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The Knowledge BarThe Knowledge BarEpisode 11 - Is TikTok Doomed?Send us a textToday on the knowledge bar we’re talking about the case that may decide the fate of an app with more than 170 million users: tik tok. Last week the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tik Tok v. Garland. We’ll explore the arguments for and against Tik Tok and what the implications are for speech, security, and social media in our lives.In addition, on today’s episode we’ll talk recommendations for electronic note-taking devices, tragedy around the world and at home, and we’ll do a live bourb...2025-01-161h 30The Shrewsbury Biscuit PodcastThe Shrewsbury Biscuit PodcastThe Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Julia Buckley - Shrewsbury's MPJulia Buckley - Shrewsbury's MPThis episode has been a long time coming. While I don't usually dive into politics on the Biscuit, I believe every person has a story worth telling. I was honored to sit down with Shrewsbury's MP, Julia Buckley, to share hers.We explore how Julia got into politics, her motivations, and the experience of running and winning an election. She also reflects on the impact of losing her friend, MP Jo Cox, whose positive influence continues to guide her.Julia opens up about the challenges of representing an...2024-11-111h 12Insight: The Stripped Back PodcastInsight: The Stripped Back PodcastS3 E7 - Battle BornJoin Stephen and Keith on their award winning podcast were on this episode, Welsh electrician and mv cable jointer Steffan Evans joins them on The Overload Segment to share his journey into the industry, his experience moving from Wales to work and live in Ireland, the hard work and commitment that is related to his role. He also highlights the opportunities that are available within his sector now and into the future. On The Guest Interview Segment, the lads are joined by Dublin based carpenter Alex Taaffe, the MD of Taaffe Carpentry and Construction to hear about the steps he...2024-07-221h 57Insight: The Stripped Back PodcastInsight: The Stripped Back PodcastS3 E7 - Battle BornJoin Stephen and Keith on their award winning podcast were on this episode, Welsh electrician and mv cable jointer Steffan Evans joins them on The Overload Segment to share his journey into the industry, his experience moving from Wales to work and live in Ireland, the hard work and commitment that is related to his role. He also highlights the opportunities that are available within his sector now and into the future. On The Guest Interview Segment, the lads are joined by Dublin based carpenter Alex Taaffe, the MD of Taaffe Carpentry and Construction to hear about the steps he...2024-07-221h 57Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsButter the Devil You Know: The Irish Spirits Podcast ReunionWe're back! For one night, and one night only...and for a devilishly good time!Chatting all things satanic, we have reunited for a one-off special this Halloween to chat all things the devil in Ireland! Of course paired with a specially crafted cocktail by our phantom bartender, Alex - he concocted a more palatable version of a 'scaltheen'  A drink that would make the Hellfire Club themselves proud, they featured heavily in this episode alongside 'satanic panic' in Ireland, will o' the wisps and of course, Loftus Hall!We wanted to thank e...2023-10-271h 41The Enthusiasts GuildThe Enthusiasts GuildHomebrewing with Alex BuckleyWe lean hard into podcaster stereotypes in this episode by having three guys sit around microphones talking about beer. Our guest is Alex Buckley, an award-winning Western New York homebrewer who is working to start up a new commercial brewery, Beer Kind Brewing. Alex and Adam swap homebrewing stories and Fletcher enjoys some tasty sample pours.  2023-04-0645 minInside JavaInside Java"Preview Features: A Look Back and A Look Ahead" with Alex BuckleyPreview Features have been essential to the delivery of Java for the past 5 years, and Java 20 is no exception with second previews of both Virtual Threads and the Foreign Function & Memory API. Chad discussing the importance of Preview Features with Alex Buckley, as well as an Informational JEP that added some further clarification for Preview Features with large surface areas. Some show notes: JDK 20 is out today: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/20/ JEP 12: Preview Features https://openjdk.org/jeps/12 A look ahead: https://openjdk.org/jeps/8300604  2023-03-2133 minStereo Embers: The PodcastStereo Embers: The PodcastStereo Embers The Podcast 0292: Mariel Buckley“Everywhere I Used To Be” Mariel Buckley is a singer songwriter of tremendous depth and sensitivity. The Canadian-born musician’s songs are confessional and observational and they are rife with honesty, wisdom and vulnerability. Her new album Everywhere I Used To Be is a stirring collection that’s filled with nuance and moody undertones. Thanks to the production of Marcus Paquin, who has worked with Arcade Fire and The National this is an album that’s loaded with texture—it’s country music played through layers of haunting and undulating fathoms and the result is one of the biggest surprises of 2022. This...2022-08-2454 minPodcast Series by Carlos Maestro and Alex GarciaPodcast Series by Carlos Maestro and Alex Garcia#81 Podcast Series by Carlos Maestro and Alex GarciaHouse y Techno melódico mezclado sin interrupciones por Carlos Maestro y Alex Garcia. A continuación numeramos los tracks incluidos: 1. Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Space Motion Extended Mix) 2. Akiie - Peace Of Mind [Us & Them Records] 3. AIDON - Fire (Original Mix) 4. Danny Darko - Squid Game (Original Mix) 5. Guy Mantzur & Khen - Where is Home (Matthias Meyer Remix) 6. KAS/ST - Who's to Say What's Real (Mind Against, Colyn Remix) 7. Josh Gigante - Attention Seeker 8. RÜFÜS DU SOL - Alive (Solomun Remix) 9. S.One - Innerspace [Dear Deer] 10. Masella, Amy Douglas White - What Happens Now...2022-02-1957 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Cobbler's BreakfastIt's our Season 2 finale!!! And we thought we'd end it with a bang taking on a juggernaut of Irish folklore - The Leprechaun!In what was paired with a fittingly novelty cocktail, this episode delved into the story behind the sprightly little miser and how he's perceived today.  From throwing babies on the floor to discovering he has a degenerate cousin, we hit nearly every corner of Ireland following the legacy of the leprechaun...or is it lúchorpán...or leathbhrógán....yea we covered it all!The tale of this prankster needed an eq...2021-11-192h 10Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsApple of my Evil EyeWe hope you had a great spooky season! In a return to our usual haunted content, we decided to revisit the haunted castles of Ireland! In what was Haunted Castles P.2: Apple of my Evil Eye, we focused on everything from disruptive ghosts to enchanted orchards - the latter inspired our phantom bartender Alex to concoct an apple-heavy cocktail, you can catch the recipe on our Instagram @irishspiritspodcast You can also catch us on Twitter: @irishspiritspod & reach out to us at: irishspiritspodcast@gmail.comShout-out of course to our ads:  F**k My Work Life P...2021-11-051h 51Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsHoney, I Contacted the DeadIn a very different direction for the show, we delved into literary history (both Laura & Caoimhe were delighted!) and just how haunted writers of the Victorian period were...Focusing predominantly on occultists, we dived into palmistry, automatic writing & clairvoyance in 19th century Ireland. 'Honey, I Contacted the Dead' couldn't be any more apt as we look at famous Irish writers and their clairvoyant wives...from predicting the demise of the Titanic to constantly trying to contact Oscar Wilde (why wouldn't you) we decided to embrace our inner Victorian dandy with a whiskey based cocktail complete with an...2021-10-221h 31Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsRiding the HedgeGreen fingers at the ready, this episode was all about Hedgewitches & Herbalists washed down with Alex's twist on a classic Gin & TonicWe dived into the world of Ireland's herbalists of yore from featuring witches like Biddy Early and her 'blue bottle' to giving you an alternative cure for warts - this episode was rooted in the 19th century. We chatted about witch vs. priest showdowns and what exactly a modern day hedge witch is...we couldn't resist the name! A more earthly take on a subject meant we kicked it old school (so we wouldn't get...2021-10-081h 39Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Shanakiel SwingOur mid-season break is over!! After a little R&R we came back with one of our creepiest episodes yet, all about Our Lady's Hospital/St Kevin's/ Cork Lunatic Asylum in Shanakiel, Cork. Why so creepy? We had for the first time, in person anecdotes - special guest: Matt from the Cork Supernatural Society. Matt very kindly joined us to regale us with