The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in jeopardy. Sir Kenneth of Scotland finds himself caught up in events, and finds both his honour and his life are now on the line. Can a cure be found for the King? Can Kenneth redeem his honour? – Written by Rowen.
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Join us in celebrating all things lawns! Our podcast provides lawn tips and advice on all things lawns and gardening. Whether you are looking for lawn care advice, lawn care products or turf variety information – we have you covered. Lawn Solutions Australia is a group of Australia’s best and most experienced turf growers. We have a national network, so we can provide knowledge relating to varying climates and conditions, about the different grass varieties available and recommend lawn care ...
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Two friends, Andrew & Mags, who live half a world away simply converse over a virtual cuppa coffee. This series is an embodiment of the powerful Dutch concept of “Gezelligheid”. Join these two friends intentionally chatting about spending time together while hearing out each other’s perspectives on cultural differences, geography, history, and lifestyle.
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Beam in to TR3 for fun, incisive, and sometimes deep (space nine) conversations about all things Star Trek -- from the Original Series to the movies, Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds... and beyond!
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PLEASE NOTE: The 'Great Writers Inspire' project has its own website which features much more extensive, diverse and updated content. Please visit https://writersinspires.org From Dickens to Shakespeare, from Chaucer to Kipling and from Austen to Blake, this significant collection contains inspirational short talks freely available to the public and the education community worldwide. This series is aimed primarily at first year undergraduates but will be of interest to school students prepar ...
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For four seasons, The High Bar reached nearly 3 million homes in Washington state via KBTC and UWTV and many more via those stations' websites and our own (http://thehighbar.tv), picking up an Emmy®-nomination for Best Interview Program and winning a Gold National Communicator Award for Best News-Entertainment program. On each episode of The High Bar, an artist, author, activist or filmmaker joins host Warren Etheredge to raise a toast to and raise the bar for a subject about which she or he ...
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E44 - Ben Tilley, President of the ASTMA and Golf Course Superintendent
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Joe sits down with Ben Tilley, president of The Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) to talk about their work with sports turf managers around Australia as well as his work as the course superintendent at Headland Golf Club on the Sunshine Coast. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.c…
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Star Trek Prodigy aired its second (and potentially final) season on Netflix in July and we finally got a chance to put it in our eyeballs. Check out our review of another fantastic season of this charming show, one of Trek's best. We also recap the big Star Trek news out of Comic-Con and Vegas before committing another Red Shirt to their photon to…
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E43 - 'The Masters of Turf' with Lynn Davidson of Jimboomba Turf
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Send us a Text Message. It is not enough to just work hard and show up, it also requires a certain spark for innovation and nous. It is this spark and nous that has kept Jimboomba Turf at the forefront of the Australian turf industry. For the last 40 years Jimboomba Turf has been one of Australia's largest turf suppliers in Southeast Queensland wit…
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265. Jonathan Frakes on Making 'All Good Things…'
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Riker himself, Jonathan Frakes, beams down this week to discuss all things “All Good Things…” (See what we did there?) Frakes shares his experience working with the late director Winrich Kolbe while filming Star Trek: The Next Generation’s landmark series finale, as well as what it was like to put on Admiral Riker’s grey hair and beard, not to ment…
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E42 - Landscaping Victoria with Brad Chandler aka 'Papa Turf' of Venus Landscaping
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Joe catches up with self-professed turf nut Brad Chandler, Owner of Venus Landscaping. Brad and Joe chat about all things landscaping and turf in Melbourne and the surrounding areas of Victoria. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia…
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E41 - Wimbledon, Lords, Manchester United & Twickenham! ‘Turfies’ Tour the UK with Joe & Simon
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Send us a Text Message. Sit down with Joe and podcast regular Simon Adermann as they chat about their recent trip to the UK where they visited an absolute bucket list of the world’s most famous sporting arenas. Hear all about the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon, the Home of Cricket and Rugby out on the pitches at both Lords and Twickenham, before vis…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the Turf Talk Podcast, hosted by Joe Rogers of Lawn Solutions Australia - We feature guests from all over the world, sharing expert commentary and unique insights into all aspects of turf and how it is used on sports fields, lawns and more. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia …
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With Star Trek: Discovery officially wrapped, TrekCore.com's Ken Reilly beams down to review Disco's series finale and the show overall. Find out what we liked about it and what we struggled with, and we also give our two cents about how effective that epilogue was. And then the three of us take a stroll to the Replimat before offering up another R…
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E40 - Building your own Golf Hole with Ben Sims/Lawn tips
