One day, female athletes will be recognised by their achievements, not by their gender. Until then, we'll keep sharing the stories of epic Aussie female athletes. Join Olympic Gold Medallist, Chloe Dalton, as she chats with World Champions, fellow Olympians, and athletes at the top of their game. Listen to our weekly episodes of the wrap - news and highlights about women's sports news.
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We’re a podcast for anyone who writes. Every week we talk to writers about their writing journeys and techniques, from early career debuts to self-publishers and narrative designers. We’ve featured Margaret Atwood, Jackie Kay, Sara Collins, Antti Tuomainen, Val McDermid, Sarah Perry, Elif Shafak and many more! The Writing Life is produced by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.
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Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers.
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Country Life magazine has been celebrating the best of life in Britain for over 126 years, from the castles and cottages that dot the land to the beautiful countryside around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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"A pleasingly simple concept... one of the best things I've come upon in the last six months" (The Telegraph - 'Best Podcasts') 5 speakers, 15 minutes each. Script free and against a less-than-precise clock, some of the world's leading figures in the arts and sciences deliver talks about their enduring achievements, wildest moments or deepest passions. It's inspiring, informative, provoking, and above all, entertaining. Based in London but making forays to Sydney, New York and Milan, 5x15 ha ...
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Connecting and chatting with inspiring people as we explore topics such as strengths, leadership, culture, personal growth, health, mindset and living an inspired life. Each episode includes insights, stories and practical tips. Of course also what is their definition of INSPIRED ENERGY! What's yours?
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how lydia o'donnell is helping women RUN the world with her running app femmi
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51:53** This episode contains themes surrounding eating disorders that some may find distressing. If you would like to access free and confidential support you can contact the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673. https://butterfly.org.au As a teenager growing up in New Zealand, Lydia O’Donnell fell in love with running. And on that running journey she …
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The Book Show | Adrian McKinty – Hang On St. Christopher
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27:27Adrian McKinty’s latest novel, “Hang on St. Christopher,” brings readers to July 1992 when The Troubles in Northern Ireland are still grinding on after twenty-five years. McKinty’s character, Sean Duffy, is assigned to his most violent and dangerous case yet, and the future of the burgeoning “peace process” may depend on it.…
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the wrap: the NSW Blues are women's state of origin champions
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27:10A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Central Coast Mariners are A-League Women’s Champions, the NSW Blues have won the State of Origin Series and the Wallaroos have beaten the USA in the PAC4 Series. For the key story, we discuss protests in the sport of Camogie, in the lead up to a special Congress being held this week whe…
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What you absolutely must see at the Chelsea Flower Show 2025, from the King's new rose to the 'perfect' garden
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34:11The Chelsea Flower Show is one of the high points of the summer: a celebration of plants, gardens and creativity, as well as an unbeatable opportunity to rub shoulders with those who share the passion for making the most of this gorgeous time of year in England. This year, Country Life has its own presence at the show, at stand PW210, and we're thr…
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The power of language: Eimear McBride on The City Changes Its Face
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34:37In this episode of The Writing Life, novelist and screenwriter Eimear McBride on the power of language, and the ways literary fiction can evoke emotion and connection. Eimear McBride is the award-winning author of four novels: A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, The Lesser Bohemians, Strange Hotel and The City Changes Its Face. Her debut novel A Girl is…
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surfing the rising tide with pro surfers molly picklum & caity simmers
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34:03Molly Picklum and Caity Simmers are quickly becoming professional surfing's favourite rivalry. But, they're also great friends and are the first to celebrate each other's wins. Caity Simmers is the current World Surf League Champion, the youngest-ever in the history of the sport. Meanwhile, Aussie Molly Picklum is hot on her heels, having scored th…
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the wrap: the central coast mariners reach their first a-league women's grand final in history ⚽
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20:38A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: The Central Coast Mariners have snapped Melbourne City’s 24-game unbeaten streak to qualify for the grand final, the Opals have completed a series sweep over the Tall Ferns and Australia has won silver in the World Athletics Relays Mixed 4x400m event. For the key story, we’ll discuss the res…
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Tony Juniper: Saving the world, breeding budgies and why the King is 'the most influential environmentalist of all time'
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31:28When it comes to England’s environment and our landscape, few people in the country are as important as Tony Juniper. Since 2019, he has been the chairman of Natural England, the public body for ensuring that the country’s natural environment is protected and enhanced. Not a small job, as we are sure you’ll agree. He is also a recognised authority …
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maya stewart's journey from starting rugby at age 18 to becoming the wallaroos all-time leading try scorer
