Podcasts about Butlin

Some investors push back on BP's plans to water down green targets. Will Bain has more.Elsewhere, businesses try to navigate the twists and turns of a trade war. We also hear from the boss of seaside resort chain Butlin's.

Episode 53 (06/01/25) On this episode - Greg apologises for interrupting the podcast to point out Barry's mispronunciations, Gino Di Campo's alleged behaviour, men sitting in chairs with their legs crossed, Greg reads out some messages from a girl that he's very unlikely to go on a date with and then attempts to play some Beethoven on the keyboard, people that care too much about football, Barry talks about having multiple “false awakening” dreams, a man who died from not being able to sleep, trying to guess what happened in the new Martin Clunes drama ‘Out There', Billy Butlin, Barry goes to Lidl for the first time, the new Bridget Jones movie and Greg's attempt to recreate the trailer, a new local drama college that's opening, a man who was ghosted by his best friend, an alternative ending to ‘The Shawshank Redemption', Madonna doing stand up, Greg attempts to play With or Without You by U2 on the keyboard whilst singing along with Barry, a dead celebrity seance, our weekly improvised soap opera ‘Aylesbury Market', recommendations, Future Greg and a whole lot more! 

Down With Boring brings the seaside shenanigans of Rockaway Beach to your ears, as our intrepid hosts Jake and Jamie deliver a festival special recorded live from the glamorous Butlin's Bognor Regis that proves January doesn't have to be all dry veganuary pledges and forgotten gym memberships. Special guests include Isle of Wight's newest noise-makers The Pill, who've been turning heads since first appearing with a bang last year. The punk duo's singles ‘Bale of Hay' and ‘Scaffolding Man' have been building ‘quite the foundation' for future chaos – and yes, we're quite proud of that pun, thanks for asking. With a stint on the Dork Hype List Tour 2025 to come very-soon-indeed, they're our kind of band. They're joined by Brighton's own, Dork faves Lime Garden, whose debut album ‘One More Thing' landed last February to understandable acclaim – unexpected, brilliant, and impossible to ignore.

As the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness draws in, we poke the embers of this week's rock and roll bonfire and rake out the following chestnuts … … Maggie Smith on ‘70s chat shows. … when Radiohead meets Shakespeare. … the strange, circuitous and downright disgraceful launch of Francis Ford Coppola's majestically bonkers Megalopolis. … Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter: the slow ascent of two ‘overnight sensations'. … is it big events anymore or just a low-level hum of distraction? … Bryan Ferry as an interpreter: why we love his clubby renditions of Dylan, Amy, Frank, Elvis, Broadway ballads and old sea shanties. … Movies In Waiting no 97: Butlin's, skiffle, Hamburg and Ian Hunter's 26-year clamber to the top. ... can any film still have instant world impact? … the unsettling structure of the Graham Norton show. … Simon Raymonde's dad's oceanic jazz adventure, 1949. … plus birthday guest Matthew North sees Wayne Rooney doing Ring Of Fire at a Plymouth open mic night.Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness draws in, we poke the embers of this week's rock and roll bonfire and rake out the following chestnuts … … Maggie Smith on ‘70s chat shows. … when Radiohead meets Shakespeare. … the strange, circuitous and downright disgraceful launch of Francis Ford Coppola's majestically bonkers Megalopolis. … Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter: the slow ascent of two ‘overnight sensations'. … is it big events anymore or just a low-level hum of distraction? … Bryan Ferry as an interpreter: why we love his clubby renditions of Dylan, Amy, Frank, Elvis, Broadway ballads and old sea shanties. … Movies In Waiting no 97: Butlin's, skiffle, Hamburg and Ian Hunter's 26-year clamber to the top. ... can any film still have instant world impact? … the unsettling structure of the Graham Norton show. … Simon Raymonde's dad's oceanic jazz adventure, 1949. … plus birthday guest Matthew North sees Wayne Rooney doing Ring Of Fire at a Plymouth open mic night.Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness draws in, we poke the embers of this week's rock and roll bonfire and rake out the following chestnuts … … Maggie Smith on ‘70s chat shows. … when Radiohead meets Shakespeare. … the strange, circuitous and downright disgraceful launch of Francis Ford Coppola's majestically bonkers Megalopolis. … Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter: the slow ascent of two ‘overnight sensations'. … is it big events anymore or just a low-level hum of distraction? … Bryan Ferry as an interpreter: why we love his clubby renditions of Dylan, Amy, Frank, Elvis, Broadway ballads and old sea shanties. … Movies In Waiting no 97: Butlin's, skiffle, Hamburg and Ian Hunter's 26-year clamber to the top. ... can any film still have instant world impact? … the unsettling structure of the Graham Norton show. … Simon Raymonde's dad's oceanic jazz adventure, 1949. … plus birthday guest Matthew North sees Wayne Rooney doing Ring Of Fire at a Plymouth open mic night.Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nihal Arthanayake presents Loose Ends from the third annual Morecambe Poetry Festival. He's joined by Henry Normal. Henry is a writer, poet, TV and film producer who has been involved with many of our most loved comedies, such as The Mrs Merton Show, The Royal Family, Gavin and Stacey and Alan Partridge. He's a prolific poet, and his latest collection is 'A Moonless Night'. He also presents the occasional 'A Normal...; series for Radio 4 combining stand-up, poetry and stories about his life and family. Henry explains how, prematurely old at 23 he turned his back on a traditional career path and entered the worlrd of comedy and performance. Donna Ashworth's lockdown poetry went viral in 2020 and her popularity has been credited with 2023 being the best year for poetry sales in Britain since records began. Her new collection is 'Growing Brave'. She tells us about her days as a Butlin's red coat, celebrating overlooked kinds of bravery, and her dogs Dave and Brian. Mike Harding is a stand-up comic, musician and poet. He's been performing since the 1970's, and has released over a hundred books and recordings. He presented the Folk show on Radio 2 for 15 years. He's performing alongside Henry Normal at the Morecambe Poetry Festival. His latest poetry collection is 'The Lonely Zoroastrian', and he also tells us about the luck involved in his hit single, 'The Rochdale Cowboy'. Lisa Goodwin-Allen is Morecambe born and bred. She's the executive chef at the nearby Northcote and appears frequently on TV including on The Great British Menu and James Martin's Saturday Kitchen. Lisa's ingredients for success in the kitchen include imagination, being an adreneline junkie and a passion for seasonal and local produce. And we have music from the Lancaster based musical duo The Lovely Eggs, from their seventh album. 'Eggsistentialism'. The album is personal, inspired by their lives, particulary their struggle to save the Lancaster Music Co-op.The Lovely Eggs are Holly Ross and David Blackwell and the show is dedicated to David's mum, Anne Blackwell, who died shortly before this programme was broadcast. A former acress and headteacher, Anne was a was known Morecambe character. A keen member of Morecambe Speaker's Club, she lived and breathed theatre and performing and was much loved within the community. Presenter: Nihal Arthanayake Producer: Jessica Treen

This week David and Jack present The Showman, the Diver, and the Padre from Benjamin Peel and Breakwater Theatre Company. The Showman, the Diver and the Padre was part of a series of Yesteryear Plays written by Benjamin Peel and produced for the 2020 SOfa Fest by Breakwater Theatre. They explored various historical events that took place in the seaside resort of Skegness, Lincolnshire in the UK. They can all be heard here: https://www.sofestival.org/main-programme-presenting-the-past/ “I hope that the Skegness crowds will be rather more receptive to me than the somewhat vulgar Blackpool ones.” It is March 1936 and Billy Butlin is frantically trying to get his first-holiday camp in Skegness ready and open on time. For reasons of their own, both Leslie Gadsby, a dare-devil high diver and Harold Davidson, the defrocked ex-Vicar of Stiffkey have turned up hoping to be taken on as acts. This audio drama imagines a fictional encounter between the three men. Cast Billy Butlin – Stacey Gough Harold Davidson – Edward Peel Lesley Gadsby – Dan Blacow Little Jimmy/Bunco Kid – John Hewer Writer – Benjamin Peel Produced by Sara Beasley and Jack Pudsey Sound Producer – Jack Pudsey Director – Sara Beasley. Butlin's Chalet Image Photograph By Mr M Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week David and Jack present The Showman, the Diver, and the Padre from Benjamin Peel and Breakwater Theatre Company. The Showman, the Diver and the Padre was part of a series of Yesteryear Plays written by Benjamin Peel and produced for the 2020 SOfa Fest by Breakwater Theatre. They explored various historical events that took place in the seaside resort of Skegness, Lincolnshire in the UK. They can all be heard here: https://www.sofestival.org/main-programme-presenting-the-past/ “I hope that the Skegness crowds will be rather more receptive to me than the somewhat vulgar Blackpool ones.” It is March 1936 and Billy Butlin is frantically trying to get his first-holiday camp in Skegness ready and open on time. For reasons of their own, both Leslie Gadsby, a dare-devil high diver and Harold Davidson, the defrocked ex-Vicar of Stiffkey have turned up hoping to be taken on as acts. This audio drama imagines a fictional encounter between the three men. Cast Billy Butlin – Stacey Gough Harold Davidson – Edward Peel Lesley Gadsby – Dan Blacow Little Jimmy/Bunco Kid – John Hewer Writer – Benjamin Peel Produced by Sara Beasley and Jack Pudsey Sound Producer – Jack Pudsey Director – Sara Beasley. Butlin's Chalet Image Photograph By Mr M Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Jen and Mares take a moment to reflect on their journey as podcasters, and take a look back at episodes in their catalogue that both examine and celebrate London over time during the hottest months of the year. For both new listeners and veterans of the community alike, there's something for everyone this summer in the city. We will highlight:virtual walking tours of past episodes, featuring the East end as sung in “Oranges & Lemons” and a “choose your own adventure” style romp through time and place in Londonthe challenges of summers past, particularly during the plague and blight of the summer of 1858joy expressed through summertime pomp and celebration, with a focus on jubilees of the past as well as the legacy of Pride in the citythe vibrancy, innovation, and wonder of the Swinging London summers of the 1960sholiday journeys outside the city, from medieval pilgrimages to Butlin's Holiday CampsThis episode has it all: bougie soirées, fish mongers, epidemics, sewer systems, Victorian plant manias, Mary Quant, Mr Teezy Weezy, Gay's the Word bookstore, Billy Butlin and more! These are just some of the people and places that have triggered our curiosity and given us hope as we've explored their place and relevance within London history. We couldn't be happier or more humbled  that YOU, the YLT community, have joined us on this ride for the last three years. Cheers to you, and cheers to summer!For your convenience, links to each episode discussed and its show notes are pulled together in our SHOW NOTES.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Digital Minds: Importance and Key Research Questions, published by Andreas Mogensen on July 3, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. by Andreas Mogensen, Bradford Saad, and Patrick Butlin 1. Introduction This post summarizes why we think that digital minds might be very important for how well the future goes, as well as some of the key research topics we think it might be especially valuable to work on as a result. We begin by summarizing the case for thinking that digital minds could be important. This is largely a synthesis of points that have already been raised elsewhere, so readers who are already familiar with the topic might want to skip ahead to section 3, where we outline what we see as some of the highest-priority open research questions. 2. Importance Let's define a digital mind as a conscious individual whose psychological states are due to the activity of an inorganic computational substrate as opposed to a squishy brain made up of neurons, glia, and the like.[1] By 'conscious', we mean 'phenomenally conscious.' An individual is phenomenally conscious if and only if there is something it is like to be that individual - something it feels like to inhabit their skin, exoskeleton, chassis, or what-have-you. In the sense intended here, there is something it is like to be having the kind of visual or auditory experience you're probably having now, to feel a pain in your foot, or to be dreaming, but there is nothing it is like to be in dreamless sleep. Digital minds obviously have an air of science fiction about them. If certain theories of consciousness are true (e.g., Block 2009; Godfrey-Smith 2016), digital minds are impossible. However, other theories suggest that they are possible (e.g. Tye 1995, Chalmers 1996), and many others are silent on the matter. While the authors of this post disagree about the plausibility of these various theories, we agree that the philosophical position is too uncertain to warrant setting aside the possibility of digital minds.[2] Even granting that digital minds are possible in principle, it's unlikely that current systems are conscious. A recent expert report co-authored by philosophers, neuroscientists, and AI researchers (including one of the authors of this post) concludes that the current evidence "does not suggest that any existing AI system is a strong candidate for consciousness." (Butlin et al. 2023: 6) Still, some residual uncertainty seems to be warranted - and obviously completely consistent with denying that any current system is a "strong candidate". Chalmers (2023) suggests it may be reasonable to give a probability in the ballpark of 5-10% to the hypothesis that current large language models could be conscious. Moreover, the current rate of progress in artificial intelligence gives us good reason to take seriously the possibility that digital minds will arrive soon. Systems appearing in the next decade might add a range of markers of consciousness, and Chalmers suggests the probability that we'll have digital minds within this time-frame might rise to at least 25%.[3] Similarly, Butlin et al. (2023) conclude that if we grant the assumption that consciousness can be realized by implementing the right computations, then "conscious AI systems could realistically be built in the near term."[4] It's possible that digital minds might arrive but exist as mere curiosities. Perhaps the kind of architectures that give rise to phenomenal consciousness will have little or no commercial value. We think it's reasonable to be highly uncertain on this point (see Butlin et al. 2023: §4.2 for discussion). Still, it's worth noting that some influential AI researchers have been pursuing projects that aim to increase AI capabilities by building systems that exhibit markers of consciousness, like a global workspace (Goyal and Bengi...

It was Liverpool crown court that saw 58 year old Philip Baron plead guilty to importing cocaine and cannabis and money laundering. Police said the smuggling operation he led was among the 10 biggest ever uncovered in the UK with 89 arrests and 30 people sentenced for various offences. Today we look at how the gang were successful - and how they were caught.  Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Buy tickets for my live show on 2 June in South Shields https://www.customshouse.co.uk/theatre/murder-aint-easy/ Buy tickets for my live show on 3 June in Birmingham https://www.glee.co.uk/performer/murder-aint-easy-an-evening-of-true-crime/ Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Join me in Sheffield on 7 September https://armchairdetectiveswanted.com/events Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2011/12/02/accountant-jailed-laundering-drugs-money/ https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/barons-life-of-luxury-the-english-gent-who-ran-drug-empire-from-here/29158703.html https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/14254875.bolton-millionaire-drug-dealer-fails-to-overturn-conviction-with-entrapment-claim/ https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2016-05-19/drugs-lord-who-made-millions-ordered-to-pay-back-112-000 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2344612/Drug-gang-kingpin-Philip-Baron-nicknamed-Butlin-comparing-Spanish-prison-holiday-camp.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21924454 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-21897186 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-22989211 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/philip-baron-kingpin-behind-britains-1972828 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1349109/Millionaire-drug-baron-Paul-Yearsley-arrested-magazine-mansion-photoshoot.html https://www.macclesfield-live.co.uk/news/local-news/jailed-money-laundering-accountant-wilmslow-2529279

Triforce! Episode 284! We're celebrating 8 years of Triforce, looking at classic UK holiday destinations, playing a game of Churchill or (MONETIZATION WARNING) and eating a nice plate of Paella/Palella/Plollerolla! Go to http://expressvpn.com/triforce today and get an extra 3 months free on a 1-year package! Support your favourite podcast on Patreon: https://bit.ly/2SMnzk6 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rerun: The first holiday camp in Britain, Butlin's Skegness, opened to the public on 11th April, 1936 - although one member of the public, a certain Freda Monk from Nottingham, was so keen to attend that she arrived a day early. It cost 35 shillings per week to attend.  South Africa-born Billy Butlin had created the camp after holidaying in Barry Island and feeling “sorry for the families with young children as they trudged along wet and bedgraggled, and forlornly filled time in amusement arcades until they could return back to the boarding houses.” In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly review the entertainments on offer, from rambunctious Redcoats to boxing kangaroos; explain how The Beatles owe a debt to Butlin's Skegness; and reveal the sad fate of the park's famous monorail…  Further Reading: • ‘'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight' - Glorious Pictures of the Skegness Butlin's' (Flashbak, 2019): https://flashbak.com/our-true-intent-is-all-for-your-delight-butlins-at-skegness-17646 • ‘The mystery of how an old Butlin's monorail train ended up in this Lincolnshire field' (Lincolnshire Live, 2021): https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/mystery-how-old-butlins-monorail-5059270 • ‘Best of Butlin's' (British Pathé): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGZoqkZUFtA ‘Why am I hearing a rerun?' Every Thursday is 'Throwback Thursday' on Today in History with the Retrospectors: running one repeat per week means we can keep up the quality of our independent podcast. Daily shows like this require a lot of work! But as ever we'll have something new for you tomorrow, so follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors Love the show? Join 

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: How to Resist the Fading Qualia Argument (Andreas Mogensen), published by Global Priorities Institute on March 26, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This paper was published as a GPI working paper in March 2024. Abstract The Fading Qualia Argument is perhaps the strongest argument supporting the view that in order for a system to be conscious, it does not need to be made of anything in particular, so long as its internal parts have the right causal relations to each other and to the system's inputs and outputs. I show how the argument can be resisted given two key assumptions: that consciousness is associated with vagueness at its boundaries and that conscious neural activity has a particular kind of holistic structure. I take this to show that what is arguably our strongest argument supporting the view that consciousness is substrate independent has important weaknesses, as a result of which we should decrease our confidence that consciousness can be realized in systems whose physical composition is very different from our own. Introduction Many believe that in order for a system to be conscious, it does not need to be made of anything in particular, so long as its internal parts have the right causal relations to each other and to the system's inputs and outputs. As a result, many also believe that the right software could in principle allow there to be something it is like to inhabit a digital computer, controlled by an integrated circuit etched in silicon. A recent expert report concludes that if consciousness requires only the right causal relations among a system's inputs, internal states, and outputs, then "conscious AI systems could realistically be built in the near term." (Butlin et al. 2023: 6) If that were to happen, it could be of enormous moral importance, since digital minds could have superhuman capacities for well-being and ill-being (Shulman and Bostrom 2021). But is it really plausible that any system with the right functional organization will be conscious - even if it is made of beer-cans and string (Searle 1980) or consists of a large assembly of people with walky-talkies (Block 1978)? My goal in this paper is to raise doubts about what I take to be our strongest argument supporting the view that consciousness is substrate independent in something like this sense.[1] The argument I have in mind is Chalmers' Fading Qualia Argument (Chalmers 1996: 253-263). I show how it is possible to resist the argument by appeal to two key assumptions: that consciousness is associated with vagueness at its boundaries and that conscious neural activity has a particular kind of holistic structure. Since these assumptions are controversial, I claim only to have exposed important weaknesses in the Fading Qualia Argument. I'll begin in section 2 by explaining what the Fading Qualia Argument is supposed to show and the broader dialectical context it inhabits. In section 3, I give a detailed presentation of the argument. In section 4, I show how the argument can be answered given the right assumptions about vagueness and the structure of conscious neural activity. At this point, I rely on the assumption that vagueness gives rise to truth-value gaps. In section 5, I explain how the argument can be answered even if we reject that assumption. In section 6, I say more about the particular assumption about the holistic structure of conscious neural activity needed to resist the Fading Qualia Argument in the way I outline. I take the need to rely on this assumption to be the greatest weakness of the proposed response. Read the rest of the paper ^ See the third paragraph in section 2 for discussion of two ways in which the conclusion supported by this argument is weaker than some may expect a principle of substrate independence to be. Thanks for listening. To help us out...

The Unlikely Kleptomaniac. Or, The Thief In The Night. In this episode, I bang on about The Sompting Treacle Mines, air raid shelters, Maria from Brazil, Butlin's and loads more stuff. Please, join me this Sunday for a good old rabbit about times gone by.

Roy Hudd, OBE was a comedian, actor, presenter, radio host, author and authority on the history of music hall entertainment. Roy was a Butlin's Clacton Redcoat but made his name on Radio in many guises including Workers' Playtime, BBC Radio 2's satirical series The News Huddlines which ran from 1975 to 2001.Roy Hudd broke into television in the mid-1960s in sketch series such as The Illustrated Weekly Hudd and The Roy Hudd Show. More TV followed with Lipstick on Your Collar, Common As Muck, a drama about a group of refuse collectors, alongside Edward Woodward, One Foot in the Grave. He appeared as the undertaker Archie Shuttleworth in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He also starred in dramas The Quest, New Tricks, Casualty, The Last Detective, Missing, Ashes to Ashes, Just William, Call the Midwife, Midsomer Murders, Law & Order: UK and Holby City. Benidorm and Broadchurch. Stage appearances include many pantomime and variety performances. Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! Bud Flanagan in Underneath the Arches, Hard Times, The Wizard of Oz, Goodnight Mister Tom, A Woman of No Importance.This episode features Debbie Hudd plus more who adored Roy Hudd OBE.

In this episode Sven and John discuss the moral status of machines, particularly humanoid robots. Could machines ever be more than mere things? Some people see this debate as a distraction from the important ethical questions pertaining to technology; others take it more seriously. Sven and John share their thoughts on this topic and give some guidance as to how to think about the nature of moral status and its significance. You can download the episode here or listen below. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon and a range of other podcasting services. Recommended Reading David Gunkel, Person, Thing, Robot Butlin, Long et al 'Consciousness in AI: Insights from the Science of Consciousness' Summary of the above paper from Daily Nous. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Subscribe to the newsletter

Many of you will have listened to Brian Welsh speak, but never like this.Brian's story is so fascinating, we didn't talk about Student Accommodation hardly at all (Ok maybe a bit)We talked about a wide range of topics including:· Brian was so unhappy at University, he had forge a new path, despite what others thought· How a lucky encounter hitchhiking his way through Europe led to the world opening up for him· His time as Redcoat at Butlin's gave him transferable skills and confidence he still uses to this day· His chance meeting with John Kenny, which began a journey through Liberty living, The Student Housing Company & Nido.· His attitude towards Brexit.· What he's doing now, and what he is about to do nextP.S. Please HIT THAT FOLLOW BUTTON, it really helps, and have a listen on the links below.As always, I asked Brian to recommend future guests for me to speak to on the podcast, he recommended John Kenny, Kevin redman (round 2 Kev?) and Chris Holloway, we look forward to recording episodes with you all soon. Apple - https://apple.co/3Pps3rzSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4R2ltPkgTBtPaIKdLP5pT8

Chris ventures out of the studio this week to chat with DJ & producer Lizzie Curious at the glamourous location of Butlin's Minehead! The pair of them are there to DJ at Fatboy Slim's All Back To Minehead weekend and between shows they sit down for a chat (after Lizzie narrowly avoided being attacked by a rogue Somerset seagull). She reveals to Chris some of the mad experiences that have happened whilst she's been behind the decks, from nearly being crushed by a giant buddha to losing her wedding ring mid-set! Lizzie has a track out now that has been topping the online charts and you can find her on all the socials - just search for Lizzie Curious!

