Episode summary: Cartoonist Charles Schulz wrote and drew Peanuts every day for half a century. In his new book Charlie Brown’s America, Historian Blake Scott Ball uses the strip (and the fan mail archive at the Schulz museum) to illuminate the Wishy-Washy politics of Cold War America.
Episode summary: A mix of genius and luck propels a young man from the jaws of death to superstar status. What can we learn from the life and times of Shawn Carter?
Episode summary: Revisionist History takes on The Little Mermaid: a deep dive into a world where merpeople present us with a series of vexing moral conundrums. Part one of three. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Episode summary: The Delta Variant was first identified in India, fuelling a huge wave of cases and deaths. It is now spreading around the world, becoming the most dominant variant in many countries. This week we take a look at the numbers - where’s it spreading, how is this different to previous wa...
Episode summary: The Carpenters - brother and sister duo Richard and Karen - were one of the most popular groups of the 1970s. His outstanding compositions and her stunning vocals created several massive hits including We’ve Only Just Begun. Originally written as a TV advert for a bank portraying ha...
Episode summary: Hanko are the carved stamp seals that people in Japan often use in place of signatures. Hanko seals are made from materials ranging from plastic to jade and are about the size of a tube of lipstick
Episode summary: Could we kick-start a major transformation of our food system, in just three years? That’s the ambition of the National Food Strategy, the first independent review of our food policy in nearly 75 years, commissioned by the government in 2019 and authored by Henry Dimbleby - who publ...
Episode summary: Rose and David take on automating your calendar in several ways, including repeating events, templates, shortcuts, and calendar blocking apps. They also update the latest developments in automated time-tracking.
Episode summary: Josie Long presents short documentaries about illumination, the breaking of a new day, healing and hope. Light in the Winter Forest Written and read by Anna Selby First published in Field Notes (Hazel Press) Call Me Mother Featuring Sandra Caldwell and Shon Faye Produced by Thomas C...