Podcasts about Arts Emergency

Today's guest is the comedian Josie Long. Josie started early – and I mean EARLY. She has been performing standup since she was 14, and by 17 won the BBC New comedy award. She was the first woman to be nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award three times and is co-founder of the education charity, Arts Emergency.Josie is also a regular on those terrifying panel shows where you just know you'd think of the smart thing to say when you were on the bus home (if at all!) has written for TV, radio and stage and has now turned her hand to short stories with Because I Don't Know What You Mean And What You Don't, a funny, dark, poignant (and occasionally jaded!) look at lifeJosie and I are both Scottish emigres, so we met up in her publishers atmospheric 16th century office in Edinburgh's old town to talk about everything from house prices to climate change, how hormones and ADHD affect pregnancy and perimenopause (clue, it's not great), breaking free of diet culture, living in a two comedian household and why she hopes she'll still be performing stand up at 80. Oh and she shares her secret past as a fake tarot reader!AND IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT HOW ADHD AFFECTS PERIMENOPAUSE PLEASE MESSAGE ME ON INSTAGRAM @THEOTHERSAMBAKER!See Josie on tour - find out more at linktr.ee/josielongtour.* You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at The Shift bookshop on Bookshop.org, including Because I Don't Know What You Mean And What You Don't by Josie Long and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me.* And if you'd like to support the work that goes into making this podcast and get a weekly newsletter plus loads more content including transcripts of the podcast, please consider joining The Shift community. Find out more at www.theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Josie Long joins Vick to discuss internal monologues, her big move to Scotland and how ADHD is changing the way she sees the world and herself. She may be best known for her standup comedy but she is also a podcaster, playwright, co-founder of the education charity Arts Emergency, and now an author, with her very own debut book , Because I don't know what you mean and what you don't - a brilliant, richly-drawn collection of short stories. Josie started doing stand up at the tender age of  just 14 years old and by the time she was 17 - shortly before heading to Oxford University to study English - she won the BBC New Comedy Award. After graduating, she returned to the standup circuit and was named best newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2006. She's since become the first woman to be a triple nominee for the Edinburgh comedy award. Josie's book choices are: ** Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys ** Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit ** Experiments in Imagining Otherwise by Lola Olufemi ** New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver ** Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season six of the Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women's Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women. Don't want to miss the rest of Season Six? Listen and subscribe now! This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.

We meet Hettie Judah, chief art critic on the British daily paper The i, a regular contributor to The Guardian's arts pages, and a columnist for Apollo magazine. Following publication of her 2020 study on the impact of motherhood on artists' careers, in 2021 she worked with a group of artists to draw up the manifesto How Not To Exclude Artist Parents, now available in 15 languages. She writes for Frieze, Art Quarterly, Art Monthly, ArtReview and other publications with 'art' in the title, and is a contributing editor to The Plant magazine. She regularly talks about art and with artists for museum and gallery events, and has been a visiting lecturer for Goldsmiths University and the Royal College of Art in London and Dauphine University, Paris. A supporter of Arts Emergency she has mentored artists and students through a variety of different schemes. As a broadcaster she can be heard (and sometimes seen) on programmes including BBC Radio 4's Front Row and Art That Made Us. Recent books include How Not To Exclude Artist Mothers (and other parents) (Lund Humphries, 2022) and Lapidarium (John Murray, London, 2022/ Penguin, NY, 2023). She is currently working on a book and Hayward Touring exhibition On Art and Motherhood (opening at Arnolfini in Bristol, March 2024) among other things.In 2022, together with Jo Harrison, Hettie co-founded the Art Working Parents Alliance - a supportive network and campaigning group for curators, academics, gallerists, technicians, educators and others working in the arts. Follow: @HettieJudahVisit: https://www.hettiejudah.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Binda Patel is the Director of Innovation at the Sutton Trust and the Sutton Trust that champions social mobility through different programs, research and influencing policy, news and opinion.  She was in the front line when covid sent the world to hell. She is also a trustee at Arts Emergency, a charity that supports and mentors young people interested in arts and the creative sector.  Both are important in Binda's eyes and both are linked to her passion for social mobility.  She has worked with the Diana Award, which gave her with opportunities to grow and develop her skill set. She is also a big advocate for young people who are often not given the platform to share their voices and feelings.  We discus the impact of covid on the social mobility of young people, and how SuttonTrust did some amazing stuff when it all went to hell.  I get a little annoyed (!) that our response to covid was to close down all the youth groups, universities, schools, and play parks, which, besides being unnecessary even at the time, has hindered our kids from developing.  Binda and her team at the Sutton Trust are doing amazing things.  Be sure to visit them and Binda here: https://www.suttontrust.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bindabhudia/

Hello! Nepo-babies are a new-fangled term but the issue of social mobility goes much deeper…in this episode Ed and Geoff explore why the same kind of people often seem to make it to the top. Why does your starting point in life still strongly determine where you'll end up? We find out why it matters and if there's anything we can do to change it. We're speaking to social mobility tsar Alan Milburn, social entrepreneur Joe Seddon who helps state school pupils get into top Universities and to comedian Josie Long about how to open up the creative industries to more people.Plus: Can Geoff persuade Ed to woo Justine with a ChatGPT Valentine's poem?GuestsAlan Milburn, Chair, Social Mobility Foundation (@alanmilburn1958 & @SocialMobilityF) Joe Seddon, Founder & CEO, Zero Gravity (@whatjoedid & @zerogravity)Josie Long, Comedian & Co-Founder, Arts Emergency (@JosieLong & @artsemergency)More infoRead the New York Magazine article on nepo babies in HollywoodRead Vice's article about why American nepo babies have nothing on the BritishLearn more about the Social Mobility Foundation and apply to their Aspiring Professionals Programme Sign up to Zero Gravity as a sixth form student to get mentoring, or as a university student to become a mentorRead Zero Gravity's Gap Zero Report on the network advantageLearn more about Arts Emergency, get support as a young person, donate or become a mentor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starting the New Year with a bang, we have invited Caroline Jackman, the Head of Craft Business skills at the Crafts Council to discuss her work for the Charity, their annual showcase Collect and the opportunities the council provides makers. We will cover tips and advice on how to get started and promote yourself in the craft world, and gain an insight into the importance of finding help and connecting with others to make progress. Caroline is Head of Craft Business Skills for the Crafts Council, leading on support and business development for all craft businesses. Moreover, she is a coach, mentor, advisor and project manager specializing in International practice with a current focus on Europe. Caroline is also an artist, a shepherdess, a Trustee for New Ashgate Gallery, Mentor for Arts Emergency and an Advisor for Radcliffe Trust.

