Best Bob Baker Author Podcasts (2024)

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221: How will health system growth look different in 2025 and beyond? 25:12

15m ago25:12

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When we talk about “health systems,” it can sound like we’re talking about a monolith. But in reality, the $1.4 trillion dollar health system sector is made up of a diverse range of players. Academics and safety nets; urban and rural systems; 1,000-bed systems and 25-bed critical access hospitals. The question is, especially as systems emerge from …

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The Oasis reunion – feuds, cash, symbolism and the desire to repair our imperfect lives 33:36

1h ago33:36

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David, Mark and our token bucket-hatted parka monkey Alex tackle the return of Oasis, its grip on the public imagination and why they’re the biggest band of the last 30 years, which includes … … the Gallaghers’ mixed fortunes since 2009. … who won the battle of the underdogs. … “Noel has a thousand buttons, Liam has a thousand fingers”. … why the ‘…

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Gabrielle Lyon: Why Meat-Eating and Strength Training are Key to Longevity 1:08:57

1h ago1:08:57

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Have you heard that eating animal protein causes cancer? Or that you’ll save the world if you only give up hamburgers forever? Despite dutifully reducing our consumption of animal protein for decades, rates of obesity and chronic disease have skyrocketed. In the face of relentless anti-meat propaganda, what if the blanket advice to follow strict pl…

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Are comedians more competitive than rock stars? 44:15

34m ago44:15

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In a concerted effort to put the world to rights, David and Mark ruminate upon the following … … Kylie and the Wiggles? Canned Heat and the Chipmunks? Real or invented pop star/childrens’ entertainer collaborations. .. the charmed life of Greg Kihn. … will the BBC have any archive left if it keeps cancelling presenters? … why Inside Llewyn Davis wo…

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220: Why AI in healthcare is more than just ChatGPT 26:04

7d ago26:04

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We’ve talked a lot about AI on Radio Advisory, with a particular emphasis on generative models and their capabilities. But are there other models of AI that are flying under the radar? Today’s episode focuses on computer vision and its potential to shift how we think about the use of technology in healthcare. For the second episode in our series le…

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Johnny Beatle’, early Blondie, Led Zeppelin’s plane and seven fabulous years at the Melody Maker. 45:55

1h ago45:55

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Rock journalism as an occupation is rapidly heading in the direction of the watch-mender or lamplighter so Chris Charlesworth’s account of life at the Melody Maker in the ‘70s is already starting to feel like an historic document. ‘Just Backdated’ covers a time when the rock press set the agenda, sold over half a million copies a week and was court…

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219: The business case for going green 26:57

14d ago26:57

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It's no secret that climate change has had a massive effect on population health, but it’s also impacting healthcare business. Did you know that energy costs have gone up by 28% in the past five years? Health systems in particular can shave percentage points off their annual costs by reducing their energy consumption—but there is both a knowledge g…

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One-word rock star mimicry, bands who shouldn’t reform & the best thing about Taylor Swift 42:01

4d ago42:01

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With David asleep on a French sun-lounger beneath a copy of Summer Lightning, Alex and Mark pour themselves a cold drink and consider … … the great ska floor-fillers. … taking kids to rock concerts. … the fate of all bands: “as musicianship improves, vocals decline”. … left-field Beatles songs reworked as nursery rhymes. … why 2-Tone had pop’s “tri…

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How to Start and Run a Record Label, Music Festival & Indie Music Business - Mike Silverman, Part 2 19:03

5d ago19:03

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Send me a text message Watch the YouTube video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/UvsCEAvwUlc - Musician Micheal Silverman is one of the most savvy music business entrepreneurs I know. His music generates one billion streams yearly, with 12 billion streams and downloads since 2007. Every musician should listen to part 2 of this inspiring i…

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Loretta Breuning: Why You’re Not Happy (and What to Do About It) 1:01:25

