Best Dave Baird Podcasts (2025)

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Husky Honks on Wisconsin Loss, Fisch, Purdue: Softy & Dick 11-11 Hour 2 36:32

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In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler welcomes in Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for the Husky Honks as the guys discuss what the heck happened in UW’s loss in Wisconsin, Jedd Fisch’s future as the head coach and his desires plus Purdue coming up Saturday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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S5 Ep20: 2025 Flash Fiction Contest FINAL! 43:12

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Lovers of flash fiction… prepare to have your ears blown into absolute blummin smithereens, because this episode is the big reveal of the winners of our annual writing competition, and there’s FIVE HUNDRED SQUIDS up for grabs. Which, as I’m sure you’ll agree, is a serious amount of squids. Think of all the ink you could buy. So, come on in, and hea…

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Husky Honks try to make sense of the shocking loss to Wisconsin 49:05

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Dave Softy Mahler and Greg Lewis break down the brutal 13-10 loss to Wisconsin and take your calls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)

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Greg Lewis on Huskies Running Game, Wisconsin Saturday, Ranking 18:54

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Greg Lewis, one of the Husky Honks, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain for a mini version of the Honks on Tuesday to talk about UW’s running game, where the team is at, at the bye, facing Wisconsin this Saturday and the biggest worries, plus the ranking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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112. Mark Hawkins, Venture/Operating Partner - Industrial Innovation Through a CFO's Lens 59:34

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Mark shares both his career journey across some of the world’s premier technology companies and how his roots growing up in a Midwest industrial town + degree in operations management gave him a unique vantage point/passion for optimizing some of the world’s premier supply chains for those technology companies, details his lessons learned on what i…

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S5 Ep19: Talking self publishing with a very special guest 57:14

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So, here we are again for the actually now offically award winning Failing Writers Podcast. You were perhaps hoping this was the competition reveal episode weren’t you? Well, look, it’s not that one… not yet, however, we’ve got a little treat for you today. ’Specially for long time fans of the podcast. Someone we’ve had on before and was a delight …

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Husky Honks on Illinois Win, Demond Game: Softy & Dick 10-28 Hour 2 33:47

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In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey for the Husky Honks as the guys react to Washington’s win over Illinois last weekend, Demond Williams’ tough play and big game plus Jedd Fisch’s status with other college openings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Husky Honks on Michigan Loss & Illinois Next: Softy & Dick 10-22 Hour 4 33:54

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In the fourth hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for The Husky Honks, as the guys diagnose what happened in UW’s loss in Michigan last week, discuss the running game issues plus look ahead to the home game versus Illinois next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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S5 Ep18: Map Men (Map Men Map Map Map Men Men) 1:07:17

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Maps? What's that got to do with writing? Men? How are they relevant in 2025? Oh no… wait … Er. OK... let me explain what’s going on today... by introducing you to (another) 2 handsome and charismatic young men. Jay Foreman – comedian, singer songwriter (bloody great songs-look em up!) & Map-enthusiast. And Mark Cooper-Jones – Ex-geography teacher,…

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Husky Honks After Loss to Michigan 37:51

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Mario Bailey, Greg Lewis and Softy share their thoughts after the Huskies lost to the Michigan Wolverines 24-7, mind you the Huskies were right there in the 3rd quarter. The guys also answer a few phone calls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)

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Husky Honks on Rutgers Win + Michigan: Softy & Dick 10-15 Hour 4 37:22

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In the fourth hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for The Husky Honks as the guys discuss UW’s win over Rutgers last week including the huge offensive game by Demond Williams, plus look ahead to the Michigan game this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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S5 Ep17: Autumn Woods - How to go viral on TikTok 1:03:50

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You know those writers who seem to have managed effortlessly to harness the awesome power of social media to hook increasing numbers of readers into their gravitational pull? Well good for them! No but seriously, wouldn’t it be fascinating to talk to someone who’s become an actual viral sensation themselves and find out what their strategy was? (Th…

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111. Rachael Ferrera, Zachry Construction - Breaking Ground: The Future of Horizontal Construction 38:09

1M ago38:09

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Rachael digs into the history behind Zachry’s now >100 years (!) of construction operation, shares a then & now look back on how she has seen Zachry evolve technology and innovation during her nearly 2 decades of service, details why an Ideation and Investments function was stood up, outlines that nuance between ‘horizontal’ and ‘vertical’ construc…

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Husky Honks on UW-OSU, Maryland Next: Softy & Dick 9-30 Hour 2 36:54

