Podcast appearances and mentions of Helen Cooper

Change comes when you keep learning. Helen Cooper is an #iwill Ambassador who is passionate about disability equity. To get connected with Helen, find her on Instagram. Please leave a rating, share a comment, and subscribe! Follow Be the change. Media Network on Instagram: @bethechangemedianetwork. Follow Be the change. Podcast on Instagram: @bethechangepodcast. If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.

SUBSCRIBE NOW WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTSGrab a free Audible 30 Day Trial and listen to SAFE HANDS for FREE!It's episode 220 and it's with psychological thriller writer, Helen Cooper who I interviewed in front of a live audience at Leicester's Central Library. It was the first Joined Up Live and I got to chat to Helen about her latest gripping book, My Darling Boy, as well as how she became a writer, what makes a great psychological thriller, why perseverance is everything and of course we will get to hear about the Book That Saved Her Life. Helen Cooper is a writer of psychological thrillers living in Leicester, UK.She has taught English and Academic Writing in both Further and Higher Education and was Head of Learning Enhancement at the University of Birmingham. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Nottingham Trent University and has been published in Woman, Writers' Forum, Mslexia, the Lincolnshire Echo, Derbyshire Life, and on the Crime Readers' Association website. She was shortlisted for the Bath Short Story Prize in 2014 and came third in the Leicester Writes Short Story Prize in 2018.Her novels include The Downstairs Neighbour,  The Other Guest, The Couple In The Photo and now, her latest book, My Darling Boy.She is currently president of Leicester Writers' Club. She lives in Leicester with her new husband and cat.Find all of Helen's links on her website here.Thinking of self-publishing and want help and a cover design? Take a look at this post on Wayne' website.WANT A FREE eBOOK WITH 2 CRIME STORIES? SUBSCRIBE TO WAYNE'S NEWSLETTER HEREDon't forget – this is YOUR SHOW so keep tweeting me, leave your comments below, check out our Facebook page and the brand new newsletter and mailing list. It's totally free to sign up and you'll get a FREE motivational PDF to download – '10 Tips For Surviving NaNoWriMo, The First Draft and Beyond' PLUS the 3 Act Story Structure Template to help you plot your story. More content coming soon, including videos, blog posts and loads of extra writing tips.

This episode is all about the 2 PLS conference events that took place on 13-15th March 2024 at the University of Hull.  Professor Douglas Bell, now back home in the city of Ningbo in China, reflects on visiting Hull City centre and Cottingham for the first time in over 30 years, having graduated from the University of Hull in 1991. Rachael Galletly, PLS Trustee and merchandise officer talks about speakers David Quantick, Blake Morrison, our actors Daniel Wain and Lynne Harrison, and the contribution made by our wonderful artist D J Roberts. Helen Cooper reflects on her research into larkin, Lucian Freud and cancel culture, as well as the allure of Larkin bookends and  Lucy Keating gives us her view of Larkin as someone who has also worked for many years in academic libraries as well as being a fan of classic English pop. We end with Professor Graham Chesters, our chair, and his thoughts about not just the main conference but also the schools and colleges post-16 education day that we also held that week, with an amazing story about a very special pair of  letters, one written to Larkin and one written by Larkin in response. Professor Douglas Bell is Professor of Education at the School of Education & English, The University of Nottingham, Ningbo China Bell, D.E. (2024) ‘One of those old-type natural fouled up guys': A Comparative Investigation of Larkin's poetic persona and voice in ‘The Whitsun Weddings' and ‘High Windows'.  A recording can be accessed at: Professor Douglas Bell - 'One of those old-type natural fouled up guys.' - YouTube Rachael Galletly has been a trustee of the Philip Larkin Society since 2015 and works for a national educational charity. Helen Cooper was one of the first thirty girls to join King Henry VIII School in Coventry in 1975. It was when she returned to the School as the Librarian in 2014 that she began to develop her interest in Philip Larkin. The first Larkin event she organised at the School was a Symposium to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death in 2015 and her last, shortly before she left the School and moved to live in London, was the PLS AGM during Larkin's centenary in 2022.  Lucy Keating is originally from Birmingham, where she first encountered Philip Larkin's poetry at school in the 1980s. She spent her career working mainly in academic libraries and related projects, and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.  Professor Graham Chesters is the chair of the PLS and taught at the University of Hull from 1972 to 2007.  Our next event is the society AGM which takes place in Oxford on Saturday June 8th 2024, 11.30am at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The event is free to all members. The PLS events group is planning lots more for later in the year so if you want to keep informed then please sign up to the mailing list at our website or, of course, become a member. Music: Knockin A Jug, On the Sunny Side of the Street from Larkin's Jazz Disc 1 (I Remember, I Remember), Petit Fleur (Sidney Bechet) played by Monty Sunshine Produced by Lyn Lockwood and Gavin Hogg Please email Lyn at ⁠lynlockwood70@yahoo.co.uk⁠ with any questions or comments PLS Membership and information: philiplarkin.com  Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band. Buy 'The Righteous Jazz' at their Bandcamp page: ⁠https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-righteous-jazz

Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. The Cat slices up the pumpkin, the Squirrel stirs in the water, and the Duck tips in just enough salt. But one day the Duck wants to stir instead, and then there is a horrible squabble, and he leaves the cabin in a huff. It isn't long before the Cat and the Squirrel start to worry about him and begin a search for their friend. Rendered in pictures richly evoking autumn, Helen Cooper's delightful story will resonate for an child who has known the difficulties that come with friendship. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/slothslovetoread/message

Insurance Uncut went on the road to Edinburgh for the actuarial profession's 50th GIRO general insurance conference. From the last day of GIRO 2023, we bring you conversations with three great guests. We chat to: - Declan Lavelle, LCP partner and immediate past president of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, on key developments in the regulatory regime in Ireland. - Helen Cooper, CRO at esure and Ron Richman, Chief Actuary at Old Mutual Insure, about fairer pricing, transformation projects, neural networks and more! NOTE - this episode was recorded live and there is some background noise, which might not be comfortable for all listeners.

Guest: Helen Cooper Twitter: @helencooper85 Instagram: @helencooperwriterBooks: THE COUPLE IN THE PHOTO, THE OTHER GUEST, THE DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOURIf you enjoyed this 'minisode' please do check out our full-length episodesNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCH Twitter: @KateSawyer Instagram: @mskatesawyerTo receive transcripts and news to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

In this hour, stories of journeys—from far-flung to just down the street. Rediscovered roots, recess field trips, and birthday outings. This episode is hosted by Moth Director and Producer, Chloe Salmon. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Gina Granter has a fateful encounter on an Amtrak train. Teacher James Hamilton finds a way around his school's no recess policy. Helen Cooper spends a special birthday at Coney Island. A friend from her cancer support group makes a lasting impression on Emma Gordon. Mary Blair travels to the Arctic tundra to reconnect with her heritage.

DARK MYSTERIES Tuesday and Friday at 2am CET - Wednesday and Friday at 1pm CET (podcast on Sundays). This program is hosted by Madeleine d'Este. This week, Madeleine talks about the book "The Other Guest" by Helen Cooper.

Helen Cooper author of psychological thrillers THE DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOUR, THE OTHER GUEST and the forthcoming THE COUPLE IN THE PHOTOHelen chats about:the long days required to study creative writing around workhow persistence and constant learning can pay off,how your agent believing in you is worth its weight in goldusing friends with police and medical backgrounds to check plot holeshow rewriting can be helpful to flesh out characters and plotGuest: Helen Cooper Twitter: @HelenCooper85 Instagram: @HelenCooperWriter Books: The Other Guest by Helen Cooper Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books:The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Helen's recommendations: A book for fans of Helen's work: The Girls by Lisa Jewel A book Helen has always loved: Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier & My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier A book coming soon or recently released that Helen recommends: The Choice by Lucy Martin Other books that we chatted about in this episode: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.

In this 3 part short series, we meet ex's Katie and Brandon. Katie is currently 25 years old, a new manager at Marathon Corp, and living with her best friend Meg in New York City. Brandon is a 42 year old millionaire that owns Marathon Corp, lives in New York, and has an ax to grind. 7 years ago they were in love. She was 18, he thought she was 22, she lied her way through their relationship, he was blinded by the sex, and found out she betrayed him. Lots of shit happens, bad shit honestly, and they are both a mess. He manipulates with sex and says what she wants to hear, and she (as well as us) is confused all the time but trying to hold on to the old Brandon that she fell in love with 7 years ago. No one is the same person they were 7 years ago and they both are starting to realize that. Forgiveness is easy when you love someone, but forgetting is quite another story.

