Podcasts about English Channel

HEADLINE: UK Political Realignment and the Migration Crisis GUEST NAME: Joseph Sternberg SUMMARY:Joseph Sternberg discusses the UK's political realignment following the Conservative Party's 14-year misrule. Kemi Badenoch aims to revive the Tories with Thatcherite economic policies and a strong stance on welfare reform, prioritizing work and fairness. However, the Tories lack credibility on the highly controversial issue of illegal immigration across the English Channel, allowing Nigel Farage's Reform party to gain ground. The migration problem remains intractable due to high costs and lack of political incentive. 1866

HEADLINE: UK Political Realignment and the Migration Crisis GUEST NAME: Joseph Sternberg SUMMARY:Joseph Sternberg discusses the UK's political realignment following the Conservative Party's 14-year misrule. Kemi Badenoch aims to revive the Tories with Thatcherite economic policies and a strong stance on welfare reform, prioritizing work and fairness. However, the Tories lack credibility on the highly controversial issue of illegal immigration across the English Channel, allowing Nigel Farage's Reform party to gain ground. The migration problem remains intractable due to high costs and lack of political incentive. 1880

    CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR 1957 THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT THE GLOBAL RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN. . 10-14-25 FIRST HOUR 9-915 HEADLINE: China's Rare Earth Threat and Trump's Unacknowledged Win GUEST NAME: Liz Peek SUMMARY:Liz Peek discusses US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's harsh critique of China's rare earth threats, viewing it as confirmation of Beijing's failing export-driven economy and desperation. She notes the US vulnerability due to dependence on China for rare earth processing. Domestically, the failure of subprime auto loan lenders signals stress in the private credit market and consumer weakness. Peek also highlights the reluctance of Democrats and the left to acknowledge President Trump's success in achieving the Gaza ceasefire. 915-930 HEADLINE: China's Rare Earth Threat and Trump's Unacknowledged Win GUEST NAME: Liz Peek SUMMARY:Liz Peek discusses US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's harsh critique of China's rare earth threats, viewing it as confirmation of Beijing's failing export-driven economy and desperation. She notes the US vulnerability due to dependence on China for rare earth processing. Domestically, the failure of subprime auto loan lenders signals stress in the private credit market and consumer weakness. Peek also highlights the reluctance of Democrats and the left to acknowledge President Trump's success in achieving the Gaza ceasefire. 930-945 HEADLINE: Gaza Fragility and Germany's Trade Concerns with China GUEST NAME: Judy Dempsey SUMMARY:Judy Dempsey analyzes the fragile Gaza ceasefire, noting Gazans return to destruction while Hamas fights rivals and remains armed. Arab states are cautious about taking over governance. She credits President Trump for forcing the peace deal, appreciating his decisive, non-ideological approach. The discussion shifts to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's aggressive stance on China's rare earth export threats. Germany's powerful auto industry faces risk, but Berlin is responding calmly and diversifying its supply chains. 945-1000 HEADLINE: Gaza Fragility and Germany's Trade Concerns with China GUEST NAME: Judy Dempsey SUMMARY:Judy Dempsey analyzes the fragile Gaza ceasefire, noting Gazans return to destruction while Hamas fights rivals and remains armed. Arab states are cautious about taking over governance. She credits President Trump for forcing the peace deal, appreciating his decisive, non-ideological approach. The discussion shifts to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's aggressive stance on China's rare earth export threats. Germany's powerful auto industry faces risk, but Berlin is responding calmly and diversifying its supply chains. SECOND HOUR 10-1015 HEADLINE: UK Political Realignment and the Migration Crisis GUEST NAME: Joseph Sternberg SUMMARY:Joseph Sternberg discusses the UK's political realignment following the Conservative Party's 14-year misrule. Kemi Badenoch aims to revive the Tories with Thatcherite economic policies and a strong stance on welfare reform, prioritizing work and fairness. However, the Tories lack credibility on the highly controversial issue of illegal immigration across the English Channel, allowing Nigel Farage's Reform party to gain ground. The migration problem remains intractable due to high costs and lack of political incentive. 1015-1030 HEADLINE: UK Political Realignment and the Migration Crisis GUEST NAME: Joseph Sternberg SUMMARY:Joseph Sternberg discusses the UK's political realignment following the Conservative Party's 14-year misrule. Kemi Badenoch aims to revive the Tories with Thatcherite economic policies and a strong stance on welfare reform, prioritizing work and fairness. However, the Tories lack credibility on the highly controversial issue of illegal immigration across the English Channel, allowing Nigel Farage's Reform party to gain ground. The migration problem remains intractable due to high costs and lack of political incentive. 1030-1045 HEADLINE: Gaza Ceasefire, Hamas Regeneration, and Iran's Tactical Retreat GUEST NAMES: David Daoud, Bill Roggio SUMMARY: David Daoud analyzes the Gaza ceasefire, noting Hamas refuses to disarm and is executing rivals to reassert control. He views the truce as a tactical lull in the "long war," expecting released senior prisoners to help regenerate terrorist leadership. Iran, which skipped the summit, is seen as engaging in a tactical retreat to staunch losses and rebuild proxies, letting adversaries adopt a false sense of victory. 1045-1100HEADLINE: Gaza Ceasefire, Hamas Regeneration, and Iran's Tactical Retreat GUEST NAMES: David Daoud, Bill Roggio SUMMARY: David Daoud analyzes the Gaza ceasefire, noting Hamas refuses to disarm and is executing rivals to reassert control. He views the truce as a tactical lull in the "long war," expecting released senior prisoners to help regenerate terrorist leadership. Iran, which skipped the summit, is seen as engaging in a tactical retreat to staunch losses and rebuild proxies, letting adversaries adopt a false sense of victory. THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 HEADLINE: Released Palestinian Prisoners and Mideast Instability GUEST NAMES: Ahmad Sharawi, Bill Roggio SUMMARY: Ahmad Sharawi and Bill Roggio discuss the risks associated with Israel's release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including senior Hamas, Fatah, and Islamic Jihad figures. They argue these terrorists will likely rejoin militant movements, providing crucial replacement leadership. Concerns are raised about monitoring them, especially those deported to countries like Qatar or Turkey. The conversation also covers stability risks in Syria, particularly regarding ISIS and Turkish intervention. 1115-1130 HEADLINE: Released Palestinian Prisoners and Mideast Instability GUEST NAMES: Ahmad Sharawi, Bill Roggio SUMMARY: Ahmad Sharawi and Bill Roggio discuss the risks associated with Israel's release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including senior Hamas, Fatah, and Islamic Jihad figures. They argue these terrorists will likely rejoin militant movements, providing crucial replacement leadership. Concerns are raised about monitoring them, especially those deported to countries like Qatar or Turkey. The conversation also covers stability risks in Syria, particularly regarding ISIS and Turkish intervention. 1130-1145 HEADLINE: Ceasefire Challenges, Border Conflicts, and Ukraine's Weapons Needs GUEST NAME: Colonel Jeff McCausland SUMMARY: Colonel Jeff McCausland reviews the Gaza ceasefire, noting the prisoner exchange and aid delivery, but stresses that disarming Hamas remains the key challenge. Released senior prisoners could regenerate leadership. He discusses the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban/TTP, noting deep mistrust exacerbated by perceived Indian influence. Regarding Ukraine, the potential delivery of long-range Tomahawk missiles, viewed by Putin as escalation, is uncertain due to past US bluffs and domestic supply concerns. 1145-1200 HEADLINE: Ceasefire Challenges, Border Conflicts, and Ukraine's Weapons Needs GUEST NAME: Colonel Jeff McCausland SUMMARY: Colonel Jeff McCausland reviews the Gaza ceasefire, noting the prisoner exchange and aid delivery, but stresses that disarming Hamas remains the key challenge. Released senior prisoners could regenerate leadership. He discusses the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban/TTP, noting deep mistrust exacerbated by perceived Indian influence. Regarding Ukraine, the potential delivery of long-range Tomahawk missiles, viewed by Putin as escalation, is uncertain due to past US bluffs and domestic supply concerns. FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 HEADLINE: Global Turmoil: Turkey's War Aims, China's Coup, and Iran's Pivot GUEST NAME: Gregory Copley SUMMARY: Gregory Copley discusses the Gaza ceasefire's instability, noting Hamas, backed by Turkey, is reasserting control. He analyzes Turkey's neo-Ottomanist need to continue confrontation. Iran is seen as strategically weakened, potentially seeking a deal with Trump. The conversation pivots to China, detailing rumored internal turmoil, including a coup led by General Zhang Youxia, and linking China's rare earth export threats to Beijing's leadership struggles. 1215-1230 HEADLINE: Global Turmoil: Turkey's War Aims, China's Coup, and Iran's Pivot GUEST NAME: Gregory Copley SUMMARY: Gregory Copley discusses the Gaza ceasefire's instability, noting Hamas, backed by Turkey, is reasserting control. He analyzes Turkey's neo-Ottomanist need to continue confrontation. Iran is seen as strategically weakened, potentially seeking a deal with Trump. The conversation pivots to China, detailing rumored internal turmoil, including a coup led by General Zhang Youxia, and linking China's rare earth export threats to Beijing's leadership struggles. 1230-1245 HEADLINE: Global Turmoil: Turkey's War Aims, China's Coup, and Iran's Pivot GUEST NAME: Gregory Copley SUMMARY: Gregory Copley discusses the Gaza ceasefire's instability, noting Hamas, backed by Turkey, is reasserting control. He analyzes Turkey's neo-Ottomanist need to continue confrontation. Iran is seen as strategically weakened, potentially seeking a deal with Trump. The conversation pivots to China, detailing rumored internal turmoil, including a coup led by General Zhang Youxia, and linking China's rare earth export threats to Beijing's leadership struggles. 1245-100 AM HEADLINE: Global Turmoil: Turkey's War Aims, China's Coup, and Iran's Pivot GUEST NAME: Gregory Copley SUMMARY: Gregory Copley discusses the Gaza ceasefire's instability, noting Hamas, backed by Turkey, is reasserting control. He analyzes Turkey's neo-Ottomanist need to continue confrontation. Iran is seen as strategically weakened, potentially seeking a deal with Trump. The conversation pivots to China, detailing rumored internal turmoil, including a coup led by General Zhang Youxia, and linking China's rare earth export threats to Beijing's leadership struggles.

