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In 'The Savage West,' researcher and storyteller Langdon Moss unravels the complex web of early western expansion, taking listeners beyond the basic narrative to expose the raw realities of America's savage origins. What truths lie beneath the legends of violence, greed, hope, and courage? What do the history books get right, and what ideas, events and people deserve re-examination? Through dynamic, unscripted episodes, Moss explores divergent perspectives to challenge what we thought we kne ...
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Do you love stories, plays, tales, and lovely music? क्या आपको क़िस्से, कहानियाँ, और मधुर संगीत सुनना पसंद है? Naatak Radio is a podcast with stories, plays, songs, and more, produced by Naatak, America's Biggest Indian Theater Company based in the Bay Area, California. Naatak Radio aims to bring back the memories of Hawa Mahal on Vividh Bharati. हर हफ़्ते एक नए episode के साथ, आपकी सुनहरी हवा महल की यादें ताज़ा कराने की ज़िम्मेदारी अब हमारी. #Naatak #Stories #Plays #Theater #Hindi #Drama #क ...
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American Indian Airwaves

American Indian Airwaves

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American Indian Airwaves (AIA), an Indigenous public affairs radio porgram and, perhaps, the longest running Native American radio program within both Indigenous and the United States broadcast communication histories. Also, AIA broadcast weekly every Thursday from 7pm to 8pm (PCT) on KPFK FM 90.7 Los Angeles (http://www.kpfk.org). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aiacr American Indian Airwaves is produced in Burntswamp Studios and started broadcasting on March 1st, 1973 on KPFK in order t ...
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Renowned tennis commentator Craig Gabriel hosts this podcast covering all you need to know about the annual BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. From featured interviews with the sport’s greatest stars to daily tournament recaps on-site at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Gabriel provides tennis fans with the best insight and analysis from the thrilling action in Tennis Paradise.
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Indian Wedding Podcast

Kunal and Jinal Sampat

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The Indian Wedding Podcast show aims to introduce brides, grooms and their families to exceptional people in the Indian Wedding industry. You will hear leading experts in the Indian Wedding industry who can help you design and execute a dream wedding. You will be inspired by how you to make your wedding unique and meaningful. You'll receive insider tips on photography, wedding planning, catering, jewelry, wardrobe, and much more. No promotions - just value. All our guests are handpicked base ...
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Dr Kishor Adhikari

Kishor Adhikari

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Dr Kishor has a doctoral level training in behavioral science with significant academic and professional experience in counseling, coaching, and mentoring training, and education. His expertise is built overs years of experience both in industry and academia in Silicon Valley, California, Bengaluru, Indian, and in Nepal. He also has professional level expertise in employee assistant program (EAP). He is interested in developing competent HR manager and entrepreneurship by combing behavioral ...
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Rewa Kumar Divine Vastu

Rewa Kumar Divine Vastu

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Rewa Kumar is an authority on Vastu Shastra, the ancient Indian Architectural Science, with more than 25 years of experience. She holds a PhD in Vastu Shastra. In homes, offices and other venues Dr. Kumar assists clients in creating a positive environment for any situation. Rewa Kumar is a leader in the Indian-American community and has been recognized by California and national leaders for her cultural contributions. She has been recognized by members of the United States House of Represent ...
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A Big Sur Podcast

Magnus Toren, host

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An ongoing conversation with people from near and far about Big Sur's past, present, and future. A Big Sur Podcast interprets 'community' to mean ALL people from around the world who are curious about, and who care about, the preservation and restoration of the wild and rural character of Big Sur. Stories are told by visitors and residents, plumbers and linesmen, musicians and authors, dancers and jugglers and others. Sometimes we drift (way) off-topic into the arts, sciences, personal stori ...
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Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities. Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States. On this podcast, you’ll hear from a variety of employees across each of the TECs, as they share their c ...
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Bhagavad Gita | The Essence of Vedanta

