सर्वश्रेष्ठ Olly Mann पॉडकास्टस (2024)

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401. Pig-butchering, copper and mature recruitment 45:59

4d ago45:59

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What can be done about the latest online scam? Could discarded gadgets solve the copper shortage? And will employers hire more over-50s? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Gary Caffell and Catriona Stewart Image credit: SOPA / Getty Images…

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Journey To Monkey Island 11:14

3h ago11:14

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The Secret of Monkey Island, one of the best loved video games of the point-and-click era, was released on the 15th October, 1990, without, it must be said, a great deal of fanfare. Inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland and the novel On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers, the game was a swashbuckling piratical adventure which – unus…

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Meet Sherlock Holmes 11:43

22h ago11:43

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Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, published on 14th October, 1892, was the collection of 12 stories that took his much-loved titular detective from the pages of magazine serials and on to the world’s bookshelves. The inspiration for Holmes, who solves crimes through science rather than chance, came from Dr. Joseph Bell, a prof…

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Branson's Cola Gamble 11:43

4d ago11:43

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Rerun: Virgin Cola, Sir Richard Branson’s ultimately flawed contender in the Cola Wars, was certainly taken seriously by the competition. On 11th October 1994, a pokerfaced Coca-Cola spokesperson told The Independent: “Consumers consistently demonstrate, when given a free choice, that they prefer our product. ”Despite an extensive publicity campaig…

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Speaking In Tongues 1:39:25

5d ago1:39:25

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Sarah McCammon’s upbringing was steeped in evangelical culture—raised as a Charismatic Christian in Kansas City, Missouri, she asked God for salvation at just two years old. Soon she was ‘street witnessing’, trying to convert strangers to her mega-church; praying at family dinners for the salvation of her atheist grandfather; and crediting Jesus fo…

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The Smell of the Big Screen 12:15

5d ago12:15

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Rerun: Scent-o-Vision, an in-cinema olfactory experience, was unveiled at the New York World’s Fair on 10th October, 1940. Accompanying a short film ‘My Dream’, its Swiss inventor, Hans Laube, pumped in aromas of rose water, peaches and burning incense for his wowed attendees to sniff. But it would be two decades before the technology was finally p…

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Killing Yugoslavia's King 12:00

6d ago12:00

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King Alexander of Yugoslavia embarked on a state visit to France on 9th October, 1934 - and was shockingly shot dead by an assassin in the crowd, the aftermath of which was captured by newsreels. Yugoslavia was a fractured country; an uneasy alliance between multiple peoples governed from Belgrade, and despised by extremist groups who wanted Macedo…

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The World's First Constitution 11:48

7d ago11:48

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The world's oldest oldest continuously surviving constitution, was adopted in the tiny country of San Marino on 8th October, 1600. This was a good 187 years before the United States adopted its own constitution and, during his presidency, Abraham Lincoln frequently held San Marino up as the model of a government founded on republican principles. Su…

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Invasion of the Identical Twins 11:36

8d ago11:36

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A boatload of Swedish identical twins, aged 11 to 80, descended into Felixstowe on 7th October, 1977 - wearing matching outfits - for a shopping trip. The eye-catching stunt was part of a scientific project led by ship captain Sune Dahlström, a twin himself, in collaboration with the Swedish Twin Register at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, a…

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400. Mexico, the menopause and Megalopolis 41:25

11d ago41:25

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What's on the to-do list for Mexico's first female president? Is the menopause an economic issue? And why did Francis Ford Coppola's pet project bomb at the box office? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Harriet Marsden, Elizabeth Carr-Ellis and Emma Smith Note: this episo…

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Birth of The Breastaurant 11:16

11d ago11:16

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Rerun: Hooters, the beach bar chain famous for its flirtatious waitresses, first flung open its doors in Clearwater, Florida on 4th October, 1983. Its publicity-friendly ‘Hooters Girls’ - and a chance visit by John Riggins, star fullback for the Washington Redskins - ensured the concept took off, spawning 425 outlets in 30 countries. However, more …

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The End Of Siegfried & Roy 11:50

12d ago11:50

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Rerun: The Roy half of Siegfried and Roy was mauled on October 3rd, 2003, by a 380-pound white tiger live on stage in Las Vegas. Roy lived, but was partially paralysed, which spelled the end for the wildly successful double act, which had performed more than 30,000 shows for 50 million people and generated well over $1 billion in ticket sales over …

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Creating Opus Dei 11:32

13d ago11:32

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Secretive Catholic sect Opus Dei was founded on 2nd October, 1928 by the young, energetic priest Jose Maria Escriva, who believed his divine mission was to inject religious fervour into everyday life, with holiness achieved not via clergy, but from the daily work of laypeople. The faith grew rapidly in Spain, especially during the Franco era, event…

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Screening The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 13:11

14d ago13:11

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Tobe Hooper’s legendary low-budget horror film, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, first screened in Austin on 1st October, 1974. The movie was an international sensation - making £21.9 million from its £100,000 budget in its first year - although not in the UK, where it was not screened nationally for 25 years, due to the BBFC’s concerns about its portr…

