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]]> false Susan Gordon Byron info+64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75@mg-eu.acast.com 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 the-culture-boar episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1693905189922-53ab3112c550ebdffd81e7651eac6a12.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar The Culture Boar Episode 18: Ted Berrigan, and goodbye for now Episode 18: Ted Berrigan, and goodbye for now Sun, 02 Jun 2024 08:12:31 GMT 4:01 665c296f650f0e00116d20f4 false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-18-ted-berrigan-and-goodbye-for-now 665c296f650f0e00116d20f4 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-18-ted-berrigan-and-goodbye-for-now full Join me for Sonnet XXXVI by Ted Berrigan. I also bid farewell as the first series draws to a close. Thank you to everyone I've been in touch with, it's been a pleasure.


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]]> Join me for Sonnet XXXVI by Ted Berrigan. I also bid farewell as the first series draws to a close. Thank you to everyone I've been in touch with, it's been a pleasure.


Read and listen to Sonnet XXXVI here: https://www.everseradio.com/sonnet-xxxvi-ted-berrigan/

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]]> Episode 17: Friday Find in Poetry: Thom Gunn’s The Idea of Trust Episode 17: Friday Find in Poetry: Thom Gunn’s The Idea of Trust Fri, 03 May 2024 11:29:41 GMT 6:09 6634caa537ac1700130c52bf false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-17-friday-find-in-poetry-thom-gunns-the-idea-of-trus 6634caa537ac1700130c52bf 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-17-friday-find-in-poetry-thom-gunns-the-idea-of-trus full 1 17 My hair pushed back by the wind, a gale, in fact: a collection of poems by Thom Gunn. These are manly poems: reports from the seat of a motorcycle, or by the needle of a record player. And then something slightly different, The Idea of Trust. I read and discuss the poem in this edition of Friday Find.


Listen to Thom Gunn read The Idea of Trust here: https://voca.arizona.edu/track/id/62024



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]]> My hair pushed back by the wind, a gale, in fact: a collection of poems by Thom Gunn. These are manly poems: reports from the seat of a motorcycle, or by the needle of a record player. And then something slightly different, The Idea of Trust. I read and discuss the poem in this edition of Friday Find.


Listen to Thom Gunn read The Idea of Trust here: https://voca.arizona.edu/track/id/62024



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]]> Episode 16: Just saying: Siblings pamphlet reviewed, interiority in poetry, Philip Larkin Episode 16: Just saying: Siblings pamphlet reviewed, interiority in poetry, Philip Larkin Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:15:22 GMT 8:01 660a893bc3ddb30016eaf6f7 false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-16-just-saying-siblings-pamphlet-reviewed-interiorit 660a893bc3ddb30016eaf6f7 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-16-just-saying-siblings-pamphlet-reviewed-interiorit full 16 Hearing a good conversation can be truly wonderful, so it is with pleasure that I encounter Siblings from Monitor Books. I consider the discomfiting reality of poetry grounded in interiority, and - in the company of Philip Larkin - why a bit of cynicism can be a good thing.



The Poetry of Philip Larkin from the British Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_i2dhnda4


Monitor Books: https://www.monitorbooks.co.uk/books

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]]> Hearing a good conversation can be truly wonderful, so it is with pleasure that I encounter Siblings from Monitor Books. I consider the discomfiting reality of poetry grounded in interiority, and - in the company of Philip Larkin - why a bit of cynicism can be a good thing.



The Poetry of Philip Larkin from the British Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_i2dhnda4


Monitor Books: https://www.monitorbooks.co.uk/books

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]]> Episode 15: On caricatures: The Point of Poetry, ‘old man yells at cloud’, Uproar! by Alice Loxton Episode 15: On caricatures: The Point of Poetry, ‘old man yells at cloud’, Uproar! by Alice Loxton Mon, 01 Apr 2024 08:14:43 GMT 7:09 660a6cf4e2107f00168a543f false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-15-on-caricatures-the-point-of-poetry-old-man-yells- 660a6cf4e2107f00168a543f 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-15-on-caricatures-the-point-of-poetry-old-man-yells- full The Point of Poetry by Joe Nutt (2019, Unbound) and Uproar! Satire, Scandal & Printmakers in Georgian London by Alice Loxton (2023, Icon Books)