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Joe and Ben Sims from Lawn Tips talk about building your own golf hole in your backyard, from planning to ground preparation, irrigation to turf selection and everything in between. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia…
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Send us a Text Message. Joe and Nath are back again to talk all things winter and your lawn! Mowing, maintenance weeds and keeping it green and healthy through the cooler months. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustraliaBy Lawn Solutions Australia
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263. Sir Patrick Stewart on 'All Good Things...' Turning 30
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"I don't know how, or why, but I am moving... back and forth... through time." That line reading from "All Good Things..." has been echoing in our heads for 30 years and today on Transporter Room 3 -- we have the actor who said it: Sir Patrick Stewart. Captain Picard beams on down to share behind the scenes memories of making Star Trek: The Next Ge…
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E38 - Changing the landscape with Zoysia - Scott Rowe
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Send us a Text Message. Scott, the unofficial Zoysia King sits down with Joe to talk about his time as the Open Spaces Manager at Shellharbour City Council, his new found love of Zoysia and how it continues to change the city for the better. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAust…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Joe sits down with Dave Little (Davo), the head sportsturf management teacher at Yallah TAFE in New South Wales. Dave was in the first turfgrass management class at Yallah TAFE and became a greenkeeper as well as working at a race track and running his own landscape design business before heading back to TAFE…
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Corona Del Mar State Beach, California (USA)
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Today Andrew is taking Mags to Carona Del Mar in Newport Beach California. They talk about finding our emotional home, a place where we can realign with ourselves away from the demands of the world. "This was my sanctuary. This is where I was able to get away anytime I was stressed out. Anytime I was going through whatever, fights with girlfriends …
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode Joe sits down with Ben Sims from Lawn Tips in the middle of the fairway of his Par 3 golf hole to talk all things Lawn Tips, YouTube, golf and Greenkeeping! www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsAustralia…
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262. Discovery Season 5 So Far: Thumbs Up or Down?
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With Star Trek: Discovery in its fifth and final season, Transporter Room 3 beams down with a snapshot review of the first four episodes so far. We discuss what’s working, what could work better (another MacGuffin puzzle plot, really?), and what we thought of “Face the Strange” going full time travel. Listen now and also take a trip to the Replimat…
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261. Denise Crosby on Leaving Star Trek/Loving Star Trek
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Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise, Denise Crosby herself beams into Transporter Room 3 for a wide-ranging chat. We discuss how the Tasha Yar actress got her start in the industry, what it was like growing up with the famous "Crosby" name, why she left Star Trek... and how she's still with Star Trek after all these years! This is a good one, guys. D…
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E35 - Joe and Jason on the ground in Melbourne
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Send us a Text Message. Kick back with Joe and Jason live(ish) from the Welcome Garden at this years Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS) The guys dive into the how's and why's of show gardens, the creative ways turf is used in landscaping and why MIFGS is a must visit for any landscaper, designer or architect. www.lawnsolutionsau…
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Runonlaulajan Pirtti in Ilomantsi (FIN) with Trine Daimi Kalliomäki
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Joining us on Conversational Cuppa is Trine Daimi Kalliomäki. She is taking us to Runonlaulajan pirtti, The Bard's House, in Ilomantsi Finland. We talk about the history of Finland and how it has been a place where the West and the East meet. You won't hear much of Andrew and Mags in this episode because we were both transfixed by everything Trine …
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E34 - Everything Buffalo Grass (St. Augustine) with Joe and Nath
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Send us a Text Message. Sit down with Joe and Nath as they chat about everything you need to know about soft leaf Buffalo (St. Augustine) grass in Australia From its origins, its shade tolerance and growth habits, mowing and fertilising requirements, weed and pest pressures Joe and Nath have you covered. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebo…
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Abbotsford the home of Sir Walter Scott (UK) with Jacqui Hoitingh
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Joining us on Conversational Cuppa is Jacqui Hoitingh. Jacqui lives in the Netherlands with her husband and twin boys, but today she takes us to the Scottish Borders where she is from originally and shares the location where she will be hosting her Art 'n Soul retreats this year: the home of Sir Walter Scott. "He's actually one of the most successf…
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This is a big one. Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise, Pavel Chekov himself -- Walter Koenig -- beams in to Transporter Room 3 for a frank discussion about the ups and downs of the Star Trek life. You don't want to miss this one, folks! We were never that young!By Transporter Room 3
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E33 - Modernising a turf business with Marcus Rogers/TurfCo
