Alison Sattler
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Ticking Clock
- Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes
- By: Ira Rosen
- Narrated by: Ira Rosen, L. J. Ganser
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 229
When producer Ira Rosen walked into the 60 Minutes offices in June 1980, he knew he was about to enter television history. His career catapulted him to the heights of TV journalism, breaking some of the most important stories in TV news. But behind the scenes was a war room of clashing producers, anchors, and the most formidable 60 Minutes figure: legendary correspondent Mike Wallace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mike Wallace sounded like an insufferable prick
- By Robert M on 02-20-21
- Ticking Clock
- Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes
- By: Ira Rosen
- Narrated by: Ira Rosen, L. J. Ganser
Captivating Stories
Reviewed: 11-25-24
Loved listening to what it was like to work at 60 Minutes. Soooo glad I opted out of journalusm as a career. mean, disgusting behavior by Mike Wallace and others...all of the men who pushed women out with their harrassment.
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Medical Mysteries Across History, Pt.2
- By: Roy Benaroch MD, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Roy Benaroch MD
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 690
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 599
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Story5 out of 5 stars 596
Doctors are more than doctors. They’re detectives who solve mysteries about the human body. Diagnosing patients is about looking for clues, whether a persistent tickle in the back of the throat or confusion and memory loss. Just like detectives, good doctors sift through information until they arrive at the medical solution that fits best. Think you have what it takes to keep up with medical detective work? Find out with this second installment of Dr. Roy Benaroch’s thrilling look at medical mysteries from across history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well done.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-04-21
Captivating Story Telling
Reviewed: 12-06-23
I loved trying to figure ot both the diagnosis and the famous person who suffered through his or her illness. I found the history behind medical discoveries as well as the symptoms associated with them fascinating as well. I feel much more informed about medical conditions as a result, which may come in handy in my future.
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Medical Mysteries Across History
- By: Roy Benaroch MD, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Roy Benaroch MD
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,291
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,118
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,110
In these 10 eye-opening lectures by a practicing doctor and medical educator, you’ll walk through a series of medical mystery cases ripped from history and involving well-known historical figures whose identities are nevertheless hidden from you. Every one of these cases requires you to use your detective skills to identify and diagnose the mystery patient just like the doctors that attended them. In the process, you’ll learn fascinating insights into medicine: both the medicine that was practiced thousands of years ago and the medicine doctors practice today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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delightful
- By Amazon Customer on 03-14-20
- Medical Mysteries Across History
- By: Roy Benaroch MD, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Roy Benaroch MD
Interesting Concept for Learnong Medical Info
Reviewed: 12-01-23
I really enjoyed guessing whose medical case was being profiled and guessing what the diagnisis might be using the clues given. I liked the biographical and medical history woven into each story as well. I hope the author keeps writing AND READING books like this!!
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American Scandal (Ad-free)
- By: Wondery
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story5 out of 5 stars 52
Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage. Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles, we’re left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating Re-enactment of Events
- By Anthony Brookes on 12-08-20
Fascinating Story
Reviewed: 10-20-23
I really enjoyed learning about the history of treating mental illness through a personalized account how and why lobotomies were performed, and how individual doctors can influence medicine for good or for bad. I love all of the American Scandal dramatizations!
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Bellevue
- Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital
- By: David Oshinsky
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,126
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 996
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 991
David Oshinsky, whose last book, Polio: An American Story, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, chronicles the history of America's oldest hospital and in so doing also charts the rise of New York to the nation's preeminent city, the path of American medicine from butchery and quackery to a professional and scientific endeavor, and the growth of a civic institution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- By Jean on 12-14-16
- Bellevue
- Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital
- By: David Oshinsky
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Fascinating Stories and Medical History
Reviewed: 01-29-23
I loved learning about how medical advances occurred through the personal stories of doctors and patients. It gave me more appreciation for what both faced before discoveries were made to ease suffering and mortality rates, and gave me a sense of what it was like to live during each era covered. The historical context about what caused medical ailments over time was also captivating.
