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The Mind Movement Health PodcastHolistic Spinal Health and Scoliosis with Dr. Mark MorningstarHave scoliosis or know someone who does?
In this episode, Dr. Mark Morningstar discusses scoliosis as a complex whole-body condition influenced by genetics, neurobiology, bone health, and lifestyle.
He explains why active stability, movement, nutrition, and nervous system regulation are crucial, shares practical prevention tips, and highlights modern, multimodal approaches to help children and adults manage and reduce progression.
Timestamps:
(0:04) Welcome to Mind Movement Health Podcast
(2:16) Scoliosis Insights with Dr. Mark Morningstar
(2:42) Daily Health Changes
(2:52) Understanding Scoliosis and Chiropractic Care
(8:01) The R...
2026-03-1053 min
Claiming ZeroS6, E11: Himstory - Mark Boyle: The Moneyless Man and His Journey Down the Road Less TraveledWhat if opting out wasn’t about selfishness… but about conviction? In this episode of Claiming Zero, I take a deep dive into the life of Mark Boyle, better known as The Moneyless Man. He gave up money. He later gave up modern technology. And in his early 30s, he chose to have a voluntary vasectomy — deciding not to bring children into what he believes is an overconsuming world.We explore:The misconceptions about himThe moment that changed his worldviewHis three years living without moneyHis decision to be child-free — and how it affected his relations...
2026-02-2443 min
PlanVision by Mark ZorilPlanVision Podcasts (2026) - Matt Boyle Interview
Mark talks with Matt Boyle about joining PlanVision.
Mark Zoril and Matt Boyle
Podcast Episode: #1
Podcast Date: 2/23/2026
Transcript
2026-02-2302 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastMinisode: The Jingle Bells Story (Christmas 2025)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/jinglebells | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we're exploring the story behind the writer of the most well-known secular Christmas song: Jingle Bells, and some of its surprising backstory. We also reflect on whether AI will replace Luke, Mark or Joe first, and take on the now-traditional festive quiz where Luke tests how much trivia from our back-catalogue we can recall. From all of us, have a very merry festive season, and we'll see you in 2026.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland, Mark...
2025-12-2100 min
Query & CompanyRIP Nancy Leonard. Kevin Pritchard, Mark Boyle, Mark Montieth, Bill Benner, Ralph Reiff, and Ted Karras join!(00:00-32:21) – Query & Company opens on a somber Wednesday with Jake Query celebrating the life of Nancy Leonard. Jake starts the show by sharing the story about Slick & Nancy Leonard meeting to Nancy saving the Indiana Pacers franchise. Bill Benner joins the show to discuss the impact Nancy had on him, the impact she had on professional sports, hopes that people will pass on the story of Nancy Leonard being the reason that the Pacers and Fever are here, and shares some stories that he will always cherish. (32:21-34:40) – Jake shares the statement that the Indiana Pacers made abou...
2025-09-242h 14
Sports on a Sunday MorningMark Boyle on KMOX, Pacers Playoff Run, and 37 Years Behind the MicTom Ackerman talks with Mark Boyle, the longtime radio voice of the Indiana Pacers, about his brief tenure at KMOX Radio in 1988 and his childhood admiration for the station’s broadcasting legacy. Boyle shares insights on the Pacers’ current playoff run, the leadership of Tyrese Haliburton, and the team’s ensemble-style approach under veteran head coach Rick Carlisle. They also discuss the storied Pacers-Knicks rivalry, the electric atmosphere at Madison Square Garden, and the dynamics of Indiana’s passionate basketball fan base. Plus, Boyle reflects on his 37-year career in broadcasting and the evolution of the NBA from the perspective of a sea...
2025-05-2509 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastCeuta (S6.10)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/ceuta | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
n this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast we’ll be talking about the autonomous city of Ceuta -- Spanish exclave, military post, and free port on the coast of Morocco, at the Mediterranean entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. Ceuta, Melilla (also an exclave), and other tiny islets along the coast of North Africa constitute the territories of Spanish North Africa. The city is on a narrow isthmus that connects Mount Hacho (also held by Spain) to the mainland. Mount Hacho has been identified as possibly the so...
2025-05-2300 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastShetland (S6.09)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/shetland | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast we’ll be talking about Shetland, a group of about 100 islands, fewer than 20 of them inhabited, in Scotland, 210 km (130 miles) north of the Scottish mainland, at the northern extremity of the United Kingdom, around 340km or 210 miles from Norway. The islands total around 1,500 km2 (or 560 sq mi), making them similar in size to the nearby Faroe Islands, American Samoa or Gran Canaria.
Among the settlements on Mainland, the largest island, is Scalloway, a fishing port. Lerwick, also on Mainland, is the...
2025-02-2800 min
Lost Futures: A Mark Fisher PodcastBonus Episode CLIP: Patreon #13: Boyle and GarlandA Clip from our Patreon only episode "Boyle and Garland." The Beach (2000), Sunshine (2007), and 28 Days Later (2002). We look at three movies where director Danny Boyle collaborates with writer Alex Garland.https://www.patreon.com/LostFuturesPod Rate us on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lost-futures-a-mark-fisher-podcast/id1685663806 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0EnwNGZijCDZVIl5JtjwGTFollow us on Twitter: @lostfuturespodTheme Song By: EvilJekyllArt/animation by: Gregory Cristiani
2025-02-1304 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastMinisode: Christmas Quizzes 2024Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/christmas2024 | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we have some trivia about winter celebrations around the world and also conduct our now-traditional Christmas quiz. We'll see you in 2025 with the rest of Season 6.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in Canada, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2024-12-2300 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastSocotra (S6.08)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/socotra | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast we’ll be talking about the Central American country Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean, lying between the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. It lies 380 kilometres (205 nautical miles) south of the Arabian Peninsula and 240 kilometres (130 nautical miles) east of Somalia. Geographically part of Africa, it has historically been an extremely isolated island due to the monsoon winds that make it difficult to reach for large parts of the year. This isolation has resulted in unique plant and an...
