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Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me This?Season 3 #E14: Dr Sophie Messager – 'The beat of your own drum': drumming for women’s healthSophie Messager did a PhD in Biology on the physiology of Reproduction in France. Then in the 90s, she moved to the UK, fell in love, started a family, and discovered her true calling through birth experiences supported by a doula. Trading science for birth work in 2010, she became a perinatal educator and doula and published her first book "Why Postnatal Recovery Matters". Witnessing the power of birth opened her mind to spiritual dimensions, leading her to become a Reiki and Reiki Drum practitioner and teacher and drum circle facilitator. Today, Sophie supports women through life's transitions. She offers...
2025-07-091h 22
The Ripple Effect Podcast with Steve HarperTurn Your Art Into Business featuring Sophie Mazzaro | The Ripple Effect PodcastI’ve been telling you that I’m leveling up this podcast. Today’s episode proves it! I had the absolute honor of sitting down with Sophie Mazzaro, a world-renowned mural artist, sneaker customizer, and creative force whose journey is anything but ordinary. From her roots as a German exchange student in Texas to painting the now-iconic Kobe Bryant mural on the Venice Beach Pier, Sophie’s story is a masterpiece. Every connection she made along the way contributed to the stunning tapestry of her artistic journey. As I interview Sophie Mazzaro for The Ripple Effect Po...
2025-06-2457 min
Sideline SistersWNBA Season Is Heating UpJasmine Harper and Candace "Ace" Pedraza are back with another episode to discuss the landscape of the WNBA and current news and storylines. As Week 4 closes, Harper and Ace notice a few teams exceeding expectations, while some are greatly underperforming. An influence on some of these performances include a massive wave of injuries that has swept the league. Teams have began securing hardship contracts and resting their stars to preserve health. Players like Paige Bueckers, Sophie Cunningham, Tiffany Hayes, Rickea Jackson and Caitlin Clark have missed multiple games. The Sisters also discuss the latest news from Seattle where an...
2025-06-0842 min
For What It’s EarthBonus: Wild Cities with Chris Fitch live at StanfordsHow green is your city? And what can we learn from the international urban metropolises that are bringing inviting nature back? Last week, Wild Cities was published, and Emma was invited to join author Chris Fitch at Stanfords bookstore in Bristol to chat about the book. We chatted about fast-tracking ancient forests, gardens in skyscrapers, beavers, birdwatching and, of course, asked, 'What one good thing have you done for the planet this week?'
Send us a voice note listener question (via Instagram @forwhatitsearthpodcast or email forwhatitsearthpod@gmail.com) for your chance to win a Wild Cities...
2025-04-2339 min
Secret Life of BooksWizards, Hobbits and WWII: Dominic Sandbrook on The Lord of the RingsOne ring to rule them allOne ring to…Yes, SLoB finally turns its Sauron-like eye on what is thought to be the second best-selling novel of all time (after Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities): Lord of the Rings. And who better to share this experience than Dominic Sandbrook, historian of the 20th Century, co-host of the Rest is History podcast, and Tolkien devotee. In this Fellowship of Literary Analysis, Dominic, Sophie and Jonty are united in believing that Lord of the Rings - a novel which, superficially, appears to be about orcs...
2025-02-041h 18
Curious Potential18 Ways to Manage Your MiseryFeeling overwhelmed and struggling to regain control?
Life's got you down, and it's time to get back on track?
Join Sophie on this episode of Curious Potential as she shares 18 powerful strategies to help you manage your stress and find your balance again.
From practical tips like writing down your worries to tackling the physical foundations of nutrition and sleep, Sophie offers a holistic guide to getting back on track.
We're not just talking about grand, life-changing gestures – these are the small, achievable practices that make all the di...
2024-12-1504 minCurious PotentialUnlocking Your Potential Through Meaningful Self-ReflectionImagine being able to break free from patterns that hold you back and make more aligned choices in your life.
This episode explores the transformative power of self-reflection, providing you with practical methods and prompts to enhance your personal development and decision-making.
From the 'Three Perspectives Practice' to the 'Future Self Dialogue' and 'Values Alignment Check,' you'll discover how to tap into your inner wisdom and make intentional choices that align with your values and aspirations.
By incorporating self-reflection into your daily life, you can expect to make better...
2024-12-0804 min
Media for PeaceMedia for Peace #22 Journalistische Sorgfalt in der Krise: Perspektiven aus Israel und dem Libanonzu Gast MJ Daoud und Sophie von der Tann
Wie sieht die Arbeit von Journalist:innen in Kriegs- und Krisengebieten aus und wie gelingt es journalistische Sorgfaltspflicht zu gewährleisten? In dieser Episode spricht die Host Sabrina Harper mit zwei Journalistinnen, die in diesem Themenfeld agieren. Die renommierte Auslandskorrespondentin Sophie von der Tann berichtet aus Israel, MJ Daoud ist regionale Reporterin im Libanon. Neben Neutralität und Faktentreue geht es auch um die Wirkung von Berichterstattung auf die Menschen und Situationen vor Ort.
Originalgespräch Sophie von der Tann: Folge Innovation Minutes Herausforderungen des Kriegsjournalismus
Tra...
2024-11-2542 minFor What It’s EarthAI: A climate solution or a concern?This week, we’re diving into one of the most rapidly evolving fields of our time: artificial intelligence. AI takes many forms and is rapidly transforming many industries and sectors - from helping to optimise international supply chains to smarting up energy grids and predicting climate patterns.
But alongside the many celebrated efficiency and problem-solving benefits that AI can offer, there are also many concerns lurking around every virtual corner - including concerns about the massive environmental footprint of AI.
