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Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.
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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
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If you were stuck on a desert island, and could only have five cheeses, which would you take?
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The Seven Wonders of the World catalogue the world's most spectacular natural wonders and man-made structures. But, if you could choose your own personal Seven Wonders of the World, what would they be? Join Clive Anderson as he sits down with a range of guests to explore exactly that. Nothing is off limits, from culinary delights to train journeys and world-famous performers, as each guest guides us through the why, the how and the when of their seven passions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com ...
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Desert island discs with deportees in Jamaica
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The desert island disc of books. Authors, writers and readers discuss the books that shaped them throughout their lives.
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Mountain biking news, reviews and opinion from the people who bring you Singletrack magazine and the massively popular mountain bike website singletrackworld.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Two neighbors discuss music, movies and other current events as if they were in the alley behind their urban townhomes in downtown Houston. Pour yourself a drink, grab a lawn chair, and join in.
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Hello, I am Stephen, and I prattle! Potentially, infinitely so...[some have said]... On the show I chat about EVERYTHING that intrigues me, such as life, the world, people as well as memories, things personal to me, things I like and all directly into your ears! Along the way I am occasionally joined by some interesting guests who share their stories and 'Prattle!' along with me. The podcast is completely Unscripted & Unedited and ideal for a casual listen to take you away from daily life or ...
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Thought-provoking musings of students and staff at Blackburn Central High School.
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Improv comedy movie podcast featuring comedians Tim Goodings and Andy Price as movie critics criticsing movies and interviewing great celebrity guests. And it sometimes ends with a song. Theme tune by Jack Hopkins - https://soundcloud.com/ja-c-k Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Kirsty Young talks to the Olympic gold medallist and president of World Athletics Sebastian Coe in a programme first broadcast in 2009.By BBC Radio 4
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Vali Höll: 'It's mountain biking, it's not Formula 1'
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In this episode the 2024 Elite Women’s World Champion and World Cup Champion, the YT Mob’s Vali Höll, chats with George, Jack and Emi about equal pay, three-peats, and MTB Reform... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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5.06 /// My Controversial favourite 007 (and the seventh Bond you may not know about...)
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Send us a text Growing up with James Bond films as weekend TV staples, I, Stephen, found myself captivated by the world of espionage, gadgets, and suave sophistication. This episode of Infinite Prattle takes you through my childhood memories associated with the series, including my controversial pick for the best Bond—yes, I said ***************! I…
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George, Jack and Emi are joined by Intense Factory Racing’s Joe Breeden to discuss the racing that’s gone down since the mid-season break, the leaked Warner Brothers Discovery MTB Reform document, before closing out the show with some #teamrumours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Send us a text Ever wonder if today's Gen Z is getting the same hands-on culinary education we did growing up? Reflecting on my childhood, I share cherished memories of learning to cook with my mum, where her practical kitchen philosophy—help out or stay out of the way—instilled in me essential cooking skills and an enduring passion for the kitchen…
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Steven Knight CBE is a screenwriter, producer, and director for film and television. He is best known for creating the TV series Peaky Blinders but he has also turned his hand to feature films, novels, comedy and even gameshows. He co-created the global TV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. His first film, Dirty Pretty Things, was nominated f…
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5.04 /// Chores, Pocket Money, Memories and Life Lessons
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Send us a text Ever wonder how those Saturday morning chores and the pocket money you earned as a kid have shaped the person you are today? Join me on Infinite Prattle as I recount my own childhood experiences growing up in a semi-detached house in the UK. From the meticulous yet sometimes inconsistent way I tidied and organised my room to the broa…
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Mark Knopfler OBE is one of the UK’s most successful rock musicians and composers. He co-founded the band Dire Straits and their album Brothers in Arms is one of the bestselling albums of all time with 30 million copies sold. Alongside the many successes of Dire Straits, Mark has also composed hit songs for other artists like Private Dancer for Tin…
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Hey Rally fans you can now text us here Join Cary and Chuck for our bi-annual tradition of reviewing the best new music we’ve discovered, this time for mid-year 2024. Lots of new punk, shoegaze, rap, pop, metal, alt-country, and even classic 60's lounge. It's a real musical potpourri scene, man! Thanks for listening. Be sure to subscribe to our pod…
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Send us a text Ever wondered what makes the ultimate superhero? Let's imagine blending the best traits of Wolverine, Superman, and Cyclops to create an unbeatable force! What if you could have any superpower you desire? Join me as we explore the exhilarating world of superhuman abilities, from classics like invisibility and flight to the unique pow…
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Sarah Raven is one of Britain’s best known gardeners. Since her debut book, The Cutting Garden in 1996 she has written for national newspapers and magazines and shared her gardening knowledge as a broadcaster. Sarah’s love for gardening started with her family. Her father John was a Classics scholar at Cambridge and a keen amateur botanist and her …
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5.02 /// Desert Island Discs: My Top Five Albums...
