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The Elephant In The Room Property Podcast | Inside Australian Real Estate
NSW has moved fast to reform its planning system, promising to unlock housing supply through sweeping state-led controls. But zoning uplift alone doesn't build homes. In this episode, we ask the harder question many in property are thinking but few say out loud: is the system genuinely delivering housing, or quietly choking supply through feasibility constraints, delays, and unintended consequences?Joining us is James Oldknow, Special Counsel at Mills Oakley, who works daily at the sharp end of planning approvals, appeals, and the NSW Land & Environment Court. James breaks down why Transport Oriented Development (TOD) has produced little real-world uptake, while the Low-to-Mid Rise (LMR) policy is driving a surge of applications—particularly in Sydney's most expensive, tightly held suburbs.We unpack how affordable housing incentives are being used to make projects stack up, why premium locations like Mosman, Waverley, and Woollahra are seeing the most change, and how the new Housing Delivery Authority is fast-tracking large projects while sidelining local controls. Along the way, we tackle design quality, heritage, infrastructure strain, and the emotional toll these changes are having on established communities.For investors, homeowners, and anyone exposed to property in NSW, this episode is a reality check. And if you're wondering what could be coming in other states, this could be the canary in the coalmine. The reforms aren't a silver bullet—but they are already reshaping values, neighbourhoods, and long-term decisions for those paying attention.Episode Highlights00:00 — Introduction to NSW Planning System01:33 — Meet the Expert: James Oldknow04:41 — Challenges in TOD Applications08:33 — LMR Policy and Its Impact10:52 — Affordable Housing and Feasibility16:42 — Community Concerns and Planning Rigors26:53 — Development Typologies Across New South Wales28:59 — Concerns About Centralized Authority30:43 — Affordable Housing and Contribution Funds32:17 — Infrastructure and Traffic Concerns34:33 — Heritage and Environmental Considerations43:29 — Navigating Development Consents and Modifications45:29 — Final Thoughts and AdviceAbout the GuestJames Oldknow is Special Counsel in Mills Oakley's Planning and Environment team, specialising in planning and development law across New South Wales. He advises landowners and developers on projects of all sizes and regularly appears before councils, planning panels, and the NSW Land & Environment Court.Working daily within the approvals and appeals system, James sees firsthand where projects stall, why others succeed, and how state policies like LMR, TOD, and the Housing Delivery Authority operate in practice—not theory. His perspective is grounded in real projects, real constraints, and real outcomes, making him uniquely placed to cut through the policy noise and explain what NSW's planning reforms are actually delivering on the ground.Connect with JamesJames' LinkedIn Mills Oakley Website Mills Oakley LinkedIn ResourcesVisit our website:
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O Conselho de Waverley solicitou um novo relatório para determinar os custos, tanto da substituição, como do restauro da ponte pedonal que esteve no centro do tiroteio ocorrido em Bondi, classificada como património histórico. A combinação de vento e ausência de chuva está a dificultar os esforços das equipas de combate aos incêndios em Vitória, que continuam a enfrentar quase uma dúzia de fogos florestais. O ministro Alexandre de Moraes, do STF, determinou a transferência imediata de Jair Bolsonaro para a sala do Estado-Maior do 19.º Batalhão da Polícia Militar, no Complexo Penitenciário da Papuda, conhecido como Papudinha, no Distrito Federal.
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for the most in-depth and wide ranging Hawthorn cover there is. From exclusive interviews to analysis, match recaps to podcasts, the Insiders have you covered.What a difference a year makes. When the Hawks Insiders team last visited the Kennedy Community Centre in November 2024, there wasn't a single blade of grass on the AFLW and Community Oval.This time around — when Ash, Danny and Daz were given a grand tour by lifelong Hawks nuffies, CEO Ash Klein and COO Jacob Attwood — we couldn't quite believe our eyes. The grass was down. The ovals were defined. The buildings were a hive of activity. Players were training the house down, staff were embedded, and the Kennedy Community Centre had gone from a major construction project (and HI regular Paddy Malone's dream) to a fully functioning football home.
In this week's podcast, James welcomes David Davis (CEO Of Top 100 Golf Courses) to the podcast, to talk about The Lockhart Travel Club, and what's coming up for 2026. The Lockhart Travel Club is a sister company of Top 100, and provides members with the opportunity to play world class golf all around the world, and meet like minded golfers.They discuss the challenges and joys of organising golf trips, the camaraderie among members, and the exciting future of Lockhart, including upcoming trips and events around the world. David shares memorable stories from past trips, highlighting the beauty of hidden gem golf courses such as Waverley, and the importance of enjoying the journey with like-minded enthusiasts.Lockhart Travel Club: https://www.lockharttravelclub.com/Follow us on socials:On Instagram: @officialtop100On Twitter: @top100golf
What is the Waverley Street Foundation?The Waverley Street Foundation, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs in 2016, aims to attack climate related issues through funding community-led programs, leading to community action against climate change. The Waverley Street Foundation specifically funds programs related to renewable energy and regenerative agriculture, as these sectors have an immense impact on the environment and vulnerable communities. The Foundation's approach to achieving climate-related goals is unique, as their solutions revolve around investing in prominent community institutions in order to benefit the entire community, showing people that we all benefit from a healthy planet.Regenerative Agriculture as a Climate SolutionRegenerative agriculture is the practice of using farming and agricultural techniques to help reverse climate change, including some techniques that date back to Native American cropping systems and the way in which they interact with the soil. According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the goals of the practice include helping to “mitigate climate change, improve soil health, restore biodiversity, enhance ecosystems, and contribute to human health.” By focusing on the larger community impacts of sustainable farming practices, the Waverley Street Foundation promotes a close connection between people and their food systems. As an example, the Foundation established agreements with local school districts to support fresh and nutritious lunches, bringing local regenerative farmers into the supply chain, thereby improving farmers' economics, and allowing them to decide to continue planting regenerative crops. Other Community-Based Climate InitiativesThe Waverley Street Foundation is also currently working on converting health clinics from being run on diesel fuel to solar in India. This