Things That Move Me

The Hero and the Outlaw – What legends teach us about who we are and who we want to be

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT

Today, we ask the question: What can the Collision of the Hero and the Outlaw teach us about ourselves?

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The Director’s Chair: Tom Freeman on Creativity, Chaos & Comedy!

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:33:17 GMT

In this episode of Things That Move Me, I’m joined by the brilliant and hilarious Tom Freeman - student director of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and Jekyll and Hyde at the Oxford Playhouse.

We dive into the art and inspiration behind directing - from the chaotic beauty of comedy to the deep emotional pull of storytelling. Tom opens up about what drives him, what he’s learned from working with actors, and where he sees himself in the world of the arts after Oxford University.

It’s a conversation full of laughs, insight, and the kind of moments that remind you why we fall in love with the stage - and why telling stories still matters. Expect behind-the-scenes gems, a few tales from The Half Moon… and an incredible Winston Churchill impression from Tom.

Good stories. Great inspiration. Even better company. 🎭

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The Call of the Wild: Creativity, Art and Nature

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT

What is it about nature that inspires the greatest art? Why do so many artists, writers, and visionaries seek solitude in forests, on mountaintops, by the ocean? What is this need to escape, to step away from the noise of the world and return to something more primal, untamed, real?

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The Power of Storytelling

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:45:39 GMT

Today, we’re diving into something as old as humanity itself—storytelling. Why do some stories move us to tears? Why do others ignite our spirit? Why do certain words, images, and voices stay with us for a lifetime? From the ancient myths that shaped civilizations to the films and music that define our era, today we’ll explore why storytelling is the most powerful force in the world.

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Daniel-Day Lewis Returns!

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:37:23 GMT

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor.[1][2]Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema,[3][4][5][6] he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama.[7]

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"Ever Tried. Ever Failed. No Matter. Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better." Creating from Intelligent Failure with Professor Laurence Knell!

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:00:33 GMT

Professor Laurence Knell has over 25 years' experience working in the consultancy, academia and the multinational sector in Ireland, Europe and Australia, delivering organizational change, strategic realignment and innovation. He is a director of Strategic Innovation Partners, a Dublin-based consultancy, and host of the Brain for Business podcast, an initiative exploring current research from the brain, behavioural and organisational sciences.

Laurie has worked internationally with leaders and executives in a wide-range of sectors including technology, transportation, finance, pharmaceutical, FMCG, and agri-business. He has worked in an advisory capacity with organisations ranging from Irish SMEs and multinationals through to semi-state and statutory bodies.

Laurie is an Adjunct Teaching Fellow at Trinity College teaching in the area of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour and is a Programme Director with the Irish Management Institute where he leads a number of graduate and executive education programmes.

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The Qawwali Jazz Connection: Explore the Combined Genius of John Coltrane and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan!

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:55:01 GMT

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Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan PP (Punjabi: نصرت فتح علی خان, Punjabi pronunciation: [nʊsˈɾət̪ ˈfət̪e(ɦ) əliː ˈxɑːn]; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997), popularly abbreviated as NFAK was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music.[1] Often called the "Shahenshah-e-Qawwali" (the King of Kings of Qawwali),[2][3] he is considered by The New York Times to be the greatest Qawwali singer of all time.[4]

John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

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How to Prevent the Loss of Culture by the Upheaval of Political Machinations!

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:29:29 GMT

The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture,[1] is a concert overture in E♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Russia's successful defense against the French invasion of the nation in 1812.

The overture debuted in Moscow on 20 August [O.S. 8 August] 1882,[2] conducted by Ippolit Al'tani under a tent near the then-almost-finished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, which also memorialised the 1812 defense of Russia.[3]

The fifteen-minute overture is best known for its climactic volley of cannon fire, ringing chimes, and a brass fanfare finale. It has also become a common accompaniment to fireworks displays on the United States' Independence Day.[4] The 1812 Overture went on to become one of Tchaikovsky's most popular works, along with his ballet scores to The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake.[5]

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The Romance of the Troubadour and the Wildness of the Road with the Von Erichs and the Iron Claw!

