Best Robert Munro Podcasts (2024)

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From Limits to Limitless: A Musical Journey of Self-Discovery With Bri Dimit 29:16

2d ago29:16

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Hello everyone! Welcome to The Dunamis Power Within Podcast! We’re so glad you’ve tuned in for today’s inspiring conversation. In this inspiring episode of the Dunamis Power Within podcast, we sit down with singer, songwriter, and motivational speaker, Bri Dimit. Bri takes us on a profound journey through her life, from overcoming immense personal …

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Community or Chaos - 24-09-2024 - Predatory Electricity Prices - Craig Rennie 51:11

1d ago51:11

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Predatory Electricity Prices - Craig Rennie Economist and Director of Policy at New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. We willWe will talk about The extraordinary high price of electricity in New Zealand and his effect on householders and industry in New Zealand. We also talk how the present freemarket structure producing electricity rewards power sh…

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Nathan Blackburne, Managing Director of Cedar Woods Properties 1:05:41

3h ago1:05:41

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For all those who love property and seek some insight into the property development sector and current property market - look no further. Our special guest for this brand new episode is Nathan Blackburne, the Managing Director of one of Australia’s leading property developers Cedar Woods Properties that was established way back in 1987. Nathan is a…

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Community or Chaos - 17-09-2024 - Dunedin Hospital Rebuild Crisis - Pete Hodgson 50:41

12h ago50:41

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Dunedin Hospital Rebuild Crisis - Pete Hodgson Former MP and former overseer of the construction of the new Dunedin hospital. We will asking if the is the hospital rebuild is in serious danger of cuts that may affect it's capacity to meet Otago's healthcare needs in the future and may also impact on the medical school and the hospital as a teaching…

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Colt Correa - Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Intrepid Control Systems. 51:51

19h ago51:51

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Colt Correa is the VP & COO at Intrepid Control Systems and co-author of Automotive Ethernet: The Definitive Guide. Munro Live is a YouTube channel that features Sandy Munro and other engineers from Munro & Associates. Munro is an engineering consulting firm and a world leader in reverse engineering, costing and teardown benchmarking.Munro Home of …

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The Writer Behind the Medal of Honor 37:56

16d ago37:56

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Malcolm chats with Meredith Rollins, the writer behind the series, to talk about what they both learned from the Medal of Honor recipients featured this season. They also share moments that didn’t make the cut, what surprised them, what made them cry– and the surprising influence of Medal of Honor moms. If you have questions or comments you would l…

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Community or Chaos - 10-09-2024 - Mike Summerfield - University Chaplain 46:23

3d ago46:23

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Mike Summerfield - University Chaplain.Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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John Chapman’s Dark Night 39:02

23d ago39:02

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John Chapman is the first member of the Air Force to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. John’s story takes us to a freezing, snowy mountain range in Afghanistan on March 4th, 2002, where he deployed with SEAL Team 6 during Operation Anaconda. His bravery in the pre-dawn hours that day teaches us something vital about heroism: It means being …

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Community or Chaos - 03-09-2024 - Free market profit driven Power Crisis - Prof Stephen Poletti 53:59

10d ago53:59

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Free market profit driven Power Crisis - Prof Stephen Poletti’s expertise is in energy economics & industrial organisation. We will discuss allowing the free-market to control our energy development and distribution to be driven by profit motive policy encourage the drive for profits over the need for secure non-carbon energy. And have electricity …

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Robert E. Bush: From High School to Hell and Back 33:14

30d ago33:14

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Robert E. Bush is one of the youngest recipients of the Medal of Honor. At only 18, Bob found himself at the Battle of Okinawa, the bloodiest and fiercest battle of World War II’s Pacific theater. But Bob wasn’t the only teenager at that battle. Both the Japanese and US military had young soldiers and medics in dangerous – and lethal – situations a…

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From Adversity to Advocacy: Empowering Journeys with Candyce Pirtle-Smalls 56:13

1M ago56:13

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Hello everyone! Welcome to The Dunamis Power Within Podcast! We’re delighted you’re tuning in for today’s episode. Sometimes, life throws us into the depths of adversity, and it can seem like there’s no way out. In this episode, Nurse Candy, is a living testament that even in the darkest times, there’s always a glimmer of hope. As Candy shares her …

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Community or Chaos - 27-08-2024 - American Political Landscape - Stephen Zunes 49:44

17d ago49:44

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American Political Landscape - Stephen Zunes.Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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Saving St Kilda 24:28

21d ago24:28

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How do you restore a 200-year-old church on one of Scotland’s most remote islands? Jackie Bird sits down with Susan Bain, property manager of St Kilda, to find out. A dual UNESCO World Heritage Site that sits on the edge of the Atlantic, St Kilda is vital to Scottish history but a big challenge for the Trust to care for properly. Once inhabited yea…

