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For readers of The Sum of Us and South to America, an essential new look at the roots of American inequality—and the seeds of its transformation Once the powerhouse of a fledgling country’s economy, the Mississippi Delta has been consigned to a narrative of destitution. It is often faulted...

In 1976, Di Rushing and her husband, Sam decided to open the first winery in Mississippi. Their business was thriving by 1990, with eight national award-winning wines, a beautiful vineyard, and a successful restaurant. But in March of 1990, a series of unforeseen events rocked the operation. After the Rushings discovered one of the tour guides, Ray Russell, selling drugs in the winery parking lot, they fired him. He responded with a terrorizing vengeance that persisted over the next nine months.

Delta Kreol est une série documentaire immersive, satellite du projet musical de l'artiste LARIVIÈRE.L'artiste partage son expérience de la culture musicale guadeloupéenne accompagné par un de ses grands ambassadeur, le chanteur des Vikings de la Guadeloupe et des Grammacks, Ipomen Leauva.Ipomen Leauva joue le sésame dans cette aventure en nous présentant de grandes figures de la culture de la Guadeloupe in situ.La série comprend 3 thèmes principaux qui font chacun l’objet d’un épisode: Les Vikings de la Guadeloupe, le Gwo Ka et le carnaval.🌴Qu'est ce que cette série de ...

This podcast is produced by the high school students of The Delta School to share the behind-the-scenes of what goes on throughout the school in a direct and honest way.

Duchesse Anne, renaissance d’un géant des mers Emblème du patrimoine maritime français, le Duchesse Anne renaît grâce à un chantier exceptionnel : 12 millions d’euros, 18 mois de travaux, plus de 70 corps de métier mobilisés… À travers cette série, découvrez les coulisses de cette restauration hors norme, menée avec passion pour redonner tout son éclat au dernier trois-mâts en France. Chaque épisode donne la parole à ceux qui ont contribué à cette aventure humaine et technique. 🎙️ Un voyage sonore entre mémoire, savoir-faire et engagement pour préserver un ...

Un podcast autour du programme Memory de Dunkerque, 1940-1945. Raconter et comprendre le contexte de l'époque, en comparaison avec celui d'aujourd'hui, au travers d'invités et de témoignages. Mémoire(s) de Dunkerque explore comment la ville se souvient, transmet et honore son passé Une série proposée par Delta FM en partenariat avec la CUD. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Relive history by listening to stories from the team who launched the venerable Delta II rocket, from inception through final mission. From its origin as the launch vehicle for the first Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to NASA’s Earth observing, science and interplanetary satellites including Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity to vital commercial communication and imaging satellites, the Delta II rocket has truly earned its place in space history. Discover what made the Delta II an incredible success, through learning about the program’s history and missions, from the people who...

The stunning true story of a murder that rocked the Mississippi Delta and forever shaped one author’s life and perception of home. In 1948, in the most stubbornly Dixiefied corner of the Jim Crow south, society matron Idella Thompson was viciously murdered in her own home: stabbed at least 150...

Delta FM vous embarque à bord de la Cap Martinique 2024 ! Montez sur le Sleep Sailing Lab, un voilier-laboratoire innovant pour étudier le sommeil des marins. A la barre (et au micro) : Rémy Hurdiel, chercheur à l’ULCO, et Alexandre Bondonneau, chef d’entreprise lillois. Du chantier à la ligne d’arrivée, vivez l’aventure d’une transat ! Un podcast réalisé par Alice Berthias pour Delta FM Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Waarom leidde een ogenschijnlijk klein brandje in een koffie-automaat tot de complete verwoesting van de Delftse Bouwkunde-faculteit? En hoe kan het dat er geen gewonden zijn gevallen? Op 13 mei 2008 ging het immense betonnen Bouwkunde-gebouw van de TU Delft in vlammen op. Nu, precies 15 jaar na de brand, gaan podcastmakers Geert Vlieger en Bianca Schrijver op zoek naar antwoorden.Wil je weten hoe het verder ging na de ramp? En hoeveel vertraging studenten of onderzoekers opliepen? Kijk dan op delta.tudelft.nl/podcastDe research voor deze podcast is gedaan door Geert Vlieger, Bianca Schrijver,...

Welcome to our DC Diversity Dive, a podcast in which our Diversity and Inclusion team aim to recognise and support cultural practices and celebrations. By recognising and supporting these occasions, which are an important part of many people’s lives and wellbeing, we help to enable an inclusive and diverse environment in which everyone can thrive regardless of their race, culture, or background.

On the Banks is a podcast series, where we meet brothers through interview and storytelling. On the Banks pays homage to the chance meeting of John Templeton McCarty (Jefferson 1848) and Bolivar G. Krepps (Jefferson 1849) on the banks of the Sweetwater River on July 7, 1849. Two brothers who never met, connected 1,500 miles west of Canonsburg when heading to the California Gold Rush. No GPS and no cell phone…they found each other. On the Banks focuses on the power of that connection, meeting new brothers for the first time and embracing our shared values. After listening to one or more ...

LRPs were all volunteers. They were in the spine-tingling, brain-twisting, nerve-wracking business of Long Range Patrolling. They varied in age from eighteen to thirty. These men operated in precision movements, like walking through a jungle quietly and being able to tell whether a man or an animal is moving through the brush without seeing the cause of movement. They could sit in an ambush for hours without moving a muscle except to ease the safety off the automatic weapon in their hand at the first sign of trouble. These men were good because they had to be to survive.

An exclusive look inside the power and politics of college fraternities in America as they struggle to survive despite growing waves of criticism and outrage. College fraternity culture has never been more embattled. Once a mainstay of campus life, fraternities are now subject to withering...