We’re Emma (PGCE Secondary Drama) and Tom (PGCE Secondary Music) from Cardiff Metropolitan University. Welcome to our podcast, in which we muse about the joys of working with student teachers, the expressive arts, research, and teaching in general. Expect deep discussions, topical debates, celebrations of great practice, and things to steal for your own lessons! Our primary audience is student teachers and early-career teachers, but we hope there's something here for everyone who's involved ...
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A podcast for geniuses about the four pillars of modern misery: anime, gaming, posting, & jobs. Starring Tom & Joe. New episodes every Wednesday.
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A series of interviews with some of the industry's top professionals, discussing the latest topics circulating the world of science; brought to you by SciPro, Life Science Recruitment Specialists, and hosted by our very own expert consultant, Nick Mahoney.
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A podcast experiment conducted by comedians Andy Barr (@SomeNiceFun) and Alexander Bennett (@AlexyBennett). Barr and Bennett have been cloning themselves and the clones are idiots - they know nothing, they were literally born yesterday. How do you explain everything to someone who doesn't know anything? Every episode, guest comedians attempt to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hosted by video strategist and expert Simon Banks. We talk about all thing video and how to use this powerful medium to grow your business. If you are a business owner or marketer, you need to know how to use video for your business, and how to get a Return of Investment on any video content you create. We talk about video strategy, production, content, distribution, marketing, gaining new leads and getting new clients. And so much more.
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Looking back, looking ahead: Summer Bonus chat 2024
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Hello to all our listeners, and we hope you're enjoying the tail end of a well deserved summer break! We recently popped in to the studio to have a brief look back at season 6 and discuss some of our favourite moments that you might want to listen to if you missed them. Then it was time to lift the lid on a few things you can look forward to in sea…
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CONTROL POD - When circumstances prevent us from being able to perform an experiment, it's time for Control Pod. Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod - https://www.instagram.com/byesterdaypod/?locale=zh-hans) F…
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199: Danette Chavez Goes Guesto Mode
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Danette Chavez goes guesto mode! Danette is the new editor-in-chief of the AV Club, an icon of internet culture writing recently freed from a grim period of ownership by the truly boneheaded G/O Media group. We talk about the challenges facing writing online, the pitfalls so many business guys keep stumbling into, and what it takes for a publicatio…
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CONTROL POD - When circumstances prevent us from being able to perform an experiment, it's time for Control Pod. Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod - https://www.instagram.com/byesterdaypod/?locale=zh-hans) F…
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198: More Podcasts About Buildings and Food
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The Sickos yammer. No topic! All minutia! We yap about eating burgers under the L tracks, Home Depot hot dogs, Joe's son getting spooked by the Roomba, Monster Train, and any number of dumb shit. It's fun to hang out with your Sicko homies
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Unbelieveable! The Sickos discuss an actual anime: the 2022 Apple TV+ live action thriller Severance starring Adam Scott. This shit is so good. We basically just go nutty over how much we love this show. Some spoilers but we leave the finale and the big twists unrevealed. Also we got a fun sketch with the Worst of All Possible Worlds boys. It's a b…
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Batch 44: Nathaniel Metcalfe and Marty Gleeson
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Nathaniel Metcalfe (https://www.instagram.com/natmetcalfecomedy/?hl=en-gb) and Marty Gleeson (https://www.instagram.com/martygleeson_/?hl=en) Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://…
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The Sickos discuss Joe's recent layoff, and how getting laid off is fine, and it's easy to get a new job, and there WILL be a future, and you can depend on it, and it's easy and smart to feel confident in the future, and it's all going to be so normal.
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A.J. Ditty from the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast goes guesto mode! We learn how to act, why seeing your parents shot in the face would make you get all A's in acting school, visual novels, Elden Ring, and the joy of writing lore-heavy serialized interstitial skits to stick in the middle of your chat podcast. You can listen to Volume One of …
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Control Pod #1 - Bennett and Barr shoot the breeze
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CONTROL POD 1 - When circumstances prevent us from being able to perform an experiment, it's time for Control Pod. Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod) Follow Andy Barr (https://twitter.com/SomeNiceFun) and Al…
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194: The Sickos Examine the Perfect Pilot
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Sitcom pilots tend to suck ass. They have to do boring exposition and the characters haven't settled into a rhythm yet. Well what if we told you there existed a perfect comedy pilot. There does: the pilot for the 2005 Comedy Central series Stella, an episode so good it could have come from season four.…
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Batch 43: Lou Taylor and Paul Savage
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Paul Savage (https://x.com/comedysavage) and Lou Taylor (https://x.com/LouTaylorTrash) Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod) Follow Andy Barr (https://tw…
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Comedy is an endless playground of creativity and innovation, but some jokes are so good that nothing could ever be better in its niche. We call these "Best in Slot" jokes and most of them are from 30 Rock, The Simpsons, and Venture Bros. Listen to us talk about them!
