Best Command And Conquer Podcasts (2025)

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Command & Conquer: Generals (and MyHouse.wad!) 2:03:09

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a well-received offshoot of the classic RTS. Then stick around and join our returning special guest DavidxNewton for MyHouse.wad, a Doom wad that's way, way more than a Doom wad! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ENDURO RACER — the Master System/Mark III's port of Yu Suzuki's follow-up to …

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#4: What Are The Biggest Personal Branding Mistakes Speakers & Thought Leaders Make? 15:57

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In this episode Narges does a deep dive into the concept of authenticity, how it relates to values and she shares the biggest personal branding mistakes that we see speakers, TED / TEDx speakers and thought leaders make. We also launch our new monthly segment "From My Perspective". Thanks for listening! Visit our website at https://executivespeak.c…

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The Many Ways That Rome Never Fell and Lives On Today 37:16

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Rome’s Western Empire may have fallen 1,600 years ago, but its cultural impact has a radioactive half-life that would make xenon jealous. Over a billion people speak Latin (or at least a Latin-derived language). Governments around the world self-consciously copy Roman buildings and create governments that copy the imperial senate. Every self-aggran…

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Uncharted's Nolan North's Weird Ability to Yell 1:16:07

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Our guest Nolan North has brought to life your favorite videogame characters with his voice! From Uncharted's Nathan Drake and Assassin's Creed's Desmond Miles, to scores of others, he is a top talent in the industry. We discuss the freedom of preparation and being broke but happy - this week! Episode Highlights [00:00:00] From Soap Operas to Sound…

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Caves of Qud (and BurgerTime!) 2:02:11

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Freehold Games' traditional yet ambitious roguelike. Then stick around for BurgerTime, an arcade game all about health code violations! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be MURDER DOG IV: TRIAL OF THE MURDER DOG — a game that is exactly as murder-filled as its title would suggest! Donate at P…

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Hooves of History: How Horses Created Ancient Warfare, Built the Silk Road, and Became the Dividing Line Between Nobleman and Peasant 44:28

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In order to become rich, powerful, and prestigious in the pre-modern world, nothing mattered more than horses. They were the fundamental unit of warfare, enabling cavalry charges, and logistical support. They facilitated the creation of the Silk Road (which could arguably be called the “Horse Road”) since China largely built it to enable the purcha…

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WWII E141 Taking Tapotchau: Marines Conquer Saipan’s Summit 36:33

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In this episode, American forces on Saipan face intense Japanese resistance as they push northward toward Marpi Point. On July 6, soldiers from the Army’s 27th Infantry Division find themselves trapped in brutal combat near Tanapag and Harakiri Gulch, encountering relentless fire from deeply entrenched enemy positions. As tanks struggle against min…

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Moonshining Survived (and Thrived) At Least Two Decades After Prohibition Ended 45:47

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The Prohibition era (1920–1933), enacted by the 18th Amendment, birthed an overnight economy of moonshiners who distilled and distributed homemade liquor to meet America’s insatiable demand for alcohol, transforming rural farmers and opportunists into underground entrepreneurs who supplied speakeasies. But this new economy didn’t disappear after Pr…

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Hogwarts Legacy's John Blackburn is Cool in the Arcade 1:09:19

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Our guest John Blackburn is a founder and CEO of Avalanche Software, makers of hundreds of games for dozens of platforms, such as Hogwarts Legacy and Disney Infinity. He has tales of when games paid royalties and having to take a chance. We discuss how to talk to execs and being true but not canon - this week! Episode Highlights [00:00:00] Mortal K…

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S5 Ep 177: Kingdom Series: Royal Priesthood & Order of Melchizedek | Break Curses & Walk in Kingdom Authority 6:21

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WATCH FULL EPISODE HERE In this powerful Sunday Service message, Apostle Tyna dives deep into The Royal Priesthood, the Order of Melchizedek, and the foreshadowing of Christ through the Levitical Priesthood. Discover how you are called to walk in divine authority, purity, and priestly responsibility under the New Covenant. 📖 Key Scriptures: Exodus …

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C: The Contra Adventure (and Rollerdrome!) 2:09:05

