Our new campaign Escaping Carcosa follows two stories; one a Pathfinder2e tale that follows a group trapped inside a video game called Carcosa Online. The other group is a team of investigators playing Call of Cthulhu trying to free everyone trapped. Will they find freedom or will their world become another until Hastur’s control?
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This is a True Crime podcast that focuses on murders, solved or unsolved. We will occasionally break our own rules when that catches out fancy and cover something that may not exactly be a murder. We would like to warn anyone listening that we do cover sensitive content and it's usually presented to the co-hosts with little to no knowledge of the case details so that their responses and reactions are genuine. And we tend to do all this with some dark humor. So, if this doesn't work for you, ...
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Highlighting Georgia Powerlifting & hot topics throughout the USA, we discuss the week's hypothetical "Powerlifting Situation" and give a "New Lifter Tip". We also dive into the latest news, training tips and of course music. Frequent tournaments featuring listener submitted lists, competing for prizes from our sponsors. New Episodes every Wednesday. Josh Rohr and Lara Sturm Host.
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Odessa's just trying to get home to her wife, but along the Loneliest Road in America, she'll encounter strange hosts, stray souls, and echoes of the past she's running from... or running towards. Hearthbound is a 10-episode folk musical audio drama, set across a post-apocalyptic Great Basin. It's a road trip, a queer love story, and a ballad for ecological restoration. You coming our way?
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A storytelling podcast hosted by singer-songwriter Jennifer Silva that blends true tales - drawn from Silva's own brushes with the paranormal and her fascination with the dark corners of history - with an intimate, acoustic performance of an original ballad that echoes the story just told. Moody, immersive and deeply personal, Through the Forest is where ghost stories meet gothic folk, inviting listeners to follow the music deeper into the unknown. Follow along @throughtheforestpodcast.
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It's 1721, and London is abuzz with news of notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, currently languishing in Newgate Prison. It’s the perfect time for debt-ridden journalist Nathaniel Mist to exploit the public appetite and ghost-write a sensational (and hopefully best-selling) history of pirates. But as the balladeers and gossips on the streets of London build myths around the blood-thirsty, perverse lady pirates, Mist is forced to reckon with the real Bonny & Read... Featuring musical ...
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Short and Sweet includes 6 short stories and one non-fiction homage to my Irish mother. A special Christmas podcast features poetry and sentiment. This segues to Trio a trilogy of three books: Ginny, Dinner with Sharon Flynn and Meggie, all primarily set in Ireland and lovingly telling the stories of Ginny and her life. A Promise Kept is a ballad poem about a young woman writer finding her place.
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Historical Blindness is a podcast about history’s myths, mysteries, and misconceptions. By examining cases of outrageous hoaxes, pernicious conspiracy theory, mass delusion, baffling mysteries and unreliable historiography, host Nathaniel Lloyd searches for insights into modern religious belief and political culture.
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This is the ballad of us scrolling through Hollywood Jack's IMDb page. A fortnightly podcast hosted by Nicole Klaer and Tegan Kinder, watching and discussing every one of Jack Black's films. Intro song by Spencer Scott Art by Nicole Klaer Recorded on Awabakal and Worimi Country
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Welcome to The Ballad of Waq. A podcasting newbie talking about my experiences with Crohns and just general day to day banter.
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First collection of sung and spoken folk ballads (13 in collection).
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We are two artists based in Alberta, Canada. We love to create, view, discuss and challenge each other when it comes to all things Art and Design. Some of the things we will be discussing are: Art movements, specific artists, historical events,media, concepts, ideas and controversies. Come join us as we discuss these things with you! linktr.ee/artballad [email protected]
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Introducing the story of legendary beach country musician, Uncle Drank (Will Sasso). This comedic musical podcast also stars Luke Wilson, Chelcie Lynn, Kinky Friedman and Billy Zane - as a talking blender named BLENDY. This 8-part series hits like a blended daiquiri full of stories, complete with missing brain cells and certified Uncle Drank Gulf and Western country classics! With original songs featuring Brian Kelley, Uncle Kracker, Snow and more! From Audio Up and SiriusXM!
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Gripping True Crime stories from neighbourhoods across the UK. Series 9. The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer A girl is kidnapped from her home by a man known as 'The Black Panther'. A ransom note is found and police must race to bring the teenager home. Previously on Crime Next Door: Series 1. An Assassin Comes to Town Gunshots kickstart an extraordinary tale of state terrorism. Series 2. Servants and Saints Exploring the story and allegations of a global religious group. Series 3. Death on t ...
