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In today's episode, James speaks to Paul Gately, a professor in exercise and obesity at Leeds Beckett University, the Director of MoreLife at Leeds Metropolitan University, and the interim CEO of Obesity UK. He is one of the foremost experts in the area, consistently called upon as a keynote speaker and author in the obesity and physical activity field. Paul's drive to assist people in tackling obesity was sparked by his observations at an American weight loss camp. He established a singular weight loss camp specifically for young individuals as a result. With a professional journey spanning over two decades, Paul has directed his passion, research focus, and expertise toward Obesity UK, a leading charity committed to advocating for, educating, and aiding people navigating obesity - the authoritative voice for individuals with obesity in the UK. In a nutshell, James and Paul speak about: - His experience of school sports and weight management in comparison to today - The observations that sparked his interest in children's obesity - How they translated from the Weight Loss Camp model - The biggest drivers in obesity rates by 2030 - His thoughts on the circumstances, culture and lived experiences that result in obesity - Which country he believes is making the best progress in weight management - His thoughts on the dynamics of home and school life that reduce obesity levels - His routines for maintaining peak performance personally and in business …and so much more! Check out Obesity UK: Website: https://www.obesityuk.org.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obesity_uk/ Connect with Paul: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgately X: https://x.com/profpaulgately? Instagram: https://instagram.com/pauljgately Connect with James: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/james_ventures Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coordinatesport/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-moore-uk Coordinate Sport: https://coordinate.cloud/

Episode #292 of The Coaches Network Podcast.The guest for this episode is Prof. Chris CushionAfter completing his undergraduate degree at Brunel University, Chris took up a PhD studentship and completed his PhD, an ethnography of the coaching process in elite youth football in 2001.He was appointed a lecturing position in Sports Coaching and Performance, and progressed to Senior Research Lecturer in Coaching and Performance, being appointed as the pathway leader for the MSc in Sports Coaching. In 2006, Chris was appointed as Course Director for the BSc Sports Coaching and Teaching/Research Group Leader for Coaching at Leeds Metropolitan University.Chris has a wide interest in coaching, being involved as an external reviewer in the UK Coaching Certificate endorsement process and a range of coaching related consultancy projects for both the public and private sector.Within sport and industry, his clients include Chelsea F.C., Fulham F.C., Bath R.F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., The Football Association, Sport Universal (Amisco) Sport Coach UK, Skills Active, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, OPTA, Elite Analysis, Sport Scientific and Sports Hub. Chris is actively involved in coaching practice, being a UEFA qualified football coach.He has extensive experience in sport from participation to performance coaching in the UK and the United States, including 10 years work in professional youth football for a range of clubs. These included Norwich City F.C., Brentford F.C., Queens Park Rangers F. C. and Fulham F. C.Chris joins Yas to share some insights on his journey some key considerations around pedagogy and the differences between teaching and coaching. Enjoy!Why not become an official member or supporter of The Coaches Network?The Coaches Network is proud to formally reveal our very first Patreon membership. This membership consists of monthly donations with a price worth as much as a cup of coffee! Only £3.50 per month! What benefits will there be you say? Click here to find out more.Click here for more information on our upcoming Coach Education Webinars and Mentor Programmes.Enjoy and be sure to subscribe & connect with your host on social media to make your up to date with everything we're doing.Coach Yas - Instagram - Twitter - LinkedIn - Facebook - Patreon - PodcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-coaches-network-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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42 Roles in the Built Environment - Landscape Architect "There are lots of different skills in landscape architecture. We are the jack of all trades and the master of none. You've got to know about horticulture, materials, planning, architecture, lighting and culture" - Kate Weston Kate is a director of Asri, a boutique landscape design studio based in Manchester, UK. Kate is a Chartered Landscape Architect and holds a degree and postgraduate diploma in Landscape Architecture from Leeds Metropolitan University.    Asri focusses on high-end garden design, residential design, and small scale bespoke commercial design. Asri's schemes aim to be evocative and awaken the senses, spaces that enhance physical and mental wellbeing are at heart of the practice. Asri has a strong focus on planting design with an emphasis on craft and beautiful detailing.  Outside of work, Kate loves all things constant yoga, food and travel.

Tom Shields boasts an impressive resume. His bio on the STA Soccer website reads... "A native of Hull, England, Technical Director Tom Shields joined STA with an exhaustive list of previous coaching and educational experience, making him one of the most progressive young coaches in the country. Holding both a Masters in Sport Psychology and an Undergraduate Degree in Sport Coaching, alongside experience as a University Professor in Sports Coaching and Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Metropolitan University, and countless published articles, Tom helps STA blend together the worlds of education and coaching. The former Head Coach of Hull City Ladies (FA Women's Premier League) and the University of Hull, an Assistant and NCAA Division I Title Winning Coach at Central Connecticut State University, The Director of Player Performance and Pedagogy at Rutgers University, US Club Soccer Boys ID2 National Staff Coach, ODP and Region I Staff Coach, United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA) Associate National Staff Coach and former Development and Community Coach at Hull City, Leeds United and Bradford City, the experiences that Tom can draw upon to share with our membership are significant. In addition, he holds a USSF A Youth License, USSF National Youth License, NSCAA Premier Diploma and NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma along with a number of FA and LMA certifications." Tom joins me after our recent attendance as speaking at the United Soccer Coaches Convention to discuss how he works as a leader of a local sports organisation and develops his coaching workforce to be the best that they can be using the ecological dynamics as the theory of learning and human development as the basis of their approach - with considerable success. I really enjoyed this conversation...I hope you do too. https://www.stasoccer.org/staf...

Great discussion on neurorehabilitation perspectives.  We discussed are we addressing the client's perspective?  What does the client want and what is their needs vs. what we think may be important.  In neurorehabilitation, the therapist is interested in how the person completes the activity, not just the task completion.  We talked the importance of observation skills and dived deeper into the Bobath model and current research, as well as compensatory movements, movement synergies and sensory integration.    Bio: Julie Vaughan-Graham PT, PhDAdvanced IBITA Instructor (Honorary Life Member 2020)Founder, Physio-Logic and iNeuroRehabAssistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAdjunct Lecturer, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, CanadaJulie graduated from St. Thomas' Hospital, London, England in 1986 and has worked in the area of neurorehabilitation since 1988.  Julie emigrated to Toronto in 1991, initially taking a position at Lyndhurst, Spinal Cord Injury Centre, and then later opening her own private community neurorehabilitation practice, Physio-Logic, in Toronto in 1993.  Julie completed her MSc in Neurological Rehabilitation at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK in 2010, and her PhD at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto in 2016.  Julie has had a number of post-doctoral positions and she holds an Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) position in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University and, an Adjunct Lecturer appointment in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto.Julie recently founded iNeuroRehab, an e-learning platform for clinicians.  She is an Advanced IBITA instructor, and instructs post-graduate clinical neurorehabilitation courses across Canada and internationally.Articles we discussed and published by Dr. Vaughan-GrahamAfter 55 Years of Neurorehabilitation, What Is the Plan? - PubMed (nih.gov)Motor Control: A Conceptual Framework for Rehabilitation in: Motor Control Volume 26 Issue 4 (2022) (humankinetics.com)Vaughan-Graham, J., Patterson, K., Brooks, D., Zabjek, K., & Cott, C. (2019). Transitions sit to stand and stand to sit in persons post-stroke: Path of centre of mass, pelvic and limb loading – A pilot study. Clinical Biomechanics, 61, 22-30. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.11.004http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026800331830620X Michielsen, M., Vaughan-Graham, J., Holland, A., Magri, A., & Suzuki, M. (2017). The Bobath concept – a model to illustrate clinical practice. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-13. doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1417496https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2017.1417496https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2017.1417496 Vaughan-Graham, J., Patterson, K., Zabjek, K., & Cott, C. (2017). Conceptualizing movement by expert Bobath instructors in neurological rehabilitation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 23(6), 1153-1163. doi:10.1111/jep.12742https://doi-org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/10.1111/jep.12742

Ruth qualified as a Graphic Designer at Leeds Metropolitan University, specialising in illustration, in 1986. She then gained a teaching qualification at Manchester University. She has spent many years as an Art teacher working in high schools and tertiary Colleges. She now shares a studio with her partner Stuart Gray at Farfield Mill in Sedbergh, Cumbria, where they work, teach, and sell their paintings. You can find out more about Ruth or see her work on her website. Ruth also tutors an online video course for us on Drawing for Design.

