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Join us for a podcast that places the public sector at the heart of every conversation. In each episode, we explore the world of public sector work, bringing you impactful insights and solutions-driven conversations. Whether you’re navigating the complexities of public service or just interested in how things work behind the scenes, you will find valuable perspectives, advice, innovative ideas, and stories that make a difference!

EcoDecoded is a podcast that uses AI-powered tools to break down complex, dense policy documents from major environmental and sustainability conferences, making them accessible and understandable. In each episode, we take the intricate language of global agreements, sustainability goals, and environmental frameworks and translate them into clear, actionable insights. Through the lens of AI, we decode how these policies impact our world, what they mean for the future, and how they guide us toward a more sustainable planet. If you’re looking to cut through the jargon and gain real ...

A podcast about Japanese Politics in English. Host Luke Whittaker is a Japan history and culture enthusiast who tries to get to grip with Japanese politics and current events.

Hier sprechen Philosoph Sven Gerst und Journalist Philipp Mattheis über Liberalismus und Geopolitik. Weltanschauung erscheint etwa alle zwei Wochen und nordet globale Entwicklungen unter dem Aspekt der Freiheit ein.

The system isn't working. What might? What's driving events and phenomena around the world, from war to climate? Get to root causes. Understand the systems behind what's going on. Figure out what must be changed. Diplomat and writer Carne Ross explores the deeper forces that shape our world. A former senior British diplomat, Carne is the founder of a unique independent advisory group for democratic governments and political movements worldwide. His 35 years of experience have covered wars, liberation struggles, pro-democracy activism, and countries facing the worst effects of climate change.

Two friends tackling the worlds oddities, paranormal, insanity, and any other interesting topic. Paranormal, Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Government, Social Issues, Secret Societies, Mass food production, and so much more. The hosts use common sense but mostly a lot of bullshit and laughs, while going down the weird rabbit holes. Using the podcast to connect with the listeners and build a platform where people can get their stories out, in a non-censoring form. We are here for the weird and the wild. If you're looking for a great vibe to listen to, friends to shoot the shit with and build a ...

Welcome to The Finance Compressed Podcast where we curate, consolidate, and deliver financial and educational content that matters to you in under 15 minutes. If finance is something you'd like to keep abreast with then this is the podcast for you. We cover the following topics:- The U.S economy- Investing- Personal finances- Retirement- Housing and mortgage rates- Financial distress- Small businessIf you're looking for a resource where you can get your questions answered in less than 15 minutes saving yourself hours of research then you're in the right place!

In Oakland, California, in 1966, community college students Bobby Seale and Huey Newton armed themselves, began patrolling the police, and promised to prevent police brutality. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement that called for full citizenship rights for blacks within the US, the Black Panther Party rejected the legitimacy of the US government and positioned itself as part of a global struggle against American imperialism.

Do you eat too much sugar? What proportion of your country are immigrants? What does it cost to raise a child? How much tax do the rich pay? Are we more ignorant than we used to be? Take a minute to answer these questions. No matter how educated you are, this audiobook suggests you are likely to be very wrong indeed. Informed by exclusive research across 40 countries, conducted by global polling firm Ipsos, The Perils of Perception investigates why we don't know basic facts about the world around us.

When a Serbian-backed assassin gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in late June 1914, the world seemed unmoved. Even Ferdinand’s own uncle, Franz Josef I, was notably ambivalent about the death of the Hapsburg heir, saying simply, "It is God’s will." Certainly, there was nothing to suggest that the episode would lead to conflictmuch less a world war of such massive and horrific proportions that it would fundamentally reshape the course of human events.

For more than 40 years, the US government has researched extrasensory perception, using it in attempts to locate hostages, fugitives, secret bases, and downed fighter jets, to divine other nations' secrets, and even to predict future threats to national security. The intelligence agencies and military services involved include CIA, DIA, NSA, DEA, the Navy, Air Force, and Army - and even the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Now, for the first time, New York Times best-selling author Annie Jacobsen tells the story of these radical, controversial programs.

From dry turkeys to Christmas pudding fires, from the perfect present for teacher to the risks and rewards of regifting, Nina Stibbe offers her inimitable wisdom and humour on the most wonderful time of the year.

This groundbreaking book from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frances FitzGerald is the first to tell the powerful, dramatic story of the Evangelical movement in America - from the Puritan era to the 2016 presidential election. Evangelicals have, in many ways, defined the nation. They have shaped our culture and our politics. Frances FitzGerald's narrative of this distinctively American movement is a major work of history, piecing together the centuries-long story for the first time.

Trump, as extreme as he is, is less an aberration than a logical conclusion - a pastiche of pretty much all the worst and most dangerous trends of the past half century. A one-man megabrand, with wife and children as spin-off brands.... Remember when it all seemed to be getting better? Before Trump happened? Naomi Klein, internationally acclaimed journalist, activist and best-selling author, shows us how we got to this surreal and dangerous place, how to stop it getting a lot worse, and how, if we keep our heads, we can make things better.

Gone are the days of coherent international coordination. Rather than working together to solve pressing crises, many of the world’s most powerful states are actively making those crises worse. The result? We’re living through a novel historical era: The Global Enduring Disorder. The Disorder podcast teases out the key principles that connect seemingly disparate challenges: from Climate Change to Tax Havens, to Unregulated Cyberspace, to the Wars in Ukraine, Syria, and Libya. Jason Pack, NATO Foundation Senior Analyst, and Alexandra Hall Hall, a former British Ambassador, discuss with ...

David Harvey's Companion to Marx's Grundrisse builds upon his widely acclaimed companions to the first and second volumes of Capital in a way that will reach as wide an audience as possible. Marx's stated ambition for this text is to reveal "the exact development of the concept of capital as the fundamental concept of modern economics, just as capital itself is the foundation of bourgeois society."

On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on the family and friends who were now on the front lines of Europe's largest conflict since the outbreak of the Second World War, acclaimed Ukrainian-American historian Serhii Plokhy inevitably found himself attempting to understand the deeper causes of the invasion, analysing its course and contemplating the wider outcomes. The Russo-Ukrainian War is the comprehensive history of a conflict that has burned since 2014.

This book is about mutual aid: why it is so important, what it looks like, and how to do it. It provides a grassroots theory of mutual aid, describes how mutual aid is a crucial part of powerful movements for social justice, and offers concrete tools for organizing, such as how to work in groups, how to foster a collective decision-making process, how to prevent and address conflict, and how to deal with burnout.

Danny Wallace is about to turn 30. Recently married and living in a smart new area of town, he's swapped pints down the pub for lattes and brunch. For the first time in his life, he's feeling, well...grown-up.

A Short History of South Africa is a brief, general account of the history of this most complicated and fascinating country - from the first evidence of hominid existence to the wars of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries that led to the establishment of modern South Africa, the horrors of Apartheid and the optimism following its collapse, as well as the prospects and challenges for the future. This highly listenable account is the culmination of a lifetime of researching and teaching the broad spectrum of South African history.