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Abridged for audio. Read by the author, Clive James. With fascinating essays on towering figures from Anna Akhmatova to Stefan Zweig, via Charles de Gaulle, Hitler, Thomas Mann and Wittgenstein, Cultural Amnesia is one of the crowning achievements in Clive James's illustrious career as a critic...

في هوامش الكتب، يندر أن تجد معلومة محورية جديدة، لكنك قد تعثر على الكثير من التوضيحات التي تفتح أمامك أبواباً جديدة،الهامش هو مكان متوسط الأهمية، تُدون فيه الأفكار الهامة بما يكفي لأن يذكرها المؤلف، و لكنها في الوقت نفسه، الأفكار الأقل أهمية من أن توضع في متن الكتاب.علي الرغم من ذلك، بعض الهوامش لا غنى عنها لتفسير النص، و بدونها...

For too long, the doors of the Church have felt heavy to those on the outside. For many, the "Mass" is a place of beauty shadowed by the "Judgment of Other Eyes."Hosted by Robert Jerome Pagan, a Catholic Minister and a spiritually queer man of faith,Liturgy of the Margins is a sanctuary for those who have felt they had to hide their love for Christ to protect their truth. Robert knows the struggle of living at the intersection of the sacred and the "scandalous," and he’s here to tell you: God’s love doesn't have a waiting room.This is "Fast Mass"—the core of the Gospel, the heat of the ...

Gardening at the Margins tells the remarkable story of a diverse group of neighbors working together to grow food and community in the Santa Clara Valley in California. Based on four years of deeply engaged ethnographic field research via a Participatory Action Research project with the people and ecosystems of La Mesa Verde home garden program, Gabriel R. Valle develops a theory of convivial labor to describe how the acts of care among the diverse gardeners are powerful, complex acts of resistance.

The Margin Fact: Micro History is your at least twice-weekly deep dive into the fascinating world of historical trivia, uncovering the tiny, crucial details that the history books left out. Host Bethany explores everything from forgotten inventions to bizarre laws, and the surprising backstories behind the grandest events in world history. We investigate little-known facts about WWII, Ancient Rome, the Victorian Era, and more. Tune in for fun, bite-sized deep dives into history, covering everything from Medieval facts to American History mysteries!

Look closely at almost anything and you’ll find data—lots of it. But when you push past the calculations, what are all those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? CNN’s Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. Harry teases out big ideas like what accents say about where we live, how much money it takes to be happy, and whether the U.S. should finally switch to the metric system.

It has a late night radio vibe. In a mix of audio stories about obsessions and the supernormal, interview mashups, dramatic readings from obscure, trippy journals, scripted fiction, immersive storytelling and soundscape collage, the podcast explores the idea that there are thoughts living between the spaces, in the cracks of things you can’t explain. In “The Margins” of oddly-shaped ideas. Some episodes are a fleeting three or four minutes; others can rock an hour. Schedule: Weekly, Fridays, 9pm (EST) Produced by Cavanaugh Bardo. https://appetitespod.com

Interviews with authors of UC Press books.

A Chinese classic, retold in English: This podcast is an English retelling of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin (水浒传, aka Outlaws of the Marsh). It aims to tell the story in a way that is more accessible to audiences who are not already familiar with the novel or Chinese culture and literature in general.

The Story Isn’t Over: History from the Margins is a podcast from Amar Singh, aka Ramblings of a Sikh. Historians, artists, journalists, activists and culture-makers join wide ranging conversations that unearth forgotten histories, expose modern scandals and rethink the stories we thought we knew. We spotlight empire, resistance, migration, pop culture, faith, music, community memory and more, tracking how power, memory and diaspora shape identity today. Rooted in research, lived experience, and sharp curiosity. The story isn’t over.

Real Talk: Voicing the Margins is a series of curated live conversations on issues and topics of critical import to marginalized communities including but not limited to: People of Color, LGBTQA+, Non-neurotypical, and Economically Disadvantaged citizens. The series is intended to provide a platform and space for the voices of often voiceless people. The live conversations will feature a guest host/facilitator whom is an expert on the topic for that specific program. Two to four selected guests will engage with the facilitator in an informative and lively discussion on the topic in front of a ...

Author and storyteller Rachel Dunstan Muller combs the dusty corners of history in pursuit of some of the world's most fascinating true stories. A WWII POW crafts a violin out of bed slats. A single mother spends years in the Klondike searching for her missing son. A doctor on the edge of suicide finds a way to conquer crippling phobias - then helps thousands do the same. Check back every second Friday for more stories of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Learn more at https://www.racheldunstanmuller.com