Explorations of topics about society, culture, arts, technology and science with your hosts Natascha McElhone and Omid Ashtari. The spirit of this podcast is to interview people from all walks of life on different subjects. Our hope is to talk about ideas, divorced from our identities - listening, learning and maybe meeting somewhere in the middle. The perfect audio diet for shallow polymaths! Natascha McElhone is an actor and producer. Omid Ashtari is a tech entrepreneur and angel investor.
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Golden Globe winner David Duchovny stars in the Showtime Original series that takes you on a wild, witty, and sexy ride in the California fast lane.
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Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players. The one-hour drama series stars Liev Schreiber as Ray and Jon Voight as his dangerous, disruptive father.
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Paul Bennett is a designer. For 23 years he worked at design and innovation powerhouse IDEO, where he was Chief Creative Officer and then co-CEO. There he was responsible for content excellence across the whole firm, and was active in developing and publishing new thinking in the field of huma…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Dr Carine Minne is Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis at England’s High Security Hospital, Broadmoor. She was also based at The Portman Clinic, London for three decades - an out-patient psychotherapy clinic for people suffering from problems of violence and sexu…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest today is Anil Seth, Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where he is also Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience of Consciousness Oxford University Press. Anil is a Cla…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest today is Laura Clarke. She is the CEO of ClientEarth. She was recognised as one of the most influential climate business leaders globally in Time magazines top 100 climate list. Her background is in diplomacy and environmental advocacy. Laura was British High Commissioner to New Zeal…
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On Meditation, Morality & Free Will with Sam Harris
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1:33:31Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest today is Sam Harris. Sam is the host of the Making Sense Podcast and an the author of five New York Times best sellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maaj…
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On Overdiagnosis with Suzanne O'Sullivan
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1:00:18Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest today is Suzanne O'Sullivan, the author of the book The Age of Diagnosis: Sickness, Health and Why Medicine Has Gone Too Far. Suzanne is a neurologist, clinical neurophysiologist, and writer. She has been a consultant since 2004 and has been at The National Hospital for Neurology and…
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On Life's Beginnings with Nick Lane
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1:03:52Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest today is Nick Lane, who offers fresh insights on the theories of the origins of life. He is a Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at University College London. Nick’s research is on the way that energy flow has shaped evolut…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is Guy Standing, who is a British labour economist. He is professor of Development Studies at SOAS and co-founder of BIEN, the Basic Income Earth Network. He is best known as a long-standing and prominent advocate of Basic Income, but he is also responsible for redefining a…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is David Whyte. David is a philosopher poet who, is the author of eight volumes of poetry and four books of prose, as well as a collection of audio recordings. He travels and lectures throughout the world, bringing his own and others' poetry to large audiences. He also work…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest this week is William Sargent. He co-founded Framestore in 1986 and led its rise from an award winning commercials production house to world renowned film and digital studio. During three decades the company has worked on all the Harry Potter films (and the JK Rowling 'Fantastic Beast…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest today is Janine Benyus, who is the Co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8. She is a biologist, innovation consultant, and author of six books, including Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. Since the book’s 1997 release, Janine’s work as a global thought leader has evolved the practice o…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! We are talking about Ancestry today. Our guest is Maya Jasanoff who is the Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University’s History Department. Maya’s teaching and research extend from the history of the British Empire to global history. She is the author of three prize-winning books. The…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Today we managed to catch Tim Minchin on his book tour between Brighton and Piccadilly London. He is an Australian actor, writer, musician, poet, composer, and songwriter. Tim is also a piano playing comedian extraordinaire. His recent book “You Don't Have To Have A Dream: Advice for the Incre…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest today is Tessa Clarke. She the is Co-Founder & CEO of Olio, the anti-waste app tackling the climate crisis by solving the problem of waste in our homes & local communities. Olio does this by connecting people with their neighbours so they can give away rather than throw away their sp…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Our guest today is Maria Popova, who thinks and writes about our search for meaning — sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through the lens of wonder. She is the creator of The Marginalian (born in 2006 under the name Brain Pickings), …
