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Sonda Alternativa(Reprise) #07 - Especial Morrissey e Johnny Marr no pós-The Smiths; Curiosidades musicaisTodo Carnaval Tem Seu Fim!... e todo fim tem um recomeço?para Morrissey e Johnny Marr teve sim. Teve vida fora dos Smiths.Nesse episódio da Sonda Alternativa Podcast, um especial de Morrissey e Johnny Marr no pós-The Smiths. O que eles fizeram após o fim da banda, do final dos anos 80 até hoje.O que impede uma reunião dos Smiths, banda que influenciou gerações de jovens. As polêmicas recentes de Morrissey.E algumas bandas que foram influenciadas pelos Smiths.E se a gent...2025-03-053h 32
Africa DailyCan chess change lives in Africa?Robert Katende is a man with a mission to use chess to bring about social change. In his home country of Uganda he works with thousands of disadvantaged children, those with disabilities, and even prisoners, to use chess as a means to provide useful skills for life. He’s even had his story portrayed in a film made by Disney, the 'Queen of Katwe'. Alan Kasujja talks to Robert to hear how this ancient game can be a catalyst for changing lives.
Guests: Robert Katende and ‘Coach’ Julius2025-01-2120 min
News Commentary from EuropeFiona, la Regina Nera di KatweIl libro di Tim Crothers, The Queen of Katwe, racconta la straordinaria vita di Phiona Mutesi, una giovane ragazza ugandese della baraccopoli di Katwe che diventa un prodigio degli scacchi. Il libro ripercorre il viaggio di Phiona, dai suoi inizi impoveriti alla sua partecipazione a competizioni scacchistiche internazionali, evidenziando la sua resistenza e il suo talento. Esplora anche le vite di coloro che la circondano, tra cui la sua famiglia, l'allenatore Robert Katende e altri giocatori di scacchi nel progetto Katwe. La narrazione intreccia la storia personale di Phiona con il più ampio contesto sociale e politico dell'Uganda, offrendo u...2024-12-2510 min
Books vs. MoviesEp. 34 The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster by Tim Crothers vs. Queen of Katwe (2016)Send us a textCan a young girl from the slums of Katwe, Uganda, rise to become a national chess champion against all odds? Join me, Lluvia, as I unravel the inspiring life story of Phiona Mutesi, captured in both the book "The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster" by Tim Crothers and its 2016 film adaptation. You'll gain insights into Phiona's incredible chess journey, the role her mentor Robert Katende played, and the creative liberties taken in the film to spotlight the harsh realities of poverty...2024-11-0735 min
Histoire VraieLe Prodige des Échecs, Phiona MutesiAujourd'hui, je vais vous raconter l'histoire de Phiona Mutesi, une jeune prodige des échecs originaire de Katwe, un bidonville de Kampala, en Ouganda. Dans un lieu où les opportunités sont rares et la pauvreté omniprésente, l'histoire de Phiona est une lueur d'espoir, un témoignage vivant du pouvoir transformateur du jeu d'échecs.
Phiona Mutesi est née en mille neuf cent quatre-vingt seize, dans une famille où l'instabilité financière était la norme. Le décès prématuré de son père et la lutte constante de sa mère pour subvenir aux besoins de la fami...2024-07-2203 min
Re-Imagining Short-Term MissionsShort-term missions for long-term relationship, with Robert Katende & friendsWhat if short-term missions were focused on long-term objectives? What if short-term teams began to measure their success not on the scope of the work projects completed or the number of people evangelized, but instead on the establishment of authentic, collaborative, long-term relationships between communities of Christ followers in different locations around the globe? And might it be possible for Christ followers in wealthier nations to become humble enough to acknowledge their need of churches in less developed countries, and even to become the receivers short-term teams from those countries?In this episode, Forrest talks with Robert K...2023-04-0425 min
Sonda Alternativa#07 - ESPECIAL MORRISSEY e JOHNNY MARR PÓS-THE SMITHS; LANÇAMENTOS DE 2023; CURIOSIDADES SONORASTODO CARNAVAL TEM SEU FIM!PLAYLIST:- Morrissey - Suedehead (live bbc - 1992) ;- Johnny Marr - Getting Away With It (Live) ;- Morrissey - You're Gonna Need Someone on Your Side (Live) ;- The The - Dogs Of Lust ; - Electronic - Vivid Satan Rejected My Soul ;- Morrissey - Let Me Kiss You ;- Modest Mouse - Dashboard ;- Johnny Marr - New Town Velocity ;- Morrissey - Spent the Day in Bed ;- Morrissey - Rebels Without Applause ;- Johnny Marr - Spirit Power and Soul ;- The Killers feat. Johnny Marr - This Ch...2023-03-053h 32
Chess4Life Spotlight11 | Creating A Mindset of Success And How Chess Is Changing Lives With Robert KatendeOn this episode of the Chess4Life Spotlight podcast, we talk with Robert Katende. Robert's story and life transformation is powerful! He has done a lot of work for the slums in Katwe, Uganda, where he is from, by teaching kids chess and using the game to bring them opportunities. Chess is a tool that Robert uses for community transformation. His life story and the vision he has for the future is inspiring to listen to. This is a must-listen to episode!2022-10-1335 min
