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Epic space stories. From the first Moon landing, to Apollo 13, to the Space Shuttle. Told by the people who made them happen. NEW: Season 3: The Space Shuttle. A sci-fi dream that changed spaceflight forever. From the boldest test flight in history to one of Nasa’s darkest days – the Challenger disaster. Space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells the awe-inspiring story of the programme that brought triumph and tragedy. Some scenes in this series use recreated sound effects. Season 2: Apollo ...
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Science Friday

Science Friday and WNYC Studios

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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
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Saving Apollo 13 👨‍🚀

Forensic Engineer Sean Brady — from Brady Heywood

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Saving Apollo 13 is the incredible story of NASA's Apollo 13 mission, told by Forensic Engineer Sean Brady. It’s the story of the spacecraft that failed en route to the moon, and the feats of human ingenuity that saved the lives of the 3 men aboard. Saving Apollo 13 is produced by: forensic engineering firm Brady Heywood, and leading podcast agency Wavelength Creative.
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Best friends Katie Zamprioli (influencer Candy Colored Home) and actress Mary Kate Schellhardt (What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Apollo 13, Free Willy 2) host the Beet Red Podcast together and share their most embarrassing stories and yours. Their goal is to unite through laughter, vulnerability and humiliation and they hope to take you along for the ride, bringing levity to your day. In each Episode Katie and Mary Kate talk about every cringeworthy and mortifying subject from classically embarr ...
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Countdown

Time, Inc.

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Space does not wish you well. It has no shortage of ways to kill you, and in the fifty years humans have been flying spacecraft around the Earth and out to the moon, the mortal perils have been evident. But ten of the missions were the most harrowing of all. Some of them ended in tragedy, some ended successfully—but all of them involved astronauts playing for the very highest stakes in the very deadliest place. Countdown tells the tale of those ten missions—some of them American, some Russia ...
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Three playful movie reviewers break down a wide variety of film franchises by dedicating a podcast to every single sequel, remake, reboot, and spin-off in a series. Conversations are in-depth and cover production history, literary sources, gossip, merchandising, and good old fashioned personal opinion with loads of humor and critical insight. No cinematic universe is too obscure or sacred!
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The Interview

BBC World Service

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Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs. Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and analysis, covering some of the biggest issues of our time. How does it work? Well, at ...
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Andy and Elton cover each episode of the 1998 HBO mini-series. Starting with the 1995 film Apollo 13 which acted as a springboard for the series to cover the Apollo era of spaceflight and beyond. There is a Facebook group which we encourage you to join and you can find more shows over at RogueTwoMedia.com
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Lost in space is a book by Tod olson. It is about the Apollo 13 mission. This is a review of the book by Ashley and Laura Cover art photo provided by Sonja Punz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@sonnnchen
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Curiosityness

Travis DeRose

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A Podcast for Curious People Join host, Travis DeRose, as he interviews guests like the Inventor of the Waterbed, a Star Wars visual Effects artist, the Apollo 13 flight controller, & even a woman who taught her dog to talk, just to name a few.
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Watching 100 Movies

Christiana and Mike

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This show is designed to be listened to while you watch the film yourself on your own TV. It's one part audio commentary, one part film discussion, one part just watching movies with friends, and add alcohol to taste.
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Historically High

Historically High

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A dive into historical topics from an elevated perspective. New episodes will be out every Wednesday. Find us on our socials:@Historicallyhi on Twitter @historicallyhighpod on Instagram. Don't forget to like, rate, subscribe, and let your friends know what they are missing.
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Your History is a podcast based on the life stories of people who have shaped the times we live in. These are fascinating stories based on the daily obituaries in The Times offering remarkable insights about contemporary history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A podcast about all things Tom Hanks. Movies. TV Shows. We'll cover every acting credit Mr. Hanks has appeared in and in the order in which they were released...except Bosom Buddies. So come hop on the SS Jenny, or the Apollo 13, or a Fed Ex plane, and take this journey with us as we discuss and discover over 80 projects with many more to come I'm sure. HANKS A LOT.
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The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

