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En este nuevo episodio vuelvo a compartir mi entusiasmo por la capacidad y el talento que tiene David Mitchell para escribir historias que nos tocan el corazón de una manera abrumadora. En esta ocasión, os hablo de su novela Utopia Avenue y os cuento, sin spoilers, por qué os la recomiendo. En esta historia, Mitchell […] The post #204 UTOPIA AVENUE, DAVID MITCHELL first appeared on Sons Podcasts.

Judith is een weekje met vakantie dus Jos en Julia krijgen gezelschap van Nora en bespreken deze aflevering alles over Coachella 2024! En dan is een uur bijna te kort, we hebben het niet eens over Billie Eilish die d’r halve album lekt, Taychella en Will Smith gehad. Het ging wel over: De headliners: Lana Del Rey, Tyler The Creator en Doja Cat De struggle van Blur en Grimes De verrassingen in de vorm van gasten tijdens optredens En natuurlijk van community updates. Waaronder Jos z’n viralmomentje De tips-van-om-de-week: Nora: Het nieuwe album van Maggie Rogers: Don’t Forget Me! Jos: Marathons aanmoedigen! Wat blijkt? Het zijn net festivals! Julia: Een boek voor de afwisseling: Utopia Avenue van David Mitchell is leuk voor ieder die van een goed verhaal over bands houdt! Verder staande ovaties, oneindige karmapunten en spontane confettidouches voor: Mick Hummel voor een schitterend podcast logo. Wietze Wempe & Malou Gouders voor ons intro anthem. Joris Timmerman als de immer stralende podcastmonteur. En jou, als lieve luisteraar! Vind je het leuk? Abonneer je dan! Je checkt de show op Spotify,  Apple Podcasts, KINK.nl of waar jij het liefst naar je podcast luistert. Het Festivalpodcast-anthem uit je hoofd leren? Hieronder de lyrics: Werelden vol avontuur van Main Stage tot aan Dixieland.Muntjes op en vrienden kwijt, maar nog is hier niks irritant. Te vroeg gepiekt, maar geen paniek. Je slaapritme toch al verziekt.Hé een laser, confettiregen, yoga overwegen. Met een grote klodder mayo, op je broodje knakworst.Lauwe halve liter, maakt niet uit heb toch dorst. Luchtbed leeggelopen,Tent weer afgebroken. Al m’n geld verbrast,‘t is de Festivalpodcast!

David Mitchell is the author of nine time-traversing, genre-bending novels. His first, Ghostwritten, was published 25 years ago, and his third, Cloud Atlas, made his name around the world, and later became a Hollywood film. It follows six interlocking lives in an ambitious narrative that circles the globe and travels through time from 19th-century New Zealand to a post-apocalyptic future in Hawaii – and back again.Closer to home, he drew on his own childhood in Worcestershire in his coming-of-age tale Black Swan Green, about a teenager attempting to overcome a stammer and negotiate playground hierarchies, all against the backdrop of the Falklands War.His most recent novel, Utopia Avenue, charts the rise of an imaginary rock band in the late 1960s.David's musical choices include Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov, Sibelius and Hildegard von Bingen.

I was in Ireland recently to interview two of the best novelists on the face of the planet. John Banville, in Dublin, and David Mitchell, in Cork. As a cost-cutting measure I decided to ask them both the same questions: What do you do? How do you do it? Why do you do it? And: Why does it matter? I got diametrically opposed answers. So much for my cherished ambition of capturing definitive, unified explanations of what the best novelists (in this case) do, and how they do it at the dawn of the 21st century. David Mitchell is compelled to make narrative. Better and better narrative. He are his novels, in order: Ghostwritten (1999) Number9Dream (2001) Cloud Atlas (2004) Black Swan Green (2006) The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (2010) The Bone Clocks (2014) Slade House (2015) Utopia Avenue (2020) Ghostwritten takes place all over the world - ‘from Okinawa to Mongolia to New York City' and is told in interconnecting stories by nine different narrators. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (best work of British literature written by an author under 35) and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. number9dream and Cloud Atlas were both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. In 2003 David was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists.' In 2007 Time magazine included him among their 100 Most Influential People in The World. In 2018 he won the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence, given in recognition of a writer's entire body of work. In other words, David is a best practitioner. He lives about an hour's drive from Cork. We met downtown for a taste of the city and a bite to eat. The better part of our afternoon was spent chatting about love and literature, and searching for a quiet place where we could clock our Biblio File best-practitioner conversation. Lovely, colourful city Cork. Tad noisy. We don't talk much about specific books but we do attempt an "understanding" of the novel writing process in light of how David has gone about creating his wonderful Balzacian oeuvre.   Stay tuned for the Biblio File Back-story.

