Best Terry Farr Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 172 - Taming the Tongue 22:05

12d ago22:05

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In today's episode, I delivered a message to our local. The title of the message is "Taming the Tongue". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to th…

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Episode 4.8. Warm Bodies. The Life and Times of a Renaissance Anatomist 52:32

12d ago52:32

52:32

Gabrielle Falloppia is credited with inventing the condom. He didn’t, but he did discover the fallopian tubes, all while battling academic rivals, accusations of heresy, a syphilis epidemic, and the pirates who kidnapped his boyfriend. He has been accused of vivisecting the criminals given to him by the Medicis—that is, dissecting them while they w…

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Episode 4.7. Love and War: The Secret Lives of Ancient Women 50:21

1M ago50:21

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Ancient history has traditionally been dominated by the lives of great men, while ancient women are confined to the margins or omitted altogether. In The Missing Thread, award-winning classicist Dr Daisy Dunn pulls these women out of the shadows and puts them center stage, where they belong. This week, we talk about the lives of ancient women: love…

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Episode 4.6. Tea in Colonial America 58:03

2M ago58:03

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Burned, hanged, and symbolically “executed,” tea was a controversial commodity in 1770s America. This week we talk to Dr James Fichter about tea consumption, bans, the protests like the Boston Tea Party in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. Dr Fichter’s new book is Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773-1776.…

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Episode 4.5. The Undesirables: How Britain Locked Away a Generation 1:05:25

2M ago1:05:25

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Under the 1913 Mental Deficiency Act, Britain imprisoned 50,000 people as “moral imbeciles.” Many of them were young women—working class, poor or unwed mothers, often victims of sexual assault—and most were confined to so-called Mental Deficiency Colonies for the rest of their lives. It was all down to eugenics; as the middle-class birth rate decli…

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Episode171-Are You Ready and Are You Prepared 20:52

2M ago20:52

20:52

In today's episode, the topic is "Are You Ready and Are You Prepared"? You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrs…

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Episode 4.4. Abortion in Early Modern Italy 52:56

3M ago52:56

52:56

Just this week, all but two Senate Republicans voted against the Right to Contraception Act. At the same time, the GOP is calling for a nationwide ban on abortion. But what happens when abortion is banned? It happened in Italy in 1588…but it didn’t work. It was overturned only three years later in 1591. This week, Jess talks to Dr John Christopoulo…

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Episode 170-Jeremy Weir-Men's Ministry Event 41:29

3M ago41:29

41:29

In today's episode, you will get the opportunity to hear Jeremy Weir speak at a Men's Ministry Event. I know you will enjoy this. You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this ep…

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Episode 4.3. The History of Nostalgia 57:05

3M ago57:05

57:05

Nostalgia can be both good and bad—at its best, it manifests in historical reenactment, vintage fashion, and mid-century modern furniture. At its worst, it can drive regressive political policies, fascism, and book bans. But nostalgia itself isn’t a bad thing—it’s a bittersweet, rose-tinted longing for the past, but how did people in the past exper…

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Episode 4.2. Josephine McCarty: Abortionist, Spy, Mother of the Year? 1:16:46

4M ago1:16:46

1:16:46

During Josephine McCarty’s trial for murder, she was portrayed as an ordinary woman—a mother of six, she was only looking out for her children when she shot her lover in the face in front of dozens of witnesses. Over the course of her trial, she told the story of her life—she had been a lobbyist, an abortion provider, one of the first female doctor…

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Episode169-Purpose and Priorities 25:24

4M ago25:24

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In today's episode, the topic is "Purpose and Priorities". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleaders…

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Episode 4.1. High Priestess and Empress: Florence Farr and Ellen Terry 50:38

4M ago50:38

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This week we welcome back to the show Susan Wands, author of the Arcana Oracle Series. We’re looking at the extraordinary lives of Florence Farr and Ellen Terry, two incredible women who broke all the rules of Victorian society. Divorce! Affairs! Illegitimate children! And best of all—careers! Ellen was an incredibly successful actress, and Florenc…

