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www.djle-roy.com Dj Le-Roy started in the 90's playing the house sounds, at his homebase in the City "Goes", Holland. And even a few years later at local party's playing 'The Southside Boogie' style. In the course of this all his styles and his music evolved more and more into a mix of different styles of house with Pop, Rock, R&B, Funk and Soul influences. Together with his friends he started a local club night named real HOUSEMUSIC. ​ And what once was a way to have some fun and play some ...
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ShitQuiz

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We suck at doing the West Australian's West Quiz. Love/hate relationship with Roy O'Reilly - mostly hate. Play along to make yourself feel smart! Dodgy recordings with lots of background noise, love Jay and Erica.
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We suck at doing the West Australian's West Quiz. Love/hate relationship with Roy O'Reilly - mostly hate. Play along to make yourself feel smart! Dodgy recordings with lots of background noise, love Jay and Erica.
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Get Played

Cameron Troyer and Jo Roy

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Two bros, watchin' lots of movies, five feet apart but they are gay. Come along with Cameron and Jo as they go through Cameron's DVD collection and try to talk about the movies, but end up dissecting their own lives. Contact us at getplayedpodcast@gmail.com Follow Cameron on Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/this.is.caron/ Follow Jo on Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/mrjoroy/ and Twitter -> https://twitter.com/MrJoRoy
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Roy: That Dadgum Legend

99.9 The Fan Podcasts | Raleigh, North Carolina

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Roy Williams was quick with names and good with the whistle. If he wasn’t, who knows if he ever would have caught Dean Smith’s attention. The sequel to Smith’s dynasty at North Carolina — the five trips to the Final Four and the three national titles with the Tar Heels — never would have happened. Roy Williams ended his hall-of-fame career on April 1, 2021. The story of how he made it to the top with two of the blue blood programs in college basketball, UNC and Kansas, has been told but not ...
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University and College Professors have a reputation for being eccentric. This is a 5 episode play that agrees wholeheartedly with that description. One character believes he is the modern day version of King Henry VIII. Another character believes that logic and reason are answer to all problems, political and personal. Maybe eccentric is too mild a word.
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Produced by - A Lo Oscuro TV A sports podcast bring you the best play by play in sports with a group of host that have the energy and frustration of every fan. This podcast is going to give you the side of sports you have not seen on a podcast yet! its What A Play Podcast...
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LifeStory

The Living Memory Association

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Ordinary people who lived through extraordinary times tell their stories to The Living Memory Association. Stories from the 20th century of childhood, schooldays, work, play, courtship. Tales of joy and hardship from Edinburgh, Leith, Scotland and beyond.
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哈嘍!這裡是特爾托の碎片,我們每一集都會玩不同風格的海龜湯,藉由遊戲帶領聽眾進入主題。我們的內容涵蓋新聞時事,電影劇情以及靈異事件,我們什麼都聊,希望你們會喜歡! Hi! This is Situational Puzzle. We will play diverse styles of situational puzzle and take audiences to our content breezily by playing games. Our program’s themes include news, movies and supernatural phenomena. Welcome to listen our podcast and hope you have a nice day! 合作邀約:turtlesoup066@gmail.com Powered by Firstory Hosting
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LET'S PLAY: THE CREATE PODCAST

Kristin Hanggi and Natalie Roy

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Whether you're an artist every day of your life or hoping to awaken the artist within, our workshops empower you to tap your inner wisdom and dance with your playful self! We become authentic and unlimited creators when we get in touch with the Universe, listen for guidance, trust the process, act from true inspiration, and actually have fun. Incorporating ancient wisdom with a splash of sass and sparkle, Kristin and Natalie can't wait to party down deep with you!!
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Welcome to Playbook Deep Dive, the stories behind the power. From Congress and the White House to bar stools and back rooms, POLITICO Playbook’s Ryan Lizza brings you interviews with the most compelling and important figures who explain what’s really going on in Washington.
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Playwriting

