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Meet Finlay. He's studying for his nursing degree at Glasgow University, against all the odds. But coming straight from care means he has no support network. How can he write essays, find paid work and NOT fall for the beautiful boy at uni, when he's struggling to even feed himself?

If you’re over 50 and focused on your career, over 60 and not planning on retirement any time soon — or over 70 and dazzling people with your professionalism and energy — welcome to Working Late, the podcast that explores everything there is to know about working in our 50s, our 60s and beyond. In this show, Margaret McDonald talks with older professionals — entrepreneurs, creatives, authors, experts and more — to learn about their lives, their occupations, their experiences and their insights. You’ll hear from people who work in the corporate world, those who run their own ...

Noted storyteller, author and performer Milbre Burch combines personal stories with folk and fairy tales from around the world in this Grammy-nominated recording (2007). These unforgettable and moving folktales from Russia, Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe, China, Thailand and beyond remind us that the world is often saved by unlikely heroes (like the hummingbird on its back, ready to do its part to hold up a falling sky), and that healing and hope can come from unlikely sources.