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Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksNicola Rossi - Embracing Life's RisksNicola is a published award winning author with a mission to warn and educate on the dystopian possibilities of modern life and tech influence. We can start to see the origins as she takes us through her life story. A childhood marked by fantasies and a rich imaginative life, as an only child surrounded by unlimited ice cream, TV shows and Frankenstein monsters. Her experience of adults include the extremes of duty bound ties to the family shop and failing alcohol and depression models. Nicola’s unblinking honesty is painful at times and she opens up (maybe for the first ti...
2022-12-281h 18Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksYuri Buzzi - Embracing Life's RisksYuri could have taken the well trodden path to becoming a lawyer in his home town. But that was not to be. The call of acting was too strong and the start of a creative adventure marked by several highs including replacing George Clooney as the face of Martini. At the age of twenty he left Puglia and went to study at the School Of Cinema in Rome (Acting & Directing) and subsequently at The Actor Centre in London.
In July 2019 he completed his accredited ICF diploma, in life coaching at the Animas Centre for Coaching in London.
He has travelled...
2022-12-141h 02Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksIllana Gambrill - Embracing Life's RisksIllana is a vivacious bundle of energy and enthusiasm for life. Her irrepressible approach has taken her from a simple observation about what was missing from the world of dance to founding Dancebox. Illana is brutally honest about her sheer stubborn determination and complete self belief. And how necessary that was to see beyond an empty hall on a wet Tuesday afternoon to having tens of thousands of followers who have found true expression through uninhibited dance, encouraged by Illana’s refreshingly inclusive approach. We have the strong sense that Illana is not done with her ambition and the world ha...
2022-12-071h 03Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksCharles Castronovo - Embracing Life's RisksCharles bares his soul as a perfect subject for a discussion of risk taking and ambition in the creative world. Born in New York and raised in California, Castronovo began his career as a resident at the Los Angeles Opera. He was invited to join the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artists Development Program and in the autumn of 1999 made his debut at the Metropolitan as Beppe in the opening night performance of I Pagliacci. Acclaimed internationally as one of the finest lyric tenors of his generation, Castronovo has also sung at most of the world’s leading opera houses such as...
2022-11-3050 minLook Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksMichael Tilley - Embracing Life's RisksMichael is The Blackboard Artist. His story is a fascinating case of keeping the faith with your inner calling and actively spotting that all important first break. In 2013, while working in hospitality, Michael practiced working on blackboards in-between shifts. Following his passion and perfecting his craft, he soon caught the attention of local businesses, restaurants and street food stalls.
After gaining experience, Michael was given the opportunity to work for high-profile individuals as well as being taken on as Soho House’s main sign-writer in the UK. This achievement led to a unique large-scale project for Soho Farmhouse, where he pa...
2022-11-231h 07Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksShaun McKenna and Leighton James House - Embracing Life's RisksShaun and Leighton most recently collaborated on the new musical “Are you as nervous as I am” at the Greenwich Theatre. We step inside the world of musical production and catch up with Shaun and Leighton to explore the symbiotic world of lyricist and composer and the way they ever manage to put words and music together, with such emotion and resonance. But that proves to be only the start of an incredible emotional insight into the creative process with all its dark and uplifting moments. Shaun is a playwright, bookwriter & lyricist, screenwriter and an award-winning British dramatist. Home Front won...
2022-11-161h 26Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksCassa Pancho - Embracing Life's RisksCassa Pancho MBE founded Ballet Black as a ballet company in 2001. Cassa’s indomitable spirit and determination over 20 plus years have seen her prove her sceptics wrong. Cassa saw Ballet Black as a response to the industry myopia and resulting lack of professional opportunities for Black and Asian ballet dancers in the UK. The Company was founded to provide dancers and students of Black and Asian descent with inspiring opportunities in classical ballet. Ballet Black have been nominated for and received several coveted industry awards. Cassa talks openly about the need for persistence, seizing lucky breaks and defying conventional wisdom.