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with previous guest, novelist and poet Ron Butlin, to talk about his latest book 'So Many Lives and All of Them Are Yours' the surprise sequel (& prequel) to 1987's 'The Sound of My Voice' - a surprise not least to Ron himself. The latter is one of Ali's favourite novels so it was genuinely exciting to be able to discuss the new book and learn more about the central character of Morris Magellan. Ron talks about how the book came to be, his wife's (the writer Regi Claire) important role, reacquainting himself with Morris, the joy in creating new characters in familiar places, the themes he wanted to explore, writing about the unreal - or even surreal - time of Lockdown, the unintended parallels between the two books, using different narrative voices, and so much more. The two also discuss the way Ron approaches writing, the differences, and similarities, between his poetry and prose, the importance of music in his life, and his desire to write more comedy - especially in these dark times. Ron is such wonderful company, and it's always a pleasure to have him on the SWH! podcast. We think you'll enjoy listening as much as we did recording it. Thanks must go to Birlinn for allowing us to record the podcast at their headquarters. For further details, and all the ways to listen, go to https://www.scotswhayhae.com

As the annual kid's 6-week holiday swings into gear in the UK, we thought this week we'd look at Holidays and Recreation through the ages. This episode's major talking points: have we discovered the cleverest pig in history? Elis brings us a completely legitimate reason for a neighbour to turn up to your house with a dead horses head on a stick. And lastly, the gravestone of Butlin's creator Billy Butlin is described. (In short, holidays in Ancient Rome, the Mari Lwyd, fairgrounds and package holidays; it's all here). This first series will contain 12 episodes that we'll be releasing weekly; you can look forward to topics such as humour, marriage, sport, a life at sea, parenting, partying, pets, and lots more. And thank you so much for your support for the podcast since our launch last week. If you like it, why not drop us a review in Latin? We'll read out our favourites next week. If you'd like to get in touch with the show (perhaps to tell us when was the worst period in history or if we've INEVITABLY got something wrong) you can email us at: hello@ohwhatatime.com We're also on Twitter and Instagram @ohwhatatimepod And thank you to Dr Daryl Leeworthy for his help with this week's research. And thank you for the artwork by Dan Evans (idrawforfood.co.uk). And thank you for listening!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you ready for a break? Do you just need to get away? YLT understands, so let's escape for a bit and go on holiday together! In this episode, we will:- examine the history of leisure in Britain and the evolution of paid leave from work- consider how public transportation increased mobility and accessibility to the seaside from Victorian era onward - take a look at the Victorian trend of “dark tourism”- study the legislation and cultural shifts that gave working class people opportunities for leisure- take a deep dive into the legacy of the great British Holiday Camp, with a special focus on Butlin'sEveryone deserves a holiday from time to time, and that includes you! So roll up, roll up - we're leaving the city and heading to Skegness!For more fun, photos, and to see our sources, please visit our show notes, or reach out to us on the socials:Instagram: yesterdayslondontimespodcastFacebook: Yesterday's London TimesTwitter: @YLT_PodComing soon: more on Reddit & TikTok

In this episode, you'll learn about union recognition and collective bargaining, including:-Top tips on dealing with a difficult union representativeWho can be a companion to help represent employees in workplace formal processes?How to run collective bargaining negotiationsDaniel discusses the topic with Sarah Fraser-Butlin from Cloisters Chambers.This podcast  is supported by rradar and by Breedon Consulting and by the HR Inner Circle (the UK's leading community for smart, ambitious HR Professionals).Platinum Policy Package 2023 - up-to-date HR Policies from a practising Employment Law Barrister that you can rely on to be concise, easy to follow and legally compliant  http://www.policies2023.com

