Tooning Japanese is a podcast where three friends in their 30s relive their high school years by reviewing episodes of different Japanese anime series. New episodes will release once a week on Sundays, and our first season will be over the wacky anime Excel Saga!
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In Scotland, when friends get together they blether. When those friends happen to be Scottish Blue Badge Tourist Guides you can be sure that the country they are so passionate about will be right at the heart of their discussions. Contemporary and historical; culinary and cultural; reminiscence and anecdote - from accommodation to zoos, the chat will range across the entire alphabet of topics and issues that are live and happening in Scotland right now. We hope that you’ll join us - there’s ...
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Western Seminary professors Dr. Todd Miles and Dr. Andrew Pack discuss matters of theology, culture, and ministry in a post-Christian context.
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Where creators learn how to not be a starving artist. Episodes streamed weekly with real creator making real money. Teaching you everything from creating on your own time to making a living with your art.
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What makes creative people tick? How do they find and develop their inspiration? Welcome to the podcast that draws back the curtain on the inventive mind and its artistic process with a series of interviews between host Emma Lister and performers, choreographers, designers and other artists. Look out for our special mini-series, like 'Ballet for the 21st Century' and 'Dance in the Time of Corona'.
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The first podcast dedicated to global lowriding culture.
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Breakfast with Murray Jones, weekdays from 5:00am
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A podcast about gay sh*t and internet culture, SHUT UP EVAN is a bi-weekly podcast fusing LGBTQ+ culture, pop culture and Internet culture into longform discussions. Each week, host Evan Ross Katz is joined by a celeb guest to discuss their early life, career and to get their take on a number of topics ranging from thirst traps to their thoughts on Sarah Michelle Gellar's filmography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This is Wild About Kinder, the podcast for anyone curious about Kinder Scout in the Peak District. Each episode will bring you interviews with people who appreciate the Kinder Scout landscape. I will ask guests about why they love it here, what makes it special and unique to them, and how their personal experiences relate to a sense of connection. My aims are to create an accessible resource for people to listen to stories, to learn about important issues in a relatable and engaging way, and ...
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A podcast for worship leaders who know that the gospel is so good, it has to be sung. Find us at biblicalworship.com and doxologyandtheology.com
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As much a part of the landscape as our hills and glens, Scottish Castles come in all shapes and sizes. From the blockbuster military strongholds to the quirky fairytale creations, this week’s chat focuses on some of our favourite castles and why you should visit.
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The days are getting longer (if not warmer!) and colour is appearing in the garden. The dawn chorus wakens us in the morning and eggs are everywhere! It’s Easter - a time of religious observance for some and fun traditions and feasting for others. We look at some of the traditions associated with celebrating Easter in Scotland.…
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New episode alert! ERK is joined by actress and producer SYDNEY SWEENEY as she prepares for her latest feature film release, IMMACULATE. They chat all things fashion, business, and even some haunting that are very close to home. Special guests include EUPHORIA’s MAUDE APATOW, PROPERTY BROTHERS DREW and JONATHAN SCOTT, and WHITE LOTUS’ MOLLY SHANNON…
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Kinder Scout: A hill that’s not about the summit - Interview with writer Andrew Terrill
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“I love to imagine I’m back home on the hill that started it all for me, even though it’s worlds apart.” In this interview we listen to Andrew Terrill’s memories of walking, running and bivvying on Kinder Scout and why these experiences have had such a powerful and lasting impact in his life. He says that being in nature gave him the confidence to …
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Series 3 Episode 9 | Dundee Part Two - Post WWII - Decline and Reinvention
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From its heyday in the Victorian era, the fortunes of Dundee declined as traditional industries were lost and employment became hard to find. We look at the post-war years and the efforts that were made to find success in light engineering. While there were many successes these too were doomed to failure and towards the end of the 20th C the city o…
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Series 3 Episode 8 | Dundee Part One - The Rise of Dundee up to WWII
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Over the next two episodes we take a look at the travel destination that is on everyone's lips at the moment - Dundee. Scotland's fourth largest city has not always been on the radar of overseas visitors planning a trip to Scotland but all that is changing as Dundee becomes HOT! In this first episode we look at how the wealth of Dundee was generate…
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Series 3 Episode 7 | It was Different in Our Day
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A recent cold spell, a country walk and reports of the largest snowball fight ever to take place in Scotland - all had us looking back to days gone by. We reflect on our school days and how we made our own entertainment in an era before the arrival of social media.