In series 21 we're shining a light on the trailblazing women who are transforming sport and society.You'll hear from Baroness Sue Campbell, one of the most respected and influential figures in British sport, as she candidly shares her leadership journey and lessons learnt from time working in Olympic and Paralympic Sport, Women's football and now as Chair of England Netball.We meet Melanie Barratt, the Paralympic swimmer who made history last year as the first blind woman to swim the English Channel, as she tells her remarkable story of courage and determination.Champion boxer, fashion model and UNICEF UK ambassador Ramla Ali opens up about her extraordinary journey from refugee to Olympian and global role model.Entrepreneur Mari Thomas-Welland shares how she founded Maaree sports bras, creating innovative kit that empowers women to move with confidence and we hear about what happened when global icon Serena Williams shared photos of her in the Maree sports bra.Rugby pioneer, and World Cup winner, Giselle Mather reveals the lessons she's learned from a career that's broken new ground as both player and professional coach in the men's and women's game.Olympic windsurfing sensation Emma Wilson talks about her meteoric rise to the top of world sailing, the heartbreak of Paris 2024 and the resilience it takes to compete at the highest level whilst retaining your sense of self.Award winning, human rights lawyer Kat Craig discusses her mission to protect athletes and hold sport to account on the issues that matter most.And World Cup winning rugby player Sarah Bern reflects on her experiences in elite rugby and her ambition to redefine what strength really means for women and girls.Join us as we uncover the stories behind the headlines and explore what it means to drive real change in sport.The Game Changers is free to listen to on all podcast platforms or from our website at fearlesswomen.co.uk. That's also where you'll find details of the Women's Sport Collective, our free, inclusive community for 14,000 women working in sport.Thank you to Sport England, who support The Game Changers podcast and the Women's Sport Collective through a National Lottery Award.Inspiring conversations with fearless women in sport.Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery award.Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangersHosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On MediaA Fearless Women production

Vindication Swim (2024) tells the story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel in 1927. This major accomplishment, however, was soon called into question when another swimmer made a dubious claim to the same feat. To defend her integrity and her legacy, Gleitze (Kirsten Callaghan) attempted what she called her “vindication swim” — a second crossing of the English Channel intended to silence her critics and restore her reputation. Vindication Swim is about more than an athletic feat. It also raises timeless questions of proof, reputation, and justice, while providing a window into the barriers imposed by gender and class in early 20th-century England. Timestamps:0:00    Introduction2:14     Who was Mercedes Gleitz?5:14     Training to play Mercedes Gleitz6:14     Gleitz's 1927 English Channel swim is called into question8:58     A key event for women in open water swimming11:22     The intersection of gender, class, and nationality16:02   An impetus for regulating open water swimming17:46    The vindication swim20:49   The challenges in filming the swim24:35:   Raising awareness about a historical injustice29:08   Restoring Mercedes Gleitz to prominenceFurther Reading:“Mercedes Gleitze and the Vindication Swim,” LoneSwimmer (Oct. 18, 2013)Pember, Doloranda, In the Wake of Mercedes Gleitze: Open Water Swimming Pioneer (2019)Thorpe, Vanessa, “‘No stunt doubles for me,' says actor who braved Channel to recreate epic swim,” The Guardian (Mar. 2, 2024) Law on Film is created and produced by Jonathan Hafetz. Jonathan is a professor at Seton Hall Law School. He has written many books and articles about the law. He has litigated important cases to protect civil liberties and human rights while working at the ACLU and other organizations. Jonathan is a huge film buff and has been watching, studying, and talking about movies for as long as he can remember. For more information about Jonathan, here's a link to his bio: https://law.shu.edu/profiles/hafetzjo.htmlYou can contact him at jonathanhafetz@gmail.comYou can follow him on X (Twitter) @jonathanhafetz You can follow the podcast on X (Twitter) @LawOnFilmYou can follow the podcast on Instagram @lawonfilmpodcast

[13x4] It's a quick trip across the English Channel this week for Adrien Beau's 2023 period horror The Vourdalak, which finds a French aristocrat forced to stay with a rural family whose tyrannical patriarch has been transformed into an undead creature... And joining us the person who brought this film to our attention, writer and podcaster Mary Muñoz... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Mary Muñoz Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "Wait six days for me. If, after those six days, I have not returned, say a prayer in memory of me, for I shall have been killed in battle. But if ever, and may God preserve you, I were to return after six days have passed, I enjoin you to forget that I was your father and to refuse me entry whatever I may say or do – for then I shall be no more than an accursed vourdalak." -- Gorcha Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Sound FX from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on History Rage, host Paul Bavill is joined by military historian and expert on Ian Fleming, Dave Roberts, as they delve into the intriguing world of wartime intelligence and the often-overlooked contributions of Fleming during the Second World War. Together, they dismantle the myths surrounding Fleming's role, revealing the truth behind the man who created James Bond and his significant impact on British Naval Intelligence.The Real Ian Fleming:Beyond the Desk: Dave discusses the misconceptions that portray Fleming as merely a desk-bound author, highlighting his pivotal role in shaping Naval Intelligence and his innovative ideas that contributed to the war effort.Wartime Operations: Explore Fleming's involvement in the formation of 30 Assault Unit, an elite intelligence unit tasked with capturing enemy secrets and technology, showcasing his strategic mind and leadership abilities.Operation Ruthless:A Wild Plan: The episode reveals the audacious Operation Ruthless, where Fleming proposed a daring scheme to capture German Enigma machines by crash-landing a Heinkel bomber in the English Channel, demonstrating his bold and unconventional thinking.Capturing Secrets: Learn about the successes of 30 Assault Unit in securing vital intelligence, including Enigma machines and Italian naval charts, that played a crucial role in the Allies' strategic planning.Fleming's Legacy:A Man of Influence: Dave articulates how Fleming's charm and connections made him an indispensable figure within British intelligence, proving that his contributions went far beyond his literary fame.Recognition: The discussion emphasises the need to acknowledge Fleming's wartime achievements, which have been overshadowed by his later success as the author of the iconic James Bond series.Guest Information:Discover more about Dave Roberts and his work with 30 Assault Unit at 30au.co.uk.Follow Dave on Twitter at @ihistorical for insights and updates.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review for History Rage on Apple, Spotify, or Podchaser! Join the 'Angry Mob' on Patreon for early episodes, exclusive content, and the coveted History Rage mug. Subscribe at www.patreon.com/historyrage.Follow the Rage:- Twitter: @HistoryRage- Instagram: @historyrage- Facebook: History Rage For all the latest episodes and updates, visit our website at www.historyrage.com.Stay Angry, Stay Informed - History Rage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of BloodStream, hosts Patrick James Lynch and Amy Board share stories of remarkable achievement and progress in bleeding disorders. Hear from Tim Stowers, a severe hemophilia A patient who has summited Everest and completed solo English Channel swims, as he shares his journey of resilience and determination. Plus, get the latest updates on Star Therapeutics' lead VWD therapy, now entering a pivotal Phase 3 trial, and learn how patients can help shape the first validated VWD quality-of-life assessment tool.   Presenting Sponsor: Takeda, visit bleedingdisorders.com to learn more. Show Notes:   Star's Pivotal Phase 3 Study (VIVID-6) Initiated:   VGA039 is the first subcutaneous therapy, dosed once monthly, that has the potential to address all types of VWD and all types of bleeds. It has also received Fast Track and orphan drug designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The additional investment announced today supports our continued global clinical expansion as we advance into our pivotal, Phase 3 trial.   Explore clinical trial eligibility: visit THIS WEBSITE    To participate in the first validated VWD quality of life patient-reported outcome tool, please e-mail Judith.Monickaraj@chet.rochester.edu to learn more. Subscribe: The BloodStream Podcast   Connect with BloodStream Media: BloodStreamMedia.com BloodStream on Facebook  BloodStream on X/Twitter  BloodStream on Instagram BloodStream on LinkedIn BloodStream on TikTok  

At 59, Charlotte Brynn has swum across some of the world's most punishing channels — in pitch black, in near-freezing water, and even after being bitten by a shark. But her story is more than toughness.It's about what happens when you don't reach your goal — not once, but five times. It's about staying in the fight for 12 years to complete the English Channel. And it's about discovering that real strength isn't just physical — it's the willingness to try again, and again, and again.In this conversation, we cover:What it's like to swim a full ice mile (41°F water, no wetsuit, no room for error)The shark bite during her Catalina Channel swim — and why she kept goingWhy she failed the English Channel five times — and why the sixth attempt finally workedHow she learned to let go of outcome and embrace self-loveCoaching insights that go far beyond swimming: discomfort, confidence jars, and showing upWhat “ageless” really means when you've swum through jellyfish, sewage, and self-doubtThis episode is a masterclass in resilience, identity, and choosing growth over comfort — no matter your age.

We are in week two of this crazy little thing called Octoberama! This is Week of the Zombie! This week, where other podcasts might be big leaguing us with full size episodes, we are bringing you the first "Fun Size" episode of the season where we forego Horror Business and jump right to the film reviews. Short, sweet, and filled with delicious nougat. Listen in while we discuss the 2022 French film, Final Cut, which is about a film within a film which is a remake of another film...or something. Next, we swim across the English Channel and talk about the newest addition to the 28 Day Later franchise, 28 Years Later. Innit? This episode also officially marks 12 YEARS of The Grave Plot Podcast. 315 pieces of content for your earballs. Thanks to our listeners, new and old, for making this show possible. We truly wouldn't have gotten to this point without your support. And an extra special thanks to our Grave Diggers over on Patreon. Your hard-earned cash is what keeps lights on around here. So sit down, open wide, and get a big mouthful-of chocolatey goodness from your neighbors at The Grave Plot Podcast!

Here's the truth about brand. It isn't one-dimensional. The strongest brands create experiences across every sense, building memories that last long after a purchase. In episode 97 of Brand Story, Simon Hill, President, FutureBrand North America, shares how the best brands stand out in markets where products often look the same. We explore the frameworks FutureBrand uses to align leaders and global teams, how emotion tips decisions, and why consistency across every sense matters more than ever.This is Brand Story, a podcast celebrating the stories of real people who are making an impact on brands, business, and the world around them. Episodes feature guests from a variety of backgrounds who bring their own unique perspectives to the conversation.Brand Story is created and produced by Gravity Group, a full-service brand and marketing agency, and is hosted by Gravity Group President, Steve Gilman.Links and Information From the Episode Here: gravitygroup.com/podcast/transforming-brandsContinue the conversation on social:For more of Brand Story, check out our LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gravitygroupmarketing), where we'll post previews and highlights of shows, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, plus other marketing news you can use.We're also on: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/gravitygroupFacebook — https://www.facebook.com/gravitygroupmarketingChapters:(00:00) Introduction & Simon Hill Welcome(01:22) Leading the London 2012 Olympic Bid(04:50) Lessons from Global Brand Campaigns(09:10) Shifting from Advertising to Brand Strategy(13:05) Working Closely with CEOs & Leaders(15:53) Making Brands Experiential & Human(18:33) The Transformation Ladder(23:40) The Future of Branding & Human Experience(27:06) Being Open to The Power of Brand(29:16) The Power of Human Insight(32:48) Swimming the English Channel for Charity(34:10) Fear, Adventure & Resilience(36:30) Embracing Competition & Growth(38:07) This Chapter of Life Investment(38:58) Advice to My Younger Self

Contemporary artist Emilija Škarnulytė snakes from the decaying control rooms of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania, to Dungeness on the English Channel, exploring time and geology through the concept of future archaeology, via their film installation, Burial (2022).Folkestone Triennial 2025 continues until 19 October 2025.From Amber to the Stars. Together with M. K. Čiurlionis: Now and Then is at National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum in Kaunas until 12 October 2025.The MUNCH Triennale, Almost Unreal, opens at MUNCH in Oslo on 15 November 2025.A major solo exhibition of Emilija's work opens at Tate St Ives in Cornwall on 6 December 2025.PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic.Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: ⁠⁠instagram.com/empirelinespodcast⁠⁠Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/empirelines

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Woman raped by group of men in Banbury churchyard Rachel Reeves to guarantee paid work for young people unemployed for 18 months Shabana Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status How weight loss injections are making obesity a wealth issue Labour needs debate about how to beat Reform UK, says Burnham Hackers contact Harrods after 430,000 customer records stolen Another migrant becomes latest to die trying to cross English Channel Lola Young doing OK after collapsing on stage in New York From drug theft to Dubai arrests How a Scottish gangland feud went global Moldovans await pivotal election result as leader warns of Russian interference

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Lola Young doing OK after collapsing on stage in New York Woman raped by group of men in Banbury churchyard From drug theft to Dubai arrests How a Scottish gangland feud went global Rachel Reeves to guarantee paid work for young people unemployed for 18 months Another migrant becomes latest to die trying to cross English Channel Hackers contact Harrods after 430,000 customer records stolen Labour needs debate about how to beat Reform UK, says Burnham Shabana Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status How weight loss injections are making obesity a wealth issue Moldovans await pivotal election result as leader warns of Russian interference

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv From drug theft to Dubai arrests How a Scottish gangland feud went global Lola Young doing OK after collapsing on stage in New York Labour needs debate about how to beat Reform UK, says Burnham Woman raped by group of men in Banbury churchyard How weight loss injections are making obesity a wealth issue Rachel Reeves to guarantee paid work for young people unemployed for 18 months Moldovans await pivotal election result as leader warns of Russian interference Hackers contact Harrods after 430,000 customer records stolen Shabana Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status Another migrant becomes latest to die trying to cross English Channel

