Best Rachel Stringer Podcasts (2025)

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Phillip Vannini - What, Where, and When is Wild? 56:49

3+ y ago56:49

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Phillip Vannini is a professor and ethnographer at Royal Roads School of Communication and Culture. His recent work includes the documentary film Life off Grid, and the book (and documentary film) Inhabited, Wildness and the Vitality of the Land. This recent work centers around concepts of wilderness, wildness, and wild, and how these mean differen…

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Sally Gepp - The Environment in the Eyes of the Law 58:57

3+ y ago58:57

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Sally Gepp is an environmental lawyer and has practises as a barrister sole in New Zealand. She worked for nine years with environmental NGO Forest & Bird specializing in environmental law, and since 2019 has been working in environmental law independently. She has appeared as counsel in a number of high profile cases including in relation to the R…

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Eric Eaton - Field Guide for a Career Entomologist 1:13:55

3+ y ago1:13:55

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Eric R. Eaton is a writer and is author of Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect (Princeton University Press, 2021), and the forthcoming Insectpedia (Princeton University Press, 2022). He is also lead author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007), and co-author of Insects Did It …

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Bram Büscher - Conservation & Capitalism 1:23:38

3+ y ago1:23:38

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Dr. Bram Büscher is Professor and Chair of the Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University and holds visiting positions at the University of Johannesburg and Stellenbosch University. His research looks at the political economy of environment and development, including in the politics of conservation, energy and extraction, ec…

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Rachel Engler-Stringer - Industrial Food and Our Future 1:26:52

4y ago1:26:52

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Dr. Rachel Engler-Stringer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and a researcher with the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit. She is currently the chair of the Saskatoon Food Council, has a doctorate in nutrition and her…

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Chris Todd Pt2 - The Laurentian Collapse and Money for Grad Students. 1:37:52

4y ago1:37:52

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This episode is part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Chris Todd. We discuss the collapse of Laurentian University, graduate student funding and the economics of tertiary education, and the breadth of expectations for academic positions. Check out www.talkingferal.com for more information and extra content!…

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Willow Talk - The Roles We Play 24:29

4y ago24:29

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A short episode where I chat with my dog, Willow, about defining our roles in society with qualifications, finding the time to think in a doctorate of philosophy, and mechanistic conservation.By Paul Boyce

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Chris Todd - Graduating to Department Head at the Birth of Covid 56:20

4y ago56:20

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Chris Todd is a Professor and Head of the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan. He is a plant molecular biologist with a research program focusing on molecular mechanisms driving plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Chris has been with the University of Saskatchewan since 2005 and is …

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Clara Superbie - How do they do it in France? 1:35:58

4y ago1:35:58

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Clara Superbie is a PhD student in the McLoughlin lab in Population Ecology (University of Saskatchewan) where she works on understanding how caribou respond to predation pressure and resource availability in an environment largely dominated by wildfires. Clara grew up in France where she completed an undergrad in Biology at the University Paris-Sa…

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Jessica Hogan - Energy Justice, Comprehensive Exams, and Research Boredom. 1:22:00

4y ago1:22:00

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Jessica Hogan is a PhD student at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Her research focuses primarily on energy justice and what is called distributional justice. She researches how costs and benefits are shared in new energy developments, and specifically aims to investigate how different community benefits may change the experience of the co…

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Michael P. Nelson - The Ethics of Managing Wilderness. Grief, Fatigue, and Fallacy. 1:32:00

4y ago1:32:00

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Michael Paul Nelson is an environmental scholar and professor of environmental ethics and philosophy at Oregon State University. His research and teaching focus is environmental ethics and philosophy including concepts of wilderness, the philosophy of ecology, hunting ethics and theories of environmental education. His work also spans topics in wil…

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Dave Hansford - 1080 Poison and Wildlife Triage. 1:13:45

4y ago1:13:45

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Dave Hansford is a freelance writer, blogger, editor and photographer from New Zealand. He appears regularly in New Zealand Geographic magazine, where he also pens a science column, Life, and blogs regularly at www.nzgeo.com and www.radionz.co.nz/news. We spoke about his 2016 book Protecting Paradise, which investigated the debate, science, and pol…

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Season 2 of Talking Feral is here! 2:08

