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In late 1971 John Lennon left London behind and moved to New York, eager to join a youth movement rallying for social justice and an end to the Vietnam War. Lennon was quickly embraced by radicals and revolutionaries, the hippies and Yippies at odds with the establishment. Settling in Greenwich Village, the heart of Manhattan's counterculture, the former Beatle was soon on the frontlines of the antiwar movement and championing a range of causes and issues.

Mr Horniman's Walrus tells the story of the rise and fall of three generations of a remarkable and dysfunctional Victorian family—the Hornimans—exploring the lives and loves behind their extraordinary and varied legacies. Drawing on her years of research and unfettered access to the family archive, Clare Paterson has written a riveting tale of trade, collecting, the stage, sex and politics in Victorian Britain.

Welcome to Canadian Time Machine, a podcast series where each episode marks a key anniversary in Canadian history. This podcast draws connections between past and present, allowing everyone, from history buffs to new Canadians, to contextualize current events and foster critical thinking about the country's future.Transcripts are available for all episodes in English and French at https://thewalrus.ca/canadianheritage.The podcast receives funding from the Government of Canada and is created by The Walrus Lab.There is also a French counterpart of this podcast called Voyages dans l’histoire ...

When mysterious boxes land on his Vancouver doorstep, best-selling Canadian author Timothy Taylor embarks on a journey of discovery that takes him to Germany and into a hidden family history, spoken about rarely and in whispered tones. Following the breadcrumbs from remote farmhouses to the well-appointed offices of Germany’s cultural elite, Timothy’s on a mission to piece together his family’s experiences of persecution, death, exile and survival under the Nazis, to make sure his mother and grandparents are properly commemorated, to give voice to those the Nazis tried to silence. As ...

Voyages dans l’histoire canadienne, un balado qui présente les moments clés de l’histoire de notre pays. Financé par le gouvernement du Canada et créé par The Walrus Lab.Épisode français animé par Ariane-Li Simard-Côté. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Exploring the history of the Disney Parks (with a dash of the ridiculous!), Distory with Kate and Kirk is an adventure into the fascinatingly obscure details that have made the Disney parks what they are today.