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This January, we talk about Margaret Whigham, share our thoughts on the themes of Sex and the City and shortcomings of the reboot And Just Like That, and discover the life and work of sculptor Edmonia Lewis. As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own.The Gardener by Salley Vickershttps://www.waterstones.com/book/the-gardener/salley-vickers/9780241482797Emily in Parishttps://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81037371Queer Eyehttps://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80160037Return to Hogwartshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt16116174/A Conversation between J K Rowling and Daniel Radcliffehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdVHWz1DPUJo Rowling on The Poet Laureate has Gone to His Shedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y5thClarkson’s Farmhttps://www.primevideo.com/detail/Clarksons-Farm/0SHGKA0J8D4G01ZGD647627NEJSuccessionhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/Figure 1: Margaret WhighamA Very British Scandalhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0b568sr/a-very-british-scandalClare Foy on Women’s HourMargaret, Duchess of Argyll - Interview Compilationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q23J67YvmX8Divorce, dukedoms and double standards: the story behind A Very British Scandal and the Duchess of Argyllhttps://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/a-very-british-scandal-bbc-one-true-story-margaret-duchess-of-argyll-claire-foy-b972341.htmlThe true story of the Duchess of Argyll, one-time Tatler columnist and the ‘dirty duchess’ at the heart of A Very British Scandal, Rebecca Copehttps://www.tatler.com/gallery/gallery-margaret-of-argyllFigure 2: 94 episodes of Sex and the City aired over 6 seasonsSentimental in the City, hosted by Caroline O’Donoghue and Dolly Aldertonhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sentimental-in-the-city-1-sex-the-city-season-one/id1444729607?i=1000509615729And Just Like That review – Sex and the City sequel has a mouthful of teething troubles, Lucy Manganhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/09/and-just-like-that-review-sex-and-the-city-reboot-has-a-mouthful-of-teething-troublesWhat Sex and the City taught me about dating, Dolly Aldertonhttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-sex-and-the-city-taught-me-about-dating-by-dolly-alderton-t5m8tnj38Figure 3: Edmonia Lewis’ US postage stampWho was Edmonia 'Wildfire' Lewis? Hermenia Powershttps://artuk.org/discover/stories/who-was-edmonia-wildfire-lewisNew US stamp pays tribute to Edmonia Lewis, celebrated Black and Ojibwe sculptor of the 19th century, Benjamin Suttonhttps://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/01/05/new-usps-stamp-celebrates-edmonia-lewisSculptor Edmonia Lewis Shattered Gender and Race Expectations in 19th-Century America, Alice Georgehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/sculptor-edmonia-lewis-shattered-gender-race-expectations-19th-century-america-180972934/

For our Christmas special, we talk about the life of Saint Nicholas and miracles associated with him, that 160 countries around the world celebrate Christmas, and the history of John Lewis Christmas adverts. We hope you enjoy this special episode - Merry Christmas and see you next year! As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Succession https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/ And Just Like That... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13819960/ The Guilty Feminist watches And Just Like That... https://open.spotify.com/show/7BTRthTSCB7eYyraF4W7qu My Therapist Ghosted Me https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-therapist-ghosted-me/id1560176558 The Gardener by Salley Vickers https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-gardener/salley-vickers/9780241482797 Figure 1: Saint Nicholas St. Nicholas biography https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicholas St. Nicholas, Santa Claus & Father Christmas https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/fatherchristmas.shtml The changing face of Old St Nick revealed through the last 700 years (but he's always had a big white beard) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2253024/The-changing-face-Old-St-Nick-700-years-hes-big-white-beard.html From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus: the surprising origins of Kris Kringle https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131219-santa-claus-origin-history-christmas-facts-st-nicholas The Legend of Saint Nicholas https://everything-everywhere.com/the-legend-of-saint-nicholas/ Figure 2: 160 countries around the world celebrate Christmas 20 Christmas Traditions Around the World That May Surprise You https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/g4933/christmas-traditions-around-the-world/ Christmas Around the World https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/ Figure 3: John Lewis’ Christmas adverts Has this year’s John Lewis ad lost its Christmas sparkle? https://www.thedrum.com/profile/savanta/news/has-this-years-john-lewis-ad-lost-its-christmas-sparkle Of 16–24 year olds, nearly half (47%) said John Lewis produces their favourite Christmas ad Dip in popularity this year This year is the last straw – the John Lewis Christmas adverts have to end, Katie Edwards https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/john-lewis-christmas-ad-2021-b1952805.html

We are back! And to explain our absence and dive into what we've been up to, we're bringing you a different type of episode which focuses on the upcoming exhibition Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer. Charlotte has been working on this exhibition since 2017 and is now counting down the days until the exhibition opens on Saturday 6th November at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh. Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/reflections-light-and-life-john-henry-lorimer-1856-1936 Recommendations Bad Republican by Meghan McCain https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Bad-Republican-Audiobook/B09CXBCYYT My Therapist Ghosted Me, presented by Joanne McNally and Vogue Williams https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-therapist-ghosted-me/id1560176558 The cast of James Bond on the Graham Norton Show https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000zxy9/the-graham-norton-show-series-29-episode-1 Sex Education https://www.netflix.com/title/80197526 I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O’Farrell https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maggie-OFarrell/I-Am-I-Am-I-Am-Seventeen-Brushes-With-Death--The-Breathta/21901636 Pieces of Britney, presented by Pandora Sykes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09mfr9s/episodes/downloads Taste by Stanley Tucci https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Stanley-Tucci/Taste--My-Life-Through-Food/25440434 Actor’s Equity Foundation https://www.actorsequityfoundation.org/ The views presented in this podcast are our own.

For episode 57, we dive into the controversy surrounding Britney Spears and her conservatorship, talk about some of our favourite moments from the Summer Olympics and discuss the importance of the Online Safety Bill in the wake of the online racial abuse that Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka experienced following the Euros. As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. British Scandal https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/british-scandal/id1563775446 Sunset, Jessie Cave https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sunset-Audiobook/1004039913 The Midnight Library, Matt Haig https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Midnight-Library-Audiobook/1838851453?qid=1628158887&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=3S5H6JPAVGTWDMQD7E8P What Red Was, Rosie Price https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Rosie-Price/What-Red-Was---One-of-the-most-powerful-debuts-you-ll-ever-read--Stylist/23892442 The Comfort Book, Matt Haig https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Matt-Haig/The-Comfort-Book--The-instant-No1-Sunday-Times-Bestseller/25860269 Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maggie-OFarrell/Hamnet--WINNER-OF-THE-WOMENS-PRIZE-FOR-FICTION-2020---THE-NO-1-BESTSELLER/24130702 Clara and The Sun, Kazuo Ishiguru https://www.waterstones.com/book/klara-and-the-sun/kazuo-ishiguro/9780571373062 How to Fail with Elizabeth Day https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-fail-with-elizabeth-day/id1407451189 Happy Mum, Happy Baby https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/happy-mum-happy-baby/id1277078956 BABY, Delilah Montagu https://open.spotify.com/album/2RiHM9kUQTWeM3CsZBKwP6 We Forgot We Were Dreaming, Saint Raymond https://open.spotify.com/album/1e9TcHJ5dTRdB6H5P2MvUg?highlight=spotify:track:2eERPCnEASDryboG6CVNxL Figure 1: Britney Spears Pieces of Britney by Pandora Sykes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pieces-of-britney/id1573783805 Framing Britney Spears https://www.nowtv.com/watch/framing-britney-spears-2021/A5EK3JXxfMHrZUaozR4dC Britney Spears officially requests new conservator to replace her father https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57982252 Is The World Finally Listening To Britney Spears? Pandor Sykes https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/pieces-of-britney/ Figure 2: There have been 28 Summer Olympic Games since 1896 How Many Olympics Have There Been? https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-many-olympics-have-there-been.html 14 Olympic Moments that Changed History https://www.rd.com/list/13-olympic-moments-that-changed-history/ Figure 3: Three Lions by Reuben Dangoor Three Lions, Rueben Dangoor https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPmUO5LDmC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Nicola Roberts Is Putting The Govt’s Online Safety Bill On Our Agenda https://www.bustle.com/life/everything-to-know-about-the-uk-online-safety-bill 11 arrests made for online racism directed at Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/rashford-sancho-saka-racism-arrests-24693297 Marcus Rashford: Poor families missing out on food vouchers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58091705 The Guardian view on Rashford, Sancho and Saka: let down by dog whistles from Downing Street https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/12/the-guardian-view-on-rashford-sancho-and-saka-let-down-by-dog-whistles-from-downing-street Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Renni Edo-Lodge https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Reni-Eddo-Lodge/Why-Im-No-Longer-Talking-to-White-People-About-Race--The-/21140288 Me and White Supremacy, Layla Saad https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Layla-Saad/Me-and-White-Supremacy--How-to-Recognise-Your-Privilege-C/24440368 Brit(ish), Afua Hirsh https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Afua-Hirsch/British--On-Race-Identity-and-Belonging/22334560

