Best The Rooted Global Village Podcasts (2025)

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Tom Bawcock ~ The Fisherman Who Saved a Cornish Village 13:04

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Send us a text Episode 222 "On the far southwestern edge of Britain, where the Atlantic hurls itself against granite cliffs and the wind scours the land raw, lies a village small in size but vast in legend. Mousehole, a Cornish fishing port with roots older than memory, has known hardship, hunger, and the endless pull of the sea. But one winter’s n…

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Canelo Álvarez ~ Red Fire 9:14

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Send us a text Episode 221 In a sun-scorched town outside Guadalajara, a skinny boy with freckled skin and bright red hair stood out like a flame in the crowd. The locals teased him, called him Canelo — cinnamon. But the name that began as a joke would soon echo through packed arenas, whispered with awe and respect. This is the story of how a boy, …

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Terence Crawford ~ Omaha Roots to Global Glory 17:00

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Send us a text Episode 220 On the streets of Omaha, Nebraska, a boy learns to fight long before he ever steps into a boxing ring. It’s not a game. It’s survival. Every punch, every scar, every lesson in pain becomes a step toward something greater. From narrow neighborhood gyms to the bright lights of world arenas, his journey is as much about resi…

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Jozef Gabčík ~ Operation Anthropoid: To Kill the Butcher of Prague 14:36

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Send us a text Episode 219 In the dark heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, resistance was more than an act of defiance—it was a gamble with certain death. Among those who dared to play this deadly game was a young Slovak soldier named Jozef Gabčík. Trained in Britain, parachuted into his homeland, and tasked with a mission few would ever return from, he…

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The Art of Transmission (Episode #93) 1:20:21

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Welcome to the 93rd episode of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this installment, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and le…

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Davy Jones ~ Stable Boy to Stardom 23:49

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Send us a text Episode 218 The 1960s. A decade of revolution. Music, fashion, youth culture—all exploding in colour and sound. Out of this whirlwind steps a boy from Manchester, slight in stature but larger than life, with charm enough to disarm the world. He isn’t meant to be here. His path was toward the racetrack, not the stage. Yet fate has oth…

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Edgar Allan Poe ~ The Raven's Dark Shadow 18:23

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Send us a text Episode 217 His life begins in turbulence and ends in mystery. Orphaned before he can form a memory, carried from place to place, he grows in the shadow of loss. Genius fuels his pen, yet poverty dogs his steps. He loves deeply, yet death claims those closest to him. In taverns and lecture halls, on quiet streets and in crowded parlo…

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Peter Grant ~ Led Zeppelin’s Ruthless Protector 17:57

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Send us a text Episode 216 He was a giant of a man, both in size and in reputation. Peter Grant, the manager who turned Led Zeppelin into the biggest band on the planet, wasn’t cut from the same cloth as other music executives. Fiercely loyal, brutally protective, and unafraid of confrontation, he ripped up the old rules of the music business and w…

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Alan Turing ~ Cracking the Uncrackable 29:26

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Send us a text Episode 215 The war is raging across Europe. German U-boats stalk the Atlantic, threatening to cut Britain off from supplies. Hitler’s armies seem unstoppable. But in a quiet English country house, a small group of mathematicians, chess players, and linguists are working around the clock on something invisible—an enemy of numbers and…

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Trauma and Collective Healing (Episode #92) 1:47:57

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Welcome to episode 92 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this installment, Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu and leadersh…

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Hulk Hogan ~ An American Goliath 31:02

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Send us a text Episode 214 It’s the 1980s. America’s malls are packed. Rock ‘n’ roll blares from cassette players. Kids trade action figures like currency. And in living rooms across the country, a new kind of superhero body-slams his way into pop culture. Towering, tanned, wrapped in red and yellow, he’s part-myth, part-man. He preaches vitamins a…

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Roots and Renewal (Episode #91) 1:37:57

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🎟 Get tickets to the live podcast episode in London. Welcome to episode 91 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this install…

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Ozzy Osbourne ~ A Controlled Burn 28:40

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Send us a text Episode 213 Before he was the Prince of Darkness, before the bat, the bites, and the black leather — there was just John Michael Osbourne. A working-class kid from Aston, Birmingham, born into poverty, dyslexia, and a life that didn’t seem to promise much more than the factory floor. But behind the thick accent and troubled childhood…

