From teeth to Trident — post-war British history as you've never heard it before. In each episode, Ros Taylor delves into the truth about how our lives changed after World War Two — and what it means for politics now. Now independent, this is the sequel to the hit "Jam Tomorrow" podcast.
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Hunt Fish Travel Podcast with Carrie Z, a podcast about hunting and fishing the world. (HuntFishTravel)
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Hunt Fish Travel; Where to Go, Where to Stay, Where to Eat. A Fishing, Archery, Bowhunting and Hunting Podcast. Hunt Fish Travel will assist a hunter/fisherman/outdoorsman in the planning stages by providing real reviews and in depth, factual location information.
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We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every Friday.
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The podcast that looks at some of those news stories you may otherwise have missed.
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Every third week a new podcast episode is released featuring Swiss leaders discussing what organizations and individuals can do to increase the number of people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives in leadership positions.
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If you are looking to increase your self love, confidence & self esteem then the The Confidence AND Self Esteem Podcast .com is for you. A mixture of stories, motivational talks and practical advice hosted by James Blundell. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/confidence-self-esteem-podcast--3128218/support.
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Longtime friends Jay, Chris and Melanie discuss whether movies from our past survive the test of time. New episodes every Friday.
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The Femme Futurists Society is where we showcase and amplify the thinking + work of an extraordinary group of women you need to know. Trailblazers, activists, creators, thought leaders, innovators, change makers and more-our Femmes turn vision into action. They are not simply disruptors, they are reconstructors, leading by example with a deep belief in our human potential to shape a better world. Endlessly curious and champions of possibility, they inspire all of us to dive in and co-create ...
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Call them changemakers. Call them rule breakers. We call them Redefiners. And in this provocative podcast, we explore how daring leaders from across industries and around the globe are redefining their organizations—and themselves—to create extraordinary impact in today’s rapidly changing world. In each episode, Russell Reynolds Associates former CEO Clarke Murphy, Leadership Advisor Marla Oates, and Chief Science Officer Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, host engaging, purposeful conversations w ...
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Podcasts about the joy of walking an official long distance path (LDP) in the UK. From the planning and scheduling to the discovery of some hidden treats and secrets about the British countryside. I'm planning to walk a self-contained LDP in each of the 38 English Counties. Oxfordshire, Essex and Bucks have already been walked. The first series of this podcast covers the Warwickshire (Centenary) Way walked in 2021 and series 2 covers the Worcestershire Way. So 'walk this way' as you discover ...
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Sherlock Holmes is known for approaching all mysteries with cool logic - and yet when his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle saw photographs taken by two young girls purporting to show real life fairies at play... he unwisely declared them genuine. How did Elsie and Frances fool so many people with their photography... and why did they keep the hoax go…
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"They fall behind and are slowly crushed" - Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield
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47:33Playing board games and spending too much money are time-honored Christmas traditions, so to mark the festive season, Tim is joined by the creator of Magic: The Gathering - Richard Garfield - for a special Q&A about economics and game design. How should you go about building the perfect game? Why did the Magic trading card market crash? Why do so m…
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"Ask a man whether women should wear slacks and the answer is almost certain to be a firm 'No.'" How did women get to wear the trousers? Ros Taylor talks to fashion expert Belinda Naylor and Purna Sen, who wore trousers to her sixth form in 1978 – and was thrown out. Belinda Naylor is a producer with an MA in fashion curation. Her Instagram, where …
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Redefiners 2025 Wrapped: What's Next for Leaders
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46:19There was no shortage of challenges for leaders in 2025, as they navigated a year filled with uncertainty and change. Leaders’ skills were tested as they steered their organizations through changes in the global economy, geopolitics, AI transformation, succession planning, and board relationships. In this final Redefiners episode of the season, hos…
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251 - Hunting Giants: Amy Siewe, The Python Huntress, on Battling an Invasive Predator in the Florida Everglades