past investigations at the site and the interview can be heard in the Anecdotes section of the show! Follow their journeys in Cork and indeed across the country via their Facebook page & Instagram @corksupernaturalsociety2021-09-241h 45Saint MajellaSaint MajellaEpisode 12: Alex Sinickas from Milkdrop shares her experience with stillbirth, a breastfeeding journey gone wrong, pumping and how all of this turned into a business ideaToday we speak with Alex Sinickas - engineer, mother and creator of  Milkdrop breast pump silicone cushions. Alex experienced a traumatic start to motherhood with a stillbirth at 20 weeks and openly shares her dark journey through grief and how it has shaped her today. Becoming a mother to daughter Greta, Alex then struggled with breastfeeding and pumping which led her to create a product to empower breastfeeding women. Alex is super clever and gave us a different perspective on motherhood as she challenges the ‘stay at home’ mother paradigm. This is a trigger warning - in this...2021-09-191h 32Detroit StrangeDetroit StrangeEp. 106 - Detroit's Own Cecil Hotel (Hotel La Salle, The Shooting of Jerry Buckley, and Bloody July) Join this week and Jess and Alex still can't stop thinking about pizza, chat quickly about what their watching, and sip on some Truly Punches. Then Jess tells many stories about what she's decided to call Detroit's version of the Cecil Hotel; The Savoy/Hotel La Salle/Hotel Detroiter/Carmel Hall. How did famous early radio broadcast celebrity Jerry Buckley meet his death in the lobby? What else was going on that gave July 1930 the nickname 'Bloody July' in the city? What final discovery in the 80's led to the building being closed for over decade before...2021-09-0847 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Shiso Seashells by the SeashoreThis week's cocktail may be a tongue twister but it went down so easy...too easy you might say!Which was good because we were finally reunited in person!! If that means our audio is a little off it is because we were back in Caoimhe's kitchen! This week we headed back to the water and dove into the world of sea & lake monsters in Ireland.  From the Irish version of the kelpie to giant demonic eels, what lurks beneath the dark waters made us think twice about for going for a dip...the joys of living o...2021-08-271h 40Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Hotel In-SpectreWe are finally back!! Minus ghostly intrusions, thank all of the ghouls...and we are back with a very indulgent cocktail...The Hotel In-SpectreWhether hotels remind you of summer holidays, your own indulgence or just a place to rest your head, we made a point in this episode that sleeping is beside point as we trundled through some of the most haunted hotels in Ireland! Get your notebooks ready if you're planning a trip to the Emerald Isle or indeed a staycation within it - if a spooky stay is what you are after... we needed...2021-08-131h 52Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsIntroducing: Irish SpiritsWelcome to Irish Spirits, a fortnightly podcast about folklore and drinking, a natural Venn diagram of Irish culture. Hosted by writer - Caoimhe Creed, historian - Laura Fitzachary and alcohol aficionado -  Alex Buckley, each week we will have a theme. Whether it’s ghosts, fairies or mythical creatures, we will discuss the stories and lore, all while drinking a themed cocktail made by our phantom bartender - Alex! His recipes can be found on Instagram @irishspiritspodcast  just before the show is live - so you can drink along with us...please drink responsibly!You can a...2021-08-0101 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Interference InterludeWhat … no cocktail?!?!  Sadly we tried and tried to record this week’s episode but the connection was well and truly haunted !! So instead, please enjoy our mini-episode ‘The Interference Interlude’,  recorded across the country and narrated by our very own Laura! All three of us added to this episode chatting all things ghostly interference - I know we're hilarious... While we pondered how humanity is too reliant on computers, we washed down this brief interlude with - a pilsner from a Curious Society , a blackberry bramble seltzer from Killowen Distillery & the ‘Bucket & Spade’ IPA from Kinnegar Br...2021-07-3025 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsBrew MoonAn Irish twist on an Espresso Martini that had us up all night...just like the subject of our show this week: werewolves! Brew Moon, get it? Yea, we