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Midcoast MorningWhy are Humpback Whale collisions increasing?Humpback whales are returning to the Salish Sea in growing numbers, but between the rising population and the increase in vessel traffic, collisions are also becoming more common. Emma Shuparski is the coordinator for Straightwatch Quadra Island, under Cetus Research and Conservation Society. Christie McMillan is a Senior Habitat Assessment Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and fifteen years ago co-founded the Marine Education & Research Society (MERS).Both experts shared their knowledge and experience working in research and conservation of humpback whales in this episode of Midcoast Morning, to understand the questions of why humpback strikes...
2025-11-2625 min
Money & a Good LifeThe Life List and living audaciously with Kate ChristieHow often do you catch yourself saying, “I’ll do that one day”? One day you’ll travel. One day you’ll make time for yourself. One day you’ll chase the dream you’ve been putting off. But what if one day never comes? In this episode of Money and a Good Life, we’re joined by Kate Christie — time management specialist, bestselling author, and creator of The Life List. After losing her children’s father to cancer, Kate realised she could no longer defer joy. She set out to design a life on her terms — and...
2025-09-2945 min
The Rugby RunThe Bunnings Trade Rugby Run with Justin Marshall & Mark Watson - Full Show (31/08/25)The Bunnings Trade Rugby Run with Justin Marshall & Mark Watson - Full Show featuring discussion around concussion, reflecting on the life of Shane Christie, and looking ahead to the All Blacks hosting the Springboks at Eden Park with South African rugby writer John O'Connor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-08-311h 26
James and Ashley Stay at HomeThe crucial element is not panicking with Sulari Gentill, author of 'Five Found Dead'When bestselling author Sulari Gentill was diagnosed with stage four cancer, she decided to write the ending she wanted. In episode 121, she joins James and Ashley to discuss her seventeenth novel, Five Found Dead, which features a main character riding the Orient Express to celebrate his recent cancer recovery – and who ends up solving several murders along the way. Sulari shares her own experience of riding the Orient Express and describes how her creativity and writing reminded her who she was at a time when her illness was reducing her sense of self to 'patient'. Pl...
2025-08-2645 min
Lost Prophets#16. Rachel Carson (ft. Roger Christie)In 1962, the American public’s faith in science was very high. After all, science was credited with helping us win World War II (Spam rations, nylons, the bomb) and was giving an emerging middle-class ever more conveniences and choices. It was also a time when the answer to many questions was simply: more chemicals.Certain things had gone unnoticed in this triumphal story, however. The synthetic pesticide DDT had been rushed into battle zones in 1940 in the hopes of defeating the spread of typhus via lice or malaria. Over one million people—thousands in the city...
2025-07-161h 41
Right Up My PodcastThe RUMPette 24 – In a car park with Phil Mitchell and a head torch!In this l'il cute one, Gwen & Kate focus on the importance of scheduling alone time. Whether it's Kate driving through the hills of France while her family sleeps, or Gwen's ring-fenced solo Monday nights, we discuss what happens when we give our brains a chance to breathe, how we can reconnect with ourselves again and what happens when we don't. We also discuss the latest trend of 'raw-dogging' and Bridget Christie's hilarious series The Change on C4. Plus listener shout-outs re: how they spend their quality time alone. How about you, do you carve out time for y...
2025-02-2627 min
The Jazz Room- Host Joan Watson-JonesInterview with Christie Dasheill at the Pittsburgh International Jazz FestivalWe enjoyed our conversation with singer, Christie Dasheil. She talks about her CD “Journey in Black” and what it was like growing up in a musical family. Learn more about Christie at https://www.christiedashiell.com/
2025-02-2534 min
The Life of BryonyThe Life of YOU: TikTok, Teens, and Mental HealthWelcome to The Life of YOU, the bonus series where we tackle your dilemmas and share advice to navigate life’s trickier moments. In this bonus episode, I’m joined by the brilliant Christie Watson and Rowan Egberongbe, co-authors of No Filters, for a candid Q&A session.Today:Sarah’s struggle with her 14-year-old son’s TikTok obsession and Fiona’s son is paralysed by climate anxiety WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU🗣️ Got a question or a story to share? Text or send a voice note on 0...
2025-01-3108 minThe Life of BryonyThe Youth Mental Health Crisis: What Every Parent Needs to KnowWelcome to The Life of Bryony, where we explore life’s messy, beautiful, and challenging moments.MY GUESTS THIS WEEK: CHRISTIE WATSON AND ROWAN EGBERONGBEThis week, I’m joined by Christie Watson—former NHS nurse, bestselling author, and professor—and her daughter, Rowan Egberongbe. Together, they’ve co-written No Filters, a deeply personal and poignant exploration of Rowan’s mental health crisis during her teenage years. Their story is one of unconditional love, resilience, and finding connection in the darkest moments.In this episode:•How Christie and Rowan navigate...
2025-01-2746 min
Everything Happens with Kate BowlerListen Again: Christie WatsonAt the core of nursing is the ability to love a stranger, to care indiscriminately. Christie Watson was a nurse in the UK for 20 years before she began teaching nurses. But when COVID-19 hit, she knew she needed to stand with her colleagues. So she put on her scrubs once again. In this moving conversation, Kate and Christie discuss the cost of COVID on healthcare workers, chaplains, and those who can’t be by their loved ones’ side when they need it most. If you are a nurse, know a nurse, or have been cared by one before, this one...
2025-01-1440 min
Quick PicksEpisode 63: HolidaysFriend, patron, reader, and author, Michelle Habrych, is back to talk about holiday books of all kinds.
Discussed:
One Big Happy Family, Susan Mallery (4 candy canes)
Merry Matchmaker, Sheila Roberts (5 candy canes)
Baking It Merry, Samantha Chase (5 candy canes)
Night Before Christmas, Nicola Knight (3 candy canes)
Wishing Bridge, Viola Shipman (5 candy canes)
Second Chance Year, Melissa Weisner (3 candy canes)
This Time Next Year, Sophie Cousens (4 candy canes)
Homecoming, Kate Morton (2.5 candy canes)
Holiday Switch, Tif Marcelo (3.5...
2024-12-0643 min
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2024-10-0500 minEverything Happens with Kate BowlerChristie Watson: The Absurdity (and Joy) of MidlifeNurse and writer Christie Watson found herself in a grocery store fish-finger freezer and realized something was very, very wrong. Why was she so desperate for more? (And also, why was she so extremely overheated? Oh wait…hormones?) In this hilarious and hopeful conversation, Christie speaks with Kate about the importance of prioritizing joy in the face of our emotionally expensive professions and roles, as well as joy’s importance as we get older (and how lucky we are to age in the first place). In this conversation, Kate and Christie discuss: The intricate aspects of ag...
2024-10-0134 min
Books are ChicBooks are Chic with Christie WatsonChristie Watson joins me this week to chat her latest psychological suspense, Moral Injuries. This was one of my favorite chats. Watson, a former nurse, chatted all things medical (my fave) and her insights, opinions and thoughts were so valuable and fascinating. Her medical expertise is so beautifully woven into her stories and this novel is no exception. I could have listened to her journey all day. This chat is not to be missed!
2024-08-221h 08
Postcards From MidlifeA surprising midlife dating story with best-selling author Christie WatsonTrish and Lorraine catch up with the former frontline nurse turned novelist and ethics professor to share her story of falling in love with someone she least expected, and how together they created their blended family. We also go behind the scenes in the NHS to find out what inspired her new medical thriller Moral Injuries, and what she’s learned about transitioning from the big job of your life to a new unknown career. Plus: Lorraine tests self-hypnosis - could it help you manage anxiety in midlife? And surviving those French exchange trip in the 1980s
2024-03-101h 00
Saturday LiveAdam Richman, Christie Watson, Derek Gow, Karen HauerAdam Richman, presenter of 'Man V Food' tells us about his new challenge, eating his way through Great Britain and where his love of food began. Former nurse Christie Waston on her new life as a best-selling author.And Derek Gow, conservationist and farmer on how he is trying to reintroudce wolves to the UK. Plus, professional Strictly dancer, Karen Hauer will have us all up on our feet, with this week's Inheritance Tracks.Presenters: Nikki Bedi & Jon Kay
Producer: Lowri Morgan
2024-03-0958 min
The Kevin Watson ShowEp. 7 - Success, Attitude, and Communication in the Mortgage Industry :: Christie WilsonTITLE: Success, Attitude, and Communication in the Mortgage IndustryGUEST: Christie WilsonKevin talks with Christie Wilson, a generational Nashvillian and real estate expert. Christie, most recently, has been awarded a spot on the Top 25 Female Business Owners in Nashville. Follow along to see how she does it all!8:14 - Hiring and leading real estate agents17:21 - Real estate lawsuit impact and potential treble damages20:09 - Real estate agent compensation and potential changes
2023-11-241h 02
Straight UpWagatha Christie, James Blunt's wild humour and the new Harry Potter docWe come armed with BTS goss on a huge range of pop culture talking points this week gang, from the newly announced Harry Potter documentary about Daniel Radcliffe’s paralysed stunt-double (with juicy tangents on Emma Watson, Rita Skeeter and more) to the hilarious, hard-to-believe celebrity stories from James Blunt’s new memoir – including the time he ate his own poo at Jamie Foxx’s house, on Bear Grylls’ advice. As requested, we also get into the Wagatha Christie documentary on Disney + that details exactly what went down between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, as well as the ethics...
