In memory of Joanna. A talented writer and podcaster, the longtime partner of Dr. Timothy Leary and author of ‘Tripping the Bardo with Timothy Leary’. She talks about getting busted by the feds in Afghanistan and about writing her book. She also comments on the most interesting parts of Timothy Leary’s doctoral writing and work at Harvard.
Caroline was a latecomer to painting, she went to art school at the age of fifty and got a first with honours. Now, just six years later, she has exhibited alongside Banksy and developed an impressive, instantly recognisable and unique style. Three of her pieces are available directly through the altgenerations.com/creative-shop.
John de Borman, as director of photography, has worked on Serendipity, The Full Monty, Saving Grace and Quartet, among others. John talks about how lockdown has affected him personally and the film industry as a whole; as well as how he’s been been putting downtime to good use, preparing to direct his own first feature film: ‘The Bull’.
In our interview, recorded at the start of the Alt-Generations project, Zoë Readhead talks about how our school – the first truly democratic one – has changed. Zoë also comments on overcoming the legal battle with the authorities in their attempt to close down the school and we discuss the conception and filming process of the CBBC series.
Jon Green – songwriter and producer with Universal Music. He has written and produced for Linkin Park, Paloma Faith, Kylie Minogue, James Bay, Lola Lennox and recently scored his first Country Music No.1 hit. Jon splits his time between the UK and Nashville. He talks about getting sent to meet artists and breaks down the often time-limited songwriting and development process.
