Best John Leeman Podcasts (2024)

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A Christian's Prayer- Ephesians 1:15-23 1:01:56

1d ago1:01:56

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By Pastor Kirk Booth

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EP124: Afonso Dhlakama 1:02:26

34m ago1:02:26

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Afonso Dhlakama was the leader of RENAMO, Mozambique's main opposition movement, for over forty years until his death in 2018. Dhlakama’s story, and the Mozambican Civil War at large, are notable for two reasons. First is the regional and international dimension of the war. Mozambique's FRELIMO government courted support from communist powers such …

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Episode 387 - "Adorable Baby Drilling Rig" 46:55

8h ago46:55

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John went to the Geoprobe open house to look at drilling rigs and then we discuss the optimum way to plan a large number of Christmas parties. Earth Day Google Doodle Geoprobe Fun Paper Friday Grüneberg, Reuben. "Hospital Christmas parties." British Medical Journal 281.6256 (1980): 1667. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.…

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The Power of Love- Ephesians 1:11-14 51:10

5d ago51:10

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By Pastor Keith Booth

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Episode 386 - "Rock Colloid" 55:46

7d ago55:46

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What's tiny, rocky, and alive? Forams! Learn about forams and what diseases James Bond may get while traveling to study them. Fun Paper Friday Graumans, Wouter, William JR Stone, and Teun Bousema. "No time to die: An in-depth analysis of James Bond's exposure to infectious agents." Travel medicine and infectious disease 44 (2021): 102175. Contact u…

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God's Plan Revealed - Ephesians 1:7-10 56:20

12d ago56:20

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By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP123: J.R. Jayewardene 1:23:03

13d ago1:23:03

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J.R. Jayewardene served as prime minister and then president of Sri Lanka between 1977 and 1989. Sri Lankan history, politics and society is dominated by tensions between two ethnic groups. Ethnic divisions are intrinsic to countless countries, including many covered on this podcast before. The key question the Sri Lankan experience raises though i…

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Episode 385 - "Father Sky Goes Away" 51:01

16d ago51:01

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John and Shannon both traveled to see the great eclipse of 2024 and share their experiences this week as well as talk about one of those rare times when ice is not a mineral. Fun Paper Friday We always talk about ice being a mineral, but what about when it isn't? Rosu-Finsen, Alexander, et al. "Medium-density amorphous ice." Science 379.6631 (2023)…

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Chosen In Love - Ephesians 1:1-6 54:43

19d ago54:43

54:43

By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP122: The Houthis (Part 2) 1:17:04

20d ago1:17:04

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The Houthis, a Yemeni political and military organisation, have made headlines across the World since they began blocking the Red Sea nearly six months ago. But despite their association in people's minds with Gaza, and Iran's "Axis of Resistance", their true motives are poorly understood. This is the second half of a two-part conversation seeking …

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Episode 384 - "Glaciers caused the great lakes, now we have them, the end" Alexis Dahl 57:44

21d ago57:44

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This week we interview YouTube science creator, science writer, and communicator Alexis Dahl to learn about the rocks of Michigan's UP and how scientists can do a better job of sharing what they do. Alexis' YouTube Channel Alexis' Website Fun Paper Friday What should you drink after fondue to prevent "chesse baby" feelings? Heinrich, Henriette, et …

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A Living Hope - 1 Peter 1:3-6 55:37

26d ago55:37

55:37

By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP121: The Houthis (Part 1) 48:16

27d ago48:16

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The Houthis, a Yemeni political and military organisation, have made headlines across the World since they began blocking the Red Sea nearly six months ago. But despite their association with Gaza, and Iran's "Axis of Resistance", their origins in the turbulent Yemeni politics of the 1990s and 2000s are not widely understood. This is the first half…

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Episode 383 - "Logarithmically Fades Away" 46:26

28d ago46:26

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This week we see how scientists break down the Earth into 7 or more spheres and why that is and isn't a good idea. We also explore a fun paper about graphene that is just full of crap. Fun Paper Friday Graphene is an amazing material, but are all of the papers about it full of crap? This one certainly is! Wang, Lu, Zdenek Sofer, and Martin Pumera. …

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Episode 40 - Irish Cup Semi Final Preview with Paul Leeman 42:11

1M ago42:11

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Something a bit different, as in the build up to the Irish Cup semi final I meet with Paul Leeman to preview the game, look back on the Glens season so far and reminisce about Leepers Irish Cup memories

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The Darkest Day - Luke 22:52-53 50:24

1M ago50:24

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By Pastor Kirk Booth

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Episode 39 - Andy Mathieson 55:57

1M ago55:57

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I talk to current head of player development Andy Mathieson, who also played for the club 288 times scoring 41 goals and winning 10 winners medals. We talk about his time playing for his boyhood club but also about all of the brilliant things which are currently happening at the Glentoran Academy

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Christ, Your Redeemer! - Ruth 4:13-22 51:58

1M ago51:58

51:58

By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP120: Jens Stoltenberg 1:10:17

1M ago1:10:17

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Jens Stoltenberg has been Secretary General of NATO since 2014, and prior to that served twice as Prime Minister of Norway. Looking at him is interesting because, at least in the early part of his premiership, many commentators, buoyed by the end of the Cold War and the third wave of democratisation, genuinely believed that the world was converging…

