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Welcome to ADOPTION MATTERS, a podcast with real people sharing real life stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. I'm Kim Noeth, one of your co-hosts, and a birth mother, along with Sharon Butler Obazee, an adoptee and Sally Ankerfelt, an adoptive parent. Together we explore difficult topics and share frank conversations guided by our commitment to truth-telling and truth-seeking. In each episode we discuss important issues using adoption at ...
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John Eliot Gardiner, Founder and Artistic Director of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras, presents eight podcasts that explore Monteverdi’s role at the centre of seismic shifts and tumultuous advances in all the arts and sciences during the early 1600s, spearheaded by his contemporaries - Galileo, Kepler, Bacon, Shakespeare, Caravaggio and Rubens. With the help of specially recorded musical illustrations and a handpicked team of experts, Gardiner guides listeners through an in-depth investiga ...
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Welcome to the Supernatural Occurrence Studies podcast, a chaotic carnival of the weird and the wicked. Here, Jason Nhyte and Oscar Spectir, two veteran ghost hunters and podcasters with a penchant for the macabre, peel back the layers of reality to expose what lurks beneath. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill paranormal fluff; this is deep research, real hauntings, and the raw underbelly of the supernatural. Where ghosts rattle the chains of the past, aliens haunt the night skies, conspiracy t ...
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A random exploration of ourselves, people, and the world around us through the lens of truth, love, and beauty. A mismatched grouping of connections and insights. A fearless commitment to letting go of fear in the search for purpose and meaning.
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Rivers of the Mind is a psychedelic Urban Fantasy/Superhero audio drama set in the Texas Hill Country. It centers around an underground laboratory concealed underneath a water treatment facility--formerly a part of the MK Ultra program, but today used to test secret technology for space travel. It's first main character, John is a homeless geologist who takes LSD outside of the lab one night and develops the ability to read minds, who is eventually joined by Meagan, a cashier at Walmart who ...
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::From Mythology to Cosmology and Spirituality:: The best way of encapsulating the central motif, the particular constellation of ideas that motivated the production of this company and the philosophy underlying this project is the following quotation from one of our great teachers Dr. Martin Lings, otherwise known as Shaykh Abū Bakr Sirāj al-Dīn, who died in 2005 at the age of 96 ; “Our aim is to express some of the universal truths which lie at the heart of all religions” quoted from the p ...
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Vlog 20 ADOPTION MATTERS: Real People, Real Life, Real Talk with Guest Jean Kelly Widner
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22:13Join co-hosts, adoption coaches, and triad members Kim Noeth, Sally Ankerfelt and Sharon Butler Obazee, for another poignant and informative discussion with this month's special guest, adopted person and author, Jean Kelly Widner. Jean shares her own personal story with your hosts as a well loved, mostly happy adoptee growing up in the small town o…
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Episode 170: Cropsey - The Nightmare That Became Real
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1:28:13For decades, Staten Islanders whispered the legend of Cropsey, a shadowy figure lurking in the woods, preying on the innocent. In some stories he had a bloody hook for a hand, in others he wielded a terrifying axe. Your typical urban legend. But, when children started disappearing, the urban myth became horrifyingly real. In this episode, we uncove…
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Episode 19 ADOPTION MATTERS: Real People, Real Life, Real Talk with Guest Sharon McNamara, Ed. D.,
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24:18Join co-hosts, adoption coaches, and triad members Kim Noeth, Sally Ankerfelt and Sharon Butler Obazee, for a poignant and informative discussion with this month's special guest, adoptee and developmental psychologist, Sharon McNamara. Sharon shares her own personal story as well as her work with members of the adoption constellation. Adopted peopl…
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Episode 169: Vampiric Legends of New Orleans
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1:18:49New Orleans’ eerie charm and gothic architecture have long made it the perfect setting for vampire lore, both on screen and in the shadows of reality. From Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire to the chilling legends of the Casket Girls, the city’s history is steeped in blood-soaked myths. This episode dives into the dark tales lurking behind the…
