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Fitness Business Asia PodcastGet in on the HYROX explosion in Asia, with Richard Cowley APAC DirectorWe welcome Richard Cowley, APAC Events Director for HYROX, to discuss the growth of HYROX in Asia, stats on HYROX in the region, how to get the most from HYROX affiliation and new opportunities with ‘Performance Centers’ and personal training. GUEST RESOURCES Richard Cowley on LinkedIn HYROX HYROX365: Become an affiliate gym THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredib...2025-02-2449 min
Scalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsA Day of InfamyWhat do the following dates, January 6, September 11, and December 7. have in common?
2025-01-0606 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsLuigi MangioneDid Mangione shoot the wrong guy?
2024-12-3009 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsThe Donor Class?Who are these people? Why do they part with their millions? What impact do they have on our lives?
2024-12-2308 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsThe AOC ParadoxThey voted for Trump and AOC? How can that be?
2024-12-1607 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsLurking in the ShadowsThe man has a lean and hungry look. Apologies to Shakespeare for borrowing the line from his play, Julius Caesar. The person in question is not lean, but the look in his eyes tells the story.
2024-12-0908 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsTrump's BFFWhenever I see him in the media, I sense something odd about this man. Check him out.
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Smith and SniffLive from the MINI factoryIn front of an audience at the MINI visitors’ centre in Oxford, Jonny and Richard meander pointlessly through a range of topics including the Cowley or not Cowley game, cabinets of BL artefacts, the mighty Eagle limo going for its MOT, picking up Taylor Swift from Luton, an interesting look round the MINI production line, reversing away from sick, John Lennon crashing a Maxi, a manky camper van and sinister Laguna, trying to explain the TV show Treasure Hunt, and Richard’s disastrous attempt at a best man’s speech. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to p...2024-12-021h 09Scalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsKingmakerTrump is heading to the White House on January 20. He did not do this alone. Who is the man behind Trump's return to the Presidency?
2024-11-2507 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsThe Theater of the AbsurdDonald Trump, The Don, is busy living up to his campaign promise to eradicate illegal aliens on Day One. Welcome to the theater of the absurd.
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Finding Genius PodcastFusion Theory: Harnessing The Power Of Boundless Energy With Steven CowleyIn this episode, we sit down with Sir Steven Cowley, a British theoretical physicist and global authority on astrophysical plasmas and nuclear fusion. Steven is the director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) as well as the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Presently, he focuses his research on plasmas and nuclear fusion in astrophysical plasmas. Steven began his fascination with fusion at the age of eleven, and since then, has pursued physics with a hunger for knowledge and innovation… In this episode, you will learn about: Why fusion energy is so difficult to...2024-11-1639 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsApocalypse NowThe results are in. MAGA is gloating. The Democrats are looking for someone to blame.
And Donald Trump, the real-life incarnation of the fictional Don, Vito Corleone, is in control and raring to go.
2024-11-1107 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsMy BadI misspoke during the last podcast, Gobsmacked. This is a correction.
2024-11-0700 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsGobsmackedMy thoughts on the election. Yogi Berra said it best: It’s déjà vu all over again.
2024-11-0705 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsThe Twilight ZoneListen up to America’s Twilight Zone. The Twilight Zone is beyond surreal. Draw your own conclusions. The election is two weeks away.
2024-10-2206 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsMan UpI am speaking to all males in America. If anyone is offended by the language in this podcast, don’t listen.
2024-10-1603 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsFight Like HellThe man is violent. He is running out of time. And laying the groundwork. Beware.
2024-10-0808 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsBloody MitchPart two of the Mitch McConnell story.
We examine McConnell’s contribution to Trump’s Presidency and the McConnell Supreme Court.
2024-10-0107 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsMitch almightyToday, we discuss the most powerful Senator in Congress, Mitch McConnell. The first of a two-part podcast.
Take a look at who he is and what he has accomplished in nearly forty years of power.
2024-09-2410 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsPoking the BearA special episode.
A final comment about the September 10 Presidential debate.
A 2-minute and 35-second podcast.
Worth your while.
2024-09-1102 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsA King's Ransom
A King's Ransom - an idiom we use when we spend an exorbitant amount for an item.
What is the story behind the phrase?
Check out this 10-minute podcast.
2024-09-0610 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsScalawags, Scoundrels, and Villains - Episode Six - a King's RansomRecently, I purchased an expensive wristwatch and felt like I paid a king's ransom. Have you ever wondered where that phrase came from?
Listen to our 10-minute podcast.
The phrase is part of our history.
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Scalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsGod and my RightPeople, politicians, and power. A toxic blend. That’s nothing new. Let’s take a break from the 2024 election chaos to peek at one of the most romanticized monarchs in history and his take on power. Something old, something new.
2024-08-3012 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsEpisode Four - The Trump TravestyRichard Cowley challenges you to decide. Is # 45 a scalawag, scoundrel, or villain? He provides historical context on the 170 years of the Republican Party. He offers a few notes on the Trump family story.
2024-08-2323 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsScalawags, Scoundrels, and Villains, Episode Three - Fool me once...Episode Three calls out Donald Trump for his treasonous actions.
