonless by Jess Cartner-Morley https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/may/25/gucci-fashion-week-seasonless-cuts-shows “So much haughtiness made us lose our sisterhood with the butterflies, the flowers, the trees and the roots. So much outrageous greed made us lose the harmony and the care, the connection and the belonging.” - Alessandro Michele Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

This episode we chat about our current reads, and picking books by their covers. We also discuss how and where we buy our books more sustainably, as well as hive.co.uk, Goodreads, bookmarks.review --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

We discuss 1973 Bang & Olufsen Speakers, Vampire fads, and a hatred for blurbs... Oh! And the book Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. The book is an interpretation of what a city really is and was a fantastic read, Gore Vidal: 'Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvellous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant.' --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

We discuss the brilliant article 'Complete Trash' written by Rivka Galchen for the March 9th, 2020 edition of The New Yorker. It describes the ongoing efforts of Korea to bring waste management into the 21st century, as well as its applicability to New York City, and America. With more than enough experience of the UK's less-than-poor system, we share our thoughts on how to start tackling the problem on This Turf. Article is available for free, and in audio format: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/09/how-south-korea-is-composting-its-way-to-sustainability --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message

We discuss lockdown haircuts and the architecture of pandemics. Topics: Pandemics & Design https://www.dezeen.com/2020/03/25/life-after-coronavirus-impact-homes-design-architecture/ Houses and Flats Bunkers and Open Plan Self Sufficient Power and Water Filtration and Neutralisation Home and the Office Urban Farming Rejection of Mass Industry https://www.curbed.com/2020/3/17/21178962/design-pandemics-coronavirus-quarantine This is interesting to read too ^^ Find out more at http://turf.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisturf/message