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The American English Podcast teaches the language and culture of the United States. Through common expressions, pronunciation tips and interesting cultural snippets or stories, I hope to keep this fun, useful and interesting! All bonus material can be accessed at http://americanenglishpodcast.com/
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What makes a song a smash? Talent? Luck? Timing? All that—and more. Chris Molanphy, pop-chart analyst and author of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series, tells tales from a half-century of chart history. Through storytelling, trivia and song snippets, Chris dissects how that song you love—or hate—dominated the airwaves, made its way to the top of the charts and shaped your memories forever. Get more Hit Parade with Slate Plus! Join for monthly early-access episodes, bonus episodes of "Th ...
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History Snippets

History Snippets

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Aaron reads a snippet from history to his friend Skaj, who has no clue who, what or when Aaron will read about. Each episode features a unique topic, from eccentric explorers to morbid medical practices to chilling war stories, all glazed with comedy.
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Brutal Iron Gym

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Brutal Iron Gym Podcast is hosted by Robert Polenik. Rob has a Masters in Human Nutrition, Bachelor‘s in Health and Physical Education, Personal Training certification through American College of Sports Medicine, is a Corrective Exercise Specialist through National Academy of Sports Medicine, and a Running Fitness Coach & Tactical Fitness Coach through American Sports & Fitness Association. He has a client history of over 3,000+ clients and a teaching history of 500+ students at the universi ...
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For over 20 years I've been collecting stories, photographs, interviews, out of print books and researching various aspects of the human history of Algonquin Park in Ontario Canada. In other words, capturing voices from the past. In the fall of 2020, I launched my podcast 'Algonquin Defining Moments' to both complement my published books but also to continue my mission of sharing stories, recollections, traditions, landmarks and other fun Algonquin Park human heritage curiosities. In this wa ...
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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. Gretel invites you to accompany her as she navigates the world a day at a time; the podcast is unscripted, it’s ad-free, and you’re invited to join in. There’s space in the warm tent for everyone; there’s tea in the pot 🫖. It’ ...
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A passionate history-lover shares stories of Americas’s past and why they make life meaningful. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/FoundingFemale/support
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The story behind Madonna’s most famous songs Each episode focuses on a particular track or era and discusses the creative process and how the song was received. With reference to the videos and live performances, the episode often plays snippets from the song’s multitrack session.
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Stories of an Era Gone By

Dr. Shubho Chatterjee

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The podcast “Stories of an Era Gone By” with Dr. Shubho Chatterjee brings to you stories and snippets from the past. This podcast is about history and historical facts related to people, things and places. Each episode of the podcast will narrate a curious and interesting story of some person, incident or place from an era gone by.
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Tokyo Living

Sam Gilbert

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Health, wellness & lifestyle podcast for English-speaking residents of Tokyo. Host Sam Gilbert, co-founder of Club 360, speaks to a wide-range of guests within the Tokyo foreign community, with the goal of helping you lead a healthy and enjoyable life in one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world.
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Have you ever wanted to go down a rabbit hole of fucked up history but you don’t know where to start? What about hearing a weird snippet of history and wanting to learn more about it? Us too! Every Week, Our Grim Past allows listeners to take a deep dive into the weird, morbid, and messed up side of history. I’m your host Sophia, each week me and my co host Maia look forward to sharing the morbid with you. I remember feeling stuck and overwhelmed by the vastness of google in the middle of go ...
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Comedian, podcaster and super-fan Iszi Lawrence (The Z List Dead List) presents snippets from the exclusive programme of Members’ lectures at the British Museum, artfully woven together with interviews and musings. The Membercast is a monthly podcast made available to ‘all studious and curious persons’, but we will definitely encourage you to become a Member if you aren’t already! Interested in becoming a Member? You can find out more at britishmuseum.org/membership. Direct your questions ab ...
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Only A Giant

