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Everyone is interesting if you ask the right questions. And this is a show about all the weird and wonderful things people do. Meet astronauts, teachers, marine biologists, cheesemakers, prison guards and everyone in between. Along the way, you'll learn things that blow your mind. You'll laugh until it hurts, and feel a whole lot better about the world around you and the people that fill it.

Is the post-Cold War era over? In this brave new world, nothing is too small, or big, to be digitalised…including acts of war. Russian ransomware attacks almost doubled last year. At this very moment, cybercriminals are crippling schools, supermarkets, dentists, kindergartens, hospitals, oil pipelines - all in the name of money. Katie Puckrik wants to know who, and why. You can listen to the previous series of dot com on this same feed. Series 1 unveils the hidden army of volunteers behind the world's biggest encyclopaedia; and series 2 explores the heat behind the headlines of the US's 5th ...

How do police get away with killing unarmed people? It’s because of a legal loophole called qualified immunity. If Black Lives really Matter, it’s time to stand up and be counted. Join us in the campaign to hold the police accountable by ending qualified immunity. Aloe Blacc and Ben Cohen tell the stories of ordinary citizens whose rights have been violated, and speak to those on front line of the police reform. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

KC is the American Vigilante - A hugely complex, intelligent, contradictory man who could save your life but end it too. Who leads a group of violent men standing on the blurred line between right and wrong, between revenge and redemption. A man you want on your side when it all falls apart. American Vigilante is true crime, but so much more. It’s saving abducted children, it’s stepping beyond the law. It’s rescue missions, assassination attempts and last-gasp protection. It’s all the stuff you hope never comes to you, until it does. Former BBC Journalist Sam Walker presents this Crowd...

Ric Lewis and David 'Sideman' Whitely are on a mission to change peoples lives and end 2020 on a high. They're giving three young people 12 weeks, £5000 and an hour a week of mentoring to achieve something special. But they're also mentoring you too. The Mentor is a non-for-profit podcast and all funds will go to directly to The Black Heart Foundation. The Mentor is backed by British business and our supporters include:   Enigma Holdings, Tristan Capital Partners, Graeme Pharmacy, Investec Wealth & Investment, Phoenix Equity Partners, Government Events, 3difs, Oxford Sciences Innovation, ...

For The Love Of Cycling is exactly what it sounds like. Four people obsessed with cycling. Ned Boulting has spent decades narrating the drama from the commentary box, bringing the stories of the peloton to life, spotting the moments others miss and putting words to the madness. David Millar knows that madness better than most. A former pro who raced at the very top and brings a sharp, unfiltered view of how the sport really works. Pete Kennaugh brings the view from inside the bunch, a former Team Sky road captain who’s ridden through the chaos of Grand Tours and come out the other side with ...

From Heath Ledger to Marilyn Monroe, Chadwick Boseman to James Dean, these are the stories of the stars who will never fade – adored, unforgettable, unique. The inside tales, the scandals, the truth about who they really were.

In Alan Cumming's house you'll find some shelves. Well, lots of shelves in fact, and on these shelves are curiosities, rarities, and oddities, that Alan has collected throughout his varied and colourful career. Artefacts if you will from the museum of Alan's life. In each episode of this podcast Alan reaches for one of these items, to tell the story behind it, ruminating on the memories it brings up. However, Alan does not do this alone. His guests range from Cyndi Lauper and a pair of white leather gloves to Geri Halliwell and (lots and lots of) Spice Girls merch, and even Sir Ian McKellen ...

Welcome to The Sam & Billie Show, hosted by Sam and Billie Faiers - sisters, best friends, entrepreneurs, and mums. Join Sam and Billie as they take you behind the scenes of their lives and fill you in on all the day-to-day gossip – from the school run, parties and date night to holidays, events and fashion, you'll hear it all! Email - Samandbillie@crowdnetwork.co.uk Instagram - @TheSamandBillieShow Music courtesy of BMG Production Music

The shocking, riveting inside story of one of the biggest cover-ups in US military history. You thought you knew about the Iraq War? Everything you knew is about to change. Forever. Written and narrated by filmmaker Michael Epstein, Murder in House Two is about what really happened in the Haditha Massacre of November 2005, when 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians – including women and young children – were shot multiple times by a group of US Marines. But it’s about much more, too: about one man’s fight for justice, about how the US government tried to prevent the truth ever getting out,...

Welcome to a podcast that celebrates the best of the world's most beautiful game, but only if it happened after the year 2000.21st Century Football: The Complete Guide is about Messi, Ronaldo, Zlatan but Pavel Nedved too. It's presented by Statman Dave, Stephen Tries, Will Brazier and Adam Brown. Find us on the Sport Social website: https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/21st-century-football-the-complete-guide-so-far/

From Heath Ledger to Marilyn Monroe, Chadwick Boseman to James Dean, these are the stories of the stars who will never fade – adored, unforgettable, unique. The inside tales, the scandals, the truth about who they really were.

These are the unforgettable, tragic stories of superstars we loved and lost - told as you’ve never heard them before. Death of a Sports Star is a Crowd Network original, presented by Elroy "Spoonface" Powell, Emma Clarke and Tom Price.

Your new favourite quiz show. Each episode has 12 questions and 15 points to play for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This brand new pop culture history podcast is nothing like anything you've heard before, and it's everything you need to understand the modern world. Katie Puckrik and Tom Fordyce, an American pop culture buff and a British music lover, have taken the smash-hit song by Billy Joel and turned it into a podcast. Billy lists 120 people, places, and things in 'We Didn't Start The Fire', and Katie and Tom will do an episode on every single one to create the most fascinating, random and original history of the post-war world. Over the next two and a half years, we're going to learn about politics, ...

Double Rugby World Cup winning Springboks Trevor Nyakane and Steven Kitshoff love rugby. Their new podcast will tell you what it's like to play for Rassie Erasmus, play with Siya Kolisi and how the Bokke beat every other country in the world. South African fan? You're in the right place. Get stuck into the comments, and get ready for deep dives on Rassie tactics and Bok scrum dominance. Amabhokobhoko!

Comedian Abi Clarke has just become a zookeeper in training. She’s trading the comedy circuit, for the Komodo Dragon habitat, as she attempts to become Chester Zoo’s newest recruit.This is a wildlife podcast like no other. Forget emotional montages and dramatic music. And enter one frazzled comedian working it out, one day at a time.Abi has just six weeks to prove that she has what it takes to become the zoo’s next hire. Armed with bundles of enthusiasm, and very little skill, Abi is learning the ropes from the real-life zookeepers, vets and animals that make Chester Zoo the best in the ...

Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler are two of England's greatest ever cricketers. They've played together all over the world, won the Ashes, World Cups and scored seven IPL hundreds between them. But they also love cricket, and can't wait to talk about it every week.

The game you know. The stories you don’t. Jill Scott and Kaz Carney take us behind the curtain of women’s football both on and off the pitch. They tackle the big topics that are happening now with unique insight based on their own experience. Along the way, they’re joined by football’s biggest names providing original, fresh takes on life as a footballer and the untold stories of football’s biggest moments.