EP.133 - RAVEN SMITH

Adam talks with British writer, columnist and creative director Raven Smith about parents and surrogacy, erasing history in the wake of the George Floyd killing, dangerous biscuits, Charlie Bucket's grandparents, and what most people would do if they were told they had 6 minutes to live. This conversation was recorded remotely on June 18th, 2020.ADDENDUM RE. SURROGACYFor a more detailed and informative account of the process of becoming a parent via surrogacy you'll find a link to an article by Anna Buxton (no relation) HEREThanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/RELATED LINKSRAVEN SMITH'S TRIVIAL PURSUITS (2020, WATERSTONES)HOLLYWOOD CRIME SCENE PODCAST (ON ACAST)JIM CARREY RECOUNTS BEING IN HAWAII DURING FALSE MISSILE ALERT (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, July 2020)WOW PRESENTS PLUS (SIGN UP TO STREAM THE ADAM AND JOE SHOW ETC.) NEW ADAM BUXTON WEBSITEADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (HARDBACK) (WATERSTONES)ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) (2020, AUDIBLE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam makes the jingles and records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children.Adam has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish he also is one half of award winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam and Joe.You can find many of the jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as bonus material, merchandise and a selection of funny and brilliant YouTube videos on Adam's website: adam-buxton.co.ukYes, Adam is writing this himself using the third person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.