Podcast appearances and mentions of Simon Garfield

In this episode we welcome the great Paul Gambaccini into RBP's world and ask him about his 50+ years as one of Britain's best-loved broadcasters. "The Great Gambo" tells us about his early radio days at Dartmouth College's WDCR station and explains how he slipped his foot in the door at Rolling Stone in 1970. He then recounts his first meeting with "underground deejay" John Peel (plus his BBC producer John Walters) while still an Oxford postgraduate fleeing Richard Nixon's America, We ask our guest about his famous Stone interviews with Elton John (and Bernie Taupin) and Paul McCartney, then hear about his Radio 1 debut in 1974. Paul discusses his sexuality, his winding up on the Beeb's "Christmas tree" list, and his nightmare year of being witch-hunted without evidence by the sleuths of Operation Yewtree. After offering his thoughts on the constitutional crisis in his homeland, our guest expresses his approval of Beyoncé ahead of her "Cowboy Carter" tour's London leg in June. We listen to clips from a 2003 audio interview with "Queen Bey" by The Observer Music Monthly's Simon Garfield. After Mark quotes from newly-added interviews with Elvis Presley (1969) and Roxy Music's (Brian) Eno (1973), Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on pieces about the Roots (2005) and Beyoncé's sister Solange (2007). Many thanks to special guest Paul Gambaccini. Hear his radio shows on the air, including the Paul Gambaccini Collection on BBC Radio 2. Pieces discussed: Paul Gambaccini's writer's page on RBP, The Rolling Stone Interview: Elton John, Paul McCartney, Beyoncé audio, Elvis the Husband talks about Elvis the Pelvis, The Strange World of Roxy Music, The Roots: Growing Underground, Romanthony: A Prince Among Men and Why Solange Matters.

To launch our Literary Season, we revisit our chat with author Simon Garfield about his book Dog's Best Friend, from January 2020.If you want to move your dog to a raw diet or even switch brands we wholly recommend Paleo RidgeFor more about Anna go to annawebb.co.ukMusic and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsCover art by JaijoCover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff PawtraitsTo advertise on or sponsor A Dog's Life email: info@theloniouspunkproductions.com

Erotische briefwisselingen in de middeleeuwenIk ben Tomson Darko, en als je dat oké vindt, praat ik je vanavond in slaap.Ik ben een twijfelkont, oké?Kunst verdwijnt uit ons fysieke leven.Vroeger. Vroeger smachtte je nog naar een antwoord op een brief.Nu negeer je een appje van je lover.Ik stuur regelmatig brieven naar mensen die een hart onder de riem kunnen gebruiken.Mijn briefproject: om mensen aan elkaar te verbinden.Een gróót succes.Wat voelt de ‘normale man' eigenlijk? Bestudeer hun brieven.Boek: Ode aan de brief, Simon Garfield.Boek: Seneca – Leren sterven, vertaald door Vincent Hunink.Erotische briefwisselingen in de middeleeuwen.Brieven van Abélard en Héloïse.Zelfmoordbrief van Virginia Woolf."Als iemand me had kunnen redden, dan was jij het geweest."Nog even een update over of therapie wel of niet werkt. Een expert geeft antwoord!Als je mijn werk waardeert en mij vaker in je oor wilt horen, overweeg dan om me te steunen. Voor 4 euro per maand via petjeaf.com/tomsondarko maak je mijn werk mogelijk. Je krijgt toegang tot mijn luisterarchief én twee exclusieve afleveringen per week.Handjes boven de dekens.Slaap lekker.Support the show1) Ontvang elke woensdagavond een mail van me over gevoelens waar niemand over praat. 2) Mijn shop vol boeken boeken, posters en tasjes3) Steun me via petjeaf.com/tomsondarko en luister exclusieve afleveringen.

Do you have a type, when it comes to fonts? This year marks the 30th anniversary of what's widely seen as both the most recognizable and most reviled typeface: Comic Sans. In the latest instalment of Word Processing, our ongoing look at language, Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with author Simon Garfield about how Comic Sans evolved from a playful, curved diversion from stern-looking serifs, to a laughing stock font... and why we just can't write off the sometimes off-putting form of expression.

Host Piya Chattopadhay speaks with the Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt and former Liberal strategist David Herle about the wild week in Canadian politics, "star guy" Wilfred Buck shares his mission to reclaim Indigenous perspectives in science, journalist Catherine Tsalikis talks about her new biography of Chrystia Freeland, author Simon Garfield traces the curved legacy of Comic Sans, and we hear about true crime's real world impacts.Discover more at cbc.ca/Sunday

The quirky, rounded, nominally sans-serif font of Comic Sans became a cultural phenomenon when it first burst onto the scene as a free option in Windows 95. Used in memes, kindergarten classrooms and sometimes even official signage, it's become “the font everyone loves to hate.” So says Simon Garfield, author of a new biography of Comic Sans. And over its 30 years, the font became recommended by dyslexia organizations and can be used to chart a micro-history of online irony, comedy and backlash cycles. Garfield joins us to share why “no other font gets people so worked up” and how Comic Sans says a lot about how we express ourselves, online and off. Guests: Simon Garfield, author, “Comic Sans: The Biography of a Typeface” and “Just My Type: A Book About Fonts”

In this episode we ask the former Time Out editor and acclaimed author of fascinating studies of fonts, maps and encyclopaedias about his long writing career; we also discuss semi-colons and listen to clips from audio interviews with Cher and Luther Vandross. Our guest reflects on Expensive Habits — his 1986 investigation of the music industry's "dark side" — and revisits two of his many great pieces: a hilarious 1987 encounter with Guns N' Roses and a 2003 interview with the newly-solo Beyoncé for the Observer Music Monthly.  Cher's new autobiography leads to discussion of the singer-actor's remarkable life and work, while the new documentary Luther: Never Too Much prompts thoughts on the sadness of Vandross's double life as a closeted gay man and object of romantic female desire. Among the newly-added library articles we consider, aptly, is Lucy O'Brien's 2001 Q piece "Why Is Pop So Gay?"; we also hear quotes from the late great Eve Babitz's 1979 Rolling Stone celebration of L.A.'s Troubadour club and from Del Cowie's 2009 Exclaim! interview with hip hop elder Big Daddy Kane. Many thanks to special guest Simon Garfield. For more Simon, visit his website at simongarfield.com.  Pieces discussed: Guns N' Roses, Cher audio, Beyoncé: Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh!, Pete Townshend: Who He Is, Luther Are Good For The Soul, Luther Vandross: Let's Start with Pacman, Luther Vandross: The Sadness Behind the Soul, Shel Talmy, The Good Old Days at L.A.'s Troubadour, Stock Aitken and Waterman, Pet Shop Boys, Why Is Pop So Gay?, Snoop Dogg live and Big Daddy Kane.

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Acclaimed author and journalist Simon Garfield says of his love of Elvis Costello's music, “no other artist has had such a deep or sustained impact on me or introduced me to such a wide range of music”. He has been a fan of Costello since hearing the Honky Tonk demos and attending early gigs at the Dominion as a teenager. Simon has gone on to interview Elvis on a number of occasions, including after every night of his 2023 residency at New York's Gramercy Theatre. We chat about those experiences, hear about Simon's favourite Costello songs and discuss Elvis's stage musical projects, Cold War and A Face in the Crowd.

Simon Garfield discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Simon Garfield was born in London in 1960. He is the author of an appealingly diverse and unpredictable canon of non-fiction, including the bestsellers Mauve, Just My Type and On The Map. He is a trustee of Mass Observation, and is the editor of several books of diaries from the archive, including Our Hidden Lives and A Notable Woman. His recent books include Timekeepers, In Miniature, and All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia. The Interrogatory Mood by Padget Powell https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/07/padgett-powell-interrogative-mood-review The complete works of Tracy Kidder https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1981/10/08/modern-times/ The Albertus typeface https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/simon-garfield/albertus/9781399609258/ Backlisted podcast https://www.backlisted.fm/ Yallah Coffee bar in St Ives https://yallahcoffee.co.uk New Wave - Elvis Costello's collaboration with the Slovenian Eurovision entrants Joker Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKcxldNZYQA This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

