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Scotland's Farm Advisory Service PodcastAgribusiness News March 2025: A spotlight on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of AttorneyAlong with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we are also bringing you an overview on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of Attorney. Hosted by Christine Beaton, produced by Heather Stuart. edited by Cameron Waugh, Executive Producer Kerry Hammond.Show Notes 00:41 News in Brief 02:59 Policy Briefs – Preparing for Sustainable Farming, Restoring Scotland’s Natural Environment, Delivering for Rural Scotland, Supporting Farmers, Crofters and Food Producers, Brexit Trade Barriers. 08:16 Arable- Global overview, market movements...2025-03-1448 min
Business & Policy News AudioMarch 2025: A spotlight on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of AttorneyAlong with our regular monthly updates on policy briefs, arable, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we are also bringing you an overview on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of Attorney. Hosted by Christine Beaton, produced by Heather Stuart. edited by Cameron Waugh, Executive Producer Kerry Hammond.Show Notes 00:41 News in Brief 02:59 Policy Briefs – Preparing for Sustainable Farming, Restoring Scotland’s Natural Environment, Delivering for Rural Scotland, Supporting Farmers, Crofters and Food Producers, Brexit Trade Barriers. 08:16 Arable- Global overview, market movements...2025-03-1448 min
Talk Media‘Ukrainian Knife-Edge’, ‘Propaganda’ and the ‘Definitely Maybe’ / with David Pratt NewIf you like this trailer, come and join us @ www.patreon.com/talkmedia for the price of a cuppa coffee each month.
A lively show today with our pal David who brings us up to date on Ukraine and Gaza, then it's off to the business of "propaganda".......
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Tangier: City of the Dream (Paperback)
'A dream concealed in stone...sky supersonic, orgone blue, warm wind...Such beauty, but more than that, it's like the dream is breaking through.' William Burroughs No city in...2024-08-2806 min
Reading GlassesEp 373 - Top Glasser Books of the 21st Century!Brea and Mallory talk about the Top Glasser Books of the 21st Century list! Plus, they solve a problem about picking a book for a book club, and recommend graphic memoirs not illustrated by the author. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTop Glasser Books!Top Glasser Books Storygraph ChallengeTo join our Slack...2024-08-2234 min
Homer Potts Happy HourS1 Ep6: And right on their tail is The Red MaxMore irreverent nonsense to waste 57 minutes of your day. One of us likes to spend our time listening to heavy metal, whilst another enjoys making jam.....All of us like to reminisce about our childhood staring at a rented black and white TV. All of life's important things are here
Stuart Simmonds
Adrian Velasco
Ilona Wake
Mrs Beaton2024-03-2057 min
detektor.fm destilliertAugust 2023: Deutscher Buchpreis und Sommer-BuchtippsAnfang August 2023 geben wir euch wieder ganz persönliche Sommer-Buchtipps aus der detektor.fm-Redaktion.
(00:00:09) Begrüßung
(00:01:11) Pauline: „Der Gesang der Flußkrebse“ (D. Owens)
(00:03:07) Stan: „Mensch ohne Welt“ (A. Schauer)
(00:05:52) Klara: „Einfach Göttlich“ (T. Pratchett)
(00:07:53) Gottfried: „Reisen Reisen“ (J. Schliemann, M. Dietz)
(00:09:45) Julia: „Backlash“ (S. Kaiser)
(00:11:08) Lars: „Kitchen“ (B. Yoshimoto)
(00:13:02) Laura: „Poison Roses“ (T. James, J. Eve)
(00:14:48) Sonja „Becks letzter Sommer“ (B. Wells)
(00:16:36) Ellen: „Agatha Raisin Mysteries“ (M. C. Beaton)
(00:18:11) Jessi: „Breasts and Eggs“ (M. Kawakami)
(00:20:32) Gregor: „Die Träume anderer Leute“ (J. Holofernes)
(00:22:21) Johanna: „Periode ist politisch“ (F. Frei)
(00:23:41) Leonie: „Die Lüg...2023-08-0445 min
detektor.fm | KulturAugust 2023: Deutscher Buchpreis und Sommer-BuchtippsAnfang August 2023 geben wir euch wieder ganz persönliche Sommer-Buchtipps aus der detektor.fm-Redaktion.
