Best Ian Kay Podcasts (2024)

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John Bishop; Lucy Shepherd; Adrian Chiles; Grace Campbell; Stuart Maconie; Ron Sexsmith; Seckou Keita 38:03

29m ago38:03

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The comedian and actor John Bishop is about to head off on a tour celebrating 25 years in stand up - a quarter century since he took to the stage on a whim and ended up one of the UK's favourite stars. The explorer Lucy Shepherd is more likely to be found fighting off venomous spiders than hecklers. For her latest TV series she's embarked on a neve…

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Ep. 202 - Alex Cohen 2:00:41

3d ago2:00:41

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Ep. 202 - Alex Cohen by Cali Death PodcastBy Cali Death Podcast

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79 - Chelsea Wolfe 42:31

4h ago42:31

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Chelsea Wolfe is a singer-songwriter with an original and unique style that blends everything from folk music to synthwave and doom metal. In this episode, we catch up with Chelsea to discuss all things music, including her recently released Undone remix EP. Chelsea talks about the thrill of hearing her music through fresh perspectives, the importa…

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Deb Fish // RORC's First Female Commodore 1:00:39

23m ago1:00:39

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In January 2024, Dr. Deborah Fish became the first woman ever to be elected commodore of the Royal Ocean Racing Club. For 99 years, RORC, as it's better known, has been regarded as a premier organization for offshore racing globally, as well as a leading authority for safety at sea. Its most famous event – the Fastnet Race – Deb has completed in im…

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EP 77 Welcome Back to The Regression Session 33:53

1h ago33:53

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It has been almost a whole year since I last uploaded an episode. This is the episode explaining a bit about why I disappeared off the face of the planet! ---------------------------------------------------- Board Certification https://drkaloski.com/past-life-regression-training/ Mention The Regression Session Podcast for 25% off of the Board Certi…

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Michael Palin, Jessica Raine, Susan Wokoma, The WAEVE, Ashley Henry 35:19

38m ago35:19

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Monty Python star and king of the travel documentary Michael Palin has just published the fourth volume of his best-selling diaries. In 'There and Back' he covers the years 1999-2009. He joins Clive to talk about how the 21st Century has treated him. The actor and Call The Midwife star Jessica Raine is soon to return to our screens in the second se…

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Kiera and Tripp // Apparent Winds 1:02:29

7d ago1:02:29

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Kiera and Tripp are the couple behind Apparent Winds, a nonprofit they run aboard their sailing research vessel Resilience. As they sail around the world, they collect and share stories of environmental and cultural preservation while conducting marine research. Their journey started in Washington State in 2022, and led them here to Maine via Alask…

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Harriet Walter, John Douglas Thompson, Robert Popper, Jessica Hepburn, Emily Burns, Wes Finch 35:25

14d ago35:25

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Loose Ends is at the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival and Stuart Maconie is joined by Harriet Walter, who has played many roles at the RSC in Stratford and has just published 'She Speaks!', a book imagining what Shakespeare's women might have said if they'd been given half a chance. John Douglas Thompson is one of America's finest classical ac…

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Ep. 201 - Kenny Grohowski (Imperial Triumphant) 4:31:02

17d ago4:31:02

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Ep. 201 - Kenny Grohowski (Imperial Triumphant) by Cali Death PodcastBy Cali Death Podcast

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78 - Chris "TALLBOY' Coulon 41:37

13d ago41:37

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Chris Coulon, AKA TALLBOY, is a tattoo artist, graphic designer, and all-around awesome human. In this episode, we catch up with Chris to discuss the details and inspiration behind his incredible skateboard collaboration with Sailor Jerry. We also dive into Chris's vibrant color tattoo style, inspired by a kaleidoscope of iconic skate graphics from…

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Porter Fox // Climate Change & Sailing with John Kretschmer 1:18:57

14d ago1:18:57

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Porter Fox is a writer, lifelong sailor and author of the new book Category Five: Superstorms & the Warming Oceans that Feed Them. I was referred to Porter by our mutual friend John Kretschmer, who is a major character in the book. Porter is also the son of Able Marine founder and grew up in Maine amongst sailboats and boatyards. Porter and I had a…

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Bill Bailey, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Amanda Owen, Katherine Priddy & Richard Walters, Maya Sondhi, Stuart Maconie 34:40