Grand entre­tien avec l'écrivain anglais David Mitchell, deux fois final­iste au pres­tigieux Book­er Prize. Son 8e roman, Utopia Avenue, explore le milieu du rock psy­chédélique dans le Lon­dres des années 1960. Les musi­ciens d'un groupe fic­tif fréquentent David Bowie, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen Janis Joplin et plusieurs autres, sous la houlette d'un gérant canadien.AvecDavid Mitchell, Auteur·riceAntoine Tanguay, Éditeur·ricePrésenté parSALON DU LIVRE DE MONTRÉALEn collaboration avecALTOLivres présentésUtopia AvenueDans l'effervescence du Lon­dres des années 1960 se crée la plus improb­a­ble for­ma­tion de folk rock psy­chédélique dont vous ignorez l'existence : Utopia Avenue. Voici l'histoire de ce groupe com­posé de la chanteuse aux amours con­trar­iées Elf Hol­loway, de Jasper de Zoet, le gui­tariste génial en proie à des hal­lu­ci­na­tions, du bassiste Dean Moss et du bat­teur Peter Grif­fin. Si Utopia Avenue con­naît une ascen­sion ful­gu­rante et croise la tra­jec­toire filante de célébrités réelles telles que Syd Bar­rett, Fran­cis Bacon, Leonard Cohen ou Janis Joplin, les con­séquences du pacte faustien entre la musique et la célébrité seront bru­tales. Dans ce roman kaléi­do­scopique aux accents d'opéra rock, David Mitchell racon­te avec une minu­tie éblouis­sante le mys­tère de la com­po­si­tion de chan­sons, le tumulte des pre­miers con­certs dans les bars et les ses­sions en stu­dio, les ren­con­tres déci­sives, les caprices du hasard, les ambi­tions con­tra­dic­toires et la douce mor­sure de la gloire. Il dresse aus­si le por­trait d'une époque encore toute proche, où le sexe se libère et où cir­cule le LSD. Un passé où tous les fan­tasmes sont encour­agés, où la mince ligne entre l'idéalisme et la folie s'estompe pour révéler une morale dont l'écho résonne encore à notre époque : pou­vons-nous chang­er le monde ou est-ce le monde qui nous change ?

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss books they have recommended to each other.  Book discussed: Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus  The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab 

Quel plaisir d'accueillir à Marseille le surdoué des lettres britanniques, l'un des écrivains les plus originaux du moment, auteur d'une œuvre inclassable d'où surgissent des sortes de méta-romans qui naviguent entre les genres littéraires. David Mitchell est avec nous pour son dernier opus, qui réussit une fois de plus le pari de nous surprendre. Car ce n'est pas spontanément sur le terrain du rock et des Swinging Sixties que l'on attendait celui qui fut l'un des scénaristes du dernier Matrix, compagnon des Wachowski qui ont adapté au cinéma l'un de ses romans les plus célèbres, Cartographie des nuages (Cloud Atlas sur grand écran). Londres, 1967. Dans l'effervescence de la culture pop et de la minijupe, se crée Utopia Avenue, un improbable groupe de folk-rock psychédélique, « the most curious British band you've never heard of  », dont on va suivre l'ascension fulgurante (et bien sûr la chute calamiteuse). Managé par Levon Frankland, dont le chapeau en fourrure et les lunettes bleues le rangent d'emblée dans la case « queer beatnik », ce groupe fictif se compose de la chanteuse folk Elf Holloway, à l'évidence taraudée par sa sexualité ; du bassiste Dean Moss, empêtré dans un passé familial traumatique ; de Jasper de Zoet, dont le génie à la guitare est perturbé par des hallucinations auditives qui l'amèneront à fréquenter une étrange clinique ; et du batteur Griff, dont on ne sait pas grand chose… On plonge avec frénésie dans une ville où le sexe est partout, où le LSD circule librement dans les clubs et les studios, croisant avec jubilation Syd Barrett, Leonard Cohen, Francis Bacon ou Janis Joplin. Un vent de liberté souffle sur Londres, même si le père d'Elf lui rappelle que sa banque n'emploie pas de femmes mariées, et même si la propriétaire de Dean, qui l'a mis dehors, affiche sur la fenêtre un panneau indiquant qu'elle ne loue ni aux Noirs ni aux Irlandais… Un grand roman aux accents de biographie rock, comme une série d'albums composés de chansons qui vous trottent longtemps dans la tête… __ Un entretien avec David Mitchell animé par Yann Nicol, traduit de l'anglais par Valentine Leÿs et enregistré en public au théâtre de La Criée à Marseille, en mai 2022 lors de la 6e édition du festival Oh les beaux jours !. __ À lire David Mitchell, Utopia Avenue, traduit de l'anglais (Royaume-Uni) par Nicolas Richard, L'Olivier. En librairie le 20 mai 2022. __ Montage : Clément Lemariey Voix : Nicolas Lafitte Musique : The Unreal Story of Lou Reed by Fred Nevché & French 79 Un podcast produit par Des livres comme des idées. __ La 7e édition du festival Oh les beaux jours ! aura lieu à Marseille du 24 au 29 mai 2023.

