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Daniella Isaacs, the creator of the new BBC Sounds audio drama, People Who Knew Me, joins Dr Julia Shaw in a conversation about faking one's own death and using the terrorist attacks in America on September 11th 2001 to do so. We ask, who fakes their own death and why? And how easy is it to pull it off? Warning: This episode contains references to the 9/11 attacks and also suicide and drowning. CREDITS Presenter: Dr Julia Shaw Producer: Simona Rata Assistant Producer: Hannah Ward Editors: Anna Lacey and Richard Collings Music: Matt Chandler Production Coordinator: Jonathan Harris Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland #BadPeople_BBC
Digital frustration affects most of us, which probably explains why comedian Stevie Martin's sketches went viral in lockdown. This week, Mickey catches up with her to talk about all sorts, including her new YouTube pilot, screen time, and how her bum is. Hannah's been on the Zoom with writer, actor and director Daniella Isaacs to chat out about her new BBC audio drama People Who Knew Me and why they both keep forgetting to take their earphones out. In Jenny Off The Blocks, Jen's looking ahead to the French Open and in Rated or Dated, we've been watching 2003's Daddy Day Care, with mixed results. And in Sexism of The Week, someone's been reading the Daily Mail. Why Mickey? Why?!?You can watch screen time here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQYdc-FxeYgSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Coming 23rd May 2023... Emily Morris uses 9/11 to fake her own death and run away to start a new life in California as Connie Prynne. Fourteen years later, now with a teenage daughter by her side, Connie is diagnosed with breast cancer. She will be forced to confront her past so that her daughter will not be left on her own if she does not survive. She must decide how to explain her lies, her secrets, her selfish decisions – and ultimately her ‘widowed' husband. Everything she thought she had fled from when she pretended to die in New York. Starring Rosamund Pike and Hugh Laurie, Kyle Soller, Isabella Sermon and Alfred Enoch. The first audio drama from the makers of Bad Sisters, People Who Knew Me is a 10-part series, written and directed by Daniella Isaacs, adapted from the book by Kim Hooper. Written and Directed by Daniella Isaacs Adapted from the original novel and Consulting Produced by Kim Hooper Produced by Joshua Buckingham Executive Producers for Merman: Sharon Horgan, Faye Dorn, Clelia Mountford, Kira Carstensen, Seicha Turnbull and Brenna Rae Eckerson Executive Producer for eOne: Jacqueline Sacerio, Co-Executive Producer: Carey Burch Nelson Commissioning Editor: Dylan Haskins Assistant Commissioner for the BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna Additional Commissioning support for the BBC Natasha Johansson and Harry Robinson Production Executive: Gareth Coulam Evans Production Manager: Sarah Lawson Casting Director: Lauren Evans Audio Production & Post-Production by SoundNode Supervising Dialogue Recordist & Editor: Daniel Jaramillo Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Design & Mix: Martin Schulz Music composed by Max Perryment Additional Dialogue Recording: David Crane, Martin Jilek Assistant Dialogue Recordists: Jack Cook, Giancarlo Granata Additional Dialogue Editing: Marco Toca Head of Production: Rebecca Kerley Production Accountant: Lianna Meering Finance Director: Jackie Sidey Legal and Business Affairs: Mark Rogers at Media Wizards Dialect Coach for Rosamund Pike: Carla Meyer Read in: Hannah Moorish Stills Photographer: May Robson Artwork: Mirjami Qin Artwork Photographer: Sibel Ameti Additional thanks to: Emily Peska, Caitlin Stegemoller, Sam Woolf, Charly Clive, Ellie White, Ellen Robertson, Kate Phillips, Ed Davis, Ciarán Owens, Jonathan Schey, Daniel Raggett, Jason Phipps and Charlotte Ritchie A Merman / Mermade production for BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds
Cindy Gallop is the sex-positive evangelist behind MakeLoveNotPorn, a social sex tech platform where real people share real sex. From her nomination as Advertising Woman of the Year to giving the spiciest talk the TED stage may ever have seen, in her own words: "I like to blow sh*t up."Cindy talks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about micro-actions to revolutionise your sex life, hardcore porn, sexual values and why women must start talking about money.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Drag performer Vinegar Strokes describes herself as a "proper London lady". She's also a RuPaul’s Drag Race UK contestant, starred in "Everyone’s Talking About Jamie", and launched the Black LGBTQ+ campaign #ItCouldBe.Hear her talk to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about the politics of drag, where she finds her inspiration, and why she'd never call doing drag an "act".Some notes for this episode:Daniella and Vinegar talk about the Boulet Brothers Show but couldn't remember what it was called. It is, of course, "Dragula".There was also some confusion over how many states are part of the USA – and we can confirm that the number is, in fact, 50.