Pure O sufferers are tormented by unwanted thoughts. Their heads are constantly filled with intrusive images of violence, rape and abuse to the extent that they begin to believe they really are murderers, rapists or even paedophiles. With such disturbing symptoms it is often difficult for people to come out and talk about it.Uploaded 08-06-18‘Pure O: Thinking the Unthinkable’ brings this largely hidden mental condition into the light with the help of four courageous Pure O sufferers who explain

In which John Green says funny things while making Crash Course World History.Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourseWant to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet?Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourseTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourseInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Incluso el rey de los dioses no podía escapar de su destino en Troya. En este episodio descubre cómo Zeus participó en la guerra, a qué bandos favoreció y cómo sus conflictos con otros dioses marcaron el rumbo del conflicto. Perfecto para amantes de la mitología griega y la guerra de Troya. Conviértete en un supporter de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dioses-heroes-y-monstruos-mitologia-e-historia--6208231/support.🎅🏻 A la nanita nana, nanita nana, nanita ea 🔔En Nu, desde

This episode traces the journey of English words from solitary vellum copies in medieval monasteries to instant viral memes on social media. We examine how printing presses, telegraphs, radio, television, and the internet each accelerated diffusion, reshaping how quickly vocabulary spreads across cultures.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore how the skeleton of modern English—its pronouns, numbers, and basic verbs—remains rooted in Proto‑Germanic even as French, Latin, and other languages have flooded its vocabulary. The episode unpacks why inherited grammatical structures outlast borrowed words and what that means for language change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From a rag‑tag army of pub‑goers and train‑station clerks to the massive, collaborative project that birthed the Oxford English Dictionary, this episode traces how ordinary readers in Victorian England helped shape modern lexicography. It also shows the legacy of those efforts in today’s crowdsourced language tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #aftermath #darkaftermath #guiltandfear #hauntingtruth #psychologicalhorror In Part 4, the aftermath of the deadly game lingers like a shadow that refuses to fade. The survivors are left to deal with guilt, paranoia, and the haunting consequences of their actions. What once seemed like passion and excitement has turned into regret and fear, as the truth continues to echo in their minds. The story explores how obsession

This episode traces how the humble yardstick of medieval England evolved into a formally measured unit that still governs construction, law, and commerce today. From royal standardizations and the 1824 Weights and Measures Act to international treaties fixing the yard in meters, we uncover the people, politics, and technology that made the yard an enduring symbol of English precision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore how a playful misspelling in an 1839 Boston newspaper sparked the worldwide assent marker ‘OK’. From political slogans and OED entries to internet memes, we trace its journey across continents and centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode traces how Chinese words entered English—from early trading terms like tea and chopsticks, through philosophical concepts such as Tao and yin‑yang, to contemporary tech brands WeChat and TikTok—highlighting the cultural contacts, spelling changes, and digital diffusion that have shaped modern English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore how a subtle vowel change in the American South—the pin‑pen merger—has quietly reshaped pronunciation across generations and geographies. We trace its phonological roots, geographic boundaries, and the social forces that carry it northward, revealing how even small shifts can echo through the history of English. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore how the word queen evolved from its Proto‑Germanic ancestor cwen, survived Norman French influence, and weathered centuries of phonological change to remain a staple of modern English. This episode traces the linguistic journey and cultural forces that kept this Germanic gem alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We trace how the Latin term ‘res publica’ entered English, its journey through Renaissance humanism, and its adoption by thinkers like Hobbes and Milton—showing how it foreshadowed the political vocabulary of the United States. The episode examines print culture, public debate, and the lasting impact on ideas of sovereignty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode traces how a ragtag crew of convicts and free settlers stitched together a patchwork of British dialects into what we now call Australian English, exploring indigenous loanwords, phonological shifts, printing press influence, and regional varieties that persist today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebracketing is the process by which speakers shift article boundaries in words—turning “a napron” into “an apron,” “a nick name” into “nickname,” and even creating new suffixes like burger. In this episode we trace how prosody, printing presses, dictionaries, and digital algorithms have shaped and recorded these changes over centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the telegraph era to the digital age, this episode follows the journey of the hash symbol that became the hashtag, exploring its origins as a number sign, its adoption in early computing and online communities, and its cultural impact on politics and marketing. We’ll see how one glyph transformed from a shorthand for 'number' into a global linguistic marker used by millions every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore how William the Conqueror’s arrival reshaped English grammar, vocabulary, and spelling, turning it into a linguistic hybrid that would later fuel global influence. The episode traces the tri‑lingual society of medieval England and its lasting legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Linsk takes listeners through the comparative and internal reconstruction techniques that let linguists recover sounds, meanings, and histories from languages with no written records—starting with Proto‑Indo‑European and tracing the roots of modern English. He also explores how new AI tools are reshaping the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore how English spelling of personal names has transformed from medieval manuscripts, through printing and dictionary standardization, to today’s digital usernames—examining key figures like Samuel Johnson, John Hart, and the ongoing tension between tradition and technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #finalpart #darktruth #obsessionunleashed #tragicending #deadlyobsession In Part 3, everything finally collapses. The lies, manipulation, and forbidden desires reach their breaking point as the characters are forced to confront the consequences of their actions. What started as a dangerous game fueled by love and jealousy turns into a nightmare of irreversible choices. With tensions exploding and no way out, the story