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IT IS the New Year, and you might be wondering what lies ahead. Wonder no more! The Westminster Insider’s “2026: The year ahead in 40 minutes” provides a helpful overview of significant political movements, both national and…
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“’TIS the season . . .” and all that; so, here are my festive recommendations, including a trip into the podcast vault of gems. First, we have an episode of Nomad Podcast with Christena Cleveland, “A Spirituality of the…
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“THE Labour Party: Part One: A very British Socialism”, by Origin Story (released 5 November) traces the origins of the Labour Party in the 1900s. It examines the emphasis on the working classes, and the early complaints of…
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AN EPISODE of The Documentary Podcast (World Service), “Changing Religion for Love,” released on 15 November, begins by describing how the US Vice-President, J. D. Vance, is married to a Hindu woman and prays for her to be…
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“REMEMBER, remember, the fifth of November.” In Journey Through Time, the Celebrity Traitors finalist David Olusoga and a fellow historian, Sarah Churchwell, present a four-part series on the Gunpowder Plot, in “The Gunpowder…
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IN THE 1937 hit song “Hooray for Hollywood”, the lines “Where anyone at all from Shirley Temple To Aimee Semple Is equally understood” are intriguing. Most of us probably know who Shirley Temple was. To learn about Aimee…
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IT IS Black History Month. So, let’s begin with one of the most popular figures: Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Origin Story is a podcast that explores historical figures and ideas, delving into their significance. The episodes…
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IN THE podcast You’re Dead to Me, “Kellogg Brothers: A family feud and the creation of a cereal empire” (BBC Sounds), we witness how the brothers fought before they fortified their maize products. It is a tale of rivalry,…
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