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Brought to you by Penguin. From “one of the greatest storytellers we have” (Robert Bly), an urgent invitation to allow the oldest stories — and the Greatest Story — to reshape our own. There’s an old Irish belief that if you aren’t wrapped in a cloak of story you will be unprepared...

First published three years before the print edition of Women Who Run With the Wolves made publishing history, this original audio edition quickly became an underground bestseller. For its insights into the inner life of women, it established Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés as one of the most...

Myth is our wild way of telling the truth, of sharing stories that have our living earth speaking through them. There is an old insistence that we each have a twin we know nothing about. A wild, curious twin that was thrown out the window the night we were born, taking much of our energy with them. This story is a quest to find and court our wild twin, for they have something important to tell us. If there was something we were here to do in our few, brief years, we can be sure that the wild twin is holding the key.

In Wild, Amy Jeffs journeys—on foot and through medieval texts—from landscapes of desolation to hope, offering the listener an insight into a world at once distant and profoundly close to home. The seven chapters, entitled Earth, Ocean, Forest, Beast, Fen, Catastrophe, Paradise, open with fiction and close with reflection. They blend reflections of travels through fen, forest and cave, with retelling of medieval texts that offer rich depictions of the natural world.

At a time when we are all confronted by not one, but many crossroads in our modern lives - identity, technology, trust, politics, and a global pandemic - celebrated mythologist and wilderness guide Martin Shaw delivers Smoke Hole: three metaphors to help us understand our world, one that is assailed by the seductive promises of social media and shadowed by a health crisis that has brought loneliness and isolation to an all-time high.

Sarah Wilson chats wild ideas for a fired up life.The multi-New York Times bestselling author, activist, minimalist and former news journalist who founded the global phenomenon ‘I Quit Sugar’ travelled the world for 10 years (living out of one bag) to explore the freshest ways to live fully…and to save this one wild and precious life we have together.She riffs with philosophers, creatives, poets, scientists (and at least one nun!) on the Big Questions that haunt us. What goes through the mind of a prisoner on death row? How does Sia invent her art? Will we die from climate change and can...

Brought to you by Penguin. The incredible, Sunday Times bestselling follow-up to one of the most talked about books of the decade, The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After walking 630 miles homeless along The Salt Path, the windswept and wild English...

Host Jack Maddox investigates the unwritten codes that governed life and death on the American frontier, testing legendary rules of honor against brutal historical reality. Through famous gunfights and court records, discover whether the West's code of conduct was genuinely followed or simply frontier mythology. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Host Jack Maddox unearths the true story of Nevada's Comstock Lode through mining records, legal battles, and firsthand accounts. Explore disputed claims, deadly underground conditions, and the fortunes that flowed from Virginia City's silver tunnels to San Francisco's elite. History told through the documents and voices of those who lived it. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Jack Maddox digs into the Donner Party disaster using the survivors' own diaries, letters, and testimony to reveal what really happened in the snowbound camps. From the deadly shortcut decision to the Forlorn Hope's desperate trek and unthinkable choices, these firsthand accounts expose the raw truth behind America's most infamous pioneer tragedy. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Host Jack Maddox digs into historical records, ledgers, and accounts of Abilene, Kansas—the original cowtown—to reveal how a tiny prairie village became the fulcrum of American cattle trade and shaped Wild West mythology. Each episode examines a different dimension of Abilene's story through the documents and data left behind. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Host Jack Maddox takes you into America's most notorious gold rush town through the raw, unfiltered voices of frontier newspapers and eyewitnesses who lived it. Experience Deadwood's chaos, corruption, and fortune-seeking frenzy as it actually unfolded—complete with mud, gunsmoke, and the desperate journalism that chronicled it all. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Step into the wild world through the voices and experiences of people who dedicate themselves to conserving and expanding wild spaces and helping communities at the edge of existence and learn about the wild destinations at the forefront of conservation.

Journey through the rich history and vibrant customs of Ireland and its people with Wild Irishman. This podcast features the unapologetically critical perspective of Englishman Thomas Crosland, whose views reflect the prejudices of his time in the late 1800s. Published in 1905, Croslands commentary comes from an era when many American cities displayed signs reading, No Irish Need Apply. As a proud Irishman myself, I encourage listeners‚Aîespecially those of Irish descent‚Aîto approach this work with an open mind, acknowledging its historical context, whether you choose to engage with it ...

Wild Feminine offers a unique, holistic approach to reclaiming the power, spirit, and joy of the female body and to understanding its connection to creative energy flow. By restoring physical and energetic balance in the pelvic bowl, women can learn to care for themselves in a nourishing and respectful manner, heal spiritual fractures, and renew their relationship with the sacred feminine. 

With Wild Mercy, Mirabai Starr shares the subversive wisdom and fierce compassion of the feminine mystic across cultural boundaries and throughout history. From saints and sages, to goddesses and archetypal energies, to contemporary teachers and seekers - you'll meet women who blazed a path that will illuminate your own. 

"Have You Forgotten? I Am Your Mother. You Are Under My Protection." "There is a promise Holy Mother makes to us," explains Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, "that any soul needing comfort, vision, guidance, or strength can cry out to her, flee to her protection, and Blessed Mother will immediately...

Host Vv Steele takes you inside history's most jaw-dropping parties — from surreal masked balls and champagne-soaked multi-day celebrations to legendary annual bashes that became cultural phenomena. Explore the wild stories, eccentric hosts, and over-the-top spectacles that transformed ordinary gatherings into unforgettable events.For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

In 2009, in the NSW country town of Armidale, a mentally ill young man is shot dead by a police officer. Senior Constable Andrew Rich claims he ‘had no choice’ other than to shoot 24-year-old Elijah Holcombe - Elijah had run at him roaring with a knife, he tells police. Some witnesses to the shooting say otherwise, though, and this act of aggression doesn't fit with the sweet, sensitive, but troubled young man that Elijah's family and friends knew him to be. The shooting devastates Elijah's family and the police officer alike.

Introduces five Earth Woman Archetypes along with in-depth initiations to help you to unleash your fullest, most authentic, and creative self Includes rituals, exercises, meditations, and journal prompts to help you integrate each initiatory stage and embody the ways of a Wild Soul Woman...