Podcast appearances and mentions of Adrian Thomas

Join us as we celebrate garden birdlife ahead of the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch! The RSPB's Adrian Thomas gives us a crash course in birdwatching from the comfort of your own kitchen window, while scientist Arran Folly discusses the threats facing our feathered friends and what we as gardeners can do to help. Plus Nick Turrell from the RHS advisory team shares how front gardens can play a vital role in reducing flood risks in our communities. Host: Gareth Richards Contributors: Dr Arran Folly, Adrian Thomas, Nick Turrell Links: The Big Garden Bird Watch RHS guide to identifying garden birds The Vector-Borne RADAR project

Nous sommes en 1960, à Charleroi. Robert Dussart, responsable local du Parti communiste belge, le PCB, est élu au Comité central. Cette année-là, l'ambiance est à l'austérité, avec le programme prévu par la Loi unique décidée par le gouvernement. Les Belges sont en colère. La veille des discussions au Parlement, la direction de la FGTB hésite toujours à déclarer la grève générale. Robert Dussart, contre l'avis de sa hiérarchie, va mobiliser les ACEC de Charleroi et déclencher, in fine, ce qu'on appellera la « grève du siècle ». Moins d'une vingtaine d'années plus tard, en 1979, il revendique la semaine de 36 heures. Les travailleurs se mettent en grève et décrochent la victoire. Dussart déclarera à la presse : « Le travail syndical, ce n'est pas de faire de la propagande abstraite, c'est d'essayer d'entraîner, dans l'adhésion conjuguée travailleurs-délégués, vers des objectifs, même s'ils sont énormes. Mon message, c'est qu'il faut parler aux travailleurs, les convaincre, cibler et clarifier les objectifs, savoir où frapper fort, faire comprendre jusqu'où il faut aller. Quand les gens l'ont compris, ils sont prêts pour faire des grèves, comme celles de 32, 60-61 ou 79. » Robert Dussart est-il représentatif du syndicaliste communiste des Trente Glorieuses ? Peut-on en tirer un portrait type, de l'Allemagne à la France, en passant par l'Italie, le Portugal, l'Espagne ou l'Ecosse : bref en parcourant l'Europe de l'Ouest ? Avec nous : Adrian Thomas, Historien du syndicalisme, associé au CArCoB (centre des archives du communisme en Belgique)". Sujets traités : Robert Dussart, communiste, loi, gouvernement, grève, siècle, travailleurs, syndicat, Trente Glorieuses , Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

The legendary Low Ki joins the show to discuss Adrian Thomas' challenge, their upcoming encounter this weekend, and has words for the NWA's Thom Latimer! Check out "Blood, Sweat, And Fears" this Sunday, October 27th in Clarksville, Tennessee at The Emerald! Featuring Jenny Savage vs. Persia Pierce, the NWA World Champion Thom Latimer, James Storm, Crazzy Steve, Low Ki, Adrian Thomas & much more! This event is a fundraiser for Type 1 Diabetes Awareness, and tickets are available at TKOTix! K100 w/ Konnan & Disco is presented to you by BetOnline! BetOnline is your #1 source for all sports! Get all the latest stats, news, scores, odds, & lines, plus follow your favorite teams! Plus, use the code BLEAV for a 50% welcome bonus! Check out our Patreon site at Konnan.me and Patreon.com/Konnan for extra audio, FULL AD FREE episodes, exclusive video, listener roundtable discussion shows, weekly watch-a-longs, call in shows with Konnan and DI, plus so much more! Get Interactive on Twitter @Konnan5150 @TheRealDisco @JFFeeney3rd @TheCCNetwork1 @K100Konnan @TheHughezy @HarryRuiz @HugoSavinovich @RoyLucier Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/k100konnan @K100Konnan on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Start your free online visit today at hims.com/k100, for your personalized hair loss treatment program! Choose from personalized chewable, oral, spray, and serum treatments to find what works best for you. No insurance is needed and one low price covers everything from treatments to ongoing care! Check out LegacySupps.com and use the code K100 for 10% off of their fat burner, pre workout, testosterone supplement, and sleep aid! Brought to you by friend of the show, Nick Aldis! Plus they now carry Women's supplements, brought to you by Mickie James! Manscaped returns as a K100 sponsor! Use our code K100 for 20% off and FREE shipping, and use it as many times as you like or their trimmers, body wash, nose and ear hair clippers, foot spray, & all the other tremendous items under their banner! Get Manscaped, get groomed, and smell terrific! That's manscaped.com ! TheAeonMan.com brings you high quality Superfood Protein, world class New Zealand Deer Antler Velvet extract for natural testosterone, & world class New Zealand Deer Antler Velvet extract to eradicate joint pain & more for you heatlh & supplment needs! Use code WELCOME15 for 15% off!

- Adrian Thomas jest najwybitniejszym ekspertem muzyki polskiej XX wieku. Wykształcił kolejne pokolenia badaczy. Całe swoje życie poświęcił polskiej muzyce - mówiła w Dwójce prof. Beata Bolesławska-Lewandowska z Instytutu Sztuki PAN. Bohaterem audycji "O wszystkim z kulturą" był znakomity brytyjski muzykolog, kompozytor i dyrygent.

Skills-based hiring is not just a passing trend; it's a significant shift in the recruiting landscape. Many employers are eager to unlock its advantages in terms of flexibility, diversity, economic efficiency, and dealing with talent shortages. But is there a gap between theory and practice regarding understanding and implementation? Over the last few months, experienced TA leader Adrian Thomas and myself have partnered with Neil Kelly at Vector on some research to uncover the realities and practicalities of skills-based hiring within large global employers. Neil and Adrian join me on this episode to discuss the findings, some of which are quite surprising, and to look at what employers need to do to advance with skills-based hiring.  In the interview, we discuss: Why and how we did the research Motivations for being skills-based Some surprising findings The problems with skills taxonomies Talent Acquisition and Talent Management  Training Hiring Managers The way forward for skills-based hiring Download our report " Skills-Based Hiring, The Gap Between Theory and Practice” Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Skills-based hiring is not just a passing trend; it's a significant shift in the recruiting landscape. Many employers are eager to unlock its advantages in terms of flexibility, diversity, economic efficiency, and dealing with talent shortages. But is there a gap between theory and practice regarding understanding and implementation? Over the last few months, experienced TA leader Adrian Thomas and myself have partnered with Neil Kelly at Vector on some research to uncover the realities and practicalities of skills-based hiring within large global employers. Neil and Adrian join me on this episode to discuss the findings, some of which are quite surprising, and to look at what employers need to do to advance with skills-based hiring.  In the interview, we discuss: Why and how we did the research Motivations for being skills-based Some surprising findings The problems with skills taxonomies Talent Acquisition and Talent Management  Training Hiring Managers The way forward for skills-based hiring Download our report " Skills-Based Hiring, The Gap Between Theory and Practice” Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Skills-based hiring is not just a passing trend; it's a significant shift in the recruiting landscape. Many employers are eager to unlock its advantages in terms of flexibility, diversity, economic efficiency, and dealing with talent shortages. But is there a gap between theory and practice regarding understanding and implementation? Over the last few months, experienced TA leader Adrian Thomas and myself have partnered with Neil Kelly at Vector on some research to uncover the realities and practicalities of skills-based hiring within large global employers. Neil and Adrian join me on this episode to discuss the findings, some of which are quite surprising, and to look at what employers need to do to advance with skills-based hiring.  In the interview, we discuss: Why and how we did the research Motivations for being skills-based Some surprising findings The problems with skills taxonomies Talent Acquisition and Talent Management  Training Hiring Managers The way forward for skills-based hiring Download our report " Skills-Based Hiring, The Gap Between Theory and Practice” Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, on the show we welcome Adrian Thomas and his band One Way Sky. Together they form a 4 piece band, bringing us new and original rock and rock roll from the Tohono Nation in Arizona. They'll will be performing live at our “Indigenous Music Industry Night” Thursday, January 25th at the Whiskey Go Go. Enjoy music from One Way Sky, Logan Staats, Mike Bern, Nadjiwan, Shawn Michael Perry, Stevie Salas, La Ley, Midnight Shine, Pura Fe, Shylah Ray Sunshine, Graeme Jonez, Soleil Launiere, Ana Tijoux, Chantil Dukart, Stolen Identity, Giovanny Laguado, Chris Ferree, Qacung, Indian City, Irv Lyons Jr, Janel Munoa, Garret T. Willie, The Bloodshots, Tito & Tarantula and much more.

Welcome to Indigenous in Music with Larry K, on the show we welcome Adrian Thomas and his band One Way Sky. Together they form a 4 piece band, bringing us new and original rock and rock roll from the Tohono Nation in Arizona. They'll will be performing live at our “Indigenous Music Industry Night” Thursday, January 25th at the Whiskey Go Go. Read all about them at https://www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org/past-shows/one-way-sky Enjoy music from One Way Sky, Logan Staats, Mike Bern, Nadjiwan, Shawn Michael Perry, Stevie Salas, La Ley, Midnight Shine, Pura Fe, Shylah Ray Sunshine, Graeme Jonez, Soleil Launiere, Ana Tijoux, Chantil Dukart, Stolen Identity, Giovanny Laguado, Chris Ferree, Qacung, Indian City, Irv Lyons Jr, Janel Munoa, The Bloodshots, Tito & Tarantula and much more. Visit us on our home page to learn about us and our programs at www.indigenousinmusicandarts.org, check into our Two Buffalo Studios and our SAY Magazine Library to find out all about our Artists and Entrepreneurs.