2023-11-021h 09
The Guilty Feminist364. Peri-Peri Menopause with Alison Spittle and special guest Christie WatsonThe Guilty Feminist episode 364: Peri-Peri MenopausePresented by Deborah Frances-White and Alison Spittle with special guest Christie WatsonRecorded 5 June at Kings Place in London. Released 26 June 2023.The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon.More about Deborah Frances-White
https://deborahfrances-white.com
https://twitter.com/DeborahFW
https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book
More about Alison Spittle
https://twitter.com/alisonspittle
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alison-spittle-soup
More about Christie Watson
https://christiewatsonauthor.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/christiewatsonwriter
https://www.waterstones...
2023-06-261h 10
Western Colorado Writers PodcastEpisode 10 - Public Speaking and Speech Writing with Mary WatsonDr. John Lanci and Christie Matherne tackle something every writer likely has to do at some point: Public speaking. Award-winning Toastmaster Director and co-founder of TEDx Grand Junction, Mary Watson, joins us in the studio to talk about dealing with stage fright, avoiding (and counting!) filler words, President Obama's public speaking style, the difference between writing for publication and writing a speech, and how anyone - anyone! - can become a great public speaker. Listen to the episode for a ton of great opportunities to practice public speaking, including local Toastmaster meetings, open mic standup comedy, and open mic...
2023-06-1343 min
Moving Up with Christie WilsonLending in 2023 with Kevin Watson, Churchill MortgageToday on the Moving Up Podcast we welcome back one of our favorite local lenders, Kevin Watson with Churchill Mortgage. As the Brentwood Branch Manager and Home Loan Specialist, Kevin believes in treating people the way he would like to be treated, and allowing the borrower to become comfortable in the process. Kevin discusses all things lending and the outlook for 2023. Let’s Connect: Instagram: instagram.com/movinguppodcast/ Facebook: facebook.com/TheWilsonGroupRealEstate podcast@wilsongrouprealestate.com Learn about Studio Bank: studiobank.com Learn about ATA Certified Public Accountants & Business Advis...
2023-01-2441 min
Speak Film and EnterEpisode 493: Movie Club #2: McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)In this episode, it's the return of our Movie Club review segment with the 1971 Robert Altman western classic, "McCabe and Mrs. Miller", starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Listen now!
2023-01-1347 min
Embrace The Critically-Acclaimed Full Audiobook Now, Busy Professionals!Comic Fringes by Sarah Millican, Joe Lycett, Bridget Christie, Susan Calman, Jon Richardson, Russell Kane, James Acaster, Mark Watson, Jenny Eclair, Aisling Bea, Romesh Ranganathan, Dane Baptiste, Shazia Mirza, Sanjeev Kholi, Angela BarnesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/137414to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Comic Fringes
Author: Sarah Millican, Joe Lycett, Bridget Christie, Susan Calman, Jon Richardson, Russell Kane, James Acaster, Mark Watson, Jenny Eclair, Aisling Bea, Romesh Ranganathan, Dane Baptiste, Shazia Mirza, Sanjeev Kholi, Angela Barnes
Narrator: various
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
Release date: 11-24-22
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
Recorded in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fantastic anthology features a host of diverse short stories, composed and performed by a veritable Who's Who of stand-up comedians. By turns...
2022-11-244h 38
The Merry Menopause BookclubChristie Watson author Quilt on FireChristie Watson's first novel, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won the Costa First Novel Award; her second, Where Women Are Kings, achieved international critical acclaim; and her nursing memoir, The Language of Kindness, was a number one bestseller. In 2020, during the first peak of the pandemic, she published The Courage to Care and briefly returned to clinical work. During this time Christie was shocked not only by the changing world, but her changing body, as her Perimenopause took hold. My book choice for this episode is her fifth book Quilt on Fire, the funny, honest and liberating account o...
2022-07-2034 min
Best-Selling Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsQuilt on Fire: The Messy Magic of Friends, Sex & Love by Christie WatsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/555943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quilt on Fire: The Messy Magic of Friends, Sex & Love Author: Christie Watson Narrator: Christie Watson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: June 16, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. There is something raw in the fault lines, something wilder and more mysterious. There is beauty in the falling apart, a less polished, more honest version of expression. In her early twenties, Christie Watson was convinced she'd found her soulmate, in a glowing flash of light that turned out to be her tealights setting...
2022-06-1605 min
The Shift with Sam BakerChristie Watson on menopause, midlife and mischiefI’ve lost count of the number of women I’ve spoken to who were taken totally by surprise by perimenopause but, to date, none of them actually had medical training. Todays guest changes all that. Before she was an award winning writer, Christie watson was a nurse. She spent 20 years on children’s intensive care before her debut won the Costa first novel award and altered the trajectory of her life.Since then Christie has written two bestselling nursing memoirs, including the wonderful The Language of Kindness, and a second novel. Then, aged 42, perimenopause totally floore...
2022-06-1450 min
Mostly Books Meets...Cathy RentzenbrinkOur guest this week is Sunday Times best-selling author, Cathy Rentzenbrink.
Cathy is an integral part of the publishing world who regularly chairs literary events, runs creative writing courses, and speaks and writes on life, death, love, and literature. She believes that everyone's life would be improved by picking up a pen and is at her happiest when encouraging her students to have the courage to delve into themselves and see the magic that will start to happen on the page.
Her first book, The Last Act of Love, was the heart-breaking account of the tragic loss of her brother...
2022-06-0250 min
The SacredChristie Watson on humour, compassion and why nursing and writing belong togetherChristie is an award-winning novelist, memoirist and professor of medical and health humanities at UEA. She was a registered pediatric nurse for 20 years spending most of her career in pediatric intensive care and as a resuscitation officer.
She speaks about humour as an antidote to darkness, why nurses’ stories are so rarely told, how she found meaning in the practice of care, and why compassion is what we should be judged on.
2022-05-1842 min
Daily Doctor's KitchenRedefining medicine with Christie WatsonChristie Watson wants us to change the way we look at medicineFull length podcast episodes are found on “The Doctor’s Kitchen Podcast” and the cookbooks plus weekly recipes are on the website www.thedoctorskitchen.com But here, for a few minutes a day enjoy short snippets of information about flavour as well as function & how delicious food can be enjoyable and health promoting too. I’ll see you in The Daily Doctor’s kitchen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-04-2705 minMoving Up with Christie WilsonKevin Watson with Churchill Mortgage Today on the Moving Up Podcast we welcome one of our favorite local lenders, Kevin Watson with Churchill Mortgage. As the Brentwood Branch Manager and Home Loan Specialist, Kevin believes in treating people the way he would like to be treated, and allowing the borrower to become comfortable in the process. Kevin discusses all things lending and the outlook for the remainder of the year. Rates are on the rise and days on market for new listings are shrinking by the week, we often refer to this market as the “Wild, Wild, West of 2022”! Let’s Connect: Instagram: instagram...
2022-04-2636 min
Angela Watson's Truth for TeachersEP256 Four teachers' small changes that made BIG reductions in their workloadWe all want to work smarter, not harder … and that doesn't require a complete overhaul of your teaching practice or a brand new innovative workflow. Small changes in daily habits and mindset shifts can add up to big results, and I've invited 4 teachers to share what's made the difference for them: The MVP principle and timer when lesson planning (LB Blackwell) Using a turn-in sheet for student work to speed up grading (Christina Rudd) Simplifying and automating email with parents (Christie Manners) Not having kids turn every assignment in and using less paper (Becky Teater) Th...
2022-04-2419 min
The Litty PodcastEP. 29 - Book Recommendations On AcidBooks and authors mentioned in this episode: ✣ Dial A For Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto ✣ Black Water Sister - Zen Cho ✣ My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell ✣ Consent - Vanessa Springora ✣ Imagine This - Sade Adeniran ✣ Tiny Sunbirds Far Away - Christie Watson ✣ Kintu / The First Woman - Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ✣ Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse ✣ The Fifth Season - N. K. Jemisin ✣ The Murmur of Bees - Sofia Segovia ✣ A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry ✣ The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See ✣ The Mountains Sing - Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai ✣ Mouthful of Birds - Samanta Schweblin ✣ The Night S...
2022-04-061h 15
Quick PicksEpisode 25: Short Stories by WomenMarch is many things to many people: the change of seasons, spring break, Lent, and the start of Daylight Savings. However, we are going to focus on Women's History Month to highlight female authors writing short stories. It's a shorter podcast but we still have quite a few suggestions for everyone and hope you find something you like among them.
