Showing results for "The Human Story" in Biographies & Memoirs

A story of defiance and determination by a controversial scientist, this is Lee Berger's own take on finding Homo naledi, an all-new species on the human family tree and one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century. In 2013, Lee Berger, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, heard of a cache of bones in a hard-to-reach underground cave in South Africa. He put out a call around the world for petite collaborators - men and women small and adventurous enough to be able to squeeze through eight-inch tunnels to reach a sunless cave forty feet underground. It worked.

Human Story is a podcast exploring the experience of being human, one story at a time. Host Leighann Lord introduces a different secular storyteller in each episode, one person sharing what it’s like to be one of seven billion living, feeling, thinking human creatures temporarily awake on a minor planet. Produced by OnlySky Media, an online community for curious secular minds. Visit us at https://onlysky.media

The Power of Human Stories is a podcast about the lives we build, the work we pursue, and the experiences that shape how we see the world.Hosted by Rolando Vega, owner and founder of video production company Vega Productions, each episode features an honest, unhurried conversation with creatives, entrepreneurs, leaders, and builders from a wide range of paths. Together, we explore where they came from, what they’ve carried with them, and how their stories continue to influence who they are becoming.This isn’t a show about highlight reels or polished success narratives. It’s about the ...

The Maria girls from Bastar practise sex as an institution before marriage, but with rules-one may not sleep with a partner more than three times; the Hallaki women from the Konkan coast sing throughout the day-in forests, fields, the market and at protests; the Kanjars have plundered, looted...

No one likes to diet, but the personal stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You will encourage and inspire listeners with positive, practical, and purposeful tales of dieting and fitness. This is a great book for anyone embarking on a healthier lifestyle.

Based on exclusive and unrestricted access to more than 5,000 pages of personal writings and family photos, this definitive biography of German physician and SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Josef Mengele (1911-1979) probes the personality and motivations of Auschwitz's "Angel of Death". From May 1943 through January 1945, Mengele selected who would be gassed immediately, who would be worked to death, and who would serve as involuntary guinea pigs for his spurious and ghastly human experiments (twins were Mengele's particular obsession).

During World War II, Heinz Drossel saved Soviet prisoners of war and several Jews, including Marianne Hirschfeld. Again and again, he wasn't afraid to risk his own life when others' safety was at risk. Nearly all of Hirschfeld's family members were murdered by Nazis; she survived in hiding - and met Heinz again by coincidence after the war was over. They married in 1946. At that time, starting over was difficult. In the judicial service, Drossel witnessed Nazis continuing with their careers....

Sex. It’s something that’s on everyone’s mind. But the minds that thought of the weird, strange, and stupid sex acts that are reported in Fifty Shades of Dumb: True Stories of Strange and Screwy Sex are a breed of their own - and unfortunately some of them try to breed on their own.

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A HEATHER'S PICK An astonishing memoir of love's enduring power, resilience and transformation, If Only Love is a celebration of the timeless connection between two souls—a real-life love story for the ages. In 1973, a seventeen-year-old Canadian girl meets an...

A podcast investigating human stories of struggle and triumph in the quest to explore the true nature of wellbeing and resilience and discover the secret to a resilience that lasts.

When bad things happen, how do people bloom? What can we learn from those who thrive when the going gets tough? Amazing life stories of resilience, practical advice, and quirky, intelligent chat from hosts Dr Steve (clinical hypnotherapist) and Susie (writer, baker, parent, cancer patient).

Har du någonsin undrat vad som har hänt med hen som går förbi dej på gatan eller hur det var att växa upp att bli kung?Det har i alla fall jag undrat. I denna podcast är min dröm och mitt kall att prata med alla människor som har en historia som fler bör höra. Bakgrund, framgång eller misslyckanden spelar ingen roll! Via att sprida alla typ av berättelser lär vi känna mänskligheten bättre och på köpet sprider vi medmänsklighet med empati och förståelse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“This remarkable account of the 1961 race into space is a thrilling piece of storytelling….It is high definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched.” (The Times, London, Front Page Lead Review) “Beyond has the exhilaration of a fine thriller, but it is vividly embedded...

PENTAMENT stories & ideas from the human world. This podcast is about everything which touches my mind and heart. My name is Bella Volen. I am a professional academic artist and art gallery owner based in Vienna, Austria. My curiosity for human behavior led me to additional education in profiling. My podcast has many angles, sometimes about science, history, philosophy, art and culture, initiation rituals, human behavior, and business. Most of all, I am a dedicated learner, always searching for the depth of things, seeking answers to understand better the world, the human manual, and why we do...

On an East African hunting expedition in 1909, Delia Akeley, a 40-year-old American woman, casually captured a baby female monkey, never dreaming this act would overturn both their lives. Delia’s life was isolated and often lonely in an overpoweringly masculine world. She decided to name the monkey JT Jr and study her interactions with humans; a long-frustrated desire to adopt a child led her to also lose her heart to this lovable animal.

Sarah Forsyth has spent most of her life in fear. After overcoming the hurt and heartbreak of a horrific childhood, Sarah managed to build a new life for herself as a nursery nurse. Then, one day, she spotted a newspaper advert for a job in a crèche in Amsterdam. Excited by the prospect of a fresh start abroad, she eagerly signed up. But within minutes of stepping off the plane in Amsterdam her life began to fall apart.... There was no crèche and no job. That night, at just 19 years of age, her life - her real life, her life as Sarah Forsyth - ended.

A constant stream of impoverished women and girls have been, and are being, enslaved and abused in the Asia Pacific region. Slavery is not a historical issue – it’s happening today. History is repeating itself.Through Sylvia Yu Friedman’s work in journalism, counter-trafficking and...

In this lyrical, radically expansive self-portrait, celebrated poet, author, and lecturer Sophie Strand explores—with searing insight and honesty—the intersecting spaces of her own chronic illness, the complex ecology of a changing world, and the very nature of the stories we tell ourselves...

Gopi Paladugu invites listeners on an emotional and insightful journey through the intricacies of healthcare system, viewed through the experiences of an elderly couple and their family. This narrative isn't just a story—it's a vivid exploration of real-world healthcare triumphs and challenges, making it both enlightening and deeply moving.