Join host Joel Simon and guests as they discuss important and emerging topics impacting various industries in 15 minutes or less.
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Listen back to features and interviews from 95bFM's daily news and current affairs show. Joel Armstrong, Sara Mckoy, Max Micheel, and Caeden Tipler focus on the issues of Tāmaki Makaurau and elsewhere in independent-thinking bFM style. Monday-Thursday 12-1pm on 95bFM.
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A podcast about language, literacy, multilingualism, English as additional language, and more, in university contexts. Sponsored by the Centre for English Language Learning, Teaching, & Research at Simon Fraser University.
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In my new series of podcasts, I speak to various creatives in music and the arts during this period of lockdown. A new episode will be released every Monday. Subscribe for all future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fortnightly casual conversations with passionate gamers who geek out about board games, the mechanisms behind them, and the people who create them.
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Interviews with Scholars of America about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
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Welcome to the Louis Joel Poetry Podcast where we discuss all things poetry with your hosts Peter Roberts (Poet-in-Residence at LJAC), David Tredinnick (actor, playwright, raconteur, audio buff, archivist) & Colleen Murphy (writer, diversity champion, another raconteur). Each podcast will have interviews with poets, with people who convene poetry appreciation groups, with editors or producers of poetry magazines and with members of the community outlining some of their favourite (or least fa ...
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The Just Fly Performance Podcast is dedicated to all aspects of athletic performance training, with an emphasis on speed and power development. Featured on the show are coaches and experts in the spectrum of sport performance, ranging from strength and conditioning, to track and field, to sport psychology. Hosted by Joel Smith, the Just Fly Performance Podcast brings you some of the best information on modern athletic performance available.
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A podcast about Old School Magic: The Gathering.
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They say we die twice: once when we take our last breath and again when our name is spoken for the final time. But in today's world, there's a third passing to consider - our digital death. Welcome to Death and Dying in the Digital Age, a podcast that explores the uncharted territory of our online afterlife. Join host Niki Weiss each week as she navigates the complexities of end-of-life planning, from safeguarding your individual legacy to ensuring your loved ones can access your important d ...
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Simon Hill and Alex Brosque host The Global Game which dissects the world of football from an Australian lens.
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Host Justin Wilson gathers a panel to discuss bands and weigh out their discography in order to create a top ten starter kit for someone looking for new music. WARNING: Your favorite song may not make our list.
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Music Producers talking Philly sports. Raised in Veterans Stadium, we bled green when Jaws and Randall almost won rings, but fell short, when Donovan and Andy almost won multiple rings, and when that beautiful building collapsed to the ground to become a parking lot in 2003. Join Tek & Prem weekly with some of Philly's finest media members on the VetLine.
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The lived experience podcast is about sharing real people's stories of lived experiences on a large range of mental health topics. As a child of a single mother with BiPolar, I wanted to create interviews that would fill the content gap around this subject and lesser-known issues that are covered in the current mental health awareness movement. Mental health awareness and advocacy go far beyond depression and anxiety. I hope these discussions shine a lot on issues you may not be aware of or ...
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The Dose is the Commonwealth Fund's podcast that presents fresh ideas, new perspectives, and compelling conversations about where health care is headed. Join host Joel Bervell this season for conversations with leading and emerging experts in health care and health policy. Get the Dose in your inbox: https://thedose.show/signup
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Australian and international authors talk about their books and how they got published or how they self-published. Listeners, writers and readers will also hear about what's going on in our local writing community.
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Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
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Timcast IRL is hosted by Tim Pool and delivers hard-hitting news and analysis on politics, culture, and current events. Featuring a wide range of guests, the show tackles topics like government overreach, tech censorship, and political division from an independent perspective. Expect uncensored discussions and sharp insights into today's most controversial issues.
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Filled with the Spirit of God. A Bible-believing Church where each member has their own personal direct experience of God through the indwelling Holy Spirit, the same Spirit which raised Jesus from the dead. Join us twice a week for talks, interviews, news, updates and more. Find us at revivalcentres.org Locations worldwide. ”...Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Acts 2:38
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This is literally a podcast where people I love, admire, and know well will be in a safe space to really let their hair down (assuming they have any). I will cover the thoughtful to the extremely random. So join me and my guests from the world of movies, TV, sports, music, and culture for fun, wide-ranging, free-wheeling conversations. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Literally with Rob Lowe ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm ...
