Can I Borrow Your Mind with Lewis Garnham: Recent Episodes
Lewis Garnham
Can I Borrow Your Mind is an interview podcast with comedian Lewis Garnham. Lewis is fascinated by many things but when it comes to most of them he lacks a true depth of knowledge. To remedy this, Lewis will pick the brains of intelligent, passionate people.
Aamer Rahman is a brilliant comedian, activist and writer. His viral 'reverse racism' stand up bit is one of the best you'll see. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw_mRaIHb-M
We have a great conversation about politics, Heritier Lumumba, racism in Australia and BLM. I'm sure you'll love it!
I'd also recommend watching Aamer in conversation with Dr Cornel West: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89PoaNyIifI
Aamer's recommendation - Small Axe (TV series)
Debbi Long is a health anthropologist with expertise in medical anthropology, qualitative health research and hospital ethnography. She has worked at many universities around Australia and her research has been published in Social Science and Medicine, American Anthropologist, Medical Journal of Australia and many others. We have an illuminating discussion about all things COVID 19. I think you'll find it very interesting and learn heaps!
Debbi's Recommendations: Archie Roach, Thelma Plum, Briggs, Baker Boy, Maya Angelou, Nakkiah Lui, Tyson Yunkaporta
Kalu Oji and his short film Blackwood which you can find here: https://www.kweli.tv/programs/blackwood?locale=en
Nazeem Hussain is one of Australia's biggest comedy stars. I first saw him in Legally Brown, which if you haven't seen it, is one of the best and most provocative sketch shows to ever come out of Australia. He has a Netflix special and a role in the Netflix show Bill Nye Saves The World. He's performed at Montreal Just For Laughs, supported Dave Chapelle in New York and his podcast Burn Your Passport won the 2016 itunes Best Comedy Podcast Award. He's a panelist on Channel 10s Hughesy We Have A Problem and has appeared on The Project, Q and A and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
@nazeemhussain
Nazeem's recommendation: Pataphysics (rapper, producer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7c4RkLv5zA&feature=emb_imp_woyt
David Quirk is one of my favourite people to chat to. He is a comedian who thinks deeply and interestingly. One of the best writers in the world of comedy and a great actor who you may know from shows like Rosehaven. He has won a bunch of awards. I loved chatting to him so much and think you will too.
Support the podcast by becoming a patron: patreon.com/caniborrowyourmind
Dave's recommendation: David Hoyle AKA Divine David (Drag performer)
Find David Quirk at @dedbeet
Sarah Garnham is a prominent left wing activist. She is a staunch socialist and member of Socialist Alternative. She was previously the head of the National Students Union. She writes regularly for Red Flag magazine and has given multiple talks at Marxism Festival in Melbourne and Sydney. She is one of the most passionate, devoted, inspiring and intelligent people I’ve ever met and she also happens to be my sister. This is a big chat between siblings about politics. Highly recommend listening if you are someone who is interested in society and the current problems we’re facing, for example, equality, racism and climate change.
Find Sarah’s articles here: https://redflag.org.au/author/sarah-garnham
Kirsty Webeck is a brilliant comedian and great friend of mine. We met up before a gig we did together and recorded this before performing and it was so much fun. We chat about comedy and have an interesting discussion about pre conceived notions of what it takes to be a comedian. Such a great, interesting chat.
kirstywebeck.com
@kirstywebeck
Kirsty has her own podcast you can listen to here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-best/id1511495483
This is one of my favourite episodes of the podcast so far! Patrick Livesey is an amazing actor and writer. He’s written two phenomenal theatre shows that we dissect in this episode. His debut show The Boy George is set in the future in 14 year old Prince George’s bedroom as he comes to terms with the crumbling of the monarchy and his place in the world and the monarchy’s role. His second show Gone Girls was similarly a make believe scenario whereby Julia Gillard and Julie Bishop form an alliance to destroy the patriarchy from within. Pat is a beautiful story teller. Hearing him speak about politics and his own life is mesmerising.