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In this week's episode, we discuss the controversial figure Andrew Tate getting banned by Meta from Facebook and Instagram. We also discuss a new biotech company that wants to clone human embryos for organs... creepy. We also discuss the recent accusation by Russia of alleged war crimes by Ukraine.    Subscribe and leave a 5-star review! ----more---- Our website https://redpillrevolution.co   Protect your family and support the Red Pill Revolution Podcast with Affordable Life Insurance. This is attached to my license and not a third-party ad!   Go to https://agents.ethoslife.com/invite/3504a now!   Currently available in AZ, MI, MO, LA, NC, OH, IN, TN, WV Email redpillrevolt@protonmail.com if you would like to sign up in a different state   Leave a donation, sign up for our weekly podcast companion newsletter, and follow along with all things Red Pill Revolution by going to our new website: https://redpillrevolution.co    ----more----   Full Transcription    Welcome to the revolution. Hello, and welcome to red pill revolution. My name is Austin Adams, and as always, thank you so much for listening today. I appreciate it. From the bottom of my heart, we have some wild things to discuss some happenings in the metaverse some things that have gone on with recent bands. So let's jump into it today. We are going to talk about mark Zuckerberg, unveiling his new. Allegedly boyish metaverse avatar after getting mocked for his creepy dead eye original version. So we will discuss that. We've also discussed a little bit about what the hell the metaverse is, and even if you wanna ever take part in it for any reason, we're also going to talk about a biotech company that wants to take human DNA and basically just create artificial embryos that could be used to harvest organs for medical transplants, which sounds a. It sounds pretty creepy, but when you actually think about what that means, it's extremely creepy and, uh, definitely some sort of human rights violation. And if it's not, it should be, but we will discuss that. We'll also discuss some recent allegations by Russia saying that Ukraine has been using chemical terrorism on its soldiers, as well as a recent, I guess, assassination that happened on the daughter of a Russian intelligence officer, uh, which seems a little bit. A little bit like a war crime to me. So we'll discuss that. We'll also talk about maybe we'll we might have this little bonus article here. We'll see if we get to it, but we got some, some decent things to discuss here. So if we do get to it, we'll talk about a dad who took photos of his toddler. You know, basically like every person who takes photos of their toddler ever. Um, but actually for this one was to send it to a doctor. And Google flagged him as a criminal, like basically for pedophilia distribution in some way, when his doctor asked him for the photo. So we may get to that and discuss it. We are also the main topic for today. Some videos that I have up today are to discuss Andrew Tate. And if you don't know who Andrew Tate is, he's quite the character. And, uh, he's. Influencer, whatever the hell that means today, but he's kind of a Dick  and kind of might be, uh, a little bit of an understatement, but he was recently banned by Instagram and Facebook. So we will discuss why. And if I agree with the decision. So, I guess you'll have to stick around for that. Now. That is what we're gonna discuss today. It's going to be a great conversation, so stick around. But the first thing I need you to do is go ahead and hit that subscribe button, leave a five star review. It would mean the world to me, if you did. So it's the only way that we can get put up in the ranking. So I appreciate you and love you for listening. Go ahead and hit that subscribe button. If it's your first time here, I appreciate it more than, you know, and if you don't know. And you probably do. It's a good way to get some good karma, leave a five star review. Tell me what you liked about the podcast. Tell me what you hate about Andrew Tate or love about him. I don't know whatever your opinion is.  I don't know, say something on there and leave a five star review. It would mean a lot. Then next thing I needed to do is head over to red pill, revolution dot. See, you can sign up for the subst stack. You'll get all of the articles, all of the videos from today's episode directly in your email, along with the audio podcast, the video podcast, some awesome stuff that I'm building over there directly on the website, where you can get basically all of the content. So head over there right now, and that's all I got for you. So without further ado, let's jump into it. Episode 40 of the red pill revolution podcast. Welcome to red pill revolution. My name is Austin Adams, red pill revolution started out with me realizing everything that I knew, everything that I believed, everything I interpreted about my life is through the lens of the information I was spoon fed as a. Religion politics, history, conspiracies, Hollywood, medicine, money, food, all of it, everything we know was tactfully written to influence your decisions and your view on reality by those in power. Now I'm on a mission, a mission to retrain and reeducate myself to find the true reality of what is. That curtain and I'm taking your ass with me. Welcome to the revolution. All right. Welcome to episode 40 of the red pill revolution podcast. And the very first topic that we are going to discuss today is going to be mark Zuckerberg, coming out with a new avatar for his metaverse, uh, deal he's got going on there. So it says mark Zuckerberg, um, reveals new boyish metaverse avatar after getting mocked for a creepy dead. Original version.  so well, let's look at this article if you'll be able to see this, uh, if you're watching the video, if not, just look up mark Zuckerberg, metaverse avatar, and you'll see why everybody's going crazy about this because it is quite creepy. Right? I think the idea for people in the metaverse is already kind of a, a weird, uh, idea for them to jump into a. Virtual reality type of world and interact with other people. And it seems to be even creepier when you're doing it with basically me or we characters , everybody's walking around looking like the original we characters you think by now, 20, 22, 10 years after the, we came out that they probably would've improved avatars in some way, shape or form. But I don't know. It seems like Facebook just kind of ripped them off of Nintendo, but from the looks of this picture, The original one's a little bit more, uh, a little bit more 2d. The, the next one's a little bit more 3d, which I don't know how you, you know, they didn't change the whole graphics of the metaverse to do this, but it goes on to say that, uh, mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meda UN revealed of new boyish metaverse avatar on Friday after a creepy DEI version, he posted Monday was roundly. Roundly not round deadly Zuckerberg also on Friday, promised a major graphics update for horizon worlds, meta versus platform, which has been criticized for its budget. Feel on which I guess is what I was just talking about with the, we hold deal on Monday, Zuckerberg shared on his Facebook profile that horizon worlds had launched in France and Spain and posted an image of the Zuckerberg avatar standing in front of the Eiffel. Social media users were quick to de ride the image with some likening it to the graphics of 1990s video games like Zelda and quake in 2007 second life. Now that's an interesting conversation because if you don't know what second life is, second life was a. Some type of like role playing game, you could have played, I don't know, 15 to 20 years ago. Like really like when the internet first started, second life was a, a very commonly used, you know, like third world. I remember my, my father actually talking to me about it and saying how people would like buy houses and buy land in second life. And they would go to a job and they would like do all this crazy stuff. And it sounded almost exactly like. Mark. Zuckerberg's trying to recreate here just with, and with the same exact graphics you think they would do a little bit better job at it, but if you don't know what second life is, go look it up. I guess it has a very, uh, dedicated community of furries over the years. who would meet up there. But, um, it, it is quite wild to me that there's been literally there. There's no difference between the metaverse and what second life was. And so it's like a weird, you know, the idea of like getting, putting a headset on and using, you know, web three type, uh, you know, uh, cryptocurrencies to buy stuff and, uh, NFTs in your home that you can show, like, I guess there's that element to it, but it's nothing new. This has been out for a while. Second life has been around for a very long time, you know? And, and the only difference that they seem to have at all is just. It seems to be more expensive and requires a barrier to entry with a virtual reality headset. So I would say looking at this picture of mark Zuckerberg, the only thing more creepy than mark Zuckerberg's original or second avatar, right? This weird boyish avatar. The only thing creepier than mark Zuckerberg's avatar is. Mark Zuckerberg  if you go back and watch him in front of like the Senate or Congress and you see him sipping, you know, his, his water sipping stuff that he was so famous for, you know, is, is so interesting to see this robot sit in front and answer questions. Exactly. Like a robot would. And so mark Zuckerberg's creepy little avatar here is pushing me no closer to jumping on the metaverse. Now what I would say is that AR VR is absolutely going to come into your life. It's absolutely going to become in, uh, a big facet of business. They're going to find a use for it. You see all of these huge companies like Google, like apple, like Facebook, meta, whatever the hell you want to call it, they're all getting in on this for a reason. And this, the reason is not for today. The reason is for, I don't know, five or 10 years from now. If you remember in. Think back to like Google glass, right? The glasses that you would wear, Google glass was mocked ridiculously for a while, but it looked a lot better than these virtual reality sets. So, so think of like, if you're putting on Google glass and you're walking through your normal day to day, the idea's gonna be that your phone's gonna go away. It's gonna integrate into your glasses. Eventually turn into contacts and eventually be an implant in the back of your head. But the idea is gonna be that it's not gonna be these huge Oculus glasses that you're wearing on your head. The idea is it's gonna be first, something like the Google.  hopefully just not as weird, you know, sci-fi looking, but the Google glass was mocked for, by a ton of people. There was a super long beta program, which like took all the hype away from it. But imagine the Oculus turning into Google glass and then imagine going about your day and doing everything that you would normally do on your phone, where you have to look down your neck, stretches out six different ways and you wake up with a only being able to. To the right instead of the left,  all of that will go away is my guess. All of that's gonna what's gonna happen is it's gonna turn into glasses that you're gonna be able to, that augmented reality is gonna be going about your every day shooting video from it, taking pictures with it. Eventually it'll become integrated into your body somehow. So you don't even have to wear glasses, but I probably would rather. Have glasses, honestly, myself and then the gaming aspects of it. Cool. But there, there's a lot of really interesting business cases that are coming about, and I'm finding this out in my business life, but I really do think that it's gonna become a part of something. Now, I don't think that the virtual reality, we universe that they're creating here is going to be the answer. I think it's more so a test pilot for them to, you know, utilize these things and try new things to see how people like it. I don't know, weird, weird stuff, but that's where we're going a hundred percent. That is where we're going. Augmented reality. VR is gonna be very much so integrated in the people's everyday lives. Probably more than a lot of people would like, but eventually you'll do it because the inconvenience of not doing it will be outweighed by the convenience of doing it. And. What will be a positive thing that comes out of that is we'll be able to get rid of our phones. Right? You'll actually seem like you're interacting with people. You'll look up a little bit more. There probably won't be as many people with scoliosis in the world. So the chiropractors of the world might go away.  a lot of positive things that could come out of this, but one of the negative things is we have to see mark Zuckerberg's creepy little, we face. And, and, uh, even though he updated, it looks just as bad. So anyways, just wanted to throw that out there. I thought that was hilarious that  his, we character, his metaverse avatar is basically just as, almost as creepy as he is in real life. All right. So the next thing that we're gonna discuss here is going to be a little bit more, you know, I guess to me, a little bit more creepy, what they're gonna be doing is says, and this is comes from the business insider.com and it comes from an Israeli company that is going to, it's a biotech company that wants to take human DNA and create artificial embryos to basically take for human organ harvest. You heard that right in true Jurassic park fashion, they want to make cloned humans to do organ harvesting off of what a super. Freaky weird future dystopia. Do we live in where this becomes an acceptable headline, even without a bunch of people going off on how wrong this is, right. I'm pretty sure this would be not allowed legally in a lot of different countries. Um, but let's go ahead and read this, read this article, and then we'll talk about it. This says a biotech company based in Israel wants to replicate a recent experiment that successfully created an artificial mouse embryo from stem cells. Only this time with human. So scientists at wet them's molecular genetics department grew synthetic mouse embryos in the jar without the use of sperm, eggs, or a womb. According to a newspaper published in the journal cell on August 1st, it was the first time the process had been successfully completed insiders Maryanne GU not reported. The, the replica embryos could not develop into fully formed mice and were therefore not. Not real. What does that even mean? Jacob. Hannah, who led the experiment? What does real mean? Real means tangible, right? Maybe they're not complet. Sentient like you and I, or a regular mouse or a regular person. But that doesn't mean they're not real. They don't, they're not mark. Zuckerberg's meta avatar.  like, no, they're real. However, scientists, it says observed the synthetic embryos, having a beating heart blood circulation, the start of a brain, a neural tube, and an intestinal trick. Hannah told MIT technology review after the success of the mouse review or the mouse experiment, he is working to replicate the results with human cells, including his own. The embryo is the best organ making machine and the best 3d bio printer. We tried to emulate what it does. Hannah said in this statement, other experts say that will take significantly more research before synthetic human embryos are within reach renewal BioD is real based company founded by. Hannah wants to use this science for organ tissue transplants that could solve infertility genetic diseases and issues related to old age. For example, the MIT technology review reported that blood cells from the embryo could potentially be used to help boost immunocompromised systems. Renewal bio believes that some of the world's most pressing problems are declining birth rates and fast aging populations to solve these complex and compounding issues. Neuro bio aims to make humanity younger and healthier by leveraging the power of the new stem cell technology. Wow. Okay. In short, what they're doing is they're creating half. So it says, handle told the MIT technology review that he could potentially get around these ethical concerns. So actually let's read the next couple paragraphs, cuz it talks about that. It says to solve these complex issues, we just talked about it O a mirror. My of DRI the acting CEO of renew bio told MIT technology review that the company did not want to overpromise or scare people with the potential technology, but that Hannah's experiment was amazing. The use of human embryo clones for research has been frequently raised ethical research or concerns within the scientific community, including the potential that synthetic embryos may experience pain or sentient, according to a 2017 paper published in the journal of E. Hand has told MIT technology review that he could potentially get around these ethical concerns by creating synthetic human embryos with no heart, no lungs or no brain. Wow. You, that is a literal, super villain. They're cloning people to harvest their organs in, in a test tube. Like what, how in the world is this? A UN violation. I'm sure it is right. I'm sure you're gonna have to go to a, uh, Biolab in Ukraine that doesn't exist to have this type of thing done, you know, like the other 17 that still according to the United States doesn't exist.  so, um, so yeah, they, they're definitely gonna have to skirt some, some legality rules. Now this is something that China's been doing for a while is, is some type of like, if you've ever heard of the word Kymera, Kymera is, are a real thing. So if you think back to like, there's like a lot of like, Like not, not biblical, but like hieroglyphics ideas. Think of like the man. Uh, the centar right. A centar is a Chimera in the way, because it's a human mixed with a horse in a, a Chimera is something that they've been doing in China for decades. They've been literally taking animals, cloning them and mixing their DNAs so that they're not considered something that falls under the laws that we have created because we never created laws with the intention for China to recreate. Animal DNA creatures. And so they've been using these creatures and mixing them with things like pigs in humans, so that they can do these types of, or organ harvesting, which I'm finding out recently. And you'll find this out in the next episode, where I do an interview with a guy who, who discusses this type of thing, where they do these live organ harvestings in China, on certain communities, which is gonna be an awesome. Um, not awesome is probably not the right term, but a very intriguing and deep and highly concerning episode is probably much more accurate than interesting or any other words that I used for that. But this, this seems to be a direction that humanities going, that a lot of people ethically are not even aware of. They're not aware of this. This article was like pretty buried on Reddit that I found that, um, and it was just released nine hours ago. So maybe that's why, but it's, it's not a very talked about issue that there's literally animal human bags of meat out there that they're taking organs from in China, trying to recreate. If you don't believe me, there's scientific articles where they're talking about this thing, and this is not, this is not new. This is not conspiracy theories, nothing. This is legitimate science. I don't know if you consider that legitimate, but, you know, God making of, of scientists by creating their own animals. I mean, there was a quote that was pulled from Jurassic park about, you know, doing something before it's read. Like I saw it from this post about this. Let's see if I can find it. Cuz I think it was a pretty well relatable quote to what's actually happening here. It talks, you know, if you know the idea. Um, you know, Jurassic park, which I'm sure most of you  understand. Um, it, it's the idea that we're doing something that we don't know what we're doing. Right? We have no idea what the implications of these actions are going to be. We have no idea what's actually gonna come of this. We have no idea what type of sentience these things have. We have no idea what we are doing yet. We are doing it anyways. And nobody's talking about like, this literally has 200, 322 comments on it and it's buried.  and we're cloning humans, right? Like it's, this is, this is not, this, this should not be a small deal. Um, so let's read what it says here. It says that the, uh, let's see if I can find this Jurassic park. Now, the interesting thing that Reddis been doing is they've changed it from top comments to best comments, which who decides what's best they do. So they can go in there and curate it, however you like. And you have to go in there and specifically choose to go to top comments instead of best comments. But let's see if I can even find this. And if not, I'll, I'll kind of give you a synopsis of what was said here, but it looks like they've buried a lot of this. Of the actual comments here. So maybe I won't be able to find it, but I'm sure it's readily available for you to look up a quote from Jurassic park where they're talking about this. But the whole idea is that we're doing something that we don't understand where we're putting ourselves as a position of humanity. We are, our scientists are acting as if they are gods, right? They are messing with human DNA and mandating you to do it. Or else you don't get your job. They are creating human clones that they're taking lungs hearts and. Brains away from so that they've not legally considered humans. We, this is the most sickening, disgusting thing that's going on in the, like, probably not the most, but pretty damn up there. And nobody's talking about it, right? We, we are. So, and that's the problem with the internet is that we are so overloaded with so much information. You can go on Reddit and. 500 posts that are more lighting up to the brain of the average individual and then buried in there somewhere as this article. And it never sees the light a day. And even to the point, I should have a whole damn episode on this and we're gonna be talking about some random social media influencer getting banned, right? And now he's not random. He's like one of the most, you know, controversial top people of right now. But nowhere near the amount of attention and energy should be drawn to that is just drawn to this right. We're gonna be talking about that for probably even further, because I didn't do enough research on that. This is wild. This is crazy. I just saw, like I said, this article came out nine, nine hours ago, but it's absolutely something that we should be talking about and something that we should be highly highly concerned with. Uh, but anyways, um, let's just read this small portion and we'll, it says, I mean, I guess we've read a little bit more of it than we, we needed to, this is crazy. This is wild. There should be outcry everywhere in the world about this and nobody is talking about it. So maybe we should, you.  bring it up. Maybe I'll I'll, I'll do a whole episode deep dive into it. And, and, and I think it'd be fair because the Chimera conversation is absolutely one that you should know about too, in, in the, you know, atrocities that are happening in these deep, dark biomedical labs with these villain, like super villain scientists out there creating monsters that we don't even know what we're. And at the same time, they're creating AI. And at the same, like literally every Jurassic park would be the least of my concerns compared to the AI super robots that we're creating that are gonna be doing your chores. According to Elon Musk and the Kymera slash cloning of humans for organ harvesting. If they created dinosaurs and put 'em in a zoo, that's pretty damn cool. This. This is not the thing.  like, let's, let's go back to Jurassic part times because I'd much rather have that than I think have this, uh, anyways. So the next topic that we're gonna discuss here is going to be the Russia Ukraine situation. We haven't had a, a really big, um, we haven't had a really big update on this recently, and it seems like you almost have to find this information yourself, right? If you're, you know, how many people on, on your road have a damn Ukraine flag on their porch. It's so crazy. But you really aren't hearing much about it. And, and this might be why there's some weird, uh, black hat, war tactics going on here between Russia and Ukraine and a good amount of it from the headlines and the headlines. Only the headlines that we're seeing that are curated for us on the American, uh, you know, internets just like China had their own 10 years ago. We now have our own, you know, access to information cuz you can't even find the, um, what is it RT? Russia, uh, news outlets talking about these things. You have to go to Reddit and only get spooned. What they're telling you that they want you to, to, to hear through the censorship of our social media channels. So now this comes from, um, in a butcher this, but it's like a foreign news company. I'll just zero a L J a Z E E R a. And it says that Russia accuses Ukraine of chemical terrorism using tox. So that Russia is accusing Ukraine of poisoning their soldiers, which would be against the Geneva convention. It says Kiev dismisses the allegations of poisoning, Russian soldiers with BTO lium, toxin, and says that invading troops likely eight expired canned foods. Yeah. Okay.  we think you're poisoning our soldiers. Nah, they probably got some bad chili from Kroger.  uh, it says that Russian's defense minister accused Ukraine of poisoning. Some of its soldiers in the Russia controlled part of Ukraine, Southern Eastern region of Zappia in late July. An advice to Ukraine's interior ministry said that on Saturday in response to the alleged poisoning could have been caused by Russian forces. Eating expired. Canned. A number of Russian soldiers were taken to a military hospital with signs of severe poisoning on July 31st test showed a toxic SU substance Butlin bow bot toum B O T U L I N U M bot toum toxin type B in their bodies. The Russian defense ministry said on, on the fact of chemical terrorism sanctioned by the Zelensky regime, Russia's preparing, supporting evidence with the results of all the a. Said the ministry in a statement, it did not say how many soldiers suffered poisoning or what their condition was now, or elaborate on what the supporting evidence was involved. Butum toxin type B is a neurotoxin that cause that can cause bot bot, gosh, this word, stupid botulism.  when ingested and is previously contaminated food product, but it can also have medical uses. Russia's defense ministry said that his findings will be given to the organization for prohibited of chemical. Or op C w evidence of chemical terrorism by the Keine was soon be formally forwarded to the op C w through the permanent mission of Russia. It. Um, it goes on to talk about the Russian expired me an additional investigation was also being conducted by the possible poisoning of the head of the provisional administration of Kirsten region. Uh, with alleged chemical warfare agents, it added Sodo was a former mayor of the city of Kirsten and was appointed to head of the region of the same name when Russian troops overran it early in March. Uh, the par does not clarify whether the poisoning could have been caused by expired can't. Which is often found. So he had the same poisoning. So they're using this consistently or allegedly not using it. Um, but there's some really bad spam in Ukraine, according to this article, because they seem to be writing it off pretty easily as food. Um, now. The next one is so, so that's the, the intro to this right over the last week. That's in the last several days, we saw an article now about the potential of Ukraine poisoning, Russian soldiers. Okay. Now what we're seeing is a article that says that the car bomb kills the daughter. Of spiritual guide to Putin's Ukrainian invasion. Now this is a different headline than CNN originally had, which was Daria Dugina killed car killed in the car explosion. And it was a Russian intelligence officer. So, so it basically was I, I can go find the exact heading of it. Um, but basically they changed the title of it to make it sound like some, like this guy was the entire reason for the war happening in the first place. Absolutely not the case, right. At least from my understanding it, I don't think anybody can answer that question, honestly, actually, I don't know. And either is this CNN, but the original title of that article was daughter of Russian of Russian who was inspirational force behind Putin's invasion of Ukraine killed in a car explosion. You know, what they don't use in that title is the word civilian. It's not the intelligence officer who. Killed in a car bomb. It's not a Russian soldier. It it's the daughter of an intelligence officer. So you're literally going off after family members going after family members of, of intelligence. That's a civilian that's again, a violation of the Geneva convention is killing civilians. This is a violation of the Geneva convent. No matter what you do, nobody gets, unless you're the mafia, you shouldn't be going after people's family. And even then it's wrong, obviously. But in this case, if, if you're trying to curate world support from the United States citizens, the way to get to their hearts is not by bombing random people's children. Right. And we're literally funding this entire war. Right. But let's go ahead and we'll, we'll watch this. I don't know if it's, uh, I think it's a part of the actual, uh, video. It says warning, this contains graphic information. So we'll watch it. We'll see if it says anything, if it's just the explosion, uh, which it looks like it is. So let's see, I'll turn this down for you guys. So it's basically just showing the aftermath of a car, uh, all down the road, a bunch of pieces of the car, everywhere. Daughter of an influential and prominent supporter of Vladimir Putin was killed yesterday. When her car exploded in a town near Moss.  that is according to Russian state media, which also says it is likely an explosive device was planted in the car. Daria dinos was driving. Wow. And if that's her, she's, uh, probably in her very early thirties, late twenties, um, pretty blonde woman. Um, and now she's become the, the. Uh, become the victim of a bombing by obvious you Lee Ukrainian forces. So this says that Russian authorities said, uh, Sunday, that they had opened a murder investigation after the daughter of influential ultranationalist philosopher, Alexander Dugin was killed by a car bomb on the outskirts of Moscow. So he's not even an intelligence officer. He's a Phil philosopher and they use the word ultra nationalist, right. Ultra omega, right. All. The ultra extremes of the world to justify the killing of random civilians. And this is coming from CNN. So let's see what they have to say about it. It says the Russian investigative committee said that believe someone planned and ordered the car explosion that killed D DIA Dugina based on the evidence already collected from the blast, taken into account that data already obtained. The investigation believes that the crime was pre-planned and was of an ordered. Dugina said, uh, died in the scene after the ex an explosive device presumably installed in the Toyota land cruiser went off on a public road in the car, caught fire at around 9:00 PM near the village of I'm not even gonna try it. According to the press service of the Russian investigative committee is re uh, reported by the Russian state news agency, T a S S. Duga uh, father is a Russian author in ideolog accredited with being the architect of, or spiritual guide to Russian's invasion of Ukraine. He is purported to have significant influence over Russian president Vladimir Putin and was described as Putin's brain. Yeah, of course. You're gonna call that when you randomly kill the guy's daughter, he's a full philosopher. You don't get to kill somebody or their daughter for their thought. So here's a video of him. Uh, this is what he said about Trump and Putin in 2017, which I'm sure will frame him very well being from CNN. So let's watch this or listen, I guess, cause I'm like, I don't have it downloaded, but let's watch it slash listen, cuz you can't see it.  go ahead Mr. Trump in Trump with trust. Meet the man who has been dubbed Putin's brain ultra conservative philosopher and TV personality. Alexander Dugin is a champion of Russian nationalism. And he says, president Trump is on the same Waveland as long as I could. Uh, Judge on Donald Trump. I have remarked many, many similarities was my, uh, my thought and his integrational speech discourse was as if I would, uh, I would write it myself. Dugin Dugin is seen as one of the architects of Russia's growing ideology, a conservative nationalism with roots in the Orthodox church that is being exported across the world. As an alternative to liberal democracy. November 8th, 2016 was, uh, important. Victory for Russia. And for Putin, personally, Dugin says that Putin didn't medal with the us selection, but that he provided Trump with a different kind of assistance. The real help of Putin to Trump was the example and notice how they immediately try to tie the guy. Who's their favorite sports team. Ukraine's soldiers. Uh, they immediately try to try him, tie him to Trump and make him look bad to their, to their people so that they can shout from the rooftops that somebody who was pro chump and pro Putin's daughter got murdered in the street for no reason because of his pH. So, well, let's go ahead and read. The rest of this says that both Duggan and his daughter have been sanctioned by the United States. The United Kingdom sanctioned Dugina in July for being a frequent and high profile contributor of disinformation in relation to Ukraine in the Russian invasion on Ukraine, on various online platforms. Wow. Interesting. The United States sanctioned their family, uh, and now CNN's obviously. Finding some way to make this a positive thing that his daughter was killed. Videos of the explosion showed a vehicle on the fire at the side of the road and smashed car parts thrown across the surrounding area. One of them verified video appears to show Dugin at the scene. A friend of Dugina said that he believed Dina's father was the true target of the blast, or possibly both of them as the car belonged to Alexander it's her father's car. Um, Desna drove another car, but she drove his car today and Alexander went separat. Uh, this was Andre Krasnoff who's the head of Rusky Goza or Russian horizon social movement in a personal acquaintance of dug Dina's family, Dina's family, um, a Russian foreign ministry official implied that Ukrainian state structures were responsible for the explosion. A claim that Ukrainian authorities have denied. Of course you did, because you killed his daughter and you know, you're not gonna get public support surrounding. Even though CNN will try to make it a positive thing. Right? So they go on and on and on about this. But I guess this moral of the story here is nobody is in the right. This is a ideological war and a war for claw, Schwab, and a war for, you know, the, the powers that be, if you want to use that term, the, the elites of the world, the, the, you know, you wanna include conservatives in there include, you know, the Bush family include the Clinton family, all of the corrupt, you know, huge, the Biden. Crime family. All of them are a part of this and they know what's going on here. They were all funneling money through Ukraine, you know? So nobody's, nobody's in the right here, you know, obviously Russia's not in the right for invading a. What is believed to be a sovereign nation. Um, nobody is correct in starting this war. It's a pissing match between Russia and the UN and really the us, because the us is just the representative in the world of the UN. Now we're starting to see that China's tensions with Taiwan are raising as they are sending missiles directly over Taiwan, which Japan just responded to saying that they're not going to allow it, and they're gonna do, uh, responses potentially. As a result because they believe that it's unacceptable that that's happening to Taiwan because they know that they're next. Once Taiwan actually gets taken over, right. They're the very next step on that stool to creating the one China model. Uh, but we're seeing all of these tensions rise and we're seeing that Ukraine is not the Saint of a nation that all of the Democrats of the world are flying their flags believing. Right. They're they're this is not. Right. Murdering a philosopher's daughter and then, you know, passing it off as being, oh, we didn't do that. Yes, you did. You're in war with them and you, you literally sanctioned them as of course, that's what happened here. I mean, I don't know don't this is all hearsay, but , but it seems very likely, right. Especially when CNN's trying to make it a positive thing by tying him to Trump immediately. So. Pretty bizarre, pretty wild that we're starting to see, you know, and it's, it'll be interesting to see how people try to defend this, you know, people have gotten so, so balls deep in being team Ukraine at this point. And, uh, how do you respond when they're randomly killing philosophers daughters for speaking out on social media platforms? And maybe it was, maybe it was accidental and maybe they were going after him, but even that's not okay. Right. If you're trying to be a pro-democracy state, that man is not a part of the governmental structure, that man is not a part of the military. And according to the Geneva convention, he is not able to be a target in this war, just for speaking out on these topics. Okay. Is the UN gonna do anything about that? No. Is Nita gonna do anything about that? No, because this is their own proxy war right there. And, and especially when it comes to the, you know, what, we just talked about the poisoning of soldiers. And, and especially when we're talking about the, uh, you know, murder of random, innocent civilians, that's on their hands. Right. We funded this. We funded this guys. If you don't understand that we, as the American citizens funded 80 something, however many billions of dollars now for them to go car bomb, innocent civilians with our tax money. Are you okay with that? Because this was all fun, right? We were all pro not, we, I, wasn't a part of that. You'd know that if you followed me the whole time on this war, but I I'm neither take sides. They're both. But we funded this guys. And, and, and if, and nobody's saying anything about the amount of money that we're peddling over to Zelensky and his, his, you know, regime, all of the, you know, billions of dollars of weapons that our tax dollars have gone to, for them to be able to fight this war properly against Russia. All of that is funded on the backs of you going to. You paying state taxes in, in national taxes, federal taxes directly from your paycheck, and then those that money, your money being sent to Ukraine, to poison soldiers around the Geneva convention and to blow up innocent civilians daughters. That's our money at work guys. That's Biden's administration. That is what they're doing with your tax dollars. Instead of protecting your, our children at schools, that's our tax dollars at work instead of, I don't know, funding the proper, uh, conversation around abortion, right? How it should be properly framed in, in how people should, you know, we shouldn't be funding planned parenthood. Maybe we should be funding education in schools. And that reproduction is actually the result. Sex and, and maybe we should be educating, uh, underdeveloped communities and, and, you know, minority communi. Maybe we should be doing that instead of, I don't know, poisoning Russian soldiers, uh, and blowing up in the, in the civilians, maybe some good ideas there. Uh, but no, no, that's not gonna happen because, you know, 70%, this is a, a, a percentage that was given by somebody who was on the ground in the arms trade in Ukraine. I'll, I'll have to find the video, but, uh, he said that basically 70% of the weapons that are being sent to Ukraine are unaccounted. Only 30% of the weapons. Now, I don't know if that's true, but it's his claim and it, he, he threw it out there frivolously it wasn't like he knew the exact percentage and was marking it down on a piece of paper. 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And he said, I'm quite understanding of their position. It's not a big loss for me. It's not something I use. I'm kind of relieved because the real world is such a beautiful place. The less things on my phone. And it's just one less thing I have to look at. I'll just get in my supercar and go for a drive. Wow. All right. So let's listen to just what he has says here. This, his 20 seconds about being banned. If it'll play . Um, so basically what this guy is, is he, is you, if you haven't heard his name, you're probably not on TikTok. He's like half of my feed and I don't follow any of the accounts that he's actually a part of. Um, he he's a joke, but you know, we'll talk about it as you get banned. I don't know exactly why they Bann me. Um, I just tried to log in Instagram a couple hours ago. Wouldn't let me, I have good people in the case. I trust due process with Instagram. I'm actually quite understanding of their position. I do understand it very, very well. I'm not angry at them in any regard. Uh, it's not a big loss for me. It's not something I use too often, but I do understand their position. And it goes on to say that Tate told the Twitch streamer, he doesn't know why he was banned. We just talked. We just heard that part. So we'll skip that. It says that Tate's first rise of the limelight came when he appeared on as a contestant on the UK version of big brother in 2016. Don't know what that is. He was kicked off of that for a video that came out that showed him allegedly attacking a woman, um, which was basically him sitting there. In some type, like this girl was in like lingerie on the couch. I watched it. You probably don't need to. Um, but she was in some type of linger on the couch and he had like a, you know, some type of leather whip that he was hitting her on her butt with. And you know, it didn't seem very positive. It didn't seem, but it also. Could have been taken outta context in some sort of weird fetish thing, but it obviously is, you know, go watch the video cuz you'll see what I'm talking about. They show no context before or after he's just sitting there hitting her, but it's obviously looks terrible. And if it's not something that they're both consenting to is very, very wrong, which probably talks about his whole, you know, ecosystem of conversations. This guy is all around the high hyper. Uh, you know, if, if there is a real thing such as toxic masculinity, um, I, I don't think it's masculinity is the wrong word. This guy's just an asshole right there. There's no toxic masculinity here. He's just a douche bag. Um, so he, he goes on and on about how women are just. Tools and how, how they're owned by people or men. And, um, they're intrinsically lazy. And he, he says some pretty crazy stuff, right? And so it says that he was in 2017 during the height of the Harvey, Einstein allegations tape was suspended by Twitter for saying that women should bear responsibility for being sexually assaulted. So we'll see if we can get the actual tweet of that. Um, I don't think I saw it when they posted it here. Uh, Now it says that, um, in these types of situations, while liberals screamed that nobody should rape women can walk around naked and men shouldn't look, uh, shouldn't look, you import waves of third world migrants, but that's a different point entirely. My point is this. If my sister was raped, I'd be furious. However, I'd ask details and say, what the fuck are you drunk at a dude's house? You don't know. In those types of situations, pretending women are blameless and men shouldn't rape is stupid people shouldn't steal poor prep temps. Yeah. I'm not sure. I breed British very well. Easiest way to protect your daughter, teach her self-awareness and to avoid poor decisions or ensure every man on earth. Uh, won't rape her. Uh, okay. So definitely a tinge of victim blaming there. Um, but you know, nothing that free speech. Allow for you to be an asshole. That's like kind of an interesting conversation about this is, do I agree with this? Uh, do I think in today's censorship world, that if they are going to censor people based. Their thoughts, beliefs and discussions that, and how they negatively affect the real world, which is not what they're doing. Um, but let's, let's play in that fantasy world. If that is the case, then he should probably be on a list here after all of the weird things that have come up and all the shitty things that he's said. But again, I don't agree with censorship at any level. So I think if you're a 35 year old man child, Look, and we character, you should still be able to show the world that you're an asshole for your words. And the world should be able to look at you and laugh at you and know that you're a joke and be able to judge you for the way that you talk. Do I think he should be banned? No. Do I think he's a joke if you know, is he misogynistic? Yes. Is he an asshole? Yes. Is he, uh, somebody that I would want my son watching? No, he wouldn't watch him. Um, is he a caricature of what they want the right to be considered? Yes. Do I want that representing what fatherhood or, or manhood looks like on the, our, you know, on the more non left leaning people? No. Is he a good representation to that? No, he's a jerk. He's an asshole. He's misogynistic. He he's a, a, seems like a piece of shit. Human being, to me, who's only focused on money and fucking girls, like he's 18 years old. Uh, and maybe at some point should have grown up and didn't uh, but do I think that he. Have duct tape put on his mouth and can never talk again to the general public? No, I think they should be able, everybody should be able to look at him and judge him for the things that he says, because speaking is not a crime, nothing he did here is a crime on Instagram and Facebook. Now there are some crimes that do come up when you talk about Andrew Tate that are highly concerning. That makes me think that yeah, nobody should be taking this guy's advice. One of which being that his house was rated for human traffick. Um, allegedly they found nothing. Uh, but let's see if I can find the article on that, where it says that. Um, alright, let's read, let's read this through here, because this article talks about some of the things that this guy has said, and then we'll watch a couple clips here of, of what he's actually said and to get some context. So you can make your own opinion about it, because maybe you disagree with me. Maybe you like the guy. Um, I can't seem to find any way to like. In a leather jacket who wears sunglasses inside, calling out women.  this article says that now this article comes from the guardian and it says inside the violent misogynistic world of T's new star, Andrew Tate, it says observer investigation reveals how the ex kickboxer and big brother contestant from Luton has gone from obscurity to global internet fame in months. Uh, now it says that Andrew Tate says women. Now this is again, so take the context of this. Who's writing it. You know, I I'm trying to be unbiased in this. I do. Like this guy, it's not somebody I would want to hang out with. It's not somebody who I would associate myself with. It's not somebody who I agree with on a lot of his accounts of like, you know, and then again, I'm just looking at clips from TikTok that people are pulling that are probably the most wild things that he says, and maybe I'm wrong. But from those wild clips that I've seen, you can't find wild clips of me justifying rape. You can't find wild clips of me saying that women have no value and that their property, you can't find it because I don't say that that's not how I feel.   Maybe I haven't listened to a full podcast of him, for sure. And maybe he's a nice guy, which I have heard from, uh, Tom Sura and his wife had them him on or something. And that's how he originally got to be pretty big and they seem to like him and think that he's a caricature and he's just playing this role and like making a bunch of money off of being ridiculous and that he doesn't actually believe a lot of the thing. So give him whatever you want to, you know, give him in Grace Wise. But I, I just, you'll never hear that come outta my mouth because I. I'm not saying that because I don't believe it.  but it says Andrew TA says that women belong in the home, can't drive in our man's property. He also thinks that victims of rape must bear responsibility for their attacks and dates women aged 18 to 19, because he can make an imprint on them. According to videos posted online. Now that is correct. I've heard that one in other clips, the British American kickboxer who poses with fast cars, guns, and portrays himself as a cigar. Smoking Playboy talks about hitting and choking women, which he also said, I heard that one and we'll listen to that one too. Trashing their belongings. Stopping them from going out, um, will lead into some of these videos and read some of those afterwards. But it says that Tate's views have been described as extremely misogynistic by domestic about domestic abuse charities, capable of radicalizing men and boys to commit harm offline. No, I don't think that's the case. Um, but whatever, but the 35 year old is not a fringe personality looking lurking in an obscure corner of the dark web. Instead he's one of the most famous figures in on TikTok where videos of him have been watched 11.6 billion times style is a self-help GU offering his mostly male fans, a recipe for making money, pulling girls and escaping the matrix. Tate has gone in a matter of months from near obscurity to one of the most talked about people in the. In July, there were more Google searches for his name than Donald Trump or Kim Kardashian. His rapid surge of fame was not by chance. Evidence obtained by the observer shows that followers of TA are being told to flood social media with videos of him choosing the most social media clip or controversial clips in order to achieve maximum views and engagement. Um, the coordinated effort involving thousands of members of Tate's private online AC academy. Hustlers university and a network of copycat accounts on TikTok have been described by experts as a blatant attempt to manipulate the algorithm in artificially boost his content in less than three months. The strategy has earned to make huge following online and potentially made him millions of pounds, uh, with 127,000 members paying $39 a month to join hustlers community. Uh, many of them, boys and men from the UK and. Yet, despite much of the content appearing to break TikTok rules, which explicitly ban massaging the and copycat accounts. The platform appears to have done little to limitate spread or ban the account responsible. Instead he has propelled him into the mainstream allowing clips of him to proliferate and actively promoting them to young users, uh, raised in the east estate of young London. Uh, Luton the SI the son of a catering assistant in chest master TA has been long making headlines for storing controversy through his twenties. He worked as a TV producer and then he was a kickboxer. Nobody cares. Um, nobody cares. Nobody cares. Nobody cares. Uh, let's see if we can find the part about the trafficking. Uh, it says in another video, he was, uh, allegedly investigated by police for abusing a woman, which he denied in a case where he had his house rated devices confiscated and was held in a cell for two days. Uh, it says that let's see. Oh, wow. He also openly discussed being accused of violence against several women, although he has not understood to have ultimately been charged with any offenses. Um, in one interview, he describes an in incident where a woman, well, I can't talk today. A woman knocked a phone out of his hand in a club and a man punched him. So they started wrestling and the tussle, he accidentally hit the woman and broke her jaw. He says, Wow. Also another thing you'll never hear about me  um, so it says that Tate has understood to have left the UK for Romania and one video explaining his reasons for the move. He suggested that it become, uh, easier to evade rape charges. Wow. This is probably 40% of the reason he moved there. He said in one video adding I'm not a rapist, but I like the idea of just being able to do what I want. I like being. Free. I'd like to hear that video. I have not heard that one. Um, and I've seen it a, a fair amount of his videos looking and researching for this, but let's go ahead and watch a video so you can hear this dummies voice and see, and have your opinion for yourself on whether or not he should be banned from social media and being able to speak to the general public. And here we. Someone breaks in the house. I'm not sending her to fight. It's my job, right? I have to risk my life to protect her. So when someone doesn't break in the house and I ask her for breakfast, I expect it to be made. You cannot stop. You cannot give up. You're in the most fantastic place on the planet for making money hustle's university. And the only person who could ruin that is you welcome to the metaverse inject it into your brain. And if you only exist amongst the money, you're gonna end up with some money. Welcome, El. Do you think that women are property? I think my sister is her husband's property. Yes. When a bride is walking down the aisle to marry the groom, the father walks next to her and gives her away. Ah, how you cheating you cheating. It's bang out the machete, boom in her face and grip her up by the neck, but show up bitch. All right. So there is some of the things that come up when you. Research some of these controversial videos. So let's start with the very first thing, which is his hustler's university. Okay. Andrew T basically started his own pyramid scheme. Okay. Hustler's university is a pyramid scheme where he gets guys, I guess, specifically men to join this university under the idea that they're gonna make a bunch of money and he's gonna teach them how to make money. Like he made it. I'm not sure where he made his money from. Sounds like it could have been from his sex trafficking. So maybe that's a bigger concern about this hustler's university. It should be called, uh, you know, trafficking university, but basically it's a pyramid scheme. He made a Ponzi scheme out of people distributing his own content for him for $39 or 39 pounds a month. Okay. So basically what happens is you bring, you know, you come into hustler's university from a. Then you go take his content, you post it on TikTok with your link to have them go sign up for this hustler's university and do the same thing that you just did. You make a percentage off the people that signed up under your link. He makes a percentage off of everybody. Here's him. You know, don't mind the pyramid that I'm making. Here's him, here's you? Here's the people you bring on it all trickles up and he makes the most money. That's a Ponzi scheme. There's no real value. He posts videos of him standing by Bugattis. Uh, like they're probably not rented. I don't know the guy's probably worth some decent money. Uh, but. It's a pyramid scheme. That's all. This is right. It's nothing new. And, and it's allowed to, you know, a bunch of people are signing up for it because he's a wild, crazy, controversial figure, which you know, who cares. They should lose their money anyways to this man. If you're dumb enough to sign up thinking this guy's gonna be the one who makes you rich, I tend not to take advice from almost 40 year old man, children in leather vests with cigars in their mouth, sunglasses on inside who claimed to get all the 19 year. You know, sex in the world, like, yeah, you're probably not the role model or mentor that people should be looking for. Now. I think there's an interesting conversation there, which is this something people are actually looking for or is he gaming the algorithm, right? Is he gaming the algorithm through this Ponzi scheme that he created and then people are going and distributing a bunch of his content. And then he gets famous off of people giving him money to distribute his content, to make him famous, to give him money. I don't know. I don't see how this I, you. Business wise seems to be working just fine for him. If 129,000 people are paying 39 pounds a month, but he's not the guy I'm generally gonna go look for advice for. And you know, it's speaking to the, the idea that is this something that TikTok is circulating, right? The idea is that there's a segmented TikTok. There's a TikTok in China, that's all violin playing and math and science and, you know, making their children in communities, uh, uh, the best possible people they can be. And then them flooding our system. With these toxic ideologies with these, uh, terrible, you know, caricatures of what it means to be on one side or the. Whether it's the blue haired, L G BT Z or Z, uh, you know, nothing against the LGS BS or the, you know, but the Ts are obviously a, a movement that's been coming up from social media, right? That's something that has not existed before this and, and is being pushed in, in pushed into our ideology, being pushed into our school systems, being pushed into social media accounts, to normalize it so that when your children get on TikTok and whatever damn age you get, and I've seen six year olds with cell phones on. Whatever you give them to that that's gonna be what's flooding their, their, uh, their consciousness, right? So when you have somebody being pushed and pushed and pushed over again, it's, it's the laws of advertising, right? If there's numbers involved, eventually you get a certain outcome. And if there's a, how many billion views that 11 billion views of this guy has. Yeah. How would the world, does it get to that point? If the algorithm is true to attention, which is showing that if you watch his content over and over again, or you watch the full video, it's gonna recirculate it. So apparently people are finding maybe just entertainment, value, controversy, value, whatever it is, the currency that he's trading in is attention. And through that attention, he's pushing these shitty ideologies that are making, you know, are they corrupting young youth? Yeah. You get a guy who's on there talking super confidently and making him look super cool with his stupid sunglasses, his, you know, uh, shaved head in his Bugatti in the background, , it's it. Is it positive? No. Should he be banned? No, I don't think so. I think that he should be a, you know, should there be better, uh, understanding of talk's algorithms and should we allow them to flood our community with negative ideologies? No. Um, but that's a, that's a platform conversation, not an individual conversation. Right. And, and maybe you wanna talk about meta and Instagram and Facebook making these decisions. You know, I don't agree what this guy says. Maybe put a content filter on there that says, you know, uh, should be 18 and up. And I, again, I don't even agree with that really. Um, but if you're gonna do something, there's no reason somebody shouldn't be able to talk. Even if they're saying stupid, Bad rude things, right. If you can go outside and say, it's somebody, as long as he's not specifically calling on violence for somebody or, you know, um, literally that's about it that you can get in trouble for on the town square, then you shouldn't get, I believe wholeheartedly that social media companies should follow the constitution. They should have to follow our us laws, at least when dealing with people in the us and in this case, This does not do that. He didn't say anything that was go kill X, Y, and Z go, you know? Uh, shoot. So and so, no, he didn't say any of those things. He made himself look like a douche bag. Now all the women and men who are right in sound in their mind know he's a douche bag and they're not gonna listen to him. They're laughing at him. They're everybody. Who's like 99% of people who are watching this man are laughing at what a douche bag. And no, they would never want to come within five feet of him, no matter how confident you talk and how you spit out, you know, your, your coffee. When you talk about all the girls who want you and no, nobody, nobody likes that. Women don't like that. And the women that do are the ones who are getting $45,000 worth of work done on themselves, because they're not confident in who they are. And that's not somebody that I would've want to attract into my life. So I'm not going to follow. Somebody who attracts women like that. Right? The, the women that you want, if you are a young male is the one who is yeah. At confidence is attractive. Right. Of course, as always, right. Confidence is a number one thing. It means that you believe in yourself that you have some sense of self a

