Best Alison Thompson Podcasts (2024)

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Ailish Henderson: Bringing Fine Art Narrative Textiles To Life 34:38

1h ago34:38

34:38

Ailish Henderson is a fine art textile artist, particularly known for her fine art stitched collage works, which focus on capturing a fleeting moment, telling the story with mixed media, paint, stitch and fabric snippets. She is also the author of 'Narrative Textiles', published by Batsford in October 2024. In this episode, of Stitchery Stories tex…

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Leading with Rigour and Heart with Sonia Thompson 45:04

15h ago45:04

45:04

Sonia Thompson, Head at St Matthew’s CE Research School, explores the importance of community involvement, research-based educational practices, and the challenges educators face. Sonia shares her experiences as a headteacher, discussing the benefits of being a research school and the collaborative ethos that drives their success. The discussion al…

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Caroline Hyde-Brown : Weaving Plant Material Into Textile Art 50:10

5d ago50:10

50:10

Caroline Hyde-Brown is a textile artist with a long-established career. Inspired by botanical research, she combines foraged plant material with a variety of textile art techniques to create fascinating weaves and vessels with fragile beauty. Combined with her purposeful art practice experience, Caroline shares plenty of wisdom on Stitchery Stories…

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Meaningful and Authentic Representation in Schools with Bukky Yusuf 42:26

15d ago42:26

42:26

Thought Leader and educator, Bukky Yusuf, brings insightful commentary on the existing challenges and potential solutions to create a welcoming environment for all students. Through a candid conversation, they explore the importance of authenticity, vulnerability and humility in fostering an inclusive school culture. Bukky also uncovers how unconsc…

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Changing the Narrative Around LGBTQIA+ Representation with Ian Eagleton 46:06

30d ago46:06

46:06

Ian Eagleton, an author and former teacher, discusses the challenges and opportunities in creating inclusive and diverse educational environments. Ian explores the importance of addressing toxic masculinity and gender stereotypes in schools, as well as the need for a curriculum that includes diverse and marginalised voices. He also shares his exper…

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Elnaz Yazdani : Contemporary Textile Art With Unusual Materials 46:20

29d ago46:20

46:20

Elnaz Yazdani creates vibrant contemporary textile art using rather unusual materials. Look closely for nails, springs, tubes, and all sorts from scrap stores. Elnaz loves working with community groups to reimagine embroidery and spark creativity. In this episode of Stitchery Stories textile art podcast, Susan Weeks chats with Elnaz Yazdani, an emb…

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The Future of the Teaching Profession with Alison Peacock and Sam Twiselton 45:55

1M ago45:55

45:55

Dame Alison Peacock, the Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching, and Professor Samantha Twiselton, the emeritus professor at Sheffield Institute of Education discuss professional development and empowerment within the education sector. Throughout the episode, the duo delve into the importance of collaboration, professional identity an…

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Inspiring the Next Generation of Readers with Mat Tobin 45:38

2M ago45:38

45:38

Mat Tobin, Senior Lecturer in Primary English, discusses the importance of fostering a love for reading and writing in primary education. Mat shares insights from his experiences and highlights the importance of creating a reading-friendly environment in classrooms. Through the conversation, he also presents numerous strategies for aiding young rea…

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Let’s Start a Compassion Revolution in Education with Jon Reid 46:10

2M ago46:10

46:10

How are social and emotional needs driving what we're seeing in our schools today and what actions can we take to address them? Dr Jon Reid, Senior Lecturer in SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and Inclusion, explores the current state of the education system, with a focus on creativity, collaboration and compassion. Jon shares his …

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Speaking Multiple Languages with Eowyn Crisfield 47:25

3M ago47:25

47:25

According to government statistics, in the school year 2022/23, 22% of children in state-funded primary schools were known or believed to have a first language that is "other than English". In our increasingly linguistically super-diverse classrooms, how do we make sure that all students feel that their language is valued? How do we support pupils …

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Storytelling and Science with Jules Pottle 46:38

3M ago46:38

46:38

Jules Pottle, a seasoned science educator and author, delves into the world of primary science education, exploring its current challenges and potential future. Jules shares her passion for making science playful, engaging, and relevant for children and discusses the importance of integrating storytelling into science teaching to spark children's c…

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Jack Roberts: Freehand Machine Embroidery Fine Artist 58:37

3M ago58:37

58:37

Dr. Jack Roberts, also known as JPR Stitch, is a fine artist specializing in freehand machine embroidery, creating stunning abstract shapes from dense, intricate webs of stitches. His art reflects the calmness and tranquility he experiences while stitching, making sewing his form of meditation. Jack shares insights into his artistic journey, curren…

