Podcasts about Holborn

Today, we're revisiting another one of 2025's most popular episodes. This Unscripted segment uncovers some of the early misconceptions about artificial intelligence. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge spoke with Lindsey Klarkowski Stephani, NAMIC's resident AI expert.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

London has its own unwritten rules and once you know them, the city makes so much more sense. In this episode Tracy and Doug share 12 things that confuse visitors most, so you can move around with confidence and make the most of every day.They cover:Tube map versus real distance and when walking beats taking the UndergroundLondon zones, daily caps, Oyster card versus contactlessTube etiquette: letting people off, escalator rules, and mind the gapTower Bridge versus London Bridge and how to tell them apartLast entry times and planning attraction visits realisticallyChanging of the Guard: checking schedules, arriving early, and using a tour for the best viewYeoman Warders at the Tower of London: how they live and why a VIP tour is worth itRed phone box photos and why to check before stepping insideLondon black cabs and The Knowledge: why they are unlike any taxi in the worldAfternoon tea versus high tea versus cream tea: what to expect and how to bookSundays in London: restricted trading hours and booking your Sunday roastService charge and tipping: how to spot the 12.5% and avoid paying twicePronunciation: Leicester Square, Greenwich, Southwark, Holborn, Tottenham, and the Marylebone debate.

Today, we're revisiting another one of 2025's most popular episodes. This particular Unscripted segment uncovers an advocacy topic that generated a lot of attention last year: subrogation. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge spoke with Zelle attorney Steve Badger about this important legal recovery process.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

In dieser Folge reisen Jenny, Malte und Reisejournalist Konrad Bender nach London – ins **The Hoxton Holborn**. Ein stylisches Stadthotel in einer ehemaligen Telefonvermittlungsstelle, nur wenige Schritte von vielen Londoner Highlights entfernt.

Today, we're revisiting another one of the most listened-to Unscripted segments in the past year. This segment highlights the importance of relationships and just how close knit the mutual insurance industry can be. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge spoke with Michael Bourque and Matt McHatten, two member company CEOs who have know each other since Cub Scouts.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn. 

Mid Era + IDM: two sets of older tracks from my radio show. TIME ARTIST TRACK RELEASE 0:00:00 ***Intro***     0:00:00 DTime electric pulses Weaving Lightning 0:04:49 Cybotron Ride Colossus 0:09:10 Daniel Dorobanțu o vreme inalta Pamantul Straveziu  0:26:17 Radio Massacre Intl set 1 (excerpt) October Gallery, Holborn 1994 0:31:39 58918012 white White 0:36:38 Zemög kamajita Daxita 0:42:38 Holon polyspace Augmented Reality 0:47:56 ASC dreadnought Hiding In Plain Sight 0:54:45 ***[break]***     0:57:39 Inigo Kennedy calm in the storm Calm In The Storm 1:01:52 Olorun instability of opacity (rmx) Indirect Image (Remixes) 1:09:52 Atsushi Izumi observable pt. iv Observable 1:13:30 Eomac what does your heart tell you? Cracks 1:18:31 Low Orbit Satellite 21a987e4 Moral Constraints 1:24:29 Icotec darklight Conosphere 1:30:23 Danabacken fusion confusion   1:33:03 Uncou red alien disco Lost and Found 1:37:40 Crisopa natayashchaya padruga Vernacula 1:42:30 Random Value stones Independence Of The Domestic 1:46:39 Recue badhairday (original live cut)   1:50:43 Panelia ...while the whole world danced Nothing And All At Once 1:56:12 ***Outro***       Keywords: International electronic music internet electronic artists unsigned electronic artists Low Orbit Satellite Ambient Symphonic Rock Progressive Rock Art Rock Tribal Trance PsyTrance Ethno/PsyTrance IDM Nonima Dub Step Mid Era Berlin School

Today, we're revisiting another one of the most listened-to Unscripted segments in the past year or so. NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge's talked with Adam Manus, Holborn's president and chief brokerage officer, about global liquidity and how it had been shaping the reinsurance market conditions. Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Today, we're uncovering one of our most-listened-to "Unscripted" segments. Listen to Neil Alldredge, NAMIC's president and CEO, and Frank Harrison, Holborn's chairman of the board and CEO, discuss Holborn's book "Beat the Clock: How the Property Catastrophe Underwriting Cycle Works."This episode is sponsored by Holborn.