not only reduces pollution and carbon emissions, but can also help make healthcare more affordable for residents, while providing new local jobs installing, fixing, and financing the panels. In order to evade the most devastating climate change impacts, emissions need to be reduced by almost half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. The ultimate goal of the Waverley Street Foundation is to approach climate change with a new outlook: “Cultivating Health, Justice and Joy,” emphasizing the role that climate change has in harming vulnerable communities' everyday lives rather than solely focusing on technical solutions. Jared Blumenfeld, the president of the Waverley Street Foundation, argues that “unless we can make the case to them, that climate action is going to support and make their communities stronger, I don't think we win many of the other arguments.”About Our GuestJared Blumenfeld is the former Secretary of CalEPA and current President of Waverley Street Foundation, the climate philanthropy funded by Laurene Powell Jobs. Blumenfeld also served as Director of San Francisco's Department of Environment. Currently, at Waverley, he is working on critical environmental issues, such as oil litigation, renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, and food systems.ResourcesWaverley Street Foundation, WorkWaverley Street Foundation, What if lunchrooms served the freshest food in town? Regeneration International, Why regenerative agriculture?California Department of Food and Agriculture, Defining Regenerative Agriculturefor State Policies and ProgramsUnited Nations, Renewable energy – powering a safer futureWaverley Street Foundation, AboutFor a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/climate-action-through-community-driven-philanthropy-with-jared-blumenfeld/
Send us a textAaron Aryadharma Matheson is an artist living and working at Lennox St Studios, Sydney. He's been a finalist in the Mosman, Waverley and Waterhouse prizes, and picked up the Richard Ford Travel Award along the way. He studied drawing at the Prince's Drawing School in London, and later completed a Master of Fine Art at the National Art School in Sydney.This podcast is about art, Buddhism, and living with a chronic illness,multiple sclerosis, and how all those things come together in everyday life. Aaron talks about painting as a way of making sense of things, of finding stillness and meaning through colour, mark and form. We had such a great chat with Aaron — thanks so much to him for taking the time. Aaron is represented by Liverpool St Gallery.
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for the most in-depth and wide ranging Hawthorn cover there is. From exclusive interviews to analysis, match recaps to podcasts, the Insiders have you covered.It is officially the men's off season and the news has definitely slowed down in the mainstream media. But as always, the Insiders still had PLENTY to talk about on our now infamous mid-week podcast.Hosted by Ash Browne, the Insiders, including Mick Cowan, Julia Faragher and Nat Martin had a fair time of it, discussing much of the news from the past week.
Care More Be Better: Social Impact, Sustainability + Regeneration Now
If the world is to thrive for many years to come, it must take action against climate change as soon as possible before it is too late. Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Jared Blumenfeld, President of Waverley Street Foundation, who pioneered a spend-down strategy in climate philanthropy to make green energy and regenerative food more accessible to the public. He talks about the role of solar energy to empower local communities, allowing them to adopt regenerative farming, improve food distribution and production, and initiate affordable climate solutions. Jared also explains how individual efforts can give birth to massive collaborative movements and emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with nature to build a more equitable future.About Guest:Jared is the president of Waverley Street Foundation, where he is tasked with spending the organization's $3 billion endowment by the year 2035. Waverley is particularly focused on regenerative agriculture and renewable energy and invests in solutions emerging from communities experiencing the worst effects of climate change. Prior to joining WSF, he was California Secretary for Environmental Protection under Governor Gavin Newsom. In this role, he led the charge to implement California's environmental agenda, including expanding access to safe and affordable drinking water, banning toxic pesticides, and advancing environmental protections for clean air and water. Before that, he served under President Obama as Regional Administrator of the U.S. EPA for the Pacific Southwest.Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredblumenfeld/Guest Website: https://www.waverleystreet.org/Guest Social: https://www.instagram.com/waverleystreet/Show Notes: Raw audio02:32 - How Jared Found Himself Into The Climate Philanthropy Space05:08 - How Individual Action Can Lead To Collective Results09:33 - How Regenerative Agriculture Prioritizes Soil Health16:11 - Empowering Local Economies For Better Food Distribution20:25 - Why We Must Not Tolerate Terrible School Lunches28:40 - How Waverley Street Foundation Works Within Two Pillars Of Energy33:35 - Why People Are Looking For Proof Of Concept36:26 - Addressing The Crumbling Electrical Delivery System47:28 - Ensuring Every Investment Reflects Community-Driven Priorities52:21 - Balancing Local Context With Global Scalability56:20 - What We Can Learn From Farmers And Indigenous Communities01:01:48 - Making Climate Change A Less Complicated Topic For Everyone01:04:28 - Finding Purpose In Connecting With Other People01:08:55 - Episode Wrap-Up And Closing WordsBUILD A GREENER FUTURE with CARE MORE BE BETTER
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for the most in-depth and wide ranging Hawthorn cover there is. From exclusive interviews to analysis, match recaps to podcasts, the Insiders have you covered.It may have been a tad quieter than the Trade Week preceding it, but given the fact that we are the most relevant team in Australia, there was plenty of news around.Hosted by Ash Browne, the Insiders, including Mick Cowan, Darren Levin, Andrew Weiss and Julia Faragher had a heap of fun discussing much of the news from the past week.
This episode's guest is Dr Jack Waverley, a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Marketing in the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester in the UK. His academic background is in marketing and consumer research, and he's interested in exploring how these disciplines can promote the interests of all animals, and not just humans. In this episode, we discuss his article ‘Organs or bodies? Toward an equitable, embodied, and animal-inclusive diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda', which appeared open access in the journal Consumption Markets & Culture in 2024. This episode is proudly sponsored by the Animal Politics book series, from Sydney University Press. In his answers to the quick questions, Jack mentioned Peter Singer's Animal Liberation and Tom Regan's Case for Animal Rights, as well as the 2008 article 'Figuring companion-species consumption: A multi-site ethnography of the post-canine Afghan hound', by Shona Bettany and Rory Daly.
