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We are delighted to share the next episode of Practice Across the Pond, where we discuss the regulatory and ethical approaches taken to various matters from both a UK (England and Wales) and US (New York) perspective.   In this episode, CM Murray LLP Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum and Devika Kewalramani, Partner and General Counsel at FisherBroyles, are joined by Steve Lueker, Partner at Moses & Singer, to discuss the key challenges and issues for professional services firms in relation to transatlantic structures.  In particular, Corinne, Zulon, Devika and Steve discuss: - An overview of common structures in professional services and key considerations to take into account, including regulation, tax, and liability   - The complexities of achieving full integration and strategic insights on alternative approaches that can be taken   - Regulatory considerations in the US, focusing on the extent to which non-lawyers can have a stake or influence a law firm   - Key factors from a US perspective, addressing what works for both domestic firms and those with an international footprint   - Challenges in US/UK transatlantic mergers, including issues such as profit sharing, cultural differences, tax implications and the distinctions between cash and accrual accounting   - Knock-on regulatory issues, such as conflicts of interest   - Essential considerations for firms planning a transatlantic combination If you would like to discuss transatlantic structures in more detail, or if you have any questions arising from this recording, please contact Corinne Staves, Zulon Begum, Devika Kewalramani or Steve Lueker.

We are delighted to share the next episode of Practice Across the Pond, where we discuss the regulatory and ethical approaches taken to various matters from both a UK (England and Wales) and US (New York) perspective.   In this episode, CM Murray LLP Partners Corinne Staves and Andrew Pavlovic and Devika Kewalramani, Partner and General Counsel at FisherBroyles, focus on how partner conduct is regulated in both jurisdictions.  In particular, Corinne, Andrew and Devika discuss: - A broad overview of the regulation of partner conduct, both in the UK and US   - Areas of particular focus in both jurisdictions, including the UK's emphasis on workplace culture and AML, and in the US, misconduct and rules relating to lawyers and their ‘fitness' to practise   - To what extent do the rules and duties set by the regulators support and drive the behaviour and culture of firms? If you would like to discuss regulation and conflict management in more detail, or if you have any questions arising from this recording, please contact Corinne Staves, Andrew Pavlovic or Devika Kewalramani. CM Murray LLP is a leading specialist partnership, employment and regulatory law firm based in London and is ranked Band 1 and Tier 1 for Partnership Law by Chambers and Partners UK and Legal 500 UK, and is recognised as “one of the legal world's strongest offerings in this area.” Founded in 2002 by James Fisher and Kevin Broyles, FisherBroyles is the world's first and largest distributed, full-service law firm, and the only distributed law firm to be ranked by The Am Law 200 as one of the 200 largest law firms by gross revenue.

We are delighted to introduce a brand new series of talks, Practice Across the Pond, in which we discuss the regulatory and ethical approaches taken to various matters from both a UK (England and Wales) and US (New York perspective). In this episode, CM Murray LLP Partners Corinne Staves and Andrew Pavlovic and Devika Kewalramani, Partner and General Counsel at FisherBroyles, discuss the following: - A comparative overview of the regulatory regimes in both jurisdictions - The key ethical and regulatory challenges faced by GCs working across both London and New York offices and how to address them - Identifying and effectively managing conflicts of interest across global offices, taking into account the differing tests applicable to each jurisdiction and the need to make decisions quickly If you would like to discuss regulation and conflict management in more detail, or if you have any questions arising from this recording, please contact Corinne Staves, Andrew Pavlovic or Devika Kewalramani.

A guest from the past returns this week as we're joined by Vinny off The Scutches! He's in to discuss the upcoming UK (England) tour and we also get an EXCLUSIVE first play of a track from the upcoming Scutches album "Bad Animal".We discuss animal care, american phrases, British heritage and we rate each city on the upcoming tour.Niall's gone part time, Tom's been in the sunshine too long and we, as always, mug off some thicker members of the public.Songs this week are from: Toy Dolls, Spleen, Crux, Tuesday and Good Touch.

Send me a Text Message!MAY  2024Join me this month as I explore the historic market town of Bury in Greater Manchester. We'll journey from metro to bus, ending up in Ramsbottom to focus on the iconic Holcombe Hill and the majestic Peel Tower, a tribute to former UK Prime Minister Robert Peel. Built in 1852, this 128-foot tower offers stunning views of the surrounding landscapes.Experience the 30-minute climb up Holcombe Hill, navigating a challenging cobblestone path that transitions into gravel and rocks, all while enjoying picturesque scenery and grazing goats. At the summit, be rewarded with panoramic views of Bury, and on clear days, glimpses of Manchester and Wales.Additionally, discover the vibrant neighborhoods of Manchester, from the bustling City Centre and trendy Northern Quarter to the historic Castlefield and bohemian Chorlton. Each neighborhood offers its own unique character and amenities, making Manchester a city rich in diversity and culture.In this episode:Manchester neighborhoodsCity CenterNorthern QuarterSpinningfieldsCastlefieldDidsburyChorltonSalford QuaysPeel Tower in Bury, UKWebsite  I  Instagram  I  Twitter  I  LinkedIn  I  YouTubeEmail: actorbobtapper@gmail.comAirbnbBook your stay now!Manchester NeighborhoodsThe best neighborhood in Manchester: cutting edge culture, fabulous food and next-level nightlifef.Peel Tower and Holcombe HillBuilt in 1852 this well known Bury landmark was erected in tribute to one of Bury's most famous sons, Sir Robert Peel; founder of the Police force and Prime Minister 1841-1846. Support the Show.

APRIL  2024Embark on a scenic journey from Manchester to Pool-in-Wharfedale for a captivating acting workshop. Experience the tranquility of the countryside as you travel through rolling hills and lush green landscapes. In Manchester, immerse yourself in the cultural richness of the Royal Exchange Theatre, renowned for its unique circular design and diverse productions. Explore the awe-inspiring Manchester Cathedral, a symbol of history and spirituality, and discover the striking Gandhi statue nearby. Join me as I await the outcome of two short films and anticipate future acting opportunities in Manchester and Leeds. Tune in for tales of night shoots in the woods and studio confessions, along with exciting train excursions and local discoveries.In this episode:Pool-in-WharfedaleRoyal Exchange TheatreManchester CathedralGandhi statueShort film(s) updateWebsite  I  Instagram  I  Twitter  I  LinkedIn  I  YouTubeEmail: actorbobtapper@gmail.comAirbnbBook your stay now!Pool-in-WharfedalePool-in-Wharfedale, located in the Wharfe Valley of West Yorkshire, UK, is a quaint village known for its rural charm and scenic beauty. With traditional stone buildings and rolling hills dotted with sheep, it offers a peaceful retreat from city life. Surrounded by the stunning Yorkshire Dales National Park, it's a haven for nature lovers seeking tranquility in the heart of the English countryside.Royal Exchange TheaterThe Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, UK, has been captivating audiences since 1976 with its unique "in the round" design. With its iconic domed ceiling, the theatre is a cultural gem, fostering creativity and community engagement in the heart of Manchester.Manchester Cathedral/Ghandi StatueManchester Cathedral, a historic marvel nestled in the heart of the city, boasts intricate Gothic architecture that mesmerizes visitors with its timeless beauty. Inside, stunning stained glass windows and ornate ceilings evoke a sense of tranquility and reverence. Adjacent to this architectural wonder stands the striking Gandhi statue, a symbol of peace and resilience.  Support the Show.