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Time For Tea ☕ 13:19

15d ago13:19

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How did tea become Britain’s national drink? Its story begins in China, where it was first popularised during the Han and Tang dynasties - but it first made its mark in London’s coffee houses on 30th September, 1658, when it was advertised to the public in a ‘newsbook’, marketing the exotic beverage as "an excellent and by all physicians approved C…

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Playback: Exposing Psychic Fraudsters 43:00

17d ago43:00

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Private Investigator Bob Nygaard specialises in bringing psychics to justice. Fortune-tellers, offering palm-reading for as little as ten dollars, are a common sight in New York City. But when they swindle their clients out of six-figure sums, it’s ex-NYPD officer Bob on their case… In this sensational interview with Olly, Bob reveals how the crimi…

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399. Iran vs Sweden, jabless vaccines and social blocking 39:41

18d ago39:41

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Why is Iran sending text messages to Swedes? Should we administer our own vaccines? And what's the latest outrage at X.com? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Vincent Moss, Holden Frith and Suchandrika Chakrabartiद्वारा The Week

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When 3-D First Flopped 11:16

18d ago11:16

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Journalists, exhibitors and producers packed the Ambassador Hotel Theater, Los Angeles on 27th September, 1922 - to see the first ever paid-for screening of a 3-D film, ‘The Power Of Love’. Using an anaglyph system (meaning the 3-D glasses had two tinted lenses; one red, one green), viewers were told they could select a happy or sad ending - by clo…

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The French King of Sweden 12:03

19d ago12:03

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Rerun: Jean Bernadotte’s dad, a local prosecutor in the southwestern French city of Pau, intended for his son to follow in his footsteps as a lawyer. Instead, Jean became heir to the Swedish Crown on September 26th, 1810, and his descendants still sit on the Swedish throne to this day. Shortly after he moved to Sweden, the new crown prince was join…

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Praise The Lord, It's Billy Graham 11:06

20d ago11:06

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Billy Graham’s Los Angeles Crusade started modestly on 25th September, 1949. But after newspaper giant William Randolph Hearst told his editors to "puff Graham", the nightly revival meetings exploded in popularity, becoming a ‘sin-smashing sensation’, and Graham soon became America’s favourite preacher. His style was perfect for the Hollywood backd…

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Sexing Up Jane Austen 10:36

21d ago10:36

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The ‘Austenmania’ craze of the mid-90s kicked off with the BBC’s production of ‘Pride and Prejudice’, which first aired on 24th September, 1995. Now primarily remembered for Colin Firth’s ‘wet shirt’ scene, Andrew Davies’s ‘sexed up’ adaptation also starred Firth’s real-life squeeze Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet, and was the first serialisation…

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Richard II's Blowout Banquet 11:23

22d ago11:23

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The most extravagant feast of the Middle Ages took place at the London home of the Bishop of Durham on September 23rd, 1387, in honour of King Richard II. The banquet featured dishes like broth, venison, roasted swan, and boar-heads… and 12,000 eggs. At just 20 years old, Richard had already developed a reputation for extravagant tastes, employing …

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398. Ageing Japan, UK debt, and the Mattel Cinematic Universe 42:56

25d ago42:56

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What does Japan's ever-growing proportion of pensioners mean for the future? Why is the UK's national debt set to treble? And is Polly Pocket the next Barbie? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past seven days. With Jamie Timson, Abdulwahab Tahhan and Leaf Arbuthnot.…

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Fonzie Jumps The Shark 11:42

25d ago11:42

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Rerun: Henry Winkler, an accomplished water-skier, had asked the producers of ‘Happy Days’ if he could showcase his skills on the sitcom. On 20th September, 1977 his wish came true - in a shark-jumping sequence so absurd it would forever be linked with the irreversible artistic decline of long-running TV series. To ‘Jump the Shark’ was a phrase coi…

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The Modern Mann

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The Week Unwrapped - with Olly Mann

The Week

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Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors

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Answer Me This! Podcast

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Podcasting, 10 Years On: The Radio Academy

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401. Pig-butchering, copper and mature recruitment 45:59

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Journey To Monkey Island 11:14

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Meet Sherlock Holmes 11:43

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Branson's Cola Gamble 11:43

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Speaking In Tongues 1:39:25

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The Smell of the Big Screen 12:15

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Killing Yugoslavia's King 12:00

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The World's First Constitution 11:48

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Invasion of the Identical Twins 11:36

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400. Mexico, the menopause and Megalopolis 41:25

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Birth of The Breastaurant 11:16

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The End Of Siegfried & Roy 11:50

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Creating Opus Dei 11:32

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Screening The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 13:11

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Time For Tea ☕ 13:19

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Playback: Exposing Psychic Fraudsters 43:00

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399. Iran vs Sweden, jabless vaccines and social blocking 39:41

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When 3-D First Flopped 11:16

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The French King of Sweden 12:03

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Praise The Lord, It's Billy Graham 11:06

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Sexing Up Jane Austen 10:36

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Richard II's Blowout Banquet 11:23

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398. Ageing Japan, UK debt, and the Mattel Cinematic Universe 42:56

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Fonzie Jumps The Shark 11:42

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