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Putting Fun Back into Maths with Jo Skelton and Ruth Merttens 42:54

4M ago42:54

42:54

How we can bring purpose, autonomy and joy into our maths lessons? - ask Professor Ruth Merttens, creator of the Hamilton Maths Scheme, and Jo Skelton, a Mathematics Education lecturer. Through their conversation about the future of mathematics education within the UK curriculum, Ruth and Jo discuss the importance of understanding the 'why' behind …

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Imagining Possible Futures with Patrick Alexander 44:39

4M ago44:39

44:39

Patrick Alexander, an expert in education, discusses the current issues facing the education system, highlighting the overemphasis on assessments and the lack of focus on authentic, human experiences in learning. The conversation covers how radical thinking, the transformation of classroom dynamics, and the role of teachers as public intellectuals …

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507: Unlocking Business Succession: The Power of ESOPs with Keith Butcher 24:48

4M ago24:48

24:48

In an interview with Jason Hartman, Keith Butcher, founder of Butcher Joseph, discusses business succession and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). With many business owners approaching retirement, ESOPs offer a tax-efficient way to transition ownership to employees. This model enhances employee retention and loyalty, providing long-term retire…

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Welcome to Primary Futures 0:39

4M ago0:39

0:39

What could the future of primary education look like? How we can take things from where they are now and improve them to make the situation better for the pupils, for the teachers and for everybody involved in primary education? In each episode, Ed Finch will be talking to guests within the educational field to talk about how things are, how we wan…

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Alison Holt: Freehand Machine Embroidery Landscapes 49:33

5M ago49:33

49:33

Alison Holt is a contemporary textile artist, teacher and author who combines silk painting and freehand machine embroidery to create beautiful landscapes and glimpses of the natural world. Alison shares how her career and art continues to evolve, as she looks for new challenges. Following new opportunities as well as ongoing marketing and visibiit…

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506: Navigating the Storm: A CEO's Tale of Business Triumph in Turbulent Times 20:45

10M ago20:45

20:45

Jason interviews Johnny Serpilla, former President of Camping World, about his book, "Life is Hard, but I'll be Okay", and his experiences in leadership and business. Johnny emphasizes the importance of approaching life with one heart and mind, the role of gratitude in leadership, and the impact of personal problems on work. Johnny also discusses t…

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Hannah Thompson: A Transformational Year As A Creative Business 1:16:26

10M ago1:16:26

1:16:26

Hannah Thompson has always loved crafting, quilting & textile art. In 2017, at a crossroads in her life, dealing with emotional & family upset, she left her corporate career and set up Stitching Kitchen. On Stitchery Stories textile art podcast, Hannah shares her story and we dive into what she describes as her transformational business year in 202…

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Holly Jackson : Mixing modern stumpwork embroidery with mixed media : An artists journey 1:07:54

1y ago1:07:54

1:07:54

Textile artist Holly Jackson shares her recent journey in developing her art career. Developing her 'sneaky' stumpwork embroidery using modern materials and mixed media, there are plenty of exciting 'firsts' to celebrate with Holly! We join Holly at the start of her first art exhibition. She shares her preparation and hopes from the show. We chat a…

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Jayne Emerson Returns: Impatient Textile Rebel 59:54

1y ago59:54

59:54

Textile artist Jayne Emerson revisits the Stitchery Stories textile art podcast today! She takes us on a journey on how she has pivoted her creative business to focus on teaching people around the world through her online courses and her unique membership The No-Rules Textiles Society. Jayne was a guest here back in 2018 and gives a quick update as…

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505: Protecting Your Online Reputation: Expert Insights from Matt Earle | Reputation.ca 27:38

1+ y ago27:38

27:38

In this interview, Matt Earle from Reputation.ca discusses the problem of online reputation damage and how it can affect individuals and businesses. When negative or false information appears in Google search results, it can harm a person's reputation. Reputation.ca focuses on deleting harmful content whenever possible, but it's challenging when de…

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Emma Horan: Cornwall Cross Stitch Kit Designer 41:24

1+ y ago41:24

41:24

Cornwall Cross Stitch Kit designer Emma Horan shares behind the scenes of her 'accidental' creative business based around counted cross stitch hand embroidery kits of the beautiful Cornish coast. For the last 10 years, Emma has grown her cross stitch kit business from a therapeutic hobby as she recovered from illness, to a thriving creative busines…

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Lottie Cockell : Growing Her Creative Business From Hand Embroidery 1:03:44

1+ y ago1:03:44

1:03:44

Lottie Cockell started her creative business Purple Rose Embroidery fresh out of school, and has been busy growing shaping her business over the last 5 years. With a love of 'grid-based' hand embroidery, Lottie focuses on cross-stitch, blackwork and surface embroidery kits. She is keen to try new things in her business and will often dive into the …