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Episode 168-Managing Resources: Doing More with What We've Got 6:33

6M ago6:33

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In today's episode, the topic is "Managing Resources: Doing More with What We've Got". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit h…

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Episode 3.21. Dancing With Myself: The History and Science of Masturbation 46:51

6M ago46:51

46:51

Following on from Episode 3.19 on sex toys with Hallie Lieberman, this week we talk to clinical psychologist Dr Eric Sprankle about the history and science of masturbation. We talk about the not-so-sexy origins of graham crackers and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, bizarre conspiracy theories about porn, semen retention myths, and the Founding Father who th…

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Episode 3.20. “Fallen Women” in Victorian Poetry 35:00

6M ago35:00

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Literary nerds rejoice! This week, we have another history/literature episode, looking at sex work in Victorian poetry with Emily Calleja. We’re talking about how sex workers were portrayed, what that can tell us about women’s real-life frustrations, and how it impacted the suffrage movement.

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Episode 3.19. Adult Toys 55:49

7M ago55:49

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Sex toys have existed for 28,000 years, so why is there still such a stigma around them? This week we’re talking about the history of sex toys from the ancient world to the present, the evolution and cultural significance of the vibrator in the 19th and 20th centuries, Masters and Johnson’s revolutionary research, the ups and downs of the adult ent…

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Episode 3.18. Mythbusting Corsets 1:00:25

7M ago1:00:25

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You’ve heard it all before—corsets are dangerous, uncomfortable, a tool of the patriarchy meant to oppress women! But are they? Were they ever? This week on DSH, we talk to biological anthropologist about corsets—how they really affect the body, why women wore them, and the surprising reason men wanted to do away with them at the turn of the 20th c…

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Episode 167-Three Things Part II 12:15

7M ago12:15

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In today's episode, the topic is "Three Things-Part II". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleadershi…

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Episode 3.17. Men’s Sexual Health in Early Modern England 54:04

8M ago54:04

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In seventeenth-century England, seeing a doctor was a big deal. Before the NHS, people paid doctors, quacks, and even astrological medical practitioners out of pocket for cures that could be dangerous and downright unpleasant. Some people turned to household recipe books to treat themselves at home, but for many serious ailments, this just wasn’t p…

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Episode 3.16. Renaissance Beauty: Cosmetics, Poison, and Plastic Surgery 1:01:01

8M ago1:01:01

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For women in Renaissance Italy, beauty was everything: it could be a vocation, a way to get ahead, entertainment, or even a weapon. Women of all classes used cosmetics, and many were employed as beauticians, apothecaries, and beauty writers. This week, Jess talks to Professor Jill Burke about Renaissance beauty standards, cosmetics, hair dye, plast…

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Episode 166-Three Things 14:08

8M ago14:08

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In today's episode, the topic is "Three Things". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleadership.com. M…

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Episode 3.15. The Oneida Community: Progressive Utopia or Polyamorous Cult? 47:16

9M ago47:16

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Between 1848 and 1879, the Oneida Community tried to build heaven in Upstate New York through the principles of communism, free love, and contraception. Under the guidance of charismatic preacher John Humphrey Noyes, the community practiced “complex marriage,” meaning everyone was allowed to sleep with everyone else. But there was a dark side to th…

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Episode 3.14. Fairies, Entities, Ghosts, and Gods: Rebel Folklore with Icy Sedgwick 1:06:44

10M ago1:06:44

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What can folklore teach us about history? More than you’d think! This week, Jess talks to Icy Sedgwick about fairies, ghosts, gods, psychopomps, tricksters, banshees, and more. Who was the real Lady Godiva? How did colonialism influence the folklore of the Americas? And why are people so obsessed with Robin Hood? We cover all this and more this wee…

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Episode 3.13. Black Sam Bellamy and the Golden Age of Piracy 53:17