Morag Barrett was born and grew up in England where she had what she would say is a “normal childhood”. She climbed trees, rode her bike and did all those things kids do. After high school., she went into the workforce at a bank. Although she did advance in her jobs, she grew more interested in professional development and human resources issues. She received a Master's degree in human resources and changed careers from banking and finance to a more human resource arena. In 2005 she, her husband moved from England to Colorado, both for job opportunities. In 2007 Morag founded SkyeTeam where, at last count, she and her team have supported the development of more than 10,000 leaders from 20 countries and on 6 continents. She focuses on professional development and relationships. Morag is the author of three books as you will learn. As you will see elsewhere in these notes, Morag offers free books to the first 50 people who request them. I found the many lessons and observations Morag offers during our conversation to be sensible and practical tidbits we all can use. I hope you find them to be the same. About the Guest: Morag Barrett is a sought-out executive coach and leadership expert who helps leaders achieve outstanding results through the power of their professional relationships. At last count Morag and her company SkyeTeam have supported the development of more than 10,000 leaders from 20 countries and on 6 continents. She's the award-winning author of three books: Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships; The Future-Proof Workplace; and her latest book You, Me, We: Why we all need a friend at work (and how to show up as one!). She's been recognized by Thinkers360 and PeopleHum as an HR Thought Leader to Watch. Learn more at skyeteam.com Ways to connect with Morag: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moragbarrett/ Website: SkyeTeam.com Ally Mindset Profile: skyeteam.cloud/youmewe About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset, where inclusion diversity in the unexpected meet and we'll find ways to involve a lot of that stuff. today. Our guest is Morag Barrett. And she is a sought out executive coach. And she is also an expert on leadership and more important being prejudiced about such things. She is an author of three books and I know we're going to hear about those as we go through it. But I'm gonna let her talk about that rather than me spending all of our time doing it. It's kind of more fun to hear it some more anyway, so Morag welcome to unstoppable mindset. Glad you're here.   Morag Barrett ** 02:03 Michael meet who I know we're gonna have a fun conversation.   Michael Hingson ** 02:08 Well, that's the plan anyway, that's what we got to work on. Well, I'm really glad that you're here. Morag is in Colorado we're in Colorado. Where are you?   Morag Barrett ** 02:18 I live in a town called Broomfield so I'm down in the burbs just north of Denver and on the way to Boulder so I can see the Rocky Mountains when I leave my house, but not from the room I'm sitting in right now. But it's a beautiful part of the country.   Michael Hingson ** 02:32 It is I've been to Littleton I'm vice president on the board of the Colorado Center for the Blind which is a little tin so know the area pretty well. Huh? Well, why don't we start by maybe you telling us a little about sort of the earlier more ag growing up and all that stuff and where you came from and anything else that you think is relevant for us to know.   Morag Barrett ** 02:57 So what when I was a wee last? Well, you are the eagle IED listeners they will have gathered I have a bit of a an accent for those who are reading the transcript. It may not yet come through. But I am told that I have the hint of an accent. I was born in the UK grew just the hint just a weekend. But I was born in the UK and grew up in and around East Anglia, which is about 50 miles northeast of London. And I learnt childhood I remember climbing trees falling out into nettle patches getting into mischief. But halcyon days of just go out on your bike and don't come back until dusk. So that was that was the early days anyway, the first season of Morag Barret or Morag McLeod as I was then   Michael Hingson ** 03:52 Garrett came later. The asset It did indeed. Well, so you you grew up like it sounds like kind of a normal kid. And any any challenges or relevant things to think about growing up that kind of helped shaped where you are today? Or does all that come later as well? Yeah, I   Morag Barrett ** 04:11 think? Well, no, I think it all blends in. I think the reality is, though, when we tell it when we're asked about our own story, I know it is easy for me to dismiss it of that's boring. You don't want to hear it. Nothing. Nothing exciting happened to me. But in reality, I think more happens to us then we may recognize in the moment. And so I think the biggest impact as I look back on my life now is a woman of a certain age with my own sons who are now all six foot tall. So you can imagine where I am in my life cycle and a career that is 30 years old. Just to date myself. The biggest thing growing up that I didn't appreciate the time was my mom and what had happened to her because in the early 70s She had a brain tumor and was told that she wasn't going to live. And then the diagnosis changed to where you're going to live, but you may not be able to see you may not be able to walk, you may not be able to it was a full list of may not be able to use. And she did live. She did see she did walk a little unsteadily. But the the hindsight as an adult is that we never talked about it as a family, not once. And that whole stereotype British sweep it under the carpet, nothing to see here, maintain appearances in the house and outside the house. In fact, let's remember this, let's allow others to assume my mother might have a drinking problem, versus her speech and balance was impacted because of a brain tumor problem. The fact that we might allow the former over the latter just blew blows my mind now as I look back at it, but it also I can see how it shaped my somewhat risk adverse, maintain the professional image, keep everything buttoned up early in my career, whether that was in banking, or when I moved into leadership and executive development.   Michael Hingson ** 06:18 So do you think that's different in Britain, you then hear in terms of sweeping it under the carpet and, and not wanting to talk about it?   Morag Barrett ** 06:28 So it depends on what the it is. And I don't know that it's any different I think the reality is we all have, it's things that we sweep under the carpet or don't acknowledge, for fear of how others might react, maybe even for healthier of how I might react. I know it was very emotional. When I started to process this. Back 10 years or so ago, my mom passed away 23 years ago, from a brain tumor. But all of this, we have this inbuilt we're conditioned we're raised to Don't rock the boat fit into societal norms. Don't be different, don't mention uncomfortable things, because you'll make other people feel uncomfortable. And so that it varies whether you're in the US or in the in the UK varies from person to person. But what I've learned in the last decade is those fears of what others may think or how they may judge us are invariably inflated. And in some cases, in my case, imaginary. And I wish I just dealt with them sooner. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 07:39 and I would say the other part about that is an inflated or not. Maybe people often do feel really uncomfortable. I know there are any number of people, even some who are blind, but yeah, a number of people who are uncomfortable and very fearful about blindness, because they're afraid Well, I could become blind right on somebody who's blind. They don't do well. When whether it's blindness or or any other thing we have learned to fear the things we don't know a lot about. And that's so unfortunate that we don't learn that maybe we are looking at things a different way.   Morag Barrett ** 08:20 I couldn't agree more. I mean, it's that not seeking to understand that the curiosity that keeps us all trapped or separate. Because should I lose my sight? How do I learn to adapt? The fact that I think we know by now that blindness is not contagious, it's not something you're going to catch by hanging out with and socializing with people who may have. And that goes with many of the challenges that people bring. I mean, Eric shares my business partner in our book, you may worry about his struggle with depression throughout his life and mental health. And he is now way more open with us as to when he needs assistance when he's having a tough day or an up day. And as a result, we have grown stronger as a team because we and we understand we may not experience his lived life, but we have a better perspective from which to ask, and for us all to be better together.   Michael Hingson ** 09:22 And I would change something that you said a little bit. I think curiosity is great if we would only but be curious. Yes, rather than treating us as curiosities, whoever we are. Curious, be open. And the other side of that is that I'll use me as a blind person. We need to be open and be prepared to be teachers and it's easy for a lot of people. I just don't want to do that. I'm tired of doing that. But that's what we are and who we are. And we can shut down which doesn't help or or we can choose to be open and answer questions and help people better understand, which hopefully will help people move on and not fear things so much.   Morag Barrett ** 10:11 I think that ultimately is a two way street, you can't do all of the education. From your perspective, it'd be exhausting, it's unfair. It's just unmanageable. But so I have to step in and come closer to you, in the same way as you have to then be willing to accept maybe my inelegant questions or my, at this point, I didn't know better questions. But I will know after you've responded and clarified for me a different approach or a different perspective.   Michael Hingson ** 10:43 One of the things that I have the honor and pleasure of doing as I work with a company, our company called Accessibility in Israel, and excessively makes products that helped make the internet more accessible and more usable for a lot of different kinds of disabilities and persons with different disabilities. And I spent a week over there my first time in Israel, we were there two weeks ago. And there were a lot of questions about dealing with disabilities. And what to do well, not so much what to do and what not to do, but how do we approach different issues and so on. And ultimately, if I were to summarize, the week, it is, how great it was that people were willing to ask questions and even acknowledged that maybe they were making assumptions that weren't true. We were able to move through a lot of that. And it was so wonderful to experience that and have the opportunity. And I knew going in that I was there in part to do that very thing. So I chose to and I agree, we can't always be teachers, and we shouldn't necessarily try to go force ourselves into a teaching role. But when it comes along, we do need to recognize and deal with it. Hmm. That's kind of more of what I'm thinking. That's the that's the only way we're going to address the issue.   Morag Barrett ** 12:10 Yeah, one conversation, one interaction at a time. Yeah. It's   Michael Hingson ** 12:15 like you do you eat an elephant one bite at a time? Why don't want me to. Okay. But I hear you it is one conversation, one interaction at a time. So you went, you grew up, you rode a bike, you climbed trees, and did all those things that people do and probably spied on the neighbors and all that sort of stuff. Did you? Did you go to college in England? Or what did you do? Actually, I   Morag Barrett ** 12:41 chose not too. That was a pivot point. For me, when I graduated high school, I actually chose to go straight into work. And originally I was going to be an engineer. I did applied mathematics, physics and economics at high school. So in preparation for going I was the only girl in the class, you know, that sort of thing. And then the class was five people. I mean, it was tiny, but we would hang out. And I was going to be an engineer, I like puzzles. I used to do jigsaw puzzles upside down, Michael, you know, with the image, the wrong side, just because of the spatial awareness, which I don't know, don't necessarily have carried forward. But in economics, there was a chapter on how banks create money. And I thought this is fascinating. And I decided to go straight into banking. And I worked in the branch in might the town I grew up, and I did my degree at night school, because I decided by the time I graduated, I would have a have the work experience and the degree, or I could go to university and have a fun time and an OK degree, but I would lose the work experience. And so that was the decision I made and it worked out. And then subsequently, I went back to school and did a master's degree in HR and move from numbers into the leadership and executive development executive coaching that I do now.   Michael Hingson ** 13:59 Why did you go back to school and get a degree in HR? So you got one new stop? You got a bachelor's degree, but you never did get a bachelor's degree?   Morag Barrett ** 14:07 Well, no. Yes. I got the associate's degree got the associates to finance? Yes, yeah. And I again, at the time, I was not really paying attention to the difference between an associate's degree and a bachelor's degree. And to be honest, 35 years later, nobody asks anyway, other than today, which is lovely. So why did I do that? Well, because I thought I was going to be on that career path of the numbers side of what makes for successful organizations. And certainly, I can find my way around a cash flow forecast, analyze a balance sheet profit loss, or I used to be able to until the cows come home, but in the work that I was doing with businesses, the ones who'd come and say, Well, we're all going to be rich. We have this product or service lend me a million pounds. The ones that were successful and could pay us back were the ones I realized that didn't just have that great idea. They also invested as much cart time and attention in how business gets done, the people side, whether that's the people working in the company, the vendor relationships, or the customer relationships. But in the 90s, that was still the soft, fluffy stuff, it was still only just starting to emerge really as, as important as the numbers. And I went back to do my master's degree, knowing I was going to make that pivot into the people side, all while being a bank manager. So I had the pragmatic experience of running a business, whilst also now getting the book smarts around what does it take to to be a successful leader in what is now the 21st century?   Michael Hingson ** 15:45 So you decided volitionally, if you will, what you wanted to migrate some of the number side to the people side? Yes. What fascinates you about the people side, what made you really want to do that?   Morag Barrett ** 16:01 That despite however many billions of us there are on this planet, and how different people may assume we are from the get go, we're actually very much the same. And certainly in the NOW 20 plus years that I've been doing leadership and executive development with leaders around the world, it doesn't matter where on the planet you are, whether you're north slope, Alaska, working on an oil and gas drilling site, maybe down in Peru, working with a gold mining company, or working across Europe, with health care, clients, etc. It's the people issues, our the ability to push each other's buttons, the misunderstandings and miscommunications that get in the way of success, whether that's for me as a person or team or our company, every single day. And that's what I love is that the variety but the consistency of the problems that I'm helping others to solve,   Michael Hingson ** 17:00 no. And I would think certainly, it's a field and a world that by any standard is not as fixed as dealing with numbers, because with numbers you calculate, you can interpret. But then, when you start to go look at different economic trends, you get back to the whole people issue again, which is really what's the adventure?   Morag Barrett ** 17:28 Yeah, there's poetry in numbers, because there is, in theory, a right answer, or there is a style of algebra, you know, when you're doing resolving all of the equations, I love chemistry for the same reason and, and all of that. So I do love that. However, when it comes to the people piece, there is no one right answer. And everybody has to find a way that suits their, we use the word authentic too much, but their authentic self, their style, and bring it to bear in the context in which they're leading. So again, if I think about the leadership in North Slope, Alaska, where it literally is life or death, if I fall, it is a flight out to get to the nearest hospital. And of course, if the weather's closed in, it could be days, it could be weeks before that flight can happen. So there, it is very strict, you know, three points of contact to feet on the ground one hand on the handrail, amongst other rules that are designed to keep not just me safe, but the people who would have to take care of me if I have an accident. So it's much more directive much more strict. And this is how you will show up. But leadership and management pay in Littleton, maybe, for accessory or any other organization that you might be part of, it may be a little bit more hands off a bit more relaxed, or hey, you'll work it out. And it's just finding that right balance and knowing when to turn the dial up or turn the dial down, that differentiates the leaders we want to work for. And the ones where we just grown every time we see their name or email come in. The   Michael Hingson ** 19:10 other part about that I would say though, is take North Slope Alaska, most people would say, well, a person who's blind can't really work there. And that's the other part though, about people. We tend to lock ourselves into mindsets to ways of thinking without recognizing maybe there are other alternatives that may totally change or affect what we always start with so Oh, absolutely.   Morag Barrett ** 19:40 I mean, there's two sides to that. Michael, there's the I might typecast you as the finance person who happens to be blind, maybe we'll have seeing issues whatever. But it's only because I know you now and I don't know your backstory and your past career, etc. So being typecast by others, and therefore limited is frustrating. It's wrong. We need to break that model. But I think we also do it to ourselves. And I know only recently as I've started to regain my fitness, I went back on the treadmill telling myself, I'm only a power Walker. And now it turns out, I'm a jogger. And as of yesterday, I couldn't run on the treadmill. And I texted a girlfriend, I said, I ran at 7.3 miles an hour. And she came back going, Oh, my goodness, that's amazing. And I said, Well, yes, except it's context, I ran at 7.3 miles an hour, 30 seconds. So there is these limiting beliefs that are AI couldn't run. Now I am believing I can only run for 30 seconds at a time. So we'll see how I work on that. But then there are the beliefs that hold us back that others know you're no good with numbers. You can't be an engineer or you can't because you're a woman or you can't because you don't have full sight. And sometimes that's true, but more often it is. It's not true. There's a workaround, there's an adaption that we can do. That gives everybody an opportunity to thrive and flourish.   Michael Hingson ** 21:16 Worse. The other part of that is that sometimes it may be true because of the technology or the tools that we have developed today. I mean, for so far, yes. So far. So Roger Bannister, Roger Bannister broke the mold when he ran a mile in less than four minutes. And people said up until he did it, that it was a physical impossibility to run a mile in less than four minutes. And if anyone did, they would die. And then what 1966 I believe it was, he did.   Morag Barrett ** 21:54 And then about eight people followed, it's like when trains were first invented, and women couldn't possibly ride on a train because they would pass out. And if we go over 25 miles an hour, there won't be enough oxygen. So every time we push the envelope, I mean, you look at what's happening with AI and technology right now, it is both exhilarating and exciting, and terrifying. I was reading an article recently where electrodes had been implanted in a woman's brain who is paralyzed, and she was able to communicate, I think it turned out 70 words a minute, if you read that one, she could articulate words by thinking them at 70 words a minute, versus the eye flickering approach that she'd had to use, which was much, much slower. So the quality of life for I assume for her because the article didn't go into that must be better, because she can interact with those around her in a different way. And who knows how that will evolve. In the next few months, years, decades.   Michael Hingson ** 23:00 By recall, it's the first time that her husband heard her voice and it was her voice, which is the other part about it. And 18 years, I actually saw a news report, so I did hear her speak. And, and, and hear her complete sentences. And and of course, 20 years ago, 10 years ago, maybe even five years ago, we wouldn't have been able to see that happen. So there's no Rathod technology brings a lot to bear to make improvements. I mean, I love to talk about Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in 1878. Right? So what was the electric light bulb is its is I use it in terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it's a reasonable accommodation for light dependent people who need to be able to see in the dark. But now, some 145 years later, what we have is technology that makes light on demand available, basically whenever we want. Now, it doesn't mean although people would deny it, it doesn't mean that the disability of light dependents isn't still there. Because we can still have situations where there's a power failure and suddenly you you lose light until you go find a smartphone or a flashlight or a candle   Morag Barrett ** 24:21 to bring with the oil lamp or the oil   Michael Hingson ** 24:25 lamp. Right. But but the reality is that it still is something that's there. So I love to point out that everyone has some sort of disability and we need to recognize that and stop limiting some just because what they need is different than what we need. Yes, but we make assumptions and it's unfortunate that we do so often. It is something that we we need to deal with and grow beyond and you know, how do we do that? I it's it's so difficult and frustrating because so many people don't seem to want to change from whatever their particular belief system is. They've never learned to really think about maybe we need to grow and look at things in a different way. How do we change that? Well, it   Morag Barrett ** 25:13 goes back to what we said earlier on one conversation and one interaction at a time. And I think it's easy to find the naysayers. And the blockers. I mean, just this week, a friend of mine shared, there was an event here in Colorado, and our whole group of people turned up with the opposing view t shirt and stood up and disrupted the whole event. And it's just, we're gonna find those people. They're easy to find they're right, you just step out your front door. However, there are also the hidden gems and the people who are ready and willing to listen and do different and let's start there. Yeah. But also, I wish for many of these conversations that we could move more quickly from conversation to action. And start getting that momentum   Michael Hingson ** 26:01 is one of my favorite things to talk about in speeches that I give. And you may know, I'm a keynote speaker, in addition to doing this, and I love to travel and speak, and a lot of people want to hear my September 11 story. But I also do a talk called moving from diversity to inclusion. And I titled it that, because when we talk about diversity and ask people to define it, what invariably they talk about is, well, diversity means something to do with race or sexual orientation or gender. They never talked about disabilities. And so some of us take the position. Well, all right. So diversity is left out disabilities. But if you're going to talk about being inclusive, and you say, but we include people with different races, but you don't include disability, so you're not inclusive, you know, you can't have it both ways. But one of the things that I love to do when I'm giving those talks is to start out, but I'm gonna ask you tell me what you think a blind person can't do. And that's not a trick question. It's not a trick.   Morag Barrett ** 27:07 It's not a trick question. Because I thought, Well, okay, maybe not a brain surgeon. But then again, with robotics, you know, you're actually listened to it being there actually, is what he's blind.   Michael Hingson ** 27:21 He's out, there you go. It's out. But that wouldn't be the number one answer that you get.   Morag Barrett ** 27:26 Oh, tell me a joke that you can't do. Oh, they're not do like, Family Fortunes or whatever. We have to pick the of our survey 100 People said, I don't know. Tell me Michael then. So what are they go to because I'm still have the well, you drive a car. And most things if you can do that now, because most cars can drive themselves   Michael Hingson ** 27:47 well, but that's different than driving a car. autonomous vehicle. So that's true for everyone. But the reality is that there is a video of a blind person driving a car, with technology that was put on the car to transmit to him the information of whatever is in front of him and around him or her. So that literally a blind person can learn to drive a car, literally, like you do. And there's a video it's up, you can go to a website, it's www dot Blind Driver Challenge dot Ford. And you can actually see a gentleman driving a car around the Daytona Speedway, right before the 2011 Rolex 24 race in January of 2011. And again, the the technology was was there. So it's not ready for primetime. But the point is that people make assumptions. And I love to ask that question, because invariably, the first answer, and if not the first, it's got to be one of the first few but typically, the first answer is can't drive a car. And then you go to all sorts of other things from there. And the fact of the matter is that nowadays, technology has advanced to the point where there is a way to do some of those things that we didn't think we could do before and you talked about it with the woman who had the brain implant that allows her to speak, which is pretty cool. Yes, it is, indeed. So you know, we we really need to find ways to deal with getting over our limiting thoughts. And we do limit ourselves all too often. And I think we're taught to do that. And it's to unfortunate that that's the case.   Morag Barrett ** 29:36 I have a section in my first book cultivate where I talk about the trash talk roller coaster, which I think is symptomatic of this self limiting belief. And I know I still ride what I call the trash talk roller coaster regularly, and it starts like this. This is awesome. And then something will happen to the project or the job or the relationship or the something that kind of moves it off the rails a bit which point we go to, oh, this is harder than I thought. And then we get to the, if it keeps on that route of this sucks, and then very quickly it goes from this sucks to, I suck, I must suck, because why can I do this? Why can I get this person to whatever? Why can't I get this project back on track? And then maybe the hopeful is that you come around the other side to well, it's not as bad as I thought it was. And you're fat. This is okay to back to this is awesome. And for me, it's the catching myself in the oh, this is harder of God, this sucks and trying to break my precondition patterns before it gets to the I suck, to differentiate the two to differentiate from the system that might be sucky. Or the yes, I'm bits because I'm new. I'm the beginner, I haven't learned how to do it yet, as opposed to I will never learn to do it. It   Michael Hingson ** 30:56 may very well be that your gift set is such that it whatever it might be isn't something that you specifically might do well. But you might be the person who can find someone who can help you do it well, which gets back to creativity.   Morag Barrett ** 31:17 Yes, definitely better together again, why keep going after if it's not something you enjoy doing? It's not something you aspire to, you've put in a few of the 10,000 hours and you know, you're not going to really be a what ready and willing to invest the time to get further then delegate subcontracted out find somebody else. I love that suggestion.   Michael Hingson ** 31:38 So you went off and you got your master's degree? And what was the degree in human resource management, human resource management? So it's your Yeah, you do that in England?   Morag Barrett ** 31:49 Yes, I did. And that was also coincide with the birth of my twins and moving into leadership development properly within the bank. And within a couple of years of that actually leaving the bank the safety of what would have been a career for life, if I had continued on the path of head down, work hard, and it will be okay. And taking a risk and joining an American company that ultimately ended up bringing us to Colorado. And there I went from a very UK England centric career in life and life experience, to now working with leaders around the world and living in a foreign country with a very similar but different language. And it was the first of the baby steps that really accelerated my transformation.   Michael Hingson ** 32:44 Well, talking about human resource management, too, with with twins, there's good human resource management there too.   Morag Barrett ** 32:54 A lot of refereeing. And so there's three of them now, because we had an another one as well. All boys. So the usual wrestling and hiking that goes on.   Michael Hingson ** 33:04 Yeah. And how old are all of them today?   Morag Barrett ** 33:08 Oh, 25 and 21. So dependent young men now who are off making their own pads and their own decisions. And   Michael Hingson ** 33:17 Mom has to be smarter about human resource management to get them to do things that she might want them to do because they've learned to think for themselves I bet   Morag Barrett ** 33:27 Oh, it's smarter in that I have to do it myself. Now Michael or out, outsource it. So now as an empty nester, I'm on my own. It's down to me if I want it to happen, I'd better get the YouTube video out and work it out. You   Michael Hingson ** 33:41 can't outsource it to them. Or news not as easy.   Morag Barrett ** 33:45 Not as easily. And to be honest, they can learn their own journey. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 33:52 but I bet they they still love mom. I bet.   Morag Barrett ** 33:58 I hope so. You'd have to ask them. I'm gonna go with Yes. Okay, ultimately, yes.   Michael Hingson ** 34:04 We'll buy that. Yeah. Yeah. So you moved. So why did you leave the bank and join a different company?   Morag Barrett ** 34:14 Because I saw an opportunity to, to learn and it goes back it's curiosity, to see what might happen if and I knew I wanted to be in leadership development. And if I stayed in the bank, it was always waiting for the next opportunity and time will get you there. But when you choose to take control of your own career and make those deliberate choices to move, you can accelerate that transition and so the opportunity to learn and work globally. Even that decision to move to the states was a big one. My mum had just passed away. We've moved house to be closer to family because family is important. And now we were being asked to move 5000 miles away to a different and country. And we thought about it long and hard. We talked with the family and we decided it was an adventure that was too good to miss. And even if it only lasted a couple of years, we should do that. In the end, it's now lasted. Where are we at? 2023 years to 2005 we came. So, you know, it's lasted a lifetime and actually, is now our home of choice. Yeah. Well, it's time flower and you're having fun. Hard   Michael Hingson ** 35:26 to Be Colorado. Now, is there anger? Yes, it is. Is there a husband in the picture?   35:34 Yes, there is. Yeah. So   Michael Hingson ** 35:36 he moved as well without too much muss or fuss, or?   Morag Barrett ** 35:40 Yeah, it was all as a combined unit. And then, as ever, life changes and moves on. So Colorado is definitely home with the boys being here. And I'm going back to visit my brother back in the UK in November. So I'm looking forward to that trip and seeing some of the old buildings and history. But also remembering why I like the blue sky and mountains of Colorado.   Michael Hingson ** 36:04 Yeah, needless to say, Well, you've so So do you still work for that company? Are you now totally on your own? Or what?   Morag Barrett ** 36:12 No, I'm totally on my own. So sky team is my company. I formed that in 2007. So for 16 years, we've been working in three ways with our clients, either one on one as executive coaches, with a intact teams on how do we ensure that this group of people is aligned around what does it take to be successful in their roles on the team through to broader leadership and executive development programs and had the opportunity now to work with leaders from 20 countries on six continents? All looking to? How do we solve the business challenges together, especially now in a 21st century in an in a hybrid environment where some people may be on site, some are working from home, and that additional complexity that may be factored in?   Michael Hingson ** 37:06 What do you think about the whole idea today of a hybrid environment, it's clearly the pandemic was one of the main causes for us to shift our thinking from just being in the office all day every day.   Morag Barrett ** 37:20 So I wish it hadn't been a global pandemic, with so many desks that was the catalyst for change. But my second book, The Future Proof workplace, really preempted the fact that many of our working processes and attitudes to career and work and office were rooted back in the 18th century in the industrial revolution, they had not morphed to keep up with the reality of what was now a knowledge work base in many cases versus a manufacturing work base. And the fact that as the pandemic showed, and work from home, work can be done from almost anywhere with the right tools and equipment. The challenge we saw Michael, though, was that people grab their bags and emergency evacuated the offices, assuming it was going to be two weeks, maybe a month, maybe three months, not expecting two years. And so the old leadership and management habits from in person, were force fitted, to working through the camera, and even now have not flexed to meet the needs of a hybrid workforce. And I think that's the biggest opportunity for us as individuals. And as teams and organizations continue to adapt and look forward.   Michael Hingson ** 38:43 Well, and we, we all need to grow. And, of course, my experience goes back to September 11, when something happened that we didn't expect, that affected a lot of the world. But I think the pandemic even more was an event that affects the world. And it forced more people to be directly involved in needing to change because what happened on September 11, affected a lot of us in a lot of different ways going through airport security is different and so on. But the pandemic really made major changes for all of us, including this whole hybrid idea. And I hear from so many people that in reality, it's probably a good thing overall because we we learned that that there is value in letting people work from home. And a lot of the times when people are opposed to it, it tends to be a trust issue rather than really an issue that is a true Yes.   Morag Barrett ** 39:48 Now, it is a trust issue. And I also agree that there is value in coming together in three dimensions. But it has to have a purpose and needs to be seen. Trucks should it needs to be thoughtful and deliberate. And why again, as I remember commuting into London, why would I want to spend an hour and a half going into the office to then spend the day there spend an hour and a half going home is 6am to 7pm. Schedule again, when I don't get to see the family unconditionally tired. Surely it's better to have those options to use technology. Like you and I are talking right now. We're having a powerful conversation, but we don't need to be in the same room. And yet, I know that if you and I were in the same room, depending on the nature of the discussion, and the decisions that had to be made, or the problem we're solving, it would be an even richer experience. So I think that's part of what we need to do individually and collectively is start making deliberate choices about how and when work happens. How and when team at work happens, how and when collaboration happens. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 40:57 And we need to recognize that there are a number of ways to make that happen. You know, for me, I'm used to talking with people, how do I say this, and not seeing them even being in the same room. So for me, one of the things I learned early when I started selling major accounting products, and doing it by phone, was that I use the same techniques to sell on the telephone that I would use if I were selling to a person sitting across the desk from them. Because Because the reality is that I communicate in the same way, which also means that I have to describe in the same way, now the value is changed, because we have things like zoom. So I can bring up a picture. Or I can show people things that I might not have been able to do in the past. So I can create a pretty rich experience. I think that all too often, when we talk about virtual as opposed to in person experiences, we do tend to limit ourselves a little bit with virtual experiences, we can make them richer than we think we can.   Morag Barrett ** 42:18 Hmm, yeah. So it's funny before the pandemic, my team and I were all leadership development, but it was if you want to be a better human, you need to do it in a room with other humans. And we rarely use Zoom or any sort of virtual facilitation, like everybody else, we had to learn quick, and I will I've eaten my words, because done well, this virtual environment can deliver many things. And I think about some of the friends that I've made during the pandemic never met them in three dimensions only met them through the camera. And yet, I would describe them as some of my trusted colleagues and life friends. In spite of that, or because of that, maybe, but again, it's being forced, and it's being thoughtful and deliberate versus just coming on the call hanging up at the end, getting on the next call, hanging up the end, we miss the subtleties and the cues of when we're in person. For example, your spidey sense might go off and say something about more eggs, voice sounds different words. And you may then follow me into the break room say hey, Maura, you okay, what's going on? And I might go with a British, nothing, Michael, it's fine. And then you're gonna know there's something and you'd keep going by and we don't get that, that you're not buying it. But we don't get those as easily as the thing to see through the camera. Again, unless as leaders and managers we are being thoughtful and deliberate in creating space for Scott to schedule spontaneity, creating space for small talk, creating space for just how are you doing, Michael? Versus the Okay, it's two o'clock, what are you doing, Michael, get on the Zoom call, show me a project plan.   Michael Hingson ** 44:06 Right. And I think that so using your example, if I detected that, from you during a zoom presentation, as soon as it was done, I would be halfway through dialing you on the phone to say what's going on. And   Morag Barrett ** 44:23 that, to me is an ally behavior. That's what being a friend at work is is I may be imagining it but are you okay? And I'm just checking in and the more we do that, the more we build trust, the more I build trust, the more I'm going to be willing to ask for an offer help or give you the tough feedback you need to hear. And ultimately then we are all better together.   Michael Hingson ** 44:45 Why should we care about our professional relationships? What's what's the value and really doing that? I think I know how you're going to answer that but me ready.   Morag Barrett ** 44:56 Maybe I should ask you and then we'll compare. So here's Just go ahead. No, no. All right. So why should we care because all of the research shows that it has a direct impact on our happiness, our health, and our success, whether that's measured in productivity by the corporate overlords, or in terms of success for our own career aspirations. Everything that we do, is impacted by the health and quality of the relationships that we build, whether it's on our team, across the industry, and so on, it matters.   Michael Hingson ** 45:33 And to me, it goes back to trust. Because we value our relationships, and we cultivate our relationships, we create more of a trusting relationship, which I think is so crucial. That's why I love talking about dogs, dogs don't trust unconditionally, they love unconditionally, but they don't trust unconditionally, but what dogs do is be open to trust, which is where we tend to. And so I very much value the relationship I have with my guide dogs. And I know that in reality, the trust is truly earned on both sides when we do. It is all about making that trusting relationship happen. And   Morag Barrett ** 46:21 also, it's the how you both respond to each other when the inevitable mistakes will happen. Yep. And how do you come back from that? And I've seen too many leaders who will either say, Well, Michael, welcome to my team, you know, and subtext is two years prove prove that you're worthy of my trust? Well, at the pace of change, right now, two years, you don't have two years, you have six months at best, maybe three. So why don't we talk through? What does success look like? What am I hot buttons? What do you need from me? What do I expect from you. And then we can accelerate that whole process.   Michael Hingson ** 46:58 As a sales leader, whenever I hired people. I've talked about it before on this podcast, one of the first discussions I have with people is I'm not here to boss you around, I hired you because I believe you can sell, but I have gifts, you have gifts. What I need to do, as your leader is to work with you to find out how I can add value to what you do to make you more successful. And the people who get that word, the people who didn't did the last one. Yeah, but but it's so true. I think any good leader needs to see how they can add value to the work, and the work ethic and the work experience of the people who work for them, and how they can enhance those people. And that's what it's really about. That's not easy to do for a lot of people, but it's what we really need to do.   Morag Barrett ** 47:54 Well, the challenge is we get promoted for doing something I mean, I think about banking, and you get promoted for processing your in Tray really well. Well, now I've got this unconscious bias, maybe that success is equivalent to how many widgets I made by Morag. But once you start moving through the organization, to your point, it's not about how many widgets can I make is how many widgets can I inspire and engage the team to make is getting results through others. And if we aren't amongst all of the other changes, and transitions, if we aren't aware of it, then we become that micromanager that's trying to control instead of somebody who coaches feedback delegation. And that's where we start to stifle ourselves and others and then maybe coming back full circle, it triggers those limiting beliefs of will maybe I'm not a good boss, or a leader, because look, my team isn't delivering. And we get into that trash talk cycle again, all for the sake of a little perspective and unlearning the habits that made us successful at this leadership level, and relearning or learning the new habits in a different way that will help us in that new environment or new context,   Michael Hingson ** 49:03 we will biggest mistakes or what are the common mistakes that people make in nurturing their professional relationships.   Morag Barrett ** 49:11 So I'm gonna go with it's a dichotomy. One is assuming that it's going to take a lot of time. And the reality is not necessarily. So if I ask listeners now to think about a best boss, best colleague, somebody who jumped at the chance to work with again, and what makes them special. So Michael, for you, who comes to mind, somebody you would love to work with, again, if you had the opportunity. Sure.   Michael Hingson ** 49:37 And there are a few. One is a guy I've talked about on the podcast before Kevin, who I hired and who really got the whole sales presentation, the whole sales pitch that I gave about how we add value. And yeah, I have some wonderful stories about that. But I think we all have that and, you know, I thought about My comment that I made earlier about trust, I think more of us want to have trust in your relationships than then have them. But we've not learned or we've forgotten how to develop those relationships.   Morag Barrett ** 50:12 Yeah, well, we talked about it in you, me, we, we talked about the fact that if you want trust, if you want more relationships, strong, powerful relationships in your network, then you have to go first and show up as that person for others and for you. So if I close the loop on this, and it not taking long, everybody's now thinking about their equivalent of Kevin. So my challenge my double dog dare challenge to everybody is to the extent you can send your Kevin, your best boss or colleague a message after this podcast that says, Hey, I was listening to Michael. And they asked about best colleagues and I thought of you and here's why. And in that nanosecond, whether it's a LinkedIn message, an email, a text message to the universe, you have made a deposit into that relationship bank account, and it took you two minutes less than that. That's how easy it is. But we think it's going to be complicated. So it's, it's making it a choice, making it a habit, I have a Friday 30 minute slot that comes up on my calendar that reminds me to send text messages and messages to people who are important to me, that says, hey, thinking of you, I even had one on a Saturday to text my sons. And it's not cheating. And it's not, because I'm a bad mother that I need the reminder. But it is the prompt, that make sure that I follow through more often than not, that means that we are more connected. And so do that. Find your 30 minutes, spend 15 minutes at the beginning of your next staff meeting, asking how people are what they did for fun over the holiday weekend, and start bringing the human to work, not just the work?   Michael Hingson ** 51:54 Well, there's nothing wrong with that prompt, we all tend to get diverted no matter how seriously or how firmly we have something in mind. So I have Trump's I, you know, when we have on our calendars and like, I use Outlook, there's a Birthday Calendar, there are so many different calendars. And I put notes just to make sure that I remember different things throughout the year. I think it's a very useful thing to do.   Morag Barrett ** 52:24 We do it with our passwords. Now most of us have a password manager, why not have a human and a relationship manager to that can help us and for those who see every day, it's easy for those who might be living in the next state or you only see once a quarter, then again, it's just about repetition and making those choices, but the benefits, health, happiness and success. Are you the team and the organization.   Michael Hingson ** 52:53 So what are the four? Yes? Is that you identifying having building relationships? Oh, wow. So   Morag Barrett ** 53:01 the four yeses are four questions that we are asking ourselves consciously or subconsciously in every interaction. You and I were asking about each other, your listeners are asking, or we're asking it about me and this conversation. And question number one is, Can I count on you? Can I count on Michael and Morag to have an engaging conversation and get it done within you know, the 30 minutes to 45 minutes? That's as advertised? it's table stakes is do your job. Question two is can I depend on them? Can I depend on them not just to go wow, are each other and fill the time? But can you turn depend on us to go the extra mile to make it fun and engaging to make you stop and listen and go? Hmm, that was interesting. So at work that might be can you depend on me to go the extra miles spot the typo in a document to fix the formula in the spreadsheet? But either way, these are my finance career people these two questions Can I count on you? Can I depend on you? Transactional, you do your stuff? I'll do mine will be fine. questions three and four, however, move from transactional to transformational. Question number three is do I care about you? Do I care about you as a human being? Do I understand your backstory? Do I understand a little about your lived experience and what's happening in your world right now? And then ultimately, question number four. We've touched on it when we talked about your dog when we talked about working relationships. Do I trust you? And if we don't get to a heck yes on all four of these, if we don't make the implicit explicit on those, then you're never going to get to what I call an ally relationship, your friend at work the person who has your back, or the person that you can go to in the time of need,   Michael Hingson ** 54:49 and we don't emphasize that nearly as much as we should. In our in our world with all the things going on in our in our world today. All the sound bites on The news and all the different political things and everything else. We we don't get to that. Which is so unfortunate. And   Morag Barrett ** 55:08 it is. And then we worry why wonder why people don't want to stay the extra hour to help you out of a pickle, that when you find yourself on the job market looking for the next opportunity, people aren't returning your calls. So the time to invest in your relationships is now before you need other people. And the time to be abundant and generous with your own time and expertise is now when others need you. So it's a balance. And it's two sides of the same coin.   Michael Hingson ** 55:39 Yeah, exactly. So you have written three books, when did you write your first one? And what are each of them about?   Morag Barrett ** 55:47 So there is a theme. So the first book is cultivate the Power of Winning Relationships. And that was published in 2014. And it introduces the relationship dynamics that we experience in the workplace from allies, our best friends at work, unconditional have my back, give me the tough love, and the kick in the pants when I need it. Supporters, more like fairweather friends, you know, when it goes and gets tough and you ask for help, it's crickets. They'll give me the feedback, they want to hear, Oh, you're fine, but not the feedback I need to hear. Then we have rivals a little bit more elbow jockeying one day, they might be all for me. And the next day, they're against me and uncertainty. So like Jekyll and Hyde, and then adversaries, the continually tense relationships that just fill me with dread. And so cultivate introduced that ecosystem and was very powerful, and still is in helping to transform team and organizational cultures. But we were consistently asked, Yeah, but how do I show up as an ally? What does that mean? And that was the genesis, I was just pointing Michael to the third book on behind me as a picture of the cover, which is called you, me we, why we all need a friend at work and how to show up as one, which is how do we show up as an ally for others, but also for ourselves and not become a doormat? And that was published last year. And in between the two, I have a book called The Future Proof workplace, which I mentioned earlier in our conversation.   Michael Hingson ** 57:22 So do you think everyone should have allies? You should have at least one otherwise?   Morag Barrett ** 57:26 Oh, my goodness, what a lonely place the world of work. Yeah. So it's, it's not like Facebook, this is not about converting every relationship. It's quality, not quantity. But yes, having at least one person on your team or in your organization that you can go to when you are having a good day and celebrate your wins, but also go to and say oh my goodness, I just messed up that podcast interview with Michael and they'll listen, but then they'll coach me through it. Or they'll perhaps come to me and say, Hey, I listened to that conversation with Michael. And here's what you did well, and here's what you could do differently next time. That's the power of an ally, they help us to be better, and reduce the fear of failure.   Michael Hingson ** 58:12 And they do it out of love. They don't do it out of spite. And they do it because they truly want to be supportive. And they trust yes, that you're going to accept that they're doing it for the right reasons.   Morag Barrett ** 58:27 Indeed, so doing it out of love, which, again, in an HR appropriate way in the workplace. And it may mean that we are best friends that work for this project. But when I leave, if I move back to the UK, we may lose touch, that's fine. It isn't necessarily that we are going to be best buddies forever or that I need to take you home to meet my mother and we're going to hang out after work. But definitely when we talk about psychological safety building a high trust team, than having an Ally Mindset and the ally behaviors, that mean we are working together and not against each other. That is the secret to success.   Michael Hingson ** 59:07 What's one thing that anyone can do to become a better ally?   Morag Barrett ** 59:12 Well, the first thing I'm going to suggest is to complete our Ally Mindset Profile because then you'll get your personal insights as to the five practices and where you might want to invest some care and attention. So you can do that at Skye team S k y e, Team dot cloud, forward slash youmewe, and all by the book and bounce the first thing and there is that but in the book we talk about the first step in becoming an ally is to look up to assess the relationship health around you. So simply by asking, How do I want others to feel in my presence? How do I feel in my presence? And the answer to that question will help to inform how you may need to show up, and what behaviors you may need to step up and do differently in order to shift your leadership influence and reputation.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:12 And I think one of the important things about how to become a better ally is to also start by deciding that you want to be   Morag Barrett ** 1:00:23 yes. Now, if you want to be seen as the brilliant jerk at work, the pain at the end of the misunderstood genius, fine, go wild. Thankfully, there aren't many people most of us are getting up because we want to do a good job to feel like our voice and our opinion matters. And to feel like we belong, we started in the green room earlier talking about diversity and inclusion. Those are the three things and having being an ally. And having an Ally Mindset. Being an ally means that maybe that feeling of belonging is just between you and I to start with. But then it's you and I and to others, and then it's the four of us and another team. And before you know it, you've got a culture within your organization that truly does tap into the talents   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:09 of everybody. And that's what you really want is to build that kind of a real close team. Yes. Well, this has been fun. And I guess I would ask if people want to reach out to you and learn more about you maybe engaged some of your services or whatever, and also buy your books. How do they do that? Well, first   Morag Barrett ** 1:01:36 of all, please do connect with me on LinkedIn, and you'll get to see some of the newsletters and showcase some of our work there. Feel free to message me via LinkedIn, it's me the answers, not a bot. And then you can also check out some of our work at Skye team S k y e Team at.com, our comm corporate website and the books. They're available from all retailers and currently in Paperback or hardback, Kindle, and audio with the audio of cultivate being available next spring.   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:09 So Did did you self publish or did the publishing company publish?   Morag Barrett ** 1:02:16 I've done all versions of publishing but we chose to self published you may we it gave us more creative license over what we wanted to do. And the three of us my best friends at work are expensive and Ruby Vasily. Not only did we write the book together, but we also recorded the audio book together. So now that you've heard the accent, if you wish to continue that theme, then you will hear more of it on the audio version of Umi. We   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:42 will There you go. That's enough to have to work on that. And I really very much not work on the accent work on getting the books. Oh, yeah, I   Morag Barrett ** 1:02:53 understood. But I   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:55 really have enjoyed this. Well, what's your, your name on LinkedIn? How do people find you on LinkedIn,   1:03:01 Morag, M o r a g. It's a Scottish name means great. So Morag Barrett B a, double r e double T. And you will see my picture there and find me.   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:12 There you go. So I hope people will do that. I hope people will reach out I hope people will buy the books. I think you gave us information about a free book also.   Morag Barrett ** 1:03:22 I did. Yes. So I think we have a code for you don't we that too, or download an audiobook. So I'll leave that with Michael to put into the show notes. But we have a number of copies available. For the first come first served folks who choose to sign up. So please do and you can get a free copy. In fact, now I'm rereading my notes if they message me through LinkedIn. So we'll redo that. If you message me through LinkedIn saying that you heard our conversation, then let me know whether you would like an audio version or an ebook version. I have 25 copies of each available to those first up to 50 folks who messaged me that I would happily share.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:11 Well, that is so cool. I appreciate you doing that. And I hope people will take advantage of that. And thank you, you lots of lots of things from people will Morag Thank you very much for being here. And I want to thank you for listening to us today. We appreciate it. And for all of you who couldn't be more actress, you know of anyone else who want to be a guest on unstoppable mindset, please let me know. You can reach me in a number of different ways. We're on LinkedIn and so on and it's Michael Hingson and sign double, both to reach out to and to explore me coming in being a speaker for you wherever you need someone to come and speak and talk about anything from September 11 to whatever makes sense to discuss inclusion and diversity and so on. But also We'd love to hear your thoughts you can email me Michael hingson and you can email Michaelhi at accessibe A c c e s s i b e.com. Or go to our podcast page www dot Michael hingson h i n g s o n.com/podcast. And wherever you're listening, please give us a five star rating. We value those, we appreciate it. But most of all, I really want to get your thoughts, your comments we really want to hear and I know Morag will agree that we want to hear whatever you think and whatever you'd have to say about us today. So reach out to any of us and we will all make sure that everyone gets the message. So thank you for doing that. And giving us a five star rating as I said, and just thank you for being here with us, and they will be back with us again next week. And Morag I want to thank you one last time for being here with us as well.   Morag Barrett ** 1:05:52 Thank you Michael and good luck.   Michael Hingson ** 1:05:59 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. To learn more about the concept of blinded by fear, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com forward slash blinded by fear and while you're there, feel free to pick up a copy of my free eBook entitled blinded by fear. The unstoppable mindset podcast is provided by access cast an initiative of accessiBe and is sponsored by accessiBe. Please visit www.accessibe.com . AccessiBe is spelled a c c e s s i b e. There you can learn all about how you can make your website inclusive for all persons with disabilities and how you can help make the internet fully inclusive by 2025. Thanks again for Listening. Please come back and visit us again next week

