Podcast appearances and mentions of hugh jones

In this engaging conversation, musician and inventor Hugh Jones shares his journey from a music-heavy upbringing to becoming a pioneer in music technology. He discusses his fascination with live sound processing, the creation of innovative instruments like the Agaphone and the Fieldtone Weaver, and the importance of immediacy in music-making. Hugh's unique approach to sound design and performance highlights the intersection of creativity and technology in the modern music landscape. In this engaging conversation, Hugh Jones discusses the innovative design and functionality of his audio devices, particularly the Weaver and the Box of Uncertainty. He emphasizes the importance of retaining the organic character of sound while making music technology accessible to users of all ages. The discussion also touches on his experiences working with Tom Yorke and the creative processes behind live music production. Looking ahead, Hugh shares his plans for future instruments and the potential for collaboration in the music technology space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We cross over to our friends at the BBC to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally.

Nights speaks to BBC World Service reporter Rob Hugh-Jones about the big stories making the headlines globally. Tonight he's taking a look at the economic fallout from President Trump's tariffs, French President Emmanuel Macron and his state visit to Egypt and marathon in China which will pit human runners against robots.

Nights speaks to BBC World Service reporter Rob Hugh-Jones about the big stories making the headlines globally. Tonight Rob looks at the latest situation in the war between Ukraine and Russia as fighting continues despite ceasefire talks, mass anti-government protests in Serbia, and an important donor conference in Brussels gets underway aimed at drumming up support for Syria and its new government.

BBC World's Rob Hugh-Jones joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the German election result, marking three years since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Pope Francis' stay in hospital with double pneumonia.

Tonight we're speaking to Rob Hugh-Jones about a row engulfing German politics ahead of the federal elections later this month, Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads off on his first overseas trip and the number of foreign workers in Japan has reached a record high.

We cross over to our friends at the BBC to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally.

BBC World reporter Rob Hugh-Jones joins Emile Donovan and takes a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the latest United Nations conference on tackling climate change, the impact Donald Trump's reelection is having internationally and two interesting artefacts go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London. 

BBC World reporter Rob Hugh-Jones joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the latest on the conflict in the Middle East, the US election, and Japan's upcoming general election.

On this week's Motivational Mondays, we take the opportunity to honor Hispanic Heritage Month. We invite you to revisit the impactful stories and contributions of six remarkable Hispanic leaders who have appeared on the podcast. We're thrilled and honored to feature Stephanie Shojaee, Jose R. Costa, Shadille Estepan, Hugh Jones, Angel Martinez and Peter Orozco, to share their unique perspectives in their fields. Each guest brings a unique perspective and illustrates how Hispanic culture enriches various sectors, including real estate, mental health, entrepreneurship, and the arts. This rewind episode serves as a reminder of the extraordinary impact these leaders have in their respective fields and the importance of embracing diverse cultural narratives in enriching the broader conversation about identity, resilience, and community.This week, you'll learn how Stephanie Shojaee learned to embrace her heritage, all about Lady Gaga's mission to end the youth mental health crisis, and the importance of standing up for each other on social issues.LEARN MORE:Stephanie Shojaee (https://www.nsls.org/blog/putting-in-the-work-for-success)Jose R. Costa (https://www.nsls.org/blog/unleash-your-leadership-edge)Shadille Estepan (https://www.nsls.org/blog/building-a-kinder-and-braver-world)Hugh Jones (https://www.nsls.org/blog/turn-your-ambitions-into-reality)Angel Martinez (https://www.nsls.org/blog/building-beauty-from-the-inside)Peter Orozco (https://www.nsls.org/blog/choosing-tenacity-over-adversity)NSLS MEMBERS ONLY:> > Listen to the bonus episode to learn how embracing your identity sets you apart from the pack (https://thens.ls/3zPA6tN)Mentioned in this episode:NSLS members!

The BBC's Rob Hugh-Jones joins Emile to look at international headlines - including events in the Middle East, the upcoming Nobel Peace Prize announcement, and the impending US elections which are less than one month away. 

Tonight, the latest of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, why Iran will be in the headlines in the coming week, and two big cases to be heard this week by India's Supreme Court.

BBC World's Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to look at the events making headlines internationally.

BBC World reporter Rob Hugh-Jones joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including protests in the UK, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' likely picks for a running mate in the US Presidential elections, and a groundbreaking infrastructure project in Cambodia.

The BBC's Rob Hugh-Jones joins Nights to talk about the events making headlines internationally, including the latest on elections in both the UK and South Africa, the situation in Sudan where the word genocide has started to be used and Paris getting ready for the Olympic games.

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BBC reporter Rob Hugh-Jones joins Emile Donovan to take a look at the events making headlines internationally, including Russia's presidential election, and officials facing negligence charges in Libya after the flooding last year that claimed thousands of lives.

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Welcome to a special reprise on Run with Fitpage! In episode 157, we revisit an insightful conversation with the esteemed Hugh Jones, Race Director of the Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM). With the upcoming TMM 2024 on Sunday, January 21st, this episode is a timely exploration of the race and Hugh's remarkable journey.Hugh Jones, a retired British long-distance runner, boasts a rich legacy in marathon history. Born in London, he clinched victory in the 1982 London Marathon, becoming the first Welshman to do so with an impressive time of 2:09:24. His marathon prowess continued with a notable 12th position in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, clocking 2:13:57. In 1983, Jones secured a close second in the Chicago Marathon and triumphed in the Stockholm Marathon with a record-setting time of 2:11:37.Not merely confined to his athletic achievements, Hugh Jones assumed pivotal roles post-retirement. Since 1996, he has served as the Secretary of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS). Additionally, he took the helm as the President of the Road Runners Club from 2007 to 2011. Hugh's insights, coupled with the anticipation of the upcoming race, make this episode a must-listen for both seasoned runners and aspiring marathon enthusiasts.About Vikas Singh:Vikas Singh, an MBA from Chicago Booth, worked at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, APGlobale, and Reliance before coming up with the idea of democratizing fitness knowledge and helping beginners get on a fitness journey. Vikas is an avid long-distance runner, building fitpage to help people learn, train, and move better.For more information on Vikas, or to leave any feedback and requests, you can reach out to him via the channels below:Instagram: @vikas_singhhLinkedIn: Vikas SinghTwitter: @vikashsingh101Subscribe To Our Newsletter For Weekly Nuggets of Knowledge!

