More than a Few Words - A Marketing Conversation is a smart, down-to-earth show about what’s really working in marketing and what isn’t. All in about 10 minutes. Every week, Lorraine Ball sits down with marketers, entrepreneurs, and the occasional mischief-maker. Some are seasoned pros. Others are figuring it out as they go. But all of them share tips you can use. And stories you won’t hear anywhere else. No fluff, no jargon, just real-world lessons, actionable ideas, and a peek behind the c ...
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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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Join Richard Brenkley and Tasha Katz as they hear from local entrepreneurs and business owners who have unlocked the secret of marketing. From organisations that have been going strong for over a century to up-and-coming businesses that are taking the community by storm, the Get Better in Chelmsford podcast shines a light on the fascinating stories of people driven by a passion. This is the podcast to listen to if you want to see the no-nonsense side of marketing, where we champion testing, ...
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The Go-To Food Podcast is where the world’s most influential chefs, restaurateurs, food writers and critics share the stories behind their craft. Hosted by award-winning presenter Freddy Clode and chef and food writer Ben Benton, this weekly show dives deep into the experiences, inspirations, and “Go-To” favourites that define a life in food. From hidden gems to the restaurants they return to time and again, each episode serves up intrigue, insight, and the untold moments that shaped their j ...
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Lennox Hastie - How He Turned Etxebarri Into The World's Best Restaurant, Dodging 'Flying Pans' At Le Manoir & Creating A Food Revolution In Australia!
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1:00:26In this episode of The Go-To Food Podcast—brought to you by Blinq (the UK POS rebels)—we sit down with fire-obsessed chef Lennox Hastie, the man behind Sydney’s cult restaurant Firedoor and the pintxo-loving Gildas. From starring on Chef’s Table to earning two Chef’s Hats (Australia’s Michelin-adjacent kudos), Lennox has built a career on cooking e…
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733 Haruki Murakami (with Mike Palindrome | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (#17 GBOAT) | A Letter from Tehran
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1:24:11Haruki Murakami (b. 1949) is one of the rare writers who combines literary admiration with widespread appeal. Host Jacke Wilson is joined by lifelong Murakami fan Mike Palindrome to discuss what makes his novels so compelling, so mysterious, and so popular. Works discussed include The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore, and …
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#1166 Strategic AI: Speed Is Nice. Leverage Is Better. | Laura Chattington
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11:25I had a conversation with Laura Chattington, a strategist who’s helped companies with enough zeros to make your head spin. We didn’t talk about prompts, plugins, or the latest hack for writing Instagram captions in 30 seconds flat. We talked about something much more important: how to make AI part of your marketing strategy instead of just your to-…
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732 The Bible (#18 GBOAT) | The Diaries of Samuel Pepys (with Kate Loveman) | Health Advice
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1:13:35Jacke starts the episode by looking at the different ways that ten writers have viewed the Bible, #18 on the list of the Greatest Books of All Time. Then he's joined by scholar Kate Loveman, one of the few people in the world who's been able to read the diaries of Samuel Pepys in the original shorthand, for a discussion of her book The Strange Hist…
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Adam Handling - Lawsuits, Breakdowns & Life In The Kitchen Trenches!
