Best Pepi Podcasts (2024)

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Nehemiah Wallington: Puritan chronicler who had far less fun than Pepys 13:09

5h ago13:09

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Vanessa Harding on the God-fearing diarist Nehemiah Wallington whose personality was far removed from the cosmopolitanism of Samuel Pepys, his fast-living contemporary. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: An excerpt from Nehemiah Wallington's diary, dated 1654. Credit: Folger Shakespeare Library.By EI Portraits

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EI Portraits — Nehemiah Wallington: Puritan chronicler who had far less fun than Pepys 13:09

41m ago13:09

13:09

Vanessa Harding on the God-fearing diarist Nehemiah Wallington whose personality was far removed from the cosmopolitanism of Samuel Pepys, his fast-living contemporary. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: An excerpt from Nehemiah Wallington's diary, dated 1654. Credit: Folger Shakespeare Library.By Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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#106 REYNA ASSIST, USWNT Win She Believes, Ricardo Pepi Fashion Statement | The US Soccer Podcast 49:05

11d ago49:05

49:05

Updates on Gio Reyna's assist, Josh Sargent's goal, and Weston McKennie's contract, plus USWNT She Believes Cup and mailbag questions. ⚽ Transform your understanding of soccer analysis to enjoy watching the beautiful game even more! Only $7.99 on Amazon https://amzn.to/3LOwc7I 👀 Read the substack newsletter: https://itscalledsoccer.substack.com/ 👏 …

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162. Pepie, The Monster of Lake Pepin 32:54

15d ago32:54

32:54

Today we dive into the murky waters of Lake Pepin, the lake within the Mississippi River that boarders the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota to discover the story of the Lake Monster known as Pepie! Welcome Back to Infinite Rabbit Hole!infiniteRabbitHole.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/infiniterabbithole/support…

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Steven Grosby on the persistence of nationhood 22:15

3h ago22:15

22:15

What is a nation, what is its significance, and to what problems of life is its persistence a response? Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Lucas Cranach's The Crossing of the Red Sea, 1530. Credit: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Weekly Listen

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EI Weekly Listen — Steven Grosby on the persistence of nationhood 22:15

3h ago22:15

22:15

What is a nation, what is its significance, and to what problems of life is its persistence a response? Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Lucas Cranach's The Crossing of the Red Sea, 1530. Credit: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Weekly Listen — Steven Grosby on the persistence of nationhood 22:15

5h ago22:15

22:15

What is a nation, what is its significance, and to what problems of life is its persistence a response? Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Lucas Cranach's The Crossing of the Red Sea, 1530. Credit: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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Nehemiah Wallington: Puritan chronicler who had far less fun than Pepys 13:09

1h ago13:09

13:09

Vanessa Harding on the God-fearing diarist Nehemiah Wallington whose personality was far removed from the cosmopolitanism of Samuel Pepys, his fast-living contemporary. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: An excerpt from Nehemiah Wallington's diary, dated 1654. Credit: Folger Shakespeare Library.By EI Portraits

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EI Portraits — Nehemiah Wallington: Puritan chronicler who had far less fun than Pepys 13:09

7h ago13:09

13:09

Vanessa Harding on the God-fearing diarist Nehemiah Wallington whose personality was far removed from the cosmopolitanism of Samuel Pepys, his fast-living contemporary. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: An excerpt from Nehemiah Wallington's diary, dated 1654. Credit: Folger Shakespeare Library.By Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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163. The Dancing Plague of 1518 26:37

3h ago26:37

26:37

In July of 1518 a woman from Alsace (a historic region of the Holy Roman Empire, in modern north eastern France) stepped out into the streets and began a contagious dance that caused over 400 others to join and many to die. Today we dive into the incredible historical phenomenon known as the Dancing Plague of 1518. Welcome back to Infinite Rabbit H…

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The Corpse who escaped from Prison 8:18

13m ago8:18

8:18

Today we look at John 'Swift Nick' Nevison, a 17th Century Highwayman who's famous 200mile ride was attributed to Dick Turpins Legend in a later book. However Nevison also had a most ingenious Prison Escape from Leicester Gaol. If you want to hear more stories from the podcast you will find them on subscriber only episodes…

