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In the bustling streets of New Orleans, a tour guide and a palm-reading outcast team up to unravel the mystery behind cases of sudden insanity besetting the city. The Call of the Void is an indie science-fiction podcast produced by Acorn Arts & Entertainment.

Start your Tuesday mornings with ’The HR Morning Show,’ a dynamic live podcast where HR experts Adam Posner, Danielle Farage, and Joel Lalgee dive into the hottest topics and emerging trends in the world of human resources. Tune in every Tuesday at 10 AM ET / 7 AM PT for insightful discussions, practical tips, and real-world strategies that will elevate your HR game. Whether you’re an industry veteran or just starting out, this is the go-to resource to stay ahead in the ever-evolving HR landscape.

Welcome to the HigherHer Podcast brought to you by Talent Collective. Presenting conversations with inspiring women in talent.

Join us as we venture through what key learning and development opinion leaders are doing today to ensure they are delivering a strategically impactful L&D function. We cover everything from aligning learning strategy to business strategy, what learning strategies best remedy identified organisation under-performance, how to execute on leading practices in L&D strategy and how to ensure L&D is seen as a strategic partner to the business.

Branching Out Sports is a weekly podcast delivered by the sports department of the Acorn Newspapers. Follow along as we introduce you to sports figures—including athletes, coaches and experts—who have helped shaped the sports landscape while giving insight into the games we love. Listen up for new weekly episodes on Tuesday mornings. The Acorn Newspapers cover the communities of Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Simi Valley and Moorpark.

Having filed for divorce from the man of her mother’s dreams, Kate Sinclair returns to Captain’s Point in search of a new beginning, preferably in the arms of the man she met during the course of her brother Jack’s wedding and immediately recognized as the love of her life. Ill-prepared for life in the real world, she must navigate her way through its pitfalls, surrounded by support of family and new friends, as she struggles to secure both a fresh start and true love.

The trivia music show of some of the globe's top musicians. Join the conversation where show hosts from different cultural backgrounds candidly quiz listeners and each other on some household names in those nostalgic music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come visit the farm with Blind Hog and Acorn and hear stories about life on the farm, livestock, cooking, gardening and living in the Ozarks. In the middle of freakin' nowhere...

Ever wondered what someone from another continent thinks about you? Or what the global consensus is on some things we experience in this enigma called life? Or hell, maybe you'd like to hear people with funny accents share their three cents. Maybe you'd like to give yours….. Well listen in on what the world is saying on What's The Word, the show where we get candid responses from folks all over the globe on life’s most common yet outrageous matters. Join host TJ Reid & special guests from different walks of life in their discussions on what the word on the street is from a global ...

Light a candle, lock your doors, and listen in on The Middle Kingdom's most renowned and celebrated storyteller of the supernatural. Considered by many as the originator of the horror genre in China, Dark Studio depicts classical stories that have been loosely adapted from the legendary author Pu Songling and retold with a Hollywood flair.

Join Blue Acorn iCi as they interview customer experience and commerce experts about the latest industry insights and trends. Guests come from a wide range of backgrounds and share insight into topics such as experience driven commerce, data & analytics, customer experience, personalization, and marketing.

Did you know that a heavy rain was responsible for the demise of a Dynasty, during which the Great Wall was built?Did you know that Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo finished his master piece about China in prison?And an Emperor proclaimed African giraffes as magical Chinese unicorns Qilin.Follow the podcast, ‘Stuff you missed in Chinese history,’ to learn more fun facts during the past few thousand years in this country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Put down that lengthy history book spanning thousands of years and instead follow the “Makers and Shakers of Chinese History” podcast, which presents the biographies of 20 historic figures who shaped the course of ancient China. Meet the most renowned ancient Chinese rulers, ministers, thinkers, scientists, poets, and rebels, and find out how they continue to influence the Chinese to this day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our hosts, from the US and China, discuss what unites us. Using enlightening stories and brilliant guests from all walks of life, we join hands in laughter, building bridges across our cultural world. This is The Bridge to China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you an indie author struggling to find that elusive bond with a professional cover artist? An illustrator trying to break onto the professional scene? A publisher juggling both at the same time? Or even a group of authors working on a special project? Then this is the one, fact-filled book that you will want to carry as you embark on your own journey towards either the creation of or contracting for a fabulous book cover that will ensure the success of your book publishing endeavor. Come for the invaluable information. Stay for the fun.

Forced to return to her ancestral home in Captain’s Point, a small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Adrianna Montgomery receives a shock and a challenge when the terms of her great-aunt’s will are read. Faced with a haughty attorney, a crumbling old house and a clue, she must draw upon the resources found in those around her, as well as her own inner strengths, in order to solve the riddle and secure her inheritance. Accepting the challenge, she ultimately learns who she is destined to be, discovering her true love along the way.

For centuries, Luna Lake and its surrounding natural beauty have been a source of comfort to those who have made their way to its shore. Now, Sean Adams and Liz Chambers have each returned to the cabins they knew as children, both seeking to escape painful memories from their pasts. Three oranges, a puzzle, and a sharing of confidences result in a bond of friendship between the two, but Christmas isn’t about friendship or escape. It’s about love and all of its promise. Together, can they find their way to the paths forward they seek? Listen to find out more.

Angelique MacDuff paused as the knot in her stomach tightened. Across the pavement of Bright Seas’ Main Street, the shop waited, but whether it beckoned or warned her to turn and run, she couldn’t have said. Sixteen months ago, her husband left the tarmac’s safety in their newly purchased delivery van and drove off a precipice northeast of town. There had been no screech of brakes before their van had headed straight for the cliff’s edge, where it had left the Earth and, for a moment, hung suspended in the air before plunging into Bright Seas Bay.

In Bradley Holler, West Virginia, the world around where Mary Jo Bradley lives has been changing. First, the Blackdrop Mine closed, then the weather turned crazy, and, finally, her brother hadn’t even bothered to come home for Thanksgiving. Pinning her hopes on Christmas, her favorite season, she feels forced to take drastic steps in an effort to stem the downward tide of life as she’s always known it.

The Christmas tree twinkled from a corner of the room, the cookies were all baked, and a nativity held pride of place on the credenza, but then the phone rang, and everything that had been so eagerly anticipated began a slow but steady downward spiral. A plan was hatched, and a new love volunteered for service. Would the rescuers make it back on time, safe and sound?