Podcast appearances and mentions of David Pratt

This week, in the second of our series of deep dives, we are talking about Ukraine with Talk Media pal David Pratt. We are really grateful to David for bringing his real life experiences and insights to the podcast and listeners. This podcast was recorded in advance of release.

We've taken this opportunity to welcome Talk Media regular David Pratt in to the studio to record this 2 part series starting with Palestine. With Trump taking up so much of the news space, this gives us a chance to do a deep dive into this horrific conflict that seems to have dropped down the news cycle. A huge thanks to David for taking the time to come in and give us the benefit of his experience and expertise. Part 2 Ukraine will be available next week.

On this episode of #TheGlobalExchange, Andrew Rasiulis and Chris Shapardanov sit down with Colin Robertson to discuss their first-hand experience of the Canadian Armed Forces engaged in the Op Unifier in Poland and the Op Reassurance in Latvia. This podcast was made possible through the NATO Diplomacy Grant to CGAI. // Participants' bios - Andrew Rasiulis is a CGAI Fellow who served in the Canadian Armed Forces and then in the Department of National Defence. His work focused on Eastern Europe and he continues to both write and provide expert commentary on the situation in Ukraine and the work of NATO. - Chris Shapardoanov is a Senior Associate with David Pratt & Associates. Formerly a member of the NATO International Staff and Canadian diplomat, he served as our Ambassador to Finland and oversaw global security partnerships. Chris is now involved with the Information Integrity Lab at the University of Ottawa which works on foreign information manipulation and interference. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // Reading Recommendations: - "The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America" by Timothy Snyder. - "The War that Ended Peace: The Road to 1914" by Margaret MacMillan. // Music Credit: Drew Phillips | Producer: Jordyn Carroll // Recording Date: March 28, 2025 Release date: March 31, 2025

Eric Chaya is a visionary in the realm of sustainable agriculture and military synergy. Originating from Wisconsin, Eric's journey has taken him from a traditional dairy-rich environment to pioneering innovative agricultural practices on military lands in California. His career path was notably influenced by his military service, which included a transformative period at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Here, he began to experiment with regenerative farming techniques using livestock such as cattle, pigs, and chickens to rejuvenate land. Eric's passion for sustainable farming and his military discipline have merged to create the Regenerative Grazing Open Air Lab (R-GOAL) in San Luis Obispo, where he continues to blend agricultural innovation with military training to enhance land stewardship and community resilience.The podcast covers a range of topics, including:Eric's transition from Wisconsin to California and his introduction to regenerative agricultureHis experiences in Africa and the U.S. with livestock relocationThe integration of agricultural practices into military training environmentsThe successful collaboration between military personnel and local ranchersThe innovative grazing management practices on Department of Defense landsThe personal anecdotes of his journey, including the emotional decision to part with his Brahman herdThe ecological benefits observed from these practices, such as increased wildlife sightings and improved landscapesListeners should tune in to this episode to gain insights into the unique intersection of military operations and sustainable agriculture. Eric's story is not only inspiring but also offers practical lessons on how dedication and adaptability can lead to remarkable outcomes in land management. The podcast provides a compelling blueprint for future initiatives that harmonize land use, community resilience, and ecological benefits, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in regenerative farming, military innovation, or environmental sustainability.Links Mentioned in the EpisodeEric on LinkedInVisit our Sponsors:Noble Research InstituteRedmondGBT AngusGrazing Grass LinksNew Listener Resource GuideProvide feedback for the podcastWebsiteInsidersResources (Coming Soon)Community (on Facebook)Check out the Apiary Chronicles PodcastOriginal Music by Louis PalfreyChapters(00:00) - Introduction to Eric Czaja and Regenerative Ranching (00:20) - Fast Five: Quick Questions with Eric (01:09) - Eric's Farming Journey and Early Experiences (01:30) - Welcome to the Grazing Grass Podcast (02:06) - Insights on Regenerative Grazing (04:44) - Eric's Military Background and Transition to Farming (06:47) - Starting with Livestock: Pigs, Chickens, and Cows (17:24) - Moving to California and New Beginnings (25:42) - The Regenerative Grazing Open Air Lab Project (39:38) - Range Control and Personal Management (40:04) - Meeting the Rancher (40:49) - Innovative Grazing Techniques (42:21) - Coordination with Range Control (43:55) - Training and Grazing Integration (47:40) - Challenges and Lessons Learned (50:35) - Project Duration and Future Plans (51:05) - Benefits and Observations (53:13) - Tools and Resources (54:39) - Final Thoughts and Reflections

Here's the first topic of today's Talk Media. To hear the full episode go to www.patreon.com/talkmedia An extended listener questions this week featuring questions from Alex MacDonald, Bill White and Colin Bone.

Here's the first topic of today's Talk Media. To hear the full episode go to www.patreon.com/talkmedia Today's show was recorded before Israel announced their delay in releasing Palestinian prisoners. Listen questions from Jim Hunter, James Ross and Linda. Recommendations: Eamonn The Rose of Tibet - Lionel Davidson David War was my comfort zone, until I had to walk away - BBC Outlook

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A bumper show today full of energy and great debate. We'll be back with our first show of 2025 on 8th January. Wishing all of you a peaceful and happy Christmas and New Year. Recommendations: Catriona Swiped - CH4 Emma and Matt Willis challenge a group of Year 8 pupils at the Stanway School in Colchester to give up their smartphones completely for 21 days Angela Irresistible -BBC2 Why are ultra-processed foods so irresistible, and how they have come to dominate food culture? This documentary by medical doctor and academic Dr Chris van Tulleken features interviews with former food industry insiders who talk openly about the way in which popular foods have been designed to be irresistible. Food companies go to extraordinary lengths to ensure their products connect with consumers - from using brain scans to assess the deliciousness of ice cream to carefully engineering the sound of a crunch. Ultra-processed foods are hyper-delicious and super-convenient, have long shelf lives and are extremely cheap. But a growing body of evidence is linking these products to our declining health. David A Quiet Evening: The Travels of Norman Lewis Collected here, from a period of nearly five decades, are thirty-six of Norman Lewis's best articles. In each, his writing crackles with poker-faced wit and stylistic brilliance. As a witness to his times – the good, the bad and the absurd – he was unmatched, and his instinct for important events, and moments, was infallible. His range here includes Ibizan fishermen, an interview with Castro's executioner, the genocide of the South American Indian tribes, a paean to Seville and his meeting with a tragic Ernest Hemingway. That meeting was ‘a shattering experience,' Norman wrote to Ian Fleming who had commissioned him, ‘of the kind likely to sabotage ambition.'Fortunately it didn't, and the articles assembled between these covers are compulsive, hilarious, tender and beautifully written, at times deeply upsetting, and always unforgettable. The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World  With a mind-boggling mastery of sources, Dalrymple weaves a thrilling tale of India's cultural hegemony, not forgetting its invention of mathematics and related disciplines still in use today - Andrew Lycett, Spectator Eamonn Comfort and Joy Alan Bird (Bill Paterson, Outlander, Dad's Army) thinks he has life pretty well organised. Glasgow's top DJ, with a nice apartment, and the only red BMW Cabriolet north of Manchester, he has little to worry about until his kleptomaniac girlfriend Maddy ditches him just before Christmas.

Listener questions from Kay Springham and Iain Campbell. Recommendations: Eamonn The Only Girl In the Orchestra - Netflix This short documentary celebrates trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic. Angela Cover - BBC Sounds The man tasked with finding and killing alleged IRA informers was an informer all along. Reporter Mark Horgan traces the story of the secret British Army Agent known as Stakeknife. David My Silent War - The Autobiography of a Spy - Kim Philby In the annals of espionage, one name towers above all others: that of H. A. R. "Kim" Philby, the ringleader of the legendary Cambridge spies. A member of the British establishment, Philby joined the Secret Intelligence Service in 1940, rose to the head of Soviet counterintelligence, and, as M16's liaison with the CIA and the FBI, betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians, fatally compromising covert actions to roll back the Iron Curtain in the early years of the Cold War. Written from Moscow in 1967, My Silent War shook the world and introduced a new archetype in fiction: the unrepentant spy. It inspired John Le Carre's Smiley novels and the later espionage novels of Graham Greene. Kim Philby was history's most successful spy. He was also an exceptional writer who gave us the great iconic story of the Cold War and revolutionized, in the process, the art of espionage writing.

