Best Gavin Kent Podcasts (2024)

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Azadeh Akhlaghi: Bearing Witness 20:01

32m ago20:01

20:01

Today, I'm releasing an episode that became available exclusively to patrons of The Art of Crime at the end of last season. It's about Iranian photographer Azadeh Akhlaghi and her photo-series, By an Eye-Witness, which reconstructs politically significant deaths in twentieth-century Iranian history. If you want more content like this, please consid…

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Summer Announcements and Patrons-Only Bonus Episodes 1:25

3d ago1:25

1:25

A few quick announcements about summer programming. If you'd like to support the show and gain access to exclusive content, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.By Gavin Whitehead

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The Art of Revolution with Will Clark (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 52:27

18d ago52:27

52:27

Today, we're joined by Will Clark, host and creator of Grey History: The French Revolution. He and Gavin discuss their favorite works of art from the French Revolution. Show notes available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.co…

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Trial by Playbill (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 30:32

1M ago30:32

30:32

In 1823, John Thurtell murdered the gambler William Weare while the two were riding in a horse-drawn gig. Cashing in on public fascination with the case, the Surrey Theatre staged The Gamblers, a play that recreated the murder and incorporated the actual horse-drawn gig in which the crime took place. The Gamblers became one of the most explosive me…

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Murder at the Wax Museum with Caroline Crampton (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 29:13

2M ago29:13

29:13

A surprising number of crime stories from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction take place in wax museums. Today, we're joined by Caroline Crampton, host and creator of Shedunnit, a podcast that unravels the mysteries behind classic detective stories, to talk about why the wax museum has fueled the imagination of so many crime writers. Link to "Waxwo…

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Marie Antoinette, The Marriage of Figaro, and the Diamond Necklace Affair 25:10

2M ago25:10

25:10

Beaumarchais’s madcap comedy, The Marriage of Figaro, smashed box-office records when it opened in Paris in 1784. The following year, a team of real-life con artists drew inspiration from a crucial scene in the play as they planned—and pulled off—the swindle of the century. Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If …

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Conclusion: Risky Business (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 33:19

3M ago33:19

33:19

This episode, we consider Madame Tussaud's unique contribution to the true crime genre. Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.By Gavin Whitehead

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The True Crime Controversy of 1849 (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 55:04

3M ago55:04

55:04

In 1849, George and Maria Manning murdered a guest in their London home and fled the British capital . A dramatic hunt for the killers ensued. After the law caught up with the Mannings, the glamorous Maria achieved near-celebrity status as she made her way through the justice system. A staggering thirty thousand spectators gathered to watch her and…

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The Baker Street Bazaar and the Cult Leader of Kent (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 1:01:35

4M ago1:01:35

1:01:35

After more than three decades of touring the provinces, Madame Tussaud made the unexpected decision to settle down in London in 1835. Within a matter of years, Tussaud was running the metropolis’s number-one tourist destination, and she updated the Chamber of Horrors more frequently than ever before. In 1838, she unveiled an effigy of Sir William C…

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Burke and Hare at Madame Tussaud and Sons (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 1:00:12

4M ago1:00:12

1:00:12

For more than three decades, Madame Tussaud toured England, Scotland, and Ireland, winning nationwide acclaim. Over the years, her enterprise morphed into a family business, with both her sons dedicating their lives to the wax museum. In 1829, Madame Tussaud and Sons scored one of their biggest hits of the ’20s with controversial effigies of Burke …

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The Red Barn Murder (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 59:43

5M ago59:43

59:43

From 1803 to 1808, Madame Tussaud toured Scotland and Ireland, exhibiting her handiwork in major cities. During this time, she took drastic measures to win her freedom from her exploitative business partner, Paul Philipstahl. Tussaud went years without creating new figures related to crime, but in 1828 she introduced a likeness of William Corder, p…

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Fright Night at the Lyceum (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 1:06:54

5M ago1:06:54

1:06:54

After marrying and starting a family, Madame Tussaud accepted an offer to partner with another showman and exhibit her handiwork in London. To her dismay, she soon realized that she had teamed up with a snake. Despite a rough start in the British capital, Tussaud scored a major hit with a wax effigy of Colonel Edward Marcus Despard, a convicted tra…

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Tussaud and the Terror (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 1:11:00

5M ago1:11:00

1:11:00

As the French Revolution ran its course, the monarchy crumbled, and the nation descended into wanton violence. During the Reign of Terror, thousands of French citizens went to the guillotine, and Tussaud made waxen replicas of important revolutionaries’ severed heads, including that of Maximilien Robespierre. In 1793, she also created a wax tableau…

