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True Business StoriesClaire Richards KPMGClaire loves risk and has spent most of her career helping businesses identify risk and how to use that risk analysis to make better business decisions.2025-05-0928 min
Don’t Scare ClaireEpisode 89: Oxford Castle and PrisonH.M Oxford Prison shut in 1996, closing a chapter in the castle’s history which had lasted for almost a thousand years.
Now part of the prison has been turned into Malmaison Oxford, a boutique hotel, should it come as any surprise that guests are reporting strange paranormal activity in the converted prison cell bedrooms?
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📚 Hotel Lobbies and Lounges: The Architecture of Professional Hospitality, edited by Anne Massey and Tom Avermaete
📚 Behind Bars – Britain's Most Notor...2025-03-2546 min
est living | design conversationsThis Much I Know with Karen McCartney | Richards StanisichRichards Stanisich founders and architects Jonathan Richards and Kirsten Stanisich sit down with Karen McCartney in Stanisich’s home to discuss designing emotionally resonant spaces, resisting trends while evolving aesthetically, and the importance of adaptive reuse in their work.Learn more about Richards Stanisich:https://estliving.com/professional/richards-stanisich/See Kirsten Stanisich’s own home:https://estliving.com/where-architects-live-kirsten-stanisich/This Much I Know is a podcast by est living, hosted by Karen McCartney.Recorded and produced by Marcus Costello from Audiocraft for est living.2025-03-1737 min
The Squarepeg Podcast127. Autism's healing mechanism: an autism and OCD journeyAnna has been on a real journey of self discovery, from refusing to entertain the idea that she might have a diagnosable condition, to devouring every book she could get her hands on that might help her understand her autism and OCD. Now in her thirties, Anna talks to me about her experiences of the autism diagnostic process, having OCD and receiving treatment in various forms, and becoming housebound following the Covid pandemic. She also shares her fascinating internal world of synaesthesia, and the solace she finds in her many intense interests. Squarepeg i...2025-03-081h 07
The Squarepeg Podcast125. Autism is the easiest piece: starting over after years of misdiagnosesMalori talks about her experience of spending seven years being given various misdiagnoses and being medicated and treated for conditions that she didn't have. Now, with the knowledge that she is autistic, Malori reflects back on her journey through the mental health system, what she's learned, and what's changed for the better since she first sought help for the difficulties that she was experiencing back in 2015. Content warning: in this episode, Malori shares some of her experience of getting treatment for an eating disorder. Squarepeg is a podcast in which I talk to other late...2025-02-221h 13
Hey, Downtown Van!Tania Richards: Elevating Rugby Canada on the World StageHosts Sofia Laratta and Claire Leonard are joined by Tania Richards, Rugby Canada's Managing Director of Commercial, Marketing & Communications. With the Vancouver Sevens on the horizon, they discuss the tournament's impact on the city and Canada's growing influence in the world of rugby.2025-02-1238 min
Right Answers MostlyMary Jane Richards: The Civil War's Best Kept SecretHappy Martin Luther King Jr day! Today we discuss "Mary Bowser", whose ACTUAL name was Mary Jane Richards, an extraordinary woman whose life exemplified courage and ingenuity during the American Civil War. Born into slavery in Virginia, she was freed by her owner, a Quaker, and later worked as a spy for the Union. After gaining her freedom, she worked in the Confederate White House in Richmond, Virginia, as a servant, which gave her unprecedented access to sensitive Confederate military and political information.Her role as a spy is one of the most fascinating...2025-01-201h 04
Write, Damn It! with Zoe RichardsEpisode 130 Author Confidential with Mark StayMark Stay got a part-time Christmas job at Waterstones in the 90s and, despite being working class and quite lippy, somehow ended up working in publishing for over 25 years. He wrote in his spare time and sometimes those writings got turned into books and films, including the Witches of Woodville series from Simon & Schuster, and the 2023 Warner Bros. horror movie Unwelcome. Nautilus, the #1 Amazon Prime TV series, was based on his treatment.Mark was also co-presenter of the award-winning Bestseller Experiment podcast, which has inspired writers all over the world to finish and publish their books. Born i...2024-11-221h 06