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Melbourne locals are investing in smile makeovers. Waverley Road Dental offers cosmetic and restorative treatments—like veneers, whitening, Invisalign, and implants—blending appearance and oral health for long-lasting results. Discover why Mount Waverley residents in surrounding Melbourne suburbs are choosing tailored dental care close to home. Waverley Road Dental City: Mount Waverley Address: 345 Waverley Rd Website: https://waverleyroaddental.com.au/ Phone: +61 3 9807 9961
Jack Waverley is a senior lecturer in marketing at the University of Manchester. He uses marketing and consumer research to protect and promote the interests of all animals, including humans. Jack teaches on a range of BSc and MSc courses in the Fashion, Business, and Technology (FBT) group. He also supervises a number of PhD and dissertation students. He is an academic expert member of the Academy of Marketing and a member of the Vegan Society's Research Advisory Committee.In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the most important questions: “what's real?”, “who matters?” and "how can we make a better world?"Sentientism answers those questions with "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube.00:00 Clips00:52 Welcome- Jack's talk at VARC 2025- "The VARC conference is like being in the future...where we want to get to... it really does feel like you've jumped forward 10 years"02:49 Jack's Intro- A marketing consumer researcher... focusing both onconsumption of animals and consumption for animals- "Markets as a system of morals... material objects moving around... infrastructures"- "How we move from one system to another"- The AI question "I very much adopt a sentiocentric or Sentientist perspective"- "The reason I'm concerned about animals is because they are sentient"- "If AI were to become sentient... then of course they would fall within... my moral circle"- "Most people think about 'what can AI do for me... for humans?... How does AI affect humanity?'"- "I'm much more interested in 'what can we do for AI?'... our responsibilities for AI... how can AI help post-humanity, more than humanity, all sentient beings."- "I've ended up in this... very anthropocentric tradition... marketing and consumer research... but bringing in animals and bringing in AI"- A new field of #SentientistMarketing ?05:14 What's Real- Growing up in "a nominally Christian household... but we never went to church... more agnostic"- "There was never an explicit framework of... this is why these things are good or bad"- A liberal, progressive upbringing "live and let live"- "It wasn't quite a blank slate [re: moral thinking] but it was as close as you probably get"- "Broadly naturalistic is my baseline... interested in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics... scientific ways of approaching the world"- "I didn't really go out looking for any kind of revelation... [or] any strict rules... [or] some sort of authority figure"- "I didn't mind other people having religion but for me it just didn't make sense... I was naturalistic"31:44 What and Who Matters?35:50 A Better World?01:21:40 Follow Jack:- Jack at Manchester University- Jack on LinkedIn (please get in touch)And more... full show notes at Sentientism.info.Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form.Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there!
In this episode, we talk about the upward and downward social interactions taking place, what the implications are behind the Dalrymples being Irish aristocracy, the introductions of Mrs Smith and Nurse Rooke, the comedy of Mary's letter and Admiral Croft's meeting with Anne, and the fact that in the book's timeline it is only a month before Napoleon Bonaparte will escape from Elba.The characters we discuss are Admiral and Mrs Croft. In the historical section, Ellen talks about nurses, and for popular culture Harriet discusses the 2020 television movie Modern Persuasion.Things we mention:General discussion:Janet Todd and Antje Blank [Editors], The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen: Persuasion (2006)Maria Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent (1800)Character discussion:Walter Scott, Waverley (1814)Patrick O'Brien, Master and Commander (1969) and sequels in the Aubrey and Maturin seriesHistorical discussion:Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit (1844)Elizabeth Fry (19th century English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist and Quaker)Wellcome Collection in LondonPopular culture discussion:Modern Persuasion (2020, Tangerine Entertainment) – starring Alicia Witt and Shane McRaeCreative commons music used:Extract from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 12 in F Major, ii. Adagio.Extract from Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 38. Performance by Ivan Ilić, recorded in Manchester in December, 2006. File originally from IMSLP.Extract from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, iii. Allegretto Grazioso. File originally from Musopen.Extract from George Frideric Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F Major, ii. Allegro. File originally from Musopen.Extract from Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major. File originally from Musopen.
The race to $50K is hotter than ever as we head into round 24 with one of the tightest top-10 in recent memory – who will be crowned the SuperCoach overall winner in 2025? But it wouldn’t be SC Grand Final week without yet another bullet for coaches to navigate as Crows superstar Izak Rankine looks set to miss, while many sweat on the health of Brodie Grundy as he hopes to return from concussion protocols. The Phantom and Chief are joined by 6th overall SuperCoach The Duke of Waverley to chat about his nervous week ahead, but will Five Names finally return to the pod?? Watch the podcast on CODE Sports YouTube Channel. Enjoying the Lair? Please leave us a rating and review! All the latest SuperCoach news and articles: linktr.ee/supercoachafl CHAPTERS:Intro (00:00)Calling Five Names… again (01:00)Early Pan (03:40)Round 23 recap (04:00)Heroes and Villains (05:30)Rankine, Merrett, Grundy updates (09:45)Lair League Update (14:30)Overall rankings update! (17:00)Cold calling 6th overall SuperCoach (19:20)Lair’s Top Targets (25:00)People’s Pan + BBOP (29:00)Captains (31:00) Hosts:The Phantom: @ThePhantomSC /XDos: @HKDos /XSimeon Thomas-Wilson: @Simeon_TW /X Guest:Mitchell: @Mitchye_ /XProduced by Haydn Kenny. Recorded on Tuesday August 19, 2025. Follow SuperCoach AFL on X. Follow SuperCoach AFL on Instagram. Follow SuperCoach AFL on TikTok. Like SuperCoach AFL on Facebook. Subscribe on CODE Sports YouTube Channel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025年8月13日下午:这名男子周三出庭,被控杀害了 Mount Waverley 民宅内的一名39岁女性和一名50岁男性,其中女性遇害时怀有身孕;因犯罪现场“复杂”,检方请求再延长10周时间准备证据文件(收听播客,了解详情)。
In the 132nd episode of The Texas Private School Podcast hosted by Walker Lott, Wes Tolleson, and Ryan Schroeder! Wes, Walker, Ryan, and Waverley sit down and ramble through various topics about coaching changes in TXPS! If you want to follow the boys on social media you can find it below! https://twitter.com/TXPSMedia https://www.instagram.com/txpsmedia/ https://txpsmedia.com/ Walker Lott https://twitter.com/walker_lott https://www.instagram.com/_walkerlott/ Wes Tolleson https://twitter.com/tolleson_7 https://www.instagram.com/tolleson.7/ Ryan Schroeder https://twitter.com/RyanSchroeder25 https://www.instagram.com/ryan.schroeder_/
