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BookatiniSedotte e Abbandonati 2Bentornati in Bookatini 2.0 - il podcast per chi è ghiotto di libri.Con l'episodio di oggi torna la serie dedicata ai libri che volevamo assolutamente leggere immediatamente, e che poi sono rimasti a prendere polvere sui nostri comodini. Ora li rispolveriamo e ve li proponiamo per rimetterli in cima alla lista. In particolare abbiamo chiacchierato di questi libri:"Povere Creature", Alasdair Gray, Safarà Editore"Amatissima", Toni Morrison, Pickwick"Il grande libro di Stephen King",George Beham, Mondadori"La cronologia delll'acqua", Lidia Yuknavitch, Nottetempo Editore"Amelia", Anna Burns, Keller Editore"L'albero delle ara...2025-05-2338 min
Hero ComplexAlasdair Gray vs Don Draper (with Richard Todd)We are joined by Richard Todd this week for a special occasion on the Hero Complex podcast, as one of our comedians has actually met and worked with their hero.That's right, Patrick Brusnahan is a former employee and close friend of drinker extraordinaire Don Draper.Don’t forget to subscribe to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/HeroComplex?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan2025-05-1957 min
Scots Whay Hae!Fraser Scott - The Gray PlaysFor the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Fraser Scott who is the director of The Gray Plays, a concert reading of four short plays by Alasdair Gray, which will be at Oran Mor on the 4th May.Fraser talks about the project, the book that inspired it, who is involved (including some well-kent names), and breaks down each of the four plays and why they were chosen.He also explains how he came to know the work of Alasdair Gray, describes the influences on his own...2025-04-2234 min
Pépites Culturelles#11 - Débat sur Pauvres Créatures avec Fleur et Romane : entre émancipation, vengeance et féministe, que représente véritablement ce film ?Dans cet épisode, nous parlons du film Pauvres Créatures, sorti en janvier 2024 avec Emma Stone, disponible sur Canal. Avec Fleur et Romane, nous revenons sur différentes choses qui concerne ce film : le féminisme, le prisme de l'émancipation, la vengeance, la performance incroyable d'Emma Stone, les choix qui ont été faits. Nous parlerons aussi de certaines scènes qui nous ont marquées et dérangées et nous essayerons de vous donner notre avis sur ce film (qui est finalement à nuancer !).Pauvres créatures, c'est l'histoire de Bella Baxter, ramenée à la vie par le Doct...2024-10-0144 min
The Mookse and the Gripes PodcastEpisode 85: Roberto BolañoThis week we’re joined by super reader Ron Restrepo for a discussion about Roberto Bolaño, whom Rodrigo Fresan described as “one of a kind, a writer who worked without a net, who went all out, with no brakes, and in doing so created a new way to be a great Latin American writer.”Do we unlock the mysteries of Bolaño’s magic? Probably not. But we do have a great time digging into this fascinating author and his haunting books.Summer Book ClubThe book for the Mookse and the Gripes Sum...2024-07-251h 37
Just Be Poly PodcastPoor ThingsToday we discuss the 2023 award-winning Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone, William Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, and Ramy Youssef. Based off the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray.
Topics discussed include: Marriage, themes in the film's cinematography, Jerskin Fendrix's score, throuples, last names, the duality of life, the real meaning of siesta, psychological order of lists, connections to Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, is this film feminist, people's treatment of others based on their representation, establishing comfort before intimacy, vaginismus, what healthy communication looks like, Bella Baxter's ability to consent, how stores inspire...2024-05-081h 55
Extraordinary CreativesSorcha Dallas | From Artist to Archivist: The Power of Community and Collaboration in CreativityCeri is joined by Sorcha Dallas, custodian of the Alasdair Gray Archive in Glasgow, Scotland in this episode. Sorcha shares her path from artist to commercial gallerist and the invaluable lessons learned along the way. Discover how Sorcha’s resilience, honesty, and collaboration have shaped her creative career and her current role in preserving Alasdair Gray's legacy. KEY TAKEAWAYS Sorcha’s creative journey was influenced by her supportive art teacher, access to free cultural spaces in Glasgow, and her time at the Glasgow School of Art. Running Switchspace, a peripatetic gallery in domestic and semi-derelict spaces, taug...2024-04-081h 25
CINESFERACinesfera: Poor ThingsDirigida por Yorgos Lanthimos y basada en la novela del mismo nombre de Alasdair Gray, "Poor Things" nos cuenta la historia de Bella Baxter, una mujer joven que es resucitada por un cirujano que hace gala de métodos poco ortodoxos. Con un estilo visual y narrativo peculiar, estamos ante una intrigante exploración de la identidad, la moralidad y la manipulación. Se ama o se odia, no hay término medio. Esta noche aquí, en Cinesfera.Música:Nuno Freitas - Nature BoyPoor Things Finale and End Credits- Jerskin FendrixDirige...2024-04-0555 min
Chá das Cinco com Literatura Podcast#83 – Pobres Criaturas de Alasdair GrayOi gente, no episódio sobre o livro “Poor Things” (1992) de Alasdair Gray, conversamos sobre gênero, sexo e sexualidade; imperialismo e moralidade no século XIX, política e socialismo, narrativa histórica e ficção e muito mais! Por fim claro, falamos sobre a adaptação da obra.
Livros citados:
Lanark (1981), de Alasdair Gray
Frankenstein ou O Prometeu Moderno (1818), de Mary Shelley
O médico e o monstro: o estranho caso de Dr. Jekyll e do Sr. Hyde (1885), de Robert Louis Stevenson
Música da nossa trilha sonora:
Rhodesia de Twin Musicom. Creative Commons...2024-03-291h 28
Through the PagesShelf-Care | Q1 Reading Wrap UpWe are reviewing the good, the bad, the new and the (un)honourable mentions of our Q1 reading experience!
We're back on the Whodunnit train, do love ourselves some historical fiction and share one honourable and one unhonourable mention to end these first 3 months of reading in 2024.
Titles mentioned:
The English Understand Wool by Helen deWitt
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
In Memoriam: A Novel by Alice Winn
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Into the Drowning Deep...2024-03-2847 min
Mostly FictionalEp. 54: The Oscars Were Very Bookish This YearHallie gives an update on her chaotic Luck-of-the-Libby reading and Pam has a small library haul. Books mentioned, in order:Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma JalaluddinPiglet by Lottie HazellFruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon The Private Lives of Trees: A Novel by Alejandro ZambraPew by Catherine LaceyBiography of X by Catherine LaceyThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar, Max GladstonePiranesi by Susanna ClarkeMiddlegame by Seanan McGuireEat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan To...2024-03-1351 min
Paper Screen Podcast9. "Furious Jumping" POOR THINGSSend us a textPOOR THINGS • Comedy/SciFi • Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos • 2023, Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesDISCLAIMER: This episode contains spoilers in the film. Please be aware before listening.POOR THINGS: Revived by an unconventional scientist, a youthful woman embarks on a globe-trotting escapade alongside a lawyer. Liberated from the constraints of her era, she solidifies her commitment to championing equality and freedom.The film was also written by Tony McNamara, based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray.Paper Screen Podcast is a movie review podcast, it is hos...2024-03-1351 min
文學的異想世界EP123-貝拉必須出去探險：AI與人腦的拉鋸院課程會議研擬113學年中文系及人文學院將加入「提示語工程與AI數位創作」「人本AI設計思維」四門必選修「數位加值增能」「智慧人本」課程，恰巧96屆奧斯卡金像獎《奧本海默》橫掃七大獎，《可憐的東西》（Poor Things）艾瑪史東(Emma Stone，1988-)榮獲影后。讓我想到偉大的藝術多來自敏感的心靈，這種特質當今文學院學生已愈來愈少，走在校園常想起陳德政《時空廻遊》〈登山是一種迷幻藥〉一文，下山後進入台北城，馬路擠滿了人，他們面無表情地繞過高樓轉角，好像「楚門的世界」的演員，要去布幕後方領取今日的工資。為何席尼墨菲(Cillian Murphy，1976-)如此低調閃避鎂光燈，因為「觀眾對演員的認識愈淺，演員就更能融入腳色之中」。這種敏感就是藝術家的特質，而我們真要在中文系植入資工腦嗎?
