Best Stuart Armstrong Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 1: Jamie Vardy - From Nowhere, My Story 1:01:28

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In the first episode of the Ademola Bookmen Podcast, hosts Al Bond and Johnny Coughlan tackle the literary heft of the Jamie Vardy story. The skittle vodka swilling goal machine takes us from the lows of the English 8th tier to the highest of highs, the top of the Premier League. Is it worth a read? Listen & find out.…

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TPM Episode 452: Emily Childs, Pro Skier, Helicopter Pilot 59:29

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Emily Childs is a helicopter pilot, and while that’s pretty rad, her side gig, being a pro skier who travels the world in search of deep powder and insane lines, is even more badass. But, Emily didn’t have the traditional track into pro skiing, she was never the best, she didn’t stand on many podiums, but what she did have was passion, and the righ…

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The worlds is not enough | 24 48:55

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It's Worlds week, but that's not enough for some riders, as the boys discuss why so many great GC riders over the years have been crap at the worlds and one-day races in general. Is the Worlds not enough for you, lads?! Somebody get Pierce Brosnan on the blower.

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#120: "Just because AI can do something, doesn’t mean it should" - Lara Lewington, Writer and Broadcaster 1:04:47

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This week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, Gareth sits down with Author, BBC / ITV Presenter, and AI Agony Aunt Lara Lewington. They discuss how AI will revolutionise personalised medicine, its impact on wearable health trackers, and what “Health-span” really means. Join us to hear Lara talk about fist bumping card machines, wireless urine monitoring, …

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Injury Time 16: Dreams of Alistair - TV lineup draft 55:24

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⚽ Injury Time 16 is here! 📺🎙️ In this episode, we choose our greatest television lineups. There may be some personal and national biases at play as we pick the best presenters 🎤, pundits 💬, and commentators 🎧. Thankfully, 🤖 AI is on hand to settle the debate and decide whose lineup comes out on top. Heated arguments 🔥, nostalgia 🕰️, and a few quest…

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Dean Armstrong, Virscient 20:17

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Virscient designs wireless chips for semiconductor companies and integrates wireless technologies into products for other companies. Dean started the company consulting to a semiconductor company he had worked for and gradually added more engineers. Virscient now employs over 50 people. Dean talks about what he’s learned along the way, especially i…

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TPM Episode 451: Peter Mehrhof, Pro Skier, Wakeboard Engineer 1:02:20

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Peter Mehrhof was an early part of the "New School" ski movement but in the long run, Peter cared more about school than being a pro skier. Coming up in Mammoth, Peter was champion water skier and a fast ski racer who eventually made a pivot to the park and pipe and in no time was on the K2 Factory Team. And then Pete chose college and disappeared …

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Episode 46: Stuart Pearce - Psycho 58:16

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🎧 Episode 46 is out now — and it’s the most Alistair-esque episode yet. That’s right, we’re doing our best to distract poor Al from events at the City Ground by diving into Psycho — the autobiography of his all-time hero, Stuart Pearce. ❤️🌳 The all-tackling, all-scoring, punk-loving left-back spent 12 loyal years at Nottingham Forest, sticking arou…

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TPM Episode 450: Damon Iwanaga, Pro Mountain Biker 1:11:51

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Damon Iwanaga was born to race flat track motorcycles, just like his dad. Eventually, he graduated to moto and his life path was set, he was going to turn pro and dominate the world of Supercross. That dream doesn’t work out for many people and Damon eventually found himself in community college figuring out life. But a move to Tahoe and a pivot to…

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Pointless | 23 46:52

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No, not that much-loved prime time British gameshow but your favourite fun fact-based cycling podcast back for its regular emission, this time inquiring into when a race is worth the effort for riders and fans. Inspired by goings on at La Vuelta, we take the Delorean to 88 for some adjacent facts/stats from days gone by, Harry reports back from tak…

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Injury Time 15: The Mayor of Barnet Fair - Clash of the terrible haircuts 44:54