The BBC's Rob Hugh-Jones runs through the latest world news, including: COP28, Green Aviation, Flight MH370 compensation, Ukraine & Sudan.

Looking for inspiration to help give you a push toward your dreams? You'll certainly find it in the story of this Mexican-born Houston resident who followed his heart to New York City.Hugh Jones seized an opportunity to become an entertainer in the city of his dreams, and now his credits include the film “In the Heights” and the MAX series “The Undoing.”Jones joins Motivational Mondays this week to share how he invested in his future and took a risk to make his dreams a reality.You'll learn how Jones took a chance on himself and made his dreams come true, why it's so important to support others outside your own community, and the importance of voting in any arena.LEARN MORE:>>Follow Jones's journey on Instagram as he lives his dream. (https://www.instagram.com/hughyorkcity)>>Learn more about the SAG-AFTRA strike and discover how you can join the fight. (https://www.sagaftrastrike.org)>>Follow the progress of the performer's strike through the SAG-AFTRA feed on X (formerly Twitter). (https://twitter.com/sagaftra)>>Check out what's on at the Metropolitan Opera. (https://www.metopera.org)NSLS MEMBERS ONLY:>>Listen to the bonus episode to learn Jones's advice for making your dream a reality. (https://thens.ls/48TwjZ2)Mentioned in this episode:Get 20% Off at the NSLS ShopUse code MONDAYS for 20% your entire purchase at shop.nsls.orgNSLS Shop

Hugh Jones joined RX as CEO in February 2020, and within a month, was facing the implications of the global Covid pandemic. The business, like many others, was seriously impacted.  But three years on, recent shows are now performing on average better than their pre-Covid versions. So what has happened?  What innovations have been implemented that make events different?   What does it mean for exhibitors and visitors? In this episode, hear how Hugh Jones is leading RX towards better, smarter events. As Hugh says, "it's when the adventure begins." This podcast is brought to you by RELX.

Across Britain, 352 BBC transmitters stand, mostly on the tops of hills broadcasting sound, music and voices invisibly across the country. In this slow radio episode, Matthew Herbert and a group of recording engineers visited some of these transmitters in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England to listen to what the transmitters were hearing at exactly 11.30 at night - the time of this broadcast. Starting at the transmitter atop Crystal Palace and then moving through the country to finish in snowy Aberdeen, hear how the sonic landscape changes the further north travelled. Transmitter is a production from Munck Studios with Matthew Herbert for BBC Radio 3, recorded by Pete Stollery, Hugh Jones, Dan Pollard, Ella Kay, Robbie McCammon, Pieter Dewulf and Cameron Naylor.

To follow up on our Mega or BIG species this past few weeks we talk with film producers of Big Beasts, which is currently streaming on Apple TV+. Big Beasts tells the story of the some of the largest animals that inhabit our planet. Film producers Tom Hugh Jones and Bill Markham give insight into how wildlife films are made. As producers, they are the brains behind these projects. Both Tom and Bill are widely acclaimed, having produced some of the greatest wildlife documentaries of our age. From Planet Earth, to Tiny World, and now Big Beasts. It was a fascinating interview and insightful into the world of wildlife filmmaking. You can watch the trailer of Big Beasts HERE Check out Big Beasts on Apple TV+ steaming now. Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/creatures50 and use code creatures50 for 50% off, plus your first box ships free! Please contact us at advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast You can also visit our website HERE.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best selling author and motivational speaker joins Jacob to talk about his struggle with mental health despite career success and how he is now committed to helping others find meaning in their life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jacob-young1/support

In this episode of Run with Fitpage, we have the race director of India's largest race, the Tata Mumbai Marathon - Hugh Jones. Vikas and Hugh discuss all about Hugh's running journey and TMM 2023, along with some important pieces of advice for the runners from Hugh.Hugh Jones is a retired British long-distance runner. He was born in London and attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, where he began competing in long-distance running both for the school and for Ranelagh Harriers, and the University of Liverpool. In 1982 Jones became the first Welshman to win the London Marathon, finishing in a time of 2:09:24. Two years later he finished 12th in the men's marathon of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a time of 2:13:57. In 1983 he finished a close second to Joseph Nzau in the Chicago Marathon. In 1983 Hugh Jones won the Stockholm Marathon with a time of 2:11:37, for twenty years the course record. He won it again in 1992 (2:15:58) was second in 1993 (2:17:29) and seventh in 1994 (2:18:20). His personal best is 2:09:24, set in London 1982. Jones became the Secretary of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) in July 1996, succeeding Andy Galloway. Jones currently holds this position as well as the editorship of AIMS' Distance Running magazine which he started in 2000. Jones was president of the Road Runners Club from 2007 to 2011.Vikas hosts this weekly podcast and enjoys nerding over-exercise physiology, nutrition, and endurance sport in general.  He aims to get people to get out and 'move'.  When he is not working, he is found running, almost always.  He can be found on nearly all social media channels but Instagram is preferred:)Reach out to Vikas:Instagram: @vikas_singhhLinkedIn: Vikas SinghTwitter: @vikashsingh1010

The BBC's Robert Hugh-Jones joins Nights with the latest new from around the world. Tonight, the annual summit of the G20 nations in Bali, Russian forces withdrawing from a key city in Ukraine, and an eye on Qatar ahead of the opening of the football World Cup.

