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Paddling The Blue Podcast#135 - Canoecopia 2025 Madison, WI - The annual paddlers family reunionJoin me as we navigate the vibrant atmosphere of Canoecopia, the world's largest paddle sports expo.
Billed as the world’s largest paddlesports expo, Canoecopia features more than 100,000 square feet of canoes, kayaks, kit, outfitters, everything you can imagine, plus more than 100 speakers on an incredible array of topics and I am honored to be one of those speakers. Thanks to Chris Hipgrave and the entire P&H Pyranha kayaks team for making space in their booth to record this episode, and of course for producing my favorite boats.
We’ve got a great lineup of gu...2025-03-2447 min
Tiny In All That AirFive Year Anniversary Celebration
Reading Larkin’s poetry
Eddie Dawes - The Trees (Aug 2022)
Graham Chesters- The First Thing (Aug 2021)
David Quantick - Days (Aug 22)
Imtiaz Dharker - Broadcast (Aug 22)
Martin Jennings - High Windows (Aug 24) Nominated by Graham Chesters
Hans Rutten introducing and reading An April Sunday Brings the Snow in English and Dutch (Aug 21)
Richard Johnson- Sad Steps (Aug 21)
Sally Button- To The Sea (Aug 21)
Joe Riley - Church Going (Aug 24)
Devon Allison- Cut Grass (Aug 24) Nominated by Chris Sewart2024-12-101h 18
Tiny In All That AirIn Celebration of Betty Mackereth
Betty Mackereth was Philip Larkin’s secretary at the library at the University of Hull. They were work colleagues and good friends, growing closer and more intimate, as the years went on. Betty turns 100 on 27th June 2024.
We begin with Betty herself in conversation with James Booth when James was beginning his research into his biography of Philip Larkin . James calls her, Larkin’s ‘ageing muse of vitality’.
After this, we hear directly from James Booth who spoke Lyn and trustee Philip Pullen at James’s house earlier this year.
Thank you and spe...2024-06-271h 28
Fully ScoredFully Scored | Ep. 55 (Andrew Mackereth & Paul Sharman)Composer Andrew Mackereth is Matthew Frost’s guest on this month’s podcast. Andrew talks about his life in music education, composing and how SASWE (Salvation Army Symphonic Wind Ensemble) came to be. Andrew also talks about cooking, sailing and why Songster Leader Karl Westwood is one of his favourite composers.Paul Sharman returns to Fully Scored to begin a two-part study of his piece ‘Quest’. This piece was written for the Territorial Youth Band in 2012. One of the New York Staff Band’s newest recruits is currently stranded on the Arid Island. Zoe Zanders...2024-06-071h 07Tiny In All That AirWinifred Dawson reading 'Love and Larkin'.
This talk was given to the PLS in 2001 by Winifred Dawson. Winifred was born in London, but educated in Belfast which is where she met Larkin when they were both working at Queen’s University Library. Win also went on to write herself and published a biography of Amy Audrey Locke, a muse for the poet WB Yeats. Win opens with a reflection on Larkin’s love for his parents, However, the talk is mainly about Larkin’s relationship with the women in his life: Ruth Bowman, Winifred, Monica Jones, Patsy Strang, Maeve Brennan (who is listening in the au...2023-06-161h 04
Arts & IdeasYellowface, AI and Asian stereotypesIs it ever okay to pass off someone else’s work as your own? What if it’s a computer programme faking it? And how are our perceptions of ownership and Identity influenced by the apparent power of digital technology?These are some of the big questions Chris Harding discusses with :Rebecca Kuang, author of a new novel, ‘Yellowface’, which is largely a story about plagiarism and publishing, but also touches on identity, social media and use of digital technology in perpetuating misinformation.New Generation Thinker Kerry McInerny, who researches the impact of AI. Amon...2023-06-0745 min
The Lake District Velo GuideThe Fred Whitton Challenge - Q&A with Wheel Builder Simon The Spokesman Mackereth - Episode 3An interview with a bike industry rider, wheel builder and a past Mavic employee Simon The Spokesman.
Address: The Spokesman, c/o Anything Technical, Sand Aire House, New Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4AY.
This Fred Whitton Challenge Q&A was taken from my YouTube channel Simon Thomas The Lake District Velo Guide
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