Best Ronald Thomas Podcasts (2024)

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Podcast Episode 415: Thomas Franke, Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House 9:26

18d ago9:26

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In this episode, Bob Firring welcomes Thomas Franke, Development Manager for Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House. Tune in to learn more about this local organization and how you can help. Links: Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House Website Gala Kickoff Flyer (August 15, 2024) 8th Annual A Few Good Men and Women Gala Transcription: Transcription of P…

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Listen Now - Generation Why: The Olympic Park Bombing 5:18

33m ago5:18

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July 27th, 1996. Atlanta, Georgia. During a free concert at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, security guard Richard Jewell spotted an abandoned backpack. Authorities soon discovered that it contained a live bomb. The bomb detonated minutes later, but Jewell’s actions saved countless lives. Days later, he became the main suspect in the bombing. Th…

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The Stories We Make Up & The Stories That Make Us - Bernardine Evaristo OBE 35:29

1h ago35:29

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Many decades ago, as a young graduate from drama school, I was presented with a stark choice – either to shape my story myself, through writing, or to feel aggrieved at the detrimental narratives circulating about people like me in Britain at that time. I chose the latter, and in this talk I will talk about how story-making is a conscious act of sp…

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Podcast Episode 419: Golden Seniors Social Club 8:58

7h ago8:58

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In this episode, Bob Firring welcomes Mia Lynott and Terri Fitzsimmons, co-presidents of the Golden Seniors Social Club here at Sun City Shadow Hills. Tune in to learn about this fun club and what it has to offer. Links: Golden Seniors Social Club Webpage Golden Seniors Social Club Event Flyer Transcription: Transcription of Podcast Episode 419 Do …

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Ep 207: Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer with Dr Ann Burgess, Part 1 1:01:39

2h ago1:01:39

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Laura interviews living legend Dr Ann Burgess about her three-part docu-series Mastermind on Hulu and her experience at the FBI’s Behavioural Analysis Unit (BAU) developing new techniques to understand the victimology and offender psychology. Laura and Dr Burgess discuss the links between domestic abuse, child abuse, coercive control and serial kil…

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Podcast Episode 418: Connie King 9:46

5h ago9:46

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In this video episode, Bob welcomes our Lifestyle Director Connie King. Connie here to give as an update about upcoming Lifestyle activities. Stop by the Lifestyle Desk to purchase a 20th Anniversary T-shirt for $12. While supplies last! Links: Outdoor Concert: Walk Like A Man Tequila Sunrise at Sunset Are You Interested in Learning Spanish? Transc…

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Ep 206: My Sister Sarah’s Legacy: Teaching Boys to Break the Cycle of Coercive Control & Male Violence with Bernie Bernard, Part 2 1:07:37

2h ago1:07:37

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Laura and Bernie continue to unravel how Sarah, Bernie’s sister, was love bombed and manipulated by Ian Hope from the first direct message he sent her, leading to a pattern of abuse. On one occasion Hope assaulted Sarah with a rolling pin, hospitalizing her for four days. The night Hope murdered Sarah, the police were called but they failed to chec…

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EP # 156 Jennifer Loeb of Ronald McDonald House 39:21

15d ago39:21

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As the CEO of RMH for the past 25 years, Jennifer has learned and loved a lot along the way and I can't wait to ask her all about it. Oh Also!! The RMH Annual Gala is happening Sept. 7th 2024. Tickets and details at rmhcincinnati.org :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Q102 | Hubbard Radio

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Does the UK Constitution need reform? - Charles Falconer PC, KC 36:55

16d ago36:55

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The Gray's Inn Reading 2024 Does the UK’s constitution provide too much freedom for those that wish to abuse it? Specific examples of this might include Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lawbreaking during COVID, the selection of Liz Truss as Prime Minister, the ability of the Government to force controversial policies (such as the Rwanda Bill) and th…

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Ep 205: My Sister Sarah’s Legacy: Teaching Boys to Break the Cycle of Coercive Control & Male Violence with Andrew ‘Bernie’ Bernard, Part 1 1:23:56

2h ago1:23:56

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With the deeply disturbing rising tide of misogyny, male violence targeting women and girls and femicides, it feels overwhelming and some might feel unfixable. The answer lies with men. In this new series Laura speaks with male leaders who are taking action & doing something to stop it, starting with Andrew ‘Bernie’ Bernard who shares what happened…

