I (Gentleman Lars) and Emmanuel Guegan, product developer at Holland & Holland, continue to talk about the traditions of hunting in the United Kingdom. We continue to talk about importance of wearing a tie at the hunt in the UK. Many hunters can spend much time choosing their tie and socks. We go on talking…
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Preparing for my first hunt in the United Kingdom
What to wear is one of the aspects of hunting I have been thinking much about lately. To help me I have spoken with Emmanuel Guegan, product developer at Holland & Holland. In the first podcast interview with Emmanuel Guegan, in the podcast Gentleman Lars, we talk about: •What clothes I need to get to…
Bill Amberg on running a successful leather craft studio in the age of AI
With clients such as Paul Smith, The Savoy, and Vincent Van Duysen, it’s clear that Bill Amberg Studio is creating some of the most attractive and respected leatherwork today. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the studio’s founder, Bill Amberg, about how he first became interested in leather as a schoolboy in New Hampshire,…
Why does authenticity matter to sculptor Sean Henry?
Theatre and film are two important sources of inspiration for Sean Henry. To him sometimes a play can be seen as pure sculpture. Authenticity was something he talked much about in the interview for the podcast Gentleman Lars. We discussed why autenticity is very important to him when choosing ”models” for his sculptures.The sculpture ”Seated…
Was Hilma af Klint a medium according to herself?
Johan af Klint met Hilma af Klint. She was his grand-aunt and he knows much about her interesting life and art. I interviewed Johan af Klint in his home in Stockholm. You hear this interview in an episode of the podcast Gentleman Lars. We talked about: • The influence of religion and spiritual movemens in…
Follow-up interview with History Factory’s founder Bruce Weindruch
In 2001 (a long time ago!!) I interviewed the gentleman Bruce Windruch in Virginia for the Swedish newspaper Finanstidningen (”the Finacial Paper”). I had never heared about anything similar before: a company taking care of archives for companies and helping them communicate their values by using their history. In 2001 I found it very interesting…
Artist Enrique Martínez Celaya on loniliness
I met the artist Enrique Martínez Celaya in 2018 for an interview. We talked about his experiences of living in different countries. Is being an exile a great part of his identity? Does he find Scandinavians cold? Somehow we started talking about the interesting topic loniliness. After the interview when I took this photo of…
My golden nuggets from being unemployed for 7 weeks in 2023
To summarize what I learnt from being unemployed I talked with the psychotherapist Abigail Welchman.
Post-it notes to boost my self-esteem
When I was looking for a job I got the advice to use Post-it notes in a new way. It turned out to be useful advice! Producer of this podcast episode is Lars Carlén. Anjula Kopta did the editing and mixing.
Is shame stopping me from finding a job?
In the new episode of Gentleman Lars, I talk with recruiter Fredrik Svenenburg at Hammer & Hanborg, a recruitment agency in Stockholm. Psychotherapist Abigail Welshman continues to give me good advice. Will I succeed in finding a new job by August 25th, the last day of my fixed-term contract?