National Theatre

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In this collection, leading playwrights explain some of the key elements of a well-written play, and discuss how they approach them in their own work. Simon Stephens, David Hare, Katori Hall, Matt Charman, Nell Leyshon, James Graham, Alia Bano, Richard Bean, Anders Lustgarten and Roy Williams talk about writing dialogue, creating characters, structuring a narrative and more. They also offer some top tips for first time writers, and talk about their own writing methods.
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Finding Walt Disney is a podcast dedicated to exploring the life and legacy of Walt Disney. Here you will find interviews with authors, historians and experts as well as many people who knew and worked with Walt and his brother Roy. We will discuss everything from Walt's humble beginnings growing up on a farm in Marceline, Missouri to the beginnings of his career in animation in Kansas City to the creation of Disneyland and more! In addition to exploring the history we will examine the prese ...
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Brought to you by JOE and Virgin Bet, All To Play For sees Steve Sidwell, Wayne Bridge and a line-up of incredible guests taking a look at some of the biggest games and stories from the world of football.From crazy dressing room tales, to big match previews and analysis, we've got you covered. For hilarious stories and true insider insight, it’s the only football show about, that hits the back of the net every single time.To pick your Virgin Bet Builder head over to https://www.virginbet.com ...
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Exclusive interviews and reunions celebrating some of the biggest names in TV and film. A TV enthusiast’s paradise. There's also special shows and series and a regular Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz. Plus every now and then some original fresh comedy and drama. This is pure entertainment and fun. Enjoy! Definitely ‘more than a podcast’.
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Legends Of The Painty Men

John Roy and Andrew DeWitt

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Comedians John Roy (Star Search, Multiple Late Night Appearances) and Andrew DeWitt (Sundance, Showtime, TV Land and Jimmy Kimmel) nerd out about what drew them into Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Games Workshop modeling and their philosophies on gaming. Listen to two comedians banter about the state of their favorite game, the kinds of games they like to play, the people they like to play with and the models they love. NSFW language so wear headphones if your boss is around.
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Are you ready to LIVE, WORK & PLAY Beyond Your Borders? Join Hibiscus International – an award winning, global travel company, with over 35 years experience. Listen to conversations with our clients and experts who have experience in OFFSHORE LIVING, whether it be as a digital nomad, remote worker, second home buyer or retiree. JOIN us on our upcoming Jan 2024 Caribbean Real Estate & Invest Cruise. For more information or to book a private consultation, visit www.hibiscusinternational.com
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A bi-weekly podcast that takes an in-depth look into the seminal series created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler, and Jerry Ordway! Hosted by Billy D, A.K.A. Doc Strange and rotating guests! Segments will be - discussion of the issue, feedback, and more! Join us as we take an issue by issue look at The All-Star Squadron! Feedback for the show can be left at Aworldonfirepodcast@gmail.com and the show can be found on Twitter @AllSquadron
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Phil Toke

Phil Toke

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Phil Toke is a Sydney based DJ, producer, event organiser and co-founder of music networks, Soul of Sydney and Sunday Sanctuary. Soul of Sydney is a collectively run Soul & Funk music network including, DJ’s, musicians, producers & break dancers working together to support and promote soul based music throughout Sydney. Phil is also founder of Sunday Sanctuary, a regular event dedicated to Gospel based music, Deep Soulful House and underground disco. The launch of Sunday Sanctuary has marked ...
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The Body Electric Podcast is hosted by jazz guitarist Nathan Hiltz and features musician to musician in interviews. The show airs Thursdays. We play a few duets and discuss where they come from musically and what they've been focusing on lately.
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Paperback

IVM Podcasts

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Oral storytelling has served a critical role as the sole means of abstracting experiences and emotions in narrative form, and to engage with audiences who prefer narrative storytelling, The Open Library Project presents Paperback. Hosted by Raachyeta Sharma and Satyajit Roy, Paperback will be a podcast where we engage with stalwarts and experts from various industries, suggesting 5 non-fiction titles that contributed to their journey in a big way. We believe that peer-to-peer learning will p ...
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That Black Theatre Podcast is a podcast about Black theatre, Black creativity and blackness in Britain, hosted by PhD student Nadine Deller and her sister Nadia Deller. Hear stories about and from the leaders of Black British theatre, from 1900 to today.A podcast from the National Theatre’s Black Plays Archive, in partnership with Central School of Speech and Drama and the London Arts and Humanities Partnership. Listen weekly on Mondays from 28 September 2020.
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From “Bloody Mary” to “The Kidney Heist,” The Vocalizers presents an anthology of original horror stories inspired by frightening true events & some of the most terrifying Urban Legends. Welcome to the Shivers Anthology Podcast. “Shivers” is a “mockumentary” fictionalized podcast in which interviews characters whom will recount their own horrifying experiences. Set in present day with “actual play” flashbacks. This podcast features voice actors from over 14 countries But beware… This is a di ...
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On Pace

