Best Alice And Oscar Podcasts (2025)

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ADAM MOSS - Fmr. Editor of New York Magazine, Author, Artist on Creativity as a Process - Highlights 14:23

3h ago14:23

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“When I was working at the Times and the Times Magazine, on one Tuesday morning, the towers fell. September 11, 2001. The magazine had a 10-day lead time, so it was a weekly that was essentially 10 days old by the time it came out. We came to work and realized the world had changed, and the entire process, the magazine had been made for over a hund…

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ADAM MOSS - Fmr. Editor of New York Magazine, Author, Artist on Creativity as a Process - Highlights 14:23

6h ago14:23

14:23

“When I was working at the Times and the Times Magazine, on one Tuesday morning, the towers fell. September 11, 2001. The magazine had a 10-day lead time, so it was a weekly that was essentially 10 days old by the time it came out. We came to work and realized the world had changed, and the entire process, the magazine had been made for over a hund…

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S5 Episode 21: The Podcast Corner with Candida Javaid 37:01

2d ago37:01

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Claire Pedrick is talking to Candida Javaid today about her passion for podcasts. They explore how listening has shaped Candida's coaching style, the addictive nature of podcasts, and how useful it is to curate a personal ecosystem to learn through audio content. Here are Candida’s recommendations: The Coaching Inn - Hosted by Claire Pedrick Coachi…

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Will the Supreme Court Yield to Donald Trump? 27:55

3d ago27:55

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Ruth Marcus resigned from the Washington Post after its C.E.O. killed an editorial she wrote that was critical of the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos. She ended up publishing the column in The New Yorker, and soon after she published another piece for the magazine asking “Has Trump’s Legal Strategy Backfired?” “Trump’s legal strategy has been backfiring,…

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On Postactivism, Justice & Decolonization with BAYO AKOMOLAFE - Highlights 10:13

3d ago10:13

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“So, post-activism is not ‘post-activism’ in the sense of being after activism. It is not supposed to be a through line to results or resolutions or solutions.” Dr. Bayo Akomolafe is a philosopher, psychologist, writer, public intellectual, and the founder of the Emergence Network. His work, which he names post-activism, marks an earth-wide effort …

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The Future of Activism: When Solutions Become Problems w/ BAYO AKOMOLAFE 41:30

3d ago41:30

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“I learn more than anything else from my children. My son, he's seven, he's autistic, and I call him my prophet for a reason. He teaches me to meet myself in ways that are usually very stunning. I can get information from other people; I can read a book here and there, but it's very rare to come across such an embodiment of grace, possibility, and …

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S5 Episode 20: Changing Your Life Narrative with Coaching with Koralia Timotheou 29:39

5d ago29:39

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Today Claire Pedrick is talking to Koralia Timotheou about her journey from a corporate career to coaching, the importance of storytelling in shaping our lives, and the concepts outlined in her book 'Restore, Restory, Restart'. They discuss the differences between coaching and therapy, the significance of understanding our true selves, and how to a…

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KATIE KITAMURA on Language, Identity & the Search for Agency - Highlights 10:04

6d ago10:04

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“This novel is the third in what I see as a little set of books that all feature unnamed female protagonists who have experienced varying degrees of passivity and agency in their lives. They're all women who speak the words of other people.” Katie Kitamura is the author five novels, most recently Audition and Intimacies, which was named one of the …

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Art, Performance & the Illusion of Agency - KATIE KITAMURA on her new novel AUDITION 32:31

6d ago32:31

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“I'm really interested in the formal aspect of characters who are channeling language, who are speaking the words of other people, and in characters who are aware of how little agency they actually have, who have passivity forced upon them, who perhaps even embrace their passivity to a certain extent but eventually seek out where they can enact the…

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The Writer Katie Kitamura on Autonomy, Interpretation, and “Audition” 18:16

6d ago18:16

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Katie Kitamura’s fifth novel is “Audition,” and it focusses on a middle-aged actress and her ambiguous relationship with a much younger man. Kitamura tells the critic Jennifer Wilson that she thought for a long time about an actress as protagonist, as a way to highlight the roles women play, and to provoke questions about agency. “I teach creative …

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Finding and choosing homebirth as a first time mum & breastfeeding challenges (severe tongue tie) || Meg's birth of Dylan at home (New South Wales) 1:38:38

7d ago1:38:38

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This is episode 65 and it’s shared by Meg in NSW who shares her experience being a first time mum who chose to have a homebirth. She shares her journey to finding homebirth, her pregnancy journey, the birth of her baby girl Dylan & then her post partum experience including post partum hameomorrahe and breastfeeding difficulties influenced by a seve…

