A compilation of the latest Witness History programmes.
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Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from the death of Adolf Hitler, the first spacewalk and the making of the movie Jaws, to celebrity tor ...
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A documentary film on isolation, art, and transformation after brain injury
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ReFramed is a podcast and vodcast series brought to you by Attitude Foundation. The series primarily explores the representation of people with disability in TV & Film. Join Jason Clymo (series host), his co-hosts (Robyn Lambird & Steph Dower), and a number of fantastic special guests - as we analyse, praise and critique disability representation and inclusion in films and TV shows. The series is available on Youtube (captioned) and all your favourite podcast apps.
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Host Grant Hardy leads a weekly in-depth discussion on issues impacting the disability community across Canada.
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In each episode of All Things Disability we’ll speak with a leader in the disability space to learn how they promote inclusion and opportunities for people of all abilities. All Things Disability is produced by Northeast Arc, an organization that changes lives and discovers abilities for thousands of individuals with diverse abilities across Massachusetts. We help them become full participants in their communities: choosing for themselves how to live, learn, work, socialize, and play.
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St.Elsewhere is a podcast in which two pop-culture obsessed autistic hosts review depictions of autism in the media.
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Tune in for women's stories from throughout history, and check out our website, infinite-women.com, for bios, recommendations and more!
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A safe space for folks from the disability community to rant, rave, and vent about failures in access, and discuss what can and should be done about it.
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Stories and profiles of compelling people impacted by all degrees of vision loss and disability. Plus, Reid explores his own experiences becoming blind as an adult in his unique way pairing his words with audio and sound design.
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People have learned from other people’s stories since the beginning of time. Stories stir the soul. Stories reveal. Stories heal. Why? Because hearing someone’s story allows the listener to see how that person overcame their challenge. Everyone loves to see the victorious outcome from an underdog position and how one elevated to their “next level” in life. In this podcast...Wendie and Todd will give you an inside look at someone who has had a personal or professional breakthrough that change ...
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Break a Leg! is a podcast that explores the relationship between disability and the arts. Join playwright and advocate Nicole Zimmerer and her guests as they cover topics in theatre, film, TV, studio arts, music, and more. We’ll be spilling the “Disabili-Tea” on current and past events in disability history and investigate the future of accessibility in the arts. This podcast is perfect for fans of the arts looking to learn more about disability representation and arts accessibility in a fun ...
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A podcast exploring the inner workings of our brains, mental health, & disabilities and how film & television portray them. Each episode, hosted by sisters Heather & Sarah Taylor, has an expert talk about a specific facet of our brains. Guests include therapists, scientists, and those with lived experiences and they share facts, insights, and how-tos with our listeners. We then discuss TV series and films that capture this specific aspect of our brains and tell it as it really is. Please fol ...
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The Snob-Free Film Community. We review something new and something old in each episode, with a focus on arthouse, indie, classic and foreign cinema.
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Hello! My name is Alex; I'm an aspiring radio journalist passionate about engaging in conversations and telling lots of dad jokes! Here you will find audio documentaries created to entertain, educate and enjoy! As I Engage with creatives and learn about their processes in hopes of tackling important topics and fostering connections. - Alex
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Dude, Where’s My Ramp? is the podcast where disability rights, real-life stories, and unapologetic honesty collide. Hosted by disabled people, for everyone, we explore the messy, powerful, and often hilarious realities of living in a world that wasn’t built for us. From deep dives into disability theory to raw chats about everyday barriers, identity, and activism, this is a space where lived experience leads the way. Whether you’re disabled, neurodivergent, an ally, or just ramp-curious — pu ...
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Here we explore life’s issues with our weekly speakers from the Rochester L’Abri Community; aiming to give honest answers to honest questions from a Christian perspective.