The drama surrounding Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's new rom com The Drama is first on the agenda this week, alongside the hugely hyped, Ballerina Farm-inspired tradwife thriller Yesteryear. Plus, the latest in the Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni case, the Kanye West Wireless controversy and our review of Jame Laing and Sophie Haboo's documentary series Raising Chelsea. Enjoy huns!Get tickets to our book club this Sunday at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket TailorJoin us on Patreon for our oversharing bonus and ad free eps! patreon.com/straightuppodcastGet 15% off our fave eSim with the code straightup at saily.com/straightupShop our go-to canned wine from 100% organic Sicilian wine company Vinca at vincawine.comFollow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠Recs/ reviews: The Drama, in cinemasYou Need a Dark Sense of Humor for The Drama, EsquireThe Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise, Vulture Yesteryear, Caro Claire BurkeDiabolical Lies podcast‘Serve, smile, procreate': Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife, The GuardianI'm obsessed by the trad wife world — this was the best way to expose it, The TimesA Tradwife Wakes Up in 1805… The New York TimesWhy women can't resist tradwife porn, CosmopolitanInside the secret smear machine that's targeting Hollywood, Hollywood ReporterWho Trolled Amber podcastRaising Chelsea, Disney+ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should stars get a say in who plays them and how they're portrayed? We're diving into the debate this week after actor Kim Novak called Sydney Sweeney “totally wrong” for her upcoming biopic, and Daryl Hannah spoke out about her reputation-ruining portrayal in Love Story. Also on the show: the record-breaking Harry Potter teaser, a look at Euphoria's long-awaited series three, much-hyped hospital drama The Pitt, Riz Ahmed's latest passion project, Rachel McAdams' new satire and the Rupert Murdoch doc on Netflix. Join us on Patreon for our oversharing bonus and ad free eps! patreon.com/straightuppodcastGet 15% off our fave eSim with the code straightup at saily.com/straightupGet tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket TailorFollow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠Recs/reviewsBait, Amazon PrimeRiz Ahmed's ‘Bait' Is About James Bond — But Mostly About Shame, Rolling StoneDynasty: The Murdochs, Netflix The Pitt, HBO MaxSend Help, rent on Sky, Amazon etcKim Novak: ‘Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time. She could never play me', Times How Can ‘Love Story' Get Away With This? New York TimesEuphoria s3 trailer 2Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone official teaserHow ITV met its match when it got hitched to Olivia Attwood, Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chappell Roan's in the news after being accused of making Jude Law's 11-year-old daughter cry, so this week we're diving into the debate around celebrity boundaries vs fan behaviour. Do stars have a right to set limits when it comes to fame? And is the kind of brutal trolling Barry Keoghan has recently spoken out about ever justified? Also on the show: the latest AI publishing controversy, our review of Saturday Night Live UK, the glossy new thriller starring Elizabeth Moss and Kerry Washington, Rose Byrne's motherhood horror, and a return to the ethics of reality TV after The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Taylor Frankie Paul's season of The Bachelorette was abruptly cancelled. Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor and order your copy of our book pick Hooked here. We can't wait to hang out with you all!Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠Recs/reviewsImperfect Women, Apple TVThe Square, Prime VideoForce Majeure, Prime VideoIf I Had Legs I'd Kick You, in cinemas I confessed a deplorable secret about motherhood to a friend – and it changed my life, GuardianWhy Does A.I. Write Like … That? New York TimesShit You Should Care About, SubstackProject Hail Mary, in cinemasThe Bachelorette's messy break-up with its unlikely star Taylor Frankie Paul, BBCMomfluencer Faces More Consequences than All Men In Epstein Files Combined, Liz PlankSaturday Night Live UK, Sky/ Now TV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere go far enough? That's the big question on the show this week as we review his divisive new Netflix doc about male alt-right influencers. We discuss misogyny vs ragebait, the manosphere's influence on politics and how this all affects young women and girls. Plus: a debrief on the Oscars, Kylie Jenner's Hollywood career pivot, a Devil Wears Prada 2 update and the ‘bombshell' new book about Meghan Markle. Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor and order your copy of our book pick Hooked here.Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠Recs/ reviewsTrain Dreams, Netflix The Secret Agent, in cinemas Kylie Supreme! A Makeup Mogul Enters Her Hollywood Era, Vanity FairJessie Buckley's Oscars win is a battle cry for women in their mid-thirties,Grazia‘I, too, get to make mistakes' — how Meghan put herself first, Times Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere, Netflix Louis Theroux On Internet Culture, The Manosphere & Getting "Cooked", The Romesh Ranganathan ShowDid Louis Theroux's Manosphere documentary Change Anyone's Mind?, BBC News@YourmoneymateSarah,TikTokGen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands, GuardianI am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day, GuardianGIRLS: Gen Z and the commodification of everything, Freya IndiaWhy does Bari Weiss keep winning? Vox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harry Styles has dropped his long-awaited album, ACOTAR author Sarah J Maas went on Call Her Daddy and Timothée Chalamet is facing backlash for his comments on ballet and opera – it's been a busy week in pop culture! Plus: Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall's sexy new series Vladimir has landed on Netflix just as the “smut renaissance” reaches fever pitch. From romantasy to Heated Rivalry, is our insatiable appetite for steam a symptom of the loneliness epidemic? Finally, a quick look at Lily Allen's tour reviews, that *very* awkward new Louis Theroux interview and a super exciting announcement: book club is back in April! We can't wait to see some of you there