2024-12-0600 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastBelize (S6.07)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/belize | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast we’ll be talking about the Central American country Belize, formerly known as British Honduras. This small country on the Yucatan Peninsula. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. This region was a stronghold of the Maya Heartland from around 1500BC up to the arrival of Europeans, namely the Spanish, in the 1600s. A tussle between Spain and Britain developed in subsequent decades, and Belize became a B...
2024-10-0300 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastWellington, New Zealand (S6.06)LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/E4DYKT3fZKAVpQeH6
Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/wellington | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast we’ll be talking about Wellington, New Zealand. Located at the south end of the country’s North Island, Wellington is the third largest city, and capital of New Zealand.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Dublin, Ireland, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in Toronto, Canada, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Dublin, Ireland. Our theme music and other stings come from Thomas O’Boyle @thatthomasfella.
We also had a huge amount of help from Thom...
2024-07-0400 min
Rainmakers RoundupEp 29 Strategies For Family Business Success with Rainmakers Roundup Guest Kathy BoyleRainmakers Roundup with Mark Iorio Episode 29 "Strategies for Family Business Success with Rainmakers Roundup Guest Kathy Boyle"Mark Dives into succession planning, business planning, team development, the people side of business, business culture, and how it impacts the bottom line with Kathy Boyle. Kathy president of Chapin Hill. The team offers consulting services to families, closely-held businesses, high net-worth individuals and not-for-profit organizations. Our primary clients are located in the Metro NY area (NYC, Westchester and Fairfield Counties) but we also have clients across the U.S. as well as Puerto Rico, Bermuda and other countries. J...
2024-06-1830 min
Make a DifferenceDiscover the Power of Mindfulness for Personal Growth and Well-Being with Bill O'BoyleAbout the Guest(s):Bill O'Boyle is a mental health professional based in Solon, Ohio. After retiring ten years ago, Bill faced serious medical issues and became the primary caretaker for his wife's parents. During this time, he experienced depression and isolation. However, he discovered the writings of renowned psychiatrist David Hawkins, which focused on mindfulness and being present in the moment. Inspired by these teachings, Bill overcame his depression and decided to open his own practice, utilizing mindfulness in his work.Episode Summary:In this episode, host Mark Quinn interviews mental health...
2024-03-2213 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastAaland (S6.04)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/aland | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Åland, an autonomous and demilitarized archipelago of Finland, which lies between Finland and Sweden, although it is closer to the latter by around 20km. Åland (which can also be spelled Aaland) is the smallest region of Finland by both area (1,580 km2 or 610 sq mi) and population (30,000), constituting around half a percent of Finland's land area and half a percent of its population. Despite being Finnish, the only official language is Swedish and the capital city is M...
2024-03-0400 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastBurkina Faso (S6.03)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/burkina-faso | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Burkina Faso (formerly the French Upper Volta), a landlocked country in West Africa bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of just over 20,000,000. Total land area is around 274,000 km² (or roughly 106,000 sq mi), making it slightly smaller than Italy, slightly larger than New Zealand or the US state...
2024-02-0600 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastMinisode: Christmas Markets and TreatsFull shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/christmas23 | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Ho ho ho! In this Christmas minisode, we’ll be talking about Christmas Markets and a few delicious festive treats, as well as where these things come from and how they've changed to the modern day.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2023-12-2100 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastTsushima (S6.02)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/salem | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Tsushima, an island in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, which lies in the Tsushima Strait on the western side of Kyushu, the southernmost mainland island of Japan. Tsushima sits between Japan and South Korea, about 60 km from Iki, its closest island neighbour, 138 km from the city of Fukuoka, and 49.5 km from Busan, South Korea.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland, Mark...
2023-11-3000 min
MWA Podcast - Woodworking ConversationsMWA479 - William Boyle InterviewWilliam Boyle joins us this episode. Bill is a professional chairmaker and instructor. He makes some truly outstanding Windsor Chairs and teaches chairmaking out of his shop in Illinois. Bill utilizes some interesting techniques and salesmanship in his chair making endeavors. It's a great conversation with a little something for everyone. Check it out!William Boyle@williamboylechairmaker on Instagramwilliamboylechairmaker.comWWing NewsLAP - Annual Anarchist’s Gift GuideSawStop Miter GaugesWoodpecker’s SF-PRO Router Table FenceMWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on Instagram
2023-11-281h 22
Stories in Life. On the Radio with Mark and Joe.More Middle School Chronicles with Educator Emily BoyleClick here to send a message. We love to hear from our listeners! Send us a text message and share your feedback Do you remember your favorite teacher? The one who not only taught you academic knowledge but also shaped you into a better individual? Our guest, Emily Boyle is an experienced middle school teacher who embodies these qualities and more. Her knack for building a meaningful relationship with students and parents alike is both heart-warming and inspiring. She gives us a peek into her classroom, sharing some laugh-out-loud anecdotes, particularly a humorous story involving a creative...