Episode notes:
UNEP World Environment Situation Room: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/ho...
2024-11-1351 min
Innovation MinutesS4#4 Herausforderungen des Kriegsjournalismus (zu Gast Sophie von der Tann)zu Gast Sophie von der Tann
Krisenjournalismus und Kriegsberichterstattung sind in den vergangenen Jahren intensiver und unverzichtbarer geworden. In dieser Episode der Innovation Minutes spricht Host Sabrina Harper mit der mehrfach preisgekrönten Kriegs- und Krisenreporterin Sophie von der Tann über die einzigartigen Herausforderungen und ethischen Fragen in diesem Metier. Sophie gewährt Einblicke in die handwerkliche Arbeit, wie die sorgfältige Kuration von Informationen aus unsicheren Quellen und die Aufrechterhaltung von journalistischer Objektivität. Sie spricht auch offen über die zwischenmenschlichen und persönlichen Herausforderungen, die das Leben und Arbeiten in Krisen- und Kriegsgebieten mit sich bringt.
Was D...
2024-11-1126 min
Secret Life of BooksHamnet: sexy witches replace skulls and soliloquiesEver wonder what Shakespeare got up to in the bedroom? Well, whether you do or not, you’ll find out - along with many other things - in this episode devoted to Maggie O’Farrell’s superb novel Hamnet (spoiler alert: it involves a shed, a kestrel and shelves of bouncing apples, rather than an actual bedroom). Hamnet was published to critical acclaim in 2020. It brings Shakespeare’s wife - Anne Hathaway (called Agnes in this telling) - out of the shadows, recounting her relationship with a Latin tutor who has an urge to write, the fraught birth of...
2024-10-2950 min
UnquestionableSaša Harper - What causes ADHD? Fight, Flight & Freeze, How To Regulate Your Nervous System, Overcoming Procrastination, and MoreSaša Harper is a neuroscience & trauma-informed ADHD support coach.In this episode, we discuss what ADHD, actually is, what causes it and how to regulate your nervous system, as well as overcoming procrastination and more.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: unquestionablepod@gmail.comFind us here:Twitter: @unquestionpodInstagram: @unquestionablepodTik Tok: @unquestionablepodFacebook: @unquestionablepodcastYoutube: @unquestionablepod Hosted on Acast. See a...
2024-10-2852 min
Secret Life of BooksHamlet: Shakespeare's secret double or pain in neck?Hamlet is jammed with famous quotes like “to be or not to be,” “something is rotten in the state of Denmark,” “time is out of joint,” “the play’s the thing,” “get thee to a nunnery,” and “the rest is silence.” But who really knows what happens in the world’s most famous play? And why is it so damn long? Jonty confides the intense boredom induced by the unabridged 5.5 hour Kenneth Branagh marathon Hamlet during the 90s.Jonty and Sophie are in heated agreement that Hamlet is not a nice guy but a bit of an over privileged brat. The Gh...
2024-10-221h 11
Age Well with Dr Sophie ShotterCold water therapy (and how it's transforming menopausal mood swings, anxiety, and hot flushes)Dr. Sophie Shotter
Dr. Sophie and Fiona discuss:
• Do the claims match the data?
• What is cold therapy?
• Hormetic stress – an explainer
• The mental health benefits
• Cold-water therapy, the menopause and menstrual symptoms
• Wim Hof – the protocol, the claims, and the science
• Tips for wild swimming
• DIY plunge pools
• Ice bath and cold shower protocols
• The risks associated with cold water therapy
• A documentary, a book, and a TV series
Find out more by heading to https://drsophieshotter.com/
Follow Dr Sophie on Instagram… https://www.instagram.com/drsophieshotter/?hl=en
…and Tik Tok https://www.tiktok...
2024-10-0128 min
Secret Life of BooksTo Kill a Mockingbird: racism, gun violence and coming of age in the 1930s SouthWithin a year of its publication in 1960, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird sold 2.5 million copies and has remained a much-loved classic by adults and children alike. What was it about this book that captured the public imagination at the time - and to this day? Harper Lee mined her own childhood in Alabama for this coming-of-age story of personal and social justice against a backdrop of Depression-era America. She worked and reworked several earlier drafts before achieving the crystal precision of what would prove her masterpiece. Harper imagined the book would be just the first in...
2024-09-2452 min
Secret Life of BooksWolf Hall: is this the best historical novel ever written?Hello Thomas Cromwell. And Hello Lev Grossman, best-selling author of The Magicians trilogy, the Silver Arrow children’s books, and now The Bright Sword, who joins Sophie and Jonty as THEIR FIRST EVER GUEST to talk about Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall. Published in 2009 to immediate acclaim, Wolf Hall reinvented historical fiction and changed the way we see Henry VIII and the Tudor court of 16th Century England. Mantel’s idea was to tell the story of Henry VIII and his disastrous marriages through the eyes of his right-hand man Thomas Cromwell. Traditionally thought of as mysterious and Machie...
2024-09-1748 min
School Of Pod!Boris & The Squad Episode SevenSophie, Zak, and Indigo chat with Podmaster Darren about lies, Duck fighting, and much more....
2024-07-1714 min
SurvivedEpisode 74: The Harper BrothersThis is Survived with Sophie & Lexi!
We started telling our Survived story (in college) and are moving on to bring you guys more! Though many different topics
2024-04-1242 min
The Science of CoffeeWhat Is Good Science? Part 1: How to brew coffee like a scientistShould you rinse your filter paper before making a filter coffee? Almost everybody in coffee internet says you should.
But what if most of coffee internet was wrong?
In this episode, I show you how I try to answer this question like a professional sensory scientist would.
