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Amanda has ranked #1 on Beatport International Top 100 Trance Releases 6 times. Additionally, She reached #2 on the Melodic House & Techno Chart earlier this year with Supernova [Coldharbour Recordings], which currently has over 200k plays on Spotify and was featured by Markus Schulz on his radio show. She hit #2 on the Trance Singles chart with Captured (single), and has frequently ranked on the top 40 of the Trance singles chart in the past 3 years. Amanda's latest EP "Eternity 2023" reach ...
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The power of conversation is lost. There’s nothing better than sitting down for a natter with your mate and putting the world to rights. Well in this podcast, that’s exactly what Amanda Thebe will be doing. She really gets to know her guests, warts and all! She is a force of nature for women in midlife who want real-life honest conversations about the challenges, the thrills and the opportunities that await us in midlife and beyond. In each episode Amanda leaves no stone unturned, getting de ...
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Hosted by Jen Vermillion. We are all creative in our own way. This podcast brings you interviews with makers of all kinds. You'll hear stories from people who started creative ventures, how they got to where they are, the process, and the amazing lessons they’ve learned along the journey.
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LabourStart is the news and campaigning website of the international trade union movement. Founded in 1998, we are the web's best source of trade union news, uploaded by our volunteers in dozens of languages. Our online campaigns, offered free of charge to trade unions, often help win victories for workers around the world. And from time to time, we hold Global Solidarity Conferences in different cities. Please visit our website at https://www.labourstart.org and support with a donation (if ...
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We spoke with David Edwards just three weeks before the opening of the congress of the Education International, which unites trade unions of teachers and other educational professionals. The EI is one of the biggest global unions -- it has 383 member organisations, representing more than 32 million people in 178 countries and territories -- and fac…
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Less than 24 hours after the results of the first round of the French legislative elections were known, and with the threat of a far Right government for the first time since Vichy, we interviewed Judith Kirton-Darling. Judith is General Secretary of IndustriAll Europe, which represents 7 million working men and women united within 200 national tra…
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In this episode I chat with serial entrepreneur and dreamer CJ Andrews. CJ is the founder of Avocado Bliss Retreat, an all inclusive sanctuary for anyone wanting to connect back with themselves, with nature, or the community. Listen in to hear how this incredible visionary took a farm house fixer upper and created a space like no other. Connect wit…
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Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 Women's Prize winners. We reveal our best books of 2024 so far. Our favourite reads are: THE ALTERNATIVES by Caoilinn Hughes HOME READING SERVICE by Fabio Morábito translated by Curtis Bauer NOT THE END OF THE WORLD by Hannah Ritchie THUNDERHEAD by Miranda Darling REAL AMERICANS by Rachel Khong THE SQUARE OF SEVENS b…
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ᴀxɪᴏɴ ʀᴇꜱᴜʀʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ (ᴏʀᴛʜᴏᴅᴏx) ᴇᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ, ᴍᴀʏ 05 ꜱᴜɴᴅᴀʏ 2024ᴀᴍᴀɴᴅᴀ ᴅᴀʀʟɪɴɢ - ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ (ᴀxɪᴏɴ ɪɴᴛʀᴏ ᴍɪx)ᴍʏᴏɴ & ꜱʜᴀɴᴇ 54 - ɪʙɪᴢᴀ ꜱᴜɴʀɪꜱᴇ (ꜰᴛ ʟᴀʙᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ) (ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱɪᴄ ᴅᴜʙ) (ᴀᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛ)ʜɪ-ʟᴏ & ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ 92 - ᴀʀᴘᴇɢɢɪᴏ (ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴍɪx)ᴇxɪᴍɪɴᴅꜱ - ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ (ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴍɪx)ꜱɪᴍᴏɴ ɢʀᴇɢᴏʀʏ - ᴘᴇɢᴀꜱᴜꜱ (ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴍɪx)ᴀʟᴇx ᴅɪ ꜱᴛᴇꜰᴀɴᴏ - ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ (ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴍɪ…
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Earlier this month there were giant protests across Argentina following the attempts by the country's new president, Javier Gerardo Milei, to impose his dystopian vision on the country. Milei's government is cracking down on workers' rights, downsizing and privatising much of the public sector, and triggering a huge increase in unemployment and pov…
