Best Karen Collins Podcasts (2024)

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Spectator Out Loud: Joan Collins, Owen Matthews, Sara Wheeler, Igor Toronyi-Lalic and Tanya Gold 29:52

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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Joan Collins reads an extract from her diary (1:15); Owen Matthews argues that Russia and China’s relationship is just a marriage of convenience (3:19); reviewing The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering by Daniel Light, Sara Wheeler examines the epic history of the sport (13:52); Igor T…

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OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MISSY FRANKLIN AND MOM D.A. | GOT IT FROM MY MOMMA | EP. 73 59:10

4h ago59:10

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Send us a text FIVE-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MISSY FRANKLIN AND HER MOTHER D.A. JOIN HOST JENNIFER VICKERY SMITH IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT MOTHERHOOD, THE PRESSURE THAT OFTEN COMES WITH SUCCESS, AND MENTAL HEALTH. LEARN ABOUT MISSY'S CHILDHOOD AS A FOCUSED, DRIVEN, PEOPLE-PLEASING CHILD AND THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF A CAREER IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. Sta…

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549 | Lost Boy: Inside the Chilling Case of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha 28:58

4h ago28:58

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In the sweltering heat of a Nairobi summer, a grisly discovery in an abandoned quarry would shake Kenya to its core and expose a suspected serial killer dubbed "The Kenyan Vampire." Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/talkmurdertome Content warning: the true crime stories discussed on this podcast can involve graphic and disturbing subject matter. Listene…

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Women With Balls: Dame Karen Pierce, from the archives 29:25

3h ago29:25

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Women With Balls has taken a summer break and will be back in September with a new series. Until then, here's an episode from the archives, with Dame Karen Pierce, who will shortly complete her term as British Ambassador to the United States. Filmed in 2019, when Dame Karen was the UK’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, she talks to K…

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God 9.0 - Where Are We At? 1:22:40

3h ago1:22:40

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A summary of my reflections on the big questions that have been getting explored in this series: What IS this place? Who or what created it? To what end? And - what could be a more important question? - what are some strategies that we might employ to finally get out of here? The e-mail address for all correspondence and to request books, audiobook…

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The Edition: Alt reich - is Germany's far right about to go mainstream? 45:27

4h ago45:27

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This week: Alt reich. The Spectator’s Lisa Haseldine asks if Germany’s far right is about to go mainstream, ahead of regional elections this weekend. Lisa joined the podcast, alongside the historian Katja Hoyer, to discuss why the AfD are polling so well in parts of Germany, and how comparable this is to other trends across Europe (1:13). Then: why…

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Book Club: Ian Sansom, from the archives 24:47

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The Book Club has taken a short summer break and will return in September. Until then, and ahead of the 85th anniversary of the start of World War Two, here’s an episode from the archives with the author Ian Sansom. Recorded ahead of the 80th anniversary in 2019, Sam Leith talks to Ian about September 1, 1939, the W.H. Auden poem that marked the be…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast: Amy Rigby 1:24:26

2h ago1:24:26

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"Hang In There With Me"If you're an artist, you either move West or you move East. In the case of the Pennsylvania-born Amy Rigby, she went east. Landing in New York in the late seventies, Rigby absorbed the music of the city and took assiduous notes about punk rock, indie scenesters and the rhythms of the age. I'm zipping through time here, but if…

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Table Talk: Will Beckett 29:04

20m ago29:04

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Will Beckett, CEO of Hawksmoor, founded the steakhouse chain with his childhood best friend Huw Gott in 2006. It has since expanded to 13 locations, including three outside the UK, and consistently been ranked one of the best steak restaurants in the world. On the podcast, Will tells Olivia Potts and Lara Prendergast about his journey from working …

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548 | “I’m a Morgue Rat”: Karen Greenlee The Unrepentant Necrophile 33:20

15h ago33:20

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In the annals of criminal history, few cases are as disturbing and perplexing as that of Karen Greenlee. Her story combines elements of sexual deviance, mental illness, and a profound disregard for societal norms that continues to shock and fascinate decades later. Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/talkmurdertome Content warning: the true crime stories …

