Best M C P Productions Podcasts (2024)

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EPISODE 41: Empathy Over Ego: Why We're Angry At The Wrong People In Cybersecurity - The Cyber Empathy Podcast 59:38

3h ago59:38

59:38

We’re still on a summer break but in the meantime we are delighted to share with you an episode from friend of the show, Cyber Empathy which Lianne appeared on earlier this year. In this episode Lianne discussed how she hates the term ‘weakest link’ when talking about our colleagues, how the language that we use in cybersecurity can be incredibly h…

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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall 1:00:38

13h ago1:00:38

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This week’s guest is Michael Donkor whose new novel Grow Where They Fall is a meticulous and tender exploration of two formative moments in the life of one Kwame Akromah, twenty years apart. Kwame is Black, Gay, British of Ghanian descent, a dedicated teacher, a dependable friend—character traits and conditions of life that weave around each other …

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280: 2.3 Million Podcast Downloads Later: How This Mama Built Her Dream Business with an Online Course and Podcast with Stephanie King of My Essential Birth 58:19

1h ago58:19

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Today, I’m bringing on Stephanie King from My Essential Birth to the podcast. Stephanie has been instrumental in my pregnancy and birth journey with both of my boys. I discovered her podcast early in my first pregnancy and have been a dedicated listener ever since. Her content, courses, and guidance have been invaluable. It's amazing how our paths …

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EPISODE 40: How Do You Protect Your ASS-ets? An Interview On AppSec With The Modern.Net Show 1:12:34

6d ago1:12:34

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We’re still on a summer break but in the meantime we are delighted to share with you an episode from friend of the show, The Modern.Net Show in which Jeff and Lianne we’re interviewed on. In this discussion we talked about how you protect your ass-ets, your SDLC, and how to overall improve cybersecurity practices within your organisation. Jamie is …

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Writing Against Normality, with Samanta Schweblin 1:02:53

6d ago1:02:53

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The seven stories in Samanta Schweblin’s Seven Empty Houses are not just about houses—how they contain us, how they constrain us—but are also about the families compressed in them, the objects stored in them, the neighbours that circle them…and the trauma that has soaked into their walls over years past, and that is now seeping slowly out, poisonin…

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279: You CAN Make Money Even as a New Podcast (Here Are 3 Things to Try) 30:09

7d ago30:09

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Most podcasters don't earn as much as they could from their show. In fact, many smaller podcasts don't make any money at all, which is one reason why so many podcasters quit. Today, I’m talking about how making money from podcasting goes beyond just getting sponsors for ads. For smaller podcasts with less than a thousand downloads per episode, you …

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EPISODE 39: Throwback Thursday! I’m Only H.U.M.A.N(S): Hacking the Human OS to Master Cybersecurity Compliance 1:06:00

13d ago1:06:00

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Welcome to Compromising Positions! The award-winning tech podcast that asks non-cybersecurity professionals what we in the industry can do to make their lives easier and help make our organisations more prepared to face ever-changing human-centric cyber threats! This Episode we’re heading back into the vaults to bring you the unabridged version of …

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Parenting in the age of AI, with Helen Phillips 52:34

14d ago52:34

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So much has been written about the imminent transformation that Artificial Intelligence will bring to our world. But it is often hard to get much of a sense of what that will mean on a personal level—for our work, for our leisure and, perhaps most importantly of all, for our families. What improvements will result? What new tensions will arise? Wha…

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278: Back From Maternity Leave! My Work Schedule as a WFH Business Owner and Mom of Two (Working Just 2 Days/Week). 43:28

14d ago43:28

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This is part three of the three part series all about my maternity leave as a business owner, as a mom of two, and just taking you guys behind the scenes more of my life and business. Today, I’m sharing all about coming back from maternity leave and what my schedule looks like as a mom working two days per week! What I’m sharing: Our experience fin…

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EPISODE 38: HACK THE PLANET! THE BEST AND WORST HACKER MOVIES REVIEWED! 35:36

20d ago35:36

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This Episode we are joined by Simon Painter a senior software engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the industry and author of the book Functional Programming with C#. In this episode, Hack The Planet! The Best And Worst Hacker Movies Reviewed! Our regular programming has been hijacked to bring you a discussion on the best, and worst, hack…

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Creating Life from Art, with Catherine Lacey 58:12

20d ago58:12

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We recently welcomed Catherine Lacey to the bookshop to discuss her vertiginous latest novel Biography of X. Ostensibly the quest of a journalist, C.M. Lucca, to discover more about the life of her late wife—an artist who went by many names, but who she knew only as X—it quickly becomes clear that, in Biography of X, it’s not just one life being ca…

