I Miss when You were Here - Instrumental

In this episode of The Rowbo Show, Mark shares the story of his fifth and final interview with GE Medical Systems back in 1988—a process that ultimately led to a great job offer, but not without a few bumps along the way. His experience highlights how extended interview processes can leave candidates feeling indifferent or disillusioned, even when the outcome is positive. From there, Mark and Joe dive into a discussion about modern workplace policies, including the pros and cons of Unlimited Paid Time Off (UPTO), how bereavement pay works, and the implications of arbitration clauses in employment agreements. It’s a thoughtful look at what today’s benefits and policies really mean for both employees and employers.

Hosts: Mark Rowbottom, Joe Moralez

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The Rowbo Show | #010 - The Clock is Ticking: PTO, Bereavement, and Hiring Pitfalls

A rewritten version of "Moon Music" by Coldplay — created for my Grandad’s funeral.

I used to play this piece on the piano, and he’d often say, “What’s that? I like that.”

After his passing, I reworked the song into something personal — a reflection on life, death, and the love that continues after we’re gone.

Thank you to Coldplay for the beautiful original. This version features new lyrics, piano and vocals written and recorded by me, Jack Watkins, as a tribute to the man who meant the world to us.

LYRICS

Once upon a time, I tried to get myself together
Be more like the sky and welcome every kind of weather
Be more eagle-like and find the flight in every feather
Once upon a time, but I’m still tryin’ to get better

Maybe I’m just grateful, got to watch my family grow
Sit beneath the trees and feel the warmth of the love below
I’m tryin’ to trust in the heavens above
I'm tryin’ to trust in a world full of love
Follow the light as it calls me away
To the place where the stars and the memories stay

Is anyone out there? I’m close to the end
I’ll be somebody out there. The love will never end

Somebody Out There

Somebody Out There (Inspired by Coldplay's "Moon Music")

Response to South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust continuing to bullsh!t NHS mental health clients with diagnosed PTSD. AI converted text to audio. 

To Lambeth South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM)

ɴᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇꜱ (ꜱʟᴏᴡ/ʀᴇᴠᴇʀʙ/ʙᴀꜱꜱ ʙᴏᴏꜱᴛ) - ʀᴇᴇꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢɴ

ɴᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴇꜱ (ꜱʟᴏᴡ/ʀᴇᴠᴇʀʙ/ʙᴀꜱꜱ ʙᴏᴏꜱᴛ) - mix by PMOS

Fed up with NHS Lambeth Secondary Care Psychological Therapies (SCPT) 

Fed up with the Lambeth Mental Health Service (SCPT)

POST MORTEM

In your leaving
(a thing needful,
though no less unjust for that)

was peeled away
the last, translucent layer
of my skin.

Flayed, I face each
day defenceless now,
meat-raw, Vesalian:
	
slain yet sentient.
Extant. Inexplicable.
Egregiously alive.

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© Ken Cumberlidge  26-07-2017
Illustration:  Andreas Vesalius, 1543

Post mortem

A song I wrote after the death of my sister who we lost in just six weeks after a cancer diagnosis in 2020.

Original Artwork by Louisa Donnelly

Always Near(demo)

Always Near

Welcome to the Covenant & Conversation series, Rabbi Sacks’ commentary pieces on the weekly Torah portion, exploring ideas and sharing inspiration from the Torah readings of the week.

This audio on Parshat Chukat from Rabbi Sacks was recorded in 2019.
Follow along with the audio here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/chukat/losing-miriam/

Read and download the written essay, and all translations.

For intergenerational discussion on the weekly Parsha and Haftara, a new FAMILY EDITION is now also available: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation-family-edition/chukat/losing-miriam/

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The Rabbi Sacks Legacy continues to share weekly inspiration from Rabbi Sacks.

With thanks to the Schimmel Family for their generous sponsorship of Covenant & Conversation, dedicated in loving memory of Harry (Chaim) Schimmel.


Losing Miriam (Rabbi Sacks on Chukat, Covenant & Conversation)

Free State of Jax, The				
Written by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Narrated by Maxwell Glick	

Jaxon Averett has had some terrifically bad luck. Because only the worst luck in the world can account for the fact that he has to live with his Uncle Clive Grimmitz, Aunt Helga, and their six kids in dead-end Walkonby, Kansas. Life with Jax's cousins isn't easy -- they're all bullies, and his aunt and uncle can't even remember his name.

Which is why, on the night before his twelfth birthday, Jax sneaks over to the neighboring property, floats a raft out into the middle of the hot springs lake, and drops anchor.

