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BenCastBenCast 08: Roger GoodenoughAfter an extremely long incubation period (between 90 years and 42 months, depending on how you measure it), BenCast presents an interview with Roger Goodenough (1927-2017). Roger was a banker, farmer, charity trustee and church warden. I met him first in 2007 in his capacity as my girlfriend's maternal grandfather. This episode features Roger's incredible historical knowledge and stories of his family history, spanning 250 years and touching on the lives of bishops, botanists, merchants, admirals, bankers and chairmen of charities. Roger's voice was also deeper than Darth Vader's, so good-quality headphones/speakers are recommended.
2019-01-1227 min
Patriots Postgame Show on CLNS MediaPOSTGAME v. Pittsburgh Steelers | New England Patriots AFC Championship | NFLThe AFC Championship Game has arrived and we have the matchup many people expected to see, the New England Patriots versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. The last time these teams played was in October where the Pats got the win 27-16, but that was a Steelers team without Ben Roethlisberger. No matter what Big Ben wants to say about it, he’s hobbled right now. He’s made some decisions in the passing game that have been questionable at best in these playoffs but he still has his great weapons in Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Can New England and Tom Br...
2017-01-231h 07BenCastBenCast 07: Winning RacesIn this special Olympic episode, Ben interviews 2x Gold medal winner Tom James, from Team GB's mens' coxless four in 2008 and 2012. Learn what it takes to train for an win an Olympic medal, how to prepare yourself mentally for victory and how it feels to cross that finish line as the world watches.
2016-08-1825 minBenCastBenCast 06: Scafell PikeBen takes on a solo challenge: climbing the tallest mountain in England - Scafell Pike! Featuring extracts from Wainwright's pictoral guides, and yet another compelling reason why one should always listen to one's mother.
2015-09-0727 minBenCastBenCast 05: Black HolesBenCast veteran Anthony Ashmore (of the Theoretical Physics department, Imperial College London) returns to navigate us through black holes, the mysterious and massive ultra-dense objects that sit at the centre (literally) of Astrophysics. Featuring discussion of the mixed physics of Interstellar (some excellent, some awful) and whether black holes hold the key to discovering the ultimate theory of the universe.
2015-06-1233 min2015-04-1433 min2015-02-0359 minBenCastBenCast 02: Physicist, Biologist & PsychologistBen has a coffee and an erudite discussion with three friends/ published academics.
Anthony Ashmore from the Theoretical Physics department at Imperial College London describes mirror symmetries in nature, and why radioactivity can tell your left hand from your right hand (with a brief digression into the origin of life quite possibly being a comet that delivered an excess of left-handed amino acids to the Earth 4 billion years ago).
William Heard from The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich enlightens us on "biological control" - using living organisms to catch and kill other more dangerous ones. From the...
2014-11-151h 002014-08-2607 min
The Tour Bus Music ShowThe Tour Bus Music Show – Episode# 28 – Interview and Music with The Wheeler BrothersT. Mic and I interviewed the members of Wheeler Brothers outside in Gonzales, LA. It was a beautiful Saturday morning and we were outside on the patio of a coffee shop, sitting around a table chit chatting like we’ve known them for years. They are a wonderful, talented and personable group. The five-piece act composed of Austin natives combines the gutsy indie vibe of the modern central Texas music scene with the longing strains of time-honored Texas folk. Brothers Nolan, Tyler and Patrick Wheeler met Danny Matthews at LSU where they spent their afternoons picking guitars and swapping st...
2012-05-2747 min