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Youth Culture Today with Walt MuellerKids Embracing a Smartphone SabbathWhat happens when a group of teenagers go without their smartphones for four weeks? Journalist Decca Aitkenhead found out when she devised an experiment to ban her two sons and eight of their friends from using their phones for four weeks. Initially, as you might imagine, there were protests. “You’ve got to joking” said fourteen year old Jake. But after the four weeks of allowing only one hour a day on a smartphone and the other twenty-three hours on a call and text only Light Phone, you need to hear what the kids had to say. One of the te...2025-03-3101 min
ProfileDavid LammyHe’s not yet completed a hundred days in his new job, but David Lammy finds himself overseeing the UK’s response to rising tensions in the Middle East.Born to Guyanese parents in north London, and raised by his mother from the age of 12 after his father left them, the foreign secretary is known for his advocacy for social justice, equality, and human rights. His journey to the top of British politics began with a legal career – becoming the first black Briton to study a masters in law at Harvard. At 27, David Lammy became Parlia...2024-10-0514 min
Your Brain On ClimateLong Time, with Ella SaltmarsheTime. You work on a human timescale, but the planet doesn't. Sometimes we can think long term but mostly real life gets in the way: but the decisions we collectively take will have a huge impact on life on Earth now, and for generations to come. What are the biases that peg us to short term thinking? How can we shift our perspective to the day after tomorrow, and how can that help everyday life? And what do pigeons have to do with it? Joining Dave this episode is Ella Saltmarshe, Director of the Long Tim...2024-08-2851 min
Changes with Annie MacmanusDecca Aitkenhead on the life changing power of loveThis conversation is astonishing. Prepare to be completely engrossed and moved beyond belief by the phenomenal Decca Aitkenhead. The Chief Interviewer at the Sunday Times, Decca talks so beautifully with a warmth and lightness that contrasts with what she has lived through. The love story between her and her late husband Tony is like nothing else you have ever heard before.Tragically, in 2014, Decca Aitkenhead’s husband Tony died while they were on holiday in Jamaica with their two young sons. A life shattering change. Here, Decca talks about why Tony was the most interesting person sh...2024-07-0859 min
Woman's HourWeekend Woman’s Hour: Royal Navy exclusive, Tamsin Greig, Period Tracker Apps, Formula One, Sleepwalking, Choral musicA female officer in the military says she was raped by a senior officer who was responsible in the Royal Navy for behaviours and values, including sexual consent. Speaking exclusively to Woman’s Hour, the female officer, who we are calling Joanna, reported the incident and her allegations to the military police who brought charges against the officer. However, the Services Prosecution Authority later said that they wouldn’t be taking the case forward to a military court. The female officer, who feels she has been forced to leave the military, says that her career has been left in ruin...2024-05-1855 minWoman's HourBirth trauma, Sleepwalking, Lolita ChakrabartiHow many women have decided not to have more children after a traumatic birth? The UK’s first inquiry into traumatic childbirth has found that too often poor care is normalised, with devastating effects on women’s mental and physical health. Nuala McGovern talks to one Woman’s Hour listener who decided she couldn’t face having another child after a traumatic birth, and to the author of the report, Dr Kim Thomas, about its recommendations. Journalist Decca Aitkenhead regularly sleepwalks. She talks to Nuala about her night-time escapades which include finding herself locked out in the middle o...2024-05-1457 min
Political CurrencyEMQs: Political Book ClubEd Balls and George Osborne are pleased to have been asked for book recommendations. Is this the start of a book club to compete with the likes of Richard and Judy? If so, George is bagsying his role in the duo now - and no, it’s not Richard. MP Greg Clark asks about the future of local mayoralties, and Sunday Times interviewer Decca Aitkenhead wants to know whether George is doing anything about his, ahem, selective memory. Plus, what on earth did the Cameron government see in Liz Truss all those years ago, and what’s cha...2024-05-1336 min
The ExplanationThe Media Show: Secrets of the Celebrity InterviewDecca Aitkenhead is the Chief Interviewer of The Sunday Times and has interviewed countless big names, from Hillary Clinton to Madonna. As she wins yet another award for her writing, she reveals how she does it – and why body language is the key to getting the rich and famous to say things they might later regret.
Also in the programme, we meet the creators of two TV formats that have been sold around the world. And can you teach creativity? The creative genius behind some of the world’s most celebrated adverts says you can.
Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros...2024-04-2522 min
The Media ShowOfcom, impartiality and electionsKatie and Ros explore the place of creativity in modern media, from advertising to game show formats. They talk to the producers behind ITV’s The 1% Club and Channel 4’s Hunted. They’ll also hear about concerns over dating app Grindr’s use of user data and talk to media regulator Ofcom about new research into how audiences feel about politicians presenting current affairs programmes. Guests: Cristina Nicolotti Squires, Group Director, Ofcom; Decca Aitkenhead, Chief Interviewer, The Sunday Times; Matt Bennett, Senior Executive Producer, Shine TV; Dean Nabarro, Co-founder, Magnum Media; Sir John Hegarty, Advertising Executive, The Garage S...2024-04-2457 min
#SiblingsToo - Exploring the impacts of sibling sexual abuseEp.53 - Decca Aitkenhead - A Journalist's Journey of Reporting on SSAIn this powerful and thought-provoking episode of the #SiblingsToo podcast, Decca Aitkenhead and host Nancy Morris delve into the underreported and deeply complex issue of sibling sexual abuse (SSA). The conversation provides an insightful exploration into Decca's journey to write a major article for The Sunday Times in the UK, addressing a subject that often goes unnoticed by the public and media alike. With a commitment to shedding light on this taboo topic, Decca and Nancy discuss the obstacles and responsibilities that come with bringing such personal, intimate stories to a wider audience. The episode r...2024-03-211h 03
The StoryThe unspeakable crimeWarning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. The family member most likely to sexually abuse a child is their brother or sister. For years sexual abuse by siblings has been too much of a taboo to discuss but more survivors of abuse come forward to discuss their experiences. We hear from one of them on today’s podcast. If you or someone you know has been affected by sibling sexual abuse support and advice can be found Sibling Sexual Abuse Support and the Sibling Sexual Abuse Resource Centre.This...2024-03-1839 min
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Biography & MemoirDuplicity - My Mothers' Secrets (Unabridged) by Donna FreedPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736097 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Duplicity - My Mothers' Secrets (Unabridged) Author: Donna Freed Narrator: Donna Freed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 54 minutes Release date: December 12, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 'Just the most amazing story, a brilliant story, it's like discovering another world. How incredible to go back and search for your past in that way.' Jeremy Vine, BBC R2. 'Mesmerising, I couldn't stop reading'. Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times. 'A family scandal straight out of a Hollywood film noir .. what a story it is. I look forward to seeing it on...2023-12-1203 minThe StoryRussell Brand investigation: What happened nextLast weekend The Times and The Sunday Times – together with Channel 4's Dispatches – broke the news of allegations against Russell Brand including rape and sexual assault. Russell Brand strongly denies all the allegations.So what happened next? Today we catch up with The Times’ head of investigations to answer listener questions and examine the fallout from the investigation.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guest: Paul Morgan-Bentley, Head of Investigations, The Times.Host...2023-09-2136 min
New Full Audiobooks in MemoirsThe Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience and Optimism by Kate GarrawayPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651066 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Strength of Love: Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience and Optimism Author: Kate Garraway Narrator: Kate Garraway Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 14, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: AS SEEN ON ITV'S DOCUMENTARY KATE GARRAWAY: DEREK'S STORY *** The Sunday Times Bestseller *** 'Intimate, tender and brutally honest ... a remarkable book.' Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times 'These are probably the toughest times we have faced in many decades, and we all have to find within us the strength and resilience to get through and to find...2023-09-1405 min
You're BookedFern Brady - You're BookedWe are so delighted to bring you this nourishing, fascinating and frequently hilarious conversation with comedian, podcaster, Taskmaster alumnus and now memoirist Fern Brady! Fern is an acclaimed and celebrated stand-up (currently on tour around the UK), co-hosted the BBC podcast Wheel of Misfortune with Alison Spittle and has just released the remarkable memoir Strong Female Character which covers autism, stripping and Catholicism. It's very funny. We talked to Fern about Jean Rhys, her obsession with Jeanette Winterson, memoir qualms and why teenage boys don't eat vegetables. For your chance to appear on the podcast, pre-order Daisy's next book...2023-02-1350 min
Sorry He Sucks1 - Fassbender & RDJIn the very first episode of Sorry He Sucks, Amber and Kara look at the crimes and allegations against Robert Downey Jnr and Michael Fassbender
References:
Wikipedia Obviously!!
Marie Claire article by Suzannah Ramsdale "The Many Reasons To Love Michael Fassbender"
The Guardian article by Decca Aitkenhead "Michael Fassbender: ‘I was a bit of a worrywart. I’ve tried to work on that’"
Fandango article by Amanda Bell "Michael Fassbender: ‘I was a bit of a worrywart. I’ve tried to work on that’"
The Daily Bea...2020-07-261h 07
Word on Wednesday with John MasonReconciliation for a Troubled World
God’s people will sometimes have doubts about their faith, for there is much in life that threatens to undermine our confidence in a God who is good. How can a good God allow the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus, not least amongst the poor?