An NHS Pharmacist in the UK (England), Graham Atkinson was tasked with the unwelcome responsibility of establishing and running a NHS COVID Vaccination Center that served his local population in 2020. He watched as thousands walked through his door believing that they were receiving their ticket to freedom...when there was nothing further from the truth. "I wasn't allowed to say anything to warn them of the possible side effects." No longer capable of withholding information, Graham walked away. His story is one of extreme bravery and conviction for what is right and truthful. ith a high-ranking position and the education to be a credible witness to this global ruse. This episode covers the culture of lies over the past 4 years, along with the profits and deceit that is driving our medical system leadership to a breaking point. In early 2020 Graham Atkinson was managing a large NHS General Practice in Northern England when the COVID pandemic halted everything and everyone in their tracks. It was from that capacity and perspective that he soon realized the deception and lies coming from our national leaders. Graham Atkinson hates liars. With over 30 years NHS experience behind him, he knew how the whole NHS system worked. He knew how the pharmaceutical industry worked. He could source and understand complex clinical research papers and understood hospital activity data. Having served as a Clinical Pharmacist and a Board-Level Director in local, regional and national roles, he had the confidence to challenge the mainstream narrative with the actual facts. And it was not difficult to blow large holes in the mainstream corporate virus and vaccine narratives. It was very obvious to any neutral observer that the vast majority of patients were being disadvantaged and many harmed by the rationing of core NHS services in the pursuit of “zero COVID.” Individually, Graham could easily find colleagues that would share their concerns and agree with his conclusions. But in groups, their views remained unspoken. In his profession, he was becoming an isolated voice and was asked to keep his views to himself. His health began to suffer. Then came the very unwelcome responsibility of establishing and running a NHS COVID Vaccination Center that served his local population. He watched as thousands walked through the door believing that they were receiving their ticket to freedom. It was that experience that pushed Graham to the point where he was no longer willing to participate in what was being done in his name. He had tried his best to change things from the inside. So he stopped participating and walked away. “I know that some patients will have suffered and some will have been harmed due to the actions of the NHS in 2020 and 2021. I wish to apologize to the people of my community for any suffering and harm that has happened in my name.” Graham's passion and focus now is to help to build the future healthcare system that we all deserve. A system built on truth. One that allows all disciplines, knowledge and individuals that can deliver real and true healing to the communities they serve. “I am delighted and humbled to be joining The Red Pill Revolution team in this quest at this critical time for all of us.” Graham's goal now is to be a magnet and inspiration for other professionals to contact and share their experiences and clear their consciences. These “Statements of Conscience” will published en masse on this very website, thus creating a worldwide collective that may very well serve to become future legal affidavits. We will build back better. But we will build back better… without “them.” MORE INFO AT:https://theredpillrevolution.com/graham-atkinson/ HOST: Brad Szollose --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awakenednation/support

Another fun chat on travel.   This episode features a  great chat on visiting the UK-England, Ireland and Scotland with seasoned traveler Kayla Lane! https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylalanegtp/Experienced professional with extensive global travel and meetings management experience, enjoys building relationships with internal stakeholders, executives, and external vendors. Highly skilled in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, vendor management, customer service, and communications.***Please note all opinions expressed on The Three Guys Podcast do not represent any Group, Company or Organization***Episode Produced by The Three Guys ProductionsInstagram: The Three Guys Podcast (@the_three_guys_podcast_) • Instagram photos and videosTwitter: The Three Guys Podcast (@TheThreeGuysPo1) / TwitterYouTube: Three Guys Podcast - YouTubeLinkedIn the-three-guys-podcastDerek: Derek DePetrillo (@derekd0518) • Instagram photos and videosBrian: Brian Nazarian (@the_real_brian_nazarian) • Instagram photos and videosBrett: Brett J. DePetrillo @78brettzky - Instagram

The trouble with trying to understanding consciousness (and more broadly, the mind), is that we can't see it, touch it, measure it, or quantify it. And in a field which is largely quantitatively driven (science), the science of the consciousness, is a source of great debate, disagreement, divergence and let's be honest, confusion. How can we observe, analyse and measure a non-physical thing? I loved this chat with Professor Philip Goff, who is a world-renowned philosopher, author and consciousness researcher at Durham University, UK (England's 3rd oldest university), who spends most of his time trying to work out the ultimate nature of reality and other fascinating shit (that last bit is not in his bio). Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Yasi and Steven explore college dance education at one of the largest performing arts programs in the country, the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Specifically, we talk about adapting to a rapidly evolving post-COVID educational environment, the effects of the Michigan State University shooting on students and faculty, integrating Black activism into one's artistic journey, the effects of competition dance on college dance education, and mental health.Our guests on this exploration are Jillian Hopper, assistant professor of dance at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and Brooke Taylor, senior dance major at SMTD and founder of Black Scholars in Dance. For more about University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, go to https://smtd.umich.edu/For Brooke Taylor's dance reel, go to youtu.be/wUAZJUmmHBQFor more information on Jillian's Dance Legacy Project at the University of Michigan, go to https://smtd.umich.edu/the-dance-legacy-project/Brooke's Instagram is @brooke.alexandria.taylor Jillian's instagram is @hopperjillianFor more about Athletes and the Arts or to find resources, go to http://athletesandthearts.com/Bios:Jillian Hopper: Jillian Hopper is an assistant professor of dance at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and is the Artistic Director of The Dance Legacy Project at Michigan alongside creative partner Prof. Christian Matijas-Mecca. She specializes in the dance technique of Doris Humphrey with the aim of preserving the technique for future generations as a Trustee of the Doris Humphrey Foundation, UK (England). Hopper also focuses her physical practice on methods of embodiment for the purpose of increasing empathy and sensitivity in practice and performance. These skills have assisted Hopper as a director of the DLP and within her own choreography. Her latest project Mirror Ritual: a chamber ballet in three tableaus premiered on Feb 2, 2023, at the Power Center for Performing Arts in Ann Arbor, MI, and is a collaboration with composer Griffin Candey. She has taught professionally for Hillsdale College, Eastern Michigan University, Middlesex University (London, UK) The Place (London, UK), and Northern School of Contemporary Dance (Leeds, UK). As rehearsal director for U-M, Hopper has had the pleasure of rehearsing guest works by Ohad Naharin, Richard Alston, Lucinda Childs, Urban Bush Women, Alessio Silvestrin, and Shannon Gillen (Vim Vigor) among others. Hopper received her BA (Hons) choreography from Middlesex University London, UK (2007) and her MFA Dance Performance from the University of Michigan (2012). She is on the board of directors for ConteXture Dance Detroit. In her own work, Hopper explores ritualistic movement concepts with an emphasis on nature's powerful spirituality. She has performed in works by Doris Humphrey, Peter Sparling, Monica Bill Barnes, Sidra Bell, Danny T. Reid, Tracy Halloran, and many of her own compositions throughout the Midwest and Europe.Brooke Taylor: Brooke Taylor is a senior at the University of Michigan pursuing Dance and a minor in Education for Empowerment. As a 17 year trained dancer in ballet, modern, tap, and jazz, her passion is the intersection of art and activism. This new found passion has led Taylor in creating work that

