Thomas is the Founder & President of the Loughborough Debate Society and President of the School of Economics at Loughborough University. He has previously been a part of UK's Youth Parliament.

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Thomas on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasbaldock/

Thomas on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/thomasgbaldock

Thomas on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/TGBaldock

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

1:59- Model United Nations

3:23- Accessibility to conversation

6:28- Preserving Tradition

15:17- Inclusivity and Diversity vs Competence

26:05- Can we measure Political Competence?

27:28- Multiple variables at play in Politics

30:09- Biases

33:56- Importance of Conversation

35:47- Free speech

53:49- Bias in Academia

1:05:53- Implementation of Original Ideas in Education

1:07:11- How should History be taught?

1:16:22- Social Media Censoring

1:26:56- UAPA Bill

1:32:52- Privacy

1:37:03- Why do Govts focus on certain Sectors?

1:40:52- Bipartisanship in Politics

1:46:10- Finding Nuance in Politics and Beyond

1:59:38- Transition of Politics from being part-time to full-time

2:04:06- Why do people want to work in Politics?

2:08:50- Should Political Leaders be Vulnerable?

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Amolika is the host of the She Ready Podcast you can find it on all podcast streaming platforms.

EPISODE LINKS:

Amolika on Medium:

https://medium.com/@amolika

She Ready Podcast on Linktree:

https://linktr.ee/SheReadyPodcast'

She Ready Podcast on Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/she-ready/id1528056380

She Ready Podcast on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4kNtcTIlCmGfzUVoymfGvI?si=_XQ1BuYWR7KSLcQL-v96og

She Ready Podcast on JioSaavn:

https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/she-ready-/1/dCAABQUF0I8_

She Ready Podcast on Google Podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yYWMyM2ZkOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

She Ready Podcast on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/shereadypodcast/?hl=en

Amolika on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/amolikamah

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:52- Inspiration behind starting the podcast

6:25- Podcasting

15:12- Vulnerability on Social Media

19:26- Inviting Guests

24:44- Sabyasachi

27:25- Buying Local

28:42- Indian Matchmaking and Kabir Singh

43:07- Feminism

46:54- Equality

1:01:02- Importance of Conversation

1:13:26- Ideologies

1:21:41- Impostor Syndrome

1:24:08- Celebrities in Mumbai

1:26:03- Celebrity Worship

1:32:55- Content Creation

1:39:42- Hierarchies in Relationships

1:44:17- Podcasting Market in India

1:51:46- Creative Processes

1:57:01- Fiction and its ability to inspire

2:00:18- My Process

2:01:53- Preparation

2:09:55- Kanye running for president

2:14:52- What is your current fixation?

2:17:30- If you were on a dating app what would your bio say?

2:22:47- What would be one rumor you would like to spread about yourself?

2:24:56- Social Media

2:31:23- Indian Politics

2:48:18- Final Words

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First in a monthly series of AMA's (Ask Me Anything)

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Eric Chopra is the founder of itihasology, a youth-driven history platform.

EPISODE LINKS:

Eric Chopra on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-chopra-3434001b4/?originalSubdomain=in

itihasology on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/itihasology/?originalSubdomain=in

itihasology on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/c/itihasology/featured

Eric Chopra on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/erichopra/?hl=en

itihasology on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/itihasology/?hl=en

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:17- How did itihasology start off?

2:37- History incorporating new findings

7:14- Being married to ideas

11:31- Ideas

17:09- How Accurate is History?

27:40- How Society has changed over the years

28:36- Did Ashoka kill 99 of his siblings?

31:22- Ashoka

32:34- Freewill

37:28- Indian History in Pop Culture

45:00- Ramayana

54:23- Engaging with alternative viewpoints

1:03:31- Authorities

1:11:15- Learning from History

1:12:28- Languages

1:30:46- New Media

1:34:55- The Courtesan, The Mahatma, and the Italian Brahmin

1:41:35- Gandhi

1:49:29- Ideology possessing people

1:50:35- The Mughals

2:01:33- Merchandise

2:03:17- Final Words

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Dr. Ali Bowes is sport sociologist working at Nottingham Trent University. Her research areas include- women's sport, related to media coverage, social media, gender and sexuality, professionalization, and commercialization.

EPISODE LINKS:

Dr. Ali Bowes's profile at NTU:

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/science-technology/ali-bowes

Dr. Ali Bowes on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/DrABowes

Dr. Ali Bowes's research publications:

http://llr.ntu.ac.uk/rpd/researchpublications.php?pubid=df879e42-41b9-4a19-904c-799770a711d5

Dr. Ali Bowes on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-bowes-49049334/?originalSubdomain=uk

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

1:02- Sub Disciplines of Sociology

2:11- Relevance of Sport in Society

6:28- War rhetoric in Sport

8:53- Can fandom be detrimental to society?

