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World of Secrets

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World of Secrets

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Modern Wisdom

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Modern Wisdom

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The Audio Long Read

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The Audio Long Read

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Mary Iddur Iddur

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Mary Iddur Iddur

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Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

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The Secret World of Roald Dahl

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#1061 - Oliver Burkeman - Why You Can’t Stop Your Productivity Addiction

Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author. How does the insecure overachiever evolve? You think success will quiet the doubt, then you hit 30, and it’s still there. More achievement, more stress. So how do you feel proud of what you’ve built without always fearing it’s not enough? Expect to learn if it possible to be the best in the world and relaxed at the same time, how to deal with uncertainty more effectively, the biggest changes insecure overachievers will face as they age, the cost of constantly asking, “Am I living my best possible life?“, how to know when it’s a good time to settle and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ Get up to 20% off the leading longevity and cellular health supplement at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠ Email: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1h 32m
24/04/2025

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MARCO TRAVAGLIO | Nemico pubblico n.1! 🎯

Una delle firme più riconoscibili, “scomode” e affilate del giornalismo italiano. Una voce che divide, accende, fa discutere. Ebbene sì, Marco Travaglio è passato dal BSMT. Editorialista, direttore de Il Fatto Quotidiano, protagonista di storiche inchieste giornalistiche e autore di libri che hanno fatto discutere l’opinione pubblica e infiammato i talk show: Marco Travaglio è uno di quei giornalisti che non si tirano mai indietro. Con il suo stile tagliente, ironico e senza filtri, non lascia mai indifferenti. Al BSMT abbiamo provato a capire davvero cosa significa fare giornalismo oggi in Italia: tra libertà d’espressione, polarizzazione mediatica, fake news e pressione politica. Abbiamo affrontato i temi più caldi dell’attualità, guerre contemporanee, informazione di parte, ruolo dei media, e siamo tornati indietro nel tempo, accanto a Indro Montanelli, fino alle sue battaglie più note e alle critiche, anche feroci, ricevute nel corso degli anni. Una chiacchierata necessaria, che aiuta a leggere meglio la realtà. Dove il Travaglio giornalista lascia spazio anche all’uomo, e alla sua visione di un mestiere sempre più sotto assedio, ma più essenziale che mai. Buona visione! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2 DAYS AGO

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GRUPP MILITARI RIED JGĦABBINA U JOĦODNA MIEGĦU | Rafel Sammut

Rafel huwa chef, intraprenditur u fuq kollox avventurier. Nitkellmu dwar kif għex l-esperjenzi tiegħu ġewwa Beirut u l-Ukrajna fl-eqqel tat-traġedja, x'wasslu biex jiftaħ il-Victory Kitchen f'Malta u fejn jara li sejra l-industrija Maltija tar-ristoranti. Jaqsam miegħi ukoll għalfejn kellu jżerżaq tmin bagalji ikel ġewwa Londra. Ħajr lil: Brown's, ESS, Melita, Maypole, Alberta, Garmin, Welbees, Pata Artisanal, ECabs u BusinessLabs tas-sostenn tagħhom. Segwi l-KAŻIN hawnhekk: https://open.spotify.com/show/1YEgsAQy3wy4ZWSknivz2B?si=pdRn8_EnR2-hshpLpNGZTw

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1h 33m
8 FEB

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#20 ANTOINE DANIEL ET L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN - 10 000 PAS SAISON 4

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8 Feb

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2h 29m
2 DAYS AGO

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All You Need Is Nudge (Update)

When Richard Thaler first published Nudge, the world was just starting to believe in his brand of behavioral economics. In this 2021 episode, we ask: How has nudge theory held up in the face of a global financial meltdown, a pandemic, and other existential crises? SOURCES:Richard Thaler, professor of economics at the University of Chicago. RESOURCES:Nudge: The Final Edition, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein (2021).Sludge: What Stops Us from Getting Things Done and What to Do About It, by Cass Sunstein (2021)."Sludge: Americans Spend 11.4 Billion Hours Filling Out Federal Paperwork," by Cass Sunstein (Big Think, 2021)."Carbon Taxation in Sweden," by Government Offices of Sweden Ministry of Finance (2021)."The Climate Club: How to Fix a Failing Global Effort," by William Nordhaus (Foreign Affairs, 2020)."Organ Donation: Presumed Consent and Focusing on What Matters," by Rebecca Brown (The Journal of Medical Ethics Blog, 2017). EXTRAS:"Sludge," series by Freakonomics Radio (2025).“People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard. (Ep. 340 Rebroadcast),” by Freakonomics Radio (2018). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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57 min
7 HR AGO

