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The Oldest Profession Podcast
THE OLDEST PROFESSION PODCAST
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The Oldest Profession Podcast reminds listeners that sex workers have always been part of the story. Each episode focuses on an “old pro” from history, contextualizing that figure in their own time and connecting their story to the ongoing struggle for sex worker rights. Your host, Kaytlin Bailey, is a nationally touring stand up comic, notorious old pro, and sex worker rights advocate. She’s partnered with the whole team at Old Pros to create an accessible and entertaining resource for anyone who wants to learn more about sex workers and our place in history. https://oldprosonline.org/the-oldest-profession-podcast

Irreplaceable: A History of England in 100 Places
IRREPLACEABLE: A HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN 100 PLACES
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Join us as we travel across England visiting well-known wonders and some lesser-known places on your doorstep – all of which have helped make the country what it is today. From a hut in Bletchley Park where modern computing evolved, to the iron railings in London to which suffragettes chained themselves in the fight for women’s right to vote, we’ll step back in time to the very roots of our national identity to bring you the people and the stories that have helped shape England. Irreplaceable: A History of England in 100 Places is sponsored by specialist insurer, Ecclesiastical

ILL REPUTE! with Sovereign Syre
ILL REPUTE! WITH SOVEREIGN SYRE
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Writer and comedian Sovereign Syre chronicles the lives of difficult and dangerous women throughout history as well as diving into issues related to women and womanhood in all it's forms. Trans-inclusive. Not Safe For Work. We here at ILL REPUTE! support women's rights, but more importantly we support women's wrongs.

Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
UNCANNY JAPAN
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Speculative fiction writer, long-term resident of Japan and Bram Stoker Award finalist Thersa Matsuura explores all that is weird from old Japan—strange superstitions, folktales, cultural oddities, and interesting language quirks. These are little treasures she digs up while doing research for her writing.

QuickBites
QUICKBITES
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There's fun in learning at random. Host Pauline Altman and her guests do the research so you don't have to.

The Daily Gardener
THE DAILY GARDENER
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The Daily Gardener is a weekday podcast celebrating garden history, literature, and the small botanical stories that shape how we garden today. Each episode follows an “on this day” format, uncovering the people, plants, books, and moments that have quietly influenced gardens across time. New episodes are released Monday through Friday, and each show features a thoughtfully chosen garden book.

Histrology with Wendy Hornung
HISTROLOGY WITH WENDY HORNUNG
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History and astrology is an unexpected resource for chaotic times. Histrology ( a word I made up) - fuses a journalistic narrative with an astrological explanation that will change how you see your own life. Each episode connects the stories of our past to the present to help us shape our future.

Same Difference: 2 Jazz Fans, 1 Jazz Standard
SAME DIFFERENCE: 2 JAZZ FANS, 1 JAZZ STANDARD
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Now into their 5th year, and receiving high accolades from several different podcast review sites, Same Difference has quickly become the go-to Jazz podcast for good (and fun) analysis of all your favorite Jazz standards. Each episode, AJ and Johnny pick a standard, then listen to and discuss several different versions, including a "New-To-Us Artist" who may very well be new on the Jazz scene. They've had an array of special guests on the show, including Jazz and Musicology scholars, noted Jazz critics and reviewers, and some excellent Jazz musicians. Best of all, AJ and Johnny have been friends since their college days (40 years and counting!), and have been attending Jazz festivals together since the 80's. Their love of Jazz coupled with their own unique stories make for one very entertaining podcast!

The Bible and Beyond
THE BIBLE AND BEYOND
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The Bible and Beyond podcast is a series of interviews with scholars who are able to unlock mysteries from extra-canonical books, forgotten scriptures, so-called 'gnostic' gospels, as well as the Bible. Host Shirley Paulson, Ph.D., and her guests explore historical and spiritual questions about Jesus, gender, women, salvation, healing, and the meaning of life. The discoveries these scholars share don’t always fit with what we've been told, but time and again they lead us toward a deeper intimacy with Jesus.

Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast
LET THEM FIGHT: A COMEDY HISTORY PODCAST
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Join comedians Jacob Trimmer and Tim Groeschel in a mashup of true crime, history, and comedy as they swap stories and make jokes about people throughout time who have lived interesting and violent lives. Get your dose of grindhouse history every Tuesday, because everyone likes violence as long as it's happening to someone else. Feel free to reach out to us with any feedback or comments at letthemfightpodcast@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/LTFpodcast, or https://twitter.com/PodcastLTF.

Christian History Almanac
CHRISTIAN HISTORY ALMANAC
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The Christian History Almanac is a daily 5-minute podcast that highlights those stories- sometimes well known, other times less so- that have shaped the history of the church. Hosted by historian and author Dr. Daniel van Voorhis, each daily podcast concludes with a piece of prose or poetry and the reminder that because of the Good News, everything is going to be ok.

rememBURBANK
REMEMBURBANK
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rememBURBANK is a podcast featuring stories from the history of Burbank, California and is produced by the Burbank Public Library.