Catherine Chinatree is a socially engaged multi-disciplinary artist based in Margate. She works in various contexts, including in the public realm. Her work focuses on the idea of shared “reality,” with an emphasis on identity, dualism, and cultural fluidity. This exploration is supported by research in anthropology, social surrealism, and human behaviour. Being of Welsh, Caribbean and Irish descent, she is deeply rooted in hybrid culture and seeks inspiration from the outside world of everyday life, our daily activities, symbolism, rituals, and the people she meets.Chinatree's recent series of works invites the viewers on a visual journey through the realms of personal and subcultures exploring ideas of youth, class, memory and nostalgia, it highlights optimism & transformative moments that can alter society. Chinatree aims to evoke a palette that reflects the bass-heavy underground movement, artificial lighting and a sense of the unknown going hand in hand with the uncertainty of teenage years. At that time, pioneers of a new music genre looked to the future, with nods to outer space, and ideas of otherworldly beings, all of which are reflected in this work. The Crystallisation of the urban experience is layered and sampled, reconnecting it with the present. Working-class youth - black, brown and white united to dance is a testament to sound system culture and the creation of a new reality reflecting urban Britain, black roots & experimental sounds. With close ties to Leicester, Chinatree's hometown, the work is supported by research and recordings from original attendees, event organisers, the venue's history and future plans. Blending new footage, lived experiences and digital memories. Described by many as one of the darkest raves attended “Some shadow demon business”, the work illuminates its legacy. Catherine Chinatree studied at Wimbledon College of Arts, graduating with a Masters in Fine Art. She was awarded the Ferdynand Zweig Arts travel Scholarship award, and set up a collaborative engagement project between the UK and Havana, Cuba. She has been shortlisted for the Mercury Music Arts Prize, Nasty Woman NYC and The Griffin x Elephant New Graduates Arts Prize. She completed an artist residency with Elephant Magazine and has been sponsored by Liquitex Paints. She was commissioned by Artquest for their 20th anniversary, which was subsequently displayed at UAL in Holborn, London. Recently she was commissioned by Artist Globe for The World Reimagined project, which is on permanent show at the World Museum in Liverpool. She created a mural for Rise Up Residency Mural in Margate and as part of the Commemorative Installation Campaign, created a Tapestry for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. She recently co created a billboard Artwork with Kent Refugee action network, and is a panelist for Artcry, supporting artists to make work in response to social and political events.Follow @CatherineChinatree on Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're uncovering...How NAMIC is urging the White House to tackle rising insurance costs—without undermining state-based regulation.And why proposed insurance reforms in states like New York and Illinois could have major consequences for consumers and market stability.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

From the end of October to the start of December 2001, an unspecified two-roomed second-floor flat on Eagle Street in Holborn was a warm and welcoming guesthouse rented out to two Korean students exploring London. As strangers in a notoriously dangerous city, they did everything right to ensure their safety, as London isn't for the faint hearted. And although they stayed within confines of their tight-knit community, their sadistic killer was hiding in plain sight.Location #1: unknown number, ‘Beckley' 47-51 Eagle Street, Holborn, London, WC2Location #2: unknown number, Lansbury Estate, Augusta Street, Poplar, London, E14Date: 8th or 9th of December 1913 and 27th October 2001Victims: Hyun-Han Jin and In-Hea SongCulprit: Kye Soo KimFive time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.TRUE CRIME FEST: Saturday 28th March 2026 in Maida Vale, London. For tickets, CLICK HERE.Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA · Instagram· FaceBook· ThreadsSUBSCRIBE via PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 8th or 9th of December 1913, William & Eliza, now in their late 60s or early 70s were curled up in front of the fire in their small lodging on New Compton Street in St Giles in Holborn, London. Their life had been an unbearable tragedy which had tested every ounce of their love and strength, and yet, one more punishment was yet to come for this couple who deserved to die a dignified death. This a story about grief and how we all cope with it in our own wayLocations:basement flat, unrecorded number New Compton Street, London, WC2Date: 8th or 9th of December 1913Victims:William & Eliza SmithCulprit: ? Five time nominated at the True Crime Awards, Independent Podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards, Murder Mile is one of the best UK / British true crime podcasts covering only 20 square miles of West London. It is researched, written and performed by Michael of Murder Mile UK True Crime Podcast with the main musical themes written and performed by Erik Stein and Jon Boux of Cult With No Name and additional music, as used under the Creative Commons License 4.0. A full listing of tracks used and a full transcript for each episode is listed here and a legal disclaimer.TRUE CRIME FEST: Saturday 28th March 2026 in Maida Vale, London. For tickets, CLICK HERE.Follow me on SOCIAL MEDIA · Instagram· FaceBook· ThreadsSUBSCRIBE via PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/murdermile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're uncovering...A major insurance bill in Oregon narrowly fails after concerns about expanded bad faith litigation.Rhode Island lawmakers hear warnings that proposed bad faith legislation could drive insurers out of the state.A federal judge raises red flags about third-party litigation funding and its impact on the court system.Congress takes up critical questions around autonomous vehicle safety, liability, and insurance readiness.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Your hosts are joined by Stark Holborn to talk about her novella For the Road. They discuss acid westerns, inspirational songs, and Gaulish mythology.Find more from Stark:https://starkholborn.com/https://www.patreon.com/starkholbornThanks 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

Today we're uncovering… How potential changes to FEMA could reshape disaster response—and what insurers need to prepare for now. Plus, why a new South Dakota bill could leave wildfire victims with little recourse. Today's episode of Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn. 