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Each week on The Cine-Files we enter the world of great film and explore its themes, history, filmmakers and the influences it has on movies today Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thecine-files/support
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Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman & Ashley Victoria Robinson

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Not just another geek podcast, Geek History Lesson guides you through the fictional biography of pop culture characters! Diving deep into the history of superhero, film, tv and comic book characters. Each episode hosts Jason Inman and Ashley Victoria Robinson will have animated debates, recommended reading and bad impressions. Enter your mind university! You’ll geek out, grin and learn!
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The Sidebar Cantina is the culmination of the All Things Star Wars Podcast and From a Gen-X Point of view. Dave and Mr. Roskam continue on by talking anything and everything: Star Wars, events and pop culture from the 80s and 90s to current events and entertainment. No topic is off limits.
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TDM: Total Dad Movies with Tooky, Dave, & Mike

Mike Dorval, Tooky Kavanagh, David Rabinow

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Mike and Dave are two Gen X Dads who grew up watching movies because there was nothing else to do. Tooky is a Millennial dad-in-training who grew up with the internet, and thus never needed to watch ROAD HOUSE on cable. Mike (a standup comedian) and Dave (an improviser and occasional academic) will present Tooky (comedian, social critic and dad-in-training) with a new (old) movie every week and answer the important questions: Are white people ok? When did Nic Cage become a whole thing?Are th ...
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Don't Look Under the Internet

Don't Look Under the Internet

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Welcome to the internet! We told you not to look, yet here we are. If you don't know, this is a podcast about strange and mysterious internet oddities. Join Doug, Jason, Matt and Mike as they dredge the deepest, darkest, most deranged depths of the internet so you don't have to. Each episode will attempt to uncover the truth behind some of the weirdest, creepiest, and most complicated mysteries the internet has to offer.
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Dorking Out

Margo Donohue

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The podcast for anyone who loves to dork out about movies. Every week, writer Sonia Mansfield (The Sonia Show, formerly of The San Francisco Examiner, EON Magazine, IF Magazine, Assignment X and Cinescape) and podcaster Margo D. (Book Vs. Movie, Best Neighbors, Fit Bottomed Girls, Not Fade Away) dork out about movies from the past and present.
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Just two demigods who love Percy Jackson. Join Erin and Manasa as we dive into the canon of the Percy Jackson universe, a few chapters at a time. We'll be going through not only Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but also Heroes of Olympus, Trials of Apollo, and the companion books. Get ready for lots of speculating and dorky jokes!
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Econ Minute Podcast

Eric Fruits, Ph.D.

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Econ Minute covers real world economics that can affect you, your family, and your work. The podcast is more than a minute and covers much more than just economics. For more, visit EconMinute.com.
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Science vs Fiction

Science vs Fiction

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Scott Weinberg is a veteran film critic. Steven DeGennaro is a doctor of astrophysics. Listen in as these two nerds compare and contrast two noteworthy sci-fi films every week. They discuss the artistic quality of the films, whether they get the science right, and whether or not that even matters.
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Every Friday, James Croot and guests run the rule over the latest releases for screens big and small. They'll help cut through the clutter and find you some stuff to watch - at home and at the movies.
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Q Code Podcast

Questions, Humor, Answers!