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dan Murray-Serter is a serial entrepreneur. He's founded half a dozen companies including the Tinder for fashion, a brain health supplement and is a pioneer of the 'busy or bored' product philosophy. He's also a writer for Forbes and The Huffington Post.Dan talks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about making things go viral, not being an expert and the whirlwind journey from making £100k in a day to going broke.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Olivia Rose has shot everyone from Slowthai to Skepta and Jorja Smith, and all on film and nothing but (she has doggedly refused to go digital). She's also the photographer behind 'This Is Grime', the definitive book on one of Britain’s defining music genres.Olivia talks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about burnout culture, creative postnatal depression, subcultures and, of course, going against the grain in the photography world.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Not many people have gone from teaching PE to working at Merrill Lynch. And that’s not even the end of the story for Gundeep Anand. His answer to London’s ballooning knife crime statistics was The Last Stand, a street football tournament that's uniting communities across the U.K. Gundeep talks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about football, creating change through art and getting a letter from Prince Charles.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Executive producer Nana Bempah and creative director Kevin Morosky have worked on campaigns for Google, Prada and Dazed. They are the founders of the People of Culture Collective which started as a Whatsapp group to connect creatives of colour and is now a 500-strong community with every skillset in the industry.They talk to Daniella about code-switching, surviving as a minority in adland, blame culture and why every brief must think about what it does for the community.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Susie Orbach is the original body positivity activist. Her book, 'Fat is a Feminist Issue', kicked off the anti-diet revolution and The New York Times called her "the most famous psychotherapist to have set up couch in Britain" (aside from Sigmund Freud, of course).Susie speaks to Daniella about shaking up how psychotherapy is practiced, the ‘fat = bad, thin = good' mindset and why we need more rage, more refusal and more love.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove.This is the link to the article Daniella mentions: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/07/patterns-of-pain-covid-19-psychotherapy-susie-orbach-bodies See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jaz O'Hara is a human rights activist who quit her job in fashion to volunteer full-time at the so-called Calais Jungle. She went on to found The Worldwide Tribe, a grassroots social activist group that disrupts public perceptions of the humans behind the headlines through storytelling.Jaz speaks to Daniella about using social media as a force for change, ending up in a Greek police station and the astonishing stories of refugees' journeys.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Marian Keyes is the best-selling author of Rachel's Holiday, The Break and Grown-ups. She's a literary disruptor, who's broken every rule in the so-called 'Chick-Lit' book with morbidly funny stories about addiction, depression and domestic violence.Marian speaks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about why it's okay to change careers, literary sexism and being born an alcoholic-in-waiting.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rokhaya Diallo is a French journalist and activist who has squared up to the state on more than one occasion. She’s also a disruptive creative force to be reckoned with, directing and writing films, documentaries and books. She’s one of Slate Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Women and was the only French person invited to attend the inauguration of the Obama Foundation. Rokhaya talks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about institutional racism, microaggressions and not apologising for her existence. Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It’s recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Advertising powerhouse John Hegarty is a living legend. He’s the man who put Nick Kamen into a laundrette for Levi’s and gave Audi the immortal ‘Vorsprung Durch Technik’. He’s won golds at every industry awards known to man and founded our beloved BBH. The original black sheep talks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about everything from wanting to be the next Picasso to starting his own agency and all the rules he’s broken along the way.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Big Narstie is a heavyweight champion of grime, Channel 4 chat show fireball and viral internet agony uncle.He talks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about rage, survival, creating the blackest thing on TV and why he wants to buy ‘at least four cul de sacs’. Expect to laugh, and colourful language.