Max Martin

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Welcome to the show! On Pace, hosted by Max Martin, gives you the latest headlines and topics covering the Indiana Pacers along with occasional stories from around the NBA. This podcast features live debates and Q&As every show! If you have a question you want answered, send me a message on Twitter! (@OnPacePodcast) If you enjoy my content and would like to contribute to future episodes with a chance of being a featured guest on the show, consider signing up to become a monthly subscriber to ...
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Offsidechat

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Welcome to Offsidechat where we are total football! We discuss all the latest going on's in the Barclays Premier League, domestic cups and of course the Champions League! Listen to our latest podcasts and give us your feedback! If you would like to participate in one of the Offsidechat podcasts in the future then email us at offsidechat@gmail.com, it is quick and simple! Also, visit our website offsidechat.com and follow us on Twitter and SportsYapper @offsidechat.
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Because reading is interpretation, The Well Read Poem aims to teach you how to read with understanding! Hosted by poet Thomas Banks of The House of Humane Letters, these short episodes will introduce you to both well-known and obscure poets and will focus on daily recitation, historical and intellectual background, elements of poetry, light explication, and more! Play this podcast daily and practice reciting! The next week, get a new poem. Grow in your understanding and love of poetry by lea ...
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The Cayman Life

Mike Joseph and Stefan Prior

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More than just sand between your toes, The Cayman Life will help you to discover everything that makes Cayman, Cayman, and you’ll buy into her true side in no time. The Cayman Life delves into the unique and wonderful dynamics of the place we proudly call home. Passionate about their community and charming in their banter, join hosts Mike Joseph and Stefan Prior as they sit down with the island’s movers and shakers, longtime residents and new stars. It’s an immersive, engaging exploration of ...
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The Broad Street Line

The Broad Street Line

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Born out of countless hours spent riding the subway bearing the same name comes "The Broad Street Line" - an irreverent mix of sports talk, music, technology and pop culture. Each week, hosts Kris Domingo and Roy Burton provide their takes on the world of sports and whatever else comes to mind - answering questions and questioning answers. So keep it locked on The Broad Street Line - radio will never be the same again...
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The Lutecast

Giovanni Bogula

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Dedicated to the wonderful music of the queen of all instruments: The lute. Klick on the headlines in order to listen to the music. If you don't want to miss any of the lutecasts, you can subscribe to it in iTunes. So every new episode is delivered to you automatically. Enjoy. Werner Bogula
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Located on Church Road, in the heart of Hove, The H Bar & Club offers three floors of style and sophistication including a V.I.P Lounge, Champagne and Cocktail Bar & Club. All 3 levels are air-conditioned, and bring a simple but elegant blend of style and splendour, providing the perfect atmosphere for an unbeatable night out in Hove. Every Friday and Saturday expect top Local, National and International Djs to grace the decks. Hugely successful nights such as Beatsworkin, Joof Editions, Mat ...
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क्या आपको कहानी सुनना अच्छा लगता है? स्टोरीजैम में सुनिए कहानियां, कुछ जानी पहचानी, कुछ अनजानी. प्रेमचंद के गाँव हो या मन्नू भंडारी का कनाट प्लेस, भीष्म साहनी का पंजाब या फणीश्वर नाथ रेनू का बिहार, देश भर की चुनिंदा कहानियां आप यहाँ सुन सकते हैं तो सुनो कहानी स्टोरीजैम में आरती की ज़ुबानी ! I read aloud stories/ kahaniyan to you. Stories that are sometimes well known, sometimes lesser known, always memorable! From Premchand to Mannu Bhandari, Bhisham Sahani to Renu, you're sure to find a stor ...
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Vision of a Champion with Anson Dorrance

Tar Heel Sports Properties and Creative Allies

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"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching.” On the Vision of a Champion Podcast, 22 time national champion and 8 time coach of the year Anson Dorrance - along with co-hosts Dean Linke and Natalie Bode - talk about what it means to be a champion with elite athletes and coaches who have been a part of Anson's Hall of Fame journey - Tobin Heath, Roy Williams, Lucy Bronze, Crystal Dunn, April Heinrichs and mo ...
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Uneducated Sports Talk

