Best Leo Hillinger Podcasts (2024)

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Pet Shop Boys, review of Challengers film and Expressionists exhibiition 42:21

11m ago42:21

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The Pet Shop Boys are the most successful duo in UK music history. Forty years after their first hit West End Girls they are about to release their new album Nonetheless. Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant join Samira Ahmed to talk about making sense of life through culture, their music being used in hit films like Saltburn and All of Us Strangers and the…

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The Wind 2:03

2h ago2:03

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For National Poetry Month this year I've been looking at poems from a pair of 1920s books of verse for children. Today's selection is a charming poem by Robert Louis Stevenson performed with an electric folk-rock band. The Parlando Project does this, takes words (mostly literary poetry) and combines them with original music. We've done over 750 of …

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The Legend of Ned Ludd, Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, Mohammad Barrangi 42:57

16m ago42:57

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The Legend of Ned Ludd - writer Joe Ward Munrow and director Jude Christian discuss their new play at the Liverpool Everyman theatre which explores the changing nature of work over the centuries and around the world in the the face of automation. The shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction was announced today - journalist Jamie Klingler assesse…

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Episode 47: From Music to Service: Lindsay McCall Long's Journey 1:45:11

1h ago1:45:11

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In Episode 47 of the LEO First Podcast, we bring you the inspiring story of Lindsay McCall Long. Born in the Bay Area to parents deeply entrenched in the music industry, Lindsay's life took an unexpected turn after her father's passing at the age of 17. Retiring from Tempe PD three years ago, Lindsay shares her unique journey, having initially dive…

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Women and Shakespeare, best beach reads, Black British music exhibition 42:38

8m ago42:38

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The British Library isn’t all books; it has a huge sound archive, one of the largest in the world. It has drawn on this for Beyond the Bassline, the first major exhibition to documenting Black British music. Curators Aleema Gray and Mykaell Riley guide Shahidha Bari through the 500-year musical journey of African and Caribbean people in Britain. Em…

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Designer Sir Kenneth Grange, Taylor Swift's new album, Venice Art Biennale 43:05

19m ago43:05

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Taylor Swift returns with The Tortured Poets Department, a surprise double album that features 31 tracks that fans are saying is her most intimate and lyrically revealing yet. Joining Tom Sutcliffe to discuss the work are Times music writer Lisa Vericco and Satu Hameenho-Fox, whose new book Into The Taylor-Verse is out next month. The Intercity 125…

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Hills: Children's poetry, but written by a child 2:34

5h ago2:34

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To observe this National Poetry Month I've been diving into a pair of poetry anthologies for children published in the 1922/1923. One poet included in them was an unusual case: Hilda Conkling, a child herself. That this grade-schooler was composing poems that often seemed to share Imagism's approaches intrigued some Modernists. Here's one of her po…

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London Tide with music by PJ Harvey, Salman Rushdie's story of survival: Knife and tenor Ian Bostridge 42:29

2h ago42:29

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Knife is Salman Rushdie’s memoir about surviving a near-fatal knife attack in August 2022 and the long, painful period of recovery that followed. Ben Power’s adaption of the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend – London Tide – which features songs that he co-wrote with PJ Harvey, has just opened at the National Theatre in London. Baby Reindeer is a new …

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The Coromandel Fishers 2:40

5d ago2:40

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Sarojini Naidu's poem of stalwart Bengali fishermen asked to be sung, so I sang it. The author may have had a melody in mind, as she published this in a section of her poetry she called "Folk Songs." Naidu began as a promising poet ("The Nightengale of India") but left verse to for work for women's suffrage and Indian independence. The Parlando Pro…

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Lionel Shriver's new book Mania, Tyrell Williams on Red Pitch 42:21

1d ago42:21

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Lionel Shriver on her latest novel Mania, in which she creates an alternative USA where the Mental Parity Movement insists that everyone is equally clever. Can a friendship between two women survive when they hold polarised views on this particular “culture war”? Why are universities all over the country closing arts courses and cutting jobs? Front…

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Episode 18 with Leo Oppenheim: Space to Grow Part 1 1:20:10

1d ago1:20:10

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Leo Oppenheim is a wellness facilitator who combines a variety of disciplines to create space for deep mental, physical, and emotional shifts. In episode 18, expect to have your mind blown on a minute-by-minute basis, with each new bit of wisdom Leo imparts in part 1 of this 2-part special. Leo opens up about his personal journey from addiction to …

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The World Is Too Much With Us 2:04

2d ago2:04

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William Wordsworth's well-known sonnet performed, as the word sonnet means, as a little song. Within the next 24 hour or so, I hope to have more to say about what you may have overlooked in this short poem on the Parlando Project's blog (see below). We've got a lot at the blog celebrating poetry and National Poetry Month. The Parlando Project combi…

