Getting Better Acquainted

In GBA 98 we get better acquainted with Natti. She talks writing, leaving her job, race, identity, faith, class, gender, politics, change, being part of the early days of Occupy London Stock Exchange and more. This is one of the conversations where I end up talking a lot. Some guests have referred to doing GBA as a therapeutic experience. I found this one a bit like therapy myself. We get into the big questions but in a really personal and human way. This episode was recorded over a year ago; this is worth bearing in mind for two reasons: 1. Much of the conversation touches on events and movements that were current at the time but have evolved since then. 2. This is a conversation where both parties are feeling out their ideas about the world, both of us will have changed our positions in some ways based on new things we have learnt or thought. Natti plugs: Her writing (Here is some old stuff: http://illiterateiguana.blogspot.co.uk/) and Occupy London Stock Exchange (now updated to Occupy London): http://occupylondon.org.uk/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 97 we get even better acquainted with Angela and Sofia. I follow up with them both at our writers retreat in Ramsgate in August 2012, catching them both in very different moments of transition. We talk writing, work, happiness, balance, jungles, guns, bullying, breasts & more. This episode does stand alone but you may want to listen to their previous GBA conversations either before or after. I think you can tell that by this conversation we all know each other much better as friends, and the changes in their lives from when I first talked to them are interesting. http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-95-sofia http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-96-angela Angela gives a very specific plug for Birkbeck to accept her for a creative writing MA. This episode goes out much later and so it is my pleasure (but not my surprise) to tell you that she was indeed accepted to this course. Sofia's plug is also very specific; she is looking for a more fulfilling job that pays more money. She is talented in many ways including but not limited to writing, photography and organisation. She is still looking so please contact GBApodcast@gmail.com if you have any leads on potential jobs for her (in London). You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 96 we get better acquainted with Angela. She talks about being a librarian, being a teenage Goth in Michigan, being a "start up wife", being someone who follows their wanderlust to New Zealand, being an A & R person for hair metal bands, being a writer with a flair for editing and lots more. This is the first instalment of Angela this week. She returns with along with GBA 95 guest Sofia on Friday in an episode where I follow up with then both and delve into some of the areas I missed the first time. She is the second Angela to have appeared on the show. Angela plugs: Her husband's internet start up company: http://www.bookingbug.com You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 95 we get better acquainted with Sofia. She talks about writing screenplays and being interested in film making, going from Sweden to Texas, back to Sweden, then to LA, then to London, with some stop offs in Malaysia, surviving on a low wage in London, the etiquette of working as a barista in a coffee chain, not wanting children but wanting a relationship and more! Sofia plugs: Her photography and her writing: Contact GBApodcast@gmail.com to be put in contact with her about either of those skillsets. This is her flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sofialundberg/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 94 we get better acquainted with Andy. He talks about sex, suicide, evolution, Countdown, cocaine addiction, true storytelling and more. It's very open & honest conversation. A substantial amount of this episode covers issues around sexuality, feminism, evolutionary psychology/biology, sex work and we even touch on "nice guys" (although the conversation was recorded before the Nice Guys of OK Cupid Tumblr appeared and disappeared.) We also talk about how Phil Collins saved his life, get the inside scoop on behind the scenes at the Channel Four series Countdown, the relationship between stand up comedy, journalism and Oxford University and how his two Grandmothers influenced his life. Andy will be telling a true story at the upcoming Stand Up Tragedy which is also at the Hackney Attic on Friday 18th January: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/show-1-18th-january-2013/ http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Stand_Up_Tragedy/ https://www.facebook.com/events/232685033529087/ Andy plugs: Womanology: http://www.womanology.co.uk/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/_Womanology_ Mentioned: The audio version of the Womanology blog we'd just recorded: http://www.womanology.co.uk/folder/?p=437 Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/ Down Post Office Lane: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/down-post-office-lane-andy-bodle/ Escorts: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/escorts-andy-bodle/ Daily Mail Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1190966/I-addicted-girls-A-respected-script-writer-explains-succumbed-lure-paying-sex.html