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Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Three times a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance. Get in touch: halfarsedhistory@gmail.com Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistory Buy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.com If you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 300+ epi ...
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Inside Travel Talk

Mark Faldmo & Patrick Wiscombe

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Explore Your World! The Inside Travel Talk Podcast is filled with destination information and travel, cruise and vacation tips and tricks. Its the Christmas catalogue of Travel! We are here to help you get out there and Explore Your World.
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We suck at doing the West Australian's West Quiz. Love/hate relationship with Roy O'Reilly - mostly hate. Play along to make yourself feel smart! Dodgy recordings with lots of background noise, love Jay and Erica.
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3 Body Problem arrives on Netflix on March 21st, and The 3 Body Podcast will be with you every step of the way to dissect and discuss this mind-boggling series. Hosts Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Jason Concepcion will talk to a range of people involved in the making of the show, including the showrunners, directors, and the VFX supervisors, to give unparalleled behind-the-scenes insight. They’ll also chat with experts in the field, from NASA scientists, to ex-CIA operatives, about the real-w ...
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Under the Shadow

The Real News Network

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A podcast on US intervention and revolutionary resistance in Latin America, and all the ghosts that still linger, from independent journalist Michael Fox. Co-produced by The Real News Network and NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.
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Vonheim

Christopher Vonheim

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Christopher Vonheim is the host of the Vonheim Podcast. Vonheim speaks with inspiring people about business, ocean industries, investing and start-ups. Ed Conway, Adam Draper, Øystein Kalleklev, Pål Ringholm, Sofie Olsen, Mark Yusko, Hugo De Stoop, Vaishali Kathuria, Lars Tvede, Anthony Pompliano, Peter C. Warren, Børge Brende, Nejra Macic, Lars Barstad and Amy Novogratz are just some of the guests on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Discovery & Inspiration

National Humanities Center

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Discovery & Inspiration asks “What can we learn by talking to scholars about their research? What makes them so passionate about the subjects they study? What is it like to make a new discovery? To answer a confounding question?” For over 40 years the National Humanities Center has been a home away from home for scholars from around the world—historians and philosophers, scholars of literature and music and art and dozens of other fields. Join us as we sit down with scholars to discuss their ...
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How Did We Not Know That