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We're joined by Solomon Schmidt, the man behind HistoryBites.com.Solomon is leading a Tolkien-themed tour to the UK (England and Scotland) in July of 2023, and we sit down with to hear all about the plans.Seriously folks, this looks like the adventure of the lifetime. If not now, ask yourself: WHEN???THIS SOUNDS AMAZING. Do yourself a favor and take it all in, and then head on over to https://historybites.com/tour-uk/ to learn more!LINKS:https://historybites.com/tours/https://historybites.com/tour-uk/https://historybites.com/tour-new-zealand/

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THE THESIS: Pharma did what the bankers in the housing crisis did. The housing crisis was caused by big government that worships power demanding that people with no hope of paying back home loans get home loans; bankers who serve money were happy to roll bad loans into products with good loans and to create securities--not products, not services, not ideas, not intellectual property--on which they could take massive rakes. When outsiders saw the housing market was a sham, The Party closed ranks, the “regulators” like the SEC, FBI and DOJ ignored it, the market collapsed and the taxpayers were forced at gunpoint to hand them money for their bonuses. The Covid response hoax was caused by big government that worships power trying to drive President Trump from office, Big Pharma that serves money hoping to forcibly take our money and, our good friends at Blackrock and Vanguard who had a plan to push the fed to conjure nearly a trillion dollars in fake money to hand out to their companies. When outsiders proved it was all a deadly scam, The Party closed ranks, the “regulators” lied, the media hid it and the taxpayers will carry the bil.  THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:  Matthew 6:24 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. THE NEWS & COMMENT: The book and movie called The Big Short is about the collapse of the housing market. But, that's really a subplot. The work is really about the corruption of mobbed-up businesses that interbreed with mobbed-up politicians.  [AUDIO] -  The Big Short, Trailer One [AUDIO] -  The Big Short, Trailer Two Good con artists get away from authorities. Great con artists never have to leave town. Just like Alan Greenspan, Tony Fauci is retiring in wealth and luxury after having destroyed 40% of small businesses in many states, helping to rig an election, getting people fired for refusing to get injected with the mRNA trash and getting people injured and killed who did get injected. Like taxpayers were forced to pay the hundred million bonuses of corrupt bankers, you will be forced to pay this psycho many hundreds of thousands per year to not “work.”  Fauci Announces He's Stepping Down as NIAID Director, Medical Adviser to Biden The bankers knew they were conning the market by shoving BBB loans into AAA portfolios. They knew they were getting people to invest in things that did not exist, like “synthetic portfolios .” Fauci, Collins, Birx and Walensky ALL knew we had T-cell and crossover immunity. They knew it wasn't a “novel” virus. And, that fact is the final key to proving that 100% of the Covid response was a massive, deadly, political PsyOp and everyone who participated is a war criminal.  NOVEL coronavirus? Never! CDC, NIH, WHO, FDA, Health Canada, Public Health Agency Canada, SAGE, UK England, Scotland etc.; they all knew, these officials knew studies show T-cell reactivity (20-50%) The regulators knew the housing market was a massive bubble, they knew there had to be a collapse when people couldn't pay mortgages, but they were getting re-elected by pretending math didn't exist. Fauci, Collins, Gates, Walensky, Birx and Big Pharma knew they were using a massive PsyOp to terrify people and it worked. This is called Mass Formation Psychosis in action and breeding a generation of children who will either become absolutely submissive servants of the State or hate everyone in the system. Dr. Robert Malone has been attacked for pointing this out, The Party has tried to erase his entire career . . . [AUDIO] - Principal for @mvwschools called police on a four-year old for not wearing a mask.  The officer was cordial and understanding, but the child could not stay. The child has missed school most of this week There is no state or county school mask mandate where this school resides. - Mountain View, CA. Bay area,  Outsiders saw the housing market collapsing and asked, “why aren't these bins being devalued?” Outsiders saw the Covid lies early on and asked, “why are we pretending any of this is about healthcare?” We are still asking and The party is still pretending. [AUDIO] -  I asked D.C. “Mayor” Bowser how she could justify forcing 40% of “unvaccinated” black students to stay home from school. She said my numbers were wrong. They're her numbers. - Douglas Blair, Daily Signal This is called “Making old news” or a cover-slap; Dr. Robert Malone spoke about the CDC and FDA hiding data, the WP pretended he was a dangerous liar . . .  New York Times (NYT): The C.D.C. Isn't Publishing Large Portions of Covid Data It Collects; The agency has withheld critical data on boosters, hospitalizations &, until recently, wastewater analyses. Ethical Skeptic is documenting this fraud “The week off (10 Aug) allowed the forensic team at the CDC to make a lot of progress thru the deleted death records. Of 51,910 missing death records 29,375 (56%) were re-homed 13,245 (26%) were re-assigned a new death code

It's been a while since I last updated you on what I'm doing. I've been having too much fun interviewing others and hearing about their inspirational and motivational stories. And, it's inspired me to share what I've got coming up!   A few years' ago, you might recall that I announced an epic adventure that I was embarking on: cycling 3,000 miles across the States, swimming the English Channel and attempting to summit Everest; all within 10 months.   Then lockdown happened.   During the global pandemic, I took time to reflect on what was important to me. Yes, I wanted an adventure that would push me physically, but I also realised that this challenge was stepping over some of my personal values - sustainability, compassion, community.   Flying 10 people to the states seemed decadent and the whole adventure was about me pushing myself.   I'm tired of doing things alone. I don't want to compete against others, like I did in triathlon, nor compete against myself as in the world records. Could I create a challenge that pushed me physically, and yet gave space for pause and others to join in too?   Challenge 3000 was born. It involves 3,000 miles of cycling around the coast of the UK (England, Scotland & Wales) over a few months. I've time to enjoy the scenery …and I would also miss my partner. So, I invited him to join me!   We both will be cycling on bamboo bikes and as we're cycling to raise awareness of what we need to do to stop climate change, we're also pledging to plant 3,000 trees!   We'd love your support. Through donations (links below), sponsorship, partnership and participation. Please get in touch and let's make Challenge 3000 the ripple of positive change we need.

In this episode, Dr. Aimee is joined by Dr. John Norian. Recently, Emma wrote in to Ask The Egg Whisperer a question from Wisconsin. Here's what she had to say, "I'm 33. My husband had treatment for a brain tumor four years ago, and his sperm did not come back. Luckily before his treatment, he froze 16 vials of unwashed sperm in the UK (England), where we're from. We had it shipped to Wisconsin, where we live now. We've tried IUI and have not been successful. We're now doing IVF with only five vials left. My question is how many vials do you need for one IVF? How will we know if this sperm is sparkling without losing a vial for testing?  My AMH is 1.6. My FSH is 7.3. We want two kids. I wish we had better information about IUI success and had not used so many of our frozen vials on IUI. Now we have only five vials left. How do we make the best chance of achieving our family dreams?" Tune in to hear the answer to this question, and others.  Follow on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify   Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School Checkout the podcast Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates  Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

This week is a tale of two eras as we tap in with two amazing guards from the NYC area! First, joining us tomorrow this bonafide hooper played his high school basketball at the storied Christ The King High School where he was named Daily News Defensive Player Of The Year in 2004 and average 16 points and 4 assist as a senior in 2005! Before garnering a 4 year basketball scholarship to the prestigious Columbia University in the Ivy League, this outstanding hooper played a post-grad year at Brewster Academy! Over his 4 year playing career at Columbia University he became the consummate leader and co-captain of the team. Garnering yet another Defensive Player Of The Year award as a junior he finished his career at Columbia University ranking 8th in 3 point field goals made and steals all time! He went on to play his professional basketball in the UK/England! Tap in as Niko Scott chops it up with us! Great conversation ahead, don't miss it! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies.In this edition:Upcoming eventsThis month’s IAS blogsScotland sees the highest number of alcohol deaths since 2008 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵England and Wales saw a record number of 11,000 deaths from alcohol and drugs in 2020, with many suggesting that policies and treatment services aren’t doing enough to help.The Local Government Association has called for public health issues to be a “legal requirement” when councils grant licences for pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants. A new advert by French alcohol giant Pernod Ricard highlights the industry’s tactics when developing corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategiesIssues in Australia highlight the need for regulatory change in response to emerging technologies A new study looks at UK ministerial meetings with the alcohol industry and links with political donations 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵Which studies came out? Upcoming eventsOn 30 September, 14:00-15:00 BST, we are hosting a webinar to launch the new publication ‘Alcohol marketing during the 2020 Six Nations Championship’, which looks at:To register for the event click here.This month’s IAS blogsRead the blogs here. Scotland sees highest alcohol deaths since 2008 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵New data show that between 2019 and 2020 there was a 17% increase in alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland, up from 1,020 to 1,190. This represents the highest number of deaths since 2008 and reverses the downward trend of alcohol-specific deaths that Scotland had been seeing. Those living in the most deprived areas of the country were 4.1 times more likely to die and men were more than twice as likely to die. The following chart shows the marked increase in male deaths, compared to the relatively unchanged number of women dying. Most of the deaths were of people in their 50s and 60s, representing 60% of the 2020 total. 2019 saw a drop in alcohol-specific deaths, which is widely attributed to the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in May 2018. Elinor Jayne, Director of Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), rightly drew attention to the fact that these deaths mean that “colleagues, friends, family, [and] partners now have the burden of their grief to struggle with”. Both Ms Jayne and Alison Douglas, Chief Executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, reiterate the policy demands that public health campaigners and researchers have previously called for: Raise MUP from 50p to 65p as inflation has reduced its effect Reform alcohol duty so that it rises with inflation and is based on the strength of a productBan alcohol marketing as it increases alcohol harm to children Label alcohol to inform people of its risks e.g., cancer risk Improve access to and provision of treatment services Jayne also called for alcohol availability to be reconsidered: “Let’s look at models in countries such as Sweden and Canada where alcohol is sold in designated alcohol stores rather than in supermarkets and convenience stores.”Those in opposition to the Scottish National Party (SNP) were quick to berate the government for the rise in deaths.Annie Wells, Scottish Conservative health spokeswoman, said:“Scotland has a real problem with treating addiction that has grown far worse since the SNP came to power. The Scottish Conservatives are developing plans for a Right to Recovery Bill alongside frontline experts, so that more people can immediately access the drug or alcohol addiction treatment they need. We urge the SNP Government to take the decisive action that is necessary and back our bill.”Gillian Mackay, Scottish Greens health spokeswoman, had a slightly different focus: "We need to recognise the role that poverty and mental health play in this, providing earlier treatment and support where it is needed. There also still needs to be action on the marketing and promotion of alcohol and a reassessment of the minimum unit price."Record alcohol and drug deaths in the UK England and Wales saw a record number of 11,000 deaths from alcohol and drugs in 2020. With Scotland’s recent alcohol data adding to that, many are suggesting that policies and treatment services aren’t doing enough to help.Reported by The Independent, data from the House of Commons Library show that only 10 of over 300 English councils have been able to increase spending on alcohol and drug services. Other councils, including South Tyneside and Wiltshire, have had cuts of over 40% to services. Labour’s shadow health secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, said:“Years of Tory cuts to vital public health services have seen sickness increase and health inequalities widen. We need a new settlement for public health services, a clear target to reduce inequalities and action to minimise harm and help prevent so many dying from addiction.”These figures come at the same time it was reported that since the pandemic the number of people in England drinking over 50 units a week increased from 1.5 million to almost 2.5 million. Dr Tony Rao said:“The impact of the Covid pandemic on alcohol use has been devastating and is a stark warning for the Government.” The largest increase was in over-65s, with a rise from 190,000 (or 3.4%) of this group drinking over 50 units pre-pandemic, to 453,000 (8.1%) subsequently. This represents a 139% increase. MPs Dan Carden and Christian Wakeford, who sit on opposite sides of the House of Commons, have been working together to raise awareness of alcohol harm in the UK. They spoke to ITV News about the shocking alcohol death data that has emerged recently. Christian said:"I think my burning question is - if these are the ones we know about, how many more? How many are crying out for help and not being able to get it? And that to me is something we fundamentally need to change." Both MPs sit on the All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm, which as well as recommending that the Government tackles the availability of cheap alcohol and improves labelling, also calls for better support and treatment. One of the major issues the Government consistently faces is pressure from the alcohol industry when trying to improve public health policies, often backing down due to the argument that the economy will be negatively affected by such policies. However this argument has frequently been shown to be a false economy due to the net-negative financial impact that alcohol has on society. Local authorities call for alcohol-related injuries to be considered when granting licences The Local Government Association (LGA) – the body that represents local councils – has called for public health issues to be a “legal requirement” when councils grant licences for pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants. In a press release the LGA said it is “vital to protect communities from harm, reduce NHS costs and save lives”. Alcohol-related harm is estimated to cost the NHS in England, Scotland and Wales almost £4billion a year. Annual estimated costs of alcohol harm to the NHS, 2006-07The measure would update the Licensing Act to include a public health objective and allow for action against premises that fail to protect the health of the community. As it stands, councils can only consider four issues: the prevention of crime and disorder; public safety; prevention of public nuisance; and protection of children from harm. The change would allow them to consider whether granting a licence would exacerbate existing public health issues, such as alcohol-related hospital admissions. Councillor Nesil Caliskan, Chair of the LGA’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board, said:“The last year has shown us the importance of businesses taking measures to protect public health, yet currently councils are specifically discouraged from using the Licensing Act to consider public health issues. Councils do not want powers to refuse every application. But being able to consider the public health impact of new licensed premises would allow them to take a more balanced view in line with their other priorities such as creating vibrant and safe town centres and protecting people from harm.”The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) national chair, Mike Cherry, said:“This suggested licensing change would hit small businesses disproportionately. Perhaps a period of allowing small business hospitality to recover after an exceptionally difficult 18 months is in order.” The Government has said it will respond in due course, and that “Directors of public health are responsible authorities which means that they must be given notice of all licence applications and can make representations about any that raise concerns relevant to the four licensing objectives.” New advert exemplifies Big Alcohol’s ‘dark nudges’ A new advert by French alcohol giant Pernod Ricard highlights the industry’s tactics when developing corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. The digital campaign was developed by the company’s CSR wing – the ‘Responsible Party’ – whose aim is to promote “responsible alcohol consumption and combat binge drinking among young adults in Europe and beyond”. The advert itself shows dramatised clips of inebriated people falling over and passing out, with the line ‘Drink More’ repeatedly flashing up, before it eventually says: ‘Drink More…Water’.  Nudges steer people toward certain options, and ‘dark nudges’ encourage the consumption of harmful products, such as alcohol or gambling.In the 2020 publication ‘Dark Nudges and Sludge in Big Alcohol’, the authors looked into the alcohol industry’s CSR activities and found it is rife with ‘dark nudges’. This new Pernod Ricard advert and CSR activity can be seen as a clear example of a dark nudge and what the authors describe as “priming drinkers by offering verbal and pictorial cues to drink, while simultaneously appearing to warn about alcohol harms”. The study also highlighted that CSR activity often misrepresents alcohol harm by highlighting apparent social benefits whilst making information on alcohol harm difficult to access. On the ‘Responsible Party’s’ ‘Drink More’ website, there is no explicit statement encouraging people to consume less alcohol as a way of reducing harm. Instead it says its aim is to combat binge drinking and mentions moderation towards the end of the page. The study authors conclude that:“reducing, removing, and mitigating the impact of dark nudges should be an important priority for public health policy”. And that “public health policymakers and practitioners also need to consider whether there is a role for sanctions for making misleading and false health claims on alcohol and other harmful commodity industry websites”. Regulations and youth drinking in Australia Over the past month there have been a number of stories from Australia that highlight the need for regulatory change in response to emerging technologies that enable unhealthy commodity producers to market their products to children and young peopleThe Cancer Council Western Australia drew attention to the “world of opportunities” for alcohol companies to market their products, especially on social media platforms that are not open to public scrutiny. The group’s recent research found that 28% of alcohol brand accounts on Instagram had no age-restriction controls. The authors write that of the three top wine and spirits companies, only one of each had controls across all their accounts. This highlights the more hidden ways that alcohol continues to be promoted to children and shows the need for stricter marketing restrictions across social media. In addition to this, a story earlier in the month looked at the State of Victoria’s failure of regulations on alcohol deliveries, with alcohol harm groups saying that the current system makes it far too easy for children to buy alcohol online. A survey by Alcohol Change Victoria of over 1,000 people found that over a quarter of 18-24-year-olds who used delivery services were not asked for ID or didn’t personally receive the order. Not only is it often too easy for young people to buy alcohol without necessary checks, a study published this month shows that a quarter of Australians aged 16 and 17 are allowed to drink at home. Dr Brendan Quinn, lead researcher of the Australian Institute of Family Studies report, said:“In some cases, parents may be allowing their teenagers to drink at home in the belief that supervised alcohol consumption could facilitate a more responsible relationship with alcohol and reduce potential harm. However research suggests early alcohol use could lead to harmful drinking practices, both now and later in life.”Whilst regulations are a few steps behind technology, the alcohol industry continues to develop products that seem to target young people. Mid-month, an alcoholic stout drink was banned from being advertised after a child accidentally drank it, mistaking it for chocolate milk. The stout brand was also ordered to change its branding, due to being so similar to the chocolate milk brand. Another recent example of alcohol brands appearing to target younger drinks is the news that the energy drink Mountain Dew is releasing an alcoholic version. From the packaging it is difficult to tell that it is alcoholic. Which studies came out? The UK Alcohol Alert (incorporating Alliance News) is designed and produced by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. Please click the image below to visit our website and find out more about us and what we do, or the ‘Contact us’ button. Thank you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit instalcstud.substack.com

In a weekly cross to the BBC World Service. tonight Karyn will speak with journalist Peter Ross about the week ahead in international news. From a weekly overview of Covid-19 globally to a update about elections being held across the UK - England, Scotland and Wales - and a preview of the G7 that is being hosted in person in London this week with leaders arriving there from today.