In this episode Raymond Gorman and Steve Mack join me to chat about Chemicrazy, That Petrol Emotion's fourth album, but we end up have a long chat about the band's entire career: forming in Derry after the split of The Undertones, moving to London, The Fast Show's Paul Whitehouse auditioning, Steve joining the band, the highs and lows of ten years together, recording Manic Pop Thrill with Hugh Jones, moving to a major label for Babble, signing to Virgin, touring the US and Europe, writing and producing Chemicrazy with Scott Litt in California, putting the soon-to-be released career-spanning Boxset together and much, much more.

Rob Hugh-Jones joins Lately with the latest from the BBC World newsroom.

RX CEO Hugh Jones, who oversees trade show industry stalwarts like JCK and the National Hardware Show, discusses how data-centric innovation is a vital force driving the future of the exhibitions business.

When I first contacted Hugh Jones, I was so happy with the interesting things he had to say.  It's interesting how often I ask a question that comes into my mind that my guest has been working on, pondering on, or executing in their own life. This time the interesting conversation revolved around firming up your own testimony so that your children are able to watch you work through questions of your own. But the important thing is to build and strengthen your testimony--make sure your relationship with the Lord is your own and a real relationship. I also loved how he talked about being engaged in good works on your own--without being told what to do. That lesson is sitting in the front of my brain and making me want to be more aware of my own actions. Such a great conversation.

We cross to the BBC's Rob Hugh Jones as Russia's Victory Parade marches through Moscow, Finland and Sweden take their frist steps to joining NATO and Europe comes gether for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The story of Stump, the Irish-English experimental, rock band from the 1980s. For this episode I revisit Lights! Camel! Action! - the story of Stump, my documentary from 2016. The members of Stump and key figures in their story (legendary producer Hugh Jones, journalists Simon Reynolds and John Robb, Nigel Grainge from Ensign Records, Elvera Butler from the Downtown Kampus at the Arcadia in Cork, "Irish" Jack Lyons and others) tell how the band went from the NME's C86 cassette to topping the Indie charts. Stump then travelled to the famous Hansa studios in Berlin to record the influential A Fierce Pancake, released on Ensign Records in 1988. Mick Lynch, Stump's enigmatic frontman and lyricist sadly passed away on 17 December, 2015, the documentary is dedicated to his memory.

In this podcast we talk 'life strategy'. Charlie is a Best-selling Author, Speaker and Coach who inspires and equips individuals and organizations to Be More.  He's also a friend, and a lovely and very cool bloke.  So... have you got a life strategy?

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The internet makes it easier to cooperate, that's the problem, published by David Hugh-Jones on April 19, 2022 on LessWrong. The internet makes it easier to cooperate. That is a simple way to explain what is happening to our society and politics. Internet technology has progressed by adding layers. In the 1970s, the Internet itself let different computers anywhere in the world communicate with each other. In the 1990s, the World Wide Web added a layer on top of this, which let humans publish their ideas on a web page. In the 2000s social media added new layers, allowing people to reply to each other, share information with their friends, and upvote what they liked. Other apps link these capacities to the offline world. On Kickstarter, people can coordinate to provide seed funding for firms or projects. On Meetup, they can pick a time and place to meet physically. NextDoor links online conversation to real-world neighbourhoods. A unifying theme of many of these new layers is: they make it easier for people to come together to solve problems. There's no reason to think this process is finished. For example, we still don't yet have truly convenient ways to pay each other. It's easy to pay a company, yes, but not yet trivial for any two people to make a payment via a phone. Apple is moving in that direction. Cryptocurrencies are payment systems that do an end run around State fiat currencies. Easy payments will yet further extend people's ability to cooperate. If this all sounds cheerful, why then is politics so chaotic and troubled? 1. Cooperation is not always socially good. 2. Making cooperation technically easier still only allows some people, not everyone, to cooperate. Cooperation benefits the cooperators, by definition. But it often does so at outsiders' expense. Cartels cooperate to fix prices. This transfers money from consumers' pockets to theirs, and as a bonus has deadweight costs which just make everyone worse off. People can cooperate to threaten violence: states originated as gangs cooperating to dominate others and/or defend against other gangs. Or they can cooperate to lobby politicians for policy changes that benefit them. Mancur Olson (a hero of mine) thinks of politics as an arena which is intrinsically biased towards small groups who are capable of cooperating. As my PhD supervisor used to say: the European Union has a Meat Producers' Association, but no Meat Eaters' Association. If the internet made it easier for everyone to cooperate, point 1 wouldn't matter. When everyone has a place at the table, people can always agree on a solution that's best for everyone, as Ronald Coase pointed out. This is the techno-utopian vision of the internet as a vast collective brain which argues its way to the best possible world. But there are many reasons why cooperation is hard, and the internet only fixes some of them. It makes it technically easier to cooperate, by making communication and contracting easier. As a result, the internet benefits those groups for whom only the technical constraints were binding. Relatively, it disadvantages other groups. Who wins when you unbind the technological constraint? Numerous, geographically diffuse, ideologically united groups. Numerous groups win because before, it was too hard for them to communicate. Small groups — oligopolists, government ministries, the people who meet at Davos — could already work face-to-face. Today, legislatures find it easier to cooperate against executives. I've been surprised by how hard a ride Boris Johnson has had in Parliament, not because he doesn't deserve it, but because previous governments with 80-seat majorities have essentially had the whip hand. Now, backbenchers with a grievance can work together much more easily: any WhatsApp group can start a rebellion. For the same reason, geogra...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The internet makes it easier to cooperate, that's the problem, published by David Hugh-Jones on April 19, 2022 on LessWrong. The internet makes it easier to cooperate. That is a simple way to explain what is happening to our society and politics. Internet technology has progressed by adding layers. In the 1970s, the Internet itself let different computers anywhere in the world communicate with each other. In the 1990s, the World Wide Web added a layer on top of this, which let humans publish their ideas on a web page. In the 2000s social media added new layers, allowing people to reply to each other, share information with their friends, and upvote what they liked. Other apps link these capacities to the offline world. On Kickstarter, people can coordinate to provide seed funding for firms or projects. On Meetup, they can pick a time and place to meet physically. NextDoor links online conversation to real-world neighbourhoods. A unifying theme of many of these new layers is: they make it easier for people to come together to solve problems. There's no reason to think this process is finished. For example, we still don't yet have truly convenient ways to pay each other. It's easy to pay a company, yes, but not yet trivial for any two people to make a payment via a phone. Apple is moving in that direction. Cryptocurrencies are payment systems that do an end run around State fiat currencies. Easy payments will yet further extend people's ability to cooperate. If this all sounds cheerful, why then is politics so chaotic and troubled? 1. Cooperation is not always socially good. 2. Making cooperation technically easier still only allows some people, not everyone, to cooperate. Cooperation benefits the cooperators, by definition. But it often does so at outsiders' expense. Cartels cooperate to fix prices. This transfers money from consumers' pockets to theirs, and as a bonus has deadweight costs which just make everyone worse off. People can cooperate to threaten violence: states originated as gangs cooperating to dominate others and/or defend against other gangs. Or they can cooperate to lobby politicians for policy changes that benefit them. Mancur Olson (a hero of mine) thinks of politics as an arena which is intrinsically biased towards small groups who are capable of cooperating. As my PhD supervisor used to say: the European Union has a Meat Producers' Association, but no Meat Eaters' Association. If the internet made it easier for everyone to cooperate, point 1 wouldn't matter. When everyone has a place at the table, people can always agree on a solution that's best for everyone, as Ronald Coase pointed out. This is the techno-utopian vision of the internet as a vast collective brain which argues its way to the best possible world. But there are many reasons why cooperation is hard, and the internet only fixes some of them. It makes it technically easier to cooperate, by making communication and contracting easier. As a result, the internet benefits those groups for whom only the technical constraints were binding. Relatively, it disadvantages other groups. Who wins when you unbind the technological constraint? Numerous, geographically diffuse, ideologically united groups. Numerous groups win because before, it was too hard for them to communicate. Small groups — oligopolists, government ministries, the people who meet at Davos — could already work face-to-face. Today, legislatures find it easier to cooperate against executives. I've been surprised by how hard a ride Boris Johnson has had in Parliament, not because he doesn't deserve it, but because previous governments with 80-seat majorities have essentially had the whip hand. Now, backbenchers with a grievance can work together much more easily: any WhatsApp group can start a rebellion. For the same reason, geogra...