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There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives ...
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Let Madame Magenta be your guide to things unnatural and threats unseen... A horror/weird tales anthology series from the folks who brought you Mockery Manor and The Ballad of Anne & Mary, with stories introduced by celebrated psychic, medium and strange seductress Madame Magenta. Including: the five-part miniseries Ghosted, starring Beth Eyre and Lucy Roslyn.
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Not just another bad movie podcast, Blank Check reviews directors' complete filmographies episode to episode. Specifically, the auteurs whose early successes afforded them the rare ‘blank check’ from Hollywood to produce passion projects. Each new miniseries, hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims delve into the works of film’s most outsized personalities in painstakingly hilarious detail. Produced by Ben Hosley.
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Listen closer to pop music — hear how it moves us. Hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Amy Douglas is a traditional oral storyteller, celebrating 30 years of telling stories. As a teenager and young woman, she apprenticed with the legendary Duncan Williamson, master storyteller and ballad singer from the Scottish Traveller tradition.
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It’s 1982, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. Author and activist iO Tillett Wright and Crimetown Producer Austin Mitchell unravel a mystery of love and loss, the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Created by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier.
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Jeremiah Craig is a cowboy boot wearing singer/songwriter. On this podcast you will hear everything from interviews with pros in the cowboy boot industry to full live concerts and behind the scenes in his songwriting process. Episode Schedule: Music Monday, Tuesday Boots Day, Whatever Wednesday, Boot Talk Thursday, Folk Music Friday.
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It’s 1990. The Berlin Wall just fell. The Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse. And the soundtrack to the revolution is one of the best selling songs of all time, the metal ballad “Wind of Change,” by the Scorpions. Decades later, journalist Patrick Radden Keefe heard a rumor: the song wasn’t written by the Scorpions. It was written by the CIA. This is his journey to find the truth. Wind of Change is an Original Series from Pineapple Street Studios, Crooked Media and Spotify.
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My name is Roberta Lehman, a proud nanny to three sweet angels. I love to write poetry because it does so much for me. It can be reflective, a journey, a voice, and can be anything that I need for that day. My podcast show is all about these treasured verses. Please have a listen, and I hope you enjoy it!
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From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of origi ...
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A life told in letters, a two sided plot watched through treasoners eyes. When a widow’s son becomes unfit to rule and a young girl is unwillingly dragged into a position to overthrow him, a castle teeming on the precipice of veiled impropriety and a king’s deposition is tipped over the edge. In a kingdom rife with treason and intrigue, courtesans are the grapes hanging from a vine, swollen with secrets and scandal. Each can be plucked down if one twists them just so, and that is exactly wha ...
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A beautiful mix of Soulful Ballads from 90's R&B groups...
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Mike Walters discovers a mysterious and violent online game named WOE.BEGONE. What begins as an exploration of an alternate reality game with real-life consequences quickly becomes a search for the technology that makes the game possible. New soundtrack every episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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There is so much about motherhood that goes unsaid but we're not afraid to discuss it all. Black Ballad Presents: The Survival Guide is an ongoing honest conversation with Black British women about what motherhood looks like for them and how they survive it's ups and downs. For Season 2 we have an array of guests including Black Mums Upfront, Jamelia, Laura Henry-Allain, Dr Beverly Tatum Daniel and so many more. We'll be talking sex after childbirth, when to tell your kids they're black and ...
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This weekly podcast with film critic Mark Kermode is a podcast version of MK3D - the live show he does every month at BFI Southbank which includes movie guests and questions from the audience. Produced by HLA Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy
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Spokenwrd features outstanding and inspiring examples of poetry and literature.
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‘The Ballad of the Crocodile and the Underpass' – Stories of Washington New Town is a podcast collaboration between Washington Heritage Partnership, Sunderland Culture, We Make Culture, University of Sunderland, Baseline Shift, and Arts Centre Washington. Since April 2024, podcaster and musician Grace Stubbings, along with the Washington community podcasting group, has been gathering and sharing stories of life in Washington. Musicians Paige Temperley and David Brewis (Field Music) have work ...
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We are born. We die. In between we watch a lot of films. And some of these films shape the people we are. This is a podcast about those films. (And a bit about death). Join comedian, actor, writer and swimmer Brett Goldstein and an extra special weekly guest as they go all the way into life and death by way of movies, to ultimately pick their Films To Be Buried With!
