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Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 347 - 2000 Trees Festival 2025 (Taking Back Sunday, Coheed and Cambria, Baby Lasagna, Twin Atlantic, Stick To Your Guns, Lowlives)Trees Heatwave! Officially our favourite community driven, independent and chilled vibe festival, 2000Trees, invited us back to Upcote Farm to experience the sweatiest rays of sunshine, celebrate everything alternative and dish the dirt, with some scene defying bands. Episode 347 features a personal insight into a weekend of backstage gossip, inflating stages and laugh out loud guest moments, as we host exclusive conversations with Taking Back Sunday (Adam Lazzara and John Nolan), Coheed and Cambria (Travis Stever and Zack Cooper), Stick To Your Guns (Jesse Barnett), Twin Atlantic (Sam McTrusty), Baby Lasagna (Marko Purišić), Lowlives (Luke Johnson and Lee Do...2025-07-181h 35
Book Delight with Chrissie WrightEp 74 - Deep Dive - Reading weird books with 4th & 5th graders in the libraryIn this Deep Dive episode, Chrissie shares a week by week look at a weird books unit with 4th and 5th grade students in the library.Resources Mentioned on the Show:"Let the Kids Get Weird" by Janet Manely on LitHub"Goodnight Moon" on Looking at Picture Books Substack by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Mac Barnett on NPR: "Are picture books undervalued? This new ambassador of children's literature thinks so"Books Discussed on the Show:Tumblebaby by Adam Rex and Audrey Helen WeberThe Cat Way 2025-02-1022 min
The Public Relations PodcastCQT3: How to launch a business with PRI'm sharing the first three pilot episodes of CommsQuestionTime on The Public Relations Podcast feed to see what you think.
In the third "pilot" episode of Comms Question Time, the panel dives into two fascinating problems from listeners.
First, they offer guidance to a legal tech startup struggling to convince its target market to adopt a new client management system. Then, they tackle how a premium pet food brand, led by scientists, can stand out when their advertising and marketing efforts aren't hitting the mark.
On our panel today are Helen Barnett from the UK...2024-10-3129 min
FeedbackHelen Lewis, File on 4 and Shrinking NewsHelen Lewis has Left the Chat is a six-part series on Radio 4 which examines how instant messaging has “taken over our lives". It delves into the murky, and often hilarious world of WhatsApp and other apps to explore how they have shaped our world. Many of you loved the programme - but some of you also found the strong language an instant turn off, especially at 9.30am. Helen Lewis tells Andrea why the team believed keeping the expletives in was crucial to telling the story.A recent episode of File On 4, Radio 4’s flagship weekly investigative programme, expl...2024-04-1828 minThe Public Relations PodcastUnderstanding the power of storyDive into the compelling world of storytelling and its profound impact on public perception in this insightful episode of The Public Relations Podcast.
We look at the fascinating case of the UK post office worker scandal—a story that lingered in the shadows of journalism for years, only to be thrust into the national spotlight through the emotive power of television drama.
We'll examine why certain narratives capture the public's imagination, turning a once-ignored issue into a cause that demands government action.
I look ba...2024-04-0311 minThe Public Relations PodcastWhy story trumps factsA couple of weeks ago a TV drama hit the headlines in the UK. It changed government policy.
It told the true story of how post office workers had been wrongly convicted of fraud by a faulty computer system. But the story wasn't new. Journalists had been trying to report on it for years.
So, why did it suddenly gain national attention now and more importantly what can professional communicators learn from this?
Helen Barnett was a national newspaper website editor for the Express Newspaper in the UK and saw both sides. She's...2024-02-2912 min
Woman's HourKirsty Wark on leaving Newsnight, Sports Personality of the YearKirsty Wark joins Emma Barnett to talk about stepping down from Newsnight after 30 years; what she’s planning to fill the extra time with and she also shares some Christmas cooking tips.A new book, A Heart Afire, paints a picture of paediatrician Helen Taussig who dedicated her life to looking after children with heart defects. We hear from author Patricia Meisol.We look at the issues of "workplace housework" - tasks like organising office Christmas parties, sorting the secret santa gifts, decorating the communal spaces - with economist Lise Vasterlund and comedian Cally Beaton....2023-12-1957 min
Half Hour CallSeries 4: Ep 4: In conversation with Trestle Theatre CompanyIn this month's episode, Ali Warren is in conversation with Helen Barnett, Creative Director of Trestle Theatre Company.
