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Award-winning real stories of the Cold War told by those who were there. Every week we interview an eyewitness of the Cold War. Across soldiers, spies, civilians, and others, we aim to cover the whole range of Cold War experiences. Hosts Ian Sanders, James Chilcott, and Peter Ryan bring your ears into the heart of the Cold War. Reading a history book is one thing, but hearing a human voice, with every breath, hesitation and intonation brings a whole new dimension to understanding what it was ...
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DJ, VINYLJUNKIE, ORGANIZER, BOOKER, PROMOTER. Owner > www.SoulfulHouseCollective.com. Addicted to soulful, afro, funky - house! Loves to play funky, chunky, afro, funk, soul & disco all kind of Soulful Music which touches his heart. Born in east Germany and spread his music since 1996. Stranded in Ibiza since 2017 and arrived in Joburg 2019 www.tomby.de www.soulfulhousecollective.com
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Welcome to World News Daily, brought to you by Brief! Our AI selects the latest stories and top headlines and then delivers them to you each day in less than ten minutes (for more details, visit www.brief.news/how-it-works). Tune in to get your daily world news, global updates, the latest developments about Israel war, Ukraine war, the Red Sea tensions involving Yemen's Houthis, and more. Don't miss out on the most important news stories impacting our world today. Want to get these updates b ...
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Radio GDR. Life in the former East Germany holds an ongoing fascination for a lot of people. Join us as we learn more about the former East Germany. Radio German Democratic Republic is a podcast designed to educate and inform on the life and times of East Germany. Radio GDR is hosted by Steven Minegar and John Paul Kleiner.
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Feast your ears on the musical classics of the east with MUSIC TALKS, the Middle Kingdom’s mashup of classical music and in-depth discussions with some of China’s most celebrated orchestral professionals. Experience the instruments, get some perspective, feel the pulse of antiquity.
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Bookings:- adarkerwave@hotmail.com What and who is A Darker Wave? We are a duo (Jacki-E & P-Mac) who present our own radio show every Saturday at 10pm UK time, 11pm CET on both NLive Radio www.nliveradio.com and Circl8 Radio www.circl8radio.com and 10pm EST (3am Sunday UK time, 4am Sunday CET) on House Nation Toronto Radio www.hntradio.com.. We put the show together at our home studio. The show is streamed worldwide on the internet via the Tune In Radio app. Each show is posted on our Soundc ...
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I promised you a History of the Germans but I am afraid there is no such thing. All I can give you is the histories of the German people. The previous 94 episodes you have heard one of the histories of the Germans, the one about the mighty emperors and their political, military and spiritual struggle with the papacy. It is a great story, and it was fun to tell it. But today we kick off another of the histories, the history of the North of Germany, the part that looked east, rather than south ...
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The 10th century medieval dynasty that started with Henry the Fowler, king of East Francia and rose to the imperial throe with Otto the Great left an indelible mark on europe in general and Germany in particular. This show follows their history in 22 episodes from humble beginnings to great victories and even sainthood, This show is a re-release of the first 22 episodes of the History of the Germans Podcast that traces the history of the Germans and of Germany from 919AD to reunification in ...
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Charting The Rise Of A Multipolar World Order Philip Pilkington is an unorthodox macroeconomist. Andrew Collingwood is an equally skeptical journalist. Lately, both have realised that - post-Ukraine, post-Afghanistan withdrawal - the old, unipolar, US-led world order is in its death throes. In its wake, something new is being born. But what shape will that take? That will depend on a combustible combination of economics and geopolitics; trade and military muscle. Each week, our duo take thre ...
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Bestselling Author. Leadership & Performance Expert. South West Germany Champion of Public Speaking 2015, and 1 of the top 10 finalists in the North, Middle and East Europe Championship of Public Speaking 2015.
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Join us for interviews and discussion with some of the best independent brewers and beer experts from around the world. We combine a mix of informative talks, brewery profiles, and roundtables that gather different brewers for a chat. The podcast releases a new episode every Thursday. Check out our YouTube channel (YouTube.com/beoirfest) or our website (BeoirFest.com) where you can see what sessions are taking place that you can join live.
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UFO Headquarters