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Welcome all you wonderful people, and thank you so much for checking out Bawdy Ballads, where we will explore all the dirty, sassy, and usually surprising old popular songs, and when I say old… I mean old. Four hundred years old old. And along the way we’ll explore all those things that make life a bit more interesting. There’s trickery infidelity, loving, drinking, and fighting. While we dig deep in these songs, we’ll talk about all kinds of things: archetypes, history, folklore, and how so ...
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An escaped slave, the son of a corrupt lord and an emotionally-challenged bard fight banshees, travel through time and glimpse other worlds through the Cavern in the woods. They each have their own secrets, and their own designs for the Cavern. But as the past and the future converge, and the lines between worlds blur, they must decide how far they will go to uncover their pasts and build their own futures. Ballads of Beyond: The Cavern at the Edge of Time is a fantasy story-telling podcast ...
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James and Chris look at the story in the song...It does what it says on the tin
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The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence
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Ever wish you had a songwriting mentor with over two decades of experience encouraging and supporting your songwriting success? 'The Magic of Songwriting' is all about helping you reconnect with and experience the transformation, joy and magic of songwriting to become the songwriter you’ve always dreamed of being. In this podcast, award-winning songwriter, educator, and founder of I Heart Songwriting Club, Francesca de Valence, guides you to have songwriting breakthroughs. In her solo episod ...
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Punk-Ballad style singer/songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland. Emotional lyrics, haunting pianos and distorted guitars.
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Books, Ballads, and B-Roll is a student-run podcast that examines similarities between different media to uncover interesting connections. Each episode features a book/song/movie trio that all have something in common, whether in theme, aesthetic, philosophy, references, or some other quality. As we delve into the similarity and why we feel it's important, we hope to introduce listeners to new works of literature, music, and film—or new perspectives about ones they already know—and in the pr ...
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An international podcast theatre company performing plays, poems and short stories.
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Paxton Holley and Michael May sit at the campfire to talk Westerns in film and other media.
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Mike and Pax discuss the 2017 western Ballad of Lefty Brown starring Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Jim Caveziel, and Tommy Flannagan.
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Episode 157: Murder Ballad Fumbles Part 6
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We'd Love to hear from you!! Message us here!! Join us for our 6th installment where we get to make fun of some idiot criminals. This time around we have some fast food restaurant shenanigans, some crimes involving bodily fluids, and we'll throw in a bank robbery or two to keep things interesting.By Janus Dead & Joyous Dead
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Brett Goldstein, Imogen Poots on ALL OF YOU & Tim Key on THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
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Five people join Mark in this episode, to talk about two different kinds of rom-coms First off, Tim Key and James Griffiths come on stage to talk about their heartwarming musical rom-com THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND. Next Mark talks about the affecting sci-fi inflected romance ALL OF YOU, with stars Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots, and director Wil…
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Escaping Carcosa Offline - Day 3 E9 // The Operation
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Welcome to the Ballad of the Seven Dice. Happy Holidays dear Travellers! The investigators are prepped and ready to dive into the operation. Will they meet TAB? Will they get caught in their plans? Will someone go maverick? NOTE: Fatuma's audio is a little off this episode. We tried to fix it up the best we can, so we hope you enjoy the episode! Ch…
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Send us a text The episode primarily focused on reviewing Team Rohr's strong performance at the IDFPA Worlds competition in South Korea, where multiple lifters achieved impressive results and set records. The discussion covered various aspects of the competition including coaching support, individual performances across different age divisions, and…
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LYRICS: Well Edgar is dead there is nothing to say Nothing Mike can do will make it okay There’s nothing to do to return him to form Better to stay home and hang out with Norm Mike kills a spider inside of his house He carries it with him whenever he’s out Michael thinks he’d do better out of the home So Mike goes to Texas, down to bluster’s grove …
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In this episode of Through The Forest, Jennifer Silva steps into the chaotic world of poltergeists — the noisy spirits who refuse to slip quietly into the beyond. Jennifer and her mother Jo Ann, share this first hand account and the story of Henry Costa, a devoted husband still lingering in the home he once shared with his wife. As Mrs. Costa prepa…
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Sharon Rooney, Jonathan Watson, Clive Anderson, Banjo Beale, Flora Shedden, Malin Lewis, Ballad Lines
