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The Penguin Podcast is back with a brand new series called Ask Penguin. In each episode, we will take you inside Penguin Books to meet some of the incredible authors we publish as well as the people who work here, to get answers to all of your book-related questions. Do you need to find your next page-turning read? Are you curious to find out what a day in the life of an editor is like, or simply why a small, aquatic, flightless bird became the iconic emblem that adorns Penguin books worldwi ...
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A comedy podcast that helps answer the question “what is this play about?” … Plays are meant to be seen not read, but before an audience sees a production all the artists involved need to read the text and come to a unified interpretation of it. This show examines that process – we will read plays and look at them through the lens of different text analysis techniques, talk about the potential stories that could be told using that play, and go behind the scenes of the artistic process. This ...
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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at [email protected].
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Overdue is a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. Join Andrew and Craig each week as they tackle a new title from their backlog. Classic literature, obscure plays, goofy childen’s books: they'll read it all, one overdue book at a time.
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The Adventurous Author | How to Write a Book, Character Development, Write with Consistency, Creative Writing,Story Structure
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Hey, Time-Strapped Author! Wanna write great fiction? BUT writing is hard because you… - Have NO TIME because you work a full-time job or go to school full-time - Doubt your writing ability - Are unsure how to write the kind of captivating stories you love to read. Then welcome to The Adventurous Author, the podcast for underdog authors on a mission to achieve legendary feats in the publishing world but have to overcome impossible obstacles, limited time, and paralyzing inner skepticism alon ...
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The podcast that shares stories — original works, personal tales, favorites from TV shows, books, movies and more.
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Learn From IELTS Tutors & Examiners Who Are Masters Of IELTS Preparation, Listen To Me Pick Their Brains For Secret Strategies And Tips...For FREE.
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The Play's the Thing is the ultimate podcast resource for lovers of Shakespeare. Dedicating six episodes to each play (one per act, plus a Q&A episode), this podcast explores the themes, scenes, characters, and lines that make Shakespeare so memorable. In the end, we will cover every play The Bard wrote, thus permitting an ongoing contemplation and celebration of the most important writer of all time. Join us. The Play’s the Thing is presented by The CiRCE Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. S ...
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The Library Pros - A Librarian and a Library Information Technologist discussing libraries, technology and anything else that makes us smile!
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Join Chris & Paris every other Tuesday to discover if you really can judge a book by its hideous cover, bad title, or weird synopsis. Support TBC on Patreon
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SLAyyy: Second Language Acquisition for Everyone
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Join Ben (he/him), and Bill (he/him) as they Gaslight (reflect), Gatekeep (read research), and Girlboss (share successes) language teaching!
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The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about television, digital, audio/radio, print, and other forms of media. You can read Richard’s work at The Athletic.
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Oh No! Lit Class is a semi-educational comedy literature podcast hosted by Megan and RJ, two bitter English grads who are here to tell you all the weird and sexy things you never knew about the books you had to read in school. Let's ruin some literary classics together. New episodes released every other Thursday.
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CraftLit is—Annotated Audiobooks for Busy People Love the classics (or wish you did) *** No time to pick up a book? Not any more! *** This weekly annotated audiobook podcast presents curated classic literature in a serialized format. The host—Heather Ordover—"teaches to the joke" by filling in any relevant tidbits before listening to the next chapter of the book. *** Callers regularly send in voicemail comments for play on the air to keep the "book club" vibe going. *** The podcast has been ...
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The book club podcast where Dave Warneke has read the book so you don't have to. Each episode Dave tells two special guests all about a classic novel or play, and by the end of the show, both you and they can pretend you've read it. From Austen to Tolstoy, Shakespeare to Hemingway... Devour a classic in a single sitting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, these grammar, punctuation, style, and business tips will make you a better and more successful writer. Grammar Girl is a Quick and Dirty Tips podcast.
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Join Mrs. Udderbutter and her furry friends in a weekly family podcast of original stories, songs and skits with the goal of getting kids to read and write more! Is your 5-8 year-old's screen time dictating how they think and play? Is their attention span shrinking? Let's slow things down. Let's go back to kids using their imagination to create. To play. An ode to Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow, I created Bookish Bovine in response to the alarmingly low numbers of 3rd grade literacy in Fo ...