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The Phantom of the Bastille (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 59:25

6M ago59:25

59:25

On July 12, 1789, a crowd of protestors furious over King Louis XVI’s policies swarmed Madame Tussaud and Philippe Curitus’s wax museum, demanding busts of prominent political figures. This episode led to bloodshed that same afternoon. Two days later, a mob stormed the Bastille, a medieval prison, marking the outbreak of the French Revolution. Soon…

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The Den of Illustrious Thieves (Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors) 54:38

6M ago54:38

54:38

Born in 1761, Madame Tussaud studied the art of wax modeling under Philippe Curtius, owner of the most famous wax museum in pre-revolutionary Paris. Sometime around 1780, Curtius opened a special exhibit in his establishment called The Den of Illustrious Thieves, in which he displayed wax effigies of notorious murderers. He had an early hit with a …

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Introducing Queen of Crime: Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors 3:41

7M ago3:41

3:41

Introducing Queen of Crime: Madame Tussaud and the Chamber of Horrors Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.By Gavin Whitehead

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Introducing Who ARTed? - The Stockholm Art Heist 7:46

7M ago7:46

7:46

Today, I'm sharing an episode of the delightful art history podcast, Who ARTed?, hosted by Kyle Wood. This episode is all about the Stockholm art heist of the year 2000. Find out what extraordinary paintings were stolen from the National Gallery--and how they were recovered. We're back next week with another installment in Queen of Crime: Madame Tu…

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The Herculean Labor of Sculpting the Perseus 19:54

7M ago19:54

19:54

The Perseus of Benvenuto Cellini is justly considered a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. Believe it or not, this statue almost never existed. From start to finish, sculpting the Perseus proved a Herculean labor, as dogged opposition from Cellini's own patron, life-threatening illness, and the sheer enormity of the artist's ambitions conspired …

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Before Borat: The Dreadnought Hoax 21:48

7M ago21:48

21:48

In 1910, four Abyssinian royals toured the H.M.S. Dreadnought, the most technologically advanced ship in the British Royal Navy. Afterward, however, it leaked to the press that the captain and crew of the vessel had been duped: they had given a tour not to foreign dinitaries but British citizens. The Dreadnought affair caused a minor scandal, and w…

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Introducing History Uncovered: The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller 27:42

8M ago27:42

27:42

Today, we're joined by Austin Harvey, co-host of History Uncovered, a podcast that explores the natural world and the world past. First, we'll hear a History Uncovered episode about the mysterious disappearance of indigenous art collector Michael Rockefeller in 1961. Afterward, Austin chats with Gavin about the process of making the episode and off…

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The Art of Crime Interview on Crawlspace 45:59

9M ago45:59

45:59

Back in the spring, I was interviewed on the true crime podcast, Crawlspace, and I wanted to share that interview with you. Hope you enjoy! We'll be back with original Art of Crime content in December, and season 3 will start in earnest in January 2024. If you'd like more Art of Crime content now, however, please consider becoming a patron at www.p…

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Kent C Dodds (Creator of Epic Web, React Testing Library and Co-Founder of Remix) | The past, the present and the future of web dev! 56:20

9M ago56:20

56:20

Kent C Dodds is a software engineer, entrepreneur and educator from Utah, USA. Kent joins Cameron on The Coder Career to discuss his original journey into tech, lessons he has learnt and what he predicts for his future, as well as his opinions around the best method and stack to learn (through his Epic Web course). Get in touch with Kent: Twitter E…

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Ask Me Anything (Assassins) 34:52

9M ago34:52

34:52

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions! Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.By Gavin Whitehead

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Stephen Sondheim . . . and Even More Assassins (Assassins) 41:04

10M ago41:04

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By Gavin Whitehead

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#75 Max Howell (Founder of tea.xyz and creator of Homebrew) | Open Source, FAANG Interviews and Package Management 54:32

10M ago54:32

54:32

Patreon Contact Max: Twitter/X tea.xyz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Blue House Blues: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Leon Trotsky at the Casa Azul (Assassins) 23:43

10M ago23:43

23:43

Thanks to the efforts of renowned Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, Leon Trotsky gained political asylum in Mexico. In early 1937, the Russian revolutionary moved in with the painter and his wife, Frida Kahlo, at the Blue House on the outskirts of the Mexican capital. A torrid drama ensued, in which Trotsky betrayed his benefactor, at great risk to hi…

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Laura Keene and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Assassins) 37:58