Morse code transcription: vvv vvv Lola Young doing OK after collapsing on stage in New York From drug theft to Dubai arrests How a Scottish gangland feud went global Moldovans await pivotal election result as leader warns of Russian interference Rachel Reeves to guarantee paid work for young people unemployed for 18 months Woman raped by group of men in Banbury churchyard Hackers contact Harrods after 430,000 customer records stolen Another migrant becomes latest to die trying to cross English Channel Shabana Mahmood to demand migrants earn right to settled status Labour needs debate about how to beat Reform UK, says Burnham How weight loss injections are making obesity a wealth issue

Horatio Clare is one of Britain's most captivating writers and broadcasters. From trekking across two continents following the migration of swallows, to voyaging on container ships, to writing about mental health and the natural world, his work is rooted in curiosity, humanity, and a deep urge to understand the world around us.In this episode, we dive into his brand new book We Came by Sea – a fearless exploration of migration across the English Channel and the stories of those who are helping in what Horatio hails as one of the great search and rescue operations of all time. Horatio talks about immersing himself in both sides of the debate, from spending time in right-wing pubs to listening on the ground in Dover. He shares what he witnessed first-hand at the frontline of Britain's migration crisis, and why he believes current government policies are not just failing but wasting money.We also step behind the curtain of his writing life: how he shapes ideas, the craft of putting words to paper, and why writing remains for him both an art and an act of public service.For more information on Horatio and his books: https://horatioclarewriter.com/Support the podcast: Get a whopping 65% off your first Gousto box at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get in contact:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tombryanyeah/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/greatbritishadventurespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@tombryanyeah

GB2RS News Sunday, the 28th of September 2025 The news headlines: What are your must-see presentations at this year's RSGB Convention? The RSGB invited the MP for Buckingham and Bletchley to the RSGB National Radio Centre for a private visit Listen out for today's special 70th anniversary GB2RS broadcasts Before we begin today's news bulletin, we would like to share a special message from the RSGB President Bob Beebe, GU4YOX, to mark the 70th anniversary of GB2RS. Bob says, “It is with a profound sense of respect and appreciation that today we mark the 70th anniversary of the GB2RS News service. Since 1955, volunteers have given their time and their voice to keep our radio community informed, connected, and inspired. For many of us, GB2RS has been a constant and familiar presence in our radio lives. On behalf of the RSGB, I extend my heartfelt thanks to all who have played a part in this remarkable story for the last seventy years. Today, we honour their legacy and reaffirm our commitment to the values and spirit that the GB2RS News service so proudly represents.”  And now we move to today's news items. The programme for this year's RSGB Convention has nearly 50 presentations for you to enjoy, including leading industry speakers such as Mike Walker, VA3MW from FlexRadio and Hans Summers, G0UPL from QRP Labs. There will also be well-known names such as Neil Smith G4DBN, RadCom Technical Editor Peter Duffett-Smith GM3XJE, Brian Coleman G4NNS and Walt Hudson K4OGO, known to many as ‘Salty Walt'. This annual RSGB event is your only opportunity within the UK to have access to this level of knowledge, learning and networking opportunities. As well as a packed full lecture programme, there will be nearly 20 special interest groups in attendance, so if you are thinking of pursuing a different area of the hobby, this is the perfect time to explore your options. To guarantee a place, you will need to purchase a ticket online via rsgb.org/convention before advance sales close on Sunday the 5th of October. Buying your ticket online not only guarantees your place, but it also saves you money when compared to on-the-door ticket prices. If you are arriving on Friday, why not join a private tour of Bletchley Park at 2.30 pm, which has been arranged especially for Convention attendees. In addition to this, and new for this year, RSGB National Radio Centre volunteer Patrick, 2E0IFB, will be running an informal introduction on getting started with low-earth orbiting satellites. The RSGB Convention takes place from the 10th to the 12th of October at Kents Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The RSGB was pleased to welcome Callum Anderson, MP for Buckingham and Bletchley, to the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park last week. Callum enjoyed seeing the history of radio, watching live CW contacts and listening to his voice coming back from space, having been relayed via a satellite. Callum was invited to meet a small group of senior RSGB representatives who emphasised the important role of amateur radio in encouraging young people into an engineering career. Getting involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths activities gives a great foundation that could lead some young people to follow in the footsteps of radio amateur pioneers who led the development of many wireless technologies that we rely on today. Most importantly, the visit gave the RSGB an opportunity to show the problems that ElectroMagnetic Disturbance can cause to wireless reception. Examples of EMD include household appliances, Broadband FTTC and green energy from solar panels and windfarms, where the signal levels are thousands of times stronger than the expected levels given in ITU recommendations. EMC Chair John Rogers M0JAV and Board Chair Stewart Bryant G3YSX explained that unless the year-on-year increases in background noise are stopped, many critical services and infrastructures could be impacted soon, just as the amateur radio bands are today. The RSGB looks forward to meeting again with Callum, who is the Parliamentary Private Secretary for Science, Innovation and Technology. Don't forget to listen out for three special one-off broadcasts from the RSGB National Radio Centre today. The broadcasts are part of the celebrations, which are taking place to mark the 70th anniversary of GB2RS. Listen out at 1 pm, 2.30 pm and 4 pm. Go to rsgb.org/gb70rs  for details of frequencies and newsreaders. All listeners are welcome to join the pre- and post-News nets, which will be operating using the special event station GB70RS. The RSGB LoRa high-altitude balloon launch took place on Saturday, the 20th of September and was a great success despite tricky weather conditions, which included rain and high winds. The balloon soared at a peak altitude of 48,556 feet before landing in a remote location in the Thursden Valley. Winners of the competition to win a £200 Moonraker voucher will be announced at the RSGB 2025 Convention on Sunday, the 12th of October. If you're wondering what you can do with your LoRa tracker now that the RSGB challenge has finished, go to rsgb.org/lora-balloon for a handy guide on how you can continue the fun. If you took part and would like to be included in a special feature in the December edition of RadCom, send your photos and a short summary of your activity to comms@rsgb.org.uk by Wednesday, the 1st of October. The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held from the 23rd of July to the 2nd of August 2026. The organisers are looking for amateur radio operators to volunteer and assist with radio, spectrum and other technical tasks. To register as a radio volunteer, email spectrum@glasgow2026.com to be sent a code that you can enter into the volunteer booking portal. For more information and to apply to become a volunteer, visit the ‘Volunteering' tab at glasgow2026.com Wednesday, the 1st of October, sees the launch of UKBOTA's second annual celebration of the work carried out by the volunteers of the Royal Observer Corps. Activate or hunt any UKBOTA ROC bunker reference during October to qualify. More details are available at ukbota.org Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. The deadline for submissions is 10 am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week.  And now for details of rallies and events Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society is holding a surplus equipment sale on Saturday, the 4th of October, at the Cwmduad Community Hall. The doors will be open from 8.30 am for traders, 9.30 am for disabled access and from 10 am for all visitors. All radio amateurs and shortwave listeners are welcome. Limited parking is available outside the hall, and more is available on the main road. For more information, or to book a table, contact Andy, GW0JLX, on 07768 282 880. On Sunday, the 5th of October, the 50th Welsh Radio Rally takes place at Llanwern High School, Hartridge Farm Road, Newport in South Wales. The doors open for traders from 7 am and for the public from 9.30 am. Admission costs £3. For more information, email welshradiorally@gmail.com On Sunday, the 12th of October, the Autumn Dartmoor Radio Club Rally takes place at Yelverton War Memorial Hall, Meavy Lane, Yelverton. The doors open at 10 am and admission is £3. For more information, email 2e0rph@gmail.com Also, on Sunday the 12th, Hornsea Amateur Radio Club's annual rally takes place at Driffield Showground in East Yorkshire. Exhibitors can gain access from 8 am, and visitors are welcome from 10 am. For more information, email lbjpinkney1@hotmail.co.uk Now the Special Event news Paul, VK5PAS, is active as VI8POL until tomorrow, the 29th, to celebrate Australia's annual National Police Week. Recently, the station was spotted using FT8 on the 20m band. QSL via VK5PAS, Logbook of the World and eQSL. Eight special call signs are in use until the 12th of October to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Swedish Amateur Radio Association. Look for activity on the 160 to 6m bands using CW, SSB and digital modes. For details of an award that is available for working the stations, visit tinyurl.com/ssa-100 Now the DX news The Salamis Radio Team is active as SX8AJX from Salamina Island, EU-07, until Tuesday, the 30th of September. Operators are using CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF bands and via satellite. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World and Club Log.  Janusz, SP9FIH, is active as VK9/SP9FIH from Christmas Island, OC-002, until Friday, the 3rd of October. Look for activity on the 30 to 10m bands using SSB and FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS. Now the contest news The CQ World Wide DX RTTY Contest started at 0000 UTC yesterday, the 27th, and ends at 2359 UTC today, the 28th of September. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone. The UK is in Zone 14. Also, today, the 28th, the UK Microwave Group 5.7 and 10GHz Contest runs from 0600 to 1800 UTC. Using all modes on 5.7 and 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday, the 1st of October, the RSGB 144MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100 UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is report and a four-character locator. Also, on Wednesday the 1st, the RSGB 144MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100 UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is report and a four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest. Also, on Wednesday the 1st, the United Kingdom and Ireland Contest Club 80m Contest runs from 2000 to 2100 UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is your six-character locator. The Oceania DX SSB Contest runs from 0600 UTC on Saturday, the 4th to 0600 UTC on Sunday, the 5th of October. Using SSB on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Saturday, the 4th of October, the RSGB 2.3GHz Trophy Contest runs from 1400 UTC to 2200 UTC. Using all modes on the 13cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also, on Saturday the 4th, the RSGB 1.2GHz Trophy Contest runs from 1400 UTC to 2200 UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Both the IARU and RSGB 432MHz to 245GHz Contests run from 1400 UTC on Saturday, the 4th, to 1400 UTC on Sunday, the 5th of October. Using all modes on 432MHz to 245GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Sunday, the 5th of October, the UK Microwave Group 24 to 76GHz Contest runs from 0900 UTC to 1700 UTC. Using all modes on 24 to 76GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 25th of September Last week was good for HF propagation for a number of reasons. Firstly, we are now entering autumn, which offers better propagation prospects than summer. Secondly, the solar flux index has remained high at up to 184 as of last Thursday, the 25th. We had a week of near-normal geomagnetic conditions, with a low Kp index, no Earth-directed coronal mass ejections, and a relatively quiet solar wind. These have all combined to give excellent HF propagation, including openings on the 10m band using FM and transatlantic 10m contacts being possible in the afternoon. The maximum usable frequency, or MUF, over a 3,000km path, according to Propquest, has mainly been in excess of 30MHz during daylight hours. The KQ2H repeater in upstate New York, with an output frequency of 29.620MHz, has been loud at times in the afternoon and is a good indicator of HF propagation. Expect it to get better as we enter October. Other US stations have also been heard on the 10m band using FM, including one in Ohio. Steve, G0KYA, was surprised to hear the GB3XMB 10m beacon on 28.287MHz from Waddington, Lancashire this week. Steve remarked that it is 175 miles to Norfolk as the crow flies. He said that the signal didn't sound like backscatter, so that's quite a distance for 10m ground wave. Another DX worked, according to CDXC, included FP5KE, the St. Pierre and Miquelon DXpedition. The station could be heard on everything from Top Band to 10m. V6D in Micronesia has been worked on the 40 and 17m bands using CW. Other highlights include D2USU in Fiji on the 12m band using FT8, and 9Y49R in Trinidad and Tobago on the 10m band using FM. Next week, NOAA predicts the solar flux index may fall to the 159 to 170 range. Geomagnetic conditions are predicted to be poor tomorrow, the 29th, with a Kp index of 5, and again between the 3rd and 5th of October, also with a predicted Kp index of 5. Expect decreased MUFs for a few days until the ionosphere recovers. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The next week or so looks to be typical for autumn. It will be a mix of Atlantic weather systems bringing lows and their fronts, which may offer some rain scatter for those on the GHz bands. The other side of the coin is areas of high pressure or mostly weak ridges, in this case mainly affecting the south and east of the country. This is the point where Tropo operators can move in with paths probably favouring the North Sea and Scandinavia up to this weekend and then across to the continent and down to Spain during the coming week. It is worth remembering that Tropo can exist throughout the 24 hours across water and along coasts like the North Sea and English Channel, although the portion of a path overland can weaken during daytime. The meteor scatter prospects remain in the random territory, so they are best in the early morning. Recent activity with geomagnetic disturbances suggests that aurora should continue to be part of the operating list in the coming week. Check for a hollow note or warble on HF signals and for a Kp index greater than 5, then consider turning your VHF arrays to the north. For EME operators, Moon declination reaches its minimum tomorrow, the 29th, so from then on, we will see lengthening Moon windows and increasing peak elevation. The Moon's distance from Earth started to decrease after apogee on Friday, the 26th, meaning path losses are falling. 144MHz Sky noise will be high today, the 28th, and peaks at around 2800 Kelvin tomorrow, the 29th, before dropping back to low for the rest of the week. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