2023-11-0936 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastSalem (S6.01)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/salem | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Salem, Massachusetts, which has a strong historical connection to the famous witch trials that took place there in the 1690s. Salem lies on Massachusetts Bay between Salem Harbor and Beverly Harbor, lying alongside the Danvers River, which feeds into the harbour. It’s around 20 miles or 35 kilometres north of Boston. The witch trials took place in a small settlement just outside Salem proper then known as Salem Village, but later renamed Danvers, and we’ll likely...
2023-10-2700 minStories in Life. On the Radio with Mark and Joe.Teaching, Transforming and Inspiring: With Educator Emily BoyleClick here to send a message. We love to hear from our listeners! Send us a text message and share your feedback Imagine being a kid again, sitting in a classroom, listening to your teacher passionately discuss how important it is to learn and to be your best person. Then imagine seeing that same teacher put her heart into making sure that you are seen, heard, respected and asked to be a responsible and capable person with others. That's the everyday reality for the students of Emily Boyle, a dedicated middle school teacher at a private school i...
2023-10-2525 min
Politics and Policy on the PotomacRep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA)Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) is the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee and the Co-chair of both the Blue Collar and European (EU) Caucuses. He is now serving his fifth term in Pennsylvania's Second District. The first in his family to attend college, he attended the University of Notre Dame and later graduated from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government with a master’s degree in Public Policy. Rep. Boyle was elected to the Pennsylvania state legislature in 2008, becoming the first Democrat to ever represent his legislative district. Two years later his br...
2023-08-1530 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastMinisode: Christmas & The North PoleFull shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/northpole | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we're (sort of) exploring the history of the North Pole, and in particular, it's significance to the Christmas season. We also conduct our now-traditional Christmas quiz, and give a brief update on Season 6. From all of us, have a very merry festive season, and we'll see you in 2023.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2022-12-2000 min
Not Just Another Podcast© by Actor Mark Marcarian(S3 E30) Porch Genius - Join Actor Mark Marcarian with guests Sean Rash, Mike Boyle, and WILBUR!Porch Genius - Join Actor Mark Marcarian with guests Sean Rash, Mike Boyle & Wilbur Higgins as crazy comments and stories from crazy Wibur get shot down, ostrisized, and laughed at! NOTE: This is an adult broadcast no one under 17 should listed.
2022-09-1444 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastKalmykia (S5.10)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/kalmykia | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, thanks to our backers on Patreon, we’ll be talking about Kalmykia, a republic and country of Russia located directly north of the North Caucasus in Eastern Europe, between Ukraine and Kazakhstan, only around 200 miles or 350km north of Georgia. The Kalmyks, of Mongol origin, migrated to the Caspian region in the 17th century from Central Asia. They were mainly nomadic cattle breeders. Kalmykiya was established in 1920 as an autonomous oblast (region); in 1936 it became a republic, which was abolished in...
2022-08-1100 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastHawaii (S5.09)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/hawaii | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, Hawaii, and specifically the Big Island of Hawaii. Which is also called Hawaii.
Hawaii is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, which make up the US state of Hawaii. The island makes up 63% of the archipelago's landmass, but only 13% of its total population. The island is the third largest island in Polynesia, behind the two main islands of New Zealand. With a total area of around 10,000 km2 (or 4,000 square miles), Hawaii is similar in size to the islands of Puerto...
2022-06-0700 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastJersey (S5.08)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/jersey | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast,we’ll be talking about the Bailiwick of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands lying just off the coast of Northern France. Jersey is a Crown Dependency so is not actually a part of the UK, just like the Isle of Man, which we covered in Season 1. Today, Jersey has a population of just under 100,000, and a total land area of around 120 km2 or 45 sq mi, making it a similar size to the US island of Nantucket, or slightly sm...
2022-05-0400 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastQuebec City (S5.07)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/quebec | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
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In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about the only walled city north of Mexico on the American Continent - Quebec City. The capital city of Canada’s Quebec province, the city is located on the St Lawrence River, around 500 kilometres from the Eastern coast of Canada, and around 700km northeast of New York City. Founded in July 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer, Quebec City originated as Stadacona, a Iroqious Native Amer...
2022-03-1500 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastBougainville (S5.06)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/bougainville | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
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In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Bougainville, the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Located 1,000 kilometers east of the mainland national capital of Port Moresby, Bougainville is the most remote of Papua New Guinea's 19 provinces. Bougainville is the largest island in the Solomon Islands archipelago, lying around 1500km or 1000 miles off the northeast coast of Australia, in the Solomon Sea. Most of th...
2022-02-0300 min
Pacers SoundThe Sideline Guys Powered by Gainbridge: With Mark Boyle on 2021 in Review, Looking ForwardOn this edition of The Sideline Guys Powered by Gainbridge, Pat Boylan and Jeremiah Johnson are joined by Pacers Radio Play-by-Play voice Mark Boyle. The trio look back at the major moments of 2021 and discuss what they hope to see from 2022.
Minute Markers:
1:00 - Boyle on Current State of Pacers
9:00 - Looking Back at 2021
41:45 - What We Hope to See in 2022
2021-12-3044 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastMinisode: Christmas Traditions Around the WorldFull shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/christmas-traditions | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
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In this festive episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we'll be taking a look at some Christmas traditions from around the world that we've discovered. We're also joined by a special guest or two, as you'll hear early on in the podcast. Hopefully this episode provides some distraction from the world at large, and brings a bit of festive cheer. Merry Christmas from all of us at 80 Days.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland...
