Best Samantha Mason Podcasts (2024)

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Nina Conti, Tom Kerridge, Samantha Spiro, Donna Leon, Clive Anderson, That Woman, Braimah Kanneh-Mason & Plínio Fernandes 38:39

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Clive will talk monkeys, masks and improvisation with comic Nina Conti who is honing a brand new show Whose Face is it Anyway? and about to release her directing debut a feature film called Sunlight; Chef Tom Kerridge's been on a culinary tour of the UK for a new cookbook and TV show and has plenty to say about our food, farming and how to pronounc…

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Damian Lewis; Elf Lyons; Gareth Malone; Rachel Ramsay; Gia Ford; Esme Emerson; Clive Anderson; Emma Freud 36:54

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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud present Loose Ends from Latitude Festival in Suffolk. They'll talk to the actor-turned-musician Damian Lewis who will discuss his latest album Mission Creep and why he's chosen to go back to his musical roots when he could have rested on his Hollywood laurels as the star of Homeland and Billions. The UK's favourite cho…

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E54 Pushing Remote Working to its Absolute Limit with Ben Mason 48:09

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Send us a Text Message. "I think it's adventure that drives me. So it's adventure that is at the heart of all of this. I didn't really enjoy school. I wasn't particularly good at school. I was diagnosed, you know, either dyslexic or dyspraxic or, you know, suffered from a bang on the head. But that wasn't until university. So school was kind of a c…

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E53 Samantha McCallum - Facilitating Alignment, Strategy Skeptics whilst Protecting your Energy 1:00:02

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Send us a Text Message. “When you were doing the intro, you know, you can just hear how diverse and broad the different types of roles or experiences and industries I've had were. I think you know some parts have been serendipitous right. Where you're just kind of following your instinct around what you enjoy like this constant search in your work …

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Griffin Dunne, Marc Almond, Ruth Ware, Sophie Duker, Nadine Shah, Stuart Maconie 36:36

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The actor, producer and now memoirist Griffin Dunne on growing up in Hollywood in a family of literary stars including his aunt Joan Didion, on his own screen success opposite Madonna in Who's That Girl and in After Hours and the real-life tragedy that changed his life forever. Soft Cell front man Marc Almond on his early days as a subversive perfo…

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E52 Chris Hudson - Unveiling the Man Behind the Mic: Chris Gets Interviewed on The Company Road Podcast (1st Anniversary!) 50:10

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Send us a Text Message. "It felt like things were taking me into uncomfortable situations, and then learning from uncomfortable situations basically brought opportunity, and an opportunity then opened up other doors and things went from there. Really." - Chris Hudson This month’s theme For the past year, the Company Road podcast has been a beacon o…

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Iwan Thomas, Chloe Petts, Lottie Gross, Raghu Dixit, Kiioto, Anna Ptaszynski 33:35

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Stuart is joined in the Salford Loose Ends studio by the Welsh Sprinter Iwan Thomas, who held the UK 400m record for 25 years. His new memoir 'Brutal', tells his story - one of speed, the drive to succeed and an extremely high tolerance for pain. . Comedian Chloe Petts is gearing up for the Edinburgh Fringe, and in perhaps the ultimate highbrow/low…

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E51 Joel Vermaas - Market Research in the Age of Agility: Get Faster, More Actionable Insights 1:08:54

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Send us a Text Message. “Any little action, no matter how small, can make a huge difference.” - Joel Vermaas This month’s theme Joel Vermaas, a seasoned researcher and founder of Vibrant Insights, breaks down the dramatic shift from traditional methods like face-to-face interviews to the data-driven approaches of today. Joel also shares his passion…

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David Baddiel, Richard Thompson, Abigail Cruttenden, Noorruddean Choudry, Amy Gledhill, Stuart Maconie 35:56

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An eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedyBy BBC Radio 4

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E50 Rachel Zhang and David Bradford - To Trust is to Thrive: Leading Teams with Authenticity 1:03:47

