Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
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Books & Writers · The Creative Process: Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing, Life & Creativity
Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing · Creative Process Original Series
Books & Writing episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their life, work & artistic practice. Winne ...
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Siblings and theatre enthusiasts Alice and Oscar review a wide range of London theatre, and create delicious cocktails inspired by the shows featured in each episode. As well as reviews there's also top-tips on upcoming shows to look out for and all your ticket buy questions answered; where to seat for the best view, and how to grab a bargain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jazz, Just The Way We Like it is a weekly podcast series discussing and playing those jazz classic songs of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Discussing jazz, politics, and social issues.
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The Book was Better than the Movie - Free Audio Books - AD FREE
The Book was Better than the Movie
Discover the original stories behind Hollywood's biggest blockbusters—completely free! "The Book Was Better" delivers full audiobook versions of classic novels that inspired your favorite films. From "Pride and Prejudice" to "The Great Gatsby," "Winnie-the-Pooh" to "Alice in Wonderland," experience the rich source material that filmmakers have turned into cinematic gold for decades. Compare the book's vision with its silver screen adaptation, uncover deleted scenes Hollywood left on the cutt ...
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Film & TV, The Creative Process: Acting, Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Producers, Composers, Costume Design, Talk Art & Creativity
Acting, Directing, Writing, Cinematography Producing Conversations: Creative Process Original Series
Film & TV episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. We speak to actors, directors, writers, cinematographers & variety of behind the scenes creatives about their work and how they forged their creative careers. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds o ...
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The podcast consists of short excerpt readings from classic world literature in the public domain. It also includes insightful background information and tidbits about the various novels. The authors featured include Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, Sun Tzu, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allan Poe and many more. The podcast has listeners throughout the United States and in over 30 nations.
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Jazz, Just The Way WE Like It - Episode 207 - Sonny Fortune, Eddis Harris, Lambert Hendricks and Ross
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Gulliver's Travels By: Jonathan Swift
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11:12:26Long before Jack Black brought his comedic energy to the modern film adaptation, Jonathan Swift created the extraordinary adventure that would captivate Hollywood for centuries. This captivating audiobook delivers the complete, unabridged masterpiece that inspired multiple film versions and proved that imagination knows no bounds. Experience the in…
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Childhood, Creativity & the Stories that Define Who We Are with MEGAN ABBOTT - Highlights
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16:23“I think that it all goes back to childhood. I’ve always really been writing about family. I suppose we always are. I do think that it is the original wound, and it's where we are kind of wired and built from those early years. So I think every other relationship just replicates that. It's very natural for me to go there, I suppose because the feel…
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Childhood, Creativity & the Stories that Define Who We Are with MEGAN ABBOTT - Highlights
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16:23“I think that it all goes back to childhood. I’ve always really been writing about family. I suppose we always are. I do think that it is the original wound, and it's where we are kind of wired and built from those early years. So I think every other relationship just replicates that. It's very natural for me to go there, I suppose because the feel…
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Exploring Family Dynamics & Fierce Female Friendships with Novelist MEGAN ABBOTT
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49:59“I always say to young writers, you need to put your heart on the page. Don't worry about being like anyone else. I would say that foremost, in any of the arts, it is self-expression at its core. I don't buy rules or a set criteria or a static criteria. I don't believe in any of that. I think the most exciting talents are kind of inexplicable. You …
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Exploring Family Dynamics & Fierce Female Friendships with Novelist MEGAN ABBOTT
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49:59“I always say to young writers, you need to put your heart on the page. Don't worry about being like anyone else. I would say that foremost, in any of the arts, it is self-expression at its core. I don't buy rules or a set criteria or a static criteria. I don't believe in any of that. I think the most exciting talents are kind of inexplicable. You …
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The Importance of Being Earnest By: Oscar Wilde
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2:17:36Long before Reese Witherspoon brought her charm to the big screen adaptation, Oscar Wilde penned the wickedly funny masterpiece that would become a beloved Hollywood comedy. This brilliant audiobook delivers the complete theatrical gem that inspired multiple film adaptations and proved that Victorian wit never goes out of style. Experience the razo…
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Before Disney's animated classic melted hearts worldwide, Felix Salten crafted the original story that would become one of cinema's most beloved films. This captivating audiobook brings you the complete, unabridged tale that inspired the iconic movie that defined childhood for generations. Discover the deeper, richer story behind the Disney magic. …
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz By: L. Frank Baum
