GBA 233 Ali

Summary: In GBA 233 we get better acquainted with Ali. He talks about writing sports listicles, having to choose between football and drama, how sport and theatre are not that different, his Northern and Jewish heritage and identity and so much more. Shared interests lead to us discussing interviewing and podcasting, the issues and tensions around digital and print media and the various approaches to the craft of true storytelling. Ali doesn't plug anything. I plug: Donating to GBA: http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm%E2%80%A6_id=4RCU5NHZURXUL We mention: The Nerdist: http://nerdist.com/podcasts/nerdist-podcast-channel/ Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/alimason Marc Maron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Maron WTF: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast President Obama WTF Episode: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_613_-_president_barack_obama Richard Herring: http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ Desert Island Discs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr Press Association: https://www.pressassociation.com/ Listicle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listicle Snappa: http://snappa.press.net/ I100: http://i100.independent.co.uk/ Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ Advertorial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertorial Metro: http://metro.co.uk/ Evening Standard: http://www.standard.co.uk/ NME: http://www.nme.com/ BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/i The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/ Citizen Journalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_journalism Martin Ziegler /Sepp Blatter: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/sepp-blatter-resignation-celebrate-yes-but-his-exit-must-lead-to-real-change-10293234.html Wikileaks: https://www.wikileaks.org/index.en.html Whitehaven newspaper: http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/ Spark London: http://stories.co.uk/ Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk Joanna Yates: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-32-joanna-yates Chris Hardwick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hardwick For Folks Sake: http://www.forfolkssake.com/ Avi Buffalo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Buffalo Ashes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes Sarah Kane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Kane Simon Stevens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Stephens Electra: http://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2014/electra/ Jos Butler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos_Buttler Spark London: Bernard : https://www.mixcloud.com/sparklondon/bernard-ali-mason/ Harrowgate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowgate_Hill Stand Up Tragedy story: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/tragic-history-act-3 Isle of Man internment camp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchinson_Internment_Camp Who Do You think You Are? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575 Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?