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In the serene New England countryside, a young girl named Esther grapples with the loneliness of her motherless existence, living with her stern father and two aloof servants. Her world begins to brighten when a neighbor enters her life, offering companionship and igniting her thirst for knowledge. However, when his parents whisk him away to college and then to university in England, Esther is left in a void once more. As she navigates the complexities of growing up, where will she seek the comfort and joy she so desperately craves? - Summary by HannahMary

Papyrus rolls and Twitter have much in common, as each was their generation's signature means of "instant" communication. Indeed, as Tom Standage reveals in his scintillating new audiobook, social media is anything but a new phenomenon. From the papyrus letters that Roman statesmen used to exchange news across the Empire to the advent of hand-printed tracts of the Reformation to the pamphlets that spread propaganda during the American and French revolutions, Standage chronicles the increasingly sophisticated ways people shared information with each other....

3 soundscapes created as part of the illuminate festival Derry 2022

Një grup miqsh, adoleshentë që bëjnë biseda nga më të ndryshmet në përpjekje për të qenë sa më argëtues dhe interesantë.

A True Crime Podcast telling the story of Murder - both solved and unsolved cases - from serial Killers to mass murderers and their victims. We also go into other topics surrounding the subject - including historical crimes and figures, high-profile murders and cold cases. New episodes released every Monday

This June, my brother Pablo, our old school mate Bill, and I are setting off on foot from Carlisle to Newcastle, following the line of Hadrian’s Wall from coast to coast. We’re doing it the simple way: no support crew, no shortcuts, no sleeping rough — just walking all day, finding a warm bed at night, and letting the miles sort out our thoughts. Each day we’ll move east through rolling farmland, wild ridges, and long stretches of Roman stone, carrying only what we need and stopping when the legs (or Bill’s knees) tell us it’s time. Along the way, I’ll be recording a short audio ...

In the wake of post-9/11 xenophobia, Obama's record-level deportations, Trump's immigration policies, and the 2020 uprisings for racial justice, the US remains entrenched in a circular discourse regarding migrant justice. As organizer Silky Shah argues in Unbuild Walls, we must move beyond building nicer cages or advocating for comprehensive immigration reform. Our only hope for creating a liberated society for all, she insists, is abolition.

Exposing corruption by those who are supposed to Protect and Serve. Have a story reach out to us at Stories Behind the Walls on Instragram or Tik Tok or send us an email

As global warming accelerates, droughts last longer, floods rise higher, and super-storms become more frequent. With increasing numbers of people on the move as a result, the business of containing them - border fortification - is booming. In Storming the Wall, Todd Miller travels around the world to connect the dots between climate-ravaged communities, the corporations cashing in on border militarization, and emerging movements for environmental justice and sustainability.

Award-winning poet Brandon Shimoda has crafted a lyrical portrait of his paternal grandfather, Midori Shimoda, whose life - child migrant, talented photographer, suspected enemy alien and spy, desert wanderer, American citizen - mirrors the arc of Japanese America in the 20th century. In a series of pilgrimages, Shimoda records the search to find his grandfather and unfolds, in the process, a moving elegy on memory and forgetting.

In stark and compelling prose, Thomas W. Jones tells his story as a campus revolutionary who led an armed revolt at Cornell University in 1969 and then altered his course over the next 50 years to become a powerful leader in the financial industry including high-level positions at John Hancock, TIAA-CREF, and Citigroup as Wall Street plunged into its darkest hour.

In The Great Great Wall, architectural historian and critic Ian Volner takes a deep dive into the story of Donald Trump’s wall. Volner follows the conception, selling, design, and construction (or lack thereof) of this expensive and consequential barrier, giving listeners a detailed description of what’s happening in Washington, DC - and along the border. He also travels far afield, to China, the Middle East, northern England, and back to our border to examine the barriers we’ve been building for centuries.

When thinking about the border separating the United States from Mexico, what typically comes to mind is an unwelcoming zone with violent, poverty-ridden towns, cities, and maquiladoras on one side and an increasingly militarized network of barriers and surveillance systems on the other. It was not always this way. In fact, from the end of Mexican-American War until the late twentieth century, the border was a very porous and loosely regulated region.

Who do you think of when you imagine a hedge fund manager? A greedy fraudster, a visionary entrepreneur, a wolf of Wall Street? These tropes capture the public imagination of a successful hedge fund manager. But behind the designer suits, helicopter commutes, and illicit pursuits are the everyday stories of people who work in the hedge fund industry—many of whom don't realize they fall within the 1 percent that drives the divide between the richest and the rest.

Jenn Budd, the only former US Border Patrol agent to continually blow the whistle on this federal agency's rampant corruption, challenges us—as individuals and as a nation—to face the consequences of our actions. Her journey offers a vital perspective on the unfolding moral crisis of our time. She also gives harrowing testimony about rape culture, white privilege, women in law enforcement, LGBTQ issues, mental illness, survival, and forgiveness.

From his hardscrabble NYC upbringing, through the NYPD ranks, to command of America's first ever joint task force on terrorism alongside the FBI, Kevin M. Hallinan lived a lot of history. From beat cop to detective, Hallinan maneuvered through some of America's most volatile decades and saw from the inside the tenuous gray line between law and order.

Sassy Southern Grandma is a quiet place for thoughtful conversation during hard seasons of life. Hosted by Cindy, this podcast offers gentle perspective shaped by lived experience—motherhood, relationships, mistakes, growth, and the everyday realities of caring for others. Alongside her own life journey, Cindy is currently working as a registered nurse, giving her a front-row seat to how people are really coping, struggling, and healing—often quietly.

The Walls Have Ears Podcast is weekly podcast that features 3 friends (Ebes, Mikes and Mari) talking their life experiences, crazy exs and all the nonsense in between.We’re just 3 friends talking as if no one was listening but with mic and a camera! Let’s us hear your take by following our socials:TikTok: whepodcastInstagram: whepodcastYouTube: The Walls Have Ears Podcast General enquiries: infowhepodcast@gmail.com

The Walls of Sparta shares authentic stories of men overcoming adversity with strength and leadership. Centered on values of healthy masculinity, fatherhood, resilience, and a strong brotherhood mindset, this podcast invites real conversations about breaking down personal barriers and becoming the best version of oneself.

The Webby Award-winning “Box of Oddities" is a podcast that delves into the strange and mysterious aspects of our world, exploring topics ranging from bizarre medical conditions to unsolved mysteries, and from paranormal phenomena to strange cultural practices from around the world. With a focus on oddities, curiosities, and the macabre, each episode is a journey into the unknown, where hosts Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth share their love for unusual stories and inject their humor and commentary. From the strange history of medical practices to chilling true crime stories, to natural (and ...