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b'In GBA 248 we get better acquainted with James. He talks about learning languages, writing and reading stories, telling jokes, the balance between optimism and pessimism, the relationship between suffering and hope, the process of growing up, seeing Berlin through the eyes of an outsider among many other things.\\n\\nJames plugs:\\n\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/jamesharrisnow\\nBlog: https://shoeleatherexpress.org/\\nFilm: The Village in the Morning: https://www.facebook.com/thevillageinthemorning/\\n\\nI plug:\\n\\nLive GBA @ Radioman Lates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1400049843627973/\\nRadioman: https://www.facebook.com/events/1739174112978825/\\nWooden Overcoats: http://www.woodenovercoats.com/\\n\\nWhat About the Men? Mansplaining Masculinity: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sut-presents-what-about-the-men-mansplaining-maculinity\\n\\nhttp://mansplainingmasculinity.co.uk\\n\\nTwitter: http://twitter.com/goosefat101\\n\\nDonating: http://bit.ly/1LUtbKt\\n\\nWe mention:\\n\\nPaula: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-194-paula-varjack\\nSpark London: http://stories.co.uk/\\nHackney Picture House: https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse\\nHackney Attic: https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/Whats_On?filter=Attic\\nNever Mind the Fullstops/Poetry Goes Pop: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com/poetrygoespop\\nStand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/\\nSchopenhauer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer\\nKafka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafka\\nBeckett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett\\nAmerican Adventure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Adventure_Theme_Park\\nDavid Eddings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eddings\\nThe Losers: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110689.The_Losers\\nConrad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_conrad\\nSherlock Holmes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes\\nCamus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus\\nDostoyevsky: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Dostoyevsky\\nTolstoy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolstoy,_Leo_Nikolayevich\\nThe Lord of the Rings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings\\nWar and Peace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_and_Peace\\nCrime and Punishment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment\\nMean Machine - 200AD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Machine_Angel\\nSo You Think Your Funny: http://soyouthinkyourefunny.co.uk/\\nKafka monkey story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Report_to_an_Academy\\nBrian Eno: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_eno\\nWim Venders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders\\nWings of Desire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_of_Desire\\nFaraway, So Close: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraway,_So_Close!\\nRossellini, - Germany in Year Zero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany,_Year_Zero\\nRhodes Must Fall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Must_Fall\\nJosie Long: http://www.josielong.com/\\nJames @ SUT: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/tragic-autumn-tragic-fall\\nWorkers Fight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers%27_Fight\\nMilitant Labour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militant_Labour\\nUKIP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKIP\\nFrancis Bacon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon\\nTrump: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump\\nCorbyn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Corbyn\\nHamas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas\\nFail Better Podcast: http://varjackandsimpson.tumblr.com/fail-better\\nThe day after the election: http://www.londonfieldsradio.co.uk/2015/05/10/fail-better-podcast-episode-4-dave-pickering-james-harris-election-special/\\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!'