10M ago53:17

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He might not be the most famous pirate, but Black Sam Bellamy may have been the most successful: when his ship wrecked in 1717, it took Sam with it, along with an astonishing 4.1 tonnes of gold and treasure. Forbes estimated that at his death, the "Prince of Pirates" was worth more than $120 million. And he did it all for love. This week on the pod…

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Episode 165-Three Secrets To... 10:28

10M ago10:28

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In today's episode, the topic is "Three Secrets To..." You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleadership.…

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Episode 3.12. Big Cult-Leader Energy. The Legacy of Madame Blavatsky 54:41

10M ago54:41

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Madame Blavatsky is no longer a household name, but her ideas changed the course of history. A central figure in Victorian Spiritualism, she is credited with starting the New Age movement. She influenced everyone from Aldous Huxley and H.P. Lovecraft to Aleister Crowley and David Bowie. Even Dungeons & Dragons borrows from Blavatsky. Although her “…

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Episode 3.11. Fight Like Hell: Women and the American Labor Movement 55:51

11M ago55:51

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Strikes have been in the news more and more lately, but what is a Labor Union and why should we care? Unions have gotten us many of the rights we take for granted today: the eight-hour workday, safer working conditions, better wages, and benefits. Women have played a huge part in this, from teenage girls in the first picket lines, to Mother Jones a…

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Episode 164-Can Others Count on You? 8:38

11M ago8:38

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In today's episode, the topic is "Can Others Count on You?" You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleader…

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Episode 3.10. Snuff, Smelling Salts, and Sulfur: Scent in 18th Century Fiction 1:08:02

11M ago1:08:02

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What did the 18th Century smell like? You probably think of horses and chamber pots, but do you think of tobacco? How about sulfur? This week, we talk to Dr Emily Friedman about common scents in fiction from the Long 18th Century, mentioned by authors like Frances Burney and Jane Austen. We’re talking snuff, smelling salts, taking the waters at Bat…

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Episode 3.9. Inside the Chicken Ranch, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 57:27

12M ago57:27

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“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” was a hit musical on Broadway, later made into a movie starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. But what about the Chicken Ranch, the real brothel the story was based on? This week, we talk to Jayme Lynn Blaschke about the history of sex work in Texas, the first brothels in La Grange, poultry as payment, and Mi…

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Episode 163-The Law of Expectation 13:15

12M ago13:15

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In today's episode, the topic is "The Law of Expectation". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleaders…

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Episode 3.8. The American Plan 35:55

1y ago35:55

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While WWI was fought overseas, there was another war closer to home—a war on women known as “The American Plan.” Under the American Plan, tens of thousands of women were detained and injected with toxic chemicals based on their perceived ability to spread venereal disease, all in the name of protecting our soldiers. This week, our guest is comedian…

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Episode162-If You Can't Control It... 16:59

1y ago16:59

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In today's episode, the topic is "If You Can't Control It". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleader…

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Episode 3.7. Psychotropic Drugs in Nineteenth Century France 50:01

1y ago50:01

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Nineteenth century France was a “nation on drugs”: psychotropic drugs were widely used and easily accessible for everything from everyday pain and mental issues to surgeries and brothel visits. This week, we talk to Dr Sara Black about the rise of Opium, Morphine, Cocaine, Ether, Chloroform, and Hashish—how they were researched and normalized until…

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Episode 161-Subconscious Mind at Work 10:31

1y ago10:31

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In today's episode, the topic is "Subconscious Mind at Work". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideoflead…

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Episode 3.6. Naming Gotham: The People Behind NYC’s Place Names 46:58

1y ago46:58

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The history of New York City isn’t only found in its museums—it’s in the names you find all over the city. This week, we talk to Rebecca Bratspies, author of Naming Gotham, about some of the remarkable people who leant their names to New York’s infrastructure: Anne Hutchinson, Adriaen van der Donck, Casimir Pulaski, Tadeusz Kościuszko, William Cull…