It’s hard. It’s frustrating. But ultimately, it’s worth it because I end up saving seven days of my life left on earth!
Please spread the word about The Science of Coffee!
Discover how I make these Filter Stories...
2024-03-2546 min
Filter Stories - Coffee DocumentariesWhat Is Good Science? Part 1: How to brew coffee like a scientistShould you rinse your filter paper before making a filter coffee? Almost everybody in coffee internet says you should.
But what if most of coffee internet was wrong?
In this episode, I show you how I try to answer this question like a professional sensory scientist would.
It’s hard. It’s frustrating. But ultimately, it’s worth it because I end up saving seven days of my life left on earth!
Please spread the word about The Science of Coffee!
Discover how I make these Filter Stories episodes...
2024-03-2546 minSchool Of Pod!Boris And The Squad - Episode FiveZak, Jacob and Indigo are here again - this time without Sophie! (She's not well......) Like/Subscribe and leave a 5* Apple/Spotify review!
2024-03-0809 minSchool Of Pod!Boris And The Squad - Episode FourIndigo, Sophie and Jacob are here.... But Boris is not! So another Borisless episode...but that doesnt stop them.Like/Subscribe and leave a 5* Apple/Spotify review
2024-02-0908 minSchool Of Pod!Boris and the Squad - Episode ThreeBORIS IS BACK! Zac, Indigo and Sophie are here once again!Another podcast where they chat....well, whatever comes into their heads! Like/Subscribe and leave a 5* Apple/Spotify review.
2024-02-0113 min
Beneath the Willow TreeEmbodying the Celestial CityIn which I talk about the Gothic cathedral as an exercise in the medieval synthesis of faith and reason.
Bibliography:
Blackwell, Albert L. The Sacred in Music. Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press, 1999.
Bork, Robert. The Geometry of Creation. New York: Routledge, 2011.
Lewis, C.S. The Discarded Image. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1964.
Grant, Edward. God and Reason in the Middle Ages. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Guite, Malcolm. Faith, Hope and Poetry: Theology and the Poetic Imagination. New York: Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.
Panofsky...
2024-01-2813 minSchool Of Pod!School of Pod : Boris & The Squad | Episode OneIndigo, Zak, Sophie and Jacob are here to chat....anything and everything! Teachers, Keys and much more!
2023-12-1317 min
Growth Igniters® RadioThe Key to Competing in the New Era of Work – with Sophie WadeWhat is the key to competing in what has become known as the “New Era of Work?” We need to stay attuned not just to the present, but to the future of work as well. Our guest this week is Sophie Wade. She’s a work futurist, international keynote speaker, author, instructor, and Workforce Innovation SpecialistRead More
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2023-09-2041 min
The You Project#1277 Life, Love & Camels - Sophie MattersonSophie Matterson is an adventurer currently based in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. In 2020 and 2021 Sophie solo-trekked 4,750 kilometres across the width of Australia, from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Byron Bay, New South Wales, with her five camels, Jude, Delilah, Charlie, Clayton and Mac. This was a fascinating chat full of interesting and surprising stories and insights. Sophie's book 'The Crossing' is now available. Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-08-2955 min
The Return: Property & Investment PodcastAviva's £100m Socially Responsible Property DevelopmentSend us a text£100m investment in socially responsible development with Paul Clark, Stories Co-founder & CIO, Sophie White, Sector Head for Regeneration at Aviva Capital Partners and Anna Clare Harper.In Anna's words:I really enjoyed chatting with Paul Clark, Stories Co-founder & CIO, Sophie White, Sector Head for Regeneration at Aviva Capital Partners about their £100m joint venture in purposeful, socially responsible development. Some highlights included:Measuring social responsibility Using the right capital for long term projects How trust and fear really show up in development partnershipsPaul Clark Linke...
2023-06-2220 min
Garotas/Garotos da Capa#37/ Sophie CharlotteSophie Charlotte acredita em chamados. Quando confia, abraça a faísca de cada trabalho. Se as oportunidades não batem à porta, ela corre atrás. A atriz de 33 anos é a cover girl de Bazaar no mês da mulher. A atriz estará, muitas vezes neste ano, nas telinhas e telonas. Além de O Rio do Desejo, que acaba de estrear no cinemas, ela dará vida a Gal Costa, no filme Meu Nome é Gal, previsto para setembro. Do brasil direto para Hollywood! Sophie ainda estará no suspense The Killer (Netflix), adaptação do quadrinho homônimo com Michael Fassbender no p...
2023-03-3133 minGrowth Igniters® RadioThe Keys to Leading a Successful U.S. – European Business Expansion – with Sophie BoutelegierAre you thinking that 2023 might be the year to expand your US company into Europe, or to expand your European company into the US? If so, you’re in good company, according to our guest, Sophie Boutelegier, Founder and Chief Expansion Officer of Expandify. The question is, what does it take to lead a successfulRead More
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2023-01-2530 min
Lights OutIn Conversation With: Lydia Harper (Parc Fermé)The Lights Out ladies welcome Lydia Harper from Parc Fermé to the podcast! Lydia lets us know what it's been like to build a new business focusing on motorsport, photographing everything from F1 to Indycar and more. Her lightning round is one for the books.
2022-05-0353 min
LTB Podcast#334 Jamie & Sophie Harper: Running a PT Business as a Married Couple Jamie and Sophie Harper run BFastFitness, a small-group PT facility in Birmingham. In this episode, they talk to Stuart about what it's like being married and running a gym, how Sophie became a coach after being a client and how her fresh perspective has helped the business, how they run a small-group setup and what they'd say to a trainer who is thinking about moving into small-group PT. Find Out More About Jamie & Sophie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bfastfitness/?hl=en Website: https://bfastfitness.com/ Find Out More About LTB: Instagram: https...