2M ago36:54

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In the second hour, Dick Fain is joined by Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for the Husky Honks as the guys look back to UW’s loss to Ohio State last weekend, some coaching decisions, and receiver options, plus look ahead to this week’s road game in Maryland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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S5 Ep16: FLASH FICTION COMPETITION! 42:20

1M ago42:20

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Finally. I know, I know. It's that time of year we all look forward to. The leaves begin to loosen their grip. The sky is pregnant with it's autumnal offerings. Jon gets poetic. But aside from all that - it's the bloody Failing Writers Five Hundred Pound Flash Fiction Competition, in association with Scrivener! That's the bit we're really all excit…

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Husky Honks Postgame after loss to Ohio State at home 50:46

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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)

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Husky Honks on Apple Cup Win, Ohio State: Softy & Dick 9-23 Hour 2 32:38

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In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for the Husky Honks as the guys react to UW’s blowout win over WSU in the Apple Cup, how the offense continues to roll, plus look ahead to Saturday’s game against #1 Ohio State. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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S5 Ep15: Small Publishers Pt2 (From the brilliant BlueMoose Books - to those nasty scammers) 1:01:20

2M ago1:01:20

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Aaaaand PART 2: This week we're looking at the extremes of the indie publishing industry. From the fantastic BlueMoose Books... https://bluemoosebooks.com Where we speak to founder, Kevin Duffy about the highs and... well... mostly highs to be honest... of being a very successful indie publisher. Right over to the very opposite end of the spectrum,…

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S5 Ep14: Small Independent Publishers Pt1 59:54

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PART 1… it’s double-bill time! It suddenly occurred to us that we didn’t know much about independent publishers. And that doesn’t sit well with us - Not knowing stuff about the world of writing. So we reached out to our lovely online writer friends, and found a few people happy to talk about their experience of being published by a small press. And…

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Husky Honks Postgame from UW Blowout Apple Cup Win 55:46

2M ago55:46

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Dave Softy Mahler, Mario Bailey, and Greg Lewis - The Husky Honks - broadcast from Pullman after UW's blowout win over WSU in the 2025 Apple Cup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)

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Husky Honks on Apple Cup, and looking ahead to Ohio State 35:54

2M ago35:54

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Husky Honks with Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey: It's Apple Cup week...is there any worry about the cougs on Saturday? Are the huskies morphing into a run-first football team? The Honks are getting cocky: they take the final last segment to look ahead to...Ohio State. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Husky Honks on UC Davis Win and Apple Cup: Softy & Dick 9-9 Hour 2 35:36

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In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler, Greg Lewis, and Mario Bailey, the Husky Honks, talk about Washington’s 70-10 win over UC Davis and the big performances in the win, then discuss the Apple Cup ahead after a bye week and motivation tools of Jedd Fisch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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S5 Ep13: Doug Naylor on Red Dwarf & Writing for Children 1:10:24

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10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Bbbrrbuummmbbbb....Lift off...fffwwoooooooooshhhhhhh. This week we launch into a good ole' natter with the brilliant Doug Naylor, co-creator & writer of Red Dwarf. We talk about his excellent new children's book, and its space-ship based iterations. We talk more generally about writing children's stories. We talk about…

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Honks Postgame from Huskies 70-10 win over UC Davis 24:59

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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)

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Husky Honks 9-2: Colorado State recap, Jonah Coleman or Demond Williams, UC Davis preview 40:30

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Husky Honks on Tuesday returns! Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey join Softy to talk about the 38-21 victory over Colorado State. Should the offense run through Demond Williams, or Jonah Coleman? The Honks preview the game vs UC Davis over the weekend, is there any worry going into Saturday? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Husky Honks Post Game 8-30 vs. Colorado State 24:05

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Dave Softy Mahler, Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey are on Husky Honks Postgame breaking down UW's game versus Colorado State! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Seattle's Sports Radio 950 KJR (KJR-AM)

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Husky Honks w/ Lewis + Castricone: Softy & Dick 8-26 Hour 2 31:33

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In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Greg Lewis and Tony Castricone for the 2025 debut of the Husky Honks as the guys preview the season, Demond Williams, the areas of improvement, UW in the NIL and transfer portal, plus the Big Ten schedule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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S5 Ep12: Ben Aaronovitch 53:11

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We've got Ben Aaronovitch on the pod this week. I mean, what else do you need to know? That's the important bit. Just that. Ben Aaronovitch. On this podcast. Oh, apart from to say THANK YOU to our amazing sponsor Scrivener. Which you can get right now.. with 20% off - as long as you use our special code FAILING. Just pop along to https://www.litera…