What do table football, a doll's house and a remote-control car all have in common? They are all smaller versions of real things. And humans have long been intrigued by all things miniature. The Chinese ancient art of nut carving sees artists sculpt intricate designs, including microscopic people, into fruit or nut stones. English author Mary Norton wrote the fictional book series The Borrowers – they are tiny people who live secretly in the walls and floors of a normal-sized house. And then there are the online channels all about miniature cooking. 桌上足球、娃娃屋和遥控车有什么共同点？ 它们都是真实事物的较小版本。 人类长期以来对所有微型事物都很感兴趣。 在中国古代的坚果雕刻艺术中，艺术家们将复杂的图案（包括微观人物）雕刻成水果或坚果核。 英国作家玛丽·诺顿（Mary Norton）撰写了小说系列《借款人》（The Borrowers）——他们是秘密生活在普通大小房子的墙壁和地板上的小人物。 还有一些关于微型烹饪的在线频道。Valarmathi and Rajkumar, who run The Tiny Foods, film tiny versions of traditional Indian dishes being made, set amongst the backdrop of a minuscule village complete with teeny cooking utensils. Speaking to the BBC, Valarmathi says she was inspired by her grandmother who 'used to cook in really tiny pots'. Similarly, Kate Murdoch, who runs Tiny Kitchen, makes meals cooked on a hob that's powered by a tealight. Her videos include whisking eggs in a tiny mixing bowl and then cooking omelettes in pans the size of a postage stamp.经营 The Tiny Foods 的 Valarmathi 和 Rajkumar 拍摄了制作传统印度菜肴的微型版本，背景是一个小村庄，配有微型炊具。 瓦拉玛蒂在接受 BBC 采访时表示，她的灵感来自于她的祖母，她“过去常常用非常小的锅做饭”。 同样，小厨房的经营者凯特·默多克 (Kate Murdoch) 也用小蜡烛驱动的炉灶做饭。 她的视频包括在一个小搅拌碗中搅拌鸡蛋，然后在邮票大小的平底锅中煮煎蛋卷。 And then there's the art world… The miniature artist and photographer Tanaka Tatsuya has been rising to online fame. He takes everyday small objects and turns them into new fun-size dioramas. His creations include a face mask resembling lanes in a swimming pool, watermelon mountains and some penguins on an iceberg, which is in fact a bar of soap. 然后是艺术世界……微型艺术家兼摄影师田中达也（Tanaka Tatsuya）在网上声名鹊起。 他将日常小物品变成新的有趣的立体模型。 他的创作包括一个类似于游泳池泳道的面罩、西瓜山和冰山上的一些企鹅，而冰山实际上是一块肥皂。 So, why do we love small things? Simon Garfield, author of In Miniature, says that holding a scaled-down world in our hands, gives us a feeling of control and helps us understand what is too big to envision at full scale, like skyscrapers and railways. With models, we can observe, learn and appreciate what we have – with less. He discusses how the fascination may also relate to childhood. Toy dolls and plastic construction kits make us conquerors of worlds. 'We may never have such dominion over the world again, unless we continue the play into adulthood.' 那么，我们为什么喜欢小东西呢？ 《缩影》一书的作者西蒙·加菲尔德表示，将一个按比例缩小的世界握在手中，会给我们一种掌控感，并帮助我们理解什么太大而无法按比例想象，例如摩天大楼和铁路。 有了模型，我们就可以用更少的钱观察、学习和欣赏我们所拥有的东西。 他讨论了这种迷恋如何与童年有关。 玩具娃娃和塑料建筑套件使我们成为世界的征服者。 “我们可能永远不会再对世界拥有这样的统治权，除非我们继续这种游戏到成年。” So, just like the worlds of art and literature, why not embrace a little love of miniature? 那么，就像艺术和文学的世界一样，为什么不拥抱一点对微型模型的热爱呢？ 词汇表miniature 微型的，袖珍的intricate 复杂精细的microscopic 极小的，需要用显微镜才能看到的tiny 微小的normal-sized 正常尺寸的backdrop 背景minuscule 微小的，极小的teeny 很小的tealight 茶蜡postage stamp 邮票turn into 将…变成…fun-size 比普通尺寸小的diorama （重现故事场景或自然世界样貌的）立体透视模型resemble 看起来像，与…相似scaled-down 缩小比例的full scale 全尺寸，原物大小model 模型

Hoy los mapas son omnipresentes. Los tenemos tan a mano en cualquier sitio que no les damos importancia, es más, acostumbramos a mirar un mapa de forma rutinaria cuando queremos desplazarnos de un punto a otro ya sea caminando, en automóvil o en Metro. Es fácil y accesible porque la tecnología contemporánea ha permitido que dispongamos de una infinidad de mapas especializados para casi cualquier cosa. Todo está cartografiado y gracias a los satélites sabemos el punto exacto del planeta en el que nos encontramos con una precisión de apenas un metro. Tal abundancia de mapas, es decir, de representaciones de la Tierra en una superficie plana, hubiera maravillado a nuestros ancestros, especialmente a los lejanos cuya ignorancia sobre el tamaño de nuestro planeta y también sobre lo que contenía era absoluta. Mapas de lo más cercano existen desde tiempos remotos. Los arqueólogos los han encontrado en lugares como Mesopotamia y la cuenca del Mediterráneo, pero una cosa es cartografiar un valle o un paraje concreto y otra bien distinta es hacerlo con todo el mundo conocido. Para eso hizo falta que una serie de geógrafos griegos inventasen primero esa disciplina y alumbrasen luego otra que tampoco existía, la cartografía, es decir, el arte de trazar mapas donde se plasmase en un espacio bidimensional lo que los geógrafos iban describiendo gracias a sus viajes o a las noticias que les llegaban de distintas partes del mundo. El primer geógrafo fue Homero, el autor de la Ilíada y la Odisea, dos relatos plagados de descripciones con las que se podía elaborar un mapa muy detallado. Homero creía saber cómo era el mundo. Según él era circular, en el centro estaban las tierras emergidas y a su alrededor un océano enorme. Esa idea de una gran isla rodeada por abismos marinos se mantuvo durante siglos hasta que otros griegos, esta vez radicados en Alejandría, se propusieron medir el mundo y determinar si era plano o esférico. Concluyeron que la forma de nuestro planeta era esférica y se atrevieron incluso a medirla con una sorprendente precisión valiéndose de las matemáticas. De esto último se encargó Eratóstenes de Cirene, director de la biblioteca de Alejandría que midió personalmente la circunferencia terrestre utilizando dos estacas, una colocada junto a la biblioteca y otra en Asuán, en el sur de Egipto. Los nuevos descubrimientos y el surgimiento de grandes imperios como los helenísticos o el romano que fomentaron el comercio poniendo en contacto a gentes de todo el mundo conocido, posibilitaron que esos primeros mapas fueran enriqueciéndose. Así es como apareció el primer atlas en el sentido moderno del término. Su autor, Ptolomeo, un griego nacido en Egipto, elaboró un compendio muy completo en ocho volúmenes dotado de índice de topónimos, coordenadas de latitud y longitud para localizar cualquier punto dentro del mapa, indicaciones con leyendas y la convención de situar el norte en la parte superior dejando el este a la derecha y el oeste a la izquierda. Esa convención ha llegado hasta nuestros días. El atlas de Ptolomeo fue la obra geográfica y cartográfica más elaborada durante más de mil años. Fue su mapa el que inspiró a Cristóbal Colón y a los navegantes del siglo XV a internarse en lo desconocido en busca de nuevas fronteras que no tardarían en encontrar acomodo en esos pequeños milagros de dos dimensiones llamados mapas. 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The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia.

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The 15th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, published in 1974, cost $32 million to create. The largest investment in publishing history. And yet you can now buy the complete set for pennies.Who invented encyclopedias? Who wrote for them? And why did Samuel Taylor Coleridge get so upset about them?Dallas is joined by Simon Garfield, author of All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dive into the intriguing history of encyclopedias from Pliny the Elder to AI-powered search engines. Our podcast explores Simon Garfield's book, 'All the Knowledge in the World', shedding light on the story of knowledge, its organization, and the shifting world view. We examine the role of encyclopedias in expanding knowledge, controversial biases, and the challenges they face in providing comprehensive and accurate information.

The encyclopedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock. Adults cleared their shelves in the belief that everything that was explainable was now effortlessly accessible in their living rooms. Now these huge books gather dust and sell for almost nothing on eBay. Instead, we get our information from our phones and computers, apparently for free. All the Knowledge in the World is a history and celebration of those who created the most ground-breaking and remarkable publishing phenomenon of any age. Simon Garfield, who “has a genius for being sparked to life by esoteric enthusiasm and charming readers with his delight” (The Times), guides us on an utterly delightful journey, from Ancient Greece to Wikipedia, from modest single-volumes to the 11,000-volume Chinese manuscript that was too big to print. He looks at how Encyclopedia Britannica came to dominate the industry, how it spawned hundreds of competitors, and how an army of ingenious door-to-door salesmen sold their wares to guilt-ridden parents. He reveals how encyclopedias have reflected our changing attitudes towards sexuality, race, and technology, and exposes how these ultimate bastions of trust were often riddled with errors and prejudice. Join us when Simon Garfield uncovers a fascinating and important part of our shared past and wonders whether the promise of complete knowledge will forever be beyond our grasp on this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large.

