Best Will Routledge Podcasts (2025)

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E437 - Taking Action, Starting a New Podcast, Learning on The Job with Co-Host Will Routledge - Wildlife Quests 52:42

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Episode 437 - Taking Action, Starting a New Podcast, Learning on The Job with Co-Host Will Routledge - Wildlife Quests Will started as a listener of this show - finding it via a search, Will hit play, listened to the show and then did something that many seem to struggle with - Will took action. Will started. Some gurus will tell you that search is…

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E440 - Rekindling Your Passion for Podcasting - From Podcast Obligation to Podcast Inspiration 30:26

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Episode 440 - Rekindling Your Passion for Podcasting - From Podcast Obligation to Podcast Inspiration "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." — Antoine de Saint Exupéry Creating something out of love—like learning an…

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Into the Wild: My Journey Through Sumatra’s Jungle 20:18

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In this episode, I take you deep into the heart of Sumatra, starting from the jungle village of Bukit Lawang a gateway to the vast Gunung Leuser National Park, one of Southeast Asia’s last true wildernesses. Trekking through dense rainforest, I encountered wild orangutans, swinging gibbons, and even bioluminescent millipedes lighting up the jungle …

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Yaroslav Hrytsak, "Ukraine: The Forging of a Nation" (PublicAffairs, 2024) 1:24:37

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When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world witnessed the “creative, freewheeling, darkly humorous, and deeply resilient society” that is contemporary Ukraine. In this timely and original history, a bestseller in Ukraine, the historian Yaroslav Hrytsak tells the sweeping story of his nation through a meticulous examination of the major events, c…

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Danielle Leavitt, "By the Second Spring: Seven Lives and One Year of the War in Ukraine" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025) 57:09

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An intimate, affecting account of life during wartime, told through the lives that have been shattered. Even as scores of Americans rally to the Ukrainian cause and adopt Volodymyr Zelensky as a hero, the lives of Ukrainians remain opaque and mostly anonymous. In By the Second Spring, the historian Danielle Leavitt goes beyond familiar portraits of…

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E439 - Introverts Podcasting, Start Listening at Episode one with Co-Host Mista Yu 51:07

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Episode 439 - Introverts Podcasting, Start Listening at Episode one with Co-Host Mista Yu About Yusef Marshall Yusef Marshall (Mista Yu) was born in Brooklyn, NY and has multiple degrees in Business Admin and Mgmt as well as degrees in Computer Programming, Certified Business Coaching, and Culinary Arts. Mista Yu has also authored his first and onl…

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Ewa Herbst, "Visionaries from Lviv: The Story of a Jewish Hospital" (Academic Studies Press, 2024) 1:23:13

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Year 2023 marked 120 years of the Lazarus Jewish Hospital in Lviv (Lwów/Lemberg). This richly illustrated book is a tribute to its place in the once-vibrant Jewish community of the city and in the society at large during the period 1903-1939. Visionaries from Lviv: The Story of a Jewish Hospital (Academic Studies Press, 2024) presents the hospital’…

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E438 - Interview Basics for Your Podcast and Going Local with Guest Co-Host J Hall - Okie Bookcast 49:29

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Hunting, Ice, and Igloos: Seth Kantner's Arctic Life 36:10

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In this episode, I sit down with Seth Kantner, acclaimed author, subsistence hunter, and lifelong Alaskan who grew up in a sod igloo on the remote tundra of Arctic Alaska. We dive into what it was really like to be raised off the grid hauling water, hunting for food, and living in deep connection with the land and its rhythms. Seth shares vivid sto…

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E436 - Applying Lean Learning by Pat Flynn to Podcasting, Breaking the Cycle of Information Overload 26:02

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Episode 436 - Applying Lean Learning by Pat Flynn to Podcasting, Breaking the Cycle of Information Overload Pat Flynn’s Lean Learning: How to Achieve More by Learning Less offers a timely and actionable blueprint for creators—especially podcasters—who find themselves trapped in endless cycles of research, preparation, and information gathering with…

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Celebrating a Milestone for My Living The Next Chapter Podcast - 20,000 Downloads and Some Lessons Learned 18:39

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Celebrating a Milestone for My Living The Next Chapter Podcast - 20,000 Downloads and Some Lessons Learned Well, well, well - slow and steady wins the race! I just wanted to share with you a milestone reached in one of my other podcasts (yes, I have many!) Living The Next Chapter is my author podcast - in just over 3 years and 580+ episodes this li…

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E435 - What is and What Isn't A Podcast and Why Does This Even Matter and to Whom 52:05

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Episode 435 - What is and What Isn't A Podcast and Why Does This Even Matter and to Whom What Is—and Isn’t—a Podcast? Why Definitions Matter The Evolving Definition of Podcasting Traditionally, a podcast was defined as an episodic series of audio files distributed via RSS feeds, allowing listeners to subscribe and receive new episodes automatically…

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Rowing Around the World: The Man Who Did It Alone 57:00

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Guinness World Record holder Erden Eruç joins me to talk about rowing solo across three oceans, cycling across continents, and what it means to live a life of human powered exploration. An unforgettable story of determination and discovery. You can see the list of world records Erden hold here: https://www.erdeneruc.com/world-records Follow me on Y…

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E434 - Tuning In - How to Harmonize with Your Guests and Audience Resulting in a Better Podcast 53:01

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Episode 434 - Tuning In - How to Harmonize with Your Guests and Audience Resulting in a Better Podcast Just as a band that’s out of tune and unprepared can turn off an audience, a podcast that lacks preparation and connection with its guests or listeners can feel awkward and unengaging. When everything is in sync—guest, host, and audience—the resul…

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1,800km Journey through Indonesia: Lumarara’s Whale Hunters 20:47

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In this episode, I take you deep into one of the most remote and raw corners of Indonesia Lumarara, a traditional whale hunting village on the island of Lembata. After a motorbike journey spanning over 1,800 km, ferries between islands, language barriers, and sleeping in strangers’ homes, I finally reached this elusive coastal village known for its…

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E433 - The Power of Consistency Over Perfection - What Happens When Podcasters Commit Long-Term 38:53

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Episode 433 - The Power of Consistency Over Perfection - What Happens When Podcasters Commit Long-Term "Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row." — Ray Bradbury Podcasting Version: "Record an episode every week. It’s nearly impossible to make 52 bad episodes in a row."Don’t get hung up on making ever…

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Amy Simon, "Emotions in Yiddish Ghetto Diaries: Encountering Persecutors and Questioning Humanity" (Routledge, 2024) 1:15:36

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Emotions in Yiddish Ghetto Diaries: Encountering Persecutors and Questioning Humanity (Routledge, 2024) uses an empathic reading of Yiddish diarists’ feelings, evaluations, and assessments about persecutors in the Warsaw, Lodz, and Vilna ghettos to present an emotional history of persecution in the Nazi ghettos. It re-centers the daily experiences …

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E432 - 4 Must-Have and 4 Might Harm Considerations for a Great Podcast Name 34:00

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Episode 432 - 4 Must-Have and 4 Might Harm Considerations for a Great Podcast Name Naming your podcast is one of the most important early decisions you’ll make as a creator. A great name can help your show stand out, attract your ideal audience, and make it easy for listeners to find you. Here’s a practical framework to guide you, along with common…

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Semmy Stalhammer, "Codename Barber: My Father’s Story" (Albert Bonniers Publishers, 2007) 1:27:29

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The Nazi threat emerges from Germany 1933 and shatters the small town life in Krasnik south of Lublin in eastern Poland. The teenager Mischa Stahlhammer manages to escape from a German work camp and joins Polish partisans. He survives by becoming a specialist in arming and disarming mines, the most dangerous of all missions. After the war he ends u…

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E431 - Cutting Through the Marketing Clichés - Speaking Your Listener’s Language 25:45

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Episode 431 - Cutting Through the Marketing Clichés - Speaking Your Listener’s Language The temptation to use trendy marketing jargon, complicated vocabulary, or AI-generated scripts can create a real disconnect between the host and the audience. Let’s break down why this happens, why it matters, and how to keep your podcast authentic and relatable…

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Tobias Brinkmann, "Between Borders: The Great Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe" (Oxford UP, 2924) 1:34:29

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Between the 1860s and the early 1920s, more than two million Jews moved from Eastern Europe to the United States while smaller groups moved to other destinations, such as Western Europe, Palestine, and South Africa. During and after the First World War hundreds of thousands of Jews were permanently displaced across Eastern Europe. Migration restric…

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E430 - CO-HOST - Aisosa Wisdom Okonkwo - Host of Wisdom Journey - Building in Public and PodMatch 37:20

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Episode 430 - CO-HOST - Aisosa Wisdom Okonkwo - Host of Wisdom Journey - Building in Public and PodMatch Wisdom Journey Podcast Follow my unfiltered, real-time journey as I navigate the world of online income. No fake success stories or get-rich-quick schemes – just honest documentation of wins, losses, and everything in between. Each episode captu…

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Katarina Kušic, "Beyond International Intervention: Politics of Improvement in Serbia" (University of Michigan Press, 2025) 1:03:37

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Studies of statebuilding and peacebuilding have been criticized for their disregard of people living the consequences of intervention projects. Beyond International Intervention: Politics of Improvement in Serbia (University of Michigan Press, 2025) by Dr. Katarina Kušic takes on the task of engaging with spaces and peoples not usually present in I…

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E429 - Maximize Your Discoverability - Choosing the Right Podcast Category 24:12

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Episode 429 - Maximize Your Discoverability - Choosing the Right Podcast Category Getting your show listed under the correct podcast categories helps with discoverability and ensures it reaches people who are naturally interested in your content. In this guide, you’ll learn what podcast categories are, why they matter, how to pick the right ones, a…