The brain is a fascinating thing; while it has the ability to absorb knowledge, it's also subjectable to suggestion if not properly safeguarded. Differentiating between what's real and what's not is a daunting task so it's highly important to monitor what you filter in and out of your head. But on the other hand, the brain also has the ability to adapt; you never know what you're capable of until you're faced with having to make those decisions! Joined by my cousin Raul aka Putt and fellow thespian Hugh Jones, this episode we're mind melding on dropping acid, sexual stamina, Pittsburg platters, ADHD and phobias! IG - Raul:@just_putt / Hugh:@hughyorkcity

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The Dawn of Everything: a review, published by David Hugh-Jones on March 21, 2022 on LessWrong. Our book group has just read David Graeber and David Wengrow's The Dawn of Everything. David Graeber, an anthropologist, wrote the very entertaining Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, and while an activist with Occupy Wall Street supposedly coined the slogan “We are the 99%”. He died soon after finishing this work. David Wengrow is an archaeologist. Their book is a huge-scale survey, sometimes romp, through human prehistory. It's rare to read something so entertaining and erudite all at once. Their most important idea is that societies make choices. In particular, when we see different social forms throughout history, we shouldn't look for deterministic explanations. The economic base doesn't determine the political superstructure. There's no standard progress from small hunter-gatherer bands to stratified agricultural societies to modern states. Instead, people collectively choose how to organize themselves. They argue that modern scholarship has a form of Eurocentric bias. We believe that ideas play a key role in forming modern Western societies, from Enlightenment liberalism, to socialism, fascism, social democracy, neoliberalism. well, we should extend that compliment to non-Western societies too. For example, while Yuval Noah Hariri thought of agriculture as immiserizing the population and leading inevitably to inequality, they speak of early agricultural societies as “playing” with agriculture, trying it out but concerned with its social effects. Or they argue that different Native American societies on the West coast faced very similar environments, but chose to organize themselves differently, partly because they defined themselves in opposition to their neighbours. Californians were modest, industrious “Protestants”; Northwest Coast fishers were a vainglorious, potlatching aristocracy. A few things to get out of the way. First, almost every reviewer has pointed out that the authors speculate far in advance of the data. True, but I'm inclined to cut them some slack. In one way, Dawn is a response to the emergence of a huge new data source: archeological discoveries in non-Western societies. Göbekli Tepe is there, which I had just about heard of, along with many others I hadn't: Poverty Point, Mexican megacity Teotihuacan, and early Ukrainian proto-cities. When faced with a ton of new data, you need bold new hypotheses to make sense of it. So it's fine not to have everything nailed down. I bet many of their hypotheses are false, but I also think that testing them might lead to a lot of interesting research. Second, part of their argument is that Enlightenment thinkers were reacting to an “indigenous critique”, in which non-Western thinkers criticized the inequality and unfreeness of European societies. Their key witness is Kandiaronk, a native American chieftain who (maybe?) travelled to Europe and whose dialogues were recorded (or made up? You see the issue here) by a French baron. Kandiaronk sounds cool, but one controversial example doesn't prove an argument. Besides, the debate here is not so important. We already knew that Enlightenment authors were fascinated by non-Western societies. Were indigenous people participants in a dialogue, or just objects of study? This is a question without a simple binary answer, and anyway it is not a big deal. Contemporary academics want very much to say that oppressed group X “had agency”, but not much actually hangs on whether they did or not; at best, this is a form of politeness to the dead, at worst a kind of self-congratulation. But it does matter if societies collectively choose how to form themselves. It's an idea that should be sympathetic to modern economists, who know about multiple equilibria. In particular, we understand how...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: The Dawn of Everything: a review, published by David Hugh-Jones on March 21, 2022 on LessWrong. Our book group has just read David Graeber and David Wengrow's The Dawn of Everything. David Graeber, an anthropologist, wrote the very entertaining Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, and while an activist with Occupy Wall Street supposedly coined the slogan “We are the 99%”. He died soon after finishing this work. David Wengrow is an archaeologist. Their book is a huge-scale survey, sometimes romp, through human prehistory. It's rare to read something so entertaining and erudite all at once. Their most important idea is that societies make choices. In particular, when we see different social forms throughout history, we shouldn't look for deterministic explanations. The economic base doesn't determine the political superstructure. There's no standard progress from small hunter-gatherer bands to stratified agricultural societies to modern states. Instead, people collectively choose how to organize themselves. They argue that modern scholarship has a form of Eurocentric bias. We believe that ideas play a key role in forming modern Western societies, from Enlightenment liberalism, to socialism, fascism, social democracy, neoliberalism. well, we should extend that compliment to non-Western societies too. For example, while Yuval Noah Hariri thought of agriculture as immiserizing the population and leading inevitably to inequality, they speak of early agricultural societies as “playing” with agriculture, trying it out but concerned with its social effects. Or they argue that different Native American societies on the West coast faced very similar environments, but chose to organize themselves differently, partly because they defined themselves in opposition to their neighbours. Californians were modest, industrious “Protestants”; Northwest Coast fishers were a vainglorious, potlatching aristocracy. A few things to get out of the way. First, almost every reviewer has pointed out that the authors speculate far in advance of the data. True, but I'm inclined to cut them some slack. In one way, Dawn is a response to the emergence of a huge new data source: archeological discoveries in non-Western societies. Göbekli Tepe is there, which I had just about heard of, along with many others I hadn't: Poverty Point, Mexican megacity Teotihuacan, and early Ukrainian proto-cities. When faced with a ton of new data, you need bold new hypotheses to make sense of it. So it's fine not to have everything nailed down. I bet many of their hypotheses are false, but I also think that testing them might lead to a lot of interesting research. Second, part of their argument is that Enlightenment thinkers were reacting to an “indigenous critique”, in which non-Western thinkers criticized the inequality and unfreeness of European societies. Their key witness is Kandiaronk, a native American chieftain who (maybe?) travelled to Europe and whose dialogues were recorded (or made up? You see the issue here) by a French baron. Kandiaronk sounds cool, but one controversial example doesn't prove an argument. Besides, the debate here is not so important. We already knew that Enlightenment authors were fascinated by non-Western societies. Were indigenous people participants in a dialogue, or just objects of study? This is a question without a simple binary answer, and anyway it is not a big deal. Contemporary academics want very much to say that oppressed group X “had agency”, but not much actually hangs on whether they did or not; at best, this is a form of politeness to the dead, at worst a kind of self-congratulation. But it does matter if societies collectively choose how to form themselves. It's an idea that should be sympathetic to modern economists, who know about multiple equilibria. In particular, we understand how...