Included questions from Paul Hampton, David Arnott and Muriel Cockburn. A deep dive into the fast moving situations in both the Middle East and Ukraine, discuss the threat of strikes at The Guardian and The Observer and we consider the latest drama to spark court dealings - this time it's the Netflix and the Mendez Brothers. Recommendations: David UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese calls David Lammy a 'genocide denier' Trump team divided over Ukraine war end plan, debates demilitarized zone, NATO freeze Semi-Invisible Man: The Life of Norman Lewis Norman Lewis Books Eamonn Dominic Dunne Vanity Fair The Mansions of Limbo by Dominick Dunne Justice: Crimes, Trials and Punishment by Dominick Dunne Another City, Not My Own by Dominick Dunne

Recommendations: Ruth Cove and Kilcreggan Book Festival 2024 Amongst the popular authors this year are Liz Lochhead, Alex Gray, and a much lauded new kid on the block called Jen Stout, who has been recalling her adventures covering the conflict in Ukraine. Tickets, both weekend and single event are available via the button below. Breaking News ! We are pleased to announce our full list of Authors. Saturday 23rd November Liz LochheadAlex GrayAasmah MirJosie Long Sunday 24th November Ken McNabJen StoutGavin FrancisPeter Ross More details on the authors can be found here Tickets for the Individual Author Sessions are now available at the link below at £8 per session. Weekend Passes at £55 each are still on sale and offer a £9 saving on individual tickets. You will receive a ticket by email in the form of a PDF attachment which can be printed out or presented on your phone at the event. As soon as your payment is processed your name will be added to our list which will be available at the Cove Burgh Hall door.  Cove Burgh Hall, Shore Road, Cove, G84 0LY. Shetland - BBC The dark side of one of the most beautiful places on earth. Uncovering secrets and lies from the past - detective drama starring Douglas Henshall, Ashley Jensen and Alison O'Donnell. A Glasgow Girl: A memoir of growing up and finding your voice - Aasmah Mir A Glasgow Girl is the coming of age story of Aasmah Mir's childhood growing up in 1970s Glasgow. From a vivacious child to a teenage loner, Aasmah candidly shares the highs and lows of growing up between two cultures - trying to fit in at school and retreating to the safe haven of a home inhabited by her precious but distant little brother and Helen, her family's Glaswegian guardian angel. Intricately woven into this moving memoir is the story of Aasmah's mother, as we follow her own life as a young girl in 1950s Pakistan to 1960s Scotland and beyond. Both mother and daughter fight, are defeated and triumph in different battles in this sharp and moving story. A Glasgow Girl is a remarkable memoir about family, identity and finding yourself where you are. Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church - Peter Ross A thoroughly beguiling tour around the manifold riches of Britain's churches, Ross' immersive book ranges from unassuming parish to mighty cathedral and tells a defiantly human story of art, architecture, history and culture. David: Rebels and Renegades: Sheila Rock Street Level Photoworks are pleased to present REBELS & RENEGADES, a two part exhibition featuring the outstanding work of Sheila Rock and Jill Furmanovsky, two pioneering women photographers who captured the zeitgeist of punk and the post-punk unfolding in music and style. https://www.middleeasteye.net/ - Why Dutch support for Israel's football hooligans has roots in colonial racism Eamonn My Salinger Year - film In New York City's late nineties, a young aspiring writer lands a day-job at J.D. Salinger's literary agency. While her eccentric and old-fashioned boss tasks her to process Salinger's voluminous fan mail, she struggles to find her own voice. SALINGER- Documentary Features interviews with 150 subjects - including Salinger's friends and colleagues who have never spoken on the record - as well as film footage, photographs, and other material never before seen.

A bit of a U.S. Election Special here. As we all wonder what the next 4 years of President Trump will bring, here is this week's episode with this trio on good form. Recommendations: Eamonn The Kominsky Method - Netflix Acting coach Sandy Kominsky and best friend Norman Newlander keep each other laughing as they navigate the ups and downs of getting older. The War Room - Amazon This documentary follows President Clinton's campaign trail and focuses on his aides, James Carville and George Stephanopoulos. Paddy https://theonion.com/ - America's Finest News Source.. Ludwig - BBC iplayer David Gideon's Spies: The Inside Story of Israel's Legendary Secret Service The Mossad (Paperback) Gordon Thomas has a grasp of history… this is one of the few books to have captured the true nature of the Israeli Government and the thorough process of the Israeli power elite. Ari Ben-Menashe, Former Adviser on Intelligence to the Israeli Government Created in 1951 to ensure an embattled Israel' s future, the Mossad has been responsible for the most audacious and thrilling feats of espionage, counterterrorism and assassination ever ventured. Gideon' s Spies has been created from closed-door interviews with Mossad agents, informants and spymasters, and drawing from classified documentsand top-secret sources, revealing previously untold truths about the Israeli intelligence agency. Bang-up-to-date, this new paperback edition of this best-selling book includes startling new information on subjects ranging from Weapons of Mass Destruction, international terrorism, North Korea' s bird-flu war games and ‘ ethnic bombs' . The riveting text is supported by glossaries, appendices and shows a Mossad as it has historically been: brilliant, ruthless, flawed but ultimately fascinating.  David Pratt: What I learned from the US election result - The National

Recommendations: Angela The Wild Robt - film From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown's beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot--ROZZUM unit 7134, "Roz" for short--that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. David Searching For Gerda Taro - film SEARCHING FOR GERDA TARO celebrates the life and work of Taro — a charismatic Jewish refugee from Germany, an anti-fascist, and a trailblazing photographer whose work would be forgotten for decades. In 1935, Taro (then going by her birth name, Gerta Pohorylle), met Endre Friedmann, a Jewish photographer from Hungary trying to make a name for himself in Paris. They fell in love and moved in together. The next year, they changed their names to Gerda Taro and Robert Capa. Capa taught Taro photography. Taro in turn helped sell his photos and build his reputation. Together, they went to Spain to report on the civil war from the front lines. She captured the heroism of Republican fighters and documented the world's first deaths of civilians from aerial bombardment. SEARCHING FOR GERDA TARO shares dozens of stunning archival images by and of Taro. We come to understand her life and work through conversations with curators, authors, and descendants of those who knew her. For decades, her legacy was wrapped up with Capa's, many of her photos seemingly lost. But with the discovery of thousands of her negatives in the mid-1990s, Taro can finally enjoy the credit she deserves as a brilliant photographer in her own right. Eamonn Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out - Doc Celebrate one of Britain's most-loved comic creations as Jennifer Saunders, Dame Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha and Jane Horrocks reunite to share anecdotes and backstage secrets.

Episode 244 of Talk Media discusses the media coverage following the sudden death of Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, who in 2014, took our country within touching distance of Independence. Eamonn, joined by Catriona Stewart and David Pratt, have a frank discussion on the media coverage , a look at the horrors taking place in the Middle East and the frankly strange news of Labour pushing weight loss drugs in an attempt to cut back the welfare bill. Recommendations: Eamonn The War Room- doc - Amazon Prime This documentary follows President Clinton's campaign trail and focuses on his aides, James Carville and George Stephanopoulos. Catriona Break Up - : How Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon Went to War - Book Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon's political partnership changed the face of Scotland, bringing the country to within 200,000 votes of independence and holding sway at Holyrood for more than a decade. So how and why has their thirty-year alliance irretrievably broken down? Break-Up tells the inside story of how the once unbreakable unity of the Scottish National Party was ripped apart amid shocking claims of sexual assault. With unrivalled access to both camps and the women who made the allegations, and with rigorously fair-minded reporting, journalists David Clegg and Kieran Andrews go behind the headlines to uncover the truth about this extraordinary episode, in a piece of political history that reads like a thriller. Now fully updated, this is a jaw-dropping tale of inappropriate behaviour in the highest reaches of power, of lies, distrust and alleged conspiracy, with profound implications not only for Salmond and Sturgeon themselves but for Scotland's governing party and the wider independence campaign. David Wild Thing - book Paul Gauguin is chiefly known as the giant of post-Impressionist painting whose bold colours and compositions rocked the Western art world. It is less well known that he was a stockbroker in Paris and that after the 1882 financial crash he struggled to sustain his artistry, and worked as a tarpaulin salesman in Copenhagen, a canal digger in Panama City, and a journalist exposing the injustices of French colonial rule in Tahiti. In Wild Thing, the award-winning biographer Sue Prideaux re-examines the adventurous and complicated life of the artist. She illuminates the people, places and ideas that shaped his vision: his privileged upbringing in Peru and rebellious youth in France; the galvanising energy of the Paris art scene; meeting Mette, the woman who he would marry; formative encounters with Vincent van Gogh and August Strindberg; and the ceaseless draw of French Polynesia. Prideaux conjures Gauguin's visual exuberance, his creative epiphanies, his fierce words and his flaws with acuity and sensitivity. Drawing from a wealth of new material and access to the artist's family, this myth-busting work invites us to see Gauguin anew.

