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Cigar Talk

Coffee Talk with Soy - January 30, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
Brother and Sisters of the Leaf

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SIMM-podcast #3

SIMM-podcast - January 17, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this 3rd SIMM-podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon interview John Speyer (00:47->12:32) of the UK-based Music in Detention (soon to change its name into Here Me Out) and Mary Cohen (15:30->33:53) from Iowa University.  John Speyer is practitioner and Mary Cohen practitioner-researcher. They w...

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SIMM-podcast #2

SIMM-podcast - January 10, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this 2nd episode of the SIMM-podcast we hear Lukas Pairon interview An De Bisschop  (00:58->15:14).  She will on 19th January 2021 be chairing the 1st session of the 5th annual SIMM-posium, presenting research on the role musicians can play in social and community music programs. In this podc...

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100: What lies ahead?

Seedpod - December 31, 2020 17:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Thank you to my faithful listeners for your ears and attention over the last 2 years. This is the last seedpod episode of the year and of season 1. I will be launching a season 2 in the coming months, i have some big ideas and intentions so stay tuned. And this final podcast is a message from my...

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SIMM-podcast #1

SIMM-podcast - December 28, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this 1st SIMM-podcast episode we hear Lukas Pairon interview the 5th annual SIMM-posium 12th January 2021 keynote-speaker Geoffrey Baker (00:26->12:49) as well as interview SIMM-president John Sloboda (12:53->18:23). The 5th SIMM-posium is presenting major research in the field of music in so...


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99: Theo Ndindwa - I am not my environment

Seedpod - November 13, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
I had the absolute privilege of meeting and interviewing Theo Ndindwa, who is for those who don't know, one of the first internationally recognised black ballet dancers in South Africa. He was selected to be part of a Nutcracker production in the early 90’s which was the first multiracial ballet...


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Media Spectacle & Democracy in the Philippines

Global Digital Futures - October 30, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This week, we are speaking to the esteemed journalist Veronica Pedrosa on Media Spectacle & Democracy in the Philippines. Veronica is an award-winning presenter with experience in news reporting, production and presenting. As a journalist she has worked at Al Jazeera English, CNN International...


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"Coffee For Charity"

Coffee Talk with Soy - October 17, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
Delatron Johnson has partnered with Blended Joe for a fundraising opportunity to assist children in foster care with essential needs. This podcast explains the set up and how Del Johnson will use her program "Del B Angels" to assist the children in her foster care program. Don't miss this opportu...

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98: Peter Schelstraete - We have all the solutions

Seedpod - October 16, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This weeks guest Peter Schelstraete is the co-founder and CEO of UBUNTOO, a technology  startup whose mission is to accelerate scalable sustainability solutions and innovations by providing a digital platform for global visibility and collaboration. The Ubuntoo platform connects innovators and i...


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What AI Told Us About Covid-19

Global Digital Futures - October 10, 2020 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This week, we are speaking to Quilt.AI Founder and Chief Product Officer, Dr. Angad Chowdhry on What AI Told Us About COVID-19. Quilt.AI describe the internet as “a repository of human behaviour, opinions, preferences, and social interactions.”  Their team of Anthropologists, semioticians, d...


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Online Influencers & Irregular Migration in North Africa

Global Digital Futures - September 25, 2020 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This week we are joined by Amine Ghoulidi to speak about Online Influencers & Irregular Migration in North Africa. Amine is a researcher at King’s College London currently focusing on European security. A career political risk consultant, Amine advises leading multinational corporations on rep...

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97: Misha Teasdale - Moving the needle

Seedpod - September 24, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Misha Teasdale needs little introduction. As the self proclaimed Tree-E-O of Greenpop South Africa, a tree planting land restoration organization, he aims to not only facilitate the healing of our planet but ourselves as well. Misha has a B-Tech in Sustainable Industrial Design, and before he st...

