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In this day and age, whatever we think we feel, you can be sure that the past has had a part to play in it. In Soft, Ferdinand Mount tells the millennium-long history of emotion through vivid snapshots, masterly storytelling and bizarre historical anecdotes. Revealing all the weird and wonderful ways people in the past expressed their grief and joy, Mount explores the shifting importance societies have placed on empathy for the misfortunes of others.

The Soft Break is a narrative podcast that explores the tender spaces where mental health, spirituality and culture intersect. Through personal stories and thoughtful conversations, we uncover the quiet moments of breaking and becoming - inviting listeners to heal, reflect and grow.

Soft Power – Il potere sottile dei desideri è un podcast originale de La Gazzetta del Pubblicitario e di Stefano Nava. In ogni episodio, un viaggio nella dimensione più trascurata dei brand: quella geopolitica. Una luce puntata su quell'angolo chiaro-scuro dove il mercato incontra la storia, dove beni e prodotti diventano strumento della proiezione delle superpotenze globali. Per chi ama le storie dietro le quinte del capitalismo, le narrazioni potenti e le connessioni inaspettate tra business e il grande scacchiere della geopolitica. Di oggi, ieri e – con tutta probabilità – anche ...

Interviews and portraits of the human condition by photographer, Mark Laita.

A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.

A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.

Aufzeichnungen aus einer brennenden Stadt - Am 24. Februar 2022 startet die russische Armee einen großangelegten Überfall auf die Ukraine. Schnell gerät die nah an der Grenze gelegene Millionenstadt Charkiw unter starken Beschuss. Hunderttausende Menschen fliehen. Der ukrainische Schriftsteller Sergej Gerassimow jedoch bleibt in der umkämpften Frontstadt. Bald schon fehlt es an sauberem Wasser, Essen und medizinischer Infrastruktur. Die Thermometer zeigen hohe Minusgrade, die Menschen frieren. Gerassimow beginnt über die Absurdität eines Alltags im Krieg zu schreiben.

Pope Innocent III, during the course of his papacy (1198-1216), gave a great impulse to the movement of the crusades, but this had no effect on the holy land. The crusaders conquered the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, and founded a new empire; however, the never reached Jerusalem.

Mille e non più mille... ma le popolazioni a cavallo dell'anno mille, quanto credevano ad una brusca fine del proprio mondo medievale? Non è che forse questa “fine dei tempi” sia stata costruita a tavolino in tempi successivi a quelli del fatidico passaggio di millennio?