Just this week, Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, has made a fresh effort to remove migrants arriving from the English Channel with the Government's one-in-one-out agreement with France. So this week on Westminster Insider, host Sascha O'Sullivan finds out why it's so hard – and who is really in control. She speaks to former Home Secretary James Cleverly who explains the thinking behind the controversial Rwanda plan and how it clashed with the courts. Glyn Williams, a top civil servant at the Home Office for more than a decade, tells Sascha the European Convention of Human Rights frustrated the department's ability to deport people and explains how the fight to stop the boats has changed since it was declared a 'national emergency' by former Home Secretary Sajid Javid in 2018. Nicola Kelly, author of Anywhere but Here and former Home Office press officer, explains why processing has always been such a pinch point in the asylum system. And lawyer Joe Middleton KC, head of immigration and human rights law at Doughty Street, takes Sascha through the appeals process available to migrants rejected by the Home Office. Andrew Harding, BBC Paris Correspondent, tells Sascha how powerful the gangs are and how clever they are in adapting to any efforts to stop migrants crossing at the Channel. And Sascha speaks to Georgina Wright, special advisor at the German Marshall Fund, a European think tank, about whether France is as concerned with boat crossings as the Brits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tara Diversi is a woman of many talents.A Sports Dietitian and an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Tara is also an accomplished athlete and marathon swimmer, having completed the English Channel, the Gibraltar Straight, the Rottnest Island swim and the Palm Beach to Manly swim here in Sydney (amongst many others).But the focus of today's conversation is on her most recent, and coldest, challenge - becoming the first Australian woman to complete an Ice Mile. That is swimming one mile (1.6km) in water that is 5 degrees or less. To put that into perspective, ice baths used by athletes to help with recovery generally sit around 14 degrees.So why does a woman who lives in tropical Far North Queensland set a goal to swim a mile in ice water?Let's find out!

Today you're going to meet the awesome Gill Castle (you'll understand the significance of the ‘awesome' once you listen to this conversation!Gill describes herself as a very ordinary person and Police Officer before the birth of her son in 2011 changed her life. His premature birth left her with traumatic injuries, the full extent of which weren't identified by doctors for 5 days. Those injuries included a fistula, a hole in the wall between her rectum and vagina that left her with faecal incontinence and needing to use a stoma bag (a colostomy bag) for the rest of her life.A very long physical and mental recovery followed.Then one day she read an article - she'll tell you about it in this conversation - that changed the trajectory of her life. And the rest, as they say, is history.Since then, she's done triathlons, scuba dived, skydived, sea kayaked and taken up ocean swimming.And now she's training for her next challenge: 5 years ago Gill couldn't swim in the ocean without opening her eyes and now she's training to swim across the English Channel!You might be tempted to call her an inspiration, but she actually hates that term. She describes herself as the most ordinary person who just had a life-changing experience that has made her appreciate everything and want to try everything. And she will leave you wanting to do the same.

In a joint press conference with Keir Starmer President Trump said he had been let down by Vladimir Putin and advised the Prime Minister to use the military to curb irregular migration across the English Channel. Also on the programme: we hear how on-air remarks about Charlie Kirk are costing some American broadcasters their jobs; and as Meta's latest product launch is derailed by an embarrassing malfunction, we hear how tech events are becoming more risk averse.

What happens when a self-proclaimed couch potato decides to plunge into some of the coldest waters on earth? You get Ryan Stramrood, world record ice swimmer, Antarctic adventurer, and performance coach who's redefined what it means to push past impossible.In this episode of Decidedly, we dive deep (literally and figuratively) into Ryan's journey from ordinary beginnings in Cape Town to becoming one of the world's most acclaimed extreme swimmers. Along the way, Ryan shares how the freezing waters of Antarctica, the English Channel, and countless Robben Island crossings taught him the truth about fear, resilience, and decision making under pressure.If you've ever wanted to know where real growth happens – in business, leadership, and life – this conversation will change the way you think about your limits.KEY TOPICSWhy cold water exposes the real limits of the human mind and bodyThe difference between your “mind's endpoint” and your true endpoint, and where the magic happensHow to train your brain to stay calm under extreme stress and discomfortWhat endurance swimming teaches us about leadership, decision making, and business growthThe importance of finishing the process, and why the hardest part comes after the swimCHAPTERS00:00 Introduction06:30 The Mental and Physical Impact of Cold Water13:00 Pushing Past the Mind's Endpoint17:30 Lessons from the Robben Island Swim21:00 English Channel vs. Everest25:40 Training the Body & Mind for Extreme Cold30:00 Finding Flow and Spiritual Connection37:00 Lessons in Decision Making from Extreme Swimming40:00 Near-Death Experiences and Respecting Limits45:00 Swimming Antarctica: The Coldest Challenge52:00 The After Drop and Recovery57:00 Business Takeaways: Growth Happens in DiscomfortIf you've ever wondered how to face fear, embrace discomfort, and discover what's possible beyond your limits, this is an episode you don't want to miss.#Mindset #Leadership #ExtremeSports #DecidedlyPodcast #RyanStramroodCONNECT WITH USwww.decidedlypodcast.com Join us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/decidedlypodcast Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/decidedlypodcast Shawn's Instagram: www.instagram.com/shawn_d_smith Sanger's Instagram: www.instagram.com/sangersmith MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?At Decidedly Wealth Management, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy.LEARN MOREwww.decidedlywealth.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY DECISION-MAKING TIP EMAILJoin us every Wednesday for more strategies to DEFEAT bad decision-making - one episode at a time!CONNECT WITH RYANInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_stramrood/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strammie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-stramrood-6375704/?originalSubdomain=za Website: https://ryanstramrood.com/ Ryan Stramrood is a world-renowned extreme swimmer from Cape Town who has completed 144 Robben Island crossings, the English Channel, and the first official “Ice Mile” in Antarctica. Once a self-described couch potato, his journey from everyday beginnings to record-breaking cold-water feats reveals the extraordinary power of grit, mindset, and pushing past perceived limits. Today, Ryan shares his story as an inspiring speaker, showing audiences that growth begins where comfort ends — and that the impossible is often closer than we think.

PREVIEW: UK Government Struggles with Migrant Deportations and Housing GUEST AND TITLE: Joseph Sternberg, member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal SUMMARY: Joseph Sternberg discusses the concept of "remigration," or deportation, of individuals crossing the English Channel into Britain. The British public is unhappy with the government's struggles to deport migrants, even after striking deals with countries like France. The government also struggles to house these individuals in "migrant hotels" while they undergo lengthy asylum processes. Sternberg suggests that Keir Starmer has not effectively managed this problem. 1941