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]]> The Point of Poetry by Joe Nutt (2019, Unbound) and Uproar! Satire, Scandal & Printmakers in Georgian London by Alice Loxton (2023, Icon Books)

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]]> Episode 14: Going (briefly) crazy for sonnets Episode 14: Going (briefly) crazy for sonnets Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:42:16 GMT 6:31 65f6c90a3cf4df0017c408b7 false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-14-going-briefly-crazy-for-sonnets 65f6c90a3cf4df0017c408b7 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-14-going-briefly-crazy-for-sonnets full The words of Don Paterson inspire me to write two sonnets of my own, but my new passion for sonnets proves short-lived. Why? In this podcast, I interrogate the role of trends in poetry, and the influence of a form.


Books referenced:


The Process of Poetry (Fly on the Wall Press, 2023) edited by Rosanna McGlone

The Art of the Sonnet, edited by Stephen Burt and David Mikics (Harvard University Press, 2010)

Writing Poems by Peter Sansom (Bloodaxe Books, 1993)


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]]> The words of Don Paterson inspire me to write two sonnets of my own, but my new passion for sonnets proves short-lived. Why? In this podcast, I interrogate the role of trends in poetry, and the influence of a form.


Books referenced:


The Process of Poetry (Fly on the Wall Press, 2023) edited by Rosanna McGlone

The Art of the Sonnet, edited by Stephen Burt and David Mikics (Harvard University Press, 2010)

Writing Poems by Peter Sansom (Bloodaxe Books, 1993)


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]]> Episode 13: The razor blade of reflection. Plus: The Bake Off, kitchen sink drama, and The Wicker Man Episode 13: The razor blade of reflection. Plus: The Bake Off, kitchen sink drama, and The Wicker Man Sat, 30 Dec 2023 15:08:36 GMT 6:04 65903275e90f1d001758e04b false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-13-the-razor-blade-of-reflection-plus-the-bake-off-k 65903275e90f1d001758e04b 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-13-the-razor-blade-of-reflection-plus-the-bake-off-k full 1 13

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]]> Episode 12: New in non fiction: Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor and Free Thinking by Simon McCarthy-Jones Episode 12: New in non fiction: Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor and Free Thinking by Simon McCarthy-Jones Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:30:43 GMT 8:22 656848331cf1960013ea00af false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-12-new-in-non-fiction-orwell-the-new-life-by-dj-tayl 656848331cf1960013ea00af 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-12-new-in-non-fiction-orwell-the-new-life-by-dj-tayl full 12 What sort of man was George Orwell? DJ Taylor's biography is a deep study of an often surprising figure. And I ask, what are the conditions for our best thinking? Simon McCarthy-Jones' new book, Free Thinking, turns a critical eye to the malevolent forces which seek to control our thoughts.


Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor is published by Constable.


Free Thinking: Protecting freedom of thought amidst the new battle for the mind by Simon McCarthy-Jones is published by Oneworld.


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of the episode on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> What sort of man was George Orwell? DJ Taylor's biography is a deep study of an often surprising figure. And I ask, what are the conditions for our best thinking? Simon McCarthy-Jones' new book, Free Thinking, turns a critical eye to the malevolent forces which seek to control our thoughts.


Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor is published by Constable.


Free Thinking: Protecting freedom of thought amidst the new battle for the mind by Simon McCarthy-Jones is published by Oneworld.


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of the episode on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 11: Joanna Hogg's The Eternal Daughter, and the ghosts that haunt us all]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:43:39 GMT 5:39 655bc4fb64b7080012a27f95 false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-11-joanna-hoggs-the-eternal-daughter-and-the-ghosts- 655bc4fb64b7080012a27f95 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-11-joanna-hoggs-the-eternal-daughter-and-the-ghosts- full 11 Celebrated British film director Joanna Hogg brings us The Eternal Daughter, starring Tilda Swinton and on general release from 24 November 2023.


This finely wrought work proves the enduring relevance of ghost stories. Do we all, in fact, live with ghosts?


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. For a transcript, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> Celebrated British film director Joanna Hogg brings us The Eternal Daughter, starring Tilda Swinton and on general release from 24 November 2023.


