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Liz Farquhar
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More or Less: Behind the Stats
Election claims and erection claims
Are Labour right about the Liz Truss effect on mortgages? Are the Conservatives right about pensioners? Are Plaid Cymru right about spending? Are the Lib Dems right about care funding? Is Count Binface right about croissants?Why are MRP polls coming up with such different numbers?Do erections require a litre of blood?Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news.Presenter: Tim Harford Reporter: Kate Lamble Producers: Simon Tulett, Nathan Gower, Beth Ashmead Latham and Debbie Richford Series producer: Tom Colls Production coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Rod Farquhar Editor...
2024-06-26
28 min
More or Less: Behind the Stats
Social housing, NHS workforce and Liz Truss debt claims
Long: Housing minister Rachel Maclean claimed the government has built a record number of social rent homes. Tim and the team investigate. Following Lucy Letby’s conviction, we look at how sentences for murder have changed over the past few decades. Plus after Liz Truss’s speech this week defending her short stint as Prime Minister, Tim reminds us how her mini-budget raised borrowing costs and might have pushed up the national debt even more. And will 1 in 11 workers in England really work for the NHS by the middle of the next decade?Presenter: Tim Harford Series prod...
2023-09-20
27 min
My Amazing Woman
My Amazing Thanksgiving (S02E02)
Who is the better cook, Anna Kat or Trevor? Why does Steve (Millionaire Man) have booze in his car? Why does Penny have cake on her face? Will both Mom and Dad show up for the holiday? What is the International Guard? Who doesn't keep a sub-atomic turkey fryer in the trunk (boot) of their car? And where do you get German potato salad to die for? Have you hosted a holiday meal with your parents (or your in-laws)? How did it go? Tell us about it in our Facebook group: https://urlgeni.us/facebook...
2022-11-15
25 min
The Bottom Line
Changing Tack
What happens when your business vision doesn't stack up or your long-standing business needs to make changes to keep up with a changing market and customer taste? Do you make a U-turn or a pivot as it's known in business. How do you know when is the right time and how do you get your employees and managers to go with you? Evan Davis and guests discuss.GUESTSMatthew Bannister, Broadcaster and Presenter, Folk on Foot podcastLiz Earle, Beauty and Wellness Entrepreneur, Editor-in-Chief, Liz Earle Wellbeing magazineand ...
2022-10-13
28 min
Profile
Mark Fullbrook
Downing Street's new Chief of Staff, Mark Fullbrook, is not a stranger to politics. He's been the "backroom boy" behind many political campaigns around the world, including Boris Johnson's successful Mayor of London campaigns and President George Bush’s unsuccessful re-election bid in 1992. But, until now, Mark Fullbrook has kept his names out of the headlines.That changed when it was reported that Fullbrook had been questioned as a witness in an FBI inquiry into alleged electoral bribery in Puerto Rico. Then, this week, he became headline news when it was revealed his Downing Street salary was be...
2022-10-01
14 min
Profile
Kwasi Kwarteng
Described as “incredibly bright, borderline eccentric and very Thatcherite”, Kwasi Kwarteng has been MP for Spelthorne in Surrey, since 2010. Born in London to Ghanaian parents, Kwasi Kwarteng excelled academically – he was an Eton scholar, got a double first from Cambridge University and a scholarship to Harvard. He’s worked as a newspaper columnist, a financial analyst and has written several books on history and politics.Kwasi Kwarteng is a long-time friend and close political ally of the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, who’s just promoted him to the top post in the Treasury...
2022-09-10
14 min
Welcome to the Quids Inn
8. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
An urgent meeting is called by Michael following recent events unfolding in the news. With no certainty about the news Michael will give or the effect it will have on their futures, the team log onto the Zoom call from their homes to learn their fate. 'Welcome to the Quids Inn' is an Island Life Production Writer - Eilidh Mackinnon Director - Fin Ross Russell Producer - Jasmin Geissen Michael - RJ Bayley Anna - Alice Pelan Murray - Thomas Mugglestone Eshaal - Liz Dokukina Tomas - Mykolas Urbonas Lauren - Megan Lambie Cover Art - Scott Farquhar Theme...
2020-10-29
29 min
Welcome to the Quids Inn
5. Heating Up
On a quiet summer night shift, Murray abandons Eshaal at the desk and hours later, returns to find the hotel mysteriously getting hotter very quickly. 'Welcome to the Quids Inn' is an Island Life Production Writer - Eilidh Mackinnon Director - Fin Ross Russell Producer - Jasmin Geissen Murray - Thomas Mugglestone Eshaal - Liz Dokukina Cover Art - Scott Farquhar Theme Music - Luther Russell Find out more about Island Life Productions and our work by: - liking our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/islandlifeproductions/ - checking out our website at www.islandlifeproductions.com - visiting our...