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JARON LANIER on Tech, Music, Creativity & Who Owns the Future - Highlights 13:29

10d ago13:29

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“What I meant when I said there is no AI is that I don't think we serve ourselves well when we put our own technology up as if it were a new God that we created. I think we confuse ourselves too easily. This goes back to Alan Turing, the main founder of computer science, who had this idea of the Turing test. In the test, you can't tell whether the …

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Why the Tech Giant Nvidia May Own the Future. Plus, Joshua Rothman on Taking A.I Seriously 31:44

10d ago31:44

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The microchip maker Nvidia is a Silicon Valley colossus. After years as a runner-up to Intel and Qualcomm, Nvidia has all but cornered the market on the parallel processors essential for artificial-intelligence programs like ChatGPT. “Nvidia was there at the beginning of A.I.,” the tech journalist Stephen Witt tells David Remnick. “They really kind…

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AI, Virtual Reality & Dawn of the New Everything w/ JARON LANIER, Father of VR, Musician, Author 49:13

10d ago49:13

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“AI is obviously the dominant topic in tech lately, and I think occasionally there's AI that's nonsense, and occasionally there's AI that's great. I love finding new proteins for medicine and so on. I don't think we serve ourselves well when we put our own technology up as if it were a new God that we created. I think we're really getting a little …

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S5 Episode 19: Navigating Midlife - Growth Beyond Crisis with Helen Kewell 37:21

12d ago37:21

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This week, Claire Pedrick speaks with Helen Kewell about her book 'Midlife: Stories of Crisis and Growth from the Counselling Room.' They explore the complexities of midlife, including the intersection of aging and personal growth, the impact of menopause, and the societal perceptions of aging. Helen shares insights from her counseling practice, em…

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Hoax Memoir Spectacular! 1:27:30

12d ago1:27:30

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This week, flim flam correspondent and certified April Fool Chelsey Weber-Smith is here to talk about a fistful of fake memoirs, featuring girls raised by wolves; the chicken pox of James Frey; what poetry can give us that memoir can't; and Eugene, Oregon (twice!). Read more about it here: The Smoking Gun's "A Million Little Lies" https://www.thesm…

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How Political Attack Ads are Changing and the Emojis in Netflix's 'Adolescence' - Feat. Hannah Murray 39:47

12d ago39:47

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This week's special guest is Hannah Murray - founder of Bush Chooks Media and horse sports lover. She's a photographer, videographer and reporter, living on a mixed farm in Blackville, NSW. Hannah describes herself "as having a few tabs open" - she always has a few projects on the go! This week we dive into? Is it possible to have an election witho…

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Elaine Pagels on the Mysteries of Jesus 26:17

14d ago26:17

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Thirty years ago, David Remnick published “The Devil Problem,” a profile of the religion professor Elaine Pagels—a scholar of early Christianity who had also, improbably, become a best-selling author. Pagels’s 1979 book, “The Gnostic Gospels,” was scholarly and rigorous, but also accessible and widely read. She changed how a lot of people thought a…

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Why is there so much conflict over people, land and resources? AUDREA LIM - Highlights 11:37

16d ago11:37

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“When I first started writing this book, it really foregrounded the problems within our land ownership system, which treats land as a commodity. The way we talk about land and issues like racial and food justice reflects this. We tend to focus on the problems, attaching big concepts to them, such as racial justice or environmental justice. I realiz…

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Can Deliberation Cure the Ills of Democracy? JAMES FISHKIN - Highlights 14:02

17d ago14:02

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“The three ills of democracy that I propose to address with this method, which we've perfected over the last several decades. Democracy is supposed to make some connection with the "will of the people." But how can we estimate the will of the people when everyone is trying to manipulate it?” James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in Interna…

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Senator Chris Murphy: “This Is How Democracy Dies—Everybody Just Gets Scared” 24:23

17d ago24:23

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With congressional Republicans unwilling to put any checks on an Administration breaking norms and issuing illegal orders, the focus has shifted to the Democratic opposition—or the lack thereof. Democrats like Chris Murphy, the junior senator from Connecticut, have vehemently disagreed with party leaders’ reversion to business as usual. Murphy oppo…

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Free the Land: How We Can Fight Poverty & Climate Chaos with AUDREA LIM 50:10

17d ago50:10

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Why is there so much conflict over people, land, and resources? How can we rethink capitalism and land ownership to create a fairer, more equitable society? Audrea Lim is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer and journalist whose work focuses on land, energy, and the environment. Her writing has appeared in TheNew Yorker, Harper’s, Rolling Stone, the N…

