Best Assemble Papers Podcasts (2024)

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The PS4 Draft 2:21:44

1d ago2:21:44

2:21:44

Returning guest Dave Scarborough (who?) joins us for our next three-person draft, focused on the PlayStation 4. Vote for the winner in our pinned tweet. This week's music is from the Persona 5: Royal soundtrack by Shoji Meguro. Thank you to Matthew 'Mr Basil Pesto' Castle for the edits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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161: Irit Lahav, Survivor of the Kibbutz Nir Oz massacre on October 7th: "An old boat oar and a Dyson vacuum cleaner saved my life" 25:56

4d ago25:56

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Help Jonny make the podcasts: buy him a coffee here. Amid the IDF's push into Lebanon to eliminate Hezbollah, the thwarting of terror attacks on Israel’s streets and the hail of rockets fired into them, we must always, always keep in our minds the plight of our hostages incarcerated by the savages of Hamas and their accomplices in Gaza. For it was …

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Class is in Session: American Indian Education Spotlight 1:04:38

3d ago1:04:38

1:04:38

In the second and third episodes in our Class is in Session series, we focus on hearing from American Indian students about how they navigated school segregation and desegregation inside and outside of the classroom. Using a combination of government records and oral histories, join host John Horan and producers Josh Hager and Annabeth Poe for an o…

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160: Joe Walsh: the lifelong Republican who wants Kamala to win and wishes "to retire and die in Israel" 43:05

6d ago43:05

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If you like Jonny's podcasts, support by buying him a drink or make him a monthly donation with Gift Aid. Here’s a voice from the American right, steeped in generations of support for Israel and so recognisable through the decades. But times, they are a changing, even for this staunch supporter of the Jewish State. Joe Walsh remains so, amid the sw…

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BONUS EPISODE: Netanyahu’s extraordinary speech to the UN General Assembly 40:05

8d ago40:05

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Find more of Jonny's podcasts right here. Even as aerial assaults continued over Lebanon’s capital city Beirut, rumoured to be targeting Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an impassioned speech to the UN General Assembly in New York. Here’s the full speech on this bonus episode. In his address to the…

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What We've Been Playing (UFO 50, Astro Bot with spoilers, Tactical Breach Wizards) 1:31:18

8d ago1:31:18

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A true mix of stuff this week, right up until the final minutes: UFO 50, Astro Bot (this time with spoiler chat), Tactical Breach Wizards, Peglin, Marvel Vs Capcom: Fighting Collection and Sumerian Six. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How to Boost your Small Business with Event Marketing 29:13

8d ago29:13

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Are you ready for it? In this episode, Melissa and Chandra reveal the save the date for Girl Boss Assembly 2025 and share a recap of all the fun had during the in-person mini planning workshop. Plus, they share their top tips for successful event marketing and lessons learned from launching GBA. Whether you're a small business owner, community lead…

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159: “Iran is a paper tiger, we must eliminate Hezbollah”, Benjamin Anthony, veteran of the 2006 Lebanon War. 44:54

15d ago44:54

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Find more of Jonny’s podcasts here: https://podfollow.com/jonny-goulds-jewish-state How should Israel tackle Hezbollah and its estimated 150,000 rockets all pointed at them? Is pushing the Lebanon’s terror insurgency back behind the Litani River enough? In this era of long range technology, isn’t a river just an arbitrary line? The terrorists can s…

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The PC Gaming Draft: 2010-2019 (with Jeremy Peel) 2:46:18

15d ago2:46:18

2:46:18

The draft is back, this time with unofficial third host and PC gaming expert Jeremy Peel! Listen to 30 competitive picks from an amazing decade for PC gaming, then vote on the winner in our pinned Twitter poll @BackPagePod. This week's music is from the VVVVVV soundtrack by Magnus Pålsson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information…

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Class is in Session: The Legacy of Rosenwald Schools 44:08

