Best Karl Peterson Podcasts (2024)

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Books Saved My Life 12:40

2h ago12:40

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In this episode I talk about the books that rescued me in my darkest times by giving me the breath of heroic inspiration I needed to get moving out of the dark pit I'd found myself in. I talk about what these books had in common and why we need them. ____________________ 📚 Further Reading: - _I’m Not There_. (2008). [Movie]. - Dumas, A., *The Three…

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How to Think Like Nietzsche 15:15

13d ago15:15

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The aphoristic style of Friedrich Nietzsche is a wellspring of inspiration. In this episode, we explore the connection between this style and Nietzsche's hiking (10 hours of hiking a day, if he is to be believed). It is Nietzsche's walking that gave birth to the aphorisms in a passive form of thinking that stands in stark contrast to the thorough l…

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Karl Marx: Capitalism's Weirdest Fanboy 10:19

29d ago10:19

10:19

Karl Marx is the most (in)famous critic of Capitalism. Or is he? As with all stories, it's not so simple. Marx isn't a reactionary dreaming of a tribal communal paradise but more of a sci-fi visionary looking to the society that will transcend Capitalism using its foundation as a jumping off point to a much more interesting, much better world. ____…

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Our Tragic Hero - the Mistborn Jordan Peterson 17:00

1M ago17:00

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Following on from the last episode on Jordan Peterson's brilliant 2005 essay on "Peacemaking" this time we look at what went wrong and at JBP's arc as that of the classical tragic hero. And having a bit of fun with this we compare him to the villain in one of my favourite fantasy series Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. We look at Aristotle's definiti…

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FROM NOEL’S HOUSE PARTY TO NARRATING INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING BOOKS – MEET ACTOR KARL JENKINSON 1:12:21

1M ago1:12:21

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In this often laugh-out-loud edition of Behind the Scenes we’re chatting with actor Karl Jenkinson. In a 40-year career, he was regularly involved in the funniest Noel’s House Party ‘Gotcha’ set-ups while also appearing in top British TV series Eastenders, The Bill and Inspector Morse. These days Karl’s also become a top voice artist and a much in-…

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MEET THE INDIANA JONES OF LOST TV - ARCHIVE PRODUCER ROBERT HEADING 1:03:31

2M ago1:03:31

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If you’re a fan of classic and vintage television, you’ll probably think Robert Heading has enjoyed the best of jobs, because he’s one of Britain’s foremost TV documentary Archive Producers. Which means for the past 25 years he’s been paid to put his feet up and watch thousands of hours of old telly shows. And for the most part he’s specialised in …

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History Speaker Series with Dr. Allen York 1:22:02

2M ago1:22:02

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In this episode, Dr. Allen York discusses his new book, Our People Are Warlike: Civil War Pittsburgh and Home-Front Mobilization, which connects the wartime experience of Pittsburgh into the larger narrative of the war revealing how the mobilization of the community was shaped by both prewar and frontline events and forces. Dr. York teaches militar…

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Jordan Peterson's Bizarre (and Brilliant) Manifesto 20:51

2M ago20:51

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In 2005, long before he became a household name, Jordan Peterson wrote an article with the title "Peacemaking Among Higher Order Primates" and it is amazing — partly for its own beauty and pathos and partly for the contract it provides with The Daily Wire Peterson we have today. It is a brilliant ode to what peace looks like and how it might be ach…

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BBC RADIO, EUROVISION & D-DAY – THE NONSTOP CAREER OF CONDUCTOR AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR MIKE DIXON 50:19

2M ago50:19

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Mike returns to chat about his time on Eurovision, Friday Night is Music Night at the BBC and preparing for his latest live WW2 Special Commemorative Event, marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. And there’s more than a mention of his top selling autobiography “Turn Around And Take A Bow – My Musical Life”. Support the podcast by becoming a Patron:…

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TONY HANCOCK CENTENARY SPECIAL WITH HIS GREAT NEICE LUCY 38:37

2M ago38:37

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In Birmingham, on the 12th of May 1924, the performer who was to become one of Britain’s finest comic actors Tony Hancock was born. Across the 1950s and early 1960s, with his phenomenally successful, award-winningradio and television series, Tony was the most famous voice and then face in broadcast entertainment. The streets would empty when Hancoc…

