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Whether you are new to genealogy or a practiced veteran of the craft, these short clips of information about genealogy and our ancestors should inspire and assist you in moving further on your family tree. Keep them handy when you hit a brick wall or want new inspiration for unique angles to take in your work. With each clip, you will quickly learn what you need to know and be ready to jump back into the ancestor pool with a renewed sense of purpose.
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Ori's Odyssey

Alexus "OpaDoyin" Comeaux

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Welcome to our podcast exploring spirituality and African Traditional Religions (ATRs). In this podcast, we delve into the rich stories of beliefs, practices, and cultural expressions found within ATRs, which have been passed down through generations and continue to resonate with individuals around the world today. Join us as we uncover the profound connections between spirituality, nature, ancestry, and community within the diverse traditions of ATRs, shedding light on their significance an ...
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🎧 Missing Pieces – NPE Life Every Secret Has a Story Every family has secrets. Some are whispered. Others are written in our DNA. Missing Pieces – NPE Life is where those hidden stories come to light — through honest conversations with people whose DNA results changed everything they thought they knew about family, identity, or truth. It’s also a space for those searching for answers and discovering unexpected connections — sometimes even finding family. Hosted and produced by Don Anderson, ...
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Dis A Fi Mi History Podcast Hosted by Wendy Aris A space where Caribbean history, family history, and heritage come to life. This podcast explores the legacies of colonialism and uncovers the often-overlooked stories that shaped the Caribbean and its people. Whether you're tracing your ancestral roots, exploring regional identity, or simply curious about the past that informs the present, Dis A Fi Mi History offers meaningful insights and resources for anyone interested in Caribbean genealog ...
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NPE Stories

Lily Wood

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What if you found out your parent was not in fact your biological parent? NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story. What is an NPE? It is a term that stands for Not Parent Expected or Non Paternity Event. It is used for people who have found out the life changing news that their parent wasn’t their biological parent. Most likely through the advent of home DNA kits. NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they foun ...
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What’s it like to live in Israel… when you’re not Jewish, not Arab, and not even Christian? Israeli Goy explores the unheard stories of non-Jews—expats, foreigners, and curious souls—who choose to live in the Jewish state, even when they don't fit into any official box. Hosted by a Spaniard with no Jewish ancestry, no connection to the land, and no traditional religious ties, this podcast asks: What draws people like us to Israel? What are the challenges? And where do we belong in a place bu ...
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Explore genealogy with "The Genealogy Guy" on Armchair Genealogy, a popular genealogy podcasts produced in the UK. Tune in as expert genealogists and diverse practitioners share their knowledge, helping you uncover your roots, build your family tree, and learn about your ancestors' fascinating stories. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned researcher, the podcast aims to help you connect with your family's past and discover long-lost relatives. Subscribe to Armchair Genealogy today and st ...
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Afrocentric.

Morgan Gray

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Mission: To redefine and expand the understanding of Afrocentrism by illuminating the deeper, often untold histories and lived experiences of the Black Aboriginal peoples of North America—those later labeled as African American. The podcast bridges these truths with the ancestral narratives of Africa, South America, and the Caribbean, fostering a renewed global appreciation for Black heritage, resilience, and cultural continuity. Purpose: This podcast exists to challenge limited historical f ...
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In 2013, journalist Suzanne Rico gets the call. Her mother, Gabriele, is dying. As time ticks down, Gabriele reveals an unfinished memoir about her World War II childhood–and makes a daunting last request: “Finish what I started.” When Suzanne and her sister, Stephanie, dive into their mother’s turbulent past, they come face to face with the truth of their own ancestry for the first time, including mind blowing mysteries that swirl around inventor Robert Lusser–their grandfather–and his work ...
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The Gift

BBC Radio 4

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Without us realising, an enormous DNA database has been created online. It holds the secrets of your true identity and promises to reveal untold family connections. But what happens when online ancestry tests reveal more than you had bargained for? Across two series, Jenny Kleeman meets the men and women whose lives changed forever after they opened a box that contained a DNA test. Exposing scandals, upending identities, solving mysteries and delivering life-changing news - Jenny investigate ...
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Stories That Live In Us

