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Weekly podcast, British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics, available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. Meet famous and infamous characters, walk with playwrights and peasants, and wander through castles and cathedrals. New episodes every Wednesday. Have a question about British history, something you’ve always wanted to know? Just ask! Let’s explore history together.
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Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today the Empire's loot sits in museums, galleries, private collections and burial sites with polite plaques. But its history is often messier than the plaques suggest. In each episode of this global smash hit podcast, Walkley award-winning journalist, author and genetic potluck, Marc Fennell, takes you on the wild, evocative, sometimes funny, often tragic adventure of how these stolen treasures got to where they live today. Thes ...
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LukeLore

Luke Greensmith

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Have you ever been taught mythology by a very polite British sasquatch? Now's your chance! Join producer and screenwriter Luke Greensmith as he explores folklore from around the world.
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FVRL ReadRadio Podcast

Fraser Valley Regional Library

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Are you looking for something good to read? Or watch? Or listen to? Tune in to Fraser Valley Regional Library’s ReadRadio podcast for some great recommendations. In each episode we will highlight some of the library’s books, movies and TV shows that you might not know about. All reviewed materials are available for loan in the FVRL catalogue. Fraser Valley Regional Library is the largest public library system in British Columbia, with 25 community libraries serving nearly 680,000 people in i ...
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*The Bureau of Lost Culture broadcast curious, half-forgotten, countercultural stories, oral testimonies and rare tales from the underground. *Join host Stephen Coates and a wide range of guests including musicians, artists, writers, activists and commentators in conversation. *Listen live on Saturdays at 9.00am on London’s premier independent station Soho Radio or via all major podcast providers: *The Bureau is now collected at The British Library Sound Archive
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Friends old and new join me in Derry and Toms roof gardens to discuss the work and influence of prolific British fantasist Michael Moorcock, as well as other bits of 60s and 70s genre fiction that came to me via my Grandad in the 80s and informed my world view. Books, music, role-playing games, wrestling in Featherstone Library and many other digressions await.
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A series that seeks to tell the story of the South Africa in some depth. Presented by experienced broadcaster/podcaster Des Latham and updated weekly, the episodes will take a listener through the various epochs that have made up the story of South Africa.
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Writers Radio

The Writers Radio Contributors

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Writers Radio Podcasts...…discuss and present recent work being created by talented people, special events and all things writerly; an audio space where the inner world meets the outer. Writers Radio producers capture guest writers, interview authors and present them reading their work. A podcast episode is available after being broadcast. Episodes broadcast on Writers Radio at the beginning of each hour and continue for two weeks. Then that is replaced with a new one and the previous episod ...
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He's Done It!

He's Done It!

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Cory Novotny and Brian Wells discuss the latest happenings in the world of sports and beyond on He's Done It! A (Mostly) Sports Podcast. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram! @HesDoneItPod Adventures by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music released by Argofox https://youtu.be/8BXNwnxaVQE Music provided by Audio Library https://youtu.be/MkNeIUgNPQ8
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Want to improve your English skills? Our Intrepid English Teachers are ready to show you exactly what you need to learn to help you to achieve your English goals. Choose from our library of self-study lessons or book a one-to-one lesson with one of our English teachers and take the first step on your path to success in English.
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Each week WFMT goes live to the Chicago Cultural Center for concerts with emerging artists from around the world, produced by the International Music Foundation. Some shows offer solo recitals while others feature ensembles. The concerts take place beneath the world’s largest Tiffany-domed ceiling, part of a landmark building that originally housed the Chicago Public Library. The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts are named for British pianist Myra Hess who organized some 1,700 free lunchtime ...
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British Art Talks

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

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British Art Talks is the audio series of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. It features new research and aims to enhance and expand knowledge of British art and architecture. The PMC is an educational charity that champions new ways of understanding British art history and culture. We publish, teach and carry out research, both at the Centre in London and through our online platforms. Our archives, library and lively events programme are open to researchers, students and the ...
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All About Sound

The British Library

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What does love sound like? Which phrases transport us home? What are the sounds that matter to you? From a chorus of seals recorded under arctic ice to speeches that have saved lives, settle in to explore the depths of the British Library sound collection, with author and poet Lemn Sissay and some very special wordsmiths. Together they will discover how language, voice and sound has shaped us, our world and our identities. Press play on a world of sound. Unlocking Our Sound Heritage is a UK- ...
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Shakespeare Unlimited