The only sort of faith that is immune to the silent question, ‘How can a good God allow these things’ is a blind faith, a faith that closes its mind to reality. Real faith has to confront the evil and suffering in the world.
Paul the Apostle in his Le...2020-07-0114 min
Inside The TimesDecca Aitkenhead on the future of popBillie Eilish is the home-schooled teenage superstar described by many as the future of pop. In an astonishingly honest conversation with our chief interviewer, Billie, who already has 25 million Instagram followers, opens up about therapy, her boyfriend and how success has changed her life — for better and for worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-12-2116 min
Chat 10 Looks 3Ep 123: Live at Hamer Hall, MelbourneRecorded Live at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Friday 1st November 2019. • A percentage of the proceeds from all our shows goes to charity, for this Melbourne show to the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation to support the work of Dr Sebastian King and the 'Bum Unit'. (See the full Chat 10 Looks 3 Charities listing here). • Backstage photo with the grand piano and the Vivienne Westwood dress • Nick Cave and Susie Bick leave inquest into death of son in 2015 (YouTube) • Ghosteen by Nick Cave (2019 album) • The Red Hand Files Nick Cave responds to questions or comments from fans....2019-11-141h 33
Your Gateway to Endless Possibilities to get Full AudiobookBook You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) Audiobook by Philippa PerryListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 359449
Title: Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)
Author: Philippa Perry
Narrator: Philippa Perry
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8:52:57
Language: English
Release date: 03-07-19
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Health & Wellness, Parenting
Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin.
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
From the UK's favourite therapist, as seen on Channel 4's Grayson's Art Club.
How can we have better relationships?
In this Sunday Times bestseller, leading psychotherapist Philippa Perry reveals the vital do's and don'ts of relationships. This is...2019-03-078h 52
Explore the Latest Free Audiobooks in Self-Improvement, Parenting TipsThe Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) by Philippa PerryPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359449 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) Author: Philippa Perry Narrator: Philippa Perry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.3 of Total 87 Ratings of Narrator: 4.41 of Total 22 Genres: Parenting Tips Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the UK's favourite therapist, as seen on Channel 4's Grayson's Art Club. How can we have better relationships? In this Sunday Times bestseller, leading psychotherapist Philippa Perry reveals the vital...2019-03-0705 min
The Figure18: Sylvia Pankhurst, religious education and the racist cartoon of Serena WilliamsIn episode 18, we talk about the origins of feminism and the suffragette movement, spirituality and religious education at school and sexism and racism in women’s tennis in light of the reaction to the US open final. Our three figures are Sylvia Pankhurst, that 26% of schools in England do not offer Religious Education and the racist cartoon of Serena Williams by Mark Knight (2018).
The Deliciously Ella Podcast: Holly Tucker presented by Ella and Matthew Mills
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Conversations of Inspiration presented by Holly Tucker
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The High LowDomestic is Not A Dirty Word: An Author Special With The Great American Novelist, Meg WolitzerIt’s National Biscuit Day! One of (but not the only) favourite days in Dolly’s calendar. We discuss the huge response to our segment on Ireland’s abortion referendum (they repealed!) and issue some vital corrections; natter about why we’re in the golden age of telly; and debate whether a role model - specifically, footballer Raheem Sterling and his gun tattoo - has to reflect societal concerns.Also today, we host one of our favourite authors Meg Wolitzer, whose novel, The Female Persuasion, makes a timely landing in a post-MeToo age. We discuss...2018-05-3100 min
Stop and SearchMums Legalising Drugs: Anyone's ChildEpisode 11 of Stop and Search, and it's a special one... Please meet the mums who are legalising drugs. This is an episode produced in collaboration with AnyonesChild.org. You'll hear from Anne-Marie Cockburn and Donna May, both of whom have lost children and now campaign for the reform and regulation of all drugs. This is a unique episode of Stop and Search as former guest and Guardian journalist Decca Aitkenhead chairs the discussion. Anne-Marie and Donna May both campaign with Ayone's Child, an organisation composed of bereaved family members who raise awareness to the harms of current drug policies. Listen...2017-04-0357 minStop and SearchMums Legalising Drugs: Anyone's ChildEpisode 11 of Stop and Search, and it's a special one... Please meet the mums who are legalising drugs. This is an episode produced in collaboration with AnyonesChild.org. You'll hear from Anne-Marie Cockburn and Donna May, both of whom have lost children and now campaign for the reform and regulation of all drugs. This is a unique episode of Stop and Search as former guest and Guardian journalist Decca Aitkenhead chairs the discussion. Anne-Marie and Donna May both campaign with Ayone's Child, an organisation composed of bereaved family members who raise awareness to the harms of current drug policies. Listen...2017-04-0357 min
Let Your Ears Embark on a Adventure with Free AudiobookAll At Sea: A Memoir Audiobook by Decca AitkenheadListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 315197
Title: All At Sea: A Memoir
Author: Decca Aitkenhead
Narrator: Decca Aitkenhead
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:09:29
Language: English
Release date: 12-20-16
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, Health & Wellness, Death & Bereavement
Summary:
On a hot, still morning on a beautiful beach in Jamaica, Decca Aitkenhead's life changed forever. Her four-year-old son was paddling peacefully at the water's edge when a wave pulled him out to sea. Her partner, Tony, swam out and saved their son's life-then drowned before her eyes.
