Ergebnis für "Pond" in Welt

Americans have long been fascinated with the oddness of the British, but the English, says literary critic Terry Eagleton, find their transatlantic neighbors just as strange. Only an alien race would admiringly refer to a colleague as "aggressive," use superlatives to describe everything from one's pet dog to one's rock collection, or speak frequently of being "empowered."

Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time; the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free, and you’re invited to join in. It’s super unpolished and Gretel would be grateful for you to forgive her for that. 🤓Gretel loves the world and history, architecture, literature and people....

In the summer of 1908, America was transfixed by the murder of a woman found floating in a country pond in upstate New York. The mystery of a young beauty brutally killed became an instant sensation, splashed across the front page of the country’s newspapers. Was she killed by a spurned lover? Was she leading a secret double life outside of her station as a governess to the wealthy residents of Troy, New York? Did she know too many secrets? The murder went unsolved, and after about three weeks, the girl in the pond was all but forgotten. More than a century later, the cold case rocketed ...

A journey 30 years in the making to reconnect with Arlington High School's impressive class of 1990, with your host Tim Dalton.

Detroit is a city which has faced many challenges in its lifetime. Yet it has a rich and varied history including music, architecture and car manufacturing. However, it has also experienced industrial decline, environmental issues and profound racial inequality. This show takes a look at projects which are supporting and improving the lives of the people of Detroit and the inspiring people who drive these projects forward. Yet those people are human too and I am interested in how they have overcome personal challenges which have allowed them to keep going. What have they drawn on? Family? ...

Haunting History, the podcast that reaches back into the past for the events that shocked us, tales of true crime, mystery and the macabre, and when we are lucky those stories where the past and the paranormal meet. Because who doesn't love a good ghost story, right?