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-1 j · Bonus

The music that made Dolly Parton a global icon

It was 1967, and country musician Porter Wagoner was introducing a guest on his weekly TV show. The camera cuts to a woman with big, blonde beehive, wearing a magenta mini dress with the same shade of lipstick to match. It was in that moment a star was born. Her name was Dolly Parton. In the following decades after that performance, Parton went on to become the “Queen of Country”. In this week's bonus episode of The Conversation Weekly, musicologist and Professor of Music at Hamilton College Lydia Hamessley explains the music that made Dolly Parton a global superstar. If you're after more stories about the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, read them here. This episode was written by Gemma Ware. Isabella Podwinski was the executive producer. Sound mixing is by Eloise Stevens and our theme music is by Neeta Sarl. Ashlynne McGhee is our Head of Editorial Innovation and Misha Ketchell and Stephen Khan are our editors in chief. You can sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation. If you like the show, please consider donating to The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation.
-5 j

How Ukraine is bringing the war home to Russia

In recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have targeted large warehouses across Russia, destroying millions of dollars of merchandise stored inside them. These warehouses and logistics hubs belong to Wildberries, the Russian equivalent to Amazon. They're also taking aim at Ozon, Russia's second largest online retailer too. Ukraine says it’s targeting these companies because they’ve been providing supplies to soldiers on the front line. But as the war drags on well into its fourth year, is there anything that could put pressure on Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine? Read more from Matthew Sussex here. This episode was written and produced by Isabella Podwinski and Justin Bergman. Sound mixing is by Lloyd Barrett and our theme music is by Neeta Sarl. Ashlynne McGhee is our Head of Editorial Innovation and Misha Ketchell and Stephen Khan are our editors in chief. You can sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation. If you like the show, please consider donating to The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation. Mentioned in this episode: The Making of an Autocrat Search "The Conversation Weekly" for our new series: The Making of an Autocrat. Is America watching its democracy unravel in real time? In The Making of an Autocrat from The Conversation, six of the world’s pre-eminant scholars reveal the recipe for authoritarian rule. From capturing a party, to controlling the military, Donald Trump is borrowing from the playbook of strongmen thoughout history. This is the story of how democracies falter — and what might happen next.
10 mars

What is period scooping? And other menstrual hacks you should think twice about

Period scooping sounds like something you would only hear in a biology lab, not while doom-scrolling TikTok. Yet earlier this year, videos claiming you can “scoop out” your period to avoid the mess and shorten the whole thing racked up millions of views. In this episode, we hear from Sally King, a visiting fellow at King’s College London, about why you can't shorten your period, and why you need to be careful about upsetting the pH balance of your body. She also gives us her perspective as a menstrual physiologist on other period hacks, including menstrual blood face masks, and drinks that some influencers say can shorten your period. Strange Health is a podcast from The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation. If you've got a question about a viral trend or video you've seen and you'd like us to delve into the science behind it in a future episode, please email us at strangehealth@theconversation.com. Full credits for this episode available here. If you like the show, please consider donating to support our work. You can sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation here. If you've got a questeion Hosts: Katie Edwards from The Conversation and Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol Executive Producer: Gemma Ware Editing and mixing: Anouk Millet Artwork: Alice Mason Menstrual health literacy is alarmingly low – what you don’t know can harm youWould you put period blood on your face? What science says about ‘menstrual masking’Your vagina cleans itself: why vagina cleaning fads are unnecessary and harmful
12/04/2023

Theory of everything: do we really need one?

The quest for a theory of everything – explaining all the forces and particles in the universe – is arguably the holy grail of physics. While each of our main theories of physics works extraordinarily well, they also clash with each other. But do we really need a theory of everything? And are we anywhere near achieving one? Featuring Vlatko Vedral, a professor of physics at the University of Oxford and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, an assistant professor in physics and astronomy and core faculty in women's and gender studies at the University Of New Hampshire. This episode is presented by Miriam Frankel and produced by Hannah Fisher. Executive producers are Jo Adetunji and Gemma Ware. Social media and platform production by Alice Mason, sound design by Eloise Stevens and music by Neeta Sarl. A transcript is available here. Sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation. Further reading: The standard model of particle physics may be broken – an expert explains
6 août

The soviet origins of shadow libraries

Balázs Bödö's first interaction with a shadow library was when, as a young professor at university in Budapest, he was faced with a dilemma: what should he teach his students? "Do I condemn my students to a second rate education and a second rate degree in the European Union? Or do I pirate the books and give them the education that they deserve?" This episode was written and produced by Gemma Ware and Mend Mariwany. Sound mixing is by Michelle Macklem and our theme music is by Neeta Sarl. Ashlynne McGhee is our Head of Editorial Innovation and Misha Ketchell and Stephen Khan are our editors in chief. You can sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation. If you like the show, please consider donating to The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation. Mentioned in this episode: The Making of an Autocrat Search "The Conversation Weekly" for our new series: The Making of an Autocrat. Is America watching its democracy unravel in real time? In The Making of an Autocrat from The Conversation, six of the world’s pre-eminant scholars reveal the recipe for authoritarian rule. From capturing a party, to controlling the military, Donald Trump is borrowing from the playbook of strongmen thoughout history. This is the story of how democracies falter — and what might happen next.
24 févr.

