Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals. (Formerly 'The Jolly Swagman Podcast'.)
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A weekly podcast covering all things Scunthorpe United, brought to you by the team behind the longest running independent SUFC fansite, Iron Bru. Finalist in the Best Football League podcast category at the Football Content Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Your health is in your hands! Listen to Health & Healing Coach Tracey McBeath chat to doctors, dieticians, nutritionists, health coaches and others sharing their knowledge, insight and wisdom on how to successfully embrace the low carb lifestyle for optimal health. All content is for informational purposes only. Please seek medical advice before starting on a lifestyle change program.
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In conversation with Michelle Harness, Lee Turnbull & James Moody
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We are joined by SUFC co-owner and chairwoman Michelle Harness who provides an update on the club's financial situation, the proposed lease and development of a training facility at Quibell Park and the latest on the New Showground Community Interest Company. Head of Football Operations Lee Turnbull provides an update on the football side after a p…
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We reflect on a third straight win after a late Danny Whitehall penalty secured a hard fought three points at Needham Market. We also discuss Michael Kelly, the use of five subs and some more excellent goalkeeping from Ross Fitzsimons as the Iron held on for a 1-0 victory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We discuss a 3-0 home win over Marine and look ahead to Tuesday night's trip to Needham Market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Robert Boyd & Peter Richerson — How Culture Drove Human Brain Size, Enabled Us To Dominate Earth, And Is Leading Us Astray
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Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson are anthropologists based in America. Their partnership was central to the development of Dual-Inheritance Theory, a framework that applies Darwinian evolution to culture and explains how genes and culture have intertwined to shape our species. This is their first ever joint interview. Full transcript available at: j…
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An impressive three nil win over Brackley sends eyebrows round the division. We discuss the perfect away performance on the opening day, Ross Barrows' excellent display and a bold substitution that paid dividends for Andy Butler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We discuss a positive summer transfer window and look ahead to Saturday's curtain raiser at Brackley Town under new boss Andy Butler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lucy Turnbull — Urbanism, YIMBYism, and Solutions to Australia's Housing Crisis (Bonus Live Episode)
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Lucy Turnbull is an urbanist, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, from 2003-4. From 2015-20, she was the inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, tasked with delivering strategic planning for the whole of metropolitan Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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We reflect on the season just gone, discuss the 'Stoppage time for Scunthorpe' documentary and the released and retained list ahead of another season in the National League North. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bryan Caplan — The Economics of Housing Abundance
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Bryan Caplan is Professor of Economics at George Mason University. A bestselling author, his books include The Case Against Education, Open Borders, and Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Deregulation. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/bryan-caplan-155 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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In conversation with Michelle Harness, Roj Rahman & Andy Butler
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A candid conversation with Scunthorpe United owner Michelle Harness, director Roj Rahman and new manager Andy Butler. Michelle and Roj reflect on their first eight months at the helm, having saved the club from the brink in October. We also begin to look ahead to next season and Andy provides updates on his search for an assistant manager and ongoi…
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We reflect on the play-off semi final defeat, Jimmy Dean's exit, and the appointment of Andy Butler as the Iron's new manager. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We discuss more dodgy refereeing decisions, Cam Wilson, Ross Fitzsimons, Jimmy Dean and answer your questions as a last gasp equaliser denies the Iron all three points on the road in Blyth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Iron left it late to secure a 2-0 win over Rushall Olympic and cut the gap to Tamworth to 10 points. We discuss the disappointing 1-0 defeat to the league leaders, the Rushall victory, problems in midfield, DSF's goalscoring return and answer all your questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We discuss a hard fought 1-0 win on Jimmy Dean's return to Peterborough Sports, Callum Roberts' injury, Dion Sembie-Ferris, the Tamworth and Darlington postponements and look ahead to Tuesday's big game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Iron Bru podcast makes it's long-awaited return. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2023 Retrospective — A Listener Interviews Me
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In this special episode, the tables are turned as I'm interviewed by a listener of the show, DJ Thornton from Sydney. We reflect on the progress of the show in 2023, what I learned from this year's guests, and what's in store for 2024. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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David Deutsch & Steven Pinker (First Ever Public Dialogue) — AGI, P(Doom), & The Enemies of Progress
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At a time when the Enlightenment is under attack from without and within, I bring together two of the most thoughtful defenders of progress and reason, for their first ever public dialogue. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. I think of him as providing the strongest empirical defence of the Enlightenment (…
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Shruti Rajagopalan — On Spotting Talent, And Making Sense of Rising India
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Shruti Rajagopalan is an Indian-American economist. She leads the Indian political economy research program and Emergent Ventures India at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She also hosts the Ideas of India podcast. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Raghuram Rajan — Debt, Monetary Policy, and Unintended Consequences
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What were the deep causes of the global financial crisis and great recession? Has unconventional monetary policy in the wake of the crisis done more harm than good? And should monetary policy target financial stability? I discuss these questions and more with Indian economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Raghuram Rajan. Rag…
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Peter Singer — Moral Truths and Moral Secrets
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Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is widely regarded as the world's most influential living philosopher. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com Episode recorded on 26 April 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker
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Peter Turchin — Why Societies Fall Apart (And Why the US May Be Next)
