Robin Kermode reads his favourite children's stories. All the stories are about kindness and forgiveness in some form. Robin Kermode, is an actor, best selling author, leading Communication Coach, popular keynote speaker, body language expert, media commentator, and the author of SPEAK SO YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LISTEN. His podcast, THE ART OF COMMUNICATION, has over 20,000 listeners. For more information visit: www.robinkermode.com
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Welcome to Ember Fables: Fireside Adventures for young and old. We play D&D and have a fantastic, raucous time of it! So come along and enjoy yourself on our latest adventure! In our first campaign, entitled Dragon Gems Rising, the continent of Javros is on the brink of all out war. At the heart of it all an ancient myth and a terrifying artifact of immense power rise to threaten the whole land. Can the Fabled Five come together and stop the forces of destruction in time?
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Enchanted: The History of Magic & Witchcraft brings you the most fascinating stories from the history of all things magical. Produced and hosted by an award-winning historian, episodes of Enchanted feature atmospheric music, dramatic performances, in-depth historical analysis, and a deep connection to the people and events that shaped the past. New episode on the first Friday of every month.
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Aesop's Fables or the Aesopica is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 BCE. Of diverse origins, the stories associated with his name have descended to modern times through a number of sources and continue to be reinterpreted in different verbal registers and in popular as well as artistic media.
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Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne. This is a recording of the tenth edition of the first volume, The Age of Fable. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths a ...
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A new volume of succinct yet stirring stories arrives with the second season of Future Fables — Aesop’s storytelling podcast, created in partnership with Literary Hub. Exploring how the ancient fable form may bring us replenishment, comfort and perhaps guidance for the modern day, celebrated contemporary writers weave yarns that resonate and illuminate in equal measure Future Fables is created in partnership with Literary Hub. The theme music was composed by Dean Blunt; episodes were mixed, ...
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Path To Zion explores the rediscovery of the Ancient Way that has been abandoned, forgotten or simply missed (in Its fullness) by mainstream Christianity. The host, Joel Spencer, speaks from a ”Hezekiah call” to declare to the Christianity of this age that there has been a Way already carved out, ready to be walked along by any who will follow the Firstborn Of Many Brethren, Yeshua Messiah (Jesus). (* The podcast is now also recorded in video format on Youtube @ Path To Zion Podcast.)
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Dig through the roots and loam on the forest floor with us in Beast Fables, a TTRPG live play inspired by classic stories animal tales such as the Redwall Chronicles and Watership Down. Join a crew of beasts as they explore the ancient Scottish highlands from the perspective of heroic beasts. Streaming live on YouTube at 12 pm GMT, most Thursdays! Sponsored as part of the Roll20 Spotlight program. Go to roll20.net/start/doad to make a free account and try out the Adventures on a Dime rules w ...
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James Funnyhat is a modern day Fableist whose dynamic storytelling captivates, mesmerizes, and inspires children to think about life a little more deeply while they listen and laugh. James tells fables from the ancient past and from the present moment, all with his unique style of narration and original musical score. This podcast is for those quiet moments when young minds are ready to surrender to the ancient art of the story to work it’s contemplative magic - sit down at the Table of Fabl ...
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Welcome to "Fandom Fables & Dragons," the podcast where fantasy meets reality in the most unexpected way! Join our four intrepid podcasters – Caleb, Chad, Scott, and French – as they embark on an extraordinary adventure beyond their wildest imaginations. In each episode, follow along as our hosts navigate through a fantastical realm after being unexpectedly whisked away from their ordinary lives. Transported into a world straight out of the pages of their favorite books, they find themselves ...
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Looking for a new, inclusive take on history and mythology? Look no further than 'Willing and Fable,' a woman-run, feminist, and LGBTQ+ podcast hosted by Rowan Hall and Tracey Harrison. Each week, Rowan and Tracey bring to light the often overlooked and underrepresented stories of men, women, and LGBTQ+ individuals, challenging traditional and biased accounts of the past. From ancient civilizations to modern times, 'Willing and Fable' offers engaging discussions, in depth research, and origi ...
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Interviews with Food Writers about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/food
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Nominated for Best Podcast at the 2021 ENNIE Awards! Follow the spacefaring adventures of Rav'nys, Luckbeak, and Marco as they find themselves new recruits of the crew of the Voidfarer, an independent spelljammer ship exploring a new crystal sphere called Kraatspace. Can they uncover the secrets of the lost Kraatorian empire or will they fall victim to the same mysterious calamity that befell the ancient voidfaring civilization thousands of years ago? An original D&D Fifth Edition campaign i ...
