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The Recipe For SEO Success ShowHow to show up better in local search results with Greg Gifford (NEWBIE)Connecting with community and promoting yourself Getting people through the door can be a constant struggle, which is why SEO is so important for local businesses.I know this for real now that I have a bookshop. But with all the changes Google has made, how do you stand out in the local pack? Is the local pack even a thing anymore? Today I’m chatting with a Local SEO expert about the latest advice, so stay Tooned. Tune in to learn: What local SEO is, and how it differs fr...2025-03-1137 min
Talk CNYEconomic Champions Miniseries - Sheena Solomon, The Gifford FoundationSend us a textToday’s conversation on Talk CNY, presented by NBT Bank, is with Miniseries, Economic Champions host, Kate Hammer and guest, Sheena Solomon, executive director of The Gifford Foundation. In this episode Kate and Sheena discuss the role of the non-profit in economic development, and foundations in particular.Sheena joined the Gifford Foundation team in 2007, and was named Executive Director in January 2019. Her prior work at the foundation was primarily focused on expanding its community impact initiatives, as well as working with the grants management team. She has been instrumental in the des...2024-12-3033 min
Radio OldieThe Oldie of The Year Awards 2024 - Mac accepts his award Oldie Lead in his Pencil Award
Stan ‘Mac’ McMurtry – Oldie Lead in his Pencil Award. By Quentin Letts
Cartoonist Stan ‘Mac’ McMurtry says that, during his decades on Fleet Street, his duty has been to make news pages brighter ‘by putting in a laugh’.
Ever-modest Mac, 88, undersells his genius. His drawings in the Daily Sketch, Daily Mail and, to this day, the Mail on Sunday have always done more than that. Since the 1960s they have humanised the news, reminding us that after every thermonuclear disaster there will be some office cleaner surveying the mess, leaning on a broom with wry detachment and a half-smo...2024-11-2106 min
Behind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineDEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK by Kate Atkinson, read by Jason IsaacsJason Isaacs is clearly having a rollicking good time narrating Kate Atkinson’s latest Jackson Brodie novel. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss this audiobook jammed full of Agatha Christie tropes—butlers, vicars, nobles, retired veterans, and detectives all trapped in a great house in a snowstorm—but they’re all turned on their heads. Isaacs develops a myriad of distinct accents with hugely appealing dashes of winking amusement and heart. He builds both the drama and the absurdist humor to a laugh-out-loud crescendo. An uplifting and joyful audio escape for everyone.Read our...2024-11-1507 min
Charge Forward PodcastUnleashing Growth & Confidence: Top Lessons from 13 Game-Changing GuestsReady to level up? Dive into the ultimate recap episode of the Charge Forward Podcast, where we bring you the best insights from our first 13 powerhouse guests. Each segment distills the lessons that help high achievers push boundaries in business, community, and personal growth. Get ready to discover game-changing wisdom on resilience, strategy, and leadership from:Bobby Hopkins – Entrepreneurial insights for navigating the travel industryValerie Kemp – Financial strategies for sustainable growth from a CPA’s perspectiveJames Cripps – Veteran advocacy and the journey for justice, shared by my amazing DadKa...2024-10-311h 05
Middle Grade MavensEpisode 118 Middle Grade MavensToday
on Middle Grade Mavens, we review:
The
Midwatch by Judith Rossell
My
Family and Other Suspects by Kate Emery
Cheese!
by Felice Arena, illustrated by Beatrice Cerocchi
The
Mosaic by Deborah Kelly, illustrated by Nicky Johnston
Grandma Murphy's Pussycat by Maura Finn, illustrated by Lucinda Gifford
Plus...
a new episode of “There’s nothin' in that cup!"