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Radiant Minds
- The World of Oliver Sacks
- By: Greenlawn Drive Productions, Audiation, Oliver Sacks Foundation
- Narrated by: Indre Viskontas
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 331
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 297
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Story5 out of 5 stars 294
Radiant Minds: The World of Oliver Sacks investigates consciousness, the brain, and the human experience, drawing inspiration from works by the neurologist and beloved author Oliver Sacks. Oliver cared for people with misunderstood neurological conditions at a time when many in the medical community had turned their backs on them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible!!
- By Ricky Scott on 04-15-22
- Radiant Minds
- The World of Oliver Sacks
- By: Greenlawn Drive Productions, Audiation, Oliver Sacks Foundation
- Narrated by: Indre Viskontas
Captivating
Reviewed: 05-29-22
The personal stories made learning about different ways our brains work enlightening and fascinating. I found myself comparing how my own experiences, cognitive abilities and reactions compared to those described in these stories, and appreciated learning why we humans are so different from one another.
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9/12
- By: Pineapple Street Studios | Amazon Music | Wondery
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
How did 9/11 the day become 9/11 the idea? That question drives Pineapple Street Studios and award-winning host Dan Taberski (Missing Richard Simmons, Running From COPS, The Line) to shift the focus to what happened on 9/12, and every day after that. 9/12 is a poignant, surprising, and surprisingly funny seven episode series about people who wake up on 9/12 having to navigate a new, radically altered world. A teenager gets caught up in an out-of-control conspiracy theory that he helped start. A Pakistani business owner finds hundreds of his Brooklyn neighbors are disappearing. ...
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2 out of 5 stars
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Typical
- By Jeremy J. Ekeler on 10-27-21
Keeps Post-9/11 Lessons Freah, Clear and Alive
Reviewed: 10-19-21
These stories illustrate the immediate and lasting effect of 9/11 on American society from a personal, ideological and political perspective. I wish it would be shared in all households and school rooms so that we could have the dialogues necessary to create the society that we can all cherish and hold dear.
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American History Tellers (Ad-free)
- By: Wondery
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 285
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 266
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 262
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life -the words you speak, the ideas you share- can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We’ll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we’ll show you how our history affected them, their families and affects you today. Hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the Senator). From Wondery, the network behind Tides Of History, Fall Of Rome and Dirty John.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disinformation
- By Anonymous User on 03-18-21
Vietnam Memorial Story is Captivating
Reviewed: 06-25-21
I loved learning about the story behind the Vietnam Memorial. Maya Lin deserves a much more renown place in our classroom history books! The host reads in a way tjat engages me, and the sound effects and personal perspective of its various "actors" bring the story to life!
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A Promised Land
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 55,182
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47,661
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Story5 out of 5 stars 47,310
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency - a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Color me grateful.
- By Angela on 11-19-20
- A Promised Land
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
Captivating--Perfect Reflection on Our Times
Reviewed: 03-12-21
I love this man for his moral, caring, team-oriented and thoughtful leadership. His message about how he made decisions and how political leaders and our democracy works--and doesn't work--should be required readinv for all high school students. We need his style of leadership!!
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Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,415
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,275
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,267
Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day. Did you know that silly once meant "blessed"? Or that ought was the original past tense of owe? Or that the suffix -ly in adverbs is actually a remnant of the word like? And have you ever wondered why some people from New Orleans sound as if they come from Brooklyn?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Review By a Fan
- By Margaret on 09-25-16
- Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
Entertaining and Fascinating
Reviewed: 09-07-20
Learning about how language in general--and English in particular--changes is interesting to me in and of itself. Learning from John McWhorter has me laughing full-heartedly and often on my long walks, making me look forward to them. I can credit his Great Courses, books and podcasts with helping me get in shape. His teaching style entertains and, as such, makes his lessons memorable, too!!!
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