Best Paul Crane Podcasts (2025)

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Worcester Porcelain with Paul Crane 46:01

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In this episode, I talk with ceramics expert Paul Crane FSA about the early years of Worcester porcelain. Paul is a consultant at the Brian Haughton Gallery, St James’s, London, and a specialist in Ceramics from the Medieval and Renaissance periods through to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. He presently sits as a Trustee of the Museum of R…

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Trailer - The Real Reason Your Meetings Suck | Hayley Watts 2:38

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! If meetings are draining your week... this is your episode. Coming this 24th September at 15:00 UK time, we’re dropping a brand new MarketPulse interview with productivity specialist Hayley Watts. She’s helped thousands of professionals take back control of their time — and in this episode, she shares her p…

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What to Do When Motivation Disappears in Business | Willie Nicol 33:22

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! What happens when the career you’ve built your identity on... just stops feeling right? Willie Nicol spent over 30 years in policing, moved into corporate security, and found himself completely lost after an unexpected redundancy. In this episode of MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers, Willie gets brutally honest …

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'Dominion' is a provocative look at the crushing power of patriarchy 3:30

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Author Addie E. Citchens was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and raised as a church kid, and that background breathes life into her debut novel, "Dominion."By Suzanne Perez

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AMY ARBUS: Seeing Life Through The Lens 29:00

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Send us a text AMY ARBUS Seeing Life Through The Lens You might think that a life in photography was always a given for Amy Arbus since her mother Diane Arbus was a photography icon and her father Alan Arbus was also in the field. It was not a given. But after her mother died in 1971 and her father focused on acting, Amy felt a pull towards photogr…

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Trailer - What to Do When Motivation Disappears in Business | Willie Nicol 2:44

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! When do most men reach out for help? When they’ve already hit the wall. Our next episode features mindset coach Willie Nicol. A former police officer who lost it all—and found something better. He’s helped dozens of men reconnect with drive, focus, and purpose. 💡 What you’ll learn: The hidden science of mot…

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Do employers need us to teach AI? With Jim Merry, Vic Wilson-Crane and Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo 38:49

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This is the last in a three-part series exploring responses from the EAP community following three years of Chat GPT induced mayhem. We talk through adaptations in the classroom, transferability and AI skills in the workplace, how to prepare students for higher education, the lack of consistency both within and among universities, reducing students…

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Stop Guessing What Your Customers Want | Babs Crane 31:49

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! How do your customers actually make decisions? This week’s guest, Babs Crane, says the answer isn’t in your product—it’s in behavioural science. In this episode of MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers, Babs shares how she went from a high-performing sales career to launching a behavioural design consultancy that he…

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Ireland, Ale & the Colonising British with Christina Wade 41:59

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In this episode, I speak with Christina Wade, a beer historian specialising in the UK and Ireland, with a particular focus on women. She has written an excellent book, Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland, which was published by Nine Bean Rows earlier this year (2025). We talk about ale and beer in Ireland, and how colonisation by the Englis…

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'The Wilderness' explores the pitfalls of life and the value of found family 3:59

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Angela Flournoy's sophomore novel, "The Wilderness," follows five Black women over the course of a 20-year friendship, from young adulthood into middle age. It recently made the longlist for the National Book Award for Fiction.By Suzanne Perez

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SUZANNE VEGA: “Flying With Angels” 40:25

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Send us a text It’s been forty years since we first heard Suzanne Vega on record. That haunting, lyrical sound is still there on her latest album “Flying With Angels.” The songs are poignant and personal. Suzanne’s songs have taken her around the world, including a friendship with the late Czech poet, activist and former President Vaclav Havel. Her…

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Trailer - Stop Guessing What Your Customers Want | Babs Crane 2:51

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Still wondering why your conversions are low? Babs Crane has a theory—and it’s backed by science. In our next MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers episode, we speak with Babs Crane—a behavioural science consultant helping businesses redesign their customer experience through ethical, evidence-based strategies. Key …

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This Is Why Your Sales Pitch Fails | Anthony Solimini 26:14

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! This is the sales episode you didn’t know you needed. Anthony Solimini joins us on MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers to dismantle everything you think you know about selling. With a career that spans global banking, high-stakes sales training, and stand-up comedy, Anthony brings unmatched insight into how people…