The lads are back and in this episode of Super Necessary Meets, we are joined by Jamie 'Haymaker' Hay and Ian 'M16' Butlin. We discuss their start in the sport, Ian having experience in every part of the sport, Jamie's last fight on Bellator and how much being on a big stage benefits him in future fights, we discuss their nicknames, BMF, and a shit ton more! We appreciate Ian and Jamie's time and it was a great chat for our first episode back. Enjoy people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first holiday camp in Britain, Butlin's Skegness, opened to the public on 11th April, 1936 - although one member of the public, a certain Freda Monk from Nottingham, was so keen to attend that she arrived a day early. It cost 35 shillings per week to attend.  South Africa-born Billy Butlin had created the camp after holidaying in Barry Island and feeling “sorry for the families with young children as they trudged along wet and bedgraggled, and forlornly filled time in amusement arcades until they could return back to the boarding houses.” In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly review the entertainments on offer, from rambunctious Redcoats to boxing kangaroos; explain how The Beatles owe a debt to Butlin's Skegness; and reveal the sad fate of the park's famous monorail…  Further Reading: • ‘'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight' - Glorious Pictures of the Skegness Butlin's' (Flashbak, 2019): https://flashbak.com/our-true-intent-is-all-for-your-delight-butlins-at-skegness-17646 • ‘The mystery of how an old Butlin's monorail train ended up in this Lincolnshire field' (Lincolnshire Live, 2021): https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/mystery-how-old-butlins-monorail-5059270 • ‘Best of Butlin's' (British Pathé): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGZoqkZUFtA For bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors We'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill. Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham. Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bumper episode this week created to keep you Manchester Marathoners entertained on Sunday with an unwanted pest infesting the airwaves as Rob and Matt are joined by the host, creator and visionary of this....JACK'S PODCAST We are full of stories and nonsense (and a few swear words) from our weekend away at Butlin's in Bognor Regis along with Parkrun updates with Bemma, SMJ&J fun and a loved up roll call Of course the main event of the show is Rob's chat with the awesome Vic Owens AKA The Happy Runner - a barefoot runner who is right in the thick of an amazing World Record attempt. If you are inspired by Vic's feats....feet...get it? You can donate here - https://www.justgiving.com/team/GWRBHM Remember you can join our Fartlek Family at any time, be part of our 100+ strong community of amazing people, organising meet ups, catch ups and general nonsense all year round Make sure you keep up to date on all our goings-on, upcoming events and latest episode details by signing up to our BRAND NEW NEWSLETTER Make sure you subscribe, rate, review and checkout our social media channels: Website: What The Fartlek Podcast Instagram: @Whatthefartlek_Podcast Facebook: What The Fartlek Podcast Twitter: @WhatTheFartlek YouTube: What The Fartlek Podcast Email us at - whatthefartlekpodcast@gmail.com Music by: Graham Lindley Follow on: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube Email at: g.lindley@hotmail.co.uk

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 392 with pro wrestler Drew McIntyre. In this thrilling, no-holds-barred memoir that shows why he is "an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world" (Triple H), WWE Champion Drew McIntyre tells the incredible roller-coaster story of his life, from a small village in Ayrshire, Scotland, to the bright lights of WWE. From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming a WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" who would lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palms of his hands, Drew watched it all slip through his fingers.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 392 with pro wrestler Drew McIntyre. In this thrilling, no-holds-barred memoir that shows why he is "an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world" (Triple H), WWE Champion Drew McIntyre tells the incredible roller-coaster story of his life, from a small village in Ayrshire, Scotland, to the bright lights of WWE.From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming a WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" who would lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palms of his hands, Drew watched it all slip through his fingers.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 392 with pro wrestler Drew McIntyre. In this thrilling, no-holds-barred memoir that shows why he is "an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world" (Triple H), WWE Champion Drew McIntyre tells the incredible roller-coaster story of his life, from a small village in Ayrshire, Scotland, to the bright lights of WWE. From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming a WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" who would lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palms of his hands, Drew watched it all slip through his fingers.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 392 with pro wrestler Drew McIntyre. In this thrilling, no-holds-barred memoir that shows why he is "an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world" (Triple H), WWE Champion Drew McIntyre tells the incredible roller-coaster story of his life, from a small village in Ayrshire, Scotland, to the bright lights of WWE. From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming a WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" who would lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palms of his hands, Drew watched it all slip through his fingers.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 392 with pro wrestler Drew McIntyre. In this thrilling, no-holds-barred memoir that shows why he is "an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world" (Triple H), WWE Champion Drew McIntyre tells the incredible roller-coaster story of his life, from a small village in Ayrshire, Scotland, to the bright lights of WWE. From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming a WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" who would lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palms of his hands, Drew watched it all slip through his fingers.

This is Play It Forward. Real people. Real stories. The struggle to Play It Forward. Episode 392 with pro wrestler Drew McIntyre. In this thrilling, no-holds-barred memoir that shows why he is "an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world" (Triple H), WWE Champion Drew McIntyre tells the incredible roller-coaster story of his life, from a small village in Ayrshire, Scotland, to the bright lights of WWE. From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming a WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" who would lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palms of his hands, Drew watched it all slip through his fingers.

Over the years thousands of people have attended Spring Harvest Weeks. In this episode Blair talks with Phil Loose MD of Essential Christian about this years Spring Harvest Weeks being held at Butlin's Skegness April 11th to 15th and Minehead April 18th to 22nd with the title Restore - Renew - Rebuild. Further info from springharvestevent.org FIRST BROADCAST - 22/02/22

Andy and Jose chat about Jose's brush with a tricky online commenter, Andy's latest adventures at Butlin's Bognor Regis and we reflect on the challenges of keeping your cool raising your kids. Oh, and we also take some time to reflect on one of the most extraordinary Formula 1 seasons to date! Go, Lewis! If you'd like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social media: Instagram: @mrjosedelaroca Twitter: @Gaminggoodness Help the podcast by using Jose's personal link for a FREE stock on Webull here: https://act.webull.com/promotion/referral/share.html?inviteCode=1pDvc8VJ5CC5&inviteSource=wb_oversea

We're talking… breakfast radio presenters, a change of heart on plastic Christmas trees, dirty fingernails, sweetcorn love, phone pranks, Idris Elba and an important meeting at Butlin's. Then, after clearing up the difference between colds and flu, we answer a few email questions on shameful drunken antics, voiceovers and early TV appearances.For any feedback, questions or comments please email us at wolfowlpod@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's Monday, and it was an eventful weekend. Pete stepped out of his comfort zone and attended a 90s weekender at Butlin's in Bognor, while Luke stayed in and witness a major incident of his own.Luke also manages to say “the most boring thing he has ever said” on the podcast - brace yourselves. Think you can offer something slightly less boring? Email: hello@lukeandpeteshow.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Live football is back folks and despite our best efforts to keep you entertained with our lockdown content, there is nothing better than being at the game itself. Daz is back on his groundhopping mission and this one will go down as one of his best groundhopping experiences to date. Episode Two of "The Groundcrawlers LIVE" is jam-packed with goals, beers and even an outfielder in goal. Magical scenes from Rugby Town against Desborough Town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian "M16" Butlin of Rio Grappling speaks with MMA UK's Stoomboy about Lewis Ridleys grappling match against Reiss Jones at Grapplefest 10 #MMAUK #BJJ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mmaukbjj/message

The South Australian Government has asked the SA Productivity Commission to undertake an inquiry and make recommendations to modernise SA's regulatory framework to better support investment, employment and productivity growth. As part of the inquiry, businesses are asked to complete a survey that will help the Commission to better understand and appreciate the impacts of SA Government regulation on how businesses operate (or want to operate) here in SA.  Hear from Dr Butlin, Chair of the South Australian Productivity Commission.

Mark Stephen takes a trip down memory lane with former Butlin's Redcoats in Ayr.

Broadcasting legend Andy Churnwell entertains a range of esteemed guests including Professor Kelvin Knox, barrister Sir Piers-Alexander Birtwistle, Butlin's comedian Craig Ovens, and the inimitable cockney actor Eddie Marsan.

"Through the years, I've seen firsthand the hard work that Drew McIntyre puts forth both in and out of the ring to be the best. His determination is what gives him the ability to overcome any adversity, and it is what makes him an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world."-Triple H "I've followed Drew's career for many years. He has had an incredible journey, and now he is on top of the world, kicking ass."-"Stone Cold" Steve Austin "WWE is a nonstop climb, with every type of pitfall, obstacle, and barrier imaginable on your way to the top. No one was built for the challenge like Drew McIntyre." -Shawn Michaels "Drew is a Goliath with the heart of a David. I'm thrilled to see what he has achieved but more excited for the greatness that lies ahead."-Bret Hart "With Drew, it isn't just the mountains climbed and the roads travelled. It's the way he has gone about his business: with humility, passion and true fire."-Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins In A CHOSEN DESTINY: My Story (Gallery Books; Hardcover; on-sale May 4, 2021), WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre tells the incredible story of his life journey from a small village in Scotland to the global spotlight of WWE. From a young age, McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to the small crowds on the UK's Butlin circuit. At age 22, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" to lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palm of his hands, he watched as it all slipped through his fingers. Through a series of ill-advised choices and family tragedy, Drew's life and career spiraled. As a surefire champion, he struggled under the pressure of expectations and was eventually released from the company. Facing a crossroads, the powerful Scotsman set a course to show the world the real Drew McIntyre. Buoyed by the support of his wife and the memory of his beloved mother, Drew embarked on a mission to recharge, reinvent and revitalize himself to fulfill his destiny. A CHOSEN DESTINY is a story of grit, courage, and determination as a fallen Superstar discovers who he truly is and storms back to reclaim his dream.

"Through the years, I've seen firsthand the hard work that Drew McIntyre puts forth both in and out of the ring to be the best. His determination is what gives him the ability to overcome any adversity, and it is what makes him an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world."-Triple H "I've followed Drew's career for many years. He has had an incredible journey, and now he is on top of the world, kicking ass."-"Stone Cold" Steve Austin "WWE is a nonstop climb, with every type of pitfall, obstacle, and barrier imaginable on your way to the top. No one was built for the challenge like Drew McIntyre." -Shawn Michaels "Drew is a Goliath with the heart of a David. I'm thrilled to see what he has achieved but more excited for the greatness that lies ahead."-Bret Hart "With Drew, it isn't just the mountains climbed and the roads travelled. It's the way he has gone about his business: with humility, passion and true fire."-Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins In A CHOSEN DESTINY: My Story (Gallery Books; Hardcover; on-sale May 4, 2021), WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre tells the incredible story of his life journey from a small village in Scotland to the global spotlight of WWE. From a young age, McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to the small crowds on the UK's Butlin circuit. At age 22, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" to lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palm of his hands, he watched as it all slipped through his fingers. Through a series of ill-advised choices and family tragedy, Drew's life and career spiraled. As a surefire champion, he struggled under the pressure of expectations and was eventually released from the company. Facing a crossroads, the powerful Scotsman set a course to show the world the real Drew McIntyre. Buoyed by the support of his wife and the memory of his beloved mother, Drew embarked on a mission to recharge, reinvent and revitalize himself to fulfill his destiny. A CHOSEN DESTINY is a story of grit, courage, and determination as a fallen Superstar discovers who he truly is and storms back to reclaim his dream.

"Through the years, I've seen firsthand the hard work that Drew McIntyre puts forth both in and out of the ring to be the best. His determination is what gives him the ability to overcome any adversity, and it is what makes him an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world."-Triple H "I've followed Drew's career for many years. He has had an incredible journey, and now he is on top of the world, kicking ass."-"Stone Cold" Steve Austin "WWE is a nonstop climb, with every type of pitfall, obstacle, and barrier imaginable on your way to the top. No one was built for the challenge like Drew McIntyre." -Shawn Michaels "Drew is a Goliath with the heart of a David. I'm thrilled to see what he has achieved but more excited for the greatness that lies ahead."-Bret Hart "With Drew, it isn't just the mountains climbed and the roads travelled. It's the way he has gone about his business: with humility, passion and true fire."-Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins In A CHOSEN DESTINY: My Story (Gallery Books; Hardcover; on-sale May 4, 2021), WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre tells the incredible story of his life journey from a small village in Scotland to the global spotlight of WWE. From a young age, McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to the small crowds on the UK's Butlin circuit. At age 22, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" to lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palm of his hands, he watched as it all slipped through his fingers. Through a series of ill-advised choices and family tragedy, Drew's life and career spiraled. As a surefire champion, he struggled under the pressure of expectations and was eventually released from the company. Facing a crossroads, the powerful Scotsman set a course to show the world the real Drew McIntyre. Buoyed by the support of his wife and the memory of his beloved mother, Drew embarked on a mission to recharge, reinvent and revitalize himself to fulfill his destiny. A CHOSEN DESTINY is a story of grit, courage, and determination as a fallen Superstar discovers who he truly is and storms back to reclaim his dream.

"Through the years, I've seen firsthand the hard work that Drew McIntyre puts forth both in and out of the ring to be the best. His determination is what gives him the ability to overcome any adversity, and it is what makes him an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world."-Triple H "I've followed Drew's career for many years. He has had an incredible journey, and now he is on top of the world, kicking ass."-"Stone Cold" Steve Austin "WWE is a nonstop climb, with every type of pitfall, obstacle, and barrier imaginable on your way to the top. No one was built for the challenge like Drew McIntyre." -Shawn Michaels "Drew is a Goliath with the heart of a David. I'm thrilled to see what he has achieved but more excited for the greatness that lies ahead."-Bret Hart "With Drew, it isn't just the mountains climbed and the roads travelled. It's the way he has gone about his business: with humility, passion and true fire."-Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins In A CHOSEN DESTINY: My Story (Gallery Books; Hardcover; on-sale May 4, 2021), WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre tells the incredible story of his life journey from a small village in Scotland to the global spotlight of WWE. From a young age, McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to the small crowds on the UK's Butlin circuit. At age 22, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" to lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palm of his hands, he watched as it all slipped through his fingers. Through a series of ill-advised choices and family tragedy, Drew's life and career spiraled. As a surefire champion, he struggled under the pressure of expectations and was eventually released from the company. Facing a crossroads, the powerful Scotsman set a course to show the world the real Drew McIntyre. Buoyed by the support of his wife and the memory of his beloved mother, Drew embarked on a mission to recharge, reinvent and revitalize himself to fulfill his destiny. A CHOSEN DESTINY is a story of grit, courage, and determination as a fallen Superstar discovers who he truly is and storms back to reclaim his dream.