Chappell Roan's nipple-ring dress was the talk of the Grammy Awards red carpet, so naturally we're debriefing on that this week, as well as the night's other biggest moments. Also on the agenda: all things Formula 1, from Brad Pitt's Oscar-nominated F1: The Movie to the latest rumours that Lewis Hamilton is dating Kim Kardashian, The White Lotus season 4 updates (including Helena Bonham Carter's casting!) Katie Price's highly concerning new husband, Olivia Attwood's separation, a tribute to comedy icon Catherine O'Hara, the long-swirling allegations against David Walliams and a check-in on Marvel's newest superhero show, which is actually all about acting. Enjoy huns! Get one of the last few tickets to our book club on 15 Feb at the Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor. Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠Recs/reviewsWonderman, Disney+F1: The Movie, AppleTVGrammys 2026 highlights: the 10 biggest moments of the night, The Times Katie Price starting to think marriage to Lee Andrews was ‘huge mistake', Metro Olivia Attwood ‘to divorce' Bradley Dack & removes wedding ring, The SunHilltop hijinks: White Lotus to take over luxury chateau on French Riviera, Guardian . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beckham feud rolls on and of course we have a big juicy update for you! We comb through everything that's happened over the last week, from wedding witness DJ Fat Tony setting the record straight on Victoria's “inappropriate” dance, to weigh-ins from Brooklyn and Nicola's exes. So what's the future for Brand Beckham? Also on the show: what unsealed texts from the upcoming It Ends with Us trial reveal about Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's rumoured fallout, and our thoughts on the Meghan Trainor surrogacy backlash. Plus, the snubs from this year's Oscar nominations and a debrief on The Beauty, the wild body horror satirising our culture of physical perfection starring Bella Hadid. Enjoy huns! Get your ticket to our book club on 15 Feb at the Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor. Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠Recs/ reviews: Steal, Amazon PrimeAlana Hadid, whose brother dated Nicola Peltz, weighs in on Brooklyn Beckham drama, Independent Victoria Beckham owns trademarks to all her children's names, TimesBrooklyn Beckham doesn't need his parents. He's got a secret weapon, TimesMeghan Trainor Faces Onslaught of Hate Over Surrogate Baby, Newsweek The Baby Died. Whose Fault is it? WiredThe Beauty, Disney PlusRatched, Netflix . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finally, after nearly 10 years, it's the changing criterion design's time to shine! While often seen as the little brother to our more robust experimental designs, this week we discuss when the changing criterion could be your design of choice in research and practice and look at some of the more convincing cases of how the little step-wise graph that nobody liked should really be a key player in your visual display toolbox. This episode is available for 1.0 LEARNING CEU. Articles discussed this episode: Klein, L.A., Houlihan, D., Vincent, J.L., & Panahon, C.J. (2017). Best practices in utilizing the changing criterion design. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 10, 52-61. doi: 10.1007/s40617-014-0036-x De Luca, R.V. & Holborn, S.W. (1992). Effects of a variable-ratio reinforcement schedule with changing criteria on exercise in obese and nonobese boys. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 671-679. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1992.25-671 Brady, M.P., Kearney, K.B., Downey, A., Torres, A., & McDougall, D. (2022). Using mnemonics, remote coaching, and the range-bound changing criterion design to teach college students with IDD to make employment decisions. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 57, 303-319. doi: 10.1177/215416472205700 If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at abainsidetrack@gmail.com for further assistance.

Harry Styles has new music out, ‘Skins meets Succession' show Industry is back for season four and Paul Mescal is playing Shakepeare in tear-jerker Hamnet – it's a good week for pop culture! Also on the show, we're debriefing on Amazon's first-look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft, the ice hockey romance that's taken the internet by storm, Heated Rivalry, and Molly Mae's Adidas collab. Plus a fab Call Her Daddy ep with Jennette McCurdy (author of our book club pick Half His Age), a gripping podcast series from Alice Levine and our initial thoughts on s2 of Idris Elba's Hijack. Enjoy huns and don't forget to listen to our Brooklyn Beckham bonus episode from yesterday, where we deep-dive into his explosive statement on his relationship with Victoria and David! Tickets for our book club on 15 Feb at the Hoxton, Holborn are going quickly! Get yours via Ticket Tailor. Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠Recs/reviewsHamnet, in cinemas nowHamnet feels elemental, but is it just grief porn? New YorkerHow accurate is Hamnet? The Times21 Questions to Fall in Love with Paul Mescal, GQ The Roofman, AmazonExplosive Lies podcastRiot Women, BBC iPlayerHeated Rivalry, NOW TV/ SkyUK viewers warm up for steamy ice hockey hit Heated Rivalry, BBC Jennette McCurdy: Half His Age, Call Her DaddyHeavy Is the Crown: George R.R. Martin on His Triumphs and Torments, The Hollywood ReporterA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, NOW TVMolly Mae: Behind It All, Amazon Industry, BBC iPlayerIndustry's Marisa Abela and Myha'la on success, sisterhood and strap-ons, GlamourHow to Fail with Marisa Abela Marisa Abela: ‘Industry isn't afraid to do things that upset people', TimesHijack, Apple TV . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're uncovering… Legislative sessions are heating up, and NAMIC's advocacy team is on the front lines - often as the only voice - stopping bad ideas and driving forward the ones that matter. Plus… meet NAMIC's new Chair.  We'll chat with FMNE Insurance Company CEO Mark Walz about how he hopes to serve the industry in the year ahead. Today's episode of Insurance Uncovered is sponsored by Holborn.