Helen and Ali talk about the power of mask work not only from a Drama academic perspective but also for pastoral and community benefit.
Trestle will be running a workshop as part of the ILLUMINATE 24 conference in January 2024, you can book your tickets for this event here.
2023-12-0547 minWoman's HourSuella Braverman sacked as home secretary, Natalie Cassidy, Breast Cancer treatmentFollowing a weekend of speculation, the most senior woman in government Suella Braverman has been sacked from her role as Home Secretary. To discuss Emma is joined by Lucy Fisher, the Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times; and Claire Pearsall, former Home Office special advisor under Amber Rudd and Sajid Javid. The gripping BBC One drama ‘Time’ focuses on the stories of three women, and shows the stark differences for female and male prisoners. Emma is joined by Time’s screenwriter, Helen Black, who has first-hand experience of the criminal justice system from her past career in the la...2023-11-1357 min
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2023-10-271h 22Woman's HourMadonna, Polish elections, Diana Parkes, Unconventional setupsThe queen of pop returned to London's O2 this weekend for her Celebration Tour, performing more than 40 songs from her four-decade career. During her opening performance on Saturday, 65-year-old Madonna thanked her children for supporting her while she was ill earlier this year with a 'serious bacterial infection' which saw her admitted to intensive care for several days and forced her to postpone the tour. Some of her children then joined her on stage. Emma Barnett speaks to two women who were there - Sabrina Barr from Metro online and Helen Brown, Chief Album Critic for The Independent.2023-10-1656 min
See AlsoEpisode 68: Hot Crone SummerOUR LIVE SHOW IS *NEXT WEEK*Use the code SEEALSO for 15% off your ticket to See Also Live at the Wheeler Centre with special guest Maria Angelico.This week, Kate and Brodie do an impromptu Tight Ten on Fitzroy Pool: whether it has more literary (Helen Garner), musical (Courtney Barnett) or fragrance (Troye Sivan) associations. BL loves being someone's "all shapes and sizes" and Jinxy does a live-react to Tsu Lange Yor's "Pool" fragrance. Jinxy saw La Chimera again and you just gotta, BL is exploring the country for old men movies, they chat a...2023-10-061h 06Woman's HourDoctors' strike, Organist Anna Lapwood, Máiría Cahill, Suffragette medalIt's day two of the 72-hour joint strike by junior doctors and consultants in the NHS. Dr Helen Neary, deputy chair of the BMA's consultant's committee and consultant anaesthetist in paediatrics and BBC’s Health Correspondent Nick Triggle joins Emma to discuss the strike and parts of the Health Secretary's speech today.Nicknamed the Taylor Swift of classical music, Anna Lapwood is one of the world's most famous organists, and Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge. To encourage more women to try the instrument, Anna initiated the social media hashtag #playlikeagirl. She joins Emma to talk ab...2023-10-0355 min
Vintage Classic RadioSaturday Matinee - The Devil and Miss Jones, Good News musical, IntermezzoJoin us this Saturday for a trip down memory lane as Vintage Classic Radio proudly presents this week's "Saturday Matinee." We've curated a delightful lineup of timeless radio plays to transport you to the golden age of entertainment. First up, "The Devil and Miss Jones," a comedy filled with laughter and unexpected friendships. Then, get ready for the nostalgic tunes and young love in "Good News" from the Railroad Hour. And to wrap up the day, we bring you the romantic drama "Intermezzo," featuring the talented Ralph Bellamy. It's a day filled with laughter, music, and heartwarming stories you...2023-09-301h 38
101 Stage AdaptationsNew Play Exchange Basics with Nan Barnett (Ep. 39)Inspired by a post in a playwriting group on Facebook, Melissa replays part of her previous conversation with Nan Barnett when they cover New Play Exchange (NPX).In this episode, we discuss:What NPX is and how this program got startedWho it's for and how to use it (Hint: anyone who writes plays and reads plays!) What playwrights can expect from putting their work on NPX How to optimize your profile and membershipAnd more! Resources MentionedEpisode 9 with Nan BarnettEpisode 27 with Nan Barnett2023-09-1435 min