Aussie rower talks about his preparation for the "Atlantic Challenge" race event

BBC World reporter Rob Hugh-Jones joins Karyn to chat about Austria's fourth COVID-19 lockdown, Iran re-starting their nuclear programme and a fascinating original carpet from China's Ming dynasty goes under the hammer this week in Paris.

This one is about the late 70's early 80's punk / goth-ish band known as The Damned.  El Carpe falls over himself trying desperately to run the show himself (Eric stuck at work... grrrr...)  - the primary members of The Damned have some influence and connections you may not be aware of - Chrissy Hinde (Pretenders), Lemmay (Motorhead), Hugh Jones (big time producer guy for bands in the 80's) and Hans Zimmer - yeah, the guy who got Academy Awards & stuff for music scores for super famous movies in the 80's / 90's and beyond... yeah - produced music with The Damned (very early on), involved in "Video Killed the Radio Star" (Buggles), Shriekback, and many other wacky connections - until flying straight and well - you look him up - that guy's got a crap-ton of credits to his name ! Give this a listen, check out the tunes - like - comment - follow and all that other stuff that people do if they enjoy a podcast.   The Law Offices of Jamison, Walker, Statler and Waldorf have updated the medical disclaimer - and as always "Use caution when driving or operating heavy machinery.   Talk to your doctor to see if listening to this show is right for you." All music played on all of our shows is purely due to our love of music- we don't own any rights to any of the awesome tunes you hear - since we comment on all the music we play - we claim Fair Use as allowed and any copywrite strike should be understood as a shot across the bow - cuz dude... we are trying to get folks to find out more about your band and buy your stuff... so chill !   Side note:  the opening song used is Six and the Sevens "Go All Night" and standard closing song is also Six and the Sevens "Uranium Clock" - both great tunes - available for purchase or listening - and I've got a verbal agreement that it's ok for me to use those for our crazy dumbass show.  (I know a guy) Thanks for participating in this pile of show - Join us for a better one next time - and feel free to comment all ya want - my dumbass will answer you.     

Rob Hugh-Jones at BBC World keeps us up to date as the big climate summit in Scotland approaches, we cover significant developments around the world relating to the pandemic and fossilised dinosaur remains are to be auctioned off in France this week.

This episode focuses on two albums by Blue in Heaven. The Dublin band released two albums on Island Records - All the God's Men (1985) and Explicit Material (1986). These are very different records and sound at times almost as if they were created by two different bands. Blue in Heaven frontman Shane O'Neill, joins me for a discussion that takes in landmark Irish record label Mulligan Records (run by Shane's father Seamus O'Neill and Donal Lunny); The Bothy Band's live album, After Hours; his first band Amuse (with future Into Paradise mainman Dave Long); early punk gigs in Pearse Street's Magnet bar; the original five-piece version of Micro Disney; the Edge producing Blue in Heaven's first demo, signing to Island Records; playing gigs with U2 and New Order; working with producer Hugh Jones, Stiff Records boss Dave Robinson and Island Records boss Chris Blackwell; recording in Blackwell's Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. A lot of our conversation is taken up with a discussion of Blue in Heaven's time at Strawberry Studios when the band worked with the legendary Factory Records producer Martin Hannett. We come full circle and talk about the beautiful album Moll & Zeis that Shane released this year alongside his old friend Dave Long.