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the other Konami series that wanted to go on an adventure. Then stick around for Rollerdrome, an extreme sports/dystopic bullet-time third-person shooter hybrid! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be RODEA THE SKY SOLDIER — the Yuji Naka-produced Wii game that was released just in time for the…

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How to Cross the Sahara as a Tenth-Century Cameleer 53:08

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What comes to mind when we think about the Sahara? Rippling sand dunes, sun-blasted expanses, camel drivers and their caravans perhaps. Or famine, climate change, civil war, desperate migrants stuck in a hostile environment. The Sahara stretches across 3.2 million square miles, hosting several million inhabitants and a corresponding variety of lang…

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WWII E140 Friction and Fury: Marines, Army, and Command Controversy 27:24

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As Marines advanced across Saipan, the naval battle for the Marianas reached a critical turning point. On June 19, despite dominating enemy aircraft in the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," American ships faced Japanese coastal artillery and nighttime air raids. Meanwhile, Admiral Spruance launched a daring, long-range strike against retreating Japane…

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How American Slaves Fled By Sea, Whether as Stowaways or Commandeering a Confederate Ship 46:06

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As many as 100,000 enslaved people fled successfully from the horrors of bondage in the antebellum South, finding safe harbor along a network of passageways across North America via the Underground Railroad. Yet many escapes took place not by land but by sea. William Grimes escaped slavery in 1815 by stowing away in a cotton bale on a ship from Sav…

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What Have You Got to Lose with Blizzard's Michael Morhaime 1:13:02

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Our guest Michael Morhaime was President and CEO of Blizzard during its glory years, shipping Warcraft, Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Diablo and more! Now Founder and CEO Dreamhaven he's won an Emmy and is in the AIAS Hall of Fame. We discuss red tape, how many billion dollar franchises you need on your resume and more - this week! [00:01:00] Blizz…

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Castlevania: The Adventure (and Dee Dee Planet!) 1:51:10

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Join the HG101 gang, and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene, as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game that blazes along at a bewildering speed. Then stick around for Dee Dee Planet - the eternally-delayed follow-up to ChuChu Rocket! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be SABAN'S POWER RANGERS ZEO: FULL TILT BATTLE PINBALL — t…

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Did WW2 Heads of State Want to Preserve Their Empires As Much as Defend Their Homelands? 47:51

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2025 marks the eightieth anniversary of Germany’s surrender and the fall of the Third Reich. Likewise, World War II is the single most studied conflict in human history. But most Western accounts offer a one-dimensional interpretation: the war was a noble crusade against fascism, creating a convenient parable about good and evil. But this depiction…

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WWII E139 Holding Ground: Marines vs. Goto’s Tanks 35:55

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With Saipan’s beaches secured but far from safe, Marines now faced the brutal inland fight. The Japanese launched desperate tank assaults near Red Beach with the goal of driving Americans back into the sea. Marine bazooka teams and grenadiers met the threat head-on. By dawn, the cost was clear: hundreds of enemy dead, rising Marine casualties, and …

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Tempest Rising: Interview with Lead Designer 40:22

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Tempest Rising's release has been quite successful, and has been very well received by the RTS audience. Perfect time to interview Lead Designer Brandon Casteel about what kind of thinking went into the game! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How a British Governor of Virginia Raised an Ex-Slave Regiment in 1776 to Fight Patriots and Triggered the Revolutionary War 55:09

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As the American Revolution broke out in New England in the spring of 1775, dramatic events unfolded in Virginia that proved every bit as decisive as the battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill in uniting the colonies against Britain. Virginia, the largest, wealthiest, and most populous province in British North America, was led by Lord Dun…

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The Sims' Bing Gordon is Specifically Right 1:15:48

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Our guest Bing Gordon has had a long successful run in videogames and tech. From marketing lead to Chief Creative Officer at EA, he helped shaped NASCAR, The Sims and other huge titles. We discuss pitching, two beer strategies and Speilberg's smoke test - this week! Episode Highlights [00:04:00] How Bing Gordon Helped Launch Electronic Arts Bing sh…

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How a Marine Embedded with Mao Zedong’s Guerrillas in the 30s Became WW2’s Most Celebrated Special Forces Leader 55:46

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He was a gutsy old man.” “A corker,” said another. “You couldn’t find anyone better.” They talked about him in hushed tones. “This Major Carlson,” wrote one of the officers in a letter home, “is one of the finest men I have ever known.” These were the words of the young Marines training to be among the first U.S. troops to enter the Second World Wa…