Over the past year, I've spent countless hours studying the intersection of historical feminism and modern day gender ideology. I've interviewed numerous feminists, journalists, and academics who believe that the word Woman is defined by biology, not an identity… and that any change to this canonical definition is harmful to the categorization and protection of women at large. In my attempt to better understand gender ideology, I've interviewed numerous members of our trans community, as well as the many activists and liberal progressives who believe in the immutable and unbendable mantra that Trans Women are Women. And therein lies the rub. Today, I moderate our first T30 debate with two former guests, Julie Bindel and Brit Abney. During our time together, we attempt to answer the question, Can Feminism and Gender Ideology Co-exist? As you will soon hear, Bindel and Abney debate what it means to be a woman, a feminist, and a TERF. Bindel is a storied journalist and feminist who co-founded the law reform group, Justice for Women, and once served as the assistant director of the Research Centre for Violence, Abuse, and Gender Relations at Leeds Metropolitan University. She is also the author of Feminism for Women, The Real Route to Liberation, a book published in 2021 to much international fanfare. Abney is an academic, activist, and progressive intellectual who passionately lobbies on behalf of our trans community here in America. My hope with bringing Julie and Brit back on the show was to prove that polite conversation is not only possible today…it's preferable… if our collective goal is to find compromise on the topics that divide us the most. I hope you learned as much as I did today. Thanks for listening!Watch Episode:True Thirty is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit truethirty.substack.com/subscribe

Rob speaks with Sally Needham, a Development and Performance Culture Lead at Sheffield United Football Club.Sally spent 13 years at The FA within the skills programme and then as a county coach developer and holds the UEFA A Licence and the Advanced Youth Award (5-11). Sally is a Thrive Practitioner, where she has taken the latest in neuroscience, child development and attachment theory and applied it into football. Along with being a Coach Developer for The FA and Consultant at 4Growth, she is currently at UCLAN doing a Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance.     Sally and Rob discuss her journey to being a child development specialist working in football, her position in Sheffield United, how modern psychological science is applied practically in coaching and techniques that are used with young people to nurture them as balanced human beings as well as footballers.     KEY TAKEAWAYS Through a job at Barnsley College helping with coaching and a healthy interest in football, Sally took a Sport and Exercise Science Degree at Leeds Metropolitan University. Sally fully learned her trade in coaching working with the 5-11 age group for the Advanced Youth Award. After gaining an interest in the psychological and social aspect of young peoples development, Sally studied brain development, child development, attachment theory and modern neuroscience and is currently studying for her Doctorate in Elite Performance. Sheffield United's mantra is ‘Outrun, Outfight, Outplay'.   Having the backing of the best people at Sheffield has allowed Sally to implement her psychological knowledge to the coaching of young players. Sally explains the science to her students, demonstrates the benefit in football and then practically applies it. With dysregulation, our thinking, behaviour, heart rate and breathing can become erratic. We might feel panic or depression out of nowhere, or our emotions can suddenly explode and flood us with adrenaline (the fight/flight response). Sheffield has adopted the techniques for training that the knowledge of science offers and applied it to their development plans for young players including psychological techniques previously and traditionally untried in youth football arena. BEST MOMENTS  ‘At the time there were only two or three females in the country tutoring so I went in down that route and started tutoring when I was about 22 or 23 which was quite unique at the time being female and quite young still.' – Sally ‘It's a great story and its littered with characters from the game; Pete Sturgess. I've watched Pete coach and and I can't tell you, for me, a better relater to young players than I've seen with him.' - Rob ‘I think the biggest thing for us, and I say this quite a lot, is you can give people the ingredients but if they haven't got the recipe then they're only going to hit so far.' – Sally ‘I think sometimes we perceive it that the boys are not going to buy into it, but a lot of the lads when they do it really enjoy it.' – Sally ‘When you do fist bumps or thumbs up or checking in and checking out, it's a big indicator that if a child wants a fist bump and the next three weeks doesn't want any bodily contact it's a red flag. So it gives us an understanding of what's going off in that child.' – Sally   VALUABLE RESOURCES Leader Manager Coach Podcast      ABOUT THE HOST   Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches. The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life.    CONTACT METHOD https://www.robryles.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMPYDVzZVnA https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertryles/?originalSubdomain=ukSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/robrylesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host one of Craig's talks at your club or schoolSign-up to receive Craig's free newsletterStephen Cobley is an Associate Professor in motor control, skill acquisition, and sport and exercise psychology at The University of Sydney. He earned his Bachelor's degree at Loughborough University, his Master's degree at Queen's University in Canada, and his PhD at Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK.​Steve's research examines developmental factors that constrain learning, development, and performance across sport, educational, and workplace settings.In this episode, Steve and I discuss some fascinating work his team is doing in swimming looking at the effect of biological maturation on performance. Kia ora!Connect with Craig:Instagram: instagram.com/drcraigharrison/Facebook: facebook.com/drcraigharrisonTwitter: twitter.com/drcraigharrison

Host one of Craig's talks at your club or schoolSign-up to receive Craig's free newsletterStephen Cobley is an Associate Professor in motor control, skill acquisition, and sport and exercise psychology at The University of Sydney. He earned his Bachelor's degree at Loughborough University, his Master's degree at Queen's University in Canada, and his PhD at Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK.​Steve's research examines developmental factors that constrain learning, development, and performance across sport, educational, and workplace settings.In this episode, Steve and I discuss some fascinating work his team is doing in swimming looking at the effect of biological maturation on performance. Kia ora!Connect with Craig:Instagram: instagram.com/drcraigharrison/Facebook: facebook.com/drcraigharrisonTwitter: twitter.com/drcraigharrison

