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A dive into the characters, stories, traditions, food, and everything else surrounding the Christmas season all over the world. Each episode ends with a passage from The Lost Years of Santa Claus book, recounting stories that fill gaps in the Santa Claus mythos and answer questions about the man himself and his real story.
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Theatre In 360°

The Colonial Players of Annapolis

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As Oscar Wilde once said "It was only in the theatre, that I lived", and volunteers at community theatres know this to be true! Theatre in 360º is brought to you by The Colonial Players of Annapolis, with your host Jim Reiter. We will be keeping you up to date with current shows, discovering what is happening in and around the theatre community, and taking a close up look at those that keep it running.
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Ever wonder what it's like to be Lutheran in different areas? In this podcast, we'll explore different regions through interviewing pastors and laymen. We'll not only find out what it's like being a Lutheran where they are, we'll also find out more about the area--what's good, what's bad and what it's like to raise a family there. We'll also have the chance to get the inside scoop on what's fun to see and do in the area: fun activities, good restaurants and other hidden gems. Join me in this ...
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Niche to Meet You

Leslie Eiler Thompson

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You know that weirdly specific thing your friend’s obsessed with? Like speed jigsaw puzzling. Or dressing up as Santa. Or raising wild turkeys. This show is about those people. Each episode, host Leslie Eiler Thompson finds a niche interest—and then gently, curiously, hilariously peels back the layers to find out why it matters for everyone. It’s funny. It’s surprisingly moving. It’s like a deep dive into the strange and beautiful stuff that makes us, us.
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Robin Hood is one of the most ubiquitous figures in the English-speaking world. He’s been the star of countless films, television shows, books, games, and branded merchandise from baking supplies to investment apps. Whether he’s wearing a dark shrouding hood or a jaunty pointed cap, there’s a distinct image that comes to mind when you hear the name. Our mission is to dissect that image. Through interviews with academics and experts we’ll be taking a focused look on what one would actually ex ...
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Planet Storytime Podcast

Thomas Mitchell & Paxton Stanley

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The Planet Storytime Podcast (PSP) is a wonderful story narration and music program for kids of all ages that provides listeners the invitation and opportunity to use their imaginations to see all the things they're hearing in each of our shows. We divide our time between providing fully original content and adaptations of timeless classics. Thomas Mitchell provides amazing narration while Paxton Stanley provides all the music and sound effects. Bringing these two talents together creates wo ...
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During the COVID-19 crisis Fr Philip, the Vicar of St Margaret's, Ilkley, will be offering regular reflections via this podcast. This will include considerations of selected Bible passages, as well as thoughts and prayers during this challenging time. Live services will also be streamed on the St Margaret's Ilkley Facebook page. Search for @StMargaretsChurchIlkley.
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Sweet Bunny is dedicated to bring the fun of radio plays back to the airways. Sweet Bunny Productions was started with the 100 Ghost Story Adventure, and has added to its offerings with special one off radio plays in the mix. Join us for Ghost Stories, Holiday Events, Classic Radio Adaptations and New works!
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Becoming Human

Tyler Kleeberger

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Get smarter. Live better. Becoming Human is about education and lifestyle; exploring the world — whether philosophy, psychology, sociology, or any field available — to better live in it. The goal is ethics through learning. We cover a range of topics to experience the process of becoming more human and building a better world.
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The Uncannery

Ron, Doug, and Don

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Join us as three friends come together in a delightful blend of education and hilarity. We take turns teaching each other about the most unusual and obscure topics imaginable. From the history of sporks to the secret lives of ants, no subject is off-limits for our light-hearted yet informative discussions. Expect a generous sprinkle of laughter, quirky anecdotes, and plenty of friendly banter as we explore the wackiest corners of knowledge. So, come pull up a virtual chair, pour yourself a b ...
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"They Didn't Teach That At School" explores untold, overlooked, and fascinating aspects of history, religion, and culture. The podcast aims to educate and engage listeners with lesser-known facts and narratives by uncovering some of the amazing, fascinating and quirky things that have occurred though-out history, that they didn’t teach you at school. Mark Kerrigan is a primary school teacher with a bachelor of Education and a Master’s degree in Theological Studies. Mark has been teaching for ...
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Through These Doors: A FAME Recording Studios Podcast

FAME Recording Studios with Rodney Hall

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The Legendary FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama takes you "Through These Doors" where some of the greatest music in history has been recorded for a behind the scenes discussion with some of the world's greatest music makers. "Through These Doors" is a recurring interview series delving into the history of FAME Recording Studios and the Muscle Shoals sound. Subscribe to this podcast for entertaining and unfiltered stories that give an inside look into the joys, trials, and trib ...
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Croatia Underrated

Croatia Underrated

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Uplifting stories and hidden gems of Croatia with Iva Silla. If you'd like to get a taste of Croatian cultural and natural diversity, there is a chance you might enjoy this podcast. Let's share the fascination with the underrated side of Croatia! Short episodes talk about little-known places and stories of Croatia, about hidden gems that sometimes even the locals don’t know much about... There is a share of Croatian legends and dark history, unique folk customs, historical anecdotes, and cur ...
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Tudor and Stuart Ireland Conference 2016

Tudor and Stuart Ireland in assocation with History Hub.