The Guilty FeministPresented by Deborah Frances-White and Josie Long Episode 249: Arts Emergency with special guest Silé Edwards Recorded 30 March 2021 via Zoom. Released 12 April 2021. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book More about Josie Long and Arts Emergency https://twitter.com/JosieLong https://twitter.com/artsemergency https://twitter.com/sileloquies https://www.josielong.com https://www.arts-emergency.org For more information about this and other episodes… visit guiltyfeminist.com tweet us twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list eepurl.com/bRfSPT Come to a live recording (sort-of) Monday 19 April at Kings Place. Book tickets now. EMERGENCY LIVE STREAM. 29 April. Book tickets now. Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters. To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist

Lee and Simon start talking about being at school and end up at burgeoning sexuality and Bob the Drag Queen.Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.Related links (and necessary corrections):Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull and disruption to travel (for 6 days, NOT 10 days -- come on Simon, sort it out), April 2010: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kullTsunami, 24 December 2004: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunamiGrange Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grange_HillComprehensive schools UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_school_(England_and_Wales)Grammar School: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar_schoolEleven Plus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleven-plusMargaret Thatcher did indeed go to a grammar school: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/16/margaret-thatcher-grammar-school-social-mobilitySocial class in the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_class_in_the_United_KingdomClass and supermarkets in the UK: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2004/mar/12/foodanddrink.shoppingSophie Pender article about reverse Bullingdon club: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/mar/06/bullingdon-in-reverse-working-class-student-93-club-taking-on-elitismChav: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav93% club: https://www.93percent.club/Arts Emergency: https://www.arts-emergency.org/Wellington College: https://www.wellington-college.school.nz/Gavin Williamson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_WilliamsonAFL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_LeagueGary Ablett Snr taking marks: https://youtu.be/znqklBRKXpUAFL screamers: https://youtu.be/Igk8sL26pCMPeter Schmeichel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_SchmeichelBob the Drag Queen: https://www.bobthedragqueen.com/---The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.LGet in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net. ---The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)

Host Hatty Ashdown and Gemma Beagley are joined by Comedy legend Josie Long -  An Award winning comic, Film maker, writer and Presenter of BBC 4 Short Cuts, regular TV panellist for many shows  News Quiz, QI, Celebrity Master Chief, Bear Grills, recently Won The Chase and is mum of one daughter.  Now a regular to the show we had lots of laughs discussing our love for super market  shopping- especially  abroad. The mum from Sister Sister and aspirations to be the mum Cher plays  in Mermaids . ,  At the time of recording this was before Josie had been on the ITV show the Chase and won  £35000 for her charity Arts Emergency which supports young people get into the arts no matter what their back ground .  If  you've loved this podcast please please leave a comment, rate us and even better subscribe, it really does help us  move on up - it would make our year ! You can follow Josie long on @Josielong on IG and @josielong on twitter  You can follow the Funny Mummies podcast on IG @funnymummies_podcast @hattyashdown on IG & Twitter  @gemma_beagley Twitter No small business shout out this week , but if you'd like to be one please do get in touch via the screamingwithlaughter.com This show was recorded Via zoom  & Edited by Alex Holland Buy us a coffee we are a non profit show, but would love to be able to support our guests, pay an editor etc  especially in the currant climate where very little comedy or live productions can be made . If you'd like to support us you can either pay a one off donations   via https://ko-fi.com/hattyashdown_funnymummiespod or for regular support  so we can grow as a  production company and you can join us do so     via Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/join/FunnyMummiesPodcast. This production is in association with The Other woman Show on Soho Radio,  this show goes out the third Thursday of the month at 2pm often with a full music version of the show.  We are also part of the screamingwithlaughter.com lunchtime comedy club where babies can come too. See website for live dates.

Chantal M'Biki is the founder of House of Lilah, a tea company with a twist, or rather with an additional scent ; -). Chantal had the clever idea to combine herbal teas and wonderfully crafted scented candles, so one can enjoy the combination of taste and smell. House of Lilah was created in March just as the Coronavirus started to affect our everyday lives, but luckily for Chatal the business is doing well, as more people are staying at home, and enjoying more tea, and even better a candle to go with it.Chantal is also a mentor on the Arts Emergency program, a UK based charity which helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to break into the Arts and Culture industries.  Website: https://www.houseoflilah.co.uk/Email House of Lilah: contact@h-of-l.comFollow House of Lilah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseoflilah_london/Arts Emergency Website: https://www.arts-emergency.org/Arts Emergency Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artsemergency/If your around South London, check out the CommuniTEA cafe:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/communitea_london/Website: https://communitea.co.uk/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/buyacuppatea)