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Interviews with scholars of American politics about their new books
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Part Man, Part Machine, All Pod. A minute by minute style review of the seminal 80s classic action movie Robocop. We dissect and talk about the various topics and themes through the movie, as well as many tangents about Star Trek and Deus Ex, and as a special bonus we compare the minute to it's 2014 remake and why it's terrible.
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Post Games is a listener-supported podcast about how and why we love video games. Each week, host Chris Plante reports on a new, overlooked, or underappreciated topic in gaming culture. Where did all the new porn games come from? What’s it like to be the AI that destroys the world? How has one award turned tiny indie game makers into big-name millionaires? With original interviews, writing, and a traditional audio-magazine structure, Plante keeps things entertaining, informative, and always ...
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Join intellectual phenomenon Dr. Jordan Peterson for enlightening discourse that will change the way you think. This podcast breaks down the dichotomy of life through interviews and lectures that explain how individuals and culture are shaped by values, music, religion, and beyond. It will give you a new perspective and a modern understanding of your creativity, competence, and personality.
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Helping the Church think deeply, read faithfully, and live biblically.
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Conversations with scientists at the forefront of brain research. Hosted by neuroscientist Mark Mattson.
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Discover the best conversations recorded live at National Gallery Singapore, home to the world’s largest public collection of Southeast Asian modern art. We have handpicked our favourite talks and lectures for you to experience, wherever you are.
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Weekends with Luke Grant, 9am to 1pm every Saturday and Sunday on 2GB.
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The Group Answers Podcast is a weekly show designed to resource, train, and encourage small group leaders. Each episode considers current trends and resources as well as timeless truths and methods of discipleship. It is hosted by Brian Daniel.
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An award winning daily podcast, John Lee Dumas interviews the most successful and inspiring Entrepreneurs 7-days a week to bring you the top business strategies. Entrepreneurs On Fire has over 175 million listens and 4500+ episodes. JLD has turned Entrepreneurs On Fire into a media empire that has generated over 7-figures of NET annual revenue 12-years running. For all the resources, visit EOFire.com.
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Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people’s stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four year ...
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Join Events at the Apple Store as we examine all of the 2011 award season film favorites -- "The King's Speech", 'True Grit", "The Fighter", "Black Swan", "127 Hours", "The Social Network" and "Winter's Bone".
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The Byron Center PRC Evangelism Podcast
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Join Events at the Apple Store as we examine all of the 2011 award season film favorites -- "The King's Speech", 'True Grit", "The Fighter", "Black Swan", "127 Hours", "The Social Network" and "Winter's Bone".
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Innovation Discussed, by Goodfellow, is a new podcast exploring the fascinating world of materials science. Formerly known as Materials Inside, Innovation Discussed will explore upcoming events, news, innovation and products related to this absorbing subject; from nanotechnology to space exploration, medical wonders to automotive technology, our panel of experts will discuss them all every month. If you have a question you'd like the hosts to discuss, email us on [email protected] wit ...
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The "Ramsey Theory Podcast: No Strangers At This Party" is created by a group of students from Simon Fraser University under the supervision of Veselin Jungic. This podcast celebrates Ramsey theory and the people working in this dynamic field of modern mathematics. Through their conversations with undergraduate students, some of today's most notable Ramsey theorists talk about their first experiences with mathematics, their times as undergraduate and graduate students, their views about Rams ...
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With her super-sensitive sense of smell, sixteen year-old Kaia Smith is used to not fitting in. So when she receives an invitation from Dr. Vadim Grigori to participate in the Grigori Young Scholars Program with its promise that she will meet others like herself, she jumps at the chance. But what is the GYSP really about? Why are the faculty so interested in the story of the Fall of the Watchers? Why are they obsessed with antimony? And what role will GYSP participants like Kaia play in thei ...
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We’re helping a new breed of entrepreneur to realise their dreams. Startups that put people first and measure success in happiness, as well as profits. Expect conversations around purposeful entrepreneurship, the future of work and interviews with thought leaders.
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The aim of this podcast is to educate and assist listeners on their journey to better understand, invest into and improve their individual wellbeing, in what has been a challenging year for us all. PukaUp Founder & AFL legend Wayne Schwass, draws on his personal 26 year wellbeing journey to combine authentic and genuine storytelling with skill-based learning through inspiring conversations with a wide variety of world-class wellbeing experts, thought leaders and qualified practitioners to ex ...
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Decoding Cultural Leadership is a podcast that explores the intersection between the arts, culture and society and interrogates what it means to be a cultural leader in the 21st century. In each episode, host Samuel Cairnduff talks with some of the most influential organisational leaders, creators, policy-makers and thought leaders, building an understanding of their approach to shifting the dial in a complex, constantly changing world. By talking to influential leaders whose voices resonate ...