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50:28Maya Stewart is the Wallaroos all time-leading try scorer - a special feat made all the more impressive considering she first picked up rugby union ball at eighteen years old. Maya is now a key member of the NSW Waratahs side who are the most successful team in Super W history and finished off her 2024 season being crowned Wallaroos player of the y…
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The Book Show | Joy Harjo – Washing My Mother’s Body
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27:27Poet Joy Harjo’s poems are described as musical, intimate, political and wise, intertwining ancestral memory and tribal histories with resilience and love. Her latest book, “Washing My Mother’s Body: A Ceremony for Grief,” explores the complexity of a daughter’s grief as she reflects on the joys and sorrows of her mother’s life.…
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the wrap: chelsea win their sixth consecutive women's super league title ⚽
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22:06A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: NSW have won Game One of State of Origin, the Wallaroos are back in action, and Chelsea have won the Women’s Super League in England For the key story, we’ll discuss … news out of the Ironman World Champs returning to a one-day, one-location format. Hey YOU! Come spend a night with TFAP and …
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Louis D. Hall: Crossing the Alps, sailing the Atlantic in a glorified bathtub and bringing sanity to how we live with horses
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32:00Most people have friends who text them about going to the pub. If you're Louis D. Hall, you've got friends who'll text you about crossing a mountain range, sailing the Atlantic or coming face to face with remote tribes. All in a normal day (or week's) work for Louis. Most recently, he's trekked on horseback from Italy to Cape Finisterre in Spain, i…
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Writing strong female characters: Joanna Miller on The Eights
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53:56In this episode of The Writing Life, writer Joanna Miller shares her insights into writing strong female characters in historical fiction. Joanna Miller studied English at Exeter College, Oxford and later returned to the University to train as a teacher. After ten years in education, she set up an award-winning poetry gift business. She is an alum …
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the wrap: aussie surfer isabella nichols wins her first bells beach pro
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31:12A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: Aussie Isabella Nichols has won surfing’s Bells Beach Pro, Alexa Leary has broken her own swimming world record and Arsenal have qualified for their first Champions League final in 18 years! For the key story, we’ll discuss … the WNBL’s new CBA that will see the minimum wage more than double…
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George Monbiot: 'Farmers need stability and security... Instead, they're contending with chaos'
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41:05For four four decades, George Monbiot has been one of Britain's strongest voices speaking out on the environment. After starting his career with the BBC, Monbiot is now best known for his books and his weekly column in The Guardian, winning a reputation as a tireless and passionate advocate for the natural world, as well as making plenty of enemies…
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how anika wells became australia's minister of sport
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52:48Australia's Minister of Sport, Anika Wells, was born and raised in Queensland. She grew up playing many sports including netball, touch football, tennis and was even a gymnast. While she spent the early years of her career practising as a lawyer, when her daughter was born, she decided she wanted to make the world a better place for her and ran for…
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Vintage tractors and memories of summers past, with Oliver Godfrey
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27:00Everyone has their passions. I, for example, enjoy collecting football shirts. Other people like stamps. Some people like vintage tractors. Oliver Godfrey, from Cheffins, is very good at auctioning them. It is important to understand people and their passions. So we asked Oliver to join the Country Life Podcast, to talk us through the slightly nich…
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Melissa Harrison: The accidental nature writer who became an accidental nature app developer
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31:12The nature writer, children's author and journalist Melissa Harrison joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to talk about her life, her career, and how she found herself creating a smartphone app to help people connect with nature. • Listen to Country Life podcast on Apple Podcasts • Listen to Country Life podcast on Spotify • Listen to Cou…
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The rise of romantasy with Sangu Mandanna
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38:53This week on The Writing Life, we’re diving into the world of romantasy — a genre that blends the best of romance and fantasy. Romantasy novels have taken the publishing world by storm in recent years, with sales expected to hit a staggering $610 million in 2024. And on TikTok, the #Romantasy tag has amassed over 800 million views. What is it about…
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tackling gender-based violence in rugby league with journalist marlee silva
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49:28Marlee Silva is a renowned Australian Rugby League journalist. Her love for the game began practically from the moment she was born, which was just three days before her dad won a premiership with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. As a Dunghutti and Gamilaroi woman, storytelling has been part of Marlee’s Indigenous Australian culture for over 60,0…
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the wrap: UConn with their 12th NCAA title during march madness 🏀
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30:27A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. This week: UConn have won this year’s March Madness in the U.S, the NSW Waratahs and QLD Reds are through to the Super W Grand Final and the Griffith University Queensland Thunder have won back-to-back Australian Water Polo titles. For the key story, we’ll discuss … Football Australia’s decision this w…
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The remarkable history of Britain and its animals, with Karen Jones
