Adam talks with British writer, columnist and creative director Raven Smith about parents and surrogacy, erasing history in the wake of the George Floyd killing, dangerous biscuits, Charlie Bucket's grandparents, and what most people would do if they were told they had 6 minutes to live. This conversation was recorded remotely on June 18th, 2020. ADDENDUM RE. SURROGACY For a more detailed and informative account of the process of becoming a parent via surrogacy you'll find a link to an article by Anna Buxton (no relation) HERE Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and to Matt Lamont for conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green https://helengreenillustration.com/ RELATED LINKS RAVEN SMITH'S TRIVIAL PURSUITS (2020, WATERSTONES) HOLLYWOOD CRIME SCENE PODCAST (ON ACAST) JIM CARREY RECOUNTS BEING IN HAWAII DURING FALSE MISSILE ALERT (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, July 2020) WOW PRESENTS PLUS (SIGN UP TO STREAM THE ADAM AND JOE SHOW ETC.) NEW ADAM BUXTON WEBSITE ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (HARDBACK) (WATERSTONES) ADAM BUXTON'S RAMBLE BOOK (AUDIOBOOK) (2020, AUDIBLE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.