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34:08In this episode of the HuntFishTravel Podcast, I sit down with Amy Siewe, better known as The Python Huntress. Amy is a professional python hunter working on the front lines of conservation in Florida, helping remove one of the most destructive invasive species in North America. We talk about how she went from real estate broker to full-time python…
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Flixborough: The Factory that was Wiped off the Map
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38:30A megaplant near the small village of Flixborough, England, is busy churning out a key ingredient of nylon 6, a material used in everything from stockings to toothbrushes to electronics. When a reactor vessel fails, the engineers improvise a quick-fix workaround, so the plant can keep up with demand. Before long, the temporary patch - a small, bent…
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How £50 Becomes £600: The Advice 61 Entrepreneurs Gave Me
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6:22In this episode, I break down the answers I received from 61 entrepreneurs when I asked a simple question: does my first £50 actually change anything in a £10k-from-zero challenge? I talk through the four categories of advice they gave me — from flipping cheap finds to testing ads, building discipline from the first pound, and the mind-blowing stra…
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At the start of the 20th century, Britain was slowly becoming a freer place for women. Young Grace Oakeshott seized every opportunity to learn and improve the world around her - though she found those opportunities frustratingly narrow. One day, she vanished suddenly, leaving behind only a pile of clothes on a beach. A hundred years later, the trut…
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Your Chance to Attend a Cautionary Tales Table Read
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1:41Ever wished you could be a fly on the wall while Cautionary Tales is being made? Now you can. We just launched the Cautionary Club - our new Patreon community for Cautionary Tales fans who want to go deeper. If you sign up before the end of the year, you’ll be a Cautionary Club Founding Member, and you'll be invited to join Tim and the producers in…
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In 1948 Britain declared an Emergency in Malaya It wasn't really an emergency. It was a guerrilla war. And Britain would spend 12 years trying to drive communists out of its territory. What were we doing there? Ros Taylor talks to Open University history professor Karl Hack and Economist bureau chief Dominic Ziegler about what the UK did in Malaya,…
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Leadership Lounge: How to Create and Maintain Impact as a Leader
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18:21Creating leadership impact isn’t about one defining moment—it’s about the ripple effects your leadership generates over time. In this episode of Leadership Lounge, Emma Combe sits down with Shannon Knott and Erin Marie Collins to unpack what meaningful impact looks like today, and how leaders can sustain it. They explore: Why impact extends beyond …
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How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab
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47:42According to the science, it really is better to give than receive. Donating a dollar; sharing a kind word or lending someone a hand changes lives, but can also hugely boost your happiness. So we're teaming up with other podcasts from Hidden Brain to Revisionist History to ask you to give to a charity helping some of the poorest people around. We'r…
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Homo deceptus: Science's Dirty Little Secret
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38:56In 1912, a fossil discovery shakes the scientific world. Piltdown Man is the elusive missing link between humans and their ape-like ancestors. Forty years later, a researcher at the Natural History Museum gets a chance to see the relic for himself and notices something isn't quite right. For a full list of sources see timharford.com See omnystudio.…
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What 200 Entrepreneurs Taught Me About Making £10K From Zero (The Micro-Skill You’re Missing)
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7:58In this episode of the Confidence and Self-Esteem Podcast, I return with a powerful update after reaching out to 200 entrepreneurs with one simple question: “If you had to start from zero, how would you make your first £10K?” From product flipping and content creation gear… to crypto, door-to-door odd jobs, and marketplace reselling — the responses…
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Kyoto: The Battle that Defined Climate Politics - with Joe Robertson
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39:19Misinformation, double-dealing, character assassination - lobbyist Don Pearlman will stop at nothing to prevent the world from agreeing to cut carbon emissions. This arch disrupter, who works for fossil fuel companies and oil-producing nations, is determined that the climate talks in Kyoto, COP3, will fail. Will Don's tactics succeed, and what will…
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'Oh, bugger orf!' We all know Received Pronunciation when we hear it. But what makes this accent distinctive? Why do people still pay to learn how to speak RP – and does it really bring the advantages it used to? Ros Taylor talks to voice coach and actor Alix Dunmore and Professor of Phonetics Jane Setter about how to spot an RP speaker – and how t…