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Episode 18 ADOPTION MATTERS: Real People, Real Life, Real Talk with Special Guest Elizabeth Barbour
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38:51Join co-hosts and adoption coaches, Sally Ankerfelt and Gayle Swift, both adoptive parents, for another enlightening discussion with this month's special guest, Elizabeth Barbour. Elizabeth brings a lot of experience to the table both as an adoptee reunited with her birth family and as an adoptive mom. Tune in to hear Elizabeth's wisdom and lived e…
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Episode 168: 764 - The Hidden Epidemic Infecting the Internet
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1:23:18A terrifying extremist network called 764 is radicalizing predators and targeting children across mainstream platforms like Discord and Roblox. Classified by the FBI as a domestic terrorism threat, this decentralized group weaponizes child exploitation, psychological torture, and extreme violence to accelerate societal collapse. Founded by a distur…
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Episode 17: Three Fathers Share Their Reflections About Fathering on Father's Day
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49:44Join co-hosts and adoption coaches, Sharon Butler-Obazee (an adopted person) and Sally Ankerfelt (an adoptive parent) for another lively discussion about Father's Day. First aired in June of 2024, we thought we should bring these three amzing men back in honor of Father's Day 2025. Being a dad in adoption can be complicated! Tune in to hear an adop…
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Throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, an invisible predator stalked the streets of New York and New Jersey, leaving a trail of terror and tragedy. Known as the Times Square Killer, or the Torso Killer, this elusive monster preyed on marginalized women with a horrifying appetite for extreme violence. Blending seamlessly into the chaotic cityscape, he …
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This is a rebroadcast of last year's Mother's Day episode honoring and celebrating this special day for mothers. Listen to birth mothers, adoptees, and an adoptive dad share heartfelt feelings and maybe even some complicated thoughts about mothers. Join hosts, adoptive parent, Sally Ankerfelt and Adopted Person, Sharon Butler-Obazee, as they acknow…
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In the mist-shrouded hills of 18th-century France, a nightmare stalked the countryside. A monstrous, wolf-like creature whose reign of bloodshed left an entire region paralyzed with fear. Known as the Beast of Gévaudan, this enigmatic predator was blamed for over 100 gruesome attacks, primarily targeting women and children, its savagery so extreme …
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Episode 15 Resilience, Leadership & Service as Pathways to Healing with Special Guest Marcie Keithley
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38:58Welcome to ADOPTION MATTERS, a podcast with real people sharing real stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. Join coaches, Kim Noeth, one of your co-hosts, and a birth mother, along with Sharon Butler-Obazee, an adopted person, and Sally Ankerfelt, an adoptive parent as they explore difficult topic…
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Episode 165: The Dark Triad - The Psychological Blueprint of Power, Deception, and Evil
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1:40:50We take you deep into the psychological blueprint of power, deception, and evil. The Dark Triad. Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy. Three sinister traits that, when combined, create the ultimate manipulator. They walk among us: charming, ruthless, and completely devoid of remorse. From leaders of industry to serial killers, we uncover t…
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Episode 14 "Blind Spots" in Adoptive Parenting
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49:07Welcome to ADOPTION MATTERS, a podcast with real people sharing real stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. Join coaches, Kim Noeth, one of your co-hosts, and a birth mother, along with Sharon Butler-Obazee, an adopted person, and Sally Ankerfelt, an adoptive parent as they explore difficult topic…
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Ep 164: Long Island Serial Killer Updates
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1:15:19The horrors continue to unfold! Rex Heuermann, known as the "Ogre," is now charged with a seventh murder after investigators linked him to Valerie Mack through a hair belonging to his daughter, Victoria. Detectives uncovered a chilling "planning document" in Heuermann’s digital records—a step-by-step guide to abduction, torture, and disposal that e…
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Episode 13: What's Love Got to Do with It?