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4:00:53With Wicked captivating audiences worldwide, now is the perfect time to rediscover the original tale that started it all. Before Elphaba's untold story, before the emerald spectacle of Broadway and Hollywood, there was Dorothy's timeless adventure that launched a thousand dreams. Step into the authentic Land of Oz through L. Frank Baum's beloved or…
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The Age of Innocence By: Edith Wharton
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11:10:23Step into the opulent world of 1870s New York high society that Martin Scorsese brought to breathtaking cinematic life, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Winona Ryder in one of Hollywood's most acclaimed period dramas. Experience Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece through our luxurious audiobook that delivers every n…
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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 206 - Meditative/Relaxing Jazz - Miles Davis, Donald Byrd, Alice Coltrane,Pharoah Sanders and the Rascals
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"We're connected to the lives of every creature on the planet" EIREN CAFFALL - Highlights
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15:07“The more that you have that evolving relationship with the natural world, that's dynamic and alive to the moment you're in, and that's not afraid of the feelings of fear, hopelessness, grief, or pain that attend paying close attention to the world as it is evolving around you, the better we are able to be flexible in the relationship we need to fo…
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Sense and Sensibility By: Jane Austen
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13:00:53The Jane Austen Classic That Launched a Hollywood Renaissance You know the iconic scene: Emma Thompson's Elinor finally breaking down in tears as she whispers "He is not married to Lucy Steele." You've swooned over Hugh Grant's stammering Edward Ferrars and Alan Rickman's brooding Colonel Brandon. You've been swept away by Kate Winslet's passionate…
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You've swooned over the passionate romance in Keira Knightley's Pride and Prejudice. You've been captivated by the period drama perfection of Sense and Sensibility with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. You've fallen for Dakota Johnson's modern take in Netflix's 2022 Persuasion. Now discover why this Jane Austen masterpiece has become Hollywood's fav…
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The Practice of the Presence of God By: Brother Lawrence
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1:08:07The Hidden Life That Inspired Hollywood's Greatest Faith Films "On retreat, you enter into your imagination to accompany Jesus through his life from his conception to his crucifixion and resurrection. You are walking, talking, praying with Jesus, suffering with him. And it's devastating to see someone who has been your friend, whom you love, be so …
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Little Women By: Louisa May Alcott
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17:25:19You've been mesmerized by the stunning cinematography of Greta Gerwig's Oscar-nominated masterpiece. You've fallen for Timothée Chalamet's brooding Laurie and cheered for Saoirse Ronan's fierce Jo March. Now discover the literary treasure that launched a thousand Hollywood adaptations and continues to inspire filmmakers over a century later. This i…
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All the Water in the World with Writer & Musician EIREN CAFFALL
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1:00:18“We are in a complex and delicately balanced relationship of connection to everything else on the planet. We begin to recognize, write into, and speak into the complex interdependence and interconnection of every gesture that we make on the planet. Most storytelling that I really respond to, whether it's from my own culture or from previous civiliz…
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ By: Lew Wallace
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23:05:30Before Morgan Freeman brought his commanding presence to the 2016 remake as the wise Ilderim, before Charlton Heston's legendary chariot race became cinema history, and before Ben-Hur became one of Hollywood's most spectacular epics, there was Lew Wallace's monumental 1880 novel that captivated the world and inspired over a century of film adaptati…
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On Motherhood & Memory, Trauma & Survival with Author HALA ALYAN - Highlights
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13:28“I think that it's almost like in some ways the specificity of Palestine also becomes kind of a universality, where you can stay in this specific example because there is something about this experience that makes it specific, right? It's happening because it's been sanctioned to happen in this way. Right? Because you can't slaughter tens of thousa…
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Jazz, Just The Way We Like It - Episode 205 - Freddie Hubbard and Betty Carter
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Before Will Smith brought his charismatic energy and show-stopping musical numbers to Disney's 2019 live-action spectacle, before Robin Williams immortalized the Genie in Disney's beloved animated classic, there was the original tale from "One Thousand and One Nights" that sparked centuries of magical storytelling. Experience the authentic "Aladdin…
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Who is out there behind the howling midnight parties in the distance? For generations we have coexisted in varying degrees of rivalry, conflict, and admiration with the North American canine known as the coyote. From pre-colonization to our modern backyards, through the wild west and the streets of San Francisco, award-winning NPR science reporter …
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I’ll Tell You When I’m Home - Author HALA ALYAN on Motherhood & Memory, Trauma & Survival
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44:41“I want to live a life of consequence, and I want to live a life that has stakes in it because that means that things matter to you. I think, in some ways, this memoir was a project of sifting through and excavating the darkest hours, both for me and for the lineage and ancestry that I came from. I think the darkest hours were experienced by so man…
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By: Mark Twain