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Send us a text Imagine being stranded on a desert island with only five albums to keep you company—what would you choose? Join me on this episode of Infinite Prattle as I reveal my top five Desert Island discs, starting with the game-changing "Bat Out of Hell" by Meatloaf and Jim Steinman. Discover the magic behind its record-breaking chart success…
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The writer David Nicholls is best known for his 2009 novel One Day which has sold 6 million copies, been made into a film and a Netflix series which reached the top 10 in 89 countries. He’s written six novels and his work as a screenwriter has won him a BAFTA and an Emmy nomination. He was born in 1966 and studied Drama and English Literature at Br…
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Making Up The Numbers European DH Championships Pits Special
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5.01 /// Welcome to Season Five / Alien: Romulus- my reserved excitement...
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Send us a text Have you ever wondered what it would be like to merge unscripted chatter with deeply under researched content? (I jest!) Welcome to Season 5 of Infinite Prattle! Which promises a rich mix of spontaneous discussions and insightful topics. We are going to talk about everything from personal heroes to fascinating what-if scenarios. Plus…
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Errollyn Wallen is one of the world’s most performed living composers. Her work, which includes 22 operas, orchestral, chamber and vocal works, was played at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in 2012 and at Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden and Diamond Jubilees. She was the first black woman to have a piece featured in the BBC Proms and the fi…
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Rob Delaney is a comedian, writer and actor who is best known for the television series Catastrophe, which he co-wrote and co-starred in alongside Sharon Horgan. He has also appeared in Hollywood blockbusters including Deadpool and Mission Impossible. Rob was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Marblehead on the north shore. He studied for…
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We’re over halfway through the 2024 World Cup season and in this episodeGeorge,Jack & Emilie round up the first half of the season and grade the teams on their performance so far... The Making Up The Numbers podcast is sponsored by:HopeTechnology www.hopetech.com @hopetechJ-Tech Suspension www.jtechsuspension.co.uk@jtechsuspension Revolution Bike P…
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Today’s guest brings a surprising and somewhat controversial set of wonders that speak to how remarkable human invention truly is. It’s comedian, writer and former Bollywood choreographer Eshaan Akbar! Eshaan makes the case for religion, roads and erm… stairs, which actually turned out better than Clive initially feared! Elsewhere, Eshaan urges us …
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Professor Patricia Wiltshire, forensic scientist
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Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist who specialises in palynology – the study of pollen. Her expertise has led her to work with every police force in Britain and helped solve some of the country’s most notorious crimes including the Soham murder case in which two young girls were killed by school caretaker Ian Huntley. Patricia was…
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Have you ever been brought to tears by how delicious something tastes? Well today’s guest Simon Evans has, and you’ll never guess what from! The radio and TV performer, comedian and self-proclaimed curmudgeon joins Clive as he whittles his list of 21 wonders down to seven. Thankfully for Alan Coren, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Leonardo da Vinci,…
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Anthony Joshua MBE is a British heavyweight boxer, Olympic gold medallist and two-time former unified world heavyweight champion. Anthony was born in 1989 and grew up in Watford. When he was 11, he moved with his mother to Nigeria, her home country, and attended a boarding school there for several months. When the family returned to Watford, Anthon…
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Clive Myrie is an award-winning journalist and news presenter who is one of the BBC’s most experienced foreign correspondents. In 2021 he took over from John Humphrys as Question Master of the quiz show Mastermind and has also presented travel programmes about Italy and the Caribbean. Clive’s parents are from Jamaica and he was born in Farnworth, n…
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The Independence Episode: New Stumpjumper Details
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This week it's election time. We voted and we hope you did too. I this week's episode Mark reminisces about past Passporte du Soleil events and how one fellow journo didn't even make it to the start line. Benji gives us a load of new info on the 15th Specialized Stumpjumper that has just launched and Hannah has just come back from the Bespoked hand…