藝術表現複雜的程度很難想像，諾蘭 (Christopher Edward Nolan，1970-)拍電影從不用動畫，私下低調的席尼墨菲演科學家內心的精湛更是全憑努力，從身形、口音、抽菸的姿態，無不逼肖。艾瑪史東演的貝拉的奇幻旅程，大膽全裸、怪誕造型、怪異舞姿，呈現一幅現代女權啟示錄。《可憐的東西》改編自 Alasdair Gray 1992同名小說，故事發生在19世紀的維多利亞時代晚期，講述一名年輕女子，被古怪的科學家復活後植入嬰兒腦子，發生了一連串跌宕起伏的離奇事件，它的藝術手法無疑遠勝熱鬧滾滾芭比的半調子女權。這個2011年就以電影《姊妹》（The Help）受矚目的美麗金髮女星，為了詮釋女大生「史基特」如何執筆幫助黑人女傭爭取權利，艾瑪史東學習美國南方方言，並苦讀文學作品、電影了解當代的民權運動。
貝拉在妓院聽聞老鴇的一段話：「我們必須工作，必須賺錢，但更重要的是，我們必須體驗一切，不只是好的方面。墮落、恐懼、悲傷，會讓我們變得更好。經歷不好的事，才能有底蘊，你的世界才會是完整的。」「規則不一定是正確的，有時候只是方便定規則的人」，正是電影的核心理念。
叛逆是人文價值的起點，貝拉必須出去探險，這是AI與人腦的拉鋸。關於壞女人，有一個很出名的Delilah，聖經裡的背叛者，被出生於英國新南威爾斯小鎮的湯姆・瓊斯(Tom Jones 1940-)唱紅了。這首1968年的老歌〈Delilah〉(狄萊拉)適合鬥牛，也適合男士們在酒館群聚齊唱：「My my my Delilah我的狄萊拉/Why why why Delilah為什麼？狄萊拉I could see, that girl was no good for me 我明白那個女孩對我不好But I was lost like a slave that no man could free但我像個迷失的奴隸，沒有人可以解放我…At break of day/When that man drove away I was waiting天亮了，我等到那個男的開車走了/I crossed the street to her house穿過街道，我走到她的門前/And she opened the door，She stood there laughing她開了門，站在門邊笑著/ I felt the knife in my hand 我感覺到手裡的刀子/And she laughed no more她再也笑不出來了…」
[文學的異想世界]節目同時上傳三個平台:Apple podcast、Spotify 、Sound on，以下是他們的連結 ,想要即時收到 podcast 的更新提醒，記得開啟小鈴鐺！
Apple podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/%E6%96%87%E5%AD%B8%E7%9A%84%E7%95%B0%E6%83%B3%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C/id1594536509
Spotify :
https://open.spotify.com/show/7AJhDy2bz1yeq8ntgbptHj?si=fJPklGGURiW4ZwOJN7oEcg
Sound on :
https://player.soundon.fm/p/e1844b06-ef5a-40c6-8a3c-2cdd1a6cd730
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Cinematóriocinematório café: “Pobres Criaturas” entre a libertação e o arrebatamentoAnalisamos o filme "Pobres Criaturas", de Yorgos Lanthimos, estrelado por Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo e Willem Dafoe.
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"Pobres Criaturas" é baseado no livro de Alasdair Gray, publicado em 1992, e conta a história de Bella Baxter, uma jovem mulher na Londres da era Vitoriana que embarca em uma jornada de libertação e auto-descoberta, após passar por um experimento cirúrgico à la "Franken...2024-03-081h 28
Nerds Talking189. The New Orleans Strip Clubs Episode"Nerd's Talking The Podcast" is back with another exciting episode! Join Lafayette, Carlos, Johnny, and Hugh as they dive into the latest pop culture, movies, and more.
In this episode, Laura returns and shares her intriguing experience at the Hustler strip club in New Orleans. The hosts then shift their focus to the new Netflix movie "Spaceman," directed by Johan Renck and starring Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rossellini, and Paul Dano. The film, based on the novel "Spaceman of Bohemia" by Jaroslav Kalfař, follows an astronaut on a mission to the edge of the s...2024-03-081h 36
SCRUTINISE THISThe Oscars #08: Poor ThingsEpisode 8 from the The Oscars Podcast Series by SCRUTINISE THIS. Where the team will be reviewing Poor Things. Poor Things is a 2023 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Tony McNamara. It stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael.[5] Based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, the plot follows Bella Baxter, a young woman in Victorian London who comes to life through a brain transplant and embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery. Critics identified multiple genres, with elements of comedy and steampunk.For this series by SCRUTINISE T...2024-03-051h 15
You're BookedElizabeth Day - You're Booked Archive All-StarsWhile we're taking a little break, we're revisiting just a few of our favourite ever You're Booked interviews. We're travelling all the way back to our first ever series for this chat with author, journalist and podcast supremo Elizabeth Day. Elizabeth is the author of five novels including Magpie and The Party plus her memoir, based on her massively successful podcast How To Fail and her most book Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict. While snooping around her (small but perfectly formed) flat, we discussed being nosey, literary heroines, EM Forster related tattoos and learning the facts of life...2024-03-0448 min
The Colin McEnroe ShowThe Nose looks at ‘Poor Things’ and Jon Stewart’s return to ‘The Daily Show’Poor Things is the eighth feature film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It is written by Tony McNamara and based on the 1992 novel Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer by Alasdair Gray. Poor Things is a fantastical comedy that deals with some pretty dark ideas, and it’s nominated for 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lanthimos), Best Actress (Emma Stone), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), and Best Adapted Screenplay. And: After a year without a permanent host, The Daily Show has finally filled its vacancy! Or one-quart...2024-03-0149 min
The Foxed PageLecture 40: POOR THINGS! Readers! AHHHHH!!! The movie streams today--and Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel (the source material) is SOOO GOOD! You MUST LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AND READ THIS BOOK!Kimberly read Gray's Scottish novel (because of the movie) and was BLOWN AWAY. Listen to why this brainy, unique, super-engaging ROMP is a must read--whether or not you love Emma, Yorgos, Willem, Mark and the gang.2024-02-271h 23
HERE AND BACK AGAIN90: READ IT BEFORE YOU SEE IT 2024HERE AND BOOK AGAIN - BONUS EPISODE
Literary adaptations are legion this year, both on streaming and in cinemas.
