Best Spindles Podcasts (2024)

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The UFO-Obsessed Punk Funk of ESG | The Spindle 30:54

7d ago30:54

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Formed in the South Bronx by four African American sisters, ESG coined a sound with their very first release: the "You're No Good" 7-inch, released on England's famed post-punk label Factory. Marc and John dig into how they got there, and why their sound was so unique—and so often sampled, without the sisters seeing much in the way of credit or cas…

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Romeldale/CVM wool talk plus listener storage bobbin ideas and support spindle Q&A 35:23

14d ago35:23

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All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. To watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/p1JiWPIj3lc In this episode we dive into Romeldale/CVM ,the sheep breed and the wool. I share wool processing videos of it from washing through carding in the wool mill. Plus I review options for storage…

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Queen Victoria .. no not that one 24:11

3d ago24:11

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Victoria Spivey is a legendary Blues singer who gained popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly due to her powerful and emotive voice. She was one of the most successful female Blues singers of her time, and her incredible talent and contribution to the Blues genre have cemented her place in music history. While her career was a remarkable one, th…

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Handspinning on a Kromski Fantasia, life cycle on the farm and carding tonal wools 31:12

6d ago31:12

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All about handspinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Link to watch this video on YouTube https://youtu.be/sz8MUdTpgko Some fun videos carding wool inside the wool mill. Plus a circle of life farm tale and the unboxing and putting together of a Kromski Fantasia spinning wheel. Join Ewethful’s Patreon Commun…

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Funny girl 27:27

10d ago27:27

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Although the stage and screen hit Funny Girl is inspired by the life of singer-actress Fanny Brice, the plot is mostly fiction with an occasional fact thrown in. Both the play and movie were produced by Fanny Brice's son in law, Ray Stark, who had the unenviable task of appeasing Fanny's surviving family and associates -- including Nick Arnstein. W…

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Marta's Micro-Market Mirth - part 1

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Listen to Marta Khomyn talk about financial markets, data science and comedy school, with news of optic nerve restoration. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying MerchandiseBy Ian Woolf

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Blur, The Boss, Courtney Love, Enigma, the Beasties & More | Click Vortex 1:19:22

14d ago1:19:22

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It's time to tumble down internet rabbit holes once again with Sam and Jason on an all-new Click Vortex. On this episode, they set the time machine in motion and travel back to April 1994, to reflect on that momentous month. Discussed: Kurt Cobain & Nirvana and Courtney Love & Hole, Blur (and their infamous recent Coachella performance), the tale b…

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Sleep Learning and Smell-O-Vision - part 3

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From 2020: Synthetic smells and Sleep smelling memories by Ian WoolfJames Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 3, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying MerchandiseBy Ian Woolf

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What are storage bobbins for handspinning yarn? 31:30

20d ago31:30

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All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. In this episode is a bit of knitting talk and a lot of handspinning talk. Storage bobbins, supported spindle spinning and a new spinning wheel. Plus carding some Jacob wool inside the wool mill. Link to watch this episode's video on YouTube https://yout…

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The Grafonola Grandad 26:53

21d ago26:53

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A Graphophone was a phonograph made by the Columbia Phonograph Company under one of its many corporate identities. There were Graphophones that played both cylinder and 78rpm records. A Grafonola was an internal horn phonograph made by the Columbia Phonograph Company that played 78rpm records. Columbia began selling disc records and phonographs in …

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The Kingsmen: Rock So Raw They Tried to Outlaw It | The Spindle 30:09

21d ago30:09

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If you're of a certain age, you've probably heard The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," a '60s top 10 staple that got a later boost when it soundtracked a crucial scene in the 1978 frat comedy Animal House. But did you know it was also a target of the FBI? Marc and John dissect this 1963 hit and why it got kids dancing and adults griping, on this new episo…

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Pheromones and Industrial noses - part 2

27d ago

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From 2020: James Hayes talks about the science of odour,pheromones and industrial noses part 2 Easter chocolate news, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying MerchandiseBy Ian Woolf

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Supported spindle progress and tips plus dyed wool carding indecisiveness 29:42

27d ago29:42

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All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Link to video of this episode on Youtube https://youtu.be/_52evwvT-fU This episode is handspinning heavy with talk about plying different colors, learning supported spindle spinning and some videos of spinning on my Nano 2. I do have a new cast on so th…

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Across the Vortex-verse: Great and Terrible Beatles Covers | Click Vortex 1:11:55