2024-10-0325 min
Uncover Your Eyes: The Truth About Health And WellnessMyopia in Kids: What Parents Need to Know | Dr. Kate Gifford on Awareness & ActionIn this episode of Uncover Your Eyes, Dr. Meenal is joined by Dr. Kate Gifford, a leading expert in myopia management, to discuss the importance of Myopia Action Month. The episode delves into how myopia (nearsightedness) is rapidly increasing among children globally and the steps parents and healthcare professionals can take to manage this condition. Dr. Gifford emphasizes the need for early intervention, explores the most effective treatment options, and explains how lifestyle changes can play a significant role in slowing myopia progression. Tune in for valuable insights on managing myopia and ensuring long-term eye health for children. 2024-09-2444 min
The Culture Show PodcastAugust 15, 2024 - Kate Pierson, the Gifford House, and the 2024 summer blockbustersKate Pierson, an original member of the B-52’s, also has a solo career, which includes an upcoming album, “Radios and Rainbows.” Though it will be released next month, you can get a preview at the 20th annual Cape Cod Jazz & Arts Festival on August 21st where she will be debuting her new material. She joins us to talk about her upcoming show, discovering the ocean as a Cape Cod resident, and why she is hooked on interior design.From there we stay on the Cape by way of the Gifford House. It is one of the last gr...2024-08-1549 min
Behind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineIn Conversation with Kate Reading, Golden Voice NarratorGolden Voice narrator Kate Reading joins host Jo Reed to discuss her career in audiobook narration. Her experience with audiobooks began with her first job at the Library of Congress’s Talking Books program, which gave her an education in audiobook narration. In their conversation, they discuss her process of narrating audiobooks, particularly the importance of embodying both characters and narrative prose, and also explore how her theater background informs her narration. They also discuss her frequent audiobook partnerships with her husband, Michael Kramer, in series like “The Wheel of Time” and “The Stormlight Archive,” and the work that goes into...2024-06-2141 minBehind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineCelebrating Kate Reading, Golden Voice NarratorWe’re celebrating Golden Voice narrators all this week, and today we’re thrilled to honor Kate Reading as a 2024 Golden Voice. Listen to Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discussing Kate’s many talents in the narrator booth, what favorite audiobooks of hers they recommend exploring, and what makes her a Golden Voice. Essential listening: A MEMORY OF LIGHT by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, read by Michael Kramer, Kate ReadingDEATH AND THE MAIDEN by Ariel Dorfman, read by John Kapelos, John Mahoney, Carolyn Seymour, Kristoffer TaboriTHE AR...2024-06-0510 minBehind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineAnnouncing the 2024 Golden Voice NarratorsAudioFile Magazine’s Golden Voice narrators are the stars of the audiobook universe. Today host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten are announcing the new Golden Voice honorees for 2024: Dominic Hoffman, Kate Reading, and Robert Petkoff. AudioFile Magazine has bestowed the Golden Voice honor on 50 audiobook narrators; it’s an accolade that honors those who have made significant contributions to the audiobook art form. We’re celebrating the iconic skills these narrators bring to their performances, and listeners can be assured that when they pick up an audiobook narrated by any of the Golden Voices, they will have an excep...2024-06-0307 min
School Reading ListEpisode 18 - BookTok: a blessing or a curse?School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 18For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-18/Part 1Book postGigantosaurus – I Love Giganto by Cyber Group StudiosI Really, Really Need a Poo by Karl Newson and Duncan BeedieSammy and the Extra-Hot Chilli Powder by Charlie P. BrooksBronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds by Bex HoganFrank the Unicorn Alpaca by Gavin Puckett, illustrated by India JosephBlue’s Planet: Australia by Lucy McRobertThe Bad Ones by Melissa Albe...2024-02-2938 min
Fiftyfaces Focus - IntersectionsEpisode 225: Kate Fox of Baillie Gifford: A Recipe for Positive ChangeKate Fox is an Investment Manager at Baillie Gifford based in Edinburgh, where she leads the impact strategy Positive Change and is a Partner at the Firm. Our conversation traces her career journey, explores the meaning of “positive change” within an investment context and examines the way to develop a successful career in portfolio management.We start with Kate’s upbringing in a small village near Aberdeen and the love of maths and physics that led to finance as a possible career path – discovered through the milk round. She describes her desire to have a positive...2024-01-0327 minBehind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineJarrett J. Krosoczka Interview: Best Audio Originals 2023Author, illustrator, and narrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb to tell listeners about transforming his graphic memoir SUNSHINE into a moving full-cast audiobook. SUNSHINE is Krosoczka’s second graphic memoir, sharing his experience working at a camp for terminally ill children and the joy of the friendships he made there. It’s a powerful listen, and in this interview, Krosoczka tells listeners about the challenges of transforming a visual memoir into an audio experience.Read AudioFile’s review of the audiobook. Published by Scholastic Audiobooks.AudioFile’s 2023 Best Audio Originals 2023 are:ALISON B...2023-11-3014 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastKate Fox of Baillie Gifford: A Recipe for Positive ChangeKate Fox is an Investment Manager at Baillie Gifford based in Edinburgh, where she leads the impact strategy Positive Change and is a Partner at the Firm. Our conversation traces her career journey, explores the meaning of "positive change" within an investment context and examines the way to develop a successful career in portfolio management. We start with Kate's upbringing in a small village near Aberdeen and the love of maths and physics that led to finance as a possible career path - discovered through the milk round. She describes her desire to have a positive impact on society...2023-11-2327 min
The Fiftyfaces PodcastTrailer: 2023 Bonus Series: An Abundance of RichesIf you have heard the term abundance of riches, that is what we have been experiencing this year in terms of our guests. So we are very pleased to bring you this bonus series, sponsored by Sound Mark Partners, a women led real estate debt firm that exemplifies so much of what we endorse and promote in the investment industry. We learn about accidental career paths, innovative strategies such as funds focused on positive change, climate engagement, GP-led private equity secondaries and carbon credit trading. We hear from the CIO of a university endowment about the joy she derives...2023-11-2204 min
The Book Club ReviewThe Years by Annie Ernaux, Super-Infinite by Katherine Rundell, and a whole lot more • Episode #148If you've been wondering whether or not to tackle the work of Nobel-prizewinner Annie Ernaux, and in partiular The Years, generally considered to be definitive, listen in and find out what Laura's book club thought (you might be surprised). We're also generally delighted by how interesting the life of 17th-century poet John Donne is in the hands of Katherine Rundell, and her Baillie-Gifford prizewinner Super-Infinite. But were Kate's book club unanimous in their praise? Discover more great reads as we delve into our recent reading piles. Find out the hits and misses, plus the books...2023-08-0951 min
Mentors on the Mic: Your guide to pursuing a career in the Entertainment industryBecoming... Award-winning Producers, Writers and Actors Fiona and Sophia Robert (Feature films: "The Country Club," "A View of the World from Fifth Avenue")Fiona and Sophia Robert are Producers, Writers, and Actors who have written roles for themselves in two feature films: The Country Club and A View of the World from Fifth Avenue. While The Country Club is available to stream right now, A View of the World from Fifth Avenue was cast by Mentor Julie Schubert and just premiered at Bentonville Film Festival.