Rob Hugh-Jones from the BBC joins Karyn to talk about an attack on a school in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, over the weekend, the head of the UN visits Russia and how people are returning to their pre-Covid-19 lives.

Texas is one of the states on my never-to-visit list. I’ve heard more negative things than positive...but that doesn’t stop my friend Hugh Jones. Having spent a few years there, he often goes back to visit. Besides the parents, what’s really going on in Texas? Back from a recent visit, he joins myself and the bro Ivelaw Peters where we discuss Hugh’s Botox injections, growing up in Texas/Mexico, the Deja Vu Theory and Louisiana spaghetti! IG - Ivelaw: ivelaw_peters / Hugh: hughyorkcity

In honor of #EarthDay2021 we're chatting with nature directors #TomHughJones and #AlexWilliamson about their #AppleTVPlus series #Tiny World & #EarthatNightinColor#talkingpictures #celebrity #interview #TonyToscano

In our weekly chat with our London correspondent, Susana talks to Rob Hugh-Jones, about the latest Covid-19 news from Europe; the murder trial in the case of George Floyd and the ongoing unrest in Myanmar.

Lately's weekly cross to the BBC World Service and tonight Karyn speaks with Rob Hugh-Jones about the beginning of the COVAX scheme this week aimed at equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for poor or developing countries. Plus China's top law-making body has its annual meeting in Beijing, and the Pope visits Iraq.

A very busy 3 o'clock hour of Cheer and Gear with visits from the ACC Sports Journal's David Glenn (3:15) and Jerrine Lee (3:30) from Richmond Region Tourism.  Captain Burns from the Salvation Army and Hugh Jones from the Boys & Girls Club are also on-site to share how everyone's donation is making a difference this holiday season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Learn steps to build your mental and emotional strength, to be better equipped to find joy even in difficult times. Learn more about Charlie at https://www.charliehughjones.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/glowupgyrl/support

Filming the word's smallest creatures for the Apple TV+ documentary series TINY WORLD was a giant undertaking. Learn how executive producer, writer and creator Tom Hugh-Jones got it done.  Tom and Go Creative Show host, Ben Consoli, discuss the fundamentals of filming creatures in their natural habitat, the series' crazy short filming schedule and logistics, using probe lenses, why the dung beetle was the most challenging to film, and much more! Subscribe Now! What you will learn in this episode How Tiny World is different from other nature docs (02:30) What an executive producer does (05:57) Why the shooting schedule was so quick (08:42) Logistics of shooting across the world (11:45) Pre-production and planning of nature docs (14:22) Fundamentals of filming nature (18:12) Essential coverage to tell a story (23:23) Camera and lens package (30:16) Using probe lenses and mirror prisms (32:34) How to avoid scaring animals while filming (35:39) Why dung beetles were most challenging to film (38:06) New challenges in season 2 of Tiny World (40:23) Carefully-chosen lighting equipment (47:23) The fun job of recording sound for nature docs (51:24) Why Avid was the best choice for post production (56:46) How Tom got into wildlife photography (01:00:29) Tips for aspiring nature photographers (01:06:57) And more! Go Creative Show is supported by: MZed - Education for Creatives PostLab - Stress-free collaboration for Final Cut Pro X   Subscribe + Follow Go Creative Show Twitter Facebook Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play Podcasts iHeart Radio YouTube Show Links Tiny World — Official Trailer l Apple TV+ Tiny World on Apple TV+ Tiny World on IMDb Phantom VEO Laowa Probe Lens Optex Excellence Probe Lens Follow Our Guest Tom Hugh-Jones' IMDb Follow Ben Consoli BC Media Productions BenConsoli.com Twitter Instagram  Follow Matt Russell Gain Structure Sound Twitter

Stump special with Kev Hopper in conversation with David Eastaugh Stump were an Anglo-Irish indie/experimental/rock group featuring former Microdisney membersMick Lynch (vocals) and Rob McKahey (drums), along with Kev Hopper (bass) and Chris Salmon (guitar). They formed in London in 1983. The original vocalist was Nick Hobbs, who left early on to form The Shrubs. Their first release was a four track EP Mud on a Colon issued in 1986 through the Ron Johnson record label. This was followed by a self released mini album Quirk Out produced by Hugh Jones which included their cult hit "Buffalo". "Buffalo" appeared on NME's influential C86 compilation and a video was made by Channel 4which was shown on The Tube. Continuous UK touring, regular coverage in the UK music press - including cover features in both the NME and Melody Maker, and a return to The Tube for a live performance of "Tupperware Stripper", ensured that Quirk Out stayed in the UK Indie Charts for 26 weeks, peaking at number 2. A session for the John Peel radio show recorded in February 1986 was released as a Peel Session EP on Strange Fruit Records in 1987. Following these successes the band were signed to Ensign Records. Their only full-length release, A Fierce Pancake (named after a term meaning 'deep conundrum' in The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien) released in 1988 was recorded in Berlin and London produced by Holger Hiller with assistance from Stephen Street and was mixed by Hugh Jones after an unsuccessful session with US producer John Robie. The recording process was, however, often fraught with arguments amongst the band as to the sound and direction of the album.[4] However, the group were pleased with the finished results and three singles were released from the album: "Chaos", "Charlton Heston" (which reached number 72 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1988 and therefore became their only national chart success) and a re-released "Buffalo" (the latter only featuring on the US edition of the album). The album did not bring the crossover success the label had hoped for and, after recording a few b-sides and some demos, they split up at the end of the year. Stump's persistent and growing cult following prompted the release of A Fierce Pancake on iTunes; Hopper had previously reported on his website that their entire catalogue had been out of print since 1990. The "Pancake" download prompted the release of a 3-CD set containing Mud on a Colon, Quirk Out and A Fierce Pancake as well as the group's post-"Pancake" b-sides and demos and their compilation appearance, "Big End". This was released by Sanctuary Records in 2008 under the title The Complete Anthology. Mick Lynch died in December 2015.