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A special episode! Anna chats with author Kemper Donovan about his new crime novel THE BUSY BODY, the first in the Ghostwriter series. A contemporary murder mystery told in the spirit of the Golden Age by the host of the All About Agatha podcast, THE BUSY BODY has been described as Veep meets Agatha Christie and a 'witty and highly entertaining mys…
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This week, we spoke with Esther Lynch, the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). The ETUC represents 45 million members from 93 trade union organisations in 41 European countries, plus 10 European Trade Union Federations. In a wide-ranging discussion, we spoke about the upcoming European elections and why they matter f…
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Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 Stella Prize winner and the Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist. Our book of the week is Thunderhead by Miranda Darling. A black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman's struggle to be free, it has been described as a 'feminist triumph and homage to Virginia Woolf' (Australian Book Review). We love a short novel an…
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∙∙·ᵒᴼᵒₒₒ SUNRISE CLUB® 002 ₒₒᵒᴼᵒ·∙∙𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋʟɪsᴛ: 𝟷. ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴋʀᴀ (ᴀɴᴀʜᴀᴛᴀ, ᴛᴀᴏs ᴡɪɴᴅs ‘ᴄʜᴀᴋʀᴀ’) [ᴀᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛ]𝟸. ᴋᴀʟᴀx - ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴅᴇ (ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅɴɪɢʜᴛ)𝟹. ᴇɴᴠᴏᴛɪᴏɴ - ɪɴᴅɪᴇ sᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ (ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴍɪx) [ɪɴᴛʀɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs]𝟺. ᴀʟᴇx ᴏ'ʀɪᴏɴ, ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ - ʏᴜɢᴇɴ (ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴍɪx) [ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅɢᴀʀᴅᴇɴ]𝟻. ʙᴏʀɪs ʙʀᴇᴊᴄʜᴀ - ʙᴜᴛᴛᴇʀғʟɪᴇs (ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ…
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Khaing Zar is President of the Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar (IWFM) and Treasurer of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM). Forced into exile following the military coup d'etat in February 2021, she is a leading spokesperson for the embattled trade unions of her country, which have now been effectively banned and driven und…
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In this episode I chat with my very good friend Justine Andreu Darling. She and I have been through morning sickness, pumping milk in hotel rooms, and rediscovering our creativity together. While there was a time when she thought she wasn't creative at all, Justine has come to discover that creativity just looks different for her and how to quite t…
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Anna and Annie find some book recommendations to read along with Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department. Our book of the week is Question 7 by Richard Flanagan. This memoir encompasses H. G. Wells, nuclear physics and the atomic bomb and ends in Tasmania, Australia. Memories, encounters and fictional vignettes are woven together int…
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This week we interviewed Jan Willem Goudriaan, General Secretary of the European Public Service Union (EPSU). EPSU brings together trade unions from across Europe. It influences the policies and decisions of employers, governments and European institutions that affect public service workers, their families and communities. It mobilises for action a…
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Luc Triangle is the new general secretary of the global labour movement's peak body, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The ITUC represents 191 million workers united in 340 affiliated national trade union centres around the globe. We spoke with Luc about the ITUC's new "For Democracy" campaign, about the globally-recognised "right…
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Rebecca Owens is a proud flight attendant and active member of AFA (Association of Flight Attendants)-CWA Council 30 in Anchorage, Alaska. She has stepped up as her union is in contract negotiations at Alaska Airlines by helping to organize informational pickets, volunteering to go on camera to share the stories of her union brothers, sisters and s…
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Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 Stella Prize shortlist. Our book of the week is Butter by Asako Yuzuki translated by Polly Barton. Described as 'a novel of food and murder' this follows Riko, a journalist, who investigates serial killer Manako Kajii. Kajii allegedly seduced rich men with her cooking before killing them, and she encourages Riko to c…
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Darren is an Amazon worker and Amanda is a senior organiser for the GMB union in the UK. Together, they tell a story of low pay, union busting and an atmosphere of fear at Amazon -- but also a story of courage, solidarity and hope as workers unite and take on one of the largest and most powerful corporations in the world. Learn more about the fight…
