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A good story can take you anywhere. Every week Little Stories Everywhere will bring you magical, adventurous, fantastical tales to excite your imagination and carry you and your family members to new places around the world. Hosted by Oscar-nominated actor Virginia Madsen and celebrated voice actor Robbie Daymond, stories will include timeless classics as well as brand-new tales.Listen to Little Stories Everywhere on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or Wondery Kids+ on Apple Podcasts. Start your ...

Sinners are often people who believe they deserve every little thing they desire, and hurting others along the way…well that’s just road kill. On a small scale it’s scary, but on the scale these people have done it it’s down right evil. Preachers, church, your faith are your most trusted source of comfort…but what happens when that world is shattered… Season 1 of Seven Deadly Sinners took on the world of Televangelists and cultish child sexual predator, Warren Jeffs. Seasons 2 and 3 of Seven Deadly Sinners, we’re traveling to the depths of hell, expanding our realm and ...

Welcome to Melon’s House Party! Did you know that the objects in your house sing and speak all day long? They just do so in a key only dogs can hear. Enter, Melon, an eight pound dog with a thousand pound heart who is the key to a world that lives right under our noses! She lives in a world full of friends; an always singing record player, a soulless computer, her bookshelf therapist and many more. But her best friend in the world is Couch. No musical adventure is too big for Melon and Couch as long as they can figure out a way to do it together. As Melon learns about herself and the world...

During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the whole company. Hosted by Tina Horn (Why Are People Into That?), OPERATOR is an eight-part series about ...

The courtroom can be a battlefield over money, people’s rights, and even their lives. For some cases, the consequences can affect us long after the verdict is read.Based on extensive interviews and court transcripts, Wondery’s new podcast LEGAL WARS puts you inside the jury box of some of the most famous court cases in American history, including Hulk Hogan’s courtroom wrestling match with Gawker, the battle for free speech on the internet, and the Rodney King trial that set off the LA Riots. Host Hill Harper, actor and Harvard Law School graduate, brings you the drama, the ...

Business rivals are doing battle every day. On Business Wars Daily, we'll give you a brief daily update on the latest wars between the world's biggest companies. Hosted by David Brown from the hit podcast "Business Wars," listeners will get an inside look at some of today’s most controversial disputes and most surprising business stories: Uber and Lyft competing to invest in city scooters. The latest movie theater grudge match between DC and Marvel. Coffee companies fighting to fill your cup of joe in the morning. New episodes every Monday through Friday.

Hosted and narrated by John Stamos, The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra is a complicated, nuanced story of one imperfect man trying to redeem himself by pulling off the perfect crime. Did you ever feel like everything’s broken, and it’s your job to fix it? That’s how Barry Keenan was feeling back in 1963. He was broke, unemployed, hooked on booze and pills, and his family was falling apart. Barry needed a miracle. And against all odds, he got one. One day the voice of God came over the radio in Barry’s car and told him there was a simple solution to all his problems: all he had to do ...

When public health is threatened on a mass scale, we have a long history of working together to take on the challenge. As the host of Wondery’s American Innovations, Steven Johnson has told the stories of some of the most crucial breakthroughs in health, medicine, and technology. He’s also the author of one of the seminal books on epidemics, “The Ghost Map.”On this new weekly series, Steven will speak with experts from the worlds of health and technology about how the current moment compares with past pandemics, and what the coming months might look like. What will it take to develop a...

Anaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience – and deepest griefs – as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young woman’s body is found at a trash-sorting plant, Trapp learns the murder may be linked to the disappearance of three other women in nearby Santa Ana. Trapp embarks on a dark journey that brings her face to face with a man who takes “a little ...

You can binge all episodes of Sports Wars exclusively and ad-free on Wondery+. Find Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts.Sports rivalries can fuel fans and athletes to fight and argue for years. But what’s the real story behind these epic battles?From Wondery, the company behind “Business Wars”, “Gladiator” and “The Lead” comes SPORTS WARS, a new series that offers an immersive look at some of the greatest athletic rivalries of all time: two superpower nations facing off in the Miracle on Ice. The battle for the starting quarterback gig in Green Bay between Brett ...

Melissa Bright thinks she's living every parent's worst nightmare when her five-month-old baby tumbles from a lawn chair and hits his head on the driveway. But after she rushes him to the hospital, a new nightmare begins.The Brights are thrust into a medical and legal system so focused on protecting children from abuse, it has targeted innocent parents. With exclusive audio captured as the events unfolded, this harrowing six-episode series takes you inside the Brights' fight to hold their family together, against a system that can sometimes do more harm than good. Hosted by NBC News National ...

