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Hi, I’m Siobhan, and I am on a journey to redefine freedom and live life on my own terms. Each week we’ll have open conversations about what it looks like to do the inner work. My intention is to create a safe space for women to feel seen. We’re gonna talk about all the things, so if you want to be free, be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode. Sending you love and light.
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LEAP Leaders Unplugged (Audio Only) Podcast

Siobhan Neilland - LEAPaheadTalent.com

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”LEAP Leaders Unplugged” Podcast, hosted by Siobhan Neilland, Executive Leadership Strategist and Talent Advisor This podcast bridges the gap between vision and action. It caters to leaders across corporate and non-profit sectors and focuses on innovative change in organizational design. It provides in-depth insights into industry revolutionaries’ strategies, offering listeners actionable advice on overcoming challenges and fostering business growth aligned with core values. The podcast feat ...
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From school dinners to sofa snacks – food has a huge part to play in shaping our story - and your favourite celebs have some delicious tales to tell. Join Grace Dent and celebrity guests as she throws the cupboard doors open and chats life through food. Grace's new Comfort Eating book, inspired by the podcast, is out now. It’s a wonderfully scrumptious, life-affirming journey through the foods that really mean the most to us. On the podcast, expect to hear from guests (actors from TV, movie, ...
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Physicians… Ready to lose weight and manage emotional or binge eating while loving your life more? Hosted by Dr. Siobhan Key, an Obesity Medicine Physician and Certified Coach, this podcast teaches you practical, sustainable tools to lose weight and thrive in your life at the same time. Each episode will show you how to move away from always feeling restricted and frustrated to discovering what really works for lasting weight loss. You deserve to thrive. [Previously the Weight Solutions for ...
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The Poly (Pod)Cast

Richard Lewis and Siobhan Kenna

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On The Poly (Pod)Cast we lift the lid on what life's like in a polyamorous relationship. We answer common questions, debunk misconceptions and contribute to the growing conversation around ethical non-monogamy (ENM). Whether you're polyamorous, monogamous or elsewhere on the spectrum, this podcast is for every person, regardless of relationship style or status.
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Crofting Matters

Farm Advisory Service

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More than 750, 000 hectares of land in Scotland is in crofting tenure. In this Crofting Matters series, hosted by Siobhan Macdonald, we will explore all aspects of crofting. Covering seasonal and topical issues, crofting agriculture, regulation, wildlife, support and other associated businesses. Producer Ashleigh Forster, Editor Ross Mackenzie , Executive Producer Kerry Hammond. In association with The Scottish Government. Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service is funded by the Scottish Government ...
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Performing on a high level requires so much more than a great physical training program. High performing athletes also need to take into consideration mindset, psychology, pain science, nutrition, and so much more. Join Siobhan Milner for Total Performance: A podcast exploring athletic performance and injury prevention from all angles. Whether you’re an amateur athlete, a recreational mover, a professional sportsperson, or someone looking to return to sport after injury, there will be a ton ...
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LEAP LEADERS UNPLUGGED

Siobhan Neilland - LEAPaheadTalent.com

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”LEAP Leaders Unplugged” Podcast, hosted by Siobhan Neilland, Executive Leadership Strategist and Talent Advisor This podcast bridges the gap between vision and action. It caters to leaders across corporate and non-profit sectors and focuses on innovative change in organizational design. It provides in-depth insights into industry revolutionaries’ strategies, offering listeners actionable advice on overcoming challenges and fostering business growth aligned with core values. The podcast feat ...
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Life, then Business is a podcast of the thinking that creates a successful life. From parenting to pleasure, shame to shameless marketing, marriage to manifesting – no topic is off limits. Brianna Siobhan, successful entrepreneur, mom, wife, manifestor, & trainer, shares her experience and thinking to help you create more of what you want in your life.
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The Unlocked Creative - Write a Book, Promote your Book

Siobhan Jones | Writing Mentor, Creativity Advocate | Write & Publish Your First Book

