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Live Film Special: Good Night, and Good Luck w/Helen Lewis
1w ago01:02:21Tap to summarizePodcast: Past Present Future (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Live Film Special: Good Night, and Good Luck w/Helen LewisPub date: 2026-05-24Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationToday’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Regent Street Cinema in London: David talks to the writer and broadcaster Helen Lewis about George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). A film about the golden age of journalism and the grim years of McCarthyism, it tells the story of Ed Morrow’s attempt to take down scaremongering and conspiracy theories. Where is McCarthyism at work today? What’s happened to cancel culture? How was early TV like podcasting? And is George Clooney a hero for our times? You can find out everything you need to know about this podcast – who we are, what we do, plus merch, events and full lists of all episodes including PPF+ bonus episodes on our website https://www.ppfideas.com Next Time in Great Political Fictions: Brave New World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from David Runciman, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Mary Beard on the Classics
1w ago01:06:00Tap to summarizePodcast: The World in Time / Lapham’s Quarterly (LS 48 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Mary Beard on the ClassicsPub date: 2026-05-22Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization“Fifth-century Athens still lingers even for us, and it’s a mythical golden age,” says Mary Beard on this week’s episode of The World in Time. “And we imagine that all we can do is count ourselves lucky to be the inheritors of the Greek Miracle, all of the things that the Greeks invented: democracy, philosophy, and theater, among much else. I struggled with that when I was at university because it was almost cliché to say that the fifth- and sixth-century Athenians invented democracy, which is simply not true. It doesn’t take much to say, ‘Look, democracy isn’t like the iPhone or the steam engine.’ It isn’t invented in that way. Democracy is a process and people have been experimenting with that process all over the world–not just in Western Europe–for thousands of years.” This week on the podcast, Donovan Hohn speaks with Mary Beard, best-selling historian and professor emerita of classics at the University of Cambridge, about her new book, Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old. “What is the point of the ancient classics?” Beard asks in the book’s introduction. “Why should we bother about what people did two thousand years ago or more: what they made, wrote, and thought? What can it all mean to us now?” In the chapters that follow, and in this episode of The World in Time, she shares her best answers, drawing from her own lifelong, wonder-struck study of the ancient worldSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Lapham’s Quarterly, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Hit That Perfect Beat: The London Records Story | Episode 1 - A New Era
2w ago00:47:34Tap to summarizePodcast: Hit That Perfect Beat - The London Records Story (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Hit That Perfect Beat: The London Records Story | Episode 1 - A New EraPub date: 2026-05-06Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationBefore the hits, before the headlines, there was chaos, instinct… and a gamble.Welcome to the birth of London Records: a label that didn’t just ride the wave of 1980s pop, but helped create it. In this opening episode, journalist Siân Pattenden throws us headfirst into a music industry that feels more like the Wild West: fast-moving, rule-breaking, and full of possibility.With founders Roger Ames and Tracy Bennett at the helm, London Records wasn’t interested in playing it safe. Instead, they built a culture driven by risk, rebellion, and raw creative energy. Through the voices of artists and insiders, we hear how early signings like Blancmange embodied a DIY, art-school ethos, proving that pop could be smart, strange, and fearless.Then came Bananarama: Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward; three friends squatting in London who would go on to define a generation. Their rise captures the spirit of the time: scrappy, stylish, and completely self-made.Behind the scenes, a young Pete Tong begins shaping the label’s future, while staffers recall an office buzzing with urgency, noise, and big personalities. Deals are struck fast. Records are rushed out. Hits are chased with instinct as much as strategy.But this isn’t just about success; it's about attitude. London Records becomes a family of outsiders: loud, ambitious, and unapologetically cool. As journalists like Miranda Sawyer explain, this was the moment pop exploded into everyday British life.And then, pop turns political. Enter Bronski Beat and the unmistakable voice of Jimmy Somerville. With ‘Smalltown Boy,’ the pop charts become a place of protest, identity, and emotional truth.From underground beginnings to cultural revolution, Episode 1 tells the story of how a maverick label and its cast of fearless artists helped usher in a brand new era of pop.Written and presented by Siân Pattenden. Produced by Robin Leeburn. A Podmasters production for London Records.Guests featured in this episode: Goldie, Richard Coles (The Communards), Siobhan Fahey (Shakespears Sister / Bananarama), Neil Arthur (Blancmange), Sara Dallin (Bananarama), Keren Woodward (Bananarama), Pete Tong, Sean Rowley, Colin Bell, Juliette Sensicle, John Niven, Hillary Shaw, Miranda Sawyer.Songs featured in this episode: Goldie - Kemistry (Doc Scott mix)Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect BeatBlancmange - Living on the CeilingBananarama - Ai Ae MwanaFine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me CrazyCommunards - Don’t Leave Me This WayBananarama - Cruel SummerBronski Beat - I Feel LoveBronski Beat - Smalltown BoyFollow London Records for clips, more content and to send us your questions and thoughts:InstagramLondon RecordsTikTokFacebookWebsite ‘Hit That Perfect Beat - The London Records Story’ compilation is released on 2CD / Digital on June 12, 2026 and available to pre-order now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from London Records, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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The “Steroid Olympics”
2w ago00:33:31Tap to summarizePodcast: SuperHuman (LS 33 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: The “Steroid Olympics”Pub date: 2026-05-05Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhen the Enhanced Games got announced a lot of people thought it was a joke. An Olympic style event where the athletes can take any kind of performance enhancing drugs they want? Sounded like an idea that would never come to life – and yet in a few short weeks at the end of May, former Olympic athletes are set to compete for a million dollar prize at Resorts World Las Vegas. And we’ve been right there alongside the competitors as they prepare for this radical new sports event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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100 Objects #1: The Century Safe