can't stop singing the song either !We turned our attention to one of this island's longest standing lupine cryptids, focusing on everything from saints' curses to what exactly is a viral werewolf we found that the folklore is older than we ever thought...even within popular culture!A staple of any horror podcast we knew we were in for the long 'howl' (so, so, sorry but...2021-07-161h 31Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Gates of HellWe know...ominous...but Season 2 continues and it's our first location based episode! We headed to the Garden County to delve into one of the most  haunted buildings in Ireland - Wicklow Gaol. First built in 1702, we tracked how the gaol functioned, expanded and dealt with criminals of all types who were locked up. You guessed it - it was bleak!From the unorthodox ways they disposed of bodies to the forms of torture carried out within it's walls - it is no wonder Alex crafted a particular potent cocktail to get us through it a...2021-07-021h 44Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Old SwitcherooWE'RE BACK!!!!!Thank you for being so patient with us! You will hear all about what we got up to at the beginning of Episode I - Season 2! This episode was called The Old Switcheroo and was all about Changelings in honour our Alex having just had a baby! (he's the cutest thing we have ever seen...but is he really a human? Caoimhe tested him with her very own quiz at the end of the show!)Between the start and the finish though we delved head first into fairy lore and a c...2021-06-181h 29Titus and Sergio’s Variety HourTitus and Sergio’s Variety HourThe Variety Hour: Buckley leavesTitus and Sergio discuss Buckley leaving Collingwood and Adam Goodes rejects the Hall of Fame.2021-06-111h 05Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Shamrock Shake InterludeHappy St. Patrick's Day! (Lá Fheile Pádraig sona dhaoibh!) from our resident historian, Laura Fitzachary - though this mini-sode is more mythological than historical. Regaling you all with an origin story of St. Patrick's banished snakes and an epic battle he had with their mother,  she washed this bit of bonus content down with an experimental ale.  As part of their Spree Series, The White Hag released the very seasonal (Paddy's Day) Shamrock Shake Ice Cream Ale...perfect for this episode because it is literally green! Please remember to drink responsibly while stocks last! The sources used...2021-03-1710 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsPetronilla's GardenThis episode was called Petronilla's Garden and it was our Season 1 finale!!! Focusing on the witch trials in Ireland (or lack there of) the cocktail that wrapped the season was inspired by the fate of Irish women accused of witchcraft! Brewed by ourselves, it was a 'herb-ful' concoction in which our resident mixologist Alex included; Aqua Vitae.  The original recipe belonging to the bad guy in our jam-packed finale still exists today, which we used! Take that Richard Ledrede! - we name our drink after one of your victims of 'justice'. Of the very few Irish witch trials recorded, C...2021-03-051h 53Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Ragged BoyThe episode was called 'The Ragged Boy' and was inspired by  the stories within what could be our scariest episode yet! Happy...Lent?! From a boy who repeats the last moments before his death over and over to the ghost of a girl you can feel skip by you on a staircase, this episode on Ghost & Demon children was...creepy. Think of hearing giggles in the house at 3am...but you have no kids. We examined (and subsequently agreed) that the most petrifying of all that is ghoulish are those that appear in kid form.  Who ya gonna call? No...2021-02-191h 51Sell By Being HumanSell By Being HumanHumans With Kindness Can Sell - James Buckley, Director of Business Development, JB Sales TrainingSummary:When you meet James Buckley, you see his smile. He eminates joy, kindess, and curiosity. These traits have taken him from a Publix bag handler to software sales, to Director of Business Development at a leading sales training company, JB Sales Training.We discussed alot in this episode about James's threads in his sales career, what genuine curiosity really is, the power of learning from different generations, and most importantly why kindess is the common characteristic in all the worlds salespeople.Key Moments:7:00 - How James used his personal skills...2021-02-1751 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Salt BaeThis episode