14d ago1:01:25

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If you’re not happy all the time, do you feel like you have a problem? No matter how much you achieve, does it feel like it’s never quite enough? This is totally normal. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the pursuit of happiness, but it’s critical to understand that even in the best case scenario, happiness is fleeting. It’s not something we ev…

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The extraordinary story of Arthur Lee, Love and the 1966 flop which became a hit for the ages 34:04

11d ago34:04

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Love’s official biographer John Einarson tells David Hepworth the star-crossed tale of the band who made the least psychedelic album of the psychedelic era. Their conversation takes in: ….Lee’s growing up between Memphis and L.A., dealing with the problems of looking more like Johnny Mathis than Otis Redding. ….how being indulged as a youngster by …

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218: [Encore + bonus content] Site-of-care shifts: It's time to go on offense 37:18

21d ago37:18

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This week, host Abby Burns invites Advisory Board expert Sebastian Beckmann back to Radio Advisory to provide an update—as promised—on what his team has uncovered about site-of-care shifts in the six months since he first brought this research to the pod. Hint: there’s about $50B at play. This episode is a modified encore of Episode 195: Site-of-ca…

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Buddy Holly airlines and the inimitable Bob Dylan 38:59

20d ago38:59

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As Mark Ellen goes shrimping at Frinton David Hepworth and Alex Gold links hands across the Atlantic to discuss: ….why a quick turn around Mount Hood in a Cessna should never be confused with pleasure ….why all the highly-rated albums are actually over-rated. ….why Timothee Chalamet has no hope of being able to capture more than one facet of Bob Dy…

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[Encore] Test, fail, and test again: Morgan Health's approach to employer costs 38:54

28d ago38:54

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(This episode originally aired on September 12, 2023.) With rising costs and tightening margins, the industry is continually looking for ways to "bend the cost curve" while maintaining, or even increasing, quality and performance. One stakeholder in particular, employers, are feeling significant pressures from inflation, hospital consolidation, the…

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“Pop music is 80 per cent about hair”, remaking classic albums and why CDs are so hard to love 50:25

9d ago50:25

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A small Pastis, a game of boules and a conversation putting the rock and roll world to rights, which this week includes … … why Debbie Harry and Mick Jagger worked so well on the small screen. … Elvin Pelvin on the Bilko Show and how Elvis was modelled on Tony Curtis. … An American Werewolf In London, The Birds, Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, Don’t…

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Queen, Bowie and other residents of Rockfield Studios remembered by the cook’s daughter 31:59

11d ago31:59

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Rockfield is a converted farmhouse in the Welsh countryside where, for over 50 years, bands have lived while recording. In the ‘70s Tiffany Murray’s mum was the in-house cook, filling Motorhead to the brim with boeuf bourguignon and Black Sabbath with salmon en croute. Her touching memoir My Family And Other Rock Stars – hailed as “a rock and roll …

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Dr. John Gray: How to Overcome Tech Addiction, Optimize Hormones, and Reignite Romance 1:43:26

20d ago1:43:26

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Do you feel like you’re addicted to screens? Technology was supposed to improve our quality of life, but instead it’s fueled a war on our attention, happiness, and sanity. Some of the most intelligent brain scientists in the world are paid ungodly sums to make sure you’re as addicted as possible, hijacking your reward pathways so they can mine your…

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57 years of Fleetwood Mac: author Mark Blake's fond encounters and fresh revelations 45:56

1M ago45:56

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Mark Blake calls Dreams: the Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac a “mosaic biography”, their almost six-decade saga presented as a series of enthralling short stories with titles like ‘Mick Fleetwood’s Great Epiphany’ and ‘Rumours: A Doomed Romance in Six Acts’. It opens in fact with a “cast of characters”, the 18 one-time members, as if dramatis personae …

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Ron Sexsmith doesn’t need a teleprompter. He can do 40 Dylan songs at the drop of a hat 35:14

