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Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

There's a teensy problem with the Lincoln Memorial – one that spelling sticklers might have the biggest problem with. Explore this little-known fact on this episode of Now I Know. The Lincoln Memorial is one of Washington, D.C.’s top tourist attractions. The monument, erected to honor the 16th President of the United States, is a painstaking work of architecture and sculpture. It features a 19-foot high sculpture of Abraham Lincoln himself, and the attention to detail is breathtaking.

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The United States' response to the terrible events of September 11, 2001 marked a watershed in American policy toward the Middle East region. Instead of pursuing stability, the country has practiced a strategy of destabilization in the hopes of democratization. What are the results, and what can we expect U.S. policy to be in the new administration?

Famines are becoming smaller and rarer, but optimism about the possibility of a famine-free future must be tempered by the threat of global warming. That is just one of the arguments that Cormac Ó Gráda, one of the world's leading authorities on the history and economics of famine, develops in this wide-ranging audiobook, which provides crucial new perspectives on key questions raised by famines around the globe between the 17th and 21st centuries.

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Join Dr. Ramona Bishop, Visionary and CEO of Elite Public Schools, and a host of local history makers as they unpack urban renewal from Vallejo’s vantage point.

Hello, my name is Joseph and I want to learn more about how our past shape our present–which in turn influences our future. I invite you to join me on this journey of discovery and connecting dots.

Vladimir Putin is all but certain to be reelected on March 18, and how he will act in the years to come will have much to do with how he came to power.

Past, Present and Future is a series of Podcasts from the EMDR UK Association where Dr. Russell Hurn, Counselling Psychologist interviews some of the most influential figures in the EMDR International Community. The programme looks at their journey into EMDR, what they are currently doing and what they hope to be doing in the future and their hopes for the development of EMDR.

The Shrapnel Podcast is a Northern Ireland-based show created and hosted by Sam McIlwaine, Gareth Mulvenna and Graeme Hanna. It focuses on exploring the region’s complex past, particularly the legacy of the Troubles and its societal impacts. The podcast features in-depth conversations and interviews with voices often overlooked by mainstream media. Guests include historians, activists, former political prisoners, and community advocates, offering diverse perspectives on Northern Ireland’s history and ongoing challenges. The podcast has released over 40 episodes since its launch in August ...

Since the Second World War, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. They have lost many wars that by all rights they should have won, and in their best performances only ever achieved quite modest accomplishments. Over time, soldiers, scholars, and military experts have offered various explanations for this pattern.

Downtown Los Angeles, otherwise known as DTLA, is where the city was born, where its history lives, and where the future is unfolding. Hosted by Danielle Wolff and Eloi Gerard, each episode will take you on a journey through the streets of downtown’s food, culture, politics, and innovations. Join us as we talk with local experts, historians, business owners, and activists who live and breathe DTLA. Whether you’re a resident, a visitor, or just fascinated by urban culture, we’ll take a deep dive into what makes this one of the most fascinating neighborhoods in America. Because DT is LA!

Lessons from the lives and experiences of those that have shaped the history, and will shape the future, of the US Air and Space forces.

It has been argued that science fiction (SF) gives a kind of weather forecast - not the telling of a fortune but rather the rough feeling of what the future might be like. The intention in this audiobook is to consider some of these bygone forecasts made by SF and to use this as a prism through which to view current developments in science and technology.

This podcast series is produced by four Master of Education at Thompson Rivers University who felt inspired to give back after taking Dr. Mukwa Musayett's (Shelly Johnson) International Indigenous Research course in May of 2021. These four students wanted to continue the learning process and come as learners as they engaged in this podcast project. Realizing that podcast can be a means for academic scholarship that privileges the voices of Indigenous scholars, knowledge holders, politicians and academic trail blazers. The diversity of this group is what allows for this intercultural ...

In this New York Times bestseller Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private...

A VULTURE BEST BOOK From renowned organizers and activists Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, comes the first in-depth examination of Solidarity—not just as a rallying cry, but as potent political movement with potential to effect lasting change. A DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FINALIST...

"Obama Will Focus on the Future with Hanoi, Rather Than the Past" is from the May 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Gardiner Harris and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Rationing: It’s a word and idea that people often loathe and fear. Health care expert Henry Aaron has compared mentioning the possibility of rationing to "shouting an obscenity in church". Yet societies in fact ration food, water, medical care, and fuel all the time, with those who can pay the most getting the most. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has said, the results can be "thoroughly unequal and nasty". In Any Way You Slice It, Stan Cox shows that rationing is not just a quaint practice restricted to World War II memoirs and 1970s gas station lines. Instead, he persuasively argues that rationing is a vital concept for our fragile present.