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Later this year I will be launching a Getting Better Acquainted mini series titled ‘Down to a Sunless Sea: Memories of my Dad’ about the my relationship with my dad, my dad's life story and his descent into dementia.The show will be be mixing clips from over 15 hours of interviews that I've done with my dad over the last 10 years with narrations based on these medium pieces: https://medium.com/@goosefat101 Additionally to the main thread of the show I've received The Pulse Award from the Wellcome Trust and British Podcast Awards to make some additional episodes that look at the science behind the issues covered which include dementia, heart conditions, mental health and euthanasia. https://fund.britishpodcastawards.com/news/50k-awarded-to-uk-podcasters/ As part of the requirements for this funding I'd really appreciate it if people who have listened to Getting Better Acquainted at some point since it launched in 2011 could fill in this survey: http://podcastviews.com It shouldn't take too long to fill in and you can select an option to be entered into a draw to get a pair of tickets to this year's awards ceremony.

What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity by Dave Pickering was performed in November 2015 at the Dogstar in Brixton. Unbound have approached me about adapting it into a book and if you preorder/pledge your support you can help make the book happen: https://unbound.com/books/mansplaining-masculinity/ In 2015, I made a show about being a man called What About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity. As research for the show, I surveyed 1000 anonymous men. In 2016, I wrote and performed an extension of the show called Liberating Men for BBC Radio 4's Four Thought. That episode was the Radio Times Pick of the Day. For more on the show go here: http://www.mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk I am on twitter here: http://twitter.com/goosefat101 Content Note: mental health issues, sexual assault, rape, violence, suicide

The second episode of our season of Stand Up Tragedy Presents... that showcase full length shows that we have showcased at our SUT Presents nights. These shows will make you cry until you laugh and laugh until you cry and demonstrate our intention to create a safe space to talk about unsafe things. Howl of the Bantee by AJ Mckenna was performed in November 2015 at the Dogstar in Brixton. For more AJ go here: http://wrestlingemily.blogspot.co.uk/ Follow her on twitter: http://twitter.com/AnathemaJane Content Note: Discussion of mental health issues, sexual assault, racism, transphobia, murder, suicide Come and see our next Stand Up Tragedy Presents live at The Dogstar in Brixton on Thursday 18th February: http://wrestlingemily.blogspot.co.uk/

The first of our season of Stand Up Tragedy Presents... that will showcase full length shows that we have showcased at our SUT Presents nights. These shows will make you cry until you laugh and laugh until you cry and demonstrate our intention to create a safe space to talk about unsafe things. How To Be Fat by Mathilda Gregory was performed in July 2015 as a preview for it's Edinburgh run. For more Mathilda go here: https://mathildia.wordpress.com Follow her on twitter: https://twitter.com/mathildia Content Note: Discussion of being a person with a fat body, including dieting, eating disorders and weighing. Come and see our next Stand Up Tragedy Presents live at The Dogstar in Brixton on Thursday 18th February: http://www.facebook.com/events/1129825877029165/

As Stand Up Tragedy prepares to go into partial hibernation in 2016 host Dave Pickering sits down (well technically stands up) with Stand Up Tragedy's king of sound Harv as he shares his favorite performances from the last 4 years of Stand Up Tragedy. This episode features: The Mechanisms: http://themechanisms.com/ James Ross: https://twitter.com/jamesrosscomedy Bec Hill: http://www.bechillcomedian.com/ Grace Petrie: http://gracepetrie.com/ Tim Ralphs: http://www.timralphs.com/ Jess Green: http://www.jessgreenpoet.com/ Josie Duncan: https://soundcloud.com/josieduncanmusic Sticky Biscuits: https://stickybiscuits.bandcamp.com/ James McKay: https://mckaypoetry.wordpress.com/ We're doing a Stand Up Tragedy Presents on Thursday 18th February: https://www.facebook.com/events/1129825877029165/