Showing results for "For You" in World

When three-month-old Lia Lee arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents, Foua and Nao Kao, were part of a large Hmong community in Merced, refugees from the CIA-run "Quiet War" in Laos.

Our cherished culturally shared beliefs stem from a variety of sources, many of which propagate old wives' tales, myths, self-serving fantasies, innocent fallacies, or sheer nonsense. It is a cliche that history is written by the victors. But Don’t You Believe It! will demonstrate that it is also written by teachers, by newsmen, by heirs, by hucksters, and occasionally by someone who has a lousy memory or an axe to grind.

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.

The "Did You Know?" series of Amish's Immortal India podcast explores lesser-known facts, legends, and histories of India and the world. Through engaging storytelling, Amish uncovers intriguing insights that highlight the richness of cultural heritage and shared human experiences.

When you take the most absurd parts of history, science, economics, and geography, you end up with a pretty confusing picture of humanity. Why do we have borders? What's the furthest you can get from the ocean? And why did Vikings wear those silly helmets? These are just a few of the strange questions that bounce around the head of Joseph Pisenti. In his YouTube channel, Pisenti presents illogical truths in a logical manner. Here, he builds on this nonsensical humor of the universe with in-depth analysis of empires, economies, and ecosystems as he helps answer the ridiculous.

Dive into the captivating world of Anthony Trollopes Can You Forgive Her?, the first installment in a remarkable six-novel series that explores the intricacies of 19th Century English politics. Meet Plantagenet and Glencora Palliser as they navigate the challenges of courtship and marriage while Plantagenet embarks on his political career, a theme that resonates throughout the series. This novel also shines a light on the poignant dilemma faced by Alice Vavasor, a young woman torn between two suitors one embodies the ideal qualities yet seeks a quiet life, while the other harbors questionable ...

ONLY YOU, c’est une parenthèse hors du temps, une bulle déconnectée dans un monde qui va trop vite. Un moment de radio privilégié pour partir ensemble à la rencontre de l’imaginaire amoureux et artistique de celles et ceux qui font vibrer la scène.Comédien·nes, artistes, voix singulières : chaque invité se raconte autrement, à travers les mots, les silences, les émotions. Des confidences, des frissons, et cette intensité rare qui fait battre le cœur un peu plus fort.Envie de frissonner sous votre pull ?Tendez l’oreille.Laissez-vous porter par la voix et le talent de celles...

Dive into the hilarious and chaotic world of Jack Keefe, a big-hearted but bumbling journeyman pitcher for the Chicago White Sox during the lively Deadball Era of 1915. Through a series of letters to his old friend Al back in Bedford, Indiana, we get an intimate look at Jacks life both on and off the field, complete with all his quirks—his laziness, vanity, and headstrong nature. Written by the witty Ring Lardner, a notable Chicago sportswriter, You Know Me Al combines insider knowledge of baseball with sharp humor, creating a delightful narrative that transcends the sport itself. While Jack...

Strange Historical Facts for Sleep is a calming collection of unusual true stories, forgotten events, and quietly fascinating moments from history—carefully written to relax the mind rather than excite it. Inside, you’ll discover odd but gentle historical facts, curious human behaviors, and little-known episodes from the past, all presented in a slow, soothing style ideal for bedtime listening.

All advertisements are placed right at the beginning of every episode of Did You know?, so once they’re over, you can settle in without interruption, without breaking your focus, without losing that quiet moment you came for. It’s our way of respecting your time and supporting the future of Did You know?, because curiosity deserves space to breathe. We know that feeling—pressing play and hoping the experience stays intact. Did You know? was created to protect that moment.You know the pause. You’re scrolling, waiting, standing in line, or lying awake at night, and your mind wants more ...

Stuff You Missed in Business Class is a business and history podcast about the real lessons they don’t teach in school.While business classes focus on case studies with clean endings and heroic CEOs, this podcast digs into the messy reality of leadership, bad management, and disastrous business decisions that shaped companies, industries, and entire economies.Each episode explores real historical cases of business failures, leadership mistakes, corporate collapse, and decision-making under pressure. From bankrupt empires and toxic CEOs to failed strategies and organizational dysfunction, the...

Leadership History You Were Never Taught is a podcast about the leadership stories history class skipped.This show uncovers the forgotten failures, quiet disasters, and uncomfortable leadership decisions that shaped the world—but rarely make it into textbooks or motivational speeches. These are real moments from history when leaders made the wrong call, followed bad advice, ignored reality, or doubled down when they should have stopped.Each episode explores leadership mistakes from history, failed decision-making, power dynamics, organizational collapse, and the human cost of authority used ...

Many of the issues facing the world today have long historical roots and everyone from co-workers to politicians seem to have their own version of that history. In the History You Can Use podcast, we cut through all of the boring dates, names, and dry descriptions of the past to give you an accurate and useable understanding of the history behind today’s pressing issues.

From the French Revolution of the 18th century to the Mexican, Russian, German, Chinese, anticolonial, and Iranian revolutions of the 20th, Chirot finds that moderate solutions to serious social, economic, and political problems were overwhelmed by radical ideologies that promised simpler, drastic remedies. But not all revolutions had this outcome. The American Revolution didn't, although its failure to resolve the problem of slavery eventually led to the Civil War, and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe was relatively peaceful, except in Yugoslavia.

Everybody knows there were no radio announcers onboard the Niña, Pinta, or Santa Maria (or from ancient Greece, medieval France, or the Battle of Gettysburg either!), but you will be transported back in time anyway as the show "broadcasts" from the ships, the shore, and Spain. The dialogue is very believable, historically accurate, and very much in character. It is apparent that the producers of this show did their homework!

A podcast about public transit disasters, and what we learned (or didn't learn) from them! Hosted by Joe Zadeh and Zach Lybrand.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER YOU’VE BEEN LIED TO BY THE GOVERNMENT We shrug off this fact as an unfortunate reality. America is the land of the free, after all. Does it really matter whether our politicians bend the truth here and there? When the truth is traded for lies, our freedoms are...

三國，不只是戰爭與權謀，真正決定亂世走向的，是「人」。 為什麼曹操一生多疑，卻仍能成就霸業？ | 劉備的仁義，是信念，還是生存策略？ | 諸葛亮的智慧、司馬懿的隱忍，又各自付出了什麼代價？ 《你不知道的三國》由【緯來育樂台】出品，主持人 XXY 與 金老ㄕ 搭檔主持，從人物出發，帶你走進戲劇沒演完、課本沒寫清楚的歷史現場，拆解每一次關鍵抉擇背後的心理、算計與人性。 本節目改編自 YouTube 頻道《史人駕到》，以戲劇為引、...

Merton Naydler joined the RAF at the age of 19 and served for the next six years until May 1946. He flew Spitfires and Hurricanes during a tour of duty that took him to North Africa, Burma, and Malaya. This extremely entertaining memoir portrays wartime life in the desert environment where sand and flies and life under canvas made living and flying a daunting experience. This is the story of a sergeant pilot who learned his trade the hard way, in action over Africa and then honed his combat skills in the skies over Japanese-held tropical forests where he was eventually commissioned.

This genre-defying drama-documentary puts you at the heart of history and tests your knowledge to the limit. Time-travel to the past and survive as a gladiator, an ice-age hunter gatherer or an Elizabethan woman accused of witchcraft.