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The Urgent Race to Create 800 Million Jobs: World Bank President Ajay Banga’s Global Challenge
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28:50Roughly 1.2 billion young people will reach working age in developing countries over the next 10-15 years. However, current projections show that only 420 million jobs are expected to be created by that time, meaning millions of young people will be left without a clear path to employment. World Bank President Ajay Banga joins Clarke Murphy and Mar…
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When Satanic Panic ripped through America, rock music was in the crosshairs. Could songs contain secret backwards messages urging children to take drugs and worship the devil? This special episode is from Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast all about the rich world of sound. Follow Twenty Thousand Hertz wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.20k.…
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The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 2)
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40:42Forrest Fenn’s legendary treasure hunt ignites a nationwide obsession. The thrill of adventure, the promise of gold, and the call of the wild entice many seekers into the quest. Over time, excitement gives way to conspiracy and resentment, as treasure hunters stray into increasingly dangerous or aggressive interpretations of the clues. As the body …
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The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 1)
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38:27Forrest Fenn never does things the regular way. Despite no formal training and little knowledge of art, he becomes a millionaire gallery owner. An outsider by nature, Fenn’s charm, audacity, and disregard for convention earns him both wealth and respect. When a streak of bad luck threatens to destroy his empire, Fenn dreams up an audacious final ac…
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No one dies of diphtheria or polio in Britain any more. Since World War Two, we've virtually wiped out the diseases that used to kill tens of thousands of children every year. But rolling out a vaccine isn't always easy. Ros Taylor talks to public health historian Gareth Millward and Stuart Blume, the author of Immunisation, about jabs and why some…
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Leadership Lounge: How to Be an Effective Board Director When Everything Is On Fire
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18:53Board directors operate in an environment of high complexity and volatility. The question isn't whether crises will occur—it's whether directors have the skills, judgment, and relationships to navigate them effectively. In this episode of Leadership Lounge, we talk to two of our trusted advisors—Gwenael Quere and Ted Dysart—who share their perspect…
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The Truth About Hansel and Gretel (Classic)
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36:48Was the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel - the story of a woodcutter’s children abandoned in the woods and left at the mercy of a witch - in fact, early true crime? A hit book - The Truth About Hansel and Gretel - said that historical records pointed to the story being based on fact. Are we too quick to dismiss the truth behind tall stories? Or are …
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On Fire from the Inside - Lethal Injection Up Close with Malcolm Gladwell
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27:04Last week, Cautionary Tales told the tragic story of Derek Bentley, exploring Britain's troubled relationship with capital punishment. Across the Atlantic, Revisionist History has also been scrutinizing what it means for a state to try to execute a person. For this bonus episode, Malcolm Gladwell joins Tim Harford to discuss his new series The Alab…
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An amateurish burglary in 1950s London ends in murder. One of the men involved is a 19-year-old named Derek Bentley. Bentley has the understanding of a child - and he wasn't the killer. But the British justice system seems determined to deliver the death penalty. The fate of capital punishment lies in the balance, and so too does the fate of Derek …
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Sweet Success: How Mars Blends Family, Values, and Growth with former Mars SVP & Head of Corporate Development Valerie Mars
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36:38How does a more than 100-year-old family-owned business continue to evolve and grow across generations to become one of the largest privately held companies in the world? On today’s Redefiners episode, Clarke and Marla are joined by Valerie Mars, former Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Development for Mars, Incorporated, to talk about how …
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The Canal, the Crash and the Ketamine - Pushkin's Reign of Error
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44:25In 1983, a plane takes off from Ottawa with less than half the required fuel on board. As the engines cut out one by one, the pilot is left with a ticking clock and an impossible task. But what does a tale of an unusual plane crash have in common with one about a disappearing canal? For this special episode, Tim is joined by colleagues from across …
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Schrödinger's Spy: Businessman, Fraud, or Russian Agent? - with Sam Jones
