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In seventeen intimate essays, poet Molly McCully Brown explores living within and beyond the limits of a body--in her case, one shaped since birth by cerebral palsy, a permanent and often painful movement disorder.

Binyavanga Wainaina tumbled through his middle-class Kenyan childhood out of kilter with the world around him. Here he takes us through his chaotic school days, his attempt to study in South Africa, a moving family reunion in Uganda, and his travels around Kenya. The landscape in front of him always claims his main attention, but he also evokes the shifting political scene that unsettles his views on family, tribe, and nationhood.

Beneath the wide skies of Orkney, Linda Gask recalls her career as a consultant psychiatrist an her lifelong struggle with her own mental health. After the favelas of Brazil, the glittering cities of the Middle East and the forests of Haida Gwaii. Will she find perspective, spiritual relief and healing in her own home?

Martin Doyle, Books Editor of The Irish Times, offers a personal, intimate history of the Troubles seen through the microcosm of a single rural parish, his own, part of both the Linen Triangle–heartland of the North's defining industry–and the Murder Triangle–the Badlands roamed by the Glenanne gang of security forces colluding with loyalist paramilarites. He lifts the veil of silence drawn over the horrors of the past, recording in heartrending detail the terrible toll the conflict took–more than 20 violent deaths in a few square miles–and the long tail of trauma it has left behind.

Learn about the life of John F Kennedy with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.

On November 22, 1963, America was stunned. The events of that day would reverberate around the world and throughout history. The 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, had been killed. He was the fourth American president to be assassinated in office, but in the 1960s it was different - there was television.

In early 2006, Mike Parker and his partner, Peredur, were witnesses at the first civil partnership ceremony in the small Welsh town of Machynlleth. The celebrants were their friends Reg and George, who had moved to deepest rural Wales in 1972, not long after the decriminalisation of homosexuality. When Reg and George died within a few weeks of each other in 2011, Mike and Peredur discovered that they had been left their home: a whitewashed ‘house from the children’s stories’, buried deep within the hills. 

The Mountains Are Calling is the exhilarating story of the runners who go to high places. From its wild origins in the Highlands, hill running in Scotland remains as pure and traditional as sport gets. Jonny Muir explores the history and culture of the sport and meets the legends of hill running, who are revered for their extraordinary endurance. As he discovers the insatiable lure of the hills, a calling leads him to the supreme test of mountain running: Ramsay's Round, a continuous loop of 23 of Scotland highest mountains, to be completed within 24 hours. 

Host Ryan Patey talks with vegans around the world about their personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to find common connections while also educating listeners about the differences too.

Mysteries Across the World is your passport to the world’s most baffling and unexplained cases—delivered in quick, compelling episodes that get straight to the mystery. Each bite-sized story takes you across continents, uncovering chilling disappearances, eerie legends, and unsolved crimes that have confounded investigators for decades.From the shadowy backstreets of Europe to the remote wilderness of South America, every episode packs a mystery into just minutes—perfect for those who love a dose of the unexplained but don’t have time for a deep dive. Whether it’s a ghostly ...

Podcast done like a news magazine, about small town life and faith in central Texas. Segments include profiles of CCM/Gospel artists from Texas or with Texas ties, community news covering communites of Rosebud, Lott, and Chilton Texas, and recap of services from where I go to church.Episodes drop every Sunday morining around nine.Recorded by host in home.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-little-town-ledger--5767025/support.