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Shirine Khoury-Haq is the chief executive officer of the Co-op Group – the first female chief executive in its 180-year history and the first from an ethnic minority background. Shirine was born in Beirut to a Palestinian father and a Turkish mother. Her father was a geophysicist who worked in the oil industry and his work took the family around th…
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Hey Rally fans you can now text us here Remember when you were a kid and you could go out and buy a soundtrack to remember your favorite movie? In the days before home video and streaming that was our way to relive the movie experience, and those soundtracks did not disappoint. They were some of the best ways to get compilations for your parties wi…
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The Australian actor Rebel Wilson became an international star with a breakthrough part in the 2011 Hollywood comedy Bridesmaids, opposite Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy. She followed this up playing Fat Amy in the highly successful Pitch Perfect trilogy, which documents the fortunes of a female college acapella group. Rebel was born in Balmain,…
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Desert Island Disc Brakes - Josh Bryceland
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Desert Island Disc Brakes is our interview format for the pro riders we keep bumping into. It is a 'tribute' to other similar formats you may have heard on the radio. This week Hannah talks to pro rider Josh Bryceland about his life as a DH racing pro around the world discussing everything from his mythical house boat to comparisons of life with do…
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4.23 /// Fleeting Fame: The Viral Video Journey...
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Send us a text Can a few seconds of internet fame change your life forever? This week on Infinite Prattle, we dissect the whirlwind world of viral videos and social media trends. From the Harlem Shake to the latest TikTok phenomena, we explore how these sensational moments shape our culture and language. Join me as we question whether the benefits …
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The Irish writer John Boyne is best known for his 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which became a literary phenomenon, selling more than 11 million copies around the world. It was translated into 60 languages and adapted into a film, a play, a ballet and an opera. He has written more than two dozen books, including a number of titles for …
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4.22 /// The Digital Dilemma: Subscription Overload...
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Send us a text Ever find yourself overwhelmed by the ever-growing list of streaming subscriptions and miss the simplicity of owning physical media? This week's episode of Infinite Prattle springs from my recent reflections on this very dilemma. Fresh from an eventful weekend at the British Superbikes in Knock Hill, Scotland, and after wrestling wit…
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The one where Benji tells WC Semi-Finals to f... off
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WC DH Semi-Finals, Welsh Trail Access Nightmares, Goodbye Rob, How to amputate your finger at home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dame Sarah Storey is Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian, winning 17 gold, eight silver and three bronze medals. She was just 14 when she took two weeks off school to compete as a swimmer in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, where she won her first two gold medals. Since then, she has competed in a further seven Paralympics, switching to cycl…
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4.21 /// From Station to Signal Boxes: My Journey in the Rail Industry...
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Send us a text What do you do when faced with the emotional turmoil of a loved one's health crisis while balancing a demanding career? This week's episode of Infinite Prattle takes you on a heartfelt journey as I record from the Stena line ferry amidst a week of intense personal and professional events. I open up about the harrowing experience of m…
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Greg Davies is a familiar face on television as the host of Taskmaster, the BAFTA-winning game show, and he has achieved sell out national arena tours as a stand-up. His on-screen breakthrough came in 2008 when he played the head of the sixth form, Mr Gilbert, in the highly successful teenage comedy series the Inbetweeners. He wrote and starred in …
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Today we welcome to the stage comedian Jamie D’Souza, who tells Clive all about the wonders Staines has to offer, from its’ primary school turned curry house to the local pub which has witnessed a rather heroic rescue mission. Elsewhere the pair discuss whether a proposal should come as a complete surprise, and Jamie reveals some of the pranks he g…
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4.20 /// Reflections on COVID-19 and a global pandemic...
