In coordination with the Angelic Warfare Confraternity, we have produced a short podcast series dedicated to talking about true joy and happiness. I want to invite all of you to tune in starting on July 4th, which is not only a great national holiday here in the United States, but it's also the feast of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, who was a member of our confraternity.
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Shirk, rest & play. "7th Most Essential podcast in the world." (Esquire magazine) "Top 50 Podcasts to Listen to in Lockdown." (Sunday Times) "Genial babble... about nothing." (David Hepworth, The Guardian) "It'll never catch on." (Half-life) Living and loafing in South London with Dulwich Raider and Dirty South from leading slacker website, Deserter. It's only once a month, so don't get your hopes up.
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Conversations about things Shakespearean, including new developments in Shakespeare studies and Shakespearean performance and education across the globe. These talks are also available on YouTube under the search term, 'Speaking of Shakespeare'. This series is made possible by institutional support from Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) in central Tokyo and is also supported by a generous grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
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2 Voices Radio are Andy Waterfield and Nick Benjamin. They take you on a humourous canter discussing people, places and stuff. The chaps offer a light-hearted look at the mundanity and minutiae of life. An hour discussing lighter news stories, occasional special guests and travelogue specials. New podcast every month.
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Beers in Bermo: all the latest news about pubs, drugs, crisps and slacking off (Sept 24)
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SoS # 64 | Tanya Pollard: Ben Jonson and Shakespeare's Tragic Women
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This is a talk with Tanya Pollard of Brooklyn College, City University of New York about Ben Jonson and about her other work on women in Shakespeare and early modern drama. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:34 - Ben Jonson’s ‘The Alchemist’. 00:15:12 - Greek tragic women, drama, research methods 00:40:15 - Work with theaters in New York City 00:52:27 - What b…
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Closed restaurants, gawping, soaps, rewards, 1980's prices. EP 211
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Andy asks what happens to the furniture in restaurants when they close down? Nick has some espresso cups courtesy of his aunty from a closed down Wimpy Bar. We talk about gawping through the windows while people are working… it’s your BBC… except it isn’t! Andy talks about the quality of soap operas. Nick reveals how he likes to pretend he’s presen…
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Peckham Pints with William Blake, Pompey, Pisci, Goose and Ned. Have you got a pipe? (Aug 24)
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Deptford Drink-up: a new pub, a vague Spanish theme, crisps galore and a ton of pub news (July 24)
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In this episode:Pub Quiz 1Summer Bus PartySpanish fleeMargate liggingBankside FestivalThe PublicanPub & Beer NewsCrisp NewsDrug NewsOther NewsPub Quiz 2Bum DosserSocial Media SceneBy Deserter
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London Walk - Blackfriars, Fleet St, Hodge, Inns of Court- Two Voices Radio Podcast -Ep 210
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You told us how much you enjoyed the last podcast... our London walk and talk. So we are doing something similar today. Join us as we walk from London Blackfriars Station via Unilever, Fleet Street, Hodge the Cat, and ending up at the Inns of Court. Plus the usual chatty twaddle along the way! Please get in touch via the "Contact Us" button our web…
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SoS # 63 | Agnès Lafont and Lindsay Reid, Ovidian Drama
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Video broadcast here or at https://youtu.be/uVmVZxW2Pu8 Thomas Dabbs speaks with Agnès Lafont of Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 and Lindsay Reid of the University of Galway about their research and recent collaborations in early modern editing and performance. Lots of Ovid, for Ovid lovers: [LINKS] - The Edward’s Boys, 'The Maydes Metamorphos…
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SoS # 62 | David Kastan: Shakespeare and Rembrandt
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Video broadcast at https://youtu.be/UO-SQwmu82Q. This is a talk with David Kastan of Yale University about his career and about what Shakespeare has to do with art and color. It features his forthcoming book on Shakespeare and Rembrandt. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:42 - Accident, chance, adventure, and scholarship 00:12:45 - Shakespeare and Rembrandt 00…
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Deserter 10th Anniversary show, with Ned Boulting, part-live from the Shirker’s Rest (Jun 24)