Uneducated Sports Talk

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Uneducated Sports Talk is a sports show that breaks down current and past sports news and events that has the best unbiased sports opinions from host Carlos Clayton and many others. Stay Smart.... Stay Uneducated Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uneducated-sports-talk/support
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Four basketball junkies that discuss the hottest topics in the NBA and College basketball, fantasy tips, rumors and games that you could play with your friends! OTP is made up of NBA Contributor for Fansided and numberFire Vaughn Dalzell, Fansided contributor Darnell Turner, and our favorite Boston and New York fans Damon Bodnar and Jose Villeneuve. Follow us on social media for our monthly #OTPgiveaways where you can win NBA jerseys, tickets and more! That's @OTPaintPodcast on social. Make ...
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Stripped

Folding Pocket and William Hill

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Welcome to Stripped. A podcast where we are joined by special guests from the world of sport and entertainment each week to tell the stories of their lives through the football kits that mean the most to them. Series 1 is wrapped! We hope you enjoyed all the stories brought to you last year, we’re now taking a short break before we bring you even more fantastic guests in Series 2. Brought to you by William Hill. #begambleaware Followers must be 18+ http://wh.bet/SaferGambling
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A special bonus episode from Deep Dive's POLITICO sister podcast, Power Play: With the U.S. presidential debate now confirmed, our Power Play guests explain the tips and tricks that could help Donald Trump or Kamala Harris win their first head-to-head encounter on Sept. 10 — and why there has been a pre-debate row over format and mics. POLITICO’s A…
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Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:08 Flickering Stars 00:05:11 Fresh Plays 00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal 00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke 00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front 00:18:43 Call of Kilforth 00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative 00:2…
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In the years following World War II, the New York intellectuals became some of the most renowned critics and writers in the country. Although mostly male and Jewish, this prominent group also included women and non-Jews. Yet all of its members embraced a secular Jewish machismo that became a defining characteristic of the contemporary experience. W…
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Jonathan Smales is the founder and CEO of Human + Nature, a campaigning development company working to create “a far, far better future” through sustainable building and design. As a former MD of Greenpeace (UK), a sustainability advisor to the government, and developer of some of the UK’s first major sustainability projects, Jonathan’s expertise i…
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In Marx’s Literary Style, the Venezuelan poet and philosopher Ludovico Silva argues that much of the confusion around Marx’s work results from a failure to understand his literary mode of expression. Through meticulous readings of key passages in Marx’s oeuvre, Silva isolates the key elements of his style: his search for an “architectonic” unity at…
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In a flash of modern warfare (Ukraine? Afghanistan? Vietnam? Poland? Hiroshima? Israel? Gaza?), a mother loses her child. She becomes "A Trojan Woman," compelled to embody every iconic character in Euripides’ classic play. Sara Farrington (Playwright) NYC & NJ based playwright, screenwriter, co-founder of Foxy Films, her theater company w/ Reid Far…
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message A special re-issuing of Rock, by Tim Fountain in tribute to the veteran actor Bette Bourne who has died at the age of 84. An excellent performance in this drama produced by DN producers' Made in Manchester as Bette plays Henry Wilson, Ho…
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Plot elements such as adventure, travel to far-flung regions, the criminal underworld, and embezzlement schemes are not usually associated with Soviet literature, yet an entire body of work produced between the October Revolution and the Stalinist Great Terror was constructed around them. In Writing Rogues: The Soviet Picaresque and Identity Format…
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Who is a provincial? In Provincials: Postcards from the Peripheries (Yale UP, 2024), Sumana Roy assembles a striking cast of writers, artists, filmmakers, cricketers, tourist guides, English teachers, lovers and letter writers, private tutors and secret-keepers whose lives and work provide varied answers to that question. Combining memoir with the …
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Sahitya Akademi and Vyas Aamman awardee Nasira Sharma pens a poignant story of how amidst mindless violence and bleak poverty, humanity sprouts in small gestures and kind words. साहित्य अकादमी और व्यास सम्मान पुरस्कार विजेता नासिरा शर्मा द्वारा लिखी मार्मिक कहानी जिसमे हिंसा और दरिद्रता के बीच पनपती है इंसानियत और करुणा।#hindi #kahani,#hindisahitya…
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The Sports Rabbi and Roy Jankelowitz looked back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Europa League playoff win as they approach the regular season stage of the competition. We also preview the upcoming Israeli league season as we talk Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Beer Sheva and Beitar Jerusalem along with the rest of the teams who will vie for the top spot. Make sure t…