For episode 56, we remember the life and work of TV presenter Caroline Flack, discuss the concept of the beauty tax and share our thoughts on the Friend’s Reunion. As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Lupin https://www.netflix.com/title/80994082 Motherland https://www.netflix.com/title/81284515 Pieces of Britney with Pandora Sykes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09mfr9s/episodes/downloads Table Manners: Paul and Mary McCartney https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s11-ep-18-paul-and-mary-mccartney/id1305228910?i=1000521395533 Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-Nicholls/Sweet-Sorrow--the-Sunday-Times-bestseller-from-the-author-of-One-Day/24114506 The Outrun by Amy Liptrot https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Amy-Liptrot/The-Outrun--A-Memoir/21210169 The Offing by Benjamin Myers https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Benjamin-Myers/The-Offing--A-BBC-Radio-2-Book-Club-Pick/24022050 Figure 1: Caroline Flack Documentary Caroline Flack was ‘terrified’ that body cam video of her in state of undress and distress would be shown at trial, Pritha Paul https://meaww.com/caroline-flack-terrified-footage-of-her-covered-in-blood-will-be-shown-during-trial Laura Whitmore tribute to Caroline Flack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDX_GW_mO4U ‘Love Island’ Reveals Duty of Care Protocols Ahead of First U.K. Season Since Host Caroline Flack’s Suicide, K J Yossman https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/love-island-duty-of-care-protocols-itv-1234998089/ Figure 2: Attractive but poorly groomed women earned 40% less than their well-groomed ‘unattractive’ peers We Need to Talk about Money by Otegha Uwagba https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-need-to-talk-about-money/otegha-uwagba/9780008489304 What's Your Take On The Makeup Tax? Arielle Pardes https://intothegloss.com/2015/08/makeup-tax/ The Makeup Tax, Olga Khazan https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/08/the-makeup-tax/400478/ Mustached Americans earned 8.2 percent more on average than those with beards and 4.3 percent more than the clean shaven https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mustaches-money-idUSTRE5980IP20091009 Figure 3: Friends Then and Now Friends: The Reunion https://news.sky.com/story/friends-reunion-how-to-watch-what-time-and-channel-and-everything-you-need-to-know-as-the-stars-get-back-together-after-17-years-12316411 Friends at 25: Is the sitcom really as problematic as people say? Stylist investigates. Kayleigh Dray https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/friends-netflix-woke-millennials-problematic-plot-sexism-feminism-homophobia-transphobia/186201 Don’t knock Friends. It’s still relevant, and progressive, too, Sarah Gosling https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/19/friends-tv-dated-sexuality-masculinity-young-people Matt Haig on Friends https://www.instagram.com/p/CPZF6V1Mi7p/

This May, we interview professional dancer, fitness model, content creator and personal trainer Rhiannon Bailey. She is the founder of Daily Bailey, an online fitness platform, and co-founder of BeltR, a business that sells protein oats. Together, we talk about the boom of home workouts during and following lockdown, influencer culture and body image, with reference to the Vogue cover featuring Billie Eilish. As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Friends Reunion https://news.sky.com/story/friends-reunion-how-to-watch-what-time-and-channel-and-everything-you-need-to-know-as-the-stars-get-back-together-after-17-years-12316411 Power Hour by Adrian Herbert https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/power-hour/id1443615779 The Morning Show https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-morning-show/umc.cmc.25tn3v8ku4b39tr6ccgb8nl6m Graham Norton on How to Fail with Elizabeth Day https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s11-ep1-how-to-fail-graham-norton/id1407451189?i=1000523134683 Emma Reed Turrell on How to Fail with Elizabeth Day https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s10-ep7-how-to-fail-emma-reed-turrell/id1407451189?i=1000513387472 Figure 1: Rhiannon Bailey Daily Bailey https://dailybailey.co.uk/ BeltR https://beltrlife.com/ Instagram workouts https://www.instagram.com/rhiannoncbailey/ Figure 2: 90% of marketers see influencer marketing as effective 71% of Marketers to Boost Influencer Marketing Budgets This Year https://komarketing.com/industry-news/71-of-marketers-to-boost-influencer-marketing-budgets-this-year-4381/ The influencers are burned out, too, Rebecca Jennings https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/5/25/22451987/influencer-burnout-tiktok-clubhouse Figure 3: Billie Eilish on the cover of Vogue “It’s All About What Makes You Feel Good”: Billie Eilish On New Music, Power Dynamics, And Her Internet-Breaking Transformation, Laura Snapes https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/billie-eilish-vogue-interview Billie Eilish hits out at ‘bodyshaming’ Daily Mail critique of her Vogue cover, Peony Hirwani https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/billie-eilish-vogue-daily-mail-b1844693.html Loose Woman Body Campaign https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/articles/body-stories-the-loose-women-are-keeping-it-real

This March, we unpick Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey and address the impact the British press has on society's perception of her. We also look at sexual harrassment in the UK and the importance of accountability, as well as talking about our definitions of home in relation to Charlie Mackesy's illustration. As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Desert Island Discs: Julia Samuel https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/julia-samuel/id342735925?i=1000336646670 How to Fail: Emma Barnett https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/how-to-fail-with-elizabeth-day/id1407451189 Period, Emma Barnett (2019) https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Emma-Barnett/Period/24450431 Period Power, Maisie Hill (2019) https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maisie-Hill/Period-Power--Harness-Your-Hormones-and-Get-Your-Cycle-Working-For-You/22884819 How to Fail: Alexandra Burke https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/s10-ep3-how-to-fail-alexandra-burke/id1407451189?i=1000509500500 Good for You with Whitney Cummings https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-for-you/id1485527143 Labyrinths with Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/labyrinths/id1494368441 Table Manners: Hannah Ware https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/table-manners-with-jessie-ware/id1305228910 The One https://www.netflix.com/title/80199029 Figure 1: Meghan Markle Orprah with Meghan and Harry https://www.itv.com/hub/oprah-with-meghan-and-harry/10a1332 Here Are 20 Headlines Comparing Meghan Markle To Kate Middleton That May Show Why She And Prince Harry Left Royal Life https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-double-standards-royal 26 Stories That Show How The Palace Press Team Defended Kate Middleton Vs. Meghan Markle https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-royal-press-office Meghan Markle's UN Women’s speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkb-zg4JCLk Meghan Markle and the Persistent Myth of the Manipulative Royal Wife, Elise Taylor https://www.vogue.com/article/meghan-markle-persistent-myth-of-the-manipulative-royal-wife Meghan Markle Didn’t Do the Work, Caitlin Flanagan https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/meghan-and-diana-could-have-saved-royal-family/618318/ Figure 2: 86% of women aged 18-24 have been sexually harassed in public places Definition of sexual harassment, UN women https://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/pdf/whatissh.pdf Four-fifths of young women in the UK have been sexually harassed, survey finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/10/almost-all-young-women-in-the-uk-have-been-sexually-harassed-survey-finds TEDx Talk: Jackson Katz - Violence against women, it's a men's issue https://www.ted.com/talks/jackson_katz_violence_against_women_it_s_a_men_s_issue?language=en We always speak of women's safety. Let's talk about male violence instead, Anne Enright https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/20/we-always-speak-of-womens-safety-lets-talk-about-male-violence-instead Figure 3: Home, Charlie Mackesy (2019) The Boy, the mole, the fox and the horse, Charlie Mackesy (2019) https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Charlie-Mackesy/The-Boy-The-Mole-The-Fox-and-The-Horse/23964704 Picture This https://www.instagram.com/picturethis.home/?hl=en TEDx Talk: Charlie Mackesy - Abandon the idea of being good and just try https://www.ted.com/talks/charlie_mackesy_abandon_the_idea_of_being_good_and_just_try Reasons for Hope, Charlie Mackesy https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2021/march/charlie-mackesy-hope-social-media-covid.html It's all about love, Charlie Mackesy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO4knJlgKpw