Southern Lady Code: Essays -- Helen Ellis
Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light -- Helen Ellis
Simple Murder -- Linda Castillo
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall...
2022-03-0414 minDaily Doctor's KitchenKindness and innovation with Christie WatsonThe intersection of innovation and kindnessFull length podcast episodes are found on “The Doctor’s Kitchen Podcast” and the cookbooks plus weekly recipes are on the website www.thedoctorskitchen.com But here, for a few minutes a day enjoy short snippets of information about flavour as well as function & how delicious food can be enjoyable and health promoting too. I’ll see you in The Daily Doctor’s kitchen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-01-1105 min
Draft Deeper NBA PodcastJabari Smith Number One, AJ Griffin's Opportunity and Peyton Watson's FallOn this episode we discuss Jabari Smith's candidacy for the first overall pick in 2022, AJ Griffin's breakout for Duke and the overreactions to the rise and fall of a few other prospects including Peyton Watson and Max Christie.Music by Thugboxbeats.
2021-12-221h 21Daily Doctor's KitchenThe kindest nurse in Britain with Christie WatsonChristie shares the story of a nurse she recently metFull length podcast episodes are found on “The Doctor’s Kitchen Podcast” and the cookbooks plus weekly recipes are on the website www.thedoctorskitchen.com But here, for a few minutes a day enjoy short snippets of information about flavour as well as function & how delicious food can be enjoyable and health promoting too. I’ll see you in The Daily Doctor’s kitchen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-12-2005 min
Books & Chat: Short Book Reviews & Literary DiscussionsAn Extra Pair of Hands by Kate MosseAn Extra Pair of Hands is beautiful, heartbreaking, honest and ultimately uplifting story of carers, and by carers I mean women. I read it in one sitting, and will be pressing into the hands of everyone I know. A celebration of ageing, womanhood and what love really means.' - Christie Watson
2021-10-0641 min
Writers Showcase PodcastMarc Watson interviewed by H. M. GoodenABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Marc Watson is an author of genre fiction of all lengths and styles. He began writing at the age of 15 and continues to be a part-time writing student at Athabasca University. He has been published on flash fiction site www.101words.org (find his stories here) as well as comedy site www.thecorrectness.com.
Marc Watson is also a Calgarian, husband, and proud father of two. He is an avid outdoors-man, martial artist, baseball player, and lover of all Mexican foods.
He can be found at online www.marcwatson.ca...
2021-07-0138 min
How To Fail With Elizabeth DayS11, Ep5 How to Fail: Christie WatsonChristie Watson is a nurse turned bestselling author who went back to frontline nursing during the Covid-19 pandemic. But if you were to call her a 'hero' she would refuse the label - and during the course of this interview, she tells me why.Watson left school at 16 and volunteered at a charity before training to become a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. She spent the next 20 years in hospitals in various disciplines and mainly in paediatric intensive care.Alongside that, she built up a successful writing career. Her debut, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won...
2021-06-231h 01
Isolation Suite PodcastIsolation Suite Episode 06Yasmin arrives to deliver sad news to UnDone. He journeys to Mission with Lissette and The Boy, where they attempt to find the resting place of Sylvia Fraser. Dr. Bell delivers the results of his White Male Pattern Greyness - Pacific Northwest study. UnDone has a final encounter with The Boy.
The script and lyrics for Isolation Suite were written by Tim Carlson, who also plays UnDone. Cold Calculi is Tim on guitar and vocals, and Christie Watson on drums, guitar and vocals.
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2021-05-2024 minIsolation Suite PodcastIsolation Suite Episode 5At Stackfest Music Festival, UnDone tells delegates about fierce online reaction to his band playing a Cure song that shall not be named. In a reprise of When the Suffering End, UnDone has disappointing interactions with William the Scared and Felicia the Harsh. There is a sad ending to UnDone's relationship with electronics. He drunkenly rants about food delivery building up to a 50-second punk screed "Skip It." Construction noise and Dr. Bell's monologue on grief entangle in UnDone's mind where the song We Teach Our Objects composes itself.
The script and lyrics fo...
2021-05-1324 minIsolation Suite PodcastIsolation Suite Episode 4Warning: This episode deals with subject matter that may be triggering to some. While fictional, the episode represents suicidal ideation. Listener discretion is advised.
UnDone flashes back to the scene where Sylvia Fraser met her demise. He later sees Dr. Bell, who assesses why UnDone's eyes have changed colour and enrolls him in the White Male Pattern Greyness – Pacific Northwest study. A sleepless night leads UnDone towards a suicide attempt but one little image negates the idea, landing him safely in the tender lament, I Don't Need Anything.
The script and lyric...
2021-05-0625 minIsolation Suite PodcastIsolation Suite Episode 3Waking in a hungover alley, UnDone is soothed by the sweet strains of the song Don't Start Thinking Too Early while waxing nostalgic about how the neighborhood he always hated is gentrifying. He drunkenly rants about social media, resulting in the 50-second punk screed "Self-Efface." In his next step toward deep greyness, UnDone tosses most of his belongings into the alley, attracting Lissette and The Boy. Scavenging and flirtation follow in sync.
The script and lyrics for Isolation Suite were written by Tim Carlson, who also plays UnDone.
Cold Calculi is Ti...
2021-04-2922 min
20 Puppy'sAflevering 14: "Elementary, my dear Watson"Deze maand hebben we het uitgebreid over detectiveverhalen! Hoor ons uitgebreid praten over Sherlock Holmes en Hercule Poirot maar ook over geheime ordes en geesten!
Dingen die aan bod komen:
Hercule Poirot-boeken van Agatha Christie
Sherlock (BBC-reeks)
The murders in the Rue Morgue - Edgar Allen Poe
The Hounds of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle
Criminal UK/Spain/France/Germany (Netflix)
The Investigation (BBC-reeks)
Aleister Crowley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley
2021-04-2852 minDaily Doctor's KitchenInnovation and kindness with Christie WatsonSmall innovations that make a huge difference are happening all over the NHS.Full length podcast episodes are found on “The Doctor’s Kitchen Podcast” and the cookbooks plus weekly recipes are on the website www.thedoctorskitchen.com But here, for a few minutes a day enjoy short snippets of information about flavour as well as function & how delicious food can be enjoyable and health promoting too. I’ll see you in The Daily Doctor’s kitchen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-04-2605 min
Teamcast#20 The Power of Narrative MedicineClare Murphy talks with Dr. Martin and Nurse Griffiths about the world of medicine, how the medical community operates under pressure, how the training shapes the doctor, life on deployment, strategies for coping in crisis, and the power of narrative medicine. As well as how the telling of doctors stories supports doctors to stay in the profession.Reading List:Atul Gawande, Being MortalHenry Marsh, Do No HarmChristie Watson, The Language of KindnessRita Charon, Narrative MedicineKathryn Montgomery Hunter, Doctors Stories,Arthur W Fr...
2021-04-1257 minAngela Watson's Truth for TeachersPower through with...relationship reconnectionHas your workload created a huge strain on your family, friendships, and/or marriage/partnership? Being a teacher often means making an impossible choice: when you're focused on your loved ones, you feel like you're neglecting your students. When you're focused on your students, you feel like you're neglecting your loved ones. Trying to add on your own wellbeing and self-care just compounds the guilt. My encouragement to you today is to think about the relationships you have that enhance your confidence, wellbeing, and energy levels. Who are the people whose presence is caring and life-giving to you? How...
2021-03-3107 min
M&P PodcastsRadio Classics 2: EP02 "The Case Of The Careless Client" [Agatha Christie's Poirot]From the thrill-packed pages of Agatha Christie's unforgettable stories of corpses, clues and crime, Mutual now brings you, complete with bowler hat and brave mustache, your favorite detective, Hercule Poirot, starring Scott Fairbairn , in the case of The Careless Victim.
Tonight's program was produced by Mortar & Pestle productions and featured the voice talents of:
Scott Fairbairn as Hercule Poirot
Courtney Lander Watson as The Clerk
Caedmon Ricker-Wilson as The Elevator Man
Molly Lubell as Miss Fletcher
Sean Killackey as Inspector Stevens
Stephen...
2021-03-2232 min
Conversations Around The Royal TableMarriage: Growing, Adjusting and Maturing Together!Scripture: Colossians 2:7 and Philippians 1:9-11
This episode is for couples: Our good friends Philip & LaTijera Kemp and Chad & Christie Watson join us to talk about Kingdom marriage.
2021-02-2759 min
What Makes Us HumanChristie Watson: What Makes Us HumanThe nurse joins Vanessa Feltz to answer the question.Producer: Ryan Wilson
2021-02-1721 min
Mens en boekAfl. 02, 2021 - SJ Watson - Flashback - Agatha Christie - Moord op de Nijl - Linde Faas - De jongen en de walvisIn deze aflevering:
SJ Watson - Flashback
Flashback van SJ Watson is een psychologische thriller met een razend tempo, van de auteur van de wereldwijde bestseller Voor ik ga slapen. Flashback speelt zich af in Blackwood Bay. Een Britse kustplaats waar nooit iets gebeurt. Toch?