2022-11-091h 07Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksLuke Theochari - Embracing Life's RisksLuke is the most gifted air cooled VW mechanic of his generation. Does a nice respray too. With trophies from Santa Pod (fastest VW), the fastest Beetle in the UK, celebrity clients and an incredible story of Herbie 53 first love, you will be moved to tears and laughter by his story…..which btw was recorded in the back (not what you’re thinking) of Daniel’s 1970 campervan outside Luke’s famous atelier, Terry’s Beetle Services. All will be illuminated. Luke is quite busy, but beautiful single ladies are always welcome to sort out their 4 stroke problems.
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Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksDavid Webb - Embracing Life's RisksDavid Webb, the renowned operatic tenor reveals his loves, habits and enormous range of interests in a fast paced conversation. His unassuming manner contrasts with an incredibly disciplined life which is always under review for ways to be better. We cover work, fitness, diet regimes and inspiration through people and books. He is quieter about celebrity status and relationships. His story starts with the big break of attending Exeter Cathedral School guided by his mum. The focus on success and self belief take up the story. Knowing what would work for his career. And the critical need for support from...
2022-10-261h 08
Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksJoelle D’Fontaine - Embracing Life's RisksJoelle is a Nike Trainer who has breached the wall between dancing and fitness. His no limits approach to inclusivity and acceptance of sexual orientation, gender identities, races, shapes and sizes has won him a huge following. Joelle talks openly about his very difficult start in life. His triumph over adversity from a worryingly young age clears the path for a career that takes him wherever he chooses. His can-do approach to life and enthusiasm has attracted support and opportunities wherever he goes.
Joelle's story should give confidence to anyone who by force of personality can power through life. We...
2022-10-1957 min
Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksNiall Phillips - Embracing Life's RisksNiall is an award-winning director and the Artistic Director of Lonesome Schoolboy Productions. He has taught at some of the best drama schools, including RADA, Italia Conti, Birmingham School of Acting and IDSA.
Niall gives a sometimes painfully honest account of key decisions he took and ducked and their impact on his actual and fantasy career. The sheer energetic enthusiam which Niall exudes leaves no time for self reflection or regret. Niall is the ultimate 'it is what it is' believer.
We force the Niall of today to talk to his younger self so you can...
2022-10-1253 min
Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksDan Pelles - Embracing Life's RisksDan Pelles is the head chef at The Coal Office in King's Cross. His cooking is truly amazing, combining elements from his various family influences.
Dan's journey takes him from Isreal to New York where his love interest causes him to relocate to the UK. New York's loss is our gain.
Dan talks openly about life chances grabbing opportunities and following your instincts, there is also an element of caution characterised by the saying 'look before you leap.'
Dan is slightly too thin to be a totally convincing chef, but are sure ti...
2022-10-051h 00Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksSimon Spencer- Embracing Life's RisksWe caught Simon four days before the first night of a brand new musical production "Are you as nervous as I am?" at Greenwich theatre.
Simon started his career in theatre before joining BBC television and working mainly in light television. He later went freelance and moved into children's television, for which he has received three BAFTA nominations as director and producer.
We find Simon in a slightly schizophrenic mood, torn being the creative driving force behind the new musical and also the producer trying to maintain restraint and keep to timetable. He...
2022-09-2759 min
Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksAnoosheh Ashoori - Embracing Life's RisksAnoosheh Ashoori is a British - Iranian businessman detained in jail in Iran. Iranian authorities arrested Ashoori in August 2017, when he was in the country to visit his mother. Ashoori, and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, were released on 16 March 2022.
Anoosheh is a quietly spoken professional engineer who had to adjust overnight to terrifying dystopian life in jail and find the strength to assert his humanity after experiencing the depth of despair. His story is an uplifting account of the indomitable human spirit, although it has to be admitted that Anoosha's first food request on his return was for fried chi...
2022-09-211h 05
Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksDale Elena McCready - Embracing Life's RisksA New Zealand-born TV & feature cinematographer working internationally, based in the UK.
Dale Elena McCready BSC talks openly about the big decisions in her life from moving to the UK and being open about her true authentic self and asserting her place in a man's world.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566961/
https://www.instagram.com/dalemccready/?hl=en
Hosts Daniel Confino & Sarah Sharman
Music by George Twydell
Artwork by Jayne Confino
Recording Studio Soho Works
2022-09-141h 09
Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksWelcomeFinally the wait is over, our first episode is out this week!
