The Uncommon Commoner | Ep. 240

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) stars in this Portuguese tale about ambitions, imposters, and making the feathers fly!</span></p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm/42KQfw3">here</a>.</p> 

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jonigan Booth (The Underdoggs, This Is Us) headlines this Angolan tale about flowing with your heart, and the healing power of dreams.</span></p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm/42KQfw3">here</ ... Show More

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Julia Chan (Bojack Horseman, Extinct) and Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder, The West Wing Weekly) co-star in a story from India about matching wits, mincing words, and getting the upper hand.</span></p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "T ... Show More

In this classic show recorded live on January 5, 2017 at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre, Josh and Chuck delve into the history and the heyday of the church of consumerism and what it means for local communities and our capitalist society at large when malls die.See omnystudio.com ... Show More

This episode is about places that used to be and which are now covered up by something new. Yarrow Mamout was an unusual man in early America, but the black business leader's story was literally buried by buildings near Washington DC. In the 2000s, his story came to light. Also, ... Show More

Two kids, at two time and two places, find two remarkable things. One starts the first Gold Rush in America and the other leads to a Cold War spy ring! The stories of Conrad Reed and Jimmy Bozart - and more! 

In this second installment, follow Thumbelina’s adventures and the fabulous events that will change her life. Credits Musical identity: Agence Calliopé.  Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations. 

<p>In this kid's story, Celie and Kira live in a giant's shoe, which was left behind in an amusement park. Adventure follows.</p> 

<p>In this kid's story, Raiza goes through a tunnel behind the pizza store she lives in to discover a world with kings and queens who pilot walking castles around an imaginary landscape.</p> 

In this "throwback episode" we look back at episode #96. In the 1930’s a famous California history professor thought he had discovered a long lost historical treasure. It was a brass plate apparently inscribed by the famous English adventurer Sir. Francis Drake. The plate was her ... Show More