This week we are in sync with our listeners with all 3 topics matching questions submitted. Thanks to all! We have our fingers crossed that we can have Stuart back with us next week. Recommendations: Angela Hounded: Women, Harms and the Gender Wars - Jenny Lindsay The last decade has seen countless cases of women being fired, disciplined, protested or no-platformed for their views on sex and gender. Whether high-profile celebrities or previously unknown feminists, such women's vocal non-belief in ‘gender identity' as a universal human condition bears a high social cost. These ‘houndings' are often presented starkly, clinically, in headlines or fleeting social media moments, stripped of the true cost of holding such beliefs. But what is the reality behind the headlines and noise? What are the true consequences of holding – and living with - such seemingly now-heretical thoughts? Hounded charts the often hidden and unspoken harms women face for prioritising and defending sex-based language and rights. Outlining the often-bewildering array of tactics used by opponents against such women, as well as the resilience required to refuse to be silenced, Lindsay presents a compelling argument for recognition of the individual and social harms that are being enacted under the auspices of ‘gender identity activism.'  This debut non-fiction book by award-winning poet and essayist Jenny Lindsay, whose own ‘hounding' offers a unique perspective, is a solid, sane, witty but also compassionate account about the very human cost of this extraordinary cultural and political schism. David Lena Zavaroni: The Forgotten Child Star - BBC iplayer Lena Zavaroni was a child superstar, barnstorming the charts, sharing the stage with Sinatra, and performing for the US president, all before her 11th birthday. But her light was dimmed too soon by a battle with anorexia.  Told from the perspective of her 84-year-old father, Victor, this poignant story reflects on parental regret as he seeks peace with his daughter's untimely fate.  Inside Barlinnie - BBC iplayer This series explores the lives of current prisoners and staff as well as delving into a dark history of hangings, riots and escapes that have shaped the prison for over a century. Eamonn ‘It's all I think about': Stanley Tucci on love, grief and pasta - Guardian Screen favourite, cocktail maker, cancer survivor, sex symbol… Stanley Tucci is a man of many parts. The ‘Tooch' discusses fame, his new book – and the perils of cooking for children

We are still missing our big pal Cosgrove so we're really grateful to Simon and David for getting the TM jersey on and getting stuck in to the day's subjects. Recommendations: Eamonn In Vogue - the 90's Disney+ The '90s was the decade when high fashion walked off the runway and into mainstream culture. Featuring an A-list cast from the worlds of fashion, film and music, alongside Vogue's Anna Wintour and Edward Enninful, this landmark series reveals the inside story of the 90's most celebrated fashion and pop culture moments. David Algiers, Third World Capital:Freedom Fighters, Revolutionaries, Black Panthers - book The life of an unexpected revolutionary with the Black Panthers in Algiers Mokhtefi (née Klein), a Jewish American from Long Island, has had an exhilarating life. In the 1960s, she served as a press adviser to the National Liberation Front in postwar Algiers, before going to work with Eldridge Cleaver, who was wanted in the US for his role in a deadly shoot-out with Oakland police. Half a century later, as an eighty-nine-year-old painter living on the Upper West Side, Mokhtefi still seasons her prose with the argot of revolution. Simon The Hundred Years' War on Palestine The twentieth century for Palestine and the Palestinians has been a century of denial: denial of statehood, denial of nationhood and denial of history. The Hundred Years War on Palestine is Rashid Khalidi's powerful response. Drawing on his family archives, he reclaims the fundamental right of any people: to narrate their history on their own terms. Beginning in the final days of the Ottoman Empire, Khalidi reveals nascent Palestinian nationalism and the broad recognition by the early Zionists of the colonial nature of their project. These ideas and their echoes defend Nakba - the Palestinian term for the establishment of the state of Israel - the cession of the West Bank and Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, the Six Day War and the occupation. Moving through these critical moments, Khalidi interweaves the voices of journalists, poets and resistance leaders with his own accounts as a child of a UN official and a resident of Beirut during the 1982 seige. The result is a profoundly moving account of a hundred-year-long war of occupation, dispossession and colonialisation. https://www.channel4.com/news/

Stuart is off this week so we have brought in the wonderful Angela Haggerty and David Pratt to discus this week's topics with Eamonn at the helm. Recommendations: Angela Darren McGarvey's trauma industrial complex Royal Society of Edinburgh Darren McGarvey – author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between Us – began his new project, “The Trauma-Industrial Complex”, by delivering a Signature Lecture at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on Tuesday this week. Youtube David Mozart - Rise of a Genuis Child prodigy, flawed human, musical giant. Letters, manuscripts and performances reveal the making of a man who created some of the world's most magnificent music. Eamonn Wise Guy David Chase and The Sopranos - Amazon Prime In WISE GUY David Chase and The Sopranos, acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney delves deep into the psyche of renowned "Sopranos" creator and writer, David Chase, to illuminate his life and career while offering a unique window into his unparalleled work on the iconic program.

If you like this trailer, come and join us @ www.patreon.com/talkmedia for the price of a cuppa coffee each month. A lively show today with our pal David who brings us up to date on Ukraine and Gaza, then it's off to the business of "propaganda"....... Enjoy! Recommendations: David Tangier: City of the Dream (Paperback) 'A dream concealed in stone...sky supersonic, orgone blue, warm wind...Such beauty, but more than that, it's like the dream is breaking through.' William Burroughs No city in the world has quite the exotic allure of Tangier. From the 17th century, it has been a place on the edge, beyond the normal disciplines of government, a city of refuge and excitements where sex is cheap, drugs are plentiful and where the outcasts of the world can breathe easily. The golden years of Tangier began after World War I and barely survived World War II. Among those who sought sanctuary in or inspiration from this legendary city were Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Paul and Jane Bowles, Ronnie Kray, the unhappy Woolworth heiress, Barbara Hutton, Tennessee Williams, Joe Orton, Cecil Beaton and Truman Capote. It is this 'last resort of the living dead, alive but not madly kicking' which Iain Finlayson explores in his witty, enthralling book. Eamonn Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (Hardback) For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifespan at the expense of quality of life. Dr Peter Attia, the world's top longevity expert who is featured on Chris Hemsworth's National Geographic documentary LIMITLESS, believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalised, proactive strategy for longevity. This isn't 'biohacking,' it's science: a well-founded strategic approach to extending lifespan while improving our physical, cognitive and emotional health, making each decade better than the one before. With Outlive's practical advice and roadmap, you can plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before. Stuart Monsters, Inc. Lovable Sulley (John Goodman) and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) are the top scare team at MONSTERS, INC., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

Stuart is back!!!!!! We've missed him in the studio and our setting the world to rights chats pre show. Again, we've tried to answer all your question in the topics themselves so forgive us for not reading out all your questions. We tried to address them in the discussions but of course will have missed a few opportunities. Recommendations: David Jungle Novels - B Traven B. Traven's legendary Jungle Novels series, which begins with Government, details the oppression of the Mexican indigenous people and the subsequent uprising of the Mexican Revolution. This critically acclaimed but overlooked collection of six volumes is a classic that belongs on any historical fiction lover's bookshelf and “constitute[s] one of the richest portraits of revolution in all literature” Eamonn Paris '44: The Shame and the Glory - Patrick Bishop Paris '44 tells the story of the occupation and the liberation, but it does not read like military history . . . The book resembles some epic thriller, with vividly evoked characters all somewhere on the spectrum between collaboration and resistance, shame and glory . . . Paris '44 is a wonderful book: droll, moving, with a cinematic eye and not a boring line in it. Stuart Michael Johnson - 4 TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST

Eamonn is back at the helm with a show packed full of great observations. At the end of the show we had more questions lined up but no time to fit them in so apologies to you that missed the cut. This week's recommendations: Angela Women on Death Row. Of the nearly 3000 inmates on death row in America, only 51 are women. This documentary series examines these women's stories. Part of True Crime on Channel 4. Presumed Innocent A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's' office when one of its own is suspected of the crime. David KIM SENGUPTA Fearless, intrepid, dogged – Kim Sengupta never gave up on a story Independent's Kim Sengupta Named Journalist of the Year 2016 Eamonn Art Matters Melvyn Bragg draws on a career spanning more than 60 years, making a rousing case for why the arts matter - exploring his early years and the stories of influential interviewees.

