Best The Renaissance Lady Podcasts (2024)

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S01E06: Are Women Ready To Lead? 1:16:02

1M ago1:16:02

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In this thought-provoking episode, we dive into the question: Are women truly ready to take the reins in Female-Led Relationships (FLRs)? We explore what it means to step into a position of leadership within a relationship, breaking down common myths and misconceptions surrounding FLRs. In today's episode, I discuss the qualities that make a woman …

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S01E05: My Nightmarish Experience With "Dominant" Women 1:32:05

1M ago1:32:05

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Buckle up, guys. This is a heavier episode. I peel back the layers of some of the things that go on behind the scenes with women who claim to be leaders and women who say they want to learn how to lead in their relationships. It's not pretty. In this episode of The Relationship Renaissance, I talk about my nightmarish experience in dealing with wom…

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S01E04: How To Effectively Shape and Mold A Man (Pt2) 1:13:40

2M ago1:13:40

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In this empowering episode of The Relationship Renaissance, we delve into the art of nurturing and guiding your partner towards growth within a Female-Led Relationship (FLR). This episode provides invaluable insights and practical advice for women looking to positively influence their partner’s development while fostering a healthy and loving relat…

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S01E03: How To Effectively Shape and Mold A Man (Pt1) 1:13:36

2M ago1:13:36

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In this empowering episode of The Relationship Renaissance, we delve into the art of nurturing and guiding your partner towards growth within a Female-Led Relationship (FLR). This episode provides invaluable insights and practical advice for women looking to positively influence their partner’s development while fostering a healthy and loving relat…

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S01E02: Ladies, Develop The Relationship Of Your Dreams 2:04:39

3M ago2:04:39

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In this empowering episode, I challenge women to think outside the box and to reimagine what their ideal relationship could look like. We dive deep into the transformative world of Female-Led Relationships, encouraging you to become the visionary and leader in your partnership. Become empowered to take charge, communicate your needs effectively, an…

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S01E01: Building A Case For Female-Led Relationships 1:48:24

4M ago1:48:24

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In this initial episode of The Relationship Renaissance, we delve into the compelling reasons behind the growing popularity of Female-Led Relationships (FLRs). Join us as we explore the benefits of FLRs, from fostering deeper emotional connections to promoting equality and mutual respect. Whether you're curious about the lifestyle or are already a …

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SE06 EP17 - The “Viennese” Orchestral Mass and the Work of Johann Michael Haydn - with Dr. Erick Arenas 37:09

4M ago37:09

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The 18th century orchestral mass repertoire comes with all sorts of questions for the liturgical musician. Is this repertoire properly called "Viennese"? Does this music really fit, in style and length, with the sacred liturgy? What does the Church have to say about this style of music? Are there any of these Masses that I can do with my choir? Dr.…

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SE06 EP16 - Music and the Eucharistic Revival - with Bishop Earl Fernandes 49:41

4M ago49:41

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For Bishop Earl Fernandes of Columbus, Ohio, sacred music and the Eucharistic revival are inextricably linked. When he was consecrated bishop at age 49 in 2022, he was the U.S.'s youngest bishop, and his experience with sacred music as a young person involved a mix of typical U.S. parish music, but also special liturgical and musical experiences so…

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SE06 EP15 - Medieval Irish Chant: Sources and Liturgical Practice - with Dr. Ann Buckley 44:44

4M ago44:44

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What do we know about music in the earliest liturgies celebrated in Ireland? Did sacred music and the liturgy develop as a distinguishable "Celtic rite" in Ireland? What impact did the Church in Ireland, and specifically the monastic impact of Ireland, have on the European continent? We discuss these and other questions with Dr. Ann Buckley, a visi…

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SE06 EP14 - Liberal Arts and Fine Arts: Understanding the Trivium, Quadrivium, and the Place of Music in Catholic Education - with Mark Langley 43:26

4M ago43:26

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Having worked in Catholic classical education for decades, Mark Langley knows the place of music in Catholic education, and has built schools in which every student is enabled to learn and sing chant and polyphonic works from the Church's sacred music treasury. Join us for a discussion about where music figures into the educational structure, and s…