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1:00:17When Adam Handling sits down for The Go-To Food Podcast, you know you’re in for fireworks. The Michelin-starred chef pulls no punches, opening up about landlords who tried to strong-arm him, staff who faced his infamous “card machine punishment” for costly mistakes, and the emotional nights he locked himself in the restaurant bathroom and cried aft…
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731 The Brothers Karamazov Reclaimed (#19 Greatest Book of All Time)
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1:21:06Responding to a special request from a listener, Jacke discusses Fyodor Dostoevsky, his novel The Brothers Karamazov, and the search for meaning in a meaningless world. This episode was originally released as episode #250 on October 7, 2020. For reasons Jacke discusses, it has not been available for several years. One show note: at several points i…
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1165 Podcasting Isn’t Dead—You Just Need a Plan | Roy Coughlan | More than a Few Words
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11:51Is It Too Late to Start a Podcast? Roy Coughlan Doesn’t Think So I sat down with Roy Coughlan, a serial entrepreneur turned podcast coach, to tackle a question that’s been floating around like last week’s leftovers: Is podcasting still worth it? If you’ve been wondering whether the market is too crowded or if there’s even room for one more voice (y…
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Inside The Fat Badger: George Williams & Beth O'Brien on Celebs, Conspiracies & Cooking
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49:47This week on The Go-To Mise en Place we are joined by chefs George Williams and Beth, the duo behind The Fat Badger, one of London’s most talked-about upstairs pubs and dining rooms. They set the record straight on that infamous “invite-only” myth, explain why they threw out the idea of menus altogether, and relive the chaos of their early days—fro…
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730 "To Autumn" by John Keats | The Invention of Charlotte Brontë (with Graham Watson) | My Last Book with Sara Charles
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1:06:20Jacke looks forward to a new season by exploring the language and imagery of John Keats's famous ode to autumn. Then he talks to Graham Watson about his new book The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life, which tells the story of how how Charlotte reinvented herself as an acclaimed author, a mysterious celebrity, and a passionate lover. PLUS Sa…
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Nathan Outlaw – Why I Gave Up 2 Michelin Stars, Rick Stein’s Genius & Walking Out On Gary Rhodes!
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1:00:48Seafood maestro Nathan Outlaw joins The Go-To Food Podcast for a candid conversation that charts his rise from washing dishes alongside his chef father in Maidstone to becoming the only British chef with two Michelin-starred seafood restaurants. Along the way, he recalls formative stints with culinary icons Gary Rhodes, Éric Chavot and Rick Stein—w…
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729 Milton the Revolutionary (with Orlando Reade) | My Last Book with Jodi Picoult | More Exciting News
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1:07:45Since the publication of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost in 1667, readers and critics have noted the relationship between the poem and the author's political and personal struggles. What has been less prominent - at least until now - is how the poem came to haunt various political struggles over the next four centuries. In this episode, Jacke…
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#1164 | What Went Wrong: The Community That Didn’t Stick | Deanna Russon |
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9:48I had a conversation with Deanna Russo, LinkedIn pro and founder of Leverage Up, about one of those ideas that sounded great in theory—but fizzled out in practice. Her LinkedIn group community was supposed to be the perfect extension of her one-on-one coaching work. But in the end, it didn’t quite land the way she hoped. Deanna built a network of o…
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Ben Lippett - Disastrous Staff Meals - Hallucinating In A Melbourne Restaurant Kitchen & The Glories Of His New Cookbook!
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46:23We’re joined once again by the moustachioed marvel himself, Ben Lippett — ex-chef, recipe writer, and the creative force behind Dinner by Ben. This time he’s back with something truly special: his debut cookbook, landing next week. Over an incredible spread pulled straight from its pages, Ben talks us through the dishes that shaped the book — from …
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Luke Dale-Roberts - The Chef Who Put Cape Town on the Culinary Map - Paddleboarding With Orlando Bloom & Is This The End Of Fine Dining?
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51:13Today’s guest is Luke Dale-Roberts, the award-winning chef whose name has become synonymous with pushing the boundaries of fine dining. From steering La Colombe to global acclaim as the Best Restaurant in Africa & the Middle East and climbing to No.12 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, to redefining South Africa’s culinary landscape with The …
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728 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (#20 GBOAT) | Lorraine Hansberry - RECLAIMED
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1:30:35As 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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#1163 I Only Wanted the Cherry | And Other Marketing Lessons | Lorraine Ball
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5:06I am going to start this marketing monologue with a story. I'm going to start with a story. I was about four years old and I went into a bakery with my dad. And while he was ordering breads and pastries, I was standing there looking in the glass counter at these beautiful pastries. Eventually, my dad looked down and he says, Lanie, do you want one?…
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Dom Hamdy - From Selling 2000 Scotch Eggs A Week At Borough Market To Creating; Crispin, Bistro Freddie, Canal Restaurant & More....
