Resultados Editorial "audible originals" en Política y ciencias sociales

La mangusta è un mammifero comunemente noto come "la sentinella del deserto" . Un animale che viene mandato in avanscoperta dai suoi simili, quando le circostanze sono difficili, per scrutare meglio l'orizzonte. Non appena fiuta il pericolo, la mangusta infatti si alza sulle zampe posteriori ed emette delle grida d'allarme. I compagni più attenti l'ascoltano, ne seguono i consigli e si mettono al riparo.

¿Existió de verdad el rey Arturo? ¿Y Robin Hood? ¿El Sagrado Grial es un cáliz u otra cosa? ¿Es cierto que en Europa millones de personas ardieron en la hoguera condenadas por brujería? Estos son tan solo algunos de los temas que Dorsey Armstrong, estudiosa del Medioevo, desarrolla sobre esas historias medievales de las que tanto hablamos. Algunas contienen retazos de verdad, otras son completamente inventadas, pero todas ellas nos cuentan cosas sobre el pasado.

On October 17, 2018, Canada became the first G7 nation to legalize cannabis for recreational use.

It started with an anonymous post in 2017. They called themselves 'Q' and left a trail of cryptic messages for an increasing number of followers to obsess over. Over the years, the conspiracy theory became a movement, crashing into mainstream politics and breaking countless families along the way. Over this investigation, journalist Nicky Woolf dives into the online and offline world of QAnon in his search to find the shadowy figure behind it all and the legacy they've created.

Bienvenidos a la 4T (cuarta temporada), Desde México con Amor.

Der Experte für Esskultur nimmt uns mit auf eine Reise in die spannende Geschichte des Koffeins. Erstmalig wurde der Wunderstoff im Osten Afrikas entdeckt, aber es dauerte nur ein kurzes Jahrhundert, bis der Großteil der Welt abhängig war. Durch den Einfluss des Koffeins wurden schon Kriege entschieden, politische Strömungen umgelenkt und ganze Wirtschaftssysteme dominiert. Der Autor erklärt anschaulich, dass sogar die industrielle Revolution ohne das Koffein unmöglich gewesen wäre.

Ours is an urban age. From Uruk and Eridu in ancient Mesopotamia to London and New York City in the 21st century, cities have long supported and sustained what makes us human. But can they survive the next 100 years? If so, they’re going to have to remain livable. In this 10-lecture series, focusing on that livability is at the heart of livable cities, Professor Mark Alan Hughes discusses why we seek out cities and how they create the conditions that allow us to meet our fundamental needs as individuals and as a human community.

A record-breaking bodybuilder. A sex-positive dominatrix. A gaming pioneer with close to a million subscribers. A musical trailblazer who’s queering country music. They sound like a gang of social media influencers and young rising Hollywood stars. But nearly all of them are over 70 years old. In this series, Miriam Margolyes meets a new wave of seniors who are ripping up the rulebook when it comes to ageing, to learn what they can teach us about living life to the full, whether you’re 19 or 90.

With an entirely fresh take on presidential history, James Swanson, author of the New York Times best-selling, Edgar Award-winning Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, shares the story of his lifelong obsession with the murder of America’s most revered president and the frantic hunt for his assassin. The renowned Lincoln scholar treats listeners to an audible “walking tour” of the people, places, events, and artifacts that tell the story of those horrible days in April 1865.

These days it can feel like life is a never-ending to-do list, and it’s increasingly difficult to balance work and life. People everywhere are unhappy about their work-life balance, and we’re seeing growing numbers of people reporting burnout. Comedian and ex-lawyer Alice Fraser has experienced the costs of work-life imbalance first-hand, so she teams up with neuroscientist Ash Ranpura to look for solutions to the demands of modern life.

Hosted by comedian Tom Ballard, What’s the Story? is a new podcast from Audible. Join Tom each month as he chats with a revolving panel of fellow audiobook-worms, experts, authors and comedians to discuss our latest Editors' Extra. As an Audible member, each month you’ll get access to one credit to use on any audiobook of your choice. You’ll also get our selected Editors’ Extra, a bonus best seller members are loving.