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Arthur Smith: I got arrested for breach of the peace and possession of a megaphone

From the bomb sites of post war South London to the stages of the Comedy Store and the studios of Radio 4, Arthur Smith’s life has been driven less by ambition than by curiosity. The son of a Second World War prisoner of war turned police officer, and a grammar school girl who filled the house with books and poetry, Arthur grew up in a home where humour and humanity went hand in hand. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O’Brien sits down with the comedian to trace a journey that begins in Bermondsey and winds its way through the birth of alternative comedy, and the strange alchemy that turned a literature graduate into one of Britain’s most distinctive comic voices. Arthur reflects on discovering the thrill of laughter as a child playing Captain Hook, on being elected head boy, and on why poetry and stand up share more in common than most people realise. They revisit the early days of the Comedy Store, the emergence of a new kind of comedy in the 1980s, and the moment television fame arrived via Grumpy Old Men. Arthur speaks candidly about the seductions of drink, the shock of acute pancreatitis, and how a brush with mortality reshaped his relationship with success. For Arthur, comedy has never been about domination or design, but about delight: finding the precise word, the perfect pause, the unexpected turn. Find out more about Arthur Smith’s upcoming gigs here

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57 min
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George Sand, SEND provision leak, Dr Punam Krishan, Divine Feminine Opera

Children with special education needs and disabilities - known as SEND - in England will have their support reviewed as they move into secondary school, according to leaked government plans. Anita Rani speaks to Catriona Moore, policy manager from IPSEA, and SEND parent and campaigner Rachel Filmer. It's 150 years since the death of George Sand, the pen name of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin who, by the time she was thirty, was one of the most famous writers in the world. Born in 1804, her works became extremely popular in French and in translation, outselling Hugo and Balzac in Britain. She wrote more than 70 novels, countless plays, political essays, and an autobiography as well as launching a literary review, two local newspapers and two national republican political journals. She dressed as a man, smoked cigars, and had what was said at the time to be a promiscuous private life. Her biographer, Fiona Sampson tells her story to Anita. Dr Punam Krishan is a Glasgow based NHS GP and the resident doctor on the BBC’s Morning Live programme. Back in 2024 she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing where she was the first dancer to perform a Bollywood routine. But six months ago, at the age of 42, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and has since gone through treatment. She has recently written about how being a doctor didn’t prepare her for the experience of being a patient. Dr Punam joins Anita to discuss. We hear from the creators of a brand new opera exploring the Divine Feminine, its relevance in the modern world and the enduring archetype of the Goddess across different cultures. Soprano Emma Tring from the BBC Singers, composer Shiva Feshareki and award-winning poet Karen McCarthy Woolf join Anita to discuss their empowering, futuristic opera, which has been commissioned by Radio 3 to celebrate International Women’s Day next month. Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Corinna Jones

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56 min
2 DAYS AGO

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From the archive: ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2022: Idealising the past is nothing new, but there is something peculiarly revealing about the way a certain generation of Facebook users look back fondly on tougher times By Dan Hancox. Read by Dermot Daly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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39 min
3 DAYS AGO

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Searching for life on other planets with astrophysicist Sara Seager

Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist whose research focuses on exoplanets—planets outside our solar system orbiting other stars. In this episode, Adam and Sara investigate the possibility of finding alien lifeforms in other solar systems or even on planets or moons closer to home, and Sara breaks down how scientists detect exoplanets and why this kind of science is so important for advancing discoveries here on Earth. They debate the likelihood of discovering intelligent alien life in our lifetime, and Sara reflects on the unique childhood circumstances that led to her groundbreaking work. Host & Guest Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant | LinkedIn: @adammgrant | Website: https://adamgrant.net/) Sara Seager (Instagram: | Website: https://www.saraseager.com/) ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard. Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/podcasts/rethinking-with-adam-grant-transcripts Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30 min
SEASON 18, EPISODE 7

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The Missing Book | The Walkers Ep7

The Salt Path was the supposed bestseller debut book by Raynor Winn, selling millions worldwide. So when two more sequels came along with increasingly bold claims on reversing a terminal illness, why did the publisher Penguin not question it more? Chloe also goes on the hunt for Raynor Winn’s fourth book…her true debut written years before The Salt Path. Credits: Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou Producer - Matt Russell Artwork - Observer design with acknowledgements to Angela Harding Music supervision - Karla Patella Sound design - Tom Burchell Executive Producer - Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42 min

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