In this chapter, we explore a story that’s grown far beyond its origins, from a simple Raggedy Ann doll to a symbol of modern horror. The legend of 'Annabelle'.Join me as we trace her history alongside Ed and Lorraine Warren, the couple who shaped her fame and controversy. We’ll examine the psychology that makes dolls so unsettling, uncover the real events behind the story, and look at how belief, media, and myth turned a children’s toy into a global icon of fear.Text Me (this is 3rd party

The Women Who Threw Corn: Witchcraft and Inquisition in Sixteenth-Century Mexico (Cambridge UP, 2025) tells the stories of women from Spain, North Africa, Senegambia, and Canaries accused of sorcery in sixteenth-century Mexico for adapting native magic and healing practices. These non-native women - the mulata of Seville who cured the evil eye; the Canarian daughter of a Count who ate peyote and mixed her bath water into a man's mustard supply; the wife of a Spanish conquistador who let her hair

A fascinating new book called A Sixth of Humanity, Independent India’s Development Odyssey examines 75 years of development in the world’s most populous country – the successes and failures, the compromises, and the ways in which India has defied many of our ideas of how development should happen. The authors are Devesh Kapur of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and Arvind Subramanian of the Peterson Institute, also of course formerly Chief Economic Advisor to the

In the decades leading up to the French Revolution, when Paris was celebrated as an oasis of liberty, slaves fled there, hoping to be freed. They pictured Paris as a refuge from France’s notorious slave-trading ports.The French were late to the slave trade, but they dominated the global market in enslaved people by the late 1780s. This explosive growth transformed Paris, the cultural capital of the Enlightenment, into a dangerous place for people in bondage. Those seeking freedom in Paris faced

Since Xi Jinping’s accession to power in 2012, nearly every aspect of China’s relations with Africa has grown dramatically. Beijing has increased the share of resources it devotes to African countries, expanding military cooperation, technological investment, and educational and cultural programs as well as extending its political influence.China's Relations with Africa: A New Era of Strategic Engagement (Columbia University Press, 2023) examines the full scope of contemporary political and

Why do states start conflicts that they ultimately lose? Why do leaders possess inaccurate expectations of their prospects for victory? Bureaucracies at War (Cambridge UP, 2024) examines how national security institutions shape the quality of bureaucratic information upon which leaders base their choice for conflict – which institutional designs provide the best counsel, why those institutions perform better, and why many leaders fail to adopt them. Author Tyler Jost argues that the same

Tonight, my special guest is paranormal investigator Andrea Mesich, who joins me to discuss her spine-chilling encounters at some of the most haunted locations in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.In her book The Ghost in the Coal Cellar, Andrea shares the eerie details of her most intense investigations — from a rocking chair that moves on its own to a burned schoolhouse filled with restless spirits, and phantom lights deep in the forest that seem to chase anyone who dares to enter.Andrea

Ob 10. obletnici festivala Kinotrip - mladi za mlade, ki ga izvajajo v Kinodvoru (program zanj soustvarjajo srednješolci, člani filmskega kluba Kinotrip), oddajo Razgledi in razmisleki namenjamo vlogi kinematografov pri filmski vzgoji. O uspehih preteklih let in o možnostih razvoja na tem področju se Tesa Drev Juh pogovarja z direktorico Kinodvora Metko Dariš in z vodjo festivala in kluba Kinotrip Živo Jurančič.Ton in montaža Franci Moder.

What began on a cold November night with a simple cup of hot chocolate and some open ears grew into a vibrant, inclusive space where young people, often misunderstood by schools and society, found a place to be themselves.In this episode of Mind the Kids, ‘Home fae Home: Hot Chocolate Helping Trauma’ we step into the heart of a community transformed by compassion, creativity, and co-design. Join host Mark Tebbs as he meets the passionate team on a remarkable project; Charis Robertson, Anne

Kevään 2025 Kylteri-lehdessä olleessa henkilökuvassa Aallon kauppakorkeakoulun alumni Joona Orpana jakoi vinkkejään liittyen uran rakentamiseen ja hyvinvoinnista huolehtimiseen nopeatempoisessa työelämässä. Tässä podcast-jaksossa saamme jatko-osan jutulle, kun haastattelemme Joonaa tarkemmin tämän työkokemuksista Woltilla ja toiminnallisista muutoksista sen sisällä. Lisäksi kysymme tarkentavia kysymyksiä liittyen kevään jutussa puhuttuihin hyvinvointiaiheisiin.

Anthony Eldridge-Rogers is an executive coach, trainer and organisational consultant working at the intersection of wellbeing, recovery and leadership. Founder of FRC Worldwide, he developed the Meaning Centred Coaching™ model and has championed coaching as a powerful yet underused resource for behavioural health and human flourishing. Anthony’s career spans media, environmental work and leadership consulting, with clients from the BBC to Henley Business School. A Fellow of the RSA and ...

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Segmen ini menyingkap hubungan antara wahyu, hukum dan sistem. Safwan Zuber menegaskan keadilan sebagai teras Malaysia MADANI — politik mesti berakar pada nilai, bukan sekadar personaliti.

“Pasca Normal – Pemikiran Akal Baharu Malaysia Madani” menyingkap anjakan paradigma baharu negara; membina kesedaran, menilai semula rasional kuasa, dan merumus semula makna kemajuan bangsa.

Send us a text In this episode, we sit down with Queen M—better known as The MSW Coach—to unpack the realities of today’s job market. With her signature warmth and expertise, she puts us at ease while sharing practical strategies for navigating the search for meaningful employment. From boosting confidence to sharpening your job-hunting approach, Queen M offers insights every social worker and professional can use. Follow her on Instagram: @the_mswcoach !! Social workers of color face ...

列寧領導的布爾什維克透過暴力成功奪取政權，開始了蘇俄的統治，但這樣的奪權方式必然要經過一番血腥的洗禮，俄羅斯內戰爆發，少數民族相繼宣布獨立，俄羅斯又陷入了混亂之中。 本集將會講述蘇俄初期內戰的內容，內政改革的內容將會在下集補上。 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

There are few (if any!) people alive whose work I think more highly of than Steven Pinker, or whose books have done more to shape my worldview. As he was in Los Angeles as part of his latest book tour, I took the opportunity to invite him on the show for an in-person interview. I did a podcast with him on Rationality, his last book, and wrote the following at the time: “One of the best parts of becoming (sort of) famous in the last year has been getting to meet and form relationships with some of my

Neste episódio, Henrique Monteiro e Lourenço Pereira Coutinho convidaram Ana Leal de Faria, Professora jubilada da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, para conversar sobre o longo e complexo processo diplomático iniciado após o 1.º de dezembro de 1640 e que culminou, em 1668, com o reconhecimento por Espanha da dinastia de Bragança e da independência de Portugal. Qual a estratégia da nova dinastia de Bragança para conseguir o seu

What happens when you actualize that breaking through the glass ceilings in life isn't enough?In this conversation, we sit done with Casey Duhart, General Councel of Acadia Healthcare and former Editor of the Tennessee University Law Review. She takes us through her career challenges, starting with the puppet-like roles she was asked to perform for law firms presenting diversity but practicing Americana.She then talks to us about the need for diverse faces to "run through the tape", stating the

Un'altra dimensione della geopolitica e del confronto tra gli Stati è lo Spazio. Dimensione nuova sul piano tecnologico, necessita di grandi competenze tecnologiche e ingegneristiche. L'Italia è uno dei leader mondiali nella industria aerospaziale.