EP.153 - KAZUO ISHIGURO

Adam talks with British writer Kazuo Ishiguro (Remains Of the Day, Never Let Me Go, The Buried Giant, Klara and the Sun) about sci-fi, artificial intelligence, the nature of emotions and whether an AI Rosie would be as good as the real thing.Recorded remotely on 7th December, 2020Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSDONATE TO MARIE CURIEKLARA AND THE SUN by KAZUO ISHIGURO - 2021 (WATERSTONES)KAZUO ISHIGURO, NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE - OFFICIAL INTERVIEW (2017, YOUTUBE)KAZUO ISHIGURO ON REMAINS OF THE DAY - 2017 (YOUTUBE)THE REMAINS OF THE DAY - DELETED SCENE (YOUTUBE)THE BURIED GIANT (INTERVIEW AND Q&A) - 2015 (YOUTUBE)THE THREE BODY PROBLEM by LIU CIXIN -2008 (AUDIOBOOK)FRAN LEBOWITZ - PRETEND IT'S A CITY (TRAILER) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)THE TERROR (TRAILER) - 2018 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam makes the jingles and records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children.Adam has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish he also is one half of award winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam and Joe.You can find many of the jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as bonus material, merchandise and a selection of funny and brilliant YouTube videos on Adam's website: adam-buxton.co.ukYes, Adam is writing this himself using the third person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.