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Cystic fibrosis was once a mysterious disease that killed infants and children. Now it could be the key to healing millions with genetic diseases of every type - from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's to diabetes and sickle cell anemia. Told from the perspectives of the patients, families, physicians, scientists, and philanthropists fighting on the front lines, Breath from Salt is a remarkable story of unlikely scientific and medical firsts, of setbacks and successes, and of people who refused to give up hope....

In the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, Helen Whybrow and her partner are presented with the opportunity to steward a two-hundred-acre conserved farm. Whybrow knows that "belonging more than anything requires participation" and radically intertwines her life with the land. Six months after purchasing Knoll Farm, they unload a flock of Icelandic sheep onto the field and Whybrow becomes a shepherd entering into "nature's constant cycle of life into death into life" and all its unexpected lessons.

Most of our waking hours are spent at work. For many, we spend more time in the office than we spend with family and loved ones. But we don't stop being a Christian when we clock in at work; we've all faced the challenge of living out our beliefs amid the often-competing demands of our...

All things occult, folklore, dark history, and more.

Salt of the Earth is the true story of a courageous woman who survived a hellish twentieth century nightmare. Mob violence, injustice, kidnapping, murder and suicide were the black holes in the awful astronomy of Elaine Gere’s life. Somehow, she had to summon the courage to endure: to honor her beloved dead and to rebuild the shattered lives of the sons who depended on her strength.

Charlotte Runcie has always felt pulled to the sea, lured by its soothing, calming qualities but also enlivened and inspired by its salty wildness. When she loses her beloved grandmother and becomes pregnant with her first child, she feels its pull even more intensely. In Salt on Your Tongue Charlotte explores what the sea means to us and particularly what it has meant to women through the ages.

As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Anna Salton Eisen's memoir, Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust, breaks down the barrier of silence that was intended as a protective shield for her parents and their children. From early childhood, Anna, as a second-hand witness to the Holocaust, felt overwhelmed by the unspoken but ever-present trauma of her parents' past. Her father, born as Lucjan Salzman, survivor of ten different concentration camps, is enveloped in impenetrable grief and his history encased in secrecy.

There is the Cornwall Lamorna Ash knew as a child – the idyllic, folklore-rich place where she spent her summer holidays. Then there is the Cornwall she discovers when, feeling increasingly dislocated in London, she moves to Newlyn, a fishing town near Land’s End. This Cornwall is messier and harder; it doesn’t seem like a place that would welcome strangers. Before long, however, Lamorna finds herself on a week-long trawler trip with a crew of local fishermen, afforded a rare glimpse into their world, their warmth and their humour.

Two friends who tell stories of cryptids, conspiracies, paranormal, and true crime.

A podcast about the good people of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.

where pop culture meets the paranormal

“Talent is Cheaper than Table Salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.” -Stephen KingUpon learning this quote, Table Salt became my symbolic reminder to keep up the hard work. This developed into Pink Salt: the hard work that goes into successful relationships.The idea for this Podcast was born from my innate curiosity about intimacy and relationships, and I wanted include the spectrum of relationships: intimate, but also familial, professional, even individual relationships to finances, food, faith, you name it. The relationships that ...

Deep Salt Water is a stirring memoir about loss and abortion, expressed through the layering of imagery from the ocean. In detail at once sensual and sophisticated, Apostolides unfurls the emotional experience of a love affair and unwanted pregnancy, the abortion itself, and her reconnection with the man seventeen years later--a rekindling of love which stimulates this gentle attempt to come to terms with the abortion and its consequences.

When Cathy McLennan first steps into Townsville's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service as a young graduate she isn't expecting a major murder case to land on her desk. The accused are four teenage boys whose family connections stretch across the water to Palm Island. As she battles to prove herself in the courtroom, Cathy realises that the truth is far more complex than she first thought. She starts to question who are the criminals and who are the victims.

The Salt Stories podcast is dedicated to discovering, preserving and sharing food-related memories and homemade recipes with each other. It celebrates the lives of people who have cooked for us inside as well as outside the kitchen. With this podcast, host Anusha Joshi talks to people from all walks of life and brings to light a plethora of untold stories from unknown kitchens. #saltsistersindia #saltstoriespodcast #foodmemories

Salt Pepper Ketchup (SPK) is a biweekly podcast from two D.C. Natives Angel and Zoha.  The two met in their 20s and have formed friendship that allowed them to grow and witness each other. In this friendship space they have open, honest and reflective weekly conversations about healing; which became the foundation for this show. During each show the two discuss various  healing dynamics and sometimes they invite a guest to join them. This sharing reveals the unique experience of exploring relationships, family issues, love and more from the lived experiences of being  both Black and woman....

Mit unserem Salt 'n' Pressure Podcast möchten wir für all diejenigen eine kleine Oase schaffen, die ein gemeines Alleinsein genießen.Kennt ihr diesen Moment, wenn ihr mit einem guten Freund oder einer guten Freundin in einem Gespräch vertieft seid und euch plötzlich fragt: "Wie sind wir nun wieder von Nietzsche auf die Ninja Turtles gekommen?" Die besten Gespräche entstehen genau in diesen Momenten. In unserem Podcast besprechen wir all die bizarren, aufregenden, unsinnigen, willkürlichen und wichtigen Dinge, die euch und uns bewegen. Von mental health zu Miyazaki, von interkulturellen...

Are you ready to shake thing up a little? Olivia Corin and Lisa Brasseur come to you every week with a little bit of salt and a little bit of spice. The ladies sit down and talk about mental health, beauty standards, following your dreams, entrepreneurial mindsets, their Faith, Christianity and life lessons to learn from. This lifestyle podcast is intended to inspire all of you to live your life to the fullest. You can expect Olivia and Lisa to make you laugh, cry, and ponder, as they talk about anything and everything. Every week they share about how they are finding the Silver Lining in ...

Welcome to the "Mediterranean Sea Salt Podcast," where life is taken with a grain of salt! I’m Sara, your host. I decided to create this podcast to share with you my authentic journey. This podcast is a raw and genuine exploration of mental health, as I openly share my personal journey. I’ve always had an urge to find people who felt the way I did. So here I am, raising my voice, hoping to find someone who would resonate with what I am going through. The Mediterranean Sea Salt Podcast is for unfiltered conversations and an honest exploration of what it means to live authentically.

In his darkest depression, one idea brought Christian Lewis out of the depths - and into a new life. Finding Hildasay, read by the author, is a brutal and beautiful true story of depression, survival, walking, and the meaning of home. ‘Now I was finally out of the force of the wind, my body...