Is This The Real Life? Matthew 4:18-22 To Become Like Him David Pratt preaching. For Banchory West Church. 

Today's episode of course looks at the election results and the huge win for Labour all over the mainland. This week we have David Pratt joining us, so it is a great opportunity to get his specialist insights in to the continuing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. We've missed having Stuart with us so to welcome back Stuart and to celebrate, we've let him talk about one of his bugbears in "Why so Trivial?" At the end of the show a question from Paul Hampton regarding the Labour result. Recommendations: Stuart An open letter to supporters from Adam Webb David The White Cities: Reports From France 1925-1939 - book - Joseph Roth Eamonn The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir - book - Griffin Dunne

If you want to hear the full version go to: https://www.patreon.com/posts/election-debates-105633791?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link At the end of the show a question from ian Currie Recommendations:  Eamonn Fiennes Return to the Wild - National Geographic Sir Ranulph Fiennes, ‘the greatest living explorer', and his cousin, actor Joseph Fiennes, revisit Ran's 1971 expedition of Canada's British Columbia. Catriona Night Train to Odesa by Jen Stout - BBC Radio 4 Eric - Netflix A desperate father, alongside a tenacious cop, battles his own demons on the streets of 1980s New York as he searches for his missing nine-year-old son. David S.O.E.: An outline history of the special operations executive 1940 - 46 - book SOE, the Special Operations Executive, was a small, tough British secret service, a dirty tricks department, set up in July 1940. Recruited from remarkably diverse callings, the men and women who were members of this most secret agency in the Second World War lived in great and constant danger. Their job was to support and stimulate resistance behind enemy lines; their credentials fortitude, courage, immense patience and a devotion to freedom. The activity of the SOE was world-wide. Abyssinian tribesmen, French farmers, exiled Russian grandees, coolies, smugglers, printers, policemen, telephonists, tycoons, prostitutes, rubber workers, railwaymen, peasants from the Pyranees to the Balkans, even the regent of Siam - all had a part to play as saboteurs, informers, partisans or secret agents. In this engrossing and illuminating study, the eminent Second World War historian, M.R.D. Foot, sheds light on the heroism of individual SOE agents across the world and provides us with the definitive account of the Executive's crucial wartime work.

At the end of the show a question from Neil. Recommendations: Stuart The Richard Burton Diaries - Book Chris Williams (editor), Richard Burton (author) Irresistibly magnetic on stage, mesmerizing in movies, seven times an Academy Award nominee, Richard Burton rose from humble beginnings in Wales to become Hollywood's most highly paid actor and one of England's most admired Shakespearean performers. His epic romance with Elizabeth Taylor, his legendary drinking and story-telling, his dazzling purchases (enormous diamonds, a jet, homes on several continents), and his enormous talent kept him constantly in the public eye. Yet the man behind the celebrity façade carried a surprising burden of insecurity and struggled with the peculiar challenges of a life lived largely in the spotlight. This volume publishes Burton's extensive personal diaries in their entirety for the first time. His writings encompass many years—from 1939, when he was still a teenager, to 1983, the year before his death—and they reveal him in his most private moments, pondering his triumphs and demons, his loves and his heartbreaks. The diary entries appear in their original sequence, with annotations to clarify people, places, books, and events Burton mentions. From these hand-written pages emerges a multi-dimensional man, no mere flashy celebrity. While Burton touched shoulders with shining lights—among them Olivia de Havilland, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier, John Huston, Dylan Thomas, and Edward Albee—he also played the real-life roles of supportive family man, father, husband, and highly intelligent observer. His diaries offer a rare and fresh perspective on his own life and career, and on the glamorous decades of the mid-twentieth century. Eamonn Less: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier - Book Patrick Grant We used to care a lot about our clothes. We didn't have many but those we had were important to us. We'd cherish them, repair them and pass them on. And making them provided fulfilling work for millions of skilled people locally. Today the average person has nearly five times as many clothes as they did just 50 years ago. Last year, 100 billion garments were produced worldwide, most made from oil, 30% of which were not even sold, and the equivalent of one bin lorry full of clothing is dumped in landfill or burned every single second. Our wardrobes are full to bursting with clothes we never wear so why do we keep buying more? In this passionate and revealing book about loving clothes but despairing of a broken global system Patrick Grant considers the crisis of consumption and quality in fashion, and how we might make ourselves happier by rediscovering the joy of living with fewer, better-quality things. David Watch Koudelka: Shooting Holy Land - Documentary Josef Koudelka Josef Koudelka is a fiercely independent artist. Branded an exile, stateless for many years after the end of the Prague Spring, photography is for him a powerful act that shows both humanity and its unsettling strangeness. His images are imbued with bohemian freedom and a dull, inhospitable promise. So when he was asked to go and photograph in Israel, the fear of being politically exploited, the fact of having to accept his designated young guide (to control him? he wondered)... mistrust almost won out. It was overcome by a mixture of rejection of "the wall" and attraction for this symbolic land. He simply insisted on paying for his own plane ticket, so as not to owe anything to anyone. What happened next, between him and his young guide Gilad Baram, is a truly romantic story. A friendship was born between the old photographer and the young filmmaker. Gilad Baram had the intelligence to turn these moments into a magnificent film, adopting the right distance and documenting the work of this demanding photographer.

At the end of the show 2 listener questions from Niall MacKay and Paul Hampton. Recommendations: Stuart Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - book - Sly Stone One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black and white, male and female, funk and rock; penned some of the most iconic anthems of the 1960s and 70s, from "Everyday People" to "Family Affair"; and electrified audiences with a persona and stage presence that set a lasting standard for pop culture performance. Yet he has also been a cautionary tale, known as much for how he dropped out of sight as for what put him in the spotlight in the first place. As much as people know the music, the man remains a mystery. In Thank You, his much-anticipated memoir, he's finally ready to share his story - a story that many thought he'd never have the chance to tell. Written with Ben Greenman, who has written memoirs with George Clinton and Brian Wilson among others, Thank You will include a foreword by Questlove. The book was created in collaboration with Sly Stone's manager Arlene Hirschkowitz. "For as long as I can remember folks have been asking me to tell my story," says Stone. "I wasn't ready. I had to be in a new frame of mind to become Sylvester Stewart again to tell the true story of Sly Stone. It's been a wild ride and hopefully my fans enjoy it too." Stephen Shogun - Drama - Disney+ An original adaptation of James Clavell's novel, FX's Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him. When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, its English pilot, John Blackthorne, comes bearing secrets that could help Toranaga tip the scales of power and devastate the formidable influence of Blackthorne's own enemies — the Jesuit priests and Portuguese merchants. Toranaga's and Blackthorne's fates become inextricably tied to their translator, Toda Mariko, a mysterious Christian noblewoman and the last of a disgraced line. While serving her lord amidst this fraught political landscape, Mariko must reconcile her newfound companionship with Blackthorne, her commitment to the faith that saved her and her duty to her late father. Ukraine Russia War Talk - podcast - Phillips P O'Brien A regular series of podcasts, with guests, in which we discuss the Russo-Ukraine war and larger geopolitical questions. Eamonn Pictures from Ukraine - documentary - David Pratt BBC Veteran photojournalist David Pratt travels to Ukraine after war breaks out. His goal: to bear witness to the biggest unfolding crisis in Europe since World War Two. Stuart NIGHT TRAIN TO ODESA - book - Jen Stout

