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History

Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom

Carl Bernstein

Legendary reporter Carl Bernstein recounts the formative years of his career in journalism, beginning with his first job at The Washington Star.

Culture & Society
Personal Growth
Health & Fitness
History
Mind & Philosophy
Education

Chasing the Scream

Johann Hari

Chasing the Scream is a scathing review of the failed war on drugs, explaining its history with surprising statistics and identifying new ways that we can think about addiction, recovery, and drug laws.

Parenting & Relationships

Cheating 101

Call Her Daddy, Alex Cooper, Esther Perel

In this December 2021 episode, host Alex Cooper sits down with psychotherapist Esther Perel to discuss the three phases of post-cheating recovery.

Career & Success
History
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Culture & Society
Science & Environment
Business

Chernobyl

Serhii Plokhy

Chernobyl teaches us about history, science, and leadership by extracting lessons from the worst nuclear disaster in human history and its aftermath, Chernobyl.

Culture & Society

Chess, Explained

Ezra Klein, Joe Posner, Tanya Lukyanova, Claire Gordon

This episode of the Vox docuseries Explained debunks the everlasting success of chess and unravels its unexpected societal role.

Culture & Society

China 101

Pod Save the World, Tommy Vietor, Ben Rhodes

An exploration of recent Chinese history, including the rise of President Xi Jinping, China's human rights violations, and relations with the U.S.

Culture & Society
History

China and Communism

Peter K. Bol, William C. Kirby, Harvard University

This course, produced by Harvard University, examines the rise, fall, and reemergence of the Chinese Communist Party from the early 20th century until the death of Mao Zedong.

History

China in Ten Words

Yu Hua

Award-winning Chinese novelist Yu Hua recounts some of the most important events in modern Chinese history through the lens of language and personal experience.

Culture & Society

China's COVID Secrets

Jane McMullen

In this PBS FRONTLINE documentary, doctors and scientists confront the untold story of the coronavirus pandemic, and assess how key missteps failed to contain the outbreak.

Technology & the Future

Chip War

Chris Miller

Chris Miller explains how microchips went from niche technology to the cornerstone of modern society in a matter of decades, transforming geopolitics along the way.

Personal Growth
Parenting & Relationships

Choice Theory

William Glasser M.D.

Internationally acclaimed psychologist William Glasser outlines one of his most famous theories and how it can empower people and improve relationships.

Personal Growth

Choice Theory: Only Do It If It Meets Your Needs

Incite Change, Coach Mauro, Heather Harrison

Any behaviour you repeat has a benefit to you, even if you do not like the behaviour or outcome. Either the outcome or the process is meeting some need for you.

Business
Career & Success
Personal Growth
Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Mind & Philosophy

Choose Yourself

James Altucher

Choose Yourself is a plea for self-care, showing how prioritizing your growth and embracing your innate sense of generosity can help to improve your relationships with yourself and others.

Marketing & Sales
Business
Leadership & Entrepreneurship

Chris Voss: Negotiating

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Jordan B. Peterson, Mikhaila Peterson, Chris Voss

In this January 2021 episode of their podcast, Jordan B. Peterson and his daughter Mikhaila talk to expert negotiator Chris Voss about how learning to negotiate better can change your life.

Religion & Spirituality

Christianity: A Very Short Introduction

Linda Woodhead

Leading expert on religion Linda Woodhead provides a concise introduction to one of the world's largest religions, exploring Christianity's cultural, institutional, and artistic power over two millennia.

Health & Fitness
Personal Growth
Mind & Philosophy

Chronically Fabulous

Marisa Zeppieri

In Chronically Fabulous, Marisa Zeppieri blends research, spirituality, and various healing modalities with her own life experience to encourage others with chronic illness to create battle plans to succeed in all areas of life.

Culture & Society
History

Chums

Simon Kuper

In his 2022 book Chums, journalist Simon Kuper journeys back to the 1980s at the University of Oxford, where many of the UK's leading policymakers first cultivated their political careers.

Education
History
Personal Growth

Citizen Power: Intro to American Government

Nathalia Ramos, Ben Sheehan

Citizen Power with Nathalia Ramos and Ben Sheehan is a 10-day course that offers the civics education you missed (or forgot) from high school. Discover how to use your rights as a U.S. citizen to move forward on the issues you really care about and help shape the future of democracy!

Culture & Society
History

Citizen: An American Lyric

Claudia Rankine

In her book-length poem, Claudia Rankine delivers an incisive and personal account of race relations in modern-day America.

Biographies

Citizenfour

Laura Poitras

Citizenfour is a documentary that follows whistleblower Edward Snowden and his move to leak documents that exposed a covert government surveillance program, and his overnight transformation into a political refugee.

Health & Fitness
Lifestyle

Clean(ish)

Gin Stephens

Gin Stephens, author of Fast. Feast. Repeat. examines the toxins around us, how they affect us, and how we can reduce our exposure to improve our health without fixating on perfection.

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