2022-03-0855 min
Where Do We Begin?Episode 64: Sophie Ash (Winter Olympics #7)Aussie skier Sophie Ash made the moguls final at these Olympics, but there's a whole lot more to her than just sport.Fresh off the plane from Beijing, Sophie came into the studio for a chat. There's her incredible animation and filmmaking work, progressive politics, French philosophy, getting kicked off teams, struggling to fit in, proving doubters wrong and so so so much more. No stone was left unturned! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-02-151h 41
Where Do We Begin?Sophie Ash's Pocket ProfileSophie Ash is an Australian freestyle skier who reached the final of the 2022 Winter Olympics' moguls event. For an extra episode with this guest, become an All-Access Supporter: https://patreon.com/wheredowebegin See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2022-02-1415 min
2021-06-2540 min
LaughterOnTap13. Sophie DuffySophie Duffy, a prolific fiction writer, finds her humour in the mundane and the tragic, which rather surprisingly results in very upbeat novels. In this first in-person recording of LaughterOnTap John talks to Sophie about how important laughter has been throughout her life, and especially in the past year and her battle with cancer.
2021-06-2313 min
The Not So Simple Life37.) Kelsey Patel: Raising your vibrations with Reiki, avoiding burnout & creating PURE JOY in life.In this episode, Kylie & Sophie are joined by the lovely Kelsey Patel. Kelsey is an LA-based author, certified reiki master, motivational speaker, and meditation teacher specializing in the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Kelsey feels that her calling and mission in life through this work is to help people stand in their own truth, release old patterns, and begin leading authentic and fulfilling lives. Her work has been featured in dozens of print, online and social publications such as US Weekly, Harper’s Bazaar, GOOP, Bravo TV, The New York Times, Page Six, Reader’s Digest, Well + Good, MindBodyGreen, Angeleno Magazine...
2021-02-2350 min
The Not So Simple Life22.) Alexina Graham: Becoming a VS Angel, dealing with Adult Acne, & beating COVID-19.Victoria’s Secret’s first redhead Angel, Alexina Graham, joins Kylie & Sophie in this brand new episode of The Not So Simple Life. Alexina can be seen gracing all of fashions top runways, turning heads in numerous Loreal ad campaigns, and on the cover of the most prestigious magazines in the fashion world. Graham began her modeling career in 2008 when she was one of the winners of the 2008 Ford model search and won a coveted beauty contract with Maybelline. Ever since, she can be seen in the magazine pages of Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, InStyle, WWD...
2020-11-1746 min
Obsessed with Sophie BuddleRecycling (with Amber Harper-Young)Sophie is joined by comedian Amber Harper-Young to talk about her obsession with recycling.
2020-10-141h 29
Harper Bliss & Her Mrs#60: Harper Just Wants a Shout-Out from RobinThe Facebook Live last Saturday went great and may be repeated in future.
Harper is trying to finish her book but it’s so hard! It will be her 29th novel, which is quite an achievement.
The box set containing the first three Pink Bean books is on sale to celebrate the upcoming release of the audio of this same box set.
We’re still in Sopranos withdrawal, so not a lot of television news.
Harper has a crush on our Prime Minister, "Céline-Sophie", and has even thought of fan fiction involving her and Robin from Peloton.
We saw some family...
2020-05-1428 min
Queerstories168 Sophie Harper - TeethSophie reflects on the ritual of the toothfairy, and on the importance of one's teeth. Sophie features on My Mother's Kitchen, a Queerstories collaboration with Google's Creative Labs: mymotherskitchen.com.auSophie Harper has worked in film as a director, editor and producer, and in government film institutions, the Australian Film Commission and Screen Australia. In 2009 she moved to Denmark to teach at the European Film College where she was Vice Principal and Documentary Teacher. She is the creator of Not By Accident, a documentary podcast series about becoming a single mother by choice. Sophie is one...
2019-10-1713 min
Escape Diet Prison Podcast“Intuitive Eating is NOT about Dieting or Weight Loss” with Evelyn TriboleIn this episode of the Escape Diet Prison Podcast, I am excited to be joined by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD.
Evelyn is an award-winning registered dietitian, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She has written nine books including the bestsellers Healthy Homestyle Cooking and Intuitive Eating (co-author). Her newest book is the Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food.
Evelyn was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America, appearing from 1994-’95 and was a national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association for 6 years. She was contributing editor for Shape magazine where her mo...
2019-10-1652 minEscape Diet Prison Podcast“Intuitive Eating is NOT about Dieting or Weight Loss” with Evelyn TriboleIn this episode of the Escape Diet Prison Podcast, I am excited to be joined by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD.
Evelyn is an award-winning registered dietitian, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She has written nine books including the bestsellers Healthy Homestyle Cooking and Intuitive Eating (co-author). Her newest book is the Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food.
Evelyn was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America, appearing from 1994-’95 and was a national spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association for 6 years. She was contributing editor for Shape magazine where her mo...
2019-10-1652 min
The Real Relationships PodcastEscaping the Twin Towers Attacks TWICE - A Survivor's TaleToday, I interview RJ Harper from New York City, who escaped the terrorist attacks of the World Trade Center not once but twice. He shares with us his story and the emotions associated with what happened to him not only on 9/11, but also in 1993 when a truck bomb detonated below the North Tower. We talk about the trauma and how both of his Twin Towers experiences have changed his life. Join me to hear the whole story... For more information, please visit https://www.sophiepersonne.com. NB - Apologies for getting the dates...