Mimi’s Chapter Books and Stories“The Story of My Life” by Helen Keller; Abridged ( Episode 3 of Abridged Classics / Biographies)Pocket Classics; (abridged) 1984 by Academic Industries, Inc. Great short inspirational story of Helen Keller’s early life. (She was blind and deaf)2023-09-0821 min
Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystemBehind-the-scenes at ULAE with director Larissa GoldstonIn s3e35, Platemark host Ann Shafer talks with Larissa Goldston, director and owner of Universal Limited Art Editions, usually referred to by its acronym ULAE. We talk about ULAE’s founder Tatyana Grosman, and her harrowing escape from first Siberia following the assassination of Czar Nicholas, and then from the Nazis in France. Larissa talks about the early days of ULAE, growing up there, how they find artists to work with, and all her favorite print projects. Larissa‘s father, Bill Goldston, was its printer and director for many years. With his retirement, Larissa has taken the...2023-09-051h 01
Queer I Am, The Podcast.Queer I Am, The Podcast; Live and Unscripted. Understanding and Exploring Identity. Part 2.Hello, and welcome to Season 3 of Queer I Am, The Podcast, Live and Unscripted - I am so excited to share this with you.The podcast has been recorded over 8 weeks, in front of a live audience at Arcobaleno, an inclusive Queer space, in the heart of Kemptown Brighton. The shows feature a panel of guests, where we will be talking all things queer, and an audience Q&A too, an opportunity for everyone to get involved in the conversation.In this episode, we will be discussing Understanding and Exploring I...2023-05-261h 15
Queer I Am, The Podcast.Queer I Am, The Podcast. Live and Unscripted; Understanding and Exploring Identity. Part 1.Hello, and welcome to Season 3 of Queer I Am, The Podcast, Live and Unscripted - I am so excited to share this with you.The podcast has been recorded over 8 weeks, in front of a live audience at Arcobaleno, an inclusive Queer space, in the heart of Kemptown Brighton. The shows feature a panel of guests, where we will be talking all things queer, and an audience Q&A too, an opportunity for everyone to get involved in the conversation.In this episode, we will be discussing Understanding and Exploring I...2023-05-261h 18
Reading Through Life87: Nonfiction Recs You Need to ReadShow notes: We love a good nonfiction book around here - memoir, self-help, history, you name it, we’ve read it. Today, we’re sharing 10 nonfiction recs with you, with some bonus recs from our podcast patrons. There is absolutely a nonfiction book out there for everyone. Happy listening! Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you’re goin...2023-05-0329 min
101 Stage AdaptationsToward a Brave New Theatre World with Nan Barnett (Ep. 27)Nan Barnett returns! We are thrilled to have her back because there was so much more to talk about after the last conversation. This time Nan reveals more about her personal story and some of the sacrifices she's made for her work. In this episode, we discuss:What NNPN is focused on in terms of equity and diversityPost-pandemic trends she's seeing in the theatre industryWhat 24 seasons of producing new work at Florida Stage taught her about theatre-makingAnd more!Resources MentionedEpisode 9 with...2023-04-271h 08
ON THE CALL with Ozzie StewartON THE CALL - CAROL LA CHAPELLEDR. CAROL LACHAPELLE: holds a PhD from UTT and Master of Arts from the University of the West Indies. She is a graduate of The London College of Dance and Drama, Dartford College of Education, University of London. Artistic Director of the La Chapelle Dance Company of Trinidad and Tobago. The first Trinidadian to gain Honours in the Royal Academy Ballet Examinations and an exhibition winner. and received her early dance training from Helen Mary Kay. Awarded an Island Scholarship she studied dance in the UK, graduating with the Progress Cup and distinctions in Dance, Drama and Education.
