Best Nicola Laye Podcasts (2023)

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Live at the RSC Part 1: the fight for better climate education in our schools 35:04

19h ago35:04

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Hello! This week we're coming at you from Stratford-upon-Avon with the first part of our conversation from the Live at the RSC Festival. We're talking about the current state of climate education and why there's a long way to go until we're hitting top marks. Thankfully, our three guests are here to keep us cheerful and tell us about the campaignin…

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP: 75 Becoming A Mother & The Loss of Identity 52:01

7d ago52:01

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Please know we are sharing from our own knowledge not with medical advice, we hope this helps you to have confident conversations with your care givers, we are not medical professionals and we really support you to communicate with your medical care team. We would love it if you subscribed to our podcast and left a review as this will help us get i…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Business as (un)usual: can people and planet really come before profit? 54:45

8d ago54:45

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Hello! Capitalism, eh? Despite its creative genius, some would say it's at the root of many of the problems we're facing these days, from planetary breakdown, to poor health and social inequality. How can it become the solution? We're revisiting the idea of purposeful business, a way of re-thinking our system so that companies are also putting the …

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:74 Our Pregnancy Retreat Reflection 25:38

14d ago25:38

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We recently held our first Nurture Hub Pregnancy Retreat and we wanted to share our reflections from this day.. We would love to bring this experience online... Its coming soon :) Please know we are sharing from our own knowledge not with medical advice, we hope this helps you to have confident conversations with your care givers, we are not medica…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Reasons to be Letchworth: what can we learn from the garden city movement? 49:01

15d ago49:01

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Hello! This week we’re taking you back to the distant days of 1898 when social reformer and ‘practical idealist’ Ebenezer Howard set out his ideas about the Garden City, one of the most radical urban planning experiments in Britain’s history. Can we bring Howard’s utopian vision into the 21st century? We talk to Josh Tidy about the history of the G…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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But what can I do?: a conversation with Alastair Campbell 40:48

22d ago40:48

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Hello! When you’re in the business of optimism, it can be difficult to draw much hope from the mess that Britain is in. Making a change can feel overwhelming and getting involved unappealing. This week, former Labour strategist and now podcaster Alastair Campbell joins Ed and Geoff to talk about his new book about why UK politics has gone so wrong,…

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:73 Being a Midwife 1:08:11

27d ago1:08:11

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Nicole is a mama a midwife. Having worked in both the public and private hospital environments, Nicole recently made the move into private practice. She now works in a continuity model of care, across all aspects of pregnancy and postpartum care, including home birth and supporting women who choose to birth in hospital. Nicole believes in family ce…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Thank you, next: breaking up with the job for life 57:19

29d ago57:19

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Hello! Geoff’s off this week and friend of the pod and writer Melissa Benn is practicing what we preach in this episode by trialing a new vocation as podcast co-host. This week, sparked by the news of the resignation of Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon - we’re talking all about what happens when you take a step back from a high-pressure job. What…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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How to build a fairer society: does this 20th century philosopher have the answer? 45:35

1M ago45:35

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Hello! We all know our society is deeply unfair, but how can we fix it? We've been tackling that question for years on RTBC, but according to our guest this week, a twentieth-century philosopher might have already come up with the answer. Daniel Chandler has a new book seeking to excavate the work of John Rawls - the greatest political philosopher …

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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A basic income for the arts: how Ireland is changing the game 46:33

1M ago46:33

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Hello! This week we’re returning to one of our favourite topics covered in our very first episode when Geoff was closer to 40 than 50: universal basic income. Except this time it's not money for everyone - it's just for artists - and it raises some important questions about how we recognise the role that art plays in our economy, society and commun…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Back to nature: how can farming be sustainable? 45:44

2M ago45:44

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Hello! This week we’re getting our wellies on as we dig deeper into the future of farming. Agriculture accounts for around 10% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and has a role in biodiversity loss and pollution. So how can we change the way we farm and use our land in a way that helps ensure food security, restores nature and provides a liveliho…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Not too late: why there’s still time to act on the climate crisis 31:04

2M ago31:04

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Hello! As our Easter egg to you we’ve recorded a great conversation with two inspiring voices from the climate community. The mood around the climate crisis is mainly one of despair and doom, for understandable reasons, but neither Rebecca Solnit nor Thelma Young Lutunatabua think it needs to be that way. In their new book, they explore how it’s po…

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:72 Pregnancy & Post Natal - With the Fitnest Mama Katherine Baquie 46:42

2M ago46:42

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Meet the founder of Fitnest Mama, Katherine Baquie, a proud mama of 3, perinatal physiotherapist and podcast host. She has over 16 years of professional experience guiding mamas through their pregnancy fitness journeys and postnatal rehab, and she specialises in pelvic floor rehabilitation. With these credentials, it’s not hard to see why mamas are…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Who’s afraid of the kleptocrats?: cleaning up corruption 49:04

2M ago49:04

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Hello! You may not know it, but for decades Britain has enabled the dodgy dealings of the world's criminals, tax dodgers and kleptocrats, says journalist Oliver Bullough. He's been digging deep into Britain’s role as a 'butler to the world' for years, but very little has changed. Estimates suggest that the equivalent of three times the NHS budget i…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Reading Revival: why the bookshop is back 55:15

2M ago55:15

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Hello! Have you ever dreamed of running your own bookshop? We are cheerful to report that the book industry is smashing it at the moment, with the number of indie bookshops at their highest level in six years, and book sales above pre-pandemic levels. Ed and Geoff speak to Sian Bayley, news editor at The Bookseller, who tells us about what’s drivin…

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:71 Home Birthing Experience with Amanda Jane McKay 1:00:48