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19:02Valentine's Day is upon us once again. Love is supposed to be "in the air." But what if it isn't. Today, our hosts, birth mom Kim Noeth, adoptee Sharon Obazee, and adoptive parent, Sally Ankerfelt are joined by adoptive parents, Susan David and Gayle Swift, discuss the idea that love is sometimes an obligation. As always, their discussion is infuse…
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Tonight, we descend into the sinister heart of an online enigma, a chilling conspiracy centered around a video game cloaked in darkness and tainted by unspeakable historical horrors. Whispers of Sad Satan began to echo in 2015, when it crawled from the shadows of the dark web, captivating and terrifying those brave enough, or foolish enough, to see…
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Episode 12: Thoughts on the Loss of One's Mother
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22:58Real life brings challenges that include grief and loss. Of course, this is true for those in the adoption constellation. As adoption coaches, we talk a lot about grief and loss in the context of a child adoptee losing their birth mother even as the adoption brings them an adoptive mom. But what about the adult adoptee? And how might the adoptive p…
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Episode 162: Immaculate Constellation - UAP Secrets Exposed
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2:07:16HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here's to fresh beginnings! May the new year bring you happiness, health, and prosperity. Dive into the most explosive revelations yet on UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) in this groundbreaking episode! We unravel the shocking disclosures from the recent November 13, 2024, congressional hearing, "Unidentified Anomalous Phenom…
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Episode 161: Haunted Hearths: Christmas Ghost Stories
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1:01:50Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners! In this chilling Christmas episode, we dig into a long-forgotten tradition: telling ghost stories at Christmas. Long before candy canes and carolers, folks gathered around the fire to swap supernatural tales, proving that the yuletide season isn't all jolly cheer...there’s room for the otherwordly, too. W…
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Episode 11: Gift Giving in Adoptive Families
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14:10It's that time of year again and the holidays are upon us! How do adoptive families handle gift giving when there may be more than one family in the holiday photo? Join hosts Kim Noeth (a birth mother), Sharon Butler-Obazee (an adoptee), and Sally Ankerfelt (an adoptive parent), along with their colleagues, adoptive parents and coaches, Gayle Swift…
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Episode 160: New Jersey Groans Over Drones
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1:13:56Since mid-November 2024, New Jersey skies have been bombarded by large, mysterious drones, some as big as buses, hovering silently over neighborhoods and critical infrastructure. Despite investigations by federal agencies and testimony before Congress, their origins and purpose remain unknown. Are these drones part of covert military operations, ad…
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Bonus: Woman Of the Hour Movie Review
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1:18:12Step into the shadows with hosts Jason Nhyte and Oscar Spectir as they peel back the layers of Anna Kendrick’s haunting directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, and the story of Cheryl Bradshaw's brush with Rodney Alcala, the notorious “Dating Game Killer“. Nhyte and Spectir take you beyond the surface of Kendrick’s cinematic lens, exploring the balan…
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EPISODE 159: The Dating Game Killer
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1:40:03In this gripping episode, we unravel the chilling story of Rodney Alcala, the "Dating Game Killer." As he was charming America as Bachelor #1 on the 1978 TV show, The Dating Game, Alcala hid a dark secret. Behind his charismatic facade lay a twisted serial killer, ultimately linked to the tragic deaths of several young women...possibly up to 130! I…
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Episode 10: Thoughts on National Adoption Awareness Month
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30:57November has arrived and time once more to recognize National Adoption Awareness Month. This year's theme, "Honoring Youth; Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds", highlights the importance of helping youth identify and nurture support systems and social connections that help young people as they transition to adulthood and through life. Join ho…