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Josie is a feminist AI researcher. Is Google’s predictive search racist? Why do virtual assistants have female voices? Why doesn’t Alexa stand up to sexual harassment? Josie’s exposing data bias in a world designed by men.She talks to our host, Daniella Isaacs, about the myth of tech neutrality, the importance of designing feminist AI and what happens when a pregnant woman walks into a room full of coders.Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Emmy is a psychotherapist and the founder of Recover Clinic, an innovative clinic changing the way we treat eating disorders. Having worked in various clinical settings, Emmy became disillusioned with how women were being treated. Her treatment focuses on exploring deep rooted trauma rather than just focusing on the symptoms. Our guests are all black sheep - they’ve broken rules to get them where they are today. Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove.You can help us reach more black sheep by subscribing, sharing and reviewing us - it really is appreciated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
John was born into poverty, he became homeless when he was five. He spent his early years in orphanages and prisons, which was where he learnt to read and write. He founded The Big Issue in 1991, revolutionising the way homeless people make money. John has received an MBE and was made a Lord in 2015 .Our guests are all black sheep - they’ve broken rules to get them where they are today. Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove.You can help us reach more black sheep by subscribing, sharing and reviewing us - it really is appreciated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Writer and journalist Poorna Bell was Executive Editor of the Huffington Post when, in 2015, her husband Rob took his own life. Since his death she has become a leading spokesperson and activist for issues concerning mental health, grief and male suicide.She has since written two award-winning books, Chase the Rainbow and In Search of Silence. Our guests are all black sheep - they’ve broken rules to get them where they are today. Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove.You can help us reach more black sheep by subscribing, sharing and reviewing us - it really is appreciated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Ben started his business when he was a Deliveroo cyclist, secretly handing out leaflets inside pizza boxes. Now, Mob Kitchen has thousands of followers, a series of viral videos and a range of cookbooks. Ben aims to democratise cooking, dispelling the myth that to cook good food you need money, time or skills. Listen to the rules he’s had to break to get there. Our guests are all black sheep - they’ve broken rules to get them where they are today. Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove.You can help us reach more black sheep by subscribing, sharing and reviewing us - it really is appreciated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Former British Army Captain Hannah Graf MBE and her husband, actor and writer, Jake Graf are a power couple. Together, they discuss authenticity, resilience and how they navigate a changing society as a transgender couple. Our guests are all black sheep - they’ve broken rules to get them where they are today. Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove.You can help us reach more black sheep by subscribing, sharing and reviewing us - it really is appreciated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Ruqsana started practising kickboxing at 18, without telling her strict British-Bengali, Muslim family. After struggling to maintain her double life, she revealed her secret to her parents and committed to boxing wholeheartedly.She is the British and World female Muay Thai boxing champion and captain of the British Team and now competing as a boxer, and the only Muslim woman to be a national champion in her sport. Our guests are all black sheep - they’ve broken rules to get them where they are today. Black Sheep is produced by Black Sheep Studios with Daniella Isaacs for BBH. It's recorded, mixed and mastered by our friends at Soho Radio, and the music is by Daniel Lovegrove.You can help us reach more black sheep by subscribing, sharing and reviewing us - it really is appreciated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Daniella Isaacs joins Lauren and Aaron to discuss wellness, our ideas of perfection and blenders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
With pressure from all angles of society to exercise frequently and obtain the perfect body, it's just impossible to live up to those expectations. Mae, Ned and guest host Daniella Isaacs are joined by comedian Kae Kurd to figure out how exercise can make us healthier without a huge cost to our self esteem or bank balance. Ned takes on Mark Wahlberg, Daniella unpicks the myths of exercise consumerism, Bisha K Ali lifts 100kgs of rock solid truth and Steve Ali gives his flirting advice. Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4. Produced by Al Riddell Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon. Featured in this programme: Four Thought (07/08/2015) You & Yours (16/01/2017)
