Ian Ruskin's guest appearances

Ian Ruskin

Point of Inquiry

Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show

Revolution 250 Podcast

Chasing Artists with Xenja

Sam Harris

Steven Pinker

Chris Hayes

Rebecca Traister

Glenn Beck

Kurt Andersen

Bassem Youssef

Jared Diamond

Adam Conover

Adam Savage

Michael Mann

Phil Plait

Shadi Hamid

Thomas Paine

Jonathan Haidt

OwlTail

Actor, writer and social activist, Ian Ruskin trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and is a veteran of stage and screen. Performing his one man show for audiences around the world, Ian brings to life the stories of remarkable and often misunderstood, true-life heroes, including Nikola Tesla and Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine, considered the father of the American Revolution, was so despised that his ashes were placed in the heels of shoes worn by English nobility to be walked on.  Nikola Tesla charged the world with AC electric, never married and had a deep relationship with a female pigeon.  Just two mind-blowing tidbits we learn about these rule breakers and history makers.

Actor, writer and social activist, Ian Ruskin trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and is a veteran of stage and screen. Performing his one man show for audiences around the world, Ian brings to life the stories of remarkable and often misunderstood, true-life heroes, including Nikola Tesla and Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine, considered the father of the American Revolution, was so despised that his ashes were placed in the heels of shoes worn by English nobility to be walked on.  Nikola Tesla charged the world with AC electric, never married and had a deep relationship with a female pigeon.  Just two mind-blowing tidbits we learn about these rule breakers and history makers.

Ian Ruskin as Thomas Paine and Nikola Tesla

Ian Ruskin, author, actor, and activist joins us to talk about his one man-show, " To Begin the World Over Again:  The Life of Thomas Paine," which he will be performing at the Boston Public Library on November 1, 2, and 3!  We sit down to talk about the extraordinary life of Thomas Paine, the most radical of the founding generation, who still speaks to us today. 

<a href="https://www.ianruskin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ian Ruskin, </a>author, actor, and activist joins us to talk about his one man-show, <a href="https://www.ruskinproductions.com/paine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">" To Begin the World Over Again:  The Life of Thomas Paine," </a>which he will be performing at the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-begin-the-world-again-the-life-of-thomas-paine-tickets-429254470677?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boston Public Library on November 1, 2, and 3!  </a>We sit down to talk about the extraordinary life of Thomas Paine, the most radical of the founding generation, who still speaks to us today.

Thomas Paine: To Begin the World Over Again with Ian Ruskin

This week on Chasing Artists with XENJA we chat with actor Ian Ruskin about his three solo shows on the lives of Harry Bridges, Thomas Paine, and Nicola Tesla.Guest Bio	Ian is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He founded The Harry Bridges Project in 2000 and has written, performed and produced many plays and radio and film documentaries, including From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks about labor leader Harry Bridges. He has performed the play over 250 times to approximately 50,000 people, including the English and Scottish Houses of Parliament. The film version, directed and shot by multi-Academy Award winner Haskell Wexler, aired nationwide on PBS for 4 years, making the film available to 150 million Americans. He has completed a new radio documentary A Wild Woman Sings the Blues about the life and work of Barbara Dane and is working on a treatment for a feature film based on the 1934 San Francisco General Strike. His play To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine continues his mission to present the stories of forgotten and misunderstood heroes from American and European history. Performances have included The American Philosophical Society, Harvard Law School, Conway Hall in London, the Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians and in Boston’s Faneuil Hall. NETA distributed the film of a live performance, also shot by Haskell Wexler, and 180+ stations aired it in 2017 and 2018. He has also completed and began performing his new one-man play about “the man who invented the 20th century” Nikola Tesla. Magic and Lightning: into the Mind of Nikola Tesla. Venues have included The American Philosophical Society and Theatre West in Los Angeles. Links to Guest	http://www.ianruskin.org/http://theharrybridgesproject.org/index.html http://www.thelifeofthomaspaine.org/ http://www.theteslaproject.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysfz71XihXQ&amp;t= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uKn37_WPoYLinks to XENJA	@iamxenja	www.xenja.org www.xenja.bandcamp.comProduced by XENJAMusic by XENJAAudio Editing by High Noon Audio

