Ivan Wise

Name six things that should be better known, said @betterknownshow, and I did. Kind of a luxury, this type of conversation! shorturl.at/e4Swc

NEW EPISODE: Writer @sarahsteinlubrano discusses six things which should be Better Known, including the play Sancho and Me, the game Billionaires and Guillotines and the band @Japanesehouse. Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2025/06/29/sar…

NEW EPISODE: Novelist and barrister @imranmahmood777 discusses six things which should be Better Known, including mandatory minimum sentencing for crimes, the deep and lasting power of books and the immortal jellyfish. Have a listen at betterknown.co.uk/2025/03/02/imr…

NEW EPISODE: Novelist @daniheylon discusses six things which should be Better Known, including the origins of JM Barrie's Peter Pan, Wired to Create by @sbkaufman and Leonardo's Adoration of the Magi. Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2025/02/23/dan…

NEW EPISODE: @kathdelaski discusses six things about university which should be Better Known relating to her new book Who Needs College Anymore? Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2025/02/16/kat…

NEW EPISODE: @jeffrsebo discusses six aspects of his new book The Moral Circle that should be Better Known, including how some insects are likely to be sentient right now and some AI systems may be in the next decade. Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2025/02/02/jef…

NEW EPISODE: Novelist @dmccaulay discusses six things which should be Better Known, including the Taino artefacts in the British Museum, what a healthy coral reef looks like and Jamaica's south coast. Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2025/01/26/dia…

This is an excellent podcast.

NEW EPISODE: A retrospective of highlights from previous Better Known episodes, featuring @history_alice on the French House, @anandMenon1 on The Middle, @JonathanSayer1 on Ashton United and @helenlewis on Modesty Blaise. Listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2025/01/19/bet…

NEW EPISODE: Former Communications Director of Apple Adam Howorth discusses six things which should be Better Known, including the book Hemingway's Boat, Chateau La Faviere 2018 and the importance of good manners. Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2025/01/12/ada…

So fun to chat w/ Ivan Wise @betterknownshow & call out my fav social psychological ideas that should be known by all as I write in my book, Change the Wallpaper, out tomorrow! I also upvoted @playing4change @Keralatourism. @SPSPnews @yalepress @bizbookpr @UMassAmherst @CNS_UMass

NEW EPISODE: This week's discussion is with @Dasgupta_Psych who discusses six things which she thinks should be Better Known - including Playing for Change, travel in Kerala and how talent is made, not born. Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2025/01/05/nil…

Loved speaking to the excellent podcast Better Known about six things that should be better known. I nominated the poetry of Geoffrey Hill, the CAT S22 Flip phone and Uzbekistan among other things.

NEW EPISODE: @j_amesmarriott discusses six things which should be Better Known, including the poetry of Geoffrey Hill, The War against Cliche by Martin Amis and Rossini's opera L'Italiana in Algeri. Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2024/12/15/jam…

NEW EPISODE: @KeetieRoelen of @OU_CSGD discusses six things which should be Better Known, including @WTGF_Games, early paintings by Van Gogh and @ATD4thWorld. Find out more by listening to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2024/12/08/kee…

NEW EPISODE: @Matthew_Kohut discusses ideas from his new book Speaking Out as part of this week's Better Known podcast, including why Machiavelli's dilemma - is it better to be feared or loved? - is a false choice. Find out more at betterknown.co.uk/2024/12/01/mat…

NEW EPISODE: @HigginbothamA discusses six things which should be Better Known, including William Friedkin's film Sorcerer, the Allen Room @nypl and the magazine Strong Words. Have a listen to the podcast at betterknown.co.uk/2024/11/24/ada…

350 episodes of this original, eclectic, charming, fascinating, informative and brilliant podcast. Well worth adding to your subscription list 🎧

Enjoyed this chat!

350TH EPISODE: @almurray is the 350th guest on Better Known, discussing Zeno's The Cauldron, the drummer Bill Bruford and blood stem cell donation via @DKMS_uk. Have a listen to this celebratory episode at betterknown.co.uk/2024/11/17/al-…