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The 286 Project

Hosted by Chris Akers · arts · EN-US

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A podcast talking about art, politics, culture, sport....and anything else we can think of.

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30%

Guest openness

Selective

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Questions about The 286 Project

Who hosts The 286 Project?

The 286 Project is hosted by Chris Akers. The show has published 74 episodes to date.

What has The 286 Project covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Andy West - Prison, family and philosophy" (17 December 2024, 45 minutes), "Kevin Yuill - Will assisted dying become a reality in the UK?" (19 November 2024, 53 minutes), and "Catherine Johnson - The brutal truth behind Max Baer vs Frankie Campbell" (12 November 2024, 97 minutes).

How often does The 286 Project publish?

The 286 Project publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 56 minutes across 74 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The 286 Project?

Booking probability for The 286 Project is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The 286 Project requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The 286 Project's contact route on record: public web form.

About the host

Chris Akers hosts The 286 Project, an arts podcast with 74 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    Andy West - Prison, family and philosophy

    Dec 17, 202445 minS0

    <p>Andy West is a writer and author who teaches philosophy in prisons. His book, The Life Inside: A Memoir of Prison, Family and Learning to be Free, is a memoir in which he discusses the lessons he has taught in prison...

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    Kevin Yuill - Will assisted dying become a reality in the UK?

    Nov 19, 202453 minS0

    <p>Over the last few months, assisted dying has been a hot topic of conversation in the UK news media. The ethics and practicalities have been extensively debated. <br/><br/>Kevin Yuill is emeritus professor of history...

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    Catherine Johnson - The brutal truth behind Max Baer vs Frankie Campbell

    Nov 12, 20241h 37mS0

    <p>In August 1930, Max Baer fought Frankie Campbell in a boxing fight that ended in tragedy, with Campbell losing his life due to injuries sustained during the fight. Baer was charged with manslaughter, yet was...

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    Greg Everett - 'There's a difference between being tough and acting tough'

    Nov 5, 202456 minS0

    <p>What does being tough mean? Is it more than physical strength? <br/><br/>Is it sorely innate or can we develop toughness?<br/><br/>Olympic weightlifting coach Greg Everett has written a book called Tough: Building...

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    Baggage Claim ' I think people are learning to defend values a lot more'

    Oct 29, 202452 minS0

    <p>Baggage Claim is a content creator and film & culture critic. <br/><br/>We discussed whether the term 'woke' is overrated, what has happened at Disney, the feminisation of men and patronisation of women in modern...

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    Michael Scott Moore - Their demand for my release ws $20 million'

    Oct 22, 202453 minS0

    <p>In 2012, while in Somalia to research a book on privacy, journalist Michael Scott Moore was abducted by a gang of local pirates and kept in captivity for 977 days. Soon after, the pirates demanded a ransom of 20...

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    Kara Goucher - 'I got worn down a lot'

    Oct 15, 20241h 5mS0

    <p>Kara Goucher grew up with dreams of running in the Olympics. Invited to join the Nike Oregon project, it felt like the opportunity to compete and win a medal at the Games would be realised. She competed at the...

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    Mirin Fader - The Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon

    Oct 8, 202450 minS0

    <p>Mirin Fader is a senior staff writer for The Ringer, writing long-form, human-interest sports features. She’s the New York Times best-selling author of the book, Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA Champion, about...

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    Donna Lyon - 'People's lives have been changed'

    Oct 1, 202439 minS0

    <p>Dr Donna Lyon runs a support group in Melbourne to help women who suffered from abuse when they were a child. The support group is called Left Write Hook and uses boxing and writing as a way to help women overcome...

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    Jo Ward - Every Contact Leaves A Trace

    Sep 24, 202438 minS0

    <p>Forensic science has been around for many centuries. With each decade that passes, forensics techniques used to identify perpetrators of crime become ever more sophisticated. This has also been reflected in the...

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    Bernadette Emerson - How IPP is affecting a person's loved one

    Sep 17, 20241h 3mS0

    <p>There are people currently under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP). These are a form of indeterminate sentence introduced which took effect from 2005 and abolished in 2012. <br/><br/>Despite their abolishment...

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    Niamh McAnally - The Writer on the Water

    Sep 10, 202455 minS0

    <p>Niamh McAnally is an author, keynote & corporate speaker. Two years ago, her book Flares Up: A Story Bigger Than The Atlantic, about two men who rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, was published by Pitch...

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    Irvin Muchnick - The Greed-Soaked of USA Swimming

    Sep 3, 20241h 5mS0

    <p>Irvin Muchnick is an independent journalist and author who specializes in sports muckraking. He has written for Sports Illustrated, People, The Washington Monthly, and the Sunday magazines of the New York Times and...

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    Diane Foster - 'I always wanted to do film from very early on'

    Aug 20, 20241 hourS0

    <p>Diane Foster is an award-winning American actress-singer-dancer-producer based in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>She directed and starred in the horror film Easter Bloody Easter, which was released earlier this year, and...

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    David Arrowsmith - How Pablo Escobar changed Colombian football

    Aug 13, 202456 minS0

    <p>Pablo Escobar's criminal activities and subsequent passing have given him a mythical status that his crimes should not have.<br/><br/>During his time as the world's most notorious drug lord, he saw himself as a Robin...

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    Emma Hardy - Why I decided to homeschool my children

    Aug 6, 202453 minS0

    <p>Emma Hardy is a mother who decided to homeschool after discovering what they had been taught. <br/><br/>Alongside this, she is also taking the gym she attended to court. The reasons for this are in her crowdfunder...

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    Timandra Harkness - 'Technology just reflects what we want of it'

    Jul 2, 20241h 2mS0

    <p>Timandra Harkness is a writer and presenter. She has presented many programmes for BBC Radio about technology and how it interacts with society. <br/><br/>She has written a new book called Technology is Not the...

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    Dave Haslam - When told her face didn't fit, Grace Jones turned it into an advantage

    Jun 25, 202450 minS0

    <p>Dave Haslam is a DJ, writer and journalist who has recently written books on an array of people such as Courtney Love, Haring, Sylvia Plath and Pablo Picasso. <br/><br/>We discussed Manchester's culture renaissance...

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    Andy Clarke - 'Boxing wouldn't be boxing without the knockouts'

    Jun 18, 202458 minS0

    <p>The knockout. A sudden and concussive end to a sporting contest that is unique to combat sports. <br/><br/>No single action in sport can turn the path of the contest so suddenly in the losing person's favour, than a...

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    Tony Sewell - Black Success

    Jun 4, 202458 minS0

    <p>Why do a high percentage of African Caribbean people between the ages of 50 and 60 own their home? Why are British Nigerians doing so well academically? What can young black people in the UK learn from the success...

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