Best Kevin Tudor Podcasts (2025)

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Peter Knight on quantum technologies 28:09

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There are problems and tasks so hard and complicated that it would take today’s most powerful supercomputers millions of years to crack them. But in the next decade, we may well have quantum computers which could solve such problems in seconds. Professor Sir Peter Knight is a British pioneer in the realms of quantum optics and quantum information s…

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Eleanor Schofield on conserving Tudor warship the Mary Rose 28:20

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In July 1545, King Henry VIII watched from Southsea Castle on England's south coast as his fleet sailed out to face the French - only to witness his prized warship, the Mary Rose, sink before his eyes. Raised from the Solent in 1982, the ship is now the centrepiece of the Mary Rose Museum, along with thousands more artefacts that were recovered fro…

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George Church on reimagining woolly mammoths and virus-proofing humans 28:21

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"My ideas are often labelled as impossible, or useless, or both. Usually when people say that I'm on the right track." George Church is a geneticist, molecular engineer, and one of the pioneers of modern genomics. He's also someone who makes a habit of finding solutions to the seemingly impossible. Over the course of his career so far, George devel…

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165 - Aliens on Film 2:17:16

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Look to the skies! This year for our annual Halloween tradition, we're covering Aliens on Film! We're opening up the X-Files to get these Close Encounters of the Third or Fourth Kind out to the public! Join us as we try and stop the Invasion (of Body Snatchers or otherwise) and talk about the best chilling films about the encounters with some extre…

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Gareth Collett on a career in bomb disposal 28:29

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Movies might have us believe that bomb disposal comes down to cutting the right wire. In fact, explosive devices are complex and varied - and learning how to dispose of them safely involves intense training, as well as the ability to stay calm under pressure. This was the world of Dr Gareth Collett, a retired British Army Brigadier General and engi…

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Sonia Gandhi on building model brains to tackle Parkinson’s disease 28:23

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Many people will be familiar with Parkinson’s disease: the progressive brain disorder that causes symptoms including tremors and slower movement, leading on to serious cognitive problems. You might not know that it’s the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. Today it affects around 11.8 million people and that’s forecast to double by…

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Mark O'Shea on close encounters with venomous snakes 28:28

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164 - Debra Winger 2:21:08

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Hey Legal Eagles, this month we're taking no prisoners as we cover the career of three time Oscar nominee and occasional scandal maker Debra Winger. So you Urban Cowboys better make sure your Terms of Endearment are up to date, because this episode is Made in Heaven, so take the Leap of Faith with us! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions …

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163 - Jet Li (with guest Kevin Tudor) (EXTENDED CUT) 2:28:51

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This month discussing The Master, a Hero, and The One, Jet Li! We welcome Kevin Tudor from the podcast Almost Major back to the show to discuss the career of the international action star and icon, from Shaolin Temple, to Once Upon a Time in China, to Romeo Must Die, and so much more! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, fol…

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162 - Summer Vacation Movies 2:15:58

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Vacation, all we ever wanted! This month we look at the ultimate getaway in movies, the grand tradition of summer vacation on film! From National Lampoon's Vacation series to Girl's Trip to The Green Ray and everything in between! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter @TheMixedReviews, like us on Facebook…

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Kevin Fong on medical planning for Mars and Earth-based emergencies 28:39

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There can't be many people in the world who've saved lives in hospital emergency rooms and also helped care for the wellbeing of astronauts in space – but Kevin Fong’s career has followed a singular path: from astrophysics and trauma medicine, to working with NASA, to becoming an Air Ambulance doctor. Kevin is a consultant anaesthetist and professo…

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Dame Pratibha Gai on training atoms to do what we want 28:23

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Chemical reactions are the backbone of modern society: the energy we use, the medicines we take, our housing materials, even the foods we eat, are created by reacting different substances together. If we zoom in, it’s the atoms within these substances that rearrange themselves to give rise to new substances with the properties we need. However, che…

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Catherine Heymans on the lighter side of the dark universe 28:34

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Have you ever considered the lighter side of dark matter?Comedy has proved an unexpectedly succesful way to engage people with science - as today's guest knows first-hand. Astrophysicist Catherine Heymans is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh and the current Astronomer Royal for Scotland. She’s spent her career studying dark matter and dark…

