Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work, finding out what inspires and motivates them and asking what their discoveries might do for us in the future
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The Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival is where we celebrate books, storytelling and ideas, and the artefact and craft of the book. Join NZ Herald Columnist Shane Te Pou and Booktown volunteer Phil Quin for a series of enlightening and entertaining discussions with some of the featured guests from the Festival. The Festival takes place from 10 -12 May 2024 in Featherston, Aotearoa - New Zealand.
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The ABC's team of specialist reporters introduce you to the people and places that make up country Australia.
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In 2021, humanity unearthed a strange artefact. Dated to a few millions years ago, it revealed countless logs of a future humanity that was recorded into software that resembled a modern day blockchain. Uncertain of whether the artefact was prophecy, technologists and writers have been decoding the stories hidden within. These are the stories and artefacts of the Logged Universe.
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Unscripted dialogues on archaeology and anthropology of South Asia. Join us on journeys into the pasts of the sub-continent as we discuss the rich material culture, artefacts, and archaeological sites. Let us open the treasure trove of a bygone era as hosts Akash and Durga chip away at a new theme every episode.
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"Dingus" is a six-part radio drama produced by CBS and recorded at the height of the 1943 flu pandemic that swept through Hollywood. Denied of a marquee cast and blighted by a curious obsession with the object that drives its narrative, this innovative and formally-reflexive oddity disappeared almost completely without trace. In 2010 artist Mike Cooter set out to find and rehabilitate this elusive artefact, initiating a 12-year journey that now culminates in the re-emergence of "Dingus," his ...
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An audio cabaret recorded at the legendary Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London, with a live audience. Hosted by Milk Presents’ Leo Skilbeck, there will be onstage glamour and backstage goss, celebrating our ‘perverted’ queer history. Leo will be joined by expert historians to introduce a scandalous artefact from selected queer archives. In each episode a glittering cabaret star will perform a specially created act. Expect words, songs, chat, comedy and campery!
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Welcome to St. Issey’s Cove, where the sky is blue, the water is bluer, and strange things keep washing up on the shore... THE LOWER LIGHT follows Laurie Caston, curator of the Lighthouse Museum, as he explores the museum’s artefact storage, dredging up stories from the past and trying to navigate a world of hagstones, twisted teeth and ancient entities, crammed into the gaps of what we call civilisation.
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Two men, occasionally described as grown-ups, and occasionally also as professionals, take an hour to discuss the latest goings on in politics, culture and history from a Mackem(ish) perspective. What's been on their screens, in their ears and, crucially, grinding their gears this week? And what artefact will make it into the Mackem Treasure Trove? With interviews and anecdotes focusing on Sunderland's past, present and future, it's not about actually about the city per se, it's about the Ma ...
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Like history, but don’t like the same old boring history shows? Well, this podcast may have you covered. Hosts Raquel and Belle, two archaeologists from Australia, talk all things weird in history over many, many wines… sometimes too many wines. Not taking themselves too seriously, each episode explores a different topic as the pair share weird stories from times past. Who knows, you may even walk away knowing something new…
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BBC Countryfile Magazine brings you The Plodcast - a weekly escape to the British countryside with fascinating guests and the wonders of the great outdoors. Enjoy a new escape into the countryside every Tuesday and wind down with our Sound Escapes on a Friday. Find out more about us at www.countryfile.com/podcast Subscribe to the print version of BBC Countryfile Magazine at https://www.buysubscriptions.com/print/bbc-countryfile-magazine-subscription
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A podcast from an Asian Wargamer discussing Mantic's Kings of War tabletop war game and other Mantic games and all things nerdy.
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Guests share personal artefacts they'd prefer the world didn't know about. Diaries, poems, stories, videos and art, there are some things we never throw away, even if the idea of sharing them fill us with dread. let's talk about them. Hosted by Daryl Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Heed not the limits of time and space, for the Ageless Ones know no such place. And man, that slave to light and life, should free himself with edge of knife. Dread C'thulhu longs to embrace, those strong enough to face the face and spill their blood, a fountain red, to satiate the timeless dread. The darkness spreads in search of those whose righteous meddlings did impose upon the Masters a prison cell. Hear these words and mark them well. Mankind's apparent supremacy over all the creatures ...
