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  • The girl from Acton | We call her Emma Ep1

    Season 20, Episode 1

    The girl from Acton | We call her Emma Ep1

    Emma is a high achieving, middle class woman from West London - she’s destined for a successful career and a comfortable British life. But in 2001 she makes a decision that will come to define her - she marries the son of a dictator and becomes Asma al-Assad, the first lady of Syria. We call her Emma is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer. To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription. You'll get access to: This series and all our podcasts before anyone elseAd-free listeningPremium newslettersPuzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crosswordExclusive offers from our partners including Mubi and iescapeTickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads. Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou Producer - Gary Marshall Sound design - Karla Patella Podcast artwork - Lola Williams & Eliza Bourner Executive producers - Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • The Tip of Atlantis [Patreon Preview]

    1 Jul ·  Bonus

    The Tip of Atlantis [Patreon Preview]

    In this patreon episode, comic book and storyboard artist Mike Feehan (DC Comics, Marvel Studios) joins the show to unpack the bizarre life of Geoff Stirling, a media mogul once dubbed the "Weirdest Canadian of All Time." Feehan, who is currently co-directing an upcoming documentary about Stirling, explains how the businessman weaponized his television network, NTV, to elevate human consciousness. In 1972, NTV became the first North American station to broadcast 24 hours a day, famously transforming the 3:00 AM timeslot into a New Age fever dream filled with unedited UFO footage, live meditation, and hypnotic visuals. Deeply embedded in esoteric mysticism, Stirling studied yoga in India, befriended John Lennon, and even created Captain Newfoundland, an astral-projecting, time-traveling comic book superhero designed to teach humanity about the oneness of the universe. Full Episode available at www.patreon.com/otherworld

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  • Jamaica’s sacred heartbeat

    29 May

    Jamaica’s sacred heartbeat

    At a hillside gathering in Watt Town, Jamaica, drums, prayer, and song converge in a living tradition that reaches beyond the island and across the generations to Africa. Kirt Henry is part of the community of revivalists who worked to secure Unesco recognition for a practice long misunderstood and marginalised. In this intimate journey into Jamaican spiritualism, scholar and practitioner, Kirt, reflects on faith shaped by memory, resilience, and ancestral connection. Through stories of healing, trance, ritual clothing and the sacred language of the body, Kirt explores a spiritual world where the boundaries between the earthly and the unseen are fluid. Revivalism emerges, not as a relic of the past, but as a way of life, one that carries the weight of colonial trauma while offering belonging, continuity and hope. This episode of The Documentary, comes to you from Heart and Soul, exploring personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.

    29 May

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  • The Basement: Danny Goler | The Laser Experiment and the Code Inside

    6 Jul

    The Basement: Danny Goler | The Laser Experiment and the Code Inside

    -Download Cash App Today: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/re0kp2pw #CashAppPod As a Cash App partner, I may earn a commission when you sign up for a Cash App account. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Bitcoin services provided by Block, Inc. For additional information, see the Bitcoin disclosures. -Discover how to move your IRA or 401k into physical gold and silver — with no taxes or penalties. Get your free portfolio review and free gold & silver guide from GoldenCrest Metals: visit https://GoldenCrestMetals.com/thewhyfiles or call (888) 949-9172 now. Danny Goler built a career on physical risk: parkour, stunts, national television. Then he pointed a cheap laser through DMT-altered vision and found something he wasn't looking for. Symbols. Structure. A language he now calls the code of reality. Thousands of strangers around the world have since aimed the same beam and reported identical shapes, without ever comparing notes. AJ pushes past the viral story into the parts most conversations skip: what Goler actually felt, what changed inside him, and where the science ends and the mystery begins. Goler walks through a vision that reshaped his understanding of divinity and free will, along with the encounter that convinced him something real is on the other side. This conversation goes further than most guests are willing to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  • 681. How to Host a Talk Show, with Dick Cavett

    4 days ago

    681. How to Host a Talk Show, with Dick Cavett

    Stephen Dubner had an idea for a new project. So he drove to Connecticut and knocked on the door of the master. Dubner’s new TV talk show Better in Person launches July 14 on the Freakonomics YouTube channel.   SOURCES: Dick Cavett, writer, former talk show host.   RESOURCES: Eye on Cavett, by Dick Cavett and Christopher Porterfield (1983). Cavett, by Dick Cavett and Christopher Porterfield (1974). "The Dick Cavett Show" YouTube Channel. "Better in Person" Trailer. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    4 days ago

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  • Stories That Still Haunt the Internet: The Soup Room, The Masked Feast, The Station That Isn't There

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    Stories That Still Haunt the Internet: The Soup Room, The Masked Feast, The Station That Isn't There