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A family podcast about classic children’s books and the impact they have on us long into adulthood. In each episode, we talk about one popular children's book from the past, uncovering the unique story behind the story. While sitting down with famous, award-winning authors, we investigate the timeless themes in kids’ books.
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Still waiting for inspiration? Maybe it’s time you actually started writing— powerfully, productively and with plenty of punch. Here's a 10-minute jab at writing as a craft that calls for tenacity, consistency and the courage to face an empty page. Mark Bellusci and Dan Chichester are pros at bare-knuckle writing for stage, film, editorial, marketing and comics. They share hard-earned tricks to help you roll up your sleeves, beat down the demons, and move that project forward — be it a novel ...
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Piano Finally is a podcast by an old bloke who is learning the piano, finally. I cover the process of learning the piano and music theory as an adult learner. I also review piano books, hardware and other materials from an adult learner's perspective.
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A games and literature podcast all about stories, from London-based indie developers Weather Factory. Forgotten myths, fantastic sources, gothic tropes and ghoulish tales. All with a list of the games / texts we talk about at the bottom of the episode summary, so you can go away and play/read to your black heart's content.
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Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages. Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk." In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
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Do you ever wonder about the lives of the authors you love?Well author Conor Bredin does! Join Conor as he interviews the amazing and fascinating lives of other authors every Monday. By listening to Story of a Storyteller, you'll get great insight into the lives of authors, what it takes to be an author, get great book reccomendations and find out what to read next!
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Sit back and enjoy a multitude of short stories across all genres, read by their authors! Each episode we talk with the writers, listen to their short stories, and designate the theme and element for our next guest. So click play and let us take you to a hundred different worlds in "I Wrote You a Story"!
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Have an online business as a course creator, coach or service provider? Whether you’re brand new, already thriving, or somewhere in between — it can be hard deciphering whether “so and so’s” business advice is legit or a hackneyed regurgitation of what THEIR business coach taught them. Does it work? Is it legal? ‘On Your Terms®’ podcast is half “how not to break the online biz laws your well-meaning mentor forgot to say existed.” Half “marketing that doesn’t require you taking on Instagram l ...
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Book Imprint is a podcast about the books that change our lives, and how they do it. Host Rebecca Thandi Norman, also the host of Tea & Murder: An Agatha Christie Podcast, interviews guests about one book that imprinted on them before the age of 25. At Book Imprint, we know that everyone has a story and most people have a book that helped write it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Allah tala has given the Injeel Sharif as a light and guidance for all peoples, including the Muslim community. Come and learn about the Word of God in the Injeel Sharif with Dr. Dawood! Inshallah, one or two episodes will be released per week. To download an app with the Injeel Sharif, use this link for the Google play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.biblica.urdu Or use this link for Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/urdu-bible/id6443560897 This app has translati ...
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Kwik Brain is a fun, fast-paced show designed to help busy people learn and achieve anything in a fraction of the time! Your coach, Jim Kwik (his real name), is the brain & memory trainer to elite mental performers, including many of the world’s leading CEO’s and celebrities. In this easy to digest bite-sized podcast, you will discover Kwik’s favorite shortcuts to read faster, remember more, and ‘supercharge’ your greatest wealth-building asset: your brain. Whether you’re a student, senior, ...
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Join us as the hosts, Emily and Ashley, try things for the first time and talk about it. Our first times range from activities like mundane ADLs (ie: trying trendy health drinks) to engaging in the battlefields of love, life, and trying our hand at being "adventurous".
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Every book has two stories: the one it tells, and the one it hides. The Secret Life of Books is a fascinating, addictive, often shocking, occasionally hilarious weekly podcast starring Sophie Gee, an English professor at Princeton University, and Jonty Claypole, formerly director of arts at the BBC. Every week these virtuoso critics and close friends take an iconic book and reveal the hidden story behind the story: who made it, their clandestine motives, the undeclared stakes, the scandalous ...
