Podcasts about Treasure Islands

Yarrrrrrrr!!!!!! Where's me BOOTY?! We all love stories about pirates, whether they're plundering Treasure Islands, fighting an octopus man, or stealing Tom Hanks' job. But did you know that the Middle Ages had pirates? They did! And they were just as swashbuckling, mercenary and unhinged as their later successors. Set sail with Olivia and Aran on the good ship Podcasting, as they set out to find the secret of medieval piracy! Along the way, they'll meet a vengeful MILF, a queerbaiting sorcerer, and hundreds of venomous snakes. Further reading: The Anatomy of Medieval Piracy: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.1163/j.ctv4cbhhw.7.pdf?refreqid=fastly-default%3A595730f17b4d474b00163f8ee44c264c&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&initiator=search-results&acceptTC=1Identity in the Medieval Mediterranean World of Merchants and Pirates https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/mediterraneanstu.20.2.0129?read-now=1&seq=13#page_scan_tab_contentsThe Romance of Eustace the Monk

How fast can you set up a shell company? We bet Jason Sharman can do it quicker. A Cambridge academic, author, and an expert witness, Professor Sharman is also a founder of the niche sport of time-trialed shell company formation. He's spent more than a decade studying corruption, money laundering and tax havens, visiting at least 20 so-called treasure islands during his studies. This week on Whale Hunting, host Bradley Hope interviews Professor Sharman on his journey into the world of offshore finance, from his initial curiosity about the power of small states, to his groundbreaking investigations into how dark money shapes the destiny of nations around the world.  For more from Whale Hunting, make sure to follow the podcast – and you can subscribe to our newsletter at whalehunting.projectbrazen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathleen from Plenty of Sunshine Travel met with Fernanda from Star Clippers for this week's cruise chat. . If you found value in this video and wish to help this channel. You can send a donation using this link ~ https://bit.ly/KathleenPenner. Star Clippers is very unique. You will sail like our ancestors did many years ago, letting the wind take you to your destinations. In fact, Star Clippers try their best not to use their engines. They plan the itineraries to go in the direction of the trade winds. The Journeys are created with the wind charts, and the major energy source is wind propulsion—minimal motor emissions, which is safer for the environment. . You can climb the masts and get quite the view from the platform of the sails. Each day, you watch the beautiful sails being raised and go the way of the ocean. Most of the rooms don't have balconies, only on their newest ship are suites with a balcony..Their ships have a deep draft - which means that they sit low in the ocean, and because of this, you will not feel the waves as much as you would on the larger ships. This is an authentic way of sailing ~ It's not your typical way of sailing, and they are near replicas of the clipper ships from the Golden Age of sailing. . I would enjoy laying on the netting at the ship's bow and would love to see the dolphins jumping around us. . Star Clipper has an open bridge policy, which is a ton of fun to pop into the bridge and chat with the captain about the controls and the area around the ship. . There are knot-tying nautical talks where they teach you to tie knots properly and expertly. You can also “Take the Helm” and steer the ship. . Local Entertainment with Nightly Dancing Under the Stars & More! PLUS, you will enjoy complimentary Watersports. You can do snorkelling, kayaking, paddle-boarding, waterskiing, sailing, and more on the Marina Platform. . One guest left a review for Star Clippers - they said: There is truly no experience as thrilling as a clipper ship, the food is awesome, and the staff is fabulous. Sailing is for your heart and Soul. The Star Clippers Fleet Royal Clipper Length 439 feet Draft - 18.4 feet 54,000 square feet of sails. 42 sails, 5 Masts, 227 passengers with 106 Crew. Atria has 114 staterooms, including 3 swimming pools and a B-story interior—a spa & health Club with an observation lounge and a library. The Star Clippers & Star Flyer is very much like sailing on a private yacht. The length is 379 feet, and the draft is 18.4 feet. 36,200 square feet of sails. She can reach speeds of 5-19 knots with 16 sails and 4 masts. 166 guests are onboard, and you will be serviced by 74 crew. Star Clippers visits the Caribbean and departs from Barbados on their Windward or Grenadine Islands itineraries. They also depart from St Maarten on the Leeward itinerary or Treasure Islands itinerary. Western Mediterranean Italy, Rome, Amalfi, Ponza, Pontine Islands, Sorrento, Sicily Sardinia Eastern Mediterranean: Croatia, Zadar, Rovini, Korcula & Dubrovnik Eastern Mediterranean: Greece & Turkey, Southern Cyclades, Athens, Rhodes, Bodrum, Dalyan River, Santorini & Hydra Eastern Mediterranean: Greece & Turkey, Sporades Highlights, Athens, Dikili, Myrina Limnos, Skiathos, Skopelos & Sporos. . If you want to learn more about Star Clippers or any other cruise lines I have met with. . Please get in touch with me at info@PlentyofSunshineTravel.com. You can also fill out this simple form: https://bit.ly/3mxFUNd, and I will get back to you. . Search #PlentyofSunshineTravel on Facebook or Instagram to see our posts. . . . #StarClippersOcean #StarClippers #Sailingships #CruiseSpecialist #Cruise #CruiseGuru #TravelAgent #luxurytravel --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cruisingthewavespodcast/message

