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A look at the leaders of Rome, starting with the Legendary Kings, through the Republicans, and on to the Emperors. Each episode will be about a single leader that helped forge Rome into the greatest military and political force of its age.
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Each episode will feature interviews with key figures from the NHS procurement world discussing NHS Procurement and Supply Chain issues or an interview with one of the fascinating people shaping the future of our industry. You’ll hear ideas, opinions, and predictions about everything procurement. And much, much more.
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For SupChina Access members only: An exclusive early listen to the interviews on the Sinica Podcast, hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn.
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Comic Nerds and Newbies Assemble! Deep in the Four Color Fortress, The Four Color Comrades meet bi-weekly to chat all about comics for your listening pleasure! Alan loves Hal Jordan, Manga, and the technical side of comics. Chewie is a comic newbie with a love of horror and the dark side. Ian wants super powers, is way into Batman, and is easy to please. Ryan is our indie guru, comics historian, and geek father of two. With our powers combined, we are... Four Color Commentary: The continuing ...
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Their names are part of football folklore. They are often turned to in times of need. They can be a fan’s last resort... but who are “The Football Gods”? This podcast gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ultimately become The Football Gods. Join our hosts, broadcaster Kate Mason and journalist Tim Spiers, as we ponder the all-important questions such as; “Which player would you send to hell?”, “ ...
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Procurement Act delay special with Andrew Daly
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Andrew Daly from Hempsons explains what the delay to the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023 means for NHS procurement and what HCSA members should be doing to make the most of the period of delay.By HCSA
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New Strategic Framework for NHS Commercial SupplyCast with Liz Capp-Gray
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Liz Capp-Gray, Associate Director of NHS Commercial Interventions for CCF, discusses the Commercial Efficiencies Optimisation Programme (CEOP) and the Frameworks Workstream.By HCSA
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SupplyCast legal update with Andrew Daly
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Andrew Daly from Hempsons provides a new legal update including The Procurement Act, Provider Selection Regime and what a change of Government could mean for NHS procurement.By HCSA
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Ian French from NHS SBS discusses elective recovery through framework agreements, pros and cons of insourcing and what you should be asking suppliers.By HCSA
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S05E21: The not-so ideal dynamics when setting boundaries
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Setting boundaries seems to be a fad, but it's not as rosy as it appears, but it's still a better response. Hear me out.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message
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Future Leaders SupplyCast with Tom Plater
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Reigning HCSA PDP champ Tom Plater joins SupplyCast to chat about his ambitions for the future, winning PDP and why he’s proud to be part of the Future Leaders communityBy HCSA
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S05E20: Concerns, sentiments, and other uncomfortable words
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Do we drive people out? Do we immediately blame? Concerns, sentiment, and other uncomfortable words are realities of life and you cannot avoid all the time. My thoughts about it.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message
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S05E19: What accepting who you are includes
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It sounds noble when people say they accept you for who you are. However, what does that mean? What does it include? Feel free to listen in my on-the-road reflection as I tag you along with me.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message
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Following the announcement of its first review, Chair of the Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel Andrew Taylor joins the podcast to discuss aims and expectationsBy HCSA
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Andy Hamilton is a Football God: "Commentators are brilliant, they’re pure Harry Enfield”
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This week’s Football God is British comedian, game-show panellist, comedy screenwriter, television director, radio dramatist, and novelist Andy Hamilton. Best known for writing the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Old Harry's Game (in which he plays an amusing version of Satan himself), and the BBC One sitcom Outnumbered, about a middle-class family with …
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Kelly Sotherton is a Football God: "I’d like to watch with Prince William, he’s a Villa fan, what’s he saying about the ref?"
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This week’s Football God is three-time Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton. Kelly compares athletics tactics to football ones, praises Bergkamp and reveals the royal family member she’d watch the game with. Kelly is also host of the podcast Inside Track – the exclusive, access-all-areas platform for everything athletics. The Football Gods gives famou…
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S03E18: When Abusive People Use Your Being a "Bad Christian" Against You.