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Faith Forward joins forward-thinking practitioners, theologians, and activists to network, resource, and inspire one another toward innovative theology and practice.
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Roger Dooley is the author of Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing, and has been studying the effects of psychology, behavior research, and neuroscience on persuasion and marketing in business, leadership and everyday life. In every episode, Roger shares brain-oriented tactics, along with the expertise of his guests, to increase persuasion with concrete, research-based neuromarketing advice. Guests include best-selling authors and thought leaders like ...
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The TGPC highlights all aspects and different styles of teacher-gamers and games in education. Kids need more playful learning wherever they are getting learning: homeschools, in the classroom, school and community. And hopefully on fewer screens and on more tabletops. Although role-playing games (RPGs) are a primary focus, Teacher-Gamers can be anyone bringing a playful edge to any domain of teaching and learning. In season one we talk to Jesse Driver, Maryanne Cullinan, Aaron Vanek, Mark H ...
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Sherlock Holmes fans who haven't yet read A Study in Scarlet would be delighted to discover this book in which the iconic detective makes his grand entrance into the world! From hence on, the deer stalker hat, his Stradivarius violin, the occasional descent into cocaine induced hell, the Persian slipper in which he stores his tobacco and of course, his meeting with the eternally loyal Dr. Watson and so many other details become common for generations of enthralled devotees. Strangely enough, ...
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The legend of Don Juan is one that's been told and retold over the centuries by poets and novelists. His life has been the subject of operas, musicals and film. The earliest reference was in a fourteenth century Spanish play and compiled in book form in the seventeenth century. His life continued to fascinate writers like Moliere, Byron, Bernard Shaw, Pushkin, Shakespeare, Jose Saramago and musicians like Mozart, whose Don Giovanni is a brilliant work that still charms audiences and music lo ...
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Sit Me Baby One More Time Ep 02 - Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (The Baby-Sitters Club #2)
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The Club has been humming along for two months until a spat of terrifying phone-based burglaries have our sitters sittin' scared! Also, it's Claudia time! Between gigs, she must repair her relationship with her sister and figure out how to catch the eye of the dreamiest poet around: Trevor Sandbourne. These episodes posted first for our Patreon sup…
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The newest sports media reporter on the beat — and life as a Sports Illustrated writer in the 1980s
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Episode 540 of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal who recently became the lead media reporter for SBJ. Karp joined SBJ in 2006 and has held a number of positions at the publication. He is followed by Larry Keith, the author of a new autobiography, "Touch 'Em All: My Life And Career At $ports Illustrated." In th…
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#824: Dr. Kevin Tracey — Stimulating The Vagus Nerve to Tame Inflammation, Alleviate Depression, Treat Autoimmune Disorders (e.g., Rheumatoid Arthritis), and Much More
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Kevin J. Tracey, MD is president and CEO of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research at Northwell Health, a pioneer of vagus nerve research and author of the recent book, The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes. This episode is brought to you by: Eight Sleep Pod Cover 5 sleeping solution for …
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Gaslight New Technology! Goals? Overreliance Aligning Classroom with Values Gatekeep - Ivenz, P., & Polakova, P. (2024). Gen Z students and their perceptions of technology in the process of second language acquisition based on the language proficiency level. Arab World English Journal, 15(3), 3-17. Girlboss Nuanced Discussion with Students Referenc…
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Why we say 'near miss.' How dogs got their names. Stupid dog Jackie.
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1111. This week, we look at the phrase "near miss" and why this seemingly illogical term actually makes sense. Then, in honor of National Dog Day, we look at how 16 different dog breeds got their names, including why a dachshund is a "badger dog," a poodle is a "puddle dog," and a mastiff is a "tame dog." The "near miss" segment was by Natalie Schi…
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The state of the sports business with Robert Fishman and Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson
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Episode 539 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Michael Nathanson, a Founding Partner & Senior Research Analyst at MoffetNathanson and Robert Fishman, a senior research analyst at Michael Nathanson. Their firm is a leading independent equity research publisher focusing on the most important companies across the Technology, Med…
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Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives by Gretchen Rubin - Episode 225
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We haven’t done any self-help lately, so Paris braved Oprah's Book Club list to pull the recently published Secrets of Adulthood straight from its maw. Though it attempted to take her, she fought her way out to bring you this episode about the science of happiness and the pop cultural grift which swirls around it. References & Resources: Dr. Robert…
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5 Types of Wealth: Are You Playing the Wrong Status Games? with Sahil Bloom
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What if everything you’ve been taught about wealth is wrong? Maybe you’ve been chasing the numbers in your bank account, ticking off milestones, and still feeling like something’s missing. Sahil Bloom knows that feeling—he was “winning the game” on paper, but losing in the places that mattered most. In this episode, we uncover the 5 real types of w…
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First Look: How big an NFL player will YouTube be by the end of the decade?