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Sir John Akomfrah, bicentenary of Byron's death and sped-up music 41:10

2d ago41:10

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Lord Byron died 200 years ago on Friday. Lady Caroline Lamb described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Fiona Stafford has edited Byron's Travels, a new selection of his poems, letters and journals. He was only 36 when he died, but had written seven volumes of verse, thirteen volumes of journal and thousands of letters. The poet A. E. Stalli…

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The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom 42:33

3d ago42:33

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British director Jeymes Samuel discusses his new film The Book of Clarence, a Biblical comedy about a down-on-his-luck young man who tries to escape from a debt by pretending to be a messiah like Christ. Sonali Bhattacharyya on her new play Liberation Square, which just opened at the Nottingham Playhouse and explores the lives of three young Muslim…

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The Minstrel Boy 2:14

6d ago2:14

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For National Poetry Month this year I'm looking at and performing poems found in a pair of 1920s anthologies of verse for children. The Girls of Verse and The Boys Book of Verse. Though "The Minstrel Boy" was included within books of poetry, this poem by Irish poet Thomas Moore was quicky adapted as a song and is best known as such today. Which sav…

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Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Percival Everett's James reviewed 42:24

7d ago42:24

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Back to Black is the Amy Winehouse biopic out this week and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. James is Percival Everett’s retelling of Mark Twain’s 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, narrated by the enslaved Jim.The Wallace collection spotlights Ranjit Singh, the Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the treasure trove of weapons that kept him in p…

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THE MASTERS IS HERE - Greatest Week of The Year! w/ Leo Herrera The Connected Golfer & Javier Portal 1:01:45

7d ago1:01:45

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In this episode of the Tranquilo Sports Talk, powered by Stay Tranquilo Network, we are joined by Leo Herrera, aka The Connected Golfer and Javier Portal, former collegiate golfer and Podcast Host. We get into ALL things Master's Golf and the overall current landscape of the tournament, its nostalgia, and what it takes to compete at the highest lev…

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Each in His Own Tongue 2:29

8d ago2:29

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Today I read a summary of poet Mary Oliver's approach by poet and critic A. M. Juster. He concluded: "I also think her spirit wanted to write religious poetry, but her mind wouldn't let her." Lo & behold I was working this week on a singable version of this 1906 poem that I found in a collection of verse for children published in the 1920s that I'm…

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Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England 42:21

14d ago42:21

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Anna May Wong was an international star who appeared in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies in a career that spanned from the silent films of the 1920s, through the advent of talkies in the 30s, to television in the 1950s, despite all the obstacles in her path. A new biography, Not Your China Doll, examines how against all the odds Anna May Wong fou…

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Nathan Hill, Maggie Rogers, International Booker shortlist 42:18

16d ago42:18

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Nathan Hill talks about his new novel Wellness, the follow-up to his acclaimed debut The Nix. Maggie Rogers, the singer-songwriter whose career was launched by a student performance for Pharrell Williams that went viral, talks about her latest album Don't Forget Me. Romesh Gunasekera discusses the novels on the International Booker Prize Shortlist,…

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Episode 46: Resilience and Reflections: A 23-Year Law Enforcement Journey featuring Ray Beshirs 1:03:26

9d ago1:03:26

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In Episode 46 of The LEO First Podcast, join us for a compelling conversation with Ray Beshirs, boasting 23 years of experience in law enforcement in the DFW area. Explore Ray's remarkable journey, from growing up in poverty to becoming a dedicated supervisor with a passion for training. Uncover the lessons he learned along the way, including the i…

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Sea Fever 2:14

10d ago2:14

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We're celebrating National Poetry Month with musical presentations of poems taken from a gendered pair of 100-year-old anthologies published as The Girls and The Boys Book of Verse. Today's is John Masefield's famous poem of seafaring. The Parlando Project takes words (usually literary poetry) and combines them with original music we write and perf…

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Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay 42:55

10d ago42:55

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Artist Yinka Shonibare talks about his new exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, which explores the legacy of Imperialism. Guitarist Sean Shibe performs early Scottish lute music and previews a new classical guitar concerto live in the Front Row studio. And film experts Stephen McConnachie and Inés Toharia explain how fast changing technology and d…

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There is no Frigate like a Book 2:01

12d ago2:01

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We continue our National Poetry Month feature examination of a pair of century-old children's poetry anthologies with this famous invocation of book-fed imagination. The Parlando Project combines various words (usually literary poetry) with original music in different styles. We've done over 700 of these things, and you can listen to them and find …

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Piping Down the Valleys Wild 2:33

14d ago2:33

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My feature this National Poetry Month is going to be examination of two 1920's poetry anthologies, one for girls and one for boys. This William Blake poem invoking childhood visions bringing joy was in the opening section of the girl's volume and it seems like an apt poem to set to music and lead off our celebration this month. The Parlando Project…