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Maia Kotrosits, "After Transformation: Rewriting Time, Christian Late Antiquity, and the Present" (Duke UP, 2025)
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In After Transformation, Maia Kotrosits offers a lyrical history of Christian late antiquity as it lives on in and with the present. Recasting the monumental changes that occurred between the second and fourth centuries, when Rome transitioned from pagan to Christian worship, Kotrosits presents a condensed and evocative meditation on the profound e…
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Something film fanatics often say is that a particular director’s work is really “about the movies.” Sometimes that’s true and sometimes it isn’t–but there’s no doubt that The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) is one of the “moviest” movies ever made. Every frame of it articulates the longing for life in a world superior to our own: the world of art. The…
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John A. Camacho and Zack Hamilton, "Sports Chaos: Exploring the Reasons Behind Expert Business, Legal, and Moral Decisions" (2025)
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What happens when sports decision-making collides with business interests, legal battles, and moral dilemmas? Sports Chaos dives into the unpredictable world where experts, executives, and athletes must navigate high-stakes choices that shape the future of sports. From billion-dollar deals to ethical debates over owner and athlete behavior, this bo…
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Verena Halsmayer on Managing Growth in Miniature: Solow’s Model as an Artifact
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, chats with Verena Halsmeyer, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Vienna, about her recent, award-winning book, Managing Growth in Miniature: Solow’s Model as an Artifact. The book explores the history of the way economists think about growth, including the role of technological change in it. It focuses on t…
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Jeffrey K. Salkin, "Inviting God In: A Guide to Jewish Prayer" (CCAR Press, 2025)
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In this episode Rabbi Marc Katz is in discussion with Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin about his new book Inviting God In: A Guide to Jewish Prayer (Central Conference of American Rabbis Press, 2025), an engaging and insightful commentary on the Shabbat evening and morning services. Designed for students of all ages, from bet mitzvah to adulthood, the book's r…
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Yolanda Aixelà-Cabré, "African Women’s Histories in European Narratives: The Afropolitan Krio Fernandino Diaspora (1850-1996)" (Leuven UP, 2025)
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Little is known about the African women who came to Europe from the 1870s onwards, nor do we dare to imagine them as wealthy, elegantly dressed individuals with refined tastes and fluent in several languages. The Krio Fernandino represented a multisited, multilocal, transnational, transcontinental and Afropolitan community that lived between Africa…
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Marek Kohn, "The Stories Old Towns Tell: A Journey Through Cities at the Heart of Europe" (Yale UP, 2023)
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Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War—some, like those of Warsaw and Frankfurt, had to be rebuilt almost completely. They are now centers of peace and civility that attract millions of tourists, but the stories they tell about places, peoples, and nations are selective. They ar…
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Sebastian Truskolaski, "Adorno and the Ban on Images" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
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Adorno and the Ban on Images (Bloomsbury, 2022) upends some of the myths that have come to surround the work of the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno – not least amongst them, his supposed fatalism. Sebastian Truskolaski argues that Adorno's writings allow us to address what is arguably the central challenge of modern philosophy: how to picture a world…
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Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff, "HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business: Think Big, Buy Small, Own Your Own Company" (HBR Press, 2017)
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Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards--as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can …
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Amy Hughes, "An Actor's Tale: Theater, Culture, and Everyday Life in the Nineteenth-Century United States" (U Michigan Press, 2025)
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Harry Watkins was no one special. During a career that spanned four decades, this nineteenth-century actor yearned for fame but merely skirted the edges of it. He performed alongside the brightest stars, wrote scores of plays, and toured the United States and England, but he never became a household name. Inspired by this average performer’s life a…
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Amy Hughes, "An Actor's Tale: Theater, Culture, and Everyday Life in the Nineteenth-Century United States" (U Michigan Press, 2025)
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Harry Watkins was no one special. During a career that spanned four decades, this nineteenth-century actor yearned for fame but merely skirted the edges of it. He performed alongside the brightest stars, wrote scores of plays, and toured the United States and England, but he never became a household name. Inspired by this average performer’s life a…
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Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams, The Secret Life of Us, The Square) is an actor, writer, and director. Joel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he knows when his Australian Vogue Editor-in-Chief wife doesn’t like his outfit, why his approach to relationships is ‘it takes two to tango,’ and the reasons why he gets starstruck over are athletes. Joel…