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Episode 160-What Size Are Your Britches? 8:14

1y ago8:14

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In today's episode, the topic is "What Size Are Your Britches"? You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofle…

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Episode 3.5. George Remus: The Bootleg King and the Women Who Brought Him Down 44:58

1y ago44:58

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George Remus was an infamous bootlegger in Jazz Age America, so wealthy and ostentatious that he is thought to be the real-life inspiration for Jay Gatsby. This week, we talk to Abbott Kahler about his bootlegging business, toxic marriage, legendary parties, and the bad-ass woman who wouldn’t rest until he was behind bars. Abbott’s book is The Ghos…

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Episode 159-Are You Tired? 6:59

1y ago6:59

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In today's episode, the topic is "Are You Tired". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleadership.com. …

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Episode 158-Trust 11:57

1y ago11:57

11:57

In today's episode, the topic is "Trust". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleadership.com. Make it …

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Episode 3.4. When Whales Attack 25:20

1y ago25:20

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Whales have been in the news all week, but it’s not the first time they’ve attacked ships. This week, Jess talks about the 19th century whaling industry, historical whale attacks, and the tragic sinking of the Essex in 1820. We cover the real-life inspiration for Moby Dick, an enormous white whale who sunk twenty ships off the coast of Chile. There…

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Episode 3.3. Marriage, Dependence, and Divorce in Revolutionary America 51:01

1y ago51:01

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Many historical love stories take you up until the wedding with the presumed happily-ever-after, but what happens next? What if things go wrong? This week, our guest is Dr. Jacqueline Beatty, author of In Dependence: Women and the Patriarchal State in Revolutionary America. We cover 18th century marriage, divorce, financial dependence, women's netw…

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Episode 157-Is It Worth It? 12:03

1y ago12:03

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In today's episode, the topic is "Is It Worth It?". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleadership.com…

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Episode 156-Living Longer-Living Better 12:26

1+ y ago12:26

12:26

In today's episode, the topic is "Living Longer-Living Better". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofle…

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Episode 3.2. The HMS Black Joke and the Battle Against the Slave Trade 1:23:25

1+ y ago1:23:25

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Between 1827 and 1832, one ship—the Black Joke—captured thirteen slave ships and freed an incredible 3,000 people. The true story of the Black Joke is about so much more than one ship; today we also talk about diversity among sailors, gay relationships in the British navy, Britain’s complicated relationship with the slave trade, and how slavery was…

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Episode 155-Going from Peak to Peak 11:29

1+ y ago11:29

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In today's episode, the topic is "Going from Peak to Peak". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleader…

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Episode 3.1. A Haunted History of Invisible Women 1:17:34

1+ y ago1:17:34

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We are kicking off Season Three with an extra-long episode with Andrea Janes and Leanna Renee Hieber, historical ghost tour guides and authors of A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts. From the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire to the Winchester Mystery House, we cover a lot of ground, discussing theoretical physics …

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Episode 154-Managing Stress 19:47

1+ y ago19:47

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In today's episode, the topic is "Managing Stress". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleadership.com…

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Episode 2.20. Myth America with Dr Kevin Kruse and Dr Julian Zelizer 51:08

1+ y ago51:08

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America is experiencing a crisis of “bad history,” with fake history being used to justify regressive policy decisions while real history is being removed from schools and libraries. Why is it happening, and what are the dangers of fake history? For the Season 2 finale, our guests are Princeton history professors Dr Kevin Kruse and Dr Julian Zelize…

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Episode 153-Brainstorming 15:24

1+ y ago15:24

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In today's episode, the topic is "Brainstorming". You can listen to Farrside of Leadership on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, or probably any other app that you prefer. Email me with your thoughts and ideas for future episodes. Please share this episode and subscribe to the podcast. Visit https://www.farrsideofleadership.com. …

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