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Clive Anderson is joined in Glasgow by My Mad Fat Diary actor Sharon Rooney. In her latest thriller series The Revenge Club she joins Martin Compston and Meera Syal in a cast of motley divorcees who want to get back at their exes. Jonathan Watson is back on the telly this Christmas when Two Doors Down returns. The neighbours of Latimer Crescent reu…
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Send us a text As the three month rehab period for Dan is ending, Ginny and Dan begin to plan for their future. Their wedding in August and the invitation list brings a staggering realization to Ginny about her roots whereupon Ireland may truly become Ginny’s mother land too.By Gail
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Care & Feeding | The Best of Our Slate Plus Bonus Episodes
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On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are going into the vault. In a very special episode, we’re sharing some of our favorite Slate Plus bonus episodes for freeeee!!! We bring you episodes on Halloween costumes, the best lullabies, and more. If you like what you hear, you should absolutely consider subscribing to Slate Plus!…
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Testing, testing…does anybody know? Is this thing on? It depends on who you ask, frankly. The Blank Check team are divided on Bradley Cooper’s latest offering, the divorce dramedy Is This Thing On? Can you just walk in off the street to do an open mic at the Comedy Cellar? No. Is Peyton Manning one of our finest athlete actors? Yes. Is Griffin’s op…
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Sally Magnusson, Ray Bradshaw, Grado, Clive Anderson, Nathan Evans x SAINT PHNX, Mairi Campbell
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Clive Anderson is joined in Glasgow by broadcaster and author Sally Magnusson, whose latest novel breathes new life into stories told to her as a child by her Icelandic father. She brings together modern day Orkney and the Norse myth of Hel in The Shapeshifter's Daughter. In 2017 Ray Bradshaw became the first comedian to perform simultaneously in E…
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ICYMI | Twitter Is Dead (Really, We Mean It)
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On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by The Atlantic staff writer and host of the Galaxy Brain podcast, Charlie Warzel. Charlie has been following the demise of Twitter, now called X, since Elon Musk took over in 2022. While many of Musk’s decisions have prompted people to declare the end of the app, the introduction of a new location fe…
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Once the powerhouse of the Anglo-Saxon world, the kingdom of Mercia dominated not just Wessex but nearly all its neighbouring realms. At its height, Mercia held sway over regions that include modern Birmingham and even London. Though the kingdom eventually faded with the rise of Alfred the Great, its story—and its influence—were far from over. In t…
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CZM Rewind: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult & The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A Border Patrol Agent)
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Part Three: Robert tells David about Ziz's glorious plan to take to the sea and sever the right and left brains of her followers in order to make them psychopaths god that sentence was weird to write trust us the episode is weirder. Part Four: Robert concludes the story of the Zizians with a spree of horrific violent crimes and deaths, culminating …
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Care & Feeding | ENCORE! Managing Screen Time Without Losing Your Mind
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The hosts are on vacation this week! So we're taking you back in time with one of our favorite episodes of the year. Elizabeth and Zak talk with Ash Brandin, author of Power On, about managing screen time without guilt or panic. They discuss realistic strategies and why screen time doesn’t define parenting quality. Then, a listener’s question about…
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2025 might not have been a great year —but the music sure was stellar. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get …
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Welcome to Critical Darlings, a new podcast miniseries from Blank Check: A conversation about the awards season conversation, one contender at a time. On Critical Darlings, critics and Blank Check alumni Richard Lawson and Alison Willmore guide you through the state of the Oscars race, from the precursors, to the campaigns, to the nominees themselv…
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Culture Gabfest: The 2025 Call-In Spectacular Edition
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In the waning moments of 2025, Julia, Dana, and Steve say goodbye to the year that was with a beloved annual end-of-year tradition… our listener call-in show! And you delivered some great queries, dear listeners. The hosts tackle questions about everything ranging from under-dramatized historical eras to Wuthering Heights to wedding registry etique…
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You left the gate open for ‘em. [Warning: This episode contains a description of using animals for their meat. Listener discretion is advised.] KO-FI SHOP: https://ko-fi.com/woebegonepod/shop LINKS: MUSIC: http://woebegonepod.bandcamp.com BLUSTEER: http://blusteer.bandcamp.com TWITCH: http://twitch.tv/woebegonepod PATREON: http://patreon.com/woe_be…
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What Next | 2025: The Movie(s) of the Year
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If you were to sum up 2025 in a film, which would you pick? The question that nearly wrecked the brain of Slate’s chief movie critic. Guest: Dana Stevens, Slate’s movie critic. Dana’s ten best movies of 2025. Her review of Sinners. And her review of One Battle After Another. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening t…