was called 'The Salt Bae' which we thought was an apt name for Irish lads who fall in love with women that were formerly seals. Yes, that's right this episode is all about the selkies, merrows and mermaids. We knew there was something fishy going on when Alex told us to get the mead and sherry in but as per usual the cocktail was delicious - check out our Instagram for the recipe where you can (responsibly) drink along! The briny taste transported us to the shores of our little island, which though small, is full of...2021-02-051h 21Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Long, Dark & Full of TerrorsThis episode was called 'The Long, Dark & Full of Terrors' - but full of alcohol it was not! Our first ever non-alcoholic cocktail means everyone can drink along! We chose a different route  this week because of our theme: Haunted Roads & Fairy Paths (or any supernatural thoroughfare). From steering our way through anecdotes of apparitions appearing to motorists to exploring the unstoppable force of fairies and their sense of direction, we needed caffeine to get through this one. Alex's concoction paid homage to those long drives on dark roads...enjoy!In a roundabout way, we drove home t...2021-01-221h 29Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Big Smoke InterludeHappy New Year! As we get  ready for our post-Christmas episodes please enjoy our third 'minisode' courtesy of resident bartender, Alex Buckley. He delves into why we call our local pubs, our local haunts... at one of Dublin’s most Haunted Pubs, John Kavanagh ’The Gravediggers’ in Glasnevin. The main sources used were Valentina Valentini writing for BBC Travel and Atlas Obscura http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20161019-where-gravediggers-drank-their-pints and https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gravediggers-pub-dublin, and Frank McNally writing for the Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/old-haunts-an-irishman-s-diary-about-dublin-ghosts-1.2347566. Have a look at what Alex is drinking on Instagr...2021-01-0908 minBuckleyOnAir ShowBuckleyOnAir ShowRepeat Champs? New Kings on the throne!Buckleyonair & Alex go at it with their predictions on the upcoming NBA season. Expect familiar faces to return to the NBA Finals with the Larry Obrien staying in Los Angeles but which team? Without a training camp who will stand out and win MVP? Find out in this fun back and forth. Follow us at: @Tater_j0e and @buckleyonair --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buckleyonair/support2021-01-0642 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Irish CoffeeOur Christmas special for you, this episode is called 'The Irish Coffee.' To round off what has been a year we will never forget Laura & Caoimhe (shout out to Alex who we will hopefully be reunited with soon) talked about about the more unusual side to Christmas traditions through the power of governmentally-advised socially-distanced workplace bubbles...truth. We washed this minisode down with our own version of an Irish coffee (sorry Alex!) all whilst including a festive ghost story to boot.  Less sugar plum fairy and more watery tart, enjoy! We, at Irish Spirits, wish you all a M...2020-12-2521 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Dark 'N StormyThis episode was called the Dark N' Stormy - so exactly like what the cocktail is actually called, but it just fit so perfectly with our theme: shipwrecks and their ghosts. One night after watching the movie The Fog  it got us a wondering, surely an island will have more maritime based spirits to shake a stick at. We weren't wrong! Mainly caused by shipwrecks, Alex (our bartender) chose the 'foreshadowing-ly' named, Dark 'N Stormy. Our stories circumnavigated nearly the entire coastline of Ireland and uncovered tales of the ghosts from the wrecks, the ghosts of those who...2020-12-111h 25Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsAn Deoch FolaThis episode we got well....sexy! When you think vampire, you may think, Tom Cruise or Robert Pattinson but we would  argue that vampires are inherently - Irish. We take what we call the dearg-diúlaí or 'red-blood drinkers' of Irish lore and  look at Dracula's Irish cousins in this episode. Indeed, we sink our teeth into the idea that Dracula was Irish after all. From the vampire tropes that emerged from the Irish perfecting the genre of Gothic literature to us examining the effects of garlic, this was a bumper episode! It went by in a blur and the...2020-11-281h 