Best M E Williams Podcasts (2026)

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The Machine Stops, by E. M. Forster. Part II. 24:09

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Published in 1909, this science fiction short story takes place in a future where mankind, seemingly no longer able to survive on earth's surface, exists in a vast underground civilization known as "The Machine". Each individual lives in an isolated, fully-automated cell-like room, connected to global information and communication systems, but cut …

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The Machine Stops, by E. M. Forster. Part I. 54:14

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Published in 1909, this science fiction short story takes place in a future where mankind, seemingly no longer able to survive on earth's surface, exists in a vast underground civilization known as "The Machine". Each individual lives in an isolated, fully-automated cell-like room, connected to global information and communication systems, but cut …

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Essays in Radical Empiricism, by William James. Part V. 1:10:45

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William James (1842 – 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophies of pragmatism and Radical Empiricism. Essays in Radical Empiricism is a collection edited and published post…

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Essays in Radical Empiricism, by William James. Part IV. 1:27:55

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William James (1842 – 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophies of pragmatism and Radical Empiricism. Essays in Radical Empiricism is a collection edited and published post…

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Essays in Radical Empiricism, by William James. Part III. 1:19:55

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William James (1842 – 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophies of pragmatism and Radical Empiricism. Essays in Radical Empiricism is a collection edited and published post…

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Essays in Radical Empiricism, by William James. Part II. 1:43:32

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William James (1842 – 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophies of pragmatism and Radical Empiricism. Essays in Radical Empiricism is a collection edited and published post…

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Essays in Radical Empiricism, by William James. Part I. 1:03:17

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William James (1842 – 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophies of pragmatism and Radical Empiricism. Essays in Radical Empiricism is a collection edited and published post…

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Boxing Night by E F Benson 59:34

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On Christmas Day, two sisters in a remote farmhouse in the middle of the Romney Marshes, have a dream. The snow begins to fall heavily and they are isolated miles away from any help. But a dream is just a dream, isn't it? Written by E F Benson Why not try my cost free, ad free new Ghost Stories Radio? Listen to it here: www.gravenheim.com Learn mor…

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Tales to Terrify 726 Amanda Cecelia Lang 48:58

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Welcome to episode 726 and Happy Holidays! We have one tale for you this week, about a toy who searches for his purpose amidst the whispered secrets and gnashing teeth of a darkened nursery. COMING UP Good Evening: Merry Christmas: 00:01:06 Amanda Cecelia Lang’s The Velveteen Goblin as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:03:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pa…

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, by Mark Twain. Part II. 1:10:54

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The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took this reputation so to heart that they brought up their children shielded from all temptation and trained thoroughly in total honesty. However, a stranger passing through the community was seriously offended by t…

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, by Mark Twain. Part I. 59:45

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The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took this reputation so to heart that they brought up their children shielded from all temptation and trained thoroughly in total honesty. However, a stranger passing through the community was seriously offended by t…

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Dead Run, by Robert Sheckley. Part IV. 1:04:16

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THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES OF THE ENTIRE WESTERN WORLD WERE BAFFLED, HELPLESS. THE WORD WENT OUT: "CALL STEPHEN DAIN!" In broad daylight, in the middle of a London street, a little man nobody knew snatched a steel-lined briefcase from the hands of armed secret agents. The briefcase held the fate of nations. Stephen Dain had to get it before the enem…

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Dead Run, by Robert Sheckley. Part III. 1:03:00

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THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES OF THE ENTIRE WESTERN WORLD WERE BAFFLED, HELPLESS. THE WORD WENT OUT: "CALL STEPHEN DAIN!" In broad daylight, in the middle of a London street, a little man nobody knew snatched a steel-lined briefcase from the hands of armed secret agents. The briefcase held the fate of nations. Stephen Dain had to get it before the enem…

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Dead Run, by Robert Sheckley. Part II. 1:05:15

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THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES OF THE ENTIRE WESTERN WORLD WERE BAFFLED, HELPLESS. THE WORD WENT OUT: "CALL STEPHEN DAIN!" In broad daylight, in the middle of a London street, a little man nobody knew snatched a steel-lined briefcase from the hands of armed secret agents. The briefcase held the fate of nations. Stephen Dain had to get it before the enem…

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Dead Run, by Robert Sheckley. Part I. 1:15:21

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THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES OF THE ENTIRE WESTERN WORLD WERE BAFFLED, HELPLESS. THE WORD WENT OUT: "CALL STEPHEN DAIN!" In broad daylight, in the middle of a London street, a little man nobody knew snatched a steel-lined briefcase from the hands of armed secret agents. The briefcase held the fate of nations. Stephen Dain had to get it before the enem…

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Charles Danvers, by Mary Cholmondeley. Part VII. 1:07:48

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The book is a romance with intrigue that involves secret identity and a a bigamous marriage, which centres around the romance between the roguish Sir Charles and the heiress, Ruth Deyncourt. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Great Literature

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Charles Danvers, by Mary Cholmondeley. Part VI. 1:18:53