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🎧 Injury Time 15: The Mayor of Barnet Fair – Football’s Worst Haircuts 💈⚽ It’s a question as old as the combover: who had football’s worst-ever haircut? From tragic trims to peroxide crimes, we’ve gathered the very worst in a draft showdown that pits one smorgasbord of shockers against another. There are two routes to hair hell: Trying too hard 💇‍♂…

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#119: “There will be a shockwave of innovation in the next 5 years” - Chris Moore, European President at Veeva Systems 56:27

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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Chris Moore, European President at Veeva Systems. Chris talks about the impact AI will have on software development and data security, how technology has transformed the life sciences industry, and the long-term implications of Covid on drug development. On this episode, Ch…

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TPM Episode 449: Kimmy Fasani, Pro Snowboarder 59:50

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Kimmy Fasani is a trailblazing snowboarder who, not by choice, made a huge difference in women’s sports. Kimmy went from “Rider of the Year” to becoming a mom and when we last podcasted, the theme was, “will my sponsors stick by me?”. They did, but really, keeping sponsors is the last of Kimmy’s life worries. Between losing her parents to cancer, t…

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Episode 45: Kevin Keegan - My Life in Football 59:34

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🎧 Episode 45 is OUT NOW! ⚽🐭 He’s King Kev in England, Mäuserich (Mighty Mouse) in Germany — and everywhere he goes, he’s a two-time Ballon d’Or winner, European Cup champ, and all-round lovely fella. We are talking of course about Kevin Keegan. Sure, he’s a bit hapless at times but in the words of Bill Shankly, Keegan is “everything a man should be…

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Terribly Inflated Tom | 22 34:11

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It’s a topical statistic this week as we discuss the upwardly-mobile Tom Pidcock and his enormously inflated pay packet, along with other poor value for money cyclists (we’re looking at you, Carlos Rodriguez). Harry gets all misty-eyed at the thought of an Englishman up on GC at La Vuelta and Cillian goes on a rant about Pidder’s pampered pooches b…

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Peter Boyle, Exaba 21:58

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Exaba is building a secure, sovereign & highly scalable data protection platform for service providers, data centres, & large enterprises. Peter and Stuart Inglis (CTO) saw the opportunity to give customers their own trusted local alternative to the public cloud. By merging with digital solutions company LuminateOne, Exaba expanded to deliver a com…

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TPM Episode 448: Lonie Paxton, 3x Super Bowl Champion, Snowboarder 1:02:57

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Lonie Paxton is a 3x Super Bowl Champion member of the New England Patriots dynasty and board member of the High Fives Foundation. That makes him the perfect guest this week as snow and football season are right around the corner. And, while Lonie is more known for his work on the gridiron, he loves action sports, especially snowboarding. That love…

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Injury Time 14: The Last Shall Be First – The Premier League’s Worst Ever Players 28:58

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Matthew Jarvis 20:16 – “So the last shall be first, and the first last.” In this episode, we turn things on their head 🙃. We’re picking the worst players to notch up at least 100 Premier League appearances – that’s right, the aim of this draft is to lose. 🫣 Sure, if you’ve played 100 times in the EPL, you’re probably half-decent… but some of these …

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#118: "AI tools help stimulate creativity, humans think beyond" - Stuart Whayman, President of Corporate Markets at Elsevier 49:15

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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Stuart Whayman, President of Corporate Markets at Elsevier, a part of RELX Group. They discuss how AI is revolutionising Research and Development, Elsevier-Reed’s shift from hardware to digital, and what the Red Arrows can teach us about leadership. Stuart also talks about …

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TPM Episode 447: Finn Bilous, Pro Skier 1:05:50

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Finn Bilous is not only an incredible all-around skier, but he’s one of those passionate but chill Kiwis...which always makes for a fun episode. On top of that, Finn really has done it all: from competing in two Olympics to the Freeride World Tour, to Filming with Matchstick Productions, Teton Gravity Research, and Legs of Steel. Not many skiers ha…

