Looking back on a career and identifying the transferable skills that created long-term career successMike Lawrence is a well-being and workplace management consultant who is on a mission to help people build resilience, prevent burnout and build successful careers and lives.He has established Mike Lawrence CIC, to reduce inequalities in mental health and wellbeing support for underserved individuals and communities.In this episode of The Independent Minds Mike and host Michael Millward review his

Please subscribe to the channel, like and/or leave a comment!!In this episode, I'm speaking to Jane Farrell (former co-founder and CEO of Equality Works/ EW Group) who has spent over 30 years improving diversity and equity in workplaces . We talk about unconscious bias, institutional discrimination, equality monitoring, building a business case, what it means to take a strategic approach to Diversity, Equity Inclusion (and how you can do this on a tight budget). Jane Farrell Consultancy:

Boy this was a bracing, high-velocity and fun discussion with longtime renewable-energy analyst and evangelist Joe Romm. If you missed it live, now’s your chance to listen or skim the transcript and post questions or reactions. We explored a heap of issues related to climate, energy and online communication. We went back in time to our Dot Earth and Climate Progress tussles and moments of agreement but mostly focused on current and future events.One thing we absolutely agreed on was that our

In this episode, Brenna interviews Sheri Spelic about her book Care at the Core and what reciprocal learning can happen between post-secondary and K-12 educators. Sheri discusses the importance of curiosity to learning, “school thinking” and rule-breaking, and the importance of care. Sheri asks us to think about who we are in the classroom, who we want to be, and what assumptions underpin the choices we make. Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press

A luxurious nightclub filled with palm fronds and politicians. A festival stage surrounded by screams. In this episode, we revisit two events separated by 80 years—but united by a chilling truth: when crowds gather, things can turn deadly fast.We start with the Cocoanut Grove fire of 1942, a catastrophe that claimed 492 lives in just ten minutes. Locked exits. Flammable ceilings. One of Hollywood’s biggest cowboy stars. Then, we jump forward to Astroworld 2021—another event where the warnings were

Queer Correctives: Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025) explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore to argue that metanoia, the theological concept of spiritual transformation, can be read as a form of neo-homophobia that coaxes change in the queer individual. In Singapore, Christian discourses of sex and sexuality have materialised in the form of testimonials that detail the pain and suffering of homosexuality, and how

Welcome to Spooky Season! On this episode we are talking about the red flowers featured in the Silent Hill F game and some of the lore behind them. The flowers we are taking about are the Red Spider Lilies and they are linked to death and the afterlife in Japanese culture. We are also talking about some crazy murders that happened in the Appalachian mountains in the 1980's during the Satanic Panic called the Corpsewood Manor Murders. Make sure to grab a drink and settle in f...

Episode 357 of RevolutionZ presents chapter six of The Wind Cries Freedom plus some personal discussion of publishing priorities and reader/listener choices. From the oral history, Andre Goldman describes his path from academic to organizer and in doing so reveals how a campus boycott became a disciplined, scalable movement. His story has no lone hero; it’s built on strategy, solidarity, and a culture that turned participation into a mark of maturity rather than a fringe stance. Along the wa...

AbstractTechnocracy has always had the domination of man in mind, even from its inception at Columbia University in 1932. As technology advanced, it has been commandeered at every turn to support its stated purposes of “the science of engineering,” abolishment of private property, scientific dictatorship, and sequestration of all resources, among others.For the first time in history, Technocracy has been wrapped in a political ideology and a religious system, and it now seeks to escape the

In this episode, Zenya sits down with Trinidadian singer, songwriter, and content creator Rochelle Chedz (@rochellechedz) for a heartfelt conversation about saying yes — yes to your dreams, yes to taking risks, and yes to creating your own opportunities. Rochelle shares her journey as an independent artist navigating the music industry and how trusting herself opened doors she never imagined. Together, Zenya and Rochelle explore what it means to stay open, stay inspired, and step boldly into your

Send us a text What does it really mean to empower people? Beyond buzzwords and good intentions lies a complex reality that social impact organizations grapple with daily. This conversation with researchers Dr. Thomas Cray and Dr. Sarah Neville dives deep into the messy, thought-provoking questions that challenge conventional thinking about empowerment. The discussion takes us beyond simplistic notions of "teaching a man to fish" to examine whether we're creating the fishing holes people nee...

