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Welcome to The TRACKSTAA Podcast – Your ultimate destination for athletics enthusiasts! 🏃‍♂️🌍 Hosted by the dynamic duo, Lloyd Kempson and Alfie Manthorpe, The TRACKSTAA Podcast invites you to join the conversation with the sport’s foremost figures. We dive deep into the world of athletics, bringing you exclusive insights, compelling narratives, and candid discussions with the sport's biggest names, coaches, and industry insiders. 🎙️ What to expect: In-depth conversations: Immerse yourself i ...
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Flux is a podcast about the pioneers building companies at the frontier of technology. This series of interviews goes beyond the soundbites, allowing some of the most interesting players in technology to share their insider expertise and explain the challenges they face in building the future. Hosted by Alice Lloyd George.
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The Minor Consult explores leadership with innovators, changemakers, and risk-takers. Hosted by Stanford School of Medicine Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, the podcast convenes top minds from across fields to share their perspectives, impart lessons from their careers, and discuss the complex challenges leaders face today. Through their conversations, Dr. Minor unearths the qualities and skills that leaders need to succeed in turbulent times. Dr. Minor has served as Dean since 2012 and is also a profe ...
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We tend to reduce food and health to bitesize nuggets of information, like calories or BMI. It’s understandable; numbers are easily digestible when we’re looking for answers or a quick fix. But the thing is, there’s a lot more to health – hey, there’s a lot more to life! – than the numbers you see on the back of a crisp packet or on the scales. Geneticist Dr Giles Yeo feels we need a bit more space to think about the relationship food has with our body, our mind, and even our soul! Join Gile ...
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Listen to Confessions of a Debut Novelist, hosted by author Chloe Timms, to hear from new and up-and-coming writers about their debut novel. We talk writing journeys, tips and advice and what it's like to be new to the world of publishing. Each episode features a writer about to have their debut novel published, covering adult, YA and children's in a range of genres. We'll hear about rejections and setbacks, how writers signed with their agent and whether their book deal was with an indie pu ...
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There’s no right or wrong way to come out. It’s uncharted terrain for everyone who breaks the news to their whānau, friends and world at large. In Full Disclosure, brave and brilliant Kiwis share their coming out stories with Karen O’Leary. They divulge all sorts of very personal insights, from the deep to the dark and the downright funny. Everyone is welcome, even straight people - this podcast is the very definition of inclusive - because, hey, who doesn’t love a good coming out story? Hos ...
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A podcast giving you the missing commentaries and first hand insights from the film makers behind the streaming content you love! Watch the film in sync with the episode or at your own leisure. Hosted by Grant Sputore and David McDonnell. You can find us on instagram @thecommentarycast and follow our hosts @grantsputore and @isthatyoudave
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An Independent Women's History Podcast, uncovering the lives of intriguing, infamous and inspiring women from History. Our special theme in Season One is #InspiringWomen. All Episodes are produced and presented by former Teacher & aspiring Author, Chrissy Hamlin. . Visit www.hiddenherstory.com to find more fascinating blog posts and videos on Women's History. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, You Tube and Instagram Send us a voicemail message via Anchor FM and you may get featured on our next ...
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Samuel Burr about his commercial novel The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers. We discuss why his novel was inspired by an appreciation of the stories told by older people, how his hook comes first when coming up with ideas and how he deals with the buzz and hype surrounding his novel, whil…
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Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes veteran journalist Tonya Mosley, co-host of the National Public Radio program “Fresh Air,” for a conversation about the power of stories to connect people across communities. They discuss her experiences reporting around the country, the importance of addressing implicit bias in journalism, and her approach to conducting m…
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Episode Highlights: On today's podcast we are joined by half of the 5 Miles Easy podcast Steph McCall. Steph recently ran her first ultra at the Two Oceans Marathon which is renowned as the world’s most beautiful ultra marathon. We discuss the race itself and the preparations, how the 5 Miles Easy podcast started and the goals for it for herself an…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Elizabeth O'Connor about her literary novel Whale Fall. We discuss how she created a fictitious island community, her technique for overcoming problems with plotting and how she signed with an agent before she even had an idea for a novel. Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop* B…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Emily Howes about her historical novel The Painter’s Daughters. We discuss discuss using present tense in historical fiction, trying to sustain tension in the saggy middle of a novel and what theatre class taught her about writing through the body. Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bo…
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Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes physician Vanessa Kerry, World Health Organization Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health and CEO of Seed Global Health, for a conversation about the broad-reaching impact of climate change on human health. They discuss global priorities for addressing the climate crisis, strategies for supporting hea…
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Episode Highlights: On today's podcast we are joined by Pro Marathon Runner Adam Clarke. Adam recently won the Manchester Marathon and boasts personal bests of; 3:38 in the 1500m, 61:54 in the Half Marathon and 2:15:35 in the Marathon. 🎤 Hosts: Lloyd Kempson - https://www.instagram.com/lloydkempson How to support our sponsors ⬇️ SOAR Running design…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Olivia Ford about her commercial novel Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame. We discuss using real people as a starting point for creating characters, her tips for finishing a novel when you work full time and the challenge of writing an uplifting novel and including sadder and serious subject…