Folger Shakespeare Library

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When British radio listeners voted William Shakespeare their "British Person of the Millennium," the honor was entirely understandable. Shakespeare and his works are woven throughout not only English-speaking culture, but global culture. As you'll hear in this series of podcasts, Shakespeare turns up in the most interesting places--not just literature and the stage, but science and social history as well. Join us for this "no limits" podcast tour of the fascinating and varied connections bet ...
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Overdue The Podcast

Emma and Nora

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Welcome to Overdue with the Slut and the Prude! A fortnightly feminist podcast covering topics from politics to pop-culture and everything in between. Join Emma and Nora as they visit their third host - a Library - and explore topics and segments including 'you've got to be meming me' and 'from the dropbox'.So welcome to the library, keep your mind open, and your topics broad!
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National Life Stories

National Life Stories at the British Library

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From its modest beginnings in 1987, National Life Stories has grown significantly and helped to create one of the largest oral history collections in the world – the British Library holds some 70,000 recordings of which nearly 3,000 are long, in-depth biographical interviews created by National Life Stories. Each episode of this podcast will bring you a conversation with someone else associated with National Life Stories – from interviewers, to curators, to listening service and technical st ...
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Mark and Pete

Mark and Pete

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Commentary on social, economic and religious issues. Faith and culture and economics are intertwined, Mark and Pete's analysis brings in their experience in the differing words of hard hitting business and Christian settings. Features a poem with each episode on the theme. Mark and Pete: 2 blokes with half and opinon. Website: markandpete.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mark-and-pete--1245374/support.
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Sculpting Lives

Jo Baring and Sarah Turner

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Sculpting Lives is a podcast series written and presented by Jo Baring (https://www.jobaring.com/about) (Director of the Ingram Collection of Modern British & Contemporary Art) and Sarah Victoria Turner (https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/about/people/sarah-victoria-turner) (Deputy Director at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in London). Dame Barbara Hepworth, Dame Elisabeth Frink, Kim Lim, Phyllida Barlow and Rana Begum – some of the most globally well-known British artis ...
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Overmorrow’s Library

Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève

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The Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève presents Overmorrow’s Library, a podcast series by Federico Campagna, available on the 5th floor (digital extension): https://5e.centre.ch/en/ The library for ‘the day after tomorrow’ is dedicated to books and authors whose work explores the limits of the ‘world’ as the frame of sense through which our consciousness experiences the chaos of reality. Each new episode presents a book that engages with the challenge of world-making, with the end-time of a wo ...
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Boston Athenæum

Boston Athenæum

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The Boston Athenæum, a membership library, first opened its doors in 1807, and its rich history as a library and cultural institution has been well documented in the annals of Boston’s cultural life. Today, it remains a vibrant and active institution that serves a wide variety of members and scholars. With more than 600,000 titles in its book collection, the Boston Athenæum functions as a public library for many of its members, with a large and distinguished circulating collection, a newspap ...
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Rick Steves Audio Tours are leaving the podcast space. For the latest versions of these audio tours, download the (free!) Rick Steves' Audio Europe™ App — available for Apple and Android. The app also includes hours of top-quality travel talk excerpted from the Travel with Rick Steves radio interviews to add another dimension — and some different voices — to your travel planning and appreciation. Learn more at https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-europe Rick Steves Britai ...
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The Man Who Would Be King tells the story of two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. It was inspired by the exploits of James Brooke, an Englishman who became the “white Raja” of Sarawak in Borneo, and by the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan, who claimed the title Prince of Ghor. The story was first published in The Phantom Rickshaw and other Tales (Volume Five of the Indian Railway Library, published by A H Wheeler & ...
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Bishopsgate Institute Podcast - talks, debates and readings from Bishopsgate Institute's cultural events programme. For more information about Bishopsgate Institute, our cultural events, courses and library, visit www.bishopsgate.org.uk.
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The Exhibitionist is an irreverent art and art history podcast. Hosted by Alice, we review exhibitions and museums, and talk about all our favourite art world things. Always smart but never snobby, we aim to go beyond the canon and talk about things you might not expect.
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Positive Advice by Chiva