Book Talk, etc.October Books on the Radar + A Reading Check InSend us a textIn Episode 169 of Book Talk, Etc., join Tina and Hannah as they talk about some October books on the radar and share a little Q3 reading check in. Hannah talks about one of her favorite books of the year, while Tina dives into a highly anticipated new release. This episode is packed with bookish goodness, fun conversations about books and reality TV, and even some real-life drama involving cats stuck in trees and skunks in the chicken coop. We hope you enjoy it!If you enjoy our ad-free podcast, support us...2024-09-2450 min
The Squarepeg Podcast124 [Bonus] Autism and therapy: connection, validation and using our strengths to heal our livesThis is the third and final in my miniseries of bonus ‘revisit’ episodes, in which I reconnect with guests from previous seasons. This week, I talk with psychotherapist Cloie Parfitt, who I first talked to a couple of years ago, in the summer of 2022. Cloie is originally from Tennessee in the United States, and now lives in Norwich in the UK, where she has a private practice working with mainly neurodivergent clients. Cloie’s doctoral research in counselling and psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh focused on autistic women’s experience of psychological trauma and trauma therapy, and that...2024-09-2158 min
The Squarepeg Podcast123 [Re-release] Autism, psychotherapy and trauma: why many autistic people need a different approachI first released this episode in July 2022, as part of Season 6. And this week I’ve released a brand new episode with Cloie, as part of a miniseries of revisits, where I reconnect with some of my guests from previous conversations. So here’s Cloie’s original episode, for those of you new to the podcast, or in case you’d like to refresh your memory before listening to the new episode (that’s episode 124). Cloie Parfitt is a psychotherapist, originally from Tennessee in the United States, now living in Norwich in the UK. A former nurse, she switch...2024-09-2156 min
Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie WareClaire Richards5,6,7,8 - it’s Claire Richards! Star of the iconic group Steps, this week Claire joined us for brunch at mine. Despite deafening us all when I had a slight kitchen mishap and set fire to the bacon, we had a lovely time with Claire! We learned about how she started her career by entering karaoke competitions, her first job working for Burger King, her irrational fear of spag bol as a child, the first success she had in a girl band (called TSD), her wonderful friendship with Rylan, and she also admits to having a crush on Peter Andre too! Cl...2024-06-1953 min
The Chris Evans Show with The National LotteryThe one with Steps' Claire Richards and talkSPORT's Alan BrazilClaire Richards from Steps will bring the party with news of her Everybody Dance concert tour, which kicks off in Northampton in October.talkSPORT’s Alan Brazil will be kickstarting the Euros on talkSPORT breakfast ahead of Germany v Scotland tonight! Listen live on the TalkSPORT app, at talkSPORT.com, on DAB digital radio, or on 1053 or 1089 AMJoin Chris, Vassos and the team every weekday for laughs with the listeners, the greatest guests, and a pinch of the papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1430 min
Crafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastSocial-Emotional Curriculum in Beginners ProgramMadeleine Ker, Claire DeLaurentis, and Daley Avery shared about their summer work. The focus of their work was to review the Beginners Social and Emotional Learning curriculum by looking closely at the history of what they have included.
They took a closer look at “The Color Monster” unit and differentiated lessons to provide students with a more scaffolded experience.
2024-06-1232 min
All American Wingshooting PodcastEP55 Claire RichardsY'all, join us for a laid-back chat with Claire Richards from Dream Ranch in Guntersville, Alabama. Claire gives us the lowdown on the exciting changes at their lodge, including a brand new pool and a five-stand. Dream Ranch is a top-notch hunting preserve offering quail, pheasant, whitetail, and dove hunting.
