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Forty minutes on February 21, 2019, changed Anjanette Young’s life forever. Her story made national news for months after it broke: A forty-eight-year-old social worker was winding down at home after a long day of work when police broke into her apartment with a faulty warrant and incorrect information. With guns drawn and flashlights shining, twelve cops converged in her home, demanding that Anjanette put her hands up, despite the fact that she was in the middle of changing her clothes. Naked and terrified, she watched as men in tactical gear ransacked her home.

Sarah Jessica Parker — Audio Biography: A Portrait in Three Acts explores the remarkable five-decade career of one of entertainment's most enduring figures. Hosted by AI film historian Frankie Reel, this three-part series traces Parker's evolution from Broadway prodigy to television icon to cultural architect. Through intimate storytelling and cultural analysis, the series examines how a girl from Nelsonville, Ohio transformed herself into Carrie Bradshaw, became the face of a generation's aspirations, and ultimately rewrote the rules of aging in Hollywood. This is a meditation on artistry, ...

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year “‘American history did not begin in the Northeast. It began in the Southwest,’ Parker asserts, in this sweeping history.” —The New Yorker A revelatory history that recenters the American story two-thousand miles west of Plymouth Rock, in El Paso...

Uncle Sam’s Plantation is an incisive look at how government manipulates, controls, and ultimately devastates the lives of the poor—and what Americans must do to stop it. Once a hustler and welfare addict who was chewed up and spit out by the ruthless welfare system, Star Parker sheds much...

REPRINTEdited after the headlines.REPRINT is a daily Lenox & Parker news podcast examining the most important stories affecting our community — after the morning headlines run.Each weekday at noon ET, hosts Christal Jordan Jennings and Victor Flavius revisit current events, media narratives, and cultural developments with context, clarity, and editorial judgment. This is not breaking news for speed’s sake — it’s the second run, where stories are corrected, reframed, and fully understood.From politics and policy to culture, business, and media, REPRINT focuses on what was rushed, what ...

The life of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, has long intrigued biographers. But the elusive nature of the man (despite an abundance of documentation), his relentless travel and the control of his own image, together with the complexity of governing the world's first transatlantic empire, complicate the task.

Philip II is not only the most famous king in Spanish history, but one of the most famous monarchs in English history: the man who married Mary Tudor and later launched the Spanish Armada against her sister Elizabeth I. This compelling biography of the most powerful European monarch of his day begins with his conception (1526) and ends with his ascent to Paradise (1603), two occurrences surprisingly well documented by contemporaries. Eminent historian Geoffrey Parker draws on four decades of research on Philip as well as a recent, extraordinary archival discovery - a trove of 3,000 documents in vaults in New York City....

Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Parker Fleming takes you through the week of NCAA College Football. Recaps, team breakdowns, best bets, and weekly previews, catch Parker Fleming on The Hammer for all you need to know about CFB!

Mike Parker, bestselling author of Map Addict, is back with a very full, intelligent and witty exploration into a glorious and passionate British subject – footpaths and the history of land ownership. Mike discovers how these paths have become part of our cultural landscape and why, at the...

Richard Parker delivers a provocative and eye-opening look at the most explosive and controversial state in America, where everything is bigger, bolder - and is shaping the future of America. Americans today are reckoning with a new Texas - that love-it-or-hate-it giant slice of America that has sparked controversy, bred presidents, and fomented change from the Civil War to the election of George W. Bush and the Iraq War.

At a critical time in American life, Parker J. Palmer looks with realism and hope at how to deal with our political tensions for the sake of the common good - without the shouting, blaming, or defaming so common in our politics today.

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In the Go Time podcast, Mayor Mattie Parker sits down with Fort Worth’s innovators, business leaders, and changemakers; shares what’s on her mind as Mayor of one of the largest and fastest growing cities in the nation; and brings together differing viewpoints to have conversations on topics that matter.

Nonsense desperately tries to make sense of today’s business, technology, and (sometimes) entertainment headlines. Not too serious and occasionally funny, join technologist cj little and leggy blonde Jeff Parker for their unique take on the past week. While we can’t promise you’ll laugh every week, we can promise you’ll learn something new (and maybe even interesting). New episodes drop every Tuesday & Thursday mornings (UTC). Produced by an orangutan; art thanks to artificial intelligence. https://nonsense.productions Twitter: @nnsnspdcst Instagram: @nnsnspdcst Gmail: nnsnspdcst@...

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, presents a series of Expert Insights tech talks on key secular trends across key industries, including transportation, aerospace, oil and gas, off-road machinery, industrial manufacturing equipment, healthcare and life sciences, power generation and renewables, semiconductor, electronics, chemical and industrial processing, and HVAC and refrigeration.

DON’T GET HURT TWICE! Personal injury attorney J. Chad Parker walks you through the scenarios where you might be in need of contacting an attorney - whether it’s a car wreck or job accident - and what you’ll need to know heading into mediation or a trial. His number one concern is making sure that even though you got hurt once, the legal process won’t be painful as well. Don’t Get Hurt Twice!

"So You Want to be a Reporter" is a project of DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence hosted by Carol Marin and focused on preparing young reporters for what they might encounter in the wide world of journalism. Join us for a series of discussions featuring guests from across the country as we dive into a new topic each episode based on the journalistic principles of truth, accuracy, fairness and context. DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence is based in Chicago's Loop and is under the co-leadership of Peabody Prize-winning Chicago and ...

In this eye-opening book, Matthew Rose introduces us to one of the most controversial intellectual movements of the 20th century, the "radical right", and discusses its adherents' different attempts to imagine political societies after the death or decline of liberalism. Questioning democracy's most basic norms and practices, these critics rejected ideas about human equality, minority rights, religious toleration, and cultural pluralism not out of implicit biases, but out of explicit principle.

Rob Parker, host of the “Odd Couple” from 7-10pm ET on Fox Sports Radio, covers the biggest Major League Baseball storylines within this podcast. Join Rob as he brings his red-hot opinions and unique storytelling to this baseball-themed podcast. Follow Rob on X at @RobparkerMLBbro and check out the Odd Couple featuring Rob & Kelvin Washington.

Welcome to our new podcast! Parker, Matthew and Jordan look to break down the weekly headlines in the news!