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Abusive people will use your imperfections against you. If ever you are identified with groups expected to be better (like being a Christian), they utilize this.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message
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Quick Procurement Act update with Andrew Daly
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We caught up with Andrew Daly for a quick update on the Procurement Act as the proposed go-live date is setBy HCSA
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SupplyCast with Nils van de Winkel
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Nils van de Winkel NHS Associate Director - Commercial Systems, Data and Insight gives his take on the new Strategic Framework for NHS Commercial and what procurement teams should focus on in relation to procurement tech and dataBy HCSA
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S03E17: The subjectivity and misnomer "Ang hirap/dali niyang kausap"
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The difficulty or easeness of a person being transacted with is highly dependent on context and situation, but being guided with reflective questions will make us at least understand people. Let me talk about these reflective questions.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message…
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"You don't need to explain yourself". No, you need to, especially with that tone. Yes, you need to explain and defend yourself, and let me expound that.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message
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Strategic Framework for NHS Commercial
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Fiona Hilton and Lois Shields from NHS England discuss the new Strategic Framework for NHS Commercial including implementation, key themes and checks and balancesBy HCSA
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Mark Wood is a Football God: "Chris Woakes is a lovely footballer but never tries because he's a fast bowler..."
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This week’s Football God is cricketer Mark Wood. He reveals who on his team is best at football, why Vinnie Jones is his boy and how he became a supporter of AFC Wimbledon. When he’s not bowling for England, Mark is also the co-host of cricket podcast Middle Please, Umpire and has an award-winning book The Wood Life: A Not So Helpful How-to Guide o…
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Justin Moorhouse is a Football God: “The 85-86 Man United side was one of the most beautiful sides I’ve ever seen”
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Justin Moorhouse is a stand-up comedian and radio DJ from Manchester. He’s appeared in Looking for Eric and in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights as Young Kenny - who’s an avid Man City supporter - but in this episode he’s a Man United-loving Football God. Before working in TV and radio, Justin was a salesman for many years until he contacted a comedy club…
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SupplyCast Special with Andrew New
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NHS Supply Chain CEO Andrew New discusses the intense Public Accounts Committee session including how he prepared; how he thinks it went; dealing with a combative panel; and lessons learnedBy HCSA
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Matt Murray is a Football God: ‘I’d have R9, Haaland and Bully upfront for Wolves’
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Matt Murray is a former professional footballer, sports reporter and pundit. As a player he was a football goalkeeper who spent his entire career at Wolves, making 100 appearances for the club. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total power over the beautiful game. Listen as they shape football to their whim and ult…
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HCSA Chief Officer Keith Rowley gives an extensive update on everything happening in a big year for HCSA, its members and the procurement and supply chain community.By HCSA
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"No need to explain yourself". "Keep it brief." Hearing these words even if it's no longer work-related? Yes, we're not everyone's cup of tea, but also yes, not everything is elevator pitch, and let me expound that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message…
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Alex Lowe is a Football God “I go for the underdogs, I don’t want to see Man City stroll around”
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Alex Lowe explains his love for two teams, how he’s making half time more interesting and why he’ll always support an underdog. Alex Lowe is an English actor, comedian and voice artist. He is the creator and performer of the character Barry from Watford on BBC Radio 2, as well as also being the creator and performer behind the character Clinton Bap…
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SupplyCast with Malcolm Littlewood
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Malcolm Littlewood joins SupplyCast to discuss his long and storied career in NHS procurement, coming out of retirement, his highs and lows and hopes for the futureBy HCSA
