Podcasts about Surrey

Namhla Monakali, People’s Post journalist spoke to Clarence Ford about news from the area. Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This 3-hour long programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives. It is inspirational, passionate and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper demeanour leave listeners feeling motivated and empowered. Known for his love of jazz and golf, Clarrie covers a range of themes including relationships, heritage and philosophy. Popular segments include Barbs’ Wire at 9:30am (Mon-Thurs) and The Naked Scientist at 9:30 on Fridays. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Views & News with Clarence Ford Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to Views and News with Clarence Ford broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/erjiQj2 or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/BdpaXRn Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many young Brits are buying binoculars in hopes of encountering one of nature's most physically and audibly beautiful creatures - birds. You might think of birdwatching as an old-fashioned pastime most often enjoyed by the generations before you, but surveys conducted by the RSPB show a 47% increase in participation overall, with an even higher 1,088% surge by Gen Zers. So why do so many young people want to flock to the park to watch birds?许多英国年轻人购买双筒望远镜，希望能邂逅自然界中最美丽、最美丽的生物之一——鸟类。 您可能认为观鸟是您的前几代人最常享受的一种老式消遣，但 RSPB 进行的调查显示，观鸟总体参与度增加了 47%，其中 Z 世代的参与度增幅甚至更高，高达 1,088%。 那么为什么这么多年轻人愿意涌入公园观鸟呢？A group leader at RSPB Bristol highlighted how many students have joined his outings. He mentioned that some who join have 'never been out in their local nature spaces' and 'want to explore'. He added that the diversity of species you can find is impressive 'considering it's so urban' around the city. There is also the rise of a desire to disconnect from technology and go outside, or as Gen Z would call it touch grass, to help with mental health. Research from the University of Surrey has looked at how bird sounds restore attention and even alleviate stress.布里斯托尔皇家鸟类保护协会的一位小组负责人强调了有多少学生参加了他的郊游活动。 他提到，一些加入的人“从未去过当地的自然空间”并且“想要探索”。 他补充说，“考虑到城市周围是如此城市化”，你可以发现的物种多样性令人印象深刻。 人们越来越渴望摆脱科技的束缚，到户外去，或者正如 Z 世代所说的“接触草地”，以帮助心理健康。 萨里大学的研究探讨了鸟叫声如何恢复注意力，甚至缓解压力。Ironically, when interviewed by BBC Bristol, individuals mentioned how phones and social media have actually helped encourage the hype of this hobby. There are now a variety of apps in which you can record a birdsong and have it instantly identified. People also use social media to share knowledge and location for birds. A phenomenon known as 'bioblitzing', a combination of bio and blitzing, has emerged. This is when a walker documents as many birds and other species of animals as they can within a limited amount of time. It has been said to create a safe space in which birdwatchers can get into friendly competitions over who can spot the most! Furthermore, a buzz around the birdwatching hashtag has cultivated humour around turning 30 and entering your 'birdwatching era'.具有讽刺意味的是，在接受 BBC 布里斯托尔采访时，人们提到手机和社交媒体实际上有助于鼓励这种爱好的炒作。 现在有多种应用程序可以让您录制鸟鸣声并立即识别。 人们还使用社交媒体分享鸟类的知识和位置。 一种被称为“生物闪电战”的现象已经出现，它是生物和闪电战的结合。 这是指步行者在有限的时间内记录尽可能多的鸟类和其他动物种类。 据说，它创造了一个安全的空间，观鸟者可以在其中进行友好的竞赛，看看谁能发现最多！ 此外，围绕观鸟主题标签的热潮在 30 岁左右进入“观鸟时代”培养了幽默感。Whether it's the chance to reconnect with nature, improve mental wellbeing, or join a growing online community, birdwatching is no longer seen as a hobby reserved for older generations. Young people are embracing it in record numbers, using both technology and the outdoors to discover the wildlife on their doorstep. From identifying birdsongs with apps to competing in bioblitzing challenges, a modern twist has transformed the pastime into something fresh and accessible. It seems that for Gen Z and young millennials alike, birdwatching has become a hoot.无论是重新接触大自然、改善心理健康还是加入不断发展的在线社区的机会，观鸟不再被视为老一辈人的爱好。 越来越多的年轻人热衷于利用科技和户外活动来探索家门口的野生动物。 从使用应用程序识别鸟鸣声到参加生物闪电战挑战，现代的转变已将这种消遣变成了新鲜且易于理解的东西。 对于 Z 世代和年轻的千禧一代来说，观鸟似乎已经成为一种热门话题。

South East Water says temporary restrictions on the use of hosepipes are being introduced across its supply areas in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire from 00.01 on Saturday 25 July. Nicola Higgins from the company told Shine Radio's Stephen Martin what it means and why it's happening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2991 - July 18, 2026 - ਗੱਲਾਂ ਤੇਰੀ ਤੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੀਆਂ - Surrey, Canada

2992 - July 19, 2026 - ਗੱਲਾਂ ਤੇਰੀ ਤੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਦੀਆਂ - Surrey, Canada

T20 Blast Finals day was this Friday and the Blaze were victorious. We are joined by Surrey & Scotland's Priyanaz Chatterji to speak about her cricket journey, the T20 World Cup and more.As we mentioned, we're taking a break to go on holiday and while Polly moves but we will be back in late August ahead of the Ireland series.

Ed Surrey (guest preacher from CRUWest) speaks on Psalm 130, aptly following on from our "Songs for the Soul" series at Providence City on 19 July 2026.

Lois Miller chats with Tina Rad, star of Love Island UK 2026 on what happened between her and Aiden, which islanders were genuine, and the couple she thinks will go the distance. 

Graham Laycock talks with Kerry Gibb from the Woking and Sam Beare Hospices about forthccoming fund raising events and how you can support and fund raise forthe hospice. More details at www.wsbh.org.uk

Graham Laycock introduces Diana Roberts of Destination Toolkit with the essential guide things to see and do in Surrey and South West London over the coming weeks.