Adrian Thomas, a talent acquisition (TA) thought leader and non-executive director of the RL 100, joins the podcast to discuss various aspects of talent management with our host Chris and Executive Director, David Pacifico. RL100 is a peer network for senior in-house resourcing leaders. Adrian has worked for large companies in HR and recruitment roles, both in the private and public sectors. More recently, Adrian has been advising companies on optimising their recruitment processes and helping suppliers in the industry engage better with in-house recruiters. Listen now to learn how to enhance the value of your talent acquisition.

In part two we discuss cases where Police lie to their suspects and how a 14 year old boy was convinced by detectives that he killed his little sister.The fact that innocent suspects falsely confess to crimes they did not commit (or in some cases did not even happen) is incredibly counterintuitive and a decision that most people find unbelievable. Yet research makes clear and hundreds of exonerations clearly prove that innocent people admit to murders, sexual assaults, and other crimes that they did not commit. Around 12% of all exonerations and almost 30% of DNA exonerations involve an innocent person falsely confessing. How do such unbelievable occurrences happen? In this episode we discuss the cases of...Michael Crowe - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330452/Central Park 5 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2380247/Adrian Thomas and the documentary 'Scenes of a crime' https://scenesofacrime.com/Kevin Fox - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6363588/Jeff Deskovic - https://www.deskovicfoundation.org/Marty Tankleff - https://www.martytankleff.org/the-story/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is part one of my chat with Dr. Kyle Scherr, an expert in false confessions and wrongful convictions.The fact that innocent suspects falsely confess to crimes they did not commit (or in some cases did not even happen) is incredibly counterintuitive and a decision that most people find unbelievable. Yet research makes clear and hundreds of exonerations clearly prove that innocent people admit to murders, sexual assaults, and other crimes that they did not commit. Around 12% of all exonerations and almost 30% of DNA exonerations involve an innocent person falsely confessing. How do such unbelievable occurrences happen? In this episode we discuss the cases of...Adrian Thomas and the documentary 'Scenes of a crime' https://scenesofacrime.com/Kevin Fox - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6363588/Jeff Deskovic - https://www.deskovicfoundation.org/Marty Tankleff - https://www.martytankleff.org/the-story/Join the OMR family and get bonus extras here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, MLW COO MSL returns to talk all about MLW's debut on REELZ, comparisons between the music industry yesterday and today, plus classic Japanese wrestling! Get My Go's Mike Durband returns to the show for the Konnan Legends of Lucha Libre Figure Review & NWA news! Adrian Thomas discusses the fight game, and has a challenge for Joe! All this plus the listener mailbag, Disco vs. Sean Ross Sapp, Konnan vs. Dave Meltzer, and much more!Get Interactive on Twitter @Konnan5150 @TheRealDisco @MaskedRepublic @JFFeeney3rd @TheCCNetwork1 @K100Konnan @LockBetting @TheHughezyCheck out our Patreon site at Konnan.me and Patreon.com/Konnan for extra audio, FULL AD FREE episodes, exclusive video, listener roundtable discussion shows, weekly watch-a-longs, call in shows with Konnan and DI, plus so much more!Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app & use code K100. New customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS on Super Bowl Fifty Seven & get TWO HUNDRED IN FREE BETS INSTANTLY. Only at DraftKings Sportsbook with code K100.TrueClassic.com has joined K100 as our newest sponsor! Try out their gear, including the MOST comfortable t shirts out there, button downs, hoodies, pants and more, and use code K100 for 25% off and FREE shipping for orders $100 and over!Act now to take advantage of their best deal yet by heading to RexMD.com/K100. Our exclusive deal will save up to 90% Off where you'll only pay $2 per dosage. Starter packs of generic Viagra or Cialis are now available for our listeners to get started. Go to Manscaped.com and use our new code K100 for 20% off all your below the belt male grooming needs, including a trimmer, razor, cologne, wash and deodorant and more! PLUS, the NEW Lawnmower 4.0!Check out LegacySupps.com and use the code K100 for 10% off of their fat burner, pre workout, testosterone supplement, and sleep aid! Brought to you by friend of the show, Nick Aldis! Plus they now carry Women's supplements, brought to you by Mickie James!Athleticgreens.com/konnan will get you a year's supply of vitamin D plus AG travel packs for FREE with your order!

From 27-29 January the RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) will invite the nation to count the birds in our green spaces. Adrian Thomas, the RSPB's chief expert on gardening for wildlife, joins us to explain what one of the world's biggest crowd science projects has taught us so far and he shares the simple steps you can take to make your back garden more welcoming to birds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Dirt, we are joined by the RSPB's wildlife gardening expert, Adrian Thomas, who shows us that gardening for wildlife can take many different forms and can suit your own plot style. He also highlights that you never know what you might attract to your garden , even if it isn't the creature you were aiming for! As well as this, the GYO team talk some more about dream garden finds (dinosaurs, anyone?), and we take a look at the tops jobs on the plot for the weekend.  

On the 328th episode of K100 w/Konnan & Disco, “The Super Genius” Mark Madden returns to preview this year's NHL Hockey season with Konnan and DI, and to discuss the recent controversy and back and forth, regarding Tony Khan's interview with Ariel Helwani! And, FINALLY, Kevin Kleinrock returns with the Masked Republic Minute for all your lucha libre news, and a AAA TripleMania preview! In the listener mailbag, the crew answers questions about Eric Bischoff vs. Eddie Guerrero and Raven, comparisons between RAW and Dynamite, AEW ticket sales, and crime statistics, plus Adrian Thomas delivers a challenge, and so much more!Get Interactive on Twitter @Konnan5150 @TheRealDisco @MaskedRepublic @JFFeeney3rd @TheCCNetwork1 @K100Konnan @TheHughezy @lockbetting Check out our Patreon site at Konnan.me and Patreon.com/Konnan for extra audio, FULL AD FREE episodes, exclusive video, listener roundtable discussion shows, weekly watch-a-longs, call in shows with Konnan and DI, plus so much more! Go to Manscaped.com and use our new code K100 for 20% off all your below the belt male grooming needs, including a trimmer, razor, cologne, wash and deodorant and more! PLUS, the NEW Lawnmower 4.0!Check out LegacySupps.com and use the code K100 for 10% off of their fat burner, pre workout, testosterone supplement, and sleep aid! Brought to you by friend of the show, Nick Aldis! Plus they now carry Women's supplements, brought to you by Mickie James!Fightcamp.com/konnan is your source for the best home boxing work out on the market! Go to the link and see what they have to offer, a unique and fun home fitness system combined with boxing training!

Vale Adrian Thomas - Royal Aero Club of WA member and friend.Flap settings for instrument approaches - approach for full flap??What to do when you're receiving poor flight training?? Links:Email: info@trentrobinsonaviation.com.au Flight Training Australia on You TubeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com.au/trentrobinsonaviationInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/trent_robinson_aviationPodcast Episodes: http://www.flighttrainingaustralia.com.au  Aviatrix Book ReviewReviews and author interviews on books featuring women in aviation. Looking for...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

An experienced pilot killed in a horror Wheatbelt helicopter crash has been remembered as a “quirky, loveable man” who was “revered by all”. Adrian Thomas tragically perished when the Robinson 22 helicopter he was travelling in crashed near Cowcowing Lakes in Booralaming, about 190 kilometres northeast of Perth. The crash also killed another man on board at the time and happened only hours after the pair participated in a Royal Aero Club of WA event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In many areas of robotics, scientists and engineers are taking inspiration from nature in their designs. Bioinspired robotics now encompasses a huge number of different research fields and applications that we've discussed before, from sensing to locomotion and from medical to agricultural robotics. This month, I'm chatting to three roboticists who've taken a leaf out of nature's book to develop innovative new robots. Robot Talk Live will be back again for the UK Festival of Robotics in June, so if you'd like to join us for a live recording of the podcast, click here to book free ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/robot-talk-live-home-robotics-tickets-325690317507  Valentina Lo Gatto is a PhD student in Robotics and Autonomous Systems at the Bristol Robotics Lab, where she is part of the SoftLab and the Morphological Computation Group. The main goal of her research at BRL is to investigate the application of the concepts of Bioinspiration, Soft Robotics and Morphological Computation to space probes design, specifically probes that will need to be able to autonomously explore delicate marine environments such those hidden under the icy surfaces of some of the moons of the outer solar system (e.g., Europa, Enceladus, Ganymede). David Hardman is a PhD student in the Bio-Inspired Robotics Lab at the University of Cambridge, where he works on the design and development of soft, flexible sensors and sensing materials. After receiving his MEng in mechanical and materials engineering from Cambridge in 2020, he began focussing on including stretchy, bendy, and compliant sensors into robotic systems, where they function as artificial skins which conform to and sense a robot's surroundings. Adrian Thomas is Professor of Biomechanics in the Zoology Department, Oxford University. He founded the Oxford Animal Flight Group in 1996, and led that group until 2015 when he founded his Oxford Spinout company Animal Dynamics. Animal Dynamics works on bio inspired autonomous vehicles and systems, mainly cargo delivery in air or underwater. Animal Dynamics has raised over £20 million from venture capital. Its main product is a large cargo delivery drone 'Stork' capable of carrying 135kg over 400km.

Wasgood yall! Adrian Thomas, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., and I, Christopher Clements, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc got together for an authentic conversation about greek life. Very funny, inspirational, intriguing, and helpful episode to all. Give it a listen when you have some time!

