63: Marcus Aurelius, women leaders and burnout and Roald Dahl's books

Together, we have decided that the chapter of our lives dedicated to The Figure has come to a close. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to and supported us over the last five years.

For our last episode, we explore the life and writing of the ‘philosopher-king’ Marcus Aurelius, the study that showed that 43% of women in senior positions are burned out and a collection of illustrations by Quentin Blake for the books of Roald Dahl.

We hope to create something else together in future - we don’t know what or when yet - and we will share what that is on our Instagram @FigurePodcast if and when the time comes. The views expressed in this podcast are our own.

Call Me By Your Name

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5726616/

Before Sunrise

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Clarkson’s Farm

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clarksons-Farm-Season-1/dp/B095RNXQDY

W1A

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05s9g2q

Finding Michael

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26880702/

Slow Horses

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875444/

The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling

https://open.spotify.com/show/2K186zrvRgeE2w0wQjbaw7

Pieces of Britney with Pandora Sykes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p09mfr9s

28ish Days Later with India Rakusen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bvg9nm

Period by Emma Barnett

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Emma-Barnett/Period/24450431

Period Power by Maisie Hill

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Maisie-Hill/Period-Power--Harness-Your-Hormones-and-Get-Your-Cycle-Working-For-You/22884819

Darling by India Knight

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/India-Knight/Darling--A-razor-sharp-gloriously-funny-retelling-of-Nanc/24240764

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Margaret-Atwood/The-Testaments--The-Booker-prize-winning-sequel-to-The-Handmaids-Tale/24819219

Marcus Aurelius

In Our Time, Marcus Aurelius

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000sjxt

The Jo Rogan Experience: Ryan Holiday

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VbGyix7GOozgg8sry2Tmr

Women leaders - 43% of women leaders are burned out, compared to only 31% of men at their level

Women in the Workplace 2022 Study

https://leanin.org/women-in-the-workplace/2022/companies-need-to-hold-on-to-the-leaders-shaping-the-future-of-work

Jacinda Ardern resignation speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4FoJelTvHY

Nicola Sturgeon resignation speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELvrQv34lBo

Ardern Is Latest High Achieving Woman to Say She’s Quitting Due to Burnout, Ella Ceron

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-19/jacinda-ardern-is-the-latest-high-achieving-woman-to-quit-because-of-burnout?leadSource=uverify%20wall

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership, Rainbow Murray

https://theconversation.com/nicola-sturgeon-and-jacinda-ardern-what-two-shock-resignations-tell-us-about-good-leadership-200012

Working hard or hardly working with Grace Beverley, Ella Mills

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/working-hard-hardly-working/id1569049585

A collection of illustrations for Roald Dahl’s books by Quentin Blake

Desert Island Discs: Roald Dahl

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mwxx

Roald & Beatrix: The Tale of the Curious Mouse

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13027478/

The true story of when Roald Dahl met Beatrix Potter, Ellie Harrison

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/roald-dahl-beatrix-potter-b1778290.html

Today in Focus: Rewriting Roald Dahl

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/rewriting-roald-dahl/id1440133626?i=1000601692976

Roald Dahl books rewritten to remove language deemed offensive, Hayden Vernon

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive

Roald Dahl edits: Read the 25 most surprising changes to beloved children's books, Jeremiah Poff

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/25-surprising-edits-roald-dahls-childrens-books

Roald Dahl: Rishi Sunak joins criticism of changes to author's books

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64702224

Sensitivity readers: what publishing’s most polarising role is really about, Lucy Knight

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/15/sensitivity-readers-what-publishings-most-polarising-role-is-really-about

Roald Dahl, Britannica

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roald-Dahl

Why Gen Z is turning against woke culture, Panda La Terriere

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-gen-z-is-turning-against-woke-culture/