2w ago00:30:05Tap to summarizePodcast: 99% Invisible (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: 100 Objects #1: The Century SafePub date: 2026-05-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn 1876, Americans filled an iron safe with objects meant to tell their story — to be opened a century later. Roman Mars and historian Jill Lepore trace its long wait, from Reconstruction to Watergate, and the surprising, unsettling contents that emerged in 1976. What do the objects we choose to preserve — or forget — reveal about how we author our own history? Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Roman Mars, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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How to make a BOOK into a bestseller
2w ago00:46:45Tap to summarizePodcast: Planet Money (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: How to make a BOOK into a bestsellerPub date: 2026-05-02Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn the world of commercial publishing, there are few crowning achievements more coveted than a place on the New York Times Best Seller List. But how does a book actually end up there? There is, of course, a playbook that publishers and authors use to try to gin up enough sales at the beginning of a new book’s life to launch it onto the list. But there is also a world of more shadowy techniques – a whole history of hacking shenanigans going back nearly a century.Today on the show, the fourth episode in our series: Planet Money sets out to make the Planet Money book a best seller, and along the way, we uncover all the outlandish strategies that people have tried to hack their way onto the New York Times Best Seller List. There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers. And we learn the hard way how trying to engineer your way onto the list, just might be the thing that keeps you from getting there.Related:- “Night People's Hoax On Day People Makes Hit With Book Folks” - New York Times: “Jacqueline Susann Dead at 53; Novelist Wrote 'Valley of Dolls'”- New York Times: “Blatty Sue Times On Best-Seller List”- New York Times: “Court Bars A Suit Over Books List”- Bloomberg Businessweek: “Did Dirty Tricks Create A Best Seller?” - Episode 1: Inside a BOOK auction- Episode 2: Our BOOK vs. the global supply chain - Episode 3: BOOKstore Economics- Series: Planet Money makes a book- Laura McGrath’s new book: Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American FictionOur book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life is in stores now. Support: Planet Money+Listen free: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.Find us on Socials: Facebook / Instagram / TikTok.Our weekly Newsletter.This episode was produced by Willa Rubin. It was edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez and Cena Loffredo. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer. Music: NPR Source Audio - "Quirky Episodes," “Dramedy Scheme,” "Unforeseen Consequences,” and “Impractical Jokes.” See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy PolicyThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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The early "voice notes" that give us a window into the past
2w ago00:23:12Tap to summarizePodcast: The Current (LS 61 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: The early "voice notes" that give us a window into the pastPub date: 2026-05-14Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationPrinceton professor Thomas Levin has collected the world's only collection of 'voice letters' -- small records that could be recorded on-the-spot in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, and then sent through the mail to friends and loved ones. From passionate love notes, to messages home from soldiers, to tourist diaries from world travellers...these notes allowed many people to record their voices for the first time ever. Levin explains how he searches through online auctions and flea markets to uncover these ghostly voices from the past, and what we can learn from them.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CBC, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Apr 3000:52:41Tap to summarizePodcast: Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2Pub date: 2026-01-08Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe humans seem to love comeback stories, and there is no comeback quite as compelling in the classical music world as Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto. It was written three years after the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony, a premiere so catastrophic that it lives on in the annals of musical history, and is the essential starting point for understanding the Second Piano Concerto and how it came to be. The concerto revived both Rachmaninoff's career and his spirits, and it remains his most famous orchestral work. It is a towering masterpiece of Romanticism, overflowing with glorious melody after glorious melody, supported by virtuosic and sumptuous writing for the solo piano, and a deeply satisfying orchestral part that continues to make audiences swoon around the world. Today on the show, we'll begin with the story of Rachmaninoff's First Symphony, and then walk through this extraordinary concerto, highlighting what truly makes Rachmaninoff's music so special. Hint: it's not just the pretty melodies. Recording: Vladimir Ashkenazy with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin cond.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joshua Weilerstein, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Closing Small Colleges
Apr 2900:43:22Tap to summarizePodcast: What Happens Next in 6 Minutes (LS 39 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Closing Small CollegesPub date: 2026-04-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationOur first speaker is Geoff Baird who is a very close family friend. Geoff recently co-wrote a book entitled The Signal Solution: How Smart Colleges Stop Chasing Applications and Start Converting Students.Geoff is a consultant working with higher ed institutions to help them persuade accepted student applicants to attend their school. Geoff is particularly excited about using AI to figure out who the admissions committee should focus on in their marketing efforts.Our second speaker is Bob Zemsky who is a Professor of Education at UPenn and the university’s chief planning officer. He is also the Co-Founder of College-in3- Exchange and is the author of 14 books including The College Stress Test. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribeThe podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Larry Bernstein, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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Sir David Attenborough: The Voice of the Natural World Turns 100
Apr 2801:01:44Tap to summarizePodcast: Big Lives (LS 38 · TOP 2% what is this?)Episode: Sir David Attenborough: The Voice of the Natural World Turns 100Pub date: 2026-04-27Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationSir David Attenborough turns 100 this year—and no one has done more to shape how humanity sees our planet. But for years, there was one issue he didn’t talk about. Emmanuel & Kai chart the story of how one nerdy rock-collecting kid became one of TV’s biggest stars, and took on the most important mission of his life. Additional archive: Our Planet II, Netflix 2023 Connect with the team! Follow our hosts Kai Wright and Emmanuel Dzotsi Follow Pushkin on Instagram, LinkedIn or X Follow BBC Podcasts on YouTube and Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Pushkin Industries and BBC Studios, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
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