Adrian is a Senior Human Resource, Talent Acquisition, and Resourcing Director with experience across the Pharmaceutical, Banking, Civil Service & Public Sector and Transportation Industries and directly managing large teams in large scale environments (up to 420,000 staff) and across multiple countries and cultures. After leaving the most senior recruitment role in the UK Civil Service, I now advise businesses and organizations of all shapes and sizes. He is the Chair of the RL100, The Resourcing Leaders 100, the world's leading peer network for strategic in-house resourcing leaders. Committed to creating positive change in the world of resourcing, the RL100, the Resourcing Leaders Community, and members of our Accelerator Programme aim to elevate the standard of resourcing at all levels and raise the profile as a profession overall. Adrian knows precisely what it takes to be a great Talent Leader, and in this conversation, he shares advice around management, leadership, strategy, metrics, and plenty more. Contact Adrian here - Adrian Thomas | LinkedIn

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Being in lockdown has unleashed our love for nature. Get Birding is a podcast for budding birdwatchers and aims to help everyone, anywhere, discover more about the birds on our doorsteps. We want to break down barriers to birdwatching and believe that access to nature should be a right, not a privilege.In this, the last in the current series of Get Birding, Hamza is settling in for the winter. With his guests he explores what can be a difficult time for birds, and starts to look towards spring. Earlier this series Hamza spoke to the RSPBs Adrian Thomas about his passion for birds and shared some tips for making our gardens as hospitable as possible for this.. This time of year can be difficult for birds as they struggle to find food and Adrian shares some of his tips for supporting birdlife at this time of year.Next Hamza speaks to an ecologist who works for an energy company with an interest in bats as well as Birds. Dr Kim Wallace speaks to Hamza about some of the work she is involved with during the winter months. They discuss the differences and challenges in bird ringing different types of waterfowl and Hamza continues his investigation into how birds stay warm in Winter.Chad Crouch is musician and birder who whose music will be well known to podcast fans, even if they do not recognise his name. He will be particularly familiar to Get Birding listeners as he makes all the music used in the show. He speaks about birding in his pacific northwest home and explains how he makes his music and how birds influence his work.Host: Hamza YassinGuests: Adrian Thomas, Kim Wallace and Chad CrouchProducer: Jo BarrattExecutive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie DerhamProduction Co-ordinator: Louis FaceyAll music by Poddington Bear and Chad Crouch. Additional birdsong and nature recordings by richwise, petebuchwald, leonsound and benboncan under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence.Podcast art by Make ProductionsFollow us on Twitter & Instagram @getbirdingpod Sponsored by birding binoculars specialist Swarovski Optik. To Find out more visit: https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/birdingSwarovski Optik, headquartered in Absam, Tyrol, is part of the Swarovski group of companies. Founded in 1949, the Austrian company specialises in the development and manufacturing of long-range optical instruments of the highest precision in the premium segment of the market. The binoculars, spotting scopes and optronic instruments are products of choice for demanding users. The company's success is based on its innovative strength, the quality and intrinsic value of its products, and their functional and esthetic design. The appreciation of nature is an essential part of its company philosophy and is reflected commendably in its environment-friendly production and its long-term commitment to selected nature conservation projects. Sponsored by Zurich Insurance - insuring conservation groups across the UK. To find out more visit Zurich.co.uk/getbirdingZurich insure more than 14,000 not-for-profit organisations of all shapes and sizes including conservation, gardening and ornithological groups across England, Scotland and Wales. They are part of the Zurich Insurance Group Ltd, a global group which became carbon neutral in 2014 and is working to eliminate single use plastics and reduce paper usage by 80% globally. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd is committed to creating a brighter, more sustainable future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom's Notes:In this weeks episode, host Tom Hacquoil spoke with Adrian Thomas who has spent most of his career fighting to change the perception of TA being an entry-level position in organizations. On the contrary, he firmly believes that TA should have a strategic seat in “the room where it happens”—if not on the board, at least in close proximity.When viewing talent acquisition as a strategic function, Adrian sees TA as an enabler of a business rather than a “mere” seat-filling function. He makes a strong case for the global head of TA joining the board, or at least keeping in close contact with them. “They [TA] can bring a real competitive edge by accessing labor market insight and best practices,” he told us.In Adrian's view, recruitment is the most important part of the employment lifecycle. One of his main sources of frustration is when businesses slap a new label on an old technique and call it “modern.” He believes putting a job advert on Indeed isn't a modern technique at all—it's simply the digital equivalent of putting a want ad in a print newspaper.The true skill lies in developing a unique approach to every market and every role, because there's no such thing as “one size fits all” in a global marketplace. Any decent recruiter knows they should work differently in the Philippines than in the UK, because people think and work differently based on their country and culture.“If you're not adapting your processes for the sophistication of the market, you're not going to hire the best people,” Adrian said.In other words, the fact that you excel at recruiting in one country doesn't mean that success will extend everywhere. Great recruiters understand their markets, which is why Adrian's advice to global organizations is to hire TA people who are experts in the regions you're looking to hire. But there's more to it than global insight. Adrian heartily recommends proactively working to prevent staffing problems in the first place—looking at market perception and retention planning to ensure that your employees stay on and you hire less often.We discussed that one common practice that could use some maturing is the use of lagging success metrics like time to hire and cost per hire. Adrian argues that the parameters around these metrics are so fluid, they don't mean much. And until now, organizations could get away with ignoring retention strategy. It was an employer's market, and companies made the rules. Today, that old system has been flipped on its head. For the modern TA team, preventing recruitment is just as important as perfecting recruitment—if not more so.

Hamza was born in Sudan and grew up Northampton before moving to his current home in the west coast of Scotland. He's now surrounded by a plethora of bird life, but this has always been the case. In this episode of Get Birding Hamza explores birding as part of the built environment from how nature can inspire us and be experienced in the most densely populated and built up areas, how we can encourage this and how we can come to appreciate birds wherever we come across them. First, he talks to Urban Naturalist Gabriel Willow fresh off one of his nature tours of New York City. Gabriel talks about his experience of encouraging and being inspired by his experiences of birding in the city and he sheds some light on the differences in birding in the UK and the US. He reminds us that birds can thrive and be enjoyed in many different environments.Adrian Thomas is the RSPB Garden Bird Expert. He talks Hamza though his own garden and the birds he finds there, and gives tips and advice for making our gardens and urban green spaces attractive to birds, whether you have access to an acre of land, or a balcony. James Taylor-Foster is the curator of contemporary architecture and design at ArkDes - Sweden's National Centre for Architecture and Design. He shares with us his love of birds and the similarities between birding in the UK and Sweden and describes the work of Studio Ossidiana who for which consideration of bird life plays a role in their architectural practice. They invite us to consider a world designed for co-existence of birds and people Host: Hamza YassinGuests: Gabriel Willow, Adrian Thomas, James Taylor FosterProducer: Jo BarrattExecutive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie DerhamProduction Coordinator: Louis FaceySocial Media Assistant: Dilber MogalAll music by Poddington Bear. Additional birdsong and nature recordings by dobroide, /listeningtowhales, sheriff, tim.kahn, tim.kahn and Keith Selmes under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licencePodcast art by Make ProductionsFollow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @getbirdingpodSponsored by birding binoculars specialist Swarovski Optik. To Find out more visit: https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/birdingSwarovski Optik, headquartered in Absam, Tyrol, is part of the Swarovski group of companies. Founded in 1949, the Austrian company specialises in the development and manufacturing of long-range optical instruments of the highest precision in the premium segment of the market. The binoculars, spotting scopes and optronic instruments are products of choice for demanding users. The company's success is based on its innovative strength, the quality and intrinsic value of its products, and their functional and esthetic design. The appreciation of nature is an essential part of its company philosophy and is reflected commendably in its environment-friendly production and its long-term commitment to selected nature conservation projects. Sponsored by Zurich Insurance - insuring conservation groups across the UK. To find out more visit Zurich.co.uk/getbirdingZurich insure more than 14,000 not-for-profit organisations of all shapes and sizes including conservation, gardening and ornithological groups across England, Scotland and Wales. They are part of the Zurich Insurance Group Ltd, a global group which became carbon neutral in 2014 and is working to eliminate single use plastics and reduce paper usage by 80% globally. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd is committed to creating a brighter, more sustainable future. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today our host interviews Acting Party Leader, Adrian Thomas on the party's input to the Covid-19 fight, Grenada's economic recovery post Covid, our preparations for Convention 2021 and other matters of national interest.

We begin with a wrap-up of the Federal Election. We get the latest from Global News Reporter Sean O'Shea, on what turned out, for the most part, to be a vote for “more of the same”. Next, we continue our conversation on Monday's election. We get reaction from Mount Royal University Political Scientist, Lori Williams. Today is “Zero Emissions Day”. We take a look at the role individual corporations can take to make a positive environmental impact. We speak with Adrian Thomas, President of “Schneider Electric” Canada. And finally…We hear details on an award-winning medical breakthrough, developed right here in Calgary.  University of Calgary Lung Physician, Alex Chee, brings us details on the groundbreaking treatment he and his team developed to treat “collapsed lungs”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we bring you an in depth interview with acting Party Leader, Adrian Thomas following the recent national address by the Prime Minister. We also feature some reactions to the address from the public. Finally, we bring you the presentation made by brother Joseph Andall at our recently held public meeting in Windsor Forest.