17d ago44:08

44:08

Welcome to Season 5 of Connecting the Docs! We start this season with a trip to the classroom as we focus on three topics relating to North Carolina schools and education history. In our first episode of the series, we take a look at the history of Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina. Join host John Horan, podcast intern Lawanda McCullor, and produ…

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158: Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: Israel's wartime economy with the Trade & Innovation Special Envoy. Coping with wars on seven fronts. 41:19

22d ago41:19

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You can help Jonny by buying him a coffee here! I’ve known Israel’s Trade and Innovation Special Envoy, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum for so long. which is why it was a pleasure that she had time to stop by and join me for a chat and a phone-in on my early breakfast show on Talk. Having moved on from being Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Fleur now beats the drum …

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What We've Been Playing: Astro Bot, Space Marine 2, Star Wars: Outlaws, Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club 1:20:36

22d ago1:20:36

1:20:36

So many good games to discuss this week! Astro Bot, Space Marine 2, Star Wars: Outlaws and the new Famicom Detective Club game. An array of treats, right up until the last few minutes of the episode... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Steps to Stop the Mean Girl Energy in Business 26:45

27d ago26:45

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Melissa and Chandra dive deep into how to transform business culture by tackling the critical issue of what they have dubbed, "Mean Girl Energy." Together, they explore steps for fostering a positive, inclusive and empowering environment in business. Plus they share real stories from the Girl Boss Assembly trenches. Tune in to hear their actionable…

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Why Japanese Games Have Thrived Since the Xbox 360 Era (with Jay Baylis) 1:38:38

29d ago1:38:38

1:38:38

Cassette Beasts dev Jay Baylis returns to discuss how Japanese games have been perceived and discussed in the West since the 360 era. This week's music is from the Persona 3 soundtrack by Shoji Meguro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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157: Tuvia Tenenbom's Careful, Beauties Ahead! A year with Israel's ultraorthodox communities 46:29

1M ago46:29

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Jonny would love your help. If you buy him a coffee while looking through all his previous interviews, do it right here. They told Tuvia Tenenbom, don’t go to Mea Shearim, Jerusalem’s ultra orthodox enclave, it’ll be dangerous, they’ll throw stones at you. But after living among Israel’s Charedi communities in Jerusalem and Beer Sheva, Tuvia found …

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Star Wars Outlaws First Impressions, Gamescom 2024 and an Emergency Mailbag 2:12:31

1M ago2:12:31

2:12:31

In this oddly lengthy grab bag of an episode, Matthew talks about the first few hours of Star Wars Outlaws (about 25 mins in), Samuel explains what he ate at Gamescom 2024, and both of us answer questions from the listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How Tourism Has a Ripple Effect on Small Businesses 34:40

1M ago34:40

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The girl bosses sit down with Dan Spedden, the executive director of the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), to explore how tourism has a ripple effect on small businesses and how business owners can capitalize on those opportunities. Playing a pivotal role in bringing the vision of Hagerstown's new ballpark to life w…

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Writing the Book on Alien: Isolation (with Andy Kelly) 1:03:41

1M ago1:03:41

1:03:41

With Andy Kelly's book on Alien: Isolation out this month, we grilled him on the game and his hottest Alien movie takes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What We've Been Playing (Anger Foot, Ace Attorney Investigations, Thank Goodness You're Here, Nobody Wants To Die) 1:20:22

2M ago1:20:22

1:20:22

Is Astro Bot out yet? No? What about Star Wars: Outlaws and Space Marine 2? Not right now? Still? Fine. Then here's what we've spent our respective summers playing: an array of indie/double-A games ranging from disappointing to good. These include Anger Foot, Nobody Wants To Die, Another Code: Recollection, Thank Goodness You're Here and Arranger: …

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Nintendo Top 50 Part 3 – The Final Countdown 1:53:54

2M ago1:53:54

1:53:54

Here's the final part of our Nintendo top 50 list. Find the full list to read at your leisure on Patreon.com/backpagepod! This week's music is once again the Wii Shop Channel theme by Kazumi Totaka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Madam Mayor's Advice for Women in Business 33:27

