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Is it possible to review a favourite book in 2 minutes - and give tips on teaching in 4 minutes? Absolutely! Join me, for laughs and learning as we sail the ocean of great books and wander the many worlds of teaching.

  1. 02/14/2025

    Learning Corner: Empathy and Professionals - Can empathy be learned/trained/taught?

    This episode poses the question: Can professionals learn empathy - can empathy even be taught, and if so - how? The episode delves into empathy in a professional context and how educators can make empathy an integral part of the skills being learned on a course for professionals.

    7 min

  2. 05/03/2024

    QUIZ TIME! 6 Questions based on the books by JANE AUSTEN

    Names, locations, genres, actors, and heroines!  Do you know the answers to these 6 questions which are all based on the brilliantly written and eternally compelling novels of Jane Austen.   Interested in my articles about communication and learning? Here is my new blog at www.novelglimpse.com

    11 min

  3. 05/02/2024

    In Memoriam: Re-upload of Dissolution by CJ Sansom

    One of my absolute favourite authors, CJ Sansom, recently passed away after a long illness. In commemoration of his talent and successful literary career, I am uploading an earlier podcast on one of his works. CJ Sansom's literary depiction of the  unsettled times that followed Henry VIII's break with Rome in 1534, is a brilliant, brooding, and surprising work. Tudor England springs to life as we follow the fleeting triumphs and devastating losses of those unwittingly caught up in the DISSOLUTION of the English monasteries. The main character, lawyer and investigator, Matthew Shardlake, is one such person - and he is a protagonist, you will remember long after you have turned the last pages!

    4 min

  4. 04/18/2024

    Love to read: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie

    Back again after a longer break! A restless 4th son of a vicar stumbles across a dying man, whose last words are a question which sets of a series of thrilling adventures - and a deadly game of cat and mouse.   Interested in ancient, medieval, and early modern history? Consider listening to my other podcast as well: Restless Times in History

    10 min

  5. 12/27/2023

    QUICK QUIZ! Book to TV adaptations of Crime and Mystery novels

    6 questions taken from 6 well known crime and mystery novels, which have all been adapted to tv  -Famous motives - Famous locations - Famous names from mystery and crime Questions and answers in one podcast.

    8 min

  6. 12/13/2023

    CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUIZ! Famous characters, lines, and plots

    6 questions about 6 classical books -Famous characters - Famous locations - Famous lines from well known books Questions and answers in one podcast.

    7 min

  7. 11/28/2023

    Love to read: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (improved sound)

    A re-uploaded review  with improved sound - talking and gushing about this compelling tale of love found, love given, and lives lost during the French Revolution.

    6 min

  8. 11/15/2023

    Love to read: Perfume by Patrick Süskind

    A disturbingly brilliant story of obsession and the pursuit of the elusive.   Interested in history? Consider listening to my other podcast as well: Restless Times in History

    8 min
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