In this episode we are live at the Harrogate flower show and we are talking to Alistair BaldwinAlistair qualified as a landscape architect in 1992, and following a 12 year spell as an academic at Leeds Metropolitan University and a 5 year term as director of a landscape design firm in York he established his own practice outside Ripon, North Yorkshire. His passion for planting design and the genius of the place has lead to commissions around the UK, ranging in size from small courtyard gardens to large country estates.Having a diplomat as a father meant that Alistair grew up amongst the varied and deeply memorable landscapes and cultures of Spain, Italy, Syria and the Lebanon, and his work today is influenced by a passion for architecture and the natural world.  In particular, his works reflects a fascination with the way in which horticulture can affect the mood, scale and spirit of a place through the manipulation of scale colour and texture.Alistair is supported by a team of qualified landscape architects, who's combined skills span masterplanning, planning applications, planting design, technical construction design, project management and team working.  The team works closely with architects, interior designers, lighting designers and specialist advisors to bring our portfolio of design projects to fruition. AWB Associates specialises in the creation of public and private gardens and landscapes that are timeless, memorable and meaningful.  Our work is underpinned by a respect for our built and landscape heritage, and much of what we do results in the illumination, appreciation and enjoyment of significant buildings and places.We work closely with like-minded architects, engineers, interior designers, craftsmen and women, ecologist and many other specialists to deliver well-crafted places.  Where a project allows, we create planting schemes that bring nature, delight and dramatic seasonality to the site, producing management plans and working with maintenance staff to ensure longevity of our creations.​Our collective experience and skills across a wide range of media and software allows us to interface with other professionals while assembling planning and listed building applications for our clients, and our track record for gaining planning consents in challenging environments is excellent.  We offer the full range of design services, from inception and site assessment through master planning and visualisations to construction design, planting design and project management.  We also manage other consultants on behalf of the client. #gardening #trees #gardening-podcast #horticulture #nature #flowers #podcast #herbs #vegetables #gardendesignSupport the show

Today on the Basketball Manitoba Podcast we have James Bambury. James is the current head coach of the Brandon Bobcats women's basketball program. He has been coaching for over 15 years. His most recent coaching experience (prior to the Brandon Bobcats) was as the Interim Head Coach at Queens University in the 2019-20 season where he led the Gaels to a 16-8 season and reached a No. 3 national ranking. Prior to that season, he spent seven years as an assistant coach for the Gaels. He also coached for two seasons as the head coach at Royal Military College, three seasons as the head coach of the Leeds Metropolitan University and the Leeds Carnegie Basketball Club in England. In addition to that, he was… Assistant Coach with the National England University Games Team. Associate Coach of the England Under-18 national women's team and Head Men's Development Coach at Leeds Metropolitan He played for three years at Queens University before moving on to coaching. Contact James at... https://gobobcats.ca/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/james-bambury/247 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/basketball-manitoba/message

In this episode Gary is with Matt Cottle. An experienced Property Investor and Developer with a demonstrated history of working at senior level in the financial services industry, skilled in Sales, Management, Business Development and Specialist Finance. A strong real estate professional with a BA (Hons) focused in Management Accountancy, French from Leeds Metropolitan University and Normandy Business School. He has spent the last 20 years building and leading one of Britain's largest specialist mortgage brokerages.   What Is Covered In Today's Episode Of The Financial Pro Podcast: How to maintain a consistent culture within your team Why you need to be lot more cautious when hiring people The number one thing that business starters should always remember Why business owners should never let ego stand in the way Having the right structure of how to operate your systems From motivation to mindset, personal branding to perseverance, you will learn tried and tested ways to generate leads, increase your sales and build a strong lifestyle business. Gary Das takes you on an entrepreneurial journey of education, inspiration, and motivation to help you become a Pro of your industry! Channels: Visit Financial PRO website www.financial-pro.com Follow Gary Das on Facebook and Instagram If you want to find out more about the CPD accredited Mortgage Adviser PRO course please visit  www.financial-pro.com/courses

This episode is pure joy as we get to talk with Emma Tempest, an internationally-known play coach who helps early childhood professionals incorporate play into their programming in a meaningful and often transformational way.In this uplifting chat, Emma shares:Why play is critical for child development – and adults too!How adults can misinterpret play for bad behavior. How the traditional way to leverage play – often limited to a reward for a child who does their schoolwork or behaves well – is a backwards way to look at it.  The detrimental effects of removing play from a child's education.How adults can get in touch with their inner child.The importance of a mindset shift toward curiosity to embrace play in all its forms.Why there's no such thing as “unstructured play.”The five things adults can do to best support children's play.And so much more! About Emma:Emma Tempest is a Play Coach. How cool is that? She develops training and coaching for educators and families around how children learn through the power of play, and how to use play as a tool for building a strong foundation of wellbeing. But that's not all – Emma also helps adults through play. Her belief is that play joins everybody together – from all ages, races, nationalities and cultures. Originally from England, Emma holds a bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Leeds Metropolitan University. She now resides in New Jersey, but spreads her teachings far and wide, because, frankly, we ALL need this in our lives. You can find Emma in the following places:Website: https://makeyourownrainbows.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theplaycoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_play_coach/ Additional Resources:To get more insights on ways to succeed in your child care business, head over to our Resource Center at https://www.procaresoftware.com/resource-center/. Contact Us: Have an idea for a podcast or want to be a guest? Email us at podcast@procaresoftware.com.    

Welcome to the Sports Therapy Association Podcast! Recorded live on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page , host Matt Phillips (creator of Runchatlive) brings guests from the Sports Therapy industry to answer YOUR questions and discuss topics chosen by YOU. In Ep.18 of the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, we are thrilled to bring you special guest Brendan Chaplin: Strength and Conditioning Coach, Coach Educator & CEO of Strength & Conditioning Education. Brendan talks to us how as therapists we can get started with programming exercise and movement and in effect deliver quality service & results to clients from any walk of life, from recreational to elite. Very quickly it becomes clear that it is NOT about sets and reps, with Brendan giving an insight into his Triple E Formula, Core Philosophy Components, and S&C path for Rehab. As a coach, Brendan has worked with many high performance athletes, teams and institutions including The English Institute of Sport, British Tennis, Huddersfield Giants, The Talented Athlete Sponsorship Scheme (TASS), Leeds Metropolitan University, England Netball, and more. A frequent contributor to Men's Health, The Times and many other international publications, Brendan has also been featured on the BBC, GQ and The Independent Newspaper as an expert in fitness and performance training for sports. Enjoyed the episode? Please take a couple of minutes to leave us a rating & review on Apple Podcasts. It really does make all the difference in helping us reach out to a larger audience. iPhone users you can do this from your phone, Android users you will need to do it from iTunes. All episodes are also available on our YouTube channel and on the Sports Therapy Association webpage. And remember, everyone is welcome to join us for the LIVE recording on Tuesdays at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association Facebook Page Questions? Email: matt@thesta.co.uk

In today's episode, Stuart welcomes Sarah Duffield from Mac Nutrition for a second time (Dec 2017, #77). They discuss how to coach nutrition clients effectively, lessons she wishes she could tell her younger self about coaching, using reflective practice, whether PTs should separate nutrition and training, how to help clients overcome weight loss plateaus and more.   Sarah is Mac-Nutrition’s Head of Nutrition and lead tutor for Mac-Nutrition Uni. She has a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University and an MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Leeds Metropolitan University. We discuss how to coach nutrition clients effectively, lessons she wishes she could tell her younger self about coaching, using reflective practice, whether PTs should separate nutrition and training, how to help clients overcome weight loss plateaus and more.     Timestamps: [01.35] - How many team members Mac Nutrition now has. [03.30] - Selling with integrity. [10.00] - What Sarah misses about coaching clients 1-1. [11.50] - Learning to use different nutrition methods as tools in a toolbox. [16.30] - Using reflective practice for becoming a better coach. [23.25] - Transitioning from studying nutrition to coaching nutrition.   [25.00] - The importance of having a community of other coaches to bounce ideas off of. [27.43] - Personal trainers separating nutrition and training in their service options. [34.48] - The services that mac nutrition offers. [37.40] - How the contact with a client works. [41.30] - A client that Sarah failed with. [46.05] - Weight loss plateaus and what to do about them. [49.54] - MN's layperson's nutrition course.       Find Out More About Sarah: Instagram Mac Nutrition Website     Find Out More About LTB: Website Instagram Facebook

