Six Things Podcast

Lev Parikian
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One guest – six things. A podcast for the curious, presented by Lev Parikian. Each month a guest brings six things they find joyful, amusing, fascinating, comforting, magnificent, or just downright bizarre. levparikian.substack.com

Episodes

  1. Six Things Podcast, Episode 3, with Matt Brown

    29 MAR

    Six Things Podcast, Episode 3, with Matt Brown

    Six Things, Episode 3 – Matt Brown The Six Things podcast is the audio wing of the Six Things newsletter by Lev Parikian. In the third episode, I talk to Matt Brown, London explorer and main contributor to Londonist’s excellent Time Machine newsletter, which provides a weekly look at London’s history from unusual angles. 3.50 Tube station smells 8.55 Parakeets 16.45 Wetherspoons carpets 21.50 Wazzbaffles 28.20 Diamond Geezer 31.10 International Space Station Matt is here, and Londonist: Time Machine is here. Here are some of Matt’s books: The Boroughs of London, Atlas of Imagined Places, and Everything You Know About London Is Wrong. The podcast’s music was written and recorded by Oliver Parikian. Read the Six Things Newsletter. This is the original tube station smells map. Matt is 75% Matt and 25% parakeet. Track the spread of parakeets here. You should visit Handel House if you’re in London. There’s a site devoted to the joys of Wetherspoons carpets. The book is out of print, but there are plenty on eBay. All you need to know about wazzbaffles. Diamond Geezer, the Samuel Pepys of our age, blogs here. Find out when the ISS passes over your head. Get full access to Six Things at levparikian.substack.com/subscribe

    38 min
  2. Six Things Podcast, Episode 2, with Chris Coates

    28 FEB

    Six Things Podcast, Episode 2, with Chris Coates

    Six Things, Episode 2 – Chris Coates The Six Things podcast is the audio wing of the Six Things newsletter by Lev Parikian. In the second episode, I talk to (in his words) full time social science writer in higher education, part-time idiot, and regular purveyor of niche drivel, Chris Coates. 4.30 Portsmouth Sinfonia 11.50 Japan’s Master of Restoration 18.30 Julian & Sandy 27.00 The Hunt for the Golden Mole 33.00 He Dances For His Cormorants 40.00 Nancy Banks-Smith Chris is on Bluesky, Medium, Instagram and Substack. The podcast’s music was written and recorded by Oliver Parikian. Read the Six Things Newsletter. The Portsmouth Sinfonia’s album is on YouTube. Listen to a Radio 4 documentary about them, and watch a short film. Japan’s Master of Restoration is on iPlayer. There’s an hour-long compilation of Julian and Sandy sketches on YouTube. You can get The Hunt for the Golden Mole from Waterstones. And read a review here. Watch He Dances For His Cormorants. Read the Guardian's 2010 celebration of Nancy Banks-Smith. And here’s her 2001 piece about how she got into the job. Get full access to Six Things at levparikian.substack.com/subscribe

    48 min

  3. 1 FEB

    Six Things Podcast, Episode 1, with Jo Wyld

    Six Things, Episode 1 – Jo Wyld The Six Things podcast is the audio wing of the Six Things newsletter by Lev Parikian. In the first episode, I talk to writer, musician, composer, librettist and adiminstrator Jo Wyld. 4.20 Thing 1 – Carnyx 10.35 Thing 2 – Kohlosseum 14.15 Thing 3 – Midsomer Murders 19.25 Thing 4 – Post Office Tower 25.00 Thing 5 – Digesting Duck 29.25 Thing 6 – Small Local Museums Find Jo on Bluesky or on her website The podcast’s music was written and recorded by Oliver Parikian. Read the Six Things Newsletter. Watch the Digging for Britain episode featuring a carnyx. Read about the carnyx (and other musical instruments) in Asterix. Visit the Kohlosseum. If you don’t know about Midsomer Murders, learn all about it here. Matt Brown’s fact-filled guide to the Post Office Tower at Londonist. The Digesting Duck Automaton. Bach’s Musical Offering. Thame Museum. Petersfield Museum. Get full access to Six Things at levparikian.substack.com/subscribe

    39 min
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Ratings & Reviews

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About

One guest – six things. A podcast for the curious, presented by Lev Parikian. Each month a guest brings six things they find joyful, amusing, fascinating, comforting, magnificent, or just downright bizarre. levparikian.substack.com

Information

  • Creator
    Lev Parikian
  • Years Active
    2k
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Lev Parikian
  • Show Website
    Six Things Podcast

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