#Junggesellinnenabschied bedeutet in einem peinlichen Kostüm und mit Schleier auf dem Kopf einen Bauchladen vor sich herzuschleppen und Kondome und Schnäpse zu verkaufen? Nicht, wenn man Katrin als Trauzeugin hat! Sie hat Jasmin nach #UK / #England entführt, nach #London. Wir verraten euch in dieser Folge, wer von beiden im Cocktail-Mix-und Trink-Wettkampf gewonnen hat, was man so alles bei der Planung eines Junggesellinnen- oder Junggesellenabschied beachten sollte und die angesagtesten Bars und Clubs in ganz London. BarTiger Tiger: https://london.tigertiger.co.uk/ Party Boot: www.londonboatparty.co.uk/ Hotel: www.rfsk.org.uk/ Drink Shop Do: https://drinkshopdo.co.uk Dalston Superstore: https://dalstonsuperstore.com John Snow Pub in Soho: https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Pub/John-snow-public-house The Sun and the 13 Cantons in Soho: https://www.sunand13cantons.co.uk Bar Termini in Soho: http://bar-termini-soho.com Bar Disrepute: www.disrepute.co.uk Milroy´s of Soho (, die Bar mit der Geheimtür): https://shop.milroys.co.uk Phoenix Arts Club im Westend: https://phoenixartsclub.com Pepita Coffee in Kentish Town: https://www.pepitacoffee.co.uk Bar Cahoods in Soho: www.cahoots-london.com Ain´t nothing but a Blues Bar: www.aintnothinbut.co.uk Katerfrühstück: Canonbury Tavern: www.thecanonbury.co.uk Die Weltentdecker - Stadt Land Meer ist ein #Reisepodcast wir reisen manchmal in die Ferne, wissen aber auch wie schön es in der Nähe sein kann. Wir berichten über unsere #Reisen auf denen wir manchmal als #Traveller manchmal als #Touristen unterwegs sind und hoffen unser #Podcast ist ein kleiner #Reiseführer für die Ohren. Besucht auch unsere Webseite: www.weltentdecker-podcast.de

Will a joint UK & Republic of Ireland World Cup 2030 bid be successful? In this episode Straight Shootin' LJA discusses the joint World Cup 2030 bid involving the UK (England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland) and Republic of Ireland. SSLJA discusses previous World Cup bids including the failed 2018 World Cup bid that Russia controversially won amid allegations of collusion between nations due to the set up of the voting process. SSLJA also discusses whether or not FIFA has changed with Gianni Infantino at the helm instead of Sepp Blatter and if prior history, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's backing, along with the perception of the English game will be factors. For more information about Pitch Talk visit: http://Facebook.com/pitchtalk (Become a fan & member of our Facebook group) http://Twitter.com/pitchtalk @pitchtalk https://www.instagram.com/pitchtalk/ http://Youtube.com/pitchtalk Find & Subscribe to our audio - Add us to your favourite podcast app via RSS Feed - https://pitchtalk.podomatic.com/rss2.xml Podomatic - https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/pitchtalk Podbean - https://pitchtalk.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pitch-talk-podcast/id445883703 Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3BpdGNodGFsay9mZWVkLnhtbA Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0y9lR6WJaNLyAr7diAHhqh#upsell PlayerFM - https://player.fm/series/pitch-talk-podcast-2859976 #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup2030 #WorldCup #FA #FIFA #UEFA #FAIreland #ScottishFA #FAWales #IrishFA #PitchTalk #Vlogs #PremierLeague #EFL #Podcast #money #football #players #coaching #soccer #GrassRootsFootball #FootballVideos #opinion #fans #facebook #twitter #igtv #instagram #YouTube

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 36: 32B A lone voice pieces together recent events at Moonbase Ingenii Written and acted by DJ Burnham Ad Astral Podcast Website - www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 35: Keeping Score A post-millennial cultural curveball leads to a complex caste system based on numerical prowess: the Accotote Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Roy Weard as President of the Bank of Protos Kate Daisy Grant as Bri Allen Nick Pynn as Otto d’Jamma Jules Lawrence as Mahir Jon Wood as Alex Dave Burnham as Protos Taxi Driver and soldiers   Music featured in this episode with kind permission from the artists includes: ‘Dr One’ by Nick Pynn from the album Buffalo Orbison You can find out more about Nick at www.nickpynnmusic.com   ‘Harpies’ by That Legendary Wooden Lion from the album Writing In a Skeleton Key You can find out more at www.weard.co.uk   ‘Here Be Monsters’ by Jon Wood & Jules Lawrence You can find out more about Jules at www.soundcloud.com/jules-alex-l And You can find out more about Jon Wood at www.thefold.co.uk   The Closing music is: ‘Boy Who Cries For The World’ by Kate Daisy Grant from the album Portrait You can find out more about Kate at www.katedaisygrant.com   Ad Astral Podcast Website - www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

In this interview, a first. It features music!I chat with Andy Wilkins. Andy is a futurist and customer-centred innovation strategist, who has worked at BT, strategy consultancy ADL and a startup.More recently Andy co-founded a new Think Tank - Vision4Health to build on a new report he co-authored which sets out a provocation to Politicians, Healthcare Leaders and Industry describing a new vision for person-centred public healthcare in a technology-enabled 21st Century.We discuss:How to thrive in conferencesAndy's music careerWhy consultancies are brought in by clientsThe current UK/England health landscapeThe pressures of centralisation/decentralisation in health policyHonouring the human in innovationFind out more about Vision4Health here.

Welcome to days With L Podcast! I'm so happy that my friend Marta de Oliveira, a specialist in women's and men's pelvic health physiotherapist, is joining us with her excellent knowledge.She will be talking us through the mysteries of the pelvic floor and what advice she has for us when preparing for pregnancy.Marta helps us understand the importance of exercise in all stages of pregnancy and explains what women could do before pregnancy that can help active women on their journey to motherhood.This episode will give you a brief idea of why the pelvic floor is such an important topic to be discussed when you are active and planning to become a mom.Please leave any questions that you might like to ask us to include in the next episodes with Marta.If you would like to know where to find Marta visit her on her Instagram @pelvictalks_ or through her website on www.martadeoliveira.comAnd to find a physiotherapist near you in the UK ( England and Wales) find here If you enjoyed this episode please share and subscribe, it helps us reach more women that might need this information.Thank you for listening!Lana Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dayswithl)

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 34: Blink In an age where business is the real power, behind the thrones a handful of super-rich individuals call the shots, but could their conceited sophomania be their undoing? Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Simon Taylor as the guard of the Protos Hilton Other voices: all by Dave Burnham (Other than the ship's computer which is by an Apple Mac built in voice) Website - www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

For this special out of town Bonus Bite, JC and Kiki delve into a bit of English history and haunted places. JC talks The Enfield Poltergeist and the mystical death horse, Kelpie. Kiki takes on the Fleece Inn in Elland and Bolling Hall in Bradford. Music for this episode comes from Sheffield based, punk band, Pudge used under CC License 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Their music can be found on Bandcamp https://notshyofthediy.bandcamp.com/album/chippy-tea

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 33: The Frontiersman The Intergalactic Exploration Ship Frontiersman carries the Goodwill Ambassador for the Council of PanSector Bipedal Lifeforms to evermore strange encounters Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: all by Dave Burnham (Other than the ship's computer which is by an Apple Mac built in voice) Website - www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Recently in the news we have been seeing disturbing articles on the youth in Uk (England) committing horrendous knife crimes. L.A. takes a look into the facts and lets his thoughts flow on the issue

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 32: ICS Indulgence The Intergalactic Cruise Ship Indulgence has diverted from its course to Sylvana II to witness a rare astronomical event Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Tom Andrews as himself Miles Jefcoate as Chief Engineer Zegti Simon Taylor as Captain Francis Swan Martin Cooper as Safety Officer Scrog Nick Pynn as First Officer Yippo Rax Al Cruse as Helm Kate Daisy Grant as Science Officer Gisherry  Gina Bardi as Helen Tredgold Ty Bardi as John Tredgold Martyn Ford as Gerry Chattny Chrissie Toye as C-Deck Beauty Therapist And Cigdem Ford as Maria Chattny   Website - www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 31: ICS Indulgence The Intergalactic Cruise Ship Indulgence was visiting Planet Psychagoggia when an unexpected arrival sets events in motion Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Dave Burnham as the Tender Sprite Ty Bardi as John Tredgold David Bott as himself Tom Andrews as himself Steve Harrison as himself Paul Stenner as himself Dave Barnard as himself Anand as the Time Portal Head Technician & Supervisor Nick Pynn as First Officer Yippo Rax Simon Taylor as Captain Francis Swan Apple Mac’s “AVA” voice as the Ship’s computer Gina Bardi as Helen Tredgold Martyn Ford as Gerry Chattny Cigdem Ford as Maria Chattny and Keith Dettmar as the waiter Website - www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

From the above audio file i hear David cooper speech. He broadcasting in community radio station episode 98 with comedian quest Kevin Whitenhial both of as speak about talk show and the guest are Priyanka Wali and Dan Lindley plan to telecast in proper TV show on youtube .David cooper and comedian Kevin speak about the each quest life style and Kevin speak about her gay brother and a glasses buy from online they asked some question about glasses to the speaker 1 he's from vape store. he bought cucumber is a nicotine vape not marijuana. Three of them speak more funny cooper asked to send a comedy script to my email. Cooper speak about her girlfriend he speak 15 min phone call at night. on the brief conversation David cover had a call from Kristen sex woman idiot. Kevin ask about Banya sweet micro penis. they are asking some silly question to kristian and few conversation about all sex. Four of them are speak about about their sex experiences.she is working in advertising San Francisco and pea-A production assistan, And the one more caller Tony he is from UK England. David ask about a swing club. to Caller Kevin asked one interesting question "A finger is a toe or toes the finger" .they speak about UK England london, telecast details.and titanic museum. No 1 is Las Vegas, New York, They speak about Beijing china screaming guy and he went off. David and Kevin speak about sex video, they started conversation and speech over 5 to 10 min . at the mid of the show Kristin send a voicemail about negative David play on live streaming David tell their is a "music marathon" on 25th and 26th. and David speak about the dollars he buy concentrated liquid. Finally show comes at the end kevin gives number to David and they went off.My name is Abdul from Anousheh from from islamabad and i rate 4 of 5 stars.

A vegetarian chicken? KFC is making a play for the meatless portion of the population. #KFC #chicken #vegetarian #vegan #restaurants #fastfood #business #economy #food #ColonelSanders #KentuckyFriedChicken #soy #UK #England #meatless #retail

That's right. This baby's first words were ALEXA! #Alexa #Amazon #AmazonEcho #smartspeakers #Google #GoogleHome #technology #UK #England #funny #baby #babies #family #childdevelopment #parents #parenting #mother #father #child

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 30: The Dinner Guest The most famous chef in the Galaxy is coming to Earth: what would he cook?. Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Jules Lawrence, Adrian Truman, Sue Burnham and Dave Burnham Website - www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

The suspected drug dealer in custody in England refuses to answer Nature's call. And you KNOW she's been ringing off the hook! #poowatch #police #UK #England #drugs #drugdealer #poop #viral #socialmedia #media #Essex #health #science #update #humanbody #prison #jail #arrest #court #weirdnews

In another edition of "News You Wish You Didn't Know", police in England have been waiting for a suspected drug dealer to make #2 after they suspect he swallowed his stash. He's now 3 weeks without a poop while in custody! #poowatch #police #UK #England #crime #drugs #drugdealer #poop #humanbody #bathroom #loo #prison #weirdnews #FridayFeeling #essex #toilet

Let 'er rip and avoid the fate of one guy in England. #sneezing #sneeze #medical #health #UK #England #doctor #doctors #medicine #germs #advice #manners #etiquette

Do any of these holiday "favorites" trigger your gag reflex? #holidays #Christmas #food #foods #cooking #fruitcake #cranberrysauce #gelfite #lamb #greenbeancasserole #mincepie #yams #candiedyams #eggnog #tradition #UK #England #customs

Podcast: Ad Astral   The second of a two-parter, February 29th, we recommend listening to the first episode before this one. Episode 29: The Tree of Ubiquikin As 11.59.59pm on February 28th finally became 00.00.00 on March 1st - Jiva vanished from this world. Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Dave Burnham Website - www.adastralpodcast.com   Closing Music: Miles Remains by Roy Harper be special permission Website - www.royharper.co.uk Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 28: February 29th Jiva was about to have her 21st birthday, but with whom would she share it? Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Dave Burnham Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 27: Writer of Future Dreams Imagine being able to run a program while you are asleep for the ultimate dream, but where would it all end? Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Dave Burnham Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Top Star Hip Hop we feature music from www.topstarhiphop.com & from the artists we interview. We feature a varitey of shows from talk, music, Top 20 weekly Countdown, Gospel Hip Hop, Battle Rapping, Powertalk With OG, Real House Wives of Twitter. We have it all plus Entertainment News. We are the voice of the Indy Artist and we rule the streets. We are the streets! @mackdrama1017 #OGMackDramaProduction all rights reserved This Saturday  we bring you Part II & continue our dialog with  artist from the UK/England. Displaying their Hip Hop skills along with some known American artist. We are building bridges and forming International Community ties! BOBC bringing the industry to new levels! #OGMackDramaProductions ALl Rights Reserved

Top Star Hip Hop we feature music from www.topstarhiphop.com & from the artists we interview. We feature a varitey of shows from talk, music, Top 20 weekly Countdown, Gospel Hip Hop, Battle Rapping, Powertalk With OG, Real House Wives of Twitter. We have it all plus Entertainment News. We are the voice of the Indy Artist and we rule the streets. We are the streets! @mackdrama1017 #OGMackDramaProduction all rights reserved This Saturday we bring you Part II & continue our dialog with artist from the UK/England. Displaying their Hip Hop skills along with some known American artist. We are building bridges and forming International Community ties! BOBC bringing the industry to new levels! #OGMackDramaProductions ALl Rights Reserved

Top Star Hip Hop we feature music from www.topstarhiphop.com & from the artists we interview. We feature a varitey of shows from talk, music, Top 20 weekly Countdown, Gospel Hip Hop, Battle Rapping, Powertalk With OG, Real House Wives of Twitter. We have it all plus Entertainment News. We are the voice of the Indy Artist and we rule the streets. We are the streets! @mackdrama1017 #OGMackDramaProduction all rights reserved This week we have have artist from the UK/England invading our air space. Displaying their Hip Hop skills along with some known American artist. We are building bridges and forming International Community ties! BOBC bringing the industry to new levels! #OGMackDramaProductions ALl Rights Reserved  

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 26: Here on Earth Alien activity on Earth has generally been dismissed as hoaxes, but...just suppose... Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Dave Burnham, Jim Burnham, Rene Burnham, Jon Wood, Terry Clark, Carmen Vesztergom, Mel Vevers, Pete Lambert, Ed Willis, Anand, and Ben du Boulay   Music: Holiday on Earth: Origins from the album NIX by Nick Harper www.harperspace.com     Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

History of Cliveden House - Waldorf Astor Estate Taplow Birkshire UK EnglandDuring this interview, Bruce Oliver, host of the Cruise with Bruce show interviews Michael Chaloner, a historian for the Cliveden House in Taplow Birkshire England. The Cliveden dates all the way back to the 1600's when the 2nd Duke of Buckingham built the original House on the terrace. It was built as a hunting lodge to entertain mistress and friends.Over the centuries it has been maintained as a Manor House and Hotel for everyone from Buckingham to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland,Duke of Westminster and most well known to people in the United States William Waldorf Astor and his son and wife Waldorf and Nancy Astor. When the Astors moved in 1893 they used their wealth to update and modernize the property.Everyone from Churchill to Chaplin, Lawrence to Lennon. Several Kings and Queens of England have been to known to visit the property over the centuries. Today the Cliveden continues to be a place that people visit from all over the world.If you'd like to be treated like a Lord or Lady then you need to stay at the Cliveden House. When you book through my agency you will be granted special access. For info click here: http://TravelURL.Net/info-request Signature Amenities: Full Afternoon Tea, per Person, per StayWelcome Half Bottle of ChampagneThe following amenities are subject to availability at the time of booking:UpgradeThe following amenities are subject to availability at the time of check-in/departure:Early Check-InLate Check-OutAlso:Full Breakfast for each Guest Daily at The Terrace Dining Room, Included in the Rate

History of Cliveden House - Waldorf Astor Estate Taplow Birkshire UK EnglandDuring this interview, Bruce Oliver, host of the Cruise with Bruce show interviews Michael Chaloner, a historian for the Cliveden House in Taplow Birkshire England. The Cliveden dates all the way back to the 1600's when the 2nd Duke of Buckingham built the original House on the terrace. It was built as a hunting lodge to entertain mistress and friends.Over the centuries it has been maintained as a Manor House and Hotel for everyone from Buckingham to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland,Duke of Westminster and most well known to people in the United States William Waldorf Astor and his son and wife Waldorf and Nancy Astor. When the Astors moved in 1893 they used their wealth to update and modernize the property.Everyone from Churchill to Chaplin, Lawrence to Lennon. Several Kings and Queens of England have been to known to visit the property over the centuries. Today the Cliveden continues to be a place that people visit from all over the world.If you'd like to be treated like a Lord or Lady then you need to stay at the Cliveden House. When you book through my agency you will be granted special access. For info click here: http://TravelURL.Net/info-request Signature Amenities: Full Afternoon Tea, per Person, per StayWelcome Half Bottle of ChampagneThe following amenities are subject to availability at the time of booking:UpgradeThe following amenities are subject to availability at the time of check-in/departure:Early Check-InLate Check-OutAlso:Full Breakfast for each Guest Daily at The Terrace Dining Room, Included in the Rate

History of Cliveden House - Waldorf Astor Estate Taplow Birkshire UK England During this interview, Bruce Oliver, host of the Cruise with Bruce show interviews Michael Chaloner, a historian for the Cliveden House in Taplow Birkshire England. The Cliveden dates all the way back to the 1600's when the 2nd Duke of Buckingham built the original House on the terrace. It was built as a hunting lodge to entertain mistress and friends. Over the centuries it has been maintained as a Manor House and Hotel for everyone from Buckingham to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland,Duke of Westminster and most well known to people in the United States William Waldorf Astor and his son and wife Waldorf and Nancy Astor. When the Astors moved in 1893 they used their wealth to update and modernize the property. Everyone from Churchill to Chaplin, Lawrence to Lennon. Several Kings and Queens of England have been to known to visit the property over the centuries. Today the Cliveden continues to be a place that people visit from all over the world. If you'd like to be treated like a Lord or Lady then you need to stay at the Cliveden House. When you book through my agency you will be granted special access. For info click here: http://TravelURL.Net/info-request Signature Amenities: Full Afternoon Tea, per Person, per Stay Welcome Half Bottle of Champagne The following amenities are subject to availability at the time of booking: Upgrade The following amenities are subject to availability at the time of check-in/departure: Early Check-In Late Check-Out Also: Full Breakfast for each Guest Daily at The Terrace Dining Room, Included in the Rate

