Best Shriver Media Podcasts (2024)

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London Tide with music by PJ Harvey, Salman Rushdie's story of survival: Knife and tenor Ian Bostridge 42:29

2h ago42:29

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Knife is Salman Rushdie’s memoir about surviving a near-fatal knife attack in August 2022 and the long, painful period of recovery that followed. Ben Power’s adaption of the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend – London Tide – which features songs that he co-wrote with PJ Harvey, has just opened at the National Theatre in London. Baby Reindeer is a new …

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Lionel Shriver's new book Mania, Tyrell Williams on Red Pitch 42:21

1d ago42:21

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Lionel Shriver on her latest novel Mania, in which she creates an alternative USA where the Mental Parity Movement insists that everyone is equally clever. Can a friendship between two women survive when they hold polarised views on this particular “culture war”? Why are universities all over the country closing arts courses and cutting jobs? Front…

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High Court UPHOLDS Prayer Ban: An Inside Look At The UK's Strictest School w/Katharine Birbalsingh 1:38:36

2d ago1:38:36

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Katharine Birbalsingh is a British teacher and education reform advocate. She is the founder and Headmistress of Michaela Community School, a free school established in 2014 in Wembley Park, London. Despite achieving remarkable results for students, Michaela faces political resistance due to its traditional approach, and prioritizing hard work and …

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Sir John Akomfrah, bicentenary of Byron's death and sped-up music 41:10

2d ago41:10

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Lord Byron died 200 years ago on Friday. Lady Caroline Lamb described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Fiona Stafford has edited Byron's Travels, a new selection of his poems, letters and journals. He was only 36 when he died, but had written seven volumes of verse, thirteen volumes of journal and thousands of letters. The poet A. E. Stalli…

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There’s another side to every war. Satire, War & Hollywood - Co-creator DON McKELLAR on The Sympathizer 9:44

3d ago9:44

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On casting Robert Downey Jr. in 4 Roles: "That was Park Chan-wook's idea early on. In the book, there are these sorts of male-white figures of the American establishment. They're all differentiated in the book, but he had the idea. What if we have one actor playing all the parts kind of like Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove and immediately we thoug…

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The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom 42:33

3d ago42:33

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British director Jeymes Samuel discusses his new film The Book of Clarence, a Biblical comedy about a down-on-his-luck young man who tries to escape from a debt by pretending to be a messiah like Christ. Sonali Bhattacharyya on her new play Liberation Square, which just opened at the Nottingham Playhouse and explores the lives of three young Muslim…

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DON McKELLAR on The Sympathizer with Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Park Chan-wook 38:57

4d ago38:57

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What are the stories we tell ourselves to justify our actions in times of war? How can the arts convey complexity and foster understanding? Don McKellar is a highly accomplished writer, director, and actor. He has written films including Roadkill, Highway 61, Dance Me Outside, The Red Violin, and Blindness. He won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the 198…

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WWE Community Impact Correspondent | Ep.574 47:19

3d ago47:19

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On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast: Special Olympics Colorado Athlete Cody Field, returns on the program to sit down with Award-winning Podcaster Daniel Smrokowski to talk about his new opportunity as the first-ever Wrestle Mania Community Correspondent, Special Olympics Opportunities from Sports to Work to Leadership, Enthusiastic L…

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Do good deeds offset bad deeds? How do our families shape who we become?- Highlights - DAN FUTTERMAN & ADAM RAPP 11:07

7d ago11:07

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"We ended on such a cliffhanger with Isaac presenting the wrench at the police station to Jeff Daniels' character. It allowed us to sort of start from a place of what's going to happen next? And I think because what is drawn in the novel and because of what Danny brought into the original script of the first season and all the ideas he brought in. …

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Exploring American Rust: Broken Justice w/ DAN FUTTERMAN & ADAM RAPP - Award-winning Screenwriters/EPs 39:11

7d ago39:11

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What role do the families we’re born into or the traumas we experience shape the people we become? Do good deeds offset bad deeds? How can the arts increase our capacity for empathy, understanding, and kindness? Dan Futterman is creator, executive producer, and writer of Amazon Prime's American Rust, the acclaimed crime drama starring Jeff Daniels,…

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Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Percival Everett's James reviewed 42:24

7d ago42:24

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Back to Black is the Amy Winehouse biopic out this week and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. James is Percival Everett’s retelling of Mark Twain’s 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, narrated by the enslaved Jim.The Wallace collection spotlights Ranjit Singh, the Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the treasure trove of weapons that kept him in p…

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Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England 42:21

8d ago42:21

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Anna May Wong was an international star who appeared in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies in a career that spanned from the silent films of the 1920s, through the advent of talkies in the 30s, to television in the 1950s, despite all the obstacles in her path. A new biography, Not Your China Doll, examines how against all the odds Anna May Wong fou…