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1:01:30When the Financial Times uncovered the billion-dollar Wirecard fraud, it seemed like the story was over. But then the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Jan Marsalek, vanished - leaving behind clues that pointed to a double life as a secret agent. In his new podcast Hot Money: Agent of Chaos, FT journalist Sam Jones follows Marsalek’s trail through…
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The new women's health and maternal care game changer that's saving lives. with Lailah Kara-Newton + Fifi Kara
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57:11It is 100% unacceptable that globally, black women face a nine times higher risk of maternal death than their white counterparts, regardless of wealth. And that the United States is the most dangerous and expensive high-income country for childbirth, especially for Black and Indigenous women. 💫 Lailah Kara Newton, an MD with a successful UK practic…
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Leadership Lounge: How to Build a Top-Performing C-suite: The Leadership Blueprint for Sustained High Performance
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16:45By [email protected] (Russell Reynolds Associates)
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Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future. with Carissa Carter
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1:00:15By femmefuturists
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Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King’s Table
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42:46In the gilded court of Louis XIV, 17th Century France, manners are everything. Where to sit, how to eat, what to wear - any misstep is costly. No one knows this better than François Vatel, the greatest party planner in all of France. Tonight, Vatel must deliver the ultimate banquet, a chance for his master to rise through the ranks and win the king…
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By 2050 there will be more plastics in the ocean than fish. How two women are changing that headline. with Kritika Tyagi
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52:07“By 2050 there will be more plastics in the ocean than fish”. That headline and more were what spurred Nuha Siddiqui & Kritika Tyagi to tackle what they saw as a massive opportunity: to reimagine the building blocks of plastic by pioneering new regenerative biomaterials that are now revolutionizing the plastics industry. This is not a new story - o…
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It's built for cars. The buses are baffling. But it's got the most energy efficient housing in Britain. What did it take to build a city from almost nothing? And a university where there are no students on campus? With architectural historian John Grindrod, Ros Taylor tells the story of Milton Keynes and the Open University. With thanks to John Gri…
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In this call to courage, what happens when you commit to being even 20 percent braver? with Robyn O'Brien
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58:51We’re honored to introduce you to the beautiful, smart and deeply heart-centered Robyn O’Brien. Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably been impacted by her work transforming the food industry, after her life changed irrevocably when her daughter had a life-threatening reaction to food, that then turned into a movement, that then changed the en…
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How do we create a more human internet and what does that even mean? with Mary Camacho
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1:04:41Everything we do digitally is controlled or facilitated by third parties who then aggregate and monetize our data and interactions without any benefit to us. How then, do we build something that gives the person using it complete control? How do we create a more human internet? Mary Camacho is CEO for Holo + Holochain, championing the integration a…
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Don't Panic! Douglas Adams' Guide to Tomorrow - with Arvind Ethan David
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37:54Writer Douglas Adams, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, used science fiction and satire to warn us about potential dangers in our future, from artificial intelligence to social media and animal extinction. In this Cautionary Conversation, Tim is joined by Arvind Ethan David, author of the new audiobook Douglas Adams: Ends of the …
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The Art of the Superhero Turnaround with former Marvel Entertainment CEO Peter Cuneo
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29:47Marvel Studios and many of its numerous characters are household names around the world. Their superhero-powered movies earn hundreds of millions and sometimes billions of dollars at the box office, including the #2 top grossing movie of all time – Avengers: Endgame. They’re also arguably one of the top turnaround stories of the past 20 years, as t…
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How can new technologies deepen and enhance the creative process and allow all humans to more fully realize their creative visions? with Brooke Hopper
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38:37In our Femme Futurist Video Podcast series with extraordinary women, we explore the role of new technologies in creativity with Brooke Hopper. Brooke Hopper is Principal Designer for Machine Intelligence and Emerging Technologies at Adobe, working to deepen and enhance the creative process and allow all humans to more fully realize their creative v…
