Podcasts about Holborn

Episode 811: Legal reform has also been a major topic of debate this year among state legislators, especially in the Southeast. On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Caitlin Murray,  senior regional vice president at NAMIC, about the biggest advocacy changes to come out of the region during the 2025 legislative sessions.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Episode 810: Holborn has released a new thesis describing how today's reinsurance market conditions are being shaped by global liquidity rather than the traditional feast-and-famine pattern tied to loss cycles. On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Adam Manus, president and chief brokerage officer at Holborn, about what's driving the current reinsurance market cycles.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

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Episode 809: Today we're uncovering Louisiana insurance reform, the proposals aimed at reducing consumer cost and why many may not accomplish that desired effect. Then later on today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Dale Porfilio, president of the Insurance Research Council and chief insurance officer at Triple I, about a new study examining the dramatic rise in uninsured and underinsured motorists. Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

In this episode, Kate is joined by Andrew Keefe, a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and Pilates Teacher, to discuss how Pilates can support you during divorce and aid your recovery afterward. Andrew shares the science of trauma, how the nervous system functions under stress and why Pilates is an effective tool to help with the emotional aftermath of a relationship breakdown. About the episode:Kate and Andrew begin by exploring what trauma means in the context of divorce and the physical and mental symptoms it can trigger. Andrew explains the biological responses that often occur during and after a traumatic event like separation and how the controlled movements and breathing techniques at the core of Pilates can help soothe these reactions. He also shares other practical strategies for coping with divorce and separation, including simple breathing exercises, the importance of releasing tension in the body and how to build a supportive network.About our guest:Andrew Keefe is a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist, Pilates Teacher and Personal Trainer (Level 4, Lower Back Pain Specialist.) He works with mind and body to help people recover from trauma and trauma / stress-related Chronic Lower Back Pain. Andrew has been a therapist for twenty-five years, including sixteen years of clinical work with traumatised refugees and survivors of torture. He now works in private practice in Holborn and East London, specialising in working with people living with the traumatic effects of childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, abusive relationships, birth trauma, violence and chronic lower back pain. He also uses fitness sessions and Pilates to help people recover their mental wellbeing.More resources:You can learn more about Andrew and his work on his websiteWe'd love to know how we can help you further. Share your questions on divorce, separation and co-parenting with us at hello@amicable.co.uk. They might just be the topic of a future episode!Get in touch with amicable for information on the legal, financial and parenting aspects of separation. Book a free 15-minute consultation with an amicable expert today.#LifeAfterDivorce

Episode 808: Capital markets for 2024 were nothing short of interesting. NAMIC's latest PIPES Report is now available, which benchmarks property/casualty investment objectives, strategies, and performance. On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Chris Myers, senior strategist at NEw England Asset Management, about how insurers' investment portfolios fared in 2024.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

