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Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and some of the cricket world's biggest guests analyse and debate the big stories and talking points from international and domestic cricket. Watch every episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on YouTube here: Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on YouTube Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-cricket-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play ...
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OVERSHOOT tackles today’s interlocked social and ecological crises driven by humanity’s excessive population and consumption. The podcast explores needed narrative, behavioral, and system shifts for recreating human life in balance with all life on Earth. With expert guests from wide-ranging disciplines, we examine the forces underlying overshoot: from patriarchal pronatalism that is fueling overpopulation, to growth-biased economic systems that lead to consumerism and social injustice, to t ...
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OVERSHOOT tackles today’s interlocked social and ecological crises driven by humanity’s excessive population and consumption. The podcast explores needed narrative, behavioral, and system shifts for recreating human life in balance with all life on Earth. With expert guests from wide-ranging disciplines, we examine the forces underlying overshoot: from patriarchal pronatalism that is fueling overpopulation, to growth-biased economic systems that lead to consumerism and social injustice, to t ...
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Capitalism's War Against Animals | Dinesh Wadiwel
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57:11A global war against animals is driven by capitalist exploitation and profit. Dinesh Wadiwel, author of Animals and Capital and The War Against Animals, shows how capitalism treats animals as commodities, raw materials, and self-reproducing labor. He advocates for an anti-capitalist animal politics that builds alliances with social justice movement…
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Capitalism's War Against Animals | Dinesh Wadiwel
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57:11A global war against animals is driven by capitalist exploitation and profit. Dinesh Wadiwel, author of Animals and Capital and The War Against Animals, shows how capitalism treats animals as commodities, raw materials, and self-reproducing labor. He advocates for an anti-capitalist animal politics that builds alliances with social justice movement…
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England off to a flyer in the ICC Women's World Cup, Woakes calls time on his international career and play 'Nasser Bingo' with us!
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39:40Nas has, just about, made it to the ICC Women's World Cup! Ath is back home, but they get together to share their thoughts on the opening matches of the tournament in India, including a great start for England. They also discuss Chris Woakes retiring from international cricket and look at Ravi Jadeja's remarkable all-round stats. Watch every episod…
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Humachines, Big Tech, & Our Future | Michael D.B. Harvey
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1:29:22A dystopian fusion of human and machine is being pushed on us by a big tech elite. Michael D.B. Harvey, author of The Age of Humachines: Big Tech and the Battle for Humanity's Future, warns of the 'humachinator' worldview that weds unrestrained technology and capitalism - and what we might do to reclaim a future rooted in democracy and ecological b…
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Humachines, Big Tech, & Our Future | Michael D.B. Harvey
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1:29:22A dystopian fusion of human and machine is being pushed on us by a big tech elite. Michael D.B. Harvey, author of The Age of Humachines: Big Tech and the Battle for Humanity's Future, warns of the 'humachinator' worldview that weds unrestrained technology and capitalism - and what we might do to reclaim a future rooted in democracy and ecological b…
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Women's World Cup preview with Mel Jones | Plus, Ashes squad announced & Dickie Bird tributes
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52:16Nas and Ath are joined by Mel Jones on the latest episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast to look ahead to the Women's World Cup in India. They discuss if anyone can stop favourites Australia, how a win could change the lives of some players and whether England can challenge for the trophy. Plus, Mel tells us about the Afghanistan Women's team wh…
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Radical Alternatives to “Progress” | Shrishtee Bajpai
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1:04:18Across India and around the world, communities are resisting destruction and reclaiming their right to shape their own futures. Shrishtee Bajpai, researcher and activist with the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, reveals how local struggles for self-determination connect across cultures and what is being done to weave a 'pluriverse' of possibilities…
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Radical Alternatives to “Progress” | Shrishtee Bajpai
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1:04:18Across India and around the world, communities are resisting destruction and reclaiming their right to shape their own futures. Shrishtee Bajpai, researcher and activist with the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, reveals how local struggles for self-determination connect across cultures and what is being done to weave a 'pluriverse' of possibilities…
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End of summer reports and ‘Mastermind' with Nas and Ath!