The Type 文集《从字体开始：设计改变的生活与社会》经五载而面世。今天的节目，厉致谦和 Rex 做客嘉宾，为我们介绍本书出版的幕后故事，以及 The Type 与其共同成长的历程。 参考链接 No Room for Racism，英格兰足球超级联赛发起的反种族歧视活动 2017 年 Type is Beautiful 十周年 The Type 首本面向大众的文集《从字体开始：设计改变的生活与社会》 字谈字畅第 34 期「从罗马皇帝到泰坦尼克」里讨论了基于图拉真柱而制作的 Trajan 字体 字谈字畅第 179 期「奥芬巴赫鲁道夫」里谈及科赫于 1923 年设计、用于《侏罗纪公园》电影海报的 Neuland 字体 柯炽坚设计的信黑体 《一张明信片的诞生》 Simon Garfield 著，吴涛、刘庆译．《字体故事：西文字体的美丽传奇》．电子工业出版社，2013 年 嘉宾 厉致谦：以设计为原点的多领域的研究和实践者；3type 联合创始人，The Type 撰稿人，上海活字项目发起人 Rex Chen：The Type 建立者、主编 主播 Eric：字体排印研究者，译者，The Type 编辑 欢迎与我们交流或反馈，来信请致 podcast@thetype.com​。如果你喜爱本期节目，也欢迎用支付宝向我们捐赠：hello@thetype.com​。

Clive Anderson and David Morrissey are joined by Richard Herring, Thaddea Graham, Simon Garfield and Dominic Dromgoole for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Tawiah and Rob Heron & The Teapad Orchestra.

Georgina Godwin speaks to British journalist and non-fiction author Simon Garfield about his latest book, ‘All the Knowledge in the World'. It looks at the fascinating history of the encyclopaedia and asks what value there is in old knowledge.

In this episode your host John Littlefair chats with New York Times Bestselling Author Simon Garfield. Simon shares his journey of writing the book 'Dogs Best Friend, a brief history of an unbreakable bond'. Simon also shares the heartbreaking loss of his beloved Labrador called 'Ludo', who features throughout this incredible book.

[Design] Resenha do livro "Just my type" de Simon Garfield. A resenha escrita está nesse link. Esse é um livro que fala de tipografia (o formato e as famílias das letras), mas não é somente para designers, mas para qualquer pessoa que goste de curiosidades, inclusive sobre a marca gráfica da IKEA. Em vez de dissecar a estrutura dos caracteres gráficos, o autor, que é jornalista, debruça-se sobre a história de cada uma das famílias de fontes, seus autores, o contexto onde foram criadas e muita coisa que a gente nem imagina! Você vai finalmente saber toda a verdade sobre a polêmica comic sans! Venha ouvir que está imperdível! Lembrando que você pode ouvir todos os episódios, comentar, dar sugestões e comprar o livro aqui: www.minhaestantecolorida.com

Simon Garfield joins us to talk about the fascinating worlds of maps and timepieces, based on his terrific books On the Map:  A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Works and Timekeepers:  How the World Became Obsessed with Time. 

From 2013- Simon Garfield, author of "To the Letter: a Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing."

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This week Anna looks back at just some of her favourite books about dogs that she featured this year, including chats with Jenni Murray, Henry Mance, Simon Garfield, Martha Teichner, Jane Elson, Rodney Habib and Dr Karen Becker.Order you copy of My Boy Butch by Jennie Murray, How to Love Animals in a Human Shaped World by Henry Mance, Dog's Best Friend by Simon Garfield, When Harry Met Minnie by Martha Teichner, The Forever Dog by Dr Karen Becker and Rodney Habib or any animal related book by Jane Elson.For more about Anna go to annawebb.co.ukMusic and production by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsCover art by JaijoCover photo by Rhian Ap Gruffydd at Gruff PawtraitsTo advertise on or sponsor A Dog's Life email: info@theloniouspunkproductions.com

Forty years ago the news came of the first reported AIDS case in the UK. Very few people had heard of the virus or had any sense of how dangerous it would become. Wild rumours spread about the new disease which caused the deaths of so many people in the UK and hit the gay community in particular very badly. That era was described in Simon Garfield's book, The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS, which has now been republished with a foreword by Russell T Davies. His recent drama, It's A Sin, vividly brought that period to light. Today's Martha Kearney speaks to Simon Garfield and Russell T Davies about what it was like at the time. (Image credit: Ministry of Health and Social Security / COI)

We got games! Yessir, seven in total. Ranging from Super Mario Odyssey, to DOOM, and even dipping our toes into Death Stranding, we touch it all this week. Oh and don't forget the return of a hearty (debatable) News Talk segment! Hosted by Perry Burkum (@PBurkum), Casey Gibson (@Case_Jets), Alex Culafi (@culafia) The Secret Ingredient 0:00:09 Mario Party Super Stars 0:18:30 Super Mario Odyssey 0:25:00 Kentucky Route Zero 0:42:00 Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom 0:43:25 Death Stranding Director's Cut 0:53:12 DOOM 1:03:26 Animal Crossing DLC 1:10:33 News Talk 1:18:30 Poll Results Time and Good Byes 1:27:57 Outro 1:35:25 Thank you for listening! We can tell that you are a good-looking person. Peep the discord: https://discord.gg/XPByvgvByQ Please write in to the show at TNP@NintendoWorldReport.com Tweet us @TalkNintendoPod and Instagram us at talknintendopodcast Please consider supporting us on Patreon! For just $1 you can get access to tons of exclusive content! Check us out at www.patreon.com/nwr

I'm Jim McKeown , welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World by Simon Garfield is an interesting story and full of information about chemistry and science in general. The story begins with Simon Garfield, “Sir William Perkins seldom traveled abroad. He wrote in a modest and unflowery style. Quote: ‘The first public laboratory I worked in was the Royal College of Chemistry in Oxford Street, London, in Eighteen-fifty-three to Eighteen-fifty-six.' It wasn't like the great electric laboratories of today, he noted, with your huge booming furnaces. ‘There were no Bunsen burners—we had short lengths of iron tube covered with

Doc and Nina discuss the Vinland Map and the Voynich Manuscript. Topics of discussion: the difference between fakes and forgeries, creepy medieval books, Yale, vikings, naked people in pea soup, doodling in homework, dinosaur bones. Recommendations Medievalists.net article about the Vinland Map: https://www.medievalists.net/2021/09/vinland-map-fake-forgery/ “On the Map: A Mind Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks” by Simon Garfield (https://www.amazon.com/Map-Mind-Expanding-Exploration-Notable-Adults/dp/1592407803/) Podcast Episode of the Medieval Podcast: “Forgeries in the Middle Ages” (https://www.medievalists.net/2021/02/forgeries-middle-ages-levi-roach/)

It's well known that pet ownership is surging as we navigate Covid solitude. But our affection goes way back – dogs are even celebrated on ancient rock art. Now some are treated like people, and author Simon Garfield questions whether it's healthy. This talk is provided by the York Festival of Ideas. The Festival is led by the University of York, UK.

It's well known that pet ownership is surging as we navigate Covid solitude. But our affection goes way back – dogs are even celebrated on ancient rock art. Now some are treated like people, and author Simon Garfield questions whether it's healthy. This talk is provided by the York Festival of Ideas. The Festival is led by the University of York, UK.

Who is the most famous dog in the world?  It may surprise you to know, he isn't even real yet he says words that we, human beings would often like to say.  In today's creature feature I'll share some fun facts about this character that most children know and love, and many adults still fondly remember.   Continuing my conversation with dog aggression expert, Michael Shikashio, CDBC, (aggressivedog.com) we talk about what to do if you are out walking your dog and suddenly one or more dogs becomes aggressive and start attacking your dog – how to ward off the dogs, and stay safe yourself. We also cover why other dogs may join in when only one originally attacked. Does your cat seem to have a preoccupation with open doors – making mad dashes to go through them?  It can be hard to catch the cat if it gets outside or they can run off, become lost and never return. Door dashing can be a real problem for many people. In this episode, I explain some ways to make the door unpleasant so the feline will want to stay away from it.     See the companion blogs for the podcast episodes at www.raisingyourpaws.com.   Additional Resources  Source for the story about Snoopy – “Dog's Best Friend” by Simon Garfield. Michael Shikashio's website: Aggressivedog.com. Listen to Michael's podcast - The Bitey End of The Dog. Source for the Story about door dashing cats - “ComPETability: Solving Behavior Problems in your MULTI-CAT Household. By Amy Shojai.

Do you wonder exactly why cats get hairballs and if there is anything you can do to reduce the amount that form in your cat's stomach and then get thrown up exactly when and where you most don't want them? I'll explain how hairballs are a good thing for your feline, what to do to lessen their existence and the symptoms to watch for that might indicate an excessively large hairball may be causing health problems. There have been two different types of highly upsetting dog biting incidents recently in my town, one involving a child that got bit after asking if she could pet the dog, the other where two dogs broke loose and attacked two separate dogs being walked by their owners. The circumstances of these incidents, convince me we need to keep talking about what we can do to prevent traumatic bites and attacks.  About preventing children from getting bit when wanting to pet a dog, there are two things that we must be mindful of that greatly affect the outcome. In this episode, my guest, Michael Shikashio, a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant, the founder of the Aggression in Dogs Master course and host of the podcast, “The Bitey End of the Dog” explains those two critical things.   If you are of a certain age, then you'll remember when Fido was the quintessential name given for any generic dog. Some real dogs actually had this name, President Abraham Lincoln named his dog Fido, but the most famous was an Italian dog that came to public attention in 1943 because of his demonstration of unwavering loyalty to his dead master. Fido was written about in many Italian and international magazines and newspapers, appeared in newsreels throughout Italy, and was bestowed several honors, including a public statue erected in his honor. Today's creature feature is his story.    Additional Resources for the Show.  Michael Shikashio's website: Aggressive dog.com. Listen to the podcast, The Bitey End of the Dog.  Source for the Story about the Italian dog, Fido – The book, The Dog's Best Friend by Simon Garfield, plus varied news stories found on the internet.