"Through the years, I've seen firsthand the hard work that Drew McIntyre puts forth both in and out of the ring to be the best. His determination is what gives him the ability to overcome any adversity, and it is what makes him an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world."-Triple H "I've followed Drew's career for many years. He has had an incredible journey, and now he is on top of the world, kicking ass."-"Stone Cold" Steve Austin "WWE is a nonstop climb, with every type of pitfall, obstacle, and barrier imaginable on your way to the top. No one was built for the challenge like Drew McIntyre." -Shawn Michaels "Drew is a Goliath with the heart of a David. I'm thrilled to see what he has achieved but more excited for the greatness that lies ahead."-Bret Hart "With Drew, it isn't just the mountains climbed and the roads travelled. It's the way he has gone about his business: with humility, passion and true fire."-Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins In A CHOSEN DESTINY: My Story (Gallery Books; Hardcover; on-sale May 4, 2021), WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre tells the incredible story of his life journey from a small village in Scotland to the global spotlight of WWE. From a young age, McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to the small crowds on the UK's Butlin circuit. At age 22, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" to lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palm of his hands, he watched as it all slipped through his fingers. Through a series of ill-advised choices and family tragedy, Drew's life and career spiraled. As a surefire champion, he struggled under the pressure of expectations and was eventually released from the company. Facing a crossroads, the powerful Scotsman set a course to show the world the real Drew McIntyre. Buoyed by the support of his wife and the memory of his beloved mother, Drew embarked on a mission to recharge, reinvent and revitalize himself to fulfill his destiny. A CHOSEN DESTINY is a story of grit, courage, and determination as a fallen Superstar discovers who he truly is and storms back to reclaim his dream.

"Through the years, I've seen firsthand the hard work that Drew McIntyre puts forth both in and out of the ring to be the best. His determination is what gives him the ability to overcome any adversity, and it is what makes him an inspiration to millions of WWE fans around the world."-Triple H "I've followed Drew's career for many years. He has had an incredible journey, and now he is on top of the world, kicking ass."-"Stone Cold" Steve Austin "WWE is a nonstop climb, with every type of pitfall, obstacle, and barrier imaginable on your way to the top. No one was built for the challenge like Drew McIntyre." -Shawn Michaels "Drew is a Goliath with the heart of a David. I'm thrilled to see what he has achieved but more excited for the greatness that lies ahead."-Bret Hart "With Drew, it isn't just the mountains climbed and the roads travelled. It's the way he has gone about his business: with humility, passion and true fire."-Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins In A CHOSEN DESTINY: My Story (Gallery Books; Hardcover; on-sale May 4, 2021), WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre tells the incredible story of his life journey from a small village in Scotland to the global spotlight of WWE. From a young age, McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to the small crowds on the UK's Butlin circuit. At age 22, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" to lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palm of his hands, he watched as it all slipped through his fingers. Through a series of ill-advised choices and family tragedy, Drew's life and career spiraled. As a surefire champion, he struggled under the pressure of expectations and was eventually released from the company. Facing a crossroads, the powerful Scotsman set a course to show the world the real Drew McIntyre. Buoyed by the support of his wife and the memory of his beloved mother, Drew embarked on a mission to recharge, reinvent and revitalize himself to fulfill his destiny. A CHOSEN DESTINY is a story of grit, courage, and determination as a fallen Superstar discovers who he truly is and storms back to reclaim his dream.

In 2012, while studying at university, Mimi Butlin contracted viral meningitis — from which she never fully recovered. Since then she has been diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, fibromyalgia, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and ME/CFS (as Mimi wryly notes, “a really lovely bunch!”). For years, she felt completely alone and that convinced she was responsible for her pain. In 2018, she started the Instagram account @CantGoOut_ImSick, a platform where she posted drawings of what living with illness was like — including portraits of other chronically ill women who had gone through similar experiences. Because of her work, including the #BelieveUs campaign, she has been featured in Women’s Health magazine, Grazia magazine, and on Refinery29 and Bustle. Recently, she collaborated with disability charity Leonard Cheshire to create the #DisabledLooksLikeMe campaign to raise awareness of invisible disabilities. Mimi is very proud of what was achieved throughout the campaign, which saw disabled influencers, creatives, and celebrities — such a Selma Blair and Sinead Burke!! — wearing her t-shirts and supporting the campaign on social media. She is currently taking a break from her work in order to accommodate her health (and wow, can we relate), but she’s extremely grateful to the people she has met along the way, who have helped her accept her conditions and feel proud of who she is. Tune in as Mimi shares: that of all her symptoms, chronic pain is most in control of her day-to-day that she was diagnosed with viral meningitis, and subsequently with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV, or mono) and gastroenteritis — multiple times — and never fully recovered a discussion of access issues in healthcare, including the NHS and optional paid enhancements why doctors have a responsibility of care — both emotional and physical how mental health and medical PTSD have played a role in her health experience how she first received notice for her art — from fellow Spoonie, Lena Dunham! how her illnesses changed her relationship with her mum why she recommends those who identify as female bring a cis man with them as an advocate in doctors’ appointments her experiences of not being believed by medical practitioners who has inspired her in the disability community how she’s cultivated pride in her health status how research can give you perspective on your experience — and the experiences of others

Jamie Hay and Ian Butlin talk to MMA UK's Katie Hunter and Danny Brough about their fight show MMA Uncaged, which takes place on Saturday 8th May.

Danny named after the famous Danny Kaye comes from a theatrical family. His mother was a Royal Ballet and Bluebell Dancer and his father the late comedian Ted Rogers.  Danny first took to the stage after mimicking his father in the wings, leading him to play a part in Bernie Clifton's act. Starting in the entertainment business, he wanted to learn the tricks of the trade and became a Butlin's Redcoat, leading to summer seasons as an entertainer in Mallorca and Warner Leisure Hotels.  He studied at the University of Chichester, where he gained a degree in Musical Theatre where he played Mr. Peachum - The Beggars Opera, Emcee - Cabaret and The Wolf - Into the Woods. He also co-wrote a celebration of the work of Cole Porter and played the great man in Unmistakably Cole Porter (Chichester Festival Theatre).  Danny loves children's theatre and has most recently toured across the country playing Baloo in The Jungle Book (UK tour), other children's touring shows include Squirmtum in the CBeebies Television Show Tree Fu Tom Live and Big Bird and Telly Monster in Sesame Street's Theatre Show Make a New Friend (International world tour). His appearances on television have been as a cowboy compère with Richard Cadell and Peter Andre in The Sooty Show's - Wild Wild West (ITVLittleBe) and as a waiter in the Twirlywoos (CBeebies).Danny has presented shows for Sooty's Bake off and The Sooty Show (UK holiday parks tour), Freddo the Frog's Birthday Party and Story time with Caramel Bunny (Cadbury World). In 2019, he went back to ‘The Good Old Days' as a solo entertainer in Old Time Music Hall produced by the Player's Theatre Music Hall Company and directed by Jan Hunt (The Museum of Comedy). Also playing Jeffrey in the rock musical Godspell (Brentwood Centre). His latest project, Bin & Gone, a one man play about his late father, has received a great success at the Brighton Fringe Festival 2018/19. From this success the show has toured the UK and Danny plans to take the show to the Edinburgh Fringe. He is one half of a double act with comedy partner Jamie Clarricoates called Danny and Jamie and with their combination of comedy sketches, songs and dancing, they were thrilled to be asked to perform last year at the 'Paradise for Old Pro's' at Brinsworth House. Pantomime being his favourite season and certainly no stranger to it, having played parts across the country as Seadog Billy - Pirates of the Pavilion (Weymouth Pavilion Theatre), Muddles in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Tivoli Theatre), Idle Jack - Dick Whittington (Leatherhead Theatre), Jack -Jack and the Beanstalk (North Pier Theatre, Blackpool), Aladdin - Aladdin (Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight), Idle Jack - Dick Whittington (Lowther Pavilion, Lytham St Anne's), Dandini - Cinderella (Grand Opera House, York) and PC Pong - Aladdin (Malvern Festival Theatre).Danny is a credit to this business of ours and still to be discovered on Television but that I'm sure is just around the corner.Welcome to the Show Danny Rogers

Today Mike and I continue our journey through South East Asia as we cover Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Bali. Hope you are enjoy the stories, it was great fun recording this one. Enjoy!Contact me - jameshammondtravel@gmail.com or message on my social media on the links below.Follow me on:YouTube - Winging It Travel Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC173L0udkGL15RSkO3vIx5AInstagram - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.instagram.com/wingingittravelpodcast/TikTok - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.tiktok.com/@wingingittravelpodcastFacebook - Winging It Travel Podcast - https://www.facebook.com/jameshammondtravelPodchaser Review - please head to Podchaser and leave a review for this podcast - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/winging-it-travel-podcast-1592244Thanks, James!

On today's show, travel writer and former documentary filmmaker Martha Ezell joins co-hosts (and Hidden Compass co-founders) Sivani Babu and Sabine K. Bergmann to chat about beautiful insects, generational wisdom, and the testosterone-filled art scene of New York City in the 1980s. But first, journey with us, as Martha takes us to takes us to the sacred fir forests of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt to be awed by the “Journey of a Golden Soul.”Storyteller: Martha Ezell is a freelance travel writer based in Petaluma, California. A former social worker and filmmaker, Martha has worked on documentaries about expressionist art, the Wright Brothers, and elephant seals, and written about the summer that changed everything. Read more of Martha's work on her Hidden Compass profile page, https://hiddencompass.net/journalist/martha-ezell.Find her story, "Butlin's Bognor Regis and the Summer that Changed Everything," at https://gadling.com/2012/07/27/butlin-s-bognor-regis-and-the-summer-that-changed-everything/.Watch her short children's documentary, "A Visit to the Elephant Seals of Año Nuevo," at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06YV6l4a2dkStory: “Journey of a Golden Soul” first appeared in the Portrait department of Hidden Compass, The Magazine in our spring 2020 issue. It won a Bronze Award at the 15th Annual Solas Awards. Read the full piece — and see the accompanying photos — at https://hiddencompass.net/story/journey-of-a-golden-soul/.Monarch Butterflies: Scientists estimate that Eastern and Western monarch populations have declined by 80% and 99% respectively in the last 30 years. To learn more about this important pollinator, including how you can help their numbers recover, visit https://xerces.org/monarchs.Hidden Compass, The Magazine: If you like the stories you hear on this podcast, you'll love our magazine, which brings you more stories, alongside stunning photography and bespoke artwork. And you get to be a part of it! See the faces and hear the voices of the people behind our stories, and help us forge an alliance to turn storytellers and explorers into heroes and champion a new age of discovery. Learn more at hiddencompass.net, and sign up for our newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/8539a03c8c0c/hclanding2020-explorers.See you next week, when we'll go with queer Jewish-Russian refugee Sonya Pevzner to the siege of Leningrad, and its aftermath, to honor a family story as wrenching as heartbreak and as “Sweet as Challah.”

Today I am joined by my partner in crime and university buddy Mike Butlin who I met in London in 2008. This is the first part of two and we discuss our shared experiences in Nepal before cracking on with our 2013 six month trip by covering Bangkok and Cambodia to start with. The rest of that trip will be released next week. Enjoy!Contact me - jameshammondtravel@gmail.com or message on my social media on the links below.Follow me on:YouTube - Winging It Travel Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC173L0udkGL15RSkO3vIx5AInstagram - jameshammondtravel/wingingittravelpodcast TikTok - wingingittravelpodcast - https://www.tiktok.com/@wingingittravelpodcastFacebook - Winging It Travel Podcast - https://www.facebook.com/jameshammondtravelPodchaser Review - please head to Podchaser and leave a review for this podcast - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/winging-it-travel-podcast-1592244Thanks, James!

The Rundle family ran and to this day still run a thriving agricultural engineering business. It all began with grandfather who was an agricultural contractor and used traction engines to propel his machines from farm to farm.(Those traction engines are still in the family ownership and form the nucleus of their fabulous collection).The business developed over the years into manufacturing machinery and specialist repairs of unusual machinery.Their main annual contract while I was there was servicing and repair of all fairground machinery at every Butlin’s Holiday camp. This was an out of season job and involved strict timetables to ensure everything was ready for the Easter start to the holiday trade.

