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Three British friends Mikey, Burf & Chris sit down each week to talk all about Chelsea FC, the trio discuss the latest news, matches and weekly topics every Saturday morning.Follow us at @AtTheBridgePod on Twitter and Instagram.

How serious are the threats to our environment? Here is one measure of the problem: if we continue to do exactly what we are doing, with no growth in the human population or the world economy, the world in the latter part of this century will be unfit to live in. Of course human activities are not holding at current levels—they are accelerating, dramatically—and so, too, is the pace of climate disruption, biotic impoverishment, and toxification.

A thin, balding, and reclusive middle-aged Russian by the name of Rudolf Ivanovich Abel was one of the Soviet Union's most renowned spies during the Cold War of the 1950s . . . . until his cover was blown by an incompetent colleague who wanted to defect to the United States. This is the full account of Abel's espionage work, his dramatic apprehension, his eventual conviction and its affirmation by the United States Supreme Court, and finally, his surprising release back to Russia.

Beyond Famous pulls back the curtain of history to bring you face-to-face with the voices of the past. In this original podcast, host Dorian Blake sits down with legendary figures long gone—artists, rulers, revolutionaries, visionaries, and icons—to ask the questions no one else ever could.Through vivid storytelling, each episode resurrects a world-changing personality—from emperors and inventors to poets and prophets. They share their triumphs, regrets, mysteries, and secrets in their own “voices,” offering listeners a hauntingly intimate conversation that bridges centuries.If you...

We hope you enjoy a variety of content on our "To Build a Bridge" channel, featuring stories about people who are working to protect and strengthen our democratic republic. the Bridge Alliance. Bridge Alliance is an organization dedicated to providing resources to non profits involved in democracy reform, otherwise known as the Healthy Self Governance Movement.

Set during the American Civil War, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is the classic short story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to death by hanging from Owl Creek Bridge. Flashing between the present and the past - from Peyton's thoughts as he stands on the bridge to his memories as a major Confederate supporter in the South - he creates parallel realities in which truth and fantasy become indistinguishable.

A man stands on Owl Creek Bridge with his hands tied, preparing to face death by hanging. Then the ground slips out from under him, the rope breaks, and he has a moment to reimagine his future. Praised for its experimental shifts in time and surprise ending, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is not one to miss. It has been hailed by Kurt Vonnegut as “the greatest American short story.”

The time is the American Civil War: Southern plantation-owner Peyton Farquahr has been condemned to death for spying against the Union cause. As he prepares to be hanged from the Owl Creek Bridge, Farquahr morosely contemplates his fate and fondly recalls his loving wife.