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Tea or Books?Tea or Books? #114: Linear vs Non-linear Narratives and Winter in the Air vs A World of LoveSylvia Townsend Warner, Elizabeth Bowen, linear narratives – welcome to episode 114!
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In the first half of this episode, we use a suggestion from listener Sarah – do we prefer linear or non-linear narratives? In the second half we look at two books from Rachel’s tbr pile that don’t, honestly, have much in common – though we do manage cobble together some thoughts, as per: A World of Love by Elizabeth Bowen and the short story collection Winter in the Air by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
As usual, we’d love to...2023-03-2000 min
The Burges Salmon Pensions PodWhat’s the latest on the revised DB funding code?Whether you know a little, a little bit more, or a lot about the changes to the funding regime, our latest podcast episode will have something for you.
Paul Houghton, Partner and actuary at Barnett Waddingham, joins Chris and Helen to discuss the consultation on the draft funding code of practice for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. The episode is 32 minutes long.
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Behind The ShieldHelen Barnett - Episode 721Helen Barnett is a retired London Metropolitan Police officer and a member of their Armed Response Unit. We discuss her journey into law enforcement, the power of mentorship, surviving a stabbing, an IRA bomb and being shot, her physical and mental health journey, the healing power of nature, breathwork and so much more.2023-01-191h 36
CBS Mornings on the GoNavigating the post-pandemic workplaceFrom combatting burnout to working remotely, workplace expert and author Anne Helen Petersen shares tips for navigating the modern work environment with CBS News' Errol Barnett. Petersen is the host of Crooked Media's new podcast, "Work Appropriate."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2022-12-2326 minWoman's HourClaudia Winkelman, Kate Bingham, Baroness Kidron, Helen WhatelyStrictly Come Dancing’s Claudia Winkelman in conversation with Emma Barnett about the domestic tasks that need to done a certain way in the home; starting with how to hang a toilet roll.Health Minister Helen Whately is questioned about the historic strike by members of the Royal College of Nursing.Dame Kate Bingham the woman who led the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce talks about her concerns regarding our readiness to tackle the next pandemic. She says the UK’s going 'backwards' in this area and is 'baffled' by the decisions to 'dismantle' many of the ca...2022-12-1557 minWoman's HourThe Silent Twins, Beryl Cook, whistleblower Helen Evans, Kate Winslet and mothers and sons at Christmas.Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance star in the brand new film, ‘The Silent Twins’, which tells the story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, twin girls who only spoke to each other, and no one else. We hear the actors speaking about what it meant to them to play these remarkable twins. Also the former investigative journalist, Marjorie Wallace, who campaigned for the twins and wrote a book with them.Hear from the daughter-in-law of the late artist Beryl Cook, alongside art critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston, as a new exhibition of Beryl’s work opens in New York. Emma Barnet...2022-12-1056 minWoman's HourDr Rosemary Coogan, Contraceptive Pill, Failing the 11+Dr Rosemary Coogan has been selected as a career astronaut by the European Space Agency (ESA), becoming the first British woman to join their astronaut corps. She joins Emma in her first in-depth BBC interview to discuss the tough selection process, upcoming training and hopes for her first mission.On Monday’s Woman’s Hour, we heard from the American TV show host Ricki Lake who has produced a new documentary The Business of Birth Control. The programme looks at the side effects of the hormonal contraceptive pill and it’s relationship with women’s liberty. Today Emma Bar...2022-11-3057 min
101 Stage AdaptationsNational New Play Network + New Play Exchange with Nan Barnett (Ep. 9)The incomparable Nan Barnett graces the podcast this week with her wisdom, storytelling, and the amazing work happening at National New Play Network (NNPN) and the behemoth that is New Play Exchange (NPX).In this episode, we discuss:Her various roles in 24 seasons at Florida Stage and how she built her career thereWhy she considers herself a "connector"What NNPN & NPX are and who they're forWhat playwrights can expect from putting their work on NPX and tips from both Nan and Melissa to make the most of itAnd more!2022-11-031h 15