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Curious Creatures

Lol Tolhurst & Budgie

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Hosts Lol Tolhurst (The Cure) and Budgie (Siouxsie and the Banshees) explore post punk's enduring legacy and contemporary relevance. Lol and Budgie welcome luminaries from all walks of life for revealing, yet relaxed conversation. Audience questions are answered at the end of each episode.
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Welcome to the society of Curious Creatures. I'm your host Chantel and here I dive deep into the unknown and explore urban legends, unsolved mysteries, and paranormal stories. On YouTube you can watch me as I design a new a page for my curious creatures book of shadows and explore the deep dark unknown. If you are interested in intriguing stories and soft-spoken ASMR then this may be the podcast for you. Want to connect with me? - Instagram Want to support the channel? -Check out my Psycholo ...
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Andrew Loog Oldham began doing PR for Little Richard, Bob Dylan and The Beatles before discovering, managing and producing The Rolling Stones from 1963-1967. He also launched England’s first indie label, Immediate Records.He then went “out to lunch” for 25 years, and upon his return wrote a 3 volume memoir, STONED, 2STONED & STONE FREE and was the lead radio personality on the the Underground Garage channel on SiriusXM for over 10 years.The Sounds and Vision podcast is Andrew's latest creati ...
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ABC KIDS News Time

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Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.
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Wait Five Minutes

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Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast is about the curious stories and cultural changes sweeping through the Sunshine State. Join us every Monday for an informative and charming look into an issue on America’s infamous peninsula.
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EconTalk

Russ Roberts

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EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused th ...
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Traveling off the tourist path. Talking about those places most tourists just don't know about because, well, nobody ever told them. Also travel tips and news about travel and tourism to make your trip a little easier, cheaper and more memorable.
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Bay Area Book Festival Podcast

Bay Area Book Festival

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Between audio books? Curious about the writers themselves? Listen to full-length sessions from the Bay Area Book Festival, where readers and writers meet each year in Berkeley, CA, to engage with their favorite authors, including Pulitzer Prize winners, chefs, and activists, to discuss writing, race, love, mystery, and more.
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CREATION MOMENTS MINUTE

CREATION MOMENTS MINUTE

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Check the "Favorite Links" below to sign up for our daily email devotional! Also below, subscribe via iTunes, Google+ or Yahoo! Or get the RSS feed at the top of this page along with links to our Facebook and Twitter! To use this feature on your radio station, website, or podcast for FREE, contact [email protected]. *** (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElemen ...
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Pop culture inspires some serious fun. Join hosts Todd Coats and Elliot Strunk, two creatively curious pals living between the bookends of grand museums and dive bars, the sweet spot where highbrow and lowbrow become drinking buddies. They talk influential work and uncover stories of how the familiar became iconic. Think Behind the Music for the stuff we love. ----- Visit https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/ for images, links, episode extras and more. ----- Two Designers Walk Into a Bar ...
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The Bigfoot Files

The Forbidden Knowledge Network

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https://www.TheForbiddenKnowledgeNetwork.com The Bigfoot Files is your deep-investigation gateway into the world’s most enduring cryptid mystery. From remote forests and hidden cave systems to eyewitness encounters and Indigenous legends, this podcast explores the evidence, theories, and untold stories surrounding the creatures known as Bigfoot. Each episode uncovers new angles on sightings, behavior, intelligence, habitat, and the forbidden possibilities mainstream science refuses to touch ...
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Beautiful Sunday Podcast

Kristin Hermosillo & Seleena Dominguez

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Welcome, traveler… You’ve found the podcast that blurs the line between truth and tale. Each week, join Kristin & Seleena — your guides into the strange, the unsolved, and the beautifully bizarre — as they dive into mystery files, eerie legends, forgotten science, and curious objects with secrets. Seleena spins the stories, Kristin takes the bait (and plays the games), and together they uncover the whispers behind the wonder. 🌀 From haunted paintings to lost mines, from science that sounds l ...
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Dive into the world of N. L. Willcome, the author behind the ”An Empyrian Odyssey” series. Join us as we explore the intricate processes, rich storytelling, and the vivid imagination that brings these fantasy realms to life. In each episode, co-host Mina Witte and N. L. Willcome will take you behind the scenes, from the genesis of ideas to the evolution of characters, and the challenges faced along the way. Whether you’re a fellow writer, an avid reader, or simply curious about the journey o ...
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SolveItForKids Science podcast

Jennifer Swanson/Jeff Gonyea

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Solve It! for Kids - The science podcast for curious & creative kids and their families. Peek into the world of real-life scientists, engineers, and experts as they solve problems in their every day jobs. Kids and families are then invited to take on a challenge and solve a problem themselves! Join Jennifer Swanson and Jeff Gonyea as they ask questions, solve problems, and offer challenges that take curiosity and creativity to a whole new level. Don't forget to participate in our weekly chal ...
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The Violet Hour Podcast

