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The warm, funny memoir of Gregor Fisher, the much loved Scottish actor best known for Rab C. Nesbitt, told as he uncovers his dramatic family history. Growing up in the Glasgow suburbs, Gregor was 14 when he asked where he was christened and was told that he was adopted. But it wasn't quite that simple. And so began an unfolding of truths, half truths and polite cover-ups from his various families.

Not a fan of vanilla? This fetish and BDSM podcast is for you. Brought to you by the FET app, each episode hosts Anna and Gregor sit down with a sex-positive guest to dig deep into the wonderful – and at times, weird – world of kink. Expect lust, laughter, and the occasional spank, as they pose questions you've always wanted to ask, but didn't dare to. For hardcore fetishists as well as curious newbies, this kinky podcast will serve you like a slave to their Master. Judgement-free, no bulls**t – just kink.

A beautiful, moving detective story set in Auschwitz in the Christmas of 1943. A young Jewish prisoner… Auschwitz, 1943. It’s snowing outside and Block 10 looks even bleaker than usual. Gioele Errera, a young Jewish boy imprisoned in the camp, finds the body of an SS officer. A detective...

With this solemn warning, The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage opens not as a simple grimoire, but as a profound covenantal text. Composed in the 15th century and later translated by S. L. MacGregor Mathers, this work stands among the most revered writings of Western ceremonial magic. It is a manual not of vanity or sorcery, but of purification, discipline, and spiritual ascent.

The phone call to the police arrives at dusk from an isolated farmhouse, 50 miles from the city. A terrified woman's voice pleads for help. But a violent storm rages in the area, and the first available patrol only succeeds in reaching her hours later. It is too late. Something perturbing has happened, something which leaves the investigators in the dark. Just one person is able to reveal the message hidden behind this act of evil, but this person is no longer a policeman.

With their eyes wide open, central banks, in their fight against the consequences of the global financial crisis and debt crisis, have fallen into the zero interest rate trap. While the euro area is deeply stuck in this quagmire, the US has only recently executed a monetary policy U-turn and is now sliding ineluctably into the same trap. The Zero Interest Trap discusses questions such as, are there any paths at all by which politicians, investors, and society can get out of the zero interest rate trap unscathed?

It's hot, remote, desolate, and dangerous - and about as deep into the infamous Australian outback as anyone would dare to venture. An eminent neurosurgeon and his family, on the holiday of a lifetime, are shot dead, their shattered bodies left to the ravages of the desert sun and carrion-eating wildlife. Detective Inspector Russell Foley and his best friend, Detective Sergeant Sam Rose, are sent into the heart of the legendary Harold Lasseter, "Lost Reef of Gold" country, to investigate the brutal murders.

Coole Wissensvermittlung auf Augenhöhe. Welches Haustier hat den besten Geruchssinn? Kann man die Sprache der Tiere erlernen? Warum sind Fische alles andere als langweilig? Kinder lieben Tiere und haben zahlreiche Fragen. Auch Tobi und das freche Robotermädchen Roberta fragen sich: Was ist das richtige Haustier für mich? Ein humorvolles Sachhörspiel für die ganze Familie, vollgepackt mit wissenswerten und spannenden Infos! Mit Tobias Krell, dem Checker aus der beliebten KiKA-Sendung "Checker Tobi", und Paulina Rümmelein als Robotermädchen Roberta.

Checker Tobi – Coole Wissensvermittlung auf Augenhöhe! Welche Rechte haben Kinder in Deutschland und sind dies auf der ganzen Welt die gleichen? Wie funktioniert ein Schulparlament und warum sind Wahlen eigentlich geheim? Nicht erst seit Fridays for Future wollen Kinder wissen, wie unsere Welt funktioniert und wie sie selbst diese mitgestalten und mitbestimmen können.

Young, beautiful, and deadly, best friends Amber, Ebony, and Anna are on a mission to leave a past littered with tragedy behind them. With a determination spurred by the promise of a future free of financial hardship, they travel to Alice Springs, in the heart of the Australian continent, to rob banks and kill their way to a better life. Their plan is bold, daring, and meticulously executed; what could go wrong?