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161 - Lily Tomlin 2:11:57

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She hasn't just lived a life, she's lived all of them! Happy Pride from The Mixed Reviews! This month we bring you May Madness winner Lily Tomlin! From Laugh In to Grandma, from 9 to 5 to The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, we cover it all, in her very politcal, very subversive, very gay career! If you have any questions/comme…

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Tim Coulson on how predators shape ecosystems and evolution 28:36

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As a young man, traveling in Africa, Tim Coulson - now Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford - became seriously ill with malaria and was told a second bout would probably kill him. Aged only 20, this brush with his own mortality led him to promise himself he would write a complete guide to science: life, the universe and everything. His …

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Claudia de Rham on playing with gravity 28:21

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Claudia de Rham has rather an unusual relationship with gravity. While she has spent her career exploring its fundamental nature, much of her free time has involved trying to defy it - from scuba diving in the Indian Ocean to piloting small aircraft over the Canadian waterfalls. Her ultimate ambition was to escape gravity’s clutches altogether and …

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Neil Lawrence on taking down the 'digital oligarchy' and why we shouldn't fear AI 28:35

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When you think of Artificial Intelligence, does it inspire confidence, or concern? Although it's now generally accepted that this technology will play a major role in our future, a lot of conversations around AI and machine learning come back to the argument over us losing control and robots taking over. Happily, Neil Lawrence has a more optimistic…

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Liz Morris on Antarctic adventures and the melting polar ice sheets 28:28

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A frozen, white world at the far-reaches of the globe, where you're surrounded by snow and silence, might sound rather appealing. Factor in temperatures that drop to -57°C and a few of us might be put off - but for glaciologist Liz Morris, that's very much her happy place. Liz is an Emeritus Associate at the University of Cambridge’s Scott Polar Re…

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160 - Holly Hunter 2:14:07

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Get out your pianos and get ready to broadcast the news, this month our episode is all about the acting icon Holly Hunter! From Raising Arizona to The Incredibles, from Crash to Thirteen and everything in between! We cover the life and film career of the Academy Award winning actress. If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, fol…

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Anthony Fauci on a medical career navigating pandemics and presidents 45:05

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Welcome to a world where medicine meets politics: a space that brings together scientific research, government wrangling, public push-back and healthcare conspiracies… Dr Anthony Fauci was the Director of America’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly four decades, during which time he not only helped study, treat and pr…

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159 - Willem Dafoe (EXTENDED CUT) 2:35:48

6M ago2:35:48

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Norman's on sabbatical, honey! This time on The Mixed Reviews, the career of powerhouse Willem Dafoe, from Platoon to Spider-Man, from Shadow of the Vampire to Nosferatu we cover it all! And in a preview of our patreon content, this is the extended cut! More Dafoe all the time! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us …

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Brian Schmidt on Nobel Prize-winning supernovae and the joys of making wine 28:39

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Have you ever pondered the fact that the universe is expanding? And not only that, it's expanding at an increasing speed - meaning everything around us is getting further and further away? If that isolating thought makes you feel slightly panicked, don't worry: this programme also contains wine! Brian Schmidt is a Distinguished Professor of Astroph…

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Jacqueline McKinley on unearthing bones and stories at Britain's ancient burial sites 28:32

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How much information can you extract from a burnt fragment of human bone? Quite a lot, it turns out - not only about the individual, but also their broader lives and communities; and these are the stories unearthed by Jacqueline McKinley, a Principal Osteoarchaeologist with Wessex Archaeology. During her career, Jackie has analysed thousands of anc…

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Jonathan Shepherd on a career as a crime-fighting surgeon 28:38

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Surgeons often have to deal with the consequences of violent attacks - becoming all too familiar with patterns of public violence, and peaks around weekends, alcohol-infused events and occasions that bring together groups with conflicting ideals. Professor Jonathan Shepherd not only recognised the link between public violence and emergency hospital…

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Doyne Farmer on making sense of chaos for a better world 28:32