This finely wrought work proves the enduring relevance of ghost stories. Do we all, in fact, live with ghosts?


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. For a transcript, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> Episode 10: Interview with poet Michelle Diaz Episode 10: Interview with poet Michelle Diaz Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:29:41 GMT 41:41 653b911647dd4d0013fac4d8 false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-10-interview-with-poet-michelle-diaz 653b911647dd4d0013fac4d8 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-10-interview-with-poet-michelle-diaz full 10 I'm joined by Glastonbury-based poet Michelle Diaz for a lovely chat about her career trajectory and how she approaches her craft. We hear her read two poems:


A Birth Journey in Nine Movements

Red in the Light of New Seeing


Michelle's debut pamphlet The Dancing Boy was published by Against the Grain Press in 2019. She was made 15th Chaired Bard of Ynis Witrin in 2022, and is currently working on her first full collection.


You can find Michelle on X, Facebook and Instagram. Her handles are @Michell70881630, @MichelleDiazPoet, and michellediazpoetry respectively.


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon.

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]]> I'm joined by Glastonbury-based poet Michelle Diaz for a lovely chat about her career trajectory and how she approaches her craft. We hear her read two poems:


A Birth Journey in Nine Movements

Red in the Light of New Seeing


Michelle's debut pamphlet The Dancing Boy was published by Against the Grain Press in 2019. She was made 15th Chaired Bard of Ynis Witrin in 2022, and is currently working on her first full collection.


You can find Michelle on X, Facebook and Instagram. Her handles are @Michell70881630, @MichelleDiazPoet, and michellediazpoetry respectively.


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon.

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]]> Episode 9: For your eyes only: The democratisation of images Episode 9: For your eyes only: The democratisation of images Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:31:36 GMT 20:02 6530e9687a90ab0012183c6c false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-9-for-your-eyes-only-the-democratisation-of-images 6530e9687a90ab0012183c6c 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-9-for-your-eyes-only-the-democratisation-of-images full 9 Access to art is, at last, completely democratic. Or is it? This episode looks back at a distinctly undemocratic British history, and what that meant for artists and for the public. We find out what the Sublime is and why artists revered it. And we figure out what is merely beautiful, according to 18th century politician Edmund Burke.


Works referenced today: On the Sublime by Longinus, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful by Edmund Burke


Recommended further reading: Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner by Franny Moyle.


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of this episode on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html


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]]> Access to art is, at last, completely democratic. Or is it? This episode looks back at a distinctly undemocratic British history, and what that meant for artists and for the public. We find out what the Sublime is and why artists revered it. And we figure out what is merely beautiful, according to 18th century politician Edmund Burke.


Works referenced today: On the Sublime by Longinus, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful by Edmund Burke


Recommended further reading: Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner by Franny Moyle.


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of this episode on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html


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]]> Episode 8: In an empire of light, I want the sun to stay low Episode 8: In an empire of light, I want the sun to stay low Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:22:40 GMT 14:20 651fdff07bacb40011135549 false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-8-in-an-empire-of-light-i-want-the-sun-to-stay-low 651fdff07bacb40011135549 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-8-in-an-empire-of-light-i-want-the-sun-to-stay-low full 8 The availability of light doesn't just set a mood; it codifies human behaviour. That most powerful of light sources, the Sun, can be a symbol of warmth and hope, but it is also pervasive. In the natural world, it can be oppressive, even threatening. I take a look at how artists have treated the sun - and reveal some unexpected ambiguities.


Artists discussed include the Beatles, JMW Turner, René Magritte and Joan Miró.


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read an episode transcript on her website, https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> The availability of light doesn't just set a mood; it codifies human behaviour. That most powerful of light sources, the Sun, can be a symbol of warmth and hope, but it is also pervasive. In the natural world, it can be oppressive, even threatening. I take a look at how artists have treated the sun - and reveal some unexpected ambiguities.


Artists discussed include the Beatles, JMW Turner, René Magritte and Joan Miró.