In this episode I speak to Helen Cooper, Founder & CEO - Helen Cooper School of Luxury about building a luxury brand, trends in the luxury industry, sustainability, green washing. Helen Cooper has enjoyed a highly successful business career of over 35 years' experience working with global premium and luxury brands, delivering high growth and outstanding projects that have transformed struggling brands into winners, and launched award-winning products that are both innovative and beautiful. Helen originally qualified as a teacher, before moving into the commercial world, and has a deep passion for sharing knowledge and inspiring others to be amazing – whether that's in business, creating fabulous products, or supporting others through informed investment. Whilst she continues to work on multi-million dollar projects with big multinational companies, Helen has also noticed that there has been a significant shift occurring in the Luxury market over the past few years, driven by the New Luxury consumers from the Gen Z and Millennial groups. This Luxury Shift has started to drive the future of Luxury in different directions and open up exciting opportunities in developing markets such as India.Find them and learn more about their workshops and programs - https://www.helencooperluxury.com/

Helen Cooper was first elected to municipal council in Kingston back in 1980.  Eight years later, she became the first woman to take on the job of Mayor.  This episode profiles life before politics, during her time around the municipal ‘horseshoe', and positions she occupied post elected office.  Local government is obviously a very important part of community service, but volunteerism plays a critical role with almost every aspect of our society.  In addition to her career in politics,  Helen continues to contribute.

After a shocking death at a luxurious Italian resort, two very different women must question everything—and everyone—they love in order to untangle truth from lies. One year ago, Leah's feisty 21-year-old niece, Amy, mysteriously drowned near her family-owned luxury resort on the shores of Lake Garda. Now, Leah is returning to Italy for the first time since Amy's death. But what she finds upon her arrival shocks her: her sister, brother-in-law and surviving niece, Olivia, seem to have erased all memories of Amy and insist her death was an accidental drowning, despite murky circumstances. Leah knows she must look beyond the resort's beautiful façade if she is to uncover the truth of that night. Meanwhile, in Derby, university counsellor Joanna is recovering from a surprising break-up when she is swept off her feet by a handsome bartender. But when she invites him into her home, Joanna quickly starts to realise that she doesn't know him as well as she thought. What follows is a propulsive game of cat-and mouse as both women begin to realise that appearances can be deceptive—and that the darkest secrets often lie closest to home.

This is the King Henry VIII School, Coventry takeover! Led by the school's Librarian and Archivist Helen Cooper, and introduced by former Head of English Sheila Woolf, the pupils of Larkin's former school in Coventry have recorded a fascinating short fictional play written by Fred Holland that explores the Larkin family during Word War II. Helen Cooper and Phil Pullen (Chair of Larkin100 and Larkin researcher) join Lyn to discuss the writing and performance of the play, as well as exploring the play's many themes- family life, gender identity, jazz music, the destruction of Coventry, the rise of fascism and pre-war Germany. The performance also includes full readings of three very relevant Larkin poems. Also profound thanks to Dan Balcam, the School's Performing Arts Technician who recorded the performance and added the sound effects, and Sheila Woolf for her help with the adaptation of the play and her introduction explaining its history. Most of all, however, thank you very much indeed to the cast of Year 12 and Year 13 pupils who found time in their busy schedules to perform the play: Clemi Andrews: Eva Larkin Leong Yi Au: Narrator #2 Ben Cartwright: Philip Larkin Simran Cheema: Narrator #1 Aston McKeown: Captain Stanley Hector, Chief Constable of Coventry Ocean: Sydney Larkin, Coventry City Treasurer Adam Price: Roger Smythe Poems: Ultimatum, This Be the Verse, Snow In April, For Sidney Bechet Other texts and references: Sir Oswald Mosley, Sir Barry Domvile, Diana Mitford, Peaky Blinders (2013-2022 BBC), James Booth Life, Art and Love (2014, Bloomsbury), Trouble at Willow Gables and Other Fictions (Faber & Faber 2015), Andrew Motion Philip Larkin A Writer's Life (Faber 1993) Selected letters of Philip Larkin (1993, Faber & Faber) Barbara Pym Some Tame Gazelle (1950, Virago Modern Classics), Julia Boyd Travellers in the Third Reich (2018,Elliott & Thompson Limited) John Kenyon's article about Philip Larkin can be read here https://philiplarkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/larkin_at_hull_jkenyon.pdf This podcast is one of the many Centenary events that celebrate 100 years since the birth of Philip Larkin, run by the Philip Larkin Society and Larkin 100. Presented by Lyn Lockwood. Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band. Buy 'The Righteous Jazz' at their Bandcamp page: https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-righteous-jazz Audio editing by Simon Galloway. Follow us and get it touch on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tiny_air Find out more about the Philip Larkin Society here - http://philiplarkin.com/