At the end of the show a question from John Daly. Recommendations: Stuart  Riley - Netflix Scott's Tom Ripley is a grifter scraping by in early '60s New York. He's hired by a wealthy industrialist to travel to Italy to try to convince the man's dilettante son, Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn), to return home. Accepting the job is Tom's first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud, and murder.   https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81678765   Eamonn imagine... Pet Shop Boys: Then and Now - BBC Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are the most successful duo in UK Music history. They have sold more than 50 million records, produced over 40 Top 40 singles, four UK number ones, performed in several world tours, and they are still making new music together. Their songs have often commented on Britain and the world around them with wit, sensitivity and intelligence driving the stories they want to share through some of the most memorable synth-pop music ever created. For their tours they have worked with the most innovative theatre personnel to create original and thrilling performances. Now for the first time they have allowed backstage access as imagine… accompanies them on their global Dreamworld tour, filming rehearsals in London and backstage in Helsinki. Contributors include fellow musicians Brandon Flowers, Jake Shears, Olly Alexander, Marc Almond; music journalist Miranda Sawyer, and creative collaborators Stuart Price, James Ford, Es Devlin, Javier De Frutos, Tom Scutt and Mark Farrow. https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2024/16/imagine-pet-shop-boys  David The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of Gaza and the Occupied Territories - Ilan Pappé  A powerful, groundbreaking history of the Occupied Territories from one of Israel's most influential historians From the author of the bestselling study of the 1948 War of Independence comes an incisive look at the Occupied Territories, picking up the story where The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine left off. In this comprehensive exploration of one of the world's most prolonged and tragic conflicts, Pappe uses recently declassified archival material to analyse the motivations and strategies of the generals and politicians – and the decision-making process itself – that laid the foundation of the occupation. From a survey of the legal and bureaucratic infrastructures that were put in place to control the population of over one million Palestinians, to the security mechanisms that vigorously enforced that control, Pappe paints a picture of what is to all intents and purposes the world's largest ‘open prison'. https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-biggest-prison-on-earth/ilan-pappe/9781786073419  Strangers in the House - Raja Shehadeh  Raja Shehadeh was born into a successful Palestinian family with a beautiful house overlooking the Mediterranean. When the state of Israel was formed in 1948 the family were driven out to the provincial town of Ramallah. There Shehadeh grew up in the shadow of his father, a leading civil rights lawyer. He vowed not to become involved in politics or law but inevitably did so and became an important activist himself. In 1985 his father was stabbed to death. The Israeli police failed to investigate the murder properly and Shehadeh, by then a lawyer, set about solving the crime that destroyed his family. In Strangers in the House, Shehadeh recounts his troubled and complex relationship with his father and his experience of exile - of being a stranger in his own land. It is a remarkable memoir that combines the personal and political to devastating effect. https://www.waterstones.com/book/strangers-in-the-house/raja-shehadeh/9781846682506 

At the end of the show a question from Andy McNeil Our apologies for the sound issues we encountered on this episode. Recommendations Paddy Jon Stone There's been a reassessment of the Blair/Brown government on the Left in recent years: you hear more about its achievements than you used you. that's good, but it's also important not to forget that it regularly did things a Tory government would be criticised for https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/1231543272943898626?lang=en Putin Vs The West- Norma Percy A new three-part series from award-winning film-maker Norma Percy tells the inside story of how, through a decade of clashes, the West has struggled to deal with Vladimir Putin as he tries to exert his power on the world stage. https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2023/05/putin-vs-the-west The Fifty Years War- Norma Percy The main decision-makers from Israel, the Arab states, Russia and the US tell the inside story of the Arab-Israel conflict. Made in 1998. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0glc7yp/the-fifty-years-war-israel-and-the-arabs Elusive Peace- Norma Percy As today's headlines continue to be dominated by the latest news from Israel and Gaza, award-winning film-maker Norma Percy looks back on her 2005 series Elusive Peace, sharing memories of her encounters with key players like Bill Clinton, Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat as she explored the story behind the efforts to end the conflict made around the start of the new millennium. Norma also talks about her experiences securing rare interviews with those behind some of the suicide bombings that destroyed lives and also the chances of peace. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001swsb David The Jazz Loft Project- W Eugene Smith Smith's Jazz Loft Project has been legendary in the worlds of art, photography, and music for more than forty years, but until the publication of this book, no one had seen his extraordinary photographs or read any of the firsthand accounts of those who were there and lived to tell the tales. https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-jazz-loft-project/w-eugene-smith/sam-stephenson/9780226824840 W. Eugene Smith's Warning to the World The Magnum photographer made his last photo essay about industrial mercury poisoning in the Japanese city of Minamata, helping to bring justice and visibility to the victims https://www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture/society-arts-culture/w-eugene-smith-minamata-warning-to-the-world/ Minimata- Film Revered photojournalist W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) is coaxed out of retirement by a commission from Life magazine editor Robert Hayes (Bill Nighy). He is sent to Minamata, a Japanese city ravaged by mercury poisoning, the result of decades of gross corporate negligence. There, Smith documents the people living with Minamata Disease, the assignment quickly turning into a life-changing experience https://www.amazon.co.uk/Minamata-Johnny-Depp/dp/B099NBF5H3 Eamonn Slow Horses- Season 3 Spy drama following a dysfunctional team of M15 agent - and their obnoxious boss Jack Lamb - as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces. https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o?ctx_brand=tvs.sbd.4000&mttn3pid=Google%20AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=UK&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUK2019944_1-684757160536-c&mttnsubkw=136907710791__RTZ7DK1w_&mttnsubplmnt=_adext_

At the end of the show a question from Andrew Anderson Recommendations Stuart: ‘Poor Things' From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter's protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. https://www.searchlightpictures.com/poor-things/ Eamonn: Napoleon (Film) Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar®-winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte's relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed. https://www.napoleon.movie/home/ My Rembrandt (Doc) Aristocrats cherish, experts rule, art dealers hunt, collectors crave and museums battle for Rembrandt. 350 years after the grand master of intimacy's death, entire nations are more than ever obsessed with his paintings. My Rembrandt is an epic art thriller into the super exclusive world of the Old Masters collectors. https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/my-rembrandt/umc.cmc.6fjqvjy45ins0rtvlbas04yst David: The Legacy Of Mark Rothko (Paperback) At the time of Mark Rothko's apparent suicide in 1970, the deeply troubled, pioneering artist of Abstract Expressionism was at the height of fame and financial success yet within months of the funeral, his three trusted friends, acting as executors, relinquished his entire legacy of 800 paintings to the powerful, international Marlborough Galleries (run by Frank Lloyd) for a fraction of their real worth on terms suspiciously unfavourable to the estate. The suit that Rothko's daughter brought against the executors and Marlborough rocked the art world with its shocking revelations of corruption in the international art trade: from the deceptions practiced on Rothko when he was alive to the scandals after his death involving conspiracies and cover-ups, double dealings and betrayals, missing paintings and manipulated markets, phony sales and laundered profits, forgery and fraud. https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-legacy-of-mark-rothko/lee-seldes/9780306807251 MARK ROTHKO Exhibition - Fondation Louis Vuitton The Fondation Louis Vuitton presents the first retrospective in France dedicated to Mark Rothko (1903-1970) since the exhibition held at the Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1999. The retrospective brings together some 115 works from the largest international institutional collections, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the Tate in London and the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., and from international private collections, including the artist's family collection. https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/events/mark-rothko

At the end of the show a question from Gerry Mulvenna. Recommendations: David: The Pigeon Tunnel - Apple TV Academy Award-winning documentarian Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell — better known as John le Carré, author of such classic espionage novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Constant Gardener. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Cold War leading into present day, the film spans six decades as le Carré delivers his final and most candid interview, punctuated with rare archival footage and dramatized vignettes. "The Pigeon Tunnel" is a deeply human and engaging exploration of le Carré's extraordinary journey and the paper-thin membrane between fact and fiction. https://www.apple.com/uk/tv-pr/originals/the-pigeon-tunnel/  The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life (Paperback) https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-pigeon-tunnel/john-le-carre/9780241976890  Stuart: The Boat Story - BBC Two strangers. One boat. Nothing to lose. An unexpected discovery could mean a second chance - or a bloody end. Dark comic thriller with Paterson Joseph and Daisy Haggard. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0glbknc/boat-story Eamonn: Lockerbie - Sky LOCKERBIE, a new mini-series that will be based on the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and the search for justice by Dr Jim Swire and his wife Jane who lost their beloved daughter, Flora, in the air disaster in 1988. The five-part series will be written by Academy Award nominees Jim Sheridan (In The Name of The Father, My Left Foot) and Kirsten Sheridan (In America, Dollhouse). All 259 passengers and crew were killed when the bomb exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off, with a further 11 residents losing their life as the plane came down over the quiet, Scottish town. Thirteen years later, in 2001, Libyan national Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the crime and later released on compassionate grounds in 2009. Shortly after the Lockerbie bombing, one of the worst terrorist attacks in history, some families of the victims joined together to launch a campaign for truth and justice. Among them was Dr Jim Swire whose campaign has taken him to the sand dunes of Libya to meet face-to-face with Colonel Gaddafi, to 10 Downing Street to meet with successive Prime Ministers and to the corridors of power in the US where he worked with the American victims' groups to mount pressure on Washington for tighter airport security, well before 9/11. The moving series will explore events from 1988 to the present day, while providing an intimate account of a man, a husband, and a father who pushes his marriage, his health, and his sanity to the edge. https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/8a3430f6-066b-3397-abec-1d72b380ed90 

