Learning what it means to be a disciple of Christ
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Learn something new every day! Everything Everywhere Daily is a daily podcast for Intellectually Curious People. Host Gary Arndt tells the stories of interesting people, places, and things from around the world and throughout history. Gary is an accomplished world traveler, travel photographer, and polymath. Topics covered include history, science, mathematics, anthropology, archeology, geography, and culture. Past history episodes have dealt with ancient Rome, Phoenicia, Persia, Greece, Chi ...
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Getting the intelligence back from AI with history's greatest truths not spoken.
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3-time national award-winning writer & full time walking movie encyclopedia Jen Johans of FilmIntuition.com delivers a steady stream of great movie recommendations, thoughtful career deep dives, & first rate conversations with critics, authors, actors, journalists, filmmakers, and more on Watch With Jen.™️ Originally launched on Patreon (https://patreon.com/FilmIntuition), where new installments premiere first, once each episode is unlocked to the public, you'll be able to find every episode ...
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An NFL football based podcast by 4 friends who are actually taking a second to rationally analyze the sport as opposed to today's 'hot take' media Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pump-is-full/support
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A podcast about music and dance across cultures hosted by Georgia Curran and Mahesh White-Radhakrishnan. We discuss research in ethnomusicology and the anthropology of sound and movement. We also play tracks and excerpts by independent artists especially providing a platform to hear vulnerable and not widely heard performance traditions.
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Jesse Holley & Fanatics View’s ”Unfiltered With Jesse Holley” Podcast features the former Dallas Cowboy wide receiver discussing all things NFL Football, Dallas Cowboys, College Football, NBA Basketball, Boxing & Sports - as well as special guest interviews from around the world of Sports & Entertainment.
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FSE Live - Fremont Street Experience (Las Vegas Video Network)
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FSE Live features the latest news from the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas. (Video Version)
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The universe is billions of years old. If, in the future, humanity were to explore the galaxy and visit other planets around other stars, we might be visiting places where at one time, an advanced civilization once existed. However, if such a civilization existed, it might have been millions of years in the past. If that was the case, how would we …
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We all eat every day. We use English words for the foods and meals we eat without even thinking about it. But where did those words come from, and what did they originally mean? What is the difference between dinner and supper? Were the modern distinctions we have between fruits and vegetables always there, and for that matter, was meat always meat…
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Watch With Jen - S5: E19 - Edie Falco with William Boyle
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This week, my good friend William Boyle returned to the podcast to discuss a terrific character actress we both love. Celebrating Edie Falco beyond her tour de force performance as Carmela Soprano on THE SOPRANOS, in this fast-paced conversation, we offer an overview of her work in early indies like LAWS OF GRAVITY, THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH, & TRUST,…
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A little over 500 years ago, the world underwent massive change. Empires were growing, religious and political institutions were changing, science was advancing, and art was undergoing a revolution. It was the start of what many historians called the Early Modern period. A period that began the slow and painful transition to what became the modern …
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In the mid-12th century, England was in chaos. The king of England, Henry I, died without an heir. The country was divided between forces loyal to his daughter, Matilda, and his nephew, Stephen. For almost two decades, armed conflicts resulted in a breakdown of law and order and central authority. Learn more about The Anarchy, how it began, and how…
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The Vietnam War was perhaps the most significant event that took place in the last half of the 20th century. It had profound impacts on the American military and foreign policy as well as on its culture. However, many people have a very simplistic view of the causes of the war. They assume it was just a result of Cold War politics. While that was c…
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One of the most significant figures in 16th-century Britain was Mary Stuart, aka Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary’s life was one of the most fascinating of the period. Depending on which historian you consult, she was a schemer, a traitor, a pawn, or a victim. According to some, she was all of these things. What is certain is that Mary was ultimately res…
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For thousands of years, humans all around the world have coveted gemstones. Gemstones have been used as symbols of authority by kings, queens, and emperors, have been central to religious ceremonies, and have served as adornments for the wealthy. While you may have heard of diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, what exactly are they, and where…
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Located on the tips of our fingers are features known as friction ridges. We evolved them to get a better grip on objects. It just so happens that those friction ridges are unique to every person. That allows us to use friction ridges as unique identifiers and for authorities to use them to catch criminals, and in some ways, we have been doing so f…
