Best Simon Dyson Podcasts (2025)

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Sam Walton: Walmart’s founder 44:29

4d ago44:29

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Sam Walton put discount megastores on the map and built the largest retailer on Earth. He founded Walmart, which now has around 10,500 stores across 19 countries, and 255 million customers a week, thanks to their low prices. They also employ more than two million workers. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng explore Sam’s pench…

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38 - Raiguard Returns on Space Age Release, Bugfixing, And Modding 1:20:52

9d ago1:20:52

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Raiguard returns to chat with Galdoc & Krydax about how the Space Age release went, working on bug fixing for it, and modding. Link to Raiguard's Discord:https://discord.gg/KfXxqe2dQA Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.…

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Howard Hughes: Eccentric aviator 45:27

11d ago45:27

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The original weird billionaire, Howard Hughes was a filmmaker, a playboy and a world record-breaking aviator. He was also an obsessive germophobe who died a paranoid recluse. Journalist Zing Tsjeng and BBC business editor Simon Jack tell the story of one of the strangest billionaires in history. A wealthy child who was orphaned young, he dallied in…

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Henry Ford: Putting the world on wheels 52:02

18d ago52:02

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Henry Ford may not have invented the car, or even the assembly line, but he perfected them. His Model T – nicknamed “Tin Lizzie” – made cars affordable for the average worker, not just the rich. He was a master tinkerer, inventor and even introduced the five-day 40-hour work week – better than the six-day grind that was the norm at the time. But hi…

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37 - Frustration's Role In Video Games 1:51:24

23d ago1:51:24

1:51:24

Today Galdoc & Krydax discuss being frustrated and being frustrated! Why do designers frustrate player's plans, and is it sometimes fun to feel frustrated? Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Krydax8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon $up…

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John D Rockefeller: The first billionaire 47:12

25d ago47:12

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John D Rockefeller built his fortune refining oil and founding Standard Oil. A pioneer of the U.S. business trust, he helped shape the structure of the modern corporation. His influence lives on in companies like Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips, and in institutions like the Rockefeller Foundation. But not everyone saw him as a visionary. Pr…

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Sir Seretse Khama, first president of Botswana 27:43

1M ago27:43

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Seretse Khama was born in 1921 in Bechuanaland when it was still a British Protectorate. In 1966 he became Botswana's first president. In between he married a white Londoner, Ruth Williamson, was exiled by the British, and made to renounce his interest in succeeding as head of the Bangwato. It's an extraordinary and notable life, and he's been nomi…

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Coming soon: Good Bad Dead Billionaire 1:58

1M ago1:58

1:58

We’re back – but with a difference! Find out how some of the world's most famous dead billionaires made their money. Meet five billionaires who helped build the United States of America. First up: oil tycoon John D Rockefeller, the world’s first billionaire. Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng also revisit the lives of motor magnate Henry Ford, the aviator …

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Emily Williamson, co-founder of the RSPB 27:32

1M ago27:32

27:32

For over a hundred years no one thought too much about the origins of the RSPB, but among its founders was a woman in Didsbury opposed to the use of feathers in fashionable hats. Emily Williamson was outraged by the widespread slaughter of egrets and the crested grebe. She had tried to join the all-male British Ornithological Union, and when that f…

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36 - Age Of Creation Mod With Davqvist 1:33:48

1M ago1:33:48

1:33:48

Today Galdoc & Krydax chat with Qvist, a Factorio modder and renowned for his Minecraft modpack "Age of Engineering", about his upcoming overhaul mod called "Age of Creation" Qvist Discord Link - http://discord.gg/MZr9Wwj9Fw Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Tina Turner 27:43

2M ago27:43

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Rock Icon Tina Turner proposed by the actress and author Rebecca Humphries. Tina Turner began life as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee, joining Ike Turner's band in St Louis at the age of 17. Her presence, her performances and her voice captivated audiences, but this is really a story of triumph over abuse. After she left Ike Turner with noth…

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Raymond Blanc on Professor Nicholas Kurti 27:39

2M ago27:39

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The chef Raymond Blanc nominates his mentor and friend, the physicist Professor Nicholas Kurti.Kurti was born in Hungary but fled to Oxford when Hitler came to power. Pushing the frontiers of low-temperature physics during his career, he went on to create‘molecular gastronomy’ in retirement. Raymond Blanc approached Kurti after a lecture the profes…

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35 - The Nuts & Bolts Of Crafting Systems Among Games 1:36:04

2M ago1:36:04

1:36:04

Galdoc & Krydax discuss the depths of crafting systems. Why do they exist in games, how do they differ, and what makes them tick. Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Krydax8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon $upport - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://w…

