Best Alan Rhode Podcasts (2025)

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What are Future Scientists Reading? 7:10

24h ago7:10

7:10

This week, host Kitty Felde asks future scientists what they are reading. Here's some suggestions: Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexander Dumas Books of Bayern - Shnnon Hale Five Worlds - Mark Siegel The Hardy Boys - Franklin W. Dixon Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo Percy Jackson 5: The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan Pe…

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388: The Adriatic Affair w/ Jennifer Sellitti 1:13:52

5d ago1:13:52

1:13:52

The American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship Le Lyonnais on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime hit-and-run. Adriatic’s captain, Jonathan Durham, rendered no aid and left the passenger steamship to fend for herself. 114 people died in the collision and in the days that …

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Introducing the Slaycation Podcast 24:55

8d ago24:55

24:55

Just in time for summer! This is an introduction and excerpt from the Slaycation Podcast, hosted by Kim and Adam "Tex" Davis and Jerry Kolber. Pack your body bags for a darkly comic, true crime podcast that looks at murders, mysterious deaths and whodunits that happened while people were on vacation. More here! https://www.slaycation.wtf/ Spotify l…

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An Interview with Writer Alan Gratz 2:40

8d ago2:40

2:40

Last week, we talked about “Refugee,” Alan Gratz’ tale of kids fleeing violence and political oppression around the world. It’s a tough read. I had to put it down a few times. But how difficult is it to write a book about a tough subject? We asked Alan Gratz.By Kitty Felde

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MoNo Encore: The Murders of Stringbean and Estelle Akeman w/ Taylor Hagood 1:49:35

9d ago1:49:35

1:49:35

(original pub date 7/19/23) David "Stringbean" Akeman was a singer, clawhammer banjo player and an early Grand Ole Opry star, known for his lanky build and comedic personality. And as a cast member of the nationwide television show Hee-Haw, he was at the height of his popularity when he and his wife Estelle were murdered in their rural Tennessee ho…

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387: The Beatle Bandit w/ Nate Hendley 57:55

12d ago57:55

57:55

On July 24, 1964, twenty-four-year-old Matthew Kerry Smith disguised himself with a mask and a Beatle wig, hoisted a semi-automatic rifle, then held up a bank in North York, Ontario. The intelligent but troubled son of a businessman and mentally ill mother, Smith was a navy veteran with a young Indigenous wife and a hazy plan for violent revolution…

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Top Ten List to Celebrate 10 years of podcasting - Number 10 "Refugee" by Alan Gratz 23:21

16d ago23:21

23:21

What would it be like to leave everything you know, everything you own, everyone you love to escape war, persecution, or poverty? In “Refugee,” Alan Gratz imagines how three young people struggle to survive as they excape to freedom. Students from Washington Latin Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. discuss the book with host Kitty Felde. Act…

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386: America's Nazi POW Murders w/ William Geroux 1:13:51

19d ago1:13:51

1:13:51

The American government was faced with an unprecedented challenge: where to house the nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war plucked from the battlefield and shipped across the Atlantic. On orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Department of War hastily built hundreds of POW camps in the United States. Today, traces of those camps—which …

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LA Maker Faire 2025 6:06

24d ago6:06

6:06

We brought our giant microphone to the 2025 City of Stem/LA Maker Faire in Los Angeles on Saturday, asking kids our favorite question: what's your favorite book? Here are just some of the titles: The Maze Runner series - James Dashner Twins - Rain Telgemeier My Weird School - Dan Gutman Ellray Jakes - Sally Warner Magic Treehouse - Mary Pope Osborn…

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385: The 1870 Murder of A.P. Crittenden w/ Gary Krist 1:09:33

25d ago1:09:33

1:09:33

Shortly before dusk on November 3, 1870, just as the ferryboat El Capitan was pulling away from its slip into San Francisco Bay, a woman clad in black emerged from the shadows and strode across the crowded deck. Reaching under her veil, she drew a small pistol and aimed it directly at a well-dressed man sitting quietly with his wife and children. T…

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Banned Books Monster by Walter Dean Myers 25:30

