Noted artist Rob Israel and former academic Dr. Joseph Kaye discuss movies, pop culture, art, music, and the zeitgeist. Digressions abound.
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Radio 4's Saturday morning show brings you extraordinary stories and remarkable people.
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A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios. We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks. Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group. Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and ...
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LOVE, SEX, MARRIAGE and everything in between! Each week Khadeen and Devale Ellis spread love the Brooklyn way. Listen in as they reveal personal truths, share opinions and inspire us to level up in our own lives by giving some advice — but no matter what you hear they will always keep it 100. DEAD ASS!
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Welcome to The Resilient Self. We’re here to talk about the Human experience. Mental health, wellness, relationships, and of course, how we bounce back when things don’t go as planned.Check out show notes and additional content at https://theresilientself.com.You can support the production of The Resilient Self Podcast by becoming a supporting member. Head over to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/resilientself for details.
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We’re back and talking about the really great DNC, and Kamala Harris’s speech, but first we talk about Disney+ canceling The Acolyte and Threads perhaps becoming more popular than Twitter. We also talk about JD Vance’s weird attempt to mimic a human purchasing donuts as well as Trump pretending to care about another human at one of his rallies. All…
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386: Isabel Ashdown - One Girl, One Summer
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This week, Robert Kirkwood chats to Isabel Ashdown about her new book One Girl, One Summer which sees a return to Highcap in Dorset and a reappearance of DS Ali Samson. We also find some brand new audiobooks available from RNIB.By RNIB Connect Radio
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It's time for listener letters! But this time, the Dead Ass podcast producer, Tribble, steps out from behind the mic and joins Khadeen to give their best (not toxic at all) advice! Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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385: Narrator special with Adjoa Andoh, Martin Jarvis and Derek Jacobi
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Today's Read On features three very distinctive voices, Adjoa Andoh on being the voice of the Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Derek Jacobi on bringing characters to life off the page and we get a masterclass in narration from Martin Jarvis. All that plus some new books available in audio from RNIB.…
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We’re back and talking about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif pressing charges for cyber bullying; the Elon Musk and Donald Trump Twitter disaster; the seven year anniversary of Charlottesville; and Kamala Harris’s rise in the polls. We also talk about Donald Trump flying around on Epstein’s plane while believing that Kamala Harris’s Air Force II is AI …
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After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Grace Azubike immediately sprung into action. In this episode of A Day With Kay, Khadeen talks to her dear friend Grace about her mission to help women survive. Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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We’re talking the WB Discovery disaster, the season two finale of House of the dragon, and the first drop of Cobra Kai season 6 episodes! Were also talking some Olympics news and election results before hitting the big stories. Kamala picks Walz and gears up for a successful Democratic National Convention. GOP begins weak attacks on Walz while Vanc…
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384: Audio Describing Bridgerton with Liz Gutman
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The Bridgerton books are available from RNIB in accessible formats, but how do you make the TV version accessible? Robert Kirkwood takes a deep dive into the world of Audio Description with Liz Gutman, head Audio Description writer at IDC and finds out if writing 'that scene' make Liz feel like a romance novelist! And, as always, we find some new b…
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The Third Time's A Charm with Jasmin Brown
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A new mother to a child of her own, and a bonus mom to her partner's kids, Jasmin Brown is not worried about what the internet has to say. In this episode of A Day With Kay, Khadeen talks to our internet bestie WatchJazzy about the highs and lows of motherhood so far, her journey as a comedian and why the third time's a charm. Dead Ass. See omnystu…
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383: Kirsten Miller - Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
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This week we chat to Kirsten Miller, author of The Change, about her new book, a gripping and deeply moving novel of bravery, friendship and standing up against censorship, Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books. Plus we find some new books in the RNIB library.By RNIB Connect Radio
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We’re back after a week off, and a lot has happened! We’re talking Deadpool and Wolverine, The Acolyte, Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom, and House of Dragons first, but then, Biden out! Kamala in! Republicans amp up the weirdness! We talk all of this, plus JD Vance’s furniture store and aquarium problems, Kamala Harris’s vice presidential picks, Trum…