In Spain, an unlikely left-leaning coalition has managed to block the right from taking power; in the Netherlands, the far-right has come out on top. This week we're talking about two very different political situations with the help of Politico reporter Aitor Hernández-Morales and producer Katz Laszlo in Amsterdam.  You can follow Aitor on Twitter here and read his reporting here. Our episode about life as an undocumented person in the Netherlands, ‘Mohamed', is here. Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at ⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠ (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by ⁠⁠leaving us a review⁠⁠ or giving us five stars on Spotify.  This week's Inspiration Station offerings: ‘Anatomy of a Fall', ‘Ordinary People', and ‘Treasure Islands' by Nicholas Shaxson.  Producers: Katz Laszlo and Katy Lee Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | Bluesky | ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠hello@europeanspodcast.com⁠

Jane Yee sits down with the victor of Treasure Island: Fans v Faves to discuss a season filled with broken alliances, breakdowns and redemption. Which other finalist almost nabbed the treasure? Which castaway did the most toilets? And what was the strategy that ultimately led to taking home the $50,000 for their charity? You'll have to listen to find out. Join The Real Pod community! Go here for The Real Pod Corner on Facebook And here to chat on our Discord server Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh Shmee, Come along and travel to 3 Treasure Islands with your favorite captains- Reily + Kristin. We have a spooky, historical and a more modern treasure to wet your whistle this week. let us know what you think. love you crewmates. LINKS Email apodcasttreasure@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treasurepodcast/ (@treasurepodcast) Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTreasurePod (@thetreasurepod) TikTok @treasurepodcast SOURCES https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/hy-brasil-legendary-phantom-island-ireland-003608 (https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/hy-brasil-legendary-phantom-island-ireland-003608) https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/hy-brasil-irelands-disappearing-island (https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/hy-brasil-irelands-disappearing-island) https://www.sportdiver.com/bimini-road-atlantis-bahamas-diving-mystery#page-2 (https://www.sportdiver.com/bimini-road-atlantis-bahamas-diving-mystery#page-) https://eugeneweekly.com/2022/07/28/alaskas-treasure-island/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Island) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/continental-giant-rabbits-pierce-grey-clementsport-animals-1.6252766 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/continental-giant-rabbits-pierce-grey-clementsport-animals-1.6252766) Treasure Island Disney Ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez7_3UviUMs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez7_3UviUMs) Peachybbies is the slime we were talking about... you can look at the Instagram and the website yourself... I'm not TRYING to make more competition.

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There's gold in them there hills! Join us as we talk treasure hunting movies! Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Discord, 3guys1up.com, and Patreon!