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Laurent Fignon ~ Le Professeur of the Peloton 18:11

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Send us a text Episode 212 He had the glasses, the grit, and the gall to defy cycling tradition. With flowing blond hair and an unapologetic attitude, Laurent Fignon wasn’t just racing the clock—he was battling a sport that didn’t always welcome rebels. Twice a Tour de France champion, he was as famous for how he won as for the heartbreak of how he…

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Joanna Macy’s Message of Hope 1:26:32

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Dear friends, In memory of Joanna Macy, who passed away on July 19th, we are republishing episode #12 of The Way Out Is In podcast series, with an introduction by Jo Confino. A scholar of Buddhism, systems theory, and deep ecology, Joanna Macy (1929 -2025), PhD, was one of the most respected voices in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology. …

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Harvey Milk ~ The Mayor of The Castro 13:08

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Send us a text Episode 211 He wasn’t born a symbol. He didn’t grow up dreaming of shaking up City Hall, or of becoming a voice for millions who’d been told to stay silent. Harvey Milk was a Navy veteran. A math teacher. A camera shop owner. And for much of his early life, he kept his identity tucked away—hidden from view, like so many others in his…

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Alan Watts ~ Smiling at the Great Illusion 26:36

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Send us a text Episode 210 Imagine a voice—calm, curious, playful—asking you whether you are the universe pretending to be a person. In the chaotic swirl of 20th-century thought, where science clashed with religion and the East met the West in coffeehouses and lecture halls, one man emerged not with answers, but with questions that made the answers…

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Spiritual Friendships (Episode #90) 1:42:15

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🎟 Get tickets to the live podcast episode in London. Welcome to episode 90 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this install…

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Diogo Jota ~ The Number 20 13:04

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Send us a text Episode 209 He wasn’t born into a football dynasty. He didn’t grow up in the spotlight. But Diogo Jota carved out his own place in the world of football — with grit, precision, and an eye for goal that left fans across Europe speechless. From the streets of Massarelos to the thunder of Anfield, he rose quietly, steadily — the underdo…

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Keith Haring ~ Born to Draw 14:13

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Send us a text Episode 208 He wasn’t looking for fame. He wasn’t trying to get rich. Armed with a piece of chalk and a head full of wild ideas, Keith Haring hit the subways of New York like a lightning bolt. While others walked past empty black panels, he filled them with bold, dancing figures — babies, barking dogs, radiant hearts — pulsing with j…

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Stanislav Petrov ~ The Soviet Who Stopped the End 17:26

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Send us a text Episode 207 In the early hours of September 26, 1983, one man stood between the world and nuclear war. A quiet, unassuming lieutenant colonel in the Soviet Air Defence Forces, Stanislav Petrov was stationed in a bunker outside Moscow, monitoring the skies for signs of a U.S. missile attack. When the alarm sounded, and all systems ins…

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Keith Flint ~ He Lit the Match 19:05

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Send us a text Episode 206 He was the face of fire and fury. A punk with jet-black eyes, a sneer that could cut glass, and a voice that turned dance floors into battlegrounds. But offstage, he was a soft-spoken Essex lad who loved motorbikes, dogs, and long country walks. Keith Flint didn’t just front The Prodigy—he became their weapon. A symbol of…

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Bill Wilson ~ How Sobriety Went Global 22:37

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Send us a text Episode 205 He was a stockbroker with a drinking problem. A man who’d tasted the high life, only to lose it all to the bottle. But in a moment of utter despair, something changed. And from that darkness, he lit a spark that would go on to save millions. Before rehab centres, before addiction was widely understood, there was just one …

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Hedy Lamarr ~ From Box Office to Bluetooth 18:07

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Send us a text Episode 204 She was hailed as one of the most beautiful women ever to grace the silver screen. A Hollywood starlet in the golden age of cinema, her face lit up movie theatres around the world. But behind the glamour and fame was a brilliant mind few ever recognized. At a time when women were rarely seen as inventors, she quietly co-d…

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Shiro Ishii ~ The Empire's Hidden Lab 14:47

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Send us a text Episode 203 Shiro Ishii was a man of science—a brilliant mind twisted by the horrors of ambition and war. Born in Japan during a time of rising nationalism and imperial expansion, Ishii rose through the ranks of the military medical establishment with startling speed. But his legacy is not one of healing. Instead, it is marked by one…

