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A podcast for people who like the unexpected. Join the surgeon and academic Professor Roger Kneebone in conversation with unorthodox people whose careers defy traditional boundaries and who swim against the tide.

Technical support by Justin Margovan - with my thanks

My personal website www.rogerkneebone.co.uk
Many of the people in Countercurrent feature in my book Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery (Penguin Viking, 2020)

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313/313248/expert/9780241392058.html

Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger Kneebone Professor Roger Kneebone

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A podcast for people who like the unexpected. Join the surgeon and academic Professor Roger Kneebone in conversation with unorthodox people whose careers defy traditional boundaries and who swim against the tide.

Technical support by Justin Margovan - with my thanks

My personal website www.rogerkneebone.co.uk
Many of the people in Countercurrent feature in my book Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery (Penguin Viking, 2020)

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/313/313248/expert/9780241392058.html

    David Spiegelhalter in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    David Spiegelhalter in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter was Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge until his recent retirement. A gifted broadcaster and communicator, David became familiar to many through his media discussions around statistics and risk during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    https://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~david/ 

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Lilli Cooper in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Lilli Cooper in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    After completing her training in plastic surgery and as a professional coach, Lilli Cooper has expanded her interests to address issues around performance, anxiety and wellness through coaching and specialised support. In this conversation we explore how she focuses on helping surgeons optimise their performance. 
     
    www.lillicooper.co.uk

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Richard Horton in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Richard Horton in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Dr Richard Horton is the Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet. In this conversation he describes the challenges and excitement of being at the helm of one of the world’s leading medical journals and his approach to controversy and political involvement. We also discuss his personal experience of advanced cancer and its impact on his thinking and approach.

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Aristeidis Anagnostou in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Aristeidis Anagnostou in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Aris has been fascinated by the human body for as long as he can remember. Early on he discovered a special aptitude for treating ill and injured people through touch, broadening his skills during his degree studies as a sports therapist. In this conversation we discuss our different experiences of gaining and applying anatomical knowledge, and our approaches to working with patients and clients. 
    https://www.aristherapy.co.uk/
     
     

    • 1 hr 10 min
    Helen Anahita Wilson in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Helen Anahita Wilson in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Helen Anahita Wilson trained as a pianist and spent years performing contemporary compositions in the UK. She then became immersed in the complex rhythmical structures of Indian music. In 2019 she was about to travel to India at the start of her PhD when she was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy during the Covid pandemic. She used these experiences to develop new musical forms, drawing on sonic expressions of biological processes in humans and plants. Her latest work linea naturalis is based on plants in the Chelsea Physic Garden.
    https://www.helenanahitawilson.com
     

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Robert Lindsey in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Robert Lindsey in conversation with Roger Kneebone

    Robert Lindsey studied English Literature at Oxford University, where he completed PhD in Shakespeare studies and co-edited the Penguin edition of Christopher Marlowe’s plays. He then changed direction and trained as a barrister. Since then he has practised in the criminal courts. In this conversation we discuss Bob’s unconventional career path and explore some of the pressures facing the UK legal system.

    • 1 hr 15 min

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