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DISabled to ENabled podcast is the podcast for people with chronic illnesses. Join British host Jessie Ace as she interviews inspiring people affected by chronic illness who turned their diagnosis into something unexpected. Listen to people such as celebrities/CEOs/athletes/marathon runners as well as real-life stories as they let you into their lives and how they did something awesome despite their chronic illness diagnosis. Learn their tips, tricks, and advice for living your best life wit ...
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The Be My Eyes Podcast is about blindness, sight and the sometimes blurry in-between. On this bi-weekly podcast, Will from Be My Eyes talks to interesting and insightful individuals from the blind community to see the world through their eyes. Whether you are sighted, blind or low-vision, tune in to learn much more about accessibility, life with a vision impairment and other exciting topics from the people who know most about it.
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A Real Affliction: BPD, Culture, and Stigma is an interview podcast that explores how we live with, treat, advocate for, write about, and conceptualize borderline personality disorder, as well as common co-occurring challenges like complex PTSD, eating disorders, and substance use disorder, all of which I’ve experienced. My guests and I will also discuss how literature, film, television, photography, dance, philosophy, the history of medicine, feminist and disability studies, nature, and bio ...
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Jonathan Hirons's journey following his stroke and diagnosis of aphasia is both inspiring and informative. Here’s a summary of his experience and insights about aphasia: Jonathan's Experience with Aphasia 1. Initial Incident: In January 2019, while in a business meeting, Jonathan began to feel strange and soon realized he could not communicate effectively. His colleagues quickly called for medical help. 2. Medical Emergency: He was rushed to University College Hospital, where scans revealed ...
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Disabled and Proud is the show brought to you by top adaptive athlete Brooke Millhouse bringing listeners a different perspective on disability, each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves. The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, we ...
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Inside Pop takes a deep dive inside the week in Pop Culture. Each week the hosts, Amita Patel and Sean David Johnson, bring their knowledge of the entertainment industry along with their diverse viewpoints to cover the stories you need to know about and care about. The duo bring a welcome diversity (they are African American and Indian; Male and Female, Gay and Straight, Married and Single) into the pop culture podcasting landscape.
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Word Up! introduces listeners to Scotland in all its diverse and multifaceted glory. Across the series, you'll hear the voices of trailblazers, unsung heroes and much more.
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Opening Doors is a podcast about accessibility in arts and civic life, brought to you by the Seattle Cultural Accessibility Consortium and Jack Straw Cultural Center. Now in our second season, we seek to amplify the voices of outstanding individuals with disabilities of all kinds.
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True Crime Podcast 2025 - REAL Police Interrogations, 911 Calls, True Police Stories and True Crime
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True Crime Podcast 2025 - REAL Police Interrogations, 911 Calls, True Police Stories and True Crime Investigations Best True Crime Stories Podcast 2025 Police Interrogations, True Crime Investigations and MORE! true crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people. The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 percent focus on tales of serial killers
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Podcasts for my Media Studdies Class Cover art photo provided by Edgar Castrejon on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@edgarraw
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Talking Uncertainty is Emergent Futures CoLab’s online talk series. We feature scholars, artists and practitioners who are collaborating on projects that speculate emergent futures in times of radical uncertainty. This series highlights how individuals and communities are staging, designing, performing and transforming futures. In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we also seek to understand how - and why - scholars, artists and practitioners are navigating their projects during a time o ...
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A weekly podcast show about Indian startups, entrepreneurs, and more! Hosted by Neil Patel & Friends
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Screaming IS serious business....no really..it is. Jump into our world, with Jasper, Harry, some friends and join us while we talk, all things media and other interests.