(00:00:09) Begrüßung
(00:01:11) Pauline: „Der Gesang der Flußkrebse“ (D. Owens)
(00:03:07) Stan: „Mensch ohne Welt“ (A. Schauer)
(00:05:52) Klara: „Einfach Göttlich“ (T. Pratchett)
(00:07:53) Gottfried: „Reisen Reisen“ (J. Schliemann, M. Dietz)
(00:09:45) Julia: „Backlash“ (S. Kaiser)
(00:11:08) Lars: „Kitchen“ (B. Yoshimoto)
(00:13:02) Laura: „Poison Roses“ (T. James, J. Eve)
(00:14:48) Sonja „Becks letzter Sommer“ (B. Wells)
(00:16:36) Ellen: „Agatha Raisin Mysteries“ (M. C. Beaton)
(00:18:11) Jessi: „Breasts and Eggs“ (M. Kawakami)
(00:20:32) Gregor: „Die Träume anderer Leute“ (J. Holofernes)
(00:22:21) Johanna: „Periode ist politisch“ (F. Frei)
(00:23:41) Leonie: „Die Lüg...2023-08-0445 min
ManTalks PodcastRichard Reeves - Why Modern Men Are Struggling
Talking points: masculinity, men, death, porn, educationThere's few things I like more than wide-ranging yet deep conversations. This is one of them. Grateful to Richard for his time, eloquence, and commitment to men. This is a great episode if you're curious about some of the challenges young men face. Reeves is data-driven, open-minded, personable, and thorough, so check the time stamps to see more of what we explore.00:03:41.500 - Richard’s defining moment, and how he and his family handled the grief00:10:11.100 - Living well means facing death00:14:07.500 - “Death in o...2023-04-1758 min
Off The Beat & TrackSpecial Guest - Cally BeatonThis episodes special guest is comedian, podcaster and broadcaster Cally BeatonI met with Cally remotely and we had a wonderful chat, talking about growing up, school, creativity, acting, clubbing and so much moreHope you enjoy this chat and if you do please feel free to support the podcast herehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/stuwhiffenorhttps://supporter.acast.com/offthebeatandtrack orwww.patreon.com/offthebeatandtrackOTBAT is proudly sponsored by www.hotelchocolat.com ...2023-04-141h 13
Namaste Motherf**kersThe Bald & the Beautiful with guest Stuart HeritageIn this episode Cally talks to journalist and author Stuart Heritage about co-parenting, having hair, going bald, testosterone, skydiving, Larry David, The Apprentice, reality TV, press junkets, film reviews, celebrity encounters, interview techniques & why not to be a comedian. Twitter: @stuheritageInstagram: @stuheritageStuart’s booksNicola Slater illustrator on Instagram: @nicolaslaterRichard Branson fails his level 1 skydivingMore about CallyInstagram: @callybeatoncomedianTwitter: @callybeatonProduced by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsInstagram: @podpeopleukMusic by Jak...2023-03-091h 10
Blank Podcast with Giles Paley-Phillips & Jim DalyAndrew GowerAndrew Gower is an actor and musician. Best known for his role as "Bonnie Prince" Charles Edward Stuart in "Outlander" and for playing Nick Cutler, the vampire solicitor in season 4 of "Being Human, he's also appeared in Carnival Row and Black Mirror. Andrew is also lead singer of The Gustaffsons.
We talked to Andrew about his love of football and how it often compares to acting, going through drama school and how we need to reframe failure.
PLUS Ad free, extra content with Andrew for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast
Tickets to Jim's...2023-01-311h 12
Le Bruit des PagesEpisode #20 - Fais-moi peur !Vous vous en doutez... qui dit 31 octobre, dit Halloween ! L'année dernière, nous avions choisi une sélection autour des sorcières, mais cette fois-ci nous avons décidé de sortir un peu de notre zone de confort pour vous proposer un thème 100% thriller et suspense pour vous donner la chair de poule…Alors sortez la citrouille, éteignez les lumières, et mettez-vous dans l’ambiance !!