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50:10In this episode of Go-To Mise en Place, we sit down with one of London’s most exciting young restaurateurs: Dom Hamdy, the founder of Ham Restaurants, the group behind Crispin, Bistro Freddie and the newly opened Canal in Ladbroke Grove. Recorded on the terrace at Canal, with the Grand Union Canal glinting beside us, Dom talks about the journey fro…
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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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1:04:12What 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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Tim Siadatan - Near-Drownings, Creepy Customers & How He Created London's Pasta Phenomenon!
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1:03:52What does it take to go from microwaving jalapeño poppers at Old Orleans to co-founding two of London’s most beloved restaurants? In this episode of The Go-To Food Podcast, Tim Siadatan tells the story of his unlikely start in hospitality, the life-changing opportunity of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen, and the discipline and creativity he absorbed while t…
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726 England vs France - A Literary Battle Royale (with Mike Palindrome) - RECLAIMED
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1:03:36“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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#1162 The One Metric Most Business Owners Overlook | Jake Tlapek
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10:04What if I told you there was one metric that could truly move your business forward—and most business owners aren’t even paying attention to it? That’s what we’re diving into in this episode of More than a Few Words. I had a conversation with jake Tlapek, aka the Wizard of Marketing, who’s spent the last decade helping struggling brands become high…
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Andreas Labridis - Redefining Greek Food In London - Why Restaurants Should Never Give Out Anything For Free & Why It's Time The Government Start Supporting Hospitality Before It's Too Late!
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42:33From JP Morgan spreadsheets to hand-picking olive oil in Crete, Andreas Labridis has built a modern Greek food empire in London — and he’s only just getting started. In this fascinating conversation, the Opso and Kima co-founder recalls the wild early days of Opso, when guests would come expecting smashed plates and Zorba music, and how he set out …
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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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1:18:40Jacke 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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Exclusive - Heston Blumenthal - From Outcast To The Greatest Chef In The World - How He Won 7 Michelin Stars & What's Next?
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56:58Seven Michelin stars. Inventing Multi-Sensory Dining. Triple-cooked chips. Bacon-and-egg ice cream. The Fat Duck. Dinner by Heston. Sous Vide. Changing the way the entire world thinks about food. In this unmissable conversation, culinary icon Heston Blumenthal sits down with us for a no-holds-barred deep dive into his life, mind, and food philosoph…
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724 The Stranger by Albert Camus (#22 Greatest Book of All Time) | Christopher Isherwood (with Jake Poller) | Postcard from a Listener in Yunnan
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1:01:38Put on your black turtleneck! Jacke starts the episode with a look at #22 on the list of The Greatest Books of All Time, The Stranger by Albert Camus. Then he talks to Jake Poller about British and American novelist and playwright Christopher Isherwood, whose Goodbye to Berlin was adapted into the stage musical and movie Cabaret. In discussing his …
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#1161 Lessons from a $50K Misfire | Joseph Drolshagen
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9:57Joseph ( Dr. Joey) Drolshagen, left behind a high-powered corporate career to launch his own coaching business built on the SMT Method—Subconscious Mindset Training. He's seen incredible success helping companies grow, but in this conversation we’re not talking about the wins. We're digging into one of his biggest flops: a year-long coaching progra…
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723 The Moral Rights of Authors (with Mira T Sundara Rajan) | My Last Book with Radha Vatsal
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1:16:28As technology advances, the ability of authors and artists to prevent their works from being pirated or misused has become urgent. In this episode, Jacke talks to copyright expert Mira T. Sundara Rajan (The Moral Rights of Authors and Artists: From the Birth of Copyright to the Age of Artificial Intelligence) about the history of copyright law, the…
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Lorraine Pascale - From Modelling Alongside Kate Moss In New York To Filming Music Videos With Robbie Williams To Selling Over 1 Million Cookbooks In The UK!