As President, he attempted to take control of Congress, our Federal law-making body.
He attempted to force the Vice President to invalidate the Electoral College vote, thereby allowing him to be President for life.
He is Benedict Arnold, 2024 version.
Episode Three calls out the voters to keep Trump out of the White House.
He fooled us once. Don’t let him do it again.
Do not consign your children and grandchildren to a life under a dictatorship.
2024-08-1609 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsScalawags, Scoundrels, and Villains Episode TwoLiars, cheats, thieves, killers, and fools populate Western European History. Some are benign scalawags like Robert Ripley. Some are scoundrels like Victor Lustig who steal your money. And some are malignant.
Some are political leaders. Some are minions like Tucker Carlson, eager to curry favor with power.
Some are killers.
I have a background in European pre-Enlightenment thinking. My plan was to have fun with some of history's darker corners.
But I couldn’t get past Donald Trump, the man who hijacked the heart of rural America and turned it into an...2024-08-1312 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsScalawags, Scoundrels, and Villains - Episode Two: The Wolf is at our DoorIn Episode One, I went after Trump, offering my opinion about the man, his track record as President, and his character.
This week, I present Project 2025, a worrisome manifesto designed to give Trump a game plan should he win the 2024 Presidential election this year.
2024-08-0912 minScalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsEpisode One: Scalawags, Scoundrels, and VillainsNews junkies wake up and smell the coffee.
You’re listening to political commentary with a historical and literary bent.
My name is Richard Cowley.
And I have an ax to grind.
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Fitness Business Asia PodcastHow Hyrox Is Taking Asia By Storm, with Richard Cowley APAC DirectorWe welcome Richard Cowley, APAC Director for Hyrox, to discuss the incredible Hyrox growth story, their plans in Asia and what it means to be a Hyrox affiliated gym. GUEST RESOURCES Richard Cowley on LinkedIn HYROX Find A HYROX Race in Asia THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Subscribe to T...2024-05-1331 min
Vicky Pattison: The Secret ToRichard Arnold: The Secret To Still Standing - Part 2Warning! In this episode of The Secret To, showbiz secrets will be spilled!Our incredible guest is TV presenter, journalist, and all-around showbiz king, TV’s Richard Arnold. Richard reveals all his showbiz secrets, from what it was REALLY like interviewing Mariah Carey, to how he ended up on stage with Michael Bublé, and what his most embarrassing TV moment was.Plus, we find out how Richard got started in showbiz, how much the paparazzi sell their pics for, and we discover his Secret To Still Standing. You...2024-03-2827 minVicky Pattison: The Secret ToRichard Arnold: The Secret To Still Standing - Part 1Warning! In this episode of The Secret To, showbiz secrets will be spilled!Our incredible guest is TV presenter, journalist, and all-around showbiz king, TV’s Richard Arnold. Richard reveals all his showbiz secrets, from what it was REALLY like interviewing Mariah Carey, to how he ended up on stage with Michael Bublé, and what his most embarrassing TV moment was.Plus, we find out how Richard got started in showbiz, how much the paparazzi sell their pics for, and we discover his Secret To Still Standing. You...2024-03-2834 min
Build Your BaseInterview with Richard Cowley, APAC Director for HyroxHost Jack Thomas interviews Richard Cowley, APAC Director for Hyrox, to discuss ‘what is Hyrox?’, how to best train for it, why it has become so popular and when it will come to Thailand.
BASE recently announced a partnership with Hyrox and will be running special events and classes to help their members prepare. Watch this space for more info!
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Exit InsightsMaximise Your Exit Strategy: The Benefits of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) for Business Owners - Richard CowleySend us a textEmployee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) are an incredible tool for business owners looking to secure a smooth exit strategy while ensuring financial benefits for both themselves and their employees. But how exactly do EOTs unlock these financial benefits, and what should you know about the valuation and pricing process? Darryl had the pleasure of speaking with Richard Cowley, an expert in EOTs, on the latest episode of Exit Insights.Richard shared some valuable insights on how EOTs can maximise the value of your business exit strategy. One key aspect is understanding the valuation and pricing...2023-11-2440 min
Private Parts#1 Private Moment - Richard Osman: How NOT to write a bestsellerWelcome to the very first episode of our ‘Private Moments’ where we round up all of our favourite guests and and all of our favourite moments...We’re kicking it off with one of our fave episodes with our good old buddy and quizmaster Richard Osman and the moment in which Richard reads (ridicules) a couple of extracts from Jamie’s book and gives us some of his most valuable advice.If you enjoyed this private moment be sure to check out the full episode here. Our Private Moments are out every Monday for anothe...2023-01-3010 min
