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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at historyofliteraturepodcast@gmail.com.
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Your favourite fiction authors share the story behind their latest books.
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Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.
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Are you stuck in a reading rut? The Book Case makes the case for books outside of your usual genre. Wander the aisles of your local bookstore with Kate and Charlie Gibson and meet fascinating characters who will open your appetite to new categories while deepening your hunger for books. This weekly series will journey cover to cover through the literary world, featuring interviews with best-selling authors, tastemakers, and independent bookstore owners. New episodes post every Thursday.
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Want to know more about the authors behind your favourite books? Tune in to discover the methods of – and inspiration behind – some of the world’s most exciting writers. Every Saturday, Georgina Godwin hosts an in-depth discussion with the person behind the prose.
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Everything you’ve always wanted to know about succeeding in the world of writing and publishing. Learn practical writing techniques, go behind-the-scenes and discover how real-life authors got their big break. Uncover the creative processes of writers who have made it. Your host is Valerie Khoo – author, journalist, creative and CEO of the Australian Writers’ Centre.
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The place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journalist Kitty Felde. Book Club won the California Library Association Technology Award and the DC Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.
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Interviews with Scholars of China about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies
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Interviews with scholars of diplomacy, international relations, and geopolitics about their new books.
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A Hyborian Age podcast featuring the works of Robert E. Howard, his pop culture legacy, and other weird fiction.
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Interviews with Economists about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics
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Interviews with Scholars of National Security about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security
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A young adult services librarian recaps modern-ish young adult fiction to their friends who are not young adults.
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Looking for a book club but don't have time to squeeze real-life meetings into your schedule? Join Book Squad Goals, a bi-weekly podcast about—you guessed it—books, plus all the garbage pop culture we consume when we’re not reading (that’s what our “othersodes” are for!). While you’re paying attention, check out our website & blog at booksquadgoals.com, where we have weekly posts about books, pop culture, and probably our pets. We love our pets.
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Rom-com author Andra Loy and her husband Justin compare their perspectives on story tropes, romance, characters, the creative process, and life.
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The original LGBTQ+ comic book podcast! With a heavy skew towards The X-Men and The MCU. Hosted by dumb bitches @thebrettmannest and @TheEvilJeff. He’s/Him’s
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A relationships podcast for people who are in a relationship with TV.
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We're A.J. & Aleigh and we're on the hunt for our new favorite horror novel. Join our little book club where were discuss and review a new book each episode. Grab the book and join the discussion. Happy hunting.
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Where Readers Meet Writers. Conversations on books and ideas, Fridays at 11 a.m.
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The Prancing Pony Podcast is a weekly show about the Middle-earth legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien, hosted - for six seasons - by Alan Sisto and Shawn E. Marchese. As the show returns for its seventh season, Alan welcomes an all-star cast of co-hosts to join him as he explores the first part of The Return of the King! Alan and all his co-hosts are passionate Tolkien enthusiasts, and they invite listeners to enjoy their detailed exploration of Tolkien’s work, with smart but straightforward discu ...
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Writer's Block? Rejection? Impostor Syndrome? Writing is full of ups and downs, but we can still find plenty of joy on this creative journey! Bestselling author Marissa Meyer interviews writers and industry professionals about books, craft, and publishing, to find out how we can all bring more joy to our writing process and career.
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Flirting with Models is the show that aims to pull back the curtain and meet the investors who research, design, develop, and manage quantitative investment strategies. Join Corey Hoffstein, Chief Investment Officer of Newfound Research, on a journey to explore systematic investment strategies, ranging from value to momentum and merger arbitrage to managed futures. For more on Newfound Research, visit www.thinknewfound.com.
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Interviews with bestselling authors of mystery, suspense, and thriller books.
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Have you ever left a great book unfinished? Instead, start a free trial of StoryShots here: https://www.getstoryshots.com to learn or review the key takeaways of bestselling nonfiction, personal development and business books in minutes, instead of hours or never. Get through your stack of unfinished books or meet your next great read. Learn on your terms with text, PDF, audiobook, animation, infographic and mind map summaries of business and personal development books. Learn more at https:/ ...