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Americano: Mearsheimer on Ukraine, Israel-Gaza and the US election 43:33

1h ago43:33

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Professor John Mearsheimer joins Freddy Gray to discuss the wars in Ukraine and in Gaza, and the influence of both on the US election. The Israel-Gaza conflict has led to internal divisions within the democratic party, how will Kamala Harris deal with this? And as the Russia-Ukraine conflict shows no signs of ebbing, what does he see as the west’s …

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Steve Moriarty, "Mia Zapata and the Gits: A True Story of Art, Rock and Revolution" (Ferel House, 2024) 55:45

4h ago55:45

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Mia Zapata and the Gits: A True Story of Art, Rock and Revolution (Ferel House, 2024) by Steve Moriarty, shares the story of the Seattle based The Gits and their charismatic front person Mia Zapata. The Gits were on the verge of international rock stardom but on July 7, 1993, days before their third US tour, Mia Zapata, The Gits 27-year-old singer-…

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Adam Zamoyski, "Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess" (William Collins, 2024) 56:33

4h ago56:33

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Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to …

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Spectator Out Loud: William Cash, Marcus Nevitt, Nina Power, Christopher Howse and Olivia Potts 30:44

1d ago30:44

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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: William Cash reveals the dark side of Hollywood assistants (1:12); Marcus Nevitt reviews Ronald Hutton’s new book on Oliver Cromwell (7:57); Nina Power visits the Museum of Neoliberalism (13:51); Christopher Howse proves his notes on matchboxes (21:35); and, Olivia Potts finds positives in Americans’ maximalist at…

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Understanding Timelines & Timeline Shifting 40:21

1h ago40:21

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Welcome to the new Timeline. 😉 There is a lot of talk in the new-age spiritual communities about Timeslines and Timeline shifting. Have you heard of it? Well, this convoluted topic is one we have seen in our own healings and in our healings for others. We have come to believe that timelines, parallel universes, and timeline shifting play a role in …

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Americano: Live from the DNC 42:38

1h ago42:38

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The Americano podcast has been in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, as Kamala Harris is officially nominated to be their presidential candidate. Has the convention gone to plan? How united are the Democrats? And can their strategy sustain until November? In this compilation episode, Freddy Gray is joined by Labour MPs Lucy R…

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#029 A Life-Changing Break | Hermien Uys 48:39

2h ago48:39

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The transformative power of a sabbatical. Episode 3 of a series of podcasts on taking conscious breaks from work. In this episode, Petro du Pisani speaks to Hermien Uys, a corporate lawyer in the mining industry. Hermien took a sabbatical in 2017-2018. She discusses her motivations for taking the break which include a desire for travel and personal…

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NBA's SCOOT HENDERSON'S MOMMA CRYSTAL | Got it From My Momma | Ep.72 49:57

8d ago49:57

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Send us a text Crystal Henderson is mom to seven athletic, high-achieving difference makers including Scoot Henderson of the Portland Trailblazers. Scoot was the #3 draft pick in the NBA and at age 17, the youngest player to play in the NBA's G-League for elite athletes. The Henderson now give back to the next generation of young athletes through t…

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The Edition: All hail Harris! 35:47

5d ago35:47

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This week: All hail Harris! As the Democratic National Convention approaches its climax, The Spectator’s deputy editor Freddy Gray explores vice president Kamala Harris’s remarkable rise to the top of the democratic ticket in his cover article this week. Freddy joins the podcast from Chicago (1:30). Next: live from the DNC. Freddy and Natasha Feroz…

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Ren Pepitone, "Brotherhood of Barristers: A Cultural History of the British Legal Profession, 1840–1940" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 58:18

5h ago58:18

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How did ideas of masculinity shape the British legal profession and the wider expectations of the white-collar professional? Brotherhood of Barristers: A Cultural History of the British Legal Profession, 1840–1940 (Cambridge University Press, 2024) by Dr. Ren Pepitone examines the cultural history of the Inns of Court – four legal societies whose r…

