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Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 16025 - The Revolution in Belgium AD 1830 by Thomas Colley Grattan part 2Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of history with this compelling volume, which offers an in-depth exploration of key events from 1816 to 1841. Crafted by distinguished historians, each narrative breathes life into the past, shedding light on the importance of these moments in a manner that is both engaging and accessible. This is the 16th installment in a captivating 22-volume series that promises to enrich your understanding of historys most significant milestones.
2026-02-2534 minGreat Events by Famous Historians, Volume 16024 - The Revolution in Belgium AD 1830 by Thomas Colley Grattan part 1Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of history with this compelling volume, which offers an in-depth exploration of key events from 1816 to 1841. Crafted by distinguished historians, each narrative breathes life into the past, shedding light on the importance of these moments in a manner that is both engaging and accessible. This is the 16th installment in a captivating 22-volume series that promises to enrich your understanding of historys most significant milestones.
2026-02-2534 min
Berggasse 8Thomas Grattan: In Tongues
Es ist 2001, und der 24-jährige Gordon – gutaussehend, sensibel und orientierungssuchend – fährt mit dem Bus von Minnesota nach New York, weil es für einen jungen schwulen Mann die einzige Option zu sein scheint. Als er sich langsam an den gnadenlosen Rhythmus der Stadt gewöhnt, findet er einen Job als Hundesitter für reiche Manhattaner. Doch erst als er zufällig in das Stadthaus zweier seiner Klienten im West Village stolpert, der einflussreichen Galeristen Philip und Nicola, erkennt Gordon, wie viel ihm die Welt verschwiegen hat – und wozu er fähig ist, um sich all das zu erobern. – Th...
2026-02-2309 min
Documentaries on KCLRThe Burning Of Woodstock (Radio Play)“The Burning Of Woodstock” was first broadcast on KCLR on October 17th, 2022 and was supported by the Decade Of The Centenaries Grant 2022.The play was written and directed by Gillian Grattan and was performed by Aoibhín Murphy, Delia Lowry, Declan Taylor and Brendan Corcoran.Sound design, production and editing by Martin Bridgeman.Special thanks to Eddie Cody, Davy O’Dwyer, Theresa Hayes and Stacy Jane Williams and to KCLR for studio facilities.Research and newspaper articles were sourced from the Bureau of Military History, The British Newspaper Archives, from the books “The Story...
2026-01-0752 min
The Jiffy: Stories From Upstate New YorkThe World's Most Ultimate Hudson Valley Picnic Of All TimeSend us a textI finally received my first Listener Question!!! (You can use the link in the show notes above to send in yours.)So when listener Murphy asked how to create "the ultimate Hudson Valley picnic before it's too late," I embarked on a journey through picnicking's rich history and romantic execution. I learn some French, I learn some Basque, it's a worldly experience through time, seasons, and picnic traditions on the podcast today.Matthew White, proprietor of the Hillsdale General Store, shares wisdom on picnic hampers and the theatrical experience...
2025-08-1731 min
What to Read Next Podcast l Book Recommendation Show9 Must-Read Queer Books That Go Way Beyond Pride MonthIn this episode, I’m joined by Jason Blitman, host of the Gays Reading podcast, to spotlight stunning queer books that go far beyond your usual Pride Month roundups. Jason shares four queer literary fiction recommendations that are lyrical, emotionally resonant, and incredibly diverse, plus five must-read memoirs and essay collections written by LGBTQIA+ voices. Whether you’re looking for gothic slow burns, poetic introspection, or laugh-out-loud memoirs, this list has something for you.📚 Books Recommended in This EpisodeQueer Literary FictionMartyr by Kaveh AkbarIn Tongues by Thomas GrattanThe Safe Keep by Yael Van der...
2025-06-1311 min
The Critic and Her PublicsJackson Howard: "Risk It All"Jackson Howard is an editor and writer from Los Angeles who lives in Brooklyn.He’s Senior Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and its imprints MCD and AUWA (headed by Questlove), where he acquires and edits a broad range of fiction and nonfiction. Writers he has published include Judith Butler, Brontez Purnell, Catherine Lacey, Bryan Washington, Laura van den Berg, Sarah Schulman, Jonathan Escoffery, Fernando A. Flores, Susan Straight, Imogen Binnie, Shon Faye, Henry Hoke, Thomas Grattan, Venita Blackburn, Missouri Williams, and many others. Books he has edited have won or been nominated for the Booker Pr...
