In this Getting Better Acquainted Extra I follow up last year's Uncertain New Year episode with a round up of how 2014 actually panned out for me, mixed in with some true stories that I told told at Risk!, Spark London and Stand Up Tragedy. It's a bumper sized episode but it's much shorter than the year it sums up.

The true stories and reflections cover some dark times both from this year and from my past (content note for anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, bullying, body image) as well as plenty of fun and positive times from both this year and from my past. There's also music, reflection, sex clubs, a cameo from Stewart Lee* and quite a lot of me talking.

Next week normal service will resume and GBA will be back yo it's in conversation format.

* Stewart Lee does not literally appear in this episode.

I plug:

This kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1414067749/funding-for-tredegar-band-at-london-pride-2015
LGSM: https://twitter.com/LGSMpride
Pride: http://www.pridemovie.co.uk/

Things mentioned:

Uncertain New Year: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/uncertain-new-year
Stand Up Tragedy: http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/
GBA Christmas Special 2014: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-190-christmas
Stand Up Tragedy Christmas Special: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/selected-tragedy-vol-5-tragic-christmas
Open EP: https://soundcloud.com/the-dave/sets/the-open-ep
My Week of Goodbyes: http://davepickeringblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-week-of-goodbyes.html
Pod Acadamy: http://podacademy.org/
RSA: http://www.thersa.org/
My website: http://www.davepickeringstoryteller.co.uk/
Jo Barrett: http://muteandinvisible.com/
Life in Scents: http://lifeinscents.com/
#GBA2014
Open Episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-open-episodes
Personal Season: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-personal-season-2014
Comment is Free: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/01/tough-choice-cut-job-enfield-children-centres-austerity
Living Streets: http://www.livingstreets.org.uk/
Geek Showoff - Science Showoff: http://www.scienceshowoff.org/
The Moomin Episodes: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-moomins-episode
Stand Up Tragedy Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy
Tragic Christmas: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy/sets/tragic-christmas
Arts Emergency: http://www.arts-emergency.org/
@Kit Lovelace: https://twitter.com/kitlovelace
Kit Lovelace Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-68-kit-lovelace
Free Fringe: http://freefringe.org.uk/
Eddie Peppitone: http://eddiepepitone.com/
Rob Auton: http://www.robauton.co.uk/
GBA Live: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/gba-live-at-edfringe-2014
Sara Pascoe: https://twitter.com/sarapascoe
Andy Zaltzman: https://twitter.com/zaltzcricket
Bouncy Poppy Songs About Death: http://thereactionaries1.bandcamp.com/album/bouncy-poppy-songs-about-death
BPSAD GBA: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-178-bouncy-poppy-songs-about-death
Matt Hill: http://rethinkaudio.wordpress.com/
BAFTA Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/bafta
Storylines: http://www.ampersandmedia.co.uk/current.php
Ampersand Media: http://www.ampersandmedia.co.uk/
Focus e15 Mums: http://focuse15.org/
Musa Okwonga: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-148-musa-okwonga
Neil Denny: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-175-neil-denny
Reni Eddo Lodge: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-182-reni-eddo-lodge
Mike Jackson: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-185-mike-jackson
Spark London: http://sparklondon.com/
Mind Haringey: http://www.mindinharingey.org.uk/
Forty Hall: http://www.fortyhallestate.co.uk/whats-on/events/forty_hall_by_candlelight_1
Jen: http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/

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