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed 42:29

14d ago42:29

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter - Netflix drama Ripley starring Andrew Scott - Io Capitano, the Oscar-nominated movie about teens in Senegal in search of a better life - all reviewed by film critic Leila Latif and music writer Jasper Murison-Bowie. And novelist and critic John Domini remembers the American novelist (and his former teacher) John B…

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Episode 17 with Amy Proudfoot: A New Path 1:20:44

15d ago1:20:44

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Amy Proudfoot is a wellness coach and the founder of ‘Sober Socials’, which is committed to sobriety and self-improvement. Episode 17 delves deep into Amy's personal journey with substance abuse and the challenges she faced along the way, as well as the incredible transformations she has witnessed in herself and others through her 'Sober Socials' e…

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50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama 42:24

15d ago42:24

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Almost 50 years to the day when ABBA's Waterloo triumphed at Eurovision, ABBA specialist Carl Magnus Palm and Millie Taylor, professor of musical theatre, discuss how the song became such an all-conquering hit. A visit to Harewood House to see a new exhibition, Colours Uncovered, which tells the story of this stately home through the prism of colou…

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Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum? 42:37

16d ago42:37

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Actor Dev Patel joins to talk about his directorial debut Monkey Man, a movie inspired by the Indian legend of Hunaman that tells the dark and brutal story of a young man in Mumbai out to avenge the life of his mother. As exam season approaches we ask which books are currently being taught in our schools, and why? We speak to Kit de Waal, whose bre…

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The National Gallery at 200 42:48

17d ago42:48

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The National Gallery opened its doors on 10th May 1824. The public could view 38 paintings, free. Now there are more than 2,300, including many masterpieces of European art by geniuses such as Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh. It is still free. The gallery's director, Gabriele Finaldi, guides Samira Ahmed through the collection. Artists Barbara Walke…

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Singing at Dusk 2:33

25d ago2:33

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Emmy Hemmings is a forgotten Dada artist, launching the famous Cabaret Voltaire during WWI as am organizer, performer and poet -- yet no one translated her poetry from German until this century. I just got done doing a somewhat free translation of one of her poems, and since Hennings was a performer, it seems fitting to present her work here in the…

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Whispering Often 1:58

21d ago1:58

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Here's a poem for March, for Spring, and for Easter now turned into a song, The words were written about a hundred years ago by a largely forgotten Midwestern American poet Edwin Ford Piper. This month I wrote music for Piper's words, and today's piece is taken from a demo session where I recorded the freshly made song. The Parlando Project does st…

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Steven Knight drama This Town reviewed, The Perth Museum re-opening 42:23

21d ago42:23

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Peaky Blinders' writer Steven Knight's new drama, This Town, is out this week. Author Daniel Rachel and art historian Sarah Gaventa review. We'll also review a landmark exhibition on the Italian designer Enzo Mari which opens at the Design museum, showcasing his infinite calendar, self assembly book cases and beautiful children’s books. We take a l…

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MARCH MADNESS, Heat & Panthers Going into The Playoffs & THE PGA Season Thus Far!- Tranquilo Sports 34:58

28d ago34:58

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In this episode of Tranquilo Sports, powered by Stay Tranquilo Network, we get into a TON going in sports right now. Dave and Andre touch on the current MADNESS going on in College Basketball, Miami Heat and FL Panthers push to the playoffs, and the PGA Season so far. Check out the full video and like and subscribe!! 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - STUDIO Intr…

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Big Mood, how does comedy work? Bach St John Passion 42:19

22d ago42:19

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Camilla Whitehill on her new Channel 4 sitcom Big Mood, starring Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West, which explores the lives of Millennials. Gareth Malone and Hannah French celebrate Bach's St John Passion, which was first performed in Leipzig 300 years ago this Easter. Joel Morris, author of Be Funny or Die, discusses how comedy works and what makes …

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Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings, Keisha Thompson 42:36

23d ago42:36

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Norah Jones discusses her new album, Visions, and reflects on the song, Come Away With Me, that made her name along with a special performance in the Front Row studio; Sir Ian McKellen and theatre director Robert Icke on tackling one of Shakespeare's greatest characters, Falstaff, in their new production Player Kings; and Keisha Thompson on how her…

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Cool Tombs 1:56

23d ago1:56

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Poet Carl Sandburg goes gothic-graveyard for this poem about Love & Death. I decided to accompany my performance of it with some new music in my "punk orchestral" style, which means it's short, not-to-fancy, and uses whatever virtual orchestral instruments I can figure out something for them play. The Parlando Project takes various words (usually l…

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Episode 45: Insights from the Frontline featuring John Vik 1:15:44