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Jay Vargas Pulls the Trigger 36:45

1M ago36:45

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During the worst days of the Vietnam war, Marine captain Jay Vargas led a group of young fighters called the Magnificent Bastards into the Battle of Dai Do. His actions during that three-day period are some of the most heroic – and horrific – we’ll hear about this season. What Jay lived through during those bloody, sleepless days would stay with hi…

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Community or Chaos - 20-08-2024 - Chinese Relationship with New Zealand - Kevin Clements and Bruce Munro 49:27

24d ago49:27

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Chinese Relationship with New Zealand - Kevin Clements and Bruce Munro.Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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Hugh Miller: the Victorian David Attenborough 36:45

1M ago36:45

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Meet Hugh Miller: the man regarded as the David Attenborough of his day. Though often overlooked in the history books, this self-taught geologist helped to popularise natural history to his Victorian audience. What did he help to discover about prehistoric Scotland? How were his scientific findings viewed by his peers? And why has he not remained b…

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Desmond Wheatley - Beam Global CEO 1:01:45

29d ago1:01:45

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Tom chats with Desmond Wheatley, CEO of clean charging solution company Beam Global, about the company's solar-powered EV charging solution EV ARC™ 2020, why EVs are more convenient than ICE vehicles, and the ever-evolving state & future of the automotive industry as a whole.

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How To Stop A School Shooting 1:06:24

1M ago1:06:24

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The Citizen’s Medal of Honor was first awarded in 2008 to recognize ordinary Americans whose actions “epitomize the concept of ‘service beyond self’ … ‘above and beyond’” their call of duty, whatever it may be. Molly Hudgens' duty was as a guidance counselor at Sycamore Middle School, in Tennessee, where in 2016 she came face to face with a potenti…

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Community or Chaos - 13-08-2024 - Civilisation and Democracy in Crisis - Jonathan Boston 51:47

1M ago51:47

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Civilisation and Democracy in Crisis - Jonathan Boston, Professor of Policy Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington School of Government.He is the Author of a report prepared for the environmental Defence society on Managed Retreat and was the author of Transforming the Welfare State and Moving Towards a New Social Contract. In August he w…

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Murder and mayhem on Edinburgh's Royal Mile 31:12

2M ago31:12

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As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe gets into full swing, Jackie Bird takes a walk from Gladstone’s Land along the Royal Mile to discover the dark side of this city centre street. Guiding Jackie through the murky past is Eric Melvin, veteran tour guide and author of A Walk Down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. Expect tales of body-snatching, the exploits of De…

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Tibor Rubin’s Medicine (Part 2) 26:04

2M ago26:04

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Tibor Rubin’s story continues. As a young man, Tibor joined the U.S. Army, and he was sent to fight during the Korean War, where he was captured and taken to a brutal prisoner of war camp. On multiple occasions, he saved many lives and acted with bravery to protect U.S. troops. His story is about more than courage and bravery. It’s about compassion…

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Community or Chaos - 06-08-2024 - Remembering Hiroshima - Kevin Clements 48:01

1M ago48:01

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Remembering Hiroshima - Kevin Clements is the former director and Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies center at the University of Otago, and Secr Gen.f the International Peace Research Association. Kevin Clements, is t now Director of Toda Peace Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research) Japan> we will be discussing the nuclear bomb…

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Nina Webster, CEO & Managing Director of Dimerix 56:20

1M ago56:20

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In this fantastic new episode of Euroz Hartleys Finding the Front we have a very special guest, Dr Nina Webster, the CEO & MD of clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Dimerix (ASX:DXB). Nina has more than 30 years experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry and has a wonderful story of starting out as a trainee lab technician to work…

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Scottish golf: history and hickory 32:56

1M ago32:56

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Whether you’re out every week hitting the links, or consider golf a good walk spoiled, the sport is undeniably a key ingredient in Scotland’s social tapestry. At Kingarrock Hickory Golf Course, the only remaining course of its kind in the UK, Jackie meets Dave Allan, visitor services assistant at the Hill of Tarvit venue. She also meets Hannah Flem…

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John Stokes & Fiorenzo Dioni - IDRA 55:57

1M ago55:57

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Sandy chats with two members of the IDRA team - known for their 9000-ton giga press die casting machine - about the company's recent accolades, the benefits of die casting, and their membership in the Foundry Star Alliance alongside other like-minded European companies.