On the 265th episode of K100 w/ Konnan & Disco, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis returns to the show for another edition of the very popular and long running Juicy Seal segment! Konnan and Disco review WWE Smackdown, including Cena's promo, Reigns' response, and Baron Corbin! The crew also chops it up about the recent controversy from a GCW show main evented by Nick Gage vs. Matt Cardona, Adrian Thomas receives an answer from The Grand Master himself, Low Ki, and the listener mailbag covers WCW in Disney World, Hall & Nash, the chemistry in the AEW locker room, plus a debate on the upcoming AEW Video Game!Get Interactive on Twitter @Konnan5150 @TheRealDisco @MaskedRepublic @JFFeeney3rd @TheCCNetwork1 @K100Konnan Check out our Patreon site at Konnan.me and Patreon.com/Konnan for extra audio, FULL AD FREE episodes, exclusive video, listener roundtable discussion shows, weekly watch-a-longs, call in shows with Konnan and DI, plus so much more! Tiege Hanley returns as a sponsor, bringing back the uncomplicated skin care system for men! Go to tiege.com/K100 for the best skin care system (facial wash & scrub, AM and PM moisturizer) at the best price, plus a FREE gift with your first box!Dynasty Owner is a new way to deep dive into your fantasy football team, with salary caps, real salaries, and more so you can get the REAL GM experience! Join at dynastyowner.com, and email us at k100questions@gmail.com if you want to play in the official K100 league!Use the code KEEPINIT100 at phocus.com to try their delicious and energy sustaining sparkling waters, with a variety of flavors! Stay hydrated and stay up to the task! Get 20% off with the code KEEPINIT!Go to Manscaped.com and use our new code K100 for 20% off all your below the belt male grooming needs, including a trimmer, razor, cologne, wash and deodorant and more! PLUS, the NEW Lawnmower 4.0!Check out LegacySupps.com and use the code K100 for 10% off of their fat burner, pre workout, testosterone supplement, and sleep aid! Brought to you by friend of the show, Nick Aldis! Plus they now carry Women's supplements, brought to you by Mickie James!

Today we bring you an in depth interview with PRO, Claudette Joseph on matters concerning the Electoral Office, the steps voters must take to ensure that their vote is counted and the steps NDC is taking and intends to take to help remedy the problems in the system. We also feature acting Party Leader, Adrian Thomas as he addressed the gathering at our Public Meeting at Windsor Forest last Wednesday.

On the 263rd episode of K100 w/ Konnan & Disco, Le' Champion, AEW and Fozzy's Chris Jericho returns to the show to discuss his new book "The Complete List Of Jericho" with Konnan, Disco, and Masked Republic's Kevin Kleinrock! Topics include how he got the idea for the book, his early training days, working with Konnan & Disco in WCW, working in both big and small promotions in Mexico and with Lucha Libre legends, different contributors to the book including Brodie Lee, Britt Baker, and MJF, plus thoughts on Conor McGregor, Rick Boogs, Roman Reigns, Smackdown & more! Plus Konnan & Disco review the latest matches and storylines from WWE Smackdown, and the listener mailbag covers Konnan Big, Robert Fuller, a challenge from Adrian Thomas to Low Ki, the cancelled Lex Luger documentary from WWE, Paige's career ending injury, a deep dive into the heat between Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan in WCW, the WWE and AEW women's divisions, and much more!Get Interactive on Twitter @Konnan5150 @TheRealDisco @MaskedRepublic @JFFeeney3rd @TheCCNetwork1 @K100Konnan Check out our Patreon site at Konnan.me and Patreon.com/Konnan for extra audio, FULL AD FREE episodes, exclusive video, listener roundtable discussion shows, weekly watch-a-longs, call in shows with Konnan and DI, plus so much more! Tiege Hanley returns as a sponsor, bringing back the uncomplicated skin care system for men! Go to tiege.com/K100 for the best skin care system (facial wash & scrub, AM and PM moisturizer) at the best price, plus a FREE gift with your first box!Dynasty Owner is a new way to deep dive into your fantasy football team, with salary caps, real salaries, and more so you can get the REAL GM experience! Join at dynastyowner.com, and email us at k100questions@gmail.com if you want to play in the official K100 league!Use the code KEEPINIT100 at phocus.com to try their delicious and energy sustaining sparkling waters, with a variety of flavors! Stay hydrated and stay up to the task!Go to Manscaped.com and use our new code K100 for 20% off all your below the belt male grooming needs, including a trimmer, razor, cologne, wash and deodorant and more! PLUS, the NEW Lawnmower 4.0!Check out LegacySupps.com and use the code K100 for 10% off of their fat burner, pre workout, testosterone supplement, and sleep aid! Brought to you by friend of the show, Nick Aldis! Plus they now carry Women's supplements, brought to you by Mickie James!

We feature brothers Leo Cato, Joseph Andall and Adrian Thomas as they present on NDC's plans and programs for job creation in ICT and Agriculture; as well as areas of development for the rural communities. We also feature brother Tevin Andrews as he speaks on matters pertaining to Carriacou & Petite Martinique affairs.

Today our Party Leader, Adrian Thomas responds to the Prime Minister's address aired last Wednesday. We again take our microphone to the Pearls community and hear from a youth with her view on PM's address. Finally, our host caught up with our PRO on market day. They discuss ongoing concerns of the vendors, the NDC's vision for development of the City of Saint George and related matters.

To mark World TB Day, Katherine E. Bliss and J. Stephen Morrison speak with Adrian Thomas, TB expert and leader of global strategy at Johnson & Johnson Global Health. Every year, TB kills an estimated 1.4 million people and infects another 10 million people, with about 400,000 of those cases resistant to two or more drugs. Covid-19 has disrupted health systems and displaced funding and frontline staff away from TB, which models estimate will cause an additional million cases per year over the next five years. In this episode, we talk to Adrian about the grave impact the pandemic is having on global TB efforts, how to build local health security capacities that control TB and respond to future outbreaks, how international scientific partnerships speed up R&D and create platforms with broad applications, and the recent emergency use authorization by the FDA of J&J's Covid-19 vaccine.   Adrian Thomas is Vice President for Strategy and External Affairs at Johnson & Johnson Global Health. The views expressed in the podcast are personal and not those of his employer.

Like any industry, retail is now being forced to reckon with an emphasis on data – and analysis of that data – unlike any we've seen before.Retailers are in a position to understand more about their supply chain, customers, store experience, marketing and more than ever before, but they need solutions that can help them make the most of that mountain of potential insights.From an inventory perspective, Datascan is ready with solutions that can help retailers do just that.On this episode of Datascan's “Keeping Count,” President and CEO Adrian Thomas once again joined host Tyler Kern, this time to tackle to ever-evolving world of retail data and analytics.“Data in retail has been limited, prior to the last two to three years, to [point of sale] data, maybe delivery data and supply chain data, and, obviously, some inventory accuracy that we can provide,” Thomas said. “From the inventory accuracy standpoint, now – what we can start to show retailers is what is actually going on with their inventory in the store.”Traditionally, inventory counts have been performed maybe once or twice a year, meaning that the data is only relevant for a short period of time. In the current retail landscape and as we turn an eye to the future, finding a way to determine more constant data and convert that into meaningful trends will be key.Datascan can help, particularly as retailers attempt to overcome challenges with inventory counting, such as pure volume, returns associated with a boom in online shopping, and more.

Enjoy an interview where I spend time interviewing two men of God who are active in their communities. I have known them for 20 and 22 years, so there are plenty of laughs, while we fellowship and lift God up. We had a blast making this, we hope you enjoy. Be Blessed, Be Safe!

Datascan is an industry leader in inventory counting, helping modern retailers navigate the plethora of supply chain, inventory, stock management and data-related challenges they need to in order to thrive in the modern retail landscape.On “Keeping Count,” the company will help shape the conversation around those trends, offering leading insights primed to help retailers and more proactively and efficiently get their inventory under control.This inaugural episode saw Datascan President and CEO Adrian Thomas join host Tyler Kern to introduce viewers to the show, talk about Datascan as a whole, and align his company's mission with that of the show – to help elevate the way the world views inventory management.“We've been in the business of inventory counting in retail stores [for 50 years],” Thomas said. “Inventory counting – and the importance of inventory counting – is changing. We have a lot of experience in the industry, and we feel that it's a good time for us to start to share some of that and explore the relevance of inventory counting as retail is transforming.”That transformation, accelerated by COVID-19, will lead to conversations around the impact of buy online, pick up in store, or BOPIS, curbside pickup, general inventory trends, the interaction between online presences and brick-and-mortar stores, and more.

Hauptsache innovativ. Unbedingt agil. Beides richtig und wichtig, will man im Digital Business vorn dabei, statt nur dabei sein. Doch zwischen guten Ratschlägen, ehrgeizigen Visionen und eindringlichen Marketing-Claims stehen mitunter die ein oder anderen Hürden umher: alte Zöpfe, heilige Kühe, unantastbare Routinen. Wie auch immer man sie schimpfen mag, die (vermeintlichen) Garanten für Wohlfühlzonen, eines sind sie ohne Zweifel: Hemmer von Innovationen. Wie man alte Zöpfe abschneidet, heilige Prozesse umstrukturiert und optimiert, festgefahrene Routinen auflöst und in neue, flexible Abläufe überführt, davon kann Adrian Thomas, Head of E-Business bei PERI und #HK2021 Speaker ein Lied singen. Wie der Song of Innovation

On this episode of The MMA Roasted Podcast, Adam and Shang are joined by Haim Gozali, Macho Jenny Savage, Bomaye Adrian Thomas, and Sara McMann. Don't forget to visit DRAFT KINGS to enter for your shot to win MILLIONS of dollars in total prizes with the promo code - ROASTED. Watch Adam Hunter's special here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/190358/adam-hunter-throwing-punches Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0iEP3iLaCrBZf95GVITbwn?si=N-Oawu88RuqpkApjGk-6Lg Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mma-roasted/id696336619 Listen on Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/mmaroasted

Today, we bring you a special Independence edition of the program, in commemoration of our 47th Anniversary of nationhood. We feature the voices of the people on where we are today as an independent nation. We also bring you a special interview with former Prime Minister, Tilman Thomas, and our party's Independence message delivered by Acting Party Leader, Adrian Thomas. Finally, as a public service, we share a piece on the road to Independence from the perspective of the GULP, the party of Sir Eric Gairy.