2022-09-1300 min
Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksLook Mum, No Hands - Embracing Life's RisksThe power of true life stories, In all their rich detail of success and setbacks, the power of true life stories can provide a positive framework and instructive lessons for those facing challenges and scary opportunities. Looking at the best and worst of what it takes to leave your comfort zone and accept risk, leap into the unknown and emerge stronger—listening to that small god who incessantly whispers in your ear.
2022-06-2003 min
Look Mum, No Hands! Embracing Life's RisksComing Soon - We want you.Far too many shrink from taking the steps and embracing the risks when the opportunity comes knocking. It comes in various guises. Leaving a job to work for yourself. Starting a business. Emigrating. Following a lover to the end of the earth. Retraining for another career. Giving up security and following a calling to be a performer or a sportsperson. Leaving home. Bringing children into this world. Changes to your health.
Telling the story of routes to fulfillment through trial and tribulation and self-doubt and personal cost and gritty determination can be elevating and inspirational for ordinary...
2022-05-2408 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourThank You For ListeningWe have wrapped on Home Spun Wisdom: Talks with My Neighbour. But Daniel and Sarah have a new show - 'Honest Conversations' hosted by Spectrum On Air. So if you haven't had enough click here to listen to more. https://www.spreaker.com/show/honest-conversations--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-12-3001 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourHow to get Away With MurderDaniel and Sarah explore how to do away with each other as a final act in the podcast series. But don't be disappointed, you can catch Daniel and Sarah on their new show Honest Conversations by Spectrum On Air. Search on your podcast outlet or click here https://www.spreaker.com/show/honest-conversations--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-09-2954 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourTwo Legs/Wheels vs Four.*******PENULTIMATE EPISODE*****. First man, then machine. Legs then wheels, but how many is best? Can your pooch outrun Usain Bolt? Why a bike is so much more natural than a car. Managing 4 legs and galloping horses. Have a listen and understand why you need to take the weight off your legs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-09-1744 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourLockdown Blues: Tactile Deprivation and Hugging.Enough already with fist bumps, knocking elbows or feet. Let’s get back to the serotonin releasing hugs and friendly unthreatening touch. With appropriate warnings for the world of HR, MeToo and taking offence. We suggest a traffic lights approach based on the density of nerve endings to control your basic instincts. Sexbots and AI virtual lovers for those too scared to cope with the risks presented by real people.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-09-1344 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourPosture, Poise and Deportment: Dramatic Results in No Time.Pay attention to your body and keep your back straight, your head up and shoulders square. It will do wonders for your self confidence, attractiveness and flexibility through life. We add our unique twist to the usual advice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-09-1053 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourAre You Coming or Going?How do you greet people at the door? From your lover to the debt collector. Opening the door is like raising the curtain on one of your great performances. And then there is the tricky subject of getting people out the door. All your charm and tact and sometimes strong arm tactics are required. Great tips for dealing with Bilble bashers.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-09-0654 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourGenerosity, Kindness and MeannessWhat type of person are you on the generosity scale? Is it down to nature or nurture? Do you give to charity, to beggars and are you open to sob stories? Would you give anonymously? Advice versus money and putting yourself at risk to help others. Meanness and unhappiness. How does life experience shape your generosity. Your Day of Judgement awaits. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-09-031h 02Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourBeing Punctual. Does it Matter?We delve into punctuality. Why you find it so essential to be on time or are not bothered. What judgement can you make about people from their timeliness. Do you fret about getting to the door in time to alight buses and trains? We investigate the causes of on-time anxiety including potty training. Are you always late or early? Find out about yourself through this simple test. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-3048 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourMoving: what you should know with help from Right Said Fred.Moving your stuff. So stressful and upsetting. And then having to remake a new home with stuff that maybe doesn’t fit and you don’t want any more. How to plan and prepare. We chart a path avoiding the rocks and sharks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-2737 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourDropping everythingHow ready are you to rush off to a friend in need, whatever the personal cost or career cost. How do different nationalities behave when juggling competing obligations. Who is your emergency contact and why a Brazilian is best….not what you are thinking. Do some people cry for help too easily. All your answers are in here…somewhere --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-2336 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourRomantic Dinner a Deux. Guaranteed Seduction or your Money Back.We think through all the little but important details to ensure your dinner table and seduction plan are properly laid out and you are prepared for all eventualities and hopefully a happy ending. Plenty of practical tips and we are offering free real time advice between courses to ready you for the next round, just like a boxing pro. