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Breaking down the best & worst in the world of professional wrestling since 2012!
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A podcast hosted by two friends who are not so deep, but enjoy talking about deep topics. Sit back, crack a beer, and enjoy the show!
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A podcast hosted by two friends who are not so deep, but enjoy talking about deep topics. Sit back, crack a beer, and enjoy the show!
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A weekly podcast from comedian Chris Lamberth.
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Siblings Tom and Chris discuss the moral and ethical issues involved in criminal defense. A little true crime, a little legal strategy, and lots of fun. We hope this podcast will help you better understand how criminal defense works, why it's critical to our civil rights, and just how well defense attorneys sleep at night.
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Every week, The Ringer's Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan -- longtime friends and pop culture addicts -- break down the latest in TV, movies, and music.
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A discipleship focused podcast hosted by Chris Nafis, Pastor of Living Water Church in San Diego's East Village. Pastor Chris has the opportunity to interview people doing interesting and innovative work in and around the church. We aim to inspire deeper discipleship of Christ, learn and grow as a church, and find hope in the work of the Holy Spirit through God's people. In some weeks, Pastor Chris is leading us through the book of Acts, focusing on ways it calls us to more thoughtful and po ...
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Chicago's Home for X-Wing News, Strategy, & Entertainment.
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Chris Platte Presents Strictly Hip-Hop and Strictly Hoop Talk: Chris Platte has a podcast series that talks in-depth NBA hoops. For Strictly Hip-Hop Chris Platte covers all aspects of hip hop from album reviews to debates about some of the most controversial topics and more, Strictly Hip-Hop leaves no topic behind. Each podcast for both series has a wide range of guest appearances from some of the biggest music critics and professional music artists, to NBA writers and broadcasters. Subscrib ...
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Open your mind with Naked Neuroscience, the spine-tingling, interactive monthly exploration of the workings of the nervous system from the Naked Scientists.
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Economics and finance demystified. A recent listener's comment: "I first heard about ChatGPT on your podcast and immediately started using it. I’m 73 and wrote my first program at 16. Having witnessed all developments in computing down the years I think this is the greatest since www. Your pod is informative in many different areas, politics, economics, society changes, housing crisis etc but at times goes beyond that. This episode tying up all this but also the implications of AI with a kno ...
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Your digital evolution starts now! The Chris Hood Digital Show is a weekly podcast that offers a diverse guide to navigating disruption and achieving excellence with your digital business through honest conversations on topics impacting us professionally and personally. Hosted by Chris Hood, a visionary digital strategist with over three decades of Fortune 100 experience in business and technology development around the world, the show brings together a powerhouse of global executives and in ...
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Recasting the stories of our shared public life together, using theology and philosophy. Smart. Fun. Challenging both the programmatic secularists and the quasi-theocrats, by lifting up a generous public religious voice for the flourishing of all Creation.
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The Always More Podcast, hosted Harley Bienko, Chris Ford and Tim Liechty, is all about allowing more room at the table for honest questions, deeper conversations and new perspectives. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alwaysmorepod/support
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Trauma InJustice is a podcast about the ways that people in the criminal justice system confront and manage trauma. It’s also about the ways that training has aided (or failed) them and ought to be improved.
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Welcome to the audio experience of Beyond Church. We're committed to creating a church that unchurched people love to engage with and on this podcast, you'll find a mix of our Sunday messages and Beyond the Message conversations all designed to help you take your next step on your faith journey!
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Hayek Program Podcast
F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
The Hayek Program Podcast includes audio from lectures, interviews, and discussions of scholars and visitors from the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. The F. A. Hayek Program is devoted to the promotion of teaching and research on the institutional arrangements that are suitable for the support of free and prosperous societies. Implicit in this statement is the presumption that those arrangements ...
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A podcast all about the Ukrainian Scale Model business and culture, what is happening in Ukraine, and how we can all support Ukraine and Ukrainian ModdellersContact the show at modelsfromukrainepod@gmail.com
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We tell tales of the train and bus yard, the tenement yard and the prison yard. We detail close calls and chase stories. We dig into larger conversations about crossing boundaries, the other side of the tracks, borders, and forbidden space. Whether to make big life changes, to forward the artistic or professional practice, to escape peril—or just for the sheer thrill of it. With first-person storytellers including trans-disciplinary artist Lupe Maravilla, musician/producer Scott Harding ("Sc ...
