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The Firehouse Salon
Exploring big ideas through honest conversations to share insights for those who want to change the world. Inspired by the maverick spirit of 1960s adman Howard Luck Gossage, we bring diverse minds together to discuss not just how to make things, but make things that work. Join us as curious, iconoclastic, and obvious ideas collide at the Salon. Accompanies our BBC Radio 4 show 'The Socrates of San Francisco' - check it out on BBC sounds.
The Firehouse Salon
Ep 24 - LIVE London - The Creative Science of Interestingness
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