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Inspired by the line from Bill’s Story on page 12 in the Big Book, “Why don’t you choose your own conception of God?”, the mission of this Overeaters Anonymous meeting is to be as inclusive as possible regarding spirituality and language, while staying firmly rooted in the program of recovery outlined in The Big Book. Multiple meetings/speakers on every chapter/step allow for access to multiple perspectives on our common solution. Mondays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays - CYOC Speaker Meetings Thurs ...
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A weekly comic book podcast by fans for fans. Reviews, discussions, news, contests and more.
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Interviews with Scholars of East Asia about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies
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PECULIAR BOOK CLUB: ESTEEMED HOME OF THE QUIRKY, QUIZZICAL, CURIOUS, AND BIZARRE * Finally, a book club for the Peculiars! Join host Dr. Brandy Schillace for book club dates with your favorite authors of strange history, medical marvels, and weird science. In true book-club style, you will meet the author and participate in the discussion–so come with questions! Join us, too, for the PopCult Quizzer with host Davey Berris, where science fact meets science fiction. If you can't join us LIVE o ...
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How do you launch a publishing house from scratch? The Hobcast brings you insights, interviews and ideas for aspiring authors and creative entrepreneurs, as well as anyone who loves books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A middle aged man plays every single Fighting Fantasy book in order.
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Welcome to the Youtini Canon Book Club! Join Emmi, JG, and Hannah as they discuss each new release in the vast world of Star Wars Canon literature. This podcast takes a close look at the plot points, character arcs, and the rich lore of each new Star Wars book about 2-4 weeks after they hit the shelves. We dig deep into each new Canon entry, so we recommend you read each book or comic before listening to our episode. Brew yourself a cup of caf, get cozy, and join the conversation with the Yo ...
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Life doesn't have a script. At least, it doesn't have to. Hosts Katy Sewall and Tiffany Parks explore the challenges and joys of moving abroad and moving home. Whether you’re living overseas, or not — or not yet — join us weekly for unadulterated conversation. Get to know Rome. Laugh at our embarrassments and insights. Most of all, imagine the possibilities for your own life (and meet some famous authors along the way).
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Where comic books and politics meet
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Book World: The Great Escape is for authors, writers, and readers alike. This podcast is hosted by two authors, C.J. Peterson and Michael Scott Clifton. Both bring a different view of the author world into this podcast. This airs weekly on Wednesdays at 4PM CT! There will be book reviews, author interviews, a specific writing topic, or even interviews with others from the publishing world. These may include, but are not limited to PR folks, artists, illustrators, blog tour coordinators, and ...
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Booking: https://kollektivost.de/booking Our Label: @datschamusic Birds of feather flock together: Both Sandro Schäufler and Marcel Schulz originally come from the land of the tousand lakes, the North-Eastern German state of Mecklenburg. They established the "Collective East" around 2003 when it became a synonym for frisky underground raves, today it stands for the musical weekend relationship of the two. It is a "weekend relationship" because Marcel decided to move to the German capital Ber ...
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Jeremy Greer and Gary Butterfield talk about all things X-Men. Animated series, movies, comics, and everything in between.
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Shifting the conversation back to books. Hosted by Abigail Freshley and Emily Rojas.
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In this podcast series Matt Heine, Managing Director of Netwealth, chats to industry professionals and thought leaders on what opportunities and challenges they see for financial advisers, what they are working on and their favourite business book or podcast, to uncover their insights on a wide range of topics in relation to the delivery of advice and financial services.
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One lifetime is too short to visit everywhere and meet everyone. That‘s why we love books with a strong sense of place — they let us travel the world in our imagination. In each episode of our Strong Sense of Place podcast, we explore one destination and talk about what makes that place different from everywhere else. Then we recommend five books that took us to that place on the page. Every other week, we share The Library of Lost Time, a mini-pod that features two new books and our Distrac ...
