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Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics! Today I'm talking about the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and hopefully making it simple - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! Sadly this is the last episode of the series and for quite a while as I'm taking a step back in order to focus on my A-Levels. I will be back in about a year in Summer 2024 with a brand new series on The History of…. I also want to take a moment to say a big big thank you to everyone who has listened over the past couple of years - thank you so much for all the support!
Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about diveristy in government and its impact on global politics - in under 10 minutes. This is a slightly different episode than usual with it being rather more opinionated. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about democracy and young people - in under 10 minutes. This is a slightly different episode than usual with it being rather more opinionated. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the history of the study of economics - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the first English Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the Economics of Climate Change - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the UK Constitution - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 3 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics. Today, I'm talking about the history of printed money, featuring one of the most interesting stories from history - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics! Today, I'm talking about the politics in A Christmas Carol for a special festive episode - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy and happy new year!
Welcome to Series 7, Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics! Today, I'm talking about the history of general elections in the UK - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the new longest episode yet!
Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Join me and learn about 17th-century French renaissance mathematician Pierre de Fermat - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! This is the last episode of Hattie Talks: Mathematics but I'll be back on the 11th December with brand new series, Hattie Talks: Politics and Economics!
Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, in honour of the upcoming Remembrance Day, I'm talking about the Enigma machine - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the new longest episode yet!
Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the first Greek mathematician, philosopher and scientist Thales of Miletus - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the mathematical concept of infinity - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the new longest and possible favourite episode yet!
Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about inspirational female mathematician Olga Ladyzhenskaya - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the fascinating concept of the mathematics behind juggling - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age, with a particular focus on the Banū Mūsā brothers - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the new longest episode yet!
Welcome to episode 3 (longest episode yet!) of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the first female mathematician Hypatia - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy the longest episode yet!
Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about interesting mathematical phenomenon Benford's Law - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome back to Hattie Talks, after a long 10 month break, for episode 1 of Hattie Talks: Mathematics! Today, I'm talking about the mathematician who never existed, Nicolas Bourbaki - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women! Today I'm talking about American investigative journalist and early leader in the civil rights movement, Ida B. Wells - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! Sadly this is the last episode of the series and for the next 10-12 months I'm stepping down from Hattie Talks to focus on school work. As well as this being the last episode for a while it is also the 50th episode of Hattie Talks so I just want to say a big big thank you to everyone who has listened over the past year and a bit. I'll be back in a year with a brand new series on Maths. Thank you again for listening to Hattie Talks - have a great week!
Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women! Today, I'm talking about the first female US army surgeon and women's rights advocate Mary Edwards Walker - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about Lady of the Mercians, Æðelflǽd (Aethelflaed) - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women! Today, I'm talking about US politician and women's rights advocate Jeannette Rankin - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about the incredible mathematician and author, Shakuntala Devi - in under 10 mins. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women! So far in this series, I've been talking about inspirational women but today I'm speaking with an inspirational woman - I'm here speaking to the incredible Vanessa Vallely OBE, gender advocate, speaker, author, entrepreneur.
Welcome to episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Join me as I talk about Roberta Cowell - a racing driver, World War 2 fighter pilot and the first British woman to undergo gender reassignment surgery - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 3 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about celebrated 17th-century poet, novelist, playwright and spy Aphra Behn - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about what, or rather who, the Harvard Computers were - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! I'd just like to say a big thank you for listening to Hattie Talks and supporting it, as of tomorrow - the 12th July - I'll have been producing this podcast for a year! I never expected it to continue for so long but it's so much fun and I hope you enjoy listening to it just as much as I enjoy producing it. Have a great week!
Welcome to the first episode of series 5, Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women. Today I'm talking about self-proclaimed 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior poet' Audre Lorde. Enjoy!
Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me and learn about the future of language - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy! This is the last episode of Hattie Talks: Linguistics but I'll be back on the 4th July with Hattie Talks: Inspirational Women!
Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics. Join me and learn about sign language - in under 10 mins. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics. Join me and learn about the evolution of accents and dialects - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! This week I'm talking about Polari - with a special mention to the phrase 'friend of Dorothy'. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me as I ask how old is the English alphabet? Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me for this slightly different episode where I talk about the Power of Language. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me and learn about slang. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 3 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics. Join me as I talk about the development of writing systems - in under 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me as I talk about how technology has changed the way we communicate. Enjoy!
Welcome to series 4 of Hattie Talks, Hattie Talks: Linguistics! Join me and learn about the History of Spelling Reform. Enjoy!
Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about the origins and truth of Old Wives' Tales. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 9 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about myths associated with spiders. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 8 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about myths associated with Valentine's Day. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 7 of Hattie Talks: Myth! Join me and learn about the myths associated with the Northern Lights. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 6 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about the Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo (my favourite). Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 5 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about myths found in the stars. Enjoy!
Welcome to Episode 4 of Hattie Talks: Myths. Join me and learn about the myth of the Kraken. Enjoy!
Welcome to episode 3 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about myths and superstitions from the theatre.
Welcome to episode 2 of Hattie Talks: Myths! Join me and learn about the Japanese Creation Myth.
Welcome to series 3 of Hattie Talks! Join me and learn about Christmas Myths.
Welcome to the final episode of Hattie Talks: Science! Join me and learn about the inspirational female midwife Agnodice.