Stuart Jeffries: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mrs-Slocombes-Pussy-Stuart-Jeffries/dp/0002258897 Sex at Dawn: http://www.sexatdawn.com/ Dan Savage: http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=15754593 You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 93 we get better acquainted with Alastair. He talks about putting on shows, creativity, filmmaking, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Doctor Who, activism, hugging and more. This episode was recorded at the Hackney Attic (where he works), just before the last Spark London Hackney Open Mic of 2012 (which I run.) The episode will also feature two Spark London true stories recorded at the attic, both touching on sibling relationships. Al told his story at the first ever Spark Hackney Night when the theme was "Back to School". I told my story on the evening after we recorded the episode when the theme was "Family". The next Hackney Open Mic and first Spark London event of 2013 is on Monday 14th January: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Spark_London_Story_Telling_Theme_Open_Heart/ http://sparklondon.com/ We also mention the upcoming Stand Up Tragedy which is also at the Hackney Attic on Friday 18th January: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/show-1-18th-january-2013/ http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Stand_Up_Tragedy/ https://www.facebook.com/events/232685033529087/ Alastair plugs: The Hackney Attic: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/Attic/ The Hackney Picture House: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/ Autumn Shift: http://autumnshift.co.uk/ http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Autumn_Sessions_Poetry_Special/ TeaFuelled: http://www.teafuelled.co.uk/ Once Upon A Console: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Once_Upon_A_Console_Marvel_Vs_Capcom/ Filmphonics: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Filmphonics_The_General_Live_Score_By_Costas_Fotopoulos/ Mentioned: The Adventures of Prince Achmed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Prince_Achmed The Story of the Best Movie Ever Told (Hitler 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enKnQ8AoBWI Superbard: http://www.superbard.co.uk/ http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-70-superbard BBC Question Time Tweetalong: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Bbc_Question_Time_Tweetalong/ Unfortunatalie: http://twitter.com/unfortunatalie http://nothingbutawordbag.wordpress.com/ Everyday Sexism: http://twitter.com/EverydaySexism http://www.everydaysexism.com/ MA'AM: http://menagainstassholesandmisogyny.tumblr.com/ http://menagainstassholesandmisogyny.tumblr.com/post/36955802825/dave-pickering-is-a-maam You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 92 we get better acquainted with Ben Target. He talks about being enigmatic, stand up comedy, creativity, family history, observing from the outside and more. http://vimeo.com/49831059 The conversation takes place upstairs in a central London pub as a comedy gig (a London showing of Lou Sanders http://lousanders.com/ Edinburgh show) is set up around us and features cameos from Lou and others. Ben Target is a really brilliant "upcoming" comedian and so this is the perfect setting to capture a conversation with him. Ben will be performing at the first Stand Up Tragedy of 2013 on Friday 18th January at the Hackney Attic. It will be a great show: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/show-1-18th-january-2013/ http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Stand_Up_Tragedy/ https://www.facebook.com/events/232685033529087/ Ben Plugs: http://plebtalks.com/ 2013 - Discover Ben Target: Upcoming gigs including one with Nick Sun on 25th Jan: http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/b/33760/ben_target http://bentarget.com/ http://twitter.com/BenTarget Mentioned: John Kearns: http://www.thatjohnkearns.co.uk/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Lou Sanders: http://lousanders.com/ WTF with Marc Maron: http://www.wtfpod.com/ Tangentially Speaking episode that talks about Flamenco: http://feralaudio.com/3-tao-ruspoli/ Stewart Lee: http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/ Demeteri Martin: http://www.demetrimartin.com/ Nick Sun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Sun Kim Noble: http://www.mrkimnoble.com Andy Kaufman: http://andykaufman.jvlnet.com/core.htm George Carlin: http://www.georgecarlin.com/ Milton Jones: http://www.miltonjones.com/ Tony Law: http://www.mrtonylaw.com/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 91 we get better acquainted with Christmas (again). It's the 2012 Christmas Special: A festive curiosity once again full of intimacy, doubt, shared history, music & cheer. This year though it's much more NSFW. It's a longform true story of the trip I took to Amsterdam with my mum in 2005. It features a man in a Gorilla suit wearing a strap on, my mum teaching me how to look at art, a sex worker telling me I'm not a good writer, a moment of closure in my relationship with both Christmas and my mother, a classic weed freak out, beautiful churches and lobster for Christmas dinner. DISCLAIMER:This contains reference to actions which are not legal in this country but