Best Music By Yoko Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 63: Minni Final 1:37:56

18d ago1:37:56

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The last one of the mixes I put together while recovering from a vascular fistula surgery in Minneapolis. The energy I think picks up pretty good and I guess it's time to start moving. 👯‍♂️🪘🚗🎶🙏🏾

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Pet Shop Boys, review of Challengers film and Expressionists exhibiition 42:21

20h ago42:21

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The Pet Shop Boys are the most successful duo in UK music history. Forty years after their first hit West End Girls they are about to release their new album Nonetheless. Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant join Samira Ahmed to talk about making sense of life through culture, their music being used in hit films like Saltburn and All of Us Strangers and the…

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The Legend of Ned Ludd, Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist, Mohammad Barrangi 42:57

2d ago42:57

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The Legend of Ned Ludd - writer Joe Ward Munrow and director Jude Christian discuss their new play at the Liverpool Everyman theatre which explores the changing nature of work over the centuries and around the world in the the face of automation. The shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction was announced today - journalist Jamie Klingler assesse…

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Women and Shakespeare, best beach reads, Black British music exhibition 42:38

3d ago42:38

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The British Library isn’t all books; it has a huge sound archive, one of the largest in the world. It has drawn on this for Beyond the Bassline, the first major exhibition to documenting Black British music. Curators Aleema Gray and Mykaell Riley guide Shahidha Bari through the 500-year musical journey of African and Caribbean people in Britain. Em…

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Designer Sir Kenneth Grange, Taylor Swift's new album, Venice Art Biennale 43:05

4d ago43:05

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Taylor Swift returns with The Tortured Poets Department, a surprise double album that features 31 tracks that fans are saying is her most intimate and lyrically revealing yet. Joining Tom Sutcliffe to discuss the work are Times music writer Lisa Vericco and Satu Hameenho-Fox, whose new book Into The Taylor-Verse is out next month. The Intercity 125…

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London Tide with music by PJ Harvey, Salman Rushdie's story of survival: Knife and tenor Ian Bostridge 42:29

8d ago42:29

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Knife is Salman Rushdie’s memoir about surviving a near-fatal knife attack in August 2022 and the long, painful period of recovery that followed. Ben Power’s adaption of the Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend – London Tide – which features songs that he co-wrote with PJ Harvey, has just opened at the National Theatre in London. Baby Reindeer is a new …

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Lionel Shriver's new book Mania, Tyrell Williams on Red Pitch 42:21

9d ago42:21

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Lionel Shriver on her latest novel Mania, in which she creates an alternative USA where the Mental Parity Movement insists that everyone is equally clever. Can a friendship between two women survive when they hold polarised views on this particular “culture war”? Why are universities all over the country closing arts courses and cutting jobs? Front…

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Sir John Akomfrah, bicentenary of Byron's death and sped-up music 41:10

10d ago41:10

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Lord Byron died 200 years ago on Friday. Lady Caroline Lamb described him as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know'. Fiona Stafford has edited Byron's Travels, a new selection of his poems, letters and journals. He was only 36 when he died, but had written seven volumes of verse, thirteen volumes of journal and thousands of letters. The poet A. E. Stalli…

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The Rainbow Children by Prince 44:50

11d ago44:50

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Ralph and Michael can barely contain their enthusiasm as they untangle Prince’s jazz-fusion concept album and talk you through the things about it you might find alienating. Plus, Ralph explains how to perform a 2001 Prince song in the style of 1980s Prince. Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosecoloredheadphones/ Or send us an email:…

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Buskin with The Beatles #86 excerpt - May, Yoko and John

11d ago

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From the episode 'May Pang, Loving John 2024 Pt. 2'. © Richard BuskinBy Richard Buskin & Erik Taros

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The Book of Clarence, Liberation Squares, Northern Ireland's filming boom 42:33

11d ago42:33

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British director Jeymes Samuel discusses his new film The Book of Clarence, a Biblical comedy about a down-on-his-luck young man who tries to escape from a debt by pretending to be a messiah like Christ. Sonali Bhattacharyya on her new play Liberation Square, which just opened at the Nottingham Playhouse and explores the lives of three young Muslim…

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Carl STONE - Kamiya Bar + guests

11d ago

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Podcast de Carl Stone pour websynradio : Aux alentours du Kamya bar, Carl Stone convoque pour ce programme original webSYNradio tout un ensemble d'oeuvres (Ros Bobos, Annie Gosflield, David Toop, Tanner Menard, Joseph Hammer, Ben Neill, Roger Kleier, Saunter Chihei Hatakeyama, Yann Novak, Robert Crouch, Chas Smith, Sawako, Richard Lainhart, et des …

