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Dogs with JobsKoa, the therapy dog working in Manhattan schools and hospitalsShort but sweet, this episode of Dogs with Jobs was recorded in New York City, on the run up to Thanksgiving holiday. Koa is a Rhodesian Ridgeback - not a breed you see in therapy work too often. His owner, Andy Honda, is a Rhodesian Ridgeback fan, and chose Koa as a future running partner. They live a couple of blocks from Central Park in Manhattan, New York City. Andy explains how Koa ended up working in the therapy field with Dogs with Jobs presenter, Kate Fairweather. More about Koa's life...
2025-11-1721 min
Dogs with JobsInjured police dog forges award-winning new careerMeet Baloo, a charismatic Belgian Malinois whose promising police career was cut short when she was hit by a suspect's car, leaving her for dead at a crime scene in 2018. Baloo came out of emergency surgery full of metal bolts and without her front right leg. As an amputee, she was forced into medical retirement. Baloo was adopted by retired police dog handler, Mandy Chapman, who sensed the potential for a new career direction: trauma support. It's been a hugely successful partnership, culminating in Baloo winning Hero Dog of the Year at Crufts 2025. Th...
2025-11-0128 min
Dogs with JobsJez, of Little Nippers, the travelling show, visit South Downs ShowA short but sweet mid-month catch up with Jez and his owner/handler, Phil Gibbon. Jez is a saluki whippet and the youngest of a team of sighthounds that together work under the stage name "Little Nippers", as a performing troupe of terriers and lurchers at country shows all over the UK. Their entertaining performance at country shows educates the public and demonstrates the lost sport of coursing, using an electric lure. Coursing is the hunting of game such as hares with greyhounds, which use sight rather than scent, and has been banned in the UK...
2025-09-1510 min
Dogs with JobsDuke, the PTSD service dogDuke is a working cocker spaniel. A rescue dog, who has, thanks to the training expertise of Service Dogs UK, forged a surprise career as a fully trained PTSD service dog with British army veteran, Pete. Spending Saturday at a busy country show in itself demonstrates the impact Duke has had on the life of his owner and handler. Before his partnership with Duke, Pete couldn't go into a shop. He explains how Duke helps him when he’s at risk of an PTSD episode and the practical and emotional support he provides. Dogs with Jobs...
2025-09-0114 min
Dogs with JobsOreo, the digital asset detection dogWorking Cocker Spaniel, Oreo, is in the vanguard of an evolving detection discipline within the West Midlands Police dog section. Oreo's handler, P.C. David Croft and instructor, Tony Brown talk to Kate Fairweather about what Oreo does and why it is a crucial element in gathering evidence of criminal activity. Recorded in the back of a police van at Crufts, the UK's largest dog show, in March 2025. You may also enjoy these connected episodes: The UK's National Police Dog Trials 2025 P.D. Viper the firearms support dog P.D. Chase and the c...
2025-08-0121 min
Dogs with JobsFrom first steps to ultra marathon for Logan the spanielSara McCarthy took her Working Cocker Spaniel, Logan, to her local Canicross club a few years ago, to get outside a bit more. She and Logan have gained so much more from the exhilarating sport of Canicross. Indeed, they love the sport so much that they recently joined the elite group of canine and human athletes that have completed an ultra-marathon. Sara explains the joys of Canicross, the warmth of the Canicross community and the significant physical and mental health benefits of this burgeoning sport. A joyful and powerful advocate for the sport, she...
2025-07-1318 min
Dogs with JobsWhat is Canicross? Team GB athletes explain this human/canine sportWhat is canicross? Team GB athletes, Sarah Gillam and Jen Davies, explain the challenges and joys of this ultimate team sport for two athletes running together - one canine, one human. Canicross UK describes it as "...off-road running with your dog. Your dog wears a harness specifically designed to allow them to pull, you wear a belt/harness which allows hands-free running and you are attached to your dog with a bungee line." Canicross' origins lie in Scandinavia and Northern Europe, developed as a means of keeping "mushing" dogs fit during the summer - in...
2025-07-0120 min
Dogs with JobsVeteran police dog trainer and Schutzhund champion on how training methods evolve over timeVeteran police dog expert, Bernhard Flinks, talks to Kate Fairweather during a break at the UK's National Police Dog Trials 2025. A wide-ranging conversation with Bernhard, who spent over 40 years in the German police force. Bernhard has been hugely successful in the uniquely German sport, "Schutzhund" (German for Protection Dog), also known as IGP. This is something of a triathlon for working dogs (tracking, obedience, protection)or working trials for protective breeds - notably German Shepherds but also the other main protection dog breeds. Schutzhund was given Intangible Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO in 2025. Bern...
2025-06-1527 min
Dogs with JobsThe UK's National Police Dog Trials 2025Hear the UK's top police dogs demonstrate the skills and qualities needed to operate at the very highest level. Courage, physical strength and agility, tracking ability, steadiness, precision and responsiveness are all tested during the UK trials. For the handlers, too, the pressure is on: competing against the best, being watched and judged by their peers. Join Kate Fairweather at the National Police Dog Trials 2025, which took place in May at the Tally Ho training grounds, outside Birmingham. Bringing together police dogs and their handlers - from Scotland to Cornwall, this is a remarkable display of...
2025-05-3146 min
Dogs with JobsUpdate on how bio detection dogs are working towards early diagnosis of Parkinson's diseaseA short but uplifting episode, with a timely update on an important medical research project that seeks to isolate and establish what is hoped will prove to be unique bio-markers for Parkinson's disease. Our interiewee is Claire Guest OBE, whose charity, Medical Detection Dogs has been at the forefront of some remarkable breakthroughs using bio detection dogs. When Dogs with Jobs visited in 2023, the charity was just starting to consider whether its work could extend into Parkinsons - which is hard to diagnose currently. The classic sympoms of Parkinsons, such as tremors, become obvious only l...