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Doyne Farmer is something of a rebel. Back in the seventies, when he was a student, he walked into a casino in Las Vegas, sat down at a roulette table and beat the house. To anyone watching the wheel spin and the ball clatter to its final resting place, his choice of number would’ve looked like a lucky guess. But knowing the physics of the game and…

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158 - Saoirse Ronan (with guest Eoin Daly) 2:13:00

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Two times the luck of the Irish, as we welcome back to the show the amazing Eoin Daly to discuss the career of the fantastic Saoirse Ronan! From Atonement to The Out Run, Brooklyn to Lady Bird to Blitz, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter @TheMixedReviews, like us on Facebook, e-mail us…

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Tori Herridge on ancient dwarf elephants and frozen mammoths 28:39

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Elephants are the largest living land mammal and today our planet is home to three species: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. But a hundred thousand years ago, in the chilly depths of the Ice Age, multiple species of elephant roamed the earth: from dog-sized dwarf elephants to towering woolly mammoths. …

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Sir Magdi Yacoub on pioneering heart transplant surgery 28:35

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What does it take to earn the nickname, ‘The Leonardo da Vinci of heart surgery’? That's the moniker given to today's guest - a man who pioneered high-profile and often controversial procedures, but also helped drive huge medical progress; carrying out around 2,000 heart transplants and 400 dual heart-lung transplants during his 60-year career. Sir…

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157 - Denzel Washington 2:19:12

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Ok! Alright! This time on The Mixed Reviews, we take a deep look into the career of perhaps our greatest living actor Denzel Washington! From Carbon Copy to Gladiator II, from Crimson Tide to The Equalizer, we trace his career from Mount Vernon New York, to stage and screen powerhouse! Check out our Patreon for an EXTENDED CUT of this episode, givi…

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156 - 2024 in Review 2:14:21

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Another year down, and oh so many movies! It's our first episode of 2025 and per tradition, we're starting with a look back at the year in film that was 2024! We discuss our favorites, and give out our annual Beautiful Gowns award! Topics include Challengers, Dune 2, Hard Truths, Babygirl, Conclave, I Saw the TV Glow, My Old Ass, Nosferatu, Madame …

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Tim Peake on his journey to becoming an astronaut and science in space 1:00:04

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What's it like living underwater for two weeks? What's the trickiest part of training to be an astronaut? What are the most memorable sights you see from space?Several extreme questions, all of which can be answered by one man: Major Tim Peake. After a childhood packed with outdoor adventures, via the Cub Scouts and school Cadet Force, Tim joined t…

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155 - Musicals From Stage to Screen 2:21:20

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There's no business like pod business, there's no business I know! This week on the show, muscial adaptations, from stage to screen! From The Jazz Singer to The Prom, West Side Story to Wicked, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter/Bluesky @TheMixedReviews, like us on Facebook, e-mail us …

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154 - Ralph Fiennes 2:09:51

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It's British, it's dramatic, and it's pants off! This month on the show, we deep dive on the career of one of our best dramatic and occasionally comedic actors, Ralph Fiennes! We cover it all, especially, why he pronounces his name like that! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter @TheMixedReviews, like us…

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153 - New York Film Festival Recap/Halloween Party 2024 1:55:22

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This spooky season we are trying something different! Both Louie and Gavin have wrapped the New York Film Festival and they want to share some of the highlights/larger themes that they got from it. Also, we couldn't do a Halloween episode without telling you about some of our favorite spooky movies, so we're planning a perfect Halloween party playl…

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152 - Winona Ryder 2:08:16

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What is your damage? Nothing now that it's a new episode of The Mixed Reviews! This month on the show, we are fully into the Winonasance as we take a deep dive on the career of Winona Ryder! From early gothic turns in Beetlejuice and Heathers, to period pictures like The Age of Innocence and Little Women, and even to the stars in Star Trek, we cove…

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Anna Korre on capturing carbon dioxide and defying expectations 28:28

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As the famous frog once said, it's not easy being green. And when it comes to decarbonising industry, indeed, reducing emissions of all sorts, the task is a complex one. Fossil fuels are used to manufacture some of mankind’s most ubiquitous products, from plastics to cement to steel; and even in areas where we’re trying to improve our footprint, th…