Episode 118 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Do-Wah-Diddy-Diddy” by Manfred Mann, and how a jazz group with a blues singer had one of the biggest bubblegum pop hits of the sixties. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a thirteen-minute bonus episode available, on “Walk on By” by Dionne Warwick. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ —-more—- Resources No Mixcloud this week due to the number of tracks by Manfred Mann. Information on the group comes from Mannerisms: The Five Phases of Manfred Mann, by Greg Russo, and from the liner notes of this eleven-CD box set of the group’s work. For a much cheaper collection of the group’s hits — but without the jazz, blues, and baroque pop elements that made them more interesting than the average sixties singles band — this has all the hit singles. Patreon This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Why not join them? Transcript: So far, when we’ve looked at the British blues and R&B scene, we’ve concentrated on the bands who were influenced by Chicago blues, and who kept to a straightforward guitar/bass/drums lineup. But there was another, related, branch of the blues scene in Britain that was more musically sophisticated, and which while its practitioners certainly enjoyed playing songs by Howlin’ Wolf or Muddy Waters, was also rooted in the jazz of people like Mose Allison. Today we’re going to look at one of those bands, and at the intersection of jazz and the British R&B scene, and how a jazz band with a flute player and a vibraphonist briefly became bubblegum pop idols. We’re going to look at “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” by Manfred Mann: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”] Manfred Mann is, annoyingly when writing about the group, the name of both a band and of one of its members. Manfred Mann the human being, as opposed to Manfred Mann the group, was born Manfred Lubowitz in South Africa, and while he was from a wealthy family, he was very opposed to the vicious South African system of apartheid, and considered himself strongly anti-racist. He was also a lover of jazz music, especially some of the most progressive music being made at the time — musicians like Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane — and he soon became a very competent jazz pianist, playing with musicians like Hugh Masakela at a time when that kind of fraternisation between people of different races was very much frowned upon in South Africa. Manfred desperately wanted to get out of South Africa, and he took his chance in June 1961, at the last point at which he was a Commonwealth citizen. The Commonwealth, for those who don’t know, is a political association of countries that were originally parts of the British Empire, and basically replaced the British Empire when the former colonies gained their independence. These days, the Commonwealth is of mostly symbolic importance, but in the fifties and sixties, as the Empire was breaking up, it was considered a real power in its own right, and in particular, until some changes to immigration law in the mid sixties, Commonwealth citizens had the right to move to the UK.  At that point, South Africa had just voted to become a republic, and there was a rule in the Commonwealth that countries with a head of state other than the Queen could only remain in the Commonwealth with the unanimous agreement of all the other members. And several of the other member states, unsurprisingly, objected to the continued membership of a country whose entire system of government was based on the most virulent racism imaginable. So, as soon as South Africa became a republic, it lost its Commonwealth membership, and that meant that its citizens lost their automatic right to emigrate to the UK. But they were given a year’s grace period, and so Manfred took that chance and moved over to England, where he started playing jazz keyboards, giving piano lessons, and making some money on the side by writing record reviews. For those reviews, rather than credit himself as Manfred Lubowitz, he decided to use a pseudonym taken from the jazz drummer Shelly Manne, and he became Manfred Manne — spelled with a silent e on the end, which he later dropped. Mann was rather desperate for gigs, and he ended up taking a job playing with a band at a Butlin’s holiday camp. Graham Bond, who we’ve seen in several previous episodes as the leader of The Graham Bond Organisation, was at that time playing Hammond organ there, but only wanted to play a few days a week. Mann became the substitute keyboard player for that holiday camp band, and struck up a good musical rapport with the drummer and vibraphone player, Mike Hugg. When Bond went off to form his own band, Mann and Hugg decided to form their own band along the same lines, mixing the modern jazz that they liked with the more commercial R&B that Bond was playing.  They named their group the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, and it initially consisted of Mann on keyboards, Hugg on drums and vibraphone, Mike Vickers on guitar, flute, and saxophone, Dave Richmond on bass, Tony Roberts and Don Fay on saxophone and Ian Fenby on trumpet. As their experiences were far more in the jazz field than in blues, they decided that they needed to get in a singer who was more familiar with the blues side of things. The person they chose was a singer who was originally named Paul Pond, and who had been friends for a long time with Brian Jones, before Jones had formed the Rolling Stones. While Jones had been performing under the name Elmo Lewis, his friend had taken on Jones’ surname, as he thought “Paul Pond” didn’t sound like a good name for a singer. He’d first kept his initials, and performed as P.P. Jones, but then he’d presumably realised that “pee-pee” is probably not the best stage name in the world, and so he’d become just Paul Jones, the name by which he’s known to this day. Jones, like his friend Brian, was a fan particularly of Chicago blues, and he had occasionally appeared with Alexis Korner. After auditioning for the group at a ska club called The Roaring 20s, Jones became the group’s lead singer and harmonica player, and the group soon moved in Jones’ musical direction, playing the kind of Chicago blues that was popular at the Marquee club, where they soon got a residency, rather than the soul style that was more popular at the nearby Flamingo club, and which would be more expected from a horn-centric lineup. Unsurprisingly, given this, the horn players soon left, and the group became a five-piece core of Jones, Mann, Hugg, Vickers, and Richmond. This group was signed to HMV records by John Burgess. Burgess was a producer who specialised in music of a very different style from what the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers played. We’ve already heard some of his production work — he was the producer for Adam Faith from “What Do You Want?” on: [Excerpt: Adam Faith, “What Do You Want?”] And at the time he signed the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, he was just starting to work with a new group, Freddie and the Dreamers, for whom he would produce several hits: [Excerpt: Freddie and the Dreamers, “If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody”] Burgess liked the group, but he insisted that they had to change their name — and in fact, he insisted that the group change their name to Manfred Mann. None of the group members liked the idea — even Mann himself thought that this seemed a little unreasonable, and Paul Jones in particular disagreed strongly with the idea, but they were all eventually mollified by the idea that all the publicity would emphasise that all five of them were equal members of the group, and that while the group might be named after their keyboard player, there were five members. The group members themselves always referred to themselves as “the Manfreds” rather than as Manfred Mann. The group’s first single showed that despite having become a blues band and then getting produced by a pop producer, they were still at heart a jazz group. “Why Should We Not?” is an instrumental led by Vickers’ saxophone, Mann’s organ, and Jones’ harmonica: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “Why Should We Not?”] Unsurprisingly, neither that nor the B-side, a jazz instrumental version of “Frere Jacques”, charted — Britain in 1963 wanted Gerry and the Pacemakers and Freddie and the Dreamers, not jazz instrumentals. The next single, an R&B song called “Cock-A-Hoop” written by Jones, did little better. The group’s big breakthrough came from Ready, Steady, Go!, which at this point was using “Wipe Out!” by the Surfaris as its theme song: [Excerpt: The Surfaris, “Wipe Out”] We’ve mentioned Ready, Steady, Go! in passing in previous episodes, but it was the most important pop music show of the early and mid sixties, just as Oh Boy! had been for the late fifties. Ready, Steady, Go! was, in principle at least, a general pop music programme, but in practice it catered primarily for the emerging mod subculture. “Mod” stood for “modernist”, and the mods emerged from the group of people who liked modern jazz rather than trad, but by this point their primary musical interests were in soul and R&B. Mod was a working-class subculture, based in the South-East of England, especially London, and spurred on by the newfound comparative affluence of the early sixties, when for the first time young working-class people, while still living in poverty, had a small amount of disposable income to spend on clothes, music, and drugs. The Mods had a very particular sense of style, based around sharp Italian suits, pop art and op art, and Black American music or white British imitations of it. For them, music was functional, and primarily existed for the purposes of dancing, and many of them would take large amounts of amphetamines so they could spend the entire weekend at clubs dancing to soul and R&B music. And that entire weekend would kick off on Friday with Ready, Steady, Go!, whose catchphrase was “the weekend starts here!” Ready, Steady, Go! featured almost every important pop act of the early sixties, but while groups like Gerry and the Pacemakers or the Beatles would appear on it, it became known for its promotion of Black artists, and it was the first major British TV exposure for Motown artists like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Marvelettes, for Stax artists like Otis Redding, and for blues artists like John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson. Ready Steady Go! was also the primary TV exposure for British groups who were inspired by those artists, and it’s through Ready Steady Go! that the Animals, the Yardbirds, the Rolling Stones, Them, and the Who, among others reached national popularity — all of them acts that were popular among the Mods in particular. But “Wipe Out” didn’t really fit with this kind of music, and so the producers of Ready Steady Go were looking for something more suitable for their theme music. They’d already tried commissioning the Animals to record something, as we saw a couple of weeks back, but that hadn’t worked out, and instead they turned to Manfred Mann, who came up with a song that not only perfectly fit the style of the show, but also handily promoted the group themselves: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “5-4-3-2-1”] That was taken on as Ready, Steady, Go!s theme song, and made the top five in the UK. But by the time it charted, the group had already changed lineup. Dave Richmond was seen by the other members of the group as a problem at this point. Richmond was a great bass player, but he was a great *jazz* bass player — he wanted to be Charles Mingus, and play strange cross-rhythms, and what the group needed at this point was someone who would just play straightforward blues basslines without complaint — they needed someone closer to Willie Dixon than to Mingus. Tom McGuinness, who replaced him, had already had a rather unusual career trajectory. He’d started out as a satirist, writing for the magazine Private Eye and the TV series That Was The Week That Was, one of the most important British comedy shows of the sixties, but he had really wanted to be a blues musician instead. He’d formed a blues band, The Roosters, with a guitarist who went to art school with his girlfriend, and they’d played a few gigs around London before the duo had been poached by the minor Merseybeat band Casey Jones and his Engineers, a group which had been formed by Brian Casser, formerly of Cass & The Cassanovas, the group that had become The Big Three. Casey Jones and his Engineers had just released the single “One Way Ticket”: [Excerpt: Casey Jones and His Engineers, “One-Way Ticket”] However, the two guitarists soon realised, after just a handful of gigs, that they weren’t right for that group, and quit. McGuinness’ friend, Eric Clapton, went on to join the Yardbirds, and we’ll be hearing more about him in a few weeks’ time, but McGuinness was at a loose end, until he discovered that Manfred Mann were looking for a bass player. McGuinness was a guitarist, but bluffed to Paul Jones that he’d switched to bass, and got the job. He said later that the only question he’d been asked when interviewed by the group was “are you willing to play simple parts?” — as he’d never played bass in his life until the day of his first gig with the group, he was more than happy to say yes to that. McGuinness joined only days after the recording of “5-4-3-2-1”, and Richmond was out — though he would have a successful career as a session bass player, playing on, among others, “Je t’Aime” by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, “Your Song” by Elton John, Labi Siffre’s “It Must Be Love”, and the music for the long-running sitcoms Only Fools and Horses and Last of the Summer Wine. As soon as McGuinness joined, the group set out on tour, to promote their new hit, but also to act as the backing group for the Crystals, on a tour which also featured Johnny Kidd and the Pirates and Joe Brown and his Bruvvers.  The group’s next single, “Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble” was another original, and made number eleven on the charts, but the group saw it as a failure anyway, to the extent that they tried their best to forget it ever existed. In researching this episode I got an eleven-CD box set of the group’s work, which contains every studio album or compilation they released in the sixties, a collection of their EPs, and a collection of their BBC sessions. In all eleven CDs, “Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble” doesn’t appear at all. Which is quite odd, as it’s a perfectly serviceable, if unexceptional, piece of pop R&B: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble”] But it’s not just the group that were unimpressed with the record. John Burgess thought that the record only getting to number eleven was proof of his hypothesis that groups should not put out their own songs as singles. From this point on, with one exception in 1968, everything they released as an A-side would be a cover version or a song brought to them by a professional songwriter. This worried Jones, who didn’t want to be forced to start singing songs he disliked, which he saw as a very likely outcome of this edict. So he made it his role in the group to seek out records that the group could cover, which would be commercial enough that they could get hit singles from them, but which would be something he could sing while keeping his self-respect. His very first selection certainly met the first criterion. The song which would become their biggest hit had very little to do with the R&B or jazz which had inspired the group. Instead, it was a perfect piece of Brill Building pop. The Exciters, who originally recorded it, were one of the great girl groups of the early sixties (though they also had one male member), and had already had quite an influence on pop music. They had been discovered by Leiber and Stoller, who had signed them to Red Bird Records, a label we’ll be looking at in much more detail in an upcoming episode, and they’d had a hit in 1962 with a Bert Berns song, “Tell Him”, which made the top five: [Excerpt: The Exciters, “Tell Him”] That record had so excited a young British folk singer who was in the US at the time to record an album with her group The Springfields that she completely reworked her entire style, went solo, and kickstarted a solo career singing pop-soul songs under the name Dusty Springfield. The Exciters never had another top forty hit, but they became popular enough among British music lovers that the Beatles asked them to open for them on their American tour in summer 1964. Most of the Exciters’ records were of songs written by the more R&B end of the Brill Building songwriters — they would record several more Bert Berns songs, and some by Ritchie Barrett, but the song that would become their most well-known legacy was actually written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Like many of Barry and Greenwich’s songs, it was based around a nonsense phrase, but in this case the phrase they used had something of a longer history, though it’s not apparent whether they fully realised that. In African-American folklore of the early twentieth century, the imaginary town of Diddy Wah Diddy was something like a synonym for heaven, or for the Big Rock Candy Mountain of the folk song — a place where people didn’t have to work, and where food was free everywhere. This place had been sung about in many songs, like Blind Blake’s “Diddie Wah Diddie”: [Excerpt: Blind Blake, “Diddie Wah Diddie”] And a song written by Willie Dixon for Bo Diddley: [Excerpt: Bo Diddley, “Diddy Wah Diddy”] And “Diddy” and “Wah” had often been used by other Black artists, in various contexts, like Roy Brown and Dave Bartholomew’s “Diddy-Y-Diddy-O”: [Excerpt: Roy Brown and Dave Bartholomew, “Diddy-Y-Diddy-O”] And Junior and Marie’s “Boom Diddy Wah Wah”, a “Ko Ko Mo” knockoff produced by Johnny Otis: [Excerpt: Junior and Marie, “Boom Diddy Wah Wah”]  So when Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich wrote “Do-Wah-Diddy”, as the song was originally called, they were, wittingly or not, tapping into a rich history of rhythm and blues music. But the song as Greenwich demoed it was one of the first examples of what would become known as “bubblegum pop”, and is particularly notable in her demo for its very early use of the fuzz guitar that would be a stylistic hallmark of that subgenre: [Excerpt: Ellie Greenwich, “Do-Wah-Diddy (demo)”] The Exciters’ version of the song took it into more conventional girl-group territory, with a strong soulful vocal, but with the group’s backing vocal call-and-response chant showing up the song’s resemblance to the kind of schoolyard chanting games which were, of course, the basis of the very first girl group records: [Excerpt: The Exciters, “Do-Wah-Diddy”] Sadly, that record only reached number seventy-eight on the charts, and the Exciters would have no more hits in the US, though a later lineup of the group would make the UK top forty in 1975 with a song written and produced by the Northern Soul DJ Ian Levine. But in 1964 Jones had picked up on “Do-Wah-Diddy”, and knew it was a potential hit. Most of the group weren’t very keen on “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”, as the song was renamed. There are relatively few interviews with any of them about it, but from what I can gather the only member of the band who thought anything much of the song was Paul Jones. However, the group did their best with the recording, and were particularly impressed with Manfred’s Hammond organ solo — which they later discovered was cut out of the finished recording by Burgess. The result was an organ-driven stomping pop song which had more in common with the Dave Clark Five than with anything else the group were doing: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”] The record reached number one in both the UK and the US, and the group immediately went on an American tour, packaged with Peter & Gordon, a British duo who were having some success at the time because Peter Asher’s sister was dating Paul McCartney, who’d given them a hit song, “World Without Love”: [Excerpt: Peter and Gordon, “World Without Love”] The group found the experience of touring the US a thoroughly miserable one, and decided that they weren’t going to bother going back again, so while they would continue to have big hits in Britain for the rest of the decade, they only had a few minor successes in the States. After the success of “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”, EMI rushed out an album by the group, The Five Faces of Manfred Mann, which must have caused some confusion for anyone buying it in the hope of more “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” style pop songs. Half the album’s fourteen tracks were covers of blues and R&B, mostly by Chess artists — there were covers of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Bo Diddley, Ike & Tina Turner, and more. There were also five originals, written or co-written by Jones, in the same style as those songs, plus a couple of instrumentals, one written by the group and one a cover of Cannonball Adderly’s jazz classic “Sack O’Woe”, arranged to show off the group’s skills at harmonica, saxophone, piano and vibraphone: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “Sack O’Woe”] However, the group realised that the formula they’d hit on with “Do  Wah Diddy Diddy” was a useful one, and so for their next single they once again covered a girl-group track with a nonsense-word chorus and title — their version of “Sha La La” by the Shirelles took them to number three on the UK charts, and number twelve in the US. They followed that with a ballad, “Come Tomorrow”, one of the few secular songs ever recorded by Marie Knight, the gospel singer who we discussed briefly way back in episode five, who was Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s duet partner, and quite possibly her partner in other senses. They released several more singles and were consistently charting, to the point that they actually managed to get a top ten hit with a self-written song despite their own material not being considered worth putting out as singles. Paul Jones had written “The One in the Middle” for his friends the Yardbirds, but when they turned it down, he rewrote the song to be about Manfred Mann, and especially about himself: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “The One in the Middle”] Like much of their material, that was released on an EP, and the EP was so successful that as well as making number one on the EP charts, it also made number ten on the regular charts, with “The One in the Middle” as the lead-off track. But “The One in the Middle” was a clue to something else as well — Jones was getting increasingly annoyed at the fact that the records the group was making were hits, and he was the frontman, the lead singer, the person picking the cover versions, and the writer of much of the original material, but all the records were getting credited to the group’s keyboard player.  But Jones wasn’t the next member of the group to leave. That was Mike Vickers, who went off to work in arranging film music and session work, including some work for the Beatles, the music for the film Dracula AD 1972, and the opening and closing themes for This Week in Baseball. The last single the group released while Vickers was a member was the aptly-titled “If You Gotta Go, Go Now”. Mann had heard Bob Dylan performing that song live, and had realised that the song had never been released. He’d contacted Dylan’s publishers, got hold of a demo, and the group became the first to release a version of the song, making number two in the charts: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “If You Gotta Go, Go Now”] Before Vickers’ departure, the group had recorded their second album, Mann Made, and that had been even more eclectic than the first album, combining versions of blues classics like “Stormy Monday Blues”, Motown songs like “The Way You Do The Things You Do”, country covers like “You Don’t Know Me”, and oddities like “Bare Hugg”, an original jazz instrumental for flute and vibraphone: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “Bare Hugg”] McGuinness took the opportunity of Vickers leaving the group to switch from bass back to playing guitar, which had always been his preferred instrument. To fill in the gap, on Graham Bond’s recommendation they hired away Jack Bruce, who had just been playing in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers with McGuinness’ old friend Eric Clapton, and it’s Bruce who played bass on the group’s next big hit, “Pretty Flamingo”, the only UK number one that Bruce ever played on: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “Pretty Flamingo”] Bruce stayed with the band for several months, before going off to play in another band who we’ll be covering in a future episode. He was replaced in turn by Klaus Voorman. Voorman was an old friend of the Beatles from their Hamburg days, who had been taught the rudiments of bass by Stuart Sutcliffe, and had formed a trio, Paddy, Klaus, and Gibson, with two Merseybeat musicians, Paddy Chambers of the Big Three and Gibson Kemp of Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes: [Excerpt: Paddy, Klaus, and Gibson, “No Good Without You Baby”] Like Vickers, Voorman could play the flute, and his flute playing would become a regular part of the group’s later singles. These lineup changes didn’t affect the group as either a chart act or as an act who were playing a huge variety of different styles of music. While the singles were uniformly catchy pop, on album tracks, B-sides or EPs you’d be likely to find versions of folk songs collected by Alan Lomax, like “John Hardy”, or things like “Driva Man”, a blues song about slavery in 5/4 time, originally by the jazz greats Oscar Brown and Max Roach: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “Driva Man”] But by the time that track was released, Paul Jones was out of the group. He actually announced his intention to quit the group at the same time that Mike Vickers left, but the group had persuaded him to stay on for almost a year while they looked for his replacement, auditioning singers like Rod Stewart and Long John Baldry with little success. They eventually decided on Mike d’Abo, who had previously been the lead singer of a group called A Band of Angels: [Excerpt: A Band of Angels, “(Accept My) Invitation”] By the point d’Abo joined, relations  between the rest of the group and Jones were so poor that they didn’t tell Jones that they were thinking of d’Abo — Jones would later recollect that the group decided to stop at a pub on the way to a gig, ostensibly to watch themselves on TV, but actually to watch A Band of Angels on the same show, without explaining to Jones that that was what they were doing – Jones actually mentioned d’Abo to his bandmates as a possible replacement, not realising he was already in the group. Mann has talked about how on the group’s last show with Jones, they drove to the gig in silence, and their first single with the new singer, a version of Dylan’s “Just Like a Woman”, came on the radio. There was a lot of discomfort in the band at this time, because their record label had decided to stick with Jones as a solo performer, and the rest of the group had had to find another label, and were worried that without Jones their career was over. Luckily for everyone involved, “Just Like a Woman” made the top ten, and the group’s career was able to continue. Meanwhile, Jones’ first single as a solo artist made the top five: [Excerpt: Paul Jones, “High Time”] But after that and his follow-up, “I’ve Been a Bad, Bad, Boy”, which made number five, the best he could do was to barely scrape the top forty. Manfred Mann, on the other hand, continued having hits, though there was a constant struggle to find new material. d’Abo was himself a songwriter, and it shows the limitations of the “no A-sides by group members” rule that while d’Abo was the lead singer of Manfred Mann, he wrote two hit singles which the group never recorded. The first, “Handbags and Gladrags”, was a hit for Chris Farlowe: [Excerpt: Chris Farlowe, “Handbags and Gladrags”] That was only a minor hit, but was later recorded successfully by Rod Stewart, with d’Abo arranging, and the Stereophonics. d’Abo also co-wrote, and played piano on, “Build Me Up Buttercup” by the Foundations: [Excerpt: The Foundations, “Build Me Up Buttercup”] But the group continued releasing singles written by other people.  Their second post-Jones single, from the perspective of a spurned lover insulting their ex’s new fiancee, had to have its title changed from what the writers intended, as the group felt that a song insulting “semi-detached suburban Mr. Jones” might be taken the wrong way. Lightly retitled, “Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James” made number two, while the follow-up, “Ha Ha! Said the Clown”, made number four. The two singles after that did significantly less well, though, and seemed to be quite bizarre choices — an instrumental Hammond organ version of Tommy Roe’s “Sweet Pea”, which made number thirty-six, and a version of Randy Newman’s bitterly cynical “So Long, Dad”, which didn’t make the charts at all. After this lack of success, the group decided to go back to what had worked for them before. They’d already had two hits with Dylan songs, and Mann had got hold of a copy of Dylan’s Basement Tapes, a bootleg which we’ll be talking about later. He picked up on one song from it, and got permission to release “The Mighty Quinn”, which became the group’s third number one: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “The Mighty Quinn”] The album from which that came, Mighty Garvey, is the closest thing the group came to an actual great album. While the group’s earlier albums were mostly blues covers, this was mostly made up of original material by either Hugg or d’Abo, in a pastoral baroque pop style that invites comparisons to the Kinks or the Zombies’ material of that period, but with a self-mocking comedy edge in several songs that was closer to the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Probably the highlight of the album was the mellotron-driven “It’s So Easy Falling”: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, “It’s So Easy Falling”] But Mighty Garvey didn’t chart, and it was the last gasp of the group as a creative entity. They had three more top-ten hits, all of them good examples of their type, but by January 1969, Tom McGuinness was interviewed saying “It’s not a group any more. It’s just five people who come together to make hit singles. That’s the only aim of the group at the moment — to make hit singles — it’s the only reason the group exists. Commercial success is very important to the group. It gives us financial freedom to do the things we want.” The group split up in 1969, and went their separate ways. d’Abo appeared on the original Jesus Christ Superstar album, and then went into writing advertising jingles, most famously writing “a finger of fudge is just enough” for Cadbury’s. McGuinness formed McGuinness Flint, with the songwriters Gallagher and Lyle, and had a big hit with “When I’m Dead and Gone”: [Excerpt: McGuinness Flint, “When I’m Dead and Gone”] He later teamed up again with Paul Jones, to form a blues band imaginatively named “the Blues Band”, who continue performing to this day: [Excerpt: The Blues Band, “Mean Ol’ Frisco”] Jones became a born-again Christian in the eighties, and also starred in a children’s TV show, Uncle Jack, and presented the BBC Radio 2 Blues Programme for thirty-two years. Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg formed another group, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, who released two albums before splitting. Hugg went on from that to write for TV and films, most notably writing the theme music to “Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?”: [Excerpt: Highly Likely, “Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?”] Mann went on to form Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, who had a number of hits, the biggest of which was the Bruce Springsteen song “Blinded by the Light”: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, “Blinded by the Light”] Almost uniquely for a band from the early sixties, all the members of the classic lineup of Manfred Mann are still alive. Manfred Mann continues to perform with various lineups of his Earth Band. Hugg, Jones, McGuinness, and d’Abo reunited as The Manfreds in the 1990s, with Vickers also in the band until 1999, and continue to tour together — I still have a ticket to see them which was originally for a show in April 2020, but has just been rescheduled to 2022. McGuinness and Jones also still tour with the Blues Band. And Mike Vickers now spends his time creating experimental animations.  Manfred Mann were a band with too many musical interests to have a coherent image, and their reliance on outside songwriters and their frequent lineup changes meant that they never had the consistent sound of many of their contemporaries. But partly because of this, they created a catalogue that rewards exploration in a way that several more well-regarded bands’ work doesn’t, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see a major critical reassessment of them at some point. But whether that happens or not, almost sixty years on people around the world still respond instantly to the opening bars of their biggest hit, and “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” remains one of the most fondly remembered singles of the early sixties.