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CZM Rewind: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult & The Zizians: Birth of a Cult Leader
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Part One: Earlier this year a Border Patrol officer was killed in a shoot-out with people who have been described as members of a trans vegan AI death cult. But who are the Zizians, really? Robert sits down with David Gborie to trace their development, from part of the Bay Area Rationalist subculture to killers. Part Two: Robert tells David Gborie …
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In 2025, our listeners contacted How To! for advice about outsmarting student loans, moving to a new city, hosting a low-key gathering, living with chronic pain, quitting a dream job, letting go of ADHD shame, and yes, losing your virginity in your 40s. Today on the show: Carvell Wallace and Courtney Martin get updates from some of those advice-see…
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Death, Sex & Money | The Family Drama of Inheritance
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Your stories about inheritance: Gwynn wrestles with her mother's will that would cut out her sister; Trevor inherited money from his father and questions about whether his death was planned; and Anna talks to two young people giving away their inherited wealth despite some family opposition. Podcast production by Zoe Azulay Sign up for a full year …
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A scientist asked people to sit in a silent room for 15 minutes. Almost half of them decided to give themselves a painful electric shock instead. What is it about our brains that makes our relationship with silence so strange? And should we learn how to listen to it? This is the third episode of the four-part Unexplainable series, The Sound Barrier…
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Who was the worst Medieval monarch? Dr. Eleanor Janega teams up with the hosts of our sister podcast After Dark to delve into the lives of some of Europe's most notorious medieval monarchs..and rank them! From Pedro the Cruel of Portugal to Richard the Lionheart, and from Isabella the She Wolf of France to Vlad the Impaler, the team unravel their n…
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The monster becomes a man, British policing is changed forever and deposed Detective Bob Booth has a final shot at redemption in the Lesley Whittle case. Hear a chilling account of heroic acts and the actual voice of 'The Black Panther'. Presenter: Susan Hanks.Producer: Susan Hanks and Rob Howell.Sounds Producer: Rob Howell.Story Consultant: Luke E…
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Send us a text Ginny sets their plan in motion and finds herself on her way to Ireland to meet Dan. At the airport in Dublin Dan proposes and Will, his nephew, gets Ginny’s suitcase and off they go to their new life in Dalkey, a beautiful sea town outside of Dublin. Adjustments are required and now there is a wedding in the offing. Hang on, Ginny, …
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Canada and the United States usually have a pretty good-natured sports rivalry—but from hockey to baseball, that was not the case in 2025. Guest: Alex Kirshner, contributing writer at Slate, co-host of Hang Up and Listen and the Split Zone Duo podcasts. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next …
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Care & Feeding | What We Learned From Our Biggest Parenting Triumphs and Fails
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On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are looking back on 2025, but keeping an eye on 2026. They discuss their biggest parenting fails from this year, and what they’re looking to learn and improve on in the new year. Then, it’s poetry night! Each of the hosts wrote poems for the others to cap off 2025. You’ll laugh, you’ll c…
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Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh look into their crystal balls and tell us what to look out for in the sports world of the future! Will we see more LeBron? More sports betting scandals? A Bill Super Bowl win? A Trump immigration World Cup incident? Only time and the all-knowing Hang Up hosts can tell. In the second half of our …
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What Next: TBD | 2025: The Meme of the Year
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With so much online content, it can be hard for a meme to stay in the collective consciousness for more than a few days. But one meme this year managed to capture seemingly everyone’s attention - and challenge the definition of a meme altogether. Guest: Kate Lindsay, host of Slate’s ICYMI podcast. If you want to support more of this reporting, in 2…
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Maisie Adam; Elizabeth Alker; Jing Lusi; Stuart Maconie; Thea Gilmore; Singing In the Rain
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There's plenty of festive energy left with Stuart Maconie and guests in the Loose Ends twixtmas studio: Taskmaster champion Maisie Adams tells us how she got in touch with her previously hidden competition-demon on the show, her highly-flammable competition outfit and that nailbiting finish, as well as revving up for a new tour in 2026. ITV's hit d…
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ICYMI | Our Year of Brain Rot and Tech Dystopia
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On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by internet culture writer Kat Tenbarge to break down the most important internet moments of 2025. But not just any internet moments—specifically, the moments that fall under the three key themes that emerged in online culture over the past twelve months: brain rot, surveillance, and big tech dystopia…
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What's happening in 2026? A brief introduction to our new format.