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Episode 44: The Soccer War by Ryszard Kapuściński 35:50

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📚 Episode 44 is here! This week, we’re diving into The Soccer War by Ryszard Kapuściński 🇵🇱 — the legendary Polish reporter, a writer who happened to be a journalist (in his own words) and a man who played fast and loose with the truth, it seems. ⚔️ The book centres on the 1969 war between Central American neighbours El Salvador 🇸🇻 and Honduras 🇭🇳 …

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Episode 29: Messi - The Definitive Biography by Guillem Balague 58:46

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How do you follow a 5-time Ballon D’or winner? Well, with an 8-time Ballon D’or Winner of course. That’s right, its Part II of the Guillem Balague GOAT saga and our review of his biography of one Lionel Messi. Originally published in 2013 but updated for the Argentina World Cup win in 2022, the book is a long one, covering the descent from heaven o…

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Episode 28: Cristiano Ronaldo - The Biography by Guillem Balague 59:28

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It’s our 28th episode and we are starting the new year with the first part of the Balague GOAT saga. First up is his award-winning biography of Cristiano Ronaldo. This player certainly needs no introduction but if you insist then 5 Champions League wins, 5 Ballons D’or, and seven straight calendar years in which he scored more than 50 goals will su…

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Why does everyone hate the Vuelta? | 21 48:30

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It's two pods in two weeks as the lads come roaring back into form just in time for the final grand tour of the year: the Vuelta. They discuss why everyone hates the race, Cillian has a semi (topical stat), Harry tells a crazy story about French pros taking sleeping pills, and there’s more Jens Voigt chat. Shut up DNF!…

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TPM Episode 446: Shaun Murray, Pro WakeBoarder 1:06:56

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Shaun Murray is a legendary wakeboarder who, after 29 pro models, is working on his 30th...Insane! On the podcast, we talk about his Best Day “Can You Ride It” event at Sea-Fair, Darin Shapiro’s Wakeboard “camp”, Tony Hawk, and more. Before we do that, I chat with Best Day Brewing Founder Tate Huffard about life, business, and beer. It’s a best of …

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#117: "ITAM is the first thing I do in a new company" - Renata Vincoletto, CISO at Civica 54:54

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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Renata Vincoletto, CISO at Civica. After facing a deeply shocking setback, Renata chose resilience over resentment. Inspired by her mentor, she pushed forward, rising through the ranks to ultimately lead cybersecurity strategy for Civica, working on high-stakes government a…

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Post-Tour Post-Bag Special | 20 55:09

2M ago55:09

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The boys are back after a long (long) break, and while there is a topical statistic – always a treat when Cillian keeps things relevant – to kick things off, this episode is more of a post-Tour post-bag special. There’s excellent correspondence on OTLs, English Scotsmen, Sad Pog, UCI rankings, downhill racing, and much more!…

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Matt Hayter, Projectworks 20:06

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Matt is Co-founder, President, and Chief Product Officer of Projectworks, a platform for consulting firms to better manage projects, people and financials. Their niche is boutique management consultants, software services, engineers, and architects. Matt talks about building a product users love and the journey of scaling it to now being used by ov…

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TPM EPISODE 445: 2025 Best of IQ Part 2 52:26

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The Final Best of Inappropriate Questions, aka Part 2, is even better than Part 1. More laugh out loud stories, more uncomfortable answers, and and my favorite surprise guest of all time. This time, it's not just snow athletes that get into the mix and it makes for a great listen. Back to interviews next week. Inappropriate Questions 2025 Show Note…

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Injury Time 13: The Steve McMahon Windscreens Shield – a Wrong ’Uns 5-a-side draft 47:24