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A community of listeners, investigating the world through sound.
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It's been 20 years since the successful completion of the world's largest IT project. Join Peter de Jager as he looks back on more than a decade of effort (and controversy).
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The puzzling podcast where a group of chums come together, dolve a homemade audio escape room ... and then bugger off to the pub for a drink. New episodes every Sunday!
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Aotearoa Unearthed: Archaeology for Everyone is a new podcast by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, produced in partnership with the New Zealand Archaeology Association. Eight episodes are being released for Archaeology Week 2021.
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Uncover the mysteries of the past on Archaeological Context with Dr Noah. From deciphering the symbolism of tattoos found on prehistoric mummies to uncovering the heartbreaking tales behind the looting of Syria’s antiquities or the food and training habits of Roman gladiators, each episode offers a captivating exploration of the fascinating world of archaeology. Join me as we explore intriguing research from around the globe, going beyond mere objects and excavations to uncover the rich cult ...
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DMs of Vancouver is a podcast for new and veteran DMs. We go over a variety of topics, trying to give good advice on what a DM will encounter as they run games for their players.
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Tales from the Aletheian Society is a serialised comedy-horror audio drama about the misadventures of a society of Victorian occultists.
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A podcast for wild souls who want to live with open eyes and an enlivened heart. The world needs dangerous wisdom, and our education system functions primarily to keep us away from it—to stop us from taking the journey into the mystery and magic of the world. Because of this, we have achieved a catastrophic level of confusion, anxiety, and ignorance—with boatloads of tame wisdom, false wisdom, and self-help nonsense that only adds to the challenges we face. The path of wisdom—the path of won ...
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Weekly episodes about trends and news within hustle culture, big business, personal branding and social media. Hosted by Drew Trott & Sarah Hingston, a couple starting from the ground floor and documenting their experiences and lessons about starting their personal brands and content creation.
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A new topic every episode dealing with the Unexplainable, Paranormal, Extra-terrestrial, Spiritual, Scientific, Mysterious and more. Bob, Tiss & Beef talk the strange and unexplained. We would love to hear from you, so send your own stories to - wtatupod@gmail.com. Also, visit the official website at - http://www.weirdtalesandtheunexplainable.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Because No Individual or Couple Gets Successful Alone. Tap Into Your DAILY GRATITUDE Accountability Group #GratitudeEmpowersDaily GET YOUR DAILY DOSE OF "VITAMIN G..." HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GratitudeEmpowers/
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We humans are curious creatures and even with the internet at our fingertips, there are plenty of fascinating things you couldn't possibly find on your own. Each week Thoughty2, known as the gatekeeper of useless facts, is here to bring you a mind-shattering plethora of the world’s most random (yet) interesting facts. Did you know that Pepsi Co once had the world’s sixth-largest military? Or that Sand has a unique sound based on where in the world it comes from? We never said the facts would ...
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The story of Spaceship Earth is simple... We live on a life giving rock called Earth hurtling through space. Like a spaceship, we have a finite amount of supplies with an intelligent operating system, called nature, which keeps everything replenished as long as we all respect it and participate wisely. So a deep relationship with this mysterious system, along with spontaneous co-operation between humans and all life is essential to keep us thriving and the spaceship flying. In this podcast I ...
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Ep. 17 The Roman Empire: Weird AF Theories, Strange Artefacts, the Founding of Rome Etc.