In this episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas sits down with Jeremy Harte — folklorist, winner of the Catherine Briggs Folklore Award, curator of Bourne Hall Museum in Surrey, and author of Cloven Country: The Devil in the English Landscape and Travelers Through Time: A Gypsy History — to discuss his remarkable new book Treasures on Earth: Buried Wealth in the English Landscape, published by Reaktion Books. Jeremy has spent his career chasing the uncanny side of the English landscape, and in this book he has gathered hundreds of treasure legends together for the first time — organizing them not by region or date but by emotion: memory, ruin, strife, terror, failure, and longing. The result is one of the most original and quietly brilliant books on English folklore in years, and the conversation it generates is irresistible: Why did people surround buried gold with dragons, black hens, and demons? What does the moment a laborer on the River Ribble accidentally uncovered a Viking army's war chest have in common with Oak Island? Why is the folklore always cruelest at the very last minute? What is the real fantasy underneath the search for treasure — not gold, but escape, freedom, and the dream of never having to work again? And what does the figure of Mackenzie Crook's Detectorists, swinging their machines over Essex fields and dreaming of Saxon gold, tell us about the ancient human urge that these legends have always mapped? Links Treasures on Earth by Jeremy Harte (Reaktion Books) Cloven Country: The Devil in the English Landscape by Jeremy Harte Travelers Through Time: A Gypsy History by Jeremy Harte Bourne Hall Museum, Ewell, Surrey The Cuerdale Hoard The Rillaton Cup Detectorists — Mackenzie Crook (BBC/AcornTV) Friends of Anglotopia Club Takeaways Treasure legends are not really about gold. They are, as Jeremy Harte argues throughout, about the emotions that surround gold — longing, memory, failure, terror, and the fantasy of transformation. The stories survived because of what they did to the people who told and heard them, not because of any actual buried wealth. The Cuerdale Hoard — the largest Viking silver hoard ever found in Britain, unearthed by laborers straightening the River Ribble in the 1840s — is one of the most powerful examples of how real treasure finds retrospectively generate legends. Almost all treasure "traditions" that seem to predict a find are only recorded after the find is made. The classic Anglo-Saxon image of the dragon sitting on a barrow of gold — doing nothing but guarding it forever, sacrificing whatever life a dragon might have — is, Jeremy argues, an early cultural articulation of what happens when treasure takes over a human life. The same psychology drives Oak Island today. Treasure guardians shift with the centuries — dragons and giants give way to fairies, then to demons, then to ghosts — not randomly but in response to what each era finds believable. A legend must sit in the zone between "obviously true" and "obviously made up" to function: too real and it's history, too fantastic and it's a fairy tale. The dissolution of the monasteries did not immediately generate treasure legends. It took fifty to a hundred years for the trauma to work its way into folklore — appearing in ghost monks, ruined abbey atmosphere, and stories of gold thrown into ponds or bricked up in tunnels. Society, like individuals, needs time to process collective shock before it becomes story. Mary Parrish, a "brandy-loving London cunning woman," and Goodwin Wharton, the gullible aristocrat she led on a years-long quest for fairy gold — documented entirely from Wharton's own obsessive diary — are perhaps the most human pair in the book. Wharton was simultaneously a reasonably successful MP, raised money from syndicates, and organized diving bells off the Scottish coast for Armada treasure. Jeremy describes their relationship as "a con, but also a love story." The folk cruelty of treasure legends — the fortune always snatched away by one tiny mistake, a single word spoken, one black hair on a white ox — is not random. These stories circulated among communities who had not done well for themselves. The unkindness of fate felt true to their experience. The treasure was always just out of reach because that was always true. The real fantasy of treasure, Jeremy argues, is not wealth but escape — to become a gentleman, meaning someone visibly unencumbered by the need to work. The problem for many of the poor communities generating these legends was that even if they found a single coin, they could not spend it without someone asking where it came from. Less than 10% of records are digital — a parallel to archaeology, where the vast majority of objects are still in the ground. Metal detectorists and archaeologists have more in common than either entirely admits: both are animated by the same desire to find something and to validate themselves through the finding. The difference is in what they're willing to record and share. The book closes with the gardener at Wallingford who dug for buried treasure in his spare time until one day they found a fresh hole, his spade and gloves beside it, and the man himself was never seen again. Jeremy chose this image deliberately: "It was almost like, if I'd been giving a talk, it would have been time for me to wave bye-bye and disappear behind a curtain." Soundbites "Treasure is so potent it doesn't have to exist to destabilize human life. Most of the hordes in the book will never be found because they were never there." — Jeremy on the central argument of the book. "You find an Iron Age gold coin and it was — if it had been anything else, it would have been archaeology. It was the gold that made that different emotive feeling. And I thought I ought to be exploring that a bit." — Jeremy on the moment in the dried-out lake that started it all. "Think about the Anglo-Saxon dragon. He does nothing but guard gold, and sacrifices whatever a dragon life would be to just sit there forever in the darkness on the treasure. I thought, yeah, there is a common theme here." — Jeremy on why Oak Island and the dragon barrow are the same story. "It has to be the kind of thing you can announce in the pub and there will be a lively discussion with people banging down their pints and going, well bits of it could be true. It has to sit in that zone — too real and it's just history, too fantastic and it's a fairy tale." — Jeremy on what makes a legend work. "Mary Parrish — we have an entirely one-sided record. Goodwin Wharton was the literary half of the partnership. He even organized diving bells to try to dig up the treasure of the Armada off the coast of Scotland. And at the same time he is a fairly successful MP making his way up in government. Leading me to wonder what secrets might possibly lie in the diaries of some of our present members." — Jeremy on the Mary Parrish and Goodwin Wharton story. "People telling stories about lost treasure — the poorer the community, the more likely they are to be doing it. There's a sense of the unkindness of fate. People who had mastered fate and done quite well for themselves were sitting in the other corner and not contacting the gentleman with the story." — Jeremy on why treasure legends cluster around poverty. "The dissolution of the monasteries is recorded historically, basically day by day. What happened to the stuff is pretty well recorded. But it's not until well into the seventeenth century that you get the tropes of the monastic ghost, the buried treasures, the ghost monks. It took fifty to a hundred years for the trauma to work its way into folklore." — Jeremy on how collective trauma becomes legend. "The fantasy is to become a gentleman. Gentlemen are conspicuously visible in the countryside as people who wander around having no apparent need to work at anything whatsoever. Which of course is why they can go around collecting folk tales." — Jeremy on the real dream underneath treasure hunting. "When I actually go on site, my skepticism rolls away after about five miles walking. And I'm like, ooh, let's just have a quick look underneath here. There's a patch of dirt here. Let's just check. And I thought it'd be terribly embarrassing if I did actually find a hoard of gold. It's like — yeah, publicity exercise." — Jeremy's most English answer to whether he believes any treasure is really out there. "He'd disappeared and it was almost like, if I'd been giving a talk, it would have been time for me to wave bye-bye and disappear behind a curtain and go out the back." — Jeremy on why he ended the book with the vanishing gardener of Wallingford. Chapters 00:21 Introduction — Jonathan sets the scene and introduces Jeremy Harte and Treasures on Earth 01:51 How Jeremy Came to Folklore — Thirty-five years at Bourne Hall Museum and the Iron Age gold coin that arrived in a little package 03:17 From the Devil to Buried Treasure — The Hampstead Heath lockdown walk that crystallized the book 05:11 Treasure Is So Potent It Doesn't Have to Exist — The central argument of the book 06:17 Organizing by Emotion — Why memory, ruin, strife, terror, and failure work better than region or date 08:33 Real Treasures and the Legends They Generated — The Cuerdale Hoard, the Rillaton Cup, and George V's toothbrush 10:19 Memory Doing Something Creative After the Fact — Why traditions almost always appear after the find 12:28 Comedy in Folklore — The shepherd who wrings every cockerel's neck and how humor functions in local legend 13:56 Dragons, Demons, and Elaborate Spells — Why the imagination surrounds gold with monsters 16:04 The Little Black Hen — Humble, absurd, and utterly unbeatable guardians 17:17 Fairies and Treasure — Tricked out of it again and again, stones restored overnight, the ground healed over 18:33 The Cast Changes Over the Centuries — Dragons, giants, fairies, demons, ghosts, and what the turnover tells us about belief 20:52 Historical Trauma and Treasure Lore — The dissolution of the monasteries and the fifty-year delay before it became folklore 23:17 Ghost Money — White ladies, restless spirits, and the gold that keeps the dead from resting 24:42 The Failure Chapter — One tiny mistake, a single word, a curse, a black hair on a white ox's back 25:45 Curses as Insurance Policies — The Worwell horde, the rector who applied to the Home Office, and why curses are rarer than fatal obstacles 27:37 Who Were the Real Treasure Seekers? — Magical syndicates, single obsessives, and the communities that generated these stories 29:05 Mary Parrish and Goodwin Wharton — A con, a love story, a diving bell off the Scottish coast, and an MP's extraordinary diary 31:14 The Village Talking, Not the Diggers — Why most stories survive through gossip, not testimony 32:44 Prophetic Treasure — Golden stags and civic generosity vs. London greed 35:19 The Real Fantasy — Not gold, but escape; not wealth, but becoming a gentleman 36:09 The Gardener of Wallingford — A spade, a glove, an empty hole, and the perfect last image 36:56 Metal Detectorists as Heirs to the Tradition — The same longing, the same self-validation, new technology 39:16 Detectorists — Mackenzie Crook, Andy and Lance, and why the yearning matters more than the find 40:36 "The Real Treasure Is the Friends You Make Along the Way" — And the ones you lose when the magic goes wrong 41:16 Magicians Who Moved On — The two kinds of cunning folk and how charisma covers an inability to find gold 41:17 Final Question — Jeremy's favorite story, and whether he believes any of the treasure is really out there 43:34 Wrap-Up — Treasures on Earth from Reaktion Books, links in show notes Video Version