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Adrian Wooldridge on meritocracy 29:45

3h ago29:45

29:45

The biggest division in modern society is between the meritocracy and the people, the cognitive elite and the masses, the exam-passers and the exam-flunkers. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Caricature of a Cambridge University library in the Georgian era. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Weekly Listen

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EI Weekly Listen — Adrian Wooldridge on meritocracy 29:45

4h ago29:45

29:45

The biggest division in modern society is between the meritocracy and the people, the cognitive elite and the masses, the exam-passers and the exam-flunkers. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Caricature of a Cambridge University library in the Georgian era. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Weekly Listen — Adrian Wooldridge on meritocracy 29:45

4d ago29:45

29:45

The biggest division in modern society is between the meritocracy and the people, the cognitive elite and the masses, the exam-passers and the exam-flunkers. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Caricature of a Cambridge University library in the Georgian era. Credit: Thomas Rowlandson / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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The Entente Cordiale 36:13

12h ago36:13

36:13

Self-interest, imperial competition and new threats in Europe - T.G. Otte examines the complex 120-year long history of the Entente Cordiale with EI's senior editor, Paul Lay. Image: First prize winner at the Covent Garden fancy dress ball in 1905, a lady dressed in an elaborate costume as the Entente Cordiale. Credit: Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Talks... the Entente Cordiale 36:13

5d ago36:13

36:13

Self-interest, imperial competition and new threats in Europe - T.G. Otte examines the complex 120-year long history of the Entente Cordiale with EI's senior editor, Paul Lay. Image: First prize winner at the Covent Garden fancy dress ball in 1905, a lady dressed in an elaborate costume as the Entente Cordiale. Credit: Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Talks... the Entente Cordiale 36:13

12h ago36:13

36:13

Self-interest, imperial competition and new threats in Europe - T.G. Otte examines the complex 120-year long history of the Entente Cordiale with EI's senior editor, Paul Lay. Image: First prize winner at the Covent Garden fancy dress ball in 1905, a lady dressed in an elaborate costume as the Entente Cordiale. Credit: Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo…

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Mariano Sigman on how language has shaped human consciousness 13:30

7d ago13:30

13:30

How did our ancestors think? Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: A play is performed in an ancient Greek theatre. Credit: Classic Image / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Weekly Listen

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EI Weekly Listen — Mariano Sigman on how language has shaped human consciousness 13:30

7d ago13:30

13:30

How did our ancestors think? Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: A play is performed in an ancient Greek theatre. Credit: Classic Image / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Weekly Listen — Mariano Sigman on how language has shaped human consciousness 13:30

7d ago13:30

13:30

How did our ancestors think? Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: A play is performed in an ancient Greek theatre. Credit: Classic Image / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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Anna Komnene: the princess who chronicled Byzantium’s changing fortunes 13:08

7d ago13:08

13:08

Peter Frankopan on the Byzantine princess Anna Komnene who, banished to a convent for her political ambition, devoted her gifts of observation to charting the fortunes of her father's empire – etching her legacy as Europe's first female historian. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Anna Komnene, a Byzantine princess and scholar. Credit: history_docu_p…

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Anna Komnene: the princess who chronicled Byzantium’s changing fortunes 13:08

6d ago13:08

13:08

Peter Frankopan on the Byzantine princess Anna Komnene who, banished to a convent for her political ambition, devoted her gifts of observation to charting the fortunes of her father's empire – etching her legacy as Europe's first female historian. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Anna Komnene, a Byzantine princess and scholar. Credit: history_docu_p…

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EI Portraits — Anna Komnene: the princess who chronicled Byzantium’s changing fortunes 13:08

7d ago13:08

13:08

Peter Frankopan on the Byzantine princess Anna Komnene who, banished to a convent for her political ambition, devoted her gifts of observation to charting the fortunes of her father's empire – etching her legacy as Europe's first female historian. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Anna Komnene, a Byzantine princess and scholar. Credit: history_docu_p…

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EI Portraits — Anna Komnene: the princess who chronicled Byzantium’s changing fortunes 13:08

