This week, Christopher Fowler discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Spanish films http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/the-30-best-spanish-language-movies-of-all-time/ Brigid Brophy www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-brigid-brophy-1595286.html?cmp=ilc-n The lost Russian base at Pyramiden www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/soviet-ghost-town-arctic-circle-pyramiden-stands-alone-180951429 Christian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’ http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/ex...
Apr 22, 2018•29 min
This week, Edward Cook discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. The microbiome: all the bacteria that live in your gut - www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html Overinvestment in hops: that craft beer is going to burst eventually - www.ft.com/content/468aa664-c5bc-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f John Clarke aka Fred Dagg: Australian satire - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgrX7uOZqHI The massacre of the Nepalese r...
Mar 11, 2018•28 min
This week, Keir Shiels discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known: Gervase Fen novels: detective stories by an Oxford professor - www.edmundcrispin.com/gervase-fen/ Lebanese wine: a new nationality of drink for you to try - www.ft.com/content/c78c5a24-6c19-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa Murder by Death: spoof murder mystery film with all-star cast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXn8CsQU1-U Synaethesia: a condition which affected Nabokov causing him to associate individual letters wi...
Mar 04, 2018•30 min
This week, Tom Newman discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known: The Beatles: largely forgotten 1960s beat combo - www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/the-10-best-forgotten-beatles-songs.html United Fighting Championship: Brazilian jujitsu - http://wereabigdeal.com/a-beginners-guide-to-a-grown-mans-fantasy-ufc/ Gattaca: sci-fi film about eugenics - http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/24/gattaca-at-20-why-its-still-one-of-the-best-sci-fi-movies-around-7023410/ The origins of...
Feb 25, 2018•28 min
This week, Thomas Williams discusses six things which he thinks should be better known: Health economics: saving lives does not save money in the long run - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_economics The busiest railway stations: almost all of them are in Japan - https://japantoday.com/category/features/travel/the-51-busiest-train-stations-in-the-world-all-but-6-located-in-japan Sequencing DNA: you can do it on your laptop - www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21732083-small-portab...
Feb 18, 2018•29 min
This week, Maria Donovan and Anna Carlisle discuss with Ivan six things which should be better known. Edmund Dene Morel: political activist and reformer of the slave trade in the Belgian Congo - www.bouncing-balls.com/timeline/people/nr_leopoldmorel.htm Ben Bulben Mountain: historic mountain range in Sligo - www.adventurous-travels.com/posts/ben-bulben-mountain-and-glencar-waterfall-and-lake-county-sligo-ireland “What’s the lowlight of your holiday?”: sometimes the negative holiday stories are t...
Feb 11, 2018•29 min
This week, Ivan Wise discusses six things which he thinks should be better known Nothing Sacred: one of the finest film comedies, starring Carole Lombarde - http://sensesofcinema.com/2011/cteq/nothing-sacred/ Charles Lamb: essayist and author of Tales from Shakespeare - www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44519/the-old-familiar-faces Rosewood Thieves: American folk-rock band - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ARPHwygl8A Takin’ Home the Asylum: BBC drama about mental health, and David Tennant's first starring...
Feb 04, 2018•29 min
This week, Ezekiel Jacob discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known: The evolution of powered flight in birds: why some birds learnt to fly and why others did not - www2.gwu.edu/~darwin/BiSc151/Birds/Birds.HTML The Varangian Guard: an elite unit of the Byzantine army, featuring Harold Hardrada -www.realmofhistory.com/2016/04/20/10-fascinating-facts-varangian-guard/ Chaser’s War on Everything: an Australian satirical sketch show - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X3aqifX66...
Jan 28, 2018•29 min
This week, David Singleton talks to Ivan Wise about six things which he thinks should be better known. Tardigrades www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150313-the-toughest-animals-on-earth Fractals https://mathigon.org/world/Fractals William Shockley www.pbs.org/transistor/album1/shockley/shockley3.html Strangford Lough www.visitstrangfordlough.co.uk Kottke.org https://kottke.org/ Super 8 www.straight8.net/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm...
Jan 21, 2018•28 min
This week, Jonny Forbes talks to Ivan Wise about six things which he thinks should be better known. Extreme heavy metal of the past thirty years - an overview of death metal, thrash metal and other key developments: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00272/full Benefits to mental health of juggling - throwing balls in the air is good for you in lots of ways: www.jugglingworld.biz/more-juggling-resources/benefits-of-juggling-and-circus-skills/ Slovenia as tourist destination – Ljublj...