30d ago1:11:55

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Sam and Jason are back on the bi-coastal swing, digging into the wild world of Beatles covers, encompassing the great to the terrible. To kick the clicks off, Jason rounds up selections from Vortex favorites PM Dawn, Todd Rundgren, Tom Jones, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus left field takes from Boris and Merzbow, Spooky Tooth, Sinéad O’Connor,…

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Emerson ... Carson and Hunting shady beginnings 29:01

30d ago29:01

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Emerson Records was an American record company and label created by Victor hugo Emerson in 1915. Victor was the chief recording engineer at Columbia Records. In 1914 he left the company, created the Emerson Phonograph Company, and then Emerson Records the following year. He began producing small records, 5-inch discs that sold for 10 cents and 7-in…

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How do we smell again? - part 1

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From 2020: James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 1 Easter chocolate news, present and past Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying MerchandiseBy Ian Woolf

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Shearing to Carding and ready for handspinning. Processing wool from the beginning. 37:41

1M ago37:41

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All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Link to the video for this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/CaJbgkf3KPg This episode is Shetland on Shetland. I take from shearing to skirting fleeces to scouring the wool, handpicking the wool and finally carding. This was the first time in many yea…

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The stuff of Edison's nightmares 24:10

1M ago24:10

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The first Edison Talking Doll record to benefit from optical scanning was a tin cylinder, The small metal ring had been so severely distorted from its original cylindrical shape decades ago, that the out-of-round record could not be properly played by a traditional stylus-contact based approach. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley…

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Vote for Fully Electric Miles | The Spindle Rewind 35:13

1M ago35:13

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While Marc and John are gathering new 7″ singles to play for you, we’ve got a Spindle Rewind from the archives: here’s the guys on the On the Corner epic, this alternate version/sonic collage presents five and a half minutes of textural, mind blowing jazz fusion. Though the electric era found Miles seeking a wider audience, this single demonstrates…

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SRS PODCAST (#20): Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study (W/ Drs. Daniel Windred & Andrew Phillips) 1:00:19

1M ago1:00:19

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Hotline TNT | WASTOIDS With 33:15

1M ago33:15

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Hey, this is WASTOIDS With, featuring interviews with some of our favorite musicians from a rotating cast of WASTOIDS. This week, we’re hanging out with Will Anderson of Hotline TNT. He’s been traveling the offroads and byways of the American rock underground for years, often working in a more offline capacity, but his latest, Cartwheel, has opened…

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Sons of the Pioneers 25:18

1M ago25:18

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The Sons of the Pioneers were the most successful western harmony group of all time, enjoying a career longevity that began in the early 1930s and still continues today, with, of course the obvious personnel changes. They were formed originally as The Pioneer Trio because of Ohio-born Leonard Slye’s , love of harmony singing and his desire to be pa…

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Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 2

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Listen to part 2 of Sam Hosovsky, CEO of uCat, talking about the implications of brain-computer-interfaces. News of ear based brain-computer-interfaces Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying MerchandiseBy Ian Woolf

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Finishing our knitted sweaters, blocking finished objects and the next group project 38:35

1M ago38:35

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All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. This episode is a whole lot of knitting sweater talk. The Calliope knit along has come to end so we share the finished items, pick winners and talk about the next spin to knit or crochet along we are planning. Basically a lot of fiber among friends talk…

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Ep9: We Review The Jesus And Mary Chain, Adrianne Lenker, Delaney Davidson & Kaylee Bell 1:09:01

1M ago1:09:01

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Join Graham Reid, Andra Jenkin, Veronika Bell and Chris Warne as they review: The Jesus And Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes Kaylee Bell - Nights Like This Delaney Davidson - Out Of My Mind Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future Along with reviewing new albums by Kaylee Bell, Delaney Davidson, Adrianne Lenker and The Jesus And Mary Chain, the panel of respected …

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Machine Gun Dolphin | Click Vortex 1:04:46

1M ago1:04:46

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Sam and Jason had a very special guest ready to roll for the 50th episode of Click Vortex, but when they postponed, they decided to honor their inner chatterbox and just riff off the dome. Topics covered include their favorite musical biopics, like Walk Hard and La Bamba, the forthcoming Timothée Chalamet Dylan movie, the Beatles Cinematic Universe…

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Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 1

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Listen to Sam Hosovsky explain to Ian Woolf how uCat is building apps to help paralysed people with Brain-Computer-Interfaces learn to speak using virtual reality and artificial intelligence - part 1 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise…

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John Philip Sousa Patriot 24:06

2M ago24:06

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Among America's greatest treasures is John Philip Sousa, "The March King." The music of this beloved bandleader and composer, whose most prolific period straddled the turn of the 20th century, continues to fill hearts with a wave of national pride and patriotism. Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" is, in fact, the national march, and his creat…