At the end of the show a question from Gill Blair. Recomendations: David: Simon Murphy 'Govanhill' This major exhibition of Simon Murphy's photographic document 'Govanhill' brings together his long term project of a place in the southside of the city of Glasgow – a local place which is truly international in the demographics of those who live there. Simon has been documenting people in this locality for several years with the resulting images giving an insight into one of Scotland's most diverse areas. Govanhill is a point of arrival for many. Traditionally it has been a place where immigrants arrive in Glasgow and often move on from. It is estimated that 88 languages are spoken in the densely populated area of only 0.33 square miles. It's a mixing pot of cultures and ethnicities. These differences have contributed to tension within the community but also make Govanhill one of the most diverse and exciting places in the city. Simon's project consists mainly of street portraiture of individuals who live and pass through the area. https://www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/event/simon_murphy_govanhill My war gone by I miss It so. Anthony Loyd In 1993, Anthony Loyd hitchhiked to the Balkans hoping to become a journalist. Leaving behind him the legends of a distinguished military family, he wanted to see ‘a real war' for himself. In Bosnia he found one. The cruelty and chaos of the conflict both appalled and embraced him; the adrenalin lure of the action perhaps the loudest siren call of all. In the midst of the daily life-and-death struggle among Bosnia's Serbs, Croats and Muslims, he was inspired by the extraordinary human fortitude he discovered. But returning home he found the void of peacetime too painful to bear, and so began a longstanding personal battle with drug abuse. This harrowing account shows humanity at its worst and best, and is acknowledged as a classic of the genre. It is a breathtaking feat of reportage; an uncompromising look at the terrifyingly seductive power of war. https://www.waterstones.com/book/my-war-gone-by-i-miss-it-so/anthony-loyd/9781912836048 Stuart: Grayson Perry | Smash Hits This summer, come and see the biggest ever exhibition of Sir Grayson Perry's work, covering his 40-year career. Perry has gone from taking pottery evening classes to winning the Turner Prize, presenting television programmes on Channel 4 and writing acclaimed books. Pottery allowed him the opportunity to indulge his fascination with sex, Punk, and counterculture, amongst other things, in the most unlikely and polite of artforms. Today he is one of Britain's most celebrated artists and cultural figures. Popular and provocative, Perry makes art that deals with difficult and complex ideas in an accessible and often funny way. He loves taking on big issues that are universally human: masculinity, sexuality, class, religion, politics and more. On view will be subversive pots, brilliantly intricate prints, elaborate sculptures, and huge, captivating tapestries - all imbued with Perry's sharp wit and social commentary. Working with traditional artforms, Perry addresses the controversial issues of our times. https://www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/grayson-perry-smash-hits Eamonn: Be Useful: Seven tools for life The seven rules to follow to realise your true purpose in life-distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Useful-Seven-tools-life/dp/1529146534/ref=asc_df_1529146534/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=641789777959&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10095737638662757955&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046946&hvtargid=pla-2089799233408&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

Friday the 13th Special ‘The Labour Party Conference' and ‘Israel at War' / with David Pratt Thank you for all your questions for David Recommendations: Stuart: The Reckoning Factual drama examining the crimes of Jimmy Savile, with testimony from survivors. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0g4swnr/the-reckoning Eamonn: Race across the World In a frenetic race across the world, travellers can choose any route they like - but no flights or phones are allowed. On the trip of a lifetime, which pair will finish first? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002tvs  David: We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir The author and activist Raja Shehadeh reflects on his complex relationship with his late father - fellow activist Aziz - in this searing and emotionally candid memoir that views the Palestinian struggle through the prism of a singular family dynamic. A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognise his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irrevocably. This is not only the story of the battle against the various oppressors of the Palestinians, but a moving portrait of a particular father and son relationship. https://www.waterstones.com/book/we-could-have-been-friends-my-father-and-i/raja-shehadeh/9781788169974  This is the news media and article that David mentioned Israel Can't Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-10-09/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-cant-imprison-2-million-gazans-without-paying-a-cruel-price/0000018b-1476-d465-abbb-14f6262a0000 

What do you feel when you walk into a perfectly instagrammable Early Years setting, or when you see an education space wrapped in artificial turf? Today we're chatting with husband and wife duo, architects and owners of Landings Studio, Emma Healy and David Pratt all about biophilic design, the benefits of it, what we can do instead of laying astro turf and immovable playgrounds, and how we can implement some of these ideas in our homes and early years settings.For Full Show Notes Head Tohttps://www.raisingwildlings.com.au/blog/How-Biophilic-Design-Connects-Us-AllWhen You're Ready, Here's How We Can Help You:Ready to learn tried and tested group management skills for children's activities in risky playscapes?  Click here to access our recent masterclass and level up with Forest School Skills.Want to find your purpose in 10 minutes? Download our FREE treasure map to find your passion without compromising your educational values. Wondering how to navigate your outdoor learning environment with complete confidence? You need our $27 Nature Play Now Workshop and Bundle series (people constantly tell us they love this program and it's an absolute bargain! )

At the end of the show a question from John Daly. Recommendations: David 'Brave Men' by Ernie Pyle The classic, human-scale account of the soldiers who fought in World War II, by Pulitzer Prize winner Ernie Pyle—America's most famous and most loved war correspondent—featuring a new introduction by David Chrisinger, the author of the new Ernie Pyle biography, The Soldier's Truth https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brave-Men-Ernie-Pyle/dp/0143137174 https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/700425/brave-men/ The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soldiers-Truth-Ernie-Story-World/dp/1984881310 Eamonn https://twitter.com/ #RTEgate Stuart Wham Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their Wham! career, from 70s best buds to 80s pop icons. Starring:George Michael,Andrew Ridgeley https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81137188

Welcome to the very first Friday edition of Collected Possibilities, focused on our Existential Question of the Week!  This week's focus is sauces, spreads, toppings, and the like - the added & enhanced flavor experience only a condiment can provide. There are so many different options out there and only a few are so ubiquitous that you can find them in nearly ever US restaurant or home regardless of culture, price point, or style of cuisine. We know our Main Eventers, our Mount Rushmore, dominated by familar named like Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonaise, and BBQ Sauce. That leaves incredible ingredients as relative unknowns to large swathes of people. So lets open our eyes, and mouths, to the possibilities by asking - "What is The Most Under Rated Condiment?" Along the way try not to get caught in the Honey Mustard hate, ruminate on the essence of "zing," and confront our underlying fear of fruit spreads. Be a fly on the wall at Geek Brunch, and learn which condiment is the only one to be picked twice by our esteemed panel of experts! FEATURING NAGIER CHAMBERS (Executive Producer of Big Gold Belt Media) ERIC SWARTZ (Theater Director) TRAVIS DuFOUR (Comedian, Wrestling Commentator) MYLES MILLENIUM (Pro Wrestler, Goon, Nemesis) JASON ANDREWS (Pro Wrestler, Online Dating Correspondent) DOUG WILDER (Actor, Filmmaker, Executive Producer of Better Together Media Group) LEE LIEBESKIND (Actor, Director, Producer) PAUL REISMAN (Actor, Director, Educator) DAVID PRATT (Lawyer, Entrepeneur, Would Be Super-Villain) COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES E-Mail: collectedpossibilities@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities  Episode Recommendations: PLAYERS CLUB w/ NAGIER CHAMBERS - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/players-club-with-nagier-chambers-or-adulting-is-hard SKY ZONE w/ TRAVIS DuFOUR - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/sky-zone-with-travis-dufour-or-that-natural-high LAUREL'S HOUSE OF HORROR w/ DAVID PRATT - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/laurels-house-of-horror-with-david-pratt-or-no-touch-all-go BIG GOLD BELT MEDIA Website: https://biggoldbelt.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigGoldBelt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Biggoldbelt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biggoldbelt/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/biggoldbel  THEATER ALLIANCE Website: https://theateralliance.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheaterAllianceDC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theateralliancedc/  TRAVIS DUFOUR Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedufourbrand/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedufourbrand YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thedufourbrand9131 WORLD DOMINATION WRESTLING ALLIANCE https://www.facebook.com/wdwawrestling MYLES MILLENNIUM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mylesmaaaaan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MylesMillennium JASON ANDREWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejason_andrews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejason_andrew 1CW PRO WRESTLING Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1CWPRO   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1cwprowrestling291 BETTER TOGETHER MEDIA GROUP Website: https://www.bettertogethermediagroup.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bettertogethermediagroup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertogethermediagroup DAVID PRATT  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david.pratt.2020/