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WWII E138 In the Shadow of Tapotchau: America’s Gamble in the Marianas 40:06

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Across the Pacific, Marines had fought fiercely to gain strategic positions that put Tokyo within reach. But the road had been costly, each step paid for in blood, sweat, and sacrifice. Now, all eyes were on the Marianas, a critical chain of islands that would determine the next phase of the war. This episode dives into the complex planning and int…

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S5 Ep176: Kingdom Series: Unlocking your Authority: Walking in the Royal Priesthood of Christ 2:07:01

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WATCH VIDEO Welcome to Part 2 of our powerful Kingdom Series, where Apostle Tyna delivers a prophetic and revelatory word titled "Unlocking Your Authority: Walking in the Royal Priesthood of Christ." This sermon dives deep into the biblical identity of Israel as God’s kingdom, the divine authority of the believer, and the purification of the royal …

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S5 Ep 175: Discovering the Power and Purpose of the Kingdom of God 2:03:17

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WATCH HERE: Are you truly living in the fullness of the Kingdom? 👑✨ In this powerful series, Kingdom Come: Discovering the Power and Purpose of the Kingdom of God, presented by Apostle Tyna, we journey beyond religion into revelation—unlocking the true purpose, power, and position God intended for us from the very beginning. The Kingdom of God is n…

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Microbes Were Discovered in the 1600s. Why It Take 200 Years For Doctors To Start Washing Their Hands? 54:16

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Scientists and enthusiastic amateurs first confirmed the existence of living things invisible to the human eye in the late sixteenth century. So why did it take two centuries to connect microbes to disease? As late as the Civil War in the 1860s, most soldiers who perished died not on the battlefield but of infected wounds, typhoid, and other diseas…

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Portal's Kim Swift's Cake is Not a Lie 1:15:49

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Our guest Kim Swift turned a student demo into the mega-hit Portal. Previously the Head of Creative for Xbox Games Publishing, she also did level design on Left 4 Dead and was Design Director for Star Wars: Battlefront II. We discuss how to pitch, owning IP on Mars and whether or not the cake is a lie - this week! Episode Highlights [00:00:21] Kim …

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Earth Defense Force 6 (and Escape Velocity Nova!) 2:04:52

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank 2022's installment of the series that will always be a ten out of ten in our hearts. Then stick around for Escape Velocity Nova, the third and final entry of Ambrosia Software's celebrated Mac series! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be TAZ-MANIA — a game about a cartoon character whose dad …

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From Einstein’s Chalkboard to Oppenheimer’s Nuclear Test: The 50-Year Path to the Atomic Bomb 48:14

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The story of the atomic age began decades before Robert Oppenheimer watched a mushroom cloud form over the New Mexico desert at the Trinity nuclear test in mid 1945. It begins in 1895, with Henri Becquerel’s accidental discovery of radioactivity, setting in motion a series of remarkable and horrifying events. By the early 20th century, a brilliant …

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WWII E137 Moving Up the Clock: Marines Storm Enewetak 38:29

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The Marines barely had time to catch their breath after Kwajalein before their attention shifted northwest to Enewetak Atoll. Four islands in particular stood as crucial targets, heavily defended by thousands of Japanese troops racing to build defenses strong enough to repel any invasion. Initially, commanders planned the attack for months later, b…

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Japan’s Desperate Air Battles Against the US in the Final Months of WW2 37:15

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The B-29 Bomber led the Allied strategic bombing offensive against Japan, succeeding when US Bomber Command switched from high-level daytime precision bombing to low-level nighttime area bombing. The latter tactic required Superfortresses to attack their targets individually, without a formation or escorting fighters for protection. Despite this, J…

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The Blinding Flame of Red Dead's Christian Cantamessa 1:21:15

1M ago1:21:15

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Our guest Christian Cantamessa began in point and click adventures before becoming lead designer and writer for Red Dead Redemption. Now CEO of Day 4 Night Studios Inc., he is also the writer and director of the film, Air. We discuss concern about GTA III, embracing the game and telling stories in games - this week! [00:00:00] – From Donald Duck to…

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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (and Moorhuhn Hunter!) 2:03:42

