Best Lucy May Walker Podcasts (2024)

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Lucy Turnbull — Urbanism, YIMBYism, and Solutions to Australia's Housing Crisis (Bonus Live Episode) 46:43

28d ago46:43

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Lucy Turnbull is an urbanist, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, from 2003-4. From 2015-20, she was the inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, tasked with delivering strategic planning for the whole of metropolitan Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Bryan Caplan — The Economics of Housing Abundance 1:50:14

2M ago1:50:14

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Bryan Caplan is Professor of Economics at George Mason University. A bestselling author, his books include The Case Against Education, Open Borders, and Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Deregulation. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com/bryan-caplan-155 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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2023 Retrospective — A Listener Interviews Me 1:47:48

6M ago1:47:48

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In this special episode, the tables are turned as I'm interviewed by a listener of the show, DJ Thornton from Sydney. We reflect on the progress of the show in 2023, what I learned from this year's guests, and what's in store for 2024. Full transcript available at: josephnoelwalker.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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David Deutsch & Steven Pinker (First Ever Public Dialogue) — AGI, P(Doom), & The Enemies of Progress 1:55:40

6M ago1:55:40

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At a time when the Enlightenment is under attack from without and within, I bring together two of the most thoughtful defenders of progress and reason, for their first ever public dialogue. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. I think of him as providing the strongest empirical defence of the Enlightenment (…

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Shruti Rajagopalan — On Spotting Talent, And Making Sense of Rising India 2:45:00

7M ago2:45:00

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Shruti Rajagopalan is an Indian-American economist. She leads the Indian political economy research program and Emergent Ventures India at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She also hosts the Ideas of India podcast. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Raghuram Rajan — Debt, Monetary Policy, and Unintended Consequences 1:51:50

8M ago1:51:50

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What were the deep causes of the global financial crisis and great recession? Has unconventional monetary policy in the wake of the crisis done more harm than good? And should monetary policy target financial stability? I discuss these questions and more with Indian economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Raghuram Rajan. Rag…

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Peter Singer — Moral Truths and Moral Secrets 1:54:39

9M ago1:54:39

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Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is widely regarded as the world's most influential living philosopher. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com Episode recorded on 26 April 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker

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Peter Turchin — Why Societies Fall Apart (And Why the US May Be Next) 1:41:45

10M ago1:41:45

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Peter Turchin is a complexity scientist and one of the founders of cliodynamics — a new, cross-disciplinary field that applies mathematics and big data to test historical theories. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker

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Stephen Wolfram — Constructing the Computational Paradigm 4:24:06

11M ago4:24:06

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Stephen Wolfram is a physicist, computer scientist and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the creator of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha, and the author of A New Kind of Science. Full transcript available at: jnwpod.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker

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Katalin Karikó — Forging the mRNA Revolution 2:03:50

11M ago2:03:50

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Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist. She is one of the inventors of mRNA technology. Full transcript available at: thejspod.com. Episode recorded on 15 February 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker

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Richard Rhodes — The Making of the Atomic Bomb 3:42:20

11M ago3:42:20

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Richard Rhodes is an American historian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Full transcript available at: thejspod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Joe Walker

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Ken Henry — An Economic Odyssey 4:35:09

1y ago4:35:09

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Dr Ken Henry is an Australian economist who served as Secretary of Australia's Treasury from 2001 to 2011. He was instrumental in helping Australia avoid recession during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis — Australia was the only major advanced economy to do so. Full transcript available at: thejspod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor…

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Palmer Luckey — Science (Non)fiction 1:39:19

1y ago1:39:19

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Palmer Luckey is an American tech entrepreneur and billionaire. He has founded two companies: Oculus VR (acquired by Facebook for $2 billion in 2014), and Anduril (recently valued at $8.5 billion). He has been described as the real-life Tony Stark. Full transcript available at: www.thejspod.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Daniel Kahneman — Dyads, And Other Mysteries 1:13:07

1y ago1:13:07

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Daniel Kahneman is widely regarded as the most influential psychologist alive. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics (2002) for his work on judgment and decision-making under uncertainty, much of it done jointly with his late collaborator Amos Tversky. He is the author of the bestselling books Thinking, Fast and Slow and Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgme…

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Daisy Veacock 54:30

1+ y ago54:30

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For this episode I am joined by 1/2 of my London support acts - Daisy Veacock. She tells us how to land support slots for myself & Jools Holland, how she got Branston Pickle to sponsor her song & the importance of having a well thought-through release plan. See Daisy open for me at my London show on 6th April !! Check out Daisy on Spotify / Instagr…

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George Pelham 50:08

1+ y ago50:08

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In this episode we talk about how to create a targeted advertisement, how to save money by doing things yourself, brand deals and lessons we've both learned along the way. For BTS content, follow @musicsecretspod Listen to George on Spotify Follow George on Instagram Listen to Lucy May Walker's debut album Get tickets to Lucy May Walker's UK Tour […

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Cristina Hart 42:05

1+ y ago42:05

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To kick off series 3, host Lucy May Walker is joined by fellow independent artist, Cristina Hart. In this episode we talk about releasing independently vs. a distribution style deal, what to write in your Spotify pitch and how to make your money stretch when you have next to no budget. For BTS content, follow @musicsecretspod Listen to Cristina on …

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Talent Is That Which Is Scarce — Tyler Cowen 48:21

