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Driven by Data: The PodcastS5 | E5 | Why ‘The War for Talent’ is now ‘The War for Talent Intelligence' with Matthew Doucette, Director, Technical Recruitment at DeliverooIn Episode 5, of Season 5 of Driven by Data: The Podcast. Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Matthew Doucette, Director of Technical Recruitment at Deliveroo to talk about the role of data within talent acquisition and how it's now a 'war for talent intelligence', where they discuss:How recruitment data hasn’t evolved much since 2009, despite having more data than everThe challenge of translating objective data into subjective insightsWhy someone is an A-Player in one company but not in another The importance of a talent roadmap to guide long-term growthWhy talent intelligence is quantitative approach but there's a need for qu...
2024-12-1753 min
Arts & IdeasVictorian colour, jewellery and metalworkMan-made gems are the subject of research being undertaken by jeweller Sofie Boons. She joins presenter Nandini Das alongside Matthew Winterbottom, the curator of an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford which explores the explosion of colour in design, textiles, paintings and jewellery in the Victorian period. Dinah Roe has been looking at the the way colour infuses the pages of Victorian literature and in 1773, Birmingham Assay Office was founded to provide testing and hallmarking of precious metal items - Chris Corker from the University of York has been researching that history.Colour Revolution at the...
2023-10-1744 min
Film By NumbersEpisode 9 - 9 Songs...Let's Talk About Sex (Erotica in Cinema)Let’s talk about sex
This episode is number nine and we have called this ‘Nine Songs’ after the Michael Winterbottom film
from 2004.
Known for its explicit sex scenes in which the actors Kieran O’Brien and Margo Stilley were actually having sex, it was a censorship landmark so we’re going to be looking back at sex in cinema, from the Hays code to erotic thrillers to sex comedies and all the way through to where we are now.
We also have a guest host! We chat with intim...
2023-04-161h 07
Painting of the Week PodcastSeason 2, Ep. 8: Great Bookcase - William BurgesWorked on by fourteen leading nineteenth century artists and taking 3 years to complete, the stunning ‘Great Bookcase’ is so much more than a piece of furniture. Join Phil in his discussion with Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of Sculpture & Decorative Arts at the Ashmolean as they discuss one of the museum’s most intriguing pieces…For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcastSupport the show
2022-01-0426 minPainting of the Week PodcastSeason 2, Ep. 2: Portrait of John Ruskin - John Everett MillaisThis portrait of Victorian art critic John Ruskin was painted by Millais in 1853-4. Ruskin was an early advocate of the pre-Raphaelites and part of their success was down to his efforts. Phil is joined this week by Matthew Winterbottom, Curator of Sculpture & Decorative Arts at The Ashmolean where the painting hangs…For more information and to see the artwork being discussed please visit www.seventh-art.com/podcastSupport the show
2021-11-1611 min
Museum SecretsToad Vaccines and Magical JewelleryJoin curator Matthew Winterbottom as he explores ancient beliefs about disease testing and vaccines, through the Ashmolean’s collection of toadstone rings. These bizarre pieces of jewellery have a lot to tell us about the human effort to find hope in the face of illness and uncertainty, even when it involves the strangest superstitions. And at the end of the day, it turns out that toadstones have nothing to do with toads after all… Charm ring with toadstone – Find out moreGold and toadstone ring - Find out more
2021-05-2108 minMuseum SecretsWindmills and WagersLockdown is slowly lifting, and this week, the pubs will be opening outdoors again in Oxford. To get us in the right frame of mind, curator Matthew Winterbottom takes us on a tour of historical drinking games in the Ashmolean. We meet a windmill in the silver gallery, with more to it than meets the eye.Cup in the form of a windmill – View it hereCup in the form of an owl – View it hereCup in the form of a bear – View it hereCup in the fo...