Finding Genius PodcastFusion Theory: Harnessing The Power Of Boundless Energy With Steven CowleyIn this episode, we sit down with Sir Steven Cowley, a British theoretical physicist and global authority on astrophysical plasmas and nuclear fusion. Steven is the director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) as well as the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Presently, he focuses his research on plasmas and nuclear fusion in astrophysical plasmas. Steven began his fascination with fusion at the age of eleven, and since then, has pursued physics with a hunger for knowledge and innovation… In this episode, you will learn about: Why fusion energy is so difficult to...2022-10-1740 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 20(ending purified) - I, Magnus’s pneuma (πνεῦμα) visits the ‘Ever When’: The Finale made complete.Magnus’s nascent pneuma is captivated and charmed, yet senses utter isolation at his first encounter with ‘Liminal Time’. His habitation of the ‘Present Tense’ is somewhat akin to reading the final page of a ‘Who-Done-It’. He knows whose throat was slit and by whom, but remains clueless of the Who, What, Where, When, How and Why of all else! He’s in a dark place, and very much alone.A single chime from a tubular glass bell trembles the void, shattering the blackness, reviving and engaging Magnus’s bewildered psyche for the next chapter of his erratic existence.2022-09-0216 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 18 & 19 (Chapter 10) should never have been divided into two episodes – here it is with truly thunderous TRUE IMPACT!Magnus drifted through life with no defined purpose nor focused ambition. He enjoyed his own company and was perfectly content pursuing his current interests. One troublesome issue which dogged him throughout his life however, was the unwanted attention of others. These intrusions were generally sidestepped, but on occasion became difficult. Magnus never looked for trouble; it seemed to seek him out. On this occasion, supermarket checkout provocation proved impossible to avoid and ended in madness and broken bones.2022-08-3120 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 20 I, Magnus’s ‘πνέω’, visit the ‘Ever When’: The Finale.Magnus’s nascent pneuma is captivated and charmed, yet senses utter isolation at his first encounter with ‘Liminal Time’. His habitation of the ‘Present Tense’ is somewhat akin to reading the final page of a ‘Who-Done-It’. He knows whose throat was slit and by whom, but remains clueless of the Who, What, Where, When, How and Why of all else! He’s in a dark place, and very much alone.A single chime from a tubular glass bell trembles the void, shattering the blackness, reviving and engaging Magnus’s bewildered psyche for the next chapter of his erratic existence.2022-07-2113 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 19 how swiftly life swings; elation to humiliation, celebrity to animosity?Congested tension generates checkout mayhem and worse.He lay still, as though resting, as his father had done on Little Mill Road, Kerrowdhoo, on that chilly Saturday morning 1948.2022-07-1410 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 18 a stellar year full of ‘Great Expectations’.Soothing noises were emanating from Paris concerning the authentication of Magnus’s Picasso plate.The French Canals looked promising as a lifestyle alternative to suburbia.Magnus never looked for trouble; it seemed to seek him out. Even the Saturday madhouse of a local supermarket provided its challenges. Checkout provocation usually ended in tears.2022-07-0710 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 17 “It’s not A Picasso; I believe it to be The Picasso!”“Whilst perusing the Willie Leece photographs online(http://willieleece.blogspot.com), I noticed your other blog: Is this a Picasso?. (http://picassoceramic.blogspot.com) What the story?” “It’s a magnificent piece,” Dorothea enthused. “It’s even more wonderful than I imagined.”2022-06-3011 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 16 is this a Picasso? Magnus believed so. See for yourself: -(http://picassoceramic.blogspot.com)“It reads like a Picasso. It’s right in its vocabulary; more painting than ceramic,” the Sotheby’s connoisseur affirmed enthusiastically, holding the plate securely in the crook of his arm. “It’s alive with his wit and playfulness. Where did you get it?”The Paris based Picasso Administration’s swift reply stated, ‘From the information provided, and only that, we do not think your plate is from the hands of Pablo Picasso’. Magnus’s cause of action was clear. He’d take the plate to Paris so they could see for themselves that they’d made a mistake!-( Chech it out...2022-06-2315 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 15 a LOST MASTERPIECE (?), with Basque hospitality spiced up with chili peppers.Meet our vibratingly sexy Sybil Fawlty lookalike landlady who instigated the ‘dookling foot’ episode.And: -At the back of the shop, on a chair seat, alongside a red rusty, two-metre-tall, cast iron Jesus sat a grubby heavily glazed ceramic plate which catapulted Magnus deeper into the secretive, murky and unregulated world of fine arts.2022-06-1614 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 14, the McAulay’s sanctuary became Robin’s Croft in the postal district of Kerrowdhoo, Onchan Parish.Robin’s Croft was a dilapidated seventeenth century stone cottage with the luxury of a cold water tap, but having no kitchen, gas, electricity nor sanitation. However, they’d survived the war and had a roof over their heads.For the first time four-year-old Magnus had a friend his own age. Andrew lived nearby beneath the trees of Fairy Glen and was the only son of a Polish taxidermist who dealt in rabbit skins and feathers.A catastrophic death in the family may, or may not have resulted from the maniacal ambitions of the now also...2022-06-0915 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 13 Magnus’s adventures along a coastal pilgrimage trail.Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) may activate Arterial Fibrillation amongst susceptible pilgrims.A cubist inspired shrine in which 80year old Yoko Ono’s power of imagination shine.Magnus is one of millions who remain impacted by Hitler’s ambitions.2022-06-0316 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 12, an art exhibition by one of ‘His Majesty’s Most Loyal Enemy Alien’ WW II internees, sparks a treasure hunt for a missing masterpiece.Magnus records the unique artistry of Willie Leece, the modest creator of a unique style of rural assemblage sculpture. The ‘Hedge’ art works of this quietly thoughtful Manx farmer are selected to be hung alongside a blockbuster travelling Tate Gallery exhibition for a giant of the twentieth century’s artistic fraternity, Herr Kurt Schwitters. An unforeseen consequence of the Dadaist’s exhibition propels Magnus towards entering his artistic endeavours for London’s Royal Academy of Art summer exhibition. . ‘Commander Benedict Forksbeard – The Startled Speed Reader’ and ‘Longnose Peggchin – The Sentimental Viking Poet’ are hung, but not as expected.2022-05-2612 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 11, our hero holds a joint art exhibition with a legendary Dadaist painter and Merz poet.Magnus’s photographs preserve the singular contribution made to the world art scene by a modest Manx farmer’s unique creative flair.The incomparable and unrecognised ‘Hedge’ sculptures of Willie Leece are jointly exhibited with a giant of the twentieth century’s avant-garde art fraternity; a onetime ‘Most Loyal Enemy Alien’ of King George VI, Herr Kurt Schwitters.2022-05-1914 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist (10) Singapore, a diluted Cherokee, marooned on a volcanic island, and a gorgeous apparition.It wasn’t all misery! The shore-side base was Singapore, and in the early 1970’s it remained a mysterious and exotic place to explore. The ancient DC3 bounded and skipped along the rough grass airstrip rapidly gathering speed. With an almighty explosion, the starboard propeller stopped dead, the plane slewed violently sideways, and all was white-faced stillness and silence. And there they were, with a broken aeroplane, somewhere in the South China Sea, trapped on a narrow strip of land on the coastal flank of a monstrous volcano.2022-05-1212 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist (9) an exploding oilrig, a shipping disaster, flaming seas, and entre the exotic Sophia Elizabeth.Magnus lived under no delusions about his own importance. If he was injured or killed on the rig, he’d be flown ashore, immediately replaced, and just as quickly forgotten On shore leave, Magnus, at one of Darwin’s notorious ‘Late Nights’ dance parties met the mascara-eyed, choker-wearing, adventurous blond, Sophia Elizabeth. Over the coming months, they became wonderfully close, spending most of their time together when he was ashore.2022-05-0513 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist (8) Elvis in the Sahara, offshore in the Adriatic, then Australia bound.Just three weeks after leaving England, Magnus was bouncing across the Algerian Desert in the back of a long-wheel-based Land Rover. The vehicle was jam-packed with robed and turban clad Arabs and desert dwelling Berbers.Before heading Down Under, our hero enjoyed a stint aboard off-shore rigs drilling the Adriatic Sea bed for oil. Perhaps Magnus was bad luck as no oil was found.2022-04-2813 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist (7) kismet’s gift; education as replacement for whale blubber on toast.Magnus started work with Hawker Siddeley in the autumn of 1964. Providence, destiny, or mere chance guided Magnus to the greener pastures of aviation and away from a seafarer’s life toiling in the oppressive and claustrophobic hell-hole of ships engine rooms.2022-04-2111 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist (6) a whale of a time at Hamburg’s notorious dockside haunt, The Cabbage Patch.After a stint in the dole queue, Magnus’s receives a new job offer. His potential employer was one of the biggest whaling companies in the world, with a blubber rendering slaughterhouse on the isolated island of South Georgia. This icy and windswept hell was located in the South Atlantic Ocean approximated due east of Cape Horn and a mere 12 degrees of latitude north of the Antarctic Circle.For Magnus, working in a ship’s engine room was akin to going on a country drive whilst cooped up under the bonnet of the car with only an unbe...2022-04-1414 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist (5) a seahorse attack and in Savannah, Georgia, all are warned: Beware! Moonshine Kills.It wasn’t only appearances that needed to be spruced-up to meet the required standard of the officers’ dining saloon; a sailor’s immune system also needed a booster. Magnus was pleased to benefit from the years of research into tetanus, cholera, yellow fever, typhoid and smallpox.In January 1963, Magnus joined the steam turbine powered, semi-refrigeration ship, City of Winchester, outbound for Australia.2022-04-1016 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist (4) has his first encounter with the unknown.Magnus subconsciously writes and star in his own erratic play. Act one exposes the dangers of self-reliance at the tender age of sixteen.Initially our ‘star’ opted for hedonism over applied scholarship, but fate intervenes to nudge him towards resurrection.2022-04-0110 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist (3) prepares to take a leap into the unknown.After failing to become a budding Field Marshal Montgomery understudy in the British Army, Magnus was obliged take a different tack. The call of the sea was in his blood, or so he was lead to believe. It looked as though a life on the ocean waves lay ahead, or was it a hazardous lee shore?2022-03-2512 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist’s stoush with and wariness of, ‘Authority'.Following the Army entrance exams, the aspirants, predominantly from privileged private schools, awaited their fate in a small conference room. When ‘Mr McAulay’ was called, Magnus followed the subaltern into a stark room that veritably crackled with razor-edged military crispness. The seeds of Magnus’s guarded approach to authority were sown well before the art teacher denied him entry for the GCE school leaving certificate: Magnus wasn’t even entered for the examination even though he’d topped the class in art.2022-03-1815 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsThe Reluctant Conformist 1 A Warrior’s Heritage Over Stated, or ‘Checkmate Granddad’.Apart from observing what those around him on the island did to earn a living, Magnus remained ignorant of what employment possibilities existed, what job requirements were, or what most professions entailed. Like everybody else, he didn’t know what he didn’t know, and didn’t even know that.Magnus’s naïve reasoning was that, if somebody who was unable to master disciplined