The week's local news for Surrey and South West London with Graham Laycock. More in Surrey Live and in the Times South West London series.

Lois Miller chats with Love Island UK 2026 Casa Amor bombshell Carlos Borges, who gives his takes on the remaining couples, the truth behind his connection with Priya, and who he thinks is going to be dumped next.

Two adult swans and five signets are in specialist protection after an emergency rescue in Petersfield. Jane raised the alarm after spotting the birds outside her home in Marden Way on the Herne Farm estate. After a scramble to find the right specialists, Danny Rogers came to Petersfield from a dedicated swan sanctuary in Surrey. They are speaking to Shine Radio's Stephen Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lois Miller chats with Love Island UK 2026 Casa Amor bombshell Will Bessant, about his time on the show, what didn't make the edit, and his takes on the remaining islanders.

Jackie Mitchell talks to Lottie Walker, founder and artistic director of Surrey-based Blue Fire Theatre Company. Lottie is taking her new one woman show Bloody Mary's to Edinburgh Fringe in August. The show gives fun facts about the famous, not-so-famous and infamous women of history who share the same name. She is aiming to cover 60 Marys in 60 minutes. Show previews in Richmond this Saturday. www.bluefiretheatre.co.uk

See you in Surrey! Theo breaks down all the regional action from the past weekend. Find out who's qualified and how many picks he got right. Then get ready for one of the biggest club tournaments of the year as teams from around Canada take part in No Borders in Ottawa!

