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WDF examines how wars broke out, how they were concluded, and their consequences. Expect juicy diplomacy, sneaky intrigue, fascinating characters, and incredible drama. By Dr Zack Twamley, qualified history nerd. Current Series: The July Crisis Patreon Series: The Age of Bismarck Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Halfway between South America and New Zealand is a small piece of volcanic, British territory; Pitcairn. It has one shop open for a few hours a day, it’s accessible only by boat, it was born out of Naval mutiny in the 18th Century, it’s home to 37 British subjects...and an almighty scandal. If you're interested in sponsorship and advertising in The Pitcairn Trials, then we'd love to hear from you. Just email [email protected] and we'll tell you more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac ...
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James Hawkins helps his mom run a motel in modern day Montauk, Long Island. But when a mysterious man washes up on the beach with a treasure map tattooed on his chest, James discovers that Billy Bones is, in fact, a time traveling pirate from the 18th century. James and his new friends, Morgan and Max, follow the map right into a magical portal that leads them back nearly three hundred years and back into a swashbuckling adventure. For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com.
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Echoes of History

History Hit & Assassin's Creed

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Dive into the real-life history that inspires the locations, characters, and storylines of the legendary world of Assassin’s Creed. ‘Echoes of History’, a Ubisoft podcast brought to you by History Hit, is the place where listeners can explore the narrow side streets of Medici-ruled Florence, cross sand dunes in the shadow of ancient pyramids, climb the rigging of 18th century brigs sailing across the Caribbean and meet the most powerful warlords in Feudal Japan, all before stepping ‘into the ...
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Season One of ‘The Presidents & Prime Ministers brought to life all 55 of Britain's Prime Ministers through interviews with the authors of all 55 essays in Iain Dale’s book The Prime Ministers: Three Hundred Years of History. From the obscure 18th-century figures like the Earl of Shelburne and Henry Pelham to 20th-century titans like Churchill and Thatcher, these podcasts provide a much-needed reminder about their motivations, failures and achievements. Season Two, gives the same treatment t ...
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Follow an 18th century sailor as he describes his experiences at sea in his own words. Originally meant to be a log book, Kelly began writing detailed accounts of his adventures in the Leeward Islands, Spain, Great Britain and America along with the events that transpired aboard the boats in between these stops.
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What is the definition of "soul" ? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is "emotional or intellectual energy or intensity". Well that certainly sums it up for me. "The Soul Explosion" is all about sharing the tunes and the music that I love with a wider audience. The aim is to cover a wide range of musical genres, from soul, boogie, modern soul, northern soul, rare groove, jazz, funk, soulful garage, gospel, jazz-funk, old skool hip-hop, motown, disco and everything in between. Wha ...
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This show is (mostly) a bi-weekly podcast that explores the likely repertoire of eighteenth and early nineteenth century bagpipers, using historic music collections (written for bagpipes or not), performed on Uilleann pipes, Highland pipes, Border pipes, Lowland Pipes, Northumbrian Smallpipes and whistles. Every episodes notes include links to the historic sheet music when available. For information about my Albums go here: https://www.wetootwaag.com/albums For information about Jeremy and t ...
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Pembroke Investigates follows Charlie Pembroke, a former cop turned private investigator, who is drawn to the small village of Fort Augustus to help his old university friend, Anna Forrester, after an ancient amulet is stolen from the local museum. What starts as a simple theft case quickly spirals into a dark mystery involving occult rituals linked to Aleister Crowley. As Charlie digs deeper, he uncovers a web of secrets involving the museum, the locals, and the mysterious disappearance of ...
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Are olive oil shots a good idea? Should we dunk butter in our coffee? Is soy really “the most dangerous food for men?” and is chocolate actually a health food? (The royal pharmacist certainly thought so when he treated Marie-Antoinette’s headaches during 18th-century France with chocolate!). If health experts tell us we’re consuming too much salt, how do we balance that with cookbooks advising we season our food generously for flavour? And are we overlooking the health and cultural impacts o ...
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Five days a week acclaimed interviewer Tom Power sits down with the artists, writers, actors and musicians who define pop culture. Whether he’s ribbing Adele, singing a boyband classic with Simu Liu, or dissecting faith with U2 frontman Bono – Tom brings the same curiosity, respect and meticulous preparation into every conversation. He also has a track record for interviewing artists on the precipice of stardom – like Lizzo and Billie Eilish — who appeared on Q well before hitting the mainst ...
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The story of how a primate species created a world full of skyscrapers, airplanes, nuclear weapons, and vaccines. From the mass production of cotton weaving in the first industrial revolution of the 18th Century, to the digital revolution of today, this podcast will explore the ways our world has rapidly changed.
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Stratford Mail