walking was acceptable to the British Army, anyone could get in.2022-03-1015 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 32: The End, or the Launch of a Laggard’s Literary Life?This is the FINAL episode of Retirement Blues GoodbyeIn wasn’t just the smell of the flowers; the enchantment of rolling hills, dales and moors; slow motion walking through torrential rain; being in good company; or breakfast with the ‘Mad Hatter’ that made our adventure worthwhile, it was ‘letting things go’. Along the way, issues that had previously seemed important were forgotten or relegated to a place where they could be attended to in due course.Or, to paraphrase Socrates’s critique of life: ‘It is not living that matters, but living rightly’ - whi...2022-03-0213 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 31 the ‘End of the Line’ prize; a lifelong ‘Shot in the Arm’.The heavens, having rained themselves dry, radiated a pale greenish glow which brightened the tumbled stack of cottages that is Robin Hood’s Bay. The higgledy-piggledy houses appeared to cling limpet-like to the cliff face to prevent them sliding into the sea far below. That evening, near the beach, Peter was drawn to a signpost that pointed south towards the distant cliff. The sign displayed two weathered words: ‘Cleveland Way’.“I don’t want to stop now,” Peter said with deep regret resonating in his voice. “I want to go on.”2022-02-2415 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 30. a Yorkshire ‘monsoon’: shiveringly cold, but Heaven on Earth to the devout rambler.Suddenly a mighty squall was upon us. A lashing headwind drove raindrops straight at us. Rain on the face and the curiously comforting staccato drumming of heavy raindrops on the tight fitting hood, close against my ears, gave the final day a hint of the surreal. It was like main-streaming Morse code directly into the brain’s pleasure centre. The message was loud and clear: ‘Fantastic! Wouldn’t be dead for quids.’2022-02-1614 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 29 to Littlebeck Farm where we dined like Epicurean gods.Getting lost wasn’t easy, but we did. After a wretched time battling the quagmire of bog holes and waist high tussock grass, we arrived where we started, and, knowing the place for the second time, found the path almost immediately. Dinner was a rare and incomparable experience. Perhaps an outsider would have regarded it as an ordinary three course meal. For those dining it was a mammoth undertaking that left everyone replete, exhausted and content.2022-02-1116 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 28 Glaisdale, Whitby, Dracula, wild salmon reminiscent of Claude Jeremiah Greengrass.The trek from The Lion Inn to Glaisdale was the shortest section we’d walked and so we had time for a little sightseeing at the North Sea fishing port of Whitby. This seaside town is high on the tourist must visit list, not only for its crispy cod and chips, but also thanks to a notorious visitor. In July 1890, Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula was hoist ashore in Whitby, accompanied by a shipment of wooden casks filled with earth from the ancestral grave. There’s no shortage of things to eat and suck in Whitby. On ou...2022-02-0311 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 27 an eerie stroll by Yorkshire’s Fat Betty towards Great Fryup Lane.There was no need for sunscreen this morning. The besieging mist limited visibility with a veil of damp greyness that chilled the face and numbed the hands. The opaque blanket clung low to the soggy earth squeezing the acrid stench of marsh gas between its folds. All sound was stifled, like the muffled oars of a smuggler’s skiff passing close offshore on a raw winter’s night. Walking on the springy grass proved to be a surprisingly agreeable experience. A grey world of misty dampness parted with each step, and then closed in behind. The eerie cocoo...2022-01-2710 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 26 to The Lion Inn with its ancient cock fighting pit.The air was heavy with the scent of heather and the musky tang of damp moorland soil. For miles around the yellow, green, russet and purple/browns fused like the dusty autumnal tones of a well-worn Bedouin rug. “I’ve walked New Zealand’s Milford Sound and to the Base Camp on Everest,” the Aussie stated. “But the walk I’ve enjoyed most is the Coast to Coast going as you are, west to east.”2022-01-2011 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 25 tramping Captain James Cook’s childhood playground.From the beginning, Peter and I had regarded the trek as a sort of quest, a diversion from the norm rather than a test of our fortitude or stamina. As our journey progressed, it evolved into an on-going adventure to be lived within – a taste of forgotten freedom. In Great Broughton there were two places to dine. For only the third time on the trip someone called heads when they should have chosen tails. The result was stale, flat beer and bad food. Even the horror of Hugh’s gravy encrusted elephant ear ‘Yorkshire Pudding’ would hav...2022-01-1217 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 24 ‘Farewell’ Danby Wiske: ‘Welcome’ Ingleby Cross.“You’re not having another shower are you?” our diminutive landlord protested in dismay. “You had one only yesterday.” Later, we chanced upon Hugh of Gibbsland who was still grappling with the mysteries of map and compass. Needless to say, he was heading in the wrong direction and became ensnared in a clump of tall reeds and briars on an overgrown river bank.2022-01-0615 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 23 Danby Wiske the village that outwitted hospitality.In a secluded corner a slightly groggy and bewildered beast stood next to the path. It watched over a calf lying on the grass trying to raise its head. Both animals were exhausted and bloodied. Clearly the cow had given birth to the calf only moments before. We stood quietly by and watched the calf scrambling to raise itself. I felt extremely privileged to have witnessed the newborn calf stand and suckle for the first time. There was no evidence of