Best Rebecca Beach Podcasts (2024)

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Cycle Ending Breakthroughs 14:28

2h ago14:28

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What has your experience been like lately?? With love, Rebs This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyBy Rebecca Reinhart

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Britain's First Nudist Beach 11:35

1h ago11:35

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Rerun: Black Rock - a 200-yard strip of pebbly beach in Brighton - was first set aside for naked bathers on 9th August, 1979. It came after a campaign by the Central Council For British Naturism, who had previously petitioned 140 local authorities. When Conservative councillor Eileen Jakes responded positively to the call, she was accused of pander…

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When The Beatles Crossed The Road 11:33

8m ago11:33

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Rerun: Abbey Road was a street known only to North Londoners until The Beatles posed on the zebra crossing outside EMI Studios on 8th August, 1969. Photographer Iain MacMillan took just six snaps, one of which graced the front cover of their penultimate album, ‘Abbey Road’. The image became instantly iconic, partly due to the decision not to name t…

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Mandy's One Weakness (Hide) with Dan Peck 38:02

3h ago38:02

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The Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald photograph the ghost of Hila Tacorian in a prehistoric jungle (300mBC). With special guest Dan Peck.Website and socials available here.Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn.Music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo by Ben Paddon.By Rebecca McGlynn

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California's Courtroom Siege 11:25

2h ago11:25

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Jonathan Jackson, teenage brother of imprisoned black power activist George Jackson, entered the Marin County Courthouse concealing three guns under his raincoat on 7th August, 1970. In the middle of a trial, he took Judge Harold Haley hostage in a bid to secure his brother's release. The previous year had seen a landmark incident at San Quentin Co…

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Meet The Addams Family 12:07

19m ago12:07

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The Addams Family debuted as a one-panel cartoon in The New Yorker on 6th August, 1938. Created by Charles Addams, the family (who for decades were essentially archetypes, without character names) were a satirical inversion of the ideal postwar American middle-class nuclear family, delighting in the macabre, and seemingly unaware or unconcerned tha…

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Let's Revive Welsh 12:31

2d ago12:31

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Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalist Party, was founded on 5th August, 1925, with a principal mission to revive the Welsh language. Despite boasting a history of over 1,400 years - evolving from the Celtic language spoken by ancient Britons - Welsh was on the decline in the 20th century, following significant suppression dating back to the 1536 Act o…

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Who Killed William II? 11:53

33m ago11:53

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Rerun: William II, son of William The Conqueror, took a hunting trip to the New Forest on 2nd August, 1100 - and was shot dead by an arrow, which punctured his lung. But, whodunnit? Chroniclers laid the blame at the door of Walter Tirel, who quickly fled to France. But could it have really been fratricide, orchestrated by William’s younger brother …

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Let's Do The Twist 11:57

33m ago11:57

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Rerun: Chubby Checker's "The Twist", the most popular single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, was released on 1st August, 1960. It was just a cover version of a B-side which had already been released by its writer, Hank Ballard - but after it appeared on The Dick Clark Show, the world slowly became obsessed with the catchy tune and simple l…

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Hot Dog Hands (City of Death, Pt 1, 4) with Riley Silverman 41:26

2h ago41:26

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The Fourth Doctor and the second Romana foil Scaroth's attempt to leave Earth in this 7-minute clip from City of Death (400m BC). With special guest Riley Silverman.Website and socials available here.Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn.Music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo by Ben Paddon.By Rebecca McGlynn

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Little Hugh and the Blood Libel 12:31

2d ago12:31

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Nine year-old ‘Little Hugh’ went missing in Lincoln on 31st July, 1255. A popular narrative emerged that local Jews (in fact gathering for a wedding) had kidnapped, tortured, and crucified him, perhaps even eating his blood; an antisemitic myth that persisted for centuries, only called out by the Church of England in 1955. A local Jewish man called…

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Goodbye Top of the Pops 12:46

19m ago12:46

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The final episode of ‘Top Of The Pops’ aired on 30th July, 2006. Co-hosted by necrophiliac paedophile Jimmy Savile, the BBC institution ended after 42 years with little fanfare and no live performances. In this episode, The Retospectors consider whether TOTP could or should have survived longer into the 21st century; unpick what lay behind its enor…

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Bienvenue à l'Arc de triomphe 11:07

3h ago11:07

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King Louis Philippe unveiled an iconic Parisian monument, the Arc De Triomphe, on 29th July, 1836. But, due to fears of an attack, only 11 people attended the event - six of whom were soldiers. Originally commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 after his victory at Austerlitz, the Arc was inspired by the ancient Roman triumphal arches. But progress was sl…

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Place Power In Self 28:04

1h ago28:04

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You're amazing. I love you. Rebs This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyBy Rebecca Reinhart