Ooit was Blackwood Bay een drukbezocht kustplaatsje. Maar nu, geplaagd door teruglopende toeristenaantallen en economische malaise, is het nog maar een schim van wat het was. Het is een spookstadje geworden, en daarmee de perfecte locatie voor filmmaker Alex om haar nieuwe documentaire te schieten. Maar de hechte...
2021-01-2618 min
Postcards From MidlifeLife lessons: from birth to teens, midlife & beyondJoining Lorraine & Trish to share her life lessons, is writer, professor and nurse Christie Watson. Her books, The Language of Kindness and The Courage to Care are a fascinating insight into the world of nursing, in which she weaves her own life story and the lessons about humanity that she has learned along the way. Plus: How to win at midlife - quick nutrition wins; those annoying what’s app groups and heartthrob nostalgiaTo get in touch, ask a question or share your midlife story, DM us @postcardsfrommidife.com, join our Facebook Group, or em...
2020-11-2948 min
VINTAGE BOOKSNurses and the courage to care ᛫ Christie WatsonNurses have never been more important. In this episode, author Christie Watson is in conversation with Marverine Cole, discussing her nursing career of twenty years, motherhood, coping with life during a pandemic, and her new book. The Courage to Care is about inspirational nurses, and the bravery of patients and families, from the bestselling author of The Language of Kindness. In The Courage to Care Christie Watson reveals the remarkable extent of nurses' work. We benefit from nurses' expertise in our hospitals and beyond: in our schools, on our streets, in prisons, hospices and care homes. Whe...
2020-11-2229 minEverything Happens with Kate BowlerChristie Watson: Bless the NursesAt the core of nursing is the ability to love a stranger, to care indiscriminately. Christie Watson was a nurse in the UK for 20 years before she began teaching nurses. But when COVID-19 hit, she knew she needed to stand with her colleagues. So she put on her scrubs once again. In this moving conversation, Kate and Christie discuss the cost of COVID on healthcare workers, chaplains, and those who can’t be by their loved ones’ side when they need it most. If you are a nurse, know a nurse, or have been cared by one before, this one...
2020-11-1740 min
You're BookedMark Watson - You're BookedThis week we are snuffling around the bookshelves of comedian and author Mark Watson! Mark is a well-known face on British TV, appearing on show such as QI and Taskmaster and he's renowned as an award-winning stand-up. He's also the author of nine books including the graphic novel Dan and Sam, the non-fiction work Crap at the Environment and novels including Eleven, Hotel Alpha and his latest Contacts (which deals with issues surrounding suicide and mental health - if you're affected by this then the Samaritans are always there). We talked to him about loving Agatha Christie, bookshop positioning...
2020-11-0954 min
The Waterstones Podcast39. CARE with Christie Watson and Madeleine BuntingWhen the pandemic hit, it was nurses who provided the critical care needed to save lives. And when the waves have passed it will be nurses providing the care needed in the aftermath. In this episode we examine what it really means to care with nurse and author Christie Watson and writer Madeleine Bunting, both of whom have travelled the country to see how care works in hospitals, surgeries, care homes and our own houses. What drives people to care for others and what do we need to so to ensure that care exists for all in the future?
2020-10-2737 min
Dentistry TalksEpisode 28: Jonathan WatsonThis week, we chat to Jonathan Watson – a director at commercial real estate company, Christie & Co.We discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the dental practice market and his predictions for the coming months.
2020-10-2424 min
陪你读书《护士的故事》晓静解读|更多内容精彩内容，请访问YouTube搜索陪你读书❤️《护士的故事》|一位英国护士告诉你护士是如何工作的？|一位英国护士二十年从精神科护士到儿科护士的从业经历|护士都把照顾陌生人当做自己的事业|这一位英国护士书写着全世界护士的笑与泪|克里斯蒂·沃森作品 #StayHome #StayHome_and_Read_a_book #WithMe #WithMe_Read_a_book #陪你讀書 ❤️陪你读书 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 💬更详细内容请阅读纸质书: 💕 💬大陆购买 https://u.jd.com/rri5yJ https://s.click.taobao.com/Ekojovu ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ❤️感谢订阅陪你读书,如果觉得本视频能帮到更多的朋友 您可以分享到【WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Blogger Telegram】等平台 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ❤️感谢打赏主播，您的支持是TA工作的最大动力 ❤️打赏的时候请备注是哪一篇内容，好让主播知道TA哪一篇表现的好 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 💕中小企业免费营销公开课：【兴纪元咨询】助力中小企业发展 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLxTX_QYBoPZtGI955YzoIQ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ❤️关于作者 克里斯蒂·沃森（Christie Watson）当过20年护士，曾任职于英国多家专业医疗机构，在精神科、儿科等深切治疗室度过大部分职业时间。处女作《远方小小的太阳鸟》就获得科斯塔奖长篇首作奖，作品已经被翻译成20多种语言。 ❤️关于本书 英国年度话题之作，《泰晤士报》销售榜单第一名。《卫报》《泰晤士报》《每日电讯报》《新共和》等多家媒体的年度好书。即将改编成同名英剧，英国维多利亚制片公司已购得影视改编权。 ❤️核心内容 本书记录了一位英国护士二十年从精神科护士到儿科护士的从业经历。虽然各国医疗制度不同，但护士们面对的最重要也最棘手的情况是一样的。她们都奔走在生与死之间，都把照顾陌生人当做自己的事业。可以说，这一位英国护士书写着全世界护士的笑与泪。 