BEST OF : Mick in the Morning is taking a short break, but in the meantime we're reliving some of the best stuff from the show so far in 2025. Today we relive some fond memories of Waverley Park; Roo takes us through his time at Linen House; We have a Good Chat about Sandshoes; and Titus takes through St Kilda's origin story. Mick in the Morning with Roo, Titus and Rosie will return LIVE to 105.1 Triple M Melbourne on Monday July 21. To watch Mick in the Morning in action, follow @molloy and @triplemmelb on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As we approach the pointy end of the season, here are our Round 18 previews and historical insights: The Lions and Blues will battle it out on the Queen's Birthday, while the Magpies aim to make their inaugural visit against the Suns a memorable one. Graham Cornes is impressed by the Crows, and Stevie J suits up for the Giants against his former team, the Cats, for the very first time. The Dockers typically struggle at Waverley, there's a shootout at Moorabbin, and the Power and Eagles are set to play a cracker of a game! References https://afltables.com/afl/afl_index.html Old Herald Sun articles Old Age articles Trove Inside Football The Kick to Kick Podcast are looking back at the first meeting between this weeks match-ups, trying to bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for the most in-depth and wide ranging Hawthorn cover there is. From exclusive interviews to analysis, match recaps to podcasts, the Insiders have you covered.It was a tough week watching other teams play footy, but we are through our scheduled byes and ready to hit the back-end of the season.Hosted by Ash and joined by Mick, Nat and Brad, we were joined by former Hawthorn CEO Michael Brown who discussed a number of topical items including:* Why Waverley was a great home ground for the Hawks in the wake of the failed merger;* How the club stared down the AFL and extracted a brilliant deal to move to the MCG and not Docklands once the decision was made to close Waverley;* How the club paid $1 to Mirvac to make the move to Waverley from Glenferrie Oval as the new training and admin facility; and* The form of his nephew Jack Gunston.We also discussed a number of other items including this week's three re-signings, Buddy's full-bloom love with the Hawks and we looked ahead to Saturday against North in Tassie - no longer a ‘fill your boots' percentage booster.Thanks to our loyal Hawks Insiders subscribers — your support helps make the pod possible each and every week. Follow us on social media through the links below:Twitter | Facebook | Instagram This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hawksinsiders.substack.com/subscribe
The Rush Hour Melbourne Catch Up - 105.1 Triple M Melbourne - James Brayshaw and Billy Brownless
After a big night holding the room in their palms in Perth, JB and Billy kick things off with a jam-packed All Sports Report - including the AFL buying Waverley Park from the Hawks. Mitch Marsh is in studio to chat everything cricket, and what his Dad and brother are up to now. Topics Brownless thought long and hard and delivered what JB referred to as 'our worst phone topic ever', then we look at some of Billy's highlights at Waverley, and there's a Craft Attack around John Longmire's missing SD card from the 2024 Grand Final. West Coast legend Ben Cousins joins the show to talk about the Eagles, the Dockers, and his hernia operation, then Billy finishes with a cheeky joke about a couple lying in bed with different intentions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
FULL SHOW : We remember some infamous moments from Waverley Park; Trump inspires us to ask WTF; and Dave Hughes stops by. Tomorrow: Max Gawn Catch Mick in the Morning LIVE from 6-9am weekdays on 105.1 Triple M. To watch your favourite new Breakfast Radio crew in action, follow @molloy and @triplemmelb on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The paddle steamer Waverley is one of the real treasures of the maritime world. The last surviving seagoing and passenger-carrying paddle steamer, she continues to this day to take day trippers on joyrides around our coast, her paddles churning up the sea as she goes. Built on the Clyde in 1946 she spent almost thirty years taking passengers up to Loch Long before being bought by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, a maritime heritage group with its own proud and important history. To find out more about the ship, her preservation and her summer cruises, Dr Sam Willis travelled up to Glasgow to sail from her contemporary berth in the city centre, yards from where she was built, to the west coast resort of Largs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a world competing for our attention, our guest this week admits: “It's probably harder to read novels now than it ever was.” But their value cannot be overstated. The novel's unique humanity, its careful and open treatment of the human experience, helps us to develop a sympathetic imagination, tuning our hearts and minds in a way that non-fiction argument simply cannot. Christopher Scalia, author of 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read), makes the case that it is a distinctly conservative interest to explore the Western tradition through fiction. Recommendations in hand, he invites adults to refresh their reading list with novels—from the very inception of the form up to the present. Chapters: 1:47 The great book rut 4:11 Novels: the medium of recent Western tradition 5:30 The 18th-century bildungsroman 9:47 “Conservative” themes 16:18 The American dream in My Ántonia 22:39 Miraculous realism in Peace Like a River 29:02 Acknowledging the existence of evil 31:44 Wonder and encounter over strict interpretation 37:03 Revisiting works from your school years 38:47 Why narrative works 42:01 Books that nearly made the cut Links: 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read) by Christopher Scalia Christopher J. Scalia at American Enterprise Institute The History of Rasselas by Samuel Johnson (1759) Evelina by Frances Burney (1778) Waverley by Sir Walter Scott (1814) The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1852) Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876) My Ántonia by Willa Cather (1918) Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (1937) The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark (1963) The Children of Men by P. D. James (1992) Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (2001) Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (2004) The Road by Cormac McCarthy (2006) How I Won a Nobel Prize: A Novel by Julius Taranto (2023) Also on the Forum: Heights Forum Book Reviews On Reading Literature by Joseph Bissex Some Summer Reading Recommendations for Teachers by Tom Cox Modern Literature: On Curating the Contemporary featuring Mike Ortiz Guiding Our Boys through Modern Literature featuring Joe Breslin and Lionel Yaceczko Featured opportunities: Teaching Essentials Workshop at The Heights School (June 16-20, 2025) Convivium for Teaching Men at The Heights School (November 13-15, 2025)
This week in Episode #691, Wayne talks with Cecilia and Waverley Lim from Kwento Comics about their excellent YA series The Mask of Haliya! Kwento Comics, the trailblazing Filipino-American comic book publisher, recently concluded their successful Kickstarter for the second volume of The Mask of Haliya, a young adult urban fantasy graphic novel inspired by Philippine mythology. The good news is--you can still back this high-power project, which is described this way: “THE MASK OF HALIYA follows the journey of a troubled Filipina-American teen who discovers a mysterious mask at her great-grandmother's wake.” We talk about Kwento Comics, how The Mask of Haliya came to be, who the characters are, and what else we can expect from this international, all-Asian, all-female creative team in the months ahead! Be sure to go to the link above and support them once you have listened to this great interview! Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!
