GBA 172 Sophia Walker

Summary: In GBA 172 we get better acquainted with Sophia Walker. She talks about going round the world in 8 mistakes, drawing on her experiences of working in the care industry to create a new piece of spoken word theatre, experiencing 9/11 through the wider social context of her international school classmates, filming documentaries in warzones, the etymology of the words and so much more. Sophia plugs: Can't Care, Won't Care 2-24th August 1.40pm at the Banshee Labyrinth: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420338-cant-care-wont-care/ Around the World in Eight Mistakes 9-24th August at the Pilgrim 5.30pm: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420579-around-the-world-in-eight-mistakes/ Both shows are part of The Free Fringe. Her first book Opposite the Tour Bus coming out this year from Burning Eye Press Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SophiaWalker Twitter: https://twitter.com/poetwalker I plug: Stand Up Tragedy at the Free Fringe - 7.30pm every day from 2nd-22nd August at the Banshee Labyrinth: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/ Sophia Walker will be performing with Stand Up Tragedy on 6th and 23rd. Getting Better Acquainted Live at the Free Fringe 3.15pm every day from 18th-22th August at the Royal Oak: www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/ We mention: Free Fringe spoken word album: http://pbhfreefringespokenword.bandcamp.com/album/a-maze-of-breaths-spoken-word-at-pbhs-free-fringe Lucy Ayrton: http://www.lucyayrton.co.uk/ Dogstar: http://dogstarbrixton.com/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Andrea Gibson: http://www.andreagibson.org/ Arts Council: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/ Kevin Cadwallender: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poets/kevin-cadwallender Ted Talks: http://www.ted.com/ BBCQT Watchalong: https://twitter.com/BBCQTWatchalong Moscow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow Washington: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. Soviet Union: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union UPI: http://www.upi.com/ National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ The Mountain People: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountain-People-Colin-M-Turnbull/dp/0671640984 David Pluth - Green Peace: http://www.ugpulse.com/heritage/1-on-1-with-national-geographic-photographer-david-pluth/530/ug.aspx IkLand: the worst people in the world http://iklandmovie.com/index.php Boston International Film Festival: http://www.bifilmfestival.com/biffhome.html Hanoi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi George Bush: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush Haringey: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/ Baby P: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Baby_P Spark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/ Ross Sutherland: http://www.rosssutherland.co.uk/ Jordan - spoken word: http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/11/16/jordan-s-female-slam-poetry-scene.html Upworthy: http://www.upworthy.com/ Shane Koyczan - To This Day : http://www.tothisdayproject.com/the_poem.html Talha Ahsan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Talha_Ahsan Stonewall: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/ Keith Jarrett - Gay Poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g81EKU1lXbw Sophia Walker - Faggots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muDiSOjOQY Chumbawamba - Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbXvfVlXt4s 300 to 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/607036452716549/ Monkey Poet: http://www.monkeypoet.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 at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!