2021-12-2100 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastUlaanbataar (S5.05)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/ulaanbataar | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
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In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Ulaanbaatar, meaning Red Hero, was originally founded in 1639 as a nomadic Bhuddist monastery, essentially a moveable city, and was not permanently settled at its current location in 1778, where it became a crucial trading hub between Russia and China. The city is located in present-day north central Mongolia, around 1000km or 700 miles northwest of Beijing and about 500km or 300 miles south of Irkutsk, Russia. Its current pop...
2021-11-2600 min
On the Air with Aiden BlancEpisode 43: Mark Boyle (Indiana Pacers)Mark Boyle is a staple of Indiana basketball and the NBA. The vet joins us this week to talk walking across the entire state of Indiana, the impact his parents had on him at the start of his career, how often he listens to his own work and what he listens to and much more! You can follow Mark on twitter, @Mark_J_Boyle
2021-11-2657 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastParis Catacombs (S5.04)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/paris | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Paris, or rather, what lies underneath it -- The Paris Catacombs. What began as a network of mines beneath the city which spanned approximately 200 miles or 322 km soon morphed into something much more. A crisis in the 18th Century quite literally shook the foundations of the city, prompting the creation of an ossuary or network of catacombs beneath the city, which would go on to become home to generations of Parisien dead.
Your hosts, as al...
2021-10-1800 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastGabon (S5.03)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/gabon | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
officially the Gabonese Republic, an equatorial country on the west coast of Africa. Originally inhabited by Bantu tribes, the area we now know as Gabon was first explored by Europeans in the 15th Century. Local inhabitants began to sell slaves to Europeans in the 18th and 19th centuries, which established the region as a hub for the slave trade. In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, and fifty years later became fully independent. Since then, the politics of the country has been dominated...
2021-09-1300 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastParaguay (S5.02)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/paraguay | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Paraguay, a small South American nation sometimes referred to as the “heart of South America”, bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. One of only two landlocked countries in South America, the other being Bolivia, Paraguay was home to a number of Native Indian groups, most prominently the Guarani, before being colonised by Spanish conquistadores in the early 1500s.
Your hosts, as always, are Lu...
2021-08-0900 min
Broadcaster HourEpisode 45 - Mark BoyleMark Boyle has completed a franchise record 31 seasons as the “Voice of the Pacers”
on an extensive statewide network, and has broadcast more than 2,500 games
during his NBA career. Before coming to Indiana, Boyle spent time in
Minneapolis, St. Louis - where he worked in one of the most highly regarded
sports departments in broadcasting at KMOX - and New York, where he was one of
the original on-air voices at WFAN, the country’s first all-sports radio
station. In addition to his NBA experience, which includes work on the
nationally broadcast NBA Game of the Week, he has worked...
2021-07-131h 23
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastKaliningrad-Koenigsberg (S5.01)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/kaliningrad | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Kaliningrad, formerly Koenigsberg, a city on the Pregolya River, at the head of the Vistula Lagoon on the Baltic Sea.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella) Guest: Prof. Nicole Eaton (Boston College)
2021-07-0500 min
Pacers SoundThe Sideline Guys: With Mark Boyle on Rick CarlisleOn this edition of The Sideline Guys Podcast, Pat Boylan and Jeremiah Johnson are joined by longtime Radio Play-by-Play announcer Mark Boyle to discuss the hiring of Rick Carlisle as the next Pacers head coach. Boyle shares his favorite memories of Carlisle's time in Indy, the commitment from ownership to get a coach of his caliber, and analyzes how the team might look under the new head coach.
Minute Markers:
1:00 - Initial Reactions
3:00 - Commitment From Ownership
9:55 - Impact on Locker Room
12:35 - Boyle's Carlisle Memories/Stories
25:40 - How Pacers Might Look Stylistically
28:00 - Motivation to Return
30:45 - Importance of...
2021-07-0251 min
THE WHISTLE STOP PODCASTMark Boyle - Voice of the Indiana PacersLongtime radio Voice of the Indiana Pacers Mark Boyle chats with Drew, Petey and Steve-O about everything Indiana Pacers including everything from:His early heroes/mentors in the businessPreparing for Big CallsHow Special his job is & How great the Ownership/Management is in IndianaHis memories of 25+ years working alongside Bobby "Slick" LeonardHis Top Memory as the Voice of the PacersStories from the Coach Bob Hill DaysInterests away from the MicHis Pacers "All Name Team" & Use of NicknamesMark can be followed on social media @Mark_J_Boyle!
2021-04-2538 min
Prepper GuyLet's Apply some Truth to Power || PGP132Let's Apply Some Truth to Power || PGP132Mark!!! What do you mean by “No Popular Vote”? What happened to One man, one vote?PS, Hey Q "I live on Mars" LOL.Prepper Guy Video and Audio Podcasts would not be possible without you, I remain passionately dedicated to the mission of educating people all over the world on the subjects of Preparation, Thinking Outside the Box, and trying to read the “Writing on the Wall”. Together, we’re getting the word out on the dang...
2021-04-1449 min
The Grizz Weekly GrindThe Grizz Weekly Grind - EP9 - S1 Featuring Mark Boyle & Geoff CalkinsWelcome to The Grizz Weekly Grind PodcastThis Episode Features:Mark Boyle - @Mark_J_BoyleGeoff Calkins - @geoff_calkinsEvery Monday & Thursday long-time Grizzlies TV play-by-play commentator Pete Pranica Will Discuss All Things Memphis Grizzlies & More!Presented By The Basketball Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-02-0135 min
Calling Comedians in Cquarantine with Timmy BoyleEmbrace YOUR Journey | Clean Comedian Mark Christopher Lawrence | Timmy Boyle Podcast CCC22On Day 22 Timmy called "Big Mike" (sitcom CHUCK) at his storage locker in sunny CA . Comedian Mark Christopher Lawrence discussed the power of embracing "your" journey, his "Cheers" connection, clydesdale diets and much more...*No audio - or lack of audio - was killed in the transition from video to podcast form. So enjoy it as it really happened...Original LIVE recording: Apr 8, 20201:52 - Intro with Timmy Boyle4:40 - "Interview" with Comedian Mark Christopher LawrenceWatch Epis...