Former Queen's Gaels Women's Basketball Head Coach James Bambury joins Episode Two of the Four Quarters Podcast, powered by Four Quarters Media. Bambury and host Tyler Bennett discuss the off-season adjustments that the Gaels made to improve their offense heading into the 2019-20 campaign. Then, Bambury sheds some light on the program, what he was most proud of in his year as the Head Coach, and compares the OUA / U Sports game to collegiate basketball overseas in Europe. (MUSIC: bensound.com)

RAYMOND PELEKAMOYO Founder & Marketing Director of Landan Consultants, United Kingdom Co-founder Impact Hub Lusaka Zambia Lansdan Consultants is a leading advisory services firm, helping many leading organisations to create and implement better strategic decisions. I am a consultant of innovation and creativity, known to many as the social media digital guru. I mentor and consult organisations globally on online business success and goals. A Keynote speaker with awards in product launch and business success. Recognised as a strong and motivational leader, who can generate innovative ideas which deliver increased profitability and organisational success. Contributes significantly as a valued team player, and is committed to continuous professional learning and development. During my years of experience I have worked with top organisations and individuals in Russia, Scotland, Africa, UAE,UK plus many more. Leeds Metropolitan University. Winner of the Leeds Metropolitan Enterprise Award One of the first Digital Hub businesses to be selected to join the Yorkshire Hub. Business of the Year Award 2016. Bonus: Download our Free ebook Instantly

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. On this week's programme I'm delighted to speak to Professor Kathy Hall from University College Cork. In a wide-ranging discussion about teaching, teacher education, research and policy, the topics raised include the following: Becoming a primary teacher in Carysfort College Doing a Bachelor in Arts degree in University College Dublin, with many other primary teachers, followed by a H.Dip Returning to Carysfort to do a postgraduate diploma course in special educational needs Starting a Masters degree in Trinity College, transferring to complete and PhD and becoming a teacher educator in Christchurch Canterbury College Moving to Leeds Metropolitan University and subsequently to the Open University and two years later to University College Cork Her doctoral dissertation on the topic of discovery learning and first language learning Her book, Listening to Stephen Read and its implications for teaching reading Why some children leave school with limited literacy The relationship between policy and teaching literacy How the market influences education in Ireland Assessing student teachers’ preparedness to teach literacy Summative and formative Assessment – Black and William Important Review on Formative Assessment Can anyone teach? The relationship between skills, practice and reflection in teaching School and University roles in teacher education The unifying theme across all her research Discourse analysis as a research method and what you can learn about classrooms from using this method. In this framework she refers to the IRF – initiation, response and feedback – pattern of classroom interaction. Doctoral research topics How different opportunities to learn can exist within the same classroom Problems with competitive classrooms Advice she would give the Minister for Education Etienne Wenger Communities of Practice book Tara Westover Educated

In her studio at Pragovka in Prague, CZ, Installation Artist Petra Hudcova and I discussed doubt, self doubt, self fulfilling prophecies, work life balance, side hustles, the need to take a break, being appreciated, abstraction, self confidence, arrogance, vulnerability, being vulnerable, funding, artist residencies, application writing, art speak, sincerity, production costs, cost of production, barrier to entry, abandoned buildings, economic development, gentrification, how to write artist statements, dumbing things down, cycle of popularity, being modest, and sexism. https://www.petrahudcova.com   About Petra Hudcová was born in Prague. She lived in Great Britain from 1994, where she received a Bachelor's Degree from Leeds Metropolitan University, and in 2006 completed her Master's Degree at Central Saint Martin's School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in Prague. I am interested in a paradox associated with our perception and experience of the world. It has to do with our desire to apprehend, grasp and define strong, climactic moments, despite the fact that the experience breaks through our habitual codes that have determined what we have been living before. Most of my artistic work is an attempt to capture this ambivalent experience and the feelings attendant to it. Part of my creative process is producing collages that include photos, drawings and manipulation techniques working with projection and light. These heterogeneous approaches reflect various spatial perceptions and put together they yield an overall picture that deconstructs the habitual perception of reality. In her work, Petra Hudcová examines our desire to experience important and evanescent moments in life, and their permanence in time. Her work consists of attempts to capture these ambivalent experiences and related feelings. Her basic building blocks are images – drawings and photographs that she has been working on over the long term. She manipulates these images of the external world, natural scenes and lately also architecture, into abstract spatial video collages. She crosses over into a spatial environment using installations, based on communication of three-dimensional objects with video and the use of light. These methods reflect diverse spatial and temporal impressions, and above all the desire to stop and lock them, and then to give these associative images a different temporality and rhythm that decomposes the feeling of time's linear passage. -Curator: Zuzana Bitalová Please be sure to visit our Patreon page and help support the podcast by being part of the conversation. The more money raised, the larger the global reach we can offer you: https://www.patreon.com/thewisefool For more information about the host, Matthew Dols http://www.matthewdols.com   Transcript available: http://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-017-installation-artist-petra-hudcova-prague-cz/

In her studio at Pragovka in Prague, CZ, Installation Artist Petra Hudcova and I discussed doubt, self doubt, self fulfilling prophecies, work life balance, side hustles, the need to take a break, being appreciated, abstraction, self confidence, arrogance, vulnerability, being vulnerable, funding, artist residencies, application writing, art speak, sincerity, production costs, cost of production, barrier to entry, abandoned buildings, economic development, gentrification, how to write artist statements, dumbing things down, cycle of popularity, being modest, and sexism. https://www.petrahudcova.com   About Petra Hudcová was born in Prague. She lived in Great Britain from 1994, where she received a Bachelor's Degree from Leeds Metropolitan University, and in 2006 completed her Master's Degree at Central Saint Martin's School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in Prague. I am interested in a paradox associated with our perception and experience of the world. It has to do with our desire to apprehend, grasp and define strong, climactic moments, despite the fact that the experience breaks through our habitual codes that have determined what we have been living before. Most of my artistic work is an attempt to capture this ambivalent experience and the feelings attendant to it. Part of my creative process is producing collages that include photos, drawings and manipulation techniques working with projection and light. These heterogeneous approaches reflect various spatial perceptions and put together they yield an overall picture that deconstructs the habitual perception of reality. In her work, Petra Hudcová examines our desire to experience important and evanescent moments in life, and their permanence in time. Her work consists of attempts to capture these ambivalent experiences and related feelings. Her basic building blocks are images – drawings and photographs that she has been working on over the long term. She manipulates these images of the external world, natural scenes and lately also architecture, into abstract spatial video collages. She crosses over into a spatial environment using installations, based on communication of three-dimensional objects with video and the use of light. These methods reflect diverse spatial and temporal impressions, and above all the desire to stop and lock them, and then to give these associative images a different temporality and rhythm that decomposes the feeling of time's linear passage. -Curator: Zuzana Bitalová Please be sure to visit our Patreon page and help support the podcast by being part of the conversation. The more money raised, the larger the global reach we can offer you: https://www.patreon.com/thewisefool For more information about the host, Matthew Dols http://www.matthewdols.com   Transcript available: https://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-017-installation-artist-petra-hudcova-prague-cz/