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SE06 EP13 - What is Sacred Music, & Why Does It Matter? with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone 34:56

5M ago34:56

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Join us for a discussion with the Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore J. Cordileone, about principles every Catholic should learn so that they can think with the mind of the Church about sacred music. We discuss the purpose and nature of sacred music, how it sounds, what effect it has on us, and how it expresses time, culture, and emotions. To l…

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SE06 EP12 - The Final Flowering of Late Renaissance Venetian Choral Music - with Charles Cole and the London Oratory Schola 41:25

5M ago41:25

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Charles Cole joins us with clips from the recent release of the London Oratory Schola's album, Sacred Treasures of Venice. We discuss the crucial role played by Venetian music in the history of sacred choral music, and the particularly fertile atmosphere at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice at the end of the 16th century. Learn more about the London Or…

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SE06 EP11 - Sacred Music and the “Sunday Experience" - with Bishop Michael Barber, SJ 34:20

5M ago34:20

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How does the experience of Mass on Sunday at a parish affect the lives of Catholics, and what role does music play in that experience? How does sacred music bridge the gap between people of different languages, ethnicities, and backgrounds? Why does the Church spend money on beautiful things instead of only on material goods for the poor? We tackle…

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SE06 EP10 - Integrating Scholarship and Praxis in the Life of the Catholic Singer - with Dr Charles Weaver 37:57

5M ago37:57

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Where did the chant editions we sing from now come from? What choices were made in the making of those editions? Are other variants of the melody possible? What are the rhythmic implications that can be gleaned from comparing the same melody in different manuscripts? Why do these questions matter to the modern Catholic singer of Gregorian chant? Wh…

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SE06 EP09 - Gregorian Chant and the Art of Memory: Chant Books (Tonaries) and Florilegia - with Dr. Anna Maria Busse Berger 30:20

6M ago30:20

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Join us as we talk about the interaction between music notation and memory, and the impact of that interaction on the spiritual lives of singers of Gregorian chant. Our guest is Dr. Anna Maria Busse Berger, Distinguished Professor of Music, emeritus, from UCDavis, and we dive into some of the topics from the first few chapters of her book, Medieval…

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SE06 EP08 - The Sacramentality of Sound: Bells and Their Place in Catholic Life - with Fr. Christopher Gray and Carl Zimmerman 43:33

6M ago43:33

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Join us as we dive into the role that bells have played throughout the history of Christianity in warding off evil and storms, signaling significant temporal and spiritual moments, and the consecration of bells in the Pontificale Romanum. Learn about the manufacturing process and the engineering behind getting bells to sound beautiful, and discover…

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SE06 EP07 - Your Questions, Answered: Liturgical Q&A about Sacred Music - with Christopher Carstens 44:12

6M ago44:12

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Join the editor of Adoremus Bulletin, Christopher Carstens, and Dr. Donelson-Nowicka as they chat about answers to some liturgical-musical questions: Can we use the organ or other instruments during Lent? During Advent? Where should the choir be placed in a church? Is there a list of songs that are (or are not) permitted? Can paraphrased psalms be …

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SE06 EP06 - 3 Warmups, 3 Motets, and 3 Polyphonic Masses Every Choir Should Learn - Choral Institute Preview - with Prof. Christopher Berry 36:42

6M ago36:42

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What are 3 great warm-ups you'll be able to fit into your busy parish choir rehearsal schedule? What are 3 motets that most choirs don't do, but that are definitely worth learning? What are 3 polyphonic Mass Ordinaries my choir should learn? Prof. Christopher Berry, an adjunct professor of the Catholic Institute of Sacred Music answers these questi…

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SE06 EP05 - Tenebrae and the Lamentations of Jeremiah - with James Monti 33:02

7M ago33:02

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Get ready for Holy Week with an episode about Tenebrae. Frequent author for Magnificat and The Wanderer, as well as multiple books available through Ignatius Press, James Monti, joins us to discuss the structure of Tenebrae, the historical origins of the particular practices surrounding Tenebrae, and the profound meaning in the Lamentations of Jere…

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SE06 EP04 - Fundraising for an Amazing Sacred Music Program - with Dr. Lucas Tappan 47:59