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Three guys, three minds, three questions... Are you eager to scratch your curiosity itch? Listen to the Q Code Podcast and you'll find yourself immersed in questions you never knew you had!
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Lost In Thought

lost in thought Media

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Prepare to get LIT! Thats right, Lost In Thought media is here to provide your fix for some of the most fun stories we can find. From true crime to epic history and unsolved mysteries, stay tuned as we cover it all. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lost-in-thought-media/support
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Thank the Academy

Thank the Academy

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Based in Tinseltown, well just north of it (North Hollywood), Zach and Kristen are married film industry professionals on a deep dive into the history of the Academy Awards. Every other week they watch the Academy Award winning Best Picture starting with the original ceremony in 1929 to now. Fascinated by the concept of The Oscars and curious about the culture surrounding them, the Phaneufs are on a mission to share the history and context of the “best” films in American history—thanks to Os ...
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This week, in honor of this film's pear anniversary (and upcoming Imax release), the Dads dig into (in one Dad's opinion, anyway) Ron Howard's directorial masterpiece, a seamless blend of craft and scale that... hold on a minute... dad Tooky... did you say you watched this film... on a... a laptop?! (Dads Mike and Dave clutch their chests and die) …
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30 years ago Apollo 13 took the film world by storm. 55 years ago Apollo 13 made space travel history. In 1995, Jason entered Apollo 13. What did this Ron Howard docudrama about a dangerous Nasa mission add to his creative journey? Jason and Ashley discuss the power of Tom Hanks and the invisible directing in this film that was also nominated for B…
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Due to the recent passing of Jim Lovell, the crew will talk about Apollo 13 this week. WARNING!: THIS IS A DAVE NERD SHOW! BE PREPARED FOR LECTURES ABOUT ALL THINGS APOLLO! RIP James A. Lovell, Capt, USN (Ret.). Fair winds and following seas. Our stuff! bio.link/thesidebarcantina Special shout out to those who participate in our live chat! The chat…
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Welcome to a new episode of THE CINE-FILES! On today's show, John Rocha and Steve Morris deliver their tribute to Robert Redford who passed away earlier this week. They talk about his upbringing, his performances, his directorial work, his activism, the Sundance Institute and Festival and his legacy as a creative and as person of the world. It's a …
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The overall state of birds can seem rather grim. Almost a third of North American bird species are in decline, and in the last five decades, more than 100 species have lost over half of their populations. This is primarily due to lack of food—fewer insects to eat—and habitat loss, like the development of grasslands. But there’s a bright spot: Some …
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Robert Redford was one of the most successful and influential figures in American cinema. A leading man who brought gravitas to stardom, he starred in hits like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Great Gatsby, and All the President’s Men, which he also produced. He later became a pivotal force in independent film with the founding of the Sunda…
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Codependency between humans gets a bad rap. But in nature, species often rely on each other for survival. While humans think they’re in control of relationships between other species, like dogs and even the yeast for our breads, the opposite is often true. Host Flora Lichtman speaks with ecologist Rob Dunn, whose new book, The Call of the Honeyguid…
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Jamie Coomarasamy speaks to Moazzam Malik, Chief Executive of Save the Children UK, about operating on the ground in Gaza. They’re one of a number of non-governmental organisations, or NGOs, operating in the Gaza strip amid a backdrop of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. On 22 August, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC),…
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You might remember news reporting from earlier this year that a 180-foot asteroid had about a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. And if it did, it would unleash energy equivalent to hundreds of nuclear bombs. After further observations, astronomers revised that probability way down, to close to zero. So what is our current capability to spot Earth…
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Without a doubt the closest the planet has come to nuclear war occurred between October 16th-28th 1962. The Cold War was at its peak. Brought there by the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion about 18 months earlier by "Cuban Exiles", with pretty obvious support from the United States. With nuclear missiles stationed in Turkey and Italy the U.S. had a huge …
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Stevie Wonder was born in 1950 in the industrial city of Saginaw, Michigan, USA. Even from a young age, he displayed a great love of music - first with a church choir, and then teaching himself how to play a range of instruments, including the harmonica, piano and drums, all before the age of 10. He was just 11 years old when he was discovered and …
