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Jam 1stMichael Bunney - community in CornwallSend us a textRespected Cornish historian and community leader Michael Bunney talks to Robert about what makes Cornwall unique - and how community engagement is the key to resisting divisive voices.2025-07-1516 minJam 1stYoung people and democracy - by Tod (age 13)Send us a textGarth's impressive young friend Tod explains why and how young people should get involved in participatory democracy.Jam 1st thanks Tod for his fine contribution to our podcast, and hope that he will return in future!2025-07-0503 minJam 1stMigrationSend us a textRobert attempts to tease out the strands of this knotty issue.2025-06-2811 minJam 1stTrump - an American viewSend us a textGarth explains his American wife's view on Trump, and sounds a warning.2025-06-2203 minJam 1stFree speech in the UK?Send us a textWhat is free speech? Where are its limits? Should its expression have legal consequences? If yes, why?2025-06-2103 minJam 1stSpectator Sport?Send us a textGarth and Robert talk more of the distorting power of wealth, and the effect of disinformation by media which is bought and paid for.2025-06-1405 minJam 1stWealthSend us a textGarth and Robert discuss the distorting effect of extreme wealth on our democracy and freedom.2025-04-2012 minJam 1stIntroduction to Jam 1stSend us a textRobert & Garth state their manifesto: politics is NOT a spectator sport!2025-04-2001 min
The Shephard Defence PodcastThe Pentagon’s EW fears, manned-unmanned teaming and simulating military trainingIn this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, the team discusses the electronic warfare landscape and UK moves into manned-unmanned teaming, we speak to MetaVR about visualisation technologies as well as defence supplier Inzpire. And our sponsor Nammo provides this week’s Industry Voice segment.News Roundup (00:35)On the news this week…With Editor-in-Chief Richard Thomas away covering the AOC 2019 conference in Washington DC, the team consider the electronic warfare landscape and how the US is scrambling to respond to the expanding threat.Director of Analysis Matthew Smith outlines the projections for the figh...2019-11-0149 min
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #23 -- Interview with Ryan Graudin, author of Wolf by WolfEpisode Overview: In this week's author interview, Adam talks with Ryan Graudin, young adult author of multiple books including Wolf by Wolf and its forthcoming sequel, Blood for Blood. She shares her writing process and she and Adam geek out over their shared love of fairy tales, tattoos, and travel. Other books written by Ryan: Iron to Iron The Walled City All That Glows All That Burns Books recommended by Ryan: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine Illu...2016-05-2639 min