Vedanta Society, San Francisco

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Swami Tattwamayananda’s class on Srimad Bhagavad Gita is held at the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) on Friday evenings in the First Universal Hindu Temple in the West (founded by Swami Trigunatitananda in 1905). Classes are held on Friday night at 7:30 pm. All are most welcome. The Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the most important spiritual classic of Hinduism. Swami Tattwamayananda, currently the Minister of the Vedanta Society of North ...
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Locations Unknown

Locations Unknown

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Welcome to Locations Unknown, a podcast that dives into the mysteries of America's wilderness. Join hosts Mike & Joe as they explore the stories of those who have vanished without a trace in some of the country's most remote and treacherous landscapes. In each episode, we uncover the details of these disappearances, examine the investigations that followed, and discuss theories about what might have happened. From national parks to remote deserts, our journey takes you to the heart of the un ...
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Tales From Aztlantis

Kurly Tlapoyawa & Ruben Arellano Tlakatekatl

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We explore Chicano, Mexicano, and Mesoamerican history, archaeology, and culture, and combat the spread of disinformation about these very topics. Your hosts Kurly Tlapoyawa and Ruben Arellano Tlakatekatl invite you to join them on a fascinating journey through Mesoamerica's past, present, and future!
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Difference Makers 2.0

Host: Elyse Wild | Producers: Native CDFI Network, Tribal Business News

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Difference Makers 2.0 is a new yearlong sponsored series that highlights how Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) work alongside their small business clients to accelerate change and create economic opportunities in Native communities. Join the Native CDFI Network and Tribal Business News as they shine a spotlight on the people accelerating economic change in Indian Country. Tune in to Difference Makers 2.0 on the leading podcast channels!
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An in-depth conversation with your favorite bands within the DIY alternative music community, prompting endless discovery and good vibes! Follow the Instagram @behindthevinylpod and Twitter @StevenMacri
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Travel That Matters (named one of the 10 Best Podcasts of 2022 by Men’s Journal) explores the world’s most extraordinary travel experiences and destinations with award-winning editor, writer, and luxury travel expert Bruce Wallin. Bruce’s remarkable guests share inspiring, life-shaping stories about their adventures and cultural explorations, as well as travel tips and recommendations for the best destinations, hotels, restaurants, activities, and more. Their travel tales and insights cover ...
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Welcome! We feature first-person accounts of living with mental illness that aim to dispel stigma and stereotypes and instead, spread hope and light. Because stigma festers in the dark and scatters in the light. ||| I'm your host, Dr Devika Bhushan, a pediatrician, public health leader, and equity and health changemaker. In 2022, I served as the Acting Surgeon General for California. I also have lived experience as a woman of color, a parent, a person with bipolar disorder, and an Indian-Ame ...
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Clueston is true crime podcast focused on terrifying incidents that occurred in Houston, Texas and the surrounding Gulf Coast region. The subject matter is limited to Southeast Texas because it allows the show’s host to travel to crime scenes and other relevant locations so she can provide listeners with a more immersive experience.
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India Foundation is an independent research centre focussed on the issues, challenges and opportunities of the Indian polity. The Foundation believes in understanding contemporary India and its global context through a civilizational lens of a society on the forward move.
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Swami Tattwamayananda, currently the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco, (originally founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) served in various centers of the Ramakrishna Order in India as editor, publisher, and teacher of Sanskrit, Advaitic texts such as Sri Shankaracharya's commentaries on the 'Prasthanatraya' (the fundamental Sanskrit texts of Vedanta philosophy), Buddhism and Indian philosophy. He underwent traditional training in Hindu scriptures, Sanskri ...
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PowWows.com brings you interviews and updates from Indian Country. Pow Wow Life introduces you to Native Americans across the United States and Canada from singers and dancers to tribal and business leaders. Recorded live each week on the PowWows.com Facebook Page! Watch our Facebook page to see the show live - watch and chat live with the guests. PowWows.com is your source for all things Pow Wow since 1996! Visit PowWows.com for Pow Wow photos and videos, Pow Wow Calendar, news, updates and ...
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Astrologer Ram Raju is a popular name in the field of astrology, known for his genuine and accurate predictions. He has been providing astrology services for a very long time in the USA, honing his skills in Vedic astrology, palmistry, numerology, and face reading, etc. Astrologer Ram Raju Ji can cure any problem you are having with his Vedic knowledge. Connect with him by calling us at +1 929 662 7858 or sending us mail at astroramraju@gmail.com.
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Nikita Barretto one of the most popular Indian female psychologists in Dubai. The expert qualified as a psychologist in 2012 after completing the Master’s in Clinical psychology, S.N.D.T University Mumbai, India. The expert is passionate about her work and has a recovery-oriented method of working with people. The psychologist provides relationship/marriage therapy for couples and also conducts developmental and psycho-educational assessments for children. The professional has done advanced ...
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History podcasts of Mexico, Latina, Latino, Hispanic, Chicana, Chicano, Mexicana, Mexicano, genealogy, mexico, mexican, mexicana, mexicano, mejico, mejicana, mejicano, hispano, hispanic, hispana, latino, latina, latin, america, espanol, espanola, spanish, indigenous, indian, indio, india, native, native american, chicano, chicana, mesoamerican, mesoamerica, raza, podcast, podcasting, nuestra, familia, or unida are welcome here. If it has to do with the history of America, California, Oregon, ...
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Native Voice TV

