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Ready to feel good about being Texan? The Texan Optimist is a new video podcast telling the stories of Texas women, LGBTQIA+ folks, and Texans of color who took brave action that resulted in incredible progress for all of America. Each week host Becky Bullard (founder of Democrasexy) is joined by a different guest to discuss a story from Texas history and how it impacts us today.

I’ve always loved a good ghost story, and apparently, so do all of you because my TikTok blew up with the wildest, creepiest real-life experiences people have shared. This podcast is just me, reading the stories you’ve sent in, chatting about the weird stuff that happens when no one’s watching, and maybe freaking myself out along the way. If you love the paranormal, the unexplainable, or just fancy a spooky story while you do the dishes, you’re in the right place. Let’s get into it.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a highly secretive totalitarian state - and one that poses an increasing threat to the West due to its rapidly expanding nuclear weapons programme. This unique three-part collection takes an in-depth look at the country, encompassing its history, the human stories behind the regime and its possible future. 

Bloomsbury presents Spitfires by Becky Aikman, read by Laurel Lefkow. "A bold and soaring work of history . . . whip-smart, deeply researched, and beautifully written.” —Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of King: A Life “A soaring narrative.”—Keith O'Brien, New York Times...

På morgonen torsdagen den 19 februari 2015 var det som om 16 åriga Becky Watts i Bristol plötsligt försvann från jordens yta. Hennes försvinnande var oförklarligt. Natten innan hade hon sovit över hos en vän och skickat kärleksfulla sms till pojkvännen Luke som hon skulle träffa dagen därpå. Men Becky dök aldrig upp till träffen. Sms:en till pojkvännen från tidigare den morgonen var det sista någon skulle höra från henne. Becky anmäldes försvunnen och en enorm skallgång inleds.

As a young girl, Becky is forced to hide from phantom Nazis, subjected to dental procedures without pain medication, and torn from her mother again and again. Growing up in the shadow of her father's PTSD, she wants to know what is wrong, but knows not to ask. Her father won't talk about being a Timberwolf, a unit of specially trained night fighters that went into combat first and experienced a 300 percent casualty rate. He returns home with thirteen medals and becomes a doctor, but is haunted by his past.

For today's reader, who is living through our biggest social dislocation since the Second World War and witnessing a crisis of unprecedented proportions, Blitz Spirit is a book written to gently invite comparison and provoke questions about our place in history. Becky Brown has selected extracts...

Let's talk all things Norse - the history, the mythology, how each has been reinterpreted or reinvented in the 20th century onwards and in all media forms. From books to comics to TV series to video games and more - join me, a self-confessed Norse Geek with a variety of hosts and special guests including authors, historians and expert academics.

A podcast creating space for unheard voices to reverberate in our ears so we can hear new perspectives from experts by experience. Many people go unheard – sometimes it’s people who are young, or unemployed, or with chronic illness, or experiencing homelessness, or carers, or with a criminal record, or with mental health difficulties or …Unheard Reverb provides a space for their voice to reverberate and call for change.A podcast with a twist. We ask our guests who, in particular, they would like to listen to their episode, and then we seek out those people, ask them to listen and give...

Join cousins Becky and Rachelle as they take you on a nostalgic journey in the “Boathouse Girls." Growing up like sisters in the upper Midwest during the vibrant 80s, these two share their unique perspectives on the joys and challenges of girlhood in a generation defined by pop culture and shifting social norms. In each episode, Becky and Rachelle dive into a variety of topics from the struggle to find their identities amidst the chaos of big hair and cassette tapes to the shared bonds of family dynamics and life-altering experiences. They reminisce about the iconic and pivotal moments that ...

Beginning on the playground as a child, the love of football drove Bobby Burton through his life. Nobody expected 145-pound Bobby to play or survive college football, let alone be MVP. Follow Bobby’s adventures as a college football player, a pro recruit, an Air Force pilot, a Vietnam vet, a survivor of two plane crashes, and a father of six. A true sportsman at heart, Bobby’s humor and sports go hand-in-hand. If you like classic football or true military stories, you'll love this one.

Welcome to the Haunt, your paranormal hotspot for all things spooky. Join Becky and NaKeshia as they discuss hauntings, ghosts stories, and paranormal experiences. Let's get spooky!

The events and people mentioned in this audiobook span three generations of the DeFreece family, but the audiobook could be the story of any family that had to carry on through job loss, bankruptcy, home fires, disease epidemics, and the loss of loved ones through the Depression era. Follow the trials and tribulations of a large family at the beginning of the 19th century. Hear about their pain and desperation during the darkest years of the Great Depression,and how they banded together to pull through.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a military wife? Did you know that young military families often struggle to survive on military pay? Listen to this book to learn more about the adventures and struggles of an 18-year-old Air Force wife. If being a young military wife wasn't difficult enough, add a baby to the family. The adventures begin at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois where the family of three lived in their first apartment. An overflowing bathtub, a missing hamster, and some too close neighbors added to the mayhem.

His victories won him many supporters, but they also earned him enemies. This easy-to-listen-to biography offers a fascinating look at the life of Alexander and the world in which he lived.

In No Useless Mouth, Rachel B. Herrmann argues that Native Americans and formerly enslaved black colonists ultimately lost the battle against hunger and the larger struggle for power because white British and United States officials curtailed the abilities of men and women to fight hunger on their own terms. By describing three interrelated behaviors - food diplomacy, victual imperialism, and victual warfare - the book shows that, during this tumultuous period, hunger prevention efforts offered strategies to claim power, maintain communities, and keep rival societies at bay.

Biography of Leon Rosenberg, the late founder and director of the American European Bethel Mission. A compilation from archives and memory by Vera Kuschnir. Dedicated to the glory of God and to the numerous descendants of Leon and Fanny Rosenberg.

For centuries travelers have been drawn to the stunning and mysterious Dead Sea and Jordan River, a region that is unlike any other on earth in its religious and historical significance. In this exceptionally engaging book, Barbara Kreiger chronicles the natural and human history of these storied bodies of water, drawing on accounts by travelers, pilgrims, and explorers from ancient times to the present.

Based on the book of the same name, Born Guilty is a moving and elegiac play about one man's journey into the hearts of children raised by Nazi parents. As Peter, a Jewish journalist, tries to uncover the truth, he runs into psychological barriers more daunting than the towering walls of Auschwitz. Born Guilty is based on interviews with the now-adult children of Nazis.