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Designing Chatbots for Social Development

Global Digital Futures - September 11, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This week we are joined by Isabelle Amazon-Brown to speak about Designing Chatbots for Social Development. With ten years experience in 'mobiles for development', working on projects funded by UNICEF, DfID, USAID and the World Bank . She started out running and designing feature-phone friendly m...

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96: Jakob Trollbäck - Creative Multiplication

Seedpod - September 10, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Earlier this year at design Indaba I had the pleasure of talking to in my mind one of the most influential designers alive today. Swedish graphic designer Jakob Trollbäck is the main architect behind the communication language for the United Nations’ 17 Global Goals – an ambitious and inspiring ...

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96: Jacob Trollback - Creative Multiplication

Seedpod - September 10, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Earlier this year at design Indaba I had the pleasure of talking to in my mind one of the most influential designers alive today. Swedish graphic designer Jakob Trollbäck is the main architect behind the communication language for the United Nations’ 17 Global Goals – an ambitious and inspiring ...

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95: Peetachai Dejkraisak - Creating new opportunities

Seedpod - September 02, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This weeks guest is based in one of my favourite countries in the world, Bangkok Thailand. Peetachai Dejkraisak or more simply known as Niel is the co-founder and CEO of Jasberry a sustainable social enterprise that seeks to solve some of the worlds most pressing issues. The jasberry rice is a s...

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The Politics of Language Online

Global Digital Futures - August 28, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This week, we are speaking to Marie Thaut, a student at SOAS. A conversation we had at one of the Coding Club workshops presented the perfect opportunity to discuss The Politics of Language Online. There are more than 7,000 languages on Earth, yet half of the world’s 7.6 billion people speak jus...

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94: Maryke Musson - Remember to care

Seedpod - August 19, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
My guest for this week, Maryke Musson grew up with the ambition of being a dolphin. When that didnt work out, she managed to obtain science degrees in various fields including marine biology, medical physiology, fisheries science, psychology and neurology. She has worked in the marine science fi...

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Landscapes of Journalistic Practice in the Middle East

Global Digital Futures - August 14, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This week we are joined by Aida Al-Kaisy to speak about Landscapes of Journalistic Practice in the Middle East. Aida is a Media Reform Advisor and has worked extensively on media development projects across the MENA region including in Iraq, Palestine and Jordan. She is currently working on a ...

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93: Nhlanhla Mahlangu - Chant of a nation

Seedpod - August 11, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In this week's episode I jump back to an interview I did at Design Indaba earlier this year but the relevance of the content has not changed and if anything in light of recent events is that much more powerful to listen to. I had the privilege of a half an hour conversation with Nhlanhla Mahlang...

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92: Justin Needham - The business of waste

Seedpod - July 29, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Justin Needham, my last guest for the plastics free July series, has been involved in recycling for many years on a grassroots level. Having started one of the first consumer recycling collections businesses in South Africa he has first hand knowledge of how the system works and what the inheren...

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91: George van der Schyff - Pristine heart

Seedpod - July 22, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
In his latest incarnation, this weeks guest,  George van der Schyff heads up Pristine earth, an NGO based in Cape Town working in the environment and specifically plastics waste and pollution. Their goal is to form collaborations and bring stakeholders together to enhance the best solutions in o...

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“Minding My Black Owned Business”

Coffee Talk with Soy - July 18, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 3 ratings
"Minding My Black Owned Business" shares experiences on how consumers have been supporting Black Owned Business thru the Covid pandemic.

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90: Paul Cocksedge - Inspiring joy

Seedpod - July 14, 2020 18:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
London-based Paul Cocksedge has worked on projects as diverse as a flower-powered light, a canopy for the world’s largest botanical gardens, and furniture that fuses different metals through a freezing process. It’s impossible to pigeonhole the restlessly inventive Cocksedge, who studied industr...

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"Off the Cup: Straight off the Rim"

Coffee Talk with Soy - July 11, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratings
Off the Cup, straight from the rim... See what's Brewing with Soy! Season 11, Ep 19. 

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