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"Talking Therapy" is series of podcasts from Talk In The Bay, a counselling and psychotherapy practice started in Cardiff in 2008. "Talking Therapy" aims to demystify the many options and choices available to you when you’re searching for therapy and a therapist to best meet your needs and maybe listening to some of the people you’ll be hearing from you will help you take that first step. A Chris Moore Media production
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Host Lucas Cantor discusses a new book each week with a distinguished guest.
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Faith & Politics is a podcast from the South Dakota Catholic Conference. Join Executive Director Michael Pauley and Diocesan Chief of Staff Chris Motz, Esq. as they explore a variety of contemporary civic issues through the lens of a classical Catholic moral and ethical framework. Winsome and robust, Faith & Politics ranges from the soul to the state as it seeks to cultivate thoughtful criteria for governing and living well in the 21st century.
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Welcome to a brand new podcast by Gresham College called Any Further Questions? This is a podcast where we sit down with one of our speakers for an in-depth candid discussion on the lecture they just gave. Due to our strict 1 hour lecture time, we get tons of questions from our online and in-person audience that go unanswered. This is the place they are answered.
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Introducing the Up In Your Business podcast brought to you by Focus Forward Media, Inc. (www.focusforwardmedia.com). In this podcast you will hear the founders of Focus Forward Media converse with like-minded entrepreneurs, freelancers, creatives, and more. The weekly show aims to capture insight into each individual’s perspective and journey towards both success and failure. Whether you are looking for a fresh take on entrepreneurism, figuring out your path, or just want to hear a cool stor ...
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Welcome to the Gas Lighters Lounge join us as we embark on a journey into the intertwinded realms of politics and conspiracy theories.
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in depth look at the comics, and other media based on those comics, with parallels to the Bible and the Gospel.
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We do the foundational, not the sensational. Join us as we ignore the hype, focus on our core, and build faithful lives. Aimed at men. Christian worldview. All are welcome. Strengthen the body - Sharpen the mind - Soften the heart. Hosted by Derek Davis
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The Two Cities is a podcast dedicated to Theology, Culture, and Discipleship. Originally beginning as a blog back in 2011 (thetwocities.com), we have extended our eclectic array of theological integration to the world of podcasting. Co-hosts and contributors include: Dr. Amber Bowen, Dr. Josh Carroll, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Dr. Grace Emmett, Jennifer Guo, Dr. Brandon Hurlbert, Stephanie Kate Judd, Dr. Grace Sangalang Ng, Stanley Ng, Rev. Dr. Chris Porter, Rev. Daniel Parham, Dr. Madison Pie ...
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Drawing on over 300 years of British Army leadership experience, ’The Centre for Army Leadership Podcast’ looks to establish what is required of our leaders and our leadership, to meet the challenges of both today and tomorrow. For the British Army, leadership underpins everything that we do. It not only ensures we do right by our people, it underpins our operational success. This podcast series seeks to harness diversity of thought and experience from military leaders as well as leaders fro ...
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Welcome friends, to a podcast for a darker timeline. Maybe the darkest of all timelines. Definitely not one of the good timelines. Maybe it’s always been a dark timeline, maybe the Hadron collider screwed us over. Science may never know. What we do know is that we live in the void. The void, a place where a chittering mass of void crabs can infest a person suit and win the presidency. The void, a place where we're just clever enough to know that climate change is happening, but not quite cle ...
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No longer in WNC, it’s up me, Bear, to do this thing. With all the pressure to appear “professional” can I remain Shower Free?
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The FIRE Church Podcast includes the latest messages shared at FIRE Church in Concord, NC. Each week a new message is delivered to cultivate the values of the New Testament, spark true and lasting revival, bring moral and cultural reformation through the gospel, and equip disciples to bring the message of the cross to the nations. We are believing God for an awakening of a generation to His eternal purposes. We exist to be a God-fearing people that are "Loving God, Building Community and Cha ...
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As a kid, I was always told that I was living in my own world, and thinking about deep stuff. Growing up, I never stopped. We all view the world differently. We're a little bit wrong. Or a little bit right. No one has a perfect view of the world. Then again, does that matter? Being a human is much more than just being correct. It's about being good. And if we could understand each other a little better than yesterday, then that's enough for me. I would like to hear about your world. And mayb ...
