Best James Vale Podcasts (2025)

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Andrea Gevurtz Arai ed., "Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia" (Rutgers UP, 2025) 1:22:45

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An exciting collection of stories of change that most people don’t usually hear from the bottom up, from the grassroots, about what’s happening in East Asia. Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia (Rutgers UP, 2025) brings together an exciting cross-regional interdisciplinary group of scholars, schol…

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Nicholas L. Caverly, "Demolishing Detroit: How Structural Racism Endures" (Stanford UP, 2025) 49:56

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In this episode, Nick Caverly talks about his new book, Demolishing Detroit: How Structural Racism Endures (Stanford UP, 2025). For decades, Detroit residents, politicians, planners, and advocacy organizations have campaigned for the elimination of empty buildings from city neighborhoods. Leveling these structures, many argue, is essential to makin…

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Suvi Rautio, "The Invention of Tradition in China: Story of a Village and a Nation Remade" (Springer Nature, 2024) 1:18:40

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Today, anthropologist Professor Anru Lee is joining NBN as a guest host to interview me, Suvi Rautio, on my new book, The Invention of Tradition in China: Story of a Village and a Nation Remade published by Palgrave in 2024. In China, heritage projects are sprouting across the countryside carrying the promise of Xi Jinping’s “Chinese dream” as a ca…

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Scrooge or Salvation? 🎄 Can the Hatters SAVE CHRISTMAS vs Wycombe & Leyton Orient 42:44

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The Town round off 2025 with back-to-back home matches against Wycombe Wanderers on Boxing Day and Leyton Orient on the following Monday. With little time between the two games, Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to look ahead to both matches with more of an emphasis on the Wycombe game in light of the fact Leyton Orient were o…

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Karma F. Frierson, "Local Color: Reckoning with Blackness in the Port City of Veracruz" (U California Press, 2025) 49:56

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The Caribbean port city of Veracruz is many things. It is where the Spanish first settled and last left the colony that would go on to become Mexico. It is a destination boasting the “happiest Carnival in the world,” nightly live music, and public dancing. It is also where Blackness is an integral and celebrated part of local culture and history, b…

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Reading 3 Luton 2: We threw it away — and WHAT REALLY HAPPENED in the away end 1:10:55

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The Town contributed to their own downfall in a 3-2 loss to Reading at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Thursday night. Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to look back on a night which carried a lot of the same of what we have seen over the past two years. The lads go through the Town players shooting themselves in the foot be…

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Episode #160: My Late Father's Correspondence Pt. 2 1:07:57

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Content Warnings ⁠My Late Father's Correspondence⁠ explores bittersweet family drama. Content includes grief, patriarchy, illness, colonialism, war and death. Show Notes This week, Fiona is playing '⁠⁠My Late Father's Correspondence⁠⁠': an epistolary roleplaying game of bittersweet family drama by Hayley Gordon and published by ⁠Storybrewers Rolepl…

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Leila Hudson, "Lines of Flight, Assemblages of Home: Syrian Women Displaced" (Syracuse UP, 2025) 52:13

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While humanitarian organizations and media outlets often reduce Syrian refugees to statistics or brief anecdotes, the real story of displacement unfolds in the intimate spaces of family life. Through the interwoven narratives of five middle-aged sisters from Damascus, Lines of Flight, Assemblages of Home reveals how Syrian women navigate war, exile…

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Sharon Sliwinski, "An Alphabet for Dreamers: How to See the World with Eyes Closed" (MIT Press, 2025) 29:35

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Borrowing from the traditional alphabet book genre for children, An Alphabet for Dreamers: How to See the World with Eyes Closed (MIT Press, 2025) by Dr. Sharon Sliwinski provides adult readers with a new grammar for dreams, or what neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro calls “oracles of the night.” In this book, Dr. Sliwinski restores dreaming to its pro…

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Is it time to try NORDÅS... for the CHAOS? 🔥 Reading v Luton preview 50:12

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It is a Thursday night assignment for the Town this week when they make the trip to Berkshire to take on Reading at the Select Car Leasing Stadium in front of the TV cameras. Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe and Town fan and local author Tom Caldon to look ahead to an important game for Jack Wilshere’s men. The boys have a br…

