Best Lauren Ritchie Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 56. #WUNCareerStories - Female Health in the Workplace - Lauren Tyler, former Head of Innovation at Southern Water talking with WUN Advocate, Julia Stichling 44:51

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Lauren Tyler - known as Loz - is the former Head of Innovation at Southern Water and a passionate advocate for innovation as an essential business capability. A problem-solver at heart, Loz is known for her creative curiosity, strategic thinking, and humble leadership. Joining the sector at the beginning of AMP7, Loz established the Bluewave innova…

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Ep. 55 Scaling Up with Tamsin Lishman, CEO of Kensa Heat Pumps talking with Kerris Mackley, WUN Advocate 23:17

15d ago23:17

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In this WUN episode, Kerris Mackley, WUN Advocate, talks to Kensa Heat Pumps CEO, Tamsin Lishman on her career journey to date and why she is so passionate about Kensa and their mission, which is to provide sustainable and affordable de-carbonised heating and cooling for everyone. She is a visionary leader, creating a culture of ambition, resilienc…

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Ep. 54 Scaling Up with Tamsin Lishman, CEO of Kensa Heat Pumps talking with Kerris Mackley, WUN Advocate 23:17

18d ago23:17

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In this WUN episode, Kerris Mackley, WUN Advocate, talks to Kensa Heat Pumps CEO, Tamsin Lishman on her career journey to date and why she is so passionate about Kensa and their mission, which is to provide sustainable and affordable de-carbonised heating and cooling for everyone. She is a visionary leader, creating a culture of ambition, resilienc…

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Creativity in Screendance | Mike Tyus 45:11

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Long before the formulation of the world’s first MA in Screendance by the LCDS, the genre had already dated as far back to the early days of cinema. Gene Kelly emerged as a prominent figure during the 1940s and 50s after he starred in and co-directed the classic film "Singin' in the Rain" (1952). In contemporary cinema, dance continues to play a si…

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Ep 53 Waterwise - The Four Day Week 37:08

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In this episode, WUN Advocate @Holly Beeston chats to Waterwise's CEO Nicci Russell and Training and Projects Manager Laura White discuss taking the plunge with the 4 Day Week trial. They disclose all - the highs, lows, challenges, their hints and tips for productivity when you're timebound and their learnings from the adoption of the 4 day week pe…

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Puppetry in Dance Theatre | Duda Paiva 44:31

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While most of us aspiring contemporary dancers will decide to undergo formal training under the foundations of Graham, Cunningham, Limon and various others, a small subset has diverted into the wondrous world of puppet theatre. One such performer, choreographer and now puppeteer is Duda Paiva. After a few more years thriving as an independent theat…

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Ep 52 WUNCareerStories - WUN advocate Lucy Ritchie talks with Maria Rising from EDF 17:12

2M ago17:12

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Maria is a mum of three, who goes to the gym most mornings. She’s spiritual, with a love for meditation, crystals and the moon. She's also a keen photographer and loves helping others. After working in childcare for 9 years, Maria decided on a career change, and knew she wanted to do something hands on and challenging. Now Maria installs gas and el…

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Dance of Costume Design | Rike Zöllner 39:33

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Costumes, costumes, costumes... they are everywhere, aren't they? From festive occasions to theatrical performances and even on the silver screen in movies. Whilst studying dance, I was always captivated by the costume design at the School of Theatre and Arts Entertainment. They were the ones I interacted with most, as they were responsible for cra…

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Ep. 51 Diversity and Inclusion - Let’s Bring New Voices into the UK Renewable Energy Sector! 29:40

2M ago29:40

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In this WUN podcast WUN Industry Advocate and EDF Originator , Karen Hosking, talks to Claire Mack - Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables. We discuss the Scottish Renewables New Voices Campaign and the amazing opportunities this can bring to the renewables industry. How embracing diversity supports the future as the UK looks to develop a cleaner,…

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Tailoring a Dancewear Venture | Sandra Meynier Kang 1:06:06

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As a dancer, have you ever wondered about the significance of the clothes on your back? For most, the selection of brands and gear is a deliberate choice, a conscious decision shaping their dance journey. A notable name in this arena is SMK Dancewear, a label bearing the imprint of its founder and designer, Sandra Meynier Kang. The brand's ethos re…

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Ep. 50 Effective Allyship with Kara Sadler, WUN Advocate speaking with Robin Price, Director of Quality & Environment at Anglian Water 22:16

3M ago22:16

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In this podcast on Effective Allyship, Dr Robin Price, Director of Quality and Environment, Anglian Water shares his own experience of demonstrating his support and understanding towards women in the utilities sector. Robin specifically talks about how privilege in Allyship can be effectively used, relating his experiences to his own family and how…