Do you wonder exactly why cats get hairballs and if there is anything you can do to reduce the amount that form in your cat's stomach and then get thrown up exactly when and where you most don't want them? I'll explain how hairballs are a good thing for your feline, what to do to lessen their existence and the symptoms to watch for that might indicate an excessively large hairball may be causing health problems. There have been two different types of highly upsetting dog biting incidents recently in my town, one involving a child that got bit after asking if she could pet the dog, the other where two dogs broke loose and attacked two separate dogs being walked by their owners. The circumstances of these incidents, convince me we need to keep talking about what we can do to prevent traumatic bites and attacks.  About preventing children from getting bit when wanting to pet a dog, there are two things that we must be mindful of that greatly affect the outcome. In this episode, my guest, Michael Shikashio, a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant, the founder of the Aggression in Dogs Master course and host of the podcast, “The Bitey End of the Dog” explains those two critical things. If you are of a certain age, then you'll remember when Fido was the quintessential name given for any generic dog. Some real dogs actually had this name, President Abraham Lincoln named his dog Fido, but the most famous was an Italian dog that came to public attention in 1943 because of his demonstration of unwavering loyalty to his dead master. Fido was written about in many Italian and international magazines and newspapers, appeared in newsreels throughout Italy, and was bestowed several honors, including a public statue erected in his honor. Today's creature feature is his story.  Additional Resources for the Show.  Michael Shikashio's website: Aggressive dog.com. Listen to the podcast, The Bitey End of the Dog.  Source for the Story about the Italian dog, Fido – The book, The Dog's Best Friend by Simon Garfield, plus varied news stories found on the internet.

Author Simon Garfield's latest book, Dog's Best Friend, draws upon history, science art and the writer's own personal experiences with his black Labrador retriever Ludo, to dissect the enduring relationship between humans and dogs. 

Author Simon Garfield's latest book, Dog's Best Friend, draws upon history, science art and the writer's own personal experiences with his black Labrador retriever Ludo, to dissect the enduring relationship between humans and dogs. 

Author and letter expert Simon Garfield imparts on the audience the importance of letter writing in our current technology driven era. Drawing from his most recent book, he unpacks famous love letters and why they are important historically.

Oli talks to Simon about his new book, Dog's Best friend, a wise, witty alternative history of humanity. Dog’s Best Friend reflects in how our relationship with dogs has changed over the centuries, and explores the universal desire for non-human companionship. Sponsors - Tractive.com GPS Pet Trackers 20% off a Tracker - click above or visit www.tractive.com/?dogsbestfriend for automatic discount.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Author and Journalist, Simon Garfield, joins Anna to chat about his latest non-fiction piece A Dog’s Best Friend: a brief history of an unbreakable bond. Talking about his own dogs, Simon discusses why he felt it so important to document our extraordinary journey through time with dogs, man’s best friend. We chat about why in the past 50 years there’s been a fascination with ’the dog’ and how we've perhaps begun to let dogs down. We discuss the highs, the lows, how modern science impacts our relationships and why ultimately dogs are integral to our shared humanity.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/343Tb8o A delightfully inquisitive tour that explores the rich history and the subtle powers of fonts. Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product that we buy. But where do fonts come from and why do we need so many? Who is behind the businesslike subtlety of Times New Roman, the cool detachment of Arial, or the maddening lightness of Comic Sans (and the movement to ban it)? Simon Garfield embarks on a mission to answer these questions and more, and reveal what may be the very best and worst fonts in the world. Typefaces are now 560 years old, but we barely knew their names until about twenty years ago, when the pull-down font menus on our first computers made us all the gods of type. Beginning in the early days of Gutenberg and ending with the most adventurous digital fonts, Garfield unravels our age old obsession with the way our words look. Just My Type investigates a range of modern mysteries, including how Helvetica took over the world, what inspires the seemingly ubiquitous use of Trajan on bad movie posters, and what makes a font look presidential, male or female, American, British, German, or Jewish. From the typeface of Beatlemania to the graphic vision of the Obama campaign, fonts can signal a musical revolution or the rise of an American president. This book is a must-read for the design conscious that will forever change the way you look at the printed word.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/3qKXZt3 One of the first words we learn. Perhaps the best friend we'll have. An animal so much part of our lives that we speak to it like a child and spend small fortunes on its wellbeing and wardrobe. Dogs and humans: in the last 200 years no inter-species relationship has developed so fast nor come so far. Dogs accompany us in every walk of life, usually three times a day. How and why did this relationship begin? How has it changed over the centuries? And who's getting the upper hand? DOG'S BEST FRIEND investigates this unique bond by revisiting some of the most important milestones in our shared journey. It begins with the earliest visual evidence on ancient rock art, and ends at the laboratory that sequenced the first dog genome. En route we encounter the first Labradoodle in Australia, a misguidedly loyal Akita in Japan, an ill-fated Poodle trainer in the United States, and a hilariously disobedient Romanian rescue dog named Kratu at the Birmingham NEC. We will also meet Corgis and Dorgis at the Palace, the weightless mutniks of the Soviet space programme, a Dalmatian who impersonates Hitler, and an owner who claims his Border Collie can remember the names of more than a thousand soft toys. If you own or once owned a dog, you will know that our relationship can be as rich, complicated and rewarding as the relationship we have with other humans, and the book reflects this diversity with the aid of trainers, breeders and psychologists. Above all, it explores the extraordinary ability of dogs to enhance so many aspects of our lives. DOG'S BEST FRIEND is as entertaining as it is informative, as eccentric as it is erudite, and all told with Simon Garfield's irrepressible gift for witty and insightful storytelling.

In this episode of Cool Science Radio John and Lynn's guest is New York Times best-selling author Simon Garfield . He discusses his new book, Dog’s Best Friend: A Brief History of An Unbreakable Bond . Whether you’re a new dog parent, or the longtime owner of a family dog, Dog’s Best Friend offers a charming meditation on the relationship between humans and dogs, drawing upon history, science, art, and personal experience to illuminate a magical bond that has endured millennia.

Today's guest Ajay PatelAjay leads SMA, Inc. as President and CEO. SMA, Inc. is the world’s largest advisory firm dedicated to improving its client’s competitiveness across their entire program lifecycle from market and competitive strategy to capture strategy and bid/proposal development to profitable program execution for public sector markets.Mr. Patel has over 35 years of consulting, business development, operations, program management and systems engineering experience. Prior to coming to SMA, Ajay was a Director at Deloitte consulting in the Aerospace and Defense practice. He was a Senior Partner at the Monitor Group for twelve years, and created and led it’s global National Security practice. During the 1990s, Ajay served in various roles at SMA including Vice President of Business Development, Executive Vice President of SMA’s Proposal Management group and as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Ajay was at TRW serving in technology development, systems engineering, program management and business development roles. Ajay enjoys travelling and is an avid reader. His has a particular fascination with typography—the latest fun addition to his library is Simon Garfield’s book “Just My Type: A Book About Fonts.” His favorite bookstore on the planet is Daunt Books in London, United Kingdom.In this laughter filled deeply insightful episode, Ajay shares His early life and educationSMA career Monitor and Deloitte StintReturn to SMA Entrepreneurship and leadership tips Covid-19 support at his company3 things that not many people know about himInfluential people in his life and career His love of readingTips to study american dictionary The fonts Steve Jobs created A masterclass on Typography Book about butter... Detective in Caribbean island Few fun Qs What is your favorite font? Least favorite?Do you like your handwriting? Where is the most interesting place that you’ve travelled?What is the first thing you do when you get home from a business trip?If you could only eat three things for the rest of your life, what would you choose?What is your all-time favorite book or author?Have you ever sent a message to a wrong person? Would you rather lose the ability to read or the ability to speak?If you could be a cartoon character for a week, who would you be? Whats the most courageous thing you ever done? If you could be an Olympic athlete, in what sport would you compete? When you are having bad day, what do you do to make yourself feel better? What do you cook better than anyone? If you had to choose a completely new profession, what would you pick?What are your favourite pizza toppings? If you could be anywhere else right now, Where would it be? What’s the most interesting thing that you’ve read or seen this week?If you were arrested with no explanation, what would your friends and family assume thatyou had done?If your five year old suddenly found himself inhabiting your current body, what would your five year old self will do first? What would you if you are the last person on this earth? Listen in to know more about Ajay Patel, the leader behind SMA Inc.

