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Charles Darwin did not deliberately set out to be the destroyer of mythical beliefs,” some of which, in his early days as a young Christian, he had previously espoused. He was a modest man who liked to avoid controversy of any kind, yet paradoxically, he was to be the cause of the greatest controversy in the history of science and religion.When Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle in late December 1831, bound for the southern hemisphere, he could not have imagined that the experience would lead him to formulate a theory that would totally revolutionize the way in which we viewed the natural world.

An unscripted, unstructured, unscheduled, and very possibly unhinged discussion of all things otherworldly, strange, uncanny, esoteric, the weird, and the wondrous. https://feed.podbean.com/theweirdandthewondrous/feed.xml

Who is Peter Norman? He's the greatest Australian hero you don't know. Peter Norman is the 'forgotten man' in one of the most powerful and influential photos of all time. Peter is in the photo because he won Australia a silver medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics after running the 200 metres in 20.06 seconds. In 2018, 50 years on, it is still the Australian record. But Peter Norman is a hero to millions today not for the race or the record but for what he did next....

Throughout the world, people regard Peter Sellers purely as a comedic genius: surely, one of the greatest ever to have lived. But, the astute observer will notice that he always appeared to be acting, even when being interviewed. So, who was Peter Sellers?

Welcome to Constant Constance: The Andrew D’Angelo Podcast. Andrew, renowned jazz saxophonist and brain cancer survivor, invites us every week to engage with the many worlds of his guests. Created during the isolating and uncertain times of the Covid-19 global pandemic, Constant Constance is a podcast meant to foster connection, with conversations that cover music, the arts, human resilience, a little bit of politics, and a lot of humor. Join Andrew and his many guests each Sunday and Thursday for conversations about, well, a little bit of everything. Support this podcast: https://...