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 💕打赏本频道：http://bit.ly/31RwEJN 💕打赏西凌雪：http://bit.ly/2QlNsE8 💕打赏陆 瑶：http://bit.ly/33qlPzb 💕打赏晓 静：http://bit.ly/3dFAvPx ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▬ 💕爲了避免未來我們突然失聯，請添加下面我們的聯繫方式： ❤️Twitter:@peinidushu ❤️LINE:peinidushu ❤️weixin:aiwozhonghua2009 ❤️Telegram:@peinidushu ❤️Instagram:peinidushu ❤️Tumblr:peinidushu ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ❤️这是我们的美丽主播林莺姑娘的频道，感谢大家捧捧场 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCep6-_5L6bLtsx2vNTX5oSg 😊🥰点点关注，这样她就不好意思不更新啦🥰😊 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 👉👉👉为了避免我们再次走散了👽👽，请关注一下我的子频道： ❤️陪你讀書_精选（此频道将整理一些网友提供的内容，也欢迎大家积极投稿：） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsvq8RQIeM770ORnK__TQtA ❤️陪你读书_心理学（此频道将发布心理学相关的视频，有喜欢心理学书籍的朋友可以关注一下：） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2GEgTygtU-MIZDxc4KB4UA ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 感谢关注一下，我的朋友们的一些频道（如果您喜欢的话） 小佩榜单：（华人明星那些你可能不太清楚的背后故事） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUJ_K-rQjzuSzy5q10wjdNA 速麦人物志：（主要介绍华语圈内一些知名人物的一个频道） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbquIYskOwwnr9rxZ9Wx41g 速麦品文物：（主要介绍全世界知名的文物背后的故事的一个频道） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8d89iIVJzrr6xLBN11fSA 速麦谈电商：（有做电商的小伙伴可以参考一下这个频道） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeviRIdGxkE8LnTVS3dINBA 兴纪元咨询：（主要讲述如何创业，如何管理公司的一个频道） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLxTX_QYBoPZtGI955YzoIQ 多比与Mr崔 Mr & Mrs Cui：：（一位美女学着老高做的频道，主要是讲讲历史） https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ1YSwIn_s_hYm4P_rekMmQ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Powered by Firstory Hosting
2020-10-0715 min
LIBRE DE VOLER 聽書－彭瀞儀20201005_3_苦苓書房 Ep.38_在遙遠那方的太陽鳥 【蘭陽有約】苦苓書房 Ep.38：活著就是希望書名：《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》 Tiny Sunbirds Far Away作者：克里斯蒂．華特森 Christie Watson譯者：麥慧芬出版社：商周出版出版日期：2012-01-06選書導讀：作家苦苓月前，苦苓大哥說，十月份來說說商周出版的《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》吧。是我沒聽說過的書名，習慣性立馬搜一下，是一本以尼日河三角洲的人們為創作背景的小說——「英國Quercus出版社2011年春季主打小說」、「2011倫敦書展最轟動的小說作品」、「2011英國柯思達文學獎入圍」；書腰上印著：「這是一個關於家族和土地的故事，從小女孩的眼睛看人性的善惡」「真正的事實一直都擺在面前，只不過有時為了活下去，我們只讓自己看到想看的東西！」七、八年前，我曾經造訪東非的肯亞、烏干達兩國，至今不曾忘懷非洲最大、距離首都奈洛比大約五公里的基貝拉貧民窟（Kibera slum）帶給我的巨大衝擊。看了書中描寫又稱「巨心」（the Big Heart）的尼日河三角洲，以及書中主人翁面對文明衝突、貧富差距、女性被傳統「割禮」（割除外生殖器）剝削……的艱難環境，卻能展現強韌的生命力，更想認識位在西非的奈及利亞。根據維基百科介紹，「尼日河（Niger River）是西非最大的河流，發源於幾內亞南部邊境的富塔賈隆高原，曲折流向東北，在馬里東部折向東南，再流經尼日和奈及利亞注入幾內亞灣。長4,184公里（全球第十三，非洲第三），流域面積2,090,000平方公里（非洲第三），重要支流有貝努埃河（Benue R）、巴尼河（Bani R）等；在中游及下游各沖積出一個三角洲，河口三角洲面積約為3.6萬平方公里，流經國家包括幾內亞、馬利、尼日、 貝南、奈及利亞......。」同樣出自維基百科：「奈及利亞聯邦共和國，通稱奈及利亞，是西非國家，位於非洲的幾內亞灣西岸頂點，鄰國包括西邊的貝南，北邊的尼日，東北方與查德接壤一小段國界，正東則是喀麥隆。奈及利亞是全非洲人口最多的國家，全世界人口第七多的國家，全世界以黑人為主體的國家中人口最多的國家。被列為未來11國的一員，也是大英國協成員。」「奈及利亞軍因長期國家貧困和內戰，雖有近兩億人口，但長期武力貧弱、武器老舊，目前空軍只有十架冷戰時代老款戰機，軍力以存在原則為主。」那麼生活在這塊土地上的人們呢？作者在本書〈後記〉提供了鮮明的側寫：「絕大部分住在尼日河三角洲的人民，每天的收入不到一塊美金，他們完全都沒有享受到這塊油藏豐富的土地所帶來的巨大財富。許多尼日河三角洲的人民沒有上學、沒有醫療照顧，甚至沒有乾淨的用水。廢油氣不斷燃燒，以及總計達到一百五十萬噸石油溢漏的生態浩劫，造成了慘不忍睹的環境。而這些人民，就得承受慘遭蹂躪後的環境惡果：飢餓、氣喘、胸腔感染、癌症，還有畸形兒。暴力與死亡的威脅，是這裡人民生活的常態，當地人都稱機動警察部隊為「殺了人就跑」。除此之外，不同勢力的武裝份子囤積石油、綁架石油公司員工，在在掩蓋掉絕大部分用和平方式抗爭的真正自由鬥士的聲音。三角洲的力量與美麗，存在於當地人民的韌性、幽默感及希望。真正的自由鬥士以和平的方式，努力確保所有三角洲人民的基本人權，已然成為石油公司與政府當局無法漠視的一股力量。不同的種族與宗教團體結成一股勢力。他們團結起來的聲音，要比武裝份子的槍砲更大聲、更有力。這些人民早在石油公司、政府當局或武裝份子出現前，就居住在這塊體地上了。他們還會繼續住下去。」作家苦苓說，「在這個小說，光明在哪裡？希望在哪裡？就在這個外婆、這個小女孩身上，雖然她們是最被那個社會歧視的女性！」「活在天堂在那邊叫苦，在地獄裡的人怎麼辦？他們也努力活下去了！」「活著才有希望！活著本身就是她的希望！」歡迎跟著12歲女孩恩典訴說的故事《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》，一起走進非洲、走進尼日河三角洲，認識以「活著就是希望」為信念向陽活著的人們！請聽苦苓書房 Ep.38：《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》。客座總編苦苓（引用自苦苓臉書）現為雪霸國家公園解說志工，沉潛八年，驚豔於天地萬物超乎想像的各種生命形式，遂提筆書寫自然。2011年開始，陸續出版《苦苓與瓦幸的魔法森林》、《苦苓的森林祕語》，成功開創新型態書寫，以生動詼諧的方式開啟認識自然的全新視角。2013年寫下《我在離離離島的日子》，以散文形式深刻反思人類與自然的親密關係。2015年最新力作《請勿對號入座》，則用諷刺中帶有戲謔的筆鋒，描寫各種奇人異事，再掀膾炙人口的「極短篇」風潮。苦苓臉書https://www.facebook.com/kulingwang照片提供・作家苦苓 Jessy 拍攝・與妻同行 苦苓 提供・蘭陽晨景 王夢真提供 2020.10.02【聽書】部 落 格：https://reurl.cc/n0vDLlCastbox：https://reurl.cc/4mdoj3粉絲專頁：https://reurl.cc/Ez6o4m
2020-10-0518 min
LIBRE DE VOLER 聽書－彭瀞儀20201005_2_苦苓書房 Ep.38_在遙遠那方的太陽鳥 【蘭陽有約】苦苓書房 Ep.38：活著就是希望書名：《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》 Tiny Sunbirds Far Away作者：克里斯蒂．華特森 Christie Watson譯者：麥慧芬出版社：商周出版出版日期：2012-01-06選書導讀：作家苦苓月前，苦苓大哥說，十月份來說說商周出版的《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》吧。是我沒聽說過的書名，習慣性立馬搜一下，是一本以尼日河三角洲的人們為創作背景的小說——「英國Quercus出版社2011年春季主打小說」、「2011倫敦書展最轟動的小說作品」、「2011英國柯思達文學獎入圍」；書腰上印著：「這是一個關於家族和土地的故事，從小女孩的眼睛看人性的善惡」「真正的事實一直都擺在面前，只不過有時為了活下去，我們只讓自己看到想看的東西！」七、八年前，我曾經造訪東非的肯亞、烏干達兩國，至今不曾忘懷非洲最大、距離首都奈洛比大約五公里的基貝拉貧民窟（Kibera slum）帶給我的巨大衝擊。看了書中描寫又稱「巨心」（the Big Heart）的尼日河三角洲，以及書中主人翁面對文明衝突、貧富差距、女性被傳統「割禮」（割除外生殖器）剝削……的艱難環境，卻能展現強韌的生命力，更想認識位在西非的奈及利亞。根據維基百科介紹，「尼日河（Niger River）是西非最大的河流，發源於幾內亞南部邊境的富塔賈隆高原，曲折流向東北，在馬里東部折向東南，再流經尼日和奈及利亞注入幾內亞灣。長4,184公里（全球第十三，非洲第三），流域面積2,090,000平方公里（非洲第三），重要支流有貝努埃河（Benue R）、巴尼河（Bani R）等；在中游及下游各沖積出一個三角洲，河口三角洲面積約為3.6萬平方公里，流經國家包括幾內亞、馬利、尼日、 貝南、奈及利亞......。」同樣出自維基百科：「奈及利亞聯邦共和國，通稱奈及利亞，是西非國家，位於非洲的幾內亞灣西岸頂點，鄰國包括西邊的貝南，北邊的尼日，東北方與查德接壤一小段國界，正東則是喀麥隆。奈及利亞是全非洲人口最多的國家，全世界人口第七多的國家，全世界以黑人為主體的國家中人口最多的國家。被列為未來11國的一員，也是大英國協成員。」「奈及利亞軍因長期國家貧困和內戰，雖有近兩億人口，但長期武力貧弱、武器老舊，目前空軍只有十架冷戰時代老款戰機，軍力以存在原則為主。」那麼生活在這塊土地上的人們呢？作者在本書〈後記〉提供了鮮明的側寫：「絕大部分住在尼日河三角洲的人民，每天的收入不到一塊美金，他們完全都沒有享受到這塊油藏豐富的土地所帶來的巨大財富。許多尼日河三角洲的人民沒有上學、沒有醫療照顧，甚至沒有乾淨的用水。廢油氣不斷燃燒，以及總計達到一百五十萬噸石油溢漏的生態浩劫，造成了慘不忍睹的環境。而這些人民，就得承受慘遭蹂躪後的環境惡果：飢餓、氣喘、胸腔感染、癌症，還有畸形兒。暴力與死亡的威脅，是這裡人民生活的常態，當地人都稱機動警察部隊為「殺了人就跑」。