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28:00The animals we share Britain with mean far more to us than we realise. Beyond the obvious companionship, food and farming, they are a part of our folklore, our language and intertwined with our lives. Karen Jones, professor of environmental and cultural history at the University of Kent, has long been fascinated by the creatures that populate our i…
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The Book Show | Chris Hayes – The Sirens’ Call
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27:27Chris Hayes is the Emmy Award-winning host of MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes.” In his new book, “The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource,” he writes about attention as a resource – one that is being drawn away from citizens in ways they don’t even realize. This episode of The Book Show was recorded at The Barda…
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The Book Show | Chloe Dalton – Raising Hare
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27:27When Chloe Dalton, a city-dwelling professional with a high-pressure job, finds a newly born hare - endangered, alone and no bigger than her palm - she is compelled to give it a chance at survival. The new book, “Raising Hare,” is the story of their journey together.By WAMC
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The Book Show | Karen Russell – The Antidote
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27:21Karen Russell's latest, “The Antidote,” is a dust bowl novel and a reckoning with a nation’s forgetting that enacts the settler amnesia and omissions passed down from generation to generation.By WAMC
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the wrap: the gangurrus win their third 3x3 asia cup in a row 🏀
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25:56A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Aussie women have won silver at the Hong Kong Sevens, Arsenal and Chelsea are through to the Champions League Semi-Finals and the NSW Waratahs are Super W's Minor Premiers. For the key story, we’ll discuss … new projections which show global women's sports revenue is expected to reach $3.…
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Chloe Dalton: The woman who swapped top-level geopolitics to rescue a baby hare, and had her life changed forever
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36:05Before lockdown changed life in Britain in early 2020, Chloe Dalton led an almost overwhelmingly metropolitan existence. A foreign policy expert, her comfort zone was in the corridors of power, around Whitehall and Westminster, a person who — in her own words — was ‘addicted to the adrenaline’ of flying around the world playing a key role in the de…
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from playing on the nutfarm to the netball court with australian diamond jo weston
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44:41Australian Diamond Jo Weston spent her childhood growing up on her family’s nut farm in regional Victoria. But it was a move to Melbourne where she found her love for the game of Netball and never looked back. It’s been ten years since she first made her debut for the diamonds and in that time she’s helped lead them to gold at both the Netball Worl…
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Colum McCann is the New York Times bestselling author of “Let the Great World Spin.” His new novel, “Twist,” tells a propulsive story of rupture and repair in the digital age, delving into a hidden world deep under the ocean.By WAMC
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the wrap: high jumper nicola olyslagers goes back-to-back at the world indoor athletics champs 🥇
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23:55A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Nicola Olyslagers has become the first Aussie to win back-to-back goldsat the World Indoor Athletics Championships, Melbourne City are through to the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League and Holly Ranson has become the newest 24-hour Australian champion, running 263.548 km ran in 24hrs.F…
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The photographer on a 15-year quest to find the most incredible doors in London, with Cath Harries
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30:31It's almost two decades since photographer Cath Harries set out to work on a book documenting London's finest pubs. As she walked the streets of the capital, however, she found herself wondering about a new project: London's most extraordinary doors. The idea took hold, and she found herself embarking upon a project which would take a decade and a …
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Jonathan Sumption on The Challenges of Democracy
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15:27We're back at The Tabernacle in March with another fantastic line-up of speakers! Join us for an inspiring evening of storytelling.Jonathan Sumption is a British judge and historian, who served as a Supreme Court Justice from 2012 - 2018. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Trials of the State, Law in a Time of Crisis, and Divided House…
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Suzanne O’Sullivan on The Age of Diagnosis
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18:55We're back at The Tabernacle in March with another fantastic line-up of speakers! Join us for an inspiring evening of storytelling.Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan has been a consultant in neurology since 2004. She specialises in the investigation of complex epilepsy and also has an active interest in psychogenic disorders. Suzanne's first book It's All in Yo…
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Carole Cadwalladr on How to Survive the Broligarchy
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18:52We're back at The Tabernacle in March with another fantastic line-up of speakers! Join us for an inspiring evening of storytelling.Carole Cadwalladr is a renowned Pulitzer-nominated journalist for the Guardian, feature writer for the Observer, and Cambridge Analytica investigator. She formerly worked at The Daily Telegraph, and was nominated for nu…
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We're back at The Tabernacle in March with another fantastic line-up of speakers! Join us for an inspiring evening of storytelling.Nick Makoha is a Ugandan poet and playwright based in London. His debut collection, Kingdom of Gravity, was shortlisted for the Felix Dennis Prize and was one of the Guardian’s Best Books of the Year. His poems have app…
