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The Dīghanikāya or Long Discourses of the Buddha is one of the four major collections of teachings from the early period of Buddhism. Its 34 suttas (in Sanskrit, sutras) demonstrate remarkable breadth in both content and style, forming a comprehensive collection. The Art of Listening gives an introduction to the Dīghanikāya and demonstrates the historical, cultural, and spiritual insights that emerge when we view the Buddhist suttas as oral literature.

If you want to know what criminal investigation is like in real life, then get ready for a podcast that puts YOU at the crime scene. This series will look at the latest developments, the famous cases and how the forensic scientists are meeting the challenge laid down by a criminal who is forensically aware. Lynda La Plante has always been fascinated by criminality and the people that solve crime. Her books are celebrated for their authentic depictions of crime scenes and police procedures – something she achieves through meticulous research with her colleague, CSI Cass Sutherland. Over six ...

The Rest Is Noise takes the listener inside the labyrinth of modern music, from turn-of-the-century Vienna to downtown New York in the '60s and '70s. We meet the maverick personalities and follow the rise of mass culture on this sweeping tour of 20th-century history through its music.

Beginning with post-WW2 monitoring devices, Listening In traces an arc through the Cold War era into the present day in which state and commercial spyware can record our calls, copy messages and secretly film us. Exploring how mass audio surveillance is carried out through devices such as smart phones, speakers and baby monitors and used to inform and train AI algorithms, the book provides fresh insights into how we are allowing our personal privacies to be traded for enhanced social connectivity and technological convenience.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The Best Strangers in the World is a witty, poignant book that captures Ari Shapiro’s love for the unusual, his pursuit of the unexpected, and his delight at connection against the odds.”—Ronan Farrow, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and...

To commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the death of St Brigid in 2024, Deirdre Brennan created a series of photographic portraits and conducted interviews with women and children named Brigid. They ranged from six weeks to 106 years of age. This project is an examination of women and children through the lens of Brigid, the saint and goddess.Accompanying exhibition is taking place in the Hugh Lane Gallery Fri 31 January - Sunday 2nd of February 2025Concept, Portraits, Audio recordings - Deirdre BrennanPodcast Production, Exhibition Video - Barry Connolly @Plexa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Listening to America aims to "light out for the territories," traveling less visited byways and taking time to see this immense, extraordinary country with fresh eyes while listening to the many voices of America's past, present, and future. Led by noted historian and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson, Listening to America travels the country's less visited byways, from national parks and forests to historic sites to countless under-recognized rural and urban places. Through this exploration, Clay and team find and tell the overlooked historical and contemporary stories that shape America's ...

The codebreakers at Bletchley Park have been immortalised in films such as The Imitation Game and Enigma, but the Germans were also breaking Allied ciphers. The Third Reich Is Listening is the comprehensive account of the successes, failures and science of Germany's codebreaking and signals intelligence operations from 1935 to 1945. This fast-moving blend of modern history and popular science is told through colourful personal accounts of the Germans at the heart of the story.

Join Concordia University's School of Community and Public Affairs students as they get to know various changemakers and learn what it really takes to strive for social justice. In each episode, we speak to people trying to create a better world: the stories of their beginnings, the causes they hold dear, and the trials and tribulations of their work. Through oral history interviews, we aim to contribute knowledge and inspire change by connecting individual stories to broader social movements. Disclaimer: Some episodes delve into sensitive content that may be difficult for some listeners.

Host Bob Woodley examines the news in a way that might have flown under the radar in Not the Headlines! Let's Go Back Through the Listening Tube examines historical points of relevance from the week, and how they influence today's world. The Epilogue covers what's on Bob's mind this week, and usually features a guest. It might be serious, it might be funny, but it's always informative. Want to be a guest on The Listening Tube? Send Bob Woodley a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thelisteningtube

The podcast all about the histories that made Toronto! Hosted by Steve Penfold and Louis Reed-Wood.

Welcome to "Listening Through Walls: Adoption's Hidden Stories." I'm Jenny, your host. Join me and my daughter as we uncover my journey from discovering I was adopted to the meetings with my biological family. It's a tale full of twists and turns with a lot of laughs**If you want to share your stories, please email me at Listeningthroughwalls@gmail.com. ** We want to expand our show to all stories a topic surrounding adoption, fostering, CPS. etc. I understand these are hard topics and sometimes emotional rollercoasters. Sometimes it may help to have an outlet to help yourself and others ...

Lifetimes of Listening seeks out and examines musical memories from people of all walks of life by conducting focused one-on-one interviews. The podcast is a conversation between hosts Dan and Brian and guests whose experience provides insight into how the collected stories reflect why music becomes central to so many people’s lives. Dan Kruse is a documentarian, percussionist, and an ethnomusicologist. Brian Moon is a choral conductor, guitarist, and musicologist. Between them, they have decades of experience working with people of all ages to help understand and value the many connections ...

Black Country Music tells the story of how Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation. After a century of racist whitewashing, country music is finally reckoning with its relationship to Black people. In this timely work—the first book on Black country music by a Black writer—Francesca Royster uncovers the Black performers and fans, including herself, who are exploring the pleasures and possibilities of the genre.

In this Podcast we will discuss different stories of crimes and atrocities committed by the three letter agencies in our federal government. We will primarily go over corruption and crimes committed by the Department of Justice and Surveillance agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigations and National Security Agency. We will also discuss ideas in which we could unravel the secrets that the DOJ and surveillance State are hiding to expose all individuals and organizations involved. Too many Americans have the idea that our governments three letter agencies have our best interest at hand. ...

The Okanagan Valley of the southern interior of British Columbia has been shaped by fire for millennia: by cultural burning by First Nations communities, by lightning fires, and by patterns of settler-colonial burning and fire suppression. In the wake of large and severe wildfire seasons and predictions of worsening wildfires fueled by climate change, there are calls for both interdisciplinary problem-solving among fire experts and for more public engagement to transform how we live with fire in British Columbia. Understanding the history of fire in this place can contribute to better fire use...

For the hermits and communal monks of antiquity, the desert was a place to flee the cacophony of ordinary life in order to hear and contemplate the voice of God. But these monks discovered something surprising in their harsh desert surroundings: far from empty and silent, the desert is richly reverberant. Sonorous Desert shares the stories and sayings of these ancient spiritual seekers, tracing how the ambient sounds of wind, thunder, water, and animals shaped the emergence and development of early Christian monasticism.

Listen to Kay and John as they discuss whether stories about ghosts, cryptids, possession, and all sorts of things that go bump in the night have any merit or not. Then enjoy a palate cleanser episode about random interesting topics.

Each 365 Brothers episode offers a deep dive into the lives and experiences of suucessful, engaging and inspiring Black men from diverse professions. We received a 2023 "Best Podcast Episode" Webby Honor and have stayed on Feedspot's Top 100 Black Podcasts to Follow list since 2021. From electricians to venture capitalists, composers to data scientists, these guests offer a wealth of wisdom and insight. Join host Rahbin Shyne as she engages in intimate, meaningful conversations with these 365 Brothers.

"Alice + Freda Forever is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance."--Bustle In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation--it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man...