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Single Motherhood and Faith: Katie Orocho's Story of Overcoming 57:58

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Send us a text What if you could transform your deepest traumas into powerful testimonies of faith and resilience? Join us as we welcome Katie Orocho, a dedicated coach who helps women navigate their traumas toward healing and hope. Katie's journey from being an adopted child, knowing Jesus from a young age, to facing relentless bullying and self-d…

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Wiltold Pilecki ~ The Man Who Volunteered 16:46

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Send us a text Episode 202 Witold Pilecki’s story is one of the most remarkable yet little-known tales of World War II. A Polish soldier who voluntarily went undercover inside Auschwitz, he gathered crucial intelligence and organized resistance from within the camp itself. Today, we’ll uncover the life of a man whose bravery and sacrifice went beyo…

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Old Mother Shipton ~ Prophetess of the Northern Moors 24:51

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Send us a text Episode 201 She was born in a cave during a thunderstorm. A child so strange in appearance and so wrapped in mystery that whispers of witchcraft followed her from the cradle to the grave. Her name was Ursula Southeil—though most remember her by another: Old Mother Shipton. In the 16th century, England was a place of upheaval. Kings a…

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Breaking Barriers: Alyssa Mortel's Mission to Demystify Chronic Illness 58:21

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Send us a text What does it truly mean to live with chronic illness? Join us as we explore this profound question with Alyssa Mortel, author of "Invisible Warriors." At 23, Alyssa was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a condition that nearly broke her spirit but ultimately fueled her journey of resilience and hope. Discover how she transformed her perso…

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What We’ve Sacrificed to Stay Safe and the Courage to Peer Beneath the Waterline 9:34

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Karine shares a story from childhood about visiting her grandmother’s house where she encountered the heavy, unspoken tensions that would shape a lifelong commitment to shadow work. This reflection weaves personal memory with a deeper exploration of the cost of avoiding the shadow—those edges-places we’ve been taught to fear in ourselves, our famil…

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Slash ~ From Stoke to Sunset Strip 19:55

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Send us a text Episode 200 Before the top hat, before the roaring solos that defined a generation, and long before the stadiums full of screaming fans, there was just a kid named Saul. Born to a mixed-race couple in the UK — a free-spirited Black American artist mother and a white English album cover designer father — Saul Hudson’s early years were…

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From Village Roots to Global Impact: Betty Simon’s Story 59:23

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Send us a text Imagine losing your parents at the age of nine and finding solace in the warmth of a godly family's embrace. Betty Simon's journey from a small Ugandan village to the United States is a testament to the power of faith and perseverance. With the support of the Good Samaritan Ministries and a compassionate sponsor couple, Betty's life …

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Crazy Horse ~ Echoes From the Black Hills 15:23

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Send us a text Crazy Horse was a Lakota warrior who stood for freedom, tradition, and resistance. Born around 1840, he grew up watching his people’s land and way of life threatened by U.S. expansion. Quiet, strong-willed, and deeply spiritual, he became a fierce leader—most famously at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where General Custer was defe…

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The Three Jewels (Episode #89) 1:22:22

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🎟 Get tickets to the live podcast episode in London. Welcome to episode 89 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this install…

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Bradford City ~ 40 Years On 17:37

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Send us a text Episode 198 On May 11th, 1985, football fans filled Valley Parade with hopes of celebration. Bradford City had just clinched promotion—their first title in 56 years. It should have been a day of joy, of triumph, of banners waving and voices raised in song. Instead, it became one of the darkest days in English football history. In jus…

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John McCain ~ Behind Enemy Lines 19:26

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Send us a text Episode 197 He was shot out of the sky over Hanoi, dragged from a lake, and locked away in a prison that would define the rest of his life. John McCain was a war hero, a maverick senator, and a man who never backed down from a fight — even when it was with his own party. This is the story of the trials, battles, and legacy of a man w…

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In Care We Distrust (aka Experiments in Village-Making) 14:33

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In Care We Distrust is an introduction and reflection from inside the Rooted Village, where we’re not just talking about care and care ecologies—we’re getting into the messy, layered work of studying, designing and practicing it/them. Underneath so much of the crisis we’re living through—political, ecological, economic—is a crisis of relationship (…