Sam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast. In episode 44 Sam is joined by Jonathan Wakeham, screenwriter, co-founder of the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival and trustee of charity Arts Emergency. Jonathan has chosen Wendy and Lucy (80 minutes), directed by Kelly Reichardt. The 2008 film stars Michelle Williams, Walter Dalton and Lucy the dog.  Sam and Jonathan discuss Kelly Reichardt's incredible body of work, Michelle Williams's committed performance, the subtle nuances of dog acting, and Jonathan invents the Barkdel Test.  Thank you for downloading. We'll be back in a couple of weeks! Rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/90minfilm We are a proud member of the Stripped Media Network. Website: 90minfilmfest.comTweet: @90MinFilmFest Instagram: @90MinFilmFest  Hosted and produced by @sam_clements. Edited and produced by Louise Owen. Guest star @jonathanwakeham. Additional editing and sound mixing by @lukemakestweets. Music by @martinaustwick. Artwork by @samgilbey. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. We're an independent podcast and every recommendation helps - thank you! Bonus Link: Donate to Arts Emergency 

Silé Edwards is Literary Agent’s Assistant at Curtis Brown, where she works with Cathryn Summerhayes. Silé tells us about her main tasks and responsibilities, and the skills which are important to become a literary agent. She also talks about her favourite initiatives by the Publishers Association, where she worked before, and Arts Emergency, a mentoring charity that helps marginalised young people succeed in the creative industries. After the recent Black Lives Matter protests in the US and Europe, Silé points out how important it is to truly listen to the voices of Black people in the Publishing industry and act on it.Thanks for listening! If you have enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and recommend it to a friend or on social media. Visit my website: https://www.publishing-insight.com/Donate on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsightTwitter: @FlamFlam91Instagram: @flamflam91Write me an email: publishinginsight@gmail.comMusic: Modes of Light by Stephen Elliott https://soundcloud.com/stephenelliott-1 Portrait illustration by Ellie Beadle Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/publishinginsight)

Korantema Anyimadu is a London-based jazz dancer and independent curator working in heritage and the arts. In 2019, she won a Making History award from the Mayor of London for her exhibition, Plaits, Princesses, and Pink Moisturiser - an exploration of Black Hair Stories. Korantema is deeply passionate about cultural heritage, and in today’s episode we talked about her research in West African dance, her experience as a solo jazz dancer today, and her research into black hair history. Any feedback for the show? Get in touch at hello@swingstuff.com Support the podcast on Patreon! If you like the show, please leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! It helps others find the show, and gives Ruby a warm and happy feeling of love and validation. Host, Producer, Editor: Ruby BellVery Special Guest: Korantema AnyimaduShow Art, Technical Support, and Unwavering Moral Support: Jonathan TopfSweet Sweet Music: ‘Tea for Two’ by the Shirt Tail Stomperswww.swingstuff.com

Produced by: Catherine Charlwood (@DrCharlwood) and Laura Ludtke (@lady_electric). Music composed and performed by Gareth Jones. Laura and Catherine are joined by a special guest: Dr Olivia Smith (@OliveFSmith), a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow based at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Olivia discusses her work on early modern life writing and biology, exploring the importance of cognition and recognition to the pre-history of scientific research. In a wide-ranging discussion, she covers archives, letters, objects philosophical and scientific, and the relationship of the early modern imagination to interdisciplinarity. Olivia also talks about her work with the charity Arts Emergency (@artsemergency) and the importance of a political argument for access to the creative arts. At the end of the episode, you can hear Olivia read the poem ‘A World in an Eare-ring’, by Margaret Cavendish (1623-73). Episode resources (in order of appearance): Introduction Sydney Ross, ‘Scientist: The Story of a Word’, Annals of Science, 18:2 (1962): 65-85 William Herschel, Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy (1830) Leah Knight, ‘Historicising Early Modern Literature and Science: Recent Topics, Trends, and Problems’, Journal of Literature and Science, 5:2 (2012): 56-60 John Donne, ‘Song: Go and Catch a Falling Star’ T. S. Eliot, ‘The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock’ Majorie Hope Nicholson, Science and Imagination (1956) Steven Shapin and Simon Scahffer, Leviathan and the Air Pump (1985) Howard Marchitello, The Machine in the Text: Science and Literature in the Age of Shakespeare and Galileo (2011) Carla Mazzio, ‘Shakespeare and Science, c. 1600’, South Central Review, 26:1&2 (2009): 1-23 Elizabeth Spiller, ‘Shakespeare and the Making of Early Modern Science: Resituating Prospero’s Art’, South Central Review, 26:1&2 (2009): 24-41 Interview Lorraine Daston ed., Biographies of Scientific Objects (1999) John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690) René Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) Raphael Lyne, Shakespeare, Rhetoric and Cognition (2011) Catherine Charlwood, ‘Recognizing “Something”: Robert Frost and Recognition Memory’,  The Robert Frost Review, 29 (2019): 31-59 Terence Cave, Recognition: A Study in Poetics (1988) Robert Frost, ‘A Patch of Old Snow’ (1916) Frances Dickey, ‘Reports from the Emily Hale Archive’ (2020): https://tseliotsociety.wildapricot.org Johannesburg Kepler, The six-cornered snowflake (1611) www.arts-emergency.org A. D. Nuttall, A Common Sky: Philosophy and the Literary Imagination (1974) Margaret Cavendish, ‘A World in an Eare-Ring’ (1653) We gratefully acknowledge the support of the British Society for Literature and Science Small Grants scheme, to enable us to make Series 2 of the podcast. We hope you’ve enjoyed this episode of LitSciPod - we enjoyed making it!

Welcome to Episode 15! This month we talk to the fantastic french artist, Camille Walala. Camille grew up in small village in France and didn’t find her area of work until she moved to London in her late 20s. We had a amazing chat about her childhood, her influences and how it has shaped her work. We discuss London and the city she finds most inspiring. Something that was really interesting was her use of sketchbooks and collage in her practice for working through ideas and simply being creative. We also discuss some specifics of our favourite projects Camille has created over the past few years! We hope you enjoy this one. check out her beautiful work: www.camillewalala.com This episode is proudly in association with the wonderful Arts Emergency.