In der Londoner Psychedelic-Szene der späten 60er Jahre finden sich Folksängerin Elf Holloway, Bluesbassist Dean Moss, der Gitarrist Jasper de Zoet und der Jazzdrummer Griff Griffin und erschaffen zusammen einen einzigartigen Sound - mit Texten, die den Aufbruchsgeist der Zeit spiegeln. Dies ist die Geschichte von Utopia Avenue - einer Band, die es nie gab. Dirk Hühner hat sie gelesen.

In dieser Folge mit Meike, Anika und Robin: „Dieser Beitrag wurde entfernt“ von Hanna Bervoets, „Utopia Avenue“ von David Mitchell und „Die Welt“ von Arno Camenisch. Ihr fragt euch, wie eure drei liebsten Podcastnasen trotz Stress und Hitze frisch und strahlend bleiben? Die Antwort gibt's im Vorgeplänkel, denn da stellen wir euch die Marke Oceanwell vor, die unsere heutige Folge präsentiert: Die nachhaltige Naturkosmetik aus Kiel setzt auf die vielseitige Wirkung von Meeresalgen.

Auf fast siebenhundertfünfzig Seiten schreibt David Mitchell die Biografie einer psychedelischen Folkrock-Band - die es nie gab. Zumindest nicht außerhalb des Romans. Und doch kommt es einem nach hundert Seiten schon so vor, als sei sie immer da gewesen: Utopia Avenue aus Großbritannien.Von Katharina Teutschwww.deutschlandfunk.de, BüchermarktDirekter Link zur Audiodatei

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Simon and Rachel speak with novelist David Mitchell. Raised in Worcestershire in England, Mitchell later spent eight years living in Japan. The author of nine novels, including "Cloud Atlas", "The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet" and most recently "Utopia Avenue", David has been nominated for the Booker prize five times. His work has appeared in over 30 languages. David's novel "The Bone Clocks" (2014) won the World Fantasy Book Award and his screenwriting credits include "Matrix: Resurrections". We spoke to David about his 'multiverse' approach to fiction, the smash hit that was "Cloud Atlas", and his screenwriting work. This episode is sponsored by Curtis Brown Creative, the writing school attached to the major literary agency. CBC has provided an exclusive discount for Always Take Notes listeners. You can use the code ATN20 for £20 off the full price of Plot & Story – The Deep Dive, or any other four- or six-week online writing course. You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

This week, we'll listen to a conversation with David Mitchell and Pico Iyer, recorded on May 8, 2021. David Mitchell's many novels include Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks, and Ghostwritten. . His most recent novel, Utopia Avenue, follows the strangest British band you've never heard of. Mitchell's stories often weave together the supernatural and the philosophical.  He's also one of the most structurally inventive writers of our time, featuring nonlinear storylines and multiple genres within a single book. Pico Iyer is a travel writer, essayist, and novelist, whose many books include Video Night in Kathmandu and The Lady and the Monk.

This month is Reader's Choice for Lit Chat.  PJ and Bonnie share their reads over the last few weeks, though they both took turns in historical fiction -- or history that turned out to be false!  You can also join PJ and Bonnie for Lit Chat in person on the second Thursday of each month at 1 pm. Books: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec Lies my teacher told me : everything American history textbooks get wrong by James W. Loewen ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell

Much culture to be caught up on in this episode, after ailments in the team.  We talk about new music from Wet Leg, The Waeve and Unsanitary Napkin, and viral sensation Funky Geezer. Inspired by Iceman Wim Hof, ElTele explains the benefits of a cold shower. On the box, we've goggled at TV drama Our House, and completed series one of Slow Horses. With a couple of old school cinema visits, The Captain ticks off The Duke, and Operation Mincemeat. On our bookshelves we now have Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now, a tale of the 60s fictional rock band Utopia Avenue and a new biography of the young Nick Cave.And we're now both on social platform Mastodon.. might see you there?P.S. Spot the not so deliberate mistake for five OAP points!Full show notes and links at https://www.onlyapodcast.com/episode-14-couch-surfing-more-music-film-and-books/