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In this episode:Deserter is 10 - Q&A with Ned Boulting, live at the Shirker's RestLobster flavoured crispsA History of Crisps read by Dirty SouthLike Father, Like Son read by Dulwich RaiderBack to usual next monthBy Deserter
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London Walking and Talking - Two Voices Radio Podcast EP209
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This episode is different from the norm. Nick and Andy decided to go for a walk around London and are pleased to have you along to eavesdrop on their conversation! Join us as we start on the Goswell Road near Farringdon Station in London, we go to Angel Islington, then end up in Nisbets. Central London is too busy so we jump on a bus that's hotter …
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Thomas Dabbs again speaks with James Shapiro of Columbia University, this time about his recent book entitled: ‘The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War.’ [SEGMENTS] 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:20 - ‘The Playbook’ and Shakespeare in America 00:04:17 - The Federal Theater (1935-39) 00:07:22 - Hallie Flanagan and the Fe…
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Dulwich Beer Festival plus sleepy lawyers, cheap kebabs and gardening tips (May 24)
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In this episode:Quiz 1Ivy House FestivalBermondsey Beer MileRuskin Park Sit InPhil WongSeaside awaydayShirk, Rust and PrayPub & Beer NewsCrisp NewsKebab NewsDrug NewsOther NewsDesert Island Crisps with Cyclo DuncReader's LettersBum DosserSocial Media SceneBy Deserter
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SoS #60 | A Public Talk by Christopher Highley: Blackfriars in Early Modern London
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This is a public lecture by Christopher Highley of the Ohio State University on his book, 'Blackfriars in Early Modern London' (Oxford UP, 2022). Highley specializes in Early Modern literature, culture, and history. Along with his many publications, honors, grants, and awards, he is the author of Shakespeare, Spenser, and the Crisis in Ireland (Cam…
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Ferry good episode. Pubs, puns, crisps and one word film reviews in Woolwich (Apr 24)
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More narrowboating, Birmingham, Cleaning, TVR Presentation Skills EP208
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This time we're limited to 40 minutes due to poor technology. Hello to Abigail! We talk about another narrowboat holiday via Atherstone and a visit to a good old fashioned bakery. Plus we visit Birmingham. Why is Birmingham always slated? We love it! Plus... Nick mentions a Two Voices Radio Presentation Skills course he's hosting for 5 weeks in Bre…
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SoS #59 | A Public Talk by Stephen Wittek: Shakespeare and Conversion
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Video version at: https://youtu.be/I_kDph02QcI?si=Z2jXDMPwrm3XQi0h. Stephen Wittek speaks at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, on his book, 'The Cultural Politics of Conversion in Early Modern England' on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023. Wittek’s work lies at the intersection between early modern drama, cultural studies, and digital humanities. His most rec…
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Blackfriars to Peckham on the Green Link Walk, inc. pubs, crisps, drugs and cuckoos (Mar 24)
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In this episode:Pub Quiz 1Cheltenham daysPark FeverBaked in South LondonFarringdon shithouseryCycling in the DordognePub and Beer NewsCrisp NewsDrug NewsOther NewsPub Quiz 2Deserter Island Crisps with Emma StumpReader's LettersBum(per) DosserSocial Media SceneBy Deserter
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Cereal for dinner, Crooked House, Radio Off Air, Old Fashioned hotels. EP 207
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This time… we start with cereal for dinner… you won’t believe the suggestion of the USA Kellogg’s boss. We look at the Crooked House Pub in Dudley, West Midlands… it’s an intriguing story. We talk about re-use of buildings and the surprising number of new buildings still appearing. Plus… the radio station currently off air… for a very strange reaso…
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SoS #58 | Diana Henderson: Digital Pedagogy and Shakespearean Adaptation
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Thomas Dabbs speaks with Diana Henderson of MIT about her recent work in Shakespearean pedagogy and Shakespearean adaptation in particular, but also about her influential contributions to literary study during her career as a Shakespeare scholar. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:18 - Balliol College sabbatical, current research 00:06:12 - Why humanities, art…
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Deserter Bake Off! Pubs, crisps, news and dossers, plus we make some cookies (Feb 24)
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In this episode;The art of goutCycloCross in BenidormThe luck of The FixerLewisham Borough CFCOsman at the Sutton ArmsPub and Beer NewsCrisp NewsDrug NewsTheatre News?Other newsPub Convo StarterReader's LettersBum DosserSocial Media Scene (aka Soc Med Sce)The talking centipedeBy Deserter