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The Four Immeasurable Minds (Episode #88) 1:33:35

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🎟 Get tickets to the live podcast episode in London. Welcome to episode 88 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this install…

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Ronnie Biggs ~ Robbery to Rio 25:45

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Send us a text Episode 196 He was no mastermind, no cold-eyed kingpin orchestrating a perfect crime. Ronnie Biggs was something else entirely — an unlikely outlaw, a charming misfit who stumbled into one of the most audacious heists in British history and then did something few manage: he vanished. This is not a story of sharp suits and silent safe…

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Mike Tyson ~ Forged in Brownsville 23:52

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Send us a text Episode 195 He came from the kind of streets where nobody makes it out clean. Brownsville, Brooklyn—where the walls talked in gunshots and glass, and kids learned how to run before they learned how to read. Mike Tyson wasn’t born into fame. He was born into chaos. He was small. He was quiet. He had a lisp, wore broken clothes, kept p…

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Robert Johnson ~ The Man Who Met Midnight 23:53

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Send us a text Episode 194 There are stories passed from mouth to mouth, drifting like smoke down dirt roads and along backwoods barrooms. Stories of a man with a guitar slung low, fingers that moved like lightning, and songs that made even the dead stop and listen. His name was Robert Johnson. But he was more than just a name. Born into poverty, r…

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The Noble Eightfold Path (Episode #87) 1:31:43

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🎟 Get tickets to the live podcast episode in London. Welcome to episode 87 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this install…

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Giuseppe Garibaldi ~ The Wild Son of Nice (Part Two) 21:01

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Send us a text Episode 193 The battle may have crowned him a hero, but peace made him a problem. In Part Two of our journey, the wild son of Nice is no longer charging into war with a sword raised high—he’s limping, wounded, betrayed, and watching the nation he helped forge slip from his grasp. But the fire never leaves him. From the storming of Ro…

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Giuseppe Garibaldi ~ The Wild Son of Nice (Part One) 22:26

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Send us a text Episode 192 Before he became a hero of two worlds, before Italy bore his name in street corners and city squares, Giuseppe Garibaldi was just a boy from Nice—driven by fire and a fierce desire to change the world. In this opening chapter of his remarkable life, we trace his earliest adventures: from the windswept coast of Liguria to …

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Bon Scott ~ The Thunder from Down Under 30:34

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Send us a text Episode 191 He was the swagger in the storm, the howl in the night, the electric pulse running through the veins of rock ‘n’ roll. A tattooed troubadour with a crooked grin and a voice that sounded like it had been soaked in whiskey and set on fire. Bon Scott didn’t just sing—he lived the lyrics. Hard, fast, and always one heartbeat …

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Captain James Cook ~ Islands, Empires, and a Knife. 29:55

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Send us a text Episode 190 He wasn’t born into power. He wasn’t destined for greatness. But by the time James Cook sailed his last voyage, he had redrawn the map of the world. From a humble Yorkshire farm boy to the most celebrated explorer of his age, Cook’s journeys were the stuff of myth—charting lands no European had ever seen, facing storms, s…

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Are You Sure? (Episode #86) 1:21:39

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🎟 Get tickets to the live podcast episode in London. Welcome to episode 86 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. In this install…

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Brian Clough ~ The Sheriff of Nottingham 15:39

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Send us a text Episode 189 There are managers who win, and there are managers who inspire. And then, there was Brian Clough. A man who did both—but never the way you expected. His story is one of belief, defiance, and an unshakable will to prove the world wrong. This is not the tale of his entire career, nor a full chronicle of his triumphs and con…

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Gene Hackman ~ The Everyman 17:16

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Send us a text Episode 188 Some actors leave their mark on Hollywood with a single role. Others define entire genres. Then, there’s Gene Hackman—a man whose presence on screen was so commanding, so effortlessly real, that he became a legend across decades, without ever seeming to try. This is the story of a man who came from nothing, shaped by hard…

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Narendra Modi ~ India’s Architect 22:19

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Send us a text Episode 187 Narendra Modi's rise from humble beginnings in Gujarat to becoming one of the most influential leaders of modern India is a story of determination, vision, and unwavering commitment. Known for his bold decisions, strategic reforms, and strong leadership, Modi has played a pivotal role in shaping India's growth on the glob…