In Episode 17, in addition to lightbulb moments, treasure island pedagogies/props and luxury items, our discussion covered lots of areas from design thinking, slow thinking, creativity, self-determined learning and sustainability. Listen to find out our guests' lightbulb moments, teaching props, pedagogies and luxury items that they would take to their Treasure Islands for precious contact time with students. Speakers: Allie Johns | Dr Emma Gillaspy | Dr Mikkel Godsk | Mossen Randeree 14th February 2022 Facilitated by Tünde Varga-Atkins You can view the full transcript here: Treasure Island Pedagogies Episode 17 - Podcast Transcript

In Episode 16, in addition to lightbulb moments, treasure island pedagogies/props and luxury items, we talked about being responsive to our students' needs, and going back to basics if need be, the pedagogy of kindness, the role of lectures and the importance of listening as part of the learning process. Listen to find out our guests' lightbulb moments, teaching props, pedagogies and luxury items that they would take to their Treasure Islands for precious contact time with students. Speakers : Dr Dawne Irving-Bell | Dr Gary Brown | Sue Beckingham | Dr Tania Dias Fonseca 10th January 2022 Facilitated by Tünde Varga-Atkins You can view the full transcript here: Treasure Island Pedagogies Episode 16 - Podcast Transcript

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In Episode 10, in addition to lightbulb moments, treasure island pedagogies/props and luxury items, our discussion touched on various creative collaborative solving approaches with students with our luxury items making sure we will have a great time on the Treasure Island. Speakers: Emily Chapman-Waterhouse, Emma Davenport, Dr Gulnaz Aksenova and Dr Charles Wachira Listen to find out our guests' lightbulb moments, teaching props, pedagogies and luxury items that they would take to their Treasure Islands for precious contact time with students. Hosted by Tünde Varga-Atkins 6th September 2021 You can view the full transcript here: Treasure Island Pedagogies Episode 10 - Podcast Transcript

Episode 9 was recorded on 21st June 2021 with Dr Alice Kim, Dr Ingeborg van Knippenberg, Dr Nathalie Tasler and Dr Virna Rossi. In homage to BBC Radio 4's ‘Desert Island Discs', our guests identify their students' lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it'), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off-duty.

Episode 8 was recorded on 29th April 2021 with Alex Spiers, Erika Smith, and Jessica Humphreys. This is a special edition of Treasure Island Pedagogies with educational developers. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our guests identify their students’ lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it’), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off duty. You can view the full transcript here: Treasure Island Pedagogies Episode 8 - Podcast Transcript

Episode 7 was recorded on 27th April 2021 with Dr Louise Drumm, Dr Vicki Dale, Dr Michael Flavin and Dr Michael Kozakowski. This is a special edition of Treasure Island Pedagogies with educational developers. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our guests identify their students’ lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it’), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off duty. Facilitated by Tünde Varga-Atkins, Produced by Digital Resources Team You can view the full transcript here: Treasure Island Pedagogies Episode 7 - Podcast Transcript

Episode 6 was recorded on 29th March 2021 with Nicola Whitton, Rikke Toft Nørgård, Simon Thomson and William Carey. This is a special edition of Treasure Island Pedagogies with educational developers. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our guests identify their students’ lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it’), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off duty. Facilitated by Tünde Varga-Atkins, Produced by Digital Resources Team Links / resources: · the Article Rikke mentions about ‘shadowy siblings’ of pedagogies with Janus Holst Aaen;