Cuando visitamos a un médico, nuestra vulnerabilidad está al límite. Confiamos en quien está del otro lado del bisturí. Confiamos en el hospital. Confiamos en el sistema.Christopher Duntsch era un cirujano que irradiaba confianza. Decía ser el mejor de Dallas. Si te dolía la espalda y ya lo habías probado todo, el Dr. Duntsch podía practicarte la cirugía de columna que terminaría con el dolor.Pero pronto sus pacientes comenzaron a tener complicaciones, y el sistema sanitario no los protegió. Esto trae la pregunta: ¿Qué o a quién debe proteger el sistema?Desde Wondery, la red ...

Barbarians, political breakdown, economic collapse, mass migration, pillaging and plunder. The fall of the Roman Empire has been studied for years, but genetics, climate science, forensic science, network models, and globalization studies have reshaped our understanding of one of the most important events in human history. PhD historian and specialist Patrick Wyman brings the cutting edge of history to listeners in plain, relatable English.Binge all episodes of The Fall of Rome ad-free by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting ...

O vizinho do jornalista veterano Joe Nocera nos Hamptons era um terapeuta chamado Ike. Ike contava com celebridades e figuras da elite de Manhattan entre seus pacientes. Ele dava festas cheias de estrelas em sua excêntrica casa de veraneio. Mas num verão, Joe descobriu que Ike tinha ido embora e tudo que ele pensava saber sobre seu vizinho – e sobre a casa ao lado da sua – estava errado. De Wondery, a produtora por trás de “Dr. Morte” e “Guerras Comerciais” e Bloomberg, “O psiquiatra ao lado” é uma história de poder, controle e a busca de ajuda da pessoa errada por três ...

C’est lorsque nous nous rendons chez le médecin que nous sommes le plus vulnérables. Nous nous fions à la personne qui tient le scalpel. Nous nous fions à l’hôpital. Nous nous fions au système.Christopher Duntsch était un neurochirurgien qui semblait très sûr de lui. Il prétendait être le meilleur de tout Dallas. Si vous aviez mal au dos et que vous aviez tout tenté, le Dr Duntsch pouvait vous offrir une chirurgie rachidienne et vous soulager de votre douleur.Mais très vite, ses patients rencontrèrent des complications, et le système de santé ne parvint pas à les ...

Diese Geschichte handelt von pausenlosen Partys und Technologie-Rockstars. Und sie nimmt ein böses Ende. Im Jahr 2019 dachte Adam Neumann, dass er kurz davor war, Geschichte zu schreiben. Sein Unternehmen – WeWork – war 47 Milliarden Dollar wert. Die Gründer von WeWork wollten die Art und Weise revolutionieren, wie Menschen arbeiten, leben, schlafen und sogar wie sie ihre Kinder aufziehen. Neumann hatte eine betörende Vision für das Unternehmen – nur leider war sie nicht realistisch. Wie ist das Kartenhaus also schließlich eingestürzt?In weniger als 40 Tagen musste er sein ...

Zwischen den Unternehmen herrscht ein harter Wettbewerb. Nike gegen Adidas. Aldi gegen Lidl. McDonald’s gegen Burger King. Manchmal geht es um das große Geld oder die Aufmerksamkeit der Kunden. Und manchmal geht es im Wettbewerb einfach nur darum, der Konkurrenz eins auszuwischen...Marc Ben Puch präsentiert in “Kampf der Unternehmen“ die inoffiziellen, aber echten Geschichte hinter den spannendsten Konkurrenzkämpfen der Wirtschaft. Was treibt Chefs, Investoren und Manager zu immer neuen Höhenflügen - oder direkt in den Ruin?Neue Folgen erscheinen jeden Dienstag. Folge "Kampf der ...

Award-winning sports journalist Nancy Armour interviews icons, Olympians, and trailblazers in this eight-part series exploring how women have revolutionized sports as we know it, and the ripple effects they have on society as a whole. USA TODAY Sports is joined by Laurie Hernandez, Muffet McGraw, Nneka Ogwumike, Doris Burke and more. These women are journalists, coaches, and athletes from a variety of sports, including football, gymnastics, soccer, and BMX freestyle. Each have had very different lives and careers, but every single one of them offers fresh and interesting insight into how women...

The award-winning sports show from Wondery, known for delivering the best storytelling in sports. Every Wednesday and Friday, co-hosts Tiffany Oshinsky and Anders Kelto dive into the biggest and most fascinating sports stories of the day, as told by the reporters who cover them up close. The Lead cuts through the chatter and brings you in-depth reporting and emotional stories, to help make sense of the complicated sports landscape. Listen to The Lead on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple ...

Paolo é um cirurgião inteligente e bonito, conhecido por sua capacidade de realizar cirurgias que transformam a vida de seus pacientes. Quando a produtora de televisão Benita o entrevista para uma reportagem, ele transformará sua vida também, mas não da maneira que ela esperava. Como Benita ultrapassa o limite do profissionalismo para estar com ele, ela descobre o quão longe Paolo irá para proteger seus segredos. E em algum lugar do mundo, quatro médicos de um prestigioso instituto médico fazem descobertas chocantes por conta própria que acabam questionando tudo. De Wondery vem a ...