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Nochevieja de 1999, un joven Vladímir Putin aparece en las televisiones rusas: incómodo, cohibido...y declarado nuevo presidente. Dos décadas más tarde, aún conserva el poder, pero ahora es un hombre desacomplejado que se desenvuelve a la perfección en la escena mundial. ¿Cómo es que un burócrata de la KGB, un rostro hasta entonces desconocido, se ha convertido en una de las figuras más dominantes del panorama político del siglo XXI?

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Living legend and lifelong activist Billie Jean King talks about what it takes to stand up and fight for equality, regardless of the circumstances. Fifty years ago, King and eight other female tennis players, known as the Original Nine, bravely put their careers and reputations on the line to fight for equal pay and equal footing for women’s tennis, with the indispensable help of promoter Gladys Heldman, the founder and publisher of World Tennis magazine, and the groundbreaking sponsorship of Joseph Cullman III, the CEO of the Philip Morris Company.

In 2011 a group of fishermen living on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, were convicted for one of the largest, most audacious drug-smuggling plots in British history. They were accused of scooping up £53mill ($69 mill) worth of pure cocaine in the dead of night from the middle of the English Channel.

Three years before she began writing her New York Times best-selling book I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying, Bassey Ikpi returned to her native Nigeria to try to piece together a life that had fallen apart. Her career had been cut short by a bipolar II diagnosis and hospitalization, and she longed to find her way back to it. Nigeria welcomed her with promise. That fall, she created BasseyWorld presents Naija Poetry Slam, Nigeria's first National Poetry Slam competition, and she started getting hopeful.

La noche del 8 de enero de 1993, en una provincia del norte de Italia, dos jóvenes carabinieri de servicio en una carretera provincial dan el alto a un vehículo. En el coche no hay una persona cualquiera. El conductor al que han parado es Baldassarre Di Maggio, un sicario de la mafia dispuesto a colaborar en la captura del capo Totò Riina, apodado "la belva" (la bestia), a cambio de protección.

The Anishinaabe are guided by the Seven Grandfather Teachings—Love, Bravery, Humility, Wisdom, Honesty, Respect, and Truth.

A surreal murder mystery set in the heart of a dense forest.

In this poignant and deeply personal audio experience, host Maria Luisa Tucker investigates the disappearance of her own father, and uses the many theories that emerge to explore what it means to be a family today.

State of North Carolina vs. Charles Ray Finch is a story that takes us back to the Civil Rights Era American South, a tale formed in the cauldron of racial tensions in rural North Carolina that erupts when a white country store owner is gunned down in a robbery.

Legendary sprinter Michael Johnson embarks upon a personal journey through the history of protest in sport. Drawing on conversations with fellow athletes, commentators and educators, he discovers the remarkable stories of those who’ve taken stands, and assesses the impact of their efforts in driving societal change. Michael also reflects on his own actions of defiance, how the modern day differs from the peak years of his career and contemplates whether he himself would take the knee were he still competing.

Murdoch is an innovator who has re-shaped a media industry across continents, from Australia to the UK to the US. He is a disruptor who has changed the nature of our politics with a steadfast focus on giving the people what he believes they want. But to what extent has Murdoch shaped our modern world? Has he created new audiences, or given existing, under-served audiences a voice? And what motivates the media mogul? Money or power?

Labels, Labels Labels! They can be helpful when shopping for clothes and food, but on people can be a little restrictive. Given to us by society, given to us by family, or even social media - what do any of them actually mean? And how far do they go in defining who we really are? Two black British millennials, Lady T and Tobi Rachel, explore labels and identity in conversation with someone they’ve admired from afar for years. Adjoa Andoh is a star of stage and screen.

Rudyard Kipling era un joven reportero cuando encontró la perdición en el barrio erótico del Lahore colonial; el marinero Joseph Conrad descubrió en Borneo un mundo hecho para «los hombres sin entrañas»; y George Orwell se inspiró en el enclave de Khata, donde trabajó como policía imperial, para escribir sus Días de Birmania. David Jiménez sigue los pasos de nueve escritores legendarios por Oriente, recorre los escenarios de sus libros y nos desvela qué permanece —y qué se ha desvanecido— en los destinos que marcaron sus vidas y su obra.

Roberto Saviano nous emmène dans les coulisses du crime organisé partout dans le monde et explore la vie de ceux qui sont morts au nom de la liberté d'expression. Articulé en trois parties (l'histoire des héros qui se sont opposés à la mafia, la vie des grands boss, et les organisations criminelles internationales) "Main basse sur le monde" est un documentaire audio qui explore les frontières de ces organisations souterraines et le monde paralèlle sur lequel règne le crime organisé.

Writer Lyz Lenz lives in Iowa, but she was raised in a small town in Texas, and her Audible Original Cottonwood Creek explores her funny and emotional memories of her life as a homeschooled evangelical girl in a large family of eight children. Growing up, Lenz and her family fervently believed that the rapture was coming, maybe any day now, and she and her siblings spent their days - which for all they knew could have been their last on earth - exploring the woods near their home, conjuring playtime fantasies, and testing the limits of their imaginations.

Dermot O'Leary interviews a range of people he greatly admires from the worlds of sport, fashion, politics and entertainment.

In Grounded, we meet Doreen as she’s struggling with the realization that she’s pregnant, weighing her own dreams and professional ambitions against the life she imagines is necessary to nurture and raise children well. Doreen’s mother was a stay-at-home mom who did everything in her power to ensure her daughters had the same opportunities as the white kids in their New Jersey suburb. Years later, the influence of her mom still looming large as her own children grow up, Doreen begins to see her mother’s choices in a different light.

Il est toujours là. Comme un fantôme. Un échec. Une plaie béante. Personne n'a oublié les nuits du chasseur... Ni les victimes, ni le parquet, ni les flics, ni les journalistes... 20 ans après son procès, Guy Georges, le premier serial killer français, pourrait demander sa remise en liberté. Tous ceux qui l'ont approché le martèlent, ce serait de la folie.

Il s'appelle Anwar Raslan. Il était colonel dans les services de renseignement syriens. Le 12 février 2019, il a été arrêté en Allemagne, où il est désormais jugé pour crimes contre l'humanité. Pour la toute première fois, une cour de justice se penche sur les crimes commis dans les geôles du pouvoir de Bachar Al-Assad.