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Podcasts from Columbia University's The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities, where we feature talks with professors about their recent work, publications, novels, and more. Constantine Lignos hosts. Previous seasons were hosted by Olivia Branscum and Timothy Lundy. We also feature The Trilling Tapes. In this podcast series, we mine the recorded Trilling archives to uncover and contextualize more than forty years of exceptional critical thought.
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Welcome to Paranormal Mysteries, the podcast where we explore the unknown, the inexplicable, and the terrifying. On Paranormal Mysteries, we dive deep into real stories of the supernatural, urban legends, ghost encounters, and phenomena that defy logic. Each episode of Paranormal Mysteries takes you on a chilling journey through tales of haunted houses, UFO sightings, mysterious cryptids, and documented cases of paranormal activity. From conspiracy theories to in-depth analyses of supernatur ...
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Fabled Collective is your gateway into a world where folklore, haunted history, and creative storytelling converge. Hosted by Vanessa K. Eccles, an author, editor, and storyteller, this podcast explores the mysteries that shape our world—from eerie legends and ghost stories to the hidden truths within mythology and historical hauntings. In each episode, you'll embark on a journey through spine-tingling tales, forgotten folklore, and the shadowy corners of history, all while discovering how s ...
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Laura Lee Flanagan, "Hardcore Vegetarian: Welcome to the Vegedome!" (Process Media, 2025)
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40:41Laura Lee Flanagan's Hardcore Vegetarian (Feral House, 2025) is a celebration of food and love for everyone! Hardcore Vegetarian is a journey into vegetarianism led by someone who fell into it inadvertently and is happily still learning as she goes. As a passionate home cook, Flanagan became what she describes as a "lazy vegetarian" while figuring …
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One-Shot: A Train to Gold Town (2/4)
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1:10:21The party carries on as dinner is served and festivities are…. festivized? Every has a good time! Or do they? As the evening winds to a close and the train winds on down the track, everything draws closer and closer to one thing; Murder!
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Divergence: Many Are Choosing... Right Now
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11:12It seems that discerning Who are Yahweh's Set Apart covenant People is getting easier with each passing day. Most fall within two primary camps: A) Those embracing and admitting that we've all inherited deception and repent or B) Those digging in your heels deeper into the popular doctrines of men, unwilling to move. Do you know which path you're c…
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In this episode we discuss Paul's warning to Timothy of an age that was to come that is surely now here (2 Timothy 4). People will only want to hear a desirable word that they already agree with. They will turn away from truth. They will turn towards myths and fables. So could this be us? Could we be the ones that this was prophesied of? How do we …
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Andrew Ofstehage, "Welcome to Soylandia: Transnational Farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado" (Cornell UP, 2025)
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46:19Following a group of US Midwest farmers who purchased tracts of land in the tropical savanna of eastern Brazil, Welcome to Soylandia: Transnational Farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado (Cornell University Press, 2025) by Dr. Andrew Ofstehage investigates industrial farming in the modern developing world. Seeking adventure and profit, the transplanted f…
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What motivates us to live the way that we intentionally choose to? Is it really foundational biblical commands and counsel or merely religious traditions? It would be beneficial for us to establish the difference. Do you live to bring glory to the Name of the Most High? Let's find out!By Joel Spencer
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Carrie Helms Tippen, "Unpalatable: Stories of Pain and Pleasure in Southern Cookbooks" (UP of Mississippi, 2025)
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1:17:09The cookbook genre is highly conventional with an orientation toward celebration and success. From glossy photographs to heartwarming stories and adjective-rich ingredient lists, the cookbook tradition primes readers for pleasure. Yet the overarching narrative of the region is often one of pain, loss, privation, exploitation, poverty, and suffering…
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One-Shot: A Train to Gold Town (1/4)
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1:10:55An eccentric inventor is unveiling his latest contraption: the lightning rail! He invites all his best friends to come along for the first ride! Trouble is, he seems to have invited is enemies as well... We join a detective, a reporter, a college nemesis, and the ditzy neighbor next-door as they roll out of the station on their way towards mystery,…
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Messiah told us that the way that leads to life is narrow and constricting. Do we *really* believe that? Let's find out!By Joel Spencer
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In the summer of 1612, a woman named Alice Nutter walked to her death. She was not like the others who stood beside her on the gallows, gaunt women worn hollow by poverty. Alice Nutter was a woman of property in Lancashire, a woman of standing, and—most damningly—a woman who did not easily bow her head. This episode brings you a story of fear, inju…
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* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE. A quick talk about the principles of boundaries. Provision and care are within them. May we not be so quick to bust through and pursue false freedom.By Joel Spencer
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Annalisa Marzano, "Plants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome" (Cambridge UP. 2022)
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49:23Plants, Politics and Empire in Ancient Rome (Cambridge University Press, 2022) by Dr. Annalisa Marzano investigates the cultural and political dimension of Roman arboriculture and the associated movement of plants from one corner of the empire to the other. It uses the convergent perspectives offered by textual and archaeological sources to sketch …
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By Joel Spencer
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Fernando Collantes, "Milk in Spain and the History of Diet Change: The Political Economy of Dairy Consumption Since 1950" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
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1:00:02In barely three generations the Spanish diet has changed beyond recognition. The traditional concerns around nutritional health and scarcity have been mostly left behind, but they have given way to new problems linked to excess. In Milk in Spain and the History of Diet Change: The Political Economy of Dairy Consumption since 1950 (Bloomsbury, 2024)…
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* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE. While many people boldly state that the "today's church" needs to be more like the "Acts church", the interaction between the Jerusalem council and the new believers, in chapter 15, seems to get overlooked. There was a time when men wanted and welcomed counsel. I will present that we retur…
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34: Why Grandma, What Big Teeth You Have!