In this very special episode, Martin and Steve are in pride of place on the Salmon Sofa on a dauntingly large stage at the inaugural Big Land Rover Fest.The boys talk the best entry point into Land Rovers, why they truly are the most capable off-roaders available, as proven on the Big Land Rover Fest off-road course.The guys are joined by Grenadier owner (don't hold it against him) and off-road driving instructor Gareth Jex, whose Lantra training was instrumental in helping build and fine-tune the off-road course. Gareth also chats about the greenlaning tours that he runs with his company, Surrey 4x4 Tours and Training, and the electric EV Spartan 4x4 is capturing the imagination of show-goers.Next up to the Salmon Sofa is Tim Brown from Dorset Land Rover Club, who is the man behind the recent Tea on the Tailgate revolution. How did it start? Where are things heading? Hear it all from the man himself as he joins Martin and Steve on the LRM Podcast.Fitter Mat is back next, to talk all about his Range Rover and his ownership journey – from fault code clearing on-the-fly, optional extras and general wafting around.As always, we love to get your feedback and questions, so fire them over! Editorial@lrm.co,uk – we'd love to read them. Enjoy the episode.

The 2023 murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., led to a major diplomatic rift between Canada and India. Mr. Nijjar was a prominent Canadian Sikh separatist. Then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused agents of the Indian government of being involved in the killing. Four people had previously been arrested in connection to Nijjar's killing. Now, U.S. officials have unsealed an indictment alleging gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi and his alleged North American deputy “ordered the assassination” of Nijjar. Mike Hager is a staff reporter with the Globe's B.C. bureau. Today, he joins the show to explain who Lawrence Bishnoi is, what his gang is accused of, and alleged connections to the Indian government. Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Alan Bosson talks with Robert Gomez who along with his wife Ana Maria Gomez are walking Four Million Steps from Rome to Gibralta for Mabel their granddaughter who was cared for during her treatment by Momentum. Roberts recals the first part of their walk before completing it in September.

Baz Richards and Kate Hobley chat with Nick Wenman owner of Albury Vineyard about what it has to offer.

Lois Miller sits down with Sarover Aujla, star of Love is Blind UK and After the Altar, to chat about her time on the show, the work she's done since, and her rollercoaster relationship with Kal.

Welcome back to the History of South Africa podcast with me your host, Des Latham. Episode 283 and it's 1885. And boy! Do we have a plethora of happenings to report. This is a year before the discovery of gold in the Transvaal, and global events are full of war, innovation, ethnic carnage, economic ups and downs, world firsts, medicine, and a dose of snot and trauma. The year 1885 opened with a strange and ironic trial by fire across England, balancing state-sanctioned progress against lawless destruction. In January, Irish rebels shattered the peace by detonating dynamite inside Westminster Hall and the Tower of London, raining literal fire and brimstone upon the ancient symbols of British authority. Amidst this chaotic violence, a far more orderly kind of incineration took place. That same year, the widowed painter Jeanette Pickersgill of London, a lady "well known in literary and scientific circles," became the first person to be legally cremated in England by the Cremation Society at Woking, Surrey. It was a classic Victorian paradox: while the state scrambled to suppress the lawless Irish bombs threatening to burn the old order down, it was simultaneously finalizing the bureaucratic regulations on how its most respectable citizens could legally burn themselves to ashes. In Southern Africa, 1885 saw two major geopolitical moves - In March the United Kingdom Established the Bechuanaland Protectorate - modern day Botswana. The second event was the incorporation of the tiny Boer republic of Stellaland into Bechuanaland. It was all part of a grand plan partly initiated by Transvaal president Paul Kruger. He had sailed to London in 1884 and met Secretary of State of the Colonies Lord Derby where the two struck a deal. Derby would drop the British claim to suzerainty over the Transvaal and reduce the Transvaal's debt, and reduce the powers of the British representative in Pretoria, in exchange Kruger agreed to decrease tariffs on imported goods and to drop claims to Stellaland and Goshen, thus opening up Cecil John Rhodes' important North Road. The agreement promised a rare season of peace and stability for the fractured region. Yet, its true survival rested entirely on whether both sides would honor the principles they had so recently espoused. They did not. Or to be more accurate, Pro-Boer and Pro-Imperial activists did not. Transvaal commandos rode into Zululand and into Bechuanaland, cocking a snook at their own leadership. On the British side, all manner of colonials looked askance at the Kruger/Derby Deal. One was missionary and humanitarian, Reverend John Mackenzie, a prominent member of the London Missionary Society. He had spent most of his adult life proselytizing amongst the Tswana people at Kuruman and Shoshong. Mackenzie was the Boer's arch enemy, denouncing incursions from the pulpit in South Africa, then back in the UK when he was on leave in 1882 and 1883. The Road to the North worried him because of how dominant the Transvaal Boers were in this region.As King Leopold of Belgium, the French, Bismarck of Germany and others met to finalise who got what in Africa, the British Foreign Office suddenly woke up. They were concerned about the Transvaal and German South West Africa. The British Government did a volte-farce, and sent a powerful army up the North Road. Four thousand regular troops, including the famous Inniskilling Dragoons cavalry regiment from Ulster in Northern Ireland, along with three observation balloons, all headed towards Stellaland from Kimberley.

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Graham Laycock talks with Lucy McNally from the Woking and Sam Beare Hospices about forthccoming fund raising events and how you can support and fund raise forthe hospice. More details at www.wsbh.org.uk

Graham Laycock introduces Diana Roberts of Destination Toolkit with the essential guide things to see and do in Surrey and South West London over the coming weeks.

Graham Laycock reports from the launch of Falcon Buses new electric bus fleet at Brooklands Museum talking with some of those involved including Judy Sarsbury Mayor of Elmbridge, Steve Bax Deputy Cabinet Member for Highways Surrey Cunty Council, Richard Telling Managing Director Falcon Buses, Simon Cubbitt from VEV electric infrastucture company and Mark Worley Chairman of the North West Surrey Bus Users Group..

B.C. nurses are escalating their job action around the province. We bring you the latest from the picket lines in Surrey and discuss the realities of being a nurse in the province. UBC Okanagan nursing professor Katrina Plamondon joined the program.

Alan Bosson talks with Alba Fransson who was one of a group of parents and schoolchildren who were walking to the summit of Snowdon to raise funds for Momentum.

