Join amateur astronomers, Chris and Shane, as they share their experiences of observing the night sky.
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A monthly review of the best, worst and most absurd of online celebrity journalism in the UK. Hosted by Chris Beckett and Matt Withers.
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Messages from a fledgling, human colony on a mysterious alien world can be heard between bursts of interstellar radio static... Written and produced by Jon Rolfe. Featuring the vocal talents of Alex Eller (Cauldwell, Shaw), Chelsea Krause (Dr. Wood), Joe Shelton (Whitlock, Cobb), Chromatic (Foster), Ježatte Renaari (Tyler), Ella Moran (Marie), Chris Steinberger (Beckett), Gervais Weekes (Cash), Delaney Gilmour (Annabelle), Clarice Lafayette (Ava), and Chris Rossing (Stokes). Theme music is M ...
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This is both a science and a science fiction podcast. We dig deep into the biggest ideas in science fiction, using science to elevate the conversation about sci-fi, and sci-fi to promote science education, curiosity and vision. We talk to science fiction authors about the science in their fiction, then talk to scientists about the same topic, and catalyze conversations between the two.
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To be human is to fail – period. And not just to fail once, but to fail a lot. As the author Samuel Beckett said: “Fail again. Fail better.” This saying means a lot to me and my family – so much so that my daughter got a tattoo of it. Why are we, and so many others, so deeply concerned by failure? And if it’s something we all do so often, why are we so afraid of it – especially those of us here in win-at-all-costs America? In this podcast, I sit down with successful, thoughtful people like B ...
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Relevant Bible messages that are applicable for today.
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The best stand up comedy, sketches, songs and interviews from the biggest names at this year’s Edinburgh Festival with your “amiable and hilarious” host Richard Melvin.
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Former Downing Street adviser, Jimmy McLoughlin interviews top entrepreneurs, politicians, and just about anyone at the top of their game on where they think the future of our economy is going through the prism of jobs.
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A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
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Before radio, before television, before movies, there was Music Hall. This was the People’s Entertainment in the golden decade before the Great War. The Fun Factory is a historical comedy about the history of comedy, in which our hero Arthur Dandoe enters the world of music hall and The Fred Karno Company. Along the way Arthur encounters intense rivalry (Charlie Chaplin), passionate romance (Tilly Beckett) and great friendship (Stan Laurel). “Richly enjoyable… packed with intriguing details ...
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PintheQ is Podcast is a YouTube show ran by active Firefighters bringing awareness fire service culture. The show focuses on traditions, culture, and respect. All shows are filmed and published on the PintheQ Productions YouTube channel.
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Looking at different topics in detective fiction published during the Golden Age of 1920-1940 (precise dates may vary...)
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Welcome to the "Scale of One to Tech" podcast, for Digital & Growth Marketeers within the technology scale up space. I'm Alex Marriner, Founder & Recruitment Director at Acquire Digital Talent. I've been recruiting within the digital marketing space for over a decade. I've worked with some fascinating brands such as Starling Bank, Popsa, Tails.com and lots more, helping Digital Marketeers accelerate their careers within high-growth, tech-driven companies across London and Europe.I hear so ma ...
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Comedy from the heart of the Edinburgh Fringe. Live stand-up, interviews, music, features, dirty gossip and more from the Pleasance Courtyard and Pleasance Dome. This Rebranded and relaunched Pleasance Comedy Podcast is a daily show with clips from live 2017 shows. We want you to come down and soak up the atmosphere, and this magazine style show will let you feel like you're already here. Now in it's seventh year, this isn't an hour long conversation with one comedian. This is fast paced, cr ...