2025-03-1135 min
The Critic and Her PublicsJackson Howard: "Risk It All"Jackson Howard is an editor and writer from Los Angeles who lives in Brooklyn.He’s Senior Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and its imprints MCD and AUWA (headed by Questlove), where he acquires and edits a broad range of fiction and nonfiction. Writers he has published include Judith Butler, Brontez Purnell, Catherine Lacey, Bryan Washington, Laura van den Berg, Sarah Schulman, Jonathan Escoffery, Fernando A. Flores, Susan Straight, Imogen Binnie, Shon Faye, Henry Hoke, Thomas Grattan, Venita Blackburn, Missouri Williams, and many others. Books he has edited have won or been nominated for the Booker Pr...
2025-03-1136 min
From the Front PorchEpisode 509 || Best Books of the Year with Hunter MclendonThis week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top 10 favorite books of 2024.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 509”) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie's Midyear Favorites:
1. James by Percival Everett
2. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
3. Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
4. Even After Everything by Stephanie Duncan Smith
5. Real Americans by Rachel Khong
6. Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
7. Sandwich by Catherine Newman
8...
2024-12-2657 min
Livres Laugh LoveLe meilleur et le pire de 2024 - nos awardsDans cet épisode c'est à nous de remettre des prix littéraires !
Livres mentionnés :
Intermezzo, Sally Rooney
Jacaranda, Gaël Faye
Petit pays, Gaël Faye
In Tongues, Thomas Grattan
Yellowface, R. F. Kuang
Ton monde et le mien, Abby Jimenez
Monstrilio, Gerardo Samano Cordova
There are rivers in the sky, Elif Shafak
L’amie prodigieuse, Elena Ferrante
L’invitée, Emma Cline
Girls can kiss now, Jill Gutowitz
Célèbre, Maud Ventura
Annie Bot, Sierra Greer
L’île aux arbres disparus, Elif Shafak
Soufi, mon amour, Elif Shafak
Conversations entre amis, Sally Rooney
Normal People, Sally Ro...
2024-12-151h 05
Babes Read Books8. October Spooky Season Recap + Book Chats With Laura Dapito From BooksarebuttersWelcome to Babes Read Books. A bookish podcast to talk about the books we’ve read, are currently reading, and what’s next on our lists. In this episode I chat with Laura Dapito from the Booksarebutters Instagram. We chat about Bookstagram, short stories, audiobooks, and recap some of Laura’s recent reads and favorite books. I then recap our October 2024 spooky season reading list, and talk about what’s coming up next for releases new in November . Books in this episode:Frighten The Horses: A Memoir by Oliver RadclyffeOrange World and...
2024-11-0732 min
Get Lost In A Captivating Full Audiobook On Your Commute.In Tongues by Thomas GrattanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/134062to listen full audiobooks.
Title: In Tongues
Author: Thomas Grattan
Narrator: Daniel Henning
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
Release date: 08-27-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 40 ratings
Genres: Genre Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
It’s 2001, and twenty-four-year-old Gordon—handsome, sensitive, and eager for direction—takes a bus from Minnesota to New York City because it’s the only place for a young gay man to go. As he begins to settle into the city’s punishing rhythm, he gets a job walking rich Manhattanites’ dogs. But it isn’t until he stumbles into the West Village b...
2024-08-277h 51
Livres Laugh LoveNous sommes les pires podcasteurs du mondeAujourd'hui pas de sujet, juste nous qui partageons des opinions non sollicitées
Livres mentionnés :
Monstrilio - Gerardo Samano Cordova
Le bastion des larmes - Abdellah Taïa
Ce que je sais de toi - Eric Chacour
La librairie du Caire - Nadia Wassef
Tongues - Thomas Grattan
The other bennet sister - Janice Hadlow
Girls of summer - Katie Bishop
L’aveuglement et La Lucidité - José Saramago
L’invitée - Emma Cline
Dès que sa bo...