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Live Panel Q&A with Lucy Crehan, Dr Gareth Evans and Matthew Maughan
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We've reached the end of season 6 of the podcast, and thanks to all our listeners for coming along for the ride! Today we bring you a live recording of a panel discussion we put on for our PGCE Secondary student teachers. The panellists were the international curriculum consultant and bestselling author Lucy Crehan, former educational journalist Dr…
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Batch 42: Milo Edwards and Charlie V Martin
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Milo Edwards (https://twitter.com/Milo_Edwards) and Charlie Vero-Martin (https://twitter.com/CharlieVMartin) Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod) Follow…
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Remy Siu, creative director of the excellent narrative game 1000xResist, goes guesto mode! We discuss how he & the game's writing staff put together a frankly staggering work that you WILL buy and play, how MMOs were more fun when they made zero concessions to the player, how to use lore for good instead of evil, why only geniuses appreciate Vinlan…
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The Sickos remembered that we have a form we shared a long time ago where people can submit horror stories from their workplaces, and we finally read some of them! Then, we discuss if Joe should get a Vespa so he can fit in with all the Italian guys. Submit your own cog tales here, perhaps we'll remember to read them one day: https://forms.gle/aBFB…
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Strap in and prepare yourselves for another roller-coaster ride as regular guest Dr Kevin Smith from Cardiff University is back in the studio, and this time he's brought sweets! Kev is here to talk about Currere, an approach to considering curriculum which might be refreshing to those of us who work in the world of education. We'll leave it to Kev …
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Tom Bell (https://www.instagram.com/tombellforever/?hl=en) and Ray Badran (https://www.instagram.com/raybadran/) Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod) Fo…
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We've had too many high-concept episodes lately that require lots of thought and prep, so we just turned the mic on and had an hour of organic jawing. Just two buds hanging out folks. I think I heard somewhere that people like this sort of thing. Well, I sure hope it's true.
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Ethics in Classroom Research with Dr Lisa Reed
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Conferences are a great opportunity to find new guests for the podcast, and last November's Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA) conference in Edinburgh didn't disappoint! Dr Lisa Reed from the University of Dundee joins us down the line to discuss how we can ensure we're being ethical when carrying out school-based research, especially…
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Batch 40: Dan Lees and Mikey Bligh Smith
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Dan Lees (https://www.instagram.com/danleesplease/) and Mikey Bligh Smith (https://www.instagram.com/mikeyblighsmith/) Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayP…
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This AI shit sucks so bad folks. We expand on what we found so distasteful about generative AI art and how much it would suck ass to see it expand into mainstream media. The joy of great art comes in contemplating the choices that went into it and what those choices represent. AI makes no choices and sucks ass. Listening to this episode is equivale…
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For today’s episode, we’re bringing you a panel discussion about equity and diversity in the classroom, which was originally broadcast live on YouTube as part of our PGCE programme. Our panel of experts, Dean Pymble from Show Racism the Red Card, Marc Lewis from Ysgol Gyfun Cymraeg Plasmawr, and Mark Williams from Cardiff Met, joined Tom and our co…
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Batch 39: Amy Matthews and Shalaka Kurup
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Amy Matthews (https://twitter.com/AmyFMatthews) and Shalaka Kurup (https://linktr.ee/shalakakurup) Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod) Follow Andy Barr…
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The Sickos come bearing eleven killer sketches that will make you hoot and laugh and go nuts. Join us as we travel through time, meet god, become Michelin reviewers, count cards, and more. If you don't listen to this, go to hell! Sketch Timestamps: Austin Powers - 00:00:58 G-Man #1 - 00:06:03 Square Enix Name Consultants - 00:11:28 G-Man #2 - 00:15…
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Teacher Recruitment with Dr Emily MacLeod
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Those of you who listened to our epic Christmas special in December will remember Tom reading out a stream of tweets from Dr Emily MacLeod, who had just completed her doctorate about teacher recruitment. Well, now we have Dr Emily in person, speaking to us down the line, to delve deeper into the fascinating study she undertook which seeks to unders…
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Batch 38: Ed Night and Derek Mitchell
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Ed Night (https://linktr.ee/ednightshows) and Derek Mitchell (https://www.instagram.com/derekscottmitchell/?hl=en) Tickets to Alexander's Soho Theatre Dates (29th and 30th April) https://sohotheatre.com/events/alexander-bennett-i-cant-stand-the-man-myself/ Follow the experiment (https://twitt…
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187: The Sickos Do A Classic Posting Episode
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Are you freaks happy? We come from the toilet battered and bloody bearing armfuls of insane and stupid posts that are very funny to think about. Come listen to us caper and howl. Is this not what you love?
