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From best-selling social commentator and cultural historian Barbara Ehrenreich comes this fascinating exploration of one of humanity's oldest traditions: the celebration of communal joy, historically expressed in ecstatic revels of feasting, costuming, and dancing. Ehrenreich uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture, showing that such mass festivities have been indigenous to the West since the ancient Greeks.

Here's what we now know: John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas by Mafia contract killers hired by Louisiana mob boss Carlos Marcello. Kennedy was killed in that city because it was the only place in the country where a crime of that magnitude could be committed without fear of punishment. Long-time local district attorney Henry Wade, an LBJ crony who would have sole jurisdiction over the prosecution of those responsible, had been corrupted by the local Civello crime family. Lyndon B. Johnson, while a U.S. senator during the 1950s, had accepted bribes from the same mobsters so that they could avoid deportation.

In Lombard Street, the money market is pictured as it really was in 1850-1870 and as Bagehot saw it with philosophic eyes.  

Writer, lecturer, and feminist activist Gloria Steinem and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker sit down with Wilma Mankiller to discuss gender and politics in today's world. The three consider the path each took to became icons of the feminist movement, the ways religion plays into gender and power relations, and the future of feminism.

Set against the backdrop of the late Victorian literary scene, New Grub Street explores the struggles and ambitions of writers grappling with the harsh realities of their craft. The title alludes to the historic Grub Street in London, once a hub for hack writers, which had faded by Gissings time. The novel centers around two distinctly different authors Edwin Reardon, a talented novelist with limited commercial success and a deeply introspective nature, and Jasper Milvain, a driven journalist who, despite his generosity, navigates the literary world with a cynical and pragmatic approach. Their...

Under the sickly amber glow of a dying streetlight, something is always waiting to be uncovered. In Streetlight Burials, each episode is a self-contained story drawn from the cracks of a city that never sleeps — or forgets. Luna unearths tales of objects found beneath flickering lamps: a child's shoe with a name stitched inside, a bundle of letters sealed with wax, a rusted key that fits a lock no one remembers. These are not ghost stories in the traditional sense; they are quieter, rooted in the mundane turned sinister. A parking lot where shadows pool too thickly. A stretch of sidewalk ...

à la street, c'est un podcast rigolo, une bande de copains qui non contents de dire n'importe quoi et de mentir, se permettent de parler de sujets qu'ils ne maîtrisent pas obligatoirement, mais ils le font avec panache et dérision. Ils dépassent souvent les limites, mais leur compte en banque et quelques pots-de-vin légaux, leur permettent de briser tous les tabous et de dire du mal ou du bien des grandes personnalités, et ce gratuitement depuis une loi de 1958. Actu, troll, ciné et musique sont la plupart du temps abordés de manière spontanée et les propos tenus sont souvent ...

The Women Who Stayed is a multi-episode podcast focused on documenting the untold stories of women in Boston during the AIDS epidemic—caregivers, activists, nurses, partners, and friends whose contributions were essential, yet are often missing from the historical narrative. Through in-depth interviews, the podcast preserves these voices and offers a more complete understanding of that moment in history and its lasting impact.Hosted by Nicole Pascarelli O'Brien.Weekly episodes begin June 5, 2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever been told advice from many people, but then you come across someone that conveys the same advice; however for some reason it resonates with you more than all of the others? For The Streets was created for this very reason. To have conversations regarding life, relationships, careers, goals, etc. that can give alternative perspectives, knowledge, understanding on topics that can help people take chances in life, strive to achieve their goals, understand their partner in their relationship better and/or themselves by taking a step back and viewing life through an alternative lens.

NPR Great Read of 2016 Author and Guardian US columnist Jessica Valenti has been leading the national conversation on gender and politics for over a decade. Now, in a darkly funny and bracing memoir, Valenti explores the toll that sexism takes from the every day to the existential. Sex Object...

How many ways are there to be human? Each week Anthropologist on the Street Dr. Carie Little Hersh invites different cultural experts to illuminate the hidden ideas, practices, and power dynamics that make our lives both familiar and strange.

Celeste Skye takes you beyond daytime tourism to discover how the world's greatest cities reveal their true character after dark. From ancient streets to neon-lit corners, this show proves nightfall transforms every destination into something more intimate, alive, and unexpectedly human. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

When Matthew MaGill died alone in the woods on the Florida-Georgia border, he left behind a box filled with the artifacts of an incredible life: from Broadway in the 1970s, to a 747 hijacking, to the culture of drugs and luxury cars in 1980s Florida. A series of coincidences leads reporter Eric Mennel to the box, sending him on a five-year search to understand the truth about its owner. But as Mennel learns who Matthew MaGill really was, he is confronted with questions about his own life, his own mistakes, and his own family secrets.

Lenny Vaughn explores grime's explosive rise from East London estates, dissecting 140 BPM flows, basement production, and pirate radio warfare. From Wiley's eski beats to rooftop transmitters, discover how tower blocks birthed a global genre. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Host Lenny Vaughn explores the boombox era, celebrating iconic machines, competitive street culture, and the mixtape revolution that transformed sidewalks into concert halls. Discover how portable sound systems became tools of defiance, identity, and community. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

Foreword by Steven Pinker Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a fascinating, illuminating, and witty look at what the vast amounts of information now instantly available to us reveals about ourselves and our...

Globe-trotting sports fanatic Oly Bennett explores street hockey's scrappy, rebellious culture — from parking lots where NHL legends trained to world championships. Discover why pavement, sticks, and zero rules create hockey's most accessible, unfiltered, and passionate version. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

From TV's Real Housewives to The Wolf of Wall Street, our popular culture portrays the wealthy as materialistic and entitled. But what do we really know about those who live on "easy street"? In this penetrating book, Rachel Sherman draws on rare in-depth interviews that she conducted with 50 affluent New Yorkers - including hedge fund financiers and corporate lawyers, professors and artists, and stay-at-home mothers - to examine their lifestyle choices and their understanding of privilege.

An in-depth celebration of the romantic comedy’s modern golden era and its role in our culture, tracking the genre from its heyday in the ’80s and the ’90s, its unfortunate decline in the 2000s, and its explosive reemergence in the age of streaming, featuring exclusive interviews with the...

What can we do amidst all the controversies over race and gender in society today? Do we have anything constructive to offer the world? As Jesus's followers, we do, and this book shows the way. A dangerous and revolutionary philosophy is responsible for the street fires in America. It fuels the...