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read an episode transcript on her website, https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> Episode 7: Asking awkward questions in Bloomsbury Episode 7: Asking awkward questions in Bloomsbury Sat, 30 Sep 2023 18:41:16 GMT 12:34 65186bcd7ccbe40011fd7aba false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-7-in-bloomsbury-i-ask-awkward-questions-about-proper 65186bcd7ccbe40011fd7aba 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-7-in-bloomsbury-i-ask-awkward-questions-about-proper full 7 The Bloomsbury Group leave an uneasy legacy. But is there really a connection between place and creativity? If so, what does this mean for creatives shut out from these places?


Property and relative wealth proved a foundation for the Bloomsbury Group's artistic freedom. But does an artist's personal biography - their class, their image, their resources - limit how we receive their work?


Works referenced:



A Home of One's Own: Why the Housing Crisis Matters & What Needs to Change by Hashi Mohamed (2022, Profile Books)

A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf

Roger Fry, Vision and Design

The Death of the Author, Roland Barthes

Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf


This episode was recorded in London, England, by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of the episode on her website, https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html


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]]> The Bloomsbury Group leave an uneasy legacy. But is there really a connection between place and creativity? If so, what does this mean for creatives shut out from these places?


Property and relative wealth proved a foundation for the Bloomsbury Group's artistic freedom. But does an artist's personal biography - their class, their image, their resources - limit how we receive their work?


Works referenced:



A Home of One's Own: Why the Housing Crisis Matters & What Needs to Change by Hashi Mohamed (2022, Profile Books)

A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf

Roger Fry, Vision and Design

The Death of the Author, Roland Barthes

Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf


This episode was recorded in London, England, by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of the episode on her website, https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html


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]]> Review: Dance at The Barbican, Dragons from the Eun-Me Ahn Company Review: Dance at The Barbican, Dragons from the Eun-Me Ahn Company Fri, 22 Sep 2023 08:42:00 GMT 3:07 650d5359fe8c8b0011decc09 false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/review-dance-at-the-barbican-eun-me-ahns-dragons 650d5359fe8c8b0011decc09 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 review-dance-at-the-barbican-eun-me-ahns-dragons full 6 I brave Brutalist architecture and sheets of rain to review Dragons at the Barbican. It is a feast for the mind and senses.


Dragons is choreographed by Eun-Me Ahn, and the company performing at the Barbican until Saturday 23 September 2023. It transfers to the Lowry in Manchester with performances on Tue 26 and Wed 27 September.

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]]> I brave Brutalist architecture and sheets of rain to review Dragons at the Barbican. It is a feast for the mind and senses.


Dragons is choreographed by Eun-Me Ahn, and the company performing at the Barbican until Saturday 23 September 2023. It transfers to the Lowry in Manchester with performances on Tue 26 and Wed 27 September.

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 5: In which I crave fish fingers & peas, the food of childhood]]> Sun, 17 Sep 2023 09:58:05 GMT 8:17 6506cdade3147000109a898a false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-5-fish-fingers-peas-the-food-of-childhood 6506cdade3147000109a898a 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-5-fish-fingers-peas-the-food-of-childhood full 5 A sudden and unlikely craving for fish fingers leads me beyond the freezer aisle. What makes food fit for children, and not adults? And what makes the food of childhood a powerful presence in adulthood, and memory?


Books and works referenced today:


Without Warning and Only Sometimes: Scenes from an Unpredictable Childhood by Kit de Waal, 2022, Hatchette

Mean Baby by Selma Blair, 2022, Little, Brown


Surrealist Manifesto, 1924, André Breton


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of the episode on her website, https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> A sudden and unlikely craving for fish fingers leads me beyond the freezer aisle. What makes food fit for children, and not adults? And what makes the food of childhood a powerful presence in adulthood, and memory?


Books and works referenced today:


Without Warning and Only Sometimes: Scenes from an Unpredictable Childhood by Kit de Waal, 2022, Hatchette

Mean Baby by Selma Blair, 2022, Little, Brown


Surrealist Manifesto, 1924, André Breton


This episode was recorded in London, England by Susan Gordon. You can read a transcript of the episode on her website, https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 4: The city inspires me: That's not naïve, only human ]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:58:57 GMT 7:26 64ff0102c8c8e20011f6df6e false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-4-the-city-inspires-me-its-not-naive-only-human 64ff0102c8c8e20011f6df6e 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-4-the-city-inspires-me-its-not-naive-only-human full 4 Stories set in cities very often take their characters to its darkest recesses, but a city offers other possibilities, too.