“And so we wouldn't be here without Natalie Portman, which isn't a sentence I was expecting to say this evening. But if you ever watched this, Natalie, thank you. Really thank you.” That's novelist and screenwriter David Mitchell explaining the genesis of his friendships and working relationships with Lana Wachowski and Aleksandar Hemon—which includes screenplay credits on Sense8 and now, The Matrix Resurrections. David and Aleksandar join us on the show to talk about creativity and collaboration, their writing partnership, how language changes from page to screen, envisioning the future, and much more. Featured books: Cloud Atlas, Utopia Avenue, The Bone Clocks and Black Swan Green by David Mitchell and My Parents: An Introduction/This Does Not Belong to You, Love & Obstacles and The Lazarus Man by Aleksandar Hemon. Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang. (P.S. We're taking a little break for the rest of this year and returning with a new episode on 1/4/22.) Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays.

New year, new format! David interviews special guest Emily Olcott (@emilyolcott) about their Saturn Return and journey to sobriety. Consider it an interview with a cosmic underpinning, abounding with Emily's signature Sagittarian wisdom. David also covers The Other Two, Shakespeare in Love, Y: The Last Man, Utopia Avenue, Caroline Polachek, Lil Nas X and much more. You can follow David on Instagram @david_odyssey and @adavidodyssey on Twitter. To book a tarot/astrology reading, visit davidodyssey.com or email adavidodyssey@gmail.com. And be sure to subscribe/share/rate and share your love of The Luminaries. See you next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When David Mitchell's son was diagnosed with autism at three years old, the British author and his wife Keiko Yoshida felt lost, unsure of what was happening inside their son's head. In an effort to find answers, Yoshida ordered a book from Japan written by non-verbal autistic teenager Naoki Higashida. Entitled The Reason I Jump, the book was a revelation for the couple who gained a deeper understanding into their son's behaviours.

When David Mitchell's son was diagnosed with autism at three years old, the British author and his wife Keiko Yoshida felt lost, unsure of what was happening inside their son's head. In an effort to find answers, Yoshida ordered a book from Japan written by non-verbal autistic teenager Naoki Higashida. Entitled The Reason I Jump, the book was a revelation for the couple who gained a deeper understanding into their son's behaviours.

