GBA 300 Matt

Summary: To celebrate the 300th episode of GBA I'm putting out a season of 3 special episodes, which continues with today's conversation. In many ways this feels like a regular GBA episode and is a good example for new listeners of what the show is usually like. It's also a conversation with someone who it's taken 299 episodes to persuade to come on as a guest. Part of the motivation for that is encourage people to donate to Refuaid which you can do here: http://stories.co.uk/ https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/sparkrefuaid In GBA 300 we get better acquainted with Matt. We talk about forming a theatre company together as students, 16 years of friendship, the different collaborations we have had over the years, who is actually the hardest working person in UK podcasting, the different interests and experiences that have led to him becoming a major force in British podcasting and how experiencing and healing from a spinal injury caused by a carcrash has influenced his outlook on the world. This episode also features a cameo from previous guest (and Matt's wife) Louise and contains the moment I met their child for the first time! He doesn't plug anything but you can find out about all the things he does via his website: https://rethinkaudio.wordpress.com/ I plug: Donating to GBA: http://bit.ly/2szNgUN The Family Tree: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ Freelance Stuff: http://www.davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk Mansplaining masculinit: http://www.mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk/ We mention: Lancaster University: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/ Jen: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-jen-episodes Zoe: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-zoe-and-gay-episodes Richard: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-richard-episodes Pink Floyd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd Iraq War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War Agitprop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agitprop Proscenium Arch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proscenium_arch Ged: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-31-ged Ringworm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringworm Helen Zaltzman: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-live-9-helen-zaltzman http://helenzaltzman.com/ Matt's true story at Spark London: http://stories.co.uk/podcasts/anatomy-of-a-road-traffic-accident-matt-hill-2/ Rethink Daily: http://archive.rethinkdaily.co.uk/ New York Times Daily: https://www.nytimes.com/podcasts/the-daily Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 Kerrie: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-14-kerrie Four Thought: Liberating Men: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x5vsh Louise: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-louise-episodes-1/ South Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park Cbeebies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies Ministry of Stories: http://ministryofstories.org/ Private Eye Podcast: http://www.private-eye.co.uk/eyeplayer/podcast BAFTA: http://guru.bafta.org/series/the-guru-podcast Sachsgate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Russell_Brand_Show_prank_telephone_calls_row British Podcast Awards: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/ Sony Radio Awards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Academy_Awards Pete Price: http://ppmtelevision.com/ Crystal Maze: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crystal_Maze Knightmare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knightmare Micheal Fenton Stevens: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-michael-fenton-stevens Hackney Hear: http://www.hackneyhear.com/ Soho Stories: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/may/17/london-soho-stories-sex-drugs-rock-and-roll Adam Curtis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curtis Spark London: http://stories.co.uk/ Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!