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The Big Sport Pod

Joseph Parsons

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Joseph Parsons, comedian and host of the Big Sport Pod, curates a star-studded lineup of comedic talent ready to test their sport knowledge to the limits. In a hilarious quiz designed to play along at home, this podcast is for the sport lovers and for those who like comedians getting things wrong. But that's not all! This podcast also invites esteemed journalists and captivating figures from the world of sport, with a strong emphasis on the vibrant LGBT+ community. So sit back, relax, and ge ...
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Joseph Parsons and Joseph Emslie are best mates and widely celebrated stand up comedians. Every week, they have a light hearted and hilarious chat about all sorts of important and very unimportant things, in the way that only best friends can.
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Go Live

ACIF / Chase Parsons

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'Go Live' is a podcast brought you by the AMIA Clinical Informatics Fellows (ACIF) which discusses the intersection of Medicine and Technology, while bringing you entertaining interviews from experts in the field.
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Great Anarchists

Great Anarchists

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These short introductions delve into the anarchist canon to recover some of the distinctive ideas that historical anarchists advanced about power, domination, injustice and exploitation, education, prisons and a lot more besides. The theoretical toolbox that this small assortment of anarchists helped to construct is there to use, amend and adapt. Agitate, Educate, Organise!
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Serial killers. Gangsters. Gunslingers. Victorian-era murderers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Each week, the Most Notorious podcast features true-life tales of crime, criminals, tragedies and disasters throughout history. Host Erik Rivenes interviews authors and historians who have studied their subjects for years. Their stories are offered with unique insight, detail, and historical accuracy.
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The Tech Leaders Podcast brings you candid conversations with established technology leaders, at some of the world's most incredible organisations. From the challenges of sustainable growth, through to continuous innovation and everything in-between. These are the behind-the-scenes stories and personal anecdotes of inspirational leaders at the forefront of the digital revolution.
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Film Foundations