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Let's Build A Language 10:59

2h ago10:59

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Rerun: Linguist L. L. Zamenhof published ‘Dr. Esperanto's International Language’ on 26th July, 1887 - and in so doing launched Esperanto, the most popular ‘constructed language’ on Earth. Thanks to apps like Duolingo, there are still around 2 million esperantists today. It was once even proposed as the official language of the incipient League of …

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When Mao Went Swimming 11:39

12m ago11:39

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Rerun: Chairman Mao Zedong swam in the Yangtze River on 25th July, 1966. Despite being in his Seventies, the leader was said by party propagandists (and hence every newspaper in China) to have set a world-record pace of nearly 15 km in 65 min. This piece of political theatre showed the world that the public face of the Chinese Communist party was i…

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Beach Episode! (The Lie of the Land) with Riley Silverman 39:01

7d ago39:01

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The Monks oversee the first of Earth's organisms to crawl onto land in this 5-second clip from "The Lie of the Land" (530m BC). With special guest Riley Silverman.Website and socials available here.Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn.Music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo by Ben Paddon.By Riley Silverman

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Finding Machu Picchu 12:25

12d ago12:25

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American professor Hiram Bingham "discovered" Machu Picchu on 24th July, 1911 - though he initially misidentified it as Vilcabamba, the last stronghold of the Inca civilization during the Spanish conquest. Unlike Vilcabamba, Machu Picchu was built at the peak of the Inca Empire's glory. Believed to have been a winter retreat for the Inca elite, its…

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Who Invented The Ice Cream Cone? 13:50

3h ago13:50

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The world’s first ice cream cone - credited by thousands of thrilled visitors was said to have occurred at the St Louis World’s Fair, on July 23rd, 1904. What’s less clear is which of the fair’s vendors first concocted the viral treat: Charles E. Menches, Ernest Hamwi, Abe Doumar, Albert and Nick Kabbaz, Arnold Fornachou and David Avayou have all b…

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The Roanoke Mystery 11:07

24m ago11:07

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What happened to the ‘Lost Colony’ at Roanoke? It’s a mystery that’s intrigued American historians for centuries - and one that began on 22nd July, 1587, when the settlers, led by John White, first landed there; only to discover that a previous colony had been wiped out by hostile tribespeople. This new settlement, however, was under immense pressu…

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Beach Tales of Truth 28:39

23d ago28:39

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This is a big episode <3 Control your perceptions. Acknowledge your truths. Place your worthiness in and power into yourself. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyBy Rebecca Reinhart

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Marathon Begat Snickers 11:08

20d ago11:08

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Rerun: The world’s biggest-selling chocolate bar underwent a name-change in Britain on 19th July, 1990. Until then - concerned that Brits might refer to their candy as ‘knickers’ - Snickers had been known as ‘Marathon’ in the UK. 31 years later, the decision still smarts for some sections of the confectionary-buying public - but, thanks to the ‘You…

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Making Voting Secret 11:40

1h ago11:40

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Rerun: Before the Ballot Act of 18th July, 1872, the British electorate were expected to declare their preferred candidate publicly at hustings, often under pressure from their employers and landlords, and plied with alcohol supplied by the politicians standing for election, in a process known as ‘soaking’. Over the years, alternatives had been put…

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Woman or Gun? (The Space Museum) with Laser Webber 46:34

5d ago46:34

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The First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister must change their timeline to avoid becoming exhibits in a museum in Parts 2-4, and then Part 1, of "The Space Museum" (593m BC). With special guest, Laser Webber.Website and socials available here.Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn.Music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo…

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Publishing Punch 12:29

22d ago12:29

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Punch Magazine published its first edition on 17th July, 1841. Subtitled ‘the London Charivari’, the weekly periodical aimed to carve a niche in the market with less crude and bawdy satire compared to its contemporaries. Its early days were challenging, with poor circulation and financial troubles. But, as it gained in popularity and influence, it …

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The Birth Of The Parking Meter 12:53

20d ago12:53

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The world’s first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City on July 16th, 1935. Park-O-Meter No. 1 was the brainchild Carl C. Magee, who’d moved to Oklahoma after being acquitted of manslaughter in New Mexico. Indignant opponents of his system considered paying for parking to be un-American, as it forced drivers to pay what amounted to a tax on …

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When London Stank 11:48

1d ago11:48

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The ‘Great Stink’ - when the stench of untreated human and industrial waste was amplified by a particularly hot Summer - reached a peak on 15th July, 1858, when members of Parliament lead by Benjamin Disraeli rushed through an emergency cleanup bill, kickstarting a transformative revamp of London’s sewage system. Prior to this, waste from factories…

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