Hardy/Friedland tells the story of David Hardy’s journalistic legacy and David Friedland’s brazen escape from justice through the eyes of the relentless reporter. One part globetrotting journalist chasing the scoop of a lifetime, and one part tense courtroom drama, Hardy/Friedland shines a light on a pioneering reporter and the largely forgotten legacy of a lawsuit that changed newsrooms across the country. Indeed, the landmark case marked the first time that editorial employees took a newsroom discrimination suit to trial.

Ivan Beckley is about to become a fully-qualified doctor in the UK. But he’s not convinced that healthcare works for everyone equally. In this series he uncovers one of the biggest and most insidious injustices in modern medicine. Fixing it could save thousands of lives every year. And yet it’s invisible, unless it directly affects you. Statistics show that black, indigenous and people of colour have worse health outcomes and die more often than white people, across many fields of medicine and diverse illnesses.

As Professor Constance Kassor reveals in the 10 illuminating lectures of Religious Lessons from Asia to the World, the incredibly complex and diverse faith systems of Tibet, China, India, and other Asian countries offer believers and nonbelievers alike a number of important teachings and ideas that can help us become better people - and live happier, more fulfilling lives. Designed as a fascinating sampler of ideas from different traditions, Professor Kassor invites you to learn from Buddhism’s four sublime states.

Broadcaster Clara Amfo and fashion historian Amber Butchart uncover the secret history of fashion, from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. But this isn't just about what we wore, but who we were, and who we are today. This series will look at the legacy fashion has left us, from rules that still regulate dress around gender and class, to its influence on feminism, civil rights, and the environment.

Philosophie kommt endlich ohne Staub, alte Schinken und lange Schachtelsätze daher! In "Sag niemals Nietzsche" bringen Christiane Stenger und Samira El Ouassil Themen und Begriffe zusammen, die sich auf den ersten Blick nicht unbedingt nahestehen - aber weit gefehlt!

Jeden Mittwoch eine neue Folge. Der Adel ist nicht totzukriegen. Vor hundert Jahren wurde er in Deutschland abgeschafft und dennoch scheint auch für uns kaum etwas so spannend wie die glamourösen Geschichten aus den Königshäusern Europas. Vor Popstars und Oscarroben gab es royale Stilikonen, die die Welt in Atem hielten. Und auch heute schauen wir noch immer neugierig auf Schlösser und ihre Bewohner. Mit modernen Cinderellastorys und historischen Königen und Königinnen ist "GALA Royals" nichts weniger als Champagner für die Ohren.

Wenn diese beiden neben einem im Café sitzen, kann man einfach nicht weghören. Die FrauenbeauftragtInnen Kirstin Warnke und Kathrin Thüring sprechen ohne Scheu und Scham über PMS, Sexualität, Gleichberechtigung und all die anderen Themen, die als Frauenthemen gelten, aber eigentlich alle etwas angehen. Zusammen mit Expert*innen bringen die Gastgeberinnen alles auf den Tisch, was sonst gerne in geschlossenen WhatsApp-Gruppen verhandelt wird. Die Moderatorin Kathrin Thüring und die Comedienne Kirstin Warnke besprechen Probleme nicht nur, sie lösen sie auch.

In diesem Original Podcast findet Volker Wieprecht Antworten auf die philosophischen Fragen, die uns das ganze Leben lang begleiten: Was ist Liebe? Wo endet das Universum? Was ist Einsamkeit? Und wie genau funktioniert eigentlich guter Sex? In jeder Folge spricht Volker Wieprecht mit einzigartigen Menschen, die Teile der Antworten selbst erlebt haben oder in diesem Bereich forschen. An seiner Seite ist die kritische und nicht immer ausschließlich wohlmeinende Redakteurin Susanne Wündisch, die Volker oft, gerne und zu Recht an seine Grenzen bringt.

True North Heists tells the tales of some of the most outlandish capers ever committed on Canadian soil.