Whether you prefer to Read It Before You See It or maybe do a deep dive afterwards, in this Here And Book Again episode, we've got you covered for the insane amount of releases coming in 2024.
(and yes, we are pretty sure loads of these dates or titles may move backwards or forwards in the schedule, but right now it's looking pretty rosy).
The Expatriates by Janice YK Lee (EXPATS - Prime Video)
Argyle b...2024-02-2656 min
Ellissinema PodcastEpisode 246: Poor ThingsBrought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, and more.Production Design by Shona Heath and James PriceMusic by Jerskin FendrixEdited by Yorgos MavropsaridisCinematography by Robbie RyanWritten by Tony McNamaraNovel by Alasdair GrayDirected by Yorgos Lanthimos2024-02-1231 min
La Sexta NominadaLSN Premium 37 - Análisis de 'Pobres criaturas' - Episodio exclusivo para mecenasAgradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio premium de LA SEXTA NOMINADA. Dani Mantilla y Juan Sanguino comentan a fondo 'Pobres criaturas' con la ayuda de una de sus personas favoritas: Raquel Piñeiro, periodista y creadora de 'Sexo en Nueva York podcast'. ¿Qué nos ha parecido la nueva película de Yorgos Lanthimos, un repetidor en la temporada de premios tras estrenarse con 'La favorita'? ¿Es tan incontestable la interpretación de Emma Stone en la película como para ganar un segundo Os...2024-02-041h 48La Sexta NominadaLSN Premium 37 - Análisis de 'Pobres criaturas' - Episodio exclusivo para mecenasAgradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio premium de LA SEXTA NOMINADA. Dani Mantilla y Juan Sanguino comentan a fondo 'Pobres criaturas' con la ayuda de una de sus personas favoritas: Raquel Piñeiro, periodista y creadora de 'Sexo en Nueva York podcast'. ¿Qué nos ha parecido la nueva película de Yorgos Lanthimos, un repetidor en la temporada de premios tras estrenarse con 'La favorita'? ¿Es tan incontestable la interpretación de Emma Stone en la película como para ganar un segundo Os...2024-02-041h 48La Sexta NominadaLSN Premium 37 - Análisis de 'Pobres criaturas' - Episodio exclusivo para mecenasAgradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio premium de LA SEXTA NOMINADA. Dani Mantilla y Juan Sanguino comentan a fondo 'Pobres criaturas' con la ayuda de una de sus personas favoritas: Raquel Piñeiro, periodista y creadora de 'Sexo en Nueva York podcast'. ¿Qué nos ha parecido la nueva película de Yorgos Lanthimos, un repetidor en la temporada de premios tras estrenarse con 'La favorita'? ¿Es tan incontestable la interpretación de Emma Stone en la película como para ganar un segundo Os...2024-02-041h 48
SchönerDenken FilmPodcastFolge 1263: POOR THINGS - Eraserhead meets My Fair LadyIm Kino beschleicht einen bei manchen Filmen das Gefühl: „Kenn ich schon“, „Habe ich so ähnlich schon mal gesehen“ oder „Ich weiß schon, was gleich passiert“. Davon ist POOR THINGS von Giorgos Lanthimos denkbar weit entfernt. Das Publikum betrachtet seine Frankensteingeschichte mit großen Augen und mit vor Erstaunen offenem Mund. Die Protagonistin Bella Baxter ist in die Welt geworfen, ohne Gedächtnis, mit den begrenzten Fähigkeiten eines neugeborenen Menschen. Aber sie lernt schnell – betreut vom exzentrischen Arzt Godwin Baxter, von Bella zärtlich „Gott“ genannt. Er hat die Rolle des Dr. Frankenstein – und das Aussehen von Frankensteins Monster. Als sie in die Wel...2024-02-0316 min
El Podcast de Robotania357 El Podcast de Robotania: Libros, cultura y entretenimiento- Siete veces adiós en Teatro Galerías
- Colaboración en Radio Mujer 92.7FM en Todo Incluido de Alex Martínez
- Libro: Pobres Criaturas de Alasdair Gray
- Libro: Frankesntein de Mary Shelley
- Kevin Johansen y Liniers en Conjunto Santander
- Troker en Conjunto Santander
- LCD Soundsystem Kinda Tour 2024 en Guanamor Teatro Studio
- Al vino vino. Festival de sabores y cultura en Conjunto Santander
- Lasso en Teatro Diana
- Sofía Niño de Rivera...2024-02-0253 min
A Pair of BookendsMonthly Culture Round-Up: Saltburn, Dolly Alderton's Good Material & Paul MescalHey Bookends! Welcome to the FIRST in our brand new series: the monthly culture round-up where we chat about all of the recommendations we've been enjoying over the last month and boy are you in for a treat today! As always if you enjoy this episode please do rate, review & subscribe as it helps us massively and if you have any recommendations you want to get in touch with please do send them us via DM on Instagram, Twitter or Tik Tok. You can also email us apairofbookendspod@gmail.comCurrently Reading: Good Material by...2024-02-0249 min
Everything Is ContentWhen does stan culture go too far?It was the week that Elmo asked us if we were all ok… spoiler alert: we’re not. Beth, Ruchira and Oenone have been to a VERY exciting screening... there's a deep dive on stan culture (please don't come for us!) and we take a look at how our 2024 reading goals are going so far. Warning: your TBR may double (or triple) in size after this episode... Let us know on Instagram @everythingiscontentpod what book you'd like us to read together - we'll decide before next week's episode and then will all discuss it together in March...2024-02-0235 min
Podcast – topher offerPoor Things – REVIEW
2024 startet gleich mal mit einem der wahrscheinlich absurdesten Filme des ganzen Jahres. Yorgos Lanthimos meldet sich nach „The Favourite“, abermals mit Emma Stone, mit „Poor Things“ zurück. Ob die elf Oscarnominierungen gerechtfertigt sind, hört ihr in dieser Folge.