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Prism Textiles Group: behind the scenes of their annual textile art exhibition 59:09

1+ y ago59:09

59:09

Prism Textile Group members Hayley Mills-Styles and Maria Walker share behind-the-scenes challenges of helping to organise an annual textile art exhibition which features work from the groups' international members. Hayley & Maria explain the background and history of this well-known exhibiting group, and then we dive into the details of organising…

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Sarah Gwyer : Contemporary Embroidery Beaded Pop Art 55:04

1+ y ago55:04

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Today I explore hand embroidered and beaded pop art with contemporary pop art textile artist Sarah Gwyer. We talk about her magpie-like 'obsession' with colourful beads and charms and the artistic path to creating beaded portraits. But beneath the colourful sparkling beads lies strong social commentary on celebrity, wealth and consumerism, all expr…

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Vanessa Marr: Domestic Dusters: Embroidery On Women And Domesticity 1:00:02

1+ y ago1:00:02

1:00:02

Back in 2014, textile artist, academic & designer Vanessa Marr posed the question: Women & Domesticity - What's Your Perspective? And invited those thoughts to be embroidered upon a yellow duster, in red thread. Little did she realise what she had unleashed... Nine years later, Vanessa has an amazing collection of embroidered dusters and an even mo…

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Kirstie Macleod : The Red Dress Global Embroidery Project 50:52

1+ y ago50:52

50:52

Textile artist Kirstie Macleod shares her life in fabric & thread on Stitchery Stories embroidery podcast today! She shares her fascinating story of The Red Dress. It's an amazing project which has enabled unheard women, many in poverty, vulnerable through trauma and abuse, to share their personal stories, using the universal language of embroidery…

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Merrilyn Heazlewood : Creative Counted Canvaswork Embroidery 48:15

1+ y ago48:15

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Embroidery artist Merrilyn Heazlewood shares her life in fabric & thread on Stitchery Stories embroidery podcast today! She takes us on a journey through her interesting and busy lifelong creative business career based around counted canvas work hand embroidery. And for those of you in the USA, you will know canvaswork as needlepoint. Anyway, over …

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Stitchery Stories Listeners Creative Joy Highlights 2022 43:37

2y ago43:37

43:37

A cheerful & inspiring episode as global listeners of Stitchery Stories textile art podcast share their stories of creative joy from 2022, and shoutout those 'joy bringers' who helped them in some way to achieve that joy. Hello & Welcome to my final episode of 2022. A recurring theme is how much comfort & joy creative activities bring us. So I thou…

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Elizabeth Griffiths : Using hand embroidery for Portrait Artist Of The Year competition 39:08

2y ago39:08

39:08

Elizabeth Griffiths is a mixed media artist using hand embroidery, lino print-making, inks and watercolours to explore a range of themes. She shares the uplifting experience (and challenge!) of using hand embroidery as a competitor in Sky TV Portrait Artist Of The Year. We dive behind the scenes! Who was her portrait subject? How was it organised? …

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Stacey Jones : Modern Abstract Hand Embroidery 42:46

2y ago42:46

42:46

Stacey Jones creates colourful, modern, abstract hand embroidery art. Her work powerfully reflects her thoughts & emotions through her life experiences. Stacey shares her story of how her life with her husband has strongly informed her embroidery designs, particularly his illness, tragic death and her mourning process as she evolves into living alo…

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Floriane Schmitt : Creative Fabric Manipulation Ideas 36:50

2y ago36:50

36:50

Floriane Schmitt loves to experiment with creative fabric manipulation ideas. Under her brand name of FloHomeDesign she creates accessories and home decor items from smocked neoprene and is writing a fabric manipulation book, due out end 2023. Floriane shares her story of how her dream of a career in fashion evolved into specialising in fabric mani…

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Depression in Comedy: Inside the Ward with Blaze Mancillas 57:26

2y ago57:26

57:26

Blaze Mancillas is an actor, comedian and filmmaker living in NYC. He has played characters in video games like Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption II. He was also the host of the Webby award-winning gameshow SongPop Live. http://www.blazemancillas.com Come sip on some tea with us as we share personal stories about what it was like inside th…

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Power, stories, and secrets Hidden in the Strands of your Hair with Dr. Jeffrey Thompson 58:49

2y ago58:49

58:49

Dr. Jeffrey Thompson is a brilliant neurologist who’s clinical research with thousands of patients and volunteers led to groundbreaking discoveries in how sound frequency patterns, built into musical soundtracks, can entrain brainwaves and trigger numerous health benefits. https://centerforneuroacousticresearch.com Come along on the wild ride of kn…

