This is the Blank String podcast, staring Luke, Tim and Matt as they talk about things and stuff and junk and things.
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Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented onstage conversations with outstanding figures in literature, politics, criticism, science, and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values. City Arts & Lectures programs can be heard on more than 130 public radio stations across the country and wherever you get your podcasts. The broadcasts are co-produced with KQED 88.5 FM in San Francisco. Visit CITYARTS.NET for more info.
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George (Pookerly) and Alex (Telly 1) have been making YouTube videos together for years. In that time, they have created a universe of puppet characters, which has become so confusing they themselves have been struggling to keep track of it all. But fear not! In this podcast, the duo rewatch their characters' stories right from the very beginning to unravel the meaning of the story they were just stringing along. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Was Donna Richmond's murder the end of a string of burglaries and homicides in small-town California? Was the wrong person convicted? This podcast provides new information and insight into Donna's case. We also detail a string of ransacking burglaries, the murder of another young teen, and the shooting of a father protecting his daughter as she was being kidnapped. The police came close to catching the ransacker, but he shot his way out. Were all of these crimes committed by the same person? ...
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A dystopian audio drama set in a world where society is organised by computer terminals. Kinga is on a journey to find out exactly who is in control of these terminals as well as why they even exist in the first place! New episodes released on the 1st of every month. See
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Ever wonder why women get caught up in conspiracies, how anti-vax attracts moms, or where tradwives came from? Host Cristen Conger (Unladylike) untangles the wildest webs of conspiracy theories spun by and about women—from the lady fascists who spread Illuminati conspiracies a century ago to Beyoncé Illuminati rumors today. With expert guests and unexpected angles, each episode unravels the cultural currents that fuel these gendered narratives, connecting the dots between memes, misogyny and ...
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Think Outside The BlueBox Podcast by BlueBox Digital is not just a podcast; it's a movement. Broadcasting from Tampa, FL, we're setting the stage for a revolution in creativity, thought leadership, and entrepreneurship. Our mission? To shine a spotlight on the daring, the innovative, and the visionary - the people who are not just thinking outside the box but are redefining it. Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bluebox/subscribe
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Welcome to AP Taylor Swift Podcast, the show for Swifties who love to overanalyze lyrics! Join hosts Maansi Dommeti, Jenn Holcomb, and Jodi Innerfield as they delve into Taylor Swift’s music to uncover the literary devices, themes, and inspirations that make her songs resonate with millions of fans. From Shakespeare to feminist theory, we explore the academic side of Taylor’s songwriting, no English degree required, just curiosity. New episodes weekly. Subscribe for updates: aptaylorswift.su ...
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Reminding You Why You Love Football is a weekly football podcast from MUNDIAL that drops its shoulder past the 1% of the game that dominates the news cycle and instead disappears between the cracks to talk about the things that really matter…. Old kits, cult heroes, terrific haircuts, non league weirdness, long range screamers, unsavoury red cards and crisps. To find out more about the magazine and everything MUNDIAL go to https://mundialmag.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
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New to DUST? Start with Season Three: CHRYSALIS, starring Corey Hawkins, Toni Collette, and more! DUST is the premier destination for immersive science fiction audio stories. Previous Seasons: Season Three, CHRYSALIS: When an AI awakens after the genocide of the human race by an unknown alien species, it sets off on a path of vengeance across the known universe...and beyond. Season Two, FLIGHT 008: Eleven of the biggest writers in science fiction, through eleven unique stories, follow one si ...