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⚽ Injury Time 13: The Steve McMahon Windscreens Shield – a Wrong ’Uns draft ⚽ OUT NOW! 🎧 What makes a wrong ’un? Cheating on your wife? ❌ Not necessarily. Cheating on your wife for eight years… with your sister-in-law? ✅ That probably qualifies. It’s hard to define, but you know one when you see one. In Injury Time 13, we each draft our Top 5 Wrong…

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TPM Episode 444: Best of Inappropriate Questions 2025 1:05:13

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Inappropriate Questions is how I end every show. The idea is that I find a friend of my guest and record 3 questions with them. The questions can be anything that gets the guest to tell a funny, crazy, embarrassing or really, any good story. The goal is to get some gold without pissing off the guest when I surprise them with the questions. This wee…

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Episode 43: It's Only the Ray Parlour Autobiography - The Romford Pelé 59:14

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🎙️ Episode 43 of the Dynamo Football Bookclub is out! 💆‍♂️ Massage parlour, 💅 beauty parlour… Ray Parlour. That’s right — it’s only Ray Parlour’s autobiography, The Romford Pelé! 📖⚽ Fun fact: Parlour has played in the Premier League for Arsenal more times than any other player 🔴⚪ He’s also a cheeky chappie who stole potted plants 🪴, terrorised poor…

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TPM Episode 443: Sammo Cohen, Pro Skier 1:11:18

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Sammo Cohen was born into the ski industry. He had a famous ski photographer father, a mom at Alta, and he grew up skiing with ski industry royalty. That said, nothing was ever handed to Sammo. While there were early opportunities, to make it Sam had to break away from his Dad and become his own man in the ski industry. Doing that involved betting …

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"Menschenfenger" - exploring the way that Germany approaches coach development - a conversation with Jonathan Harding 1:37:51

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Jonathan Harding joins me to discuss his amazing book 'Mensch' which goes into a deep dive around the way that the German nation views coaches and their approch to coach development. This book is really powerful and I really enjoyed this insightful conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equatio…

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Injury Time 12: African EPL Draft - Danny Invincible 11s v. Orlando Pirates 44:44

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🎧 Episode 12 of Injury Time is here! 🎙️ It’s the Great African Draft Showdown — Johnny’s Danny Invincible 11s take on Alistair’s Orlando Pirates in a five-a-side battle to determine who really knows their African football EPL legends. 🇿🇦⚽🇪🇬🇨🇲 Our hosts pick their best five-a-side teams of African Premier League players and AI tells us who’d win. Wi…

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TPM Episode 442: Lee Cohen, Legendary Photographer 1:06:11

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Lee Cohen may be the most dirtbag ski bum I’ve had on the podcast, and that's an honor, but that was back in his early 20’s. Eventually, Lee moved west from New York, picked up a camera and became the authority on what powder skiing photos should look like. Along the way, he followed the dead, had a pro skier kid, and shot some of the best photos t…

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Stuart Wilson, Modica Group 18:15

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Modica is a CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) delivering messaging supported by enterprise analytics, security & world-class support. You choose the channel - voice, video, messaging, chatbots or WhatsApp - and Modica makes it work. Stuart talks about building from a scrappy start-up, through acquisitions, winning in Australia, to a $50M…

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#116: “CEOs and organisations are going all-in on Agentic AI.” Dr. Nicola Hodson, Chair, IBM UKI 53:10

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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Dr. Nicola Hodson, Chair at IBM UK and Ireland. Dr. Hodson talks about how to manage transformations in complex organisations, how UK Enterprises are adopting AI, and why Quantum computing might be coming sooner than you think. On this episode, Gareth and Dr. Hodson discuss…

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Episode 42: The Feet of the Chameleon - The Story of African Football by Ian Hawkey 47:08

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🎙️ Episode 42 is LIVE! 📘 The Feet of the Chameleon – The Story of African Football by Ian Hawkey ⚽️🌍 An epic journey through the past, present & power of African football. In this episode of the Dynamo Football Bookclub, we explore the rich, complex and utterly compelling story of football across Africa’s 54 nations 🇿🇲🇪🇬🇸🇳🇨🇲. 🦁 From apartheid-era p…