2021-01-1031 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastMinisode: Christmas StoriesFull shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/christmas-stories | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’re inviting you all to join us for a little festive celebration, after what’s been a very hard year for many of you out there.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2020-12-2100 min
Sustainable and Resilient Cities: LiverpoolSeries One Ep8: Mark Boyle - Review of Series 1In this final episode of Series One Ronnie & Abi are joined by Professor Mark Boyle. Mark is the academic lead for the Sustainable and Resilient Cities research theme at the University of Liverpool, which is where the idea for this podcast series originated.
We reflect on the podcast so far, discussing some of the pertinent issues facing PhD students currently and talk about the importance of disseminating research widely, both within and outside the academic community. You can contact Mark via email mark.boyle@liverpool.ac.uk
As series 1 comes to an end, we...
2020-11-0445 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastSvalbard (S4.10)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/faroes | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | Vote for us at www.podcastawards.com Education category |
In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Svalbard (also known as Spitsbergen), a small polar archipelago off the northern coast of Norway. Svalbard is by far the most northerly place we’ve covered on the show, lying roughly midway between continental Norway and the North Pole, around 580 miles (930 km) north of Tromsø, Norway.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Ireland, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Irel...
2020-09-1400 min
Who Cares Wins with Lily ColeOn Tech: Elon Musk and Mark BoyleIs Technology the solution or the problem? Featuring Mark Boyle and Elon Musk. In this first episode of Who Cares Wins with Lily Cole, Lily presents two opposing philosophical perspectives on environmentalism, in particular examining technology's role in our future. Lily welcomes her friend, and prophet of the tech free narrative, Mark Boyle who has given up all forms of technology in his modern life since 2015.On the other end of the spectrum, and on the other side of the world, Lily speaks with founder of SpaceX and Tesla - El...
2020-08-1331 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastTierra Del Fuego (S4.09)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/tierra-del-fuego | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Tierra Del Fuego, an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. Tierra Del Fuego, which translates to Land of Fire, consists of a main island, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, often called simply Tierra del Fuego or Isla Grande, with an area of 48,100 km2 (18,572 sq mi), and a group of smaller islands.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in...
2020-07-2200 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastNepal (S4.08)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/nepal | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Nepal, a small, landlocked country in South Asia. Nepal borders China in the north, India in the south, east and west, and Bhutan is separated from it by the Indian state of Sikkim. Home to eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, this small nation has an expansive and complex history, and was only declared a republic in 2008.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in...
2020-06-1100 minPacers SoundThe Sideline Guys: Reminiscing "Last Dance" & '90s Pacers with Mark BoyleOn this edition of The Sideline Guys Podcast, Pat Boylan and Jeremiah Johnson are joined by longtime Pacers Radio Play-by-Play Announcer Mark Boyle. Boyle shares what he learned from "The Last Dance" documentary and his memories of those '90s Pacers which pushed the Bulls to the brink.
2020-05-2056 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastVanuatu (S4.07)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/vanuatu | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about The Republic of Vanuatu, a Pacific island country located in the South Pacific Ocean, around 1,700 kilometres (or 1,000 miles) east of northern Australia and 540 kilometres (340 miles) northeast of New Caledonia.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2020-04-2700 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastUtah (S4.06)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/utah | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Utah, the Beehive State. Named for the Ute people, a Native American tribe that has occupied for area for hundreds of years, Utah became the 45th state admitted to the U.S. on January 4, 1896, after the territory was won in the Mexican-American War in 1848.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2020-02-2000 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastTrinidad and Tobago (S4.05)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/trinidad-and-tobago | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Trinidad & Tobago, a twin island nation, located just off the northern coast of the South American mainland, around 11 kilometres or 7 miles from Venezuela. It is the southernmost of the West Indies island group, and today is home to around 1.3 million people.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2019-11-1000 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastLuxembourg (S4.04)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/luxembourg | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about Luxembourg, a small, landlocked European country at one of the central crossroads of Europe, bordered by Belgium, France and Germany. Officially known as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the country has around 600,000 inhabitants and spans a total area of around 2,500 square kilometres or 1,000 square miles, making it roughly the same size as Hong Kong and about two thirds the size of the smallest US state - Rhode Island. The world’s only remaining Grand Duchy, it ha...
2019-10-1400 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastDjibouti (S4.03)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/djibouti | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Djibouti, a small nation located on the Northeast Coast of the Horn of Africa. Bordered by Eritrea to the North, Ethiopia to the West and Somalia to the south, Djibouti lies on the west side of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, the narrowest point of Gulf of Aden.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2019-09-0900 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastPitcairn Island (S4.02)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/pitcairn | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Pitcairn Island, a tiny volcanic island in the South Pacific, most famous for its mutineer inhabitants, who fled there after the famous Mutiny on the Bounty in 1789.