14d ago35:14

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Beloved Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith, old pal of the pod, is touring the UK in November, two of the nights at the Palladium, and looks back here at the first shows he saw and played himself. Which delights include … … what you learn playing Canadian bars aged 16. … seeing Elton John in a 75,000-seater stadium when he was 12. … early memo…

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[Encore] Why can't providers and plans just get along? 31:10

1M ago31:10

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(This episode originally aired on March 12, 2024.) The relationship between health plans and providers has always included an element of friction, but lately, it seems like the temperature is rising. And you've probably noticed – public contracting disputes increased by 69% between 2022 and 2023. That's why, in this episode, host Abby Burns invites…

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Without John Mayall … no Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Status Quo or Led Zeppelin? 52:36

15d ago52:36

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Passing the baton of discourse on the rock and roll racetrack, our Olympian hosts sprint in the following direction … … watching Toumani Diabaté play in the pitch-black Malian night. … Laurel Canyon, the Brain Damage Club and the great fire of ‘79. … the Kinks in Fortis Green Road, the Beatles in Chiswick House and other alternative London rock lan…

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Every Musician Should Hear This! Savvy Music Entrepreneur Micheal Silverman 28:58

1M ago28:58

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Send me a text message Watch the YouTube video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/OblwbV_YyAY - Musician Micheal Silverman is one of the most savvy Music Biz Entrepreneurs I know. His music generates one billion streams yearly, with 12 billion streams and downloads since 2007. Every musician should listen to this inspiring interview. Welco…

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Ep. 199 - Deborah Harkness on accidentally becoming a best-selling author 1:20:06

22d ago1:20:06

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Deborah Harkness is the best-selling author of numerous novels. Her debut, A Discovery of Witches, was an immediate best-seller, hitting #2 on the New York Times list, and was also a bestseller in the UK, France and Germany. The initial trilogy in the All Souls series has been translated into 37 languages. Her latest book in the series, The Black B…

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217: How to make innovation real: Live from Advisory Board's Clinical Innovation Summit 38:32

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Healthcare leaders have dozens of priorities on their plates, and achieving innovation is not as simple as just buying a new technology or implementing a new care model. Frankly, it can be overwhelming not just to see innovations through, but even to get started. So, what does it really take to innovate? And how do you align your organization’s cha…

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Best album sleeves, what’s ruined singing and pop as ‘empowerment porn’ 42:19

23d ago42:19

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Once again the ping-pong ball of conversation is batted across the rock and roll net and these are the scores on the doors … … how to wreck the national anthem. … cover versions that are better than the original. … the genius of Bob Newhart - "nutty Walt", Abraham Lincoln and that gag about country music. … virtue signalling in rock magazines. … wh…

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Become the Go-To Expert in Your Field | Magnetic Marketing with Holly MacCue 44:41

25d ago44:41

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Send me a text message Watch the YouTube video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/s5YEWrIBv1M - Holly MacCue is a sales and messaging strategist for service-based entrepreneurs. She spent a decade as a corporate brand strategist for global consumer brands such as Procter & Gamble. She left that world to become an entrepreneur and work from…

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Ep. 198 - Mark Lawrence on writing fantasy epics without any planning 58:45

2M ago58:45

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Mark Lawrence is a best-selling fantasy author. His first trilogy, THE BROKEN EMPIRE, has been universally acclaimed as a ground-breaking work of fantasy. Following The Broken Empire is the related RED QUEEN’S WAR trilogy. THE BOOK OF THE ANCESTOR trilogy is set on a different world and is followed by the related BOOK OF THE ICE trilogy. There is a…

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Who is Lawrence and why did Will Hodgkinson write a whole book about him? 38:42

26d ago38:42

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There’s something romantic about glorious failure and Will nails it perfectly in ‘Street Level Superstar: A Year With Lawrence’. Over 40 years plagued by bad luck and self-sabotage with Felt, Denim and Mozart Estate, Lawrence has pursued fame and success while refusing to do what’s required to achieve them. Will spent 12 months wandering the street…