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we talk to Ben Macintyre. He is a columnist and Associate Editor on The Times. He is also an award winning authour and one of the most acclaimed writers of espionage history. His books Agent Zigzag A Spy Among Friends, The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldie…
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On Psychedelics with Dr. Rosalind Watts
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1:01:12Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we speak to Dr. Roslind Watts. Dr Watts is a clinical psychologist, and a nature lover. Her work as the Clinical Lead for Imperial College London’s psilocybin trial has made her one of the most prominent voices and minds in the field of psychedelic research. Dr Watts has been n…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we talk to Ali Eslami, who is a Principal Research Scientist at Google DeepMind studying artificial intelligence. He's currently also Director of Research Strategy for Google Gemini. Prior to this, he led a team at DeepMind working on generative models, self-supervised learning…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we talk to Erling Kagge who is an explorer, author, publisher, art collector, and the first person to have completed the Three Poles Challenge on foot—the North Pole, the South Pole, and the summit of Mount Everest. He has written eight books on exploration, philosophy, and art…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we are speaking to Nitin Sawhney, who is a multifaceted artist whose career spans music, film, theatre and dance. Nitin is a world-renowned composer, producer, and musician, celebrated for his ability to blend a wide array of musical styles, including classical, jazz, electroni…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we'll talk to Tugce Bulut. She recently launched Luna, a GenAI dating coach that aims to transform the dating market. She is committed about providing a solution to what she believes is a loneliness crisis. Previously, Tugce was a strategy consultant at EY Parthenon advising Pr…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we speak to Roy Greenslade, a renowned journalist with a career spanning over 40 years. He was the media commentator for the Guardian newspaper for 28 years and ex-editor of the Daily Mirror newspaper. He is also an author, historian and former professor of journalism at City U…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we talk to Sophie Hackford about technology. Sophie is a futurist, and has given 220+ provocative talks to boards and exec teams on novel science and tech. Sophie is an advisor to John Deere & Co, on the future of food, climate, and agriculture. Sophie is also an advisor to New…
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On Democracy with Alastair Campbell
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1:08:30Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! In this episode we talk to Alastair Campbell about Democracy. Alastair Campbell, who doesn’t really need an introduction if you already listen to his podcast The Rest is Politics. Alastair served under Tony Blair as Downing Street Press Secretary from 1997–2000 and then became Downing Street's…
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Questions, suggestions, or feedback? Send us a message! Welcome to 'Where Shall We Meet' a new podcast with your hosts Natascha McElhone and Omid Ashtari. This is a medley of our upcoming Episodes. Web: www.whereshallwemeet.xyz Twitter: @whrshallwemeet Instagram: @whrshallwemeetBy Omid Ashtari & Natascha McElhone
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The cast of Ray Donovan reunites for the season 4 photoshoot.By Showtime
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Go behind the scenes of season 4 of Ray Donovan and get a look into the soul of fixer, fighter, and family man Ray Donovan as he struggles to maintain his trademark cool and calm demeanor while controlling the chaos in his life, be it personal, professional or spiritual, as he reflects on his path in life. Don't miss the premiere of Ray Donovan Sea…
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Get a behind the scenes look at season 7 of Californication.By Showtime
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The cast discusses their favorite moments from the last 7 seasons of Californication.By Showtime
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See a supercut of some of the best sexual euphemisms from Californication.By Showtime
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Meet the guest stars of Californication season 7.By Showtime
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Hank Moody has endured a lot of abuse over the six seasons of Californication. See a supercut of some of his best altercations.By Showtime
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Californication Supercut: Marcy's Greatest Hits
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2:00Marcy Runkle is one of a kind! Watch a supercut of some of her best lines over the course of 6 seasons of Californication.By Showtime
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The cast discusses David Duchovny directing the season 7 premiere episode.By Showtime
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