18:46- Are the Social Sciences at Universities painting a Narrative?

23:57- Struggles of Elite Sportswomen during the pandemic

31:44- Gender Inequality in Sport

39:53- Should boys and girls play together?

51:17- Will we ever get Equality?

54:59- Women's Golf

59:30- Sports professionals voicing their opinions

1:06:16- Professor Tony Bruce's work

1:16:04- Final Words

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Maciek is the host of the Never Mind the Politics podcast.

EPISODE LINKS:

Maciek on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/maciej.anielski

Maciek on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maciej-anielski-bb192417b/?originalSubdomain=uk

Maciek on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/maciekanielski/?hl=en

Never Mind the Politics Website:

http://www.nevermindthepodcast.co.uk/

Never Mind the Politics on Apple Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/never-mind-the-politics/id1492645676

Never Mind the Politics on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1lpwn7vQm3wULL4kP9fqSH?si=CWPV7NlARviWs6QtQBOCmQ

Maciek on Medium:

https://medium.com/@manielski2000

OUTLINE

0:00- Introduction

0:38- Entertaining different viewpoints

8:47- Equality of Opportunity & Equality of Outcome

12:05- Marxism

18:35- Free speech

24:20- Populism

25:50- US elections

29:30- Populism & Establishments

54:40- Talking over each other rather than talking to each other

56:50- Free Education in the UK

1:02:59- Climate Change

1:16:07- Pandemic

1:22:13- Racial tensions

1:26:07- Freewill

1:30:20- Disagreeing with respect

1:33:15- Gender pronouns

1:38:03- Gender Dysphoria

1:54:51- Final Words

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Ananya Sachdev is the founder of Mabrij, a sports business and podcasting community for Indian sports business professionals and aspirants. She is also the Global Sports Business Strategist for Rakuten.

Check out her podcast- Indian Sportsbiz Talks

EPISODE LINKS:

Ananya's LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-sachdev-214598149/

Ananya's Twitter:

https://twitter.com/sachdev_ananya

Ananya's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/ananyasachdev10/?hl=en

Mabrij on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mabrijsportsbiz/?hl=en

Ananya's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCLbVckWTw8g7zAOyVdLPfA/featured

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:57- Ananya's Background

1:54- What is sport?

8:07- Sport and War analogy

10:47- Education & Sport

17:50- Can other sports do well if there is a sport like cricket in the country?

21:29- Podcasting

23:20- Developing fundamental skills

26:20- Does the government have to intervene?

30:50- Working in different sporting environments

33:23- US vs European model of sport

36:07- Developing talent in India

40:48- How are European organizations interested in the Indian market?

45:25- Does foreign investment hamper Indian sports development?

48:17- Sportswashing

52:37- What is sport and what isn't sport?

54:05- Final Words

SOURCES MENTIONED:

Inside Hale End: How Per Mertesacker has shaken up Arsenal's academy:

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/how-per-mertesacker-has-shaken-up-arsenals-academy/dbvln4potrm01bnnhzy8hbjzk

Yunus Sports Hub:

http://www.yunussportshub.com/

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Debajit Ghosh is an archeologist, researcher, and poet.

EPISODE LINKS:

Debajit Ghosh on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debajit-ghosh-110439177/

Debajit's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGenwNVznJBRdwphhOBpd4A

Debajit's Blog:

https://sceneoetry.wordpress.com/

Debajit's Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/debajit.ghosh1995/?hl=en

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:18- Debajit's background

4:05- Why are we fascinated by Ancient Egypt?

9:03- Writings and documentation in Ancient Egypt

13:21- Animal Headed Gods

19:21- Archeology and Egyptology

25:45- Pyramids

31:31- How smart were the ancient Egyptians?

36:33- Documentation again

47:18- Sanskrit texts

53:15- Debajit's research

55:29- British in India

1:01:01- Cheese discovered in the Harrapan civilization

1:03:35- What is the Sind Saraswati civilization?

1:05:43- Aryan Invasion Theory

1:07:43- Where did the name Saraswati come from in terms of the Sind Saraswati civilization?