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Podcast Episode 417: Bryan Montgomery, Indio City Manager 42:45

17d ago42:45

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In this episode, Bob Firring welcomes back Bryan Montgomery, City Manager for the City of Indio. Tune in for an update on what's happening in our city. Links: Indio Golf Course Clubhouse Groundbreaking Ceremony (August 20) The Oasis at Indio Transcription: Transcription of Podcast Episode 417 Bryan Montgomery Do you have an idea for a podcast episo…

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Podcast Episode 416: Gary Crocker 44:35

22d ago44:35

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In this episode, Bob Firring welcomes SCSH resident Gary Crocker. Tune in to learn about Gary's interesting life living in Africa and his journey to America. This episode is part of a series of long-form podcasts about our residents here at Sun City Shadow Hills. If you have an idea for a resident to feature, please email Bob Firring at podcast@scs…

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Ep 204: Profiling Ronald Evans: A Killer, Serial Stalker & Rapist with Rob Murphy, Part 3 39:09

24d ago39:09

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Laura analyses Ronald Evan’s behaviour and Rob Murphy reveals something shared by Michelle Leonard, the undercover police officer who caught him and how his 2022 documentary about Ronald Evans helped catch 81-year-old Evans once more. Police arrested Evans the day after the documentary was broadcast. As she jailed Evans for four years last November…

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Plato's Cave: Thinking about Climate Change - Melissa Lane 39:34

28d ago39:34

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In The Republic, Plato explores the predicament of the Cave: a passive citizen body, a conniving and self-interested set of sophistic opinion-formers and demagogic political leaders, a systematically misleading and damaging order of political structures and common beliefs and appetites. Does this have lessons for tackling climate change? In clingin…

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EP #155 Karen Wellington 3rd Annual Fun Run 5k Aug. 17th 2024!! 22:07

5d ago22:07

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They are doing it again and Lori is back to tell us allll the details. If you or someone you know is living with breast cancer, please don't hesitate to reach out and get your people a gift of FUN with the Karen Wellington Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Q102 | Hubbard Radio

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Ep 203: Decoy: Ronald Evans – Life Should Mean Life with Rob Murphy, Part 2 45:07

1M ago45:07

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Laura and Rob discuss the harrowing and unbelievable details of the horrific 1963 rape/murder of 21-year-old Kathleen Heathcote. Despite Ronald Evans receiving a life sentence for this offence, Evans was moved to an open prison in Bristol after 10 years and released. Evans re-married and he began targeting and raping women. Following an undercover …

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The Bloomsbury Group: A Queer History - Nino Strachey 41:56

1M ago41:56

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This lecture will explore the world of the second Bloomsbury generation, delving into the intricacies of being young and queer in the 1920s, and how their open way of living and loving is still relevant to our present day. Lesser known than their predecessors, they continued the celebration of freedom of expression and creativity. The lecture will …

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Ep 202: Decoy: The UK’s Largest Undercover Policing Operation Using Women to Catch a Serial Rapist with Rob Murphy, Part 1 55:19

28d ago55:19

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Laura interviews award winning journalist and reporter Robert Murphy about the largest undercover operation in the west country in the 1970s to catch a serial rapist, Ronald Evans, who they would later find out had killed before. This was at the same time the media were intensely focused on the murders of women committed by Peter Sutcliffe in Yorks…

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Are Financial Markets Efficient? - Raghavendra Rau 53:24

18d ago53:24

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One of the crucial ideas in finance is that markets are efficient – that they fully reflect all available information. If so, what about market bubbles? Over the last year, people have been willing to pay exorbitant amounts for extremely odd assets such as Non-Fungible Tokens, meme stocks etc. Why do they do this? This lecture will explore some inv…

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Ep 201: Mica Miller Née Francis: Analysing The Digital Evidence and Mica’s List, Part 2 53:31

1M ago53:31

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Laura takes a more in-depth look at the available evidence of what life was like for Mica using the lens and framework of coercive control and stalking. Join the conversation on social media and in the Crime Analyst Squad www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst #MicaFrancis #MicaMiller #JusticeForMica #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime…

