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A podcast about life’s third act.

In the six lectures of The Great Gatsby at 100, you will join Sheila Liming of Champlain College to revisit the context and culture of the Roaring ‘20s, which inspired the story of the mysterious Jay Gatsby and his disastrous pursuit of Daisy Buchanan. As you’ll discover, while Gatsby is framed as a love story, it’s also a story of the American experience, revealing the unspoken rules of wealth and class and the false promises of self-made success in a world of Old Money privilege.

Twenty is a podcast mini featuring Edwin Frondozo, a tech entrepreneur, thought leader, award-winning podcast host, and producer. Edwin breaks down his Top-5 takeaways from the year 2020 and beyond. A year brought the world a global pandemic (COVID19), social distancing, facemasks, and social injustice unrest. 2020 is a year that many would rather forget, whereas Edwin sees it as a pivotal year that gifted him with a 20/20 vision of himself and enters 2021 with an unwavering belief, mindset, and confidence in himself. Twenty podcast mini is produced by award-winning The Business Leadership ...

From the moment Peter Mayle and his wife, Jennie, uprooted their lives in England and crossed the Channel permanently, they never looked back. Here the beloved author of A Year in Provence pays tribute to the most endearing and enduring aspects of his life in France—the charming and indelible...

What drives human thought? From Plato to Voltaire, Marcus Aurelius to Isaac Newton, Socrates to Descartes, Aristotle to Rousseau – these five-minute snapshots offer powerful insights into the people who shaped our understanding of life. Whether you're commuting, relaxing, or curious to learn something new: These short, vivid biographies offer quick insights, big ideas, and timeless inspiration.

Mit detektivischem Spürsinn wird in diesem Buch die Lebensgeschichte der Frau an Hitlers Seite rekonstruiert, die aus einem kleinbürgerlichen Haushalt bis in den inneren Zirkel des NS-Machthabers führte und einen Tag nach der Hochzeit im Berliner «Führerbunker» mit dem gemeinsamen Selbstmord am 30. April 1945 endete. Welche Rolle spielte die Geliebte in Hitlers privatem Kreis? Über wie viel Einfluss verfügte sie? Und was wussten sie und die anderen Frauen der NS-Führer über die Verbrechen ihrer Männer?

This is the story of how Securicor guard Eddie Maher managed to pull off a £1.2 million heist, fled the country despite every port being closed, spawned an international manhunt and managed to evade capture for 20 years. As Britain's most wanted man, he led 30 detectives, FBI and Interpol on a wild goose chase across the USA. Dubbed 'Fast Eddie' by the press, he was always one step ahead.

These short, vivid biographies offer quick insights, big ideas, and timeless inspiration. Explore the stories behind the storytellers: from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Hemingway, Emily Dickinson to Franz Kafka, Goethe to Jack Kerouac, William Shakespeare to Arthur Miller, Charles Dickens to Toni Morrison. Short and sharp audio biographies for lovers of words and worlds.

Ta vie, ton appart, tes galères….Ton podcast ! 🙋 Un podcast créé par le Fonds de Dotation WISE by UXCO Group. À retrouver sur Spotify, Deezer, Apple podcast, Amazon music et Youtube.

These short, vivid biographies offer quick insights, big ideas, and timeless inspiration. Color, form, and vision: explore the lives of the world's most celebrated painters, sculptors, and creators. From Da Vinci to Frida Kahlo, Michelangelo to Dürer, de Goya to Pollock, Turner to Lichtenstein, Basquiat to Banksy – short stories that open new ways of seeing.

These short, vivid biographies offer quick insights, big ideas, and timeless inspiration. Enter the minds that changed the way we see the universe. From Oppenheimer to Steve Jobs, Darwin to Edison – their discoveries, struggles, and legacies, brought to life in five powerful minutes each.

20 Year Timeout is a podcast about rediscovery of people, memories, and the twists life takes.Each episode, I reconnect with someone I lost touch with sometimes 20 years ago, sometimes just last week. A childhood friend, an old bandmate, someone who quietly disappeared from your life. We pick up the thread, press unpause, and see where the story goes.It’s unscripted, funny, reflective, and full of unexpected insight. If you’ve ever wondered what happened to that person and what reconnecting can reveal about creativity, culture, and who we’ve become, hit play.🎙️ Real conversations. ...

„Był taki świat..." ukazuje życie polskich ziemian w Prusach Wschodnich, odciętych w 1920 roku kordonem od Polski. Wspomnienia obejmują też lata okupacji hitlerowskiej, kiedy polskie ziemiaństwo poddano planowanemu wyniszczeniu, pełne nadziei dni walki w Powstaniu Warszawskim, sowieckie „wyzwolenie" i wreszcie powojenne czasy powrotu do „małej ojczyzny". Historia zatoczyła koło i po wojnie autorka wróciła do byłych Prus Wschodnich – na Warmię, by z ocalałymi ziomkami zacząć wszystko od nowa.

Next stop: chaos, culture, and coming-of-age in the big city✨Meet the team behind Twenties in Transit - Nourhan, Zhenia, Kim, Rachel, and Yassmin - navigating young adulthood one episode at a time. From starting uni to online dating disasters and finding third spaces (that aren’t just your flat or the pub), we’re covering it all…so hop on! No Oyster card required🚈 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fucking Twenties, c’est le podcast qui accompagne toutes les montagnes russes de la vingtaine. Entre doutes, premières fois, galères et grandes victoires, on y parle sans filtre de tout ce qui fait cette période aussi excitante que déroutante. Un espace convivial où l’on se reconnaît, on rit, on réfléchit et surtout… on se sent moins seul. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Signal 20 is a spine chilling storytelling podcast where every episode delivers twenty minutes of pure dread. Step into the static and hear voices from the dark, ghost stories, urban legends, and original tales that feel like they are being whispered through a haunted radio. Each story is designed to pull you back into that eerie campfire atmosphere, reminiscent of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, but with a darker, more unsettling edge.Whether it is the crackle of an old broadcast, the shadow that lingers too long, or the sound of something moving just beyond the trees, Signal 20 tunes you into ...

When death is dancing closer than you'd like, what becomes important? What do you need to tell your child? And how do you want to be remembered? A beautiful, tender, funny and poignant guide on how to really live, from a mother to her daughter. Ella Ward comes from a long line of irrepressibly...

In 1989, the Little Rascals Day Care in Edenton, North Carolina, was suddenly thrust into the national spotlight. One day, the owner's husband disciplined a boy at naptime, and soon an angry mother suggested that it was more than just a slap. Rumors quickly morphed into charges of unimaginable crimes against dozens of little children. Panic consumed the town, as the police, therapists, and parents relentlessly pressured the children who attended the day care to name their teachers responsible for multiple allegations of abuse.

🎙️ Zwei Anfang-20er mit Rentner-Vibes: DoctorWand (Jay) und Dodojesus (Max) reden über Gaming, Anime, Arbeit und das ganz normale Chaos des Lebens. Willkommen bei Rente mit 20!

ربما كان الحديث عن أمين الريحاني هو الأصعب في تناول ما أنتجه النهضيون التنويريون لأن محيطه واسع ومتلاطم، فتحار من أين تتناوله، وهو الشاعر والروائي والقاصّ...