Showing results by publisher "audible originals" in Politics & Social Sciences

Christmas is the world's biggest festival, yet we barely understand how we got here. Somewhere between Jesus, Dickens and Coke, Christmas became the beloved chaotic present-fest that it currently is. If it's a turkey, we should really stop stuffing it. So let's unwrap it instead....

Progress is a constant state of learning and unlearning.

Il nostro destino è scritto nelle carte geografiche, e nella loro storia. Ogni crisi vicina e lontana ci costringe a capire la fisicità del mondo in cui viviamo. La geografia e la storia come le abbiamo studiate sui banchi di scuola non ci bastano più. Dobbiamo guardare "oltre", penetrare il significato nascosto delle carte geografiche, incrociare il paesaggio terrestre con la storia delle civiltà. Ci servono mappe intelligenti per orientarci a capire dove siamo ora, e dove andremo domani. La storia antica riappare negli atlanti, come una trama invisibile che si ripete.

El Desafío plantea un estremecedor recorrido sin precedentes a través de uno los episodios más difíciles de España: los cincuenta años de actividad de la banda terrorista, ETA, que acabó con la vida de más de 850 personas y que ha marcado la historia de nuestro país. El documental se nutre de entrevistas exclusivas con varios expresidentes del Gobierno como Felipe González, José María Aznar o José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, y aborda los detalles más desconocidos de la organización a través de los testimonios de antiguos miembros y personas del entorno de la banda.

En este revelador Audible Original, el profesor Michael Shermer, editor de la revista Skeptic y presentador del podcast Salón de la Ciencia, muestra las teorías conspirativas históricamente preponderantes y ayuda a entender cómo y por qué surgieron, quiénes eran propensos a creer en ellas y perpetuarlas y qué hay en realidad detrás de todas esas creencias.

Tineka Smith always knew that growing up Black in America meant certain restrictions. Don’t talk back to white people, expect to be stopped by the police, always be on your guard. So, when she moved to the UK - and fell in love with Alex Court, a white man - she wondered if things might be different. When Alex proposed to Tineka, it was the easiest decision in the world. What he didn’t anticipate was the reaction - sometimes subtle, sometimes overt - from friends and strangers alike.

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The Curious Case of the Pheromonophone is an audio story that takes you on an irreverent, true-life adventure with one of Silicon Valley’s successful failed inventors - Jonathon Keats. A philosopher, an inventor and an artist, Keats has been inventing janky contraptions for over two decades, like a factory you can control with your mind and an emotionally responsive car. In this story he debuts one of his new inventions, what he calls a“pheromonophone” - a kind of smell telephone that can send your personal scent over digital networks.

In Love and Struggle brings together a group of prestigious women of color to share their stories during this unique calendar moment, a leap year which serves as a bridge, uniting Black History Month and Women's History Month. A slate of participants includes actor Sarah Jones, law professor Anita Hill, commentator Brittany Packnett Cunningham, model and speaker Aaron Philip, poet Mahogany L. Browne, writer Bassey Ikpi, scholar Salamishah Tillet, author Jodie Patterson, and hip-hop artist Mumu Fresh.

We’ve been celebrating Earth Day for 50 years, but even the most ardent activists of today would have a hard time picturing the intensity and excitement the first Earth Day in 1970 brought. Before then, no one used the phrase “environmental movement”. But that first Earth Day sparked an unprecedented conversation about pollution, wilderness protection, sprawl, and more. Join Adam Rome, professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Buffalo, as he uncovers the motivation for, and the lasting impact of, a national day devoted to environmental awareness.

Se prepara el regreso a clases (en 2022); La cuarta va contra el INE; El tren maya absorbe multas: AMLO turistea por el sureste de México.

Aparecen cruces de caca por todo el país; desaparece una cervecera; el coronavirus para arriba; las reservas para abajo.

El presidente presenta un plan que no arregla nada; Senador norteño se comporta norteñamente; México pierde su cerveza.

Lozoya empieza a cantar; Arreglan ley de pensiones en el país; México contra las refresqueras; El avión no sale ni en rifa....

AMLO presenta diez mandamientos; Miguel Barbosa mete la pata; Dos partidos un camino; AutoNOmía

Luto para los muertos, excusas para los vivos; Calderón contra AMLO (de nuevo); Fake news con chile del que no pica; ¡Con los tamales no!

El ejército a las calles; la prensa fifí al demonio; los impuestos a lo bonito; y otra vez la No primera dama.

El presidente le prepara fiesta sorpresa a sí mismo; Morena va por la censura en Internet; la no primera dama contra los niños con cáncer; conozcan a la pelangocha Salvatori.

Recortan presupuesto al inmujeres; El regreso de Lozoya; El ejército a las aduanas; Marihuana en el senado mexicano.