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt on how they became showrunners on their own series for Netflix. You will also learn: *The surprising advice they have on connecting with industry professionals *What they pitched to get their show Pinky Malinky picked up by Nickelodeon and then Netflix *Their take on mastering one skill vs learning a wide range of skills Chris Garbutt has a BA in Graphic Arts and Illustration from Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK. He’s been a creator, executive producer, show runner, writer, director, character designer, and storyboarder for Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Aardman and Passion Pictures. Some of the shows he’s worked on include Ben Bouklet’s The Amazing World of Gumball, Butch Hartman’s The Fairly Odd Parents, and Mr. Bean. Rikke Asbjoern was one of the youngest students to attend the Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. She has worked on commercials, music videos, short films and feature films in various roles such as animator, supervising animator, animation director, storyboard artist and co-director. She’s worked on projects for Tony the Tiger, MTV, Adidas, The Tigger Movie, Jungle Book 2, the BBC, and the Gorillaz music videos for Passion Pictures. In 2007 she started working at Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe in London, where she also helped work on The Amazing World of Gumball with Chris while also crafting her own show ideas. Most recently, Chris and Rikke were co-creators and showrunners for Pinky Malinky for Netflix. Get in touch with Rikke and Chris through their Instagrams: https://www.instagram.com/fattywhale/ and https://www.instagram.com/thatdamngarbutt/ See Feedspot’s full list of the top 10 animation podcasts here: https://blog.feedspot.com/animation_podcasts/ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

In episode 27 (I forgot I did a 26th) I'm joined by Sarah Duffield. We discuss how adherence to the energy balance principal, is the single most important factor to consider when implementing a diet method for the goal of weight loss. We discuss why and how, an aggressive method of weight loss, can often be a great idea for appropriate individuals. We chat about some common myths associated with this controversial approach to losing weight. About Sarah, from the MNU website: "Sarah is Head of Nutrition at The Mac-Nutrition Collective and one of the lead tutors on MNU. She has a BSc from Loughborough University and an MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition from Leeds Metropolitan University. Sarah has previously worked as a nutrition and health advisor at the University of East Anglia, as well as a performance nutritionist for the Carnegie Institute for Sports Performance and Wellbeing where she supported a wide variety of both professional and amateur athletes. Sarah is also qualified kinanthropometrist and, before joining Mac-Nutrition, worked as part of the Powerade Sports Science team for 4 years supporting athletes with their nutritional preparations for events." If you're interested in MNU, see the link below. https://www.mac-nutritionuni.com/ Or just follow Sarah and Martin MacDonald on Instagram. @sarahduff_mn @martinnutrition

Nichola - or Nic as her friends call her - has such a long list of credentials and accomplishments that I simply can't share them all here. But just a sampling of her education and experience demonstrates her expertise: Graduated from Loughborough University with a First Class Honours Degree in Sports & Exercise Science Graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University with a post-graduate diploma in Dietetics Holds a Master's Degree in Health Science Published author in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Her blog has also been voted as the UK's best health blog in 2015! Clearly, we're in good company. In this conversation, Nic and I discuss a wide variety of topics important to runners: How can athletes running with diabetes fuel appropriately while managing their disease? Why is being "calorie-aware" important but fundamentally different than counting calories? Does the ketogenic ("keto") diet work for runners? Is coconut water a good source of hydration for runners? Do detoxes work? Should athletes like runners take multivitamins? Use these principles to focus on big-picture principles and thrive!

Producer, Director and screenwriter, Lee Chambers joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to talk about his new indie movie The Pineville Heist. Made for 100k and a lot of help from local crew and nearby locations in Cananda, Lee set out to make his debut feature film and came across a whole heap of problems. We chat about his award winning short film Hugh Jackman Saves the World, His time helping out on a movie LVJ, which was Giles' first ever feature film and the how the same DoP worked on both films. Casting a named talent (BooBoo Stewart) and heaving to re-cast due to time. Questioning yourself on set and working creatively with your cinematographer and how sometimes it's ok to tell people to fuck off. Links: THE PINEVILLE HEIST, stars PRESLEY MASSARA, PRISCILLA-ANNE FORDER, CARL BAILEY, DARRYL DOUGHERTY, JACOB BROWN and BASIL HOFFMAN Produced & Directed by Lee Chambers Co-Written by Todd Gordon & Lee Chambers Co-Produced by Tara Dixon Cinematographer David Le May WATCH Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=z81JGqHrMFQ BUY the Pineville Heist www.amazon.co.uk/Pineville-Heist-…rs/dp/0986494313 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/pinevilleheist LIKE us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pi... About Lee Chambers: Lee Chambers is a graphic design graduate from Sault College in Canada and a film graduate from Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK. Chambers spent ten years working professionally in England and Los Angeles writing and directing drama shorts, music videos and commercials. He has attended and screened his short film productions at top festivals, such as the Cannes Film Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival, with critical acclaim coming from Total Film Magazine and Fox Television. Chambers currently teaches in the Film Production Program at Confederation College in Thunder Bay. He created the award-winning Make It Short Film Project in 2005, which has attracted executive support from Academy Award winners, Paul Haggis, Denys Arcand and Roger Corman. In 2012, Lee won the NOMFA Screenwriter of the Year Award for his Australian short film, 'Hugh Jackman Saves The World'. www.leechambers.com www.pinevilleheist.com Follow us at www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com Twitter @filmmakerspod, @gilesalderson @cjamesdirect @leechambers @thedaremovie www.directedbygiles.com www.cjamesdirect.com

Today Oliver is joined in the studio by Professor Damian Murphy. Damian is a Professor of Sound and Music Computing at the Department of Electronic Engineering, University of York, where he has been a member of academic staff since 2000, and is the University Research Champion for Creativity. He started his career in the Performing Arts Department at Harrogate College and has previously held positions at Leeds Metropolitan University and Bretton Hall College. His research focuses on virtual acoustics, spatial audio, physical modelling, and audio signal processing. This research formed the basis of the Surrounded by Sound project that was selected for inclusion in the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition in July 2001, and he was also co-author of SoundFX - Making Music with Technology, the 2004 IEE touring Faraday Lecture. He has been principal investigator on a number of AHRC and EPSRC funded projects relating to room acoustics simulation and auralisation, and published over 130 journal articles, conference papers and books in the area. He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a visiting lecturer to the Department of Speech, Music and Hearing at KTH, Stockholm, where he specialises in spatial audio and acoustics. He has held visiting researcher status at a number of universities internationally. Prof. Murphy is also an active sound artist and in 2004 was appointed as one of the UK's first AHRC/ACE Arts and Science Research Fellows, investigating the compositional and aesthetic aspects of sound spatialisation, acoustic modelling techniques and the acoustics of heritage spaces. His work has been presented in galleries nationally and at festivals and venues internationally and included varied collaborations with writers, photographers and interactive digital artists. He is a founding member of Geodesic Arts through which most of his more recent work has been produced. In this episode, Damian discusses entering into academia and recreating the acoustics of environments. For more information follow: http://1618digital.com/immersive-audio-podcast-episode-8-damian-murphy/ Subscribe: 1618digital.com/#contact

