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Atheist activism has a serious history problem. In the History for Atheists podcast, history writer Tim O'Neill tries to correct the misconceptions many of his fellow atheists have about history and debunks some common myths and fringe ideas about religious history generally.
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The Tom Hutch Podcast is a platform where top-class professionals who have created a successful career within the music industry are interviewed to learn how they got to where they are and any advice they have to pass on to other musicians at any stage of their career.
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Thrupoint is where you and the world meet: Observer and the observed. Join host Sean Ongley with special guests to explore topics of personal and cultural significance, such as current events, politics, arts, philosophy, and more. This podcast is presented by THRU Media.
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There are too many self-styled thought leaders touting tactical tips to titilate audiences from big brands with big budgets. There is not enough discussion with strategists and creative types at the brands that have to punch bigger than they are to break through. This is where the hard work happens. This is where the magic is. This show brings together strategic minds, content creators and savvy entrepreneurs to discuss how they brought ideas, campaigns and businesses to life when they were ...
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In this episode of the Strategy & Creative Podcast, host Daniel Plume sits down with the Brand Weaver, AKA Tim Weaver. A branding specialist who has delivered rebrands for industries as diverse as local beer breweries to independent schools. In the show Tim shares his experience and journey to brand strategy via stints as creative director and lead…
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My guest today is Dr Kipp Davis. Kipp is a biblical scholar and an expert in early Jewish literature and history, with a focus on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester (2009), has held several professional academic appointments in Europe and North America, and has published widely on the topics related to the B…
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In this Strategy & Creative Podcast episode, I interview Helena Traill, an acolyte and proponent of creative co-design and the founder of the growing creative design agency Nooh Studio. In the show Helena shares her unique journey from art school to agency owner - bucking the trend of seeking creative employment at some large enterprise - and how h…
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Claire is Founder and MD of Chime, an agency for agencies. She is on a mission to solve the challenge all agencies face – their own marketing. With 15 years’ experience spanning boutique independents and global networked agencies, Claire has a passion for content, bridging strategy and delivery seamlessly bringing her extensive industry knowledge t…
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In this Strategy & Creative Podcast episode, I sit down with the multi-talented Odessa Sherreard for an open and honest discussion about LinkedIn for personal and professional growth. As one of the first contacts I made when I branched out on my own, Odessa has become one of my closest friends, her journey through various career roles and her strat…
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A wide-ranging look at the trials and tribulations of building a successful business when you work for yourself. Ben is the operational mind to the creative flair at copywriting agency, Copy or Die, a window cleaning magnate, soon to be father of 3 and the other half of Barfield & McKinney. When we spoke a few weeks back, we talked about how the pa…
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In this intriguing episode, Bret discusses her copywriting and content marketing journey. Her story is an unusual one, as she went from freelancer to in-house leader. During the show, Bret discusses the innovative approaches she is deploying at Hopscotch, a platform designed to boost cash flow management for small businesses. Whether you're a buddi…
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Dive into the ins and outs of running a successful agency, growing an exceptional team, and managing a successful exit. In our first episode, we chat with Chris Bantock, a veteran in agency management and now a community leader for Agency Local - soon to be Agency Adventure. From his initial start at Hewlett Packard to the triumphant sale of his ag…
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The story often told about Hypatia of Alexandria was that she was a great scientist, rationalist and scholar who was brutally murdered by a mob of Christians who hated her knowledge and learning, with her death ushering in the Dark Ages. But this story is mostly nonsense and the real history is far more complex and much more interesting. Contrary t…
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My guest today is Dr Philipp Nothaft. Philipp is a Fellow of All Souls Oxford and a historian specializing in astronomy, astrology and calendars in late antiquity, the Middle Ages and early modern Europe. He’s also the author of a key paper on the question of why Christmas falls on December 25th, which is our main topic today. It’s often claimed in…
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My guest today is Professor Ken Dark. Ken is Visiting Professor at King's College and formerly Professor of Archaeology and History at the University of Reading. His archaeological work has focused on Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Era, but, as he and I will discuss, this led him to study sites in Nazareth which will be the focus of our discussio…