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34:28This week on The Go-To Food Podcast, we’re joined by a true multi-hyphenate: model, chef, bestselling author, and international TV star Lorraine Pascale. From gracing the covers of US Elle and hanging out with De Niro in New York, to conquering UK television screens and selling over a million cookbooks, Lorraine’s journey is nothing short of remark…
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Mitch Tonks - The Rise & Fall Of His 'FishWorks' Empire - Curry Nights With Johnny Depp & How He Changed Seafood in Britain Forever!
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1:02:10Mitch Tonks didn’t start out as a chef. He was a 27-year-old dad trying to make ends meet when a fishmonger’s shop in Bath changed the course of his life. In this episode, Mitch shares the real, often chaotic, journey behind his seafood empire—from sleeping on a futon above his first restaurant to serving curry to Johnny Depp. He recalls the early …
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722 Kerouac's Road - A Conversation with Ebs Burnough, Director of a New Kerouac Documentary | My Last Book with Beat Generation Expert Steven Belletto
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1:03:15Since its publication in 1957, Jack Kerouac's iconic novel On the Road has inspired millions to head for the highways and live life to its fullest. In this episode, Jacke talks to filmmaker Ebs Burnough about his new documentary Kerouac's Road: The Beat of a Nation, which interweaves stories of modern-day travelers with those influenced by or conne…
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#1160 What Went Wrong with More than a Few Words | Lorraine Ball
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10:51What Went Wrong: I Was Talking to the Wrong Audience After years of interviewing guests about their marketing mistakes, I decided it was time to turn the microphone on myself. This solo episode of More than a Few Words dives into one of my biggest missteps—fifteen years in the making. When I launched More than a Few Words, I imagined it as a smart …
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Kirk Haworth - Creating The First Michelin Star Plant Based Restaurant In The UK - Surviving The Rigours Of The French Laundry & Why Head Chef's Need To Stop Bullying Their Staff!
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42:15This week on Mise En Place, we’re coming to you straight from Plates, the UK’s first Michelin-starred, plant-based restaurant. At the helm is executive chef Kirk Haworth, a Great British Menu champion and one of the country’s most forward-thinking culinary minds. In this unmissable episode, Kirk dishes on the behind-the-scenes drama of Great Britis…
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721 Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (The #23 Greatest Book of All Time)
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1:28:14Jacke continues his journey through the list of the 25 Greatest Books of All Time with a look at Flaubert's "perfect novel," Madame Bovary (1856-57). Telling the story of the bored wife of a provincial doctor who enters into a series of infidelities, Flaubert's debut caused an immediate sensation - and changed the way we've come to view both novels…
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Daniel Clifford - The Madness Of Marco Pierre-White - Falling Victim To A £28k Wine Scam & Peter Jones's Dinner Party Chaos!
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1:03:00Brace yourself for a riotous ride through the highs, lows, and absolute madness of Michelin-level cooking with the one and only Daniel Clifford, chef-owner of the legendary Midsummer House. In this epic episode of The Go-To Food Podcast, Daniel talks candidly about winning (and fearing the loss of) his stars, why he still shows up for every service…
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720 The 25 Greatest Books of All Time - #24 "The Odyssey" by Homer | The Conclusion to F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" (with Mike Palindrome)
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1:23:43Jacke continues his analysis of "The 25 Greatest Books of All Time" by a special look at Homer's Odyssey. Then Mike Palindrome, the president of the Literature Supporters Club, joins Jacke for a discussion of the second half of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 story, "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," in which a young midwesterner travels to a secluded Mo…
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#1159 What Your Website isn’t Telling You | Phillipa Games
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10:46Phillipa Games, has spent more than 25 years swimming in the deep end of digital strategy and analytics. With experience across nearly 500 clients and websites that have brought in hundreds of millions of dollars, Phillipa has seen it all from the good, to the bad, and the wildly overlooked. In this conversation, we peeled back the curtain on websi…
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