4y ago2:08

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Talking Feral is back with all of your favorite conversations about science, nature, grad school and conservation. Keep your eyes peeled and your ears diced for hot new episodes.By Paul Boyce

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Kevin Quinn - Athlete, Elite Pacer and Coach 52:22

4y ago52:22

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Keep Running is delighted to be partnering with TRIBE for April. This week Rachel and Armana are joined by the man tasked with the demanding job of pacing the elite women to the Olympic Qualifying time in the recent British Marathon Trials, Kevin Quinn. Kev though, is so much more than a pacer. He is a very, very decent runner in his own right boas…

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Jayne Nisbet - Author and Commonwealth Games athlete 44:09

4y ago44:09

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Keep Running is delighted to be partnering with TRIBE for the next four episodes. This week Rachel and Armana are joined by former elite High Jumper turned Marathon Runner and Author, Jayne Nisbet. Jayne talks to the girls about her career as an elite high jumper and her transition into running and distance events. She talks openly about her strugg…

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Becky Lyne - Former Elite 800m runner turned business woman 47:05

4y ago47:05

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Keep Running is delighted to be partnering with TRIBE for the next four episodes. This week Rachel and Armana are joined by former elite middle distance runner Becky Lyne.During her international career Becky ran 1:58.20 for the 800m, a time which ranks her 6th on the British all time list. Injury put a premature end to Becky's international athlet…

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Charlotte Regan - The post-doc transition and an academic trajectory 1:01:46

4y ago1:01:46

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Dr. Charlotte Regan is an evolutionary ecologist currently researching great tits at the University of Oxford and recently studied life history and movement characteristics of the Sable Island feral horses. We spoke about the challenges of pursuing research positions around the planet and diversifying your training, about establishing research labs…

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Emma Kirk Odunubi - Running shoe specialist 45:05

4y ago45:05

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This week Rachel and Armana are joined by footwear specialist Emma Kirk Odunubi. Emma is a self proclaimed 'shoe gait geek' and talks in detail about how to go about finding the right running shoe that suits you during lockdown. She also answers many of the questions Rachel, Armana and many of you probably have about your running trainers, from 'wh…

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Kerstin Johannesson - Science and marine snails, it's all passion. 1:00:12

4y ago1:00:12

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Dr. Kerstin Johannesson is a Professor of Marine Ecology and the Director of the Tjärnö Marine Laboratory at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. We spoke about her work studying speciation and evolution in marine ecosystems, and how our view and understanding of these processes influences conservation, for better and for worse. We also spoke ab…

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Michael Timbs - Timbsy 42:39

4y ago42:39

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This week Rachel and Armana speak to Sports Television Presenter, Youtuber, Influencer and of course Runner...Michael Timbs (Timbsy). Timbsy has interviewed some of the World's top footballers from the likes of Neymar and Mesut Ozil through to the legend, Zinedine Zidane, you may have seen him presenting on the BBC's Match of The Day spin off show,…

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Matt Krna - Grass, grass everywhere and not a bite to eat. 1:04:52

4y ago1:04:52

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Dr. Matt Krna completed his PhD in NZ investigating carbon cycling in tussock grasslands and now works in private industry researching foliar fertilizers. We spoke about our time together working at his field sites in New Zealand, about Matt's MSc research in Antarctica, and about learning to step down of soap boxes to try and keep a few friends.…

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Branden Neufeld - Family hunting and fighting families 1:19:54

4+ y ago1:19:54

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Branden Neufeld is masters student studying woodland caribou and their interaction with predators and productivity in Saskatchewan. Branden originally trained in the arts with a BA in English, teaching for several years before deciding to head back to school to train as a biologist. We also talked about the challenges of raising two young daughters…

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Nick Goolab - Elite middle distance runner 52:28

4+ y ago52:28

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This week on the ‘Keep Running’ Podcast Rachel and Armana are joined by the elite level athlete Nick Goolab. Nick is the former British 5k road record holder (13:27) who beat the mark set by Sir Mo Farah, in a race in Monaco in 2020. Nick speaks to the girls about nearly quitting the sport on many occasion due to self-doubt and how working with a l…

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Julie Robillard - Neuroscience careers and robots in your home 59:39