Au programme de cet épisode #20 du Bruit des Pages :Ils étaient dix, d’Agatha Christie (Le livre de Poche et Editions du masque)Chute libre, de TJ Newman (Editio...2022-10-3135 min
The BookmarkBook One, Chapter 12: Cozy Reads to Break a SlumpWelcome to The Bookmark, a podcast of the Wabash Carnegie Public Library, hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle. Each month, we'll let you know what's going on at the library, along with making a few book recommendations, introducing you to another member of our staff, and filling you in on services you may not even know are available at your library.
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All...2022-08-0258 minNamaste Motherf**kersWe Want Moore with guest Thanyia MooreIn this episode, Cally talks to comedian, actor and presenter Thanyia Moore about success, panel shows, Edinburgh debuts, writing, improvising, bullies, banter, impostor syndrome, stand-up, dancing, acting, storytelling, being single, vulnerability, mental health, therapy and Whoopi Goldberg.
If you haven’t already, please follow Namaste Motherfuckers at https://audioboom.com/channels/5048971 now so you'll never miss a show!
Twitter: @ThanyiaMoore
Instagram: @thanyiamoore
More about Moore
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Broad City
Tales of the city by Armistead Ma...2022-02-2157 min
The Comedian's Comedian Podcast394 - Cally BeatonBrilliant Cally Beaton swapped the boardroom for the green room, when Joan Rivers convinced her it wasn’t too late to try comedy in her forties. From first class air travel, to long night-drives to open mics, she’s been putting the hours in and is now reaping the rewards. We talk about why happiness is a U-shaped curve; how her polish enabled her to “hide” in the first part of her comedy career, and how she’s even now unlearning her natural authority and discovering true vulnerability onstage.25 mins of extra content available exclusively to the Inside...2022-02-171h 02Namaste Motherf**kersRoll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up with guest Stuart GoldsmithIn this episode, Cally talks to comedian Stuart Goldsmith and host of hit podcast ‘The Comedian’s Comedian’ about podcasting, teeth-brushing, street performing, comedy, hustle, self-belief, ambition, age, fame, money, success, failure, anxiety, coping and therapy.
Twitter: @ComComPod
Instagram: @comcompod
The Comedian’s Comedian podcast
Helen Zaltzman
WTF with Marc Maron
Isaac Steele and the Forever Man by Daniel Rigby
Namaste Motherfuckers with guest John Lloyd
More about Cally
Instagram: @callybeatoncomedian
Twitter: @callybeaton
Produced by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions
Instagram: @podpeopleuk
Music by Jake...2022-01-1755 min
Cinema - BastaBugie.itMaria regina di Scozia' (2018) - La storia di Maria StuardaVIDEO: Maria regina di Scozia. Trailer italiano ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w7kMB9BVIQTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ http://www.filmgarantiti.it/it/articoli.php?id=272FILM SU MARIA STUARDA, LA REGINA DI SCOZIA DECAPITATA DA ELISABETTA PERCHE' CATTOLICA di Paolo GulisanoIeri è arrivato nei cinema italiani Maria regina di Scozia, un film diretto da Josie Rourke, con protagoniste Saoirse Ronan e Margot Robbie. La pellicola biografica è l'adattamento cinematografico della biografia My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots scritta da John Guy. Il film narra le vicende di Maria Stuarda (8 dicemb...2021-07-1616 minFILM GARANTITI - Il meglio del cinemaMaria regina di Scozia' (2018) - La storia di Maria StuardaVIDEO: Maria regina di Scozia. Trailer italiano ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w7kMB9BVIQTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ http://www.filmgarantiti.it/it/articoli.php?id=272FILM SU MARIA STUARDA, LA REGINA DI SCOZIA DECAPITATA DA ELISABETTA PERCHE' CATTOLICA di Paolo GulisanoIeri è arrivato nei cinema italiani Maria regina di Scozia, un film diretto da Josie Rourke, con protagoniste Saoirse Ronan e Margot Robbie. La pellicola biografica è l'adattamento cinematografico della biografia My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots scritta da John Guy. Il film narra le vicende di Maria Stuarda (8 dicemb...2021-07-1616 min
Child Labour with Stuart Goldsmith and Sindhu VeeEP11: CALLY BEATON’S HIGH-FLYING STYLEFormer TV exec Cally Beaton joins Stu and Sindhu on this episode of Child Labour and she takes them through her management of her personal and emotional parenting life; raising a child with autism, enjoying the guilt-free nights away from parenting, and the importance of telling your child that they are loved.