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a beloved sequel to a beloved adventure. Then stick around for Crazy Chicken, Germany's most popular PC game of the early 2000s! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be ROCKET KNIGHT — the long awaited return of Konami's rocket powered possum knight Sparkster.! Donate at Patreon to get this bonu…

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D-Day From the East: The Soviet Operation Bagration Crippled the Wehrmacht in Late 1944 42:08

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Throughout the war on the Eastern Front, there were two consistent trends. The Red Army battled to learn how to fight and win, while involved in a struggle for its very survival. But by 1944 it had a leadership that was able to wield it with lethal effect and with far more effective equipment than before. By contrast, the Wehrmacht had commenced a …

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WWII E136 Marines Capture Roi-Namur 34:09

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At Kwajalein and Roi-Namur, months of rehearsals, better intel, and hard-earned Tarawa lessons came together. The 4th Marine Division, fresh off the boat from Pendleton, made its combat debut alongside Army units already blooded in the Aleutians. They landed under real air cover, backed by real logistics, and fought smart, clearing bunkers with tan…

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Command and Conquer's Louis Castle's Triple Threat 1:08:39

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Our guest Louis Castle helped invent real-time strategy games with Command and Conquer and has a BAFTA for Boom Blox. Now leading Childlike Wonder Games, we discuss casino ethics, switching to real-time and building toys - this week! Top 8 Highlights [00:00:00] – Lifelong Learning: The Key to Game Design Success Louis Castle opens the episode by em…

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Pilgrimages Involved Penitent Marches, Visiting Holy Places, and Watching Drunken Emperors Go on Chariot Rides 44:53

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Pilgrimages are a universal phenomenon, from China’s bustling Tai Shan to the ancient Jewish treks to Jerusalem. But why? What is it about a grueling penitent march to an isolated temple that has become a prerequisite for a civilization of any size, whether Chicen Itza in the Mayan Empire or the holy sites of Mecca? To explore this is today’s guest…

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Driver 2 (and Left Alive!) 2:27:13

1M ago2:27:13

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Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Wheelman's triumphant return to the Playstation. Then stick around for LEFT ALIVE, Ilinx's 2019 stealth action game! This weekend's Patreon Bonus Get episode will be VIRTUA RACING: FLATOUT — the PS2 tribute to one of Sega's forgotten Virtuas! Donate at Patreon to get this bonus content and much, much…

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Britain Learned How to Set Up Its Global Empire on a Tiny Bermudan Island 44:02

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Years before Jamestown planters made New World farming profitable by growing tobacco, and years before their countrymen up north in Plymouth Colony managed to overcome their starvation conditions and acclimate to New England’s growing conditions, there was an English settlement in Bermuda that was wealthier, larger, and more prosperous. It was esta…

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WWII E135 Lessons of Tarawa: Marines Adapt in the Marshalls 35:38

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After the brutal learning curve at Tarawa, the Marine Corps came into this fight prepared, equipped, and determined to lead the next phase of the war. For the first time, their landings were backed by meaningful fire support and rehearsed coordination. The chaos of earlier battles gave way to calculated strikes. This episode follows their path from…

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The Hatfield-McCoy Feud Started Over a Pig and Nearly Escalated Into a Regional War 45:20

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The origins of the Hatfield-McCoy conflict (between the Hatfield family of West Virginia, led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, and the McCoy family of Kentucky, led by Randolph "Old Randall" McCoy) begins with a dispute over a pig. From here, it escalated from minor disagreements to violent encounters that spanned decades, nearly sparking…

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Tencent's Amir Satvat Flexes the Data Muscle for Good 1:14:20

2M ago1:14:20

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Our guest Amir Satvat wants to get you a job in games. A business development executive at Tencent, he won the Game Changer award for the incredible community he built which has helped over 3k gamedevs find their next role with mentorship, mock interviews and more. We discuss "the troubles" and hopes for the future - this week! You can find Amir's …

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From Setbacks to Comebacks: Kim Ingleby's Inspiring Journey 51:26

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Episode Notes Kim Ingleby LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kimingleby Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimingleby Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimingleby/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kiminglebycoach Website: energisedperformance.com energisedbusiness.com kimingleby.co.uk My social media links: Podcast: https://podcast.app/day-in-day-out-p832991…