Manu Martinez

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Native Voice TV hit the airwaves in 2004 and is the only urban based weekly television program in Northern California focusing on the culture of Native Americans and Indigenous People of the Americas. Native Voice TV seeks to provide a voice for Indigenous people to tell of their struggles and injustices that are often ignored by the mainstream media. Native Voice TV has featured the dress, songs, dances, language, arts and crafts of various individuals, groups and organizations in order to ...
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Swami Tattwamayananda’s exposition of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras was given at the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco (founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900) from October 10, 2014 to December 21, 2018 in a series of 111 lectures. These lectures include a mixture of philosophy both Eastern and Western, history, psychology, comparative theology, mysticism, classical parables, and simple everyday examples. Patanjali was a great Indian sage who wrote major treatises on Ayurveda, Sa ...
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Hugely popular among younger readers, White Fang by Jack London was a runaway hit when it first debuted in 1906, as a serial story in the Outing magazine. Since then it continues to enjoy immense acclaim and popularity as a coming of age allegory where a nonconformist youngster is transformed into a responsible citizen. The most appealing aspect of White Fang is that it's told from the point of view of an animal, in this case an Alaskan Husky. Like Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, White Fang als ...
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A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.
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Subscriber-only episode listener comments? Feedback? Shoot us a text! In this EXTENDED members-only episode, we are joined by Chicano author Scott Russell Duncan to talk about his new book "Old California Strikes Back" and the state of Chicano publishing! "Old California Strikes Back is a modern Ramona Diary, the record tourists kept of the sites o…
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The first in-depth study of the collaborative intellectual exchange between the European and the Arabic Republics of Letters. Beyond Orientalism: Ahmad Ibn Qasim Al-Hajari Between Europe and North Africa (U California Press, 2023) reformulates our understanding of the early modern Mediterranean through the remarkable life and career of Moroccan pol…
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Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities. Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Al…
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listener comments? Feedback? Shoot us a text! In this episode we are joined by Chicano author Scott Russell Duncan to talk about his new book "Old California Strikes Back" and the state of Chicano publishing! "Old California Strikes Back is a modern Ramona Diary, the record tourists kept of the sites of Old California and the book Ramona and Hollyw…
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You’ve heard of Billy the Kid and Jesse James, but have you ever heard of Elfego Baca? This guy didn’t just survive one of the most insane shootouts in Wild West history—he went on to become a sheriff, a lawyer, and somehow got mixed up with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution. From taking on Texas cowboys to representing revolutionaries and…
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Jackie Wang is a poet, scholar, multimedia artist, and Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. She is the author of the poetry collection The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us from the Void (2021), which was a finalist for the National Book Award; the critical essay collection Carceral Capital…
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Today I talked to Aliza Arzt about Turning the Pages: Conversations Through Time with Rabbi Isador Signer (Ben Yehuda Press, 2024) In 1924, Rabbi Isidor Signer was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City. He had been born in Romania and raised in Montreal. He would go on to lead congregations in Bethlehem, Pennsylvan…
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Presenting the much awaited soundtrack of Naatak's 110th production: Vrindavan! These songs are recorded live during VRINDAVAN's staging in September 2024. VRINDAVAN is a grand musical, juxtaposing the colorful love of Radha and Krishna with the stark existence of Vrindavan widows, told through humor and wit, the bhajans of Meera Bai and the grace …
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The idea of Indigenous Peoples Day originated in 1977, in Geneva, at the first International NGO Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the America. The conference was attended by Indigenous peoples throughout world and by the conclusion of the conference, a list of recommendations was drafted, outlining a course of action t…