Robert Sisters Pictures is an award-winning film production company founded in 2018. Created by sisters Fiona and Sophia Robert, the team writes, produces, directs, and stars in their films. TAll Robert Sisters productions...2023-06-2656 min
The Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & Genius152 Songbird Kate Dimbleby: An Acappella Journey to Unleash the Power of Voice, Imagination & StorytellingSend us a textWhat happens when you merge an a cappella vocal virtuoso with a passion for storytelling and a love for connecting with audiences? You get the enchanting Kate Dimbleby! Join me as we explore Kate's incredible journey, from her album 'Songbird' to her recent performance with Gifford's Circus during the Royal Variety Performance, and her co-founding of the storytelling software platform Stornaway.ioYou can also Watch/Listen to Kete's time in The Clearing here: https://vimeo.com/834414868Kate and I dive deep into the power of imagination and...2023-06-0858 min
Front RowPatrick Radden Keefe on the Sackler family, Iestyn Davies performs live, sustainable theatrePatrick Radden Keefe, who has been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize of Prizes award, discusses his book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty. It tells the shocking story of the Sackler family and the part their company, Purdue Pharma, played in America's opioid crisis.“The word ‘divine’,” Iestyn Davies says, ”has changed its meaning to indicate nowadays beauty as well as Divinity.” The songs countertenor Iestyn Davies has selected for his new album, Divine Music: An English Songbook, reflect this change. There are settings by Purcell, Britten and Butterworth and words by Shakespeare...2023-04-2442 min
Short Briefings on Long Term Thinking - Baillie GiffordInvesting in a sustainability revolutionKeystone Positive Change’s Kate Fox on thinking about the world in 2050 to spot opportunities today.Background:Kate’s conversation with Malcolm Borthwick covers her work with the Deep Transitions Futures project, coordinated by the University of Sussex and Utrecht University and supported by Baillie Gifford.The project aims to identify patterns and insights from past ‘deep transitions’, such as the Industrial Revolution, to inform and guide our approach to identifying solutions to present and future challenges. These include climate change, social inequality, and biodiver...2023-04-1417 min
PremeditatedBertha Gifford - The Murderess MatronThe early 1900s in Missouri ("Missour-a", as Kate says) was a weird time. But nothing was quite as weird as Bertha Gifford. Between 1906 and 1928, Bertha portrayed herself as a helpful nurse, when in fact, she was poisoning her patients- including at least 17 men, women and children. Nobody was safe from her "tonics", but despite her best efforts, her cruel charades would end in 1928.
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The Book Club ReviewFree and The Snow Ball • Book Club, episode #140We're joined by friend and journalist Phil Chaffee to discuss FREE by Lea Ypi, a memoir of her Albanian childhood and of life amid the collapse of Communism. The book won the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje prize and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford non-fiction prize and was on many a best-book of 2022 list. Both our book clubs read this one, but what did they make of it? We'll be reporting back. We’re also discussing THE SNOW BALL by Brigid Brophy, a swirling, sensual feast that takes place over one night at a New Year...2023-04-0641 min
The Unbound Writer's ClubEpisode 126: Juicy snippets from our Bring Your Book to Life Micro Audio SummitIn this episode of the Unbound Writer’s Club, Nicola talks about our Bring Your Book to Life Micro Audio Summit – a collection of content-rich interviews with a selection of magical unbound creatrixes. The free event launches on February 23rd – sign up for access to all the interviews here (registration is open until Sunday, February 26th). During the podcast episode, Nicola offers you a sneak peek of Bring Your Book to Life, by sharing short nuggets of each interview.In this Episode:Creating a writing practice that feels amazing for you by wor...2023-02-2224 min