are legal in Holland and it should go without saying that I have never and would never do anything that is illegal in this county. The audio was originally told via skype to Kevin Allison (http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-90-kevin-allison) from Risk! (http://risk-show.com/) It's has been edited and scored by me, using music from many music projects that I've done over the years, and a few samples. The episode ends with a Christmas song I wrote a few years back called "Time to be Nice" Here it is in video form: http://youtu.be/UiPXNO7WJAQ This is my other Christmas song in video form: Ghosts of... http://youtu.be/XqCKfOwA9vE This is a true story I told at Spark London that focuses on an incident that is touched on as back story in this episode: http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/two-cathedrals-david-pickering/ Last year's episode focused on how I learned to love (albeit a highly neurotic and ambiguous love) the season despite its past crimes against my childhood. Here it is: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-christmas-special Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year! (There will be no GBA next week. It will return on the 2nd of January 2013.) Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 90 we get better acquainted with Kevin Allison. We link up between London and New York via Skype and talk storytelling, comedy, BDSM, what to do when expecting a hurricane, where sexuality and religion meet, The State, polyamory, being recognised in the street, how making his podcast Risk! has transformed his life and more! http://risk-show.com/ https://twitter.com/RISKshow Kevin Plugs: The Story Studio: http://thestorystudio.org/ https://twitter.com/StoryStudioNYC Follow him on twitter: https://twitter.com/TheKevinAllison 3 non Kevin related Risk stories I really, really, really recommend: http://risk-show.com/podcast/in-my-own-skin/ http://risk-show.com/podcast/mani-sheriar/ http://risk-show.com/podcast/danny-lobell/ Mentioned: Kevin's Kink Camp Saga: http://risk-show.com/podcast/kevin-goes-to-kink-camp-part-1/ http://risk-show.com/podcast/kevin-goes-to-kink-camp-2/ http://risk-show.com/podcast/beyond-kink-camp-part-1/ http://risk-show.com/podcast/beyond-kink-camp-part-2/ His recent story: http://risk-show.com/podcast/the-god-problem/ Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan, Ph.D. AND Cacilda Jethá, M.D. (apologies for only remembering one authors name!): Tangentially Speaking: http://feralaudio.com/show/tangentially-speaking-with-dr-christopher-ryan/ Christopher Ryan and Dan Savage: http://www.thestranger.com/SavageLovePodcast/archives/2010/07/06/savage-love-episode-194 http://www.thestranger.com/SavageLovePodcast/archives/2010/10/27/savage-love-episode-210 You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 89 we get better acquainted with Laraby. She talks about how storytelling and class have shaped her life, of her journey from poverty in the Lower East Side of New York to relative comfort in South London. This journey has taken her from an unstable home in the ghetto, Children’s Homes, running away at 14 to find a new life, the music industry, an Ivy League University, writing, immigration, working with young offenders, completing the citizenship test and so much more! Laraby Plugs: Penny Arcade: BITCH! DYKE! FAGHAG! WHORE! at The Albany 15-23rd December 2012: http://www.thealbany.org.uk/event_detail/893/Theatre/Penny-Arcade-B!D!F!W! Laraby's Spark Story (told on the night we met): http://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/tit-trauma-laraby/ Mentioned: Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/ The Moth: http://themoth.org/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 88 we get better acquainted with Alex. He talks about his childhood in Bahrain and Jordan, friendship, philosophy, being a "stay at home dad" & lots more! We knew each other at university but were estranged for quite some years. We reconnect with each other and check in with where each other have got to, and address some of our similarities and differences, finally racing against time to get in our conversation before the microphone runs out of space! He is the second Alex to have appeared on the show. Alex Plugs: An Intimate History of Humanity by Theodore Zeldin: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intimate-History-Humanity-Theodore-Zeldin/dp/0749396237 Errata: An Examined Life by George Steiner: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Errata-examined-life-George-Steiner/dp/0753804697 An Unbearable Lightness of Being: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unbearable-Lightness-Being-Milan-Kundera/dp/0571135390 Mentioned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_of_Sinope You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