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In 1986, South African businessman Rohan Vos was sitting in the bath when he decided to pursue his passion and launch a vintage railway business. However, the venture nearly bankrupted him, and he was forced to sell his family home. But, improved economic conditions in the 1990s and a chance encounter with a travel agent in London saved the busines…
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In April 1975, the American Freedom Train set out on a tour across the United States to celebrate 200 years of American independence. On-board were more than 500 priceless artefacts, documenting important moments in America's history - including an original copy of the Constitution, Thomas Edison's first working light bulb and a NASA lunar rover. O…
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On 31 December 1999, a piece of music started playing in a lighthouse in East London. It’s called Longplayer, and it’s set to keep going, without repeating, until the year 2999. It was created by Jem Finer from The Pogues, using 234 Tibetan singing bowls. Megan Jones has been to meet Jem Finer, to find out why he wanted to create a one thousand yea…
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Episode 177: How to Heal After Divorce When You’re Angry at God | Hannah Ayers
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What happens when divorce shakes your faith? In this episode, we sit down with Hannah Ayers, who went through a divorce while pregnant, deeply confused, angry at God, and still showing up every morning as a Christian radio host, smiling on air while her heart was breaking behind the scenes. If you’ve ever felt like you had to hold it together for e…
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Seventy-five years ago, Radio Free Europe started broadcasting news to audiences behind the Iron Curtain. It initially broadcast to Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania and programmes were produced in Munich, Germany. It now reaches nearly 50 million people a week, in 27 languages in 23 countries. Rachel Naylor speaks to former dep…
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Bridging the Gap: AI and Aphasia with Dr. Abi Roper
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Send us a text In this episode of 'On the Tip of My Tongue,' hosts Rob Edwards and Jonathan Hirons delve into the world of AI and its applications in treating Aphasia, a debilitating condition affecting language abilities, following brain injuries like strokes. Joining them is Dr. Abi Roper from City, St. George's University, London. Dr. Roper disc…
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In October 1984, as the market for mobile phones was just opening up, one man decided it would be useful if the new technology could be used to send and receive short, electronic messages. But colleagues of Friedhelm 'Fred' Hillebrand - an engineer for Germany's Deutsche Telekom - told him the system's 160-character limit for text messages rendered…
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Melissa Chim on Margaret Guenther and the Episcopalian Church
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Melissa Chim is the Scholarly Communications Librarian at Excelsior University in New York and co-author of the book Living Archives: A History of the Center for Christian Spirituality. She joins us to discuss influential priest Margaret Guenther and women's contributions to the Episcopal Church. Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/…
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week’s Witness History episodes from the BBC World Service. We learn about how Play-Doh evolved from a cleaning product to a childhood favourite and the creation of one of the best-selling board games of all time, Catan. Our guest is the editor of Toy World Magazine, Caroline Tonks, who takes us through the …
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In 1995, Klaus Teuber’s board game Catan launched in Germany. The board is made up of hexagonal tiles, and it's a game about strategy and collecting resources. It's since sold over 40 million copies and been translated into more than 40 different languages. Klaus Teuber died in 2023. Megan Jones speaks to his son Benjamin, who now runs the company,…
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The Tamagotchi was first released in Japan in 1996 after it was developed by Akihiro Yokoi and his colleagues at his toy development company. Measuring just a few centimetres long, the egg-shaped digital gadget was home to a series of pixelated alien pets. Owners had to feed, clean and play with their pets by pressing three tiny buttons. Looking af…
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It was Back to the Future II that made a generation of children dream of travelling by hoverboard. In the 1989 film, the hero Marty McFly escapes from his arch nemesis Biff by jumping on a flying skateboard. But it wasn’t until 2011 that inventor Shane Chen came up with the next best thing – a motorised skateboard that moves intuitively and gives t…
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In 1956, one of the world’s most beloved children’s toys went on sale for the first time, but its origins were surprising. The modelling clay had started out as a household cleaning product. In the days when homes were heated by coal fires, it was used to clean soot and dirt from wallpaper. But its manufacturer ran into trouble as oil and gas heati…