2025-05-2014 min
Dogs with JobsPolice Dog Chase and his last few months on duty with handler, P.C. Sue CheekReporting from Crufts, the best known dog show in the world. On International Women's Day, we hear from Police Constable Sue Cheek, who was the first woman instructor in the West Midlands Police's Dog Unit. Police Dog Chase has already shown his superb recall and restraint in the ring earlier in the day. He'll be taking a starring role in the main arena later as part of the Dog Unit's traditional display...In a show that is half drama, half panto, the dogs thrill the packed audience with their abilities to quel disorder, apprehend burglars a...
2025-03-0923 min
Passle CMO Series PodcastEpisode 166 - Kate Fairweather of Curtis on Why Every Law Firm Needs a Podcast StrategyWith podcast listening at a record high, there’s a significant opportunity for law firms to reach their target audience. In episode 166 of the CMO Series Podcast, we dive into the world of podcasting and learn how an effective podcast strategy can support your marketing and business development efforts.
Recorded live in London, Will Eke is joined by Kate Fairweather, Director of Business Development and Marketing at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, to discuss the power of podcasts and why law firms should include podcasting in their strategy.
We explore Curtis’s podcast and how it’s...
2025-02-1132 min
Dogs with JobsBy your side: navigating life over decades with a guide dog, and how the partnership evolves over timeFather of two, Nathan Foy, has worked with a guide dog since he was 18 years old. Nathan explains the profound loss the accompanies the end of a partnership, as well as the gratitude he feels every time he steps outside his house with his guide dog partner. It is also a fascinating insight into the human guide dog partnership and its evolution over time. Nathan explains the efficiencies that mark out a veteran dog and how non-verbal communication takes over from verbal commands over time. Each of his (very different) dogs have accompanied...
2025-02-0151 min
The Last Music PodcastLast Music Podcast: Andy Fairweather Low ~ The Invisible BluesmanSend a textAndy Fairweather Low is the Invisible Bluesman.His career has to an extent been defined by early pop successes, but every single one of Andy Fairweather Low’s performances has been shaped by his blues, gospel and soul influences.It is ironic that although he first burst onto the scene in Britain in 1967 with a UK top twenty hit record of "Gin House Blues" which was inspired by Bessie Smith’s 1928 classic recording, the many hits he has enjoyed since then from his days fronting Amen Corner have gradually hidden his...
2025-01-261h 06
Word In Your EarAndy Fairweather Low’s teenage psychedelic stardomAnother great hero on the podcast! We first heard Andy Fairweather Low with Amen Corner on jukeboxes in the late ‘60s and he’s touring the UK from February. Ten albums and countless collaborations later, he looks back here at teenage life on the psychedelic circuit and the first shows he saw and played, stopping off at … … the Stones in Cardiff in ’64 - “they opened with Talkin’ ‘Bout You and it hit me like a virus.” … Amen Corner – “you gauged how good a gig was by how many people fainted.” … being The Face o...
2025-01-2328 minWord In Your EarAndy Fairweather Low’s teenage psychedelic stardomAnother great hero on the podcast! We first heard Andy Fairweather Low with Amen Corner on jukeboxes in the late ‘60s and he’s touring the UK from February. Ten albums and countless collaborations later, he looks back here at teenage life on the psychedelic circuit and the first shows he saw and played, stopping off at … … the Stones in Cardiff in ’64 - “they opened with Talkin’ ‘Bout You and it hit me like a virus.” … Amen Corner – “you gauged how good a gig was by how many people fainted.” … being The Face o...
2025-01-2328 minWord In Your EarAndy Fairweather Low’s teenage psychedelic stardomAnother great hero on the podcast! We first heard Andy Fairweather Low with Amen Corner on jukeboxes in the late ‘60s and he’s touring the UK from February. Ten albums and countless collaborations later, he looks back here at teenage life on the psychedelic circuit and the first shows he saw and played, stopping off at … … the Stones in Cardiff in ’64 - “they opened with Talkin’ ‘Bout You and it hit me like a virus.” … Amen Corner – “you gauged how good a gig was by how many people fainted.” … being The Face o...
2025-01-2328 min
Dogs with JobsDogs with Jobs Christmas special marks four years of the showIn this Christmas AND 4th birthday show, creators Kate Fairweather and John Welsman discuss how Dogs with Jobs has evolved and play snippets from some of their favourite episodes. They celebrate four years of fun making working dog podcasts together and discovering more jobs being done by dogs than they had ever thought possible back in 2021. What started as an amusing lockdown project created by two community radio volunteers during the pandemic quickly showed it had legs. Dogs with Jobs took Podcast of the Year at the National Community Radio Awards 2022 and has been a...
2024-12-2048 min
Dogs with JobsThe Hampshire Gundog Show: an overview of working breedsA throwback to summer... this episode of Dogs with Jobs was recorded at the Hampshire Gun Dog Show in August, which featured around 30 gun dog breeds, from golden retrievers and springer spaniels to rare European gun dog breeds. Joy Venturi Rose of the Hampshire Gun Dog Society describes the various events put on by the society, which include open shows, working tests, field trials and training classes. Joy touches on working breed standards in this succinct, but excellent overview of gun dog breeds, and shares some ideas for keeping your working breed pet happy and s...
2024-12-0313 min
Dogs with JobsGun dogs galore at Hampshire Countryside Sports DayDogs pretty much outnumbered people at the Country Sports Day at Bereleigh, East Meon, both inside and outside the arena. A particular delight was the arena demonstration from seasoned gun dog trainer, Graham Watkins, whose five spaniels, including a talented two year old and a 12 year grande dame, showed the range of jobs these dogs do on shoots during the season. Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather, caught up with veteran trainer Graham Watkins, who has five decades of experience training gun dogs. Semi retired now, he trains just a couple of dogs at a...
2024-10-1816 min
Dogs with JobsEcho, Delta and Polar the gun dog trioBlack Labrador, Echo and her daughters, Delta and Polar pick up on shoots in the shooting season, and excel at scurries, trials and other activities during the summer. The trio are much loved pets, but their owner, Kevin Warburton, is also a seasoned gun dog handler and part of the Hamble and Hound Gun dog Club. The club puts on scurries at the South Downs Show, which takes place just outside Petersfield every summer. Kevin tells Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather how he keeps them fit and well for the season, and ho...