hospitality in Danby Wiske. The inn locked people out and our digs were deserted. O...2021-12-2912 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 22 Danby Wiske cheered by a gaggle of trudging eccentrics.Further on, the landscape changed. Stone walls gave way to hawthorn hedges, cattle replaced sheep and fallow meadow were tilled and sawn. We had entered the Vale of York, the long flat wooded plain between Swaledale and the Cleveland Hills. The rich farmland wasn’t solely good for cash crops; it was also a winemakers’ field of plenty with wide swaths of elder bush hedges, heavy with purple berries waiting to be harvested for fermentation.2021-12-2412 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 21 Richmond feet-up day and a garlic fix forgone.In the space of two hours we’d glimpsed garlic heaven and endured culinary hell. No mean achievement for a Friday night in a small North Yorkshire market town. The landlady proved to be a gem. Her helpfulness and, more importantly, her stylish smoked salmon with scrambled eggs, made our stay at the Old Brewery such a pleasure it assuaged sad memories of Richmond’s missed opportunities and the ‘hold-the-spuds’ Lamb Henry of the night before.2021-12-1607 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 20 to Richmond in a monsoon-like deluge.Walking at a steady pace in the rain promoted a pleasant feeling of detached solitude, a state of mind similar to meditation. The rhythmically paced footfalls became the mantra that freed the observer within to watch the mind at play. The close patter of rain on my hood was wonderfully personal and intimate. In no time, my feet were sloshing about in spongy misshapen boots. The combination of wet grass, pouring rain and the run-off from my leggings had turned each boot into a footbath. 2021-12-1018 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 19 Reeth with an enslaved yellow crested cockatoo.From Keld, there was little doubt we’d make it to Robin Hood’s Bay provided we avoided accidents or the hailed Rumpsfeltish – unknown unknowns. Keld is the only place where the ‘best’ walk in England (The Coast to Coast Path) and the ‘best known’ walk in the British Isles (The Pennine Way) merged. Like many in competition, their meeting is furtive and brief, with no outright winner evident.2021-12-0213 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 18 Kirkby Stephen lost its’ hairpiece.The cool breeze strengthened to a squall, pressing clothes close and tight. A light drizzle flurried in the air making it a woollen-hat-over-the-ears day. Mother Nature had called to say “hello” and give us a gentle reminder that the Pennine Hills could be a changeable, bleak and dangerous place to be. A cantankerous Texel ram froze Peter and I with a challenging Catalan stare that proclaimed, ‘This is my patch and don’t you forget it’. Not before the ram was sure we’d got the message, did it saunter away to let us pass.2021-11-2513 min
Private Parts244: Quizmaster Richard Osman visits - Part 2Quizmaster Richard Osman joins the boys this week! The trio try and find a truly selfless deed, Richard lets us in on some of TVs biggest secrets and we get to hear some extracts from Jamie's book... Don't forget to leave us a review while you're here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-11-1928 min
Private Parts244: Quizmaster Richard Osman visits - Part 1Quizmaster Richard Osman joins the boys this week! The trio try and find a truly selfless deed, Richard lets us in on some of TVs biggest secrets and we get to hear some extracts from Jamie's book... Don't forget to leave us a review while you're here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-11-1933 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 17 Orton to Kirkby Stephen with salvaged spectacles.It was easy to visualise a stagecoach and four rounding the corner on a quiet Sunday afternoon, and draw to a halt at the steps of the King’s Arms Hotel. The Cumberland Sausage at the Black Bull was the real thing, an appetising coil, nearly a foot and a half long, that covered the large dinner plate. It appeared the Cumberland Sausage had moved on and forsaken its homeland to take up residence in Yorkshire.2021-11-1817 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 16 Orton with roast beef of Old England.A nearby cairn marked the final resting place of Robin Hood. What with Robin Hood’s Chair overlooking Ennerdale Water, Robin Hood’s grave at Wicker Street, and our final destination of Robin Hood’s Bay, the names, even if imaginary, lent a sense of place and time to the overall trail. Back at the farm, Sheila sent us off to bed with a cup of tea and a wedge of homemade cake.2021-11-1111 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 15 to Orton via an ancient packhorse toll bridge.“To come here, I disregarded my doctor’s advice, pooh-poohed my son’s pleas, and didn’t once pray for divine intervention,” stated Bryn with defiant steeliness. “And you know what? I don’t give a Continental!”Occasionally, birdsong brightened the sharp morning air with the magic trills not heard on the mountain tops. The stark beauty of the Lake District National Park gave way to the well-tended patchwork of a tamed landscape.2021-11-0511 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 14 Bampton with a cremated sticky date pudding.Dew Drop, or Bryn as we later learned, was lively and engaging company. It took only a couple of pints to transform the mischievous rapscallion of the mountain tops, into an independently minded nonconformist. Even though he experienced great difficulty walking, Bryn was eager to revisit the Lake District; the playground of his youth. The staggering shuffle across the mountain tops was his first respite in many years.2021-10-2811 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 13 mist and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on a mountaintop.At Angle Tarn it was easy to understand the bond that connects mankind with the land. No claim of contracted possession, only the ‘oneness’ that extends back to ‘The Beginning’. Our Land! An extension of ourselves! The land we sprang from, the