Crista Cowan | The Barefoot Genealogist

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What if the most powerful way to strengthen your family’s future is to look to the past? I’m Crista Cowan, known online as The Barefoot Genealogist. I created this podcast to inspire you to form deeper connections with your family - past, present, and future. All families are messy and life is constantly changing but we don’t have to allow that to disconnect us. I’ve spent my whole life discovering the power of family history and I know that sharing the stories that live in you can change ev ...
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The Family Histories Podcast

The Family Histories Podcast

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The Family Histories Podcast is a show that celebrates those of us sat in archives, libraries, and spare bedrooms all around the world, tirelessly piecing together our collective social and family history. Join British family historian Andrew Martin as he interviews a fellow genealogy fan about how they got hooked; listen to his guest tell the life story of their most fascinatingly good, bad, or plain ugly relative; and then it's time to face 'The Brick Wall' - where it's over to the listene ...
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Geniealogy

Qenie The Genie

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S1 EP4 - Welcome to my Thoughtcast! I'm Qenie the Genie and I'm creating a time capsule for my Ancestry dot com 👻 💪🏾 👑 Everyone seems to be looking into their ancestry and that's amazing! I'll just be over here...inside my 🧞‍♂️Genie Lamp 🕯, hanging out, leaving my descendants life hacks through my Spiritual journey 👻 . Family lore🥰 My voice blog Qenie
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Low Ancestry

Karyn Harding

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You might think you know what genealogy is like–boring, stuffy, and has no application to our modern world. How could your fourth great-grandfather possibly affect your life today? Join amateur genealogist, Karyn Harding, as she tells one story each episode from her family tree to friend and cohost, Kim McMasters, who does actually happen to think that genealogy is boring and stuffy. Together, we’ll uncover how ordinary people with ordinary lives have extraordinary stories to tell. New episo ...
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In this episode, Bevan Pfeiffer sits down with Johnson Chong. Shamanic practitioner, author, and transformational guide, for a profound exploration of what it really means to wake up. Together, they navigate the terrain where ancient wisdom meets modern psychology, asking what it takes to live, heal, and grow in a time of deep collective change. Johnson opens up about his journey from a traditional upbringing to becoming a bridge between worlds, weaving together shamanic traditions, yogic in ...
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"Genealogy Roadshow" host and author of "The Family Tree Toolkit," Kenyatta D. Berry looks into genealogy, ancestry, and family history as well as what it means to have enslaved ancestors, and interviews experts in the field. The music for episodes 1-76 is "Good Vibe" by Ketsa, and 76+ is by Rheme via Pixabay.
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Join hosts Doug Marconnet, Anne Goodwin, and Betsy Schmiechen as they delve into Anne's discovery of hundreds of letters written to her grandmother over a century ago, weaving history and personal stories together to bring ancestry to life in this captivating podcast series.
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Formerly known as the Atypical Anaesthetist Podcast Muslim, Traditional Maliki, Doctor, Anaesthetist, Androidian, Geek, odd background (Welsh-born, Deccan-origin, Arab ancestry, Brummie, Northerner) Listen to my take on world news, technology, theology and being a practising doctor VIEWS MY OWN
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Ratbags & Roustabouts

Marion Langford

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Ratbags & Roustabouts tells the extraordinary histories of ordinary people. We dig around in the ancestry archive and dive into the genealogical gene pool to uncover the most incredible, never-before-told stories of seemingly common folk from our past.
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CutOff Genes Podcast

Julie Dixon Jackson-Podcaster, Richard Castle

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Ever wondered what consumer DNA testing can do for you- beyond telling you your ethnicity? Are you an adoptee- or someone who has an unknown parent or relative? Do you love Genealogy? You're in the right place. Join Julie Dixon Jackson and Richard Castle as they attempt to guide you through what it takes to use DNA to break down brick walls, solve mysteries- or find your "people"!
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Spiritual Spotlight Series

Rachel Garrett, RN, CCH

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Awaken your truth. Heal your soul. Illuminate your path. Welcome to the Spiritual Spotlight Series — a soul-expanding podcast for the modern mystic, spiritual seeker, and awakening heart. Hosted by Master Energy Teacher and Akashic Records Guide Rachel Garrett, RN, each episode brings you illuminating conversations with healers, intuitives, thought leaders, and embodied spiritual practitioners from around the world. From energy medicine to galactic ancestry, trauma healing to soul purpose al ...
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Medicine Stories

