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Award-winning comedian and idiot Phil Ellis presents a daily podcast from the heart of The International Edinburgh comedy festival. Each day Phil will interview a mix of household names and up and coming stars, whilst giving you updates and insights into the behind the scenes workings of the biggest arts festival in the world.
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In this series of episodes hosts from the History & Games Lab from the University of Edinburgh will be talking to historians, game creators, heritage professionals and others about history, games and the places where they meet. Connect with us further: https://linktr.ee/HistoryandGamesLab
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Welcome to the Edinburgh Skeptics Society podcast. We'll be bringing you talks from our guest speakers on a variety of topics in our Skeptics in the Pub podcast. There'll be talks from areas such as science, social issues, politics, and lots more, all with a view to promoting reason and critical thinking. You'll also be able to see what makes our guest speakers tick with our 10 Questions segment, plus there'll be bonus content along the way that doesn't fit anywhere else. Do make sure you ra ...
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Nobel prize-winners and bestselling authors from around the world rubbed shoulders with the literary stars of tomorrow at the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival in over 800 events which included enlightening Parkinson-style chats, lively debates and readings. You can listen to extracts from some of the events in our series of free podcasts, recorded live at the festival.
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Dr Murray Collins and journalist Kim McAllister reveal why Edinburgh is on course to become the space data capital of Europe, in association with Picture Zero. From satellite data to space robots and even landing on comets - they interview experts from across Scotland. Professors, business leaders and students share insights from their work in space and satellite technology in Edinburgh and across the world. www.ed.ac.uk www.ed.ac.uk/bayes www.ddi.ac.uk Twitter.com/murraybcollins twitter.com ...
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Interview snippets later incorporated into performances of Our Country. Aug 3rd-26th in the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Venue 26: Summerhall. https://festival18.summerhall.co.uk/event/our-country/ Sophocles’ Antigone acts as a provocation for this autobiographical unearthing, based on recorded conversations between the artist and her younger brother—a citizen of the still-Wild West, California’s marijuana country. Recalling a time when we were little—as siblings, as a nation, as a democratic syste ...
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Described as ‘an Olympics of the mind’, the 2012 Edinburgh International Book Festival offered Nobel Prize and Booker winners, bestsellers and up-and-coming writers alongside scientists, philosophers, children’s authors and illustrators, great thinkers, orators and inspirational storytellers. 750 authors from around the world gathered to celebrate the world of words and ideas. You can hear some of the events here in our series of free podcasts – recorded live at the Festival.
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Get the insider’s account of Edinburgh's news beat from Conor Matchett and the team at the Edinburgh Evening News. Every week we will delve into the issues that you've been talking about, whether it’s a controversial council decision or a major new venue. We'll also answer your burning questions about life in the Scottish capital.
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In the late 1950's, the Curries of Hazeldean Terrace found themselves with some unwanted attention, from the local newspapers and...a destructive poltergeist. Although there are far more horrifying stories in Edinburgh, the authenticity of this tale always struck me: local newspapers were unable to debunk it. 30 years later, when I attended the nea…
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As we come to chapter 2, our second act, we find ourselves back in Bethlehem where a whole set of unique vulnerabilities become apparent for these women. The famine may be over, but the struggle isn’t and so Ruth takes the brave step to go to the field the glean. The stage widens in this chapter and a third key character enters the scene - here we …
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In this video we travel away from Edinburgh, to the historic Glamis Castle. Home to the famous Bowes-Lyon family, Glamis has stood since the 15th century, but has been a site of historical significance for over 1,000 years. This, of course, means the Castle is haunted, really haunted. In this episode we explore the famous and not so-famous stories …
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In this moving account of Naomi returning home and Ruth leaving her homeland we read some of the most poignant and affecting words in Scripture. The text includes the Hebrew word "Hesed", meaning loving kindness, as God's character which combines the ideas of unconditional love, generosity and enduring commitment. Through Ruth’s commitment and loya…