2024-07-2854 minFrom the Front PorchEpisode 486 || Best Books of the Year (So Far) with HunterThis week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top ten favorite books of 2024!
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 486” to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie:
First five-star read: Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
Most surprising: Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie
Least favorite: Worry by Alexandra Tanner
Next on your TBR: Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
Most anticipated fall r...
2024-07-181h 03
Hamilton Review of Books PodcastHamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 3 "Queer Literature" featuring Shawn MooneyReading Queer Lit with Shawn MooneyWe are joined by Shawn Mooney, the host of the fantastic BookTube channel, Shawn Breathes Books to talk about Queer Literature, why it's having its moment and why it's important for us to be reading it!PODCASTS MENTIONEDLindy Magpie ReadsBOOKS MENTIONEDTrans writers/novelsDetransition, Baby by Torrey PetersLittle Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane PlanteLittle Fish by Casey PlettFreshwater by Akwaeke EmeziGay male writers/authors/su...
2024-07-0851 min
Fairfield What Are You Reading?Episode 37: D-Day Anniversary, Colum's Another Mother, and Art World Literary FictionFairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read.
Fairfield Public Library
Fairfield, CT
fairfieldpubliclibrary.org
Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services
Guests: Susan Balla, Circulation Manager and Claudia Silk, Adult Services Librarian
Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great!
This month's FPL staff picks:
Sue:
THE GARDEN TOURIST: 120 DESTINATION GARDENS AND NURSERIES IN THE NORTHEAST by Jana Milbocker
D-DAY-THE UNHEARD TAPES by Geraint Jones
N...
2024-05-2335 min
Blooms & BarnaclesEp. 126 - ITALIA, MAGISTRA ARTIUMSufficient for the day is the newspaper thereof.Topics in this episode include Grattan and Flood, Seymour Bushe and the Childs murder case, Hamlet references, Michelangelo’s Moses and where to find it, Lenehan’s cigarette scheme, J.J. O’Molloy’s love of forensic rhetoric, the shortcomings of memoria, court cases appearing in the works of Joyce, Samuel Childs and Thomas Childs, James Joyce’s youthful interest in the law, a surprise appearance by Alexander Keyes, a Joyce family connection to the Childs murder, James Joyce’s lifelong grudge against Tim Healy, Charles Stewart Parnell, lex talionis, th...
2024-01-0456 min
Books On The GoEp 251: Book Club with Shawn MooneyA special episode: Anna chats with Shawn Mooney of Shawn the Book Maniac. We recommend three books and each choose one to read for our next episode: the Anna and Shawn book club! Books discussed: The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard True Biz by Sara Nović Y/N by Esther Yi Loop Tracks by Sue Orr Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder The Recent East by Thomas Grattan Coming up: Chai Time in Cinnamon Gardens by Sh...
2023-09-1841 min
Politics with Michelle GrattanPolitics with Michelle Grattan: ‘yes’ campaigner Thomas Mayo and ‘no’ advocate Derryn Hinch on the VoiceThe Garma Festival is being held over the next few days in Arnhem Land. There will be a great deal of talk this year about the Voice. Anthony Albanese will speak on Saturday, but he won’t announce the date for the referendum. Peter Dutton isn’t attending.
Meanwhile in parliament this week the opposition has sought to turn the discussion of the Voice to the issue of treaty, also a feature of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. But the government wants to keep the debate strictly to the Voice, dodging questions about treaty where it can...
2023-08-0228 min
Politics with Michelle GrattanPolitics with Michelle Grattan: ‘yes’ campaigner Thomas Mayo and ‘no’ advocate Derryn Hinch on the Voice
James Ross/AAPThe Garma Festival is being held over the next few days in Arnhem Land. There will be a great deal of talk this year about the Voice. Anthony Albanese will speak on Saturday, but he won’t announce the date for the referendum. Peter Dutton isn’t attending.