Amber Magnolia Hill

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Medicine Stories is a gathering place for women seeking to rekindle their vitality through connection- with themselves, with each other, and with the living medicine of the earth. Created by Amber- a mother and herbalist who restored her own energy after years of burnout- the show explores herbal healing, metabolic health, and the real experiences of modern womanhood. This is a space for women remembering their resilience and coming home to their bodies, their lineage, and the wisdom woven t ...
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Real Herbalists Podcast

Erinn McMurtrie

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This is a collection of conversations with real people playing with plants. I hope this reminds you that your connection with the Earth and with these herbs is your birthright and lives in your blood and ancestry. You already are a natural born herbalist. Come join us in exploring how to have a joyful connection with our beautiful Mama Earth through these magic, medicinal plants.
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The Official Beverly Witch Podcast was created by me, Roger Herson. I also own Ancestry Tour Agents; currently, the first and only dedicated walking tour company based in Beverly, Massachusetts, though we do offer other valuable services throughout Beverly, Salem, and the North Shore. For more about our role, please click the following link for our website: www.ancestrytouragents.com. In this podcast series, I will be sharing all things history, culture, diversity, magic, and more.... If you ...
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Chardonnay & DNA

Rachael Herbert

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A podcast where we drink wine and talk about Ancestry DNA results gone wrong, crimes and cold cases solved by DNA evidence, and everything in between. Part true crime, part family mayhem and anything else our weird little hearts desire. Join hosts Becky and Rachael on a journey through some of the wackiest, scariest, and most unbelievable DNA stories you’ve ever heard. http://www.Chardonnayanddna.com Find us on **Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!** Instagram: @chardonnayanddna Facebook: http ...
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Generations Cafe

Amy Johnson Crow

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Generations Cafe is all about genealogy and family history. Discovering your family history should be enjoyable! Each episode will show you more about doing genealogy without the frustration. Host Amy Johnson Crow has been involved in family history for most of her life and is a noted researcher, blogger, author, and educator. She firmly believes that it is possible to do good genealogy research and enjoy the process. This isn't a stuffy or dry lecture. It's a conversation to help you explor ...
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Jane Garvey and Fi Glover keep the mics on, grab a cuppa and say what they really think - unencumbered and off air. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: [email protected] and follow our antics away from the mic on Instagram: @janeandfi Follow Off Air with Jane & Fi wherever you get your podcasts, or join us on Times Radio every Monday to Thursday afternoon between 2pm and 4pm on DAB, smart speaker and the Times Radio ...
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In this Podcast we are going to listen to the stories that have shaped the great epic Ramayan. The lineage of Paulastya, his ancestry, and his penance made the son of a revered sage into the darkest villain of the Hindu epics. The story of Ravan and Kumbhkaran and their conquests, the boons, and the curses everything that made the gatekeepers of Vishnu their arch nemesis.
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Point of Hue

Ateira & Salimah

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Point of Hue is a bi-weekly podcast featuring Ateira Griffin and Salimah Jasani, two women of color. Join us as we discuss everything from interracial dating to ancestry tests and even the questionable representations of race in Harry Potter (yes, we went there) from our #PointOfHue.
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Family History Drama is a true storytelling podcast that transforms actual ancestral accounts into immersive, emotionally rich audio experiences. It’s a place where true stories, well told, will inspire, caution, entertain, and instruct. By weaving personal stories and historical events with dramatized narrative, each episode brings context to the forgotten voices of the past—complete with the sounds of steam trains, battle cries, whispered prayers, and all the tragedies and divine providenc ...
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Seasoned Conversations

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Seasoned Conversations” is the podcast where experience meets insight. Host Kenneth Braswell guides listeners through authentic, inspiring dialogues with seasoned individuals who’ve navigated life’s shifts, redefined their purpose, and discovered new pathways to fulfillment. Each episode dives deep into topics like aging gracefully, building meaningful relationships, nurturing financial wellness, and uncovering newfound purpose. Join us as we explore the art of growing older with wisdom, cla ...
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22 Sides

Robin & Alexis

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22 Sides is a podcast that will let you get to know some fascinating people and keep up with many things that are happening in and around the Houston area.
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WINNETKA: A Memoir

