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In this episode we are speaking to Nitin Sawhney, who is a multifaceted artist whose career spans music, film, theatre and dance. Nitin is a world-renowned composer, producer, and musician, celebrated for his ability to blend a wide array of musical styles, including classical, jazz, electronica, and traditional Indian music. He also produces other artists work, offering stewardship to many talented young musicians. His work has earned him over 20 international awards, a CBE, a Mercury Prize nomination and an Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award.

Beyond his albums, Nitin has composed scores for film, television, and stage productions, showcasing his versatility and depth as an artist. His collaborations read like a who’s who of the music and entertainment world, featuring artists such as Paul McCartney, Sting, Annie Lennox, Nora Jones, Anoushka Shankar, Joss Stone and Jeff Beck. His influence extends to activism as well, using his platform to address social and political issues.

We talk about:

• The neuroscience of music
• Nature and music
• How cultures create different musical frameworks
• The impact of technology on music production
• Why is it that music affects our mood?
• The fabulousness of Nitin’s musical career
• Will copyright survive AI?
• And the existential questions that arise form this

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Here's a link to Nitin's newest Album Identity.

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In this episode we'll talk to Tugce Bulut. She recently launched Luna, a GenAI dating coach that aims to transform the dating market. She is committed about providing a solution to what she believes is a loneliness crisis. Previously, Tugce was a strategy consultant at EY Parthenon advising Private Equity houses on M&A. Tugce is a published author and a Cambridge economist, specialising in the use of technology to bolster economic development. She is passionate about the power of AI and the positive change it can bring to the world. As a serial entrepreneur, Tugce started a number of AI businesses including Streetbees where she served as the CEO for 8 years.

We will discuss:

• Are tick boxes really the way to find your life partner
• Has dating become yet another job
• The rapid adoption of dating apps as a way to meet your romantic partner
• How many more men than women there are on hetero-normative apps
• And how having fewer women creates unique dynamics
• Democratising the access to relationship coaches
• The tradition of arranged marriages
• How responsible Hollywood is for creating unrealistic expectations

If you enjoyed this date, you can sign up for Luna on the My Alchemy website.

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In this episode we speak to Roy Greenslade, a renowned journalist with a career spanning over 40 years. He was the media commentator for the Guardian newspaper for 28 years and ex-editor of the Daily Mirror newspaper. He is also an author, historian and former professor of journalism at City University London where he has had an influence on the next generation of journalists. Despite his frequent criticism of the press, Roy continues to hold a sympathy for the values of traditional media and a concern for what its loss of influence means in our culture.

Together we explore legacy vs social media. In particular:

• Benefits of citizen journalism
• Accountability of the traditional editorial model
• Media manipulation by powerful elites
• Post trust and post truth
• The virality of narratives which provide simplistic answers
• Versus: nuanced discussion asking complicated questions
• Proliferation of ‘angertainment’ through algorithms

If you want to hear more from Roy, follow him on Twitter.

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In this episode we talk to Sophie Hackford about technology. Sophie is a futurist, and has given 220+ provocative talks to boards and exec teams on novel science and tech. Sophie is an advisor to John Deere & Co, on the future of food, climate, and agriculture. Sophie is also an advisor to New Lab in Brooklyn. Sophie co-founded and chaired 1715Labs: a spinout from Oxford University’s Astrophysics Department, labelling data to train algorithms. She previously worked at WIRED Magazine, Singularity University on the NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley, and the Oxford Martin School at Oxford University, where she raised $120m for frontier-bending research.

Our conversation covers:

• the merger of biological and silicon-based systems
• is technological advancement actually progress for humanity
• the hidden power of "dark compute"
• interspecies communication
• the power of narratives to inspire and drive positive change
• innovative solutions in environmental monitoring and conservation

If you want to help make science more relevant, representative and connected consider checking out The British Science Association.

If you want to channel your inner citizen scientist how about classifying some galaxies on the Galaxy Zoo page.

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In this episode we talk to Alastair Campbell about Democracy. Alastair Campbell, who doesn’t really need an introduction if you already listen to his podcast The Rest is Politics. Alastair served under Tony Blair as Downing Street Press Secretary from 1997–2000 and then became Downing Street's director of communications and spokesman for the Labour Party 2000–2003 playing a pivotal role in shaping the New Labour. He's an accomplished author, publishing both best selling novels and non-fiction books about mental health, the media, the environment and most recently two books for kids 'Why Politics Matters’ and ‘How Politics Works’.

Can modern democracy keep up with the pace of change in today's world? On this episode of "Where Shall We Meet," we try to tackle this critical question. Alistair offers his unique insights draw comparisons between Western democracies and city-states like Singapore, and even monarchies like the UAE, to examine the pressing need for renewed civic engagement and political accountability.

Join us for a stimulating conversation that underscores the crucial need for political reform and early political education.

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Welcome to 'Where Shall We Meet' a new podcast with your hosts Natascha McElhone and Omid Ashtari. This is a medley of our upcoming Episodes.

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