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This week, our guest is Jelani Cobb, Dean of Columbia Journalism School and one of today’s most important public intellectuals. As a staff writer for The New Yorker, Cobb brings his deep knowledge of American history to contemporary subjects, particularly government and politics. His new book, “Three or More is a Riot”, combines narrative journalis…
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E105: I guess I'll never, ever know… “Now That We Don’t Talk” Deep Dive
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“You part the crowd like the Red Sea, don't even get me started.” This week, we're deep diving "Now That We Don't Talk" from 1989 (Taylor's Version). This vault track is lyrically dense, structurally complex, and emotionally devastating in its exploration of uncertainty, insecurity, and the relationships that leave us wanting more. We analyze bibli…
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Daniel Handler’s sardonic sense of humor and deep pathos have engaged readers across genres for over twenty-five years. Handler’s best known for his series of children’s books A Series of Unfortunate Events under the pen name Lemony Snicket). His books published under his own name include Why We Broke Up, We Are Pirates), and the memoir, And Then? …
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E104: Just a Girl on a Mission: Connecting Wicked to Taylor Swift’s “A Place In This World,” “Treacherous,” and “Now That We Don’t Talk”
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This week on AP Taylor Swift, we're doing something special, a Wicked-themed show and tell! With Wicked: For Good coming out soon, we're embracing our inner theater kids and connecting Taylor Swift's music to this beloved story. From the 1995 Gregory Maguire book to the 2003 Broadway musical to the upcoming film adaptation, we explore how “A Place …
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King Willonius: How AI Is Changing the Way We Tell Stories
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Comedian and AI filmmaker King Willonius joins us live from the Project Odyssey AI Film Festival in San Francisco. In this episode, he breaks down his journey from stand-up to AI-powered filmmaking, sharing how curiosity and experimentation led to viral moments and groundbreaking creative work. Willonius reveals the tech stack, mindset, and philoso…
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Author and cultural critic Jeff Chang's new book is “Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America”. The world’s most celebrated martial artist and one of the best-known action stars ever, Bruce Lee is a global icon. Born in San Francisco in 1940, Lee spent his childhood in war-ravaged Hong Kong, where he began his acting career in i…
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Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper: Russ & Daughters
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This week, the story behind one of the country’s premier dining destinations, Russ & Daughters. What began as a pushcart in 1904 on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is now an internationally-renowned retail operation, with three shops, a restaurant, and a mail-order business that delivers traditional Jewish foods nationwide. Russ & Daughters’ specialty …
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Ep 50, Nobody Else Could Have Done It, Pt 3
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Part 3 of "Nobody Else Could Have Done It" explores faults in the defense that contributed to the 2009 conviction against Paul Kovacich. This episode was created using computer generated voices. All of the content, research, and source materials were provided by the contributors to 12-26-75.com ©2025 with all rights reserved. No claim is made to th…
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E103: Invisible String Deep Dive - How Taylor Swift Turned Fate into Folklore
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"Isn't it just so pretty to think all along there was some invisible string tying you to me?" This week, we're deep diving "invisible string" (folklore 2020). We go line by line through this deceptively whimsical love song, exploring everything from Greek mythology to Jane Eyre references, the evolution of time from "curious" to "mystical" to "wond…
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Arundhati Roy’s internationally best-selling novels include The God of Small Things and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Her nonfiction works engage elegantly and passionately with class and power, among other issues. Roy’s new memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me, examines her childhood in Kerala, India, and a mother whose commitment to justice and ed…
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Ep 49 Nobody Else Could Have Done It, Pt 2
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Part 2 of "Nobody Else Could Have Done It" explores faults in the circumstantial and direct evidence used to obtain the 2009 conviction against Paul Kovacich. This episode was created using computer generated voices. All of the content, research, and source materials were provided by the contributors to 12-26-75.com ©2025 with all rights reserved. …
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"The Life of a Showgirl" Album Release Reactions
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"But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe." Join us for our immediate reactions to Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl album! We break down our first impressions track by track, exploring the sophisticated lyricism hidden beneath high-energy pop production, the album's theatrical motifs, and how Taylor uses the showgirl concept as both per…
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E102: Taylor Swift Parallels: Connecting the Dots Between Unexpected Song Pairings