2M ago33:27

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Melissa and Chandra sit down with the trailblazing Tekesha A. Martinez, Hagerstown, Maryland's first Black woman mayor, to dive into her incredible journey from local schools to city hall. Raised in the Washington County Foster Care system, Tekesha's story is one of resilience and leadership. Before becoming mayor in 2023, she made her mark as a Ci…

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156: Paul Martin: "I knew Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader assassinated in Tehran. He jailed me in Gaza". 1:00:01

2M ago1:00:01

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By Jonny Gould

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Nintendo Top 50 Part 2: Assembling the Longlist 2:07:13

2M ago2:07:13

2:07:13

The Godfather Part II of podcasts is here! In this episode, we fire through every major Nintendo series and compile a longlist of games to populate our top 50 first-party list. Tune in next week for the third and final part – The Godfather Part III of podcasts, perhaps, where we'll arrange the top 50 on air. Does this mean that Sofia Coppola is War…

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Nintendo Top 50 Part 1: The Art of List Making and ONM's Final Top 100 1:24:39

2M ago1:24:39

1:24:39

Part one of our three-part effort to create a Nintendo top 50 list is here! This episode explores the process of making list features when you're working on a magazine or website, and the compromises and decisions that lead to the final result. Then, in the second half of the episode, we revisit the top 100 first-party Nintendo games from the final…

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Welcome to the Girl Boss Assembly Podcast 17:54

2M ago17:54

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Melissa and Chandra sit down together for their pilot episode of the Girl Boss Assembly Podcast to debrief on all the challenges, topics, happenings and successes of the Girl Boss Assembly small business conference that they hosted in early May 2024. Listen in to learn how the idea was born through their shared vision of empowering women and bringi…

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Mailbag (Best Metroidvanias, Square Enix Dinner Party, Cheese Draft) 1:24:37

3M ago1:24:37

1:24:37

From great Metroidvanias to an impromptu Cheese Draft, it's time for another mailbag episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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155: Major (Ret.) Andrew Fox : "Iran could have FIVE nuclear warheads in THREE weeks". So what's stopping them? 36:53

3M ago36:53

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Subscribe/follow Jonny Gould’s podcasts here The October 7th War in Gaza is the longest war in Israel’s history. But how to grasp the nettle that is Hezbollah? What will “the day after” really look like in Gaza?: are the oil rich gulf states the answer to a more moderate Palestinian state? How soft have the West been on Iran? Is dethroning the theo…

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Episode 185: From The Miller Report to Wrestling (with Simon Miller) 1:21:44

3M ago1:21:44

1:21:44

Our guest this week is wrestler, video personality, consultant and all-round good guy Simon Miller! Simon discusses his days running NRevolution magazine alone, working on X360 Magazine with Samuel, creating The Miller Report at VideoGamer and watching THQ burn from the inside in the early 2010s. It's quite a career! This week's music is from The L…

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154: Ivor Perl: Auschwitz and Dachau survivor, "I paid a terrible price for being Jewish, but how can I break the chain?" 53:49

3M ago53:49

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Find the rest of Jonny's podcasts right here. This is Ivor Perl, survivor of Auschwitz and Dachau. Born Yitzchak Perlmutter, in a family of 11 in Mako, Hungary in 1932, Ivor’s youth and education was stolen from him in 1944. His orthodox Jewish childhood was stable enough, but there were always antisemites who slapped and pushed him about on the wa…

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The Back Page Election – Whoever Wins, You Lose! 1:22:43

3M ago1:22:43

1:22:43

Whoever wins, you lose! Vote for the winner in the Back Page Announcements channel. This week's music is from the Bayonetta soundtrack by Norihiko Hibino, Takahiro Izutani, Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh, Takayasu Sodeoka, Erina Niwa, Yoshitaka Suzuki and Naoto Tanaka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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153: Manuel Valls, France's former Prime Minister describes the threat of extremist politics to the French Jewish community (en Français) 11:27