On a warm afternoon in May 2011, I was walking down Tottenham Court Road in London. I had passed through the wide, open grassy squares of Bloomsbury and Holborn, filled with corporate people enjoying the late spring sun. Now, I was surrounded by the streets of fried chicken joints and tourist souvenir shops packed with people as I headed to catch a double-decker bus home.At 16 years old, navigating London was nothing new to me. I had been taking the bus home from school since I was about 12. Still, this afternoon was slightly different. I was feeling curious, inspired, and contemplative. My school had just taken us out on a Maths conference field day. As I passed cars, lorries, and buses stuck in traffic, my mind zoomed, imagining all the possibilities of what I might study at university and beyond.I was mid-bustle when I saw a sign propped up on the pavement. It read, “Free Personality Tests.”A short woman approached me from the shop.“Hello!” she called out, “Would you like to take a personality test?”Much like the men selling Paddington Bears, Union Jacks, and keyrings, she seemed to be selling her wares. I almost didn't turn around because I had already passed the shop. Yet I distinctly remember thinking, as I stood a couple of steps ahead of her, that maybe I should be more open-minded! A personality test sounded intriguing. My school activities were over for the day. I had nothing else to do and nowhere else to be. I thought to myself: why not?“Sure, I'll take a personality test,” I said to her, turning around.“Amazing. Follow me,” she said, “There's plenty for you to discover.”I went with her into the narrow shop front. The space was quite small and bright, with a kind of beige old office feel to it. The hardwood wall had some kind of giant inscription written on it, and the floor was a faux marble with light brown-green speckles. There was a staircase with a glass, silver-handled railing. She took me down a short corridor, passed rows of books and pamphlets on shelves, into a small back room with low-walled cubicles.She showed me to the cubicle where I was going to take my personality test, and I sat down on a scratchy, cushioned office chair with a round back. There were a couple of other people in there, flipping through pages of questions on small packets of white A4 paper that had been stapled together. I would have heard the scratching of their pencils on the pages, but there was a buzz of background noise and chatter throughout the place. She soon handed me a packet of questions. I wrote my name and my date of birth at the top of the page and got to work.I didn't feel particularly scared there; I was just curious. I was still at the age where I believed that most people were well-intentioned in the world, and I would just be able to leave any place, including this stuffy office room if I felt like it. If anything, my friends and I were the ones actively breaking the law, getting ourselves into less-than-ideal situations, and running away from the police. We'd pay homeless men to buy alcohol for us from the local newsagents. We'd bribe the guy at the corner shop to sell us cheap Egyptian cigarettes. Even if one of us was caught smoking a splif (a rolled mixture of weed and tobacco) in the park, we usually found a way to speak posh with our private school accents and talk the constable out of calling our parents.I kept a steady pace through the questions, quite like the multiple-choice verbal reasoning tests I'd had to take for my entrance exams into secondary school. It had probably 30 pages of questions.Did I get angry sometimes? How often did I feel misunderstood? Did random coincidences happen sometimes that I couldn't explain? Did I ever talk about someone, and then they'd appear later that same day? Did I ever feel very excited but also very bored? Yes. No. Very often. Often. Sometimes. Rarely. Never. Strongly Agree. Agree. Neutral. Disagree. Strongly Disagree.Gosh, that questionnaire was long. After at least about 20 minutes, I really hoped the personality test would be over soon. I was desperate to get the results. Was I a particularly angry person, with unacceptable levels of rage, getting angrier more than most? I thought about leaving the stuffy office, but now I had put so much into the first 25 pages of this thing that my time was such a sunk cost. Couldn't someone just tell me what type of personality I had?When I finally finished the questionnaire, the woman instructed me,“Now, you're going to watch this video where you can learn about the different personality types as we assess your results. You'll know soon.”Thank god, I thought to myself. This better be good.She led me down the staircase with the glass railing into another smaller, slightly darker, stuffy office room. She sat me down in a similar low cubicle. There were a couple of other people in there, including a mother with her young boy, who was playing on the floor.The woman handed me a round, cheap headset with a small black muffler at each earlobe, quite like the ones we got on planes at the time. The monitor was an ugly grey color. She put the DVD into the desktop computer and started the video.I remember the video starting with bright yellow, gold, and orange sunsets and a man and a woman in hiking gear sitting there with their heads in their hands or running in slow motion up a hill.“Do you get angry sometimes? Do you often feel misunderstood by the people around you, even your closest friends and family? Do random coincidences happen sometimes that you can't explain? All this depends on your personality, and we're here to give you the tools so that you can navigate your life and thrive. Our guides are here to assist you.”I sat on my hands, praying that the whole questionnaire had been worth it. This was just starting to get good. About five minutes in, mid-video, the woman quickly came up to my cubicle and pressed stop on the video. She seemed huffed and bothered slightly.“I'm sorry,” she said, “We can't help you. We hope you have a great day—”I interjected,“But I just spent 20 minutes filling out that questionnaire. You can't tell me anything?”“No. Sorry.”Without much of an explanation, she hurried me upstairs. I noticed that most of the people upstairs had gone, possibly to a meeting or to watch videos with their guides and get the answers to their personality tests. She hurried me outside and shut the door behind me. Their white shopfront now looked sleepy and vacant.I stood there for a moment, grumbling to myself, before I continued down Tottenham Court Road to the bus stop. What they had promised sounded kind of amazing, but it had all ended up being a waste of time when I could have been outside, enjoying the late spring afternoon. I regretted going in there only to have my expectations crushed. Why hadn't she been able to give me any answers?Well, it's now 14 years later, and the hilarious thing is that the place still exists. I had entered the “Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Centre,” an active “non-profit” organization with a whopping 4.4 stars on Google Maps and 291 reviews, offering “courses and counseling to help you improve your life and reach your full potential.” Just wow.I now know, thanks to this news article, that the questionnaire I took was probably their 200-question “Oxford Capacity Analysis.” The article says, “The Scientology “personality test” is described by various Internet sources as a Scientology recruitment tool used worldwide on Scientology websites, in Scientology churches, and in public settings such as fairs and festivals. It also has been criticized by psychologists as not a bonafide personality test...Young people under age 18 are asked to have a parent or guardian sign the questionnaire.”So, there you have it. Years later, I finally know why I was instructed to leave: I was underaged and alone. In that woman's mind, once she saw my date of birth, I quickly morphed from a fresh, juicy recruit into a potential legal nightmare.I wish I could tell you that I saw it coming or that in the moment, alarm bells went off in my head, and I walked out disgusted, vowing never to return to any cult-like place. But that is far from what happened. Sure, I left that place feeling puzzled and disappointed. Yet, it was only with the benefit of hindsight that I see now how lucky I was to be a minor at the time, without one of my parents nearby to sign my waiver.The truth is that even if I considered myself smart or well-educated at the time, I only narrowly avoided joining one of the largest and most notorious cults in the world because of an even greater factor: the rule of law. Part of being shameless is accepting in a light-hearted way that even if we think we've got it all together, we can still make mistakes. We can still be wrong, very wrong. Especially as young people, sometimes we need an external force like the law to save us from ourselves. When we acknowledge our mistakes shamelessly and do not pretend that we are above other people, having this perspective on life is surprisingly freeing. We've fully come to terms with our foibles and failures, and there's not much in the way of other people that can tarnish us if we hold ourselves in high esteem. We might make a mistake, but that does not mean we are a mistake. Indeed, sometimes, making a mistake may riddle us with deep shame and embarrassment, and that's something we can work through. Then, we have other mistakes that may simply become a funny story that we can share 14 years later.Have you ever been duped? Did you ever almost join a cult? Tell us about your experience in the comments!Join us on our mission to help the world be shamelessly sexy!Love,Tash