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Luis Felipe Murillo, "Common Circuits: Hacking Alternative Technological Futures" (Stanford UP, 2025) 41:20

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A digital world in relentless movement—from artificial intelligence to ubiquitous computing—has been captured and reinvented as a monoculture by Silicon Valley "big tech" and venture capital firms. Yet very little is discussed in the public sphere about existing alternatives. Based on long-term field research across San Francisco, Tokyo, and Shenzh…

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Adventurer Stories with Adrian Hayes - Nightline 2013 33:32

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In this episode, I sit down with world‑renowned explorer Adrian Hayes to dig into what truly drives him as an adventurer and how those same forces show up in everyday life. Recorded in 2013, our conversation goes beyond expeditions and records to uncover the mindset, lessons, and hard‑won wisdom Adrian brings back from the extremes of the planet.If…

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Megan Tobias Neely, "Hedged Out: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street" (U California Press, 2022) 1:01:57

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In Hedged Out: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street (U California Press, 2022) Megan Tobias Neely, a former hedge fund worker takes an ethnographic approach to hedge funds. Manager? A greedy fraudster, a visionary entrepreneur, a wolf of Wall Street? She gives readers an insider perspective on the phenomenon. Facing an unpredictable and risky s…

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Yasmin Cho, "Politics of Tranquility: The Material and Mundane Lives of Buddhist Nuns in Post-Mao Tibet" (Cornell UP, 2025) 53:29

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Politics of Tranquility: The Material and Mundane Lives of Buddhist Nuns in Post-Mao Tibet (Cornell University Press, 2025) concerns the Tibetan Buddhist revival in China, illustrating the lives of Tibetan Buddhist nuns and exploring the political effects that arise from their nonpolitical daily engagements in the remote, mega-sized Tibetan Buddhis…

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NOT GOOD ENOUGH against ROCK BOTTOM boys 😡 | Luton 2 Port Vale 2 reaction 1:08:00

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It was another disappointing afternoon for the Town when they were held to a 2-2 draw by rock bottom Port Vale on Saturday. Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe and Luton fan and local author Tom Caldon to reflect on another frustrating day at the office for the Hatters. The boys go through where things went wrong and what was mo…

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Jerry Moore, "Cat Tales: A History" (Thames & Hudson, 2025) 38:22

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For as long as cats have coexisted with humans, they have been feared, revered and respected. They appear as dynamic hunters in Palaeolithic carvings and cave paintings; were venerated as gods in ancient Egypt; and still have the power to fascinate and frighten us, as the popularity of Joe Exotic, the self-styled Tiger King, shows. How did we go fr…

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Must-win time: Will the Hatters SHOW UP or SLIP UP again? | Luton v Port Vale preview 38:21

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The Hatters host rock bottom Port Vale at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon in a must-win match for Jack Wilshere’s men. Kev is joined as always by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to look ahead to the contest and they begin by discussing the importance of the game not just for three points but the bigger picture. The attention then turns…

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Another DOUR night… CAN IT BE FIXED? Leyton Orient 1 Luton 1 reaction 52:51

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Fans at Brisbane Road on Tuesday night endured a tough 90 minutes to watch as Luton Town were held to a 1-1 draw by Leyton Orient on a dour evening of football. Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to go through the bad and the truly very bad of the evening with few positives for the lads to get stuck into. They pull no punches o…

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James Sears, "Queering Rehoboth Beach: Beyond the Boardwalk" (Temple UP, 2024) 56:04

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“Create A More Positive Rehoboth” was a decades-long goal for progress and inclusiveness in a charming beach town in southern Delaware. Rehoboth, which was established in the 19th century as a Methodist Church meeting camp, has, over time, become a thriving mecca for the LGBTQ+ community. In Queering Rehoboth Beach: Beyond the Boardwalk (Temple UP,…

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“Rurality 2.0”: How City Migrants are Reshaping Norway’s Rural Regions with Tom Bratrud 1:11:07