Positive Advice by Chiva

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Welcome to Positive Advice – a brand new podcast brought to you by Chiva (https://www.chiva.org.uk/) , the charity supporting young people and young adults growing up with HIV to live healthy, happy lives and be more in control of their future. Hosted by Eli Fitzgerald, this series explores life growing up with HIV, using stories recorded as part of Chiva’s Positively Spoken oral history project - a collaboration with the British Library and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We s ...
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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

Kate Harrison, Author of 5:2 books, broadcaster, food writer

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The 5:2 Diet podcast contains all the tips, interviews, news and information you need to lose weight and feel great on the eating plan everyone is talking about. Intermittent fasting is flexible, easy and free, and the health benefits are the subject of extensive research. The podcast is presented by Kate Harrison, British author of four 5:2 books, who fasts weekly and lost 31lbs/14kg. The podcast offers tips and ideas for new and experienced fasters, including answers to common questions, h ...
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Story Radio Podcast

Story Radio Podcast

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A monthly podcast dedicated to celebrating the literary short story and all things bookish. Bite-size short fiction for writers and readers everywhere. Listen to a short story or interview on the 1st of each month at 12:00am. Hosted by Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan open to established, new and emerging writers in the English language. Always free to submit. We are a small organisation run by volunteer writers and producers (Tabitha Potts and Martin Nathan) hoping to benefit the writing com ...
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TheSNCPodcast

Folashade Anozie

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Helping you better understand the intriguing world of music, arts and entertainment through insightful discussions with African artists, creatives, executives, and entrepreneurs. Hosted by Folashade Anozie.
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The Bible was first translated into English some time in the 7th century by an unnamed monk known to us as the Venerable Bede. This was the Old English version and the work of translation from Vulgate Latin into Middle English was taken up again in the 14th century by the famous religious dissenter John Wycliffe. Modern translations date from the 16th century onwards and these were sourced from Greek and Hebrew versions as well as Latin. Most translations are made by a large group of scholar ...
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Beowulf is a long narrative poem composed in Old English some time in between the 8th and 11th century AD. The only surviving manuscript that contains the poem is preserved in the British Library and it too was badly damaged by fire in 1731. It is considered to be the oldest surviving work of poetry in English and one of the rare pieces of vernacular European literature that has survived since Medieval times. A prince arrives to rid a neighboring country of a terrible monster. He mortally wo ...
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CULTURE ALT

Maia Morgensztern

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CULTURE ALT features interviews of the world's culture and lifestyle icons, from international artists to award winning film directors, designers, Michelin Star chefs, best luxury travel spots and much more. Interviews by Maia Morgensztern, journalist and broadcaster. Podcasts in English and in French www.culturealt.com Instagram @maiamorgen
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Seasoned