Brian Conlan

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WINNETKA is a ten-episode memoir created and produced by award-winning actress Jessica Harper, with original music. The podcast features the voices of the Harper family, who share in the telling of their remarkable story. WINNETKA tells of six Harper kids coming of age in Eisenhower’s post-war America, in a Chicago suburb called Winnetka. The siblings are buffeted by the rages of a father with PTSD, challenged by life in a big family, rocked by social change in the sixties, and ultimately st ...
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Stuck on a family history brick wall? It's time to add the most powerful tool to your genealogy toolkit: Artificial Intelligence. Welcome to Ancestors and Algorithms, the definitive guide to revolutionizing your family tree research with AI. Forget the hype and confusion. This isn't just another podcast about AI; this is your hands-on, step-by-step masterclass using AI. Each week, host and researcher Brian demystifies the technology and shows you exactly how to apply AI tools to find ancesto ...
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What does embodiment feel like? ​How can I listen to my body, feel less shame and cultivate more curiously? ​How can I move in novel and indulgent ways? ​What does it feel like in my body to be curious? How can I cultivate curiosity towards my body and it’s signals? ​These are some of the guiding questions of my embodied curiosity practice, a practice that incorporates many philosophies and modalities. On this show ​I will be interviewing big thinkers and changemakers in the fields of embodi ...
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Knights of Degradation

