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Based on the acclaimed graphic novel anthology, This Place is a 10-part journey through one-hundred and fifty years of Indigenous resistance and resilience. Through dramatizations and interviews, along with your host and time-guide storyteller Rosanna Deerchild, the series reveals the heroes, battles, triumphs and traditions which live outside and beyond the national story we have been taught ... to learn, to share, and to heal the future of "this place" we call Canada.

In a nameless country under military occupation, two friends prepare to attend a wedding. The young man is from the occupied region ("This Place"), the woman is from the occupying nation-state ("That Place"). The complicated relationship between these two protagonists with unusual professions--he is a Protest Designer and she is a De-programmer--is tested when, on the eve of the wedding, the occupying power, That Place, formally annexes This Place and declares a curfew.

With five starred reviews, this is an acclaimed novel about sisterhood, family, and the pernicious legacy of racism. Perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi, Jandy Nelson, and Emily X.R. Pan, with crossover appeal for readers of Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half. The Flanagan sisters are as different...

With the nation at war in the 1940s, twenty-two-year-old Jack Valenti flew fifty-one combat missions as the pilot of a B-25 attack bomber with the 12th Air Force based in Italy. In the 1960s, with the nation reeling from the assassination of a beloved president and becoming embroiled in a far...

Washington, DC, April 1954: Lee Carson, former war correspondent, is frustrated that her journalism career has been relegated to society events and fashion stories. But when she receives a tip about a Russian spy in a high-ranking government position at the height of the Cold War, she feels the thrill of a story that she hasn't felt since she was on the front lines of the European theater . . .

When famed chef Augustus Beauvais dies, he leaves behind a celebrated reputation—and four women grappling with loss, anger, pain, and the question of how the world will turn without him...

There is great pain in these pages, and anger at injustice, but also great love, in marriage and in family, and for the land. Dank faces head on the ingrained racism, born of brutal practice and harsh legislation, that lies always under the skin of Australia, the racism that calls a little Aboriginal girl names and beats and rapes and disenfranchises the generations before hers. She describes sudden terrible violence, between races and sometimes at home.

With the nation at war in the 1940s, twenty-two-year-old Jack Valenti flew fifty-one combat missions as the pilot of a B-25 attack bomber with the 12th Air Force based in Italy. In the 1960s, with the nation reeling from the assassination of a beloved president and becoming embroiled in a far...

I'm Into This Place is Clark County and Vancouver, Washington's arts, culture, and heritage podcast. We take you behind the scenes with the artists, makers, and community leaders shaping our local culture - from art and music to food, history, and heritage. Listen in as we bring you interviews, event previews, and tips on where to explore. Let’s get into the stories, sounds, and spirit of Vancouver, Camas, Ridgefield, and beyond!

Al and Federico, longtime friends and co-hosts, take listeners behind the scenes of "What is This Place?" In this podcast, they delve into the details of filming at lesser-known stadiums and locations. The duo shares insider stories from their experiences and engages in lively discussions about soccer/football, covering its history, present state, and future developments.Link to the Youtube link for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlpW8wdIaEALink to What is This Place? Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Whatisthisplace-q5v

A TIME Must-Read of 2025 A debut essay collection by the inimitable cultural critic Maris Kreizman—an introspective, searing account of the life experiences that have pushed this former “good Democrat” even further to the political left At the heart of this funny, acerbic, and bravely...

The book shares with you the Eternal Games of life. The games and all the energy platforms of existence before you retire your quest and just go home to GOD. From Steven Machat, the renaissance man who used a lifetime of experience with music and film, a rock n’ roller’s perspective, who has lived everywhere and studied the arts and sciences of those beings who shared this quest from our globe, comes answers on how we are created and why.

For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam's Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". For a "tunnel rat" who blew smoke into the Viet Cong's underground tunnels, it was Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze". For a black marine distraught over the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., it was Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools".

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.

A podcast about all the places in life that suck and how to get through it. Humor and practical advice with Julie Avellino as your host and guests.

I Knew This Place by John MacKenna is a collection of 28 of his radio essays from RTE's radio program Sunday Miscellany. The radio essays in this collection were described by The Irish Times as "enchantments woven with rich and intimate language, snapshots of lives lived, and days passed, distinctly Irish and yet utterly universal". This audiobook will carry you through three decades of life in the small Irish town of Castledermot and beyond. It offers strong stories and a depth of reflection that provides comfort, questions, and laughter.

“This Place, Our Voices” is a celebration of the local stories, people, and experiences that make your community a vibrant place to live. From the familiar streets we walk every day to the hidden gems we pass by, this podcast delves into the stories that often go untold but shape the identity of our neighbourhood.Each episode brings you closer to the voices that keep our community alive—whether it’s local businesses making an impact, charities helping those in need, community groups fostering connections, or events that bring people together. We explore the history, passion, and ...

This Place Sucks is a podcast hosted by Joey G. McIntyre and Jordane Edmondson. It is not good.

Produced by a global team of experienced travel journalists 'This Place, This Story' brings you evocative, illuminating and heart-felt stories from around the world. Each episode is anchored by an audio Love Letter to a location that aims to inspire wanderlust, spark a connection and provide an insight into extra special parts of our planet. We peel back the tourist veneer to reveal a uniquely personal experience of these destinations; interview locals and travel specialists to help you get to the heart of the place; and bring you insider tips so you can plan to explore yourself.

This podcast tries to go behind some of the problems and silly things that are keeping us from making the world better, and living better lives.We’ll explore the hidden, invisible and often unexpected structures and peculiar drivers shaping our world. Revealing deeper mechanisms, and underlying and sometimes surprising forces that you didn’t even think had a role to play.This podcast will be your weekly dose of new and fresh perspectives, insight, thought experiments and hopefully new ways of looking at the world.I will take you through psychology, philosophy, common sense, science insight...