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Send us a Text Message. “If you're going to take a role, there are three things that are important: a good problem to work on, good people to work on it with, and good leadership that you have faith in or you believe in." - David Bradford This month’s theme This month we discuss the significance of identifying crossroads within our careers or organ…

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Charlie Higson, Bilal Zafar, Pravesh Kumar, English Teacher and Alexandra Whittingham join Stuart Maconie. 37:28

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Joining Stuart in our Salford studio are Charlie Higson. After writing several books in the bestselling 'Young Bond' series, Charlie has written his first Bond for Adults. Stand up Bilal Zafar's new show 'Imposter' is about a once harmonious house-share that goes very wrong and Pravesh Kumar has written 'Frankie Goes to Bollywood', a new musical ab…

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E49 Lina Patel - Really. Rarely. Relational: Facilitation mastery for forward-thinking leaders 1:02:36

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Send us a Text Message. “Some people are really good at corralling people towards a decision and doing so in a way that makes everybody feel like they weren't bullied into making that decision.” - Lina Patel This month’s theme In this episode, we delve into a crucial aspect often overlooked by organisations: the importance of cultivating strong rel…

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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Tara Fitzgerald, Paul Sinha, Bess Atwell, Jazz Emu, Clive Anderson 36:21

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The comedian Paul Sinha is a man of many careers - from working GP to sucessful stand up to his role as "The Sinnerman" in ITV's quiz show The Chase. He joins Clive to talk about his new autobiogaphy - Once Sinha Lifetime - charting his extraordinary Bengali family background through the peaks and troughs of his own working life to his recent medic…

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E48 Kevin Finn - Career Crossroads and Signposts: There’s no time to F@#% about! 56:45

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Send us a Text Message. “Seniority doesn't win, experience does” - Kevin Finn This month’s theme This month we discuss the significance of identifying crossroads within our careers or organisations. In each episode, we explore the pivotal moments where decisions shape our professional trajectories, and strategies for navigating challenges and chang…

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Laura Smyth, Caitlin Moran, John Hopkins and Alex Lowe join Stuart Maconie. With music from Dexys 35:37

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After a series of best-selling books focussing on girls and women Caitlin Moran turns her attention to the lads in ‘What About Men?’. Find out if comedian Laura Smyth is indeed living her best life on the ‘Living My Best Life’ tour and Alex Lowe tells us what makes his Clinton Baptise character so popular. John Hopkins on playing Henry Higgins in M…

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E47 Simon Kriss - Demystifying AI: A journey from fear to transformation 55:33

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Send us a Text Message. "AI is a little bit like fine wine in that everybody knows the name. Everybody thinks it looks great, but most people still really don't understand it." Simon Kriss This month’s theme This month we explore the latest trends reshaping various sectors in Australia, from technological innovations driving business growth to mark…

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Stephen Merchant, Plum Sykes, Adeel Akhtar, and Kate Bradbury join Clive Anderson with music by LYRA and Madeleine Peyroux 35:51

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Stephen Merchant - the BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe winning actor, comedian and writer behind hits like The Office and Extras - joins Clive Anderson and Athena Kugblenu to talk about a new series of The Outlaws, a hugely popular crime caper set on a Bristol community service project; the Vogue journalist and author Plum Sykes will discuss her new n…

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E46 Chris Mitchell - Honing your Commercial Core: Staircase to personal and organisational growth 57:47

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Send us a Text Message. “If it's a bigger organisation, you find out who's doing the financial you'll probably notice it will be coming around reports from someone, you can build a relationship with that person” Chris Mitchell This month… We're pushing into the theme of innovation and trends and drivers of growth, both for organisations and intrapr…

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Jan Ravens, Viv Groskop and Tiff Murray with music from The Will Barnes Quartet and Aleighcia Scott 32:01

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Clive is joined by impressionist Jan Ravens (who brings along Liz Truss and Theresa May) chatting about the challenge of developing an impersonation and what happens when the politician who forms part of your act gets the boot...Award-winning novelist Tiffany Murray describes her unusually starry childhood at the residential recording studio Rockfi…

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E45 Joel Hines - Boys to Men: Man's long awaited journey to inclusive leadership 55:10