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-2053 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourInterview With BanxAward winning cartoonist joins Sarah and Daniel.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-1646 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourOr Was it a Dream?Can you be sure what is real. Suspended disbelief compared with magical reality. Elvis Costello’s “When did I stop dreaming” is analysed. Astral travelling and recurring death dreams. Footprints on the ceiling will leave you questioning everything around you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-1359 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourRain on MeIt rains from time to time. Are you a fairweather type who avoids the rain or do you glory in the experience…singing in the rain. Rain can be romantic, huddled under an umbrella. Rain dances and cloud seeding rain. It’s raining, it’s pouring the old man is snoring. Why it never rains on China’s parades. Turning up bedraggled at your hopeful romantic partner……does he take you in? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-0938 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourYour Favourite MugWhy are people so possessive about their tea or coffee mug, at home and work? We explore the hidden secrets and stray off course into mug shots and being a “mug”. There’s one born every minute. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-0653 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourPerfect Hosts and Guests. It’s complicated.Making people feel comfortable. Being a considerate guest. Top tips getting ready to entertain. How to be the host from hell with coaster rules. Using breakfast menu options as short cut to “why don’t you stay the night?”. Dirty stop our kits and brief-cases. Don’t forget the thank you card. It’s all there for your enjoyment as Sarah and Daniel play the perfect hosts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-08-0256 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourFilm Warnings: Sex, Violence and Global WarmingThe film industry needs a whole new set of warnings for the sensitive types, covering green issues, proper disposal of unwanted stuff, dicks caught in zips, inter-generational envy, Venetian blinds, heart stopping frightening scenes and so much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-3055 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourBen and Jerry’s New Racist Flavour.Anuradha Mittal is using her position at Ben and Jerry’s and long history of Israel hate, to show her true racist colours. What happened to “Peace Love and Ice Cream”? It became we are a bunch of Capitalist, virtue signalling hypocritical racists living in the most apartheid State of the Union. And where is Unilever the parent company?
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2021-07-2617 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My Neighbour“Under New Management”: a positive or negative?Don’t go changing to try and please me (Billy Joel). From restaurants to your own life, we explore the siren call of the new. What difference do the people make who manage your life, from Executive Assistants to Actors’ Agents. Microsoft installations and patches, “business as usual”, the blitz all get the Sharman/Confino treatment. WARNING: very funny at times (you’ll know because we will be laughing uncontrollably). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-2640 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourWhat is Your Face Really Saying?You never see your true face. What effect does your “resting” face produce. Your bitch face, your lying face, your cum face…we hold up a mirror to your pulled or unwitting facial expressions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-2354 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourIt's Too Darn HOTStrategies for keeping cool during the heat wave. Wacky ideas to try at home at your own risk. Global warming: saving photos while destroying the planet. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-2139 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourInterview with Nicola Rossi - Author of Rockstar EndingAward winning Nicola joins us for a chat and tells us about her leap from the sanitised corporate world to her dystopian vision of technology and society so convincingly portrayed in her published works. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-1957 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourEuropean Heaven and Hell. Diversity is dangerous in the wrong hands.National stereotypes are useful. The Brits make the best police and the Italians the best lovers. The Danes are lazy snd the French make the best chefs. The Swiss are the go-to organisers and the Germans the wurst lovers. Can it be that simple? We investigate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-1647 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourThe art of non-verbal communication.Forget polite discourse. This is the world of animal spirits and short distance signals and messaging. It’s primitive, instinctual and sometimes culturally specific. Posture, body language, hands and fingers are all potent weapons in your communications arsenal. Getting attention in restaurants. Being sexy without saying a word and much more. It’s all there. WARNING Contains vulgar signs and gestures. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-1256 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourSacrifices. Blood, money and time.Why do we bother to make sacrifices and what do we expect in return. Upsetting the gods and why a superior being is vital; even the Queen. Laying down your life for another and being martyred for your beliefs. Balloon debates and lost-at-sea cannibalism. It’s a heady mix which will leave you facing an existential crisis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-0945 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourThink of Your Life as a Movie: Take 2Stand back from your life for a moment to think about who is calling the shots. Can you change the plot and get a new scriptwriter. Do you have agency or does your fate decide. Reworking real life situations that went wrong by doing a movie style “Take 2”. