Soft Ghosting, Driving Lessons & An Author Special with Louise Callaghan on The Zookeeper That Defied ISIS
The High Low
The High Low
4.8 • 9.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2019
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
We've got facts about sloths, sea turtles and rats that drive cars. We also discuss the new terms we've learned this week - 'soft ghosting' and 'gradualism' - and Harvey Weinstein's appearance at a showcase for emerging comics.
Our author special today is with award-wining journalist and The Sunday Times Middle East correspondent, Louise Callaghan, who has written a tender, funny and impactful book, Father of Lions, about the zookeeper of Mosul who kept his animals alive through the ISIS occupation of 2014-2017. We discuss the nuances of radicalism, what the west is getting wrong with the dialogue around ISIS brides and the reality of working in a warzone. What is daily life like when you're on the frontline? How do you decompress?
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Links
Postmark collaboration with The Miscarriage Association https://postmarkonline.co.uk/miscarriage-association-cards
Father of Lions, by Louise Callaghan https://www.waterstones.com/book/father-of-lions/louise-callaghan/9781789540765
The Examined Life, by Stephen Grosz https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-examined-life/stephen-grosz/9780099549031
Suzanne Moore on Deborah Orr:
Sophie Heawood on ageing:
Alain de Botton on philosophical concepts of failure, on Elizabeth's Day How To Fail podcast https://howtofail.podbean.com/e/how-to-fail-alain-de-botton/
Fortunately with Fi and Jane:
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| 1:02.6 | Such a lovely audience. |
| 1:04.4 | Just enough white wine extravertism from some audience members, |
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