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Poetic Wax is a short weekly podcast where host Andy Fenstermaker digs deep into his vast record collection to uncover and share the history of bands, albums, songs, and more. Poetic Wax explores music history in all its forms, from new angles on things widely covered to the little known moments that create monumental change.
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Get ready to hear from northern Illinois’ “prose pros." Hosted by WNIJ Arts Reporter Yvonne Boose, you will hear voices from northern Illinois poets as they share their words about the world around them. If you would like to submit a poem for consideration, please send submissions to yboose@niu.edu
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Podcast about spiritual poetry and art.
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Sharing the depths of my heart through poetry.
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Not for Everyone is an existential commentary podcast hosted by one hater (Caroline Winkler) and one lover (Jess DeBakey). We're just two sweet kooks getting carried away being ourselves, waxing poetic on every topic we care too much about. Come for the humor, stay for the honesty. We know we’re not for everyone, but we bet we are for you. __ Subscribe on Youtube and follow on Instagram: @not4everyonepod Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/not4everyonepod/support
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Skirting the Unknown with words.
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With the gift of gab and the might of 1000 comic book retailers the Acme Comics crew waxes poetic on all things comics!
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Uplifting, poetic, positive, some traditional relationship guidance 😂
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Mostly music maybe even friendly conversations on certain topics.
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Everything from stories to research.
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Tryna get started Cover art photo provided by Josh Rose on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@joshsrose
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Jack and Ben wax poetic about a myriad of sundry topics, enduring fusilades of energetic arguments with bursts of humor injected at the least expected moments. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9
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Relax in the Chillout Lounge with breathtaking, emotional chillout music, fused with various other genres in continuous mindful DJ mixes. Go to the website for playlists and info.
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Christian Poetic Word, Audiobooks, and Entrepreneurship Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/linda-carol-shaw/support
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Growth and challenge will strengthen you as you evolve through lives journey.
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The quill of midnight emotions
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Welcome to The Artful Exchange with The Poetic Designer. This is the podcast where art, design and poetry intersect. Our focus is mainly on voices that often go unheard. We shine a spotlight on emerging talents, and lesser-known creators who are making waves within their fields. Occasionally with other surprises in between:-) Through interviews, poetry readings and storytelling, we hope to inspire you to unleash your creative https://atelierwinther.no/podcast
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A poetic expression of Hope , Love , Faith and Life. Tap into Uganda’s poetic magic - mingle and meet words forged from the raw experience of being US.
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Everyday life things and poems as well enjoy !!
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Interviews with Historians about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
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The Emerald explores the human experience through a vibrant lens of myth, story, and imagination. Brought to life through the wise, wild, and humorous vision of Joshua Michael Schrei — a teacher and lifelong student of the cosmologies and mythologies of the world — the podcast draws from a deep well of poetry, lore, and mythos to challenge conventional narratives on politics and public discourse, meditation and mindfulness, art, science, literature, and more. At the heart of the podcast is t ...
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PoemTalk at the Writers House, hosted by Al Filreis and based at Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia. PoemTalk is a collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing and Jacket2.org.
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Listen to the poems and stories of Shawn White’s journey through life, love and cancer.
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I love poetry, but I think that I might love beagles just a little bit more. They're so cute and fluffy and I just loving hugging them! This is your Poetic Chases host, Rosalyn Bryant.
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Discussions on poetry, spirituality, my journey inward. As well as other topics decided by you the listener.
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SassyRed talks about real life, Poetry, The Universe, music, books, etc.
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Poetry for ya soul. Ranging from the weightier matters in life to light-hearted pieces that make you smile, this uplifting content will brighten your day.
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Welcome to the Poetic Vybez podcast, where SOULFUL sounds mystify the airwaves.