除此之外，不同勢力的武裝份子囤積石油、綁架石油公司員工，在在掩蓋掉絕大部分用和平方式抗爭的真正自由鬥士的聲音。三角洲的力量與美麗，存在於當地人民的韌性、幽默感及希望。真正的自由鬥士以和平的方式，努力確保所有三角洲人民的基本人權，已然成為石油公司與政府當局無法漠視的一股力量。不同的種族與宗教團體結成一股勢力。他們團結起來的聲音，要比武裝份子的槍砲更大聲、更有力。這些人民早在石油公司、政府當局或武裝份子出現前，就居住在這塊體地上了。他們還會繼續住下去。」作家苦苓說，「在這個小說，光明在哪裡？希望在哪裡？就在這個外婆、這個小女孩身上，雖然她們是最被那個社會歧視的女性！」「活在天堂在那邊叫苦，在地獄裡的人怎麼辦？他們也努力活下去了！」「活著才有希望！活著本身就是她的希望！」歡迎跟著12歲女孩恩典訴說的故事《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》，一起走進非洲、走進尼日河三角洲，認識以「活著就是希望」為信念向陽活著的人們！請聽苦苓書房 Ep.38：《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》。客座總編苦苓（引用自苦苓臉書）現為雪霸國家公園解說志工，沉潛八年，驚豔於天地萬物超乎想像的各種生命形式，遂提筆書寫自然。2011年開始，陸續出版《苦苓與瓦幸的魔法森林》、《苦苓的森林祕語》，成功開創新型態書寫，以生動詼諧的方式開啟認識自然的全新視角。2013年寫下《我在離離離島的日子》，以散文形式深刻反思人類與自然的親密關係。2015年最新力作《請勿對號入座》，則用諷刺中帶有戲謔的筆鋒，描寫各種奇人異事，再掀膾炙人口的「極短篇」風潮。苦苓臉書https://www.facebook.com/kulingwang照片提供・作家苦苓 Jessy 拍攝・與妻同行 苦苓 提供・蘭陽晨景 王夢真提供 2020.10.02【聽書】部 落 格：https://reurl.cc/n0vDLlCastbox：https://reurl.cc/4mdoj3粉絲專頁：https://reurl.cc/Ez6o4m
2020-10-0522 min
LIBRE DE VOLER 聽書－彭瀞儀20201005_1_苦苓書房 Ep.38_在遙遠那方的太陽鳥 【蘭陽有約】苦苓書房 Ep.38：活著就是希望書名：《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》 Tiny Sunbirds Far Away作者：克里斯蒂．華特森 Christie Watson譯者：麥慧芬出版社：商周出版出版日期：2012-01-06選書導讀：作家苦苓月前，苦苓大哥說，十月份來說說商周出版的《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》吧。是我沒聽說過的書名，習慣性立馬搜一下，是一本以尼日河三角洲的人們為創作背景的小說——「英國Quercus出版社2011年春季主打小說」、「2011倫敦書展最轟動的小說作品」、「2011英國柯思達文學獎入圍」；書腰上印著：「這是一個關於家族和土地的故事，從小女孩的眼睛看人性的善惡」「真正的事實一直都擺在面前，只不過有時為了活下去，我們只讓自己看到想看的東西！」七、八年前，我曾經造訪東非的肯亞、烏干達兩國，至今不曾忘懷非洲最大、距離首都奈洛比大約五公里的基貝拉貧民窟（Kibera slum）帶給我的巨大衝擊。看了書中描寫又稱「巨心」（the Big Heart）的尼日河三角洲，以及書中主人翁面對文明衝突、貧富差距、女性被傳統「割禮」（割除外生殖器）剝削……的艱難環境，卻能展現強韌的生命力，更想認識位在西非的奈及利亞。根據維基百科介紹，「尼日河（Niger River）是西非最大的河流，發源於幾內亞南部邊境的富塔賈隆高原，曲折流向東北，在馬里東部折向東南，再流經尼日和奈及利亞注入幾內亞灣。長4,184公里（全球第十三，非洲第三），流域面積2,090,000平方公里（非洲第三），重要支流有貝努埃河（Benue R）、巴尼河（Bani R）等；在中游及下游各沖積出一個三角洲，河口三角洲面積約為3.6萬平方公里，流經國家包括幾內亞、馬利、尼日、 貝南、奈及利亞......。」同樣出自維基百科：「奈及利亞聯邦共和國，通稱奈及利亞，是西非國家，位於非洲的幾內亞灣西岸頂點，鄰國包括西邊的貝南，北邊的尼日，東北方與查德接壤一小段國界，正東則是喀麥隆。奈及利亞是全非洲人口最多的國家，全世界人口第七多的國家，全世界以黑人為主體的國家中人口最多的國家。被列為未來11國的一員，也是大英國協成員。」「奈及利亞軍因長期國家貧困和內戰，雖有近兩億人口，但長期武力貧弱、武器老舊，目前空軍只有十架冷戰時代老款戰機，軍力以存在原則為主。」那麼生活在這塊土地上的人們呢？作者在本書〈後記〉提供了鮮明的側寫：「絕大部分住在尼日河三角洲的人民，每天的收入不到一塊美金，他們完全都沒有享受到這塊油藏豐富的土地所帶來的巨大財富。許多尼日河三角洲的人民沒有上學、沒有醫療照顧，甚至沒有乾淨的用水。廢油氣不斷燃燒，以及總計達到一百五十萬噸石油溢漏的生態浩劫，造成了慘不忍睹的環境。而這些人民，就得承受慘遭蹂躪後的環境惡果：飢餓、氣喘、胸腔感染、癌症，還有畸形兒。暴力與死亡的威脅，是這裡人民生活的常態，當地人都稱機動警察部隊為「殺了人就跑」。除此之外，不同勢力的武裝份子囤積石油、綁架石油公司員工，在在掩蓋掉絕大部分用和平方式抗爭的真正自由鬥士的聲音。三角洲的力量與美麗，存在於當地人民的韌性、幽默感及希望。真正的自由鬥士以和平的方式，努力確保所有三角洲人民的基本人權，已然成為石油公司與政府當局無法漠視的一股力量。不同的種族與宗教團體結成一股勢力。他們團結起來的聲音，要比武裝份子的槍砲更大聲、更有力。這些人民早在石油公司、政府當局或武裝份子出現前，就居住在這塊體地上了。他們還會繼續住下去。」作家苦苓說，「在這個小說，光明在哪裡？希望在哪裡？就在這個外婆、這個小女孩身上，雖然她們是最被那個社會歧視的女性！」「活在天堂在那邊叫苦，在地獄裡的人怎麼辦？他們也努力活下去了！」「活著才有希望！活著本身就是她的希望！」歡迎跟著12歲女孩恩典訴說的故事《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》，一起走進非洲、走進尼日河三角洲，認識以「活著就是希望」為信念向陽活著的人們！請聽苦苓書房 Ep.38：《在遙遠那方的太陽鳥》。客座總編苦苓（引用自苦苓臉書）現為雪霸國家公園解說志工，沉潛八年，驚豔於天地萬物超乎想像的各種生命形式，遂提筆書寫自然。2011年開始，陸續出版《苦苓與瓦幸的魔法森林》、《苦苓的森林祕語》，成功開創新型態書寫，以生動詼諧的方式開啟認識自然的全新視角。2013年寫下《我在離離離島的日子》，以散文形式深刻反思人類與自然的親密關係。2015年最新力作《請勿對號入座》，則用諷刺中帶有戲謔的筆鋒，描寫各種奇人異事，再掀膾炙人口的「極短篇」風潮。苦苓臉書https://www.facebook.com/kulingwang照片提供・作家苦苓 Jessy 拍攝・與妻同行 苦苓 提供・蘭陽晨景 王夢真提供 2020.10.02【聽書】部 落 格：https://reurl.cc/n0vDLlCastbox：https://reurl.cc/4mdoj3粉絲專頁：https://reurl.cc/Ez6o4m
2020-10-0518 min
BookomiChristie Watson - The Courage To CareRichard Kilgarriff shares OMI with the nurse who became an Costa award-winning, Sunday Times best-selling novelist, non-fiction writer and Professor of Medical and Health Humanities.
Her memoir is a whirlwind of pain, love, life and death from the frontline of nursing, up to and including the current pandemic.
Get Your copy of Christie's book COURAGE TO CARE HERE
And you can support the Fair Pay for Nursing Campaign HERE
2020-09-2028 min
The KORE Women PodcastRadio Personality, Military Veteran, Philanthropist, and Executive Producer for The Martha Quinn Show on iHeart80s @103.7 - Christie JamesThis week on The KORE Women podcast the featured guest is Christie James, who is a radio personality, Navy veteran, philanthropist, and Executive Producer and co-host of The Martha Quinn Show on iHeart80s @103.7 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Christie talks about her love of the San Francisco Bay area, her personal and professional journey in radio, her philanthropic work in the community, and her community connection. Christie loves most genres of music and you can find her on iHeartRadio on both iHeart80s Radio at 103.7 in the San Francisco Bay area and Pride Radio.
Thank...
2020-06-1616 min
Jurassic Pod: A show about the Toronto RaptorsRico Hines on Siakam's Improvement, Paul Watson Jr., Player Development and the NBA PauseBlake and Eric discuss the latest surrounding the NBA's efforts to return to play and how travel restrictions could impact the Raptors, then bring in this week's guest, Sacramento Kings assistant and player development coach Rico Hines, who works with several NBA players including Pascal Siakam. Rico chats about how much he's been in touch with players since the NBA postponed its season, his work with Pascal Siakam and the improvements he's made transitioning into a larger role, as well as Rico's approach to player development and the success story of Paul Watson Jr., who signed a two-way deal with...