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Send us a Text Message. What does it feel like to live through a global crisis while protecting a loved one who is particularly vulnerable? We recount our personal journey during the COVID-19 pandemic, navigating the early days of uncertainty and the drastic shift to a remote work lifestyle. With my wife having cystic fibrosis, we took extreme prec…
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Have you ever wondered what the toilets of Kensington Palace are like? Well today’s guest Chris Stark has the inside scoop, and he believes they’re more wondrous than the Malia Strip! The radio presenter, DJ and podcaster also tells Clive about the time his German pen pal kicked a pigeon in Trafalgar Square, and reveals how his dead goldfish went o…
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Scottish Downhill Association / British National Downhill Series Round 2 - Fort William
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Hannah chats to racers and their support crew at the British National Downhill Series, Round 2, at Fort William. Thanks to the Scottish Downhill Association for making it happen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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4.19 /// Unbelievable Facts! From Hippos swallowing cars to Time Dilation...
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Send us a text Prepare to have your mind stretched beyond the ordinary as we embark on an extraordinary adventure of discovery, where the weight of the internet's electrons and the astonishing size of a hippo's jaw are just the tip of the iceberg. Get ready to unravel the perplexing probabilities of birthday-sharing among groups, This episode promi…
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Would you ever consider bonobo apes to be a wonder of the world? Well, comedian and writer Cally Beaton certainly does, and on today’s show she tells Clive all about them! And no, she didn't choose them solely because of their slightly fruity behaviour... Cally also makes a strong case for bicycles, ice cream vans and Jeff, her wire-haired dachshun…
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4.18 /// Reminiscing over 'my' cafe Nervosa...
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Send us a text Step back in time with me to the cozy corners of Rimini's, my own slice of Café Nervosa nostalgia, where every sip of mocha brewed stories and friendships that linger like the aroma of fresh coffee. As I recount the intimate connections that blossomed over the counter with Simon, Karen, and the familiar faces that became the backdrop…
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4.17 /// Two Years of [Infinite] Prattle! & the Joy of Podcasting...
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Send us a text What happens when a simple idea blossoms into a fully-fledged podcasting adventure? Two years ago, my wife's suggestion sparked the creation of a platform that has since become a treasured part of my life—Infinite Prattle. As we hit our two-year anniversary, join me in a celebration of growth, transformation, and the art of conversat…
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4.16 /// The lost dinner party Guest list...
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Send us a text Join me on Infinite Prattle as we embark on an intimate journey through the shadows of stardom, toasting to the legends who've shaped our laughter, our playlists, and our perspectives. We talk about what it would be like to share a table with the likes of Robin Williams and Meatloaf, feeling their absence yet celebrating the imprints…
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Fort William Special: Making Up The Numbers
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George has been up to Fort William to chat to folks in the pits before the racing kicks off. He's also sent us a very interesting collection of photos. Enjoy, sports fans! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Making Up The Numbers 2024 Downhill Season Preview
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In this episode George, Jack & Emilie are joined by the Privateer Project’s Wyn Masters to preview the 2024 World Cup Season… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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4.15 /// Cartoon Themes of Our [my] Youth...
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Send us a text Do you ever find yourself humming a tune from a childhood show and suddenly you're transported back to the days of cereal and Saturday morning cartoons? That's the power of a great cartoon theme, and on today's episode of Infinite Prattle, I, Stephen, take you on a nostalgic journey through the soundscapes of our youth. Remember the …
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Tim Spector is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Head of the Department of Twin Research at King’s College London. He was one of the co-founders of the ZOE Covid Symptom study, which for which he was awarded an OBE. He has also written best-selling books about the relationship between what we eat and our health and well-being. Tim was born in L…
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Beyonce and the Country Crossover Conundrum
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Hey Rally fans you can now text us here Why is “crossover” a dirty word in the music world? Texas girl Beyoncé grew up in Houston, performed at the Rodeo, and loved horses, but some people got royally torqued when she recently released a country record. Why are people annoyed by genre switching, and are there more insidious issues at work? Join us …
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4.14 /// Living with grief - Cat's story of 'Love, Loss & Life' [Guest Episode] Feat. Cat Part 2
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Send us a text Grief is a journey that none of us are prepared for, yet it’s a path many of us will walk. Cat's story is a raw and honest portrayal of navigating the rough seas of loss, and it's one that resonates deeply. Our heartfelt conversation peels back the layers of her experience, from the initial paralysis of losing her partner, Jon, to th…
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