

Better Known
Ivan Wise
Each week, a guest makes a series of recommendations of things which they think should be better known. Our recommendations include interesting people, places, objects, stories, experiences and ideas which our guest feels haven't had the exposure that they deserve.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 10, 2019 • 28min
Sam Dodson and Dan Sutherland
This week, Sam Dodson and Dan Sutherland from Nothing in the Rulebook discuss with Ivan six things which should be better known.
The Future Library project in Norway www.futurelibrary.no
Dr Chuck Tingle Professor of Massage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Tingle
The bad sex in fiction awards www.literaryreview.co.uk/bad-sex-in-fiction-award
No Alibis book shop www.noalibis.com
Richard Serra's "portend I slugten" at the Louisiana art gallery in Denmark http://channel.louisiana.dk/video/richard-serra-porten-i-slugten
Josh Spiller's IF comic book anthology on superheroes
www.joshspillercomics.tumblr.com/
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Feb 3, 2019 • 29min
Emma John
This week, Emma John discusses with Ivan her six choices which should be better known.
The town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina https://vacationidea.com/destinations/best-things-to-do-in-chapel-hill-nc.html
Tom Selleck’s Jesse Stone movies https://mommybearmedia.com/correct-order-jesse-stone-movies/
The Lord Peter Wimsey novels of Dorothy L Sayers https://robertarood.wordpress.com/2018/10/25/dorothy-l-sayers-and-the-lord-peter-wimsey-novels/
The musicals of Jason Robert Brown https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/broadway/8486801/jason-robert-brown-interview-broadway-composer
Bluegrass music http://www.lonelyheartstringband.com/
Nate DiMeo’s podcast The Memory Palace http://thememorypalace.us/
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Jan 27, 2019 • 29min
Imogen Russell Williams
This week, Imogen Russell Williams talks to Ivan about six things which she thinks should be better known.
The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O’Shea www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-hounds-of-the-morrigan/
Carpe diem www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcxFTmBbrIk
Knightmare www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Knightmare
Susan Price’s Sterkarm Trilogy www.theguardian.com/books/2004/jan/17/featuresreviews.guardianreview31
The role of libraries and librarians in schools www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/77275-the-importance-of-school-librarians.html
Dyslexia and its impact www.jkp.com/jkpblog/2015/08/the-lifelong-social-and-emotional-effects-of-dyslexia/
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Jan 20, 2019 • 30min
Andy Reid
This week, Andy Reid talks to Ivan about six things which he thinks should be better known.
The Kingdom https://film.avclub.com/the-new-cult-canon-lars-von-triers-the-kingdom-1798214674
Nestle milk boycott http://www.babymilkaction.org/nestlefree
Nuts in May www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/mike-leigh-nuts-may-alison-steadman
The Hare with Amber Eyes www.edmunddewaal.com/writing/the-hare-with-amber-eyes/about
The Greasy Strangler www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/04/greasy-strangler-jim-hosking
Necrotising enterocolitis www.gosh.nhs.uk/medical-information/search-medical-conditions/necrotising-enterocolitis
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Jan 13, 2019 • 28min
Will Eaves
This week, Will Eaves discusses with Ivan Wise six things which he thinks should be better known.
The Gigue from Handel’s Suite No 1 in A major, for Harpsichord www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUAspawKf2w
The Walled Garden in Brockwell Park https://plewsgardendesign.co.uk/garden-visits-brockwell-park-walled-garden/
The paintings and drawings of Danny Markey www.redfern-gallery.com/artists/41-danny-markey/#/works/
The kindness and wisdom of my friend Bridget https://philosophynow.org/issues/126/Aristotle_on_Forming_Friendships
Erwin Schrodinger‘s Tanner lectures on Mind and Matter (1956) http://strangebeautiful.com/other-texts/schrodinger-what-is-life-mind-matter-auto-sketches.pdf
The novels Moon’s Ottery by Patricia Beer’s Moon’s Ottery and Sophie and the Sibyl by her niece Patricia Duncker www.theguardian.com/news/1999/aug/19/guardianobituaries.johnmullan
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Jan 6, 2019 • 30min
Henry Hitchings
This week, Henry Hitchings discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known.
Theatre 503 www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunities/Theatre503
Germany as a tourist destination www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/germany/articles/reasons-why-we-love-germany/
Etivaz cheese www.cheesesfromswitzerland.com/cheese-assortment/letivaz-aop.html
Fanny Burney www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r3zjk
OV Wright www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktmS2Te06do
Hans Baldung Grien https://art.famsf.org/hans-baldung-hans-baldung-grien
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Dec 17, 2018 • 30min
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
This week, Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known.
Blackwing Pencils https://palominobrands.com/blackwing/
The Savoy Cocktail Book, 1930 www.distillerytrail.com/blog/10-classic-cocktails-savoy-cocktail-book-infographic/
Marfa, Texas www.vogue.com/article/city-dwellers-guide-to-marfa-texas
Clay Felker, New York Magazine & the School of New Journalism https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/inmemoriam/html/clayfelker.html
The Films of Hal Ashby https://variety.com/2018/film/news/hal-ashby-documentary-director-amy-scott-harold-and-maude-being-there-1202925246/
Edith Wharton’s Glimpses of the Moon https://heavenali.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/the-glimpses-of-the-moon-edith-wharton-1922/
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Dec 9, 2018 • 30min
Dave Pickering
This week, Dave Pickering talks to Ivan about six things which he thinks should be better known.
Churchill’s crimes of empire https://crimesofbritain.com/2016/09/13/the-trial-of-winston-churchill/
Walking in London www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/Londons-best-walks/
The Moomin Books by Tove Jansson www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/15/tove-jansson-life-words-westin-review
The Will to Change: Men, masculinity and love by bell hooks https://endofcapitalism.com/2009/01/20/review-of-the-will-to-change-men-masculinity-and-love/
The Expanse www.netflix.com/gb/title/80029822
The Boy Who Hasn’t Lived podcast www.theboywhohasntlived.com/
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Dec 2, 2018 • 28min
Alice Thwaite
This week, Alice Thwaite talks to Ivan about six things she thinks should be better known.
Do we want consensus in our public dialogue, or do we want diversity of thought? https://echochamber.club/why-we-should-sometimes-silence-others/
Our actions do not necessarily define our character www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/how-one-stupid-tweet-ruined-justine-saccos-life.html
Our reality doesn't just come from Facebook http://theconversation.com/the-myth-of-the-echo-chamber-92544
Jaco Pistorius www.thestacksreader.com/who-killed-jaco-pastorius/
Travel isn't just about going to the amazing places that everyone has been to before www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/6d4eo0/travelling_is_overrated/
This Country www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09twr53/episodes/player
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Nov 25, 2018 • 29min
James Deacon
This week, James Deacon discusses six things which he thinks should be better known.
How it Feels to be Attacked by a Shark by Michelle Hamer www.goodreads.com/book/show/1954299.How_it_Feels_to_Be_Attcked_by_a_Shark
Simon Lyons https://simonlyonsauthor.com/
Neighbourhood Bakes https://www.neighbourhoodbakes.com/
Nice and Nicely Done by The Spinto Band https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7829-nice-and-nicely-done/
Club 85 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire http://www.club-85.co.uk/
Desert Island Dicks Podcast www.acast.com/desert-island-dicks-podcast
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