30d ago1:15:44

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In Episode 45 of the LEO First Podcast, join us for an exclusive conversation with John Vik, a distinguished member of the Lancaster Sheriff Office. Discover the intricacies of professional standards, hiring and firing, and internal affairs as John shares his journey of starting professional standards from scratch. Gain valuable insights into the t…

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Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger 42:30

24d ago42:30

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Nikki Giovanni is one of only a handful of poets whose work has been published as a Penguin Modern Classic in their own life time. A key figure of America's Black Arts Movement as both a writer an activist, she speaks to Tom about her life and career. A well-known actor, Andrew Buchan has now turned to writing with Passenger, the new ITV crimes dra…

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Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collection 42:27

28d ago42:27

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The Independent’s chief film critic Clarisse Loughrey and the Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey review the Oscar-nominated animation Robot Dreams which follows the friendship of a dog and a robot - can their bond survive Robot being locked up on Coney Island beach, after his joints rust over following a paddle in the sea? They also give their verdi…

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The Wind Didn't Come from the Orchard Today 3:54

28d ago3:54

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Here's a playful and mysterious Emily Dickinson poem for World Poetry Day. The Parlando Project enlists The LYL Band in this one to create a full-band folk-rock song out of Dickinson's poem. The Parlando Project has done that sort of thing for several years, taking words (usually literary poetry) and combining them with music in different styles. W…

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Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings 42:27

29d ago42:27

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Writer Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz musician Stacey Kent talk about collaborating on their new book of lyrics, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain. What’s the significance of the hare in art and mythology? To mark the season of the March hare, writer Jane Russ, sculptor Sophie Ryder and musician Fay Hield explain. And following the British Board of…

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Marjane Satrapi, using AI for alternative history, and the Harlow Sculpture Trail 42:18

1M ago42:18

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Marjane Satrapi is best known for being the cartoonist and film maker behind Persepolis. She talks to Samira Ahmed about her new book - Woman, Life, Freedom - which she has created with 17 Iranian and international comic book artists. It documents the story of the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a woman detained for allegedly not prope…

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Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins 42:38

1M ago42:38

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Daniel Libeskind, the architect best known for the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the World Trade Centre masterplan in New York, talks about designing a building to house Einstein’s archive in Jerusalem. As Germany celebrates the 250th birthday of the painter Caspar David Friedrich with three major exhibitions, art historians Louisa Buck and Waldemar …

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Keir Starmer, Monster and Reading Genesis reviewed 42:20

1M ago42:20

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Labour leader Keir Starmer joins to discuss his party's new arts strategy, which he unveiled this morning, aiming to boost access to the arts and grow the creative industries. Writer and theologian Professor Tina Beattie and critic and broadcaster Matthew Sweet review Marilynne Robsinson’s new book Reading Genesis which offers a fresh look at the s…

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NFL FREE AGENCY IS WILD & The Unofficial Major - THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP - Tranquilo Sports 59:23

1M ago59:23

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In this episode of the Tranquilo Sports Talk, powered by Stay Tranquilo, we touch on the crazy ride of NFL Free Agency, how the Dolphins bounced back, and the unofficial Major Championship on TOUR, The Players Championship0:00 - Intro3:00 - Recap Puerto Rico Open6:00 - Scottie Scheffler and THE PLAYERS27:00 - NFL Free Agency32:00 - Dolphins Current…

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Episode 16 with Wzrdry: The Journey of the Earth Wizard Part 2 1:13:50

1M ago1:13:50

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In this uncensored episode of 'Who On Earth?' with Wzrdry (David Morris), we dive deep into his passion for herbalism, astrology, and his unconventional lifestyle living in the Croatian forest. Episode 16 is part 2 of my conversation with the mysterious Earth Wizard, so I’d advise checking out part 1 (episode 15) if you have not already. As a DJ, m…

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Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on training actors, musician Sam Lee 42:23

1M ago42:23

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Paul Theroux discusses his new novel, Burma Sahib, about George Orwell’s formative years as a colonial police officer in what is now Myanmar. Voice expert Professor Patsy Rodenburg quit her job over fears that actors’ traditional “craft” skills are being lost, as screen acting overshadows theatre work. Sam Lee, Bernard Butler and James Keay perform…

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Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Blackpool's Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst? 42:13

1M ago42:13

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Historical novelist Philippa Gregory talks to Nick Ahad about writing her first stage play, Richard, My Richard, for Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot. Unlike Shakespeare's, Gregory's play is a tender, passionate, portrait of man in his time, surrounded by the women who influence his fate. With Marvel, DC and Sony superhero films boring fans a…

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The Drunken Singer 4:11

1M ago4:11

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I remind myself today that I sometimes write lyrics, so here's a piece that features my own words and music. What the Parlando Project usually does is combine other people's words (usually literary poetry) with the variety of original music we compose and make. You can hear over 700 examples of that at our blog and archives located at frankhudson.o…

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