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-0539 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourInterview with Barry Yarde, bespoke furniture designer and maker.Barry is a fascinating combination of inspired design and millimetre precision who makes life enhancing furniture around his clients. Are you more traditional oak or hipster cherry? His attention to detail terrifies his tailor when Barry the maker, becomes Barry the client from hell with a weird taste in linings. Be inspired. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-07-0253 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourSeason 3 TrailerAfter more than 50 episodes we are in step like accomplished tango partners. Our new theme music, courtesy of Isaac Dyer, beautifully captures the new vibe and feel of our collaboration with sudden moves and changes of direction, all performed with perfect timing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-2801 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourLooking a million dollarsThe place of jewellery in adorning the face and body. How to get more bang for your buck. Jamming combinations of rings on your fingers. Pearls and brooches dissected. Jewellery safety tips. Evolution in a blind alley for stunted watch makers. Daniel misunderstands gravitation and puts on weight to make his heavenly body more attractive and upsets some old ladies with a Faustian “look sexy again”pact.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-251h 00
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourFlat-packed brains. How IKEA screwed up.Daniel loses his rag over IKEA’s crass position on GB News. Then slams them for the unforgivable sin of cutting a vertical before considering the wisdom of cooling off before reacting. Does the unconscious keep working on our problems overnight. Corporate and national disasters when there was no adult in the room. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-2242 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourBumpity, bump bump bump.Oh to go back to the smooth ride of the 1950s. You're in for a bumpy ride as we explore how the engineering angels of the perfect ride do battle with the jackhammer devils of the speed bump invented by a Nobel prize winner. Ha!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-2139 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourThieves, thieves, tramps and thievesYour whole life is exposed and at risk. Both physical and digital. Strategies for protecting your most prized possessions. How to create a memorable and wholly unique password. Ways to persuade people to reveal their innermost secrets and what is in the second drawer down, left hand side. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-1836 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourWow your audience.The world is your stage. From speeches, to interviews, to presentations, to sex, to sport we give you the confidence and techniques to perform at your peak and give of your best. . --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-1450 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourRub a Dub DubCan shower gels really live up to their exotic names. Do they bring out the animal in you, turn you into a sloth, even a sex monster and wash away your sins. Shower gel clash examined. Daniel in the dog house after an on-board tomato juice goes all wrong. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-1137 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourI’m OK, thanksWe do a 360 on the miserabilist use of “OK” and advocate for higher expectations. Marginal utility theory and Bruce Bogtrotter’s approach to demolishing that Triple Chocolate cake. How not to waste Contino Gran Reserva 2000 Rioja; a capital offence. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-0736 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourDamsels in distress and chivalryWhen did you last replace a fan belt with a stocking? Slipping into something more comfortable. What is expected of men these days and do they take advantage of women in difficulties. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-06-0439 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourIf I Had A Hammer....Choosing the right hammer, the sexist Pirelli Calendar gets close examination, valuing artists, Zen meditation and stripping for money. The “Buzzard” in Leighton Buzzard attracts our curiosity. Also our first midtro. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-3133 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourThe Award Goes to...Are you influenced by Oscars, BAFTAS, award winning labels, Parker points and 5 star reviews or are you guided by your own instincts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-2831 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourWill the true you please stand upAre you more in person or more online. Is your identity fixed or are you still delving into the dressing up box. We strip you bare and leave you shivering in no man’s land to contemplate your true self. Not for the faint hearted. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-2441 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourA Strong Firm NO!“No” can be the hardest word. We help you practise in front of the mirror of your hidden other self. Push back rather than be a push-over. Experience a whole new world of personal power where people don’t take your “no” for an answer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-2130 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourHow Low Can You Go?Recorded remotely. A bonus episode looking at how the knee is the most overlooked and misunderstood joint. Did Sam and Ria get engaged? The Japanese and West African customs of bowing. A Robert Maxwell story involving HM The Queen. Don’t be a knee jerk and take a listen.