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Anna and Annie discuss the 2024 Stella Prize Shortlist. We reveal our favourite recent crime reads. Our recommendations are: The Many Lies of Veronica Hawkins by Kristina Perez Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan The Sleeping Nymph by Ilaria Tutti translated by Ekin Oklap To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey The Fugitives by Jamal Mahjoub Everyone…
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In this episode I chat with my friend (and next door neighbor) Brittany Oaks Portis about her start as a dancer, musician, and actress. Brittany shares how all of life - motherhood, dreams, aspirations, and career - have shifted and grown over time into what she is doing now. Follow Brittany on Instagram: @portisfamily Check out her work on IMDb: B…
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When Bea Bruske was a teenager she found herself walking a picket line for many months -- a strike prolonged unnecessarily because her employer had hired scabs. Today she's the President of the Canadian Labour Congress and is leading the fight for anti-scab legislation. A bill now making its way through the Canadian federal parliament will ban scab…
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The textile workers at Egypt's state-owned Mahalla factory have a history they can be proud of -- their strikes helped to bring down the Mubarak dictatorship. In March 2024, when the Egyptian government decided to exclude them from a minimum wage equal to US $120 (per month - before taxes), they rose up in protest, led by women workers. Having won …
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A special episode: we chat with author Jenny Hollander about her debut crime novel EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD. Charlie Colbert is an editor at a major magazine and engaged to a publishing heir. But she witnessed a tragedy at her elite journalism school and lied to the police 9 years ago. Now a classmate is making a film about the events, w…
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∙∙·ᵒᴼᵒₒₒ SUNRISE CLUB® 001 ₒₒᵒᴼᵒ·∙∙𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋʟɪsᴛ: 𝟶𝟷 ᴀᴅᴀᴍ ɴɪᴄᴋᴇʏ - ᴍɪssɪɴɢ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇs (ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴍɪx) [ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴏʟᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢs]𝟶𝟸 ғɪɴɢᴇʀᴘʀɪɴᴛ & sᴘᴇɴᴄᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ - sᴀɴᴛᴏʀɪɴɪ (ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴍɪx) [ᴀɴᴊᴜɴᴀᴅᴇᴇᴘ]𝟶𝟹 ᴀʟᴀᴛ - ᴋɴᴜʟʟ (ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴍɪx) [ᴄᴏʟᴅʜᴀʀʙᴏᴜʀ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢs]𝟶𝟺 ᴘᴀᴜʟ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀs - ᴍʀ ᴏᴡʟ (ᴡʜᴏʀɪsᴋᴇʏ ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴍɪx) [ᴜᴠ ɴᴏɪʀ]𝟶𝟻 ᴀɴʏᴍᴀ & ɢʀɪ…
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Australia under its new Labor government is seeing a huge revival of the trade union movement with new "closing loopholes" laws that strengthen workers' rights. At the centre of the struggle is Sally McManus and the Australian trade union movement. Sally is a fighter and is often quoted saying: "I believe in the rule of law where the law is fair an…
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Colombia used to be described as the most dangerous place on earth to be a trade unionist. Sadly, that is still the case. But as Nick MacWilliam from the UK-based, trade union-backed Justice for Colombia explains, things are getting better. Colombia now has a progressive president, supported by the unions, and Nick -- who has just returned form Col…
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Marc Belanger was doing labour education and union organising online back in the 1980s. That's NOT a typo -- he established SoliNet (Solidarity Network) for Canada's largest union, CUPE, nearly 40 years ago. He went on to run the International Labour Organisation's training centre in Turin, Italy and now is back in Canada, where he founded and runs…
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This episode was such a treat! I chat with Amanda Morrow, Co-Owner of The Flower Pot Cafe and Bakery and Three Legs Coffee Roasters in La Jolla, California. Amanda shares all about her crazy journey starting out as Owner of the Pannikin, La Jolla - until they unexpectedly lost their lease. Through lots of community support, they were able to open u…
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Anna and Annie discuss the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction longlist, including Anna Funder's Wifedom. Our book of the week is THE VULNERABLES by Sigrid Nunez. This is the third in a loose trilogy after THE FRIEND and WHAT ARE YOU GOING THROUGH. A writer, a college drop-out and a talking parrot share an apartment in New York during the Covid…