A young woman named Samantha Andretti wakes up in a hospital bed. Samantha was abducted when she was 13. She was kept prisoner for 15 years. The man by her side, Dr Green, believes that Samantha's memories contain the clues that will lead to the capture of her abductor. But why does she keep referring to a labyrinth? Outside the hospital, private investigator Bruno Genko does not have long to live. Bruno was assigned to Samantha's case many years ago, and now it is his chance to make amends.  

Brought to you by Penguin. A must-have for anyone fascinated by the darker side of Japanese folklore. Are you ready to play The Game of 100 Candles? Beneath the global fascination with manga and anime lies a shadowy realm teeming with Japan's yokai monsters, mutants, and vengeful mononoke...

The Australian Outback is a hot, remote, desolate place to die. Skeletal remains of several young women have been discovered in the bottom of a long-abandoned well, and major crime investigators Russell Foley and Sam Rose are assigned to the case. Foley and Rose soon learn a number of young backpackers, traveling around Australia on the adventure of a lifetime, have been reported missing in the area. Are these the remains of those unfortunate young women?

1945: Nur wenige Wochen vor dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs wird eine Gruppe halbwüchsiger Jungs zum Volkssturm eingezogen. Sie erhalten den Befehl, eine kleine Brücke über die Loisach gegen die Amerikaner zu verteidigen. Eine strategisch vollkommen bedeutungslose und selbst-zerstörerische Aufgabe, die nur einer von den sieben überleben wird. Dieser setzte später seinen Freunden mit dem Roman "Die Brücke" ein literarisches Denkmal, das nicht nur in zwanzig Sprachen übersetzt wurde, sondern auch durch die Verfilmung von Bernhard Wicki ein Millionenpublikum erreichte.

So offen und persönlich wie noch nie: die Autobiographie! Gregor Gysi hat linkes Denken geprägt und wurde zu einem seiner wichtigsten Protagonisten. Hier erzählt er von seinen zahlreichen Leben: als Anwalt, Politiker, Autor, Moderator und Familienvater. Seine Autobiographie ist ein Geschichts-Buch, das die Erschütterungen und Extreme, die Entwürfe und Enttäuschungen des 20. Jahrhunderts auf sehr persönliche Weise erlebbar macht.

Was wäre die Moderne ohne Religion? Welche Position nimmt Religion im Gefüge unserer modernen Gesellschaft ein? Ist sie nur ein Anachronismus, der den Wachstumskurs im globalen Wettkampf stört? Nur eine Spielart des Aberglaubens, der man privat gerne nachgehen darf, öffentlich aber bitte verschweigen soll? Dass die christlichen Kirchen hierzulande – auch unabhängig der aktuellen Skandale – ein massives Problem haben, ist kein Geheimnis. Nicht nur der Mitgliederschwund belegt dieses Resonanzproblem.

At police headquarters in steamy, tropical Darwin, a cop is brutally slain - right under the noses of his colleagues. The equally savage murder of select members of Darwin's legal fraternity follows, leaving investigating officers completely baffled. Is there a serial killer at large, and what connects the victims? These are the questions lead homicide investigator Russell Foley struggles with, while facing his own personal demons brought about by a failed marriage and the disintegration of his relationship with his best friend.

Sich wieder mit der Welt und sich selbst verbinden. Was genau sind Psychedelika und warum spielen sie eine zunehmend wichtige Rolle in den Bereichen Medizin, Resilienz und Spiritualität? Wie Psychedelika die Neuroplastizität verstärken und es dadurch ermöglichen, das Bewusstsein zu erweitern und das Selbst zugleich durchlässiger und widerstandsfähiger zu machen. Psychopharmaka wirken vorwiegend durch Veränderungen der Gehirnchemie. Psychedelika dagegen bedienen einen der stärksten Wirkfaktoren von Psychotherapie: Sie ermöglichen Bewusstseinserweiterung durch direkte Erfahrung.

A brother and sister creep out of the darkness with bags full of deadly tricks in Gregor Xane's "The Riggle Twins", a short story selection from Bad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween Horror.

Marlene Wegener is on the run. She has stolen something from her husband, something priceless, irreplaceable. But she doesn't get very far. When her car veers off a bleak midwinter road she takes refuge in the remote home of Simon Keller, a tough mountain man who lives alone with his demons. Here in her high mountain sanctuary, she begins to rekindle a sense of herself: tough, capable, no longer the trophy on a gangster's arm. But Herr Wegener does not know how to forgive, and in his rage he makes a pact with the devil.