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A fascinating account of the world’s most famous disease - polio - told as you have never heard it before. Epidemics of paralysis began to rage in the early 1900s, seemingly out of nowhere. Doctors, parents, and health officials were at a loss to explain why this formerly unheard-of disease began paralyzing so many children. Why did this disease start to become such a horrible problem during the late 1800s? Why did it affect children more often than adults? Why was it originally called teething paralysis by mothers and their doctors?

In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: He will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit — completely alone.

After a three-day romance, Brooklyn-born Jennie Jerome married into the British aristocracy to become Lady Randolph Churchill. At a time when women had few freedoms, she was a cornerstone of high society and behind-the-scenes political dynamo. However it was Jennie's love life that marked her out, causing scandal and earning her the epithet 'more panther than woman'.

Join hosts Lindsey Fielding and Andrea Marron as they embark on an enlightening journey into the lost history of the feminine. Interviewing scholars, authors, experts and spiritual leaders, Mother Unearthed covers everything from the impact of the story of Adam and Eve, to indigenous wisdom, ancient matrilineal societies, childbirth and much more.Lindsey and Andrea connected over their personal journeys of reclaiming their femininity outside of what they've been told by societies' definitions. On this podcast, they're asking tough questions and challenging assumptions. What you discover will ...

Members of the cosmopolitan, cultural aristocracy of Florence at the beginning of the 20th century, the Rosselli family, led by their fierce matriarch, Amelia, were vocal antifascists. As populist right-wing nationalism swept across Europe after World War I and Italy's prime minister, Benito Mussolini, began consolidating his power, Amelia's sons, Carlo and Nello, led the opposition, taking a public stand against Il Duce that few others in their elite class dared risk.

Connect, reflect - and relate - as Cult Mother brings her unique brand of cool aunt at a wedding energy to your personal problems. Putting a mystic spin on the traditional and long revered role of Agony Aunt, nothing is off the table in this podcast that's designed to make us all feel a little less alone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zayd Dohrn was born underground - his parents were radicals and counter-culture outlaws, on the run from the FBI. Now Zayd takes us back to the 1970s, when his parents and their young friends in the Weather Underground Organization declared war on the United States government. They brawled with riot cops on the streets of Chicago, bombed the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, broke comrades out of prison, and teamed up with Black militant groups to rob banks, fight racism - and help build a revolution.

Throughout the course of history, civilization has been blessed by strong-minded men and women who have impacted our world in extraordinary ways. Their imprint upon humanity is beyond dispute. And many would contend that they were no less than the result of Divine Providence - a gift of God to the human race. The Mark of a Giant examines the lives and contributions of seven men and women who changed the world: Abraham of Ur, Pericles, the Apostle Paul, Sir Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, Martin Luther King Jr., and Mother Teresa.

A casa mais vigiada do Brasil é a casa onde mora uma mãe.

Each week we will take turns presenting a true crime case to each other that the other hasn’t heard of. Join hosts Tara and JJ for a casual conversation that is at times bizarre, comical and down right gruesome! A Comedy, True Crime and History podcast.

A fun place where we tackle topics like Cults, MMA and everything in between. We're excited to have some of our favorite people on to speak on the subjects that have shaped and continue to shape us all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we dive into some of the most bizarre occurrences in human history that you probably did not learn in school!

Route 66 Stories as told by people living and working along The Mother Road

Xoe and Rita discuss film, literature, historical figures, interests, and obsessions.

SpeechWorks presents this collection of the greatest speeches of great women. Represented here are some of the most famous women of recent history, including athletes, politicians, businesswomen, diplomats, heads of state, activists, philanthropists, and more. You will hear the actual voices of these women, recorded at public functions at which they were the featured speakers.