Sean interviews comedian Josie Long about accessibility in the arts, the political landscape and how that is reflected in comedy. There's also a reflection from Sean on his disastrous participation in the 2010 elections. --------------------------------------------Mandatory Redistribution Party was created and produced by Sean Morley and Jack Evans. Our title theme was created by Ella Jean. Additional music by Sean Morley. To find out more about Arts Emergency visit www.arts-emergency.org and keep an eye out for Josie (https://www.josielong.com/) in she tours her latest show Tender across the UK in Spring 2020. 

EastCast explores the arts, culture and community cultivated in East London but resonating way beyond. This month  Jessie Lawson and Katie Callin meet  Korantema Anyimadu from Arts Emergency,  Oonah Gay from East London On Foot and hear some live music from Henry Nielsen. They also share sounds from Four Corners Gallery in Roman Road, Tower Hamlets and a few clips from their last EastCast Away event.

Hey there word nerds! Today I have the pleasure of hosting Caroline Donahue on the show! Caroline is an American writer living in Berlin, and the host of The Secret Library Podcast (where I’ve had the good fortune of being a guest!). She is also the co-editor, with Dal Kular, of the essay anthology I Wrote it Anyway, which is all about writers overcoming obstacles in order to do the work they love. Proceeds from this anthology benefits Arts Emergency in the UK and 826 LA in the US. I happen to be a huge fan of 826, having volunteered for several years at the NYC branch, so when Caroline put out a call for submissions, I immediately raised my hand. Now listen in as Caroline and I chat about this amazing project, and do a deep dive into the process of crafting an anthology from beginning to end. In this episode Caroline and I discuss: A step-by-step process of putting an anthology together. The importance of choosing your editorial stance early on. How to handle the submission process. The biggest hurdles to look out for when crafting an anthology. Tricks to help you overcome blocks and write anyway. Plus, Caroline’s #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/231

Did a bad thing happen? Well, here are 50 British columnists to tell you why you’re an intolerant liberal elitist for calling it bad. In that spirit, Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), and Hussein (@HKesvani) spoke with comedian and Arts Emergency founder Josie Long @JosieLong) in a whirlwind session that covered Brendan O’Neill’s pedantic defence of the Grenfell effigy burners and the recent appointment of classic inverted book pedant Roger Scruton to a high-profile Tory quango. This episode also features Milo writing his own Brendan O’Neill article, and it’s a delight. During the episode, Riley quotes an article that sounds way smarter than anything any of us would have come up with. That’s because it’s this article by India Block in Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2018/11/06/building-better-building-beautiful-commission-uk-architects-react-news/ *COMEDY KLAXON* Come see Milo host a night of free stand-up at the Sekforde in London on 21st November at 8 pm: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smoke-comedy-featuring-pierre-novellie-tickets-52410874336 Also, remember that your favourite moron lads have a Patreon now. You too can support us here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture/overview Don’t forget that you can commodify your dissent with a t-shirt from http://www.lilcomrade.com/. Get whichever slogan you want, but get the damn shirts!

This was the hardest episode of this podcast so far to record (so apologies in advance for the slightly scrappy quality of some of the audio), because I'm getting personal about some subjects that are often taboo - education, career progression, choices, and the privileges that affect our access to these things. "Privilege" is the preferential treatment that we get from other people, companies and society in general because of our skin colour, socioeconomic class, gender, health or other factors unrelated to our actual ability to perform. At the moment, it's important for people to own how they got to where they have. Privilege is sometimes a subtle thing - or just something we don't want to admit to. So, in this week's podcast, I tell my own career story, in the interests of owning some of my own privilege and hopefully encouraging other people to speak, too. And perhaps making a few people think about their own privilege in new ways. If these are issues you're interested in, check out the report from Panic! It's an Arts Emergency (PDF) and Chris McCrudden's excellent commentary, read about the recent BookMachine event about diversity, inclusion and privilege - and try attending similar events in future. Read articles by people who aren't like you. Follow them on social media and listen to what they say. Watch TV that's "not aimed at me". Don't ask your less-privileged friends to educate you, though. It's not their job to improve you. Put the effort in to improve yourself!

Kat Bond, Ben Targét, Andrew Ti and Lisa Linke join host, Dave Holmes, stupid behavior fueled by love, cat crime dramas, numbers in music and international musical adaptations. Kat wants to plug her upcoming live gigs and recommends the Fact Up Podcast. Ben wants to plug Battersea Arts Center and recommends The Arts Emergency charity. Andrew wants to plug his podcast "Yo, is this racist?" and recommends  The Chinese rap group Higher Brothers. Lisa wants to plug  keeping up with her on Twitter and recommends The book "The Power". And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter DaveHolmes and hosts his live quiz show, The Friday Forty at LA’s Meltdown Theatre on the second Friday of every month.  You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter. Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded at MaxFunHQ in LA and GuiltFreePost in London, produced by Jennifer Marmor, Julian Burrell, and Laura Swisher.

In GBA 270 we get better acquainted with Karla. She talks about making the Arts Emergency Podcast, how radio and music have intertwined with her life, how she came to writing the long way round after her hopes to be a dancer were defeated by circumstance, how class, race and other types of privilege have an effect on the arts, the media and society and so much more. You can find her on twitter at @karlamsweet. Karla plugs: The Arts Emergency Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-arts-emergency-podcast/id1044115346?mt=2 https://soundcloud.com/arts-emergency I plug: The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast We mention: Deborah Pearson: https://deborahpearson123.wordpress.com/ The Whole Darn Thing: http://thewholedarnedthing.podbean.com/ Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ 127 hours: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/127_Hours Precariat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precariat Degenerative Tendinosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendinosis Daleks vs Ethnic Minorites on the cover of the radio times: https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2014/writers-key-boosting-diversity-screen-bbc1-controller/ Radio 4 Front Row: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5 The Streets - "don't mug yourself": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veAIHDGghP4 Kara Tointon's Don't Call Me Stupid: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vy8c7 Jimmy Mcgovern's accused: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accused_(TV_series) Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 263 we get better acquainted with Neil. We talk about the personal and political factors and influences that motivated him to co-created Arts Emergency, how Arts Emergency has impacted his life and the vital and important work the organisation does supporting and mentoring young people from less advantaged backgrounds to find their way into to arts and humanities. Arts Emergency is the grassroots ALTERNATIVE to old boy networks in arts, culture and higher education. For more information about what they do, how you can donate and how to become an AE mentor visit http://arts-emergency.org/ Neil Plugs: Arts Emergency: https://twitter.com/artsemergency I plug: The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefamilytreepodcast What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk Donating: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt We mention: Candid Cafe: http://www.candidarts.com/sections/galleryandcafepages/candid_cafe.htm Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Tragic Christmas: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sets/tragic-christmas No Sweat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Sweat_(organisation) Josie Long: http://www.josielong.com/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

