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Audible Originals presents After the Fall, the incredible true story of the FBI’s groundbreaking investigation into the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The series also marks the 20th anniversary of the deadliest crime in modern US history.

Veterans share stories of service, transition, identity, and life beyond the uniform.

George S. K. Rider's The Rogue's Road to Retirement takes a unique approach to growing old don't do it! After retiring, Rider embarks on a bumpy journey to find himself and a new lease on life. For the first time, he gets in touch with his creative side an unusual direction indeed, since he spent 70 years of his life as a college athlete turned Navy officer turned Wall Street trader and weekend jock.

Christin Rosa is propped up on pillows in a hospital maternity ward. She’s nearly nine months pregnant and about to give birth to twins, yet she knows that one of them likely won’t survive. She and her husband, Mauricio, have been advised to reduce...to terminate...to abort “Baby A”―the tiny boy inside her―but the Rosas have decided to fight for their son’s life.

A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after. Growing up, Chloé Hayden felt like she'd crash-landed on an alien planet where nothing made sense. Eye contact? Small talk? And why are you people so touch-oriented? She moved between 10 schools in 8 years, struggling to become a person she believed society would accept, and was eventually diagnosed with autism and ADHD. When a life-changing group of allies showed her that different did not mean less, she learned to celebrate her true voice and find her happily ever after.

Melissa Seligman is something rare in the world of military families - a military wife who is also a beautiful writer. Here she describes her feelings as she watches her husband walk away from her and her newborn, knowing full well that he might not return from the war in Iraq. She experiences saying goodbye twice - both times he left when their children were still infants. While he’s away from home again, Melissa struggles to remember the goodness of her husband and the joy of their life together. Working hard to raise a baby and a four-year old, Melissa tells of the heartbreak and desperation she experiences at home.

In this deeply personal memoir, conversation strategist Nozipho Tshabalala invites you into her world–one shaped by political violence, professional triumphs and intimate battles with loss. Her story reminds us that sometimes our greatest strength lies not in holding tighter but in opening our hands to release what no longer serves us.

In 1993, teenagers Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.—who have come to be known as the West Memphis Three—were arrested for the murders of three eight-year-old boys in Arkansas. The ensuing trial was marked by tampered evidence, false testimony, and public hysteria...

Conversations with authors about the story behind the book, the writing journey, and lessons learned from publishing.

By the early 1990s, Colombia's Cali cartel had become what the former head of the DEA Thomas Constantine referred to as "the biggest and most powerful crime syndicate in history." Responsible for nearly 85% of the cocaine that reached US soil and 90% worldwide, they were untouchable. They brazenly corrupted thousands of Colombian authorities and government officials, even buying the outcome of the 1994 presidential election.

🎙️ Sweeter After Difficulty is a podcast about the beauty that can only emerge through struggle. Hosted by Randy Highsmith, this series features intimate conversations with people who have endured pain, faced fear, and discovered peace—not despite their challenges, but through them. Each episode dives deep into personal stories of resilience, revealing how difficulty becomes a refining fire that clarifies purpose, deepens empathy, and brings unexpected sweetness on the other side.

On the precipice of starting her adult life, aged eighteen, Sophie, a rebellious and incorrigible wild child, crashed her car and was instantly paralysed from the chest down. Rushed to hospital, everything she had dreamed for her life was instantly forgotten and her journey to rediscover herself and build a different life began. But being told she would never walk again would come to be the least of her concerns.

Here After is a poetic, raw depiction of an unlikely love followed by a dizzying loss. A stunning, taut memoir from debut Canadian author Amy Lin that will resonate deeply with anyone who has been in grief’s grasp.

I talk to my coworkers and friends about their days and what they got going on in their lives. How's your day goin?

is a paranormal podcast that brings you the stories of spirits, hauntings, and supernatural events—both chilling and comforting. From haunted houses and demonic games to protective or mischievous spirits, we retell the legends that have fascinated people for generations. email at storiesaftersundown@gmail.com

After a brief yet exalted career that resulted in the acclaimed films Badlands and Days of Heaven, director Terrence Malick shunned the public eye and, seemingly, his talents. In The Absence of Malick, David Handelman renders the scope and mystery of Malick's disappearance and, against all odds, finds him on the other end of a phone call.

A remarkably frank, deeply moving, and inspiring memoir by Jai Pausch, whose husband, Randy, wrote the bestseller The Last Lecture while battling pancreatic cancer. "Jai is such a giver that she often forgets to take care of herself," Randy Pausch wrote about his wife. "Jai knows that...

After Hours Anonymous — with Luna HartWhen the world goes quiet, the truth begins to speak.After Hours Anonymous is a late-night sanctuary where real people share the secrets, confessions, and unspoken moments that shape their lives. Guided by the soothing voice of Luna Hart, each episode invites you into an intimate space where anonymity becomes honesty, and vulnerability becomes connection.These are the stories whispered in the dark — the ones we carry quietly, the ones we’ve never dared to say out loud, the ones that remind us we’re human.No judgment.No names.Just truth, emotion,

This compelling and moving story of Manchester United's rejuvenation after the Munich Air Crash revisits an era that is fundamental to the club's place in the modern game. The 1958 Munich Air Crash that ripped the heart from one of Britain's greatest ever teams. Barton focuses on the five years immediately after the tragedy, how the shattered ambitions of the club were revived and rejuvenated by recovering manager Matt Busby and his assistant Murphy. The engrossing story is told through in-depth research and exclusive interviews with many players from the era.

Unedited, unrehearsed, raw talk about life after 40 with friends, family, and me. An authentic vibe that highlights freedom, wisdom, humor, and the unfiltered nature of midlife storytelling.