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Award-winning real stories of the Cold War told by those who were there. Every week we interview an eyewitness of the Cold War. Across soldiers, spies, civilians, and others, we aim to cover the whole range of Cold War experiences. Hosts Ian Sanders, James Chilcott, and Peter Ryan bring your ears into the heart of the Cold War. Reading a history book is one thing, but hearing a human voice, with every breath, hesitation and intonation brings a whole new dimension to understanding what it was ...
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The Cheatcoders podcast is a unique platform that blends the experiences of Filipino diaspora in a humorous and entertaining way. The hosts Raf Flores, Natz De La Cruz, Don Valix, and Cristian Garcia are Filipino-Australians who share their personal experiences, to compare Filipino culture and Western culture, using comedy as a bridge to both.
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All Stations

RAF Benevolent Fund

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We proudly present All Stations, the podcast presented by the RAF Benevolent Fund, featuring inspiring and completing real-life stories from members of the RAF Family. Listen to our third series, which tells the story of the remarkable Guinea Pig Club, a group of allied airmen who suffered life-changing injuries during World War Two and went on to inspire the next generation.
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Politics on the Couch

Larchmont Productions

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Rafael Behr examines how our minds respond to politics and how politicians mess with our minds. In each episode an expert from the world of politics, psychology, history or philosophy joins Raf on our 'couch' to discuss what's driving our political thought and behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dunkirk, D-Day, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Omaha, USAF, RAF, POWs, Second World War Stories, Memoirs & interviews - Britain, USA, Australia, Canada … all the forces … WW2. ... Over 500 5-star ratings. "Thank you for what you are doing. It's incredible and I'm absolutely hooked" AB
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Never Mind The Dambusters

Jane Gulliford Lowes and James Jefferies

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Never Mind The Dambusters…It’s The Bomber Command Podcast! Join historians and authors Jane Gulliford Lowes and James Jefferies as they delve into the world of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. In this weekly podcast (episodes released every Wednesday), Jane and James explore strategy, policy, and the events which shaped one of the most controversial campaigns of the war. Despite their iconic status, Bomber Command's history extends far beyond the famed Dambusters raid of 1943 ...
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Poly And A Pint, started as podcast recorded live from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by comedian Mindy Raf during the run of solo comedy show NOT THE ONE: a love story (formally titled Keeping My Kidneys). In these first 10 episodes, Mindy chats with fellow artists and fringe performers about monogamy, relationships, sex, jealousy, and life at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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Dropping Dimes

Rodrigo Garcia-Rojas, Rafael Malagrino, Evans Li

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Join Rod, Raf, and Evans as they give their two cents on all things basketball. The trio will discuss all things basketball - NBA, WNBA, G-League rumours, trades, sneakers, music, books, movies, and more!
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‘Blighty Thank God’ is a 12-part podcast, based on the ‘lost’ diary of WW2 RAF pilot Flt. Sgt. Ron Chapman, 22, who served in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Hosted and produced by his journalist son Neil Chapman it tells some of stories he uncovered when he researched the diary, found 30 years after his father died. The accompanying website - www.blightythankgod.co.uk - contains the complete diary, context notes, maps, photographs and background material. The project is a tribute to the ...
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*COMING UP* 8/18/2024, OMAKASE 451 8/25/2024, OMAKASE 452, DOMINA HU 9/01/2024, OMAKASE 453, SAMEER SENGUPTA 9/08/2024, OMAKASE 454, BLACK MUSEUMIST 9/13/2024, SPACEWALK [Los Angeles, CA] 9/15/2024, OMAKASE 455, 9/22/2024, OMAKASE 456, 9/28/2024, KCHUNG/ MOCA (Los Angeles) 9/29/2024, OMAKASE 457, SEEPS Gold Code aka Raf Zevallos-Crowe, is a DJ/producer based in Orange County, California. A lifelong music lover, collector, and DJ, Raf's eclectic sets run the gamut of dance music with a base i ...
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Jesus Loves Linda and Raf

Linda Sarsour and Rafael Shimunov

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Jesus Loves Linda and Raf is a weekly (we hope) podcast with Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) and Rafael Shimunov (@rafaelshimunov). #JLOVESLR wrestles with culture, national politics, being Muslim and Palestinian, being Bukharian Jewish from and everything Brooklyn and Queens. We have amazing guests, fun segments, listener phone calls and we’ll play all the angry voicemails on air. Ask for advice or share advice by leaving a voicemail at (347) 674-LOVE. Theme song performed by Tobi Erner and Ben B ...
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Verbal Tap MMA Comedy Podcast