Connecticut Public Radio

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Seasoned is a radio program and podcast from Connecticut Public about the passionate people who grow and cook our food. Host Robyn Doyon-Aitken and a team of contributors and producers shine a light on local food makers, restaurants, and farms from every corner of the state. They also talk with nationally known food writers and cookbook authors to bring you the stories and inspiration behind their books and recipes. Go to CTPublic.org/food to see our featured recipes and videos and sign up f ...
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The patrons spoke and this year's full-bore Halloween Special is Sabat - The Graveyard Vultures (and more) by Guy N Smith... It's fair to say that this one was challenging, and not just because our hero is a massive wanker. There's more... much more... Content warning for sexual violence and exasperated hosts.…
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It wasn't easy living at the Tudor court. The closer you were to power, the closer you were to disaster! Historian and author Helene Harrison takes us through the perilous journey many made from glory to gory. Just in time for Hallowe'en, it's Tudor Executions: From Nobility to the Block. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphi…
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Just in time for Halloween, Luke is back with more deep seasonal lore! Chapters: Rituals in Lancashire Unlocking the Mounds Scottish Samhainn Seasonal Divination LukeLore is: Luke Greensmith - Writer/Host/Researcher Brennan Storr - Production/Editing Links: Luke on Twitter: @LukeGreensmith LukeLore Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lu…
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In the turbulent late 1970s, six-year-old Susanna Crossman moved with her mother and siblings from a suburban terrace to a crumbling mansion deep in the English countryside. They would share their new home with over fifty other residents - idealists from all over the world - armed with worn paperbacks on ecology, Marx and radical feminism and drawn…
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New Orleans tenor sax player in featured recordings with Bob Crosby (transcriptions and live, with Yank Lawson, Muggsy Spanier, Matty Matlock, Hank D'Amico, Jess Stacy, Bob Zurke), the All-Star Band (Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Bunny Berigan, Jess Stacy, Sonny Dunham, Gene Krupa), and his own bands recording for Capitol during the WWII years ---…
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Re-imagining a classic fairy tale with puppeteer, puppet builder, performer, director and filmmaker Kris Fleerackers. Bored and tired of doing chores, little Lotte Grimm sneaks a peek at a ‘broken’ fairy tale her older brothers have collected. To fix it, she finds a way to enter the story and save its heroine, but not everything goes as planned… Go…
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This is episode 194 and we’re marching towards Thaba Bosiu with Lieutenant General George Cathcart. Or sitting on horseback among King Moshoeshoe’s Basotho warriors, armed with a musket. Take you pick. We’re going to hear about the Battle of Berea, and the outcome would underline the Basotho mastery of their land, leading to Lesotho’s independence.…
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In this episode, we dive into the hilarious yet serious world of cheese heists. From a cheeky mouse making off with cheddar to real-life daring thefts of thousands of pounds worth of cheese, we explore why cheese is a hot target for criminals. What makes cheese so valuable, and how do thieves manage to pull off these audacious crimes? Get ready for…
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A selection of recordings made by Jelly Roll Morton as part of an archival/folklore project by Alan Lomax at the LOC in 1938 . . Something like six hours of recordings were made of Morton playing, singing, talking and reminiscing about his career and the early days of jazz . . here we have blues, spirituals, ragtime, semi-classical pieces and pop t…
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Bob Crosby and His Orchestra carved a pretty unique career for itself in the Swing Era - specializing in tunes from the previous decade done up in swing clothes, the chief arrangers were clarinetist Matty Matlock and bassist Bob Haggart. Here is a selection of Haggart's arrangements featuring Yank Lawson, Sterling Bose and Billy Butterfield on trum…
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Season 7 Episode 26!(1:06) Kenny recaps his trip to London before breaking down the Patriots loss to the Jaguars(27:20) Steelers end game with 31 unanswered points to down Jets in Russell Wilson’s debut(43:31) Biggest winners and losers from NFL Week 7(1:07:01) Yankees and Dodgers to meet in big market World Series(1:19:06) Celtics begin title defe…
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In this, our third (?) Halloween episode for 2024, we tackle the book Loz describes as, "crass, bluff and gittish"! It's SLIMER... our second experience of Harry Adam Knight action on Breakfast in the Ruins and it certainly was a book. Interesting developments on the 'base under siege by weird monster' are brought low by some of the unfortunate tro…
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In this episode, we dive into Australia’s ongoing debate over whether to remain a constitutional monarchy under King Charles III or transition to a republic. After the government’s recent defeat on the “Voice to Parliament” referendum, plans for a republic vote have been shelved. With a divided public and cost-of-living concerns taking priority, wh…
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First off, congratulations to Gcina Mhlophe who is DStv’s content Creator podcaster of the year — I was so happy to shortlisted and incredibly happy for her. Gcina’s African Storytelling podcast is ground breaking please look out for it on all podcast platforms. And a big shout out to all the other finalists, I was amazed at just how many people in…