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250 - Mini Episode - Fishing Tales from Devil's Lake: A Guide's Journey with Jared Pokrzywinski
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20:19In this episode of the HuntFishTravel Podcast, I'm on location at Devil's Lake, North Dakota, for a media trip hosted this past spring by the Devil's Lake Tourism Bureau in conjunction with the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers. While there, I had the chance to sit down with Jared Pokrzywinski, an experienced fishing guide and Pro Staff Te…
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A Deadly Day at the Races: What Radical Protest Can and Cannot Do
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41:17After years of campaigning for votes for women, the Suffragettes emerge at the turn of the 20th Century. Their motto, 'Deeds Not Words', heralds the start of more radical actions, including fire bombing, civil disobedience and hunger strikes. Emily Davison is a passionate rebel, but she pushes at the limits of what her allies find acceptable. Histo…
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What’s possible when we combine technology with human expertise and creativity to craft cutting-edge, innovative environments? with Ila Colombo
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1:06:28Ila Colombo has always pushed boundaries. Whether her younger self as a medal-winning gymnast or member of the National Italian swimming team, to her current roles as global citizen and cutting-edge design innovator, she is a next-level, multi-tasking powerhouse, somehow managing to juggle the demands of a new practice, a new life in Dubai, her own…
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A Good Life Is An Inside Job. Exploring Deep Self Design with Sun (Kagami) Brown
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50:04In this episode, we sit down with Sun (Kagami) Brown for a wide-ranging conversation on the art of Deep Self Design — exploring everything from the Doodle Revolution and gamestorming to collaboration literacy, inner engineering, juicy messiness, and the practice of becoming your own best friend. One of our favorite ideas Sunni shares is shoshaku ju…
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Protopian vs Utopian Futures. What's the difference? with Monika Bielskyte
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57:38Most of us are likely very familiar with the ideas of dystopia and utopia as framing for what the future might look like, but Monika Bielskyte would submit they are still two sides of the same coin. Instead, she wants us to consider the in-between space that embodies all of the living world and consciousness—nature and human—where a different narra…
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In 1998, an art gallery gets a mysterious phone call. The caller claims they have been fooled by a master forger and that many of their prized paintings are fakes. Or are they? This is the story of the life and lies of the notorious Eric Hebborn. What did he do, and what does that teach us about how we can root out deepfakes without undermining our…
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Liminal Leadership: A Deeper Way To Navigate Uncertainty with Ewa Pasternak
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58:19How do we lead, live, and learn—when nothing feels certain, but everything is possible? In this deeply insightful conversation, we sit down with Ewa Pasternak, systems thinker and transformation guide, working at the intersection of systems thinking, quantum perspectives and emergent leadership to help individuals and organizations navigate liminal…
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Leadership Lounge: Built to Last or Built to Learn: How Leaders Can Develop Resilience
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18:32In an era where adaptability trumps consistency, the leaders who survive and thrive are those who've mastered the art of bouncing back stronger. Yet our Global Leadership Monitor reveals that leaders' preparedness to face threats such as uncertain economic growth and geopolitical uncertainty is at its lowest point since we began tracking in 2021. T…
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Sixteen Candles (1984) SPECIAL GUEST- RAY AUGER!!! Our Final Show!!!
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1:51:22This is it! We present to you our final episode. We're honored to have Ray Auger join us one last time! Oddly enough. this is his 16th appearance (& we're discussing Sixteen Candles). We'd love to thank our audience for joining us for these past five years! Take care, and if you haven't heard our entire catalog, please check us out on Spotify! We h…
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Stalling for Survival - A Lonely Fight Against a Deadly Medicine
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38:40In 1960, FDA scientist Frances Oldham Kelsey is tasked with approving an application for a mild sedative to be sold in America. The drug is popular across Europe and is touted to be free of side effects, so this should be a routine job. But something doesn't sit right with Frances and she starts digging for evidence to support her suspicions. As th…
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Do you want more Cautionary Tales episodes in your life? Do you want access to behind the scenes stories and bonus conversations with Tim? Do you want to support us in making the show? We're excited to announce the brand new Cautionary Club on Patreon. Subscribers will gain access to exclusive content every month, including a newsletter uncovering …
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