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Join us on a captivating journey through the life of Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901), an American electrical engineer and co-founder of the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is often hailed as the true inventor of the variable resistance telephone, having developed a groundbreaking prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois. Despite his contributions, he famously lost the telephone patent to Alexander Graham Bell. In Natures Miracles Familiar Talks on Science, published in 1900, Gray shares his insights on science and technology, making complex concepts ...

The first ever, first-person story of America's private, paramilitary contractors at work around the world-from a man who performed these missions himself and has decades of stories to tell. This is a fascinating tale-and potentially the first-to describe the work of American contractors, men...

What if the systems that run our world, governments, algorithms, economies aren’t just flawed, but alive?The Gray Files is a weekly documentary podcast that explores the hidden machinery of civilization: data science, psychology, AI, surveillance, chaos theory, and the invisible networks of power. Hosted by Erika Barker, a data scientist and investigator of hidden patterns, each episode peels back the layers of reality to reveal how technology and ideology shape human behavior and how emergent systems quietly control our lives. If you have ever felt the algorithm watching you, doubted the ...

When the matchday many were treated as the hooligan few, football supporters didn't react with violence or vandalism, but with typewriters, staple guns and Tippex. The fanzine movement of the 1980s transformed a bleak time into a hopeful one, re-humanising spectators in the process. Producing DIY zines and selling them outside football grounds, supporters offered authenticity, humour and criticism written from the terraces and not the press box, with truths that their clubs and the footballing authorities found uncomfortable.

An Ohio family with roots in the South, the Ewings influenced the course of the Midwest for more than 50 years. Patriarch Thomas Ewing, a former Whig senator and cabinet member who made his fortune as a real estate lawyer, raised four major players in the nation’s history - including William Tecumseh “Cump” Sherman, taken into the family as a nine-year-old, who went on to marry his foster sister Ellen. Ronald D. Smith now tells of this extraordinary clan that played a role on the national stage through the illustrious career of one of its sons.

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My own gray sponge has been saturated and shaped by so many unique thinkers. This is a podcast where I share the stories of those minds, their words, other ideas, and more. From philosophers, poets, musicians, artists, scientists, and others, I invite listeners to learn a bit more about seekers from the past. Along the way, consider and share personal reflections, questions, and challenges. Together, our beautiful gray sponges coalesce and continue to grow too.

Confederate John Singleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating of military activities: the overnight raid. Mosby possessed a genius for guerrilla and psychological warfare, taking control of the dark to make himself the "Gray Ghost" of Union nightmares. Gray Ghost, the first full biography of Confederate raider John Mosby, reveals new information on every aspect of Mosby's life, providing the first analysis of his impact on the Civil War from the Union viewpoint.

In this examination of Union and Confederate foreign relations during the Civil War, from both European and American perspectives, Howard Jones demonstrates that the consequences of the conflict between North and South reached far beyond American soil.

An introductory military history of the American Civil War, Shades of Blue and Gray places the 1861-1865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare. Emphasizing technology and its significant impact, Hattaway includes valuable material on land and sea mines, minesweepers, hand grenades, automatic weapons, the Confederate submarine, and balloons. The evolution of professionalism in the American military serves as an important connective theme throughout.

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Die USA sind gespalten wie nie zuvor. Familien zerbrechen an Politik, Nachbarn reden nicht mehr miteinander, Freundschaften enden an der Wahlurne. Doch jenseits der großen Schlagzeilen wächst eine Gegenbewegung: Menschen, die den Hass nicht länger hinnehmen wollen. Sie kommen aus Kirchen, Bürgerinitiativen und kleinen Projekten – und sie suchen nach Wegen, das Land wieder zusammenzuführen. Drei Monate lang ziehen Torsten Sewing (Publizist und Sozialunternehmer) und Elias Gottstein (Musiker und Autor) quer durchs Land. Sie starten in Washington, wo Donald Trump vor jubelnden MAGA-Fans ...

We live in a time when it's hard to know what to trust or who to believe. Above all, it's important that we are allowed to question things and are allowed to speak. This podcast is about people who change their minds & worldviews and why. It's about unpopular opinions and how evil can masquerade as good. It's about questioning everything and the willingness to be wrong. It's about not walking on eggshells and the freedom of discussion between different parties without making judgements about the character of someone for holding their beliefs. It's about whistleblowers and former cult members ...

Hidden among the photographs, uniforms, revolvers, and war medals of the Civil War are the remarkable stories of some of the most unlikely heroes: women. This audiobook brings to light the incredible stories of women from the Civil War that remain relevant to our nation today. Each woman's experience helps us see a truer, fuller, richer version of what really happened in this country during this time period.

Iraqi microbiologist Thamer Abdul Rahman Imran has information vital to stopping the unthinkable: a biological attack on the US. When he learns that the new Iraqi government wants to arrest him and the insurgents want to kill him, he goes into hiding. Racing against time, ex-Secret Service agent Steve Monteiro and his team set out on a mission to find the missing scientist and learn what he knows. The journey takes them from the White House to the Middle East as they fight bureaucrats in Washington who want them to fail. Why? And what is this vital information that Thamer possesses?

Robert E. Lee, a Christian and a gentleman, was the most remarkable man to emerge from the Civil War and is one of the greatest tragic figures of American history. By using a dramatic form of narrative and relying on numerous eyewitness accounts, Burke Davis brings Lee to life.

The Gray Matters podcast is a growing collection of personal stories that explore each guest’s passion and how that passion has shaped their life. Told from the unique perspective of those over the age of 50, our guests discuss how they discovered their passion, their commitment to it, and how it has evolved as they have aged.No matter what your age or your interests, The Gray Matters podcast provides an opportunity to connect with a variety of people on a simply human level. It’s the chance to celebrate the distinctiveness in people who have, for the better part of their life, devoted ...

New York Times best-selling author Ted C. Fishman reveals the stunning challenges of a world awash with seasoned citizens. By 2030, those over 50 will outnumber people under 17 for the first time in history. Fishman explores the resulting impact on families, businesses, nations, and medical care.

David L. Gray is a Catholic Theologian, Author, and Historian offering commentary on the liturgy of the Catholic Mass, Theology, Current Events, Culture, and Society from a faithfully and courageously Catholic perspective. This feed includes older versions of his podcasting journey that started back in 2011; first with 'A Conversation on the Spiritual Life with David L. Gray (Yoseph Daviyd)', 'The [OLD] David L. Gray Show', audio versions of 'The David L. Gray Show (Voicing Truth and Reason)' on Guadalupe Radio Network, original uploads of 'The Liturgical Sense of the Scriptures' podcast, ...

Mosby, the "Gray Ghost" of the Confederate lore that celebrates the Lost Cause, has an image that has proven nearly impossible to corrupt or change, and time has done little good against it. Unlike the vanished 19th century code of honor that he represented, Mosby has retained the image and all its connotations. But that image, which he helped fashion, was mostly an invention