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-1943 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourSign in blood and drag your fingernails through your scrawl.Your signature can reveal so much about your personality. Practice a signature that presents your inner tiger. Comparing handwriting on dating sites. The power of handwritten love poems. The dangers of faked cheques and suicide notes. Girls be careful if you tattoo in “courgette” script on your back. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-1737 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourI’m free, what’s free, not for free.They say the best things in life are free. What about the birds and bees? Random acts of kindness. Where there’s a queue there’s something for free. The joys of ill-gotten gains and giving stuff away. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-1445 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourLazy BonesDon’t be a busy fool or a useless dreamer. Practical advice on getting by on low energy solutions, Daniel’s failed application to be the laziest ever Governor of The Bank of England. Edison’s take on genius. The dangers of intervention when doing nothing is usually best. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-1035 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourNew Age MenAre you in touch with your feminine side. Do you cry at the movies? Are women really any nicer than men? Are women a civilising influence? So many questions, so few answers. Nik Kershaw’s “Billy” makes a brave attempt. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-0743 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourLife is no picnicAn exploration of how the seductively incomplete lost treasure map meets the fantasy picnic (in Sarah’s case from Aldi). Food anxiety and oral greed explained through Hansel and Gretel. Life is no picnic and no picnic will ever be the same. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-0336 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourDavid Kurten Interview: Mayoral CandidateWe talk to David about his route into politics, his strong principles and what he stands for as mayoral candidate leading his own new Heritage Party. https://heritageparty.org/https://twitter.com/davidkurten?s=20--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-05-0139 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourSurvival guide to home/office workingCoping with working at home, kitchen congestion and dangers of the fridge. Reinventing yourself and taking no nonsense for your “ta daa” dramatic return to the office. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-3048 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourTake It Away - LeftoverOver-catered. Over-ordered. Doggy bags. Take away hell. Don’t make a meal of it. “Too Good To Go” deals. Sarah confuses legovers with leftovers and takes a deep dumpster dive for bread. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-2638 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourJingle JangleFamous tag lines for adverts put under the microscope to identify the clever tricks of the most persuasive. Daniel gets ripped off buying shoes. Lock up your Rolos.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-2346 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourCrying over spilt milkCrying over spilt milk, cry baby, crocodile tears and turning on the waterworks. Should we suspect or trust tears? Biology of why we laugh and cry. How to respond to hurt and anger and when not to use rational debate in the face of emotion. Sarah makes her annual joke. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-1932 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourCooking on GasYour preferred heat source is just the start of a deep dive into being your true authentic self. The fabled “blue flame”, when your inner beauty is evident and you can’t burn any brighter. Thank you Randy Crawford for the inspiration.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-1637 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourLaughing your head off. The long drop.Hanging, electric chair, garrotte, guillotine, firing squad, off with your head. An analysis of the inhumanity of it all. Our most macabre podcast. “Favourite Hour” by Elvis Costello and “25 Minutes To Go” by Johnny Cash discussed. WARNING: Daniel tears up!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-1228 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourRepaired with LoveDo you have time to make or repair things? Are they better afterwards showing patina and hinting at a rich life story. The Japanese art of Kintsugi explored. Embracing and beautifying moth holes in your favourite jumper.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-0935 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourMake it or Buy ItAn unforgettable journey into the benefits of new versus second hand, made to measure versus freebies and upscaling.... and the joys of admiring your own creations. It’s all there for you to rummage around in our quirky bazaar. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-0537 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourPastimes, hobbies and passions.Finding an activity to lose yourself while time stands still. Ideal for inter galactic travel, lockdown blues and eternal youth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-04-0241 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourI’m so sorryApologies, excuses and explanations. A guide for the perplexed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-03-2639 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourArty, Party, Smarty, HeartyA rare philosophical investigation into the theory of attraction. Understanding how you present and are perceived. Will probably ruin your life.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-03-2246 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourAre You Sitting Comfortably?Keeping up a conversation while captive in the hairdresser, dentist and advice on surviving interrogation/torture. Complicated Newtonian physics made simple. Galileo and unwanted hair all get the Sharman/Confino shock treatment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-03-1945 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourCivic DutyA somewhat serious investigation into what it takes to be a good person, neighbour and citizen. Only Joking!