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Welcome to Eat the Storms, the one-stop poetry podcast coming to you from Dublin, Ireland, hosted by poet and producer Damien B. Donnelly with new episodes every Saturday from 5pm GMT featuring guests from around the world. We are on Spotify, Apple, Podbean, Breaker, PocketCasts, Overcast and many more platforms so tune in to Stay Bloody Poetic
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isee109/subscribe A native Angeleno who traveled the globe is back at home in Los Angeles and he's bored to tears. Hear him wax poetic about his travels abroad and compare life abroad to life in Los Angeles nowadays. Also, he recounts the curious and serendipitous occurrence of encountering "109" around the globe. He saw "109" in Ethiopia, Cuba, Ireland, Sweden, South Korea, Japan, Ghana, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and more countries!
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Welcome to The Whole Paradox podcast, where we explore timeless wisdom in the modern age to cultivate a greater sense of meaning and belonging to ourselves, our world, and one another. We will integrate the sacred, mythic, somatic, creative and poetic to expand our meaning of truth and our capacity for complexity and nuance.
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Micro podcast.Expression in all forms(poems,songs,short stories,drawings etc.)..whether u love creatively expressing yourself or just viewing others this podcast is for you.Tune in to listen,pick apart,and be apart of the everyday culture of expression..
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Where I introspect outward happening through poetry and carefully commentate using some facts and a lot of anecdotes take a beat and listen to some poetry. This is where I untangle thoughts in hopes of achieving emotional and mental cohesion here are the words.
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you'll know it just play Cover art photo provided by Honey Yanibel Minaya Cruz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@honeyyanibel
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Sheshidden is a poetic and profound podcaster who explores the journey through life’s trials and the light that can be found within. Through the lens of biblical scripture and personal experiences, Sheshidden inspires listeners to find hope and meaning amid adversity. Join me as I delve into stories of resilience, faith, and the transformative power of light in our lives.
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Russian Poetic Map [RPM...] Cover art photo provided by Mink Mingle on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@minkmingle
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Real talk for real times...
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This is where I will share poetic pieces and unique, uplifting insights I gain from them. Join me, Madison Erasmus, for a regular dose of literary inspiration. Cover art photo provided by Thought Catalog on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@thoughtcatalog
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This podcast started during my ministry as Youth Pastor in Kansas City. I made a lifelong friend there who ended up being the only person who listened in. This friend has a gift. To take what he hears, summarizes it and writes meaningful poetic arrangements. I have gotten his permission to share these works of art. Consider signing up for a subscription to support the podcast and to hear a mix down of the poem and the sermon that inspired it. https://anchor.fm/chapeloaks/subscribe
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Audio versions of the Poetic Interviews project. Questions and answers via poetry. All questions by Aaron Kent. Longlisted for 2017 Saboteur Awards.
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There is poetry, and then there is love poetry—a rare art form that transcends the ordinary and invites us to explore the deepest recesses of our soul's true identity. Through love poetry, we unlock the emotions we often keep hidden, allowing our hearts to speak their truth. I'm Surinder Deol, thrilled to be your guide on this poetic journey.
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A poetic gaze, backwards and forward, with folks both brilliant and humble. The format is simple. Sam Pepple reads one of his poems aloud and the guest responds. They, then continue a meandering conversation, a conversation with levity and depth, touching on themes from creativity to recovery, from privilege to courage. The intended goal of Staying Attuned is to stay insatiably curious and have enjoyable conversations with interesting people. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do making it. ...
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Each episode I go over a poem and attempt to give it the justice it deserves! I will focus on the themes and meaning behind the words, and how the poem relates to humanity and life in general.
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Hello! Jennifer here. Poetry and kayaking are just two of the many things that I love. Poetry helps me work through some of my feelings and is a great way to pass the time when I am on the water. Please have a listen to some of the poems that I have created out of my kayaking adventures.