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listener comments? Feedback? Shoot us a text! Christopher Columbus & The Indians of God! It has often been claimed that Christopher Columbus did not refer to the Indigenous people of the Americas as "Indians" because he thought he landed in India, but because he thought that they were "gente in Dios," or "people in God." But is this actually true? …
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A wonderful conversation with Jan Straley about Humpbacks, Tide pools, Ed Ricketts, Wave Shocks, her book Ed Ricketts, from Cannery Row to Sitka, Alaska and what it all means! The book: Ed Ricketts, from Cannery Row to Sitka, Alaska is available at the Henry Miller Library. Quick links: John Straley Ed Ricketts John Steinbeck Joseph Campbell Doc Ri…
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Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities. Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Al…
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In this episode we talk to Matt Hermann, a venture capitalist with 2 adult daughters. He shares his lessons & reflections after a couple decades as a dad. New! Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Ap_zLchgZjU Matt Hermann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewhermann1/ Music: Anders GurdaBy Luke Bonney & Mike Williams
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Today I talked to Christopher Paul Clohessy about Half of My Heart: The Narratives of Zaynab, Daughter of Alî (Gorgias Press, 2020). As Abû ʿAbd Allâh al-Ḥusayn, son of ʿAlî and Fâṭima and grandson of Muḥammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbalâʾ, his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to the centre of the family of Muḥammad, t…
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In 1939, when John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nation's collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants. In …
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Title: Universal Approach of Gita 18th Chapter: verses 56, 57, 58, 59 Gita offers four paths for spiritual realization: Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Dhyana Yoga. 56th verse: “Surrender all your actions and results to Me. Then My grace will take you to the highest spiritual destination.” 57th verse: “Mentally offer all actions to Me. Your…
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This beautiful narrative written by Anju Sharma and performed by Priyanka Nimkar talks about Naina and Anurag. Takes a trip down memory lane, specially to that 'Chhat Wala Kamra' which witnessed the their relationship. This writer portrays the heartbeat of old relationships, the changes brought about by time. Part 1 : Spotify: https://open.spotify.…
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April 27th, 2021, In the shadow of Glacier National Park, on the rugged shores of Lower St. Mary Lake, a 26-year-old vanished under mysterious circumstances. What began as a typical spring evening quickly spiraled into one of Montana’s most perplexing missing person cases. Despite extensive searches, rumors, and disturbing clues, nothing has been f…
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Today’s book is: Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action (University of Rochester Press, 2024) by Dr. Donna J. Nicol, which examines the leadership strategies that Black women educators have employed as influential power brokers in predominantly white colleges and universities…
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Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities. Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Al…
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listener comments? Feedback? Shoot us a text! In this interview from Kurly's first attempt at podcasting, we are joined by author and researcher Ben Radford of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine as we take a look at the Nazca Lines of Peru, the European Occultist origins of some allegedly "traditional" Maya knowledge, and the Chupacabra! Your host…
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On October 7, 2023 Dan woke up to a regular Sabbath in his hometown, Bet Shemesh. It turned out to be something very different than a 'regular' Sabbath! In podcast episode # 76 my good friend Dan Weiss talks about the war in Israel. Dan and I met in Big Sur 30 (or so) years ago. We have stayed in touch ever since. I am proud of my friendship with D…
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Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav’s book Being Hindu, Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Ideas of Nationhood (Penguin Random House India, 2024) undertakes a systematic intellectual study of Lala Lajpat Rai’s nationalist thought through four decades of his active political life, lived between 1888 and 1928. It contests the dominant scholarly interpretation of Lajp…