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Dr. Cate Shanahan: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health (and What to Eat Instead) 1:15:02

1M ago1:15:02

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Are we blaming red meat and butter for the problems vegetable oil caused? Contrary to popular belief, there is no correlation between either saturated fat or animal fat consumption and heart attacks. Despite that fact, doctors learn that there is. So why does the American Heart Association lie to doctors and the public about the true cause of heart…

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216: Why providers and employers need to focus on women's health "beyond the bikini" 28:10

2M ago28:10

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It seems like a no-brainer for healthcare organizations to allocate time and attention to a health condition that is guaranteed to affect 50% of adults during their midlife years—but that hasn’t been the case. We’re seeing momentum around making menopause mainstream—from the White House directing research funding, to Hollywood stars talking openly …

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Backstage at Live Aid, the first Knebworth and bands that don’t get on 52:54

1M ago52:54

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Employing controversial VAR technology, we re-examine various events on the rock and roll pitch and suggest a new perspective. Those key moments include … … the “bucolic frolic” at Knebworth 50 years ago as seen from 100 yards away just past the burger van and featuring Tim Buckley, Alex Harvey, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Van Morrison, the Doobie Br…

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How Joni Mitchell joined the boys’ club and why we don’t need a comeback – by Ann Powers 46:21

1M ago46:21

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Broadcaster and music writer Ann Powers lives in Nashville and grew up listening to Kate Bush and Blondie. The siren call of Blue sparked a life-long and deep-rooted devotion and her new book Travelling: On The Path Of Joni Mitchell takes a different tack from the standard biographies, mapping the context of the songs, the forces that drove her, th…

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How Amanda Health Built a Million-Dollar Art Business - No More Starving Artist! 56:53

1M ago56:53

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Send me a text message Watch the YouTube video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/oFeBJtrdhSw - Amanda Heath is a visual artist and the founder of three successful, six-figure businesses. She empowers action-oriented artists with the skills, knowledge & confidence needed to build a sustainable and profitable art business. Whether you’re a …

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Ep. 197 - Dan Malakin on honing his craft on short stories and how he constantly changes his writing process 1:07:40

1M ago1:07:40

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Dan Malakin is a crime/thriller writer and data security consultant. His short stories have been widely published both in print and online, and he has twice been shortlisted for the Bridport prize. He holds an MA in Creative Writing from Brunel University, and his debut novel, THE REGRET, was published by Bloodhound Books in Summer 2019. His next t…

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215: Why Walmart and other retailers are exiting primary care delivery and why it matters 28:13

2M ago28:13

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In recent years, we’ve seen large retailers like CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and even Amazon add to their care delivery portfolios, specifically through offering low-acuity primary care services. But it seems like the tide may be shifting. In April, Walmart announced that it’s shuttering its primary care operations and virtual care arm—and it’s not th…

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Twist And Shout? Spiral Scratch? Corey duBrowa celebrates the best and rarest EPs ever made 38:51

2M ago38:51

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The first EPs appeared in the late ‘40s and ‘50s (Frank Sinatra, Elvis) hitting a magical sweet spot between the album and the single and they’ve cast a spell ever since, an exotic reminder that record labels are part of the packaged goods business. Music writer Corey duBrowa stumbled across one by Oingo Boingo in the original Licorice Pizza store …

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What songs should be longer or shorter? 45:26

1M ago45:26

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The rock and roll ballot-box is stuffed with votes and the exit polls suggest how this week’s debate might play out. Along these lines … … is there still such a thing as British music? … John Lennon as a lavatory attendant. … Pink Floyd’s miming lessons. .. how Neil Finn cheered up the All Blacks. … the staggering difference in the UK album charts …

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How to Become an Influential Game Changer | Lethia Owens Interview 50:04