Stratford Hall Historic Preserve, Dr. Gordon Blaine Steffey, Director of Research

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Finally, a history podcast for folks on the go & in the know. Who can spare an hour these days? Give us 20 minutes, and we'll inform and entertain you! From Stratford Hall Historic Preserve in Westmoreland County, Virginia, join Director of Research Dr. Gordon Blaine Steffey as he reads over the shoulder of letter-writers of yesteryear. What to expect? Once a month we feature an historical letter from a onetime resident, associate, ally, or friend of Stratford Hall. Whether the topic is wine ...
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The hit horror show, The Burned Photo is back. This suspense-filled thriller tells the story of Felicia (Charmaine Bingwa, THE GOOD FIGHT) and Kira (Kat McNamara, SHADOWHUNTERS), two women, whose lives become intertwined when they discover they are being terrorized by the same multi-generational curse that is determined to end their family lineages. In Season 2 of The Burned Photo, Felicia and Kira dig deeper into the curse, discovering its connection to the mysterious 18th century sorcerer, ...
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My Sam Johnson

Wayne Jones

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Wayne talks about the bio he's written about 18th-century English writer Samuel Johnson, My Sam Johnson: A Biography for General Readers, to be published in fall 2023. More info at MySamJohnson.com.
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Between the Devil

Violet Hour Media | Realm

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The Violet Hour presents - BETWEEN THE DEVIL. Craving adventure, a young girl in 18th century Europe stows away aboard her father’s newly-christened merchant ship. Instead of adventure she finds terror on the high seas, as rampant paranoia grips the crew, and unseen malevolent forces commandeer the vessel for their own purposes. Learn more at www.VioletHourMedia.com
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Colporteurs were traveling door-to-door book salesmen and evangelists, bringing God’s word and sound literature to the people of God. Likewise, The Colporteur: Log College Audio brings you readings of 18th-19th century American Presbyterians, and other audio resources. Visit www.logcollegepress.com for more from Log College Press.
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#ReadingTheStone

ReadingTheStone

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Welcome to our NotAPodcast NotAClass Saturday chats on #ReadingTheStone - an experiment in collectively reading the 18th century Chinese masterwork Story of the Stone, aka Dream of The Red Chamber 紅樓夢 (Hongloumeng). Episodes are unedited and recorded live on TwitterSpaces or Zoom - follow Twitter account @ReadingTheStone or hashtag #ReadingTheStone to participate. To listen in chronological order, please take note of 'season' and 'episode' number. Additional materials housed at readingthesto ...
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Bonus content at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/napoleonicwarspod00/subscribe?utm_source=email&utm_medium=braze&utm_campaign=subscriptions&utm_term= All the angles on all the people from the period 1775-1815, this podcast offers a rich array of interviews, narratives and opinion pieces on a vast range of topics. Ideal for specialists and newcomers to the period alike. You can support this content & get exclusive perks at: www.patreon.com/thenapoleonicwarspod Hosted by Napoleonic hist ...
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Lost In Williamsburg

Phillip Merritt

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Lost in Williamsburg is a multi-generational supernatural drama set in Williamsburg, Virginia. The story shifts between the 18th century and present day, and follows the lives of several local Williamsburgers and W&M College students as they navigate the strange and unexplained happenings that happen so frequently in our quaint little town.
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Exploring the life of Jesus of Nazareth, through the eyes of 18th and 19th century converted rabbinical Jews. We will delve into their conversion experiences, how the teachings of Jesus impacted their thinking, and what caused them to break away from their rabbinical teachings. Jesus was a Jew. So was he who he said he was, or just a revolutionary introducing a new type of judaism?
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Welcome to The First Rule of Film Club where each week we invite you to watch a film and then join our spoilerific discussion on it! Like a book club, but with less symbolic descriptions of a blade of grass or comedy related to 18th century social hierarchy.
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Time & Money