Meanwhile in parliament this week the opposition has sought to turn the discussion of the Voice to the issue of treaty, also a feature of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. But the government wants to keep the debate strictly to the Voice, dodging questions about trea...
2023-08-0226 min
Everyone Is Extraordinary5: Grace Chisholm Young (1868-1944): Mathematician, Artist, MotherHello Everyone! Grace Chisholm Young is extraordinary. I have spent the last four months submerged in this woman's life, reading her letters and writings at the University of Liverpool Library and beyond. I had the chance to do a project on her personal copy of her seminal book The Theory of Sets of Points, which she published jointly with her husband in 1906. This copy is held at the Whipple Library Special Collections at the University of Cambridge. It contains marginalia, inserted postcards and reviews, Grace's annotations revising the book for a second edition, and watercolours of her son...
2023-03-2940 min
Grattan InstitutePrime Minister's Summer Reading List 2022 - Event RecordingListen to Grattan CEO Danielle Wood in conversation with renowned journalist Eleanor Hall, as they discuss Grattan's top six thought-provoking, compelling, and relevant books from 2022. It’s been an extraordinary year, and these are extraordinary reads – not only for the Prime Minister, but for all Australians interested in public policy.
Danielle and Eleanor were introduced by the CEO of State Library Victoria, Paul Duldig, and joined by the authors of three of these wonderful books, Debra Dank, Sam Vincent, and Jessica Au.
The Grattan Institute 2022 Summer Reading List for the Prime Minister is:
Career & Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity...
2022-12-121h 27
Weird EraEpisode 43: LSHB's Weird Era feat. Jackson HowardJackson Howard is an editor and writer from Los Angeles who lives in Brooklyn.
He’s an Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and its imprint MCD, where he acquires and edits a broad range of fiction and nonfiction. Writers he publishes include Judith Butler, Brontez Purnell, Sarah Schulman, Catherine Lacey, Fernando A. Flores, Susan Straight, Venita Blackburn, Imogen Binnie, Thomas Grattan, Missouri Williams, Jonathan Escoffery, Kaitlyn Tiffany, and many others.
As a writer, his reviews, profiles, and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Pitchfork, The Cut, Rolling Stone, The Ringer, them., W...
2022-07-1548 min
University of Minnesota PressLife in Plastic: Plastic's Capitalism (Part 2)Plastics have been a defining feature of contemporary life since at least the 1960s. Yet our proliferating use of plastics has also triggered catastrophic environmental consequences. In this second episode of a two-part series, literary scholars and contributors to the volume LIFE IN PLASTIC: ARTISTIC RESPONSES TO PETROMODERNITY discuss public health, affective politics, postplastic utopias, temporality, globalism, class, geopolitics, literature, and activism as they relate to the problem and politics of plastic. Featuring Caren Irr, Crystal Bartolovich, Christopher Breu, and Sean Grattan.Caren Irr is a professor of English at Brandeis University and author...
2022-01-2856 min
The Moonlit Road PodcastThe Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce, Part 2,Audio version of one of American's literature's most famous ghost stories - a chilling tale from Ambrose Bierce detailing a murder from three perspectives, including the victim herself. Part Two, STATEMENT OF CASPAR GRATTAN, narrated by Thomas E. Fuller. Audio produced by Henry Howard, directed by Craig Dominey, music by Michael Thomas Roe.
2021-10-2909 min
Ascending Olympus - Olympics PodcastDay 13 - Two Australian Gold Medals in 10 minutes, Decathlon fever and a hard day for the Australian teams.Day 13 was a big one with five medals for Australia including two Gold in the Park Skateboarding and Canoe Sprint, the decathlon ends after two days and we're obviously experts about it now and it was a brutal day for the Australians in the team sports losing 3/4 matches.
Featuring The Inner Sanctum's Jacqui Dodd, Daniel Coppel and Thomas Grattan
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2021-08-0544 minAscending Olympus - Olympics PodcastDay 7 Emma McKeon is a superstar, The Matildas defy the odds and reach the semi-final and what is happening with the Opals?Emma McKeon gets her first individual Gold Medal and her fourth medal for Tokyo 2020, The Matildas have a massive win against Great Britain in extra time and the Opals are 0-2 but can a big win carry them into the finals?
