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Podcaster:Saturday Extra 
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Saturday Extra - 2009-10-24 :
Telstra split
SUMMARY: First this morning, an update on the grand-daddy of negotiations underway in Australia at the moment. It´s ramping up into a genuine high drama, but not one that´s easy to grasp: what will happen to Telstra now that the Government has decided on a new era in our telecommunications via its national broadband project?
What will be Telstra´s position? What will happen to its existing pipelines that provide so many of us with our phones, data, music and much that travels across cyber-space? By next year, will the company resemble the one we´ve come to know so well...with its 1.4 million shareholders and presence in virtually all our superannuation holdings?
Australia's economy: where to now?
SUMMARY: From fearful - to positively congratulatory!
That, you will have noticed is the mood from within - and without - economic circles caused by `our´ response to and `our´ performance during the Global Financial Crisis.
That Australia did well is beyond doubt.....Australia´s banks remained sound, by and large people remained in their jobs and there was economic growth - albeit at a much lower rate.
But now:
A new question: What will the `Year After the GFC, 2010´ look like?
Business as usual for an economy which has well-demonstrated its credentials in the `resilience stakes´ or could we see some profound, deep seated changes?
The Staffordshire Hoard
SUMMARY: It is literally the stuff of dreams - stumbling across a magnificent treasure trove from days long past.
But in the West Midlands of Britain, the dream did come true in July when amateur metal detector, Terry Herbert, unearthed superb gold and silver weapons, crosses and other decorations from the Anglo-Saxon period.
Hundreds and hundreds of them......
The find has become known as the Staffordshire Hoard.
Like all mysteries on a grand scale, The Hoard has ignited intense debate and excitement both inside and outside of academic circles.
Here´s just one example:
Leslie Webster - formerly of the British Museum´s Prehistory Department says the discovery is `absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book Of Kell.'
But the Staffordshire Hoard is also re-writing the rules on how such `once in a lifetime´ discoveries are handled.
'Inside the Kingdom'
SUMMARY: The esteemed British historian and author Robert Lacey is well known for his writing on British royalty...but he found the whole subject of monarchy so rich, he also looked to versions elsewhere...e.g. the venerable Arab dynasty known as the House of Saud and produced `The Kingdom´ which you might recall made considerable waves at the time of his release in 1981.
Well he´s now produced the sequel...the product of having lived there for 3 years to research very much on-the-ground, through the eyes of Saudi citizens and royalty....to produce an utterly absorbing account of life in this, what´s usually called, a mysterious kingdom.
Tranquil Footsteps
SUMMARY: The Sydney Morning Herald´s Good Weekend magazine once featured an article about our relationship with elephants. Our fascination with them, it said, "has influenced our mythology and cultures. Worshipped as gods, regarded as bizarre curiosities, symbols of status and wealth, and used in warfare..... elephants have been exploited throughout history. But the real fascination of elephants lies in their endearingly human traits - their seeming capacity for grief affection.....and practical jokes".
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Podcaster:The Sounds in My Head 
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S6,E14: 09/14/09 (God Help the Girl, Little Joy, Bibio, Spinto Band, Kitty Daisy and Lewis, Muppets):
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God Help the Girl (Glasgow, Scotland)
"He's a Loving Kind of Boy"
Stills EP (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Stuart Murdoch, Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura
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Little Joy (Los Angeles, CA)
"The Next Time Around" and "Don’t Watch Me Dancing"
Little Joy (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: The Bees
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Bibio (West Midlands, England, UK)
"Ambivalence Avenue" and "Lovers' Carvings"
Ambivalence Avenue (iTunes, Amazon MP3)
similar: Boards of Canada
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The Spinto Band (Wilmington, Delaware)
"Brown Boxes" and "Oh Mandy"
Nice and Nicely Done (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (London, UK)
"Polly Put the Kettle On" and "Honolulu Rock-a Roll-a"
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon MP3)
similar: Carl Perkins, Wanda Jackson
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The Muppets
"Hawaiian War Chant"
Muppet Hits Volume 2 (Amazon)
similar: The Fraggles
ALSO ON THIS SHOW
This episode features clips from Patton Oswalt's new album My Weakness is Strong (iTunes, Amazon) talking about how Obama's election has changed time travel, and a clip from Saturday Night Live's 2008 Vice Presidential Debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden (watch).
