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Delve into the fascinating life and work of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, during his time abroad. Journey alongside Twain and fellow humorist, Eugene Field, as they encounter a diverse range of people, places, and experiences. Brought together for the first time by author Henry Fischer, this podcast paints a vivid picture of their adventures.

Inspired by the BBC correspondents who share their stories behind the stories they tell, award-winning documentary director Lauren Anders Brown has done the same with her team of correspondents- just herself. Digging through her archives of over 6 years of documentary filmmaking while filming in over 40 countries, she has pulled her own set of untold stories from behind the scenes for this podcast series. Season 2 is sponsored by the charity Global Health Film. Visit globalhealthfilm.org to learn more about their work supporting storytellers for change. For episode extras and to support the ...

Chris Dubbs tells the fascinating stories of Edith Wharton, Nellie Bly, and more than 30 other American women who worked as war reporters. As Dubbs shows, stories by these journalists brought in women from the periphery of war and made them active participants - fully engaged and equally heroic, if bearing different burdens and making different sacrifices. Women journalists traveled from belligerent capitals to the front lines to report on the conflict. But their experiences also brought them into contact with social transformations, political unrest, labor conditions, and more.