This February, we share our thoughts on anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, unravel the history of Sutton Hoo and discuss the importance of intimacy co-ordinators when shooting sex scenes. As always, feel free to suggest a figure for a future episode or say hello by sending us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Yoga on Zoom: Sally Williams, Zephyr Wildman and Lucy Hill -Yang to Yin, Wednesday's at 6:30pm https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9JIUT6SXj_jDKZYfkbh2nbnp0aiCtppyCICuDXBcatTr14w/viewform How to Fail with Elizabeth Day: Matt Haig https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-fail-with-elizabeth-day/id1407451189 Phone a Friend with George Ezra and Ollie MN https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/phone-a-friend-with-george-ezra-ollie-mn/id1491935228 David Tennant does a Podcast with Cush Jumbo https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cush-jumbo/id1450005207?i=1000491260301 Sentimental in the City with Caroline O’Donoghue and Dolly Alderton https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sentimental-garbage/id1444729607 Women’s Hour: Susannah Constantine, How Work Fits into your Life https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/susannah-constantine-how-work-fits-into-your-life/id130950322?i=1000507295994 Grounded with Louis Theroux: FKA Twigs https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/19-fka-twigs/id1508985962?i=1000506458005 The Best Pick Movie Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-best-pick-movie-podcast/id1333513250 Spinning Plates, Sophie Ellis-Bextor  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/spinning-plates-with-sophie-ellis-bextor/id1521331095 We Can’t Talk About This Right Now, Jessie and Bebe Cave https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/we-cant-talk-about-that-right-now-with-bebe-and-jessie-cave/id1529791252 Happy Place with Fearne Cotton: Priyanka Chopra Jonas https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/priyanka-chopra-jonas/id1353058891?i=1000510134070 Free Britney Documentary (2020) https://www.nowtv.com/watch-framing-britney-spears-documentary Lupin (2020) https://www.netflix.com/title/80994082 Figure 1: Alexei Navalny Amnesty strips Alexei Navalny of 'prisoner of conscience' status https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56181084 Today in Focus: The poisoning of Alexei Navalny https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-poisoning-of-alexei-navalny/id1440133626?i=1000491397943 The Daily: Alexei Navalny and the Future of Russia https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aleksei-navalny-and-the-future-of-russia/id1200361736?i=1000506478581 Alexey Navalny timeline: From poisoning to prison https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/19/hold-alexei-navalny-timeline-from-poisoning-to-prison Alexei Navalny: US imposes sanctions on Russians https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56255694 Alexei Navalny, Civil Discourse https://chartable.com/podcasts/civil-discourse-1473461713/episodes/77441648-alexei-navalny Figure 2: 263 items were found at Sutton Hoo The Dig on Netflix: a refreshingly accurate portrayal – according to an archaeologist, Roberta Gilchrist https://theconversation.com/the-dig-on-netflix-a-refreshingly-accurate-portrayal-according-to-an-archaeologist-154442 Sutton Hoo: Facts About the Anglo-Saxon Burial Site https://primaryfacts.com/2538/sutton-hoo-facts-about-the-anglo-saxon-burial-site/ History vs Hollywood, The Dig (2021) https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/the-dig/ Spectacular discoveries at Sutton Hoo, BBC Extra https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/discoveries-sutton-hoo-dig-movie-martin-carver-podcast/ Figure 3: The co-ordination of sex scenes Doing It! with Hannah Witton: Ita O’Brien https://doingitpodcast.co.uk/episodes/itaobrien 12 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Those "Bridgerton" Sex Scenes https://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwander/bridgerton-sex-behind-the-scenes-facts Keira Knightley: I won't shoot any more sex scenes directed by men https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/25/keira-knightley-wont-shoot-sex-scenes-directed-by-men History Film Club: Lizzy Talbot https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/history-film-club/id1546544248

This January, we unpick American politics following the inauguration of Joe Biden, dive into the costume department of the Netflix series Bridgerton, and tell a few of the stories surrounding Grandmother’s Birthday, a painting by John Henry Lorimer. As always, follow us or send us a message on Instagram @FigurePodcast. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. Online guided tour of Reflections: The light and life of John Henry Lorimer, with Charlotte Lorimer and Georgia Parkin https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-online-tour-of-reflections-the-light-and-life-of-john-henry-lorimer-tickets-137313304791 Debate Mate event: Should vaccinations be mandatory? (Registration link below) https://debatemate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-ceJVKsRRA2V-NUV0wMxqw Winter Walks playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oMLVADHZtbETXh2APU6Z8?si=u0855xyYRbSiSoKi9RTWiw Tim Ferris: Why you should define your fears instead of your goals https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead_of_your_goals?language=en Fortunately with Fi and Jane https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fortunately-with-fi-and-jane/id1220808096 Imaginal Inspirations with David Lorimer https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/imaginal-inspirations/id1541199376 Literally with Rob Lowe https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/literally-with-rob-lowe/id1510058141 Who do you think you are? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007t575 Sibling Revelry with Kate and Oliver Hudson https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sibling-revelry-with-kate-hudson-and-oliver-hudson/id1485798128 Paris Hilton documentary, Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOg0TY1jG3w Into the Grey Zone https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/into-the-grey-zone/id1547225334 Virgin River https://www.netflix.com/title/80240027 Figure 1: Joe Biden Joe Biden speaks with Meghan McCain about his late son Beau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sa8G-VR13Q Meryl Streep speech at the Golden Globes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgsOv_Msa10 Sam Harris on the key to Trump's appeal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3xBUNIkA_c Unlocking Us with Brené Brown: On words, actions, duhumanization and accountability https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-us-with-bren%C3%A9-brown/id1494350511 The Daily: The Inauguration of Joe Biden https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-inauguration-of-joe-biden/id1200361736?i=1000506043755 I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3924/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings-by-maya-angelou/ Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman on Her Career-Defining Address and Paying Homage to Maya Angelou https://www.vogue.com/article/inaugural-poet-amanda-gorman-interview#intcid=_vogue-right-rail_4170bf66-6a1c-4cc2-92d7-f4b5ff424b39_popular4-1 The Hill We Climb, Amanda Gorman https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35276230/amanda-gormans-poem-the-hill-we-climb/ Designated Survivor https://www.netflix.com/title/80113647 The Ben Shapiro Show: Joe Biden isn’t healing anything https://podcasts.apple.com/is/podcast/joe-biden-isnt-healing-anything/id1047335260?i=1000505804688 Figure 2: 7,500 costume pieces were made for the Netflix series Bridgerton  7,500 Pieces and 5 Months of Prep: What It Took to Create Bridgerton’s Costumes https://www.vogue.com/article/bridgerton-costumes Bridgerton | Costumes of Bridgerton | Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=240&v=yb0CR4xcKZQ&feature=emb_title 9 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Bridgerton https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a35150921/bridgerton-fun-facts-behind-the-scenes/ Costume Designer Ellen Mirojnick on Why Bridgerton Presented the "Challenge of a Lifetime" https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a35033875/bridgerton-costume-designer-interview/#:~:text=Costume%20Designer%20Ellen%20Mirojnick%20on%20Why,the%20%22Challenge%20of%20a%20Lifetime%22 Figure 3: Grandmother’s Birthday, John Henry Lorimer (1900) Crowdfunding campaign for Reflections: The Light and Life of John Henry Lorimer https://reflections.enthuse.com/donate Guided online exhibition tour with Charlotte Lorimer and Georgia Parkin https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-online-tour-of-reflections-the-light-and-life-of-john-henry-lorimer-tickets-137313304791