Jax is now the president and sole citizen of his own micronation, the Free State of Jax.

With the help of new friends, a local lawyer, and the property owner Owen O'Keefe, Jax's micronation begins to flourish. But the Grimmitzes will do anything to get him back and they are not above sabotage. On top of that, Jax is quickly embroiled in the mystery of Owen's missing brother -- and a lost windfall of the town's money.

Investigating puts everything Jax has built at risk, and when long-buried family secrets are unearthed, he must find the courage to do what's right, even if it means losing his only chance at freedom.

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen weaves an extraordinary mystery and a moving and hilariously zany story about family, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to do what's right, no matter the cost.


Print Edition Published by Scholastic Inc. Text Copyright 2025 by Jennifer A. Nielsen. Production Copyright 2025 by Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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The Free State of Jax - Audiobook Clip

I make Christian songs from my Memories, Dreams or Commissions. I have Notebooks filled with my Dreams, so I'll be making a good amount of Music of all kinds :)
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This is just small space to speak about the biggest taboo subject in life: death. :-) 
Something we ALL will experience and we all will experience loss. But we silence death to death. Soundcliud is limited, I'm working on another platform to dedicate to this taboo subject we all face.
My # 1 subject is to STOP making bereaved people feel guilty when people without crisis want to have a good time but feel the bereaved spoil their party! Stop putting the burden and blame on bereaved, on sick, on vulnerable people so you can feel selfish. I cover a lot of anger, and it's time for bereaved people to keep speaking out. Louder.

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KEN CUMBERLIDGE: POETRY
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"Honest, unflinching, emotionally intelligent and stunningly crafted." - Cathy Carson

Multiple slam-winner, finalist at Hammer & Tongue Cambridge 2018 and 2019, Ken Cumberlidge cut his performance teeth on the pub poetry scene of the 1970s.

Since 2011 Ken has been based in Norwich, but can be lured out of cover by good company and an open mic - a proclivity that has led him to become an habitué of the slam poetry/spoken word scene.

Ken writes about love, sex, nature, loss, identity and queerness, with an occasional foray into the eerie and macabre.  Poke him with a sharp enough stick and he may even wake up long enough to get shouty about politics.

His work has appeared widely in print and online (Algebra of Owls / Allegro / As Above So Below / Bi All Accounts / Bogg / The Fiction Pool / Fire&Dust Anthology / Fragmented Voices / Impspired / Ink, Sweat & Tears / Ludd's Mill / Message in a Bottle / The Open Mouse / Picaroon / Pulsar / Pure Slush / Rat's Ass Review / Runcible Spoon / SMOKE / Snakeskin / Songs of Eretz / Spilling Cocoa… / Strange Poetry / Talking Soup / Timber Ghost Press ...etc).

Headline/featured poet at numerous events/venues, including:

Allographic Open Mic
Beth Hartley "A Holding" book launch
Cambridge PRIDE
FenSpeak
Fire&Dust, Coventry
Hammer & Tongue, Cambridge
High St Poetry, Ely
Incite! LGBTQIA+ Spoken Word Cabaret
Last Poet Standing, Norwich
Oooh Beehive
Poetry at Jurnet's
Poetry Non-Stop podcast
St Andrews Festival, Cambridge
Sunday Night Lives at the Flying Pig
Vron McIntyre "Random Trail" book launch

Follow the audio shiurim, lectures and speeches of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, global religious leader, philosopher, author of over 30 books and moral voice for our time. Rabbi Sacks served as Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth between September 1991 and September 2013. A full biography - together with an extensive online archive of Rabbi Sacks' work - is available at www.rabbisacks.org or you can follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @rabbisacks.

Creator of musical things to put in your ears. *WARNING In the case of waxy build-up, a cotton bud is suggested to help guide the musical things deep into the ear-holes. If no cotton buds are easily available, a light tap on the side of the head from a willing friend or eager partner over each ear should allow for a successful listening experience.

Jack Watkins is a British singer, songwriter, and producer creating emotive, atmospheric pop with heart and depth. Blending dreamy synths, piano-led melodies, and cinematic textures, his music explores love, loss, growth, and identity — always with an undercurrent of hope. A classically trained pianist turned pop artist, Jack writes, produces, and performs all his songs from his home studio.

Following the release of his debut album Wonderland in 2024 — which peaked at No. 8 on the UK iTunes Pop Chart — Jack returns in 2025 with a string of new singles, beginning with the soul-baring Hurt By My Healing.

Each release continues Jack’s mission to make music that moves people — emotionally, visually, and sonically — with vulnerability at the core and storytelling at the heart.

New tracks tagged #Bereavement