This week David and Jack present "The Showman, the Diver, and the Padre" from Benjamin Peel and Breakwater Theatre Company.  The Showman, the Diver and the Padre was part of a series of Yesteryear Plays written by Benjamin Peel and produced for the 2020 SOfa Fest by Breakwater Theatre. They explored various historic events that took place in the seaside resort of Skegness, Lincolnshire in the UK. They can all be heard here:  https://www.sofestival.org/main-programme-presenting-the-past/ “I hope that the Skegness crowds will be rather more receptive to me than the somewhat vulgar Blackpool ones.” It is March 1936 and Billy Butlin is frantically trying to get his first holiday camp in Skegness ready and open on time. For reasons of their own, both Leslie Gadsby, a dare-devil high diver and Harold Davidson, the defrocked ex-Vicar of Stiffkey have turned up hoping to be taken on as acts. This audio drama imagines a fictional encounter between the three men. Cast Billy Butlin – Stacey Gough Harold Davidson – Edward Peel Lesley Gadsby – Dan Blacow Little Jimmy/Bunco Kid – John Hewer Writer – Benjamin Peel Produced by Sara Beasley and Jack Pudsey Sound Producer – Jack Pudsey Director – Sara Beasley. Butlin's Chalet Image Photograph By Mr M Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week David and Jack present "The Showman, the Diver, and the Padre" from Benjamin Peel and Breakwater Theatre Company.  The Showman, the Diver and the Padre was part of a series of Yesteryear Plays written by Benjamin Peel and produced for the 2020 SOfa Fest by Breakwater Theatre. They explored various historic events that took place in the seaside resort of Skegness, Lincolnshire in the UK. They can all be heard here:  https://www.sofestival.org/main-programme-presenting-the-past/ “I hope that the Skegness crowds will be rather more receptive to me than the somewhat vulgar Blackpool ones.” It is March 1936 and Billy Butlin is frantically trying to get his first holiday camp in Skegness ready and open on time. For reasons of their own, both Leslie Gadsby, a dare-devil high diver and Harold Davidson, the defrocked ex-Vicar of Stiffkey have turned up hoping to be taken on as acts. This audio drama imagines a fictional encounter between the three men. Cast Billy Butlin – Stacey Gough Harold Davidson – Edward Peel Lesley Gadsby – Dan Blacow Little Jimmy/Bunco Kid – John Hewer Writer – Benjamin Peel Produced by Sara Beasley and Jack Pudsey Sound Producer – Jack Pudsey Director – Sara Beasley. Butlin’s Chalet Image Photograph By Mr M Evison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 118 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at "Do-Wah-Diddy-Diddy" by Manfred Mann, and how a jazz group with a blues singer had one of the biggest bubblegum pop hits of the sixties. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a thirteen-minute bonus episode available, on "Walk on By" by Dionne Warwick. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt's irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ ----more---- Resources No Mixcloud this week due to the number of tracks by Manfred Mann. Information on the group comes from Mannerisms: The Five Phases of Manfred Mann, by Greg Russo, and from the liner notes of this eleven-CD box set of the group's work. For a much cheaper collection of the group's hits -- but without the jazz, blues, and baroque pop elements that made them more interesting than the average sixties singles band -- this has all the hit singles. Patreon This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Why not join them? Transcript: So far, when we've looked at the British blues and R&B scene, we've concentrated on the bands who were influenced by Chicago blues, and who kept to a straightforward guitar/bass/drums lineup. But there was another, related, branch of the blues scene in Britain that was more musically sophisticated, and which while its practitioners certainly enjoyed playing songs by Howlin' Wolf or Muddy Waters, was also rooted in the jazz of people like Mose Allison. Today we're going to look at one of those bands, and at the intersection of jazz and the British R&B scene, and how a jazz band with a flute player and a vibraphonist briefly became bubblegum pop idols. We're going to look at "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" by Manfred Mann: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"] Manfred Mann is, annoyingly when writing about the group, the name of both a band and of one of its members. Manfred Mann the human being, as opposed to Manfred Mann the group, was born Manfred Lubowitz in South Africa, and while he was from a wealthy family, he was very opposed to the vicious South African system of apartheid, and considered himself strongly anti-racist. He was also a lover of jazz music, especially some of the most progressive music being made at the time -- musicians like Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, and John Coltrane -- and he soon became a very competent jazz pianist, playing with musicians like Hugh Masakela at a time when that kind of fraternisation between people of different races was very much frowned upon in South Africa. Manfred desperately wanted to get out of South Africa, and he took his chance in June 1961, at the last point at which he was a Commonwealth citizen. The Commonwealth, for those who don't know, is a political association of countries that were originally parts of the British Empire, and basically replaced the British Empire when the former colonies gained their independence. These days, the Commonwealth is of mostly symbolic importance, but in the fifties and sixties, as the Empire was breaking up, it was considered a real power in its own right, and in particular, until some changes to immigration law in the mid sixties, Commonwealth citizens had the right to move to the UK.  At that point, South Africa had just voted to become a republic, and there was a rule in the Commonwealth that countries with a head of state other than the Queen could only remain in the Commonwealth with the unanimous agreement of all the other members. And several of the other member states, unsurprisingly, objected to the continued membership of a country whose entire system of government was based on the most virulent racism imaginable. So, as soon as South Africa became a republic, it lost its Commonwealth membership, and that meant that its citizens lost their automatic right to emigrate to the UK. But they were given a year's grace period, and so Manfred took that chance and moved over to England, where he started playing jazz keyboards, giving piano lessons, and making some money on the side by writing record reviews. For those reviews, rather than credit himself as Manfred Lubowitz, he decided to use a pseudonym taken from the jazz drummer Shelly Manne, and he became Manfred Manne -- spelled with a silent e on the end, which he later dropped. Mann was rather desperate for gigs, and he ended up taking a job playing with a band at a Butlin's holiday camp. Graham Bond, who we've seen in several previous episodes as the leader of The Graham Bond Organisation, was at that time playing Hammond organ there, but only wanted to play a few days a week. Mann became the substitute keyboard player for that holiday camp band, and struck up a good musical rapport with the drummer and vibraphone player, Mike Hugg. When Bond went off to form his own band, Mann and Hugg decided to form their own band along the same lines, mixing the modern jazz that they liked with the more commercial R&B that Bond was playing.  They named their group the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, and it initially consisted of Mann on keyboards, Hugg on drums and vibraphone, Mike Vickers on guitar, flute, and saxophone, Dave Richmond on bass, Tony Roberts and Don Fay on saxophone and Ian Fenby on trumpet. As their experiences were far more in the jazz field than in blues, they decided that they needed to get in a singer who was more familiar with the blues side of things. The person they chose was a singer who was originally named Paul Pond, and who had been friends for a long time with Brian Jones, before Jones had formed the Rolling Stones. While Jones had been performing under the name Elmo Lewis, his friend had taken on Jones' surname, as he thought "Paul Pond" didn't sound like a good name for a singer. He'd first kept his initials, and performed as P.P. Jones, but then he'd presumably realised that "pee-pee" is probably not the best stage name in the world, and so he'd become just Paul Jones, the name by which he's known to this day. Jones, like his friend Brian, was a fan particularly of Chicago blues, and he had occasionally appeared with Alexis Korner. After auditioning for the group at a ska club called The Roaring 20s, Jones became the group's lead singer and harmonica player, and the group soon moved in Jones' musical direction, playing the kind of Chicago blues that was popular at the Marquee club, where they soon got a residency, rather than the soul style that was more popular at the nearby Flamingo club, and which would be more expected from a horn-centric lineup. Unsurprisingly, given this, the horn players soon left, and the group became a five-piece core of Jones, Mann, Hugg, Vickers, and Richmond. This group was signed to HMV records by John Burgess. Burgess was a producer who specialised in music of a very different style from what the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers played. We've already heard some of his production work -- he was the producer for Adam Faith from "What Do You Want?" on: [Excerpt: Adam Faith, "What Do You Want?"] And at the time he signed the Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, he was just starting to work with a new group, Freddie and the Dreamers, for whom he would produce several hits: [Excerpt: Freddie and the Dreamers, "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"] Burgess liked the group, but he insisted that they had to change their name -- and in fact, he insisted that the group change their name to Manfred Mann. None of the group members liked the idea -- even Mann himself thought that this seemed a little unreasonable, and Paul Jones in particular disagreed strongly with the idea, but they were all eventually mollified by the idea that all the publicity would emphasise that all five of them were equal members of the group, and that while the group might be named after their keyboard player, there were five members. The group members themselves always referred to themselves as "the Manfreds" rather than as Manfred Mann. The group's first single showed that despite having become a blues band and then getting produced by a pop producer, they were still at heart a jazz group. "Why Should We Not?" is an instrumental led by Vickers' saxophone, Mann's organ, and Jones' harmonica: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "Why Should We Not?"] Unsurprisingly, neither that nor the B-side, a jazz instrumental version of "Frere Jacques", charted -- Britain in 1963 wanted Gerry and the Pacemakers and Freddie and the Dreamers, not jazz instrumentals. The next single, an R&B song called "Cock-A-Hoop" written by Jones, did little better. The group's big breakthrough came from Ready, Steady, Go!, which at this point was using "Wipe Out!" by the Surfaris as its theme song: [Excerpt: The Surfaris, "Wipe Out"] We've mentioned Ready, Steady, Go! in passing in previous episodes, but it was the most important pop music show of the early and mid sixties, just as Oh Boy! had been for the late fifties. Ready, Steady, Go! was, in principle at least, a general pop music programme, but in practice it catered primarily for the emerging mod subculture. "Mod" stood for "modernist", and the mods emerged from the group of people who liked modern jazz rather than trad, but by this point their primary musical interests were in soul and R&B. Mod was a working-class subculture, based in the South-East of England, especially London, and spurred on by the newfound comparative affluence of the early sixties, when for the first time young working-class people, while still living in poverty, had a small amount of disposable income to spend on clothes, music, and drugs. The Mods had a very particular sense of style, based around sharp Italian suits, pop art and op art, and Black American music or white British imitations of it. For them, music was functional, and primarily existed for the purposes of dancing, and many of them would take large amounts of amphetamines so they could spend the entire weekend at clubs dancing to soul and R&B music. And that entire weekend would kick off on Friday with Ready, Steady, Go!, whose catchphrase was "the weekend starts here!" Ready, Steady, Go! featured almost every important pop act of the early sixties, but while groups like Gerry and the Pacemakers or the Beatles would appear on it, it became known for its promotion of Black artists, and it was the first major British TV exposure for Motown artists like the Supremes, the Temptations, and the Marvelettes, for Stax artists like Otis Redding, and for blues artists like John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson. Ready Steady Go! was also the primary TV exposure for British groups who were inspired by those artists, and it's through Ready Steady Go! that the Animals, the Yardbirds, the Rolling Stones, Them, and the Who, among others reached national popularity -- all of them acts that were popular among the Mods in particular. But "Wipe Out" didn't really fit with this kind of music, and so the producers of Ready Steady Go were looking for something more suitable for their theme music. They'd already tried commissioning the Animals to record something, as we saw a couple of weeks back, but that hadn't worked out, and instead they turned to Manfred Mann, who came up with a song that not only perfectly fit the style of the show, but also handily promoted the group themselves: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "5-4-3-2-1"] That was taken on as Ready, Steady, Go!s theme song, and made the top five in the UK. But by the time it charted, the group had already changed lineup. Dave Richmond was seen by the other members of the group as a problem at this point. Richmond was a great bass player, but he was a great *jazz* bass player -- he wanted to be Charles Mingus, and play strange cross-rhythms, and what the group needed at this point was someone who would just play straightforward blues basslines without complaint -- they needed someone closer to Willie Dixon than to Mingus. Tom McGuinness, who replaced him, had already had a rather unusual career trajectory. He'd started out as a satirist, writing for the magazine Private Eye and the TV series That Was The Week That Was, one of the most important British comedy shows of the sixties, but he had really wanted to be a blues musician instead. He'd formed a blues band, The Roosters, with a guitarist who went to art school with his girlfriend, and they'd played a few gigs around London before the duo had been poached by the minor Merseybeat band Casey Jones and his Engineers, a group which had been formed by Brian Casser, formerly of Cass & The Cassanovas, the group that had become The Big Three. Casey Jones and his Engineers had just released the single "One Way Ticket": [Excerpt: Casey Jones and His Engineers, "One-Way Ticket"] However, the two guitarists soon realised, after just a handful of gigs, that they weren't right for that group, and quit. McGuinness' friend, Eric Clapton, went on to join the Yardbirds, and we'll be hearing more about him in a few weeks' time, but McGuinness was at a loose end, until he discovered that Manfred Mann were looking for a bass player. McGuinness was a guitarist, but bluffed to Paul Jones that he'd switched to bass, and got the job. He said later that the only question he'd been asked when interviewed by the group was "are you willing to play simple parts?" -- as he'd never played bass in his life until the day of his first gig with the group, he was more than happy to say yes to that. McGuinness joined only days after the recording of "5-4-3-2-1", and Richmond was out -- though he would have a successful career as a session bass player, playing on, among others, "Je t'Aime" by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, "Your Song" by Elton John, Labi Siffre's "It Must Be Love", and the music for the long-running sitcoms Only Fools and Horses and Last of the Summer Wine. As soon as McGuinness joined, the group set out on tour, to promote their new hit, but also to act as the backing group for the Crystals, on a tour which also featured Johnny Kidd and the Pirates and Joe Brown and his Bruvvers.  The group's next single, "Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble" was another original, and made number eleven on the charts, but the group saw it as a failure anyway, to the extent that they tried their best to forget it ever existed. In researching this episode I got an eleven-CD box set of the group's work, which contains every studio album or compilation they released in the sixties, a collection of their EPs, and a collection of their BBC sessions. In all eleven CDs, "Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble" doesn't appear at all. Which is quite odd, as it's a perfectly serviceable, if unexceptional, piece of pop R&B: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble"] But it's not just the group that were unimpressed with the record. John Burgess thought that the record only getting to number eleven was proof of his hypothesis that groups should not put out their own songs as singles. From this point on, with one exception in 1968, everything they released as an A-side would be a cover version or a song brought to them by a professional songwriter. This worried Jones, who didn't want to be forced to start singing songs he disliked, which he saw as a very likely outcome of this edict. So he made it his role in the group to seek out records that the group could cover, which would be commercial enough that they could get hit singles from them, but which would be something he could sing while keeping his self-respect. His very first selection certainly met the first criterion. The song which would become their biggest hit had very little to do with the R&B or jazz which had inspired the group. Instead, it was a perfect piece of Brill Building pop. The Exciters, who originally recorded it, were one of the great girl groups of the early sixties (though they also had one male member), and had already had quite an influence on pop music. They had been discovered by Leiber and Stoller, who had signed them to Red Bird Records, a label we'll be looking at in much more detail in an upcoming episode, and they'd had a hit in 1962 with a Bert Berns song, "Tell Him", which made the top five: [Excerpt: The Exciters, "Tell Him"] That record had so excited a young British folk singer who was in the US at the time to record an album with her group The Springfields that she completely reworked her entire style, went solo, and kickstarted a solo career singing pop-soul songs under the name Dusty Springfield. The Exciters never had another top forty hit, but they became popular enough among British music lovers that the Beatles asked them to open for them on their American tour in summer 1964. Most of the Exciters' records were of songs written by the more R&B end of the Brill Building songwriters -- they would record several more Bert Berns songs, and some by Ritchie Barrett, but the song that would become their most well-known legacy was actually written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Like many of Barry and Greenwich's songs, it was based around a nonsense phrase, but in this case the phrase they used had something of a longer history, though it's not apparent whether they fully realised that. In African-American folklore of the early twentieth century, the imaginary town of Diddy Wah Diddy was something like a synonym for heaven, or for the Big Rock Candy Mountain of the folk song -- a place where people didn't have to work, and where food was free everywhere. This place had been sung about in many songs, like Blind Blake's "Diddie Wah Diddie": [Excerpt: Blind Blake, "Diddie Wah Diddie"] And a song written by Willie Dixon for Bo Diddley: [Excerpt: Bo Diddley, "Diddy Wah Diddy"] And "Diddy" and "Wah" had often been used by other Black artists, in various contexts, like Roy Brown and Dave Bartholomew's "Diddy-Y-Diddy-O": [Excerpt: Roy Brown and Dave Bartholomew, "Diddy-Y-Diddy-O"] And Junior and Marie's "Boom Diddy Wah Wah", a "Ko Ko Mo" knockoff produced by Johnny Otis: [Excerpt: Junior and Marie, "Boom Diddy Wah Wah"]  So when Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich wrote "Do-Wah-Diddy", as the song was originally called, they were, wittingly or not, tapping into a rich history of rhythm and blues music. But the song as Greenwich demoed it was one of the first examples of what would become known as "bubblegum pop", and is particularly notable in her demo for its very early use of the fuzz guitar that would be a stylistic hallmark of that subgenre: [Excerpt: Ellie Greenwich, "Do-Wah-Diddy (demo)"] The Exciters' version of the song took it into more conventional girl-group territory, with a strong soulful vocal, but with the group's backing vocal call-and-response chant showing up the song's resemblance to the kind of schoolyard chanting games which were, of course, the basis of the very first girl group records: [Excerpt: The Exciters, "Do-Wah-Diddy"] Sadly, that record only reached number seventy-eight on the charts, and the Exciters would have no more hits in the US, though a later lineup of the group would make the UK top forty in 1975 with a song written and produced by the Northern Soul DJ Ian Levine. But in 1964 Jones had picked up on "Do-Wah-Diddy", and knew it was a potential hit. Most of the group weren't very keen on "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", as the song was renamed. There are relatively few interviews with any of them about it, but from what I can gather the only member of the band who thought anything much of the song was Paul Jones. However, the group did their best with the recording, and were particularly impressed with Manfred's Hammond organ solo -- which they later discovered was cut out of the finished recording by Burgess. The result was an organ-driven stomping pop song which had more in common with the Dave Clark Five than with anything else the group were doing: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"] The record reached number one in both the UK and the US, and the group immediately went on an American tour, packaged with Peter & Gordon, a British duo who were having some success at the time because Peter Asher's sister was dating Paul McCartney, who'd given them a hit song, "World Without Love": [Excerpt: Peter and Gordon, "World Without Love"] The group found the experience of touring the US a thoroughly miserable one, and decided that they weren't going to bother going back again, so while they would continue to have big hits in Britain for the rest of the decade, they only had a few minor successes in the States. After the success of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", EMI rushed out an album by the group, The Five Faces of Manfred Mann, which must have caused some confusion for anyone buying it in the hope of more "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" style pop songs. Half the album's fourteen tracks were covers of blues and R&B, mostly by Chess artists -- there were covers of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, Ike & Tina Turner, and more. There were also five originals, written or co-written by Jones, in the same style as those songs, plus a couple of instrumentals, one written by the group and one a cover of Cannonball Adderly's jazz classic "Sack O'Woe", arranged to show off the group's skills at harmonica, saxophone, piano and vibraphone: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "Sack O'Woe"] However, the group realised that the formula they'd hit on with "Do  Wah Diddy Diddy" was a useful one, and so for their next single they once again covered a girl-group track with a nonsense-word chorus and title -- their version of "Sha La La" by the Shirelles took them to number three on the UK charts, and number twelve in the US. They followed that with a ballad, "Come Tomorrow", one of the few secular songs ever recorded by Marie Knight, the gospel singer who we discussed briefly way back in episode five, who was Sister Rosetta Tharpe's duet partner, and quite possibly her partner in other senses. They released several more singles and were consistently charting, to the point that they actually managed to get a top ten hit with a self-written song despite their own material not being considered worth putting out as singles. Paul Jones had written "The One in the Middle" for his friends the Yardbirds, but when they turned it down, he rewrote the song to be about Manfred Mann, and especially about himself: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "The One in the Middle"] Like much of their material, that was released on an EP, and the EP was so successful that as well as making number one on the EP charts, it also made number ten on the regular charts, with "The One in the Middle" as the lead-off track. But "The One in the Middle" was a clue to something else as well -- Jones was getting increasingly annoyed at the fact that the records the group was making were hits, and he was the frontman, the lead singer, the person picking the cover versions, and the writer of much of the original material, but all the records were getting credited to the group's keyboard player.  But Jones wasn't the next member of the group to leave. That was Mike Vickers, who went off to work in arranging film music and session work, including some work for the Beatles, the music for the film Dracula AD 1972, and the opening and closing themes for This Week in Baseball. The last single the group released while Vickers was a member was the aptly-titled "If You Gotta Go, Go Now". Mann had heard Bob Dylan performing that song live, and had realised that the song had never been released. He'd contacted Dylan's publishers, got hold of a demo, and the group became the first to release a version of the song, making number two in the charts: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "If You Gotta Go, Go Now"] Before Vickers' departure, the group had recorded their second album, Mann Made, and that had been even more eclectic than the first album, combining versions of blues classics like "Stormy Monday Blues", Motown songs like "The Way You Do The Things You Do", country covers like "You Don't Know Me", and oddities like "Bare Hugg", an original jazz instrumental for flute and vibraphone: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "Bare Hugg"] McGuinness took the opportunity of Vickers leaving the group to switch from bass back to playing guitar, which had always been his preferred instrument. To fill in the gap, on Graham Bond's recommendation they hired away Jack Bruce, who had just been playing in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with McGuinness' old friend Eric Clapton, and it's Bruce who played bass on the group's next big hit, "Pretty Flamingo", the only UK number one that Bruce ever played on: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "Pretty Flamingo"] Bruce stayed with the band for several months, before going off to play in another band who we'll be covering in a future episode. He was replaced in turn by Klaus Voorman. Voorman was an old friend of the Beatles from their Hamburg days, who had been taught the rudiments of bass by Stuart Sutcliffe, and had formed a trio, Paddy, Klaus, and Gibson, with two Merseybeat musicians, Paddy Chambers of the Big Three and Gibson Kemp of Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes: [Excerpt: Paddy, Klaus, and Gibson, "No Good Without You Baby"] Like Vickers, Voorman could play the flute, and his flute playing would become a regular part of the group's later singles. These lineup changes didn't affect the group as either a chart act or as an act who were playing a huge variety of different styles of music. While the singles were uniformly catchy pop, on album tracks, B-sides or EPs you'd be likely to find versions of folk songs collected by Alan Lomax, like "John Hardy", or things like "Driva Man", a blues song about slavery in 5/4 time, originally by the jazz greats Oscar Brown and Max Roach: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "Driva Man"] But by the time that track was released, Paul Jones was out of the group. He actually announced his intention to quit the group at the same time that Mike Vickers left, but the group had persuaded him to stay on for almost a year while they looked for his replacement, auditioning singers like Rod Stewart and Long John Baldry with little success. They eventually decided on Mike d'Abo, who had previously been the lead singer of a group called A Band of Angels: [Excerpt: A Band of Angels, "(Accept My) Invitation"] By the point d'Abo joined, relations  between the rest of the group and Jones were so poor that they didn't tell Jones that they were thinking of d'Abo -- Jones would later recollect that the group decided to stop at a pub on the way to a gig, ostensibly to watch themselves on TV, but actually to watch A Band of Angels on the same show, without explaining to Jones that that was what they were doing – Jones actually mentioned d'Abo to his bandmates as a possible replacement, not realising he was already in the group. Mann has talked about how on the group's last show with Jones, they drove to the gig in silence, and their first single with the new singer, a version of Dylan's "Just Like a Woman", came on the radio. There was a lot of discomfort in the band at this time, because their record label had decided to stick with Jones as a solo performer, and the rest of the group had had to find another label, and were worried that without Jones their career was over. Luckily for everyone involved, "Just Like a Woman" made the top ten, and the group's career was able to continue. Meanwhile, Jones' first single as a solo artist made the top five: [Excerpt: Paul Jones, "High Time"] But after that and his follow-up, "I've Been a Bad, Bad, Boy", which made number five, the best he could do was to barely scrape the top forty. Manfred Mann, on the other hand, continued having hits, though there was a constant struggle to find new material. d'Abo was himself a songwriter, and it shows the limitations of the "no A-sides by group members" rule that while d'Abo was the lead singer of Manfred Mann, he wrote two hit singles which the group never recorded. The first, "Handbags and Gladrags", was a hit for Chris Farlowe: [Excerpt: Chris Farlowe, "Handbags and Gladrags"] That was only a minor hit, but was later recorded successfully by Rod Stewart, with d'Abo arranging, and the Stereophonics. d'Abo also co-wrote, and played piano on, "Build Me Up Buttercup" by the Foundations: [Excerpt: The Foundations, "Build Me Up Buttercup"] But the group continued releasing singles written by other people.  Their second post-Jones single, from the perspective of a spurned lover insulting their ex's new fiancee, had to have its title changed from what the writers intended, as the group felt that a song insulting "semi-detached suburban Mr. Jones" might be taken the wrong way. Lightly retitled, "Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James" made number two, while the follow-up, "Ha Ha! Said the Clown", made number four. The two singles after that did significantly less well, though, and seemed to be quite bizarre choices -- an instrumental Hammond organ version of Tommy Roe's "Sweet Pea", which made number thirty-six, and a version of Randy Newman's bitterly cynical "So Long, Dad", which didn't make the charts at all. After this lack of success, the group decided to go back to what had worked for them before. They'd already had two hits with Dylan songs, and Mann had got hold of a copy of Dylan's Basement Tapes, a bootleg which we'll be talking about later. He picked up on one song from it, and got permission to release "The Mighty Quinn", which became the group's third number one: [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "The Mighty Quinn"] The album from which that came, Mighty Garvey, is the closest thing the group came to an actual great album. While the group's earlier albums were mostly blues covers, this was mostly made up of original material by either Hugg or d'Abo, in a pastoral baroque pop style that invites comparisons to the Kinks or the Zombies' material of that period, but with a self-mocking comedy edge in several songs that was closer to the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Probably the highlight of the album was the mellotron-driven "It's So Easy Falling": [Excerpt: Manfred Mann, "It's So Easy Falling"] But Mighty Garvey didn't chart, and it was the last gasp of the group as a creative entity. They had three more top-ten hits, all of them good examples of their type, but by January 1969, Tom McGuinness was interviewed saying "It's not a group any more. It's just five people who come together to make hit singles. That's the only aim of the group at the moment -- to make hit singles -- it's the only reason the group exists. Commercial success is very important to the group. It gives us financial freedom to do the things we want." The group split up in 1969, and went their separate ways. d'Abo appeared on the original Jesus Christ Superstar album, and then went into writing advertising jingles, most famously writing "a finger of fudge is just enough" for Cadbury's. McGuinness formed McGuinness Flint, with the songwriters Gallagher and Lyle, and had a big hit with "When I'm Dead and Gone": [Excerpt: McGuinness Flint, "When I'm Dead and Gone"] He later teamed up again with Paul Jones, to form a blues band imaginatively named "the Blues Band", who continue performing to this day: [Excerpt: The Blues Band, "Mean Ol' Frisco"] Jones became a born-again Christian in the eighties, and also starred in a children's TV show, Uncle Jack, and presented the BBC Radio 2 Blues Programme for thirty-two years. Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg formed another group, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, who released two albums before splitting. Hugg went on from that to write for TV and films, most notably writing the theme music to "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?": [Excerpt: Highly Likely, "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?"] Mann went on to form Manfred Mann's Earth Band, who had a number of hits, the biggest of which was the Bruce Springsteen song "Blinded by the Light": [Excerpt: Manfred Mann's Earth Band, "Blinded by the Light"] Almost uniquely for a band from the early sixties, all the members of the classic lineup of Manfred Mann are still alive. Manfred Mann continues to perform with various lineups of his Earth Band. Hugg, Jones, McGuinness, and d'Abo reunited as The Manfreds in the 1990s, with Vickers also in the band until 1999, and continue to tour together -- I still have a ticket to see them which was originally for a show in April 2020, but has just been rescheduled to 2022. McGuinness and Jones also still tour with the Blues Band. And Mike Vickers now spends his time creating experimental animations.  Manfred Mann were a band with too many musical interests to have a coherent image, and their reliance on outside songwriters and their frequent lineup changes meant that they never had the consistent sound of many of their contemporaries. But partly because of this, they created a catalogue that rewards exploration in a way that several more well-regarded bands' work doesn't, and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a major critical reassessment of them at some point. But whether that happens or not, almost sixty years on people around the world still respond instantly to the opening bars of their biggest hit, and "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" remains one of the most fondly remembered singles of the early sixties.

[Surpass Team Podcast] An interview with our apprenticeship graduate Patrick Butlin

The Rundle family ran and to this day still run a thriving agricultural engineering business. It all began with grandfather who was an agricultural contractor and used traction engines to propel his machines from farm to farm.(Those traction engines are still in the family ownership and form the nucleus of their fabulous collection).The business developed over the years into manufacturing machinery and specialist repairs of unusual machinery.Their main annual contract while I was there was servicing and repair of all fairground machinery at every Butlin’s Holiday camp. This was an out of season job and involved strict timetables to ensure everything was ready for the Easter start to the holiday trade.