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Democratic kingmaker Nancy Pelosi has come to be pegged as the chief force behind President Joe Biden’s decision to step down from his reelection campaign — a claim that she refuses to dignify much. While Pelosi no longer wields the Speaker’s gavel, its absence hasn’t done much to stifle her power within the party. She’s not only the first female S…
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In this episode Salman Sayyid talks to Ian Almond about his work in world literature, including his 2021 book World Literature Decentered which looks at literature beyond the idea of the West. Ian is professor of World Literature at Georgetown University, whose work asks what it would mean to do literary study that embraces the non-West not as a re…
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joins Playbook co-author and Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza to give his candid thoughts on Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, including whether he thinks Joe Biden should have stepped aside in the first place; how Democrats can win back young people, minorities, and progressives; as well as where he agrees with Harris’…
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Farid al-Din ‘Attar’s writings have greatly influenced Persian Sufism, but what do we know of him as a thinker? Engaging his diverse writings from poetry to stories, Cyrus Ali Zargar’s Religion of Live: Sufism and Self-Transformation in the Poetic Imagination of ‘Attar (SUNY Press, 2024) captures for us some of ‘Attar’s worldviews, especially as it…
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Staging the Sacred: Performance in Late Ancient Liturgical Poetry (Oxford UP, 2023) examines the importance of Christian, Jewish, and Samaritan liturgical poetry from Late Antiquity through the lenses of performance, entertainment, and spectacle. Laura Lieber proposes an account of hymnody as a performative and theatrical genre, combining religious…
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Dalpat Rajpurohit's book Sundar's Dreams: Ārambhik Ādhunikatā, Dādūpanth and Sundardās's Poetry (Rajkamal, 2022) explores the making and lifespan of a religious community in early modern India. Demonstrating fresh perspectives on how to speak historically about the Hindi literary past it questions the categorization of Hindi literature into the bin…
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Welcome 2 this brand new episode! Hope u enjoy tha show ;-) More info @ www.djle-roy.com & www.southsidehousemusic.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CXeOj1OwC3lP1iHbmsF1v Facebook: http://facebook.com/leroyatsshm Twitter: http://twitter.com/leroyatsshm Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/leroyatsshm/ Mixcloud: http://mixcloud.com/djleroy/…
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Ashley's catching up with Roy North who was the actor who became Basil Brush's sidekick in the early to mid 70s on The Basil Brush Show. The show hosted by the wily old fox lasted from the late 60s til the early 80s and became a favourit…
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With the Democratic National Convention just days away, Doug Sosnik, a longtime Dem strategist best known for being a top adviser to Bill Clinton, joins the show to help unpack the new fundamentals of the 2024 presidential campaign. Sosnik and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza discuss: Why the gender gap is getting larger — and how it could impact the …
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Amy from ThinkerThemer joins Candice for a recap of Gen Con '24 and to highlight some special games they played. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:38 Gen Con '24 Recap 00:18:12 Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24 00:18:50 Intarsia 00:24:00 Spectacular 00:33:40 MESOS 00:38:46 Altay: Dawn of Civilization 00:48:43 The Gang 01:00:12 Middle Ages 01:06:46 Comic …
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Catherine Bell is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, and best-selling author. She is the CEO and founder of The Awakened Company, which focuses on helping organizations foster healthy work cultures through the awakening of the self, relationships, and team dynamics. Her book of the same name is a response to the world-wide crisis of financ…
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In Deep Time: A Literary History (Princeton UP, 2023), Noah Heringman, Curators’ Professor of English at the University of Missouri, presents a “counter-history” of deep time. This counter-history acknowledges and investigates the literary and imaginary origins of the idea of deep time, from eighteen-century narratives of voyages around the world t…
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Poet Laureate of Kentucky Crystal Wilkinson’s food memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks (Clarkson Potter, 2023), honors her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black Appalachian women. She contends, “The concept of the kitchen ghost came to me years ago, when I realized that my …
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Asylum Ways of Seeing: Psychiatric Patients, American Thought and Culture (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021) by Dr. Heather Murray is a cultural and intellectual history of people with mental illnesses in the twentieth-century United States. While acknowledging the fraught, and often violent, histories of American psychiatric hospitals, Heath…