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Train Your Brain for Grit, Then Supercharge It with AI: The Path to Unstoppable Performance with Jairek Robbins
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Jairek Robbins is a performance coach, investor, board member, and best-selling author. As the founder of Performance Coach University, he empowers leaders worldwide to achieve purpose-driven success in business and life. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Grit is trainable. True mental toughness isn't inherited—it's built through consistent effort and pushing b…
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Cesar Millan: Dogs Tell the Truth (Re-Release)
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This week, we’re looking back at Rob’s great conversation with legendary dog whisperer Cesar Millan! cats! Listen to their great chat and find out how connecting with nature can help keep you and your dog calm, why the eldest dog may not be the pack leader, and how every dog has the potential to gain street smarts. Make sure to subscribe to the sho…
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This week on the Monday Wire: For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to MP Simon Court about ACT MP Laura McClure’s members bill, proposing the disestablishment of the BSA, or Broadcasting Standards Authority, and the government's move to halt new puberty blocker prescriptions for you…
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Your bosom selecta today is none other than the legendary Renee Jones! Renee has been at bFM for 36 years, and is one of our brilliant Gang Of Four hosts alongside Pat, Phil, and the Professor. Catch Gang Of Four every Friday night from 7-9pm, thanks to Verona! You can also see Renee DJ at the 95bFM Christmas Party on December 12. Whakarongo mai ne…
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Happy Rāhina e te whānau! E whai ake nei, coming up on the show today: Whakataukī o tēnei wiki with Arini Loader, Fashun with Penelope Noir, This Is How We Brew It with Christian, Loose Reads with Suri, and bosom selecta with Renee from Gang Of Four. Plus, tune in all week to win Dropper's debut album on CD, and tickets to see Teen Jesus and the Je…
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MP Laura McClure's BSA member's bill, puberty blocker temporary ban w/ the ACT Party's Simon Court: 24 November, 2025
Recently, ACT MP Laura McClure has launched a member’s bill, proposing the disestablishment of the BSA, or Broadcasting Standards Authority. News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to The Victoria University of Wellington’s Peter Thompson last week on the bill, who said this bill would “enable private media corporations to opera…
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This week on the Monday Wire: For our weekly catch-up with the ACT Party, News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to MP Simon Court about ACT MP Laura McClure’s members bill, proposing the disestablishment of the BSA, or Broadcasting Standards Authority, and the government's move to halt new puberty blocker prescriptions for you…
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MP Laura McClure's BSA member's bill, puberty blocker temporary ban w/ the ACT Party's Simon Court: 24 November, 2025
Recently, ACT MP Laura McClure has launched a member’s bill, proposing the disestablishment of the BSA, or Broadcasting Standards Authority. News and Editorial Director and Monday Wire Host Joel spoke to The Victoria University of Wellington’s Peter Thompson last week on the bill, who said this bill would “enable private media corporations to opera…
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The effect of temporarily halting new puberty blocker prescriptions on transgender young people w/ PATHA's Dr Elizabeth McElrea: 24 November, 2025
Recently, the government has announced it will be halting new prescriptions for puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria pending a clinical trial in the UK, with the outcome of this trial set for 2031. Health Minister, Simeon Brown, says this move is a “precautionary” measure, as he says the evidence regarding puberty blockers for yo…
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Suri is back up in the studio for Loose Reads! Today she's talking with Rosetta and Milly about the latest book from Patricia Lockwood, Will There Ever Be Another You. Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to Timeout Bookstore!
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Auckland Pride's High Court challenge regarding transgender participation guidelines for community sport w/ Auckland Pride's Bhenjamin Goodsir: 24 November, 2025
Auckland Pride has filed a High Court challenge, following the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Mark Mitchell, advising the sports body, Sports New Zealand, to withdraw the entity’s Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Transgender People in Community Sport. The organisation says that the move goes against the kaupapa of Sports New Zealand and…
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Expanded Curriculum for Disabled and Neurodivergent Students w/ The University of Auckland's Dr Jude MacArthur: 14 November, 2025
Recently, a lot of conversation has been had about the curriculum, with the government planning to roll out yet another new and expanded curriculum. This expanded curriculum, beginning in term one of next year, will seek to provide the tools for teachers to educate and assist students with ‘high and complex needs,’ who were otherwise ignored in the…
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Arini joins us for our whakataukī o tēnei wiki! Whakarongo mai nei! Aroha atu, aroha mai // love given, love received.
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Pennie joins Rosetta and Milly for another great Fashun - this week they're chatting about a new and innovative label called Self Assembly. Whakarongo mai nei!
