An Alien with Exceptional Talent: Oliver Jeffers and the Dry Weetabix

We Can Be Weirdos

Global

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

"We’re all energy in some ways, so what happens to that after we die"

Oliver Jeffers makes art and tells stories—fine art for (mostly) adults, and picture books for (mostly) children. As a visual artist and author working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, performance, and sculpture, curiosity and humour are underlying themes throughout Oliver's practice as an artist and storyteller.

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0:00.0	The first bounce, the first serve, the moment it finally goes over the net.
0:05.7	Suddenly your local park feels like centre court.
0:08.6	You aren't just playing.
0:09.8	You're growing more confident with every session.
0:12.6	At Barclays, we know the small moments can build lifelong confidence.
0:16.1	That's why we invest £5 million a year in grassroots sport,
0:19.5	from free park tennis sessions to supporting the Wimbledon Foundation.
0:22.7	There's even a Barclays Free Park tennis session at Southwark Park. Search Barclays Free Park tennis to find out more.
0:32.1	This is a global player original podcast. Warning, the following podcast contains strong language, bizarre theories,
0:41.3	unexplainable experiences, and a wetless weedabics.
0:44.3	It may not be suitable for younger weirdos.
0:51.3	We are walking energy in some ways, and so what happens to that when you die?
0:57.0	We are walking energy in the morning.
1:30.7	It's a Thursday morning. I am still incredibly jet lagged from my recent trip to Australia,
1:37.0	New Zealand. And I've just been listening to this latest episode and sort of reflecting on the
1:42.2	day that I just had, which is very closely connected to it,
1:45.7	which is that I had my favorite gig of the year this year. In fact, two gigs back to back.
1:52.5	It's wild that given that I've just had pretty surreal last few weeks where we performed
1:59.3	with no such thing as a fish in sold-out venues like
2:02.9	the Sydney Opera House all the way through to our furthest gig in Christchurch, New Zealand.
2:09.1	And then a couple of nights ago with Brian Blessed on stage as part of a live We Can Be Weirdo's
2:14.0	recording. Yet of all the gigs this year, Drury Lane, everywhere,
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