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In today’s episode, we talk to Tom Bratrud about his ongoing, long-term work with city-dwellers who migrate to rural parts of Norway. This research forms the basis of Tom’s forthcoming book project, which has the working title Rurality 2.0: Redefining Urban-Rural Divides in the Mountains of Norway. Tom Bratrud is Associate Professor in Social Anthr…

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Trophy highs, FA Cup heartbreak… now Leyton Orient awaits! 🚨 BIG CALLS FOR JACK WILSHERE? 1:30:24

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The Town made progress in one competition but paid the penalty in another in a rollercoaster week of cup action for the Hatters. Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to look at the good and the bad of the cup ties as well as preview the upcoming return to league action at Leyton Orient. The boys pick out the highlights of the cup…

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Episode #159: My Late Father's Correspondence Pt. 1 1:09:44

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Content Warnings My Late Father's Correspondence explores bittersweet family drama. Content includes grief, patriarchy, illness, colonialism, war and death. Show Notes This week, Fiona is playing '⁠My Late Father's Correspondence⁠': an epistolary roleplaying game of bittersweet family drama by Hayley Gordon and published by Storybrewers Roleplaying…

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Shilla Lee , "Crafting Rural Japan: Traditional Potters and Rural Creativity in Regional Revitalization" (Routledge, 2024) 1:04:36

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Centering collaborations and frictions around a Japanese town’s pottery industry, Crafting Rural Japan: Traditional Potters and Rural Creativity in Regional Revitalization (Routledge, 2024)n discusses the place of creative village policy in the revitalization of rural Japan, highlighting how rural Japan is moving from a state of regional extinction…

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Anna Zhelnina, "Private Life, Public Action: How Housing Politics Mobilized Citizens in Moscow" (Temple UP, 2025) 52:01

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Renovation, an urban renewal plan in Moscow that was announced in the spring of 2017, proposed to demolish thousands of socialist-era apartment buildings. In a country where it is rare under an authoritarian government, residents supported or opposed the redevelopment by mobilizing and organizing into local alliances. They were often shocked by the…

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Are the Hatters A GIANT TO BE SLAIN in the FA Cup? Fleetwood v Luton preview 48:31

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It is a break from league action for the Town on Saturday as the Hatters embark on a long trip to Highbury Stadium to take on League Two side Fleetwood Town in the FA Cup second round. Kev is joined again by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe and The Class lead singer Callum Lee to look ahead to the cup tie. The boys briefly touch on the Town’s…

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Thursday Dec 4th 2025 playlist New 43:08

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Send us a text THUR DEC 4 2025 if this is your first time listing to my podcast. Please Give us a good Review if you like what you hear . I am so excited for 2026 because new interviews and we will be posting more on Patreon very soon to grow our community . Evan Bieber Marker Kids King of the Sky Adam Clack Mary Jennings your way Again Grace pleas…

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Anna Shadrina, "The Babushka Phenomenon: Older Women and the Political Sociology of Ageing in Russia" (UCL Press, 2025) 44:50

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The Babushka Phenomenon: Older Women and the Political Sociology of Ageing in Russia (UCL Press, 2025) by Dr. Anna Shadrina examines the social production of ageing in post-Soviet Russia, highlighting the role of grandmothers as primary caregivers due to men’s traditional estrangement from family life. This expectation places grandmothers, or babus…

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Jason Vale the Juice Master a podcast 46:51

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This is a Nightline Replay on The JamesCasts.For 12 years I was the host of Nightline on DubaiEye 103.8FM and has incredible conversations. I am sharing some of my favourites here.In this March 2012 show, yes it is a while back but as relevant today as it was then, I had a chance to catch up with Jason Vale the Juice Master.Jason is a lifestyle ent…

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Theresa Delgadillo, "Geographies of Relation: Diasporas and Borderlands in the Americas" (U Michigan Press, 2024) 55:52

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Geographies of Relation: Diasporas and Borderlands in the Americas (U Michigan Press, 2024) offers a new lens for examining diaspora and borderlands texts and performances that considers the inseparability of race, ethnicity, and gender in imagining and enacting social change. Theresa Delgadillo crosses interdisciplinary and canonical borders to in…