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Toward the end of the twentieth century, an unprecedented surge of writing altered the Israeli literary scene in profound ways. As fresh creative voices and multiple languages vied for recognition, diversity replaced consensus. Genres once accorded lower status—such as the graphic novel and science fiction—gained readership and positive critical no…
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The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages (Reaktion, 2024) by Sara J. Charles takes the reader on an immersive journey through mediaeval manuscript production in the Latin Christian world. Each chapter opens with a lively vignette by a mediaeval narrator – including a parchment-maker, scribe and illuminator – introducing various asp…
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In an era where the financial stability of many arts organizations is increasingly precarious, arts philanthropy stands at a critical juncture. The recent COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-21 laid bare the vulnerabilities in existing funding structures, highlighting just how fragile these lifelines can be. Coupled with a surge in social initiatives that de…
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Imagining Time in the English Chronicle Play: Historical Futures, 1590-1660 (Oxford University Press, 2023) argues that dramatic narratives about monarchy and succession codified speculative futures in the early modern English cultural imaginary. This book considers chronicle plays—plays written for the public stage and play pamphlets composed when…
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In this episode, I speak with Marc Redfield, professor of Comparative Literature, English, and German Studies at Brown University about his most recent work, Shibboleth: Judges, Derrida, Celan, published in 2020 by Fordham University Press. In this short but intricate and dense work, Redfield investigates the “shibboleth”—the word, if it is one, an…
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Anita Dunn left her position as a senior advisor to president Joe Biden this week, marking the end of an era for the White House. She was a key architect of his 2020 presidential campaign and one of his closest advisors throughout her tenure. On this episode of Deep Dive, Dunn joins host and Playbook co-author Ryan LIzza to talk about the extraordi…
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Vijaydan Detha, popularly knowne as “Bijji”, spent several decades collecting folk stories from in and around his village Borunda in rajasthan. In their retelling his stories straddled myths and legends, reality and fantasy, observation and a commentary on the world of his beloved Rajasthan. His work received national and international acclaim – he…
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"In this tango palace everything was swaying rhythmically to and fro, bodies of men and women, beams of colored light, brilliant wine glasses, red and green liquids, slender fingers, pomegranate-colored lips, and feverish eyes. Tables and chairs, together with the crowd of people, cast their reflections on the center of the shiny floor. Everyone wa…
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In The People of the Ruins (originally published in 1920), Edward Shanks imagines England in the not-so-distant future as a neo mediaeval society whose inhabitants have forgotten how to build or operate machinery. Jeremy Tuft is a physics instructor and former artillery officer who is cryogenically frozen in his laboratory only to emerge after a ce…
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Ayn Rand is a provocative and polarizing figure. Strongly pro-capitalist and anti-communist, Rand was a dogmatic preacher of her moral philosophy. Based on what she called "rational self-interest", Rand believed in prosperity-seeking individualism above all. Alexandra Popoff's deeply researched biography traces Rand's journey from her early life as…
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In his compelling evaluation of Cold War popular culture, Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men’s Adventure Magazines (Cambridge UP, 2020), Gregory Daddis explores how men's adventure magazines helped shape the attitudes of young, working-class Americans, the same men who fought and served in the long and bitter war in Vietnam. The 'macho pu…
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With My Gothic Dissertation, University of Iowa PhD Anna M. Williams has transformed the dreary diss into a This American Life-style podcast. Williams’ witty writing and compelling audio production allow her the double move of making a critical intervention into the study of the gothic novel, while also making an entertaining and thought-provoking …
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Traces of Enayat (Transit Books, 2023) is a work of creative nonfiction tracing the mysterious life and erasure of Egyptian literature’s tragic heroine. It begins in Cairo, 1963. Four years before her lone novel is finally published, the writer Enayat al-Zayyat takes her own life at age 27. For the next three decades, it’s as if Enayat never existe…
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Hollywood is haunted by the ghost of playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde. Wilde in the Dream Factory: Decadence and the American Movies (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Kate Hext is the story of his haunting, told for the first time. Set within the rich evolving context of how the American entertainment industry became cinema, and how cinema …
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