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The Nod - BONUS: Bruno Mars is Tiny, Sweet and Really Sexy
This week’s bonus is a lighting round of Good For The Blacks from our SXSW live show! Brittany, Eric, and their guests Kara Brown and Aaron Edwards must quickly decide if Bruno Mars' musical and visual aesthetic is good or bad for the culture.
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The Boring Talks - #10 – Lampposts
Are you for or against lampposts? The author and design historian Dr Eleanor Herring looks at the controversial history of the lamppost, and those that have railed against them.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Eleanor Herring Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan
The Nod - Hold The Vibranium, Please
This week we’re heading to Wakanda, y’all! Black Panther's Erik Killmonger might be fine and fighting for black liberation, but does that make him a hero ? We invited Kara Brown and Aaron Edwards to help us decide: is Wakanda's rebel, good or bad for the Blacks ?
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The Boring Talks - #9 – Sounding Gestalts
What exactly is a 'Sounding Gestalt'? And how can you make music from a Gentleman's cravat or E. coli? The artist Laurence Jordan will explain.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Laurence Jordan Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan
The Nod - Peak Reality
Find out what happens when two hosts stop being polite… and start getting real. And Brittany has some thoughts on bitterness.
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The Boring Talks - #8 – Danish Public Information Films
From brick making to motorbikes, Dr Claire Thomson celebrates the golden age of Danish Public Information Films (that's 1935 to 1965, in case you were wondering).
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: Claire Thomson Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan
Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast - Dr. Richard Broome on Otherness in the Early Carolingian World
Join Glenn as he talks with Dr. Richard Broome about otherness in the early Carolingian world.
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The Nod - Josephine and The Amazing Technicolor Rainbow Tribe
Josephine Baker is famous for doing outrageous things: dancing in a banana skirt, walking a cheetah on a leash, working as a French spy… But did you know about her attempt to build a racial utopia? This week, we dive into Josephine Baker’s grand plan.
And for all you listeners in Austin, we are going to be at SXSW Monday, March 12! Come out and see The Nod live: https://schedule.sxsw.com/2018/events/PP99701
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The Boring Talks - #7 – Green Belt Land
Once called 'Green Girdles', today's Green belts are strange and relatively unknown places. Follow the writer John Grindrod on his guided tour through a world of naturists, cavemen and rancid pies.
Presenter: James Ward Contributor: John Grindrod Producer: Luke Doran Editor: Moy McGowan