We would love to hear from you, so tweet us! Sindhu @SindhuVFunny or Stuart @ComComPod, and include #ChildLabourPod, about anything we’ve discussed in this episode or on any of the podcasts so far!2020-08-1000 min
ManTalks PodcastStuart Eisendrath - When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough
Stuart Eisendrath, MD, is the author of When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough and the founding director of the University of California San Francisco Depression Center. A senior clinician and research psychiatrist at UCSF, his lectures on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for University of California TV have been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
When Antidepressants Aren't Enough - https://amzn.to/2PqQJAE
Connect with Stuart:
Website - www.stuarteisendrath.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/stuarteisendrathmd/
Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your...2020-01-0650 min
ManTalks PodcastStuart Eisendrath - When Antidepressants Aren’t EnoughStuart Eisendrath, MD, is the author of When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough and the founding director of the University of California San Francisco Depression Center. A senior clinician and research psychiatrist at UCSF, his lectures on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for University of California TV have been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
When Antidepressants Aren't Enough - https://amzn.to/2PqQJAE
Connect with Stuart:
Website - www.stuarteisendrath.com
Facebook - www.facebook.com/stuarteisendrathmd/
Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The A...2020-01-0650 min
The Comedian's OutLuke PodcastNessie WardThis week I spoke to Nessie Ward about the many years she spent as a teacher before retiring and trying her hand at comedy. She runs a professional comedy club called Wine Gums and had many big names headline for her including; Cally Beaton, Ian Stone, Stuart Goldsmith and many more. She has also given many up and coming comedians the opportunity to perform.Most recently she has been developing a character called Granny Smith inspired by becoming a grandma herself. Wine Gums Comedy Night: - https://www.facebook.com/pg/winegumscomedynights-...2019-02-0836 min
The OCD StoriesDr Becky Beaton - Hoarding, Trauma and OCD (Ep43)In episode 43 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Becky Beaton. We discuss motivation in recovery, approaching treatment from many angles and mindfulness, among much much more. Enjoy. Show notes: http://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-becky-beaton-hoarding-trauma-and-ocd This podcast is also brought to you by nOCD: http://go.treatmyocd.com/theocdstories To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team 2016-10-231h 17
Listen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseThe Rebel Rose by Justin McCarthyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rebel Rose Author: Justin McCarthy Narrator: Deanna Bovee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 26 minutes Release date: September 7, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: The Rebel Rose is the story of Mary Stuart Beaton, a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots who has come to London in the hope of having her family claims legitimized. The Pretendress -- as she is called, finds herself caught up in the devices of her own personal guardians as well as a scheming London society woman scorned by...2016-09-0705 min
Listen to Latest Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspenseThe Rebel Rose by Justin McCarthyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/273928to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Rebel Rose
Author: Justin McCarthy
Narrator: Deanna Bovee
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 17 hours 26 minutes
Release date: September 7, 2016
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3
Genres: Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
The Rebel Rose is the story of Mary Stuart Beaton, a descendant of Mary Queen of Scots who has come to London in the hope of having her family claims legitimized. The Pretendress -- as she is called, finds herself caught up in the devices of her own personal guardians as well as a scheming London society woman scorned by a...2016-09-075h 26
The Small Picture PodcastsThe Poseidon Project and The Six - Arthur JonesArthur Jones has been living and working in China for a fair while now, and he produces great films - not least of which are "The Poseidon Project" and "A Farewell Song", both now available on demand on Vimeo.
"The Poseidon Project" looks at a six-year search for a sunken submarine, that started as a private obsession, but went on to challenge official accounts of the escape, and bring together the lost pieces of a story that touches on the history of Britain and China in the 1930s, the 1970s and the present day.
"A Farewell Song" chronicles the lives...2015-12-1226 min
The Small Picture PodcastsGiovanni Bordone - Scabal Brand AmbassadorFounded in 1938 by Otto Hertz, Scabal was originally a cloth merchant and supplier of fabrics. His successor was JP Thissen, who was assisted by his son Gregor Thissen, the third generation of the family owned business. Through the aquisition of fabric brand Wainshiell, Scabal traces a history back to the 18th century.
