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00:50:09

Daniel Swift: The Making of William Shakespeare

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2025/05/19

Podcast: The Book Club (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Daniel Swift: The Making of William ShakespearePub date: 2025-05-07Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationMy guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Daniel Swift. Daniel’s new book, The Dream Factory: London’s First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare, tells the fascinating story of a theatrical innovation that transformed Elizabethan drama – and set the stage, as

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00:43:35

The Spy Who Dressed the Queen | The Man with the...

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2025/05/16

Podcast: The Spy Who (LS 55 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Spy Who Dressed the Queen | The Man with the Missing Finger | 1Pub date: 2025-04-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBritish fashion designer Hardy Amies applies for a second job as a spymaster as World War 2 begins. Before long, he's sending his men directly into the dangers of Nazi-occupied Belgium, and his guilt threatens to overtake him. Who is the man with the missing

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01:11:44

The Image of Her by Simone de Beauvoir

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2025/05/15

Podcast: Backlisted (LS 59 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Image of Her by Simone de BeauvoirPub date: 2025-05-12Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationTo discuss The Image of Her (1966) by Simone de Beauvoir we are joined by writer and translator Lauren Elkin, whose previous books include Flâneuse: Women Walk the City, Scaffolding and Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art. Best known as the author of The Second Sex, Beauvoir was

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01:16:50

Rock Paper Scissors (Entry 1079.1CH2613)

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2025/05/14

Podcast: Omnibus (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Rock Paper Scissors (Entry 1079.1CH2613)Pub date: 2025-05-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn which an ancient Chinese game of intransitive balance changes the world as both a children's pastime and a decision-making method, and John has the candy tastes of a pioneer child. Certificate #23611.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Omnibus, which is the property

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00:29:33

The Baron Hotel

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2025/05/13

Podcast: Uncovering Roots (LS 30 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: The Baron HotelPub date: 2025-04-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSend us a textUncovering Roots returns with the first episode of its new season, beginning in Aleppo, at the doors of one of the most iconic hotels in the Middle East.The Baron Hotel once hosted kings, spies, archaeologists, and refugees. It was a grand hotel at the crossroads of empire, war, and survival

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00:44:03

Twin Iditarod Mushers Kristy and Anna Berington

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2025/05/12

Podcast: The Extraordinarians (LS 29 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Twin Iditarod Mushers Kristy and Anna BeringtonPub date: 2025-05-07Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationKristen, Tony, and Matt chat with identical twin dog sled racers Kristy and Anna Berington. They discuss the world of mushing and the legendary Iditarod Sled Dog Race.Later in the episode, listener Will nominates his college roommate Ethan as The World’s Best Scooter

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00:25:16

General Wolfe | The Battle of Culloden

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2025/05/09

Podcast: Back When | History Podcast (LS 38 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: General Wolfe | The Battle of CullodenPub date: 2025-04-30Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationGeneral James Wolfe, the 'boy solider' who joined the military at 14 fought in one of Britain's bloodiest battles while he was still a teenager.Historian James Grasby visits Wolfe’s childhood home to find out what would shape him into becoming a soldier at such a young

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00:06:05

1. Who Killed Vine?

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2025/05/08

Podcast: Vine: Six Seconds That Changed The World (LS 34 · TOP 3% what is this?)Episode: 1. Who Killed Vine?Pub date: 2025-04-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLaunched in 2013 after an early buyout by Twitter, Vine quickly grew into one of the fastest growing platforms on the internet. The app created an entirely new category of online content: short, user-generated videos. It became the home of online creativity, birthed beloved

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00:30:24

The Great Sausage Uprising

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2025/05/07

Podcast: The Box of Oddities (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: The Great Sausage UprisingPub date: 2025-05-05Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationGet Tickets For The Box Of Oddities Live Show Here!This time on The Box of Oddities, we chew through two stories that will leave your brain deliciously baffled. First, travel back to Zürich, 1522, for The Affair of the Sausages—a rebellious feast that helped ignite the Protestant

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00:30:12

"What the Chicken Knows" by Sy Montgomery

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2025/05/06

Podcast: Reader's Corner (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: "What the Chicken Knows" by Sy MontgomeryPub date: 2025-04-05Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationAn interview with Sy Montgomery, author of What the Chicken Knows. Part science writing, part personal narrative, the book explores the surprising traits and unique personalities of the world’s most recognizable bird.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Bob