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Title: Bhakti and Self-Surrender 18th Chapter: verses 54, 55, 56 54th verse: “The one who does his work with sanctity and sacredness, he ultimately become a Prasanna-atma. He becomes identified with Brahman. He has no desires and no reason to worry. He sees everyone as the same. Such a person attains the highest devotion.” A true devotee of God has…
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This beautiful narrative written by Anju Sharma and performed by Priyanka Nimkar talks about Naina and Anurag. Takes a trip down memory lane, specially to that 'Chhat Wala Kamra' which witnessed the their relationship. This writer portrays the heartbeat of old relationships, the changes brought about by time. Support the show Subscribe to Naatak Ra…
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“If you are not at the table, you are on the menu.” That sentiment guides Native CDFI Network CEO Pete Upton as he works to support Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs), advocating for policy and funding to elevate economic development across Indian Country. Upton always works to make sure Native CDFIs have a seat at the tabl…
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listener comments? Feedback? Shoot us a text! Hispanic Heritage Month For this throwback episode, we shed some light on the so-called Hispanic Heritage Month which is celebrated from September 15 through October 15 in the United States. If you know nothing about how it got started and its evolution, then this episode is for you. Your host Tlakateka…
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Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities. Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Al…
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This week, we sit down with Adrian from Luster to dive deep into their creative process and the unique dynamics of the band. We discuss how they manage to blend emotional vulnerability with a sound that's evolved over the years. Highlights Include: The surprising fact that, despite playing shoegaze the most, it's what Adrian listens to the least! T…
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In Plato the Teacher: The Crisis of the Republic (Lexington, 2012), William Altman shines a light on the pedagogical technique of the playful Plato, especially his ability to create living discourses that directly address the student. Reviving an ancient concern with reconstructing the order in which Plato intended his dialogues to be taught as opp…
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Growing up in West Texas, Jane Little Botkin didn’t have designs on becoming a beauty queen. But not long after joining a pageant on a whim in college, she became the first protégé of El Paso’s Richard Guy and Rex Holt, known as the “Kings of Beauty”—just as the 1970’s counterculture movement began to take off. A pink, rose-covered gown—a Guyrex cr…
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When three people in Philadelphia inhale dust developed by a scientist who has discovered parallel universes, they are transported into an interdimensional no-man's-land that is populated by supernatural beings. From there, they go on to an alternate-future version of Philadelphia—a frightening dystopian nation-state in which citizens are numbered,…
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Remarkable that we found this file just at this time! In it John tells us about his Big Sur life and, towards the end, he speaks of his pilot for a beautiful movie he was dreaming of making with the sign language as the main protagonist... This also just in time for our memorial service/gathering on Wednesday, September 25. Please let us know you a…
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In the city of New York from the 1930s to the 1990s, Irish attorney Paul O’Dwyer was a fierce and enduring presence in courtrooms, on picket lines, and in contests for elected office. He was forever the advocate of the downtrodden and marginalized, fighting not only for Irish Catholics in Northern Ireland but for workers, radicals, Jews, and Africa…
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Jack Palmer’s Zygmunt Bauman and the West: A Sociology of Intellectual Exile (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2023) invites us to reconsider a figure who sociology thought it knew well. Presenting Bauman as occupying an ‘exilic’ position as ‘in, but not of, the West’ Palmer presents a number of paths through Bauman’s sociology which speak to conte…
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This book explores the confrontation of radically assimilated Jews with the violent collapse of their envisioned integration into a cosmopolitan European society, which culminated during the Holocaust. This confrontation is examined through the biography of the German-speaking intellectual and prominent communist theoretician of the Jewish question…