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Tibor Rubin’s Medicine (Part 1) 27:49

2M ago27:49

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Tibor Rubin is the only Holocaust survivor to win the Medal of Honor. Sent to a concentration camp at the age of 14, Tibor swore that if he lived, he would become an American GI. At 20, he joined the U.S. Army and shipped off to Korea. His acts of heroism on the battlefield were epic, and then he selflessly protected other soldiers at a brutal POW …

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Community or Chaos - 30-07-2024 - NZ infrastructure crash Local effects - Jim O'Malley 44:14

2M ago44:14

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NZ infrastructure crash Local effects - Jim O'Malley Dunedin city counsellor Jim O'Malley Chair of the Infrastructure Services Committee. &the DCC representative of the Otago-Southland Regional Transport Committee.How Dunedin can deal with critical infrastructure crisis nationwide with a government governing as though for the mid 20th century?Broad…

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James VI: wise man or fool? 46:13

2M ago46:13

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Recorded in Falkland Palace’s chapel royal, host Jackie Bird and her guest Steven Veerapen discuss the adult life and legacy of James VI of Scotland and I of England. During his reign, the king faced a host of challenges, from religious tensions to anti-Scottish sentiment in his London court, not to mention Guy Fawkes’ gunpowder plot. Veerapen’s bo…

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Dr. Mary Walker's True North 31:48

2M ago31:48

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Dr. Mary Walker was the first and only woman to have been awarded the Medal of Honor. She worked as a surgeon during the Civil War, saving the lives of Union soldiers. She crossed into dangerous enemy territory to take care of civilians in need. She was a prisoner of war. But her fight didn’t stop once the war was over. Throughout her life, Dr. Wal…

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The Munros: mountain myths and milestones 32:23

2M ago32:23

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How many have you bagged? Mountaineers and hikers from across the UK and beyond have flocked to Scotland to take on the Munros – Scottish peaks more than 3,000 feet high – ever since the list of such mountains was created by Sir Hugh Munro in 1891. The National Trust for Scotland cares for 46 of these Munros, including Ben Lomond, Ben Lawers, Ben M…

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Dr. Susan Okray - President of Munro & Associates 38:10

2M ago38:10

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Our very own President Dr. Susan Okray sits down with Michael Oakes, our VP of Business Development, to discuss what Munro does, the industries we service, our greatest successes, and what it's like being married to none other than Sandy Munro.

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Alwyn Cashe: Into the Fire 30:51

2M ago30:51

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Every Medal of Honor action is, by definition, heroic. But the story of Alwyn Cashe is about a very specific element of heroism: Sacrifice. In 2005, Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe was stationed in Iraq with his platoon. He was known for how deeply he cared about his soldiers’ lives– and their safety. On a night in October, he proved how far he wo…

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Community or Chaos - 16-07-2024 - The Politics of Europe - Prof Robert Patman 51:22

2M ago51:22

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The Politics of Europe - Prof Robert Patman is a leading New Zealand University Otago academic in the field of international relations. Robert Patman on his recent accolade; the 2024 Critic and Conscience of Society Award, given by Universities New Zealand’s Gama Foundation. We will discuss the surge of right-wing populism in Europe and the Respons…

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The real story of Whisky Galore 38:04

2M ago38:04

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In 1941, cargo ship the SS Politician ran aground near Eriskay, an island in the Hebrides. On board? Some 22,000 cases of whisky. What followed has been immortalised on page and screen in Whisky Galore, a retelling of how local islanders made the most of the unexpected arrival of so much alcohol, and how the authorities tried to stop them. But what…

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The Unbreakable Chain of Douglas Munro 30:20

3M ago30:20

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The story of Douglas A. Munro’s heroism is told to every man and woman who joins the United States Coast Guard. In 1942, he led a dangerous rescue that saved an estimated 500 Marines from death on the island of Guadalcanal. He is the only member of the Coast Guard to have received the Medal of Honor. But Doug’s story isn’t just about his incredible…

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Community or Chaos - 09-07-2024 - No Ferrys for the South Island - Victor Billot 47:10

2M ago47:10

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No Ferrys for the South Island - Victor Billot, Maritime Union. Communication and media spokesperson on the grounding of the Aratee Cook Street ferry shortly after the government cancellation of the order for two large roll on rolloff capable ferrys. Is the present government going back to the 20th century do we have a retrograde government when it…

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Fashion stories from Georgian Edinburgh 43:52

2M ago43:52

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Host Jackie Bird is joined by curator Antonia Laurence-Allan and historian Sally Tuckett to discuss all things 18th-century fashion. Recorded inside the Georgian House, just days before the exhibition Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion opened its doors, the trio talk about the artist Allan Ramsay and the women behind the paintings. What was life like for s…

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Discussing Husky Bush Plane with Aviat President Steve Anderson 43:18

3M ago43:18

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On this episode I am joined by Steve Anderson, President of Aviat Aircraft as we explore the Husky. Let's be honest, there are very few certified bush/seaplanes being made today. The Aviat Husky is a two place American made and owned aircraft that has the capability to fill a mission few current production aircraft. It boasts a higher gross weight …