1M ago25:30

25:30

We continue our series highlighting episodes that feature books that have been banned or challenged. This week, it’s Walter Dean Myers’ tale of a kid on trial for murder “Monster.” In 2021, parents in Signal Mountain Middle/High School in Tennessee complained about mature language and sexual content in some 7th grade reading club selections. In res…

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384: The 1943 Murders of Dr. Roy & Mae Hunt w/ Christena Stephens 56:26

1M ago56:26

56:26

On a nearly moonless night in October 1943, a single gunshot rang out in Littlefield, Texas. A prominent Texas doctor and his wife were found bound, shot, beaten, and murdered. The only witness: their five-year-old daughter, who was bound to silence and refused to speak about what happened for 70 years. Christena Stephens is my guest, and her book …

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A Conversation with Malia Maunakea 7:40

1M ago7:40

7:40

Last week, we took a trip to Hawaii to discuss “Lei and the Fire Goddess.” This week, we talk to author Malia Maunakea about using Google maps as a writer, the difference between writing fiction and non-fiction, ADHD, even tax write-offs! Kitty Felde is host.

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MoNo Encore: The Murder of Carol Thompson w/ Bill Swanson 1:04:21

1M ago1:04:21

1:04:21

(Original pub date: 3/11/20) While the Coen brothers refuse to confirm it, many believe that their movie "Fargo" was inspired by the Carol Thompson murder case. She was viciously killed in her comfortable Saint Paul home by a hitman hired by her eccentric husband, T. Eugene Thompson, in March of 1963, leaving behind four small children. It was an a…

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Episode 157 - Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea 21:23

1M ago21:23

21:23

This week, we talk about myths – whether it’s on Capitol Hill or Hawaii. Our book is “Lei and the Fire Goddess” by Malia Maunakea. Our readers are members of the Page Turners Book Club at East City Bookshop in Washington, DC. Our celebrity reader is playwright Kiki Rivera. Kitty Felde is host. The kids mention Keeper of the Lost Cities I mention a …

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383: The Mysterious Disappearance of Molly Zelko w/ Rod Kackley 57:54

2M ago57:54

57:54

Molly Zelko was the crusading editor and publisher of the Spectator, a newspaper devoted to battling local gangsters operating slot machines and other rackets in Joliet, Illinois. In the late night hours of September 25, 1957 she vanished, with only her shoes and signs of a struggle left as evidence that something sinister had likely happened to he…

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Favorite Books from Older Readers at the Culver City Book Fest 5:41

2M ago5:41

5:41

This week we talk to some older readers at the Culver City book Festival about their favorite books. Once again, fantasy seems to be the fan favorite. Give a listen. Favorite Books from Older Readers at the Culver City Book Fest Once and Future - Cory McCarthy & A. R. Capetta Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling Big Nate - Lincoln Peirce Keeper of the Lost …

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382: The Notorious Nancy Clem & the Cold Spring Murders w/ Wendy Gamber 1:19:31

2M ago1:19:31

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On September 13, 1868, the bodies of Jacob and Nancy Young were discovered brutally murdered along the bank of the White River in Cold Spring, Indiana. Police would eventually set their sights on a charming and fascinating confidence woman named Nancy Clem, who happened to be involved in some extremely shady business dealings with Jacob Young at th…

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A Conversation with Writer Jewell Parker Rhodes 6:19

2M ago6:19

6:19

Jewell Parker Rhodes, winner of the American Book Award, talks about the difficulty of writing "Ghost Boys" and about her own reading journey with host Kitty Felde. bookclubforkids.orgBy Kitty Felde

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381: Alabama's Kilpatrick Shooting w/ Lesa Carnes Shaul 1:27:48

2M ago1:27:48

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Close to midnight on May 17, 1951, four north Alabama lawmen drove to a bootlegger’s home to serve an arrest warrant. Before the clock struck twelve, the bootlegger lay dead in front of the house he shared with his wife and eight children, and three of the four officers were also dead. Afterward, a sixteen-year-old boy would face a series of trials…

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Banned Books Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes 25:55

2M ago25:55

25:55

. We continue our look at books that have been challenged or banned. This week, it’s Jewell Parker Rhodes’ tale of a young black boy shot by a white police officer “Ghost Boys.” The book was temporarily banned in Florida’s second largest school district over a complaint that the book was “propaganda” against the police. A rural school district in C…