It might surprise you that an artist’s best work does not always turn out the way they planned. Opening yourself up to uncertainty can elicit unexpected and wonderful results. And while we may not all consider ourselves artists in the traditional sense, everyone is a creator in one way or another. Join me in my conversation with multidisciplinary artist Kylin O’Brien as we discuss the how comfort with uncertainty, creation, and clearing your space all leave room for what serves us best at this point in our lives. How we can all approach life as creators Why authenticity and trust are key How clearing space can open up new opportunities Links Mentioned The Scream Room Stress Less Day at Flathead Valley Community College Imagine If Library in Kalispell Show Highlights 02:08  Easeful Living Practice 05:15  Introducing Kylin and her Love Work 11:45  An artist’s comfort with uncertainty 16:24  We’re all creators 19:55  The process of creation 21:54  The Scream Room 32:42  Work based in authenticity and trust 36:12  Clearing your space, clearing your mind 46:35  How to connect with Kylin  Favorite Quotes “I believe that we are all creators, and that we’re all creating our lives all the time.” - Kylin O’Brien “Life is a collaborative project with the universe.” - Kylin O’Brien “Art, when it’s effective, is potent.” - Kylin O’Brien “Life is laundry; it’s never done.” - Kylin O’Brien “Get down with the undoneness of it.” - Andrea Catherine “It’s inside of space that new things come. And it’s inside of space that old things can leave. You don’t have any movement without space.” - Kylin O’Brien “Your dog’s happiness is worth more than a perfectly made bed.” - Kylin O’Brien “We’re allowed to reinvent ourselves.” - Kylin O’Brien Meet Kylin Kylin O'Brien is a New York City born Brooklyn based multidisciplinary artist. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Vassar College and a BA (Honours) in Contemporary Creative Practice from Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK, where she was awarded a part-time lectureship while pursuing advanced multimedia studies. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions and has enjoyed solo exhibitions in New York at Feature INC, Open Source Gallery and Chashama. She has been a Brooklyn Arts Council, Awesome Foundation and Pro Arts award winner. Kylin has created commissioned public work during Art Basel Miami and has had public works on display in Wynwood Miami, West Oakland & Brooklyn. In addition to her studio practice, she is currently directing multiple initiatives, collaborations, workshops and presentations.

I first met Derek whilst I was an art student at Leeds Metropolitan University. Though he ran a different course to the one I was on, he was always happy to talk, and over the years has a been great source of wisdom – as I’m sure he’s been to many others. Often is the case when talking across generations the younger spends more time talking about their current situation than listening to the other’s experiences; so I am very honoured to have sat down with Derek and learn much more about his life, his unconventional routes into becoming an artist and art educator, as well as certain eras in the art education history of Leeds I had no knowledge of (a very niche interest of mine).Derek Horton is widely known through his many years in art education, as an artist, a writer, curator, and co-director of &Model gallery, the latter of which we surprisingly didn’t talk about at all.

Fidelity Press author John Beaumont discusses his book The Mississippi Flows into the Tiber: A Guide to Notable American Converts to the Catholic Church.nnJohn Beaumont is a lawyer by training and was formerly head of the School of Law at Leeds Metropolitan University, England. He has written several books on the law of evidence and is also the author of Roads to Rome: A Guide to Notable Converts from Britain and Ireland from the Reformation to the Present Day (2010).

Are you the kind of person who can’t help taking a picture of your food before you eat it? Do you search out Facebook foods, Twitter tips and Instagram ideas for new restaurants and recipes? Or maybe the very thought of all this puts you off your lunch. This week we meet foodies, writers and experts to discuss where education ends and obsession begins. The BBC’s Manuela Saragosa talks to: Adaobi Okonkwo, who blogs about food under the name Dobby in Lagos; and Anna Barnett, who is a blogger, contributor to Vogue and Grazia, and author of cookery book “Eat The Week”. She also speaks to Ursula Philpot, registered dietitian and senior lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University; and Eve Turow Paul, a millennial food expert and writer. (Photo: Woman takes picture of food on phone. Credit: Getty Images).

Dave Webb is a member of the World Beyond War Coordinating Committee and chair of the UK Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and well as Vice President of the International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the Convenor of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space: http://space4peace.org Webb is an Emeritus Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Leeds Beckett University (previously Leeds Metropolitan University). Webb has been involved in the campaign to scrap the UK Trident nuclear weapons system and has also focused on campaigning to close two U.S. bases in Yorkshire (where he lives) – Fylingdales (a missile defence radar base) and Menwith Hill (the huge NSA spy base). We discuss the upcoming 25th Annual Global Network Conference & Protest: "Pivot Toward War: US Missile Defense & the Weaponization of Space" to be held on April 7-9, 2017, in Huntsville, Alabama: http://space4peace.org

Study: Think aloud: An examination of distance runners’ thought processes Abstract: Distance running is popular throughout the USA, and to date it has received much attention in the sport psychology literature. One limitation, however, is the retrospective nature of most current research. Subsequently, the present study examined real-time thought processes of runners recorded during a long-distance run. The think-aloud protocol was used with 10 participants ranging in age from 29 to 52 years old (M = 41.3 years, SD = 7.3). Qualitative analysis of the data identified meaning units, which were grouped into major themes. A final thematic structure revealed three major themes that characterized the participant's thought processes: Pace and Distance, Pain and Discomfort, and Environment. Taken together, the present results extend previous research on running and provide a number of suggestions for sport psychology consultants working with runners.   Author: Duncan Simpson Dr. Duncan Simpson serves as an Assistant Professor in Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology and is the Coordinator of the Undergraduate Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology Program. He received his MS degree in Exercise Science from Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK and his PhD in Sport & Exercise Psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His teaching experience includes various undergraduate and graduate courses in: applied sport psychology, psycho-social aspects of sport, exercise psychology, psychology of coaching, qualitative research methods and professional practice. In addition to classes taught at Barry University, he has taught at Ithaca College, NY; The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; The University of Leeds (UK) and Leeds Metropolitan University (UK). Dr. Simpson is an active researcher and his primary research interests include: psychology of endurance sports; performance enhancement through season-long interventions; exploring the experiences of athletes training for competition; stress and coping among elite adolescent athletes; competitive state anxiety in elite adolescents; talent identification and development in physical education, and the acquisition of expertise in sport.   Links:   Author: https://www.barry.edu/hpls/faculty/simpson.html             http://simpsonperformanceconsulting.com/ Article:            http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1612197X.2015.1069877?journalCode=rijs20#.V4hOqbgrLIU     “In the first mile or two for every runner we heard a lot of negative thoughts. Across the board everyone was struggling with some sort of pain or discomfort when they started the run.”   “That old saying, never judge a run on its first mile is really true.”   “Recognize the difference between discomfort and pain. Basically, almost every time you go for a run you are going to feel some form of discomfort. It’s part of the experience of running.”   “I think there is a lesson for athletes that discomfort is sometimes part of the process, and for runners it’s a really important part of the process.”