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The Never-ending Battle of Henry Johnson 33:45

3M ago33:45

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Henry Johnson, nicknamed Black Death, was one of the most famous American soldiers of World War I. He was part of the Harlem Hellfighters, the legendary all-Black U.S. Army unit, and awarded the French Croix de Guerre for single-handedly stopping an invading enemy force in the trenches. So how did he end up entirely forgotten? This is the story of …

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Community or Chaos - 02-07-2024 - Climate emergency human catastrophe - John Drummond 51:10

3M ago51:10

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Climate emergency human catastrophe - John Drummond has written a series of articles on the need for urgent action on mitigating Climate Change and repairing resilience.The question is is it possible for us to respond to Climate Change and why and what political and economic realities hold us back from dealing with Climate Change in an effective wa…

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Marnie Finlayson, Managing Director, Rio Tinto and Non-Executive Director, Northern Star 1:34:46

3M ago1:34:46

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In this episode we are very lucky to have a Managing Director and a leader in mining giant Rio Tinto, and a Non-Executive Director gold miner Northern Star, join the show. Marnie Finlayson is truly a leader in the field she loves – mining - and what a story this is! Her journey, from being just out of school doing the hard yards shovelling 12 hours…

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Lisburn's Barbour Family, the American Connection and Senator W. Warren Barbour with Richard Polton 20:11

3M ago20:11

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Richard Polton is a native of Paterson, New Jersey, USA, and an expert on local history. He has been actively engaged in research and public history projects on the Paterson story, delivering many lectures on the city’s development. A published author of books like ‘Paterson’s Industrial Age’ (2023), he also gives walking tours and has been involve…

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D-Day 80: We fought on D-Day - Ulstermen in Normandy. a conversation with Mark Scott 16:55

3M ago16:55

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2024 marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Europe, and in this episode we chat with Mark Scott, author of a new book on D-Day, and the men from Ulster who served. The book draws on testimony from Northern Ireland veterans who took part in the D-Day operations. Mark Scott is a researcher and author of two publications, ‘The man who shot the…

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Second World War and Lisburn with 'Wartime NI's' Scott Edgar 22:32

3M ago22:32

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Scott Edgar has been the driving force behind the amazing WartimeNI for the last 10 years, sparked by a love of local history and an inspiring visit to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day in 2014. His digital platform is the go-to place for info on all things Second World War-related in Northern Ireland. Scott joins us in the museum for a ch…

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Courage is Contagious: Mike & Tommy 31:13

3M ago31:13

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In the waning days of the Vietnam War, two Navy SEALs were dropped into enemy territory for a routine scouting mission. But within hours, Michael Thornton and Thomas Norris would be battling to save their team – and each other – against terrible odds. What Michael Thornton did that day would become SEAL legend…and a lesson in the true nature of cou…

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Community or Chaos - 25-06-2024 - RIMPAC Pacific Rim military exercise - Kevin Clements 52:21

3M ago52:21

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RIMPAC Pacific Rim military exercise - Kevin Clements on RIMPAC former director & Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies Center at Otago, and Secr. Gen. of the International Peace Research Association. Kevin is now Director of Toda Peace Institute located in Japan. We're talking about NZ participating with 29 other nations including Israel …

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Introducing Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage 2:31

3M ago2:31

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Launching on June 26, Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage is a new podcast telling the extraordinary tales of some of the United States’s military heroes. Every week, we'll dive into a different Medal of Honor recipient's life story. The Medal of Honor is awarded for bravery in combat that goes far above and beyond the call of duty – those acts of h…

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Community or Chaos - 18-06-2024 - Community Dialogue to Community Peace - Jeremy Simons 40:38

3M ago40:38

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Community Dialogue Community Peace - Jeremy Simons is a senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Restorative Practice at Victoria University of Wellington. Jeremy wrote after Dunedin Bus Hub knifing that before, during and after any eruption of violence, are a variety of personal fears, social pressures, and unmet human needs.The recent death was n…

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Community or Chaos - 11-06-2024 - Gaza an unacceptable humanitarian crisis - Stephen Zunes 50:49

4M ago50:49

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Gaza an unacceptable humanitarian crisis - Stephen Zunes - Professor of international relations at the University of San Francisco specializing in the Middle Eastern politics, U.S. foreign policy, and strategic nonviolent action. We speculated on whether Israel's overwhelmingly disproportionate response to Hamas sneak terroristic attack on Israe ci…

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Community or Chaos - 04-06-2024 - This is budget sacrificing the future - Craig Renney 49:43

3M ago49:43

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This is budget sacrificing the future - Craig Renney Economist and Director of Policy at New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. Craig and I talked about how this budget is sacrificing future generations for Apparent political gain. We also talked about the tax savings going to those like landlords who needed at least while those who need the most fin…

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