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The second in the series on Joan of Arc.   This episode includes perspectives shared by the famous  British historian,  Dan Snow.  In part 2 we take a look at Joan's religious visions and voices and her astounding skills as a military tactician.  

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Part One of a Three Part Series.   This podcast concerns Mark Twain's adoration of the Maid of Orleans and presents Twain's introduction of her in the last novel he ever wrote,  which was essentially a creative biography of Joan of Arc. 

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A couple of short pieces that have been inspirational for me and I hope they will be for you.
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This podcast is a thorough interview with Dr.  Ramsland, serial killer expert, who discusses her book, The Confession of a Serial Killer, which she calls an
autobiography of Dennis Raider, the BTK Killer.   Dr. Ramsland also provides psychological insights into the minds of serial killers in general.  

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This short story by Tolstoy is regarded as one of the finest in all of literature.  I've always admired it for its O'Henry-like ending.  It would have made a fitting story for The Twilight Zone or for today's Black Mirror.  I present it here in a shortened 12 minute version.  The full story takes about 40 minutes to read.   

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Madame Curie's Scientific Genius changed the world in priceless ways, but beyond her contributions to physical and medical sciences, perhaps her most important achievement was opening doors for, and inspiring women (and men) in the fields of science and medicine. 

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Sharing Hemingways' famous Switzerland Christmas post which he wrote for the Toronto Star in 1923 when he was 24 years old.  He was on a skiing holiday with his first wife Hadley and his best friend, Chink.  

Special thanks to Daryl Missen, podcast audio pro of Australia, who re-mastered this piece to add some magic to this classic story. 

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Marcus Aurelius is enormously popular today, even though he lived nearly 2000 years ago.  Quotes from his famous Meditations are ubiquitous.  It is now the Bible of stoicism.  In this episode I take a look, with the help of classical scholar and author, Lindsay Powell,  at how Marcus Aurelius was perceived in his time, how his private notes to self survived the dark ages and wound up as a best selling book today, and why his wisdom is so embraced still.  

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Dr. Bass tells two stories about fascinating cases he worked on to identify people from their remains.  

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How Dr. John Snow solved the cholera riddle and changed the medical world forever.  

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