Tara McMullin

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Ben Franklin penned the phrase "time is money" back in the 18th century. Three hundred years later, we take it for granted. But the idea that time is money has had a massive impact on the way we work and earn our livelihoods today. Time & Money is an 8-part limited series designed to help you question your assumptions about time, money, and their intersection. What is money? How much is our time work? How do we measure quality time? And what metrics really matter when it comes to how we unde ...
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Enlightenment lectures (audio)

The University of Edinburgh

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Julia Marton-Lefèvre, environmentalist and academic, delivers the final lecture in the 2015 Our Changing World series. This lecture is also part of our Enlightenment Lecture series. In this lecture Julia Marton-Lefèvre will compare the profound changes that took place in the 18th century European Enlightenment, emphasizing reason rather than tradition, with the need for a new enlightenment to face the stark challenges posed by an unprecedented loss of biodiversity, a rapidly changing climate ...
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Drayton Hall is considered one of the most remarkable buildings in the United States, but it wasn’t just a residence for one of colonial South Carolina’s wealthiest families. It was also home to many enslaved people, and documentary evidence, archaeology, and architectural history reveal fascinating details about their unique experiences, daily lives, and contributions to Lowcountry culture. This guided audio tour of the iconic preserved 18th-century plantation house breathes new life into D ...
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Big Read

The Arts Institute Plymouth

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a founding fable of our modern age. We are the wedding guests, and the albatross around the Mariner's neck is an emblem of human despair and our abuse of the natural world. Yet in its beautiful terror there lies a wondrous solution – that we might wake up and find ourselves saved. Art knows no boundaries. The Ancient Mariner Big Read is an inclusive, immersive work of audio and visual art from the 21st century that reflects the sweeping majesty and abiding ...
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Didn't Ask for Agony