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00:39:03

Channel Tunnel

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2025/05/05

Podcast: More Jam TomorrowEpisode: Channel TunnelPub date: 2025-04-24Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationEpisode 1: Channel Tunnel How did the Channel Tunnel get built? And why has it not quite lived up to its promise? You can support More Jam Tomorrow at https://ko-fi.com/morejamtomorrow Show notes Jon Worth blogs about European rail. The opening speech is from Shakespeare’s Richard II. I am grateful to Terry Gourvish, the author of The

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00:28:25

The Casting Director: Kate Ringsell

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2025/05/01

Podcast: Out of FrameEpisode: The Casting Director: Kate RingsellPub date: 2025-04-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationHave you ever wondered how the lead actors in your favourite films are picked? And what it takes to make someone a Hollywood star?Welcome to Out of Frame, where each week we celebrate the work of below the line roles. That’s everyone who makes a film or TV production come to life. Join presenter Yinka Bokinni as she explores

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00:52:27

Was the Tyrannosaurus rex fast or slow? (Featuring...

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2025/04/30

Podcast: Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Was the Tyrannosaurus rex fast or slow? (Featuring Dr. John Hutchinson)Pub date: 2025-04-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDaniel and Kelly talk to Dr. John Hutchinson about how large animals move.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, which is the property of

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00:49:32

Kim Philby: Greatest Liar of All Time?

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2025/04/29

Podcast: Stuff You Should Know (LS 89 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Kim Philby: Greatest Liar of All Time?Pub date: 2025-04-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBritish MI6 agent Kim Philby was a spy for the Soviet Union and one of the great liars in human history, right up until his retirement in Moscow where he lived out his days as a national hero.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded

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00:39:05

Chapter 1: An Explosive Cauldron

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2025/04/26

Podcast: Divine Intervention (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Chapter 1: An Explosive CauldronPub date: 2025-03-11Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIt's 1971 and Paul Couming is a member of the underground Catholic resistance to the Vietnam war. Two years ago, he sent his draft card back to the government, refusing to take part in the bloodshed. Now, as he faces trial, a harebrained scheme emerges to give him political sanctuary in

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00:28:55

Unidentified Flying Drones in Denmark

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2025/04/24

Podcast: Crossing Continents (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Unidentified Flying Drones in DenmarkPub date: 2025-04-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhen mysterious orb-like lights were recorded in the sky above Koge, a small port town in Denmark, the UFO scene took notice. But it wasn't just believers who wanted to know what these unidentified flying objects were.Danish police and the Danish security services describe the

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00:32:41

Close Readings: ‘Mansfield Park’ by Jane Austen

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2025/04/23

Podcast: The LRB Podcast (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Close Readings: ‘Mansfield Park’ by Jane AustenPub date: 2025-01-29Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOn one level, Mansfield Park is a fairytale transposed to the 19th century: Fanny Price is the archetypal poor relation who, through her virtuousness, wins a wealthy husband. But Jane Austen’s 1814 novel is also a shrewd study of speculation, ‘improvement’ and the

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00:58:00

Mass Shootings | Kurt Blankschaen

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2025/04/22

Podcast: Brain in a Vat (LS 38 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Mass Shootings | Kurt BlankschaenPub date: 2025-04-13Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDoes our common understanding of mass shootings help us to prevent them?Blankschaen argues that our common beliefs and media narratives around gun ownership, mental illness, and school policies are unhelpful in preventing future mass shootings.Can we even provide an adequate definition of

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00:29:37

"I'm a location scout."

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2025/04/17

Podcast: Weird Work (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: "I'm a location scout."Pub date: 2022-06-02Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLori Balton has been a location scout with over IMDB credits to her name. She’s scouted locations for every type of film.Frombig budget action movies like Heat, Armageddon, The Dark Rises, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters to Nic Cage classics – Face Off and City of Angels.Not to mention, recent gold

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00:41:22

EP 27: Seven Crashes (with Harold James)

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2025/04/15

Podcast: Library of Mistakes (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: EP 27: Seven Crashes (with Harold James)Pub date: 2024-07-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationJoin Russell Napier for a fascinating discussion with Harold James, author of Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalisation. And unlike many of our episodes, brace yourself for a relatively optimistic conclusion!•The Library of Mistakes runs an outstanding course

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