Original-Titel (englisch): Poor ThingsJahr: 2023Regie: Yorgos LanthimosDrehbuch: Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray (Buch)Kamera: Robbie RyanMusik: Jerskin Fendrix
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PlumcakeEp 79 - La protesta dei fan di Beautiful, vecchie serie tv e soap, i consigli per il weekend📞WhatsApp e Telegram: 3791472032❤️ Per sostenerci : Buy me a coffee oppure Ko-fi➡️Instagram: CLICCA QUI➡️Twitch: CLICCA QUIIscrivetevi alla nostra lega del Fantasanremo! Cercate: Plumcake Podcast LINK QUI➡️Threads : CLICCA QUI➡️Youtube : CLICCA QUI---- Beautiful, Proteste a Milano: Fan furiosi contro Mediaset che sta "uccidendo" la soap. Clicca qui CONSIGLI DEL WEEKEND: - "Povere Creature" romanzo di Alasdair Gray. Libro cosigliato da Il Tè Tostato. Clicca qui 2024-01-191h 09
The ONLY Podcast about MoviesEp 461: Poor ThingsWe’re reanimating our Yargos Lanthimos debates with his new adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s Poor Things! Listen in as our tiny brains grow and we discuss sex in cinema, perspective and agency. Carve up some time to email us at onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com and watch us form new identities via instagram or Twitter (X)As always, you can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula. And if you sign up with the link below, it really helps out the pod!https://go.nebula.tv/theonlypodcastaboutmoviesSee Privacy Polic...2024-01-071h 10
Movie Trailer ReviewsPoor Things ReviewDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef
Runtime: 2 Hour 21 Minutes
Synopsis: The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Kriss, Ro & Brandon discuss and review the film Poor Things. There's a lot to really enjoy about this film, chief among them is Emma Stone once again showing what an outstanding actress and performer she is. It's not a slight to the other performers in this film to say that Emma Stone carries th...2023-12-3157 min
MTR Network Main FeedMovie Reviews: Poor ThingsDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef
Runtime: 2 Hour 21 Minutes
Synopsis: The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Kriss, Ro & Brandon discuss and review the film Poor Things. There's a lot to really enjoy about this film, chief among them is Emma Stone once again showing what an outstanding actress and performer she is. It's not a slight to the other performers in this film to say that Emma Stone carries th...2023-12-3157 minMTR Network Main FeedMovie Reviews: Poor ThingsDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef
Runtime: 2 Hour 21 Minutes
Synopsis: The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter; a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Kriss, Ro & Brandon discuss and review the film Poor Things. There's a lot to really enjoy about this film, chief among them is Emma Stone once again showing what an outstanding actress and performer she is. It's not a slight to the other performers in this film to say that Emma Stone carries th...2023-12-3157 min
Lights Camera WatchPodcast Episode 26. - Poor ThingsD and Sev discuss..... Poor Things is a 2023 black comedy fantasy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and written by Tony McNamara.[6] It is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray. The film stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott and Jerrod Carmichael. Its plot focuses on Bella Baxter, a young Victorian woman who, after being crudely resurrected by a scientist following her suicide, runs off with a debauched lawyer to embark on an odyssey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.2023-12-1029 min
Film at Lincoln Center Podcast#503 - Yorgos Lanthimos, Tony McNamara, and the Creative Team of Poor ThingsThis week we’re excited to present a panel discussion with the creative team of Poor Things, an NYFF61 Main Slate selection. The discussion features director Yorgos Lanthimos, screenwriter Tony McNamara, production designers James Price & Shona Heath, composer Jerskin Fendrix, costume designer Holly Waddington, and sound designer Johnnie Burn in conversation with NYFF Artistic Director Dennis Lim. Poor Things is now playing in select theaters and will open nationwide on December 22nd.
In his boldest vision yet, iconoclast auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, previously featured in NYFF with The Lobster (NYFF57) and The Favourite (NYFF56), creates an outlandish alternate 19th century on th...2023-12-0827 min
Write On: A Screenwriting PodcastWrite On: 'Poor Things' Writer Tony McNamara“I don’t write sex scenes. I write character scenes and sometimes they’re having sex during their character scenes. It’s a beat about character,” says Tony McNamara. Known for the TV show The Great on Hulu and 2018’s The Favourite, screenwriter Tony McNamara’s new film is Poor Things, staring Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe with a genius performance from Mark Ruffalo who’s already getting Best Supporting Actor buzz. Adapted from the book Poor Things by Alasdair Gray, this film is part Frankenstein story, part fairytale and part coming-of-age story full of female sexual li...2023-12-0639 min
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation PodcastNinety-Nine Novels: Lanark by Alasdair GrayIn this episode, we’re exploring a parallel universe Glasgow as we talk about Alasdair Gray’s Lanark with writer and biographer Rodge Glass.Lanark is a strange, experimental book that immediately thrusts the reader into a weird world with glimmers of familiarity. It’s a novel with two stories, that weave around each other but don’t quite come together in an obvious way. It begins with the story of a man called Lanark, whose lonely existence in the city of Unthank is eventually disturbed when his skin begins to grow dragon scales. This story is inter...2023-11-1553 minYou're BookedIan Rankin - You're BookedIt's our 150th episode! And we can't think of a better way to celebrate than to welcome a true literary legend to the podcast: Ian Rankin! Ian is a broadcaster, musician, playwright and the globally renowned, multi-million-selling author of the Rebus crime novels, amongst many others. His latest book is the Amazon Original The Rise. We talked to Ian about Muriel Spark, using crime books as a travel guide, writing routines and his love for Jilly Cooper. Find out more about Daisy's Creative Confidence Substack and her Writing Course HERE or email: creativeconfidenceclinic@gmail.com. Find out more about a...2023-10-3050 min
The Chronicle021 - London Film Festival Special - Killers Of The Flower Moon, Poor Things & All Of Us Are StrangersWelcome the latest episode of The Chronicle, the official Podcast for The Peoples Movies and episode 021. Fo this episode is a BFI London Film Festival special with reviews of Killers Of A Flower Moon, Poor Things and All Of Us Are Strangers.
There is a reason this episode was slightly delayed, is we have a co-host joining our editor Paul Devine. A big hello welcome to Clotilde Chinnici who writes for various websites as well as The Peoples Movies. The Set up will slightly alter, little bit longer most of all reviews of the latest films and...2023-10-2649 min
Film at Lincoln Center Podcast#481 - Yorgos Lanthimos & Team on Poor ThingsWe were happy to have director Yorgos Lanthimos back at the New York Film Festival to discuss Poor Things, a Main Slate selection of this year’s festival, as well as cinematographer Robbie Ryan, costume designer Holly Waddington, composer Jerskin Fendrix, and production designers James Price & Shona Heath, with NYFF programmer Rachel Rosen.
In his boldest vision yet, iconoclast auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, previously featured in NYFF with The Lobster (NYFF57) and The Favourite (NYFF56), creates an outlandish alternate 19th century on the cusp of technological breakthrough, in which a peculiar, childlike woman named Bella (Emma Stone) lives with her mysterious ca...2023-10-0136 min
If Glasgow’s Walls Could TalkAlasdair Gray's Glasgow with Sorcha Dallas (The Alasdair Gray Archive)Alasdair Gray’s iconic work is dotted around the city of Glasgow, but how did the city impact his life and work? This week we’re joined by Sorcha Dallas, Custodian of The Alasdair Gray Archive to discuss all things Alasdair Gray. Sorcha met Gray in 2007 and became Custodian of the archive following his death in 2019. The archive holds a large collection of of Gray's work which includes sketches, drawings and original prints, as well as a a re-staging of his working studio set up.This conversation was recorded on 2nd February 2023.Keep...2023-03-3155 minScots Whay Hae!Scott Twynholm - Dog Days & Other Soundtracks - GFF23For the latest podcast - the second of our Glasgow Film Festival specials - Ali catches up with musician and composer Scott Twynholm about his work on James Price's 'Dog Days' which premiered earlier in the week. Scott talks about how he came to work on 'Dog Days', collaborating with the director and editor, how every project is different and brings its own challenges, how the film was received by the audience, and where you'll be able to see if you missed it at the festival.