Didn't Ask for Agony

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Award winning comedians Kathryn Higgins and Ruby Carr are the agony aunts no one asked for. So instead, they are seeking to solve problems that have already been fixed by agony aunts of old. A modern feminist evaluation of 18th century problem's- sounds smart doesn't? Don't be fooled- this will stupidly silly. Old problems, new advice, that no one asked for. Made with help from Laughing Around productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Outlander Cast: An Outlander Podcast with Mary & Blake, your go-to source for all things related to the Starz original series Outlander. Join us as we dive into the captivating world of this time-traveling saga, based on the acclaimed novel series by Diana Gabaldon. In this podcast, we recap and review each episode of Outlander, the hit historical drama that has captured the hearts of viewers worldwide. Starring the talented Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall, a former World War II ...
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Inventor, author, printer, scientist, politician, diplomat—all these terms do not even begin to fully describe the amazing and multitalented, Benjamin Franklin who was of course also one of the Founding Fathers of America. At the age of 75, in 1771 he began work on what he called his Memoirs. He was still working on it when he died in 1790 and it was published posthumously, entitled An Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. The book had a complicated and controversial publication history. Stran ...
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“Every Voice with Terrance McKnight” is a show that spotlights the vibrant stories and perspectives that reflect the whole of the American musical experience. There are many different kinds of classical music, depending on where you are in the world. While this music typically preserves the traditions of a given society, classical music in America remains wedded to its Western European roots. On this show, we want to know why — and what America’s classical music really sounds like. Through i ...
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Nano Nagle Place is a beautiful heritage oasis in the heart of Cork city, comprising three centuries of buildings and gardens. Here is where Venerable Nano Nagle began her work to educate and care for the poor in 18th-century Cork. Here we tell the story of Nano Nagle and the work of the order of sisters she founded who followed her path of education and empowerment, the Presentation Sisters. Here too Nano Nagle's work continues through the community education projects The Lantern and Cork M ...
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Join intrepid reporter Angus Beef, and his junior assistant semi-producer intern Beany Tuthail, as they show you a side of Dublin you’ve never seen before. ‘Been There, Seen There’ is a new six part series of guided tours of historic Dublin locations. The show takes you on a whirlwind tour of parks, monuments and museums, with a twist. Each episode is completely fictional. Listeners will be intrigued by false facts about Casino Marino (the infamous 18th century pleasure dome), thrilled to le ...
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BluesWax’s FORMER Senior Contributing Editor, Producer of NO MORE Annual Bandana Blues Festivals after the 18th, and all around Bon Vivant invites you to join him, Beardo, and Spinner, his co-host from the home of the World Court in The Netherlands for your dose of all that’s Blue on two continents! Bandana Blues is a weekly hour long musical journey of 21st Century Blues with the occasional nod to the old masters. 60 minutes of commentary and music played from either unsigned artists, oops, ...
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View Drawn at Mouri Near Bern Johann Ludwig Aberli, 1785 Célia Abele talks about Wolfgang von Goethe, the French writer Chateaubriand, and the German physicist Georg Lichtenberg. These writers became fascinated in the Alps and volcanoes such as Vesuvius. Abele is an assistant professor of French at Boston College. She’s the author of “Mountain Time…
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Célia Abele talks about Wolfgang von Goethe, the French writer Chateaubriand, and the German physicist Georg Lichtenberg. These writers became fascinated in the Alps and volcanoes such as Vesuvius. Abele is an assistant professor of French at Boston College. She’s the author of “Mountain Time: Tense Futures and Present Pasts in the Alps and Vesuviu…
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The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neko Case has written her first memoir, titled “The Harder I Fight The More I Love You.” It traces her upbringing in the Pacific Northwest to moving to Canada and starting her career as a professional musician. Neko sits down with Tom Power to look back on her life, how music (specifically Canadian music) gave…
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For his first headline tour from Ontario to Atlantic Canada, the Juno-winning singer-songwriter Aysanabee is shining a light on local First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists in each of the small communities he’s visiting. Aysanabee joins Tom Power to talk about his call out for openers. Plus, he plays us his new single, “Edge Of The Earth.”…
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In 18th-century France, the royal pharmacist treated Marie-Antoinette’s headaches with chocolate. This sweet even appeared in European hospital prescriptions! Medicinal use of chocolate goes back thousands of years: its main ingredient, cacao, was used to treat snake bites by ancient Mesoamerican societies, for instance. Today, we see headlines abo…
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Charlie Pembroke’s investigation takes a dark turn as buried secrets come to light. A stolen artifact, a vanished friend, and a web of occult mysteries lead him deep into Fort Augustus’ past. With enemies closing in and the truth more dangerous than he ever imagined, Charlie must uncover the sinister forces at play — before it’s too late. The deepe…
