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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.

Ben and Brett bring you the dumbest news from their personal lives and around the world in the most fun way possible.

Ball on Top goes in depth on college and pro basketball, baseball and football while examining new angles on both prominent and under covered storylines. A fresh space to talk ball, rank greatness and appreciate every game. New Episodes weekly.

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 ...

Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will engage you every step of the way. From the number one New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, comes this provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages with original pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

It's too late to out the genie back in the bottle. Politics is in Football and here to stay. Listen to Keep Politics Out Of Football as we address the latest updates in the world of football through a political lens.

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 ...

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With his trademark wit and distinctive voice, legendary Ball Four author Jim Bouton recounts his battle against local elites' efforts to replace Wahconah Park, one of the oldest parks in the United States, against the wishes and votes of local citizens. But Foul Ball is more than just a lively romp about saving an old ballpark near Bouton's home in Massachusetts.

The Deep Ball Podcast features Samuel Akem and Keenan Curran in conversations with football coaches, players, and true students of the game. From in-depth interviews to solo episodes breaking down the stories and topics we care about most, the show delivers insight, personality, and entertainment for anyone who lives and breathes football. Follow along for thoughtful discussion, behind-the-scenes perspectives, and great football talk every episode.

The Mother of the Father of our Country. Mary Ball Washington was an unlikely candidate to be the mother of history’s most famous revolutionary. In fact, George Washington’s first fight for independence was from his controlling, singular mother. Stubborn, aristocratic Mary Ball Washington...

The real collusion in the 2016 election was not between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. It was between the Clinton campaign and the Obama administration. The media-Democrat “collusion narrative”, which paints Donald Trump as cat’s paw of Russia, is a studiously crafted illusion. Despite Clinton’s commanding lead in the polls, hyper-partisan intelligence officials decided they needed an “insurance policy” against a Trump presidency.

Val's Playbook is a podcast dedicated entirely to women's sports breaking down the game both on and off the field. From media coverage, representation, mental health, and the business of women's sports, this podcast dives into the conversations that matter, but don't always get the spotlight. Each episode will blend honest discussion and have thoughtful analysis and storytelling to highlight, challenges, and progress of women in sports. No matter if you're an athlete, fan, student, or advocate, Val's Playbook is your go-to space for understanding the reality of women's sports, and where the ...

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Leon Trotsky, Reinhard Heydrich, Mahatma Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Indira Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Osama bin Laden, Qasem Soleimani: assassination—the murder of a specific individual by an organized conspiracy in pursuit of political ends—has rarely failed to grip the imagination. In this incisive new history, Simon Ball shows how targeted political murder has become a tool of democratic states but also a key strategy of those who wish to topple them.

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...

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 ...

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.

Lock in to The Balrs House Radio, a weekly show about empowering football culture conversations to inspire footballers, other athletes and everyday people. Created by the football media brand “BalrsHouse” to empower and inspire you by having these conversations from a different perspective. The game and the players are an influence and this is the space to talk about it, Hosted by Ex-West Ham Academy Player and Creative Lamar Aaron.Lock In To Our Latest Episode Now Of Ball & Live!

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...