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"What if I told you none of it was accidental?" This week, you’re getting six show-and-tell songs instead of three! In this episode, we explore the concept of parallel songs in Taylor Swift's discography, focusing on thematic and lyrical connections between pairs of songs. We discuss the similarities between the carefree hangout vibes of “22” and t…
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Ep. 48 Nobody Else Could Have Done It, Part 1
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©2025 12-26-75.com, All rights reserved, This episode was recorded using computer generated voices. All research and facts were developed by the contributors to 12-26-75.com -- No claim is made to the copyrighted material belonging to third parties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Our guest today is Bill McKibben, an activist and author at the forefront of the movement to address the climate crisis, even as far back as 1989, in his book “The End of Nature.” A legendary leader in the environmental movement, he’s the founder of 350.org, the first global climate change campaign, and Third Act, a group that mobilizes people over…
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E101: Magic, Madness, Heaven, Sin: A Line-by-Line Analysis of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space”
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"Nice to meet you, where you been? I could show you incredible things..." In this deep dive episode, we dissect one of Taylor Swift's most iconic satirical masterpieces. From the enchanted references that bookend her career to the Shakespeare allusions hidden in plain sight, we explore how "Blank Space" operates as both brilliant satire and surpris…
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Our guest today is Samin Nosrat, chef, cookbook author, and television host. Along with her immense technical know-how, Nosrat is known for her nurturing and humorous approach to making food. Her first book, Salt Fat Acid Heat, is a guide to the basic principles of cooking, later adapted into a Netflix series. Her new book is Good Things: Recipes a…
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E100: Taylor Swift Songs That Transcend Time - Blank Space, New Romantics, The Man
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From medieval England to modern pop music, some things never change - women fighting for agency, authority, and the right to write their own stories. In this milestone 100th episode, we go full literary nerd and explore the surprising connections between Geoffrey Chaucer's iconic Wife of Bath from The Canterbury Tales and Taylor Swift's empowering …
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Medieval Reality TV aka "The Canterbury Tales" for Taylor Swift Fans (After School Paid Preview)
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In this preview of our paid subscriber bonus episode, we’re diving deeper into The Canterbury Tales. Imagine Love Island but it's 1390, everyone's going on a religious road trip, and instead of coupling up, they're having a storytelling competition. That's The Canterbury Tales. Join us as we go a little deeper into Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury…
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Our guest today is Mary Roach, a science writer who’s often drawn to taboo, or simply squeamish subjects, like sex, cadavers, or the digestive process. In books like Stiff, Bonk, Gulp, and Packing For Mars, Roach teaches her readers about the human body as well as basic – and not so basic – scientific concepts. It’s science through storytelling – a…
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E99: “But Daddy I Love Him”: Sarahs, Hannahs, Taylor's Tale of Rebellious Love
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"All the wine moms are still holding out…" This week, we're deep diving into "But Daddy I Love Him" from The Tortured Poets Department (2024). Join us as we unpack the unreliable narrator, explore the Southern Gothic imagery, and analyze how Taylor uses biblical references and small-town dynamics to tell a story about agency, choice, and breaking f…
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We’re going back into the archives for a conversation with theoretical physicist Brian Greene, recorded in 2017. Greene is widely recognized for his groundbreaking discoveries in the field of super string theory, and he’s a rarity in the scientific world – famous outside of academia, thanks to his ability to make some of physics’ most complex conce…
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E98: Taylor Swift's Unreliable Narrators: When You Can't Trust the Story - You Belong With Me, Mr. Perfectly Fine, But Daddy I Love Him
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"You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset..." Welcome to Season 3 of AP Taylor Swift! What happens when we can't trust the person telling the story? In this week's Show & Tell episode, we explore the concept of unreliable narrators through three Taylor Swift songs that demonstrate how perspective shapes truth. From teenage crush confes…
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Encore - Jeff Tweedy with George Saunders
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This week…. An encore of our 2019 program with Jeff Tweedy, founding member of the band Wilco, in conversation with writer George Saunders. It’s been over thirty years since Wilco formed. The seminal alt-country band still performs together while Tweedy contributes to other projects too, recording solo albums and behind the scenes as a producer and…
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Episode 46 of the 12/26/75 podcast was created using computer generated voices. All of the facts were researched by 12/26/75 contributors. Copyright 2025, with all rights reserved. No claim is made to the copyright of third parties which are included herein under the claim of fair use. EDIT NOTE: An error regarding victim names was corrected at the…
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