Rebecca Ferguson
@r3beccaf.bsky.social
Open University professor emerita, making the shift over to podcasting, audio drama and fiction.
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Friends and enemies of The Infinite Escape Room,
We’ve made the difficult, but temporary, decision to take a hiatus from making episodes of The Infinite Escape Room podcast.
The reason is that all four of us are in different stages of life than when we started this podcast seven years ago.
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We’ve made the difficult, but temporary, decision to take a hiatus from making episodes of The Infinite Escape Room podcast.
The reason is that all four of us are in different stages of life than when we started this podcast seven years ago.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Friends and enemies of The Infinite Escape Room,
We’ve made the difficult, but temporary, decision to take a hiatus from making episodes of The Infinite Escape Room podcast.
The reason is that all four of us are in different stages of life than when we started this podcast seven years ago.
[1/6]
We’ve made the difficult, but temporary, decision to take a hiatus from making episodes of The Infinite Escape Room podcast.
The reason is that all four of us are in different stages of life than when we started this podcast seven years ago.
[1/6]
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By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
www.bu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
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Seventy-five years ago, Britain helped write the European Convention on Human Rights. It protects fairness, liberty and the rule of law. Those attacking it now are not defending Britain. They are trying to free government from accountability. We must defend it.
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Seventy-five years ago, Britain helped write the European Convention on Human Rights. It protects fairness, liberty and the rule of law. Those attacking it now are not defending Britain. They are trying to free government from accountability. We must defend it.
Community tree planting at The Arboretum, Milton Keynes, on Saturday 22nd November 2025 – planting more than 800 trees www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...
Community tree planting at The Arboretum on Saturday 22nd November 2025
We are planting more than 800 trees at the Poplar Plantation on Saturday 22nd of November 2025. We need your help!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Community tree planting at The Arboretum, Milton Keynes, on Saturday 22nd November 2025 – planting more than 800 trees www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...
It's not often you get the opportunity to apply for a job as a Viking
We're hiring an Interactive Visitor Operations Host at JORVIK Viking Centre!
The key purpose of the role is to act as a costumed Viking to engage and inspire visitors in Viking Life and Archaeology.
More information via the link in our bio 🔗
#Hiring #History #Jobs #JORVIK #Vacancies
The key purpose of the role is to act as a costumed Viking to engage and inspire visitors in Viking Life and Archaeology.
More information via the link in our bio 🔗
#Hiring #History #Jobs #JORVIK #Vacancies
October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It's not often you get the opportunity to apply for a job as a Viking
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
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NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
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[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
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MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
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NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
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KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
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[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
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[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
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[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), artist who has created a series of 'Garden Icons' - mini paintings inspired by local wildlife #womensart
October 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), artist who has created a series of 'Garden Icons' - mini paintings inspired by local wildlife #womensart
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This one is a big deal, in my view. Potentially marks an end to Thatcher-era deregulation of the buses across England. And it's the law as of last night: bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This one is a big deal, in my view. Potentially marks an end to Thatcher-era deregulation of the buses across England. And it's the law as of last night: bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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Airline strands ex-BBC editor, citing Parkinson's www.bbc.com/news/article... Don’t travel with Turkish Airlines- they discriminate against people with Parkinson’s
'My sin was having Parkinson's': Presenter left stranded
Mark Mardell was left feeling 'humiliated' after he was told he could not board a flight.
www.bbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Airline strands ex-BBC editor, citing Parkinson's www.bbc.com/news/article... Don’t travel with Turkish Airlines- they discriminate against people with Parkinson’s
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plato’s man-cave, where prisoners watch shadows on a sweet sixty-five-inch 4k hd tv
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
plato’s man-cave, where prisoners watch shadows on a sweet sixty-five-inch 4k hd tv
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Stoke Newington is a good example of the understandable limits of @bgs.ac.uk mapping. Beige polygons are mapped Ice Age sediments, red dot are stone artefacts from the Ice Age. We know Abney Park and Stanford Hill have these deposits, the artefacts help to map their presence.🦣🏺
#FindsFriday
#FindsFriday
October 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Stoke Newington is a good example of the understandable limits of @bgs.ac.uk mapping. Beige polygons are mapped Ice Age sediments, red dot are stone artefacts from the Ice Age. We know Abney Park and Stanford Hill have these deposits, the artefacts help to map their presence.🦣🏺
#FindsFriday
#FindsFriday
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If you're online in 45 mins and are _really_ into virtual reality and / or the Odyssey, tune into ttns.uk where you can hear the full 1 hr 55 mins of me, @dompates.bsky.social and @r3beccaf.bsky.social go through every part of Homer's epic and relate it to VR.
