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The Sporting Almanac Podcast is your ultimate repository for the history and stories behind the biggest events in the sporting calendar. Hosted by Jack, an engineer and grassroots football coach, and Ben, a lawyer who has dabbled in anti-doping, this podcast dives into what makes major sporting occasions across all disciplines so special.Each episode digs into the history, drama, and unforgettable moments of the event, unearthing fascinating stories about its greatest competitions and competitors. Whether it’s the controversies of drugs in sport, great comeback stories that bring grown men ...

An eye-opening book about how societies are designed to support the status of those in power at the destructive expense of those without it. From 1958, China declared war on sparrows, contributing to the deaths of more than 10 million people. In the 19th century, the Shuar people of Ecuador were driven by economic need to wage bloody wars to procure shrunken heads for the Western curio market, which nearly destroyed their society. There have been 55 prime ministers of Great Britain, of whom 48 have been privately educated, creating a society built for and by the privileged.