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On April 12, 1861, the United States Civil War began when Confederate forces began a bombardment of the Union held Fort Sumter at the mouth of the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina. The battle was not itself a great battle, and the number of casualties was shockingly small, but what it began totally changed the lives of millions of people and th…
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Watch With Jen - S5: E18 - Rodeo Movies with Christa Faust
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This week, I was thrilled to welcome a longtime Twitter mutual who's a huge cinephile with outstanding taste, a veritable encyclopedia of Film Noir, & an author as well. Christa Faust writes crime novels, comics, & tie-ins. She worked in the Times Square peep booths, as a professional dominatrix, & in the adult film industry, both behind & in front…
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In any sport, there is always one debate that comes up. It comes up year after year, and it has been around for as long as sport has existed. The debate is about who is the greatest of all time, or in common parlance, who is the GOAT? Every sport has its own contenders for the GOAT. In some sports, the GOAT is pretty easy to identify. In others, it…
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During the Second World War, the United States embarked on one of the greatest science and engineering projects the world had ever seen. Over 100,000 people took part in the program, the vast majority of which had no clue what it was for, and the total cost of the program was in the billions of dollars, at a time when a billion dollars was a lot of…
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After the end of the second world war, Berlin was a divided city controlled by the four major allied powers. Despite the different zones of control, people could move freely between them. However, on August 13, 1961, the East German government decided to end the free travel of Berliners by building a wall around West Berlin. For 28 years, the wall …
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If you have used a computer, which I’m assuming is almost everyone listening to this, you have probably had to store your data somewhere. You might have used a USB drive, a hard drive, or if you are old enough, maybe even a floppy drive. These types of data storage are just the latest in a long line of methods to store information that goes back a …
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In 8 BC, the Roman senate passed a resolution renaming the month of Sextillis to August to honor the emperor Augustus. They chose Sextillis, which was the sixth month in the calendar because it was the month that he conquered Egypt. Fast forward several centuries and August had a permanent place on the calendar. With that, prepare yourself for the …
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In almost all sports, people will refer to what is known as having a home-field advantage. Home-field advantage is a simple concept. It implies that teams playing in their home stadium, arena, or field have a slight advantage over the visiting team. But is home-field advantage a real thing? And if it is, what are the reasons for it, and which teams…
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The Hughes H-4 Hercules, aka The Spruce Goose (Encore)
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During the height of the Second World War, American shipping to Europe was constantly being attacked by German U-boats. In an attempt to completely bypass German subs, aviation pioneer Howard Hughes began construction on what would be the world’s largest aircraft. A plane that was so large it could carry 750 passengers or two full-sized tanks acros…
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Watch With Jen - S5: E17 - TV Adaptations with Katie Stebbins
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It's a pleasure to welcome one of my longtime Twitter faves to the podcast. Katie Stebbins is a knowledgeable cinephile, academic librarian, & the author of truly creative film zines. For the uninitiated, that's "zines" as in magazines or literary journal-styled books filled with collages & writing on films within a given calendar year. Described a…
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest library in the world is the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The Library of Congress was originally intended to be the library of the United States Congress, but over two centuries since its founding, it has evolved to something much grander, covering almost every subject and langua…
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On December 29, 1170, the Archbishop of Canterbury was brutally murdered on the floor of the Canterbury Cathedral by four armed knights while preparing for his evening prayers. The ramifications of that incident shook the country of England, its king, and the Catholic Church. Over 850 years later, it is still remembered and remains one of the most …
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Located in the state of Wyoming and a little bit of Montana and Idaho lies one of the world’s greatest national parks on Earth: Yellowstone. In the 19th century, Yellowstone was declared the first national park in the world. However, what makes Yellowstone special actually dates back millions of years. The geologic circumstances that led to the cre…
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You have probably heard the expression, “The house always wins.” This is usually true….in fact, it's almost always true. If it weren’t true, then casinos wouldn’t exist. Every game in a casino is designed to give the house an edge so that in the long run, with enough players, they are mathematically guaranteed to win money. However, there have been…
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For over 1000 years, Rome, either in its Republican or Imperial form, was the dominant power in the Mediterranean. Then, at least in the West, the empire eventually fell apart. Ever since people have been asking the question….why? Ever since it happened, people have been debating the reasons why, and after 1500 years, there still isn’t a consensus.…
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On April 24, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched the Hubble Space Telescope into low Earth orbit. After some initial technical problems, it began providing images of our universe, the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Even though larger, better telescopes have been sent to space for over 30 years, the Hubble has remained one of the mos…