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Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and Percival Everett's James reviewed 42:24

15d ago42:24

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Back to Black is the Amy Winehouse biopic out this week and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. James is Percival Everett’s retelling of Mark Twain’s 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, narrated by the enslaved Jim.The Wallace collection spotlights Ranjit Singh, the Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the treasure trove of weapons that kept him in p…

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Folk musician Martin Simpson, movie icon Anna May Wong, and classical music leaders criticise Arts Council England 42:21

16d ago42:21

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Anna May Wong was an international star who appeared in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies in a career that spanned from the silent films of the 1920s, through the advent of talkies in the 30s, to television in the 1950s, despite all the obstacles in her path. A new biography, Not Your China Doll, examines how against all the odds Anna May Wong fou…

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Nathan Hill, Maggie Rogers, International Booker shortlist 42:18

17d ago42:18

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Nathan Hill talks about his new novel Wellness, the follow-up to his acclaimed debut The Nix. Maggie Rogers, the singer-songwriter whose career was launched by a student performance for Pharrell Williams that went viral, talks about her latest album Don't Forget Me. Romesh Gunasekera discusses the novels on the International Booker Prize Shortlist,…

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Yinka Shonibare, Sean Shibe, cinema and digital decay 42:55

18d ago42:55

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Artist Yinka Shonibare talks about his new exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, which explores the legacy of Imperialism. Guitarist Sean Shibe performs early Scottish lute music and previews a new classical guitar concerto live in the Front Row studio. And film experts Stephen McConnachie and Inés Toharia explain how fast changing technology and d…

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter, Netflix drama Ripley, Io Capitano movie reviewed 42:29

22d ago42:29

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Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter - Netflix drama Ripley starring Andrew Scott - Io Capitano, the Oscar-nominated movie about teens in Senegal in search of a better life - all reviewed by film critic Leila Latif and music writer Jasper Murison-Bowie. And novelist and critic John Domini remembers the American novelist (and his former teacher) John B…

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Buskin with The Beatles #85 excerpt - May Pang Sets the Record Straight

24d ago

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A few minutes from the episode 'May Pang, Loving John 2024 Pt. 1'.By Richard Buskin & Erik Taros

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50 years of ABBA’s Waterloo, Harewood House exhibition, Trevor Griffiths remembered, the rise of eco fiction and drama 42:24

23d ago42:24

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Almost 50 years to the day when ABBA's Waterloo triumphed at Eurovision, ABBA specialist Carl Magnus Palm and Millie Taylor, professor of musical theatre, discuss how the song became such an all-conquering hit. A visit to Harewood House to see a new exhibition, Colours Uncovered, which tells the story of this stately home through the prism of colou…

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Dev Patel on Monkey Man, which books are on the curriculum? 42:37

24d ago42:37

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Actor Dev Patel joins to talk about his directorial debut Monkey Man, a movie inspired by the Indian legend of Hunaman that tells the dark and brutal story of a young man in Mumbai out to avenge the life of his mother. As exam season approaches we ask which books are currently being taught in our schools, and why? We speak to Kit de Waal, whose bre…

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Two Virgins by John Lennon & Yoko Ono 52:28

25d ago52:28

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John and Yoko made a recording of the weirdest foreplay ever. All we are saying is give it a chance. And while you’re at it, give it an interpretive dance. Should you listen to this album on a first date? Ralph and Michael will tell you. Plus, the exclusive world premiere of “Let’s Get a Pizza, Yoko” and an improvisation in the spirit of John and Y…

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The National Gallery at 200 42:48

25d ago42:48

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The National Gallery opened its doors on 10th May 1824. The public could view 38 paintings, free. Now there are more than 2,300, including many masterpieces of European art by geniuses such as Rembrandt, Turner and Van Gogh. It is still free. The gallery's director, Gabriele Finaldi, guides Samira Ahmed through the collection. Artists Barbara Walke…

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Steven Knight drama This Town reviewed, The Perth Museum re-opening 42:23

29d ago42:23

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Peaky Blinders' writer Steven Knight's new drama, This Town, is out this week. Author Daniel Rachel and art historian Sarah Gaventa review. We'll also review a landmark exhibition on the Italian designer Enzo Mari which opens at the Design museum, showcasing his infinite calendar, self assembly book cases and beautiful children’s books. We take a l…

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Big Mood, how does comedy work? Bach St John Passion 42:19