You can see Pat's show Gone Girls in Melbourne next year! Definitely recommend checking it out.
@patlives_y
Pat's Recommendation: Moreblessing Maturure (playwright, actor, activist)
Katharine Greenaway is an expert in social psychology. Her research approaches three key areas; emotion, identity and agency. This is a great episode for learning about humans and Katharine gives some great advice for each of our own mental health.
Senior lecturer - Uni of Melb,
PhD - Uni of Queensland,
Global Research Scholar - Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
katharinegreenaway.com
Katharine's recommendation: WMN (Band)
Jack Devereux (@sketches_and_skengs) is an incredible visual artist. He's also a lovely, thoughtful, interesting person. He creates amazing single line drawings that are super evocative. He's done a bunch of exhibitions, some with particular themes, some without. Plus he's designed a pair of sneakers for Daniel Sturridge and James Harden wears a hoodie that he co-created.
Check out Jack's art here: https://jackdevereux.com/
Check his insta: @sketches_and_skengs
Jack's recommendations: Paloma Ellery (visual artist) palomaellery.com @palomaellery
Loyle Carner (musician)
Nux (musician).
Sam Taunton is one of my absolute favourite comedians and people. He's extremely endearing and fun to chat to, I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to him speak. This episode is full of good times and laughs.
Sam won the Best Comedy award at Perth Fringe, Best Newcomer nominee at Melbourne Comedy Festival, Winner Pinder Prize Melbourne Comedy Festival. You can watch his hour stand up special on ABC iView. Hear him on Triple J breakfast.
Sam has his own great podcast called The Good Stuff. Check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-good-stuff/id1505049559
Sam's recommendation: Nooky (rapper).
Antoinette Lattouf is an award winning journalist who is currently a senior reporter at Network 10. She is the Co-founder of Media Diversity Australia. Antoinette is an expert journalist who is so passionate and cares so much about diversity in media and also about integrity in journalism. I couldn't think of a more important guest to have on this podcast at this time in the world.
@antoinettelattouf
Emmet Kirwan is an Irish writer, actor, poet. I heard one of his poems 'Heartbreak' on the radio recently and it stopped me in my tracks. It won the IFTA Award for Best Short Film and for me personally it is one of the most powerful pieces of art I've ever been exposed to. His play Dublin Old School which he also adapted into a feature film has been showered in awards and praise. He also wrote and starred in the Irish cult classic series Sarah and Steve. Emmet speaks so passionately and eloquently, he is a joy to listen to. I'm sure you'll know what I mean when you start listening.
Watch Heartbreak here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv9oax2N160
Follow Emmet @emmetkirwan
Emmet's recommendations: Hugh Cooney, Joanne Mcnally.
Tom Ballard is a brilliant comedian and person. He writes searing political comedy that is hilarious and often really powerful. We had a great chat about politics, the problems with the left, climate change, comedy and trade unions. I learnt so much during this conversation and we also had some laughs which was nice.
Listen to Tom's brilliant podcast Like I'm a Six Year Old especially if you have an interest in politics: https://likeimasixyearold.libsyn.com/
A clip of Tom doing stand up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKAkSYmsARw
@tomcballard on Twitter and Insta
Tom's Recommendation: Sam Wallman https://www.samwallman.com/
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Aidan Jones is a great comedian and friend. His festival shows in recent years have been hugely successful and highly regarded both in Australia and the UK. His show 'The Abersham Flat' was poignant and had a big effect on me. He is very good at articulating his emotions both on and off stage. His upcoming stand up show 'Taco' is about him meeting his biological father and will be touring around Australia (pandemic dependant) in 2021. We spoke about this and comedy and lockdown blues and love and mental health. Enjoy!
Aidan has a podcast called 'Sitting Under A Tree' listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sitting-under-a-tree/id1335993176
Aidan's recommendation - Bill Burr Paper Tiger
Sean Dooley is an absolute expert on the natural world, specifically birds. In 2002 he broke the record for most bird species sighted in Australia in a year (703). He works for Birdlife Australia and has written for The Guardian and The Age, you may have heard him on ABC Radio. He also wrote for legendary Australian comedy TV series Spicks and Specks.