Happy New Year, everyone! We kick off the (almost) 10th year of ABA Inside Track with a review of our recent holiday activities then get right back into our podcast research discussion with a bevy of amazing guests. First up we delve into the new (for behavior analysts) work of motivational interviewing with Dr. Monica Gilbert. Then we have three-guests-for one with Dr. Stephanie Peterson, Dr. Rebecca Eldridge, and Dr. Neil Deochand to learn about risk assessment and their development of the FARADT tool. Then we take pity on the least popular experimental design, the changing criterion, by giving it its own episode. Still not enough learning for your behavior analytic resolutions? Why not head over to the Stone Soup online conference with a $20 discount. Just register with the code ABAIT26 and enjoy a whole day of learning. Articles for January 2026 Motivational Interviewing w/ Dr. Monica Gilbert Gilbert, M. (2025). How to stop talking and start communicating with motivational interviewing: Building effective partnerships with caregivers: A practical guide for behavior therapists. Crystal Minds Psychological Services. Plattner, C. & Anderson, C. (2024). Creating a therapeutic alliance with caregivers: An introduction to motivational interviewing. Behavior Analysis in Practice. doi: 10.1007/s40617-024-00948-8 Christopher, P.J. & Dougher, M.J. (2009). A behavior-analytic account of motivational interviewing. The Behavior Analyst, 32, 149-161. doi: 10.1007/BF03392180   Risk Assessment w/ Dr. Stephanie Peterson, Dr. Rebecca Eldridge, + Dr. Neil Deochand Wiskirchen, R.R., Deochand, N., & Peterson, S.M. (2017). Functional analysis: A need for clinical decision support tools to weight risks and benefits. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 17, 325-333. doi: 10.1037/bar0000088 Deochand, N., Eldridge, R.R., & Peterson, S.M. (2020). Toward the development of a functional analysis risk assessment decision tool. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 13, 978-990. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00433-y Schroeder, A.C., Peterson, S.M., Mahabub, M.B., & Dresch, M.K. (2025). A pilot evaluation of expert and novice use of the functional analysis risk assessment decision tool. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 18, 811-825. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00433-y   The Changing Criterion Design Klein, L.A., Houlihan, D., Vincent, J.L., & Panahon, C.J. (2017). Best practices in utilizing the changing criterion design. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 10, 52-61. doi: 10.1007/s40617-014-0036-x De Luca, R.V. & Holborn, S.W. (1992). Effects of a variable-ratio reinforcement schedule with changing criteria on exercise in obese and nonobese boys. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 671-679. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1992.25-671 Brady, M.P., Kearney, K.B., Downey, A., Torres, A., & McDougall, D. (2022). Using mnemonics, remote coaching, and the range-bound changing criterion design to teach college students with IDD to make employment decisions. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 57, 303-319. doi: 10.1177/215416472205700  

fWotD Episode 3164: Ann Cook (cookery book writer) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Friday, 2 January 2026, is Ann Cook (cookery book writer).Ann H. Cook (fl. c. 1725 – c. 1760) was an English cookery book writer and innkeeper. In 1754 she published Professed Cookery, which went on to two further editions in her lifetime. Living in Hexham, Northumberland, in 1739–1740 Cook and her husband, John, became embroiled in a feud with a well-connected local landowner, Sir Lancelot Allgood, following an argument over an invoice the Cooks had issued. Although they were later exonerated, Allgood continued his attack on them, forcing them to leave their inn and move. Their finances suffered and John was imprisoned for non-payment of debts. To earn money, Cook wrote The New System of Cookery in 1753, which was reissued as Professed Cookery in 1754. In the work, in addition to a range of recipes, she included a poem and an "Essay upon the Lady's Art of Cookery". This was an attack on Allgood's half-sister Hannah Glasse, who had published a best-selling cookery book, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, in 1747.Further editions of Professed Cookery were published in 1755 and 1760; a revised edition, containing a selection of the recipes from the first edition, was published in 1936. In the first two editions of the work, Cook was stated as living in Newcastle upon Tyne; for the 1760 third edition, she was living in lodgings in Holborn, London. The second and third editions of Professed Cookery cover several areas, including a critical analysis of Glasse's work, traditional English recipes and an essay on household management that includes a biography of a friend and Cook's autobiography. The introduction, written as a poem, accuses Glasse of plagiarism and mocks her capability of being a teacher, as well as poking fun at her illegitimacy.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:58 UTC on Friday, 2 January 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Ann Cook (cookery book writer) 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 neural Emma.

Today we're uncovering…Florida lawmakers take aim at artificial intelligence in insurance. We'll explain what new oversight could mean for carriers and claims handling.Plus, Michigan's no-fault reform is paying off—drivers are seeing nearly 19% premium reductions. What's behind the savings?And, a new survey reveals consumers want action on lawsuit abuse as legal costs drive premiums higher.Finally, on Unscripted, NAMIC CEO Neil Alldredge talks with Jimi Grande to spotlight key issues in Washington—like stopping the GSEs' costly mandate driving up housing costs. Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Today we're uncovering...The end of the government shutdown and what it means for the National Flood insurance program. Plus, a tale of true leadership.  Grinnell Mutual CEO Jeff Menary reflects on decades of industry leadership as he prepares for retirement Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Send us a textThis is a short podcast just to post something while I am away. Daisy / Dorothy Wallis started a business in High Holborn, central London. She lived a quiet home life with her parents, one wonders who would have wished her harm ?

Today we're uncovering...Wildfire mitigation. The NAMIC-supported legislation to "Fix Our Forests" takes an important step forward.Plus, we talk with two member company CEOs from Maine about the importance relationships within the mutual insurance industry.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Seventh-century saint meets secret London. This episode follows St Etheldreda – or St Audrey – from her royal beginnings in the Fens of Ely to her hidden London church in Ely Place, Holborn. We explore the legend of her incorrupt body, the feast that became tawdry, and the medieval enclave that once stood beyond the City's law. Shakespeare's bishops, bombings, beadles, and even a relic of her hand all make an appearance in this vivid talk through holiness, history, and hidden London.