This is the Questions and Answers conversation that I had with the audience at the talk I did for In the Dark at the Invisible Picture Palace on "In Conversation" podcasting. You can hear that talk here: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-87-in-conversation Original Blurb: Independent podcaster Dave Pickering presents a discussion of the “in conversation” podcast genre, focusing on what makes these conversations different from interviews that take place in mainstream media. He’ll play highlights from some of the best examples of these podcasts and include some extracts from his own conversation based show, Getting Better Acquainted. Dave’s work was nominated for the Sony Best Internet Programme Award in 2009 and the Best Online Creator Award in the 2012 Radio Production Awards. GBA was recently featured on Helen and Olly’s Required Listening on Radio 5 Live. Dave has a day job and works in many other mediums but is a passionate audio creator who wants to involve you in the conversation. This presentation will be recorded and eventually posted as an episode of the GBA podcast. The Invisible Picture Palace: http://invisiblepicturepalace.com/ SHOW NOTES: GBA Episodes referred to: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-radcliffe-episodes http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-86-reuben http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-extra-after-dinner-dreams http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-17-cardiff http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-38-karl-james http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-dad-episodes/ http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-jen-episodes/ Other references: Karl James: http://vimeo.com/20141340 / The Story: http://thestory.org.uk/ The Dialogue Project: http://www.thedialogueproject.com/ Alan Hall: http://www.fallingtree.co.uk/production_team/alan_hall Karl James In Conversation with Tourettes Hero: http://soundcloud.com/thedialogueproject/happy-birthday Mac Maron and Louis CK in conversation: WTF with Marc Maron Episode 111/112: http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-111-louis-ck-part-1 http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-112-louis-c-k-part-2 The Mental Illness Happy Hour: http://mentalpod.com/ WTF with Marc Maron: http://www.wtfpod.com/ You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes: http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/you-made-it-weird/ Short Cuts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mk3f8 Wiretap: http://www.pri.org/wiretap.html David Weinberg: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19546096 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/random-tape/id491990698 Melvin Bragg / Dennis Potter: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/video/2007/sep/11/dennis.potter NOTE: Incorrectly remembered by me as being in a back garden!!! Radiolab: http://www.radiolab.org/series/podcasts/ Strangers KCRW: http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/sg On Being: http://www.onbeing.org/ Rosanne Cash: http://www.onbeing.org/program/rosanne-cash-time-traveler/1048 Radiolab Yellow Rain Issue: http://www.radiolab.org/2012/sep/24/ http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/blog/archive/2012/10/science-racism-radiolabs-treatment-hmong-experience http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blogland/2012/sep/26/yellow-rain/ http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/news_cut/archive/2012/09/why_the_radiolab_interview_wen.shtml This American Life – Mike Daisey: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/blog/2012/03/retracting-mr-daisey-and-the-apple-factory In the Dark Radio: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/ Jessie Levene: http://jessielevene.com/ Falling Tree: http://www.fallingtree.co.uk/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today

This is the talk I did for In the Dark at the Invisible Picture Palace on "In Conversation" podcasting. Showcasing clips that give an idea of the range, style and content of the shows that are out there + a history and analysis of the genre. Original Blurb: Independent podcaster Dave Pickering presents a discussion of the “in conversation” podcast genre, focusing on what makes these conversations different from interviews that take place in mainstream media. He’ll play highlights from some of the best examples of these podcasts and include some extracts from his own conversation based show, Getting Better Acquainted. Dave’s work was nominated for the Sony Best Internet Programme Award in 2009 and the Best Online Creator Award in the 2012 Radio Production Awards. GBA was recently featured on Helen and Olly’s Required Listening on Radio 5 Live. Dave has a day job and works in many other mediums but is a passionate audio creator who wants to involve you in the conversation. This presentation will be recorded and eventually posted as an episode of the GBA podcast. The Invisible Picture Palace: http://invisiblepicturepalace.com/ CLIPS: 1. JV Club 36 w/ Kathleen Perkins: http://www.nerdist.com/2012/11/the-jv-club-36-kathleen-rose-perkins/ 2. The Duncan Trussell Family Hour Episode 16: Natasha Leggero: http://duncantrussell.com/natasha-leggero/ 3. WTF with Marc Maron Episode 111/112 Louis CK: http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-111-louis-ck-part-1 http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/episode-112-louis-c-k-part-2 4. GBA 58: Radcliffe: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-radcliffe-episodes/ 5. The Dialogue Project: The Story: http://understandingdifference.