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Welcome to our not-very-light Easter holiday special! As ever, we bring you some random things to liven up your school holiday, and as usual for our Easter special we’ve ended up with something a bit less than fluffy… Nevertheless, we hope you find it interesting, useful or just a break from our usual service! Emma’s three things: Getting Started w…
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Batch 37: Richard Todd and Ben Alborough
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Richard Todd (https://twitter.com/richardtoddtodd) and Ben Alborough (https://www.instagram.com/ben_alborough/?hl=en) Tickets to Alexander's Soho Theatre Dates (29th and 30th April) https://sohotheatre.com/events/alexander-bennett-i-cant-stand-the-man-myself/ Follow the experiment (https://tw…
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186: Crawfish Comic Goes Guesto Mode
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Shevvy from the incredible comedy sensation Crawfish Comic goes guesto mode! We go nuts over how much we like Shevvy's work, and they explain the ethos and philosophy that leads to comics where a whale says "im a whale and even i think this is crasy." Culture today is a diseased mutant thing and Crawfish Comic is a beacon of purity and it kicks ass…
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The Sickos eulogize the best cartoonist to ever live, Akira Toriyama. Rest in peace king. Your art will live forever, and future generations will understand that it's cool when guys wear genie pants with curly shoes
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Making Powerful Connections in the Expressive Arts
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It's always a special podcast episode when we get our student teachers into the studio, and today's discussion is no exception! Just after Christmas this year, we spent an exciting couple of weeks digging into the details of our expressive arts subject disciplines, and the potential for making powerful connections between them. Today, some of those…
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Batch 36: Heidi Regan and Johnny White Really-Really
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Heidi Regan (https://twitter.com/heidi_regan) and Johnny White Really-Really (https://twitter.com/johnnywreallyx2) Tickets to Alexander's Soho Theatre Dates (29th and 30th April) https://sohotheatre.com/events/alexander-bennett-i-cant-stand-the-man-myself/ Follow the experiment (https://twitt…
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We welcome Josh Boerman from the Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast. We discuss immersive sims, the value of good criticism, trying to make a living off creative work, and whether or not they still make Spree (the candy from Halloween). You can find The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast at https://www.worstpossible.world/…
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Artifical Intelligence: is it going to revolutionise learning and the world of work? Or take our jobs and then kill us all? We've had our eye on doing an episode on AI for quite a while, but needed a guest who would give us an education angle and avoid the sensationalist stuff... step forward Karl Jones from Cardiff Met's School of Technologies! Ka…
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Batch 35: Lorna Rose Treen and Pat Cahill
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In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Lorna Rose Treen (https://twitter.com/lornlornlors) and Pat Cahill (https://twitter.com/patcanbefound) Tickets to Alexander's Soho Theatre Dates (29th and 30th April) https://sohotheatre.com/events/alexander-bennett-i-cant-stand-the-man-myself/ Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYest…
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The Sickos do a classic two-segment episode. First, we return to our tier list of Every Game Mechanic and rank a bunch of these suckers. Then, we return to our tier list of—wait that can't be right
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S5 Ep 8 | Artificial Intelligence: Growing with Purpose
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In this final episode of the series, we delve into the development of Lucida Medical. Led by long time tech entrepreneur, Dr Antony Rix, he explains how they have grown with purpose and how that has set them apart.This episodes covers Antony’s transition into the world medical devices, how he and the team has continuously solved problems which has …
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182: The Sickos Become Literature Geniuses
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Turns out books are not homework, but instead stuff a weirdo wrote down for fun. We go nuts about Moby Dick, Don Quixote, and the works of Don Barthelme. Whoever said this stuff was dry needs to shut up
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