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Best Of Belfast is a podcast that celebrates Northern Ireland and the incredible people in it. We publish unfiltered, hour-long conversations every Monday morning with someone interesting from this part of the world. With 80+ episodes featuring: Oscar-winning directors, 91-year-old park-runners, Silicon Valley CEOs, Michelin Star Chefs and bearded candle makers there’s plenty of episodes to listen and learn from. Find photos of guests, sign up to our newsletter and support the show: https:// ...
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Ulster's story is always told by the partisan and vocal few who feel the need to air their grievances, or by the moderate masses who keep it bland and balanced. Me, i just want to tell it how it is.
The UK in a Changing Europe’s new podcast 'Brexit and Beyond' is presented by the organisation’s director Professor Anand Menon. We dig deep in to our guest’s area of expertise, explaining the key issues around it and discussing how and why it’s so useful for our better understanding of society. The UK in a Changing Europe is the authoritative source for independent rigorous high-quality academic research on UK-EU relations. You can find us here https://soundcloud.com/uk-in-a-changing-europe ...
Welcome to the latest Penny Black Music Licensing podcast. We use this little platform to dig out some of the best tracks we’ve recently added to our eclectic and hand-selected catalogue. We’re all music nerds over here and proud of it. Everything you hear is pre-cleared and can be licensed with a single phone call – hassle free, but most importantly it is original, new and kicks ass. If you hear anything mind-meltingly awesome – and we think you will – get in touch with Jen, Nick or Louise ...
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#182 Neil Walsh, United Nations: Surviving Trauma & Fighting Crime
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Neil Walsh is Chief of the Cybercrime, Counter-Terrorist Finance and Anti-Money Laundering Department at the United Nations where he and his team advise the UN Senior Leadership on conflict prevention in cyberspace. Prior to joining the UN, Neil served for over 15 years within the UK National Crime Agency countering international organised crime an…
From the unlawful prorogation of 2019 to the controversies over parliament’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic, Boris Johnson’s relationship with parliament has been more tumultuous than most.At this event two seasoned Conservative parliamentarians spoke to Professor Meg Russell and Jill Rutter about the Prime Minister’s relationship with parliamen…
At this Isolation Insight webinar, speakers discussed the idea of 'Global Britain' and British foreign policy after Brexit.Speakers :Lisa Nandy, Shadow Foreign Secretary and Labour MP for WiganTom Tugendhat, Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling and Chair of the Foreign Affairs CommitteeSir Lawrence Freedman KCMG CBE PC FBA, Emeritus Professor …
Hannah Crowdy is the Head Of Curatorial for National Museums NI. In 2009 she relocated from Brighton to Belfast and eleven years later, she is very happy to call this place home. As a museum professional for eighteen years, Hannah has worked in museums of all shapes and sizes. At National Museums NI she has taken a leading role in such major projec…
Kicking off the new year, Professor Anand Menon talks to Dr Chris Bickerton, politics lecturer and official fellow at Queens' College, Cambridge.They discuss European integration, the UK's role after Brexit and the reasons behind his scepticism of the UK's EU membership.By Brexit and Beyond
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#180 Dr. Steve Ilardi: The Depression Cure
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Steve Ilardi is a professor of psychology and a clinical researcher specialising in the treatment of mental illness. He's worked with several hundred patients suffering from clinical depression and other serious disorders and has authored over 50 scholarly articles and papers on mental illness. Over the last two decades, Dr. Ilardi and his research…
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#179 East Antrim Counselling: Noel McKee
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Noel McKee was a firefighter in North Belfast for 32 years before training as a counsellor and launching his own practice in 2004. Since then he has logged over 6,500 supervised counselling hours of one-to-one therapy and has become a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. His company East Antrim Counselli…
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Negotiating Brexit: the view from Ireland
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Ireland has a very close and particular relationship to the UK. How did Ireland view the UK referendum result and Brexit? How did Dublin approach the negotiations? How are relations between Ireland and the UK likely to develop? Brigid Laffan from the European University Institute in Florence and Mary C. Murphy from the University College Cork join …
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Anand Menon on Times Radio: what does the Brexit deal involve?
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Professor Anand Menon, speaks to Tom Newton Dunn about what the Brexit deal involves, what the next steps will be for ratification and how the deal impacts travel to the EU, trade and consumers.By The UK in a Changing Europe
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#178 Leah McCourt MMA: The First Female To Headline A Fight In Europe
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Leah McCourt is an MMA Fighter from Belfast Northern Ireland. Alongside being a blackbelt in Judo and brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Leah was also the first female in Europe to Headline a Mixed-Martial Arts Fight. In today’s episode we talk about: The challenges of training The importance of visualisation How to manage a personal life alongside…
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Jill Rutter on Times Radio: what does the Brexit deal mean for the government?