The place of faith in pain relief, plus physiotherapy meets mental health, and educating doctors. This edition is funded by a donation from the residents at Falcon House, Edinburgh. It’s well established that pain needs to be understood and treated as a biopsychosocial problem, but what about the spiritual side of life? Professor of nursing and Anglican chaplain Michelle Briggs speak to Paul Evans about how some people in pain can find relief and meaning in the prayer and community engagement offered by their faith. We’ve looked at the issue of pain education before – Emma Briggs gives an update on the struggle to increase pain training for doctors and improve its quality. Her interdisciplinary pain management course brings healthcare professionals together with a focus on empathy, working as a team and understanding the importance of drug and non-drug treatments. Physiotherapy and mental health care might seem at opposite ends of the pain management spectrum, but physiotherapist Nathan Goss sets out why we have to see pain as a mind-body problem and argues that mental health difficulties are ‘something we all experience’. Contributors: * Michelle Briggs, Professor of Nursing, Leeds Metropolitan University and Anglican chaplain * Emma Briggs, Lecturer, King’s College London and Chair of the British Pain Society Pain Education Special Interest Group * Nathan Goss, Senior Physiotherapist, Pain Management Programme at the Walton Centre, Liverpool First broadcast 31.03.15 #Cultureandpain #Educatinghealthcareprofessionals #Explainingpain #Physiotherapy #Psychologicalapproachestopainmanagement #Psychologicaleffectsofpain

Our taken for granted assumptions are questioned in a new book by Karl Spracklen, a professor of leisure studies at Leeds Metropolitan University in England. Whiteness and Leisure (Palgrave, 2013) combines two bodies of theoretical literature to interrogate leisure activities which seem innocuous or inoffensive. The book deploys insights from critical race theory along with the work of Jurgen Habermas to at once critique leisure as a site for the continued reproduction of inequality, but at the same time consider the utopian or transformative possibilities offered by leisure activity. The central inequality concerning Whiteness and Leisure is that of the socially constructed, but socially powerful, idea of race. Spracklen argues that whilst there is no scientific evidence for the vast swathes of claims made about race, the idea is influential in modern life. Most notably, ideas of race create categories of normal or taken for granted, in the case of whiteness, and other, exotic and different in the case of blackness. The replication of social inequality using categories of race is shown in discussions of sport, both participating and watching, of popular culture, such as Harry Potter and World of Warcraft, Music, including Folk and Metal, and forms of travel, tourism and outdoor experience. Drawing on a wide range of literature, empirical examples and personal anecdotes, the text will be of interest to readers from across both social science and the humanities, as well as anyone concerned with social justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our taken for granted assumptions are questioned in a new book by Karl Spracklen, a professor of leisure studies at Leeds Metropolitan University in England. Whiteness and Leisure (Palgrave, 2013) combines two bodies of theoretical literature to interrogate leisure activities which seem innocuous or inoffensive. The book deploys insights from critical race theory along with the work of Jurgen Habermas to at once critique leisure as a site for the continued reproduction of inequality, but at the same time consider the utopian or transformative possibilities offered by leisure activity. The central inequality concerning Whiteness and Leisure is that of the socially constructed, but socially powerful, idea of race. Spracklen argues that whilst there is no scientific evidence for the vast swathes of claims made about race, the idea is influential in modern life. Most notably, ideas of race create categories of normal or taken for granted, in the case of whiteness, and other, exotic and different in the case of blackness. The replication of social inequality using categories of race is shown in discussions of sport, both participating and watching, of popular culture, such as Harry Potter and World of Warcraft, Music, including Folk and Metal, and forms of travel, tourism and outdoor experience. Drawing on a wide range of literature, empirical examples and personal anecdotes, the text will be of interest to readers from across both social science and the humanities, as well as anyone concerned with social justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our taken for granted assumptions are questioned in a new book by Karl Spracklen, a professor of leisure studies at Leeds Metropolitan University in England. Whiteness and Leisure (Palgrave, 2013) combines two bodies of theoretical literature to interrogate leisure activities which seem innocuous or inoffensive. The book deploys insights from critical race theory along with the work of Jurgen Habermas to at once critique leisure as a site for the continued reproduction of inequality, but at the same time consider the utopian or transformative possibilities offered by leisure activity. The central inequality concerning Whiteness and Leisure is that of the socially constructed, but socially powerful, idea of race. Spracklen argues that whilst there is no scientific evidence for the vast swathes of claims made about race, the idea is influential in modern life. Most notably, ideas of race create categories of normal or taken for granted, in the case of whiteness, and other, exotic and different in the case of blackness. The replication of social inequality using categories of race is shown in discussions of sport, both participating and watching, of popular culture, such as Harry Potter and World of Warcraft, Music, including Folk and Metal, and forms of travel, tourism and outdoor experience. Drawing on a wide range of literature, empirical examples and personal anecdotes, the text will be of interest to readers from across both social science and the humanities, as well as anyone concerned with social justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Our taken for granted assumptions are questioned in a new book by Karl Spracklen, a professor of leisure studies at Leeds Metropolitan University in England. Whiteness and Leisure (Palgrave, 2013) combines two bodies of theoretical literature to interrogate leisure activities which seem innocuous or inoffensive. The book deploys insights from critical race theory along with the work of Jurgen Habermas to at once critique leisure as a site for the continued reproduction of inequality, but at the same time consider the utopian or transformative possibilities offered by leisure activity. The central inequality concerning Whiteness and Leisure is that of the socially constructed, but socially powerful, idea of race. Spracklen argues that whilst there is no scientific evidence for the vast swathes of claims made about race, the idea is influential in modern life. Most notably, ideas of race create categories of normal or taken for granted, in the case of whiteness, and other, exotic and different in the case of blackness. The replication of social inequality using categories of race is shown in discussions of sport, both participating and watching, of popular culture, such as Harry Potter and World of Warcraft, Music, including Folk and Metal, and forms of travel, tourism and outdoor experience. Drawing on a wide range of literature, empirical examples and personal anecdotes, the text will be of interest to readers from across both social science and the humanities, as well as anyone concerned with social justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our taken for granted assumptions are questioned in a new book by Karl Spracklen, a professor of leisure studies at Leeds Metropolitan University in England. Whiteness and Leisure (Palgrave, 2013) combines two bodies of theoretical literature to interrogate leisure activities which seem innocuous or inoffensive. The book deploys insights from critical race theory along with the work of Jurgen Habermas to at once critique leisure as a site for the continued reproduction of inequality, but at the same time consider the utopian or transformative possibilities offered by leisure activity. The central inequality concerning Whiteness and Leisure is that of the socially constructed, but socially powerful, idea of race. Spracklen argues that whilst there is no scientific evidence for the vast swathes of claims made about race, the idea is influential in modern life. Most notably, ideas of race create categories of normal or taken for granted, in the case of whiteness, and other, exotic and different in the case of blackness. The replication of social inequality using categories of race is shown in discussions of sport, both participating and watching, of popular culture, such as Harry Potter and World of Warcraft, Music, including Folk and Metal, and forms of travel, tourism and outdoor experience. Drawing on a wide range of literature, empirical examples and personal anecdotes, the text will be of interest to readers from across both social science and the humanities, as well as anyone concerned with social justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gardens of the British Working Class - the historian, Margaret Willes, considers the remarkable feats of cultivation by the working class in Britain, even if the land they planted and loved was not their own: From lush gardens nurtured outside crumbling workers' cottages to 'green' miracles achieved in blackened yards. In doing so, she reveals the ingenious ways in which determined workers transformed drab surroundings. She's joined by Lisa Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, who has explored the ways in which struggles over classed and gendered tastes are played out in our gardens. Also, 'Why England Fails At Football' - a sociological account of our international 'shame' from Anthony King, Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter Producer: Torquil Macleod.