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The book is a romance with intrigue that involves secret identity and a a bigamous marriage, which centres around the romance between the roguish Sir Charles and the heiress, Ruth Deyncourt. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Great Literature

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Charles Danvers, by Mary Cholmondeley. Part V. 1:12:40

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The book is a romance with intrigue that involves secret identity and a a bigamous marriage, which centres around the romance between the roguish Sir Charles and the heiress, Ruth Deyncourt. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Great Literature

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Charles Danvers, by Mary Cholmondeley. Part IV. 1:10:27

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The book is a romance with intrigue that involves secret identity and a a bigamous marriage, which centres around the romance between the roguish Sir Charles and the heiress, Ruth Deyncourt. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Great Literature

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Charles Danvers, by Mary Cholmondeley. Part III. 1:20:07

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The book is a romance with intrigue that involves secret identity and a a bigamous marriage, which centres around the romance between the roguish Sir Charles and the heiress, Ruth Deyncourt. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Great Literature

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Charles Danvers, by Mary Cholmondeley. Part II. 1:15:23

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The book is a romance with intrigue that involves secret identity and a a bigamous marriage, which centres around the romance between the roguish Sir Charles and the heiress, Ruth Deyncourt. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Great Literature

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Charles Danvers, by Mary Cholmondeley. Part I. 1:17:00

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The book is a romance with intrigue that involves secret identity and a a bigamous marriage, which centres around the romance between the roguish Sir Charles and the heiress, Ruth Deyncourt. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBy Great Literature

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Lucky's Grove by H Russell Wakefield 1:26:36

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Teaser Script Christmas at Abingdale Hall. The great house decked in festive greenery, servants bustling, family gathering from across the country. And in the entrance hall, a magnificent Scots Pine—ten feet of perfect symmetry, branches heavy with the promise of celebration. But the tree came from Lucky's Grove. The estate manager is new. He doesn…

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Tales to Terrify 725 Adam May 45:50

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Welcome to episode 725. We have one tale tonight, about a mysterious chair in the woods that offers a young man escape from the darkness of everyday life. COMING UP Good Evening: Special Submissions Period, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Adam May’s The Chair as read by Joel Simler: 00:04:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tale…

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The Man Who Came Back by Margery Lawrence 1:08:02

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Christmas at Colonel and Lady Garrison’s house is all warmth, laughter, and parlour games, until the evening’s “entertainment” arrives: a small, shabby medium with disconcertingly sharp eyes. The guests settle round the table for an amusing bit of spiritualism. As the lights dim and the control takes over, the party games curdle into something clos…

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The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole. Part V. 40:06

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The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first Gothic novel, a genre appealing to a taste for terror and set in a remote past when prodigies and magic can be imagined to have existed, with violent contrasts between purity and ungoverned passions. The author represents the tale as having been translated from a black letter Italian volume of the 15th…

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The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole. Part IV. 43:58

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The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first Gothic novel, a genre appealing to a taste for terror and set in a remote past when prodigies and magic can be imagined to have existed, with violent contrasts between purity and ungoverned passions. The author represents the tale as having been translated from a black letter Italian volume of the 15th…

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The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole. Part III. 46:20

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The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first Gothic novel, a genre appealing to a taste for terror and set in a remote past when prodigies and magic can be imagined to have existed, with violent contrasts between purity and ungoverned passions. The author represents the tale as having been translated from a black letter Italian volume of the 15th…

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The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole. Part II. 50:02

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The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first Gothic novel, a genre appealing to a taste for terror and set in a remote past when prodigies and magic can be imagined to have existed, with violent contrasts between purity and ungoverned passions. The author represents the tale as having been translated from a black letter Italian volume of the 15th…

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The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole. Part I. 1:03:45

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The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first Gothic novel, a genre appealing to a taste for terror and set in a remote past when prodigies and magic can be imagined to have existed, with violent contrasts between purity and ungoverned passions. The author represents the tale as having been translated from a black letter Italian volume of the 15th…

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#19 - "From Illness to Innovation: A story of perseverance" - With Dr Helen M. Berman 44:39

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Send us a text This episode of the DASL Podcast features an extraordinary conversation with Dr. Helen M. Berman, a pioneering structural biologist whose visionary work reshaped modern science. As one of the founders of the Protein Data Bank (PDB) and creator of the Nucleic Acid Database, Helen has spent her career building global scientific infrast…

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M., by Edith Somerville and Martin Ross. Part VI. 42:07

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This is the first of three novels which Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin wrote about the English Major Sinclair Yates who leaves the army to take up a position of Resident Magistrate in the West of Ireland in about 1895. The tales tell in a humorous way of his struggles with a new job, new culture, and with his landlord and neighbour M…

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M., by Edith Somerville and Martin Ross. Part V. 1:13:03

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This is the first of three novels which Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin wrote about the English Major Sinclair Yates who leaves the army to take up a position of Resident Magistrate in the West of Ireland in about 1895. The tales tell in a humorous way of his struggles with a new job, new culture, and with his landlord and neighbour M…

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M., by Edith Somerville and Martin Ross. Part IV. 1:12:26

