{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/18dcd5db-f898-42c6-ab31-3a1853c1a645/63430683b55ff00011029629?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EP.189 - SAMIRA AHMED","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44142e85655b098576d/1665336535417-3bcbe9f9aa385aff30127366f34097b1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Adam talks with British Asian journalist, writer and broadcaster Samira Ahmed about conkers, Mary Whitehouse, white noise makers, Star Trek and much else.</p><p>This conversation was recorded face to face in London on October 4th, 2022</p><p>Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.</p><p>Podcast artwork by <a href=\"https://helengreenillustration.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Helen Green</a></p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.samiraahmed.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SAMIRA'S BLOG</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/our-people\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015411\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DISGUSTED, MARY WHITEHOUSE</strong></a> - 2022 (BBC)</p><p><em>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.</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDeAxCQIcGM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SAMIRA'S VIDEO FOR THE NIGHTINGALES</strong></a><strong> </strong>(FROM 'KING ROCKER' DOC Directed by Michael Cumming, presented by Stewart Lee) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SzmM0J6SWE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SAMIRA AHMED INTERVIEWS PAUL McCARTNEY</strong></a> - 2021 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://intelligencesquared.com/how-i-found-my-voice/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HOW I FOUND MY VOICE PODCAST</strong></a><strong> </strong>(INTELLIGENCE SQUARED)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000k48j\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>THE ART OF PERSIA</strong></a><strong> </strong>- 2020 (BBC)</p><p><em>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.</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r91qk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>I DRESSED ZIGGY STARDUST</strong></a> - 2013 (BBC)</p><p><em>Samira Ahmed meets British Asian women who, like her, were inspired by the ever-changing London pop star David Bowie. From 2013.</em></p><p><a href=\"https://mynoise.net/iOS/theApp.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MY NOISE (BACKGROUND NOISE APP)</strong></a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"ADAM BUXTON"}