Podcast appearances and mentions of claire curran

In the third episode of the all-new Arizona Highways podcast, host Steve Goldstein and Arizona Highways editor Robert Stieve talk with photographer Claire Curran, who offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to find and photograph beautiful desert wildflowers.

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I've been talking to Claire Curran and this is part two of our chat. Claire had a lot of success as a pro tennis player, and represented both Ireland and Great Britain during her career. She got to top 100 in doubles and played in Wimbledon four times. This episode, in part two, Claire talks about her pro tennis days and the success that she enjoyed, making the switch from representing Ireland to Great Britain, why, and how that was for her, playing at Wimbledon and her roles in tennis since retiring. If you enjoy this episode and you missed part one, make sure to check it out. I really enjoyed this episode and I think you will too! If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show with anyone you think may be interested. It really does help me grow the podcast, so thank you in advance. Don't forget to check out and follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE for daily updates on everything Irish tennis. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, for a recap of the month's action. Finally, remember to use the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 to get 5% off your order at tennispro.eu. A great site with great prices, well worth checking out. I am always really happy to receive any feedback about the show, or anything else. Let me know what you thought by sending an email to irishtennisupdates@gmail.com

Hello, and welcome back to the Irish Tennis Updates Podcast. This week I've been talking to Claire Curran and this is part one of our chat. Claire had a lot of success as a pro tennis player, and represented both Ireland and Great Britain during her career. She got to top 100 in doubles and played in Wimbledon four times. This episode, in part one, Claire discusses her current involvement with tennis, her junior days in the sport, spending four years in the US on a tennis scholarship and playing at the US Open. If you enjoy this episode make sure to tune in again next week for part two. I really enjoyed this episode and I think you will too! If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe to the show and leave a comment on iTunes. Also, share the show with anyone you think may be interested. It really does help me grow the podcast, so thank you in advance. Don't forget to check out and follow me on Twitter @TennisUpdateIRE for daily updates on everything Irish tennis. You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, for a recap of the month's action. Finally, remember to use the code TENNISUPDATEIRE5 to get 5% off your order at tennispro.eu. A great site with great prices, well worth checking out. I am always really happy to receive any feedback about the show, or anything else. Let me know what you thought by sending an email to irishtennisupdates@gmail.com

This week on The Fold, Duncan Greive talks to broadcasting and media minister Kris Faafoi about funding journalism, putting the audience first and a public media merger. We get to talk with a lot of people in the centre of New Zealand's media industry on this podcast, now we speak to the man representing the media in the Beehive. Kris Faafoi took over the broadcasting and media portfolio after the resignation of Claire Curran in 2018. Duncan Greive talks with the minister on this episode of The Fold about taking up the portfolio and the work he's done in the media industry since.They talk about Māori and Pasefika representation, the public interest journalism fund and the proposed RNZ/TVNZ merger. Faafoi also talks about media consumption and the rapid shift from linear television to on demand and international online offerings that are now taking over viewing habits. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Bowers and Claire Curran look back on events at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia where Novak Djokovic claimed a 36th Masters crown in total. Over the course of the programme the ATP Tennis Radio discuss Djokovic's latest result and what it all means ahead of the final Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros.

Chris Bowers and Claire Curran look back on events at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia where Novak Djokovic claimed a 36th Masters crown in total. Over the course of the programme the ATP Tennis Radio discuss Djokovic's latest result and what it all means ahead of the final Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros.

