Best Shari Oliver Podcasts (2024)

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Rob on as a guest on Back Look Cinema The Podcast talking about Enemy of The State (1998) EPISODE 88 1:17:27

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Please give a listen as I joined Zo Richardson on his podcast "Back Look Cinema The Podcast to talk about the action film" Enemy of The State) 1998. Please give this podcast a listen. If you love movies this podcast is for you. This was fun!! Ep. 154: Enemy of the State (featuring Rob Fredette from HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette Zo and Rob, from the po…

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Friendship, Family and Faith with Shari Flowers Bruns and her inspirational and powerful message of EPISODE 87 44:24

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Welcome to another captivating episode of the HODGEPOD Podcast! In this episode, host Rob Fredette sits down with Shari Flowers Bruns who talks about friendship, family and faith during a life altering period in her life. Shari's message is powerful. Shari talls about her radio days, recounting her experiences in small-market stations and major cit…

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The Rhythm of Connection: Exploring Reggae's Influence on Modern Music-EPISIODE 86 51:15

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Join Rob Fredette on this engaging episode of the HODGEPOD podcast as he sits down with special guest Joe Zegarelli to dive deep into the world of music. This episode switches gears to explore the rich history and enduring influence of reggae music. Discover how reggae's syncopated melodies and anti-establishment vibes have shaped genres like rock,…

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Remembering the King: The Day Elvis Presley Died. Episode 85 26:27

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Join Rob Fredette on this special encore episode of HodgePod as we revisit the chaotic days following Elvis Presley's death on August 16th, 1977. This episode features original news coverage from Memphis, Tennessee, capturing the pandemonium and the immense outpouring of grief from fans and celebrities alike. Relive the detailed reports from major …

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Exploring the Legacy of the Memphis Red Sox with Dr. Keith B. Wood-EPISODE 84 1:03:53

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In this episode of the HODGEPOD podcast, host Rob Fredette welcomes back Dr. Keith B. Wood, author of "The Memphis Red Sox, A Negro League's History." As the podcast's first-ever guest, Dr. Wood returns to share fascinating insights into the history of the Memphis Red Sox, a prominent Negro League team in Memphis, Tennessee. Keith discusses his ext…

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From Punchlines to Primetime: A Writer’s Journey with Late Night Legends. EPISODE 83 53:47

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Welcome to HODGEPOD, hosted by Rob Fredette. In this episode, Rob speaks with Ben Alper, a renowned writer who crafted jokes for late-night icons Jay Leno and David Letterman. Hailing from Boston, Ben shares his journey from freelancing jokes to working with comedic legends, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the world of late-night television. D…

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TRUE CRIME: Co-Hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden of the True Crime podcast DEVIANT on serial killer Israel Keyes-EPISODE 82 46:58

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Co-Hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden of the True Crime podcast DEVIANT joined me on HODGEPOD to talk about their current series of serial killer Israel Keyes. DEVIANT is one of the top podcasts on Apple in the New and Noteworthy category. This podcast is a seven episode series. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN PODCAST. DEVIANT is produced by Cold Open Med…

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CLAYTON TRUTOR AUTHOR OF THE BOOK "BOSTONBALL" JOINED HODGEPOD TO TALK ABOUT RICK PITINO, JIM CALHOUN AND GARY WILLIAMS-EPISODE 81 51:18

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Author Clayton Trutor returned to HODGEPOD about his book "BOSTON BALL" RICK PITINO, JIM CALHOUN, GARY WILLIAMS, AND THE FORGOTTEN CRADLE OF BASKETBALL COACHES (2023) published by University of Nebraska Press. Clayton and Rob talked in detail about all three coaches in Boston at the same time in the early 1980's. Pitino -Rick Pitino's years at BU a…

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GLOBAL RACE FOR SUSTAINABILITY ENDS JULY 20TH WITH CYNTHIA BURELSON. LEARN ABOUT THE RACE IN EPISODE 80 28:32

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The Global Race for Sustainability is in midstream and ends July 20, 2024. Cynthia Burleson joined HODGEPOD to talk about these keys areas for this initiative. The link is below to register to run or walk. Cynthia explains all the important points and discusses some of the 17 initiatives. www.issnow.earth https://raceroster.com/events/2024/89269/gl…

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JFK (1991) ZO RICHARDSON OF "LOOK BACK CINEMA-THE PODCAST" JOINED HODGEPOD TO TALK OF THIS MOVIE DIRECTED BY OLIVER STONE-EPISODE 79 1:04:58

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Zo Richardson of Look Back Cinema-The Podcast joined HODGEPOD to talk the movie JFK directed by Oliver Stone and starring Kevin Costner as the lead actor. This movie had an all star lineup of actors. Kevin Costner (Jim Garrison), Tommy Lee Jones( Clay Shaw) , Joe Pesci (David Ferrie), Kevin Bacon( Willie O'Keefe), John Candy(Dean Anderson), Jack Le…