Episode 807:  A shift in Colorado's approach to funding wildfire insurance may bring new costs to policyholders. Lawmakers are now considering a fee-based model in revised legislation, after NAMIC encouraged state Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway to discard earlier efforts to impose strict loss ratio requirements on home insurers.Plus, there's a new insurance commissioner in Missouri.  On today's Unscripted, we sit down with Angie Nelson to break down the state's insurance market and what's ahead for Missouri insurers and policyholders.This episode of the Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

Episode 806: – The National Association of Insurance Commissioners hosted its Spring meeting in Indianapolis last week.  While the event was lighter in content, there were still several important matters to discuss.Stepping in for Neil this week on our Insurance Unscripted segment, Erin Collins,  senior vice president - state and policy affairs for NAMIC, talks with three of NAMIC's policy vice presidents about the NAIC's top priorities for the coming year.This episode of the Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

For this episode of All Consumed, Chris brings Neil along to a newly discovered restaurant in Holborn to see if Neil would love it as much as Chris during his first visit. That's not the only good food Neil's been … Continue reading →

Episode 805: Insurance is an increasingly data driven industry, but an effective data governance plan can only be as good as a company's data is accurate. On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Gwen Thomas, data strategist and founder of the Data Governance Institute,  about what it means to have good data hygiene.This episode of the Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

Sweeping changes to the welfare system are putting Prime Minister Keir Starmer under pressure. In this episode we hear from The London Standard's Chief Political Correspondent Rachael Burford on what cuts to the Personal Independence Payment and other benefits could mean for some of the most vulnerable in society.We also hear from The Standard's food and drink writer Josh Barrie about the hidden gem in Holborn where retro arcade games are going from seaside sideshow to centre stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 804: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has introduced tort reform legislation to curb legal system abuse, including a key measure that requires transparency for third-party litigation funding.On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Kade Cullefer, representing the American Tort Reform Association and Georgia Defense Lawyers, about why the legislation could be a positive step forward for Georgians. This week's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

A conversation with coach Paul Holborn. He is a former boxer and winner of the 2025 World Marathon Challenge which is running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days. Paul Holborn didn't go into the event to win, but after about 5 days Paul emerged as the men's winner, completing the 777 in an average time of 3:22:36.  We talk about his background as a boxer and the inspiring story of what eventually drove him to consider attempting the World Marathon Challenge, and the support he received from his family after taking the physical and financial leap.  We discuss Paul's training approaching leading up to the 777 and the amount of training volume he peaked at to prepare, including his level of confidence going into Antarctica.  We talk about Paul's fueling and sleep protocol going into the event and how well it worked. Paul discusses what he believes it was that helped him in the end.  Paul talks through each leg of the event, some of the high points and lower points and where along the way did the possibility he could win come into mind.  Finally Paul talks about what the future holds for his athletic pursuits.    Paul Holborn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauly_holborn  Paul Holborn BBC Article https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp43emvd0o.amp  Paul Holborn NYT Articlehttps://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6164653/2025/03/01/seven-marathons-seven-days-seven-continents/  About the World Marathon Challengehttps://www.worldmarathonchallenge.com/  Follow Us:Facebook: https://Facebook.com/EventHorizon.TvTwitter: https://twitter.com/EventHorizonTvInstagram: https://instagram.com/eventhorizon.tvYouTube: https://youtube.com/c/EventHorizonTv    Support Us: https://Patreon.com/Endurance  

Episode 803: Today we're uncovering subrogation. We'll sit down with Steve Badger, attorney at Zelle, to discuss why the legal recovery process is important for insurers and how a Supreme Court decision in Hawaii prohibiting this measure could set a dangerous precedent.Plus, California approves FAIR Plan request to assess insurers $1 billion for wildfire claims. How the assessment highlights the pressing need for regulatory reform in the state.This week's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Aftermath. Claire Redmond and Coleridge visit the Holborn station crime scene.This episode also features a last update on the U&F TV series. 