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277: Raw BTS Look at My 4-Month Maternity Leave: Recovering From a C-Section, Adjusting to Life with 2 Kids, Unplugging From Work, and My Business Finances While Out of Office 58:24

21d ago58:24

58:24

Today I’m taking you behind the scenes of my 4-month maternity leave with my second baby as a business owner! If you’ve ever wondered what maternity leave might be like, how my business did while I was away, what it was like going from one kid to two (while recovering from a c-section), this episode is for you. I’m sharing: What I still was doing i…

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EPISODE 37: There Is No Perfect Cybersecurity, But You Could At Least Put a Padlock On It! 32:09

27d ago32:09

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Welcome to Compromising Positions! The award-winning tech podcast that asks non-cybersecurity professionals what we in the industry can do to make their lives easier and help make our organisations more prepared to face ever-changing human-centric cyber threats! This Episode we are joined by Simon Painter a senior software engineer with nearly 20 y…

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

27d ago1:05:31

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Set in small-town, post-crash Ireland, The Bee Sting follows the Barnes family—Dickie, Imelda, Cass and PJ—as the fabric of their lives first frays at the edges, then begins to unravel completely. The Barnes’ are endearing, and complex, and funny, and infuriating… In short, one of the most realistic and memorable portrayals of a family you’ll find …

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276: How I Planned (& Executed) My 3 Month Maternity Leave with Baby #2 44:59

28d ago44:59

44:59

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing a behind-the-scenes look into my maternity leave with my second baby. Specifically, what my maternity leave looked like as a business owner! Compared to last time with my first baby Colin, I have to say that felt a lot more fluid this time. In this episode, I’m going to share a behind-the-scenes look at how …

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EPISODE 36: When Perception is Everything: Is it Time to Ditch the name "Cybersecurity"? 34:05

1M ago34:05

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This Episode we are joined by Martina Mitz, a UX Psychologist, Strategist and Designer. In this episode, When Perception is Everything: Is it Time to Ditch the name "Cybersecurity"?, we explore how people feel when they see the title ‘cybersecurity’ and ask the question: is the term ‘cybersecurity’ it actually putting people off engaging with us! W…

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275: ConvertKit Rebrands to "Kit" — Is it a mistake? My Take 24:44

1M ago24:44

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Today on the podcast, we are talking all about ConvertKit's rebrand to Kit. In case you missed their big announcement of this, don’t worry! I’m sharing all about it today: from my thoughts on the name, what it looks like to rebrand a company of this size, domain name things, and even diving into the last time ConvertKit rebranded and how it relates…

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EPISODE 35: Can Cybersecurity Teams Flex Their Creativity To Keep Us All Safe? 33:11

1M ago33:11

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This Episode we are joined by Martina Mitz, a UX Psychologist, Strategist and Designer. In this episode “Can Cybersecurity Teams Flex Their Creativity To Keep Us All Safe?”, we’re going to talk about the natural intersection between psychology, UX and Cybersecurity, and the importance of understanding human behaviour to create user-centric digital …

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Claire Kilroy on Parenting under the Patriarchy 54:57

1M ago54:57

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A woman tells her son about his early life. About the months and years that he will by now have forgotten. When he was a baby, then a toddler, and when she was going into battle every day. For him first, and only then for herself. It’s a battle fought on many fronts. Against exhaustion, against time, against the loss of selfhood, against an increas…

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274: Feeling The Summer Slump? Here Are 8 Ways to Make More Money in Your Business (Part Two) 23:10

1M ago23:10

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I'm back for part two on how to make more money in your service business this summer. In this episode, I'm sharing ways to make more money in your business quickly, that are not the basic stuff you always hear recommended to you (that typically involve a TON of work or for you to burn down your entire business model). These 4 things are NOT going t…

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EPISODE 34: IS YOUR RISK MANAGEMENT TOAST? 46:09

2M ago46:09

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This Episode we are joined by Michael Walford-Williams, a consultant specialising in operational resilience and third-party risk management. His consultancy Westbourne Consultancy Limited sees him working for various clients providing risk management services for the financial service industry. In this episode, we look at how risk appetite evolves …

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273: Feeling The Summer Slump? Here Are 8 Ways to Make More Money in Your Business (Part One) 22:35

2M ago22:35

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It is officially summer! While summer can feel like a busy season for some people, it can also be a slower time when it comes to inquiries and gaining new business, to the point where you might start wondering, "Hey, how am I going to find that next client for my service business?" This week and next week, I have a two-part series where I'm sharing…

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EPISODE 33: Inconvenient Truths: Why Technology Won’t Create The Perfect Customer Experience In Cybersecurity 31:49