3M ago11:27

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Our guest today is France’s former prime minister, Manuel Valls. We met at the European Jewish Association delegation to Auschwitz. France has the biggest Jewish community in Europe and it's the only country outside the Middle East where Sephardim outnumber Ashkenazim. Undoubtedly, this is a legacy of the Holocaust and the subsequent migration of F…

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What We've Been Playing (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Still Wakes The Deep, Mullet Madjack) 1:19:50

3M ago1:19:50

1:19:50

Here's what we've been playing lately, featuring Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Still Wakes The Deep, Mullet Madjack, a little on Crow Country, and a bit on Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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152: Imshin returns: "Hezbollah isn't Hamas, it's much stronger. As a family, we're planning for war”. 29:32

3M ago29:32

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Back by popular demand, Imshin returns to Jonny Gould’s Jewish State Scroll back and listen to our first episode, an introduction to Imshin, real name, Jacqui Peleg. Imshin’s feed on X with the famous hashtag, #TheGazaYouDontSee is a phenomenon of the social media era. And what Jacqui achieves couldn’t have existed before Twitter, YouTube and TikTo…

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Episode 182: Games Court – Big Sammy European Extreme Edition 1:58:08

4M ago1:58:08

1:58:08

The worst format in podcasting is back! For the first time since 2021, Samuel runs his pre-owned purchases past Judge Castle. This week's music is from The World Ends With You soundtrack by Takeharu Ishimoto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Iran's War on Israel: Conricus on Iran nuclear threat, Bibi arms wrestle with Biden, sex crimes on October 7th 26:27

4M ago26:27

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This is the latest on Iran’s War on Israel, produced and presented by Jonny Gould. All of the soundbites you’ll hear in this bulletin are compiled from interviews in episodes of Jonny Gould’s Jewish State podcast. Subscribe and follow now and scroll down for previous episodes - wherever you get your podcasts. The headlines: Israel faces full milita…

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151: Dean Furman and Michael Sweetney: fighting antisemitism and racism in sport with the MAX Project 38:46

4M ago38:46

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Help Jonny by buying him a coffee here and seeing his other podcasts too Our two guests today are professional sportsmen from two different continents, cultures and sports, united in countering antisemitism in the sports industry. They’re part of Project Max, who’s MD Eric Rubin was with me in Amsterdam at the European Jewish Association conference…

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Episode 181: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games 1:29:03

4M ago1:29:03

1:29:03

With a hangover from 90 June livestreams, Matthew and Samuel each deliver their 10 favourites from the hype season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Iran's War on Israel: Hostage stories and reaction plus the latest with Jonny Gould 29:17

4M ago29:17

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Subscribe and follow Jonny Gould's Jewish State podcast now and scroll down for previous episodes. Jonny is back with the latest on Iran's war on Israel including the moment the IDF came to rescue the "diamonds", the code word for the hostages incarcerated in Gazan hell since October 7th. All of the soundbites you’ll hear in this bulletin are compi…

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Episode 180: The PlayStation Portable Draft (with Retro Gamer's Darran Jones) 3:00:11

4M ago3:00:11

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Matthew gets a well-deserved week off! Samuel's former colleague, Retro Gamer editor Darran Jones, steps into the draft dojo to celebrate Sony's first gaming handheld device. You get about 30 minutes of Darran talking about his career, then an hour of background preamble on the PSP, followed by 90 minutes of draft. Apologies in advance for the leng…

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150: Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus: #AllEyesOnRafah: How has the world been reduced to this? 28:12

4M ago28:12

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“All eyes on Rafah”: The AI generated graphic shared by 50m people on Instagram, spread by slebs like Dua Lipa, Lewis Hamilton and Gigi and Bella Hadid. How has the world been reduced to this?” It’s a near total disconnect with the reality of the Gaza War. The Ayatollah is prolifically tweeting including antisemitic tropes about Jews running the me…

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Episode 179: From EGM to BitSummit (with James Mielke) 1:46:52