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Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir explores the darker sides of friendship, love and addiction 3:26

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"All the Way to the River" is an impressive mashup of Elizabeth Gilbert’s candid storytelling, along with poems, drawings, prayers and doodles that she crafted during her partner's death and her own recovery from sex and love addiction.By Suzanne Perez

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BONUS EPISODE: Serve it Forth Food History Festival Special 1:01:54

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Hello there everyone! Here’s a quick special bonus episode for you – the lowdown on the Serve it Forth Food History Festival 2025 sponsored by the excellent Netherton Foundry. My fellow festival coordinators Sam Bilton, Thomas Ntinas and Alessandra Pino and I are here to tell you more about it: how the day will work, what the sessions will be like,…

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Trailer - This Is Why Your Sales Pitch Fails | Anthony Solimini 3:02

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Sales isn’t what it used to be—and that’s a good thing. In our next MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers episode, we’re joined by Anthony Solimini—executive sales coach, stand-up comedian, and the first person to launch the Sandler Sales franchise in Asia. Anthony brings a wildly engaging perspective on what really…

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What School Doesn’t Teach You About Success | Seyam Hamed 23:53

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! In this episode of MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers, we sit down with Seyam Hamed, a 24-year-old entrepreneur who went from tutoring in local libraries at age 16 to building a global online tutoring brand alongside his sister. Seyam shares his extraordinary journey from the traditional expectations of an academ…

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Darkly comic 'Discontent' follows the inner world of a mid-level marketing executive 3:34

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Beatriz Serrano's new novel, "Discontent," follows the life of a mid-level marketing executive who reflects the ennui of so many disillusioned millennials.By Suzanne Perez

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Derbyshire Oatcakes with Mark Dawson 41:37

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My guest today is Mark Dawson, food historian, specialising in the food of the Tudor period, but also the food of Derbyshire. We met up at Mark’s home in Derbyshire to talk all things Derbyshire oatcakes. Mark and I talk about the oatcakes of Britain, doshens and sprittles, the usefulness of probate inventories, oatcakes as penance, and oatcake gob…

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Trailer - What School Doesn’t Teach You About Success | Seyam Hamed 2:22

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Could you build a global tutoring brand before turning 25? Our next guest on MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers is Seyam Hamed, the co-founder of Faeza and Seyam’s Tutoring. From handing out leaflets in East London to supporting British expat students in five continents—his journey is full of bold decisions and v…

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Your Business Isn’t the Problem - You Are! | Mark Musselman 32:10

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! What if your business problems weren’t really about your business at all—but about you? In this episode of MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers, we sit down with Mark Musselman, a leadership veteran and founder of MX5 Consulting, who’s helped steer multimillion-dollar companies and now works with CEOs to navigate t…

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'The Hounding' is an atmospheric tale that explores misinformation and toxic masculinity 1:40

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"The Hounding" by Xenobe Purvis is a debut novel set in 18th-century England that explores themes of misinformation, toxic masculinity and mob mentality.By Suzanne Perez

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Trailer - Your Business Isn’t the Problem - You Are | Mark Musselman 2:59

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! What if your business problem isn’t the team, the strategy or the product—what if it’s you? On 27th August at 15:00 UK time, we sit down with executive coach and former CEO Mark Musselman on MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers for a raw and honest look into what it really takes to lead a business in 2025. Mark doe…

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Faith, Fire, and Scaling Without Burnout | Jim Diebold 29:51

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Jim Diebold isn’t just a business coach—he’s a man on a mission. After a career spanning electrical engineering, high-level sales, and entrepreneurship, Jim found his calling in helping faith-driven entrepreneurs scale their businesses without losing themselves in the process. In this episode of MarketPulse…

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A Rare Early Modern Cheese Manuscript with Alex Bamji 40:52

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My guest today is Alex Bamji, Associate Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Leeds, and we are talking about a rare treatise on cheese dating from the Early Modern Period. We met up at the Brotherton Library which is home to a fantastic collection of cookery books and manuscripts. We talk about cheese, health and humoral theory; w…

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‘When the Cranes Fly South’ speaks to our human need for autonomy and agency 1:38

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Book critic Suzanne Perez says Lisa Ridzen's debut novel, "When the Cranes Fly South," which was Sweden's Book of the Year in 2024, is a poignant study on aging and end-of-life issues.By Suzanne Perez