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We spoke with Carolina about the situation in Panama where the government has been attacking the construction workers' union, accusing the union leaders of 'terrorism' and closing off their bank accounts. The union and BWI have mobilised global support, including a LabourStart campaign -- and the government is feeling the pressure. For details, vis…
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We interviewed Olesia about the situation of Ukraine's workers and their unions. While she was speaking to us in Kyiv, she reported that a Russian missile attack was taking place at the same time. Olesia's message to the workers and trade unions of the world is essential listening - please share this widely! To learn more about the situation of wor…
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It's the Shawn and Anna Book Club! Our first book is Home Reading Service by Fabio Morábito translated by Curtis Bauer. Eduardo is sentenced to a year of community service reading aloud to the elderly and disabled. Set in Mexico, this novel is witty and poignant. It even inspired us to discuss poetry! And the fine line between whacky and eccentric.…
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God can use everything we do, even that which feels mundane and unimportant. In this episode I chat with Sarah Hausser, Author, Speaker, and food blogger about the intersection between faith, food, community...and of course creativity. Gathering together can seem so normal and insignificant but there is such sacredness between gathering at the tabl…
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Anna and Annie reveal our book recommendations for the holiday season. Our favourite holiday reads this year are: THE CLUB by Ellery Lloyd NOW YOU SEE US by Balli Kaur Jaswal WEST HEART KILL by Dann McDorman FLIGHT by Lynn Steger Strong THE LIBRARIANIST by Patrick deWitt ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld Follow us! Email: booksonthegopodcast @ g…
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Anna and Annie discuss the Booker Prize 2023 winner, PROPHET SONG by Paul Lynch. We reveal the best books we read in 2023. In no particular order, they are: Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren translated by Agnes Broomé Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton Girl in a Pink Dress by Kylie Needham The Gobli…
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Anna and Annie discuss authors' concerns about Spotify streaming books and highlights from the 2024 Adelaide Writers Week lineup. Our book of the week is Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren translated by Agnes Broomé. Sandgren has been described as "Sweden's Sally Rooney" (The Times). Collected Works is a thought-provoking, intellectual novel set in …
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Special guest Shawn Mooney of Shawn the Book Maniac joins Anna for Book Club! We discuss TRUE BIZ by Sara Nović and Y/N by Esther Yi. These books have taken us down rabbit holes of deaf culture (True Biz) and super fandom (Y/N). Two interesting and thought-provoking reads! Shawn recommends the interview with Esther Yi on Jaylen's The Bar and the Bo…
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In this episode we have a full house. Cody and I are both joined by Zach and Kristen LaValley in this "creative couples" episode. Our conversation is full of plenty silly banter as well as deep conversation around the intersection of faith, family, community, and creativity, and parenthood. Zach and Kristen are parents to 5 kids and had so much wis…
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Anna and Annie discuss the 2023 Booker Prize Shortlist and the authors taking action over the generative AI use of their work. Our book of the week is WIFEDOM: MRS ORWELL'S INVISIBLE LIFE by Anna Funder. An innovative biography of Eileen Orwell by the Miles Franklin and Samuel Johnson prize winner, it has been described as a masterpiece and we thin…
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In this episode I chat with Coral Goetze, artist and Founder of My Illustrated Family. Coral shares her story of how she got started as an artist and about her recent journey with vision loss. She opens up about all the ways it has impacted her life as a mom, visual artist, and person of faith. Coral's story is so inspiring and she has so much wisd…
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Anna and Amanda discuss the Nero Book Awards which will commence in 2024. Our book of the week is CHAI TIME AT CINNAMON GARDENS by Shankari Chandran. A layered story about a nursing home in Sydney whose residents have traumatic memories of the civil war in Sri Lanka, this won the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Coming up: WIFEDOM by Anna Funder…
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A special episode: Anna chats with Shawn Mooney of Shawn the Book Maniac. We recommend three books and each choose one to read for our next episode: the Anna and Shawn book club! Books discussed: The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard True Biz by Sara Nović Y/N by Esther Yi Loop Tracks by Sue Orr Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder…
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