The Floor is Lava

The Floor is Lava

By Ivan Brett

Each week, Ivan meets an interesting person in their natural habitat to play seven handpicked games. Listen along as they lock horns over instant classics such as Crambo, Fibber and Cat Eats Mouse. Hosted by author Ivan Brett as a companion piece to his new book, 'The Floor is Lava', this playful podcast is both competitive and silly, and we're so excited to share it with you.

Episodes

Episode 36 - Herding Sheep with Mufti Games

In this special episode, Ivan meets the creators of Mufti Games, an interactive theatre company who creates playful situations across the UK. Enjoy! THE FLOOR IS LAVA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Mufti Games - Instagram: https://instagram.com/muftigames Twitter: https://twitter.com/muftigames Website: https://www.muftigames.co.uk/splash Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett and https://twitter.com/floorislavapod - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
04/07/1957m 23s

Round 35: Naked Dog Art with Simon Panrucker

Today, Ivan meets musician and filmmaker Simon Panrucker, for a raucous round of games in Simon's studio in Bristol. Enjoy! THE FLOOR IS LAVA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Paulus - Instagram: https://instagram.com/spanrucker Twitter: https://twitter.com/spanrucker Website: https://simonpanrucker.com Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett and https://twitter.com/floorislavapod - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
06/06/1955m 25s

Round 34: Made-Up Yoga with Paulus

You know BBC1's saturday night talent show 'All Together Now'? You know the funny judge who never stands up? That's cabaret performer and singer Paulus, and he joins Ivan on today's podcast, to lie about yoga, stand up twenty-six times and clean a house with flies. Enjoy! THE FLOOR IS LAVA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Paulus - Instagram: https://instagram.com/paulus_looks Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulus_says Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett and https://twitter.com/floorislavapod - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
24/05/1952m 26s

Round 33: Living in a Sticky Peach with Russell Hicks

This week, Ivan went to Top Secret Comedy Club in London for a top secret meeting with stand-up comedian Russell Hicks. They sat onstage to chat James and his Sticky Peach, crying on a bus, doing something much worse on a bus and a new, pretentious version of Babe, soon to hit cinemas. Enjoy! THE FLOOR IS LAVA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Russell - Twitter: https://twitter.com/russellhickss - Website: http://russellhicks.co.uk Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett and https://twitter.com/floorislavapod - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
06/05/1948m 23s

Round 32: Japanese Knot-Tying with James Wallis

This week, Ivan went back to university, to meet the man who created, curated or taught people about every game ever, James Wallis. In this episode they grappled over the optimum number of breakfasts, where in your house to keep a gorilla and what to do if your boyfriend's hand is bugs. Enjoy! THE FLOOR IS LAVA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 James - Twitter: https://twitter.com/jameswallis - Website (and info on the Games Design Masterclass): http://jameswallis.com Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett and https://twitter.com/floorislavapod - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
22/04/1959m 20s

Round 31: Extreme Bear-Meeting at Now Play This Festival

Now Play This, a festival of experimental game design, runs until 14th April 2019 at Somerset House. You should go! Thanks to the lovely people at Somerset House for letting me come and poke around. Sabrina Shirazi Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sabrina_shirazi Website: https://sabrinashirazi.com Commonworks Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cmmnwrks Website: https://commonworks.co.uk Zach Gage: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/helvetica Website: http://www.stfj.net Abi Palmer: Twitter: https://twitter.com/abipalmer_bot Website: http://www.abipalmer.com Patrick LeMieux: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alt254 Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett and https://twitter.com/floorislavapod Website: http://patrick-lemieux.com
09/04/1947m 26s

Round 30: Eyebrow Dancing with Electron Dance

Thirty Episodes? This is huge! Our thirtieth guest is Joel Goodwin, the man behind video games website Electron Dance. He and Ivan ranked puzzles, impressed wallabies and took the bowl of keys from a swingers' party. Enjoy! THE FLOOR IS LAVA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Joel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/electrondance - Website: http://electrondance.com Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett and https://twitter.com/floorislavapod - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
26/03/1945m 22s

Round 29: Hiding in a Zoo with Holly Gramazio

It's the last episode before we hit our thirties (and it all goes downhill from there), and it features Holly Gramazio, the director of Now Play This, a festival of game design in London. This episode features astral horses, visible off-switches and Ubers made of elephants. Enjoy! NOW PLAY THIS: http://nowplaythis.net THE FLOOR IS LAVA: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Holly - Twitter: https://twitter.com/hollygramazio and https://twitter.com/nowplaythese - Website: http://mathesonmarcault.com Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett and https://twitter.com/floorislavapod - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
12/03/1956m 46s