2020-10-08
24 min
Welcome to the Quids Inn
3. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Anna & Eshaal take on a day shift as their interaction neatly straddles the line between teasing and insulting before an unexpected incident forces them to come together to protect each other. 'Welcome to the Quids Inn' is an Island Life Production Writer - Eilidh Mackinnon Director - Fin Ross Russell Producer - Jasmin Geissen Anna - Alice Pelan Eshaal - Liz Dokukina Cover Art - Scott Farquhar Theme Music - Luther Russell Find out more about Island Life Productions and our work by: - liking our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/islandlifeproductions/ - checking out our website at...
2020-09-24
16 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment
Our Country's Good and The Recruiting Officer: Two BBc Radio full-cast dramatisations by George Farquar, Timberlake Wertenbaker
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408584to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Country's Good and The Recruiting Officer: Two BBc Radio full-cast dramatisations Author: George Farquar, Timberlake Wertenbaker Narrator: Paul Higgins, Paul Moriarty, Adam Billington, Nicholas Le Prevost, Ralph Ineson, Stuart Mcquarrie, Lisa Dillon, Adjoa Andoh, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 16 minutes Release date: August 20, 2020 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio double bill of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s award-winning drama about a group of 18th-century Australian convicts and their attempts to stage a play, plus the Restoration comedy that the prisoners put on Australia, 1789: A young lieutenant at...
2020-08-20
3h 16
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment
Our Country's Good and The Recruiting Officer: Two BBc Radio full-cast dramatisations by George Farquar, Timberlake Wertenbaker
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/408584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Country's Good and The Recruiting Officer: Two BBc Radio full-cast dramatisations Author: George Farquar, Timberlake Wertenbaker Narrator: Paul Higgins, Paul Moriarty, Adam Billington, Nicholas Le Prevost, Ralph Ineson, Stuart Mcquarrie, Lisa Dillon, Adjoa Andoh, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 16 minutes Release date: August 20, 2020 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: A BBC Radio double bill of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s award-winning drama about a group of 18th-century Australian convicts and their attempts to stage a play, plus the Restoration comedy that the prisoners put on Australia, 1789: A young li...
2020-08-20
05 min
Welcome to the Quids Inn
1. Selection Day
It's interview day at the Edinburgh Newington Quids Inn and Anna, Murray, Lauren, Eshaal and Tomas are five strangers all applying for a receptionist role. Who will be hired by manager Michael and who will be sent back on their job search? 'Welcome to the Quids Inn' is an Island Life Production Writer - Eilidh Mackinnon Director - Fin Ross Russell Producer - Jasmin Geissen Michael - RJ Bayley Anna - Alice Pelan Murray - Thomas Mugglestone Eshaal - Liz Dokukina Tomas - Mykolas Urbonas Lauren - Megan Lambie Cover Art - Scott Farquhar Theme Music - Luther Russell ...
2020-08-01
30 min
Clear talking from Anderson Strathern discussing what matters to you and your business
Sustainability, fair work and innovation
Liz McAreavey, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce talks to our Chair Bruce Farquhar about business resilience in the current crisis and whether there is a need to re-think how we do business post lockdown, will this create sustainability, fair work and innovation? Liz has some re-assuring advice for our local businesses and optimism that our innovative city will continue to thrive post lockdown.
2020-06-08
12 min
The Paid to Play Podcast
Steven Lumpkin, Game Master and Designer – Episode 105
Veteran video game designer and roleplaying game master Steven Lumpkin has worked for some of the biggest names in the online gaming industry, including Red Storm Entertanment, the makers of the Rainbow Six franchise, and Funcom, the makers of Age of Conan, Anarchy Online and The Secret World, as a level designer. His job was creating the tense action scenes that have challenged players across the globe as they venture through these games' vast virtual worlds. Steven is now working on the Rollercoaster Tycoon franchise, but has gone from creating levels to working on the basic infrastructure of the game itself as...
2016-11-23
00 min
The Paid to Play Podcast
Steven Lumpkin, Game Master and Designer – Episode 105
Veteran video game designer and roleplaying game master Steven Lumpkin has worked for some of the biggest names in the online gaming industry, including Red Storm Entertanment, the makers of the Rainbow Six franchise, and Funcom, the makers of Age of Conan, Anarchy Online and The Secret World, as a level designer. His job was creating the tense action scenes that have challenged players across the globe as they venture through these games' vast virtual worlds. Steven is now working on the Rollercoaster Tycoon franchise, but has gone from creating levels to working on the basic infrastructure of the game itself as...
2016-11-23
1h 05
The Paid to Play Podcast
Episode 17: Carol Tice, Freelance Writer and Career Coach
After having authors and bloggers on the podcast, it's fun to have someone who's not only a full-time freelance writer on the show, but also someone who's dedicated to helping others achieve similar goals - so much so that she not only blogs about making it as a freelance writer, she also runs a paid-membership web site that offers courses and tips on every aspect of the business of freelance writing. Carol worked at a newspaper and as a movie script transcriber before going freelance and managed to blow away her own expectations of success when she started the Freelance W...