2020-05-2050 min
Eat Sleep Work Repeat - better workplace cultureA career of kindness - Christie Watson on nurse's livesYou can talk about this episode - and more - on our new forum.Well what a strange time we’re living through. I don’t what I can say that hasn’t already been said. So to some extent this episode is a distraction - something interesting to listen to from a profession that is always in our highest regard in times like this but too easily forgotten in easy times.Christie Watson is a trained nurse who spent 20 years working in hospitals across London. She’s an Incredible testament...
2020-03-1943 min
WDYD?WDYD? - NursesWelcome back! Continuing the healthcare theme from the last episode of WDYD?, this week I am joined by the brilliant Chloe and Brian to discuss what life is like as a nurse in the private healthcare sector in 2019. They work on an oncology ward together and both made the move from public to private a few years ago - we discuss what their motivations were, and how their experiences differ now. We also talk about the emotional and physical demands of being a nurse, of being the ‘shock absorber’ of the care system for both patients and family during time...
2019-11-2750 min
Krew MózgKM 048: Język życzliwości - recenzja książki "Pielęgniarki" Christie WatsonW tym odcinku recenzuję książkę Christie Watson "Pielęgniarki", która w oryginalnej formie nosi tytuł "The language of kindness".Więcej o tym odcinku dowiesz się na: http://krewmozg.pl/km-048Subskrypcja podcastu: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3035173/episodes/feed
2019-10-2535 min
ShedunnitEnter The WatsonThe detective’s sidekick is a fundamental building block of the classic whodunnit. But they don’t often get full credit for the vital role they play in solving mysteries. Until now, that is.Find links to all the books and sources mentioned at shedunnitshow.com/sidekicks.Become a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at shedunnitshow.com/bookclub.Books and sources:—A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie—The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle...
2019-10-1626 min
The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast#33 The Language of Kindness with Christie WatsonToday I want to introduce this pod with a quote from my guests latest book “ The Language of Kindness”'Come with me on the wards from birth to death, past the special care baby unit and the double doors to the medical ward. Run through the corridors to answer the crash bleep, past the pharmacy and staff kitchen and to the accident and emergency room. We explore the hospital itself as well as nursing and many other aspects. What I thought nursing involved when I started - chemistry, biology, physics, pharmacology and anatomy - and wha...
2019-09-301h 15
En förbannad poddAvsnitt 90: Nu är det höst!Nu är det höst, för det har vi bestämt. Men innan vi kan hänge oss helt till denna bästa årstid, ska sommarens böcker avhandlas. Vem har haft läsflow, vem har inte haft det? Och så svarar vi på veckans fråga - vilken bok har förändrat oss?I detta avsnitt pratar vi omStrandcafét av Lucy DiamondKejsaren av Portugallien av Selma LagerlöfNormal People av Sally RooneyBlå Skymning av Joan DidionGöra gott - en sjuksköt...
2019-08-1954 min
The Extremis Publishing PodcastFive Favourite Books with Thomas A. ChristieProfessor Roderick "Rory" Watson, Emeritus Professor of English Studies at the University of Stirling and author of the celebrated text "The Literature of Scotland" (1984), talks to his old protégé Dr Thomas A. Christie about the five books which have helped to influence Tom's worldview and shape his understanding of literary studies.
2019-08-0541 min
Cartas desde ThornfieldS02E01 Balance Literario 2018 Y Propósitos 2019Hola Secretistas! En este primer podcast del 2019 hacemos un balance en libros del 2018 y comentamos los propósitos literarios que esperamos cumplir a lo largo del año. ¿Os animáis a escucharlo?
Magrat Ajostiernos: https://youtu.be/0aTqFDwoTKg
Reseñas:
El Cuento de la Criada de Margaret Atwood: https://goo.gl/VdZVPV
Una Vacante Imprevista de J. K. Rowling: https://goo.gl/fY2xJ4
Cortejo en la Catedral de Kate Douglas Wiggin: https://goo.gl/L4ry9b
De la Mano. Testimonios de una Enfermera de Christie Watson: https://goo.gl/vb5DGT
Enlaces:
Blog: https://goo.gl/p7i2A8
...
2019-07-1958 minCartas desde ThornfieldS02E01 Balance Literario 2018 Y Propósitos 2019Hola Secretistas! En este primer podcast del 2019 hacemos un balance en libros del 2018 y comentamos los propósitos literarios que esperamos cumplir a lo largo del año. ¿Os animáis a escucharlo?
Magrat Ajostiernos: https://youtu.be/0aTqFDwoTKg
Reseñas:
El Cuento de la Criada de Margaret Atwood: https://goo.gl/VdZVPV
Una Vacante Imprevista de J. K. Rowling: https://goo.gl/fY2xJ4
Cortejo en la Catedral de Kate Douglas Wiggin: https://goo.gl/L4ry9b
De la Mano. Testimonios de una Enfermera de Christie Watson: https://goo.gl/vb5DGT
Enlaces:
Blog: https://goo.gl/p7i2A8
...
2019-07-1958 min
FaberBooksNathan Filer reads from The Heartland: Finding and Losing SchizophreniaSchizophrenia: whether it’s the associations it conjures or the people it brings to mind, it is a word we all have a view on. How we perceive it – and how we treat people living with it – is at the core of how we understand mental health.
But what do we really know? How much time do we spend listening? Do we truly comprehend this complex and often contradictory diagnosis?
In The Heartland Nathan Filer, mental health nurse and award winning writer, takes us on a journey into the psychiatric wards he once worked on. He also invites us to spend...
2019-06-0604 min
Women What Whistle008 KINDNESS AND THE SECRETS OF HAPPINESSDid you know that people who are happy, are said to live for 10 years longer than those who aren't? In our quest for happiness we seem to scrabble around to fill our lives with more stuff and so in this podcast we take inspiration from a totally different perspective. We take inspiration from acclaimed NHS nurse Christie Watson and from her book The Language of Kindness alongside Giles Brandreth's book The 7 Secrets of Happiness. We also discuss how we can be more wise with our fashion choices, we whizz through some statistics from a recent white paper...
2019-03-1428 min
Women What Whistle008 Inspired By Christie WatsonDid you know that people who are happy, are said to live for 10 years longer than those who aren’t? In our quest for happiness we seem to scrabble around to fill our lives with more stuff and so in this podcast we take inspiration from a totally different perspective. We take inspiration from acclaimed NHS nurse Christie Watson and from her book The Language of Kindness alongside Giles Brandreth’s book The 7 Secrets of Happiness. We also discuss how we can be more wise with our fashion choices, we whizz through some statistics from a recent whit...
2019-03-1428 min
HumAIn PodcastHow AI Will Affect Your Business with Oliver Christie[Audio] Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSSOliver Christie is the Co-Founder of Voltare Consulting. He has a degree in Mathematics, Economics and Fine Art from Peter Symonds College, Winchester, UK and a BFA in Fine and Studio Arts from University of SoutHampton. His experience includes working in the Financial, Media and Transportation sectors, and using technologies such as IBM Watson, Microsoft Azure, Google Tensorflow, H2O.ai and Intel.Episode Links: Oliver Christie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverchristie/O...
2019-02-2637 min
Left Of LeftfieldLeft Of Leftfield (No Radio) Show #2Welcome to the ‘no longer’ radio show, full of made up songs. A show in which Paul tells of a lunatic behind his car with a flashing strobe light on his dashboard, and Mark talks about renewing his internet/cable package – should be straightforward, right…?
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Our Swell Oh Els this week include Colette starring Kiera Knightly and Dominic West plus three fantastic books A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman – The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne and The Language Of Kindness by Christie Watson
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2019-02-1800 minPodcast – Left Of LeftfieldLeft Of Leftfield (No Radio) Show #2Welcome to the ‘no longer’ radio show, full of made up songs. A show in which Paul tells of a lunatic behind his car with a flashing strobe light on his dashboard, and Mark talks about renewing his internet/cable package – should be straightforward, right…?
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Our Swell Oh Els this week include Colette starring Kiera Knightly and Dominic West plus three fantastic books A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman – The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne and The Language Of Kindness by Christie Watson
Feel free...
2019-02-1800 minPodcast – Left Of LeftfieldLeft Of Leftfield (No Radio) Show #2Welcome to the ‘no longer’ radio show, full of made up songs. A show in which Paul tells of a lunatic behind his car with a flashing strobe light on his dashboard, and Mark talks about renewing his internet/cable package – should be straightforward, right…?
https://leftofleftfield95.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/left-of-leftfield-podcast-noradio-2-mastered.mp3
Our Swell Oh Els this week include Colette starring Kiera Knightly and Dominic West plus three fantastic books A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman – The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne and The Language Of Kindness by Christie Watson
Feel free to c...