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Entering a different realm on the gnarly ground of Kinder Scout - Interview with musician Bella Hardy
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What does it smell like when you're sitting up on Kinder Scout Plateau? ‘Patron of the Bog’ Bella Hardy describes it as sweet and earthy. During this episode she shares memories of growing up in Edale, ‘beating the bounds’ with the local community, stories about sleeping dragons and giants from her childhood, and reflects on what makes her wild abo…
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Urgent episode drop! ERK chats with fashion designer and GAP’s newest creative director, ZAC POSEN as he reflects on his two-decades-long career. He shares how he trail-blazed celebrities and theatricalities into the flat fashion scene of the early 2000s, survived media pressure by the great CATHY HORYN, costume designed for RYAN MURPHY’s latest mi…
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Series 3 Episode 6 | Scottish Place Names
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There’s no doubt about it - there are some weird and wonderful place names to be found across Scotland, while the pronunciation of others can leave visitors scratching their heads in puzzlement. In this episode, we discuss how place names are very much linked to the history of our nation.
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The people you meet on a walk around Edinburgh. In this episode we introduce you to some of the characters of the city through the statues that characterise the street architecture of the New Town. From Royalty to politicians, authors , scientists….. even a few beloved four legged friends.
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blow the cobwebs away than a good walk. The Blethers are both fond of slipping on our boots and heading out for a wee saunter or a more strenuous hike that will have us peching (panting) with exertion! In this episode we take you on a few of our favourite routes.
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Kinder Scout: the true understanding of sublime - Interview with writer Paul Besley and his dog Scout
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Kinder Scout is Paul’s favourite place. In this interview he describes why it’s special to him and why he thinks it’s loved by others. He poses the question: “How can something that has taken lives and can be so threatening and violent be beautiful?” Paul shares timeless stories and reflections that will both capture and hold your attention. If you…
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Series 3 Episode 3 | St Andrews - home of golf
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Over the 600 years since shepherds hit a stone over sandy links with their crooks, St Andrews has been at the heart of the evolution of the game of golf. Rules were developed here, champions created and equipment advanced. Just like the pilgrims before them, today’s visitors come searching. To walk the hallowed turf, surround themselves with iconic…
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Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal 'All of Us Strangers'
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Special episode alert! ERK sits down with ANDREW SCOTT and PAUL MESCAL to debrief on their latest starring roles in ALL OF US STRANGERS. The two discuss the loss, lust, and longing they embodied on screen together. It’s a snack of an episode that will leave you hungry for the full feature film. Host: Evan Ross Katz Editor: Sophia Asmuth Show links:…
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In the week that we celebrate the day of Scotland’s Patron Saint, we take a look at the seaside town which bears his name. How it became a pilgrimage route, a centre of religious fervour and then home to the first of our universities, we discuss how this seaside town punches above its weight in terms of global recognition - must be the icecream!…
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Todd and Andrew welcome back Taylor Turkington to the podcast for a conversation about the necessity of equipping women for ministry. They think through why some complementarian pastors have been hesitant to encourage the women in their churches to get theological training, whether women are better than men at teaching women, and how the church can…
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Integrating Theology and Counseling with Bryan Warren
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Todd welcomes Professor Bryan Warren to the podcast to talk about a model of Christian counseling that integrates both theology and psychology. They talk through the implications of holding up Scripture as the the Word of God while simultaneously learning from the insights of psychology to better understand people and the human condition. Bryan is …
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Series 3 Episode 1 | Wish you were here? Tourism in Scotland
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As the guiding season comes to a close, and we swap whisper systems for microphones, guidebooks for Google, we use the first couple of episodes of our new series to reflect on the changing face of tourism in Scotland. In Episode 1 we consider the importance of tourism to the Scottish economy, the devastating impact of the Covid pandemic, and the bo…
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Our ballet horror movie mash up podcast, continues with BLACK SWAN (2010) and US (2019). In this final instalment of Ballet Macabre we're looking at Duality. To start off, host Emma Lister and guests Amber Hunt and Rose Martin give their insights as professional dancers on what is likely the best known film in this mini genre, Darren Aronofsky’s Bl…
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This one is hot off the presses! Just as I was about to release the final episode in our mini series, Lucile Hadžihalilović 's award winning INNOCENCE (2004) was made available to stream. I had trouble tracking it down in my early research, and when I finally watched it I knew I had to include it. Its oblique plot follows a year at a mysterious all…
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Todd and Andrew discuss Andrew's upcoming book on a theology of response. Andrew unpacks how the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19 and Paul's "therefore" in Romans 12 help us see how the Christian life ought to be framed as a response to all that God has done for us in Christ.By Western Seminary
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BALLET MACABRE continues with SUSPIRIA (1977) and AUDITION (1999) as Emma Lister, long time film lover, podcast host and ballet dancer guides us down the dark hallway that is the use of ballet in horror movies. In this, the second episode in our mini series, we have the theme of pain linking our film pairing: Guests Richard Bermange and Nandita Sha…