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Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with Michael Nathanson and Robert Fishman of MoffettNathanson, one of the leading independent equity research publishers focusing on the most important companies across the Technology, Media and Telecom landscape. In this clip, Fishman and Nathanson address how pro leagues should think about business …
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Ep 717 - Bad Summer People, by Emma Rosenblum
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As a reader, you cannot get upset if you read a book called "Bad Summer People" and it's filled with terrible people and all the stuff that they do to each other over the course of One Fateful Summer. You are allowed, of course, to get upset if you summered in the same place as the author and you recognize the town and all the people in it and also…
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728 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (#20 GBOAT) | Lorraine Hansberry - RECLAIMED
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As part of the "25 for '25" series, Jacke starts the episode with a look at #20 on the list of Greatest Books of All Time, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. Then he reclaims a previous episode devoted to Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun, a brilliant playwright who died at the tragically young age of 34. (The Hansbe…
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Episode 538 of the Sports Media Podcast features renowned ESPN soccer commentator Ian Darke, who is the lead broadcaster for ESPN's coverage of the 2025-26 LaLiga season. In this podcast, Darke discusses his current U.S. broadcast schedule; calling LaLiga games; what he can do freelance-wise in the UK; why Barcelona's Lamine Yamal is currently the …
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BONUS: Reading Mrs Dalloway (with Alexandra Schwartz)
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"Throw that party. Go for it. It's worth it." In today’s Mrs. Dalloway special episode, Sophie talks to Alex Schwartz, writer, critic and co-host of the New Yorker Magazine’s Critics at Large pod. On “Critics at Large’ she discusses the most urgent cultural matters, ranging from Sesame Street to the Pope to Meaghan and Harry to Ancient Rome. Which …
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How to build a successful writers’ newsletter, with Jane Friedman
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1110. This week, we talk with Jane Friedman, an expert on the business of being a writer. We look at how to build a strong email newsletter and why it's a critical tool for authors in today's publishing world. Jane shares her best tips for getting started, what to write about, and how to get new subscribers — offering advice that can help any write…
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First Look: ESPN soccer announcer Ian Darke on why Barcelona teenage phenom Lamine Yamal is now the face of global soccer
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Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with play by play voice Ian Darke. The full interview will be available on Friday. In this clip, Darke discusses the emerging greatness of Barcelona teenage star Lamine Yamal and what it is like calling his games in person. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To lea…
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727 Earthly Paradise in Old French Verse (with Jacob Abell) | My Last Book with Victorian Literature Expert Allen MacDuffie | A Dueling Neapolitan Passionate for Poetry
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What happened to Eden? While today we might view the story of Adam and Eve as metaphorical, for many generations of Christians, the Earthly Paradise was a vibrant symbol at the heart of the cosmos. In this episode, Jacke talks to Jacob Abell about his book Spiritual and Material Boundaries in Old French Verse: Contemplating the Walls of the Earthly…
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#823: Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg — Creating Supranormal Vision, Cutting-Edge Science for Eye Health, Supplements, Red Light Therapy, and The Future of Eyesight Restoration
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Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg is Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology and Director of the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, a leading scientist in the development and degeneration of the visual system from eye to brain, and a practicing ophthalmologist and surgeon. This episode is brought to you by: Gamma AI design partner for effortless presentat…
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How to Build a Writing System When Your Life is a Jigsaw Puzzle | 211
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Your life isn’t a blank slate. It’s a thousand-piece puzzle. Between kids, work, health, faith, and relationships, “just write at 5am every day” doesn’t fit for everyone. That’s why professional authors build flexible frameworks that adapt to real life instead of forcing routines that break under chaos. In this episode, I’ll show you how to use the…
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What is 'versing'? ‘Whatchamacallit' and other placeholder words. Chicken.
