The Figure

Georgia Parkin & Charlotte Lorimer
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Each month, Charlotte Lorimer and Georgia Parkin learn and talk about three figures: a person, a number and an image. Their conversations also include recommendations for books, podcasts, films, series or exhibitions.

  1. 63: Marcus Aurelius, women leaders and burnout and Roald Dahl's books

    03/31/2023

    63: Marcus Aurelius, women leaders and burnout and Roald Dahl's books

    Together, we have decided that the chapter of our lives dedicated to The Figure has come to a close. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to and supported us over the last five years. For our last episode, we explore the life and writing of the ‘philosopher-king’ Marcus Aurelius, the study that showed that 43% of women in senior positions are burned out and a collection of illustrations by Quentin Blake for the books of Roald Dahl. We hope to create something else together in future - we don’t know what or when yet - and we will share what that is on our Instagram @FigurePodcast if and when the time comes. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Call Me By Your Name https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5726616/ Before Sunrise https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Clarkson’s Farm https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clarksons-Farm-Season-1/dp/B095RNXQDY W1A https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05s9g2q Finding Michael https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26880702/ Slow Horses https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/ The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling https://open.spotify.com/show/2K186zrvRgeE2w0wQjbaw7 Pieces of Britney with Pandora Sykes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p09mfr9s 28ish Days Later with India Rakusen https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bvg9nm Period by Emma Barnett https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Emma-Barnett/Period/24450431 Period Power by Maisie Hill https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maisie-Hill/Period-Power--Harness-Your-Hormones-and-Get-Your-Cycle-Working-For-You/22884819 Darling by India Knight https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/India-Knight/Darling--A-razor-sharp-gloriously-funny-retelling-of-Nanc/24240764 The Testaments by Margaret Atwood https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Margaret-Atwood/The-Testaments--The-Booker-prize-winning-sequel-to-The-Handmaids-Tale/24819219 Marcus Aurelius In Our Time, Marcus Aurelius https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000sjxt The Jo Rogan Experience: Ryan Holiday https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VbGyix7GOozgg8sry2Tmr Women leaders - 43% of women leaders are burned out, compared to only 31% of men at their level Women in the Workplace 2022 Study https://leanin.org/women-in-the-workplace/2022/companies-need-to-hold-on-to-the-leaders-shaping-the-future-of-work Jacinda Ardern resignation speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4FoJelTvHY Nicola Sturgeon resignation speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELvrQv34lBo Ardern Is Latest High Achieving Woman to Say She’s Quitting Due to Burnout, Ella Ceron https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-19/jacinda-ardern-is-the-latest-high-achieving-woman-to-quit-because-of-burnout?leadSource=uverify%20wall Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership, Rainbow Murray https://theconversation.com/nicola-sturgeon-and-jacinda-ardern-what-two-shock-resignations-tell-us-about-good-leadership-200012 Working hard or hardly working with Grace Beverley, Ella Mills https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/working-hard-hardly-working/id1569049585 A collection of illustrations for Roald Dahl’s books by Quentin Blake Desert Island Discs: Roald Dahl https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mwxx Roald & Beatrix: The Tale of the Curious Mouse https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13027478/ The true story of when Roald Dahl met Beatrix Potter, Ellie Harrison https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/roald-dahl-beatrix-potter-b1778290.html Today in Focus: Rewriting Roald Dahl https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rewriting-roald-dahl/id1440133626?i=1000601692976 Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive, Hayden Vernon https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive Roald Dahl edits: Read the 25 most surprising changes to beloved children's books, Jeremiah Poff https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/25-surprising-edits-roald-dahls-childrens-books Roald Dahl: Rishi Sunak joins criticism of changes to author's books https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64702224 Sensitivity readers: what publishing’s most polarising role is really about, Lucy Knight https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/15/sensitivity-readers-what-publishings-most-polarising-role-is-really-about Roald Dahl, Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roald-Dahl Why Gen Z is turning against woke culture, Panda La Terriere https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-gen-z-is-turning-against-woke-culture/

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  2. 03/01/2023

    Update

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    1 min
  3. 62: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Spare and Paula Modersohn-Becker

    01/31/2023

    62: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Spare and Paula Modersohn-Becker

