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The Plunge with Derek HolserGeorge MacDonald for Every Generation: Aging & Death | Kerry DearbornWelcome to Episode 6 in our series George MacDonald for Every Generation, Aging & Death with Kerry Dearborn.
This episode is dedicated to my father, Neil Holser, who passed away on June 18, 2025.
Kerry Dearborn is the very grateful wife of Tim Dearborn, mother of three amazing daughters, Alison, Andrea, and Bethany,
mother-in-law of their wonderful husbands, and grandmother of their 8 delightful children.
She completed her PhD at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland on Theology and Imagination, with particular focus on George MacDonald.
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Octothorpe134: In the Framework of Linear TimeJohn has shortlisted, Alison has worked in large organisations, and Liz has done a spot-the-difference.
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Content warnings this episode: LLMs
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We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, Ang Rosin, Brian Nisbet, Caroline Mullan...2025-05-1658 min
Kerre Woodham Mornings PodcastDr Alison Vaughan: SPCA Scientific Officer on the new regulations cracking down on prolonged dog tetheringThe Government’s cracking down on dog owners tying up pets for too long. MPI and SPCA Animal Welfare Inspectors will now be able to issue fines topping $1,000. The regulation targets dogs tethered in poor conditions with signs of mistreatment like excessive barking. SPCA Scientific Officer Dr Alison Vaughan told John MacDonald that the regulations won’t be targeting people who tether their togs temporarily, such as when they pop out to the shops. She says the issue is prolonged tethering, sometimes known as life chaining, in which dogs are living out thei...2025-04-1603 min
FilkCastFilkCast Episode 292, April 2, 2025Send us a textMusicTechnical Difficulties - Jaq's Song - Station BreakThe Galapagos Mountain Boys - Acanthostega Blues - Darwin Darn It!http://www.scientificgospel.comHelva Peters - Vincent (Helva Peters-Don McClean) - Let's Have A Filksing FKO IIPaul Macdonald - Alison Gross (Ed Kavanaugh) - Let's Have A Filksing FKO IICathy Macdonald - The Shape Of Things (Sheldon Harnick) - Let's Have A Filksing FKO IILord...2025-04-0257 min
Arbitral InsightsWomen in Arbitration: Accelerate actionThis International Women’s Day (IWD), our hosts, London partner Lucy Winnington-Ingram and ArbitralWomen president Rebeca Mosquera, are joined by Ayse Yazir, Managing Director of Bench Walk Advisors, Alison Macdonald KC of Essex Court Chambers, Natalia Mori, an attorney based in Lima, and Ana Irene Delgado, Panamanian lawyer, diplomat, and politician, to discuss what the IWD theme of “accelerate action” means to them.
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Octothorpe128: A Minidisc Player Will Do You No GoodJohn picks too soon, Alison is fully paid-up, and Liz found the comment.
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Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 7)
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Meg MacDonald (Facebook)
Raj (toot)
Short...2025-02-1343 min
Accelerating Careers in Real EstateAuthenticity, Decisiveness, and Embracing Challenges - Alison Crofton, Chief Property Officer at Homes EnglandThis week, we sit down with Alison Crofton, Chief Property Officer for Homes England. Alison shares her insights into the importance of authenticity in leadership, misconceptions about government agencies, and the significant impact introverts can have in the industry.From her beginnings at Berkeley Group and other major residential developers to her current leadership at Homes England, Alison's journey highlights the value of decisiveness, mentorship, and embracing challenges.Alison reflects on her achievements, such as becoming one of the first female technical directors, and her experiences balancing career and personal life. She discusses...2025-01-2239 min
Octothorpe126: I’ve Read Some NovelsJohn is a thief, Alison plays games, and Liz is bullied.