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Let’s end the Halloween season by concluding our expose on the ancient Rite of Exorcism. What do you think about when you hear the words demonic possession and exorcism? Does your mind automatically conjure those frightening Hollywood-inspired images? Blasphemous demons, spinning heads, projectile vomit, ultra-violence, and an old priest and a youn…
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Episode 9: Oh, The Masks That We Wear! with Special Guest, Anne Heffron
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36:05Special guest, adoptee, adoptee activist, and author, Anne Heffron, joins co-hosts and adoption coaches, Kim Noeth (a birth mother), Sharon Butler-Obazee (an adoptee) and Sally Ankerfelt (an adoptive parent) for an engaging discussion of the "masks" we might be wearing as members of the adoption triad and within our adoptive families. How do the ma…
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Let’s start the Halloween season by discussing the ancient Rite of Exorcism. What do you think about when you hear the words demonic possession and exorcism? Does your mind automatically conjure those frightening Hollywood-inspired images? Blasphemous demons, spinning heads, projectile vomit, ultra-violence, and an old priest and a young priest? Fo…
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Join co-hosts and adoption coaches, Kim Noeth (a birth mother), Sharon Butler-Obazee (an adoptee) and Sally Ankerfelt (an adoptive parent) for an important back-to-school discussion of adoption in the classroom. Once again, they bring to the conversatin their unique experience and world view as an adoption triad member to inform the conversation. T…
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Episode 156: The Devil Went Down to Miami
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1:33:05On October 25, 1979, something terrifying happened at the Miami Aerospace Academy. Some claim it was the largest paranormal event to ever take place in the US. Cops, firemen, teachers, and students witnessed the frightening events. To this day, no one knows exactly what happened, only that it did happen. Was it a well-orchestrated hoax? Mass posses…
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Episode 7: Creating Relationship with the First Family
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22:06Join co-hosts and adoption coaches, Kim Noeth (a birth mother), Sharon Butler-Obazee (an adoptee) and Sally Ankerfelt (an adoptive parent) for another lively and upbeat discussion with Brian, an adoptive father of two, now-adult children. Learn how he navigated an open adoption with not one but two different bio families! Using their Tri-spective p…
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Śiva and Brahmā in the Mahābhārata - Dominique Wohlschlag
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26:20A Conversation with Dominique Wohlschlag In this dialogue, Reza asks Dominique a particular question about the roles of Śiva and Brahmā in the Mahābhārata. Additionally, he inquires why we refer to Vaiṣṇavites and Śivaites but don’t seem to have a corresponding category of Brahmānites. Dominique Wohlschlag is a specialist in medieval romance langua…
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Every night, all over the world, hundreds of people dream about the same man. He's known only as "This Man", and all who dream of him describe him the same. His face is round and his chin is boxy. His hair is black and receding. Eyebrows like pitch hover over black eyes that almost look kind. His lips are thin and turned upward in a coy smile. He's…
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Episode 6: The Adoptive Family on Vacation
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17:46Join co-hosts and adoption coaches, Kim Noeth (a birth mother), Sharon Butler-Obazee (an adoptee) and Sally Ankerfelt (an adoptive parent) for another lively discussion: the adoptive family on vacation. Using their tri-spective point of view, they explore how to create an experience that works for adoptive families, adoptees, and birth families.…
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Episode 154: UPDATES Long Island Serial Killer
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1:31:40Supernatural Occurrence Studies Podcast Episode 154: UPDATES Long Island Serial Killer Topic starts at [15:30] A lot has happened in the 6-months since we last reported on the Long Island Serial Killer. The task force that apprehended the ogre, Rex Heuermann, has been working tirelessly to build their case. Listen now to find out about new developm…
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Join co-hosts and adoption coaches, Kim Noeth (a birth mother), Sharon Butler-Obazee (an adoptee,) and Sally Ankerfelt (an adoptive parent) for another lively discussion about Father's Day. Being a dad in adoption can be complicated. Tune in to hear three dads -- an adoptee, birth dad, and adoptive father -- get real about the challenges and the jo…
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Episode 3. Adoption Can Make Mother's Day Complicated!