Hudson River Radio .com

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Did you know there have been over 30,000 reported cases of UFOs in the Hudson Valley, NY? What happens to people when they have very close encounters and missing time? Join Linda Zimmermann and Michael Worden for UFO Headquarters. They dig into some of the most intense and unnerving UFO sightings that happened right here in our backyard.
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Global Theatre Histories – SD

Christopher Balme, Anirban Ghosh, Nic Leonhardt, meLê yamomo

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Shakespeare in Taiwan. Circus in India. Richard Wagner societies in Indonesia. Theatrical brokers as global players. Opera in South-East Asia: theatre can be considered a global artistic practice and a central part of transnational networks of artistic exchange. The historiographical investigation of the emergence of theatre as a global phenomenon since 1860 is the ambitious goal of the research project “Global Theatre Histories”, headed by Prof. Dr. Christopher Balm end funded by the German ...
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November 9, 2019, is the 30th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down, freeing East Germany from communism, and marking the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union. But when did the Cold War start? Why does it matter 30 years later? Find out in this ten-part series, transport back in time, feel what it was like to live through the end of the Cold War, and understand why that struggle was a battle for civilization itself. Bill Whittle narrates this compelling series about t ...
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Halmblog Music

Halmblog Music

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Halmblog Music is the home of the Latest MP3 Music & Videos from USA, London, Germany, Asia, Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica, South Africa & East Africa. Discover, stream, and share a constantly expanding mix of music from emerging and major artists around the world.
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Millennial History

Luke Deane, Andrea Voets, Resonate Productions

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In Millennial History, we relive recent history through the eyes of millennials who were there when it happened. In interviews with musical journalist Andrea Voets, they unpack their ‘deep story’: the reality as they experienced it as children. Eight episodes take us to the murder of anti-mafia judge Falcone in Sicily, the unwanted ‘Children of the Decree’ of Ceausescu in Romania, The Troubles in Northern Ireland and change and unification in East Germany. The music has been offered by 60 ba ...
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The Most Awesome Founder Podcast is a show about entrepreneurs, innovators, advisors, and educators, and the stories that make them who they are today. We are brought to you by the WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management Entrepreneurship Center in beautiful Vallendar, Germany.
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Beyond the Lecture

American Academy in Berlin

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Beyond the Lecture is a podcast from the American Academy in Berlin featuring short interviews with distinguished American thought-leaders in political science, economics, journalism and the arts. New York Office American Academy in Berlin, Inc. 14 East 60th Street, Suite 604 New York, NY 10022 USA Berlin Office American Academy in Berlin GmbH Hans Arnhold Center Am Sandwerder 17-19 14109 Berlin Germany
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LRN’s Principled brings together the collective wisdom on ethics, business and compliance, transformative stories of leadership and inspiring workplace culture. Listen in to learn valuable strategies and receive actionable advice from our community of business leaders and workplace change-makers.
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The team at Aucoin Analytics, LLC provides key insights from the week and discusses how these events will impact government, business, and society in the future. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/this-week-explained--6199515/support.
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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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Who hasn't dreamt of packing up and just leaving their daily lives behind for a while? A Newfoundland girl and her German partner have done just that! Sherrie McCarthy, an English language teacher from Newfoundland Canada, and Patrick Schweizer, an IT consultant from Sindelfingen, Germany, are doing just that. They are escaping their daily routines for three months by embarking on a motorcycle adventure with their two new best friends "Betty" and "Wilma" - two matching motorcycles. The adven ...
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Welcome to Devoteam N Platform’s Travelling Postcard Series! We’re taking you on a one-of-a-kind world tour of Europe, North America and The Middle East stopping off at Devoteam offices along the way. Our world tour will stop in 9 countries including Denmark, the Middle East, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Mexico, Germany and the UK. We’ll hear from a Devoteam family member from each office who will give us the lowdown on what it’s like to be part of the Devoteam family, excitin ...
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Romance Show

Vanessa Fewings

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Vanessa Fewings is the host of THE ROMANCE SHOW Podcast, part of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network. Vanessa is a USA TODAY bestselling author. Her latest series is The Icon Trilogy, a romantic suspense about Zara Leighton, London’s most brilliant art investigator on the hunt for the notorious thief known as Icon. PERFUME GIRL (stand-alone) is scheduled for a fall release. Vanessa’s previous novels include the bestselling Enthrall Sessions, a romance series spanning eight books abou ...
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OC24 Podcast

