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Umzug, neues Schwimmteam, neue Schule - ziemlich große Herausforderungen für den 13-jährigen Jan. Und dann ist da noch seine Leseschwäche, die er vor den neuen Mitschülern geheim halten muss. Besonders vor seiner Nachbarin Flo, die ihm nicht mehr aus dem Kopf geht. Schließlich das Unglück: Jan soll vor der ganzen Klasse vorlesen, scheitert und alle lachen. Trost findet er beim Schwimmen. Im Wasser kann er alles hinter sich lassen und sein Trainer hält ihn für ein Riesentalent. Bald schwimmt Jan die beste Bahn seines Lebens... und daran ist Flo nicht ganz unschuldig.

Jeanie Masterson ist die Tochter des Bestatters in dem beschaulichen irischen Städtchen Kilcross. Von ihrem Vater hat sie die Gabe geerbt, mit den Verstorbenen sprechen zu können und deren letzten Wünsche entgegenzunehmen. Diese Fähigkeit verleiht ihr einen besonderen Status, zugleich bedeutet sie aber auch eine große Bürde: Denn sie muss entscheiden, welche Botschaften sie den Verbliebenen übermittelt und welche sie lieber für sich behält.

In 5 komprimierten Interviewreportagen von 10 - 15 Minuten Länge nimmt der Podcast seine Hörer akustisch mit durch Berlin, jeweils die an die Orte des Geschehens. Jede der Episoden beschäftigt sich mit einer Thematik, die junge Leute bewegt: Wo wollen Studenten wohnen? In einer WG oder bietet das alleine Wohnen mehr Vorteile? Soll ich an einer staatlichen Universität studieren oder lohnt es sich, das Geld für ein Studium an einer privaten Hochschule zu investieren? Interviewpartner berichten von ihren Erfahrungen und Einstellungen zu polarisierenden Themen, Auch politisches Geschehen ...

Tessa left from the nightmare of an abused life. She was never going to have a man control her ever again. But fate stepped in, and she now finds herself back to the place it all started. If she was going to go back to the job she loved, she will need to go home and fix what caused her to run.

In the 1950's and 60's families are expected to deal with death privately and silently. This is no different for the Bernards, a lively Catholic family that tries to rebuild after the loss of their three oldest children. Yet the deaths haunt the author's emotional development into adulthood with a subtle force she can only uncover in psychoanalysis while mothering her own young children. Ollie Ollie In Come Free is an immersion in the secrets of a young girl's inner life and unexpressed grief. Brimming with memories of Midwestern childhood during an era of social upheaval, it offers moving insights into Anne Bernard Becker's personal healing journey as well as universal themes of loss and growth.

A dedicated profiler. Dr. Holt Patterson has thrown himself into his work since his wife's death, and his relationship with his young son, Theo, is suffering. He's caught in an impossible choice - how can he make the world a safer place for his son without sacrificing valuable family time? An unrequited love. Sara Burns, the director at Theo's prestigious academy, once loved Holt Patterson, but he was her best friend's husband.

When his friend's niece is murdered, Detective Noah Crandall vows to track down the killer. Since the victim worked in an art gallery with the well-connected and well-heeled Vanessa Knight, Noah questions her first. Despite the chemistry between them, Noah tells himself a relationship would be impossible. He's a loner and their backgrounds are worlds apart. Drawn to Noah and horrified by the death of her intern, Vanessa shares her insights into the New York City art world. As they work together on the case, she's tempted to explore the possibility of a real relationship with the sexy outsider who ignites her desire.

After a violent incident with a patient leaves scars on both her mind and body, psychiatrist Dr. Maggie Levine craves isolation. A radio talk show host seems to be the perfect profession, a job where she can help people from a distance while staying safe. When a strange caller begins stalking her on the air and murdering people to get her attention, Maggie realizes she can no longer close herself off from the outside world.

Silencing the Women: The Witch Trials of Mary Bliss Parsons is the true story of what happened to an early New England colonial Puritan woman settler who was too beautiful, too rich, and too outspoken for her times. Enmeshed in a web of jealousy and gossip, she struggled to overcome victimization by the harsh judgments of church, state, and gender expectations. How she survived in the fearsome wilderness of the Connecticut River Valley Massachusetts Bay Colony is a love story told by a descendant.