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20:57Welcome to Adoption Matters, a podcast with real people sharing real stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. As we just celebrated Mother's Day, we hope you embraced and recognized your value as a mother, whether you placed or parented a child. Join co-hosts and adoption coaches, Kim Noeth (birth m…
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Ep. 4 SPECIAL EDITION: Triad Voices Reflect on Mother's Day
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21:08ADOPTION MATTERS' hosts a compilation of triad voices reflecting on mothers. Listen to some special memories, sweet yet at times painful thoughts about being a mother, and poignant tributes to moms. Several birth mothers, adoptees, and an adoptive dad share their heartfelt thoughts on Mother's Day. It can be a complicated topic. For example, many p…
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Episode 2. ADOPTION MATTERS: Real People, Real Life, Real Talk
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21:13Welcome to Adoption Matters, a podcast with real people sharing real stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. In this episode, adoption coaches Susan David and Gayle Swift join our regular co-hosts and adoption coaches, Kim Noeth (birth mother), Sharon Butler-Obazee (adoptee) & Sally Ankerfelt (adop…
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Light on the Ancient Worlds-Frithjof Schuon; Some Excerpts
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2:30Spiritual Gems Short readings from the books of Frithjof Schuon. © World Wisdom, Inc. Readings by Reza Shah-Kazemi Linten to all Epesoides here https://thegreenknight.org/spiritual-gems/By Reza Shah-Kazemi
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Ivan Aguéli - Sensation of Eternity; Excerpts
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1:10Following the thread Sensation of Eternity-Notes on Islam by Ivan Aguéli Reading by Reza Shah-Kazemi Listen to more Podcast on our website https://thegreenknight.org/following-the-thread/By Reza Shah-Kazemi
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Light on the Ancient Worlds-Frithjof Schuon; Selection of Readings
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3:53Spiritual Gems Short readings from the books of Frithjof Schuon. © World Wisdom, Inc. Readings by Reza Shah-Kazemi Linten to all Epesoides here https://thegreenknight.org/spiritual-gems/By Reza Shah-Kazemi
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Ivan Aguéli - Sensation of Eternity; Notes on Islam
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3:31Following the thread Sensation of Eternity-Notes on Islam by Ivan Aguéli Reading by Reza Shah-Kazemi Listen to more Podcast on our website https://thegreenknight.org/following-the-thread/By Reza Shah-Kazemi
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Essential Quran Letting the Quran Speak for Itself: Reading a selction of verses from the Quran Reading by Reza Shah-Kazemi Ch-17 Al-Isra Listen to more Podcast on our website https://thegreenknight.org/essential-quran/By Reza Shah-Kazemi
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The Premiere Episode of ADOPTION MATTERS: Real People, Real Life, Real Talk
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29:54Welcome to Adoption Matters, a podcast with real people sharing real stories and getting real about adoption from all three perspectives of the adoption triad. I'm Kim Noeth, one of your co-hosts, and a birth mother, along with Sharon Butler Obazee, an adoptee and Sally Ankerfelt, an adoptive parent. Together we explore difficult topics and share f…
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Treasures of Buddhism on the Mahayana - Frithjof Schuon; Selection of Readings
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3:05Spiritual Gems Short readings from the books of Frithjof Schuon. © World Wisdom, Inc. Treasures of Buddhism-P60 Readings by Reza Shah-Kazemi Linten to all Epesoides here https://thegreenknight.org/spiritual-gems/By Reza Shah-Kazemi
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Essential Quran Letting the Quran Speak for Itself: Reading a selction of verses from the Quran Readings by Reza Shah-Kazemi Ch-17 Al-Isra Listen to more Podcast on our website https://thegreenknight.org/essential-quran/By Reza Shah-Kazemi
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Episode 153: Long Island Serial Killer - The Suspects
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3:08:49Merry Christmas...Buon Natale...щасливого Різдва...Feliz Navidad...Frohe Weihnachten...Wesołych świąt...Felicem Natalem Christi Topic starts at: [12:00] Introducing one of the most infamous serial murder cases in American History. The Long Island Serial Killer may be responsible for murdering at least 18 young women across the US. Victims were foun…
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Episode 152: Long Island Serial Killer - The Victims
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2:09:28Topic starts at: [21:05] Introducing one of the most infamous serial murder cases in American History. The Long Island Serial Killer may be responsible for murdering at least 18 young women across the US. Victims were found on the south shore of Long Island, in Manorville, NY, Las Vegas, NV, and Atlantic City, NJ, and they all share eerie similarit…
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Included (in order of being spoiled): Barbie (movie) Oppenheimer (movie) 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie) Doctor Strangelove (movie) XX - Rian Hughes (book) Loki (show) Loki (comics) Suprised by Hope - NT Wright (book) -breathe in and out - okay, ready. I'm Mira. Welcome to a grand reflection Intro: Quick disclaimer, : This episode set is going over m…
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[And now we enter the realm of the uncanny. This is both me, and not at all me. Definitively my voice, but stripped of all it's animate power. A doppelganger for your ears. An imposter gone the way of ones and zeros instead of real lived experience. Strangely, because I'm giving a prompt from my own words, some of me is retained here in this audio.…
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