46Red Ticket BluesRed Ticket Blues11-20-20- Election Chaos, Gavin Newsom and the Cali Crew, Alex Cora, Robinson Cano, NBA DramaThis week, Brian discusses the aftermath of the great election, Gavin Newsom wining and dining with the haves while the have nots under lock and key, Alex Cota inexplicably arises, Robinson Cano is a cheater....moreso, NBA Drama, and much much more! Follow on Twitter @brianbuck13 and @redticketblues Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn, Youtube, Podbean Song- Led Zeppelin - Nobody's Fault But Mine2020-11-2047 minBuckleyOnAir ShowBuckleyOnAir ShowLamelo Ball drops to Number 7The 2020 NBA Draft is here and it is a toss up. Listen to @buckleyonair and Alex provide their top 10 picks in the 2020 draft. We preview the best fits for each team and why each player should be drafted to the respective team. Give us your takes and who you think should have been drafted to each team. Don't forget to Follow me on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram: @buckleyonair Alex can be found on Twitter: @beeg_yoshee --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buckleyonair/support2020-11-191h 01Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Stingy JackIn honour of the month of Samhain, this episode was all about...Samhain! and how Halloween in Ireland came to be. We went full on Celtic pagan by also drinking a la mas ubal  or 'Lambswool' a drink now known as 'wassailing.' This hearty drink was made by us separately but were virtually reunited by the power of the technology...it's good to be back! As always please drink responsibly and find the recipe over on our Instagram @irishspiritspodcast - this one took a little longer to prepare but the smell of mulled cider may actually attract the s...2020-11-131h 24Astrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x21 - El futuro de BetelgeuseBetelgeuse es una estrella que se ha puesto de actualidad. Su brillo ha bajado notablemente en las últimas semanas, y han comenzado los rumores sobre si podría ser una señal de su futura explosión como supernova... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku - Space: https://www.facebook.com/Official.Jansku https://www.instagram.com/official_jansku/ https...2020-10-3008 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Devil's Backbone Interlude Unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin, us as a trio couldn't meet up this week - again! We will get an episode out as soon as we can but in the meantime please enjoy another interlude by Laura Fitzachary as she expands a little on the lore surrounding Ross Castle, Co. Meath. The sources she used were ross-castle.com, Conor Pope writing for the Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/i-went-in-search-of-ireland-s-most-troubled-ghosts-1.4066856  and Nicole Buckler writing for the Old Moore's Almanac https://oldmooresalmanac.com/1270-2/ . Check out what Laura is drinking on our Instagram page @irishspiritspodcast and of...2020-10-1609 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Howling Gale InterludeUnfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin, us as a trio couldn't meet up this week! We will get an episode out as soon as we can but in the meantime please enjoy this interlude by Caoimhe Creed as she regales you with a ghost story from dúchas.ie - National Folklore Collection. Check out what Caoimhe is drinking on our Instagram page @irishspiritspodcast and of course please drink responsibly!Support the show2020-10-0207 minIrish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe OublietteThis episode focused on how haunted castles in Ireland can be! We looked at what was scarier: the castles themselves or the events that took place in the them, all washed down with our carefully crafted cocktail - The Oubliette. A drink to make you forget, it went down a little too easy courtesy of our phantom bartender, Alex! Each castle we discussed brought us down another rabbit hole of which much like an oubliette it was hard to get out of - each castle deserves their own episode! Until then enjoy our smattering of tales as w...2020-09-181h 25Inside Ideas with Marc BuckleyInside Ideas with Marc BuckleyBe More Pirate with Alex BarkerAlex Barker leads Be More Pirate, a global social movement and (anti) consultancy that began life as a book by social entrepreneur Sam Conniff. Since joining Sam she has fostered a network of thousands of individuals and organisations who have turned 'pirate' and are actively challenging the status