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It’s time to UNLOCK your creative potential! It’s been on your heart to write a book. You have a story that's begging to be told. Now, it's up to you to write it. Your readers are waiting. In this podcast, you'll learn how to:- Start writing- Find time to write- Get unstuck and find motivation- Write a book - the process- Uncover your unique story and who you’re writing for- Publish your first book - whatever path you choose- Market your book- + hear from inspiring guests who share their wri ...
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Mythology Legend & Folklore Podcast with Siobhan Clark. A place where we can journey into the past & share the tales of myth, legend, or lore that have captured our imaginations and fired our curiosity! mlegendlore@gmail.com @LoreMyth
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I’m your host with the Holy Ghost, Siobhan (Sha-bon) McIntyre! I’m a writer, concert-goer, and lover of Jesus and music. Thanks for tuning in to The Jesus Plug podcast, where I’ll keep YOU connected to the Power Source...Jesus. Let’s get plugged in! 🔌
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Marketing Unf*cked

Siobhan Solberg

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The only actionable podcast to help you unfuck your marketing and run a business that gives a shit. Listen in on raw conversations with experts about ethics, privacy, and sustainability in marketing.
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The Trouble Feature Podcast

Aaron Weekes & Siobhan Walsh

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What happens when you get a film school dropout and a film major together in a room with a mic? Some good film trouble. Tune into each episode of The Trouble Feature Podcast where Aaron and Siobhan talk about what makes films great including breakdowns of screenplays, live table reads, and critical and pop culture analysis.
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Ducking Realitea Hosted by Siobhan Embrace Your Truth, Heal, and Thrive Through Conversations About Serious Shit. Welcome to Ducking Realitea, where we embark on a journey to disrupt the norm, spread love, and inspire a healing revolution through the power of soulful conversations. For me, authentic conversations and sharing personal experiences have always been the most profound way to connect and learn from others. It's the genuine curiosity to understand people and their stories that has ...
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Dr Siobhan McCormack and Dr Sheena Fraser are the Microbiome Medics, two GPs and BSLM Diplomates who believe that the rapidly emerging science of Human Microbiomes presents a paradigm shift in the way medicine is perceived, researched, and practiced. The Microbiome Medics Podcast is the place where clinicians, scientists and other interested parties can learn about Human Microbiomes, Lifestyle Medicine, how they connect and how they can be harnessed to improve health outcomes. Join our two i ...
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The Radicals

marolynkrasner.com

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The Radicals is the podcast version of the queer feminist novel, The Radicals by Marolyn Krasner. Narration by Amanda Friedlander - amandaefriedlander.com. Original music by Siobhan Heard - siobhanheard.com
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Calling DIBS

Kirstin Appelt

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Join host Kirstin Appelt, Research Director of UBC Decision Insights for Business & Society (UBC-DIBS), as she interviews Behavioural Insights enthusiasts and experts from BC and beyond to explore: how BI is being used to tackle societal and planetary challenges, how BI skills are used across sectors, how BI intersects with other fields, how to conduct BI projects, and how BI is advancing with new research. Liner notes: Calling DIBS is recorded and edited on the traditional, ancestral, and u ...
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The way we look at the world has to be stripped of what we compare ourselves to . Every post we don’t make or we think we aren’t worthy of has to be revealed as the fear we take on as a mindset . I am a mindset and wellness podcast , encouraging you to grow in what you desire while reminding you we walk together . Until all are loved , we will find our strong .
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What is Gorl World? Gorl World is a motley crew made up of infamous YouTube creators (see: Amberlynn Reid, Foodie Beauty) the reaction/drama channels archiving their antics, and the dedicated viewers (often labeled as “haters”) following along.
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Explore life's vibrant possibilities post-sixty with 'Retirement Rebel: Life After 60,' join host Siobhan Daniels on an essential journey for anyone navigating the vibrant, yet often misunderstood, world of life post-sixty. In her late fifties, Siobhan faced personal loss, battled menopause, and struggled with the isolating world of journalism. At a pivotal crossroads, she chose the path less travelled. Embracing her inner rebel, Siobhan gave up her home and hit the road in a motorhome, mark ...
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2020'd