7d ago13:08

13:08

Peter Frankopan on the Byzantine princess Anna Komnene who, banished to a convent for her political ambition, devoted her gifts of observation to charting the fortunes of her father's empire – etching her legacy as Europe's first female historian. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Anna Komnene, a Byzantine princess and scholar. Credit: history_docu_p…

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#105 Has Pulisic FINALLY reached his potential? Is Haji Wright US #1? Tyler Adams Injury Update! | US Soccer PODCAST 56:54

17d ago56:54

56:54

Christian Pulisic is dragging AC Milan to 2nd place, Haji Wright continues to score goals, Tyler Adams is injured again, a 14 year old American is transferring to Manchester City, and USWNT narrowly escape vs Japan. ⚽ Transform your understanding of soccer analysis to enjoy watching the beautiful game even more! Only $7.99 on Amazon https://amzn.to…

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Nathan Shachar on ideology in science 20:04

14d ago20:04

20:04

There is no linear, moral progress in knowledge and science. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Triple-microscope made by the optician Camille Sebastien Nachet in Paris. Credit: gameover / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Weekly Listen

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EI Weekly Listen — Nathan Shachar on ideology in science 20:04

14d ago20:04

20:04

There is no linear, moral progress in knowledge and science. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Triple-microscope made by the optician Camille Sebastien Nachet in Paris. Credit: gameover / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Weekly Listen — Nathan Shachar on ideology in science 20:04

14d ago20:04

20:04

There is no linear, moral progress in knowledge and science. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Triple-microscope made by the optician Camille Sebastien Nachet in Paris. Credit: gameover / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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Terrorism 37:18

14d ago37:18

37:18

EI's Deputy Editor Alastair Benn speaks to Suzanne Raine, visiting professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, about the evolution of the terrorist threat and its long history. Image: Anarchist outrage at the Liceo theatre in Barcelona, 1893. Credit: Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Talks... terrorism 37:18

14d ago37:18

37:18

EI's Deputy Editor Alastair Benn speaks to Suzanne Raine, visiting professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, about the evolution of the terrorist threat and its long history. Image: Anarchist outrage at the Liceo theatre in Barcelona, 1893. Credit: Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Talks... terrorism 37:18

14d ago37:18

37:18

EI's Deputy Editor Alastair Benn speaks to Suzanne Raine, visiting professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London, about the evolution of the terrorist threat and its long history. Image: Anarchist outrage at the Liceo theatre in Barcelona, 1893. Credit: Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo…

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The Hawkhurst Gang 17:10

14d ago17:10

17:10

In the first part of the 18th Century, the south coast of England had many Smuggling gangs; perhaps the most notorious was the Hawkhurst Gang. Today we read a chapter from Joseph Dragovich's book 'Hawkhurst Murder, corruption and Britains most notorious Smuggling Gang' Many thanks to Joseph for permission to read from his book and it is available i…

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Gregory Feifer on the mirage of Russian power 16:30

21d ago16:30

16:30

The mistake many Western countries make is to take Russia largely at face value. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Nesting Russian dolls showing former leaders. Credit: Mr Standfast / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Weekly Listen

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EI Weekly Listen — Gregory Feifer on the mirage of Russian power 16:30

21d ago16:30

16:30

The mistake many Western countries make is to take Russia largely at face value. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Nesting Russian dolls showing former leaders. Credit: Mr Standfast / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Weekly Listen — Gregory Feifer on the mirage of Russian power 16:30

23d ago16:30

16:30

The mistake many Western countries make is to take Russia largely at face value. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Nesting Russian dolls showing former leaders. Credit: Mr Standfast / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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The many ways of seeing Saint Monica 14:20

29d ago14:20

14:20

Gillian Clark on Saint Monica, mother to Augustine of Hippo and lionized by the Latin Church, a women of many names and many more mysteries. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica. Credit:: Carlo Bollo / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Portraits

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The many ways of seeing Saint Monica 14:20

22d ago14:20

14:20

Gillian Clark on Saint Monica, mother to Augustine of Hippo and lionized by the Latin Church, a women of many names and many more mysteries. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica. Credit:: Carlo Bollo / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Portraits