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The Edge of the Inside — How to Change the Superstructure 18:37

2M ago18:37

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Why it Matters is back (kind of). This video revisits the Prophet archetype with a bit more passion and a little less bookishness. It is great to have the previous video as a foundation but as with the old Why it Matters videos the point of this video is to get into why I care so much about this topic and why I think you should as well. We're going…

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S5E22.5: Interstellar (2014) Part II 2:06:20

3M ago2:06:20

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Part II of Max and Connor’s discussion of Interstellar (2014), in which we determine what the point of all those push-ups actually was. Patreon.com/QuillAndFilm MeasuringFlicksPodcast@gmail.comBy Max Peterson and Connor Sweeney

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S5E22: Interstellar (2014) Part I 1:45:23

3M ago1:45:23

1:45:23

Having gone already to the bottom of the ocean, Max and Connor continue their exploration of FINAL FRONTIERS by shooting through both a wormhole and a supermassive black hole like a baseball off a vampire’s bat, with Christopher Nolan’s 2014 brain-and-heart-breaker, Interstellar. We’re positive we got a lot of the science stuff wrong, but we’re equ…

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S5E21.5: Elizabethtown (2005) - Manic Pixie Dream Girls! with Cassandra Crose Part II 1:15:32

3M ago1:15:32

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Max and Cassandra wrap up their discussion of 2005’s Elizabethtown, before driving off across America with the windows down and Cameron Crowe’s favorite songs blasting. Patreon.com/QuillAndFilm MeasuringFlicksPodcast@gmail.comBy Max Peterson and Cassandra Crose

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Subconscious vs. Unconscious 10:08

3M ago10:08

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In approaching the underworld there are a couple of terms that people use. Sometimes it can get a bit confusing who's using what and what we should be using. In this episode we look at the term subconscious vs unconscious and what the meaning and background is of each. As we'll see it wasn't always so clear cut — the French psychological heritage f…

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History Speaker Series with Dr. Luke Peterson 1:04:21

3M ago1:04:21

1:04:21

Dr. Luke Peterson teaches Arabic and Middle Eastern history at Southern New Hampshire University and Duquesne University. In this episode, Dr. Peterson discusses his new book, The U.S. Military in the Print News Media: Service and Sacrifice in Contemporary Discourse, which “analyzes the history of the popular discourse in the United States concerne…

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S5E21: Elizabethtown (2005) - Manic Pixie Dream Girls! with Cassandra Crose 1:17:36

3M ago1:17:36

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Max and Cassandra’s exploration of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl continues with the film that started it all: Elizabethtown (2005). Does this flick deserve all the vitriol? Or is it just the victim of sneering dismissals by cynical critics whose mothers didn’t hug them enough when they were young? Is it good? Is it bad? Is Kirsten Dunst’s Clair actual…

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Reality vs Archetype — The Two Types of Romcom 13:54

3M ago13:54

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In this palette cleanser we are going to talk about the philosophy of romcoms for a change. I reckon this should remove any accusations of important work being done on The Living Philosophy. We'll be looking at two romcoms — the classic Norah Ephron When Harry Met Sally and the lesser known Just Like Heaven starring Reese Wetherspoon and Mark Ruffa…

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An (Ancient) New Theory of Happiness 14:47

4M ago14:47

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You can get "Become Who You Are" here: http://designingthemind.org/becoming It's rare that you encounter a fresh take on a path as well-trodden as happiness. I've read a lot of books on the topic and I have to say that Ryan Bush's take is fresh and yet simultaneously ancient. I think this is part of the reason I'm so enthusiastic about it: it integ…

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The Lost Art of Leisure 12:37

4M ago12:37

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We modern serfs have forgotten something: we've forgotten how to live. You don't question the meaning of life when leisure is the heart of life rather than work. But with the rise of modern urban life, the intrinsic mode of living has died at the hands of the instrumental mode of life. Our entire lives have been colonised by "utility". We don't rel…

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“FROM BLITZ TO GLITZ” – NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JESS CONRAD OBE WITH FRIEND & CO- WRITER TV’S SIMON WITHINGTON 55:54