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Podcast Episode 414: Ming Louie 23:54

2M ago23:54

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In this episode, Bob Firring welcomes SCSH resident Ming Louie. Tune in to learn about Ming's interesting life and how he became a professional photographer. This episode is part of a series of long-form podcasts about our residents here at Sun City Shadow Hills. If you have an idea for a resident to feature, please email Bob Firring at podcast@scs…

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Ep 200: Unraveling Mica Miller nèe Francis’ Death and Coercive Control Cross Over with Mandy Matney 1:30:18

1M ago1:30:18

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Laura interviews award winning journalist and creator and host of the True Sunlight and Cup of Justice podcasts, Mandy Matney. Following on from her incredible groundbreaking reporting of the Murdaugh Murders, Mandy has been investigating Mica’s untimely and troubling death. Laura and Mandy unravel the events leading up to 30-year-old Mica being fo…

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Witch-Hunting in European and World History - Ronald Hutton 48:48

2M ago48:48

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This lecture confronts the worldwide phenomenon of the persecution of suspected witches, now a serious, contemporary problem condemned by the UN in 2021. It will show what has been unusual about Europe in this global pattern, and why the notorious early modern witch hunts there commenced and ended. This lecture was recorded by Ronald Hutton on 5th …

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Ep 199: Analyzing Walter Jackson’s Offending Behaviour and Darrell Rice’s Untimely Death with Bill Thomas, Kristin Dilley and Kathryn Miles, Part 7 1:22:45

2M ago1:22:45

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Laura, Bill, Kristin and Kathryn break down three rapes committed by Walter Jackson. On June 5 1996, just days after Lollie Winans and Julie Williams were sexually assaulted and murdered, Jackson abducted and raped another woman at knifepoint. He was arrested by a proactive detective. However, a prosecutor declined to pursue charges. Days later he …

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Ep 198: Update: 28 Years On We Know Who Killed Lollie Winans and Julie Williams? Part 6 with Kathryn Miles 1:00:16

2M ago1:00:16

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Walter ‘Leo’ Jackson attacked two women after murdering Lollie and Julie and another woman in 2011. How many other women did he attack? Why weren’t these offences linked earlier? Laura and Kathryn discuss this and Laura shares how many serial sex offenders and serial violent offenders have been identified via the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI…

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A Mathematician's View of Proof - Sarah Hart 51:09

2M ago51:09

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The idea of proof is fundamental to mathematics. We could argue that science consists of testable theories, and therefore that it is about what can be disproved, not what can be proved. In law, the test is “beyond reasonable doubt”. Famous conjectures in mathematics have been tested by computers for trillions of numbers – but we still call them con…

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Experts in politics: Lessons from Socrates and Aristotle - Melissa Lane 57:20

2M ago57:20

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Socrates sought to test the expertise of everyone around him: the bombastic know-it-alls, the bashful youths, the confident generals, those (including the enslaved) with unsuspected mathematical competence, the workaday artisans. Aristotle later explored the ways in which expert claims can be made credible to popular judgement. This lecture conside…

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Ep 197: 28 Years On We Know Who Killed Lollie Winans and Julie Williams? Part 5 with Kathryn Miles 50:34

1M ago50:34

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What does the news the case has been solved mean for Darrell Rice, the suspect the FBI arrested and charged and then dropped the charges against? Laura and Kathryn discuss this along with other potentially linked offences including Alicia Showalter Reynolds murder and ‘The Anne’s’ who were approached by two men on the trail on June 1 1996 who knew …

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First light: Revealing the Early Universe - Chris Lintott 59:40

2M ago59:40

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The final lecture in the series returns to the theme of how insight is derived from observations, considering the cosmic microwave background. This oldest light in the Universe, emitted just 400,000 years after the Big Bang, contains the seeds of the structures we see around us, and tells us about conditions at the Universe's beginning. It will als…

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Ep 196: 28 Years On We Know Who Killed Lollie Winans and Julie Williams? Part 4 with Kathryn Miles 50:11

2M ago50:11

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At a presser called at short notice by the FBI on June 20 2024, it was revealed that the man who murdered Lollie and Julie on May 24 1996 in the Shenandoah National Park has been identified as Walter ‘Leo’ Jackson Snr, a convicted serial rapist. Incredible news, yes, but many questions remain including: what evidence was tested and/or submitted res…