11d ago34:40

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Stuart is joined in the Loose Ends Salford Studio by comedian, musican, actor and Strictly winner Bill Bailey. His new book is 'My Animals, and Other Animals: A memoir of sorts'. It's the story of his life through the creatures who have meant something to him, and a celebration of how animals bring us joy. The Yorkshire Shepherdess, Amanda Owen, ta…

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Ep. 200 - 4 Year Anniversary 3:54:04

24d ago3:54:04

3:54:04

Ep. 200 - 4 Year Anniversary by Cali Death PodcastBy Cali Death Podcast

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Jon Amtrup // Sailboat science in the High Arctic 1:09:30

21d ago1:09:30

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Jon Amtrup is an avid environmentalist, and one of the world's top high latitude skippers. He was an obvious choice for GREENPEACE for their arctic research expedition this summer, aboard their recently acquired sailboat WITNESS. She used to be named “Pelagic Australis” and was designed and built by Skip Novak. She is a unique expedition sailboat, …

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Pam Ayres, Dawn O'Porter, Dee C Lee, Poppy O'Toole, Ahir Shah, Clive Anderson 36:10

23d ago36:10

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The poet Pam Ayres, author of Oh, I wish I'd looked after Me Teeth - which was voted one of the UK's top ten comic verses - joins Clive to discuss almost half a century of writing and a new volume of her collected works - Doggedly Onwards. Dawn O'Porter was once the journalist behind documentaries on topics from extreme dieting to poligamy and even…

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Ep. 199 - Vehemence 3:25:35

1M ago3:25:35

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77 - Kat Von D 43:35

20d ago43:35

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In this episode, we sit down with legendary tattoo artist Kat Von D to explore her deep passion for music and celebrate the release of her new album, My Side of the Mountain. Kat opens up about her diverse musical influences, from classical to punk rock and metal, sharing her disdain for mediocrity and the importance of authenticity. She also refle…

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Pip Hare // A 2nd Shot at the Vendee Globe 1:11:56

28d ago1:11:56

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Vendee Globe sailor Pip Hare returns to the show for a 3rd time only one month before the start of her second Vendee Globe. In 2020, Pip became only the 8th woman to ever complete the Vendee Globe, and on a shoestring, crowdfunded budget to boot. In the years since, Pip has parlayed that hard work and early success into a second campaign aboard a n…

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Tim Smit, Patrick Gale, Tom Allan, Anna Keirle, Angeline Morrison 33:53

1M ago33:53

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Stuart Maconie presents Loose Ends from the North Cornwall Book Festival in St Endellion. He is joined by Patrick Gale, Tom Allan, Anna Keirle and Tim Smit, and there's music from the multi-instrumentalist Angeline Morrison. Patrick Gale is the author of the Emmy award-winning BBC drama Man in an Orange Shirt and novels including A Place Called Win…

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Ep. 198 - Ian Waye (Soreption, Till The Dirt) 3:27:01

1M ago3:27:01

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Ep. 198 - Ian Waye (Soreption, Till The Dirt) by Cali Death PodcastBy Cali Death Podcast

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Blue, Brady, Mia & Andy // Sea Stories 59:13

1M ago59:13

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Blue & Brady of Cruisers Academy return to the podcast to tell some sea stories! This episode is an adaptation of a video that Mia & I filmed with them a few weeks ago, us on FALKEN, them at their shore base in Tahoe, as we started prepping for our Boat Show workshop coming up in Annapolis. We talk about some of the gnarliest things to happen to us…

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S3: Ep3: Singing, Stockport and a Lunatic Asylum: Unearthing the Past with Blossoms' Tom Ogden 47:38

1M ago47:38

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Experience a captivating journey through history and music as Dr Michala Hulme sits down with Tom Ogden, the charismatic lead singer of the British band Blossoms. Tom opens up about the band's meteoric rise and the creative sparks behind their upcoming album, "Gary." This episode promises an intimate look at the band's process and Tom's personal co…

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Nihal Arthanayke, Henry Normal, Donna Ashworth, Lisa Goodwin-Allen, Mike Harding, The Lovely Eggs 34:49

1M ago34:49

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Nihal Arthanayake presents Loose Ends from the third annual Morecambe Poetry Festival. He's joined by Henry Normal. Henry is a writer, poet, TV and film producer who has been involved with many of our most loved comedies, such as The Mrs Merton Show, The Royal Family, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge. He's a prolific poet, and his latest collect…

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Ep. 197 - Dave McGraw (Cattle Decapitation) 2:22:33