We're looking back at the first time the Round 8 teams met! This includes the Dockers dominating at Waverley, the Power with their best win of the season (a come-from-behind job). The Crows' supporters were angry before even getting to the ground. The Giants played their very first game against cross-town rivals, the Swans. The umpire had issues on his way to Glenferrie Oval, and the Suns and Lions talked smack before their first QClash! References Old Herald Sun articles Trove Inside Football The Kick to Kick Podcast are looking back at the first meeting between this weeks match-ups, trying to bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by. If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources
Cecilia & Waverley Kim join Tad to discuss Kwento Comics and it's flagship title Mask of Haliya.Volume Two is funding now on Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloverpressimports/the-mask-of-haliya-echoes-of-the-forgotten-past-ogn?ref=b4jjpeConsider becoming a patron!Support the show
On Episode 555 of Impact Boom, Waverley Stanley of Yalari discusses the barriers between First Nations people in Australia and quality schooling, and the immense power of remaining true to one's values in the face of adversity. If you are a changemaker wanting to learn actionable steps to grow your organisations or level up your impact, don't miss out on this episode! If you enjoyed this episode, then check out Episode 187 with Rona Glynn-McDonald on Indigenous business, finding common ground, and bridging the education gap -> https://bit.ly/4hxEKwu The team who made this episode happen were: Host: Tom Allen Guest(s): Waverley Stanley Producer: Emma Dimech We invite you to join our community on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram to stay up to date on the latest social innovation news and resources to help you turn ideas into impact. You'll also find us on all the major podcast streaming platforms, where you can also leave a review and provide feedback.
What is the Waverley Street Foundation?The Waverley Street Foundation, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs in 2016, aims to attack climate related issues through funding community-led programs, leading to community action against climate change. The Waverley Street Foundation specifically funds programs related to renewable energy and regenerative agriculture, as these sectors have an immense impact on the environment and vulnerable communities. The Foundation's approach to achieving climate-related goals is unique, as their solutions revolve around investing in prominent community institutions in order to benefit the entire community, showing people that we all benefit from a healthy planet.Regenerative Agriculture as a Climate SolutionRegenerative agriculture is the practice of using farming and agricultural techniques to help reverse climate change, including some techniques that date back to Native American cropping systems and the way in which they interact with the soil. According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the goals of the practice include helping to “mitigate climate change, improve soil health, restore biodiversity, enhance ecosystems, and contribute to human health.” By focusing on the larger community impacts of sustainable farming practices, the Waverley Street Foundation promotes a close connection between people and their food systems. As an example, the Foundation established agreements with local school districts to support fresh and nutritious lunches, bringing local regenerative farmers into the supply chain, thereby improving farmers' economics, and allowing them to decide to continue planting regenerative crops. Other Community-Based Climate InitiativesThe Waverley Street Foundation is also currently working on converting health clinics from being run on diesel fuel to solar in India. This not only reduces pollution and carbon emissions, but can also help make healthcare more affordable for residents, while providing new local jobs installing, fixing, and financing the panels. In order to evade the most devastating climate change impacts, emissions need to be reduced by almost half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. The ultimate goal of the Waverley Street Foundation is to approach climate change with a new outlook: “Cultivating Health, Justice and Joy,” emphasizing the role that climate change has in harming vulnerable communities' everyday lives rather than solely focusing on technical solutions. Jared Blumenfeld, the president of the Waverley Street Foundation, argues that “unless we can make the case to them, that climate action is going to support and make their communities stronger, I don't think we win many of the other arguments.”About Our GuestJared Blumenfeld is the former Secretary of CalEPA and current President of Waverley Street Foundation, the climate philanthropy funded by Laurene Powell Jobs. Blumenfeld also served as Director of San Francisco's Department of Environment. Currently, at Waverley, he is working on critical environmental issues, such as oil litigation, renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, and food systems.ResourcesWaverley Street Foundation, WorkWaverley Street Foundation, What if lunchrooms served the freshest food in town? Regeneration International, Why regenerative agriculture?California Department of Food and Agriculture, Defining Regenerative Agriculturefor State Policies and ProgramsUnited Nations, Renewable energy – powering a safer futureWaverley Street Foundation, AboutFor a transcript, please visit https://climatebreak.org/climate-action-through-community-driven-philanthropy-with-jared-blumenfeld/
Today on the Live Learn Survive podcast, we're joined by none other than Professional Lifeguard Harrison Reid. Born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, Harrison moved to Sydney to pursue his dream job of becoming a lifeguard and worked hard to earn his spot among the elite Waverley lifeguards, now working at Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama beaches alongside Maxi and the team. The spotlight and Bondi Rescue followed, making sure this inspirational lifeguarding career patrolling one of the world's most famous beaches was well documented, including many of the incredible rescues, medical incidents and countless lives that Harrison has saved keeping locals and tourists from all around the world safe in the surf. On a self-confessed mission to get out of his comfort zone Harrison recently swopped the beach for the jungle appearing on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here and we could not be prouder to say that Harrison chose us, Live Learn Survive as his nominated charity. Today we could not be happier to welcome him home and have him here with us for his first exclusive chat about life in the jungle and what the future holds for him.
