Humanish: Recent Episodes
Humanish
What makes us who we are: Is it what we do? Our family? The things we love? Having the surname "Human" has led to a lot of - mainly bad - jokes over the years and being asked "Ha! Are you HUMAN?" I took to answering with "ish." I thought it would be a decent name for the conversations I have with people about their worlds, stories, and their realities.
Special effects in movies are an aspect of the creative process that we often take for granted. Sure, we appreciate the big "gasp" moments, or tut something doesn't quite look right, but for the most part, we might not notice the many extra bits of digital effects that build up the sense of story and character. Like toggles. Digital Visual Effects Artist Juan-Luis Sanchez joins me to chat about his inspirations and how it works behind the scenes. He has plenty of experience to draw from having worked on films like Harry Potter, Gravity, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Paddington.
Music: "Elemental" and "Stoosh" by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay "Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C "Conurbation" by Phopha. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Phopha
This is an education bonus episode. In the episode "Beyond", I spoke to Professor Martin Barstow about looking into the past using the Hubble Telescope and about Mars. He also answered some questions from primary school children. In this bonus special we have more of those questions and include some extra material. You can listen to the episode and then use the questions at www.thehumanish.co.uk/space to follow up.
Music: "Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C
"Elemental" by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay
How often do you look up at the moon and think "people walked there?" It's not just a a technical, scientific achievement, but a testament to human imagination. Astrophysicist Professor Martin Barstow explains the achievements of Hubble in its 30years and how we are looking further into our Universe and into the past and our search for life. Poet and author Dom Conlon talks about the connection of art and space and how it inspired his book of poetry, This Rock That Rock. Join us for a voyage of beginnings and endings and imagination. To add to the childlike wonder of staring up at the stars, there are some questions from the children of Greenfield Primary School.
Dom Conlon website: https://domconlon.com/
Music in the episode: “Flower Drops”, "Stoosh" and “Storytime” by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay
“Deleted Water” by A Ninja Slob Drew Me. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Ninja_Slob_Drew_Me
"Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C
“Kawaii City” by Phopha. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Phopha
Rachael Smith is a comic creator who has contributed to existing titles such as Doctor Who, as well as building up an impressive catalogue of her own with books like Wired Up Wrong, and The Rabbit. She has often confronted her depression and anxiety through her work and continues to build a loyal fan base. Over the last few weeks she has been sharing #QuarantineComix online – her daily observations of Lockdown life. This seemed like the perfect excuse to catch up and chat about her work and find out what gardening has got to do with comic creation.
*PLEASE NOTE this is an uncensored recording that contains one moment of explicit language.
You can read the full transcript on the episode page at www.thehumanish.co.uk.
RACHAEL SMITH LINKS: Website: rachaelsmith.org Facebook: facebook.com/rachaelsmithillustration Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachael_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flimsy_kitten/
Music: "Elemental" and "Stoosh" by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay "Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C “Kawaii City” by Phopha. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Phopha
Back in the old world of September 2019, I met up with award winning transgender poet Jay Hulme in the beautiful surroundings of historic Bradgate Park in Leicestershire. Our conversation started about Jay's new book and poetry and for young people before we we dived head first into Victorian history, the scandal of the tabloids, and ...cannibalism. Amidst the wild absurdities, we discuss the awfulness of Victorian Britain and how it is slightly baffling that the era is often held up as a time to aspire to or seen as boring. Links to Jay's website and twitter are below. A transcript of the episode is available at www.thehumanish.co.uk
Jay Hulme website: jayhulme.com Jay Hulme on twitter: twitter.com/jayhulmepoet
Music: "Elemental" and "Stoosh" by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay "Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C "Conurbation" by Phopha. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Phopha
Often how we make sense of the world around us is through stories and creating a narrative. Right now, it might be that you're turning to familiar stories and re-watching, or re-reading your favourites for comfort. What do we get from this? And what stories that might be produced in the months and years ahead to reflect this time? This episode I'm joined by writer and TV producer Jonathan Gilbert as we talk comfort viewing, the warmth of predictability, and the joy of our favourite characters. *PLEASE NOTE this is an uncensored recording that contains one moment of explicit language.
More info and transcript of the episode available at www.thehumanish.co.uk
Music: "Elemental" by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay
"Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C
"Conurbation" by Phopha. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Phopha
Theatre and football might have more in common than most people think. For Jenna Omeltschenko, (Touring Partnership Manager at the National Theatre) there is a deep rooted passion for both. One was bequeathed by family; the other developed by passionate teachers and the chance to inspire others to share their experience, their story. This is an episode with roots that stretch from Hungary, Ukraine, Irleand, and Manchester to the South Bank in London.
As with all episodes of the Humanish podcast, a whole transcript is available at the website: www.thehumanish.co.uk
Music: "Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C “Ladybird” by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay "Conurbation" by Phopha. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Phopha
This is a soundbite from the forthcoming episode with Jenna Omeltschenko, Touring Partnership Manager at the National Theatre. The full interview will be on the next episode coming soon. The context for this clip is my question to Jenna about something that I've found quite common - a perception (often whispered quietly) that working in theatre education, or outreach and participation work is "less than" the "real" shows. It prompted such an impassioned response that it felt right to share it in its entirety. As with all episodes of the Humanish podcast, a whole transcript is available at the website: www.thehumanish.co.uk
Music: "Elemental" by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay
With her 40th Birthday around the corner, actor Tonia Daley Campbell decided to write a book about the life she had led that meant she finally felt like her authentic self. I decided to borrow that title for this episode as it perfectly encapsulated our conversation about overcoming barriers how we sometimes don't notice the steps we - or others - take.
Tonia is an actor from Wolverhampton, and also a producer across the performing and visual arts. We chat about dealing with imposter syndrome, and how a childhood audition for Wizard of Oz has led to producing a supernatural TV series and comic!
Music: "Elemental" and "Stoosh" by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay "Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C "Conurbation" by Phopha. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/Phopha
Welcome to Humanish. The first mini-series of episodes are on their way and this trailer will give you an idea of what to expect.
The whole podcast is about sharing our stories and ideas. The stories we tell ourselves and each other shape the world we live in. I'll be having conversations with people from all different backgrounds to find out what makes us who we are? There will also be some one-off specials along the way.
Music: "Elemental" by Dlay. Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay "Gods Among Men" by Prox-C. Creative Commons: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Prox-C