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🎤 Hosts: Lloyd Kempson - https://www.instagram.com/lloydkempson Episode Highlights: Welcome back to the show brought to you by SOAR Running with host Lloyd Kempson who is joined this week by Rob Wilson, Head of Marketing at SOAR Running. Rob is a long standing member of the running community racing out of legendary club Highgate Harriers. Now worki…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Kristen Perrin about her mystery novel How to Solve Your Own Murder. We discuss playing fair with your readers when writing crime, how she used flash fiction character sketches to help flesh out her side characters and her surprise but successful move to withdraw her full manuscript…
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Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes Sally Susman, chief corporate affairs officer at Pfizer, for a conversation about the vital role of communication in executive leadership. They explore lessons from the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the difference between misinformation and disinformation, and tips for communicating proactively. They also discuss the power of …
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🎤 Hosts: Lloyd Kempson - https://www.instagram.com/lloydkempson Episode Highlights: Welcome back to the show with host Lloyd Kempson who is joined this week by Jean Pourrat for a very insightful interview. Jean is a runner through and through training for the Paris Marathon and aiming for a sub 2:30. He’s a running shoe expert and the Sport Develop…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Alice McIlroy about her psychological suspense novel The Glass Woman. We discuss her world-building in a novel where the technology is slightly more advanced than our own, writing about AI before it had hit public consciousness and the impact this had on trying to sell the novel and…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Musih Tedji Xaviere about her contemporary novel These Letters End in Tears. We discuss how she was inspired by a courageous gay couple in Cameroon who stayed together despite the laws forbidding their love, the challenges of using second person and why she made the tough decision t…
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In a special episode recorded in front of a live audience, Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes Chelsea Clinton, a bestselling author and an advocate for public health and early childhood education. They discuss the importance of accountability for scaling global health initiatives, and the power of storytelling to counter misinformation in science and health…
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On today's podcast we are joined by Kiprun Elite runner Alice Goodall. Alice won the u23 10000m European championships and is competing at the World cross country championships this weekend in Serbia. She was also the first UK athlete to sign for the Kiprun brand! Connect with us: Website: https://www.trackstaa.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Miranda Pountney about her contemporary novel How to Be Somebody Else. We discuss her “un”-coming of age story, why poetry encouraged her to be experimental and why it’s important not to rush the writing process. Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop* Buy How to Be Somebody Else:…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Toby Lloyd about his literary novel Fervour. We discuss we discuss taking inspiration from Bible stories, how he tried to represent a variety of Jewish experiences and why having your work critiqued is one of the most valuable things you can do when starting out. Confessions of a De…
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🎤 Hosts: Lloyd Kempson - https://www.instagram.com/lloydkempson Alfie Manthorpe - https://www.instagram.com/alfiemanthorpe If you would like to try Soar today, head to Soar Running to receive 15% off of your purchase for our loyal listeners. - https://www.soarrunning.com/blogs/news/soar-running-x-trackstaa Episode Highlights: Welcome back to the sh…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Jodie Matthews about her contemporary novel Meet Me at the Surface. We discuss writing the weird and creepy but keeping the world grounded, researching the Cornish folklore of where Jodie grew up and why she loves Bookstagram and thinks finding a community of readers is just as impo…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Madeleine Grey about her literary novel Green Dot. We discuss writing the "other woman" in an affair with empathy, how Madeleine's work as a critic gave her an understanding of how novels work and the importance of keeping note of overheard conversations and funny observations. Conf…
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On this week’s episode we have Lloyd Kempson talking shop with COROS professional athlete and OG ON Athletics Club member Joe Klecker. Head over to view the full range of COROS products here: https://coros.com We deep dive into the tech Coros brings into his athletics career including the newest version of the heart rate monitor worn on the arm, th…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Emma Hinds about her historical novel The Knowing. We discuss giving her female characters agency in a Victorian era, her brilliant tips to find an agent, how she uses fanfiction as a playground and the long and difficult submission process she went through. Confessions of a Debut N…
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On today's episode I am joined by European U20 champion Joel Ibler Lillesø. We talk his training, life outside of running, his plans for the 2024 season and much more. How you can support our sponsors ⬇️ Pillar Performance: PILLAR is a sports micronutrition company, who have developed products that intersect between pharmaceutical intervention & sp…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Jennie Godfrey about her commercial novel The List of Suspicious Things. We discuss what it means to be a super lead and how it feels emotionally to know your book is primed for success but also what it's like to carry that pressure on your shoulders, how Jennie developed her charac…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Sarah Marsh about her historical novel A Sign of Her Own. We discuss how her novel was inspired by a part of history that’s not well known, putting a deaf woman at the heart of her novel and her career-changing prize success. TRANSCRIPT: download Confessions of a Debut Novelist Book…
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Lloyd Kempson - https://www.instagram.com/lloydkempson Alfie Manthorpe - https://www.instagram.com/alfiemanthorpe Episode Highlights: Welcome back to the show brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE hosts Lloyd Kempson and Alfie Manthorpe catch up after an insane week of athletics including the BU meet where we saw multiple sub-13:00 performances in t…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Jessica Bull about her crime novel Miss Austen Investigates. We discuss why Jane Austen makes the perfect detective, how Jessica knew the time was right to query her dream agent and what it's like writing a novel that went onto sell in 18 territories. Confessions of a Debut Novelist…