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Antonio J. Muñoz, "Hitler's War Against the Partisans During Operation Barbarossa: June 1941 to the Spring of 1942" (Frontline, 2025) 1:41:25

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A detailed history of Nazi anti-partisan warfare on the Eastern Front during Operation Barbarossa. From the start of the war on the Eastern Front, Hitler's Ostheer, his Eastern Army, would wage a vernichtungskrieg, or war of annihilation, in the East. Never before had such a wide-reaching campaign been fought. Preparations for Germany's invasion of…

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Thomas Mutch, "The Dogs of Mariupol: Russia's Invasion and the Forging of Ukraine's Iron Generation" (Biteback, 2025) 42:03

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In early 2022, as Russian troops massed on Ukraine’s border, Tom Mutch, a freelance war reporter, took a trip to Mariupol to take the temperature of this (then) culturally vibrant port on the Sea of Azov. What stayed with him was the sound of the stray dogs and their "rhythmic and frantic barking, as if they were shouting a warning in unison". With…

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E428 - The Regular Podcast Episode Checkup - Essential Podcast Tune-Ups for Every Creator 44:14

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Episode 428 - The Regular Podcast Episode Checkup - Essential Podcast Tune-Ups for Every Creator Regular Items to Review for Your Podcast at Milestone Intervals As your podcast grows, setting regular review points—such as every 50 episodes—is essential for keeping your show fresh, relevant, and optimized for growth. Here are key areas to audit and …

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Keir Giles, "Who Will Defend Europe?: An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent" (Hurst & Co., 2024) 42:18

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Who will defend Europe? The answer should be obvious: Europe should be able to defend itself. Yet, for decades, most of the continent enjoyed a defence holiday, outsourcing protection to the United States while banking an increasingly illusory ‘peace dividend’. Now, after three decades of reducing armed forces and drawing down defence industries, E…

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E427 - That Podcast Guru Was Wrong - Why Your Podcast Needs a Trailer Episode 41:33

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Episode 427 - That Podcast Guru Was Wrong - Why Your Podcast Needs a Trailer Episode Why Your Podcast Needs a Trailer Episode Benefits of a Podcast Trailer A podcast trailer is a short, engaging preview that introduces your show, highlights its key themes, and teases upcoming content It acts as your podcast’s "elevator pitch," giving potential list…

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Greta Lynn Uehling, "Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025) 53:32

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In Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025), anthropologist Dr. Greta Lynn Uehling illuminates the untold stories of Russia’s occupation of Crimea from 2014 to the present, revealing the traumas of colonization, foreign occupation, and population displacement. Drawing upon extensive …

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Claire Knight, "Stalin's Final Films: Cinema, Socialist Realism, and Soviet Postwar Reality, 1945-1953" (Cornell UP, 2024) 1:26:23

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Stalin's Final Films: Cinema, Socialist Realism, and Soviet Postwar Reality, 1945-1953 (Cornell UP, 2024) explores a neglected period in the history of Soviet cinema, breathing new life into a body of films long considered moribund as the pinnacle of Stalinism. While film censorship reached its apogee in this period and fewer films were made, film …

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E426 - The Reason for the Season - Would Podcasting in Seasons Right for You 33:10

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Episode 426 - The Reason for the Season - Would Podcasting in Seasons Right for You Advantages and Disadvantages of Podcasting in Seasons Advantages Prevents Burnout and Allows for Breaks Structuring your podcast into seasons provides natural breaks between production cycles, giving creators time to recharge, reflect, and plan without the constant …

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Yitzhak Conforti, "Zionism and Jewish Culture: A Study in the Origins of a National Movement" (Academic Studies Press, 2024) 55:50

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What many people don’t realize is that Zionism is not a monolithic term. From its inception there were rigorous debates about the nature and direction of the movement? Thinkers had argued about some of the fundamental questions around Israel. Where would a future Jewish state be located? What language would they speak? Should Israel come about thro…

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Living Root Bridges: The Ancient Art of Growing Architecture 15:07

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In one of the wettest regions on Earth Meghalaya, India a remarkable tradition thrives: bridges made not from steel or stone, but from the living roots of rubber fig trees. In this episode, I speak with Morningstar Khongthaw, founder of the Living Bridge Foundation, to learn how these extraordinary living structures are created, maintained, and pas…

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Charles Hecker, "Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:03:56

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Today I interviewed Charles Hecker about Zero Sum. The Arc of International Business in Russia (Oxford UP, 2025). Hecker, a journalist and business consultant, speaks with dozens of Western business executives, bankers, and financiers who reaped immense profits for themselves and their companies in the Russian market, which suddenly opened to forei…

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E425 - Reputational Risks That Can Prevent Listeners from Recommending Your Podcast 34:03

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Episode 425 - Reputational Risks That Can Prevent Listeners from Recommending Your Podcast Reputational Risks That Can Prevent Listeners from Recommending Your Podcast When someone considers recommending a podcast, they weigh not only the show's quality but also how that recommendation will reflect on them. Several reputational risks can make even …