Things That Move Me

Today, we ask the question: What can the Collision of the Hero and the Outlaw teach us about ourselves? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 wh...

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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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...

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...

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...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSMIDIt2Ku4&t=881s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWuhPVb175Y 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 qaww...

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...

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 ea...

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 inst...

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 Malfa...

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 t...

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...

"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...

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 o...

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...

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 Me...

" 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 l...

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 "...

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 U...

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. https://linktr.ee/ali_khan91 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

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. https://linktr.ee/ali_khan91 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. https://linktr.ee/ali_khan91 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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...