2024-10-0116 min
Dogs with JobsDarcey, the Canine Partner support dogDarcey, the golden Labrador retriever has been partnered with illustrator and teaching assistant, Wren Rawlings for over six years. Wren explains to presenter Kate Fairweather what Darcey does for him and how the partnership has seen him through a roller coaster seven years. Having had pretty normal health through his childhood and teenage years, Wren was struck with life-altering illness when he was a university student, which left him disabled. The partnership is one of Canine Partners' many successes: Wren starts a teaching job in September and is getting married in a month after that...
2024-09-0146 min
Dogs with JobsMika the wellbeing and trauma support dog, who works within London's Metropolitan PoliceMika is one of two wellbeing and trauma support dogs working in London's Metropolitan Police supporting officers' wellbeing, often in the face of trauma and emotionally challenging work. As a working chocolate Labrador, she's a distinctive presence and something of a one off, recruited specifically for healing work. One reason that Mika and her canine colleague, Dexter and their handlers are interesting is that they and their handlers are on the payroll. The therapy dog model is well established in the UK, but these dogs are part of the mental health support structure, and perform a...
2024-08-0615 min
Dogs with JobsRambo, the forensic police dogA window into the world of forensic police dogs within the Metropolitan Police, the UK's largest urban police force. Police Constable Clyde Charlesworth has worked forensic dogs for over 15 years, having worked on many significant UK disasters, such as the collapse of Grenfell tower in London, the Croydon tram crash, searches for missing persons Sarah Everard, April Jones, Alice Gross. Clyde talks to Dogs with Jobs presenter, Kate Fairweather in between displays in the arena at Goodwoof 2024, and explains the scope of work within this scent detection discipline. Forensic dogs' work is vital in finding evi...
2024-07-2020 min
Dogs with JobsSkye, the stoat detection dog working on the Orkney Native Wildlife ProjectMeet Skye, an English springer spaniel who is one of a ten strong stoat detection dog team working on the Orkney Native Wildlife Project. That may sound like a lot of dogs, but since 2010, when the first stoat was spotted on Orkney, this INCREDIBLY successful predator has bred in its thousands, posing a huge problem to the island’s wildlife: Its super high metabolism means it eats 25% of its own body weight every day; It’s not fussy - eggs, chicks, voles, mice, rabbits, hedgehogs, fish, insects and even roadkill are all acceptable; It tends to kill m...
2024-07-0136 min
Dogs with JobsMarble and the Odyssey Flyball Club team perform at GoodwoofThe display from the Odyssey Flyball Club proved one of the delights of the Goodwoof arena at the Goodwood Estate in Sussex a few weeks back. Flyballer handler Hilary Larkham explains to Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather what flyball is all about, how it came to the UK, and why precision timing is just as important as speed in this high octane, four dog relay race. Although you can see flyball at Crufts every year, this emerging, wildly exciting relay race over obstacles is not as well known as it deserves to be in...
2024-06-1810 min
Dogs with JobsReid, the biosecurity detection dog, who patrols the Scottish islandsHear about the vital contribution to seabird conservation made by Reid, an English springer spaniel who works as a rodent detection dog in the Scottish islands. Conservationist and handler Rachel Cripps talks to presenter Kate Fairweather about Reid's work, visiting Scotland's islands during the course of the year, in all weathers, searching for evidence of rat incursions. Biosecurity is the practice of protecting places from the threats to wildlife posed by the introduction of new diseases or types of plants or animals that do not naturally occur there. The work of Biosecurity for S...
2024-05-0123 min
Dogs with JobsA Harvard study into how working dogs' brains have evolved for their functionWe hear a lot about breeding in working dogs. Yet we know little about their brains: How might a guide dog’s brain differ from that of a hunting hound? Where does personality fit in with a working dog? Can a dog have ADHD? Kate Fairweather asks these questions and more of Sophie Barton of the Canine Brains Project, based in the Hecht Lab at Harvard University in Boston. Sophie oversees the Working Breed Study at the Canine Brains Project. This is a non-invasive brain imaging study into selected working breeds. A major goal of this...
2024-04-1534 min
Dogs with JobsPolice Dog Ted, the explosives detection dogExplosives detection work is a highly specialised discipline within the police, and the stakes are high. On this episode of Dogs with Jobs, we meet Police Dog Ted, one of 17 explosive detection dogs working within the West Midlands Police Service, one of the largest urban police forces in the UK, which even has its own breeding scheme. Ted's handler, Police Constable Damo Smart, has over 21 years' experience as a police dog handler and instructor. Damo was part of the West Midlands Police display team in the Crufts arena with dozens of police colleagues and dogs....
2024-04-0134 min
Dogs with JobsPolice Dog Jax, the victim recovery dogA fascinating and rare glimpse into the world of fox red Labrador Jax, a police victim recovery dog. There are fewer than 40 dogs working in this highly specialised field within the police in the UK. Victim recovery dogs - also known as cadaver dogs or human remains dogs - search for human remains, blood or tissue as well as shallow graves or blood spattered evidence such as clothing or weapons. The stakes are high. On the one hand, the work of Jax and dogs like him is key to identifying forensic evidence, which can be d...
2024-03-0349 min
Dogs with JobsBonnie the bedbug detection dogThis month's episode is a short but interesting one. Presenter Kate Fairweather introduces springer spaniel Bonnie, who works as a bedbug inspector checking hotels - including some household name, super smart hotels - for bedbugs. Many of the best hotels consider it best practice, to have regular sweeps for bedbugs. Sometimes a hotel has had a past problem, had it treated, and wants to check that these unwelcome little visitors have not returned. Other clients are highly sensitive and don’t want anyone to know they have bedbug detection dogs in the house - which...
2024-02-1812 min
Dogs with JobsFive detection dogs survey the Isle of May - a seabird conservation projectThe first seabird conservation project to use detection dogs in the UK. A team of five detection dogs are deployed to an island off the east coast of Scotland, UK. "Sprocker" spaniels Molly and Nelson, Storm the Belgian Shepherd and Piper the Springer spaniel are experienced detection dogs, but this was their very first conservation project. With a short time window in which to work on the project, a pet dog, Esme, a Belgian Malinois, was been trained as a backup. It was a first for NatureScot, which looks after Scotland's natural heritage an...