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The Greatest Nation in Cycling History | 19 44:00

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After a brief pod hiatus due to boozy Center Parc holidays and work trips to the tax-dodging home of pro cyclists, Andorra, the boys are back and ready to stat. Cillian has incontrovertible* proof that Ireland are the greatest cycling nation of all time, but what happens when an Irishman, a Scotsman and an Englishman talk nationalities? A huge deba…

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TPM Episode 441: Bas van Steenbergen, Pro Biker 1:04:16

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Bas van Steenbergen has been a dual threat on his mountain bike for over a decade. Part racer and part freerider, Bas has the rare ability to compete at the highest level in both disciplines. While that’s cool, his story is even better. Growing up overseas with his equally as rad little brother Tom, Bas, raced BMX until he moved to Canada and bough…

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Injury Time 11: The Battle of Brobdingnag - Giant Player Draft 30:10

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Having passed out Crouchie in the podcast charts a couple of weeks ago, we've decided to tackle more giants of the game 🤖 In Injury Time 11 🎙️ we tackle a question that’s baffled football fans for years: who are the greatest players standing at 6′5″ and above? 🏰 ⚽ Have there been any genuinely decent towering strikers beyond the aforementioned Pete…

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TPM Episode 440: Sam Kuch, Pro Skier 1:02:28

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Sam Kuch has been blowing the collective ski world’s mind since he blew up after skiing with Stan Rey and crew on a 2016 Powder Highway trip. Since then, Sam has established himself as arguably one of the best skiers in the world. Between his Matchstick Productions parts and his Natural Selection performance, if you know skiing, you know Sam and if…

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Episode 41: Do You Speak Football by Tom Williams 52:57

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In Episode 41, we move beyond biographies and autobiographies for the first time and into the wonderful world of the language of football with Do You Speak Football by Tom Williams. In his book, Williams takes us, Palinesque, on a tour of the world explaining how football is spoken about by fans everywhere. If you would like to find out where a def…

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Sonya Williams, Brooke & Leighton Roberts, Sharesies 25:41

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It’s rare to have 3 co-founders still running the company as co-CEOs 8 years after it started and great to hear how they interact! Sharesies mission is to provide financial empowerment to everyone. Sonya, Leighton & Brooke talk about growing Sharesies to 800,000 users & $9 bn under management. 200 people work in the company, which now helps people …

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Never Mind the Previews | 18 34:10

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We don’t do Tour previews here on DNF, but we do still talk a little bit about the very big bike race that’s about to happen in France as Cillian brings a Grand Tour champion-related stat. Our resident statto is hard at work prepping for his debut as the official numbers man for his corporate overlords this July, while Harry is very nervous that he…

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#115: The Rt Hon Stephen McPartland, Former MP and Minister for National Security 53:51

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"You can't have good Cyber Security without Economic Security.'' Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth Davies sits down with The Rt Hon Stephen McPartland, former MP and author of the McPartland Review into Cyber Security. Stephen talks about his time in Parliament, the impact of AI on Cyber Security, and why the UK is both un…

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The Lance Armstrong of Dogs | 17 48:52

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This episode starts with Cillian telling a true shaggy dog story before presenting our stat of the week: a neat little number about Geraint Thomas at the Tour de France. The boys discuss the Welshman’s incredible longevity and versatility, Cillian challenges Harry and Stu to a quiz, and there is the usual excellent correspondence from our brilliant…

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Injury Time 10: Kanye's boots - more football music 43:40

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🎧 Once more into the football-musical breach… 🎤⚽ We’re back with one final (for now) dive into the weird and wonderful world of footballers who made music. 🎶👟 Footballing genius doesn’t always translate to musical talent (spoiler: some of these are rough) 😬🎵 — but there are surprises. And its all good fun anyway... 💫 The players featured in this ep…