Featuring The Inner Sanctum's Jacqui Dodd and Thomas Grattan
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2021-07-3026 min
Ascending Olympus - Olympics PodcastDay 2 Three Aussie medals in the pool, an early end to the Barty Party and Chaos in the Road CyclingAustralia won three medals in the pool today, smashing World and Olympic Records in multiple events. Ash Barty crashed out in straight sets, meanwhile, there was chaos in the Road Cycling event with nothing going to script in the end.
Featuring The Inner Sanctum's Daniel Coppel and Thomas Grattan
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2021-07-2515 min
Access Top-Rated Full Audiobooks in Fiction, DramaThe Recent East: A Novel by Thomas GrattanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/433452 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Recent East: A Novel Author: Thomas Grattan Narrator: Angela Dawe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Drama Publisher's Summary: 'Angela Dawe is an outstanding narrator for this expansive audiobook...Dawe's voice is strong, and her pace is excellent. As a good narrator will do, she lets the story shine with patient grace and confident kindness. This audiobook is definitely worth a listen.' -- AudioFile Magazine An extraordinary family saga following a...
2021-03-0905 min
Well-Versed with FSGEpisode 11: Thomas GrattanOn this week's episode of Well-Versed, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/MCD associate editor Jackson Howard talks with Thomas Grattan about his new book, The Recent East, which follows a mother and two teens as they navigate a new life in East Germany.Thomas Grattan's short fiction has appeared in several publications, including One Story, Slice, and The Colorado Review, has been shortlisted for a Pushcart Prize, and was listed as a notable stories in Best American Short Stories. The Recent East is his debut novel. He has an MFA in Fiction Writing from Brooklyn College and has taught...
2021-02-1023 min
Podcast Archives - The DigAnti-Populism with Thomas FrankGuest host Astra Taylor interviews Thomas Frank about his book The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism.
From The Dig archives on populism:
Universalizing American Liberty with Aziz Rana
Populism’s Power with Laura Grattan and Thea Riofrancos
Worker Freedom with Alex Gourevitch
Join a Dig Book Club at thedigradio.com/dig-book-club
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2020-11-291h 38The DigAnti-Populism with Thomas FrankGuest host Astra Taylor interviews Thomas Frank about his book The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism.
From The Dig archives on populism:
Universalizing American Liberty with Aziz Rana
Populism’s Power with Laura Grattan and Thea Riofrancos
Worker Freedom with Alex Gourevitch
Join a Dig Book Club at thedigradio.com/dig-book-club
Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig
2020-11-291h 38
Honoring Ron Paul PodcastWhy are Libertarians Like a Flock of Geese? A Bunch of Honkies?Great Talk with the Afrolibertarian. Unfortunately race didn't come up so I will have to have him back on sometime!Links to things talked about.Comedian Emo Phillips with the religious denomination jokehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3fAcxcxoZ8Autobiography of Malcolm XThomas Sowell cliphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GklCBvS-eIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_family_structure#/media/File:Nonmarital_Birth_Rates_in_the_United_States,_1940-2014.png
2020-03-0952 min
Honoring Ron Paul PodcastHomeschooling, Barefoot-Running, Chinese Teaching GrandmaBooks mentionedhttps://www.amazon.com/Laura-Blodgett/e/B00LXR5DYM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareThomas Sowell "Black Rednecks and White Liberals""The Quest for Cosmic Justice"Web Pages Mentionedwww.Tomwoods.comwww.fee.orgwww.lewrockwell.com
2020-02-1741 min
Grattan InstituteAre we facing a low growth future? - Part 1One of the big policy debates in Australia and around the world right now is whether economic growth will be slower in the future than in the past. Nearly a decade after the Global Financial Crisis and economic growth remains weak in many rich nations. Australia has been an exception to the malaise, but growth has slowed as the mining boom winds down. A growing number of voices are wondering whether we’ve entered a “new normal” of slower economic growth, which would have big implications for Australians’ future living standards, our public policy choices and the state of our politics...
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