    This January, we reflect on the leadership of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, share our thoughts on Prince Harry’s autobiography Spare, and discover the life and work of artist Paula Modersohn-Becker. As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Pretending by Holly Bourne https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Holly-Bourne/Pretending--The-brilliant-new-adult-novel-from-Holly-Bour/24115687 The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett https://open.spotify.com/show/7iQXmUT7XGuZSzAMjoNWlX The Therapy Crouch https://open.spotify.com/show/5iaZ78Bqj6Jgrcqjs6NBG7 Ruthie’s Table 4 https://open.spotify.com/show/3Or0m94B0BX1tZU6JbIqqt The Rest Is Politics https://open.spotify.com/show/1Ysx8g1Iw42gESAtegrFaH Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dolly-Alderton/Dear-Dolly--On-Love-Life-and-Friendship-the-instant-Sunday-Times-bestseller/27420607 The Women of Troy by Pat Barker https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Pat-Barker/The-Women-of-Troy--The-Sunday-Times-Number-One-Bestseller/26680386  The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maggie-OFarrell/The-Marriage-Portrait--the-instant-Sunday-Times-bestselle/27025186 Volodymyr Zelenskyy Why Volodymyr Zelenskyy Poses a Unique Threat to Putin, The Daily https://open.spotify.com/episode/05RCcuwwxrRZmSmk4bQqgz Volodymyr Zelenskyy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Volodymyr-Zelensky A Figure of Speeches: Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his own words https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jNXMn9pKH4q4GEYXJ3HvP Red Notice by Bill Browder https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Bill-Browder/Red-Notice--A-True-Story-of-Corruption-Murder-and-One-Man/16491476 1.4 million copies of Spare were sold in its first week in the UK Spare, Prince Harry https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Prince-Duke-of-Sussex-Harry/Spare/27849540 Harry & Meghan https://www.netflix.com/title/81439256 Newscast, Spare on Air https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zepm5JwNoPQ8kax8f9clX Brené Brown on Comparative Suffering https://open.spotify.com/episode/5gJS0eDh1lQDCLRmxCDLKj Portrait of Clara Westhof by Paula Modersohn-Becker Making Modernism, Royal Academy https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/making-modernism The Great Women Artists Podcast with Katy Hessel https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/diane-radycki-on-paula-modersohn-becker/id1480259187?i=1000515088928 Paula Modersohn-Becker https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/paula-modersohn-becker/ Paula Becker to Clara Westoff, Adrienne Rich https://oedipa.tripod.com/rich.html The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-story-of-art-without-men/katy-hessel/9781529151145

    48 min
  4. 61: A conversation dedicated to Jane

    11/28/2022

    61: A conversation dedicated to Jane

    Today, on Jane's birthday, we remember an extraordinary person and share our advice for those caring for a loved one, those experiencing grief and those seeking to support friends or family who are caring for someone or in grief. Jane is Charlotte's mother and the reason Georgia's parents met. Her life will be forever celebrated. Greg Wise: Cancer, Death & Strictly https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/don-t-ignore-the-elephant/id1588554895?i=1000538173765 Settld https://www.settld.care/ Still Life by Sarah Winman https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Sarah-Winman/Still-Life/26223075 Griefworks https://griefworkscourse.com/ The views expressed in this podcast are our own.

    1 hr
  5. 60: Duchess of Argyll, Sex and the City and Edmonia Lewis’ postage stamp

