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As a 90s kid, I grew up going to Disney World with my family during the golden era of Disney. This podcast is full of Disney nostalgia, Top 10 lists, personal stories and more!

A new discussion format program focusing on hot topics and issues in the world today. Opinions belong to the hosts and intended to spur further analysis and debate. Topic matter originates within the public sphere and all references made to third-parties are solely for discussion purposes and not intended as an endorsement.

What began as an effort for a college professor to get to know her students turned into an invitation to be initiated into a National Panhellenic Conference sorority and serve as its faculty advisor. For the next seven years, Mathews attended sorority and fraternity chapter meetings, Greek Week competitions, leadership retreats, and mixers and formals. Combining her personal observations with ethnographic field analysis and research, this book examines how white Greek letter organizations help reshape the conceptual boundaries of society's most foundational relationship categories.

With the urgency and passion of Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me), the seductive storytelling of JD Vance (Hillbilly Elegy) and the historical rigor of Carol Anderson (White Rage), Kamal Al-Solaylee explores the in-between space that brown people occupy in today's world: on the cusp of whiteness and the edge of blackness.

Meet the women and female-identifying heroes who have defied death, flouted cultural norms, and risen above poverty to become CEOs, entrepreneurs, activists, role models, media moguls, and movement creators. This collection of stories, essays, and interviews celebrates their superpowers: love, determination, vision, and grit. These 50 women share their wisdom and advice in ways that will inspire you to discover your own superpower.

"Talk to the hand, ’cause the face ain’t listening," the saying goes. When did the world stop wanting to hear? When did society become so thoughtless? It’s a topic that has been simmering for years, and Lynne Truss says it’s now reached the boiling point. Taking on the boorish behavior...

In this episode, we dive deep into the ever-increasing importance of digital skills in today's world. With technology becoming an integral part of our daily lives, it has become essential for individuals to acquire and master digital skills to thrive in the digital age.Listen in to gain a comprehensive understanding of why digital skills are vital in today's world, how they can enhance your personal

Welcome to Europe and Globe. The podcast that explores today's world and changes the way we look at tomorrow's challenges Just imagine. You're savouring a piece of chocolate, drinking your morning coffee, writing on a paper or using beauty products to look after yourself. Have you ever wondered what these everyday products have in common? We don't always ask ourselves questions about what we consume and yet, yes, all these products can have an impact on deforestation. On May 31, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the Deforestation-free Regulation (the EUDR). We're going ...

What You Need To Know About GOD in Today's World is dedicated to sharing the gospel of Christ through addressing current events and cultural norms from a Biblical perspective. Each podcast will highlight teachings of GOD's views on relevant topics and will begin with the premise "What do you need to know about GOD and (...). Please join us weekly for informative spiritual insights into a wide range of topics such as salvation, truth vs. relativism, Christ as Savior, religion, marriage, coronavirus, racism, holy living, faith, family, morality, prosperity, creationism vs. evolution, and much ...

Once a month “Today & Tomorrow talks about the world of tomorrow and how trends and technologies of today are going to influence the world to come. The podcast is open for expert guests from diplomacy, society and business, who will be invited to join the debates as everybody is from the audience. The podcast is hosted by Dieter Brockmeyer, cofounder of the Diplomatic World Institute and director of innovation and the Innovation Profiler Alexander Pinker.

There are three types of people when it comes to the future: those who will watch what happens, those who will make it happen, and those who will wonder what happened. Which will you be? Our society has widespread and unprecedented access to information, but what do we do with it all? Who do we trust to accurately track our societal trends, interpret them, and see possibilities for the future - and how can we help to shape that future? The answers lie in Futurecast, an insider glimpse of today’s world - and tomorrow’s.

A sweeping look back at the protest movements that changed America from activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with personal and historical insights into lessons they can teach us today “A compelling case for standing up for justice at a time when everything, it seems, is on the line...

No one has failed to notice that the current generation of youth is deeply - some would say totally - involved with digital media. Professors Howard Gardner and Katie Davis name today’s young people The App Generation, and in this spellbinding book they explore what it means to be “app-dependent” versus “app-enabled” and how life for this generation differs from life before the digital era.

"Today's Butlers Are Trading Silver Trays for iPads" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Robert Frank and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Ancient Rome was a village that grew into a world empire. At the peak of its territorial reach, AD 117, it stretched from the British Isles to Mesopotamia and from the Rhine to the Sahara. Its history spans more than a millennium. Before the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the late fifth century, Romans enjoyed a standard of living not seen again in the West until the mid-nineteenth century. They had flush toilets, granite countertops, indoor heating, and even cosmetic dentistry.