7M ago47:59

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Budget crunch at your parish? Limited funding for your planned children's program? Join us for a discussion about fundraising strategies that are workable, easily manageable, and make it possible for you to build an amazing sacred music program. We also discuss models for a multi-parish children's sacred music program. Our guest is Dr. Lucas Tappan…

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SE06 EP03 - Marian Chant: The Music of Lady Masses - with Dr. William Mahrt 38:05

7M ago38:05

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Join us as Dr. Mahrt explains the liturgical practices surrounding the Lady Mass, especially in medieval Salisbury Cathedral. We discuss the texts of the propers of Marian votive Masses as well as the tropes and chants of the Mass ordinary that developed from the daily Lady Mass. Dr. William Mahrt is a professor at Stanford University and serves on…

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SE06 EP02 - It's All Greek to Me (Until It's Latin): The Evolution of Language in the Roman Rite - with Fr. Nicholas Schneider 38:39

8M ago38:39

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What were the earliest language layers of the Roman rite, and how do we know? What is the relationship between liturgical language and everyday speech? When did the Roman rite switch from Greek to Latin? Find out the answers to these questions and more. Our guest is Fr. Nicholas Schneider, who holds a doctorate in sacred liturgy from the Atheneo St…

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SE06 EP01 - Priests and Musicians Working Together: Salaries, Contracts, and All the Practical Stuff - with Michael Olbash 43:20

8M ago43:20

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Join us as we discuss the expectations musicians and priests should have in working together, and some best practices for working out all the practical details. Our guest is Prof. Michael Olbash, director of sacred music at the Boston seminaries of St. John Seminary and Pope John XXIII Seminary. Learn more about the Catholic Institute of Sacred Mus…

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S.C. Gwynne: R101 – The World’s Largest Flying Machine (1930) 1:12:51

11M ago1:12:51

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After a short break at TTT, enter the world’s largest flying machine. ‘R101’ was one of the most ambitious creations of the airship era. Plans for it began about a century ago in the 1920s. The vision of engineers and politicians was that the 1930s were to mark the start of a new epoch in air travel. R101 was to lead the way. Huge airships were goi…

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Peter Moore: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness 53:23

1y ago53:23

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Join Peter Moore and Sarah Bakewell for a little walking tour of Fleet Street in London. Instead of three scenes, in this episode they stop off at three locations, as Peter tells Sarah about three of the characters who appear in his new book: the printer William Strahan, the writer Samuel Johnson and the politician John Wilkes. Peter Moore is a Sun…

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[From the archive] Philip Hoare: Albert and the Whale (1520) 48:44

1y ago48:44

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In 1520 the artist Albrecht Dürer was on the run from the Plague and on the look-out for distraction when he heard that a huge whale had been beached on the coast of Zeeland. So he set off to see the astonishing creature for himself. In this beautifully-evoked episode the award-winning writing Philip Hoare takes us back to those consequential days …

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[From the archive] Bernard Cornwell: The Battle of Waterloo (1815) 1:01:15

1+ y ago1:01:15

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It's time to revisit our archives. In this episode one of the world’s great historical novelists takes us back to one of the most dramatic and consequential moments in European history. Bernard Cornwell is our guide to the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo. That single word is enough to conjure up images of Napoleon with his great bicorn hat and the dar…

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Lady Hale: The Rights of Women (1925) 56:09

1+ y ago56:09

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Our guest today is one of the greatest of Britons. Lady Hale was, until her retirement three years ago, the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom – the most senior judge in the country. Peter sat down with Lady Hale at her London home for a conversation about her life, her love of history and memoir Spider Woman. After this she took …

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[Live] Flora Fraser: Pretty Young Rebel (1746) 36:00

1+ y ago36:00

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In this special live episode, recorded at the Buckingham Literary Festival last weekend, the award-winning writer Flora Fraser takes us to one of the most remote places in the British Isles to witness the dramatic story of how her namesake Flora Macdonald helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape after his failed attempt to take the throne from George II…

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Mike Jay: Psychonauts (1885) 1:04:09