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Senior Research Fellow, Jill Rutter explains what the Brexit deal means for the government, what impact it will have on various sectors including fisheries and manufacturing and what to expect next in getting the deal ratified.By The UK in a Changing Europe
Greg Bradley is the founder and CEO of BLK BOX Fitness: a company that specialises in the design, manufacture and delivery of fitness equipment. Since 2012, the Belfast-based team have worked with some of the leading sports clubs in the world, including Irish Rugby, Arsenal, Google, LinkedIn, The Royals in Dubai and many more. BLK BOX operates from…
The outcome of the 2019 general election was the worst in the Labour Party’s history. One year on from the vote the UK in a Changing Europe and LabourList held this event looking at how the party has changed over the last 12 months and what it needs to do to win in 2024.Speakers:Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham, Labour PartyLucy Powell, Shadow M…
How does Poland view Brexit? How did Warsaw approach the negotiations? What are the prospects for the future relationship between Poland and the UK? Przemysław Biskup from the Polish Institute of International Affairs in Warsaw and Natasza Styczyńska from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow join Cleo Davies and Hussein Kassim to discuss.…
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Negotiating Brexit: view from the Netherlands
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How does The Netherlands view Brexit? How did The Hague approach the negotiations? How are the bilateral relations between The Netherlands and the UK likely to develop? Catherine de Vries from Bocconi University in Milan and Rem Korteweg from Clingendael, The Netherlands Institute of International Relations, join Cleo Davies and Hussein Kassim to d…
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Negotiating Brexit: view from Estonia and Lithuania
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How do Estonia and Lithuania view Brexit? How did Tallinn and Vilnius approach the negotiations? What are the prospects for the future bilateral relations with the UK? Piret Kuusik from the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute/ICDS in Tallinn and Ramūnas Vilpišauskas from Vilnius University join Cleo Davies and Hussein Kassim to discuss.…
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Negotiating Brexit: the view from Denmark
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How does Denmark view Brexit? How did Copenhagen approach the negotiations? What are the prospects for the future relationship between Denmark and the UK? Rebecca Adler-Nissen, from the University of Copenhagen and Sara Hagemann from the London School of Economics join Cleo Davies and Hussein Kassim to discuss.…
How does Spain view Brexit? How did Madrid approach the negotiations? What are the prospects for the future relationship between Spain and the UK? Salvador Llaudes from the German Council on Foreign Relations and Ignacio Molina of the Autonomous University of Madrid and The Elcano Institute join Cleo Davies and Hussein Kassim to discuss.…
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Negotiating Brexit: the view from Germany
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How does Germany view Brexit? How did Berlin approach the negotiations? What does the post-Brexit future hold for relations between Germany and the UK?Eva G Heidbreder from the Otto-von Guericke University in Magdeburg and Nicolai von Ondarza from the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin join Cleo Davies and Hussein Kas…
In this series, expert guests discuss the responses in European capitals to the UK referendum vote, the approach of European governments to the negotiations, and the factors behind unity on the EU side. They also consider what lies ahead for the UK’s bilateral relations. How does France view Brexit? How did Paris approach the negotiations? What are…
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#176 John Elliott: Founder Of Clements Coffee
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John Elliott is a serial-entrepreneur from Larne, Northern Ireland. He’s best known for starting Clements Coffee, a chain of over 10 cafes launched in 1999 that has paved the way for Belfast’s now thriving coffee scene. (Though Clements is still the only café in NI to have held the highly acclaimed UK Barista Champion title!) Alongside his other th…
In this episode, Paula Surridge from the university of Bristol discusses her research on social values and the effect they may have on people's preferences when it comes to Brexit. As tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the general election they also discuss voting, polling and focus groups.This episode was hosted by Professor Tim Bale, Deputy …
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Tim Bale On BBC World Service's Newsday: no breakthrough at dinner
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Tim Bale discusses Boris Johnson's dinner with Ursula von der Leyen and the new deadline of Sunday for Brexit negotiations. He says despite it being a major sticking point, fishing could most easily be resolved as it's about numbers, quotas, definite time periods, and those are the sort of things often dealt with in trade negotiations. The real sti…
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Anand Menon on Talkradio's Mike Graham show: Boris Johnson goes to Brussels
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Anand Menon speaks to Mike Graham on Talkradio, as Boris Johnson heads to Brussels to meet with Ursula von der Leyen. Anand says if there is no deal, there will be disruption because the EU is the UK's closest and nearest trading partner - because no one can anticipate exactly what is going to happen, and Covid-19 has diverted attention from prepar…
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Anand Menon on Times Radio: Brexit make or break