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Dance Medicine at Harkness | Dr. Donald Rose 57:06

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Have you ever suffered a catastrophic injury? How does one recover and regain peak condition following damage to the anatomy? Amidst the many inherent challenges within the dance sphere — a beacon of hope shines at the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital through the presence of the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries. Beyond their exceptional array of s…

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Ep. 49 #WUNCareerStories - Aminah Shafiq, Technical Specialist at Severn Trent speaking with WUN Advocate Julia Stichling 22:12

3M ago22:12

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Join our WUN Advocate Julie Stichling as she talks with Aminah Shafiq from Severn Trent about her career journey to date and what life is like as a Technical Specialist within the water industry, how she started out and her idea to come up with better safety head wear for women within the industry with different backgrounds.…

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Pillars of Dance Science | Emma Redding 59:56

4M ago59:56

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What exactly is Dance Science? What are the main foundations that constitute its rich and detailed history? Given dance's unique position at the intersection of arts and sports, it was inevitable that this field would eventually enter the mainstream. One pioneering institution that played a crucial role in this transformation was the Trinity Laban …

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State of the Culture: The Role of Black Artists and Media 42:21

4M ago42:21

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Season 5, Episode 1: Long time, no see! In this episode, we're returning to our cultural critic roots for a conversation around Black media, the role of art as a powerful social and political tool, and our expectations of people with platforms in Black music and film to authentically represent Blackness in their work. From Shonda Rhimes and Quinta …

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Ep 48 Shifting the Mindset with Molly Horsley, Head of Strategy Engagement at Scottish Water 42:00

4M ago42:00

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Welcome to another episode of the WUN podcast with Julia Stichling, WUN Advocate talking with Molly Horsley, Head of Strategy Engagement at Scottish Water. Molly began working at Scottish Water's Customer Experience centre and more recently she has established the transformation needed for Scottish Water to be customer and community centric.…

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Pointe of Podcasting | Lauren Ritchie 1:18:04

4M ago1:18:04

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What does it take to stand out as a podcaster anyways? Is the craze for this new medium truly justified for the world of dance? Like in every other sector, the field of dance-related podcasts is now beyond saturated. Yet, that didn’t discourage me from starting a show, completing a full season and then embarking on a whole new one right after! It s…

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Ep. 47 The Importance of Diversity with Nicole McNab, Southern Water and Gill Edwards, WUN Advocate 28:13

4M ago28:13

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In this podcast WUN advocate Gill Edwards talks to Nicole McNab, Strategic Communications and Partnership Delivery Lead for the Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force with Southern Water. Nicole is as passionate about stakeholder engagement as she is about sustainability and innovation, and talks to Gill about the importance of diversity of thought, shar…

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Dance of Art Journalism | Margaret Fuhrer 47:03

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Is journalism dead? What is the most trusted form of media today? While there isn’t a definitive answer, one company comes admirably close. Dance Media Publications is a multi-varied media platform that covers dance like no other and has been consistently delivering engaging content to the most dancers, dance professionals and dance lovers globally…

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Ep. 46 Backing Yourself with Emily Timmins, Director of Water Recycling at Anglian Water chats with Victoria Lemmon, WUN Advocate. 23:22

5M ago23:22

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Listen to our latest WUN podcast when advocate Victoria Lemmon chats to Anglian Water’s Director of Water Recycling, Emily Timmins, about her 30 years in the water sector where she’s been busy creating her patchwork quilt of leadership. Discussing how saying “yes” will open doors and how backing yourself gives you opportunities to new experiences.…

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Institutional Leadership and Culture | Pamela Tatge 47:31

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What does it mean to be a leader in the arts? Have you ever dreamt of heading an international platform which boasts both historical and current prestige? As far as dance goes dance, very few are like The Jacob's Pillow. Established on a treasured 220-acre national landmark, it is one of the oldest running dance festivals and home to the USA's most…

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Ep 44. WUN Advocacy with Heidi Knapton, Lucy Ritchie, Holly Beeston 17:30

6M ago17:30

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Join three of our inspiring WUN advocates, Lucy Ritchie - Business Development Lead for Correla, Heidi Knapton - Director of Customer Delivery at South Staffs Water and Holly Beeston - Executive Practice Lead at Douglas Jackson, as they talk all things WUN Advocacy! A light hearted chat about the things that have been useful for them in their caree…

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Ep. 45 The Everchanging Face of Net-Zero with Nicole Alley from Capgemini talking with Karen Hosking, WUN Advocate 22:59