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Filippo Gianferrari, "Dante's Education: Latin Schoolbooks and Vernacular Poetics" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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In fourteenth-century Italy, literacy became accessible to a significantly larger portion of the lay population (allegedly between 60 and 80 percent in Florence) and provided a crucial means for the vernacularization and secularization of learning, and for the democratization of citizenship. In Dante's Education: Latin Schoolbooks and Vernacular Po…
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CAN’s Bold New Era: The Story of ‘Soon Over Babaluma’
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In 1973, legendary Krautrock band CAN lost their charismatic lead singer Damo Suzuki. A year later, in November of 1974, they remade themselves and gave us Soon Over Babaluma. This is the story of that album, how a band can indeed find success after their frontman leaves. Poetic Wax: Music History Hidden in the Grooves is a weekly podcast, YouTube …
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Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems from northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Auburn high school’s LIT UP group member, Effadea Rowe.By Yvonne Boose
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Matthew Carauddo - Author of Diamond Dragons
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Join us for an exclusive interview with author Matthew Carauddo, known for his captivating fantasy series "Diamond Dragons." In this episode, we will embark on a journey through his creative process and explore the influences of other great writers, concepts and films on his work. Get ready to be transported to a world of magic, adventure and drago…
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In this episode, we dive into the challenging yet liberating journey of letting go—whether it’s of relationships, habits, or past experiences. By recognizing what holds us back and embracing the present, we open ourselves to new beginnings and the possibility of spiritual growth.By Sheshidd3n
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Stuart Anderson, "Pharmacopoeias, Drug Regulation, and Empires: Making Medicines Official in Britain's Imperial World, 1618-1968" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2024)
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The word "pharmacopoeia" has come to have many meanings, although it is commonly understood to be a book describing approved compositions and standards for drugs. In 1813 the Royal College of Physicians of London considered a proposal to develop an imperial British pharmacopoeia - at a time when separate official pharmacopoeias existed for England,…
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Doyle D. Calhoun, "The Suicide Archive: Reading Resistance in the Wake of French Empire" (Duke UP, 2024)
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A note about content: This episode involves discussion of suicide, specifically in the contexts of slavery, colonization and empire. Please use your discretion and take care if you decide to listen. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, you are not alone. You can reach out to the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 …
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Aran Robert Shetterly, "Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City's Soul" (Amistad, 2024)
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On November 3, 1979, as activist Nelson Johnson assembled people for a march adjacent to Morningside Homes in Greensboro, North Carolina, gunshots rang out. A caravan of Klansmen and Neo-Nazis sped from the scene, leaving behind five dead. Known as the "Greensboro Massacre," the event and its aftermath encapsulate the racial conflict, economic anxi…
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The Medicine of the Dead with Perdita Finn
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In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews author, teacher, mother, and pioneer, Perdita Finn. They talk about: Relationship to the dead Asking the dead for help The economy of prayer Why institutional religion has tried to make us afraid of the dead True elderhood The burden put on …
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Melissa Teixeira, "A Third Path: Corporatism in Brazil and Portugal" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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Following the Great Depression, as the world searched for new economic models, Brazil and Portugal experimented with corporatism as a “third path” between laissez-faire capitalism and communism. In a corporatist society, the government vertically integrates economic and social groups into the state so that it can manage labor and economic productio…
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Jerry Brotton, "Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction" (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024)
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North, south, east and west: almost all societies use the four cardinal directions to orientate themselves, to understand who they are by projecting where they are. For millennia, these four directions have been foundational to our travel, navigation and exploration and are central to the imaginative, moral and political geography of virtually ever…
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Karine Rashkovsky, "An Improbable Life: My Father's Escape from Soviet Russia" (Cherry Orchard Books, 2024)
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From evading the KGB and disassembling a downed American plane to narrowly escaping a life sentence in Siberia, Reuven Rashkovsky’s story is a gripping tale of coming of age, searching for belonging, and daring to escape the tightly controlled Soviet regime. Relayed in his point of view by his daughter, Dr. Karine Rashkovsky, An Improbable Life: My…