"Hostile Planet," a six-part series executive produced by Academy Award-winning cinematographer and director Guillermo Navarro (“Pan’s Labyrinth”), Emmy-nominated producer Martha Holmes (“The Blue Planet”), Emmy Award-winning Tom Hugh-Jones (“Planet Earth II”) and BAFTA winner Bear Grylls (“The Island”), draws attention to the most extraordinary — almost supernatural — accounts of animals that have adapted to the cruelest evolutionary curveballs. Hosted by survivalist and adventurer Grylls, the docuseries zooms in on the world’s most extreme environments to reveal the animal kingdom’s epic stories of survival on this fast and continuously changing planet. Grylls, Guillermo, Mateo Willis and Tom Hugh Jones come to BUILD to discuss the new Nat Geo series.

Stephen Hugh-Jones is a fellow of King's College Cambridge and has spent 45 years researching - and living among - the Amazonian Indians who live on the Equator, in South-Eastern Colombia. They are still one of the most remote peoples on earth, and when Dr Hugh-Jones and his wife Christine first went to live there, in the late 1960s, this was a people, and a culture, completely untouched by modern life. This was partly because people were afraid of them; they had a reputation for being dangerous and cannibalistic. In fact, Dr Hugh-Jones discovered that really they were a pacific people, with a very sophisticated set of religious beliefs. And music is a key part of their religious ceremonies. For Private Passions, Stephen Hugh-Jones brings along musical instruments that he has brought back from Colombia, and recordings he has made of music there. He chooses, too, music which he took with him to listen to when he was living so far from home, particularly Bach - who caused a surprising reaction in the Amazon. Other choices include Purcell, Alfred Brendel playing Schubert, Beethoven's String Quartet No 15 in A minor, and Cuban music played by an African band. Produced by Elizabeth Burke A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3.

Jantastic enters the home straight, a social media storm erupts around the Spen 20 and Bekele's out of London ... but Geoffrey Mutai is in. Martin speaks with British marathoning legend Hugh Jones and Boy On The Run is back. We also have the Jabra Podium, you Rate Your Run and look cool around the World in your Marathon Talk kit.    

Carl and Richard talk to Hugh Jones about EU Data Protection laws. But first, a long discussion about the NSA revelations and the surveillance culture we're living in today. Hugh talks about the evolving perceptions around privacy and how data needs to be better protected. From there, Hugh dives into the EU Data Protection laws, which apply not only to companies doing business in the EU, but companies outside of the EU that are handling EU citizen data. The focus is on personally identifiable information - what is it, how do you handle it, how do you protect it, when does it become too risky to keep. Good thinking around data protection!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

Carl and Richard talk to Hugh Jones about EU Data Protection laws. But first, a long discussion about the NSA revelations and the surveillance culture we're living in today. Hugh talks about the evolving perceptions around privacy and how data needs to be better protected. From there, Hugh dives into the EU Data Protection laws, which apply not only to companies doing business in the EU, but companies outside of the EU that are handling EU citizen data. The focus is on personally identifiable information - what is it, how do you handle it, how do you protect it, when does it become too risky to keep. Good thinking around data protection!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/net-rocks/donations

