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Autistic Tidbits & TangentsEp. 46 - Competing needs, Communication, & Community SupportEp. 46 - Competing needs, Communication, & Community SupportBruce, Kara, and Maja are back! In the first episode of Season 4, they catch up, share what they’ve been up to, and discuss the need for collective advocacy within the autistic community, as well as some of the associated challenges such as competing needs, stressful environments, immediate access to communication and self-insight. We also talk about the importance of individual narratives and listening to build awareness of the needs of others. Fun mentions that didn’t make the title: Michelin stars, a monkey idiom, and why Bruce doesn’t give s...2025-07-071h 31
InventAmerica!Topic: Husbands & Wives Teamwork | Feat.: Bruce & Melanie Thomas & Brian PaulAmerica's Inventor Lady Rita Crompton discusses "Teamwork: Husbands & Wives" with inventors Bruce & Melanie Thomas (RETAIN Garden Tool Treatment), joined by expert Brian Paul, inventor & intense trauma Psychologist.Rita Crompton, known as "America's Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "...2025-06-3038 min
Invent America Podcasts with America's Inventor Lady, Rita Crompton, and the Cajun Contractor, Michael King, Founder of HomeTalkUSATopic: How Can Couples Who Invent Together Avoid Having the Need to go to Couples' Therapy!In this episode, Rita discusses how couples who invent together manage to move their product from mind to market without having to resort to couples' therapy. Her guests are the husband and wife team of Bruce and Melanie Thomas, who've invented the RETAIN Garden Tool Treatment, and Dr. Brian Paul, an intense trauma psychologist and an inventor himself, whose practice consists of counseling couples, both those who work together and those who do not, on intense trauma issues that may get in the way of a healthy relationship. Bruce and Melanie Thomas 2. Best phone: 760...2025-06-2925 min
The Whistler PodcastSeason 3: Episode 9 - Why is our library more important than ever with Library Director Mikale Fenton and Program & Marketing Coordinator Jeanette BruceThis week on The Whistler Podcast, Mayor Jack Crompton is joined by Whistler Public Library Director Mikale Fenton and Program & Marketing Coordinator Jeanette Bruce. They speak about the evolving role of libraries in the digital age, how they have become community innovation hubs, and why they're more important than ever. The episode showcases how libraries have transformed into places of creativity, learning, and connection. This episode and the rest of this season were recorded from the Whistler Public Library’s Wonder Lab's sound booth. The Wonder Lab is a space equipped with filmmaking kits, coding tools for kid...2024-10-2942 min
Invent America Podcasts with America's Inventor Lady, Rita Crompton, and the Cajun Contractor, Michael King, Founder of HomeTalkUSATopic: Packaging is Critical | Feat.: Kevin McQuillan, Bruce & Melanie Thomas, & Robin AdelmanFor this week's HomeTalkUSA "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host Rita Crompton discuss "Why Packaging is Critical to Success" with inventors Kevin McQuillan (Add-A-Rest) and Bruce and Melanie Thomas (Prune Master), joined by our industry expert Robin Adelman, CEO of PacWell Manufacturing.
