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History doesn’t call them heroes—but only because not enough people know their stories.The Power of One is a podcast dedicated to the extraordinary stories of ordinary people whose actions have dramatically changed the world in some way. Subscribe to hear the stories of unlikely heroes— the fantasist who saved D-Day, the woman who went up against the deadliest arms dealers on Earth, the artist who reclaimed a crime-ridden city for its residents, the world's least appreciated financial whistleblower. Their stories are devastating, gob-smacking, terrifying, funny, and inspiring. Brought to you by the latest season of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, available only on Amazon Prime Video.
Eunice Hunton Carter, a granddaughter of slaves, went on to become the lawyer who built the case against Charles “Lucky” Luciano, one the 20th century’s most powerful criminal kingpins. It was an assignment fraught with danger, but one Carter performed with tenacity, intelligence and a sense of...
Published 12/13/19
Gabriella Gómez-Mont is neither an urban planner nor an engineer nor a politician. She’s an artist. But as creative director of Mexico City’s Laboratorio para la Ciudad (Laboratory for the City), she has tackled some of the thorniest problems confronting the modern metropolis—with astonishing...
Published 12/09/19