Our favourite albums are our most faithful companions. We listen to them over and over, we know them far better than any novel or film. These records don't just soundtrack our lives – they work their way deep inside us, shaping our outlook and identity, forging our friendships and charting our love affairs. They become part of our story.In this special podcast for Intelligence Squared, journalist and music obsessive Tom Gatti – editor of Long Players, a new anthology of writing on albums – was in conversation with two of his contributors, acclaimed novelist David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet) and writer and activist Preti Taneja, author of the prize-winning novel We That Are Young. They discussed the power of certain records to act on us like Proustian madeleines, transporting us back to a particular time and place – Gatti, by his own admission, has listened to Radiohead's The Bends more times than is strictly necessary; Mitchell's great formative influence is Joni Mitchell's Blue; Taneja grew up with Midnight Marauders by A Tribe Called Quest. And they explored how music influences their writing – directly in the case of Mitchell's latest novel, Utopia Avenue, the epic tale of a psychedelic rock band's rise to stardom in the late sixties.To find out more about Long Players click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/long-players-writers-on-the-albums-that-shaped-them-tom-gatti/To see the Spotify playlist that accompanies the book please go here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5bzkr33b38k4egE6laYQuC Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another fortnight's passed and we're already at the point of only being happy about the Euros for the excuse to drink on a school night - seriously, how are people still talking about it when there's so much better about to watch? This week we delve into Season 2 of Feel Good and Becoming A God In Central Florida, plus of course the books we've been devouring (Tabitha Lasley's extraordinary Sea State and David Mitchell's riotous Utopia Avenue) along with our favourite short-form literature: stupid tweets, and we may have beaten the toenail one. Our guest this week is the serene and beautifully cerebral Lamorna Ash, author of previous BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town. In her honest, hilarious and heartwarming chat with Becky, they discuss what drew her to drop life as she knew it and move to Newlyn, the friendships she found there and of course, what gets her enthused on the daily. If you're a fan of writing, pasta and cult movies, you're gonna love it.And for the big one... For a while now we've been beavering away behind the scenes and we are finally delighted to announce OUR FIRST LIVE SHOW! On Wednesday 21st July you can join us at the beautiful Ocean Studios in Plymouth (or if you're further afield, online) for an evening of chat, performances, food, beers and bants. We cannot WAIT, especially given that we'll be joined for a live podcast recording by Suzy Bennett, award-winning Plymouth-based comedian you may know from support dates for Jimmy Carr and more, and the glorious also award-winning, Glastonbury and Maida Vale-playing, Mystery Jets and Robert Plant supporting Ferris & Sylvester! We know too that everyone's erring towards being stone cold broke (us too) and so the tickets are pay what you feel and in limited numbers. We can't wait to see you there!! Tickets can be found here As always we'd love to hear from you at any of the following:Instagram: @calmdowndearpodcastTwitter: @calmdowndearpodWebsite: https://www.calmdowndearpodcast.comEmail: calmdowndearpodcast@gmail.comhttps://www.patreon.com/calmdowndearOur next guest: The wonderful Tom Rasmussen, LGBT trailblazer, drag queen, and the author of the brilliant forthcoming book First Comes Love (Bloomsbury). See you in two weeks! ShownotesFeel Good - https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=80241545 On Becoming A God In Central Florida - https://www.netflix.com/search?q=on%20becoming%20a%20god&jbv=81173143 Sea State by Tabitha Lasley - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/28/sea-state-by-tabitha-lasley-review-sex-drugs-and-oil-rigs Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/19/utopia-avenue-by-david-mitchell-review-endless-prog-rock-noodling Dark, Salt, Clear by Lamorna Ash - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dark-salt-clear-9781526600028/ Why I Long For The Wilds of West Cornwall - https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/apr/13/why-i-long-for-the-wilds-of-west-cornwall-lamorna-ash-st-just-penwith Mên-an-Tol - https://www.cornwalls.co.uk/history/sites/men_an_tol.htm Penlee Lifeboat Disaster - https://rnli.org/about-us/our-history/timeline/1981-penlee-lifeboat-disaster The Pasta Alphabet - Rachel Roddy - https://www.waterstones.com/book/an-a-z-of-pasta/rachel-roddy/9780241402504 Pasta Grannies - https://www.youtube.com/user/pastagrannies Newlyn Guardian article - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/25/its-a-betrayal-cornish-fishing-vote-turns-against-tories-over-brexit-deal Beyond Clueless - https://mubi.com/films/beyond-clueless 'The Matrix' is an allegory for being transgender, according to director Lilly Wachowski - https://www.insider.com/the-matrix-trilogy-is-an-allegory-for-being-transgender-wachowski-2020-8 First Comes Love by Tom Rasmussen -https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/first-comes-love-9781526626875/ Terri White and Emerald Fennell - https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/promising-young-woman-emerald-fennell-interview-feature/ Rule of Three - https://www.ruleofthreepod.com/ Wet Leg - Chaise Longue - https://open.spotify.com/track/7iqAuZe5yS0suLQcFfVK39?si=7074ae1f4a6846d1 Adam Buxton and Mark Riley - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Esv2mmmWt4idj8SSuj9pg?si=B-kWcTc2QSiBJNUo9WpZbQ&dl_branch=1 I Love Dick - https://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Love-Dick/dp/B086HX1J65 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, we’ll listen to a conversation with David Mitchell and Pico Iyer, recorded on May 8, 2021. David Mitchell’s many novels include Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks, and Ghostwritten. . His most recent novel, Utopia Avenue, follows the strangest British band you’ve never heard of. Mitchell’s stories often weave together the supernatural and the philosophical.  He’s also one of the most structurally inventive writers of our time, featuring nonlinear storylines and multiple genres within a single book. Pico Iyer is a travel writer, essayist, and novelist, whose many books include Video Night in Kathmandu and The Lady and the Monk.  

While the Summer of Love is about to unfold across the Atlantic, life in 1967 isn’t so easy for a young would-be musician in London’s shabby Charing Cross Road. Yet from this modest starting point, David Mitchell builds a joyful fictional biography of a band that will take the world by storm. Utopia Avenue is the finest prog-folk band you have never heard of, and the novel of the same name is a stylish romp through the rags-to-riches lives of drummer Griff, singer Elf, guitarist Jasper and bass player Dean. Organised around the song titles of the band’s albums, Utopia Avenue's clever structure also gives it a powerful narrative drive – with added zest from a series of cheeky cameo appearances by real-life rock legends including David Bowie and Leonard Cohen. Funny, whip-smart and occasionally veering into the fantastical, it is one of the most compellingly entertaining reads of 2020. Join Mitchell in this event recorded live at the 2020 Book Festival as he shares his notes with folk singer and musician Sam Amidon, who also plays some of his most recent music.