1+ y ago1:04:09

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In this episode the cultural historian Mike Jay takes Peter back to the high Victorian Age to see how a pioneering group of scholars and artists experimented with mind altering drugs. Jay labels these characters 'psychonauts'. These were daring, romantic figures like Sigmund Freud who championed cocaine as a stimulant, and William James whose exper…

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David Veevers: How the World Took On the British Empire (1660) 1:01:52

1+ y ago1:01:52

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In this lively episode of Travels Through Time the historian Dr David Veevers takes us to the heart of the seventeenth century to visit three key locations in which the British Empire was being formed, challenged and resisted. First, we head to the Deccan Plateau of the Indian Subcontinent to witness a dramatic stand off between the Mughal and Mara…

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Leah Redmond Chang: Renaissance Queens and the Price of Power (1559) 1:00:45

1+ y ago1:00:45

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This week we head to the turbulent world of sixteenth century France to meet three fascinating queens whose lives were inextricably linked – Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary Queen of Scots. They are the subject of our guest today, Leah Redmond Chang's, new book, Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power. 'The ro…

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Andrew Spira: Botticelli, Perugino and Dürer (1500) 1:01:15

1+ y ago1:01:15

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The Renaissance was stirred into life by many figures of genius. In this episode Peter meets up with the art historian, Andrew Spira, to talk about three of the great masters in one of the most captivating of years. In different ways Botticelli, Perugino and Dürer were finding new stories to tell in their paintings. Spira evaluates all of this for …

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Serhii Plokhy: The Collapse of the Soviet Union (1991) 51:01

1+ y ago51:01

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For this week's episode Peter headed in to Penguin's offices in London to meet Serhii Plokhy and talk to him about his new book, The Russo-Ukrainian War. They discussed how a culture of secrecy continues to define Russian society as it did before with the Soviets. They looked at the progress of the war and Putin's failed attempt to found a 'Eurasia…

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[From the archives] Craig Brown: Beatlemania (1963) 48:51

1+ y ago48:51

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It's time to delve into our archive. In this brilliantly descriptive and entertaining episode, the award-winning writer and satirist Craig Brown takes us on a cultural tour of 1963. We discuss the Great Train Robbery, the Beatles meteoric rise to fame and the assassination of JFK. For much, much more about all this and to be the first to see the am…

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Honor Cargill-Martin: The Notorious Empress Messalina (48 AD) 59:02

1+ y ago59:02

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In this episode of Travels Through Time the classicist Honor Cargill-Martin takes Artemis on a tour of the debauched and dangerous world of Roman politics. We meet Messalina, one of the Rome's most notorious women, and follow her through the events of 48 AD that would lead to her eventual downfall and execution. For over two thousand years Messalin…

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Tom Whipple: The Battle of the Beams (1940) 58:13

1+ y ago58:13

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Today Tom Whipple, science editor of The Times, takes us back to a critical moment at the beginning of World War Two. Just a month after replacing Neville Chamberlain as prime minister, Winston Churchill learned that the Nazis were using beams to direct their bombers towards targets in Britain’s industrial heartlands. The science behind these beams…

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Simon Winchester: Knowing What We Know (1924) 1:02:12

1+ y ago1:02:12

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It has been said that the past is another country, but the events we discuss in this episode feel all too familiar. Media interference in elections, Russian influence on Western politics, controversial immigration policy and the technology industry are all as close to the top of the agenda today as there were in 1924. Today Violet is joined on a to…

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Rebecca Struthers: Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots and Watchmaking History (1572) 58:58

1+ y ago58:58

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England in the mid sixteenth century was filled with drama and novelty. As conspiracies played out and a new queen sought to established herself on the throne, a glamorous new technology was emerging in the fashionable world. In this fascinating episode, Rebecca Struthers, the author of Hands of Time: A Watchmaker’s History of Time, takes us back t…

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SE05 EP16 - Charles Tournemire as Liturgical Organist: Improviser & Composer of L’Orgue Mystique with Kevin Faulkner 42:53

1+ y ago42:53

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As he works on finishing up his biography of French Catholic organist, improviser, and composer Charles Tournemire, Kevin Faulkner joins us to discuss Tournemire's studies with Franck, his career as an organist, his improvisations, a look at his overall compositional output, focusing on works for the organ, and how his monumental composition L'Orgu…