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

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Experts, analysts and scholars from around the world came together for the 24 Hour Conference on Global Organized Crime, to discuss the most fascinating research into organized crime. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
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Discover the experiences of international students studying at Lund University in this special series of the Lund University International Podcast. In each episode, we focus on a different region of the world, inviting student guests from countries in that region to discuss their experience and offer advice to prospective students considering coming to Lund. The Lund University International Podcast is produced by the Division of External Relations at Lund University. For more information, i ...
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Coaching Skills For Leaders

Neil Thubron and Jana Hendrickson

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In the Coaching Skills for Leaders Podcast, Executive and Leadership Coaches Jana Hendrickson and Neil Thubron have created a series of conversations to share essential coaching tools and skills with leaders everywhere. With their backgrounds in Ontological leadership work and Sales and Business Mentoring and Coaching, Neil and Jana invite the listener to look at work and life scenarios through the lens of coaching. The results are deeper and more transformational conversations with all the ...
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Guido was born 1980 in Germany's Capital of Art and Culture, Berlin. His interest in Music started very early during his High School and exploring Rave and Club Culture of Berlin. Clubs such as TRESOR, E. WERK ,PANORAMA BAR, ARENA, CASINO, NONTOX and MATRIX which were the Top underground Clubs of its Time. His curiosity in the Club Music and Dj'ing grew exponentially. His curiosity raised him to be an internationally renowned DJ. Starting with own successful events called CLUB VOYAGE in earl ...
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A podcast about football fans, and their long distance love for clubs at the other end of the world. In each episode, we speak to a guest to understand how and why they ended up dedicating themselves to a football club. But most importantly what it has meant to them, and what it has brought to their lives. Get in touch with us on Twitter @FarAwayFanPod (https://twitter.com/FarAwayFanPod) or on Instagram @FarAwayFanPod (https://www.instagram.com/farawayfanpod/)
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Key Battles of World War One