In today's program, we feature 1) comments from a vendor at the St. George's market concerning the continued difficulties they experience. The government needs to say now when the Market Square will be back in commission; 2) A statement of solidarity and support from our Acting Party Leader, Adrian Thomas for the public workers and teachers in their struggle to be paid the 4% increment owed to them; 3) statements from the Presidents of the Public Workers' Union & Grenada Union of Teachers, made on the subject of the outstanding increment and their ongoing struggle with the government; 4) excerpts of an interview held with our Dep. PRO, Ron Redhead last Tuesday with GBN.

Welcome to the second episode in our series exploring issues related to COVID-19 vaccines in our region, as we plan Australia's $500 million Regional Vaccine Access and Health Security Initiative. In the week before the Global Health Security Agenda Ministerial Meetings in November this year, the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security hosted a side event on COVID-19 vaccine financing. The Centre represents Australia as one of the leads on the Sustainable Financing for Preparedness Action Package. Why this side event on vaccine financing? Well, when safe and effective vaccines for COVID do become available, they will be needed for both preparedness and response. There might be sufficient funding available in the short term, but not enough vaccines to go around. In the medium term, we might have the reverse problem, insufficient funding, and too many COVID-19 vaccines. So the purpose of this event was to bring together some key partners in vaccine financing. There are already several mechanisms established, including the COVAX Facility, and recent announcements from the multilateral development banks for vaccine financing. In this space, we see opportunity, and as always, risk. So we brought together six panelists from around the world to discuss what successful coordination looks like, with our principal goal being that developing countries get equitable, affordable and timely access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. We heard from Aparnaa Somanathan, the Practice Manager for Health, Nutrition and Population for the East Asia Pacific Region at the World Bank. Patrick Osewe, Chief of the Health Sector Group at the Asian Development Bank, and Saul Walker, the Deputy Director for Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics at the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. Santiago Cornejo from Gavi has recently been appointed as the Director of the Country Engagement for the Office of the COVAX Facility. And for a pharmaceutical industry perspective, we were joined by Adrian Thomas, Global Vice President of Global Health at Johnson and Johnson.We are pleased to bring you the highlights of our hour long discussion. For more information about the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security, visit our website https://indopacifichealthsecurity.dfat.gov.au.Connect with us on Twitter via @CentreHealthSec and @AusAmbRHS.We air an episode every fortnight so make sure you subscribe to receive our updates.

Adrian Thomas of the RSPB discusses the songs of Wood Pigeons and Collared Doves on RNIB Connect Radio. Photo is of Collared Doves on railings.

Adrian Thomas of the RSPB chats about garden birds with illustrations of the Blue Tit and Great Tit songs. Photo is of a Great Tit

Adrian Thomas of the RSPB talks about the Robin and Blackbird, with illustrations of their song. Photo of a Robin.

Adrian Thomas from RSPB explains how to identify the birds in your garden.  Today, Adrian talks about the sparrow and dunnock.  Image is of a sparrow on a log.

As we approach International Dawn Chorus Day this Sunday (3rd May), we've decided to dedicate an entire episode of the podcast to our feathered friends. We meet the RSPB's Adrian Thomas, who orchestrated a top 40-charting single composed entirely of birdsong; RHS wildlife guru Helen Bostock offers advice on how to make your garden bird-friendly, and Dr John Grimshaw of The Yorkshire Arboretum shares his love of peafowl. Plus an unforgettable rook impression from RHS Chief Horticulturist Guy Barter.

On this episode of Victory Over Sin, Mark Renick welcomes Adrian Thomas, the men’s addiction director at Eagle Christian Church.Read More →

This episode gives an update on how sunflowers Project is getting on and what we have been upto. We have the lovely Amy Gander speaking with us throughout so lots of giggles. We also talked about how our MHFA Course went with Adrian Thomas and abit of deep convo towards the end with Keri about bullying at school.

We talk to Adrian Thomas from the RSPB about the Big Garden Birdwatch 2020, projects he has worked on, bird song and wildlife gardening

House sparrows have made their homes close to human habitation for centuries but since the 1970s their numbers have plummeted by 60 per cent and the decline is particularly noticeable in our towns and cities. Why is this happening? On this episode of Nature’s Voice Jane Markham meets Dr Will Peach, head of research delivery at the RSPB to look at the latest theories and talks to RSPB wildlife gardener Adrian Thomas to find out how to look after sparrows in our gardens.

Adrian Thomas and Matt Janes join us to talk about the complicated topic of fixing our world. Presented Sunday, May 6, 2018.

Ep. 1 The Not Fair team looks at healthcare in the U.S. Act 1 - Eve Zuckoff explores the role genetics play in cancer predisposition Act 2 - Adrian Thomas looks at why dental care isn't covered by health insurance Act 3 - Megan Libby talks about stigmatization of mental health with musician Emma Seslowsky

The gardening advisors gather to solve queries on what you can prune now, whether you can plant trees in winter and how to protect bay trees from cold weather. Resident wildlife expert Helen Bostock meets Adrian Thomas from the RSPB to find out which birds come to Britain in winter and how gardeners can encourage our feathered friends. Plus a look at the incredible transformation happening to Wisley's iconic Laboratory building, and the science team discusses two emerging threats to a traditional Christmas favourite, the chestnut.

As a young man Adrian Thomas took to the skies in order to better understand the mechanics of flight. He's a paragliding champion and a Professor of Zoology who specialises in the dynamics of insect flight. On a typical day, he can be found inside a wind tunnel that's been custom-made to study insects instead of jumbo jets. Using lines of smoke and high speed video cameras, he measures exactly how different insects flap their wings. When he's not writing academic papers, he's inventing clever machines based on his insights into how nature achieves certain results. His latest project is a drone that's inspired by a dragonfly. This nimble robot can accelerate rapidly in any direction and, having flexible wings rather than rotary blades, it glides when the battery dies rather than dropping dangerously to the ground. He's also working on a wheelchair modelled on a spider and a boat with a fin rather than a propeller. Producer: Anna Buckley.

Monday 7 August 2017On the Show with Lucy and Will:Beyond Conflict: Lucy with Aaron Bradbrook, Curator of "Rearranging Boundaries" in this year's Ballarat International Foto Biennale.Home Truths: Tuesday Hometime's Jan Bartlett caught up with Jack Smit from Project SafeCom (Twitter) talking about the Home Affairs mega-portfolio (part 2)#BringThemHere: Audio from the Refugee Action Collective (Victoria) organised protest and intersection sit of last Friday 4th August. Includes speakers from RAC-Vic, the Australian Greens, and Tamil Refugee Council, as well as audio from the Manus Island protests and messages from Manus Island detainees Abdul Aziz and Amir Taghinia.Not What You Paid For: Lucy spoke with Philippa Heir, Senior Solicitor at the Consumer Action Law Centre about your rights around misleading advertising practices, including how you can demand a refund and lodge a complaint with ASIC.Unwelcome Visitors: Will spoke to Paul Power the CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia (Twitter) about the recently released report Unwelcome Visitors: Challenges faced by people visiting immigration detention. Link to the Executive Summary and full report here.Songs played (removed in podcast):Keep on Fighting by Lady MJ WarriorHey Love by Emily WurramaraCamp Sovereignty by Hakopa HapetaWings of Butterflies by Adrian Thomas

The National Nightingale Festival brings together events throughout May to give you the chance to go and hear the song of this increasingly rare bird at special venues across the east and south of England. On this edition of Nature’s Voice Jane Markham meets acclaimed folk singer Sam Lee who, with guest artists, creates concerts around a campfire to sing with nightingales. She also finds out about the continuing threat to one of the country’s most important habitats for nightingales when she talks to the RSPB’s Adrian Thomas, the campaign manager to save Lodge Hill in Kent.

www.musicforfriends.co.uk/garry-todd-fallen-soldier-mix/ Garry Todd - "Dedicated to Tiger Dieb, Steven Marz, Adrian Thomas, Chris Redhead" Image credit - http://www.beeple-crap.com/