In this episode, we memorialize Dr. Rick Anderson, who passed away earlier this year. Having published over 300 papers and trained 40+ fellows, Rick was one of the first ASOPRS members to apply an academic, translational research-based approach to oculoplastic surgery. He was equally well known for his lust for life, rambunctious spirit, and ability to infuse fun into most settings.* This episode features Dr. John Holds, Dr. John Burroughs, Dr. Robert Kersten, Dr. Pat Flaharty, Dr. Jeff Nerad, Dr. Richard Daly, Dr. David Pratt, Dr. Geeta Been, and Dr. David Tse.   *Rick would want listeners to know that most of the interviews in this podcast were heavily edited to remove explicit content.  He will be missed.    If you're an ASOPRS Member, Surgeon or Trainee and are interesting in hosting a podcast episode, please submit your idea by visiting: asoprs.memberclicks.net/podcast

Get ready for the most raw, powerful, and revealing episode we've ever released - alongside a trip to the circus! And not just any circus, but Cirque Italia's Water Circus - Gold Squad; a hodgepodge fever dream of the 1950s, H2O, action movies, and more. Will Cirque Italia bring us soaring to new heights, or will they drown under the weight of their own ambition? Joining us this week is actor, performer, and painter WILL NEAL KENYON. Will is a also Crystal Meth addict currently in recovery. He shares his journey with addiction, how quickly and completely the drug took over his life, his relapses, and current recovery process.  He tells an absolutely harrowing story of how close he came to recently dying and how the experience, and that fear, changed his life. It's deep, complicated, and incredibly human and shines a light on areas that are often kept hidden in the dark due to shame, fear, and stigmas. An incredible thank you to Will for being so open and honest in sharing his story, along with lending insight and inspiration for those struggling with these same issues. We also celebrate embracing the strange, analyze what makes a successful circus, and celebrate an archery act that blew our minds. Is Cirque Italia's Water Circus something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out! CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains significant depictions of drug abuse, addiction, self harm, overdose, & suicide, as well as a reference to sexual abuse. COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES E-Mail: collectedpossibilities@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities  Episode Recommendation: FL!P CIRCUS w/ DAVID PRATT - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/flp-circus-with-david-pratt-or-do-you-have-a-soul  WILL NEAL KENYON Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willkenyon30/ CIRQUE ITALIA Website: https://cirqueitalia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cirqueitaliashow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cirque.italia/ FIGHTT PRO WRESTLING Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fighttpro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fighttprow/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FIGHTTProWrestling  

It's another all "Existential Question of the Week" episode, featuring the stars of Voltage Wrestling!  It was 1993 when Haddaway unleashed the earworm that would spark a million head bops, both asking and singing "What is love?" and then plaintively and desperately begging for the pain to stop. We're going to leave the uncomfortable implications of the second half to the side, and focus on the query that has played on repeat in our heads almost every day for two decades. Love can be many things - from a chicken being born, to a 4 letter word, to a trap. We have tales of aparment fires and suddenly losing your home and all your belongings. Stories about fathers and sons, and craving a kind of love out of a parent you can never get. We discuss the impossible goal of perfection, and the difference between destination and direction. And one man hopes to protect us mere mortals from the danger of his sheer beauty. FEATURING: DAVID PRATT PROFESSOR JAKOB EDWINN "The Ripper" MYLES MILLENIUM "The Boss" BO ROSS STEVEN FUERTE MIKE VALENTYNE COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES E-Mail: collectedpossibilities@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities  DAVID PRATT  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david.pratt.2020/ Past Episodes: Laurel's House of Horrors - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/laurels-house-of-horror-with-david-pratt-or-no-touch-all-go Fl!p Circus - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/flp-circus-with-david-pratt-or-do-you-have-a-soul  PROFESSOR JAKOB EDWINN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakobedwinn/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jakobedwinn Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakobEdwinn Past Episode: Pikeside Bowl - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/pikeside-bowl-with-professor-jakob-edwinn-or-i-would-hate-to-hit-my-stride-and-nobody-see-it MYLES MILLENNIUM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mylesmaaaaan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MylesMillennium BO ROSS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boss_bo_ross/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BossBoRoss STEVEN FUERTE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestevenfuerte/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078094346156 VOLTAGE PRO WRESTLING Website: https://www.voltagewrestling.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voltageiswrestling  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisvoltage MIKE VALENTYNE Past Episodes Love Is Blind - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/love-is-blind-with-mike-valentyne-or-we-have-no-natural-predators-other-than-the-deep-existential-questions-of-our-own-mortality Westfield Wheaton Mall Carnival - https://collectedpossibilitiespod.libsyn.com/westfield-wheaton-mall-carnival-with-mike-valentyne-or-i-had-hoped-for-more LET ME KNOW HOW IT IS Website: https://letmeknowhowitis.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LMKHII  BETTER TOGETHER MEDIA GROUP Website: https://www.bettertogethermediagroup.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bettertogethermediagroup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertogethermediagroup  

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to H.E. Roy Eriksson, Karin Öhman, and Chris Shapardanov about Sweden and Finland, their accession to NATO, their defence outlook, and their relations with the world, including Canada. Participants bios H.E. Roy Eriksson is the Ambassador of Finland to Canada. https://finlandabroad.fi/web/can/current-affairs/-/asset_publisher/h5w4iTUJhNne/content/greetings-from-ambassador-roy-eriksson/384951 Karin Öhman is the Swedish Deputy Head of Mission in Canada. https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/canada-ottawa/about-us/ Chris Shapardanov is a former Canadian diplomat and a Senior Associate at David Pratt & associates – https://dpa.ltd/chris-shapardanov/ Recording Date: 11 Apr 2023. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcast! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, former Conservative defence ministers Jason Kenney and David Pratt, ex-CSIS director Richard Fadden, Martin Luther King III, strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke and Kathleen Monk, and a panel of journalist including, Robert Benzie, Stephanie Levitz and Joyce Napier.

The SNP in crisis as Peter Murrell arrested The Cost of The Crown And the US Defence Department have sprung a leak / withShona Craven and David Pratt Eamonn is joined by journalist Shana Craven and war correspondent David Pratt. This week, SNP in crisis, Royal finances exposed and Ukraine files leaked from US Defence Dept. Recommendations: EAMONN: BBC Scotland Series: GOLD TOWN 3 part series following gold miners in the Scottish Highlands https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000t3lq  SHONA - podcast - A VERY BRITISH CULT - 8 x 30min episodes about the Life Coaching company that takes over your life. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001krb2/a-very-british-cult  DAVID - book - JACKSON POLLOCK - An American Saga. The 1989 biography of abstract expressionist painter, Jackson Pollock, by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith. It was awarded the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography.