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Dervla Murphy, author of the classic Full Tilt 27:38

2M ago27:38

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At the age of 10 Dervla Murphy was given an atlas and a bicycle, and so began an adventurous life. Her account of a journey to India became a classic called Full Tilt but she also went to Cuba, Ethiopia and the Andes where our guest first met her in a doss house. Hilary Bradt is the founder of the Bradt Travel Guides and is picking Dervla Murphy as…

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Eike Batista: Golden grifter 40:12

2M ago40:12

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Mining magnate Eike Batista was once Brazil’s richest person, but corruption led to his downfall. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng lift the lid on a flashy and eccentric former billionaire who started out in gold mining. Batista then oversaw huge oil, gas and logistics projects but, after his investments crashed, the author…

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Ned Ludd mythical leader of the Luddites 27:43

2M ago27:43

27:43

We don't even know if Ned Ludd was real, but perhaps that was the point. "You could say he was everyone and no one - and that's what made him so terrifying for the authorities." Leader of the Luddites, who often signed letters and proclamations Ned Ludd, he is shown in one engraving wearing mismatched shoes and a blue polka dot dress, suggesting a …

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LeBron James: King of the court 48:18

2M ago48:18

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LeBron James was selling out basketball arenas while still in high school. At just 18, he said he was offered a $10 million cheque from Reebok - on the spot - if he agreed not to meet any other brands. It was a life-changing sum for a teenager living with his mum in the projects. But LeBron turned it down. He was willing to hedge his bets. He’s won…

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Richey Edwards of The Manic Street Preachers 27:40

2M ago27:40

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Richey was, beautiful says Cummins, a natural icon and a gift to photograph. He also believes his writing has been overshadowed by the fact of his disappearance in 1995. "I think nobody has looked beyond that for quite a long time.” Manic Street Preachers biographer, Simon Price, also knew Richey Edwards and says he was "the most intelligent rock s…

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34 - Strategy & Automation Game Roundup With Wally1169 1:38:49

2M ago1:38:49

1:38:49

Wally joins Galdoc & Krydax to chat about lots of interesting games out there on the market!Wally 1169 Links:https://www.youtube.com/@Wally1169⁠https://www.twitch.tv/wally1169⁠https://www.patreon.com/Wally1169 Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:…

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Masayoshi Son: High-tech gambler 44:47

2M ago44:47

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Investor Masayoshi Son became notorious for making huge bets on technology companies. He once lost 96% of his fortune, but he’s still a billionaire thanks to successes like Yahoo! and Alibaba. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng tell the tale of the billionaire who founded the conglomerate SoftBank and was once, very briefly, …

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Benny Hill 27:28

3M ago27:28

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Biography show in which the guest picks someone they admire. Benny Hill is a thorny choice but playwright Jonathan Maitland is determined that - despite accusations of sexism and racism later in his career - Britain's most successful comedian deserves a second look. Benny was fired by Thames TV in 1989. "The show was past its sell-by date," was the…

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Strive Masiyiwa: Connecting a continent 42:00

3M ago42:00

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Telecoms magnate Strive Masiyiwa escaped kidnap to become Zimbabwe’s first billionaire. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng tell Masiyiwa’s story from a youth fleeing post-colonial conflict, through education in the UK, to enormous wealth delivering mobile phone and internet technology across Africa. The podcast that tells tal…

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33 - Are You Good At Factorio? 1:27:07

3M ago1:27:07

1:27:07

Galdoc & Krydax discuss what it means to be "good" at things, in particular what does it mean to be good at a game that is non-competitive sandbox. And does it even matter? Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Krydax8⁠⁠⁠ Patreon $u…

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Maggi Hambling picks muse and lover Henrietta Moraes 27:35

3M ago27:35

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“Henrietta's eyes looked into one's soul at the same time exposing her own. She posed for me most Mondays for the last seven months until two days before she died.” In a raw and very funny opener to the new series of Great Lives, painter and sculptor Maggi Hambling chooses someone she knew extremely well - her lover Henrietta Moraes. Born in India,…

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Ike Perlmutter: Marvel’s empire builder 46:34

3M ago46:34

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Former Marvel CEO & Chairman Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter brought Marvel back from the brink of ruin and helped launch the Marvel cinematic universe. He brought Iron Man, The Hulk and The Avengers to our screens, and arguably changed the future of cinema, with a fixation on franchises. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng delve into …

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Harriet Harman on Maria Callas 27:57