This getting better acquainted extra features various performances I've done on stage during 2015. Stand Up Tragedy Presents: https://www.facebook.com/events/461679520679231/ Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/ Multicultural Minds: https://www.facebook.com/events/1735829253307581/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: http://www.mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk GBA 106 Jack and George: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-106-jack-and-george Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 220 we get better acquainted with Rachel. She talks about the different strands of her life and interests that lead to or from museums: Museums Showoff, academia, science, arts and humanities, museology, consulting, producing, communicating, travelling and the theory and history of museums and exhibition design. http://rachelsouhami.com/ https://twitter.com/rachelsouhami Rachel plugs: Museums Showoff: https://museumsshowoff.wordpress.com Next one on 29th September Slaughtered Lamb: https://museumsshowoff.wordpress.com/2015/08/14/sept-29-sign-up/ @MuseumsShowoff: https://twitter.com/MuseumsShowoff I plug: Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: http://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/ We mention: Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ Helen & Martin: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-answer-me-this-episodes-1 Science Showoff: http://www.scienceshowoff.org/ Steve Cross: https://twitter.com/steve_x Bristol City Museum: http://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/ Royal Festival Hall: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/royal-festival-hall Carsten Holler: Decision http://carstenholler.southbankcentre.co.uk/ Hayward Gallery: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/hayward-gallery Jon Durant: http://web.mit.edu/sts/people/durant.html Science Museum: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ Welcome Wing: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/doing_business_with_us/corporate_and_private_events/receptions_galas/wellcome_wing.aspx NESTA: http://www.nesta.org.uk/ Behind the Scenes at the Science Museum by Sharon MacDonald: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behind-Scenes-Science-Materializing-Culture/dp/1859735711 Kierkegaard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard Museum of Copenhagen: http://www.copenhagen.dk/en/ Louisiana Museum of Art just outside of Copenhagen: http://en.louisiana.dk/ Manchester Museum: http://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/ Launchpad: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum_OLD/galleries/launchpad.aspx Bodmer Report: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_awareness_of_science#The_Bodmer_Report National Gallary: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ Future of Museums Conferance: https://museumsshowoff.wordpress.com/the-future-of-museums/ Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ny_Carlsberg_Glyptotek Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 216 we get better acquainted with Tiernan Douieb. He talks making comedy for kids and adults, checking his privilege, the landscape of TV comedy, making politics funny, Arts Emergency and more. Tiernan plugs: This Isn't For You: http://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/ 2.30pm - PBH Free Fringe - Liquid Room Annex - The World is Full of Idiots Let's Live in Space: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tiernan-douieb-the-world-s-full-of-idiots-let-s-live-in-space @TiernanDouieb: https://twitter.com/TiernanDouieb I plug: GBA and SUT in Edinburgh: http://www.facebook.com/events/1378858509079820/ http://www.facebook.com/events/1446178112341943/ http://www.facebook.com/events/1554323898168649/ We mention: Caimh McDonnell: http://whitehairedirishman.com/ March Against Austerity: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/21/protest-march-austerity-london-russell-brand-peoples-assembly Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ The Moth: http://themoth.org/ Louis CK: https://louisck.net/ Louis CK Moth Acceptance Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1iXJPFnFyA Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/ Natural Born Storytellers: http://www.naturalbornstorytellers.com/ Truth Be Told: Pilot on 26th August: https://twitter.com/truthbetold_bbc Sarah Benetto - Storytellers Club: https://www.facebook.com/StoryClub Eddie Brimsom: http://www.eddybrimson.com/ Craig Campbell: http://www.avalonuk.com/artists/view/14 Comedian's Comedian Podcast: http://www.comedianscomedian.com/ Alexei Sayle: http://www.alexeisayle.me/ Jo Brand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Brand Harry Enfield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Enfield Eddie Izzard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Izzard Jack Dee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dee Comedy Club 4 Kids: http://www.comedyclub4kids.co.uk/ Bec Hill: http://www.bechillcomedian.com/ Bec Hill GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-105-bec-hill Bec and Tom's Awesome Laundry: http://www.becandtom.com/ Tom Allen: http://www.tomindeed.com/ Andrew O'Neill: http://www.andrewoneill.co.uk/ Nick Doody: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Doody Howard Read: http://www.howardread.com/ James Acaster: http://www.jamesacaster.com/ Nish Kumar: http://www.nishkumar.co.uk/ Ben Hilton: http://www.mrbenhilton.com/ VHX: https://www.vhx.tv/ Greg Proops: http://www.gregproops.com/ Aziz Ansari: http://azizansari.com/ Dan Harmon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Harmon Harmontown: http://live.harmontown.com/ Russell Howard's Good News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00phwkz John Oliver's Last Week Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/user/LastWeekTonight Partly Political Broadcast: http://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/shows_partlypolitical.php Josie Long: http://www.josielong.com/ Chris Coltrane: http://www.chriscoltrane.co.uk/ Joe Wells: http://www.joewells.org.uk/ Charlie Brooker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brooker Frankie Boyle: http://www.frankieboyle.com/ Frankie Boyle's Election Autopsy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qs82x