Merry Christmas! In this special holiday bonus episode, producer Cameron hosts a reflection on some of the defining media stories of 2022. Featuring Stuart, Eamonn, David Pratt, Jonathon Shafi, Shona Craven and Steve Richards.  Series 6 begins on Wednesday 11 January 2023. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia 

We close out our first ever Spooky Season with a trip to Laurel's House of Horror, advertised as Maryland's largest indoor haunted house. Built inside of an abandoned movie theatre, we have high hopes for immersive thrills with a cinematic flare - but can they deliver? There's no better person to journey into mystery with than Collected Possibilities Co-Founder, Horror aficionado, and returning guest David Pratt! We do a thorough analysis of the tropes & mechanics of a Haunted Attraction and brainstorm ideas on how to elevate the format for future years. We compare the differences between horror and suspense on a genre level, dial in on David's fear of losing control, and pitch a Haunted Bar-Mitzvah as a very niche new attraction. David hates Zombies, Jason REALLY hates line dancing, and we compare the cathartic experience of horror to the rhythmic patterns of orgasms. Is Laurel's House of Horror something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out! COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: collectedpossibilities@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities DAVID PRATT - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david.pratt.2020/ LAUREL'S HOUSE OF HORROR - Website: https://laurelhaunt.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdscariesthauntedhouse - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurelshouseofhorror/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurelshouseofhorror  BETTER TOGETHER MEDIA GROUP - Website: https://www.bettertogethermediagroup.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bettertogethermediagroup/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bettertogethermediagroup VOLTAGE PRO WRESTLING - Tickets: https://www.voltagewrestling.com/hagerstown.html  

Holyoke Media, en asociación con WHMP radio, emiten diariamente la Síntesis informativa en español a través del 101.5 FM y en el 1240 / 1400 AM. Esta es la síntesis informativa del viernes 9 de septiembre de 2022: - El alcalde de Holyoke, Joshua Garcia, junto con el fiscal de distrito de Hampden, Anthony Gulluni, el jefe de policía de Holyoke, David Pratt y el presidente del concejo municipal de Holyoke, Todd McGee, ofrecieron el jueves una conferencia de prensa para discutir los crecientes incidentes de seguridad pública ocurridos en fechas recientes en la ciudad de Holyoke. El alcalde García señaló que han habido cinco homicidios ocurridos este año en la ciudad, dos de ellos recientemente en los pasados días. De igual forma reconoció que la justicia no solo debe ser vista desde la perspectiva de la corte, pero en el acceso a servicios de salud, asistencia en casos de salud mental y adicciones, oportunidades de trabajo y de vivienda, que son factores de calidad de vida que ayudan a evitar incidentes de seguridad pública. Por su parte el fiscal de distrito Anthony Gullini expresó que la implementación de herramientas como el detector de disparos ShotSpotter, ha sido de mucha ayuda en la investigación de casos en Springfield por los pasados diez años y calificó de irresponsables las opiniones de oficiales electos que se expresan de forma negativa hacía la policía. Esto en referencia a comentarios emitidos durante la sesión especial del Concejo Municipal 1 de septiembre por el concejal José Maldonado-Velez. El jefe de policía de Holyoke, David Pratt recalcó que el Departamento de Policía de Holyoke trabajará incansablemente para mitigar la violencia con armas de fuego en la ciudad, gracias al esfuerzo conjunto del alcalde y el fiscal de distrito, así como la colaboración con otras agencias a nivel estatal y federal. El alcalde García agradeció al jefe Pratt y al cuerpo de policía de Holyoke por su respuesta a los incidentes y sus esfuerzos para proteger a la ciudad. Pese a que la discusión del concejo de la ciudad para aceptar fondos federales del Departamento de Justicia por $50, 000 fue aplazada en la sesión especial del 1 de septiembre, el presidente del Concejo Municipal Todd McGee indicó que esta puede retomarse en futuras sesiones para volver a discutirse y emitir una nueva votación. Por su parte García indicó que independientemente del resultado de esa votación, él va a implementar la iniciativa de instalar el detector de disparos y al mismo tiempo buscar fondos, posiblemente de ARPA, para aumentar el área de cobertura a un 80% de las zonas donde se reporta el mayor número de incidentes que involucran armas de fuego. FUENTE: HOLYOKE MEDIA

It's a special super-sized episode this week as we welcome Collected Possibilities co-founder DAVID PRATT to the show for the first time! The Circus is in town and we have no choice but to answer the call and see if it lives up to the reputation of "the greatest show on earth." Along the way we excavate David's hereditary disdain for clowns, explain the existential danger of the octopus, and do an open and intimate deep dive into mental health. Where else are you going to find a vulnerable exploration of depression and anxiety crossed with an in depth analysis of the spectacular celebration of the human body? Is Fl!p Circus something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out! COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: collectedpossibilities@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities DAVID PRATT - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david.pratt.2020/ FL!P CIRCUS - Website: https://www.flipcircus.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flipcircususa/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlipCircus/  THE ZEAL CORORATION - Twitter: https://twitter.com/CorporationZeal

Anglers have been hooked on fishing and outdoor brand Catch Co. since starting their Mystery Tackle Box subscription program, and rescuing people from the indoors. The latest way Catch Co. is reeling in stronger customer relationships? Brick and mortar stores. Trademark's Laura Hale, Director of Marketing and David Pratt, VP of Leasing, talk with Catch Co's Teeg Stouffer, Director of Retail Experience, about the journey from online to in-store and how to evolve the customer experience along the way. Warning: this episode includes a few fishing jokes. Leaning In is published every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to hear future episodes as the Trademark team speaks with experts in the real estate industry. Links: Karl's Bait and Tackle Catch Co. Karl's on YouTube Topics: (0:43) - Teeg's background and role with Karl's (2:12) - How did the Karl's brand originate? (3:26) How did you decide to move to physical retail? Why Fort Worth? (7:25) - What kinds of activations are you implementing to make the retail launch impactful? (9:06) - Why do you think experience is important in today's retail environment? (11:46) - What kinds of touch points will people see translated from the online store to the in-person experience? (14:53) - Karl's focus on content (16:01) - Are there any particular retailers your brand would be best to pair with?

Stuart is joined by journalist and photographer, David Pratt and Susan Stewart, Director of the Open University in Scotland. This week - the latest Partygate developments, ScotRail timetable changes, Mhairi Black's Commons speech and a listener question about the first war crimes trial in Ukraine. At the end of the show, Stuart, David and Susan share their personal media recommendations. Mhairi Black's speech (published by PoliticsJOE): youtube.com/watch?v=nVZ3QwA5wy8&t=67s To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist and photographer, David Pratt. This week - the war in Ukraine, the Scottish Government's new economic strategy, Nicola Benedetti announced as the new director of the Edinburgh International Festival and a listener question on press regulation. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and David share their personal media recommendations. To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details.

Stuart and Eamonn are joined by journalist and photographer, David Pratt! This week - new preparations for IndyRef2 in Scotland, the security crisis in Ukraine, Carole Cadwalladr v Arron Banks, the Glasgow School of Art fire report and a listener question on podcasts and long-form journalism. At the end of the show, Stuart, Eamonn and David share their media recommendations.  The Coming Storm podcast (BBC Sounds): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001324r To listen to the full hour-long episode, and for a full list of recommendations, join the Talk Media Club (99p per week + VAT): patreon.com/talkmedia After I've joined the club, how do I listen? Download the Patreon app (iOS/Android) and login with your account details. For more information about Talk Media, go to: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia

David Pratt, Kevin McKenna and Lesley Riddoch join National editor Callum Baird to discuss "What next for independence?" ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/sun-shine-down License code: CPHVIWGTLIHJK0LU See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s a celebratory show as we celebrate what would have been the 20 year anniversary of Team/TSN 1040 sports talk radio. The Welcome Matt features a special appearance from legendary sportscaster David Pratt. Big Daddy shares his story and his favourite moments while working at 1040. One of the founders of 1040 Tom Mayenknecht follows and explains just how the station came to fruition and why the late Paul Carson and Tom thought that sports talk radio could work in Vancouver. Our Friday Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal joins next. Dhali was a day one employee at 1040 and once had a legendary night in Vegas that will live forever in Vancouver sports talk lore. Iain McLetchie follows a condensed version of Tell Me I’m Wrong and divulges what 1040 had planned for the 20 year anniversary and his tales during his 15+ years working at the station. Jeff Paterson joins for his last hit of the week. J Pat was also a long time 1040 employee who saw and did almost everything at the station over his two stints, including doing play-by-play for a boxing match at the River Rock. We play Hot Take for the last time this week, where Andrew drops a take that Matt and Blake just can’t wrap their heads around. Errors and Omissions wraps up the show as we head into the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.