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Culture & the City, c’est bien plus qu’un podcast : c’est un journal culturel, où je vulgarise la culture sous toutes ses formes. Chaque épisode explore un thème culturel, nourrit par mes impressions personnelles, mes réflexions et un peu d’esprit critique. À écouter sans modération <3 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

One of the most remarkable historical works of the 19th century came from the pen of French historian Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, a native of Paris. This amazing analysis of family and religious life among the ancient Greeks and Romans is the key to understanding ancient Mediterranean civilizations. The story begins in the misty period of the Bronze Age as the Indo-Europeans began to filter down into the Italian and Greek peninsulas. They brought with them a patriarchy that was based on ancestor worship and the veneration of hearth gods.

Would you like to travel to ancient Rome? What about visiting Manhattan before there were any skyscrapers? This fun series takes listeners on a journey through different eras in the history of some of the world’s biggest cities. Thought-provoking questions, bonus facts, and a timeline add even more to make this series a real trip! This volume includes Mexico City, New York City, Rome, and Tokyo.

Would you like to travel to ancient Rome? What about visiting Manhattan before there were any skyscrapers? This fun series takes listeners on a journey through different eras in the history of some of the world’s biggest cities. Narrative text shares historical facts and thought-provoking questions, bonus facts, and a timeline add even more to make this series a real trip! This volume includes Athens, Baghdad, Delhi, and London.

A weekly show where we talk about the many aspects of the alcohol world. We’ll get a little in depth on a beer, wine, or liquor style, as well as have a signature cocktail that you’re gonna learn about whether you like it or not! Brought to you by City-Wide Liquors

Native and imported, sacred and ordinary, culinary and floral, favourites of various kings and commoners over the centuries, trees are the most visible signs of nature in cities, fundamentally shaping their identities. Trees are storehouses of the complex origins and histories of city growth...

Discover unheard trivia and information about your favourite books by RJ Ginnie

A group of children go on a field trip for a guided tour of city hall, where they learn about the roles of the city council, the mayor, and other city departments.

An unflinching look at the aspiring city-builders of our smart, mobile, connected future. We live in a world defined by urbanization and digital ubiquity, where mobile broadband connections outnumber fixed ones, machines dominate a new "internet of things," and more people live in cities than in the countryside.

In September 1941, Adolf Hitler's Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history - almost three years of bombardment and starvation that culminated in the harsh winter of 1943 - 1944. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who would write a symphony that roused, rallied, eulogized, and commemorated his fellow citizens - the Leningrad Symphony.

As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government completes its current term ahead of the General Elections 2019, it is time to evaluate its performance, specifically in terms of its management of the economy. This book is a critical assessment of five years of the brand of economics Prime...

“Start with Douglas Adams’s comic science fiction (A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and J.R.R. Tolkien’s alternative worlds, mix in James Ellroy’s gritty realism and Jonathan Swift’s unflinching satire and, if you’re lucky, you’ll get something like Terry Pratchett’s Thud...

A boldly rendered—and deeply intimate—account of Hong Kong today, from a resilient young woman whose stories explore what it means to survive in a city teeming with broken promises. “[A] pulsing debut . . . about what it means to find your place in a city as it vanishes before your eyes...

A practical and irreverent guide to Burning Man, its philosophy, why people do this to themselves, and how it matters to the world Over 30 years Burning Man has gone from two families on a San Francisco beach to a global movement in which hundreds of thousands of people around the world create...

This podcast is dedicated to taking you behind the scenes and introducing you to creatives from around Seattle and how they combine activism, advocacy, and authenticity to their practice.

Price Van Ray supervises Hakeem and Reggie Brown two young African American brothers age 13 and 11 year old. They host an underground Podcast. They grew up in the suburbs until their parents got divorced. Then they were homeless living on the streets. Now they live with their grandmother in the inner-city Ghetto. It was there they were inspired to create a Podcast for youth by the youth of today. Pop City Culture is a Podcast that deals with a variety of topics in society. Most frequently the topics relate to either the African American Culture, politics, celebrities, paranormal or ...

It’s time to tell a tale! Best friends Ella and Rishi play together on Lellobee City Farm, as Grandma Mei recalls fantastic folktales collected from her travels around the world.

The City Culture Podcast is a podcast that explores the vibrant city of Ocean Springs, Mississippi and its rich cultural heritage. Hosted by Sarah Qarqish and Ravin Nettles, each episode delves into the unique history, people, and events that make Ocean Springs a special place to live, work, and visit. From its roots as a bustling port town, to its current status as a thriving arts community, The City Culture Podcast offers a fascinating look at the city and its people, with stories and interviews that will both educate and entertain.

The intersection of technology and creativity. We explore how evolving technologies allow us to tell better stories, expand our creative potential, and cut through the noise of discovery.

EXPLOCITY PODCASTS presents THE LITERARY CITY With Ramjee Chandran. This literary podcast is devoted to books and authors. It features interviews with a stellar line up of authors, both world famous and also authors who are being discovered—the only criterion being the quality of the prose. Topics are generally literary and include history, biographies, literature and literary fiction. The Literary City podcasts celebrates authors, poets, playwrights, grammar police, literary lounge lizards...and, oh yes, a cunning linguist or ten.