XOFF Records & Sound Talent Media

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Benny, Siobhán and Cory, of the band Lost Symphony, are joined by some of the most successful people in music, business and entertainment to take a look back at their lives and career to see what "following your dreams" REALLY looks like. New episodes every Sunday. Available on all major platforms.
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This podcast is brought to you by Siobhan Booth, clinical hypnotherapist and clinic owner. Every week we will be discussing different aspects of anxiety and confidence and giving you tips on improving your mindset. Find out what negative thoughts are holding you back by visiting: https://www.anxiety2confidence.com/
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HIgh NOON Sundays Podcast features prominent figures in the cannabis industry. Host, Siobhan Danger Darwish is a second-generation cannabis farmer. She owns and operates Californias first permitted cultivation site located in Humboldt County. Siobhan's cannabis cultivation and cultural roots have formed a base for which the cannabis exploration thrives. The Grow Sisters' social media reach has grown and flourished to nourish our canna-curious audience. From cannabis cultivation education to ...
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We are David and Siobhan Monteith and in 2014 our daughter Grace died the day before she was born. That day everything changed. This podcast will follow our personal ongoing struggle in the new normal, but also be an inclusive conversation with those who have been where we are, for the benefit of those who will be where we are. For their families and friends for the medical staff, organisations, charities and academics that support grieving families. Join us as we explore life after Stillbir ...
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What Did I Miss?

What Did I Miss?

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A current events podcast hosted by comedians, Susanna Wolff and Siobhan Thompson, and designed for listeners who may have missed a few news stories along the way. It's not too late to find out what the hell is going on.
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Duplicast is hosted by two women from another dimension who are clones. It is the only Orphan Black fan show about clones, by clones, for clones and other humans. Duplicast is not an Orphan Black recap podcast. It is a podcast that contains recaps but, also, very silly things. There may or may not be spoilers.
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The Content Byte

Rachel Smith and Lynne Testoni

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Hosts Rachel Smith (from Rachel's List) and journalist and content writer Lynne Testoni are serving up weekly short bites of advice, tips and strategies, plus special guests, for freelancers who make a living from using their words. We're shooting for 15-minute episodes, but can't promise anything because we can both talk the leg off a chair.
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Evolving Harps

Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland

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Evolving Harp: A podcast series following the musical journeys of some of our best known emerging Irish harpers. Discover the unique versatility of the Irish harp, and hear from harpers pushing the boundaries of our almost 1000 year-old harping tradition.
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Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby is a series of short videos that provide women with the information they need to have healthy pregnancies. Hosted by Siobhan Dolan, OB/GYN, MPH, these videos focus on a variety of issues affecting new moms and moms-to-be. The videos feature real pregnant women and moms with their newborns, all sharing their pregnancy and new-mom experiences. Topics include: healthy eating, folic acid, prenatal care, postpartum issues, newborn care and more.
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Debra interviews famous and not-so-famous characters who have a really good story to tell. Here you’ll find topics on everything from astrology to climate change. Get to know Debra and her cast of characters as they entertain you throughout the episodes and give you a glimpse into their lives, those they surround themselves with, and what they are passionate about.
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In Camera Geologica: An Elemental History of Photography (Duke UP, 2024) Siobhan Angus tells the history of photography through the minerals upon which the medium depends. Challenging the emphasis on immateriality in discourses on photography, Angus focuses on the inextricable links between image-making and resource extraction, revealing how the mi…
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Last weekend, something unexpected happened. As I was on my daily walk, I suddenly felt a strong urge to share my story and offer advice that I wished I had received during my challenging divorce process. My first book is titled, "I Don't Want To Be Married Anymore: Finding the Courage and Where to Start." My book is a sincere offering to those who…
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This week, Rachel and Lynne chat with writer Siobhan O'Brien, who has just released her first novel to much acclaim - All the Golden Light - details here: https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460762004/all-the-golden-light/. Siobhan talks about the writing process and how writing fiction was so different from her previous non-fiction projects. She …
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In this intro episode, Dawn Gagye interviews our Host, Siobhan Neilland, about her background with both for-profit and non-profit work globally! Siobhan Neilland is a globally recognized thought leader in Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, and IDE&B Organizational Development. With a remarkable skill set as a sought-after speaker, social e…
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We commonly think of trolls as anonymous online pranksters who hide behind clever avatars and screen names. In Trolling Ourselves to Death: Democracy in the Age of Social Media (Oxford UP, 2024), Jason Hannan reveals how the trolls have emerged from the cave and now walk in the clear light of day. Once limited to the darker corners of the internet,…
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Allan Mustafa joins Grace to share the dish he turns to for comfort food. Allan shot to fame playing MC Grindah in People Just Do Nothing, his Bafta award-winning, semi-autobiographical mockumentary, which was inspired by his early life in south-west London. Allan talks about growing up with his Czech mum and Kurdish dad and eating the ultimate fus…
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Media studies is an emerging discipline that is quickly making an impact within the wider field of biblical scholarship. The Dead Sea Scrolls in Ancient Media Culture (Brill, 2023) is designed to evaluate the status quaestionis of the Dead Sea Scrolls as products of an ancient media culture, with leading scholars in the Dead Sea Scrolls and related…
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This week, Rachel and Lynne chat with agency content director, Vanessa Keys. Vanessa shares her career journey from work experience in glossy magazines, to securing feature writing roles before travelling to London and working in large agencies. Now the head of content and strategy at Slice, her Adelaide-based content agency established with collea…
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Friars are often overlooked in the picture of health care in late mediaeval England. Physicians, surgeons, apothecaries, barbers, midwives - these are the people we think of immediately as agents of healing; whilst we identify university teachers as authorities on medical writings. Yet from their first appearance in England in the 1220s to the disp…
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Séamus Ó Flatharta was born into a musical family in the heart of the Connemara Gaeltacht and has been immersed in traditional music, song and dance from a very young age. As a solo musician, and in his duet performances with his sister Caoimhe, Séamus has been making waves on stages all around the world. Recent performances include Other Voices an…
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What you focus on when you are trying to stop binge eating matters. Most weight loss tools will make the binging worse (even though you are working really hard) Learn better places to focus to get started stabilizing your binge eating on this episode. *** Are you ready to go from “trying not to eat” to not being bothered by food after clinic? Even …
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My guest today is Jess Smith. Jess is a storyteller, author and singer from the Scottish travelling people. She spent much of her childhood living on a bus and travelling around Scotland with her parents and seven sisters, spending evenings around fires listening to the stories carried by the travelling people while the rest of the country was busy…