When Decca and Tony first met, a...2016-12-207h 09
Stop and SearchAddicted to Drug JournalismOn episode 5 we invite some of the leading figures in journalism to join us behind the magic curtain - what really goes on within the media? On the panel we have: - Max Daly, author of Narcomania and a regular Vice columnist. - Mike Power, author of Drugs 2.0 and freelance journalist.- Decca Aitkenhead, broadcaster, author of The Promised Land: Travels in Search of the Perfect E, and Guardian journalist. You'll no doubt be a follower of the media to some degree or another, so what's your view? Do the press shape our thoughts - do the media influence society's...2016-10-031h 37Stop and SearchAddicted to Drug JournalismOn episode 5 we invite some of the leading figures in journalism to join us behind the magic curtain - what really goes on within the media? On the panel we have: - Max Daly, author of Narcomania and a regular Vice columnist. - Mike Power, author of Drugs 2.0 and freelance journalist.- Decca Aitkenhead, broadcaster, author of The Promised Land: Travels in Search of the Perfect E, and Guardian journalist. You'll no doubt be a follower of the media to some degree or another, so what's your view? Do the press shape our thoughts - do the media influence society's...2016-10-031h 37
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeAll at Sea by Decca AitkenheadPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All at Sea Author: Decca Aitkenhead Narrator: Decca Aitkenhead Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 7, 2016 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize ‘The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don’t mind at all if you forget this. The important thing is that I don’t.’ On a hot still morning on a beautifu...2016-04-0705 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeAll at Sea by Decca AitkenheadPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312575to listen full audiobooks.
Title: All at Sea
Author: Decca Aitkenhead
Narrator: Decca Aitkenhead
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 8 minutes
Release date: April 7, 2016
Genres: True Crime
Publisher's Summary:
Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize ‘The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don’t mind at all if you forget this. The important thing is that I don’t.’ On a hot still morning on a beautiful beach in...2016-04-077h 08
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsAll at Sea by Decca AitkenheadPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/312575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All at Sea Author: Decca Aitkenhead Narrator: Decca Aitkenhead Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 7, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize ‘The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I don’t mind at all if you forget this. The important thing is that I don’t.’ On a hot still morning on a beautiful beach in...2016-04-0705 min
Let the Stories Come Alive With Free AudiobookAll at Sea Audiobook by Decca AitkenheadListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 312575
Title: All at Sea
Author: Decca Aitkenhead
Narrator: Decca Aitkenhead
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:08:32
Language: English
Release date: 04-07-16
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Non-Fiction, True Crime, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Health & Wellness, Death & Bereavement
Summary:
Shortlisted for the 2017 PEN Ackerley Prize
The thing to remember about this story is that every word is true. If I never told it to a soul, and this book did not exist, it would not cease to be true. I dont mind at all if you forget this.
The important...2016-04-077h 08
4th Estate Books4 Poems: Decca Aitkenhead, author of All At SeaIn 4 Books, we ask an author to answer 4 questions on the books that made them — on those books that made a significant impact at distinct junctures of their lives.
It might be the book that guided them through a break up, the one that they press urgently into a friends’ hand, the book that best articulates love, or the book that opened up the world in a startling new way.
Reading has a unique power to universalise the most private of experiences, and the books we turn to can reveal more about ourselves than we think. In 4 Books, we use lite...2016-04-0500 min
Edinburgh International Book FestivalBen Mezrich (2011 Event)
His last book was adapted to become The Social Network, one of the most successful movies of 2010. Mezrich then turned his attention to another strange-but-true American tale in his novel Sex on the Moon. Back in 2002, a gifted former NASA intern and his girlfriend set out to steal a safe containing moon rocks from every Apollo mission. In this event, recorded live at the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival, he explains to Decca Aitkenhead how he reimagined the story of a real life heist2011-09-0800 min