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A podcast featuring recent research coming out of Sydney Health Ethics, at the University of Sydney, coming to you from Gadigal Land. Sydney Health Ethics is a centre for academic research, for teaching and learning in bioethics and the medical humanities, and for ethical consultation and discussion. We aim to stimulate creative thought, dialogue and action. Our work engages different disciplinary perspectives and fosters a community based on collegiality and critical inquiry. For working li ...
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Sacred Nine Project Podcast is an extension of Sacred Nine Project (sacrednine.com). The podcast thrives in the tension between the beauty and uniqueness of American music (particularly 18thc and 19thc) and the oddities and often problematic worldviews it reveals. By taking a look at this body of work, we can learn a lot about our country’s history, which tells a great deal about our country today, and ourselves. Join music professor and vocal/choral performer, C. Leonard Raybon, as he champ ...
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Data Driven: the podcast where we explore the emerging field of Data Science. We bring the best minds in Data, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence right to you every Tuesday. The field of data science mashes up the worlds of statistics, database architecture and software engineering. Data Scientist has been labelled by the Harvard Business Review, as "the sexiest job of the 21st century." A quick search of job search sites reveal that this field is in high dem ...
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Have you ever sat around with your friends swapping crazy hypotheticals, bizarre scenarios, and impossible FMKs? “Here’s The Scenario” is a comedy podcast hosted by Mike Cannon, Mike Feeney, and Brendan Sagalow - three New York City comedians and best friends. In each episode, they tackle moral dilemmas, hypotheticals, and quandaries big and small presented by each other and the fans. Listen as they attempt to navigate a comedy obstacle course that YOU help create. Submit your scenarios on o ...
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Liberty Explained is your guide to libertarianism. Chris Spangle takes your questions about libertarianism applied to politics and culture. Please send your questions to chris@chrisspangle.com. Part of the We Are Libertarians Podcast Network.
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A weekly podcast from Rolling Stone covering the latest in internet news, memes and pop culture - from celebrity gossip to dance challenges to the latest moral panics. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as their extremely online minds unpack their significance, with a special guest every week breaking down the latest trends online.
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Welcome to the Kre8ive podcast! Here you will listen to stories, advise and motivation from your favorite artist! From photographers to music to video, audio, paint, draw and more! We will also be going into detail on the business side of things where within the industry has a huge gray area! ENJOY! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kre8ivepodcast/support
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News, interviews, and discussion from the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus and Mises PAC.
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Join Dr Daniel Grace in The Wilderness Medic podcast, featuring interviews with leading figures from the world of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine, discussions regarding common medical problems on expedition and much more! www.thewildernessmedic.com
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Ep. 367 - AMG Surprise Points & GUNBOATS!
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SHOW NOTES Support us and get Cool Stuff! https://Patreon.com/GoldSquadron/ Follow us on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/goldsquadronpodcast/ Event and Weekly Stream Schedule: http://bit.ly/GSPStream Join Our Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/svxWJHf All the Different Ways you can Support the Channel: Donate: http://bit.ly/supportgs Watch this vide…
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Was the budget really 'morally bankrupt'? 'Partying like it's 2006'?
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Will the electorate be grateful for budget 2025? Where was the long-term strategy and/or vision? So little for Irish businesses, particularly indigenous SMEs Tax base narrowed again Infrastructure mentioned loads of times with few details, let alone plans Not nearly enough focus on return on invetsment Will it work? In political terms at least. Bec…
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Send us a text Chelsey Brunt is the Director of Women's Soccer at Cumbre Alta, a soccer club in Quito, Ecuador and a ministry of IncaLink Ecuador. Chelsey played competitive soccer from a young age through college and eventually found her calling as a coach and a mentor. Cumbre Alta seeks not only to develop excellence on the pitch, but to provide …
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'Nobody Wants This' and What Makes a TV Show a True Rom-Com. Plus, an 'Industry' Hangover Mailbag.