Soldier Bear Studios

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Knights of Degradation is a dungeons and dragons audio adventure! Our world is one of lost history and forgotten ancestry, with characters as deep and complex as the land they travel. Knights takes an actual play D&D game, and edits it with music, voice overs, and high quality sound effects to create a unique listening experience.
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This is a show for women who wear many hats and who have held themselves to an unhealthy measure of success. This show will deposit nuggets for your own self reflection and self improvement. This audio series builds upon the book - Proven Not Perfect: 7 Truths of a Corporate Executive, Mommy, Wife and Christian (published 2018, Amazon Best-Seller).
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In this special bonus episode brought to you by Ancestry, Fi chats to The Times and Sunday Times editor Andy Silvester, and Ancestry family history expert Laura House. Andy shares what he's learned about his family's past from his Ancestry journey, and Laura chats about how she helps people make discoveries about their own family stories. Head to w…
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In this insightful episode, host Wendy Aris dives into Caribbean history and family genealogy with Dr. Christopher Stuart Taylor as they discuss his book 'Flying Fish in the Great White North.' Together, they explore the migration of Black Barbadians to Canada, highlighting migration laws, community-building, family impacts, and identity formation …
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In this episode of Israel Goy, I talk about learning Hebrew as a non Jew- and how language became the bridge between outsider and insider, culture and politics. From aleph-bet to ambition, this is a conversation about identity, power and why words matter more than we think. Support the showBy Adriana
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Season 4 of Afrocentric opens with an editor’s note that sets the tone for what’s ahead — a return to the roots, rhythms, and raw spaces that shaped Black expression. Freestyle 1: On The Chitterlin Circuit isn’t just a title; it’s a call to gather in the “hole in the wall,” those sacred, gritty places where truth and art were born out of survival. …
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This freestyle episode of The Afrocentric Podcast dives deep into a grim but often hidden history — the literal and symbolic consumption of Black bodies throughout American history. From the era when enslaved Africans were treated as commodities to the disturbing cases of human consumption in early America, this episode retraces how anti-Black cann…
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January is basically the genealogist's secret power month. The holidays are over, the calendar is wide open, and you can finally hear yourself think. While winter does its quiet thing outside, you get a fresh start indoors, with coffee, a cozy chair, and a brand new excuse to chase down ancestors. These "10 Must-Do Genealogy Projects for January" a…
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〰️ 🌳 🧬 〰️ 🎧 Ready to discover more stories that could transform your family connections? Subscribe to 'Stories That Live In Us' wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a review to help other families find their path to deeper connection through family history. Together, we're building a community of families committed to preserving and sharing th…
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What can we learn from Indigenous perspectives on Australian history? Two historians, one Indigenous and one not, explore new and very, very old ways of seeing the past in 'Deep History: Country and Sovereignty'. Then: shade. On a warming planet, shade takes on a new significance. It is an unevenly distributed resource, and, Sam Bloch argues, too o…
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It’s officially 2026! Happy New Year - we hope your head is OK… In this bonus episode, we revisit Jane and Fi’s conversations with Joanna Lumley, Rob Rinder, and Gary Numan. Enjoy! If you find yourself at a bit of a loose end after this, why not go and listen to our latest playlist, titled “I’m in the cupboard at Christmas”: https://open.spotify.co…
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If you left a feather at an American crime scene during the 20th century, chances are that Roxie Laybourne would be called. Laybourne was "The Feather Detective", a Smithsonian forensic ornithologist who solved crimes using her extensive knowledge of birds. Then: the makers of a documentary on the life of Emily Kam Kngwarray, the Indigenous-Austral…
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Genealogy has a built-in problem that never goes away. You are trying to rebuild real lives from records that real people created, and people get things wrong. Sometimes the mistake is innocent, like a clerk mishearing a name or a census taker writing down a guess. Sometimes the mistake is intentional, like someone shaving off years, changing a bir…
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Should prison architecture be used for punishment, or could it be used to create hope, instead? 'Jaywalking' is being decriminalised in some US states as campaigners say the law has been disproportionately enforced on black and Latino residents. Plus how did we end up with the QWERTY keyboard, when it wasn't designed to be fast or logical?…
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Struggling to read your ancestor's handwriting? Spent hours squinting at impossible cursive in Civil War pension files, wills, letters, or family Bible records? Google's new Gemini 3 AI achieves expert-level handwriting transcription at 1.67% error rate—and it's completely free. In this comprehensive 35-minute tutorial, discover how to transcribe h…
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Send us a text Money shouldn’t feel like paperwork. We sat down with Virginia Heyburn to unpack how fintech and AI are transforming banking into something simpler, more inclusive, and far more human. From mobile-first experiences to embedded finance, we trace the long road that brought new providers like Chime and Klarna into mainstream behavior—an…
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Welcome to The Space Between, where we explore the transformative journey of self-worth, vulnerability, and authentic masculinity. In this episode, clinical psychotherapist Bevan Pfeiffer sits down with Jackson Goding for a raw, honest conversation about the hidden stories we tell ourselves, the roots of shame, and the courage it takes to step into…
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Sir Gerard Brennan served as the 10th Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest judicial position in the country. He was involved in several landmark cases, including the famous Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992) decision. This case overturned the concept of "terra nullius" (land belonging to no one) and recognised the native title rig…
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Genealogy teaches you something early. The record is rarely clean. Ink blots. Misspelled names. Ages that shift from census to census. People who appear, disappear, then show up again decades later with no explanation. When you study the past long enough, you stop expecting perfection. You start expecting the truth to arrive a little sideways. 2025…
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This New Year’s edition of Seasoned Conversation invites listeners into a deeply reflective and insightful dialogue led by Kenneth and Tracy Braswell. As the year closes, they unpack what 2025 revealed about society, community, mental health, culture, and personal resilience—while naming the spiritual clarity and intentionality required to move for…