James Early & Scott Rank, PhD

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World War One is the watershed moment in modern history. The Western World before it was one of aristocrats, empires, colonies, and optimism for a future of unending progress. After four years of hellish trench warfare, shell fire, 10 million combat deaths, and another 10 million civilian deaths, the world that emerged in 1918 was irrevocably changed. Nation-states came out of the rubble, along with a push for universal rights. New technologies emerged, such as tanks and fighter planes. But ...
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Bärbel was born in a village near Magdeburg in 1962, She explores her personal and professional life growing up in East Germany. We delve into her family's views on the East German government, her journey to becoming a teacher, and her experiences teaching English. We cover gender roles and the pressures to become a member of the communist party. A…
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East Germany’s quest to catch up with the technological innovations of the West prompted some remarkable successes, but also expanded the oppression of its mass surveillance apparatus. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The Trabant car being manufactured at the East German Sachsenring car plant. Credit: Classic Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo…
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East Germany’s quest to catch up with the technological innovations of the West prompted some remarkable successes, but also expanded the oppression of its mass surveillance apparatus. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The Trabant car being manufactured at the East German Sachsenring car plant. Credit: Classic Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo…
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002-1018 AD Once king Henry II has established his rule, he has to face up to a new and increasingly powerful rival. Duke (later King) Boleslav the Brave of Poland has created a large and coherent polity to the east of Germany. When he takes over the counties of Meissen and Lausitz and even Bohemia, war becomes inevitable. Hampered by his own baron…
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We started by discussing the latest developments in Russia, particularly concerning Russian President Vladimir Putin's residence. Satellite imagery revealed increased air defense systems around Putin's home in response to recent Ukrainian drone strikes. The discussion highlighted the potential vulnerabilities and strategic shifts in Russian militar…
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If you ever come to Dresden, and if you like art, architecture and history, you very much should, you may want to turn into Augustusstrasse right by the Residenzschloss. What you fnd there is the largest porcelain artwork in the world, 102 metres long and made from 23,000 Meissen porcelain tiles. This is the “Fürstenzug”, the procession of princes.…
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Allan Little recounts his journey from his student days in Edinburgh to working as a journalist the front lines of Cold War history in Eastern Europe and beyond. In 1989 he found himself on the night shift at the BBC’s Today programme in London when the Berlin Wall fell. Witnessing the world change in real time Allan’s desire to be part of these mo…
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Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump announced he would be selecting Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate. What does Vance’s background look like, and what does the Trump-Vance ticket mean for the world? Then, as war in Gaza continues, Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to meet with President Biden in Washington DC next week and…
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(0:10): European Leaders Unite at Blenheim Palace Summit to Counter Russian Threats, Strengthen Ukraine Defense (2:35): Knife Attack Near Champs-Élysées Sparks Security Surge Ahead of Paris Olympics (4:24): Israel's Knesset Rejects Palestinian State Amid Gaza Crisis, Faces Global Backlash (6:37): Rare Siamese Crocodiles Hatch in Cambodia, Boosting …
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A world of machine art would be an eerie one. Art connects us to one another. We cannot, and we should not, replace that connection with an uncanny simulacrum of it. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: The Tribuna of the Uffizi by John Zoffany. Credit: PAINTING / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts
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Lawrence Freedman profiles the Fortune journalist and best-selling author who played a key role in shaping mid-20th century perceptions of strategy and the role of the corporation. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: From left to right: Dorothy McDonald (wife of John, née Eisner), Leon Trotsky and John McDonald in Coyoacan, Mexico, in the 1930s. McDona…
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(0:10): Germany Bans Far-Right Magazine "Compact," Sparking Debate Over Press Freedom and Democracy (1:46): King Charles III Unveils Bold Labour Agenda: Economic Reforms, Nationalizing Rail, and New Employment Rights (4:00): Global COVID-19 Surge: New Variants, Rising Cases, and Renewed Precautions (7:28): Hezbollah Warns of Full-Scale War Amid Esc…
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From where the armed forces are deployed around the world, to the kit they have for the job, and how they’re looked after, the government has launched a “root and branch” defence review. Two people who’ve been hands on with past reviews, Lieutenant General Sir Nick Pope and Sitrep’s Professor Michael Clarke, explain what will be different about thi…
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You were only supposed to blow his bloody head off... As Donald Trump is saved by God Almighty, we’re indisputably living in the lucky timeline. But while the country might have dodged civil war, American politics has been changed utterly by the events of Saturday. And still not for the better. Meanwhile, Trump’s VP pick is lukewarm on Britain, and…