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Both conservative Christians and many atheist activists point to 1Corinthians 14:34-35 and note how Paul forbids women to speak in church. The Christians do this to maintain that women should not preach and cannot be pastors or priests. The atheists usually do so to hold this up as evidence that Paul was a misogynist and Christianity is inherently …
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My guest today is Sebastian Major, writer and presenter of the excellent "Our Fake History" podcast. Sebastian recently presented a three part episode on the Galileo Affair, debunking the many historical myths surrounding Galileo. He did a fine job, but he also took on board some criticisms I had of what he said. And so he was also happy to come on…
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The idea that all the traditional holidays and festivals of the year are “pagan” in origin and were simply “stolen by the Church” is one that has permeated popular culture and is repeated without question in newspaper, magazine and online articles. Unfortunately, many anti-theistic polemicists cannot resist a chance to get in a jab at any aspect of…
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My guests today are David Hutchings and James C. Ungureanu, co-authors of Of Popes and Unicorns: Science, Christianity and How the Conflict Thesis Fooled the World. David is a physicist, science teacher and writer and James is a historian of science and religion. In this interview we discuss their book and the origin and impact of the Conflict Thes…
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Every year fundamentalist Christians, New Agers, neo-pagans and many atheists loudly agree that Easter was not originally a Christian feast and was a pagan fertility festival stolen by Christianity. Unfortunately, despite what endless memes and pop history articles claim, this idea is complete nonsense. So is the claim that Easter eggs and the East…
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My guest today is Derek Lambert, the presenter of the excellent Mythvision video channel. Derek has been kind enough to have me on his channel several times over the last two years to discuss atheist bad history in general and Jesus Mythicism in particular. But today we are going to hear from Derek about his very interesting personal journey regard…
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The historical myths surrounding the emperor Constantine, his conversion to Christianity and the claim he created the Bible at the Council of Nicaea are persistent and continue to be propagated in popular culture, despite being total nonsense. Unfortunately, leading atheists also perpetuate these silly ideas, with everyone from Richard Dawkins to J…
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Links from our discussion are below: The Code Green Campaign https://codegreencampaign.org/ Maps to the Other Side by Sascha DeBrul https://www.mapstotheotherside.net/author/ Crystal Foster, Counselor, Webster, NY https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/crystal-foster-webster-ny/717780 Anomaly Film Festival, Rochester, NY https://www.anomalyf…
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My guest today is Associate Professor Ted McCormick. Ted is a specialist in intellectual history and the history of science at Concordia University in Canada. He examines the intersections between science, technology, economy and empire in the early modern era. Recently, he has taken an interest in how the concept of “the Enlightenment” has been ta…
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My guest today is the historian of science, Thony Christie. Thony is an independent scholar based in Germany who also the author of the superb Renaissance Mathematicus blog. His knowledge of the history of Early Modern science is vast and so he is the perfect person to give us a detailed overview of what happened and, more importantly, what did not…
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My guest today is the historian of science, Thony Christie. Thony is an independent scholar based in Germany who also the author of the superb Renaissance Mathematicus blog. His knowledge of the history of Early Modern science is vast and so he is the perfect person to give us a detailed overview of what happened and, more importantly, what did not…
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My guest today is the historian of science, Thony Christie. Thony is an independent scholar based in Germany who also the author of the superb Renaissance Mathematicus blog. His knowledge of the history of Early Modern science is vast and so he is the perfect person to give us a detailed overview of what happened and, more importantly, what did not…
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What was the Great Library of Alexandria and why does it feature in some anti-religious rhetoric? In this first part of a two-part episode, we will examine some of the misconceptions about the Great Library, look at what it was and - more importantly - what it was not. And in the upcoming second part, we will explore how the Great Library came to a…
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A conversation with bestselling history author Tom Holland about his book "Dominion - The Making of the Western Mind". You can buy a copy of "Dominion" here: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/tom-holland/dominion/9781408706978/​ For a transcript of key parts of Tom's debate with A.C. Grayling on the themes of the book, with my critique of Grayling'…
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