11M ago37:58

37:58

In 1858, actor-manager Laura Keene bought exclusive rights to Tom Taylor's comedy, Our American Cousin, which became the smash hit of the decade. On April 14, 1865, Keene was performing the play at Ford's Theatre when John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. As the assassin fled and the playhouse descended into pandemonium, Keene endeavored to manag…

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#74: Gavin Van Lelyveld (Founder of Deconstructing Leadership) | Technical Leadership and the relationship between business and code 46:13

11M ago46:13

46:13

Contact Gav Patreon In this episode of "The Coder Career," your host Cameron delves deep into the world of software engineering with a special guest who brings a wealth of experience and insights to the table. Join us as we sit down with Gavin van Lelyveld, a seasoned engineering leader, to explore the ever-evolving landscape of software developmen…

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History Daily Special Presentation: The Antwerp Diamond Heist 19:34

11M ago19:34

19:34

The first in a series of bonus episodes related to the theme of assassins will drop on Wednesday, September 13. To tide you over until then, I'm pleased to present two episodes of the History Daily podcast. History Daily generously featured an episode of The Art of Crime a few weeks back, so I wanted to return the favor. This History Daily episode …

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History Daily Special Presentation: The Mystery of D.B. Cooper 17:58

11M ago17:58

17:58

The first in a series of bonus episodes related to the theme of assassins will drop on Wednesday, September 13. To tide you over until then, I'm pleased to present two episodes of the History Daily podcast. History Daily generously featured an episode of The Art of Crime a few weeks back, so I wanted to return the favor. This episode is about the m…

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Introducing.... This is My Stack! Featuring Dan Bruce | Next, Nest and Postgres to build SaaS for SaaS 23:31

11M ago23:31

23:31

Check out the episode on Youtube! Contact Cam Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#73: Omar Tufayl (Founder of loopsio) | Breaking "no experience" cycle, commercial awareness as a dev and the future of tech education 57:42

11M ago57:42

57:42

Omar Tufayl is a software engineer from Glasgow and founder of loopsio, a platform that enables software engineering students across Scotland to gain practical hands-on experience, giving businesses and organisations a way to resource small scale, cost effective software work, and access the best up and coming talent. Omar joins Cam to discuss his …

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The Last Word (Assassins) 35:12

11M ago35:12

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In this episode, we look back on the crimes we covered this season and consider what we've learned about the nature of assassination, especially when artists are in the picture. Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepo…

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#72: Eelco Wiersma (Founder of SAAS UI and Senior Engineer at Wundergraph) 51:14

12M ago51:14

51:14

Eelco Wiersma is the founder of SAAS UI and a Senior Software Engineer at WunderGraph. Eelco joins Cam to chat about the future of front end web development, if AI is a threat or opportunity, how engineers can develop their problem solving skills away from the computer, and being a digital nomad. Follow Eelco on Twitter Contact Cam Patreon Hosted o…

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Good Friday, 1865: John Wilkes Booth, Pt. II (Assassins) 51:26

12M ago51:26

51:26

On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln attended a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. John Wilkes Booth shot him in the middle of the show and escaped from the playhouse, after which a dramatic manhunt ensued. His crime would not only cost him his life but forever tarnish the name of Booth, which had previously belonged …

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#71: Louise Shambrook (Software Engineer at FindMyPast) on Career Changing, Machine Learning and Women in Tech 55:01

1y ago55:01

55:01

Louise Shambrook is a software engineer and former social worker based in Edinburgh UK. Following on from collaborations with The Coder Career at events and on our discord server, Louise joins Cam on the podcast to discuss her journey into tech and what she's learnt along the way! We also talk about gender equality in the industry and what work nee…

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A Family Affair: John Wilkes Booth, Pt. I (Assassins) 1:03:51

1y ago1:03:51

1:03:51

John Wilkes Booth hailed from America’s most celebrated theatrical dynasty. At the height of his powers, his father, Junius, ranked as the greatest Shakespearean in the country, and John’s older brothers, Junius and Edwin, also achieved fame. After an unpromising professional debut, John lived up to the family name, rising to stardom. With the outb…

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#70: Matúš Čongrády (CEO Stacktape) on Automating the Process of DevOps 55:53

1y ago55:53

55:53

Matúš Čongrády is a software engineer and CEO of Stacktape from Bratislava, Slovakia. Matúš joins Cameron to discuss what Stacktape is building, how you can get started with DevOps and balancing abstraction services with building your own custom solutions. Stacktape's aim is to make DevOps simple, allowing developers to deploy and run full-stack ap…

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#69: Chenyse Semper | Data Engineering, Career Changing and Consulting! 38:02