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What if Derek Zoolander did karate in a post-apocalyptic world? What if Clint Howard did a drive-by? Matt and James are on to discuss the 1995 live-action adaptation of FIST OF THE NORTH STAR. Listen to an episode Kellar, Matt, and James did on the 1986 animated Fist Of The North Star flick HERE Please donate to Jeff Cannonball's GoFundMe…
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How To Train Your Dragon (2010) gets put to the test to find out...is it certified rewatchable? ...does it belong in the return bin? ...or does nostalgia put it somewhere in between? Get Prepared Today! Use code: REWATCH The one-stop shop for emergency preparedness. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may recei…
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Step Brothers Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence asks audiences to take a Long Walk in Stephen King’s shoes for the 2025 movie adaptation of the horror writer’s 1979 dystopian novel. Why has Mark Hamill gone to the Dark Side, using brute force to make 50 teenage boys march down America’s post-apocalyptic highways until only one is left standing…
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It’s common knowledge that many diseases and conditions have some kind of genetic link. But that wasn't always the case. In 1990, long before the Human Genome Project tied so many health issues to differences in genetics, researchers identified a gene called BRCA1. It was the first gene linked to a hereditary form of any common cancer. People with …
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On this episode of The Cine-Files LIVE, hosts John Rocha and Steve Morris revisit some of their favorite Stephen King adaptations to celebrate the release of THE LONG WALK in theaters this weekend. Plus, we answer all your questions, thoughts and comments on Streamlabs or SuperChat. TO SEND IN YOUR QUESTION for John and Steve on STREAMLABS, GO TO: …
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This week, Katie and Mary Kate take a call from Joy (@itwasalwaysjoy on TikTok) who shares a story about a date that ended in embarrassment. They also share stories about: giving your crush an unintended eyeful, an unfortunate accident before attending a new school, a lie that got out of hand, a fart that almost got someone expelled and more! If yo…
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Ricky Hatton was a two-weight world boxing champion, beloved for his fearless style in the ring and his laddish charm outside it. Nicknamed “the Hitman,” he won 45 of his 48 professional bouts - and outside the ring, he fought his own demons with the same relentless spirit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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*drumroll please* we have finished another series! This marks our FOURTH series we've completed on this podcast. Magnus defeats Loki with the power of friendship. While we thought the flyting was a bit anticlimatic, we also thought the message was really sweet and true to Magnus's character. Loki is delivered back to the gods, and Magnus returns to…
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What makes someone a genius? Are they the smartest, most creative, most innovative people? Those with the highest IQ? Who we consider a genius may actually tell us much more about what we value as a society than any objective measure of brilliance. A compelling or quirky life story often shapes who is elevated to genius status. Host Ira Flatow unpa…
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Mike and Jason do an analogomous horrorus while Matt and Doug are away doing...something secret. Don't ask questions. We will return to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Support the show Starting your own podcast? Use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for a paid account with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout…
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The space shuttle is back. Discovery stands waiting on launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. It has taken more than two years to get here. Nasa has listened and changed. After all these months of work, this should be one of the safest missions ever flown. But as Discovery finally rises skyward, the Challenger disaster is on everyone’s mind. There …
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‘I'm very confident that someday soon we're going to have government as good as our people again’ Paddy O’Connell speaks to former US Vice President Mike Pence about President Trump’s second term in office. Pence, whose political career began a quarter of a century ago, first rose to international prominence when he was selected by Donald Trump to …
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A video shown on Capitol Hill on September 9 reportedly shows an American hellfire missile attacking and simply bouncing off a UAP (the military term for a UFO). When videos like this come out, speculation about aliens often follows. But our obsession with aliens isn’t new—and it didn’t begin with 1950s alien invasion movies like “The Day The Earth…
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It all started harmlessly enough: People bought kits to grow mushrooms at home. But then, scientists in the upper Midwest noticed something strange. The golden oyster mushroom, which is not native to the United States, was thriving in local forests. Those homegrown mushrooms escaped our basements into the wild. Fungal ecologist Aishwarya Veerabahu …