Rita Crompton, known as "The Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market...2024-06-2938 min
Amazing War StoriesThe Daredevils of D-Day - Part 2In the late hours of hours of June 5th, 1944 six Horsa gliders, towed by Halifax bombers made their way across the channel. Inside the lead glider, codenamed Chalk 91, sat 30 men readying themselves for one of the most daring missions of D-Day.Little did the men realise that the next 24 hours would turn into a desperate battle for survival, as they became surrounded, deep behind enemy lines attacked by tanks, snipers and the full might of the Nazi army. Sadly, some would never see home again. These soldiers wore the maroon berets of the airborne forces, kno...2024-06-2041 minAmazing War StoriesThe Daredevils of D-Day - Part 1In the late hours of hours of June 5th, 1944 six Horsa gliders, towed by Halifax bombers made their way across the channel. Inside the lead glider, codenamed Chalk 91, sat 30 men readying themselves for one of the most daring missions of D-Day.Little did the men realise that the next 24 hours would turn into a desperate battle for survival, as they became surrounded, deep behind enemy lines attacked by tanks, snipers and the full might of the Nazi army. Sadly, some would never see home again. These soldiers wore the maroon berets of the airborne forces, kno...2024-06-0647 min
Testing PeersTesting Peers 100Testing Peers podcast has reached 100 episodes!Beth Marshall (10 episodes), chairs this special look back and forward episode, joined by Simon Prior (78 episodes), Russell Craxford (88), Chris Armstrong (93) and David Maynard (96).Beth skillfully guides the conversation to talk about the podcast and beyond, what are we most proud of?A few little peeks behind the curtain, including some insight into how long the editors typically take per episode. Many thanks to you David and Russell 2024-02-1347 min
Amazing War StoriesLightning Strikes & The Ragged Irregulars of BassingbourneOn the 9th of October, 1943, one of the bloodiest air battles of the war was unfolding over German skies. Over 300 hundred fighters were attacking the Flying Fortresses of the American 1st air division, who were on a daylight bombing raid to Anklam, East Germany.The dog fighting was savage, the Germans relentless. The men on the bombers who flew that day were seasoned war fighters and those that returned said they had never experienced anything like it.It was one of the first times the American planes from the 8th Airforce had been able to st...2024-02-0855 min
Amazing War StoriesExtra Ammo - The Pilot EpisodeAmazing War Stories: Extra Ammo is the supporting VODCAST of the Amazing War Stories Podcast - click the link in the show notes to watch the video version. In each of these new episodes, hosts Ed Sayer and Bruce Crompton talk about military heroes and examine rare military artefacts. In this pilot episode, we tell the 'origin' story of Bruce, how he got into military collecting and talk about some of his rarer pieces - including the famous original helmet from the movie Full Metal Jacket, Joker's glasses, and how Stephen Spielberg almost wrote off one of...2024-01-1145 minAmazing War StoriesWarDaddy - The Real FuryOn a moonlit night of 28th August 1944 an American Sherman M4A1-76 tank sat on a hillside watching the approaching train in the valley below. Sitting on top was a sergeant, Lafayette G Pool. There was nothing normal about this soldier however, he was the US Army’s most feared tank commander and by the end of his service he had clocked over a dozen enemy tank kills.The war film Fury is a movie like no other - directed by David Ayer it follows the exploits of a tank commander called Don “War Daddy” Collier played...2023-12-0759 minAmazing War StoriesThe Punishers of Pebble IslandIn the early hours of the 15th May 1982 three SeaKing helicopters lifted off the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes in complete darkness. On board were 42 soldiers of the Special Air Service - their destination, an enemy airfield whose position threatened the entire British landing force.The stakes were high. If the assault failed, the British could not only lose nearly half its special forces soldiers in one go but an Argentinian strike from the airbase could lead to the failure of the troop landings... and the war itself.Like any SAS raid it was a...2023-11-0953 min
Invent America - With The Inventor Lady - Rita CromptonVIDEO SERIES - Inventing for the Environment! - President/Owner, Bgreen, Inc.Inventing for the Environment! - VIDEO SERIES
Bruce and Melanie Thomas - President/Owner, Bgreen, Inc.
For HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host Rita Crompton discuss "Inventing for the Environment" with inventors Bruce and Melanie Thomas, inventors of Prune Master, a pruner treatment formulated to clean, lubricate, stop rust and kill plant disease in one-step without tool disassembly. About: As a professional landscape gardener Bruce realized there needs to be an easier way to clean, sanitize, and lubricate pruning tools. He created and developed Prune Master. He experimented with many chemicals with the goal to...2023-11-0403 minInvent America - With The Inventor Lady - Rita CromptonInventing for the Environment - President/Owner, Bgreen, Inc. Bruce and Melanie ThomasFor HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host Rita Crompton discuss "Inventing for the Environment" with inventors Bruce and Melanie Thomas, inventors of Prune Master, a pruner treatment formulated to clean, lubricate, stop rust and kill plant disease in one-step without tool disassembly. About: As a professional landscape gardener Bruce realized there needs to be an easier way to clean, sanitize, and lubricate pruning tools. He created and developed Prune Master. He experimented with many chemicals with the goal to make a product that is effective and organic.
BIO: As a professional landscape gardener Bruce realized...2023-11-0418 min
Invent America Podcasts with America's Inventor Lady, Rita Crompton, and the Cajun Contractor, Michael King, Founder of HomeTalkUSATopic: Inventing for the Environment | Feat.: Bruce and Melanie Thomas, John Bilby, & Kevin CodyFor HomeTalkUSA's "Invent America" segment, Michael King and co-host Rita Crompton discuss "Inventing for the Environment" with inventors Bruce and Melanie Thomas, inventors of Prune Master, and John Bilby, inventor of Aunt Sara's Grillin Cleaner, joined by our industry expert Kevin Cody, Founder of FLI Products.