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268: Nutrition Insights Inform How to Help People Improve Health – Kris Sollid 45:06

6d ago45:06

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Identifying Gaps in Consumer Knowledge Helps Uncover Attitudes and Behaviors This year’s Food & Health Survey marks the 19th consecutive year that the International Food Information Council (IFIC) has surveyed American consumers to understand the perceptions, beliefs and behaviors surrounding food and food-purchasing decisions. IFIC’s consumer rese…

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Stereo Embers The Podcast: Tanner Porter (Sufjan Steven’s ILLINOISE) 1:07:14

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"Once Was Gleaming"The California-born Tanner Porter is a composer, arranger, performer, vocalist and songwriter. Her voice is otherwordly and wonderful, and set against her complex orchestral arrangements, it evokes everyone from Kate Bush to Tori Amos. Her debut album The Summer Sinks was a stone cold stunner and her new album Once Was Gleaming p…

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Book Club: Carlo Rovelli, from the archives 48:28

5d ago48:28

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The Book Club has taken a short summer break and will return in September with new episodes. Until then, here’s an episode from the archives with the theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli. Carlo joined Sam in March 2023 to discuss his book Anaximander and the Nature of Science and explain how a radical thinker two and a half millennia ago was the fir…

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Teaser: CEREBRO Live! at FlameCon 2024 (feat. Anthony Oliveira) 6:52

3h ago6:52

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Surprise! After some technical difficulties last year, last weekend for the third annual CEREBRO live show at FlameCon we did manage to pull the audio from the sound board. There are a few little hiccups, but overall I am really happy with the sound quality. Here is a quick six-minute teaser of the full live episode, which has a runtime of 1:16:26 …

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Americano: Douglas Murray on free speech in the UK and US 29:07

3h ago29:07

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Douglas Murray joins Freddy Gray on the Americano podcast to discuss free speech in Britain following the sentences handed down after the riots, how different free speech is in America, and how Douglas himself became a victim of online hate.By The Spectator

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Karen Patel, "Craft as a Creative Industry" (Routledge, 2024) 51:31

2h ago51:31

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How can we diversify the creative industries? In Craft as a Creative Industry (Routledge, 2024), Karen Patel, an Associate Professor in Media and Director of the Centre for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts (CEDIA) at Birmingham City University, examines the craft industries of Australia and the UK to show new ways of organising these c…

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Chinese Whispers: what would a second Trump presidency bring for China? 30:23

8d ago30:23

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Trump is tough on China, but what really motivates his hawkishness? Does he care at all about China's human rights abuses? Or is he fundamentally a foreign policy disentangler, hoping to rein back America's overseas commitments? How much does the China policy of a second Trump presidency depend on which advisors the president surrounds himself with…

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Vanessa S. Oliveira, "Slave Trade and Abolition: Gender, Commerce, and Economic Transition in Luanda" (U Wisconsin Press, 2021) 1:07:05

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Well into the early nineteenth century, Luanda, the administrative capital of Portuguese Angola, was one of the most influential ports for the transatlantic slave trade. Between 1801 and 1850, it served as the point of embarkation for more than 535,000 enslaved Africans. In the history of this diverse, wealthy city, the gendered dynamics of the mer…

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Carole Ammann, "Women, Agency, and the State in Guinea: Silent Politics" (Routledge, 2020) 1:32:20

2h ago1:32:20

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Women, Agency, and the State in Guinea: Silent Politics (Routledge, 2020) examines how women in Guinea articulate themselves politically within and outside institutional politics. It documents the everyday practices that local female actors adopt to deal with the continuous economic, political, and social insecurities that emerge in times of politi…

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Women With Balls: Kemi Badenoch, from the archives 39:11

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Women with Balls has taken a summer break and will be back in September with a new series. Until then, here's an episode from the archives, with current Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch MP. Widely seen as one of the Conservative Party’s rising stars upon her election to Parliament in 2017, her star has only continued to rise. Serving under suc…