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BACK TO THE GARDEN: A WOODSTOCK SPECIAL 39:26

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Send us a text A little bit of a different Before The Cheering Started episode this weekend. A mid August weekend always brings memories of Woodstock. It was a pleasure and privilege to create and host this radio documentary for CBS News Radio in 2019, "Back To The Garden," with stories from the musicians, the festival goers, the organizers, the pe…

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Trailer - Faith, Fire, and Scaling Without Burnout | Jim Diebold 3:00

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Faith. Focus. Fire. Our next episode features Jim Diebold, an engineer-turned-coach who proves that scaling a business doesn’t have to come with burnout or compromise. In this week's MarketPulse: Pros & Pioneers, Jim unpacks: How integrating personal values into business can drive success Why bold, faith-le…

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Why Business Needs More Drama (and Less BS) | Michael Allosso 42:42

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! What do theatre and leadership have in common? According to Michael Allosso—everything. In this riveting episode of MarketPulse: Pros and Pioneers, we're joined by one of the world’s most dynamic speakers and leadership coaches. Michael has spent decades helping business leaders show up with presence, power…

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The case for language proficiency in the age of AI. With Thuy Thai and Charles Lam 1:17:13

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In part two of ‘are we still language teachers?’ I’m joined in the studio by Thuy Thai and Charles Lam from the University of Leeds. Thuy and Charles argue for the continued relevance of language proficiency in education and in the role of EAP. We also examine the broadening scope of ‘academic skills’ that has come to include AI literacy, and raisi…

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'The Frequency of Living Things' explores the bonds — and sacrifices — of family 1:40

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Book critic Suzanne Perez says Nick Fuller Googins's sophomore novel, "The Frequency of Living Things," is a well-written exploration of parenting, sisterhood and forgiveness.By Suzanne Perez

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Bread & Bakers with David Wright 45:03

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My guest today is third generation baker, writer and teacher David Wright author of the excellent book Breaking Bread: How Baking Shaped our World published by Aurum. We talk about the social benefits of bread making, milling grain into flour, the anatomy of a grain, roller mills, the Chorleywood process and why gluten can be compared to Arnold Sch…

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Trailer - Why Business Needs More Drama (and Less BS) | Michael Allosso 1:40

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Leadership is performance. That’s the bold truth shared by Michael Allosso in our upcoming episode of MarketPulse: Pros and Pioneers. Michael is a veteran theatre director, award-winning speaker, and leadership coach to global executives – and in this conversation, he shows how drama, improv and authenticit…

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The Truth About Leadership They Never Taught You | Judy Micale 31:12

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Judy Micale has built a life and career around one core principle: compassion is power. From her early experiences working across social service, education, and corporate leadership, Judy saw a recurring gap—leaders weren’t trained to lead with heart. In this episode, she reveals the truths most leadership …

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'Angel Down' offers a brutal and breathless look at warfare 1:39

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KMUW's Suzanne Perez says the new novel by Daniel Kraus, "Angel Down," is a brutal descent onto a World War I battleground.By Suzanne Perez

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JUDY BATALION: Inheriting Holocaust Trauma 33:33

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Send us a text Author Judy Batalion knows from Holocaust trauma, growing up with survivor grandparents in Montreal. So when she chanced upon a book written in 1946 about a female resistance fighter in Poland, she was ready to start a journey that lasted more than a decade and resulted in the 2021 book “The Light Of Days: The Untold Story of Women R…

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Trailer - The Truth About Leadership They Never Taught You | Judy Micale 1:38

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! The best leaders don’t just manage. They guide. This week on MarketPulse: Pros and Pioneers, we’re joined by Judy Micale—a coach, speaker, and leader of leaders. With decades of experience across corporate, coaching, and youth mentorship, Judy brings a fresh and deeply human perspective on what leadership l…

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How Fake Engagement is Destroying Your Business | Dan Hall 47:19

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Social media is broken—and Daniel Hall is on a mission to fix it. This Special Edition of MarketPulse: Pros and Pioneers dives deep into two powerful stories: 1️⃣ The personal journey of Daniel Hall—from a childhood marked by adoption and dyslexia to becoming a tech innovator, entrepreneur, and creator of S…