Georgy-Porgy gets his wish, and more.by jane700bond. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. It had started not long after the Double Necromancy lesson began. Only Slither-In alumni tended to take Necromancy, because of its dark reputation. It involves communing with dead spirits and summoning demons and the like. Unlike the Divinity classroom, which had tables and benches with enough room, as Ariella had discovered, for under the table Kama Sutra practice, the Necromancy classroom had modern writing tablet chairs. They were set in a curve in front of the teacher's desk.It is said that the reason the Necromancy classroom was gifted with modern furniture was that a couple of years back, the appearance of a particularly fiery demon had incinerated the old furniture in the room.Dr. Snake, former House Master of Slither-In, was the teacher and Lucille, who had already learnt much more advanced Necromancy from her evil genius father than Snake would ever teach, found her mind wandering back to her competition with Ariella, as to who would become ‘Sex Goddess of Briarwood College'.Lucille had been introduced to Defence Against Dark Arts, Snake (or DADA as he was affectionately known by his favourite students) when she had first arrived the previous day. However, there were so many new things to look at and take in that she had not taken much notice of this tall, languid, saturnine figure. Now, Lucille, already bored by the lesson, began to look at Snake properly and started to size him up. She knew she would need him on her side if she were to win the competition, but she was sure she had the necessary wiles and ways that would easily bind the teacher to her cause.There were only four pupils in the glass, two other gals and a guy and they sat with rapt attention as Snake stood and talked animatedly about demons and succubus and their dangers. Lucille sat to the left of the semi-circle.From the way his dark eyes seemed continually drawn to her, clocking the small amount of skin exposed just above her pert breasts and then looking away again, Lucille thought he was just the right sort of pervert who willingly, or unwillingly, could soon become another one of her slaves. All it needed was temptation to be strewn in his way. Therefore, deciding to be decidedly wicked, Lucille silently formed a glamour in her mind and, as she started to radiate her magical sex appeal, she slid her ass forward a little in her chair so as to extend the amount of leg she was showing. It was just by an inch or so, but the movement caught the teacher's eye and he appeared to be contemplating the dark depths under her kilt beyond the honey-toned skin of her knees and partially exposed thighs. “Naughty!” she thought.After a few minutes, Lucille lazily lifted a hand to the top button of her blouse and, making sure Snake was watching, deliberately undid the top button and pushed her taut bosom forward towards him, stretching the cotton of her blouse and exposing the dark crevice of her cleavage and the white of her bra. Snake, looked away and tried to concentrate on his other three students, but they were not any competition to Lucille's sun-goddess beauty and the force of the glamour.The glamour was a spell her father had taught her some years ago and was a way of becoming irresistible to her target. She had used it a lot since her father's arrest. The strength of her glamour was one of the main reasons she had managed to escape the clutches of the Gendarmerie Magique and seduce her way across the English Channel.Inevitably after a few moments cum-to-me DADA's eyes were drawn back as Lucille lifted a leg and crossed it over the other exposing an extensive amount of the smooth tanned skin of her thigh and a hint of the curve of her ass. Snake rallied with a question to one of the other two gals in the class, but they were no competition to the glamour Lucille was exuding into the classroom ever more strongly.Snake faltered in his speech and shuddered as Lucille winked sexily at him while she pulled her kilt still further up her thigh, uncrossed her legs and leaning further back pushed her nearly exposed pubis towards him. The other students could not help but notice and they too stared open-mouthed at the dame as she undid another button on her blouse and blew Snake a kiss. Lucille looked around the class at her fellow pupils to see if she had any natural allies among them. There were three, Henry, a tall big hulking guy with a scarred face and crooked nose who looked as though he had fought in more than just magic battles, most likely a Quidditch player she thought. With a little frisson of excitement, Lucille imagined that under his clothes Henry was probably both well-endowed and muscular.There were also two dark-haired coeds, Priti and Sabrina, both slim and young looking. Priti was the smaller, very underdeveloped with little showing in terms of breasts. Sabrina, was a little taller and probably a 32 b. They, in the same way the hulk was not the most handsome of guys, were also not the prettiest gals. They both sported a mono-brow over deep set dark brown eyes and had thin unsmiling lips. But Lucille reckoned that all three of them had the potential to make obedient disciples. She could tempt the dames with some magic beautification, it was amazing what you could do with a wand. Cosmetic surgery was in its infancy compared to her powers.“Miss l'Astique,” rallied Snake “are you too warm?” It appeared he could no longer resist and came closer to her, dark eyes peering at the exposed cleavage and the still hidden mystery covered with the white mounds of her bra.Not really wanting the teacher to make a pass at her as she sat in the classroom, she lifted her wand surreptitiously under her writing tablet and, when Snake was looking as though he might lunge for her, with a sweeping movement she flung a spell at him. “Tempus non-flugit!” she incanted quietly and Dr. Snake came to a halt arm half-way through a movement towards her.The others pupils were aghast and the hulk started to rise from his desk. “What the …” he started and stood up, but Lucille was pointing her wand at him whilst his own was still in his bag.“Quiet!” she commanded. “This class is dead-boring and I thought that I might liven things up!” She pointed at the hulk and incanted her favourite disrobing spell “Pantus expeliamus!” At which Henry's large kilt flew way leaving him exposed as even more as well-endowed than Lucille had imagined. The guy flushed and tried to hide his exposed genitals with his large hands.Lucille, could not resist the follow-up spell “Gorgeous giganticus.” She intoned and the Henry's manhood shot its way from behind his hands and stood a good sixteen inches out in-front of him, as straight as a dagger, and as thick as a cucumber.The two gals giggled and Lucille knew she had them on-side.“Oi!” protested the guy, “Fuck you bitch, what you playing at!”Lucille, pushed her tongue out from between her lips and said huskily with the full hit of her Gallic suave, “You said it! We are playing ‘fuck you bitch'! You want to fuck all three of us? What about it, ladies?” That silenced Henry who straightened and moved his hands away to let his manhood standout with pride.“Fuck all three of you?” Henry asked not believing his luck.Lucille started to undo her kilt fastener and then exposed her baby-smooth pubis to the guy, who stood still and rampant and breathing rather hard. She then undid her blouse and removed her bra to expose her perfect pert breasts.“Wow!” said the hulk as Lucille approached and took his massive manhood in both hands, giving it long strokes up and down the length.The other two dames stood astonished for the moment and then moved closer to watch, standing on either side of Lucille, fascinated by Henry's enormous dong, all four of them ignoring the frozen statue-lie Snake standing tall behind them.Priti, very short and petite spoke first: “How do you fit something so big inside you?” She wondered.Lucille smiled and replied: “It's amazing what you can do if you're well-lubed and really desperate for a fuck. The female of the species is amazing when she wants sex.”Priti looked disbelieving at the rock-hard monster and swallowed. She loved being fucked, but the thought of this whopper made her eyes water.“Want to feel it?” asked Lucille and the petite dame nodded eagerly, moved forward and experimented with moving her hand up and down the hulking shaft as Henry moaned in pleasure. The skin was soft and pliable and Priti started to play with the head, gradually pushing back the foreskin to reveal its glistening crown. Priti who's hips were barely 28 inches round and who only stood a little over five foot was both fascinated and attracted and yet horrified by the enormous dick.Sabrina, who was lesbian, really fancied the new French student. Standing on the other side of Lucille's naked body she nervously started to caress the witch's beautiful honey-toned skin. “You're so soft!” Sabrina exclaimed, “You skin is like satin and, wow, you are so beautiful.”Lucille's glamour was working on them all and she smiled to herself satisfied.Like an acrobat, Lucille suddenly cartwheeled into the air, twisted and landed legs astride of Henry's dick, feet on the floor with her back to him. She reached up and back and pulled his head down to meet hers and started to kiss him deeply while he bent forward, his massive arms pressing into her perfect breasts.The monstrous cock began to throb between her legs, but being so long, there was still the length of an ordinary big cock still exposed beyond Lucille's cunt and Priti again moved forward and started to massage it.Sabrina came and joined her. “It's so huge, I wonder if we could all ride it at once?” she asked quietly as her hand followed the length up until where it met Lucille's cunt lips which she nervously began to massage. The lips were beginning to open, leaving a glistening wetness where her slit moved over the soft skin. Lucille smiled encouragingly as Sabrina nervously put a finger into Lucille's flowing sex-juices and then lifted it to her mouth to taste the honey.The taste was instant magic and she knew she wanted to make mad passionate love with the beautiful strawberry blonde. Deciding that the opportunity was too good to waste, Sabrina quickly undressed and facing Lucille, put her leg over Henry's meat machine and pressed herself up to French bitch, enjoying the satin, silky feeling of the gorgeous dame's body against her own. She put her arms around her and grabbed and massaged Lucille's ass as the pair moved in unison along the shaft. The throbbing between her legs started her own juices running as she move her slit up and down part of the great length, deliberately pressing her clit against Lucille at each opportunity, each clit becoming harder and more sensitive with each encounter.Sabrina got her wish and Lucille shared her hot deep kisses with her too, massaging her small rosy immature nipples and teasing her to ecstasy.With two chicks now astride his dick and with being the most beautiful babe he had ever seen, kissing him passionately, Henry felt wonderful as the involuntary throbbing of his machine became more pronounced. His hips began to move and he started to thrust back and forth between the two gals' legs. Each thrust became smoother as the honey lubrication from their pussies massaged the shaft.Priti looked at the remaining six to nine inches that kept appearing and disappearing between Sabrina's cheeks as Sabrina's ass moved along the length. This size was a bit more manageable she thought and following the example of the other's stripped herself naked and with relish and mounting excitement at the thought of being fucked, took the head of the beast in her mouth and started sucking and teasing the cock.Sabrina was enjoying herself, the throbbing of the cock stimulating her clit like a vibrator and now being able to suck and tease Lucille's beautiful tits was a something she wouldn't have dreamed of before today.Lucille was smiling to herself as she knew she had gained three loyal sex slaves who were in thrall to her glamour. She reached out for one of Sabrina's hands and raising herself slightly got the lass to start on opening her cunt more with her fingers and to massage her clit with her thumb. Meanwhile, Henry thrust his hips back and forth under the two babe's slits and now, to his mounting excitement, the end went straight into Priti's warm welcome mouth.Priti may not have been pretty, but she now knew she wanted more than a suck. She wanted a fuck! She left her horn-blowing after one particular thrust hit the back of her throat uncomfortably and pulled a chair around in front of the pounding piston. She was still unsure any of it would fit inside her small body and so took her magic wand and used a spell to create an aromatic oil.Some of this she used to lube the head of Henry's corker and then she knelt on the chair. Inserting the wand into her own cunt and with its magic oil she prepared herself for the monster by using her fingers to probe inside, oiling herself deep within and widening her love passage as her excitement mounted.Finally, a little nervously, Priti exposed her fully-opened well-oiled cunt to the thrust of the machine. She moved herself backwards so the cock was pushing against her eager vagina. Then, gradually she wriggled and worked the huge head past her cunt lips and then deeper and deeper into herself, her hand now frantically masturbating her clit with more of the oil as her excitement built.After some minutes of increasing pleasure, Priti was aware of a sudden coolness at her backside as Sabrina deftly dismounted the cock behind her, leaving more room for it to press even deeper into her welcoming sex cave. Inch by inch, she pushed back with each thrust forward. Sabrina deftly used her tongue around Priti's cunt lips to ease its passage in. Priti could feel an orgasm growing as more and more of the monster worked its way into her tiny body. The throbbing and thrusting never ceasing in intensity as she whimpered with mounting excitement. Finally, she thrust herself back one final time and her ass met Lucille's hot naked body as the young witch still sat astride Henry behind her.Lucille was really turned on and enjoying the sight of the massive organ thrusting slowly and deeply in and out of the petite teenage body in long sensuous strokes. She could feel a wildness in her mounting excitement.Lucille leant forward and grabbed Priti's nipples from behind and twisted them roughly, making the lass gasp in pain and pleasure. Sabrina went under the lass and started tonguing Priti's clit as with hand over her mouth Priti issued a long silent scream of orgasm. After some minutes of delight as the orgasm subsided and shuddering in time with the still throbbing penis, she worked her way back up the massive length. The thrusting was lessened and using the back of the chair for leverage she felt the massive head slowly, sensuously moving back and out of her.Finally, she came off the piston with a pop and fell into Sabrina's arms who caught her before she collapsed on the floor and lay there panting, her heart throbbing like a wild thing and her love tube pulsing with delight.Then it was Lucille's turn to kneel on the chair and feel the giant member enter her from behind. Sabrina stood in front of her and massaging Lucille's breasts, offered her own nipples to Lucille's mouth. Sabrina loved being suckled by another gal and this time it was a goddess who was sucking her hard; her tits were turning red from the rough attention.Lucille began to shudder as Henry got into a faster and more urgent rhythm, her fingers fucking Sabrina in time with each enormous thrust. She was loving this wild sex and rode Henry with abandonment as he penetrated her more deeply and easily than with Priti.Unbelievably and with almost superhuman strength and agility Lucille lifted Sabrina bodily and turned her upside down so she could bury her face in the gal's wet, wet cunt. As Henry went into Lucille, Lucille's tongue went deep into Sabrina cunt, deeper than Sabrina could believe while Lucille's nose rubbed hard on Sabrina's clit. As Henry pulled out, Lucille sucked at the other gal's cunt drinking in the juices like a wildcat. Sabrina, had legs in the air on either side of Lucille's head, her sex clamped to Lucille's mouth by arms that grabbed her arse with seemingly superhuman strength. Sabrina's head was dangling below looking along the length back to Henry's enormous balls swinging wildly as his lunges became faster and more desperate. She started to spark with an emerging climax. One of Sabrina's hands found Lucille's clit and began rubbing the large hard bullet frantically trying to bring Lucille to orgasm so they could cum together.Lucille finally came in a frenzy of paroxysms, with her tongue deep inside Sabrina. This is what she wanted; this is what she lived for. Lucille the sex goddess of all the Earth. Henry, feeling the dame's orgasm pulled out rapidly just before losing his load. His giant dong sprayed sperm into the open mouth of Sabrina underneath Lucille, giving her the her first taste of jizz. He sprayed more over her face and on her red and engorged tits.Lucille desperate for the taste of spunk, clambered off the chair, letting Sabrina's legs fall onto the floor and then she was on top of the lass, eagerly sucking Henry's cum from a startled Sabrina's mouth, drinking it eagerly like a sperm vampire. Then using the cum from Sabrina's body she eagerly finger fucked the plainer lass to orgasm with a cum-oiled hand. Sabrina, couldn't yell as Lucille's tongue was deep in her mouth, but she bucked, her body jerking wildly as the orgasm finally hit her.There was some moaning as finally they lay still. The waves of pleasure and of pain gradually receding. Suddenly Priti asked “What about DADA!”.All of their heads spun around. The teacher still stood frozen in the same position; time seemingly had not passed at all for him. Lucille thought for a few moments and then said, “I know I'll trap him so he's powerless to do anything against us. Everyone get dressed and get back to the same position you were in when I zapped him.”The students quickly followed her instructions and then watched with horror and fascination as she undid Snake's zip and pulled his dick out. She massaged it until it stood erect and then worked it with her mouth and tongue, seeming to enjoy giving the teacher a blow job. Finally, with his dick hard and rigid, she sat down back in her chair, arranged herself demurely and took out her wand.She swept her wand before her incanting “Cum avex tempus flugit.” She then gave a mighty scream, as she hid the wand and Snake's snake let cum fly over her cleavage. “Sir!” she screamed “How dare you! What are you doing you perv!”A confused Snake looked about bewildered and took in the sight of his swaying boner spraying sperm over his newest pupil's neck and face and all the class screaming at him. Not believing what he saw, he packed himself away as quickly as possible and rushed out of the class as if all the demons of Hell were on his tail.“Sabrina! Priti!” Lucille called “Please come and lick this sperm off me.” Like supplicants, the two lasses came and knelt on either side of their sex goddess and carefully licked away the remains of their House master's cum. Henry smiled benignly at the sight and felt his manhood stretching again under his kilt as he watched. And then the bell rang for the end of the lesson.It was night-time and George couldn't sleep. His mind kept going back to the Divinity class when he had lost his virginity to Ariella. George had never really got on with females. He wanted to, but babes never seemed to like him. They called him Georgy-Porgy, even though he wasn't fat. They made up rhymes about him and laughed at him in giggling cliques, whispering secrets that he was never told. The problem was that George was a lech and the chicks all distinctively knew it. He was always looking at them with a leer that said he was mentally undressing them, which of course he was! He was a toucher, and took every opportunity to rub against a hottie in a tight spot in a corridor, or - as this morning - putting his hand in inappropriate places.But today had been different! Ariella had sat on his hand, but instead of leaping off, as he had expected, she had ground her wet sopping cunt onto his fingers and forced his thumb deep inside her. And if that was not enough, she had sucked and fucked him in class under the table. It was the first time he had fucked a chick; the first time he had even felt a chick's cunt and he now wanted more. If Ariella had fucked him once, surely, he could fuck her again. He wanted to fill Ariella with his cum; in her hot cunt, in her mouth. He wanted to cum all over her tits. He wanted to kiss her and rub his body all over hers.Georgy-Porgy couldn't sleep because his head was whirling with the fantasy he was creating and his cock hurt from having a constant erection. A wank was no good, he wanted to find her room and fuck her brains out.As he climbed out of bed and covered his nakedness with a dressing gown, he briefly wondered what had happened to Ariella after Miss Peacock had ordered Ariella to follow her from class.At the same time George began his night-time excursion, Ariella was not having difficulty sleeping. She was fast asleep in Dave's single bed with the guy's arms wrapped around her naked body. They had made love slowly and sensuously and now, after they had both cum in unison, slept the deep contented sleep of lovers.Earlier in the night Ariella had been in the study she shared with Lucille and could get no peace. Sabrina and Priti where there and they were simpering to Lucille's every wish as she used her magic to subtlety transform them from being just plain to her ideal of beautiful. The change to a curve of an eyebrow, the pout of a lip, a slight raising of a cheekbone, a finesse to the chin and the two gals were being transformed by Lucille, bit by bit to be worthy to be her acolytes, or, more likely, French courtesans.Ariella, could not cope with the oohs and ahs, the little screams of delight, the fights over the mirror, nor the fawning Lucille received from her slaves. She had sat on her bed alone for a bit thinking about what had happened when she had followed Miss Peacock from the classroom after she had fucked the awful Georgy-Porgy. She knew it had been a mistake, but his fingers and thumb under her ass just reactivated her seemingly unsatiable sex-drive and she just wanted to cum and cum again, whoever it was with.Ariella had been scared as the confident Miss Peacock marched along the corridors to her own private room. She had butterflies in her stomach and she was utterly ashamed of being caught having salacious sex in Miss Peacock's class, especially with the loathsome Georgy Porgy who was always trying tricks on the gals and was thoroughly disliked. It would mean expulsion!Ariella had been aware that the back of her blouse was somewhat damp and that the insides of her smooth thighs were wet and slippery from both her own sex juices and George's newly delivered large eruption of spunk that was now dribbling out of her cunt. If she had been wearing knickers it would not have been so much of a problem, but being naked under her kilt, there was nothing to stop the slow slippery descent of creamy gunk towards her knees.Miss Peacock's room, being an old dungeon, was dark with small high windows letting in a little sunlight from above. The walls were mainly stone, but with dark panelling around an enormous ancient fireplace, which had deep easy chairs in front of it. A few severe looking portraits hung on the walls. Sconces held candles and a candelabra was hanging centrally over a carved oak table which had four chairs, two down each side. There was also a desk covered in grimoires. There were two other doors which, Ariella assumed would lead to a bedroom and bathroom.Miss Peacock gave a wave of her wand and the gloom lifted as the candles sparked with a non-consuming magical flame from which a musky, almost sensuous scent, filled the air. She looked the rather dishevelled Ariella up and down and sniffed. “I think you may smell like a brothel,” she said “but I wouldn't know because I have never visited one. Rather you smell of sex, you randy little sex maniac, your aroma is all cunt juice, sperm and mating pheromones. Did you really think you could fuck in my class unnoticed?” She asked sternly stepping closer to the lass.Ariella thought for a moment that Miss Peacock would strike her and she backed up against the end of the table. But instead, Miss Peacock pounced forward and with fast efficient, almost desperate fingers, started undoing the top buttons on Ariella's tight blouse. Before the coed could object the teacher quickly pulled it up and over the gal's head, the movement pushing the Ariella's bra upwards so that her breasts came free of the cups. They dangled down as the blouse cuffs caught on her wrists and she had to bend forward as Miss Peacock struggled to pull the blouse off over her head.“Whaa!” went Ariella in surprise as the garment finally came free and she straightened up, trying to cover her breasts with her arms. But the young teacher just carried on oblivious of any protest and grabbing the loosened bra, also pulled that over Ariella's head in a swift motion.“Silence!” she said sternly to the buxom babe. “Gertrude! Here, now!” she shoute