2024-02-0127 min
Dogs with JobsNica, Nettle and Phoenix, the Japanese Knotweed detection dog trioMeet a talented trio of highly specialised detection dogs, who focus on UK’s most invasive plant, the notoriously tough Japanese knotweed. Nica the springer spaniel, Nettle the working cocker spaniel and Phoenix the Dutch shepherd devote their entire working lives and considerable skill on finding Japanese Knotweed. Together with their talented handler, Kat Janczur of Canine Detection Solutions, they work with knotweed eradication companies, landowners and developers to survey construction sites, highways, railroads and individual properties. Japanese Knotweed is the UK’s most invasive plant. Over two metres high in full bloom, it has...
2024-01-1541 min
Dogs with JobsBarley the conservation detection dog and his work in the U.S. and Latin AmericaBarley is a hugely talented 10 year old Border Collie, who works as a conservation detection dog on projects in the U.S. and Latin America. Barley has travelled all over national parks in the United States as well as Guatemala in the course of a varied and glittering career to date. He has trained and worked on 16 separate plant and animal scents, from zebra mussels to ocelots and other wildcats. And there's more on the horizon for Barley, who will be adventuring in 2024 with his owner and handler to Alaska’s remotest islands to study wolv...
2024-01-0143 min
Dogs with JobsBuddy dogs, guide dogs, ambassadogs and more at the Guide Dogs Christmas BrunchPresenter Kate Fairweather and co-producer John Welsman and his guide dog Benjy are delighted to be recording from the UK-based charity, Guide Dogs charity’s Christmas Brunch. Over 50 dogs in a lovely restaurant in the heart of the City of London - what a delight. What an amazing atmosphere and absolutely no barking or dodgy behaviour, because they’re all beautifully trained. They’re not all guide dogs: Kate meets Zack the buddy dog, who provides companionship to an entire family but mainly supports his disabled young adult, also called Zack. We also meet Upton...
2023-12-2219 min
Dogs with JobsOberon the working Clumber SpanielBreed enthusiast Barbara Brown introduces the wonderfully named Oberon. He's a Clumber Spaniel, which is the largest English spaniel, and is a vulnerable breed, hailing from Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire. Oberon works as a gundog, specialising in heavy cover - using his superior nose to clear ground after a shoot. Barbara talks to Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather about his talent, and discusses the breed, which is strongly associated with the Royal Family - King George V kept a pack of them, as did Prince Albert and King Edward VII. Recorded at t...
2023-11-0214 min
Dogs with JobsSheepdog Jess and novice Lassie demonstrate instinct and training in the arenaKate Fairweather discovers how far instinct can take a sheepdog with no formal training when it comes to working sheep. The dog handler, trainer and author, Stuart Barnes performs as the “Dog and Duck Show” at country shows. He draws on decades of experience as a shepherd for his performance, which took place at the South Downs Show in August 2023. Stuart introduces Jess the sheepdog and Lassie the totally untrained sheepdog, who has spent most of her life in a kennel. They star in the “Dog and Sheep Show 2023”, renamed because of the ban on poultry ga...
2023-10-2134 min
Dogs with JobsAlfie the water-fowl retriever performs at Hampshire Country Sports Day 2023Meet Alfie, a super-fit fox-red Labrador whose owner Chris Green performs as the "Cornish countryman" at country shows. Water-fowling is hunting wild ducks or geese for the pot. It remains legal under the UK's Hunting Act to hunt particular species during the shooting season. It is both solitary and - it's fair to say - a minority sport. Both dog and human require patience and a high level of physical fitness. Chris has ornithologist levels of bird knowledge and the last piece in the puzzle is having a well trained and talented retriever like Alfie for company.
2023-10-0119 min
Dogs with JobsDiva the sheepdog at the English National Sheepdog Trials 2023A jaw-dropping display of human/canine teamwork, precision herding and communication from the English National Sheepdog Trials 2023. Presenter Kate Fairweather sets the scene: 150 sheep dogs competing over three days for the privilege of representing England at the next stage of international sheep dog trialing. While they respond to whistled commands, these dogs must work independently of their handlers, often out of sight. Shepherd Cathy Cassie introduces Diva, who works a large Cumbrian flock of “heavy” sheep - an expression that, in the sheepdog world, is code for uncooperative and even aggressive… Cathy explains how the training...
2023-09-1737 min
Dogs with JobsThe Sealyham terriers that specialise in vermin controlMeet a working rat pack of Sealyham terriers, a Welsh breed, which is teetering on the edge of extinction. Recorded at the Game Fair 2023 at Ragley Hall, interviewee Harry Parsons is known by many for his work in keeping the Sealyham terrier breed viable. He has a pack of 30 at home, and has dedicated the last several decades to this engaging, intelligent terrier. With fewer than 140 puppies born last year, the Sealyham terrier is well under the 300 puppies a year threshold for being designated a "vulnerable breed". Harry talks to presenter Kate Fairweather about what he...
2023-08-1724 min
Dogs with JobsMedical alert assistance dogs in training: life before starting workHave you ever wondered what assistance dogs' lives are like before they start work? This month we visit the charity, Medical Detection Dogs and meet the many young dogs in training for medical alert assistance work, who are working towards being placed with a human partner. The working dogs all live with families and volunteer fosterers at night and for the weekend. In the morning, the various detection dogs are dropped off at work, and the trainee medical alert assistance dogs arrive for training. Gemma Butlin of Medical Detection Dogs explains to Dogs wit...
2023-06-3026 min
Dogs with JobsPlum, the E-coli detection dogIn the second of the Medical Detection Dogs series, we hear black Labrador retriever Plum at work. Her job is to detect E-coli samples at the Medical Detection Dogs charity’s training centre. It’s important work! Her trainer, Mark, explains what she does, how long it takes and how they ensure that Plum is rested and ready for work. Plum is being trained and working in parallel with four other dogs in this area. All are doing well so far. Kate Fairweather hears from the scientific supervisor, Sophie, who sets up the working samples and expl...