2019-09-0537 min
The Business Breakfast"Up until 19 I thought an engineer fixed your washing machine" Sophie Harker, Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2018, Jazz FM Business BreakfastOnly 12 percent of the UK’s engineers are female, despite a study suggesting two third of young women are considering it as a career path.The survey by the Institution of Engineering and Technology also raises the interesting stat – 9 out of 10 Brits don’t think that gender imbalance is worth addressing.Ahead of “International Women in Engineering Day”, Nick Howard examines whether that holds up with Sophie Harper, Aerodynamics & Performance Engineer at BAE Systems and 2018 Young Woman Engineer of the Year.First broadcast 21st June 2019
2019-06-2106 min
The Real Relationships PodcastBeing Single & Dating - A Man's PerspectiveToday, i interview RJ Harper, a model from NYC, about his views on being single and dating. Join me to listen to his story and why sometimes, it's best to be on your own. www.sophiepersonne.com To find out more about the book 'Your Other Half', click here.
2019-02-0434 min
The Real Relationships PodcastMen & Domestic ViolenceToday, I interview RJ Harper, a model from New York City, who has taken part in the Hunks4Hope initiative against domestic violence. We talk about trauma and how men should be seen as part of the solution towards ending DV. Join us to hear more... www.sophiepersonne.com To find out more about 'Your Other Half', click here.
2018-10-2937 min
Not By AccidentEp 34: SpringtimeWe have a great start to 2018. Fireworks on New Year’s Eve. You and me, and thousands of Canberrans by the lake on a perfect summer’s evening. Life is in control. I have a grant to write a book, Wondery wants the podcast to continue, advertisers are keen, listeners seem keen. I thought I was just about done, but all this has me feeling optimistic. You’re reaching new levels of autonomy, independence, with thoughts, interests and a whole world opening up that has nothing to do with me. You challenge me, you question me, sometimes you know th...
2018-09-2740 min
Not By AccidentEp 34: SpringtimeWe have a great start to 2018. Fireworks on New Year’s Eve. You and me, and thousands of Canberrans by the lake on a perfect summer’s evening. Life is in control. I have a grant to write a book, Wondery wants the podcast to continue, advertisers are keen, listeners seem keen. I thought I was just about done, but all this has me feeling optimistic. You’re reaching new levels of autonomy, independence, with thoughts, interests and a whole world opening up that has nothing to do with me. You challenge me, you question me, someti...
2018-09-2700 minNot By AccidentEp 33: EnoughI never thought it was ideal being a two person family. There’s not somebody obvious for you to turn to when I let you down. It’s a lot of pressure, for both of us, forever I suppose. If I keep being single as I age and you grow up, I’m afraid you’ll feel responsible for me. That you have to put off things in your own life to be here for me. I want you to do what you want to do, to live in another city, or country, to make choices for you, to have an inter...
2018-08-2420 minNot By AccidentEp 33: EnoughI never thought it was ideal being a two person family. There’s not somebody obvious for you to turn to when I let you down. It’s a lot of pressure, for both of us, forever I suppose. If I keep being single as I age and you grow up, I’m afraid you’ll feel responsible for me. That you have to put off things in your own life to be here for me. I want you to do what you want to do, to live in another city, or country, to make choices for you, to have an...
2018-08-2400 min
Not By AccidentEp 32: And the World is!We’re watching Mimi’s bridal waltz, lit by the sunset’s golden glow in a retro-opulent ballroom, filled with love. I have a huge lump in my throat. I can’t quite believe we’re here, for this moment, for Michael and Antonia, young lovers who lost touch for years, then found each other again, and somehow found themselves. They seem as filled with joy as it’s possible to be. And I am too, as I look around the table at our closest friends from Denmark who we left a year ago, reunited, as if geography is nothing and the bond...
2018-07-2729 min
Not By AccidentEp 32: And the World is!We’re watching Mimi’s bridal waltz, lit by the sunset’s golden glow in a retro-opulent ballroom, filled with love. I have a huge lump in my throat. I can’t quite believe we’re here, for this moment, for Michael and Antonia, young lovers who lost touch for years, then found each other again, and somehow found themselves. They seem as filled with joy as it’s possible to be. And I am too, as I look around the table at our closest friends from Denmark who we left a year ago, reunited, as if geography is nothing and...
2018-07-2700 min
Not By AccidentEp 31: Taking OffIt's May 2016. The podcast is taking off. Astrid's new cousin is due next month! And I can't decide if we should ignore the fact that we are broke and somehow find a way to go to New York for Mimi's wedding, for a reunion with our friends from Denmark one year on, while Astrid still remembers them.Time has turned in on itself. These events of mid 2016 might feel familiar, though context has changed. The series has become a mobius strip. This production is made by Sophie and Astrid Harper, in partnership with Wondery. W...
2018-06-1825 min
Not By AccidentEp 31: Taking OffIt's May 2016. The podcast is taking off. Astrid's new cousin is due next month! And I can't decide if we should ignore the fact that we are broke and somehow find a way to go to New York for Mimi's wedding, for a reunion with our friends from Denmark one year on, while Astrid still remembers them.Time has turned in on itself. These events of mid 2016 might feel familiar, though context has changed. The series has become a mobius strip. This production is made by Sophie and Astrid Harper, in partnership...
2018-06-1800 minNot By AccidentEp 30: Going PublicI get to work on too many ideas. I’m going to work for myself. That’s decided. I register as a business, open a bank account, brainstorm plans, buy three web domains. There are a lot of things I want to do. I’ll be a freelancer, teaching, video production, maybe other things, but not too much. I can’t be swamped because there’s more. I’ll start an online documentary school. I’ll write some books. I know what I want to write. I’m itching to start. And I have three podcast ideas. Cooking with my mum, documentary...