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Send us a Text Message. In this very fun episode, Belle and Raquel take a dive into the world of the Roman Empire. First up, Belle tells us of the most ridiculous theory we have ever possibly heard... apparently the Roman Empire never existed! She also gives details on the founding of Rome and a very important archaeological site that may prove som…
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Returning artefacts to country and special bond between Emily and Brutus
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Returning artefacts to rest on country; working dog helping sick kids; the community choir that's about connection, not perfection; in a cost of living crisis and loneliness epidemic, the lounge in Launceston is providing a place to gather without spending a cent.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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259. Find lost artefacts on the River Thames with mudlarker Lara Maiklem
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Join Plodcast host Fergus on the Thames foreshore with legendary mudlarker Lara Maiklem searching for historical artefacts and oddities among the sand, shingle and mud. What will they find? Listen on for a thrilling treasure hunt... Read Lara's latest book: A Year of Mudlarking, published by Bloomsbury. The Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards…
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If anybody in Aotearoa New Zealand deserves the description polymath, it’s Gregory O’Brien. The poet, artist, art curator, and writer of fiction and non-fiction, has this year won an Ockham Award for Don Binney: Flight Path and flown to Manchester to set up an exhibition of his artwork. He has received numerous literary awards and an ONZM. He joine…
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Darren Croft on killer whale matriarchs and the menopause
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Darren Croft studies one of the ocean’s most charismatic and spectacular animals – the killer whale. Orca are probably best known for their predatory behaviour: ganging up to catch hapless seals or attack other whales. But for the last fifteen years, Darren Croft’s focus has been on a gentler aspect of killer whale existence: their family and repro…
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261. Join the Plodcast team for a train ride out to a forgotten wilderness near Bristol
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The Plodcast team of Fergus, Hannah, Jack and Lewis jump on a little train from central Bristol to explore a wilderness of mudflats, saltmarsh and wildflowers looking for adventure – and new bird species for the Plodcast. Join them for an entertaining wildlife ramble… The Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Yea…
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Goats to guitars and life of a mudcrabber in the Gulf of Carpentaria
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Outback station embracing agritourism, playing host to music lovers for annual festival; the life of a mudcrabber working in croc infested waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria; olive oil shortage presents opportunity for grape growers; push to raise profile of native finger limes.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Sound Escape 183. Delight in the last birdsong of the summer woodland
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It’s early evening as you follow a long path that disappears into the woods. The trees create a green tunnel high above you. A recent downpour has left the air fresh and the leaves shining. A song thrush celebrates a break in the weather with a song. Invisible at the top of a tall pine, it’s accompanied by the gentle purr of a wood pigeon and the w…
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Bill Gates on vaccines, conspiracy theories and the pleasures of pickleball
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Bill Gates is one of the world's best-known billionaires - but after years at the corporate coalface building a software empire and a vast fortune, his priority now is giving that wealth away. And his ethos for doing it has been shaped by science. Famed for co-founding Microsoft, in recent decades Bill’s attention has turned to philanthropy via The…
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260. We're on stage at the Global Birdfair with naturalist and geese fanatic Nick Acheson
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This week, we look back at the amazing Global Birdfair in Rutland, which took place in July. Plodcast host Fergus was on stage to record some plodchats – and in this episode he meets birder and naturalist Nick Acheson to talk about Nick's passion for geese in his native Norfolk. And what's the best way to raise attention about the state of the natu…
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Sound Escape 182. Be mesmerised by the songs of yellowhammers
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It's a hot summer's day and you're heading from the open slopes of a small mountain to the welcome cool of woodland in the valley below. But before you reach sanctuary, the mesmerising songs of yellowhammers rise with the heat haze from the gorse and bracken. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside …
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Where's Left? What Does That Even Mean?