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This is the first of three novels which Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin wrote about the English Major Sinclair Yates who leaves the army to take up a position of Resident Magistrate in the West of Ireland in about 1895. The tales tell in a humorous way of his struggles with a new job, new culture, and with his landlord and neighbour M…

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M., by Edith Somerville and Martin Ross. Part III. 1:15:27

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This is the first of three novels which Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin wrote about the English Major Sinclair Yates who leaves the army to take up a position of Resident Magistrate in the West of Ireland in about 1895. The tales tell in a humorous way of his struggles with a new job, new culture, and with his landlord and neighbour M…

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M., by Edith Somerville and Martin Ross. Part II. 1:10:15

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This is the first of three novels which Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin wrote about the English Major Sinclair Yates who leaves the army to take up a position of Resident Magistrate in the West of Ireland in about 1895. The tales tell in a humorous way of his struggles with a new job, new culture, and with his landlord and neighbour M…

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Some Experiences of an Irish R.M., by Edith Somerville and Martin Ross. Part I. 1:42:38

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This is the first of three novels which Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin wrote about the English Major Sinclair Yates who leaves the army to take up a position of Resident Magistrate in the West of Ireland in about 1895. The tales tell in a humorous way of his struggles with a new job, new culture, and with his landlord and neighbour M…

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Tales to Terrify 724 Ann O’Mara Heyward & Sabine Baring-Gould 58:34

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Welcome to episode 724. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young woman faces the horrifying choice of what to do when all hope is gone. Then, a mother, fueled by grief, curses the man who murdered her son – with unexpected consequences. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Ann O’Mara Heyward’s The Kitchen Window as read by Kelli Tager: 00:03…

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The Second Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. Part VI. 49:54

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Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jungle with his old friends and investigates the ways of his people, a Prime Minister becomes a wandering holy man, scavengers tell their tale and we leave India for the far,far north of Canada. This is a collabora…

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The Second Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. Part V. 1:11:31

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Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jungle with his old friends and investigates the ways of his people, a Prime Minister becomes a wandering holy man, scavengers tell their tale and we leave India for the far,far north of Canada. This is a collabora…

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The Second Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. Part IV. 1:15:56

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Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jungle with his old friends and investigates the ways of his people, a Prime Minister becomes a wandering holy man, scavengers tell their tale and we leave India for the far,far north of Canada. This is a collabora…

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The Second Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. Part III. 1:15:14

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Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jungle with his old friends and investigates the ways of his people, a Prime Minister becomes a wandering holy man, scavengers tell their tale and we leave India for the far,far north of Canada. This is a collabora…

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The Second Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. Part II. 1:12:27

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Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jungle with his old friends and investigates the ways of his people, a Prime Minister becomes a wandering holy man, scavengers tell their tale and we leave India for the far,far north of Canada. This is a collabora…

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The Second Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling. Part I. 1:26:21

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Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jungle with his old friends and investigates the ways of his people, a Prime Minister becomes a wandering holy man, scavengers tell their tale and we leave India for the far,far north of Canada. This is a collabora…

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#18 - From Wound Healing to Queer Advocacy: Redefining Success in Academia - With Saroj Gourkanti 57:33

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Send us a text This episode of the DASL Podcast features a heartfelt and deeply honest conversation with Saroj Gourkanti, a sixth-year PhD candidate at UC San Diego whose journey through science, identity, and advocacy offers a compelling window into the realities of academic life. From discovering research in high school to building an entirely ne…

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The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett. Part V. 1:05:28

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A beautiful client, a valuable artifact, fake identities, double-crosses and dead bodies. Hard-boiled San Francisco detective Sam Spade has his hands full keeping his client and himself alive while searching for the legendary Maltese Falcon. This is the original serialized version. Originally serialized in Black Mask Magazine and re-released as a n…

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The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett. Part IV. 1:39:00

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A beautiful client, a valuable artifact, fake identities, double-crosses and dead bodies. Hard-boiled San Francisco detective Sam Spade has his hands full keeping his client and himself alive while searching for the legendary Maltese Falcon. This is the original serialized version. Originally serialized in Black Mask Magazine and re-released as a n…

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The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett. Part III. 1:18:03

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A beautiful client, a valuable artifact, fake identities, double-crosses and dead bodies. Hard-boiled San Francisco detective Sam Spade has his hands full keeping his client and himself alive while searching for the legendary Maltese Falcon. This is the original serialized version. Originally serialized in Black Mask Magazine and re-released as a n…

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The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett. Part II. 1:36:57

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A beautiful client, a valuable artifact, fake identities, double-crosses and dead bodies. Hard-boiled San Francisco detective Sam Spade has his hands full keeping his client and himself alive while searching for the legendary Maltese Falcon. This is the original serialized version. Originally serialized in Black Mask Magazine and re-released as a n…

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The Maltese Falcon, by Dashiell Hammett. Part I. 1:37:50

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A beautiful client, a valuable artifact, fake identities, double-crosses and dead bodies. Hard-boiled San Francisco detective Sam Spade has his hands full keeping his client and himself alive while searching for the legendary Maltese Falcon. This is the original serialized version. Originally serialized in Black Mask Magazine and re-released as a n…