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Podcasts from the 6th Annual Tudor and Stuart Ireland Interdisciplinary Conference which took place on August 19-20 2016 at the Moore Institute, NUI Galway. The conference was supported by: an NUI Galway President's Award for Research Excellence (to Prof. Steven Ellis); the Moore Institute, NUI Galway; the School of Humanities, NUI Galway; the Discipline of History, NUI Galway; and the Society for Renaissance Studies. Podcasting by Real Smart Media in association with UCD's History Hub.ie. F ...
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St. Elias Melkite Church offers Bible Study with Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo who received his MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College and his PhD in Biblical Studies at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Come study with us! We study the Bible every Tuesday, 7pm Pacific, Online. Which means that you can participate live where ever you are in the world. Be sure to log in a few minutes early. When ready, click ...
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Humans have shared stories for millennia. For most of that time, telling tales was a verbal process. A storyteller would regale an audience with accounts of adventure, bravery, compassion, despair, enlightenment, and fear. Stories were a shared experience, until the advent of inexpensive mass-printing processes in the 19th century which allowed most of us to read to ourselves. Yet, that desire to have a story read aloud is still ingrained in our collective soul. While we still read books for ...
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Glad You Asked

U.S. Catholic

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Have you ever had a question about Catholicism that you couldn’t find an easy answer to? Or a question about a teaching or tradition that seemed to have five different answers, none of them satisfactory? Or maybe you even had a question you felt you weren’t allowed to ask. The new podcast from U.S. Catholic, Glad You Asked, may be just what you are looking for. Join U.S. Catholic editors Emily Sanna and Rebecca Bratten Weiss as they explore the questions about Catholicism that don't have eas ...
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Rethink University

CIC Film Studio

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Rethink University asks the question whether young people in Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean still need a university education. And where the answer is yes...we tackle the how: how students can go about thinking about what to study, where to study and how to make best use of the opportunity. Rethink University is a project of the St. Mary's College Film Studio and supported by the Past Students Union. This ground-breaking podcast is the first podcast in Trinidad and Tobago made f ...
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The Solidarity Index