2M ago50:04

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Send me a text message Watch the YouTube video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/aQ4EkzgpUzc - Get ready to be inspired. Lethia Owens is a growth strategist and professional speaker. She’s the founder of Game Changers International and author of "Your Brand Influence: The Art and Science of Building an Influential Personal Brand." Welcome…

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Ep. 196 - Conn Iggulden on why he loves his characters and how his approach to historical fiction has changed 1:02:30

2M ago1:02:30

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Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today, with bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and the Wars of the Roses, as well as two stand-alone novels: Dunstan, set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta, in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both i…

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Govinda Tidball: Health Sovereignty, Medical Privacy & Web5 Technology 1:17:57

2M ago1:17:57

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What do you think of censorship? It's a bizarre and uncomfortable feeling when some unelected, self-appointed anonymous party behind the curtain decides what you're not allowed to say or learn. We live in a world where little people like us are legally responsible for every word we put online. But when our overlords in Big Tech censor potentially l…

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Dylan Jones – Clegg’s women, Hague’s pints and “the wiring behind celebrity culture” 37:34

1M ago37:34

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We’ve known Dylan since the days he was editing i-D, Arena and GQ and he’s been a regular on our podcasts talking about his books on Live Aid, the ‘80s, David Bowie and Wichita Lineman. And he’s finally written his memoir, These Foolish Things, full of insights and stories about glam rock, punk, the Blitz, four decades of the magazine world and the…

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Behind the scenes: Our journey to four years, 1M downloads 31:29

2M ago31:29

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Radio Advisory first started production in April 2020 to deliver timely, critical messages to healthcare professionals navigating the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Four years, 200+ episodes, and one million downloads later, Radio Advisory continues to bring insightful conversations and valuable insights to listeners passionate about driving …

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FSR Season 3 – Stephen Bailey 33:51

2M ago33:51

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Welcome to the Financial Secrets Revealed Series 3 podcast episode from Meet the Experts. Amanda Cassar meets with Stephen Bailey, Scottish Whisky Investment Specialist from Melbourne, to discuss investment in the fabulous drop. Stephen is a former financial adviser, who like me – enjoys a wee dram now and then. His personal preferences in the gold…

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Happy accidents, whooping at gigs and why the album review star system doesn’t work anymore 49:32

2M ago49:32

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In which we hoof a few balls round the rock and roll pitch and try to stick some in the net. Extracts from the live match commentary include …. … “Whipping Post!” “Paint it black, you devil!”: when did the audience become part of the show? … the special, unrepeatable thing about Bill Evans At The Village Vanguard. … GambleGate and the most we’ve ev…

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2 Billion Music Streams as a Solo Piano Artist | Michele McLaughlin Interview 45:29

2M ago45:29

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Send me a text message Watch the YouTube video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/d5KFR5_usNA - Michele McLaughlin is an award-winning contemporary instrumental and New Age solo pianist and composer. She has released more than 22 albums and has nearly 2 Billion streams. She has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and is an eight-time N…

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How This Solo Piano Artist Got 2 Billion Music Streams | Michele McLaughlin Interview 48:05

2M ago48:05

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Send me a text message Watch the YouTube video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/d5KFR5_usNA - Michele McLaughlin is an award-winning contemporary instrumental and New Age solo pianist and composer. She has released more than 22 albums and has nearly 2 Billion streams. She has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and is an eight-time N…

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Ep. 195 - Ilaria Bernardini on writing in both Italian and English and the difference in novel and screenwriting 58:10

2M ago58:10

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Ilaria Bernardini is one of Italy’s leading novelists, now writing novels in the English language, and an exciting emerging screenwriter. She has film and television projects in development and in production with Lorenzo Mieli's The Apartment, Andy Harries’ Left Bank Pictures, The Russo Brothers/Amazon Studios, Francesco Melzi D’Eril's (SUSPIRIA, B…

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