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380: Murder in Blackout London w/ Amy Helen Bell 59:27

2M ago59:27

59:27

My guest today is Dr. Amy Helen Bell, author of "Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London". She shares accounts of the terror, tragedy and crime experienced by Londoners during the blackout and the blitz in 1940s wartime Britain. More about the author here: https://amyhelenbell.com/ Interested in revisiting the serial killers mentioned i…

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Culver City Book Festival Favorites 6:30

2M ago6:30

6:30

Last Saturday was the culver city book festival and book club for kids was there, gathering great suggestions for your next favorite read. We’ve got a different take on Shakespeare, a it of underwear humor, and a debate about which does a better job of telling the story; the book or the movie. Favorite Books from the Culver City Book Festival: The …

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379: The Pan Am Flight 7 Seven Crash w/ Ken Fortenberry 1:24:07

3M ago1:24:07

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My guest this week is award-winning journalist Ken Fortenberry, author of "Flight 7 Is Missing: The Search for My Father's Killer". He walks us through the ill-fated flight of Pan Am's luxurious "Romance of the Skies", a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser that mysteriously crashed into the Pacific Ocean in November of 1957. Forty-four people were killed, inc…

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Episode 61 - Loving vs Virginia 19:15

3M ago19:15

19:15

For Black History Month and Valentines Day, we have a special love story – part fiction, part fact, based on a landmark US Supreme Court case. It’s called "Loving Vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case" by Patricia Hruby Powell. It’s the story of an interracial couple who only wanted to marry the person they loved. Our …

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MoNo Encore: The Villisca Axe Murders - The Reverend Lyn George Kelly w/ Edgar Epperly 1:18:58

3M ago1:18:58

1:18:58

(Original publish date: 6/7/22) In this third and final part of my interview with Dr. Edgar Epperly, the "little minister" Lyn George Jacklin Kelly is examined as a primary suspect in the 1912 Villisca Axe Murders. Although Kelly spoke obsessively about the case and even confessed to the murders, many believed that the confession was the result of …

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Under the Iceberg

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Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

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Sam Rhodes Presents: Segmentertainment!

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Book Club for Kids

Kitty Felde

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What are Future Scientists Reading? 7:10

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388: The Adriatic Affair w/ Jennifer Sellitti 1:13:52

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Introducing the Slaycation Podcast 24:55

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An Interview with Writer Alan Gratz 2:40

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MoNo Encore: The Murders of Stringbean and Estelle Akeman w/ Taylor Hagood 1:49:35

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387: The Beatle Bandit w/ Nate Hendley 57:55

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Top Ten List to Celebrate 10 years of podcasting - Number 10 "Refugee" by Alan Gratz 23:21

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386: America's Nazi POW Murders w/ William Geroux 1:13:51

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LA Maker Faire 2025 6:06

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385: The 1870 Murder of A.P. Crittenden w/ Gary Krist 1:09:33

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Banned Books Monster by Walter Dean Myers 25:30

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384: The 1943 Murders of Dr. Roy & Mae Hunt w/ Christena Stephens 56:26

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A Conversation with Malia Maunakea 7:40

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MoNo Encore: The Murder of Carol Thompson w/ Bill Swanson 1:04:21

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Episode 157 - Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea 21:23

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383: The Mysterious Disappearance of Molly Zelko w/ Rod Kackley 57:54

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Favorite Books from Older Readers at the Culver City Book Fest 5:41

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382: The Notorious Nancy Clem & the Cold Spring Murders w/ Wendy Gamber 1:19:31

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A Conversation with Writer Jewell Parker Rhodes 6:19

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381: Alabama's Kilpatrick Shooting w/ Lesa Carnes Shaul 1:27:48

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Banned Books Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes 25:55

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380: Murder in Blackout London w/ Amy Helen Bell 59:27

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Culver City Book Festival Favorites 6:30

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379: The Pan Am Flight 7 Seven Crash w/ Ken Fortenberry 1:24:07

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Episode 61 - Loving vs Virginia 19:15

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MoNo Encore: The Villisca Axe Murders - The Reverend Lyn George Kelly w/ Edgar Epperly 1:18:58