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The Snooker Therapy PodcastA life in snooker - talent, time away, and coming backAlex talks to another legend of the local snooker scene, Martyn Weeks, about his lifelong relationship with the game - competing at national level as a youngster, returning to the game after a difficult period, and how a recent ADHD diagnosis has brought new understanding both at the table and beyond.
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.
2025-12-2149 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastHalf a century and still goingHost Alex Upham talks to Bristol & District Billiards & Snooker League player, committee member, referee, cue tip fitter and more recently historian, Chris Gould, about his rich life in the game.
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.
2025-10-291h 19The Snooker Therapy PodcastOur creative, surfing, YouTubing podcast sponsorSteve Burden from Kahuna Flooring talks to Alex about his love of snooker and surfing, how he designed and made some tools that are used on the World Snooker Tour, his YouTube channel and sponsoring The Snooker Therapy Podcast.
You can enjoy Steve's Snookers Burden Trophy YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@SnookersBurdenTrophy
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.
2025-09-1357 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastFrom bass to the baizeAlex has a catch up with snooker fan and record label owner Maxi Dread before a few frames at his club in Stroud. We hear about the musical connection that first brought Alex and Max together, his love of watching and playing the game as well as a look at his fabulous snooker memorabilia collection.
You can have a look at Maxi Dread's record label Dreadwise Music at https://dreadwise.com/ and https://dreadwisemusic.bandcamp.com/music
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK...
2025-07-2648 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastThe story so farHost Alex Upham reflects on the podcast so far with connection at the heart of it.
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.
2025-07-0612 min
Alas Vine & HitchensGoing Off the Rails and Too Hot to HandleFrom Lord of the Rings lesser liked characters to the ‘deep state’ of government according to Dominic Cummings, and drinking beer beneath the Northern Lights, Peter and Sarah take on listener questions before wrestling with the thorny subjects of the pain and pleasure of train travel – it depends very much on where you board and depart your train and helps if that’s not in the UK. While Sarah’s been hiding indoors as the continental sunshine has bene visited on the UK, and she would very much like to complain about this latest heatwave and at some...
2025-07-0233 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastInspiring the next generationIn this episode Alex Upham has a chat over a couple of frames with Mark Fussell from Warmley Snooker Club. Mark discusses how snooker has enriched his life as chairman of the club and coach of the only juniors sessions in and around Bristol.
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.
2025-06-1550 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastThrough adversity to the top of the gameHost Alex Upham welcomes former world number one and World Disability Snooker Championship finalist David Church to the podcast to talk about the number of challenges he has faced in life and how snooker played a pivotal role in overcoming them.
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.
2025-05-1744 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastFrom makeshift table to Seniors DirectorHost Alex Upham talks to Rohit Sagoo about his lifelong love of the game and how his research into the therapeutic benefits of snooker led to him becoming a Director of World Seniors Snooker (WSS) and the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB).
Rohit is also a trustee of Let's Talk About Loss, a charity that helps young people aged 18-35 to talk about grief. More information is available at www.letstalkaboutloss.org
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. Yo...
2025-05-0353 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastRelaxation, discipline and rewardIn this episode host Alex Upham plays a couple of frames down at the club with fellow member Oliver Gacitua, who opens up about how snooker has been invaluable to him in many ways.
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.
2025-04-1233 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastSnooker: a total state of mindfulnessHost Alex Upham welcomes mind coach Hannah Macpherson to the podcast to discuss why playing and watching snooker is calming and therapeutic.
2025-03-2816 minThe Snooker Therapy PodcastSnooker Saved My LifeHost Alex Upham discusses his journey into snooker, how it saved his life during a very challenging time last year and looks into the documented therapeutic benefits that playing snooker can provide.
2025-03-1519 min
The Snooker Therapy PodcastThe Snooker Therapy Podcast trailerA brief introduction outlining the goals of The Snooker Therapy Podcast by host Alex Upham.
2025-03-1001 min
MiddayKRVN Midday Podcast 9-29-21Today on Midday: In Ag Weather, Paul explains the latest on timing for widespread thunderstorms.
*Dave talks with Jason Lamb of Lamb Farm & Feedyard near Anselmo at the Custer County Corn Growers Crop Tour.
*Jayson has comments from Northwestern head coach about their upcoming matchup with Nebraska in Sports.
*Susan talks herbicides and crops.
*Alex chats with K-State Extension Associate Ward Upham who shares some tips for prepping houseplants for the winter months.
*Clay wraps up Midday with John Payne.
Listen to KRVN Midday, updated each day after 1:30 pm (CTS)!
2021-09-2933 min
The So Strangely PodcastCapturing the alignment between the movements of musicians and listeners with Dr. Alexander DemosHost Finn Upham recommends “How Music Moves Us: Entraining to Musicians’ Movements” by Alexander Demos and Roger Chaffin, published in Music Perception, 2017. They interview Dr Demos about this study and adjacent issues.
Note: This interview goes fairly deep into the challenges of time series data analysis. Feel free to use the time stamps listed in the show notes to skip ahead if this is not your cup of tea.
Time Stamps
[0:00:10] Intro to article and Alex
[0:03:20] Design of Air Conducting experiment
[0:11:15] Capturing movements of performers and listeners
[0:15:40] Assessing alignment between motion time series
[0:25:26] Non-linearity in these time series
[0:31:18] False negatives and in...
2019-05-1300 minEpisode – So Strangely PodcastCapturing the alignment between the movements of musicians and listeners with Dr. Alexander DemosHost Finn Upham recommends “How Music Moves Us: Entraining to Musicians’ Movements” by Alexander Demos and Roger Chaffin, published in Music Perception, 2017. They interview Dr Demos about this study and adjacent issues.
Note: This interview goes fairly deep into the challenges of time series data analysis. Feel free to use the time stamps listed in the show notes to skip ahead if this is not your cup of tea.
Time Stamps
[0:00:10] Intro to article and Alex
[0:03:20] Design of Air Conducting experiment
[0:11:15] Capturing movements of performers and listeners
[0:15:40] Assessing alignment between motion time series...
2019-05-1358 min
HorrorFlixHorrorFlix - Ep #5: Stephen King Films With Alex WelchIn this episode of HorrorFlix, Cobbster & Cody welcome great writer and podcaster, Alex Welch! The three discuss some of the best Stephen King adapted works in film. From Carrie to The Mist and the good to the bad, they celebrate the King and the films based on his work.
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