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In this intimate and funny collection of essays on the sometimes confusing, sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious condition of being a woman over 60, Susan Moon keeps her sense of humor and she keeps her listener fully engaged. Among the pieces she has included here are an essay on the gratitude she feels for her weakening bones; observations on finding herself both an orphan and a matriarch following the death of her mother; musings on her tendency to regret the past.

Israel's genocide in Palestine and the complicity of powerful Western states is undermining international human rights and the UN system. The United States has imposed sanctions on lawyers, UN experts, and Palestinian officials in an attempt to bully and intimidate them into silence. One prominent example is UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who has played an important role in documenting Israel's atrocities and those who profit from its oppression of Palestinians.

The world of yoga is astonishingly rich in its array of schools and practices. Yet, as diverse as they seem, they share a common aim: the discovery of the essence of existence that can be found at the core of our being, and the liberation that comes from that discovery. With this worthy goal in mind, Richard Freeman presents an enlightening overview of the many teachings, practices, and scriptures that serve as the basis for all the schools of yoga - hatha, bhakti, jnana, karma, tantra, and others.

On April 15, 2014, the moon wasn't nearly as bright as the moon typically is, and appeared to take on a reddish color (from Earth, of course) – the result of a lunar eclipse, which occurs when the sun, earth and moon are aligned. The earth blocks most (but not all) of the sunlight that would have otherwise reflected off the moon's surface, leading to a dull, red sphere in the sky.

Round the Moon is the breathtaking sequel to From the Earth to the Moon, following three adventurers as they journey beyond Earth’s orbit. Facing unexpected challenges and thrilling discoveries, they must rely on science, courage, and luck to survive their extraordinary voyage. A visionary classic of early science fiction.

Host Ava Grey dissects the Apollo Moon landing conspiracy theory claim by claim, examining photographic anomalies, lunar surface evidence, and the origins of persistent doubt. Through expert analysis and scientific verification, each episode separates misinformation from documented reality, exploring why millions still question one of humanity's greatest achievements. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

If you think that you have to retreat to a cave in the Himalayas to find the enlightenment that yoga promises, think again. In this second edition of Living Your Yoga, Judith Hanson Lasater stretches the meaning of yoga beyond its familiar poses and breathing techniques to include the events of daily life - all of them - as ways to practice. Using the time-honored wisdom of the Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita to steer the course, she serves up off-the-mat practices to guide you in deepening your relationships with yourself, your family and friends, and the world around you.

Silencing and punishing critical voices is a project that lies at the heart of Narendra Modi's authoritarian regime in India. In this unique book, Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia look at the present of India through the lived experiences of political prisoners. Combining political and legal analysis with firsthand testimonies, the book explores the small gestures that constitute resistance inside and outside jail for the prisoners and their families, telling a story of destruction of institutions and erosion of rights.

Join host Cosmo Ray as he unveils the untold story behind humanity's most daring achievement — Apollo 11's Moon landing. Discover the engineering miracles, Cold War secrets, and breathtaking reality of standing on another world that television audiences never saw. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Join host Alexandra Reeves as she chronicles NASA's Artemis II mission, humanity's first crewed journey to the Moon in over fifty years. This series explores how astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman are shattering barriers and redefining who gets to venture into deep space exploration. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

After the Apollo program won the space race, NASA's budget collapsed, engineers retired, and factories closed. Cosmo Ray explores the political shifts, lost expertise, and failed comeback plans that created a fifty-year gap in lunar exploration—and asks whether we've finally learned how to go back. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

Dive deep into the life and career of Kim Moon-hwan, the South Korean international right back whose story is one of the most compelling in modern Asian football. Kim Moon-hwan Biography Flash is the podcast that covers it all — from his humble beginnings in Byeongjeom, where a young kid fell in love with the beautiful game watching matches from the stands, to the college injury that forced a complete reinvention, to a professional career that has stretched across South Korea, the United States, and Qatar. This show traces every chapter of his journey, including his explosive debut season ...

The question-and-answer format makes this introduction to Zen especially easy to understand - and also to use as a reference, as you can easily look up just the question you had in mind. The esteemed Zen teacher Norman Fischer and his old friend and teaching colleague Susan Moon (both of them in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind) give this collaborative effort a playful tone: Susan asks a question on our behalf, Norman answers it, and then Sue challenges him.

In 1835, a New York newspaper convinced thousands that bat-winged humanoids lived on the moon. Raven Thorne dissects how the Great Moon Hoax weaponized printing technology, scientific language, and psychology to manufacture mass belief—revealing timeless patterns that still manipulate truth today. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.aiThis show includes AI-generated content.

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The Moon Ridge Podcast is about the things we love. Travel, hats, interior design, great brands, great friends, and the stories that come from a life well lived.Hosted by Zack Wakefield, each episode is a conversation about the places we go, the people we meet, and the experiences that shape the Moon Ridge lifestyle. Some days that means talking about travel and adventure. Other days it’s hats, design, craftsmanship, or brands we admire.Along the way, you’ll hear stories from friends, guests, and fellow travelers who share a passion for good design, great places, and living life with a ...

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The Art of Vinyasa takes a unique look at Ashtanga yoga as meditation in motion that produces profound inner change. Two of the most well-respected teachers of the Ashtanga style of yoga, Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, explore this rigorous practice not as a gymnastic feat but as a meditative form.

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