Our first podcast for 2025! The Hawk Talk Podcast returns to recap all the Hawthorn headlines from a quiet-ish summer for the club. In this ep, we talk training and match-sim insights, the new Tassie deal, the sale of Waverley, and much more. Plus, we tackle all your burning questions! It's a short-and-sweet February check-in. Enjoy! Don't forget to follow us on our social channels, including X: @HawkTalkPod Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dunoon and Kilcreggan Scottish Island Adventures - Dunoon and Kilcreggan - with hosts Coinneach Macleod, The Hebridean Baker, singer-songwriter Natalie Galloway, and guest Roo Irvine. Dunoon and Kilcreggan Dunoon and Kilcreggan are two towns on peninsulas that are often better reached by ferry rather than the long road round! Dunoon sits on the Cowal Peninsula while Kilcreggan is on the Roseneath Peninsula. Both sit on the edge of the firth of Clyde and are accessible by CalMac Ferry from Gourock. The Blairmore The Blairmore is a cafe and shop nestled on the edge of Loch Long between Kilcreggan and Dunoon offering locally sourced produce and traditional Scottish breakfasts. The cafe looks out towards the loch and the pier where the world's last sea-going paddle steamer The Waverley calls in Kilcreggan Antiques Kilcreggan Antiques is an antiques shop run by BBC TV antiques expert Roo Irvine. It originally operated from a shipping container and now operates on the town's Shore Road Wreckspeditions Wreckspeditions offers boat and dive tours of shipwrecks around the Firth of Clyde from Dunoon. The Clyde was once the centre of one of the world's biggest shipbuilding industries and there are many submerged and semi-submerged wrecks with stories to tell! Thank you for listening to the Caledonian MacBrayne podcast. To find out more about Scotland's west coast islands and all topics discussed on this episode, visit the CalMac website.
In this episode, Jasper joins James to discuss his recent trip to New Zealand, and the golf scene on the North Island. He discusses Te Arai, Tara Iti & Waverley among others.Follow us on socials:On Instagram: @officialtop100On Twitter: @top100golfVisit Our Website for all of your golf course research:www.top100golfcourses.com
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Ninth Day of CraftLit (2024) All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at LINK TO DAY 1 of the Twelve Days of CraftLit— VIDEO: AUDIO ONLY: If you missed the other days, here's a quick directory: DAY 1: DAY 2: DAY 3: DAY 4: DAY 5: DAY 6: DAY 7: DAY 8: DAY NINE A Christmas Inspiration By: Lucy Maud Montgomery - From: eText: Read by: Darcia Douglass - A Christmas Mistake By: Lucy Maud Montgomery - From: eText: Read by: TriciaG - (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy, and there are societies in many parts of the world (including the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, and New Zealand) dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life. Read by: (1:17) (19 September 1796 – 6 January 1849) was an English poet, biographer, essayist, and teacher. He was the eldest son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Read by: (1:17) Stella C Shetter (c. 1879 - 1937) was a short story writer who in 1933 won a national contest sponsored by the American Legion. Read by: (6:37) A little insight into customs from other times (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian, and The Bride of Lammermoor. Read by: (2:35) (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. Read by: (6:03) Morris Dance, Harlequin + hunchback (12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888) was an English poet, and author of the famous poem The Spider and the Fly. She was educated at home, and read widely; she commenced writing verses at a very early age. Together with her husband, William Howitt, she wrote over 180 books. Read by: (1:45) (December 15, 1845 – July 29, 1928) was an American writer and historian. She devoted herself chiefly to the study of the social history of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of the United States, wrote a number of entertaining books and magazine articles in this field, and was chosen historian of the The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Read by: (12:07) Christmas on Wheels (1895) By: Willis Boyd Allen - From: Christmas on Wheels - eText: Read by: David Wales - Christmas and the Literature of Disillusion (1908) By: Samuel McCord Crothers - From: By the Christmas Fire - eText: Read by: Andrew Ordover - Barney's Tale of the Wee Red Cap (1916) By: Ruth Sawyer - From: This Way to Christmas - eText: Read by: Jonathan Uffelman _____ Digital Premium Audiobook Shop: CraftLit's Socials Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: TikTok podcast: Spooky Narration: Email: Call and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642 SUPPORT THE SHOW! CraftLit App Premium feed (only one tier available) PATREON: (all tiers, below) Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties All tiers and benefits are also available as —YouTube Channel Memberships —Ko-Fi NEW at — Premium SITE Membership (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team) If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, please use or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) Call 1-206-350-1642
This season, as we explore finding balance in the Charlotte Mason Method, we are interviewing people who have been able to find balance in their various contexts. This episode is an interview with Helen Swaveley, a seasoned home-educating parent, as she offers her perspective on how the Charlotte Mason's method gives balance to our students in high school and beyond. Waverley, Sir Walter Scott A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens ADE at HOME {Virtual} Conference 2025 www.livingbookpress.com Use code "delectable" at check out to receive 10% off your order ADE's Teacher Training Videos ADE's Patreon Community
The Do One Better! Podcast – Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship
Jared Blumenfeld, President of the Waverley Street Foundation, discusses the foundation's bold mission to deploy $3.5 billion over ten years to tackle climate change. The foundation was created and funded by Laurene Powell Jobs. Blumenfeld explains that unlike traditional foundations with perpetual funding models, Waverley Street's "spend-down" approach reflects the time-sensitive nature of the climate crisis, seeking to galvanize action that can yield transformative results within the short window left to mitigate severe environmental impacts. Blumenfeld highlights the foundation's core focus areas: regenerative agriculture and renewable energy. He stresses that these are not arbitrary selections but fundamental systems that underpin resilience in communities and can foster economic stability while addressing environmental challenges. By focusing on community-driven solutions, the foundation aims to empower local actors who are vital to generating the political will and corporate accountability necessary to drive large-scale change. One of the foundation's defining characteristics is its "bottom-up" strategy, where solutions emerge from local communities rather than being imposed by top-down mandates. Blumenfeld explains that communities must see tangible improvements in their lives from climate interventions. This is especially important to create a groundswell of public support for climate policies, which often stall due to a lack of localized relevance. The foundation has grown significantly in its first two years, evolving from a startup-like team of four to a robust organization with 27 staff members, all aligned with this grassroots ethos. Geographically, the foundation's efforts are concentrated in G20 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa. Blumenfeld emphasizes that the challenge is global, but the foundation has strategically narrowed its focus to these key regions to maximize impact. By prioritizing regenerative agriculture and renewable energy, Waverley Street aims to transform food and energy systems, thereby strengthening both ecological and economic resilience in the face of increasing climate shocks. Blumenfeld also delves into the complexities of deploying such a vast corpus of philanthropic funding. He reflects on the difficulty in identifying high-impact grantmaking opportunities and how the foundation has used a "success mapping" approach to identify promising initiatives that can be scaled globally. Looking ahead, Blumenfeld is optimistic about the momentum building in the climate space, particularly the growing intersection of climate with other philanthropic areas such as education, healthcare, and agriculture. He calls for a broader definition of climate philanthropy, one that engages with a diverse range of sectors and funders who may not traditionally see themselves as part of the climate movement but are crucial to achieving systemic change. Thank you for downloading this episode of the Do One Better Podcast. Visit our Knowledge Hub at Lidji.org for information on 250+ case studies and interviews with remarkable leaders in philanthropy, sustainability and social entrepreneurship.