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Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last ruler of an independent Egypt and one of the most important women of the ancient world. In addition to being a brilliant and cunning ruler in her own right, she was also famously associated with two of the most powerful men in the late Roman Republic. Yet was her involvement with these men that ultimately led t…
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Watch With Jen - S5: E16 - William Wyler with Natalie Jenner & Sarah Kozloff
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After our brief midsummer break, we're back with an episode featuring two outstanding new guests, Natalie Jenner & Sarah Kozloff. Natalie Jenner is the internationally bestselling author of THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETY & BLOOMSBURY GIRLS which have been translated into more than 20 languages worldwide. A former lawyer, career coach, & independent bookst…
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The Enchiridion or Handbook of Epictetus (Ancient Greek: Ἐγχειρίδιον Ἐπικτήτου, Enkheirídion Epiktḗtou) is a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of the Greek philosopher Epictetus. Although the content is mostly derived from the Discourses of Epictetus, it is not a summary of the Discourses but rather a c…
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Perhaps the greatest advancement in the arts in the 20th century was the creation of motion pictures. Motions Pictures was a brand-new art form. While initially it was just recorded stage presentations, it eventually evolved into something much more. Today, it is a multi-billion-dollar industry, which is all due to countless technical advancements …
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Tristan da Cunha: The World’s Most Isolated Settlement (Encore)
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Located in the South Atlantic Ocean, situated between South America and Africa, lies the most remote human settlement on Earth. There, a community of a little over 250 people eke out a living over 1,500 miles from the next closest humans. Getting there is difficult, and living there is probably even harder. Learn more about Tristian da Cuhna and ho…
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One of the most difficult concepts for early thinkers to get their heads around was the idea of nothing. Everywhere we go, all our lives, there is something. There is air and matter that surrounds us everywhere because if there weren’t, we wouldn’t be here. Eventually, scientists and philosophers became comfortable with the idea of nothing and were…
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Just south of the United States and north of Guatemala is Mexico, a fact which I’m sure all of you know. However, most people don’t know that much about Mexico. There are caricatures of Mexico, and many people are familiar with some of the tourist areas, but that’s about it. In reality, Mexico is one of the world’s largest countries, and its unique…
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For thousands of years, many theories have been put forward as to the cause of communicable diseases. These theories ranged from the religious to the magical and sometimes quasiscientific, but what they all had in common was that there was no proof for anything. Over the centuries these theories became dogma and often prevented a better understandi…
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The 1919 Chicago Black Sox Scandal (Encore)
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In October 1919, the champions of the National League, the Cincinnati Reds, faced the champions of the American League, the Chicago White Sox, in the World Series. While Cincinnati won the championship on the field five games to three, the series will be forever remembered because of the events surrounding it. Even a hundred years later, it remains…
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A History of Textiles, Fabrics, and Cloth
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I would say that there is a very good chance that almost everyone listening to the sound of my voice right now is wearing something made of cloth. Cloth, textiles, and fabrics go back a very long way, but despite their ancient origins, not every culture had them. Yet, where they existed, they were often some of the most valuable commodities, and th…
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In the year 53 BC, Rome suffered one of the greatest military defeats in its history. A Roman army led by Marcus Lucinisu Crassus was led into the desert in present-day Southern Turkey and was systematically destroy by an army from the Kingdom of Parthia. The defeat itself didn’t radically weaken Rome, but the death of Crassus led to a chain of eve…
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The Secret of the Rosary Complete Audiobook
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00:00:00 Preface 00:03:01 Dedication 00:16:14 What the Rosary Is 00:16:15 First Rose 00:17:22 Second Rose 00:21:01 Third Rose 00:28:53 Fourth Rose 00:33:21 Fifth Rose 00:39:05 Sixth Rose 00:41:16 Seventh Rose 00:43:56 Eighth Rose 00:49:46 Ninth Rose 00:51:56 Tenth Rose 00:57:13 Eleventh Rose 00:59:57 Twelfth Rose 01:11:25 Thirteenth Rose 01:14:29 F…
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Located between China and India, Pakistan, Buthan, and Nepal is the world’s highest chain of mountains, The Himalayas. The Himalayas aren’t just very tall, picturesque mountains that are the home of Mount Everest. They are perhaps the most important mountain range on Earth. The Himalayas serve as the source of several of the world’s most important …
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Sharing an episode of “What It’s Like to Be...” from author Dan Heath. On the podcast, Dan explores the world of work, one profession at a time, and interviews people who love what they do. He finds out: What does a couples therapist think when a friend asks for relationship advice? How does a stand-up comedian come up with new material? What are t…
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Modern Stoicism With Epictetus: Find Happiness & Overcome Anything!