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Content warnings this episode: None
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Raj
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Zoe O’Connell
We also heard from Bridget Bradshaw, Colin Harris, Meg MacDonald, an...2025-01-171h 00
Adam Carolla ShowNorm Macdonald + Paul Reiser (Carolla Classics)#1 ACS #721 (feat. Norm Macdonald, Alison Rosen and Bryan Bishop) (2011)
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VCA Voice Veterinary PodcastThe Recover 2.0 Initiative, Part 2: Dr. Manuel Boller, Dr. Jamie Burkitt, and Dr. Daniel FletcherSend us a textWelcome to Part 2 of the RECOVER 2.0 episode. Listen in as Dr. Kerl continues her conversation on Veterinary CPR with Drs. Boller, Burkitt, and Fletcher.For more information on resources mentioned in today's episode, check out the links below: RECOVER 2.0 Initiativehttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14764431/2024/34/S1Visit our website: vcavoice.comAll episodes produced by dādy creative 2024-12-0430 minVCA Voice Veterinary PodcastThe Recover 2.0 Initiative, Part 1: Dr. Manuel Boller, Dr. Jamie Burkitt, and Dr. Daniel FletcherSend us a textIn the first episode of our two part series on Veterinary CPR, Dr. Kerl is pleased to welcome Drs. Boller, Burkitt, and Fletcher. Their conversation includes discussing their experiences in veterinary medicine and the groundbreaking RECOVER 2.0 Initiative, which aims to improve CPR practices in the field. They each share their professional journeys, the historical context of CPR, the design and outcomes of the RECOVER 2.0 guidelines, and the international response to their work. They emphasize the importance of community support, education, and ongoing research to fill knowledge gaps in veterinary CPR. Enjoy listening to...2024-11-1822 min
TT Wine Explorer PodcastEpisode 18: Cross-Border Crush: Importing Grapes & Moving Forward (Alison Moyes, Solvero Winery, Okanagan Valley)In this episode, we return to Tania’s native British Columbia to discuss how, in the wake of significant crop losses due to extreme winter freeze in January 2024, many “land based” wineries here are importing grapes or juice from Washington State, Oregon, California or Ontario to produce wine this year.
Wine is about farming, viticulture, Mother Nature, art and science - but it’s also about business and your consumers. It’s about finding your best way forward when you don’t have all the “inputs” you need to make your product, and when you want to keep going, to keep creating. I...2024-10-1145 min
TT Wine Explorer PodcastEpisode 18: Cross-Border Crush: Importing Grapes & Moving Forward (Alison Moyes, Solvero Winery, Okanagan Valley)In this episode, we return to Tania’s native British Columbia to discuss how, in the wake of significant crop losses due to extreme winter freeze in January 2024, many “land based” wineries here are importing grapes or juice from Washington State, Oregon, California or Ontario to produce wine this year.
Wine is about farming, viticulture, Mother Nature, art and science - but it’s also about business and your consumers. It’s about finding your best way forward when you don’t have all the “inputs” you need to make your product, and when you want to keep going, to keep creating. I...2024-10-1145 min
Octothorpe119: Only One of Them Is My Bludgeoning Hand, JohnJohn is not assigning blame, Alison is someone, and Liz is bludgeoning.
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Content warnings this episode: Sexual assault (Neil Gaiman allegations, at 39:28 to 42:02).
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On our Hugo win/recusing
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Perianne Lurie
Renay
Sandra Bond’s poem
On in...2024-09-261h 02
This Day in Scottish HistoryAugust 31, 1535 - The Murder of Alexander CantToday, we're delving into a dark and dramatic tale from Edinburgh’s past—an incident that took place on August 31, 1535. It’s a story of family conflict, financial disputes, and ultimately, murder. This is the tale of Alison Rough, her daughter Katherine, and the tragic death of Alexander Cant.Alison Rough was no ordinary woman of her time. Born in 1485, she was raised in Edinburgh, likely in a well-off family. In 1505, she married Jasper Maine, a merchant and lawyer. Alison’s life took a dramatic turn in 1513 when Jasper was killed at the Battle of Flodden, a disastro...2024-08-3105 min
Octothorpe109: But Also a Worrying OneJohn is middle, Alison is even sadder, and Liz is sorry.
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Content warnings this episode: Discussion of access issues (chapter 2), wealth privilege (chapter 6)
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The Eastercon members’ portal
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Critical Friends 8
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Meg MacDonald
Doc Weir award
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Octothorpe108: Ramp is Not RampJohn is ignorant, Alison is first, and Liz is a trendsetter.
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Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 8).