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Ep 56: Chris Beckett on Dark Ecology in Dark Eden
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56:01Send us a text Holly and Marty speak with Chris Beckett about his Dark Eden trilogy, comprised of Dark Eden – which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2012, and was followed by Mother of Eden in 2015 and Daughter of Eden in 2016. Dark Eden has been described as “a superior piece of the theologically nuanced science fiction”, and is also a story abou…
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EVERYDAY GOD: With Me in the Ordinary (Bro. Billy Beckett
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Chris Hulatt | Why the UK Must Defend the London Stock Exchange
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1:07:40Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ From Living Room Startup to Industry Leader: How Octopus Group Innovates Across Sectors Join Jimmy as he welcomes Chris Ulla, co-founder of Octopus Group, to discuss the impressive growth and innovation behind Octopus Energy and its expansion into …
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Check it Out: Ira Glass on Three Decades of ‘This American Life’ Magic
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1:23:52Hey, everyone. Today I wanted to share a special conversation from another Lemonada show: Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso. For those who aren’t already familiar with this great podcast, the show started all the way back in 2016 and airs every Sunday. The episode you’re about to hear is a recent one. It’s a great talk between Sam and the broadcast legend…
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Chris and Shane talk about their experiences at star parties.By Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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Four Marks of a Blessed Life(Dr. Stephen Rummage)
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Not Reading the Comments with Maureen Dowd
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48:49The journalist Maureen Dowd has many notches in her belt, from feats like winning a Pulitzer Prize and writing pivotal profiles on some of the world’s most powerful people. She shone light on Elon Musk before DOGE and Uma Thurman’s emotional struggle with Quentin Tarantino, all of which is captured in her latest book, Notorious. Even for her, thoug…
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Bruce Daisley | How We Fix Work Before It Breaks Us
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1:10:21The Future of Work: Insights from Bruce Daisley on Culture, Tech and Leadership | Jimmy's Jobs In this episode of Jimmy's Jobs, host Jimmy McLoughlin interviews Bruce Daisley, former European Vice President for Twitter and ex-Country Director for YouTube UK. They discuss Bruce's insights on workplace culture, the impact of hybrid work, and the evol…
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#483 - Affordable Wide-Field with Brian Ventrudo
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58:42Chris and Shane welcome Brian Ventrudo back to the show to talk about affordable wide-field observing options.By Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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EVERYDAY GOD: With Me on Mission (Pastor Will Howell)
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Mark: Not Far from the Kingdom (Dr. Chris Bonts)
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Will Beckett | How Hawksmoor Became a £100m Steakhouse
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47:48The Secret Sauce Behind Hawksmoor: From Failed Restaurants to a £100 Million Steakhouse Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ In this episode of 'Jimmy's Jobs of the Future,' we explore how Hawksmoor became one of the UK's most successful steakhouse brands, making £100 million in sales…
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Lewis Hyde is one of those contemporary authors whose work I think about a lot. He’s spent years reflecting on and writing about topics of great interest to me, like forgetting and forgiveness, but the true trademark of his work is how he processes concepts and describes them. He approaches his work like chasing a butterfly (a lifelong hobby of his…
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Chris and Shane talk about options to organize astronomy gear.By Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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Ep 55: Susan MacKinnon on Ursula K. LeGuin in "The Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Dispossessed"
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47:29Send us a text Holly and Marty get together with their friend Susan MacKinnon to discuss the science fiction of Ursula K. LeGuin, literary icon of speculative fiction. We talk about her Hugo and Nebula winning books "The Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Dispossessed", which are among the most celebrated classics in science fiction. The first was a p…
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By Dr. Chris Bonts
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Jonathan Roumie is a genuinely charismatic individual, which is understandable given his acclaimed portrayal of Jesus in the immensely popular Christian historical drama The Chosen. However, long before embodying arguably the most significant main character in history, Jonathan was, to borrow the familiar lyric, “just a slob like one of us.” He spe…
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Jimmy McLoughlin OBE | Jobs of the Future & 200 Episodes - Feat. Dr Eliza Filby
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56:10Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ Jimmy's Jobs: Celebrating 200 Episodes and the Future of Business Podcasting In this special episode, Jimmy celebrates the milestone of 200 podcast episodes and takes a reflective look back on his journey from Downing Street advisor to stay-at-home…
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Chris and Shane share their April observing reports.By Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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Yiyun Li joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Piano Tuner’s Wives,” by William Trevor, which was published in The New Yorker in 1995. Li has published eight books of fiction, including the novels “Must I Go” and “Book of Goose,” a winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and the story collection “Wednesday’s Child,” which was a fina…
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Mark: Salt, Light, and Caesar (Dr. Chris Bonts)
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Matt Withers and Chris Beckett return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Brooklyn Beckham getting back in the kitchen, Paige DeSorbo breaking her silence on ex Craig Conover's new girlfriend and why Beatles fans have just learned why Ringo Starr always wears dark glasses.…
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It’s finally here: the one-year anniversary of the launch of Fail Better. This moment brought out a lot of feelings and jokes about what it’s meant to make this show and have the conversations I’ve had, and you get to hear me talk about that here. Then I play one of my favorite interviews I’ve had, with the one and only Rosie O’Donnell, who enthusi…
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Al Lukies CBE - How the UK became a Fintech Powerhouse
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1:01:07Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ The Journey of a UK Fintech Pioneer: Insights from Al Lukies In this episode of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future, Al Lukies, often referred to as the 'Godfather of UK Fintech,' shares his remarkable journey from a budding rugby player to steering the Fin…
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#480 - The Observer’s Calendar for May 2025
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28:07Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in May 2025. Show notes available on www.actualastronomy.comBy Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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Everyday GOD: With Me in My Calling (Dr. Chris Bonts)