E30: Rob King is ESPN's Senior Vice President and Editor-At-Large. His role is to help define ESPN's journalistic direction. He oversaw ESPN's original content portfolio including: ESPN Films, 30 for 30 and ESPN+ original series, ESPN the Magazine, The Undefeated, and Outside the Lines. Previously Rob served as Senior Vice President, Original Content and Senior Vice President, SportsCenter, and Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of ESPN.com. He received an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and a graduate degree from Penn State.  He's also served as a Pulitzer Prize judge and is a member of the Associated Press board of directors. He chairs the Poynter Institute's National Advisory Board and was named by Fast Company among its “Most Creative People.” Rob's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-king-92a62a5/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-king-92a62a5/ ) WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER: What's it like having one of the most important jobs in sports. Why he often gets called upon to be “wise in real time”. How to help your team think bigger. How Rob prepares his team to surprise and delight in every story. Where the idea came from for pivoting ESPN's College GameDay to the Masters. How to leverage utility and wonder to communicate your messages. The key to ESPN's successful navigation of the Pandemic. The moment they knew “The Last Dance” was going to be big. How to recognize and tell a great story. The key components of a great story. The greatest gift leaders can give their team. The phrase that inspires creativity at ESPN. How to generate creativity in yourself and others. The question Rob uses to open his meetings to inspire creativity. A classic Improv activity to generate creativity. Rob's advice for those from under-represented groups who'd like to advance in their career. How former ESPN President, George Bodenheimer, turned a perceived failure into one of their greatest opportunities.   Rob's most colorful story from doing a live event. Rob's book and music recommendations for leaders. The daily 15-minute activity that Rob uses to get his day started, and what he does when he needs to take a break.  The career decision Rob made that led cartoonist to the executive ranks. HIGHLIGHTS: The Questions that Rob uses to identify a great story: Will it drive empathy? Will it take you places you didn't think you'd go? Will it make you share that story with someone else? What success routines Rob picked along the way: Being present for the family. Doing the New York Times Cross Word Puzzle. QUOTES: “Great storytelling allows you to see the world through the ideas of others.” “The story has to make you feel something.” “A good story makes you want to share it.” “The greatest thing a leader can give their team is hope and optimism.” “Hope and optimism inspire creativity.” On identifying a great story…”Listen for something in someone's journey that others will immediately identify as the same as theirs.” “On what it's like working at ESPN…“Most days it feels like family.” RESOURCES: New York Times Cross Word Puzzlehttps://www.nytimes.com/crosswords ( https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords) The Last Dance Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Z9JtNcCWY ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Z9JtNcCWY) National Association of Black Journalistshttps://nabjonline.org/ ( https://nabjonline.org/) National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communicationhttps://namic.com/ ( https://namic.com) An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank Greenhttps://www.amazon.com/Absolutely-Remarkable-Thing-Novel/dp/1524743445 ( https://www.amazon.com/Absolutely-Remarkable-Thing-Novel/dp/1524743445) Utopia Avenue, David Mitchellhttps://www.amazon.com/Utopia-Avenue-Novel-David-Mitchell/dp/0812997433 ( https://www.amazon.com/Utopia-Avenue-Novel-David-Mitchell/dp/0812997433) Children of Time, Adrian...

Published July 14th 2020 by Random House The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks. Utopia Avenue is the strangest British band you've never heard of. Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967 and fronted by folk singer Elf Holloway, guitar demigod Jasper de Zoet, and blues bassist Dean Moss, Utopia Avenue released only two LPs during its brief, blazing journey from the clubs of Soho and drafty ballrooms to Top of the Pops and the cusp of chart success, and on to glory in Amsterdam, prison in Rome, and a fateful American fortnight in the autumn of 1968. David Mitchell's captivating new novel tells the unexpurgated story of Utopia Avenue; of riots in the streets and revolutions in the head; of drugs, thugs, madness, love, sex, death, art; of the families we choose and the ones we don't; of fame's Faustian pact and stardom's wobbly ladder. Can we change the world in turbulent times, or does the world change us? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pbliving/support

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso gush about their favorite recent reads, some of which they've read multiple times with new perspectives each time, and some of which they've read in one sitting because they just can't put it down! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Sharjah Sketchbook by Marek Bennett (Event Recording) Slovakia by Marek Bennett  True Grit by Charles Portis (libro.fm) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark The Return by Rachel Harrison (libro.fm) Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (libro.fm) The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (libro.fm) The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow (October 13, 2020) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow (libro.fm) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen (libro.fm) Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen (libro.fm) Ghostwritten by David Mitchell (libro.fm) Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (libro.fm) Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (libro.fm) Break ‘Em Up by Zephyr Teachout (libro.fm) Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (libro.fm) Indie Bookstore Day is August 29th! Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

This is a broad overview of some thoughts "Utopia Avenue," a novel by my favorite contemporary author, David Mitchell, which was just released in mid-July 2020. The episode covers some of the basics of the book and then goes into some personal reflections on a few of the themes of the novel, including my mental health issues and struggles with addiction as well as some pondering about the role past lives may play in creating the challenges in our current lives. A note: If you are interested in hearing my novel, "The Teacher and the Tree Man," click on this link and you can check out a new podcast where it's just me reading the book with none of the frills as you got with the first 40 episodes of the B&P Realm. Or you can always buy the e-book copy here!