1M ago2:22:33

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Russell Watson, Jackie Kay, Deborah McAndrew and Adam Kay join Nihal with music from The Lemon Twigs 0:28

1M ago0:28

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The tenor Russell Watson's remarkable career took him from playing from working mens clubs in Salford to performing at the Vatican. But his life hasn't been completely charmed - he discusses the brain tumour that threatened his life as well as his voice and how he found his way back to centre stage. Jackie Kay is one of the UK's most lauded poets w…

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Ep. 196 - Gaijin 2:34:25

2M ago2:34:25

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Richard Armitage, Rianne Downey, Chris Brookmyre, Dr Marisa Haetzman, Suzy Aspley, Chloe Matharu 35:58

2M ago35:58

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From Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival in Stirling. Richard Armitage’s CV is already packed with roles, including a string of stellar acting credits in the likes of The Hobbit, North and South, Robin Hood, and Spooks. Now he’s added author to the list with his debut novel Geneva. Ambrose Parry is not one writer but two – it's the penname of in…

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Ep. 195 - Simlev (Krokmitën) 2:11:27

2M ago2:11:27

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Sir Ian Rankin, Michelle McManus, Kim Carnie, Shane Todd, Len Pennie, Luke La Volpe 36:13

2M ago36:13

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Sir Ian Rankin’s much-loved detective Rebus has had a big year, with a fresh BBC TV adaptation in the summer, and now a return to the stage. Clive Anderson hears about new play Rebus: A Game Called Malice which was written by Sir Ian and Simon Reade, it's touring the UK. Michelle McManus chats to poet and women’s rights advocate Len Pennie who rose…

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Ep. 194 - Thomas Mellan (Organist/Composer) 2:37:33

2M ago2:37:33

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76 - Jack Kays 50:12

2M ago50:12

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Jack Kays is a singer and songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio. In this episode, we dive into a whole bunch of cool stuff, starting with Jack's newest album, Deadbeat Disc 1. We also explore Jack's lifelong desire to create music, his evolution as an artist, life on a major label, and the upcoming Deadbeat Discs 2 and 3. Additionally, we discuss his cu…

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Nigel Calder // The Perfect Cruising Boat 1:21:02

2M ago1:21:02

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Nigel Calder returns to the podcast to talk about selling his beloved Malö 46 Nada. Nigel is of course the foremost guru of yacht systems and is at heart and inventor and science buff. He and his wife Terry built their 'dream boat' some 16 years ago and are sad to part ways with her now. We talk about many of the custom design details he's integrat…

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Elaine C Smith, Nathan Carter, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Becky Sikasa, Claire Love Wilson 36:38

2M ago36:38

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Elaine C. Smith has delighted audiences for decades, including work on TV shows like BBC Scotland’s Two Doors Down. In her latest project she joins the touring cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and takes on a character that used to terrify her - The Childcatcher. Claire Love Wilson is a Scottish-Canadian theatre-maker, actor, and singer-songwriter wh…

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Tim Rideout and Ian Stewart of the Scottish Currency Group Chat with Jim Byrne 1:03:30

2M ago1:03:30

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Jim & Pat’s Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 103 Today I am chatting with Tim Rideout and Ian Stewart of the Scottish Currency Group. And, if you’re thinking, ‘Currency? Well, that doesn’t sound very interesting’, then stay tuned because Tim and Ian will have you convinced otherwise. In fact after this podcast you’ll be telling your pals that curren…

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Ep. 193 - Mathieu Marcotte (Augury, Humanoid) 2:27:05

2M ago2:27:05

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S3 Ep2: Music, Manchester & a bit of the Midlands: Unearthing the Past with Sacha Lord 40:41

2M ago40:41

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Join Dr Michala Hulme for an unforgettable episode of Unearth the Past, where she sits down with the remarkable Sacha Lord, a Sunday Times best-selling author and world-renowned promoter. Learn about Sacha's exhilarating journey from the vibrant Manchester nightlife scene to helming iconic events like Park Life. You'll be captivated by tales from h…

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Skip Novak // Wisdom From 50 Years Afloat 1:19:03

2M ago1:19:03

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Skip Novak returns to the podcast to talk about his new book Skip Novak On Sailing: Words of Wisdom from 50 Years Afloat. There's not much Skip hasn't done in his remarkable sailing career, including 4 Whitbread races, a 5th round-the-world race on a maxi catamaran, and of course pioneering expedition sailing in Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn and Anta…