What your body odour says about you

Body odour has a reputation problem. It is often treated as a hygiene failure or a social offence. In reality, it is biology at work, plus a big helping of culture. And yet people online are trying chlorophyll shots to make their BO smell better. Hosts Katie Edwards and Dan Baumgardt discuss what evidence there is behind this, plus some of the health conditions that can affect body odour. And we talk to Mats Olsson, a professor of experimental psychology at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, who studies how humans perceive body odour. Strange Health is a podcast from The Conversation is an independent, not-for-profit news organisation. Full credits for this episode available here. If you like the show, please consider donating to support our work. You can sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation here. Hosts: Katie Edwards from The Conversation and Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol Executive Producer: Gemma Ware Editing and mixing: Anouk Millet Artwork: Alice Mason
20 août

How Timor-Leste is fighting back against Asia’s scamming gangs

🔁 Rerun: originally published 12/12/25. We're revisiting this episode as we take a quick break but we'll be back next week with a new instalment of The Conversation Weekly. Oecusse, a rugged, remote district of Timor-Leste in south-east Asia, is usually a pretty sleepy place. But in August, Oecusse was rocked by a large police raid on a suspected scam centre, later linked by a UN report to organised crime networks running scamming operations across south-east Asia. And then in early September, a Facebook post by one of Timor-Leste’s highest political officials made some explosive allegations about a murky criminal underworld trying to get a foothold in the country. In this episode, we speak to Michael Rose, an anthropologist and adjunct lecturer at the University of Adelaide who has lived and worked in Timor-Leste, about how Asia’s scamming gangs set their sights on Timor-Leste as their next frontier – and the movement to keep them out. This episode was written and produced by Katie Flood and Gemma Ware with assistance from Mend Mariwany. Mixing by Michelle Macklem and theme music by Neeta Sarl. Gemma Ware is the executive producer. Read the full credits for this episode and sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation. If you like the show, please consider donating to The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation.
15/12/2022

Défis climatiques : Trouver de nouvelles boussoles économiques pour permettre le changement

Dans ce nouvel épisode, on s’intéresse aux enjeux économiques et à leur rôle dans la crise climatique. Notre obsession pour la croissance est-elle responsable de la crise climatique et plus généralement des dérèglements environnementaux ? Sur quels nouveaux indicateurs économiques s’appuyer pour assurer la survie de la biosphère ? Après la pandémie de Covid, pourquoi mettre la question de la santé et du bien-être au cœur de ces enjeux est devenu incontournable pour envisager l’avenir ? Autant de questions que nous abordons avec Éloi Laurent, enseignant à Sciences Po et à l’Université de Stanford, économiste senior à l’Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques. Ses travaux portent sur les questions de bien-être et de soutenabilité environnementale. On peut trouver ses deux derniers ouvrages, Sortir de la croissance, Et si la santé guidait le monde ? en édition de poche. Credits, conception et animation, Françoise Mamouyet & Jennifer Gallé. Réalisation, Romain Pollet. Chargé de production, Rayane Meguenni. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
10/03/2022

Muriel et Saïdou

En 2016 environ 9 000 enfants vivaient dans les rues au Burkina Faso, en particulier dans les deux grandes villes du pays, Ouagadougou et Bobo Dioulasso. Ces enfants, livrés à eux mêmes et débrouillards portent un nom: les «bakoroman». Comme l'explique l'anthropologue Muriel Champy, les bakoroman «s’insèrent dans différentes niches de l’économie urbaine et assurent leur survie au quotidien par le vol, la mendicité et les petits boulots.» En grandissant quelques uns viennent à leur tour en aide à d'autres enfants. C'est le cas de Saïdou. Ce jeune homme a marqué la vie et les recherches de Muriel Champy. Références sonores Bara & Assif, FESTI 40 music festival, Free Music Archive Burkina Faso Sounds by Rubén Durán Rebato Tiken jah fakoly, Les Audits Sanza Koné, enregistrement de Charles Duvelle, 1960, archives du CREM-CNRS Kôrô Joe, Ismael Isaac Snake in the Eagles Shadow, de Yuen Woo-ping avec Jackie Chan Jeunesse Wilia, Abdoulaye Cisse Crédits Jingle : Boginoo duu : voix chantée, vièle à deux cordes [enregistrement sonore] / Hamayon, Roberte (collectrice), Mongolie, environs de Ulan Bator, population Khalkha, 1973. Remerciements : Roberte Hamayon.Consultation publique en ligne sur le site du CREM. Provenance : Archives sonores CNRS/Musée de l’Homme gérées par le Centre de Recherche en Ethnomusicologie (LESC UMR 7186, CNRS/Université Paris Nanterre) avec le soutien du ministère de la Culture et de la Communication «Secrets de terrain» est un podcast conçu et animé par Clea Chakraverty, réalisé et monté par Vanessa Tubiana-Brun (CNRS-Nanterre/MSH Mondes). Il est produit par The Conversation France et la revue d’anthropologie et de sciences sociales Terrain. L’illustration «Secrets de terrain» a été gracieusement accordée par le dessinateur Adrià Fruitos Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
13 août

Loonies and bins: Britain's long love affair with novelty politics

It's pretty grim when your main political opponent is a man with a bin for a head. That's the situation that's faced Nigel Farage in the Clacton byelection in the UK. Count Binface has pledged to nationalise the singer Adele, cap the price of ice creams and build at least one affordable house. It might sound surreal, but the count isn’t the first satirical candidate in election history. Historian Richard Toye argues we should take them seriously. You can read his analysis on our website. This episode was written and produced by Isabella Podwinski, Justin Bergman and Ashlynne McGhee. Sound mixing is by Michelle Macklem and our theme music is by Neeta Sarl. Ashlynne McGhee is our Head of Editorial Innovation and Misha Ketchell and Stephen Khan are our editors in chief. You can sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation. If you like the show, please consider donating to The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation.

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