The Fate Escape

Sid Morris, Orla Parr
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Two best frenemies discuss people who started from nothing and made themselves into something - good or bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. #5 - Enunciating Orpah

    08/04/2021

    #5 - Enunciating Orpah

    This week, Orla and I talk about the billionaire media mogul, Oprah Winfrey, and her rise from abject poverty and personal strife to being one of the most influentiual popular figures of the past four decades, capturing hearts, swining elections, and absolutely dicking Phil Donahue... Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/an-open-book License code: UTSCQLDCIVWV1RUY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 2m
  2. #4 - Elegant Fitzgerald

    07/19/2021

    #4 - Elegant Fitzgerald

    This week we delve into the life of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. Orphaned at 15, Ella fought just to survive, and yet managed to ride the new wave of music storming America to heights of fame and success beyond her wildest dreams. Join us as Sid forgets about World War 2, Orla rants about Taylor Swift, and we talk about the Queen of Jazz. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/an-open-book License code: UTSCQLDCIVWV1RUY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min
  3. #3 - Only Heumann

    07/12/2021

    #3 - Only Heumann

    Amidst a sea of well-meaning faux pas, we talk about disabled rights activist Judith 'Judy' Heumann, and her lifelong fight against injustice in America and the wider world, as well as talking in a much broader sense about disability itself, and the connotations of the word in society today. Crip Camp, Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81001496 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/an-open-book License code: UTSCQLDCIVWV1RUY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m
  4. #2 - Faraday Transformed

    07/05/2021

    #2 - Faraday Transformed

    From the working classes to the Royal Society, the rise of Michael Faraday was meteoric, and left in its wake sparks that would dazzle a nation, and illuminate growing cracks in both the physics and social hierarchy of time... Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/an-open-book License code: UTSCQLDCIVWV1RUY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
  5. #1 - Ra Ra Rasputin

    06/28/2021

    #1 - Ra Ra Rasputin

    This week we talk about the infamous lover of the Russian queen!! Well, not quite, but with pilgrimages, orgies and murder, there's something for everyone in the life of that debaucherous, hairy 'monk', Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/an-open-book License code: UTSCQLDCIVWV1RUY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 16m
  6. Trailer

    06/22/2021

    Trailer

    Something very close to a trailer. Orla and I talk about what the podcast is, and why we've decided to do it - for about 30 seconds. What follows is a two minute kaleidoscope of clips to give you a taste of the chaos come... Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/an-open-book License code: UTSCQLDCIVWV1RUY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 min

Trailer

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Two best frenemies discuss people who started from nothing and made themselves into something - good or bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Sid Morris, Orla Parr
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sid Morris
  • Show Website
    The Fate Escape