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Nathan Hill, Maggie Rogers, International Booker shortlist 42:18

9d ago42:18

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Nathan Hill talks about his new novel Wellness, the follow-up to his acclaimed debut The Nix. Maggie Rogers, the singer-songwriter whose career was launched by a student performance for Pharrell Williams that went viral, talks about her latest album Don't Forget Me. Romesh Gunasekera discusses the novels on the International Booker Prize Shortlist,…

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Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay 42:55

10d ago42:55

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Artist Yinka Shonibare talks about his new exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, which explores the legacy of Imperialism. Guitarist Sean Shibe performs early Scottish lute music and previews a new classical guitar concerto live in the Front Row studio. And film experts Stephen McConnachie and Inés Toharia explain how fast changing technology and d…

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Becoming a Health Messenger, Part 1 | Ep.573 1:12:31

10d ago1:12:31

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On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast: We're celebrating #WorldHealthDay with Health Messengers Daniel Smrokowski and Eric Baumann as we recap the new Special Olympics Becoming a Health Messenger workshop, Sharing Audio Diary Reflections, Motivations and Preparations for Health Role, Our Biggest Takeaways and Messages, and we get person…

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed 42:29

14d ago42:29

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter - Netflix drama Ripley starring Andrew Scott - Io Capitano, the Oscar-nominated movie about teens in Senegal in search of a better life - all reviewed by film critic Leila Latif and music writer Jasper Murison-Bowie. And novelist and critic John Domini remembers the American novelist (and his former teacher) John B…

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Accepting Biological Sex IS Compassionate | Kara Dansky 1:12:17

15d ago1:12:17

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Kara Dansky is a feminist, lawyer, and author of The Abolition of Sex: How the “Transgender” Agenda Harms Women and Girls. In this interview, Kara's shirt reads "infamous TERF writer," a label given to her by commentator Sam Seder after he reacted to an interaction on Twitter/X between Kara and Christopher Rufo. The conversation begins with rapid-f…

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50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama 42:24

15d ago42:24

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Almost 50 years to the day when ABBA's Waterloo triumphed at Eurovision, ABBA specialist Carl Magnus Palm and Millie Taylor, professor of musical theatre, discuss how the song became such an all-conquering hit. A visit to Harewood House to see a new exhibition, Colours Uncovered, which tells the story of this stately home through the prism of colou…

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Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum? 42:37

16d ago42:37

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Actor Dev Patel joins to talk about his directorial debut Monkey Man, a movie inspired by the Indian legend of Hunaman that tells the dark and brutal story of a young man in Mumbai out to avenge the life of his mother. As exam season approaches we ask which books are currently being taught in our schools, and why? We speak to Kit de Waal, whose bre…

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The National Gallery at 200 42:48

17d ago42:48

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The National Gallery opened its doors on 10th May 1824. The public could view 38 paintings, free. Now there are more than 2,300, including many masterpieces of European art by geniuses such as Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh. It is still free. The gallery's director, Gabriele Finaldi, guides Samira Ahmed through the collection. Artists Barbara Walke…

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Dream Ride Down Under | Ep.572 1:14:48

18d ago1:14:48

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On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast: Special Olympics Illinois Athlete Leader Amanda Propheter and her parents Chris and Marc join Award-winning Podcaster Daniel Smrokowski for an empowering conversation about her Autism Story, Communication Challenges, How Special Olympics Transformed Propheter Family, and we dive down under to the F…

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Consciousness, AI & Creativity with DUSTIN O’HALLORAN - Emmy Award-winning Composer 51:02

21d ago51:02

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What will happen when Artificial General Intelligence arrives? What is the nature of consciousness? How are music and creativity pathways for reconnecting us to our humanity and the natural world? Dustin O’Halloran is a pianist and composer and member of the band A Winged Victory for the Sullen. Winner of a 2015 Emmy Award for his main title theme …

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How can music help us expand our understanding of consciousness & AI? - Highlights - DUSTIN O’HALLORAN 51:08

21d ago51:08

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"The film Lion, when we got involved, there was a pretty early cut. So it was about trying to get into the picture and what would really work with the scenes, but also to sometimes just put it away and just really get to the heart of the film, too, because there was a big overarching feeling to the film. The feeling of home and the feeling of being…

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Steven Knight drama This Town reviewed, The Perth Museum re-opening 42:23

21d ago42:23

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Peaky Blinders' writer Steven Knight's new drama, This Town, is out this week. Author Daniel Rachel and art historian Sarah Gaventa review. We'll also review a landmark exhibition on the Italian designer Enzo Mari which opens at the Design museum, showcasing his infinite calendar, self assembly book cases and beautiful children’s books. We take a l…

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Big Mood, how does comedy work? Bach St John Passion 42:19