2023-06-1511 min
Dogs with JobsFlorin, Iggy and Asher, bio detection dogs and owner, Dr. Claire Guest OBEIn the first of a two part series, this month, Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather visits the charity, Medical Detection Dogs and hears from its CEO, Dr. Claire Guest. Claire led the team responsible for the world’s first study of canine detection of bladder cancer, which was published in the BMJ in September 2004. She founded the charity on little more than anecdotes and what was at the time - despite being published in the BMJ - considered to be an eccentric conviction that dogs' olfactory superpowers could bring something new to the table in cancer res...
2023-06-0134 min
Dogs with JobsBess and Buster, the wildlife crime fighting pangolin detection dogsMeet Labradors Bess and Buster, trained by police in the UK for detection work in the fight against illegal wildlife trade in Thailand. Bess and Buster will be combating the trafficking of the Critically Endangered pangolin, the worlds only scaly mammal. Thailand is a key trafficking route for both alive and dead pangolins to China and Vietnam, where there is a ready market for their scales and meat. Grant Miller of ZSL talks to Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather about the conservation context and why pangolins matter. He describes what lies ahead for Buster an...
2023-05-0129 min
Dogs with JobsMeet Giglee, the truffle hunterJoin Giglee, the truffle hunter as he searches for English truffle - the elusive, exclusive and very expensive underground fungus. This month on Dogs with Jobs, Kate Fairweather goes truffle hunting with Giglee and his owner Tom Lywood. Giglee is a Lagotta Romagnolo, an ancient breed that originated in Italy's Po Valley. This area was marshland in the sixteenth century, when the breed was used to hunt water fowl. Nowadays, the breed is very much associated with truffle hunting in Italy. It's a treat to meet one, as they are a rarity in the UK.
2023-03-0132 min
Dogs with JobsMeet Mabel, emotional support worker in the fire serviceMeet Mabel, a glorious fudge-brown cockapoo (cocker spaniel and poodle cross) who works as an emotional support dog in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire Service. Mabel is interesting on two levels: first, for the role she's in currently, as the first emotional support dog in this fire service. Three of the UK's 17 fire investigation search dogs are also in Hampshire (we featured Louis the fire dog in 2022). So it's a regional fire service with a lot of knowhow around working dogs. Secondly, she's also pilot testing how emotional support dogs could be deployed within...
2023-02-0130 min
Dogs with JobsMeet Cashel, autism assistance dogMeet Cashel, an autism assistance dog who joined his owner Leo Long during the pandemic, when he was a 17 year old sixth form student. Three years on, cavapoo Cashel's working life looks very different. Lockdown is mercifully a distant memory, and Leo's acting career has taken off. Leo has recently starred as a gifted young autistic drummer in the feelgood Netflix hit, "I used to be Famous", performed Shakespeare on the London stage and taken a role in an ITV4 series. Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather hears about how Cashel came into Leo's life, the...
2023-01-0125 min
Dogs with JobsMeet the South Downs BloodhoundsYou rarely hear about bloodhound packs, because they are entirely uncontroversial. It's also a relatively new sport - there are barely a dozen packs in the UK. So this is something of a scoop! Every Sunday, volunteer "quarries" pull on their trainers and run around 5km or so, following a route that has been pre-agreed with the landowners. Their mission is to outrun and outwit the bloodhounds, zig-zagging across the Hampshire countryside in order to throw them off the scent. It's rare that that they succeed. Bloodhounds are the undisputed kings of the scenting world. T...
2022-11-0136 min
Dogs with JobsMeet the beagles!This episode of Dogs with Jobs features a working pack of beagles. Kennel huntsman Danny Allen describes the breeding, management and daily working lives of these characterful hounds to presenter Kate Fairweather. Danny has worked with the Palmer Marlborough Clinkard Meon Valley Beagles for eight years, and combines insight into breeding, hunting and working of beagles with an obvious affection for his canine charges. Find more dogs with interesting jobs. Do you work your dog or dogs? Please get in touch with Kate Fairweather if you would be interested...
2022-10-0129 min
Dogs with JobsClover, the accidental gun dogThis month’s guest is Clover, a liver and white springer spaniel. The interview was recorded at the South Downs Show in August, where Clover was demonstrating her talents as part of the Hamble and Hound Gun dog club. Presenter Kate Fairweather chats to Jo Bennett about Clover, the first springer spaniel she ever owned. Clover’s need to work soon became apparent, and Jo started gun dog training as a way of keeping her stimulated and happy. It wasn’t long before Clover’s natural talent showed itself, and Jo has competed with this lovely spaniel to consid...
2022-09-0521 min
Dogs with JobsMeet the Little Nippers, country show arena performersMeet Little Nippers, a performing troupe of terriers and lurchers, who work the country shows all over the UK. Their entertaining performance at country shows educates the public and demonstrates the lost sport of coursing, using an electric lure. Coursing is the hunting of game such as hares with greyhounds, which use sight rather than scent, and has been banned in the UK since 2004. Phil Gibbons talks about life on the road with his 10 dogs to Dogs with Jobs presenter Kate Fairweather. Nothing is too good for his beloved dogs, who have a comfortable movie-star s...
2022-08-2122 min
Dogs with JobsLouis, the Fire InvestigatorMeet Louis, a talented springer spaniel, who works for the Hampshire Fire Service. Louis is a Fire Investigation & Search Dog and is trained to sniff out the presence of flammable materials efficiently and with outstanding accuracy in minutes, where humans might take days to cover the same area. There are just 17 working fire dogs in the whole of the UK, making Louis a rarity and something of a scoop for Dogs with Jobs. Louis' career success is heartwarming, since he was made homeless at less than a year old. His original family simply couldn’t cope...
2022-06-2930 min
Disaster TalesTitanic DisasterBy April 15th, 1912 the Gilded Age was coming to an end and the White Star Line's greatest ship, the Titanic, sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Of the approximately 2,224 passengers and crew, only 700 survived. Discussion of precognition events, Marconi wireless operators and the fateful decisions of two nearby ships.