Jan 14, 2018•28 min
This week, Gregory Platten discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known. Harris Gin: www.harrisdistillery.com/harris-gin Still Game: Scottish sitcom - http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a810193/still-game-returns-after-9-years-on-friday-and-its-the-best-sitcom-youve-never-watched-unless-youre-from-scotland/ Life as a vicar: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/3297407/High-pressure-long-hours-and-low-pay-the-life-of-a-vicar-is-no-longer-a-tea-party.html Chequers: O...
Jan 07, 2018•28 min
Ivan Wise talks to Edward Cook, Jonny Forbes, Will Ward, Alexis Meech, Rachel Slade, Duncan Baldwin, Katie Kitney, Ezekiel Jacob, Colin Cliff and Rick Miles about one thing which they think should be better known about Christmas. New Zealand Christmas http://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/kirihimete-new-zealand-christmas-experience/ Krampus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus St Nicholas www.whychristmas.com/customs/fatherchristmas.shtml Wassailing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Wass...
Dec 21, 2017•16 min
This week, Andy Smith discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known. Spikeball: a sport with a trampoline-like net. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spikeball Directors Commentary: a comedy series with Rob Brydon as fictional director Peter de Lane. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Df03uATMM Speed running: the curious art of completing games very quickly and thus removing all enjoyment. https://kotaku.com/how-to-start-speedrunning-video-games-1796984207 Pandemic Legacy: a boar...
Dec 17, 2017•29 min
This week, Matthew Brown discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known. The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin: a science-fiction novel and political allegory www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/mar/29/hugo-award-ursula-le-guin Memorial to Thomas Clarkson: a monument in Hertfordshire recognising a prominent opponent to the slave trade http://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/content/herts-history/places/monuments-and-memorials/thundridge-primary-school-and-the-thomas-clarkso...
Dec 10, 2017•28 min
Katie Kitney discusses with Ivan Wise six things which she thinks should be better known. Flowers for Algernon: science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon Knot Coffee: a cafe chain in London notable for their pretzel range www.knot-pretzels.com Crème de la crème: spin-off of the Great British Bake-Off www.greatbritishchefs.com/features/bake-off-creme-de-la-creme-final Karen Rose: crime mystery writer www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Af4rneywIk Sara Bareilles...
Dec 03, 2017•27 min
Tania McCrea Steele discusses with Ivan Wise six things which she thinks should be better known. The structures of UK governance www.parliament.uk/education/about-your-parliament/how-laws-are-made/ The poaching crisis www.thedodo.com/africas-poaching-crisis-how-do-699797004.html The Asian aspect of World War Two www.thoughtco.com/world-war-ii-in-asia-195787 Andrew Wyeth http://time.com/4840031/andrew-wyeth-at-100-and-the-story-behind-his-most-famous-painting/ The origins of Islamic schism www.ne...
Nov 26, 2017•28 min
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Nov 23, 2017•59 sec
Mona Bani discusses with Ivan Wise her six choices of things which she thinks should be better known: Political dissidents from the Iranian Revolution www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/dec/17/iran-problem-human-rights-not-nuclear-programme Lilleskoler http://vingelilleskole.dk/uf/110000_119999/119908/1158e31ca22831534d8dca6438457d0f.pdf Deptford Market www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wdzadm/london-deptford-market Taarof www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161104-the-persian-art-of-etiquett...
Nov 19, 2017•28 min
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Nov 17, 2017•1 min
Suman Biswas discusses his six choices of things which should be better known. Oink! www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/19841/1/the-secret-history-of-oink Life in an operating theatre www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/12/secret-life-anaesthetist-surgery-doctor Up to Something www.comedy.co.uk/tv/up_to_something/ Unusual units of measurement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of_measurement Baby names www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/notes-from-a-baby-names...
Nov 13, 2017•28 min
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Nov 09, 2017•53 sec
Richard Elwes discusses six things with Ivan Wise which he thinks should be better known. St Wilgefortis http://themedievalworld.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/bearded-lady-legend-of-saint.html The Machine Stops by EM Forster http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36289890 The World War One Fractalists http://www.historickilmun.org/stories/lewis-fry-richardson Nudist Colony of the Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsZJOtnspVk Toshiko Akiyoshi https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=mq...
Nov 05, 2017•28 min
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Nov 02, 2017•54 sec
This week, Alexis Sotiropoulos discussed with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known. He discusses Laskarina Bouboulina, the Bakewell pudding, Madeski Martin and Wood, the film Toni Erdmann, the National Quilt Museum and Andreas Georgiou. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Oct 29, 2017•28 min
Better Known is a new weekly podcast about six things that should be better known. You can read more at www.twitter.com/betterknownshow. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Oct 28, 2017•54 sec