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The left is at a crossroads in New Zealand – the Labour Party struggles to be relevant while the radical left gathers strength in other parties. Do lefties want the traditional face of the Labour Party anymore? How do the Greens and Te Pāti Māori present themselves as credible options to govern? John Campbell asked the hard questions of trade union…
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Ep. 16 Medieval Europe: Animal Courts, Origins of Football, Vikings in Russia and a Medieval Cemetery
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Send us a Text Message. In this EPIC episode, Belle and Raquel dive into the world of Medieval Europe! Raquel begins by discussing some wildly insane facts (*disclaimer - we hope these are facts, because we ourselves can't quite believe they're true), the origins of football and a little tiny bit about espionage. Belle then gives us a crash course …
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Homeschooling with tiny country town as classroom and passing on passion for birds
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Climbing trees and counting passing trucks in country hometown is helping Jake learn to love learning; 'Bushy' Bob inspiring others to care for birds; planning transition from prison life to farm life as inmates learn skills of dairy industry; the equine dentist looking into horses' mouths to keep them healthy and happy.…
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Sound Escape 181. Take a moorland stroll among pipits and skylarks
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This week we're striding out across a wider moorland ridge with bilberry, bracken and heather flanking the path. It's a rare calm day in the uplands and the meadow pipits and skylarks sing their wild songs. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautif…
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Kip Thorne on black holes, Nobel Prizes and taking physics to Hollywood
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The final episode in this series of The Life Scientific is a journey through space and time, via black holes and wormholes, taking in Nobel-prize-winning research and Hollywood blockbusters! Kip Thorne is an Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, the California Institute of Technology, and someone who’s had a huge impact on our under…
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258. Spend the day in a summer meadow at glorious Wakehurst in Sussex
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This week we're exploring the Royal Botanical Gardens of Wakehurst in Sussex exploring why meadows filled with grasses, herbs and flowers are so vital for wildlife and for our own wellbeing. Annabel Ross is your host, exploring these all-too-rare delights with Wakehurst expert Iain Parkinson. Later, join the Plodcast team for a 'studio' chat in the…
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Ep. 15 China: White Pyramids, Antiquarianism, a Sunken City, and Incredible Tombs
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Send us a Text Message. In this weeks episode, Belle and Raquel explore some amazing archaeological finds in China! First up, Belle talks about antiquarianism and record keeping in ancient China, as well as the elusive white pyramids! Raquel then goes in depth on an ancient sunken city beneath a lake, some folk legends surrounding the mysterious ci…
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Searching the bush on horseback and sharing love of records
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Training day helping horseback searchers hone skills in wilderness; coal-mining community salvaging old jetty timber to preserve history; record collector taking his tunes on the road with regional record fairs; camel farmer turning milk to chocolate.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Sound Escape 180. Be calmed by gentle rain on summer leaves
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You're walking an ancient tree-line lane up a hillside when a brief summer rain shower takes you by surprise. Sheltering under a kindly horse chestnut, you are lulled by the gentle patter of raindrops on the broad leaves. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you so…
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Vicky Tolfrey on parasport research and childhood dreams of the Olympics
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It's summer - no really - and although the weather might have been mixed, the sporting line-up has been undeniably scorching - from the back-and-forth of Wimbledon, to the nail-biting Euros, to the current pageantry of the Summer Olympics. Next month the 2024 Paralympic Games get underway in Paris, involving the world’s very best para athletes; and…
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257. A quest for beauty - and yellowhammer song - on a midsummer mountain
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This week the Plodcast heads into the uplands of the Bannau Brycheinog to explore the summer wildlife that abounds there. Plodcast host Fergus is hoping to find and record the songs of yellowhammers, which dwell on the lower slopes. Or so it's said. These once-common bright yellow birds have suffered a steep decline in recent decades. Do they still…
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Fierce but friendly ploughing contest and bringing back Murray crayfish
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Art classes helping community heal from trauma of natural disaster; retirees bottling the scent of the bush; fierce but friendly competition at national ploughing contest; release program bringing Murray crayfish back to the river.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Sound Escape 179. Chill to a lazy symphony of birdsong in a lakeside woodland
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The anglers have departed, the dog-walkers have gone home. The lake is still. You are alone by a strip of woodland on the edge of the water, listening to a gentle melodies of song thrush, blackcap and chiffchaff. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere b…
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015 - Prepping for U.S Masters 2024