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Two best friends meet once a week in the living room to ketchup on TV, movies, comic books, and more.
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Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations. Find more at bbclearningenglish.com Follow us at bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus
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The independent-minded book review magazine that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine. Come behind the scenes with the staff of Slightly Foxed to learn what makes this unusual literary magazine tick, meet some of its varied friends and contributors, and ...
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Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AnEngineersJourneythruth-xz6bw The Book of Mormon as seen through the eyes of an engineer (my professional training). This does not mean I focus on engineering aspects of book - although these occasionally surface - but rather, it means that things must make sense, people must behave rationally, and things will usually be what they appear to be. Although the primary audience will be members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (formerly ...
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A weekly behind-the-scenes look at Powers Squared, a comic book about college-aged twins who discover that they’ve shared superpowers since they were young. Features interviews with members of the creative team as well as other indie comic book creators.
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Meet Meena Kandasamy: poet, novelist, rebel
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Meena Kandasamy is an Indian born poet, novelist, rebel and activist who's been threatened and harassed for her writing. From the Byron Writers Festival she explains why she keeps going despite the threats. She is also celebrated for her innovative approach to storytelling. Her debut novel The Gypsy Goddess (2015) was about the 1968 massacre of Dal…
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Send us a text The next meeting of That Damned Book Club is about to start. We'll be talking about the twisty-turny "Hidden Pictures" by Jason Rekulak. Make sure to grab a copy.Av A.J. & Aleigh
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It's a bottle episode! We hope you'll forgive us for setting down the remote this week to discuss the books that have been distracting us from our TVs.
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Eyck Freymann, "One Belt One Road: Chinese Power Meets the World" (Harvard UP, 2020)
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China’s One Belt One Road policy, or OBOR, represents the largest infrastructure program in history. Yet little is known about it with any certainty. How can something so large be so bewildering? In One Belt One Road: Chinese Power Meets the World (Harvard East Asian Monographs, 2020), Eyck Freymann, a DPhil Candidate in China Studies at the Univer…
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628 Meet the Woman Who REALLY Wrote Shakespeare's Plays (with Jodi Picoult) | My Last Book with Allison Pataki
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Is it really true? Did the Elizabethan poet Emilia Bassano (sometimes known as Aemelia Lanyer) actually write Shakespeare's works? A bestselling novelist thinks so - and she's turned her research-based theories into an entertaining and thought-provoking work of fiction. In this episode, Jacke talks to Jodi Picoult about her new book BY ANY OTHER NA…
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Fangirl Meets Renegades - The Extraordinaries
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Asa regales Olivia with the cringe comedy that is The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune (2020). Buy asa a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/alsahmAv alsahm
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Literary editor of ‘The Spectator’ Sam Leith is surrounded by books of various genres every day. His latest non-fiction work ‘The Haunted Wood’ takes an exploratory look into childhood reading from Aesop’s fables to Malorie Blackman. He speaks to Georgina Godwin about the world of children’s literature, the first book he read as a child and the aut…
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The Relations of Estonia and Japan from the 19th Century to early-21st Century
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Is there much to say about historical ties between two countries that are 8000 kilometres apart from each other? Actually, yes. In this episode Ene Selart, Junior Lecturer at University of Tartu, talks about her new book The Relations of Estonia and Japan from the 19th Century to early-21st Century (Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus, 2024) which explores su…
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Ether 8-11. Scripture study gone horribly wrong. Secret combinations, and Jaredite history.
