
14 episodes

That Podcast Storyglass & ETT
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4.4 • 14 Ratings
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A new magazine-style 12-part series that tells the story of a nation and a world in rapid transition featuring original commissions and performances from some of the UK’s most exciting names in contemporary arts and entertainment.
That Podcast is a co-production between Storyglass and ETT. Executive Producers: Robert Delamere & Richard Twyman, Commissioning Editor: Jennifer Bakst, Producers: Andrew Hughes & Sarah Jane Murray, Series Producer: Ben Walker.
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1.1 - THAT PODCAST with SOPHIE DUKER... where Keanu Reeves saves us all using the power of dreams – PART ONE
THAT PODCAST... where Keanu Reeves saves us all using the power of dreams, and we take some LSD in order to confront the unconfrontable things in life – PART ONE
In a time when people have been haunted by pandemic-influenced dreams (a weird amount of which seem to feature Keanu Reeves battling Coronavirus), host Sophie Duker delves into the weird and wonderful world of dreamscapes, hallucinations and nightmares.
Part 1 of the episode features original commissions from Matilda Ibini and Abbie Spallen, as well as a conversation with scientist and director of the DrEAMSLab research centre Dr Caroline Horton, and contributions from lucid dreamers and quarandreamers.
Episode 1, Part 1 credits:
Host - Sophie Duker
Guest - Dr Caroline Horton
Commissioned pieces:
The Emperor, Warhol and The Queen by Abbie Spallen
Chow chow - Kathy Kiera Clarke
Director - John R. Wilkinson
Sound Designer - Alexandra Faye Braithwaite
Writer - Abbie Spallen
Don’t Panic, Don’t Move by Matilda Ibini
The reader - Paapa Essiedu
Director - Jennifer Bakst
Sound Designer - Max Pappenheim
Writer - Matilda Ibini
Host script - Jennifer Bakst and Sophie Duker
Testimonials Research - Aina J. Khan
Interview sound recording - James Hingley
Music – BMG Production Music
Production Co-ordinator - Madeleine Sharma
Assistant Producer - Ben Quashie
Producers - Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray
Series Producer - Ben Walker
Commissioning Editor - Jennifer Bakst
Executive Producers - Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman
THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production
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1.2 - THAT PODCAST with SOPHIE DUKER... where Keanu Reeves saves us all using the power of dreams – PART TWO
THAT PODCAST... where Keanu Reeves saves us all using the power of dreams, and we take some LSD in order to confront the unconfrontable things in life – PART TWO
Following our deep dive into pandemic-influenced dreams in Part 1, host Sophie Duker looks into how hallucinogenic-influenced altered states might help to cure PTSD, and confronts the trauma of the past year
Part 2 of the episode features an audio drama from writer Eno Mfon, as well as a conversation with Mariel Richards, CEO of gal-dem - a media publication for people of colour from marginalised genders, and an account from a patient of MAPS (the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies).
Content Warnings – suicide, sexual violence, violence, discussions about racial injustice
Episode 1, Part 2 credits:
Host - Sophie Duker
Guest - Mariel Richards
Commissioned pieces:
Selling Dreams by Eno Mfon
D-Boy/Idris Alba/Kwame - Alexander Bean
Morineke - Lois Chimimba
Sharon - Morag Davies
Charlene/Auntie/Susie - Debbie Korley
Director - Ben Quashie
Sound Designer - Mike Winship
Writer - Eno Mfon
Host script - Jennifer Bakst and Sophie Duker
Testimonials Research - Aina J. Khan
Interview sound recording - James Hingley
Music – BMG Production Music
Production Co-ordinator - Madeleine Sharma
Assistant Producer - Ben Quashie
Producers - Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray
Series Producer - Ben Walker
Commissioning Editor - Jennifer Bakst
Executive Producers - Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman
THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production
Links:
M.A.P.S. - https://maps.org/
Footage of BLM protests - 'Black lives matter ( BLM ) London Protest In Hyde Park 2020' from CJ Photography Photo & Video YouTube channel (Creative Commons Licence)
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2.1 - THAT PODCAST with DESIREE BURCH... in which we look at rituals, relationships, sex and bodies – PART ONE
THAT PODCAST... in which we look at rituals, relationships, sex, and bodies, and which is definitely NSFW so don’t listen with your kids – PART ONE
A global pandemic is far from an aphrodisiac. How does shifting the satisfaction of our sexual needs to a digital plane change this most intimate and physical of acts? From couples revealing the rituals they used to negotiate each other during lockdown, to accounts of how the world of sex work is changing in response, Desiree Burch hosts an episode which is definitely NSFW.
Part 1 features commissions from writer Ella Hickson and Alissa Anne Jeun Yi, as well as conversations with comedian Celya AB and relationship expert Carol Bruess.