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A Lady And A Champion with Sanya Richards-Ross
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Sanya Richards-Ross is a mom, wife, entrepreneur and an Olympic medalist, many times over. For 18 years, she has been the fastest woman in America. But this year in at the Olympic games in Paris, we'll be watching to see if that record will make it to 19! In this episode of A Day With Kay, Khadeen talks with the world class athlete about her rise t…
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Carol Kirkwood, Clive Bailey, Michelle Braiser, Nicola Adams
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Carol Kirkwood shares the secret behind not only being the UK's favourite weather presenter, but a bestselling author as well - and reveals where her lifelong love of fast cars comes from. The Antipodean singing-comedian Michelle Brasier reveals how she survived a house fire, grieved for the loss of her father and brother to cancer, befriended her …
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382: Jo Piazza - The Sicilian Inheritance & Blind Author and World Traveller, Tony Giles
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This week, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza, talks about a novel rooted in the author's own family history about a trip to Sicily, a disputed inheritance, and a family secret that some will kill to protect, plus Amelia Hilton chats to blind author and world traveller, Tony Giles. All that plus some new books in the RNIB Lib…
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When it comes to social media, the trolls be trolling! But when you live authentically, ain't nothing nobody can tell you, that you haven't already said. In this episode, Khadeen sits down with comedia, social media star and podcast host, B. Simone, about her journey to not giving AF about what the comments say. Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listene…
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Matt Forde, Zandra Rhodes, Simon Parker, Carrie and David Grant
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Welcome to the brightest and boldest of Saturday Lives as fashion-designer Dame Zandra Rhodes arrives. Perhaps as famous as the garments which have adorned the likes of Princess Diana and Freddie Mercury as she is for her neon-pink hair - She has now published her memoir through the prism of 50 of her most precious items. Matt Forde has, I think it…
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We’re back with an all-news, all-politics episode - we’re talking about the Trump shooting in Pennsylvania, the turmoil in the Biden campaign, weirdo VP Pick JD Vance, the Republican national convention freak show, and Donald Trump’s bizarre acceptance speech, which was the longest one anyone has ever heard ever. All this and more, we’re still goin…
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In today's episode we hear from Love Island star and disability campaigner Tasha Ghouri about her novel, 'Hits Different' plus from Race Across the World we get some audiobook recommendations from Trish Sail. All that plus we listen to four brand new RNIB Talking Books.By RNIB Connect Radio
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Sometimes you have to take the road less traveled to get to your dream. In this episode, Khadeen chats with her sister, Sakari, about her unconventional route to the nursing career of her dreams. Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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A Day With Kay is going on tour this September, and we're looking for the movers, shakers, motivators and stars in your city to tell their story! Write in to nominate yourself or someone you know to be feature in Chicago (9/5), Houston (9/8), Fort Lauderdale (9/20), or Los Angeles (9/22). Tell us why you think they should be featured. Send those le…
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Toks Dada, Lara Maiklem, Joseph Cavalli-Price, Ed Gamble
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A multi tempo show for you today… In ‘allegro’, maverick music programmer, curator, and Head of Classical Music at the Southbank Centre Toks Dada is on a mission to change the face of classical music. We’ll give ‘andante’ to Joseph Cavalli-Price, a pianist and hugely accomplished tenor who embodies the profound power that music can have playing for…
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380: Kirsty Logan, Xinran, Nigel Toon and Vivian French - Boswell Book Festival
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Recorded on location at the Boswell Book Festival, this week Kirsty Logan tells us about 'The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood Memoir', journalist and author Xinran Xue uncovers 'The Book of Secrets: A Personal History of Betrayal in Red China', Nigel Toon tells us 'How AI thinks' and we end with Vivian French with 'Bibi and the Box of Fairy Tales!' …
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We’re back and talking about Star Wars The Acolyte and House of the Dragon, as well as some new trailers for an animated Watchmen movie and the MCU Agatha All Along series. We’re also talking about epic rightwing losses in Britain and France, Joe Biden’s presidential run, the upcoming Republican national convention, and efforts to impeach Clarence …
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Devale is a star with a glow that can be seen from outer space. But don't get it twisted, Khadeen is the sun! In this episode, the Ellises talk about why A Day With Kay is a project they are pursuing now. Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Joanne Harris, Jack Garratt, Natalie Haynes, Adam Kay
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The author Joanne Harris, who describes herself as ‘test-driver of experimental dream machines who sometimes writes a bit’, grew up living above her grandparents sweetshop and celebrates the 25th anniversary of Chocolat this year. The multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Jack Garratt shot to fame in 2016 and became one of the UK’s brightest new…