Guest author: AJ West Twitter: @AJWestAuthor Instagram: @ajwestauthor Book: The Spirit Engineer by AJ West Host: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. AJ's recommendations A book for fans of The Spirit Engineer: A Magician Among the Spirits by Harry Houdini A book AJ has always loved: Jude The Obscure by Thomas Hardy Something AJ has enjoyed recently: The Other Guest by Helen Cooper & The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book you Want to Write by Sarah Burton and Jem Poster Other books mentioned in the episode: The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann Frankenstein by Mary Shelley The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson The Artist's & Writer's Yearbook Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x*if you buy from the Bookshop org shop then I may earn a small commission and another % will go to independent bookshopsHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Pig sits on the shelf. He's pleased and proud. He's got Tim's money in his big fat tummy. But what will happen if he falls?

How well do you really know your neighbours? In a converted Georgian townhouse in south west London, three families live under one roof. The large flat that takes up the top two floors is home to the Harlow family: happily married Paul and Steph and their bubbly teenage daughter Freya. The smaller first floor flat is rented by Emma, who spends most of her time alone, listening to people coming in and out of the building. And the basement flat belongs to Chris, a local driving instructor, who prefers to keep his personal life private from the neighbours. But their lives are all upended when Freya vanishes. As the police become involved and a frantic Paul and Steph desperately search for answers, they begin to realise that the truth behind their daughter's disappearance may lie closer to home than they were expecting. When everyone has something to hide, can you ever really know those closest to you? Or will some secrets be taken to the grave?

Today we read Pumpkin soup by Helen cooper. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/story83/support

Helen discuses her CrossFit journey of 5 years!

Theater began in England as a way for the church to share messages about the Bible with the public. Written in Latin, the Bible was not accessible to parishioners outside of mass and Catholic England relayed the tales of heroism and miracles found in the Bible through dramatic productions. This tradition came with some particular approaches to storytelling, theater, and stagecraft. As with much of what the Church did in the Middle Ages, they had rules about what was acceptable to perform which was the gold standard for public performances for centuries. After the dissolution of the monasteries and the establishment of the Church of England, the nation as a whole redefined much of its’ culture, including its’ approach to theater. For William Shakespeare, he was born as the nation was still trying to figure out where it was going to stand in terms of defining good theater and rules about performance, and in many ways, the stage was set during his infancy for the bard to take the world by storm through theater. We can see influences of the biblical mystery plays in Shakespeare’s works, and the bard was known to heavily consult poets from the medieval period like Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower in writing plays like The Two Noble Kinsmen, and Pericles. But do these influences mean Shakespeare’s plays are products of the humanist movement in which he was living, or does his work build on the medieval foundations that preceded him? Our guest this week, Dr. Helen Cooper, argues that Shakespeare’s London really ought to be called “Medieval London in the age of Shakespeare” and we are delighted to have her here to share with us how she came to this conclusion. 

Annie Eaton disputes the label ‘legend’ – but she is one. Annie started her editorial career at Puffin in 1984. Since then she has worked as an editor and senior publisher at Transworld, Random House, PRH and Faber, and worked with authors including Jacqueline Wilson, Philip Pullman, Malorie Blackman, Siobhan Dowd and Helen Cooper. Full show notes available here: https://www.prepublished.net/episodes/there-are-no-rules

Helen Cooper grew up in Liberia, fled during a bloody military coup and arrived in the US as a child refugee. Her background inspired her to become a journalist but there was one question that still needed to be answered: what had happened to the adopted sister she’d left behind? Image: Eunice (in stripped dress) and Helen Cooper (with sunglasses) Credit: Helene Cooper

Mamá osa está un poco alunada porque no durmió bien... por suerte cuando llegan nuestres amigues que nos cuentan qué hacen antes de irse a dormir y cuáles son sus sueños lindos y sus sueños feos se le pasa!  También llegan los chiques de la escuela 326 de Jacobacci con buenos consejos para cuidarse de la gripe y saludos por el día del trabajador y la trabajadora. Escuchamos "Déjalo ir" de Marta Gómez, "Abre la ventana" y "Soñañno elevadamente" del Dúo Karma, "Noni noni" de Canticuénticos, "Tu tu teshcote" canción de cuna Nahuatl, "Canción para dormir a un niño" de Beatriz Pichi Malén, "Canción del garbanzo peligroso" de Mariana y los pandiya y "canción del jardinero" de María Elena Wlash. Los cuentos fueron "El niño que no quería ir a dormir” de Helen Cooper y “Adita y la Margarita” de Beatriz Ferro.