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Su Pollard, Michelle McManus, Camille O'Sullivan, Chris Grace, Catherine Cohen, Sinéad Gleeson 35:11

2M ago35:11

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Actress and singer Su Pollard’s new tour Still Fully Charged celebrates her 50 years in showbiz – she catches up with Michelle McManus about what keeps her hooked, and being beaten by a dog in a talent competition. Clive Anderson chats to comedian and actor Chris Grace. He’s returned to Edinburgh after his sold-out 2023 run, this time with a packed…

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75 - Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun 53:23

2M ago53:23

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Ian Shelton is the lead singer of Militarie Gun. In this episode, we dive into the deepest depths of Ian's songwriting process, starting with the band's latest single, “Thought You Were Waving.” We also discuss the band's recent EP, working with Shooter Jennings, and the importance of collaboration and building genuine connections in the music indu…

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Lydia Mullan // Seamanship & the Sinking of Alliance 1:23:42

2M ago1:23:42

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Lydia Mullan is a sailor, journalist, and on board reporter. She is the managing editor at Sail Magazine and was the social media manger behind Cole Brauer’s recent Global Solo Challenge campaign. She was aboard the vessel Alliance in this year’s Newport-Bermuda race when they struck an object and had to abandon ship in the Gulf Stream. In this epi…

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Jason Byrne, Marjolein Robertson, David Ireland, Isabella Nefar, Catriona Price, Two Hearts 33:23

2M ago33:23

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Clive Anderson is joined by comedian Jason Byrne who returns to Edinburgh for his 28th consecutive Fringe with No Show, a performance that will be totally new each night. Playwright and actor David Ireland’s award-winning plays Cyprus Avenue and Ulster American have had success across the world. His latest play The Fifth Step stars Jack Lowden and …

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Ep. 192 - Sam Mooradian (Fallujah) 3:41:50

3M ago3:41:50

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Bobby Davro, Michelle McManus, Lara Ricote, Hamish Hawk, Virginia Gay, A Giant on the Bridge 35:17

3M ago35:17

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From the Edinburgh Festivals, Clive Anderson and Michelle McManus talk to actor, comedian and family favourite Bobby Davro about his beginnings in TV entertainment, his acting journey and finding comedy through tough times – something he explores in his show Everything is Funny...If You Can Laugh at It. Lara Ricote, a former winner of the Edinburgh…

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Podcast - The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy 1:02:08

3M ago1:02:08

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About the Talk In this episode of the Governance Podcast, CSGS Director Mark Pennington speaks with Dr Samuel Bagg about his recent book - The Dispersal of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy, published by Oxford University Press. The book presents an in depth consideration of the problem of 'elite capture' and the possible strategies to …

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Pam Wall & Peter Grimm // A Lifetime of Memories 1:12:58

3M ago1:12:58

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Friend of the podcast Pam Wall & our own Laura Parent do an ON THE WIND takeover this week to interview sailmaker and America's Cup sailor Peter Grimm! On an impromptu afternoon in Pam's living room, stories started flying and Pam said 'get the mics!' and this entertaining and charming episode was born! Big shout out to Pam & Laura for literally ru…

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Ep. 191 - Daniel Benavides (Parasitic Septicity) 3:56:51

3M ago3:56:51

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74 - Laurie Vincent of Soft Play 44:52

3M ago44:52

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Laurie Vincent is one half of the electrifying punk rock duo Soft Play. In this episode, we discuss the band's recent flawless performance at the Glastonbury Festival. Laurie also opens up about the unique chemistry with his bandmate Isaac, revealing how their deep-rooted bond and shared musical influences shape their distinctive sound. We also div…

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Nikki Henderson // 59º North Offshore Racing 48:25

3M ago48:25

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The RORC Caribbean 600 is one of the great offshore ocean races and in February we launched the 59º North offshore racing program with this as our debut event. The Whole Point? To try to open the door of offshore racing wider so that more people like you can get involved. In this episode Nikki has a chat with Alex to reminisce on trials and tribula…

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Ewan Mitchell, Jon Holmes, Julia Fordham and Kym Marsh. 36:05

3M ago36:05

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This week Stuart is joined by Jon Holmes who's producing a new play at the Edinburgh Festival - which explores what happens when the camera moves on from a relationship forged on a Love Island-style reality show. And there are definitely some strained relationships in the second series of House of the Dragon - but they're more the kind that result …