Professor Anne Gregory, Leeds Metropolitan University, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute Seminar Series

Attracting, recruiting and developing talented people to perform at a high level is a real art form. During this show we are going to explore the different facets of talent development. This show will be hosted by David Bassett a senior lecturer from Leeds Metropolitan University. Chris is well known for being the host and founder of this show, however, in his day job is in high demand as a developer of talent. Chris helps businesses to develop their talent and elevate themselves to a higher level in their market places. He works with start ups through to major multi-nationals, is a President of the Professional Speaking Association in the UK and founder of this show which is accessed in over 50 countries. Join us for what will be an essential show for anyone wishing to grow their business through motivating their talent to realize their potential.

This week's episode we bring you a smooth mix of deep beats from Liam Jones, also known as CERA ALBA. It all really began for this talented man in 2004 when he began studying at Leeds Metropolitan University, becoming a regular face at renowned underground music destinations such as Back to Basics, mono_cult and Louché. It was Leeds where Liam began making his mark, however has more recently relocated to London where he has kept up this pace and continued to make his mark within the house music scene. Yet another great addition to the our ever growing podcast series. Enjoy.

Attracting, recruiting and developing talented people to perform at a high level is a real art form. During this show we are going to explore the different facets of talent development. This show will be hosted by David Bassett a senior lecturer from Leeds Metropolitan University. Chris is well known for being the host and founder of this show, however, in his day job is in high demand as a developer of talent. Chris helps businesses to develop their talent and elevate themselves to a higher level in their market places. He works with start ups through to major multi-nationals, is a President of the Professional Speaking Association in the UK and founder of this show which is accessed in over 50 countries. Join us for what will be an essential show for anyone wishing to grow their business through motivating their talent to realize their potential.

To mark World AIDS Day, the WHO has issued a report outlining policy successes and failures in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Yves Souteyrand, the co-ordinator of the report, joins us to discuss its findings and how to combat the disease in the future. Alan White, professor of men's health at Leeds Metropolitan University and the author of a new European report into men's health, explains why we need to look at men differently. Finally, renowned surgeon Atul Gawande launches the BMJ's 2011 Christmas appeal, in aid of charity Lifebox, by describing how a cheap reliable pulse oximeter costing £160 should be available in all operating theatres. You can donate at www.lifebox.org/donations

Recorded outside in the Leeds City Centre Monday, April 15, 2013 Spock versus Kirk? Jeremiah 4:3-4, 14, 18-19 NLT This is what the Lord says to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: “Plow up the hard ground of your hearts! Do not waste your good seed among thorns. O people of Judah and Jerusalem, surrender your pride and power. Change your hearts before the Lord, or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire because of all your sins. O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart that you may be saved. How long will you harbor your evil thoughts? “Your own actions have brought this upon you. This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart!” My heart, my heart—I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still. For I have heard the blast of enemy trumpets and the roar of their battle cries. ------------------ We say we live in a an age of reason. And yet our science fiction still sees a need for the heart. Passion versus proof, gut verses intellect, these are the arguments of our day just as they have been since the dawn of time. Constantly Kirk on Star Trek is going with his gut (Interestingly the gut was the seat of emotions in antiquity in some cultures rather than the heart). And whether its David of Prometheus or Data of Star Trek the desire to be more human always involves possessing a heart that feels but it is held in check by logic. So many times I and my Christian friends know the truth, we can recite the answer but our hearts are far from God. To be sure if we had all the information and the proper perspective our intellect would still not always choose God. Why? Passion! The heart and its desires often overrule the mind. God is asking us to do something about our hearts. God's people would not stray from thier collision course with God's judgment. Their hearts were hard. God and Jeremiah have broken hearts over the impeding doom. Whatever side of the passion versus logic divide you find yourself you will need to turn both over to God. God wants your mind and heart. Nothing less will suffice. Will you heed this warning and soften your heart towards God? "And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength." Deuteronomy 6:5 NLT

The MIddle Eastern conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have been characterised by widespread deployment of private military and security companies. Their job has been to provide protection to army compounds, aid agencies and governments. Most of these men are American but a third are British. Laurie Taylor hears about new research by Professor Paul Higate, a Reader in Gender and Security at Bristol University. His study finds that British operatives see themselves as cool headed professionals but regard their American counterparts as 'trigger happy cowboys'. But is this perception an objective reality or a self serving illusion? The sociologist, Professor Anthony King, joins this discussion. Also, artifice versus authenticity on the traveller trail. Professor Karl Spracklen from Leeds Metropolitan University talks about the quest for the 'real' and 'authentic'' in tourism. Whisky tours are now as central to Scottish tourism as buying heather or eating haggis. Has 'tasting a dram' become just another element in the construction of invented tradition? Producer: Jayne Egerton.

Thinking Allowed explores the changing nature of home in a 3 part summer series recorded in the homes of our listeners. Who do we live with, how do our homes operate and what do they say about us and about the dramatic social transformations of the last century and the century to come? By invitation, in each edition a new type of home is invaded, analysed and explained by Laurie Taylor and a panel of two sociologists round the kitchen table.Much political debate still revolves around the assumption that most of us live in conventional family homes. However research suggests that in 20 years time only 2 out of 5 people will be in marriages and married couples will be outnumbered by other types of household. Behind closed doors, Britain is changing: single living has increased by 30% in 10 years but at the same time financial pressures are fuelling a growth in extended families - people sharing bills, childcare and mucking-in in a way which makes private life far less private.After invitations from a host of Thinking Allowed listeners, Laurie Taylor visits three different homes. In the last of the series he travels to a village near Preston in Lancashire to meet what is sometimes called a classic 'nuclear' family. He and his accompanying sociologists, Jacqui Gabb from the Open University and Professor Peter Bramham from Leeds Metropolitan University, attempt to divine the future for Britain's private life.Producer: Jayne Egerton.

This week Anita Anand is joined by Jane Wernick, Douglas Edwards, Prof Gordon Turnbull and Anne Hunter. Jane Wernick is a structural engineer whose work has included the London Eye, the Treetop Walkway at Kew Gardens and the Young Vic Theatre. She is currently involved in 'Living Architecture', a not-for-profit organisation which designs and builds houses of outstanding architectural merit around Britain that can be rented for holidays, retreats or musical rehearsals. Douglas Edwards became Google's first director of consumer marketing and brand management and was responsible for setting the tone and direction of the company's communication with their users. In his book, 'I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59', he takes us inside the hyper-energized world of the 'Googleplex'. 'I'm Feeling Lucky' is published by Allen Lane. Professor Gordon Turnbull is recognised as one of the UK's leading practitioners in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Now Lead consultant in PTSD at the Capio Nightingale Hospital in London, he has spent his career fighting for the disorder's official recognition. His work has included conducting unprecedented debriefings of British prisoners of war and British hostages released from Lebanon including John McCarthy, Jackie Mann and Terry Waite. His book 'Trauma' is published by Bantam Press. Anne Hunter grew up in care and had a long career as a social worker. She responded to an appeal through the Leeds Metropolitan University for people who had spent part of their lives in foster/institutional care and who wanted to explore their lost heritage as part of a Heritage Lottery Funded exhibition. This exhibition accompanies a new play, 'Where's Your Mama Gone?', by Brian Daniels. Anne will be involved in hosting some of the the post-show discussions. 'Where's Your Mama Gone?' is at the New End Theatre, Hampstead. Producer: Chris Paling.

Institute of Historical Research A disaster in slow motion: The case of smoke pollution in industrial Britain Stephen Mosley (Leeds Metropolitan University) Stephen Mosley est Senior Lecturer en histoire à la Leeds Metropolitan University. S...