Hello and welcome to Under the Skin from Lunary. This week I spoke with Ian McGilchrist,

Ian is an author, psychiatrist and former Oxford literary scholar. He comes with prominence

with his publication The Master and is a mystery, The Divided Brain and the

Making of the Western World. His latest book is called The Matter with Things and is

coming out on the 9th of November and is available to pre-order. Right now, the link

is in the description. I'm speaking quietly because our cat beat was in here, giving birth.

She's had one kitten already. We will provide images and poetry video. You're right, Jen?

Yes. My wife's in here as well. You're right, Laura.

Very laughable.

Mid-helping with the midwifery of this new creature of the Lord, this new little litter. Just

in case you're wondering, we are able to take care of these kittens and stuff. You don't

need to worry. Jen, how are you doing? Good. Have a nice night. Yes, it's great. Where'd you

go? Put a better market. Put a better market. What'd you do there? I had some sushi. What

was the most place to go when I gave them a plug? Bertie Blossoms. Was it nice in Baby Blossoms?

Yes, it's incredible. Why? It's just the food was amazing. Did you fall in love with someone

or something? No, definitely not. Definitely not. Who were you with a couple of trip traps?

Was it like when you're tripping around the island? Well, you went tripping on a date. It was

on a date. It was like groups of people and I was invited by the people I owned in. Yeah.

Everyone was having fish sushi, but she made me a very nice vegetarian sushi. That's nice.

Well done, we're sticking with the vegetarianism. Veganism. Yeah. Well done, Jen. Well done.

It was good. There's weird being there. I'm not used to being side-side in London eating.

What was it? Why? What's weird about it? This feels very other country. It feels very

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