Round 28: Throwing Fruit at Walls with Alex Hinson

Inside a tent which itself is inside a tornado, Ivan meets Alex Hinson, the actor and co-founder BricaBrac theatre. They conduct a fruit triathlon, tell a story of screaming clocks and revealed the grim origin story of Gateshead. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Alex - Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexox and https://twitter.com/bricabrac - Website: https://www.bricabractheatre.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bricabractheatre/?hl=en Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
26/02/1946m 15s

Round 27: Manifesting Wallabies with Chris Farnell

This week, Ivan travels north, further north than he's ever been (this year) to Norwich for a bag of games with writer Chris Farnell. They complain to Superman about his terrible party planning, create umbilical-themed heroes and destroy an earth-threatening asteroid with tinfoil. Enjoy! Check out Chris's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dirty-Work-Chris-Farnell/dp/1502733706 And pre-order Strata, a sourcebook for the RPG Spire, featuring Chris' creations: https://strata-spire-rpg.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Chris- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBrainofChris Ivan - Website: https://www.ivanbrett.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
12/02/1959m 55s

Round 26: Ranking Cartoon Dogs with Sarah Ockwell-Smith

We're back, a week later than usual after some flu-related delays. This round features expert mum Sarah Ockwell-Smith, who literally wrote the book on parenting. In this episode they chat bad Valentine's gifts, Fortnite dances and Morgan Freeman. Enjoy! Check out Sarah's books: https://sarahockwell-smith.com/sarahs-book-2/ You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Sarah - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBabyExpert -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahockwellsmith/?hl=en - Website: http://www.sarahockwell-smith.com Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
29/01/1956m 8s

Round 25: Un-mechanised Mustardising with Sugar J

Happy 2019, reader! It's Round 25, with the fantastic London-based poet Sugar J. He and Ivan discuss Christmas with Theresa May, things not to do in front of your mum and Ex-Plosive Diarrhoea. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Sugar J - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sugarjpoet - Website: http://www.sugarjpoet.com Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - STREET GAMING on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
08/01/1948m 46s

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Night-Walking with John McElroy

Merry Christmas, reader. Something a little different this week: a randomly-generated night-walk through London with the help of a dice, a coin and a pack of cards. What follows is...well...a Christmas special the likes of which you'll have never heard before. Enjoy! Music in this episode was: 'Anybody Lost' by Ivan Brett, feat. a man in Camden. 'Presuming Ed (Elbow Cover)' by Ivan Brett
25/12/1847m 29s

Round 24: Staring at Chimps' Bums with Nate Crowley

Like every season of 24 except one, this podcast now has 24 episodes. Hooray! This week, the author Nate Crowley takes Ivan to a zoo, terrifies him with chimps and plays some games. There's lions' eggs, katbatic decapod coins and a story about a butterfly. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Nate- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JALwrites - Website: http://nate-crowley.com Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj67k6qunZXjlkctlKOzk5A?view_as=subscriber Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
11/12/1858m 7s

Round 23: Ferret Plumbing with James A. Lyons

It's Round 23, with YA author James A Lyons. In a broodingly autumnal Hyde Park, Ivan and James played a bunch of games and got quite silly with a metal adaptation of Mama Mia! and an obstacle course made of puddings. Enjoy! You can buy Doorway 54 here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1717895409 You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 James - Twitter: https://twitter.com/JALwrites https://twitter.com/GrundyOxford - Website: http://jamesalyons.co.uk Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
27/11/1851m 7s

Round 22: Condiment-Soiled Bedsheets with Erin Bolens

It's Round 22, which features the wordsmith and poet Erin Bolens. In her sunny front room they played a selection of sauce-based games and giggled a lot. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Erin - Twitter: https://twitter.com/erinbolens - Website: http://erinbolens.com Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
13/11/1859m 58s

Round 21: Biblical Hot Stone Massage with James Oswald

This week would win a hand of blackjack, because it's Round 21, with the bestselling author James Oswald. Ivan and James chat writing, farming, comics, hot stone massage, murder, football and babies' kneecaps. Enjoy! You can buy No Time to Cry here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Cry-New-James-Oswald/dp/1472249895 You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 James - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sirbenfro - Website: http:/jamesoswald.co.uk Music by Spread - https://spread.bandcamp.com Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
30/10/1853m 16s

Round 20: Sausage Midwifery with Carl Burkitt

We've made it to Round 20! Time to celebrate, with an hour of games with Carl Burkitt, a poet and wonderhuman whose cultural references are, much like Ivan's, only from the 90s. In this episode they chat footballers named Kevin, the true bounciness of bouncers and nasal carrots. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Carl - Twitter: https://twitter.com/carlburkitt - Website: http:/carltellstales.com Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
15/10/1859m 9s

