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Bess and Harry Houdini Behind the phenomenal escapes, the magic, the world tours and the most-publicized man in the early 20th century lies the story of a pair of young carnies struggling to escape poverty. Meet this fascinating pair.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Myrtle Is Hidden: Esther and AhasuerasA story from the Old Testament's Book of Esther is equal parts love, blood and perfidy. Includes the song "The Myrtle Is Hidden."Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Through the Storm: Ansel and Addie EastonOne of the most storied shipwrecks in American history is the backdrop for this story of love and survival.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Washingtons: George and MarthaThe very real human beings behind the mythology of America's First Family come to life. You will never look at the dour figure on the dollar bill the same way again.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Song of SolomonThe beautiful love poetry of the Old Testament's Song of Songs is brought to life as a cycle of five songs with lively male and female narration.
This production includes the use of musical instruments Solomon would have heard in his court. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Pierre and MariePierre and Marie Curie were much more than Nobel Prize-winning scientists, they were partners in one of historys most equitable love affairs. Their shared passion for science in the betterment of the human condition was reflected in the respect they showed for each other.
This production quotes from the diaries and journals of both Pierre and Marie Curie. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Alexander and HephaestionAlexander the Great is known to many as a military genius, lawgiver and icon even 2,300 years after his death. Many, however, are unaware that he was half of one of antiquity's most celebrated love affairs. In this episode, we look at the human and personal side of Alexander the god king.
This production quotes from the writing of Plutarch. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Victoria and AlbertAscending the throne of the British Empire at age 18, Victoria was heir to much of the world's surface. She found her soul mate in the man who would be her Prince Consort, Albert. Conservative and reticent in public, their private life was marked by a passion and devotion which helped define an era. After Albert's untimely death while holding her hand, the Queen had his rooms preserved as he left them, including having hot shaving water delivered to his rooms every morning for 40 years j ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
ConquerorNapoleon Bonaparte's conquests in bedroom and battlefield have alternately titillated and terrorized 18th Century Europe. A chance encounter with young Marie Walewska captures Bonaparte's ravenous interest and attention, a fact which produces tremendous pressure on Marie from Polish nationalists seeking the Emperor's army as a shield for Poland against invaders. Marie, acting out of patriotism, soon finds herself deeply in love with Napoleon..
Often dismissed as another of Bonaparte's co ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Thy Lips To Kiss (Sonnet 128)William Shakespeare wrote some of the most expressive love poetry in the English language. This month, we focus on his work by interpreting one of his most beautiful sonnets, the 128th.
Sonnets were a form of social amusement for educated young people in the 16th century. The form contained 14 lines in three groups of 4 lines each and a couplet of the last two lines, which functioned much like a chorus does in a modern pop song by summarizing the verses..
We can almost look over Shakesp ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The Return of the KingPart three in the story of Ulysses (sometimes called Odysseus) and Penelope, this program picks up the thread of their story from the preceding program, Penelope Waiting.
Ulysses has returned home after a 20 year absence to find Penelope - and his throne - besieged. Penelope allows a disguised Ulysses a place in her court, which allows him to observe everyone's conduct. Drawn to the stranger, Penelope anguishes about Ulysses' absence and shares her distaste for the suitors she must choos ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Penelope WaitingPart two in the story of Ulysses (sometimes called Odysseus) and Penelope, this program picks up the thread of their story from the preceding program, Ulysses On The Ocean.
Ulysses has returned home after a 20 year absence to find Penelope - and his throne - besieged. Penelope allows a disguised Ulysses a place in her court, which allows him to observe everyone's conduct. Drawn to the stranger, Penelope anguishes about Ulysses' absence and shares her distaste for the suitors she must cho ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Ulysses On The OceanUlysses (also called Odysseus) has been absent from home for 10 years fighting in the Trojan War, then forced to wander by the gods for another 10 years. His wife, Penelope, must hold the kingdom for him, keep herself and their son alive amidst intrigue and outwit her tormentors in a tale that is as relevant now as it was almost 3,000 years ago.
With memorable and striking original music, this production also borrows liberally from the words of Homer in both the Iliad and the Odyssey to b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Abelard & HeloiseThe story of Abelard and Heloise includes a forbidden love, a brutal and bloody assault by enraged family members that became the talk of 12th Century Europe, tragedy and ultimate redemption. Find out why their story has inspired so much art, adulation and controversy over the centuries.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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