3M ago27:57

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The legendary opera star Maria Callas was lauded for her magnetic stage presence and extraordinary vocal range. Born in New York in 1923 to Greek immigrant parents, she moved with her mother and sister to Greece aged 13. In 1939 she attended the Athens Conservatoire where she embarked on a rigorous vocal training in the Italian "bel canto" traditio…

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Selena Gomez: Actress, singer, beauty mogul 47:30

3M ago47:30

47:30

Selena Gomez is one of the youngest newly minted billionaires, thanks to her Rare Beauty brand. But you likely know her from her Disney kid days on The Wizards of Waverly Place, award-winning turn in Only Murders in the Building, or as the chart-topping singer of Lose You to Love Me. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng take us…

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32 - Defeating pY With Lohdro & Galdoc Co-Hosting! 1:28:17

3M ago1:28:17

1:28:17

Lohdro is a Factorio player who has achieve pyrrhic victory and lived to tell the tale, enjoyed it even! Let's see what he has to say about the journey. Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Krydax8⁠⁠ Patreon $upport - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h…

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Orlando Bravo: Tech dealmaker 46:31

3M ago46:31

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Orlando Bravo failed to become a tennis pro, but became richer than any tennis player in history by pivoting to the world of finance. He’s the first billionaire from Puerto Rico and earned his fortune with private equity investments in technology. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng tell the story of an investor who says that …

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Vince McMahon: Wrestling's ringmaster 48:39

4M ago48:39

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Vince McMahon made stars out of wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, John Cena and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. He turned professional wrestling into a $6.8 billion industry with his company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Vince capitalised on cross-promotion and the spectacle of what he called "sports entertainment" to reach huge audiences before he step…

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Kate Raworth on Donella Meadows 27:56

4M ago27:56

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Born in Illinois in 1941, Dana Meadows studied Chemistry and Molecular Biology, before turning her back on a post doc position at Harvard, to pursue environmentalism. She joined her husband Dennis Meadows as part of the team working on Professor Jay Forester's World3 computer model of the world economy at MIT and wrote the report on the results of …

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31 - Fulgora's Moon Cerys With TheSixthRoc 1:08:38

4M ago1:08:38

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Fulgora has a moon with all sorts of interesting mechanics made by TheSixthRoc, a Factorio modderNote: thesixthroc clarified later there's more like 13 planet mods or more even! Wow! TheSixthRoc Links: The Foundry ➤ thefoundrygg.com Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Markus Persson: Minecraft maker 46:13

4M ago46:13

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Minecraft is the most successful computer game ever. It's sold 300 million copies, built an active community of fans and there's now even a Minecraft movie. So how did one man - Markus Persson - create it all by himself, before selling it for billions? BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng find out how a high school dropout, obs…

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John de Mol: Big Brother’s daddy 41:07

4M ago41:07

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By reinventing reality TV, John de Mol changed television history and made a billion dollars. He’s the father of Big Brother and the man behind The Voice, Deal or No Deal and Fear Factor. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng explain how the Dutch TV producer became a media tycoon, after using his showbiz connections to break in…

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Sir James Dyson: Sucking up the cash 46:26

4M ago46:26

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A blocked vacuum cleaner led to a billion-dollar idea for British inventor Sir James Dyson. After studying art, then reinventing the wheelbarrow, Dyson struck gold with his iconic bagless vacuum, but only after years of effort. BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng take us back to the entrepreneur’s youth in post-War Norfolk and…

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30 - Hidden Worlds Mod With Galdoc 1:31:47

5M ago1:31:47

1:31:47

Hidden Worlds is a hugely ambitious total conversion mod for Factorio that Galdoc has begun work on. Let's get some juicy details! Galdoc Links: Youtube ➤ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@galdocstutorials⁠ Patreon ➤ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/galdoc⁠ Twitch ➤ https://www.twitch.tv/galdoc Discord ➤ https://discord.com/invite/Gd6PNhjsvC Krydania Links: Krydan…

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Martha Stewart: The original lifestyle influencer 51:15

5M ago51:15

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Martha Stewart revolutionised home entertaining with her recipes, home decor and TV shows, becoming one of the world's most successful women in business. Known as the ultimate homemaker and the "original lifestyle influencer", she's also the USA’s first ever self-made female billionaire. But while the entrepreneur made her fortune as a domestic god…

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Mark Billingham chooses George Harrison 27:00

5M ago27:00

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George Harrison was a musician, singer and songwriter who became one of the most famous people in the world as one quarter of the Beatles. That alone would merit a place in the Great Lives pantheon, but his work in the decades after the band broke up indicates a man of diverse and arguably underestimated talents. Erupting onto the pop music scene i…