2018-05-1821 minNot By AccidentEp 30: Going PublicI get to work on too many ideas. I’m going to work for myself. That’s decided. I register as a business, open a bank account, brainstorm plans, buy three web domains. There are a lot of things I want to do. I’ll be a freelancer, teaching, video production, maybe other things, but not too much. I can’t be swamped because there’s more. I’ll start an online documentary school. I’ll write some books. I know what I want to write. I’m itching to start. And I have three podcast ideas. Cooking with my mum, document...
2018-05-1800 min
Not By AccidentEp 29: For KidsA special episode of Not By Accident for kids! It's a child- appropriate recap of Astrid's story, at her request and with her involvement. The first part is about when she was little. The second part is about life now that she's big. This production is made by Astrid Harper and Sophie Harper, in partnership with Wondery. We’re supported by generous listeners. Music from freemusicarchive.org - CC NC License:The Time to Run (Finale) by Dexter Br...
2018-04-1800 min
Not By AccidentEp 29: For KidsA special episode of Not By Accident for kids! It's a child- appropriate recap of Astrid's story, at her request and with her involvement. The first part is about when she was little. The second part is about life now that she's big. This production is made by Astrid Harper and Sophie Harper, in partnership with Wondery. We’re supported by generous listeners. Music from freemusicarchive.org - CC NC License:The Time to Run (Finale) by Dexter Britain, Readers! Do You Read?And Dividerby Chris Zabriskie a...
2018-04-1825 min
Not By AccidentEp 28: ConsolidationWe’re trying to create a home, but I have things to sort out. The detritus of my life is in storage units and suburban garages. The belongings I packed away as one life stage ended and a new one began; they’re spread around. It makes me feel uneasy. Summer is upon us, our Danish shipment has settled into our new apartment, and I feel ready at last to consolidate. Ready to re-contextualise myself, in my own life story. As you try to contextualize yourself, and our little family that looks different to the ones you see around you. And...
2018-03-2120 min
Not By AccidentEp 28: ConsolidationWe’re trying to create a home, but I have things to sort out. The detritus of my life is in storage units and suburban garages. The belongings I packed away as one life stage ended and a new one began; they’re spread around. It makes me feel uneasy. Summer is upon us, our Danish shipment has settled into our new apartment, and I feel ready at last to consolidate. Ready to re-contextualise myself, in my own life story. As you try to contextualize yourself, and our little family that looks different to the ones you see around you...
2018-03-2100 min
Not By AccidentEp 27: Flying FishIt’s August 2015. We’ve just moved back to Australia from Denmark and it’s strange. You’re ultra-sensitive, fearful, clingy, easily brought to tears. I probably am too. It’s been like this for months with all the change and uncertainty. I’ve hardly told anyone we’re coming. Only the family. I don’t know what’s next for us, I don’t feel particularly proud of myself, being newly unemployed, and I’m so full of questions and big emotions that I don’t feel like socializing. I just need quiet. We surround ourselves with our family, your cousins who...
2018-02-2000 minNot By AccidentEp 27: Flying FishIt’s August 2015. We’ve just moved back to Australia from Denmark and it’s strange. You’re ultra-sensitive, fearful, clingy, easily brought to tears. I probably am too. It’s been like this for months with all the change and uncertainty. I’ve hardly told anyone we’re coming. Only the family. I don’t know what’s next for us, I don’t feel particularly proud of myself, being newly unemployed, and I’m so full of questions and big emotions that I don’t feel like socializing. I just need quiet. We surround ourselves with our family, your cousins who you can...
2018-02-2026 minNot By AccidentIntroducing LaunchThree out of five people dream of writing a book. Few follow through. What does it take to make that dream into a reality? In this special preview we hear as John August (Go, Big Fish, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) takes his dream and turns it into a reality. Will it be successful? You’ll find out when we do. Subscribe to Launch today: www.wondery.fm/launch
2018-01-2314 minNot By AccidentEp 26: EqualityIt’s September 2017. I’ve been feeling recently that it’s important for you understand more of who I am. You see me as a mother, a daughter, an aunt, a friend, a podcaster, a writer. But I’m also a lesbian. You’ve always known, I’ve always told you that if I fall in love one day it will be with a woman. That you won’t ever have a Dad, but maybe one day, if things work out that way, you’ll have two mums. But it’s been abstract for you until now. You’ve only ever had a single mo...
2018-01-2225 minNot By AccidentEp 26: EqualityIt’s September 2017. I’ve been feeling recently that it’s important for you understand more of who I am. You see me as a mother, a daughter, an aunt, a friend, a podcaster, a writer. But I’m also a lesbian. You’ve always known, I’ve always told you that if I fall in love one day it will be with a woman. That you won’t ever have a Dad, but maybe one day, if things work out that way, you’ll have two mums. But it’s been abstract for you until now. You’ve only ever had a sing...
2018-01-2200 minNot By AccidentEp 25: FarvelIt’s Spring, 2015. Half your life ago. My six years teaching at the European Film College begin the limp to an anti-climactic end. I try to stay focused. But my main focus is you. The upheaval I’m causing. The reasons for doing it. You’re two and a half. I’m taking you home to our family, our culture, but I’m taking you away from the life, the home, the language, the community that make up your world.Once work wraps up we have some quiet weeks left to pack up our lives. I take you to Trine’s...