I'm not going to bore you with too much talk about the Waverley cruise but I will mention it. Also, Southampton Docks, steam engines, freight trains and more... Please, join me.
Artist Ibrahim Mahama ‘time travels' between British colonial and independent Ghana, tracing railway lines across African and European countries in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in the 20th century. Ibrahim Mahama is well-known for his large-scale, site-specific installations that speak to the local effects of colonialism, migration, and global economics. Working in Tamale, Kumasi, and Accra, Ghana, he often works with found materials, collected from abandoned places of pre- and post-independence production. Spanning what was then known as the Gold Coast, the Sekondi Locomotive Workshop was built by the British in 1923, to extract and transport resources like cocoa and minerals, the foundations of European colonial wealth and contemporary capitalism. With charcoal and ink drawings, sculptures and film, Ibrahim connects the histories, legacies, and labourers of this now disused railway back to the UK - layering them atop Waverley, one of the nation's busiest train stations, for his first exhibition in Scotland. With Ibrahim's jute sack textile installations, we discuss shared practices of reuse, repurpose, and recycle with El Anatsui, an inspiration from an older generation who is also exhibiting for the first time in the city of Edinburgh. He shares photographs, personal letters, stamps from his archive, highlighting the respect shown to West African leaders like Kwame Nkrumah in countries of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), especially socialist Yugoslavia. Using train carriages as sculptures, galleries, and classrooms back in Tamale, Ibrahim reconstructs Ghana's colonial past to build its future, reversing flows of trade and migration to Africa. We discuss the potential and ‘charge' within these materials which, like bodies, carry lived experience and knowledge, and the complex relationship with lasting architectures and ‘rural cosmopolitanism' in societies today. Ibrahim also shares his collaborations across African and diasporic communities, with craftspeople, weavers, and makers at his Red Clay Studio in northern Ghana, to artists like Anya Paintsil in Manchester. Ibrahim Mahama: Songs about Roses runs at Fruitmarket in Edinburgh until 6 October 2024. A book launch and artist talk takes place on the penultimate day of the exhibition (the day before the exhibition closes). A Spell of Good Things opens at White Cube New York on 5 September 2024. Parliament of Ghosts (2019) continues online via the Whitworth, theVOV, and Vortic Art. And Purple Hibiscus, part of Unravel: The Power & Politics of Textiles in Art, was installed at the Barbican in London through summer 2024. Hear artist Serge Attukwei Clottey live at the Eden Project in Cornwall, on his family's internal migration from Jamestown/Usshertown in British Accra, Ghana, to coastal La (Labadi), Afrogallonism, and his collaborative practice, uplifting his community with upcycled plastic waste, through Noko Y3 Dzen (There's Something in the World) (2018–Now): pod.link/1533637675/episode/8093f81c6a2eaaf7589bb73768e2a20c PRODUCER: Jelena Sofronijevic. Follow EMPIRE LINES on Instagram: instagram.com/empirelinespodcast And Twitter: twitter.com/jelsofron/status/1306563558063271936 Support EMPIRE LINES on Patreon: patreon.com/empirelines
Brendon Gale is a special guest on the latest episode of Richmond's premier podcast Talking Tigers. The outgoing Richmond CEO reflects on his time in charge at Tigerland and reveals just how confident he was when he took over the role that the Club would achieve significant success. Gale also talks about his great surprise, and humility, with being inducted into Richmond's Hall of Fame last Saturday. And he provides a good insight into his replacement as the Tigers' CEO, Shane Dunne. There is plenty more for TT listeners to absorb on this week's show, including the wash-up of Richmond's final home-and-away round match of the season against Gold Coast, withparticular attention given to the team's two best players in 2024 – Nick Vlastuin and Daniel Rioli – as well as the emotional post-game send-off of Tiger premiership heroes Dustin Martin, Dylan Grimes and Marlion Pickett. While, in the “Spirit of ‘74” segment, there is a review of Richmond's victory over North Melbourne in the 1974 second semi-final at VFL Park, Waverley. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Maggie Andrew, who is from Waverley, N.S., has won the grand prize in the prestigious CBC Searchlight. CBC Music announced winners Monday morning. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Maggie to discuss her career and what this win means to her.
A Waverley business has cut the ribbon on a 900 square metre state-of-the-art tunnel house. Salad Brothers took over the 1.1 hectare site about 18 months ago and aims to produce half a million lettuces a year.