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Psychic Forewarning of Tragedy, George Behe
One Hundred and Sixty Minutes: The Race to save the RMS Titanic, William Hazelgrove
Titanic 1912: The Original News Reporting of the Sinking of the Titanic, Ken Rossignol
The Titanic Disaster Hearings: The...
2022-06-151h 06
Dogs with JobsE.T., the military assistance dog with big paw prints to fillMeet E.T., (short for Endal III), a talented young labrador retriever and third in a line of exceptional assistance dogs. Handler and owner Allen Parton is a disabled ex-Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer, who founded the military assistance dog charity, Hounds for Heroes, in 2010. Allen returned from the Gulf War in 1991 with a serious head injury to spend five years in hospital, following which he needed specialist day care. He tells Kate Fairweather about how Endal became his first, “accidental” assistance dog. In the early days, Allen was unable to communicate verbally and used signing alone to com...
2022-05-3025 minDisaster TalesThe Disaster of 2021We know there were many serious disasters in 2021, but unfortunately for us, there were many, serious personal disasters that knocked us right off track of putting out this podcast out on a regular basis. We'll be talking about some of these unfortunate events in this episode.
Hopefully, this trend is over and we can get back to the business at hand. Thank you for hanging in there with us. We promise to do better.
Kate and Barb
2022-05-1746 min
The Common CreativeEpisode 41 - Kate Young: Customer-Centric CreativitySeason 4 we're back! Joining us to kick off the season is Kate Young, Head of Customer Centricity & Capability at ANZ. Having been with the banking group for over five years, Kate is driving cultural change at ANZ by putting customers at the heart of all her work. She is passionate about bringing together cross-functional, enterprising purposeful teams using a customer-centric perspective. Join us for a fascinating episode all about consumer behaviour, AI and what a day in the life might look like in 2024... Links: Kate Young: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youngkate1/
2022-03-1431 minDisaster TalesHistory and Operation of the 911 SystemAfter a long and spotty, crappy year, Disaster Tales is BACK! Kate interviews 911 Specialist Lynsie Wilson about how the system works and what it's like to be a 911 Dispatcher. History too.
Welcome back and thanks for hanging with us. We love you guys.
2022-01-201h 17
Dogs with JobsA rare insight into the breeding of hunting houndsThis is a companion to November 2021 episode, which featured hunting hound pups, Debit and Dervish. The modern English Foxhound is one of the healthiest in the canine world. Bred for function rather than form, these supremely athletic hounds cover 15-20 miles of country in a working day. Depending on their hunting country, they might need strong back legs for hill work, overall muscular strength to navigate heavy plough, or speed for the hilly grassland of the South Downs. Hound breeding expert Carolyn gives an overview of how bloodlines are tracked and how hunts collaborate on h...
2021-12-1813 min
Dogs with JobsDebit and Dervish, the hunting houndsMeet Debit and Dervish. These affectionate, exuberant hound puppies live with their puppy walker Carolyn in an orchard in Hampshire. They arrived at 8 weeks old and will spend most of their first year here, before they return to a local trail hunting pack, which, which numbers some 38 couple (76) drag hunting hounds. Their puppy walker will ensure that they encounter a wide variety of people, children, horses and farm animals as well as cars, tractors. Although their destiny is pack life, hunting trails for the local hunt, this socialisation is a vital part of their development...
2021-11-3037 min
Dogs with JobsDaisy, the autism assistance dogMeet the talented Daisy, who works with a non-verbal autistic teenager and his family. Hear how golden retriever Daisy has transformed the lives of her human partner, Marcus, and those closest to him. Daisy provides an invaluable early warning of an impending meltdown with 100% accuracy - which has opened up public places and travel to the whole family. When Marcus does become emotionally disregulated, her training in deep pressure work means that she helps him to calm down. Presenter Kate Fairweather meets Marcus’ mum, Hilary Armour, a skilled animal behaviourist, dog trainer, special need...
2021-10-2630 minDisaster Tales2004 Multiple Hurricane SurvivorWith Kate off on a disaster, Barb Lonsky interviews Michelle Howe, an ex-Florida resident who lived through the 2004 hurricane season. Michelle shares her first hand experience of that nightmare season.
2021-10-151h 07
Dogs with JobsAlfie, the model and actor DalmatianMeet Alfie, a handsome, half 'patched' dalmatian in this month's Dogs with Jobs and hear about his busy working life as a model and actor. Blessed with a muscular physique and rakish looks, thanks to his unique face patch markings, Alfie has starred in rap videos, TV programmes and is much sought after as a model by household names such as Boden and furniture manufacturer, made.com. When you look this good, does anything else matter? Well, yes! Alfie’s work requires a performance ethic with first class obedience and exceptional steadiness - all of whic...
2021-09-2822 minDisaster TalesAugust Disasters 2021We all know that things are getting stranger. With wildfires, floods, tornados, volcanoes, landslides and hurricanes, it seems that there's a new disaster nearly every day.
Guess what? In the past month there were MORE than a new disaster every a day. Go around the world with us as we look at what's been happening in August 2021.
Don't forget to comment and drop us a line at kate@disastertales.com or barb@disastertales.com
2021-09-1551 minDisaster TalesPennsylvania Mine DisastersBetween the years 1839 to 1914, over 53,000 coal miners were killed in the United States. This is the story of two of those terrible disasters.
Bonus! Barbara Lonsky sings "Ballad of the Darr Mine"
(Originally written and recorded by Jason Hegedus)
2021-07-1550 minDisaster Tales1936: The 2020 of the Great Depression1936 held not only dust storms and drought but floods and avalanches and plagues of locusts! Is there more? Yew betcha!
Read Kate's book Domestic Terror. You can find it in the fiction section of Amazon Kindle and other platforms.
2021-06-1649 minDisaster TalesKristallnacht, the November PogramKristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) was the first violent step in the Nazi extermination of the Jews. With origins in American eugenics programs, the systematic destruction of over six million Jews and other marginalized populations, the November Pogram signaled nearly a decade of terror in Europe and around the world.
