Back in 1995, LaMont Dottin was 21 years old and a freshman at Queens College when, one evening, he didnāt come home. His mother went to the local police precinct to try to report him missing, and hi...Show More
When Moms For Liberty attacks libraries with demands to ban books about MLK Jr and age-appropriate sex education, and claims that librarians are grooming their children into the trans agenda, theyāre ...Show More
It's a basic tenet of friendship that you get to choose your friends. We look at two institutions that took away that choice: convents circa the 1960s and a summer program with unusual rules. What do ...Show More
Many of us complain about being too busyāand about not having enough time to do the things we really want to do. But has busyness become an excuse for our inability to focus on what matters?Ā Accordin...Show More
Itās 1943 during a crucial turning point in the Second World War. Caught in the crossfire, King Boris III of Bulgaria has a make-or-break meeting with a key ally. Boris is a reluctant politician and a...Show More
In WW2, Virginia Hall was dubbed by the Nazis as "The Allies most dangerous spy"... this is HER story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher sends a huge flotilla on an 8000-mile rescue mission ā to save a forgotten remnant of the empire, and her premiership. Onboard the nuclea...Show More
Neuroscientist Christian Jarrett on how we can change ourselves for the better.
Essie started her eponymous brand in 1981 with $10,000 after working in the hosiery business. When Essie launched, there were very few companies making nail polish, and nail salons were rare. Essie na...Show More
Hot Bread Kitchen is an organization that teaches immigrant women to bake artisanal breads from their home country. HBK provides culinary and management training and english classes to these women who...Show More
Le Labo is a perfume company that launched on Elizabeth Street in New York City in 2006. Le Labo perfumes are prepared on the spot for the client in each store, and the brand is appreciated for its m...Show More
ConBody is an exercise program that Coss developed while he was in prison for selling drugs. Coss lost 70 pounds in six months by working out in his 9’x6′ cell. Con body is located on the ...Show More
Shutterstock is an online marketplace for photos, graphic images, video clips and music. The content is crowdsourced, with photographers, artists and other contributors uploading their content in exch...Show More
Ian is the author and illustrator of Olivia, a children’s book series about a pig. His first book, initially a gift for his niece Olivia, was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 2000. Ian is a set ...Show More
Have you ever had an unexplainable feeling of emptiness? Life seems perfect - and yet - something is missing. This week, sociologist Corey Keyes helps us understand where feelings of emptiness come fr...Show More
Apprehending thieves in the street. Disguising as housemaids to spy on adulterous husbands. Investigating and exposing child abuse. The exploits of women detectives in the Victorian era were dramatic,...Show More
Sojourner Truth was a women's rights advocate known best for her famous speech "Ain't I a Woman." But Truth never actually said these words. In fact, much of the Truth we knowā¦ is fiction. Depictions ...Show More
Trump has called the press the "enemy of the people" and threatened retribution, including jailing reporters, investigating NBC for treason, and suggesting CBS's broadcast license be taken away. Terry...Show More
Traveling is supposed to open your mind and expand your horizons ā but what if it doesn't? In her new book Airplane Mode, author Shahnaz Habib suggests that sometimes, traveling does more to enforce o...Show More
The wait is over. Ben and Adam break down the Season 2 Premiere with the incredible Tramell Tillman ā aka Mr. Milchick, aka Mr. Milkshake. Tramell shares what it means for Milchick to become the new F...Show More
Who owns stolen art? Today on the show, the bloody journey of a Benin Bronze from West Africa to the halls of one of England's most elite universities ā a tale of imperialism, betrayal, and the making...Show More
Kevin Xu of Interconnected and Interconnected Capital and I knock it out of the park with a roundup episode exploring: What DeepSeek does and doesn't illustrate about Chinese innovation Tensions bet...Show More
Dementia is one of the fastest-growing health crises in the developed world, with cases expected to double in the coming decades. But despite common misconceptions, cognitive decline isnāt inevitable....Show More
What does it mean to seek belonging in a new place, while also being a good guest on Indigenous lands? Can you ever truly "arrive"? Novelist and immigration and refugee lawyer Jamie Chai Yun Liew expl...Show More
In this episode, I sit down with two incredible guests who share the joys and challenges of giving back through volunteering and finding a new purpose in retirement.Ā Featuring:Ā Inspector Gunnar Hardy...Show More
In 1927, blond-haired bombshell and future movie starĀ Mae West performed the lead role in a play about a prostitute titled SEX. The risquĆ© production launched her to stardom on Broadway. There was jus...Show More
Ben Smith tells the story of the strange controversy over a journalism award thatās been going down in a Florida courthouse. Ben is Editor-in-Chief of Semafor and co-host of the Mixed Signals podcast...Show More
Tokyo remains, in the worldās imagination, a place of sophistication and wealth. But with economic revival forever distant, ātourism pollutionā seems the only viable plan. By Dylan Levi King. Read by ...Show More