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Join U.S Master 2023 Luke Fraser, U.S Master 2022 Adam Ballard, U.S Master 2018 and Masters 2024 Tournament Organizer Alex Chaves, first time qualifier Gabe Toth, and Page Neo as they talk about the US Masters 2024. ~~ Registration for NOVA and US Masters 2024: https://www.novaopen.com/ Information on Kings of War US Masters: https://kingsofwarmast…
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The Story Is in Our Bones - How Worldviews and Ecological Justice Can Remake Our World - Dialogue with Osprey Orielle Lake
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The dominant cultural worldview is based upon extraction and exploitation practices that have brought us to the precipice of social, environmental, and climate collapse. Braiding poetic storytelling, climate justice and deep cultural analyses, and the collective knowledge of Earth-centered cultures, The Story is in Our Bones opens a portal to resto…
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Dawn Bonfield on inclusive engineering, sustainable solutions and why she once tried to leave the sector for good
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The engineering industry, like many other STEM sectors, has a problem with diversity: one that Dawn Bonfield believes we can and must fix, if we're to get a handle on much more pressing planetary problems... Dawn is a materials engineer by background, who held roles at Citroën in France and British Aerospace in the UK. But, after having her third c…
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256. One man's quest to drive back the dark woods with music
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Head into the deep dark wood with composer and pianist Alexander Chapman Campbell to hear about his quest to raise awareness of the perils of conifer plantations – and their impact on wildlife, landscape and the human spirit. Plodcast host Fergus Collins meets Alexander in one of Wales' larger conifer plantations, Hafren Forest in Powys, to talk ab…
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Ep. 14 Curses: King Tut's Trumpets, Royal Tomb Curses and Ancient Greco-Roman Curse Tablets
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Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode of Archaeologists Behaving Badly, Belle and Raquel go on a journey discussing some famous (and not so famous) curses surrounding Tutankhamun, Polish King Casamir IV and the absolutely wild ancient curse tablets from the Greco-Roman world. We had a lot of fun with this episode - we hope you enjoy it too…
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Mustering at 90 and housework in a spectacular setting
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Cattleman Bill is still mustering at 90; parks staff using water and elbow grease to clean spectacular caves; principal of NSW's most remote school enjoys a idyllic start to his working day; plants that feed on animals proving popular with collectors.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Sound Escape 178. Relax in an overgrown churchyard on the mellowest of summer evenings
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It's evening, just after midsummer's day, and a walk has taken you down a winding lane to a tiny medieval church. In the churchyard, lichen-crusted gravestones emerge from what has been left to become a flower-filled meadow. Only a few goldfinches break the mellow stillness. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from …
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Raymond Schinazi on revolutionising treatments for killer viruses
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In recent decades, we've taken huge steps forward in treating formerly fatal viruses: with pharmacological breakthroughs revolutionising treatment for conditions such as HIV, hepatitis and herpes. Raymond Schinazi has played a big role in that revolution. Ray was born in Egypt, where his mother’s brush with a potentially deadly illness during his c…
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Ep. 13 Fakes and Frauds (Pt. 2): The Veleia Artefacts, a Brass Plate, and Two Incredible Fakes
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Send us a Text Message. We are BACK! Episode 13. Fakes and Frauds (Pt. 2) talks about some WILD frauds in the archaeology realm. Belle and Raquel have a fun chat discussing the Veleia Artefacts from Basque Country, Sir Francis Drake's Brass Plate, a story of a fraud producing some incredible fake artefacts and a cute little story of Archaeoraptor. …
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255. A quest to explore the magic of flight with Lev Parikian
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The Plodcast heads to the dreamy surrounds of Richmond Park in south-west London to discuss the wonders of flights with author and conductor Lev Parikian. Along the way, Lev and Plodcast host Fergus Collins encounter a host of examples of strange and exotic winged creatures. Lev's book Taking Flight: How Animals Learned to Fly and Transformed Life …
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Female riders keeping traditional hunt club alive and growing pecans for gelato
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Female riders keeping traditional horse and hound hunt happening; fruit grower pivots to pecan crop; long outback horse ride aiming to raise awareness of rare diseases; resident biologist recording and restoring island's natural environment.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Soothing Sounds, Timeless Wisdom - Drukmlo Gyal, the Victorious Dragon Woman of Mantra and Song
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A super special episode with the magical yogini Drukmo Gyal, a sonic shaman and practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism who bridges Tibetan traditions and global healing. Born into a family of Ngakpas in the culturally rich Amdo region of Tibet, Drukmo Gyal's life has been steeped in the practices of mantra and meditation from a young age. Growing up in…
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Sound Escape 177. Sunlight and birdsong stream through a summer woodland
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Morning has broken. A wood pigeon coos its lazy welcome to summer, surrounded by a chorus of chaffinches, blackbirds, wrens and chiffchaffs. The new green leaves of June filter the sunlight into watery pools on the forest floor and the tall tree trunks create an acoustic effect of ancient columns and buttresses. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Esc…
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