1:09:14- Use of Soma in Ancient India

1:14:13- Final Words

1:16:35- Debajit's Poem

1:20:28- Social Media

SOURCES MENTIONED:

Robert M. Schoch: Research Highlights:

https://www.robertschoch.com/sphinx.html

Ancient Egyptian Astronomy:

https://www.crystalinks.com/egyptastronomy.html

Joe Rogan Experience #852 - John Anthony West:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGu7MLp574A

Amish Tripathi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish_Tripathi

Chanakya Neeti:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chanakya-Neeti-Chaturvedi-B-K/dp/8128400487

Kamasutra:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kamasutra-Oxford-Classics-Mallanaga-Vatsyayana/dp/0199539162

James Prinsep:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Prinsep

William Jones:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jones_(philologist)

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Daniel Geey is one of the UK's most highly respected sports lawyers. His clients include Premier League and Champions League football clubs, agencies, rights holders, and other sports companies.

EPISODE LINKS:

Website:

https://www.danielgeey.com/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/FootballLaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Law in Sport Profile:

https://www.lawinsport.com/sports-law-advisors/item/daniel-geey-3

YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy-trD5DAdqTU7iKEGul8zw

Done Deal podcast:

https://anchor.fm/daniel-geey

Done Deal:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Done-Deal-Contracts-Multi-Million-Transfers-ebook/dp/B07GBTL2TG

Thirteen:

https://13shop.co.uk/collections/all?page=1

SOURCES MENTIONED:

The Infinite Game:

https://simonsinek.com/product/the-infinite-game/

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:22- Sports Law

8:46- How does it take to work in the sports industry?

17:55- How Daniel uses social media

20:41- Thirteen

22:48- Final Words

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I spoke to Cricket writer, journalist, podcaster, filmmaker, radio host, analyst, and most importantly a cricket lover- Jarrod Kimber.

EPISODE LINKS:

Jarrod Kimber on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/ajarrodkimber?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarrod_Kimber

Jarrod Kimber's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgxAV5Px6mAlbjh0-AU9xIA

Jarrod Kimber on ESPN cricinfo:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/author.html?author=329

Jarrod Kimber on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrodkimber/

Books by Jarrod Kimber:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Jarrod-Kimber/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AJarrod+Kimber

Jarrod Kimber on Medium:

https://medium.com/@ajarrodkimber

Jarrod Kimber on talkSPORT:

https://talksport.com/topic/jarrod-kimber/

Jarrod Kimber's Sports Journalism Course:

https://sportswriting.teachable.com/p/fans-with-laptops-the-sports-writing-course

Red Inker Podcast:

https://anchor.fm/redinker

Double Century Podcast:

https://anchor.fm/doublecentury

SOURCES MENTIONED:

Ep 13 - Jarrod Kimber talks return of Cricket, his writing style and photos that intrigued Australia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X6FxzGQhs4&t=48s

Black South African Batting with Dan Gallan:

https://anchor.fm/redinker/episodes/Black-South-African-Batting-with-Dan-Gallan-edjhr8

No Game: MS DHONI | Red Inker CRICKET ft. Sid MONGA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOkgsbGJhLc&t=1264s

TWO MEN OUT:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/856375.html

HARSHA BHOGLE on Point | Red Inker CRICKET PODCAST:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_4yMSylqk

T20 is broken with Tim Cutler:

https://anchor.fm/redinker/episodes/T20-is-broken-with-Tim-Cutler-ekkhhj

David Hopps:

https://twitter.com/DavidKHopps?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Fans with Laptops: The Sports Writing Course:

https://sportswriting.teachable.com/p/fans-with-laptops-the-sports-writing-course

🏏Cricket's Match Fixers: The Munawar Files | Al Jazeera Investigations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z13N6pGfRMs

The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unquiet-Ones-History-Pakistan-Cricket/dp/9350298015

Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cricket-2-0-Inside-T20-Revolution/dp/1909715840

The Unforgiven: Missionaries or Mercenaries?: The Untold Story of the Rebel West Indian Cricketers Who Toured Apartheid South Africa:

https://www.amazon.com/Unforgiven-Missionaries-Mercenaries-Cricketers-Apartheid-ebook/dp/B08HBHC35R

OUTLINE:

0:00- Introduction

0:14- Pandemic and Cricket

0:48- Podcasting

18:17- Love for Cricket

21:53- Why is Cricket the best sport in the world?

26:21- Tribalism in Sport

29:46- Franchise Cricket vs International Cricket

48:26- Cricket in the Olympics

1:03:03- Basketball

1:07:23- Cricket Writing

1:29:41- Match Fixing

1:31:52- IPL

1:32:15- Book Recommendations

1:34:33- Final Words

CONTACT:

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