Today we're uncovering...The 2025 Mutual Factor - We'll discuss how the industry has fared in this new era of risk.Plus, lawmakers are taking a closer look at insurers' use of artificial intelligence. How laws and regulations already protect consumers from potential AI errors.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

From the barristers of Holborn to the buskers of Camden Lock and the poets of Hampstead, this episode climbs right through London's social landscape. Along the way we meet the borough that built better homes for its people, raised its rates for beauty's sake, and made “progressive” a point of civic pride. Radical politics, visionary housing, the ghosts of railways and revolution – Camden's story is London's story, all packed into eight and a half square miles.

Today we're uncovering...How a government funding lapse would impact the National Flood Insurance Program and those who depend on its coverage.The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is up for reauthorization.  How NAMIC is leading the effort for it's long-term extension.We dive into Guy Carpenter's comprehensive analysis of mutual large loss development.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Episode 114 - Jenni shares insights on breast and pelvic health for UK Health Radio Day in Holborn. Plus Dr. Sarah Jarvis and Slimming World's Man of the Year on how a slimming drug supported his weight loss journey. 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.

Episode 815: Insurance companies rely on data to optimize performance, mitigate risk, and meet the rising expectations of consumers… but new questions are being raised about what happens when there's a lack of data or missing data?   On today's Unscripted… Neil Alldredge, president and CEO of NAMIC, sits down with Lindsey Klarkowski, policy vice president of data science, AI/ML, and cybersecurity at NAMIC, to better understand how insurers are tackling this emerging issue. Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

This week, we're taking you to London for one of the wildest burglaries in history — the Hatton Garden Heist. Over Easter weekend in 2015, millions in gold, diamonds, and cash vanished from a high-security vault in the heart of the UK's jewelry district. But the biggest twist? The masterminds weren't slick young criminals — they were men in their 60s and 70s, later nicknamed “The Bad Grandpas.” We'll walk you through how they planned it, how they pulled it off, and how their old-school habits and egos brought it all crashing down. Thank you to this week's sponsors! Whatever challenges you're facing, Grow Therapy is here to help. Sessions average about $21 with insurance and some pay as little as $0, depending on their plan. Visit GrowTherapy.com/MOMS today to get started.   See thicker, stronger, faster-growing hair with less shedding in just 3-6 months with Nutrafol. For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code MOMS. Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at BollAndBranch.com/moms. Exclusions apply.   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.  The Hatton Garden Heist Sources Hatton Garden raid 'largest in English history' - BBC News Nov 23, 2015 Hatton Garden: Who were the jewelery heist raiders? - BBC News March 15, 2019 The Infamous Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Heist - Tavex Bullion Hatton Garden Safe Deposit company goes into liquidation after £10m jewelery robbery, Sept 1, 2015  How the real Hatton Garden robbery played out | The Week London police did not respond to the alarm during the Hatton Garden jewel heist | Newstalk April 10, 2015 Hatton Garden ringleader Terry Perkins missed 4 appointments before death | Daily Mail Online March 18, 2019 How the real Hatton Garden robbery played out - Page 2 | The Week Hatton Garden theft: Full timeline of one of the biggest jewel raids in history Jan 14, 2016 Video appears to show London diamond-district heist gang Hatton Garden heist: Three men convicted over raid on London safe boxes Jan 14, 2016 Hatton Garden heist: Why did gem robbers only open 72 out of 999 security boxes in vault? April 11, 2015 ​​The Infamous Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Heist - Tavex Bullion Hatton Garden heist CCTV: Watch dramatic moment £60m gem raiders are caught on camera - The Mirror Hatton Garden jewelery heist: Final three guilty over £14m burglary - BBC News  Hatton Garden jewel heist trial begins | CNN November 23, 2015 Britain's Biggest Heist Case Is On Trial: NPR ,November 28, 2015 Hatton Garden raid 'was doomed to fail' - BBC News Hatton Garden heist: The target, the plan, the job, the gear and the investigation behind the biggest burglary in English legal history January 14, 2016 The Hatton Garden Heist (2015): The Elderly Gang's Audacious Raid on London's 2015 Heist at the museum: Hatton Garden vault (and hole in the wall) to be tourist attraction Final Hatton Garden raider Michael 'Basil' Seed jailed March 15, 2019 Ringleader of Hatton Garden jewel heist gang jailed for 10 years March 16, 2019 Holborn fire 'could have been deliberately started by burglars responsible for Hatton Garden jewel raid' | London Evening Standard April 9, 2015 Hatton Garden 'Master' Quit After Failed Attempt | UK News Nov 24, 2015 Hatton Garden heist: how much was stolen and where are they now? May 16, 2024 What happened to the Hatton Garden burglars? – Overview & Analysis |  Hatton Garden gang ringleaders ordered to pay £27.5m Jan 30, 2018 Hatton Garden robber ‘Basil' wins reduction in £6m confiscation order  Hatton Garden raid has 'ruined lives and livelihoods' - BBC News May 7, 2015 Heist investigation: London police didn't respond to burglar alarm | CNN Hatton Garden heist: Former Met chief calls police 'utterly incompetent' as CCTV emerges | The Independent April 12, 2015  