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The opening verses in this book set the scene for this story we’re embarking on. We learn of the macro-context - the dark days when Israel was ruled by the Judges, the harshness and desperation of a land caught up in a famine, the reality of opposing territories (Moab and Israel). The beauty in the book of Ruth is that it doesn’t stay in the macro …
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Not quite an Edinburgh story but one that's fascinated me for years. In the mid 1990's my parents owned a farm on the shores of Loch Rannoch, in the heart of Scotland. The farm was old and came with not one, but three very different ghost stories. Listen to learn about the "Ghosts of Liarn Farm".Autor: Eerie Edinburgh
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Fear is frequently used positively in the Bible to describe how people respond to God; Luke looks at what that means and why it isn’t as scary an idea as we might think.Laura Powell summarises John Flavel’s book, “Triumphing Over Sinful Fears”, here.Quotes used from Michael Reeve’s book Rejoice and Tremble: “The nature of the living God means that …
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Today we look at what it means to be all-in for Jesus, to play our part. In the midst of uncertainty and trouble Jesus offers us peace, when we trust Him. He also offers us purpose as we know, love and and worship Him, the only way, the truth and the life. And as we live for Jesus, he gives us power to do greater works in His name - we can look bac…
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Not every haunting has to chill you to the bone and not every apparition is that of a headless cavalier, sometimes the spirits of those you love most are the one's who appear before you. In this story, one of our listeners, Belinda, tells us of her encounter as a young girl in 1960's Edinburgh. Thank you, Belinda.…
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Two questions posed by this passage are "what does commitment mean to us?" and the second is "what is my part to play?". The counter to disillusionment with the church is to see the church as a body with many parts. It's only together with others, as we learn who we really are, that we learn what it looks like to follow Jesus. Church community is n…
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In 1936, the holiday of a lifetime to Egypt, turned into the haunting of a lifetime for Sir Alexander Seton and family. Zeyla Seton thought she could bring a morbid keepsake back with her, but what she took, held much more than happy memories. Listen to find out about the haunting of the Seton family.…
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The power of Jesus that raised him from the dead is available for us, the power of God in us. The promises of Jesus were all kept, and in particular he rose from the dead, just as he said. The presence of Jesus leads to worship and sharing our faith - we are invited to encounter the presence of Jesus again and again. He is Risen!…
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Robert has written a book in 40 chapters covering Neanderthal bone flutes and The Beatles. Here he explains a little about the book - and his wife concert pianist, Susan Tomes, provides the most appropriate accompaniment--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edinburgh-reporter/message…
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Chessel's Court, just off the Royal Mile in the centre of Edinburgh hides a dark secret: It's haunted by the ghost of the Lady in Black. First encountered in the 18th century, she's still encountered to this day. In this episode we hear about the original encounter that horrified the Gordon family and also two, more recent encounters, including one…
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Ash Regan MSP for Edinburgh Eastern has been one of three candidates for SNP leader and First Minister over the last few weeks. Here she talks about some of the topics which have not come up during the 19 or so debates held on TV, radio and in person during the campaign --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edinburgh-…
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Welcome! The week Njambi McGrath and Dana Alexander are joined by Malachi Fenn an archaeologist from southern Florida as we go back and learn about the very beginning of Florida and what we know from it's bedrock. You can check out Malachi Fenn on Instagram and YouTube .@FPANSoutheastAutor: Dana Alexander
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Welcome! The week Njambi McGrath and Dana Alexander are joined by Malachi Fenn an archaeologist from southern Florida as we go back and learn about the very beginning of Florida and what we know from it's bedrock. You can check out Malachi Fenn on Instagram and YouTube .@FPANSoutheastAutor: Dana Alexander
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There is so much in our society that doesn’t lend itself towards commitment - change your job, go wherever, live like a nomad, move on a whim, the list goes on. Yet the call of God’s people in the world is a call of commitment. Commitment to one another and for the right time, commitment to a place. That doesn’t mean you can never leave Edinburgh b…
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