quo in their work and lives. Within the movement she splits her time between writing, research, running workshops and growing the network. But it was a long road to piracy. After studying middle east politics, Alex spent time travelling and working in the region, beginning her career in international dev...2020-09-141h 24Irish SpiritsIrish SpiritsThe Honeycomb HarbingerWelcome to Irish Spirits, a fortnightly podcast about folklore and drinking, a natural Venn diagram of Irish culture. Hosted by Caoimhe Creed, Laura Fitzachary & Alex Buckley, each week we will have a theme. Whether it’s ghosts, fairies or mythical creatures, we will discuss the stories and lore, all while drinking a themed cocktail made by our phantom bartender, Alex! For our inaugural episode we discussed 'The Banshee'! From eye witness accounts to how we miss Banshee Bones, we washed down Episode 1 with our first carefully crafted cocktail: The Honeycomb Harbinger. Drink along with us (responsibly) as we...2020-09-041h 30Unfinished Biz with Robin and WayneUnfinished Biz with Robin and WayneBitsy's Co-Founders Alex Buckley, Maggie Patton, & Gabrielle UnionWhen Maggie Patton and Alex Buckley co-founded Bitsy's after many years in the child education and wellness non-profit sector, they knew their mission to offer nutritious kids' food to all families was solid. But when mother, actor, and activist Gabrielle Union joined the team as co-founder, Bitsy's entered a new era of brand visibility and core team strength. Find out how the three co-founders found each other, how they've developed their synergy, and how the Bitsy's brand differentiates itself in a sea of healthy snacks. Learn a little more about some of their lessons learned from other entrepreneurial endeavors as...2020-08-1331 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x44 - ¿Es posible viajar en el tiempo?Los viajes en el tiempo son, sin duda, uno de los asuntos más populares en el mundo de la ciencia ficción. Algo con lo que, tarde o temprano, muchos hemos soñado. Pero ¿es posible viajar en el tiempo? ¿podemos ver la extinción de los dinosaurios? ¿o el futuro lejano? Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku - Space...2020-07-0407 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x43 - La paradoja de Fermi: ¿dónde está todo el mundo?La paradoja de Fermi es, sin duda, uno de los aspectos más populares de la búsqueda de vida extraterrestre. Junto a la ecuación de Drake, han sido una pareja inseparable en las últimas décadas. Pero, en realidad, por increíble que pueda parecer, es posible que ni siquiera nos encontremos ante una paradoja... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://c...2020-06-2706 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x42 - ¿Cuántas civilizaciones hay en la Vía Láctea?Desde tiempos inmemoriales, el ser humano se ha preguntado si es la única civilización de la Vía Láctea. De momento estamos lejos de tener la respuesta exacta, pero ha habido muchas estimaciones e intentos de determinarlo. Y, en ese proceso, muchas oportunidades para dejar volar la imaginación... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku - Space: https...2020-06-2006 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x41 - El ascensor espacial: ¿podría llegar a construirse?El ascensor espacial es uno de los recursos más populares del mundo de la ciencia ficción. Se ha hablado de él en muchas ocasiones. Pero la pregunta es inevitable: ¿podríamos realmente llegar a convertirlo en un proyecto real? Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku - Space: https://www.facebook.com/Official.Jansku https://www.instagram.com/officia...2020-06-1307 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x40 - Demo-2: EE. UU. vuelve a enviar astronautas al espacioHan tenido que pasar nueve años. Pero, en 2020, Estados Unidos ha recuperado la capacidad de enviar astronautas al espacio desde su país. Lo ha hecho con una misión, en colaboración con SpaceX, que nos ha dejado momentos memorables... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku - Space: https://www.facebook.com/Official.Jansku https://www.instagram.com/of...2020-06-0607 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x39 - La nube de OortEn los confines del Sistema Solar, nos encontramos con una gigantesca nube de objetos que no podemos ver de forma directa. Es el hogar de algunos de los cometas más espectaculares que se han podido observar en la historia del ser humano. Es la nube de Oort... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku - Space: https://www.facebook.com...2020-05-2307 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x38 - El desafío de hallar vida extraterrestreEncontrar vida extraterrestre no es, simplemente, una cuestión de utilizar telescopios y observar diferentes lugares de la Vía Láctea. Hay muchos otros aspectos que es necesario tener en cuenta, como nuestra propia naturaleza... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku - Space: https://www.facebook.com/Official.Jansku https://www.instagram.com/official_jansku/ https://www.youtube.com/c...2020-05-1607 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x37 - El motor de AlcubierreEl motor de curvatura de Alcubierre es, sin duda, uno de los más populares recursos que podemos encontrar en la ciencia ficción para viajar rápidamente por el universo; eso sí, sin romper las leyes de la física. Pero, ¿quiere decir esto que lo podríamos llevar a cabo en la realidad? Hay motivos para creer que sí, aunque no sería nada sencillo... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecom...2020-05-0906 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x36 - El cinturón de KuiperEn los confines del Sistema Solar, nos encontramos con el cinturón de Kuiper. Es el hogar de billones de objetos, entre los que se encuentran los populares planetas enanos Plutón o Sedna. Podría ser, además, el hogar de un planeta masivo, mucho más allá de la órbita de Plutón... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jan...2020-05-0207 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x35 - ¿Qué son las ondas gravitacionales?En 2016 se anunció uno de los grandes descubrimientos del siglo. El descubrimiento de las ondas gravitacionales supuso abrir una nueva puerta en el mundo de la astronomía. La posibilidad de analizar el universo de una forma que, simplemente, no era posible hasta aquel entonces. Podría permitir descubrir cosas, incluso, como lo sucedido en el nacimiento del universo... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divid...2020-04-2507 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x34 - El fracaso y triunfo de Apolo 13Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku - Space: https://www.facebook.com/Official.Jansku https://www.instagram.com/official_jansku/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa7udwnyJnr2iV3wMJ-Z6HQ/feed Ross Budgen - Creation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hR6lT2LBWI Aviators - Infinity Awaits Us (múltiples canciones) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sisGSwT2eN0...2020-04-1807 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x33 - Los retos de construir una base lunarEn el horizonte, en la década de 2030, está el gran objetivo de conseguir construir una base en la Luna. Es un paso necesario que, tarde o temprano, habremos de dar si queremos tener una presencia permanente más allá de la Tierra. Pero, ¿qué retos debemos superar para poder convertirla en una realidad? Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie está sujeta a una licencia de Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Fuente: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Jansku...2020-04-1108 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x32 - La elegante teoría de cuerdasLa teoría de cuerdas es, sin duda, una de las más elegante y firmes candidatas a convertirse en teoría del todo. Un intento por unificar el mundo de lo muy grande y el de lo muy pequeño. Sin embargo, a pesar de lo que podría parecer, no está ni mucho menos cerca de convertirse en realidad... Pero, ¿en qué consiste exactamente y cómo han evolucionado los experimentos para demostrar su posible validez? Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabriskie...2020-04-0407 minAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora: astronomía con Álex RiveiroAstrobitácora - 1x31 - Los intrigantes mundos de TRAPPIST-1A casi 40 años-luz del Sistema Solar, se encuentra uno de los lugares más interesantes que hemos descubierto en la Vía Láctea en los últimos tiempos. Se trata del sistema de TRAPPIST-1, formado por siete planetas, de los que seis son rocosos y, quizá, los siete lo serían. Además, tres de ellos están en la zona habitable. Algo que invita a dejar volar la imaginación sobre cómo podría ser ese entorno... Música: Liakoth - Ascension SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/liakoth/tracks) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Liakoth) Oxygen Garden de Chris Zabr...2020-03-2806 min