This is a special edition of Treasure Island Pedagogies with educational developers recorded on 15 March 2021. In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our guests identify their students’ lightbulb moment (when their students ‘were getting it’), a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands together with a luxury item off duty. This episode features: Ashwini Datt, University of Auckland, NZ Lightbulb moment: exposing staff (as students) with a really badly designed quiz with bad instructions and design. Staff also became really competitive wanting to hear the right answer – and so it really drives through how their students might experience this. Teaching prop or pedagogy: I have been known to take a dunking bird to explain inquiry-based learning to participants with a scientific background. It’s good we can match our methods to suit our audience. Luxury item: I went old school. I am passionate about plants, planting and gardening! I am going to take a coconut. In my free time, I like to be off technology. It reminds me of palm trees from my home. They are incredibly versatile – you can eat it, drink it or do crafts with it! Danielle Hinton, University of Birmingham, UK Lightbulb moment:  Staff being students and exploring cross-disciplinary teaching – exploring how staff feel when they are suddenly the students and how that in turn changes their outlook on teaching. Teaching prop or pedagogy: It has to be a big bag of Lego! It gives our participants permission to explore/play and think outside the box with Lego Serious Play. Luxury item: Am I allowed three items? The most expensive pillow that money can buy for relaxation. As an ex-librarian, books are important: the Bible to connect with my faith, and my father – who is really ill at the moment - his PhD so that I can connect with him through his work. Jenni Carr, London School of Economics, UK Lightbulb moment: the famous biscuit exercise: getting staff participants to write a set of assessment criteria as to how you would assess a plate of biscuits. Teaching prop or pedagogy: I’ll take Natasha’s flip charts and Danielle’s Lego and through in some more craft stuff from my craft cupboard: playdoh and glitter pens. Crayons stop people chasing the objectively ‘correct’ way of doing things. These creative methods can push people outside their comfort zone to learning and discovery. Luxury item: music is my everything, so if I am allowed, I would like to take my online music streaming service. Natasha Taylor, RMIT, Australia Lightbulb moment: we need to be confident in what we do, just invest and come out at the other end. Rebellion and battleground Teaching prop or pedagogy: this year I really struggled without flip charts, coloured pens as it is the best way to get students to huddle together in small groups, to discuss and their get ideas down. Much better than their digital equivalents. Luxury item: if I was stuck on an island, wouldn’t a drone with a camera be good to the island from up high and see how the landscape changes with the passing seasons?

In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our four invited lecturers identify a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands, for the cherished face to face contact time with students on campus, together with a luxury item for a bit of downtime from teaching. This episode features: Marieke Riethof: Modern Languages and Cultures (Latin American Politics) Lightbulb moment: getting students to show understanding of their target culture by working in shared collaborative documents – which in the new online setting can work really well with students producing great shared documents or presentations in different formats. Teaching prop or pedagogy: assuming the role of guide, taking students on a journey of discovery on their own, helping them find treasures. Luxury item: my greatest discovery of the pandemic: listening to podcasts whilst walking or cooking. Chris Barlow: Accountancy Lightbulb moment: integrating skills development in modules on an ongoing basis to promote student engagement. Teaching prop or pedagogy: Kahoot quiz to keep students engaged. Luxury item: mobile phone to check football results, keeping up with the news and social media. Jennifer Klunder-Rosser: Nursing Lightbulb moment: one of the most fun I have had was planning a role play for students, creating a humanitarian warzone for a global healthcare context, with student groups representing different global healthcare organisations, having to research and prepare how they would act in specific scenarios, culminating in presenting their response to the press. This enjoyable teaching experience also helped me ease into my own preferred style of teaching (active learning). Teaching prop or pedagogy: can I please choose two: active learning and a skeleton (to help me point out trauma injuries). Luxury item: absolutely no tech! I like to go running in my shoes, leaving everything behind (though a possible tech I could use is a bit of Strava for motivation) Joel Haddley Lightbulb moment: discovering the value of designing high-stake, high-value assessments which help students assimilate and synthetise knowledge; moving away from high-stake, lower-value assessments. The former seems to promote deeper student engagement, whilst the latter attracts strategic engagement. Teaching prop or pedagogy: Mobius assessment platform – this is a specific platform for mathematics, which enables true randomisation of mathematical problems. It promotes student collaboration versus collusion. Students used to ask of each other: what result did you get? Now they ask: what method did you use to work it out? Luxury item: something that would benefit all those around me too: coffee equipment fresh coffee beans, grinder and my Aeropress. Any sparks? The discovery that the original Desert Island is in Chile (one of Marieke’s country of research), called Juan Fernandez island. We bartered teaching ideas: Mobius might work really well for accounting, and Jennifer’s role play approach is what Marieke uses with her students asking them to negotiate democratic transitions in Latin America. We discussed the challenges and opportunities of doing role-play, group discussions in an online Covid setting. As for luxuries: we all covet Joel’s coffee knowledge and Aeropress machine. Joel has offered to treat us to a round once ‘this’ is all over (putting it into writing so that he cannot go back on this offer).