1y ago38:02

38:02

Cameron explores the dynamic world of data engineering with guest Chenyse Semper, a consultant and data engineer from Infinity Works. This discussion is not just a deep-dive into the intricacies of data engineering and consulting, but a treasure trove of insights that could be the key to unlocking your next career move. Chenyse candidly shares her …

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The Life and Crimes of a Casual Necromancer: Benvenuto Cellini (Assassins) 59:17

1y ago59:17

59:17

Apart from creating exquisite music, goldwork, and statuary under the patronage of Pope Clement VII, among other notables, sixteenth-century Renaissance man Benvenuto Cellini had a special talent for making enemies. One professional rivalry even ended in murder, in the middle of a busy street. After getting imprisoned for a crime he never committed…

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The Teigin Enigma: Sadamichi Hirasawa (Assassins) 49:55

1y ago49:55

49:55

In 1949, a man claiming to be a doctor walked into a Tokyo bank. By the time he walked out, he had stolen 160,000 yen and left ten people dead or dying inside. Given the speed and sophistication of the killings, police assumed they were looking for a trained assassin. Instead, their investigation led to an unassuming landscape painter named Sadamic…

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#68: Alfie Whattam | Founder of Alfa 53:03

1y ago53:03

53:03

Alfie Whattam is the founder of Alfa, a boutique recruitment agency based in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Adolf Hitler and the Ghosts of the Great War: Otto Dix (Assassins) 1:03:09

1y ago1:03:09

1:03:09

After serving in WWI, German painter Otto Dix rose to fame in the 1920s partly through his unflinching portrayal of modern warfare and the toll it took on the human body. However, these themes landed him on the blacklist following the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. After a no-name carpenter masterminded—and nearly pulled off—a daring attempt on Hit…

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#67: Selby Cary | Head of Technical Operations at TestCard 49:28

1y ago49:28

49:28

This week Cameron is joined by Edinburgh based serial entrepreneur Selby Cary to discuss his journey from Robotics, to AgriTech, to leading technical operations! Cam's Content Follow Selby - https://www.linkedin.com/in/selbycary/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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"What an Artist Dies in Me" : Nero, Pt. II (Assassins) 46:42

1y ago46:42

46:42

After the assassination of his mother, Agrippina, Nero threw himself into the performing arts like never before, training to become both a musician and a tragic actor. He even toured Greece to compete in its famous sports and arts festivals. As Nero’s megalomania and abuses of office grew more outrageous, however, a group of conspirators plotted hi…

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#66: Joshua Mo | DevRel at ShuttleRS 42:26

1y ago42:26

42:26

In this episode of The Coder Career Podcast, host Cameron interviews Joshua Mo, a software engineer with expertise in Rust and web development. The conversation revolves around Joshua's career journey, including how he entered the industry and advanced his career. They also delve into the benefits of Rust, such as memory safety, low-level control, …

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A Portrait of the Tyrant as a Young Man: Nero, Pt. I (Assassins) 53:34

1y ago53:34

53:34

Nero became emperor of Rome in 54 A.D., largely thanks to the scheming of his mother, Agrippina. The teenaged ruler showed promise early on, yet major flaws swiftly revealed themselves, including an obsession with becoming a musician. As his enemies multiplied, Nero retained power by brutal means. In 59, he ordered one of the most notorious assassi…

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#65: Matija Sosic | Co-Founder of WaspLang 54:05

1y ago54:05

54:05

Welcome to another episode of The Coder Career Podcast! Today, host Cameron sits down with Matija Sosic, co-founder of WaspLang, to talk about the future of web development and the process of creating your own language. Matija is a programming language enthusiast with a background in web development. In this episode, he shares his insights on the f…

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Shooting Andy Warhol: Valerie Solanas (Assassins) 57:49

1+ y ago57:49

57:49

When Valerie Solanas moved to New York in the early-to-mid 1960s, she wanted nothing more than to become a writer. Within a few years, she approached perhaps the most admired—and reviled—artist in the United States, Andy Warhol, proposing that he produce her pipe-bomb of a comedy, Up Your Ass. Though promising at first, their relationship went sout…

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#64 - Laura Bell Main | CEO of SafeStack 43:42

1+ y ago43:42

43:42

In this episode of The Coder Career podcast, host Cameron sits down with Laura Bell Main, the CEO of SafeStack, to discuss her journey into the technology industry and her experiences working in cyber security. Laura shares her fascinating career path, from her early beginnings at inland revenue to her current role leading SafeStack. As the convers…

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