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The Sill

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The podcasts you might have missed.
Dec. 31, 2023

TSP219 - Exit Stage Left: Good leavings. (TSP031 Revised)

Last rights, or last rites? Before the curtain is drawn, somber or joyful, which would you choose? Duration: 25:18 Posted: December 31, 2023 Highlights: * Preferences for own funerals and ways to celebrate life and honour the...

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Dec. 17, 2023

TSP218 - Automation: Embracing or displacing? (TSP024 Revised)

Automation’s impact on our everyday life. A wolf in sheep’s clothing? Duration: 21:41 Music Credit: Flight Of The Conchords - Robots Posted: December 17, 2023 Highlights: Impact of automation on society Historical context of ...

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Dec. 3, 2023

TSP217 - Freedom’s Just Another Word: Real or BS? (TSP021 Revised)

Unpacking the idea of freedom in a world seemingly bound by restrictions and limitations. Breaking the shackles. Duration: 21:42 Posted: December 3, 2023 Highlights: Limitations of freedom of speech and self-censorship in soc...

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Nov. 19, 2023

TSP216 - The Hippo and The Oxpecker: Repairing the synapses of commun…

From the Humongous Fungus of Oregon to the wave of human migration spreading across our planet, life has become more dependent than ever on the value of connectivity. Duration: 28:19 VoxBox: Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the W...

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Nov. 5, 2023

TSP215 - Facsimile: Finding authenticity in a simulated world. (TSP01…

Is it live or is it Memorex? Sifting through a world of facsimile in a quest for authenticity. Duration: 18:58 Music Credit: Ella Fitzgerald singing behind, ‘Is it live or is it Memorex?’. Posted: November 5, 2023 Highlights:...

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Oct. 22, 2023

TSP214 - Do It Yourself Healing: Carrots versus chemicals. (TSP032 Re…

Modern western medicine would be wise to embrace and integrate the traditional art of healing. Duration: 24:25 Posted: October 22, 2023 Highlights: Benefits of natural remedies and integrative medicine Importance of consideri...

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Oct. 8, 2023

TSP213 - The Absence Of Silence: Is technology engulfing us in a worl…

The short answer is yes… The sonic landscapes through which we move offer us both challenges to, and opportunities for, our general health. Duration: 24:32 Posted: October 8, 2023 Highlights Impact of technology on sound and ...

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Sept. 24, 2023

TSP212 - Act Your Age: Where’s the manual? (TSP010 Revised)

Ageism is the new social prejudice, at a time when people over 65 are beginning to outnumber those under 15. Coping with the disadvantages of aging, while cherishing the advantages a long life can bring.

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Sept. 10, 2023

TSP211 - Transcendent Tunes: Hey kids, it’s twinkle time. (TSP089 Rev…

For millennia, lullabies have lulled children into slumber land. From ancient Egypt to modern day, tunes like Twinkle,Twinkle, Little Star and their relative importance often goes unnoticed or unappreciated. Duration: 22:41 V...

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Aug. 27, 2023

TSP210 - The Undefinable Spirit: The bassoon takes a bow, with Nadina…

Solo bassoonist, Nadina Mackie is the most widely recorded Canadian bassoonist in history, with 17 new works for solo bassoon and orchestra written for her in the last decade. Nadina intimately describes her journey. Nadina ...

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Aug. 13, 2023

TSP209 - Time Trek: Hagia Sophia - Church of the holy wisdom. (TSP120…

For almost fifteen hundred years, the largest basilica in the world, Hagia Sophia, was at the spiritual centre of both the Christian and Muslim worlds. An architectural wonder, it inspired builders and designers of sacred spa...

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