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When the filmmaker and animator Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon) decided to adapt Peter Brown’s kids’ book “The Wild Robot” for the screen, he threw a lot of modern animation conventions out the window. Chris decided to use hand-painted images instead of CGI and he centered the story on motherhood when mothers are mostly abse…
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There’s a new production in Toronto that explores the very first musical instrument: the voice. “The Wolf in the Voice” features three singers, including the acclaimed Canadian soprano, dancer and performer Neema Bickersteth. She joins Tom Power to talk about the show, how it investigates the relationship between singing and the human voice, and th…
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After decades stealing scenes as a supporting actor, Colman Domingo generated Oscar buzz for his first lead role in the Obama-backed Netflix film “Rustin.” In this conversation with Tom Power from a little while back, Colman talks about the weight of playing the civil rights leader Bayard Rustin (advisor to Martin Luther King Jr.), what he learned …
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When Darcy Michael started a TikTok channel with his husband Jeremy Baer, he was a retired stand-up comedian who had spent nearly 20 years trying to find an audience. After Darcy and Jer (as they’re known online) started posting candid videos together from their home in British Columbia, millions of fans across the internet found them. Now, in two …
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What is the definition of "soul" ? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is "emotional or intellectual energy or intensity". Well that certainly sums it up for me. "The Soul Explosion" is all about sharing the tunes and the music that I love with a wider audience. The aim is to cover a wide range of musical genres, from soul, boogie, moder…
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Bob Geldof is a musician, activist and one of the organizers of Live Aid, the massive 1985 benefit concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia. Some of the biggest artists and bands of all time came together for that concert — but how did Bob convince them all to give up their time for free on the same day? Ahead of the Toronto openi…
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As the news of Russian mobilisation and Germany's Kriegsgefahr spread across Europe, urgent telegrams followed. Whether in London, Berlin, or Paris, the picture was becoming clearer, but that did not mean contemporaries were content to allow the march to war. The Tsar had burned his bridges in Berlin, as the disgusted Germans scoffed at his decisio…
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What is the definition of "soul" ? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is "emotional or intellectual energy or intensity". Well that certainly sums it up for me. "The Soul Explosion" is all about sharing the tunes and the music that I love with a wider audience. The aim is to cover a wide range of musical genres, from soul, boogie, moder…
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Assassin’s Creed Unity puts players right into the Parisian streets where the bloody events of the Reign of Terror occurred, and gives us the chance to see the gruesome guillotine up close. But were public executions all there was to the Terror? How did such a notorious period come about? And what lessons can we learn from it today? To answer these…
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Charlie faces mounting dangers, including targeted attacks, as he delves into the amulet’s history and Jamie’s disappearance. Local resistance grows as he learns more about the museum, Jamie’s life, and a sinister connection to occult practices. For updates follow us at www.pembrokeinvestigations.com or join the club and get goodies including the C…
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Religious discrimination is a problem as old as religion itself. For those living in Britain in the early 19th Century a long shadow of religious turmoil lay thick over society. Memories of papist plots, civil wars and the religious roller coaster of succesive Tudor monarchies may have been more than a century in the past but they had dominated the…
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Tunes: “Highlander” (Maybe Alexander MacKay): Biodh mid subhach (Let us Be Merry), Falb orra, ho! (Ho away she goes) and Pipe Reel (Smith of Killiechassie), Latha dhomhsa ‘s mi siubhal garbhlaich (One day as I was traversing mountains), Cha ‘n ‘eil Cailleach agam fhein (I am Alone since my wife died), Pipe Reel (The Black Hen’s Egg), Cainntearachd …
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Jully Black is a powerhouse singer-songwriter from Toronto who’s often called Canada's queen of R&B soul. Now, she’s embarking on her first cross-country tour in almost 17 years. Jully sits down with Tom Power to tell us how singing in church at age six put her on her artistic path, why she feels speaking out is always the right thing to do, and ho…
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Rufus Wainwright is a difficult artist to categorize at the best of times. As a musician, he’s recorded pop songs, folk music, operas and stage musicals. But his new album, “Dream Requiem,” is a little different, even for him. It’s a religious work inspired by a range of subjects, including a poem by Lord Byron, the music of Giuseppe Verdi, and his…
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The Toronto singer-songwriter and actor Lia Pappas-Kemps (best known for her role as Jane in “Anne with an E”) recently released her debut EP, “Gleam.” She calls the record a fragmented love letter to her teenage years, which isn’t surprising seeing as she wrote it all between the ages of 16 and 19. Lia joins Tom Power to discuss the EP and she int…
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Andrew Dorman and Zack have a 'ding dong' about whether civilian courts were more or less lenient than military ones, and why the Irish Military Establishment really wasn't as rubbish as people claim. We also discuss wardrobe malfunctions and Zack whines about the cold for the umpteen-thousandth time. Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/c/t…
