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An informative, fun and rather charming essay on the nature and history of one of life’s most desirable assets, Charm, by renowned culture and design critic, Stephen Bayley. Aiming to wound, a schoolmaster wrote on future design-guru Stephen Bayley’s last ever school report “Charm alone...

Welcome to The Charms of Anatolia!The Charms of Anatolia is not just a podcast—it is a journey through time, memory, and meaning. Anatolia, one of the world’s great cultural crossroads, shaped humanity itself, as civilizations, beliefs, sciences, and even genetic traces spread far beyond their origins.Through over a hundred carefully crafted episodes, this podcast explores:The birth of Anatolian civilizationsPeoples, cultures, religions, and philosophiesMigrations, trade routes, wars, and cultural survivalWe speak of gods and ideas, myths and sciences, prosperity and collapse. History ...

At the beginning of the 21st century, China is poised to become a major global power. And though much has been written of China's rise, a crucial aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: the way that China is using soft power to appeal to its neighbors and to distant countries alike.

Nel cuore selvaggio delle Alpi Cuneesi, tra pareti rocciose e boschi di larici, sorge una gola dimenticata: la Valle Fredda. Per oltre sessant’anni, le sue viscere hanno custodito un segreto che ha plasmato il paesaggio e le vite di chi vi abita. In questo episodio vi portiamo a pochi metri dalle gallerie da cui si estraeva uranio. A guidarci è la voce di un uomo nato 75 anni fa nella stessa stanza in cui lo intervistiamo. Attraverso i suoi ricordi lucidi e dolorosi ripercorriamo l’ascesa e il declino di quella che i locali chiamano ancora Miniera della Morte.

This is a fun look at the things we do to bring luck into our lives. Pick up a penny, throw salt over your shoulder, numbers, why I don't put my purse on the floor. It's all about luck. And for most of us, we'd rather be lucky than good.

JICA海外協力隊って、どんなことをやっているのか。海外ボランティアの魅力について、海外ボランティア経験者に様々な角度からお話を伺います。ナビゲーター：荒戸完（ZIP-FM）＜JICA海外協力隊＞https://www.jica.go.jp › volunteerJICA（独立行政法人国際協力機構）が派遣する青年海外協力隊／シニア海外協力隊は、開発途上国で現地の人々と共に生活し、同じ目線で途上国の課題解決に貢献する活動を行っています。帰国後は、日本をはじめ様々な国...