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00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:32 Chapter 1 - Wish Events To Happen As They Do 00:13:05 Chapter 2 - Written In Stone 00:21:42 Chapter 3 - Embracing Discomfort 00:47:09 Chapter 4 - What Are You Really Afraid Of? 00:52:35 Chapter 5 - Dichotomy Of Control 01:02:53 Chapter 6 - Apply The Dichotomy Of Control. 01:32:51 Chapter 8 - Helpful Stoic Exercises. 0…
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In September 1944, despite over half a year still remaining in World War II, the Allies began preparing for an eventual post-war world. One of the biggest questions being discussed was what to do with Germany. After two world wars with Germany in just a quarter century, no one wanted a third. One American official developed a plan that would basica…
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In the early 1960s, the United States was always a step behind the Soviet Union in the space race. By the mid-1960s, the Americans had caught up. They didn’t have many glamorous firsts, but they were doing increasingly difficult things in space. All of that came crashing to a halt on January 27, 1967, when three astronauts died in what was a seemin…
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In the mid-18th century, excavations in the ancient town of Herculaneum, just outside the city of Pompeii and destroyed by the same volcano, discovered something….interesting. They found a villa that contained 1800 ancient scrolls. Unfortunately, the volcano's heat carbonized them, making them illegible and incredibly fragile. Still, for over 250 y…
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Bible Characters Discussed And Analyzed By The Scholarly Divine, Joseph Parker, D.D.
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Have you ever felt you would like to walk side-by-side with the individuals you have read about in the Bible and to have talked with them and learned from them? Reading this book is the closest thing to knowing them this side of Heaven. Selections from three of the finest Bible scholars of any age: D. L. Moody, T. DeWitt Talmage, and Joseph Parker,…
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In the early 19th century, the most abundant bird in North America, and perhaps the entire world, was the passenger pigeon. An estimated three billion of them would fly in flocks so large that they could blot out the sun. However, within a century, the entire species had gone extinct. It was one of the fastest and most disastrous turnarounds for an…
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00:00:00 Decision Making by Peter Hollins 00:12:02 Measuring Opportunity Cost 00:23:21 It’s a WRAP 00:25:14 Widen Your Options. 00:27:11 Reality-Test Your Assumptions. 00:30:03 Attain Distance. 00:31:45 Prepare to Be Wrong. In the whirlwind of daily decisions, do you ever feel overwhelmed by information overload? Do you crave a framework for making…
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Depending on how you define it, there were somewhere between 70 to 100 Roman emperors between the ascension of Augustus to the fall of the western empire in 476. A period of about 500 years. Some of them managed to be just and competent rulers who ruled for extended periods of peace and prosperity. Others….were not. Learn more about the worst Roman…
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The Origin of Words and Phrases: Common Idioms
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Let me cut right to the chase. This episode is going to be a deep dive into the origin of some common idioms. I don’t want to dance around the subject or have to walk on eggshells, so I’m using this introduction to break the ice. Whether you’re feeling under the weather or ready to burn the midnight oil with us, you’re in for a treat. I will spill …
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Conversation Tactics, Exercises & Worksheets Complete Audiobook from Patrick King
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00:00:00.000 Strong Eye Contact. 00:02:53.400 Get Your Game Face. 00:04:35.800 READ OUT LOUD. 00:07:07.360 React With Importance. 00:09:18.400 Don’t Be So Literal 00:11:25.600 Curious As A Cat. 00:14:02.920 Weave A Story. 00:16:04.200 Keep The Flow. 00:18:18.400 Conversation Resume Worksheet. 00:20:36.040 Conversation Resume Prompts 00:23:28.200 Qu…
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One of the most famous lines in poetry comes from the poet Robert Burns, who spoke of ‘The best-laid schemes of mice and men.’ The line has been used in reference to the fact that no matter how good the plan or the intentions behind it, things will often not go according to plan. Indeed, there have been times in history when plans have made things …
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