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In this week's Thought Starter, Sam and Lizzie Ostrom of Odette Toilette discuss the wonders of scent. Discussing the greatest perfumes throughout time, the pair look into the lexicon of smell and how to track down the ultimate scent.

Links from the episode:

The Pod - https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod

To find out more about Thought Starters, Sam Bompas, Odette Toilette and Podcasting at White City Place, simply hit follow across social platforms: @whitecityplace, @bompassandparrstudio & @odettetoilette

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In this week's Thought Starters episode, Bre and Heidi Nam Knudsen talk wine. Heidi educates us on the importance of sustainable wine, her sustainable wine school - A Thousand Decisions - and how she got into wine education, explaining her production process and what makes the school unique.

Links from the episode:

The Pod - https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod

To find out more about Thought Starters, Bre Graham, Heidi Nam Knudsen and Podcasting at White City Place, simply hit follow across social platforms: @whitecityplace, @breaudreygraham & @athousanddecisions

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This week’s Thought Starter discusses writing editorial, and how to approach the blank page. 

Recorded live from The Pod at White City Place, our special Co-Host Liv Siddall, commissioner at WePresent and former Editor at It’s Nice That, sits down with journalist and Guardian columnist Stuart Heritage, to explore how to stay inspired during the process of writing. 

Links from the episode:

The Pod - https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod

To find out more about Thought Starters, Liv Siddall, Stuart Heritage and Podcasting at White City Place, simply hit follow across social platforms: @whitecityplace & @stuheritage 

Produced by White City Place, Lucy Hancock and Shaun Crook.

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This week’s Thought Starter discusses consumer psychology and the senses (touch, taste, smell, sight and sound) and how they impact our perception of the world. 

Recorded live from The Pod at White City Place, our special Co-Host Sam Bompas of Bompas and Parr - the leading Architects of Taste: Feeding Minds and Stomachs, sits down with Betina Piqueras-Fiszman, Professor of Consumer Behaviour, to explore how our senses impact our perception of products and the world around us. 

 Betina dedicates her time to research around exploring new ways of understanding consumers food preferences and motivations

Links from the episode:

Bompas & Parr - http://bompasandparr.com

The Pod - https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod

 To find out more about Thought Starters, Sam Bompas, Betina Piqueras-Fiszman and Podcasting at White City Place, simply hit follow across social platforms: @bompasandparr & @whitecityplace

Produced by White City Place, Lucy Hancock and Shaun Crook.

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This week’s Thought Starter asks where does pain come from, what does it mean, and what effect does it have on our daily lives?

Recorded live from The Pod at White City Place, our special Co-Host Sam Bompas of Bompas and Parr - the leading Architects of Taste: Feeding Minds and Stomachs, sits down with ​​Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, writer and journalist, to explore the science of pain and how it ultimately affects our survival.

Linda has recently launched her book titled 'Ouch! Why Pain Hurts, And Why It Doesn't Have To', which explores why pain is complicated.  The way we treat pain is superficial – we seek out states of perfect painlessness by avoiding it at all costs, or suppressing it, usually with drugs. Through in-depth interviews, investigation into the history of pain and original research, the book paints a new picture of pain as a complex and multi-layered phenomenon. 

Links from the episode:

Bompas & Parr - http://bompasandparr.com

Ouch! Why Pain Hurts, and Why It Doesn't Have To - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ouch-9781472965271/

The Pod - https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod

To find out more about Thought Starters, Sam Bompas, Linda Rodriguez McRobbie and Podcasting at White City Place, simply hit follow across social platforms: @bompasandparr & @whitecityplace

Produced by White City Place, Lucy Hancock and Shaun Crook.

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This week’s Thought Starter asks what is art in the realm of Science Fiction, the idea of making personable art, the beauty of the unknown and more.

Recorded live from The Pod at White City Place, our special Co-Host Sam Bompas of Bompas and Parr - the leading Architects of Taste: Feeding Minds and Stomachs , sits down with ​​Lucy McRae, science fiction artist, filmmaker, inventor and body architect, to explore the cultural and emotional impacts science and cutting edge technology have on redesigning the body. 

Working across installation, film, photography, artificial intelligence and edible technology, McRae’s work speculates on the future of human existence by exploring the limits of the body, beauty, biotechnology and the self. 

McRae has exhibited at museums, film festivals, institutes such as MIT, Ars Electronica and NASA and science forums across the world. Selected major artworks have been exhibited at Science Museum London, Centre Pompidou and the Venice Biennale. She is a visiting professor at SCI_Arc in Los Angeles; and is recognised as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. McRae encourages scientific conversation and has spoken at TED, Royal Albert Hall, Cannes Lion and Tribeca Film Festival. 

Links from the episode:

Bompas & Parr - http://bompasandparr.com

Lucy McRae - https://www.lucymcrae.net/

The Pod - https://whitecityplace.com/podcast/the-pod

To find out more about Thought Starters, Sam Bompas, Lucy McRae and Podcasting at White City Place, simply hit follow across social platforms: @bompasandparr @lucymcrae @whitecityplace

Produced by White City Place, Lucy Hancock and Shaun Crook.

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