This December, on the last day of 2020, we round up our recommendations of the year to help you through the months ahead. Thank you so much for listening. We wish you all the best for 2021. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com Memes  Chin chin  Matt Lucas as Boris Johnson Tika the Italian Greyhound Podcasts Elizabeth Day on Slo Mo with Mo Gawdat Ita O'Brien on Show Me the Way with Naomi Kerbel Barack Obama on Dare to Lead with Brené Brown Joe Biden on Unlocking Us with Brené Brown Taking Hugh for Granted The Fault Line: Bush, Blair and the Iraq war with David Dimbleby Hunting Ghislaine with John Sweeney The Joe Rogan Experience How to Fail with Elizabeth Day  Lemn Sissay Jamie Dornan Mo Gawdat David Tennant does a podcast with… Jon Hamm Judi Dench Grounded with Louis Theroux  Miriam Margoyles  Rylan Clark-Neal Armchair Expert with Dax Shephard Bill Gates Hillary Clinton Table Manners with Jessie Ware Kylie Minogue Dawn French  Michael McIntyre  Florence Pugh  Saturn's Return with Caggie Dunlop Jamie Laing Julia Samuel Films 1917  A Quiet Place Notting Hill  Emma The Broken Hearts Gallery Miss Americana TV Shows Normal People His Dark Materials  I May Destroy You Last Tango in Halifax  The Undoing  Sex Education Emily in Paris Selling Sunset The Queen’s Gambit  The Crown  The Durrells The Assasination of Gianni Versace  Sleep Stephen Fry reading Blue Gold for Calm, meditation app Guided Sleep Meditation: The Haven of Peace Instagram accounts Charlie Macksey  Willemien Bardawil Helena Napier Mimi Dickson Camilla Ambler Charlotte Burke Judith Clara Gillian Gamble Joe Wicks Matt Haig Music Folklore by Taylor Swift Evermore by Taylor Swift Delilah Montagu Books Normal People by Sally Rooney The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

This November, we talk about the presenter and producer David Attenborough, scientific research on cold water therapy, and the 2020 American election. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com Matthew McConaughey on The Jo Rogan Experience https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1552-matthew-mcconaughey/id360084272?i=1000495715112 The Megyn Kelly Show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-megyn-kelly-show/id1532976305 A Promised Land by Barack Obama  https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Barack-Obama/A-Promised-Land/25396012 Kristin Scott Thomas on Front Row https://podcasts.apple.com/sv/podcast/kristin-scott-thomas-talks-about-playing-mrs-danvers/id134045372?i=1000497104474 Dolly Alderton on Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dolly-alderton/id1455111316?i=1000496183574 The Crown https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4786824/ Christmas Special by The Pandolly Podcast https://soundcloud.com/thepandollypodcast/christmas-special Figure 1: David Attenborough A Life on Our Planet https://www.netflix.com/browse A Life on Our Planet by Sir David Attenborough https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-Attenborough/A-Life-on-Our-Planet--My-Witness-Statement-and-A-Vision-for-the-Future/25139156 Interstellar https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/ Figure 2: In some animals, between 20% and 30% of synapses in the brain are culled during hibernation and rebuilt come Spring Could cold water hold a clue to a dementia cure? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54531075 Cold water swimming provides fresh hope in search for dementia treatment https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/could-cold-water-swimming-protect-the-brain-from-dementia/ Wim Hof https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ The Wim Hof Method https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Wim-Hof/The-Wim-Hof-Method--Activate-Your-Potential-Transcend-Your-Limits/25138821 The Horse Stance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRcQAP8Jl1Q Figure 3: Map of Democrat and Republican vote in the 2020 American election Presidential results map https://edition.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president?iid=politics_election_national_map Joe Biden inauguration speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVl_1YNXOfc Kamela Harris VP speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VdwMNexBHc

This October, we talk about the author Daphne du Maurier, why prostitution should be decriminialised, and the history of the north-south divide in England. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com The Fault Line: Bush, Blair and Iraq https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fault-line-bush-blair-and-iraq/id1531812209 Americast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/americast/id1473150244 Ghosts by Dolly Alderton  https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dolly-Alderton/Ghosts--The-Debut-Novel-from-the-Bestselling-Author-of-Ev/24752108 Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dolly-Alderton/Everything-I-Know-About-Love/23046924 Failosophy: A Handbook for When Things Go Wrong by Elizabeth Day https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Elizabeth-Day/Failosophy--A-Handbook-for-When-Things-Go-Wrong/24987084 Figure 1: Daphne du Maurier Bibliography https://www.dumaurier.org/bibliography.php Rebecca (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2235695/ My Cousin Rachael (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4411596/ Growing Pains: The Shaping of a Writer by Daphne du Maurier https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Daphne-Du-Maurier/Myself-When-Young--The-Shaping-of-a-Writer/6947052 Rebecca’s Tale by Sally Beauman https://www.amazon.com/Rebeccas-Tale-Sally-Beauman/dp/0751533130 Desert Island Discs: Daphne du Maurier https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/dame-daphne-du-maurier/id529077652?i=1000368648584 Figure 2: 96% of sex workers in New Zealand feel that decriminalisation protects their rights TED: Juno Mac on the laws sex workers really want https://www.ted.com/talks/juno_mac_the_laws_that_sex_workers_really_want?language=en Petition to decriminalise sex work, English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/petition/ The Guilty Feminist: Sex Worker Rights https://guiltyfeminist.com/episode/?episode=224 Prostitution: What’s the harm? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3619056/ Figure 3: The north-south divide Coronavirus infection: Why is there a North-South divide in England? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/54250626 A Divided Kingdom? A Brief Study on the North-South Divide in British Culture and Society, Christina Vassell https://phantom-media.co.uk/2018/10/a-divided-kingdom-a-brief-study-on-the-north-south-divide-in-british-culture-and-society/ The north-south divide is as old as England itself. Unity is only ever fleeting, James Hawes https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/25/north-south-divide-old-as-england-itself-unity-is-only--ever-fleeting Today in focus: Covid in the UK: a new north-south divide? https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Mp2ltgNfGQDzNF7qz9Xrg

This September, we talk about the chef and writer Yotam Ottolenghi, that there are an estimated six times more species of fungi than species of plant, and an illustration from Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com Expectation, Anna Hope https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Anna-Hope/Expectation--The-most-razor-sharp-and-heartbreaking-novel-of-the-year/24520449 Pretty Women https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100405/ Sleepless in Seattle https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Selling Sunset https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80223108 Call Me By Your Name https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5726616/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Roman Holiday https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046250/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Elizabeth-Gilbert/Eat-Pray-Love--One-Womans-Search-for-Everything/1898457 Everything Is Copy: Nora Ephron Documentary https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/everything-is-copy David Tenant Does a Podcast: Judi Dench  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/david-tennant-does-a-podcast-with-season-2/id1450005207?i=1000486332625 Figure 1: Yotam Ottolenghi Table Manners: Yotam Ottolenghi https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/s3-ep-7-yotam-ottolenghi/id1305228910?i=1000415587066 Simple Pleasures: Jessie Ware https://simplepleasures.podigee.io/6-jessie-ware Yotam Ottolenghi: why I'm coming out as a gay father https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/aug/03/yotam-ottolenghi-gay-fatherhood-parenting Yotam Ottolenghi with Samrin Nostrat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8q2Lync26Y You’re Booked: Diana Henry https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/youre-booked/id1439173261 Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80198288 Figure 2: There are an estimated six times more species of fungi than species of plant Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake Merlin Sheldrake discusses 'Entangled Life' with Helen Macdonald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0euqtsElw H is for Hawk https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Helen-Macdonald/H-is-for-Hawk/16443387 Figure 3: Illustration by Florence Given Florence Given https://www.florencegiven.com/ Millennial Love: Florence Given on female sexuality and internalised misogyny https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast/florence-given-on-female-sexuality-internalised-misogyny/id1286791385?i=1000485235901