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Podcast Episode 413: Jessica Mediano, City of Indio 18:23

2M ago18:23

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In this video episode, Bob welcome Jessica Mediano, Marketing and Public Information Officer for the City of Indio. Watch to learn more about what is happening in our city. Links: PDF of Jessica's Presentation City of Indio Website Transcription of Podcast Episode 413 Do you have an idea for a podcast episode? Contact Bob Firring at podcast@scshca.…

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Ep 195: Murdered: Josiah Hilderbrand with Liz Hilderbrand, Part 3 1:00:19

3M ago1:00:19

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Laura continues her interview with Josiah’s warrior mom, Liz Hilderbrand. Two men, James and Donovan Cloud, were arrested and in custody by Monday 10th June for the White Swan Murders which took place on Saturday 8th June 2019. With the discovery of Josiah and John’s skeletal remains, Liz believed charges would follow. That didn’t happen. A plea de…

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Podcast Episode 412: City Development Coordinating Committee 18:45

3M ago18:45

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In this episode, Board Secretary Linda Aasen welcomes City Development Coordinating Committee (CDCC) members Deborah Gmeiner and Fera Mostow. They are here to talk about the proposed Oasis at Indio project located down the street near Monroe Street and Avenue 42. Tune in to learn about the project. Attachments: Oasis Project Summary Letter to Plann…

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Race, Disability & Education: Law's Uphill Battle - Leslie Thomas KC 1:10:54

3M ago1:10:54

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This lecture traces the history of race and disability law in the English education system. It examines the impact of discriminatory policies on Black children, children of colour, and disabled children, and how narratives around race and disability have changed. The lecture questions why inequality persists and explores possible solutions. This le…

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Ep 194: Corey Micciolo: My Son’s Death Could Have Been Prevented with Breanna Micciolo, Part 2 55:24

3M ago55:24

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A must listen episode if you want to understand coercive control and the warning signs to look out for, including how an abuser coercively controls a child and undermines those trying to safeguard and protect the child. Breanna shares when she first saw the treadmill abuse video and that although a worker from the Department of Child Protection and…

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Logarithms: Mobile Phones, Modelling & Statistics? 52:24

3M ago52:24

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Logarithms were perhaps once thought of as just an old-fashioned way to do sums on slide rules. But they underpin much of modern life, from modelling the COVID pandemic to Claude Shannon’s mathematical theory of information (which makes mobile phones a reality) and making sense of Cristiano Ronaldo’s crazy Instagram follower numbers. This lecture w…

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Ep 193: Murdered: Josiah Hilderbrand with Liz Hilderbrand, Part 2 53:35

3M ago53:35

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Laura continues her interview with Josiah’s warrior mom, Liz Hilderbrand. With Josiah having been found Liz needed to see him. She was told charges would be filed and were coming. Liz asked to meet the prosecutors and the FBI agent to shake their hands, but the meeting took a very different turn, which left her reeling. Find out what happened and j…

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A Just and Inclusive Net Zero: Who should get there first? - Myles Allen 59:16

3M ago59:16

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Eventually, net zero needs to include everyone: for emissions to continue in half the world while the other half mops them up is both unsustainable and unfair. But this does not mean every country should reach net zero at the same time. Historical emitters like the UK should aim for net zero before the world as a whole, but a “staggered net zero” a…

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Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained - Raghavendra Rau 1:01:22

3M ago1:01:22

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In every financial transaction, one side has more information than the other. For example, when someone buys a used car, the seller will know better than the buyer whether the car is a plum or a lemon. Does more information leave you better off? One of the fascinating ideas behind the concept of asymmetric information is that more information can l…

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Ep 192: Corey Micciolo: My Son’s Death Could Have Been Prevented with Breanna Micciolo 44:47

3M ago44:47

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On April 2 2021 6-year-old Corey Micciolo was taken to Southern Ocean County Medical Center in New Jersey by Christopher Gregor. Corey sadly died at 502pm, alone without his mother present. Corey had been discharged from Jersey Shore Medical Center the night before and was given a clean bill of health, bar many bruises and contusions on his body af…