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Chris talks about his experience at the Pavement reunion concert this week, which happened in honor of the documentary about them that premiered at the New York Film Festival (1:00). Then he and Andy talk about the new rom-com series 'Nobody Wants This,' starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody (18:50). Later, they answer a few mailbag questions about …
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Episode #245 - The Hermit As A Little Church with Br. Christian Matson, PhD
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In this episode, we're joined by Br. Christian Matson, Ph.D., who is a Hermit in the Catholic Diocese of Lexington and the director of a theatre company focused on suicide prevention called Earendel Theatricals (earendelonstage.com). Over the course of our conversation, Br. Matson tells us about his unique journey to religious life, first as someon…
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Episode 87: Moral & Political Quandaries
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This week Harley, Chris, Janelle, Justin and Tim are joined by ANOTHER special guest…Jay the Librarian! Together they will discuss and discover the perplexities of morality and political endorsements. Also, Red Dead history, cutesy characters, freeing lobsters, the weirdest sides of TikTok and so much more! Time Stamps 0:00 - We Should Totally Have…
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Women and Policy — Should Contraceptives Be More Accessible?
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Welcome to the series, Women and Policy, where Jessica Carges interviews women who work on policy research related to women. On this episode, Jessica Carges chats with Courtney Joslin on contraceptive accessibility and women's healthcare. Courtney explains how geography, high costs, and shortages of healthcare workers increase the difficulty of acc…
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Is God A Moral Monster? // The Expansion Pack
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We wanted to keep the conversation going throughout the week, and to help with that throughout the year we release episodes the answer your questions! Ask further questions HERE Join our email list HERE Discover your best next step HERE…
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'Industry' Creators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down on That Wild Season Finale
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Chris and Andy break down the finale of 'Industry' and talk about where we end up finding each of the characters after a season of drugs, gambling, and insider trading (1:00). Then they are joined by creators Konrad Kay and Mickey Down to talk about why they try to write toward fear with this show (34:44), their experience directing the last two ep…
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Episode 748: The Knicks & The Substance w/ Jeff Cerulli
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Chris sits down with comedian and filmmaker Jeff Cerulli. They talk about the Knicks trade, their old jobs working in retail, and the film "The Substance". Website: JeffCerulli.com ChrisLamberth.com Twitter: @JeffCerulli @MundaneFestival @ChrisLamberth Patreon: Mundane Festival Email: mundanefestivalpod@gmail.com…
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Budget 2025 - the big questions: Democracy or totalitarianism? Which is better at building houses?
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As we approach Budget 2025, we reflect on the usual leaked measures and suggest we are just children looking for the keys to the sweet shop. And yet so many of us say we want more houses, better health and high-quality schools. And then we elect politicians with a mandate to do none of those things. Is democracy structurally incapable of delivering…
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A central banker urges government to spend. That's a sentence we never thought we would write
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A prominent ex central banker has suggested that Ireland should spend the money: it's time, he says, for 'Jam today'. That's our interpretation, at least, of his only slightly coded remarks. Trumponomics: it's time to take them seriously, if not literally. Another Chinese economic stimulus: bazooka or pea-shooter? Your weekly reminder about the glo…
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'The Last of Us' S2 Trailer, 'How to Die Alone,' and Brian Jordan Alvarez on the Making of 'English Teacher'
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Chris and Andy talk about the trailer for 'The Last of Us' Season 2 that was released this week (1:00), the new Natasha Rothwell comedy 'How to Die Alone' (23:07), and the latest episode of 'Slow Horses' (37:44). Then they are joined by Brian Jordan Alvarez to talk about the making of his series 'English Teacher' and how veteran comedy TV writer Pa…
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Send us a text We jump back into the story of Pentecost, talk about the significance of language, the beauty of the plurality of language in witnessing God, the images of the Spirit, and dig a little deeper into the meaning of the Pentecost theophany.By Chris Nafis
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S7 Ep711: Presidential Election and Human Nature: Are People Motivated More by Fear or More by Hope
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Episode #244 - The Dominican Order of Preachers with Rev. Dr. Isaac Augustine Morales
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In this episode we're joined by Rev. Dr. Isaac Augustine Morales, OP, who is Associate Professor of Theology at Providence College, an ordained Catholic priest, and a member of the Order of Preachers. Over the course of our conversation, Fr. Morales tells us about his journey in joining the Order of Preachers, what is distinct about the Dominican O…
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SHE Pod Season 5 Episode 7: Dr. Morgan Carpenter, “Models of Care for Sexuality and Gender Diverse People and People with Innate Variations of Sex Characteristics.”
