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In Bucharest, Romania's capital, Kaplan discovered that few Westerners were reporting on the country - one of the darkest corners of Europe during the Cold War. In an intense and cinematic travelogue, Kaplan explores the history and culture of the only country in the West where the leading intellectuals have been right-wing rather than left-wing; a country that gave rise to the dictator Ion Antonescu, Hitler's chief foreign accomplice during WWII; a country where the Latin West mixes with the Greek East, producing a fascinating fusion of cultures.

The symbol of the Jewish State was the noble pioneer draining the swamps and making the deserts bloom: the legendary kibbutznik. So what ever happened to the pioneers’ dream of founding a socialist utopia in the land called Palestine? Chasing Utopia: The Future of the Kibbutz in a Divided Israel draws listeners into the quest for answers to the defining political conflict of our era. Acclaimed author David Leach revisits his raucous memories of life as a kibbutz volunteer and returns to meet a new generation of Jewish and Arab citizens struggling to forge a better future together.

Nick Neely chronicles his 650-mile trek on foot from San Diego to San Francisco, following the route of the first overland Spanish expedition into what was soon called Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769, the expedition sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical and captivating as any in the world.

Around the World in Seventy-Two Days, the 1890 book by Nellie Bly, chronicles her sensational 72-day trip around the world for the tabloid newspaper, New York World. On November 14, 1889, she boarded the steamer Augusta Victoria on her journey of 23,899 miles with the goal of finishing in 75 days. Her journey took her through England, France, Italy, the Suez Canal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan to San Francisco where she boarded a private chartered train which brought her to New York on January 25, 1890, 72 days and six hours after leaving.

Roads bind our world—metaphorically and literally—transforming landscapes and the lives of the people who inhabit them. Roads have unparalleled power to impact communities, unite worlds and sunder them, and reveal the hopes and fears of those who travel them.

Hosted and created by Logan Partridge, this podcast travels around the world, meeting people from our thriving rainbow community who are changing perceptions, resisting oppression, challenging societal norms and building community where they live.Series 1 begins in Brazil and ends in Mexico. Along the way you will meet; the director of a LGBTQ+ Youth refuge, the founder of a ballroom/vogueing community, a trans capoeira/vogueing performance artist, queer tango dancers, lesbian and bisexual women's rights activists and community builders, the founder of a traveling queer history museum, ...

In the podcast „One World – One Legal Profession“ Dr. Veronika Horrer, Riad Khalil Hassanain und Swetlana Schaworonkowa, speaks to representatives of the legal profession, justice system and politics from all over the world about lawyers profession, legal reforms, international legal cooperation and legal policy.“ // In der Podcast-Reihe „ONE WORLD – ONE LEGAL PROFESSION“ sprechen Dr. Veronika Denninger, Riad Khalil Hassanain und Swetlana Schaworonkowa von der BRAK, regelmäßig mit internationalen Gästen aus der Anwaltschaft, Justiz und Politik