Stand-up comedian and author Dave O'Neil talks to host Elizabeth Harris at his office at The Grandview Hotel, Fairfield, against a backdrop of motorcycles revving their engines, doors opening and closing, and phones ringing, about: His latest book, The Summer of '82, a tribute to post-VCE life in the 80s and the shenanigans of his youth How to get started as a stand-up comedian Tips for dealing with hecklers when you're performing His days performing in the band Captain Cocoa, the Devo "Energy Dome" train encounter, and how he feels about being recognized in public His upcoming TV show. Find out more about Dave's work at DaveONeil.com.au. FULL TRANSCRIPT Elizabeth: Welcome to Writers’ Tête-à-Tête with Elizabeth Harris, the show that connects authors, songwriters and poets with their global audience. So I can continue to bring you high-calibre guests, I invite you to go to iTunes or Spotify, click Subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends. Today I’m thrilled to introduce one of the funniest and most entertaining men I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet – Dave O’Neil. Dave: Gee, that’s a big introduction. I’ve met funnier. Elizabeth: There’s more Dave. Dave O’Neil has been in the business of comedy for 20 years, and is one of Australia’s most recognizable stand-up comics, having put in 15 Melbourne international comedy festivals and dozens of comedy clubs nationally. On screen you will have seen Dave as Team Captain in the ABC TV comedy quiz show Tractor Monkeys, as well as dishing out life advice in The Agony of Life, The Agony of Modern Manners, The Agony of The Mind, Can of Worms, plus messing about on Adam Hills In GorDave Street Tonight and Good News Week. He is probably most well-known for the honour of being the guest with the most appearances (over 50) on ABC TV’s ever popular Spicks & Specks. Dave O’Neil, welcome to Writers’ Tête-à-Tête with Elizabeth Harris. Dave: Welcome. Thank you. Lovely to be here. Pleasure to be called a writer, as opposed to a comedian. Elizabeth: Well, isn’t this your fifth book? Dave: Yeah yeah, two were kids’ books. My partner and I did them in Australia before we had kids. Elizabeth: When you had more time. Dave: We had more time, that’s right. And one’s called Lies That Parents Tell You, so I wouldn’t write that now. My daughter sits up in bed reading it and quotes it back to me. Elizabeth: How old is she? Dave: Ten. Yes, it’s tough. Elizabeth: I was at Kaz Cooke’s book launch about … Dave: On girl power? Yeah, she’s great. I’ve got to buy that book! Elizabeth: So Dave, you’ve been through so much in your career, but today I want to concentrate on your hilarious book, The Summer of ’82. Dave: Sure. Elizabeth: It’s a real feel-good book, and you cover some intense themes. Discipline. Masculinity. Sexuality. Mateship. Stalking. Dave: Stalking – that’s right. I followed a girl in Mildura. Back then it wasn’t known as “stalking”; it was known as “unrequited love”. Sexuality – there’s not much sexuality going on in there, I can tell you that. There’s a lack of activity in that department, that’s for sure. Elizabeth: You were talking about how you were giving advice to 17-year-old virgins. Dave: That’s right. A little girl at school would ask me for romance advice. I was like, that’s not who you go to for romance advice. You see, I was a nice guy, so the girls talked to me. Elizabeth: We like nice guys. So getting back to this book: What inspired you to write it, and what’s your favourite memory from summer? Dave: I always wanted to write a memoir from the 80s, and I wrote a few chapters and put it aside. I saw that TV show This is England on SBS, about the young guys growing up in the Housing Commission area, and I thought I’ve got to write something like that, because that’s in my era. But their show ended with incest and murder, whereas that never happened to me, so I thought why not write a more positive recollection of that time. So I wrote a few chapters and put it aside. And then my son started high school, and so you go to the local high school and it brought back all these memories from when I was in high school. Elizabeth: At Mitcham High? Dave: I went to Mitcham High, yeah. Back then we had a choice of the tech or the high school, and if you were Catholic, you went to Catholic school. We weren’t Catholic. So now, and I’m talking about the government schools, not the private schools – you can choose from 3 or 4 around here, so you go to this school or that school, and they’re all the same basically. They haven’t changed much since 1982. They look the same. You’ve got the oval, the canteen, big classrooms, kids sitting around, so they haven’t changed at all, so I thought I should write that book again. It brought back all those memories, and so my son started school, and that’s why I did it. That’s why. Elizabeth: Now we know. Dave: It’s just something to do. As comedians, we’ve got to have something to do, apart from studio gigs. Elizabeth: That’s good. So talking a bit about your children, you mentioned your parents Kev and Joyce – “Joyce the Voice”. Dave: Yep, “Joyce the Voice”. Elizabeth: And what I’m wondering now is, are you parenting your children differently from how you were parented then? Dave: Definitely, definitely. We got hit for a start. Elizabeth: What with? Dave: A belt. So Kev would get very angry – it’s in the book – he would get very angry, come running in in a singlet, trying to hide his nether regions, swinging a belt above his head, and whack us in the ... Elizabeth: My dad had a strap up on the fridge. I think we had a very similar upbringing. Dave: I don’t hit my children, but obviously parenting your kids back then was a bit easier, because you’d just say “I’ll hit you”, and that was a full stop to the conversation, whereas all I can do is yell at them. Elizabeth: How about cracking some jokes – does that work? Dave:  Yeah, crack some jokes, try and alleviate the situation, but my daughter in particular doesn’t like that. Elizabeth: Is that because she’s heard them all before? Dave: Yeah, she’s heard them all before. “It’s not funny Dad!” My mum and dad were pretty involved with us. My dad was a Scout leader and staff, so we spent a fair bit of time with him. He was a good role model, and Joyce was introvertly involved in our lives. But he’s even more involved these days – at school pickup and all that. There’s a lot more dads involved now. Elizabeth: That’s fantastic, so you’ve got that support as well. When we met at your book launch, you told me that you only know comedians. Dave: It’s true. I don’t know any writers really. Elizabeth: Well, you know me. Dave: I know you. And I know Arnold ... who lives around here, who wrote Scheherezade Cafe. He's famous! (Ed: Cafe Scheherazade by Arnold Zable) Elizabeth: Maybe you can introduce me to Arnold. Is that like Arnold on Happy Days? Dave: (Laughs) He’s had a book out called Fido – the Box of the Fido. Elizabeth: I can’t believe I made Dave O’Neil laugh. Dave:  So I see him on the street here, in Fairfield, and I talk to him about writing and stuff. Elizabeth: That brings me to something about fame. You’re a very famous star. Dave: Not that famous. Elizabeth: Well, we think you are. So, what we want to know is, do you like being recognized when you’re out and about, or does fame have a downside? Dave: No, my level of fame is pretty small, so people like Dave Hughes or Glenn Robbins, or Carl Barron for instance – they can get hassled all the time. Elizabeth: Well, in my network, I have a number of people who would love to meet you. Dave: Really? Well, tell ’em I’m around. Elizabeth: And they’re going to be really disappointed that here we are, at the Grandview in Fairfield – it’s a stunning place, gorgeous building, lovely people. Dave: They’re nice people here. Elizabeth: Michael? Dave:  Michael and Noah, yep. Elizabeth: Jenny? Dave: Michael, Noah and Jenny – they’re all the higher level management here. Elizabeth: They are, and they made me feel very, very welcome. Made me a coffee. Smiled and when I offered to pay, wouldn’t take my money. It’s fantastic! Dave: Ah that’s good. I didn’t tell them – you tell someone and they pass it on. It’s all on my tab, probably. My level of fame is not that high. Occasionally when you go interstate – the more you go interstate like Queensland – people get excited about you, but certainly around Fairfield Road, no one cares about you. Elizabeth: Well, they could have chimed some…”Captain Cocoa”… Dave:  What, with the band? That’s right. Well when the band broke up, someone did say, “How is Dave O’Neil going to be famous now?” Ambition for fame… Elizabeth: Let’s stop right there. Was it to meet girls? Dave: Probably. Definitely not music. We went and saw bands, and just thought: Why can’t we be in a band? And the guy at high school was … famous 80s band … “hands up in the air”…I didn’t see it. And so we thought, that’s the way to meet girls, get up on stage. Elizabeth: Did it work? Dave: Well, I met Sonia, who…but anyway, definitely does work. Being in a band definitely does give you the attention you want as a teenager. We used to play at Catholic girls’ schools …dances …You didn’t have to be good; we weren’t good musicians. Elizabeth: I want to talk about Sonia. You did invest a lot of time and you write about that in your great book. Then you say you end up having a better relationship with her younger brother. Dave:  Well, that’s right. What happened was that I hitchhiked to Mildura to see her on New Year’s Eve to surprise her. And she was surprised, particularly her dad. And they gave me a lift to the caravan park where I stayed for New Year’s Eve. And the younger brother – I can’t remember his name – he was a great kid, and so we got on really well. He’s probably a year, two years younger than me. Was it Shane – Shane? So we ended up hanging out together. Elizabeth: Was it Malcolm? Dave:  Malcolm, that’s right. And we got on really well, whereas Sonia and me didn’t get on well. Elizabeth: Well, that might have something to do with the boyfriend too. Dave: She had a boyfriend who I also got on well with. Probably married, those guys. So, yeah, good times. Elizabeth: So getting back to that, I just want to know, for all those young men who think they’ll never get a date, much less have a child: you’ve had three, haven’t you? Dave: Yes. Elizabeth: What dating advice can you offer? Dave:  Dating advice? That’s a good one. It’s been so long since I’ve gone on a date…not since the 80s. Surprise question – dating advice. Ask someone out – you know a good thing is to ask someone out for a drink or for