Round 19: Snogging Puppets with Jennifer Jordan

The longest episode of all time! This round, Ivan meets comedian, actor and musician Jennifer Jordan, and they play some games in a garden globe/shed/tent. They play snog/marry/avoid with shakespeare characters and puppets, re-tell Labyrinth with a few 'minor' changes and re-play the perennial shouty favourite, BRIAN! Go and watch Jenguin here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/amsterdamonlineshorts/ You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Jennifer- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JJenniferJordan - Website: http://jennifer-jordan.co.uk - Sonnet Sisters: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDZvlojpnuuCNKKUKaroMNg Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
02/10/181h 14m

Round 18: Stalking Hanson with James Bishop

The podcast's all grown up! Eighteen today, and it's already calling home, begging for a cheeky bank transfer because the student loan didn't cover freshers' week. Despite all this, Ivan meets children's author James Bishop for a viking-longboat-ful of games in a park. Enjoy! You can buy Iguana Boy vs The 30 Second Thief here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iguana-Boy-vs-Second-Thief/dp/1444939408 You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 James - Twitter: https://twitter.com/bishy14 Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
17/09/1855m 33s

Round 17: Woke Swamp Pilates with Ike Lockett

In Round 17, Ivan meets Ike Lockett, an old friend and musical collaborator, and they play some games in a break between recording sessions. They do an A-Z of numbers, taste-test a roast ghost and take Glom to a whole new level. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Ike - Twitter: https://twitter.com/IkeLockett72 Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
03/09/1853m 10s

Round 16: Vomiting Baby Olympics with Amy Nickell

This week Ivan meets presenter, journalist and author Amy Nickell, whose new book, Confessions of a Single Mum, is out now! In this episode they consider death by Piers Morgan, host a goose barbecue and talk at length about baby vomit. It's a lot of fun. Enjoy! Confessions of a Single Mum: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Single-Mum-Expecting-Unexpected/dp/1472257898 You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Amy - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solo.mama/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmyNicks_ Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
27/08/1859m 16s

Round 15 - Cutlery Fingers with Andrew Dickson

It's the 'The Floor is Lava' summer holiday special! This really means we've got a normal episode, but the introduction was recorded in the rain, in Cornwall. This week Ivan meets Andrew Dickson, a musician, researcher and thinker who can't do a Liverpool accent. They drunk coffee and considered buying furniture at Aladdin's, in Hornsey, and played some games that covered venomous frogs, fingers made of cutlery and terrible children's names. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Andrew - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/armdickson/ - Facebook: Andrew Dickson Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
20/08/1857m 56s

Round 14: Contracting Zootropic Diseases with Sarah Naughton

In Round 14, Ivan meets Sarah Naughton, bestselling author of thrillers and historical YA novels, on a quiet bit of the South Bank in West London. They list murder weapons, re-tell Wuthering Heights with a dose of Munchausen by Proxy and sully the memory of the Middle Ages. Enjoy! The Other Couple, out in paperback THIS WEEK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Other-Couple-Sarah-J-Naughton/dp/1409166988 You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Sarah - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah.naughton/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahjnaughton Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
13/08/1855m 21s

Round 13: Shakespeare in Drag with Phillipe Bosher

Round 13 is with Phillipe Bosher, an actor who specialises in Shakespeare. Ivan meets him in the grassy idyll of Park Road Lido for some games and theatrical chat. They made a bunch of Shakespeare reboots, linked Spiderman to Laser Eye Surgery and spoke for an extended period of time in Iambic Pentameter. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Phillipe - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pabosher/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/pabosher Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
06/08/1853m 46s

Round 12: Shouting at Brian with Rachel Smith

It's Round 12! That's one per month for a year, or one per day for 12 days, depending on how much of this you can stand. Today, Ivan meets Rachel Smith, a teacher-turned-refugee-protector who trots the globe, saving it. The kids list things that contain tubes, attack a velociraptor with a swan and shout 'BRIAN!' a lot. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Rachel - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whateveryousaystove/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachelsmitth Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
30/07/1847m 12s

Round 11: Brining Bottoms with Greg Johnson

Round 11 is here, and it's time to play games with the football journalist Greg Johnson. In a really-just-too-sunny pub in North London, Ivan and Greg chatted about cults, defenders and absolute disgraces. Enjoy! You can buy The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Greg - Website: https://www.football.london - Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregianjohnson Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
23/07/1857m 26s