We hear from one of the world’s last remaining globemakers and reflect on the globe’s cultural and symbolic currency. While Google Earth may give us intricate detail of every inch of land, there’s nothing like clutching a globe to properly comprehend our place in the world. We’ve been fascinated by replicating our planet since ancient times; an art and science that’s developed as our understanding has evolved. In this programme, we step into the studio of Bellerby & Co Globemakers, one of the few companies remaining that are making globes by hand today. From their Stoke Newington warehouse, we follow the journey of a globe from design to dispatch. We hear about the challenges they face daily, from retraining their hands to querying geopolitical protocol, and the customers who’ve commissioned their unique bespoke worlds. Alongside this creative process, we visit installation artist Luke Jerram, who is touring his replica earth artwork, Gaia. We also hear from writer and cartography enthusiast Simon Garfield and globe conservator Sylvia Sumira to explore the rich history of globemaking as well as some bigger ideas around the influence of those who represent our planet to us. The globe is crucially illustrative of our shared experience. Do we need its symbol today more than ever? Produced in Cardiff by Amelia Parker Photo by kind permission of Bellerby & Co Globemakers (credit: Sebastian Boettcher) Gaia soundtrack courtesy of Luke Jerram and Dan Jones

¿Sabías que según, Simon Garfield, el tipo de letra que elegimos dice mucho de nuestros gustos y posiblemente de nuestro carácter? ¡Te esperamos!

Simon Garfield is the author of In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate The World - a study of miniature things and the people who create them. We discuss model trains (and Rod Stewart), miniature villages, flea circuses, matchstick models of ships, tiny books and so much more.

The Mr B's Podcast (we're so sorry!) has been on a winter break, but we had a good excuse: we were hard at work with our shop expansion. Suitably, we also thought that the first episode of 2019 should focus on things which are kind of the same but not quite. Not that our new space is a replica of the old one...but you get the picture. Join us as we chat to authors Simon Garfield and Edward Carey, who both visited the shop at the end of last year. Simon Garfield's curious, insightful and entertaining book 'In Miniature' explores our ancient fascination with small versions of everyday things and the craftsmanship involved in making them. Edward Carey, a novelist very close to our hearts, has just published his first novel for adults - a superbly atmospheric fictional biography of the queen of replicas herself: Madame Tussaud.  Hosted by Jessica Johannesson with music by The Bookshop Band Browse through our Same but Different reading list

Amanda and Jenn discuss cozy reads, morally complicated characters, small-town stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by the Read Harder Journal, The Plotters by Un-su Kim, and At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.   Feedback Maid by Stephanie Land (rec'd by Jessica from Insiders) Eat Yourself Calm by Gill Paul (rec'd by Morgan)   Questions 1. It’s almost my brother’s birthday. He’s finishing up the Dune series and he really likes the dynamic of a villain who has to do good in order to ultimately do evil. He’s looking for more books with this concept or vice versa (good guy doing bad to do good). I’m a former bookseller myself, but I’ve got nothing. He’s also a linguist, if that helps. I realize this is super specific, but I’m really hoping you guys can help me be the best sister for his birthday. Please no YA or romance. I’ve linked his goodreads so you can see what he normally reads. Thank you! -Emma   2. Hi! I’m looking for literary fiction audiobooks that are so engrossing they’ll help me forget, say, that I’m doing household chores or facing a stressful day at work. The books that have fit this bill for me in the past are: The Nix, The Changeling, The Miniaturist, Swing Time, The Circle, and Rebecca. Preferences: Under 12 hours No graphic sex scenes Light to no cursing Thank you for your podcast!! -Veronica   3. I really love small town stories and I have been searching for one to really grab my attention. I prefer something darker and more serious in tone. I love books like Beartown or J.K. Rowling's A Casual Vacancy where a close knit community gets unraveled by an event. I prefer books that don't focus on a single character, but rather explore relationships and different perspectives within a small community. I have Little Fires Everywhere on my TBR but I would love more recommendations for small town stories. -Marija   4. Hi, I've discovered that I have a curious but extremely distinct affinity for non-fiction books that cover broad history through a narrow lens. I feel like I'm struggling to describe exactly what type of books I mean, but when you hear some titles, you'll get it. Examples that I've loved in the past are Tom Standage's "History of the World in 6 glasses" and "An Edible History of Humanity"; "At Home" by Bill Bryson; "Consider the Fork" by Bee Wilson, and most works by Mary Roach and Simon Garfield. I love love love reading about history, but I've never been a huge fan of biography/autobiography or books that dive too deep into a single event. I guess I love the big picture/global view (most bang for my buck, maybe?), but with a fun and unique thread tying history together in a way I had never considered before. Looking forward to your suggestions! Thanks so much! -Kelly   5. Hi! I'm a big fan of your podcast and have had submitted questions before, your recommendations are always great. I am a middle school teacher and I have recently started a Dungeons and Dragons club at my school, and the response has been overwhelming. I expected 8-10 kids to sign up but I actually had over 30! As we begin to play D&D and other RPGs, I'd love to be able to have an "inspiration library" stocked with fantasy/adventure books. Obviously, I need titles from Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, and JK Rowling but I would love to include books with strong female and minority protagonists. I want my new club to be inclusive to everyone and my goal is to provide something for everyone. You always say to mention if you're under time constraints so while I hope the club lasts for a long while, I'd like to start compiling my library soon. Any recommendations you could provide would be appreciated. Thanks so much! -Matt 6. A peculiar request: I am especially fond of books where humans are aided by talking cats. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is a good example, as are many of the Tortall books by Tamora Pierce. I would love suggestions for other books with human-cat partnerships. Thank you! -Crazy Cat Lady   7. Cozy nothings? It could be the weather or just the year, but I've been enjoying "nothing of contention happens" books recently. My go to series for this is The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun which is set in a fictional small town and focuses primarily on the day to day life of people there (technically it's a cozy mystery, but the mystery is pretty minimal). Other examples would be Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Agatha Christie (before the murder kicks in) and the Mitford series. Contemporary or classical, adult lit series preferred, and bonus points if they're on audio. -Terry   Books Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James Insurrecto by Gina Apostol VE Schwab’s Shades of Magic series (A Darker Shade of Magic) The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (tw: institutionalized homophobia, torture) The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Into the Water by Paula Hawkins The Fates Will Find Their Way by Hannah Pittard How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill Pandemic by Sonia Shah Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Sabriel by Garth Nix 100 Books with Cats post Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris Flavia De Luce series by Alan Bradley (#1: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (rec’d by Jeff)

Simon Garfield is the author of seventeen acclaimed books of non-fiction including Timekeepers, A Notable Woman (as editor), To the Letter, On the Map, Just My Type and Mauve. His study of AIDS in Britain, The End of Innocence, won the Somerset Maugham prize. His latest book is In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Simon Garfield – 'The schoolteacher who made the time fly, a one-man Blue Peter team for intelligent adults, a great British explainer’, according to the Observer – is never less, and usually much more, than entertaining. He was at the shop to talk about his latest book In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate The World, published by Canongate, and was in conversation with Andy Miller, presenter of Backlisted podcast and author of The Year of Reading Dangerously. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We welcome back polymath Simon Garfield whose new book, ‘In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World’, zooms in on the world’s mini marvels. Plus: photography curator Maya Benton talks us through two exhibitions that are running simultaneously and showcase the work of photographer Roman Vishniac, and writer and journalist Giles Whittell discusses his new book ‘Snow: The Biography’.

For the final episode recorded at this year's Port Eliot festival in Cornwall, John and Andy are joined by authors Nina Stibbe and returning guest Simon Garfield to discuss Philip Larkin's second and final novel A Girl In Winter, and Larkin's place in the national psyche. Warning: this episode contains poetry readings, dentistry and a hip-hop remix of This Be The Verse.