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Who should be England's XI for Leeds and why is this such a difficult question to answer? Who should be England's next red ball captain and why is this an even more difficult riddle to solve? All of this plus Jon tries to shoehorn in as many Surrey players as possible into the reckoning.Instagram: @talkSPORT_cricketTwitter: @cricket_ts @fulhamjon @ajarrodkimber @cameronponsonbyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@talkSPORTCricketEmail: cricket@talksport.co.ukHosts: Jon Norman, Jarrod Kimber and Cameron PonsonbyExec Producer: Jon Norman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Interview and Investigating Serial Violent Crimes: Canada Police. Behind the Badge: How One Canadian Police Leader Interviewed Serial Child Predators, Murderers, and Faced the Hidden Trauma of Investigating Canada's Most Horrific Crimes.  The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. Every day, millions of people consume true crime stories on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, streaming television, and major News websites. Podcasts dominate the charts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, while documentaries about serial killers and violent offenders attract enormous audiences around the world. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. #LawEnforcementTalk #Free #Podcast #Radio People are fascinated by criminal investigations. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. They want to know how detectives solve impossible cases. They want to understand what motivates serial offenders. They wonder what it feels like to sit across the table from someone capable of unimaginable violence. What most people never consider is the person asking the questions. The investigator. The police officer. The detective whose job requires entering the darkest corners of humanity, not once, but repeatedly over an entire career. The Interview and Investigating Serial Violent Crimes: Canada Police. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. For retired Canadian police executive Jenn Hyland, that wasn't entertainment. It was her life. In this compelling Podcast Audio Interview, Hyland takes listeners behind the interrogation room door to reveal the emotional, psychological, and professional realities of investigating serial violent criminals, interviewing child predators, and leading major criminal investigations throughout Canada. Her remarkable policing career spans three major law enforcement organizations and some of the country's most difficult criminal investigations. Along the way she learned that solving crimes is only part of the story. Available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and most major Podcast networks. Living with what investigators witness is often the greater challenge. A Career Built on Service Jenn Hyland began her policing career with the New Westminster Police Department in British Columbia. New Westminster is one of the oldest cities in western Canada and once served as the largest community on British Columbia's mainland before Vancouver experienced explosive growth. Like many young officers, she started learning the fundamentals of policing. Every call was different. Domestic disputes. Traffic collisions. Mental health emergencies. Violent assaults. Missing children. Deaths. Every shift brought uncertainty. Those early experiences laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually place her among Canada's most respected investigative leaders. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. Joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Hyland later joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), one of the world's most recognizable law enforcement organizations. Known internationally as the Mounties, the RCMP provides federal policing throughout Canada while also serving many provinces, municipalities, Indigenous communities, airports, and specialized investigative units. The Interview and Investigating Serial Violent Crimes: Canada Police. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast continues bringing listeners real conversations from the front lines of crime, policing, trauma, survival, and healing. The organization handles responsibilities that extend far beyond traditional policing. Its officers investigate organized crime, terrorism, border security, financial crime, cybercrime, international investigations, and violent criminal offenses spanning multiple jurisdictions. Working within the RCMP exposed Hyland to increasingly complex criminal investigations. She developed specialized interviewing skills that eventually made her one of Canada's leading investigators in serious violent crime. The Art of the Interview Television often portrays police interviews as dramatic confrontations where detectives yell at suspects until they confess. Reality couldn't be more different. Professional interviewers spend countless hours preparing before a suspect ever enters the room. They study evidence. Analyze timelines. Review witness statements. Understand behavioral patterns. Develop strategies. Prepare follow-up questions. Plan for deception. Every interview begins long before the recorder is turned on. Success often depends on patience rather than intimidation. Listening rather than talking. Understanding psychology instead of relying on pressure. Hyland explains that every interview is unique because every person brings a different personality, background, motivation, and emotional state into the room. Listen to this powerful episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, available on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, LinkedIn, and all most major podcast platforms. The investigator's job is to discover the truth, not simply obtain a confession. Hunting a Serial Child Predator One investigation would remain unforgettable. A serial child rapist. The offender had preyed upon dozens of children over an extended period. Cases involving crimes against children are among the most emotionally devastating assignments in law enforcement. Every interview with a victim carries enormous responsibility. Investigators must obtain critical evidence while minimizing additional trauma to survivors. At the same time, they must prepare for the eventual interview with the offender. For Hyland and her investigative team, that meant understanding the offender's behaviors, identifying patterns, corroborating evidence, and patiently assembling a case capable of surviving intense courtroom scrutiny. The Interview and Investigating Serial Violent Crimes: Canada Police. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. The work demanded extraordinary attention to detail. One overlooked fact could jeopardize justice for every victim. One successful interview could help provide answers for dozens of families. Looking Evil in the Eye Investigators rarely describe suspects as monsters. That may surprise many people. Professional investigators know the danger of allowing emotion to interfere with objectivity. Instead, they focus on facts. Evidence. Behavior. Statements. Contradictions. Even when interviewing someone responsible for horrific crimes, investigators must remain composed. Their professionalism often becomes their greatest investigative tool. Hyland explains that understanding criminal behavior does not mean sympathizing with criminals. It means learning how they think in order to expose deception and uncover the truth. The Investigation That Hit Closest to Home Perhaps no investigation challenged Hyland more than interviewing a mother accused of murdering her own child. Available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and most major Podcast networks. By that point in her life, Hyland was raising children herself. The emotional weight became impossible to ignore. Police officers are trained to remain objective. But they are also parents. Spouses. Children. Neighbors. Human beings. Walking into an interview room knowing the victim was a child while looking across the table at the child's own mother creates emotional conflicts few careers ever demand. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. Still, investigators cannot allow personal emotion to influence the facts. Justice depends upon objectivity. That balance becomes one of the greatest challenges investigators face. Trauma Doesn't End When the Shift Ends One of the recurring themes throughout Hyland's career is the accumulation of Trauma. Television rarely shows investigators driving home after interviewing grieving parents. It rarely shows detectives lying awake replaying crime scene photographs. It doesn't show birthdays interrupted by homicide calls. Family dinners cut short. Vacations canceled. Sleep disrupted. The emotional toll builds slowly. Many investigators continue performing at exceptionally high levels while privately carrying years of accumulated trauma. By retirement, many discover those experiences never truly disappeared. Building a New Police Service Following her distinguished RCMP career, Hyland accepted another historic challenge. She became part of the leadership team helping establish the Surrey Police Service, a milestone in Canadian policing. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast continues bringing listeners real conversations from the front lines of crime, policing, trauma, survival, and healing. For decades, Surrey relied upon the RCMP for municipal policing. As one of Canada's fastest-growing cities, Surrey eventually made the decision to establish its own municipal police department. The Interview and Investigating Serial Violent Crimes: Canada Police. Creating an entirely new police organization required vision, planning, recruitment, training, community engagement, and extraordinary leadership. It represented one of the most significant policing transitions in modern Canadian history. On November 29, 2024, the Surrey Police Service officially assumed responsibility for policing the city. Hyland helped guide that transformation. From Police Leader to Author After retiring, Hyland continued serving others through writing. Her Book, "Tightrope: Balancing Duty with Courage and Conviction," explores the difficult decisions leaders face throughout policing and public service. The title reflects the constant balancing act required of police leaders. Compassion versus accountability. Leadership versus friendship. Duty versus family. Conviction versus convenience. The lessons extend far beyond law enforcement and resonate with anyone responsible for leading others during difficult times. Why This Podcast Interview Matters Today's true crime audience often focuses on criminals. Jenn Hyland reminds us that every investigation also includes victims, families, police officers, forensic specialists, prosecutors, and entire investigative teams whose lives are forever changed by the cases they work. The Interview and Investigating Serial Violent Crimes: Canada Police. The complete interview is available as a Free Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, LinkedIn, and major podcast platforms. This compelling Audio Interview provides listeners with rare insight into: Investigating serial violent offenders in Canada. Interviewing serial child predators. Building homicide cases. Crimes against children. Investigative interviewing techniques. Leadership under extraordinary pressure. Police wellness and cumulative trauma. The creation of the Surrey Police Service. Life inside the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Lessons from an accomplished Author and police executive. Whether you're interested in policing, criminal investigations, psychology, leadership, or true crime, this conversation offers an honest and unforgettable perspective from someone who has lived it. Listen to the Complete Podcast Interview If you enjoy thoughtful conversations about policing, criminal investigations, leadership, and the human side of law enforcement, you won't want to miss this episode. The Interview and Investigating Serial Violent Crimes: Canada Police. Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and other major audio platforms. After listening, please share this story on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and your favorite social media channels. Every share helps people better understand the sacrifices made by investigators who spend their careers protecting children, seeking justice for victims, and confronting the worst crimes imaginable. Behind every headline is an investigator carrying memories the public will never see. Jenn Hyland is one of those investigators, and her story is one every listener should hear. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. You can contact John J. “Jay” Wiley by email at Jay@letradio.com , or learn more about him on their website . Find a wide variety of great podcasts online at The Podcast Zone Facebook Page , look for the one with the bright green logo. Be sure to check out our website . Be sure to follow us on X , Instagram , Facebook, Pinterest, Linkedin and other social media platforms for the latest episodes and news. Learn and get access to money saving tips and how to increase your net worth at www.LetSavings.com Download the Free Ebook about ways and tips to improve your health. 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Graham Laycock introduces Diana Roberts of Destination Toolkit with the essential guide things to see and do in Surrey and South West London over the coming weeks.

