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With intimate detail, author Maria Riva reveals the rich life of her mother, Marlene Dietrich, the charismatic star of stage and screen whose career spanned much of the 20th century. Opening with Dietrich's childhood in Schöneberg, Riva's biography introduces us to an energetic, disciplined, and ambitious young actress whose own mother equated show business with a world of vagabonds and thieves.

Maria Bamford is a creative genius. But the process of creating is not something that “comes easily” or “is enjoyable” for her. So, over the years, she’s invented a number of helpful techniques for tricking, shaming, coercing herself into doing things. You Are (A Comedy) Special is 15-step comedic send up of a self help guide that examines Maria’s approach to stand-up in a hilarious fashion.

Told over the first ten years, And Don't F&%k It Up tells a cultural history through the stories of the people who lived it: the creators of the show, the contestants, the crew, the judges, and even some key (famous) fans. It begins with RuPaul's decades-long friendship and business relationship with World of Wonder Productions, the entertainment company that helped launch him into superstardom, and later talked him into giving a drag reality show a chance.

Maria Bamford is back and subjectively better than ever! Weakness is her brand, so get ready to feel much better about yourself. This Lady Dynamite explodes onstage (after two naps with her husband Scott and two old, pillowy dogs). Let her be the poor example from which your greatness can be determined.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Audible have teamed up to bring you Plot Twist, an exciting new comedy series created under extraordinary circumstances. Hosted by one of Australia’s most talented comedians, Nikki Britton, Plot Twist features six short stories created by thirty of the best comedians from around the world. This series can only be described as a comedy chain letter meets a narrative relay. Each story has been created by a team of five comedians who were given a strict two hours to write their chapters. What could possibly go wrong?

Moderator Özcan Cosar empfängt bei der "1 Live Köln Comedy-Nacht XXL" dieses Jahr ein Comedy-Ensemble der Extraklasse: Kaya Yanar, Chris Tall, Negah Amiri, Till Reiners, Nico Stank, Erika Ratcliffe und Maria Clara Groppler bescheren euch einen Abend, an dem ihr Tränen lacht.

By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element.

Forty-eight stories of brave sparrows, wilds winds, and how to live in times of climate change. A prize-winning book by the natural storyteller Georgiana Keable, sharing long experience with children in the forests and snows of Norway. Meet the girl who became a fish, married a bear, and had a tree as her mum and dad. Meet the boy who tried to stop the wind, fetched fire from the center of the earth on the back of a bird, and whose father was the river.

Welcome to San Francisco Sketchfest 2018! Here's your front row seat, your backstage pass, and your all-access badge to one of the biggest comedy festivals in the country!

Maria is a vocal coach, singer, speaker and author with over 10,000 hours helping singers, actors, speakers, trainers, teachers and preachers to speak with confidence, control and passion. Author of “The Art Of Powerful Communication”, through workshops and private sessions Maria empowers leaders to have greater credibility, competency and confidence that provoke emotion in audiences on any platform.

If you want to be an on-camera TV host, this book will help you to take that desire and mix it with goals, an action plan, training, and discipline to become good at hosting on camera and ultimately paid to do it or to drive your business.

Let's talk about the music industry as we musician build our brand. Michael DiSanto and Walter Kemp 3 will speak from life's experiences, wins and fails as a freelance artist.

Bienvenidos a La Maria Podcast! The podcast where I don't know what I'm doing, but it's okay -- we'll figure it out together. Yo soy La Maria.

The Bronx Journal Radio (TBJ Radio) Lehman College: http://bronxjournal.com/?page_id=18891 Lehman Film student, Writer, and Cinephile Maria Sanchir, shares stories and conversations with fascinating people in the Arts, Theater, Cinema, and Education. Maria started hosting her weekly podcast, “12 Hours in the Future”, from her home in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of her native Mongolia. But now she is in New York city continuing her education and keeping up with her conversations with interesting people in entertainment.

Esta historia, de una niña de diez años, con un profundo mensaje, una narrativa exquisita y un trabajo artístico minucioso, es una llamada al reconocimiento de la propia capacidad de adaptación en tiempos oscuros, un canto a la fortaleza de las nuevas generaciones y una reivindicación del poder de la propia voluntad encerrada en las palabras. Incontables niños y adultos de todo el mundo han cruzado el túnel para maravillarse con este cuento, fruto de la portentosa imaginación de un director y un estudio inigualables.

“Los amores fingidos y otras obras en verso”, incluido por el equipo editorial de iVoox como podcast revelación dentro de la sección de "Ciencia y Cultura" en los iVoox Rewind 2024, es un conjunto de piezas teatrales originales escritas por José María Claver Esteban y ambientadas en el siglo XVII. Las obras se atribuyen a Antares, un ficticio escritor del Siglo de Oro español, y están inspiradas en los estilos y temáticas de la época, pero adaptadas con un enfoque contemporáneo. El cielo inalcanzable Escrita en 2023, narra la historia de un grupo de soldados españoles que regresa...

Nesta peça, da atriz e escritora Mariana Lima, acompanhamos o plantão de uma médica-residente que, ao se deparar com um paciente que sofreu traumatismo craniano, passa a investigar o funcionamento do cérebro humano e sua relação com as emoções e a linguagem. Mesclando ciência, literatura e performance, a partir dos diários, notas de leitura e descrições médicas da autora-protagonista, refletimos sobre temas instigantes, que deslocam a sensibilidade de leitores e ouvintes.

Stettin 1945. Zurückgekehrt aus den Weiten Russlands und Usbekistans, wo seine Familie den Krieg und die Verfolgung durch die Nazis überlebt hat, schmiedet Artur Brauner Zukunftspläne. Auf dem Bahnhof begegnet er einer jungen Frau: Maria, die mit blond gefärbten Haaren und einer falschen Identität der Deportation aus dem Ghetto von Lemberg entgangen war - und in Hannover in einem Lagerkrankenhaus gearbeitet hatte. Jetzt ist sie auf dem Weg nach Warschau, in der Hoffnung, dort noch Überlebende ihrer Familie zu finden.

Actress Maria Bello and journalist Adam Roberts on this edition of Fresh Air. Bello is currently starring in the new film World Trade Center. Her other films include A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking, and The Cooler. She also played Dr. Anna Del Amico on the TV show ER for one season (1997-98). Then, Roberts of The Economist in London is their former South Africa correspondent.

Lisey's Story, Stephen King's most personal and powerful novel, explores wellsprings of creativity, the temptations of madness, and the secret language of love. In this special event, recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City, King is interviewed by Irish novelist John Connolly. Maria Tucci reads a selection from Lisey's Story.