Rita Crompton, known as "The Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors...2023-11-0438 minAmazing War StoriesThe Kings of KokodaOn the 29th August 1942 a soldier of the Australian Maroubra Force placed his hand on the bipod of his Bren gun, the barrel was still too hot to hold and loaded a fresh magazine. The enemy, only yards away, were crashing through the jungle towards them. The Australian Force were massively outnumbered, exhausted and disease ridden - they knew they were staring defeat in the face. No Allied army had yet beaten the fearsome Imperial soldiers of the Japanese Army in battle. But that would soon change. The soldier gritted his teeth, grabbed the charging handle and cocked his...2023-07-2056 min
Amazing War StoriesThe Hitmen of HeraklionOn the morning of June 10th, 1942 six armed men in three rubber dinghies filled with explosives, paddled ashore to a small beach near Malia, Crete. Their mission - to destroy as many planes as possible at the Luftwaffe Airbase at Heraklion.But already, the operation wasn’t going to plan. They had landed in the wrong location and the occupied island was not only crawling with German soldiers but also Nazi spies the allies called Quislings. This is the remarkable true story of the SAS’s first seaborne operation. By the end, the six heroes were for...2023-07-0648 min
Amazing War StoriesThe Demolition Men of D-DayOn the night of 6th June 1944 at 4:50 am, an army medic jeep pulling a small two wheeled trailer, careened through the little French town of Troarn. It was under blistering attack from a garrison of Panzergrenadiers that had set up their headquarters there. But on board the jeep there were no medical supplies, or indeed, medics. All had been replaced by 7 parachute engineers with half a ton of explosives. They’re objective, to blow a bridge that was a crucial crossing for a german counter-attack. This is the remarkable true story of Major Tim Roseveare and a heroic band of...2023-06-2248 min
Autistic Tidbits & TangentsEp. 14 - Autistic CommunicationEp. 14 - Autistic Communication - In this episode we discuss the autistic preferences and styles of communication and the differences between autistic and non-autistic communication.
Thing of the Day: Crompton, C. J., Ropar, D., Evans-Williams, C. V., Flynn, E. G., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2020). Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective. Autism, 24(7), 1704–1712. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320919286
Milton, D.E.M. (2012) On the ontological status of autism: the ‘double empathy problem’, Disability & Society, 27:6, 883-887, https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.710008
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism an...2023-04-241h 12
90 Minutes Or Less Film FestThe Evil Dead with Clash of the TitlesSam Clements is curating a fictional film festival. He'll accept almost anything, but the movie must not be longer than 90 minutes. This is the 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast.
In episode 98 Sam is joined by Alex Zane, Vicky Crompton and Chris Tilly aka the Clash Of The Titles movie podcast for a special crossover episode!
Listen to part 1 on our feed, then head to the Clash Of The Titles feed to hear Sam discuss TWO more Evil Dead films - Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 and Fede Álvarez's 2013 Evil Dead - to make for an e...2023-04-1450 min
Amazing War StoriesSeason 2 TrailerProduced in glorious 3D audio, Bruce Crompton tells amazing true war stories taken from museum collections in order to help safeguard the nation's historical treasures before they are lost from the public forever. For the ultimate, immersive experience please wear headphones.Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/imr7DkVisit: amazingwarstories.com to find our more about this initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-03-2404 min
Songwriter Trysts: Inspiring Passionate Songwriters to Write, Record, Release, Perform & Collaborate#205 Rachel KosterAustralian singer/songwriter Rachel Koster believes that creativity can be a force for good in the world. With a love for her craft she shares her years of writing experience in the industry and how she feels the full circle of hearing a song on the radio to sitting in the room with those same artists and writing.
