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Q&A #4 "Why weren't AFI rebooked?"
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - June 27, 2024 06:00 - 52 minutesWhy didn't AFI come back to Trees post-pandemic? How big do you want your festivals to grow? Why do you announce bands in waves? Is booking two sets overindulgence? We tell you, in the fourth of our monthly 2P1P Vs The People Q&As. We go again, next Thursday morning. Be there.
Talking Trees with Frank Turner
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - June 27, 2024 05:00 - 38 minutesFresh from selling out Ally Pally in hours and a successful tour Stateside, Frank Turner joins 2 Promoters, 1 Pod to declare his love for all things 2,000 Trees. But before he takes the stage for a SEVENTH time at Upcote Farm, he discusses what it takes to tackle America, his "woeful" attempt a...
The Download Debrief
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - June 20, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourGav and James took a road trip to the big dog of UK metal festivals, Download, for an all too literal dirty weekend. Swamp conditions aside, we discuss the best and worst sets, our take on the Barclays sponsorship protests and what can go wrong when you take an innocent photo of Pantera's crowd...
Farm to Festival
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - June 13, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourThis week's pod is James' emotional rollercoaster: from opening up about a serious health scare, being "pissed off" with a rival festival, to his passion for fence posts and playing invisible Minecraft... this one has it all. He also explains the challenges of turning a sheep field into a festi...
Dissecting Download with Kam Haq
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - June 06, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour3 Promoters, 1 Pod! Download's Kam Haq joins us to lift the curtain on the workings of the UK's biggest metal gathering. What's life like at the top of the ladder, all Champagne and cigars at Live Nation HQ? Or is it the same headaches and hassles with billing, booking headliners and clashes ...
Navigating the Transition Home with Dr. Navneet Majhail
Marrow Masters - May 31, 2024 16:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode of the podcast, we welcome Dr. Navneet Majhail, the Physician-in-Chief of Blood Cancers at the Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program and a widely respected leader in transplant. The focus of our discussion is the critical transitions of care that occur after patie...
Janet Young Shares Challenging Side Effects after AML Transplant
Marrow Masters - May 31, 2024 16:25 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Janet Young from Massachusetts, who shares her challenging yet inspiring journey with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and her subsequent stem cell transplant. Diagnosed in March 2022, Janet underwent a transplant in August of the same year a...
Expert Advice on Post-Transplant Health: A Deep Dive with Flora Stondell
Marrow Masters - May 31, 2024 16:20 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsToday, we have the pleasure of interviewing Flora Stondell, an advanced practice manager and assistant director at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. Flora’s extensive experience in bone marrow transplants, particularly in malignant hematology, transplant, and cellular therapy provide us with...
Survivor Beth Ades Shares Inspirational Post-Transplant Endeavors
Marrow Masters - May 31, 2024 16:15 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode, Peggy interviews Beth Ades, who shares her compelling journey after being diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in 2021. Beth's story begins with mysterious bruises on her legs, leading to a diagnosis that required immediate hospitalization and numerous tests. Despite a ...
Nutrition Must Knows After Transplant with Dietitian Heather Knutson
Marrow Masters - May 31, 2024 16:05 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode we interview Heather Knutson, a registered dietitian from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Heather shares invaluable advice on nutrition management post-transplant, emphasizing the critical role of caregivers in the dietary adjustments necessary during this period. We star...
A Mother's Love and Strength: Navigating Pediatric Cancer as a Caregiver
Marrow Masters - May 31, 2024 16:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Rachael Sommer, a dedicated mother and caregiver from Cleveland, Ohio. Rachael shares the journey of her daughter Maddie, who was diagnosed with Hepatosplenic T-cell Lymphoma in October 2023, after several months of mysterious symptoms. Treated at Nationwide Childre...
Season 13 Trailer
Marrow Masters - May 30, 2024 15:10 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOur 13th season of the Marrow Masters podcast, produced by the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, is out June 1, 2024. This season will focus on side effects of bone marrow and stem cell transplant, including GVHD. As always, you'll hear expert advice from professionals. You'll hear from pa...
Q&A #3 "Why did you buy two tour buses?"
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 30, 2024 07:00 - 1 hourWe (drunkenly) go again! Gav and James get the pints in and tackle some of the more light-hearted questions. Favourite food vendors at our festivals? What bands would we go back and see with a time machine? Top three bands we've ever seen live? And why did Gav buy not one, but two tour buse...
Suffering for Salvation
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 30, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourNot all events are booked the same. Some promoters enjoy a professionally packaged tour arriving on their doorstep, others don't mind the challenge of luring over bands who rarely play and then there's Damnation, who want artists to dust off old records and perform them as a world exclusive se...