Adrian Frutiger，卓越的字体设计师。跨越两个世纪的造字生涯，历经了铅火到光电的技术更迭；举凡无衬线体的风格分类，总有其无可缺席的代表作品。Frutiger 的字体渗透在我们日常生活的各个角落。 本期再邀主编 Rex，回顾 Frutiger 生平之事，共赏放眼皆是的 Frutiger 经典之作。 第十六轮抽奖活动开启，截至 11 月 20 日零时前。本期奖品为 Fontsmith 出品的期刊 TypeNotes, Issue 1（创刊号），由嘉宾 Rex 从伦敦带来。 参考链接 Adobe Illustrator CC 2018 支持 OpenType SVG 字体及 variable font 在 Adobe Illustrator CC 的 22.0.0 版本中，日文标点避头尾和标点挤压功能存在问题，22.0.1 版本已修复 11 月 11 日，方正字库在北京举办一系列活动，包括秋冬新品发布会、设计论坛；东京 TDC 2016—2017 作品选展也在同日开幕 Tokyo TDC Vol. 28（东京 TDC 第 28 期年鉴）发售 艾米尔·鲁德（Emil Ruder）著，周博、刘畅译．《文字设计》（Typographie: A Manual of Design）．北京：中信出版集团，2017． Adrian Frutiger，瑞士著名字体设计师 下森（Unterseen），瑞士城镇，Adrian Frutiger 出生地 苏黎世应用艺术学校（Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich），苏黎世艺术大学的前身 Walter Käch，字体设计师，Adrian Frutiger 的老师 Charles Peignot，ATypI 创始人及第一届主席，Deberny & Peignot 铸字厂创办人；ATypI 后来以他的名义成立 Prix Charles Peignot 奖项，表彰 35 岁以下的优秀字体设计师 Univers，Adrian Frutiger 设计的 neo-grotesque 风格的无衬线体，Deberny & Peignot 出品；基于 Univers 家族，Frutiger 首创了两位数码的字重及样式编号系统 斜体（oblique type）有别于意大利体（italic type） 1972 年慕尼黑奥运会形象系统，由德国设计师 Otl Aicher 主导设计，采用了 Univers 字体 VAG Rounded，Adobe 出品的几何无衬线圆体，Apple 曾在键盘键帽上使用该字体 Univers Next，Linotype 基于 Univers 复刻的新字体家族，Nadine Chahine 参与设计，2010 发布 西蒙·加菲尔德（Simon Garfield）著，吴涛、刘庆译．《字体故事：西文字体的美丽传奇》．北京：电子工业出版社，2013 年． Frutiger，Adrian Frutiger 设计的人文主义无衬线体；原型是为法国戴高乐机场所定制的导示字体，名为 Roissy；后又为正文印刷改进设计，命名为 Frutiger Frutiger Next，Linotype 基于 Frutiger 复刻的新字体家族，2000 年发布 Neue Frutiger，Adrian Frutiger 晚年与小林章合作重新设计的 Frutiger 家族，2009 年发布 Myriad，Robert Slimbach 与 Carol Twombly 设计的人文主义无衬线体，Adobe 出品 Avenir，Adrian Frutiger 设计的几何无衬线体，Linotype 出品 Avenir Next，Adrian Frutiger 晚年与小林章合作重新设计的 Avenir 家族，完整的字体家族于 2017 年发布 OCR-B，Adrian Frutiger 基于 ECMA 标准设计的一款 OCR 字体，Monotype 出品 OCR-A，American Type Founders 基于 ANSI 标准出品的 OCR 字体 Heidrun Osterer, Philipp Stamm, & Swiss Foundation Type and Typography. Adrian Frutiger – Typefaces: The Complete Works. Basel: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2008. 嘉宾 Rex Chen：Type is Beautiful 建立者、主编 主播 Eric：字体排印研究者，译者，Type is Beautiful 编辑 蒸鱼：设计师，Type is Beautiful 编辑 欢迎与我们交流或反馈，来信请致 podcast@thetype.com。如果你喜爱本期节目，也欢迎用 PayPal 或支付宝向我们捐赠，账户与联络信箱一致：podcast@thetype.com。

Simon Garfield, author of The Wrestling, The Nation's Favourite and A Notable Woman, amongst others joins John and Andy to discuss William Goldman's groundbreaking account of his life as a Hollywood screenwriter.

字样的样字应该是什么样子？ 如何挑选字体设计的种字，如何为字体样张配字，如何展示「字体」这件作品本身，是字体设计师、字体排印师和平面设计师的共同课题，也是字体设计与语言文化的微妙融合。 第十二轮抽奖活动开启，截至 7 月 17 日零时前。本期奖品为フォントかるた（字体歌牌）两套。 参考链接 Type is Beautiful 十周年专页 TypeSchool 第一届正在进行 Unicode 10.0.0 发布： CJK Extension F 新增 7473 个字符 女书进入 Unicode 字符集 新增 285 个变体假名 新增 56 个 emoji 《香港電腦漢字參考字形》发布 德文正书法理事会将字母 ß (eszett) 的大写形「ẞ」，纳入正字法标准 TypeTogether，捷克独立字体设计公司 金釗立关于字体设计如何选择特征性字符的观点，发表于知乎；金釗立也在新浪微博维护帐号 @字体主义，传播字体设计与文化相关内容 全字母句（pangram） 西蒙·加菲尔德（Simon Garfield）著，吴涛、刘庆译．《字体故事：西文字体的美丽传奇》（Just My Type）．电子工业出版社：2013 年． Lorem ipsum（假文 / 乱数假文），指代拉丁字母排版中用于测试的随机文本；源自 Marcus Tullius Cicero（西塞罗）的演讲 De finibus bonorum et malorum（善恶之尽） Caslon 铸字厂 1734 年出品的金属活字字体样张，展示文本选用了西塞罗的演讲 Catiline Orations（喀提林弹劾演说） 英国雷丁大学的字体设计课程，常选用单词 adhesion 作为字体设计的初始字符；Handgloves 和 Hamburgefontsiv 也是字体设计中常用的两个测试单词 いろは歌（伊吕波歌），日文假名的全字母句 鳥啼歌（とりなくうた），明治三十六年日本《万朝報》全字母句征集活动中的一等奖作品 千字文，南朝梁代周兴嗣所作 兰亭序，东晋王羲之所作，亦是王羲之的书法名篇 「察身而不敢诬……」是「方正奖」中文字体设计大赛「排版字体设计」参赛用字，出自《汉书·传·爰盎晁错传》 「为书之体，须入其形……」是「方正奖」中文字体设计大赛「创意字体设计」参赛用字，出自《笔论》 「中国人这支笔……」是方正字库常用的中文字体展示用字，出自《中国书法里的美学思想》 「東國愛永袋三力今酬鷹靈鬱」，字游工房设计字体汉字部分时所使用的十二个种字 秀英体，大日本印刷旗下字体品牌，始自明治时期「秀英舍」出品的活字字体 叶 (xié) 音，指后人读古代韵文时刻意改变字音而押韵的做法 歌行，中国古诗体裁之一，乐府诗的一类 一〇〇年目の書体づくり ―「秀英体平成の大改刻」の記録，该 iOS app 内有秀英体各字号的样张图稿 「南去經三國，東來過五湖」，justfont 为繁体中文字体设计选用的十个种字 I Can Eat Glass，Ethan Mollick 发起的语言学项目，目标是将「I can eat glass, it does not hurt me」翻译成全球各种语言；现已成为 Linux 系统字体文件的展示文本 Windows 系统字体文件的展示文本 Eric 新作〈从「行长为字号的整数倍」说起〉，刊于 Type is Beautiful 《字谈字畅》第十一轮抽奖结果 主播 Eric：字体排印研究者，译者，Type is Beautiful 编辑 蒸鱼：设计师，Type is Beautiful 编辑 欢迎与我们交流或反馈，来信请致 podcast@thetype.com。如果你喜爱本期节目，也欢迎用 PayPal 或支付宝向我们捐赠，账户与联络信箱一致：podcast@thetype.com。

Find out why play is not just unstructured activity and why we are so obsessed with time. And get some old advice for living in the modern world.

大小写的存在、规则和意义，对于拉丁文字的书记，至关重要。 追溯「大小写」的术语源起，对比诸语的书写惯例，回归日常的实践用例——我们尝试以文字书记、编辑风格、字体排印、数码技术等的不同视角，识辨大小写的变化性与秩序性。 参考链接 平面设计师口中的网格系统，《字谈字畅》第二十五期，嘉宾为杨林青先生 㕛，「友」的异体字；叒，「若」的异体字 InDesignSecrets，介绍 Adobe InDesign 设计资源及使用技巧的网站 Adobe Photoshop Elements，一款简易的数码照片后期处理工具 描述西文字母大小写的部分术语： majuscule/minuscule uppercase/lowercase big letter / small letter 中文所谓的「大写数字」 Type case（字盘） C&lc (caps and lowercase) / U&lc (upper- and lowercase)，字体排印行业术语之一 篆书、隶书，以及「隶变」 柱头（capital） Case sensitivity（大小写敏感） Unicase Camel case Apple Style Guide. Apple Inc., 2013. 维基百科列述了英文大小写规则及其他书写系统的大小写规则，可供一览 GB/T 16159—2012《汉语拼音正词法基本规则》 ß (Eszett)，及其大写形 ẞ 土耳其文使用带点的「İ」作为字母「i」的大写形 Title case Simon Loxley. Type is Beautiful: The Story of Fifty Remarkable Fonts. Oxford: The Bodleian Library, 2016. Small caps (small capitals) Initial / drop cap 西蒙·加菲尔德（Simon Garfield）著，吴涛、刘庆译．《字体故事：西文字体的美丽传奇》．北京：电子工业出版社，2013 年． RFC 5321: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) HTMLHtmlElement，一个 JavaScript API GB 3100—1993《国际单位制及其应用》 关于体积单位「升（litre）」符号的大小写 设计杂志 designboom 采用全小写的体例 美国社交媒体研究学者 danah boyd 强调自己的姓名为全小写 《字谈字畅》第四轮抽奖结果 主播 Eric：字体排印研究者，译者，Type is Beautiful 编辑 蒸鱼：设计师，Type is Beautiful 编辑 欢迎与我们交流或反馈，来信请致 podcast@thetype.com。如果你喜爱本期节目，也欢迎用 PayPal 或支付宝向我们捐赠，账户与联络信箱一致：podcast@thetype.com。

We explore guilt, memory and courage with a novel from Edna O'Brien, a posthumous memoir from Kate Gross and the journals of Jean Lucey Pratt

#261 A Tale Of Two Cars. Pt2 Gareth shares the dramatic soundtrack provided by the breath-taking Jaguar F-Type R AWD and discovers the accomplished Renault Kadjar. Plus, car theatre, music in cars, a rock ‘n roll adage, and what would Bruce Forsythe say?

