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In London, only those with vast cash deposits can get on the property ladder, private rents have spiralled out of control and the wait for social housing is measured in decades. Once vibrant communities are being uprooted, schools are closing down and homelessness is rampant. It was not always like this. Tracing the last forty years of housing policy, Peter Apps examines this transformation, following a diverse group of Londoners as their fortunes rise and fall across the decades amid the economic forces sweeping through the city.

In this thought-provoking and engaging book, Malachi O'Doherty argues that division in Northern Ireland is fundamentally not about whether the country should be governed as part of Ireland or as part of Britain - as presumed by the Good Friday Agreement - but rather is entirely sectarian, an...

Bloomsbury presents The Age of Acrimony by Jon Grinspan, read by Johnny Heller. A penetrating, character-filled history “in the manner of David McCullough” (WSJ), revealing the deep roots of our tormented present-day politics. Democracy was broken. Or that was what many Americans believed in...

Welcome to Fairy Tale Fix! A podcast for the modern maiden, clever lad, evil witch, frog prince, mischievous faerie, or what have you. Tune in every other Tuesday for fanciful tales between two friends.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK “A tour de force . . . a comprehensive and suitably furious guide to the political landscape of American healthcare . . . persuasive, shocking.”—The New York Times America’s Bitter Pill is Steven Brill’s acclaimed book...

'Funny, whipsmart and devastating. Sanity on steroids for our unhinged times' – Emily Maitlis 'Fantastic. Excellent. Exquisite' – The Secret Barrister Why does nothing work in Britain? It’s harder than ever to get a GP appointment. Burglaries go unpunished. Rivers are overrun with sewage...

Everyone has a party story. Host and creator Rebecca Auerbach’s involved in a run-in with rock icon David Lee Roth (you know, from Van Halen). At least, that's who he said he was. It’s Vancouver. 2005. Becca, a young actor who loves hard and parties harder gets her first big break at a Shakespeare Festival. She’s young, she’s having fun, party girls are FUNNNNN… Rehydrate, recuperate, recalibrate, repeat. But when her best friend goes on a date with the aging rocker, Becca is on a mission. To get a piece of the action. And maybe it's because she loves rock and roll, or maybe it's ...

Fix Radio presents audio documentaries for the construction community.

Malaria is one of humanity’s oldest and deadliest diseases - responsible for more deaths than all wars combined. Today, sub-Saharan Africa carries the heaviest burden, with the disease still killing around 1,000 children every day. After more than a century of scientific trial and error, two malaria vaccines are now being rolled out across African countries and communities. This three-part series from Fix The News takes you inside the rollout and behind one of the most consequential public-health breakthroughs of our time.

Are you fed up of hearing stories where the victim is an afterthought? Established in December 2018 True Crime Fix gives the victims the loudest voice of all and focuses all of the cases around them. Episodes are released every other Friday on your chosen podcast directory. So come give the show a listen. Further information at www.truecrimefixppodcast.co.uk. Until then, stay safe, look after each other and live life to the fullest because you never know who or what might be coming around the next corner.

The Price of Justice in America features a series of blogs I have written about problems in the criminal justice system and how they might be fixed. I have been writing these blogs for my website (www.americanjusticethebook.com) as a follow-up to my book American Justice?

You Can’t Fix What You Can’t See provides a framework to understand some of the key differences between the way men and women think to bring new meaning to your experiences (both past and present). It will give you the power to “see” differently and to interpret actions, behavior, and conversations through a new and more powerful lens. Find the tools and motivation you need to pursue change, so that our next generation inherits a better, more inclusive workplace.

What duct tape can’t fix is a little podcast about a BIG problem that many of you probably aren’t even aware of — yet something all of us are impacted by. Buildings and the complex challenges of keeping them healthy, safe, sustainable, and comfortable. A little history, a little problem solving, a little comedy. This podcast is one you don't want to miss.Know of a solution to a problem facing our built world? Describe it in 90 seconds and you might have your solution aired at the end of our next episode - Click HereTo learn more, subscribe to our mailing list - Click Here

‘You are the future!’ is one of the preferred youth-aimed platitudes of various news pundits and politicians. But are they? Hannah Port (resident youth) and Sylvia Taschka (former youth) discuss the younger generation’s potential to incite change for the better or worse as they confront the formidable task of fixing America.

In each episode of History Fix, I discuss lesser known stories from history that you won't be able to stop thinking about. Need your history fix? You've come to the right place.Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/historyfix or Venmo @Shea-LaFountaine. Your donations make it possible for me to continue creating great episodes. Plus, I'll love you forever! Find more at historyfixpodcast.com

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A powerful investigation into American bureaucracy, how it wastes our time and drives inequality, and what we can do to make paperwork work for us Everyone knows that dealing with government bureaucracy can be a nightmare. Doing your taxes is bad enough, but for those applying for financial aid...

The story of World War One has been told from every point of view, from every angle, by countless historians, amateurs, authors, and soldiers, a thousand times over and a bit more than that. Brilliant scholars, popular podcasters, and authors ranging from Keegan to Hemingway have scoured the Great War for truth and answers. For decades they have been shining a light into every trench, wading through every muddy decision and its deadly results, collecting the millions of tales about life during the Great War. With each passing year, we move further from the events themselves. Time has marched ...

Where the new voices of the culinary world share their stories and journeys in their own words.

A clear-eyed look at the history of American ideas about motherhood, how those ideas have impacted all women (whether they have kids or not), and how to fix the inequality that exists as a result. After filing a story only two hours after giving birth, and then getting straight back to full-time...