2021-05-151h 16
Dogs with JobsEdie, Max and Joe, the sheep farm workersIn Dogs with Jobs this month meet Max, Edie and Joe, the close knit team who together ensure a successful lambing operation at Rothercombe Farm, Stroud. The Border Collies' obsessive herding instinct comes into its own. With over 1000 expectant ewes, the fields become an outdoor maternity unit for six hectic weeks. No surprise that things can get a little intense... Farmer Andy Snow talks to Kate Fairweather of Shine Radio about how he can recognise talent in a puppy, on the job training them and how each dog's personality, preferences and particular skills come into...
2021-03-2926 minDisaster TalesBirthday Disasters March 11Explore a dark day in history with us as we look at March 11 disasters.
2021-03-1559 min
Dogs with JobsThrowback: Lottie the missing persons investigatorBonus episode of Dogs with Jobs! In the course of researching this podcast, Kate Fairweather talks to a lot of people about working dogs. Here she talks to Jim Noble, who has spent a career devoted to working dogs - gun dogs, police dogs, sniffer dogs, search dogs. In the early 2000s the Hampshire Constabulary's Dog Unit (as it was then) invested in its first ever pair of bloodhounds, with a view to training them for missing persons cases, owing to their superior scent-tracking capabilities. Jim recalls Lottie's first ever deployment and how s...
2021-03-1421 min
Dogs with JobsDidi, the police dogA Belgian Malinois with a bright future. Police Dog (P.D.) Didi is part of the Thames Valley, Hampshire & IOW Dog Section. Smaller and lighter than many of her police colleagues, P.D. Didi combines an easygoing nature with just a touch of swagger and supreme athleticism. Her handler, P.C. Beale, talks to Kate Fairweather about her abilities, their relationship and what it takes to make it in the police dog world. Dogs with Jobs is a unique audio series from Petersfield's Shine Radio, in which Kate Fairweather meets and ce...
2021-02-2227 minDisaster TalesBirthday Disasters - January 31stEver wonder if a disaster happened on your birthday? We'll find out the history of Co Host Barb's birthday: Storms, plots, plane crashes and more!
2021-02-1644 minDisaster TalesEffects of PandemicsCovid 19 is not the first pandemic to attack humanity, and won't be the last. Changes occur in health, society, research and finances. Kate Fairweather and Co Host Barb Lonsky discuss the side effects and after effects of pandemics on humanity.
2021-01-1658 min
Disaster TalesDisaster MiraclesSince it's December, the season of miracles, Kate and Barb discuss miraculous disaster survivals. Babies and tornados, church members and explosions, airplane crashes and surviving a tsunami are all covered. Plus there's discussion about surviving childhood in the 1960s. Merry Christmas
2020-12-1655 min
Disaster TalesInterview With Author and Disaster Professional Diane Burden-CoxDiane is the CEO of Disasterscope, Inc. and author of Resilient Americans: We May Not Have It All Together But Together We Have It All. Diane talks about her work as a disaster professional and how she would like to build more compassion into the current disaster response and system.
2020-11-1559 min
Disaster TalesDisaster Housing: Interview with Paolo TirimaniLiz Root and I talk to Boxabl CEO Paolo Tirimani about the post disaster housing options he's developed.
2020-10-1541 minDisaster TalesIthaca Typhoid Epidemic of 1903In 1903 the waters around Ithaca, New York became contaminated with typhus. Typhoid struck both the town and the then young Cornell University. CIIndK0cD16hQnJzzvTE
2020-09-1551 min
Disaster TalesPuerto Rico Earthquakes of 2020With all the COVID 19 stuff going on, many Americans may not be aware that part of our country, Puerto Rico has been suffering devastating earthquakes since the beginning of the year. Hundreds are unhoused, sleeping in their cars and worried for the next one to hit.
This is after two incredibly destructive hurricanes in 2017 that killed an estimated 1400 to 2900 American citizens, the earthquake swarm of 2020 has caused massive damage to homes, businesses and utilities.
Americans in Puerto Rico could use our help with infrastructure upgrades and repairs, relaxing of restrictive import laws and perhaps even bec...
2020-08-1550 minDisaster TalesDisaster Avoidance DiscussionInterview with Disaster Avoidance Professional and author Gleb Tspursky. We discuss planning a disaster recovery for your business and how to apply those principles to the current pandemic. This is a MUST HEAR!
2020-07-151h 03
Disaster TalesImmediate Emergency Housing with Liz Root After a disaster and before you can move back into your home, you may need immediate emergency housing. This can be a Red Cross shelter, a mobile home, a tent or one of many other innovative housing ideas.Discussion with Liz Root, Disaster Assistance specialist.
2020-06-151h 08
Disaster TalesCOVID 19 DiscussionKate and co host Barb Lonsky discuss the COVID-19 coronavirus, its causes, presentations, treatments, and protection.
Kate has a 40 year background in emergency management with special studies in pandemic response.
Barb has a 35 year medical background of respiratory therapy and accompanying experience with previous viral and other infections.
Learn what to do and why you should. And stay safe.
2020-05-141h 03
Disaster TalesTrauma and Stress Interview with Dr. Richard OelbergerIn our interview with Dr. Richard Oelberger we discuss trauma and its effects on disaster survivors, relief workers and police who encounter these difficult situations. Richard has his own podcast about sports psychology, RichardListens on Spotify and Instagram.
2020-02-151h 12
Disaster TalesThe Sultana DisasterIn the early morning hours of April 27th, 1865, America's biggest maritime disaster occurred just north of Memphis on the Mississippi River. The riverboat Sultana exploded, killing approximately 2100 recently released Union prisoners on their way home after the war. It's the biggest little disaster you never heard of.
2020-01-1754 min
Disaster TalesKincade Fire EvacuationCo-Host John Horrell discusses his recent mandatory evacuation from his home for the Kincade fire in Sonoma County California. John discusses his experience evacuating with three cats, dos and don'ts and strategies for planning and escaping safely.
Image Courtesy LA Times.