The two also discuss Scott's other film work, such as the...2023-03-1053 min
Middle Class Film ClassGab & Chatter: Cocaine Bear / Overnight / Beast / LOTR: Fellowship of the Rings / Crystal Heart / Balls Out: Gary the Tennis CoachOn this episode: It’s been 10 short years… time for another Lord of the Rings movie, and John Wick 4 is long as fuck. PLUS!! A Kev-Man review of the new MCU movie, and an update on Raven’s LandingIn news: California apocalypse, cousin It, Josh G, Your Next Favorite Movie Podcast, https://linktr.ee/ynfmoviepod , Sleepaway Camp, Felissa Rose, Jack Fitzpatrick, LetsCrashThisParade YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/LetsCrashThisParade , Australia, Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonough, Wes Anderson, Delia Berry, Red Wing boots, Synderbros, Henry Cavill, Black Adam, Warner Discovery, Ana De Armas, Yesterday, The Flash, multive...2023-03-0656 minScots Whay Hae!Rodge Glass - Gray Day 2023 - Poor ThingsFor the latest SWH! podcast we welcomed back previous guest Rodge Glass (right) to talk about Gray Day 2023 (Saturday 25th Feb) - the third annual celebration of the life and work of Alasdair Gray.
This year the inspiration is his 1992 novel 'Poor Things', and Rodge talks about the novel, how it fits into the Gray canon, the event at Glasgow's Oran Mor on the evening of the 25th and who will be appearing, the importance of the Alasdair Gray Archive, as well as discussing the forthcoming film adaptation by Yorgos Lanthimos & starring Emma Stone, and a lot m...2023-02-2144 min
Alasdair Gray rereads1982, Janine: Chapter 11Alasdair Gray rereads an excerpt from Chapter 11 of his second novel 1982, Janine. This is Alasdair’s own choice of excerpt from what he felt was his best novel. And he continues reading until Jock’s breakdown and the multiple sections of typeface defeat even his ability to read aloud.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about book...2022-11-1512 min
Glasgow Museums PodcastSeason 3 Episode 6: GoMA at 25 with Sorcha Dallas Gray and Rhona WarwickThis podcast episode with Sorcha Dallas Gray custodian of the Alasdair Gray Archive and Rhona Warwick
Paterson, an artist|writer based in Glasgow, and GoMA's associate artist (2019 -2022) was recorded in the
Alasdair Gray Archive. A focus for the conversation was the ‘Domestic Bliss’ exhibition currently on in
GoMA and featuring works from Alasdair’s City Recorder series, but also thinking about the relationship of
how Alasdair worked in his home, how artists work and also the determination of making and living as an
artist in the city.
00:00 – 03:00 Introductions
03:00 – 15:42 Memories of GoMA opening in 1996, but also talking about Glasgow as a place to...2022-06-1658 min
Scots Whay Hae!Rodge Glass - 2nd International Alasdair Gray ConferenceFor the latest SWH! podcast, Ali caught up with writer, academic, and Alasdair Gray biographer (and old pal of Scots Whay Hae!) Rodge Glass to hear all about the 2nd International Alasdair Gray Conference, which will be on 16th – 17th June 2022. Rodge gives details of the conference, including how to register and get involved, and just what will be going on and where. He also talks about the organisations who are collaborating for this event, explains the Conference titles 'Making Imagined Objects' and 'Across Space & Form', the interdisciplinary and interactive aspects, and the importance of discussing Alasdair Gray's art an...2022-04-1646 min
Charity Digital PodcastAddressing the challenges of digital transformationThis podcast is being released as part of our content take-over week, to access more visit: Digital Transformation Week.
The positive impact of digital transformation on charities is unmistakable. Throughout the sector, you can find so many examples of best practices, learnings and success stories. But we rarely address the challenges that get charities to this point. Whilst a positive mindset is always important, we can’t forget that digital progress is built off the challenges we’ve had to overcome... so we need to talk about what these are!
Whilst digital changes are amazing, they aren’t alway...2022-03-1538 min
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation PodcastNinety-Nine Novels: Finnegans Wake by James JoyceIn 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests. For the first episode in our new series, Graham Foster of the Burgess Foundation talks to Enrico Terrinoni about James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, one of the first novels on Burgess's list. Finnegans Wake has a dreamlike, circular narrative, which ostensibly...2022-01-2633 min
Alasdair Gray rereadsPoetry: Old NegativesIn 1993 Alasdair sent his sister Mora (my mother) a cassette tape in reply to one of her letters. On it he reads some of her favourites poems - along with his own personal selection - from his collection Old Negatives (published the same year).
I started recording Alasdair in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books. Mum mentioned the existence...2021-11-0104 min
De los pies a la cabezaLa panzaDe los pies a la cabeza, un podcast escrito por Nicolás Schuff para escuchar con todo el cuerpo.En este episodio: la panza.Con las voces de: Fidel Caetano Rivero Sánchez Alicia Barreiro Ulises Kremer León Glikson Liscovsky Vera Glikson Liscovsky Vico Grignaschi Bayta Argerich Súper GreEn este episodio suenan: Giachino Rossini (“Obertura Guillermo Tell”) Tracy Newman (versión de “San Francisco Bay Blues”) Sebastián Rey (“Queremos comer”) Jovanotti (“El ombligo del mundo”) Federico Durand (“Comenzó a nevar”) Unicanuez ("Dentro de una palabra")Minicuento: adaptación de “La estrella”, relato de2021-07-1908 min
VIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 28 - Tony GormleyVIBErations podcast Ep 28. Tony Gormley at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 31st May 2021
VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM
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From Glasgow, Scotland, weighing in at 0.08 metric tons - Tony Gormley – ‘does some law’ and owns a gym – Buffalo Strength in Mui Wo. He wasn’t a raging success as a lawyer on a professional, financial or even personal level. He had the odd successes and met a lot of int...2021-07-0239 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 28 -Tony GormleyVIBErations podcast Ep 28. Tony Gormley at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 31st May 2021
VIBErations podcasts are available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM
BIO
From Glasgow, Scotland, weighing in at 0.08 metric tons - Tony Gormley – ‘does some law’ and owns a gym – Buffalo Strength in Mui Wo.
He wasn’t a raging success as a lawyer on a professional, financial or even personal level. He had the odd successes and met a lot of i...2021-07-0238 min
Secret Artists with Annie McGrathRichard ToddRichard Todd does art and chats to Annie McGrath. Secret Artists is a podcast hosted by comedian and artist, Annie McGrath. Each week her guest selects a subject which inspires them to create an artwork... It could be an object, a place, a person, an animal... Whilst drawing and painting, Annie and her guest enjoy a nice chat. Often silly. Sometimes serious. Mainly relaxing.https://supporter.acast.com/secretartistsTo see them painting, close ups of the "works of art" and more behind the scenes go to the Secret Artists Instagram:@sec...2021-06-1054 min
Alasdair Gray rereadsUnlikely Stories: Time TravelIn 1993 Alasdair sent his sister Mora (my mother) a cassette tape in reply to one of her letters. On it he reads the whole of this bitter-sweet short story Time Travel – which was published the same year with some revisions in Ten Tales Tall And True and later in Every Short Story.