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As Boris Johnson heads to Brussels, Anand Menon says this is a make or break moment for the negotiations. Even if von der Leyen says she is happy to compromise, it won't be until the EU Council meeting that we know if Member States agree with her.By The UK in a Changing Europe
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Jill Rutter on BBC World Service: the state of play and week ahead
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On BBC World Service, Jill Rutter spoke about the key events to look out for this week, as Brexit negotiations continue.By The UK in a Changing Europe
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#175 Frank Morris: The Man Who Built An Airplane In His Garage
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Frank Morris is a tinkerer, builder and inventor from Northern Ireland. After growing up on a "farm" and being inspired by the handiness of his grandas, he always messing about with stuff at a young age including radios, field cars and household appliances. While touring in a band, he also got into building his own speakers and amplifiers before go…
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Jill Rutter on BBC 5 Live's Breakfast: ongoing Brexit negotiations
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Jill Rutter talks on BBC Radio 5 Live about the ongoing Brexit negotiations. She says although both sides are still briefing that they want a deal, fishing and level playing field rules are still the sticking points, with fishing being the UK's strongest card in the negotiations.By The UK in a Changing Europe
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[Documentary] Lilian Bland: "The First Woman To Design, Build & Fly Her Own Airplane"
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Lillian Bland was the first women in the world to design, build and fly her own airplane. She was also a sports journalist, photographer, investor, gambler, smoker, mechanic, hunter, markswomen, the owner of Belfast’s first Ford Dealership and the first woman in Northern Ireland to apply for a jockey’s license. Living at Tobercorran House in Carnmo…
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Brexit And Beyond with Professor Danny Dorling
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In this episode, Danny Dorling, social geographer and professor of geography at the University of Oxford talks to host Professor Anand Menon about the wealth and inequality gap in this country, how academics should communicate their findings to the wider world and the importance of using experts in a pandemic.…
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Meg Russell on Times Radio: House of Lords reform
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Senior fellow, Professor Meg Russell, appeared on Times Radio 'on this day' to discuss the 1998 Queen’s speech to reform the House of Lords, asking what happened, what the effects of reform were and what reforms remain incomplete.By The UK in a Changing Europe
Julie Andrews is the current Director of the Linen Hall Library: Belfast's oldest and last-standing private Libary. Located just opposite City Hall, the old Linen Warehouse has some of the most interesting and important historic collections in Northern Ireland. In today's episode we chat with Julie to discover: The history of the Linenhall Library …
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Anand Menon on BBC Radio 4's PM Programme: deal vs no deal
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Anand Menon joined BBC Radio 4's PM progamme to talk about the differences between a UK-EU deal and a no deal Brexit.By The UK in a Changing Europe
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Jill Rutter on BBC Radio Ulster: who will be Dominic Cummings' replacement?
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On BBC Radio Ulster, Jill Rutter, senior fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe looks at who the big names will be in Downing street after Dominic Cummings' departure.By The UK in a Changing Europe
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Jill Rutter on BBC Radio 4's Today: Dominic Cumming's departure
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Jill Rutter, senior fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe talks to Nick Robinson about Dominic Cumming's departure, his reputation, the role of the civil service and what his exit from Boris Johnson's inner circle means for the near future.By The UK in a Changing Europe
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#172 Dennis Coppel: Medic, Father, President
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Dennis Coppel is an 85-year-old former Anesthetist and the current President of the Belfast Jewish Community. Some of his early memories include growing up in North Belfast, exploring Cave Hill and seeing the Antrim Road on fire after the WW2 bombings. After juggling Hebrew School in the evenings with his ‘full-time’ education as a boy, Dennis late…
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Brexit And Beyond with Professor Ngaire Woods
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In this episode, our guest Ngaire Woods, founding dean of the Blavatnik School of Government and Professor of Global Economic Governance at the University of Oxford speaks to host Professor Anand Menon.They discuss the aim of the Blavatnik School of Government, how to communicate between academia and the world of policy and what impact the result o…
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Jill Rutter on LBC's Eddie Mair: chaos in Number 10
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Jill Rutter spoke to LBC's Eddie Mair about the resignation of Lee Cain, Downing Street's Director of Communications, and what it tells us about the ongoing internal chaos at Number 10.By The UK in a Changing Europe
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Jill Rutter on BBC Five Live: the Internal Market Bill, Biden and a Brexit deal
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Jill Rutter spoke to BBC Radio Five Live's Dotun Adebayo about the defeat of the Internal Market Bill in the House of Lords and what the new President-Elect Joe Biden might mean for a Brexit deal.By The UK in a Changing Europe