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Hannah Weaver, "Experimental Histories: Interpolation and the Medieval British Past" (Cornell UP, 2024)
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In Experimental Histories: Interpolation and the Medieval British Past (Cornell University Press, 2024), Dr. Hannah Weaver examines the mediaeval practice of interpolation—inserting material from one text into another—which is often categorised as being a problematic, inauthentic phenomenon akin to forgery and pseudepigraphy. Instead, Weaver promot…
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Simeon Koole, "Intimate Subjects: Touch and Tangibility in Britain's Cerebral Age" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
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When, where, and who gets to touch and be touched, and who decides? What do we learn through touch? How does touch bring us closer together or push us apart? These are urgent contemporary questions, but they have their origins in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain, when new urban encounters compelled intense discussion of what tou…
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Hey SOS Family, I am so thankful to have you in my life and eagerly thankful to show my/our appreciation for the goodness of the Lord! Our journies are varied and sprinkled with so many challenging and wonderful things. As we come together, allow me to lift Him up through word, song, and contemplation of who He is and what He promises! Happy Thanks…
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In the deepest, oldest caverns of human memory, a fire burns... and that fire has been with human beings since the very beginning. Scientists now say that the human relationship with fire goes back over 1.5 million years. And so — fire has played a profound role in shaping human bodies and human consciousness in ways we're often unaware of. For fir…
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Justene Hill Edwards, "Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank" (Norton, 2024)
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In Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank (W. W. Norton, 2024), Justene Hill Edwards exposes how the rise and tragic failure of the Freedman’s Bank has shaped economic inequality in America. In the years immediately after the Civil War, tens of thousands of former slaves deposited millions of dollars into the Freedman’s Ban…
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Mark Stoyle, "A Murderous Midsummer: The Western Rising of 1549" (Yale UP, 2022)
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The Western Rising of 1549 was the most catastrophic event to occur in Devon and Cornwall between the Black Death and the Civil War. Beginning as an argument between two men and their vicar, the rebellion led to a siege of Exeter, savage battles with Crown forces, and the deaths of 4,000 local men and women. It represents the most determined attemp…
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Avi Shlaim, "Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew" (Oneworld, 2024)
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In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing from their beloved Iraq into the new state of Israel. Now the rump of a once flourishing community of over 150,000, dating back 2,600 years, has dwindled to single figures. For many, this tells the story of the timeless clash of the Arab and Jewish civilisations, th…
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Freya Gowrley, "Fragmentary Forms: A New History of Collage" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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Fragmentary Forms: A New History of Collage (Princeton UP, 2024) is a beautifully illustrated global history of collage from the origins of paper to today While the emergence of collage is frequently placed in the twentieth century when it was a favored medium of modern artists, its earliest beginnings are tied to the invention of paper in China ar…
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Robert A. Schneider, "The Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
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The term “resentment,” often casually paired with words like “hatred,” “rage,” and “fear,” has dominated US news analysis since November 2016. Despite its increased use, this word seems to defy easy categorization. Does “resentment” describe many interlocking sentiments, or is it just another way of saying “anger”? Does it suggest an irrational gri…
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Adam Hanieh, "Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market" (Verso, 2024)
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Oil is everywhere. It’s in our cars, it’s in the fertilizer used to grow our food, and it’s in the plastics used to produce and transport our consumer goods, to name just a few prominent uses. How did oil come to occupy its central position in the world economy? How did corporate power shape the uptake, pricing, and distribution of oil and petroche…
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Brian Groom, "Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World" (Harpernorth, 2024)
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Long before Manchester gave the world titans of industry, comedy, music and sport, it was the cosmopolitan Roman fort of Mamucium. But it was as the ‘shock city’ of the Industrial Revolution that Manchester really made its mark on the world stage. A place built on hard work and innovation, it is no coincidence that the digital age began here too, w…
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Nicholas Spencer, "Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion" (Oneworld, 2024)