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:35 GMT

The Iron Claw is a 2023 biographical sports drama film written and directed by Sean Durkin about the Von Erichs, a family of professional wrestlers who are "cursed" by tragedy. The film depicts the struggles of wrestling company owner Fritz Von Erich's sons to achieve the success for which their father groomed them, from 1979 to the early 1990s.

The film stars Zac Efron as Kevin Von Erich alongside Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, and Lily James as other members of the family, and is titled after the "iron claw," an in-ring signature move of the Von Erichs.

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Lessons in Vision Creation and Stoic Persistence from the Godfather!

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:34:29 GMT

The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars an ensemble cast including Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton. It is the first installment in The Godfather trilogy, chronicling the Corleone family under patriarch Vito Corleone (Brando) from 1945 to 1955. It focuses on the transformation of his youngest son, Michael Corleone (Pacino), from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss.

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Beethoven in the Sheldonian with Vitto Bruni!

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 04:00:28 GMT

Bagatelle No. 25[a] in A minor for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" (For Elise), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions.[1][2][3] It was not published during his lifetime, only being discovered (by Ludwig Nohl) 40 years after his death, and may be termed either a Bagatelle or an Albumblatt. The identity of "Elise" is unknown; researchers have suggested Therese Malfatti, Elisabeth Röckel, or Elise Barensfeld.

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The Godfather of Ireland; Douglas Hyde!

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:00:39 GMT

Douglas Ross Hyde MRIA (Irish: Dubhghlas de hÍde; 17 January 1860 – 12 July 1949), known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn (lit. transl. the pleasant little branch), was an Irish academic, linguist, scholar of the Irish language, politician, and diplomat who served as the first President of Ireland rom June 1938 to June 1945. He was a leading figure in the Gaelic Revival, and the first President of the Gaelic League, one of the most influential cultural organisations in Ireland at the time.

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Hope, Freedom and Passion from Mumford and Sons! Sigh No More - Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire!

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:43:13 GMT

Sigh No More is the debut studio album by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released on 2 October 2009 in the UK, and on 16 February 2010 in the United States and Canada. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 11 and peaked at No. 2 on 20 February 2011, in its 72nd week on the chart and following its Album of the Year win at the Brit Awards. In early 2011, the album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in the US.

Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was originally built in 1903 as a music hall for impresario Oswald Stoll, designed by theatre architect Frank Matcham; among its early performers was Charlie Chaplin. In 1953 it became the BBC Television Theatre. Since 1994, it has operated as a music venue. It is a Grade II listed building.

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Desert Music Channelled through the Las Vegas Strip! The Awesome Aesthetic Beauty of Shot at the Night by The Killers!

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 04:00:21 GMT

"Shot at the Night" is a song by American rock band The Killers. The song serves as the lead single from the band's second compilation album, Direct Hits. The song was produced by M83's Anthony Gonzalez, who had supported the band on their Day & Age World Tour. The song has received positive reviews from music critics. NME listed it top of their "10 tracks you have to hear this week 18/09/13", noting "it's a fittingly triumphant mix of Gonzalez's glittering synth-pop and The Killers' own huge-hearted bombast", adding "it has a euphoric chorus that's as reminiscent of '80s power-pop as the anthemic indie that Nevada's finest have become renowned for.

The video features Dark Shadows actress Bella Heathcote, and The Social Network star Max Minghella. Heathcote portrays a hotel maid at the Cosmpolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, clearly unsatisfied with her mundane lifestyle, matching the song's melancholic lyrical yearning "Give me a shot at the night...". She accidentally encounters a handsome hotel guest, portrayed by Minghella, and his friends. The two form an instant connection, leading Heathcote's character to abandon her shift and explore Vegas by night with her new found love interest, thus getting her very own "shot at the night".

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From Trend Setting to Trend Creation with Google Cloud Executive Laura Jurevica!