Content Warning – graphic sexual content
Episode 2, Part 1 credits:
Host - Desiree Burch
Guest - Celya AB
Guest - Carol Bruess
David Attenborough - Luke Kempner
Commissioned pieces:
Lay(er) by Ella Hickson
A - Jodie McNee
B - Prisca Bakare
Husband - Tobi Bakare
Child - Isaac Bakare
Director - Sacha Wares
Sound Designer - Gareth Fry
Composer - Adrian Lee
Writer - Ella Hickson
Alissa’s Choose Your Own Porn Adventure by Alissa Anne Jeun Yi
Writer-Performer - Alissa Anne Jeun Yi
Director - Jennifer Bakst
Sound Designer - Helen Atkinson
Host script - Jennifer Bakst and Desiree Burch
Testimonials Research - Aina J. Khan and Ruth McKee
Interview sound recording - James Hingley
Music – BMG Production Music
Production Co-ordinator - Madeleine Sharma
Assistant Producer - Ben Quashie
Producers - Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray
Series Producer - Ben Walker
Commissioning Editor - Jennifer Bakst
Executive Producers - Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman
THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production
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2.2 - THAT PODCAST with DESIREE BURCH... in which we look at rituals, relationships, sex and bodies – PART TWO
THAT PODCAST... in which we look at rituals, relationships, sex, and bodies, and which is definitely NSFW so don’t listen with your kids – PART TWO
Host Desiree Burch returns to her examination of how sex and intimacy got knotted up with a pandemic, dick pics and how lockdown has affected sex workers.
Part 2 of the episode features writer-performers Travis Alabanza and Hollie McNish, comedian Richard Herring, and conversations with virtual strip club Cybertease and historical sex work expert and founder of Whores of Yore, Dr Kate Lister.
Content Warning – graphic sexual content
Episode 2, Part 2 credits:
Host - Desiree Burch
Guest - Richard Herring
Guest - Cybertease
Guest - Dr Kate Lister
David Attenborough - Luke Kempner
Commissioned pieces:
The Main Tip Is To Breathe by Travis Alabanza
Writer-Performer - Travis Alabanza
Director - Jennifer Bakst
Sound Designer - Helen Atkinson
Family Life in Lockdown by Hollie McNish
Writer-Performer - Hollie McNish
Sound Designer - Ben Walker
Host script - Jennifer Bakst and Desiree Burch
Testimonials Research - Aina J. Khan and Ruth McKee
Interview sound recording - James Hingley
Music – BMG Production Music
Production Co-ordinator - Madeleine Sharma
Assistant Producer - Ben Quashie
Producers - Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray
Series Producer - Ben Walker
Commissioning Editor - Jennifer Bakst
Executive Producers - Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman
THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production
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3.1 - THAT PODCAST with CHRIS MCCAUSLAND... where we rely on the kindness of strangers – PART ONE
THAT PODCAST... where we rely on the kindness of strangers and wonder if, generally, we’re good people (or not so much) – PART ONE
Lockdown made us all pioneers in a brave new world of digital socialising - and increasingly, interaction with perfect strangers. From QuarantineChat to neighbourhood WhatsApp groups, we started building new local and international networks in our lives. Chris McCausland hosts an episode that explores intimacy with strangers from multiple perspectives – and what will and must change going forward.
Part 1 features a piece by writer Shahid Iqbal Khan, as well as conversations with kindness research director Dr Oliver Scott Curry and artist and entrepreneur Danielle Baskin.
Episode 3, Part 1 credits:
Host - Chris McCausland
Guest - Danielle Baskin
Guest - Dr Oliver Scott Curry
Commissioned piece:
THE RETURN by Shahid Iqbal Khan
Aadam - Alim Jayda
Boss - Ayesha Antoine
Colleague 1 - Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Colleague 2 - Annabel Baldwin
Direction and Sound Design - Ben and Max Ringham
Writer - Shahid Iqbal Khan
Host script - Jennifer Bakst and Chris McCausland
Testimonials Research - Aina J. Khan
Interview sound recording - James Hingley
Music – BMG Production Music
Production Co-ordinator - Madeleine Sharma
Assistant Producer - Ben Quashie
Producers - Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray
Series Producer - Ben Walker
Commissioning Editor - Jennifer Bakst
Executive Producers - Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman
THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production
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3.2 - THAT PODCAST with CHRIS MCCAUSLAND... where we rely on the kindness of strangers – PART TWO
THAT PODCAST... where we rely on the kindness of strangers and wonder if, generally, we’re good people (or not so much) – PART TWO
Host Chris McCausland returns to the subject of isolation and relying on the kindness of strangers in the pandemic, and discovers that whilst this felt like new territory for many of us, there is a portion of the population for whom this was not a new normal, but the norm. For many people with disabilities, barriers to socialising and engagement with strangers has been part of their lives for the longest time.
Part 2 of the episode features commissions from Athena Stevens and Tim Crouch, and a conversation with novelist Dina Nayeri.
Content Warning – graphic violence
Episode 3, Part 2 credits:
Host - Chris McCausland
Guest - Dina Nayeri
Commissioned pieces:
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS by Athena Stevens
Writer-Performer - Athena Stevens
Director - Jennifer Bakst
Sound Designer - Helen Atkinson
MILKY DRINKS by Tim Crouch
The Reader - Amber James
Director - Jennifer Bakst
Sound Designer - Max Pappenheim
Writer - Tim Crouch
Host script - Jennifer Bakst and Chris McCausland
Testimonials Research - Aina J. Khan
Interview sound recording - James Hingley
Music – BMG Production Music
Production Co-ordinator - Madeleine Sharma
Assistant Producer - Ben Quashie
Producers - Andrew Hughes and Sarah Jane Murray
Series Producer - Ben Walker
Commissioning Editor - Jennifer Bakst
Executive Producers - Robert Delamere and Richard Twyman
THAT PODCAST is a Storyglass and ETT co-production
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.