This August, we talk about the Democratic candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris, the wellness industry and the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on the environment. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com Glorious Rock Bottom, Bryony Gordon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Glorious-Rock-Bottom-Bryony-Gordon/dp/1472253752/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3S0UI97YBJBA3&dchild=1&keywords=glorious+rock+bottom&qid=1598811514&s=books&sprefix=glori%2Cstripbooks%2C232&sr=1-1 How to argue with a racist, Adam Rutherford https://www.amazon.co.uk/Does-Race-Exist-Scientific-Investigation/dp/1474611249/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HLYEKIW1RLPF&dchild=1&keywords=how+to+argue+with+a+racist+by+adam+rutherford&qid=1598811572&s=books&sprefix=how+to+argue+with%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1 Permission to Feel, Marc Brackett https://www.amazon.co.uk/Permission-Feel-emotions-yourself-children/dp/1787478815/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FQY0WU3SRD5V&dchild=1&keywords=permission+to+feel+marc+brackett&qid=1598811546&s=books&sprefix=permis%2Cstripbooks%2C187&sr=1-1 My Name is Lucy Barton, Elizabeth Strout https://www.amazon.co.uk/Name-Lucy-Barton-Elizabeth-Strout/dp/1400067693 The Bridge https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01gxlxj/episodes/guide Gosford Park https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280707/ Table Manners: James Blunt https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mizKdaVpTY6FBRZvl5eTW?si=1rCq03YbTiqlWhDct885CA Figure 1: Kamala Harris Kamala Harris Vice President Announcement speech, 2020  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYIWW5n5Rg Kamala Harris exposes Brett Kavanaugh on women's health rights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ1j9WxNcos Kamela Harris https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/elections/kamala-harris.html Kamala Harris: Trump is scared of ‘dealing with the truth’ https://www.today.com/video/kamala-harris-trump-is-scared-of-dealing-with-the-truth-90785349784 Figure 2: The wellness industry is worth $4.5 trillion as of 2018 Wellness industry statistics and facts https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/press-room/statistics-and-facts/ Smash the wellness industry, Jessica Knoll https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/women-dieting-wellness.html How do we know we’re doing it right, Pandora Sykes https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Know-Were-Doing-Right/dp/1786332078 The Goop Lab with Gweneth Paltrow https://goop.com/the-goop-lab-netflix/ The Goop Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-goop-podcast/id1352546554 Figure 3: Forecast of carbon crash for 2020 following the lockdown Climate change and coronavirus: Five charts about the biggest carbon crash https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-52485712 China's air pollution dropped dramatically after coronavirus lockdown https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-air-pollution-drop-china-coronavirus-2020-3?r=US&IR=T Climate change: Should you fly, drive or take the train? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49349566 What impact does lockdown have on biodiversity https://www.sorbonne-universite.fr/en/news/covid-19-what-impact-does-lockdown-have-biodiversity Fish flourish under lockdown https://www.politico.eu/article/so-long-and-thanks-say-all-the-fish-that-roam-free-because-of-the-coronavirus/ Coronavirus-free science, the impact of lockdown on climate change and the odds of both life and intelligent life existing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j8rj Hay Festival: Climate change in a time of coronavirus https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/hay-festival-podcast/id600478477

We’re back! In episode 46, we catch up on recommendations and reflect on the months since Britain went into lockdown. From now on, we'll be releasing episodes monthly, resuming our format of exploring a person, a number and an image. As always, send in your suggestions through social media or by email. The views expressed in this podcast are our own. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com Recommended books The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Ryan-Holiday/The-Daily-Stoic--366-Meditations-on-Wisdom-Perseverance-a/20453785 Untamed, Glennon Doyle https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Glennon-Doyle/Untamed--Stop-pleasing-start-living/24759599 Letters on Motherhood, Giovanna Fletcher https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Giovanna-Fletcher/Letters-on-Motherhood/24269080 Mother Ship, Francesca Segal https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Francesca-Segal/Mother-Ship/24507793 The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, Charlie Mackesy https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Charlie-Mackesy/The-Boy-The-Mole-The-Fox-and-The-Horse/23964704 Grandmothers, Salley Vickers https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Salley-Vickers/Grandmothers/24080394 The Librarian, Salley Vickers https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Salley-Vickers/The-Librarian--The-Top-10-Sunday-Times-Bestseller/23056060 Cousins, Salley Vickers https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Salley-Vickers/Cousins/20667595 White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Robin-DiAngelo/White-Fragility--Why-Its-So-Hard-for-White-People-to-Talk-About-Racism/23286943 Me and White Supremacy, Layla Saad https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Layla-Saad/Me-and-White-Supremacy--How-to-Recognise-Your-Privilege-C/24440368 Recommended podcasts How to Fail: Julia Samuel, hosted by Elizabeth Day https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s8-ep5-how-to-fail-julia-samuel/id1407451189?i=1000480900095 Unlocking Us: Glennon Doyle, hosted by Brené Brown https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/glennon-doyle-and-bren%C3%A9-on-untamed/id1494350511?i=1000469313957 Ways to Change the World: Adam Rutherford, hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adam-rutherford-on-using-science-genetics-history-to/id1359195562?i=1000467451564 Grounded, hosted by Louis Theroux https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/grounded-with-louis-theroux/id1508985962 Happy Mum Happy Baby, hosted by Giovanna Fletcher https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/happy-mum-happy-baby/id1277078956 Talking Tastebuds, hosted by Venetia La Manna https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/talking-tastebuds/id1287395967 Other recommendations Charlie Mackesy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/charliemackesy/?hl=en The Sawalha-Adderleys on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC67bncV8UU5zqa7yjJFXPFg Last Tango in Halifax https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b03h4107/last-tango-in-halifax Tayport Distillery https://www.tayportdistillery.com/