5M ago55:54

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This time on BTSWCE we’re chatting with TV Executive Producer and King of Saturday Nights on Channel 5, Simon Withington, about his role in putting together the newly published autobiography of his best friend, actor, singer and showbiz personality - Jess Conrad OBE. The book is called “From Blitz to Glitz” and Simon talks about the collaborative w…

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S5E20: Burning (2018) feat. Alex 1:47:49

5M ago1:47:49

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Measuring Flicks is back in the arthouse again with director Lee Chang-Dong’s brilliant Murakami adaptation Burning. Confronted with one of the most deliciously ambiguous slow-burn thrillers either of them have ever seen, Max and very special guest Alex dig into what precisely they saw, what precisely it means, and why the hell cat-sitting for some…

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STEVE WRIGHT MBE 1954-2024 - A SPECIAL TRIBUTE FROM CLOSE FRIEND MARK WELLS 1:03:25

5M ago1:03:25

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This week we lost one of the most famous and best-loved personalities in the history of British broadcasting – Steve Wright. For almost half a century on BBC Radio Steve lifted the nation’s spirits with his energetic, anarchic style, breathless enthusiasm, relentless creativity and instantly recognisable voice. In this often emotional but frequentl…

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S5E19: Garden State (2004) - Manic Pixie Dream Girls! with Cassandra Crose 1:53:26

5M ago1:53:26

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Max and Cassandra (of Cassandra Explains It All and Drenched In Drama) kick off their monthlong exploration of the cinematic archetype and cultural phenomenon that is the Manic Pixie Dream Girl with 2004’s Garden State. Are MPDGs just a holdover of outdated feminine societal structures from eras past? Infantilized male fantasies? Freudian Mommy sta…

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The Prophet — the Archetype of Societal Renaissance 14:22

6M ago14:22

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Before the Axial Age the religious archetypes were those of the Priest and the Magician. But with the increased complexity and evolution of society a new archetype emerged: that of the Prophet. This is the archetype of liminal transformation in the midst of a society paralysed by its own success. The Prophet comes in from the edge of inside and sho…

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S5E18.5: Underwater (2020) feat. Connor Sweeney Part II 1:09:53

6M ago1:09:53

1:09:53

Hop back in the tub for Part II of Underwater, with Max and Connor! Plus: Suede Rainbow Live from the Barrel Room! Patreon.com/QuillAndFilm MeasuringFlicksPodcast@gmail.comBy Max Peterson and Connor Sweeney

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THE EXPLOSIVE, STAR-STUDDED CAREER OF SPECIAL EFFECTS GENIUS ANDY MCVEAN 1:12:02

6M ago1:12:02

1:12:02

In a 35-year career he’s created special effects for glamorous Formula 1 car launches, top dramas such as ‘Dr Who’ and ‘The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and every major ratings-winning comedy and entertainment series. If anything’s squashed, set alight, or exploded on our screens, it's usually Andy’s skilful handiwork. A Royal Television Societ…

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S5E18: Underwater (2020) feat. Connor Sweeney 1:30:01

6M ago1:30:01

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Connor’s back in the studio to avoid talking about 2020’s Underwater. Why? We have no idea. The flick is actually really good, super fun, legit scary, well-made, well-paced, and filled with good performances and a subtle touch of world-building that’s creepy and insidious as hell. We just hadn’t seen each other in about a year, so what we ended up …

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Justice vs. Vengeance — Is There a Difference? 15:04

7M ago15:04

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Philosopher and anthropologist Rene Girard once described justice and public vengeance. Nietzsche expressed the same in his Genealogy of Morals. Why then do we value justice so highly and look down so judgingly on revenge? And what, if this is true, is the purpose of justice? How is it in any way different from vengeance? The answer is that it is p…

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EXCLUSIVE BOB MONKHOUSE ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: ABIGAIL MONKHOUSE TALKS ABOUT HER DAD 58:55

7M ago58:55

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Hard to believe but it’s been 20 years to the day since we lost the British comedian, writer, actor, game show host and all-round polymath Bob Monkhouse. In this Special Edition of Behind the Scenes we’re marking the anniversary by chatting with Bob’s daughter, Abigail Monkhouse. What was it like growing up with a father who was one of the most rec…

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S5E17: Half Nelson (2006) feat. Cassandra Crose 1:50:12