This is a fascinating chat about wildlife, climate change, the human psyche, and much more. Highly recommend this if you're into animals and the environment!
Sean's recommendation - Paul Kelly (Thirteen Ways To Look At Birds)
Get involved in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count: October 19 - 25
@birdlifeoz
birdlife.org.au
Dane De Leon is a spokesperson for Refugee Solidarity Meanjin. Currently there are 120 refugees who have committed no crime, being held in Kangaroo Point Central Motel which has been converted into a kind of makeshift prison. Some of these innocent people have been detained for 8 years by the Aus govt. RSM are a group dedicated to fighting for their freedom.
RSM have set up a blockade outside Kangaroo Point so that they can keep an eye on the prison and show solidarity with the people trapped inside. Dane and I chatted about all this and lots more.
Follow RSM @rsmeanjin on insta and twitter or facebook.com/refugeesolidaritymeanjin
Dane's recommendation - Mojo Juju (musician) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLQ4by3lUJo
Chas Licciardello is someone who I was inspired by comedically growing up. He co-created and co-hosted shows like CNNNN, The Chaser's War on Everything, The Hamster Wheel. These shows for me were so brilliant and impactful in shaping my view of comedy and also my world view in general. Chas now co-hosts Planet America on ABC TV on Wednesday nights. He is an absolute expert on American politics. In this pod we got to discuss comedy, The Chaser's War, Trump, media, society and heaps more. I enjoyed this conversation so much and I think you will too.
@chas_usa
@facebook/abcplanetamerica
Chas' recommendation - Andrew Schulz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LMRCX1iXng&t=4s
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Andrew Gilbert is an academic researcher who specialises in sociology and social theory. He has worked at Monash University, La Trobe University and Victoria University.
He currently works for the National Ageing Research Institute and recently presented evidence for the Royal Commission into Aged Care.
Some of his papers include: Conceptualising trust in aged care, The Crisis Paradigm, Conceptual histories and critical theories.
We discuss the nature of crisis, COVID, climate change, capitalism, authoritarianism and aged care/ageing humanely.
Andrew's Recommendation: John Townsend - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEA6wpFG8LA
Extra Video about Bunurong people - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD0Y2zSd8eM
This week's guest is the brilliant Patricia Cornelius. Patricia is one of the best playwrights in Australia and a founding member of The Melbourne Worker's Theatre. She writes incredibly stirring, thought provoking and provocative work that achieves much more than entertainment.
Winner - Patrick White Playwrights Award. Winner 2019 Green Room Life Achievement Award. Winner NSW Premier's Literary Award. Countless other wins and nominations.
"Ms Dee and Ms Cornelius are producing exactly the kind of work that audiences around the world are currently looking for" - (New York Times, 2019)
"Patricia Cornelius is writing what the future will consider the great Australian plays of our era" - (The Guardian 2017)
Patricia's work includes: My Sister Jill (novel), SHIT, LOVE, DO NOT GO GENTLE, SLUT, WHO'S AFRAID OF THE WORKING CLASS, SAVAGES.
Find her work here: https://australianplays.org/playwright/ASC-242
Recommendations: Jada Alberts (playwright, performer), Melissa Reeves (playwright), Angus Cerini (writer, playwright, director, performer.
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Tony Armstrong is an ex AFL footballer who now has a successful career in the media. He hosts Yokayi Footy on NITV, commentates AFL on ABC radio, and presents the sports bulletin on ABC News 24. In 2019 Tony worked at Triple M and became the first Indigenous person to commentate a game of football on commercial radio.
Tony kindly sat down with me (over zoom) to chat about the experience of playing AFL, the treatment of Adam Goodes by Australia, racism, black lives matter and representation of Indigenous people in the media.
@tonaaayy
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