Raf Esparza and Kevin Phillips

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Two Monday morning cage fighters that love all things MMA. Raf is a freelance MMA writer/Comedian/MMA practitioner located out in sunny LA. Kevin is a Comedian/MMA Practitioner living out in sunny Denver, Co. Together they are analyzing fights, mocking each other, and keeping everyone humorously in tune with the world of MMA. Listen to one, you'll be sure to download more.
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BroilTalk

Raphaël Malenfant

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BroilTalk is the dedicated podcast for the brand Broil, a music production house based in Quebec City. Every two weeks, the owner Raf Malenfant invites one of his friends from the music scene for a chat and lets the conversation wander wherever it may go!
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Forget What You Heard

Forget What You Heard

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Join James and Raf every week as they discuss pop culture, queer culture and just shoot the shit. There's a lot we know and a lot we don't know and we're here to learn. Leave your ears at the door and Forget What You Heard.
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Common Ground

Scary Little Girls

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It’s now more than 40 years since 30,000 women joined hands around the perimeter fence of RAF Greenham to protest against the siting of American nuclear weapons on the Common. In this series of five podcasts we hear what those women did next. How their new-found strength led to dramatic life-choices, how their activism forged changes in the law and how their solidarity created a generation of proud feminists.
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Join Thomas as he learns to fly an aeroplane from scratch - using a 1940s self-study textbook for prospective RAF fighter pilots. A most foolish, yet exciting plan! The journey will take you from Thomas's living room to a flight academy near Valencia, Spain - with plenty of stopovers along the way, providing room for verbal digression.
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French-born filmmaker Frédéric Tcheng discusses his latest film Dior and I, a documentary chronicling Raf Simons’ first haute couture collection as Christian Dior’s new artistic director. Tcheng discusses the challenges of writing, directing and producing the film.
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The InDependent Spouse Podcast