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It can be tricky trying to consume the ‘right things’, and the forces that shape our diets go far beyond what’s supposedly ‘good for us’. On the second season of Should You Really Eat That?, Lee Tran Lam continues to untangle the cultural, social and nutritional confusion around the staples in our diet – with the help of chefs, dietitians and other…
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Tom Rooney is one of Canada’s most beloved stage actors. Over the last three decades, he’s taken on some of theatre’s most memorable roles, from Romeo in “Romeo and Juliet” to Henry Higgins in “My Fair Lady.” But Tom has also played a big part in contemporary Canadian theatre, which is where we find him now. Currently, he’s playing Majnoun in Mirvi…
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The CBC radio show and podcast “Under the Influence” just launched its 20th season. Show host and creator Terry O'Reilly joins Tom Power for a career chat about his early days as an ad man, his experience working with some of the biggest brands and celebrities of our time, and how he pitched a show about advertising to a network with no advertising…
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Seth Le Jacq joins us to discuss his research in how the Royal Navy prosecuted homosexuality during the 18th century, in an interview that set fire to the question list and was run entirely off the cuff, in possibly the most lively and wide-ranging episode we've ever done. Find out more about Seth's work: https://www.sethlejacq.com Support us at ht…
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The Canadian actor and playwright Ins Choi is best known as the creator of “Kim’s Convenience,” which started as a play in 2011 before it became a hit sitcom in 2016. This month, “Kim’s Convenience” is back at Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre Company where it was first professionally staged in 2012. Ins sits down with Tom Power to talk about the ups an…
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For a time in the ‘90s, there was no band on earth bigger than Bush. Their debut album, “Sixteen Stone,” had singles that were in heavy rotation on MuchMusic, MTV and every rock radio station. That record also turned singer Gavin Rossdale into a star. Ahead of Bush’s cross-Canada tour this spring, Gavin joins Tom Power to look back on the band’s ea…
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Mikey Madison is up for an Oscar for her role in Sean Baker’s Palme d'Or-winning film “Anora.” The story follows a sex worker from Brooklyn who meets and marries the son of a Russian oligarch. But their fairytale romance is threatened after news of their shotgun wedding reaches his parents in Russia. A few months ago, Mikey sat down with Tom Power …
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What is the definition of "soul" ? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is "emotional or intellectual energy or intensity". Well that certainly sums it up for me. "The Soul Explosion" is all about sharing the tunes and the music that I love with a wider audience. The aim is to cover a wide range of musical genres, from soul, boogie, moder…
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Russian general mobilisation was underway, and with red imperial posters announcing this grave new step, it could hardly be kept a secret. Yet, somehow, Germany seemed the only power truly in the loop. The question was, why were France and Britain unaware of it? Were they unaware, thanks to their ambassadors in St Petersburg, or had London and Pari…
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What is the definition of "soul" ? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is "emotional or intellectual energy or intensity". Well that certainly sums it up for me. "The Soul Explosion" is all about sharing the tunes and the music that I love with a wider audience. The aim is to cover a wide range of musical genres, from soul, boogie, moder…
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Assassin’s Creed Unity allows us to confront one of the most controversial men in history: Maximillien Robespierre. What made him such a successful leader, yet so despised by his followers? To get a better understanding of the man behind so much death, Matt Lewis speaks to Dr Ruth Scurr from the University of Cambridge, author of Fatal Purity: Robe…
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As Charlie investigates, he discovers Jamie’s interest in the occult and survives a suspicious car attack. With escalating tensions, he begins to suspect the theft and disappearance may be part of a larger, darker mystery. For updates follow us at www.pembrokeinvestigations.com or join the club and get goodies including the Case Files, early access…
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Steven Johnson talks about the British pirate Henry Every and his improbable capture of the Mughal treasure ship, Gunsway. Johnson is the author of twelve books, including Enemy of All Mankind, Farsighted, Where Good Ideas Come From, and The Ghost Map. He’s also the host of the PBS series How We Got To Now and the podcast American Innovations. Stev…
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Steven Johnson talks about the British pirate Henry Every and his improbable capture of the Mughal treasure ship, Gunsway. Johnson is the author of twelve books, including Enemy of All Mankind, Farsighted, Where Good Ideas Come From, and The Ghost Map. He’s also the host of the PBS series How We Got To Now and the podcast American Innovations.…
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Why do the Hessians get all the blame for pretty much every war crime committed during the American War of Independence? Professor Friedericke Baer joins us to talk about her book on the Hessians, who they were, where they came from, and why the often-repeated claims about them simply don't stack up with the reality. Buy Friedericke's book at: http…
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Discover the surprising connection between Donald Trump and a forgotten president who pioneered the use of tariffs to boost the US economy. In this video, we explore the fascinating history of a president who dared to challenge the status quo and implement protectionist policies that resonated with Trump's own economic agenda. From the early days o…
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