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It's just over 30 years since the brick game was introduced to the world at a department store in London. Made of 54 wooden blocks stacked into a tower in rows of three by three, each player takes a turn to remove a block from the tower and place it at the top. When the tower falls, the game is over. Surya Elango speaks to its British designer Lesl…
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Susan Abernethy is the author of Charles II's Portuguese Queen: The Legacy of Catherine of Braganza. Get the book: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Charles-IIs-Portuguese-Queen-by-Susan-Abernethy/9781036121648 Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Susan-Abernethy-on-Catherine-of-Braganza-transcript.pdf…
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Norway’s sushi contribution and Laurel and Hardy’s Christmas
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Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We learn about how a Norwegian businessman brought salmon sushi to Japan in the 1980s. Our guest is cookbook author Nancy Singleton Hachisu, who tells us more about the history of sushi in Japan and around the world. We hear about the first opera …
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On 24 December 1951, in the United States, television history was made with the live broadcast of Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first opera ever composed specifically for TV. Written by acclaimed Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti, the opera almost didn’t happen. Struggling with writer’s block and a looming deadline, Menotti feared he wouldn’t…
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Stop Calling Disabled People “Inspiring” for Existing
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In this episode of Dude, Where’s My Ramp?, Chandy and Emma explore disability, grief, and representation in media, asking where the line sits between pity, inspiration, and genuine understanding. The conversation begins with a ramp check and a candid catch-up, before moving into a deeply personal reflection from Emma on grief and neurodivergent pro…
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Dude, Where’s My Ramp? Episode: Jeremy the Dud (Short Film Review)
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Hosts: Chandy and Emma This episode was recorded across two different days. We didn’t include our usual ramp check and audio descriptions in the main recording, so Chandy adds brief descriptions at the top for accessibility. In this conversation we review the Australian short film Jeremy the Dud, a satire set in a world where disabled people are th…
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When Laurel and Hardy spent Christmas at an English pub
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In December 1953, Hollywood film stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy spent a few weeks at the Bull Inn, Bottesford, Leicestershire, while they performed a show at the nearby Nottingham Empire. Stan’s sister, Olga Healey, was the landlady. Customers and staff said the duo spent time serving behind the bar, signing autographs and chatting with regular…
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When Norway introduced salmon sushi to Japan
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In the late 1980s, Norway needed a new market for its growing farmed salmon production. Fish-loving Japan and its lucrative sushi market seemed to fit the bill. But salmon was one fish the Japanese did not eat raw. Lars Bevanger speaks to Bjørn-Eirik Olsen, the man who came up with the idea of putting salmon on sushi rice, and who spent years convi…
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Episode 176: Raising Jacob Grein: A 37-Year Journey of Faith, Disability, and Unshakable Hope
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What does it really look like to raise a child when doctors say he won’t survive? In this episode of Your Biggest Breakthrough, Ken and Mary Sue Grein share the deeply personal story of raising their son, Jacob Grein, over the course of 37 years. Born six weeks premature, Jacob faced severe medical complications, physical disabilities, deafness, an…
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In December 1995, India's parliament passed the country's first disability rights legislation. The landmark law aimed to give full participation and equality rights to an estimated 60 million people - around five percent of India's population who are affected by physical or mental disabilities. In 2015, Farhana Haider spoke to disability rights act…
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Operation Flagship was a U.S Marshals sting operation, where some of Washington DC’s most wanted fugitives, were lured to a convention centre under the pretence of having won coveted NFL tickets in December 1985. Upon their arrival, they were greeted by cheerleaders and mascots – all law enforcement officers in disguise. It led to one of America’s …
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DeAnne Blanton on women in the US Civil War
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DeAnne Blanton is the co-author of They Fought Like Demons: Women Soldiers in the American Civil War. DeAnne is also a retired reference archivist from the National Archives and Records Administration, where she worked for over 30 years and specialized in the Civil War and 19th century women’s history. Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-wome…
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Introducing The Bomb: Kennedy and Khrushchev
