Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone
Professor Roger Kneebone
A podcast for people who like the unexpected. Join the surgeon and academic Professor Roger Kneebone in conversation with unorthodox people whose careers defy traditional boundaries and who swim against the tide.
Technical support by Justin Margovan - with my thanks
My personal website www.rogerkneebone.co.uk
Many of the people in Countercurrent feature in my book Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery (Penguin Viking, 2020)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313/313248/expert/9780241392058.html
Technical support by Justin Margovan - with my thanks
My personal website www.rogerkneebone.co.uk
Many of the people in Countercurrent feature in my book Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery (Penguin Viking, 2020)
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313/313248/expert/9780241392058.html
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 20, 2022 • 1h 6min
Sarah Whatley in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Sarah Whatley trained as a dancer. She has a longstanding interest in how dance and choreography intersect with ways of thinking about movement in other professional areas. In this podcast we uncover unexpected similarities between our experiences in dance, medicine and education.
Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 2min
Anna Batistatou in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Anna Batistatou specialises in the pathology of cancer and is interested in issues of perception, cognition and communication. In this podcast we explore different ways of seeing and making sense of what we observe.
Jun 1, 2022 • 30min
Nina Baker in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Even as a child, Nina Baker was unorthodox. In her first career, she became the first female navigating officer in the British Merchant Navy. After several years on BP tankers she went to university to study engineering, then completed a PhD in concrete studies at Liverpool University. Later she became a research administrator at Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities and developed her interest in the history of women in engineering.
May 23, 2022 • 1h 12min
Johnny Messum in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Johnny Messum has a background in art history. In 2016 he established Messums Wiltshire, a multi-purpose gallery and arts centre in a converted 13th century tithe barn in Tisbury, near Salisbury. In this conversation we discuss the nature of craftsmanship and explore the triangular relationship between artist/maker, gallerist and buyer/collector, with underlying connections based on trust and care. https://messumswiltshire.com
May 9, 2022 • 1h 9min
Kishor Gulabivala in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Kishor Gulabivala specialises in endodontics and restorative dentistry. His work requires him to integrate different forms of perception and intervention in order to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the inner contours of his patients' teeth. We discuss how he gained these skills himself and how he passes them on to those he teaches.
Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 13min
Alex Auerbach in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Alex Auerbach is sport psychologist and Director of Wellness and Development for the Toronto Raptors, an elite basketball team based in Canada. In this conversation we discuss the nature of coaching and psychological support for individuals and teams. We uncover intriguing parallels between our experiences in sports coaching and GP training.
Apr 11, 2022 • 1h 5min
Rick Dove in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Rick and I collaborated on Experimental Words, a project bringing together the perspectives of artists and scientists through the medium of poetry. In this conversation we explore Rick's approach to collaborative work, bringing together his background in psychology with his work as a poet and performance artist. https://experimentalwords.bandcamp.com/track/communion-with-the-fabric https://linktr.ee/rickdove
Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 11min
Ben Thomas in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Ben Thomas's description of his role as an independent financial adviser resonates with my experience as a clinician, and especially as a general practitioner. For both of us, our roles involve developing relationships of trust and care against a background of professional knowledge and experience. In this podcast we explore the similarities and differences between our professional experiences.
Mar 18, 2022 • 1h 6min
Ben Griffiths in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Ben Griffiths has been the Aurora Orchestra's Principal double bass player since 2012. The orchestra is widely known for its electrifying performances of symphonies played entirely from memory. In this conversation we examine role of risk in professional performance, whether in music or medicine.
Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 14min
Tilda Lewis in conversation with Roger Kneebone
Tilda Lewis has a longstanding fascination with historical costume design and creation, having studied at Wimbledon College of Arts. Especially passionate about eighteenth century women's hats and bonnets, Tilda talks to me about the role of 'trimming' at that time, and the subtleties of hat-wearing then and now.