Novelist David Mitchell on Utopia Avenue, his fictional account of life in a band (Sunday Times No 1 best-seller!) - plus Bucks Fizz at the Malvern Winter Gardens, the lure of Marillion, the effect of Abba on tooth enamel, "the high register vocabulary" of Rush, the novelistic tangles of the White Album and Tales From Topographic Oceans, and Bowie's piercing predictions about the internet in 1999 - plus "the Greatest Record Ever Made".@david_mitchell Utopia Avenue …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Utopia-Avenue-David-Mitchell/dp/1444799428 https://www.davidmitchellbooks.com/books/ Bowie talks to Jeremy Paxman about the internet …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK7s_0tGsgReceive each Word Podcast before anybody else by subscribing to our brilliant Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Novelist David Mitchell on Utopia Avenue, his fictional account of life in a band (Sunday Times No 1 best-seller!) - plus Bucks Fizz at the Malvern Winter Gardens, the lure of Marillion, the effect of Abba on tooth enamel, "the high register vocabulary" of Rush, the novelistic tangles of the White Album and Tales From Topographic Oceans, and Bowie's piercing predictions about the internet in 1999 - plus "the Greatest Record Ever Made".@david_mitchell Utopia Avenue …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Utopia-Avenue-David-Mitchell/dp/1444799428 https://www.davidmitchellbooks.com/books/ Bowie talks to Jeremy Paxman about the internet …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK7s_0tGsgReceive each Word Podcast before anybody else by subscribing to our brilliant Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Utopia Avenue by David MitchellHe's famous for books like Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks. This is very different – it's essentially a period piece set in late 60's London about a psychedelic folk band who call themselves Utopia Avenue. It focuses on the members of the band, and is littered with references to the era, with cameo appearances from a number of real people on the scene at that time (Mama Cass, John Lennon, David Bowie, to name a few). It's a bit like a rock n' roll road trip.When She Was Good by Michael RobothamThis is the second in a terrific new series starring Cyrus Haven, a forensic psychologist who, in the last book, met a young girl named Evie who was discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Now, the closer he gets to uncovering answers about Evie's dark history, the more he exposes Evie to danger, giving her no choice but to run. 