2M ago1:00:48

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Home Birthing Wonder women

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Bridging the divides: the world of modern diplomacy 48:40

3M ago48:40

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Hello! Every day, remarkable acts of diplomacy are happening around the world to bring us one step closer to cooperation on our biggest conflicts and challenges. But how much do we really know about what goes on behind closed doors? And what are the ingredients of a successful negotiation? We speak to climate diplomacy legend and friend of the pod,…

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:70 Yoga for Fertility Challenges & IVF Support with Jen Edmonds 36:07

3M ago36:07

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We have been really wanting to talk to the journey of IVF and Conception and we feel this topic gets hidden away and not enough exposure and so many women who listen here will have been on the IVF journey or experienced difficulties with fertility in some way… So we wanted to bring in a light, someone who has tried a different way.. We are excited …

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:69 Its all in the Practice !!! 18:50

3M ago18:50

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Pregnancy is an exciting and overwhelming time, putting in the practice before birth will help ensure that you are well-prepared and ready to welcome your little one into the world. We meet many women who come to us looking for support through their 2nd pregnancies and are wanting to change how they approach the birth through more education and lea…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Gary Younge Interview: Mandela, Trump, Obama and Black Lives Matter 46:45

3M ago46:45

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Hello! This week Ed and Geoff sat down with writer, journalist and now Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge. Gary talks about his new book ‘Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter’, and how his upbringing in a new town - Stevenage - led to a life telling stories from historic moments on both sides of the Atlantic, and…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Bernie Sanders Interview: baseball, capitalism and mitten memes 42:08

3M ago42:08

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Hello! While we generally aim for cheerfulness, it's also ok to be a little angry too. Senator Bernie Sanders is. After a long career of fighting for a more progressive politics, the self-proclaimed democratic socialist has had enough: capitalism isn't working for the average American (or Brit) anymore. Three billionaires own more wealth than the b…

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:68 Understanding how we protect ourselves through birth in the Flight, Flight, Freeze or FAWN response. 54:10

3M ago54:10

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This is one episode that we hope all women who are pregnant listen to... because this is such an ear-opening discussion about how we as women & birthing people protect ourselves through pregnancy, labour, and birth. In this episode, we invited Dr. Erin Bowe back onto the podcast. Dr. Erin Bowe is a Clinical & Perinatal Psychologist, Course Creator,…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Full steam ahead: the resurgence of international train travel 54:27

3M ago54:27

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Hello! As you wearily stood in a queue for a flight that was four hours delayed, having been hit with a hefty fee for a bag that you swore would fit under the seat, have you ever wondered if there was a better way to travel? Well, you’re not alone! 2022 was a bumper year for international train travel, as people took to the rails to see Europe and …

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Laying down the law: can litigation hold climate culprits to account? 44:49

4M ago44:49

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Hello! Climate change litigation has come on a long way since the 2000 blockbuster film Erin Brockovich. There's been a huge rise globally in the number of cases being filed against negligent governments and corporations, but what does this mean for our efforts to tackle the climate crisis? We hear from Catherine Higham, policy fellow at LSE, and L…

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:67 Conscious Conception & Womb Healing with Katie Kempster 53:07

4M ago53:07

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We are so pleased to welcome Katie to the podcast, sit back and soak up this amazing conversation.. (its mind opening) Katie is an experienced doula and hypnobirthing educator, she consciously conceived and hypnobirthed her two boys into the world with tremendous love, focus and strength and it was their transformational births that inspired her to…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Beyond the nepo baby: the deep drivers of social mobility 51:55

4M ago51:55

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Hello! Nepo-babies are a new-fangled term but the issue of social mobility goes much deeper…in this episode Ed and Geoff explore why the same kind of people often seem to make it to the top. Why does your starting point in life still strongly determine where you’ll end up? We find out why it matters and if there’s anything we can do to change it. W…

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Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting Podcast

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EP:66 We are back, 2023 here we go!!! 19:58

4M ago19:58

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We are really back, ready to make some amazing podcasts for you this year Welcome 2023!!! We have missed you and we are ready to open great conversations around the clients we are coaching and connecting with in real time and by opening these conversations we hope it brings empowerment, reassurance, questions and actions you can take so you’re not …

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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‘It’s not weird or morbid’: how confronting death can give us hope 41:59

4M ago41:59

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Hello! This week we're speaking to comedian, actor and author Cariad Lloyd who's on a crusade to help us become better at talking about death and grief. Although it might not seem like the most cheerful of topics, Cariad believes that there's a lot of hope and optimism in thinking and talking about death. We discuss why the five stages are a load o…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Should you fight for your right to party? 49:04

4M ago49:04

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Hello! This week on Reasons to be Cheerful Ed and Geoff are Going Out Out and talking about the night-time economy: generally everything that happens between 6pm and 6am. At the end of 2022, iconic Manchester venue ‘Night & Day’ was threatened with closure over a noise complaint. We talk about why this example represents a wider crisis in city nigh…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

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Is this the future of humanity? 44:35

4M ago44:35

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Hello! This week we’re talking about ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence language model that’s taken the world by storm. But is the hype justified? And what can it do beyond writing poems about your favourite podcast? We speak to Rory Cellan-Jones, whose dog is also an internet sensation, about what ChatGPT is and whether it’s been trained on a pr…

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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

8M ago48:57

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We are excited to introduce Steph, a Midwife in the UK before moving to the sunny Gold Coast in 2003. With a passion for education and improving birth outcomes, Steph is on a mission to help all women achieve the empowering positive birth experience that they deserve. She supports women to know that they have an innate ability to birth, and that go…

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