Today Scabal employs almost 600 staff worldwide. Over the years Scabal has evolved into a producer of top quality fabrics to the most prestigious tailors and textile businesses around the world and as a manufacturor of the finest suits, jackets and shirts for the most demanding men
Giovanni Bordone...2015-11-0817 min
The Small Picture PodcastsGhost Money - Andrew NetteCambodia, 1996, the long-running Khmer Rouge insurgency is fragmenting, competing factions of the unstable government scrambling to gain the upper hand. Missing in the chaos is businessmen Charles Avery.
Hired to find him is Vietnamese Australian ex-cop Max Quinlan. But Avery has made dangerous enemies and Quinlan is not the only one looking. Teaming up a Cambodian journalist, Quinlan's search takes him from the freewheeling capital Phnom Penh to the battle scarred western borderlands.
As the political temperature soars, he is slowly drawn into a mystery that plunges him into the heart of Cambodia's bloody past.
Ghost Money is a crime...2015-06-0420 min
The Small Picture PodcastsThe Murder Boys - John B. Bliss"It will stay with you for life boy. Either way you'll pay for it in your soul, but it's up to you if you want to pay for it with your time too."
1977, a scorching summer day in England. Teenage misfits Richard and Ali throw their cruel gang leader Blakes into a canal. Scared of the repercussions, they go on the run, pursued by the police as well as a dangerous ex-cop with unsound motives.
The road less traveled throws up both obstacles and solutions. As Rich and Ali discover what it means to carry the guilt of a killing...2015-05-2616 min
The Small Picture PodcastsChef Alain Devahive Tolosa of El Bulli and Catalunya, Guest Chef at Zest at The Ritz-Carlton Tianjin.A vibrant new chapter in the spirit of the avant-garde Spanish cuisine movement, the constant intellectual search for new flavors that takes place not only in gardens and landscapes around the world but in the laboratory of a group of innovative Spanish chefs, has just begun. This time, spreading a platform of high impact and more energy than ever before, and marrying traditional flavors with special techniques is Chef Alain Devahive Tolosa, who is just finishing up his Asian tour of Ritz-Carlton Hotels, and showcasing the pinnacle of his culinary talent at the top of the world.
No stranger to...2015-04-2429 min
The Small Picture PodcastsAitor Olabegoya - Culinary Director At Migas, Beijing, and Guest Chef At Zest, At The Ritz-Carlton Tianjin.Chef Aitor Olabegoya was the First prize winner at The International Competition for Young Chefs in Spain in 1999. He is also the most awarded Spanish Chef in Beijing. He leads the Migas kitchen team with his vast experience of having worked with many renown professionals in the industry, building a long career, despite his young age. He is constantly in search of new recipes and ways of cooking and creating fusions of different products from different cultures, and blending them with a special Mediterranean touch.
April will see Aitor at Zest at The Ritz-Carlton Tianjin as a guest of Executive...2015-04-1218 min
The Small Picture PodcastsA Nose for Trouble: A Scanner & Max Mystery - Jonathan (Hans) KempAfter responding to a richly scented plea for help Chicago PI Scanner Grant teams up with the charismatic Max Zwoelstra to travel to Hong Kong in search of Max’s adoptive father who has disappeared while selling cheese to the Chinese.
Closer to home, a slew of abductions and the gruesome murder of a young Tibetan girl severely rattle Scanner’s old friend and guardian, the esoteric taxi driver Lobsang.
As both seemingly unrelated cases edge closer to an explosive finale, Scanner & Max need all the help they can muster while they confront a Nazi scientist, a battle scarred Vietnamese pimp...2015-03-2716 min
The Small Picture PodcastsPatrick Chew, Executive Pastry Chef at The Ritz-Carlton TianjinBorn in Malaysia, Patrick Chew has had nearly two decades of experience working with pastry.
Starting as instructor's aid at culinary school, he has gone on to work in hotels around the world, first as a baker, and then later specializing in chocolate and pastry work.
Patrick currently works at The Ritz-Carlton Tianjin, where he is the Executive Pastry Chef.