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:08 GMT

Laura's Bio: I’m Laura, a marketing and tech enthusiast who recently landed in Dublin, Ireland. For the past year, I’ve been channeling my passion for technology at Google Cloud. There, I work with exciting early-stage companies, helping them achieve explosive growth by leveraging cutting-edge solutions.

My journey actually began in Denmark, where I spent four years immersing myself in the world of branding and marketing management. But I wasn’t done learning! I furthered my education by diving into digital concept development, ensuring I have a solid foundation in today’s dynamic marketing landscape.

Throughout my career, marketing, fashion, and entrepreneurship have always been my driving forces. Lately, I’ve become particularly fascinated by the possibilities of sustainable fashion business models. This is an area I’m actively exploring, and keen to better understand the ways to make my love fashion still be sustainable for environment.

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Building Emotional Resilience, Solving Climate Change and Preventing Neocolonialism! Dr Amy Booth Provides the Answers!

Mon, 27 May 2024 04:00:43 GMT

Dr Amy Booth is a medical practitioner from South Africa. While working during the COVID-19 pandemic, she became aware of the environmental impact of health systems, prompting her to embark on research in this area. She is currently based at the University of Oxford where she is doing doctoral research, funded by a Rhodes Scholarship, on the carbon footprint of the pharmaceutical supply chain.

She concurrently co-runs a Sustainable Health Care course at Oxford. She has previously consulted with the World Health Organisation on the role of environmental sources in contributing to anti-microbial resistance, with the United Nations on developing a standardised framework for measuring sustainability, is a member of an EU-wide Erasmus+ project on sustainable prescribing and sits on the Global Lethal Humidity Council. She has several publications on the intersection of climate and health and has presented on this topic on multiple national and international platforms, including featuring on the BBC Focus on Africa podcast. She is a member of the first cohort of the UK Young Academy and an Emerging Research Leader in Climate and Health.

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Craft, Competency and Connection! The Genius of Rory Gallagher through the Eyes of Calle Foss!

Mon, 20 May 2024 19:38:57 GMT

William Rory Gallagher; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995) was an Irish musician and songwriter. He is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing, and is often referred to as "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of". A number of guitarists, including Alex Lifeson of Rush, Brian May of Queen and Eric Clapton have cited Gallagher as an influence. He was voted as guitarist of the year by Melody Maker magazine in 1972, and listed as the 57th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2015.

In 1966, Gallagher formed the blues rock power trio Taste, which experienced moderate commercial success and popularity in the United Kingdom. After the dissolution of Taste, Gallagher pursued a solo career, releasing music throughout the 1970s and 1980s and selling more than 30 million records worldwide. Gallagher's popularity declined throughout the 1980s due to changes within the music industry and poor health. He received a liver transplant in 1995, but died of complications later that same year in London at the age of 47.

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Lunar Lessons in Leadership from JFK!

Mon, 13 May 2024 19:46:44 GMT

"We Choose to go to the Moon", formally the Address at Rice University on the Nation's Space Effort, is a September 12, 1962, speech by United States President, John F. Kennedy, to bolster public support for his proposal to land a man on the Moon before 1970 and bring him safely back to Earth. Kennedy gave the speech, largely written by Presidential advisor and speechwriter Ted Sorensen, to a large crowd at Rice University Stadium in Houston, Texas. In his speech, Kennedy characterised space as a new frontier, invoking the pioneer spirit that dominated American folklore. He infused the speech with a sense of urgency and destiny, and emphasised the freedom enjoyed by Americans to choose their destiny rather than have it chosen for them. Although he called for competition with the Soviet Union, Kennedy also proposed making the Moon landing a joint project. The speech resonated widely and is still remembered, although at the time there was disquiet about the cost and value of the Moon-landing effort. Kennedy's goal was realiaed posthumously, in July 1969, with the Apollo programme's successful Apollo 11 mission.