Episode 802: Less than a month into the new Congress, NAMIC has started to see results on key legislative issues in Washington. Plus on today's Unscripted, we'll meet NAMIC's new Chair, Ohio Mutual Insurance Group's CEO Mark Russell and discuss how he hopes to serve the industry in the year ahead.This week's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Today's enlightening episode of Electronically yours features a stimulating discussion with Dr. Jim Walsh, CEO of Conway Hall in Holborn, London, home of Conway Hall Ethical Society, an educational charity with an amazing history spanning two centuries. The Hall hosts a wide variety of talks, debates, performances and community events. It is renowned as a hub for free speech and independent thought, for suffragettes, political radicals, scientists, philosophers, artists, performers; campaigns, charities and other non-profit organisations. Between February 11-20, Conway Hall will host ‘Adventures In The Electroverse' , Martyn's 3D immersive soundscape installation based on the greatest stories from over 200 episodes of Electronically Yours. Ladies and gentlemen – in today's world we need humanism more than ever – meet Dr. Jim Walsh... If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patron: patreon.com/electronicallyours

Episode 801: Hear the latest on the wildfires in California. Plus, nowhere is there more need to separate fact from fiction than in insurance policy, specifically when it comes to the use of big data, artificial intelligence, and risk-based pricing.On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Lindsey Klarkowski, policy vice president, to dispel some of the common misconceptions around Artificial Intelligence. This podcast is sponsored by Holborn.

After Holborn Properties bought the Dunsmuir Hotel in downtown Vancouver, it allowed the property to deteriorate for nearly 20 years, and evicted all the tenants in 2013. Since then, it has sat empty. Now water damage has caused irreversible interior and structural decay such that Vancouver City Council was called into a special meeting a week before Christmas to deal with a potential imminent collapse of the hotel. Nathan Crompton joins us to talk about the Dunsmuir Hotel and the relationship between developers and City Hall.

Happy New Year, 2025! In this episode we go back in time to see what the journalist Ronnie Bishop did after David ran away from him and into Holborn underground station at the end of Season 5. 

Jeannette is joined by Ron Rosenblum, the co-founder and CEO of Canvas Offices, who shares his unique journey from the music industry to the world of real estate and serviced office spaces. He discusses the evolution of his business, which began in 2013 with a focus on creating bespoke office environments that foster creativity and collaboration. Ron also talks about the importance of listening to clients and personalising services to enhance their experience. The conversation also delves into the challenges faced during the pandemic, the changing landscape of work, and the significance of building a strong company culture. KEY TAKEAWAYS The transition from the music industry to real estate highlights the importance of being open to new opportunities and adapting to changing circumstances. The ability to pivot and find new paths can lead to unexpected success. Creating a personalised and welcoming environment for clients is crucial. By listening to their needs and allowing them to contribute to the creation of their workspace, businesses can foster loyalty and satisfaction. Working with family members or close partners can be beneficial when there is a foundation of trust. This trust allows for smoother collaboration and decision-making, which is essential for business success. The pandemic has shifted the perception of office spaces from mere work environments to social and collaborative hubs. Businesses must create spaces that balance privacy and community to meet the evolving needs of employees. BEST MOMENTS "The true love of what we do is to host people, to welcome people, and to let them feel at home really more than anything else." "If you want people to feel at home, you need to let them be part of its creation." "I think the biggest part that I believe that the office takes place in our society is almost like it's a social place for people." "Life is never a straight path, is it?"   This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It's never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANT. Visit our new website https://brave-bold-brilliant.com/ - there you'll find a library of FREE resources and downloadable guides and e-books to help you along your journey. If you'd like to jump on a free mentoring session just DM Jeannette at info@brave-bold-brilliant.com. VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave Bold Brilliant - https://brave-bold-brilliant.com/ Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970    ABOUT THE GUEST Yaron Rosenblum is the co-founder and CEO of flexible office space provider, Canvas Offices, which provides bespoke and crafted private offices for high profile start-ups, creative scale-ups and global unicorns. Highly regarded in the property industry for his willingness to take on the most challenging renovation projections and ensure they are completed to the highest standards, Yaron is often featured in leading business and property publications for his industry expertise and entrepreneurial acumen. Yaron first entered the real estate market in 2013 alongside his business partner and brother Oren Rosenblum, when they repurposed a music production studio for lease. Encouraged by their success, Canvas Offices was established in 2018 and is now recognised as one of the UK's top flexible office space providers, with 16 buildings situation in prime central London locations including Holborn, Mayfair, Shoreditch, Old Street and Farringdon. Key to the company's success has been Yaron's “homification” design philosophy, the principles of which are instrumental in creating luxurious offices that blur the lines between home and work, so that employee productivity, comfort, and mental wellbeing are prioritised. Our socials are as follows: LinkedIn: Canvas Offices https://www.linkedin.com/company/canvas-offices/? Instagram: @canvasoffices https://www.instagram.com/canvasoffices/ ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 30 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams. CONTACT THE HOST Jeannette's linktree - https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@braveboldbrilliant LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brave.bold.brilliant Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big' international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true' to yourself is the order of the day.Travel, Bold, Brilliant, business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot

Holborn - NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered sponsor - is also sponsoring a new book called "Beat the Clock - How the Property Catastrophe Underwriting Cycle Works." On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Frank Harrison, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Holborn, about the new educational resource that will serve generations of risk professionals for years to come.

