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With one brave push, Georgia Norton Lodge went where nothing had ever been before.
"Eigentlich bin ich ja Schlosser ..." Bekannt wurde Wolfgang Pauritsch als Händler in der erfolgreichen ZDF-Trödelshow "Bares für Rares". Der 46-jährige Antiquitätenhändler hat ein Händchen für Besonderes. Besonders ist aber auch der Lebenslauf des gebürtigen Innsbruckers: Der Selfmademan hat sich vom Handwerker bis zum öffentlich bestellten un ...…
"Eine Gesellschaft, die es zulässt, dass nicht alle Kinder mittags ein warmes Essen haben, ist zutiefst ungerecht", sagt Gemeindepfarrer Franz Meurer. "Und wenn eine Gesellschaft zu ungerecht ist, dann geht sie kaputt."
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A harrowing story that Nancy Sullivan first shared on RISK! in October of 2011 about child molestation and a family in denial.
November 23, 1936 was a good day for recorded music. Two men – an ocean apart – sat before a microphone and began to play. One was a cello prodigy who had performed for the Queen of Spain; the other played guitar and was a regular in the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta. But on this day 75 years ago, Pablo Casals and Robert Johnson both mad ...…
Is the mainstream media really concerned about the safety of reporters? We follow Mike Cernovich, one of the most talked about journalists of our time, to find the answer.
William McLellan is an English artist and director. He's best known for his music videos with some of the industry’s biggest names, including Lou Reed, The Eurythmics and George Harrison. But back when he was younger, in the 1970s, he was in a self-destructive spiral. The turning point came when he stole a scooter in Barcelona, and got into a f ...…
Spitzer-Abfall wird zum Gehirn, eine Muschel zur Badehose, ein Tintenfass zur Kamera. Wenn Christoph Niemann zeichnet, werden Gegenstände lebendig. "Im Auge des Betrachters" heißt eine Ausstellung des international renommierten Illustrators im Münchner Literaturhaus. Moderation: Kaline Thyroff
Die 28-jährige Paula Schwarz will ein Umdenken im Umgang mit Geld erreichen und holt für ihre Vision einer gerechteren Gesellschaft auch andere Erben mit ins Boot. Von Natalie Putsche
Güncel Gürsel Artıktay sözüyle, sesiyle zamanın kalbini elinde tutan bir müzisyen. Aynı zamanda dinleyicisiyle direk ve samimi iletişim kurabilmiş. Güncel’le tüm bunların onun için ne ifade ettiğini konuştuk.Müzik:Güncel Gürsel Artıktay - Uzak Yol, Ölmezdim,Devlerin Aşkı
Andrea remembers as a little girl that she felt something was wrong with her. It began when she scarfed down a big piece of cake and asked her mother to give her more. She feels that as an overeater, the body’s message of “I’m full” means “eat more.” It took Andrea down a vicious path: She felt guilty about eating more, and to assuage the guilt ...…
Wenn er früher aufgetreten ist, dann vorzugsweise in schrillem Outfit, mit bunter Schminke und einem völlig durchgeknallten Bühnenprogramm. Georg Ringsgwandl war - frei nach einem seiner Songs - der Gaudibursch vom Hindukusch, ein Alien in der deutschen Singer/Songwriter/Rockmusikszene.
Ten years ago, Rachael had a baby. She never told the father. All these years later, she thinks it’s about time she did. Credits Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein. This episode was also produced by Kalila Holt, Peter Bresnan, and Stevie Lane. Editing by Jorge Just, with additional editing by Alex Blumberg. Special thanks ...…
Vous avez déjà vu dans la rue, ou même sur le pas de votre porte, des hommes et des femmes tenter de vous distribuer des tracts pour la Tour de Garde? The Watchtower en anglais) est une revue internationale créée à la fin du XIXe siècle et le principal magazine des Témoins de Jéhovah. Vous vous êtes déjà demandé qui pouvait s’arrêter, pour pren ...…
How Frauke Bolten-Boshammer raised a farm, a family and a diamond empire from the red dirt of Kununurra
Kali ini ada obrolan dengan Ando Winarno di Massachusetts dari “Gerakan Tempeh Indonesia” atau Indonesia Tempeh Movement yang belum lama ini ikut lomba lari Marathon di New York dan mempromosikan “I Run for Tempeh” guna menggalang dana untuk membantu korban bencana di Palu dan Donggala.
Simon Pearce ist Schauspieler und Comedian. Und er ist schwarz - genau das ist auch sein Thema auf der Bu?hne: Der waschechte Bayer begegnet Rassismus mit Humor. Er erzählt u?ber fremde Hände in seinen Haaren, Polizeikontrollen und sein Leben als Schwarzer in Bayern. Der Sohn einer temperamentvollen Volksschauspielerin und eines Nigerianers ist ...…
Immigrants crossing the border near Agua Prieta, Sonora, 2005. Photo by Julian Cardona. Welcome to Season Two of Home of the Brave. This is the first of a series about the US/Mexico border and the present immigration situation. For background, I replay an interview with Charles Bowden recorded just a couple hundred yards from the barbed wire fe ...…
Wie entwickelt sich in uns ein Gefühl für Gerechtigkeit? Warum ist es bei Menschen unterschiedlich ausgeprägt und wie gelingt es Populisten unser Gerechtigkeitsgefühl für ihre Zwecke zu instrumentalisieren?
The final episode of Medium Playback's first season is about those who are just peering into the adult years that lay ahead. Right now, teenagers face a deeply unstable future — but maybe that's always been the case. Journalist Alyssa Giacobbe was one of the nine reporters who interviewed 46 teenagers for the collection The Edge of Adulthood. ...…
Sociologist James Aho offers more on the The Order, a white supremacist group that went on a violent crime spree in the 1980s, and historian Kathleen Belew describes the role women played within white power movements. To join Slate Plus, sign up at slate.com/standoff.
Bekannt wurde Uwe-Karsten Heye als Regierungssprecher von Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder. In seiner Autobiografie "Und nicht vergessen" schreibt er aber unter anderem auch über seine Zeit als Redenschreiber für Willy Brandt. Moderation: Stephanie Heinzeller
Vier Teenager aus einem Brennpunktviertel machen sich Gedanken über Gerechtigkeit und ihre Chancen im Leben. Von Claudia Heissenberg
Sonja Larsen dedicated her teenage years to working for a communist revolution in the United States. It was being planned by a shadowy organisation, and scheduled for February 18th, 1984. Sonja wanted to belong in the group, so considered committing terrible crimes - even murder.Image: Sonja Larsen in 1979Credit: Sonja Larsen…
Jennifer Finney Boylan -- an accomplished writer, academic and activist -- reads her own essay about coming out as transgender to her two young sons. This is an encore episode.
Belinda is an overeater who addiction isn’t marked by continual weight gain, but via increasingly crazy diets. She would bond with certain food items so fiercely she would isolate herself from other people. When it was Belinda’s time to be with her candy bar, she would not spend time with another person. She was out of control and unwilling to ...…
Vad hände med Kjell Höglund som under decennier charmat press och publik? Här berättar vännerna, musikerna och Kjell Höglund själv för första gången om de dramatiska åren. Under flera år gick historierna och ryktena om artisten Kjell Höglund. Han sågs ragla fram längs gatorna, sitta på parkbänkar och dricka vin och transporteras av polis till f ...…
Dieter Bednarz: einst Spiegel-Journalist, Nahost-Experte, Spezialist für diffizile Interviews. Er sprach mit Einbrechern und Machthabern in totalitären Staaten. Ein mutiger Mann.
Our second podcast, This is Love, is back. We’re sharing this first episode with Criminal listeners - we hope you like it. If you want to hear more, subscribe to This is Love in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Learn more at www.thisislovepodcast.com
An experiment in living together, forever. This Is Love is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please subscribe to the show and review us on iTunes! https://apple.co/2BmMZr5 Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Sponsors: Bombas Go to bombas.com/thisislove and you’ll get 20% off ...…
In the first of three special episodes about the making of the Bravo limited series, Christopher Goffard talks with actor Eric Bana about his portrayal of John Meehan, and the parallels between actors and con-men. “Dirty John” premieres on Bravo at 10 p.m. on Sunday, November 25. LA Times Studios is participating as a producer on the Bravo seri ...…
A huge portion of the sex trade takes place online. Huge websites like Backpage and Craigslist used to offer a place where sex workers posted ads for their services. But these websites were also seen as a breeding ground for illegal trafficking. That’s why Congress passed legislation this year to hold websites accountable for posts related to p ...…
A denúncia de Diógenes Caetano dos Santos Filho apontando suas suspeitas contra a família Abagge foi a responsável pelo envolvimento do Grupo ÁGUIA da Polícia Militar e as prisões dos sete acusados. Teria Diógenes ajudado a solucionar o caso Evandro? Ou teria ele feito uma armação contra as Abagge? Enciclopédia do caso Evandro: http://www.proje ...…
Chris Watson worked alongside David Attenborough for 20 years, pioneering up-close field recording of birds and animals (R)
Utah’s juvenile justice system has gone through a lot of change in the past couple of years. As part of an effort to implement restorative justice practices, our state is trying to lessen the amount of kids in the system by placing those of us struggling with violence, addiction, and mental health issues into treatment instead of incarceration. ...…
Für Marco Büchel war Skifahren lange Zeit der Sinn des Lebens: Der Liechtensteiner gewann vier Weltcuprennen, stand 18 Mal auf dem Podest, schaffte 90 Top-Ten-Platzierungen im Weltcup, nahm acht Mal an Olympischen Winterspielen teil und holte sich acht mal den Titel «Sportler des Jahres» in Liechtenstein. Doch dann kam dieser Moment im Starthäu ...…
Gleichberechtigt, selbstbestimmt und frei" - so leben noch längst nicht alle Mädchen und Frauen. Godula Kosack und die Menschenrechtsorganisation Terre des Femmes setzen sich für Frauenrechte ein.
What do you do when you are trying to give birth... in the middle of a wildfire? Nicole Veum is interviewed live by producer April Demobosky for "The Fire Tapes" The Fire Tapes is a collaboration between KQED's "The Bay" and Snap Judgment for the Coal + Ice Festival in San Francisco. Producers: Sukey Lewis, Mark Ristich and Jeremy Siegel.…
Sein Leben lang kämpft Hans Bibelriether für natürliche Wälder und gegen so genannte Förster-Forste. 1970 wurde er Chef des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald und sorgte mit seiner Beharrlichkeit dafür, dass der bis heute eine Erfolgsgeschichte ist. Moderation: Norbert Joa
Gerichte sorgen nicht immer für Recht. Ein mutmaßlicher Mörder lebt in Freiheit, obwohl ein DNA Test Jahre später seine Schuld bewiesen hat. Von Otto Langels
69-year-old Elizabeth Coppin lived through prison-like conditions when she attended so-called industrial schools and worked in the notorious Magdalene laundries in Ireland. The institutions were run by the Catholic church and there have been many stories of women who got out about the brutal way they were treated. Now Elizabeth has been given a ...…
Paul jokingly recalls seeing the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965 and then waking up in 1980. In that span, Paul became addicted to heroin, committed multiple felonies, recovered through methadone treatment, became financially successful only to bottom out all over again. Click to play
In this hour, four stories of determination, hope and battling for both survival and respect. From bootcamp in Fort Bragg to base camp in Kirkuk, Iraq; from the front lines to the home front. Hosted by The Moth's Senior Director, Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Storytellers: Jill ...…
“I don’t really remember not having different parts…I just thought that everybody had different quote unquote people inside them.” Producer: Whit Missildine thisisactuallyhappening.com Instagram: @actuallyhappening Episode Sponsors: Quip www.getquip.com Intro Music: "Illabye" - Tipper Music Bed: “Water” – Johannes Welsch Outro Music: "The Moon ...…
Er war einer der bekanntesten und am meisten gelesenen deutschen Autoren. Er wurde 1933 in Chemnitz geboren und lebte seit Ende der sechziger Jahre in Hessen, seit 1973 in Mörfelden-Walldorf. Heute wäre er 85 Jahre alt geworden.(Wdh. vom 13.11.2013)
On this Veterans Day episode, friendships forged on the battlefield and the road to reconnecting decades later.