Michelle Ford talks with award-winning Executive Producer Jim Klever Weis about his remarkable Hollywood career. He's the man behind acclaimed productions including Euphoria, Silicon Valley, Insecure and the iconic film Groundhog Day, and he'll be sharing stories from behind the scenes of some of television's biggest hits.Jim is joined by his daughterChella.

Lois Miller sits down with Parissa Kamal, star of ITV quiz show Nobody's Fool, to talk about working in HR while being an influencer, defying first impressions, and the truth behind other contestants' gameplay.

Jackie Mitchell talks to Christine Dawood, author of 96 Hours, who lost her husband and 19-year-old son in the OceanGate Titan disaster in 2023. They were on the journey of a lifetime to view the wreck of the Titanic. This personal memoir combines a first-hand account of the unfolding disaster with family memories. Proceeds from the book will contribute to the Suleman and Shahzada Foundation established in memory of her husband and son. The foundation is in the process of establishing a Healing Centre for Loss and Trauma. www.pathwayoflight.co.uk

Think a Walt Disney World vacation only happens inside the four theme parks? Think again!There is SO much Disney magic waiting outside the parks, and today we are sharing the best things to do at Disney World without a park ticket. Whether you're planning a Disney resort rest day, an arrival day, a departure day, a rainy day, or you simply want to experience Disney without the cost of another park ticket, this episode is for you!In this episode of Mom Street U.S.A., we're exploring all of the incredible non-park activities available across Walt Disney World Resort.We cover:-Disney golf courses, FootGolf, and miniature golf experiences-Disney Springs entertainment including Cirque du Soleil, LEVEL99, bowling, movies, the Aerophile balloon, and Amphicar rides-The best places to watch Disney fireworks outside the parks, including resort viewing locations and specialty cruises-Disney transportation adventures aboard the Skyliner, Monorail, and Disney boats-Resort activities like Movies Under the Stars, campfires, arcades, art classes, spas, and seasonal events-Outdoor recreation including fishing excursions, boat rentals, bicycles, kayaks, and Surrey bikes-Fort Wilderness adventures including horseback riding and pony rides-The best Disney resorts to explore, including Animal Kingdom Lodge, Polynesian Village Resort, Riviera Resort, Port Orleans, BoardWalk, and moreWe'll also share some of our favorite hidden gems around Walt Disney World, from enjoying beignets at Port Orleans French Quarter and watching animals at Animal Kingdom Lodge to grabbing a drink at Trader Sam's or listening to the Grand Floridian lobby pianist.Whether you are traveling with kids, planning a couples trip, looking for budget-friendly Disney activities, or just trying to build the perfect Disney World rest day into your itinerary, these ideas will help you experience the magic beyond the parks.Have a favorite Disney World activity that doesn't require a park ticket? Tell us in the comments! We'd love to hear your favorite non-park Disney traditions.Subscribe to Mom Street U.S.A. for weekly Disney World planning tips, vacation strategies, resort guides, dining recommendations, and family travel inspiration!Watch Mom Street USA every week LIVE on YouTube every Friday at Noon eastern! Join us now on our Patreon account: https://patreon.com/MomStreetUSACheck out our partnership with Kingdom Strollers here: https://fas.st/t/jLDXEFpD Find more on MOWD, the newest theme park app from our good friend Kirk at Walrus Carp here: https://mowd.io/ Have a question or have a future show topic recommendation? Chat with us on Patreon or email us @ momstreetusa@gmail.com!⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/momstreetusa#DisneyWithoutAParkTicket #DisneyWorldTips #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyWorldPlanning #DisneyResorts #DisneySprings #DisneyVacation #DisneyTravelTips #DisneyForFamilies #DisneyWorldVacation #DisneyRestDay #DisneyVacationPlanning #DisneyHiddenGems #MomStreetUSA #DisneyPodcast