    01/19/2022

    60: Duchess of Argyll, Sex and the City and Edmonia Lewis’ postage stamp

    This January, we talk about Margaret Whigham, share our thoughts on the themes of Sex and the City and shortcomings of the reboot And Just Like That, and discover the life and work of sculptor Edmonia Lewis.  As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. The Gardener by Salley Vickers https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-gardener/salley-vickers/9780241482797 Emily in Paris https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81037371 Queer Eye https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80160037 Return to Hogwarts https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16116174/ A Conversation between J K Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdVHWz1DPU Jo Rowling on The Poet Laureate has Gone to His Shed https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y5th Clarkson’s Farm https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Clarksons-Farm/0SHGKA0J8D4G01ZGD647627NEJ Succession https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/ Figure 1: Margaret Whigham A Very British Scandal https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0b568sr/a-very-british-scandal Clare Foy on Women’s Hour Margaret, Duchess of Argyll - Interview Compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q23J67YvmX8 Divorce, dukedoms and double standards: the story behind A Very British Scandal and the Duchess of Argyll https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/a-very-british-scandal-bbc-one-true-story-margaret-duchess-of-argyll-claire-foy-b972341.html The true story of the Duchess of Argyll, one-time Tatler columnist and the ‘dirty duchess’ at the heart of A Very British Scandal, Rebecca Cope https://www.tatler.com/gallery/gallery-margaret-of-argyll Figure 2: 94 episodes of Sex and the City aired over 6 seasons Sentimental in the City, hosted by Caroline O’Donoghue and Dolly Alderton https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sentimental-in-the-city-1-sex-the-city-season-one/id1444729607?i=1000509615729 And Just Like That review – Sex and the City sequel has a mouthful of teething troubles, Lucy Mangan https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/09/and-just-like-that-review-sex-and-the-city-reboot-has-a-mouthful-of-teething-troubles What Sex and the City taught me about dating, Dolly Alderton https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-sex-and-the-city-taught-me-about-dating-by-dolly-alderton-t5m8tnj38 Figure 3: Edmonia Lewis’ US postage stamp Who was Edmonia 'Wildfire' Lewis? Hermenia Powers https://artuk.org/discover/stories/who-was-edmonia-wildfire-lewis New US stamp pays tribute to Edmonia Lewis, celebrated Black and Ojibwe sculptor of the 19th century, Benjamin Sutton https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/01/05/new-usps-stamp-celebrates-edmonia-lewis Sculptor Edmonia Lewis Shattered Gender and Race Expectations in 19th-Century America, Alice George https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sculptor-edmonia-lewis-shattered-gender-race-expectations-19th-century-america-180972934/

    38 min
  6. 59: Christmas Special: St Nicholas, Christmas traditions around the world and the power of Christmas adverts

    12/22/2021

    59: Christmas Special: St Nicholas, Christmas traditions around the world and the power of Christmas adverts

    For our Christmas special, we talk about the life of Saint Nicholas and miracles associated with him, that 160 countries around the world celebrate Christmas, and the history of John Lewis Christmas adverts. We hope you enjoy this special episode - Merry Christmas and see you next year! As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Succession https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/ And Just Like That... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13819960/ The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That... https://open.spotify.com/show/7BTRthTSCB7eYyraF4W7qu My Therapist Ghosted Me https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-therapist-ghosted-me/id1560176558 The Gardener by Salley Vickers https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-gardener/salley-vickers/9780241482797 Figure 1: Saint Nicholas St. Nicholas biography https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicholas St. Nicholas, Santa Claus & Father Christmas https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/fatherchristmas.shtml The changing face of Old St Nick revealed through the last 700 years (but he's always had a big white beard) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2253024/The-changing-face-Old-St-Nick-700-years-hes-big-white-beard.html From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: the surprising origins of Kris Kringle https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131219-santa-claus-origin-history-christmas-facts-st-nicholas The Legend of Saint Nicholas https://everything-everywhere.com/the-legend-of-saint-nicholas/ Figure 2: 160 countries around the world celebrate Christmas 20 Christmas Traditions Around the World That May Surprise You https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/g4933/christmas-traditions-around-the-world/ Christmas Around the World https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/ Figure 3: John Lewis’ Christmas adverts Has this year’s John Lewis ad lost its Christmas sparkle? https://www.thedrum.com/profile/savanta/news/has-this-years-john-lewis-ad-lost-its-christmas-sparkle Of 16–24 year olds, nearly half (47%) said John Lewis produces their favourite Christmas ad Dip in popularity this year This year is the last straw – the John Lewis Christmas adverts have to end, Katie Edwards https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/john-lewis-christmas-ad-2021-b1952805.html

    46 min
  7. 58: A conversation about the upcoming exhibition Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer

    11/02/2021

    58: A conversation about the upcoming exhibition Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer

    We are back! And to explain our absence and dive into what we've been up to, we're bringing you a different type of episode which focuses on the upcoming exhibition Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer. Charlotte has been working on this exhibition since 2017 and is now counting down the days until the exhibition opens on Saturday 6th November at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh. Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/reflections-light-and-life-john-henry-lorimer-1856-1936 Recommendations Bad Republican by Meghan McCain https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Bad-Republican-Audiobook/B09CXBCYYT My Therapist Ghosted Me, presented by Joanne McNally and Vogue Williams https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-therapist-ghosted-me/id1560176558 The cast of James Bond on the Graham Norton Show https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000zxy9/the-graham-norton-show-series-29-episode-1 Sex Education https://www.netflix.com/title/80197526 I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O’Farrell https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maggie-OFarrell/I-Am-I-Am-I-Am-Seventeen-Brushes-With-Death--The-Breathta/21901636 Pieces of Britney, presented by Pandora Sykes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09mfr9s/episodes/downloads Taste by Stanley Tucci https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Stanley-Tucci/Taste--My-Life-Through-Food/25440434 Actor’s Equity Foundation https://www.actorsequityfoundation.org/ The views presented in this podcast are our own.