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35:19Athers is at The Oval for the County Championship decider, while Nasser is on a "rare" day off! But they get together on the pod to review the summer for England's men, look at scheduling issues for the game and play "Mastermind"....I've started so I'll finish......Let us know how you get on with Nas' questions! Watch every episode of the Sky Sport…
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Progress: Humanity’s Worst Idea | Samuel Miller McDonald
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1:17:15For 5,000 years civilizations have told themselves stories of progress. Today, the progress myth has become humanity's most dangerous illusion. Samuel Miller McDonald, geographer and author of Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea, illuminates the destructive lineage of progress, why these myths endure, how they enable socially and ecologica…
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Progress: Humanity’s Worst Idea | Samuel Miller McDonald
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1:17:15For 5,000 years civilizations have told themselves stories of progress. Today, the progress myth has become humanity's most dangerous illusion. Samuel Miller McDonald, geographer and author of Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea, illuminates the destructive lineage of progress, why these myths endure, how they enable socially and ecologica…
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The Hundred review: Oval are Invincible again, while Northern Superchargers cruise to women's title
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42:06Nas and Ath get together the morning after The Hundred finals, where Oval Invincibles and Northern Superchargers were victorious. But where does the competition go from here with so many changes coming in next season? Then, in part 2, we look ahead to the upcoming series against South Africa for England's men. Watch every episode of the Sky Sports …
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Rob Key chats all things England! Ashes, The Hundred, white-ball sides and more...
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56:59Nasser and Athers are joined by England's Director of Cricket Rob Key on this week's episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. They chat all things England, starting with the state of the Test side after their drawn series against India and the Ashes to come this winter. They also discuss the white-ball sides and the development of players like Ha…
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Complexity and Collapse | The Honest Sorcerer
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1:16:05Modern techno-industrial civilization is running up against the law of diminishing returns - and societal collapse is inevitable. B, author of The Honest Sorcerer blog, reveals why our civilizational complexity carries the seeds of its own destruction. Highlights include: What led B (who also shares his reasons for remaining anonymous) from believi…
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Complexity and Collapse | The Honest Sorcerer
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1:16:05Modern techno-industrial civilization is running up against the law of diminishing returns - and societal collapse is inevitable. B, author of The Honest Sorcerer blog, reveals why our civilizational complexity carries the seeds of its own destruction. Highlights include: What led B (who also shares his reasons for remaining anonymous) from believi…
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Attention turns to the Ashes after India epic | Plus, The Hundred so far and county cricket changes
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50:23Nas and Ath discuss some of the biggest talking points in cricket on this week's episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. Now that the dust has settled on the epic Test series between England and India, they chat about whether it was a match for the 2005 Ashes. Plus, Nas and Ath give their views on the current state of The Hundred and on the chan…
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EMERGENCY POD! India beat England in epic Oval Test to draw series 2-2 | Nas and Ath are joined by Dinesh Karthik
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16:21Moments after India clinched a thrilling six-run victory over England's cricketers in the fifth Test at The Oval to level the series 2-2, Nas and Ath are joined by former India player and commentator, Dinesh Karthik, to look back on a dramatic day and a brilliant series. Watch every episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast on YouTube here: Sky Spo…
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England and India's 'enthralling' 3rd Test analysed | What next after five dramatic days at Lord's?
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32:34Nasser and Athers discuss the brilliant 3rd Test between England and India at Lord's on this week's episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. They chat about the 'needle' between the two sides, the slow over-rate during the game and where it leaves the series with England 2-1 up heading to the 4th Test at Old Trafford. Watch every episode of the S…
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The Elite’s Fixation with Low Birth Rates | Samuel Miller McDonald
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1:06:32From center-left Ezra Klein to right-wing Matt Walsh, the fertility panic is an elite fixation that is rooted in a human supremacist worldview and a deep fear of slowing growth. Samuel Miller McDonald, geographer and author of the book Progress: A History of Humanity's Worst Idea, exposes how our parasitic relationship with Earth lies at the core o…
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The Elite’s Fixation with Low Birth Rates | Samuel Miller McDonald
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1:06:32From center-left Ezra Klein to right-wing Matt Walsh, the fertility panic is an elite fixation that is rooted in a human supremacist worldview and a deep fear of slowing growth. Samuel Miller McDonald, geographer and author of the book Progress: A History of Humanity's Worst Idea, exposes how our parasitic relationship with Earth lies at the core o…
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Live at Lord's! England v India Third Test Preview with Ravi Shastri and Dinesh Karthik
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58:37Nas and Ath are joined at Lord's by India legend, commentator, World Cup winner and former head coach, Ravi Shastri, alongside friend of the pod, Dinesh Karthik, in front of a live audience to look ahead to the third Test. If you're new to the podcast, make sure you give this show a like, follow or subscribe on your favourite podcast platform so yo…
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Mark Wood joins the pod to look back at the first Test, discuss Archer's return to England and dissect his 'bleeping' stint on commentary!
