Best Carl Reid Podcasts (2025)

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What Can Ancient Civilisations Teach Us About Survival? With Lizzie Wade 46:22

1d ago46:22

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What if apocalypse isn’t the end of the world - but a chance to remake it? On today’s episode we’re joined by science journalist Lizzie Wade to explore Apocalypse, her bold new book about how catastrophe has shaped humanity’s past and can forge more just futures. Drawing on archaeology and anthropology, Wade reframes collapse not as destruction but…

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What Can The Stoics Teach Us About Capitalism? 44:31

2d ago44:31

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In this episode of Intelligence Squared, financier, philanthropist, and author Robert Rosenkranz joins host Bill Browder for a thought-provoking conversation on how ancient wisdom can power modern achievement. Drawing from his latest book, The Stoic Capitalist, Rosenkranz explores how Stoic philosophy—rooted in ideas from 300 BC—can be applied to c…

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563: From $500 to 120 Stores - How She Lost It All | Kristina Karlsson 1:20:29

4d ago1:20:29

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Omnisend | Get 50% off your first 3 months of email and SMS marketing with Omnisend with the code FOUNDR50. Just head to omnisend.com/foundr to get started. ✅ Want all-access to step-by-step training from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders? Start your Foundr+ $1 trial today → ⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠ ✅ Prefer 1-on-1 mentorship to launch or scale your brand faster? App…

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Rumble In The Jungle By Giles Andrea & David Wojtowycz 5:08

5d ago5:08

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Hello there!! Welcome to Alberts bookshelf. We hope you enjoy listening to Rumble in the Jungle one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for Listening.By Danny Miller & Nige Clucas

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Are you morally ambitious? With Rutger Bregman (Part Two) 39:34

4d ago39:34

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Moral ambition is the will to make the world a wildly better place. To devote your career to the greatest challenges of our time. To be one of the best, but measured by a new standard of success.’ – Rutger Bregman The brightest minds of our generation may dream of changing the world. But in reality most high achievers will settle for making a lot o…

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Are you morally ambitious? With Rutger Bregman (Part One) 40:26

6d ago40:26

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Moral ambition is the will to make the world a wildly better place. To devote your career to the greatest challenges of our time. To be one of the best, but measured by a new standard of success.’ – Rutger Bregman The brightest minds of our generation may dream of changing the world. But in reality most high achievers will settle for making a lot o…

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Author of Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman on How To Live Well (Part Two) 39:31

9d ago39:31

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Acclaimed author and journalist Oliver Burkeman has captivated readers with his refreshing insights on how to embrace the finiteness of existence and find meaning in the everyday. Author of the bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and formerly a columnist for the Guardian, Burkeman challenges conventional productivity a…

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Author of Four Thousand Weeks Oliver Burkeman on How To Live Well (Part One) 39:27

10d ago39:27

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Acclaimed author and journalist Oliver Burkeman has captivated readers with his refreshing insights on how to embrace the finiteness of existence and find meaning in the everyday. Author of the bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and formerly a columnist for the Guardian, Burkeman challenges conventional productivity a…

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562: The Billion Dollar Woman Behind The Rock & Henry Cavill | Dany Garcia 46:13

11d ago46:13

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✅ Want all-access to step-by-step training from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders? Start your Foundr+ $1 trial today → ⁠Click Here⁠ ✅ Prefer 1-on-1 mentorship to launch or scale your brand faster? Apply for eCommerce coaching: → Starting your ecom biz? ⁠Click Here⁠ → Already selling and want to scale? ⁠Click Here⁠ What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeIn this ep…

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The Rhyming Rabbit By Julia Donaldson And Lydia Monks 9:03

11d ago9:03

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Hello there!! Welcome to Alberts bookshelf. We hope you enjoy listening to The Rhyming Rabbit one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for Listening.By Danny Miller & Nige Clucas

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Jonathan Haidt on How to Free the Anxious Generation (Part Two) 39:37

12d ago39:37

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“This great rewiring of childhood, I argue, is the single largest reason for the tidal wave of adolescent mental illness that began in the early 2010s.” — Jonathan Haidt The mental health of young people has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. In recent months, debates have raged about the impact of smartphones on adolescent wellbei…

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Jonathan Haidt on How to Free the Anxious Generation (Part One) 44:06

13d ago44:06

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“This great rewiring of childhood, I argue, is the single largest reason for the tidal wave of adolescent mental illness that began in the early 2010s.” — Jonathan Haidt The mental health of young people has become one of the most pressing issues of our time. In recent months, debates have raged about the impact of smartphones on adolescent wellbei…

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A Cultural History of Privacy, with Tiffany Jenkins 59:46