Solidarity Index

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From Palestine and Sudan to Duwamish and Lenape lands – we are a mass movement of people interconnected not only in our struggle against injustice, but in celebration of our collective power to demand and create change. Join host Zahyr Lauren – aka The Artist L. Haz – in conversation with movement leaders and trailblazing artists who use their cultural power to confront erasure and censorship with creativity and connection. Produced by and centering the voices of women, queer, trans, and gen ...
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St. Augustine of Hippo, the fourth century theologian, philosopher, and doctor of the church, shaped Christian theology in myriad ways. Multiple Christian denominations draw heavily on Augustine’s ideas about grace, original sin, free will, and the trinity. And now, with the election of Pope Leo XIV, an Augustinian priest is steering the entire glo…
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Conversations among Catholics about trans people and the church often center on questions of inclusion and belonging in relation to church life and teachings. Can trans people be baptized into the church or partake in other sacraments? Should trans Catholics be allowed to join religious orders? The conversations often proceed as though trans Cathol…
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*SPOILER WARNING* Since this is our second episode looking at Robin of Sherwood, we jump right into spoiler territory as we review the sixth episode of the series, 'The King's Fool'. Joining us for the discussion is 'Forest Lord' author Steven A. McKay. Following our review of the episode, Rick and I undertake what might well be the most controvers…
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The Catholic Church, albeit not a democratic nation-state, has one of the most long-standing voting traditions in the world. When a pope dies, their successor is chosen by election. However, only a few Catholics—the cardinals of the church—participate. And the Catholic magisterium teaches that even though humans vote, it’s the Holy Spirit guiding t…
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According to the gospel of Matthew, shortly after Jesus was born an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee with his family to Egypt, since King Herod was going to try to kill the new baby. They stayed there, according to Christian tradition, until Herod had died and it was safe to return. This incident, popularly known as the “flig…
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In episode 55, author Amy S Kaufman joins me in the Greenwood to discuss her work studying medievalisms, especially how they can be used for nefarious ends, and a brand new medievalism of her own making, the brand new novel 'The Traitor of Sherwood Forest' which will be available from Penguin Books on April 29th 2025. For more from Amy S Kaufman an…
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Celebrate Earth Day, the niche way. LINKS: Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter) Become a part of the United Nicheons, the Niche to Meet You Patreon BUY MERCH!!!!! Have feedback or just want to say hi? Email us: [email protected] Thanks to our show sponsor, 1440 Daily News Digest. Click here to join the 4 million folk…
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Belief in a literal six-day creation, including a literal Adam and Eve, is more associated with evangelical Christianity than with Catholicism. Most Catholic schools teach evolutionary theory as the best and most reliable account of the origin of life and see no conflict between this and orthodox Catholic faith. At the same time, some Catholics sti…
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Nearly a century ago, a Spanish priest named Josemaría Escrivá founded a religious movement intended to summon Christians of all races, ages, and social classes to renew the world, not by separating themselves from it, but by making their everyday lives holy. Today, the group Escriva founded, known as Opus Dei (“Work of God”) is a highly respected …
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Christian history has multiple stories of people who felt called by God to separate themselves from the bustle of society and live alone, often in remote places. In the first centuries of Christianity, the desert fathers and mothers went into the wilderness seeking a simple life of spirituality and prayer. In the Byzantine Empire there were the sty…
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Dr. Lucy Barnhouse from Arkansas State University joins me in the Greenwood for a fascinating and joyful discussion about using disability studies to examine the middle ages and how it relates to Robin Hood adaptations. Further readings: Disability and Medieval (In)Justice in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Robin of Sherwood (1984) Good Peo…
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Join host Zahyr Lauren – aka The Artist L. Haz – as they talk with Palestinian-Syrian culinary phenom and social justice warrior REEM ASSIL about harnessing community power for protection, standing firm in the stories of her people, and food as a force for liberation. Based in Oakland, California, Reem is the founder of nationally-acclaimed Reem’s …
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Nicodemus was an older Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin that believed in Jesus, but didn’t have the courage to show it publicly. Listen to this compelling poem by Julianne Leonard written from his perspective in the days leading up to Jesus’ death and burial. Read by Dennis Jerz. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre.…
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The Bible is full of vivid, fascinating characters: heroes and antiheroes, tricksters and villains. One of the most memorable biblical villains is Queen Jezebel, wife of King Ahab in Kings 1 and 2. Jezebel shows up in multiple stories: persecuting the prophet Elijah, trying to institute the worship of the god Ba’al, conniving to steal a vineyard, a…
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Send us a text Four animals, faced with overwhelming changes in each of their individual lives, team up to seek adventure and new opportunities as town musicians. Along the way, they come across the likes of robbers! How will each one of them respond to the robbers? How will the team respond to the robbers? Please enjoy the wonderful, Thomas Mitche…
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As of March 2025, Elon Musk, the richest person in the world according to Bloomberg, was valued to be worth 311 billion dollars. To help put this quantity in perspective: In order for the average middle-class person earning around $45,000 a year to earn even $1 billion, they would have to devote all their time to work, while spending nothing, for o…
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History, science, and Leslie tries to beat a national champ. LINKS: Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter) and BE SURPRISED when we announce something HUGE in a few days. Have feedback or just want to say hi? Email us: [email protected] Get your own flippable Springbok puzzle. You can get 10% off your order with code: …
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Amy and Richard visit with Patrick Haddad of St. Nicholas Antiochian Cathedral in Los Angeles and George Zain of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Brooklyn, founding members of the Byzantine choir The Sons of Antioch. Patrick and George talk about the choir’s origins and mission as an ensemble, the group’s liturgical and concert-related activitie…
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Send us a text Welcome back to Planet Storytime! Friendship is the focus of our latest podcast, Paxidrom and Dowjamboo, a classic from our best pal, TM Ganim, with narration by Thomas Mitchell and music by Paxton Stanley! Enjoy! PSP-SWOT.73 Support the show FeedSpot organizes the world's best Blogs, Podcasts, Youtubers, and Influencers in relevant …
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Community, belonging, and solving puzzles (really fast). LINKS: Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter) and get a special announcement on April 6th Have feedback or just want to say hi? Email us: [email protected] Want to get into puzzling (you should!)? Start with Springbok, where you can get 10% off your order with co…
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It's a Papke Family roundtable with Richard Hopkins-Lutz (Rick), Maryanne Papke (Momo), Name Redacted Papke (Theo), Roger Papke (Marcus), and Jeff Massie (Uncle Max) as we discuss George Segal's questionable turn as the hero(?) of Sherwood Forest. Is this a long lost masterpiece of cinema? No. Not really. Did we enjoy it anyway? We sure did. Does i…
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The Happiness Lab comes to Niche to Meet You. Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter) Have feedback or just want to say hi? Email us: [email protected] The following Happiness Lab episode Bowling Alone, book Thanks to our show sponsor, 1440 Daily News Digest. Click here to join the 4 million folks getting great news in …
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To this day the false notion exists that men can’t be considered manly and heroic and tough if they’re homosexual. This has led to great deal of spilled ink and consternation when evidence has indicated that one of England’s great warrior kings, Richard the Lionheart, may well have enjoyed the company of other men. Was King Richard the first what w…
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Send us a text Remember the thrill of hearing a dial-up modem connect or the excitement of seeing a message pop up on your screen from a friend miles away? Join us on a whimsical journey down "Memory Lane" as we reminisce about the early days of communication technology. From the simplicity of Usenet and the quirky codes of beepers to the niche wor…
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Send us a text What if you had to choose between your computer and the internet—could you even imagine life without them? Join Ron and me as we kick off with some lighthearted banter about Doug’s absence and dive into the tech that threads through our daily lives like a lifeline. We reminisce about how our passion for gadgets traces back to my dad’…
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