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In today's podcast, Sally tells us about three of her favourite easy reader series. These books are great if you're just starting to learn to read on your own or with a little help:Amelia Bedelia by Herman ParishDanny and the Dinosaur by Bruce HaleMr. Putter & Tabby by Cynthia Rylantبقلم Fraser Valley Regional Library
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Bruce Turner was a largely self-taught clarinet player who picked up alto sax in the navy during WWII. He became an in demand clarinetist in trad bands (Freddy Randall, Humphrey Lyttleton) but became even more valued for his swinging, Benny Carter styled alto playing. This podcasts presents him leading his Jump Band -John Chilton or Teddy Brown on …
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Decca recordings from 1939-40 of the eight piece Bob Cats Dixieland ensemble featuring the great clarinetist Fazola along with Eddie Miller on tenor, Warren Smith on trombone, Nappy Lamare on guitar, Bob Haggart on bass, Ray Bauduc on drums and either Joe Sullivan, Floyd Bean or Jess Stacy on piano and Billy Butterfield or Yank Lawson on trumpets -…
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In all the battles of the Wars of the Roses, with the focus on kings and warriors, we often lose sight of the women. Positioned to be queen first of Team Lancaster and eventually of Team York, Anne Neville is the focus of a new book by Rebecca Batley. Show Notes: Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tu…
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The Joy of Sex was published in 1972 and for years, was rarely out of the bestseller lists, generating sequels, revised editions and a lot of imitators - so how could it be countercultural? For two reasons: firstly that Dr Alex Comfort who wrote it was a deeply countercultural figure, and second, because its publication represents the moment when t…
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Radical Acts of Love How We Find Hope at the End of Life Janie Brown has been an oncology nurse, first in Glasgow, then Vancouver for four decades. She is the founder of the Callanish Society which, through programs and retreats, creates a healing space for people who have been irrevocably changed by cancer. “With Radical Acts of Love, Janie Brown …
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We are firmly in our Halloween groove. The eco-horror of Pisces Rising may have given us a light step into the season, but now we're up to our necks in it and our choices for this year not only include the winner and one of the runners-up from this year's patron poll, but we're also taking a look at one that has featured on past polls but never rea…
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This is episode 192 and what a packed episode it is! The Sand River Convention and the Battle of the Berea await. The former created a new state called the Zuid Afrikaans Republiek and the latter reinforced the Basotho power under Moshoeshoe which would ultimately lead to the kingdom of Lesotho being born. Two events that too place at the book ends…
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This episode of Read Radio explores The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali, an emotional read about long lost love with historical elements.The Stationery Shop is a poignant tale set against the backdrop of 1950s Tehran, exploring love, loss and the enduring power of memories. The story follows Roya, a young woman who falls in love with Bahman in a q…
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This is the first in a mini series of 'false friends'. Intrepid English Teacher Kate B explains some common mistakes made in English by Spanish speakers. 📝 Check out the written version on the Intrepid English website: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/podcasts/false-friends-in-english-for-spanish-speakers/ _____________________________________________…
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In this bonus fix-up episode, I meet up with our pen-pal Robert MacMillan in a coffee shop in Bradford to set the scene for our journey into the worlds of Bastable… this wasn't our initial plan. Still, life intervenes in strange ways sometimes and we follow the moonbeam roads as we must. As well as Moorcock, we talk about 1980s coach holidays to Pa…
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A long-lost archive of 90s horror, finally recovered and brought to light... with horrifying tales of murder, madness, monsters, and life after death! Ad-Free Episodes of Fear Daily are available now on all of your favorite podcasting apps! Fear Daily is an independent podcast hosted by Brandon Schexnayder and written by Brennan Storr, with Joanna …
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Season 7 Episode 25!(4:06) Steelers suffer last-minute loss to Cowboys as old problems emerge(19:36) Patriots name Drake Maye new starting quarterback following fourth straight loss(35:50) Best wins, worst losses, and most notable performances from NFL Week 5(1:03:22) Buying or selling the Vikings, the Commanders, and the Broncos winning starts(1:2…
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Influential band of white jazz musicians - many from New Orleans - active in Chicago in the early 1920's - Paul Mares (c), George Brunies (tbn), Leon Rappolo (clt), Jack Pettis (ts), Mel Stitzel and Elmer Schoebel (p), Lew Black (bjo), Steve Brown (sb), Frank Snyder and Ben Pollack (d). Premier versions of many jazz standards and classic versions o…
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The Tudors are one of the most famous dynasties in royal history. We can't stop talking about them. It's easy to forget how unlikely the dynasty was. Without the extraordinary ability of Margaret Beaufort to make connections with both sides of the Wars of the Roses, we probably never would have had a Tudor dynasty! Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd…