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In France, prosecutors in Paris have opened multiple new investigations into suspected crimes connected to late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein following the public release of millions of pages of previously sealed documents by U.S. authorities. Authorities announced two preliminary probes — one focused on alleged sex abuse and human trafficking offenses and the other on potential financial and economic wrongdoing, including money laundering, corruption, and tax fraud — with the goal of examining whether any French nationals or activities in France played a role in Epstein's network. Prosecutors are also encouraging potential victims in France to come forward and are revisiting earlier inquiries, including the case of French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, an Epstein associate who was charged with sex crimes but died in custody before trial. The investigations extend to high-profile figures, with probes under way into former culture minister Jack Lang and his daughter for suspected tax fraud linked to Epstein-related financial arrangements, as well as scrutiny of a French diplomat accused of improper conduct based on emails in the released files.In the United Kingdom, police have stepped up inquiries into potential ties between Epstein and activities on British soil as documents released by U.S. authorities shed light on previously unseen details. U.K. law enforcement agencies are examining whether Epstein may have used private flights in and out of UK airports, notably Stansted and Luton, to traffic women — claims prompted by flight logs and passenger lists found in the newly disclosed files. Multiple police forces, including Essex, Thames Valley, Surrey, and the Metropolitan Police, are coordinating through a national group to assess emerging allegations linked to trafficking, immigration irregularities, and connections to British-linked associates, with inquiries involving figures such as Peter Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (both of whom have denied wrongdoing). The coordinated effort is part of a broader response to the global revelations from the Epstein files and reflects growing political and legal pressure in Britain to investigate any potential abuses or misconduct tied to Epstein's network.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Paris prosecutors open two new Epstein probes and call on victims to come forwardPolice probe claims Epstein trafficked British victims through Stansted | The IndependentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeBenedict Anning is a Surrey-born author and short fiction writer living just outside of Edinburgh with his wonderful cat, Penny. An artist at heart and fan of all things eerie, Ben has a special love for twisty horror fiction where the setting is a principal character and things just aren't quite right. Atomic Coffin is his first published novel.We had a great time chatting with Ben, hearing about his early passion for drawing and concept art, his love for customising video games like Skyrim, and his reintroduction to reading through Game of Thrones. We also talk about how he found success with Atomic Coffin after he deliberately chose to change his approach to writing.Links:Buy Atomic Coffin nowFollow Ben on BlueskyVisit Ben's websiteSupport us on Patreon and get the podcast early and ad-free, along with other great benefits, including a bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/ukpageonePage One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramFollow us on BlueskyFollow us on ThreadsPage One - The Writer's Podcast is part of STET Podcasts - the one stop shop for all your writing and publishing podcast needs! Follow STET Podcasts on Instagram and Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's that time of the year when graduates across the country are being celebrated by their families and communities. Vaishnavi Verma is from Surrey, British Columbia. She is graduating from the International Baccalaureate program at Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia. And she has a full scholarship to the University of British Columbia this fall. We speak with Ontario grad Somaya Shams who is graduating from grade 12 at the Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. She will be at the University of Toronto this fall.

Send us Fan MailWe're celebrating summer with another sultry, almost-suffocating novel from our podcast vaults, one clearly written with William Golding's Lord of the Flies in mind. When Jane White's gripping and unsettling debut novel Quarry was first published in 1967, a review in The Scotsman called it “the most frightening novel of the year.” Joining us is White's daughter-in-law, Dr. Helen Hughes, of the University of Surrey, who wrote the afterword to the new Boiler House Press edition of Quarry. Mentioned in this episode:Oxford's summer Lifelong Learning seminar on Josephine TeyQuarry by Jane WhiteNorfolk Child by Jane WhiteThe Lord of the Flies by William GoldingProxy by Jane WhiteBeatrice, Falling by Jane WhiteThe Neglected Books page on Jane WhiteSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter.Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