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EI Portraits — The many ways of seeing Saint Monica 14:20

22d ago14:20

14:20

Gillian Clark on Saint Monica, mother to Augustine of Hippo and lionized by the Latin Church, a women of many names and many more mysteries. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica. Credit:: Carlo Bollo / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Portraits — The many ways of seeing Saint Monica 14:20

22d ago14:20

14:20

Gillian Clark on Saint Monica, mother to Augustine of Hippo and lionized by the Latin Church, a women of many names and many more mysteries. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Saint Augustine and his mother, Saint Monica. Credit:: Carlo Bollo / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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161. Q1 2024 Wrap-Up 1:41:50

24d ago1:41:50

1:41:50

Join us as we dissect the topics covered in the first three months of 2024! Welcome back to Infinite Rabbit Hole! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/infiniterabbithole/support

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Peter Heather on empire and development in first millennium Europe 36:35

1M ago36:35

36:35

The story of first millennium Europe is one of remarkable economic change and demographic upheaval; a precocious analogue to the modern era of globalisation. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Charlemagne. Credit: The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Weekly Listen

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EI Weekly Listen — Peter Heather on empire and development in first millennium Europe 36:35

1M ago36:35

36:35

The story of first millennium Europe is one of remarkable economic change and demographic upheaval; a precocious analogue to the modern era of globalisation. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Charlemagne. Credit: The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Weekly Listen — Peter Heather on empire and development in first millennium Europe 36:35

29d ago36:35

36:35

The story of first millennium Europe is one of remarkable economic change and demographic upheaval; a precocious analogue to the modern era of globalisation. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Charlemagne. Credit: The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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AI and education 39:31

1M ago39:31

39:31

Daisy Christodoulou punctures the hype around the applications of Large Language Models and chatbots to the field of learning. Will AI really revolutionise education? Image: Mechanical brain. Credit: Sibani Das / Alamy Stock VectorBy EI Talks...

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EI Talks... AI and education 39:31

1M ago39:31

39:31

Daisy Christodoulou punctures the hype around the applications of Large language models (LLMs) and chatbots to the field of learning. Will AI really revolutionise education? Image: Mechanical brain. Credit: Sibani Das / Alamy Stock VectorBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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EI Talks... AI and education 39:31

1M ago39:31

39:31

Daisy Christodoulou punctures the hype around the applications of Large language models (LLMs) and chatbots to the field of learning. Will AI really revolutionise education? Image: Mechanical brain. Credit: Sibani Das / Alamy Stock VectorBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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Barry Strauss on Ancient Greek geopolitics 27:31

1M ago27:31

27:31

The Greeks invented the notion of the interrelationship of geography and politics; indeed, they elaborated it in myriad ways. Read by Leighton Pugh. https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/duality-determinism-and-demography-the-greeks-on-geopolitics/ Image: The Athenian fleet. Credit: INTERFOTO \ Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Weekly Listen — Barry Strauss on Ancient Greek geopolitics 27:31

1M ago27:31

27:31

The Greeks invented the notion of the interrelationship of geography and politics; indeed, they elaborated it in myriad ways. Read by Leighton Pugh. https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/duality-determinism-and-demography-the-greeks-on-geopolitics/ Image: The Athenian fleet. Credit: INTERFOTO \ Alamy Stock Photo…

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EI Weekly Listen — Barry Strauss on Ancient Greek geopolitics 27:31

1M ago27:31

27:31

The Greeks invented the notion of the interrelationship of geography and politics; indeed, they elaborated it in myriad ways. Read by Leighton Pugh. https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/duality-determinism-and-demography-the-greeks-on-geopolitics/ Image: The Athenian fleet. Credit: INTERFOTO \ Alamy Stock Photo…

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Jean Denis, Comte Lanjuinais: fearless opponent of The Terror 12:33

1M ago12:33

12:33

Jenny McCartney on Comte Lanjuinais, who risked his life by defying the Jacobins. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: Comte Lanjuinais speaks at a febrile meeting of the National Convention, 1793. Credit: Chronicle / Alamy Stock PhotoBy EI Portraits

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