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If you’ve flipped through an issue of National Geographic or scrolled through their social media, and caught a stunningly detailed photo of a tiny creature—like one where you can make out the hairs on a honeybee’s eyeballs, or the exact contours of a hummingbird’s forked tongue—you have probably seen the work of Anand Varma. He’s an award-winning s…
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We're gonna go ahead and apologize in advance for any stumbles through this one. Sir Isaac Newton possessed a kind of brilliance that is very hard for the majority of people to really wrapped their heads around, and that includes us. Known as the Father of Modern Physics he didn't just help shape our understanding of the science of the natural worl…
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John Wilson speaks to British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason about his obsession with music, adjusting to fame and how he’s faced racist abuse. While still a student, he performed to an audience of more than one billion people at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, instantly becoming one of the most recognisable classical performers in the w…
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The Warren Reports Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson have been Conjuring stories of demonic possession on movie screens for the last 12 years. Will their career as the preeminent paranormal investigators of the 1960s and 70s end in tragedy now that a Pennsylvanian family needs their help fighting off an axe-wielding ghost in 1986? And can Ed and Lorr…
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Bob Hild is the owner of ACT Capital, a Seattle area investment bank. In this episode we discuss: Market conditions - sellers only sell when comfortable and the last 18 months haven't been comfortable The effect searchers have on the small business buy-sell market Taking care of customers Getting the company ready years in advance Great conversatio…
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Die Hard With A Vengeance gets put to the test to find out...is it certified rewatchable? ...does it belong in the return bin? ...or does nostalgia put it somewhere in between? Get Prepared Today! Use code: REWATCH The one-stop shop for emergency preparedness. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a c…
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Dietary supplements are big business, with one recent estimate showing the industry is worth almost $64 billion in the United States alone. Take a casual scroll through your social media and you’ll find influencers hawking all kinds of supplements. But how effective are they? How are they regulated? And why are these “natural” remedies so appealing…
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This week, Katie and Mary Kate take a call from Ashley who shares an awkward first date. They also share stories about: a terrible birthday, a threesome that should have been a twosome, a tangled tale of misfortune, a memorable fart and more! If you have an embarrassing story that you'd like to share with us, please email us at beetredpodcast@gmail…
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Wednesday Addams is the breakout star of Charles Addams' comic-strip-turned-multi-media-juggernaut: THE ADDAMS FAMILY! This week on Geek History Lesson, we are getting creepy and cooky, mysterious and spooky in celebration of Wednesday season 2, part 2 on Netflix! Learn all about Wednesday's comic strip origins, how cute she was, and her evolution …
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The Duchess of Kent—known in non-royal life as Katharine Kent—was a woman who balanced royal duty with profound personal conviction. She embodied a spirit of “royal empathy” well before it became associated with Princess Diana, and is remembered for her warmth, her passion for tennis and music, and her quiet dedication to charitable work behind the…
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We have reached the romance! FINALLY! We naturally bring up Pirates of the Caribbean. Alex and Magnus cozy up in the cold. They meet up with Skadi, who helps them on their way to the Naglfar. Magnus drinks the mead and feels nothing. Manasa comes face to face with her shame about the ship indeed being full of the dead. There is a lot of fighting wi…
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Hello it me Mike. Am by myself. Also edited this. Me not good at editing. Me bad at computer. Please forgive. Better content soon! xoxo gossip girl Support the show Starting your own podcast? Use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for a paid account with Buzzsprout! https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1671664 Linktree …
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Put on your party hat and wet suit because it is Cephalopod Week, Science Friday’s annual celebration of all things, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. To kick things off, we’re bringing you an ode to the octopus arm. You may have heard that octopuses can use their arms to “taste” their surroundings, which they use for finding food. Now, researchers…
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Is human spaceflight worth the risk? It’s a time of soul searching for the whole shuttle crew. The space shuttle programme is put on hold for two years, as Nasa and the team come to terms with what happened. Some leave but others stay on board to help. The shuttle team work to rebuild Nasa and the programme. But some ask the question: what is it al…
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