Jess Sands : Podcast Host, Business Owner and military wife

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The InDependent Spouse podcast by The Milspo Business Network is a series of fun, informative podcasts for all military spouses, partners and other-halves. The InDependent Spouse podcast was born from a need to hear something new. A need to hear from the inspirational men and women who experience service life from the ‘home-front’ while creating successful businesses, running amazing charities and taking on their own challenges. To give a voice to those who are already achieving astonishing ...
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Log book stories still abound but I’m now on the last volume of my small collection of RAF Form 414s. Unbeknown to me back then, my time in the Air Force was fast coming to a close. When I was offered the job on the Tornado it was on the understanding that I would serve an additional year to amortise the cost of training and I was now in coming up …
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Speaking about the RAF's contribution to NATO air and space power, Air Marshal Johnny Stringer says, “There’s no point in having an air show air force; you’ve got to be ready to turn up and do the difficult stuff”. Listen to the full interview with the Deputy Commander of NATO's Allied Air Command. InsideAIR is produced for the Royal Air Force by R…
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Ben and James take the morning ride back to airfield on the day to return the hover plane to the US authorities. After a coffee, they are received at the Air Base conference center to be waved off by the High Command. James mounts the stairs at the rear of the plane and waits for Ben to arrive in the cockpit. Instead Michelle joins James and asks w…
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Juli begins by recounting her early years in East Berlin, a time marked by the tragic loss of her father. Drafted into the army just days before her birth, her father continually deserted to see his family, ultimately leading to his untimely death. This early loss left Juli and her mother to navigate a harsh landscape in East Germany alone. Life in…
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Boat enthusiast Matt Cain enthralls us with the history and restoration project behind one of Dunkirk's most famous rescue ships. The Lady of Mann from the Isle of Man. Matt and Paul discuss the Dunkirk operation and stories behind it. Manx veterans talk about their experiences on Manx Radio. "Scary, fascinating and hilarious" Please do subscribe o…
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Rishi Sunak wanted one of the UK’s top generals to be the next National Security Adviser, but Keir Starmer has decided to readvertise the job. So far it’s always been a civilian, but would a top-ranking officer make more sense? The UK’s first ever National Security Adviser, Lord Peter Ricketts, tells us what the role involves and shares his thought…
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Clement Manyathela speaks to Mbuso Magubane, the Mayor of the Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality about how the municipality allowed for the Mooiplaas village to go without water for many years. The situation was only remedied by a resident, Mlungisi Maseko who used his Road Accident Fund payout to pay for the community to get water. See omnystudio.c…
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‘Even heroes have a breakdown point. Honour and moral fibre are variables. Like pain, the threshold is different in each of us.’ - Phillip Gray, Bomber Pilot. This week, Jane discusses the issue of psychiatric casualties in Bomber Command, with Dr. Dan Ellin (University of Lincoln and International Bomber Command Centre) and Mary Brazier (mental he…
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Clement Manyathela chats to Kwanda Vabaza, Manager for Adjudication in the Credit Division at the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) about what happens to the monies lost during a kidnapping. Are victims of kidnapping able to claim the money back for their bank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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**Episode on public release 28 August 2024 ‘Even heroes have a breakdown point. Honour and moral fibre are variables. Like pain, the threshold is different in each of us.’ - Phillip Gray, Bomber Pilot. This week, Jane discusses the issue of psychiatric casualties in Bomber Command, with Dr. Dan Ellin (University of Lincoln and International Bomber …
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Clement Manyathela is in conversation with Ignatius Briel, the Gauteng Director of the Legal Practice Council to discuss the council’s mandate and how it is holding legal practitioners accountable for any unbecoming conduct amid recent allegations against lawyers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In the words of it’s benefactor, “It has been described as the most exclusive Club in the world, but the entrance fee is something most men would not care to pay and the conditions of membership are arduous in the extreme.” Other clubs that sprang up during the World Wars are more a measure of the bravado, luck or good fortune of its members to mak…
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My logbook tales continue with my tour on Tremblers flying the F3 Tornado which had got off to a difficult start when our compliment of brand new aircraft were shipped off to other squadrons and, in return, we received the dregs of the RAF’s Tornado ADVs. They certainly weren’t in the best of condition and I began to think I was fated when I was fo…
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We asked listeners what they make of the supposed spat between the Speaker of Parliament and Former Minister of agriculture Thoko Didiza and Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen regarding alleged misappropriation of funds that Steenhuisen says he uncovered. We also asked listeners what they make of arrival times in invitations. See omnystudio.com/…
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We took call from listeners who commented on the JHB mayor Dada Morrero's idea to hire foreign nationals in the JPMD Clement Manyathela chats to Pauli Van Wyk, Investigative Journalist with the Daily Maverick about the ongoing VBS investigation as it has been uncovered that the Justice Minister, Thembi Simelane was given a loan by a company that wo…
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Join us as we delve into the dark and eerie history of Hermitage Castle, one of Scotland's most haunted and mysterious locations. Known as the "Strength of Liddesdale" and ominously referred to as "the guardhouse of the bloodiest valley in Britain," Hermitage Castle is steeped in tales of terror, bloodshed, and the supernatural. In this episode, we…
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This episode the guys are joined by actress and musician BVT (Bernie Van Tiel). They talk about riddles in tagalog and kapampangan, singing waiters and try not to laugh at jokes. Follow BVT: https://www.instagram.com/bossdembvt/ Follow our patreon for our BTS videos, candid videos and Un-Tuli Pod! : https://patreon.com/thecheatcoders Check out our …
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BRIXMIS and its operations behind enemy lines continue to fascinate the listeners of Cold War Conversations. In August 2024 I was honoured to be invited to the National Army Museum in London to interview Andrew Long, the author of BRIXMIS and the Secret Cold War - Intelligence Collecting Operations Behind Enemy Lines in East Germany. The National A…
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Host Rafael Behr talks to author, policy expert and podcaster Sam Freedman about his new book Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fix It Sam Freedman is a senior fellow at the Institute for Government and an Ark Schools adviser. He writes about policy and politics for numerous outlets, including the Financial Times, Sunday Times, Guardian an…
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The UK’s first sovereign military satellite, Tyche, is now in orbit. It’s the first piece of a planned constellation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance orbiters, at a cost approaching one billion pounds. Former Royal Navy officer Darren Jones, from Tyche’s manufacturer, explains what capability it can offer the Armed Forces, while Pro…
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Listeners pay tribute to the South African maths and science teacher William Smith who passed on Wednesday, the 21st of August through heartfelt messages and memroies of him and his overall contribution to the education system. Clement speaks with Youmna El-Sayed, an Al Jazeera journalist visiting from Gaza, who shares her firsthand experience of t…
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Clement is joined by Advocate Collen Weapond, Commissioner for POPIA at the Information Regulator, exploring how the POPIA Act safeguards consumers from incessant telemarketing calls and the consequences faced by companies that violate these regulations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Clement is in conversation with Lawson Naidoo, Executive Director of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC), as they delve into Justice Raymond Zondo's tenure at the Constitutional Court. They reflect on his profound influence, the legacy he has built, and his remarkable journey over the past 27 years within South…
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