7M ago1:50:12

1:50:12

Ryan Gosling goes out strong with an Oscar-nominated turn as a crack-addicted middle-school teacher whose life is on the verge of absolute collapse, and whose only hope might be one of his pre-teen students…if only she can avoid a life selling crack on the street to scumbags like him. It’s a very Measuring Flicks Christmas Special with very special…

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Is Equality the Enemy? 18:33

7M ago18:33

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Would you rather live in a better world or a happier one? In this video we are going to explore how equality has made the world a better place but also how, like the Edenic apple of knowledge, it has come with a cost. The world looks better from the outside but seen from the subjective side it seems that things have only gotten worse. This is follo…

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THE QUEEN’S FUNERAL, THE KING’S CORONATION & MORE MEMORIES OF A BBC CAMERA OPERATOR - NIGEL SAUNDERS PART 2 1:22:46

7M ago1:22:46

1:22:46

Camera operator/Camera Supervisor Nigel Saunders takes us Behind the Scenes once again with more memories of his non-stop 45-year career in British television. The perils and pitfalls of working on live shows, top rated Light Entertainment and covering the biggest Royal events of the last decade – plus the finest directors, performers and warm-up a…

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FROM OSCAR PETERSON TO GORDON THE GOPHER - TV CAMERA SUPERVISOR NIGEL SAUNDERS’ 45-YEAR CAREER 1:30:41

8M ago1:30:41

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This time on Behind the Scenes Nigel Saunders chats about his life as a camera operator and Camera Supervisor, beginning at the BBC and working with most of the great names of television including the much-missed Roger Fenna, Stuart MacDonald andYvonne Littlewood. Royal events, children’s TV and light entertainment, including live Millennium show m…

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Liminality and the Values of the Left 16:14

8M ago16:14

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In The Ritual Process the anthropologist who put Liminality on the map Victor Turner gave a list of contrasts between Liminality and Structure. There is an uncanny resemblance between these values and the values of Leftism. That is what we are going to explore in this episode which in the final episode in our exploration of Victor Turner's work in …

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MICHAEL PALIN, ROY CASTLE, SIR RALPH RICHARDSON – PART 2 OF VISION MIXER CAROL ABBOT’S TV LIFE 1:09:12

8M ago1:09:12

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As promised, here’s Part 2 of top British TV Vision Mixer Carol Abbott’s Behind the Scenes Podcast in which she chats about bringing up family while holding down a high-pressure, full-time, irregular-hours job at the sharp of TV. Carol shares her memories of rushing to the Old Vic to work with Sir Ralph Richardson while she was still dressed as a b…

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FROM THE YOUNG ONES & RED DWARF TO COME DANCING AND TOP OF THE POPS – TV MEMORIES OF ANNA STANILAND 1:24:51

9M ago1:24:51

1:24:51

Taking us Behind the Scenes this time: one of the most admired, versatile and experienced British television Production Assistants/Script Supervisors to have ever graced a studio control room or gallery - Anna Staniland. Anna shares her memories of an astonishing 40-year career at the BBC and in the freelance world, including live broadcasts, music…

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The Homelessness Crisis — Where Individualism Breaks Down 9:28

9M ago9:28

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"When all you have is a hammer every problem begins to look like a nail." Good philosophy is always trying to break up and recreate its map of the world. In this episode we are going to break up the Individualist model of the world a little and broaden our map to include the Collectivist perspectives. We talk a lot about Nihilism and the Meaning Cr…

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S5E16.5: Metropolis (1927) feat. Jeff Morgan Part II 1:19:39

9M ago1:19:39

1:19:39

Part II of our discussion of Fritz Lang’s prescient 1927 masterpiece, METROPOLIS, with special guest Jeff Morgan! Support the show! Patreon.com/QuillAndFilm Talk to us! MeasuringFlicksPodcast@gmail.com Jeff’s Stuff: Prometheus Motion PicturesBy Max Peterson, Karl Hartley, and Jeff Morgan

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ONLY FOOLS & HORSES, NOEL’S HOUSE PARTY, TOP GEAR, Q.I. AND MUCH MORE – TOP TV VISION MIXER CAROL ABBOTT 1:23:41