Ralph devotes the entire program to challenging the “official” count of 60 thousand fatalities reported so far in the genocide Israel, aided and abetted by the United States, has perpetrated on the Palestinians in Gaza. First, Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who volunteered twice in Gaza hospitals, presents the various studies that revise estimates into the hundreds of thousands. Then weapons expert, Professor Theodore Postol, backs that up with his knowledge of the destructive power of the weapons being used and the photographic evidence of the rubble.Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is a trauma, general, and critical care surgeon. He has volunteered twice in Gaza since 2024 and three times in Ukraine since 2022. He has published on humanitarian surgical work in the New York Times, Politico, and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.I've made my point clear month after month that I believe the death toll is now well over 500,000. And it's important to have an accurate death toll to respect the Palestinian dead and to intensify diplomatic, political, and civic pressures from around the world (and particularly from the White House and Congress) to cease fire, to let the humanitarian trucks that are already at the border in (with food, medicine, water, hospital supplies), and to make sure that this conflict is resolved safely.Ralph NaderIt certainly seems that every single international expert on the topic does think that this is a genocidal attack, so I don't see any reason to disbelieve what they're saying. But that doesn't have to do with how many people are killed. So what I'm just trying to point out is that even if the numbers of people that we talk about here today are (like Ralph said) half a million, or whatever number of people have been killed, nobody disputes that huge numbers of mass killings have taken place. And it doesn't seem that anybody who knows what they're talking about disputes that it's genocidal at this point.Dr. Feroze SidhwaIt's been very widely understood by lots and lots of people, of a huge variety of political leanings, a huge variety of life experiences, of professions, et cetera, that this is the image that springs to mind when they go to the Gaza Strip—it's something like a gigantic concentration camp.Dr. Feroze SidhwaIf the U.S. or Israel cared at all about how many people (including, remember, this is a territory that is half children) —if we cared how many people, including children, we have starved to death, have shot dead, have blown up, et cetera, we could figure it out in two weeks and with 10 grand. The Israelis wouldn't even have to stop their assault. They could keep doing it. They could just agree to de-conflict this group of a few people. But they won't do it for obvious reasons. And I shouldn't say “they” —we won't do it for obvious reasons.Dr. Feroze SidhwaTheodore Postol is Professor of Science, Technology and National Security Policy Emeritus in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT. His expertise is in nuclear weapon systems, including submarine warfare, applications of nuclear weapons, ballistic missile defense, and ballistic missiles more generally.When you have a large building collapse, everyone is going to be dead unless they're out of the building. It's just that simple. And even when you have large buildings collapse and you have people coming in to search for people, you typically only find a few people who happen to have been lucky enough to be trapped in a cavity that's near a surface area of the rubble heap. If you're deep in the rubble heap, your chances of surviving are near zero.Professor Theodore PostolNews 8/15/25* New Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index data shows Trump's new tariff regime has resulted in significant increases in tariff-sensitive staple consumer goods. Some startling price spikes include a 38.9% rise in the price of vegetables, 14.5% increase in the price of coffee and an 11.3% increase in the price of beef and veal. Beyond food, electricity is up 5.5%, rent and shelter is up 3.6%, and health insurance is up 4.4%. These increases are sure to be politically unpopular, as Trump campaigned on bringing down inflation and the price of groceries. The reporting of this data also raises questions about Trump's response, given his response to the recent negative BLS data reporting on new job creation.* Speaking of job creation data, while the U.S. only reported the creation of 73,000 new jobs in July, Mexico, under left-wing economic nationalist president and AMLO successor Claudia Scheinbaum, created over 1.26 million new jobs in the same month, according to Mexico News Daily. Furious about the jobs report, Trump forced out the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is now seeking to install right-wing economist EJ Antoni. According to the BBC, economists have said his “economic commentary [is] rife with basic mistakes.” Antoni, kowtowing to Trump, ​​has proposed ending the monthly jobs report. Antoni would need to be confirmed by Senate Republicans, who have expressed some trepidation about his appointment, but whether that will be enough for them to stand up to Trump on this appointment seems unlikely.* In more domestic economic news, Jacobin reports corporations are experimenting with a new method of worker exploitation – so-called “stay-or-pay” contracts. According to this article, millions of employees – from nurses to pilots to fast food workers – are, often unwittingly, being “inserted into…restrictive labor covenants [which] turn employer-sponsored job training and education programs into conditional loans that must be paid back — sometimes at a premium — if employees leave before a set date.” These contracts, known as Training Repayment Agreement Provisions, or their acronym TRAPs, have become a major new battleground between corporate interests and groups fighting for labor rights, including unions and regulators. However, with Trump administration efforts to rollback even the modest labor protections promulgated under the Biden administration, the possibility of any federal intervention on behalf of workers seems remote.* In more Trump-related news, the occupation of Washington, D.C. has commenced. Trump has deployed federal agents, including officers with the Department of Homeland Security and Drug Enforcement Administration, as well as National Guard troops, to patrol the streets of the capital. Some of these deployments seem to be mostly for media spectacle; feds have been seen patrolling tourist areas like the National Mall, Union Station and Georgetown, but others have been going into District neighborhoods and harassing District residents for smoking on their own property. Moreover, while Trump has said "Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people," the Justice Department has in fact announced that this year violent crime in Washington has hit a 30-year low, per NPR. Trump is restricted to a 30 day takeover of the District by law, but is seeking to extend this window through Congress.