How Canadians can afford housing and groceries were top of the agenda as the House of Commons began its fall sitting. Opposition leader Pierre Poilivere was back in his chair after losing his seat in Ottawa, then winning a byelection in Alberta. He and Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off for the first time in Question Period. We'll have the details of how that went, and the plans and promises on the economy.And: Authorities in Utah get ready to lay charges for the murder of Charlie Kirk, but in the meantime release details about the investigation, including DNA evidence they say they found at the scene.Also: British opinion polls suggest people have a new concern eclipsing affordability — immigration. Many are expressing their anger at the illegal arrival of migrants across the English Channel — more than 30,000 so far this year.Plus: Pilot project to cut water use in Quebec, a man accused in the death of an Indian family in 2022 is now in custody, identifying the dead in Ukraine, and more.

Amazingly, Chloë didn't learn how to swim until she was 11.Yet within 2 years, she was swimming at State level and eventually had her eye on Olympic qualification.Sadly, that wasn't to be.But during her university years, she discovered triathlons which led to marathon swimming.The year was 2006 and the rest, as they say, is history!She now holds multiple world records including for the longest ever unassisted swim by any person - a mind-blowing 124.4km which she swam in the Bahamas in 2014.At the start of 2020, Chloë arrived in England with 31 crossings of the English Channel under her belt, and a plan to break the men's record of 34 crossings.Postscript: this conversation was recorded in 2020. In 2021, Chloe set a new world record for the most English Channel crossings - with an incredible 44 crossings. It's a record that still stands in 2025!

In 2004, the Indian long-distance swimmer Bula Choudhury became the first woman to complete the challenge of crossing straits of the world's Seven Seas. Choudhury is a former Indian national swimming champion in the pool, who was inspired to switch to the ocean by a traditional Bengali folk tale. Her challenge took her to five continents. She says that one of her hardest swims was in the cold waters of the English Channel. In 2020 she spoke to Maya Mitter about her career. A Made in Manchester Production. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive and testimony. Sporting Witness is for those fascinated by sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped the sports world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes, you become a fan in the stands as we take you back in time to examine memorable victories and agonising defeats from all over the world. You'll hear from people who have achieved sporting immortality, or those who were there as incredible sporting moments unfolded.Recent episodes explore the forgotten football Women's World Cup, the plasterer who fought a boxing legend, international football's biggest ever beating and the man who swam the Amazon river. We look at the lives of some of the most famous F1 drivers, tennis players and athletes as well as people who've had ground-breaking impact in their chosen sporting field, including: the most decorated Paralympian, the woman who was the number 1 squash player in the world for nine years, and the first figure skater to wear a hijab. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the tennis player who escaped the Nazis, how a man finally beat a horse in a race, and how the FIFA computer game was created.(Photo: Bula Choudhury. Credit: Bula Choudhury personal collection)

Nicola S. Morgan is a dynamic speaker, trainer, and author who helps individuals and organisations transform chaos into calm, and emotional strain into sustainable strength. With a background in education and behavioural change, she specialises in resilience, emotional wellbeing, and effective behaviour strategies—skills she's delivered to thousands of professionals across schools, public services, and corporate teams. Nicola's powerful storytelling and practical frameworks have earned her accolades, including Best TEDx Talk 2024 at the Speaker Awards, where her talk resonated deeply with audiences navigating stress and uncertainty. She's not just a speaker—she's walked the talk. From overcoming a fear of deep water to completing a swim across the English Channel, Nicola's own journey fuels her message about courage, mindset, and unfinished business. Whether she's helping a school leader navigate conflict or guiding a speaker to handle stage pressure with grace, Nicola equips people with the tools to stay calm, connected, and effective—even under stress. What You'll Discover: What drove Nicola to swim the English Channel… despite a fear of deep water How “unfinished business” can become a secret weapon for confidence and growth The behind-the-scenes story of her award-winning TEDx talk—and whether that captain's comment haunted or inspired her The surprising moment she realised she had a message the world needed to hear The resilience skill that works just as well in a school staffroom as it does in a high-stakes boardroom Why the strongest speakers aren't the toughest—but the most flexible The personal ‘Nicola-ism' she uses before taking the stage to stay grounded and in control The biggest mindset shift she had to make moving from teacher and writer to keynote speaker A simple behaviour shift that can instantly boost your speaker presence The #1 lie your brain tells you when you're under pressure—and how to shut it down fast Enjoy!   All things Nicola: Email: hello@nicolasmorgan.com  Website: https://nicolasmorgan.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-s-morgan-479b9032/  Books & Resources*: The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins   Speaking Resources: Grab Your From Blank Page to Stage Guide and Nail the Topic for a Client Winning Talk Want to get better at finding and sharing your stories then check out our FREE Five Day Snackable Story Challenge   Thanks for listening!   To share your thoughts:                                                   Share this show on X, Facebook or LinkedIn. To help the show out: Leave an honest review at https://www.ratethispodcast.com/tsc Your ratings and reviews really help get the word out and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. *(please note if you use my link I get a small commission, but this does not affect your payment)  

Celestial phenomena are nothing new. In fact, they've been recorded throughout human history. The appearance of Halley's Comet in the skies over the English Channel during the Norman Conquest was one such instance. A lunar eclipse prior to the abandonment of several Mayan cities was thought to be an omen from the gods of portents dire. And in an open field in Fátima, Portugal on October 13th, 1917, the sun performed a series of gymnastic-like feats that left witnesses stunned, intrigued, and bewildered. What did the citizens of Fátima see that fateful day? Was it celestial or superstitious in nature? And if it can't be explained scientifically, was it really the miracle they said it was? Tune in to find out!