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SoS #57 | Thomas Dabbs: With guest host, Stephen Wittek
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Stephen Wittek sits in as co-host and speaks with Thomas Dabbs about his career, both as a Shakespearean and as a Bible teacher in Japan. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:00 - The Speaking of Shakespeare Series 00:06:40 - Aoyama Gakuin, Tokyo, and how Dabbs got to Japan 00:16:45 - “Genesis in Japan: the Bible beyond Christianity” 00:34:14 - St Paul’s, Paul’s…
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Money, Bank of England, Stock Exchange, Pubs with rooms, Narrowboat Pirate ep 206
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This time...we talk about old bank notes, the Bank of England and the Stock Exchange. The UK appears to now be a coffee culture over tea. We talk about moving to other countries and learning the language. We love a stay in a "pub with rooms" but notice young people come down to hotel breakfasts with their bags and coats on. What's that all about? M…
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Pubcast Home and Away: Spain, passports, Thai crisps, amputations, slang old & new (Jan 24)
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In this episode:Spanish fleeAxe-throwing - in a pub?Damp JanuaryPub & brewery openings and closingsPub and Beer NewsCrisp NewsDrug NewsPie NewsHealth NewsDeserter Island Crispsps - Vincent Raison tells allBum Dosser Mr BingoRick BurinAbolish timeOld slang for being drunkNew slang for being drunkBy Deserter
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SoS #56 | David Sterling Brown: Shakespeare's White Others
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Thomas Dabbs speaks with David Sterling Brown of Trinity College, Connecticut, about his recent book, entitled 'Shakespeare’s White Others', and also about other work that David has done in the field of critical race studies. [LINKS] David Sterling Brown (Website): https://www.davidsterlingbrown.com David Sterling Brown VR Gallery: https://hubs.moz…
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Christmassss! Cuddly toys, retail roundup, Christmas household deathtraps! EP 205
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Christmas cuddly toys linked with shops – from Venus flytraps to Caterpillars. There’s our usual Retail Roundup. Wilkos is back open in Luton. Smarter M&S stores. Local Radio…not so local. Shirts with pleats… avoid. The robotic café with GPS. Nick reveals potential Christmas death-traps around the house. He finds it difficult to keep a straight fac…
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Tipples up Telegraph Hill. A festive episode of pub and slacking related jollity. (Dec 23)
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In this episode:Pub Quiz 1TenerifeChristmas partiesRaider goes ClubbingSE1 pub crawlPub & Beer NewsCrisp NewsDrug NewsOther NewsPub Quiz 2Desert9er) Island CrispspsReaders' LettersBum DosserSocial Media SceneBy Deserter
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SoS #55 | Tiffany Stern: Ballads, Malone, and Editing Shakespeare
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Thomas Dabbs talks with Tiffany Stern of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, about her recent perspectives on ballads in early modern drama, on Edmond Malone’s 18th-century scholarship, and on her editorial work in Shakespeare and 16th-century literatureBy Thomas Dabbs
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SoS #54 | Jean-Christophe Mayer: Shakespeare's Early Readers
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Thomas Dabbs speaks with Jean-Christophe Mayer about his recent book, Shakespeare’s Early Readers and about his work with the French National Center for Scientific Research and his other research and administrative activities. 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:30 - CNRS and IRCL: Roles in research 00:08:58 - Human beings in history: materialism and the…
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Beaujolais Nouveau Day, plus Camberwell, Teddington & Paris. Everywhere. (Nov 23)
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In this episode:Pub Quiz 1Syd in CamberwellA weekend in ParisTeddington Beer FestivalImprov schoolParis Match - a new old post on Deserter.co.ukPub & Beer NewsCrisp NewsOther newsPub Quiz 2Deserter Island CrispspsSocial Media SceneBum DosserBy Deserter
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Two Voices Radio - Visit to Scotland EP 204
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This time we discuss our recent trip to Scotland. It's a fabulous country and only an hour away from Luton Airport. We stay in Glasgow, jaunt over to the coast at Largs. Plus we take the train to Stirling and Edinburgh. You tell us how you enjoy hearing about places to visit in the UK so we hope this will inspire your next tripette. Get in touch...…
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SoS #53 | Peter Herman: Early Modern Others
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This is a talk with Peter Herman of the University of California, San Diego about his new book, Early Modern Others and other elements of his research that focus on the relationship between literature and culture.By Thomas Dabbs
