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IMMORTALIZED
When people die, whether they're famous celebrities or our everyday neighbors, we tell their stories. In this podcast, the award-winning obituary reporters from Legacy.com explore the fascinating ways we pay tribute to those we've lost. You'll discover incredible lives, unearth secret histories -- and find out whether deaths really do come in threes...
WHEN VANYA CAME HOME
Alabama’s “Children of Chernobyl” program is a story that’s still unfolding. The Lee family, of Pelham, took in nine year old “Vanya” from the nation of Belarus in the year 2000. “Children of Chernobyl” was created to bring kids living in the shadow of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster to Alabama for medical treatment and a chance to escape the contamination. What the Lee family didn’t know was the effect Vanya’s visit would have on them twenty years later.
IT CAME FROM THE 80S
2 xennial best friends reminisce about the greatest decade in their lives, the 1980s. Join Jay and Tony as they jump back in their Delorean to travel back to a much simpler time in their lives. In each episode, Jay and Tony will “Choose Your Adventure” on a 1980s topic that had a large influence on their early lives and still has a lasting impact today; nearly forty years later. Journey back to initial “Virgin Stories” as the two friends share stories of their favorite toys, movies, and tv shows. Plus, they add a 21st century twist…”would our children be interested if the topic of the week came out today?!”
THE GUN ROOM
The Gun Room is a podcast dedicated to the sporting firearms we carry in pursuit of game. A base-level knowledge of firearms and their workings is synonymous with hunting. By its very nature, the pursuit of game demands the user become familiar, if not proficient with a weapon of their choosing. TGR will dive headlong into all things surrounding the incredible diversity of sporting firearms we used in the field today. We will examine the history and technology in the development of modern sporting rifles and shotguns through conversations with the folks that were there. We will talk to the gunsmiths who have worked on thousands of firearms from English Bests to hardware store specials. We will speak with the collectors, curators, and enthusiasts who help maintain the vast body of knowledge surrounding the tens of thousands of types of modern rifles and shotguns. TGR will attempt to dispel common myths while building the collective knowledge base of our listeners through open discussion with leaders in the industry. Our focus and subject matter will be the firearms themselves. Their inner workings and foibles, the artistry and the utility. All things that make a rifle or shotgun special. From the manufacturer's machinery to the gunsmith's bench, from the rack at your local dealer to the fields and woods we will explore the story behind the guns we carry for sport to live our passion.
HIGH STREET TALES
Welcome to High Street Tales. A Historic England podcast. Starting in Autumn 2020, specially commissioned writers on seven high streets across England began work on High Street Tales: a new storytelling initiative by Historic England to uncover the hidden histories and celebrate the everyday magic of the high street. Working both online and offline where they could, they spoke with local people to uncover memories, reflections, personal histories and local legends on and around the high street. What emerged was a set of modern High Street Tales which explore the connection between history, memory and place and paint a vivid portrait of the high street. High Street Tales is part of Historic England’s high street cultural programme; four years of nationwide cultural activity helping to make high streets more attractive, engaging and vibrant places for people to live, work and spend time. The programme is run by Historic England, in partnership with Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. For more information go to HistoricEngland.org.uk/highstreettales or follow us on social @HistoricEngland or by using the hashtag #HighStreetTales.