This week, Justin catches up with Zoe Lyons as they enter the English Channel, and Izzy before Freshers' Week. We hear some stand-up from the cruise ship, Alfie Joey tells us how it's all about customer service, and Justin has a new standing desk.    Get in touch here: X – @3045podcast Facebook - @3045podcast Instagram - @3045podcast Email – podcast@justinmoorhouse.com   THIS WEEK'S GIGS:   See Justin on Thursday here: https://www.themillartscentre.co.uk/shows/justin-moorhouse-2025/   See Justin on Saturday here: https://justinmoorhouse.seetickets.com/event/justin-moorhouse-greatest-performance-of-my-life/rosehill-theatre/3246452   OTHER STUFF:   Watch my YouTube Special: https://www.youtube.com/@justinmoorhousecomedian   The Greatest Performance of My Life: https://www.justinmoorhouse.com/   Have a listen to ‘The Good Days Are Coming': https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/new-podcast-new-season-new-hope/id1833675045?i=1000722498125   Music by Liam Frost. Produced by Rachel Fitzgerald and Justin Moorhouse

Watch This Episode On YouTubeThe tagline of the podcast is “the future of filmmaking.” I don't think you can earn that without hosting my guest, Elliott Hasler, who began his filmmaking journey at the age of 10.Fifteen years later, he's two features in, the latest being VINDICATION SWIM (2022), a biopic around Mercedes Gleitze and her attempt to become the first British woman to swim the English Channel. Big period pieces aren't what you'd expect him to take on, but that boldness is partially, he acknowledges, why he's been successful. He also has a keen sense of the business of film, writing for the film festival Raindance about “What It's Like to be the UK's Youngest Film Director.” Elliott is here today to share his unique insight. In this episode, Elliott and I talk about:His unique start at filmmaking at the age of 10(!) and whether something like that is made easier through YouTube and online tutorials;His article “What It's Like To Be UK's Youngest Film Director” and what he'd change about it looking back six years; How he related to older filmmakers at 16 and his advice for young filmmakers now;Encouraging the youth movement in filmmaking;How people should feel when they watch VINDICATION SWIM;The challenges of shooting at sea without a green screen or a tank and what drew him to spending his resources on that part of the film versus other elements;Whether he'd use AI in a future film;What he's learned about in the world of distribution;Whether he's interested in producing films;What a bottle film would like from him, coming from period pieces;How to make a unique short film;Breaking away from the festival circuit and branding of the system;Whether he feels pressure to have a large presence on YouTube, TikTok and social media; Differences in US and UK filmmaking;What's next for him.Elliott's Indie Film Highlight: WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968) dir. by Michael ReevesMemorable Quotes:“What sets this film apart is the fact that it is all real.”On nepotism: “if it's going to make your life easier to get into something, then why not; I certainly would've used it, it would've made my life a hell of a lot easier.”“ Making the film is 50% of the journey and then releasing it is the next 50%.”“ What you always wanna strive for in a film is to take audience somewhere where they've never been before.” “ Always aim big. And then you can always temper your expectations a bit. But if you start out too small, then I think you're selling yourself short.”“ In terms of AI, I think essentially what it will be good as is sort of a big cost cutting exercise.”Links:Follow Elliott On Instagram“What It's Like to be the UK's Youngest Film Director.”Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content

Episode 49 - Gill Castle became the first person with a stoma to swim the English Channel after childbirth trauma. She now leads global advocacy for stoma and maternal health. Disclaimer: Please note that all information and content on the UK Health Radio Network, all its radio broadcasts and podcasts are provided by the authors, producers, presenters and companies themselves and is only intended as additional information to your general knowledge. As a service to our listeners/readers our programs/content are for general information and entertainment only.  The UK Health Radio Network does not recommend, endorse, or object to the views, products or topics expressed or discussed by show hosts or their guests, authors and interviewees.  We suggest you always consult with your own professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advisor. So please do not delay or disregard any professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advice received due to something you have heard or read on the UK Health Radio Network.

What does it really take to swim the English Channel or any marathon swim? My guest today, Craig Lewin, is a triple crown marathon swimmer and coach who's helped athletes tackle some of the toughest swims on the planet. We talk about how to train for hours in cold, rough water. How to stay motivated over years of preparation and the mental tricks that can carry you through the tough times when you feel like quitting. If you've ever wondered how ordinary people achieve extraordinary swims, this episode will show you how and if you're already into long distance swimming. Myself and World Record Holder, Andy Donaldson will be running two long distance retreats next year. One in the wit Sunday is in June. And one in Tahiti in September. So if you'd like to enhance your open water skills, learn from the best, and also have one of the best holidays of your life, this is a chance to join myself and Andy Donaldson on a long distance Swim retreat. I'll include the link in the show notes below. 02:26 Starting Your Journey: The English Channel Swim 05:39 Training Plans for Long-Distance Swimmers 10:57 Maintaining Motivation Over Long Training Periods 16:11 Nutrition and Fueling for Endurance Swims 21:20 Acclimatization to Cold Water Swimming 27:50 Pacing Strategies for Long Distance Swimming 31:48 Overcoming Challenges in Training 36:41 Mental Strategies for Endurance Swimmers 39:11 Choosing Your First Marathon Swim 43:15 Addressing Fears: Sharks and Open Water Swimming 47:27 Safety Tips for New Open Water Swimmers 50:59 Upcoming Events and Resources for Swimmers  

Welcome back, everyone! It's the seventh season of Pencils&Lipstick! I want to take a moment to reflect on the summer, encourage you to keep writing (possibly look at thing a little differently), talk o you about audiobooks and remember that this is all a numbers game, so keep adding to your numbers!Links from the show:Spoken.press https://www.spoken.press/Stepping Across the Desert on Spoken: https://ihave.spoken.press/p/qOUvDqdYWABStepping Across the English Channel on Spoken: https://ihave.spoken.press/p/MEI9agpxljVBended Loyalty on Spoken: https://ihave.spoken.press/p/fX18IedYi5WSupport me by purchasing them from Curios: https://www.curios.com/creators/katcaldwell-K5559XSign up for my writers' newsletter to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletterWant more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I'm reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @katcaldwell_writing

The latest edition of Lil Jimmy's House has gone a little oldskool with a mix that crosses the English Channel & delivers a full on French Filter House trip back in time. 1. I:Cube – Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Mix) 2. Eddie Amador – House Music (Original Mix) 3. Sedat – The Turkish Avenger (Original Mix) 4. Sébastien Léger – Highway (Original Mix) 5. Deaf'N Dumb Crew – Chicayork (Original Mix) 6. Discobuster – Back In Funk (Original Mix) 7. Silicone Soul – Right On! (Original Instrumental Version) 8. Sébastien Léger – Seems So Far (Original Mix) 9. Etienne de Crécy – Prix Choc (Ultra Bright Mix) 10. DJ Funsko – Hook Loop (Original Mix) 11. Around7 – Discotronic (Original Mix) 12. Fafa Monteco – Good Time (Deaf'N Dumb Crew Version) 13. Red Rack'em – Wonky Bassline Disco Banger (Leopard Eats Luke Remix) 14. Alex Gopher with Demon Presents WUZ – Use Me (WUZ Mix) 15. Fafa Monteco – Erotic Affair (Original Mix) 16. Crydajam – Loaded (Original Mix) 17. Château Flight – Welcome (Ful Length Meex) 18. DJ ThaMan – The Fly (DJ Mike Remix) 19. Fire Flowerz – Love Reaction (Keith & Supabeatz Remix) 20. DJ Nekbath – Gotta Get U Luv (Original Mix) 21. Alan Braxe – Vertigo (Yousef's Circus Rework) 22. Morel's Grooves Pt. 11 – Everybody Come Together (Morel's Groove Mix) 23. Chris Robix – Brooklyn Queen (Additional Mix Sébastien Léger) 24. Phil Weeks – Disko Revamp (Original Mix) 25. DJ Sneak – Show Me The Way (Original Mix) 26. Bob Sinclar – Gym Tonic (Thomas Bangalter Mix)

29.08.25 Pt 1 - Gareth Cliff and Leigh-Ann Mol dive into the great bathroom debates — from the “right” way to wipe to how many showers a week really count. Then, Gareth sits down with Simon Wilkins, who's gearing up to conquer the brutal English Channel. With the support of Jonathan Gerber and the TAG Foundation, Simon shares what it takes — physically and mentally — to chase a feat few dare attempt. The Real Network

Alfred Loewenstein was one of the richest men in the world, known as the “Mystery Man of Europe.” But during a routine flight across the English Channel, he vanished from his own plane in mid-air. Was it an accident, suicide, or a calculated murder? Nearly a century later, his death remains one of aviation's strangest unsolved mysteries. This week, we're unraveling the rise, fall, and lingering questions surrounding the man who fell from the sky. Thank you to this week's sponsors! Go to K12.com/MOMS today to find a tuition-free K12-Powered School near you and enroll now.  Check-out bonus episodes up on Spotify and Apple podcast now! Get new episodes a day early and ad free, plus chat episodes, at Patreon.com/momsandmysteriespodcast .    To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/MomsandMysteriesATrueCrimePodcast.    Listen and subscribe to Melissa's other podcast, Criminality!! It's the podcast for those who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Subscribe and listen here: www.pod.link/criminality    Check-out Moms and Mysteries to find links to our tiktok, youtube, twitter, instagram and more.  Sources:  https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/05/archives/captalowenstein-falls-from-plane-drowning-in-sea-belgian-financier.html  https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/06/archives/lowensteins-tragic-end-shakes-europes-markets-suicide-theory-is.html https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/09/archives/loewenstein-dead-his-family-say-issue-statement-expressing.html   https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/13/archives/test-door-of-plane-loewenstein-used-british-officials-doubt-he.html  https://www.nytimes.com/1928/07/20/archives/loewensteins-body-found-in-channel-it-is-picked-up-off-cape-gris.html  https://www.nytimes.com/1928/08/15/archives/toxic-poison-found-in-loewensteins-body-but-could-be-medicine-that.html  https://www.nytimes.com/1928/09/11/archives/loewensteins-death-found-due-to-accident-doctors-report-no-trace-of.html  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200928884/magdelain_h%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_berthe_marie-loewenstein  https://www.newspapers.com/image/746534708/?terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/940912005/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1190168410/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/932010604/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22   https://www.newspapers.com/image/1191347817/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/719209081/?match=1&terms=%22alfred%20loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/911974971/?match=1&terms=%22alfred%20loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/836960649/?match=1&terms=%22alfred%20loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/801529256/?match=1&terms=%22alfred%20loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/801530147/?match=1&terms=%22alfred%20loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/761738613/?match=1&terms=%22alfred%20loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/634528689/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/974078005/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/572847394/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/768555408/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/354933518/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1172007874/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/930201601/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1042436272/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010001528/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1148664661/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1039058541/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/419571625/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22   https://www.newspapers.com/image/753529403/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/990511553/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1144893826/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/931955619/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1108415030/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/925130544/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1118698081/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.newspapers.com/image/934398023/?match=1&terms=%22Alfred%20Loewenstein%22  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0495dsf     

More than 50,000 migrants have arrived on small boats across the English Channel since Labour came to power, but will Keir Starmer's plan to smash the gangs and the ‘one in, one out' scheme solve the issue?    In this episode, Sam and Anne are joined by Danny Shaw, a former journalist and adviser to Yvette Cooper, to discuss the Home Office's biggest priorities.  They discuss:   If more needs to be done to stop migrants crossing the Channel.   What policing reform could look like.   Whether there is a plan to lower violence against women and girls.   Sam and Anne's weekday morning episodes return on 1st September. 

We're heading back to WW2 for the most pivotal battle of the European Theater. Some of you are already scoffing at that statement but let me lay it out like this. After Germany steamrolled mainland Europe, Great Britain was all that was left. Russia and Germany weren't at war yet. The United States was still over two years away from being at war. It was the British holding the line against total Nazi domination of Europe. If Britain fell that means no where to launch an invasion, no D-Day, no liberation of France. Between July 10 and October 30 of 1939, roughly 3000 pilots, most British and Scottish, but many others from all over including countries already occupied by the Nazis, held the skies above Britain and the English Channel preventing an invasion. For almost 4 months, fighter pilots, crews keeping them airborne, radar technicians, and the WAAF dispatchers, fought a fight for the rest of the world. In the words of Winston Churchill "Never was owed by so many, to so few" This is their story, This is the Battle of Britain. Support the show

If you record the amount of minutes you go for a walk, you might be surprised by the benefits there are, not just physically but for your brain as well.  A man made an impressive swim in an effort to defect from North Korea. We're not sure if it is a record but Bill has the info on a record bike ride. And just the other day, it was the anniversary of a record-setting swim across the English Channel.  Dave loves to use the TimeHop app to keep a record of his memories. He shared...

