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This classic follows coffee's journey around the world, from London to Brazil, telling in fascinating detail and amusing anecdote the singular history of the legendary commodity - from the discovery that chewing on the beans were keeping goats awake in Yemen to the author's own experiences with the bean in 1935.

How the Other Half Lives was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It served as a basis for future muckraking journalism by exposing the slums to New York City's upper and middle class. How The Other Half Lives quickly became a landmark in the annals of social reform.

Welcome to the Trojan Round Table—where nine friends turn the most trivial topics into full-blown, passionate debate.Each week, we each rank our top ten takes—from food and movies to sports, zoo animals, and everything in between.Then we seed those rankings into a bracket… and vote. Round by round, argument by argument, until only one topic is left standing.No experts. No safe opinions. Just strong takes, bad logic, and friendships hanging by a thread.This is the Trojan Round Table. Let the debate begin.

Sharing personal struggles and stories, while at the same time trying to understand relationships, creativity, and life itself. This podcast is an ongoing experiment, while I wait until I start my bachelor’s program in the Netherlands on September 2026. A little about me: My name is Jakub (which is the same as Jacob in English), and I graduated high school in June 2024. After two unsuccessful entrance exams/admissions to film school, the last being in 2025, I later decided to leave and study in the Netherlands, where I was successfully accepted. I can’t write more; there is a limit...

This is an informal story telling podcast featuring stories told by recovering addicts. Drug addiction is an epidemic in the United States, thousands of people die everyday from drug-related complications. These are stories told in graphic detail of the people who have survived addiction. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Welcome to the Club! This is the place we discuss the Good, Bad, & Ugly of Growing Up a Homeschooler. Every episode, you'll hear from me and my homeschool friends as we share stories from growing up with our parents as teachers.

Too often, we look to celebrities and people in power for guidance, forgetting that real inspiration is all around us. This podcast shifts the spotlight to ordinary individuals doing extraordinary things—people who have overcome challenges, sparked change, or built something meaningful without fame or recognition. Their stories, struggles, and victories offer powerful lessons and grounded wisdom.But it’s not just about the guests. In between interviews, I’ll share solo episodes filled with my own ponderings and musings on life—the questions we all wrestle with, the ideas that keep us ...

Recently graduated and now a junior astrogator, Ben Carson finds himself in a life-altering predicament after a single punch kills an irritating drunkard in Luna City. Fleeing to Venus in search of escape, he soon realizes that the memory of the dead mans face will relentlessly haunt him, shadowing his every breath. Will the roar of atomic engines drown out the voice of his guilt? Can the allure of alien worlds and boundless spaceways distract him from his torment? Upon arriving on Venus, Ben joins an underground movement, hoping to find solace and a new purpose, but his troubled conscience ...

Jacob's Room was the first of Virginia Woolf's novels to be published by the Hogarth Press, founded with her husband, Leonard Woolf, in their home at Hogarth House in Richmond in 1917. It is an episodic tale that attempts to evoke the inner life of Jacob Flanders and his social milieu during the first decade-and-a-half of the 20th century.

Die Prävalenz psychischer Störungen nimmt stetig zu, immer mehr Menschen nehmen die Hilfe von Psychotherapeut:innen in Anspruch. Dabei werden individuelle und gesellschaftliche Phänomene zunehmend psychologisiert und Problemlösungen werden immer breiter in der Psychotherapie gesucht. Doch was passiert da eigentlich, wie sinnvoll ist das und wird es vielleicht manchmal zu viel? Der Podcast »Im Psychotop« gibt einen Einblick in die ehrliche Meinung und Ansichten einer der bekanntesten Psychotherapeutinnen Deutschlands und ihrer Gäste. Was kann Psychotherapie – und was kann sie nicht? ...

Step into the enchanting world of Celtic Fairy Tales, a captivating anthology featuring 25 timeless folk and fairy stories from the rich traditions of Ireland and Scotland. At the heart of this collection lies a mysterious phrase _SAY THIS /Three times, with your eyes shut_/ Mothuighim boladh an Éireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi mfhóidín dúthaigh. _And you will see/What you will see._ This Gaelic incantation loosely translates to I sense the smell of a sweet, enchanting Irishman around my dear homeplace, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in the magic of these tales. Translation ...

Welcome to We Can’t Shut Up! We’re Jake and Jacob, partners who have been together for more than a decade! We’ve always loved to yap about anything and everything - so we thought we'd record it all and make a podcast! Join us each week as we discuss the topics we really can't shut up about! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MEINE REISE KANADA mit FloHo Willkommen zum Meine Reise-Podcast! Die Podcaster Florian Hölzen und Holger Jacobs, kurz FloHo, sprechen mit Experten über die schönsten Reiseziele in Kanada. Atemberaubende Natur, lebendige Städte, indigene Kulturen, Tierbeobachtungen, Kulinarik und immer wieder unvergessliche Begegnungen mit Menschen – diese Vielfalt macht Kanada zu einem der faszinierendsten Fernreiseziele der Welt. Neugierig auf mehr? Alles zu Meine Reise, dem Reisemagazin der Reisebüros, finden Sie unter meine-reise.com

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Unshackle your authentic self from the expectations and stereotypes of American culture through the six pillars of living free as a Black woman. Tamara Winfrey Harris harnesses her knowledge as a two-time author and storyteller of the Black femme experience and nationally known expert on the intersections of race and gender to deliver a sharp feminist analysis that is illustrated by real-life stories and examples plucked from popular culture and intimate Black woman-to-Black woman truth-telling.

A powerful story about hope, humanity, and the possibility of change In 2011 Jacob Dunne threw a single punch that ended another man’s life. Sentenced to prison for manslaughter, he served fourteen months of a custodial sentence. On his release, he found himself homeless, unemployed and...

Jacob Reed and Me is an investigative comedy docu-series blending the heart of Heavyweight with the goose chase of Mystery Show. In each episode, host Jacob Reed (Jimmy Kimmel Live, Funny or Die) tracks down someone who shares his name. And, to answer the big questions about his own life, Jacob finds common ground in wildly different placesWhat begins as a simple search, quickly unravels into bizarre, unexpected adventures, as Reed uses unconventional methods to track down his namesakes. Among the 751 Jacob Reeds he's discovered, Season 1 introduces the audience to a porn star, a bank robber, ...

Jacob Splan, a thought leader in sustainable planning and engineering, highlights the transformative power of engineering in creating solutions that balance growth with ecological responsibility. In this Podcast, Jacob Splan’s insights underscore the indispensable role of engineering in sustainability. From advancing renewable energy and water conservation to embracing the circular economy and empowering communities, engineering offers innovative solutions to global challenges.

Today's society has the lost the art of philosophy, art, and meaning. The modern world pushes vanity, degeneracy, and hopelessness. But on The Jacob Watson Podcast, we seek to find a purpose to guide our hearts to something more.

My goal of The Jacob Bonardi Podcast is to dive deep into open and unscripted conversations. Join us as we explore the lives and stories of our guests through long-form interviews. From the highs to the lows, we're here to get to the heart of what makes our guests unique. No topic is off-limits as we strive for real, open dialogue that connects us all. So sit back, relax, and let's get talking.