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1109. This week, we look at why kids and video gamers talk about "versing" someone. Then, we look at the linguistics of placeholder words like "whatchamacallit" and "thingamajig," including some fun international examples and the now-obsolete word "whiblin." The "thingamajig" segment was by Ursula Kania, a Senior Lecturer in English Language and Li…
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David Law, Catherine Whitaker, and Matt Roberts — co-hosts of The Tennis Podcast
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Episode 537 of the Sports Media Podcast features David Law, Catherine Whitaker, and Matt Roberts, the co-hosts of the popular "The Tennis Podcast." The podcast was recently named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 best podcasts all time. In this podcast, we discuss the growth of The Tennis Podcast over the last five years; how influential the podca…
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Virginia Woolf 2: To The Lighthouse
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50 is the new 25! “To the Lighthouse” is Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece about summer holidays and the passage of time. It’s perhaps the greatest novel ever written about middle-age, published when Viriginia Woolf herself was middle aged, and recorded by Sophie and Jonty at the height of their middle aged powers. The novel was published in 1927, after…
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7 Screen Free Weeks to Improved Memory & Changed Brain with Carlos Whittaker
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What if you unplugged from every screen in your life for seven straight weeks? No phone. No TV. No laptop. Just silence, stillness, and the raw, unfiltered experience of being human. That’s exactly what Carlos Whittaker did—living with monks and Amish farmers to see what happens when you trade constant digital noise for presence, wonder and connect…
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The NEW Way to Structure Your Workday for Better Content
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Ever start your workday with the best intentions to finally record that video, write that email, or publish that podcast episode… only to look up at 3 p.m. and realize you’ve been buried in other people’s priorities all day? Yeah, me too. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on a simple (but mighty) shift I’ve made to my workday that’s hel…
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Ep 716 - An Extraordinary Union (Loyal League #1), by Alyssa Cole
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The secret Union organization Elle Burns spies for swears by the four Ls: Loyalty. Legacy. Life. Lincoln. But what about…Love? Enter Malcolm MacCall, a brash but lovable Scot posing as a Confederate soldier. And the rest, as they say, is historical fiction. Also it’s a pretty successful romance novel! Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. …
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726 England vs France - A Literary Battle Royale (with Mike Palindrome) - RECLAIMED
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“Our dear enemies,” a French writer once called the English. Englishman John Cleese called the French “our natural enemies” and joked “if we have to fight anyone, I say let’s fight the French.” With the exception of some (very important) twentieth-century alliances, the French and the English have been at each others’ throats for a thousand years. …
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🎙 Episode 62 – Why Are We Playing? G’day and welcome back to Piano, Finally. This week included two very different performances: Circa and the Art of the Fugue at City Recital Hall, and Radio Luxembourg at The Joan in Penrith. Both highlighted the power of live music, from Bach’s intricate counterpoint to the raw energy of 1960s rock and pop. 🎭 Per…
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Fox Sports and Chicago Bulls broadcaster Adam Amin
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Episode 536 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox Sports play by play announcer and Chicago Bulls broadcaster Adam Amin. In this podcast, Amin discussed attending the annual Fox NFL preseason seminar and what's it like interacting with all of Fox Sports' on-air talent; being assigned Cam Ward debut for Fox; his thoughts on Stacey Dales serving a…
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BONUS: Virginia Woolf, the not-so-Common Reader (with Alexandra Harris)
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‘Think of a book as a very dangerous and exciting game, which it takes two to play at.’ For Virginia Woolf, reading wasn’t a passive act. It requires guts and ingenuity. At times one is locked in combat with a book, at others one is the ‘accomplice’ of a writer, like an accomplice to crime, aiding an act of daring imagination. Few people read as cl…
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AI's impact on translators, untranslatable Dutch words, and more, with Heddwen Newton
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1108. This week, we talk to Heddwen Newton about some of the unique and untranslatable words she's discovered while translating. She shares her thoughts on why the translation profession is being hit hard by AI and the kind of work that is likely to be lost. We also hear her book recommendations, including a novel and a nonfiction book about the hi…