Please support us for the half marathon in support of The Young Women's Trust: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=the-figure-and-friends&pageUrl=1 We will be running in the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday, 13th October and we really appreciate your support! This week, we discuss Greta Thunberg's incredibly brave and inspiring climate activism and the criticism that she received, that 19 million people used the hashtag #MeToo in the year following the Harvey Weinstein scandal bringing thousands of years of suffering and silence to the surface on the world stage, and finally we have another sculpture, the Venus de Milo and talk about the accessibility of the history of art world. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:thefigurepodcast@gmail.com) Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations: When you know better, you do better. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-you-know-better-you-do-better/id1264843400?i=1000445188908 Happy Place: Elizabeth Gilbert, presented by Fearne Cotton https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/elizabeth-gilbert/id1353058891?i=1000444998858 So I got to thinking, presented by Juno Dawson and Dylan B Jones ttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-i-got-to-thinking/id1477109732 (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/so-i-got-to-thinking/id1477109732) The Doctor's Farmacy with Mark Hyman, M.D. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-doctors-farmacy-with-mark-hyman-m-d/id1382804627 How to Fail: Camilla Thurlowe, presented by Elizabeth Day https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s6-ep1-how-to-fail-camilla-thurlow/id1407451189?i=1000451142520 The Testaments, written by Margaret Atwood https://www.amazon.co.uk/Testaments-Handmaids-Tale-Margaret-Atwood/dp/1784742325 Inside Out: A memoir, written by Demi Moore https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Memoir-Demi-Moore/dp/0062049534 Circe, Madeline Miller https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Madeline-Miller/Circe--The-International-No-1-Bestseller---Shortlisted-fo/21229094 The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/308/308434/the-silence-of-the-girls/9780241983201.html The Surface Breaks, Louise O'Neill https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Louise-ONeill/The-Surface-Breaks-a-reimagining-of-The-Little-Mermaid/21234869 Fierce Fairytales, Nikita Gill https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Nikita-Gill/Fierce-Fairytales---Other-Stories-to-Stir-Your-Soul/22235553 Figure 1: Greta Thunberg Greta Thunberg addressing the UN, September 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9KxE4Kv9A8 School strike for climate - save the world by changing the rules, Greta Thunberg, TEDxStockholm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAmmUIEsN9A Greta Thunberg: My Asperger’s is a ‘superpower’, Tom Parfitt https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/greta-thunberg-my-aspergers-is-a-superpower-d9qv98v08 How big was the global climate strike? 4 million people, activists estimate. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/20/20876143/climate-strike-2019-september-20-crowd-estimate Figure 2: The #MeToo hashtag has been used over 19 million times on Twitter Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the two New York Times reporters who wrote the story that ended Harvey Weinstein's career, interviewed by Teri Gross on Fresh Air https://www.npr.org/2019/09/10/759384251/she-said-reveals-the-people-and-practices-that-protected-weinstein?t=1570129292530 19 million tweets later: A look at #MeToo a year after the hashtag went viral, Dalvin Brown https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/13/metoo-impact-hashtag-made-online/1633570002/ Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07hbyjc Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories, Ronan Farrow https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories Harvey Weinstein case: What next after criminal charges filed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44264495 Ways to Change the World: Rose McGowan, presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rose-mcgowan-on-weinstein-growing-up-in-cult-running/id1359195562?i=1000431210941 Figure 3: Venus de Milo The Mysterious History of the Marble ‘Venus de Milo’ Statue, by Kelly Richman-Abdou https://mymodernmet.com/venus-de-milo-statue/ Aphrodite, known as the "Venus de Milo" https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/aphrodite-known-venus-de-milo                                                                                                                                  Venus de Milo https://www.britannica.com/topic/Venus-de-Milo 15 Things You Should Know About 'Venus de Milo', Kristy Puchko http://mentalfloss.com/article/65911/15-things-you-should-know-about-venus-de-milo Great Goddesses: Life lessons from myths and monsters, Nikita Gill https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Nikita-Gill/Great-Goddesses--Life-lessons-from-myths-and-monsters/23864530 The views expressed in this podcast are our own, not those of the firms we work for.

In episode 44, we talk about romantic love, discovery, the emotional power of music and the astonishing honesty of doodler Jessie Cave. Our three figures are Isaac Newton, that Kirsty Young broadcast 496 episodes of Desert Island Discs, and the ‘Nice to Meet You’ doodle by Jessie Cave. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:thefigurepodcast@gmail.com) To support us in our half marathon, raising money for The Young Women’s Trust, please donate below! https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?pageId=1052160 Dolly Alderton wants you to feel free https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dolly-alderton-wants-you-to-feel-free-chjjqsk0s Kathy Burke’s All Woman, Channel 4 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/kathy-burkes-all-woman/episode-guide/ Bang on the Money, presented by Charlotte Lorimer https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bang-on-the-money/id1478026187 Willow, Jennifer Cerys https://www.bunkertheatre.com/whats-on/willow Figure 1: Isaac Newton Isaac Newton https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isaac-Newton/Final-years Isaac Newton’s birthplace, Woolsthorpe Manor https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/woolsthorpe-manor Sir Isaac Newton: Greatest Scientist of All Time?, presented by Stuff You Should Know https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/how-stuff-works/stuff-you-should-know/e/sir-isaac-newton-greatest-scientist-of-all-time-42150979 Indian minister says Indian scholar discovered gravity before Sir Isaac Newton https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/18/10000-left-homeless-fire-tears-bangladesh-slum (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/18/10000-left-homeless-fire-tears-bangladesh-slum/) Did an apple really fall on Isaac Newton’s head? https://www.history.com/news/did-an-apple-really-fall-on-isaac-newtons-head Figure 2: Kirsty Young broadcast 496 episodes of Desert Island Discs The History of Desert Island Discs, BBC  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/59YrnYM0Tw8J7WJ0MGKVfh7/the-history-of-desert-island-discs New to Desert Island Discs? Here’s where to start… https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4TJVZm0LW1gzSK3BF3cqYCM/new-to-desert-island-discs-here-s-where-to-start Kirsty Young’s top 10 Desert Island Discs interviews https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/kirsty-young-desert-island-discs-best-interviews-a8990361.html Desert Island Discs, presented by Kirsty Young Freddie Flintoff David Knott  Tom Hanks  Ed Sheeran  Jamie Oliver Hugh Grant  Simon Cowell  Sheryl Sandberg Emma Bridgewater Jo Malone Billie Jean King Guy Sing Watson Alexander McQueen Philip Treacy Baroness Newlove Caitlin Moran   Figure 3: ‘Nice to Meet You’ doodle by Jessie Cave Jessie Cave https://www.jessiedoodles.com/ Jessie Cave up for major breakthrough award https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/06/02/43200/jessie_cave_up_for_major_breakthrough_award Jessie Cave on Love Stories, presented by Dolly Alderton  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-stories-with-jessie-cave/id1343714594?i=1000428913532 Jessie Cave - It’s hard not to be Emma Watson, Made of Human, presented by Sofie Hagen https://player.fm/series/made-of-human-with-sofie-hagen-2425788/ep-103-jessie-cave-its-hard-not-to-be-emma-watson Jessie Cave: From Harry Potter to comedy’s queen of oversharing, Dominic Maxwell https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jessie-cave-from-harry-potter-to-comedys-queen-of-oversharing-xvpmbvfcz Honest Instagram accounts Giovana Fletcher Bryony Gordon Nadia Sawalha Made of Human, presented by Sofie Hagen https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/made-of-human-with-sofie-hagen/id1144479729 Love Stories, presented by Dolly Alderton https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/love-stories/id1343714594 The views expressed in this podcast are our own, not those of the firms we work for.