Our Urban Voices#37. Why Ministry Contextualization Matters: The Robert Katende StoryThrough sports and chess, Robert Katende takes Christ to communities of young people from all religions living in IDP camps and local slums in Uganda.He shares his wisdom on mentoring young people, pastoral calling, effective sports ministry, and the absolute importance of ministry contextualization.Since the true story of one of his students was portrayed in the 2016 feature film, Queen of Katwe, Robert Katende continues to serve in sports ministry, coaching young people in Kampala, Uganda.What You’ll Learn:How sports ministry differs from sports activity programsThe ingredients for an ef...2022-07-2619 min
NIGHTLIGHT (ALL SHOWS)240. NIGHTLIGHT (A Knight Without A Castle - With Robert Katende)Once too poor to afford the rat poison with which he planned to take his own life,Robert Katende tells an astonishing true story of resilience and hope. His work was made famous in the Disney movie Queen of Katwe. On this edition of Nightlight, Robert gives a first hand account of his own childhood, as he beats impossibilities that would have likely crushed most anyone else. And then how he started a ministry to empower kids in Ugandan slums through chess - a game so foreign there is no word for it in their native language. Robert also updates...2020-10-041h 19
Straight Talk AfricaChess and Social Change - Straight Talk AfricaIn this edition of Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali examines how chess can have a positive impact on the lives of children not only in the slums of Uganda but also in poor neighborhoods of Baltimore. He is joined by Robert Katende, Founder and Director of the Sports Outreach Ministry (SOM) Chess Academy in Uganda and the man behind the success of Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi, whose story became the Walt Disney film “Queen of Katwe.” Shaka is also joined by Sidney Gardner, Director of the SOM Chess Academy in Baltimore and Benjamin Mukumbya...2020-09-3000 minStraight Talk AfricaChess and Social Change - Straight Talk AfricaIn this edition of Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali examines how chess can have a positive impact on the lives of children not only in the slums of Uganda but also in poor neighborhoods of Baltimore. He is joined by Robert Katende, Founder and Director of the Sports Outreach Ministry (SOM) Chess Academy in Uganda and the man behind the success of Ugandan chess champion Phiona Mutesi, whose story became the Walt Disney film “Queen of Katwe.” Shaka is also joined by Sidney Gardner, Director of the SOM Chess Academy in Baltimore and Benjamin Mukumbya, President of Student Body of Northwest U...2020-09-3000 min
Perpetual Chess PodcastBook Recap #2 : Talking Silman's Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman with Todd Kennedy [Chess Books Recaptured Series]We are back with another Chess Books Recaptured Bonus Pod. This month, we recap the classic chess improvement manual, Reassess Your Chess (4th Edition), by Jeremy Silman. To help me discuss the book, I enlisted the help of Todd Kennedy. Todd is an adult improver, as well as being a dad, husband, actuary, chess player and chess fan. For lots more details of what we discussed, please keep reading. If you aren’t seeing hyperlinks in your podcast feed, you can find them here:
https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2019/12/20/bonus-pod-discussing-reassess-your-chess-with-todd-kennedy-chess-books-recaptured-series
0:00- My guest go-host, Todd Kennedy, shares a bit about hi...2019-12-201h 14
Access Top-Rated Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsA Knight without a Castle: A Story of Resilience and Hope by Robert KatendePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/420997 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Knight without a Castle: A Story of Resilience and Hope Author: Robert Katende Narrator: Albert Mensah Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Robert Katende, named an African Ambassador to the Obama Foundation and voted the most influential man in Uganda by New Hope Newspaper. Once too poor to afford the rat poison with which he planned to take his own life, Robert’s legacy tells an astonishing true story of resilience and hope. His work was made famous in the Di...2019-11-1203 min
TheCreators2030 SAVOY UN SDG Arts, Innovation, Creativity & Sports InitiativeListenGive Savoy Live | Episode 167Join G. Davvis-Carter and J. Logan for LISTENGIVE | SAVOY sound bites about music, arts, culture, society, youth, education, social impact, innovation and more.
Join us this week with Special Guests, Robert Katende of The Robert Katende Initiative (And the Teacher for Phiona Mutesi Chess Champion of Uganda as portrayed in the Queen of Katwe Movie and SOM Chess Academy); Esther Ruth Mbabazi, Award Winning Documentary Photographer of Esther Mbabazi.Com); and Nicole Condit Duncan, International Photographer and Business Consultant of Nicole Condit Duncan Photography.
