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This is the story of Ida, a tiny resilient restaurant situated on an unlovely arterial road between Kilburn and Kensal Rise, a barren thoroughfare with few shops and zero passing trade. A restaurant that survived (only just) the 2008 economic crash and the pandemic lockdown to become an internationally renowned haven of Italian home cooking.

For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII - in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come.

Kandahar. The ancient desert crossroads and, as of fall of 2001, ground zero for the Taliban and al-Qa'ida in southern Afghanistan. In the northern part of the country, the US-supported Northern Alliance has made progress on the battlefield, but in the south, the country is still under the Taliban's bloody hold and al-Qa'ida continues to operate there. With no "Southern Alliance" for the US to support, a new strategy is needed if victory is to be achieved. Veteran CIA officer Duane Evans is dispatched to Pakistan to "get something going in the South." Foxtrot in Kandahar is his story.

Ida B. Wells is an American icon of truth telling. Born to slaves, she was a pioneer of investigative journalism, a crusader against lynching, and a tireless advocate for suffrage, both for women and for African Americans. She cofounded the NAACP, started the Alpha Suffrage Club in Chicago, and was a leader in the early civil rights movement. This engaging memoir relates Wells’ private life as a mother as well as her public activities as a teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight for equality and justice.

Ida and Louise Cook are two ordinary Englishwomen, seemingly destined never to stray from their quiet London suburb and comfortable jobs—Ida as a budding romance novelist and Louise as a civil service typist. But in 1923, a chance hearing of an aria from Madame Butterfly sparked a passion for opera in the sisters that led to the formation of friendships with some of Europe's leading singers and their network, many of them Jewish. As the Nazis rose to power, Ida and Louise began working with the opera world's insiders to save members of the community from persecution and death.

Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power. In the eyes of the FBI, this made her a “dangerous negro agitator”. In the annals of history, it makes her an icon. Ida B. the Queen tells the awe-inspiring story of a pioneering woman who was often overlooked and underestimated - a woman who refused to exit a train car meant for White passengers; a woman brought to light the horrors of lynching in America; a woman who cofounded the NAACP.

There’s an African proverb that says “It takes a village to raise a child”. Hollywood producer and best-selling author DeVon Franklin offers a personal twist: It Takes a Woman. In this riveting and soul-stirring Audible Original, Franklin introduces us to the women who raised him—a “village of love” that selflessly came together to shape him into the man he is today.

Meet Ida LeClair. She lives in the small town of Mahoosuc Mills, Maine, with her husband, Charlie. Stories? She's got a double-wide mobile home full of them! Find out what happens when the husbands go off hunting for the weekend! Hear about the amazing adventures Ida and her friends, Celeste, Rite, Betty, Dot, and Shirley, have in "the Bonneville". You've heard of Maine humor Down East? Here's Maine humor from in-state, the heart of the North Country, where the women run with the moose!

Household names nominate leaders from the past for BBC Radio 4's Great Lives. Since its inception in 2001, Great Lives has been one of Radio 4's most popular programmes, presented by Joan Bakewell, Humphrey Carpenter, Francine Stock and Matthew Parris. The format is simple, but compelling: each week, a distinguished personality is invited to select an inspirational figure who has influenced them. Talking with the presenter and a guest expert, they assess the importance of their chosen candidate.

In the whirlwind of accusations and recriminations that has attended the post 9/11 world, one man's vital testimony has been conspicuously absent. Candid and compelling, At the Center of the Storm is George Tenet's memoir of his life at the CIA - a revelatory look at the inner workings of America's top intelligence agency and its dealings with national leaders at home and abroad.

WHEN ANNE HANSON'S DAD FIRST ASKED her to investigate the secret past of his parents, little did she know what she was getting into. For two decades, despite all her digging, she failed to unearth even the tiniest speck of evidence that the families of her grandparents, Frank and Ida Hanson, had ever existed. If her quest were a detective novel, its title would have been, "The Case of the Missing Ancestors."