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The historian and broadcaster Alice Loxton joins the EI team to discuss her forthcoming book, Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives, and her fight to bring serious history to a wider public. Image: A jigsaw puzzle from the early nineteenth century, bearing representations of the Kings and Queens of England from William I to George IV. Cr…
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A Darker Wave, the best in underground techno, tech house, deep house and anything else we like enough to play in the show, presented by Jacki-E and P-Mac. The guest mix in the second hour is by Jeremy Luycx is a young multi-genre DJ/Producer from Brussels in Belgium. He started his musical journey making mashups of popular songs then he began maki…
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Thomas Maier an investigative journalist is our guide to the shadowy world of organized crime and espionage where shares insights from his extensive research and writing, including his latest book and drama documentary "Mafia Spies," which explores the unlikely alliance between the CIA and the Mafia in their attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro. We…
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For this episode we’re joined by guest expert Beth Pitts for a journey into the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon. We’re talking about the past, present, and future of indigenous resistance in Ecuador to begin to think about what their struggle can teach us, the benefits and limitations of taking legal action against the imperial nation-state, and the…
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As Otto III's dead body is brought home by his friends, all his dreams and policies collapse behind him. The Emperor had died aged 22 without an heir and he had no brothers or even uncles left. So who should be king? Will it be Hermann of Swabia, from the eternally loyal Konradiner family, Otto of Worms, the dead emperor's closest relative, Count E…
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This week we continue our walkabout of the major centres of power in the North of Germany that emerged during the 12th and 13th century. We talked about Holstein and Lübeck and now it is time to talk about the march of Brandenburg which means we need to talk about a character that had bit part roles on the podcast for quite some time, Albrecht the …
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NATO leaders met this week in Washington, DC to discuss several topics on the 75th anniversary of the summit. Hot topics included Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the rise of China, and political challenges many alliance members are facing at home. Then, a look at the French and British election results and what they mean for the future of Europe. Plu…
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This episode of This Week Explained covers a wide range of global news, including the NATO summit, Indian Prime Minister's meeting with Putin, U.S. troops leaving Niger, developments in the Western Sahel, Poland-Ukraine agreement, and China conducting military exercises with Belarus. ------------ subscribe and follow us: https://linktr.ee/AucoinAna…
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Around one in twenty of the UK’s MPs have military experience, but what do they bring to the job and does it help them make a difference? Sitrep talks to the new MP for Derbyshire North, Louise Jones, and Jonny Ball who hosts the Veterans in Politics podcast and has mentored several of the new intake to Parliament. India’s Prime Minister claims to …
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EI's Alastair Benn sits down with Ian Leslie, author of Conflicted: Why Arguments Are Tearing Us Apart and How They Can Bring Us Together, to discuss how the counterculture went mainstream. Image: An advert on the Nike store at Oxford Circus. Credit: Matthew Chattle / Alamy Stock PhotoBy Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts
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Viktor Orban has been taking secret flights. Dodging the CIA’s aviation monitoring to jet into Moscow. The Hungarian honcho is now fashioning himself as a shuttle diplomat in the Russo-Ukranian War, just as his country takes the rotating Presidency of the EU Council. What was the goal of this clandestine trip? And did he still get the air miles? Me…
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Beer was a fundamental part of life in Ancient Egypt. But what did it taste like? That's the sort of question most of would briefly ponder and then move on. Not Dylan McDonnell.He set about plans to recreate an ancient beer as accurately as possible. It turned out to be a 3 year project of deciphering ancient documents, finding ingredients that wer…
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(0:10): Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Under Investigation for Witness Tampering in Sarkozy's Libya Campaign Finance Scandal (1:48): Yulia Navalnaya Detained: Widow of Alexei Navalny Arrested Amidst Ongoing Kremlin Crackdown (3:28): China Condemns US Surveillance Amid Accusations of State-Backed Hacking Group APT40 Targeting Pacific Nations (5:25): DOJ Shuts …
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A Darker Wave, the best in underground techno, tech house, deep house and anything else we like enough to play in the show, presented by Jacki-E and P-Mac. The guest mix in the second hour is by Lost Mind Therapy are a DJ duo comprising Rabbits on Saturn and RJ Banks, from Brisbane, Australia. They've come together creating a powerful underground d…
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(0:10): Orbán's 'Peace Mission 3.0': Diplomatic Tour Sparks Controversy Amid EU Concerns and U.S. NATO Summit Visit (1:59): Boeing Pleads Guilty to Fraud in 737 Max Crashes, Faces $1.19 Billion in Fines and Oversight (4:05): Singapore Approves 16 Edible Insect Species, Paving Way for Sustainable Dining Revolution (6:04): Iraq Reclaims 181 Smuggled …
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(0:10): French PM Resigns Amid Left-Wing Surge in Snap Elections, Macron Faces Governance Challenges (1:59): Historic Heatwave Grips U.S.: 36 Million Affected, Record Temps, and Deadly Wildfires (3:39): Modi's Historic Diplomatic Tour: Key Summits in Russia and Austria After 40 Years (5:20): Nuclear War Threat: US Target Map Reveals High-Risk Areas…
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The Allied Reaction Force is the new “tip of the spear” for NATO’s military power. It’s described as a strategic, high-readiness, force-generated, multi-domain and multinational capability. The ARF replaces the NATO Response Force and Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), as part of a radical update of military structures and plans since the…
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Say it's not so. Slo, the control freak he is, relinquishes control of the podcast to the Rodinator. In this episode, our boys discuss the price of being a cop. The ghosts that haunt their jurisdictional boundaries to a grave in the woods are among the topics covered under the Rodinator's span of control. Listening in, you find that if you talk a b…
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This is part 2 of our rundown of the economic and social situation in Germany around the year 1000. The third and highest social strata were the "Oratores", those who pray, the priests, monks and bishops. We look at how a village priest is educated, why monasteries became so rich (spoiler, it is not about piety alone, money is key) and the role of …
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This episode covers a range of global events, including the Iranian elections, increased Chinese signals intelligence near Cuba, U.S. bases in Europe going to force protection control, and the uncovering of a massive Islamic state network at the U.S.-Mexico border. We start, however, with Ukrainian intelligence disrupting a Russian plot to incite p…
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This week we will look at one of the great mysteries of German medieval history, how Lübeck could become the second largest City in the Holy Roman empire within just 100 years from its foundation. Lübeck lies on a small river, the Trave that goes into a small Sea, the Baltic. Not only is the Baltic comparatively small, the peoples who live on its s…
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Cold War RAF pilot Jeremy Lane, shares his gripping experiences, from nuclear bombing missions to a close encounter with a UFO. He was trained to fly the Canberra aircraft on nuclear bombing missions and describes how the American weaponry they would have used required dual control from both the President of the United States and the British Prime …
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An often-overlooked fact about the current Russo-Ukrainian War is that over the centuries Russia has waged several wars to try to conquer Crimea and the Donbas area. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: Ukrania quae et Terra Cosaccorum cum vicinis Walachiae, Moldoviae, by Johann Baptiste Homann (1664–1724), 1720. Credit: history_docu_photo / Alamy Stock Pho…
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An often-overlooked fact about the current Russo-Ukrainian War is that over the centuries Russia has waged several wars to try to conquer Crimea and the Donbas area. Read by Helen Lloyd. Image: Ukrania quae et Terra Cosaccorum cum vicinis Walachiae, Moldoviae, by Johann Baptiste Homann (1664–1724), 1720. Credit: history_docu_photo / Alamy Stock Pho…
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(0:10): Lufthansa's €829M ITA Airways Buy Gets EU Nod with Competition Safeguards (1:55): Italian Appeals Court Upholds Convictions of American Men in Police Officer's Killing, Sentences Reduced (4:01): World's Oldest Narrative Art Found in Indonesia: 51,200-Year-Old Cave Paintings Reveal Early Human Storytelling (5:52): Israel Seizes Largest West …
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75 years since NATO was created to defend Europe, Sitrep asks what’s needed to do that job properly today. From organising hundreds of thousands of troops, to digging ditches and ensuring bridges can carry tanks, the challenges are explained by Professor Michael Clarke and Oana Lungescu, a former senior advisor to the NATO Secretary General. Part o…
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Catherine Ostler profiles Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony, an artistic polymath who helped re-shape elite culture in the Enlightenment age. Read by Sebastian Brown. Image: An 18th-century portrait of Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony, by Peter Jacob Horemans. Credit: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo…
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In the halls of modern government the info-wizard is king. Media consultants, political strategists, whatever title they assume they always promise the same thing: magic worked through information control; spells cast by incantation. In the first week of March 2022, only a few days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a slew of articles came out …
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EI's Angus Reilly discusses how Ronald Reagan put economic openness at the heart of the battle for ideas against Soviet Communism with William Inboden, author of The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink. Image: Ronald Reagan at the Durenberger Republican convention Rally, 1982. Credit: World History Archive / Alamy St…
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(0:10): Ex-Spy Chief Dick Schoof Becomes Dutch PM, Vows Strict Immigration Policy Amid EU Concerns and Global Tensions (1:55): UN Unites for Human-Centered AI: China and US Lead Global Effort (3:46): FDA Greenlights Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's Drug: Slows Cognitive Decline by 39% (6:01): U.S. Pledges $2.3B in New Military Aid to Ukraine Amid Escalating…
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A Darker Wave, the best in underground techno, tech house, deep house and anything else we like enough to play in the show, presented by Jacki-E and P-Mac. The guest mix in the second hour is by Diesen, a DJ / Producer from Germany. He’s been part of the Hamburg club scene for over 15 yrs. He released his first productions on 040 Recordings and Aud…
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(0:10): Dr. Abu Salmiya's Release from Israeli Detention Ignites Human Rights Outcry and Political Tensions (2:00): Portugal Hits Record: 82% of Electricity from Renewables in 2024 (4:16): Asia's Factory Boom: Record Growth in South Korea & India Amid Global Economic Surge (6:01): French Directors Jacquot and Doillon Detained Over Historical Sexual…
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