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🎤 Hosts: Lloyd Kempson - https://www.instagram.com/lloydkempson Alfie Manthorpe - https://www.instagram.com/alfiemanthorpe Episode Highlights: Welcome back to the show brought to you by PILLAR PERFORMANCE hosts Lloyd Kempson and Alfie Manthorpe have a catch up after Alfie’s race at the London International XC meeting at Parliament Hill. Both run th…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Georgia Summers about her fantasy novel The City of Stardust. We discuss how she was inspired by stories from her childhood describing portals to another world, using real places to inspire her fantastical world building and her insight as a former editor and whether she writes with…
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How you can support our sponsors ⬇️ Pillar Performance: PILLAR is a sports micronutrition company, who have developed products that intersect between pharmaceutical intervention & sports supplements for athletes. The easiest way to describe it is, hydration and carbohydrates products will take you through to the finish line. PILLAR’S mission is to …
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How you can support our sponsors ⬇️ Pillar Performance: PILLAR is a sports micronutrition company, who have developed products that intersect between pharmaceutical intervention & sports supplements for athletes. The easiest way to describe it is, hydration and carbohydrates products will take you through to the finish line. PILLAR’S mission is to …
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Fiona Williams about her contemporary novel The House of Broken Bricks. We discuss discuss using nature writing to reflect the story's mood, reading work aloud to find rhythm and melody in a sentence, and how exposing the publishing process is for introverts. Confessions of a Debut …
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Hester Musson about her historical novel The Beholders. We discuss the challenges of writing in a diary form, how to transform one dimensional characters and the crushing story of how Hester thought she was going to be published with a different novel, but it sold only to Italian pu…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Lottie Hazell about her contemporary novel Piglet. We discuss how Lottie does what she calls “playful method writing” by cooking along with Piglet to connect with her character’s headspace, why food is a great way for writers to explore characters and after working in marketing at a…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Emma-Claire Wilson about her commercial novel This Child of Mine. We discuss why she uses first person perspective to help readers live through her character’s light and dark, how she chose to transform her novel into a commercial style and building a writing platform before she had…
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On today's podcast we are joined by Marc Scott a Nike, NN running and COROS athlete. Marc has ran 12:57 for the 5000m being one of the fastest Europeans in history. Get a COROS GPS watch - https://uk.coros.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-running-pod-trackstaa/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priv…
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Today we are joined by Adam Fogg who is a middle distance runner for Great Britain and Under Amour His rap - Ahelite - FOGDOG Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-running-pod-trackstaa/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Lizzie Huxley-Jones about their festive rom-com Make You Mine This Christmas. We discuss character creation with mood boards and playlists, writing a disabled love interest and what ‘write for hire is’ and how this gave Lizzie their route into publishing. Confessions of a Debut Nove…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Lucy Barker about her historical novel The Other Side of Mrs Wood. We discuss her interest in Victorian seances and the true story that inspired her novel, how she created a warm and witty voice and how Lucy’s lack of faith in herself meant things didn’t work out with an agent in he…
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Today we are joined by ON athlete Sarah Mcdonald who is a British 1500m runner with a personal best of 4:00. We talk to Sarah about life, training, setbacks and more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-running-pod-trackstaa/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privac…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Stacey Thomas about her historical novel The Revels. We discuss adding a touch of fantasy to historical fiction, her advice for making a historical setting feel lived in and what happens when other books come out that sound similar to yours? Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop*…
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Dean Lloyd Minor welcomes Katharine Manning, author, victim rights attorney, and expert on empathy in the workplace, for a conversation about how to support people in distress. They discuss the universal needs of people who have experienced traumatic situations, from being victims of a crime to losing a loved one. They also explore effective ways t…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Mira V Shah about her psychological suspense novel Her. We discuss subverting stereotypes of British Asian women in fiction, how she added pace to her novel and after Mira’s blog on the realities of being a debut gained traction online, she talks about how to manage expectations and…
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On today's podcast we are joined by Rory Leonard, European u23 10,000m champion and Hoka athlete. Better known as a former member of team Trackstaa ;) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-running-pod-trackstaa/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy…
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In this episode of Confessions of a Debut Novelist, I’m talking to Lynsey May about her contemporary novel Weak Teeth. We discuss why Lynsey wanted to write about teeth, how her inspiration began with just one striking sentence and why she chose to write an open ending. Confessions of a Debut Novelist Bookshop* Buy Weak Teeth: https://uk.bookshop.o…
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After quitting professional hockey Kate Axford began taking running seriously in March 2023. During that space of time Kate has raced 16 times and has won 12 of those races! Running a 15:49 5000m in the process. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-running-pod-trackstaa/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Pr…
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