something during the day. That’s what I read on some dating websites. Ask someone out during the day where there’s no pressure. At night I think there’s a fair bit of pressure. I reckon ask them out for a drink during the day or late afternoon. Elizabeth: What about a play date? Dave: Well, if you’re parents, definitely. Elizabeth: That seems to work well. Dave: Yeah, I think in our age group - I Dave’t know how old you are, but I’m middle-aged – there’s definitely a bit of that going on with divorce and separated parents. And fair enough. Elizabeth: And there’s a really good place to go in St Kilda called St Kilda Adventure Playground. Dave: Oh, I’ve never been there! Elizabeth: It’s great. Dave: That’s great. Elizabeth: And there’s a fellow who runs it – he’s a youth worker but he’s also a musician. Adrian Thomas. Check him out – he’s fantastic. So what do you like to do in your spare time? Dave: I like to watch TV. Elizabeth: Yourself perhaps? Dave: Not myself. I don’t like watching myself. I did a spot on one of those comedy galas this year. I hadn’t seen it; I watched it, I thought it was pretty good. I’m pretty happy … I was judge of myself. Elizabeth: Of course it’s good. Dave: What happened is…so I spend a lot of time with 3 children. Once I get them to bed at night, or if I’m home during the day, I do like to watch a bit of TV. And I watch a mixture of – I watch a few movies but more serious these days. There’s a mixture of comedies and drama. I do like a good drama, you know like Vikings or something like that. Elizabeth: I’m a fan of Doc Martin myself because I’m a nurse. Dave: Oh ya Doc Martin. Is he Aspergers? Yeah, must be Aspergers. I’ve been watching … the comedy show … it’s quite funny … so I watch that, get some laughs out of that. What else have I been taping…oh yeah…West World on Foxtel. Elizabeth: Oh yes. More fun to watch yourself, you know. Dave: Watch yourself? Yeah, no thanks. Elizabeth: What I’d love you to do is share an excerpt from your great book. Dave: Sure. Do you want me to read it to you or tell you it? Elizabeth: Whatever works for you. Dave: I’ll tell you a story. This is the story of The Bomb, the laying of The Bomb. Basically, what happened was we finished school and we went home. No, we went and registered for the dole, and then we went home. Elizabeth: As we all did. Dave: And my kids said to me, “How did you know how to make bombs before the internet?” Well, we didn’t need the internet. We had this chap called Brian every night, 6 o’clock. He used to tell us everything we needed to know on the Channel 9 news every night. Elizabeth: Can you sing the song? Dave: (Sings) “Brian told me, Brian told me, Brian told me so I know everything I need to know, cos Brian told me so.” Elizabeth: Great tone. Dave: Great tone, yeah, I wasn’t just a comedian; I was a singer. So you can imagine these four teenage boys and Mum and Dad, and we couldn’t see the TV – Dad was the only one who could see the TV – we could hear it. He positioned himself in the chair that sits there. So we could hear it. We heard this Brian guy say: “Two boys were arrested today in suburban Adelaide for making homemade bombs.” We were like, oh my God, you could hear a pin drop in the house. Then he told us how to make it, by using chlorine and brake fuel. We were looking at each other, like, we’ve got chlorine – we’ve got a pool – and we’ve got brake fluid; Dad’s a Trades teacher. “So can we please be excused from the table, Dad?” Within 10 minutes we were making bombs. So the next day we got my mates together and we made – we decided to up the ante and make some really big bombs. And we made this great bomb, but we didn’t want to throw it; we were gutless like any terrorist organization, so we recruited younger, stupider people like Phil, who lived in the house backing here on the paddock. He stuck his head over and said, “What are yous guys doing?” So we got him to throw the bomb, and he threw it. And it bounced – boom, boom – and it sat there, and then it went BANG! Real loud explosion, the biggest one we’d made. It showered us with dirt, and we were all laughing, and the neighbours came out. An old lady said, “It shook the foundations of my chook shed!” And we’re like “It works!” And then the cops turned up. We heard it. The car screeched up, the doors go, a cop pulls out, and we recognized him – he went to our high school, he was one of my Dad’s Scouts from his Scout trips – obviously he was in his twenties now. Darren, his name was. And he gets out, and it was the easiest case he’d ever solved. He looked at the bomb, then he looked at our house, and he was like “Oh yeah, case solved.” And then Dad had rocked up. Dad thought Darren had just dropped in to see his former Scout leader, and Dad goes up to him and goes, “G’day Darren, how are you?” And Darren goes, “Ah, this is no social visit Kevin. Do you recognize these containers?” “Yeah, they are my sons’, sitting in the garage.” And we were like, “Oh no…” So we went to the police station. And the bomb expert from India was on the site, and he couldn’t work out what was in the bombs. And he said, “What’s in the bombs?” “Chlorine and brake fluid.” And he’s like “How’d you know how to do that?” And we went, “Brian told me.” “RIGHT, WHO’S BRIAN?!” So we sang: “Brian told me, Brian told me, Brian told me so”. I love that story. Elizabeth: Such a great tune, isn’t it. Dave: Yeah, it’s a great tune, and they used it in Sydney too, you know. Brian Henderson. Value for money. That’s in the book – lots of detail about the 70s and 80s in The Summer of ’82. Elizabeth: See, that crime history continued because being from a family of four boys … your brother Mark captured my attention. Dave:  Yeah Mark’s quite a character in the book. That’s what my mum said the other day: “You were the worst, and now you’re the best.” He’s very good with Mum and Dad. Elizabeth:  He was a slow starter. Dave: He was a slow starter, classic middle child out of four boys, and he was very naughty. Got in trouble a lot with the police and he got kicked out of school for setting fire to the chemistry lab. He was meant to be getting changed for Oklahoma I think it was, and he set fire to the lab, and got kicked out. Elizabeth: See, I’d actually like to read this – I know you don’t like to, but I do. Dave:  Go on. Elizabeth: Page 88 – you write: “We’re talking about a kid who’s kicked out of school for setting fire to the chemistry lab while he was meant to be getting changed for his part in the school musical. Hmm, there’s young Mark in the lab where he’s supposed to be putting on his farmer’s overalls to sing in Oklahoma. Wait! The chemicals are too tempting, so it’s time for a quick experiment. Va-voom! Up in flames the lab goes.” See, I have a brother who is an illustrator. His name is Bernie Harris, and he’s going to illustrate my second children’s book which will be out next year. But he’s similar to Mark in that he used to enjoy lighting the Bunsen burners in the chemistry lab. Dave:  Ah yeah, they’ve still got Bunsen burners too. Yeah, Mark was very naughty. Elizabeth: So the difference between our brothers was that he wasn’t caught. Dave:  Yeah, right, Mark was caught. Elizabeth: But you had your own way of managing Mark when your parents were away. Do you call it “MYOB Night” or “M.Y.O.B. Night”? Dave: Oh. Make-Your-Own? Make-Your-Own. Elizabeth: You were very inventive Dave, and strategic in managing your brother. Dave: Yeah, he was put in charge of us when Mum and Dad went on holidays, and at that stage he was an apprentice at Telstra. And so he would invite his mates over for a card night. And I was working in a factory and I had to get up early. And he was like … Elizabeth: You get Endangerment, don’t you? Dave: Yeah, I was working in a factory and you look at the pay packet and we got Heat Allowance and Dust Allowance. It wasn’t a great job but it was certainly a wakeup call. If I’d done the job at the start of Year 12, I probably would have studied more, I think. Should have done that. But Mark … Elizabeth: There was something about connectors and fuses, I think. Dave: Ah yeah. He invited his mates over for cards and they were having this big party, and I pulled the fuse out of the fuse box, threw it out on the lawn, and went back to bed. And the music went (mimics sound of music dying out suddenly)… And he blamed the neighbor of course. So I think when he read the book, he found out it was me. Elizabeth: It was brilliant. So that job, crawling through those … crawling through those tunnels. And the hot dog … Dave: Hot dog shop. Elizabeth: With Cindy. Dave: With Cindy. So I got a job in a hot dog shop: Alecto Hot Dogs on Toorak Road. People from Melbourne may remember. Elizabeth: Sorry I don’t remember. Dave: You don’t remember Alecto Hot Dogs ’92? Yum. So I worked at Alecto Hot Dogs with a girl named Cindy, whom I eventually went out with. She was dressed up like Boy George or Hazie Fantazie and she had all these outrageous outfits. Turned out she was from Mitcham where I lived; I’d just never met her. She was a Catholic and I was Protestant. Different sides of the railway track. So that was very exciting. But I eventually got sacked from the hot dog shop because the owner accused me of stealing the rolls and selling them to an opposition shop, when in fact I was just eating them. Elizabeth: Was there proof of that? Dave: Yeah, I was eating them. But then my twin brother was also working there – I have a twin – and he got a full-time job so I just took his job, the part-time job, and kept turning up as him. Elizabeth: Are you identical? Dave: Yeah. And they’d say “Didn’t I sack you?” And I’d say “No, that’s my brother.” He’d probably be 20 kilos lighter than me now. He lives in Switzerland; he works for Red Cross. He’s the good twin; I’m the bad twin. He’s doing good stuff. Elizabeth: The ability to make people laugh is such a gift, and not everybody can do it. Dave: Not everybody can do it. It takes practice. Eizabeth: So tell me about that. Dave: Making people laugh? When I was at school, I was pretty funny, and when I was at uni and stuff, a few girls said “You should be a stand-up comedian – you’re quite funny.” Now when you’re in your twenties and girls say that, that’s a call actually. Elizabeth: Means something, doesn’t it. Dave: Yeah it’s a call actually. You should do it. And so I always wanted to do it; I didn’t know it was a job. I had no idea, especially in the 70s – comedy wasn’t prevalent, it was fringe. There are a few comedy clubs that have started, but maybe one work function with comedians. We’ve seen comedians on Scout camps; we used