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Let’s scrobble again, like we did last summer i.airbuds.fm/russell.davi...
Tap to see my listening activity
see what Russell Davies is playing. on your homescreen.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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I am once again running a pointlessly long distance.

So now I have to ask you for money.

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
Non-fun run
I've slightly been in denial about this. Various things have prevented training. But, I'm going to do the Royal Parks Half Marathon in a few weeks. And that now means that I'm supposed to ask you to ...
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September 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Newsletter goes out in about 6 hours. Climb aboard for quotes about mud and trumpets. buttondown.com/russell
Afternoon Slow
5 things. The first Sunday of every month. Roughly.
buttondown.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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I would see the hell out of The Golden Age of the Mug
Screengrab describing an exhibition at the V&A about ‘the golden age of the mug…’
February 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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As everyone's becoming an expert on Nvidia stock prices and moats and Jevons paradox, I've got a new Green Paper out on inclusive innovation, social capital, and technology diffusion - three things that literally no one is talking about! www.careful.industries/inclusive-in...
Green Paper From Hype to Hope How Networked Neighbourhoods can make innovation work for everyone - Rachel Coldicutt OBE January 2025
January 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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The Loneliness of the long distance generative musician: russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/202...
The loneliness of the long distance generative musician
I first came across Tim Exile at Music Tech Fest about ten years ago. He builds really interesting generative music tools and communities. There was a time where I regularly missed my tube stop playin...
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December 3, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Also! How to set a goal. Magnificently and definitively written for you by Julia Whitney. The perfect Christmas gift for the slightly drifting. fitzrovialightindustries.com/products/how...
Small brown book with the title How to set a goal by Julia Whitney
November 26, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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How to grow potatoes, lovingly and expertly written for you by @gilestur.bsky.social, the perfect Christmas gift, buy now!

fitzrovialightindustries.com/products/how...
A small brown book called How to grow potatoes by Giles Turnbull
November 23, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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A bit like describing your own bit of a social network (AND THE WALLS BECAME THE WORLD ALL AROUND Johanna Ekström
& Sigrid Rausing)
Screen grab saying “When I think of her now, I realise that it’s hard to describe a close friend because what one sees and thinks about is the feeling, the mood, the enduring microculture you generate together.”
November 22, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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‘Cosmos’ at the end is magic — lots of varied animation projected on four huge walls. Featuring lovely arpeggiated synths. Could have stayed in there all day.
November 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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lloydshepherd.com
Absolutely brilliant edition of @jim.londoncentric.media's London Centric just hit my inbox, with a detailed, heroic expose of why Westminster Bridge is currently a lawless ribbon of anarchy. It's like an encapsulation of everything that doesn't work in Britain. You need to subscribe.
November 22, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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Coming soon
A photo of two small pamphlets. One called How to grow potatoes by Giles Turnbull. One called How to set a goal by Julia Whitney
November 19, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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Jilly Cooper on podcasts.
Cutting saying: I DON'T LISTEN TO PODCASTS. I don't know what they are. People interview me occasionally - it wouldn't be that, would it? Gyles Brandreth and I just did something like that. We just chatted. I don't suppose it's different to anything else, really.
November 16, 2024 at 10:20 AM
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Interesting tomorrow

“Immaculate vibes” - attendee
Interesting tomorrow A few tickets left. You’re not too late. The sooner we start the sooner we can go home so please be in your seat ready to clap at 7pm. If you’re able to help with putting up bunting please come a bit earlier. There’ll be a bar. And badges. And don’t forget - if you want to get rich(er) bring your NI number.
May 14, 2024 at 7:08 AM
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Our next Interesting speaker is @benterrett.bsky.social RDI. He will be talking about

Taps

Nothing can stop him

www.eventbrite.com/e/interestin...
Interesting 2024
Short talks about interesting things. Same old same old.
www.eventbrite.com
April 26, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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Speaking at Interesting!

Jay Owens

“Thinking with dust”

or maybe

“Hoovering is a scam”

Interesting24
Wednesday 15 May 7pm
The Conway Hall

Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/interestin...
Interesting 2024
Short talks about interesting things. Same old same old.
www.eventbrite.com
April 14, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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Goals
Clipping that says ‘she speaks briskly, avoids jargon, and runs ahead of schedule’
March 30, 2024 at 8:35 AM
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ebcb happened russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbaconchip...
Bankside Cafe, Hatfields, London SE1 8DQ
It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you. Without a strong rhyme to step to. Think of how many weak shows you slept through Time's up, I'm sorry I kept you. And we're back.
russelldavies.typepad.com
March 29, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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Look Mom, I EMOM’d youtu.be/iuCU952J52M?...
January 14, 2024 at 1:47 PM
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This is a hugely recommended read. Technology. Detective work. Anglesey. It’s got it all. Thank you @lloydshep.bsky.social it’s brilliant. lloydshepherd.com/after-london...
The cover of the book After London by Lloyd Shepherd.
December 30, 2023 at 9:32 PM
undermanager.bsky.social
And now over here. Interesting is back. May 15th. Conway Hall. £30.

Special gift for the first 100 ticket buyers.

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December 21, 2023 at 8:26 AM
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Evening
A scene through a cafe window. A road junction and the sky at early sunset.
August 12, 2023 at 7:16 PM
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Evening
The Bill Frisell 4 playing at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club. Seen over various lots of audience heads
July 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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Evening
A bar with a close-up of a mostly empty glass of Diet Coke on the arm of a leather armchair. With some men doing electronic music in the background
July 20, 2023 at 6:48 PM
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Morning
June 28, 2023 at 10:21 AM