In episode 43, we talk about resilience, sustainability and the craft of glassblowing. Our three figures are Colonel Dame Kelly Holmes, that one in three bites of food we eat depends on honeybees, and water lilies at Kew Gardens by Dale Chihuly (2019). www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ffigurepodcast%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351316782&sdata=9Tzh4hS5POB7xS1afz9ZsvtpXk8A%2FkiN7WAURxK5j8U%3D&reserved=0) www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FFigurePodcast%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351326787&sdata=R3lfKlbhCBoAY61z9kWvU8PrzrLTCMfmRxn5RmU5NhM%3D&reserved=0) thefigurepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:thefigurepodcast@gmail.com) To support us in our half marathon, raising money for The Young Women’s Trust, please donate below! https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?pageId=1052160 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.virginmoneygiving.com%2Ffundraiser-display%2FshowROFundraiserPage%3FpageId%3D1052160&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351336798&sdata=F2RX%2Ft27J0YbRQQh4sAQno1M301JgdBms7REFOH9j6Y%3D&reserved=0) The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, Melinda Gates (2019) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moment-Lift-Empowering-Women-Changes/dp/1529005493 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FMoment-Lift-Empowering-Women-Changes%2Fdp%2F1529005493&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351346809&sdata=kau9wVZuFYXH3WlmzEy%2Fm3h21V9UHfLrl5hwHQZ4IRk%3D&reserved=0) The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluest-Eye-Toni-Morrison/dp/0099759918 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FBluest-Eye-Toni-Morrison%2Fdp%2F0099759918&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351356815&sdata=gdxGxokE0NwQN67GP19gsAfW0Z4egnNOYGdKUVTKG1g%3D&reserved=0) Figure 1: Kelly Holmes Kelly Holmes on mental health and happiness: ‘I’ve been to the lowest point and the highest’, Simon Hattenstone https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/13/kelly-holmes-mental-health-happiness-self-harming-podcast-interview (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsport%2F2019%2Fmar%2F13%2Fkelly-holmes-mental-health-happiness-self-harming-podcast-interview&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351366820&sdata=xBLVLU1Uqr6Qvbnnq7Zp6QweR6cLsZaXBB2Iuvv82bo%3D&reserved=0) How to Fail: Dame Kelly Holmes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s5-ep5-how-to-fail-dame-kelly-holmes/id1407451189?i=1000445192350 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fs5-ep5-how-to-fail-dame-kelly-holmes%2Fid1407451189%3Fi%3D1000445192350&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351376831&sdata=DZELp7V9dAwSKfZ0aMt9McVSduhO%2F64oClwaYrm9OA0%3D&reserved=0) Desert Island Discs: Kelly Holmes, presented by Sue Lawley https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0093w2b (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fp0093w2b&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351386836&sdata=grsGYy0mu6sp5YVxKC9UHsgMPOQJjr%2FOO4N1PczCy8I%3D&reserved=0) Figure 2: One in three bites of food we eat depends on honeybees Why the world needs honeybees https://www.rd.com/culture/why-the-world-needs-honeybees/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rd.com%2Fculture%2Fwhy-the-world-needs-honeybees%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351396847&sdata=%2FFvV1dqGtjKF221CLGf%2F765dw8LWihdyoe%2Buj5zUdVo%3D&reserved=0)   Researchers developing natural pesticide alternative to target pests without harming honeybees, Sean Barton https://phys.org/news/2019-08-natural-pesticide-alternative-pests-honeybees.html (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fphys.org%2Fnews%2F2019-08-natural-pesticide-alternative-pests-honeybees.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351406852&sdata=VmxAGIPSkKqVYOvllNAidICWJH3dgMLp3%2BU3qRGlEC0%3D&reserved=0)   Who Speaks for the Bees? An Environmental Art Dinner Raises the Question, Natalie Shukur https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/who-speaks-for-the-bees-an-environmental-art-dinner-new-haven (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vogue.com%2Fslideshow%2Fwho-speaks-for-the-bees-an-environmental-art-dinner-new-haven&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351416863&sdata=zSKGMT%2B6D8XuwzQuk0BtKL5mTK0g9HLSjXWXADq9O8Y%3D&reserved=0)   40% of US honeybee colonies disappeared last year. This is what the world would look like without any bees at all. https://www.businessinsider.com/world-without-bees-food-less-nutritious-more-expensive-2019-8?r=US&IR=T#the-world-has-other-pollinators-of-course-but-bees-are-best-15 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fworld-without-bees-food-less-nutritious-more-expensive-2019-8%3Fr%3DUS%26IR%3DT%23the-world-has-other-pollinators-of-course-but-bees-are-best-15&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351416863&sdata=F%2FO1FkpEyMPY1diF5UvBgU7SwblgbSG1N7JpBeD8%2BJc%3D&reserved=0)   TED talk: Why bees are disappearing, Marla Spivak  https://www.ted.com/talks/marla_spivak_why_bees_are_disappearing?language=en (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Ftalks%2Fmarla_spivak_why_bees_are_disappearing%3Flanguage%3Den&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351426868&sdata=p3esfm%2Fveu%2BbCvnI6jmH4DxzWjD%2B5n0oWBM%2F%2Bl9fuhY%3D&reserved=0) Figure 3: Water lilies at Kew Gardens by Dale Chihuly (2019) Dale Chihuly | Talks at Google https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6M2y0YhhaU (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dm6M2y0YhhaU&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351436880&sdata=w2aYCLumaUzB9Ji7omG1909xWsI6SnFFVjwWTyNVB7s%3D&reserved=0)   From fantastical ferns to icicle towers, glass artworks take over Kew Gardens, Mark Brown https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/apr/11/from-fantastical-ferns-to-icicle-towers-glass-artworks-take-over-kew-gardens (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fscience%2F2019%2Fapr%2F11%2Ffrom-fantastical-ferns-to-icicle-towers-glass-artworks-take-over-kew-gardens&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351446891&sdata=WCRw788yWCB%2FK4SVwU5GZcp4q2Dc5JLjE9xS9IKgCno%3D&reserved=0)   Dale Chihuly: His Stunning Return To Kew After Thirteen Years https://www.artlyst.com/features/dale-chihuly-stunning-return-kew-thirteen-years/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artlyst.com%2Ffeatures%2Fdale-chihuly-stunning-return-kew-thirteen-years%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351456896&sdata=gIXAxCrMTZ5Akmt9B7uvefhUuwPgKonRPxNZaX3S7O0%3D&reserved=0)   Blown Away https://www.netflix.com/title/80215147 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F80215147&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ca4abedb5e57741d857ac08d72e001dd8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637028450351466901&sdata=wk3SZVz0tYh9Ve977hy5tArRYT5uSi5zVP9sDb9Qj9I%3D&reserved=0)   The views expressed in this podcast are our own, not those of the firms we work for.