15d ago59:46

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What does it mean to have a private life? Our guest today is Tiffany Jenkins, a writer, cultural historian and broadcaster. She is the author of the acclaimed Keeping Their Marbles: How Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums and Why They Should Stay There, and a former honorary fellow in the History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. She wro…

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Britain Should Not Have Fought in the First World War 1:37:35

16d ago1:37:35

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For this week's Sunday Debate, we're dipping back into the archive to 2014, when we gathered a panel of expert historians to debate whether Britain was right to fight in the First World War, a tragedy that laid the foundations for decades of destructive upheaval and violence across Europe. To debate the issue, we invited leading historians Margaret…

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561: $300M Worth of Facebook Ads Advice in 45 Minutes | Jordan Menard 45:22

18d ago45:22

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In this episode, Jordan Menard breaks down what it really takes to scale Facebook ads in 2025. He shares why creative is now the targeting, why brands need to focus more on offers than tactics, and how to fix your conversion economics to unlock serious scale. Jordan also walks through his exact ad creative process—including scripting, ad types, and…

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Thomas And The Tiger By Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends 4:02

19d ago4:02

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Hello there!! Welcome to Alberts bookshelf. We hope you enjoy listening to Thomas and the Tiger one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for Listening.By Danny Miller & Nige Clucas

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The Tree of Life: Mapping Evolution’s Greatest Story, with Max Telford 38:07

19d ago38:07

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Understanding how the diversity of life on earth came to be is one of the greatest puzzles in biology. In his new book, The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle, Professor Max Telford charts a four-billion-year journey through the evolution of our planet, from humans, fish and butterflies to oak trees, mushrooms and bacteria. On today’s …

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Ritual, Ancestry, and Cultural History in Modern China, with Alice Mah 43:21

20d ago43:21

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What do we owe to the dead? What responsibilities do we inherit from the past, and how do they intersect with the crises of the present? In an era of ecological collapse and cultural dislocation, how can we meaningfully honour ancestral memory when the material sites of remembrance - tombs, villages, traditions - are themselves vanishing? In this e…

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Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, with Laura Spinney 46:03

22d ago46:03

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What if a single ancient language lay at the root of nearly half of the world’s spoken tongues? In today’s episode, acclaimed science writer and journalist Laura Spinney joins us to discuss her new book Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global. In Proto, Spinney takes us deep into the mystery of Proto-Indo-European (PIE) - a prehistoric language…

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Classic Debate: Austen vs Brontë 1:39:15

23d ago1:39:15

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Jane Austen created the definitive picture of Georgian England. No writer matches Austen’s sensitive ear for the hypocrisy and irony lurking beneath the genteel conversation. That’s the argument of the Janeites, but to the aficionados of Emily Brontë they are the misguided worshippers of a circumscribed mind. In Wuthering Heights, Brontë dispensed …

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An Evening with Elif Shafak and Peter Frankopan 56:01

25d ago56:01

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Elif Shafak’s award-winning novels are celebrated globally. Her work has been translated into 58 languages, and her latest, There Are Rivers in the Sky, is a testament to the power of storytelling across borders and cultures. This is an epic story of interconnection. Spanning ancient Mesopotamia to contemporary London, Shafak charts the lifespan of…

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560: The College Dropout Who Built an $11 billion Toy Empire | Nick Mowbray (Best of Foundr) [VIDEO] 43:48

25d ago43:48

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✅ Want all-access to step-by-step training from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders? Start your Foundr+ $1 trial today → Click Here ✅ Prefer 1-on-1 mentorship to launch or scale your brand faster? Apply for eCommerce coaching: → Starting your ecom biz? Click Here → Already selling and want to scale? Click Here What You’ll Learn in This Episode In this episode…

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Jonty Gentoo The Adventures Of A Penguin By Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler 6:26

25d ago6:26

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Hello there!! Welcome to Alberts bookshelf. We hope you enjoy listening to Jonty Gentoo The Adventures of a Penguin Out one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for Listening.By Danny Miller & Nige Clucas

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Abundance: A New Blueprint for Liberal Politics, With Derek Thompson 50:58

27d ago50:58

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What if the biggest threat to liberal democracy isn’t authoritarianism - but our failure to build? On today’s episode we’re joined by journalist Derek Thompson to unpack Abundance, a new vision of progressive politics co-authored by Thompson and Ezra Klein. In it, Klein and Thompson trace the political, economic, and cultural barriers to progress a…

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The Illegals: A Secret History of Soviet Espionage, with Shaun Walker 53:19

30d ago53:19

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On today’s episode: the untold history of Russia’s deep cover spy programme. Shaun Walker is an international correspondent for The Guardian. He reported from Moscow for more than a decade, and his coverage of Russia's war in Ukraine was shortlisted for the Foreign Reporter of the Year category at the British 2023 Press Awards. In his new book, The…