Weirding Way Media / Someone's Favorite Productions

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"Film Foundations" is a captivating podcast that delves deep into the art and craft of filmmaking, exploring the foundational elements that make movies unforgettable. Through insightful discussions, expert interviews, and behind-the-scenes stories, this podcast provides a comprehensive look at the essential aspects of filmmaking, from scriptwriting and cinematography to directing and editing. Whether you're a seasoned filmmaker, a film enthusiast, or simply curious about the magic of movies, ...
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This is a story about life. This is a story about light. This is a story of how some men are the product of their lives, and some are the prisoners of the choices they have made. This is a story about sin. Joseph Leighton is on the cusp of adulthood, his university days stretching before him with the luxury of rose-tinted foresight. David Leighton is Joseph's father, a grumpy, vicious sour man. Or is he a snake-hipped guitar god, with a shot at the big time? John Leighton is Joseph's grandfa ...
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Charles Cowlam stands out as one of the most remarkable con artists of nineteenth-century America. He talked his way into receiving pardons from both President Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Through deception, he secured a role investigating Lincoln’s assassination. He preyed on lonely widows, attempted to manipulate a Florida election, and c…
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Among the most popular characters of Biblical history are David and Goliath. The Bible features the story of David, a shepherd boy, who defeated the powerful Philistine Nephilim warrior named Goliath. David grew up to be the mighty king of Israel, as well as Jesus Christ‘s human ancestor. David defeats Goliath to start his ascension to the throne, …
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If you’re looking for a truly authentic insight into entrepreneurship, look no further than this week’s episode. Gareth is joined by Tom O’Sullivan, ex-army veteran and founder of software development company Animus Bytes, and the pair candidly discuss Tom’s journey from battlefield to business meeting. Tom’s leadership journey began in Helmand Pro…
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In November 1945, James Newton, a young World War II veteran, was shot four times—twice in the back—in his room at an Abingdon, Virginia boardinghouse owned by Helen Clark. She would soon stand trial for his murder, as speculation swirled about the true nature of their relationship. Was she a protective, motherly figure trying to prevent Jimmy from…
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Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, philosopher, political theorist, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. Most know of him from his occult celebrity built on the pre…
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Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, as Gareth sits down with Joseph Connor, Chairman of Agentic AI specialist, CarefulAI and Professor at UCL and formerly Director of AI innovation at NHS England. Joseph talks about his allegiance to the NHS, his love of Stoicism, and his experiences building AI agents for businesses. On this episode Jos…
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Much like the wheel, the boat, and the telephone, the axe is a transformative piece of technology―one that has been with us since prehistory. And just as early humans used the axe to chop down trees, hunt for food, and whittle tools, they also used it to murder. Over time, this particular use has endured: as the axe evolved over centuries to fit th…
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Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, philosopher, political theorist, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. Most know of him from his occult celebrity built on the pre…
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Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, philosopher, political theorist, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. Most know of him from his occult celebrity built on the pre…
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The American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship Le Lyonnais on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime hit-and-run. Adriatic’s captain, Jonathan Durham, rendered no aid and left the passenger steamship to fend for herself. 114 people died in the collision and in the days that …
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Just in time for summer! This is an introduction and excerpt from the Slaycation Podcast, hosted by Kim and Adam "Tex" Davis and Jerry Kolber. Pack your body bags for a darkly comic, true crime podcast that looks at murders, mysterious deaths and whodunits that happened while people were on vacation. More here! https://www.slaycation.wtf/ Spotify l…
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On this week's episode of Film Foundations, Chris and Ryan discuss an actor that is near and dear to these millenial hearts: Angel in the Outfield's own Joseph Gordon-Levitt! How do you feel about his films? Is 500 Days of Summer to blame for the outburst of manic pixie dreamgirls of the 2000s? Do you agree with our picks? Disagree? Tell us in the …
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(original pub date 7/19/23) David "Stringbean" Akeman was a singer, clawhammer banjo player and an early Grand Ole Opry star, known for his lanky build and comedic personality. And as a cast member of the nationwide television show Hee-Haw, he was at the height of his popularity when he and his wife Estelle were murdered in their rural Tennessee ho…
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Spiritual warfare, in a Christian context, refers to the concept of engaging in a battle against evil spiritual forces, often understood as demonic or satanic entities, to protect individuals and promote God's kingdom. While this can be a literal, physical war, it is always a spiritual struggle that involves prayer, faith, and relying on God's powe…
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On July 24, 1964, twenty-four-year-old Matthew Kerry Smith disguised himself with a mask and a Beatle wig, hoisted a semi-automatic rifle, then held up a bank in North York, Ontario. The intelligent but troubled son of a businessman and mentally ill mother, Smith was a navy veteran with a young Indigenous wife and a hazy plan for violent revolution…