In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our three invited lecturers identify a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands, for the cherished face to face contact time with students on campus, together with a luxury item for a bit of downtime from teaching. This episode features: Katherine Whitehurst: Communication & Media Lightbulb moment: ‘clicking through group work’, showing cross-group ideas to promote student engagement Teaching prop or pedagogy: any online platforms that enable collaborative group work and projects to make the above lightbulb moment possible (e.g. MS Teams). Luxury item: if my husband is not an item, I would like to take ‘a kitchen’ to cook as this is how I relax. Matt Murphy: Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering Lightbulb moment: when it sinks in for students that they are undertaking a real, open-ended professional engineering project, and that staff trust them to take responsibility for their own success. Teaching prop or pedagogy: focusing on what the student will be doing (Thomas Shuell, 1986); design activities first and fit in lectures around the activities, not the other way round! Luxury item: Liverpool ‘urban cycling safaris’ modified to explore our treasure island. Mathew Flynn: Music Industry Lighbulb moment: focus on what students need to know at that point, rather than what I think I need to tell them! Teaching prop or pedagogy: all we need is a marker pen and provocation to engage students in worthwhile conversation. Luxury item: surprise, surprise, it’s music: my Spotify account. Any sparks? Post podcast, we talked lots about how we listen to music, how Spotify has changed the way we listen to music and the way in which vinyl is reclaiming the ritual of listening in our home. And a Canadian storyteller, Stuart McLean, humorous VinylCafe stories whose humour Katherine recommends.

This week, Ken has a roundup of the latest transit headlines from the Bay Area, including: fare collection and front door boarding resuming on AC Transit, along with the elimination of the paper BART-to-bus ticket; weekday access to Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands cut off; and construction beginning soon on the 19th Avenue BRT project in San Francisco. "Back on Track," hosted by KZSU News Director Ken Der, takes a deeper look at how Bay Area transit agencies are recovering from the wide range of issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In homage to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Desert Island Discs’, our four invited lecturers identify a teaching prop or pedagogy to take to their Treasure Islands, for the cherished face to face contact time with students on campus, together with a luxury item for a bit of downtime from teaching. Episode 2's discussion mostly focuses around returning to teaching in the new academic year during the pandemic.

Hello podcast listeners, Today is a very special episode with Nicholas Shaxson, journalist and investigator. He has written for Financial Times, Reuters, the Economist and Vanity fairs on global business and politics since 1993. He authored several books including “Treasure Islands” and his most recent book, “The Finance Curse: How Global Finance is Making us All Poorer.” In today’s episode we discuss the Finance Curse and the current state of the financial system. Enjoy and thanks for the listen!