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We start our mini series with THE RED SHOES (1948) and SUSPIRIA (2018) as Emma Lister, long time film lover, podcast host and ballet dancer guides us down the dark hallway that is the use of ballet in horror movies. Guests Zoe Ashe-Browne and Diarmaid O'Meara join to give their insights as professional dancers and amateur cineasts on perhaps the fo…
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Preaching Galatians with Stephen Stallard
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Todd sits down with Professor Stephen Stallard, PhD as they reflect upon their experiences preaching through Galatians in their churches this year. They explore the gospel clarity found in Galatians as well as some of the challenges they faced preaching through the book verse by verse. Stephen is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry at and the …
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A mooch about Kinder Scout - Interview with Director of Creative Arts Wayne Fallon
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Kinder Scout has a special place in Wayne’s psyche. When he was a child, his father would drive regularly along the snake pass. Due to unreliable automotive mechanics they often had to take pit stops along the pass. At the time he was reading passages of Lord of the Rings to Wayne and images of the misty Snake Wood and views of Fairbrook Naze made …
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Hailed a “stirring voice” by the New York Times, Roopa Mahadevan is a leading second-generation Indian classical and crossover vocalist in the American diaspora known for her collaborative spirit. She leads the crossover ensemble Roopa in Flux, where she works with musicians in jazz, soul/R&B, and various global traditions, directs the innovative c…
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Roni Sasaki is a former Paralympic gold medalist, speaker, author, and entrepreneur. She joins Todd and Andrew to share what it was like to be born with one leg, how she fulfilled her dream of becoming an Olympic athlete, and why her disability testifies to the goodness of God. Roni is a Western Seminary student studying in the MA in Biblical and T…
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Gavin Sutherland is a conductor, composer and orchestrator who specials in dance—he’s conducted for Northern Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Norwegian and Finnish National Ballet as well as English National Ballet where he is principal guest conductor. He and Emma discuss his career as a conductor that starting aged 18, h…
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ERK chats with fashion designer and business entrepreneur JENNA LYONS (36:10). Oh and Yes, she’s also the breakout star on REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK (but don’t put her in a box!). LYONS dishes about her place in the RHONY cast of characters, why she went on the show, and how she survived the filming. She ponders on her past as J.CREW’s creative d…
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Charlotte Maclet is an award winning violinist who first performed a Mendelssohn concerto at age nine! She has performed as a soloist in her native France and abroad. She led the acclaimed quartet Camerata Alma Viva and is now first violinist for Zaïde Quartet. She and Emma discuss her recent recording with Zaïde, Invisible, which places the music …
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Why would a good and powerful God allow evil and suffering? Todd welcomes Gerry Breshears to the podcast to talk about the problem of evil. Gerry summarizes the most common Christian responses to the problem of evil and explains how focusing on the incarnation can be a helpful place to start. Gerry has been a professor of theology at Western Semina…
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Andrew Mellor is a journalist and critic. He has written about music, architecture, design, and cultural politics for publications around the world and is a critic for Gramophone and the Financial Times. He and Emma chat about his new book The Northern Silence, why it might be too late for meaningful access to classical music in Britain--especially…
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What do we do when our faith begins to feel stale? Daniel K. Eng, PhD, sits down with Todd to talk about what it looks like to grow spiritually at different stages of the Christian life. He explains that while many churches understand how to meet the needs of new believers, they often struggle to help mature believers continue in sanctification. He…
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A Conversation with Western Seminary President Chuck Conniry
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Todd and Andrew sit down for a conversation with Chuck Conniry, Western Seminary's 12th president. Chuck talks about coming to faith, the impact of theological education on his own ministry as a pastor, and his passion for seeing seminaries advance the mission of the local church. Conniry is Western's 12th president and has worked in theological ed…
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ERK chats with Emmy Award-winning drag queen DELTA WORK (46:00) about her fabulously opinionated talk show VERY DELTA, her time on RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE as well as her falling out with RU and RAVEN, ONLYFANS (and the untapped potential of creating her own foot account), BARBIE theories, and more. Special guest CHEYENNE JACKSON calls in with his own qu…
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In this episode we look to the mountains and in particular to the tallest of our mountains - the Munros. Catalogued by Sir Hugh Munro in 1891, we look at the man himself and why his list caused such a stir. Although he never managed to climb them all himself, his legacy lives on in the thousands of “Munro baggers” who have the satisfaction of compl…
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Taylor Turkington joins the podcast to talk about how Habakkuk helps us prayerfully respond to the brokenness of this world with lament and hope. What does real faith in the middle of chaos, wrongdoing, and suffering really look like? Taylor is the director of BibleEquipping, a Bible teacher and a Western grad.…
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ERK chats with SLIP writer, director, and star ZOE LISTER-JONES (47:06) about working with DAKOTA JOHNSON, her own sexual awakening, her strategy for winning SURVIVOR, destigmatizing Hollywood sex scenes, acting in BEAU IS AFRAID, her brunch with BARBRA STREISAND, and her directorial debut with the film BAND AID. Before the interview, listen as ERK…
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