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A young woman learns of secret combinations in the scriptures, and encourages her father to form a secret group to obtain the throne. Several generations of Jaredite history. Email: BOMJourney@gmail.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AnEngineersJourneythruth-xz6bwAv Jim Crockett
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Alison Fragale, "Likeable Badass: The New Science of Successful Women" (Doubleday Books, 2024)
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Behavioral scientist Alison Fragale offers powerful new insights and a practical playbook for women to advance in any workplace, full of tips, tricks, and strategies to help secure that elusive corner office. Over decades of research, speaking engagements, and mentorship, psychologist and professor Alison Fragale encountered recurring questions fro…
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Terrence G. Peterson, "Revolutionary Warfare: How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency" (Cornell UP, 2024)
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The Algerian War of Independence constituted a major turning point of 20th century history. The conflict exacerbated divisions in French society, culminating in an unsuccessful coup attempt by the OAS in 1961. The war also launched the Third Worldist movement, delegitimized colonial rule because of its brutality, and it gave us one of the towering …
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Yiu Fai Chow et al., "It’s My Party: Tat Ming Pair and the Postcolonial Politics of Popular Music in Hong Kong" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)
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It’s My Party: Tat Ming Pair and the Postcolonial Politics of Popular Music in Hong Kong (Palgrave Macmillan 2024) is unique in focusing on just one band from one city – but the story of Tat Ming Pair, in so many ways, is the story of Hong Kong's recent decades, from the Handover to the Umbrella Movement to 2019's standoff. A comprehensive, theoret…
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Yiu Fai Chow et al., "It’s My Party: Tat Ming Pair and the Postcolonial Politics of Popular Music in Hong Kong" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)
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It’s My Party: Tat Ming Pair and the Postcolonial Politics of Popular Music in Hong Kong (Palgrave Macmillan 2024) is unique in focusing on just one band from one city – but the story of Tat Ming Pair, in so many ways, is the story of Hong Kong's recent decades, from the Handover to the Umbrella Movement to 2019's standoff. A comprehensive, theoret…
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Do Not Watch Doogie Howser, Medical Doctor
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Mikey & Jeremy Ketchup on the fall of The Big Bang Theory, roastin' mallows, and a very special episode of Tales from the Janitor's Closet. They also discuss dinner sitcoms, Beetlejuice, and wrestling.Av Mikey & Jerremy
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OAPS #260 - An Eighth Conversation with Lucas Scheffel
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It's our 260th episode of On the Air with Powers Squared and who else would we have as a guest but Lucas Scheffel, who joins us from Australia and talks, amongst other things, about Powers Squared. Music: Andre Jetson - Bipolar (Original Mix)Av ontheairwithpowerssquared
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Margaret Renkl on ‘The Comfort of Crows’
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The 25th season of Talking Volumes launches later this month. To celebrate, we thought we’d bring you one of our favorite conversations from last year. The 2023 season finale of Talking Volumes brought author and columnist Margaret Renkl to Minnesota hours after the first snow carpeted our Northern landscape. She declared it “magical” — a theme fam…
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss must-read sequels! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more mystery/thriller recs and news, sign up for our Unusual Suspects newsletter! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things …
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LoLT: Delightful Walking Tours and Two New Books
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In this episode, we get excited about two books: The Bookseller of Venice by Giovanni Montanaro (translator: Edward Williams) and _ Creation Lake_ by Rachel Kushner. Then Mel recommends the immersive, interactive walking tours from Secret City Trails. Links The Bookseller of Venice by Giovanni Montanaro, Edward Williams (translator) Libreria Acqua …
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James M. Scott, "Black Snow: Curtis Lemay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb" (Norton, 2024)
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In our interview about Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022), James M. Scott discusses the principles and personalities involved in the most destructive air attack in history. Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies…