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The Beatles and British Invasion-Gene Popa Author of the book " British Invasion '64 The Year That Changed Rock & Roll Forever joined HODGEPOD-EPISODE 78 43:23

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Author Gene Popa joined HODGEPOD to talk about his book "British Invasion '64 THE YEAR THAT CHANGED ROCK & ROLL FOREVER. Published by BearManor Media and can be purchased on Amazon, www.bearmanormedia.com , www.boulderbookstore.com If you love The Beatles, British Invasion and music from the 1960's this episode is for you. Gene and Rob discussed: -…

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MOVIES: Filmmaker Luis Garcia joined HODGEPOD to talk about his career in the movie industry and his short film he is directing "Marina" EPISODE 77 1:01:00

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Filmmaker Luis Garcia joined HODGEPOD to talk about his career in the movie industry and his short film "Marina" that he conceived, will be casting actors and directing. If you love movies your will learn some new fun facts. Luis and Rob discussed: -His start in the movie industry, getting that foot in the door. Great story!!! -His work in the cast…

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THE USUAL SUSPECTS (1995) WITH MARC DIETTE OF "THE DOUBLE TAKE" PODCAST. WHAT A GREAT MOVIE WITH TWISTS AND TURNS 47:36

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Marc Diette of the podcast " The Double Take" joined me to talk about "THE USUAL SUSPECTS" a suspenseful movie of all bad guys released in 1995. This movie had great character's , twist and turns , and just pure action that really to this day stands out as a great movie from the 1990's. -Marc provided tremendous insight with really cool facts. -Mar…

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Patti McCracken Author of the Book" The Angel Makers" Arsenic , A Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring. EPISODE 75 41:28

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Patti McCracken Author of the Book" The Angel Makers" Arsenic , A Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring joined HODGEPOD to talk about this unbelievable case of a murder ring of 160 people who were killed starting 1916. This could be considered True Crime even though these murders happened over a 100 years ago in a small village…

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1990 Movies-Scott Ryan Author of the book "The Last Decade of Cinema" discussed 25 movies from the decade that he compiled for the book. EPISODE 74 58:00

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Author Scott Ryan joined HODGEPOD to talk about his new book "The Last Decade of Cinema" where he picked 25 movies of hundreds of movies he watched. Rob and Scott discussed: -How Scott conceived of the book and watching 160 movies with storylines, character development and how they were different from movies of the 1970's and 1980's. -Pulp Fiction …

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NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton passes away at 71 and a 10 minute window of my life interacting with him. EPISODE 73 3:32

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NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton passed away at the age of 71. Walton was a 3 time National Player of the Year and won 2 NCAA Championships with UCLA. Walton was drafted as the Number 1 overall pick in 1974 by the Portland Trailblazers winning an NBA Championship in 1977. He played for the Boston Celtics for 2 seasons and you could say he was the key …

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89: Folx Farm, Mycelium Composting Network, La Via Campesina and Olive Experiments 38:52

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This month we start at Folx Farm in Sussex with new entrant farmers Chrissy, Rae and Dunia. Next, we learn about the power of a composting network with Thomas Daniell and catch up with food activist and grower Jo Kamal about attending La Via Campesina’s international conference last year in Brazil, as part of the Landworkers’ Alliance. To finish, w…

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Duke, Maryland and ACC Basketball talk in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's with Matt Miller of the podcast "YOU'RE STILL DOIN' THAT" EPISODE 72 54:26

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Matt Miller of the podcast "You Still Doin' That" joined me as talked about The Duke Blue Devils and The University of Maryland Terrapins during the 1980's and 1990's. Matt is a Duke fan and Rob is Maryland graduate and they talk about: - The great Duke teams in the early 90's with Christian Laettner and Bobby Hurley - The intense rivalry of Duke a…

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MUSIC: Composer, Producer and Musician Al Nesbitt talks about new album "A Million Shiny Things" EPISODE 71 1:01:01

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Al Nesbitt joined HODGEPOD to talk about his new album "A MILLION SHINY THINGS". This album is an acoustic guitar masterpiece. Al gives great detail on the making and producing for this album. Al and Rob discussed many things: The inspirations for the album " A Million Shiny Things" Working with Co-Producer "Big" Chris Flores. Playing the Acoustic …

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TRUE CRIME: Doug Kari returns to HODGEPOD to talk about the missing person cases of Karlie Jean Guse' and Bob Wildoner EPISODE 70 35:41