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Is a River Alive?: A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane 34:00

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Hailed in the New York Times as "a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler," Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? (W.W. Norton, 2025) is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that river…

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Frustration… or REAL PROGRESS? And the Kodua Question... | Luton 1 Bolton 1 reaction 1:22:20

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The Town finished a busy bounce back week with a frustrating at times but encouraging 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers at Kenilworth Road on Saturday afternoon. Kev is joined as ever by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe and Callum Lee, the lead singer of Luton band The Class join the boys to look back on an entertaining 90 minutes of football. T…

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SUNDAY NOV 30th 2025 " NEW PLAYLIST" 35:17

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Send us a text Nate Chung project wilderness Final single Daniel Owen Growing up - Now and Than Adam clack king of the sky - single Dave Tanner Be together Gypsy & me Cast your stones Hollow-sage & the 3 mile islanders phone line Oh Starling : NOEL The Snow Globes All the lights Mary Jennings little Drummer boy Support the show (C) By DJ Daniel Owe…

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Paulette F. C. Steeves, "The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere" (U Nebraska Press, 2021) 40:01

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The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere (U Nebraska Press, 2021) is a reclaimed history of the deep past of Indigenous people in North and South America during the Paleolithic. Paulette F. C. Steeves mines evidence from archaeology sites and Paleolithic environments, landscapes, and mammalian and human migrations to make the case that …

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Marc Sommers, "We the Young Fighters: Pop Culture, Terror, and War in Sierra Leone" (U Georgia Press, 2023) 1:18:50

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We the Young Fighters: Pop Culture, Terror, and War in Sierra Leone (U Georgia Press, 2023) by Dr. Marc Sommers is at once a history of a nation, the story of a war, and the saga of downtrodden young people and three pop culture superstars. Reggae idol Bob Marley, rap legend Tupac Shakur, and the John Rambo movie character all portrayed an upside-d…

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Will Trotters test be LOVELY JUBBLY or turn Town into PLONKERS?! Luton v Bolton preview 35:22

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The Hatters host fellow promotion chasers Bolton Wanderers at Kenilworth Road in a huge League One clash on Saturday afternoon. Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to look ahead to a match which offers the home side another chance to lay a real marker down. The boys pick out a couple of familiar threats within the Bolton side an…

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Allison Christine Meier, "Grave" (Bloomsbury, 2023) 50:17

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Grave (Bloomsbury, 2023) by Allison C. Meier takes a ground-level view of how burial sites have transformed over time and how they continue to change. As a cemetery tour guide, Meier has spent more time walking among tombstones than most. Even for her, the grave has largely been invisible, an out of the way and unobtrusive marker of death. However,…

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Is Lamine Fanne the REAL DEAL? Luton 2 Huddersfield 1 reaction – Barnsley blues BANISHED? 1:01:50

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The Town humbled Huddersfield under the Kenilworth Road floodlights on Tuesday night when they came away with a 2-1 win to put the bashing at Barnsley behind them. Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to reflect on a positive night for the Hatters, one which offered up plenty of good feelings. The chaps dissect the key moments fr…

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Elizabeth Anne Davis, "The Time of the Cannibals: On Conspiracy Theory and Context" (Fordham UP, 2024) 1:30:48

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In 2009, the body of a former president of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, was stolen from his grave. The Time of the Cannibals reconsiders this history and the public discourse on it to reconsider how we think about conspiracy theory, and specifically, what it means to understand conspiracy theories “in context.” The months after Papa…

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CRISIS or COMEBACK? Luton v Huddersfield – Wilshere’s Hatters NEED A RESPONSE 43:33

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The Town return to the pitch looking to right the wrongs of Saturday with Huddersfield Town the visitors to Kenilworth Road. Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to look ahead of the showdown of the pre-season title favourites under the floodlights. The fellas briefly look to Huddersfield but the majority of this podcast is about…

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PATHETIC!!! Is Wilshere's honeymoon OVER? 😡 Barnsley 5 Luton 0 reaction 42:49

