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Learn about New York City's decades-long pinball ban – and resulting black market – on this episode of Now I Know. Fiorello LaGuardia was elected mayor of New York City in 1933, and, on January 1st of the following year, took office. One of his first acts as mayor was to crack down on mafia activity, especially mob-owned slot machines, seeing them as a direct line into the coffers of organized crime.

How does one keep a billion-dollar airport from cracking? Learn about San Francisco's groundbreaking solution to the seismic problem on this episode of Now I Know. The San Francisco Bay area is home to an extraordinary number of earthquakes. According to Earthquake Track, for a one-year period ending on March 24, 2016, the San Francisco Bay area experienced more than 650 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 or greater – more than a dozen earthquakes a week.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Drop the Ball written and read by Tiffany Dufu. An inspirational and insightful guide for women who want to get it all by doing less For women, a glass ceiling at work is not the only barrier to success - it's also the...

Bat, Ball and Field is a wonderful foray into the history and culture of cricket. ‘Hotten is not just good, he is one of the best’ Cricketer Chronicling the evolution of the sport since its earliest years, highlighting transcendent moments as well as tragedies, Jon Hotten lifts the seemingly...

Host Morgan Riley digs into the triumphs, chaos, and growing pains of Governors Ball, New York City's homegrown mega-festival that's clawed its way into the conversation with Coachella and Lollapalooza. From weather disasters to genre-blending lineups to the madness of throwing a festival in the most crowded city on Earth. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A marvellous football book, although it is much more than that' The Times 'More Than A Shirt shows why...

Before Mary Earps, Jess Fishlock and Lucy Bronze, a generation of trailblazing women's footballers defied the odds. In 1921, the FA banned women from playing football in England, but these rebels refused to quit. Leaving behind jobs, families and their homeland, they travelled across Europe in search of professional opportunities. This groundbreaking book uncovers their untold stories: the original Lioness who started a new life in the Netherlands as a teenager, the first woman of colour to play for England, the girl who turned down international recognition to play in Italy.

Globe-trotting sports fanatic Oly Bennett dives into elephant soccer, from Thailand's giant kickabouts to Nepal's festival matches. Explore the bonkers history of pachyderm athletics where the beautiful game gets supersized, chaotic, and unforgettable. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Join Oly Bennet as she explores kickball's evolution from playground game to adult obsession. From its 1917 origins to global leagues, discover how simple rules sparked competitive chaos, nostalgia, and worldwide fistfights fueled by recess memories and unhinged glory. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

In the enchanting novella “The Ball at Sceaux,” part of Balzac’s monumental series “The Human Comedy,” we are introduced to Émilie de Fontaine, the spirited youngest daughter of a noble yet struggling family in post-revolutionary France. With her father desperately seeking a suitable match, Émilie, headstrong and somewhat spoiled, has stubbornly dismissed all suitors who do not meet her lofty standards. Among her demands? A husband must be “the son of a peer of France.” As she clings to her ideals, the unfolding events reveal the ironies of love and social status. Balzac’s ...

In G. K. Chestertons captivating third novel, The Ball and the Cross, we are introduced to a unique blend of fantasy, farce, and theology. The story revolves around Evan MacIan, a tall, dark-haired, blue-eyed Scottish Highlander and devout Roman Catholic, and James Turnbull, a short, red-haired, gray-eyed Scottish Lowlander who is a naive atheist. Their paths collide dramatically when MacIan, outraged by a blasphemous poster in Turnbulls atheist journal office, smashes the window and challenges Turnbull to a duel. This unexpected confrontation sparks a series of comic misadventures as the two ...

Balls Deep is the no-filter podcast where real life gets unpacked properly.Hosted by Brad & Jen (aka The Hannistons), this is a couple who’ve been together, fallen apart, built businesses, raised kids, argued over nothing, laughed at everything — and decided to talk about it all.From relationships, parenting chaos and social media madness to money, ambition, internet drama and the stuff everyone thinks but rarely says out loud — nothing is off the table. Expect unfiltered conversations, brutally honest opinions, guest stories, and moments where it gets a little too real… in the best ...

An accurate picture of the LGBTQ rights movement’s achievements is incomplete without this surprising history of how corporate America joined the cause. Legal scholar Carlos Ball tells the overlooked story of how LGBTQ activism aimed at corporations since the Stonewall riots helped turn them...

Pickleball Podcast hosted by Ava Ignatowich and Camila Zilveti

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Could this be the best book on football ever?” —Tyler Cowen "Another masterwork from one of our greatest minds.” —Esquire “[An] essential playoff-season read.” —People A hilarious but nonetheless groundbreaking contribution to the argument...

In A Dream of John Ball, journey back to the year 1381 during the tumultuous Peasants Revolt, where the visionary John Ball rallies an army of peasants ready to march on London. William Morris masterfully captures the essence of medieval England, a time when the common folk began to recognize their own value and dared to envision a brighter future beyond the constraints of the ruling class. Experience the fervor of a spirited rally, complete with an inspiring speech from John Ball, followed by a gripping battle where the legendary English longbow and clothyard shaft secure victory for the ...

Two days before Super Bowl XLI in 2007, the game's two opposing head coaches posed with the trophy one of them would hoist after the contest. It was a fairly unremarkable event, except that both coaches were African American - a fact that was as much of a story as the game itself. As Jeremi Duru reveals in Advancing the Ball, this unique milestone resulted from the work of a determined group of people whose struggles to expand head coaching opportunities for African Americans ultimately changed the National Football League.

A vital narrative history of 1970s pro basketball, and the Black players who shaped the NBA Against a backdrop of ongoing resistance to racial desegregation and strident calls for Black Power, the NBA in the 1970s embodied the nation’s imagined descent into disorder. A new generation of Black...

Most people have come to associate Peanuts with the innocence of childhood, not the social and political turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s. Some have even argued that Peanuts was so beloved because it was apolitical. The truth, as Blake Scott Ball shows, is that Peanuts was very political. Charlie Brown's America is a historical journey through the tumultuous decades of the Cold War as seen through the eyes of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang.

From the uncut conversations on YouTube to the stories that never made it on screen — The All Ball Podcast gives you deeper access to the nation's top hoopers and coaches, revealing the off-court moments that shaped their journey.