The Violet Hour Podcast

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Welcome to The Violet Hour Podcast, where we explore the mysterious and the mundane. In this podcast, we delve into the fascinating stories that exist at the intersection of the everyday and the unexplained. From unsolved mysteries to bizarre phenomena, from the supernatural to the scientific, each episode of The Violet Hour will take you on a journey into the unknown. Join us as we explore the strange and the mysterious, from haunted houses to unsolved crimes, from paranormal activity to we ...
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Unlocking The Paranormal

Unlocking The Paranormal

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Welcome to 'Unlocking the Paranormal', the podcast that takes you deep into the eerie and unexplained—from chilling hauntings and encounters with cryptids to UFO sightings, psychic phenomena, and everything in between. Are ghosts trying to reach out from the other side? Do cryptids like Bigfoot and Mothman really exist? Is there something watching us from the skies? Each episode unravels terrifying truths, bone-chilling legends, and real-life encounters that will leave you questioning everyt ...
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The Maverick Paradox Podcast

Judith Germain - All Rights Reserved

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The Maverick Paradox Podcast is a weekly show for the pathologically curious - leaders, business owners, and change-makers who refuse to settle for predictable leadership talk. Ranked in the top 1.5% of most popular global podcasts, and featured in the Top 100 Thought Leadership and Top 100 Dynamic Leadership Podcasts, it has delivered hundreds of episodes to listeners in 160+ countries. Hosted by Judith Germain, an authority on Maverick Leadership and creator of the Maverick Paradox platfor ...
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One winter morning, listener Jane opened her curtains to find her car roof covered in breathtaking, fern-like frost so intricate it looked like a William Morris print. But how does something as ordinary as ice create patterns so beautifully complex? Hannah and Dara explore this crunchy, slippery, delicately patterned branch of chemistry to uncover …
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From pharaohs' tombs in Ancient Egypt and medieval currency, to priceless royal jewellery and Spandau Ballet songs - gold has been prized for millennia. But it's only really in the last century or so that we've started uncovering its usefulness in less decorative applications. Today, gold is used in masses of electricals; it's also revolutionised p…
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Psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer explains the power of intuition, how intuition became gendered, what he thinks Kahneman and Tversky's research agenda got wrong, and why it's a mistake to place intuition and conscious thinking on opposing ends of the cognition spectrum. Topics he discusses in this wide-ranging conversation with EconTalk's Russ Roberts …
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https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Could Bigfoot be more than folklore? Some researchers believe Sasquatch is not an undiscovered animal, but a surviving member of an ancient human lineage—possibly linked to lost tribes or even extinct hominids like Gigantopithecus. In this episode of The Bigfoot Files, we explore the compelling theory th…
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Send us a text We map the biggest travel shifts for 2026 using real search data, from spontaneous short escapes and small-town storytelling to purpose-driven city breaks and the return of cruises. Practical questions and examples help you plan a flexible, meaningful trip without the stress. Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free …
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We have one more Christmas gift for our listeners! Today we’re going to be talking about a holiday icon that began as a marketing stunt. (Let’s be honest. Sometimes it feels like Christmas is just one big marketing stunt.) But we’re with friends, so we're getting into the Christmas spirit. (Or spirits!) Today we’re going to be talking about everyon…
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💡 ’Twas the night before Christmas… but who really wrote the rhyme? This week on Cursed Keepsakes, Kristin & Seleena unwrap a festive mystery involving the world’s most iconic Christmas poem. For 200 years, families have recited A Visit from St. Nicholas — but the question of who actually wrote it remains unsolved. Was it the scholarly Clement Clar…
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A world-class physicist makes a shocking claim: across 2,500 years and every kind of society, there has been a recurring moral exception carved out just for Jews--the idea that hurting Jews is, in some sense, legitimate. Most of the time, this doesn't erupt into pogroms. Instead, it lives as a background permission: a readiness to excuse, minimize,…
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It's the holiday season once again, and before we head into the new year, we catch up friends and talk holiday choruses, old-fashioned decorations, boat parades, coquito and holiday parties. Thank you to Rebecca and Heather for joining the show once again! Pay a visit to the Marco Island Historical Museum if you're in the area! Thank you to Dan fro…
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💡 What if the lights in the sky aren’t stars… but something watching you back? This week on Weird Science & Wonders, Kristin & Seleena travel to a secluded valley in Norway where strange lights have baffled scientists and locals for over 50 years. The Hessdalen Lights flicker, dance, and hover with no clear cause — witnessed by hikers, filmed by sc…
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Send us a text A quiet Texas town with a world-famous sweet tooth, a high-wire legend, and an oil claim that rewrote state history—Corsicana packs more surprises per mile than most big cities. We head south of Dallas to trace how a German baker created an early mail-order empire, why a mysterious one-legged tightrope walker still draws visitors to …
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What exactly is 'phantom pain' and how does it work?Hannah and Dara investigate a medical phenomenon that's been known about for centuries but is often misunderstood; and involves masses of unanswered questions. The condition 'phantom pain' is when someone gets a sensation of pain that feels like it's coming from a part of their body that's no long…