A former Cabinet minister fears a line has been crossed in exposing extra-marital affairs of politicians.In an interview with Kerre McIvor, Steven Joyce said cheating by politicians was being "weaponised" and those levelling accusations and exposing the actions needed to press pause."I think some of it has crossed the line because everyone is human," said Joyce."Nobody is perfect and there's aspects of everybody's lives that they're not proud of. I would just say to the people that bring these things up is, 'let's just take a breath'."With sacked Labour Cabinet Minister Iain Lees-Galloway using his valedictory speech to apologise to his wife and family after an office affair ended his political career a fortnight ago, Joyce said we had entered disturbing territory."There's probably not a lot of benefit if a truck driver misbehaves but unfortunately people are starting to use that sort of thing as a political weapon. That is a problem," said Joyce.He said it was very easy to attack individuals without considering their families who were impacted by the publicity.It was to important to focus on the job they were doing above everything else, said Joyce.While working away from home came with challenges, Joyce said many who worked under similar conditions weren't subject to the same level of media critique."Where it's tough it's probably like any job where you are working away from home three or four days a week for the whole year. The difference is probably that there's not 30 or 40 journalists camped outside your door the entire time and ready to keep scrutiny on you. That is the unusual aspect of the job."Joyce also lamented the negative parting words of so many retiring politicians leaving Parliament this term."The whole idea of the valedictory is to reflect on your time, show a bit of the human side you normally don't get to show in all the speeches you make, thank the people who have supported you and generally leave the place on a good note."It just seems it's a pity that that seems the bookend on somebody's political career because it is a tough life and you think well, maybe you should walk out the door with a smile on your face."He singled out dumped Cabinet minister Claire Curran who used her speech to lash out at the media."Politicians and the news media focus on conflict, perceived or real slip-ups rather than substance in the quality of ideas," the Dunedin MP told Parliament in her final speech yesterday."Politicians should be held accountable. But we are not prey. The accountability lacks perspective. If you don't believe me, go ask the public.He took issue with Curran's attack on the media, saying it was "naive" to expect the Fourth Estate to "gloss over" issues.The former minister, who retired last election, revealed it was vital to be surrounded by key people you trusted in your home electorate in order to keep grounded."In Wellington there's 360 degrees of advice and stuff that can sound really stupid somewhere around Auckland somebody can make it sound eminently reasonable in Wellington."I had a colleague who's wife would hand him a toilet brush when he got home just to ground him again and send him to work on the bathroom so that he understood that there's a real life out there."He said it would be great to have more people in Parliament who "had a life" before becoming a politician."There's a number of reasons why that works. One is you're probably a little bit more self-confident in some ways, you generally have more life experience in dealing with people, if you've managed an organisation that's very helpful if you should become a minister." 

Day six of Wimbledon 2019 saw Andy Murray and Serena Williams finally take to the court together in the mixed doubles. Meanwhile in the singles, Ashleigh Barty, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal all marched into the second week. Richard Kaufman, Chris Wilkinson and Claire Curran discuss all the big moments of the day, plus we hear from Sir Mo Farah, England cricketer Jonny Bairstow and Tim Henman.

Peter Marcato and Claire Curran reflect on the final day of Wimbledon Qualifying where 15-year-old American Cori Gauff sensationally sealed her place in the first-round draw at the All England Club.

Rupert Bell and Claire Curran reflect on the first day of Wimbledon Qualifying, as well as promising results for some All England Club favourites ahead of this year’s Championships.

Dara sits down with Bachelor Farmer wine director Erin Rolek.  We also hear from some guests (folks from the Seward Co-op and Claire Curran of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre) looking to raise funding for the 2019 May Day Parade.  And our host provides her top frozen artichoke recipes.

We hear from Gael Monfils after his victory in Rotterdam as well of a whole host of other players who took part this week including Daniil Medvedev, Kei Nishikori, Karen Khachanov and Tomas Berdych. Talking you through the podcast is commentator, Pete Odgers and former Fed Cup player, Claire Curran.

We hear from Gael Monfils after his victory in Rotterdam as well of a whole host of other players who took part this week including Daniil Medvedev, Kei Nishikori, Karen Khachanov and Tomas Berdych. Talking you through the podcast is commentator, Pete Odgers and former Fed Cup player, Claire Curran.

So has anyone seen the Prime Minister lately? If anyone sees Jacinda Ardern in the flesh, could you please contact authorities so we can return her to the people.This is an observation that has been brewing for a while. In fact Chris Trotter, a lefty, first wrote about it in the middle of December.But it wasn’t until today that I finally thought this is getting weird.Every Tuesday since Helen Clark’s day the Prime Minister has done the rounds of media in the morning. On ZB that means 7.35am for 10 minutes and we have a quick recap of the issues of the week and where the government is at.But we haven’t had one this year. Firstly she was on holiday for ages, which I didn’t resent because she does have a child under one who hasn’t seen a lot of her Mum. Then last week the PM was in Davos Switzerland but apparently was unable to use a phone.The suspicion is rising that Jacinda Ardern likes to be a spokesperson for a government and a figurehead for the world but when it comes down to the nitty gritty of being a leader the job is a little difficult.Chris Trotter last December noted the number of times that Jacinda Ardern seemed to be sidelined by her ministers seemingly making decisions without her knowing. Phil Twyford in particular seemed to change policies at a whim and when the Prime Minister was asked she seemed often unaware.Looking back at the last three Prime Ministers we’ve had; Clark, Key and English, none would ever tolerate finding out about policy from the news media. And if they did butts would be kicked.There is also the unwillingness to discipline the miscreants. Claire Curran took an age to be told off. Meka Whaitiri. Ian Lees Galloway.Then there is the plethora of working groups. At first I was tolerant but now the whole thing seems to be taking an age. Other people are charged with doing the thinking rather than the government.There appears to be a leadership vacuum.The Prime Minister we have seems happiest when selling other people’s ideas and I’m starting to wonder what her ideas are.And further to that there’s the fear that she might not have any ideas at all.