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First Look: Fox Sports play by play voice and Chicago Bulls broadcaster Adam Amin on what Fox's NFL summer seminars are like
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Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with play by play voice Adam Amin. The full interview will be available on Friday. In this clip, Amin discusses attending the annual Fox NFL preseason seminar and what it is like interacting with all of Fox Sports' on-air NFL talent. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and mo…
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725 The Trial by Franz Kafka (#21 GBOAT) | Edith Wharton and Patrick O'Brian (with Olivia Wolfgang-Smith) | An Uplifting Story
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Jacke starts the episode with an uplifting story, then submerges himself into chaos and absurdity for a look at The Trial by Franz Kafka, which lands at #21 on the list of Greatest Books of All Time. Then he welcomes novelist Olivia Wolfgang-Smith to the show for a discussion of her admiration for Edith Wharton, her passion for the works of Patrick…
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The escalating stalking problem in sports
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Episode 535 of the Sports Media Podcast features Carson Kessler, an investigative reporter for The Athletic and a former investigative fellow at the New York Times. In this podcast, Kessler discusses her reporting on the escalating stalking problem in sports and how it particularly has escalated for prominent female athletes; The Athletic identifyi…
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#822: The Random Show — Ketones for Cognition, Tim’s Best Lab Results in 10+ Years, How Kevin Hit 100 Days Sober, Home Defense, Vibe Coding Unleashed, and More
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Welcome to another wide-ranging "Random Show" episode that I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose (digg.com)! We cover Kevin's sobriety journey and marking 100 days without alcohol, my results with the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting, GLP-1 agonists, home security, the future of Venture Capital, AI, authenticating yourself online in a w…
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Why Your Non-Writing Habits Hold the Key to Writing Success | 210
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For decades, I wrote in bursts—finishing and publishing four novels over twenty years, but I never truly saw myself as a disciplined author. I thought about writing daily, but I wasn’t actually creating daily. That gap between declaration and demonstration was holding me back. In this episode, I reveal why aspirations alone don’t define identity — …
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Double possessives. Words that do double duty. The monkeys aren't working.
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1107. This week, we look at double possessives, such as "a friend of Mignon's" and whether they are grammatically correct. Then, we look at words that do double duty, from the nautical origins of "scuttlebutt" to "beetle" — which can be both an insect and a tool. The double possessives segment was written by Susan Herman, a retired multidisciplined…
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not the Secret Life of Books, as we joyfully immerse ourselves in four of Woolf's greatest books to celebrate what is probably the most extraordinary middle-aged flowering of literary talent in history. Virginia Woolf was 43 when she published Mrs. Dalloway, 100 years ago in 1925. She went on to publish To the Lighth…
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TBC Plays DragonRaid by Dick Wulf *Special Guests Phoebe & Kami* - Episode 224
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One dark day in the TBC Patreon chat dungeons, our Patron Austin scrawled the following message to us: "...[D]uring the 80s there was a guy literally named Dick Wulf (Not to be confused with law and order producer and writer Dick Wolf) who made a Christian version of D&D called Dragonraid. There's very little documentation online about what the gam…
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Why You Delay Tasks & What to Do About It with Jim Kwik
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What productivity or brain hacks can help you avoid procrastination and boost your motivation? Everyone struggles with procrastination from time to time. It can be one of the biggest barriers to your performance, impacting not only your productivity, but the results you get in life. But there’s good news. It’s not always about laziness. I’m excited…
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Why Your Content Isn’t Growing Your Email List (The Real Reason)
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This week, I sat down with video marketing coach and content strategist Natasha Pierre to talk about the REAL reason your content isn’t converting into email list growth (or sales)—and how to fix it using her signature strategy: content series. We’re breaking down the binge-worthy magic behind creating a content series (like your very own Netflix s…
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