    38 min
  8. 57: Britney Spears, Summer Olympic Games and our Three Lions

    08/06/2021

    57: Britney Spears, Summer Olympic Games and our Three Lions

    For episode 57, we dive into the controversy surrounding Britney Spears and her conservatorship, talk about some of our favourite moments from the Summer Olympics and discuss the importance of the Online Safety Bill in the wake of the online racial abuse that Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka experienced following the Euros. As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. British Scandal https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/british-scandal/id1563775446 Sunset, Jessie Cave https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sunset-Audiobook/1004039913 The Midnight Library, Matt Haig https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Midnight-Library-Audiobook/1838851453?qid=1628158887&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=3S5H6JPAVGTWDMQD7E8P What Red Was, Rosie Price https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Rosie-Price/What-Red-Was---One-of-the-most-powerful-debuts-you-ll-ever-read--Stylist/23892442 The Comfort Book, Matt Haig https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Matt-Haig/The-Comfort-Book--The-instant-No1-Sunday-Times-Bestseller/25860269 Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maggie-OFarrell/Hamnet--WINNER-OF-THE-WOMENS-PRIZE-FOR-FICTION-2020---THE-NO-1-BESTSELLER/24130702 Clara and The Sun, Kazuo Ishiguru https://www.waterstones.com/book/klara-and-the-sun/kazuo-ishiguro/9780571373062 How to Fail with Elizabeth Day https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-fail-with-elizabeth-day/id1407451189 Happy Mum, Happy Baby https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/happy-mum-happy-baby/id1277078956 BABY, Delilah Montagu https://open.spotify.com/album/2RiHM9kUQTWeM3CsZBKwP6 We Forgot We Were Dreaming, Saint Raymond https://open.spotify.com/album/1e9TcHJ5dTRdB6H5P2MvUg?highlight=spotify:track:2eERPCnEASDryboG6CVNxL Figure 1: Britney Spears Pieces of Britney by Pandora Sykes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pieces-of-britney/id1573783805 Framing Britney Spears https://www.nowtv.com/watch/framing-britney-spears-2021/A5EK3JXxfMHrZUaozR4dC Britney Spears officially requests new conservator to replace her father https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57982252 Is The World Finally Listening To Britney Spears? Pandor Sykes https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/pieces-of-britney/ Figure 2: There have been 28 Summer Olympic Games since 1896 How Many Olympics Have There Been? https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-many-olympics-have-there-been.html 14 Olympic Moments that Changed History https://www.rd.com/list/13-olympic-moments-that-changed-history/ Figure 3: Three Lions by Reuben Dangoor Three Lions, Rueben Dangoor https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPmUO5LDmC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Nicola Roberts Is Putting The Govt’s Online Safety Bill On Our Agenda https://www.bustle.com/life/everything-to-know-about-the-uk-online-safety-bill 11 arrests made for online racism directed at Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/rashford-sancho-saka-racism-arrests-24693297 Marcus Rashford: Poor families missing out on food vouchers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58091705 The Guardian view on Rashford, Sancho and Saka: let down by dog whistles from Downing Street https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/12/the-guardian-view-on-rashford-sancho-and-saka-let-down-by-dog-whistles-from-downing-street Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Renni Edo-Lodge https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Reni-Eddo-Lodge/Why-Im-No-Longer-Talking-to-White-People-About-Race--The-/21140288 Me and White Supremacy, Layla Saad https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Layla-Saad/Me-and-White-Supremacy--How-to-Recognise-Your-Privilege-C/24440368 Brit(ish), Afua Hirsh https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Afua-Hirsch/British--On-Race-Identity-and-Belonging/22334560

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Each month, Charlotte Lorimer and Georgia Parkin learn and talk about three figures: a person, a number and an image. Their conversations also include recommendations for books, podcasts, films, series or exhibitions.

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  • Creator
    Georgia Parkin & Charlotte Lorimer
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    64
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