Novelist David Mitchell on Utopia Avenue, his fictional account of life in a band (Sunday Times No 1 best-seller!) - plus Bucks Fizz at the Malvern Winter Gardens, the lure of Marillion, the effect of Abba on tooth enamel, "the high register vocabulary" of Rush, the novelistic tangles of the White Album and Tales From Topographic Oceans, and Bowie's piercing predictions about the internet in 1999 - plus "the Greatest Record Ever Made".@david_mitchell Utopia Avenue …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Utopia-Avenue-David-Mitchell/dp/1444799428 https://www.davidmitchellbooks.com/books/ Bowie talks to Jeremy Paxman about the internet …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK7s_0tGsg Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Novelist David Mitchell on Utopia Avenue, his fictional account of life in a band (Sunday Times No 1 best-seller!) - plus Bucks Fizz at the Malvern Winter Gardens, the lure of Marillion, the effect of Abba on tooth enamel, "the high register vocabulary" of Rush, the novelistic tangles of the White Album and Tales From Topographic Oceans, and Bowie's piercing predictions about the internet in 1999 - plus "the Greatest Record Ever Made".@david_mitchell Utopia Avenue …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Utopia-Avenue-David-Mitchell/dp/1444799428 https://www.davidmitchellbooks.com/books/ Bowie talks to Jeremy Paxman about the internet …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiK7s_0tGsg Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Mitchell celebrates the power of music in Utopia Avenue, Jane Austen inspired fiction and Tara June Winch, winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Award.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky.   Bookwaves Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. Erik Larson is the author of several best-selling works of narrative non-fiction, including Dead Wake, In the Garden of Beasts and The Devil in the White City. His latest book takes us one year, from May 1940 to May 1941, a time which encompasses not only Winston Churchill's first year as Prime Minister of England, but also the Blitz, the often daily air raids by the Germans on London, Coventry and other cities, which began at the same time and ended almost to the day one year later. We follow the Churchill family's quotidian lives during that time, from watching to bombs to various wartime love affairs and break-ups, along with a look at how both the British and German governments worked during that year. In the interview, Erik Larson discusses his source material, and compares some of what went on then to what's happening today, particularly in terms of heroic and destitute patterns of leadership.   Arts-Waves A ten-minute interview with Gore Vidal, from 1998, in which he discusses his film, theatre and stage work with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff. Complete 40-minute interview.         Announcements. Central Works Script Club, where you read the script of a new play and send comments to the playwright. The July script is The Lady Matador's Hotel by Christina Garcia. A podcast with the playwright, hosted by Patricial Milton, will be posted to the Central Works website on July 28. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is launching a new streaming service featuring full length videos of recent plays. The Copper Children plays through July 22, followed by A Midsummer Night's Dream, also through July 22. Tickets through the website. Theatreworks Silicon Valley is presenting Shakespeare In Vegas, a new play by Suzanne Bradbeer, with Karen Ziemba and Patrick Page, directed by Giovanna Sardelli, streaming July 23-27, free. Book Passage. David Mitchell, and his new book Utopia Avenue, in conversation with Michael Chabon this afternoon, July 16, at 4 pm Pacific, tickets available on their website. This weekend's conversations with authors features Miss Manners, Judith Martin on Saturday, and Amy Tan with John Muir Laws on Sunday. Bay Area Book Festival. Various Unbound conversations available streaming. Aurora Theatre's Aurora Connects series of interviews, every Friday at 4 pm. July 17: Joy Carlin and Nancy Carlin. Other interviews in the series are available streaming. The Booksmith lists its entire July on-line schedule of interviews and readings on their website, which includes Lockdown Lit every Tuesday at 11 am Theatre Rhino Thursday play at 8 pm July 9, 2020 on Facebook Live is Dance Macabre, A Tale of the Plangue, conceived and performed by John Fisher. The Death of Ruby Slippers by Stuart Bousel, available streaming. Shotgun Players. Streaming, the folk opera Iron Shoes. Recorded in spring 2018, continuing through July 17, and The Claim, workshop production. The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess,has been extended with live performances July 17-18 through Zoom. Registration required. San Francisco Playhouse. Every Monday, SF Playhouse presents Zoomlets, a series of short play table reads. 42nd Street Moon. Friday July 17 at 8 pm, Full Moon Live Cabaret: Super songs from not so super Shows, Kepler's Books presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required. Lincoln Center Live Through September 8, 2020: Carousel, with Kelli O'Hara & Nathan Gunn. National Theater At Home on You Tube: Amadeus.         The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – July 16, 2020: Erik Larson, “The Splendid and the Vile” appeared first on KPFA.

David Mitchell is an internationally renowned author and screenwriter, best known for his books 'number9dream', 'Ghostwritten', 'The Bone Clocks' and 'Cloud Atlas.' A recipient of John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, two of his books have also been shortlisted for The Booker Prize, with 'Cloud Atlas' being adapted to film in 2012. He is also the screenwriter for the upcoming fourth Matrix sequel, set for release in 2022. Ahead of the release of his ninth book, Utopia Avenue, Mark and Ben sat down for an exclusive chat with David to discuss his love of the music of the sixties, how music helped him craft the story, how the band of Utopia Avenue came about and more. Utopia Avenue music playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/32dnJom Utopia Avenue II music playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/38NIDeX Books mentioned in this podcast: 'Utopia Avenue' by David Mitchell: http://bit.ly/338uZ3d Hosts: Mark Harding & Ben Hunter Guest: David Mitchell Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Welcome to 'The Daily Booktopian,' where our book team goes over the best books you should be reading right now in the time of social isolation and COVID-19. For our eighth episode, Mark hosts Jo Lewin & Shanu Prasad to cover the books that are getting their attention this week. Disclaimer: Apologies for the lower sound quality, we will be looking to improve it in subsequent podcasts. Books Mentioned in this podcast: Xiaolu Guo - A Lover's Discourse: https://bit.ly/3bYVk6Y David Mitchell - Utopia Avenue: http://bit.ly/338uZ3d Aaron Turner - The Hot Chicken Project: https://bit.ly/3aTuH3e Sean Brock - South: https://bit.ly/2RmsPrT Aussie Author Shoutout: Pip Williams - The Dictionary of Lost Words: https://bit.ly/2yjmGpL Host: Mark Harding Guests: Jo Lewin & Shanu Prasad Producer: Nick Wasiliev