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This beautiful narrative written by Anju Mehta and performed by Priyanka Nimkar takes us through the emotional journey of leaving behind not just a house, but an entire life filled with memories. When the protagonist’s family prepares for a new chapter, the heart lingers, tethered to the home they once knew. This episode expresses the quiet strengt…
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On September 11, 2005, experienced outdoorsman and hunter, Tom Leonard, embarked on what was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. Armed with a rare, limited-entry permit to hunt sheep in the remote and rugged Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, he meticulously planned a 10-day hunt, packing enough supplies for an additional 10 days,…
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We remember Audre Lorde as an iconic writer, a quotable teacher whose words and face grace T-shirts, nonprofit annual reports, and campus diversity-center walls. But even those who are inspired by Lorde's teachings on "the creative power of difference" may be missing something fundamental about her life and work, and what they can mean for us today…
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The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army (Reaktion, 2024) exposes the history and the future of the Wagner Group, Russia’s notorious and secretive mercenary army, revealing details of their operations never documented before. Using extensive leaks, first-hand accounts, and the byzantine paper trail left in its wake, Jack Margolin traces the…
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Leo Strauss was a German-Jewish emigrant to the United States, an author, professor and political philosopher. Born in 1899 in Kirchhain in the Kingdom of Prussia to an observant Jewish family, Strauss received his doctorate from the University of Hamburg in 1921, and began his scholarly work in the 1920s, as well as participating in the German Zio…
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Welcome to the Tribal Epidemiology Centers Podcast. Tribal Epidemiology Centers (commonly referred to as TECs) are housed in organizations that serve American Indian/Alaska Native tribal and urban communities. Currently, there are 12 Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) across the US that are focused on improving the health of American Indians and Al…
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Get ready to saddle up for one of the most jaw-dropping outlaw stories from the Wild West that you’ve probably never heard of—Hank Vaughan. He wasn’t just some two-bit criminal. No, this guy was a horse-rustling mastermind, a daredevil gunslinger, and somehow, he managed to cheat death more times than should be humanly possible. In this episode, I …
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Honoring his family’s legacy while pushing boundaries to innovate New Orleans cuisine for the next generation is the 21-year-old patron chef of Emeril’s in New Orleans and son of renowned chef Emeril Lagasse, E.J. Lagasse who joins Bruce on this season four finale. E.J. takes us on a journey through his culinary evolution, starting with his early—v…
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listener comments? Feedback? Shoot us a text! Danzantes, Mexicanistas, and other cultural practitioners often display a banner that they claim is the "original" and "true" banner of the Mexika people. Often referred to as the Panketzalli, Bandera de Cuitlahuac, or the Bandera de Victoria, this symbol can be found emblazoned on t-shirts, flags, danc…
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Today I talked to Will Grant about his book Populista: The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman (Bloomsbury, 2021). or more than six decades, Fidel Castro's words have echoed through the politics of Latin America. His towering political influence still looms over the region today. The swing to the Left in Latin America, known as the 'Pink…
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Today I talked to Philip Freeman about his new book Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Yale UP, 2023). Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian empero…
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Chasing excellence requires discipline. How can one be a free bird then? In Ghungroos on a Jaipur foot, written and performed by Savitha Samu, we hear a girl's predicament when her impressionable mind gets pulled in different directions when she starts excelling in her passion. Does she dance to the tune of those around her or does she dance only t…
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Paul Robeson's Voices (Oxford UP, 2023) is a meditation on Robeson's singing, a study of the artist's life in song. Music historian Grant Olwage examines Robeson's voice as it exists in two broad and intersecting domains: as sound object and sounding gesture, specifically how it was fashioned in the contexts of singing practices, in recital, concer…
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