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Bronze Age Food & Foodways with Chris Wakefield & Rachel Ballantyne 41:03

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My guests today are archaeologists Chris Wakefield from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit of Cambridge University Rachel Ballantyne from McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, and they are here to tell me about an absolutely amazing site close to Peterborough that tell us a huge amount about daily life in a late Bronze Age settlement. Prep…

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Trailer - How Fake Engagement is Destroying Your Business | Dan Hall 1:08

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Are you falling for fake engagement? On 30th July at 3 PM UK time, we sit down with Daniel Hall, the man on a mission to redefine trust in social media. From engagement pods to bot networks, fake followers to algorithm tricks, this episode will change how you approach digital growth. What we’re covering: ✅ …

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Why Chasing Happiness Is Making You Miserable | Erin Burgoon 28:57

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! What if chasing happiness is the very thing making you miserable? We’ve been sold the idea that happiness comes from achievements, success, and checking all the right boxes. But what if we’ve got it backwards? Dr Erin Burgoon, author of Joy-Full AF: The Essential Business Strategy We’re Afraid to Put First,…

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Horror novelist Paul Tremblay delivers middle-grade scares with ‘Another’ 1:38

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Much as he does in his adult horror novels, Paul Tremblay masters the atmosphere of creeping dread with his middle-grade debut, "Another." Youngsters who love "Goosebumps" and scary stories around the campfire will want to add this novel to their collections.By Suzanne Perez

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A Regional Food Tour with Jenny Linford 43:28

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My guest today is food writer, podcaster and cheese enthusiast Jenny Linford and we are going on a bit of a regional food tour across the UK. We talk about her new book The Great British Food Tour published by the National Trust. It’s beautifully illustrated and contains recipes too. Also discussed: our mutual appreciation of Jane Grigson, Welsh ca…

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STEVE FORBERT: From Meridian to MacDougal 54:51

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Send us a text I always smile when I think of the apt title of Steve Forbert’s terrific debut album “Alive on Arrival.” Because he was. “Alive on Arrival” speaks to the excitement of coming to the big town and making it work. For Steve Forbert, that meant plenty of hard work, indefatigable optimism and the inspiration of an uncle’s unorthodox caree…

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Trailer - Why Chasing Happiness Is Making You Miserable | Erin Burgoon 1:22

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! 🚨 Are you chasing happiness… but still feel unfulfilled? 🚨 Erin Burgoon has spent years studying why high achievers still feel miserable—even after “success”. In this episode, they explain: ✅ Why happiness and joy are NOT the same thing ✅ How chasing goals can actually hold you back ✅ Why joyful businesses …

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Breaking Limits: The Man Who Won’t Stop | Andy Stone 30:12

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! What does it take to go from hitting rock bottom to becoming a world record-breaking endurance athlete? Andy Stone’s story is one of unbelievable resilience, grit, and defying the odds. Expelled from school. Battling addiction. Facing a future with no direction. But instead of becoming another statistic, An…

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'Vera, or Faith' looks at a broken world through the eyes of a child 1:39

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Gary Shteyngart's new novel, "Vera, or Faith," tells the story of an anxiety-ridden Korean American girl growing up in a dystopian America.By Suzanne Perez

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PETER ASHER: A World With Love Of Music 45:57

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Send us a text Peter Asher has been part of the music that has elated and sustained me for some 60 years. The songs of Peter and Gordon as part of the 1960’s British Invasion still sound fresh and wonderful six decades later. And the musicians he produced and managed, especially James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, created the soundtrack of my life. An…

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Trailer - Breaking Limits: The Man Who Won’t Stop | Andy Stone 0:56

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! 🚀 Breaking records isn’t just about talent—it’s about mindset. Andy Stone went from rock bottom to the record books. First, he became a world record holder in Ironman triathlons. Now, he’s setting his sights on an even bigger challenge: swimming the Atlantic Ocean. In this episode, we break down: 🔹 The mind…

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How to Make Your Brand Truly Unforgettable | Jimi Gibson 30:37

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Enjoying the Show? Share Your Experience! Most marketing is forgettable. Jimi Gibson knows why—and he’s here to fix it. Jimi started his career as a professional magician, learning the art of capturing attention and leaving audiences amazed. Today, as VP of Brand Communication at Thrive Agency and the creator of The Magic Script™, he applies the sa…