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We're back at The Tabernacle in March with another fantastic line-up of speakers! Join us for an inspiring evening of storytelling.Katherine Rundell is a fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford, and a contributing editor at the LRB. Her novels for children have won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Costa Chil…
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The Book Show | Julia Alvarez – The Cemetery of Untold Stories [encore airing]
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27:24Julia Alvarez, bestselling author of “In the Time of the Butterflies” and “How the García Girls Lost Their Accents,” returns with “The Cemetery of Untold Stories” - a novel about storytelling that reminds us that the events of our lives are never truly finished, even at the end.By WAMC
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the wrap: 20-year-old charlotte wilson stuns skiing circuit with her first world cup gold ⛷️
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27:29A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: Aussie Charlotte Wilson has won her first World Cup gold in dual moguls, Chelsea are League Cup Champions, and The Aussie Gangurrus have secured bronze at the 3x3 Champions Cup. For the key story, we discuss … whether the women’s super league should get rid of the promotion and relegation sys…
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Britain's whale boom and and the predator that's far scarier than a great white shark with Dan Abbott, aka Shark Man Dan
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32:15Wildlife cinematographer Dan Abbott has travelled the world documenting marine life from the peaceful turtles of the Mediterranean to the iconic great white sharks off the coast of South Africa. More recently, though, Dan has hit the headlines for the videos he has shared of the colonies of whales who have made the British coast a regular stop in r…
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Writing about sports and masculinity with George Harrison, Alex Allison, and Ashley Hickson-Lovence
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41:44In this episode of The Writing Life, writers Alex Allison, George Harrison, and Ashley Hickson-Lovence share their insights into writing about sport and modern masculinity. Alex Allison is a writer from London. He is the author of two novels, published by Dialogue. His second novel, Greatest of All Time, was released on 30th January 2025. With humo…
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The Book Show | Emma Donoghue – The Paris Express
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sliding the slope to success with skeleton racer jackie narracott
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47:49Like many Winter athletes, Jackie Narracott fell in love with winter sports after watching the movie Cool Runnings. But unlike most other athletes, Jackie grew up in Queensland, Australia - known as the Sunshine State. So it was a chance encounter with the Australian bobsled team that led Jackie on her journey to discovering skeleton racing. A spor…
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the wrap: the bendigo spirit are the 2025 WNBL champions 🏀
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23:03A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Bendigo Spirit are the 2025 WNBL Champions, Georgia Voll has equalled the highest individual score in Women's Premier League cricket history and Molly Taylor is a race of champions t For the key story, we discuss … a new alliance of world-leading sports scientists which is being labelled …
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The timeless elegance of English country house style, with Guy Goodfellow and Steven Rodel
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34:33Guy Goodfellow and his Creative Director Steven Rodel have carved out a reputation as two of the finest interior designers working in Britain today. We're thrilled, then, that they were able to join us for the Country Life Podcast, to discuss the unique qualities of British design, the country house look, and what it feels like to see your cushions…
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The Book Show | Charlotte Wood – Stone Yard Devotional
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27:24Hailed by The Booker Prize judges as a “fierce and philosophical interrogation of human existence,” Charlotte Wood’s “Stone Yard Devotional” chronicles “one woman’s inward journey to make sense of the world and her life when conflicts and chaos are abundant in both realms.”By WAMC
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the wrap: the jillaroos hit the jackpot in vegas 🎲
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31:54A weekly podcast covering women’s sport news. This week: The Jillaroos have hit the jackpot in Vegas, Aiva Anagnostiadis has become the first Australian woman to join the F1 academy and the Melbourne Ice are the 2025 Women’s Ice Hockey Champions For the key story, we discuss … how Sponsorship deals in women’s sports are outpacing growth in some men…
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Eleanor Doughty: The secret lives of the aristocracy in Britain
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34:41After starting her career writing about student life, Eleanor began to write about Britain's great country houses, and — more importantly — the people who live in them. Over a decade later she has travelled to over 150 of the finest country piles in Britain, interviewing their owners to discover the ups and downs of their lives. Listen to the Count…
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how molly taylor became the first woman to win the australian rally car championship
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40:06Growing up Molly Taylor’s dream was to represent Australia in equestrian at the Olympics. But oh how that all changed when she went to get her drivers' licence at age 16. Her parents encouraged her to do a defensive driving course, and once she got in that car, the rest was history. It was that moment that propelled Molly into motorsport, becoming …
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The Book Show | Robert Crais – The Big Empty
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27:25Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, race to find a terrifying, unidentified killer in "The Big Empty," the 20th Elvis Cole novel. Author Robert Crais delivers Cole and Pike's toughest case yet, testing their loyalty to their clients and themselves.By WAMC
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