She explains her incredible journey and experiences. Her songwriting collaborations have involved musicians including long term co-writer Stuart Fraser, as well as Gary Pinto, Stephen Cummings, Sean O’Boyle, Michael Barker, Chris Haigh, Bruce Haymes, Luke Austen, Limmel, Nashville’s Kar...2022-11-1153 min
Perpetual Chess PodcastEP 256- Alex Crompton (Adult Improver Series)Welcome back to another Adult Improver Edition of Perpetual Chess. In this episode, we feature another Queen’s Gambit convert to Perpetual Chess. 30-year-old tech executive and musician Alex Crompton recently became obsessed with the game and dove headlong into the best ways to improve at it. Alex is quick to note that his accomplishments are modest, but as he detailed on his blog, he has gone from total beginner to a respectable 1500 FIDE rating in less than a year. As our conversation reveals, lots of research and work went into this improvement. In our conversation, Alex shares tons of...2021-12-071h 41
Amazing War StoriesThe Commandos that Grinched ChristmasFormer Special Forces Operative (and star of Channel 4's SAS Who Dares Wins) Jason Fox joins Bruce along with Royal Marines Colonel Nik Cavill to tell the story of this remarkable Commando Raid that started on Boxing Day 1941...SummaryOn the 27th December, 1941, in a small island town in the north Norwegian fjords, a German soldier crunched through the snow back to his barracks. All was calm apart from the sounds of Christmas songs still emanating from some of the bars and houses. Suddenly, in the distance, the thump of explosions and the bri...2020-12-2645 minTesting PeersRiskStorming Santa's 2020 (Testing Peers and Friends)In this the last episode of the Testing Peers podcast of 2020, join Festive Cheers with the Testing Peers for our special Christmas episode.In this special edition of the podcast, the Peers are joined by four friends of the podcast who kindly agreed to give up some of their time to join us for our recording.We were joined by Shey Crompton, Bruce, Beth Marshall and Dave Shorter.After we get to know each other discussing Christmas songs that we skip we get into the main event.RiskStorming Santa's 2020....2020-12-2140 min
Amazing War StoriesThe Cliff Rangers of CalvadosOn June 6th 1944 a band of US Army Rangers undertook one of the second world war’s most daring missions. Ahead of the main D Day landings, under ferocious fire, they had to land on an exposed beach, scale a 100ft cliff before attacking a well armed and heavily defended German force.Against overwhelming numbers their mission was to silence the huge artillery guns that would target the invading Allied Armies that were about to land on D Day. But we can now reveal a secret about this famous operation that was classified for over 60 years...2020-11-2036 min
TellyCast: The content industry podcastEpisode 35 - Michael Epstein & Ed SayerProducer and former Head of Original Commissioning for Discovery International Ed Sayer, and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Michael Epstein ('Above Us Only Sky'/ 'LENNONYC') discuss their new hit podcasts 'Murder in House Two' and 'Amazing War Stories with Bruce Crompton' with TellyCast host, Boom! PR's Justin Crosby. And we’ll find out their Heroes of the Week – and who or what they're telling to Get in the Bin! K7Media's Girts Licis looks at the latest developments in the global TV formats business.And pair...2020-11-191h 03
Amazing War StoriesThe Assassins of AlexandriaOn the night of the 10th November 1941 two submarines stealthily left the harbour at Alexandria and headed for Northern Libya. On board were 53 Commandos and 6 Special Boat Service operatives.Underway was one of the most audacious missions of the entire Second World War - a secret attempt to assassinate Hitler’s top General - Erwin Rommel. If they succeeded, it could alter the course of the entire conflict.Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/imr7DkTo find out more about this initiative visit amazingwarstories.comHave a st...2020-11-1337 min
Amazing War StoriesThe Striker of The Somme - A Remembrance Day SpecialWhen legendary footballer Walter Tull joins the army in the First World War he becomes the first black British officer to lead white men into battle and is mentioned in dispatches for a dangerous raid in Italy. He suffers shell shock, trench fever, is gassed, faces flame throwers and finally German stormtroopers in the battle of the Somme. In this special episode to mark Remembrance Sunday Historian Andy Robertshaw reveals an astonishing discovery - the potential resting place of Walter Tull, The Striker of The Somme.Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/imr7Dk2020-11-0644 min
Amazing War StoriesThe Heroes of HQ CompanyOn the freezing night of December 20th 1944 men of the US 82nd Airborne, 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment fought head-on with a deadly SS Panzer Group that vastly outgunned them. This little known battle, which raged for nearly 2 days, would prove to be a pivotal turning point in the Second World War. This is the story of just 5 soldiers from a company of over 100 men, all of them heroes, all of them prepared to pay the ultimate sacrifice.Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/imr7DkTo find out more about this initiative visit am...2020-10-3038 min