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Bradley James is a Football God: "If Erling Haaland wants to play on the same team as Kevin De Bruyne, then one of them's going to have to take a pay cut"
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You might know Actor Bradley James from the TV series Damien where he plays the antichrist or the BBC’s Merlin but he is also an Arsenal fan and a massive England fan. In today’s Football Gods he talks salary caps, local players for local teams and the joy of tailgating. The Football Gods gives famous faces the ultimate footballing role: total powe…
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Tubes is a Football God: “I would eradicate half and half scarves”
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Tubes discusses his early memories of football and his deep connection to Chelsea. No subject is off limits, from hotdogs to blue cards and how being sober has changed his experience of going to matches. Peter “Tubes” Dale is a former presenter on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM. He started out as an assistant producer on the programme before moving in front…
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Emile Heskey is a Football God: “I would probably damn to hell, Thierry Henry…”
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Emile Heskey discusses his early athletic endeavours, his transition to football, supporting Leicester City and meeting his football idols. Emile Heskey is an English former professional footballer who currently serves as head of football development of Leicester City Women. As a striker, he made more than 500 appearances over an 18-year career sta…
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SupplyCast Special with Jacqui Rock
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NHS Chief Commercial Officer Jacqui Rock discusses the new framework for NHS commercial and explains why it was so needed, what will be different this time, and what the ask of the system isBy HCSA
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Jim Daly is a Football God: ‘As God, I would make all the food at every ground, in a pie’
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Comedian Jim Daly recalls Crystal Palace's glory season under Steve Bruce, expresses his admiration for Jack Grealish’s calves and reveals who he’s damning to hell. Jim Daly is a standup comedian, presenter and podcaster, hosting JOE.co.uk’s weekly football show Football Friday and also the Crystal palace FC themed FYP podcast. His 2022 debut Edinb…
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Conor Coady is a Football God: “Racism. It’s the one thing I would take away from football”
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Conor Coady discusses his move from Wolves to Leicester, his early football memories, banning racism from the game and expresses how he'd improve VAR as his first act as Football God. Conor Coady started at Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2015 and it was at Molineux where he made the switch from midfield to defence. He played over 300 games for the club…
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Lynsey Hooper is a Football God: “For teams without big budgets, a long throw is their secret weapon”
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This week’s Football God is sports journalist Lynsey Hooper. In her role as God, Lynsey is banishing the 1921 FA President, wiping a 2012 West Brom, Wolves match from history and introducing klaxons and pedometers to the game. Lynsey is a broadcaster for Sky Sports and 10 years ago she set up a unique podcast the Offside Rule - a hugely successful …
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We find other people full of themselves and arrogant, at least from our perspective. Thus, systemically, we seemed to make it a mission for them to be humble. Let me expound why it's not healthy to do so.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message
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Steve Bull is a Football God: “Jack Grealish is like marmite, you either like him or you hate him”
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In this week’s Football Gods, Wolves' legend Steve Bull sets out to make refereeing fairer, recommends his favourite UK town for fish and chips and recalls football training stories from the 80s. In 1986 Steve Bull joined Wolves from arch-rivals West Bromwich Albion for £65,000, alongside Andy Thompson, and so a legacy began. What followed over the…
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SupplyCast Andrew Daly Legal Update
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An essential legal update with Andrew Daly from Hempsons on the Provider Selection Regime, how it applies to Trusts and what HCSA members need to knowBy HCSA
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Kieran Maguire and Kevin Day are Football Gods: “I’d work out how much money there is in the Premier League and I'd split it evenly between the 20 teams”
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This week’s Football Gods are football finance expert Kieran Maguire and comedian Kevin Day, also known as the hosts of the ever popular podcast, The Price of Football. As well as looking at football from a financial perspective they also touched on dad dancing, the power of communities and violence in football. The Football Gods gives famous faces…
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S05E13: Happy New Year...so "bygones be bygones?"