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Nicholas Shaxson unveils the secrets of the seriously, filthy rich and talks me through how many of the world's offshore tax havens are not only tropical islands, but actually British & OECD territories. Just what effect does that shadowy 'spider web' network of wealth extraction have on our societies? How are offshore tax havens central to the global economy? What is the finance curse? Listen to find out more! Tax Havens + Treasure Islands + Finance Curse + Tax Justice Network + #DNL15 ----more---- Nicholas Shaxson (Journalist, author Treasure Islands & Finance Curse, UK/DE) Nicholas Shaxson: The Finance Curse The Guardian: How the outsized power of the city of London makes Britain poorer Open Democracy: The men who stole the world The Finance Curse: Buy the Book Tax Justice Network: Nicholas Shaxson Tax Justice Network: Finance Curse The Guardian: Finance Curse Review The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire Nicholas Shaxson: Treasure Islands Twitter: @nickshaxson Nicholas Shaxson is a British writer, journalist and investigator. He is author of the acclaimed books The Finance Curse: How Global Finance is Making us all Poorer (2018); Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World (2012); and Poisoned Wells: the Dirty Politics of African Oil (2007). He is a writer and researcher for the Tax Justice Network, an expert-led group focused on tax and tax havens. In 2012 the International Tax Review named him as one of its “Global Tax 50” most influential people in international tax. He has written for The Financial Times, Reuters, Vanity Fair, the Economist and the BBC, as well as many other publications. Nicholas Shaxson Photo credit: Mark Garner (Grove Atlantic) Watch the Documentary: 'The Spider's Web' At the demise of empire, City of London financial interests created a web of secrecy jurisdictions that captured wealth from across the globe and hid it in a web of offshore islands. Today, up to half of global offshore wealth is hidden in British jurisdictions and Britain and its dependencies are the largest global players in the world of international finance. The Spider's Web was written, directed and produced by Michael Oswald, and was substantially inspired by Nicholas Shaxson's book Treasure Islands, an extensive éxpose on the global consequences of tax havens. For those interested to learn more about tax justice and financial secrecy, read about the Tax Justice Network's campaigning and regular blogs - become part of the movement for change and listen to the Tax Justice Network's monthly podcast: the Taxcast. HIDDEN TREASURES How the Global Shadow Economy Drives Inequality WATCH VIDEO Nicholas Shaxson (Journalist, author of Treasure Islands, and Finance Curse, UK/DE), Maira Martini (Senior Policy Advisor, Transparency International, BR/DE). Moderated by Simon Shuster (Reporter for TIME, RU/DE). This panel introduces the topic of offshore secrecy and tax havens bringing together two experts of the field. Nicholas Shaxson will refer to his book Treasure Islands: Dirty Money, Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole Your Cash, where he describes the connections between global economic affairs since slavery and secretive offshore tax havens. In his analysis, dirty money, tax havens and the offshore system contributed to generate global inequalities and shift of wealth from poor to rich, as well as undermining our democracies via financial deregulations. Maìra Martini will describe the schemes connecting shell companies, multiple offshore bank accounts, and money laundering, by referring to her work at Transparency International on a report on the role of banks in cross-border corruption cases. DARK HAVENS Confronting Hidden Money & Power #DNL15 DARK HAVENS brings together people from around the world who have been part of global investigations and leaks, have blown the whistle on corporations, been put on trial, and who have taken severe personal risks to confront hidden money and power. 15th conference of the Disruption Network Lab. Curated by Tatiana Bazzichelli. In cooperation with Transparency International. 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Pictured: Charles Aznavour Matthew Bannister on Charles Aznavour, the French singer who "made despair popular". The lyricist Don Black, who worked with him, pays tribute. Dr. Charles Kao, the Nobel prize winning physicist who developed fibre optic technology, so paving the way for the world wide web. Elizabeth de Mauny Wainwright, the pioneering foreign correspondent who helped to smuggle an interview with Solzhenitsyn out of Soviet Russia. John Cunliffe, the writer who delighted generations of children by creating Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim. Interviewed guest: Don Black Interviewed guest: Jeff Hecht Interviewed guest: Marc de Mauny Interviewed guest: Rachel Feldberg Interviewed guest: Nigel P. Harris Archive clips from: The Typically French Armenian, Radio 4 02/02/1977; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 01/01/1978; Aznavour at Eighty, Radio 2 12/03/2004; Treasure Islands, Radio 4 05/04/1992; Postman Pat’s Finding Day, BBC One 16/9/1981; Bookshelf, Radio 4 20/03/1986; Rosie and Jim, ITV 1991; Postman Pat Takes the Bus, BBC One 25/12/1991; Postman Pat’s Secret Birthday, BBC One 30/09/1981; Postman Pat’s Rainy Day, BBC One 07/10/1981; Charles Kao interview with FiberStory, 22/03/2010; Look East, BBC Norwich 06/10/2009; Look East, BBC Norwich 27/01/2006; Radio 4 News, 12/02/1974; Tomorrow's World, BBC One 1994.