Episode 719: On today's Unscripted... we're taking a closer look at the 2024 election results. Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Jimi Grande, senior vice president of federal and political affairs at NAMIC,  about how the results could bring change to the property/casualty insurance industry and what opportunities may be ahead with a new administration and Congress. This week's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Episode 718:  The impact of PFAS - or "forever" - chemicals on human health is a subject of increasing debate with implication for the insurance industry.  The widespread presence of the substances has become a focal point of regulatory action and litigation. On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Tim Fletcher, senior emerging issues specialist at Gen Re, about the issue's potential impact on the industry.This episode of NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

Onderwerpen We zijn te gast in het Home Computer Museum in Helmond AesthedesDe Aesthedes was een grafisch computersysteem van Nederlands fabricaat voor opmaak en ontwerpen, dat eind jaren 70 en begin jaren 80 werd ontwikkeld door Claessens Product Consultants (thans Cartils) in Hilversum. Het museum is op zoek naar een Compucolor II Tech45 ‘adopteerde’ de Holborn 6500, Holborn? Tips Toon: Dookie Demastered | Solstice 5 Floris: Radio Bergeijk Karel: Glyphica: Typing Survival Tim: Home Computer Museum Bart: Inspecteur Sabam / Dood Spoor

In this podcast we look at Holborn Viaduct, a small piece of road and a flyover that links the West End with the City of London Join us for it's history....

Episode 717: The Treasury Department's Federal Insurance Office recently hosted a roundtable discussion on insurers' use of artificial intelligence. Rachel Jrade-Rice, general counsel for NEXT Insurance, represented the mutual insurance industry at the event. On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Jrade-Rice about some of the benefits and challenges associated with the technology. This episode of NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

Episode 716: NAMIC and Aon have partnered once again to release the 2024 Mutual Factor report. On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Pat Abbe, executive managing director at Aon, and Sarah Schnettler, senior vice president of member experience at NAMIC, about the impact of the past 24-30 months on the mutual insurance industry.This episode of NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

Dr Devinia Lavan-Iswaran (known as Coco) shares her inspiring journey from surviving domestic abuse to rediscovering herself and thriving as a dentist and mentor.  She discusses her multicultural upbringing, experiences in boarding school, and how she rebuilt her life and career after leaving an abusive marriage.  Coco offers insights into resilience, the importance of self-worth, and her passion for helping others through dentistry and charitable work. In This Episode 00:05:00 - Backstory 00:13:35 - Boarding school  00:24:05 - Study 00:26:50 - Early career 00:39:35 - Marriage, abuse and turning point 01:00:30 - Rebuilding 01:09:35 - Finding joy in dentistry 01:19:15 - Creating positive experiences for patients 01:25:45 - Blackbox thinking 01:29:10 - Charity work 01:33:30 - Fantasy dinner party About Coco Coco qualified from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1995. She currently works in private practice in Holborn, London.

Glamorous Lashes London (+44 796 416 7029), near Holborn, offers Hybrid and Russian Volume lash extensions using premium silk and mink materials. These enhancements ensure luxurious, long-lasting results with improved adhesives, providing fuller, more glamorous lashes for clients in Central London. Learn more at https://www.glamorous-lashes.com/treatments Glamorous Lashes London City: London Address: 72 Great Titchfield Street Website: https://www.glamorous-lashes.com/ Phone: +447964167029 Email: Bookings@glamorous-lashes.com

Episode 715: NAMIC recently attended the Governors' Highway Safety Association annual meeting where AAA Missouri received the Peter K. O'Rourke award for outstanding roadway safety advocacy.  On today's unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, talks with Angie Nelson, vice president of public and government affairs at AAA Missouri, about the company's efforts to prevent distracted driving through a comprehensive public awareness campaign and statewide legislation.This episode of NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

Episode 714:  The Mutual Group is an innovative new insurance platform designed to specifically help mutual insurance carriers improve their operational efficiency.On today's Unscripted, Neil Alldredge, president and CEO at NAMIC, talks with Tim Fleming, CEO at The Mutual Group, about what makes the company unique among mutuals. This episode of NAMIC's Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

I had a chat interview with Jon Lee from pop band S Club. We talked about their recent reunion & their Good Times Tour, their recent Brighton Pride gig, about LGBT awareness & about how the band paid tribute to their band mate Paul Cattermole who sadly died from an underlying heart condition. Jon is an Ambassador for the British Heart Foundation to help them raise awareness of heart issues. https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/who-we-are Jon and Jo from S Club will also be doing a gig soon at Pizza Express in Holborn! https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/choose-seats/jon-lee-jo-omeara/1430608

