Best Piffles Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 266- Mock Draft SZN 57:55

3d ago57:55

57:55

All 3 guys are back but one might be stuck in a well. Alex, Greg, and Steve break news on the new Riders 4th jersey, a sudden retirement, Rider events, and the return of Darian Durant to the Riders family. Plus preseason games, other teams are dirty cheaters, and the guys have stakes on the line when it comes to their mock drafts.…

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Counterfeit Characters 29:03

14h ago29:03

29:03

What do Artificial Intelligence and digital technology mean for actors and their relationship with audiences? Leading acting coach Geoffrey Colman, who has spent his working life on the sets of Hollywood movies, in theatrical rehearsal spaces, and teaching in the UK's most prestigious classrooms, wants to find out. AI, he says, may represent the mo…

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Home Fires 28:54

3d ago28:54

28:54

Richard King explores the past and present of the second homes debate in Wales, revisiting the story of Meibion Glyndwr – active terrorists on British soil for almost 15 years. The proliferation of second homes is a problem in many parts of the UK. They contribute to pushing up house prices, often in low-income areas, effectively locking young peop…

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Fragments - The London Nail Bombings 27:46

7d ago27:46

27:46

It's 25 years since London suffered three vicious nail bomb attacks - holdalls filled with 4-inch nails and hand-made explosives planted in Brixton market, Brick Lane and in the bar of the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho, intended to cause damage to those in the immediate vicinity and to the notion of a tolerant, diverse capital city. The attacks are re…

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Episode 265 - New Voice of the Riders Dave Thomas 1:12:57

9d ago1:12:57

1:12:57

Alex and Steve are sans Greg this week and are joined by the NEW Voice of the Riders, Dave Thomas! We learn a bit about Dave and get his take on the 2024 Saskatchewan Roughriders. Plus, the guys discuss the theme games that the Riders announced and we get to the root of why Steve does not like The Sheepdogs!…

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Mila’s Legacy 28:49

10d ago28:49

28:49

How many medicines can you think of created for just one person? The likelihood is none - which is why the world hasn’t heard of milasen yet. But its creation, and the efforts behind it, could build a pathway towards some of the greatest advances in genomic medicine, and a new initiative being trialled in Britain has a huge role to play in making t…

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Protein: Powerhouse or Piffle? 28:55

14d ago28:55

28:55

Take a trip around the supermarket and you'll see shelves of products claiming to be 'high in protein'. Scroll through your social media and you'll find beautiful, sculpted people offering recipes and ideas for packing more protein into your diet. Science presenters Dr Julia Ravey and Dr Ella Hubber have noticed this too. They wanted to unpick the …

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Episode 264 - This One Is For Jim 1:06:03

18d ago1:06:03

1:06:03

After a week off the guys are back to honour the memory of former Riders President and CEO, Jim Hopson, and look at his legacy left on the team. Plus Alex, Greg, and Steve name names with the new Riders gameday and play by play coverage, catch up with the latest Rider signings, the Riders bringing up the word "Proud" A LOT and discuss Andrew Harris…

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Rwanda Thirty Years On 28:41

18d ago28:41

28:41

Victoria Uwonkunda makes an emotional journey back to Rwanda, where she grew up. It’s the first time she’s visited since the age of 12, when she fled the 1994 genocide with her family. Victoria retraces her journey to safety out of the capital Kigali, to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Along the way Victoria speaks to survivors of…

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Dehumidified 28:55

23d ago28:55

28:55

One baffling online scam – involving a £138 dehumidifier – and a humiliated BBC producer who will not rest until she has a return address for it. January 2024. Polly Weston’s toddler has a terrible cough, no one in the house is getting any sleep, and, as is traditional for Bristol Victorian Terraces, her house has a lot of damp patches. So she deci…

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Do We Still Need the Pips? 29:02

26d ago29:02

29:02

To mark the centenary of the Greenwich Time Signal on the BBC, Paddy O'Connell asks the unaskable - Do We Still Need the Pips? First broadcast at 9.30pm on Feb the 5th 1924, the six pips of the Greenwich Time Signal have become synonymous with Radio 4. But today digital broadcasting has rendered this time signal delayed and inaccurate. Plus their i…

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Wokewash - Episode 1 29:16

1M ago29:16

29:16

Following on from the success of Green Inc and with the same bold, provocative and entirely un-switchoffable energy, writer, comedian and satirist Heydon Prowse turns his tongue-in-cheek attention corporate Wokewashing. From a razor company talking about #MeToo to an LGBT sandwich and a burger chain tackling depression, writer and satirist Heydon P…

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Episode 263 - Super Mario's World 1:05:17

1M ago1:05:17

1:05:17

WE'RE BACK! And we brought Mario Alford with us! Alex, Greg, and Steve are back after a week off to talk all things Riders and CFL. In the Opening Kick Off through the magic of time travel and editing Alex and Steve sit down with Riders Kick returner Mario Alford talk rule changes, being a Rider, and what current players are farm tough. In the Odds…

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The War the World Forgot 28:23

1M ago28:23

28:23

Since it gained Independence in 1956 Sudan has had at least 2 major civil wars. The last one resulted in Southern Sudan becoming an Independent state in 2011. The latest civil war broke out last April between two rival factions of the military government, the Sudanese Army Force (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF. Thousands have been killed an…

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Farmers and Furious 28:28

1M ago28:28

28:28

Following wide ranging farmers' protests across Europe, now British farmers are starting to show their discontent with thousands of farmers meeting in Wales, as well as protests taking place in England. BBC Radio 4 Farming Today's Charlotte Smith joins farmers as they are protesting and asks if the industry is now at breaking point. Will the new pr…