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The world is on the brink of nuclear war. How can the Soviet Union and the USA prevent it? Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders President John F Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, tell the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Together Nina and Max explore what drove JFK and Khrushche…
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Banky's 'Dismaland' and the Paris climate agreement
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We start with the street artist Banksy, and his 2015 dystopian 'bemusement park'. Then, we talk to roller coaster enthusiast Megan MacCausland, from the European Coaster Club. Plus, we go back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the coelacanth, a fish believed to have been extinct for 65 million years. Next, South Africa's Truth and Recon…
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On 12 December 2015, nearly 200 countries adopted the Paris climate agreement. It legally committed countries to climate action plans, designed to stop global temperatures rising 2C above pre-industrial levels. Those commitments have influenced government policy and people's lives ever since. Christiana Figueres was head of climate negotiations at …
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Introducing The Bomb: Kennedy and Khrushchev
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The world is on the brink of nuclear war. How can the Soviet Union and the USA prevent it? Hosts Nina Khrushcheva and Max Kennedy, relatives of the superpower leaders President John F Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, tell the personal and political history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Together Nina and Max explore what drove JFK and Khrushche…
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
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Following the abolishment of Apartheid in the 1990s, South Africa had to find a way to confront its brutal past without endangering the chance for peace. But it was a challenging process for many survivors of atrocities committed by the former racist regime. Sisi Khampepe served on the Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, s…
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In 1938, South African museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered a coelacanth, a fish that was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years. It is thought to be our ancestor and the missing link between how fish evolved into four-legged amphibians. Produced and presented by Rachel Naylor in collaboration with BBC Archives. Eye-witn…
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Understanding Aphasia: Personal Stories and Community Support
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Send us a text In this episode, Rob Edwards and Jonathan Hirons host Chris Greenhough, a stroke survivor with aphasia who leads support groups, and Lisa Thomas, a senior speech and language therapist with the NHS. They discuss the impact of aphasia, a condition affecting the brain's language capabilities, and the importance of community support and…
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In 2015, Banksy turned a derelict swimming pool in Weston-super-Mare, England, into a dystopian theme park which drew huge crowds and Hollywood stars. Working under cover of darkness, the street artist created Dismaland - a 'bemusement park' offering a satirical twist on mainstream resorts. The temporary exhibition featured a fire-ravaged castle, a…
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In December 1975, four members of one of the IRA’s deadliest units were chased by police through the streets of London before hiding out in a small flat owned by a middle-aged couple called John and Sheila Matthews. The resulting six-day siege was covered live on television and radio, and gripped Britain. It ended when Metropolitan Police negotiato…
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Dr Victoria Wolcott on Eroseanna Robinson
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Dr Victoria Wolcott, Professor of History and Director of the Gender Institute at the University at Buffalo. Dr. Wolcott is currently working on The Embodied Resistance of Eroseanna Robinson: Athleticism and Activism in the Cold War Era. Read the transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr-Victoria-Wolcott-on-Eroseanna-Robinson…
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Cultural Transformation: A Proposed Model - Bob Osburn - 2017 Conference Highlights: The Power of God's Word to Transform Cultures
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Cultural Transformation: A Proposed Model - Bob Osburn - 2017 Conference Highlights: The Power of God's Word to Transform Cultures A Senior Fellow with Wilberforce International Institute, which he founded in 2009, Bob Osburn trains international students as redemptive change agents and writes and teaches about international development, comparativ…
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Max Pearson presents a collection of Witness History and Sporting Witness episodes, all with a Nigerian theme. We hear two personal stories of the Biafra war, which began in 1967, including the writer Wole Soyinka who was jailed for trying to stop it. Plus, we hear from Patricia Ngozi Ebigwe about escaping the conflict. She's now better known as TV…
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Assisted Dying, Ableism and Whose Choice Is It Really?
