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A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Radcliffe Royds first shared on the podcast in July of 2014 about going from the posh life to the dumpster.Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISKMake a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshowGet tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tourGet the RISK! book at TheRISKBook.comTake our storytelling classes at TheStoryStudio.orgHire Kevin Allison to make a personalized video at Cameo.com/TheKevinAllisonHire Kevin Allison as a coach at KevinAllison.com
Nimisha Ladva, Lyra, Will Attenborough and Radcliffe Royds share stories about racism, coming out trans, a shy guy's first orgy and a drunken night of meeting the in-laws.
In the second Cutting of season 2, Dave talks to his dad about living with dementia, his brother about making art about diagnosis, and with true storyteller Radcliffe Royds about addiction, past lives and what it's like to come back from the dead. These conversations explore the kinds of human experiences that might help us to understand the experiences of Changelings. The Family Tree's Cuttings discuss the real issues raised in the show with special guests from podcasting, journalism, religion and the arts. iTunes RSS Help The Family Tree to grow by becoming a Patron. Find our Guests! Tony Pickering: Pick-Art.com Radcliffe Royds: The Radcliffe Episodes Peter Pickering: Dave's essays about his father: Down to a sunless sea: memories of my dad
Down on his luck, and under pressure to maintain his lifestyle, Radcliffe Royds decided to rob a bank. In this incredible interview, he tells Olly his story. It’s a tale of extreme highs and lows, brutal honesty and dark humour. Meanwhile, Ollie Peart has decamped to Lisbon for the 2016 Web Summit - an orgy of start-ups and self-promotion. In this week’s Zeitgeist, he ponders whether laundry services might be the next sector to fall foul of disruptive technology, why Silicon Valley buzzwords are so damn aggressive, and why on Earth anyone would name a new company ‘Two-Hats’. In our weekly trip down the Foxhole, love guru Alix Fox puts the Poundland vibrator to the test, and answers a listener’s question about sexual piercings in the only way she knows how - with, um, piercing honesty. YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP YOUR LEGS CROSSED FOR THIS ONE. This episode of The Modern Mann is brought to you by our friends at DragonFruit, the amazing dating app for geeks and nerds. Join now for free and be sure to add ‘Modern Mann’ as one of your geekdoms! The Foxhole is sponsored by MyCondom.com - your one-stop shop for all your bedroom needs, except possibly light fittings and duvets. Use the code FOXHOLE at Checkout to get an incredible 15% off! If you have any feedback about this week’s show, if you’d like to support the show by buying us a beer, or if you’d like to send Alix your question of sex - just visit our website, ModernMann.co.uk. You can also find us on social media @themodernmann on Twitter, and at Facebook.com/OllyMann. Our song of the week is ‘You Don’t Get Me High Anymore’ by Phantogram - out now on Republic Records. ‘Cruzin’ appears courtesy of Benedek on a Creative Commons licence. Presenter: Olly Mann. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox. Producer: Matt Hill. Theme Music: 'Skies Over Cairo' by Django Django. Graphic Design: Jenny Robertshaw. Copyright: Olly Mann / Rethink Audio 2016. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In GBA 249 we get better acquainted with Mark Dean Quinn. He talks about trying not to make people laugh, making people laugh, the art of flyering, having a complicated relationship with audiences, how being in recovery from gambling addiction and going fly fishing with his father have both influenced him to make to the kind of comedy he makes and feeling truly himself inside the transitory space that is Edinburgh during festival season. Mark plugs: Going and doing something you've been putting off His most recent show was called Observation Without Comedy and you can find him at: https://twitter.com/markdeanquinn I plug: Get Matt Hill on GBA by donating to the Spark RefuAid appeal: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/sparkrefuaid Live GBA @ Radioman Lates: http://www.facebook.com/events/1400049843627973/ Radioman: http://www.facebook.com/events/1739174112978825/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/goosefat101 Donating: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt We mention: All You Read Is Love: http://www.allyoureadislove.com/ Richard Tyrone Jones: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-richard-tyrone-jones Frog Morris: http://www.frogmorris.net/ Radcliffe Royds: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-radcliffe-episodes Ben Target: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-92-ben-target Banshee Labyrinth: http://www.thebansheelabyrinth.com/ PBH Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/ Duchamp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp Urinal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_(Duchamp) Joseph Beuys: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Beuys The Vanishing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanishing_(1988_film) 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!
Connecting people through true stories. Listen to stories taken from Spark's storytelling nights across the UK, incorporating our regular nights in London, Preston, Bristol, collaborations and specials. Like what you hear? Come to an event for the full experience - full details at stories.co.uk Now in its eighth year, the Spark - True Stories Live podcast is produced by Matt Hill for rethinkdaily.co.uk, with the ongoing support of Joanna Yates, Dave Pickering, Radcliffe Royds and dozens of volunteers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 the third act of our Tragic Summer live show which took place at the Hackney Attic on June 6th. This act is dedicated to Tragic Leisure Stand Up Tragedy is going to be in Edinburgh this August: http://www.facebook.com/events/1378858509079820/ Our next London show is a preview of the solo show's we're producing this year. It's at the Dogstar on 23rd July: http://www.facebook.com/events/1598769017027875/ Today's episode features: Radcliffe Royds: https://radclifferoyds.wordpress.com/ Anna Sulan Masing: http://www.annamasing.com/ Charley Harrison: http://charleylucyharrison.com/ The episode was produced by Dave Pickering with live recordings by Stephen Harvey. The main theme is by Sam Wilkinson and the outro song by George Brufton and The Reactionaries.