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/story.html 6. GBA 38 Karl James: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-38-karl-james 7. Thompson's Live 3: http://chrisgoodeandco.podbean.com/2012/10/23/thompson%E2%80%99s-live-episode-3-22nd-october-2012/ SHOW NOTES: The JV Club: http://www.nerdist.com/podcast/the-jv-club/ Ricky Gervais: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ricky-gervais-podcast/id135789411 The Media Show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/media NETWORKS: Jimmy Pardo : Never Not funny: http://www.pardcast.com/ Chris Hardwick: Nerdist Network: http://www.nerdist.com/ Kevin Smith: Smodcast Network: http://smodcast.com/ Scott Aukerman /Jeff Ullrich: Earwolf: http://www.earwolf.com/ Jesse Thorn: Maximum Fun: http://www.maximumfun.org/ Unmentioned Networks: http://allthingscomedy.com/ http://feralaudio.com/ WTF with Marc Maron: http://www.wtfpod.com/ Seinfeld: http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/ Who Charted? / Two Charted? http://www.earwolf.com/show/who-charted/ The Dork Forest: http://tdf.libsyn.com/ Collings and Herrin podcast: http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/collingsherrin/ Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast: http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Answer Me This: http://www.answermethispodcast.com/ The Bugle: http://www.answermethispodcast.com/ The Duncan Trussell Family Hour: http://duncantrussell.com/ The Lavender Hour: http://lavenderhour.com/ The Long Shot Podcast: http://www.thelongshotpodcast.com/ The Mental Illness Happy Hour: http://mentalpod.com/ Pedestrian Polyamory: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pedestrian-polyamory/id470472148 Bright Club: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bright-club-podcast/id368949295 Conversations with Matt Dwyer: http://feralaudio.com/show/conversations-matt-dwyer/ Dawn and Drew Show: http://thedawnanddrewshow.com/ Totally Laime: http://www.totallylaime.com/ Richard Herring/Stewart Lee: http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/episode_8_stewart_lee/ Tig Notaro: Professor Blastoff: http://www.professorblastoff.com/ Totally Laime: http://www.earwolf.com/episode/stool-pushing/ You Ma

In GBA 86 we get better acquainted with Reuben in his art studio in Bristol. He talks about chasing the summer in Australia, growing up in many places, art in a time of Internet, trying to travel the world in a van & lots more! We didn't know each other very well when we started the conversation but during it we realise we had parallel teenage years in Cardiff. Since this episode was recorded he has gone off on another adventure, this time to Montreal. Reuben Plugs: http://www.rocketfuelled.com/ http://twitter.com/rocketfuelled https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rocketfuelled-Reuben-Whitehouse/181982328497941 http://dribbble.com/reuben Mentioned: Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/ Said FM that became Super Owl that became: http://thesupertimes.com/ Said Fm Episodes: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-7-aisha-and-abdel http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-48-emma http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-49-frank And Eric who talks about the physical/sensual experience of typing and cutting film: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-33-eric You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

In GBA 85 we get better acquainted with Abbie. She talks health and fitness, the dying days of DJ culture, earning the nickname Satan, the social and emotion aspects of losing weight through a "booty camp", finding your way through your twenties and lots more! I met up with Abbie on a recent trip back to Cardiff. We hadn't see each other since school. Ironically I'm struggling through a hangover as we talk about the value and process of being healthy. The coffee and the beautiful sunny day helped. Abbie Plugs: Her recipe book Lean For Life: https://fitness-and-motivation.dpdcart.com/ Booty Camp Cardiff: https://www.facebook.com/bootycampcardiff 30+ Bootcamp for Lads: https://www.facebook.com/30plusbootcamp Fitness and Motivation http://fitnessandmotivation.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fitness-and-Motivation-Personal-Training/114202301932061 Closed group 21 day programme: Gimme the Skinny Abbie Skene's brand new 21 day online fat loss programme commences on Monday November 12th but you can purchase the manual as from now. https://gimme-the-skinny.dpdcart.com/cart/add?product_id=48008&method_id=48615 'Booty Camp' - Cardiff's Female Only Fitness Boot camp members will be charged £15 (get your discount code by texting Abbie or Mark) and this will remain until we close the doors to sign up on November 11th - enter your discount code where it says 'coupon' on the checkout page. Once you pay, simply tag yourself in the picture in the facebook group (your friends can then see what you are involved in and we can verify your payment). Once your payment is verified they will add you to their closed 'Gimme the Skinny' group where Abbie has already uploaded a welcome video tellng you what to expect. Nobody else will be able to access the information in the group unless they have paid and been entered into it by ourselves. Sure, people will be able to see the group and its members but thats it - nothing else Mentioned: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-radcliffe-episodes/ You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!