Claire and her husband Kyle took a big leap to chase their dream of living the hunting lifestyle and raising their kids in this beautiful setting. They've had their fair share of challenges, especially with COVID-19, but they've built a strong, supportive community. Claire also shares her experience at the...2024-05-2730 min
Talkhouse PodcastKevin Drew (Broken Social Scene) with Claire RousayThis week's Talkhouse Podcast came together in a fun way, when a new-ish artist referenced the work of a more established band in a song, and the head of a legendary indie label thought they should meet. That sounds complicated, but don’t worry I’ll explain. Our guests are Claire Rousay and Kevin Drew. Kevin Drew is best known as one of the founders of Broken Social Scene, the influential Canadian band slash collective that’s been around for 25 years now. The band has amassed an incredible catalog that broke out with 2002’s unstoppable You Forgot It In Peo...2024-05-0248 min
Yenta!"I Steal Spoons" with Lily RichardsLily Richards is a filmmaker who's currently slaying the film festival circuit. Also, she obsessively steals spoons. This episode is for everyone who loves marriage goss, corporate world goss, and obviously spoon goss. (See her spoon collection on our instagram.)
We Yenta about:
Lily met her wife in college!! Lesbian college sweethearts!
How to crush the corporate world when you have a theater degree
Sports. Balls. Foam Fingers. Caitlin Clark.
We punch up Raye’s hinge profile
How to find your niche in the film i...2024-04-2559 min
Write, Damn It! with Zoe RichardsEpisode 100 In Conversation with Emma Claire WilsonEmma-Claire Wilson is an author of emotional commercial and book club fiction. She writes ‘to make sense of the world’, and loves nothing more than tackling tough subjects and issues that affect her readers on a daily basis.When she is not writing fiction, she enjoys exercising her brain muscles with freelance copywriting, coaching other writers or writing articles for The Glass House Online Magazine. Her debut, This Child of Mine, although not autobiographical, was based on personal experiences and resulted in a highly emotional piece of fiction that secured her representation with Kate Nash Liter...2024-04-2359 min
Matt Williams Synthpop SymphonySynthpop Symphony 220 Synthwave Electropop Italo Disco 80's New Wave@Dead Or Alive Youthquake Megamix!Send us a textThis week I've got a new double feature from Mind Machineoff their new EP Always Tomorrow! Plus a double feature with 2 new amazing tracks from the new Teleskop EP In Orbit. Also new music from Lifelong Corporation , A new instrumental track from Eric C. Powell Music + Andrea Powell, New Claire Richards, Dj Betto , Ed Izmestiev, James Knights, and Charlotte Gainsbourg.PLUS! A Brand New Dead Or Alive Youthquake 2024 Reimagined Megamix with Lover Come Back to Me, DJ Hit That Button and Big Daddy of the Rhythm!!!Classic...2024-03-302h 00
Ignite & Scale - The Cambria Private Capital Podcast with Mike AllenIgnite & Scale with Claire Richards, Principal Sustainability Consultant - ESG Strategy, Materiality & ReportingThis week Mike talks to Claire Richards, Principal Sustainability Consultant from Anthesis Group. Claire Richards, plays a pivotal role in guiding businesses and organizations towards environmentally responsible and sustainable practices. She combines a deep understanding of environmental science, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility with strategic planning and project management skills. Claire's duties often encompass conducting comprehensive sustainability assessments, developing strategies to reduce carbon footprints and waste, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and implementing green initiatives. Mike and Claire examine the importance of early-stage businesses embracing ESG principles, emphasizing how a comprehensive ESG strategy can...2024-03-2118 min
The Silent Why: finding hope in grief and lossLoss 50/101: Loss of a left arm and shoulder: Stephen Downes#100. When you lose your dominant arm, what's worse, the emotional toll, or the physical loss? This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to chat about grief and see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss.Loss #50 of 101: Loss of a left arm and shoulderMeet Stephen Downes from Cornwall, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma at the age of 22 when he found a lump in his neck on Christmas Day, 1997. After intensive radiotherapy that seemed to be it, until he felt another lump in the same place...2024-03-1953 minWrite, Damn It! with Zoe RichardsEpisode 83 Putting Yourself Out There As An Author: Being FeaturedThis is the longest 'short' episode I've done, but believe me, it's worth it! I've invited my dear friend, Emma-Claire Wilson to join me, but not as an author, rather as a journalist. She shares her expertise with us about how to be featured, and there are real nuggets in this episode. So forgive me a long 'short' on this occasion, but I know you'll find it incredibly helpful, whether or not you are a published author.Emma-Claire can be found at emmaclairewilson.com where you will find details of working with her as a coach and...2024-02-2346 min