02:14 - Deborah Kurata Introduction Twitter GitHub Blog Pluralsight InStep Technologies deborahk@insteptech.com 02:32 - Line of Business App Developers 04:24 - How do these apps look different? 07:20 - Forms Over Data and Business Rules Delivering Features and Ease of Development 10:43 - Learning Curve, Tools 13:24 - Forms Over Data (Cont’d), Using Angular for LOB Apps 17:57 - NuGet Package Manager 21:17 - Training Newbies in Angular 22:31 - Features of Angular Most Important to LOB Devs Two-way Databinding Modularization Routing 24:01 - Custom Directives? 24:34 - Grids [Pluralsight Course] AngularJS Line of Business Applications ng-grid 32:33 - Cons of Being a Line of Business Developer Scott Hanselman: Dark Matter Developers 34:11 - OData 35:28 - Where Angular is Going and Where Microsoft is Headed with It’s Tooling Visual Studio Code Aurelia WebStorm 42:59 - Deborah’s Thoughts on Using Angular 2 Pay Attention to TypeScript Picks Camel Up (Joe) Exploring ES6: Upgrade to the next version of JavaScript by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer (Lukas) Zapf Video From 1960s (Ward) Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield (Ward) Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown (Chuck) Angular 1.4 (Deborah)

02:14 - Deborah Kurata Introduction Twitter GitHub Blog Pluralsight InStep Technologies deborahk@insteptech.com 02:32 - Line of Business App Developers 04:24 - How do these apps look different? 07:20 - Forms Over Data and Business Rules Delivering Features and Ease of Development 10:43 - Learning Curve, Tools 13:24 - Forms Over Data (Cont’d), Using Angular for LOB Apps 17:57 - NuGet Package Manager 21:17 - Training Newbies in Angular 22:31 - Features of Angular Most Important to LOB Devs Two-way Databinding Modularization Routing 24:01 - Custom Directives? 24:34 - Grids [Pluralsight Course] AngularJS Line of Business Applications ng-grid 32:33 - Cons of Being a Line of Business Developer Scott Hanselman: Dark Matter Developers 34:11 - OData 35:28 - Where Angular is Going and Where Microsoft is Headed with It’s Tooling Visual Studio Code Aurelia WebStorm 42:59 - Deborah’s Thoughts on Using Angular 2 Pay Attention to TypeScript Picks Camel Up (Joe) Exploring ES6: Upgrade to the next version of JavaScript by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer (Lukas) Zapf Video From 1960s (Ward) Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield (Ward) Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown (Chuck) Angular 1.4 (Deborah)

02:14 - Deborah Kurata Introduction Twitter GitHub Blog Pluralsight InStep Technologies deborahk@insteptech.com 02:32 - Line of Business App Developers 04:24 - How do these apps look different? 07:20 - Forms Over Data and Business Rules Delivering Features and Ease of Development 10:43 - Learning Curve, Tools 13:24 - Forms Over Data (Cont’d), Using Angular for LOB Apps 17:57 - NuGet Package Manager 21:17 - Training Newbies in Angular 22:31 - Features of Angular Most Important to LOB Devs Two-way Databinding Modularization Routing 24:01 - Custom Directives? 24:34 - Grids [Pluralsight Course] AngularJS Line of Business Applications ng-grid 32:33 - Cons of Being a Line of Business Developer Scott Hanselman: Dark Matter Developers 34:11 - OData 35:28 - Where Angular is Going and Where Microsoft is Headed with It’s Tooling Visual Studio Code Aurelia WebStorm 42:59 - Deborah’s Thoughts on Using Angular 2 Pay Attention to TypeScript Picks Camel Up (Joe) Exploring ES6: Upgrade to the next version of JavaScript by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer (Lukas) Zapf Video From 1960s (Ward) Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield (Ward) Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown (Chuck) Angular 1.4 (Deborah)

"How boring would the world be," asks Simon Garfield, "if we knew precisely where everything was?" Simon reflects on the many mistakes and deceptions in some of our best-loved maps. He begins with the map of the London Underground where lines on the map bears little resemblance to reality but is "informationally brilliant". He talks about California, the subject of a "sustained cartographic foul-up": for 200 years it appeared on maps as an island, and it continued to do so even after navigators had tried to sail all the way round it - and failed. And then there's "one of the great phantoms in the history of cartography" - the Mountains of Kong. They were apparently a wide central mountain belt that in the eighteenth-century appeared to stretch across thousands of miles of West Africa. Despite being repeated on map after map for almost a century, however, they were a pure figment of imagination. Simon celebrates these mistakes, describing them as the "accidental discovery...of searching souls". In these days of digital maps, he hopes that we can still find "strange and charming and wonderful things - mountains that don't exist and islands of the imagination". Producer: Adele Armstrong.

Art critic for The Times Rachel Campbell-Johnston profiles the work of Laure Prouvost, winner of the Turner Prize 2013. Theatre critic Mark Shenton and Dr Caroline Warman review a new staging of Leonard Bernstein's Candide, choreographed by former Royal Ballet star Adam Cooper. Writers Hermione Lee and Simon Garfield discuss the insight personal letters give into writers' lives and creative processes. And Night Waves reflects on how experimental band Can melded the ideas of Karlheinz Stockhausen and free jazz to revolutionise 60s' German pop.