30d ago42:19

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Camilla Whitehill on her new Channel 4 sitcom Big Mood, starring Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West, which explores the lives of Millennials. Gareth Malone and Hannah French celebrate Bach's St John Passion, which was first performed in Leipzig 300 years ago this Easter. Joel Morris, author of Be Funny or Die, discusses how comedy works and what makes …

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Norah Jones performs, Sir Ian McKellen on Player Kings, Keisha Thompson 42:36

1M ago42:36

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Norah Jones discusses her new album, Visions, and reflects on the song, Come Away With Me, that made her name along with a special performance in the Front Row studio; Sir Ian McKellen and theatre director Robert Icke on tackling one of Shakespeare's greatest characters, Falstaff, in their new production Player Kings; and Keisha Thompson on how her…

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DAVID FENECH - Monks to Monk

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Podcast de DAVID FENECH pour webSYNradio. Avec des morceaux de The Monks, Andew Liles + Jean Hervé Péron, Glaxo Babies, Renaldo and the Loaf, Felix Kubin, Fritz Muller, Iggy + The Stooges, H.N.A.S, Volcano the Bear, Nervous Norvus, Jac Berrocal + David Fenech + Ghédalia Tazartès, Connan Mockasin, Brigitte Fontaine, Colin Stetson, Jr + His Soulettes…

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Poet Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Buchan on TV drama Passenger 42:30

1M ago42:30

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Nikki Giovanni is one of only a handful of poets whose work has been published as a Penguin Modern Classic in their own life time. A key figure of America's Black Arts Movement as both a writer an activist, she speaks to Tom about her life and career. A well-known actor, Andrew Buchan has now turned to writing with Passenger, the new ITV crimes dra…

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Episode 62: Minni 4 1:48:34

1M ago1:48:34

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4 of 5 in Minneapolis.

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Kristen Wiig drama Palm Royale and animation Robot Dreams reviewed, Michael Ondaatje on his new poetry collection 42:27

1M ago42:27

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The Independent’s chief film critic Clarisse Loughrey and the Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey review the Oscar-nominated animation Robot Dreams which follows the friendship of a dog and a robot - can their bond survive Robot being locked up on Coney Island beach, after his joints rust over following a paddle in the sea? They also give their verdi…

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Buskin with The Beatles #86 excerpt - Deconstructing Dear Prudence

1M ago

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With special guest Craig Bartock. © Richard Buskin.By Richard Buskin & Erik Taros

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Episode 61: MINNI 3 1:44:45

1M ago1:44:45

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Taking some time to heal in Minneapolis. To make healing complete, there has to be music. The first of mixes to from the Powderhorn park area. Another traveling stop of the Dive House Studio. Still finding my flow, however good energy and some transitions that are pretty good. If I do say so myself:) Give it a listen and... #3 0F ? GIVE THANKS…

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Kazuo Ishiguro on jazz, March hares and film ratings 42:27

1M ago42:27

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Writer Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz musician Stacey Kent talk about collaborating on their new book of lyrics, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain. What’s the significance of the hare in art and mythology? To mark the season of the March hare, writer Jane Russ, sculptor Sophie Ryder and musician Fay Hield explain. And following the British Board of…

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Marjane Satrapi, using AI for alternative history, and the Harlow Sculpture Trail 42:18

1M ago42:18

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Marjane Satrapi is best known for being the cartoonist and film maker behind Persepolis. She talks to Samira Ahmed about her new book - Woman, Life, Freedom - which she has created with 17 Iranian and international comic book artists. It documents the story of the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a woman detained for allegedly not prope…

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Rebirth by Lil Wayne 55:14

1M ago55:14

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Ralph and Michael dive into the Lil’ Wayne version of rock music. (Michael needed a little bit of convincing on this one.) Plus, Ralph plays “Waynes of All Sizes.” Will he win Michael’s voice on his answering machine? You’ll have to listen to find out. Later, Ralph performs “I’d Die for You.” Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosecolo…

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Architect Daniel Libeskind, composer Karl Jenkins 42:38

1M ago42:38

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Daniel Libeskind, the architect best known for the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the World Trade Centre masterplan in New York, talks about designing a building to house Einstein’s archive in Jerusalem. As Germany celebrates the 250th birthday of the painter Caspar David Friedrich with three major exhibitions, art historians Louisa Buck and Waldemar …

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Keir Starmer, Monster and Reading Genesis reviewed 42:20