I caught up with Patrick during a break in his busy schedule to talk to him about how he first started cooking, what drew him to working with pastry, and how he managed his pastry team. We also discussed the...2015-03-1318 min
The Small Picture PodcastsPennies For Charon - Benedict J. JonesWelcome to London - where the ferryman always has to be paid and the price is two shiny pennies over your cold dead eyes.
When the son of the city’s leading barrister asks ex-con turned private eye Charlie “Bars” Constantinou to look for a missing call-girl, Charlie thinks he might finally have found a way to do some good. But Charlie soon finds himself embroiled with a serial killer who believes that the soul of the city demands human sacrifices if it is to reward its inhabitants with spoils and riches. There’s not been a murderer so calculating, bizarre...2015-01-2720 min
The Small Picture PodcastsA Farewell Song - Arthur JonesLuo Shoucheng, Tu Weigang and Weng Zhenfa are celebrated musicians in China. They have played traditional instruments for 40 years or more and are about to take a leap into the unknown.They all retired last year, which means no more state-backed concerts and no more classes at the Shanghai Music Conservatory.
They should be fading quietly into Shanghai’s cultural backwaters.
However these three men, with their ready smiles and wit, have decided to take a gamble.
As they begin to prepare a series of private concerts outside the control of the state, memories of the last 50 years of hardships an...2015-01-1616 min
The Small Picture PodcastsThe Pallampur Predicament: A Superintendent Le Fanu Mystery - Brian StoddartThe second Superindentent Le Fanu Mystery sees our intrepid British policeman on the trail of the murderers of an Indian Rajah. Under pressure from his superiors, pining for his lost love and allergic to the sight of blood, Le Fanu must navigate through a political mine-field of colonial intrigue in 1920s Madras. As the British tighten their grip on the sub-continent, Gandhi’s peace movement, British secret agents and armed pro-independence rebels complicate Le Fanu’s investigations further and he soon finds himself in a quagmire of violent opposing forces that are unwilling to compromise.
Brian Stoddart is a writer, broa...2014-12-0525 min
The Small Picture PodcastsThe Blind Rooster - Preston LangWhen con-man Ralph does a runner on the check at a shabby diner in an unfamiliar town, he doesn't expect it to catch up to him. But the waitress Arlene tracks him down and ropes him into a bizarre heist involving ugly family secrets, a violent stepfather, a well-secured safe, and most of all Arlene's mother Gracie—a sultry karaoke queen who tickles Ralph's fancy for older women. Ralph will need all his guile to make it through a job that has him wishing that he'd just paid for his meal.
The Blind Rooster offers a crude slice of American sm...2014-11-1214 min
The Small Picture PodcastsA Madras Miasma - Brian StoddartMadras in the 1920s. The British are slowly losing the grip on the subcontinent. The end of the colonial enterprise is in sight and the city on India’s east coast is teeming with intrigue. A grisly murder takes place against the backdrop of political tension and Superintendent Le Fanu, a man of impeccable investigative methods, is called in to find out who killed a respectable young British girl and dumped her in a canal, her veins clogged with morphine. As Le Fanu, a man forced to keep his own personal relationship a secret for fear of scandal in the fa...2014-10-0220 min
The Small Picture PodcastsThe Takeover - Jonathan DunneDublin’s underworld is run by the Doherty family, a clan of brothers harder than the Rock of Cashel and darker than a pint of Guinness. The head of the clan, Malcolm Doherty, has infiltrated all levels of public office and rules the city’s criminal landscape without mercy or compassion. Gerald O’Brien is the incorruptible cop on the Dohertys’ trail, obsessive and indefatigable, yet unable to bring them down. Nathan Corbally is a neglected and abused youngster. Raised by a monstrous father, Nathan steals to survive. When he steals a piece of clothing belonging to the Dohertys, he sets of...2014-10-0117 min
The Small Picture PodcastsChef Chisaki Iba - Sushi Mizuki at The Ritz-Carlton KyotoMizuki is a Japanese restaurant, featuring four kinds of cuisine – featuring Kaiseki – Japanese traditional haute cuisine, Sushi, Tempura and Teppanyaki.
This is a place where guests can enjoy artistic Japanese food, where each dish is born from the creative ideas of each chef. Mizuki is a world that stimulates all five senses, situated in a special space overlooking a rock garden and waterfall.