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11:43:35Before Elijah Wood became the beloved Frodo Baggins, he brought Mark Twain's unforgettable Huckleberry Finn to life on the silver screen in the 1993 film adaptation. Now experience the complete, unabridged masterpiece that inspired that memorable performance and countless other film and television adaptations throughout Hollywood history. Journey d…
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes) By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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4:04:02After the legendary introduction in "A Study in Scarlet," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle crafted his most action-packed Sherlock Holmes adventure—one that has captivated filmmakers from classic Hollywood to modern British television adaptations. "The Sign of Four" delivers everything movie audiences love: exotic treasures, deadly pursuits, mysterious pacts…
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes) By: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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4:45:27Experience "A Study in Scarlet," the very first Sherlock Holmes adventure, in its pure, unfiltered brilliance through our captivating audiobook. Step into 221B Baker Street where Dr. John Watson first meets the enigmatic consulting detective whose methods would forever change crime fiction and inspire countless films, television series, and adaptat…
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: By Conan Doyle
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9:43:25Before Robert Downey Jr. threw punches in Guy Ritchie's action-packed films, before Benedict Cumberbatch brought the detective into the modern era, before Basil Rathbone donned the deerstalker cap—there was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's literary mastermind who started it all. Step into the foggy streets of Victorian London with our complete audiobook of…
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The Pilgrim's Progress By: John Bunyan
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9:44:22Before CGI battles between good and evil, before quest narratives dominated the box office, there was John Bunyan's revolutionary masterpiece—the original spiritual adventure that has captivated filmmakers' imaginations for generations. Experience "The Pilgrim's Progress" as it was first conceived in 1678—a vivid allegorical journey brought to life…
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Happy World Bee Day w/ The Best Bees Company Co-Founder NOAH WILSON-RICH - Highlights
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12:15“I was originally drawn to bees because they're social creatures. And as humans, I always wanted to know about ourselves and how we can be our healthiest selves and our healthiest society. Bees and wasps, and all of these organisms have been around for so long. Bees especially have been around for 100 million years.” Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D. is co-f…
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Bees on the Brink: How Climate Change, Habitat Loss & Our Choices Shape the Future of Pollinators
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1:03:04Happy World Bee Day! Let’s give thanks for these tiny hardworking pollinators who play a huge role in our ecosystem. They are vital to our food supply and biodiversity. Bees can sense electric fields and navigate using the sun, and have to visit millions of flowers to produce just a pound of honey. Remarkably intelligent, they have excellent memori…
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Before becoming the hit series "The Chosen," Jesus' story was meticulously documented by Matthew—a former tax collector whose precise mind created the most detailed gospel account we have. Experience the complete narrative that inspired the show, written with the unique perspective and organizational skill of a man who traded collecting taxes for c…
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Romeo & Juliet By: William Shakespeare
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3:02:27Before Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes brought their star-crossed passion to the silver screen, before West Side Story reimagined the feuding families as rival gangs, there was Shakespeare's immortal text—the original forbidden love story that has inspired countless filmmakers across generations. Experience the poetry and power of "Romeo and Jul…
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Before Tom Hanks brought his heartwarming portrayal of the gentle woodcarver Geppetto to Disney's 2022 live-action adaptation, before countless animated films and stage productions enchanted audiences worldwide, there was Carlo Collodi's original Italian masterpiece that started the magic. Experience the complete, authentic story of the wooden pupp…
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Before James Corden brought Peter Rabbit's mischievous voice to Sony's blockbuster films, before BBC's charming animated series delighted children worldwide, and before countless TV adaptations brought the Lake District to life on screen, there was Beatrix Potter's timeless original tale that started a global phenomenon. Experience the complete col…
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Anne of Green Gables by: Lucy Maud Montgomery
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9:30:03Before Netflix's adaptation and the beloved film classics captured hearts worldwide, there was Lucy Maud Montgomery's timeless novel that started it all. Experience "Anne of Green Gables" as it was originally intended – through the magical prose that has enchanted readers for generations. Step into Anne Shirley's world of "scope for imagination" as…
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Building Bridges, Breaking Cycles: Personal Stories of Healing, Social Justice & Activism
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12:59How do our personal relationships affect political movements and activism? What can we learn from Native American tradition to restore ecological balance? How can transforming capitalism help address global inequality and the environmental crisis? DEAN SPADE (Author of Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell T…
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Building Bridges, Breaking Cycles: Personal Stories of Healing, Social Justice & Activism
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12:59How do our personal relationships affect political movements and activism? What can we learn from Native American tradition to restore ecological balance? How can transforming capitalism help address global inequality and the environmental crisis? DEAN SPADE (Author of Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell T…
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