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @thelukejkelly in Hong Kong, Mark Boyle @markboyle86 in the UK, and Joe Byrne @anbeirneach in Ireland . (Theme music by Thomas O'Boyle @thatthomasfella)
2019-08-1200 min
Prepper GuyBack Pain, My take on Religion, and a partial Book Review || PGP077So I hurt my back this weekend and thought I would discuss what I have learned about lower back pain over the years. The Disc was not herniated, so I was able to self treat the problem.During my time on the floor dealing with back pain I got to listen to Mark Levin and Pastor Haggy, I got to thinking about religion and wanted to chat about that for a bit.Also a quick partial Book Review on Book 3 of "The Commune" Series.https://amzn.to/2...
2019-07-1843 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastFaroe Islands (S4.01)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/faroes | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | Vote for us at www.podcastawards.com Education category |
In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Faroe Islands, an autonomous group of islands in the North East Atlantic. Home to almost 50,000 people and with historical links to Denmark, Faroe Islands is a country within the Kingdom of Denmark, but has a distinct culture all of its own, in part due to their isolation and remoteness from the Danish mainland (and pretty much everywhere else also.)
Your hosts, as always, are Luke Kelly @th...
2019-07-1000 min
The Storytelling Series - Lessons In Storytelling And LifeEpisode 5 Mark Boyle Storytelling Radio Play By PlayIn this episode we get to know Mark Boyle. Mark has completed a franchise record 25 seasons as the “Voice of the Pacers” on an extensive statewide network, and has broadcast more than 2,000 games during his NBA career. Mark has spent his summers broadcasting minor league baseball games, He talks about growing up in Minneapolis and his father's Influence on the direction of his career. Mark also reveals his goal of calling the perfect game and storytelling basketball action to his radio listeners. Here's Mark Boyle The storytelling series was born out of 16 interviews I did in 2...
2019-06-2223 min
Prepper GuyAlone Season 6, First Impression | Final Thoughts, Cyber ArmageddonAlone Season 6, First ImpressionLiking this Season So Far, let's hope the producers don't screw it all up. I have received some heat in the past for getting mad at the medics from pulling one person and their misdiagnosis, but I'm over that now...let's move on.Final Thoughts, The Cyber Armageddon Series by Mark Goodwin Another Great Series by Mark Goodwin, loved it and all the people in it. My Favorite was the old Grumpy Preacher, but all of them were well written.Hating on Groups...still!!!Ye...
2019-06-1832 min
Discover Top-Rated Digital Audiobooks for Your LibraryMark Boyle presents The Way Home: Tales from a Life without TechnologyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370579 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Way Home: Tales from a Life without Technology
Author: Mark Boyle
Narrator: Gerard Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Release date: June 11, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: It was 11:00 pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever. No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet...
2019-06-128h 37Listen to Full Audiobook Titles in High QualityThe Way Home: Tales from a Life without Technology - Mark BoylePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370579 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Way Home: Tales from a Life without Technology
Author: Mark Boyle
Narrator: Gerard Doyle
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes
Release date: June 11, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: It was 11:00 pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever. No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet...
2019-06-118h 37
Journey Through The Game-Changing Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!The Way Home by Mark BoylePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/90001to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Way Home
Author: Mark Boyle
Narrator: Gerard Doyle
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
Release date: 06-11-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 628 ratings
Genres: Environmentalists & Naturalists
Publisher's Summary:
No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio, or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. The Way Home is a modern-day Walden - an honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life lived in nature without modern...
2019-06-118h 36
Prepper GuyMedia Continues To Melt Down | Happy Easter From Mark & DonHappy Easter, Don and I discuss some of our beliefs and how we try to live by them. Yes, the Media is in full Meltdown with the Barr Report, funny how they Loved Barr and Now Hate him, very strange, or is that call Hypocrocy? Prepper GuyRed State UndergroundContra Radio NetworkKYAH 540 AM This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit markboyle...
2019-04-2159 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastWestern Sahara (S3.10)Full shownotes https://80dayspodcast.com/Western-Sahara | Support http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Western Sahara, a disputed territory in North-West Africa. Home to roughly 550,000 people and bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the east, Mauritania to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara is partially controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and partially Moroccan-occupied, and is often called ‘Africa’s last colony.’ First colonised by Spain in 1885, the territory’s sovereignty has been fiercely disputed for decades, particularly since 1975, when Spain officially...
2019-04-0100 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastLesotho (S3.08)Full shownotes: https://80dayspodcast.com/lesotho | Support us on http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we’ll be talking about the Kingdom of Lesotho, previously the British Crown Colony of Basutoland. This small African country is entirely surrounded by South Africa, making it one of only three nations to be contained entirely within another country's borders. Lesotho is also one of the highest countries in the world, standing an average of 1500 metres above sea level, making it the fifth highest nation in the world by average elevation. Lesotho has a population of around 2 million, and...
2019-02-0400 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastSuriname (S3.07)Full shownotes: https://80dayspodcast.com/suriname | Support us on http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
This episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast is about the Republic of Suriname, previously known as Dutch Guiana. Located on the northern coast of South America, this roughly square shaped nation borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the West and Brazil to the South. Modern Suriname is both one of the smallest and most ethnically diverse countries in South America, with up to 9 recognised languages and many different ethnic groups.
At just under 165,000 square kilometers (or 64,000 square miles), Suriname is roughly the size of the...