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-03-1546 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourRental vs. OwnershipA sideways look at the traps and pitfalls of ownership and the siren call of rental. Daniel goes too far, encouraged by his Roman Law tutor. “Usufruct”explained (no spelling mistake). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-03-1236 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourIn a Pickle, have some cake.Join Sarah, Daniel and Jayne on this jocular discussion about taking the time to make amazing food ingredients and preserves, pickles and mince pies during lockdown --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-03-0836 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourThe Butcher, The Fishmonger, The Cheese Shop and the GreengrocerAn irreverent look at shopping local for today’s meals and making cheese presentation into an art form. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-03-0540 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourSend You On Your WayLeaving home and preparing your kids to reach escape velocity from parental gravitational tug. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-03-0145 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourAunt Today, GodFather TomorrowExamining the proper role of naughty aunts, uncles and godparents. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-02-2646 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourMethod in your MadnessAre you ruled by order or chaos? The twin forces of the universe can destroy all in their path including your relationship when nobody can find the sellotape. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-02-2238 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourQ MannersManners maketh man. Social media and the Wild West, Queuing etiquette. It’s all here for you to disentangle. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-02-1938 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourWaiting For Life To BeginA rambling conversation on ageing, car anxieties and seizing the moment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-02-1548 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourMi NamoRethinking the impact of your name, how to change it and living with embarrassing names. Vikings, Essex marshes and the Inquisition all thrown in for free. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-02-1230 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourTime and BreathingA sideways look at breathing correctly and time management --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-02-0820 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourStay in Your LaneRoad traffic and parking problems and how to escape and avoid fines--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-02-0534 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourSigned, Sealed, Delivered.When the perfect online world of clicks meets the messy real world of deliveries, your problems have just started. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-02-0129 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourDark and MysteriousA must-listen for lovers of the dark arts. What happens when we lose control over events and our actions. What did happen with that Christmas jumper. Plus how to get off a murder rap. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-2932 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourSlow LaneHow do you keep moving? An irreverent look at health and fitness during lockdown. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-2538 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourWhat A Picture!A not too serious discussion on how to improve your photographic skills. Portrait, landscape and contre jour. All is illuminated. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-2236 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourHave You Got Time For Tea?Sarah and Daniel stop to have a pot of tea. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-1811 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourWhat's your price?Practical advice on the art of negotiation. Will probably save you a small fortune. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-1530 min
Homespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourWould you like a biscuit with that?A forensic and data driven report into the murky world of broken biscuits where no biscuit is safe Artwork by Jayne Confino. Music composed by Isaac Dyer.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-1122 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourChristmas Crime...sorry time.Looking back at time well spent with family during the festive holiday.Music composed by Isaac Dyer.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-0829 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourA Present or a Gift?How do you choose the perfect gift and should you be there to give it in person? Plus how to unwrap a present. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-0830 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourWho's that Knocking?Daniel and Sarah explore what it means to be a Neighbour from a Biblical, legal and lived-experience perspective. Gets very messy. Don’t leave home without listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-0635 minHomespun Wisdom: Talks With My NeighbourHomespun Wisdom :Talks with my Neighbour. TRAILERJoin Sarah Sharman and Daniel Confino; two neighbours, generations apart and socially distanced of course. Sharing practical insights into life in unscripted and unedited conversations that will make you giddy with delight, laugh and cry uncontrollably. Artwork by Jayne Confino. Music composed by Isaac Dyer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homespuntalks/support
2021-01-0601 min