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The Things That Make Us
by Zoe Laughlin
A podcast about people and the objects that have shaped them. Each week, a guest is invited to pick 5 things that have inspired, delighted, provoked or influenced them. They then talk about these items ‘on tape’ at a time and place of their choosing - ideally with as many of the things present as possible. The show is presented and produced by Zoe Laughlin, Director of the Institute of Making in London. For pictures of all the things selected in each episode, please visit www.thethingsthatmakeus.com
Episodes
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Henry Dimbleby
Co-founder of the fast food chain Leon, Henry Dimbleby is a chef and food writer who promotes and practices naturally fast food in all its forms, from healthy school dinners to street food feasts. In this episode, Zoe joins Henry at home to discuss the things that have made him. Now, there is a...
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Roja Dove - Live!
Master perfumer maker, Roja Dove, can identify whilst blindfold, over 800 scents. He makes extraordinary perfumes that contain the worlds finest ingredients and is a passionate advocate for the power of smell to captivate, evoke and transport us. This episode of The Things That Make Us was…
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Zandra Rhodes
Dame Zandra Rhodes is one of fashion’s most recognisable faces and enduring talents. A true icon of our age, her designs for clothes, textiles and jewellery have graced catwalks, wardrobes and museum collections around the world. In this episode, Zoe joins Zandra in her studio during London…
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Richard Wentworth
The influential artist and material-object investigator, Richard Wentworth makes work that brings into focus the relationship between found objects, materials and processes of making through playful juxtaposition and observation. For this wide reaching and far roaming conversation, Richard joins...
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Tim Hunkin
Inventor, engineer and cartoonist, Tim Hunkin makes contraptions that delight all who come into contact with them. In this episode Zoe visits Tim at his Central London HQ, the Novelty Automation arcade, surrounded by mechanisms that will train you to dispose of radioactive waste, challenge you to...
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Robert Llewellyn
Familiar to many as the actor who plays Kryten in the hit BBC TV series Red Dwaf and the presenter of Scrapheap Challenge, Robert Llewellyn also writes and talks and gets up to all sorts of things online. In 2009, Robert began a YouTube series called Carpool, in which he interviews guests in his...
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Uta Frith
Dame Professor Uta Frith is a fellow of The Royal Society and one of the most highly regraded and decorated psychologist of her generation. Her ground breaking research into autism and dyslexia underpins much of our contemporary understanding of these conditions and has influenced educators and...
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Ranj Singh
A practicing NHS doctor, Ranj Singh specialises in the treatment of children and young adults. Working a punishing regime of shifts, Ranj is at the coal face of our National Health Service. Alongside his medical career, Ranj co-created and presents the pioneering BBC CBeebies show, Get Well Soon.…
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Dallas Campbell
Television presenter, Dallas Campbell, originally trained as an actor but applied his eye for magic and ability to tell a good story to the task of communicating science. Often found down a tunnel or up in a rocket, his adventures focus on the wonders of our engineered world and the 5 things he...
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Cornelia Parker
Someone whose work often involves finding things, grinding things, squashing things and blowing things up, artist Cornelia Parker has a self confessed curious relationship to things. In this episode, Zoe visits Cornelia at home to discover what 5 things she feels have made her.
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Jay Rayner
Writer, broadcaster, man about town, TV and radio, Jay Rayner is currently best known for writing and talking about food. He hosts the BBC Radio 4 panel show, The Kitchen Cabinet, writes a regular column for the Guardian newspaper, and pops up on Masterchef and The One Show. Zoe joins Jay in his...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about people and the objects that have shaped them. Each week, a guest is invited to pick 5 things that have inspired, delighted, provoked or influenced them. They then talk about these items ‘on tape’ at a time and place of their choosing - ideally with as many of the things present as possible. The show is presented and produced by Zoe Laughlin, Director of the Institute of Making in London. For pictures of all the things selected in each episode, please visit www.thethingsthatmakeus.com
HOSTED BY
Zoe Laughlin
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How many episodes does The Things That Make Us have?
The Things That Make Us currently has 11 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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A podcast about people and the objects that have shaped them. Each week, a guest is invited to pick 5 things that have inspired, delighted, provoked or influenced them. They then talk about these items ‘on tape’ at a time and place of their choosing - ideally with as many of the things present as...
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The Things That Make Us is created and hosted by Zoe Laughlin.
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