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In this WUN for ALL podcast episode WUN Industry Advocate and EDF Originator , Karen Hosking, talks to Nicole Alley, Vice President and Segment Head of Renewables at Capgemini. We discuss the ever-changing face of Net Zero and in particular the challenges and opportunities that brings the UK Grid. Can Augmented, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual …

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Co-directing an International Festival | Wieland & Poulinas 53:01

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What does it take to stage a dance festival? Have you ever wanted to initiate an international platform with long-term sustainability? Despite the overwhelming number of contemporary dance festivals around today, very few have peaked at the level of a Deltebre Dansa, ImPulsTanz or Jacob's Pillow. However, B12 has managed to achieve such status in a…

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Ep. 43 WUN Career Stories with Kirsty Ayres, Anglian Water speaking with Julia Stichling, WUN Advocate. 35:36

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In this latest podcast WUN advocate Julia Stichling talks to Kirsty Ayres, Optimisation Portfolio Manager at Anglian Water about her 13 years experience in the water industry, specialising in clean water network improvement projects and how she finds leading a team of engineers to design and implement holistic solutions as well as being a working m…

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Ep. 42 Defining Leadership at Every Level - WUN Advocate Lucy Ritchie talks to Amanda Hinde, Market Design Manager & Lyvia Nabarro, Head of Engagement & Communications at MOSL 33:58

7M ago33:58

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Do you need to be a CEO to be a leader? Our interviewees, both at different points in their career journeys, discuss how they try to embody leadership, how leaders have shaped their views and how we need to move away from unhelpful comparisons in terms of career progression.

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Episode 7: Hannah Ritchie 30:18

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When I start to feel overwhelmed by the climate challenges we face, I turn to Hannah Ritchie, a researcher at Our World in Data. Her data-driven approach is an essential antidote to environmental doomsday-ism and provides some much-needed optimism about humanity’s ability to tackle big problems. I recently sat down with Hannah to talk about her ter…

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Episode 6: Sam Altman 33:06

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If you ask people to name leaders in artificial intelligence, there’s one name you’ll probably hear more than any other: Sam Altman. His team at OpenAI is pushing the boundaries of what AI can do with ChatGPT, and I loved getting to talk to him about what’s next. Our conversation covered why today’s AI models are the stupidest they’ll ever be, how …

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Ep. 41 Balancing the Motherload with Juliet Summers from Inner Talent & Kerris Mackley, WUN Advocate 29:19

8M ago29:19

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In this episode, WUN Associate , Juliet Summers , Inner Talent and Kerris Mackley, one of our WUN Advocates, take us through all things the 'Motherload'. Firstly understanding what the motherload is and what impact it has on many of us, as well as how to know when it's too much, how to manage it and what the future looks like for the working world.…

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Ep. 40 Turning Challenges into Opportunities in Japan with Yuko Tanaka, Sales Operations Manager, GridBeyond and Victioria Lemmon, WUN Advocate 17:30

8M ago17:30

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Join us as WUN Advocate, Victoria Lemmon talks to Yuko Tanaka, Sales Operation Manager from GridBeyond, Japan about her experience as a bilingual woman in a male dominated industry.

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Ep. 39. Empowering Hydrogen: Journey to Net-Zero Innovation With Kerry Mullen, Hynamics. 22:17

9M ago22:17

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In this episode Kerry Mullen, Business Development Manager at Hynamics speaks to Lillian Philip, WUN Industry Advocate about what is like working in the hydrogen industry after a move from traditional power utilites to champion hydrogen, fostering net-zero goals and empowering women in the evolving energy landscape. We talk about the hydrogen rainb…

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Ep. 38 .The Power of a Women's Network - Lessons Learned - Cath Jeffrey, Southern Water, Caroline Cooper, South Staffs & Cambridge Water & Heidi Knapton, South Staffs Water 24:10

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In this WUN episode Heidi Knapton talks to Caroline Cooper, South Staffs Water and Cath Jeffrey (formerly Southern Water) on lessons learned from the Women’s Network at Southern Water - the power of coming together to tackle topics such as diversity, recruitment strategies and imposter syndrome.By Heidi Knapton

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Episode 5: Yejin Choi 31:30

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Few people are better at explaining the science of artificial intelligence than Yejin Choi. She’s a computer science professor at the University of Washington, senior resource manager at the Allen Institute for AI, and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. I thought her recent TED talk was terrific, and I was thrilled to talk to her about how yo…

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Ep. 37 What it takes to do it all - Boundaries team and sponsors with Robyn Jenkins,National Grid ESO 27:38