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42:59Nasser and Athers are joined by England bowler Mark Wood to look back on England's thrilling victory over India in the first Test at Headingley. Woody also discusses Jofra Archer's return to the England squad, and describes what it was like to move behind the mic with Sky Sports. They also look ahead to the second Test at Edgbaston, a match you can…
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The Fertility Industry’s Dirty Secrets | Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos
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1:12:02In vitro fertilization (IVF) is often seen as a triumph of reproductive freedom, but its origins are deeply entangled with patriarchy, pronatalism, and eugenics. Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos, IVF survivor and author of Silent Sorority and Finally Heard, discusses how under-regulation and cultural obsession with biological motherhood allows the multi-bi…
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The Fertility Industry’s Dirty Secrets | Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos
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1:12:02In vitro fertilization (IVF) is often seen as a triumph of reproductive freedom, but its origins are deeply entangled with patriarchy, pronatalism, and eugenics. Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos, IVF survivor and author of Silent Sorority and Finally Heard, discusses how under-regulation and cultural obsession with biological motherhood allows the multi-bi…
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Nas and Ath pick their best ever England and India combined XI!
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9:43Ahead of the first Test between England and India, a bonus episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, as Nas and Ath pick their best England and India combined XI. But who makes the cut? And do you agree? Join in the debate @SkyCricket. You can watch England against India, live on Sky Sports Cricket, beginning with the first Test at Headingley whic…
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RCB & South Africa end their long waits for silverware | England vs India preview with Dinesh Karthik and Jamie Smith
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49:47Nasser and Athers are joined by Dinesh Karthik on this week's Sky Sports Cricket Podcast to look back on title triumphs for RCB in the IPL and South Africa in the World Test Championship. Plus, with the mouthwatering series between England and India about to get underway, they look ahead to what could be an exciting summer of Tests. Nasser also cha…
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The Omnivore's Deception | John Sanbonmatsu
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1:19:49The meat industry and its defenders promise ethical consumption and sustainable farming, but animal agriculture fuels ecological destruction, entrenches human supremacy, and masks cruelty with comforting myths. John Sanbonmatsu, philosopher and author of The Omnivore’s Deception, shatters the myths of “humane meat” and the 'naturalness' of eating m…
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The Omnivore's Deception | John Sanbonmatsu
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1:19:49The meat industry and its defenders promise ethical consumption and sustainable farming, but animal agriculture fuels ecological destruction, entrenches human supremacy, and masks cruelty with comforting myths. John Sanbonmatsu, philosopher and author of The Omnivore’s Deception, shatters the myths of “humane meat” and the 'naturalness' of eating m…
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Shaun Pollock previews the World Test Championship final, plus an impressive start to the Brook era
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43:37Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock joins Nasser and Athers on this week's episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. They discuss the upcoming World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord's and chat about where South African cricket finds itself at the moment. Plus, Nas and Ath analyse the winning start that Engla…
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Which players have impressed for England after a winning start to the summer?
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41:45Michael and Nasser take a look back at a winning start for England's men and women to their summer of international cricket on this week's Sky Sports Cricket Podcast. They discuss which players performed well in both red and white ball victories against Zimbabwe and the West Indies and what that could mean for selection for the upcoming series agai…
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Pro-Nuclear Propaganda and Our Future | M. V. Ramana
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1:42:46The nuclear industry and its boosters promise clean, abundant energy, but nuclear power delivers expensive electricity while posing catastrophic radiation risks and a constant threat of nuclear war. M. V. Ramana, physicist and author of Nuclear is Not the Solution, explains why respecting the limits of the biosphere means reducing our energy use an…
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Pro-Nuclear Propaganda and Our Future | M. V. Ramana
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1:42:46The nuclear industry and its boosters promise clean, abundant energy, but nuclear power delivers expensive electricity while posing catastrophic radiation risks and a constant threat of nuclear war. M. V. Ramana, physicist and author of Nuclear is Not the Solution, explains why respecting the limits of the biosphere means reducing our energy use an…
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Kohli's Test retirement, England's white-ball squads & Zimbabwe return after 22 years
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55:51Former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell joins Nas and Ath on this week's episode of the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast to look ahead to his country's first Test match in England for 22 years. Plus, Nas and Ath discuss the news that Virat Kohli has retired from Test cricket and chat about the England white-ball squad selections. Watch every episode of…
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Escape from Overshoot | Peter Victor
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1:04:51The world is colliding with the ecological limits of growth - and mainstream economics is still looking the other way. Peter Victor, ecological economist and author of Escape from Overshoot, joins us. Highlights include: How 'the pre-analytic vision' of ecological economics, unlike mainstream economics, recognizes that all economic activity is embe…
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Escape from Overshoot | Peter Victor
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1:04:51The world is colliding with the ecological limits of growth - and mainstream economics is still looking the other way. Peter Victor, ecological economist and author of Escape from Overshoot, joins us. Highlights include: How 'the pre-analytic vision' of ecological economics, unlike mainstream economics, recognizes that all economic activity is embe…
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