4+ y ago59:39

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Dr. Julie Robillard is Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of British Columbia and Scientist in Patient Experience at BC Children's & Women's Hospitals. She leads the Neuroscience, Engagement and Smart Tech (NEST) lab and her research focuses on the development and evaluation of technologies to support brain health across the lifespa…

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Lydia O'Donnell - Elite Athlete and Coach 57:55

4+ y ago57:55

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Today Rachel and Armana have their first guest from New Zealand, elite athlete and coach, Lydia O’Donnell. This female has donned the national silver fern kit on several occasions but her route to the top was far from simple. A brief stint in America which turned out wasn’t for her and trying to juggle a career and become a full-time athlete left h…

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Jake Hennig - Studying horses and the days before the defense 1:22:30

4+ y ago1:22:30

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Jake Hennig is a PhD candidate at the University of Wyoming where he studies feral horse movements, habitat selection, and their interactions with co-occuring flora and fauna. We spoke about the history and complicated politics of feral horse management in the US, how the population continues to grow through a lack of legal management options, and …

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Ryan Brook - Feral pigs on the prairie and growing up farm 2:04:10

4+ y ago2:04:10

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Dr. Ryan Brook is an associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the man on point for feral pig research in Canada, though studies a number of different species including elk, polar bears, caribou and wolves. We spoke about management and research of feral pigs in Canada, parallels and…

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Willow Talk Ep 2 19:31

4+ y ago19:31

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An episode from the Patreon archives where I complain to my long-suffering dog and therapist, Willow.By Paul Boyce

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Ally Menzies - Journey to the end of a PhD. The transformation and pivot. 1:27:17

4+ y ago1:27:17

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Dr. Ally Menzies recently defended her PhD at McGill University in Montreal. She studied how boreal mammals behaviorally and physiologically respond to variation in their environment. We spoke about how it feels to have finished her degree, where she sees her career going now that she is finished, and how we might better prepare students and train …

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Jevi Majid - Trailblazer 39:06

4+ y ago39:06

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On this week’s #KeepRunningPod Rachel and Armana are joined by Jevi Majid who has made it her mission to inspire more minority ethnic women to run and to be a role model helping to bring diversity to running. This trail blazer recently became the first minority woman on the cover of Runners World in Norway and is leading the way for change in our s…

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Andrea Wishart Pt 2 - A focus on the non-academic in academia 1:02:33

4+ y ago1:02:33

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Andrea Wishart is a Ph.D student in biology at the University of Saskatchewan. Her research looks at red squirrel life history and caching behavior in the Yukon. In this two part episode we spoke about trying to be effective educators teaching remotely and while in grad school, about the ongoing inequalities in academia and how these manifest in fi…

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Andrea Wishart Pt 1 - Academic inequality and field work disparities 1:34:03

4+ y ago1:34:03

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Andrea Wishart is a Ph.D student in biology at the University of Saskatchewan. Her research looks at red squirrel life history and caching behavior in the Yukon. In this two part episode we spoke about trying to be effective educators teaching remotely and while in grad school, about the ongoing inequalities in academia and how these manifest in fi…

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Joel Campbell - Rooftop gardens and a travelling education 1:18:20

4+ y ago1:18:20

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Joel is a urban/rooftop gardener, traveler extraordinaire, all around good guy and a close friend. We talk about choosing university over working after high school, travelling when your young and fighting the pressure to take on university debt, and feeding ourselves and a growing population.By Paul Boyce

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Wayne Linklater - A love for horses and ethics of Predator-Free 2050 1:27:16

4+ y ago1:27:16

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Dr. Wayne Linklater is the Chair and Professor of the Department of Environmental Studies at California State University. Wayne completed his Ph.D studying the Kaimanawa feral horses in New Zealand after completing a masters degree in freshwater science. We discuss how we ended up following a remarkably similar path in our academic careers, conserv…

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Max Willcocks 44:40

4+ y ago44:40

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On the Keep Running Podcast this week we have Max Willcocks who is both a creator and a creative. He is an Adventurer, Influencer, Content Creator and Storyteller. If you’re in the Running and Adventure space then there is a big chance you will have seen some of his work without even knowing it. Or maybe you remember him as that guy who ran on a tr…

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Ashley Fraser - My_London_Maraton 47:32