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110. Aaron Toppston, GS Futures - Building the Future of the Built Environment 43:53

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Aaron shares the back story on why one of Korea’s largest conglomerates stood up GS Futures and its associated Built Environment fund, how they balance objectives between financial returns and strategic impact, details why the construction industry is “allergic to overhead” and where that presents opportunity ahead for innovation, and finally discu…

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S5 Ep11: Hamilton Nolan - Publishing laid bare 43:37

3M ago43:37

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For many, the idea of having their book published is an actual dream. A beautiful, glorious, waking dream. But for others, perhaps even most writers, the dream isn't quite as dreamy as people might imagine. So let's draw back the curtain and have a little peek at the actual, unfiltered, no-bull realities of giving birth to a beautiful baby book, wi…

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109. Jake Brown, NFI - Innovating Supply Chain & Logistics since 1932 48:40

4M ago48:40

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Jake outlines why a company like NFI (that has been innovating supply chain & logisitcs since 1932!) decided to stand up a ventures effort in NFI Ventures, how NFI approaches build, buy, partner decisions, what their ventures team lessons learned are when vetting deal flow, ensuring succesful pilot launches, and engaing successful firm-wide deploym…

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S5 Ep10: A natter with Knappett - Jessica Knappett interview 1:00:31

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Well oh my gosh, haven’t we got a right proper banger for you today? I know. We spoil you. But it’s only cos you’ve been so good recently. Yeah. Don’t be coy. You have. So we thought. Oh heck, why not… Let’s do an episode with the lovely Jessica Knappett. She of Inbetweeners / Drifters / Avoidance / Ghosts / Travel Man / Taskmaster and countless ot…

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108. Thai Nguyen, Hensel Phelps - Diverge's Mission to Build the Future of the AEC Industryuture 34:39

4M ago34:39

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Thai shares the backstory on why one of the world’s premier GCs decided to launch innovation and investment platform Diverge, details how Diverge has developed a systematic process to discover, evaluate, operationally mobilize, and invest in AEC innovators, gives a pulse check on where the industry is at balancing the critical human element with ad…

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S5 Ep9: Putting on an Edinburgh festival show - with Samia Rida 54:14

4M ago54:14

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OK, first things first, before you read any more of this, go to https://www.literatureandlatte.com and get yaself 20% off Scrivener right now with the code: FAILING Done that? Brilliant. First step towards becoming a proper writer - DONE. Perfect. Now... it’s time to settle the score, turn the tables, slip the shoe onto the other foot. Tom sets up …

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S5 Ep8: Thomas Taylor 44:54

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Hello Children, welcome to another lovely wuvvly episode of The Failing Writers Podcast in association with Scrivener, a podcast for people who love to write and want to move ever closer to the elusive realm of success. In this episode we’re looking at writing done especially for you. Yes you, my Kiddiewinklepops. All the younger humans upon this l…

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107. Dan Renouard + Rodd Langenhagen, Baird - Intersection of Industrial Innovation and Capital Markets 48:46

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We kickoff with a macro capital markets 1H’25 lookback and 2H’25 look ahead, dig in on how industrial software has gone from “relative obscurity” +15 years ago to now one of the biggest sectors in software today, discuss how the exit environment for industrial innovation is shaping up going into the fall and which sectors are showing the most green…

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S5 Ep7: Open Mic Poetry Night 1:14:16

5M ago1:14:16

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Poetry, as Percy Bysshe Shelley once said, lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar. And so, off we go, to try and defamiliarise the things which stare us in the face every blummin’ day. Relationships. Words. Coffee. Social Media. Prejudice. Siblings. Aging. Home. Industrial Esta…

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S5 Ep6: Libbie Hawker: 10 years of Taking Off Your Pants 1:09:36

5M ago1:09:36

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Right. This week you're in for a treat. Cos, this week on the Failing Writers Podcast in association with Scrivener.... we've got a fantastic guest.... Pardon? Scrivener? You know! The brilliant writing app? Yeah. What's that? you've been thinking about buying a copy for a while? Well... you're in luck! Just use our code "FAILING" and you can get 2…

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Jonathan Ontario of Lost Lakes YouTube Channel Talks Canoe Trips & Fishing on Baird Country Ep. 23 2:34:54

5M ago2:34:54

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#bairdcountrypodcast #lostlakes #podcast Jonathan Ontario of Lost Lakes YouTube Channel Talks Canoe Trips & Fishing on Baird Country Ep. 23 In this episode, I sit down with Jon of the Lost Lakes YouTube channel. It was awesome to connect with him after watching his canoeing and winter camping videos for so many years. Check out his channel here and…