2M ago31:49

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This Episode we are joined by John Sills, managing partner at customer-led growth company, The Foundation and author of the book ‘The Human Experience’ John joined us last week and shared with us fantastic tales of his time working for a major bank and how the IT team decided to rollout a new cybersecurity control without talking to the customers i…

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Rachel Cusk on Art, Violence and Freedom through Destruction 1:00:16

2M ago1:00:16

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The biographies of several artists, all named G, form a kind of exoskeleton to Rachel Cusk’s latest novel Parade, encasing the book’s other captivating strands—the story of an unprovoked attack on a Parisian street, the story of a couple on a remote island, the story of a suicide at a museum, the story of the death of a mother. Elements which thems…

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272: Why Traditional Productivity Hacks Don’t Work For Moms (5 Things to Remember Instead!) 22:47

2M ago22:47

22:47

If we’re all just being honest, productivity just doesn’t look the same in the before and after of motherhood. But often you’re not told that as a new mama, you’re just told “productivity hacks for moms” and that you’ll “feel like your old self” eventually and to “sleep when the baby sleeps” (but also try working during nap time). But here’s the pr…

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EPISODE 32: Cybersecurity and The Human Experience: Designing for humans, not robots with John Sills 27:31

2M ago27:31

27:31

Welcome to Compromising Positions! The award-winning tech podcast that asks non-cybersecurity professionals what we in the industry can do to make their lives easier and help make our organisations more prepared to face ever-changing human-centric cyber threats! This Episode we are joined by John Sills, managing partner at customer-led growth compa…

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271: Ignore THIS Advice When You First Start Your Business 17:58

2M ago17:58

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If you’re early on in your business journey, this episode is for you. This is a huge and exciting step, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll look back fondly on these early days years from now. I’m nine years into my business journey, and I often reminisce about those initial days that felt so hard and confusing. Taking chances, being super scrap…

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EPISODE 41: Empathy Over Ego: Why We're Angry At The Wrong People In Cybersecurity - The Cyber Empathy Podcast 59:38

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Michael Donkor on Grow Where They Fall 1:00:38

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280: 2.3 Million Podcast Downloads Later: How This Mama Built Her Dream Business with an Online Course and Podcast with Stephanie King of My Essential Birth 58:19

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EPISODE 40: How Do You Protect Your ASS-ets? An Interview On AppSec With The Modern.Net Show 1:12:34

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Writing Against Normality, with Samanta Schweblin 1:02:53

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279: You CAN Make Money Even as a New Podcast (Here Are 3 Things to Try) 30:09

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EPISODE 39: Throwback Thursday! I’m Only H.U.M.A.N(S): Hacking the Human OS to Master Cybersecurity Compliance 1:06:00

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Parenting in the age of AI, with Helen Phillips 52:34

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278: Back From Maternity Leave! My Work Schedule as a WFH Business Owner and Mom of Two (Working Just 2 Days/Week). 43:28

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EPISODE 38: HACK THE PLANET! THE BEST AND WORST HACKER MOVIES REVIEWED! 35:36

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Creating Life from Art, with Catherine Lacey 58:12

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277: Raw BTS Look at My 4-Month Maternity Leave: Recovering From a C-Section, Adjusting to Life with 2 Kids, Unplugging From Work, and My Business Finances While Out of Office 58:24

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EPISODE 37: There Is No Perfect Cybersecurity, But You Could At Least Put a Padlock On It! 32:09

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Paul Murray on The Bee Sting 1:05:31

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276: How I Planned (& Executed) My 3 Month Maternity Leave with Baby #2 44:59

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EPISODE 36: When Perception is Everything: Is it Time to Ditch the name "Cybersecurity"? 34:05

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275: ConvertKit Rebrands to "Kit" — Is it a mistake? My Take 24:44

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EPISODE 35: Can Cybersecurity Teams Flex Their Creativity To Keep Us All Safe? 33:11

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Claire Kilroy on Parenting under the Patriarchy 54:57

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274: Feeling The Summer Slump? Here Are 8 Ways to Make More Money in Your Business (Part Two) 23:10

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EPISODE 34: IS YOUR RISK MANAGEMENT TOAST? 46:09

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273: Feeling The Summer Slump? Here Are 8 Ways to Make More Money in Your Business (Part One) 22:35

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EPISODE 33: Inconvenient Truths: Why Technology Won’t Create The Perfect Customer Experience In Cybersecurity 31:49

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Rachel Cusk on Art, Violence and Freedom through Destruction 1:00:16

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272: Why Traditional Productivity Hacks Don’t Work For Moms (5 Things to Remember Instead!) 22:47

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EPISODE 32: Cybersecurity and The Human Experience: Designing for humans, not robots with John Sills 27:31

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271: Ignore THIS Advice When You First Start Your Business 17:58

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