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Who Owns Our Digital Afterlives? With Carl Öhman 49:50

1M ago49:50

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These days, so much of our lives takes place online - but what about our afterlives? A recent study by the Oxford Internet Institute predicts that the number of deceased Facebook users could outnumber the living by 2070. As AI advances, a debate is growing over digital remains and what should be done with the vast amounts of data we leave behind. I…

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559: How a $100M Exit Left This 30 Year Old Lost | Jake Kassan 48:26

1M ago48:26

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✅ Want all-access to step-by-step training from 7, 8 & 9-figure founders? Start your Foundr+ $1 trial today → Click Here ✅ Prefer 1-on-1 mentorship to launch or scale your brand faster? Apply for eCommerce coaching: → Starting your ecom biz? Click Here → Already selling and want to scale? Click Here What You’ll Learn in This Episode In this episode…

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Henry Goes To Hospital By Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends 4:19

1M ago4:19

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Hello there!! Welcome to Alberts bookshelf. We hope you enjoy listening to Henry goes to Hospital one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for Listening.By Danny Miller & Nige Clucas

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Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History, with Moudhy Al-Rashid 42:44

1M ago42:44

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On today’s episode, Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid sheds light on the history of Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, gave rise to writing, literature, astronomy, and law - shaping human history in ways that still resonate today. Drawing on her new book Between Two Rivers, Al-Rashid brings to life the stories of …

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The World in 2025 with Robert Kaplan: Finding A Way Through Permanent Crisis (Part Two) 39:47

1M ago39:47

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We are entering a new era of global instability. The world is facing an era of war, climate change, great power rivalry and unprecedented technological advancement. In April 2025, geopolitical expert and bestselling author Robert Kaplan came to Intelligence Squared to analyse where the world is heading in 2025 and beyond. Drawing from the themes of…

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The World in 2025 with Robert Kaplan: Finding A Way Through Permanent Crisis (Part One) 39:13

1M ago39:13

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We are entering a new era of global instability. The world is facing an era of war, climate change, great power rivalry and unprecedented technological advancement. In April 2025, geopolitical expert and bestselling author Robert Kaplan came to Intelligence Squared to analyse where the world is heading in 2025 and beyond. Drawing from the themes of…

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Classic Debate: Ian Fleming vs John le Carré 1:10:57

1M ago1:10:57

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They are the titans of the spy novel, who have elevated thrillers to the level of literary fiction. Much imitated, much adapted by the big and small screens, Ian Fleming and John Le Carré have painted our picture of post-war espionage: Fleming through the dashing figure of James Bond, with his lush locations and Martinis as icy as his heart; Le Car…

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558: She Made $100K in 90 Days Selling Sunscreen | Tori Gill 45:50

1M ago45:50

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In this episode, Tori Gill shares how she transitioned from being a barber to launching a six-figure sunscreen brand in just three months. She dives into how she identified a gap in the market, built a brand that resonated with parents, and leveraged Instagram and organic marketing to drive rapid sales. Tori also reveals how she balanced starting t…

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Pip And Posy The Friendly Snail By Axel Scheffler & Camilla Reid 3:55

1M ago3:55

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Hello there!! Welcome to Alberts bookshelf. We hope you enjoy listening to Pip and Posy The Friendly Snail one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for Listening.By Danny Miller & Nige Clucas

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John and Paul: A Beatles Love Story in Songs (Part Two) 38:47

1M ago38:47

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In 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney were two ordinary teenagers who met in suburban Liverpool and decided to play rock and roll together. Twenty-three years later that friendship came to a tragic end when Lennon was murdered. But those 23 years changed the world. Lennon and McCartney became global stars, created a body of work that has never bee…

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John and Paul: A Beatles Love Story in Songs (Part One) 37:58

1M ago37:58

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In 1957 John Lennon and Paul McCartney were two ordinary teenagers who met in suburban Liverpool and decided to play rock and roll together. Twenty-three years later that friendship came to a tragic end when Lennon was murdered. But those 23 years changed the world. Lennon and McCartney became global stars, created a body of work that has never bee…

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Revisiting Wages for Housework, with Emily Callaci 42:33

1M ago42:33

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Unpaid domestic labor has long been the invisible backbone of economies worldwide - but what if it were compensated? In this episode, historian Emily Callaci takes us inside the Wages for Housework movement, a bold and controversial campaign that emerged in the 1970s. Drawing on her new book, Wages for Housework: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a…

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Six Kings and the Making of the English State, with Caroline Burt and Richard Partington 54:52

1M ago54:52

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Between 1199 and 1399, English politics was high drama. These two centuries witnessed savage political blood-letting - including civil war, deposition, the murder of kings and the ruthless execution of rebel lords - as well as international warfare, devastating national pandemic, economic crisis and the first major peasant uprising in English histo…