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Chris and Ryan are joined by Jess Byard to talk about all things classic and Hollywood and Marlene Dietrich in all her wonderful glory. This is an educational one for us! Film Foundations links: https://linktr.ee/filmfoundations Film Foundations is a show co-produced by Weirding Way Media and Someone's Favorite Productions! Weirding Way Media: weir…
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Indigo children, according to a New Age concept, are children who are believed to possess special, unusual, and sometimes supernatural traits or abilities. The idea is based on concepts developed in the 1970s by Nancy Ann Tappe, who wrote that she had been noticing indigo children beginning in the late 1960s. They fall under the umbrella of "Starse…
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The American government was faced with an unprecedented challenge: where to house the nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war plucked from the battlefield and shipped across the Atlantic. On orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Department of War hastily built hundreds of POW camps in the United States. Today, traces of those camps—which …
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This week, Parsons dines out 3 times and does London's tourist scene. Emslie goes house hunting and what are the best board games? Emslie has the answers! Emslies Mach fest show is on sale here: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2025/joseph-emslie/ If you want to see Parsons in Leeds (and why wouldn't you), you can buy tickets at: https://www.josep…
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Operation Mockingbird is an alleged large-scale program of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that began in the early years of the Cold War and attempted to manipulate domestic American news media organizations for propaganda purposes. At various times, under its own initiative or in accordance with directives from the President of…
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Shortly before dusk on November 3, 1870, just as the ferryboat El Capitan was pulling away from its slip into San Francisco Bay, a woman clad in black emerged from the shadows and strode across the crowded deck. Reaching under her veil, she drew a small pistol and aimed it directly at a well-dressed man sitting quietly with his wife and children. T…
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Emslie's finally writing a show, so it's time for Parsons to pester him about how it's going. The boys also discuss the worst delivery companies and Parsons talks about life with a kitten. Emslies Mach fest show is on sale here: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2025/joseph-emslie/ If you want to see Joseph Parsons on tour, you can buy tickets at: …
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The demon core was a sphere of plutonium that was involved in two fatal radiation accidents when scientists tested it as a fissile core of an early atomic bomb. It was manufactured in 1945 by the Manhattan Project, the U.S. nuclear weapon development effort during World War II and was the planned third atomic weapon on Japan before the ultimately s…
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On a nearly moonless night in October 1943, a single gunshot rang out in Littlefield, Texas. A prominent Texas doctor and his wife were found bound, shot, beaten, and murdered. The only witness: their five-year-old daughter, who was bound to silence and refused to speak about what happened for 70 years. Christena Stephens is my guest, and her book …
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In this weeks episode, Parsons has a cultural day out and a restaurant experience to remember. Meanwhile Emslie ponders whether to become a meat eater again. Oh... and Parsons outlines how he would run a dictatorship. Emslies Mach fest show is on sale here: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2025/joseph-emslie/ If you want to see Joseph Parsons on t…
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. Mainstream historians claim it served as the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom and was built in 2600 BC, over a period of about 26 years. But what if this narrative is wrong? What if the Great Pyramid is far older and was built in a time long befo…
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(Original pub date: 3/11/20) While the Coen brothers refuse to confirm it, many believe that their movie "Fargo" was inspired by the Carol Thompson murder case. She was viciously killed in her comfortable Saint Paul home by a hitman hired by her eccentric husband, T. Eugene Thompson, in March of 1963, leaving behind four small children. It was an a…
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“I had a team of me…and that was it!” Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth Davies sits down with Darren Desmond, CISO at the AA, to discuss how AI will change the Cyber Security arms race, why it’s a strange time for CISOs, and how he was the most un-military recruit his training Sergeant had ever seen… Time stamps: What make…
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The Anasazi, also called the Ancestral Puebloans, were an ancient Native American culture that flourished in the Four Corners region (present-day Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico) from roughly 100 AD to 1300 AD, known for their advanced agricultural practices, cliff dwellings, and pottery. The name "Anasazi" has come to mean "ancient people,…
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Molly Zelko was the crusading editor and publisher of the Spectator, a newspaper devoted to battling local gangsters operating slot machines and other rackets in Joliet, Illinois. In the late night hours of September 25, 1957 she vanished, with only her shoes and signs of a struggle left as evidence that something sinister had likely happened to he…
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In this weeks episode, Emslie celebrates his 6 month sabbatical, Parsons introduces a new furry friend and the boys talk about what they'd do if they join the army. Emslie is at Mach fest with a work in progress of his new show, you can grab tickets here: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2025/joseph-emslie/ If you want to see Joseph Parsons on tou…
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Star People or Starseeds are a variant of the belief in alien-human hybrids in New Age belief and fringe theory. Introduced by Brad Steiger in his 1976 book Gods of Aquarius, it argues that certain people originated as extraterrestrials and arrived on Earth through birth or as a walk-in to an existing human body. Take a look at the galactic map wit…
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On September 13, 1868, the bodies of Jacob and Nancy Young were discovered brutally murdered along the bank of the White River in Cold Spring, Indiana. Police would eventually set their sights on a charming and fascinating confidence woman named Nancy Clem, who happened to be involved in some extremely shady business dealings with Jacob Young at th…