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 25: Home in Time For Christmas An audacious escape plan from a distant penal colony looked like it could actually work: what could possibly go wrong? Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 24: The Department of Puzzles Everyone plays the puzzle - well, nearly everyone - but where will it all lead? Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Sue Burnham, Andy Kerr, Miles Jefcoate, Paul Davison, Keith Dettmar and Dave Burnham   Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 23: SuperGalactic Radio SuperGalactic Radio tours space bringing an alien playlist to anyone who wants to tune in, but in a sudden turn of events finds itself part of the news. Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Jules Lawrence, Jon Wood, Sue Wood, Chrissie Toye, Ben de Boulay, Simon Taylor, Colin Gerrard, Anand, Sue Burnham and Dave Burnham Music: Simmone and the Dark Stars, The Doctors, The Unquiet Things and The Natural Transport Co.     Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 22: On The Feast of Stephen Christmas time again in the Wren household, so what surprises would be in store this year? Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Pat Hewitt and Wendy Pratt Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 21: Hierarchy Another platoon marches into battle, but who is in charge? Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Simon Taylor & Dave Burnham Music: Roy Harper www.royharper.co.uk Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 20: Thriskia's Life Bank Trojan was an entrepreneur and had travelled to the far-flung planet of Pruttarn in search of that intangible opportunity of a lifetime. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Hugh Clench, Jules Lawrence, Terry Clark and Ben Du Boulay. Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 19: Starglow The lead singer's behaviour is splitting the band apart, but she suddenly has a radical character shift. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Cat Cox, Jon Wood, Steve Harrison, Graham Burgess, Tom Andrews, Miles Jefcoate, Simon Taylor, Andy Kerr & Dave Burnham. Music by The Unquiet Things. Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Episode 004 - Happy Hump Day Relly explains why leaving the house with a piece of toast in your mouth is bound to lead to embarrassment and Pauly is preparing to play a lot of Dominion. There’s discussion of Relly’s favourite manga and anime, why The Guild is worth a watch and also live comedy recommendations. Plus Relly’s recording fails near the end, heralding the exciting return of cheese of the week. Happy hump day, listeners! Theme music: Helix Nebula by Anamanaguchi, from the album Power Supply. We’re excited to be getting some feedback about these shows. Let us know what you think via email, Twitter or the web. This week we chatted about: Hump Day: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hump%20dayPrince of Tennis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_TennisOuran High School Host Club: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouran_High_School_Host_ClubHetalia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HetaliaParanoia Agent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia_AgentRead Or Die (OVA): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_or_Die_%28OVA%29Are the moves in Prince of Tennis realistic?: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070223182548AAXGk2P(bonus marks for the second answer)Late For School trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LateForSchool - running with bread = hilarityNosebleed trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NosebleedIdiot Crows trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IdiotCrowsTV Tropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePageWholesome Crossdresser trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WholesomeCrossdresserAzumanga Daioh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azumanga_DaiohDirty Old Man trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DirtyOldManNeon Genesis Evangelion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_EvangelionForth Wall and related tropes: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FourthWallFutari Ecchi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futari_EcchiPettanko: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Pettanko?from=Main.PettankoNetflix: https://www.netflix.com/Studio Ghibli on IMDB: http://uk.imdb.com/company/co0048420/Studio Ghibli on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_GhibliMy Neighbor Totoro: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_TotoroSpirited Away: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_AwayEden of the East: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_of_the_EastRough Guide to Anime on Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rough-Guide-Anime-Reference/dp/1858282055Akira film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29Ghost in the Shell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_ShellSherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (anime-style cartoon): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_in_the_22nd_CenturyThe Guild: http://www.watchtheguild.com/Felicia Day: http://feliciaday.com/Geek and Sundry: http://geekandsundry.com/Wil Wheaton: http://wilwheaton.net/Paul and Storm: http://www.paulandstorm.com/Joss Whedon on IMDB: http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog on IMDB: http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1227926/Dr Horrible DVD on Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dr-Horribles-Sing-Along-Blog-DVD/dp/B001NPEMVOAvenue Q: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_QShow Off! London: http://www.showoffpianobar.com/Karaoke Circus: http://www.karaokecircus.com/Edinburgh Festival fringe: http://www.edfringe.com/Claudia O'Doherty at the Soho Theatre: http://sohotheatre.com/whats-on/claudia-oandrsquo-doherty-the-telescope/100 facts about pandas on Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Facts-about-Pandas-David-ODoherty/dp/0224086324100 facts about sharks on Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Facts-About-Sharks-David-ODoherty/dp/0224086766/Urban Outfitters UK: http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/Daniel Kitson on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_KitsonJonathan Coulton on Back To Work podcast: http://5by5.tv/b2w/30Gloom on Board Game Geek: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12692/gloomDominion on Board Game Geek: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominionDominion Online: http://dominion.isotropic.org/Guards! Guards! on Board Game Geek: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92776/guards-guards-a-discworld-boardgameSaint Agur Blue on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Agur_Blue This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 18: Door to Door A door to door salesman has an unusual gift, but what would happen if he pushed his luck? *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Episode 003 - Speaking of Used Knickers in the Post Relly and Pauly have been spending most of their free time on conference calls and reading. Pauly has been thinking about culture and eating more Sheffield Eggs; meanwhile Relly has been listening to new podcasts and re-discovering terrible video game cartoons. Warning: contains Zelda dubstep. Theme music: Helix Nebula by Anamanaguchi, from the album Power Supply. As always, you can let us know what you think via email, Twitter or the web. This week we chatted about: [02:03] Dilbert, web comic [04:20] Logitech H800, wireless headset [06:02] Sheffield Festival of the Mind [10:45] Access Space, digital arts lab [10:48] Gist Lab, innovation space [13:30] Computer Love, digital art gallery [14:58] Brighton Digital Festival [16:42] GameChops - The Triforce of Bass, remix album of Zelda music [17:45] dj-Jo - Hyrule Field [21:55] Amy Krouse Rosenthal - Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, book [24:00] Gretchen Rubin - The Happiness Project, book [24:55] Gretchen Rubin - Happier at Home, book [28:25] Instapaper, app / website [28:50] A Song of Ice and Fire, series of books [31:35] Game of Thrones, TV series [33:00] Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman - Good Omens, book [35:56] Missie Cindz EPIC Tea Party [36:20] Missie Cindz notebooks [37:55] Cossack Cuisine, caterers [38:01] The Broadfield Ale House, pub [38:14] Endcliffe Park Cafe [38:58] Missie Cindz Pud Inn Club [39:22] The Fat Duck, restaurant [39:54] Jonathan Coulton, singer-songwriter [40:21] Jonathan Coulton - Glasses [43:55] Twitch TV, internet TV channel [45:30] Super Smash Brothers, Wii game [45:40] Mario Kart, Wii game [45:45] Let’s Play, video game commentary site [46:23] Netflix, TV & movie rental / streaming service [46:36] Super Mario World, cartoon [46:36] Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon [47:10] The Legend of Zelda cartoon [48:26] Gamesmaster, TV show [49:28] Starcraft 2, video game [51:42] Riff Trax, commentary site [51:56] Loading Ready Run, comedy site [52:40] Critical Hit, podcast [53:12] Idle Hands, podcast [53:50] Good Job Brain, podcast [57:02] Geekest Link, pub quiz [59:16] Gloom, card game [59:20] Fiasco, role-playing game [59:22] Seven Wonders, board game [59:25] Elder Sign, card game [61:24] Adam and Joe Go Tokyo, TV series This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License

Episode 002 - You Can be the One on the Rollercoaster Relly and Pauly attempt a transatlantic link-up as Relly recovers from XOXO and Pauly tries to interest her in the history of cheese. Relly’s been buying significant quantities of board games and getting excited about the Wii U, whilst Pauly has been discovering the ‘Sheffield Egg’ and looking forward to more interactive theatre. And they both want 3D printers. Theme music: Helix Nebula by Anamanaguchi, from the album Power Supply. We welcome your suggestions for brilliant catchphrases to start and end each episode. Let us know (or tell us anything else) via email, Twitter or a web form. Some of the things we talked about this week: [01:53] XOXO, festival [03:28] Moot / Chris Poole, founder of 4chan & Canvas [03:35] Yancey Strickler, co-founder of Kickstarter [04:40] MC Frontalot - First World Problem [08:40] Julia Nunes, singer-songwriter [09:00] The Kleptones, band [09:35] Super Hexagon, iOS game [09:48] Ground Kontrol, 80s arcade [11:10] Etsy, handmade store [13:00] Sheffield Food Festival [13:30] Andy Swinscoe, cheese enthusiast [16:25] Tunworth, cheese [17:45] The Sheffield Egg [18:53] Brighton Food Festival [21:05] Cards Against Humanity, card game [23:27] Munchkin, card game [23:34] Say Anything, board game [23:48] Elder Sign, card game [23:50] Dixit, board game [23:52] Forbidden Island, board game [24:47] Wii U, games console [32:43] Twilight Princess, Zelda game [33:44] Assassin’s Creed 3, video game [33:46] Call of Duty, game series [34:16] Resident Evil 4, video game [36:02] Makerbot, 3D printer [36:30] Mark Stevenson, futurologist [36:40] Human organ printer [37:20] dconstruct, conference [37:50] James Burke talk on nano printing [40:09] Accomplice, interactive theatre / game [42:40] Project X, interactive theatre show [44:35] International Talk Like a Pirate Day [45:20] Paul & Storm - The Captain’s Wife’s Lament [48:16] Indie Game The Movie, film [51:50] Shift Run Stop, podcast [51:57] Nerdist, podcast This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 17: Capsule 2 The Interplanetary Cargo Ship Workhorse is in serious trouble. Can Technical Supervisor David Gillan make it to an escape capsule in time and what happens if he does? *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Lois Shaul, Anand, Simon Taylor, Miles Jefcoate and Dave Burnham. Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 16: One True Path A slightly tongue-in-cheek look at what would happen if a group of alien evangelists came to Earth in order to assess the dominant species for spiritual uniformity. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Anand, Daren Boyden and Andy Kerr. Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 15: The Patron Saint of Domestic Appliances The Windowmatic appliance was once owned by Human Unit SmithD6. He was not a very nice human unit. This is the story of the little window cleaning appliance. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 14: Heaven Scent Chief Inspector Gary Thistle was not looking forward to working with the alien from Planet Yefti, assigned to assist him with his enquiries, but he was in for a bit of a surprise. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Martin Cooper, Melanie Vevers, Sue Burnham, Laura Whiting, Terry Clark and Anand. Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 13: Dance of the Mirrored Souls Roger McIvor's work as a freelance journalist takes him to India and Northern Kerala. Whilst there he witnesses an extraordinary Hindu ritual and is presented with a mysterious gift. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Tom Andrews, Martyn Ford, Chris Beaumont and Max Zaloumis. Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 12: A One Horse Town Xenophobia breaks out in a mining town on a distant planet when alien prospectors arrive." *** Written and performed by DJ Burnham Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 11: The Visit The mass of bureaucratic legislation spirals out of control in a quango-dominated near future, will there ever be an end to it? *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Rod McLeod, Dave Burnham, Chrissie Toye, Colin Gerrard, Al Cruse and Peter Hammerton. Music - 'Janet and John' by Nick Harper. See www.harperspace.com Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 9: The Shard of Ghazbrid When the repairman comes to call, Linda Piper is amazed at the results from her ameliorated breadmaker. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Chris Edwards and Carol Rogerson Music by: http://www.myspace.com/bigearsignal   Many of the special effects came from http://www.freesound.org See the shownotes for this episode on the Ad Astral website for full credits and details The Shard of Ghazbrid was written in July 2007 and first appeared on Silverthought.com in December 2007 Visit the Ad Astral podcast website for shownotes, crew details, archive shows, links and more at: http://www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 8: Aftershock The Battle Cruiser Kraken is in deep space, way beyond reach of enemy forces, but a huge swarm of Telzian attack ships appear out of nowhere. The odds of anyone surviving are a billion to one. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Jon Wood, Sue Burnham, Anand, Barry Fludgate, Dave Burnham, Chrissie Toye, Luke Abbott, Nicola Gerrard, Charlotte Dearing, and Chris Beaumont. Music by: http://www.mandragora.biz   Many of the special effects came from http://www.freesound.org See the shownotes for this episode on the Ad Astral website for full credits and details Aftershock is a previously unpublished story and is exclusive to Ad Astral Visit the Ad Astral podcast website for shownotes, crew details, archive shows, links and more at: http://www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 7: Pandamonium It's the latter part of the 21st century and popular music is produced entirely by machines. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Martin Cooper, Laura Whiting, Gareth Rogers, Paul Davison, Simon Taylor, Chrissie Toye, Toni Manuel, Charlotte Dearing, and Keith Dettmar. Music by: http://www.myspace.com/thelovegods http://www.mandragora.biz http://www.myspace.com/jonassingersongwriter http://www.thebrownstripes.co.uk   Promos: 2010 Parsec Awards - http://www.parsecawards.com Nick Harper, new album "The Last Guitar" - http://www.harperspace.com   Two of the special effects came from: http://www.freesound.org Pandamonium is a previously unpublished story and is exclusive to Ad Astral   Visit Ad Astral Podcast for shownotes, crew details, archive, links and more at: http://www.adastralpodcast.com   Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast.

The Fable of the Tarsierby Barry J. NorthernWhy not listen along to the Fable of the Tarsier as you read? Just click the play button below or download the MP3. A tarsier sat upon his branch, chewing on a large cricket he had just caught. A warm jungle breeze rustled the leaves about him, and above, stars twinkled through the forest canopy.He heard approaching footsteps on the branch and swivelled his head, fixing his large eyes upon a brother hurrying towards him. The younger tarsier waved his arms and chirruped. So hurried was Chirrup that Cricket-Catcher did not at first understand his words.“... coming … quick … coming … this big.”Cricket-Catcher smiled around a mouthful of food as he watched Chirrup extend his little arms as wide as his slight frame would allow. “Big, eh?”Chirrup jumped up and down and nodded. “Yes, yes. Big it is. Quick.”“Quick too?”“No, no quick, we must go.”“Where? I've just caught this cricket. I'm not moving.”This sent Chirrup into another frenzy of arm-waving and high-pitching singing. “... coming … big … snake.”This caught Cricket-Catcher's attention. “A snake? A big snake is coming?”Chirrup sighed and deflated. “Yes.”“Relax. Snakes are slow.”Cricket-Catcher spotted a Striped Tree Frog sneaking up the tree's wide bole below him. Finishing off his cricket, his mind already on his next meal, he spoke idly to Chirrup whilst eyeing the frog. “You know, those are clever little things. Tasty though. Worth catching. Can't leap as well as us. I saw one in the morning once, just before going to bed.”“Go! We go now!”“Yeah, yeah. Just a minute. It was pale coloured. You never see them pale like that at night. It's like they change colour to fool us. Argh! A snake!”Cricket-Catcher had never before seen a snake as large as the one that loomed up from the shadows beyond the small frog.“I told you!” cried Chirrup as the pair leapt upwards into the canopy where the branches were thin and the snake could not follow.“I know. But did you see the size of that thing?”A picture is worth a thousand words.The Fable of the Tarsier by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Guitarscapes, and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Pigeonby Barry J. Northern A young pigeon, not long out of the nest, squabbled among his fellows around the legs of one of the wingless giants who sat upon the strange wooden bush at this time every day.His father stayed close to him. “Look Fletch, this here giant is dropping bits of giant food already, good as grain that stuff. Oh, he'll fling us his scraps at the end, but you wanna watch out for anything you can get.” His father laughed at the older pigeons at the front of the crowd, fighting for scraps. “Look at em go. That's the way!”“But, Dad?”“Yes, my son?”“Can't I just have grain mash? You've still got crop milk. I like it with a bit of crop milk.”“Look son, I told you already, you're off the milk now. It'll dry up soon anyhow.”“What about Mum?”“She's got your brother to worry about. Look, you're not a squab any more.” His beady red eye darted ahead of a sharp-turned neck. “Look out! He's dropping scraps! Go on, get in there my son.”Fletch, wanting to impress his father, pushed his way in. Everyone said Fletch was big for his age, and he was pleased that he had weight enough to force through the crowd of adults and defend his own patch. There were grains among the fluffy giant-food. He picked at them, they were delicious but few. He tried one of the giant's fluffy grains. “Ergh!” He spat it out. In his moment of disgust he lost his place and was forced to the back of the crowd.“What happened, boy?”“Those fluffy grains are horrible, Dad. There were hardly any proper grains, you know, like the ones you and Mum give me.”“Son, if you live long enough to have squabs of your own, you'll wanna rear em on the best pickings. But you gotta learn to take what you can get now, lad. You're on your own.” And with that he flew into the mêlée and pecked at the floor with gusto.Fletch flew around the green square of woodland for a while, not daring to venture into the giant's cliffs that surrounded it. He searched for good grain, but found little, and after several days he was so hungry that the next time the giant sat upon his wooden bush, Fletch was the first at his feet.“Beggars can't be choosers.”The Fable of the Pigeon by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Guitarscapes, track 5 Reality Check, and provided by magnatune.com

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode: Jackpot An immense moon has become home to a Pan-Galactic gathering of gamblers, banished from their home worlds but now free to pursue their incurable addiction. A new arrival appears to have more than his fair share of assistance from Lady Luck. Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Steve Harrison, Jules Lawrence, Dave Read, Anand, Tracy Hunt, Sue Burnham, Dave Burnham, plus Dave's parents Jim and Rene Burnham. Many of the special effects come from: www.freesound.org A full list of details and credits can be found in the shownotes for this episode at www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com. www.adastralpodcast.com