Mock the Week: http://www.mocktheweek.tv/ FB's Guardian articles: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/frankie-boyle Daily Show: http://thedailyshow.cc.com/ Stephen Colbert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Colbert Jon Stewert on Charleston shooting: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/19/daily-shows-jon-stewart-on-charleston-shooting-this-was-a-terrorist-attack Lolitics: http://www.chriscoltrane.co.uk/lolitics-my-camden-political-comedy-club.html Andy Zaltzman: http://satiristforhire.com/ Lampoon Apathy: http://www.lampoonapathy.com/ Election Giggle: https://www.facebook.com/events/769185533174803/?ref=5 Thom Tuck: http://turlygod.com/ Tim Fitzhigham: http://www.fitzhigham.com/ Y: The Last Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man Preacher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics) Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 214 we get better acquainted with Paul. He talks about drawing portraits for Arts Emergency, his experience of bipolar, how he relates to the idea of being an artist, growing up in Stafford and lots more. Paul plugs: Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ @PaulWilliamsArt: https://twitter.com/paulwilliamsart I plug: GBA and SUT in Edinburgh: http://www.facebook.com/events/1378858509079820/ http://www.facebook.com/events/1446178112341943/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1554323898168649/ We mention: Avatars: http://www.arts-emergency.org/aobn-portraits-paul-williams/ Black Mirror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series) Stephen Fry - Secret Life of a Manic Depressive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fry:_The_Secret_Life_of_the_Manic_Depressive Nine Inch Nails: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails Pink Floyd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd The Wall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall The Wall Film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd_%E2%80%93_The_Wall Gerard Scarfe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Scarfe Lord of the Flies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies_(1963_film) Terrence McKenna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna Timothy Leary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary Josie Long: http://www.josielong.com/ Neil Griffiths: https://twitter.com/_griff Housmans: http://www.housmans.com/ McMillan's: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/ Fedora: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora MRA's: http://mic.com/articles/90131/the-8-biggest-lies-men-s-rights-activists-spread-about-women Tiernan Doueib: http://www.tiernandouieb.co.uk/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Tragic Christmas: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sets/tragic-christmas Arts Emergency at BAFTA: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a646595/jessica-hynes-has-a-powerful-anti-cuts-message-in-baftas-speech.html#~pgvS61e78kY0TN 200AD: http://www.2000adonline.com/ Zenith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith_(comics) Ballad of Halo Jones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Halo_Jones Alan Moore: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Alan_Moore Watchmen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen Mazeworld Arthur Ranson: http://www.arthurranson.com/content/mazeworld Proportional Representation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportional_representation XTube: http://www.xtube.com/ Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 206 we get better acquainted with Dawn Foster. She talks journalism, class, the housing crisis, the cuts, the election, writing a blog about receiving street harassment when cycling, the way that the media presents poverty and so much more. Dawn plugs: Her book "Lean Out" that is coming in November. You can find her here: https://twitter.com/DawnHFoster We mention: Focus e15: http://focuse15.org/ The Story: http://thestory.org.uk/ Laurie Penny: http://laurie-penny.com/ Alice Bell: https://alicerosebell.wordpress.com/about/ Juliet Jacques: http://julietjacques.com/ Geek Showoff: http://www.scienceshowoff.org/ Dawn at Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/profile/dawn-foster Inside Housing Magazine: http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/ Sky News: http://news.sky.com/ Tories: https://www.conservatives.com/Together.aspx Labour: http://www.labour.org.uk/ Greens: https://www.greenparty.org.uk/ Lib Dems: http://www.libdems.org.uk/ Nick Clegg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Clegg Nikki Morgan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Morgan_%28politician%29 Human Geography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_geography Coventry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry Leamington Spa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Leamington_Spa Kenilworth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenilworth Question Time: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t1q9 Rover: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_Company Lehman Brothers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehman_Brothers Northern Rock: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Rock Mary Poppins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_%28film%29 Everyday Sexism: http://everydaysexism.com/ Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ NEET: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEET David Blunkett: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Blunkett Keynes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes Benefits Street: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/benefits-street Tatler Documentary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04q0wwg John Major: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Major Road to Wigan Pier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_to_Wigan_Pier North and South: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_and_South_%28Gaskell_novel%29 Iraq War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War Lean In: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_In Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