Your hosts read Ninth Life by Stark Holborn, the third book in what may or may not be a trilogy, they actually have no idea. They talk about the difficulties of year-long gaps before reading a sequel, debate what an epistolary novel is, and look up the definition for 2nd person POV. Lilly also spills the tea about a gossip-themed Pet Peeve.Find us on Discord / Support us on PatreonThanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

pWotD Episode 2621: Keir Starmer Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 1,912,405 views on Friday, 5 July 2024 our article of the day is Keir Starmer.Sir Keir Rodney Starmer ( ; born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and barrister who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024, as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020, and as Leader of the Opposition from 2020 to 2024. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015, and previously was Director of Public Prosecutions from 2008 to 2013.Born in London and raised in Surrey, Starmer attended the selective state Reigate Grammar School, which became a private school while he was a student. He was politically active from an early age and joined the Labour Party Young Socialists at the age of 16. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Leeds in 1985 and gained a postgraduate Bachelor of Civil Law degree at St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford in 1986. After being called to the bar, Starmer practised predominantly in criminal defence work, specialising in human rights. He served as a human rights adviser to the Northern Ireland Policing Board and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2002, later citing his work on policing in Northern Ireland as being a key influence on his decision to pursue a political career. During his time as Director of Public Prosecutions, he dealt with a number of major cases including the Stephen Lawrence murder case. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to law and criminal justice.Starmer was elected to the House of Commons at the 2015 general election. As a backbencher, he supported the unsuccessful Britain Stronger in Europe campaign in the 2016 European Union membership referendum. He was appointed to Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, and advocated a proposed second referendum on Brexit. Following Corbyn's resignation after Labour's defeat at the 2019 general election, Starmer succeeded him by winning the 2020 leadership election on a left-wing platform. During his tenure as opposition leader, Starmer moved the party back more toward the centre, and emphasised the importance of eliminating antisemitism within the party. Starmer led Labour to victory in the local elections in 2023 and 2024. In 2023, Starmer set out five missions for his government, targeting issues such as economic growth, health, clean energy, crime and education. In July 2024, Starmer led Labour to a landslide victory at the 2024 general election, ending fourteen years of Conservative government with Labour becoming the largest party in the House of Commons. He succeeded Rishi Sunak as prime minister on 5 July 2024, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:28 UTC on Saturday, 6 July 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Keir Starmer on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Joey.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Nick Delves is Candidate for Holborn & St Pancras against Labour Leader Sir Kier Starmer. His Party is the Monster Raving Loony Party.  GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: James Freeman is a TNT presenter, an International Liaison at the World Council for Health, a former Member of European Parliament, and prior to politics was Head of UK Trade and Business Inflation at the Office for National Statistics. James also has a masters degree in Psychology and plans use his unique set of skills to debunk the establishment's narrative and wake-up the masses.

In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dillt Hussain speaks with the former South African member of parliament, anti-apartheid activist and investigative author, Andrew Feinstein.    Topics of discussion include: Apartheid South Africa, the ANC, and Andrew's family background.  Does Israel meet the threshold for an apartheid state?  The Gaza genocide and standing as independent parliamentary candidate for Holborn & St.Pancras.  Labour Party, enabling genocide and unseating Keir Starmer.  Muslim voters in Holborn and St.Pancras, and the split vote situation? Does Andrew think he has an actual chance of winning? FOLLOW 5PILLARS ON:    Website: https://5pillarsuk.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@5Pillars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5pillarsuk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5pillarsnews  Twitter: https://twitter.com/5Pillarsuk  Telegram: https://t.me/s/news5Pillars  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@5pillarsnews

How much do you know about your local and the people that run it. Why they do what they do. What they enjoy about this profession. What they enjoy....less so. Be it core classics or specials and seasonals, the independent on-trade is essential in offering a platform to countless brewery's beers. And for patrons and producers in West London, they're fortunate to have a brilliant pub that does just that. Run by husband and wife duo Tim and Tosh, alongside canine companion Dexter, The Brook is part of the rich beer and brewing fabric of Brentford. After running a wealth of London's best-known pubs, giving a boost and a stage to excellent, independent, beer is a huge part of their raison d'être. The Brook was founded as 'The Royal Oak' beer house in 1787 and it was originally a standard corner property, later expanded into properties in New Road. It belonged to the Royal Brewery of Brentford. The Royal Oak was licensed as a public house by 1894 and it was built in its present form in that year 1894, possibly being partially rebuilt in the 1920s. ​ The Strawberry House beer house was established by 1871 at 33 New Road where a member of the Gomm family (the brewers) was noted as a beer seller there. It was probably named after the large area of market gardens that used to exist in the area between Brook Road and Ealing Road. One of the market gardeners, Thomas William Beach, founded a jam factory in Brentford and he won awards for his strawberries at the Great Exhibition in 1851. The beer house was closed after 1896 by which time it was known as The Patriot. ​ Licensees of The Royal Oak included John Carter (1869), Richard Lewis (1870), Elizabeth Gardner (1894), Boaz Stallwood (1901) and Albert Coles (1914-1937). Stan Johnson was the landlord of The Royal Oak until 1960. By 1957 Stan had decided that he would become a publican and he moved to The Royal Oak after completing his training at The City Barge at Strand on the Green. In 1960 Stan and his wife moved to the Midlands, first in Walsall and then in Bridgnorth. ​ The Royal Oak was closed for some time and re-opened as 'The Brook' in June 2019 with Tim and Tosh Rider as the owners. Tim explains: "My introduction to the pub trade was Godolphin's just near Brentford Lock in 1989. My stint there made me realise I had a genuine love for the hospitality pub trade…so, thank you Brentford for that! I joined Whitbread soon after becoming the manager of The King's Head in Chiswell Street near the Barbican Center. "I met Tosh in The Blue Posts, in Soho, 20+ years ago. We married in 2002 when we were both running Bar Mosko in Holborn, then we spent 10 years at The Tabard in Chiswick followed by 2 years at the Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street. Between the two of us we have gained strong links and experience within the pub industry. "We took the lease on for The Royal Oak in Brentford in March 2019 and the pub showed real promise plus a chance for both of us to finally put down some roots. The Royal Oak needed some love so after 3 months of getting the pub back into some order, we changed the name to 'The Brook'…it was time for a fresh start. "We are immensely proud of The Brook, how it looks and we are committed to becoming the local “village pub” in Brentford. So come and relax with our great selection of craft ales/beers, great wines, spirits and good food alongside good company and an extensive selection of vinyl and digital music!" In this episode we speak to Tim about the joys, and challenges, of running an independent pub, the importance of connecting with the community, operating in an area synonymous with football but not being defined by it, and the duo's love of pouring brilliant beers from the UK's best.