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379: Patrick Grant, John Niven and Christian Lewis - Boswell Book Festival
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Three authors today who all recorded the audio versions of their books, Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant champions quality over consumption in his book 'Less', John Niven talks about his heart-breaking and sometimes hilarious memoir 'Oh, Brother' and Christian Lewis takes us around the UK coastline in 'Finding Hildasay'. Plus we find so…
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When we hear men talk about their perception of women, could they really be talking through the wounds they have in the relationship with their mother? In this episode, the Ellises talk about the psychological effects of mommy issues. Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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We are back and talking about a few pop culture things before talking about the decline of western democracy. We talk about season three of The Bear, the latest episodes of Star Wars The Acolyte and House of the Dragon. We then pivot to Biden‘s disastrous debate performance, the Supreme Court’s wrecking-ball approach to established law and preceden…
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Rob Rinder, Martin Sixsmith, Jaega Wise, Rachel Stevens
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Rob Rinder…barrister, broadcaster, occasional orchestra conductor, lover of Amazing Hotels, currently on our TVs travelling through Italy with Rylan - and now bestselling author with his latest novel The Suspect. Beer sommelier and one of the best brewers in the UK, Jaega Wise reveals how she went from pop star to hop star to judging at this years …
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378: Donna Ashworth, Jackie Kay, Catherine Coldstream and Joseph Coelho - Boswell Book Festival
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More authors from the Boswell Book Festival this week including Catherine Coldstream on her book Cloistered: My Years As a Nun and two great but very different poetry collections with Jackie Kay's Mayday and Donna Ashworth's Wild Hope. Plus, away from the festival, we get the books of your life from Yoto Carnegie Medal Winner Joseph Coelho and find…
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When you make a vow to have and to hold your spouse through sickness and in health, what you're really vowing to do is support your partner through life's changes. In this episode, Khadeen and Devale discuss supporting your spouse as they grow and change. Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Sebastian Faulks, Sarah Brooks, Maisie Adam, Paul Sinha
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Writer Sebastian Faulks, recently described as ‘a state of the species novelist’, famous for his historical stories, he’s now taking us into the future exploring what it means to be human in new book The Seventh Son. The cautious traveller Sarah Brooks, reveals how her life was changed after a vodka fuelled evening in a dining car on the Trans-Sibe…
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377: Billy Kay, Len Pennie and Sir Alexander McCall Smith - Boswell Book Festival
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A show chiefly in the Scottish dialect this week as we head to the Boswell Book Festival to talk to writer, broadcaster and language activist Billy Kay about his book Born in Kyle; poet, Scots language and mental-health advocate Len Pennie reads us some Poyums and we hear from the prolific author and now Knight of the Realm, Sir Alexander McCall Sm…
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Imtiaz Dharker, Ashley John-Baptiste, Miria Harris, Danny Robins
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The Journalist and presenter Ashley John-Baptiste, who’s written a very moving memoir about growing up in care. The Lahore born poet Imtiaz Dharker will be appearing on the programme. We’ll be talking about what’s made her identify as a Scottish, Pakistani, Calvinist, Muslim who’s been adopted by India and Wales. Plus, landscape and garden designer…
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Knowing your spouse well is more than just knowing their likes and dislikes. It's also knowing their history. In this episode, the Ellises talk about how going back to Khadeen's father's home, St. Vincent, helped Devale get to know his wife a little better. Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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376: Nathanael Lessore and Sophie Cameron - Yoto Carnegie Medal Shortlist
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Our final two Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing Shortlisted authors join us this week, Nathanael Lessore with Steady For This and Sophie Cameron with Away with Words. Plus we discover some new books entering the Talking Books library.By RNIB Connect Radio
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We’re back and talking about a really unnecessary Rebel Moon director’s cut as well as a middle-of-the-road episode of The Acolyte. We then shift to the real world and talk about the Hunter Biden conviction, Merrick Garland being held in contempt of Congress, Sean Hannity floating the idea that Trump might not debate President Joe Biden, and a secr…
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The way we see the world is determined by our personal experiences. But what we've been through isn't always the whole story. In this episode, Khadeen and Devale talk about the downfalls of choosing our perception over seeing reality. Dead Ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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