On the podcast today, the boys lock in a location for the next All Work No Play Very Important Business Trip and see if Kev from TradeStaff is keen to front the bill... The Issue de jour Guineas races the biggest topics of the week against each other and leader of the opposition Simon Bridges shares his thoughts on the Sugar Tax and Claire Curran situation...

This week, as Claire Curran resigns from Cabinet is there trouble in coalition paradise? Claims of the tail wagging the dog surface over the Govt’s Crown Maori portfolio proposal. We discuss a new report that some households are paying nearly double what they were 30 years ago for power, and we look back to 1999 when generation companies were set up to compete with the aim of lowering electricity costs. Produced & Engineered by Adam Simpson Shot by Scarlett Wild Research by Anne Loveday A TVNZ Production

London-based couple Gavin Wong and Claire Curran were having way too much fun hearing stories about their single friends' dating exploits not to turn them into a podcast.

In the week that Claire Curran was dropped from Cabinet the investigation into the leak of Simon Bridges’ travel expenses shows no sign of going away. In Déjà vu this week we look back to 1990 when the recently elected Labour Govt. began dealing with business confidence issues, and finally we discuss Govt. plans to favour renters over landlords.

A blockbuster ATP Tennis Radio Podcast this week as we hear from Roger Federer, Kevin Anderson, Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem, Milos Raonic and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Presenter Seb Lauzier is joined by former Fed Cup player, Claire Curran to discuss the issues and talking points that the player's raise and ahead of the German Tennis Championships 2018 presented by Kampmann, we also hear from German stars Sascha Zverev and Max Marterer.

A blockbuster ATP Tennis Radio Podcast this week as we hear from Roger Federer, Kevin Anderson, Kei Nishikori, Dominic Thiem, Milos Raonic and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Presenter Seb Lauzier is joined by former Fed Cup player, Claire Curran to discuss the issues and talking points that the player's raise and ahead of the German Tennis Championships 2018 presented by Kampmann, we also hear from German stars Sascha Zverev and Max Marterer.

Richard Kaufman is joined by Matt Cronin and Claire Curran as Serena Williams is through to her tenth Wimbledon final after beating Julia Goerges in straight sets. We hear from Serena and what it means to her after the year she has had. Angelique Kerber joins Serena in the final after coming through in straight sets against Jelena Ostapenko.

Wimbledon Radio Channel’s Rupert Bell and Claire Curran chat to Naomi Broady, straight off the practice courts at Aorangi Park. With six days to go before The Championships, the British number three talks about the relaxed atmosphere at the All England Club and about her main focus in training.   They also catch up with David Taylor, who recently started coaching Madison Keys, one of the favourites for the Ladies’ Singles title. He reveals how Keys will adapt her game for the grass courts of Wimbledon, after her great run on the clay in Paris.

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic were the shock exits on Men’s quarter-final day at the All England Club. Richard Connelly, Barry Cowan and Claire Curran look back on the best of the action and hear from Murray and Djokovic’s conquerors, Sam Querrey and Tomas Berdych as well as Roger Federer and Marin Cilic. Plus, there’s a preview of Ladies semi-finals day with Garbine Muguruza up against Magdalena Rybarikova and Johanna Konta taking on Venus Williams.

Defending champion Andy Murray dug deep to overcome Italy’s Fabio Fognini in the third round on Day 5 of the 2017 Championships. Richard Connelly, Claire Curran and Nick Lester review the best of the action and hear from the world number one as well as Rafael Nadal, Marin Cilic, Simona Halep and Johanna Konta.