I started recording Alasdair in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read an...2021-05-2827 min
Kitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2021 05 09 PodcastOur 393rd episode, which aired on May 9, 2021, and featured our Mothers Day tribute.
Altan – Mother’s Delight, The Blue Idol
Gypsy Reel – The Scolding Mother, The Long Trail
dBize – Scottish/Mothers Delight/The Humours of Westport, Storm Party
Julie Fowlis – A Ghaoil, Leig Dhachaigh Gum Mhàthair Mi (Love, Let Me Home to My Mother), Gach Sgeul
Randall Bays – The Mothers Day/Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight, Masters of the Irish Guitar
John & Maggie Carty – The Old Timer/Grandmother She, Settle Out of Court
Cherish the Ladies – Redican’s Mother/The Humours of Westport/ The Back Door
John McGettigan – My Gray Haired Irish Mother, Ba...2021-05-1658 min
普通读者Ep. 17 2月读书小结：阅读挑战，名著共读，推荐书目感谢收听普通读者。
这一期我们总结了一下2月的阅读挑战，聊了聊经典名著共读《奥德赛》，每人推荐了几本2月份读过的好书。大家2月份读了什么书呢？阅读挑战读了什么呢？欢迎和我们分享。
更正口误：“监视资本”应该是“监视资本主义”(Surveillance Capitalism)
时间节点：
0:28 2月阅读挑战书目（《逆流》《The Awakening》《The Color Purple》）
17:341月-2月经典名著共读：《奥德赛》
28:49 3月-4月经典名著共读公布
29:03 《Breaking Things At Work: The Luddites Are Right About Why You Hate Your Job》
36:43 《This Will Be Funny Someday》
39:15 《The World’s Wife》（中译本：《野兽派太太》）
42:22《The Dangers of Smoking in Bed》
45:32《Flowers for Algernon》（ 中译本《献给阿尔吉侬的花束》）
50:26《晚婚》《新婚之夜》
55:28《Milk Fed》
58:27 3月阅读挑战公布
聊到的书：
The Odyssey（Emily Wilson的译本和Robert Fitzgerald的译本）
An Odyssey: A Father, a Son and an Epic, by Daniel Mendelsohn
《逆流》若利斯-卡尔·于斯曼
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin（中文版：《觉醒》凯特·肖邦）
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker （中文版：《紫色》艾丽丝·沃克）
Breaking Things At Work: The Luddites Are Right About Why You Hate Your Job, by Gavin Mueller
This Will Be Funny Someday, by Katie Henry
The World’s Wife, by Carol Ann Duffy（中文版：《野兽派太太》卡罗尔·安·达菲）
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories, by Mariana Enríquez
Flowers for...2021-03-0159 min
Alasdair Gray rereadsLanark: Chapter 40. ProvanIn 1993 Alasdair sent his sister Mora (my mum) a cassette tape in reply to one of her letters. He ends it with this excerpt from Lanark and an explanation of why he only included the miserable aspects of his childhood in the novel.
I started recording Alasdair in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books. Mum mentioned the existence of...2021-02-2411 minScots Whay Hae!Sorcha Dallas - Gray Day PodcastFor the latest SWH! podcast, Ali caught up with Sorcha Dallas, the custodian of the Alasdair Gray Archive, to talk about the plans for Gray Day, which is the 25th February 2021 - the 40th anniversary of the publication of Alasdair's debut novel 'Lanark', a book which had a profound impact on Scotland's literature and culture. They talk about the day itself and what's happening to mark it, the wide-range of people involved, the 'Lanark' readings which have been posted in the run up to the 25th, the 'Gray Matters' podcasts which will be available on the day and beyond, the...2021-02-2336 minAlasdair Gray rereadsLanark: Chapter 41. ClimaxIn 1993 Alasdair sent his sister Mora (my mother) a cassette tape in reply to one of her letters. On it he reads bits of his work he thinks she'll enjoy - including this excerpt from the Climax of Lanark that’s clearly based on memories of spending time with his own son, Andrew.
I started recording Alasdair in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him re...2021-02-1914 minAlasdair Gray rereadsPoetry: The UnitIn 1993 Alasdair sent his sister Mora (my mother) a cassette tape in reply to one of her letters. On it he reads bits of his work he thinks she'll enjoy including this poem from 'In a Cold Room 1952 - 57' - the first of four verse sequences in Old Negatives.
I started recording Alasdair in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk...2021-02-1502 min普通读者Ep.5 11月读了什么大家好，欢迎收听普通读者。
这一期我们来聊一聊11月份读了什么。
慢懒：
1. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
2. Frankissstein: A Love Story, by Jeanette Winterson
3. Poor Things, by Alasdair Gray
4. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5. The Hike, by Drew Magary （中译本《奇径人生》）
提到的：
《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》by 保罗·柯艾略
堂本：
1. The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking), by Katie Mack
2. Sisters, by Daisy Johnson
3. Dearly, by Margaret Atwood
4. Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones （中译本《哈尔的移动城堡》）
提到的：
Everything Under, by Daisy Johnson
电影《空中之城》、《幽灵公主》、《红猪》
H：
1. Notes from an Apocalypse: A personal Journey to the End of the World and Back, by Mark O’Connell
2. Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrel
3. Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transf...2020-11-291h 10普通读者Ep.2 11月立了什么flag+主题阅读感谢收听“普通读者”的第二期播客节目！
热烈欢迎*徐慢懒*加入主播队伍！
这期呢，我们会聊聊11月份的想读书单（TBR=To Be Read），当众表达一下雄心壮志，给自己立flag，11月末，我们会再回顾一下flag倒了几个
这期的最后会公布一下11月的阅读主题，要听到最后哦！
徐慢懒的TBR
--“Any Human Heart” – William Boyd（ 中译本《凡人之心》）
--“Poor Things” – Alasdair Gray
--“Frankissstein: A Love Story” – Jeanette Winterson
--“Intimations” – Zadie Smith
--“Literary Witches: A Celebration of Magical Women Writers” – Taisia Kitaiskaia
提到的：
-- 播客节目”Books on the Nightstand”
-- ”The diary of a Bookseller”—Shaun Bythell（ 中译本《书店日记：坐在书店里，就有好故事上门来》）
堂本的TBR：
--“Sisters” -- Daisy Johnson
--「N.P. 」-- 吉本芭娜娜
--《嫉妒》, 张玲玲
--“Automation and the Future of Work” -- Aaron Benanav
--“The Red Years: Theory, Politics, and Aesthetics in the Japanese ’68”-- Gavin Walker (Editor)
--“The Walker: On Finding and Losing Yourself in the Modern City” -- Matthew Beaumont
提到的：
-- ”Everything Under“ -- Daisy Johnson
-- 吉本芭娜娜《厨房》
-- 江国香织
...2020-10-2323 min
Secret Artists with Annie McGrathFern BradyFern Brady doing art and chatting to Annie McGrath. Secret Artists is a podcast hosted by comedian and artist, Annie McGrath. Each week her guest selects a subject which inspires them to create an artwork... It could be an object, a place, a person, an animal... Whilst drawing and painting, Annie and her guest enjoy a nice chat. Often silly. Sometimes serious. Mainly relaxing.https://supporter.acast.com/secretartistsTo see them painting, close ups of the "works of art" and more behind the scenes go to the Secret Artists Instagram:@sec...2020-10-1547 minAlasdair Gray rereadsUnlikely Stories: The Trendelenburg PositionAlasdair rereads his own choice of short story, the slyly sinister The Trendelenburg Position. It was originally published in 1993 and although Alasdair never owned a television - and only engaged with digital technology via his assistants - the story is surprisingly prescient and still seems relevant today.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
2020-10-1314 min