2017-11-2425 min
Not By AccidentEp 25: FarvelIt’s Spring, 2015. Half your life ago. My six years teaching at the European Film College begin the limp to an anti-climactic end. I try to stay focused. But my main focus is you. The upheaval I’m causing. The reasons for doing it. You’re two and a half. I’m taking you home to our family, our culture, but I’m taking you away from the life, the home, the language, the community that make up your world.Once work wraps up we have some quiet weeks left to pack up our lives. I take you to Tri...
2017-11-2400 minNot By AccidentEp 24: HealthI get the feared call from pre-school on the last day of term. You’ve hit your head, badly. I keep a close watch on you for signs of concussion and thankfully, there are none. I feel shattered from the worry and the shock. I give up on work and pamper you for the rest of the day. The hardest thing is when you’re hurt or sick. Or when I’m sick. Or worst of all, we’re both sick. That’s when it’s hardest to be a single parent. The worry that I might miss...
2017-10-0600 min
Not By AccidentEp 23: CommunityThe school year is away like a fast-moving train. In the past I’d have lost myself in the momentum. Not so much this year though. This year I have you to force me to go home, to switch off, to be still, to be present. But the school is about 50 metres from our home. We’re both fixtures. You ride your little bike through vast rooms, all over the building and bash away on the student’s drum kit. It’s an extension of home for us, for all the students, and for all the teachers. That’s how I can...
2017-08-3100 min
Not By AccidentEp 22: Lessons From ZorbaThe Principal, my boss, has a job offer and decides to take it. The question of leadership opens up. While the Board search for a new Head, somebody will act. Most likely not me, though I’m Vice Principal. We’re living through the worst sleepless nights of the ear infection. I can barely get it together to brush my teeth, let alone to take real responsibility. I want to dig deep, to be as capable and strong as before, to prove something for the sake of all women. But for now I am weak.Your eardrum burs...
2017-07-3100 min
Not By AccidentEp 21: My Brother's WeddingNick called to tell me the news just before New Year’s, only weeks after we got back to Denmark. He proposed, and she said yes. I’m happy for them, of course, really happy. Nick has found the person he wants to share the rest of his life with! Selfishly I’m filled with dread at the thought of the trip, so I hope it will be a long engagement. I try to suppress the niggling feelings that weddings bring up in me. The flashing neon sign I feel lighting up over my head at times like t...
2017-07-1400 minNot By AccidentSeason Two TeaserWhen I reflect on my childhood, I think of things I had that you don’t: two parents, a brother, a sister, a big house and garden, a dog, private schooling, beach and ski holidays, no money worries… and I wonder. I wonder if I’m making the right choices.In season two, we’ll make our way through four years, from one to five, across continents, cultures, careers, seasons, struggles, successes. We’re moving forward, in ten episodes, drawing from the past, cherishing the present, heading toward an optimistic future.Here’s the crux of it Astrid...
2017-06-3000 minEscape Diet Prison PodcastThin People Have Heart Attacks TooBob Harper, the host of the super awful TV show The Biggest Loser, had a heart attack and everyone is acting as if it was just a case of poor genetics - when it could've just as well been his way of treating his body.
This hypocrisy - and the fact that it would've been a completely different conversation had Bob been heavier - is what we tackle in this Episode of the Escape Diet Prison Podcast.
We talk about Health at Every Size, why the way you look is not who you are, how the media would've responded if T...
2017-03-091h 04Escape Diet Prison PodcastThin People Have Heart Attacks TooBob Harper, the host of the super awful TV show The Biggest Loser, had a heart attack and everyone is acting as if it was just a case of poor genetics - when it could've just as well been his way of treating his body.
This hypocrisy - and the fact that it would've been a completely different conversation had Bob been heavier - is what we tackle in this Episode of the Escape Diet Prison Podcast.
We talk about Health at Every Size, why the way you look is not who you are, how the media would've responded if T...
2017-03-091h 04Not By AccidentEp 20: The TunnelSometimes the grind of life can get you down. That’s where I am as we reach spring 2014. The birds are singing again, the walks between childcare and home become a lovely opportunity to be together. Each day a little brighter than the last. But I’m tired. Always tired. I struggle to find my role again in the shifting landscape at work, and the role of work in the shifting landscape of my life. I have a dull ache in a tooth. Later. I’ll deal with it later.
Three years. It’s taken me three years to deal with tha...
2017-03-0500 min
Not By AccidentEp 19: Turning OneEpisode 19: Turning One
The shock of being back at work is becoming routine. Even the pre-sunrise race to childcare. I feel sorry for myself, and can't quite believe I made life choices that led us to this, as I force your pram through snow drifts, scarf guarding my face from the elements; you wrapped up like a bundle, bewildered, squinting to protect your eyes from the snow that whips across the landscape. It's ridiculously hard. Comically hard.
I start to look at people with cars the same way I looked at people with jobs as an unemployed graduate: Do you...
2017-02-1400 min
Not By AccidentEp 18: First Day BackI still don't know if I can do this. I start work tomorrow, after a whole year off, with sleep deprivation still affecting my memory and my ability to cope, with my emotions always close to the surface. I don't know if I can be the mother I want to be and do my job well enough that I'm not letting everybody down. I do know it's going to be really hard.
I hadn't understood before you arrived how painful it would feel to be away from you. I hadn't understood that I couldn't leave you with just anybody. That...
2017-01-2700 minNot By AccidentEp 17: Tomorrow MorningI’ve been thinking a lot about the expectation of an exchange: you help me move house, I’ll buy you pizza and beer; you babysit, I’ll do the same for you another day. I had thought it rare that people do things for others without expecting anything in return. I’ve been wrong. People have done things for me, particularly since I became a parent, when I couldn’t offer anything back but friendship and gratitude.