earth we’re part of, the place where we belong and to which we will return.2021-10-2212 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 12 Patterdale with thanks for the ‘just-in-time’ commode.Our farm-stay digs were a foxhunters Mecca. Mounted above the sideboard, in a display cabinet, a fox sat perfectly still amidst a stage-set rural scene. The stuffed animal fixed would-be diners with an unblinking glassy stare.It was madness to overlook Wainwright’s haven whilst distracted by a ‘Test Match’ silly mid-off or long leg. After all, ‘the wise man, when he walks, just walks’.2021-10-1511 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 11 Shirley, and her Patterdale fox hunting trophies.Neither birdsong nor creaking trees are heard in that desolate place. A chorus of gushing waterfalls and gurgling streams is the music of the mountaintops.That night, the long forgotten sleep of the innocent came to call. Not a single sound spoiled the silence of the black night. The farmhouse, well-rehearsed over centuries, was up to the task of refreshing guests with the spiritual nourishment of untroubled slumber.2021-10-0815 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 10 a belligerent old codger on the Patterdale track.The air was chilled and humid, the breeze strong and blustery, and the sky dark and low. Unlike the furtive mist that caressed the cheeks, the storm’s calling card was a shotgun blast of icy droplets full in the face. It was when battling the misty storm that Mr Catastrophe whispered, ‘G’day’.2021-10-0116 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 9 Grasmere via mysterious Greenup Edge.Ramblers get lost at Greenup Edge! However, just below this confusing ridge is the easiest walking of all the high-level sections from St Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay, and is certainly something not to be missed. The all-round views are amongst the most dramatic in all Lakeland.Below, nestling by a lake is Grasmere – reputed to be one of the prettiest villages in England, and once home to the eighteenth century poet, William Wordsworth.2021-09-2311 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 8 tramping towards Grasmere on blister-free feet.‘Good morning’, everywhere to everybody by everyone.Often the path was a stony rivulet with runoff gushing around large boulders that doubled as steppingstones.Gaelic ‘drumlins’, formed during the last Ice Age adorned the landscape.2021-09-1711 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 7 dinner, bed and breakfast at RosthwaiteEven though the day had been dull, damp and dismal, the walking had been exciting, the weather exhilarating and the landscape spectacular.The Royal Oak Hotel, ‘William Wordsworth slept here’. Minestrone soup, Cumbrian roast ham with the biggest jacket potato I’d ever seen, and to finish off – pear Bakewell tart. Good night!2021-09-0914 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 6 over the mountains to Rosthwaite.What lay ahead wasn’t suburbia in the greenbelt, but untamed mountainous country, made wrinkle-free during the last Ice Age.A ragged ceiling of cloud hung close and dark overhead. All about, exhausted climbers lay scattered on the marshy yellow ground recovering from their exertion.2021-09-0313 min
The Covenant Path (formerly The Busy Latter-day Saint)Kinship - Jews, Mormons and The Gift to HumanityMy guests today are LDS filmmakers Robert Hatch and Robert Starling, and you are in for a treat. If you enjoyed the previous podcast The Matthew Cowley Project with filmmakers Marcy Brown and Liz Thomas, you will also find this podcast of interest as we discuss a wide range of subjects. We had a great time during the recording of this podcast; that time got away from us. This is the first podcast that does not discuss the scriptures specifically; however, it does contain discussions on doctrine and principles. I am sure you will enjoy listening to Hatch and...2021-09-021h 12
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 5 Ennerdale Bridge by candlelight.The Keeper of the Keys boot fetish, and ‘Thank you for NOT smoking’.A mist shrouded funeral as diversion from Guantanamo Bay style strobe lighting torture.2021-08-2712 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 4 Ennerdale Bridge we’re on our way.Arduous Dent Hill; tough and tiring - ‘If your legs don’t give-up first’.Peaceful Nannycatch Beck, a bogus ‘Stone Circle’, a hoodwinked postdoctoral Eskimo and the welcome prospect of a suntrap beer garden.2021-08-2011 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 3 St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge the quest beginsShrouded in sea mist, Wainwright’s toes ceremony and a tramping Kiwi spiv.Reflections of the Western Front, and Texel rams in lanolin raincoats.2021-08-1312 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 2 St Bees with Cumberland sausageOur two ‘Don’t let the old man in’ acolytes, ponder upon the ordeal ahead whilst visiting an ancient priory church and recceing the start of Wainwright’s path.In the meantime, our heroes battle British plumbing, were scandalised at the sabotage of a world renowned mystery bag, and outmanoeuvre an ancient bedroom booby-trap. Having deftly sidestepping these obstacles, our adventurers float contentedly into a welcome border counties dreamtime.2021-08-0911 min
Manx Rover's RamblingsCoast to Coast 1 St Bees here we comeIntroduces two retirees about to challenge Wainwright’s internationally renowned Coast to Coast Path.Our ‘grey nomad’ heroes are experienced day walkers, however this 191 mile, three-week adventure is something new and a hint daunting to these plucky novices.Episodes of their bizarre encounters and comical antics along the trail, will unfold over the coming months on this podcast.Happy listening.2021-08-0415 minThe Covenant Path (formerly The Busy Latter-day Saint)The Matthew Cowley ProjectToday we have with us the producers of the upcoming Matthew Cowley documentary . You will enjoy the stories of how they met and the events that led to producing the documentary, and of course, their approach to the scriptures, and much, much more.