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Let us welcome 2024! Happy New Year! Though, have anyone used this to sweep our own mistakes under the rug without amendments or fixing it? Okay, let us expound why we must not use it that way.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-along/message
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Happy new year everybody from the Football Gods. If you’re just joining us, we wanted to give all of you brand new listeners a taste of what you’ve missed so far on the show. Here’s a few of our favourite stories from the end of last year - from David Seaman's faith healer to Shaun Derry's pre-match rituals. Enjoy! The Football Gods gives famous fa…
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Don Goodman is a Football God: “I do think there would be some benefit to football with a sin bin”
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This week’s Football God is former striker turned co-commentator Don Goodman who is changing the game with a sin bin, eating fried chicken and watching the match with some of history’s most famous faces. He’s also bringing up a Wolves game that any Wolves fan would like to forget. Don racked up 586 appearances and 162 goals during his 20 career whi…
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SupplyCast with HCSA Future Leaders
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HCSA Future Leaders Chair Sophie Lilleyman and team members Rebekah Kelly, Naila Draper and Joel Rocha discuss their careers, lessons learnt and goals for the groupBy HCSA
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Anna Ptaszynski is a Football God: “Instead of teaching geography in schools, we’ll teach football”
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This week’s Football God is QI writer and podcaster Anna Ptaszynski. She’s armed with facts about football, a very worthy contender to damn to hell and a new school curriculum for kids. Anna is the host of one of the podcast world’s earliest successes - No Such Thing as a Fish - which has had over 400 million listens. She is one of QI’s researchers…
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Nick Hancock is a Football God: “I don’t watch penalties, I leave”
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Nick Hancock, English actor, comedian, television presenter, podcast host of The Famous Sloping Pitch - and probably television's best known Stoke City supporter is this week’s Football God. Controversially, Nick hates penalties, is banning extra substitutes and is sending some very high profile names straight to hell. The Football Gods gives famou…
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Ian Broudie is a Football God: “Is there any difference from the Hand of God to pretending you’ve been hit in the face?“
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This week’s Football God is none other than Lightning Seeds front man, Ian Broudie. He’s banishing lots of negativity from the game - songs about the other team are out, as is his own shouting at games plus hear what pie makes him happy. Ian Broudie’s Three Lions anthem will forever be synonymous with football but he’s much more than the song - The…
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S05E12: Suddenly, One's Christian Faith Became Relevant Because...
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While the burden of good testimony is towards the believer in Christ, some folks weaponize this on a Christian's end, especially if a Christian starts to call a behavior, and then some. Why suddenly his/her being a Christian become relevant when for most parts, his/her insights, opinions, pointers were invalidated or put on a lower situation? Here …
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Jo Stanford visits with SupplyCast to discuss everything happening at the Healthcare Project + Change AssociationBy HCSA
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Sam Matterface is a Football God: “Everybody who has ever worn the No. 9 shirt at Chelsea is rubbish…”
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We find out why Chief Football Commentator at ITV and talkSPORT, Sam Matterface gets rid of mobile phones at matches, how he’s reorganising the football calendar and which moment from the Champions League final 2018 still brings him to tears. Sam Matterface has been working on sport radio for over 30 years. In 2010, he was hired as the Chief Footba…
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Shaun Derry is a Football God: “I remember crying when he retired… I was absolutely gutted.”
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Wolves’ new coach Shaun Derry takes a stand against colourful boots, eloquently describes why VAR is ruining football and reveals his obsession with beans on toast. Shaun Derry enjoyed an 18-year playing career in which he represented Notts County, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers before he made the move into c…
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SupplyCast legal update with Andrew Daly
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In another legal update Andrew Daly from Hempsons takes us through a very busy period with crucial updates on The Procurement Bill, Provider Selection Regime and new thresholds.By HCSA
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Live from New York: China and the Global South, with Maria Repnikova and Eric Olander
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This week on Sinica, a live recording from New York on the eve of the 2023 NEXTChina Conference. Jeremy Goldkorn joins Kaiser as co-host, with guests Maria Repnikova of Georgia State University, who specializes in Chinese soft power in Africa and on Sino-Russian relations, and Eric Olander, co-founder of the China Global South Project and co-host o…
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Max Rushden is a Football God: ‘The person I’m damning to hell is Ally McCoist, hear me out…’
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Max Rushden is the host for UEFA's Champions League and Europa League on Stan Sports in Australia. As Football God, Max shakes up transfer day, changes the football calendar, bans suits and sends a few officials to prison. He also explains why he’s sending one of football’s nicest men to hell… Max is also the host of the world's biggest football po…
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