Chisaki was in Tianjin, China, recently as a Guest Chef at The Ritz-Carlton Tianjin's Zest Restaurant, where she dazzled diners with her amazing culinary marvels.
She's a great believer in letting the ingredients talk for themselves, so I wa...2014-09-2811 min
The Small Picture PodcastsDeath Sentences - Michael ZimeckiPeter “Pop” Popovich is a 24-year-old unemployed glazier, anti-Semite and white supremacist who is pushed over the edge by his chaotic mother, his unresponsive lover, an uncaring stepfather and a right-wing hate machine that tells him liberals want to take away his guns and his liberty. While he waits to be executed for his crimes, “Pop” squibs sentences, whole paragraphs, a novel about life on Death Row in which he reprises the life that landed him there.
Death Sentences is loosely based on an incident in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in April 2009, when a lone gunman, convinced that the government was coming to take...2014-07-0116 min
The Small Picture PodcastsSpanking Pulp Press - James NewmanPulp is back, in style, and James Newman is the man leading it to the public. Based in Bangkok, Spanking Pulp Press gives authors from around the world a chance to have their work read, all in exchange for a review - it's raw and alive, interaction on a visceral level... a mainline shot of junk for the jaded literary soul.
It was great talking to James about his work both as a publisher and an author. This interview ranges over James early writing, his time as a musician, how pulp fiction will never go out of style (especially during...2014-06-2719 min
The Small Picture PodcastsThe Gwousz Affair - Gary AndersonA genre-bender (think Animal Farm blended with The Big Sleep, spiced with a dash of Gulliver’s Travels and served with a side of Blade Runner), The Gwousz Affair is a dystopian-mystery novel in which the Western world is largely ruled by highly intelligent bovines. Yet at the heart of the novel lies a story that is pure noir. Cornelius Planke is having a bad decade. First, his wife of twelve years gives him the bum’s rush for another guy. Then he is canned from the force for no good reason that he can think of. Now an underemployed P.I...2014-06-2717 min
The Small Picture PodcastsThe Man With The Golden Mind - Tom VaterThe Second Detective Maier Mystery!
Julia Rendel asks Maier to investigate the twenty-five year old murder of her father, an East German cultural attaché who was killed near a fabled CIA airbase in central Laos in 1976. But before the detective can set off, his client is kidnapped right out of his arms.
Maier follows Julia’s trail to the Laotian capital Vientiane, where he learns different parties, including his missing client are searching for a legendary CIA file crammed with Cold War secrets. But the real prize is the file’s author, a man codenamed Weltmeister, a former US and Vietn...2014-06-0216 min
The Small Picture PodcastsSalaryman Unbound - Ezra ErkerIwasaki Shiro, a 46 year old salaryman in Tokyo is having a midlife crisis. Unexceptional in his IT job, he works in the shadow of his boss’s charisma. His children are embarrassed by his mediocrity and his wife rarely thinks of him as an individual. He has nothing to show for decades of conformity and doing the right thing.
Shiro needs purpose in his life, so he begins to plot the murder of a neglected housewife on his street. He takes trips to scout places to dispose of a body, researches knives and arteries, and buys a neurotoxin while on a...2014-03-2413 min
The Small Picture PodcastsSkewered and other London Cruelties – Benedict J. JonesBenedict Jones’ novella Skewered takes us onto the mean streets of South East London. An Asian business tycoon has been kidnapped and Charlie ‘Bars’ Constaniou, just out from a third stretch in prison and stuck working in his uncle’s kebab shop, is more than ready to hand over the ransom money for a cut of the action. But simple plans never pan out and soon Charlie is up to his neck in a crooked family feud that involves a stellar cast of misfits including a psychotic torturer and a classic femme fatale.
David Goodis meets Get Carter by the Thames i...2014-02-2014 min
The Small Picture PodcastsOrnato Antunes - Executive Chef, Ritz-Carlton Tianjin (Part 1 Of 2)Chef Ornato Antunes is the Executive Chef of The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin. He joined The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in 1999 as Chef de Partie Banquet of the Hotel Arts, Barcelona, Spain.