1+ y ago48:21

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In the long run, talent allocation is almost everything. But as a society, we're not actually very good at it. The question of how to reliably match people with jobs they are well suited for is one of the big unsolved problems of our times. Joe catches up with return guest Tyler Cowen to discuss the art of identifying talent. Tyler is a professor o…

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Intellectual Exoskeletons — Andy Matuschak 2:08:54

1+ y ago2:08:54

2:08:54

From language and writing to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, computers and Adobe Photoshop, our species has a history of inventing tools for augmenting our own intelligence. But what comes next? Andy Matuschak is a developer and designer. He helped build iOS at Apple, founded and led Khan Academy's R&D lab, and now works as an independent research…

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Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker 52:32

1+ y ago52:32

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How rational are we? How can a species smart enough to set foot on the moon also be prone to conspiracy theories that the moon landing was fake? Joe speaks with Steven Pinker to discuss rationality — and its opposite. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, an elected t…

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Against Bayesianism — David Deutsch 1:39:02

2y ago1:39:02

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Bayesianism, the doctrine that it's always rational to represent our beliefs in terms of probabilities, dominates the intellectual world, from decision theory to the philosophy of science. But does it make sense to quantify our beliefs about such ineffable things as scientific theories or the future? And what separates empty prophecy from legitimat…

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with Tina Keys (Christina Hizon) 42:26

2+ y ago42:26

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Joining me on this episode is the amazing Christina Hizon, who goes by the name of Tina Keys. Tina is an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist who has played for the likes of Ed Sheeran, Clean Bandit, Roger Taylor, Becky Hill... but I think most notoriously Maisie Peters. Right after this episode Tina jetted off to the US to tour with Maisie an…

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled With Steve Tandy (Plugger at Copmedia) 53:11

2+ y ago53:11

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This week's episode is with Steve Tandy who is the founder of Copmedia specialising in regional TV / Radio plugging. I wanted to get a plugger on this podcast as it's definitely a side of the industry that seems to be more taboo. I ask Steve all the questions I think my listeners would want to know, from how regional radio can be beneficial to an a…

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with BEKA 53:38

2+ y ago53:38

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Introducing the absolute superstar who is... BEKA. Beka and I met at the 2021 'Drake Yolanda' Funding final and I was immediately drawn to her as a person, and then I heard her sing and I was well and truly obsessed. BEKA has had such an impressive career, collaborating and touring with Honne to her first single (released in 2020) getting track of …

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with Ben Price (Harbourside Management) 51:57

2+ y ago51:57

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In this episode I am joined by very own manager, Ben Price (Harbourside Management). I first met Ben around 8 years ago through a singing competition I was in and he was one of the judges. We eventually started working together back in 2019 and I became of the first artists he signed under 'Harbourside Management' when he launched the company in 20…

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with Charlotte Campbell 54:28

2+ y ago54:28

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Kicking off Series 2 of the podcast is fellow busker and good friend, Charlotte Campbell. If you've ever been in London and wandered down the Southbank, you'll have probably come across Charlotte busking underneath the London eye. I knew she would be the best person to have on the podcast to talk about all things busking. We talk about how to start…

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled (SERIES 2 TRAILER) 1:25

2+ y ago1:25

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Series 2 is coming on Monday 21st February! Join me, your host Lucy May Walker for Series 2 of Music Industry Secrets... Spilled - where I sit down with a load of guests from the music industry. These range from artists, managers, radio pluggers and everything in between. If you are an artist or work in the industry, this is the perfect podcast to …

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with Abbie McCarthy 47:07

2+ y ago47:07

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For the last episode in the series, we are joined by presenter Abbie McCarthy. Abbie is the host of BBC Introducing in Kent as well as regularly covering on BBC Radio 1. She is also the mastermind behind 'Good Karma Club' & has her own podcast called 'Celebrity Search Engine'. We focus this episode mainly on Radio. We talk about how artists can get…

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with Kate McGill (Meadowlark) 51:32

2+ y ago51:32

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In this episode I am joined by the lovely Kate McGill (Meadowlark). What I love about Kate is how open and honest she is about everything, We talk about how she started by releasing cover songs on Youtube, to forming her band Meadowlark - going from supporting Bastille to making the decision not to play live any more. Before talking to Kate I just …

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with Simon Pursehouse (Sentric Music) 54:47

2+ y ago54:47

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For this episode I am joined by the wonderful wizard of publishing; Simon Pursehouse (Director of Music Services at Sentric Music). Sentric is an independent, artist friendly music publishing company who cover the admin side of things, like registering songs correctly so that songwriters get paid. If you're a songwriter, you're going to want to lis…

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with Megan O'Neill 55:58

2+ y ago55:58

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This week I am joined by Irish based Singer/Songwriter, Megan O'Neill. We touch on ageism and sexism in the industry, the pros and cons of having a publishing deal, successfully changing genres, art vs. content, PR, irish radio… Megan is also a tutor and course creator at ICMP so she has a real understanding of the business side of things. There is…

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Music Industry Secrets... Spilled with Mazin Tappuni (Communion) 43:06

2+ y ago43:06

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For this episode I am joined by the head of live promotion at Communion Music, Mazin Tappuni. We talk about all things LIVE - how to get booked for a Communion show, how support acts are chosen, the importance of artists being paid and more. If you want to hear more about Communion and what they've got coming up, give them a follow @communionmusic …

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