A surprise general election has been called in the United Kingdom, and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is the overwhelming favorite to become the next prime minister. But today's guest is looking to upset that grim future.Andrew Feinstein is standing against Starmer for his Holborn and St. Pancras seat in central London. Feinstein is an expert in the arms trade, a former member of the South African parliament under Nelson Mandela, and a tireless activist, who Watchdog host Lowkey describes as someone who “campaigned for decades on important issues that really cut to the core of power and the way it functions in society.”Under Starmer's leadership, the Labour Party has ruthlessly purged leftist, anti-establishment voices from its ranks, including former leader Jeremy Corbyn. Feinstein described Starmer as holding an “authoritarian, undemocratic approach to politics,” accusing him of weaponizing anti-Semitism to carry out a witch hunt against radical elements within the party.Starmer has given his full-throated endorsement to Israel, even as it carries out a genocidal onslaught against the people of Gaza, and strong-armed the Speaker of the House into shutting down a motion brought to parliament calling for a ceasefire. Meanwhile, he has expelled more Jews from the Labour Party than all other leaders combined, all under the guise of fighting anti-Jewish bigotry.Feinstein is a white Jewish man who grew up in Apartheid South Africa. His mother is a survivor of Hitler's genocidal ambitions, having hid for three years in a Viennese coal cellar to avoid detection by the Nazis. He became active in the anti-Apartheid struggle and became an elected official for the African National Congress during the country's transition to democracy. He eventually resigned after being refused the right to investigate billions of dollars worth of arms deals signed by Mandela's successor, Thabo Mbeki.He warns that Starmer's approach to politics represents a threat to democracy in the United Kingdom, and wants his campaign to be completely different, the antithesis of Starmer.Feinstein stressed that local issues, such as hunger, unemployment, and a lack of housing, would be the key issues he would fight on. Nevertheless, he maintains an international perspective and is hopeful things are about to radically change across the globe. “This period of late neoliberal capitalism, which has bequeathed the world such injustice and such inequality, must be on its last legs. And that's what gets me out of bed every morning,” he said.Support the Show.The MintPress podcast, “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a light on stories largely ignored by the mainstream, corporate media.Lowkey is a British-Iraqi hip-hop artist, academic and political campaigner. As a musician, he has collaborated with the Arctic Monkeys, Wretch 32, Immortal Technique and Akala. He is a patron of Stop The War Coalition, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Racial Justice Network and The Peace and Justice Project, founded by Jeremy Corbyn. He has spoken and performed on platforms from the Oxford Union to the Royal Albert Hall and Glastonbury. His latest album, Soundtrack To The Struggle 2, featured Noam Chomsky and Frankie Boyle and has been streamed millions of times.

Episode 6, in which we discover what Ronnie Bishop did after seeing David run off into Holborn station.

Helloooo London! We're back with another live show at the wonderful Museum of Comedy in Holborn. We all need something to look forward to right now and this is just the ticket. Kicking off at 7pm on April 3rd, Grainne and Chantal will be dissecting a brand new couple breakup chosen by our ultra special guest, comedian Rachel Parris! We can't wait to see you there. So that's Wednesday April 3rd at 7pm. Grab your tickets here, friends! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We're at The Coach and Horses in Soho with actor Robert Bathurst, much loved for his roles as David Marsden in Cold Feet, and Mark Taylor in Joking Apart, and with theatre producer Trish Wadley.  Robert is reprising his title role in Keith Waterhouse's Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and tells us what fun it is to perform in the very venue where the late Jeffrey Bernard spent much of his later years propping up the bar. Trish Wadley has long championed immersive theatre, staging the Tennessee Williams hotel plays in three different rooms in a Holborn hotel before transferring them to the Langham Hilton.  She's the first producer ever to stage a play inside London's Natural History Museum and persuaded them to build a 350-seat venue for a play about Charles Darwin.  She also staged Insignificance, about an imaginary meeting between Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein in a Fifth Avenue hotel - in a Fifth Avenue hotel room.  Ever inventive, her company Trish Wadley Productions has just produced a lean, mean, fast and furious version of Othello with Iago's complex and conniving character played by three actors on the stage at the same time. Trish and Robert enthuse about how liberating and interesting it is for audiences and performers alike to be outside the restrictions of conventional theatre.  And if Robert's stories are anything to go by, playing Jeffrey Bernard in The Coach and Horses has its fair shares of excitements and hazards too. Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell plays at the Coach and Horses until 21st November http://www.defibrillatortheatre.com https://trishwadleyproductions.com