Amazing War StoriesThe Night Raiders of NormandyIn almost complete darkness, on the 27th February 1942, 120 men from the newly formed Parachute Regiment, went on a bold mission - to steal technology from a new German Radar installation that was causing heavy losses on Allied aircraft. This is the true story of 7 of the men who took part in that sensational operation. Sadly, not all of them would make it out unharmed-Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/imr7DkLet us know what you think of this week's episode- use #AmazingWarStories to join the conversationTo find ou...2020-10-2339 min
Amazing War StoriesThe Legend of Lancaster A for AppleOn the cold evening of the 20th of December 1943 over 650 Allied planes took off from their bases in England and headed for Frankfurt on what they hoped would be a decisive blow against Nazi Germany. But for one crew in particular this sortie would become a desperate fight for survival from which not all of them would return. This is the remarkable true story of the 7 men assigned to Lancaster bomber MG-A JB652. Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/imr7DkTo find out more about this initiative visit amazingwarstories.com2020-10-1634 min
Travel Daily - News on the FlyEpisode 28: Travel insurance, a domestic push, and the latest media battle for cruiseThis week on News on the Fly:
Bruce's discussion with Cover-More Travel Insurance CEO Judith Crompton
A big push for domestic tourism
Unpacking the horrific anti-cruise documentary of last weekend
Travel Daily - News on the Fly is your weekly run through of all the latest travel industry news.
What’s the future of touring in a post-COVID world? How is one of the world’s major suppliers of holidays dealing with these unprecedented times? The Australian industry will have the opportunity to gain some unique insight next week when Travel Daily publisher Bruce Piper interviews Brett Tollman, the global CEO...2020-10-1513 minTravel Daily - News on the FlyEpisode 27: Let’s talk budget.This week on News on the Fly:
It's all about the federal budget this week as Bruce and Anna unpack what was announced on Tuesday night
Plus good news for ATAC
CLIA's big announcement about the future of cruising
Travel Daily - News on the Fly is your weekly run through of all the latest travel industry news.
This week's episode of News on the Fly is brought to you by the October CEO conversation series. Every Wednesday throughout October will see Bruce Piper speak to leading CEO's in the industry in collaboration with the Travel Industry Hub. This Wednesday, 14...2020-10-0811 min
Amazing War StoriesAmazing War Stories with Bruce Crompton TrailerProduced in glorious 3D audio, Bruce Crompton tells amazing true war stories taken from museum collections in order to help safeguard the nation's historical treasures before they are lost from the public forever. For the ultimate, immersive experience please wear headphones.Sign up to our newsletter here: http://eepurl.com/imr7DkVisit: amazingwarstories.com to find our more about this initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2020-09-1803 min
Saturday ReviewHighlights of 2016A look at the highlights of 2016 according to our panel and our listeners. And there are some delightful surprises.
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Kerry Shale, Sarah Crompton, Sarfraz Mansoor and listeners from around the UK with their suggestions. Saturday Review's Picks of The YearFilmsThe Revenant Alejandro Inarritu
Spotlight Tom McCarthy
I Daniel Blake Ken Loach
Queen of Katwe Mira Nair
Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford
Deadpool starring Ryan Reynolds
Snowden starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Sausage Party
Hell or High Water David Mackenzie
Arrival Denis Villeneuve
Fire At Sea Gianfranco Rosi
A United...2016-12-3141 min
Podcasts – Pie and Coffee508 #210: Bobcat Was Rabid
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Amy Chase, Chris Robarge, and Brendan Melican.
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[0:00] This week’s show is taped at Crompton Collective, a mall of antiques and artisan goods, right off Kelley Square.
[2:16] Palladium saved! (When I told Bruce “Snow Ghost” Russell about this, he said, “Oh yeah. Meta...2013-01-1000 min508: A Show About Worcester508 #210: Bobcat Was Rabid
508 is a show about Worcester. This week’s panel is Amy Chase, Chris Robarge, and Brendan Melican.
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[0:00] This week’s show is taped at Crompton Collective, a mall of antiques and artisan goods, right off Kelley Square.
[2:16] Palladium saved! (When I told Bruce “Snow Ghost” Russell about this, he said, “Oh yeah. Meta...2013-01-1000 min