2019-02-1800 minVINTAGE BOOKSTalking about kindness ᛫ Christie WatsonListen to The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story by Christie Watson: http://po.st/LOKAudiblePodcastFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletterMusic is Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz http://po.st/OrbitingADistant Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-02-0313 min
The BackstoryThe art of nursing: Christie's storyThis week Claire went to meet Christie Watson who worked as a nurse for over twenty years. We hear about when she found herself on the other side of the fence watching Cheryl her Dad’s nurse - look after him when he became terminally ill with lung cancer. She describes the minute cues that Cheryl took from getting to knowing her Dad that helped her nurse him so effectively. She describes the pressures that nurses are under and what needs to change as we head towards a bed crisis which is actually a nursing shortage this winter. Christie ha...
2019-01-0100 min
The Disruptors65. Artificial Intelligence for Good | XPrize Adivsor Oliver ChristieOliver Christie (@oliverchristie) is the founder and CEO of Artificial Intelligence consulting firm Foxy Machine. He works across multiple industries to help integrate Artificial Intelligence into companies and organizations, leveraging data for smarter outcomes. Foxy Machine also has a research arm that looks into the future of Artificial Intelligence and how it can have a positive global impact.Oliver works closely with the X Prize as their AI Advocate, Heads Data Science for OpusAI and advises half dozen other AI startups. In 2009 Oliver and his firm Foxy Machine were a GoogleX Moonshot award winner with The Optimized Self, th...
2018-12-1754 minSaturday LiveHugh Dennis and Eric Idle's Inheritance TracksThe comedian and actor Hugh Dennis talks about being the son of a Bishop and his latest role in The Messiah. Former nurse, Christie Watson, recalls lessons of kindness and hospital Christmasses. Listener Stephanie Bouckley shares her Thank You story pegged to the 30th anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster.
JP Devlin meets Arthur Spencer, a former teacher and WWII navigator, who has been recognised with the award of a Legion d’honneur from the French government.
Jan Blake describes the timeless appeal of storytelling and her first visit to her grandmother in Jamaica. Firefighter Gary Bankhead explains how he be...
2018-12-151h 25
5x15The Language of Kindness - Christie WatsonChristie Watson was a nurse for twenty years. She worked in a variety of healthcare settings, but spent most of her career in paediatric intensive care in large NHS hospitals before becoming a resuscitation nurse. Christie now teaches and writes and advocates for nursing. Her first novel, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won the Costa First Novel Award and her second novel, Where Women Are Kings, was also published to international critical acclaim. Her works have been translated into eighteen languages. Taking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary, The Language of Kindness is an astonishing...
2018-11-2011 min
5x15The Language of Kindness - Christie WatsonChristie Watson was a nurse for twenty years. She worked in a variety of healthcare settings, but spent most of her career in paediatric intensive care in large NHS hospitals before becoming a resuscitation nurse. Christie now teaches and writes and advocates for nursing. Her first novel, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, won the Costa First Novel Award and her second novel, Where Women Are Kings, was also published to international critical acclaim. Her works have been translated into eighteen languages. Taking us from birth to death and from A&E to the mortuary, The Language of Kindness is an astonishing...
2018-11-2011 min
Ask PenguinChristie Watson with Paul SmithBefore she was a critically acclaimed author, Christie Watson was a nurse for 20 years, she joins Paul Smith in the Penguin studio to talk about ‘The Language of Kindness’. It’s an extraordinary account of a profession that witnesses everything from birth to death and a lot in between. Christie brings objects which inspired her work into the studio, including a statue of Florence Nightingale, a fob watch, a mini book on nursing and a photo of a fishing boat. #PenguinPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-05-0928 min
Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureThe Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story by Christie WatsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331332 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story Author: Christie Watson Narrator: Christie Watson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 8, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A moving, lyrical, beautifully-written portrait of a nurse and the lives she has touched Christie Watson spent twenty years as a nurse, and in this intimate, poignant, and remarkably powerful book, she opens the doors of the hospital and shares its secrets. She takes us by her side do...
2018-05-0810 min
Step Inside A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Best-Selling.The Language of Kindness by Christie WatsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/90481to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Language of Kindness
Author: Christie Watson
Narrator: Christie Watson
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
Release date: 05-08-18
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 76 ratings
Genres: Medical
Publisher's Summary:
Christie Watson spent 20 years as a nurse, and in this intimate, poignant, and remarkably powerful audiobook, she opens the doors of the hospital and shares its secrets. She takes us by her side down hospital corridors to visit the wards and meet her unforgettable patients. In the neonatal unit, premature babies fight for their lives, hovering at the very edge...
2018-05-088h 59
VINTAGE BOOKSThe Head and the Heart ᛫ Christie Watson & Suzanne O'SullivanA nurse and a doctor walk in to a recording studio... and ask if medicine an art or a science, wonder what they would change about the health care system in the UK and talk about the patients they'll never forget.Brainstorm, Detective Stories From the World of Neurology by Suzanne O'Sullivan: http://po.st/BrainstormPThe Language of Kindness, A Nurse's Story by Christie Watson: http://po.st/LanguageofKindnessPFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our...
2018-05-0321 min
The High LowCrediting your sources in the internet age & why we all love to hate CoachellaSome excellent e-mails on voice notes in The High Low mailbag this week - turns out The HL listeners are more than a little bit obsessed with voice notes. On this week’s agenda: a butt-load of article recommendations from Pandora (Christie Watson’s book about the NHS had Pandora in a puddle), some stellar advice from Dolly on how to survive your social life sober, a hefty discussion on miscreditation and appropriation in the internet age and - the big stuff - why we all love to hate Coachella (it’s not just the headdresses, people.)
2018-04-1900 min
2018-01-311h 53
All About Agatha ChristieAnd Then There Were 66: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie - Part 1Episode 1! In which we tackle Agatha Christie's first published novel--and first Poirot novel--The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Deep-dive with us as we try to figure out how Christie crafted this cunning "puzzle mystery," and why one woman would regularly ingest coffee, cocoa, tonic, and sleeping powders all in one night.... Come for the kissing cousins, stay for the discussion of Holmes/Watson homage (a.k.a. fan-fic).
2016-09-2255 min
SecundarisCapitЯ Arthur Hastings, el Watson d'Hercule Poirot - 22/04/14L'Anna Ferrer a Secundaris avui parla del fidel company ideat per Agatha Christie per Hercule Poirot, el capitЯ Arthur Hastings. Ell жs el gentleman anglУs prototьpic. Educadьssim, refinat i sempre a favor del joc net.
2014-04-2213 min
Pod AcademyWhat does it mean to be British?A new UK think tank, British Future, has been set up to look into identity, integration, migration and opportunity in modern Britain. Their new research report, Hopes and Fears, looks at what it means to be British in 2012.
Rachael Jolley went to interview the Director, Sunder Katwala about the report. The podcast also includes contributions from the round table discussion that launched it, featuring novelist Christie Watson, journalists Matthew D’Ancona and James Forsyth and researcher Promise Campbell.
Christie Watson (speaking at the launch of the report) : Everything we see, everything we associate with Britishness – the flag...
2012-02-2321 minHumanities and Social Sciences – Pod AcademyWhat does it mean to be British?A new UK think tank, British Future, has been set up to look into identity, integration, migration and opportunity in modern Britain. Their new research report, Hopes and Fears, looks at what it means to be British in 2012.
Rachael Jolley went to interview the Director, Sunder Katwala about the report. The podcast also includes contributions from the round table discussion that launched it, featuring novelist Christie Watson, journalists Matthew D’Ancona and James Forsyth and researcher Promise Campbell.
Christie Watson (speaking at the launch of the report) : Everything we see, everything we associate with Britishness – the flag...
2012-02-2321 min
Four ThoughtChristie Watson: What's Worse than Death?Novelist and former paediatric nurse Christie Watson asks whether there are some things worse than death.She describes the extraordinary medical breakthroughs which allow children to be kept alive today who previously would have died. But she asks whether community care and medical ethics have kept up with the increasing number of technology-dependent children, that is, children who cannot breathe without life support machines.Four Thought is a series of talks which combine thought provoking ideas and engaging storytelling. Recorded in front of an audience at the RSA in London, speakers...
2011-10-2613 min
As Yet Unnamed London Theatre PodcastTop Girls, Anna Christie, Richard IIIs AYULTP #032 14-Aug-2011As Yet Unnamed London Theatre Podcast14-Aug-2011With T R P Watson http://www.londontheatregoer.com Rev Stan http://theatre.revstan.com Plays DiscussedTop Girls - Trafalgar Studios http://www.atgtickets.com/2840/677/London/Trafalgar-Studios/Top-Girls-Tickets Anna Chr
2011-08-1523 min
Excess BaggageNigeria - Newfoundland, Labrador and Montreal, CanadaSandi Toksvig finds out about Nigeria with actor and director Femi Elufowoju Jr and novelist Christie Watson, and gets under the skin of Montreal and Newfoundland with writer Kathleen Winter.Producer: Chris Wilson.
2011-04-0227 min
Taverncast - Happy Hour in Your Head - Since 2005TC1337: The End BeginsTC focuses on gaming! Bryce and Bill are sucked back into the WoW vortex just into time to experience the Cataclysm. Plus a review of the new WoW book by Christie Golden.
2010-11-2300 min