Podcast appearances and mentions of kieran long

Sometimes we come across people that we might have known in a past life. Kieran Long is one of those people for me. When he came to the pod studio it felt like we had known each other for ages. Not only because of his very inviting personality but also because we share a lot of common thoughts but yet from two different worlds. Kieran is not apologetic in his statements about the urban realm and architecture which I miss in the open debate. As the head curator of ArkDes, Sweden’s National Center of Architecture and Design, former curator of London’s Victoria and Albert museum and architect journalist he has a very important role and voice in the public debate, and I feel very hopeful that he, of all, is that voice. Mr. Long's style is progressive in a charismatic and diplomatic way. We conversate about ArkDes, urban injustice, gentrification, segregation, the concrete jungle and why NWA and hip hop should be an exhibition at ArkDes! Mr. Long, although born in New Hampton, England, is a true Londoner living in Stockholm which has given him an interesting angle in how he can compare the two cities. He also tells us why that little bird in the coffee shop is so important, how crime is interesting to the cities we live in and we also get the answer to IF he like bricks or nah. I mean he IS a Londoner after all!A lot of laughs in this one. I absolutely LOVE this episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The director of the 1971 film Get Carter, which starred Michael Caine, has now written his own crime novellas. Mike Hodges talks to Matthew Sweet. If Nordic Noir has reshaped an image of Sweden away from Abba into a society showing cracks - journalist Kajsa Norman has been tracking stories such as the cover-up of assaults on teenage girls at music festivals in 2015. She's called her book Sweden's Dark Soul: The Unravelling of a Utopia. Mike Hodges' trio of novellas is called Bait, Grist and Security. You can hear another Free Thinking Discussion with Anders Sandberg, Pia Lundgren, Kieran Long & Lars Blomgren about What We Have Learned From Sweden here https://bbc.in/2Q1euTl Producer: Debbie Kilbride

What do meatballs, The Square and Henning Mankell have in common? The answer is Sweden as you've no doubt guessed. As ABBA's Cold War musical, Chess, is poised to return to the British stage Matthew Sweet considers what Sweden's taught us – whether in films such as I am Curious Yellow or in the aisles at IKEA - and what the Swedes might have gained from their brushes with Britain. His guests include Anders Sandberg from the Future of Humanity Institute in Oxford, the Swedish cultural attache, Pia Lundberg, Lars Blomgren, one of the people behind The Bridge, the social scientist, Tom Hoctor and Kieran Long - once of the V&A but now the director of the Swedish centre for Architecture and Design.Chess runs at English National Opera from 26 Apr - 02 Jun 2018 Producer: Zahid Warley

It used to be so easy. You left university, came to London and got yourself a flatshare in one of the cheaper areas: Notting Hill, Maida Vale or Highgate. Living was cheap and if it took you a while to find out what you really wanted to do with your life you could drift about a bit and get by. But now thanks to vast City bonuses and the influx of foreign billionaires, London house prices have soared beyond the reach of all but the seriously rich. Parts of Notting Hill and Kensington have become ‘buy to leave’ ghost towns, the houses boarded up and showing no signs of life. Shoreditch and Hackney, not long ago the hip new outposts for musicians and artists, are now home to well-paid professionals. And London is the worse for it. That’s the argument of those who worry that London is becoming too rich to be interesting. But is there any evidence that the city is growing bland? Quite the reverse. On any evening almost wherever you go London’s streets are abuzz with life. People here crave a communal experience and the city provides it with its 600 parks, thousands of pubs and dynamic cultural scene. There’s a dynamic between wealth and creativity that keeps London exciting. If you prefer greater egalitarianism and more cycle lanes, there’s always Stockholm. Joining us to discuss the question "Is London too rich to be interesting?" were rapper and poet Akala, journalist Tanya Gold, artist Gavin Turk, and author and journalist Simon Jenkins. The event was chaired by Kieran Long, senior curator of contemporary architecture, design and digital at the V&A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Under våren har det i Europa pågått en debatt om det offentliga rummet och konsten i det. Lisa undrar i Bergström i P1 vad de allmänna platserna gör för konsten och vad konsten gör för dem? Kieran Long är arkitekt och kurator vid konstmuseet Victoria and Albert Museum i London, han är med oss, för han älskar den här frågan om konst och plasterna som tillhör oss alla. Teatern är en konstform som i början alltid var ute i det fria, när flyttade den inomhus och när och varför kom den att flytta ut igen? Detta när teaterhistorikern och dramaturgen från Göteborgsoperan Göran Gademan kommer till studion. Dessutom så diskuterar vi vett och etikett när teatern flyttar utomhus. För när Lisa Bergström var på utomhusteater senast, Hjalmar Söderbergs Den allvarsamma leken, så började hon undra - hur mycket vin får en dricka på sin picknickfilt precis vid scenen och hur högt får en prata? Skådespelaren och regissören Albin Flinkas guidar oss. På filmfronten så har det de senaste åren blivit allt mer populärt med biodukar utomhus. Festival på festival hakar på och om några veckor bjuder Venedigs filmfestival för första gången på bioupplevelser utomhus. Alberto Barbera är festivalchef på Venedigs filmfestival och berättar om vad han hoppas med nyheten. Bisittare idag är Martina Montelius, vad tycker en författare och teaterchef om konceptet utomhuskultur? PROGRAMLEDARE: Lisa Bergström BISITTARE: Martina Montelius PRODUCENT: Kicki Möller korrespondenterna@sverigesradio.se