4+ y ago47:32

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Kicking off series 2 Rachel and Armana chat Ashley Fraser, My_marathon_journey on Instagram. She is such a breath of fresh air in how she approaches her running and lives by the mantra ‘you only live once’. Since starting her running journey in 2017 when she got accepted to run the London Marathon Ashley has progressed to being a true believer in r…

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Marnie Prickett - How to change environmental policy 1:21:01

4+ y ago1:21:01

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Marnie Prickett is a freshwater policy campaigner and advocate from New Zealand. She headed the influential Choose Clean Water campaign which brought awareness around freshwater issues and failing policy to the height of public awareness. She continues to fight for meaningful and effective freshwater policy in New Zealand, and shares her thoughts o…

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Doug Clark - Conservation social science and research responsibility 1:15:14

4+ y ago1:15:14

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Dr. Doug Clark is an associate professor from the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan. His research His research has focused on conservation social science in the Canadian North, working with polar bears, bowhead whales, and many other arctic species. His early research and grad school experiences highlighted …

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Erick Lundgren - A fascination with the feral 53:09

4+ y ago53:09

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Erick Lundgren is an Arizona-based PhD candidate from the University of Technology, Sydney. His PhD research focuses on wild burros/feral ass in Death Valley, and their interaction with mountain lions. Erick's research, both current and past, has led him through the quagmire of feral species research, and the inherent contradictions in conservation…

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Melanie Boudreau - Post-doc bears and conservation controversy 1:06:36

4+ y ago1:06:36

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Dr. Melanie Boudreau is US based post-doctoral researcher from Canada. She completed her PhD research on snowshoe hares in the Yukon, Canada, and now her main research focus is on black bear conservation in the south-eastern US, working out of Mississippi state. We spoke today about many different aspects of research and grad school, and the ongoin…

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Mike Joy - NZ's freshwater woes and political gaslighting 1:18:22

4+ y ago1:18:22

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Dr. Mike Joy is a freshwater ecologist and advocate from New Zealand, and senior research fellow in the School of Government at the University of Victoria, Wellington. His research relates to freshwater fish populations, and water quality and quantity, particularly in response to land use changes and the impacts of industrial dairy farming, and mor…

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Jonaki Bhattacharyya - A trek through the interior. British Columbia and a PhD 1:49:31

4+ y ago1:49:31

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Dr. Jonaki Bhattacharyya is an ethnoecologist and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Her PhD research focused on feral horses in the Tsilhqot'in area and now she works with people from diverse cultures, and focuses on how they relate to animals, plants, lands, and waters where they live. She does applied co…

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Talking Feral is here! 1:01

4+ y ago1:01

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Introducing Talking Feral! A podcast with your host Paul Boyce, a PhD student and biologist where I discuss with my guests conservation and nature, grad school and academia, science, policy and everything else. Give an episode a listen and if you like it subscribe!By Paul

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Dickie Day: Multi Camera Studio Director 50:47

4+ y ago50:47

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Multi camera studio director Dickie discusses directing football across the globe, living and working in the US and being in Istanbul on that unforgettable night.By Matt Bright

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Dawn Buckland: Musical Theatre Actor, Choreographer & Director 1:05:15

4+ y ago1:05:15

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Dawn chats about her life on stage, about turning her performance from the Mamma Mia stage to the Big Screen and all about the current state and future of the theatre world.By Matt Bright

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Mark Hatcher & Dan Gaskin: Esports Hosts & Commentators 59:47

4+ y ago59:47

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Esports Hosts & Commentators Mark & Dan who have been there from the beginning in growth of the sport, give us an insight into the world of Esports. How they both started and how the industry has come a long long way from local meet up's, to multi-million pound prize pots.By Matt Bright

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Kiff McManus: Location Sound Supervisor 38:54

4+ y ago38:54

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Bafta award winning Sound Supervisor & Recordist Kiff talks about travelling all around the world and how he prepares to take on new and extreme challenges.By Matt Bright

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Rachel Stringer: Sports Presenter & Reporter 52:57

4+ y ago52:57

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Sports presenter and reporter Rachel talks about working across a wide range of sports from Super-bikes to Snooker and how she made the transition from Runner to Reporter.By Matt Bright

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Dionne Bromfield: Producer / Director & Edit Producer 56:02

4+ y ago56:02

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Producer / Director Dionne chats about travelling the world as part of a crew and on her own filming in some of the most extreme and remote locations.By Matt Bright