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Podcaster:IMC - India meets Classic presents ... From India to Europe - FestivalReport 
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Hamburg Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Germany
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FestivalReport2006 (Teil 4 von 6) - Sangita Sammelana-s:
Das Publikum erfreut sich an dem Besuch einer Vielzahl grosser Musikmeister, dem whos who der indisch klassischen Musik. Aber auch die juengere Kuenstlergeneration kann sich mit den Besten ihrer Art praesentieren.Die Sangita Sammelana-s erfreuen sich aber auch ueber Indien hinaus weltweit einer wachsenden Beliebtheit und Nachahmung.Seit Jahrhunderten bestehen Handelsbeziehungen zwischen Indien und Europa. Doch erst 1985 fand das 33-taegige Kulturspektakel Cultural Festival of India in London statt, bis dato einzigartig in der westlichen Welt. Es praesentierte sich die indische Musik, ihre Melodien, die indische Wissenschaft und Spiritualitaet, die Kuenste und Architektur. Dafuer wurden saemtliche Kulissen in Indien angefertigt und auf dem Schiffwege nach England transportiert.In den letzten Jahrzehnten, seit der Einwanderungswelle aus dem britischen Commonwealth waehrend der 50ziger und 60ziger Jahre, gab es diverse Bemuehungen, das kulturelle Erbe Indiens auf mehreren Kontinenten lebendig werden lassen.Dieses kulturelle Bewusstsein wird in den Musikevents in der Tradition der indischen Festivalkultur von Australien, den U.S.A. (New York, Washington, Baltimore und Detroit), ueber Asien (Hongkong, Singapore und Japan) bis nach Europa (England, Schweiz, Belgien, Italien, Norwegen und Frankreich) wiedergespiegelt: Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, Charindaa The Festival of Indian Music in Australia, Festival of Universal Sacred Music, Southampton Mela Festival, Raga Festival 2006, einer Konzertreihe in den West Midlands Englands, South Asian Music Festival, world new music festival ... u.v.a. mehr.
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Podcaster:Denbigh Town FC Podcast 
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Denbigh Wales United Kingdom
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Mark Webster v Ian Jones : The 'Webcast':
Peter Glynn the Podcast King reports from Frimley Green as Denbigh's own Mark Webster , World Darts Number One Seed , takes on Ian Jones of Tipton , West Midlands in the First Round.
Mark is overjoyed (as are we all) at his win over Ian Jones in Round One.
Mark leaves the stage to great applause from the Lakeside crowd.
Mark is collared by the BBC for an interview
Ray Stubbs , Mark Webster and Bobby George
Also a round up of news regarding Denbigh Town FC in their NWCFA Cup Match at Central Park against Halkyn United and Denbigh Town Reserves trip to Abergele Rovers.
Please enjoy this special and unique podcast.
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Podcaster:Wolverhampton Politics Show
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Wolverhampton United Kingdom
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Episode 17 - party leaders, Enoch Powell, Labour meltdown:
Matthew Revell and studio guests discuss politics from a Wolverhampton perspective.
Studio guests: Colin Ross (Lib Dem activist) and Mike Nattrass (UKIP MEP for the West Midlands).
Recorded 30th November 2007.
04.00:Is Labour in meltdown?
33.43:How important is a party’s leader?
46.00:The dangers of invoking Enoch Powell and should we English follow the Scots’ example and take pride in St [...]
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Podcaster:Grassroots Channel 
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Birmingham United Kingdom
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The smell of trouble - Neighbourhood Policing in Birmingham:
We must aim higher is what the Chief Constable of the West Midlands tells the Grassroots Channel this time. We hear from Sir Paul Scott Lee as we return to the theme of communities and policing and look in detail at the community watch programme in Perry Common in Birmingham where Sue Beardsmore talks to Mary Harvey and Sheila Barker of the Witton Lodge Community Association. Also scroll back on the channel to find a written pdf briefing on Neighbourhood Policing.