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Episode 262 - Don "Freaking" Narcisse 1:08:35

2M ago1:08:35

1:08:35

Don "Freaking" Narcisse that is all you need to know. In an extended Opening Kick Off, Alex, Greg, and Steve are joined by "Narco" himself as he talks about his university days at Texas Southern, his upcoming TSU Hall of Fame induction, his time as a Rider, the people that supported him along the way, and he might make a small literary announcement…

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Decolonising Russia 27:54

2M ago27:54

27:54

All along Russia’s border, in former Soviet republics, the Ukrainian war has prompted a new, more assertive sense of national identity. They’re asking whether – despite independence – they’ve really overcome the legacy of 'Russian colonialism.' Meanwhile activists from the many ethnic minorities inside Russia are increasingly describing themselves …

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How to Build an Oil Field 28:35

2M ago28:35

28:35

In September 2023 permission was given to develop Rosebank, the UK’s largest untapped oil field. Located west of Shetland, the UK government says it will provide energy security in the UK for a whole generation, at a time where we have never felt more insecure about the source of our energy and the cost. But will it? A feat of modern engineering, w…

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Episode 261 - Singing and Awkward Silence 1:06:48

2M ago1:06:48

1:06:48

It's a slow week in Rider Nation but the boys are back and bringing the singing and awkward silences. Alex, Greg, and Steve break down the latest Riders' signings and what some of the training camp battles may look like. If the Girl Math apology was warranted, a step too far, or did the team miss the mark on that as well. Who is the new voice of th…

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The Forensic Jeweller 29:01

2M ago29:01

29:01

Jewellery can tell us so much about people - the ones that wore it, and the ones that made it. It reveals something about status, or power, or belief systems - religion and relationships. There's so many interesting things that you can uncover about a person, or a group of people, by their jewellery. This makes it an incredibly useful tool for fore…

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Episode 260 - The Voice with Rob Vanstone 1:12:21

2M ago1:12:21

1:12:21

Rob Vanstone is BACK! Alex, Greg and Steve are lucky enough to be joined again by Roughriders Sr Journalist, Historian, viral ad star, and Greg's personal Voice of the Riders, Rob Vanstone. Rob talks about his first year with the Riders, his transition from the Leader-Post and his time spent there, contentious interviews, his new book "Brave Face",…

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The Rise of Sinn Féin 28:43

2M ago28:43

28:43

Ireland correspondent Chris Page looks at the growth of Sinn Féin across the island of Ireland over the last 30 years and explores how it has achieved that. He examines the party's current aims and policies, from housing to the economy. And he asks, given the current trend in the polls, what the implications might be of the party being in governmen…

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Who Do You Really Think You Are? 28:51

2M ago28:51

28:51

We’re a nation obsessed with genealogy. Millions of us are gripped by TV shows like 'Who Do You Think You Are', where genealogists show celebrities their famous ancestors - like Danny Dyer being descended from Edward III, the first Plantagent King! But what if Danny doesn’t get exclusive bragging rights? With the help of mathematician Hannah Fry an…

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Episode 259 - Linnipeg, That's Not A Typo 52:55

2M ago52:55

52:55

As sure as Bomber fans are soft as freshly fallen snow the boys are back! Alex, Greg, and Steve lay out the recent Riders signings and try to answer the question: Is there such thing as too many Canadian Offensive Linemen? They also try to decide exactly how soft are Bomber fans after the reaction to an intentional misspelling by the Roughriders so…

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Prosecuting Polmont 28:49

2M ago28:49

28:49

In 2018, within a few months of each other, Katie Allan and William Lindsay took their own lives at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in Scotland. There have been nine suicides at Polmont since 2012 and the overall suicide rate in Scottish prisons is at a record high. Katie's mum Linda believes many of these deaths were avoidable. She was told by…

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How to Read the News - Episode 1 14:37

2M ago14:37

14:37

When journalists tell stories, they rarely start at the beginning but instead with the latest development. Context comes towards the end. It’s called the ‘inverted pyramid’. When scandal at the Confederation of British Industry hit the newspapers and boss Tony Danker was dismissed, he complained that articles didn’t state right at the start that he…

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Episode 258 -Free Agency Or Best Offer 1:00:29

2M ago1:00:29

1:00:29

The Ed Hervey window has closed so the guys kick down the door and move into free agency. Alex, Greg, and Steve break down the Riders first official signings of free agency and give it a grade. In Odds and Endzones, they look at where the latest former Riders have ended up and the CFL is finally looking for a Manager of Player marketing. Plus being…

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Graceland in the Glens 28:55

3M ago28:55

28:55

In 2019, Elvis Presley Enterprises threatened to deconstruct Graceland and move it to Saudi Arabia, Tokyo, or whoever was the highest bidder. Artist, writer, KLF member and money burner - Bill Drummond - realised something had to be done. Bill's relationship with Northern Ireland began before his relationship with Elvis - but at some junction, thes…

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The Screening Dilemma 28:43

3M ago28:43

28:43

Ronnie Helvy is on his way for a screening test. He's in his sixties and wants an assessment to check for a variety of cancers. He isn't currently displaying any symptoms but is seeking reassurance. His blood will undergo a series of tests in exchange for over a thousand pounds. The outcome might be able to determine whether he is susceptible to ca…

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Episode 257 - The Ed Hervey Window 54:21

3M ago54:21

54:21

Free Agency is here and the CFL Free Agency Communication Window AKA The Ed Hervey Window is open for business. Alex, Greg, and Steve are pumped about the latest Rider re-signings and the reported Riders that will be joining Rider Nation. Plus who is going elsewhere in the league and the pod celebrates an amazing milestone.…

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