This week on Chasing Artists with XENJA we chat with actor Ian Ruskin about his three solo shows on the lives of Harry Bridges, Thomas Paine, and Nicola Tesla. Guest Bio 	Ian is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He founded The Harry Bridges Project in 2000 and has written, performed and produced many plays and radio and film documentaries, including From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks about labor leader Harry Bridges. He has performed the play over 250 times to approximately 50,000 people, including the English and Scottish Houses of Parliament. The film version, directed and shot by multi-Academy Award winner Haskell Wexler, aired nationwide on PBS for 4 years, making the film available to 150 million Americans. He has completed a new radio documentary A Wild Woman Sings the Blues about the life and work of Barbara Dane and is working on a treatment for a feature film based on the 1934 San Francisco General Strike. His play To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine continues his mission to present the stories of forgotten and misunderstood heroes from American and European history. Performances have included The American Philosophical Society, Harvard Law School, Conway Hall in London, the Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians and in Boston’s Faneuil Hall. NETA distributed the film of a live performance, also shot by Haskell Wexler, and 180+ stations aired it in 2017 and 2018. He has also completed and began performing his new one-man play about “the man who invented the 20th century” Nikola Tesla. Magic and Lightning: into the Mind of Nikola Tesla. Venues have included The American Philosophical Society and Theatre West in Los Angeles.  Links to Guest 	<a href="http://www.ianruskin.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ianruskin.org/</a><a href="http://theharrybridgesproject.org/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theharrybridgesproject.org/index.html</a> <a href="http://www.thelifeofthomaspaine.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thelifeofthomaspaine.org/</a> <a href="http://www.theteslaproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theteslaproject.org/</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysfz71XihXQ&amp;t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysfz71XihXQ&amp;t=</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uKn37_WPoY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uKn37_WPoY</a> Links to XENJA 	@iamxenja 	<a href="http://www.xenja.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.xenja.org</a> <a href="http://www.xenja.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.xenja.bandcamp.com</a> Produced by XENJA Music by XENJA Audio Editing by High Noon Audio

Ian Ruskin is a producer, writer, actor and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He has starred in theatre, television, and film in both the UK and the US. He has written and performed in various one man plays, From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks which details the life of Australian-born American union leader, Harry Bridges and To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine. To learn more about or contact Ian Ruskin visit: www.ianruskin.org In this week's interview, Jim Underdown and Ruskin discuss the life of Thomas Paine, his influence on politics and religion, and what Ian learned about Paine in his work preparing for The Life of Thomas Paine.     In 1775, a man who had lived 37 remarkably unremarkable years in England arrived in Philadelphia. He then proceeded to change the world. His pen ignited the American Revolution, defined the French Revolution and articulated the concept of Reason. For this he was nearly hanged in England, nearly guillotined in France and, by the end of his life, more hated than loved in America. He was one of the world’s greatest propagandists and worst politicians, a nearly fatal combination, and he is one of the most misunderstood men in American history. Yet his vision of true justice and equality for all human beings continues to inspire millions of people and his ideas, revolutionary in 1776, continue to be as revolutionary today.

Ian Ruskin is a producer, writer, actor and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He has starred in theatre, television, and film in both the UK and the US. He has written and performed in various one man plays, From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks which details the life of Australian-born American union leader, Harry Bridges and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7RseJlY1a4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine</a>. To learn more about or contact Ian Ruskin visit: <a href="http://www.ianruskin.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ianruskin.org</a> In this week's interview, Jim Underdown and Ruskin discuss the life of Thomas Paine, his influence on politics and religion, and what Ian learned about Paine in his work preparing for The Life of Thomas Paine. In 1775, a man who had lived 37 remarkably unremarkable years in England arrived in Philadelphia. He then proceeded to change the world. His pen ignited the American Revolution, defined the French Revolution and articulated the concept of Reason. For this he was nearly hanged in England, nearly guillotined in France and, by the end of his life, more hated than loved in America. He was one of the world’s greatest propagandists and worst politicians, a nearly fatal combination, and he is one of the most misunderstood men in American history. Yet his vision of true justice and equality for all human beings continues to inspire millions of people and his ideas, revolutionary in 1776, continue to be as revolutionary today.