Internet Radio Live Music Eclectic | thethursdaynightshow
Eclectic Internet Radio with online live music and art showings every Thursday Night! www.thethursdaynightshow.com
ttns.uk
October 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If you're online in 45 mins and are _really_ into virtual reality and / or the Odyssey, tune into ttns.uk where you can hear the full 1 hr 55 mins of me, @dompates.bsky.social and @r3beccaf.bsky.social go through every part of Homer's epic and relate it to VR.
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"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
It’s racist, it’s extremist and it’s immoral
The right is still calling for deportations, and the government is still being cowardly about it. Also: London’s first green belt; some notes on a shark; and some news, on my next book.
jonn.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
Totoko the eel is the mascot for the Tokyo restaurant chain Nadai Unatoto. An electric eel, she charges everyone she meets with a burst of vitality. She likes swimming in sauce and napping in a rice cooker.
October 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Just came upon this Tweet from October 2013, when the US government was shut down because Republicans were trying to delay Obama's Affordable Care Act.
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Just came upon this Tweet from October 2013, when the US government was shut down because Republicans were trying to delay Obama's Affordable Care Act.
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It's October and next week the clocks go back as we slowly slide towards the days of shorter light.
So we're delighted that next week we'll be launching our Wintering Well Boxes, which are FREE loanable kits containing SAD therapy lamps, activity guides and other resources.
So we're delighted that next week we'll be launching our Wintering Well Boxes, which are FREE loanable kits containing SAD therapy lamps, activity guides and other resources.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It's October and next week the clocks go back as we slowly slide towards the days of shorter light.
So we're delighted that next week we'll be launching our Wintering Well Boxes, which are FREE loanable kits containing SAD therapy lamps, activity guides and other resources.
So we're delighted that next week we'll be launching our Wintering Well Boxes, which are FREE loanable kits containing SAD therapy lamps, activity guides and other resources.
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🎓 Curious about the future of learning? Join The @openuniversity.bsky.social ’s H880 course and explore how technology drives education forward. Perfect for leaders, innovators, and lifelong learners! Check it out 👉 www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
#digitaleducation #OUMAOT @oumaot.bsky.social
#digitaleducation #OUMAOT @oumaot.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🎓 Curious about the future of learning? Join The @openuniversity.bsky.social ’s H880 course and explore how technology drives education forward. Perfect for leaders, innovators, and lifelong learners! Check it out 👉 www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate...
#digitaleducation #OUMAOT @oumaot.bsky.social
#digitaleducation #OUMAOT @oumaot.bsky.social
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I’ve been quiet for much of 2025 as I write Citeog’s next show - if you like cyberpunk, then you’re gonna love WITCHPUNK! We’re so, so close to being ready to go to casting call. Unpaid, unfortunately, but some juicy roles.
#castingcall #audiodramacasting #audiodrama
#castingcall #audiodramacasting #audiodrama
October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’ve been quiet for much of 2025 as I write Citeog’s next show - if you like cyberpunk, then you’re gonna love WITCHPUNK! We’re so, so close to being ready to go to casting call. Unpaid, unfortunately, but some juicy roles.
#castingcall #audiodramacasting #audiodrama
#castingcall #audiodramacasting #audiodrama
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October 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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The Open University is seeking a partnership to co.deliver a seminar series on all aspects of Pedagogic Research, Scholarship and Innivation.
Let me know if this appeals.
@Welspraxis.bsky.social
Let me know if this appeals.
@Welspraxis.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Open University is seeking a partnership to co.deliver a seminar series on all aspects of Pedagogic Research, Scholarship and Innivation.
Let me know if this appeals.
@Welspraxis.bsky.social
Let me know if this appeals.
@Welspraxis.bsky.social
You can donate 35 USD to add to the costume collection.
Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).
OPERATION INFLATION
www.operationinflation.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
You can donate 35 USD to add to the costume collection.
'Please give as much information as possible' says the USS pension scheme, restricting me to 1000 characters and forbidding the use of £ signs
October 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
'Please give as much information as possible' says the USS pension scheme, restricting me to 1000 characters and forbidding the use of £ signs
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There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...