Round 10: Dirty Dancing with Lucy King

Wow! Ten episodes already? This week, Ivan heads to deepest, darkest East London to meet Lucy King, who trained with him to be a teacher all those years ago. They talk humiliating teenage dance routines, organise unethical animal fashion shows and chat about customisable knickers. You can get The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
16/07/1850m 54s

Round 9: Drowning in Wine with Thomas Halliday, PhD

Ivan trundles to South Kensington to meet a real life dinosaur man, Thomas Halliday, in the Natural History Museum. Thomas is a Levelhulme Early Career Fellow at Birmingham University, who's devoted his life to studying the evolution of mammals. But today, he gets attacked by a pug, saves James Bond from drowning in wine and goes deep into plinths. Enjoy! You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Thomas - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TJDHalliday Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
09/07/1854m 4s

Round 8: Planting Bombs in Kittens with Alexis Kennedy

In Round 8, Ivan pootles south to meet Alexis Kennedy, the video game designer and writer responsible for the recent indie game smash, Cultist Simulator. We go deep underground, list mythical beasts and then Alexis shares his most horrifying story from game dev. You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ivanbrett/ - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Alexis - Website: http://weatherfactory.biz - Twitter: https://twitter.com/_alexiskennedy Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
02/07/1858m 7s

Round 7: Freudian Fruit Analysis with Marianne Johnson

Dinner time! Ivan cycles north to eat a Lebanese feast, hosted by Marianne Johnson. After Kofte, Hummus and plenty of wine, they play seven handpicked games, leaning heavily on Marianne's performance skills. They cover the royal wedding, cats in space and songs about fruit. Enjoy! You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Marianne - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mariannecj/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/_mariannecj Greg - Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregianjohnson Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
25/06/1848m 24s

Round 6: Poisoning Lloyd Grossman with Charlie Scarr

This week, Ivan makes his way to The Great Northern Railway Tavern in Hornsey to play games with a long-term friend and contributor to The Floor is Lava, Charlie Scarr. They cover herb-chewing cats, helicopter lions, Hulk Hogan's fake hair and a terrible episode of Masterchef. You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Charlie - Twitter: https://twitter.com/charscarr Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
18/06/1859m 31s

Round 5: Vegan Horror Story with Simon Key

It's Round 5! Ivan freewheels to Wood Green to the Big Green Bookshop, to sit down with its co-owner, Simon Key, to play some games. Simon opens up about his passion for twiglets, trains and sunshine, displays an uncanny ability for spelling and tells a story about vegans that will chill you to the bone. Enjoy! You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Simon - Website: http://http://www.biggreenbookshop.com - Twitter: https://twitter.com/biggreenbooks Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
11/06/1849m 0s

Round 4: Domesticating a Tiger with Paddy Loughman

This week, Ivan meets up with Paddy Loughman, a high-flyer in the creative industry and also, co-incidentally, his brother-in-law. They play 7 stupid games and get the giggles over red things. It's a fun one. Enjoy! You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Paddy - Twitter: https://twitter.com/paddypan Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
04/06/1851m 46s

Round 3: Murdering Dog-Walkers with Roxanne Scott

It's Round 3, and Ivan's back in the woods, this time playing games with music therapist Roxanne Scott. It's muddy but lovely, and they get thoroughly lost. Enjoy! You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Roxanne - Twitter: https://twitter.com/roxannescott24 Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
29/05/1847m 39s

Round 2: Monetising Peacocks with Johnny Mindlin

Ivan cycles up to a pub in Muswell Hill to meet podcast host and big critic of the whole 'games' thing, Johnny Mindlin. They assess James Bond's chances in a cage match with a bear, improve the human by adding a remote bum and entirely break a perfectly good game. You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Johnny's podcasts: http://drinkspodcast.com http://bookspodcast.com Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
28/05/1854m 28s

Round 1: Sweaty First Kiss with Toryn Westcott

In the inaugural episode, Ivan cycles up to Highgate Woods to meet the director and filmmaker Toryn Westcott, who lies about his first kiss, argues about gravy and does some scat singing in public. You can pre-order The Floor is Lava here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floor-Lava-games-everyone-everywhere/dp/1472257510 Ivan - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanbrett - Blog: https://borninabikeshop.wordpress.com - Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivan-Brett/e/B005EYGU7Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 Toryn - Website: http://www.torynwestcott.com - Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/torynwestcott - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torynwestcott/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/torynwestcott Music by Spread - https://soundcloud.com/spread2 Thanks to Entale for hosting this podcast. Check them out here: https://www.entale.co
14/05/1851m 52s
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