It started as an activity to release frustrations in the wake of the pandemic, and ended with an accomplishment that only three dozen Canadians can lay claim to.On July 26th and 27th, Toronto high school teacher Sam Garrison defeated the odds and made a solo swim across the English Channel.It was no easy task, as Sam faced hurdles that included jellyfish and oil tankers as he made the 58km swim.But messages from friends and family served as inspiration, as well as his goal to raise money for the Daily Bread Food Bank ( https://dailybread.donorsupport.co/page/FUNKBNCLLJY?fundraiser=NHKKLDSE&member=SGFCCZBL )Host Cormac Mac Sweeney speaks with Sam about his journey from the pool to the channel, and just how sore his arms and legs are. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us:Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or @thebigstoryfpn on Twitter

'Six foot of him crammed into the back of our 4x4... We had no idea!'Lancashire Resident Kevin Latham shares his story being fine £6k after an armed migrant was found as a stowaway inside his vehicle, as he attempted to cross the English Channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artist Hanna Tuulikki traces the migration route of the Marsh Warbler, a bird that mimics and remixes the songs of European and Afrotropical species it meets, across the English Channel to Kent.Through vocal mimesis, or mimicry, Hanna Tuulikki offers alternative approaches to making kin with more-than-human beings. Developing their performance work with birds and bats in Scotland, recently part of an exhibition on Dartmoor, Hanna returns to southern England to raise the alarm for another endangered species - the Marsh Warbler. The artist imagines a fictional creature called the Love Warbler, part-human and part-bird, composing its song from traditional love songs collected from 27 countries along the Marsh Warbler's migratory route across Europe and Africa. Taking on the role of ‘nature's original DJ', Hanna creates a musical mashup with the bird's song structure, and live sounds from the concrete sound mirrors at Denge near Dungeness in Folkestone. The audio is then broadcast locally into a former World War I shelter that overlooks the English Channel, internationally on shortwave radio - and via the EMPIRE LINES podcast.Meeting 64 species in just over seven minutes, Hanna explains how the work takes a bird's eye view over the routes which humans and animals have long travelled. Both celebrating histories and making new relations, the artist details their collaborations, including with ornithologist Geoff Sample, and musicians from the Western Balkans. We explore how Hanna's work is both inspired by and critical of romantic depictions of natural landscapes, and national identities. The artist shares experiences from her residency at Prospect Cottage, the former home and sanctuary of artist, filmmaker, gay rights activist, and gardener Derek Jarman (1942-1994). Encountering a Qur'an, washed up on the shore of the southern coast, we discuss British media representations of the ‘migrant crisis'. Through the warbler, we explore entangled ecological and geopolitical crises, and individual stories behind transnational journeys, that often risk being lost at sea.Folkestone Triennial 2025 continues until 19 October 2025. Radio Love Warbler is broadcast locally on FM radio (87.7 MHz), internationally on shortwave radio, and via the EMPIRE LINES podcast.For more, you can read my article.Hear more from Hanna in the EMPIRE LINES episode about Avi-Alarm (2023), recorded as part of the programme for Invasion Ecology, co-curated by Jelena Sofronijevic for Radical Ecology, and Vashti Cassinelli at Southcombe Barn, an arts space and gardens on Dartmoor. The central group exhibition, featuring Ingrid Pollard, Iman Datoo, Hanna Tuulikki, Ashish Ghadiali, Fern Leigh Albert, and Ashanti Hare, ran from 1 June to 10 August 2024: pod.link/1533637675/episode/21264f8343e5da35bca2b24e672a2018FInd all the links in the first Instagram post: instagram.com/p/C9TMW1BoWXy/?hl=enFor more about Hanna's work with plantation landscapes in Finland and Scotland, read about under forest cover (2021) in Deep Rooted at City Art Centre in Edinburgh, in gowithYamo: gowithyamo.com/blog/edinburghs-environmental-exhibitions-the-localOn the Dungeness nuclear power stations, hear artist Emilija Škarnulytė on their film installation, Burial (2022), part of Folkestone Triennial 2025:Hear Emeka Ogboh on the sounds, tastes, and smells of place, in the episode on Lagos Soundscapes (2023), recorded at South London Gallery: pod.link/1533637675/episode/dd32afc011dc8f1eaf39d5f12f100e5dPRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic.Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: ⁠⁠instagram.com/empirelinespodcast⁠⁠Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/empirelines

Gertrude Ederle smashed records on 6th August, 1926, becoming the first woman to swim the English Channel - and in faster time than any man before her.  Battling six-foot waves and jellyfish swarms, the American teen zig-zagged the current for over 14 hours from France to England. Sponsored by the New York Daily News, Ederle had a nation in thrall, who, thanks to newfangled wireless radio updates, were able to follow her progress live like it was the Super Bowl.  When she stepped onto the beach in Dover, journalists literally swam out to meet her. Back home, 2 million people packed the streets of NYC for her ticker-tape parade — the first ever for a woman. President Calvin Coolidge dubbed her “America's Best Girl.” In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly uncover the more dispiriting final chapters of Ederle's life; explain how she was able to drink soup whilst she was swimming; and interrogate whether she really was the ‘flapper' the 1920s press ghostwriters made her out to be…  Further Reading: • ‘Young Woman and The Sea: The Real History of Gertrude Ederle's Swim' (HistoryExtra, 2024): https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/gertrude-ederle-first-woman-swim-swam-english-channel-matthew-webb-american/ • ‘This Day In Sports: Gertrude Ederle Swims the Channel' (The New York Times, 2004): https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/08.06.html?scp=1&sq=English%20Bay&st=cse • ‘Young Woman and the Sea | Official Trailer' (Disney, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tNvrYzPUrk Love the show? Support us!  Join 

UKTerrorismThreat #Immigration #UKPolitics #MikeYardley #JonGaunt #FreeSpeech Security and terrorism expert Mike Yardley joins broadcaster Jon Gaunt to reveal the real threats facing Britain in 2025.  From the growing UK terrorism threat to the small boat migrant crisis in the English Channel, Yardley delivers blunt insights on security, politics, and the state of our nation.  In this hard‑hitting interview, they discuss: Are we safer now than after the 7/7 London bombings? Could economic collapse in the UK happen this summer?  Is Britain on the verge of political unrest, riots or revolution?  Why aren't military facilities being used to house asylum seekers?  The hidden dangers: criminals and military‑age men arriving on small boats from France  The fight for free speech and free expression in Britain  Is Nigel Farage the political answer Britain needs?  What happens when politicians ignore the people? If you want the truth about UK immigration, terrorism threats, and Britain's future, watch this unfiltered conversation now.  #Britain #Terrorism #UKTerrorismThreat #Immigration #UKPolitics #MikeYardley #JonGaunt #FreeSpeech #NigelFarage #EconomicCrisis #ChannelCrossings #SmallBoats #IllegalImmigration #UKBorders #MigrantCrisis #BritishSecurity #7JulyBombings #PoliticalUnrestUK  Britain on the brink, UK terrorism threat 2025, small boat migrant crisis UK, UK immigration crisis, channel crossings migrants, 7/7 London bombings anniversary, economic collapse UK 2025, riots in Britain, Nigel Farage UK politics, free speech in Britain, UK asylum seeker policy, military facilities for migrants UK, criminals among migrants UK, migrant crime in Britain, Britain revolution 2025, UK political unrest, terrorism and immigration UK, migrant boats English Channel, illegal immigration Britain, Mike Yardley interview  

To kick this week off, we heard from listener Melanie Williams. Melanie is forever having to adjust her seatbelt because of her bust size. She worries if she were to be in an accident she would end up choking or being strangled by her seatbelt rather than protected by it. Melanie joins Nuala McGovern to discuss, along with motoring journalist Maria McCarthy who has been looking into the issue. How might the use of AI in recruitment be negatively impacting women's chances of finding work? Listener Valerie joins Nuala to talk about the challenges of being shortlisted for jobs. They are also joined by Judy Wajcman, Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, she has written extensively on the relationship between gender, science and technology, and Lauren Spearman who is a careers content creator and brand consultant. After 30 years of marriage, Margaret Murphy moved from the family home in Australia to the UK—alone. Fifteen years later, she and her husband are still married, despite living on opposite sides of the world. She believes her later-life choices reflect a freer, more modern way to look at traditional married life—one that may appeal to listeners. Amy Ennion is a 32-year-old engineer from Surrey, who in her spare time, is an ultra-marathon swimmer. She has swum the English Channel, the length of Lake Windermere twice, she has swum Lac Leman in Geneva for 28 hours straight and just a few weeks ago she swam the length of Loch Ness! After her mother and partner wrote into Woman's Hour about her, Amy tells us what it's like to swim for such an extreme period of time. Have you ever wondered what it's like to stand in front of a room full of strangers and make them laugh? Listener Susan Warlock wanted to explore older women taking up stand-up comedy. At 66, she decided to try it herself – and after just one gig, she was completely hooked. She joins Nuala along with writer, performer & stand-up comedy teacher Rach Sambrooks. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Dianne McGregor

Florence Chadwick (1918-1995) was an American long-distance, open-water swimmer, most famous for crossing the English Channel in record time and becoming the first woman to cross the Catalina Channel in her home state of California. For Further Reading: Queen of the Channel A Moment in History This month, we’re talking about Maritime Madams. Whether through scientific study, aquatic exploration, or legendary prowess, they harnessed the power of the bodies of waters that cover our earth. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music by Brittany Martinez. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hovercraft SR-N1, piloted by Captain Peter Lamb, sailed from Calais to Dover on 25th July 1959, fifty years to the day after Louis Blériot made the first crossing of the English Channel. It took 2 hours, 3 minutes.  The brainchild of British engineer and inventor Christopher Cockerell, Hovercraft was described as a cross between an aircraft, a boat and a land vehicle, hovering just above the water on a cushion of air. Ultimately over 80 million people and 12 million cars crossed the Channel using Hovercraft.  In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Cockerell eventually got the UK Government on-side; consider the role of Duty Free regulations in its popularity and demise; and attempt to settle for good whether this iconic craft is *really* a boat, or a plane…  Further Reading: • Cross-Channel Aviation Pioneers: Blanchard and Bleriot, Vikings and Viscounts - By Bruce Hales-Dutton' (Pen and Sword, 2021):  https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Cross_Channel_Aviation_Pioneers/S90SEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Captain+Peter+Lamb,+John+Chaplin+,+Christopher+Cockerell&pg=PA171&printsec=frontcover • ‘Back to the future — amphibious travel gets a fresh lease of life' (FT, 2016): https://www.ft.com/content/c986c712-3dd3-11e6-8716-a4a71e8140b0 • ‘What Happened To Giant Hovercraft?' (Mustard, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJLT8wFyhY This episode first aired in 2023 Love the show? Support us!  Join 

What happens when a 17-year-old signs up to swim 34km across freezing water—no wetsuit, no excuses—all to raise awareness for men's mental health?   In this raw, high-impact episode, Barney Ryder joins Joe De Sena to share how choosing discomfort, facing failure, and embracing the cold shaped his mind more than any victory ever could.   They talk resilience, grit, the power of movement over words, and why real change starts where comfort ends.   If you've ever needed a push to stop talking and start doing—this is it.   Timestamps: 00:00 Into 00:38 Meet Swimmer Barney Rider 01:02 Swimming the English Channel 02:12 The Biggest Mental Struggle 04:08 Gaining Weight to Survive 04:42 Overcoming the Failure 05:28 Success Can Be a Trap 06:36 Growth Needs Harsh Conditions 07:29 Mission: Men's Mental Health 09:13 Talk Less, Move More 11:24 Swimming with His Dad 13:15 Advice for Struggling Youth 14:15 Push Past Comfort Zones 15:52 Just Start, Figure Later 16:44 Big Swim Plans Ahead 18:23 How to Support Barney   Connect to Barney: Website: JustGiving – Barnaby Ryder Channel Swim  Instagram: @barnaby_ryder_