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Christian is chatting with Rosetta and Milly about the price and market of coffee - including how our very boujee bean of the week has come to be: the new Ethiopian filter Koke Shalaye, launching on Wednesday! Whakarongo mai nei! Thanks to eighthirty coffee roasters!
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Leith Van Onselen - ‘The Treasury of Common Sense’
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Each week, no nonsense economist Leith Van Onselen gives his common sense takes on the economic issues of the week. Real money talk, bullsh*t free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By 2GB
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Tom White, "Bad Dust: A History of the Asbestos Disaster" (Repeater, 2025)
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Once used extensively in schools, hospitals, and housing, asbestos has taken the lives of millions. Bad Dust: A History of the Asbestos Disaster (Repeater, 2025) by Tom White traces the international history of the asbestos disaster — from mining operations in apartheid South Africa to the factories and shipyards of the UK – and tells the story of …
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Jim Cullen, "1980: America's Pivotal Year" (Rutgers UP, 2022)
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1980 was a turning point in American history. When the year began, it was still very much the 1970s, with Jimmy Carter in the White House, a sluggish economy marked by high inflation, and the disco still riding the airwaves. When it ended, Ronald Reagan won the presidency in a landslide, inaugurating a rightward turn in American politics and cultur…
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Sarah Hoiland, "Righteous Sisterhood: The Politics and Power of an All-Women's Motorcycle Club" (Temple UP, 2025)
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A righteous sister identifies herself as a biker. She might wrench, or maintain, her own bike, and she prefers to ride with other righteous sisters. Righteous Sisterhood: The Politics and Power of an All-Women's Motorcycle Club (Temple UP, 2025) is Dr. Sarah Hoiland’s insightful ethnography about an all-women motorcycle club (MC). She recounts stor…
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Stephen D. Hopper, "Eucalyptus" (Reaktion, 2025)
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Eucalypts, iconic to Australia, have shaped art, science and landscapes worldwide. With around nine hundred species, from towering giants to compact mallees, these trees inspire awe and curiosity. Their hardwood has driven industries, sparked protests and even toppled governments. Their aromatic leaves hold healing properties yet fuel devastating w…
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Mary Edwards, "Sartre’s Existential Psychoanalysis: Knowing Others" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
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Thinking of the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, it is hard to think of him without imagining him in very particular contexts. One will likely imagine him in a Parisian cafe working through a pack of cigarettes and coffee, working on his latest play while waiting for his friend Pierre to arrive. His theories of freedom against the temptations o…
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Adrienne Domasin ed., "The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Last of Us" (Playstory Press, 2025)
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The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Last of Us (Playstory Press, 2025) explores the psychological themes at the heart of The Last of Us franchise. Authors from media, culture, and fandom studies explore how trauma, grief, morality, survival, and revenge shape the story’s characters and influence their choices. This book examines these themes across …
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Ilan Kelman, "Antarcticness: Inspirations and Imaginaries" (UCL Press, 2022)
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Antarcticness: Inspirations and Imaginaries (UCL Press, 2022) edited by Ilan Kelman Antarcticness joins disciplines, communication approaches, and ideas to explore meanings and depictions of Antarctica. Personal and professional words in poetry and prose, plus images, present and represent Antarctica, as presumed and as imagined, alongside what is …
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Democracy and Freedom: The Role of Philanthropy and Education
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This week, we feature an episode with Dr. Alvaro Salas-Castro, President and CEO of the Reynolds Foundation, and Founder and Chairman of the Democracy Lab Foundation, which fosters civic innovation. We discuss the current state of the freedom and democracy movement, how philanthropic partnerships and democracy defenders are responding to authoritar…
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Heather Davis, "Plastic Matter" (Duke UP, 2022)
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Plastic is ubiquitous. It is in the Arctic, in the depths of the Mariana Trench, and in the high mountaintops of the Pyrenees. It is in the air we breathe and the water we drink. Nanoplastics penetrate our cell walls. Plastic is not just any material—it is emblematic of life in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Plastic Matter (Duke UP, 2…
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Adam Jones, "Sites of Genocide" (Routledge, 2022)
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Adam Jones will be familiar to anyone interested in the field of genocide studies. He's published one of the leading textbooks in the field. He's been influential in drawing attention to the intersection of gender and mass violence. And he's particpated in the emergence of attention to genocides of indigenous peoples over the past decade. Sites of …
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Jim Cullen, "1980: America's Pivotal Year" (Rutgers UP, 2022)
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