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Send us a Text Message. “Young people will do things or do behaviours that perhaps, you know, aren't in line with their core values and their belief systems. But it's because what they see other people doing that they think they need to do those things in order to fit in.” Joel Hines In this episode you’ll hear about How the world of work needs to …

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Frank Skinner, Maxine Peake, Kathryn Hughes, Rachel Fairburn join Stuart Maconie with music by Willy Vlautin and Phoebe Green 37:02

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Joining Stuart Maconie in our Salford studio are the comedians Frank Skinner and Rachael Fairburn. In Frank's latest stand up show '30 years of Dirt' he has his comedic eye firmly on the dirty joke, while Rachel Fairburn's showgirl finds her moving away from boozing and towards crystals - will it last? Maxine Peake stars in Robin/Red/Breast at Manc…

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E44 Berlin Liew - Career Climb Hacks: Radical Candour x Ruinous Empathy 1:08:08

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Send us a Text Message. "I love the advancements of technology, but when it comes to connection, I'm very conflicted about it." In this episode you’ll hear about: Balancing radical candor and ruinous empathy Connections, networks and the role they play in your success Feedback and how to use it for professional growth Observation and listening to i…

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Julie Hesmondhalgh, Sacha Lord, Eddi Reader, Benji Waterhouse, Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand, Fairground Attraction 34:07

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Stuart Maconie is joined by Sacha Lord who offers some Tales from the Dancefloor, Julie Hesmondhalgh talks about the impact of a single punch which is considered in a new play by James Graham at the Nottingham Playhouse. Dr Benji Waterhouse, a frontline NHS psychiatrist, discusses his new book You Don't Have to be Mad to Work Here and there's music…

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The Importance of Culture for Marketers with Merz Aesthetic’s Patrick Urban 44:59

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This special episode focuses on how publishers and marketers are shifting strategies as consumer behavior continues to evolve faster than light. Kayleigh Barber, Media Editor at Digiday, lays out today’s landscape, with advertisers now looking beyond traditional low-calorie KPIs. Then we hear from Patrick Urban, President of Merz Aesthetics North A…

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Lida Maxwell on Whistleblowers, Queer Love, and Truth-Telling 1:18:29

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On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins interviews Lida Maxwell on whistleblowers, queer love, and outsider truth-telling. Lida uses Chelsea Manning, a representative outside truth-teller, as a case study to understand the interplay between personal identity and political activism, exploring the nuanced differences between publi…

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E43 Amir Ansari - Unknowns to knowns: Questions to grow a growth mindset 50:37

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Send us a Text Message. ‘’Over the years I've built toolkits, ways of processing…sure I still get nervous like anybody else when something unexpected gets thrown at me, but I've come to realise that it'll be okay. I've always managed to come out the other side with either success or just a small handful of bruises.’’ - Amir Ansari In this episode y…

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The Zutons play for Stuart Maconie with Rhod Gilbert, Kathy Lette, Carla Henry, Luke Wright and Bryony Jarman Pinto 37:37

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The comedian Rhod Gilbert gave up touring and TV appearances last year when he got cancer. Now he's back - a newly focussed man - with a show called 'Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit', all about the big bitter diagnosis he had to swallow; the best-selling novelist Kathy Lette's latest book is called The Revenge Club and is based on a real life c…

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E42 Carolyn Butler-Madden - Driving profit through purpose: Transforming your business into a force for good 58:58

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Send us a Text Message. ‘’What matters to me is helping businesses realise their full potential to be a force for good in the world. Because I truly believe that this is the untapped potential of business.’’- Carolyn Butler-Madden In this episode you’ll hear about: - Carolyn's career journey: Carolyn delves into the roots of her beliefs and lets us…

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Stuart Maconie with Richard Herring, Adelayo Adedayo, Natalie Haynes, Nectar Woode 35:29

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Stuart is joined by multi instrumentalist and singer of hits like Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant; comic-turned-author Natalie Haynes on putting the feminisim into Greek mythology; actress Adelayo Adedayo on her upcoming second series playing the rookie cop in the hit BBC police drama The Responder and Comedian Richard Herring on finding the humour in …