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Maundy Thursday
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Eastercon 2024
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Catchup will...2024-04-2659 min
Jock's Celtic CalamityJCC Show No 479Send us a text | Artist | Title | Album| Aisling Lyons | Buster's Dreams / Pigtown / The West Clare Reel /… | Aistear| Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse | Koorlangka | Koorlangka| Harry Manx | Crazy Love (Wedding Version) | 20 Strings and the Truth| Catherine Fraser & Duncan S… | Cromarty | Unity| Tolka | Let Them Fly | Tunes From the External Hard Drive| The Spooky Men's Chorale | Every Time We Say Goodbye | Deep| Gary Innes, Mischa MacPher… | Feel the Power | Feel the Power| The Mischa Macpherson Trio | Cha D'fhuair Mi'n Cadal (I Got No Sleep) - Live | The Mar...2024-04-042h 00
Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonaldJohn MacDonald: You can't do infrastructure on the smell of an oily ragRemember the days when we used to build things in New Zealand like harbour bridges and hydro schemes and tunnels through to places like Lyttelton? These days we talk about building these kinds of things. But not a hell of a lot seems to actually get done. And Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is saying that even less is going to get done up his way after the Government announced yesterday that the regional fuel tax there is going. He’s saying ‘you want to cut the tax, there’ll be less money for roads. A lot le...2024-02-0905 min
Coffee & Cocktails® PodcastEp. 42: The UK's Forgotten StudentsWhenever anyone hears of students who are ‘kicked out’ of school, the responses as a whole tend to be negative towards students who are viewed as ‘troubled’ rather than towards educational government policies that have been put in place. With the UK's Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) showing mixed results, their effectiveness is not always guaranteed, resulting in many students feeling like they are ‘forgotten’ leading to more disruptive student behaviour.
In this November episode with anthropologist at UCL, Dr Alison Macdonald and Secondary teacher, Sally Dennehy, we discuss the uncomfortable truths that school exclusions have on students, particularly amongst England’s rural youths...2023-11-301h 21
Watershed Writers w/ Tanis MacDonaldParis, Ontario author ALISON FISHBURN on purity culture and fellowshipTanis MacDonald sits down with Alison Fishburn to talk about purity culture, writing about class and finding fellowship as an author, and her award-winning performance in her one-woman play… Church Boyfriends and Other Impure Thoughts.2023-11-2059 min
The Heart Of ItHow one Woman Helped her Friend to Have a FamilyWe all say things in the moment after a few drinks, but have you ever offered to have your someone's baby? Well that's just what Leonie McKinnon did for her friend Rebecca MacDonald. Lee and Beck have put their story to paper in their book Little Ray of Sunshine: An Australian Surrogacy Story and are here in the bathroom to tell Cam and Ali all about their unique relationship. LINKS Learn more about Little Ray of Sunshine – https://www.alittlerayofsunshine.net/ Follow Cam on Instagram @camerondaddo. Follow Ali on Instagram @alidaddo. Follow Nova Podcasts @novapodcastsofficial. Got a qu...2023-10-1545 min
Network Marketing Success SecretsInsights on LiveGood Products from a Medical Doctor, featuring Dr. Alison GrimstonIf you follow me at all, you know I've been talking a lot about an opportunity called LiveGood. While I think it's one of the best opportunities out there, I also absolutely love the affordable health products.In this podcast episode, I'm talking to an actual medical doctor about the products available with LiveGood...AND....whether we REALLY need supplements.So, join me as I ask Dr. Ali how the LiveGood Products stack up.Can these products really be good?Do supplements really do anything?T...2023-09-1222 min
Why Access MattersEpisode 10: Alison Tedford SeaweedHello everyone!
Welcome to the 5th and the last episode of our second season and the 10th episode overall of our podcast “Why Access Matters”.
In this episode, I talked to Alison Tedford Seaweed. Alison is an Indigenous Relations consultant based in Abbotsford, BC.
In this conversation, she shares her valuable thoughts and experiences regarding her commitment to working alongside Indigenous
communities, people, and cultures to create transformative change and its intersectionality with her lived experience as an entrepreneur with disability.
And also about how social determinants of health impact the...2023-05-2637 min
ADHDAFEpisode 52 - Laura & Dawn get real!1 day until we go on Tour,1 week until our 1 year anniversary of ADHDAF!This penultimate blether of Season 1 is the most ADHDAF episode of the lot!There's so much going on; including an epiphany and tears. STRAP YOURSELVES IN as we lay ourselves bare after almost falling at the final hurdle.It's time to face reality in order to give ADHDAF longevity. This year of weekly episodes (& bonuses, merchandise, tour planning, community creating and activism!) has been one hell of a ride,we honestly can't say thank you enough!EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to Big for letting this podcast take...2023-04-251h 28