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Peter Turchin is a complexity scientist and one of the founders of cliodynamics — a new, cross-disciplinary field that applies mathematics and big data to test historical theories. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker
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We discuss a 3-0 away win over Rushall Olympic, look ahead to the bank holiday fixtures against Curzon Ashton and Scarborough and discuss the forthcoming court case which will decide whether the Iron can continue to play home games at Glanford Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We discuss an impressive 4-0 home win over Darlington, some stand out performances and look ahead to a trip to Rushall Olympic at the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Stephen Wolfram — Constructing the Computational Paradigm
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Stephen Wolfram is a physicist, computer scientist and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha, and the author of A New Kind of Science. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker
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We discuss an eye-opening start to the season including a gritty opening day victory at Tamworth and disappointing draw with Peterborough Sports at Glanford Park. We also discuss Elliott, grass length, Butterfield, Whitehall, Clunan and look ahead to welcoming Darlington on Tuesday evening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…
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A season preview special. We discuss the Iron's summer business, Jimmy Dean and the ongoing stadium saga which threatens to overshadow the start of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Katalin Karikó — Forging the mRNA Revolution
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Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist. She is one of the inventors of mRNA technology. Full transcript available at: thejspod.com. Episode recorded on 15 February 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker
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Richard Rhodes — The Making of the Atomic Bomb
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Richard Rhodes is an American historian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Full transcript available at: thejspod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker
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A brief chat with former Iron winger Neil Warnock about his time at the club and his legendary management career ahead of his upcoming show at the Baths Hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dr Ken Henry is an Australian economist who served as Secretary of Australia's Treasury from 2001 to 2011. He was instrumental in helping Australia avoid recession during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis — Australia was the only major advanced economy to do so. Full transcript available at: thejspod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor…
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We discuss the retained list and where the Iron go from here after a disastrous end to the season confirmed back to back relegations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Palmer Luckey — Science (Non)fiction
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Palmer Luckey is an American tech entrepreneur and billionaire. He has founded two companies: Oculus VR (acquired by Facebook for $2 billion in 2014), and Anduril (recently valued at $8.5 billion). He has been described as the real-life Tony Stark. Full transcript available at: www.thejspod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Daniel Kahneman — Dyads, And Other Mysteries
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Daniel Kahneman is widely regarded as the most influential psychologist alive. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics (2002) for his work on judgment and decision-making under uncertainty, much of it done jointly with his late collaborator Amos Tversky. He is the author of the bestselling books Thinking, Fast and Slow and Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgme…
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We discuss the news that the Iron will train in Ilkeston next season and react to the other big talking points from the Hilton interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A bore draw at York leaves the Iron on the brink of their third relegation in five years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A shambolic performance ends in a heavy defeat at title chasing Notts County, leaving the Iron with a mountain to climb if they are to avoid the drop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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After an emphatic 4-1 win over Wealdstone at the weekend, Brad and Matt discuss their renewed optimism for survival this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Former Iron goalkeeper Tom Evans joins us for an 'in conversation' special Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Iron kept their slim survival hopes alive with an important 2-0 victory against Altrincham at Glanford Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A disappointing week culminates in a draw at bottom club Maidstone United, leaving the Iron with a mountain to climb to escape relegation to the National League North. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Reaction to the appointment of Jimmy Dean as manager and a positive point against Bromley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Initial reaction to the news David Hilton has completed his takeover of the club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Talent Is That Which Is Scarce — Tyler Cowen
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In the long run, talent allocation is almost everything. But as a society, we're not actually very good at it. The question of how to reliably match people with jobs they are well suited for is one of the big unsolved problems of our times. Joe catches up with return guest Tyler Cowen to discuss the art of identifying talent. Tyler is a professor o…
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Intellectual Exoskeletons — Andy Matuschak
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From language and writing to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, computers and Adobe Photoshop, our species has a history of inventing tools for augmenting our own intelligence. But what comes next? Andy Matuschak is a developer and designer. He helped build iOS at Apple, founded and led Khan Academy's R&D lab, and now works as an independent research…
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Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker
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How rational are we? How can a species smart enough to set foot on the moon also be prone to conspiracy theories that the moon landing was fake? Joe speaks with Steven Pinker to discuss rationality — and its opposite. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, an elected t…
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We discuss a 4-1 home defeat to league leaders Notts County as the Iron drop to the foot of the table plus Whitehouse to Spennymoor and Oldham back in for Nuttall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Initial reaction to the news that a local consortium headed by former director Simon Elliott and Ian Sharp have agreed a deal for the acquisition of the club and Glanford Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Reaction to the news that a potential deal to sell the club to a London based property development group has collapsed and that the club have been unable to pay staff their November salaries on time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We discuss a cruel defeat at Dagenham & Redbridge following a much improved performance, with guest Toby Skelton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The National League table makes for grim reading following two more home defeats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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