Acts of kindness and generosity have come without judgement, even though I’m judging myself, feeling I should be able to do it all. They...
2016-12-2400 minNot By AccidentEp 16: The EmailsCrossing the world from Australia to Thailand to Denmark, ending my maternity leave, ending 2013. A sense of loss, a sense of anticipation and anxiety, a reminder of and reliance on great friendships, and a wonderful holiday. The emails tell the story, starting with this one:
> Sent: Monday, 2 December 2013 1:17 AM
> To: Diana; David; Charlotte; nicholas; Jennifer; Rebecca
> Subject: Hi from Bangkok
>
> We have made it and everything went more smoothly than I'd dared to hope. No
> blowouts, no tears (oh maybe a few from me), no squeals, a bassinet, happy neighboring passengers, successfully distracting toy
> collection and even a decent nap.
>
>...
2016-12-1400 minNot By AccidentEp 15: Counting DownHappy 4th birthday Alex!
We have a party in Granny's garden to celebrate. An opportunity to try out my new recording gear. Your donations have gone to good use, thank you.
I've caught up with myself. Here's Alex's first birthday!
You sit together at the party in a paddling pool full of coloured balls, and you play. He seems so grown up, able to crawl around to whatever takes his interest. You're not mobile yet, but you can sit! It's a whole new perspective on the world.
I can't believe I'm taking you away from all of this before your...
2016-11-2400 minNot By AccidentEp 14: Long Days, Short MonthsWe’re staying at Granny’s this week. She fell and fractured her kneecap. Considering everything she’s done for me during my life, and at the start of yours, taking us in, feeding me, caring for you when I reached my limit, when I got that 24 hour vomiting bug and couldn’t stand up... What would we have done without her? This feels like the least we can do.
We’re sleeping in the room you call ‘our bedroom’, falling into some old routines. I struggle to put things in the right places when I unpack the dishwasher, you play in the ga...
2016-11-0800 minNot By AccidentEp 13: The Irresponsible OptionAs my health improves and I feel more secure with my baby care skills, we begin to venture out. We meet my sister Charlotte, who looks so relaxed and confident out here in public. I can't even imagine feeling that way again, but I try to let it rub off on me. We sit and I breastfeed to settle you. Thankfully, you attach easily, barely allowing a glimpse, restoring my modesty with your little head, looking like you're sleeping in my arms. I can block out the world and find my centre again.
Charlotte is in her last weeks of...
2016-10-1900 min
Not By AccidentEp 12: Father's DayYou're six days old. I apprehensively pack my things and prepare to be discharged. It’s been a surprisingly idyllic little sanctuary, this hospital room. I'm not sure I'm ready to leave yet, but we have to start our real life together sooner or later. And we won't be alone, not yet. My mother is busy all day everyday, from this day, for months, cooking and feeding me, making cups of tea for visitors, fielding phone calls, rocking you to sleep when I've run out of steam. I honestly don't know how I could do this without her. And to be...
2016-09-2400 minNot By AccidentEp 11: First Hours, First DaysWith you suckling at my chest and our family here to celebrate your birth, I feel elated, and sure it must be over. But it isn't quite over yet. The family are ushered out for the doctors to begin stitching me up. I’m on my back, feet in stirrups, trying to think more about you than about the four or five people examining the damage. Your tiny fingers are so long and thin, with soft fingernails that curl over at the ends. Your hair is fair and curly, but darker than mine. Or is it the dry blood and am...
2016-09-1200 minNot By AccidentEp 10: BirthIt's going to get messy, so if that’s a problem for you, you might want to skip this episode, or you can fairly safely listen to the first 9 and the last 4 minutes. I'm 6 days overdue. I can't imagine it's possible to be any bigger! I'm so uncomfortable and it's so hot! But I need to get out. I go to the little suburban supermarket near home, and think of my mother. Her waters broke with my brother in this very supermarket 34 years ago. I shop quickly, before history has a chance to repeat! I have an acupuncture appointment in th...
2016-08-2600 minNot By AccidentEp 9: This Strange PeriodMy brother's baby is due this week. I'm feeling jumpy every time the phone rings. I sit down with my sister Charlotte for a not-so-quiet talk about birth, and the end of my pregnancy. I'd thought once I was home, I could start to focus on getting everything ready for your birth, but as it turns out, this period is not to be all about you and me. During this strange period, three of us are in hospital within weeks of each other. Charlotte's gall stones are a horrible thing to have to deal with, but it is our father w...
2016-08-1100 min
Harper Audio PresentsSophie Hannah's newest Poirot: CLOSED CASKETGet a sneak peek at the new Hercule Poirot mystery Closed Casket!
When Agatha Christie's Estate chose bestselling author Sophie Hannah to write the next Hercule Poirot mystery, Sophie realized that she'd always had a very Christie-ish mystery in mind, one that would be perfect for Poirot and his little grey cells. Sophie joins us for a chat about high expectations, calm bravery, and the brilliantly simple murder motive in her upcoming Hercule Poirot mystery Closed Casket We're keeping mum on the motive, but stay tuned after the interview to listen to the first chapter of Closed Casket.
2016-08-0200 minNot By AccidentEp 8: Leaving and ArrivingAfter my maternity leave, in 2014, we did move back to Denmark, just for 18 months. I did make it work, mostly, as a single mother with a demanding job, thanks to my incredible friends and colleagues. It was painful when we left them, your second family, but so worth it for you to know your grandparents, aunt and uncle, and your little cousins. There are three of them now. Nick met Nozomi soon after you were born, little Ibuki followed, and any day now, I mean I’m literally expecting the call, a fifth baby cousin will arrive! But I'm jumping ahea...
2016-07-1600 min