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Luke Turner: Men at War (1943) 57:43

1+ y ago57:43

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In today’s beautifully described episode the author and journalist Luke Turner takes us back to 1943 to present us with a refreshingly different view of World War 2. The war, Turner reminds us, was a cultural experience as well as a military contest. One feature of this cultural environment has been largely neglected by generations of scholars. Thi…

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SE05 EP15 - All about Rogation Days - with Dr. Michael Foley 23:57

1+ y ago23:57

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Coming to you on April 25th, the Major Rogation Day, we're joined on this episode by Dr. Michael Foley, professor of patristics at Baylor University, to look at the origins of Rogation Days, as well as their meaning, liturgical and paraliturgical observances, and significance in our lives today. Check out Dr. Foley's books here: https://michaelpfol…

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Amy Jeffs: Tales from Medieval England (1327) 48:56

1+ y ago48:56

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This week we have an extra Friday episode for you. It’s with the multi-talented artist, historian and musician Dr Amy Jeffs. She takes us back to 1327, a year of high political drama when King Edward II of England was deposed by his wife, Isabella, and his teenage son, Edward III was crowned and began his fifty-year reign. Jeffs spent her universit…

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Nicholas Orme: A Year of Great Promise (1480) 53:27

1+ y ago53:27

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In the last decades of the fifteenth century, life in England was finally starting to settle down after years of upheaval and conflict during the Wars of the Roses which had riven society since the mid 1450s. Waves of Plague had decimated the population, causing widespread distress but providing unexpected opportunities for those who survived. The …

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[From the archives] Jane Rogoyska: The Katyń Massacre (1940) 57:43

1+ y ago57:43

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This month marks 80 years since the government of Nazi Germany announced the shocking discovery of a series of mass graves in the Katyń Forest in the occupied USSR. Thus began one of the most tangled and disturbing of WW2 stories. Just what had happened? In this episode from our archive, the writer Jane Rogoyska, author of Surviving Katyń, takes us…

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John Darlington: The Port Royal Earthquake (1692) 50:44

1+ y ago50:44

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Today the archaeologist and executive director of World Monuments Fund, John Darlington, takes us on a dramatic trip back to the 1690s to witness a devastating earthquake in the Caribbean. Scroll down, too, for news of a special discount code. *** After its capture by the English in 1655, Port Royal, Jamaica, became a place of great significance. H…

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SE05 EP14 - Sanctifying Time: The Hours of the Divine Office through the Day and through the Liturgical Year - with Dr. William Mahrt 45:58

1+ y ago45:58

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In the midst of Holy Week, we invite you to join Dr. William Mahrt (Stanford) for a tour in time through the lens of the Divine Office. We discuss theological thoughts on time by St. Augustine, natural vs. supernatural senses of time, the structure of the Divine Office throughout the course of one day, and the different intersecting cycles which ma…

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Katja Hoyer: Beyond The Wall (1973) 56:02

1+ y ago56:02

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‘I have so often wondered’, the historian Katja Hoyer says, ‘what I would have made of the state that I was born into had I been born a few years earlier and lived through it in the way that other people did.’ That state was East Germany or the German Democratic Republic (GDR). This was a nation that emerged out of the ashes of World War II and exi…

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SE05 EP13 - Becoming a Sacrifice of Praise: Advice for Choral Directors for Pursuing Musical Excellence & Developing a Polyphonic Repertoire in Parish Choirs - with Christopher Berry 51:52

1+ y ago51:52

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Looking for fresh ideas about how to take your parish choir to the next level, developing a repertoire of well-prepared polyphonic motets and ordinaries, helping your singers develop their technique and musicianship, and integrate it all into the bigger spiritual picture of the offering of one's very self united to the sacrifice of Christ on the cr…

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Company of Heroes 3: David Milne (1942-4) 1:04:53

1+ y ago1:04:53

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In this episode we talk to the game designer David Milne about his historical work on the hugely popular real time strategy game Company of Heroes 3. Milne takes us back to the Mediterranean theatre of World War II, from Tobruk in North Africa to Anzio in Italy, as we learn how games developers faithfully evoke the past. Company of Heroes 3 is the …

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