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Daytime Drinking in East Dulwich; plus pubs, drugs, mugs and hugs (Oct 2023)
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In this episode:Pub Quiz 1East Suffolk muckaboutEast London foot tunnelsLast days of the CapitolReturning beer mugsPub openingsPub news from the Shirker's RestCrisp NewsDrug NewsOther NewsPub Quiz 2Desert(er) Island Crisps with Sareta PuriReaders' LettersBum DosserSocial Media SceneBy Deserter
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Tulse Hill tipples, plus Pullman dining, Welsh cricket, candlelit Zelda and pubs (Sept 23)
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In this episode:Pub Quiz 1Fixing the water companiesCardiffDesi Pubs @ Green GoddessCandelit ZeldaPink and Blue SaturdayPub & beer newsCrisp NewsDrug News (bumper edition)Burger NewsOther NewsPub Quiz 2Bum DosserSoc Med SceBy Deserter
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Communications, moving trains, recycling, weather, Wilkos, awful sandwiches, Neighbours. EP 203
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This time… Andy has a moan about unnecessary communications from companies… Nick cannot walk through a moving train. Why are the recycling systems so different across the country? Two further questions… why are the British never prepared for the weather and why our trains are so expensive? As predicted Wilkos has finally gone bust. Andy reminds us …
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Cheers from Chislehurst: pubs, drugs, crisps and pies - all of life (Aug 2023)
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In this episode:Deserter Summer Social rememberedDirts in CornwallRaider in BroadstairsTwickers stagPub & Beer newsCrisp NewsDrug NewsPie NewsOther NewsReaders' LettersBum DosserThe Soc Med SceneBy Deserter
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SoS #52 | Eric Rasmussen: First Folio Shakespeare
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This is a talk with Eric Rasmussen of the University of Nevada, Reno, about his work in locating and cataloguing full descriptions of over 200 copies of the Shakespearean First Folio, the large book that made Shakespeare, Shakespeare. This year is the 400th anniversary of the publication of this edition, entitled Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies,…
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Brighton, Fire, Dawlish, Wilko, Greggs, Temu, Project Bakeover EP202
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We’re back after a summer break. We went to Brighton on the weekend of the big hotel fire (we had nothing to do with it!). We talk about Brighton’s faded grandeur but we can recommend a decent fish and chip shop. Andy talks about Dawlish… another fine place to visit and how the railway runs right along the seafront but advises you don’t drive to De…
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Live @ The Shirker's Rest, New Cross, with special guest James Dowdeswell(July 23)
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In this episode:Dirts goes to gigsThe Raider goes clubbingSouth coast pubsPub & Beer NewsCrisp NewsDrug NewsOther NewsDesert Island Crisps with James DowdeswellBook CornerReaders' LetterBum DosserSMS fka Soc. Med Sce. fka Social Media SceneBy Deserter
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SoS #51 | Heidi Craig: Drama during the English Civil Wars
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This is a talk with Heidi Craig of the University of Toronto about her recent book on drama during the English Civil War period: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:00 - Drama during the English Civil Wars 00:05:46 - Old drama/new drama, when Shakespeare wasn’t first 00:08:45 - Periodization of drama 00:13:10 - Secret or underground performance 00:17:01 - Plays…
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Heritage brands, Biggins, Ice-creams, E-numbers, weather, weed killer! EP 201
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This time… we are looking at heritage brands. Why are old brands popular again? Nick is drinking Slush Puppie fizzie and it’s delicious (and cheap). Do you remember from the 70s orange “juice” in a packet? Andy remembers his mum throwing away things with E-numbers in as Plymouth Sound Radio told her to! With a heritage theme we talk about actors fr…
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Saving the Elephant, one pint at a time. Plus queues, cockrings, crisps and cannabis.(June 23)
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SoS #50 | Darren Freebury-Jones: Robert Greene and Thomas Kyd
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This is a talk with Darren Freebury-Jones, Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, about his two recent books: ‘Reading Robert Greene’ and ’Shakespeare’s Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd'. Along with providing a fresh view of two playwrights that deserve much more of our attention, both books explore new ways to understand …
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Two Voices Radio Podcast. Our 200th EPISODE!