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Life on Earth is facing a mass extinction event of our own making. Human activity is changing the biology and the meaning of extinction. What Is Extinction?: A Natural and Cultural History of Last Animals (Fordham UP, 2023) examines several key moments that have come to define the terms of extinction over the past two centuries, exploring instances…
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In this episode we look at what we can learn from the Irish system, where farms are similar to our crofts. A group of crofters are just home from a study tour to Ireland, and we hear from Derek Jamieson who crofts in Unst, Shetland, what he took from this exchange of knowledge. We also hear from Keith Fahy, advisor with Teagasc, explaining the Iris…
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Life on Earth is facing a mass extinction event of our own making. Human activity is changing the biology and the meaning of extinction. What Is Extinction?: A Natural and Cultural History of Last Animals (Fordham UP, 2023) examines several key moments that have come to define the terms of extinction over the past two centuries, exploring instances…
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The Loneliness Room: A Creative Ethnography of Loneliness (Manchester University Press, 2024) by Dr. Sean Remond is a remarkably unique book takes the conceit of the loneliness room to show how everyday artistic practice opens up loneliness to new definitions and new understandings. Refusing to pathologise loneliness, the book draws on the creative…
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Casablanca is one of the most celebrated Hollywood films of all time, its iconic romance enshrined in collective memory across generations. Drawing from archival materials, industry trade journals, and cultural commentary, in Immortal Films: "Casablanca" and the Afterlife of a Hollywood Classic (University of California Press, 2022), Dr. Barbara Kl…
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In this episode I share a Scottish story taken from my forthcoming book, Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II. The story comes from Orkney, an archipelago northeast of the Scottish mainland. Get my free ebook of Orcadian stories here. Support the podcast by buying one of my books for the price of a cup of coffee here. Learn about Myth Singers, my Onl…
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Today I talked to Peter Hill about his new book Prophet of Reason: Science, Religion and the Origins of the Modern Middle East (Oneworld Academic, 2024). In 1813, high in the Lebanese mountains, a thirteen-year-old boy watches a solar eclipse. Will it foretell a war, a plague, the death of a prince? Mikha’il Mishaqa’s lifelong search for truth star…
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In this episode we are joined by Thomas Hendriks, an anthropologist studying capitalism and resource extraction in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hendriks' work is amongst the most innovative in the anthropological study of capitalism, drawing upon queer theory, feminist ethnography, and phenomenology to make sense of cutting down large trees in…
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Actor Golda Rosheuvel joins Grace this week to share what she eats when the wigs are off. Golda is best known for her role as the formidable Queen Charlotte in the record-breaking Netflix series Bridgerton. Before Bridgerton fame, Golda’s breakthrough role was playing a female Othello at the Liverpool Everyman, rooting herself as an actor who chall…
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A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand today's cultures of prediction. The ability to make reliable predictions based on robust and replicable methods is a defining feature of the scientific endeavor, allowing engineers to determine whether a building …
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How do Chinese citizens make sense of digital surveillance and live with it? What narratives do they come up with to deal with the daily and all-encompassing reality of life in China? What mental tactics do they apply to dissociate themselves from surveillance? Ariane Ollier-Malaterre explores these questions in her book Living with Digital Surveil…
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How do Chinese citizens make sense of digital surveillance and live with it? What narratives do they come up with to deal with the daily and all-encompassing reality of life in China? What mental tactics do they apply to dissociate themselves from surveillance? Ariane Ollier-Malaterre explores these questions in her book Living with Digital Surveil…
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A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand today's cultures of prediction. The ability to make reliable predictions based on robust and replicable methods is a defining feature of the scientific endeavor, allowing engineers to determine whether a building …
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Trish Kahle, Assistant Professor of History at Georgetown University-Qatar, about Kahle's new project, "Power Up: A Social History of American Electricity," which focuses especially on the labor history of both constructing and maintaining the electricity grid. They also talk about Kahle's forthcoming boo…
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What is compersion? Should you feel compersion? Do you have to feel compersion when you're non-monogamous? Leading expert on compersion, Marie Thouin, joins us to talk about compersion, the different ways that it can be felt and some of the things that can help it and hinder it. But first, Rich and Siobhan talk Foo Fighters, #Poly4Paly and online d…
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This week Lynne and Rachel chat with Justine McLean, who is on a mission to help small business owners and freelancers understand their finances. Her new book, Business Money Magnet, is all about how to master your money, boost profitability, and be the boss of your financial destiny. Justine talks about: How to be less anxious about money How to m…
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The Los Angeles shoreline is one of the most iconic natural landscapes in the United States, if not the world. The vast shores of Santa Monica, Venice, and Malibu are familiar sights to film and television audiences, conveying images of pristine sand, carefree fun, and glamorous physiques. Yet, in the early twentieth century Angelenos routinely lam…