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Your Joy and Resilience Stories 23:46

19d ago23:46

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At the end of our last episode, we asked you to call in and tell us what has been bringing you joy, connecting you to your community, and where you’ve been finding hope in these last few months. These are some of the responses we wanted to share in hopes that we can all find new ways to survive this world together. Thank you to all who sent us mess…

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S5 Episode 18: Beyond Belief: The Art of Confident Centred Coaching with Mike Porteous 39:06

19d ago39:06

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In this engaging conversation, Claire Pedrick and Mike Porteous delve into the transformative world of confidence-centered coaching. Mike shares his inspiring journey from sports coaching to a philosophy that prioritises belief, inner growth, and the ambitions of each individual. Discover how this approach redefines success and empowers people to a…

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Why do Aussies still love MAFs? And "woke" Snow White flops - feat. Shanna Whan. 42:49

19d ago42:49

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Our special guest is Shanna Whan AM, the founder of Sober in the Country, dog-lover and hilarious country gal. 1. AI "Fat" Filter is trending on Tik Tok. Is it just silly... or dangerous? It can seem innocent enough.. we've all played around with filters, that make our face look weird or look like a unicorn ...and had a laugh. But there's a trend o…

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A West Bank Family on the Verge of Annexation 21:57

21d ago21:57

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The far right in Israel has long dreamed of settling all of the West Bank, and Gaza, too—annexing the territories to create the land they refer to as Greater Israel. The Trump Administration might not object: Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for Ambassador to the United Nations, has agreed that Israel has a “biblical right” to the West Bank. “I think I…

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2 homebirths - homebirth after 42 weeks, ECV for breech baby, the power of positive birth, accidental freebirth || Amber's birth of Delilah (2022) & Bette (2024) at home (Victoria) 1:13:48

22d ago1:13:48

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Episode 64 is shared by Amber who is a mum to two homebirth babies. Today she shares the fantastic story of the birth of Delilah at 42 + 5 weeks at home, and then the birth of Bette, who was a planned homebirth with midwives, but ended up being an accidental freebirth at home as the midwives didn’t make it in time! We also chat about family centred…

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Kaitlan Collins Is Not “Nasty”; She’s Just Doing Her Job 28:48

24d ago28:48

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Kaitlan Collins was only a couple years out of college when she became a White House correspondent for Tucker Carlson’s the Daily Caller. Collins stayed in the White House when she went over to CNN during Donald Trump’s first term, and she returned for his second. Trump has made his disdain for CNN clear—and he’s not a big fan of Collins, either. A…

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What is Deliberative Democracy & How Can it Serve Society? w/ JAMES S. FISHKIN 49:08

25d ago49:08

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“Deliberative democracy is itself, when properly done, a kind of democracy that can speak to the interests of a community. And we need that all over the world.” James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University where he is Professor of Communication, Professor of Political Science (by courtesy), Se…

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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's owning her past... and the missing head of King George V statue re-surfaces (briefly) - Feat. Tracey Kruger 26:27

26d ago26:27

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Author and Rural Photographer, Tracey Kruger is our special guest. We chat about her passion for Australian woolsheds... as well as: Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is owning her past In her own words, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is both victim and perpetrator. She was jailed for 10 years in the United States for murdering her own mother, with the help of her then, …

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S5 Episode 17: Level Up Your Coaching: Communication and Cultural Nuances with Victoria Rennoldson 35:48

26d ago35:48

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In this episode, Claire Pedrick talks with Victoria Rennoldson about coaching, communication, and cultural intelligence. They discuss the emotional side of communication, the importance of understanding cultural differences, and how to build confidence in leadership. Victoria also emphasizes the value of authenticity and embracing discomfort for pe…

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We the Builders: Federal Employees Stand Up to DOGE; Plus, Celebrating 100 Years: Michael Cunningham on “Brokeback Mountain” 23:40

28d ago23:40

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Across the federal government, the number of federal workers fired under Donald Trump and DOGE currently stands at over a hundred thousand. Some of those workers have turned to a website called We the Builders. It was created by federal workers associated with the U.S. Digital Service as a resource for employees who have lost their jobs, who are af…

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The Imagination Emporium with Fmr. VP of Innovation & Creativity at Disney DUNCAN WARDLE 28:19

29d ago28:19

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How can we free our minds to cultivate curiosity, innovation, and creativity in our daily lives? In this age of AI, where creative tasks are increasingly being performed for us, what is intelligence? And what is the future of education? Duncan Wardle was Vice President of Innovation and Creativity at Disney and has helped organizations like Apple, …

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