Referenced in this week's episode:


Wordsworth, Composed upon Westminster Bridge: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45514/composed-upon-westminster-bridge-september-3-1802 


The Brother Gardeners by Andrea Wulf


This episode was recorded in London by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcript online at https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html


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]]> Stories set in cities very often take their characters to its darkest recesses, but a city offers other possibilities, too.


Referenced in this week's episode:


Wordsworth, Composed upon Westminster Bridge: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45514/composed-upon-westminster-bridge-september-3-1802 


The Brother Gardeners by Andrea Wulf


This episode was recorded in London by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcript online at https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html


a81f1b7067e64737c896b5baab21f971a22acc40

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]]> Episode 3: Friday Find: Ken Russell, documentary, A House in Bayswater Episode 3: Friday Find: Ken Russell, documentary, A House in Bayswater Sat, 09 Sep 2023 08:35:32 GMT 3:11 64fc2e5472248000114723ba false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-3-friday-find-ken-russell-documentary-a-house-in-bay 64fc2e5472248000114723ba 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-3-friday-find-ken-russell-documentary-a-house-in-bay full 3 Introducing a small and shining gem in arts & culture. This week, it's a 1960 documentary written and directed by Ken Russell, A House in Baywater.


Link to watch A House in Bayswater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZlBYJ0_uY


This episode was recorded in London, and presented by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcripts on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> Introducing a small and shining gem in arts & culture. This week, it's a 1960 documentary written and directed by Ken Russell, A House in Baywater.


Link to watch A House in Bayswater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZlBYJ0_uY


This episode was recorded in London, and presented by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcripts on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> Episode 2: These are a few of your favourite things Episode 2: These are a few of your favourite things Sat, 09 Sep 2023 08:15:57 GMT 9:36 64fc29be5b3a350011e4c71a false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-2-these-are-a-few-of-your-favourite-things 64fc29be5b3a350011e4c71a 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-2-these-are-a-few-of-your-favourite-things full 2 Today, I’m exploring what really happens when we share the books that matter to us most, and the soundtracks to our lives. Can curated selections and exuberant book recommendations move from the purity of enthusiasm to egocentricity? Are public declarations of personal taste a little bit... selfish?


I discuss Henry Miller's The Books in my Life and Cathy Rentzenbrink's Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books.


This episode was recorded in London, and presented by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcripts on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> Today, I’m exploring what really happens when we share the books that matter to us most, and the soundtracks to our lives. Can curated selections and exuberant book recommendations move from the purity of enthusiasm to egocentricity? Are public declarations of personal taste a little bit... selfish?


I discuss Henry Miller's The Books in my Life and Cathy Rentzenbrink's Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books.


This episode was recorded in London, and presented by Susan Gordon. You can read the transcripts on her website: https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast.html

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]]> <![CDATA[Episode 1: An avant-garde millennial? There's no such thing ]]> Thu, 07 Sep 2023 09:53:07 GMT 11:38 64f99d840274f1001085fd97 false https://shows.acast.com/the-culture-boar/episodes/episode-1-an-avant-garde-millennial-theres-no-such-thing 64f99d840274f1001085fd97 64f6f1b3186f8100116c7f75 episode-1-an-avant-garde-millennial-theres-no-such-thing full 1 I've been getting the avant-garde all wrong. Not anymore. Find out what we think we mean when we call something avant-garde, what it really means, and why I argue that there is no avant-garde in England today.


Presented by Susan Gordon and recorded in London. For a transcript of this week's episode, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast

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]]> I've been getting the avant-garde all wrong. Not anymore. Find out what we think we mean when we call something avant-garde, what it really means, and why I argue that there is no avant-garde in England today.


Presented by Susan Gordon and recorded in London. For a transcript of this week's episode, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast

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The Culture Boar is recorded in London, England, and presented by Susan Gordon.


For a transcript of this week's episode, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast

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]]> Tune in to find out about the aims and ethos of the Culture Boar, a new arts podcast.


The Culture Boar is recorded in London, England, and presented by Susan Gordon.


For a transcript of this week's episode, please visit https://ampereworks.weebly.com/the-culture-boar-podcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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