to have comedians turn up to do gigs on Scout camps. So it was definitely something I wanted to do; I just didn’t know how to do it. I thought it was something too out of my reach, but turned out anyone could do it, if you wanted. Elizabeth: For those that want to launch their comedic careers, is it really the hard slog of gigs and being heckled? And if so, what’s the best way of dealing with the heckling? Dave: Well I don’t get heckled much anymore, but certainly when you start out, and you’ve got to do a lot of bad gigs – they call them “Open Mic Nights “. Anyone can get up and do it – and if you have an inkling, there’s plenty of them around now, more so than when I started. I would advise people to go and have a look first, and then approach the person running the night and ask to go on the next week and just jump up – write some stuff down and jump up and do it. The hecklers? Best thing to do with hecklers: repeat what they say. So they say: “You’re a fat idiot.” And you say “What did you say, mate? I’m a fat idiot?” Which lets everyone in the room hear what they say. Because a lot of hecklers do it so no one else can hear what they say, especially in a big room. “You’re a blah-blah.” “Oh really, mate.” And so you repeat what they say, and then you think of something really quick to say back. It doesn’t even have to be that funny; it just has to be quick. I can’t think of any Elizabeth: On the front cover of this great book, you are pictured wearing a Devo Energy Dome, Dave. Can you explain the impact it had in your life, and what the proclamation “Are We Not Men?” means? Dave: “We are Devo”. I don’t know what it means – just something they say in one of their songs – album name. Elizabeth:What it means more so on the train? Dave: Oh on the train! We went and saw Devo. They had a 9-day tour; they had a few No. 1 hits in Australia. Elizabeth: What were they? Dave:  “Whip It”. “Girl U Want”. Elizabeth: You’re not going to sing to me. Dave:  No. “Whip It cracked that whip…one sat on the greenhouse tree…” Elizabeth: Did you bring your guitar? Dave: No. I play the bass. Anyway, so we went and watched Devo. It was a great night and we were all dressed up in our best; we were slightly alternative kids. Elizabeth: Does that mean you used to wear makeup? Dave: No, I didn’t wear makeup, but I had makeup on that night because I’d been rehearsing for The Game Show, which is a TV show. They’re really cool people…and so we dressed up in our best trendy gear: nice jeans and lemon vintage jumpers. Elizabeth: Lemon. Dave: Lemon vintage; might have had a pink one if someone was in a brave mood. Then we had these homemade Devo hats, these red flower pots Mum had made. Elizabeth: Joyce made them! Dave:  Joyce made them. Crafty. And so we were on the train. We were on a high, singing these Devo songs. Unfortunately for us, The Angels and Rose Tattoo were playing the Myer Music Bowl that night, and all their fans had gone on to Richmond, so this was a classic case of “last train out”. Elizabeth: For those that weren’t kids in the 80s, tell me about The Angels and Rose Tattoo and Henry Anderson. Dave: Yeah, bald-headed guy, tattoos. They’re basically hard rock; they’re a great band. They have fans who are hardcore bogans, so guys from the outer suburbs in mullets, stretch jeans, moccasins – tough guys. Elizabeth: What sort of suburb are we talking about? Dave:  We’re talking about Moroolbark, Lilydale, Ringwood. I grew up in Mitcham – there are plenty of them in Mitcham, so they would get on the train and they would look at us and be like, “What the … who are these guys?” And so we were like their enemy. And so one of them came over and he didn’t know where to start, so he started at the shoes. “Where did you get your shoes from?” And I’m like “The shoe shop.” And he’s like “No, you got them from the op shop.” Like that was an insult. I wanted to ask “Where did you get your language from? Your nan’s wardrobe?” But I didn’t say that. I was hoping my Energy Dome would transform itself and he would get picked up and thrown out of the window. Elizabeth: But it didn’t work. Dave:  It didn’t work. And he’s like “Do you have makeup on?” And I went “Why would I have makeup on?” I did have makeup on. So I had come from The Game Show rehearsal and I did have foundation and lipstick on, and I had forgotten to take it off. And he goes “I’m going to bash you!” And at that point in the book – when I do it live, it’s different – … came through the carriage. He was the tough guy from high school – he’s now a lawyer – and he came through the carriage, and he was a big Greek guy, and he was a big Devo fan so we got on very well. And he was like “What are you…?” and he pushes this guy aside – “What are you doing to him?” And then these guys “Yeah, nah, nah…” and then we pull up at the station. They pull the door open and he fell out on the wrong side of the track - the tough guy. Classic tough guy move – they pull the door when they’re not meant to, and then jump out. He jumped out on the wrong side of the tracks and fell on the tracks so all his mates laughed: “Yer, Gary!” Elizabeth: Oh, his name was Gary. Dave:  Yeah, Gary, classic name. And then everyone was like “Are we not men?” And then we were like “Yeah, we are Devo!” and we were chanting on the train. Good times. Elizabeth: Well, the whole book’s great, cause I’ve read it cover to cover. Dave:  Oh, good on you. You’re the only one. Elizabeth: No, I’m sure many, many people will be reading it, especially after our podcast goes live. Dave: Cool. Elizabeth: No, truly. What’s your next project, Dave? Dave:  I’ve written a TV show that I’m going to film soon. I’m just doing a pilot though; it’s based on my life as a stand-up and dad, so we’re going to film it soon, in December. Elizabeth: Can you talk about the people involved in it? Dave:  Oh yes of course, it’s based on my life as a comic, so I play myself. Glenn Robbins is in the first episode - he plays himself, because I’m always trying to get him to do charity gigs. He plays himself. Brendan Fevola - he plays himself. Well, it’s all based on an incident where I did a football club gig 15 years ago, where I insulted … I didn’t know Lance Whitnall - Carlton legend – came from that club – that was his original … and his mum was there when I made it. So I’m using Brendan Fevola in this. I’m too scared to ring Lance Whitnall, let’s be honest. So I know Brendan Fevola and I rang him, and he’s like “Yeah, yeah, no worries!” So that’s going to be out next year. I’m also working on a comic novel – I’ve written a chapter of a comic novel. I had no plans to do it at all, but I got this idea, so I started writing it, and I think it’s pretty funny. Elizabeth:  Of course it’s funny – it’s you. What else would it be? Dave:  And again it’s a satire based on the entertainment industry. Elizabeth:  That would be interesting, and funny. Dave:  I’ve got to change everyone’s name. Elizabeth: Are these people going to be recognizable? Dave:  Yes. Elizabeth: Of course they are. (Laughter) Dave:   There’s an amalgamation of people in there – part me, and other people, you know. Elizabeth:  Composite characters. Dave: Composite characters, so you don’t get sued. Elizabeth: So do you have a website or blog where my listeners can find out more about your work? Dave: Yes. Just go to my Facebook page. I update my Facebook page a lot. It’s “Dave O’Neil”. But if you just go to my website – dave-o-neil-dot-com-dot-au - there’s a link to my Facebook page. I don’t update my website that much, but I do update Facebook a lot because it’s so easy. I’ve got a public page, like a fan page. I don’t spend any time on my personal page at all. Elizabeth: So Dave, this is a signature question I ask all my guests because of my book, Chantelle’s Wish: What do you wish for, for the world … Dave:  World peace. Elizabeth:  … and most importantly, for yourself? We’ll start with you. Dave:  For the world? Well, as Rodney King once said, why can’t we all just get along? Elizabeth: Good point. Dave: That’ll be good, if everyone got along. I don’t see wars stopping, but if we just looked after the – I saw this great documentary about astronauts, and this astronaut, when he was up in space, he looked at the earth and he said, “It’s like an oasis, and we’re killing it.” So, interesting from an astronaut, ‘cause they’re like military guys, you know what I mean? So if we could look after the planet, that would be good, but I don’t know what I can do, you know. I do the occasional benefit. Elizabeth: I was going to say you mentioned fundraising; let’s talk about that. Dave: More of my benefits are for schools - local schools and kinders, that’s what I do, just because I’m in that world. Elizabeth:  They must love that, though. That really helps them. Dave:  I do benefits, and I’ll tell you what, if the benefit’s no good, I just get up on stage and I say: ‘I’m here to support the cause. See you later!” Some of the people have benefits in bars, and people are talking and not listening, and I think, “What’s the point?” Elizabeth: Well, I’d like to invite you to help us out. Pat Guest – he’s a children’s author, and he has a son, Noah, who has Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, and we are creating an event where Rosalie Ham, author of The Dressmaker, will be there. Dave:  Oh wow. Elizabeth: She’s got a book out called There Should Be More Dancing. Aric Yegudkin and his wife Masha will be dancing, so he would like to do a bit of … Dave:  Sure. Elizabeth:  And all the donations will go to Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy to help those kids, because unfortunately that is terminal. Dave: Alright. Elizabeth: And I’ve nursed a couple of those children, so it’s … Dave: Full on. Elizabeth: It is full on. Dave: Yeah, I can help with that. Elizabeth: Thank you. So thank you Dave O’Neil. Dave:  Thank you for having me. Elizabeth:  It’s been an absolute delight. Dave O’Neil, thank you very much for guesting on Writers’ Tête-à-Tête with Elizabeth Harris. Dave:  Thank you. [END OF TRANSCRIPT]

Lucie Skeaping presents the first of two programmes this weekend, looking at the "Golden Age" of Polish music. The programme includes sacred works and lute miniatures by composers including Bartłomej Pękiel, Franciszek Lilius, Mikołaj Zieleński & Wojciech Długoraj as well as music by some of the Italian masters brought to Poland in the 17th Century by King Sigismund Augustus II. In tomorrow's programme, there are highlights from a concert given at the 2011 Lufthansa Festival by Retrospect and Matthew Halls, with contributions from Polish expert Adrian Thomas.