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Wild Olive

Jeanne Petrolle and Jennifer Bird

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The Wild Olive Podcast brings you game-changing conversations about literature, culture, and the Bible. With co-hosts Jeanne Petrolle and Jennifer Bird, Wild Olive serves up idea-feasts: tasty insights about biblical texts and contemporary (or classic!) literature, with generous side-portions of cultural commentary and hearty laughter. One literature professor + one biblical studies professor = uncontrolled, out-of-bounds, untamed conversation: ideal listening for the post-evangelical, the s ...
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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a mesmerizing tale of vanity, corruption, and the consequences of indulgence. Set in Victorian London, it follows the story of Dorian Gray, a young man whose portrait ages while he remains eternally youthful due to a Faustian bargain. As Dorian descends into a life of hedonism and moral decay, the portrait becomes a haunting reflection of his inner darkness, leading to a chilling climax that explores the limits of beauty, morality, and the pursu ...
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An extension of the one woman stage play. Constance is all but forgotten in modern literature, despite being a celebrity in her time, an early feminist and a writer. When she is remembered, it is as the wife of Oscar Wilde. In this podcast, we explore Constance's life through excerpts and letters she wrote, put together with things we knew were happening in her life at the time. From leaving her mother's house in her teens through to just before her death, we trace the story of a fascinating ...
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Welcome to your new favourite book club. If you enjoy deep dives into the greatest books ever written, you will love Hardcore Literature. Provocative poems, evocative epics, and life-changing literary analyses. We don’t just read the great books - we live them. Together we’ll suck the marrow out of Shakespeare, Homer, and Tolstoy. We’ll relish the most moving art ever committed to the page and stage from every age. Join us on the reading adventure of a lifetime.
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False Summits

Mason Orlando - Jess Leigh - Marcello Aguilar

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History Podcast about the American West. In each episode outdoor and history enthusiasts Mason Orlando, Jess Leigh, and Marcello Aguilar go over a different event from the American West’s sorted past.
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WILDSIDE

Oscar Wild

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Artist first record label. We support our artists in expressing themselves to the fullest, and making the music they’ve always dreamed of. Neo Soul, alternative hip-hop, jazz, electronic and dub.
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Robin Kermode reads his favourite children's stories. All the stories are about kindness and forgiveness in some form. Robin Kermode, is an actor, best selling author, leading Communication Coach, popular keynote speaker, body language expert, media commentator, and the author of SPEAK SO YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LISTEN. His podcast, THE ART OF COMMUNICATION, has over 20,000 listeners. For more information visit: www.robinkermode.com
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An American diplomat's family moves into an ancient stately mansion. They're warned by the owner that it is haunted by a most horrifying and gruesome spirit who had once cruelly murdered his own wife. The story progresses with creaking floor boards, mysterious passages, dark attics, clanking chains, and weird howling. Yet, the reader is totally unprepared for Oscar Wilde's brand of tongue in cheek humor as he takes all the ingredients of a traditional ghost story and turns it on its head, an ...
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“All films have an audience, some are harder to find”. Join Oscar and Carl as they humorously deconstruct some of the biggest Hollywood bombs, misguided sequels and awful tv movies as they attempt to answer the question ‘Who Would Watch This?’
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A guided tour through the stories that have shaped our culture and the world we live in. Whether you’re a literature nerd, a romance aficionado, or just Not That Into Books, there’s no denying that the “great works” of literature have played a part in influencing everything from public policy to superhero movies. If you’ve ever wanted to know whether that pretentious guy on Twitter is correct in referring to news stories as “Orwellian,” wondered what stories inspired shows like Bridgerton, o ...
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This story opens at a fashionable dinner party in Sir Robert Chiltern's home in the heart of London's stylish Grosvenor Square. One of Lady Chiltern's old school-friends, Mrs. Cheveley, a woman with a dubious past, accosts Sir Robert and threatens to expose a financial crime that he had once participated in, unless he agrees to finance a fraudulent construction project that she's promoting. Lady Chiltern is astounded when her husband who had been the severest critic of this project suddenly ...
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Welcome to Novel Pairings, a podcast dedicated to making the classics readable, relevant, and fun. As two nerdy bookworms, we appreciate the role of classic lit, but we but we won’t get too academic about it. We’ll talk about the books we love and the books we loath, and help stock your TBR pile with old and new reads for every literary taste.
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News flash! Sex is still taboo in the 21st century, and I find this SHOCKING!!! “We are all born sexual creatures, thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift.” - As wonderfully stated by Marilyn Monroe. Our bodies are designed to enjoy many great pleasures, and one way is by sexual stimulation; which is natural. Having an orgasm releases stress and toxins from the body, again naturally. My Podcast, Oralicious – A Tale of Sex, will be an eye-opener that focu ...
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This is the OLD, defunct Half-Arsed History feed - if you're reading this message, please get in touch with me through the contact form at halfarsedhistory.net and let me know which platform you're using, so I can fix the problem for you! For Podcast Addict listeners: unfortunately, the new feed is inaccessible on Podcast Addict ):
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Financial and retirement planning guidance with Mark Howard of the Howard Financial Group in Savannah. Mark has almost three decades of experience in the financial industry, has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, South Magazine and several other publications. He has also been featured on the Savannah Morning News. In addition to clients in Savannah, Mark also serves Hilton Head, Bluffton, Statesboro, and the rest of the Low Country. To get your own Financial Game Plan, cont ...
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L.I.V.I.N.

Oscar Matallana

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This podcast is all about my life and experiences. We live in an insane world full of so much access and excess. Humans are amazing. Humans are wild and outrageous, and the realer you get the more you get to see just how wild we really are. What a life it’s been. Listen in, I’ll tell you about it.
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The Front Row Network

Front Row Movie Reviews

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The best movie site for people who actually LIKE movies are now casting those pods! Enjoy any of our various shows, including FULL DISCLOSURE, FRONT ROW NEWS and FRONT ROW FLASHBACK. And as always, we'll see you in the front row!
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Little Gold Men is the inside story of Hollywood, from awards shows and red-carpet premieres to the hard work and whisper campaigns that get people there. Weekly episodes feature obsessive, expert conversations about the best of television and film, with special guest appearances from stars, creators, and critics. LGM also dives deep into Oscar history, and offers insight into all the other awards that make up Hollywood’s continual dash toward glitz and glory. For more on Little Gold Men, vi ...
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Donostia Kulturako ekintzen podcastak. Podcasts de iniciativas de Donostia Kultura. Donostia Kultura udal erakundea. Kultur jarduerak eta zerbitzuak. / Donostia Kultura, entidad municipal de San Sebastián. Actividades y servicios culturales.
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Join voice actor Nikolle Doolin, as she brings the pages of classic literature to life in this engaging literary podcast. Enjoy a myriad of great authors such as: Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Henry James, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and many more. For more stories and information, visit: http://nikolledoolin.com/alo.
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Listen to international teacher and relationship expert, Michaela Boehm, as she answers questions about intimacy, dating and relationships. Learn how to create 'the spark', and keep it alive, while staying deeply connected to yourself and others in an increasingly busy world. www.michaelaboehm.com Michaela Boehm teaches and counsels internationally as an expert in intimacy and relationships. Born and raised in Austria, Michaela combines her training in psychology and extensive clinical couns ...
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QueerAF is the award-winning (more than a) podcast with beyond-the-binary stories about queerness, sexuality, gender and identity. All our shows are created by a different budding LGBTQIA+ audio producer who we mentor and support to create an inspiring (QueerAF) story. QueerAF is the UK's only regulated not-for-profit LGBTQIA+ publisher. We help you understand the LGBTQIA+ world and support queer creatives to change the media. The podcast, with its roots and first four seasons in collaborati ...
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Wilde Stories is an artistic transmedia project around Oscar Wilde's collection of fairytales 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales'. The project brings together Irish artists including composer Michael Gallen and visual artist Felicity Clear, to re-imagine the stories in a broadcast collaboration with RTÉ lyric fm. The series is narrated by actor Robert Sheehan, with readings from Lauren Coe and Brian Gleeson. It is an Athena Media production made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority ...
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The Poetry's Dead Podcast

Ryan Duggins and Leon Dunne

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Ryan and Leon are delighted to bring you your NEW favourite poetry podcast, exploring the work of poets old and new, with a little bit of craic mixed in. We'll share our love of poetry every week, taking you on a journey through work from poets you'll have heard of, as well as poets you may not have heard of and even people you had no idea wrote poetry.! We'll also help with our Agony Poet part of the show where we'll accept any challenge of solving a problem with a poem. Nothing is too triv ...
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What's the most dramatic thing your father-in-law has done in an attempt to break up your relationship? We bet they didn't do what Oscar Wilde's did! Talking points: Defamation is Just Gossip That's True, Never Go Back For Your Hat, Just A Small Town Boy, Sounds Like a Dog and It's A Calling Card. Thank you to Terry Poison for the use of our theme …
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A very Earnest episode. LINKS Watch our latest Grouse House series Trope RPG https://bit.ly/TropeRPG Follow @theauntydonnagallery on Instagram https://bit.ly/auntydonna-ig Become a Patreon supporter at http://auntydonnaclub.com/ CREDITS  Hosts: Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane, & Mark Bonanno   Guest: Thomas Zahariou Producer: Lindsey Green Digital Prod…
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Join us as Jess takes the helm and tells the story of Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde's visit to the rowdy mining town of Leadville Colorado in 1882. Happy Pride Month!!! See the show slides on our Instagram!!! @false_summits_pod https://leadville.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aestheticism https:…
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The 1917 Bath Riots In this episode Marcelo takes the lead by telling Jess and Mason the story of Carmelita Torres, a 17 year old Mexican fed up with the dehumanizing processes she and her fellow migrant workers had to go through when they crossed the border in El Paso Texas legally to work, starting a protest that quickly escalated into a riot. Le…
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S1E15: At just an hour past midnight, on a cool pleasant evening in an opulent neighborhood that edged along the Osage Country of Tulsa, Oklahoma - the sound of shots and a woman screaming were heard. A talented young lawyer had been killed, a woman locked in her bedroom and screaming for help from the porch roof. BURGLAR! MURDER! But was everythin…
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Film festival fever is here! With Venice and Toronto announcing their starry annual lineups this week—featuring everyone from Angelina Jolie and Daniel Craig to Samuel L. Jackson and Selena Gomez—David, Richard, and Rebecca analyze the selections and discuss who appears most primed to launch into successful awards campaigns. Later, they get into th…
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In this week’s episode a Jamie Durie type named Daniel or Greg takes us to Kyneton to see the transformation of Vaughn Monk’s beautiful Metricon home and garden. Plus a rapping dog and Poo Soup. LINKS Follow @theauntydonnagallery on Instagram https://bit.ly/auntydonna-ig Become a Patreon supporter at http://auntydonnaclub.com/ CREDITS  Hosts: Brode…
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Rebecca chats with Jessica Gunning the day after she received her first Emmy nomination for playing Martha, a woman who becomes obsessed with Richard Gadd's comedian character in the hit Netflix limited series. They discuss her grueling audition process, the strange offers she's gotten since, and how she's sidestepped being pigeonholed in her 17-ye…
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Front Row Classics takes it's first look at the James Bond franchise by celebrating the 60th anniversary of what many consider the ultimate Bond film. Emmett Stanton joins Brandon to celebrate 1964's Goldfinger. Brandon and Emmett discuss the unending charisma of Sean Connery as 007. We also celebrate the iconic performances of Gert Frobe as Auric …
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With a penchant for poetry and mountaineering, how did he earn the title of the 'most wickedest man in the world'? We deep dive into the SEVERE twists and turns of the the life of Aleister Crowley, the founder of modern occultism. Talking points: I Checked The Map And I've Been There, 1 in 5 Sharehouses, Thank God He Didn't Have A Ukulele, It's Mag…
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Figures like Wendy Carlos not only defined the genre but were also instrumental in developing the modern synthesizer. Meanwhile, SOPHIE redefined the boundaries of pop and experimental music. And then there are the musicians and sound artists working today. All Trans+. Learning about how they came to their craft, exploring where they have blurred t…
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You Shall Not Pass...without listening to this episode! Ian Mckellen and his BBC Radio 2 interview where he discusses the value of remembering Shakespeare's sonnets have pushed us to jump into the brain of Bill Shakespeare and see if we can pick a sonnet each that doesn't give us PTSD of having to study those bloody plays at school After Ryan took …
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Send us a Text Message. "Drop the 'Space Adventure'....It's cleaner" Zathura! The 2nd most popular evil board game franchise, if you don't count Ouija or battleships. Zathura follows 2 children who discover a board game and need to learn to work together if they ever want to get back to earth! Oscar and Carl "Strap in" and "Blast off" into this Mov…
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S1E14: This episode marks the beginning of our Jack the Ripper Files. Periodic future episodes will be dedicated to each of the victims and suspects of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders that took place in Whitechapel, London in 1888. In this first episode in the collection we will focus on the first of the "Canonical Five", Mary Ann Nichols. She…
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The timeless wisdom of Mark Twain is always worth a listen. Join us as we analyze some of Twain’s most famous quotes through the lens of a financial advisor! We’ll have a laugh at Twain’s quick wit and shed light on the complexities of retirement planning in today's unpredictable world. Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode: Having a stead…
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Rebecca, David, and Richard share their immediate reactions to Wednesday's Emmy nominations, including the biggest snubs (Emma Stone, Cosmo Jarvis) and the pleasant surprises (Selena Gomez, Idris Elba). Plus, they debate why the TV Academy loves The Morning Show so very much and if Baby Reindeer is as much of a frontrunner as they all predicted.…
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Front Row Classics is taking a look at one of the most underrated comedies of the 1940s. Brandon is joined by Lauren Van De Vendel to discuss 1947's The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. Legendary writer, Sidney Sheldon. won that year's Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. The hosts celebrate the many hilarious moments made real by a charming cast. Bran…
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Horns? LINKS Watch our latest Grouse House series Trope RPG https://bit.ly/TropeRPG Follow @theauntydonnagallery on Instagram https://bit.ly/auntydonna-ig Become a Patreon supporter at http://auntydonnaclub.com/ CREDITS  Hosts: Broden Kelly, Zachary Ruane, & Mark Bonanno   Guest: Thomas Zahariou Producer: Lindsey Green Digital Producers: Nick Barre…
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The director and star of the acclaimed western film The Dead Don’t Hurt (now available on VOD and digital) joins the podcast for a candid conversation about the state of Hollywood. Here, the Oscar nominee dishes on everything from the “disingenuous” backlash to Green Book to the “appalling” conduct of a certain streamer to the precarious state of i…
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Bisexuality has been famously described as being the 'layover on the way to Gaytown', but is it? We dive deep into the term's history and get (bi)curious about how bisexuality has been portrayed in the media and pop culture. Talking points: Honorary Brat, First Second and Third Base, Justice for Roommates, Gender: The Directors Cut and Birth of The…
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Rehangs at art museums are rare. The last one at Tate Britain was in 2012. Whilst galleries will make small changes to their on-display collections, these are small, only happen every few months and usually happen for specific reasons (such as an item going on loan to another gallery). But each rehang gives an art gallery to make a statement on wha…
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Yo, dawg! Whattup, homey! Whatcha...geezer? It didn't take us long to to run out of rap slang terms for friend as you can see, but we wanted to get you into the spirit of the show early as this week's episode is a special on rhythm and poetry, or as you lot would know it better as, RAP! We have left the library this week and entered the basement ra…
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Send us a Text Message. Oscar and Carl try to take off their nostalgia goggles to discuss whether the Jumanji game is actually a misunderstood game that is kind to its players. Which of the Beatles are dead? Is the wise homeless man the game master? How does the world of Jumanji even work? And, of course, who would watch this? Find us through: Emai…
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In this week’s episode, learn the truth behind five more commonly-held historical misonceptions: the colour of classical statues, things erroneously associated with Julius Caesar, the existence of the iron maiden, Napoleon’s height, and NASA’s million-dollar space pen. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/668f32b0…
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Send us a Text Message. Season One has drawn, more or less, to a close! We'll be posting intermittently for the rest of July & August, and then be back with SEASON TWO in September! In the meanwhile, here's some silly nonsense for your summer enjoyment. Back soon! <3 Support the Show.By Grace Todd
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Front Row Classics is taking a look at Stanley Kramer's acclaimed production of the classic play Inherit the Wind. Brandon is joined by brothers. Edmund and Gary Entin to discuss a film still relevant today. Edmund and Gary are filmmakers and producers aside from being film buffs. We discuss their personal connection to the piece and how the movie …
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S1E13: In this episode we explore a new story and reveal information that has not been discovered in well over a century. The earliest and most successful of the extreme stage mothers, a predecessor of the ladies in the wings who exploited Shirley Temple, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Judy Garland. Learn the story of "Miss Jennie Kimball" and her daughter, "…
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This week, Rebecca, Richard, and David attempt to predict the Emmy nominees ahead of next week's announcement and break down why The Bear, Hacks, and Shogun are likely to do very well. Plus, we go through some recent fall festival announcements and what they might mean for the films' Oscar chances.By Conde Nast & Vanity Fair
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This week Hans Zimmer comes in to talk Coachella, Claudia Schiffer and to help us write us our new theme song. LINKS Watch our latest Grouse House series Trope RPG https://bit.ly/TropeRPG Follow @theauntydonnagallery on Instagram https://bit.ly/auntydonna-ig Become a Patreon supporter at http://auntydonnaclub.com/ CREDITS  Hosts: Broden Kelly, Zach…
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Front Row Classics welcomes entertainment journalist/historian Tara McNamara. Tara is co-hosting this month's TCM Spotlight, The Hays Gaze, alongside Dave Karger. The weekly series highlights the anniversary and influence of The Hays Code. Tara and Dave will present different film pairings before and after the implementation of censorship in Hollyw…
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Send us a Text Message. We know this is your fav film as a child, and we're are sorry, but re watch it and then come back to this podcast episode. It's a bit odd! And Oscar and Carl poke fun at it to figure out who would watch it!! Find us through: Email: askwwwtpodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whowouldwatchthis Instagram: https:…
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A live panel recording on "How do we win our rights?" with three Trans+ change and history makers, Roz Kaveney, Jude Guaitamacchi, Sabah Choudrey interviewed by Nancy Kelley. This episode was recorded in front of an audience of 200 people in London's Canary Wharf at our first-ever Trans+ History Week community event. Read more stories from Trans+ H…
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And the winner is.. On today’s episode, we reveal the winning poem for our competition in collaboration with The Poetry Edit. It’s been incredible to read the pieces that have been submitted, and we can’t wait to share all three finalist’s with you. As well as the competition, we talk about THAT interview between Jools Holland and Grian Chatten as …
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Michaela Boehm answers questions in a recent live workshop about the pros and cons of dating successful men who find other women attractive. 00:00 - Why does my man still find other women attractive?02:19 - Pros and cons of dating successful men06:11 - Using the Coolidge effect to keep the spark aliveBuy Michaela’s Flavors of the Feminine Deck: htt…
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In this week’s episode, discover the story of the Rosetta Stone, a series of 2,000-year-old texts written that became the key to our modern understanding of the Ancient Egyptian language. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/6688fed89bf81dc06ae2e6f2.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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