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Most things you 'know' about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain widespread today. The true history of science and religion is a human one. It's about the role of religion in inspiring, and strangling, science before the scientific revolution. It's about the sincere but e…
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Georgia Henley, "Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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Challenging the standard view that England emerged as a dominant power and Wales faded into obscurity after Edward I's conquest in 1282, Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales (Oxford University Press, 2024) by Dr. Georgia Henley considers how Welsh (and British) history became an enduringly potent instrument of polit…
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Ep.2, Passably Professional (Kara Leinfelder)
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organizer she / mom, poet, and plenty free / humility dart Our guest today is Kara Leinfelder. She is a poet, mother, and has been a nonprofit creative professional for over 23 years. Like all our guests, she is many other things, too. And we will dive into that now. Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelman…
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Eat the Storms Episode 4 A Happening at Halloween
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A special halloween episode of the poetry podcast featuring poetry and prose, this time, from Sue Finch, Alan Parry, Barney Ashton-Bullock, Jen Feroze, Jackie Lynam, Siobhan McLaughlin and Mary Anne Abdo. Hosted & produced by Damien B Donnelly
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The Chillout Lounge Mix - Intuition
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Music can express powerful emotions and a profound sense of connection and feeling within us. I have a new album with the sublime singer Mozez called Dreams which goes deeper than anything I’ve done before. Go to the website for playlists and info.By Tim Angrave
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96. Not for Pumpkins + Letting People Who Hurt You Back Into Your Life
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Visit https://cozyearth.com/notforeveryone and use our exclusive 40% off code NOTFOREVERYONE. __ Happy Halloween! Let’s complain about it. Jess opens the episode with a specific fall issue that needs to be aired, Caroline talks the dynamics of crafting, and then the two commiserate over their clumsiness, which has resulted in the breaking of sentim…
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Alistaire Tallent, "Fictions of Pleasure: The Putain Memoirs of Prerevolutionary France" (U Delaware Press, 2023)
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Alistaire Tallent joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Fictions of Pleasure: The Putain Memoirs of Prerevolutionary France (University of Delaware Press, 2024). Out of the libertine literary tradition of eighteenth-century France emerged over a dozen memoir novels of female libertines who eagerly take up sex work as a means of escape from t…
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Dariusz Wojcik et al., "Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money" (Yale UP, 2024)
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From the emergence of money in the ancient world to today’s interconnected landscape of high-frequency trading and cryptocurrency, the story of finance has always taken place on an international stage. Finance is one of the most globalized and networked of human activities, and one of the most important social technologies ever invented. Atlas of F…
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Ronald Drabkin, "Beverly Hills Spy: The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor" (William Morrow, 2024)
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Frederick Rutland—”Rutland of Jutland”—was a war hero, renowned World War I aviator…and a Japanese spy. In the years leading up to Pearl Harbor, Rutland shared information on U.S. aviation and naval developments to the Japanese, desperate for knowledge of U.S. capability. The funny thing was, as Ron Drabkin notes in his book Beverly Hills Spy: The …
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Tangent #75: Speedrun from Curiosity to Viscera
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In an episode of cleaning out the fridge, the Gents make a tasty meal of leftovers. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9
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Rajbir Singh Judge, "Prophetic Maharaja: Loss, Sovereignty, and the Sikh Tradition in Colonial South Asia" (Columbia UP, 2024)
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How do traditions and peoples grapple with loss, particularly when it is of such magnitude that it defies the possibility of recovery or restoration? Rajbir Singh Judge offers new ways to understand loss and the limits of history by considering Maharaja Duleep Singh and his struggle during the 1880s to reestablish Sikh rule, the lost Khalsa Raj, in…
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Friederike Baer, "Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War" (Oxford UP, 2022)
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Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans. Collectively known as Hessians, they actually came from six German territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Over the course of the war, members of the German corps, including women and children, spent extended periods of time in loca…
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Michael Hardt, "The Subversive Seventies" (Oxford UP, 2023)
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A thought-provoking reconsideration of how the revolutionary movements of the 1970s set the mold for today's activism. The 1970s was a decade of "subversives". Faced with various progressive and revolutionary social movements, the forces of order--politicians, law enforcement, journalists, and conservative intellectuals--saw subversives everywhere.…