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Host: Dr Diego Silva Guest: Dr. Morgan Carpenter Transcript: Provided by Otter.ai Project Links: Clinical Ethics, Human Rights Project: Editor: Regina Botros Music: 'Years' by Death By Ginger
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Europe's manufacturing slowdown threatens recession and promises lower interest rates
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There is a building slowdown in global manufacturing that is starting to look serious. This is a Chinese problem that is fast becoming a major issue for Germany. That's one explanation for the rise of the right in Germany. The new UK government is beginning to look like a bewildered bunch of not very good middle managers Become a member at https://…
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Ken Leung on 'Industry' S3E7 and His Character's Moral Descent. Plus, 'The Penguin' Waddles.
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Chris and Andy talk about the first episode of 'The Penguin,' which, despite its star power and high production value, unfortunately feels like another IP slog (1:00). Then they break down 'Industry' S3E7 and discuss whether the show's ultimate question is if any of the characters will be willing or able to break free (26:57). They are then joined …
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Episode 747: Shrinking Away From What's Morally Right w/ Rod Morrow
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Chris sits down with Rod Morrow of The Black Guy Who Tips Podcast. They talk about Black Quarterbacks, problematic celebrities, and Transformers One. Website: theblackguywhotips.com ChrisLamberth.com Twitter: @rodimusprime @TBGWT @MundaneFestival @ChrisLamberth Patreon: Mundane Festival Email: mundanefestivalpod@gmail.com…
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Luckpilled: A New Pedagogy of Luck Introduction
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Hi friends! As promised, I'm back from "sabbathical" with a (five?) part series on my dissertation. Accompanying me in this journey is Sarah Tulien, executive director of the Creator Accountability Network. She's here to save me from the horrors of monologuing and keep me on track and accountable, as well as to discuss the links between luckpilling…
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Dr. James R Gregory and I discuss Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine as well as his advertising and branding career
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Dr. James R. Gregory is the founder of NYLAQ Advisors. He is also chairman emeritus of Tenet Partners, a global brand innovation and marketing firm based in New York, NY. One of the key secrets to his success was his passion for writing. Over the next four decades, he wrote a series of business books that helped build not only our business brand bu…
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The Human Advantage Episode 26- Building Better Leaders: Major Robin White- The Rifles.
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In this episode, our host Ash Bhardwaj sits down with Major Robin White of The Rifles to explore the intricacies of leadership through the lens of a seasoned military professional. Robin shares his journey from commissioning into the Light Infantry in 2006 to commanding roles in Iraq and Afghanistan. Robin's career has taken him from frontline depl…
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Is ‘Agatha All Along’ What Marvel TV Was Always Supposed to Be? Plus, ‘Slow Horses’ S4E3.
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Chris and Andy talk about the news that Nicole Kidman will be starring in yet another series for Amazon and why she seems to be so prevalent in prestige TV right now (1:00). Then they talk about the first two episodes of ‘Agatha All Along’ and how the campiness and lightness of the show is what Marvel television needs right now (13:49). Finally, th…
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House prices go boom. So does the Federal Reserve - Trump will go nuts
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The US central bank goes large and delivers a big interest rate cut. Thereby admitting it should have cut sooner. The Irish property market moves into double figure price inflation. And mortgage rates are only going to fall further Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-other-hand-with-jim.power-and-chris.johns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.…
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Episode 86: Food of Mythical Lands with Janelle Saffron-Ford!
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This week Chris, Justin and Tim are joined by special guest, Janelle Saffron-Ford to talk about their favorite foods from fictional places. Plus they try blind ranking restaurants, solving dark mysteries, weird food combinations, telepathic children, and Mormon mom swingers…all that and more! Time Stamps 0:00 - Therapy and Anxiety 2:20 - Special Gu…
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Episode #243 - Benedictine Monasticism with Br. John Baptist Santa Ana
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Carrying on in our series on monasticism and religious orders, in this episode we’re joined by Br. John Baptist Santa Ana, who is a monk in the Benedictine Order at St Andrew’s Abbey in California, and a student at the University of Notre Dame studying Greek Patristics. Over the course of our conversation, Br. John Baptist talks with us about his p…
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Women and Policy — Why Is Childcare so Expensive?
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Welcome to the series, Women and Policy, where Jessica Carges interviews women who work on policy research related to women. On this episode, Jessica Carges chats with Diana Thomas on why childcare is so expensive and what can we do to improve it. They discuss key points on how changes of regulation in the childcare industry impact women in the lab…
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