1. Rio (Carnival Version) - Duran Duran 2. White Feathers - Kajagoogoo 3. We Live So Fast (Special Dance Mix) - Heaven 17 4. Always Hoping - Vicious Pink 5. Underneath the Radar (12" Remix) - Underworld 6. Photographic - Depeche Mode 7. Sex Dwarf - Soft Cell 8. Heaven is Waiting (Dance Mix) - The Danse Society 9. A Day (Remix) - Clan of Xymox 10. Dancing in Berlin (Dance Remix) - Berlin 11. Whip It - Devo 12. I Melt with You - Modern English 13. Just Like Heaven - The Cure 14. Never Say Never - Romeo Void 15. Chosen Time - New Order Special Note from DJ Tintin: While originally recorded in 2011, I re-recorded this May 28, 2017 to correct a few of the recording glitches from the original post. Since the original post, I also found a remix version of "Heaven Is Waiting" by Danse Society, which I have substituted for the album version.  Notes and other random things: Every so often, I go real old school with the old school. The multiplier makes this podcast feeble decrepit school in some ways. Everything you hear in this one is roughly 1981-1985, the exceptions being Underneath the Radar by Underworld and club/radio mainstay Just Like Heaven by The Cure. This episode begins with Duran Duran's Rio, the lead-off track for their album of the same name. The particular version here, the Carnival Version, is very similar to the original, though it contains a few more measures of instrumentation for a nice change of pace to the familiar one any retro lovers will know by heart. Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy, known for his catchy 80s tune Kiss Me and for his band The Lilac Time, was the original vocalist for the band, though he left after a year figuring they would go nowhere. Simon Le Bon eventually became the frontman and the highly recognizable face of the group, though it's keyboardist Nick Rhodes with his flair for production and keyboard wizardry that really helped define the group's sound. An avid fine artist, he was acutely aware early on of the power that music videos could have on album sales, as any boy on the verge of his teens will recall from the early days of MTV. Though most guys at that age were taunted and teased mercilessly for listening to such flamboyant music, Duran Duran were an early guilty pleasure that found their way into my regular music rotation when I wasn't hanging out with the rabble-rousers. Speaking of Mr. Rhodes, there is a larger connection between Duran Duran and Kajagoogoo, the second band appearing in this episode, than just the beat matching. It was Nick who discovered them and persuaded them to sign with EMI records despite a bidding war among three other record labels. He also helped produce their first album, White Feathers, along with Duran Duran producer Colin Thurston (who has made several appearances here on CRC doing work for Talk Talk and others). That album contained the title track heard here. An interesting side note: Nick also produced Kajagoogoo's biggest hit, Too Shy, which went on to top the charts in 1983. The kicker is that Duran Duran wouldn't have their own number one until later to the chagrin of Nick. I'm certain there are no sour grapes as Duran Duran went on to have a much longer career when all was said and done. Over the past two episodes, the summer edition and this week's new wave edition, you may have seen and heard your fill of Modern English for a while. Both Face of Wood and now the heartbreakingly overplayed I Melt With You come from the band's second album called After the Snow. If I may say so, it is one of my all-time favorite albums. Vocalist Robbie Grey, Gary McDowell, Michael Conroy, Richard Brown, and Stephen Walker put together a sound that resonates with me more than any other: guitars, percussion, excellent vocal timbre and just the right level of keyboard accoutrements. I'm pretty sure that is the reason I fell in love with New Order and mid-80s The Cure as well. Produced by Hugh Jones, who did a lot of work with Echo and the Bunnymen, and released in 1983, After the Snow has great melodies, lovely arrangements and every song hits the sweet spot. And though I Melt With You was re-recorded and re-issued in '90, used in a Burger King ad, a Hershey ad, a Ritz ad, a Taco Bell ad and in cover form by Nouvelle Vague for automaker GMC, and overplayed on 80s flashback radio shows everywhere, if you can somehow transport yourself back in time and try to remember how you felt when you first heard it, you'll recall just how amazing this song still is. A little Modern English trivia: The band formed in Colchester, Essex in 1977 and were originally called The Lepers. Thankfully that didn't stick. Heaven is Waiting from Danse Society represents the pinnacle of the band's early output. Kind of like B-Movie, they suffered from poor timing, ill-conceived decisions from label management and never really were able to capitalize on momentum. While recording the material for the Heaven is Waiting album, the guys sought to work with Ian Broudie, who produced for Echo and the Bunnymen, had his own band Care and later went on to form The Lightning Seeds. Anyway, Ian had other projects in the works and the band instead teamed up with Nigel Gray, who had worked with the Police and Siouxsie and the Banshees. It should have been a good fit, but Gray apparently had a rigid schedule consisting of 10am -5pm sessions. The problem was that even if a session was going well, he would call it a day at 5pm. The result was an album that, according to keyboardist Lyndon Scarfe, "was dull, lifeless, uninspired, and depressed the shit out of us." While the guys did eventually hook up with Brodie to retool the tracks, their Arista label decided to release the Stones cover 2000 Light Years from Home as their third single, something the band fought adamantly to prevent. Despite a video and a huge promotional push, the single failed to chart and it thus began their ultimate demise. Shame, really.  As founder of 415 Records, Howie Klein brought bands like Wire Train, Translator, Until December and Red Rockers to the fore. He later went on to become the President of Reprise Records from 1989 until 2001. In this episode, you'll hear one of the ultimate sexual equivocations from the 80s in the track Never Say Never by Romeo Void, another one of Klein's finds. Lead singer Deborah Iyall is Native American and if anyone could look less like how she sounds, Deborah would certainly qualify with her half-spoken, half-sung style. Though Romeo Void disbanded in 1985, she did a couple of solo albums and, having teamed up with songwriter Peter Dunne, is still performing live today, though they haven't quite generated the buzz that she and her band did in 1982 with this tune. That's all for this episode. As always, if you like any of the music you hear, please support the artists. Oh, and in case you were wondering, the image above is from artist Patrick Nagel. His iconic work appeared on the cover of the Rio album by Duran Duran, though an alternate image was used on the 2001 limited edition remastered version. Nagel died in 1984 at the young age of 38. He was found dead in his car after suffering an apparent heart attack. Ironically, he had earlier participated in a 15-minute celebrity Aerobathon to support the American Heart Association.  So, on that happy note ... but I'll be back again soon with another episode, so there's that! Thanks again to everyone for your continued support.      

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss our knowledge of the planets in both our and other solar systems. Tucked away in the outer Western Spiral arm of the Milky Way is a middle aged star, with nine, or possibly ten orbiting planets of hugely varying sizes. Roughly ninety-two million miles and third in line from that central star is our own planet Earth, in thrall to our Sun, just one of the several thousand million stars that make up the Galaxy.Ever since Galileo and Copernicus gave us a scientific model of our own solar system, we have assumed that somewhere amongst the myriad stars there must be other orbiting planets, but it took until 1995 to find one. ‘51 Pegasus A' was discovered in the Pegasus constellation and was far bigger and far closer to its sun than any of our existing theories could have predicted. Since then 121 new planets have been found. And now it is thought there may be more planets in the skies than there are stars.What causes a planet to form? How do you track one down? And how likely is there to be another one out there with properties like the Earth's?With Paul Murdin, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge; Hugh Jones, planet hunter and Reader in Astrophysics at Liverpool John Moores University; Carolin Crawford, Royal Society Research Fellow at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss our knowledge of the planets in both our and other solar systems. Tucked away in the outer Western Spiral arm of the Milky Way is a middle aged star, with nine, or possibly ten orbiting planets of hugely varying sizes. Roughly ninety-two million miles and third in line from that central star is our own planet Earth, in thrall to our Sun, just one of the several thousand million stars that make up the Galaxy.Ever since Galileo and Copernicus gave us a scientific model of our own solar system, we have assumed that somewhere amongst the myriad stars there must be other orbiting planets, but it took until 1995 to find one. ‘51 Pegasus A’ was discovered in the Pegasus constellation and was far bigger and far closer to its sun than any of our existing theories could have predicted. Since then 121 new planets have been found. And now it is thought there may be more planets in the skies than there are stars.What causes a planet to form? How do you track one down? And how likely is there to be another one out there with properties like the Earth’s?With Paul Murdin, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge; Hugh Jones, planet hunter and Reader in Astrophysics at Liverpool John Moores University; Carolin Crawford, Royal Society Research Fellow at the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge.