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Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Publi ...
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Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Three times a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance. Get in touch: halfarsedhistory@gmail.com Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 300+ epi ...
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The Discover Library and Archives Canada podcast is where Canadian history, literature and culture await you. Each month, we will showcase treasures from our vaults, guide you through our many services and introduce you to the people who acquire, safeguard and make known Canada’s documentary heritage.
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Tribal Fires is a podcast that will tell the stories of the Dumbartung Aboriginal corporations' 35-year history of working in the Bibbulmun Nyoongah community in the South West of Australia. These stories will tell of the cultural initiatives, interviews, and the political struggles that has challenged the survival of the organisation by attempted Government strategies to adversely attempt to cease the truth-telling and cultural empowerment of this crucial Aboriginal organisation.
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OVER 50 YEARS AGO multi-award-winning journalist John Francis interviewed ageing Australian Outback characters, before their voices were lost in the red dust. THIS IS VERY SPECIAL Outback history. Most of these unique old characters would be aged over 130 if they were still alive today. NEARLY ALL lived largely solitary lives, in the harsh and lonely inland, on the edge of deserts, in a world of searing droughts, and occasional fierce floods. THEY WERE prospectors, sheep and cattle men, boun ...
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People’s History of Australia is a podcast and blog looking at Australian history from the perspective of ordinary people fighting together for a better life.
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History about Ojibwe and Cree people.
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Hosted by Mundanara Bayles who was born and raised in Redfern (Sydney) Australia and currently lives in Queensland. The Black Magic Woman Podcast is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly First Nations people from Australia and around the world sharing their stories about their journey to highlight the diversity amongst First Nations peoples and the resilience of her people. She hopes these stories inspire her listeners and also create a better understanding of what First ...
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Uplifting Fallen humanity one broadcast at a time. with a focus On Women , Business, and Children...
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Camp Quality - supporting children with cancer
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Community Conversations is a new podcast — it’s a series of yarns with mob hosted by Paul Stewart (Stewy) a Taungurong man. Community Conversations exists to further elevate First Nations voices and causes and is an opportunity to discover and understand more about our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community who generously share their stories about who they are and what they stand for.
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A podcast to provide an insight into the history, culture and connection of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in the Geelong, Surf Coast, Bellarine and Colac regions, proudly presented by Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative.
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Just two centuries after European settlement, the human impact on the land, massive species extinction, and climate change, pose serious threats to the continent's fragile ecology. Students will consider Australia's early geological history; Indigenous land use; the competing ideas of land and land use among early settlers; and how various forms of land use shaped, and changed the environment.
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From art lovers to art haters to art-is-just-okay-ers, Art History for All aims to get all kinds of people thinking about art and what it means to them. Each episode, Allyson Healey tackles a single work of art and its history and larger significance, always asking the question: so what? Art History for All takes you beyond the art historical canon and helps you find the way in which art speaks to you (even if it's never spoken to you before)
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In this podcast series we explore the lives and experiences of Noongar Elders living in Boorloo (Perth). Hosted by Noongar performer and story teller, Phil Walleystack, their stories reveal powerful and at times heartbreaking accounts of what it was like growing up Aboriginal in Australia, treated like outsiders and second class citizens on their own land. Listen to our Elders as they share another layer of history – one that has always been there, just kept in the shadows. Ni! means listen ...
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Sydney, Australia is an iconic city, full of unique things. But why does the Harbour hog all the icons? Grassroots stories of Sydney's inner west, in sound-rich, playful, compact documentary shows. It's local history done different! There's the Witches Houses of Annandale - the green asylum of Callan Park - inner west street art - Boomalli, Australia's first city-based Aboriginal artists cooperative - Reverse Garbage, a creative reuse centre in Marrickville - bandicoots and bikes of the Gree ...
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Chronicles of Canada -- Dawn of Canadian History: Aboriginal Canada by Stephen Leacock
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Most readers of Stephen Leacock's works are familiar with his witty and humorous writings, but few may be aware that he was also a gifted teacher, political ideologue, economist and fiction writer. Though he wrote six books on Canadian history, none of them attained the status of a standard text on the subject and were regarded more as opinion pieces without much academic foundation. Yet, the Chronicles of Canada series by Stephen Leacock remains an interesting and entertaining read. In this ...
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The Alec Doomadgee Chronicles follows the life and times of an Aboriginal Warrior and his search for TRUTH. You will get a front row seat on his journey into the world of arts, music, film, theatre, festivals and Aboriginal activism. These are REAL LIFE stories of Alec's amazing walkabout and the people that were drawn in by his light (aura) and energy......From Australian Outback bush kid to Radio star, Sydney Olympic Games reporter to street theatre performer in Venice, film screenings in ...
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world. Let's talk! With trusted experts and your stories, Life Matters is all about what matters to you.
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International LGBTQ rights organisation Rainbow Riots presents Rainbow Riots Radio, a web radio series in ten unique shows, exploring queer stories, culture and history from around the world; including Sweden, Uganda, Jamaica, India, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Australia and Germany.Rainbow Riots Radio is hosted and presented by the Rainbow Riots' founder, Swedish artist and activist Petter Wallenberg. Each episode mixes engaging stories, investigative journalism, and spoken word poetry, backed ...
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The Outback Way is Australia's longest shortcut spanning 2700km from Winton in western Queensland to Laverton in Western Australia. The Outback Way Podcast is your travel guide, history book and documentary series about the people, places and purpose of this great Australian roadtrip. There's truly something for everybody on The Outback Way: dinosaurs, art, treasure hunting, heritage and culture, all set against the backdrop of stunning natural landscapes. You'll learn what you need to prepa ...
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Quinn and Betty are two non-professional art enthusiasts who love art and want to learn more about it. They took turns researching interesting parts of art history and culture, and sharing those stories with each other. Hosted by Betty Chen and Quinn Rose.
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We talk about events that guide the course of humanity and the other side of MSM’s lies! Join the conversation with host Andrew as he speaks to people who’ve felt the impact of this firsthand and discovers their unique perspective on the world, the events they’ve endured or currently facing. Join us now and discover life through the eyes of another human being. Become a fly on the wall or enjoy the video, do it whichever way you like best, just listen now! Find The 8 News Show on Podbean and ...
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Prolific author of true crime and fiction, Roy Maloy presents a podcast that brings the stories of anti-heroes, criminal masterminds and public enemies to a place where they will be discussed, talked about and know for who they were, what they were and remembered again. For full details on so many more true crime biographies check out The Dawn of Crime book series available online at: https://www.lulu.com/search/?contributor=Roy+Maloy&adult_audience_rating=00
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A rise in cases of whooping cough and dealing with weaponised incompetence
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Porter Talk #1: Honouring Stanley G. Grizzle: An Activist For Our Times
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Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil se…
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QAH Episode 73: Emmerich Juettner, the Terrible Forger
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: Emmerich Juettner, a forger who was both completely terrible at forging banknotes, but very good at not getting caught. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In 1987, an unknown 18 year-old Somalian model called Waris Dirie, walked into the studio of renowned British photographer Terence Donovan. She had never had her picture taken before but after striking her first pose it was clear belonged in front of the lens. Although she says modelling was “easy-peasy” it was not an obvious career path for Waris.…
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Would lower speed limits reduce the number of road accidents? And how to increase your strength safely.
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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This episode is proudly brought to you by ANZ. A new series of conversations with different mob around the country to yarn about, meaningful career opportunities within ANZ, building the capacity of Indigenous businesses and organisations, and helping individuals in the broader community to achieve financial wellbeing and resilience. If you’d like …
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A rare and exclusive interview with the legendary Sir Donald Bradman
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Whoah! It seems I achieved something that the great television interviewer and self-confessed cricket nut Sir Michael Parkinson longed for, but never managed – to not just meet, but to interview the legendary, world-beating cricketer, Sir Donald Bradman. It was said that Don Bradman was ‘elusive’. Like a lyrebird in the bush, perhaps? But there was…
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In 1964, the Disney film 'Mary Poppins' was released. It was based on the character created by writer PL Travers. Travers disliked the Oscar-winning Disney production so much, that she never allowed any more Mary Poppins books to be adapted into films. In 2018, Vincent Dowd spoke to Brian Sibley and Kitty Travers about their memories of PL Travers.…
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Reconnecting with our senses and the science behind happier dogs
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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In 1967, the small town of St. Paul, Canada declared that they were a place that welcomed everyone, even the aliens. They did this by building a giant UFO landing pad, hoping to attract intergalactic tourists. They timed it to coincide with Canada's centennial celebrations. Although most of the town saw it as a light hearted joke the driving force …
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Is working from home working for carers? And teenage kids paying their own way
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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In this week's episode, hear the history of the construction of the Panama Canal, which links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans across Central America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This story is about the continued spiritual and cultural colonization of our culture and spirituality as Bibbulmun people. It is the story of the Dumbartung declaration Jangga Meenya Bomunggur, a resistance against the exploitation of our culture and identity as Aboriginal people. It tells of the work of Dumbartung to protect our precious cultural …
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Monuments Episode 34: The Palace of Versailles
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This week's monument is the Palace of Versailles, a beautiful palace on the outskirts of Paris that served as the residence for the French royal family across the 18th century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In 1945, a fight broke out between two groups of teenage boys during a parade in the Spanish town of Buñol in Valencia. The boys ended up throwing tomatoes at each other. They decided to repeat the deed every year on the anniversary of the first fight, defying disapproving looks from older neighbours and even bans by the city council. Eight decades…
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The value of trust and the cost of a friendship
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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In 1996, an Indian government minister said that the work of women serving in bars "is not suited in our Indian culture”. There were protests and restrictions on women working in bars up until 2007 when a ruling lifted restrictions and saw female bartenders in India become headline news across the world. Shatbhi Basu became known as India’s first f…
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In 2001, Argentina suffered an economic catastrophe so severe the country went through five leaders in two weeks. On the streets police engaged in battles with protestors. Eduardo Duhalde was the fifth President tasked with pulling his country back from the brink. He speaks to Ben Henderson. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness …
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A healthier approach to anger and separating fact from fiction
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Stanley G. Grizzle, a Canadian Pacific Railway porter for twenty years as well as a celebrated activist, civil se…
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QAH Episode 72: The Origin of the Teddy Bear
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the origin of the teddy bear, the children's stuffed toy which got its name after a presidential hunting trip in 1902, when Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Is common courtesy becoming less common? And truck-driving as a career switch
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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After World War Two, Egypt’s government recruited thousands of Nazis and their collaborators to bolster the country’s defence and security. This was part of Egyptian President Nasser’s efforts to modernise the country and present himself as the leader of the Arab world in its conflict with Israel. Johann Von Leers was one of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi pro…
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Living with dementia and hip hop and hope
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The celebrity murder case that divided France
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In 2003, the French rock star Bertrand Cantat murdered his actress girlfriend, Marie Trintignant. The attack happened in Lithuania where Marie had been shooting a film. Cantat was sentenced to eight years, but was released after just four and returned to music. Journalist Michelle Fines tells Vicky Farncombe how the case divided opinion in France w…
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Living like a toddler and art from inside prison
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Episode 321: Theodore Roosevelt, America's Greatest President - Part 2
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In this week's episode, continue to get to know Theodore Roosevelt by hearing all about his foreign policy and evaluate his lasting legacy as president of the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week's monument is Potala Palace, a huge, fortress-like palace complex in the Tibetan city of Lhasa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Saving lives after the 2002 Bali bombings
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Two bombs ripped through the Kuta area of the Indonesian island of Bali on 12 October 2002. 202 people were killed. 28 burns victims were taken to Royal Perth Hospital, Australia, where plastic surgeon Professor Fiona Wood worked. She led a team working to save patients suffering between two and 92 percent body burns using ‘spray-on skin’. Professo…
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What makes up a personality and the mystery of a missing parcel
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as ‘Carlos the Jackal’, carried out bombings, killings and kidnappings. Born in Venezuela, he was considered one of the most notorious political militants of the 1970s and 80s. After years on the run, he was captured in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in 1994. Former CIA operative Billy Waugh tracked him down. He spoke to…
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The state of the mental health system and finding your chosen family
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Helping you figure out all the big stuff in life: relationships, health, money, work and the world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Echoes of Heritage: Cultural Connection and Indigenous Leadership
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This week i'm honoured to yarn with my deadly tidda Deanella Mack!! Dee is is an Arrernte woman born and raised in Alice Springs, Central Australia, who shares her journey of Arrernte heritage and the profound wisdom passed down by her grandparents. 🌿🖤 Dee sheds light on the power of storytelling in preserving traditions. We reflect on balancing Ab…
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Discover Library and Archives Canada presents “Porter Talk.” This mini-series explores the lived experiences of Black men who laboured as porters for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways during the twentieth century. Their voices, along with those of their wives and children, relay stories of both hardship and resilience. (Podca…
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