“The Gross National Product measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile.” — Robert F. Kennedy, University of Kansas, March 18, 1968 It is June 5, 1968. An eleven-year-old English boy is watching the assassination of Bobby Kennedy on his black and white television. That little boy is Tim Jackson — now one of Britain's most influential critics of capitalism. He had no idea then that RFK would change his life. It happened years later, when Jackson discovered a speech Kennedy gave in Kansas in the spring of 1968. It was a speech that changed the way Tim Jackson thought about economics. The March 1968 speech, one of the first of RFK's presidential campaign, was delivered at Phog Allen Fieldhouse, University of Kansas. It opened with a joke at the expense of rival Kansas State University. Then Bobby turned deadly serious. For the first time (at least for a Presidential candidate), he attacked the very idea of the Gross National Product itself. RFK argued that GDP quantifies all the worst stuff including air pollution, cigarette advertising and jails. But it doesn't measure the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It quantifies everything except that which makes life worthwhile. Then fetishizes the data. Worse than wrong, Bobby Kennedy suggested, GDP makes data evil. For Jackson, who has spent his career mulling over the idea of economic growth, RFK's Phog Allen Fieldhouse speech came as a revelation. Indeed much of his later thinking, including his 2021 award-winning book Post Growth: Life After Capitalism, is indebted to this March 1968 speech. Almost sixty years later, in our ever-more-quantifiable age of data-centres, it's a speech that appears uncannily prescient. Both Tim Jackson and Bobby Kennedy are right to remind us that there is an alternative to quantifying progress. There is, indeed, life after GDP. And it can't be measured. Five Takeaways •       An 11-Year-Old Watching the Assassination on His Birthday: Tim Jackson was born on June 4. On the night of June 4–5, 1968, after the California primary, RFK was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Jackson — watching on a black and white television in the UK — remembers thinking: oh no, not again. His aunt had just sailed for America from Southampton. Is this the country she is going to? Two high-profile assassinations. Violence as a condition of American political life. He had no idea then that RFK would become important to him professionally two or three decades later. •       The Kansas Speech: GDP Measures Everything Except What Makes Life Worthwhile: The speech RFK gave at Phog Allen Fieldhouse, University of Kansas, March 1968 — one of the first of his presidential campaign — opened with a joke at the expense of rival Kansas State University and became one of the most prescient political speeches of the 20th century. Kennedy attacked GDP directly: it counts air pollution, cigarette advertising, and the jails for the people who break the law. It does not count the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile. •       The Two Wrong Turns of Post-War Capitalism: Jackson's account: fossil fuels made mass production possible; the Great Depression revealed the danger of overproduction; the post-war solution was to persuade people that having more stuff is what matters. Two big mistakes were embedded in that solution. First: material consumption is not all we are — we have social, relational, spiritual needs that GDP ignores. Second: more production does more environmental damage. Both wrong turns are what Kennedy was already diagnosing in Kansas in 1968. Both are what we are now living with in extremis. •       The Trillionaire and the 2 Billion: The interview is recorded the day after the world's first trillionaire arrived on the scene. Jackson's response: this is an obscene amount of money for one person to have, while 2 billion people lack access to clean water and electricity. The same structural observation could be made about the 1850s: monarchs parading luxury while the people around them starved. The trillionaire is not a new phenomenon. He is the latest expression of an economic system that was always building toward this endpoint. •       They Created a Desert and Called It Peace: In the Kansas speech, RFK quoted Tacitus on Rome: “they created a desert and called it peace.” Jackson applies it directly to today's America: what is it to be a citizen of the affluent West only on the back of a flattened Gaza, a distant war, the creation of violence to preserve a failing hegemonic empire? Bobby was saying: we have values around social justice. We have a fragile planet. These are what matter. Bernie Sanders said the same things. AOC picked up the mantle. The message is unchanged. It is still Kansas, 1968. About the Guest Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP). He is the author of Post Growth: Life After Capitalism (Polity Press, 2021; winner of the 2022 Eric Zencey Prize for Economics) and Prosperity Without Growth (2009/2017; Financial Times book of the year). He is also an award-winning BBC radio dramatist. He lives in Guildford, Surrey. References: •       Post Growth: Life After Capitalism by Tim Jackson (Polity Press, 2021). •       RFK's University of Kansas speech, March 18, 1968 — delivered at Phog Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas. •       Tacitus, Agricola — “they created a desert and called it peace,” quoted by RFK in the Kansas speech. •       Kerry Kennedy, Ripples of Hope — referenced in the conversation. •       Andrew Keen's forthcoming book: Where Have You Gone, Bobby Kennedy? My Search for a Lost America — the RFK book this conversation feeds directly into. About Keen On America Nobody asks more awkward questions than the Anglo-American writer and filmmaker Andrew Keen. In Keen On America, Andrew brings his pointed Transatlantic wit to making sense of the United States — hosting daily interviews about the history and future of this now venerable Republic. With nearly 3,000 episodes since the show launched on TechCrunch in 2010, Keen On America is the most prolific intellectual interview show in the history of podcasting. WebsiteSubstackYouTubeApple Podcasts

The three mustaches head to jolly old England to cover the controversial case of the Manacled Mormon. In 1977, an American missionary named Kirk Anderson vanished from a Latter-day Saints church in Surrey, England. Three days later, he returned with a chilling tale involving chloroform, bondage, and a blonde bombshell named Joyce McKinney. But, according to Joyce, it wasn't an abduction, it was a honeymoon. So was it a multi-day sex-fest between two consenting adults, or a felony kidnapping served with a side of sexual assault? You'll have to listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I'm talking to archaeologist Wayne Perkins, who worked as a field archaeologist before moving into Historic Building Surveys. He supervises urban excavations in the City of London, as well as overseeing rural excavations in surrounding Sussex, Surrey, and Kent. He has a new book coming out this month, A Consensus of Symbols: Patterns, and Ritual Building Protection, so I thought I'd get him on to talk about apotropaic measures, deposited objects like boots or shoes, mummified cats, and yes, you guessed it, witch marks! Buy A Consensus of Symbols: Patterns in Ritual Building Protection - https://amzn.to/4uFd3Z4 Find Wayne online: https://ritualprotectionmarks.com/ Get your free guide to home protection the folklore way here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/fab-folklore/ Become a member of the Fabulous Folklore Family for bonus episodes and articles at https://patreon.com/bePatron?u=2380595 Get weekly articles and bonus content at Substack: https://fabulousfolklore.substack.com/ Buy Icy a coffee or sign up for bonus episodes at: https://ko-fi.com/icysedgwick Find the Fabulous Folklore Bookshop, Icy's social media links, and other useful bits at: https://www.icysedgwick.com/start-here