THIS EPISODE IS SUPPORTED BY NICOLE CONDIT DUNCAN, INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND BUSINESS CONSULTANT (NICOLE CONDIT DUNCAN PHOTO...2018-05-1000 min
KIROSTransforming Lives Through our God-Given Abilities01/13/2017
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2017-01-2445 min
The Outlook Podcast ArchiveOutlook Weekend: Playing For My LifeRobert Katende was brought up in a slum in Uganda but his life was transformed when he discovered the game of chess. He has gone on to teach the game to some of Kampala's poorest children including Phiona Mutesi who has represented Uganda at the world chess championships and whose story has been made into a Disney film called "The Queen of Katwe".Maria Toor Pakay is so passionate about sport that she once disguised herself as a boy to enter a weightlifting competition. She comes an ultra-conservative region of Pakistan, where many strongly believe that women...2016-12-0426 minThe Outlook Podcast ArchiveI Introduced Chess to Kampala's SlumsRobert Katende was brought up by his grandma in Uganda and was so poor that he spent all of his time outside of school working in a garden. Nevertheless he excelled at school and when he discovered chess, his life was transformed. He now teaches chess to some of Kampala's poorest children - some of whom can neither read nor write. Image: Robert Katende in Katwe
Credit: ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images2016-11-2817 minTheCreators2030 SAVOY UN SDG Arts, Innovation, Creativity & Sports InitiativeListen Give Live | Episode 149Join G. Davvis and J. Logan for LISTENGIVE | SAVOY sound bites on music, arts, culture, society, youth, education,k innovation, tech, social change and more.
Join us this week with Special Guests, Robert Katende (Real Life Teacher and Chess Teacher for SOM Chess Academy and as portrayed in the movie, Queen of Katwe #QueenofKatwe) discussing what it is to be a Teacher in Uganda and thw experiences of the children he teaches in Uganda.
TOPICS: A Teacher's Perspective from Uganda
Visit ListenGive.Org for more information. Don't forget to LIKE our Facebook Page LISTENGIVE.2016-10-0900 minTheCreators2030 SAVOY UN SDG Arts, Innovation, Creativity & Sports InitiativeListen Give Live | Episode 148Join G. Davvis and J. Logan for LISTENGIVE | SAVOY sound bites on music, arts, culture, society, youth, education,k innovation, tech, social change and more.
Join us this week with Special Guests, Robert Katende (Real Life Teacher and Chess Teacher for SOM Chess Academy and as portrayed in the movie, Queen of Katwe #QueenofKatwe) discussing what it is to be a Teacher in Uganda and thw experiences of the children he teaches in Uganda.
TOPICS: A Teacher's Perspective from Uganda
Visit ListenGive.Org for more information. Don't forget to LIKE our Facebook Page LISTENGIVE.2016-10-0700 min
To the '90s and Beyond! Film PodcastQueen of Katwe (2016) Oyelowo, Nyong’o, Disney Movie ReviewPhiona Mutesi, who we see growing up in Katwe, in the crime-ridden slums of Kampala, capital of Uganda, with a future ahead of her that seems to offer more of the same for her and her family. David Oyelowo co-stars as Christian missionary and youth outreach coordinator Robert Katende, who discovers a hidden prodigy in Phiona when he gathers some of the local children together to teach them the game of chess. Phiona gets very good, very quickly, soon enough besting all of the kids in Katwe, leading Robert to seek greener pastures by trying to have her compete in...2016-10-0210 min
a16z Podcasta16z Podcast: Mastering the Game (with David Oyelowo)This special episode of the a16z Podcast is based on a Q&A from an early screening we hosted of Disney's Queen of Katwe, now in theaters. The movie -- directed by Mira Nair and based on a book by Tim Crothers -- depicts the true story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi.
The conversation, hosted by Ben Horowitz, features actor David Oyelowo who (among other roles, previously played Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in "Selma") and plays Robert Katende, the engineer-turned-mentor who taught community sports and chess to kids in the slums of Kampala, Uganda.2016-09-3021 min
Access Top-Rated Audiobooks 2025 in Biography & Memoir, SportsThe Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl by Tim CrothersPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl Author: Tim Crothers Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 9, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair. The “astonishing” (The New York Times Book Review) and “inspirational” (Shelf Awareness) true story of Phiona Mutesi—a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. One day in 2...2012-10-0903 min
Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, SportsThe Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl by Tim CrothersPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/146358to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl
Author: Tim Crothers
Narrator: Robin Miles
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 0 minutes
Release date: October 9, 2012
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Sports
Publisher's Summary:
Now a major motion picture starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo, directed by Mira Nair. The “astonishing” (The New York Times Book Review) and “inspirational” (Shelf Awareness) true story of Phiona Mutesi—a teenage chess prodigy from the slums of Uganda. One day in 2005...2012-10-098h 00
Top Website Where You Can Find and Download Audiobooks in Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs New ReleasesThe Queen of Katwe Audiobook by Tim CrothersPlease open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: The Queen of Katwe
Subtitle: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl
Author: Tim Crothers
Narrator: Robin Miles
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-09-12
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 95 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Based on a popular ESPN Magazine article - optioned by Disney films, a finalist for a National Magazine Award and chosen by Dave Eggers for inclusion in...2012-10-097h 39