The Stand Up Tragedy podcast will be coming out every two weeks (on a fortnightly rota) from now until August. This week's episode is a short one featuring a talk given by SUT host Dave Pickering at the Arts Emergency Social Club. Arts Emergency are a charity that helps disadvantaged teens study subjects they love: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ Our next live show is Tragic Spring on April 25th: http://www.facebook.com/events/588668424609848/ The episode was produced by Dave Pickering. The main theme is by Sam Wilkinson and the outro song by George Brufton and The Reactionaries.

In GBA 193 we get better acquainted with Dan Simpson. He talks about performance and process, working with words, learning acceptance, geek culture, categorising the arts and lots more. Dan plugs: Anti-Slam Anti-Valantines - 14th Feb Hackney Attic: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Anti_Slam_Valentine_S_Special/ Varjack and Simpson: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com// Stand Up And Slam: http://www.standupandslam.com/ https://twitter.com/StandUpAndSlam Dan Simpson: https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/dansimpsonpoet We mention: Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ PBH Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/ Robin Williams: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams Eddie Peppitone: http://eddiepepitone.com/ Pac-Man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man Clyde: http://pacman.wikia.com/wiki/Clyde Richard Marsh: https://richmarsh.wordpress.com/ Dirty Great Love Story: https://richmarsh.wordpress.com/dirty-great-love-story/ Wingman: https://richmarsh.wordpress.com/wingman/ Skittles: https://richmarsh.wordpress.com/skittles/ We Are All Orange Ghosts: https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/orange-ghosts/ Ross Sutherland: http://www.rosssutherland.co.uk/ Standby for Tape Backup: http://www.rosssutherland.co.uk/main/archives/960 Apples and Snakes: http://www.applesandsnakes.org/ Canterbury Laureate: https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/tag/canterbury-laureate/ Benjamin Zephaniah: http://benjaminzephaniah.com/ Kate Tempest: http://katetempest.co.uk/ Rob Auton: http://www.robauton.co.uk/ Mark Grist: http://www.markgrist.com/ Tim Key: https://twitter.com/timkeyperson Tim Minchin: http://www.timminchin.com/ Storm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U John Cooper Clarke: http://johncooperclarke.com/ Indie Feed: http://indiefeedpp.indiefeed.libsynpro.com/ Bang Said the Gun: http://www.bangsaidthegun.com/ Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ Alternative Old Boys Network: http://www.arts-emergency.org/alternative-old-boys-network/ Future First: http://futurefirst.org.uk/ Ricky Tomlinson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Tomlinson Rada: https://www.rada.ac.uk/ Central: https://www.cssd.ac.uk/ Eastenders: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d Never Mind the Fullstops: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com/fullstops The Antislam: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com/anti-slam Fay Roberts: http://www.fayroberts.co.uk/ Greece - Summer Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW0DfsCzfq4 Paula Varjack: http://www.paulavarjack.com/ Paul Sweeney: https://twitter.com/sweencutscomedy Hammer and Tongue: http://www.hammerandtongue.com/ Forbidden Planet: https://forbiddenplanet.com/ Call of Duty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty Grand Theft Auto: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_%28video_game%29 Mark Zuckerberg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg Star Trek: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek Lord of the Rings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings Gamergate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy Fake Geek Girl: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Fake_geek_girls Climate Change Poems: Tipping Point: Weatherfronts http://weatherfronts.dansimpsonpoet.co.uk/ Canterbury Roman Museum Residency: https://dansimpsonpoet.wordpress.com/projects/canterbury-roman-museum-residency/ Burning Eye Books: https://burningeyebooks.wordpress.com/ Myers Briggs Personality Type: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers-Briggs_Type_Indicator NotAllMen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NotAllMen Mansplaining: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansplaining Ministry of Stories - Cbeebies Radio Series: http://bit.ly/MiScbeebies The Richard Tyrone Jones Live Edinburgh Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-6-richard-tyrone Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

The fifth episode (or volume as we like to think of them) of Selected Tragedy. These shows are themed collections of highlights from three years of tragedy. We will be putting out weekly volumes of selected tragedy until our live shows start up again in on the 28th February 2015 with Tragic Winter: https://www.facebook.com/events/1516191711967276/ Vol 5 brings together the highlights from last year's Tragic Christmas show. It was a benefit for Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ Content Note: suicide, mental health issues, violence against children, Christmas, enchanting stories, mother's with tails, paper cranes and the light in the darkness. Featuring: Lucy Ayrton: http://www.lucyayrton.co.uk/ Richard Tyrone Jones: http://www.richardtyronejones.com/ Bec Hill: http://www.bechillcomedian.com/ James McKay: http://www.mckaypoetry.com/ and Dave Pickering: https://dave-pickering.squarespace.com/ The episode was produced by Dave Pickering, with recording from Stephen Harvey, main theme by Sam Wilkinson and the outro song by George Brufton and The Reactionaries.

This is the first ever Stand Up Tragedy Special. Here we'll share with you all the best interviews, clips and extra bits that you don't usually hear at our live shows. This Special is all about Tragic Christmas, which took place on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to www.arts-emergency.org Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

The third of three recordings from our Tragic Christmas live event which took place at the Dogstar in Brixton on the 12th December. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to http://www.arts-emergency.org Featuring: Felicity Ward: http://felicityward.com/ Superbard: http://www.superbard.co.uk/ James McKay: http://www.mckaypoetry.com/ and Kit Lovelace: http://twitter.com/mylifeyourhands Next week we'll be exploring the Tragic Christmas experience with a podcast put together by Bryony Hawkins that will put the Tragic Christmas performances we've shared for the past three weeks into context. Share your festive tragedies with us on twitter using the hashtag #TragicXmas. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

In GBA 141 we get better acquainted with Christmas (again). It's the 2013 Christmas Special: A festive curiosity once again full of intimacy, doubt, shared history, music & cheer. This year we join the GBA house band and A Room Full of Friends to sing some Christmas songs and talk some Christmas talk. This year's Christmas special is designed to be: "Like an episode of Killroy where the issue being discussed is Christmas. With songs." As part of the house band I am joined by: Asia - (GBA not yet aired) Sam - https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-99-sam George - https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-6-george https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-106-jack-and-george With special guest Harv who shared a song and recorded the room: https://twitter.com/SteveHSoundtech The rest of the room full of friends are: Jen: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-jen-episodes/ Dad: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-dad-episodes/ Tony: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-35-tony Liz: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-4-liz Chris: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-25-chris Nina: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-132-nina Natti: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-98-natti Alex: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-80-alex Charities plugged at the end of the episode are: Crisis at Christmas: http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/christmas.html Core Arts: http://www.corearts.co.uk/ Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/ St Mungos: http://www.mungos.org/ Self Determination: http://developmentforafrica.org/selfdetermination.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/charity/against_1.shtml Red and Black social club: http://www.soundthealarm.org.uk/red-black-social-club-septembe/ GBC Legal: http://greenandblackcross.org/legal Previous incarnations of A Room Full of Friends: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-2-a-room-full-of https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/gba100-1 For other GBA takes on Christmas: The first GBA Christmas special focused on how I learned to love (albeit a highly neurotic and ambiguous love) the season despite its past crimes against my childhood. Here it is: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-christmas-special The second was a longform true story of the trip I took to Amsterdam with my mum in 2005. Warning it could be described as NSFW: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-91-getting-better I made this for Christmas this year: https://soundcloud.com/the-dave/time-to-be-nice I made this for a Christmas a few years back: Ghosts of... youtu.be/XqCKfOwA9vE This is a true story I told at Spark London that focuses on an incident that is touched on as back story in this episode: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/two-cathedrals-david-pickering/ Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year! (There will be no GBA next week. It will return on the 2nd of January 2013.) Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