22d ago42:19

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Camilla Whitehill on her new Channel 4 sitcom Big Mood, starring Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West, which explores the lives of Millennials. Gareth Malone and Hannah French celebrate Bach's St John Passion, which was first performed in Leipzig 300 years ago this Easter. Joel Morris, author of Be Funny or Die, discusses how comedy works and what makes …

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Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings, Keisha Thompson 42:36

23d ago42:36

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Norah Jones discusses her new album, Visions, and reflects on the song, Come Away With Me, that made her name along with a special performance in the Front Row studio; Sir Ian McKellen and theatre director Robert Icke on tackling one of Shakespeare's greatest characters, Falstaff, in their new production Player Kings; and Keisha Thompson on how her…

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"The Business Model Of Big Pharma Is Fraud" A Look At Rigged Medicine with Dr. Paul Marik 45:17

24d ago45:17

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Dr. Marik is an accomplished physician with special knowledge in a diverse set of medical fields, with specific training in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, Pharmacology, Anesthesia, Nutrition, and Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He is a former tenured Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Car…

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Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger 42:30

24d ago42:30

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Nikki Giovanni is one of only a handful of poets whose work has been published as a Penguin Modern Classic in their own life time. A key figure of America's Black Arts Movement as both a writer an activist, she speaks to Tom about her life and career. A well-known actor, Andrew Buchan has now turned to writing with Passenger, the new ITV crimes dra…

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The Wyatt Spalding Podcast | Ep.571 1:36:22

25d ago1:36:22

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On this episode of the Special Chronicles Podcast: Special Olympics Nebraska Athlete Leader and newly selected Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Wyatt Spalding joins SSGM Alum and Award-winning Podcast Host Daniel Smrokowski for an empowering conversation about his story of overcoming obstacles in life which led him to this elite athlete leadership …

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Creating Safe Spaces: ITA O’BRIEN & the Art of Intimacy Coordination - Highlights 12:52

27d ago12:52

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"For years, people spoke about how awkward or embarrassing it was to perform the intimate content. And what they're speaking about is feeling horrible. If something's awkward, that squirm, that ring in the body, it feels embarrassing. That's actually an emotion that is not professional. That is not allowing the actor to stay feeling listened to, he…

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Intimacy Coordinator ITA O’BRIEN on Normal People, Sex Education & Creating Safe Spaces 52:46

27d ago52:46

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How can intimate scenes be brought to the screen in ways that respect the emotional well-being and privacy of the artists themselves? How do we make sure that we can create a story about abuse without anyone being abused in the process? Ita O’Brien is the UK’s leading Intimacy Coordinator, founder of Intimacy on Set (and author of the Intimacy On S…

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Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collection 42:27

28d ago42:27

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The Independent’s chief film critic Clarisse Loughrey and the Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey review the Oscar-nominated animation Robot Dreams which follows the friendship of a dog and a robot - can their bond survive Robot being locked up on Coney Island beach, after his joints rust over following a paddle in the sea? They also give their verdi…

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Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings 42:27

29d ago42:27

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Writer Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz musician Stacey Kent talk about collaborating on their new book of lyrics, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain. What’s the significance of the hare in art and mythology? To mark the season of the March hare, writer Jane Russ, sculptor Sophie Ryder and musician Fay Hield explain. And following the British Board of…

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Cultural Conflicts & How Identity Politics Ruin Us with Jens Heycke 1:15:35

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Jens Heycke was educated in Economics and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago, the London School of Economics, and Princeton University. Since retiring from the tech startup industry, he has worked as an independent researcher and writer on culture and ethnic conflict, conducting field research around the world, from Bosnia to Botswan…

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Marjane Satrapi, using AI for alternative history, and the Harlow Sculpture Trail 42:18

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Marjane Satrapi is best known for being the cartoonist and film maker behind Persepolis. She talks to Samira Ahmed about her new book - Woman, Life, Freedom - which she has created with 17 Iranian and international comic book artists. It documents the story of the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a woman detained for allegedly not prope…

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The Transformative Power of Writing with ANDRE DUBUS III - Highlights 13:03

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"The character I wrote about in House of Sand and Fog was based on a former colonel and aeronautical engineer in the Shah's Air Force. I watched him work at a gas station. And on his days off, he'd put on his suit and look for better work. One night I'm helping him bring his groceries in, and he said in his thick Persian accent, "You know, I used t…

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Exploring Trauma, Healing & Redemption w/ ANDRE DUBUS III - Author of House of Sand & Fog 55:21

1M ago55:21

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What can reading teach us about loss, healing, and survival? How can we transform anger into empathy? What can we learn from the creative act about turning personal setbacks into opportunities for self-discovery and growth? Andre Dubus III’s nine books include the New York Times’ bestsellers House of Sand and Fog, The Garden of Last Days, and his m…

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