Pain of Salvation
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 30, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourNot all events are booked the same. Some promoters enjoy a professionally packaged tour arriving on their doorstep, others don't mind the challenge of luring over bands who rarely play and then there's Damnation, who want artists to dust off old records and perform them as a world exclusive se...
Episode 184: National Service! Rishi Sunak calls!
Versus History Podcast - May 29, 2024 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn this episode of the Versus History Podcast, the editors discuss the UK's forthcoming General Election, announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for 4 July 2024. Sunak quickly announced that 'National Service' will be introduced for young people if the Conservative Party is returned to...
Tour Diaries & Trees Clashes
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 23, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourThere weren’t too many clashes at 2000trees that raised an eyebrow, but the ones that did raised an army! What kind of cruel world forces you to choose between Bob Vylan and Palm Reader? Are they being serious about Gaslight Anthem and Better Lovers? Surely Sean McGowan and The Sleeping Souls ...
Tour Tales & Trees Clashes
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 23, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourThere weren’t too many clashes at 2000trees that raised an eyebrow, but the ones that did raised an army! What kind of cruel world forces you to choose between Bob Vylan and Palm Reader? Are they being serious about Gaslight Anthem and Better Lovers? Surely Sean McGowan and The Sleeping Souls ...
Riders
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 16, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourThe humble catering rider, which surely started life as a simple hot meal for touring band members, has morphed beyond all recognition to a sprawling wishlist, often with no rhyme or reason. Seasoned headline acts can ask for so little while fresh-faced tour supports demand so much, but what MU...
The Catering Rider
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 16, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourThe humble catering rider, which surely started life as a simple hot meal for touring band members, has morphed beyond all recognition to a sprawling wishlist, often with no rhyme or reason. Seasoned headline acts can ask for so little while fresh-faced tour supports demand so much, but what MU...
The Great Merch Debate
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 09, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourOne viral photo of Gojira's merch list prices - including an £80 hoodie - sparked a row that refuses to die and lifted the lid on the murky world of merch concessions at venues and festivals. But is it as black and white as greedy venues or promoters dipping their hands into the pockets of hard...
Our Lessons Learned
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourAs the old saying goes, you learn from your mistakes, but that doesn't make those mistakes any easier to deal with! From bogged down loos, stages with no stage managers, the importance of building a team and what weather you can survive and what weather you can't... Gav and James relive some ho...
Lessons Learned
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - May 02, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourAs the old saying goes, you learn from your mistakes, but that doesn't make those mistakes any easier to deal with! From bogged down loos, stages with no stage managers, the importance of building a team and what weather you can survive and what weather you can't... Gav and James relive some ho...
Episode 183: 'Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit' by Harvard Professor Robin Bernstein
Versus History Podcast - May 02, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsIn 1821 Afro-Native William Freeman found himself convicted of horse theft he vehemently denied and sentenced to five years of hard labor in Auburn State Prison (New York) — without pay and in total silence. It was the first prison built for solitary confinement, and it was in this oppr...
Q&A #2 "Why was Opeth's set cut short?"
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 25, 2024 06:00 - 1 hourIn the second of our monthly Q&A bonus pods, we try to get through as many burning questions as possible. Our biggest triumphs and screw ups? How has Brexit impacted attracting bands? What happens to our festivals if one of us is hit by a bus? Have we ever been held to ransom by a greedy band? ...
Clashfinder Confessions: ATG
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 25, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourThe ArcTanGent stage times are out and everyone has been colour coding their digital day plans and having a social media rant about the decisions they've been forced to make. But what does the man responsible for the clashes, which can make or break your weekend, have to say for himself? How d...
Clashfinder Confessions
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 25, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourThe ArcTanGent stage times are out and everyone has been colour coding their digital day plans and having a social media rant about the decisions they've been forced to make. But what does the man responsible for the clashes, which can make or break your weekend, have to say for himself? How d...
Headliners of The Future
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 18, 2024 05:00 - 1 hourGreen Lung, Creeper, Brutus, Malevolence, Zeal & Ardor, Bob Vylan, Dinosaur Pile Up, Bleed From Within, Boston Manor... all names we hope to see headline our festivals in the future. But what does it take to get there and why does the path to the top of the bill seem so clear at 2000trees, yet ...
Cancelled Festivals And The Near-Death of Damnation
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour21 UK festivals have been cancelled or postponed so far this year with up to 100 at risk without Government support, according to the The Association of Independent Festivals. It's grim reading, so how are ArcTanGent, Damnation and 2000trees coping in this brutal landscape and what can be done ...
Cancelled Festivals & The Near-Death of Damnation
2 Promoters, 1 Pod - April 11, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour21 UK festivals have been cancelled or postponed so far this year with up to 100 at risk without Government support, according to the The Association of Independent Festivals. It's grim reading, so how are ArcTanGent, Damnation and 2000trees coping in this brutal landscape and what can be done ...
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