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From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life...

A celebration of the brave, drunken pioneers who built our civilization one seemingly bad decision at a time, A Brief History of Vice explores a side of the past that mainstream history books prefer to hide. History has never been more fun—or more intoxicating. Guns, germs, and steel might...

Captured by the Japanese after the fall of Bataan, Lester I. Tenney was one of the very few who would survive the legendary Death March and three and a half years in Japanese prison camps. With an understanding of human nature, a sense of humor, sharp thinking, and fierce determination, Tenney endured the rest of the war as a slave laborer in Japanese prison camps. My Hitch in Hell is an inspiring survivor's epic about the triumph of human will despite unimaginable suffering. This edition features a new introduction and epilogue by the author.e by the author.

What happens when someone with zero literary qualifications decides to read old books on a podcast? Pure entertainment. Host Avril Clinton-Forde explores vintage texts from the 1700s-1920s, uncovering obsessive, wonderful and proper passages about everything from marriage proposals to hound management. Born from a chance encounter in an Irish bookshop and a book shelf of ancient volumes, each episode dives into forgotten stories, eccentric characters, and the wonderfully elaborate language of the time. Perfect for history lovers, insomniacs, and anyone who enjoys literary curiosities.

From the illegality of bowling in colonial America to violent video games and synthetic drugs, Vice Capades by best-selling author Mark Stein examines the nation's relationship with the actions, attitudes, and antics that have defined morality. This comprehensive yet humorous history reveals that our views of vice are not formed merely by morals but by power. By viewing a variety of vices across the span of American history, Vice Capades brings into focus the nation's inconsistent moral compass.

Award-winning historian Amrita Chakrabarti Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796–1833), the enslaved wife of Richard Mentor Johnson, owner of Blue Spring Farm, veteran of the War of 1812, and US vice president under Martin Van Buren. Johnson never freed Chinn, but during his frequent absences from his estate, he delegated to her the management of his property, including Choctaw Academy, a boarding school for Indigenous men and boys on the grounds of the estate.

THE VICE SQUAD PODCASTTrue American crime history with host and author Vince Guerrieri. Season One of The Vice Squad Pod shines a light on the seedy underbelly of Youngstown, Ohio and the surrounding region. A midwestern, rustbelt crime town on Ohio's Northeastern border with Pennsylvania. Also featuring the writings of author/retired Police Chief Rick Porrello and filmmaker/podcast producer Johnny Chechitelli along with his fellow Youngstown Mob Talk co-host/mafia historian James Naples III. Together, The Vice Squad looks back at the most infamous, daring, bizarre and mysterious crimes of the...

Vices and Volumes is what happens when someone with zero literary qualifications decides to make a podcast about old books—and somehow makes it work. Host Avril Clinton-Forde, broadcasting from Ireland, reads delightfully ridiculous passages from vintage texts (1700s-1920s) and tumbles down historical rabbit holes with the enthusiasm of someone who finds 200-year-old instructions genuinely hilarious.Started because an American tourist with enviable confidence said "You should do a podcast!"—and Avril, armed with the unfounded self-assurance that only comes with aggressive bookshop browsing...

Vile and Vice is a true crime/lore podcast that covers interesting cases and intriguing creatures. Audi and Jon John Griffith are a brother and sister duo that will take you down dark paths and interesting journeys while keeping you entertained with their banter.

A history of the United States, as told through its vices, the holders of the second-highest office in the land. Bruce Carlson delves into the lives of the individuals who have achieved the second office of American government. Learn history, and hear some great stories.

في هذا البودكاست، نناقش فيه الجانب المظلم لعالم صناعة الأزياء والموضة.الأزياء أكثر من مجرد أقمشة وصيحات موضة، ولكن قليلاً ما نسأل عن مصدرها أو عن تاريخها أو كيف وصلت إلينا…تجارة الأزياء تخلق 1.2 مليار طن من انبعاثات الغازات في كل عام، وهو أكثرُ مما تنتجهُ الرحلات الجوية والبحرية معًا. هناك مسؤولية فردية وجماعية، فنحن نفرط في ...

Con la libertà insita nell’atto di scrivere per sé stessi, nel suo podcast "Fogli di via. Racconti di un Vice Questore" Gianpaolo Trevisi racconta che cosa l’ha fatto riflettere, commuovere, sorridere e interrogare negli anni trascorsi a osservare vite per le strade e a scrutare volti tra i corridoi della questura.Sei episodi, sei storie di uomini e donne, tratte dal libro omonimo. Una realtà popolata da personalità forti, ma che fanno fatica a trovare il proprio posto in un mondo segnato da frontiere e leggi sull’immigrazione. Per scoprire che si può trovare l'Africa intera in ...

The podcast from the creators of the hit VICE TV show Dark Side of the Ring and the The Lapsed Fan is back for an all-new season. We take you deep into Dark Side the Ring's vast archives of unaired interviews with wrestling's most talked about personalities. New episodes drop every Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Una investigación sobre la batalla mortal por el medioambiente y quién controla su futuro. En la primera temporada exploramos el asesinato de tres mineros colombianos que trabajaban para una empresa de carbón norteamericana, y desentrañamos una prolongada saga de sobornos, escándalos, guerra civil y muerte. Producido por VICE News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An investigation into the deadly fight over the environment and who controls it. In Season 1 we delve into the murders of three Colombian coal miners who were working for an Alabama coal company, and unravel a decades-long saga of bribery, scandal, civil war, and death. From VICE News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The media is powered by primary sources. People who were there. People who saw it. People who lived it. Now with a camera in every pocket, phone footage is powering the press. From warzones to wildfires, every person is a cameraman filming one angle of a worldwide documentary. Source Material presents world events through the recordings of those who lived it. Cut out the host, cut out the reporter, and hear the Source Material for yourself. Source Material is a multimedia project that takes you behind the headlines and straight to the source. It is also a video series. Watch on VICE Youtube ...

The Distance features short, first-person stories from all over the world about how the pandemic is changing the way we live. Each episode is a dispatch about one or two people and a brief window into their life, right now. A podcast about uncertainty, distance--and human connection. From VICE Audio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear the actual recording of "The Price of Free World Victory" speech given by Vice President Henry Wallace at a dinner of the Free World Association in New York City on May 8th, 1942.

Strongman figures--those who rule by threats, force, and violence--are found at all levels of society: from an abusive romantic partner, to corrupt cops, terrorist leaders, and authoritarian governments. A series of intimate narratives from across the globe, about power and control. Hosted by Hind Hassan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In school you learn about museums but you’re never taught to question how their collections ended up in their hands. According to many people, the British Museum is the world’s largest receiver of stolen goods. VICE World News brings you the stories of ten of these objects, told to you by people from the countries they were taken from. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.