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In September 1984, Lisa Paul, an American college student and nanny living in Moscow, entered Inna Meiman’s house for her first Russian language lesson. And so began a two–year friendship and a fight for Inna’s life. In Swimming in the Daylight, Lisa chronicles her friend’s struggle to shed her refusenik status, obtain a visa to America, and find medical treatment for her malignant cancer. Inna endured a perverse reality as a citizen of the Soviet Union....

“An American classic.” —The New Yorker In An Hour Before Daylight, Jimmy Carter, bestselling author of Living Faith and Sources of Strength, recreates his Depression-era boyhood on a Georgia farm before the civil rights movement forever changed it and the country. Carter writes about the...

Ken Rex McElroy terrorized the residents of several counties in northwestern Missouri. He raped young girls and brutalized them after they went to live with him or even married him; he shot at least two men; he stole cattle and hogs, and burned down the houses of some who interfered with his criminal activities. Thanks to the expert efforts of his lawyer and the pro-defendant bias of state laws, he served no more than a few days in jail, the author shows.

A vibrant, revealing portrait of the "King of Calypso," whose extraordinary performing career and activism helped remake America through the civil rights era and beyond Even two years after his death, Harry Belafonte is everywhere. You can’t go to a wedding, or to Yankee stadium, without...

When Valerie Maidment was a baby, doctors diagnosed her with hydrocephalus, a condition that causes excess fluid to build in the brain. After the second surgery at age 9, she was declared healthy; she lived a happy, normal life, graduating from high school and college, having children, and buying and managing her own convenience store. Until one day, when everything changed. Fluid began to build once again in Valerie’s brain, causing immense pressure that—due to misdiagnosis on the part of multiple doctors—caused her optic nerves to break down.

Daylight Come is an experimental audio project that traces my family’s history in the context of Jamaican migration to Britain, colonisation and enslavement. The project weaves personal anecdotes, historical context, and cultural reflections, for an auditory experience that brings to life the challenges faced by my ancestors. AI-generated voices proved instrumental in developing this particular project. © 2024 Calvin Walker

I'm a retired law enforcement officer who spent over 20 years investigating crimes against children. My true-crime podcast is about child abuse, and giving victims a platform to share their stories.

Daylight Robbery tells the hidden story of hi tech heists stealing Australians’ real estate and retirement wealth: no sirens, no police and very little chance of getting your money back. This silent plunder stolen by sharks operating across the digital economy is funding crime, slavery and even terrorism. We get to the bottom of how it happens and explain how you can stop your money and savings being plundered.

A companion to the Daylight Spotlight Blog at DaylightBrand.com, where we, Dayle and Aaron, take a break from our day-to-day to shine a light on what you love to do in the great outdoors. We interview people who have specific interests and let them rave about their inspirations, passion projects, and outdoor recreational hobbies in an effort to bring like-minded humans together. All artwork and music used in this podcast is the property of DaylightBrand LLC. Reproduction and use is forbidden without written authorization.

MacLean had doors slammed in his face, guns pulled on him, and was bitten by a dog. Eventually, he won over the closed community of Skidmore, Missouri. The inhabitants shared with him the reign of terror Ken Rex McElroy inflicted for 20 years in Northwest Missouri and information about his murder on the main street of Skidmore in 1981. Despite 45 witnesses, the case remains unsolved. MacLean tells the story in his book In Broad Daylight, first published in 1988. The Story Behind '"In Broad Daylight" brings the book up to date.

About this story: People do strange things. I am one of them. Don't call the police on me. I'll fix it.

Dawn Downey’s second collection of essays is for everyone who savors down-to-earth stories with a twist of wisdom. Deeply honest and deeply personal, her observations are laced with quirky insights and self-deprecating humor. She draws inspiration from the flu, the garden, bad knees, and bad TV. She explores larger themes of loss and estrangement while retaining a youthful outlook on the vagaries of life and aging. Listeners will journey from the mundane to the metaphysical. Here’s an author who lets us in on her fear of cows. We follow her quest to learn compassion.