Auckland Conversations presents the annual Mayoral Sir John Logan Campbell Lecture as part of the Auckland Heritage Festival. Join Mayor Len Brown to hear internationally acclaimed writer and academic, Kerry Howe discuss the history and future of one of the most iconic areas of Auckland. Both Maori and European settlers exploited the Gulf islands, introduced predators, caused species extinction, and depleted forests. Colonial economic activity was on an industrial scale - mining, quarrying, sand, shingle and timber extraction. Reflecting new global attitudes towards the environment in the 1970s, so began our local and now world-renowned process of Gulf island restoration - eradicating pests, replanting native vegetation, and introducing endangered birds, insects and reptiles. We have created a much loved recreational paradise on our Treasure Islands. Yet the waters of the Gulf are still at threat from pollution, overfishing, and economic and population pressures. How do we account for this contradiction, and what are the implications for the future?

The Panama Papers have laid bare the extend of illicit financial flows and the impact of tax havens on the world. But how are these revelations connected to the African continent? Host Desné Masie discusses with journalist Nicholas Shaxson, author of "Treasure Islands".

With the help of his granddaughter Sophie, Roald Dahl tells his own remarkable story in the style of one of his much-loved books. Illustrated with newly discovered archive recordings and songs and music exclusively recorded by the cast and musicians in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre in London, this Archive on 4 marks the centenary of the writer dubbed 'the best storyteller in the world'. The programme contains excerpts from interviews with Roald Dahl on NRK, Op Reis with Ivo Niehe, Desert Island Discs with Roy Plomley, Parkinson, Wogan, Saturday Matters With Sue Lawley, Pebble Mill at One, Saturday Superstore, Whicker's World, Start The Week, Bookmark, The World of Books, Meridian, The Friday Serial, The Many Lives of Roald Dahl, A Dose of Dahl's Magic Medicine, Treasure Islands, PM & BBC News. Producer: Dixi Stewart. Music recorded by cast and musicians inthe Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda The Musical.

