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50 States, 50 Stories: The Most Fascinating Tales from Every US State That Deserve a Full 1-Hour Podcast EpisodeWhat if every single state in America contained one story so powerful, so strange, so heartbreaking, or so unbelievable that it could carry a complete one-hour podcast episode all by itself?That’s the idea that started everything.Welcome to 50 States, 50 Stories — the podcast dedicated to finding and telling the single most fascinating, jaw-dropping, and deeply human true story from each of the 50 United States. Not the well-known tourist spots or surface-level history everyone ...

Explore Barcelona with our complete audio guide in English! A journey through Catalan modernism, Gaudí's architecture, historic neighborhoods, museums, markets, parks, and great urban symbols, designed to discover the city in a simple, clear, and engaging way.

Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world according to the BBC. In this book we see how this fruit that is grown in limited areas of the world began its journey in agriculture and came to establish itself in the hearts and kitchens everywhere. In 1913, William Fawcett had been involved for thirty years in the development of the banana as a crop in Jamaica when he wrote this treatise on all aspects of the banana and its cultivation. - Summary by A. Gramour

Good Words was an English monthly magazine directed at evangelicals and nonconformists, particularly of the lower middle classes. It contained overtly religious material as well as serialized novels, dialogues, articles on science and art, essays, sketches of travel, and poetry. The content was chosen with an eye to ensuring that the devout could read it on Sundays without sin. In 1870, Good Words ran three serialized novels: Carlino, Dorothy Fox, and Fernyhurst Court. The magazine also ran several series of travel sketches: Days in North India by Norman Macleod, A Visit to the Country of ...

When Fredrika Bremer arrived in New York from Sweden in October 1849, she was already famous throughout America for her novels and for her reformist efforts in Sweden. Thus there was no shortage of invitations, and she met with the leading lights of American culture, along with countless lesser-known people. Her main objective was to see the effect of democratic institutions on society. In her two years in America, she toured New England and met Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving; visited Shaker and Quaker ...

In this audio book we will take a look at my personal top twenty heritage railways in the UK, including what else there is to see and do in the area in addition to the railway itself. A visit to a heritage railway is a great day out for all.

New York is often described as a city that never stops, a place defined by motion, ambition, and scale. That description is not entirely inaccurate, yet it only captures a surface impression. To understand New York properly, it is necessary to look beyond its reputation and consider how it has been formed, how it functions, and how it continues to change. New York is not simply a fast city or a large city.

The story is about a little girl who meets all manner of strange gnomes, fairies and creatures after she goes to sleep at night. She also has two invisible brothers whom she created so as to not be alone while her parents travel for the Crown. The author here produces an alternative version of fairyland to the more traditional European form, that is bizarre, entertaining and funny at the same time. - Summary by phil chenevert and Wikipedia

This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mythology and folk tales from the Indian sub-continent, Persia, and Arabia. No original manuscript has ever been found, but several versions date the collection’s genesis to somewhere between AD 800-900. The stories are wound together under the device of a long series of cliff-hangers told by Shahrazad to her husband Shahryar, to prevent him from executing her. Many tales that have become independently famous come from the Book, among them Ali Baba and the ...

¡Explora Estambul con nuestra audioguía completa en español! Un viaje entre Bizancio, Constantinopla y el Imperio Otomano, entre mezquitas, palacios, cisternas, bazares, museos, barrios históricos y tradiciones cotidianas, pensado para descubrir la ciudad de manera simple, clara y envolvente.

Esplora Madrid con la nostra audioguida completa in italiano! Un viaggio tra palazzi reali, piazze storiche, musei, mercati, monumenti e grandi capolavori dell’arte spagnola, per conoscere la storia e l’identità della capitale in modo semplice, chiaro e coinvolgente.

Scottish historian Ally Heather and bestselling cookbook author Coinneach MacLeod, The Hebridean Baker, host This Is Scotland - a weekly podcast exploring the people, places, traditions and ideas that shape modern Scotland. Each episode blends history, culture, geography, humour and personal storytelling to uncover what makes Scotland unique: from island life and folklore to food, heritage and the changing face of the nation today. Produced by The Scots Magazine, the world's oldest magazine still in publication, first launched in 1739, the podcast builds on nearly three centuries of ...

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Explore Barcelona com a nossa audioguia completa em português! Uma viagem pelo modernismo catalão, arquitetura de Gaudí, bairros históricos, museus, mercados, parques e grandes símbolos urbanos, pensada para descobrir a cidade de forma simples, clara e envolvente.

Every destination has a story most travelers never hear. On Travelogue, we go beyond the guidebook — talking to locals, historians, and explorers to bring you the real culture, history, and hidden corners of the world's most fascinating places. Hosted by David Yates and his son, Alden. New episodes every week starting in late June. Travelogue — wherever you listen to podcasts.

Lady Hester Stanhope was a woman ahead of her time. She traveled alone, lived among "savages" and was comfortable dressing in man's attire. Following her Memoirs, her physician published her "Travels", after her death, to continue her amazing story. - Summary by LynneT

You know that nervous/excited/overwhelmed/nostalgic feeling you get when you move somewhere new? When you show up to a brand new place and you know not a soul, the once easy things become harder, and suddenly you are questioning who you are as a human being: that’s what we talk about on Just Moved. Seasoned movers Hannah and Kayla recently uprooted themselves once again. This time to Australia and Minnesota, and they have a lot to say about it. Come explore the great unknown with Hannah, Kayla, and their fellow mover friends. Whether you’re currently packing, unpacking, or contemplating a...

Explore Lisbon with our complete audio guide in English! A journey through historic neighborhoods, castles, monasteries, museums, royal palaces, and monuments of the Age of Discoveries, to learn about the history, art, and identity of the Portuguese capital in a simple and engaging way.

A weekly catch up with Jesse Archer (Lake FM 89.6) and Patrick Dault (Destination Great Lake Taupō) on the work being done to grow Taupō tourism. It's all part of positioning Taupō as New Zealand's lifestyle destination, and each episode we meet a local operator and the people behind their business. Because our tourism success is anchored in our community. Tune in to find out what's on, how it benefits you, and how you can get behind it.

A journey of discovery and passion about exclusive boutique journeys in Antarctica and Patagonia, with travelers, expert guides, scientists and travel professionals.