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Imagination & Junk is a arts podcast hosted by Bill Barol & Mat Ricardo. It has 33 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

Thomas Edison said: "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." Join writer Bill Barol in the US and variety performer Mat Ricardo in the UK for a freewheeling transatlantic conversation about creativity -- what it is, where it comes from and why it matters.

arts ·en ·33 episodes

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Episode 28: The "A" Word

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Episode 27: Look Back in... What?

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Episode 26: A Beautiful Lie

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Bonus Episode: I Might Be Wrong, But... (Ch. 4)

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Bonus Episode: I Might Be Wrong, But... (Ch. 3)

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Episode 25: Ghosts in the Machine

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Episode 24: Cynicism and Coffee

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Episode 23: Fred and Gene

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Episode 22: Watch Out For The Shoe

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Episode 21: Somebody Hold Me Back

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Episode 20: Brigadoonish

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Episode 19: Less

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Episode 18: Salad Bar

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Episode 17: Stupid o'Clock

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Episode 16: Plagiarism Robot

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Bonus Episode: I Might Be Wrong, But... (Ch.2)

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Bonus Episode: I Might Be Wrong, But... (Ch. 1)

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Episode 15: Mousetrap

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Episode 14: The Gorgeous Notebook Store

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Episode 13: Six Feet From Genius

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Episode 12: Chaotic Playtime

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Episode 11: Super Auto

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Episode 10: Buzzing Neon

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Episode 9: Catch Me If You Can

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Episode 8: The Lede (and how to swing it)

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Episode 7: Struck by Lightning

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Season 2 premieres April 26, 2023

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Episode 6: Elephants in rooms

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Episode 5: Angry playtime

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Episode 4: Stupid, stupid genius

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Episode 3: Gorilla position

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Episode 2: The squeeze

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Episode 1: Just start

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