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First off, some news! This series has been selected as one of the five finalists for the DStv Content Creators podcast of the year awards which is taking place on October 12th 2024. I feel completely out of place folks - a kind of imposter syndrome - finalists include the hugely successful series called True Crime South Africa with the glorious Nic…
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It's October already so it's time for Graham to return for our traditional Halloween period of exploring killer critter features and, from time to time, discovering new author rabbit holes to tumble down. This time, it's PISCES RISING by NEL stalwart Peter Cave and his one-time collaborator Margaret Wredden. Fantastic creation myths combine with br…
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In today's podcast, Jessica tells us about three fantasy books for young readers:Willodeen by Katherine ApplegateWhen the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.https://fvr…
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In "The Glass Onion," Benoit Blanc discovers Miles Bron's deception by realizing his conversation is "A minefield of malapropisms." From Shakespeare to Sheridan to today, malapropisms are humorous and revealing. Show Notes Carol Ann Lloyd www.carolannlloyd.com @shakeuphistory patreon.com/carolannlloyd The Tudors by Numbers Courting the Virgin Queen…
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Not to be confused with the more modern altoist of the same name, this John Handy was known as "Capt. John Handy" due to his no-nonsense nature in rehearsals, apparently. He was usually featured in a traditional, dixieland-New Orleans setting during the revivial period, but here are two very mainstream sessions recorded in England in 1966 featuring…
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Practically forgotten but possibly the best US service band in WWII, it was initially led by Artie Shaw in the Pacific Theatre, but when Shaw went home it was taken over by tenor saxophonist Donahue and brought to England for the last few months of the war. These recordings feature this crack unit on VDisc, AFRS transcriptions and a Jubilee broadca…
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Writers Salon: Bohemia Theme – Brought to You from the Colony Room Green, London Welcome to the first-ever Writers Salon, hosted at the Colony Room Green, an artist-run bar in London. The theme was Bohemia, with tales of 1980s art models, 19th-century stage acts, clubbing in Tenerife, and a famous musician dying in hospital. Thanks to all the amazi…
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*Every society is a high society. Getting high has been a pursuit of civilisations throughout time. *Every day, people drink coffee in European cafes, chew betel nut in Indonesian markets, nibble coca leaf on Andean mountainsides and smoke tobacco in every nation on earth. *Mind-altering drugs have been part of virtually every human culture that ha…
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Episode 190 is about the ocean, and a staggering event. The sinking of the HMS Birkenhead off Gansbaai, south of Cape Town - and event which led to the famous phrase women and children first in maritime lore. All of course also linked to the fierce 8th Frontier War of South Africa because there were hundreds of troops on board this ship when it wen…
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In today’s podcast, Sally tells us about the Ben Packard mystery thriller series. The first two novels are "And There He Kept Her" and "Where the Dead Sleep." Book three, "A Long Time Gone," will be published in 2025.Personal tragedy has sent former police officer Ben Packard back to the small Minnesota town of Sandy Lake in search of a fresh start…
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Do you know the difference between these two words? Find out how to use them correctly in today's podcast. 📖Read the blog post on the Intrepid English Blog: https://intrepidenglish.co.uk/podcasts/the-difference-between-remember-and-remind/ ____________________________________________________________ 🌍 Find out more about Intrepid English here: http…
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Season 7 Episode 24!(0:15) Brian recaps his trip to Australia for the Sydney Marathon(14:52) Aaron Rodgers leads Jets to big victory over Patriots on Thursday Night Football(27:40) Justin Fields continues to develop, Steelers defense continues to dominate in win over Chargers(44:37) Vikings and Packers record impressive victories while Bears strugg…
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The Jamaican-born Reece was regarded as one of the foremost trumpeters in the UK in the 1950's before moving to the US later in the decade. Here are sideman appearances in both places - first with the Victor Feldman Orchestra and Ninetet (featuring Jimmy Deuchar, Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott, Derek Humble and Phil Seaman) and then with the Duke Jordan…
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Great Condon-styled dixieland made for the war effort via V-discs in 1944, 45 and 48. In addition to Spanier and Hackett are Cutty Cutshall and Lou McGarity (trombone), Pee Wee Russell and Peanuts Hucko (clarinet), Bud Freeman (tenor), Ernie Caceres (baritone), Charlie Queener, Jess Stacy (piano), Eddie Condon and Hy White (guitar), Bob Casey, Irv …
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meditations on art, myth, archaeology, ceremony, and death Come, anguish. Help us manage / the plainsong of an open shore, / its language of high tide rich and close, / close and hard to see. In her conversation with Ingrid Rose, Miranda discusses how lifelong themes and experiences are interwoven in this book, like the white lines which connect th…
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1851 it is, and the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. Famous people of…
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