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Jinhyun Cho, "English Language Ideologies in Korea: Interpreting the Past and Present" (Springer, 2017)
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Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Jinhyun Cho, Senior Lecturer in the Translation and Interpreting Program of the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Her research interests are primarily in the field of sociolinguistics and sociolinguistics of translation & interpreting. Jinhyun's research focuses on intersections betw…
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James M. Scott, "Black Snow: Curtis Lemay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb" (Norton, 2024)
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In our interview about Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb (W. W. Norton & Company, 2022), James M. Scott discusses the principles and personalities involved in the most destructive air attack in history. Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies…
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There is a Solution--Step One--Carla H--September 4 2024
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Recorded at the Choose Your Own Conception OA Big Book Study meeting. Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays 8:00-9:00 PM Eastern Time Meeting ID: 985 0940 4749 Passcode: 12164 Inspired by the line from Bill’s Story on page 12 in the Big Book, “Why don’t you choose your own conception of God?”, the mission of this Overeaters Anonymous meeting is to be as i…
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WRITER 623: Exploring the world of children's writing with Cassy Polimeni
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Cassy Polimeni discusses her journey to becoming an author, the process of writing and publishing her books The Garden at the End of the World and Ella and The Amazing Frog Orchestra, and valuable insights into writing for the children's market. 00:00 Introduction to the podcast 02:02 Writing tips with Nat Newman 09:46 Interview with Cassy Polimeni…
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Ok, X-Men, that's more like it! Brett and EvilJeff read and review X-Men 3, X-Force 2, NYX 2, and the Marvel 85th Anniversary Special. We also check out a super gay comic called Sainted Love! Plus, does the latest Agatha All Along trailer give us a big MEPHISTO clue?Av Universehead Podcast Network
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Spoken Word Poets Write Their Catharsis
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This is a special episode dedicated the art of spoken word poetry. One of our listeners wrote to us mentioning the name of Rudy Francisco and from there we fell down the rabbit hole of spoken word and slam poetry. We talk to Rudy and two other greats of the art, Bianca Phipps and Neil Hilborn. They are going to perform one work each and we will rou…
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In her quest for novelty and trying new things, Katy takes to the skies. What is the craziest thing you ever tried? ______ Want to hear more? Become part of the Bittersweet Life community by supporting just on Patreon! For as little as $5 per month—less than the price of a coffee in some places—you will have access to multiple bonus episodes every …
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631 Shakespeare's Sisters (with Ramie Targoff) | My Last Book with Sarah Gristwood
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Recently, we talked to novelist Jodi Picoult about her contention that many of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare were actually written by a woman named Emilia Bassano (a.k.a. Aemilia Lanyer). But even as that compelling theory awaits definitive proof, we already know of several women - Shakespeare's contemporaries - who overcame obstacle…
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There is a Solution--Step One--Julie B-September 3 2024
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There Is A Solution--Step One--Shanna C--September 2 2024
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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt | Extended Book Summary & Review | Free Audiobook
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📝 Show notes / PDF & Infographic / 🎧 Free audiobook / Explore how the Digital Age has affected youth mental health with our deep dive into The Anxious Generation book by Jonathan Haidt. Read and grow with 300,000 bestselling books on your terms. Start a free trial of StoryShots: https://www.getstoryshots.com to get the extended ad-free audiobook, P…
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We talk to writer Charles Waters about his life as an actor and how it led to his life as a poet and children's book writer. He also talks about how the Highlights Foundation changed his life. Kitty Felde is host.
