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The Firehouse Salon
Some of us are driven by a creative desire not to be bored. We call such people Tediophobes. If that is you, then welcome to the madcap world of The Firehouse Salon. Conversations at the intersection of creativity, curiosity and making a dent in the world. Originally inspired by our BBC Radio 4 documentary 'The Socrates of San Francisco'.
The Firehouse Salon
Ep 24 - LIVE London - The Creative Science of Interestingness
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In this episode, we delve into the lively discussions from the latest Firehouse Salon Live held in London. Host Ashley Pollak brings together three intriguing guests—Oliver Turnbull, a technology consultant and comedian; Ash Bhardwaj, a journalist and author; and Barnaby Cook, a video production expert.
The conversation spans a variety of topics, including the importance of asking questions, the concept of eroticism in travel, the motivations behind why we travel, techniques for making any topic interesting and the role of curiosity in journalism.
Join us as we uncover how to engineer peak moments of interestingness in communication.
00:00 Introduction to the Firehouse Salon
00:37 Meet the Guests
01:13 Diving into the Conversation
01:45 Oli on Facts and Curiosity
05:27 Ash on Travel and Motivation
11:00 Barnaby on Journalism and Curiosity
19:40 The Creative Science of Interestingness - talk - Ashley Pollak