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Hit Parade | The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025
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The Slate Music Club returns, in this special year-end edition of Hit Parade’s The Bridge! Host Chris Molanphy joins New York Times pop music critic Lindsay Zoladz, and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Hearing Things in a critics’ roundtable led by Slate’s own Carl Wilson. They discuss their favorite albums and singles, as well as the trends that shap…
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Hit Parade | Hooked to the Silver Screen Edition Part 2
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If you need confirmation of Hollywood’s vast influence on mass culture, look no further than the pop charts. From the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs through this year’s KPop Demon Hunters, soundtracks have launched hits, defined genres—and sometimes even eclipsed the films that inspired them in the first place. Rock classics, funk jam…
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The heart of the Assassin’s Creed franchise is the deadly rivalry between the brotherhoods of Assassins and Templars. These were real groups in history, whose power and influence in their lifetimes matched the longevity of their reputations. But how much of what we know of the two organisations is myth, and what is reality? To help separate fact fr…
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Part Three: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade
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We conclude the story of how Britain ended its role in the Atlantic Slave Trade. Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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Part Two: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade
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In this episode we introduce two great heroes: freed slave and adventurer Olaudah Equiano, and crusading abolitionist lawyer Granville Sharp. Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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ICYMI | Encore: Jubilee Is Making Debating Worse
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On today’s encore episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by Slate staff writer Aymann Ismail to discuss the controversial YouTube channel, Jubilee. A video of political commentator Mehdi Hasan debating 20 far-right republicans has gone viral, but as Ismail argues in his piece for Slate, it also crossed a line. When political disagre…
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LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he Christmas gifts the entire episode to the show producer BUDDY PEACE for an end of year mixtape! In what has become a yearly tradition in the house of Films To Be Buried With, I'm very proud and honoured to present a blend of "Oops! All Buddy Peace productions!" includ…
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Culture Gabfest: We Found Our Archives — The Abstract Noun Edition
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After thinking it was lost to the sands of internet time, our team uncovered a 2013 gem from the archives. In the “The Abstract Noun Edition,” your favorite Gabfesters talk about how we talk. Steve, Dana, and Julia discuss the elements of language: vocabulary, conversation, and voice. In paroxysms of polysyllables, they invoke their favorite writer…
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229: The Matt Pack in: Terror On The Daugava River
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“You need calloused hands to do dirty work.” [Warning: this episode contains depictions of violence, including gun violence, and references to alcohol. Listener discretion is advised.] CREDITS: Jamie Petronis as Matt KO-FI SHOP: https://ko-fi.com/woebegonepod/shop LINKS: MUSIC: http://woebegonepod.bandcamp.com BLUSTEER: http://blusteer.bandcamp.com…
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Naughty or nice? The 2025 holiday music round up
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Every Christmas season, pop stars far and wide throw their Santa hats into the ring to see who has the next "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and this year is no exception. It's a yearly tradition on Switched On Pop to explore the deluge of holiday hits, and 2025 sees formidable entries to the canon from folks like Kylie Minogue, Leon Bridges, and…
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Part One: X-Mas Special: The Heroes Who Ended The Slave Trade
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In our annual holiday reverse episode, Robert introduces James Stout to the heroes who fought to end the Atlantic Slave trade. (3 part series) Against the State by James Stout available for preorder here: https://www.akpress.org/against-the-state.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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How To! | Create ‘Marriage Rules’ as a Couple
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Cohabitation can be bliss—except when it comes to your partner's incompatible approach to household tasks. Bonnie likes things clean, organized, and prompt. Vince, on the other hand, is a classic procrastinator. On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace brings on self-described “human glitterbomb” Jackie Kelley to offer up some practical “marriag…
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Death, Sex & Money | The Chaste Sexiness and Fantasy of Hallmark Holiday Rom-Coms
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When screenwriter Russell Hainline first moved to L.A., his goal was to write high-budget monster movies and thrillers. Then one day, he was prompted to write a Hallmark holiday rom-com, and something clicked. In this special holiday episode, Russell talks about his breakout Netflix hit Hot Frosty and how he found his groove writing movies for the …
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The Origins of the Christ (Another Very Historically Blind Xmas!)
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In my annual holiday special for 2025, I examine discrepancies in the gospels relating to Jesus's lineage and parentage, as well as the gospel authors' use of common biblical tropes, their incorporation of prophecy and philosophy, and early church apologists' embrace of comparisons between Christ and pagan mythology, to demonstrate that, though Jes…
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