2018-12-0300 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastKuril Islands (S3.06)Full shownotes: http://80dayspocast.com/kuril | Support: http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode of "80 Days: an exploration podcast" we’ll be talking about the Kuril Islands. This island chain is located in the Northern Pacific, and stretches between northern Japan and Kamchatka, Russia. The 56 islands extend for more than 750 miles across the ocean, and they total 10,500 square kilometers (4,000 square miles) of territory altogether, making their entire landmass roughly the same size as Lebanon or the island of Puerto Rico. The islands today have a population of roughly 20,000, and are controlled by Russia. However, the islands were previously administered by Ja...
2018-11-0500 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastNew Caledonia (S3.05)Full shownotes at http://.80dayspodcast.com/new-caledonia |
Support: http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode we’ll be talking about the New Caledonia, a French unique collectivity in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 900 miles (1,500 km) east of Australia. It includes the island of New Caledonia, where the capital, Nouméa, is located; the Loyalty Islands; the Bélep Islands; and the Isle of Pines as well as a number of far-flung uninhabited islets.
The main island is by far the largest and contains about nine-tenths of the population. It is surrounded by a coral reef, which encloses a large number of la...
2018-10-0100 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastSaint Helena (S3.04)Full shownotes: http://.80dayspodcast.com/saint-helena | Support: www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | Saint Helena - S3.04
In this episode of season 3 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Saint Helena, a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, and one of the most isolated points of land in the world. Saint Helena is more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) from its nearest mainland neighbour. The nearest port is Namibe in Angola. It was uninhabited up until its discovery by the Portuguese in 1502, and was later taken over by the British. Used for much of its life as an island of...
2018-09-0300 min
Planet PollardEp: 26 Mark Boyle: Planet Pollard PodcastJoin Scot Pollard with Indiana Pacers play-by-play voice Mark Boyle. Mark talks about working alongside legend Slick Leonard, a classic story with "Slick" courtside, one of the craziest names Mark had to say on the air, why everyone freaks out over politics on social media and living the cigar life.
2018-08-2900 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastWyoming (S3.03)Full show notes, like totes...
https://80dayspodcast.com/wyoming/ | Support us at www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast | In this episode we’ll be talking about the US state of Wyoming, also known as “the equality state” and “the cowboy state.”
Admitted to the US as the 44th state in 1890, Wyoming has always been among the least populous states in the nation. Roughly rectangular in shape and located in the western part of the country, straddling the continental divide, Wyoming is the 10th largest state by area, and its current day population is just over 585,000, making it the second-least densely populated state after Alas...
2018-08-0500 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastSan Marino (S3.02)Full shownotes: http://80dayspocast.com/san-marino | Support: http://patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In this episode we’ll be talking about the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, the world’s oldest constitutional republic, and a country that is, in itself, a historical oddity. Similarly to other European microstates, such as Monaco, Liechtenstein and Andorra it’s a relic of a time when borders were formed based on the area that a cannon could reach from a city’s walls. Founded on the slopes of Mount Titano in 301 AD, this tiny republic has seen the rest of Europe consolidate around it, surviving attacks b...
2018-07-0200 min
Play-by-PlaycastPlay-by-Playcast Ep. 107 (Mark Boyle / Indiana Pacers)Mark Boyle is one of the steadiest voices in the NBA...and one of the league's easiest listens. Always in control, Boyle's an absolute artist when it comes to play-by-play. On this week's episode he describes what makes good play-by-play, how often he listens to his own work and what he listens to, calling Cape Cod League baseball, working solo or with a partner for hoops, the early days of WFAN and more. Check him out on twitter @Mark_J_Boyle.
2018-06-221h 22
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastTasmania (S3.01)Full shownotes at www.80daypodcast.com/tasmania | Support us at www.patreon.com/80dayspodcast |
In the first episode of season 3 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Tasmania, the island state of Australia, known to early European explorers as Van Dieman's Land. This verdant island is roughly the size of Ireland but with only 8% of the population. Tasmania or ‘Tassie’ lies 240 km or 150 miles south of the Australian mainland, and the state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands. Just over half a million people live in Tasmania, 40% of whom resi...
2018-06-1000 min
Cascade Hiker Podcast - Backpacking and Hiking074 Backcountry Painting with Mark BoyleWhile most people think of painting in a studio or classroom, Mark Boyle loves to paint at the scene he is painting and in the moment to catch all of the exact colors. He explains that pictures never seem to show the true colors of what he sees in person.Mark sometimes finds a backcountry spot he can drive to and paint a river or forest. Sometimes he packs in a smaller easel to capture a deep scene miles from his car.The fish don't sit still for him, but he described to me a tedious process...
2017-09-1138 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastBirobidzhan, the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (S2.10)Full shownotes at: www.80dayspodcast.com/jao ||
In the finale of season 2 of 80 Days: An Exploration Podcast, we'll be discussing the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, a somewhat independent region in the Russian Far East wedged between Siberia and Northern China. Its capital is the city of Birobidzhan, and with 75,000 inhabitants it is by far the most populated part of the region. For that reason, the name Birobidzhan is often used to refer to the whole area.
Officially founded in 1934 as an attempt to create a Jewish state within Russian borders, the territory was the world’s first attempt at a Jewish na...
2017-08-2100 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastLiechtenstein (S2.09)Full shownotes at www.80dayspodcast.com/liechtenstein | In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Liechtenstein, a tiny European principality, sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria that is still ruled by the same family since the early 18th century. In a small valley towards the beginning of the mighty Rhein river, it was frequented by the Romans and incorporated into the empire before that all went sideways and the Vandals earned their name. After passing through the infuential spheres of central Europe through the centuries they were eventually taken over by the Liechtenstein family in a bid to ge...