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In this episode, Chandy and Emma dive into one of the heaviest and most urgent topics in disability justice: assisted dying laws. With new assisted dying legislation moving through the UK Parliament, and similar medical aid in dying frameworks already active in parts of the US and Canada, they ask an important question: whose choice is this really …
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CODA, Disability, and What Hollywood Gets Wrong
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In this episode, we dive deep into CODA, disability representation, and the long history of Hollywood getting our stories wrong. From “inspiration porn” storylines to non-disabled actors playing disabled roles, we explore what authentic representation actually looks like, and why it matters so much for our communities. We talk about identity, cultu…
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Do Disabled People Really Have to Justify Their Access Needs?
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In this episode, we’re diving into something every disabled person has experienced: Why do we have to justify our access needs? Whether it’s mobility aids, headphones, AI tools, emotional support, flexible schedules, captions, or medical equipment, disabled people are constantly questioned about the things that make our lives possible. In this epis…
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In 2011, Lagos Fashion Week debuted, putting Nigerian style on the map. Omoyemi Akerele founded the event which helped to launch the careers of designers internationally. It has grown into a major fashion event and won the 2025 Earthshot Prize for sustainability. In 2023, Omoyemi Akerele spoke to Reena Stanton-Sharma about the first show. Eye-witne…
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Disability, Roommates & The Disclosure Dilemma
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Welcome back to Dude, Where’s My Ramp? The podcast all about disability, mental health, and making the world a bit more accessible (one ramp at a time). In this episode, we dive into a topic many disabled people know well but rarely get to talk about openly: the roommate search, disability disclosure, and navigating shared living when your needs do…
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Wole Soyinka: Imprisoned during Nigeria’s Biafra war
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In 1967, Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka tried to stop the country’s Biafra war, in which Nigeria’s Igbo people responded to violence by seceding from the rest of the country. They proclaimed a new Republic of Biafra. When the fighting began, Soyinka was building a reputation as a poet and playwright abroad. However, in a last-ditch attempt to avert c…
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When the south-east region of Nigeria declared itself to be the independent state of Biafra, civil war broke out in May 1967. More than a million people died before the fighting stopped. In 2021, Patricia Ngozi Ebigwe, now better known as TV and music star Patti Boulaye, spoke to Paul Waters about escaping the conflict. Eye-witness accounts brought…
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Episode 175: The Lost Healer: Inside Wilson Hickman’s Christian Fantasy Film Project
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Step inside the world of The Lost Healer with filmmaker and storyteller Wilson Hickman, a rising Christian creative who is using fantasy to bring biblical truth to life in fresh, compelling ways. In this conversation, Wilson shares how his personal encounter with Jesus shaped his calling, why fantasy can powerfully reveal spiritual realities, and h…
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Building the New Afrika Shrine in Nigeria
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It's 25 years since the opening of the New Afrika Shrine, an open-air entertainment centre in Nigeria. A hub for Afrobeat music and culture, it's dedicated to the legacy of Fela Kuti who pioneered the genre. Omoyeni Anikulapo-Kuti, also known as Yeni Kuti, is Fela’s eldest daughter. She speaks to Surya Elango about building the New Afrika Shrine. E…
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West Africa fights back against Boko Haram
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In 2015, West African countries fought against the jihadist militant group Boko Haram which controlled large areas of northeastern Nigeria. The group, whose name means 'western education is forbidden', had killed thousands and displaced millions in the years preceding 2015. They made worldwide headlines in 2014 when they kidnapped 276 girls from a …
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Kristen Lopez is a journalist and author of the new book Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies. Transcript: https://www.infinite-women.com/wp-content/uploads/Kristen-Lopez-on-disability-in-film.pdf
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Literary hoaxes and an underground cathedral
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Corruption, Foreign Aid and International Development - Bob Osburn - Friday Night Lecture - November 21st
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This lecture explains why corruption is so rampant in the international aid sector, tracing much of the problem to faulty diagnoses and remedies rooted in naturalistic and postmodern worldviews. Dr. Bob Osburn, who has worked in international student and academic campus ministry for 40 years and has authored Taming the Beast: Can We Bridle the Cult…
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