Helen Cooper from the Big Red Rooster Rescue is back by popular demand!! We'll be celebrating Christmas and talking about the chickens at her rescue!! Check her out at http://www.bigredrooster.org.uk 

In 2014, Helen Cooper set up Big Red Rooster as she had for many years been rescuing Chickens and especially Cockerels. Helen did this as she had spent several years working with Chickens and seeing first hand the plight of unwanted Cockerels. After finding out there was no UK rescue for Cockerels, she was about to change that! Big Red Rooster was started in 2014. After several years of taking in and sometimes re-homing Cockerels for people for various reasons, we decided to make it an official and registered as a not-for-profit organization. We did this to enable us to raise funds, to allow is to expand and ultimately be able to help rescue and find homes for them! We are thrilled to welcome Helen Cooper to our show for the very first time!! 

by Martin Willis Since I started this show in 2011, never have I seen anything like what happened over the weekend! Jokingly, I told Alejandro Rojas that ‘my email was ringing off the hook'. Past guests, both Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal along with New York Times Pentagon Correspondent, Helen Cooper took one small step, […]

In this hour, a brand new doctor struggles working the night shift; a young girl has a life-threatening heart condition; a mailman joins Mister Rogers' Neighborhood; a middle-aged man is tempted to cheat; and a child spends her birthday at Coney Island in 1957. Hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Danielle Ofri, Isobel Connelly, David newell, Steve Zimmer, and Helen Cooper.` To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are only 14 painting remaining by American artist - and Yale graduate - Gerald Murphy, who had a brief career as a Cubist painter when he was living on the French Riviera during the 1920's. This segment of "Treasures of Yale" provides an informative tour of Murphy's painting of his father's library by Helen Cooper, Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture at the Yale University Art Gallery.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Geoffrey Chaucer, often called the father of English literature."In Southwark at the Tabard as I lay Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage To Canterbury with ful devout corage, At nyght was come into that hostelrye Wel nyne and twenty in a compaignye Of sundry folk, by aventure yfalle In felaweshipe, and pilgrims were they alle, That toward Canterbury wolden ryde." Geoffrey Chaucer immortalised the medieval pilgrimage and the diversity of 14th century English society in his Canterbury Tales. As each pilgrim takes his, or her, turn to tell their tale on the road to Canterbury, Chaucer brings to life the voices of a knight, a miller, a Wife of Bath and many more besides. Chaucer was born the son of a London vintner, yet rose to high office in the court of Richard II. He travelled throughout France and Italy where he came into contact with the works of Dante, Boccaccio, Machaut and Froissart. He translated Boethius, wrote dream poetry, a defence of women and composed the tragic masterpiece Troilus and Criseyde. As well as the father of English literature, Chaucer was also a philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat.So what do we know of Chaucer? How did he introduce the themes of continental writing to an English speaking audience? And why does his poetry still seem to speak so directly to us today? With Carolyne Larrington, Tutor in Medieval English at St John's College, Oxford; Helen Cooper, Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge; Ardis Butterfield, Reader in English at University College London.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Geoffrey Chaucer, often called the father of English literature."In Southwark at the Tabard as I lay Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage To Canterbury with ful devout corage, At nyght was come into that hostelrye Wel nyne and twenty in a compaignye Of sundry folk, by aventure yfalle In felaweshipe, and pilgrims were they alle, That toward Canterbury wolden ryde." Geoffrey Chaucer immortalised the medieval pilgrimage and the diversity of 14th century English society in his Canterbury Tales. As each pilgrim takes his, or her, turn to tell their tale on the road to Canterbury, Chaucer brings to life the voices of a knight, a miller, a Wife of Bath and many more besides. Chaucer was born the son of a London vintner, yet rose to high office in the court of Richard II. He travelled throughout France and Italy where he came into contact with the works of Dante, Boccaccio, Machaut and Froissart. He translated Boethius, wrote dream poetry, a defence of women and composed the tragic masterpiece Troilus and Criseyde. As well as the father of English literature, Chaucer was also a philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat.So what do we know of Chaucer? How did he introduce the themes of continental writing to an English speaking audience? And why does his poetry still seem to speak so directly to us today? With Carolyne Larrington, Tutor in Medieval English at St John's College, Oxford; Helen Cooper, Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge; Ardis Butterfield, Reader in English at University College London.