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The Altered State - Pussy Riot and Led By Donkeys — The Art of Direct Action

This podcast is from our event on 1st December, when two activist groups with huge followings shared the stage for the first time at St George's, Bristol. Masha Alyokhina and Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot were joined by Ben Stewart, James Sadri and Oliver Knowles of Led by Donkeys, in a discussion chaired by author and journalist Oliver Bullough.  They explored how, in very different political systems, they have both used satire, performance and creative disruption to ridicule the powerful and hold them to account.  Introduction as ever from Al Farquhar.  Music is Ilashe Beach courtesy of Tony Njoku and PRAH recordings.

The Altered State - Pussy Riot and Led By Donkeys — The Art of Direct Action

This podcast is from our event on 1st December, when two activist groups with huge followings shared the stage for the first time at St George's, Bristol. Masha Alyokhina and Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot were joined by Ben Stewart, James Sadri and Oliver Knowles of Led by Donkeys, in a discussion chaired by author and journalist Oliver Bullough.  They explored how, in very different political systems, they have both used satire, performance and creative disruption to ridicule the powerful and hold them to account.  Introduction as ever from Al Farquhar.  Music is Ilashe Beach courtesy of Tony Njoku and PRAH recordings.

The Altered State - Beneath the Skin — an intimate look at our bodies

Beneath the Skin — an intimate look at our bodies was our talk on October 30th. We were joined by writer, surgeon and mother of 4 Gabriel Weston and Gene Feder Professor of Primary Care at the University of Bristol.  We delved beneath the surface with these two remarkable doctors into their experiences, the human body and biases that have shaped medicine. As we thoroughly enjoyed the body of the talk, we have left it untouched with host from the night Eliz Mizon guiding us through.  Introduction as ever from Al Farquhar.  Music is Ilashe Beach courtesy of Tony Njoku and PRAH recordings.

The Altered State — Sound Waves — Changing the soundtrack of the ocean

Sound Waves - Changing the Soundtrack of the Ocean was our talk held on September 11th in collaboration with Futures (a UKRI funded initiative) Steve Simpson - Professor of Marine Biology & Global Change at the University of Bristol - joined us to talk about his work, in particular on coral reefs. He injected some optimism into what at first sight might be a sorry outlook with the climate and biodiversity emergencies. Altered State host Al Farquhar guides us through. The host on the night was Miranda Krestovnikoff. Music courtesy of Tony Njoku and PRAH Recordings

The Altered State — Trump and Vance — With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? Episode 2

This is part 2 of our podcasts from our talk “Trump and Vance — With Friends Like These Who Needs Enemies”.    Host Colin Gavaghan, Professor of Digital Futures at the University of Bristol, fielded questions from our audience for our panel and asked them for their Toolbox suggestions.   Our panel featured General Sir Tim Radford, former Deputy Supreme Commander NATO Europe, Ana Juncos Garcia, Professor of European Politics at the University of Bristol and Richard Graham, former MP and diplomat who chaired the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and was a member of the Joint Committee for National Security.    Introduction as ever from Al Farquhar and music courtesy of Tony Njoku and PRAH Recordings