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Doug Kari returned to HODGEPOD to talk about two missing person cases he has investigated in detail. Karlie Jean Guse' missing since OCTOBER 13, 2018 in Mono County, California. There is a $5,000 reward on the FBI website. and Bob Wildoner disappeared without a trace and has been missing since May 4, 2021. Bob was en route to fixing his vehicle tha…

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True Crime: Joe Strupp Author of Two True Crime Books " A Long Walk Home" and "Death on St. Charles St. EPISODE 69 58:07

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Journalist and Author Joe Strupp joined HODGEPOD to talk about his True Crime Books. The two cases are detailed below. Thank you to Joe Strupp. "A Long Walk Home" . A young woman's unsolved murder and her sister's lifelong search for answers. In 1966, Carol Ann Farino was walking home from her job as a waitress and then found strangled to death an …

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88: Native Hawaiian Plants, C4 grasses, BI4Farmers and FarmHack 31:34

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This month we start in Hawaii hearing about the importance of native plants to Hawaian culture, then we head to Portugal to learn more about the value of C4 grasses in mediterranean silvopasture systems, we dive into the Basic Income for farmers campaign in the UK, and we end with an excerpt from a podcast series about what it takes to run a Farm H…

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Rock & Roll Music: Linda Chadwick Author of the book "On The Road" Your Backstage Pass All Access Pass VIP Guest 1982-1987 A Texas Groupie's Memoir-EPISODE 68 59:12

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Linda Chadwick Author of the book "On The Road" Your Backstage Pass All Access Pass VIP Guest 1982-1987 -A Texas Groupie's Memoir joined HODGEPOD. Linda delivers in detail her memories and interactions with such Rock and Roll Bands as: Poison Aerosmith Van Halen Guns and Roses And so many more Linda's book can be purhcased on Amazon.Com and Walmart…

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Lori Bullard- Law Enforcement Administrator for the State of Tennessee talks about her role-EPISODE 67 31:42

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Lori Bullard Law Enforcement Administrator for the State of Tennessee joined HODGEPOD to talk about her role leading this agency. Lori has held this position since 2019. Prior to this role, Lori was Assistant Commissioner of Driver Services where she lead the daily operations of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security's 50 driver service cen…

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True Crime: Author Doug Kari of "The Berman Murders" talked about this unsolved murder of Barry and Louise Berman in 1986-EPISODE 66 47:39

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True crime investigator and Author Doug Kari joined HODGEPOD to talk about the unsolved murder of Barry and Louise Berman in the Mojave Desert. Barry and Louise went out for a stroll January 6, 1986 and both were never seen again. It was only 3 years later that their remains were found in a grave in a remote area. The Book is "The Berman Murders"-U…

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Criminologist David Goyes joined HODGEPOD to discuss his research and findings of why some crimes happen-EPISODE 65 44:43

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David Goyes joined HODGEPOD from Bogota, Colombia to from his 15 years of experience studying crime and why it happens. -Speaking with those who are in prison -His visits to prisons. -David brings a different approach Please give a listen and follow. HODGEPOD can be heard on APPLE, SPOTIFY, IHEART, PODBEAN AND ALL PODCAST PLATFORMS. Recorded March …

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Leadership, Teamwork, Limitless Human Potential with Artist and Author Michaell Magrutsche 52:44

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Michaell Magrutsche is a multidisciplinary artist, strategist ( private, corporate and political) Creativity Awareness Educator, speaker and author. Michaell has appeared on over 250 podcasts. -Michaell discussed our limitless human potential with a compelling life journey. -Rob and Michaell discussed leadership and what makes a leader successful i…

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Bestselling Fantasy Adventure Writer and Author of the Warminster Series J.V. Hilliard returns to HODGEPOD- EPISODE 63 28:43

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J.V. returns to HODGEPOD talk about his Warminster series and the fourth book "Echoes of Ghostwood" in the series due out in April 2024. Rob and J.V.Hilliard discussed; -Book One-"The Last Keeper" _ A little insight of Book 4 "Echoes of Ghostwood" -The detail given to every word in his series. -Where his gets some inspiration for writing scenes. -J…

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Stephen Dijoseph Recording Artist and Musician talks about his new album Songs Dreams Circumstance and Music Talk 38:41

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Episode 61 Stephen Dijoseph joined HODGEPOD to talk about his new album Songs Dreams Circumstance. Rob and Stephen discussed : -The conception , recording and the final product of this great album. -His insipirations and influences -Last song he listened and go to song. New feature on podcast -Covering the rock classic "Roundabout" by YES on piano …

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Less And Better?: Ep 8: A Compass not a Map 35:12

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What do we do about meat? With this urgent question as its starting point, this series seeks to move beyond polarised debate and identify key questions and shared values to help us build a better meat future for all.In this final episode, co-hosts Katie Revell and Olivia Oldham reflect on everything they’ve heard over the course of the series, thin…

