EP.182 - JOHN HIGGS

<p>Adam talks with British writer and cultural historian John Higgs about 90s TV, the KLF, trying to be optimistic about the future, what John Lennon might be like if he were alive now and what The Beatles and James Bond tell us about the British psyche.</p><p>CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE 2015 FILM '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWZ7O-RrATY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TOMORROWLAND</a>'</p><p>Episode recorded on October 2nd, 2021 in Brighton.</p><p>Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Ben Tulloh for conversation editing.</p><p>Podcast artwork by <a href="https://helengreenillustration.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helen Green</a></p><p>See<a href="http://uk.youtube.com/user/AdamBuxton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Adam and Rosie welcome</a> you to Adam's YouTube channel</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/john-higgs/future-starts-here/9781474609401?gclid=CjwKCAjwquWVBhBrEiwAt1Kmwl-DdajxDYdqXB9o-uYf2RpJRDg4UHFIV0IVYlwnSiSU2nibDYEMqRoCtsYQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>THE FUTURE STARTS HERE</strong></a><strong> </strong>by John Higgs - 2019 (WORLD OF BOOKS)</p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/william-blake-vs-the-world/john-higgs/9781474614368" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>WILLIAM BLAKE VS THE WORLD</strong></a> by John Higgs - 2021 (WATERSTONES)</p><p><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Stranger-Than-We-Can-Imagine-Audiobook/B00ZYV9632?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&amp;share_location=pdp&amp;shareTest=TestShare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>STRANGER THAN WE CAN IMAGINE - MAKING SENSE OF THE 20TH CENTURY</strong></a><strong> </strong>(AUDIOBOOK) by Joh Higgs - 2016 (AUDIBLE)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVtLe1H6Jqs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ROBIN INCE TALKS TO JOHN HIGGS ABOUT WILLIAM BLAKE</strong></a> - 2021 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com