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Eric Helleiner, "The Neomercantilists: A Global Intellectual History" (Cornell UP, 2021)
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At a time when critiques of free trade policies are gaining currency, The Neomercantilists: A Global Intellectual History (Cornell UP, 2021) helps make sense of the protectionist turn, providing the first intellectual history of the genealogy of neomercantilism. Eric Helleiner identifies many pioneers of this ideology between the late eighteenth an…
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Peter Harrison, "Some New World: Myths of Supernatural Belief in a Secular Age" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
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In his famous argument against miracles, David Hume gets to the heart of the modern problem of supernatural belief. 'We are apt', says Hume, 'to imagine ourselves transported into some new world; where the whole form of nature is disjointed, and every element performs its operation in a different manner, from what it does at present.' This encapsul…
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How The Beach Boys Influenced Kraftwerk’s "Autobahn"
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This is the unlikely story of how the sun-soaked sounds of The Beach Boys struck a cord with the cold, electronic stoicism in post-war Germany and influenced Kraftwerk's breakout hit "Autobahn." Poetic Wax: Music History Hidden in the Grooves is a weekly podcast, YouTube series, and Substack blog hosted by Andy Fenstermaker. Get the video version o…
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Toni Alimi, "Slaves of God: Augustine and Other Romans on Religion and Politics" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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Augustine believed that slavery is permissible, but to understand why, we must situate him in his late antique Roman intellectual context. Slaves of God: Augustine and Other Romans on Religion and Politics (Princeton UP, 2024) provides a major reassessment of this monumental figure in the Western religious and political tradition, tracing the remar…
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Alister E. McGrath, "The Nature of Christian Doctrine: Its Origins, Development, and Function" (Oxford UP, 2024)
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The Nature of Christian Doctrine: Its Origins, Development, and Function (Oxford UP, 2024) offers a groundbreaking account of the origins, development, and enduring significance of Christian doctrine, explaining why it remains essential to the life of Christian communities. Noting important parallels between the development of scientific theories a…
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The synchronicities do not stop.
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In this podcast I reminisce about my life twenty years ago.
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Simon Kuznets and the Invention of the Economy
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Economics sometimes feels like a physics–so sturdy, so objective, and so immutable. Yet, behind every clean number or eye-popping graph, there is usually a rather messy story, a story shaped by values, interests, ideologies, and petty bureaucratic politics. In Cited Podcast’s new mini-series, the Use and Abuse of Economic Expertise, we tell the hid…
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This episode of the poetry podcast features poets David McLoghlin, Elizabeth Kate Switaj, Mary Ringland and Behind the Storms with Lesley Curwen. Hosted and produced by Damien B Donnelly
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Peter Sarandinaki, "In Search of the Romanovs: A Family's Quest to Solve One of History's Most Brutal Crimes" (U Nebraska Press, 2024)
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In Search of the Romanovs: A Family's Quest to Solve One of History's Most Brutal Crimes (University of Nebraska Press, 2024) is a thrilling, true-life detective story about the search for the missing members of the Romanov royal family, murdered by Bolsheviks in 1918, and one family's involvement in the hundred-year-old forensic investigation into…
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Ian Milligan, "Averting the Digital Dark Age: How Archivists, Librarians, and Technologists Built the Web a Memory" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)
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In early 1996, the web was ephemeral. But by 2001, the internet was forever. How did websites transform from having a brief life to becoming long-lasting? Drawing on archival material from the Internet Archive and exclusive interviews, Ian Milligan's Averting the Digital Dark Age (John Hopkins University Press, December 2024) explores how Western s…
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Margarette Lincoln, "Perfection: 400 Years of Women's Quest for Beauty" (Yale UP, 2024)
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A colourful account of women's health, beauty, and cosmetic aids, from stays and corsets to today's viral trends. Victorian women ate arsenic to achieve an ideal, pale complexion, while in the 1790s balloon corsets were all the rage, designed to make the wearer appear pregnant. Women of the eighteenth century applied blood from a black cat's tail t…
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Sharon Kinoshita, "Marco Polo and His World" (Reaktion Books, 2024)
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Sharon Kinoshita talks with Jana Byars about her new book, Marco Polo and His World (Reaktion Press, 2024). A lavishly illustrated tour of the famed adventurer's globetrotting travels, written by a celebrated translator of Polo's writings. At the age of seventeen, Marco Polo left his Venetian home on a continent-spanning adventure that lasted for n…
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