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E41 Fabio Oliveira - Stuff up lunches & store experiments: How AU's biggest retail chain innovates 48:52

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Send us a Text Message. "Follow the process, follow the methods, and then you're not going to fail in your project. You're going to fail throughout your project. Small constant failure is part of what it is.” Fabio Oliveira In this episode you’ll hear about: Defining innovation in 2024: Breaking down the definition of innovation and its associated …

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Tim Peake, Helen Lederer, Phil Manzanera, Jess Fostekew, Michele Stodart and Geejay. 35:00

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The astronaut Tim Peake joins Clive to talk about life on and off Earth, and he's joined by the acclaimed guitarist Phil Manzanera who tells us about the astonishing life he led en route to joining Roxy Music. Helen Lederer discusses her new memoir and recalls formative days in The Comedy Store and Jess Fostekew talks footie in her new podcast. We'…

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E40 Lael Stone - The inner child at work: Healing wounds of the past for present success 1:05:54

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Send us a Text Message. “We are all young wounded children in adult bodies, walking around, bumping into each other and then blaming each other when our wounds get touched on or when our traumas get activated.” Lael Stone In this episode you’ll hear about: Parenting and leader parallels: Drawing parallels between effective leadership and conscious …

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Bettany Hughes, Al Murray, Lesley Sharp, Nisha Katona, The Wandering Hearts, Guy Chambers, Amanny Mo and Clive Anderson 36:43

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Stand up comic Al Murray on 30 years of his outspoken stage persona The Pub Landlord and his more recent side-hustle as a history podcaster; Actor Lesley Sharp on playing a spy in her high octane thriller set on a London to Beijing flight and called Red Eye; Historian Bettany Hughes on her new series of Treasures of the World, this time heading alo…

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Samantha Cole on How Sex Changed the Internet 1:12:22

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On this episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins interviews Samantha Cole on her book, How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex. Their conversation features discussion on the origins of deepfake technology, nonconsensual pornography, the rights of sex workers, concerns regarding sexual content bans, the importance of sex…

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E39 Kris Washusen - Leaning into Lean: Navigating methodology vs creativity 52:17

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Send us a Text Message. “Design's not in its infancy anymore but we can still find it hard to communicate our value.” Kris Washusen In this episode you’ll hear about: Adopting a Lean-UX approach: Why you should value rapid prototyping over extensive upfront discovery and what you can do to implement quick and experimental change cycles. The stickin…

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Ruby Wax, Anuvab Pal, Paul Hartnoll, Jessica Gunning, Tiger Braun-White and Nerina Pallot 34:30

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Ruby Wax defined an interview style which many of us now take for granted. She discusses her hugely popular books on mindfulness and her new book which sees her undertake a series of journeys designed to aid her recovery from depression.Paul Hartnoll of the dance act Orbital is another genre definer, looking back at the history of electronic music …

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E38 Celine Waters - Somatic resilience: Navigate work and life’s challenges with inner strength 56:34

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Send us a Text Message. “We need to consciously become aware of our patterns and our behaviours before we change them and understand how they’re serving us in the first place.” Celine Waters In this episode you’ll hear about: The practice of somatic design: How to create deeper connections between our mind, body and spirit and experience the trans…

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Daniel Mays, Cush Jumbo, Janey Godley, Marc Wootton, Ride, Georgia, Emma Freud, Clive Anderson 36:51

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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud are joined by Daniel Mays, Cush Jumbo, Janey Godley and Marc Wootton for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Ride and Georgia.By BBC Radio 4

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E37 Dara Simkin - From bureaucracy to playocracy: Transforming corporate culture with fun 52:16

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Send us a Text Message. “Innovation really lives on the edge of ridiculous, and in order for us to come up with innovative solutions to solve the world's biggest problems, we've got to take risks. Play is an incredible way to help us do that.” Dara Simkin In this episode you’ll hear about: The importance of mixing play and work: Why bringing play i…