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The Genius of John Nash - A Beautiful Mind

Sun, 05 May 2024 20:29:26 GMT

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American biographical film about the mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Brittany and Ed Harris and directed by Ron Howard. https://linktr.ee/ali_khan91

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Renowned Economist David W. Higgins Shares His Secrets to Inspiration and Predicting the Future!

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:28:37 GMT

David W. Higgins is an economist based in Dublin also the co-host of the Next Round podcast that he co-hosts with Dale McDermott. He recently finished a 9-year stint at Carraighill, an independent financial research firm with clients in New York and London.

David studied statistics in college where he nurtured a passion for understanding the world of data analysis and predictions. In 2016 he ran "Irish Election Stats", a website which attempted to predict seat results at Irish elections.

In recent years he grew a following on twitter, sharing his analysis of data on the Covid-19 pandemic in Ireland.

Lately, David is passionate about the housing crisis and how it feeds into a wider problem of delayed life milestones. He calls this the "milestone recession" and would love to someday write a book on the topic.

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Episode 9: Hazel Hogan

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:00:09 GMT

Hazel Hogan is a poet from Dublin. Her poem ‘Grangegorman’ was on the recommended list to be studied as part of the Junior Cert syllabus. Her poetry was submitted into the Irish Poetry Reading Archive as part of the University College Dublin (UCD) digital library. She has given many workshops to children and adults across schools and communities in Dublin and most recently works with MoLI on the Ukrainian Creative Hub. Hazel is on the Board of Fighting Words.

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Episode 8: Band of Brothers

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:25:48 GMT

Band of Brothers is a 2001 American war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. It was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who also served as executive producers, and who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan.

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Episode 7: Michael Collins

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:00:04 GMT

Michael Collins is a 1996 biographical period drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as Michael Collins, who was a leading figure in the early-20th-century Irish struggle for independence against Britain.

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Episode 6: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:00:59 GMT

Embrace the howl of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater at the Royal Albert Hall is a 2022 documentary about the band, directed by Bob Smeaton and narrated by Jeff Bridges.

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Episode 5: Imran Khan

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:50:59 GMT

Welcome everyone to Episode 5 of Things That Move Me! Things That Move Me is a podcast about inspiration.

Every fortnight on the show we will take a detailed look at inspiration; the moments that move us and why they do so. Inspiration can come in many forms; film, books, history, music, television etc. We’ll be looking at every one of these forms and many more!

This week's episode is about another one of my personal heroes; Imran Khan. Specifically we'll be looking at the wonderful documentary about Imran Khan entitled: Imran.

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Episode 4: Braveheart

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 05:00:21 GMT

Welcome everyone to Episode 4 of Things That Move Me! Things That Move Me is a podcast about inspiration.

Every week on the show we will take a detailed look at inspiration; the moments that move us and why they do so. Inspiration can come in many forms; film, books, history, music, television etc. We’ll be looking at every one of these forms and many more!

This week's episode is about the epic historical drama film; Braveheart, directed by, produced by, and starring Mel Gibson.

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Episode 3: The Lord of the Rings

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 05:00:27 GMT

Welcome everyone to Episode 3 of Things That Move Me! Things That Move Me is a podcast about inspiration.

This week's episode is about one of the greatest books/movie trilogies of all time; The Lord of the Rings. Books written by J. R. R. Tolkien. Films directed by Peter Jackson.

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Episode 2: With or Without You - U2

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:00:21 GMT

Welcome everyone to Episode 2 of Things That Move Me! Things That Move Me is a podcast about inspiration.

This week's episode is about the greatest love song of all time; With or Without You by U2. (Spotify link attached)

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Episode 1: Daniel O'Connell: Forgotten King of Ireland

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:00:18 GMT

Welcome everyone to Episode 1 of Things That Move Me! Things That Move Me is a podcast about inspiration.

This week's episode is about one of my personal heroes; Daniel O'Connell. Specifically we'll be looking at the wonderful documentary about Daniel O'Connell entitled: Daniel O'Connell: Forgotten King of Ireland. (Link attached)

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