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All month, we have looked at how different places celebrate the season, with food, songs, family gatherings, church services, and small customs that show up year after year. Today, we are going to close the series by going straight to the center of it. I am going to read the Christmas story. Before I start, here is the simple thought I want to leav…
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When Sylvia Hernandez discovered vintage Christmas cards in a university archive, her coworkers didn't understand their significance. But for her, they represented everything familiar about growing up Mexican-American in Waco, Texas. Sylvia Hernandez, outreach and instruction librarian at Baylor University's Texas Collection and a seventh generatio…
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Merry Christmas! You may be hiding in the pantry right now - we’re right there with you! In this bonus podcast episode, Jane and Fi are live on stage at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, speaking to model and television personality Penny Lancaster. If you find yourself at a bit of a loose end after this, why not go and listen to our latest playli…
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Send us a text In this deeply illuminating episode of Spiritual Spotlight, Rachel sits down with Jill Brown, certified evolutionary astrologer, to explore how our souls carry memory across lifetimes—and how astrology helps us heal it. Jill shares her extraordinary journey from working with NASA and Disney to fully embracing evolutionary astrology a…
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For the final day of our 12 Days of Genealogy Media Resources, we’re highlighting the RootsTech website—a powerful, year-round resource for family historians. In this episode, we talk about what you can do on the RootsTech website beyond the annual conference. We discuss how to search the site, explore on-demand educational videos, discover content…
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Well, two big reasons show up in the history. One reason is a theological calculation that shows up early. A Christian writer named Sextus Julius Africanus (early 200s) argued that Jesus was conceived on March 25 and was born nine months later on December 25. Another reason is the Roman winter season. By late December, the empire already had major …
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Is over-tourism coming for Antarctica? As more and more people travel south for awe and adventure, our guest has some proposals to keep Antarctica pristine. Plus: Dame Harriet Walter, internationally famous for her TV roles, has long been a celebrated Shakespeare actor on the stage. Walter has inhabited the minds of Shakespeare's women for more tha…
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... following on immediately from our previous episode - 'The Glassworker', we find host Andrew Martin and guest Lene D. Kottal in the garage, where they've been interrupted by Andrew's old friend Santa. When Santa starts to act strangely, they find themselves fleeing for their lives... - - - Episode Credits Andrew Martin - Host and Producer Lene D…
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In Poland, Christmas takes a different form than in many places. The most significant family moment often happens on Christmas Eve, not Christmas morning. That Christmas Eve gathering is called Wigilia, and in many homes it is the main event of the season. Even people who are not very religious still keep Wigilia traditions because they are tied to…
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For Day 11 of our 12 Days of Genealogy Media Resources, we’re focusing on Google Books and why it’s an essential—but often overlooked—tool for genealogy research. In this episode, we talk about how Google Books allows researchers to full-text search millions of digitized books, including rare and out-of-print family histories, local and county hist…
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Christmas in Mexico is not usually treated like one neat day on a calendar. It feels more like a long build that gets louder, brighter, and more crowded as it moves toward Christmas Eve. In many places, the season spills into the street. Neighbors join in. Kids play a role. Food shows up in big batches. Music follows you around like it owns the pla…
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In this seventh and final full episode of Season Ten of The Family Histories Podcast, host Andrew Martin meets Danish professional genealogist Lene D. Kottal. She explains how she got hooked on family history, why she turned professional, and how skills in researching patronymics can help researchers of Danish ancestry. THE LIFE STORY - ANNA MARIA …
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December in South Africa does not whisper in with cold nights and frosted windows. It arrives with heat, long afternoons, and bright skies that can still be blue well into the evening. In many homes, Christmas planning is not about keeping warm. It is about finding shade, keeping food cool, and deciding whether the family gathering will happen insi…
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In this deeply personal conversation (and crossover episode), Stacy opens up about discovering she’s a double NPE, confronting painful family truths, and grieving a father she never had the chance to know. She reflects on healing, chosen family, and how community, therapy, and self-compassion helped her rebuild her sense of identity. Stacy is the h…
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What does it mean to truly come home to yourself? In this episode, Bevan Pfeiffer sits down with Sam Gatsby Lim. Kink educator, artist, and advocate for embodied living, to explore the journey from disconnection and people-pleasing to radical self-acceptance and authentic intimacy. Sam shares his story as a child of immigrants navigating trauma, cu…
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Happy Monday! Just three more sleeps until Christmas - we hope this will help you drift off soundly, or simply provide you with an excuse to step out of the house and away from the madness for a moment… In this bonus episode, we revisit Jane and Fi’s conversations with Miriam Margolyes, Rick Astley, and Jameela Jamil. Enjoy! If you find yourself at…
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For Day 10 of our 12 Days of Genealogy Media Resources, we’re talking about books and the critical role they play in genealogy and family history research. In this episode, we discuss what books can reveal that online records sometimes can’t, why preserving them matters, especially as books continue to be challenged and removed from libraries, and …
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🎄✨ Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays, everyone! ✨🎄 This is a very special episode. I take a moment to share a few things happening in my own life—and one hugecoincidence that stopped me cold. 🧩😳 It was one of those moments that feels too big to be random… the kind that makes you pause and think, “Okay, what is actually going on here?” I don’t want t…
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In this episode, we discuss how Google Alerts can be a helpful tool for genealogy and family history researchers. We explore how alerts can be used to stay informed about new information related to surnames, family locations, historical events, and research topics without constantly searching for updates. This episode highlights how Google Alerts c…
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