En dag beslutter Ida Tin, at hun vil bytte sit trygge liv i København med lejlighed og venner ud med en anden slags liv: En dogmetilværelse med færre elementer, færre ting og mindre støj. Ida Tin tager alene til USA, hvor hun vil rejse let med sit telt og sin motorcykel og sove under stjernerne i ørkenen. Hun vil øve sig i at være alene med sig selv og træne sin modighedsmuskel. Men fra dag 1 udfordres hendes projekt: Hun møder en mand, hun forelsker sig vildt i, og står pludselig over for valg, der i den grad kræver en veltrænet modighedsmuskel.

Ida Tarbell's earliest ambition was to be a biologist. While she put away her microscope in her youth, she continued to investigate people and situations of interest to her throughout her long and productive life. Tarbell was among the first American women to earn a college degree, graduating in 1880. Fiercely independent, she first took a job at a school in a different state. After returning to her family home, she fell into a writing and research assignment with a monthly newsletter.

Ida Lupino was a trail-blazer. Not only was she one of the most vibrant Hollywood actresses of the 1940s and 1950s, but she was also only the second woman to become a member of the Director's Guild. Michael B. Druxman's one-woman play, Ida: The Last Lupino, joins Ida in 1983 when she is living alone in her decaying Brentwood home as a virtual hermit, lamenting the break-up of her marriage with Howard Duff. Ida: The Last Lupino is a vivid, often witty, portrait of a woman who conquered a man's world.

Spannend, unerwartet und kriminell gut. In “Verbrechen Hautnah” tauchen wir tief in die Welt der Verbrechen ein, die unser Leben und die Gesellschaft erschüttern. Luca Di Stefano und Ida Bökenkamp erzählen wahre Kriminalfälle aus Deutschland und der ganzen Welt – Fälle, die fesseln, überraschen und verwirren. Vom Unfassbaren bis zum Unheimlichen, hier erfährst du Hintergründe, die dich mitreißen. Jede Folge lässt dich in die Gedankenwelt von Täter:innen und Ermittler:innen eintauchen und Luca und Ida stellen die Fragen, die man sich manchmal nicht zu stellen traut. Bereit ...

Ida B. Wells was a powerful churchwoman and witness for justice and equity from 1878 to 1931. Born enslaved, her witness flowed through the struggles for justice in her lifetime, especially in the intersections of African Americans, women, and those who were poor. Her life is a profound witness for faith-based work of visionary power, resistance, and resilience for today’s world, when the forces of injustice stand in opposition to progress.

Ida Schuster was the world's oldest podcaster (1918 - 2020). In Old School, Ida shares her unique perspective on life, love and theatre in the 20th and 21st centuries. This inspirational story, of growing up in a Jewish immigrant family, in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, takes us on an incredible journey through her childhood, the war years, and her long career on stage and screen. The series is introduced by her friend, and former acting colleague, Alan Cumming. For more information, visit: www.thebiglight.com/oldschool

Fem unge politikere fortæller åbenhjertigt om deres opvækst, hvad der vækkede dem politisk og om deres vej til Folketinget. Hver især har de fem allerede gjort sig eftertrykkeligt bemærket i det politiske spil: Ida Auken, Morten Messerschmidt, Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, Simon Emil Ammitzbøll, Sophie Løhde. Portrætterne er skrevet af journalisterne Lea Klæstrup Andersen, Anders Wendt Jensen, Poul Bonke Justesen og Annika Yderstræde.

Abraham Lincoln was born into poverty in a log cabin and was raised on the frontier primarily in Indiana. He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois. In 1849, he returned to his law practice but became vexed by the opening of additional lands to slavery. He reentered politics in 1854, becoming a leader in the Republican Party, and reached a national audience in the 1858 debates against Stephen Douglas.

Fem unge politikere fortæller åbenhjertigt om deres opvækst, hvad der vækkede dem politisk og om deres vej til Folketinget. Hver især har de fem allerede gjort sig eftertrykkeligt bemærket i det politiske spil: Ida Auken Morten Messerschmidt Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen Simon Emil Ammitzbøll Sophie Løhde Portrætterne er skrevet af journalisterne Lea Klæstrup Andersen, Anders Wendt Jensen, Poul Bonke Justesen og Annika Yderstræde.