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Blood and Sand tells this story hour by hour, with a fascinating cast of characters including Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anthony Eden, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, Christian Pineau, Imre Nagy and David Ben-Gurion. It is a tale of conspiracy and revolutions, spies and terrorists, kidnappings and assassination plots, the fall of the British Empire and the rise of American hegemony.

The only woman in Forbes’ Greatest Business Stories of All Time and the first woman to chair a company on the New York Stock Exchange, Mary Kay Ash has a life story that reads like a Barbara Taylor Bradford novel Growing up in Depression-era Texas, Mary Kathlyn Wagner is a dutiful daughter and...

The movie The Founder, starring Michael Keaton, focused the spotlight on Ray Kroc, the man who amassed a fortune as the chairman of McDonald’s. But what about his wife Joan, the woman who became famous for giving away his fortune? Lisa Napoli tells the fascinating story behind the historic...

Eighty percent of Americans say they believe in heaven, but very few of them are able to articulate anything specific about their belief, leaving only questions. Is heaven a real place? Is it a city or a garden or both? Can you keep your body there? If so, can you eat, drink, make love? Are you...

A veteran activist's guide to direct action and strategic civil disobedience as the most radical and rapid means to social change. For decades, Lisa Fithian’s work as an advocate for civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action has put her on the frontlines of change. For anyone who wants to become more active in resistance or is just feeling overwhelmed or hopeless, Shut It Down offers strategies and actions you can take right now to promote justice and incite change in your own community.

When you delete your adjectives, who are you? Most people limit themselves to their labels. They embrace barriers based on the box that society puts them in. But your adjectives aren’t your destiny. In Delete the Adjective: A Soldier’s Adventures in Ranger School, Lisa Jaster proves your merit should always trump your labels. Lisa didn’t confine herself to the adjectives of “middle-aged” or “female.” Instead, she became one of the first three women to graduate from the United States Army Ranger program. For those six months in the program, her adjectives didn’t matter.

Un podcast sur les hommes qui ont fait le métro parisien, des actus et des anecdotes, l'histoire du métro. Tout cela raconté par une jeune adulte passionnée par le métro parisien, une ferrovipathe. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Lisa Morton is an award-winning author and paranormal expert behind such books as ”Ghosts: A Haunted History” and ”Calling the Spirits: A History of Seances.” And her GHOST REPORT now has its own series! Each week Lisa explores a famous haunted location, a bit of paranormal history, or a spooky ghost story in her trademark style that she’s famous for. Whether she’s talking about the latest spirits sighted aboard the Queen Mary or how mediums once conjured ectoplasm, Lisa’s Ghost Report is sure to thrill fans of things that go bump in the night.

"Landstuhl is a regional military hospital located in Kaiserslautern, a town in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. It is the largest military hospital in Europe, also called “The German front in the Iraq War”. Every day, planes land at Ramstein Airbase with severely injured US soldiers from Iraq where lives are saved, limbs amputated, and gunshot wounds patched up from the Iraqi war front.

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Cora is about to discover who she truly is. It’s the summer of 1913, and Cora Kensington’s life on the family farm has taken a dark turn. Not only are the crops failing, but someone dear to Cora is failing as well. One fateful afternoon, a stranger comes to call, and Cora discovers a terrible secret about her past… a secret that will radically change her future. Cora is invited to take the “Grand Tour” of Europe, a trip intended to finish a person’s education and solidify an understanding of refinement and ancient culture.

Unapologetically You with Lisa G is about just that - how to live unapologetically yourself in the entrepreneurial space. what's a life worth living if you can't live it as you? Hosted by Lisa G (@lifeoflisag). Listen to my personal thoughts on being an entrepreneur and how I've navigated it being authentically myself, and how you can do that too!

In today's complex world, people are lost spiritually. The answer to finding peace and well-being is within Wiccan magic and the practices and spells to restore harmony, love, and healing with the help of the Wikkan gods and goddesses.

Get the best information, innovation and inspiration to help you grow your family tree! Lisa brings cutting edge genealogy research tips, expert interviews and fun to the world of family history.

Hast du dich jemals gefragt, wie es ist, in einem Beruf zu arbeiten, der alles andere als gewöhnlich ist? Wie fühlt es sich etwa an, Kriminologe oder Archäologin zu sein? Oder setzt man als Stuntman tatächlich sein eigenes Leben auf´s Spiel? In meinem Podcast hole ich mir genau diese Expert:innen ans Mikrophon und gemeinsam tauchen wir ihre spannende Welt ein. Es gibt keine Floskeln und keine Fassade – nur echte Einblicke, überraschende Wahrheiten und die viele lustige Anekdoten. Mit einer großen Portion Neugier, Humor und manchmal auch der Frage: „Wollte ich das wirklich wissen?" :...

Hi, I'm Lisa Reilly, and this show is built on one simple belief: true stories can change how we see each other. Each week, I have the privilege to sit down with people from within the various criminal and social justice systems and organizations, including those with lived experience and those working to bring compassion and resources both behind and beyond the walls. All of them approach their lives and work with grit, hope, and purpose, which is what we're here to share because there's always a voice ready to challenge what you thought you knew. THIS IS THE HUSTLER FILES

Un podcast natif, produit par Fréquence Protestante et réalisé par Lisa Morison, qui s'intéresse à tous les combats des femmes. Combats victorieux le plus souvent, mais qui se sont déroulés avec difficulté parfois. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Schlechte Geschichtsschreibung erkennt man daran, dass sie die eigene nationale Geschichte glorifiziert und Unangenehmes verschweigt. Darum ist gute Geschichtsschreibung immer auch ein bisschen Nestbeschmutzung. In diesem Podcast geht's um Klassenkämpfe von unten wie von oben, von Faschismen und Widerstand, Counterculture und was es sonst noch so Spannendes aus Österreich zu erzählen gibt.

Joan of Arc: The Story of the Defender and Patron Saint of France is more than just a history book—it's a journey of discovery. It is a bridge that connects us to the past, allowing us to walk through history, understanding the socio-political dynamics of Joan's time, and how they reverberate even today. It's a mirror that reflects our present, making us ponder upon the role of women, faith, and nationalism in society.

Join L-squared Lisa, and Lacey each week to discuss something new. We debate and discuss EVERYTHING from pineapple on pizza to cults. You might learn something, or you may lose some IQ points. Nobody knows.