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Podcaster:Shire Network News 
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Podcast Tired and Emotional ... or Attacked by Conservatives:
This week sees us talking again to two free thinkers who have rejected the teachings of Muhammad and chosen another path.
Adil Zeshan and Sheila are concluding their conversation with Tom about what it is like to move away from Islam and face, at
best, disapproval and, at worst, death threats from ones own community and family.
You can find Part One
here. Adil Zeshan has also recently written an interesting article in the New English Review: Once Upon a Time in the
West (Midlands).
In Blog News this week we cover the truly astonishing tale of the Amsterdam police station, the Islamic terrorist and the
big knife. I had thought that western society put a particularly high price on the life of policemen and women so it is
astonishing that this story received no attention in the wider European press. For a blog view go to Klein Verzet: Suicide attack in
Amsterdam.
Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan and somebody kills 123 people while trying to get her. Surprised? No, unfortunately
neither are we. The
Belmont Club has more.
The Religion of Peace website has the numbers of Muslims
killed by Muslims during Ramadan this year.
Once again, Islam puts up big Ramadan numbers: 1,327 dead bodies
in 282 terror attacks in 20 countries during its holiest month.
Congratulations to the Religion of Peace!
The stories of talk show host Randi Rhodes either being attacked by Conservatives or falling down and meeting her new
dentist, Dr Sidewalk are all over the blogs. Have a look at LGF for example.
YouTube - Flying Imam Class Action Lawsuit
Damian Penny is back and has sent in some links to go with his commentary:
crazy Alex Jones rant - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQhX4VIYi9c
Alex Jones's Endgame - http://www.endgamethemovie.com
MUCJA - http://www.mucja.net
Kevin Barrett's death threats - http://www.randi.org/forumlive/showpost.php?p=3064027&postcount=16
Barrett vs. Amy Goodman - http://www.mujca.com/amy.htm
Where They Live - http://www.wheretheylive.org
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Podcaster:IMC - India meets Classic presents ... From India to Europe - FestivalReport
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Hamburg Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Germany
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FestivalReport2006 (Teil 5 von 6) - Sangita Sammelana-s:
Das Publikum erfreut sich an dem Besuch einer Vielzahl grosser Musikmeister, dem whos who der indisch klassischen Musik. Aber auch die juengere Kuenstlergeneration kann sich mit den Besten ihrer Art praesentieren.Die Sangita Sammelana-s erfreuen sich aber auch ueber Indien hinaus weltweit einer wachsenden Beliebtheit und Nachahmung.Seit Jahrhunderten bestehen Handelsbeziehungen zwischen Indien und Europa. Doch erst 1985 fand das 33-taegige Kulturspektakel Cultural Festival of India in London statt, bis dato einzigartig in der westlichen Welt. Es praesentierte sich die indische Musik, ihre Melodien, die indische Wissenschaft und Spiritualitaet, die Kuenste und Architektur. Dafuer wurden saemtliche Kulissen in Indien angefertigt und auf dem Schiffwege nach England transportiert.In den letzten Jahrzehnten, seit der Einwanderungswelle aus dem britischen Commonwealth waehrend der 50ziger und 60ziger Jahre, gab es diverse Bemuehungen, das kulturelle Erbe Indiens auf mehreren Kontinenten lebendig werden lassen.Dieses kulturelle Bewusstsein wird in den Musikevents in der Tradition der indischen Festivalkultur von Australien, den U.S.A. (New York, Washington, Baltimore und Detroit), ueber Asien (Hongkong, Singapore und Japan) bis nach Europa (England, Schweiz, Belgien, Italien, Norwegen und Frankreich) wiedergespiegelt: Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, Charindaa The Festival of Indian Music in Australia, Festival of Universal Sacred Music, Southampton Mela Festival, Raga Festival 2006, einer Konzertreihe in den West Midlands Englands, South Asian Music Festival, world new music festival ... u.v.a. mehr.
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