Jimmy had a chance to interview some fellow Filipinos at SDCC! He revisited some of his faves in the mother/daughter powerhouse duo of Kwento Comics, Cecilia and Waverley Lim. They talked THE MASK OF HALIYA, bringing Filipino stories to life, mythology, etc. Cecilia introduced him to Sharleen Dee Sy as they are working on a new app together. Sharleen told Jimmy about the new Halo Halo app, working with co-founders Whilce Portacio and apl.de.ap (of Black Eyed Peas), how the app will elevate Asian voices and more. Please come back to hear all of the SDCC coverage over the next month. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!
Richmond's General Manager of Football Performance, Tim Livingstone, is a special guest on the latest episode of the Club's premier podcast Taking Tigers. Livingstone discusses a broad range of Tiger topics, including the playing list's horror injury run this season, the excitement being generated by several young players, first-year coach Adem Yze's impressive attributes, the immediate future of stars Tom Lynch and Dustin Martin, Toby Nankervis' inspirational leadership, and the Club's successful VFL program. Also on this week's show, triple premiership Tiger Nathan Broad interviews new Richmond ruckman Oliver Hayes-Brown. The “Going up the Country” segment features a small Victorian town near Wodonga that produced a three-time premiership hero for the Tigers, who later played a couple of pivotal off-field roles with the Club. And, in the “Spirit of ‘74”, the focus is on champion rover Kevin Bartlett's remarkable performance in Round 17 of the 1974 season against Geelong at VFL Park, Waverley. For all things Yellow and Black, make sure you tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The latest episode of Talking Tigers provides the pre-eminent podcast's legion of loyal listeners with plenty of positives and highlights from Richmond's season so far, notwithstanding the team's on-field struggles to the midway mark of the year. Dusty's booming goal in the opening minutes of his recent 300-game milestone is right up there, as is the superb Round 3 victory over hot premiership favourite Sydney, along with Mykelti Lefau's impressive arrival on the league scene, the exciting emergence of talented Tiger cub trio Tom Brown, Seth Campbell and Kane McAuliffe, and the significant improvement shown by Hugo Ralphsmith, Ben Miller and Maurice Rioli Jr. Also on this week's show, the “Going up the Country” segment takes a look at a charming, small Victorian township that produced a dual Richmond premiership player, who also coached the Tigers. While in the “Spirit of ‘74”, the focus is on Richmond's goalkicking spree and massive win against Fitzroy in Round 13 of the 1974 season at VFL Park, Waverley, with the father of an Australian star in another sport hitting the scoreboard hard. For all things Yellow and Black, tune in to Talking Tigers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
By 1348 the House of Loring has fallen on hard times. Together, the Black Death and the greedy monks of Waverley have bled away all of the Loring wealth. Even the manor house will have to go to pay their debts.Then a chance encounter with the King of England provides Nigel, the last of the Lorings, with the chance to seek his fortune in the constant wars with France. But more importantly for Nigel it also means that he may be able to do the "three small deeds" that will show he is worthy to ask for the hand of the Lady Mary in marriage.Filled with chivalry, humour, and high romance, Sir Nigel is simply a rattling good yarn.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Open Seas is a Scottish charity that focusses on protecting our marine environment and the things that live in it. A few weeks ago, Mark joined them in Skye where they were carrying out seabed surveys. While the weather didn't play ball and they didn't get out on their planned boat trip, the team did manage to show him the kind of footage they record and why it's important in influencing the kinds of protection marine areas can get.Rachel is in Pitlochry where the Firebrand Theatre Company along with the Festival Theatre are staging a play all about naturalist and poet Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed. She hears about how the play came together and the extraordinary legacy of Nan.Wigtown is now well known across Scotland and the wider literary world as Scotland's Book Town. It's a title it has held since 1998 and since the first festival in 1999, the town has seen its prospects transformed. Mark met up with Anne Barclay from the festival company to hear about the positive changes in the town over the past 25 years.Rachel heads out on a coastal foraging walk as part of the 2024 Moray Walking and Outdoor Festival which kicks off this weekend. Forager Daniel shows her some of the things that can be found along the coastline from plants to seaweeds, foods and medicine.By the time Out of Doors is broadcast, Scotland will have played Germany in the opening match of Euro 2024. For the past few days Scotland fans have been arriving in Munich and the town is covered in tartan and saltires. But what is the origin of the white cross on a blue background? Mark visits the Scottish Flag Trust at Athelstaneford in East Lothian to find out more.The story of modern whaling in the Southern Hemisphere is a controversial one. Many British companies played a key role in the industry, and they had a largely Scottish workforce. A project is underway to collect the memories of those who worked in the industry and their families before it's too late. We chat live to Helen Balfour from the Whalers' Memory Bank to find out more about the project.A couple of weeks ago the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world, The Waverley, made its first ever visit to Ullapool. Our news colleague in Inverness Stephen Macleod went along to experience the excitement.In this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast, Rachel speaks to Artist in Residence at the Rahoy Nature Reserve, Liz Myhill. Her role is to raise awareness of the huge reserve and encourage people to visit and explore. We hear an excerpt.More than 130 years ago two men began a years' long adventure to discover, climb and map Skye's famous Black Cuillin. Professor Norman Collie was a scientist and John Mackenzie was a local mountain guide. The unlikely pair are considered among the greatest pioneering mountaineers of their time and in 2020 after several years of fundraising, a statue was erected in their memory. Mark went to visit it in Sligachan and hear Collie and Mackenzie's story.
Tonight, we'll read “The Maiden of the Mist” or “Anne of Geierstein”, by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1829. It is set mainly in Switzerland, shortly after the Battle of Tewkesbury in the 1400s. This episode originally aired in January of 2021. In this story, two exiles are on a secret mission to the court of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, hoping to gain his help in regaining the English crown from Edward IV. The two Englishmen get into difficulties in the Swiss mountains. They meet Countess Anne and her family, who are involved in the politics of the newly independent Swiss Confederation and plan to confront Charles with complaints about his conduct towards the Swiss nation. This book is part of a long series called The Waverley Novels. For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until later, the series takes its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series released. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices