The Sam Cooke Lectures

In this episode, Peter was joined by Alex Broadhead, an English language and literature lecturer at the University of Liverpool and author of The Language of Robert Burns, published by Bucknell University Press. The podcast serves as a taster in the use of dialects in 18thCentury writing and covers what is meant by the term ‘dialects’, when they start to appear in written texts and also focuses on some interesting examples. Along the way Alex and Pete play the roles of two sisters from a...

In this episode, Peter is joined by Gabby Santos, an enterprise ontology manager and author of a PhD in ontology matching. The podcast serves as a beginner's guide to digital ontologies and covers the basics of what they are, how to get them to talk to each other and some practical applications of this computer science. Along the way we touch upon chunky Brazilian legend Ronaldo, the difference between dogs and cats (woof!) and the pharmaceutical industry. SCL Category: Computer...

In this episode, Peter is joined by Dr Valentina Ragni, Research Associate at the University of Bristol, who teaches him about translation, technology and activity tracking. The podcast serves as beginner's guide to the issues around the work of translators, how modern tools can track their work and also how this applies to wider society. Valentina is co-author of the forthcoming industry report Activity tracking in Translation - Productivity tools and translators’ perceptions, for the...

In this episode, Peter is joined by Dr Dave O'Brien, Chancellor's Fellow in Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Edinburgh, who teaches him why culture is bad for you. The podcast serves as beginner's guide to the issues around class, race and gender in terms who makes and who consumes culture. Dave is co-author of Culture Is Bad for You (Manchester University Press) and co-host of the Critical Theory section of the New Books Network podcasts. (Note: This podcast was...

In this episode, Peter is joined by Danny Evans, a lecturer in history at Liverpool Hope University, who teaches him all about the Spanish Civil War. The podcast serves as an idiots guide to the conflict and covers the how, what, where, when and whys. Danny is the author of Revolution and the State (AK Press) and co-host of the Anarchist Book Club with Danny and Jim. (Note: This podcast was recorded back in 2017 before its publication). SCL category: History Danny's further...