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Spectator Out Loud: Richard Madeley, Cindy Yu, Lara Prendergast, Pen Vogler and James Delingpole 29:48

13m ago29:48

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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Richard Madeley reads his diary for the week (1:01); Cindy Yu explores the growing trend for all things nostalgic in China (6:00); Lara Prendergast declares that bankers are hot again (11:26); Pen Vogler reviews Sally Coulthard’s book The Apple (17:18); and, James Delingpole argues that Joe Rogan is ‘as edgy as Ba…

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547 | Morgue Monster: The Chilling Case of David Fuller 30:23

19h ago30:23

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In the quiet town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, a sinister predator lurked for decades, committing unspeakable acts that would shock the nation. David Fuller, known as the "Morgue Monster," was responsible for two brutal murders in 1987 and the sexual abuse of over 100 corpses in hospital mortuaries. This is the disturbing story of how a seemingly ordi…

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Intuition 101 56:16

24m ago56:16

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As we journey through our awakenings, our intuition begins to grow. Candace, Jennifer, and Rose dive deep into intuition in this episode. We share our unique stories on the beginning stages of intuition, and how we became comfortable using our psychic abilities. Please join us as we discuss how to set psychic boundaries, discover your intuitive gif…

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Americano: is Elon Musk a great man of history? 34:09

36m ago34:09

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Freddy Gray sits down with journalist and Spectator author Ed West who writes the Substack Wrong Side of History and Richard Hanania who writes the Richard Hanania Newsletter to discuss Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump on Twitter (X), how much influence Twitter has both in the UK and America, and whether the right-wing men are 'weird'.…

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NFL's JOE BURROW'S MOMMA, ROBIN | Got it From My Momma | Ep. 71 55:43

15d ago55:43

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Send us a text Robin Burrow, mother of NFL quarterback Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals), discusses her son's upbringing and journey to success. She shares that Joe was always a chill and focused child, excelling in sports like baseball and basketball. Robin talks about the importance of communication and maintaining a strong support system for child…

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The Edition: Power play 40:12

2h ago40:12

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This week: Power play. The Spectator’s Svitlana Morenets writes the cover article in this week’s magazine exploring Zelensky’s plan for his Russian conquests. What’s his aim? And how could Putin respond? Svitlana joins the podcast alongside historian and author Mark Galeotti (02:10). Next: Will and Gus discuss their favourite pieces from the magazi…

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Book Club: Adam Higginbotham 49:47

28m ago49:47

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Sam's guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Adam Higginbotham, whose new book Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space describes the 1986 space shuttle disaster that took the lives of seven astronauts and, arguably, inflicted America's greatest psychic scar since the assassination of JFK. He tells Sam about the extr…

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546 | “I Hope He’s Dead: The Marianne Bachmeier Courtroom Revenge Case 24:23

2h ago24:23

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On a tense March morning in 1981, the quiet of a German courtroom was shattered by gunfire. As spectators looked on in horror, a petite dark-haired woman calmly pulled a pistol from her purse and fired eight shots at the back of the defendant - a man on trial for murdering her young daughter. Six bullets found their mark, killing him instantly. Sub…

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Crystal Wilkinson, "Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks" (Clarkson Potter, 2023) 55:36

1h ago55:36

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Poet Laureate of Kentucky Crystal Wilkinson’s food memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks (Clarkson Potter, 2023), honors her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black Appalachian women. She contends, “The concept of the kitchen ghost came to me years ago, when I realized that my …

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Stereo Embers The Podcast 0396: Mark Bacino 1:22:45

11d ago1:22:45

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"Top Of The World"The Emmy Award-nominated Mark Bacino is more than just a craftsman of pure pop magic--he's a producer, composer, educator and journalist. I first got on board with Mark's music in 2003 for his brilliant album Million Dollar Milkshake, which was the follow-up to his equally brilliant debut, Pop Job. Since then, he's put out Queens …

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