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Send us a Text Message. Turf farming in Australia is in a transitional period and a new generation is taking over. These second (and sometimes third) generation farmers are bringing new perspectives, new ideas and embracing new technologies to push their businesses into the future. So sit down with Joe and his special guest this week... Marcus Roge…
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259. Doug Jones Goes Deep on Becoming Saru (and Being the Nicest Guy in Hollywood)
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Direct from Star Trek: The Cruise! This week, Saru himself - the talented Doug Jones - beams down to Transporter Room 3 and Scott kinda makes him cry, in a good way. Jones takes us behind the scenes of his impressive career, from working with Guillermo del Toro to boldly going onboard Discovery. This is one (sometimes emotional) interview you don't…
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E32 - Summer wrap and everything Autumn with Joe and Nath
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Send us a Text Message. Joe and Nath are back and in this episode they discuss the unexpected but still challenging conditions most of us experienced over Summer and what you can do to get your lawn back in shape heading into the cooler months. www.lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au www.facebook.com/lawnsolutionsaustralia www.youtube.com/@LawnSolutionsA…
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258. Star Trek: TNG 'The Measure of a Man' Audio Commentary Track
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For its 35th anniversary, we're revisiting Star Trek: The Next Generation's "TheMeasure of a Man" -- an all-timer episode of both TNG and all of Trek. It's the one where Picard battles Riker to defend Data's right to be, well, Data. Is he a person, or property? It's a classic Trek-ian argument played out here to courtroom drama perfection, in an ep…
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Joining us on Conversational Cuppa is Louisa Stewart. Louisa is originally from Australia and currently lives a town over from Mags in Leiden, the Netherlands. Today however she is taking us to Litzelstetten in Germany where she first lived on the European continent. We talk about language barriers, cultural differences and how they transform a per…
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E31 - Turfing the Tropics with Melissa Denney/Harden Park Lawns
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Send us a Text Message. Turf farming in the tropics has its advantages (warm weather and good rainfall) but it's not without its challenges as well (excessive amounts of both... with some local wildlife thrown in) Add to that the huge distances required to actually deliver the turf and you start to get an idea of just what it take to turf the tropi…
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E30 - Farming in a flood zone with Josh Muscat/Greenlife Turf
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Send us a Text Message. The Muscat name is as synonymous with turf farming in the Hawkesbury as floods. While turf farming on a highly fertile floodplain has its benefits, it's not without its risks. 2020 to 2022 saw devastating floods ravage the Hawkesbury/Windsor area (this was after one of the worst droughts in recent history), and Josh Muscat's…
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Hirado, Nagasaki (JPN) with Remco Vrolijk
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Joining us on Conversational Cuppa is Mags' friend Remco Vrolijk who takes us to his home in Hirado, Japan. We talk about the old geisha house he bought and is renovating with traditional materials and techniques. "From the top of my house, you look out over the over the bay. They have dinners and parties and things like that, then the geisha would…
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North York, Toronto (CAN) with Cathy Nesbitt
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Our friend Cathy Nesbitt takes us back to the street she grew up on in North York Ontario. We compare travelling and commuting between then and now and also between Europe and North America and how much bigger our world has become since then. "This is a great souvenir looking at this picture. I had a really good childhood, I think At the end of the…
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Send us a Text Message. We're back and so is Simon! Simon Adermann, a well known turf industry insider and Lawn Solutions Australia's national business manager got his start in the world of turf as a greenkeeper. So sit down with Joe and Simon as they discuss the early days of Greenkeeping and how things have changed over the years. www.lawnsolutio…
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257. Star Trek: TNG 'The Pegasus' Audio Commentary Track
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*In vintage TNG trailer for next week’s episode voice* This week, Scott and Phil beam down to the USS Pegasus to help Will Riker retrieve a dangerous cloaking device. Will we succeed before the Romulans catch us? Find out on an all new episode commentary on Transporter Room 3! That’s right, we’re visiting TNG’s Season 7 episode “The Pegasus,” just …
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Send us a Text Message. Kick back with Joe and Nath as they recap the year that was, everything from releasing a new grass to the market, gold medal show gardens, international guests and everything in between with a little look at what's in store for next year. Thanks to everyone that's tuned in this year, see you all in 2024! www.lawnsolutionsaus…
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Today Mags is taking us to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, one of her favourite places in Glasgow, where she first moved as a student and lived for about 6 years in total. "It's a vibe for sure. I have a little bit of a love-hate thing going on with Glasgow, to be honest. I love it. I absolutely love it. And I also am not sure that I could live there …
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In this episode, we didn't go to a place. Instead, we spoke about language learning and how different languages can provide us with different perspectives and registers when it comes to our communication. "I just spoke English, all the time from then onwards. So for the last 20 years, my main language has been English. And it's also the period in m…
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