Michael Dougherty

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Only a Giant is a podcast dedicated to the New York Football Giants. Episodes will include previewing the Giants weekly opponents, reviewing the results, discussing the greatest quarterback in NYG history, and of course covering the offseason and NFL Draft. Do you have a question? Be sure to ask on twitter and your question could be answered on the show!
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Underwhelmed by life and overwhelmed by disappointments, a 30-year-old writer and entrepreneur takes an introspective look at her life, and its shortcomings. Has her time come and gone, or is she simply a late bloomer?
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…. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 🕯️🤓🥳 Hello! We’re having two episodes today, to catch up with our Saints and to fit in this evening our start on the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, which will run alongside Pepys. Nothing’s too tricky for we band of merry, curious folk 🤓 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître
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Good afternoon and welcome to today’s episode where we visit on foot a tiny chancel that once had a nave; built in the Tudor times just before the Reformation with a still visible coat of arms of Henry VIII above the East Window. I find a dusty old love poem of sorts, an ancient kneeler, and delight in the swooping swallows that gather about me. Ar…
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Hello and a very good afternoon. I hope you are well. Thank you so much to my seven kind subscribers who help pay for my tea and cake as I zoom about the country. Next week I’m looking forward to taking you back to St Gennys in north Cornwall when I will be digging deeper into the relationship between Cornish, Irish, Welsh and Breton saints. It’s a…
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As a little extra content for you this week, we are going through some of the current ongoing deals you can find on Disney Cruise Line’s website. There are a lot of great deals if you are still looking for a summer 2026 sailing! We discuss the variety of deals and what sailings are most interesting to us. Want to be on the show? Fill out this form …
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Hey Spooksters! This week, we are bringing you another installment of Books & BS! In this episode, we discuss our recent reads (Last, Now, Next edition), a special announcement about Social Seance Society, and current TV favs! Season 2 of our sister show, Social Seance Society, is OUT NOW, and available on all podcast platforms and on YouTube. ⁠cli…
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Hi everyone! Welcome back. I'm excited for another expression episode. Today we're going to be talking about a common one: "Where there's smoke, there's fire." We'll of course, dive into the meaning, I'll teach you about the origin, and we have multiple examples today so that you can hear how it's used naturally in conversation. At the very end, th…
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This week, we are joined by Lindsey, who recently returned from the Adventures By Disney Galapagos Islands Expedition Cruise. We discuss why Lindsey chose ABD over other expedition cruise companies and what other companies she considered. We had a great time discussing all the amazing excursions they went on while on this trip. Trip: Adventures By …
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Good evening and thank you so much for joining me. How are you and how is your Sunday? Today I read an Extract from the Journal of the British Archaeological Association, 1985 - The Fire of 1437 and the Rebuilding of Sherborne Abbey, JHP Gibb. Associated diagrams I’ve uploaded to X and BlueSky. I need a website! Can anyone make one for me? 🤷‍♀️ Bes…
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The story of Nevermind, Nirvana’s genre-defining breakthrough, is a familiar one. Less well known is the saga of Billboard’s Modern Rock chart—and how college-rock staples of the 1980s like R.E.M. and The Cure gave way to heavier, more commercially dominant groups of the ‘90s like Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and The Smashing Pumpkins. …
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Good evening and thank you so much for joining me. I’m a little under par this evening and low after receiving a low Apple Podcasts rating. If you enjoy what I do even a little I would be so very grateful if you would give me a nice rating. There are lots of places you can go to it: Podcast, Apple, Buzzsprout, Podchaser, GoodPods, Acast, Spotify, s…
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Lake and returning guest Becky were able to preview Universal’s newest theme park, Epic Universe. We are here to discuss our experiences and thoughts on the lands and attractions throughout the park. Listen along as we discuss: Our experiences of the 5 New Lands of the Park What we could and could not experience Positives and Negatives of the Park …
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Hey Spooksters! For this installment of state urban legends, we are headed to Indiana! Timestamps: 00:00 - 4:53 Intro 04:54 - 17:46 Indiana Urban Legends Subscribe to our second show, Social Seance Society OUT NOW, and available on all podcast platforms and on YouTube. click here for more Join our book club, Spookster Literary Society! Check out th…
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Welcome back to the second part of our chat about cultural curiosities! This episode is jam-packed with our thoughts on tipping, splitting the bill on first dates (a.k.a. “going Dutch”), personal space, how to handle food in someone’s teeth, and so much more! Hope you enjoy it! Mentioned in this Episode ⁠Season 4 Premium Content⁠ ⁠All Premium Conte…
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Benjamin West’s painting of the King receiving General Monke at Dover; though in truth, brilliantly, it was the other way around. Through such subtleties the Constitutional Monarchy weaved its way into a stable future. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître
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This week, we are joined by Equity Ben to discuss his family’s recent sailing on the Disney Fantasy. Former cast member, now full-time Dad, Ben discusses why they love Disney Cruise Line and how they enjoy the experience through their daughter. Plus, we discuss their first time to Lookout Cay and how the day differed from their Castaway Day! Ship: …
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The obsessing over signage by all people and institutions in May of 1660 is so fascinating and so relatable and explains why so many English pubs are the King’s Arms. What quicker, surer way to reassure people of your loyalty to the new King? Signs and symbols matter because we use them to be noticed by others who we know will know what we meant by…
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Good evening and welcome to tonight’s episode where, after talking to an enthusiastic audience about his book Suetonius, historian Tom Holland spared me ten minutes to chat about this, that and cricket. 🏏 I’m so grateful to him for his time. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître
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If you've been listening to this podcast for a while, you know Liz. She's one of my college buddies who's been on about 6 or 7 episodes. Every time she comes on, I get messages about how much you guys like her. I, of course, do too. She's smart, she's kind, and very well-spoken, which, of course, makes her a great guest to have. In today's episode,…
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Hey Spooksters! This week, we are bringing you a Vault Release from the Patreon backlog! This week tune into our recap of the Lifetime Movie Sister Wife Murder. Subscribe to our second show, Social Seance Society OUT NOW, and available on all podcast platforms and on YouTube. click here for more Join our book club, Spookster Literary Society! Check…
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Welcome to a second episode today where I have two informal conversations with fascinating people I met at the book launch of Bijan Omrani’s ‘God is an Englishman’ yesterday. I also take you round parts of Temple Church in London. Back to Pepys’ diaries tomorrow 🤓 The best things in life are unscripted 🌝 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝…
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Good evening. Thank you for joining me as I chat to Bijan Omrani about the vital importance of Christianity in the development of England. Thank you Bijan for your time as we perched in the nippy wind outside Temple Church in London. Support the show Love Gretel 🌝By Gretel le Maître
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We welcome Maggie to the show this week to discuss her first Disney Cruise. This was a surprise cruise that she only learned about a few weeks before. Maggie first got to see the Magic in Liverpool, many years ago, and discussed manifesting being on the ship one day and how boarding the Magic for the first time was a real full-circle moment for her…
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Good evening and a very happy Saturday 3rd May. We have now finished the first two months of 1660 and I hope you are getting a feel for Pepys’ character. Thank you if you have joined me for tonight’s episode. Do come back. I’m here every day, with new readings. Best wishes 😊 Support the show Love Gretel 🌝…
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Adventures By Disney has released its 2026 land adventures, and bookings start soon! Christy and Steve are here to break down the release and discuss why they chose ABD. Learn about what makes ABD special and the benefits of travelling with them. Follow Steve at: https://www.instagram.com/dcl_adventurers Want to be on the show? Fill out this form a…
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