Las mascaradas tradicionales no son simples fiestas de disfraces. El antropólogo Rafael Quintía Pereira explica cómo la máscara borra temporalmente la identidad individual y transforma a quien la lleva en un personaje ritual con sus propias normas, capaz de satirizar a las autoridades, invertir los papeles sociales y cruzar límites que permanecen cerrados durante el resto del año. Estos ritos, asociados principalmente al invierno y al carnaval, mezclan elementos humanos y animales, ceremonias de

¿Ha existido alguna vez una sociedad gobernada por mujeres? La periodista y escritora Mara Malibrán presenta Cuando las mujeres mandaban, un recorrido por uno de los debates más controvertidos de la antropología: si el patriarcado estuvo presente desde el nacimiento de las primeras comunidades o fue el resultado de una transformación histórica. La conversación recupera las teorías de Johann Jakob Bachofen sobre el derecho materno y examina la organización matrilineal de los pueblos iroqueses, así

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Imaginary friends are a pretty normal part of childhood. But what if those friends have names, personalities, favorite foods—and histories that a child couldn't possibly know?Growing up, James Koppert had companions his family couldn't see. At first, they could have been dismissed as childhood imagination. But James seemed to know surprisingly specific details about them, including stories of children who had died long before he was born.As the experiences

En este programa: - Las nuevas tecnologías de propulsión espacial que aspiran a reducir drásticamente la duración de un viaje a Marte y podrían cambiar el futuro de la exploración del espacio. - En Materia reservada, Fernando Rueda analiza la investigación sobre los presuntos 'safaris humanos' de Sarajevo, en los que extranjeros adinerados habrían pagado para disparar contra civiles durante el asedio de la ciudad. La Fiscalía de Milán ya ha identificado a varios sospechosos. - Mado Martínez

For years, she was convinced her older stepsister was sneaking into the basement at night just to scare her. The whispered voice outside her bedroom sounded exactly like Tara, quietly calling her name and asking her to come into the hallway. It seemed like just another cruel prank between kids who didn’t get along.Then one night, Tara wasn’t home.The voice came anyway.Even the family dog heard it, staring at the closed door and growling at whoever—or whatever—was waiting on the other side. From

My guest tonight joins us from Michigan. Josh Grant Gobble works on cars for a living, but at the age of 42 he says a mystical experience changed the direction of his life. In the period that followed, Josh began receiving what he describes as downloads. The information led him to develop a concept he calls Adaptive Architecture and eventually seek government research funding through DARPA.More information on this episode, including guest links and additional material, can be found on the UFO

Have you ever been in a relationship where you felt lonelier than when single? Physically present with someone but emotionally distant, yearning for a deeper connection? You're not alone. Research reveals that one in four individuals in long-term relationships experience loneliness, even with loved ones.Relationships aren't always the fairy tale we're led to believe. Yet, solitude often appears as an unappealing alternative. Which is worse: opting for solitude or remaining in a draining

Hohe Temperaturen bringen selbst erfahrene Läufer an ihre Grenzen. Warum steigt die Herzfrequenz bei gleicher Belastung – und warum fühlt sich die gewohnte Pace plötzlich so viel härter an?Wir erklären die Physiologie dahinter und zeigen, wie du mit gezielten Anpassungen bei Pace, Kühlung, Hydration und Akklimatisierung auch im Sommer leistungsfähig bleibst. Weitere Links: Checkt unseren YouTube Kanal 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@SCYENCERunning Instagram für die aktuellen News 👉

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOSome people discover their abilities later in life. Others are born into them.In this episode of The Grave Talks, we begin part one of a fascinating conversation with Cynthia Killion, whose connection to the unseen world began before she ever set foot in a classroom. At just five years old, Cynthia was already seeing and sensing spirits—experiences that would shape the rest of her life.For more than 25 years, Cynthia has worked as a psychic, medium,

The 2020 Creek Fire in central California's Sierra National Forest generated an historic pyrocumulonimbus storm cloud and triggered the largest helicopter rescue in National Guard history, all while burning through a heavy forested landscape devastated by massive tree mortality from recent insect kills.  This wildfire spread explosively through mountain communities like Big Creek, Shaver Lake, and Huntington Lake, destroying over 850 structures.  Chief Dustin Hail describes the lessons learned from

This is Part Two of our conversation.Oswego, New York, has the kind of history that almost seems built for ghost stories. Sitting where the Oswego River meets Lake Ontario, the city has been a military outpost, a major port, an Underground Railroad destination, and home to generations of people whose stories are still woven into its streets and buildings.Some of those stories are difficult enough to believe even before the paranormal enters the picture. Old City Hall once housed prisoners in its

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Some people discover their abilities later in life. Others are born into them.In this episode of The Grave Talks, we begin part one of a fascinating conversation with Cynthia Killion, whose connection to the unseen world began before she ever set foot in a classroom. At just five years old, Cynthia was already seeing and sensing spirits—experiences that would shape the rest of her life.For more than 25 years, Cynthia has worked as a psychic, medium, astrologer,

Oswego, New York, has the kind of history that almost seems built for ghost stories. Sitting where the Oswego River meets Lake Ontario, the city has been a military outpost, a major port, an Underground Railroad destination, and home to generations of people whose stories are still woven into its streets and buildings.Some of those stories are difficult enough to believe even before the paranormal enters the picture. Old City Hall once housed prisoners in its basement, including one man who claimed

Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution.Spook-E Season is back! All throughout October, we pick monsters from myth and media and speculate how they – or something like them – could evolve here on Earth, pulling inspiration from real-world species across our planet’s history. This year’s theme is Aliens! Where better to begin than with the quintessential big screen terrors from beyond the stars? How might Earth-based evolution produce a human-hunting monster that’s equal parts predator and parasitoid

Heute geht es um eines der verheerendsten Erosionsereignisse der mitteleuropäischen Geschichte, das Magdalenenhochwasser von 1342.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOWhat happens when a funeral home closes its doors—but so much of what was there simply stays behind?A trip to Iola, Kansas, took me inside Sleeper Mortuary, a former funeral home that feels remarkably frozen in time. Inside are reminders of the people who once worked there, artifacts from its years caring for the dead, and, according to those who have spent time there, something else that never left.Paranormal investigator and author Tory Westhoff felt

Only the tiniest fraction of the flour needed to bake the 50kg of bread we eat a year is grown and milled in Ireland, and the cost of what we import is sky rocketing. We take a look at what needs to be done to keep the price of bread down by making it here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!What happens when a funeral home closes its doors—but so much of what was there simply stays behind?A trip to Iola, Kansas, took me inside Sleeper Mortuary, a former funeral home that feels remarkably frozen in time. Inside are reminders of the people who once worked there, artifacts from its years caring for the dead, and, according to those who have spent time there, something else that never left.Paranormal investigator and author Tory Westhoff felt a

Nothing about their Los Angeles apartment initially made them think it might be haunted. Then, in the middle of an ordinary conversation, a thick whiskey glass sitting untouched on the kitchen counter made a sharp sound and somehow separated almost perfectly near the rim. There was no impact, no sudden temperature change, and nothing nearby that could explain it.That might have remained an isolated mystery if something equally strange hadn’t happened on their enclosed balcony—a room that had once