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S5 Ep5: Mur Lafferty - Facing Down the Demons 51:03

6M ago51:03

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Welcome back to the Failing Writers Podcast - Sponsored by the brilliant and indispensable writing software: Scrivener. Get 20% off Scrivener right now, by using the code FAILING at https://www.literatureandlatte.com/ OK. Now, People… buckle up. You’re about to enter the Murverse. Cos our guest this week is the lovely Mur Lafferty. A scifi / fantas…

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106. Troy Ryley, Echo Global Logistics - The Road Ahead for US/Mexico Cross-Border 38:39

6M ago38:39

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Troy narrates through his three decades of US/Mexico cross-border experience that led him to now standing up yet another cross-border operation, Echo Mexico, shares his outlook where he believes US trade with Mexico is headed coming out of the tariff negotiations, details what the opportunities and challenges are for anyone considering expanding fr…

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S5 Ep4: Adam Buxton: The ups and downs of memoir writing 57:45

6M ago57:45

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First of all, thank you SCRIVENER for sponsoring Season 5! You can try Scrivener free for 30 days. And if you love it, (which you will) you can use the code FAILING and get 20% off, you lucky, lucky duckies. https://www.literatureandlatte.com/ OK... This week, be prepared to have your beautiful, unsullied little brain absolutely stuffed to the brim…

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105. Ian Kinne, Hillwood - Building a "Mobility Innovation Zone" 45:27

6M ago45:27

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Ian shares the back story on how the 27,000-acre, master-planned development by Hillwood turned into Alliance, TX (a global logistics hub that has generated more than 66,000 jobs and an estimated $130B in regional economic impact!), why the Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ) was stood up within Alliance to connect, “people, places, and ideas that push …

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S5 Ep3: Lyrical Waxings With Paul Armfield 59:17

7M ago59:17

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We nattered and we caterwauled 'bout lyrics, punk and bands, and we shed a little light upon how melody can expand, and we talked of books and words and how they sometimes change a man, and by the end, our mate Paul Armfield had another couple o' fans. Lyrics. Are they different to poems? Are they an art form all of their very own? Is it best to wr…

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S5 Ep2: C.J. Tudor is back 57:17

7M ago57:17

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Hello. Come here. A little closer. Closer. Don’t be afraid. There. That’s it. I’m going to tell you a story. A story about an author called C.J. Tudor. Who many years ago, waaay way back in season 1, episode 13, joined the Failing Writers Podcast for a harmless little natter. Back when they were just podcasting children, playing down in the basemen…

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Dave Marrone From Lure of the North Talks Traditional Winter Camping Adventures 1:49:37

7M ago1:49:37

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#jimbairdadventurer #bairdcountrypodcast #outdoors Dave Marrone From Lure of the North Talks Traditional Winter Camping Adventures It was great to sit down with Dave Marrone for episode 22 of my podcast. Dave and his wife Kie run Lure of the North through which they lead traditional-style winter camping adventures and offer classes and workshops. T…

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S5 Ep1: Jennie Godfrey 1:02:03

7M ago1:02:03

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Aaaaaaand we're back. Bet you missed us. Ah come on. Just a little bit? Oh. Well we're here now, so let's make the best of it. Now... let's look at the menu. What's for starters? A delicious breakfast at Bettys Tea Rooms - a proper Yorkshire institution. Then... the very antithesis of failing... Jennie Godfrey and her bestselling debut book: A List…

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104. Dave Anderson, Supply Chain Ventures - Where Supply Chain VC Began 43:37

8M ago43:37

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Dave shares his 20+ year journey launching and scaling Supply Chain Ventures where supply chain VC all began, details a historical look back on major supply chain events and innovation inflection points that have shaped where we are at today (hint: supply chain is an incredibly enduring investment sector), outlines what he thinks is investable vs. …

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Anything 4 U - Ep6 - Finished 30:42

8M ago30:42

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Hello Worldwrights, The Failing Writers are now on a little sabbatical, plotting, (or possibly pantsing) the next season of the podcast and maybe... maybe... even writing some stuff? I'd like to think so anyway. In absentia, they've decided to bring you all 6 episodes of Anything 4 U, which some of you may remember being occasionally mentioned on t…

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103. All-In Supply Chain Innovation 4.0 47:52

8M ago47:52

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The band is back together after the 2025 supply chain conference blitz and we cover how we tactically approach conference season, where the macro supply chain winds are blowing this year (tariffs, DOGE, regulatory changes, etc.), what role the latest AI into supply chain push is playing (tip: watch out for 'Annual Curiosity Revenue'), and how we th…