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557: She Went From $0 to $100M Selling Coffee Scrubs | Jessica Hatzis (Best of Foundr) [VIDEO] 42:44

2M ago42:44

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In this episode, Jess Hatzis shares the journey of how she and her co-founders built Frank Body into a $100M skincare brand with just $10,000. Jess dives deep into the power of brand voice, why traditional beauty marketing was broken, and how Frank Body pioneered influencer-driven marketing before it became mainstream. She also reveals how the bran…

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The Very Lonely Firefly By Eric Carle 3:21

2M ago3:21

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Hello there!! Welcome to Alberts bookshelf. We hope you enjoy listening to The Very Lonely Firefly one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for Listening.By Danny Miller & Nige Clucas

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LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman on What Could Go Right with Our AI Future (Part Two) 38:39

2M ago38:39

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Reid Hoffman is one of the world’s most influential and successful entrepreneurs. The co-founder of LinkedIn, Manas AI, Inflection AI and part of the original team at PayPal, he has built companies that have shaped the internet and AI revolutions of the twenty-first century. As part of Reid’s staunch commitment to Democracy, he was a supporter of K…

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LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman on What Could Go Right with Our AI Future (Part One) 37:43

2M ago37:43

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Reid Hoffman is one of the world’s most influential and successful entrepreneurs. The co-founder of LinkedIn, Manas AI, Inflection AI and part of the original team at PayPal, he has built companies that have shaped the internet and AI revolutions of the twenty-first century. As part of Reid’s staunch commitment to Democracy, he was a supporter of K…

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The Rise of Spotify, with Liz Pelly 46:29

2M ago46:29

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Music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed. But how did we get here, and what does it mean for artists, listeners, and the music industry as a whole? In today’s episode, journalist Liz Pelly unpacks the origins of Spotify, its meteoric rise, and its transformative impact on the way we create and experience music. Whilst …

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Kavita Puri and Sathnam Sanghera on War, Empire and the Untold Story of the Bengal Famine (Part Two) 45:01

2M ago45:01

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The Bengal Famine is the forgotten story of the Second World War. Between 1943 and 1944, at least three million Indians, all of whom were British subjects, died from starvation or diseases linked to malnutrition. It is one of the darkest chapters in colonial history, yet the memory of those millions who perished is not broadly nurtured in Britain, …

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556: From Broke to $100M+ in SaaS – Dan Martell (Best of Foundr) [VIDEO] 41:03

2M ago41:03

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In this episode, Dan Martell shares his journey from troubled youth to building and exiting multiple SaaS businesses. Dan reveals the strategies behind his Buy Back Your Time framework, showing entrepreneurs how to scale efficiently without burning out. He also discusses his early business failures, the lessons he learned from selling companies, an…

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Thomas The Tank Engine - Thomas Goes To School By Christopher Awdry & Ken Stott 4:14

2M ago4:14

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Hello there!! Welcome to Alberts bookshelf. We hope you enjoy listening to Thomas goes to School one of Alberts favourite books. Thanks for Listening.By Danny Miller & Nige Clucas

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Kavita Puri and Sathnam Sanghera on War, Empire and the Untold Story of the Bengal Famine (Part One) 41:06

2M ago41:06

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The Bengal Famine is the forgotten story of the Second World War. Between 1943 and 1944, at least three million Indians, all of whom were British subjects, died from starvation or diseases linked to malnutrition. It is one of the darkest chapters in colonial history, yet the memory of those millions who perished is not broadly nurtured in Britain, …

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Earthling Ed: How to Argue with a Meat Eater (Part Two) 33:53

2M ago33:53

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Ed Winters, known to his millions of online followers as Earthling Ed, has perfected the art of persuasion. During his extensive career as an activist and educator, he has made the case for veganism everywhere from university campuses to live on GB News. His compelling and informative content has garnered millions of views, and earned him a dedicat…

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Earthling Ed: How to Argue with a Meat Eater (Part One) 33:08

2M ago33:08

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Ed Winters, known to his millions of online followers as Earthling Ed, has perfected the art of persuasion. During his extensive career as an activist and educator, he has made the case for veganism everywhere from university campuses to live on GB News. His compelling and informative content has garnered millions of views, and earned him a dedicat…

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The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Putin, with Catherine Belton (Part Two) 34:08

2M ago34:08

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This event was part of our Age of the Strongman series. Click here to see the other events in the series: https://www.intelligencesquared.com/the-age-of-the-strongman/. ---- War in Ukraine. Interference in democratic elections. The sponsorship of extremist politics to destabilise Europe. In recent years, Vladimir Putin has waged a relentless campai…

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