This week I catch up with a former member of CrossFit Bath Ryan Butlin. Who started his CrossFit journey in Bath even if he is no longer here. We talk about how Ryan first started CrossFit, his future goals as well as his experience of a longer lock down! If you are a member of Bath or The Bridge and want to come and share you personal CrossFit story then let me know. If you enjoyed this episode let us know and maybe give it a share.If you want to contact us:Jason - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jason_cfbpodcast/Twitter : https://twitter.com/JCroxonRyan - https://www.instagram.com/ryan666666/ or https://www.instagram.com/fitnessfoodanddfooty/Here is a link to the Listeners Spotlight form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxVZuLWqB0c0vkJ45 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week we went away to Butlin's Minehead. And to eat healthily and stay on track, we took our Gousto box with us which was super helpful. If you'd like to learn more, then visit my referral link to get 50% off your first box. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/MichaelBrooks

Joe and Dave discuss the surprise outcome of the Whyte vs Povetkin Match before taking a critical look at the current boxing landscape with Sky and BT Sports having a controlling... From the Canvas brings fan analysis of the biggest fights as well as a look at the careers of some of the biggest names in boxing, starting with an episode-by-episode look at the career of Anthony Joshua.

Today, Monday 29th June marks the 85th birthday of Merseyside organist DAVE NICHOLAS Dave was born on June 29th 1935, very aptly, opposite the Plaza Cinema in Birkenhead, Merseyside, that had a 3/12 Compton Theatre organ. His parents moved in 1938 to Tranmere, Birkenhead, where, at the age of nineteen, he started playing organ professionally at the Plaza Cinema during the ice cream intervals. He played there for five months but as the organ was sadly fading at that time he had to finish. Dave had organ playing lessons from Ian Hamilton and Frank Gordon at the Ritz Cinema in Birkenhead in 1956. Dave started playing at the Sandon Hotel Liverpool in 1957 and at The Knot Hotel in Ellesmere Port, and The Charing Cross Club in Birkenhead in 1960. He played in local clubs and also played at Butlins in 1961 and in 1964 at Clacton Park Dance Festival where he played ‘Fun Jenja' which became known as ‘March of the Mods'. Then after a break in September 1967 he played at the Regent Hotel Blackburn. Then next came, Woods Bolton and demonstrating Conn organs he played the first three manual Organ at the Frankfurt show. Dave also performed a couple of duets with none other than Blackpool's very own, Reginald Dixon, at Kingston upon Thames. Dave went back to Butlins in June 1969 till 1973. During the Butlin years he was at the Metropole during the winter playing at Skegness , Filey, and then Clacton for three years in 1974 also touring for Yamaha. During the summer, Dave played at Scarborough and also for Robinson Cleaver. Having had to stay at home because his father was ill he started with Rushworths Music Store from 1976 until 1977. Then after many varied venues he played for Lord Lichfield at the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool. From that time in June 1987 and onwards Dave has had solo residency at the Philharmonic hall and has been in this unique situation with the oldest orchestra in the world. The original hall unfortunately burnt down in 1933. However the new hall, built in 1938, has a unique rising cinema screen and is the only surviving one of its kind. This screen is just the job for projecting on to it vintage silent movies that Dave can accompany on the organ as used to happen in cinemas across the country early in the twentieth century. The orchestra was given Royal Patronage in 1957. Dave is unique in being the only resident solo organist in a concert hall in the country. Dave has recorded 4 LPs, cassettes and CD at the Philharmonic Hall between 1987 and 1997. May we all wish our distinguished group member, a very, very, happy birthday, good health, and many more years ahead in his wonderful career. (Thanks to Keith Adamson from Home Organist & Keyboard Players Facebook Group for these notes) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/communitykeyboards/message

Did the Boer War inspire holiday camps? Who won Olympic gold and was convicted of a murder? Who was the voice of Penelope Pitstop? Jake Yapp & Natt Tapley & Athena Kugblenu find out in today's Date Fight!

While cries ring out in the UK of 'Show Trial!', describing Julian Assange's October hearing, in Australia the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives formally approve a group of 11 cross-party MPs, whose mission it is to return Assange to Australia. Guests: John Pilger, Emmy Butlin, Gordon Dimmack, Patrick Henningsen, Nozomi Hayase and Lissa K. Johnson. Hosted by Joe Lauria & Elizabeth Vos Executive Producer: Cathy Vogan

...in which Ruth is not impressed by boy students weeing in the sink, prompting dad to reveal the secret of Butlin's bum. Ruth and dad discuss initiation rituals in Uni, the upcoming strike, and the class divide among students - if there is one. In the wider world, Ruth nominates Kate Garraway as the most annoying person in the world, and although the de-clutterer Marie Kondo has helped Ruth with sock storage, her latest initiative isn't de-cluttering anything. Musically Girl In Red takes on Billy Bragg. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scary Mysteries Twisted Two's: Chernobyl’s Black Bird and Stephen McKerron Tales of hauntings, murder and scary mysteries. Every week Twisted Two's dives into a pair of uniquely terrifying true stories that are worthy of a more in depth look. For this week, we focus on the mysterious sighting dubbed as Chernobyl’s Black Bird and the disappearance of young boy in Scottland. Get ready for Scary Mysteries, Twisted Two’s. #1 Chernobyl’s Black Bird On April 1986, mysterious reports of a large human-like winged creature was sighted around the area of Chernobyl and the aboandoned town of Pripyat in Ukraine. Witnesses described this creature as having large gigantic wings and red piercing eyes. And, it wasn’t just one person who saw this but Several people who had experienced seeing the phenomenon which left them with nightmares. Some even received unusual phone calls after. #2 Stephen McKerron It was going to be a fun holiday spent with the family. Five-year-old, Stephen McKerron, was visiting a camp area once called Butlin’s Ayr, located in South Ayrshire, Scotland. On September 19, 1988, Stephen had been looking forward to visiting the camp together with his aunt and uncle, Lyn and Ian Sneddon. There were several attractions there including a lake, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, miniature railway, arcades and even an amusement park. everything started well that day, but soon it turned into a nightmare.

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In today's episode of the Redcoat History Podcast (no, it's not a history of Butlin's) we follow further exploits from the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 - the invasion's northern column, under Colonel Evelyn Wood. We are going to be surprised in our beds by a Zulu raid and have to battle them naked. We are going to be outfought and nearly wiped out attacking one of their strongholds and we are then going to face the might of a huge zulu impi as it comes charging towards our laager at Kambula - could this finally be the end of the British invasion? For show notes including maps, videos and a bibliography then please visit my website www.redcoathistory.com and also please do drop me a line via my social media - Twitter and Instagram. 

The history of The Crescent at Filey is bricks and mortar proof that fact is often stranger than fiction. Dr George Sheeran returns to the podcast to talk about the development, architecture and people of Filey's famous Crescent. Topics range from Victorian property speculation to a 'lingering Greek Revival' style of architecture; visiting nobility to the development of caravan parks. It's a broad sweep of holiday making trends at the British seaside, with a particular focus on the Yorkshire town of Filey and one street, The Crescent.

All-Stars MMA Podcast with Josh Gudgeon & SPECIAL CO-HOST Jay Furness. This week's guest is Ian m-16 Butlin. Sponsored by Muscle Medicine https://www.facebook.com/pages/catego... Sponsored by Amazing Green CBD https://www.facebook.com/Amazing-green-798416740519428/ use discount code AVT10 for 10% off Amazing Green products Follow Josh & Danny on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @thejoshgudgeon & @DannyMicthellMMA This podcast was recorded at Get Your Media Studios in Leeds. More information at www.getyourmedia.co.uk.

All-Stars MMA Podcast with Josh Gudgeon & SPECIAL CO-HOST Jay Furness. This week's guest is Ian m-16 Butlin. Sponsored by Muscle Medicine https://www.facebook.com/pages/catego... Sponsored by Amazing Green CBD https://www.facebook.com/Amazing-green-798416740519428/ use discount code AVT10 for 10% off Amazing Green products Follow Josh & Danny on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @thejoshgudgeon & @DannyMicthellMMA This podcast was recorded at Get Your Media Studios in Leeds. More information at www.getyourmedia.co.uk.

**How Are You** 00:00 * Keith plays some Halo & Night In The Woods * Leigh sees a very long movie * Guy tries to buy a mask for a party, then judges a DJ * Ryan gets packing and reminisces us of a holiday to Butlin's. **Weird News** 29:10 It's all about Damp Donkeys **FCBD / Star Wars Day at Worlds Apart Birmingham** 45:09 Recorded in the basement of Worlds Apart Birmingham, we're joined by Peter Burke to talk what Free Comic Book Day means to a comic store, and the long history of Star Wars and Comics **The end of the golden age of TV?** 1:03:07 With soem high profile shows finishing in 2019, will there be anything to fill the gaps? **That Sonic Trailer** 1:22:21 Nooooooooope **Outro** 1:34:20 Buy our merch at: https://rdbl.co/2Eos24i Donate at https://www.ko-fi.com/GeekyBrummie Follow Geeky Brummie on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/GeekyBrummie

How Are You 00:00 * Keith plays some Halo & Night In The Woods * Leigh sees a very long movie * Guy tries to buy a mask for a party, then judges a DJ * Ryan gets packing and reminisces us of a holiday to Butlin’s. Weird News 29:10 It's all about Damp Donkeys FCBD / Star Wars Day at Worlds Apart Birmingham 45:09 Recorded in the basement of Worlds Apart Birmingham, we're joined by Peter Burke to talk what Free Comic Book Day means to a comic store, and the long history of Star Wars and Comics The end of the golden age of TV? 1:03:07 With soem high profile shows finishing in 2019, will there be anything to fill the gaps? That Sonic Trailer 1:22:21 Nooooooooope Outro 1:34:20 Buy our merch at: https://rdbl.co/2Eos24i Donate at https://www.ko-fi.com/GeekyBrummie Follow Geeky Brummie on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/GeekyBrummie

Helen is a registered psychotherapist with twenty years of clinical practice in health care, specializing in supporting people and their families through life-altering illnesses and difficulties.In 2018, Helen completed her Ph.D. at Western University, Ontario, Canada in the Faculty of Health & Rehab. Sciences. The study, titled, “Searching for Wisdom” (ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/5856) investigated the phenomenon of wisdom and ways it might be discovered for living life and facing mortality. Participants were women living with advanced ovarian cancer and their insights were crafted into poetry sharing their perspectives.Her insights into how spiritually, wisdom, and faith play a role in the wellbeing of persons are plentiful.Helen is a poet and a healer. Her insights in this interview about patient care, and care of the caregiver her not to be missed.This Podcast was recorded on April 27, 2019.

It's the aftermath of Richie's trip to Butlin's and Bush discovers a special aisle in Aldi.

In this episode Vikki Reilly and Kristian Kerr of Polygon Books talk Ron Butlin's newly reissued 1987 novel, 'The Sound of My Voice'. The author himself joins to to tell us about its composition, about writing poetry to order, writing for children, and the many types of Scottish rain. The poems Ron reads are from his collection 'The Magicians of Scotland' (Polygon) available in print and eBook with audio formats.

  Pete talks to zoologist Andrew Richards about Giant Orb Weavers, being lost in the Aussie rainforest, turning left into Wales on the way to John o’Groats, bonking out!, being the face of Butlin’s Premier Dining and Cartman’s mom being a dirty slut – during a game of Pop Cricket.

Psalm 118:1 NLT 'Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.' For our last family holiday before my daughter went off to university, we signed up for a cruise. It resembled ‘Butlin’s afloat’ more than ‘Downton Abbey takes to the ocean’. It was fun, with lots to do and places to see. It was late in the year and the Mediterranean weather was mixed. One evening we were warned that we were entering stormy seas. Sick bags appeared everywhere and so we prepared as best we might for the unknown. The storm slowly built in intensity and the ship rolled and rocked as it made its way through mountainous seas. All those on board placed their hope in the cruise ship as we sailed into the force and fury of what was a comparatively minor storm. The vessel withstood all the storm threw at it and ploughed on to its next destination. In the ever-changing tapestry of our lives, our only hope is that God is good and his love is never-ending. As with the cruise ship, I might disembark ahead of the storm and entrust myself to the water, or I may live assuming the ship will be torn open by the raging waters and sink without trace. Neither option is appealing or guarantees a better outcome. Instead it’s best to place my hope in the seaworthiness of the vessel, the competency of the captain, and hope that we shall sail through the storm to safely emerge on the other side. Hope is a feeling of expectation. It’s a choice. I can invest in a feeling of doom, fear, grievance, or I can hold onto hope. Hope is also a desire for a particular outcome. Nurturing that desire in the face of what appears impossible might appear foolish, yet I believe it offers a better approach than abandoning all hope. When I lost hope caring for Katey, all of life appeared an insurmountable mountain for which I had neither the inclination nor equipment to climb. Hope nurtured and kept alive through, at times, grim determination afforded opportunity for the weather surrounding my life to calm. My perspective changed and life continued, with its challenges and disappointments framed by hope. QUESTION: What things do you hope for? PRAYER: God of all hope, you have my trust today.  

This week sees Paul interview Ben Butlin, a teacher of Religion, Philosophy and Ethics at a Milton Keynes comprehensive. We talk all things behaviour (including tips on how to avoid being egged in lessons), how to ensure that consistent standards are maintained across a school and the value of a strong form tutor.  We also talk about the importance of subject knowledge and the responsibilities for Heads of Department to lead from the front, the best way to develop subject passion within students, and reflect on how to best communicate with colleagues, parents and students from an academic and pastoral perspective.  There are tips for managing behaviour in the classroom, both for teachers and school leaders, as well as thoughts on what makes a strong form tutor and how we can best ensure that subject knowledge is at the heart of all that we do. 

Content note: mention of suicide   Joining Charles Adrian downriver of the Thames Barrier for the 87th Second-Hand Book Factory is writer and illustrator Donna Butlin. They reminisce about Donna’s project Storytape, dark comedy done really well, the familiarity of fables and how talking about death can make you think about life.   Website: pageonepodcast.com

Scots Whay Hae! made the trip to Summerhall in Edinburgh to talk to writer, poet, playwright and polymath, Ron Butlin about his life and work. The result is just under an hour of informative and entertaining chat that is a must listen for anyone interested in writing. Of course, we would say that, but it doesn’t make it any less true. If you have never listened to a Scots Whay Hae! podcast before then we suggest this is the perfect place to start.

In this edition of Book Talk, host Ryan Van Winkle and Sasha de Buyl talk to Ron Butlin, Donal McLaughlin and Eimear McBride about family and place.A Girl is a Half-formed ThingWith an international reputation as a prize-winning novelist, Ron Butlin is a former Edinburgh Makar/Poet Laureate (2008-2014) whose fourth novel, Ghost Moon, is out now. The book tells the story in flashback of Maggie, a young woman in post-World War II Edinburgh who falls pregnant in a society that frowns on unwed mothers. Based on Ron's own mother, the author explains where fact and fiction meet and discusses the writing process.Born in Derry in 1961, but resident in Scotland since 1970, Donal McLaughlin is a freelance writer known for his short stories, a number of which have already appeared in translation. Donal's latest collection, Beheading the Virgin Mary, and Other Stories, follows the character of Liam through a loose sequence of stories and take place over a period of three decades. Ron reads from the book and offers some insight into his technique which will be of interest to both readers and aspiring writers.Finally, Sasha talks to author Eimear McBride, who was born in Liverpool to Northern Irish parents before moving to Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. Eimear discusses the nine-year journey between the writing of her book, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, and its eventual publication and critical success.BookTalk is produced by Colin Fraser of Culture Laser Productions.

Magnus has completed undergraduate studies in Applied Geology, under a J1 visa he studied Exercise and Human Physiology and has gained an Internship in Strength & Conditioning. He studied an MSc in Recreation Management and worked at Butlin's, Southcoast World as a Tariff supervisor and has also worked part time as a fitness instructor/lifeguard at the Arun Leisure Centre in Bognor Regis. In this edition we talk with Magnus about the ideas behind "Metabolic Typing" as well as discuss what we should be avoiding or buying on our shop shelves in order to help us sustain a more healthy body and mind.     Related Links: http://www.mtenergie.com/ John Yudkin Western A Price

Interviews recorded at the Great British Folk Festival 2012 at Butlin's, Skegness, with Roy Mette and Triangle, and event compere Sue Marchant. Plus music from Roy Mette and Jake Thackray. For further details see FolkCast

The second interview podcast recorded at the Great British Folk Festival, Butlin's, Skegness, December 2012. We chat to Patsy Matheson and Gordon Giltrap.

Sponsored by The Great British Folk Festival at Butlin's. As well as a full preview of December's GBFF in Skegness, there is a chance to win a pair of tickets to the event. We also have an exclusive live track by ahab, courtesy of Songs From The Shed, history man Babba looks at poaching in The Story Behind The Song and there's great NEW music from Spiers and Boden - Blueflint - Soapy Jefferson - Threepenny Bit - Jackie Oates - Merry Hell - Chris Ricketts. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

So, been away for a bit, first Southport weekender at the new location of Butlin's in Minehead. Usual heady mix of soul classics and house, definite improvement on the old place, although it wasn't without its charms.....Then onto Ibiza, chilled week just wallowing in the early summer warmth. Two parts with some of the tunes I've been enjoying recently. Enjoy! 1. Love forever - New Age Steppers 2. Mr.Guy (Alternative Mix) (Bonus Track) - Sharon Bengamin 3. Beta - James Pants 4. Muevela - Abelardo Carbon 5. Sory Bamba - L'Orchestre Kanaga de Mopti 6. Serious Drug – Wildcookie 7. 52nd Street - Tell Me ( How It Feels ) (Extended Mix) 8. Work To Do - Mayer Hawthorne 9. Kilimanjaro (The Revenge edit) - Letta Mbulu 10. Invisible Wind - Jackie Stoudemire 11. Keep On (Vocal) - D Train 12. Special Kind Of Love – Amra 13. Synchronize – Discodeine 14. Back To Me (feat Ricky Reid) - 6th Borough Project 15. Destiny Reprise - DJ Nature 16. We Need We - Eddie C 17. My Etheric Body - Gatto Fritto 18. Rolex – MellowHype 19. Phreek Plus One - New York Dolls 20. Do U Wanna Fight - Africa Hitech 21. Idiosynkrasia (Ben Klock Remix) - Francesco Tristano 22. No Way – Osunlade 23. Crying For Hollywood (Shir Khan Remix) - James Yuill 24. Submarine Bells - Prommer & Barck 25. Shez Satan - Tres Demented 26. Glass Jar - Gang Gang Dance

An eerie paranormal podcast with live, on-the-spot audio from Mike Kazybrid and Andrew Wooding, two infamous ghost hunters from Sheffield in the north of England. The men behind popular paranormal blog Two Men and a Ghost (twomenandaghost.blogspot.com) - featured in newspapers, BBC radio and national magazines - have now branched out into the world of podcasting. When they leave their warm houses and go out ghost hunting in the chilly night air, they take their microphones with them. Will they find anything strange? They promise to try their best! This time they find themselves on two separate continents during the Halloween festivities. Is Halloween different in England and America? Andrew takes his trusty mike out and about in southern California, and Mike sets forth and investigates in ... er ... Butlin's, Skegness.

Ryan sits down with Edinburgh's Makar (poet laureate), Ron Butlin, during a recent visit to a slightly noiser than usual Library (apologies for the melody of the office stapler) and discusses where his poems come from and what it's like to write for musicians - of the popular and operatic variety. We also get the chance to hear a few poems from Ron and listen to an excerpt from the short opera "The Voice Inside" by composer Lyell Cresswell for which Ron wrote the libretto. Presented by Ryan van Winkle. Produced by Colin Fraser. Incidental music by Ewen Maclean. Mail: splpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @byleaveswelive, @anonpoetry and @carryapoem

By the early 1830s Turner was a regular visitor to the seaside town of Margate, on the eastern tip of the county of Kent, about seventy miles downriver from London. Turner’s first introduction to Margate came in the 1790s, when the place was essentially just a small fishing town, but it had since become a bustling resort that Londoners could reach effortlessly by steamboat in half a day. The geographic setting is remarkable, benefiting from a magnificently open prospect over the sea to the north and east, which allegedly induced Turner to claim that the skies in this area were among the loveliest in Europe. In addition to this natural prospect, the attractions of Margate were somewhat unorthodox for Turner, stemming from his clandestine relationship with Sophia Caroline Booth (1798–1875), a young widow, who was initially his landlady and subsequently his mistress and muse. From the windows of Mrs Booth’s lodging-house, near the harbour quay, Turner was able to watch the arrival and departure of the London steamers, a couple of which formed the subject of a painting he displayed at the Royal Academy in 1840 Rockets and blue lights (close at hand) to warn steamboats of shoal water.1 The basic composition of that work was anticipated by a study, Waves breaking on a lee shore c. 1840, which is a pair to the work exhibited here.2The studies focus on the shore on either side of Margate harbour; in this case looking back from the west to the light tower at the end of the protective outer wall, which is created as a dull silhouette by the later application of a lighter area of whitish grey paint around it. As in even his earliest depictions of the sea, Turner sought to give his painted representation dramatic textures that replicate, and seemingly act as a substitute for, the movement of water. Both of the Margate studies are painted with such expressive vigour that it has generally been assumed they may have been direct observations of the rolling sea, capturing the surge of the waves as they splay upwards into flying crests, before crashing on the beach. Though Turner evidently did make plein air studies in pencil and watercolour at Margate, the impracticalities of working in oils, while witnessing such fast-changing weather conditions, make it unlikely that this picture would have been painted in the same way. This makes the apparent spontaneity and directness of his images all the more impressive, especially his vivid attempts to provide an impression of the sea in motion, at a time before the introduction of photography enabled artists greater opportunity to dissect the underlying principles of movement more precisely.3] Ian Warrell 1 Martin Butlin and Evelyn Joll, The paintings of J.M.W. Turner, rev. edn, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1984, cat. 387; collection of Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. 2 Butlin and Joll, cat. 458, collection of the Tate; Ian Warrell (ed.), J.M.W. Turner, Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2007, cat. 133, where re-dated from c. 1835 to c. 1840. 3 For a more qualified appraisal of Turner’s depictions of the sea, see Christiana Payne, Where the sea meets the land. Artists on the coast in nineteenth-century Britain, Bristol: Sansom & Co., 2007, p. 49, notes 31, 60.