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Learning a new handspinning tool and prepping cotton top 31:57

2M ago31:57

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All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. This episode contains a lot of handspinning talk. Prepping cotton top for handspinning and a bit of spinning at my wheel. And here I go learning a new fiber tool, how to spin on a supported spindle. There are of course carding videos from inside the woo…

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We Review: The Black Crowes, Kacey Musgraves, The Dandy Warhols & Amiria Grenell 1:10:06

2M ago1:10:06

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Join Graham Reid, Andra Jenkin, Chris Warne and Veronika Bell as they review: The Black Crowes - Happiness Bastards The Dandy Warhols - ROCKMAKER Amiria Grenell - The Winter Light Kacey Musgraves - Deeper WellBy Marty Duda

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I Hear The Devil Calling Me: Drag City's Xpressway Comp | The Spindle 30:13

2M ago30:13

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In 1988, Dead C. member Bruce Russell started Xpressway Records, which quickly became a vital center for New Zealand experimental music. This week on The Spindle, John and Marc dip into the 1991 compilation that Xpressway put together for Chicago's Drag City Records, I Hear the Devil Calling Me—12 tracks in less than 12 minutes and all of them a jo…

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Glitterer Gives Art The Time It Needs | Hotline 5:42

2M ago5:42

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Fronted by bassist Ned Russin (Title Fight), Glitterer crafts strident and melodic songs with nods to classic D.C. punk like Fugazi and Nation of Ulysses. Initially a solo project, the band's latest album Rationale finds Russin joined by a cast of collaborators including keyboardist, guitarist Connor Morin, and keyboardist Nicole Dao. The record's …

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Grey Gull records 23:52

2M ago23:52

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The band names on the labels are meaningless; the records were also used to cover groups including the so-called Grey Gull house band. They introduced a new method of selling phonograph records...one which would much later become standard practice in the record industry. Grey Gull would place display racks offering their latest product in newsstand…

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Comedy in his DNA

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Sam Dyer talks about doing science stand-up comedy about DNA sequencing at the Adelaide Fringe Festival Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying MerchandiseBy Ian Woolf

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Handspinning singles and cotton on a spinning wheel 37:32

2M ago37:32

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All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. Handspinning talk galore in this episode I show you the finished singles yarn that I was working on last week and start a new cotton spinning project on my spinning wheel. I also have videos from inside the mill as I work on the Romney wool, alpaca, and…

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You Got The Touch! You Got the Power | Click Vortex: Fake and Fictional Bands 1:18:54

2M ago1:18:54

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Sam and Jason contend with audio demons and fictional bands. Thrill as they look at Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert's satirical 1970 romp Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Dirk Diggler's stunning tunes from Boogie Nights, 2001's hard rock daydream Rock Star, 2000's record store comedy High Fidelity, Hanna-Barbera and Syd & Marty Croft's late '60s children…

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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Again

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From 2022: Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? The Liberal-National Party want you to think so. News of a vaccine for hair loss, and a reminder from the original Moon landing. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise…

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Handspinning for sock yarn, skirting a Shetland fleece and a new knitting cast on 43:46

2M ago43:46

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All about hand spinning yarn, knitting, owning a wool mill, farm life and everything in between. This episode has loads of handspinning tips as I work on two different spinning projects and explain my thought process behind making my spinning wheel adjustments and playing with yarn color samples. I also talk a bit about handspinning sock yarn and s…

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We Review: Liam Gallagher & John Squire, Faye Webster, The Bevis Frond & Drop Spindle 1:05:30

2M ago1:05:30

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This week Graham Reid, Veronica Belle, Jeff Neems and Marty Duda review these four new releases: Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Liam Gallagher, John Squire Faye Webster - Underdressed At The Symphony The Bevis Frond - Focus On Nature Drop Spindle - BabyBy Marty Duda

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Nirvana's “Sliver” b/w “Dive” | The Spindle 31:08

2M ago31:08

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Marc and John are Nirvana agnostics—neither big fans nor big detractors of the Seattle trio. But they do really like the 1990 single "Sliver" b/w "Dive", so on this episode they delve into what makes both songs really good—and what it was like at that weird moment when Nirvana was getting bigger but hadn't yet gotten massively, world-wide huge. Tun…

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Brain spindle dating tips

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From 2009: What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries; 'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains; And Patrick Rubie reveals bacterial artists that draw our attention in the latest science news Presented by Ian Woolf Co-produced by Patri…

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