2021-04-0906 minArts & IdeasFrank Cottrell-BoyceThe screenwriter and novelist talks to Matthew Sweet about teaching creative writing to children in lockdown, attending mass on zoom, the changing meaning of community and the importance of family and he looks back to the image of Britain he created with Danny Boyle for the opening of the London 2012 Olympics.Frank Cottrell-Boyce is the author of books including Millions, Framed, Runaway Robot and a sequel to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,
He has worked on screenplays including The Two Popes, collaborations with Michael Winterbottom on films including 24 Hour Party People and scripts for Coronation Street and Doctor...
2020-07-0144 min
Overthinking It PodcastEpisode 621: The Trip Cinematic UniverseSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather discuss the latest installment of The Trip, directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. This installment takes the frenemies to Greece, retracing the steps (oar-strokes?) of Odysseus, and addresses history, mortality, and masculinity. Fair warning: It’s a lot.
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Episode 621: The Trip Cinematic Universe originally appeared on Overth...
2020-05-2500 min
Litopia All ShowsPop-Up Submissions - Shiny Bits In BetweenFeatured on today's Pop-Ups...
"J49 - A Bear On The Run" - an environmental thriller from Jiannina Camillo;
"Shiny Bits In Between" - literary fiction/contemporary women's fiction from Georgina Key;
"The Rulers Above: Eternity's Glow" - epic fantasy from Del Winterbottom;
"Race Ya!" - non-fiction/fitness/running from Paul Birch;
"Obsidian Gate" - fantasy from Matthew Silvester.Amber's book recommendation is "The Haters: A Band. A Road Trip. A Gig That Maybe Doesn't Suck" by Jesse Andrews.Eva's book recommendation is "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert.
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2019-08-0400 min
Medicine and Science from The BMJSmall, medium, or a pint of wine?Wine glasses come in a range of sizes, but the average wine glass in the UK today can hold almost ½ a litre.
That wasn’t always the case - and a new analysis, on bmj.com takes a look at the changing size of wineglasses from 1700 until now.
To discuss how the size of glass affects consumption we're joined by Theresa Marteau, director of the Behaviour and Health Research Unit at the University of Cambridge and Zorana Zupan, a research associate in the Unit.
We're also joined by Matthew Winterbottom, curator of decorative arts at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, to...
2017-12-1433 min
Fatal AttractionsEpisode 024: I Want YouThe gang cross the Atlantic and pull up a spot on the beach for the Hastings Noir stylings of Michael Winterbottom's crack at the erotic thriller genre in I Want You. Night on the Docks - Sax Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
2017-10-1932 min
#BirkbeckVoices'Red Brick Lip' Response - Matthew Winterbottom (1)Matthew Winterbottom - curator of late nineteenth-century British sculpture and decorative arts at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford - responds to Charlotte Ribeyrol's paper on ‘”Red brick lip”: Morris, Burges and the poetry of architecture’
2017-03-1316 min
Shot/Reverse Shot109. Star WarsIn the wake of Force Friday, which saw thousands of people going bonkers for toys for a film which isn't even out for three months, Matt and Ed take stock of Star Wars as a long-running franchise, a cultural monolith, and as significant part of their own personal development as film fans.
Along the way, Matt discusses the justly forgotten Matthew Weiner movie Are You Here, Ed describes one of the most enjoyably crazy Star Wars Expanded Universe stories (it involves Jabba's Palace and disembodied brains!), and they workshop an ending to the pending Michael Winterbottom-directed Roger Ebert/Russ Meyer mov...
2015-09-0758 minDragon Age PodcastDA Podcast - Episode 21: We Thought It Would Be A Short One<p></p><p><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-weight:bold">Dragon Age Podcast</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-style:italic">Episode 21 - We Thought It Would Be A Short One</span></div><hr class="bb-hr" /></p>
<p>Our first real episode of the new year turned out much longer than expected, even after some serious cuts were made. Topics include the holidays, Dragon Age 2, tons...
2011-01-071h 52