2012-12-03
31 min
The Paid to Play Podcast
Episode 17: Carol Tice, Freelance Writer and Career Coach
After having authors and bloggers on the podcast, it's fun to have someone who's not only a full-time freelance writer on the show, but also someone who's dedicated to helping others achieve similar goals - so much so that she not only blogs about making it as a freelance writer, she also runs a paid-membership web site that offers courses and tips on every aspect of the business of freelance writing. Carol worked at a newspaper and as a movie script transcriber before going freelance and managed to blow away her own expectations of success when she started the Freelance W...
2012-12-03
00 min
Business To Go
Should You Fire the Customer?
Douglas Olsen, associate professor of marketing, is teaching the marketing module of the 2012 Small Business Leadership Academy, presented by the W. P. Carey School's Center for Executive and Professional Development. In these short podcasts, listen as Olsen discusses some of the basic concepts of marketing. Business To Go delivers insights and information from W. P. Carey faculty that you can put to work in your business or career today.
2012-09-28
03 min
Business To Go
Why Complaints are Good for Business
Douglas Olsen, associate professor of marketing, is teaching the marketing module of the 2012 Small Business Leadership Academy, presented by the W. P. Carey School's Center for Executive and Professional Development. In these short podcasts, listen as Olsen discusses some of the basic concepts of marketing. Business To Go delivers insights and information from W. P. Carey faculty that you can put to work in your business or career today.
2012-09-28
04 min
Business To Go
Beyond the Better Mousetrap: Why Some Products Fail
Douglas Olsen, associate professor of marketing at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, discusses why some products fail, illustrating a key marketing principle: know what your customers want and need.
2012-09-21
04 min
Business To Go
What Is Marketing?
Douglas Olsen, associate professor of marketing at the W. P. Carey School of Business, talks about what marketing is ... and is not.
2012-09-21
02 min
Business To Go
How to Lead: Leverage Those Mutual Dependencies
Leaders acquire the power to affect the behavior of others by controlling access to valued resources. But often access involves an element of reciprocity, says W. P. Carey associate professor of management Kevin Corley, who studies and teaches leadership theory and skills. “How to Lead” is a two-part podcast produced for Business to Go: knowledge and skills that you can put to work today in your business and career.
2012-01-04
06 min
Business To Go
How to Lead: Discovering the Source of Power
One of the characteristics of leadership is the ability to spur others to follow your direction. But exactly how do leaders do it? Kevin Corley, an associate professor of management at the W. P. Carey School of Business, studies leadership. He says we often assume that what we need is coercive power in order to make people do what we want or need them to do. He says that the key, however, is influence - not coercion.
2012-01-04
05 min
Business To Go
Giving and Receiving Feedback: Conducting a Productive Formal Review
When it’s time for that periodic formal review, do you know how to make the session effective? Minu Ipe, clinical associate professor of management and faculty director of the W. P. Carey MBA Evening Program, explains that there are four steps to success: identify your objective, prepare, deliver and follow up.
2011-10-19
07 min
Business To Go
Giving and Receiving Feedback: What Is Effective Feedback?
Feedback is an important tool for developing great employees, says Minu Ipe, clinical professor of management and faculty director of the W. P. Carey MBA Evening Program. She explains the characteristics of effective feedback, using the acronym S-T-A-A-M. “S” is for specific, “T” for timely, “A” for accurate, another “A”, for actionable, and “M” for meaningful. This podcast is brought to you by Business to Go from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University -- knowledge and skills you can put to work today in your business and career.
2011-10-03
04 min
Business To Go
Hiring for a Good Person/Culture Fit
Research shows that when people fit in the culture of the organization in which they work, they are happier, more engaged, more productive and they provide better service. Angelo Angelo Kinicki, the Weatherup/Overby Chair in Leadership at the W. P. Carey School of Business, describes a hiring process that will help you hire people with the personality and values that fit with your company culture. This podcast is brought to you by Business to Go, a podcast series produced at the W. P. Carey School of Business: knowledge and skills you can put to work today in your business...
2011-09-15
02 min
Business To Go
How to Build Company Culture
You’ve determined that a particular culture will allow you to execute your business strategy, but how do you build it? Angelo Kinicki has years of research and consulting experience in this area as the Weatherup/Overby Chair in Leadership at the W. P. Carey School. In three minutes he describes actions you can take to build that culture in Part Two of our series on the Business to Go, from the W. P. Carey School of Business.
2011-09-15
03 min
Business To Go
Giving and Receiving Feedback: Seize the Moment!
If you think that the only opportunity to give or get feedback on job performance is the annual review session, you are missing many chances to improve your employees and your business throughout the year. Minu Ipe, clinical associate professor of management and faculty director of the W. P. Carey MBA Evening Program, explains why. The Business to Go podcasts are brought to you by the W. P. Carey Small Business Channel -- knowledge and skills you can put to work today in your business and career.
2011-09-14
03 min
Business To Go
What Is Culture, and Why Is It Important?
Part One: If asked, could you describe the culture of your company? You should, because as management professor and leadership consultant Angelo Kinicki says, culture is important to employee behavior and company performance. Listen to part one of our series on company culture. This podcast is brought to you by the W. P. Carey Small Business Channel – knowledge and skills you can put to work today in your business and career.
2011-09-06
02 min