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Cath Janes : Hand Embroidered Human Anatomy 1:02:52

2y ago1:02:52

1:02:52

Cath Janes is an award-winning human anatomical embroidery artist. Under her brand name of Kraken Kreations she combines anatomically correct illustrations with colourful hand embroidery which all have a story to tell. Cath shares her honest and hilarious story of the ups and downs of the creative life of an artist, and her unique and distinctive a…

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One Heart, One Human Family With Jerry Sargeant 50:06

2y ago50:06

50:06

Jerry Sargeant, known as ‘The Facilitator’, is the founder of Star Magic Healing, a powerful motivationalspeaker, an international bestselling author and is world renowned for healing people, creating rapid shifts within them and transforming their lives on the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual planes.On this episode we talk about his story…

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A Spiritual Look into the Entertainment Business: Getting out of the Soup 56:41

2y ago56:41

56:41

In this episode Barnet and I talk deeply on life events that shape and mold us through out our spiritual journey on this earth and how important it is to let our spirt guide us throughout our professional endeavors as well. Barnet Bain is an award-winning movie producer, director and creativity consultant. Select film credits include Oscar winner W…

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Susan Hensel : Communicating Ideas Through Digital Machine Embroidery 56:55

2y ago56:55

56:55

Susan Hensel is a multidisciplinary artist with a long-established career. She combines mixed media with digital machine embroidery to create beautiful sculptural forms flooded with colour. Alongside runs her gallery & curatative experience, giving us a fabulous guest sharing her art practice wisdom, on Stitchery Stories textile art podcast. Art is…

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504: How to Self-Publish Your Book! Chandler Bolt, Self-Publishing School 20:36

2y ago20:36

20:36

A book is the new business card and a great way to grow your business! Chandler Bolt is an investor, advisor, the CEO of Self-Publishing School & SelfPublishing.com, and the author of 6 bestselling books including his most recent book titled “Published.” Self-Publishing School is an INC 5000 company the last 3 years in a row as one of the 5,000 fas…

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S3 Ep25: Eileen Forrestal: The Courage to Shine 39:50

2y ago39:50

39:50

Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors. In this episode I meet Eileen Forrestal, a retired anaesthetist who worked as a doctor for 32 years, took over a publishing company, began publ…

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503: Todd Duncan & High Trust Selling: The Holy Grail of Sales Influence 42:27

2y ago42:27

42:27

It takes a lifetime to build trust, and a minute to lose it. Jason Hartman welcomes Todd Duncan, author, speaker and the world’s leading authority on trust! People thrive on trust and the bigger the financial decision, the more trust is necessary. How can you create that? Todd also reminds us that nobody gets a paycheck for being busy! Managing you…

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S3 Ep24: Mose J Gingerich: Murder mysteries in the Amish community 1:00:06

2y ago1:00:06

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Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors. In this episode I meet Mose J Gingerich, a murder mystery author and former reality TV star who spent the first 23 years of his life in the Ami…

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S3 Ep23: Linda Jämsén, Memoir Writer: Odyssey of Love 40:42

2+ y ago40:42

40:42

Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors. In this episode I meet Linda Jämsén, author of Odyssey of Love: A Memoir of Seeking and Finding, which was published in June 2021. Linda is an …

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S3 Ep22: Sean Armstrong: Disabled British Author of YA Science Fiction 19:10

2+ y ago19:10

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Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors. In this episode I meet British sci-fi author Sean Armstrong. Sean publishes under the penname STL Armstrong and his first book, “The Green Girl…

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S3 Ep21: Beth Hildenbrand: mother, grandmother, poet and horror fantasy author 29:50

2+ y ago29:50

29:50

Welcome to Conversations with Authors, where I – Alison Thompson, AKA The Proof Fairy – meet amazing authors and find out what inspires them to write and what advice they would offer other aspiring authors. In this episode I meet Beth Hildenbrand, a mother, grandmother, home educator and author living in Pennsylvania, USA. Beth is the author of “Ca…

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Break the Bias Kate Jayden 42:39

2+ y ago42:39

42:39

In the fifth episode of our special Break the Bias series, I chat to Kate Jayden, who has just finished runnnig 101 marathons in 101 consecutive days. Kate set off on New Year's Day 2022, and has raised over £27,000 to help refugees with food, hygiene products, and mental health support. The distance of 100 marathons, is the same distance that a Sy…

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Break the Bias with Alison Wood 27:27

2+ y ago27:27

27:27

Endurance cycle coach, Alison Wood challenges bias in so many ways, and has done throughout her life. Of mixed race heritage, she was raised in Essex/London by a white mother within a stones throw of the British National Front headquarters. We chat about her upbringing and experience of always being the non-white face in her family and enviromment.…

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