Panama Papers’ and the Shadow World of Finance by MFlowers The release of the ‘Panama Papers’ reveal the secret world of shell companies used by the rich to hide their wealth and avoid paying taxes on it. While it appears that the release of information was intended as a tool to demonize Russian President Vladimir Putin, it has backfired and instead led to a probing of who in the US is involved in this type of scheme. McClatchy News is publishing investigative pieces revealing the same activity taking place in states such as Nevada and Wyoming. The list of people involved connects directly to government figures such as US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. It has also led to massive upheaval in Iceland where protesters are calling for the resignation of the government and new elections. We explore what’s going on with James Henry of the Tax Justice Network and Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies.   Relevant articles and websites: US Scolds Others about Offshores, but Looks Other Way at Home by Kevin Hall and Marisa Taylor The Price of Offshore Revisited by the Tax Justice Network Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super Rich by Chuck Collins Tax Justice Network The FACT Coalition Inequality.org We’re Not Broke Movie Treasure Islands by Nicholas Shaxson   Guests: James Shelburne Henry is a U.S. economist, attorney, and investigative journalist who has written extensively about global banking, debt crises, tax havens and economic development. In the corporate world, Henry served as Chief Economist, McKinsey & Co. (NYC global h.q.); VP Strategy, IBM/Lotus Development Corporation (Cambridge), Manager, Business Development, the Chairman’s Office (Jack Welch), GE (Fairfield), and senior consultant Monitor Group,the international consulting firm. As Managing Director of Sag Harbor Group, a strategy consulting firm, his clients have included such enterprises as ABB, Allen & Co., AT&T, AT Kearney, Calvert Fund, Ce-mex, ChinaTrust, the Scotland Yard/FBI Task Force on Caribbean Havens, IBM/Lotus, Intel, Interwise, Lucent, Merrill Lynch, South Africa Telkom, Rockefeller Foundation, the Swedish Power Board, TransAlta, UBS Warburg, Volvo, and Monitor Company. A member of the New York Bar, he has served as a pro bono cooperating attorney for the NYCLU on First Amendment issues, and as Vice President, New York Civil Liberties Union – Suffolk County. He is author of the acclaimed investigative economics book The Blood Bankers, and his articles and citations have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, The Nation, The Conference Board, The Washington Post, Harpers, Fortune, Jornal do Brasil, The Manila Chronicle, La Nacion, and many others.   Chuck Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and directs IPS’s Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is an expert on U.S. inequality and author of several books, including 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It. He is co-author with Bill Gates Sr. of Wealth and Our Commonwealth, (Beacon Press, 2003), a case for taxing inherited fortunes. He is co-author with Mary Wright of The Moral Measure of the Economy, a book about Christian ethics and economic life. He is co-founder of Wealth for the Common Good, a network of business leaders, high-income households and partners working together to promote shared prosperity and fair taxation. This network merged in 2015 with the Patriotic Millionaires. In 1995, he co-founded United for a Fair Economy (UFE) to raise the profile of the inequality issue and support popular education and organizing efforts to address inequality. He was Executive Director of UFE from 1995-2001 and Program Director until 2005.

This is a schematic outline of some of the ideas which are described in more detail in the book Treasure Islands, meticulously researched by Nick Shaxson. If you want to learn more about this topic either read the book, or visit http://treasureislands.org/ or http://www.taxjustice.net/. The Tax Justice Network does a great podcast called the taxcast (just type taxcast into youtube) where you can learn more and hear from some fantastic academics and activists working on this issue. And if you want some info from the voices of the establishment go to: http://www.ft.com/topics/themes/Tax_E... http://www.economist.com/topics/tax-e... Correction: When I say "the Jersey Islands" (which is obviously not a place) I mean Jersey and the other Crown dependencies.

Imagine paying almost nothing in taxes.. Sounds great doesn't it? Some of America's biggest companies are doing just that and making millions…or even billions in profits- thanks to loopholes and more than a little political influence On this edition, why does big business pay lower tax rates than the rest of us? And how activists have brought the issue into the spotlight. This program includes excerpts from the film “We're Not Broke” produced by Onshore Productions. Featuring: Jesse Drucker, Bloomberg News reporter; Rebecca Wilkins, Citizens for Tax Justice attorney; Martin Sullivan, Tax Notes journalist, Jeffrey Winters Northwestern University Professor of Political Economy; David Marchant, Offshore Alert publisher and journalist; Senator Carl Levin; Lee Sheppard Tax Notes contributing editor; Nicholas Shaxton, “Treasure Islands” author; Jack Blum, tax attorney and investigator; James Henry, “Blood Bankers” author; David Cay Johnston, journalist; Robert Goulder, Tax Analysts editor in chief; Dave Camp Michigan Representative; Mark Everson, Internal Revenue Service former Commissioner; Ryan Clayton, US Uncut co-founder. For More Information: We're Not Broke Offshore Alert Citizens For Tax Justice US Uncut Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the men who stole the world The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy Tax Analysts Internal Revenue Service The post Making Contact – Taxes Are For Suckers appeared first on KPFA.

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