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Less And Better?: Ep 7: Not A Small Act 1:01:49

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What do we do about meat? With this urgent question as its starting point, this series seeks to move beyond polarised debate and identify key questions and shared values to help us build a better meat future for all.In this episode, co-hosts Olivia Oldham and Katie Revell look into the question: can it ever be morally right to farm animals? They sp…

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TRUE CRIME-Criminal Defense Attorney and Author McCracken Poston Jr. on HODGEPOD to talk about his book ZENITH MAN-DEATH, LOVE AND REDEMPTION IN A GEORGIA COURTROOM 53:13

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EPISODE 60 ***Terrific book, must read***** ZENITH MAN-DEATH , LOVE, REDEMPTION IN A GEORGIA COURTROOM -IS ON SALE AND AVAILABLE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20TH, 2024. PUBLISHED BY KENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP. Criminal defense attorney McCracken Poston Jr. joined HODGEPOD to talk this true crime case that has an unbelievable turn of events in The State of Geo…

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Less And Better?: Ep 6: Just Meat 32:48

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What do we do about meat? With this urgent question as its starting point, this series seeks to move beyond polarised debate and identify key questions and shared values to help us build a better meat future for all.In episode 6, co-hosts Olivia Oldham and Katie Revell explore questions of food justice as they relate to less and better meat. By spe…

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Ghosts, Guardian Angels, Bigfoot, Movies and other Paranormal topics with Jeremy Bryant of the Podcast "Paranormal-The New Normal" 1:00:57

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Episode 59 Jeremy Bryant of the PARANORMAL THE NEW NORMAL PODCAST joined HODGEPOD to talk about -Ghosts -Guardian Angels -Bigfoot -Sci-Fi movies, and other movies that scare many -Other paranormal talk You can listen to Paranormal "The New Normal" on Apple Please give a listen and follow. Please email with any comments to hodgepodallin@yahoo.com. N…

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Less And Better?: Ep 5: Healthy Eating, Healthy Producing 55:04

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What do we do about meat? With this urgent question as its starting point, this series seeks to move beyond polarised debate and identify key questions and shared values to help us build a better meat future for all.In episode 5, co-hosts Katie Revell and Olivia Oldham ask: does a future of 'less and better' meat also mean a healthier future? They …

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Less And Better?: Ep 4: What is Land For? 29:13

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What do we do about meat? With this urgent question as its starting point, this series seeks to move beyond polarised debate and identify key questions and shared values to help us build a better meat future for all.In episode 4, co-hosts Katie Revell and Olivia Oldham ask: why do we use land the way we do, and how should we use it in the future? T…

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Daytona 500 preview with Zack Brown of ZB's Horsepower Talk 42:20

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Now the episode is up and ready. There was technical glitch. Zack Brown of ZB's Horsepower Talk podcast returned to HODGEPOD to talk NASCAR with a little talk about the race at the LA Coliseum and the Daytona 500 Sunday February 18 at the Daytona International Speedway. @4:38 Rob and Zack pick up the Daytona 500 talk about past winners down nostalg…

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Less And Better?: Ep 3: Alternative Proteins: More and Better? 41:01

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What do we do about meat? With this urgent question as its starting point, this series seeks to move beyond polarised debate and identify key questions and shared values to help us build a better meat future for all.In episode 3, co-hosts Katie Revell and Olivia Oldham explore the question: if we decide to eat less and better meat, what do we eat i…

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Baseball Part 2-MLB Bucket List, Hall of Fame Talk and a little nostalgic talk about professional wrestling with Flobo Boyce 54:25

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Flobo Boyce joined HODGEPOD again as we talked a few more ballparks on the bucket list. Flobo and Rob talked about: -Flobo's visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown recently. -Rob brought back being at the 1982 All Star Game in Montreal, Canada. -The recent inductees to the Baseball HOF and some who are were not inducted. -Nostalgic look …

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Less And Better?: Ep 2: The cow or the how? 48:00

8M ago48:00

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What do we do about meat? With this urgent question as its starting point, this series seeks to move beyond polarised debate and identify key questions and shared values to help us build a better meat future for all.In episode 2, co-hosts Katie Revell and Olivia Oldham meet a climate scientist, along with regenerative and organic farmers across the…

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Less And Better?: Ep 1: Its Complicated 33:27

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It feels like one of the biggest questions of our time: what do we do about meat? Rather than choosing either extreme – business as usual, or ruling out meat altogether – some people suggest the best approach is one of ‘less and better meat’. But how much less is ‘less’? And which meat is ‘better’? How do we even begin to answer these questions?In …

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