The tenth 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: http://www.facebook.com/events/1516191711967276/ Vol 10 showcases some tragic true stories told by comedians and storytellers on our stage over the last few years, the stories get personal and they get political, they look at the past, the present and the future. Content Note: War Crimes, Violence, Genocide, Homelessness, Prison, Imperialism, Hope, Humour, History and Werewolf Erotica. Deborah Francis-White: http://www.deborahfrances-white.com/ Ali Mason: https://twitter.com/alimason Laraby: https://twitter.com/LaraMascaraNYC Njambi McGrath: http://www.njambimcgrathcomedy.co.uk/ Radcliffe Royds: https://twitter.com/RadcliffeRoyds Mathilda Gregory: https://mathildia.wordpress.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.
Charley Harrison presents highlights from our second Best of Spark London night at the Canal Cafe Theatre. In this episode: Francis Shire aspires to be 'King of the Camden Goths' - can his Swedish Cybergoth partner help him achieve his dream? Robyn Jankel travels across China by train and introduces a new custom in the process. Neil Denny (Little Atoms, Resonance FM) wins £1000 of travel vouchers - but will his choice of destination be a problem for the border patrol? Produced by Matt Hill at rethinkdaily.co.uk. Spark London is created by Joanna Yates. Thanks also to Hackney and Brixton hosts Dave Pickering and Radcliffe Royds. Fancy coming to a night? Tickets are available at sparklondon.com/events and follow us @sparkLDN for all the latest info. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In GBA 139 we get better acquainted with Patricia. She talks about childhood, dead bodies, displacement, childhood, The European Union, storytelling, bereavement, Law School and more. On Friday a GBA extra will come out featuring a story Patricia told at Spark London which builds on many of the things she touches on in this conversation. Patricia plugs or perhaps negotiates with: her writing I plug: Tragic Christmas: 12th December @ The Dogstar in Brixton: www.facebook.com/events/215735955261699/ We mention: Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/ Radcliffe Royds: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-radcliffe-episodes/ Appellate Law: http://www.appellatelaw.net/g-appellatelaw.htm You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?
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.
Mark gets an offer that seems too good to be true; a free return trip to Paris. And all he has to do is a little leafleting when he gets there. What could go wrong? From October 2013, when the theme was 'Hidden.' Thanks to Greg Roughley for putting this week's episode together and to Radcliffe Royds for hosting the night. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Spark London podcast returns with a double bill from Fred and Kerry: two true stories of Planes, Trains and Automobiles told at our open mic night in Hackney in August 2013. Spark London is produced by Joanna Yates, with audio production by Matt Hill. Thanks also to Radcliffe Royds for hosting the night and Dan Weltman for the continued use of the theme music. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This is the eighth episode of podcasts recorded at our Stand Up Tragedy night that took place at The Dogstar on March 28th. We have a bumper edition episode for you today featuring a double bill of true stories from artist Ufuoma ‘ Yurei’ Urie (http://screamingmatriarch.com/) and raconteur Radcliffe Royds (http://www.twitter.com/radicalzen). Next week will be the first episode from our live show at the Hackney Attic that happened on May 17th. This Stand Up Tragedy podcast was produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music is created for us by Sam Wilkinson (radiohwan@ymail.com) It is hosted by Dave Pickering.
This is the ninth episode of the new improved Stand Up Tragedy podcast. In this episode we meet some of the Stand Up Tragedy team and hear a sing-a-long from The Reactionaries. Come see us live at the Dogstar Brixton on Thursday 28th March 2013. Night starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are only £5. Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/437519999657058 Tickets: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/tickets/ On the bill we have: Jay Foreman, Emily Cleaver, Lucy Ayrton, Hollowbody, Radcliffe Royds, Matthew Highton, Alison Thea-Skot, Ufuoma Urie, Allan Girod, Superbard and live drawing from Liam Willday. This Stand Up Tragedy podcast was produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.
In episode 8 of Stand Up Tragedy Spotlight we shine a light on Rachel Parris Check more Radcliffe Royds here: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-radcliffe-episodes/ And Spark London here: http://www.sparklondon.com
Radcliffe Royds tells the true story of how he came to live in a Soho skip and got arrested for attempted bank robbery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The second podcast of extracts from the live Stand Up Tragedy that happened at The Leicester Square Theatre on Monday 5th March 2012. The next episode of this podcast will come out next friday. Our next night of live tragedy is on Monday 2nd April 2012. Tickets are available here: http://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/126520120/events For all SUT related things look here: http://standuptragedy.co.uk/ You can buy our merch here: http://standuptragedy.spreadshirt.co.uk/ This episode of SUT features... Radcliffe Royds: who I first saw at Spark London: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/damning-evidence-radcliffe-royds/ Punky Musics from Jack Gobsmob http://jackgobsmob.wordpress.com/ And my tribute to the late, great and very tragic Jackie Leven: http://www.jackieleven.co.uk/
Locked out of the house by his wife, Radcliffe falls into a world of drugs and crime that betrays his education, reaching rock bottom in this remarkable true story from our archives. We recorded this story live in June 2010 during our residency at the Blue Elephant Theatre, who we send our humble thanks. Hey - in other news, did you see we're one of the most listened-to podcasts on Mixcloud, for the second year running? Not bad eh? Next show's on 6th Feb at the Canal Cafe Theatre. Come on down and see what we do live! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Radcliffe tells his true story of life at boarding school in Edinburgh - from March 2010, where the theme continued to be Lost and Found... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.