GBA 227 Charlie

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In GBA 227 we get better acquainted with Charlie. Over coffee and cake he talks about commissioning documentaries for The Guardian, being arrested for protesting tax avoidance, what he looks for in documentaries, activism, being a vegan, working at Sheffield Doc Fest, Jewishness, solidarity and more. Charlie plugs: Guardian Documentaries: http://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-guardian-documentary and giving him feedback on the Guardian Docs: [email protected] I plug: Stand Up Tragedy presents.... http://www.facebook.com/events/461679520679231/ #ManSurvey: http://www.mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk We mention: Sonjas episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-164-sonja Spark London: http://www.stories.co.uk Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/ Auto Trader: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/ Alan Rusbridger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rusbridger Owen Jones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Jones_(writer) Polly Toynbee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Toynbee Jonathan Freedland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Freedland Vlogging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_blog Sheffield Doc/Fest: https://sheffdocfest.com/ 291 Gallary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/291_(art_gallery) Channel 4: http://www.channel4.com/ Andrew Kötting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_K%C3%B6tting Pan's Labyrinth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan%27s_Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro Super 8: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_film Structuralist Filmakers of the 60's and 70's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural_film Hasidic Judaism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasidic_Judaism Radical Jewish Identity of the late 19th and early 20th Century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_left Trash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trash_(nightclub) Betty and the Werewolves: http://damagedgoods.co.uk/bands/betty-and-the-werewolves C86: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C86_(album) Paper Thin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2A2XBrI_T0 Damaged Goods: http://damagedgoods.co.uk/ Mumblecore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumblecore Lena Dunham: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena_Dunham Appropriate Behaviour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriate_Behaviour SXSW: http://www.sxsw.com/ 20,000 Days on Earth: http://nickcave.com/news/nick-cave-20000-days-on-earth/ Jeremy Deller: http://www.jeremydeller.org/ Joe Sacco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sacco Maus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus Ariel Shrag: http://www.arielschrag.com/ Persepolis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_(comics) Tiny Furniture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_Furniture Ira Glass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Glass Radiolab: http://www.radiolab.org/ Door Into The Dark: http://doorintothedark.com/ Socialist Worker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Workers_Party_(UK) Tony Benn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Benn Climate Rush: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Rush Climate Camp: https://twitter.com/climatecamp UK Uncut: http://www.ukuncut.org.uk/ Jewdas: http://jewdas.org/ EDL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Defence_League Britain First: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britain_First Horse Meat: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/horsemeat-scandal Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

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