9M ago1:23:41

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This time we’re going Behind the Scenes with one of the most experienced and accomplished Vision Mixers working in television – Carol Abbott. Carol’s name has rolled up on our screens at the end of most of the major TV light entertainment shows of the past 40 years. Quizzes, chat shows, situation comedies, music, variety galas, not forgetting live …

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S5E16: Metropolis (1927) feat. Jeff Morgan, Part I 1:35:36

9M ago1:35:36

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Jeff Morgan is back again with another iron-clad classic for the fellas to frolic around in. It’s a look into the future from somewhere in the past, and honestly? Fritz Lang pretty much called it. At long last, and long overdue, it’s…METROPOLIS (1927)! Like the show? Patreon.com/QuillAndFilm Chime in! MeasuringFlicksPodcast@gmail.com Jeff’s stuff: …

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Liminality X Nihlism — The Real Cause of the Meaning Crisis 17:23

10M ago17:23

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Is Liminality the real root of the crisis of Nihilism? In this episode we are going to explore this question and whether Liminality is a better diagnosis of the Meaning Crisis than Nietzsche's Death of God. When looking at Turner's qualities of Liminality the relations between it and Nihilism are striking; if nothing else if provides us an alternat…

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FROM DIRECTING GOING LIVE AND THE BIG BREAKFAST TO DEATH IN PARADISE AND VERA – THE MAGNIFICENTLY VERSATILE CLAIRE WINYARD 51:35

9M ago51:35

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In this episode of Behind the Scenes we meet one of the busiest Directors working in British television - Claire Winyard. Just off the back of wrapping her latest episode of the hit detective series ‘Vera’, Claire talks about what it’s like at the helm of one of ITV’s most popular shows, beginning her career at the BBC, directing all manner of mult…

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Museum Careers for Historians: Jazlyn Sanderson - Director, Museum of Native American History 17:20

10M ago17:20

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Jazlyn Sanderson is the Director of the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville, Arkansas. In this episode, Jazlyn talks to Southern New Hampshire University’s David Buresh about the benefits of having a history degree and how to get into the museum field. David and Jazlyn go into different types of internships within the Museum of Native …

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The Last Man — Nietzsche 14:56

10M ago14:56

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For Nietzsche The Last Man stood as the opposite of the Ubermensch and the great danger of the "levelling" tendency of modernity. In this episode we are going to look at what Nietzsche meant by the Last Man and how his prophecy has come through. We look at The Last Man in 21st century society and what Nietzsche got right even while we should be cau…

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Constitution Day 2023: The Fourteenth Amendment and Modern United States History 26:05

10M ago26:05

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Get out your parchment and quill, it’s Constitution Day! In this episode, Rob will discuss the historical origins of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, how legal and popular conceptions of the Amendment have changed over the decades, and how the Amendment is relevant to our present political sphere. Dr. Denning is the Assoc…

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Liminality — Our World in One Word 25:13

10M ago25:13

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We live in an age of Liminality. It's at the roots of the Meaning Crisis of Nihilism and Leftist value structures. Coming from the same Latin word as subliminal (*limin* meaning "threshold") it is a term that has entered the mainstream from its roots in Anthropology with the work of Victor Turner. Victor Turner developed the concept in his work The…

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Museum Careers for Historians: Karen Kincaid Brady - Programming Director, Neill-Cochran House Museum 30:15

11M ago30:15

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Karen Kincaid Brady is the Programming Director for the Neill-Cochran House Museum in Austin, Texas. In this episode, Karen talks to Southern New Hampshire University’s Callie Cook about the value of building your network, career opportunities in history, and creative ways to connect and build experiences with colleagues. This episode was originall…

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Addicted to Apocalypse: Our Psychological Need for the End 22:51

11M ago22:51

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Apocalypse is traditionally a religious idea but the secular age has been more alight with an Apocalyptic fervour than any preceding age. In this episode we explore why by looking at predictions through the ages and across cultures in an attempt to triangulate on what it is about the end of the world that is so sticky to the human psyche. We are go…

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Museum Careers for Historians: Karl McKinnon - Assistant Director of Operations and Chief Financial Officer, Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium 24:15

11M ago24:15

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Karl McKinnon is the Assistant Director of Operations and Chief Financial Officer at the Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina. Today Karl speaks with Southern New Hampshire University’s Peter Bartel about how to make yourself stand out when applying for careers in the museum world, the importance of exuding …

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