The Fable of the Elephantby Barry J. Northern A young elephant trailed behind the herd, trying not to be noticed. She wanted to play with the young ones, as she always had done, but Mother had told her that this year she was old enough to help with mothering duties. The first of the new calves had been born the previous night. It had been a wonderful time, all the women of the herd celebrated, but Kijana now feared she would soon be set to some task or other.The fear of impending duty grew within her until she could no longer bear it. "Mother!" she called out. "I'm just off to the water-hole. I won't be long."Mother turned around, her trunk swaying, ears flapping. "All right, dear."Kijana had expected an argument. It seemed there were some advantages to being a little older, she thought, and stomped off to the water-hole alone. She was still young enough to feel nervous about leaving the herd behind, but felt emboldened when a pair of impala skittered away from her shadow.Now it was Kijana's plan to escape the herd to avoid mothering duties, so she had decided to take the longest route to the furthest water-hole. She would make some excuse about needing a wash, for the water at the local hole was hardly deep enough for that. She chuckled at her own cleverness. At the water-hole, however, she found she really was in need of a bath, for the it was further away than she had realised, and the day was hot.After she had spent a long time washing, which was not one of her favourite duties, the sun had already begun to set, and she could barely see her herd's distant dust-cloud. She knew it was time to return, though she would gladly have rested longer.On the way back she saw a she-lion stalking a herd of zebra. The herd was large, and Kijana feared that the she-lion might decide that a young, lone elephant was easier prey, so Kijana gave the lion, and the herd, a wide berth. The journey back took over half as long again as the journey out, so that when she eventually returned to the herd she was quite out of breath and ready to sleep."And where have you been all afternoon, young lady?" said Mother, "I wanted you to help with Abla's calf. She needs time to forage you know, she's eating for two now. I explained this to you yesterday, Kijana. That calf of hers is a thirsty one.""I know, Mum," said Kijana. "I just wanted to have a bath."Mother's great grey brow wrinkled. "Well, it's too late to help with anything now. You can help tomorrow."Kijana knew the same trick would not work again, and sighed. "What exactly will I be doing, Mum?""Don't look so distressed, Kijana," said Mother. "I only want you to play with the pup while Abla's off foraging."She who avoids labour works twice as hard.Elephants are highly social creatures, though it is females who stay together in herds, while the mature bull elephants are mostly solitary. Like human children, elephant calves require constant care for many years as they grow and develop. Unlike most animals, but again like humans and primates, elephant calves are born with few natural instincts, and so need to be taught about the world around them. The whole herd -- often closely related; mothers, daughters, sisters, and aunts -- is responsible for looking after the young calves. Such non-maternal care is known as allomothering, during which young females will also learn parenting skills before becoming mothers themselves.http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/plee/documents/AllomotheringAnimBehav.pdfThe Fable of the Elephant by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here. Music by Daniel Berkman from the album, Calabashmoon, track 4 Two Rings, and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Swallowby Barry J. Northern A large roost of swallows settled about a tree, whose thinning branches fractured the sunset. One swallow among them stood on a high branch before her brood and proclaimed the end of Summer."My children. It is time for us to journey towards the Sun, to our wintering grounds."The children became excited, especially one young lad from the first brood who had been dreaming of the wintering grounds ever since an old swallow told him of the burnt fields, teaming with fat flies. More than the promise of a great feast under a strong sun, however, Firstborn desired to make nest and find a wife.He saw a younger brother on a lower branch, and hopped down to say farewell."I'm going now, brother, for I cannot wait. Will you fly with me?"Secondborn laughed. "No-one may fly as fast as you, brother. But what is the hurry? Will you not roost here tonight and wait for the flock to leave?""No, I want to be there as soon as possible. I'll make the finest nest you ever saw!" And with a flicker of feathers Firstborn was gone.Secondborn rose with the flock the next morning. He enjoyed the leisurely pace and the nightly roosts. Though he caught his food on the wing and kissed his wavering reflection as he passed over lakes to slake his thirst, he still took the time to look about him at the changing landscape. He had never imagined the world so large, nor so varied. The trees and mountains, sprawling man-nests and glittering seas, all of it swelled his heart through his glistening eyes.Another young bird took to flying with Secondborn, for she too admired the lands over which they travelled. They began to sit together when roosting more and more, and the old ones smiled and sang.Meanwhile, Firstborn flew with relentless speed towards the wintering grounds. He fancied he could see lines in the sky drawing him forwards, and he never doubted his path. He had passed other flocks, and roosted with them on occasion, but so eager was he to reach his destination, he always set off before the rest of the roost were roused by the rising sun.If it were a choice between taking a diversion for more plentiful fields and clearer waters, or a less desirable but shorter path, Firstborn always chose the latter. He reached the wintering grounds days before the rest of his brood. He stopped and looked around him for the first time since beginning his long flight. He felt drained of purpose. The fields were lonely, not at all as he had imagined, and though the food was plentiful, he almost felt too weak to feed.But feed he did, and his strength soon returned, though he had not the energy nor the inclination to build a nest for several days. He had still not begun to built when Secondborn arrived with the flock. The younger brother had already married his sweetheart on the journey, and as the happy pair settled down to make nest, they congratulated Firstborn on his speed, and spoke of all the wonderful sights they had seen on the way, but Firstborn just smiled, for he had seen nothing of which they spoke."Success is a journey not a destination."The Fable of the Swallow by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by David Modica from the album, Stillness and Movement, track 2 Fresh Breath, and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Rhino and the Oxpeckerby Barry J. Northern One morning, a black rhino looked up from the thorny bush he was stripping with his hooked lips, for he heard the distant rumble of hoofbeats.He squinted against the savannah sun and could see only a cloud of dust with a vaguely darker kernel, for his eyesite was poor.He set his feet to the ground and charged off to meet this new threat, for the bush was good, and the females were nearby.An oxpecker, who had been working at a tick near Rhino's ear, flew up above his head. "Charge, my tick-infested friend, charge well. Don't worry about your wounds, for I will keep them clean for you."Rhino called back. "Thank you little friend. I will be back as soon as I have dealt with my enemy."Rhino charged, and soon shortened the distance between himself and the approaching blur. The hoofbeats grew louder, until soon they were as loud as his own, and the distance closed so that even Rhino could clearly see his enemy -- another male, like himself.He called out to him. "Begone, my enemy. There is no room for you here." Then horns collided, and huge pointed heads glanced across each other forcing the pair eye-to-eye for an instant. Then the energy of their momentum was spent, and then their heavy bodies pounded the hard dirt beneath them in a slow cycle of stand-off and head-butting.The pair fought for several minutes, but Rhino was the largest, and so, before long, his rival backed away. "You are the better beast. Perhaps one day I will match your skill." Then Rhino's enemy turned and fled.Rhino chuckled, but it was only as he ambled back to his bush that he began to feel his injuries.When Rhino returned, Oxpecker was waiting, perched on the thorny bush. "Are you hurt my friend?" he said, and if Rhino's ears hadn't been ringing, he might have heard the hint of hopefulness in Oxpecker's voice."A little. Nothing really, just a few scratches along my neck.""Oh dear, oh dear," said the bird, fussing over him. "You feast on your bush while I fe-- er, clean your wounds."Rhino bent his head down. "Thank you my friend."As he ate, Rhino insensibly ignored the sharp pains caused by the duplicitous bird's eager 'ministrations' as the Redbilled Oxpecker set about earning his name."A good enemy is a better person than a false friend."It is commonly held that the symbiotic relationship between the Redbilled Oxpecker and the large mammals of the African plains, such as the Black Rhino, Impala, and Wildebeest, is mutualistic, that is beneficial to both parties. Recent research has shown that the tickbird's behaviour might not reduce the tickload of such animals, and even that it only feeds on engorged ticks to get the food it really wants -- the animal's blood. This is corroborated by observations of the birds drinking and eating from small wounds on the animals, and evidence of them keeping wounds from healing and enlarging them. Such evidence suggests the relationship actuallymay be parasitic, or that perhaps the relationship itself changes to suit environmental factors.Red-billed Oxpeckers : Vampires or Tickbirds? http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/2/154The Fable of the Rhino and the Oxpecker by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Guitarscapes, track 5 "Reality Check", and track 11 "Waterfall", and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Rock Ptarmiganby Barry J. Northern High upon a rocky outcrop, a Rock Ptarmigan shed its last white feather and so his thoughts turned to finding a lady. Now Rock Ptarmigan men are proud of their fine feathered feet, and their thick plumage, which changes colour with the seasons, but most of all each is proud of his comb, for it is with the quality of his comb that he attracts a lady.Rock worked his way down the outcrop towards his favourite spring, thankful that winter's touch no longer hardened the puddle from which he drank. As he bent down he regarded his comb's reflection. He thought it too small to impress or intimidate, and sighed, for he derived his greatest pleasure from the praise of others, and without it he knew he would strive for nothing beyond foraging for buds and catkins, and drinking from his favourite spring.As Rock worked his way farther down the outcrop, he met a young man parading in front of a lady. Both were younger than he, and Rock was gratified when the man, taking one look at his comb, immediately stood aside and bowed.“My Lord, I will continue to court this young lady's affections only by your leave.”Rock smiled, and so flattered was he by the earnest young man's concession that he too bowed and said, “I grant you my leave, young sir.” His pride was further bolstered by the favouring look the young lady gave his comb as he passed by, and he also fancied he saw a flicker of disappointment pass across her delicate features.Farther on down the slope, Rock spotted a less refined young man leaping around in front of a group of three women, crying, “Look at my comb, is it not the finest comb you ever saw? My ladies, which of you will be lucky enough to be mine I wonder?”Rock smiled at the ladies' barely concealed laughter. “At least I am not as vain as that immodest youth,” he thought,and fluffed his feathers. Then he laughed at himself, for he was wise enough to realise that the very thought made him, in fact, vain of his own superior modesty. He continued on down the mountainside, confident of finding good fighting and fine ladies to be won, and noted with amusement how his spirits had risen as he'd descended the slope. Indeed, it was a good time of year to be a fine Scottish Rock Ptarmigan.The Fable of the Rock Ptarmigan by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Tanya Tomkins and Eric Zivian from the album, Beethoven Piano and Cello Works, track 17 Sonata in D Major op. 102 no. 2 Allegro fugato, and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Honey Beeby Barry J. Northern A honey bee worker emerged from her brood cell and immediately set about cleaning, for her new baby sister would need the nursery soon. The Queen Bee inspected her work. "One has not cleaned it well enough. One must try harder."Princess was mortified, for she only desired to be worthy in her mother's eyes. From then on she vowed to work harder than any other worker bee in the hive.Princess and her sisters were eager to see the outside world and smell the flowers, for the source of nectar and pollen must be wonderous indeed, but it is the way of honey bee workers to attend to many tasks before they are old enough to go out and forage.Firstly, Princess nursed her new larval sister, feeding it her own jelly. She enjoyed watching her sister grow, knowing that her elder sister had done the same for her. Before long it was time to ween the new princess onto honey and pollen, and the flow of jelly turned to one of wax.After that, Princess left the brood cell and worked hard to impress her mother. She and the others used Princess' wax to build the combs and seal new honey within its cells.Some of her sisters became attendants to the Queen. Princess was disappointed to not have been chosen, but she worked hard, and contented herself with dreams of flowers.One day, an old forager came home with a substance from the flowers that Princess had never seen before. She took it in her hands."It is sticky.""Yes," said the old worker, "we need you to spread it around the hive entrance. It helps keep the hive clean.""Right away!"Princess rushed to the entrance, eager for her first glimpse at the outside world, marvelling at what other amazing things the flowers might provide. When she got to the entrance, her sisters were busy plastering the sticky stuff around, and such was the intensity of their activity, she felt compelled to join them in earnest and did not stop to glance at the bright outside.As Princess worked she became hot, and she noticed the others around her becoming sluggish. A large entrance guard bee came up to her."The propolis is helping, but we need more water to cool the hive. Go out and fetch some from the leaves outside the entrance."Princess swallowed. "But I've never been outside before."The guard laughed. "There is nothing to it. Just remember to stay away from any stranger bees, for if you pick up their smell my brothers might not let you back in."As Princess walked towards the entrance, she became concerned about the effects of the heat. The mortuary bees could barely lift the dead away from the hive. The feeders struggled to carry honey to the drones in their crops. Worst of all, the fanning bees' wings were flapping too slowly to cool the hive.By the time Princess reached the entrance, her only thought was to collect water, and so on her first foray out into the world, she did not stop to look at the glorious sun in the blue sky, nor at the wide green leaves around the hive, nor the stretches of blue flowers carpeting the floor beneath her.Thence forth, whenever Princess left the hive, first for more water, and as she grew older and flew further, for more pollen and nectar, her thoughts were always bent on the list of tasks she had yet to do. She never once stopped to enjoy the fruit her hard work had wrought.One day, she flew further than ever before, and she began to struggle against the weight of her old body, and feel a creaking in her wings. She landed on a large rose and set about collecting nectar as she had always done. She had heard tell of the beautiful rose, but even so, as soon as her crop was full, she headed straight back.The entrance guard bees waved her through, and when she landed a young princess came and took the nectar and pollen from her. When the worker had emptied Princess' crop she felt no lighter. She tried to move, but she found she could not.A mortuary bee glanced her way a couple of times, and when Princess lay down, she came over."It is almost your time.""No.""You have served the hive well. We honour you. You will rest among the flowers.""I wish to see them."Either her voice had grown weak, or the mortuary bee ignored Princess, for she did not answer her, and walked away to find help.As Princess lay there, she spotted a young worker hurrying out towards the entrance, and remembered the days of her youth. The hive was cold today. Princess smiled when she saw the young worker pause for a moment on the lip of the hive. Even the sun was cold. The young worker was still there, looking up at the sky with wonder in her eyes. The light was fading. The young worker flew out. Princess hoped she would stop to smell the rose.The Fable of the Honey Bee by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Eileen Hadidian and Natalie Cox from the album, Dolce Musica, tracks 17 (Star of County Down) and 12 (Lord Gallway's Lamentation), and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Kangarooby Barry J. Northern A young Joey peered out of his mother's pouch for the first time. His eyes were wide with wonder as he gazed out into the world, for it was far larger than he had ever imagined nestled in the warmth and safety of the pouch.Out on the plains, some fascinating creatures were jumping around. "What are those, Mummy?"Flyer looked down at her Joey. "Oh, my son, you are out of the pouch. I think you are too small to come out yet. Why don't you go back inside?""All right, Mummy," said Joey, and settled back down into the warm pouch.The next day, Joey woke up remembering dreams of the open plains and the jumping creatures, and so he poked his head out again. The creatures were real -- he had not imagined them. "What are those, Mummy?"Flyer looked down. "Oh, my son, you are out again."One of those jumping creatures had a small head in its belly. Joey laughed. "They are creatures just like us aren't they?""Yes dear."One of the other Joeys jumped out of its mother's pouch and sprang about around her in delighted circles.Joey laughed again. "Look, Mummy, the other children are playing. Can I come out too?""Oh, my son, those children are bigger than you. You are so small. I think you should go back inside.""But why?""It's not safe, my son.""Why?""The world is not a safe place.""Why?""You are too young to understand my son, please go back inside. You can come out when you're older."Joey watched the other children playing around on the plains. It looked like fun, and he couldn't see anything unsafe, but he was a good boy, so he went back inside.The next day Joey woke up remembering dreams of playing with the other children, but he also remembered what his mother had said, so he stayed inside. After a while, though, he heard the sounds of children playing. He peered out. There they were, having fun, jumping around. He watched them for a while. "Mummy?""Yes, my son?""The other children don't look bigger to me.""I think you are still too small to go outside, dear.""But I--""No arguments. You can go out when you're older. It's not safe."Many weeks passed, but still Flyer did not let Joey play with the other children, and she did have a reason. Once, many years ago, she had heard about a pack of dingoes that had snatched a child away. She had never seen a dingo, but she knew they were fearsome creatures, for everyone said so, and she had vowed that she would always protect her children from such foul creatures.One day, Joey looked out and saw the children playing, and without asking his mother, he leapt out and landed on the ground at her feet. Flyer gasped, but then she saw how big her son had grown, and she felt it in the sudden absence of his weight. "Oh, my son, you are quite big now. I think you are old enough to go out. Remember this though. If you see any strange creatures, just jump back to me as fast as you can. All right?"Joey looked up at his mother and smiled. "All right, Mummy." He looked towards the other children, but stayed where he was."Go on then, my son, off you go.""But, Mummy. Is it safe?""Yes, my son, it is safe. You are big enough to jump now.""But, Mummy?""Yes?""I've never jumped before."Mother was worried, had she kept him inside for too long? She knew in her heart that it was past time for her son to leave the pouch. "Go on, my son. Off you go and play. I won't be far away."Joey took one tentative leap forward and stumbled. He looked back at his mother. "Mummy?""Go on."Joey jumped forwards, slowly at first, but with increasing confidence as he neared the other children. When he got there, Flyer was upset to see the other children shy away from him, for they did not know who he was. She also saw that her son could not jump as well as the others, for they had been jumping for weeks and their legs were stronger.She watched as Joey's jumps became lower and shorter, and before long he stopped playing altogether and limped back to her. The other children pointed and laughed as he climbed back into her pouch and hid.Years later, Joey grew into a strong, young Boomer and had children of his own. He knew about dingoes, but never kept his children from enjoying the open plains, for he wanted them to grow strong and learn about the world. Only once did he ever see a dingo -- a thin and scrawny thing -- lurking around a far off rock, looking at the court with hunger in its eyes. His children recognised the creature, for he had told them about it, and they jumped back to the court on their strong hind legs, as he had told them to do. He knew then that they were far safer and happier than he had ever been as a child. And he also knew that sometimes the only thing to fear is fear itself.The Fable of the Kangaroo by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Jay AtwoodMale kangaroos are called bucks, boomers, jacks, or old men; females are does, flyers, or jills, and the young ones are joeys.[11] The collective noun for kangaroos is a mob, troop, or court. Kangaroos are often colloquially referred to as roos.

The Fable of the Magpieby Barry J. Northern There was once a magpie who built a nest for himself and his wife. It was a good nest, and they were happy. In their first two Springs they raised healthy clutches, and were proud each time their children left the nest. Yet Husband was not content."Will each year be the same as this?" he asked his wife."Are you not happy then, Husband?"But he only said, "I am, my love," for he did not wish to upset his wife.Later that day, Husband flew abroad searching for something with which to adorn his nest, for it was dull to his eyes, and he wished to improve it. He chanced upon a shiny object, and though he knew not what it was, he admired it, and so flew down to retrieve it in his beak.Back at the nest, his wife looked up at Husband's return. "What have you there, Husband?"He saw his own love for the shiny object reflected in her eyes. "Something to adorn our nest, my love," he said, and worked the object into the walls of their nest. He stood back to admire it, and said. "Now we can truly say our lot is improved."Husband and Wife were pleased with their new decoration, but as time passed they grew accustomed to its beauty until they no longer noticed it.One day, Husband flitted to the edge of the nest, and said to Wife. "I will fly abroad once more and look for something else with which to adorn our nest."Husband soon came back with another shiny object, and for a time it made them both happy. Before long, however, they grew used to it as before, and so Husband once again flew abroad to find something else.This continued until the next Spring, when the urge to make ready their nest for the new clutch came upon Wife. She looked around the nest, and said. "My love, our nest is beautiful, but there is no room for our clutch this year.""Worry not, my wife. What we need is a bigger nest. I will build us one on the other side of the tree." And so Husband spent many days building a new nest, and both he and Wife spent many more days taking their possessions from one to the other, but eventually, after much toil and argument, the new nest was ready.Wife alighted upon the edge of their new home and smiled. "Oh, Husband, it is wonderful." And for a time they were both happy raising their new clutch.It was not long, however, before they grew used to their new home, and so Husband flew abroad again for things with which to adorn it.By the following Spring, the house seemed too small again, and as dull as their first nest had been. As the years went by, no matter how big they built their nests, nor how many shiny objects they adorned it with, the pair were not happy for more than a few days at a time, for they were never content with what they had.The Fable of the Magpie by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Eileen Hadidian and Natalie Cox from the album, Dolce Musica - A Contemplative Journey, track 5 "O Pastor Animarum (Arr by Eileen Hadidian)", and provided by magnatune.comMagpies may be more like us than we once imagined: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/27/1096137168806.html