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Talking Comics Podcast: Issue #665: Biscuit Shaming
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We're only one episode away from knocking on the Devil's door, and Bob, Aaron, and Steve are holding down the fort made of comics until it's time to welcome the apocalypse! In addition to the trio bringing Lightning Rounds, we've also got our Last Meal menus, a discussion about our pop culture holy grails, and more! Books: The Nice House By the Sea…
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David H. Price, "The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent" (Pluto Press, 2022)
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When the possibility of wiretapping first became known to Americans they were outraged. Now, in our post-9/11 world, it's accepted that corporations are vested with human rights, and government agencies and corporations use computers to monitor our private lives. In The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent (Pluto Press, 2022), D…
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Ep 92: Optimising advice firms for business efficiency - Sue Viskovic
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Hear Sue Viskovic, General Manager, Consulting at VBP, trace her career in financial services, and discuss how she started Elixir Consulting (now part of VBP) to provide business coaching to advice firms. Sue recounts the challenges when advice businesses moved from commissions to fee-based models. She emphasizes the need for advisers to understand…
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BSG #97: Georgia Croissant / The Pairing
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Pack your bags — we’re off to Europe for a second-chance romance! This week the Book Squad is talking about The Pairing by Casey McQuiston. We discuss romance tropes, ~sexy stuff~, gender dynamics, and food and wine writing. Join us and special guest Lamar Giles, author of Ruin Road, for our next Othersode about Nightmare on Elm Street on September…
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Roundtable: The Edge of Balance Vol. 3 by Shima Shinya & Daniel Jose Older
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Welcome to the Youtini Canon Book Club! In this episode, Emmi, JG, and Hannah break down their thoughts on The Edge of Balance Vol. 3 by Shima Shinya & Daniel Jose Older, the fourth installment of The High Republic: Edge of Balance series. We get into the incredible horror themes of this manga, the ongoing internal struggle that Azlin Rell faces, a…
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David Lay Williams, "The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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Political Theorist David Lay Williams has a new book that traces the problem of economic inequality through the thought of many of the canonical thinkers in Western political theory. The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx (Princeton UP, 2024) explores the thought of Socrates and Plato, Jesus…
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Jonathan Butler, "Join the Conspiracy: How a Brooklyn Eccentric Got Lost on the Right, Infiltrated the Left and Brought Down the Biggest Bombing Network in New York" (Fordham UP, 2024)
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In the shadow of recent turmoil, Join the Conspiracy: How a Brooklyn Eccentric Got Lost on the Right, Infiltrated the Left and Brought Down the Biggest Bombing Network in New York (Fordham University Press, 2024) transports readers to a pivotal moment of division and dissent in American history: the late 1960s. Against the backdrop of the Vietnam W…
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Andy Clarno et al., "Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago" (U Minnesota Press, 2024)
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Chicago is a city with extreme concentrations of racialized poverty and inequity, one that relies on an extensive network of repressive agencies to police the poor and suppress struggles for social justice. Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago (University of Minnesota Press, 2024) examines the role of local law enforcement, federa…
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Kieron Gillen: X-Men Forever and The Power Fantasy
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“The philosophy that leads to AI is the same philosophy as 19th Century imperialism and colonialism,” Kieron Gillen. Writer Kieron Gillen returns to reflect on the end of his time contributing to the X-Men's First Krakoan Age and the start of The Power Fantasy, his new series with Caspar Wijngaard for Image Comics. Subscribe to Kieron's delightful …
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WRITER 622: Louise Southerden on travel writing and her revealing memoir ‘Tiny’
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Meet memoirist Louise Southerden about her book Tiny, which details her experience building a tiny house while going through a challenging relationship. Louise shares her journey into travel writing, the dynamics of writing personal stories, and techniques for capturing the essence of travel experiences. 00:00 Introduction 04:16 Nat Newman’s writin…
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Vampires Meet Dark Academia with Tigest Girma - Immortal Dark
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Marissa chats with Tigest Girma about her debut, a YA romantic vampire novel, IMMORTAL DARK. Also discussed in this episode: struggling with the young adult/new adult/adult labels, making the change to age down a book and characters and what that entails, writing morally gray characters, crafting an extreme enemies to lovers romantic storyline, cre…
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Fabio Rambelli, "Spirits and Animism in Contemporary Japan" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019)
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In Japan, a country popularly perceived as highly secularized and technologically advanced, ontological assumptions about spirits (tama or tamashii) seem to be quite deeply ingrained in the cultural fabric. From ancestor cults to anime, spirits, ghosts, and other invisible dimensions of reality appear to be pervasive. In Spirits and Animism in Cont…
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Episode 548: Are You an Expat or an Immigrant?
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Tiffany moved to Italy as an expat in the fall of 2004—almost exactly two decades ago. Since then, she's married an Italian and started a family, bought a home in Italy, and become an Italian citizen, so... is it time to change that label from expat to immigrant? In response to a listener email, Tiffany and Katy chat about why Tiffany can't seem to…
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