Join us this week as we sit with J. Truth and hear how Jesus took him from the streets to the stage. J. Truth shares his journey through trauma, addiction, homelessness, the redeeming power of Jesus Christ, his music, and much more! J. Truth will be coming to Panama City Beach on Nov 15th for the Blood Brothers: Day of Redemption Concert benefitting our ministry and helping us raise money for a catering food truck to better serve meals in the streets to our friends in need! Purcha...

Savings are supposed to be the first line of defence against financial shocks. But in reality, millions of families across Britain don’t have enough to be more than a few pay-days away from trouble. For many low-income households in particular, the focus is less about building up savings and more avoiding the building up of debts and arrears. All of this can leave families vulnerable to one-off costs such as a car break-down or bust boiler – let alone bigger shocks such as redundancy.How

After a not-so-quiet summer, MPs are returning from recess to a torrent of public policy challenges. Immigration remains the public’s top concern, with the economy and the NHS not far behind. Defence has also climbed the list – with the extra spending it brings adding to already daunting public finance pressures. Decisions on these issues come with unavoidable trade-offs; at a time when the parties will undoubtedly be keeping a close eye on their own performance in the polls. What are the biggest

The Chancellor has fired the starting gun on the run-in to one of the most challenging second Budgets in living memory. The Chancellor has already said her fiscal rules are sacrosanct, but higher gilt yields, policy u-turns and a likely growth downgrade mean she is on track to miss them without further fiscal consolidation. With spending plans agreed only last June, all roads point to more tax rises. What should be the tax strategy for the upcoming Budget and beyond, and what might that mean for who

Spooky season is back! In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and I are joined by Chris French, PhD, professor emeritus and former Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London, to talk about the psychology of demonology, possession, and exorcism. With his primary area of research being the psychology of paranormal beliefs and anomalous experiences, Chris is a frequent radio and television guest who casts a...

Selfies are more than fleeting images—across India, they shape how people imagine themselves, connect with others, and inhabit spaces.In this episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, Prof. Xenia Zeiler from the University of Helsinki talks to Prof. Avishek Ray about his co-authored book Digital Expressions of the Self(ie): The Social Life of Selfies in India. This book explores how the digital selfie, unlike traditional photography, turns the lens inward while reconfiguring social identities, gender

The source, an excerpt from CAP 737 Chapter 7 - Surprise and Startle, discusses the difference between the startle reflex and the fight or flight response, particularly in the context of pilot performance and aviation safety. The startle reflex is presented as a momentary disruption with little lasting impact on cognition, while the fight or flight response, triggered by a perception of serious threat, results in a sustained, highly-focused, and potentially detrimental narrowing of cognitive ...

Hello and welcome again to Minds between Languages! Our guest today is Patricia Rodríguez-Inés, senior lecturer at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain). She will talk about translation competence. Suggested readings Hurtado Albir, A. & Rodríguez-Inés, P. (eds.) (2022). Towards a European framework of competence levels in translation. The PACTE group’s NACT project. MonTi (Monografías de Traducción e Interpretación). Special Issue 7. https://doi.org/10.6035/MonTI.2022....

In this episode of The Veterinary Culture Lab, Josh and Andi explore the power of communication in shaping how a workplace feels and why that feeling matters more than we think. Drawing on new research from the University of Michigan, the conversation dives into how intentional leadership communication transformed workplace climate, decreased burnout, and boosted engagement - all during a time of crisis. With vet med facing its own climate challenges, this study offers a blueprint for change:...