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A podcast delving into scripture. We are pilgrims searching for the great wisdom of the past. Join us as we put ourselves in the shoes of the people in these incredible dramas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Countless people have experienced life without ever knowing at least one parent; without knowing the length and number of all the branches, and the depth of the roots of their family trees. For many of us, at best it’s a nagging question in the backs of our minds, at worst, a desperate need to know that can lead us to question our own identity, our own existence. These are the stories of some who found what they were looking for, some who WERE found, and some of those who never wanted to look or know. This is Found.

Little Lien wasn't taken from her Jewish parents - she was given away in the hope that she might be saved. Hidden and raised by a foster family in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation, she survived the war only to find that her real parents had not. Much later, she fell out with her foster family, and Bart van Es - the grandson of Lien's foster parents - knew he needed to find out why. His account of tracing Lien and telling her story is a searing exploration of two lives and two families.

What happens when you lose your creative spark? And What do you do to get it back? A bi-weekly series hosted by Mojo Supermarket Founder, Mo Said

This moving, eye-opening memoir of an innocent man detained at Guantánamo Bay for 15 years tells a story of humanity in the unlikeliest of places and an unprecedented look at life at Guantánamo.

After the fall of communism, Russia was in a state of shock. The sudden and dramatic change left many people adrift and uncertain—but also full of a tentative but tenacious hope. Returning again and again to the provincial hinterlands of this rapidly evolving country from 1992 to 2008, Susan Richards struck up some extraordinary friendships with people in the middle of this historical drama. This remarkable history of contemporary Russia holds a mirror up to a forgotten people. Lost and Found in Russia is a magical and unforgettable portrait of a society in transition.

Glory Lost and Found: How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era tells the story of Delta's dramatic tumble into bankruptcy and how it climbed its way back to pre-eminence despite hurricane-force headwinds: high fuel prices, a hostile takeover bid, relentless competition, economic meltdowns, and geopolitical shocks.

Is it possible, once you lose someone, to find them again? This is the story of my journey to heal the past and rediscover my parents after they passed away, told through interviews with those who loved them, analysis, stories, and hard-earned discoveries. New episodes every week.

The second volume of the Lost & Found Sound collection explores how recorded sound has shaped and captured the history of the last 100 years. Drawing from the archives and attics of the nation, this historic and intimate collection of radio documentaries presents a compelling array of sonic pioneers and legends, eccentric collectors, and original American voices.

India Lost & Found by Amit Pasricha (ILF) brings to you ILF Radio, a one-of-a-kind heritage series featuring conversations around India's built heritage with leading experts. Through our episodes we highlight the oral histories associated with India's monuments, be they as grand as epic tales of the past, or as personal as local anecdotes. Tune in every week and listen to the buzz around India's heritage sites. We've got a good mix of histories, victories, follies, and more. Let India lost be found!

Welcome to the Lost and Found Sisters Podcast! This is a wild story that you have to hear for yourself! Join sisters Kila Carr, Dixie White, and Cassie Ball as they tell this crazy, crazy story of how they ended up finding out they were all related only 2 years ago! A random DNA test during a pandemic led to a rabbit hole you will not believe! Listen in and stay tuned for a wild and crazy journey! "

The belief that Native Americans might belong to the fabled “lost tribes of Israel” - Israelites driven from their homeland around 740 BCE - took hold among Anglo-Americans and Indigenous peoples in the United States during its first half century. In Lost Tribes Found, Matthew W. Dougherty explores what this idea can tell us about religious nationalism in early America.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and on the eve of a national recession, New York Times writer Dan Barry launched a column about America: not the one populated only by cable-news pundits, but the America defined and redefined by those who clean the hotel rooms, tend the beet fields, endure disasters both natural and manmade. As the name of the president changed from Bush to Obama to Trump, Barry was crisscrossing the country, filing deeply moving stories from the tiniest dot on the American map to the city that calls itself the Capital of the World.

On a winter morning in 1990, Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota picked up the Bismarck Tribune. On the front page, a small girl gazed into the distance, shedding a tear. The headline: Foster home children beaten - and nobody's helping. Dorgan, who had been working with American Indian tribes to secure resources, was distressed. He flew to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation to meet with five-year-old Tamara and her grandfather. They became friends. Then she disappeared. And he would search for her for decades until they finally found each other again.