Prior to joining The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin, Chef Ornato worked at other Ritz-Carlton properties, including Hotel Penha Longa in Lisbon, Portugal and Hotel Abama in Tenerife, Spain. His 20 year career has seen him serve and lead at the Four Seasons, The Ritz London, Concorde Group, Starwood and Warwick. He was part of the pre-opening team at Chef Sergi Arola’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Madrid and held a leadership role at Chef Martin Be...2013-10-2919 min
The Small Picture PodcastsOrnato Antunes - Executive Chef, Ritz-Carlton Tianjin (Part 2 Of 2)Chef Ornato Antunes is the Executive Chef of The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin. He joined The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in 1999 as Chef de Partie Banquet of the Hotel Arts, Barcelona, Spain.
Prior to joining The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin, Chef Ornato worked at other Ritz-Carlton properties, including Hotel Penha Longa in Lisbon, Portugal and Hotel Abama in Tenerife, Spain. His 20 year career has seen him serve and lead at the Four Seasons, The Ritz London, Concorde Group, Starwood and Warwick. He was part of the pre-opening team at Chef Sergi Arola’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Madrid and held a leadership role at Chef Martin Be...2013-10-2921 min
The Small Picture PodcastsPoseidon: China's Secret Salvage of Britain's Lost Submarine - Steven SchwankertIn 1931, Britain’s most advanced submarine collided with a cargo ship off the coast of China and sank. Three hours later, six sailors surfaced, barely conscious. They were the first men ever to escape from a sunken submarine using a proto-scuba device. Their story hit headlines and went on to inspire a feature film. The miraculous escape changed marine safety forever. But their names, and their submarine, gradually sank into obscurity. Beijing-based scuba instructor Steven Schwankert was looking for nearby wrecks to dive when he found HMS Poseidon on a list of unexplored sites. His six-year search for the submarine st...2013-10-2320 min
The Small Picture PodcastsGaijin Cowgirl - Jame DiBiasioWorking Tokyo nightclubs is easy money for beautiful and troubled American Val Benson - until a wealthy client with a dark past and sinister hobbies reluctantly gives up a map to one of the greatest treasures lost in World War II. With yakuza, motorcycle gangs, rogue CIA, treasure hunters, pimps, Thai boxers and her Congressman father snapping at her high heels, Val burns a trail of destruction across Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Burmese borderlands to get the loot before someone less deserving does.
From comfort women and tomb-raiding in Japanese-occupied Burma to the murderous echoes of the Vietnam...2013-10-0816 min
The Small Picture PodcastsThe Poseidon Project - Arthur JonesIn 1931, Britain’s most advanced submarine collided with a cargo ship off the coast of China and sank. Three hours later, six sailors surfaced, barely conscious. They were the first men ever to escape from a sunken submarine using a proto-scuba device. Their story hit headlines and went on to inspire a feature film. The miraculous escape changed marine safety forever. But their names, and their submarine, gradually sank into obscurity. Beijing-based scuba instructor Steven Schwankert was looking for nearby wrecks to dive when he found HMS Poseidon on a list of unexplored sites. His six-year search for the submarine st...2013-09-2920 min
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The Small Picture PodcastsWil Anderson - Gruen Planet Host and Australian Stand Up Comedian.Wil is a stand up first and foremost, touring Australia and the world at every opportunity, performing more than a hundred shows a year. His stand up is a densely written, high-speed ride though one of the most wonderful comedic imaginations in the country. Politics, pop and the banal come together in a Wil Anderson routine, always delivered with more conviction and enthusiasm than any man’s vocal chords can take.
Previously host of ABC-TVs AFI Award winning program, The Glass House, Wil returns to TV once again in 2011, with the third season of the ABC runaway hit, The Gruen Tr...2011-08-0831 min
The Small Picture PodcastsDoug Stanhope.Why did I do this interview?
That's a good question...
I did it because I wanted to.
Because I like Doug Stanhope, and I want to introduce him to other people.
Doug Stanhope is a stand-up comic. Has been since 1990.
His material ranges from true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism. Doug is vulgar, opinionated, brutally honest and shockingly uninhibited and is certainly not for everybody.
He started his career in Las Vegas doing jack-off jokes for free drinks. Not much has changed, save for the mullet.
Doug has built a wide-ranging television resume of dubious achievement. He hosted The...2009-10-2732 min