Alasdair Gray rereadsChildhood Favourites: Treasure Island continuedAlasdair continues rereading Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Sadly there wasn’t time for him to finish the whole book! But I found it so gripping I had to borrow his copy and read to the end.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behi...2020-06-2214 minAlasdair Gray rereadsChildhood Favourites: Treasure IslandAlasdair rereads the opening chapter of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure story, Treasure Island. Alasdair particularly admired the way Stevenson opened his novels and credited him with providing the model for the opening paragraph of his own novel, Poor Things.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more ab...2020-04-1314 minAlasdair Gray rereadsChildhood Favourites: Edward Lear & othersAlasdair and his sister Mora (my mother) recite and reread Edward Lear’s limericks and nonsense rhymes – which leads them on to childhood quarrels, other favourite books and poems and the huge influence of author-illustrators on Alasdair’s own art.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the st...2020-03-1116 minAlasdair Gray rereadsLanark: Glasgow is a magnificent city…Alasdair rereads the passage from Chapter 22 of Lanark that includes his most quoted excerpt - where Thaw explains to his friend McAlpin why nobody notices the magnificence of the city they live in.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in...2020-02-0305 minAlasdair Gray rereadsLanark: Chapter 44. EndAlasdair rereads his own favourite excerpt from Lanark – Chapter 44. End. I first shared this podcast in memory of my beloved Uncle who left us on the 29th of December 2019. When I asked him why he had chosen this chapter he said "because it's the end and, I think, a rather good one". I'm so pleased to be able to say that Alasdair's own death - like his life - was a good one.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time wi...2019-12-3132 minAlasdair Gray rereadsLanark: EpilogueAlasdair rereads an excerpt from the Epilogue of his novel Lanark - where the hero meets his author and argues against his forthcoming death.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Space a creative space inspired by Alasdair...2019-12-2307 min
Alasdair Gray rereadsOther Worlds: The First Men On The MoonAlasdair explains how H G Wells’s description of interplanetary conflict in The War Of The Worlds - informed by socialism and the brutality of the British Empire - quickly became a dominant narrative and rereads excerpts from the Wells novel that particularly impressed him - The First Men On The Moon.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and...2019-12-0218 minAlasdair Gray rereadsOther Worlds: Of Me And Others – New KelvingroveAlasdair rereads the first part of his essay New Kelvingrove from Of Me And Others - in which he describes how childhood visits to Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum fuelled his imagination and aided his obsession with creating and escaping to other worlds.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can...2019-11-1308 minAlasdair Gray rereadsOther Worlds: The Imp Of The PerverseAlasdair rereads another excerpt from the stories that so terrified him as a child and explains how Edgar Allen Poe’s The Imp Of The Perverse relates to Freud’s death wish.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray...2019-10-1411 minAlasdair Gray rereadsOther Worlds: The Fall Of The House Of UsherAlasdair describes the terror he experienced as a child on first reading the stories of Edgar Allan Poe and rereads the start of one of his most famous works – The Fall Of The House Of Usher.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gr...2019-09-3014 minAlasdair Gray rereadsOther Worlds: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The SeaAlasdair rereads excerpts from Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea – the first science fiction he ever read and a book that improved his geography as he followed the path of the Nautilus on a globe of the world.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more abou...2019-09-1615 minAlasdair Gray rereadsChildhood Favourites: Just So StoriesAlasdair rereads excerpts from Just So Stories to his sister Mora (my mother) and they revisit Rudyard Kipling’s illustrations and rhymes – with one particular passage triggering thoughts of Jean Rhys and Eliot’s The Wasteland.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray r...2019-08-1916 minAlasdair Gray rereadsChildhood Favourites: The Box of DelightsAlasdair rereads the beginning of John Masefield’s The Box of Delights – a book he mentions with great fondness in a number of podcasts and that he enjoyed as much at the end of his life as he did when he was a child. With many thanks to the copyright holders who very kindly gave us permission to reread this excerpt.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quie...2019-07-3117 min
Alasdair Gray rereadsGothic Novels: Influences & inspirationAlasdair talks about some of the work that influenced his Gothic novel Poor Things - from Thomas Love Peacock's Nightmare Abbey to Mel Brook’s film Young Frankenstein - and explains why he feels the opening of this book may be his best.
You'll hear that I incorrectly credit Gene Wilder as the director of Young Frankenstein in the podcast and Alasdair rightly sounds rather dubious!
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you...2019-07-1618 min
Alasdair Gray rereadsPoor Things: Wedderburn’s LetterAlasdair rereads the beginning of Duncan Wedderburn’s hysterical (and hysterically funny) letter to Godwin Baxter from his Gothic novel Poor Things.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Space a creative space inspired by Alasdair Gray.
2019-07-1605 minAlasdair Gray rereadsGothic Novels: Northanger AbbeyAlasdair rereads excerpts from Jane Austen's first novel Northanger Abbey - where Austen pokes gentle fun at the attributes and experiences of the typical romantic heroine together with the craze for everything ghastly and Gothic.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray...2019-07-0123 minAlasdair Gray rereadsUnlikely Stories: The Crank That Made The RevolutionAlasdair rereads his short story The Crank That Made The Revolution from Unlikely Stories Mostly. Very clever, very poignant and very funny!
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Space a creative space inspired by Alasdair Gray.
2019-06-1611 minAlasdair Gray rereadsGothic Novels: Nightmare AbbeyAlasdair describes the concept of the Gothic novel and rereads the first chapter of Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock. This satirical novella was originally published in 1818 and was among the many influences on Alasdair's own Gothic novel Poor Things.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about...2019-05-3124 minAlasdair Gray rereadsPoor Things: Chapters 4 & 5Alasdair introduces his Gothic novel Poor Things and rereads chapters four and five - A Fascinating Stranger and Making Bella Baxter.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Space a creative space inspired by Alasdair Gray.
