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Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and suffered fatal setbacks, and how Homo sapiens succeeded in conquering continents, overcoming natural borders, and bringing other species under its control. But the genetic blueprint that enabled us to get to the place where we are today had one flaw: it didn't factor in planetary boundaries.

“EMINENTLY PROVOCATIVE AND READABLE.”—THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than fifty years and in this wise and masterly work, he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and...

When a sheep farmer boards a stricken fishing vessel stranded on the shore, he is in for the shock of his life. Within lies the body of a man who is inside out. The police find a filleting knife in the hold, covered in the victim’s blood. DI Charlie West arrives on the scene and given the obvious disembowelment immediately determines that a murder has taken place.

A show born in the grey space of wanting to be heard and validated while simultaneously unsure if they have anything interesting to say. With dangerous confidence, Natalie and Jo share a laugh catching up and making sense of their lives. Hubris? Is not for the faint of heart and we recommend anyone sensitive to oversharing, find other voices to play as background noise.

A young man signs up for a writing class because he thinks it will be a good place to meet women. The woman he does hook up with tells him a fantastic story and gives him more than he bargained for. A horror story for English majors.

The year was 1997. For Brian “Legs” Hamilton and his friends, it was the summer that followed graduation from college, the summer before life as an adult actually began—back when they were still invincible. Legs and his friends embark upon one last road trip before they must face the real world. They set their sites on rafting amidst the canyons of the Rio Grande River along the Mexican border as their final chaotic drug-fueled exploit. A five-day adventure that was supposed to be the best time in these young men’s lives ends as a nightmare that will haunt them forever.

Before the Warmaster's betrayal, the primarchs and their Legions were a warrior brotherhood without equal. At Calth, a planetary jewel in Ultramar's crown, a great mustering is taking place. Two proud Legions gather in hopes of healing the discord after the notorious shaming of the Word Bearers at Monarchia. Captain Alcaeus of the Ultramarines plans on joining the muster but will not rest until the remnants of the Ghaslakh Empire are purged utterly from the galaxy, For honour and glory, he has sworn an oath to succeed.

Does the non-religious humanist focus on improving human life come at a cost? Join host Mxolisi B Masuku an atheist, humanist and co-founder of Humanists Zimbabwe (formerly PICH & Zimbabwean Atheists) as we question assumptions and examine the potential limits of this non-religious philosophy. Our guests come from all walks of life and offer diverse insights, challenging us to explore life’s deepest questions: how do we balance human desires with broader consequences, and find fulfilment in this one life we have?

Join Mark and Jess as they dive into unsolicited reviews of the obscene amount of books Jess has read. Be it audiobooks, e-reader, or paperback, hundreds of books have been consumed, condensed, and shared by Jess to mark in the form of mini-reviews over the course of their decades long relationship, and now you can listen in too! Come listen in for candid opinions about popular and not-so-popular literature shared between two huge nerds.

Veneration for the military is a deeply embedded, but fatal flaw, in America’s collective identity. In 20 years at West Point, whistle-blower Tim Bakken has come to understand how unquestioned faith isolates the US armed forces from civil society and leads to catastrophe. Pervaded by chronic deceit, the military’s insular culture elevates blind loyalty above all other values. The consequences are undeniably grim: failure in every war since World War II, millions of lives lost around the globe and trillions of dollars wasted.

Die Risiken und Gefahren der militärischen und ökologischen Zerstörung sind heute so groß, dass sie die menschliche Zivilisation schlechthin bedrohen. Die Herausforderung eine gute, lebenswerte und wohlgeordnete Weltgemeinschaft herzustellen, stellt sich heute drängender denn je. Doch das einzige Mittel, auf das sich eine Hoffnung gründen lässt, steht uns heute de facto nicht mehr zur Verfügung: die Demokratie.