In episode 42, we talk about American literature, global activism and British history. Our three figures are Toni Morrison, that 140 million women have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and a Birdseye view of the Tower of London. *Correction: Recent research suggests that the number of women who have undergone is closer to 200 million www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ffigurepodcast%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252468466&sdata=6dsZvpzylABXyl5HWKD%2BG%2FDcBCQfQ1EsVUpVyu%2FbT5c%3D&reserved=0) www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FFigurePodcast%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252478471&sdata=QogpUUONQcKqOHADPppozWA7mmPeVxOoh9EJwCKuh%2F4%3D&reserved=0) thefigurepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:thefigurepodcast@gmail.com) To support us in our half marathon, raising money for The Young Women’s Trust, please donate below! https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?pageId=1052160 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.virginmoneygiving.com%2Ffundraiser-display%2FshowROFundraiserPage%3FpageId%3D1052160&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252488482&sdata=KdOusIRW4klqt4EoIx4S7jbi5W%2BmroOXe%2B83SN3f%2FbI%3D&reserved=0) Franco Manca Masterclass: https://www.francomanca.co.uk/private-rooms-masterclasses/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.francomanca.co.uk%2Fprivate-rooms-masterclasses%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252498488&sdata=XZ7EIOoi5g2TFdfQw%2B0KS8SBeauHTZmJAh6uL74kSO0%3D&reserved=0) DNA detective Dr Turi King on BBC’s The Life Scientific: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0006m3f (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fm0006m3f&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252508493&sdata=lLpVArafHlwleQE0jBCENIfDf%2BZ2FTESD8sFPiTKqcQ%3D&reserved=0) 23 and me: Meet your Genes  https://www.23andme.com/en-gb/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.23andme.com%2Fen-gb%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252518505&sdata=EdfXtJG%2B4n4S0BL0lZzG5Vc6TYFOO4IqizOgDKIyTzQ%3D&reserved=0) Stranger Things Season 3 (2019) https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.netflix.com%2Ftitle%2F80057281&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252528510&sdata=6WUwexF6NAk6404D1wN5eYJdMfqhtNjS3xDxElbYMhg%3D&reserved=0) Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (1955) https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Vladimir-Nabokov/Lolita/613424 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hive.co.uk%2FProduct%2FVladimir-Nabokov%2FLolita%2F613424&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252538521&sdata=FE99GSXTZlaMm2uJOKc%2FZCuZ%2ByJZWuZUyfR4NsrWmJU%3D&reserved=0) The Incurable Romantic: and other unsettling revelations, Frank Tallis (2018) https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Frank-Tallis/The-Incurable-Romantic--and-Other-Unsettling-Revelations/22979304 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hive.co.uk%2FProduct%2FFrank-Tallis%2FThe-Incurable-Romantic--and-Other-Unsettling-Revelations%2F22979304&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252538521&sdata=TTaXFZQkqMWTM%2B2SiUH2sU6Z7FXpxeHKKIXlEzYbX2g%3D&reserved=0) Headstrong, presented by Louis Strong https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/headstrong/id1464449203 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fheadstrong%2Fid1464449203&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252548527&sdata=bMKhD%2BD3SxM%2Be1n7xuHNw%2BpRDcpboLfCh9hJuNLgIt0%3D&reserved=0) Birth Stories with Clemmie Hooper https://play.acast.com/s/birthstories (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.acast.com%2Fs%2Fbirthstories&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252558538&sdata=OmnQTo4VJYTHVArCCVDMdviNT7dWnqF32cKr6cHGQ5o%3D&reserved=0) Is this Working? presented by Anna Codrea-Rado and Tiffany Philippou  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-this-working/id1473508626 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fis-this-working%2Fid1473508626&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252568543&sdata=FG4Lp9FZlf5jYPihupdGiVqUSvIoGUZm%2F683qaFbtJI%3D&reserved=0) The Waterstones Podcast https://www.waterstones.com/podcast (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fpodcast&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252578555&sdata=kupFKYjqKnRGHzfyzpCcUZeIwIsmAthfXXmQeeOcz1Q%3D&reserved=0) Sweet Sorrow, David Nicholls (2019) https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-Nicholls/Sweet-Sorrow--the-new-Sunday-Times-bestseller-from-the-author-of-ONE-DAY/23592722 Toni Morrison What Toni Morrison Meant to Women Writers https://www.thecut.com/2019/08/what-toni-morrison-meant-to-women-writers.html (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecut.com%2F2019%2F08%2Fwhat-toni-morrison-meant-to-women-writers.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252588566&sdata=%2BW%2FxOmLccQ6qqT6juFGqzIv26FOheBJRF7ik3aIv7kk%3D&reserved=0) Toni Morrison’s stories shaped me, and made me tell my own, Afua Hirsch https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/07/toni-morrison-stories-shaped-mixed-race-girl-write (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fcommentisfree%2F2019%2Faug%2F07%2Ftoni-morrison-stories-shaped-mixed-race-girl-write&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252598572&sdata=CT5aLlhCLabk1M2%2BfwBN3BuEN2oTZ1FWpGs90fbWbtk%3D&reserved=0) Toni Morrison obituary, Lyn Innes https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/06/toni-morrison-obituary (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fbooks%2F2019%2Faug%2F06%2Ftoni-morrison-obituary&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252608577&sdata=bRqsGPRvfsHL8PeKBhwz3lYfbPbDuttUrK5cSE3wx14%3D&reserved=0) Remembering Toni Morrison, Women’s Hour  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007bw1 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fm0007bw1&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252618588&sdata=FjljdItebvVFMy5nXQsgRPtMLvLJoOCIlm2By33u97U%3D&reserved=0) Spotlight (2015) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt1895587%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252628594&sdata=si0Bs7FB4p7vSrbe2dDrn7BKl8YclTCZTIsGSyhB1gM%3D&reserved=0) Brit(ish) On Race, Identity and Belonging by Afua Hirsch https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Afua-Hirsch/British--On-Race-Identity-and-Belonging/22334560 (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hive.co.uk%2FProduct%2FAfua-Hirsch%2FBritish--On-Race-Identity-and-Belonging%2F22334560&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252638605&sdata=YQpXy0dLBe48LooCrAUWqL3IsStimW6u2OtUTkyDSp4%3D&reserved=0) 140 million women worldwide are survivors of FGM What We’re Told Not To Talk About (But We’re Going to Anyway), Nimko Ali (2019) https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/301/301612/what-we_re-told-not-to-talk-about--but-were-going-to-anyway-/9780241292624.html (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguin.co.uk%2Fbooks%2F301%2F301612%2Fwhat-we_re-told-not-to-talk-about--but-were-going-to-anyway-%2F9780241292624.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252648616&sdata=eEQR6p63UX0jaQ63TnlZJdJzc4ec%2Bgn3sdOHfXGtUyw%3D&reserved=0) Daughters of Eve http://www.dofeve.org/ (https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dofeve.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cae98b8f671654399407908d721d0a150%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637015052252648616&sdata=EpFBDuZtBxPca49GkULAmsPpmzyjaIJD6zJgL4NhyyE%3D&reserved=0) Nimko Ali: ‘Orgasms and sexual pleasure are a human right. 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In episode 41, we talk about sustainable fashion, the future of technology and the media storm that surrounds HRH Duchess of Sussex. Our three figures are Stella McCartney, that 5G internet will cover 40% of the world by 2024, and Meghan Markle’s Vogue Cover for September 2019. www.instagram.com/figurepodcast/ www.twitter.com/FigurePodcast/ thefigurepodcast@gmail.com (mailto:thefigurepodcast@gmail.com) To support us in our half marathon, raising money for The Young Women’s Trust, please donate below! https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?pageId=1052160 Or you’d like to join a conversation about future figures or past episodes, download Flick and use the code ‘thefigure’ to become part of our group. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/flick-chat-for-podcasts/id1383667479 Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727824/ The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2531318/ Queer Eye https://www.netflix.com/title/80160037 A Star is Born (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517451/ How do you like me now?, Holly Bourne https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Holly-Bourne/How-Do-You-Like-Me-Now/22883616 Never Greener, Ruth Jones https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Ruth-Jones/Never-Greener/23540090 Sweet Sorrow, David Nicholls https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/David-Nicholls/Sweet-Sorrow--the-new-Sunday-Times-bestseller-from-the-author-of-ONE-DAY/23592722 Figure 1: Stella McCartney Desert Island Discs: Stella McCartney, presented by Kirsty Young https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08vxjth Stella McCartney Unveils New Beatles-Inspired Collection, Emily Zemler https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stella-mccartney-beatles-inspired-collection-856767/ All Together Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIokNYe09hw Stella McCartney: ‘It’s not like I’m here for an easy life’, Sophie Haewood https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/jul/07/stella-mccartney-its-not-like-i-am-here-for-an-easy-life Stella McCartney debuts world’s first fully recyclable hoodie for adidas, Joanna Whitehead https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/stella-mccartney-recyclable-hoodie-biodegradable-sustainable-fashion-a8996916.html Gwyneth x Stella McCartney: On Being Ridiculed, Building a Brand, and Creating What’s Cool https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast-episode/podcast/1000422081415/id1352546554?i=1000422081415 Desert Island Discs: Emily Eavis, presented by Lauren Laverne https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/emily-eavis-festival-organiser/id342735925?i=1000442440802 Figure 2: By 2024, 5G networks will cover 40% of the world The Daily: Why controlling 5G could mean controlling the world, presented by Michael Barbaro https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/25/podcasts/the-daily/5g-technology-huawei-china-us.html Five 5G Statistics You Need to Know https://www.vxchnge.com/blog/5g-statistics “5G Ready”? UK Government’s “5G Rural First”: “Dangerously High” Levels of Electromagnetic Field Radiation (EMF) in Southern England. https://www.globalresearch.ca/glastonbury-festival-goers-walking-emf-minefield/5681851 5G: How next generation mobile technology will transform the world of work, Hannah Boland and Natasha Bernal https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/07/15/5g-next-generation-mobile-technology-will-transform-world-work/ Does 5G pose health risks? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48616174 Years and Years https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000539g/years-and-years The Great Hack https://www.netflix.com/title/80117542 Figure 3: Meghan Markle’s Forces for Change Vogue Cover Meghan Markle Vogue cover - 15 inspirational women the Duchess admires most https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/15-cover-stars-special-british-18793840 Gurls Talk, presented by Adwoa Aboah https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-gurls-talk-podcast/id1442232925 Prince Harry and Jane Goodall Talk About Unconscious Racism in New Interview, Chloe Foussianes https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28550575/prince-harry-jane-goodall-unconscious-racism-interview-british-vogue/ For Britain’s vicious tabloids, Meghan remains a constant target, Jennifer Hassan and Karla Adam https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/07/30/britains-vicious-tabloids-meghan-remains-constant-target/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.96fadfc8dd47 HRH The Duchess of Sussex Interviews Michelle Obama In The September Issue, Meghan Markle https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/michelle-obama-duchess-of-sussex-interview-2019 Meghan Markle - Speak up for your values - UN Women speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0MDcoLLaJ8 The views expressed in this podcast are our own, not those of the firms we work for.