Music:Response Podcast – Mary Anne Hobbs: Lana Del Rey, Ladyhawke, Ren Harvieu

Music:Response from Mary Anne Hobbs contains an exclusive XFM interview with Lana Del Rey, Ladyhawke joins Mary Anne to talk about her new single ‘Black, White & Blue’.  Lower Than Atlantis are in the studio just before going onstage at their Manchester show and its rounded off with a stunning live session from Ren Harvieu!

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Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of the Super Bowl

Freakonomics Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal introduces an (American) football cheat sheet to help you sound like the smartest person at the party.  For the record…. we’ve been Giants fans since Superbowl 21.  

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Daily Bacon w/ Richard Bacon: Sara Cox & Julie Hesmondhalgh

Richard Bacon has a daily podcast and today talks to TV and radio DJ Sara Cox about being a guest presenter on Blue Peter. He also catches up with Julie Hesmondhalgh, who plays Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street, after winning the Best Serial Drama at the National Television Awards.

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Planet Perfecto Podcast ft. Paul Oakenfold:  Episode 64

Paul Oakenfold brings us a weekly dose of music from all over the globe, be it trance, minimal, house, progressive you name it.  Read More…

Solid Steel Podcast #139 – Four Tet

Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet is featured on Solid Steel Podcast #139.

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How Stuff Works: How Human Trafficking Works

Many people believe that slavery was abolished years ago through legislation, however, despite these prohibitions, slavery still exists. Slaves are often forced or coerced into prostitution or made to work in deplorable factory conditions. Learn about modern slavery in the latest How Stuff Works podcast.

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NPR Planet Money: Who Loaned Money To Greece, Anyway?

The clock is still ticking for the Euro. Greece are still not in a position to pay back their debts and continues to try and work out a deal with  its creditors.  But who loaned money to Greece?

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Nerdist Podcast 161: Stephen Merchant

Nerdist visit Stephen Merchant co-creator of The Office, Extras and Lifes Too Short to chat about Wheatley, his upcoming TV shows, Karl Pilkington, and going on a milk bender.

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Citizen Radio: Russell Simmons on veganism, Occupy Wall Street, and more

In Episode #461 of Citizen Radio,  Russell Simmons joins Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny of Citizen Radio to discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement, Occupy The Dream, veganism, his credit card, and the greatest hip-hop label of all time Def Jam.

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The Reflex Blue Show #84: Allan Haley Interview

Allan Haley of Monotype Imaging knows more about letters than many of us ever will. He joins The Reflex Blue Show to talk about MonoType Imaging, web fonts, how to become a type designer and the hardest letter in the English alphabet to design.

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The Art Of Photography Episode 80 : Making a Portfolio Website

Ted Forbes is surprised at how many really great photographers fall short when it comes to their website. This is the first in a multi-part series on websites for photographers.

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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Jenna Fischer, Jack Handey, Video Game Picks and Kasper Hauser

Jenna Fischer of the US version of The Office talks about her totally-made-up-sounding first acting gig in LA, and what all the actors are doing on their computers when they’re in the background of a shot. The very real Jack Handey talks about his days as Steve Martin’s neighbor, and how he writes Deep Thoughts.

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Stuff You Missed in History Class: Henry Howard Holmes and the Mysteries of Murder Castle, Part 1

Herman K. Mudgett used corpses to commit insurance fraud. In 1886, he moved to Chicago under the alias Henry Howard Holmes. In 1888, Holmes started constructing a building with secret passageways and an airtight vault. What was it all about?  Careful containers spoilers!

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5 Live Specials: Culture Club

No, not a podcast featuring Boy George ,Culture Club from the 5 Live team examines how footballers from around the globe adjust to life in the UK – some to great success others to epic failure.

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Random Tape Podcast: Posterity

Hows about this for a podcast? Admitedly, we found it difficult to categorise.  David Weinberg wore a wire for several years and secretly recorded his life. He recently produced a story about this period in my life for the radio show Wiretap.

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