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Ep 54: Douglas Phillips on Extra Dimensions in 'Quantum Void' and 'Quantum Time'
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42:55Send us a text This is part 2 of Marty's conversation with Douglas Phillips about his 'Quantum' Series of hard science fiction novels. In our last episode we talked about 'Quantum Space', and this time we discuss the next two books in the series, 'Quantum Void' and 'Quantum Time'. As before, today’s exchange focusses on the unifying theme of extra …
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Charlie Colenutt: What 70 Jobs Taught Me About Work in Britain
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1:14:39Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ Charlie Colenutt: What 68 Jobs Taught Me About Work in Britain What do modern jobs really look like — not from a spreadsheet, but from the inside? Charlie Colenutt spent two years travelling the UK, interviewing nearly 70 people about their real-li…
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Chris Evert Hates To Lose More Than She Loves To Win
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54:01After an illustrious tennis career, of course Chris Evert cherishes the wins and broken records. Yet, the sting of defeat is also etched in her memory, marked by days secluded in hotel rooms with the worst missteps replaying in her mind. Life as a high-profile athlete began for Chris as a teenager, and it opened her up to intense scrutiny from tabl…
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#479 - Comet C2025F2 SWAN and Listener Email
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52:03Chris and Shane talk about an unexpected bright comet and also read some listener emails.By Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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As a founding member of the band Toto, Steve Lukather is well aware of the song you probably know him for. But Steve, known to most as “Luke”, has plenty of other claims to fame. Luke is a seriously talented guitarist and writer with more than a dozen albums to his name from Toto alone, not to mention an almost infinite number of credits and Grammy…
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Daniel Priestley | Debating with Gary Stevenson and the Future of Entrepreneurship
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1:17:19Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ The Future of Entrepreneurship with Daniel Priestley: Wealth Inequality, AI, and Global Opportunities In this compelling episode of 'Jimmy's Jobs of the Future,' host Jimmy interviews entrepreneur and author Daniel Priestley. They discuss the signi…
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#478 - Favourite Equipment by Elimination
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55:08Chris and Shane each share their choices if they had to pick one telescope, three eyepieces, two accessories, and one star chart from their current collections.By Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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Ep 53: Douglas Phillips on Extra Dimensions in 'Quantum Space'
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46:09Send us a text This is one of those episodes that exemplifies what we try to do here on this show, going deep on some very big science ideas, and then going off the deep end to expand those ideas into the realm of fiction and making them even bigger! Marty has the great pleasure of speaking with Douglas Phillips, who has turned his wide range of sc…
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EXCLUSIVE PEEK: Reflections on Alec Baldwin, Kenya Barris, and more
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42:34This week, we’re offering another peek at the kinds of things you might hear in Lemonada Premium. At the end of each regular episode, there’s a snippet of my thoughts about the conversation, but those are just snippets. My post-mortems are much longer than that, and we publish the full versions exclusively for Lemonada Premium subscribers. Today, w…
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Greg Jackson - Octopus | The UK's Biggest Job Creator | 200th Episode Special
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1:03:38Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ Greg Jackson: The Energy CEO Ripping Up the Rulebook For our 200th episode, we’re joined by one of Britain’s most disruptive entrepreneurs. Greg Jackson is the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy, a $20 billion company built without corporate rules, …
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#477 - Observer’s Calendar for April 2025
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28:06Chris and Shane discuss interesting things to observe in April 2025. Show notes available on www.actualastronomy.comBy Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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When Jesus Walks In: Faith, Fruit, and a Fig Tree (Dr. Chris Bonts)
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David Wright Faladé Reads Madeleine Thien
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1:16:54David Wright Faladé joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Lu, Reshaping,” by Madeleine Thien, which was published in The New Yorker in 2021. Falade is the author of the novels “Black Cloud Rising” and “The New Internationals,” and the nonfiction work “Fire on the Beach: Recovering the Lost Story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island Lifesav…
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Graydon Carter, the editor whose two decades at the helm of Vanity Fair transformed the publication, sure knows how to curate. He made the magazine into the cultural touchstone it is today (think: the much-photographed Vanity Fair Oscars Party, the viral celebrity lie-detector tests), though not without trial, error, and lots of nerves. He and I ta…
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Eliza Filby | Why Millennials Were Sold a Lie
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55:49Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ Interested in Eliza’s Book? - Buy a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Inheritocracy-author/dp/1785908588 Eliza Filby on Generational Shifts and the Future of Work | Jimmy's Jobs In this episode of Jimmy's Jobs, Eliza Filby, a generational historian…
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Katie Price's huge weekly shop and Snoop Dogg's royal reunion offer
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33:05Chris Beckett and Matt Withers return for another look at the latest online celebrity journalism, including Katie Price's huge weekly shop, Snoop Dogg's royal reunion offer and Meghan Markle's revealing apicultural assertion.By Barely Contained
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Chris and Shane discuss gear and listener emails.By Shane Ludtke & Chris Beckett
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Heart Habits: The How and Why(Dr. Chris Bonts)
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Ep 52: Barron Wenham on Cosmology and Astrophysics in the Mind of a Super Smart Kid
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41:34Send us a text This is a rather special episode, and something of a delightful experiment. Barron Wenham is on of the smartest and most well-informed 10-year-olds you are ever likely to encounter - especially on the subjects of particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. As an exercise in exploring big ideas, mind-blowing science and science fict…
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Jeremy Hunt on China, Trump & Rachel Reeves
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1:01:02Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ Conservative Politician Jeremy Hunt on Challenges and Innovations in Politics & Business In this episode of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future, Jeremy Hunt, former UK Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, discusses his experiences in politics, entrepreneurship…
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