What did you call the cliques in your high school? Were you a member of the nerds, the jocks, or maybe the "grits" or the "heshers"? Also, what's the meaning of the phrase "rolling in the deep"? Why do we say something's returned "like a bad penny"? And is it proper to refer to our recent economic problems "the Great Recession"? Plus, favorite letters of the alphabet, taking umbrage, fudgies vs. flatlanders, and washrag vs. washcloth. FULL DETAILSNow that the Encyclopedia Britannica is going to an online-only format, one of many things we'll miss is the accidental poetry on the books' spines http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2012/03/spinelessness_1.php. In the age of endless digital information, volumes like Accounting-Architecture and Birds-Chess point to the tomes that contain everything you'd need to know and nothing more. The saying a bad penny always turns up has been turning up in English since the 15th century, when counterfeit pennies would often surface in circulation. As pennies have lost their luster, the phrase has lived on; see the line "Don, my bad penny," http://jonhammsome.tumblr.com/post/20867218191/don-my-bad-penny from this season of Mad Men. What does rolling in the deep mean, as sung by Adele? In her Rolling Stone  http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-opens-up-about-her-inspirations-looks-and-stage-fright-20120210 interview from February, she traces it to British slang for close friends that have each other's backs. To take umbrage means to take offense or be annoyed at something. It comes from the Latin umbra, meaning "shadow," as in umbrella. So to take umbrage is to sense something shady, or suspect that one has been slighted.Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a game about words and phrases that involve furniture or parts of a house. For example, if you want to see your lover but you only have two hours, that's a tight window of opportunity. And if you invest in, say, smartphones for pets--only to see your savings go down the drain--we'd say you'll be taking a bath.In high school, were you a jock or a nerd? How about a grit, or perhaps a Hessian? Grits, hashers, metalheads, greasers--the dudes with roughed-up denim jackets, metal boots, and cigarettes in their shirt pockets--are an essential part of the student body, but there doesn't seem to be a consensus about their name. What did you call that crowd?Should The Great Recession be talked and written about as a proper noun? Recessions tend to be vague in their scale and timelines, so it's problematic to mention them as proper nouns. Perhaps the similarities in sound between Great Recession and Great Depression have encouraged this usage http://www.salon.com/2009/12/17/great_recession/ by government officials and members of the press.In a previous show http://www.waywordradio.org/go-all-city/, we came upon a word mystery with a 1947 menu from Jackson, Mississippi that mentions tang. The mystery has been solved! It wasn't the drink, and it wasn't the fish; it was Cudahy Tang http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19560627&id=60EvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eEgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1903,5357698, one of over a hundred knockoff brands of SPAM, a canned meat product. Which is correct: washrag or washcloth? Whether you use one or the other isn't likely so much about regional dialects as class differences.Due to their fondness for treats, tourists in some parts of Michigan are known as fudgies or conelickers. In Vermont and Colorado, they're called flatlanders. And Californians refer to the Arizona beachcombers and Zonies. What do you call tourists in your area?Vaccines take their name from vaccinia, the virus that caused cowpox. It was the original ingredient used to vaccinate people against smallpox. Stefan Riedel, a pathologist at the Baylor University Medical Center, offers a detailed history of the centuries-long fight against smallpox here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/.A collection of Virginia folkspeak from 1912 includes this zinger about a proud person: He doesn't know where his behind hangs. And here's a choice insult: I'd rather have your room than your company!Do you have a favorite letter? The sound or typeface varieties of a letter can really catch us. For more about the visual and emotional properties of various letters, check out Simon Garfield's book about fonts, Just My Type. http://www.simongarfield.com/pages/books/just_my_type.htm Grant also recommends One-Letter Words by Craig Conley, a surprisingly lengthy dictionary of words made up of just one letter. http://www.oneletterwords.com/dictionary/This week's episode was hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett and produced by Stefanie Levine.....Support for A Way with Words also comes from National University, which invites you to change your future today. More at http://www.nu.edu/.And from The Ken Blanchard Companies, whose purpose is to make a leadership difference among executives, managers, and individuals in organizations everywhere. More about Ken Blanchard's leadership training programs at kenblanchard.com/leadership.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! 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Caroline Burt explores the reputation of Edward I and Simon Garfield explains his fascination with historical maps. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What did you call the cliques in your high school? Were you a member of the nerds, the jocks, or maybe the "grits" or the "heshers"? Also, what's the meaning of the phrase "rolling in the deep"? Why do we say something's returned "like a bad penny"? And is it proper to refer to our recent economic problems "the Great Recession"? Plus, favorite letters of the alphabet, taking umbrage, fudgies vs. flatlanders, and washrag vs. washcloth. FULL DETAILSNow that the Encyclopedia Britannica is going to an online-only format, one of many things we'll miss is the accidental poetry on the books' spines http://www.roughtype.com/archives/2012/03/spinelessness_1.php. In the age of endless digital information, volumes like Accounting-Architecture and Birds-Chess point to the tomes that contain everything you'd need to know and nothing more. The saying a bad penny always turns up has been turning up in English since the 15th century, when counterfeit pennies would often surface in circulation. As pennies have lost their luster, the phrase has lived on; see the line "Don, my bad penny," http://jonhammsome.tumblr.com/post/20867218191/don-my-bad-penny from this season of Mad Men. What does rolling in the deep mean, as sung by Adele? In her Rolling Stone  http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-opens-up-about-her-inspirations-looks-and-stage-fright-20120210 interview from February, she traces it to British slang for close friends that have each other's backs. To take umbrage means to take offense or be annoyed at something. It comes from the Latin umbra, meaning "shadow," as in umbrella. So to take umbrage is to sense something shady, or suspect that one has been slighted.Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a game about words and phrases that involve furniture or parts of a house. For example, if you want to see your lover but you only have two hours, that's a tight window of opportunity. And if you invest in, say, smartphones for pets--only to see your savings go down the drain--we'd say you'll be taking a bath.In high school, were you a jock or a nerd? How about a grit, or perhaps a Hessian? Grits, hashers, metalheads, greasers--the dudes with roughed-up denim jackets, metal boots, and cigarettes in their shirt pockets--are an essential part of the student body, but there doesn't seem to be a consensus about their name. What did you call that crowd?Should The Great Recession be talked and written about as a proper noun? Recessions tend to be vague in their scale and timelines, so it's problematic to mention them as proper nouns. Perhaps the similarities in sound between Great Recession and Great Depression have encouraged this usage http://www.salon.com/2009/12/17/great_recession/ by government officials and members of the press.In a previous show http://www.waywordradio.org/go-all-city/, we came upon a word mystery with a 1947 menu from Jackson, Mississippi that mentions tang. The mystery has been solved! It wasn't the drink, and it wasn't the fish; it was Cudahy Tang http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19560627&id=60EvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eEgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1903,5357698, one of over a hundred knockoff brands of SPAM, a canned meat product. Which is correct: washrag or washcloth? Whether you use one or the other isn't likely so much about regional dialects as class differences.Due to their fondness for treats, tourists in some parts of Michigan are known as fudgies or conelickers. In Vermont and Colorado, they're called flatlanders. And Californians refer to the Arizona beachcombers and Zonies. What do you call tourists in your area?Vaccines take their name from vaccinia, the virus that caused cowpox. It was the original ingredient used to vaccinate people against smallpox. Stefan Riedel, a pathologist at the Baylor University Medical Center, offers a detailed history of the centuries-long fight against smallpox here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/.A collection of Virginia folkspeak from 1912 includes this zinger about a proud person: He doesn't know where his behind hangs. And here's a choice insult: I'd rather have your room than your company!Do you have a favorite letter? The sound or typeface varieties of a letter can really catch us. For more about the visual and emotional properties of various letters, check out Simon Garfield's book about fonts, Just My Type. http://www.simongarfield.com/pages/books/just_my_type.htm Grant also recommends One-Letter Words by Craig Conley, a surprisingly lengthy dictionary of words made up of just one letter. http://www.oneletterwords.com/dictionary/...Support for A Way with Words comes from National University http://www.nu.edu/, which invites you to change your future today. More at nu.edu.We're also grateful for support from the University of San Diego http://www.sandiego.edu. Since 1949, USD has been on a mission not only to prepare students for the world, but also to change it. Learn more about the college and five schools of this nationally ranked, independent Catholic university at sandiego.edu.--A Way with Words is funded by its listeners: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! 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Typeradio talked to British writer Simon Garfield at Bijzondere Collecties, Amsterdam in front of a live audience (a first time for us). The occasion was the presentation of the Dutch edition of his book ‘Just My Type’ (in Dutch ‘Precies Mijn Type’). We asked Simon about his first typographic memories, and his ‘type awareness’ due to writing such a book. Just My Type made it to the NY Times best seller list and received both praise and criticism. Simon explains how he dealt with that. Recorded at Bijzondere Collecties (Special Collections department of the University of Amsterdam). Just My Type :: Bijzondere Collecties announcement :: Precies Mijn Type (dutch) :: Simon Garfield interview :: Simon Garfield video The Guardian :: Paul Shaw review of Just My Type :: File Download (25:04 min / 29 MB)

SUMMARY We have collective nouns for animals, like "a gaggle of geese," "a pride of lions," and "an exaltation of larks." So why not collective nouns for plants? How about a "greasing of palms," or a "pursing of tulips"? Also, the difference between further and farther, the proper use of crescendo, how Shakespeare sounded in his day, and why a child's runny nose is sometimes referred to as lamb's legs.FULL DESCRIPTIONWe have collective nouns for animals, like "a gaggle of geese," "a pride of lions," and "an exaltation of larks." So why not collective nouns for plants? How about a "greasing of palms," or a "pursing of tulips"? Martha shares some others collected on the site of food writer Gary Allen.http://bit.ly/bKG1yCReverend William Archibald Spooner was known for transposing sounds, like raising a glass "to our queer old dean" instead of "to our dear old queen." A caller shares some favorite Spoonerisms.Boil up some pigs' neck bones, add some liver sausage and buckwheat, mold it in a loaf, then slice, fry, and serve with syrup. Some folks call that scrapple, but a Milwaukee woman's family calls it pannas. A listener asks: "Does the phrase "snap, crackle, and pop" need a cereal comma?"Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a puzzle about anagrams.What did Shakespeare's plays sound like in his day? An acting teacher with an interest in dialects wants to know how researchers reconstruct Elizabethan speech. A Pennsylvania college student remembers playing a game called "Whisper Down the Lane." She's surprised to learn that her fellow students call the same game "Telephone."What's the difference between further and farther?Martha shares more funny collective plant names, including a "mommy of poppies."Pity the poor typeface designer, always seeing anachronisms in movies and TV. Imagine how painful it must be watching a World War II movie, only to see a document printed in Snell Roundhand Bold, a font invented in 1972.Here's typeface expert Mark Simonson's analysis of the lettering on "Mad Men."http://bit.ly/3L4a99More about the life of font designers in the new book, Just My Type, by Simon Garfield:http://bit.ly/as5o5aSome speakers of American English use the word whenever to refer to a single event, as in "whenever Abraham Lincoln" died. This locution is a vestige of Scots-Irish speech.A professional musician maintains that many people use the word crescendo incorrectly.A father of two small children says his Indiana family referred to a child's runny nose as a "lamb's legs," as in "We need to wipe the lamb's legs off." --A Way with Words is an independent production supported by its listeners. It receives no financial support from NPR, PRI, PBS nor any radio station.Support the show with your tax deductible donation: http://waywordradio.org/donateGet your language question answered on the air! Call or write with your questions at any time:Email: words@waywordradio.orgPhone:United States an Canada toll-free (877) WAY-WORD/(877) 929-9673London +44 20 7193 2113Mexico City +52 55 8421 9771Site: http://waywordradio.org/Donate: http://waywordradio.org/donate/Podcast: http://waywordradio.org/podcast/Forums: http://waywordradio.org/discussion/Newsletter: http://waywordradio.org/newsletter/Twitter: http://twitter.com/wayword/Skype: skype://waywordradioCopyright 2010, Wayword Inc.