    -Start therapy with BetterHelp and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/whyfiles. #ad -Make your summer wardrobe easier—go to https://quince.com/thewhyfiles for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns, now available in Canada. -Let Rocket Money help you find and cancel unwanted subscriptions, monitor your spending, and lower your bills—join at https://RocketMoney.com/thewhyfiles. -Discover how to move your IRA or 401k into physical gold and silver — with no taxes or penalties. Get your free portfolio review and free gold & silver guide from GoldenCrest Metals: visit https://GoldenCrestMetals.com/thewhyfiles or call (888) 949-9172 now. 📲 Download Raid https://pl.go-ga.me/f1zgvmcl Use my link to get 3 Limited-Edition Legendary Champions and 3 Epic Champions! A man sits alone in a blank room, sobbing into a bowl of soup while two grinning figures rub his back. A masked woman eats king crab in silence while a man's voice gives orders from off camera. A commuter boards her last train home, and the train never stops where it should. Ninety minutes later, she steps onto a platform that isn't on any map. Three strangers. Three recordings. Three stories that spread across the internet and refused to make sense. For years, people slowed down the footage, decoded hidden messages, and traced accounts back to their source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  • 680. Can Universities Win Back Our Trust?

    3 Jul

    680. Can Universities Win Back Our Trust?

    Dartmouth president Sian Beilock, a psychologist by training, made her name studying why people choke. Now she’s applying those insights to one of the most scrutinized jobs in America. No pressure!   SOURCES: Sian Beilock, president of Dartmouth College.   RESOURCES: "Growing share of Americans say the U.S. higher education system is headed in the wrong direction," by Kim Parker (Pew Research Center, 2025). "Standardized Test Scores and Academic Performance at Ivy-Plus Colleges," by John N. Friedman, Bruce Sacerdote, Douglas O. Staiger, and Michele Tine (NBER, 2025). "Americans’ Trust in One Another," by Laura Silver, Scott Keeter, Stephanie Kramer, Jordan Lippert, Sofia Hernandez Ramones, Alan Cooperman, Chris Baronavski, and Bill Webster (Pew Research Center, 2025). Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To, by Sian Beilock (2011)   EXTRAS: "Why Does Vanderbilt Keep Winning?" by Freakonomics Radio (2026). "'A Low Moment in Higher Education,'" by Freakonomics Radio (2024). "'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'" by Freakonomics Radio (2024). "Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)," by Freakonomics Radio (2018). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    3 Jul

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  • Chasing the Wimbledon dream

    3 days ago

    Chasing the Wimbledon dream

    In a summer of world class sporting events, tennis players have been battling it out at Wimbledon - one of the four major Grand Slam tournaments. One of the big stories has been the success of British wildcard entry Arthur Fery who, before Wimbledon, was ranked outside the top 100. His success has come with a big jump in prize money - essential to pay for the international travel, accommodation and coaches required to keep climbing the rankings. For those lower down the ranks, life on the professional circuit can be tough both emotionally and financially. Hamish Stewart, from Scotland, is currently ranked 300 and is all too aware of the personal demands of the job. "I've just missed an ex-college teammate of mine's wedding," says Stewart. He is joined by Jamie Loeb from the US, who is currently ranked outside the top 1,000. She had a career high of 132 and played in the US Open before injury and personal circumstances stalled her rise. We also hear from three coaches - Viktoria Belinsky, Noelle van Lottum and Michael Logarzo - who give us an insight into their jobs, the sport and its parallels with life.

    3 days ago

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    23 min
  • EPISODE 94: The Most Surreal Meeting

    29 Jun

    EPISODE 94: The Most Surreal Meeting

    Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation. This is what happened!  Produced by Tom Rosenthal Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti Mixed by Mike Woolley Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton  Incidental music by Maddie Ashman End song : 'Something Sweet' by Yoshika Colwell Stream it here : https://ffm.to/somethingsweetsoab Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist : https://ffm.to/soabendsongs ———————————————————————————— Instagram : @strangersonabench Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 Jun

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    48 min
  • EPISODE 22: Libraries, Angels, and Anxiety

    10/02/2025

    EPISODE 22: Libraries, Angels, and Anxiety

    Tom Rosenthal approaches a stranger on a park bench and asks if he can sit down next to them and record their conversation. This is what happened!  Produced by Tom Rosenthal Edited by Rose De Larrabeiti Mixed by Mike Woolley Theme tune by Tom Rosenthal & Lucy Railton  Incidental music by Maddie Ashman End song : 'Flying The Nest' by Merrick Winter Listen here : https://ffm.to/flyingthenest Listen to all the end songs featured on the podcast (so far) on one handy playlist : https://ffm.to/soabendsongs ------------------------ Instagram : @strangersonabench Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10/02/2025

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