EP.189 - SAMIRA AHMED

THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

Adam Buxton

Comedy

4.8 • 20.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Adam talks with British Asian journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed about conkers, Mary Whitehouse, white noise makers, Star Trek and much else.

This conversation was recorded face to face in London on October 4th, 2022

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

RELATED LINKS

SAMIRA'S BLOG

CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE

DISGUSTED, MARY WHITEHOUSE - 2022 (BBC)

Edwardian, prude, Christian disruptor, Cassandra of digital technology? Samira Ahmed assesses the life and legacy of Mary Whitehouse through her diaries and those who knew her.

SAMIRA'S VIDEO FOR THE NIGHTINGALES (FROM 'KING ROCKER' DOC Directed by Michael Cumming, presented by Stewart Lee) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)

SAMIRA AHMED INTERVIEWS PAUL McCARTNEY - 2021 (YOUTUBE)

HOW I FOUND MY VOICE PODCAST (INTELLIGENCE SQUARED)

THE ART OF PERSIA - 2020 (BBC)

Samira Ahmed goes on a remarkable journey to places rarely seen, as she travels through Iran, telling the story of a complex and fascinating people, culture and history.

I DRESSED ZIGGY STARDUST - 2013 (BBC)

Samira Ahmed meets British Asian women who, like her, were inspired by the ever-changing London pop star David Bowie. From 2013.

MY NOISE (BACKGROUND NOISE APP)

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0:00.0	Yo-yo-ho-ho podcasts! Next week I'll be meeting Joe Cornish to record our annual Christmas
0:04.9	podcast and as usual we'd like to include a few contributions from you. The address for
0:09.6	submissions is Adam Bucksdon podcast at gmail.com. You'll also find that address on my website
0:15.3	www.AdamDashBucksdon.co.uk. A few things to bear in mind that'll really help us out before
0:20.3	you start emailing. One, please make the subject header of your emails Adam and Joe Christmas 2022,
0:26.7	followed by a description of the contents, for example, made up joke, egg corn,
0:30.4	travelling tale or superb anecdote. Two, no personal or work related messages please, just things
0:36.4	that will delight me, Joe and your fellow listeners on Christmas morning and please remember that whatever
0:41.1	you send us might be made public. Three, please keep it short, just a few lines ideally we won't have
0:47.4	time to read long messages or listen to long audio clips I'm sorry. Four, the deadline for contributions
0:53.3	is Tuesday December the 6th at midnight. Joe and I look forward to hearing from you. Ho ho, thanks
0:59.2	by! This podcast is sponsored by Haley On and they're always read the label even if you can't campaign.
1:05.7	Hello Adam Bucksdon here reporting from my local supermarket and I am using an app called
1:11.9	Microsoft Seeing AI. Among other things it reads out the information on packaging when I point
1:17.4	the camera at the product, or Scanabaco. There are an estimated 10 million people in the UK who may
1:23.6	have difficulty reading the labels of products due to sight loss or low literacy so this app can
1:29.6	make their lives a little bit easier. As I'm over 50 I'm thinking of buying some multi-vitamins.
1:35.1	I like the colours on this box so I'll just point my camera over here and see what I'm getting.
1:40.5	Processing, centering that old 50 plus 180 tablets easy to someone. Okay thank you Seeing AI, you get
1:47.9	the idea. Now Haley On, the company that makes those vitamins and other healthcare products,
1:52.8	have teamed up with Microsoft who make Seeing AI to ensure that all the barcodes on their
1:57.9	products are readable by the app to help make everyday healthcare accessible to everyone.
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