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The Soundtrack to Your Imagination with Free AudiobookSam Cowley Legendary Lawman Audiobook by Richard EmeryListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 732610
Title: Sam Cowley Legendary Lawman
Author: Richard Emery
Narrator: Richard Emery
Format: Unabridged
Length: 01:48:46
Language: English
Release date: 05-10-21
Publisher: Findaway Voices
Genres: History, North America
Summary:
In the throes of the depression, America's heartland lay under siege to gangsters. When John Dillinger and Babyface Nelson slipped through the police barricade at Little Bohemia, Wisconsin, in 1934, Hoover picked a former missionary from Preston, Idaho, to lead the government assault on Chicago area gangs: Sam Cowley.
Here is a window to Sam Cowley's life his selfless patriotism, courage...2021-05-101h 48
Alrededor de Medianoche - Jazz & BluesCOMPLETO Neil Cowley Trio – Radio Silence Neil Cowley Trio – Radio SilenceNaim | Abril 18, 20101 Monoface 5:202 Radio Silence 6:013 Vice Skating 5:264 A French Lesson 3:445 Gerald 3:521 Stereoface 6:002 Box Lily 5:473 Hug The Greyhound 5:494 Portal 7:13Bass – Richard SadlerDrums – Evan JenkinsPiano – Neil CowleyRecorded at State of the Ark Studios, London, September 2009 and Real World Studios, Wiltshire, August 2009. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////CORTINA FINAL...2021-03-161h 02
Real Business OwnersEpisode 92: The Power of Persistence - with Richard TilleyRichard Tilley is one of the most badass entrepreneurs we've had the pleasure of meeting through the Real Business Owners platform! He's a great example of someone who has taken the advice, put it into action, and seen the process work wonders for his business!
In this episode, we talk with Richard about his entrepreneurship journey, strategies for making yourself known to potential clients, and how to best bounce back from failure.
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If you are ready to level up personally and professionally...2021-03-021h 23
Classic Car TalkClassic Car Talk Ep 5Join us again for our usual packed mix of news, laughs, old ads and tunes. We get serious investigating faked classics and we salute the end of the Rolls-Royce/Bentley V8 after a remarkable 60 years. There’s a special offer with Bentley & R-R parts supplier IntroCar.com (quote code CCTP10 for your discount!) Paul meets Tanya Field to find out about the Cowley Convoy, and then back in the studio Rich and Paul are astonished by some obscure modern car ailments. Rich meets Andy Scargill from classic car auction site TheMarket.co.uk and finally the boys lock horns to ch...2020-02-201h 07
Experience This Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook — Perfect Before Bedtime.Retirement Blues Goodbye! Along Wainwright's Coast to Coast Path by Mr. Richard H CowleyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/64826to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Retirement Blues Goodbye! Along Wainwright's Coast to Coast Path
Author: Mr. Richard H Cowley
Narrator: Richard H Cowley
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 08-01-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings
Genres: Walking
Publisher's Summary:
The book is an account of the day to day exploits of an expatriate Manxman and an Australian chum who seek to shake off the retirement blues by walking Alfred Wainwright’s Coast to Coast path. It took 18 days to walk the 191 miles from the priory village of St Bees on the Ir...2019-08-017h 02
The Deep State Consciousness PodcastInterview with Alex CowleyAlex Cowley became interested in mindfulness as a result of a serious illness as a young man. This interest led him into an exploration of non-duality which continues to this day. Alex is also a musician and talks about the crossovers he sees between these two worlds.
2018-01-0639 min
Project KazimierzPeter Cowley: Angel Investor of The Year (Episode 16)Summary: Project Kazimierz presents Peter Cowley, with Richard Lucas and Sam Cook. Peter discusses angel investing and how he came to be the UK Angel Investor of the Year in 2014. Richard and Peter talk about the different ventures they’ve invested in. They also break down why Peter is much better at it. Finally, Sam […]
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