4M ago1:46:52

1:46:52

US games media royalty James Mielke (EGM, 1Up, GMR) is our guest this week. Hear about James' journey from comic book artist during Marvel's bankruptcy to becoming a key editor on a host of important media outlets throughout the '00s. Bonus: this episode contains another excellent Hideo Kojima interview anecdote. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv…

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Iran's War on Israel Latest News Bulletin 18:31

4M ago18:31

18:31

Iran's war against Israel emerges from behind its terror proxies across the Middle East. Since Iran's unprecedented direct attack on Israel, Jonny compiles and hosts a regular news bulletin rounding up major stories as the Middle East conflict is being realised as the Iran-Israel War. These regular bulletins expose the Iran Octopus as the prime mov…

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149: Alex Deane: running to be Finchley and Golders Green's next MP on July 4th 34:44

4M ago34:44

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You’ll know Alex Deane if you’re a regular news channel viewer. A regular commentator and reviewer on Sky News, BBC’s dateline London and GB News, he says couldn’t stand idly by in an era where the conviction politician might stand an electoral chance to buck the trend. And Alex is standing in Finchley and Golders Green, Margaret Thatcher’s seat ma…

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Episode 178: The '00s Games Magazine Quiz and Mailbag 1:25:01

5M ago1:25:01

1:25:01

We each try and guess five mystery games based on snippets from their reviews in '00s games magazines. Feel free to play along! After that, enjoy our considered answers to a whole heap of questions, from the Nintendo Switch 2 to the ideal game based on Thunderbirds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Iran's War on Israel Latest News Bulletin with Jonny Gould 24:02

5M ago24:02

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Iran's war against Israel comes fully out of the shadows. Since Iran's unprecedented direct attack on Israel, Jonny compiles and hosts a regular news bulletin rounding up major stories as the Middle East conflict is being realised as the Iran-Israel War. These regular bulletins expose the Iran Octopus as the prime mover in the Middle East conflict.…

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Episode 177: The Game Soundtracks Draft 2:38:17

5M ago2:38:17

2:38:17

Two Giant Men, 20 categories, dubious rules! Time for another draft episode, this time on the subject of video game soundtracks. Vote for the winner in the announcements channel of the Discord. Most of the music used in the episode is credited in real-time, but the track in the break is an orchestral Phoenix Wright arrangement by Noriyuki Iwadare. …

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148: #TheGazaYouDontSee: @imshin reveals the REAL Gaza: how Gazans see themselves through their own videos 1:02:53

5M ago1:02:53

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The mainstream news channels are stuck in a tiresome stream of programmes which you know misrepresent Gaza and Israel. That ignore key facts and amplify voices from just one side (with honourable exceptions, of course). The world’s media would have you believe Gazans are helpless, living in an overcrowded prison camp, unable to escape their predica…

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What We've Been Playing (Stellar Blade, Animal Well, Pepper Grinder, Dark Forces Remaster) 1:27:29

5M ago1:27:29

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Here's what we've been playing lately: Stellar Blade, Animal Well, Octopath Traveler 2, Dark Forces Remaster and Pepper Grinder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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147: Dr. Meir Javedanfar: What's it like for the Jews who STILL live in Iran? 22:14

5M ago22:14

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What’s it really like in Iran - for its citizens and the Jews who still live there? Iran’s major cities, Tehran and Isfahan still have functioning synagogues, but the communities have declined sharply since the Islamist revolution which shapes the world today. Let’s discuss today's Iran with someone who really knows it. This is an interview conduct…

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Iran's War on Israel Latest News Bulletin presented by Jonny Gould 17:07

5M ago17:07

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Iran's war against Israel comes fully out of the shadows. Since Iran's unprecedented direct attack on Israel, Jonny compiles and hosts the first of a regular news bulletin rounding up major stories as the Middle East conflict is being realised as the Iran-Israel War. These regular bulletins expose the Iran Octopus as the prime mover in the Middle E…

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