2+2=5 : The Dialogue Project Podcasts
A series of intimate conversations with ordinary and extraordinary people recorded, edited and shared by Karl James The Dialogue Project.
- Update frequency
- every 101 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2020
paying attention
my mum on death
eight nine ten
celia's story
One of the most extraordinary conversations in the series so far. In the early summer of 2014, a man called Colin called Karl out of the blue to say there was someone he felt might be interesting for…
sounds of pain
why not me? part 1
A challenging but inspiring conversation for anyone who is feeling robust enough to listen to it. At the age of 15, Jane was attacked and raped in her own home. In this edit she talks honestly and gr…
a different kind of justice
A compelling rendition of a story about forgiveness, empathy and the courage to change. A podcast of Karl's first show for BBC Radio 4, A Different Kind of Justice, produced by Russell Finch for Some…
meeting margaret
The first unedited 12 minutes of Karl talking to Margaret in preparation for their conversation that was to become part of Karl's first programme for BBC Radio 4, A Different Kind of Justice, first …
if i wasn't optimistic
A conversation conducted In New York between Karl James and Sandra who runs the Village Postal Center in Greenwich Village. Sandra is a positive, energetic woman with a rich, warm gorgeous New York a…
a little like empathy
Understanding difference and the art of listening. On March 12th this year, Karl was asked to talk with the writer Roman Krznaric at the Stone Club in London on Listening and Empathy. This is a spec…
happy birthday
A unique and uplifting conversation. Jess enjoys a life enriched by a particular form of Tourette's Syndrome. She has an alarm bell. And a serious sense of humour. Her day to day is full of challenge…
you don't talk
A study of tenderness, Karl talks to Adrian a pain doctor about his approach to the most delicate of doctor patient relationships. He considers the value of silence in his work, the dedication to emp…
when I saw myself on fire
tears, gravity and distance
A rare opportunity to hear an astronaut talk poetically and eloquently about what it's like to look down on our planet from space. Jean-Francois Clervoy talks with Karl about the unique perspective …
four strokes
What do you associate with the idea of the stroke of a cane? Pain or pleasure? A compelling short edit of two dialogues with a common thread. Both conversations contain graphic descriptions of the s…
almost as good
how's taegen?
An inspiring, tender and open conversation between Karl James and Chris. Taegen was Chris's first daughter. At the age of five she was diagnosed with Lukemia. For 12 months, Chris gave up his work an…
prepared to love
A tender, gentle and explicit dialogue between Karl James and Adrian. At the age of 42, Adrian decided it was about time he had penetrative sex. So he saved up some money and hired a male escort for …
Stephen on Listening
when we should be speaking
A conversation between Karl and Rebecca Meredith who (in partnership with Marlena Valles) took part in a debating competition in which she was verbally abused with a series of sexist and misogynistic…