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Luton were absolutely hammered at Oakwell as Barnsley smashed five past a side that looked miles off it from the first whistle. Pathetic, outrageous, embarrassing… take your pick. It was one of those days where nothing worked and everything fell apart. A still-fuming Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to break down a horror sho…

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Episode #158: Alone Against The Static (Call of Cthulhu) 2:43:56

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Content Warnings Alone Against The Static explores themes of grief, isolation, relationships, and heartbreak. It is recommended for mature players and listeners. Show Notes This week, Fiona is playing 'Alone Against The Static': A Call of Cthulhu modern-era scenario beyond signal range, written by B.W. Holland and published by Chaosium! Alex and Ch…

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Sarah Hoiland, "Righteous Sisterhood: The Politics and Power of an All-Women's Motorcycle Club" (Temple UP, 2025) 44:53

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A righteous sister identifies herself as a biker. She might wrench, or maintain, her own bike, and she prefers to ride with other righteous sisters. Righteous Sisterhood: The Politics and Power of an All-Women's Motorcycle Club (Temple UP, 2025) is Dr. Sarah Hoiland’s insightful ethnography about an all-women motorcycle club (MC). She recounts stor…

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Will some FOOTBALL break out this time? | Barnsley v Luton preview 41:17

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The Town head to Oakwell on Saturday looking for a fourth straight win in Barnsley, and Kev is joined by The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe to preview a match we sincerely hope will involve actual football after the Rotherham non-event. The boys start by breaking down Barnsley’s biggest threats and why this isn’t the assignment some Luton fans …

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Christina Jerne, "Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism" (U Minnesota Press, 2025) 56:40

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For more than 150 years, Italy has been home to a resilient and evolving resistance against the pervasive influence of mafias. While these criminal organizations are renowned for their vast international business enterprises, the collective actions taken to oppose them are less known. In Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia …

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interview with ben potter 43:30

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Send us a text Hes a musican from Australia Support the show (C) By DJ Daniel Owen | 2025By with DJ DAN

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The Zayed University Middle East Film Festival - a 2015 Conversation 27:50

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In 2015 I had an opportunity to speak to 2 of the student organisers of the then 3rd annual ZUMEFF.What a conversation about ZUMEFF and why it mattered then and today.This conversation is as relevant today as it was in 2015.Here is the 2025 ZUMEFF link.https://zumeff2020.com/

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Heath Pearson, "Life Beside Bars: Confinement and Capital in an American Prison Town" (Duke UP, 2024) 1:05:01

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In Life Beside Bars: Confinement and Capital in an American Prison Town (Duke UP, 2024), Heath Pearson showcases dynamic, interdependent community as the best hope for undoing the systems of confinement that reproduce capital in Cumberland County, New Jersey—a place that is home to three state prisons, one federal prison, and the regional jail. Pea…

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Did Luton 0 Rotherham 0 actually TELL US MORE THAN WE THINK? 55:08

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Luton were held to a 0–0 draw by Rotherham United at Kenilworth Road in one of the strangest matches of the season. Almost nothing happened, but sometimes that tells you more than a wild end-to-end game. Kev and The Lutonian journalist James Cunliffe break down a match that gave us very little to analyse on the pitch, so the focus turns to what thi…

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Saturday November 15 2025 - playlist - New 1:09:41

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Send us a text SAT NOV 15th 2025 Playlist Mary Jennings down in the desert Brett newski what are you smoking ? Fame and fiction not the one for you Amble Haunt petty ways Alica solo Lucky Brent Heuser Addicted 2 Ur Good Times Evan Bieber Market kids AND AD ONEGUYSOUNDSYSTIME Dum blonde tender green life This wild life History Don’t Believe in Ghost…

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Nayma Qayum, "Village Ties: Women, NGOs, and Informal Institutions in Rural Bangladesh" (Rutgers UP, 2021) 1:02:46

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Across the global South, poor women’s lives are embedded in their social relationships and governed not just by formal institutions – rules that exist on paper – but by informal norms and practices. Village Ties: Women, NGOs, and Informal Institutions in Rural Bangladesh (Rutgers UP, 2021) takes the reader to Bangladesh, a country that has risen fr…