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1:28:09The party is facing down Uthion! Do the Fabled Five have what it takes to defeat a slightly undead, gem wielding, power hungry dragon? Or are they the next dinner course and a get-out-of-hell free card for Grandma?
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The Fruit of Constantine's "Different Way"
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35:43Many Believers are beginning to ask, "how in the world did Christianity get here?" Well, I believe that there is an answer, but we must go way back to the immediate generations that followed Messiah's earthly exit. In this episode I'll promote a question for your consideration: What if the Body of Messiah is so grossly disconnected from what It was…
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Enrique C. Ochoa, "México Between Feast and Famine: Food, Corporate Power, and Inequality" (U Arizona Press, 2025)
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1:10:28As the birthplace of maize and a celebrated culinary destination, Mexico stands at the crossroads of gastronomic richness and stark social disparities. In México Between Feast and Famine: Food, Corporate Power, and Inequality (University of Arizona Press, 2025), Dr. Enrique C. Ochoa unveils the historical and contemporary forces behind Mexico’s pol…
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Jennifer Clapp, "Titans of Industrial Agriculture: How a Few Giant Corporations Came to Dominate the Farm Sector and Why It Matters" (MIT Press, 2025)
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1:04:57Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of farm machinery, fertilizer, seeds, and pesticides are sold to farmers around the world. Although agricultural inputs are a huge sector of the global economy, the lion's share of that market is controlled by a relatively small number of very large transnational corporations. The high degree of co…
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Are you willing to change when the Bible reveals error?
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9:32By Joel Spencer
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Christof Lammer, "Performing State Boundaries: Food Networks, Democratic Bureaucracy and China" (Berghahn, 2024)
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1:42:23On the podcast today I am joined by Christof Lammer, a social anthropologist based at the University of Klagenfurt and inherit fellow at Humboldt University of Berlin. Christof is joining me to talk about his new book, Performing State Boundaries: Food Networks, Democratic Bureaucracy and China published in Open Access by Berghahn Books in 2024. Th…
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Part 2 - PASSOVER: A Night to be Observed for Yahweh
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21:35* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE. According to the Bible, not Jewish or Christian tradition, whose Passover is It? Most importantly, who is It to be observed and memorialized for? In this episode, we'll allow the Word to answer these two simple questions. If you find that the Bible gives different answers than you have pre…
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Part 1 - PASSOVER: A Night to be Observed for Yahweh
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40:26* This originally aired as a video episode on YouTube HERE. Have you inherited the belief that Passover was a custom for another people group that you are not? Have you been told that it was their possession? Have you been told that Messiah fulfilled it all so now we've moved past such observances and given the freedom to create our own? Part 1 wil…
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The party travels deeper into Mt. Drespot, searching for the Soveserald. The deeper they go, though, the more clear it seems that something is not right. Uthion is dead, right? Right...?
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Spirits of St. Augustine: Haunted Cemeteries, City Gates & the Castillo with Stacy Piagno
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1:09:13In this spine-tingling episode, we explore the haunted history of St. Augustine, Florida—America’s oldest city and one of the most paranormally active places in the U.S. Join me and special guest Stacy Piagno, a seasoned spiritual explorer and paranormal podcaster, as we talk about real ghost stories, historical hauntings, and the spiritual energy …
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By Joel Spencer
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This is a very short audio episode discussing the simple fact that throughout the Bible, Yahweh is referred to as a dwelling. His Name is a fortress. He is a strong tower. He is safety and covering. The Most High is holy. There is none like Him. And a house is a sacred space.By Joel Spencer
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In this age, accolades abound for all manner of things. But what if what we learn, even things that we may be rewarded for knowing, is not truth according to the Scriptures? This short story will challenge us all to properly embrace truth and abandon the patterns of this world. Do you ride the current of conformity or do you filter all things throu…
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