2019-12-1553 min
Just Another Panel Show15. Christmas Special w/ Kate Barron, Hannah Fairweather, Jamie Allerton, Jake Pickford, Andy BucksHave a little bit of anti-christmas. With off-key singing, some of the worst christmas presents, and lots of laughs.
Featuring Kate Barron and Hannah Fairweather VS Jake Pickford and Jamie Allerton. With your special guest Father Christmas (Andy Bucks) and host Pete Wells!
2019-12-1100 min
Disaster TalesSweet: Molasses Flood and Sugar Plant ExplosionThe Great Molasses Flood, sometimes referred to locally as the Boston Molassacre, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. This event killed 21 people and created a 40-foot wave of molasses which buckled the elevated railroad tracks, crushed buildings and inundated the neighborhood.
In 2008 the Georgia sugar refinery explosion was an industrial disaster that occurred on February 7, 2008, in Port Wentworth, Georgia. Fourteen people were killed and forty injured when a dust explosion occurred at a sugar refinery owned by Imperial Sugar.
2019-11-231h 00
Disaster TalesInfluenza-Local EffectsWe've all heard about the deadly influenza outbreak of 1918, but how did it affect real people. Disaster Tales has gone through local records to find details lost in the overall pandemic. Archivist Renea Dauntes co-hosts.
2019-10-1549 min
Disaster TalesThe Children's Blizzard of 1888On January 12th, 1888 an arctic cold front, the coldest ever measured, raced down the center of the American heartland. There were far below zero temperatures, windchills measured at -110 F and freezing effects as far south as Brownsville, Texas. The storm hit the Dakota Territories, Minnesota and Nebraska about the same time children were walking home from school. This storm was a killer.
2019-09-161h 03
Disaster TalesWaco Episode 3 - The SiegeThe Branch Davidian siege at Waco in 1993 was a deadly carnival of coincidence, misjudgement and errors. This is the third and final part of our Waco podcast. It's part of a collaboration with Home on the Strange podcast host Lynsie Wilson.
You can find Part 1 here:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpsfeedsbuzzsproutcom291866rss/home-on-the-strange
Part 2 is on Disaster Tales and you can find it here:
https://disastertales.podbean.com/e/waco-part-2-the-prelude/
We hope you listen to all three parts in order to get the full story.
2019-08-201h 19
Disaster TalesWaco Part 2 - The PreludeHome on the Strange host Lynsie Wilson joins us to discuss the history of the Branch Davidians, the rise of David Koresh, and the circumstances that led over 70 people to their deaths. It remains to this day one of the largest domestic tragedies involving the United States Government, and is still referenced in popular culture regularly. This episode contains graphic content.
For early access to part 3, please help support our show by going to Patreon and becoming a patron!
This is part 2. If you haven't already heard it, go straight to Home on the Strange Podcast for Part...
2019-08-1456 min
Disaster TalesCircus Train AccidentsWith the advent of nationwide railroad services, Circuses and other entertainment groups took to the railways to travel from city to city. There were many tragic accidents, but in the early twentieth century, the Hammond Rail Disaster and the Con T. Kennedy Circus disaster were among the most deadly.
2019-07-1554 min
Disaster TalesInfluenza Pandemic of 1918Beginning in the spring of 1918 and circling the world three times in the next 18 months, an influenza pandemic killed as many as 50 million people. The disease killed many more than the ongoing First World War. Find out why it was called the Spanish Flu and lots of other amazing details. And thanks for listening.
2019-06-141h 06
Disaster TalesPeshtigo FiresOn October 8th, 1871, the same day as the Great Chicago Fire, the nation's most deadly wildfire raged through eastern Wisconsin. The Peshtigo Fire killed an estimated 2,000 Americans. It left a permanent mark on the Midwest. (IMPORTANT CORRECTION: Per listener Neil Miller, Door county is in Wisconsin, not Michigan. Thank you, Neil!)
2019-05-151h 09
Disaster TalesNew Madrid EarthquakesFrom December 16th, 1811 to February 7th 1812, the area where the boot heel of Missouri meets Tennessee and Kentucky were devastated by over 2,000 earthquakes. The initial quakes were so strong they rang church bells in Boston and woke President Madison and his wife Dolly from their sleep in Washington, D.C. Lakes drained, steaming hot sulphur geysers blew up from the ground and the Mississippi River ran backwards. This often overlooked seismic area is still active today.
2019-04-1854 min
Disaster TalesSaint Francis Dam FailureThree minutes before midnight March 12th, 1928, the Saint Francis Dam near Santa Clarita, California catastrophically failed. This is the second-greatest loss of life in California's history after the 1906 Earthquake. Find out how a series of poor decisions put hundreds of people in harm's way.
2019-03-151h 00
Disaster TalesSan Francisco Earthquake and FireThe morning of April 18th, 1906, the city of San Francisco was struck by a 7.1 earthquake. The quake and resultant fire killed over 3,000 people and left nearly 200,000 homeless. This episodes includes contemporary, on site interviews conducted in 1906.
2019-02-1651 min
Disaster TalesFires That Changed America - Triangle and Binghamton Factory FiresIn the early 20th century labor unions were beginning to work for changes in safety and health laws at the workplace. But it took two factory fires and hundreds of deaths to finally get the attention of the legislature. The Triangle Waist Factory in New York City and the Binghamton Clothing Factory in Binghamton, New York changed the lives of workers nationwide.
2019-01-1549 min
Disaster TalesCalifornia's Camp Fire 2018California's deadly Camp Fire killed 85 and completely destroyed the small town of Paradise. Kate and co host John Horrell discuss the fire and consequent conversations about planning and warnings.
2018-12-101h 07
Disaster Tales2004 Florida HurricanesIn 2004 Florida was hit by 4 major hurricanes: Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. By the end of September every single county in the state had a disaster declaration. Kate and her friend John Horrell discuss their experiences.
2018-10-151h 00
Disaster TalesHurricane AudreyHurricane Audrey wreaked havoc in Louisiana in 1957. This episode includes first hand accounts from survivors.
2018-09-151h 00