1M ago42:20

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Labour leader Keir Starmer joins to discuss his party's new arts strategy, which he unveiled this morning, aiming to boost access to the arts and grow the creative industries. Writer and theologian Professor Tina Beattie and critic and broadcaster Matthew Sweet review Marilynne Robsinson’s new book Reading Genesis which offers a fresh look at the s…

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Paul Theroux on Orwell, Patsy Rodenburg on training actors, musician Sam Lee 42:23

1M ago42:23

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Paul Theroux discusses his new novel, Burma Sahib, about George Orwell’s formative years as a colonial police officer in what is now Myanmar. Voice expert Professor Patsy Rodenburg quit her job over fears that actors’ traditional “craft” skills are being lost, as screen acting overshadows theatre work. Sam Lee, Bernard Butler and James Keay perform…

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Philippa Gregory on Richard III, Blackpool's Showtown, has the superhero franchise bubble burst? 42:13

1M ago42:13

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Historical novelist Philippa Gregory talks to Nick Ahad about writing her first stage play, Richard, My Richard, for Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot. Unlike Shakespeare's, Gregory's play is a tender, passionate, portrait of man in his time, surrounded by the women who influence his fate. With Marvel, DC and Sony superhero films boring fans a…

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Beth Ditto of Gossip, Ethan Coen on Drive-Away Dolls, Michael Donkor 42:58

2M ago42:58

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Beth Ditto talks to Tom Sutcliffe about reuniting with her band Gossip for their first new album in nearly a decade. Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke discuss collaborating as a husband and wife team on their new film, Drive Away Dolls. Michael Donkor discusses his new novel Grow Where They Fall, about a young British Ghanian teacher exploring his sexual…

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Jordan Harvey in session, Nye and Copa 71 reviewed 42:22

2M ago42:22

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The up'n'coming Scottish country singer performs songs from his debut album It Is What It Is ahead of his debut solo performance at the Country To Country Festival in London this weekend. Plus, Susannah Clapp, the theatre critic for the Observer, and Boyd Hilton, the entertainment director of Heat Magazine, join to review the new play Nye at the Na…

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Episode 60: Minni 1 1:45:15

2M ago1:45:15

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Taking some time to heal in Minneapolis. To make healing complete, there has to be music. The first of mixes to from the Powderhorn park area. Another traveling stop of the Dive House Studio. Still finding my flow, however good energy and some transitions that are pretty good. If I do say so myself:) Give it a listen and tell me what you think. Giv…

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Ava DuVernay on Origin, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julianne Moore 42:40

2M ago42:40

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Ava DuVernay talks to Tom Sutcliffe about her latest film, Origin. It stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson, following her journey as she researches her best-selling book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents while dealing with personal tragedy. Gabriel García Márquez’s final novel Until August is bei…

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Kate Rusby, Edward Bond, Eve Steele and the decline of female filmmakers 42:35

2M ago42:35

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The acclaimed English folk singer-songwriter Kate Rusby performs live and chats about her new Singy Songy Session Tour. Theatre critic Michael Billington celebrates the life and legacy of the provocative British playwright Edward Bond, whose death was announced today. Dr Stacy Smith, and film data researcher Stephen Follows, discuss Dr Smith's rece…

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Pop by U2 48:40

2M ago48:40

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Ralph and Michael are pro-Bono, but they know the world wasn’t ready for Pop in 1997. Is intransigence still all around? Also, Michael models his collection of replica Bono glasses and Ralph performs “Wake Up Dead Man.” Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosecoloredheadphones/ Or send us an email: rosecoloredheadphonespodcast@gmail.com…

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Ray Winstone, K Patrick, Ferris & Sylvester 42:24

2M ago42:24

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Ray Winstone, star of Sexy Beast and Nil By Mouth, talks about new Netflix series The Gentlemen brought to television screens by director Guy Ritchie. K Patrick’s in the studio to read from their first collection of poetry Three Births, which explores nature, contemporary queer experience and pop-culture icons like Catwoman and George Michael. And …

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Season 5: #02- "How to Break Through Your Limits." with Henry Ammar 22:02

2M ago22:02

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In this podcast episode, we're bringing you a taste of the live event that had some incredible feedback and sparked some powerful questions. We've taken a portion of our powerful workshop, "Break Through Your Limits," and turned it into an episode. We're talking about releasing those mental blocks and unlocking your inner powerhouse. In this snippe…

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Buskin with The Beatles #83 excerpt - Fresh, Not Nesh

2M ago

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From 'Buskin with The Beatles #83 - DC, Carnegie and Miami' with guest Erik Taros.By Richard Buskin & Erik Taros

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