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Episode 382 - "A world without attenuation would be unbearably noisy" 46:00

1M ago46:00

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What can we get from mining the moon? Should we? Who can do it? Why should we do it? That and more in this week's show! Fun Paper Friday Do we live in 3D? Can you prove it? Morley, Tom. "A simple proof that the world is three-dimensional." SIAM review 27.1 (1985): 69-71. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com @dontpanicgeo…

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You Are Witnesses This Day - Ruth 4:9-12 59:25

2M ago59:25

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By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP119: John Magufuli 1:12:15

2M ago1:12:15

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John Magufuli was the President of Tanzania between 2015 and 2021. He was the sixth in a long line of presidents drawn from the same political party, the CCM, which has ruled Tanzania since its independence in 1961. CCM presidents came and went, standing down after two terms in office, just as American presidents do. But in the 2000s, the CCM start…

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Episode 381 - "Desk Sedimentology" 50:12

2M ago50:12

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This week we talk about new national parks, sticky notes, and empirical evidence about fly fishing. Fun Paper Friday Britton, B. J., J. Grimley Evans, and J. M. Potter. "Does the fly matter? The CRACKPOT study in evidence based trout fishing." BMJ 317.7174 (1998): 1678-1680. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com @dontpani…

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Who Will Remember You? - Ruth 4:1-8 55:50

2M ago55:50

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By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP118: Mary Lou McDonald 1:03:52

2M ago1:03:52

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Mary Lou McDonald has been the Leader of the Opposition to the Irish Government since 2020. She is also the leader of centre-left political party Sinn Fein, currently the second largest party in the Irish parliament (Dail). Since 2000, Sinn Fein has gone from being an extra-parliamentary party to being the most popular party in the Irish Republic, …

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Episode 380 - "Flame out like a bolide" 1:02:32

2M ago1:02:32

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This week we talk about how rocks get magnetic field imparted to them and if scientists are really discovering anything new these days. Fun Paper Friday Park, Michael, Erin Leahey, and Russell J. Funk. "Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time." Nature 613.7942 (2023): 138-144. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicg…

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Taking Risks To Find Rest- Ruth 3:1-18 57:57

2M ago57:57

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By Pastor Keith Booth

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Episode 379 - "How would you like to buy Brunton?" 1:12:06

2M ago1:12:06

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This week we're rejoined by the Heerschaps to learn about how they came to own and run Brunton and what's next for the company that is a staple of the geological, recreational, and military navigation world. Go Get a Brunton! EPISODE 109 - "REALLY SAD MICHAEL BOLTON MUSIC" LAUREN AND DAVE HEERSCHAP Fun Paper Friday This week's fun paper may make yo…

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Redeemed To Redeem - Ruth 2:14-23 57:52

2M ago57:52

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By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP117: Nayib Bukele 1:13:17

2M ago1:13:17

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Nayib Bukele has been the President of El Salvador since 2019. He has transformed the country from the nation with the world's highest murder rate to that with the world's highest incarceration rate, having arrested more than 70,000 people (1% of the population) in less than two years. His programme presents complicated trade offs and moral dilemma…

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Episode 378 - "I love the font" 42:06

3M ago42:06

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We generally don't think of sedimentary rocks when we think of volcanoes, but they are real! Find out why sedimentologists don't have to be bored in volcanic terranes. Fun Paper Friday Torres-Company, Victor. "One ring to multiplex them all." Nature 546.7657 (2017): 214-215. Contact us: Show Support us on Patreon! www.dontpanicgeocast.com @dontpani…

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Who's Working To Restore You? - Ruth 2:1-13 55:50

3M ago55:50

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By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP116: Hezbollah 1:12:27

3M ago1:12:27

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Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group and political party, established in 1985. Hezbollah has a reputation as one of the Middle East’s great agitators, having engaged Israel in conflict twice, once in the 1980s and again in 2006. Their financing by and allegiance to the Iranian ayatollah, the West’s bogeyman in the region, underpins …

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Episode 377 - "Definitely Panic - Another Oklahoma Earthquake" 49:10

3M ago49:10

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Oklahoma was rocked by another relatively large earthquake for a mid-continent region. We break it down, compare it to the 2011 earthquake and then talk about the hairy ball theorem. Fun Paper Friday McGrath, Peter. "An extremely short proof of the hairy ball theorem." The American Mathematical Monthly 123.5 (2016): 502-503. Contact us: Show Suppor…

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Who Names You?- Ruth 1:19-22 54:18

3M ago54:18

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By Pastor Keith Booth

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EP115: Kim Yo Jong 1:06:38

3M ago1:06:38

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Kim Yo Jong is the younger sister of the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un. Since Jong Un’s accession to power in 2011, he has placed his sister into positions of increasing importance domestically and increasing prominence internationally. The question is: is Jong Un following the advice of Michael Corleone, keeping his friends close but …

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Episode 376 - "Got to get those pizza ovens hot" 54:25

3M ago54:25

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This week we tackle the controversial topic of fracking. Learn about how it works and what it does to help get oil and gas out of the ground and into your home. Fun Paper Friday Seo, Ki‐Weon, et al. "Drift of Earth's pole confirms groundwater depletion as a significant contributor to global sea level rise 1993–2010." Geophysical Research Letters 50…