The first of three live recordings from our Tragic Christmas live event which took place at the Dogstar in Brixton on the 12th December. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to http://www.arts-emergency.org Featuring: Dave Pickering: http://www.gettingbetteracquainted.co.uk Steve Cross: https://twitter.com/steve_x Lucy Ayrton: https://twitter.com/lucyayrton Join us next week for Act 2 of Tragic Christmas. Share your festive tragedies with us on twitter using the hashtag #TragicXmas. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

The third of three recordings from our Tragic Christmas live event which took place at the Dogstar in Brixton on the 12th December. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to http://www.arts-emergency.org Featuring: Felicity Ward: http://felicityward.com/ Superbard: http://www.superbard.co.uk/ James McKay: http://www.mckaypoetry.com/ and Kit Lovelace: https://twitter.com/mylifeyourhands Next week we'll be exploring the Tragic Christmas experience with a podcast put together by Bryony Hawkins that will put the Tragic Christmas performances we've shared for the past three weeks into context. Share your festive tragedies with us on twitter using the hashtag #TragicXmas. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

The second of three recordings from our Tragic Christmas live event which took place at the Dogstar in Brixton on the 12th December. This event was a fundraiser for the brilliant Arts Emergency. Find out more about Arts Emergency by going to http://www.arts-emergency.org Featuring: The Sound of the Ladies: http://www.thesoundoftheladies.com/ Richard Tyrone Jones: https://twitter.com/rtjpoet Bec Hill: http://www.bechillcomedian.com/ Join us next week for Act 3 of Tragic Christmas. Share your festive tragedies with us on twitter using the hashtag #TragicXmas. Make friends with some tragedy by friending us on Facebook or following us @standup4tragedy on twitter. This podcast was recorded by Stephen Harvey with music from Sam Wilkinson and George Brufton.

This is the eighth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode showcases some of the performers who will be reunited with us on the Stand Up Tragedy stage at our live relaunch Tragic Christmas on the 12th December. Some more highlights from the line-up include the Victorian reciter James McKay, spoken word artists Richard Tyrone Jones and the Superbard, and comedic academic Steve X. www.mckaypoetry.com www.twitter.com/rtjpoet www.superbard.co.uk www.twitter.com/steve_x We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the seventh episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode showcases some of the performers who will be reunited with us on the Stand Up Tragedy stage at our live relaunch Tragic Christmas on the 12th December. We'll remind ourselves how great poet Lucy Ayrton, singer The Sound of the Ladies, comedian Bec Hill and true story teller Radcliffe Royds are. www.twitter.com/lucyayrton www.thesoundoftheladies.com www.bechillcomedian.com www.twitter.com/Radicalzen We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the sixth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some Tragic Lectures, because tragedy can be used to teach new things and explore new ideas. We begin with a set by scientific stand up Timandra Harkness. Then Steve X, the founder of many scientific comedy nights, joins us at The Edinburgh Festival. And finally Leo Healy tells us the tragic tale of computer magazine Amigo Power. www.timandraharkness.com www.twitter.com/steve_x We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the fifth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some Tragic Comedy, because there's always a funny side to sadness. First we'll hear from character comedian Joz Norris being himself on the Stand Up Tragedy stage in Edinburgh. Then, Matthew Highton makes The Dogstar audience laugh in March 2013. And finally, Arts Emergency co-founder and stand up comedian Josie Long performed exclusive material at The Dogstar in July. www.joznorris.co.uk www.matthewhighton.co.uk www.josielong.com We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the fourth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some of our Old Friends - the performers who have done tragedy on the Stand Up Tragedy stage many times. Coincidentally they're all spoken word artists too. First we hear Superbard performing an early version of The Flood at The Dogstar in Brixton. Then Richard Tyrone Jones tells us his tragic tale of heart failure at The Leicester Square Theatre, which was the beginnings of his show Richard Tyrone Jones Has A Big Heart which was made into a BBC Radio 4 series. Then finally we finish with Edinburgh Fringe favourite Sophia Walker. www.superbard.co.uk www.facebook.com/richardtyronejones www.facebook.com/SophiaWalker We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the third episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some of the Tragic Tales that have been told on the Stand Up Tragedy stage. One of these fiction stories was written by author Vanessa Gebbie at The Leicester Square Theatre in 2012. Then oral storyteller Stephe Harrops tells us a creepy traditional tale about Mr. Fox. Finally, we hear The House That Jack Built, by J. Adamthwaite. www.vanessagebbie.com/welcome www.stepheharrop.co.uk www.jadamthwaite.co.uk We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the second episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some of Comic Songs from our musical comedians. This includes Jay Foreman playing at The Dogstar in July 2012, science-loving comedian Helen Arney and the optimistic singer-songwriter MJ Hibbert. www.jayforeman.co.uk www.helenarney.com www.mjhibbett.co.uk We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

This is the first episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more. All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013. www.standuptragedy.co.uk This episode features some Tragic Folk. This includes Scottish singer songwriter Polly McLean, protest acoustic guitarist and singer Grace Petrie, and jazz group Cyana. www.slateislands.com www.gracepetrie.com www.cyanamusic.com We'll have more live performers for the podcast from our Tragic Christmas show on the 12th December at The Dogstar in Brixton. Tickets are available online now. All proceeds from Tragic Christmas are going to Arts Emergency, a charity who help people from less privileged backgrounds break into the arts. www.arts-emergency.org The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiowhan@ymail.com) and George Brufton. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.

Magic realist pastoral folk from the brand new Existential Meltdown album - http://existentialmeltdown.bandcamp.com/ - all money goes to Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/