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Episode 616: On today's Unscripted, we're bringing you a presentation from NAMIC's Management Conference where NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge hosted a panel discussion about the current reinsurance market with representatives from Aon, Holborn, Gen Re, and Guy Carpenter.  The conversation focuses on solutions for reinsurance capacity - including underwriting/pricing improvements and exposure management - given the challenges presented by the hard reinsurance market.

Natalie Bennett, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle, is a politician and journalist. She had a working-class background and was the first in her family to attend university. Bennett received her education at MLC School, an independent day school for girls in Burwood, New South Wales, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies, and a Master of Arts in Mass Communication.Bennett began her career in journalism in Australia, working for regional newspapers such as the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth. In 1995, she moved to Thailand, where she worked for Australian Volunteers International and the Bangkok Post newspaper. In 1999, she settled in the United Kingdom and started contributing to various publications, including The Guardian, The Independent, and The Times. Bennett served as the deputy editor and later editor of The Guardian Weekly from 2007 to 2012.In January 2006, Bennett joined the Green Party of England and Wales. She ran for various positions, including the Camden Council election and the London Assembly elections, but was not elected. In September 2012, she was elected as the leader of the Green Party, succeeding Caroline Lucas. During her leadership, the party saw an increase in support, and Bennett played a significant role in raising its profile. She also stood as the Green Party candidate in the 2015 general election for the Holborn and St Pancras constituency.After serving two terms as leader, Bennett did not seek re-election in 2016. However, she continued to be involved in politics and was selected to contest the Sheffield Central constituency in the 2017 UK general election. Although the Green Party experienced a decrease in vote share in her constituency, Bennett remained an active member and advocate for the party's policies.In September 2019, Bennett was nominated for a life peerage and became Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle in October 2019. She joined the House of Lords as the second Green Party member alongside Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb. Throughout her political career, Bennett has been known for her advocacy of feminist causes, environmental issues, and the Green Party's policies. She has also expressed support for a cultural and economic boycott of Israel, the abolition of the monarchy, and polyamorous relationships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Premiered to 63 people at the Royal Court back in 1973, the Rocky Horror Show is marking its anniversary with a production touring the UK. New Generation Thinkers Louise Creechan and Joan Passey explore its links with Frankenstein and the Gothic tradition and Paul Baker discusses its place in a history of camp. Shahidha Bari presents. Camp: The Story of the Attitude that Conquered the World is out now. Paul Baker is a Professor at Lancaster University. Rocky Horror runs at Sadlers Wells Peacock Theatre in Holborn, London until June 10th and then moves on to venues including Crewe, Leeds, Truro, Belfast, Nottingham and Eastbourne. For more details https://rockyhorror.co.uk/tour-dates You can find other conversations about LGBTQ+ culture and history in the Free Thinking collection of episodes called Identity Discussions on the programme website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06jngzt Programmes include The politics of fashion and drag https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zcjch Polari Prize winners from 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nmrl Queer Histories https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f74j New Thinking: Raiding Gay's the Word & Magnus Hirschfeld https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ff53xv

Although we mainly stick with classical violin here on Violin Class, I have a lot of jazz-curious listeners. That's why I've invited Matt Holborn of the Jazz Violin podcast to join me. Join the Violin Class newsletter for more bonus content with each new episode: violinclass.co/newsletter.Read the corresponding blog post, featuring the 10 jazz violinists you should listen to here.Matt Holborn is an improvising violinist based in London. He performs with The London Django Collective, Learn To Draw and curates nights for Soho Jazz Live. Along with a busy performance schedule, Matt is also a jazz violin teacher and podcaster, hosting the Jazz Violin PodcastYou can find Matt here:WebsiteThe Jazz Violin PodcastInstagramSign up for the Creative Scales WorkshopSaturday, April 29th at 2pm (Eastern Time)Scales can be fun!In this live workshop, you'll learn: New ideas and creative ways to practice your violin scalesHow to use scales to play violin more expressively How to get a great technical workout without getting bored

Three percent of London's population was black in the eighteenth century. Your host Stephen Fry introduces:An Enslaved Child and His Two Inheritances written by Milo Harries and performed by Cassius Konneh [17 Gough Square, Holborn, London]A Genius in Bondage written by Sara Fleming and performed by Jasmine Elcock [the Tower of London]Beethoven Could Not Believe His Ears written by James Rampton and performed by Stephen Fry [Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London and The Augarten Concert Hall in Vienna]Sound editing by Viel Richardson.