2017-08-0700 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastGeorgia or “Sakartvelo” (S2.07)Full shownotes: http://www.80dayspodcast.com/georgia ~ In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Georgia. Not the US state, but the country in the south caucasus, known to its inhabitants as “Sakartvelo”. This former Soviet Republic is nestled between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, and is home to around 3.7 Million people with a history dating back thousands of years. Throughout its history, Georgia has been subject to numerous larger powers, including the Mongols, the Ottoman Empire, and dynasties of Persia (Iran) and the Soviet Union. As the Iron Curtain fell, Georgia declared its indepen...
2017-07-2400 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastThe Gambia (S2.07)[Full shownotes at https://80dayspodcast.com/the-gambia] In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about the Gambia, the smallest country on the African mainland. Cutting a small sliver out of the Western coastline of Senegal, the Gambia is one of just a handful of nations on earth to share a border with just one country. The entirety of the country surrounds its namesake the Gambia River, with the border running parallel to both banks of the river inland for about 250 km. Gambia’s population of around 2 million is largely impoverished. It’s GDP is ranked at 167th...
2017-07-1000 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastCuba: Part 2 (S2.06B)In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we return to Cuba to bring its story from the Castro Revolution, right up to the modern day. As US-Cuba relations have been in the news this week, it's impossible to keep up with all the twists and turns, but we do our best. If you haven't already listened to Part 1 of this episode, we recommend listening to that first to see how we got here. Cuba is an island in the Caribbean Ocean, just 90 miles south of the US state of Florida. Cuba is home to over 11 million inhabitants. Cuba gained indep...
2017-06-2600 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastCuba: Part 1 (S2.06A)In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Cuba, an island in the Caribbean Ocean, just 90 miles south of the US state of Florida (Full shownotes at: https://80dayspodcast.com/2017/06/10/cuba-1/). Cuba is home to over 11 million inhabitants, and is the second-largest island in the Caribbean after Hispanola. The country has been subject to numerous territorial disputes and conflicts throughout its long and complex history, but finally emerged into independence in 1902. Following a turbulent revolution which spanned almost the entire 1950s, the Communist Party of Cuba, under the leadership of Fidel Castro, took control of the c...
2017-06-1200 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastUruguay (S2.05)In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we’ll be talking about Uruguay, a small but prosperous country sandwiched between two massive South American powerhouses, Brazil and Argentina. Widely considered one of the most politically stable and progressive countries in Latin America, Uruguay is home to just over 3.5 Million people and almost ten times as many sheep.
By land mass, it is the second-smallest nation in the region. After a four-way struggle between Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil, Uruguay declared its independence in 1825. The country then stabilised until the 1950s, when political turmoil ensued.
In more recent years, Uruguay es...
2017-05-2900 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastNewfoundland (S2.04)In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we return to the north of North America and explore Newfoundland, a Canadian island in the North Atlantic. At over 100,000 square kilometres (40,000 sq mi), Newfoundland is the world's 16th-largest island, and Cape Spear, just south of the capital, St John's, is the easternmost point of North America, excluding Greenland. Newfoundland has long been a sparsely populated and harsh land, with residents traditionally relying heavily on fishing to survive. The area has a significant Gaelic heritage, with strong connections to Ireland and Britain. Modern-day Newfoundland has a population of just under half a...
2017-05-1500 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastSeychelles (S2.03)In this episode of 80 Days: an exploration podcast, we are looking at the little island paradise of the Seychelles, a country made up of an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. This former British colony has a population of just over 90,000, the smallest of any independent African state, and lies 1,500 kilometres (or 932 miles) off East Africa.
Like neighbouring Madagascar, the islands are best known for their unique geology and diverse wildlife populations. White sand beaches and clear blue oceans abound here, in what was once a haven for pirates marauding throughout the Indian Ocean. A tropical rainforest climate ensures...
2017-05-0100 min80 Days: An Exploration PodcastSingapore (S2.01)Welcome to Season 2 of 80 Days: an exploration podcast. Today we will be exploring the fascinating history and culture of Singapore , the lion city. This tiny island city-state is home to 5.5 million people and is located just off the southern tip of the Malay peninsula, one degree north of the equator. It’s a country without seasons, remaining hot and humid year-round, and gained full independence just 51 years ago, although it wasn’t a cause for celebration at the time, as we’ll see. Since then, Singapore has developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy, despite its lack of any natural resour...
2017-04-0300 min
80 Days: An Exploration PodcastLapland or “Sápmi” (Christmas Special)Christmas Special: Lapland
Follow this link to find our Kickstarter campaign for Season 2: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/80dayspodcast/80-days-podcast-season-2 - Thank you for any support you can give us!
For the festive season, "80 Days: an exploration podcast" brings you a Christmas special on the most appropriate place we could think of, complete with reindeer and Santa Claus: Lapland, or - as the native Sami people prefer to call it - Sápmi. This is a large region of Fennoscandanavia, north of the Arctic Circle, with its territory spanning parts of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia. This episode will touch o...
2016-12-1900 min80 Days: An Exploration PodcastKowloon Walled City (S1.10)For the Season Finale of the first season of 80 Days, we’re going to do something a little different and look at a place that no longer exists: Kowloon Walled City. Once the most densely populated place in the planet, this unique, untamable settlement existed in Hong Kong, growing up from a military settlement which was originally built to demarcate the border between the British and Chinese controlled areas in the territory. It grew in size and scope to become a tightly-packed labyrinth of illegal activity and squalor, unregulated by either the Chinese or British governments. At its peak, over 30,000 pe...
2016-10-1000 min