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Jake Arnott on John Gay 27:42

5M ago27:42

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John Gay, eighteenth-century satirist and author of The Beggar's Opera, is nominated by the writer Jake Arnott - whose novels, including The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers, are also set in London's criminal underworld. Editor of Private Eye, Ian Hislop, is the presenter, and Dr Rebecca Bullard of the University of Oxford is on hand to help uncover …

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29 - Simon Says pY Speedrun 1:39:37

5M ago1:39:37

1:39:37

Simon did the impossible, a pYanodon's speedrun. We find out together how this happened! Simon's Beginners Guide Simon's pY Hardmode 100x Playthrough Simon's pY Speedrun Reddit Post Summary Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Krydax8…

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Ellen E Jones nominates Florynce Kennedy 27:59

5M ago27:59

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One dubbed "the biggest, loudest and indisputably the rudest mouth on the battleground", Florynce Kennedy was a force to be reckoned with. She was a lawyer, a vocal figure in the American civil rights and feminist movements of the 1960s and '70s, and a champion of numerous other causes besides; from legalising abortion to campaigning for sex-worker…

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28 - Why Is Factorio SO Addicting? 1:04:16

5M ago1:04:16

1:04:16

It's called "Cracktorio" but why? In this episode we dive into some of the reasons our favorite game is so gosh darn addicting. Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c⁠ Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Krydax8⁠ Patreon $upport - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Krydax⁠…

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A N Wilson selects Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 27:47

5M ago27:47

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"I've chosen him because I think he was possibly the most interesting human being who has ever lived". A N Wilson Born in the middle of the 18th century in Frankfurt, Goethe went on to become the pre-eminent figure in German literature. As well as writing plays and poetry (including Faust) he was a statesman, a scientist, an artist and a critic. Qu…

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Encore - Chuck Feeney: All duty 38:27

5M ago38:27

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When Charles "Chuck" Feeney first appeared on the world's rich lists in the 1980s, he had built a billion-dollar business selling duty free goods to tourists. But he'd also given most of his money to charity. As Good Bad Billionaire takes a short break until March, Simon Jack and Zing Tsjeng revisit the story of the billionaire who wasn't. Feeney's…

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Jessica Fostekew on Boudica 27:44

6M ago27:44

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"The Queen Boadicea, standing loftily charioted, Brandishing in her hand a dart and rolling glances lioness-like, Yell'd and shriek'd between her daughters in her fierce volubility": so wrote Alfred, Lord Tennyson in the 19th Century, celebrating the story of an ancient English warrior queen who sparked a brutal and bloody rebellion against Roman r…

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Reginald D Hunter selects Eugene V Debs 27:41

6M ago27:41

27:41

Eugene Victor Debs, born 1855 in Indiana USA, was a railway worker, a trade unionist and a five time candidate for the presidency. He was imprisoned during the First World War for sedition. He'd urged resistance to the draft; President Woodrow Wilson called him a traitor to the nation, but Debs still ran for the presidency in 1920. His sentence was…

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Encore - Taylor Swift: Swiftonomics 53:02

6M ago53:02

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A year after first being declared a billionaire, Taylor Swift’s rarely been out of the headlines or the charts. The pop superstar’s Eras tour finally came to an end, and she’s been continuing to break records. Good Bad Billionaire will be back with a new season in March, but until then, here’s a quick update on what Taylor’s been up to and another …

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Pen Hadow nominates Sir Peter Scott 27:48

6M ago27:48

27:48

"Make the boy interested in natural history," wrote Captain Scott from his tent in the Antarctic. He was talking about his son, three year old Peter Scott, whom he never saw again and who went on to found the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust and campaign against the hunting of whales. The son also designed the panda logo for the Wold Wide Fund for Nature…

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27 - Galdoc Talks Space Age & New Mod Ideaas 1:21:38

6M ago1:21:38

1:21:38

Galdoc chats about some qualms with Space Age, and some new mod ideas he has! **Uncut Stream https://youtu.be/_iXu3UjF_2o** Galdoc Links: Youtube ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@galdocstutorials Patreon ➤ https://www.patreon.com/galdoc Krydania Links: Krydania Discord - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.com/invite/gtXXwBNZ9c Main Channel YT Link - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Lauren Cuthbertson on Margot Fonteyn 28:06

6M ago28:06

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Margot Fonteyn was an icon: a ballerina who helped build and indeed embodied the traditional image of a dancer, just as the artform was finding its feet on the British cultural scene. From humble beginnings she became an international star, enjoying a dazzling career with the Royal Ballet, a glamorous social life as a diplomat’s wife, and an electr…

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