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A one-man team of experts, Stephen Leeds is a genius of unparalleled mental capabilities who can learn new skills or master entire scholarly disciplines in mere hours. However, these skills come at a price. Stephen must compartmentalize his brain, with each of his new skill sets being held by an “aspect”—a hallucination his mind creates with their own fully-developed personality, life, and limitations. Without these aspects, and the delicate construct of reality they provide for him, Stephen is unable to control his mind and engage with the real world.

The stench of decay pierced the air aboard the boxcar of trapped Jews. "Why me?" 15-year-old Max asked himself, as a convoy rumbled from the Warsaw Ghetto to Majdanek death camp in May 1943. The Nazis had destroyed the Glauben family's business, upended their rights, and ultimately decimated their neighborhood. The deluge of questions would only intensify after the Nazis murdered Max's mother, father, and brother. Max channeled grit and determination to outlast six horrific concentration camps in his quest to survive.

From Oahu to Detroit, "Little Saigon" to Brooklyn, authors from all walks of life take us to the real worlds that inspired their works. Hosted by reporters Amy Standen and Michael Epstein.

The Curious Case of the Pheromonophone is an audio story that takes you on an irreverent, true-life adventure with one of Silicon Valley’s successful failed inventors - Jonathon Keats. A philosopher, an inventor and an artist, Keats has been inventing janky contraptions for over two decades, like a factory you can control with your mind and an emotionally responsive car. In this story he debuts one of his new inventions, what he calls a“pheromonophone” - a kind of smell telephone that can send your personal scent over digital networks.

Journey to the West End of Boston neighborhood to walk the remains of one of the most famous waves of urban renewal to hit America. This tour delves into the history of land-making in Boston and the events that led to the forced displacement of 12,000 Bostonians in the late 1950s.

Stephen Leeds ist vollkommen gesund. Es sind seine Halluzinationen, die alle ziemlich verrückt sind – Exklusiv als Audio-Original. Stephen Leeds ist ein Ein-Mann-Expertenteam und ein Genie mit beispiellosen geistigen Fähigkeiten, das in nur wenigen Stunden ganze wissenschaftliche Disziplinen erlernen kann. Diese Fähigkeiten haben jedoch ihren Preis. Stephen muss sein Gehirn aufteilen, wobei jede seiner neuen Fähigkeiten mit einem »Aspekt« verbunden ist – einer Halluzination, die sein Verstand erzeugt. Und jeder Aspekt hat sein Eigenleben, einschließlich eigener Persönlichkeit.

Education Excellence with Michael Levin-Epstein

Rural Matters is a biweekly, 30-minute podcast about rural education, business, and health. The podcast’s mission is to increase awareness, inform discussion, and expand the dialogue on the most important issues facing rural stakeholders every day. Guests on the podcast include rural education decision-makers, rural business owners and entrepreneurs, and rural health care representatives. The National Rural Education Association and the Center for Rural Affairs are marketing partners.