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On this week's episode of Film Foundations, Chris and Ryan are back with a discussion on Harry Potter! Which one is your favorite? Should Harry have ended up with Hermione? Do you agree with our answers?! Let us know! Film Foundations links: https://linktr.ee/filmfoundations Film Foundations is a show co-produced by Weirding Way Media and Someone's…
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The tour is over (for now), so what next for Parsons? The boys also look life before stand up and it's time for another revisit to Parsons' Chat GPT diaries. Emslie is at Mach fest with a work in progress of his new show, you can grab tickets here: https://machcomedyfest.co.uk/show/2025/joseph-emslie/ If you want to see Joseph Parsons in Leeds (and…
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Extraterrestrial life, or alien life, is life that originates from another world rather than on Earth. Such life might range from simple forms such as prokaryotes to intelligent beings, possibly bringing forth civilizations that might be far more, or far less, advanced than humans. But when it comes to alien life that has seemingly been in contact …
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Close to midnight on May 17, 1951, four north Alabama lawmen drove to a bootlegger’s home to serve an arrest warrant. Before the clock struck twelve, the bootlegger lay dead in front of the house he shared with his wife and eight children, and three of the four officers were also dead. Afterward, a sixteen-year-old boy would face a series of trials…
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The boys are back with some top chat. Parsons has been to Inside Number 9 live and saw one of the Worlds greatest shopping lists. Emslie exposes his poor spelling and poor maths skills. Do gays use more lube? Well, let's find out. If you want to see Joseph Parsons on tour, you can buy tickets at: https://www.josephparsons.co.uk/tour Emslie's Mach F…
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On this week's episode of Film Foundations, Chris and Ryan are back with a discussion on Nora Ephron! Which one is your favorite? Do you want to be in a rom-com with Tom Hanks? Do you agree with our answers?! Let us know! Film Foundations links: https://linktr.ee/filmfoundations Film Foundations is a show co-produced by Weirding Way Media and Someo…
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Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thousands of followers by the time of his death fourteen years later. The religion he founded is followed by millions of global adherents and several …
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My guest today is Dr. Amy Helen Bell, author of "Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London". She shares accounts of the terror, tragedy and crime experienced by Londoners during the blackout and the blitz in 1940s wartime Britain. More about the author here: https://amyhelenbell.com/ Interested in revisiting the serial killers mentioned i…
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This week, Parsons and Emslie finally introduce a long awaited feature - Parsons' Chat GPT Diary. The boys also discuss phobias and the punctuality of Pete Doherty. It really is an episode that has it all. If you want to see Joseph Parsons on tour, you can buy tickets at: https://www.josephparsons.co.uk/tour If you want to see Emslie's Mach Fest sh…
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Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth Davies sits down with Arun “Rak” Ramchandran, President and Global Head of Consulting and GenAI at Hexaware, on the day they launched a multi-Billion Dollar IPO in India. They discuss the Indian economic boom of the ‘90s, and why Gen AI is different to previous tech revolutions. Time stamp…
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Hip-hop or hip hop is a genre of popular music that emerged in the early 1970s in New York City. The genre is characterized by stylized rhythmic sounds—often built around disco grooves, electronic drum beats, and rapping, a percussive vocal delivery of rhymed poetic speech as consciousness-raising expression. The music developed as part of the broa…
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My guest this week is award-winning journalist Ken Fortenberry, author of "Flight 7 Is Missing: The Search for My Father's Killer". He walks us through the ill-fated flight of Pan Am's luxurious "Romance of the Skies", a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser that mysteriously crashed into the Pacific Ocean in November of 1957. Forty-four people were killed, inc…
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Parsons and Emslie discuss an eventful trip to Glasgow as they go into frank detail about the realities of putting on your first tour as a stand up comedian. Parsons reveals the good and the bad of being on tour, dealing with an unruly couple. Plus the boys recount somewhat bewildering and scary encounter with a man in the centre of Glasgow. Probab…
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On this week's episode of Film Foundations, Chris and Ryan are IIVE with a discussion on found footage! Which one is your favorite? Do you get scared by Paranormal Activityr? Do you agree with our answers?! Let us know! Film Foundations links: https://linktr.ee/filmfoundations Film Foundations is a show co-produced by Weirding Way Media and Someone…
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Sir Isaac Newton was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author. Newton was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the following Enlightenment. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, first published in 1687, achieved the first great unification in physics and establi…
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(Original publish date: 6/7/22) In this third and final part of my interview with Dr. Edgar Epperly, the "little minister" Lyn George Jacklin Kelly is examined as a primary suspect in the 1912 Villisca Axe Murders. Although Kelly spoke obsessively about the case and even confessed to the murders, many believed that the confession was the result of …
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(Original Publish Date: 5/31/22) Frank Fernando (F.F.) Jones seemed to be one of the most obvious suspects in the aftermath of the horrific 1912 Villisca Axe murders. He had a contentious business rivalry with the patriarch of the slain Moore family, Josiah (Joe) Moore, intensified further because Moore was having an affair with his daughter-in-law…
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