* As usual, even as Trump claims to be cracking down on crime, his administration treats corporate crime with kid gloves. Despite major news of corporate misconduct this week – including the reopening of a Boar's Head facility shut down earlier this year due to a listeria outbreak despite ongoing sanitation issues and an explosion at the Clairton Coke Works in Pittsburgh that left at least two dead and ten injured – a new Public Citizen report shows the extent of the administration's soft-on-corporate-crime approach. According to this report, “the Trump administration has already withdrawn or halted enforcement actions against 165 corporations of all types – and one in four of the corporations benefiting from halted or dropped enforcement is from the technology sector, which has spent $1.2 billion on political influence during and since the 2024 elections.”* Turning to Gaza, the Financial Times reports, “Israel has killed…prominent Al Jazeera correspondent [Anas Al-Sharif] in Gaza and four of his colleagues…in an air strike targeting them in a media tent.” This report notes the Israeli military “took credit” for the strike after “months of threats and unproven allegations that [the journalist] was the head of a Hamas cell.” The Committee to Protect Journalists called these claims an attempt to “manufacture consent for his killing.” The network called this move a “desperate attempt to silence voices in anticipation of the occupation of Gaza.” Anas Al-Sharif was a prominent journalist in the Arab world and was part of a Reuters photo team who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2024. Israel has already killed six Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza prior to this strike.* Meanwhile, in Egypt, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi last Tuesday issued his harshest criticism of Israel thus far, accusing the nation of prosecuting “a war for starvation, genocide, and the liquidation of the Palestinian cause.” Yet, according to Drop Site News, Sisi's comments came just days before an announcement that an Israeli company will begin supplying Egypt with vast amounts of gas. This $35 billion deal between Egypt, neighbor to Israel and Palestine and the largest Arab nation, and Israeli energy company NewMed is the largest export agreement in Israel's history. This deal adds a new dimension to other comments Sisi made in those same remarks, wherein he defended Egypt against criticism for “not opening the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing to allow in aid.” It remains to be seen whether the genocide comments represent a new chapter of Egypt-Israel relations, or whether they are just a smokescreen to cover Egypt and Israel's increasing economic interdependence.* In Palestine news from the homefront, Semafor reports the Democratic National Committee will consider two dueling resolutions on Gaza at their meeting this month. According to Dave Weigel, one, introduced by DNC Chair Ken Martin would “[urge] a ceasefire and a return of hostages held by Hamas,” along with a reaffirmation of the increasingly far-fetched two-state solution. The other, introduced by a DNC member on the progressive flank of the party, calls for “suspension of military aid to Israel” and recognition of a Palestinian state. The latter resolution has drawn the ire of Democratic Majority for Israel, a political organization that aims to keep the Democratic Party firmly in the pro-Israel camp. DMFI's president, Brian Romick, is quoted saying that resolution would be a “gift to Republicans” and would “embolden Israel's adversaries.”* In more positive foreign affairs news, Jeremy Corbyn's new party in the United Kingdom appears to be gaining steam. A string of polls indicate the party could win the seats currently held by several high-profile Labour Party MPs, including Health Secretary Wes Streeting and now-resigned Homelessness Secretary Rushanara Ali. Most shockingly, it seems they could even win Holborn and St. Pancras, the seat currently held by Labour Party Prime Minister Keir Starmer. If this Corbynite wave does ultimately crest, it would be a stunning reversal of fortune after the Starmerite Labour Party expelled the former Labour leader in 2023.* Finally, AOL announced this week that they will end their Dial-up internet service in September, Ars Technica reports. AOL launched their Dial-up service in 1991, helping to usher in the era of widespread internet adoption. While this may seem like a natural step in terms of technological advancement, US Census data from 2022 shows that approximately 175,000 American households still connect to the Internet through dial-up services. As this article notes, “These users typically live in rural areas where broadband infrastructure doesn't exist or remains prohibitively expensive to install.” In effect, this move could leave these rural communities completely without internet, a problem compounded by the Trump administration's decision earlier this year to “abandon key elements of a $42.45bn Biden-era plan to connect rural communities to high-speed internet,” per the Guardian. It should be considered a national disgrace if both the private sector and the government leave these rural communities behind.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Episode 814:  Today we're uncovering accident fraud prevention. We'll talk with the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud's Brent Walker about the growing problem and what lawmakers are doing to stop it.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Health over the last 150 years in the UK and internationally has been transformed and this rapid rate of change will continue. Improvements in public health and the shifting demographic structure are altering the trajectory and frequency of disease. Advances in science including new drug classes, diagnostics and AI are changing what is possible in diagnosis and treatment. This lecture will consider the possible, and likely, direction of health over the next decades.This Annual Sir Thomas Gresham Lecture was recorded by Sir Chris Whitty on 23rd June 2025  at Conway Hall, Holborn, LondonChris was Gresham Professor of Physic at Gresham College from 2018 to 2022, and Visiting Professor of Public Health 2015-2018 and again since 2022.He is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England and the UK Government's Chief Medical Adviser.The transcript of the lecture is available from the Gresham College website:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/future-health-25Gresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://gresham.ac.uk/support/Website:  https://gresham.ac.ukTwitter:  https://twitter.com/greshamcollegeFacebook: https://facebook.com/greshamcollegeInstagram: https://instagram.com/greshamcollegeSupport the show

Episode 813: Today we're uncovering a wildfire in Oregon that nears 'megafire' status.  A look at this phenomenon that is occurring more frequently.  Plus, disaster mitigation solutions continue to be a key focus for state legislators. How they're addressing extreme weather challenges in a new era of risk.Today's episode is sponsored by Holborn.

Episode 812:  Today we're uncovering, what President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts bill means for insurers and how NAMIC helped maintain stability for the state-regulated industry. Plus, NAMIC's Award in Innovation goes to West Bend Insurance Company.  How the organization's new technology is making a difference for agents and policyholders alike.Today's episode is sponsored by 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.

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.

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

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

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.