The Fable of the Weaver Antby Barry J. Northern A family of weaver ants chanced upon a fresh young mango tree one day and decided to make it their new home.It was not long before one of the family found a good leaf to begin the work of building a nest. He sought out the edge with his feelers and began to pull. His brothers and sisters saw him at his work and joined in beside him, adding their strength to the effort of bending the leaf, which was many times bigger than they were. They spoke to each other as they worked."We must pull this edge up to the leaf above us.""I will lead a group to that leaf to help receive it.""Collect the younglings, we will soon need their silk to bind the edges.""1 - 2 - 3 - Heave!""You there! Go and recruit more workers!"More of their brothers and sisters came and joined the bustling activity of construction. The chatter and noise of their collaboration created an atmosphere of joyous labour, and soon the leaves were bent close together. It was time for the chaining."Hold on to my waist, brother. I think the gap will take four of us to span.""Reach out and grab my waist, sister, that's it, pull!"Soon a chain of ants spanned the gap, and in this way the family could pull the leaves together so that the binding could begin.Now one of the ants in the chain had been recruited by an eager sibling who had picked him up in his mandibles and brought him there to aid in the task without first checking if he was fit for work. The young ant had been up all night foraging for food, and was tired, and so as the chain made one last effort to bring the two leaves together he became exhausted and cried out,"Help me! I can't hold on!""You must!""Don't let go!"But though the young ant tried to hold on, his tired legs gave way and he let go of his sister's waist.Despite every other ant in the group being strong and fit, once their weakened brother let go, they were unable to hold the leaves together. The leaves sprang apart, spraying the family of ants in a splash of turning bodies, thus illustrating that old proverb,A chain is only as strong as its weakest linkThe Fable of the Weaver Ant by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3here.Music by Ricahrd Savino from the album, Mertz - Bardic Sounds, track 7 "Study", and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Glow-wormby Barry J. Northern There was once a glow-worm who emerged out into the world for the first time, and beheld the night sky. While her sisters took their places on the blades of grass to await the menfolk, she stayed gazing at the stars.Before long Stargazer's sisters began to glow and twinkle around her in the grass. To the young glow-worm it was a pretty sight, but not as glorious as the stars above.Now it is the way of glow-worms for the menfolk and womenfolk to each be blessed with a different gift. The menfolk may fly among the heavens, yet are dull to behold. The womenfolk glow like gems, yet are wingless, and must remain among the tall grass. It was time for each of the womenfolk to attract a mate with her beauty, and so soon the evening air buzzed with the flapping of the menfolks' wings.Said Stargazer; "I desire not to be like my sisters, for they live an ordinary life." And so she began to climb the tallest stem she could find, looking up at the stars all the while as if trying to reach them. From time to time she would look back at her tail, and she began to believe it glowed more brightly than her sisters', for the higher she climbed, the smaller her sisters' lights appeared, and the larger her own glow seemed to her.One by one Stargazer watched her sisters' lights go out, for as soon as each one was paired with a mate, she would glow no more, and would settle down to make family with him."Why can't I be like the stars," said she, "and burn all night, high in the sky for all to see and love?"She came to rest at the top of the great stem and thrust her tail high and bright. Many menfolk came to her, but she turned them all away, saying, "I shall not let you dim my light, I must share it with the world."After a time her's was the only light left among the grasses, and seeing only light-less glow-worms crawling beneath her, living ordinary lives, Stargazer believed she must be special like the stars.The night grew cold, and Stargazer began to feel tired, but she would not dim her glow, for she sought to impress those beneath her. Before long a young man, the only glow-worm without a mate, alighted atop the great stem in front of Stargazer.Said he; "Your light is the highest and brightest, and you are beautiful to behold. Will you make family with me?""I will not," said she, "for then I will glow no more and become as dull as everyone else.""Tell me," said he, "how long do you think your beautiful glow will last?""For as long as the stars.""Then what will you do come morning? For the sun outshines them all."Stargazer felt more tired now, and her glow was already beginning to dim. She made no reply.The young man took flight, saying. "I will return again soon. If you then choose not to accept me I will bother you no more."At first, Stargazer scoffed, for the young man was dull, but the more tired she grew, the more his words made their effect on her. She dwelt upon what the future might bring, and when the young man returned, she had the sense at last to agree to make family with him. Though her light went out, she loved her husband, and when her children were born she beheld that the slow-burning fire within her heart was brighter than any star. It was an invigorating light not a tiring one, and it was a light that would never dim.The Fable of the Glow-worm by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3 here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Meditative Guitar, track 1 "Lullaby", and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Squirrelby Barry J. Northern There once was a young grey squirrel who became lost in the woods and could not find his way home. He spent a hard year alone casting about for food, for he was used to the help of his family, but in time he learnt well how to eat the spring buds, and later tofind and gather the summer nuts, so that by winter he knew he would live to see the new year.Though Grey had now learnt how to live, it was a lonely life, so when one day he met a black squirrel he became excited and desired to make friends with him."Hello there!" he cried, "How come you are alone in the forest?" But Black hid behind a tree and would not answer. Grey moved closer, slowly, not wanting to alarm the lone squirrel, and it was then he saw that Black was thin and starving.Grey ran back to his horde of acorns and fetched one for Black, hoping then that they would be friends, but when he returned Black was gone.The next day Grey spotted Black again, and this time he did not hide when Grey called out to him. Yet still, when Grey moved closer to offer Black an acorn, the lone squirrel ran away.The next two days were the same, until the third day when at last hunger overtook Black's caution and he took the nut from Grey's paws. Grey stayed nearby, and spoke to Black."How come you are alone in the forest?"But as soon as Grey spoke, Black dropped the acorn and fled, and so Grey knew he would have to be patient, for the poor squirrel was a nervous creature who must have had a much harder life than he.The same happened the next day, and the next, but on the third day Black answered Grey's question. "I fell from my tree and was chased into the woods by a monster, and so I became lost.""Why are you so thin?" said Grey."I used to eat the buds and fruits of my family's tree, but there are no trees like it in this part of the forest, and I do not know what is good to eat."Now Grey was so happy to have someone to talk to that he resolved to lead Black around the forest and show the poor squirrel all the good things there were to eat. For many days Grey lead Black around, and after many more days they became friends.Now one day, to Grey's delight, Black said he wished to try foraging alone, and so Grey stayed home to count the acorns in his horde. He soon found he did not have as many as he reckoned he would need for the winter. It was because he had been leading Black around the forest when he should have been gathering for himself, and so when Black returned with an acorn in his paws, he grew angry and said."You should give that to me, for I have been helping you when I should have been stocking my horde."Black gave the acorn to Grey, and said. "It was a gift to you anyway, for all your help. I will bother you no more." And with that Black left.Grey soon regretted his words, and searched about for his friend, but he never saw Black again. The birds in the trees heard him calling out apologies for his lost friend, and mocked him, singing,"As food is eaten speedily,But very sorely won,So friends are made by many acts, And lost by only one."The Fable of the Squirrel by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3 here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, Meditative Guitar, track 10 "Alone", and provided by magnatune.com

The Fable of the Carpby Barry J. Northern There was once a school of carp who lived in a slow river with many other water creatures. The river was a beautiful place, full of life, and there was plenty to eat for everyone among weeds, which floated in the clear water.The carp ate well along the river bed, where their favourite food lay, and grew large. Some carp found ways to eat more than others, for they were clever and rooted deep in the mud, and so they became larger more quickly. One carp grew so large in this fashion that he crowned himself king. Even so, he still desired to grow larger, and even began to eat the other fish of the river.Now many of the carp were jealous of King, even while they desired to be as large as he, and so they too rooted deep in the mud and ate the other fish. A few of the carp among them saw that the once clear water was growing muddy, and that there were less kinds of fish in the river than there once were, but most simply desired to grow bigger like those around them.One carp mourned the lost beauty of the river, and so he vowed not to root in the mud lest he help dirty it, nor to eat the other kinds of fish and water creatures, for there were few now left. Yet his efforts made little difference, for all the other carp only desired to grow bigger like their neighbours. He tried to turn the others to his ways, but they would not listen to him, for he was small.One day, King searched for food among the weeds, but found little, and after a time he crossed paths with Small. “Ah,” he said, “a little fish for me to eat.”Small raised his fins. “No, King, you cannot eat me for I am a fish of your own kind.”“But there are no other fish in the river,” said King, and though Small tried to escape, he could not swim as fast as King, and so King swallowed him up. Soon only the largest carp were left swimming with King. No other fish or water creatures played among what was left of the weeds, which were barely visible in the muddy water. King lead the carp on a long swim for a new place to live, but the river only lead to the inhospitable sea, and though some had always said they could live there, they found they could not. So they knew then, when it was too late, that they had spoiled their only good place to live. But still they continued to root in the mud and eat the weeds, for now they were large fish and could not become small again.The Fable of the Carp by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3 here.Music by Jeff Wahl from the album, GuitarScapes, track 14 "Allegro in D Minor", and provided by My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-c39023e5ddc790eb138a25ec5c3b5285}

The Fable of the Great Horned Owlby Barry J. Northern There once was a great horned owl who loved to hunt. He became known among the other owls for his great skill, even though his kind were hunters by nature. The other owls loved him, and so it was not long before he found himself a wife and made nest with her.Early in spring the couple's first clutch hatched, and soon five owlets were screeching for food. It was a large family, but Mother did not worry, for her husband's skills meant there would always be plenty for her and her children to eat. Nevertheless, before he set off for work early in the evening, she said to him."I shall miss hunting with you, husband, but I must stay at nest and keep our young ones warm.""Fear not, wife, for I will soon return." And then he swooped off the branch and was lost to the shadows of the deepening night.It was not long before Hunter returned, with food enough for the children. Mother fed her hungry owlets while Hunter flew off to find more food for her. Again he returned quickly, and she said to him."Have you eaten yet, Husband?""No, so I must get back to work.""Will you come back and eat with me? I will wait for you.""I may be some time yet, my love."Now it is the way of their kind for the menfolk to be smaller than the women, so Mother was confused. "Why, husband? For your own meal you need not catch prey so large as this leveret you have brought me, and you caught that quickly enough." "Ah but wife, my fellows have challenged me to hunt the porcupine. They are hard to catch, but they have challenged me and that is that. It will make a fine meal, but I will not be able to carry such a large catch back."Mother was upset that Hunter would not be home to eat with his family, but she knew how much her husband enjoyed the hunt, so she wished him luck. He left in high spirits, and did not return until the sun began to rise; when his wife was already asleep.Now Hunter enjoyed hunting with his fellows, and was proud to be known as the best hunter in the woods. Therefore he hunted long through the night displaying his skill, and accepting their challenges, and so rarely were his owlets awake upon his return, and he did not see them growing, nor did he eat with his wife.One October morning, when the sun had almost fully risen, he returned home triumphant, bursting with news of a tricky bat he had taken when no-one else had been able. He was pleased to find his wife still awake and waiting for him, standing out on the branch facing the low spring sun.Hunter settled next to her and said, "Why are you up so late my wife?""I have been waiting for you."Then Hunter saw the empty nest, and said, "Where are the children?""They are children no longer, husband. Today they have flown away to make their own lives.""But they are not old enough. I was going to teach them how to hunt like their father. Why did they not wait to say goodbye to me?"Then Mother turned to Hunter, and said. "They knew not their father, for he was never here." She shuffled away from him on the branch. "And I no longer I have a husband." And with that she flew from their nest, leaving Hunter to enjoy the fruits of the hunt alone.The desire to hunt left him then, and he remembered his own childhood, and something his own mother used to say came back to him."A family that eats together, keeps together."The Fable of the Great Horned Owl by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive, download MP3 here.Music "October" by The Scottish Guitar Quartet from Podsafe Audio.

The Fable of the Starfishby Barry J. Northern Two starfish clung to a rock in the shallows, enjoying the to and fro of the seawater against their tube feet. After a while, one starfish spoke to the other."I am hungry. Let us go and find some mussels to eat."His friend agreed, and so they crawled down the rock and across the sand to where the mussels slept on their rock. On the way, they came to a crevice in a high reef, and Hungry said, "Let us go through this way, for it is quicker."Friend was not sure, and with reason, for soon both starfish were stuck, and as much as they struggled, both had one arm wedged fast within the crevice. Hungry pulled hard and left his arm behind, saying, "It matters not, for my arm will soon grow back." And off he crawled toward the mussels, enjoining his friend to follow."I will follow you soon, brother, for I am almost free." Friend wiggled his arm and with care was able to manoeuvre it out of the crevice without injuring himself. He soon caught up with Hungry, who was already eating mussels on the rock.Hungry and Friend ate together for a while, but Hungry was not satisfied. "Let us go to the top of the rock, where the mussels are bigger."Friend was content, however, saying, "No brother, I will stay here, for these smaller mussels are easier to open."After Friend had feasted a while longer, Hungry came back down the rock, now with only three arms. "What happened to you, brother?""I became stuck in a large mussel, for it was too strong for me. But fear not, brother, for my arm will soon grow back. Let us return to the shallows."Now on the way back to the shallows, Hungry lost two more arms. One he lost to a reef crab rather than walk around it, and the other he lost to a triton shell who had been lurking in the shadows of a short cut. But each time Hungry said to Friend, "Fear not brother, for my arm will soon grow back."Soon the two starfish clung to their rock in the shallows, enjoying the sun on their backs, and the gentle to and fro of the seawater against their tube feet, and as each one's belly was full, they drifted into sleep.When they awoke, the sun was gone, and the to and fro of the sea was no longer gentle. Hungry said, "A storm is coming. Let us find a hole to hide in." But the storm was already upon them, and though they tried, they could not crawl against the surging water. Hungry began to lose his hold upon the rock, and so Friend held out an arm to help."Here, brother, take hold of me."But when Hungry reached out, the angry waters picked him up and washed him onto the heavy pebbles, far away from the shoreline. And though he tried to crawl back to the shallows, he could not, for he only had one arm, and the others had not yet regrown.After that, Friend travelled wide, singing his lamentation to all who would listen.Don't be like the sea star,Washed up upon the shore,For one ounce of prevention,Is worth a pound of cure.The Fable of the Starfish by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive download the MP3 hereMusic by Jeff Wahl from the album, A Light in the Darkness, track 17 "The Sea", and provided by

Podcast : Ad AstralEpisode: A Growing CollectionHerbert Scrottins had a hobby and it presented him with the job opportunity of a lifetime. But could there be a catch? ***Written, narrated and voice acted by DJ BurnhamSome of the special effects come from:http://www.freesound.orgA full list of details, links and credits can be found in the shownotes for this episode at http://www.adastralpodcast.comA Growing Collection first appeared on Silverthought.com in March 2006 and then in Test Drive (Volume 1 of the collected stories of DJ Burnham) in July 2007. Ad Astralhttp://www.adastralpodcast.comDJ Burnhamhttp://www.djburnham.comAd Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.http://www.adastralpodcast.com

The Fable of the Orang-utanby Barry J. Northern Deep in the jungle, a family of young orang-utans played in the trees around their wise old father, who was content to sit and watch from his nest in the branches.Old Man's youngest son stopped by the nest while his brothers played on. He was in high spirits, and said to his father. "Oh, this playing is fun, Father, but I might stop now.""Why stop?" said Old Man, "The day is yet young, and the weather is fine." "Oh, it will be fine tomorrow too. I can play then."Old Man laughed. "Young one, there is a saying 'don't count your chickens before they are hatched', which means don't count on fine weather tomorrow before tomorrow comes. Go now and play."And so Young One laughed and swung off to join his brothers. Now Old Man's eldest son had overheard this, and so he also stopped by the nest, and said to his father. "I have heard all your sayings, Father. I too am wise, see." And so Eldest Son swung among his brothers, dispensing advice. Young One was about to swing onto a branch that Eldest Son saw was too thin, and so he shouted, "Look before you leap!"Then after a time the games of the middle brothers became too rough, for they were trying to hit one another with sticks, and so Eldest Son cried out, saying,"He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword!"Then he spotted Young One again, who had found a branch of figs, and was throwing away the small ones to get to the large."Waste not want not, Young One!"Now as Eldest Son swung about the tree like this, Old Man chuckled. Eldest Son heard him, and his heart filled with pride, for it must surely mean that his father was pleased with him. And so he swung about correcting his brothers all afternoon.Purple evening benighted the jungle, and Eldest Son thought to himself. "It will soon be bedtime, but I am grown now, why should I share a nest with my brothers?" And so he set about gathering leaves for his own nest. His brothers saw him at work, and asked him what he was doing. They were upset to learn he no longer wished to share their nest, yet they loved their brother, and though they did not understand why he wished to be apart from them, they offered to help him make his own nest, for the jungle nights draw in fast. But he would not accept their help, saying only, "Too many cooks spoil the broth."When night came, his brothers were all asleep, and yet Eldest Son's nest was still not finished, for he was used to making bed with his brothers. Old Man came to him then and asked what he was doing."It is time for me to have a nest of my own, Father.""I see. But why did you not accept your brothers' help, for you would surely be finished by now if you had.""But, Father, do you not say, 'Too many cooks spoil the broth'?""Ah yes, but don't I also say, 'Many hands make light work'? Even so, I can understand why a young man would want to build his first nest himself. Why though did you begin building so late?""As you say, father. 'Don't put of tomorrow what you can do today'.""Ah, but do I not also say, 'Look before you leap'?""But I know these things!" said Eldest Son, and then became sullen. Old Man only smiled."You must learn not to take my sayings so literally my son, for they are only a guide, and talk is cheap. You must find your own way in the world, and learn life's lessons as best you can. Sometimes the hard way is the only way.""I think I will never understand, father.""Ah, so now you can see you know less than you once thought. That is the start of wisdom, Eldest Son. But I cannot leave you now without one last saying, for as you know, I am rather fond of them." Old Man's chuckle made Eldest Son laugh."What is it father?"Old Man clapped his son on the shoulder. "This is a truth I think you have learnt today, son. 'There's a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path.'”The Fable of the Orang-utan by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive download the MP3 hereMusic by Solace from the album, The Gathering Season, track 11 "Sudan", and provided by

The Fable of the Blackbirdby Barry J. Northern A blackbird and his new wife flew across the fields searching for a good hedgerow in which to make their home. Long did they search for just the right spot, for it was their first year as yellow-beaks, and they had never before built a nest of their own."How about the thick ivy upon this tree my love?" said Husband."Too small," said Wife."What of this hawthorn. It looks good.""It is too tall, what if our eggs should fall?"They searched the hedgerows for two more days until they found a large, low holly bush. Husband's wings were tired, but he was glad to see his new wife so pleased, for she said it was perfect, and that it would be their home for the rest of their lives.Now it was time for them to build a proper nest for their first clutch, and so, as is the way with blackbirds, Wife set about building the nest while Husband fetched the straw."Husband, do not take the straw from this field, for it is poor. Fly away to the yellow field yonder, for the straw there will make a perfect house, strong and warm."Husband puffed his chest and warbled. "I will fetch the yellow straw, Wife, to make us a proud home."All day Husband flew to the yellow field and back to collect the best straw, and as the sun grew big and low in the reddening sky, Wife yawned and said to Husband. "Away to the yellow field but once more my love, for our perfect home is almost done."Husband flew away with a silent yawn, and aching wings. He hung his head, seeing the straw in the field beneath him, and so thought to himself. "Why must I fly yonder to the yellow field when there is straw all about?"He landed amongst the poor straw. "Wife is right," he thought. "This straw is poor, for it feels weak beneath my feet, but I am tired and it will do. After all, our nest is almost finished."He flew back to the nest, and there found his wife near sleep. "Here is some straw, my Love.""It is not the yellow straw?""No, for I am tired.""As am I, my love. This straw will do then." And so she stuffed the poor straw among the good.Before many days had passed, Wife sat proudly upon their first clutch. But soon the March Winds blew, and Wife said. "It is too cold for our clutch, my love. Can you not fly and find more yellow straw?"Now Husband was rested, and he was glad to fetch more yellow straw, but as he alighted from the edge of the nest the poor straw collapsed beneath his feet, and though they worked fast to stop it, the whole nest fell apart, scattering their first clutch within the holly bush.Now the pair had chosen the bush well, and so not a single egg was broken, and each one lay safe within the bush. But it cost the pair much effort to fetch out the yellow straw and their eggs, and yet more hard work to collect more yellow straw from the far field, and to build a second nest, before they could carry each egg safely to it.Now blackbirds venture not to the sea, and so, of course, they have never heard this old proverb."Don't spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar."The Fable of the Blackbird by Barry J. Northern is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.Hosted by The Internet Archive download the MP3 hereMusic by Eileen Hadidian and Natalie Cox from the album, Dolce Musica - A Contemplative Journey, track 3 "The Blackbird (Irish Traditional)", and provided by

Podcast : Ad AstralEpisode: Dream GirlWith all the fun of the fair: alien cabaret acts, romance and sinister undercurrents collide when the star-travelling Carnival of Delights comes to planet Leopani and changes the life of one young man forever.***Written and narrated by DJ BurnhamVoices: Jules Lawrence, Miles Jefcoate, Becky Jefcoate and Simon Taylor.Music: Nick Pynn, Dharksthar, Jules Lawrence, Jon Wood and Nick Harperhttp://www.nickpynn.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/jules_saxmanhttp://www.myspace.com/dharkstharhttp://www.myspace.com/jonwoodmusichttp://www.harperspace.comMany of the special effects come from:http://www.freesound.orgA full list of details and credits can be found in the shownotes for this episode at http://www.adastralpodcast.comDream Girl first appeared on Bewildering Stories.com Issue 239 in April 2007 and then in Test Drive (Volume 1 of the collected stories of DJ Burnham) in July 2007. Ad Astralhttp://www.adastralpodcast.comDJ Burnhamhttp://www.djburnham.comAd Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.http://www.adastralpodcast.com

In a futuristic homage to a Samuel Beckett classic: two voices in the dark are patiently waiting for the Doctor to visit them. But would he ever come? ***Written and narrated by DJ BurnhamVoices: Martin Cooper, Anand, Carol Rogerson, Chris Edwards, Wendy Pratt, and Colin Gerrard.Music: The Fish Brothershttp://www.thefishbrothers.comBorrowed Time first appeared on Fiction on the web in 2004 and then in Test Drive (Volume 1 of the collected stories of DJ Burnham) in 2007.PromosStarshipsofahttp://www.starshipsofa.comAd Astralhttp://www.adastralpodcast.comDJ Burnham http://www.djburnham.comAd Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.http://www.adastralpodcast.com