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We've reached Episode 200! We talk about our first ever episode that came from our Radio LaB 97.1FM radio show. We look at the Eurovision Song Contest… why so much fuss this year? TV licence fees… We find that it's not just the UK that has one. Who pays for all these subscription channels? Andy tries to find a way to learn foreign languages via TV …
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St Johns pubs we've never been to. Plus stuff we can't say as we're on the writers' strike. (May 23)
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In this episode:The writers' strikeMurano, actuallyRosie's birthdayCharlton POTY AwardsShirker's brew dayPub & Beer newsCrisp NewsDrug NewsPie NewsOther newsReaders' LettersBum DosserSoc Med SceneBy Deserter
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SoS #49 | Emma Smith: Shakespeare's First Folio
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Thomas Dabbs speaks with Emma Smith of Hertford College, Oxford, about Shakespeare’s First Folio. The year 2023 is the 400th anniversary year of this monumental edition. This conversation covers the re-release of two of Emma’s books, one on the making of the First Folio and one on the history of its reception over the following centuries.…
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Canal Boat Holiday Apr 2023, Paul O'Grady, Tupperware. EP 199
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This time... We are back from another narrowboat holiday. Listeners tell they like hearing about our UK Canal boat experiences. We travel from Norbury in Staffordshire to Middlewich in Cheshire via the Audlem lock flight. Find out what it was like. Plus... We pay tribute to Paul O'Grady a.k.a. Lily Savage... What a performer! Finally... We box up t…
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Pubbing on the Peninsula, plus Chelters, Brighton, Liverpool & Yorkshire. When do we rest? (Apr 23)
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In this episode:Pub Quiz 1Watching CheltenhamBrighton publoveLiverpool publoveGout in YorkshireHealth updatesPub & Beer NewsCrisp NewsDrug NewsPie NewsOther News Pub Quiz 2Readers' LettersBum Dosser"Soc Med Scene"By Deserter
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SoS #48 | Ian Smith: Black Shakespeare
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Thomas Dabbs speaks with Ian Smith, current president of the Shakespeare Association of America, about his new book, ‘Black Shakespeare: Reading and Misreading Race’ (Cambridge UP)By Thomas Dabbs
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Webcams, TV watching when ill, Nolly, hot cross buns, bakery, coffee EP 198
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This time... we discuss using webcams and choosing backgrounds. Andy is suffering but bored at being home watching daytime TV. Loose Woman and Carol McGiffin. Heir Hunters... The only programme with no reveal. We talk about the drama "Nolly" based on Crossroads actress Noele Gordon that leads us on to talk about the BBC in Birmingham and their big …
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SoS #47 | Gayle Greene: Immeasurable Outcomes: Teaching Shakespeare in the Age of the Algorithm
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Thomas Dabbs speaks with Gayle Greene about her new book, ‘Immeasurable Outcomes: Teaching Shakespeare in the Age of the Algorithm’ (Johns Hopkins). This book covers the history of coordinated attacks on humanities education and also examines the administrative obstacles placed on teachers in general in the modern classroom. She pushes back on thes…
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