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In Holding Their Breath: How the Allies Confronted the Threat of Chemical Warfare in World War II (Cornell UP, 2023), M. Girard Dorsey uncovers just how close Britain, the United States, and Canada came to crossing the red line that restrained poison gas during World War II. Unlike in World War I, belligerents did not release poison gas regularly d…
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In Camera Geologica: An Elemental History of Photography (Duke UP, 2024) Siobhan Angus tells the history of photography through the minerals upon which the medium depends. Challenging the emphasis on immateriality in discourses on photography, Angus focuses on the inextricable links between image-making and resource extraction, revealing how the mi…
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In Camera Geologica: An Elemental History of Photography (Duke UP, 2024) Siobhan Angus tells the history of photography through the minerals upon which the medium depends. Challenging the emphasis on immateriality in discourses on photography, Angus focuses on the inextricable links between image-making and resource extraction, revealing how the mi…
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In Camera Geologica: An Elemental History of Photography (Duke UP, 2024) Siobhan Angus tells the history of photography through the minerals upon which the medium depends. Challenging the emphasis on immateriality in discourses on photography, Angus focuses on the inextricable links between image-making and resource extraction, revealing how the mi…
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Can capitalism be made ecologically sustainable? Can it be good for women? What theoretical approaches help us to grapple with these questions in ways that offer us strategies for how to proceed? Have we already become lost in some sort of gender essentialism to ask these questions together? In Feminism, Capitalism, and Ecology (Northwestern Univer…
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Send us a Text Message. If you’re a new writer the idea of creating a plot for an entire book, before you’ve written your draft, can seem overwhelming. I want to break down what plot and structure are for you so that you can see that writing a book is 100% achievable. RESOURCES Related: episode 206, The Unlocked Creative podcast Sign up to use Plot…
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How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single working day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should we look for elusive serial killers? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths. In Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers (Pan Macmillan, 2024), Dr Paulina Rowinska em…
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How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single working day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should we look for elusive serial killers? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths. In Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers (Pan Macmillan, 2024), Dr Paulina Rowinska em…
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Dr. Siobhan McCormack, Dr. Sheena Fraser, and guest Lucy Kerrison (aka The GutNut Dietician) discuss the role of diet in managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), focusing on Crohn's disease. Lucy emphasizes personalized nutrition, debunks dietary myths during flare-ups, and addresses challenges accessing dietitians in the NHS. The conversation co…
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Joining Grace this week is one of Ireland’s most acclaimed comics and host of the award-winning podcast My Therapist Ghosted Me, Joanne McNally. With a number of sell-out shows and tour dates in the US later this year, they discuss how Joanne uses comedy to process difficult periods in her life, how her mum is her favourite cocktail buddy, and what…
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks with danah boyd, Partner Researcher at Microsoft Research, founder of the Data & Society Research Institute, and a distinguished visiting professor at Georgetown University, about her career and work. The pair discuss boyd's the genesis and intellectual background of boyd's now classic text, It's Complicated: …
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks with danah boyd, Partner Researcher at Microsoft Research, founder of the Data & Society Research Institute, and a distinguished visiting professor at Georgetown University, about her career and work. The pair discuss boyd's the genesis and intellectual background of boyd's now classic text, It's Complicated: …
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Women working in the sciences face obstacles at virtually every step along their career paths. From subtle slights to blatant biases, deep systemic problems block women from advancing or push them out of science and technology entirely. Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity (Columbia UP, 2023) examines solutions to this …
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Bananas, the most frequently consumed fresh fruit in the United States, have been linked to Miss Chiquita and Carmen Miranda, "banana republics," and Banana Republic clothing stores—everything from exotic kitsch, to Third World dictatorships, to middle-class fashion. But how did the rise in banana consumption in the United States affect the banana-…
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In the early modern era, seemingly impossible stories of levitation, bilocation, and witchcraft were common and believable. The important question of the time was not if these things happened, but why. This was particularly true as the rise of Protestantism began to challenge Catholic beliefs in miracles and continued to be the case even after scie…
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With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring high levels of human interaction are no longer safe. The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World (Princeton UP, 2024) explor…
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