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The Write ProjectGARETH MITTON, author of PEDESTAL, and 15 other authors reflect on how much writing EXHAUSTS them! | The Write ProjectAre you the type of writer that starts when the sun rises, and leaves the keyboard jazzed up to start the day? Or is writing the last thing you do before bed, at the end of a long one? Does writing energize you, or does it exhaust you?Featuring, from Breakwater Books Ltd.:Rebecca Rose, President and PublisherAndie Bullman, author of Salt Beef Buckets: A Love StoryDerek Yetmen, author of The Yankee PrivateerTzu-Hao Hsu, contributor to Us, NowGemma Hickey, author of Almost FeralShiela Lukins...2025-06-2329 min
Next Question with Katie CouricThe Rise of Colon Cancer in Young Adults"Microbiome" is a buzzword these days--but many people don't know what it means. As we re-assess the lasting impact diet may have on our health, researchers are examining the role of gut health as possible causes for the dramatic uptick in colorectal cancer in young people. Katie Couric, founder of Katie Couric Media and Stand Up To Cancer, hosts an expert-led panel including Dr. Nancy You, a surgeon and director of the Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Program at MD Anderson, Dr. Susan Bullman–an Associate Professor of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Ju...2025-05-0245 min
Jackie On:Women in PunkIn the seventeenth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie talks about some of the female punk icons and how they influenced punk as a genre. She will also delve into what it was like being a woman in the alternative music subculture.
Happy Women's History Month!
Artists mentioned: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Mama Thorton, Patti Smith, Joan Jett, Alice Bag, Debbie Harry, the Slits, The Runaways, The Raincoats, Poly Styrene, Exene Cervenka, Wendy O. Williams, Nina Hagen, Siouxie Sioux, Shonen Knife, Kathleen Hanna.
Sources:
Amour, Cheri. 2019. “The Enduring Legacy of the Raincoats.” The...2025-03-2025 min
LSE PodcastsCiting Africa | Series 2, Ep 5: Neglected Tropical Diseases: the rise of a global health issueNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect more than a billion people in developing countries, but they remained largely unnoticed by the international community until the the Sustainable Development Goals were drafted in 2015. Discussing why and how ideas ‘go viral’, we speak to LSE Professor Dr Ken Shadlen and NTD specialist at the SCI Foundation Yael Velleman to explore the power dynamics involved in global agenda-setting.
Speakers: Dr Ken Shadlen, Yael Velleman (Regina Guzman, Katie Bullman and Polly Lloyd-Healey)2020-12-1021 min
Citing AfricaNeglected Tropical Diseases: the rise of a global health issueContributor(s): Dr Ken Shadlen, Yael Velleman, Regina Guzman, Katie Bullman, Polly Lloyd-Healey | Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect more than a billion people in developing countries, but they remained largely unnoticed by the international community until the the Sustainable Development Goals were drafted in 2015. Discussing why and how ideas ‘go viral’, we speak to LSE Professor Dr Ken Shadlen and NTD specialist at the SCI Foundation Yael Velleman to explore the power dynamics involved in global agenda-setting.
Speakers: Dr Ken Shadlen, Yael Velleman (Regina Guzman, Katie Bullman and Polly Lloyd-Healey)2020-12-1021 min