Episode 96: Olia Hercules

Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman.  The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This episode features the collected silence from episodes 91-100 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09  Charlie Dark02:05  Kathryn Chapman04:02  Carl Richards05:56  Rebecca Humphries07:53  Stephen Wright09:50  Olia Hercules11:46  Jayde Adams15:37  Eddie Izzard17:33 Episode 100Support the show

This is the final episode of Sound of Silence.  For the last two and a half years I've had many ideas about how to mark the end of this project.  Maybe I'd get a really famous guest on for the final episode.  Or invite that random bloke on Twitter who said that this was a stupid idea on the day that I started the project.  Or gather 100 people together at the House of St Barnabus for a mass recording of silence.  However, in the end, various changes of mind or unfortunate circumstances meant that none of those ideas came to fruition.   But as I stand here at dawn, on this beach, on the south coast of the UK, it is obvious to me how Sound of Silence should come to an end.   Recorded in Charmouth, Dorset, UK.Support the show

This episode's guest is Eddie Izzard.  Eddie is an award winning comedian, film, TV and stage actor, political activist and marathon runner.  Since his 1993 West End debut he has performed a number of critically acclaimed shows including Unrepeatable, Glorious, Dressed to Kill and Force Majeure which became the most extensive comedy tour ever performed.  His dramatic stage appearances have included Edward II and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg and on the big screen he has appeared in films such as Mystery Men, Oceans 12 and 13 and Victoria and Abdul.  Eddie is also a serial marathon runner and in 2009 ran 43 marathons in 51 days raising £1.8 million for Sports Relief.  Recorded at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-sea, Kent.Support the show

This episode's guest is Jayde Adams.  Jayde is an award-winning comedian and proud Bristolian described by Dawn French as "the 3rd funniest woman in the world."   Her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Jayde 31 was nominated for Best Newcomer in 2016 whilst her critically acclaimed The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face" was filmed and released worldwide on Amazon Prime as "Serious Black Jumper."   Jayde is a TV regular hosting Channel 4's Crazy Delicious and has appeared as a guest on many shows including 8/10 Cats, Strictly It Takes Two and she is the host of the BAFTA nominated Channel 4 show Snackmasters with Fred Sirieix.  Recorded in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.Support the show

This episode's guest is Robert Twigger.  Robert is a polymath who is entranced by the idea of polymathy.  He is the author of 12 books including Angry White Pyjamas, The Extinction Club, Voyageur and Micromastery.  He is also an adventurer who headed an expedition to northern Borneo, made the first exploration of the Western Desert using a hand-hauled wheeled trolly and attempted to capture a record breaking snake in Indonesia that was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary called Big Snake.  He is also an artist, a poet, a photographer, a martial artist and he enjoys driving down steep hills with the engine switched off.  Recorded on the Jurassic Coast path, Dorset, UK.Support the show

Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman.  The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This episode features the collected silence from episodes 81-90 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09  Sabú Caps02:09  Nicky Hirst04:08  Ian Bonar06:05  Enni-Kukka Tuomala07:58  Inua Ellams09:56  Joan Iyiola11:51  Matt Ballentine13:48  Patrician Niven13:44 Theo (aka Super Theo)17:41 Liela MossSupport the show

This episode's guest is Olia Hercules.  Olia is a London-based Ukranian chef and food writer known for her cookbooks, columns and tv work.  She trained at the renowned Leiths school of food and wine and went on to work as a Chef de Partie in a variety of restaurants including Ottolenhi.  She is a regular food writer for the Guardian and has appeared on TV shows including weekend today and Saturday kitchen.  Her cookbooks are a celebration of Eastern European cooking and include Mamushka: recipes from the Ukraine and beyond, Kaukasis: A culinary journey through Georgia, Azebejan and beyond and her new book Summer Kitchens that came out in June 2020.   Recorded in Forest Gate, London.Support the show

Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman.  The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This episode features the collected silence from episodes 71-80 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09  Charlie Gladstone02:06  Marella Campagna04:05  Laurence Shorter05:59  Caroline Casey07:58  Kristian Brodie & Adam Shakinovsky09:53  Maria Oshodi11:05  Remi Rough13:46  Lesley Graney15:43  Mark Radcliffe13:46  Vinca PetersenSupport the show

This episode's guest is Stephen Wright.  Stephen is an artist known for his distinctive paintings, sculptures, memory boards and the extraordinary House of Dreams.  The house is an immersive, breathtaking and moving piece of installation art that has transformed an ordinary house on an ordinary London street into a bizarre, colourful and utterly fascinating walk-in adventure.  Every surface of the house has been decorated with bright and colourful objects including bottle caps, false teeth, doll's heads, ceramic fragments and Stephen's beautifully written memory boards that document his life's journey.  Recorded at the House of Dreams, Dulwich, London.Support the show

Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman.  The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This episode features the collected silence from episodes 61-70 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09  Dan Kiran02:04  Miranda West04:01  David Shrigley05:53  Charlotte Edmonds07:45  Brian Beaton09:38  Hayley Welsh11:31  Neil Baker13:25  Chloë Clarke13:18  Nigel "Zebrahead" Smith17:12  Katie ElliotSupport the show