How Did We Not Know That

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Hosts Jac and Nat are fresh out of college and studying for the Foreign Service Officer Test. Unfortunately, they have quickly realized how little they know about world history. Join them each week as they sit down and have a conversation about influential moments in history and ask, “How did we not know that?”. 🎉Contact: howdidwenotknowthat@gmail.com 📄Show Notes: www.hdwnkt.com 📦Stickers: https://account.venmo.com/u/hdwnkt 💛Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HowDidWeNotKnowThat 🖥YouTube: @HDW ...
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All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #066 - Laurel Hill and the Panama Canal, Part 4 Emory Richard Johnson was the only Professor of Transportation and Commerce in the United States when he was asked to come up with a payment schedule for people using the Panama Canal. His methods were used for more than half a century.…
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Send us a text What would you do if you found out your personal information could be at risk next time you fly? Get the latest scoop as we tackle the ongoing TSA liquid rule, a new TSA scam alert from the Federal Trade Commission, and United Airlines' innovative seat preference feature that has already improved travel for 40% of its users. Plus, di…
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Send us a text Get ready to uncover the latest travel secrets and insider deals on this episode of Inside Travel Talk! We'll take you through the demolitions of the legendary Tropicana and Mirage hotels in Las Vegas and the ripple effects of ongoing hotel worker strikes sweeping across major cities like Boston, San Francisco, Honolulu, and Seattle.…
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On December 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama with tens of thousands of troops. It was the largest US invasion since Vietnam. The first US military action since the fall of the Berlin Wall one month before. The testing ground for the Iraq Wars. The US invading forces destroyed 20,000 homes and killed hundreds of innocent Panamanians, dumpi…
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All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #066 - Laurel Hill and the Panama Canal, Part 2 Lewis Haupt was son of famed railroad Engineer Herman Haupt (see Biographical Bytes from Bala #10: Lincoln's Railroad Man). Lewis became a civil engineer who was skeptical about a canal across Panama but joined the working committee when he was invited.…
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On December 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama with tens of thousands of troops. It was the largest U.S. invasion since Vietnam. The first U.S. military action since the fall of the Berlin Wall one month before. The testing ground for the Iraq wars. The U.S. invading forces destroyed 20,000 homes and killed hundreds of innocent Panamanians,…
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: John Dee, the royal astronomer at Queen Elizabeth's court, whose longstanding interest in the mystical and the occult resulted in him... honestly, just listen to the episode, you really won't believe what ended up happening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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In this week’s episode, meet Elizabeth I, one of the most famous and important monarchs in English and British history, whose legacy helped to build modern English culture, language, and politics https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66cda7ad1ab05b141a36cf84.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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All Bones Considered #066: Pushing Water Frederick Graff took over from Benjamin Latrobe to develop the Philadelphia Water Works Rudolph Hering was summoned to Chicago to help them with their drinking water problem and helped them reverse the flow of the Chicago River John C. Trautwine is remembered for his book, called "The Engineer's Bible," and …
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Send us a text Curious about the latest travel trends and deals? Get ready for an exciting journey through the world of travel with Inside Travel Talk. Discover the transformations taking place at Southwest Airlines and Delta as we discuss potential updates to Southwest's free baggage policy and Delta's new offering of complimentary Wi-Fi on intern…
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If you have walked or ridden your bike through West Laurel Hill Cemetery from the entrance just off the Cynwyd Trail all the way to the Pencoyd exit on Righter’s Ferry Road, you have probably passed dozens of mausoleums and gravesites that you had questions about. Now there’s an audio narration to help you quench your curiosity. It is done by Joe L…
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Your walk or ride from the Righters Ferry entrance to the Barmouth entrance at the Cynwyd Heritage Trail is less than a mile, but you pass scores of grave markers and dozens of mausoleums, most with stained glass. This 47-minute narration gives you mini-biographies of more than 50 people who have resting places you pass along the route. They are ca…
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Send us a text Ever wondered how a simple mistake could make your travel story go viral? This week on Inside Travel Talk, we share a hilarious Game of Thrones-inspired passport application blunder and celebrate TSA PreCheck's incredible milestone of 20 million members. Tune in for exciting news about our expansion to a new radio station in Salt Lak…
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In this week’s episode, continue to get to know Theodore Roosevelt by hearing all about his foreign policy and evaluate his lasting legacy as president of the US. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66af59081f6556b4b663103f.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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Biographical Bytes from Bala #035 William Morris Meredith, Jr., described himself as a "B+ poet who has written a few A+ poems". Despite his modesty, his poetry was recognized as some of the best in post-WWII America. He served for two years as US Poet Laureate and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He is interred at Laurel Hill West.…
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In December 1823, U.S. president James Monroe delivered his State of the Union address in which he coined what would become known as the Monroe Doctrine. It was a framework that would later be used to legitimize U.S. intervention up and down the hemisphere. But in those early days, Monroe’s statements were applauded by Latin American leaders as sup…
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In December 1823, US president James Monroe delivered his State of the Union address in which he coined what would become known as the Monroe Doctrine. It was a framework that would later be used to legitimize US intervention up and down the hemisphere. But in those early days, Monroe’s statements were applauded by Latin American leaders as support…
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In this episode, meet Theodore Roosevelt, and hear about his rise to the office of US president as well as his administration’s overwhelmingly positive domestic legacy. https://open.acast.com/public/streams/65a47774968ba8001771f445/episodes/66af573f1f6556b4b662bfe5.mp3 Download Episode (Right click and select “Save as…”)…
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Send us a text What if your next travel adventure could be both luxurious and affordable? Tune in to our latest episode of Inside Travel Talk as we unveil a slew of travel updates. We kick off by diving into Spirit Airlines' game-changing introduction of four new fare classes, designed to cater to every type of traveler, from budget-conscious explo…
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