With stories of injustice and suffering beamed directly to our devices, the news can make us feel powerless to help. Mae, Ned and guest host Daniella Isaacs are joined by Chi Chi Izundu from BBC News to figure out how to consume news media in a healthy and empowering way. Ned investigates fake news, Daniella tries to escape from an echo chamber, Bisha K Ali looks at the bright side and Steve Ali just wants to watch videos of cats doing cute things. Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4. Produced by Al Riddell Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon. Featured in this programme: More or Less (16/04/2017)
They say friends are the family you choose, so you'd better choose wisely. Fun friends Mae, Ned and guest host Daniella Isaacs are joined by comedian Thanyia Moore to explore what being friends really means, how to make new ones and what to do when the lines between friendships and relationships get blurry. Ned asks old friends for their first impressions of him, old pal Bisha beams in from LA and Steve Ali reminisces about a memorable mate from the Calais Jungle. Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4. Produced by Al Riddell Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon. Programmes featured this week: Desert Island Discs (03/01/2014) Four Thought (25/09/2013) Prayer For The Day (24/09/2018)
Whether we're dating, working or just trying to drag ourselves out of bed, confidence is key. Mae, Ned and guest host Daniella Isaacs are joined by comedian Zahra Barri to discuss how elusive confidence can be and how we can achieve it. We hear from Bisha K Ali all the way from Los Angeles, about the confidence needed when starting a new job in a new place, and Steve Ali reveals how confidence helped him elude German police. Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4. Produced by Al Riddell Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon. Featured in this episode: All In The Mind (24/05/2017) The Confidence Trick (01/11/2017) Woman's Hour (19/06/2017)
Joining Ian in the studio this week is Ryan Hand, who is a presenter/comedian/marathon runner/warm-up/and more, and Ian duly tries to find out what he actually wants to be in his life. Later, Daniella Isaacs joins the gang to talk all about her show 'Hear Me Raw', which is coming to the Arcola Theatre.
Joining Ian in the studio this week is Ryan Hand, who is a presenter/comedian/marathon runner/warm-up/and more, and Ian duly tries to find out what he actually wants to be in his life. Later, Daniella Isaacs joins the gang to talk all about her show 'Hear Me Raw', which is coming to the Arcola Theatre.
Beginning with a song about lice, Gareth K Vile offers a food and drink episode bereft of food and drink recommendations for the duration of your visit to Edinburgh. First up on the pod we talk to Daniella Isaacs of Hear Me Raw and discover why eating healthily isn't necessarily a good thing and how ghost writing a fitspiration book is a very bad idea. Composer and producer Matthew Whiteside is accosted to share his Fringe experiences so far and what he plans to see. And finally, Vile meets a man who has been eaten by a lion, as performance artist Mamoru Iriguchi comes to the studio to discuss Eaten.Music in today's episode comes from Ami and Tami, a musical reimagining of Hansel and Gretel.Show notes:00:00:41 – Welcome introduction00:01:48 – Daniella Isaacs, writer and performer of Hear Me Raw00:13:24 – Music from Ami and Tami00:13:47 – Composer Matthew Whiteside talks Assembly Rooms' VR Experience, Sonica installation Nearer Future by Heather Lander, Rhinoceros and Scottish Opera's Greek00:19:03 – Music from Ami and Tami00:19:15 – Performance artist Mamoru Iriguchi of Eaten00:28:16 – Outro and thanksCredits:Festival City Podcast is co-created by Gareth K Vile (host) and Scott Henderson (producer). Intro music by The Joy Drops. Supported by SGSAH.Please send feedback to podcasts[at]list.co.uk
⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: This episode may not be suitable for people with an active eating disorder or for those who feel vulnerable. Daniella Isaacs is an actor who is recovering from orthorexia; she’s written a one woman show called Hear Me Raw about her experiences of how the wellness scene enabled and normalised her eating disorder. In this episode Daniella explains how she got into wellness, how things got bad, then worse, then she lost her period and developed osteopenia - so things got pretty bad before she was able to take a step back and figure some stuff out and give herself the space to find what well looked like for her. I love Daniella's honesty and bravery as she opens up and explains what she went through and she brings an awesome energy and makes this interview really fun even though we're talking about heavy stuff.
Come In! Sit Down! cast members, Daniella Isaacs and Ramzi DeHani, talk to JR's arts editor Judi Herman (in the busy bar at the Tricycle after their performance)