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b"In GBA 172 we get better acquainted with Sophia Walker. She talks about going round the world in 8 mistakes, drawing on her experiences of working in the care industry to create a new piece of spoken word theatre, experiencing 9/11 through the wider social context of her international school classmates, filming documentaries in warzones, the etymology of the words and so much more.\\n\\nSophia plugs:\\n\\nCan't Care, Won't Care 2-24th August 1.40pm at the Banshee Labyrinth: http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420338-cant-care-wont-care/\\n\\nAround the World in Eight Mistakes 9-24th August at the Pilgrim 5.30pm:\\nhttp://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/420579-around-the-world-in-eight-mistakes/\\n\\nBoth shows are part of The Free Fringe.\\n\\nHer first book Opposite the Tour Bus coming out this year from Burning Eye Press \\n\\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SophiaWalker\\n\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/poetwalker\\n\\nI plug:\\n\\nStand Up Tragedy at the Free Fringe - 7.30pm every day from 2nd-22nd August at the Banshee Labyrinth: www.facebook.com/events/316554115169995/\\n\\nSophia Walker will be performing with Stand Up Tragedy on 6th and 23rd.\\n\\nGetting Better Acquainted Live at the Free Fringe 3.15pm every day from 18th-22th August at the Royal Oak: www.facebook.com/events/773670469351784/\\n\\nWe mention:\\n\\nFree Fringe spoken word album: http://pbhfreefringespokenword.bandcamp.com/album/a-maze-of-breaths-spoken-word-at-pbhs-free-fringe\\nLucy Ayrton: http://www.lucyayrton.co.uk/\\nDogstar: http://dogstarbrixton.com/\\nStand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/\\nAndrea Gibson: http://www.andreagibson.org/\\nArts Council: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/\\nKevin Cadwallender: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poets/kevin-cadwallender\\nTed Talks: http://www.ted.com/\\nBBCQT Watchalong: https://twitter.com/BBCQTWatchalong\\nMoscow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow\\nWashington: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.\\nSoviet Union: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union\\nUPI: http://www.upi.com/\\nNational Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/\\nThe Mountain People: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountain-People-Colin-M-Turnbull/dp/0671640984\\nDavid Pluth - Green Peace: http://www.ugpulse.com/heritage/1-on-1-with-national-geographic-photographer-david-pluth/530/ug.aspx\\nIkLand: the worst people in the world http://iklandmovie.com/index.php \\nBoston International Film Festival: http://www.bifilmfestival.com/biffhome.html\\nHanoi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi\\nGeorge Bush: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush\\nHaringey: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/\\nBaby P: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Baby_P\\nSpark London: http://www.sparklondon.com/\\nRoss Sutherland: http://www.rosssutherland.co.uk/\\nJordan - spoken word: http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/11/16/jordan-s-female-slam-poetry-scene.html\\nUpworthy: http://www.upworthy.com/\\nShane Koyczan - To This Day : http://www.tothisdayproject.com/the_poem.html\\nTalha Ahsan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Talha_Ahsan \\nStonewall: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/\\nKeith Jarrett - Gay Poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g81EKU1lXbw\\nSophia Walker - Faggots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muDiSOjOQY\\nChumbawamba - Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbXvfVlXt4s\\n300 to 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/607036452716549/\\nMonkey Poet: http://www.monkeypoet.co.uk/\\n\\nYou can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond.\\n\\nOn-demand and on the go!\\n\\nDon\\u2019t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores.\\n\\nHelp more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review?\\n\\nFollow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!"