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Gemma Whelan, Mark Watson, Shaznay Lewis, Mr Motivator, The Mary Wallopers, Sahra, Sara Cox, Clive Anderson 37:03

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Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Gemma Whelan, Mark Watson, Shaznay Lewis and Mr Motivator for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from The Mary Wallopers and Sahra.By BBC Radio 4

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E36 Agnes So - From artistry to Apple: How to delight customers & win their loyalty 1:04:48

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Send us a Text Message. "You really want it to get into people's heads what the change is. You want it to be their new reality or the new normal. Storytelling is effective because stories are shared from generation to generation, remembered for a reason… because they stick in your brain." Agnes So In this episode you’ll hear about: Improving suppor…

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Jonny Lee Miller, Ade Adepitan, Kimberley Chambers, Gary Stevenson, Kat Eaton, Bidisha Mamata, Clive Anderson 37:52

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Clive Anderson and Bidisha Mamata are joined by Jonny Lee Miller, Ade Adepitan, Kimberley Chambers and Gary Stevenson for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Kat Eaton and Blondeting.By BBC Radio 4

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John Kaufhold on the History of Image Recognition and Deep Learning 1:27:04

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On today's episode of Virtual Sentiments, host Kristen Collins interviews John Kaufhold on the history of image recognition and deep learning. With over 30 years of experience in the artificial intelligence and machine learning world, John shares his history starting from his early days in speech recognition in the 90s. He covers the ImageNet Big B…

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E35 Grant Show - Crafting purpose-driven events: Insights from a master builder of inspiration, community and influence 52:48

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Send us a Text Message. "I think what events should be doing is playing that role of fostering community, fostering connection and really thinking about what they're looking to do, what's their mission." Grant Show In this episode you’ll hear about: Crafting compelling presentations: Exploring the art of crafting presentations that captivate your a…

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Armistead Maupin, Ophelia Lovibond, Toheeb Jimoh, Emmanuel Sonubi, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Amelia Coburn, Arthur Smith 37:52

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Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Armistead Maupin, Ophelia Lovibond, Toheeb Jimoh and Emmanuel Sonubi for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Amelia Coburn.By BBC Radio 4

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E34 Karl Deitz - Taste, tune & triumph: What our hobbies can teach us about our career success 55:01

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Send us a Text Message. “You’ve got to be quite deliberate. You have to overrule some of your automatic thinking to say, I need to deliberately step back here. I need to refresh this area.” Karl Deitz In this episode you’ll hear about: Parallels between cooking, music & business: How lessons in one domain of your life or interests can often be appl…

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Bruce Dickinson, Noomi Rapace, Siobhán McSweeney, Travis Jay, MT Jones, OneDa, Rachel Parris, Clive Anderson 37:07

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Clive Anderson and Rachel Parris are joined by Bruce Dickinson, Noomi Rapace, Siobhán McSweeney and Travis Jay for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from MT Jones and OneDa.By BBC Radio 4

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E33 Andrew Kendall - Building better design: What Lego can teach us about design thinking & business transformation 50:04

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Send us a Text Message. "The more immovable that your solutions are, the greater the need to invest in that kind of thinking." Andrew Kendall In this episode you’ll hear about: Designing for impact: Strategies to more accurately understand customers needs and motivations in order to design products and services that go beyond immediate user needs t…

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George Clarke, Lindsay Duncan, Charithra Chandran, Caity Baser, Ministry of Desire, Anneka Rice, Clive Anderson 38:19

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Clive Anderson and Anneka Rice are joined by George Clarke, Lindsay Duncan and Charithra Chandran for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Caity Baser and Ministry of Desire.By BBC Radio 4

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E32 Gareth Rydon - The AI revolution: Unleashing AI for productivity & personal freedom 1:03:11

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Send us a Text Message. “When it comes to AI, we talk about augmenting not replacing. We want this to be about how do I augment the individual and give them superpowers so they can do amazing things and liberate their time? How do we make 5 people worth 10 people?” Gareth Rydon In this episode, you’ll hear about: AI adoption in 2024: Exploring the …

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