I...2019-05-1328 minAlasdair Gray rereadsChildhood Favourites: More Alice in WonderlandAlasdair rereads chapter two of Alice in Wonderland – for those of us who enjoyed chapter one and want to hear a little bit more.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Space a creative space inspired by Alasdair Gr...2019-05-1313 minAlasdair Gray rereadsUnlikely Stories: The StarAlasdair rereads The Star to his sister Mora, my mother. It's one of his best loved short stories and her own personal favourite.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Space a creative space inspired by Alasdair Gray.2019-04-2806 minAlasdair Gray rereadsChildhood Favourites: Alice in WonderlandAlasdair explains to his sister Mora (my mother) why Tenniel refused to work for Charles Dodgson again after illustrating the Alice books and rereads the beginning of this children’s classic.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Sp...2019-04-2815 minAlasdair Gray rereadsChildhood Favourites: Shared memoriesAlasdair describes his early appearance on BBC Scotland's Children's Hour and he and his sister Mora (my mother) reminisce about favourite childhood books, comics and radio programmes.
I made these recordings in what turned out to be the last year of my uncle's life - so I could spend more time with him and share with you the very great pleasure of sitting quietly at home with Alasdair listening to him read and talk about books.
You can find out more about the story behind Alasdair Gray rereads in A Gray Space a creative space i...2019-04-2221 minYou're Booked7. Elizabeth DayWe're heading, once more, to leafy, lovely North London to meet the author, journalist and podcast supremo Elizabeth Day. Elizabeth is the author of four novels and will soon release her first memoir, based on her massively successful podcast How To Fail. While snooping around her (small but perfectly formed) flat, we discussed being nosey, literary heroines, EM Forster related tattoos and learning the facts of life from The Thorn Birds.BOOKS (Click on the links for more)Elizabeth Day - The PartyElizabeth Day - How To Fail...2018-12-1748 min
Manifesto!Episode 7: Patriotism and the Unknown SoldierJake and Phil discuss Alasdair MacIntyre's "Is Patriotism a Virtue?" and the story of the November 11, 1921 burial of the Unknown Soldier, as told by Jonathan Ebel in his book GI Messiahs
Works referred to in this episode:
Alasdair MacIntyre, “Is Patriotism A Virtue”
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/12398/Is%20Patriotism%20a%20Virtue-1984.pdf
Abu Bakr ibn Tufayl, Hayy ibn Yaqzan
http://www.marcresource.org/ibn-tufayls-hayy-ibn-yaqzan/
Peter Singer, “The Drowning Child and the Expanding Circle”
https://www.utilitarian.net/singer/by/199704--.htm
Bernard Williams, “A Critique o...2018-09-101h 39Scots Whay Hae!Alasdair Gray and Kevin BrownThe latest podcast is a fascinating conversation with two previous podcast guests, the writer and artists Alasdair Gray, and the driving force being Songs For Scotland, Kevin Brown. Kevin is curating an exhibition of Alasdair's art at London's Coningsby Gallery, and he tells us all about it, while Alasdair discusses what inspired him to illustrate his writing, his previous exhibitions, the importance of public art, and much more, including his latest project. As always, it's a pleasure to spend time in both men's company, and we hope you think the same.2017-06-0838 min
Get BookedHot Chocolate HourAmanda and Jenn discuss Glasgow lit, books for understanding the American political right, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked.This episode is sponsored by Yvain: The Knight of the Lion by M.T. Anderson, and His Alone by Alexa Riley.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, or via iTunes here.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our web...2017-03-2950 minScots Whay Hae!Best of 2016 - part 1For our end of year podcast, Ali and Ian were once again joined by regular pod guest and resident film expert, Chris Ward, and Scottish music man, Wesley Shearer. As we ran well over the two hour mark we've decided to split it into two parts. In Part I we concentrate on the films and books of 2016, and give you recommendations about the best of both. We also talk about the marketing of movies, the career of Isabelle Hupert, the importance of independent publishers, the welcome return of Alasdair Gray, and James Kelman at 70. We also name writer Graeme Macrae...2016-12-171h 08Scots Whay Hae!Songs for ScotlandFor our latest podcast we go transatlantic with Ali talking to Kevin Brown, producer of, and the driving force behind, Songs For Scotland 2. Even if you are aware of the original Songs For Scotland you'll find the story behind the sequel fascinating. Kevin's passion for the project is infectious and inspiring, and you'll want to know what role Alasdair Gray has to play. Stay with us right to the end as we have an exclusive play of one of the featured songs just for you. Cos we're like that...2016-09-1230 min
The Scottish Independence PodcastScotIndyPod 93 - Songs For ScotlandOn Wednesday 3rd of September I went along to the fantastic Songs For Scotland event in Oran Mor in Glasgow.Artists such as Lady Alba, Dick Gaughan, Loki with Rebecca Wallace, Kathleen MacInnes, Findlay Napier, Shooglenifty and many more played to a full house in the beautiful setting designed by Alasdair Gray.I spoke to some of the artists, organisers and crowd about their inspirations for doing the event (and of course why they support Scottish Independence.The show is interspersed with some of the music from the evening as well.Hope...2014-09-1542 minScot Independence PodcastScotIndyPod 93 - Songs For ScotlandOn Wednesday 3rd of September I went along to the fantastic Songs For Scotland event in Oran Mor in Glasgow.
Artists such as Lady Alba, Dick Gaughan, Loki with Rebecca Wallace, Kathleen MacInnes, Findlay Napier, Shooglenifty and many more played to a full house in the beautiful setting designed by Alasdair Gray.
I spoke to some of the artists, organisers and crowd about their inspirations for doing the event (and of course why they support Scottish Independence.
The show is interspersed with some of the music from the evening as well.
Hope you enjoy...2014-09-1542 min
The Scottish Independence PodcastScotIndyPod 21 - Alan BissettYesterday, for episode 21 of the Scottish Independence Podcast I spoke with Scottish writer Alan Bissett.Alan is the author of numerous books and plays but made an entrance onto the political scene, and in particular the debate surrounding the Independence Referendum, with the publication of his poem Vote Britain, which almost immediately went viral.Since then he has been speaking at many campaign events as well as writing for websites such as Bella Caledonia and National Collective.In our conversation we mulled over why Alan supports Indy, how Vote Britain was written and the...2013-03-2943 minScot Independence PodcastScotIndyPod 21 - Alan BissettYesterday, for episode 21 of the Scottish Independence Podcast I spoke with Scottish writer Alan Bissett.
Alan is the author of numerous books and plays but made an entrance onto the political scene, and in particular the debate surrounding the Independence Referendum, with the publication of his poem Vote Britain, which almost immediately went viral.
Since then he has been speaking at many campaign events as well as writing for websites such as Bella Caledonia and National Collective.
In our conversation we mulled over why Alan supports Indy, how Vote Britain was written and the reaction to it and about the...2013-03-2943 min
Podularity Books Podcast22. From barman to biographerRodge Glass – Alasdair Gray: A Secretary’s Biography In this week’s podcast, Rodge Glass tells me how, after his first disastrous meeting with Alasdair Gray in a bar in Glasgow, he later went on to be the writer’s student, amanuensis and eventually biographer. Rodge recalls how Gray (a self-described “fat, spectacled, balding, increasingly old Glasgow pedestrian”, who is also the author of Lanark, widely regarded as the finest Scottish novel of the past century, as well as a host of other books and creator of many art projects), reacted when the biography was first mooted: “Be my Boswell!” he shouted, danc...2009-02-0700 min