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Is Music Infinite? - Milton Mermikides 1:07:28

3M ago1:07:28

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This lecture explores the very limits of music: investigating historical efforts to catalogue musical materials including the melacarta of Carnatic music, the wazn of Arabic maqam, Slonimsky’s Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns, Schillinger’s Encyclopedia of Rhythms, Forte numbers, and contemporary attempts to ‘pre-copyright’ every possible m…

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Ep 191: Missing: Josiah Hilderbrand with Liz Hilderbrand, Part 1 56:25

3M ago56:25

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On the five-year anniversary of 25-year-old Josiah Hilderbrand’s disappearance, Laura interviews his warrior mom Liz Hilderbrand. Josiah disappeared whilst en-route to a concert at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington State on June 7, 2019. Liz explains when she first realised her son, Josiah, was missing and what happened next. A total of seven pe…

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Twentieth-Century Divas: Julie Andrews - Dominic Broomfield-McHugh 58:58

3M ago58:58

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Starring in My Fair Lady (1956), The Sound of Music (1965) and Cinderella (1957) gave Dame Julie Andrews unparalleled profile. These were among the most successful Broadway, Hollywood and TV musicals of their time. Yet following this golden decade, she made few films and appeared in no Broadway shows during her forties and fifties, typically an art…

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Ep 190: The British Airways Killer to Remain in Prison: The Judicial Review, Part 6 57:54

3M ago57:54

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Laura continues her fascinating conversation with Diana Parkes & Hetti Nanton unraveling the important & illuminating judicial review judgment & the risk assessment & management of Robert Brown. You won’t want to miss this. #JoannaSimpson #HerNameWasJoSimpson #RobertBrown #BritishAirwaysKiller #CoerciveControl #Stalking #PreventMurderInSlowMotionä …

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Health after Extreme Cold, Heat, Storms and Floods - Professor Sir Chris Whitty 54:31

3M ago54:31

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Weather and climate-related events can cause significant mortality and disability. Sudden cold, heat, storms and floods all present risks to health, especially to the most vulnerable. Even in countries with temperate climates like the UK, weather-related deaths can be in the thousands, for example cold snaps causing cardiovascular deaths. In countr…

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How to Prove 1=0, And Other Maths Illusions - Sarah Hart 1:03:37

3M ago1:03:37

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In this lecture I will show you some mathematical illusions: “proofs” that 1=0, that fractions don’t exist, and more. There are curious and important implications behind what’s going on. These “proofs” reveal some very common logical slips that can go unnoticed when we are trying to prove more plausible statements. And the stakes are high. As I’ll …

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Evolution Tomorrow and Beyond - Robin May 1:00:07

3M ago1:00:07

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Evolution has led from amoebae to blue whales and from algae to giant redwoods. So what might it do in the future? What species might evolve in the next ten million years? How will evolutionary processes change as a result of human innovation and what are the risks of us getting it disastrously wrong? What might evolution look like if we ever set u…

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The Next Fifty Years of Tech - Dr Victoria Baines 1:03:34

3M ago1:03:34

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Come take a ride in the Tech Time Machine and explore how IT may change our lives in the next fifty years. By employing techniques used by science fiction writers, we can imagine how Artificial Intelligence, extended reality, mobile connectivity, quantum computing, and others will develop. How will they converge, enable and accelerate each other? W…

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Ep 189: The British Airways Killer to Remain in Prison: The Judicial Review, Part 5 47:43

4M ago47:43

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Laura is rejoined once more by Diana Parkes, Joanna’s mother, and Hetti Nanton, Joanna’s best friend and chair of the national domestic violence charity, Refuge to discuss the incredible campaign which started on Crime Analyst resulting in the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Alex Chalk preventing Brown’s automatic release from prison in Novem…

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Musical Consonance and Dissonance: The Good, Bad and Beautifully Ugly - Milton Mermikides 57:05

4M ago57:05

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What makes a piece of music challenging, bland, intriguing, beautiful or ugly? This lecture explores the concept of ‘musical flavour’ formed by intervallic, rhythmic and timbral components and how they contribute to a sense of consonance and dissonance. In particular we look at the interval vector, a system by which harmonic objects are analysed as…

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