10M ago27:38

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Join us as we delve into the world of work-life balance, boundary-setting, and sponsorship with Robyn Jenkins, Executive Advisor at National Grid ESO, and advocate for women in leadership. In this session, Industry Advocate Lillian Philip explores how Robyn has crafted a successful career at Executive levels where she can ‘do-it-all’ but recognisin…

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Lauren Ritchie, Mental Skills at The Moment 51:36

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This is the last faculty Faculty Feature with The Moment Dance convention and we will be hearing from our show creator, Lauren Ritchie, as she is the Mental Skills Educator for dancers, teacher and parents at The Moment. Lauren shares her expertise on confidence, comparison, growth mindset, and the power of self talk as we pursue artistic and athle…

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Ep 36. Re-Thinking Leadership with Karen Moran, Director of Disruptive HR 27:45

10M ago27:45

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“Re-thinking leadership” Listen to the latest WUN podcast Re-thinking Leadership – taking a fresh perspective on how we can all behave as leaders. WUN advocate Victoria Lemmon chats with Karen Moran, Director of DisruptivevHR to discuss her experience as a HR professional and why she feels some leadership styles need a change. Karen provides an upd…

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Ep. 35 WUN Career Story - Katy Taylor, Chief Customer Officer, Southern Water 27:55

11M ago27:55

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Katy Taylor - Chief Customer Officer This is a fascinating listen, as Katy shares her career story and discusses a variety of other topics including the importance of mentoring, challenges in a male dominated sector & the work life balance of being a working mother. Katy joined Southern Water in 2021 as Chief Customer Officer, having previously spe…

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Tough Love: Hard Truths and Conversations 54:23

10M ago54:23

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Season 4, Episode 12: The hardest conversations are typically the ones most worth having. We need to confront the hard stuff to grow, but it can be difficult to navigate how to do so productively and compassionately. In this episode, we’ll be talking about some of the hardest conversations that we’ve had to have with friends, partners, parents, and…

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#169 Marguerite Derricks a Legend at The Moment 1:06:48

11M ago1:06:48

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A true legend! MARGUERITE DERRICKS is one of dance’s most highly recognized and respected working choreographers. She is the first and only choreographer to have received three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Choreography, and is also the recipient of five MTV Movie Awards for Best Dance Sequence. Marguerite’s television credits include THE…

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Ep 34. Bold Decision Making with Anna Boyles, Head of Catchment (Mogden) Thames Water - WUNCareerStory - Developing a career in the Wastewater Sector 35:16

11M ago35:16

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Anna Boyles, Head of Mogden Catchment, Thames Water Anna is a water industry professional with over 25 years’ wastewater experience. She has worked within operational, regulatory, project management and asset management environments with an extensive focus on operational leadership and environmental protection. · Can you tell us about your career j…

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#168 Draico, Hip Hop at The Moment 59:56

11M ago59:56

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This season we have been interviewing faculty from the newest dance convention experience called The Moment by KM Agency. Today we are speaking with Hip Hop educator and master teacher Draico. From his late introduction to dance, to comparison, to his Emmy nomination for the Aretha Franklin Story, to moving through creative blocks - we cover so muc…

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#167 Liana Blackburn, Empowerment through Movement at The Moment 1:01:33

12M ago1:01:33

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She is back for Round 3! Liana believes that art is expressing one's self and their perspective honestly and vulnerably. That genuine expression permeates all aspects of her life and the connections she makes with others. As far as her career, Liana has been training dance since she was three, and choreographing, teaching, and dancing her way all o…

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Episode 4: John McWhorter 30:13

12M ago30:13

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I recently started learning French, and the process has made one thing clear to me: There’s a lot I don’t understand about how languages work. So, I turned to John McWhorter, a linguist who has dedicated his career to demystifying the roughly 7,000 languages spoken around the world. When he isn’t busy writing books, John is a professor at Columbia …

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#166 Casey Gonzalez, Ballet & Pilates Educator at The Moment 1:01:08

12M ago1:01:08

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Casey Gonzalez, an Arizona native, has always had a passion for movement. She graduated from The Ailey School Certificate program in 2012 and followed up with achieving a B.S. in Healthy Lifestyles and Coaching From Arizona State University, a classical comprehensive Pilates Certification and both GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Teacher Training certif…

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Ep 33. WUN FOR ALL Podcast- Developing new Wind Generation across Scotland With Logan Black, EDF Renewables UK. 21:21

12M ago21:21

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In this podcast episode WUN Industry Advocate, Karen Hosking (EDF) , talks to Logan Black , Principal Business Development Manager at EDF Renewables UK. We discuss the changing UK Renewable Energy Landscape and in particular the challenges that Renewable developers face in Scotland. Some of these challenges are unique to areas of Scotland and Logan…

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