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https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com In the remote wilderness of East Texas, reports continue to surface of an elusive creature locals call the Wood Ape—a regional name for what many believe is a living, breathing Bigfoot. But unlike folklore, this phenomenon is backed by boots-on-the-ground research, thermal imaging, and physical evidence …
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BABF Short Cuts is a Podcast of the Bay Area Book Festival where we introduce some of the authors and partners who will join us for the 2026 Festival in Berkeley from May 29–May 31. In this episode, you get to meet Renee Swindle who is talking to us about her book Francine's Spectacular Crash and Burn. You can find more 2026 festival authors and up…
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Are we truly characters with agency, or are we just playing out our programming in the great video game of life? Contrary to those in his field who claim that free will is an illusion, neuroscientist Kevin Mitchell insists that we're agents who wield our decision-making mechanism for our own purposes. Listen as the author of Free Agents: How Evolut…
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We've lived through twenty-five years in the state of Florida in the 21st century. How did we get here? Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here! I do not own the rights to the clips in this episode. I've linked them below. Behind the Scenes Millenniu…
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✉️ A letter appears. Then another. Then hundreds. This week’s Mini Mystery takes us to Circleville, Ohio, where in 1976 a small-town scandal erupted into one of the strangest unsolved cases in U.S. history. Kristin & Seleena follow the trail of the anonymous Circleville Letter-Writer — a mysterious figure who sent thousands of threatening letters o…
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Send us a text We chase the disputed lifespan of Isaac Brock from headstone to census record, then turn a myth hunt into a smart Waco travel plan. Between archives, museums, and good food, we map a route where Texas legend meets places worth your time. Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free to drop me an email I would love to hea…
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Tortoises have traditionally been the poster child for slowness. These ancient, armoured reptiles are solitary, territorial and all-too-often dismissed as dull. In fact, tortoises have distinct personalities. They have changeable moods, can learn simple tasks, remember certain useful information for years and even recognise familiar people. But can…
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On this week’s News Time, we’ll head to the desert to dig up a haul of significant artefacts. Then, we’ll hear from a News Time listener with a truly life-saving message. And, in our Wow of the Week, we’ll blast off to Mars for some rather shocking space news. Quiz Questions 1. How old do Australians now need to be to open a social media account? 2…
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https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Deep in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the nineteen seventies, a small group of hunters captured what would become one of the most controversial pieces of Bigfoot evidence ever recorded—now known as the Sierra Sounds. These chilling vocalizations include guttural growls, rapid-fire chatter, and whoop…
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Just in time for Christmas, we've brought some classic toys with us that have become iconic collectibles. First, we suggest you grab your seat belt and buckle-up as we white knuckle the wheel and talk the fast-paced glitz of Hot Wheels cars, and then we’re gonna fight for truth and justice as we get our hands on some highly collectible Mego superhe…
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Just north of Orlando, the Morse Museum is home to a collection of masterpieces. Created by Louis Comfort Tiffany, this work is made in a unique medium: stained glass. Depicting flowers, nature, and classical figures, this art is one-of-a-kind and tremendously influential the world over. But the best work might be the most flawed. Pick up your copy…
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Can the promise of economic progress ever justify conquest, coercion, and control over other people’s lives? Economist William Easterly joins EconTalk's Russ Roberts to argue no--and to rethink what "development" really means in theory, in history, and in our politics today. Drawing on his new book, Violent Saviors: The West's Conquest of the Rest,…
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Something’s howling in the Alaskan wild… and it’s not a bear. In this episode of Campfire Bites, Kristin and Seleena take you deep into the frozen frontiers of folklore with three terrifying tales of towering beasts. From the weeping child-turned-giant known as the Urayuli, to the Kushtaka, a foul-smelling otter-like predator feared by the Tlingit,…
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Send us a text We share a practical holiday travel game plan to cut stress, avoid delays, and keep your cool from booking to baggage claim. From early departures and car prep to smart packing, safety, and flexibility, these tips help you arrive safe and sane. Please subscribe and leave a review on I-Tunes. Feel free to drop me an email I would love…
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Could you survive an eternal winter? Or is endless summer sun a more appealing prospect? Lots of us are grateful for the seasonal changes that shape the world around us, but this week Hannah and Dara are asking what life would look like without the axial tilt that brings each hemisphere closer and further away from the sun as the seasons change eac…
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Andrew Carnegie was the father of American steel, but he established his legacy with his second act: donating funds to create libraries across the country. In Florida, few remain, but each tell a story for the community in which they were built. Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our log…
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On this week’s News Time, we’ll play a game that’s saving a language from extinction, and we’ll journey deep into the jungle searching for something that humans haven’t seen for ten years! Then, we’ll blast off into space with some very green passengers in our Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions 1. How long does a Test Match of cricket usually go for? …
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BABF Short Cuts is a Podcast of the Bay Area Book Festival where we introduce some of the authors and partners who will join us for the 2026 Festival in Berkeley from May 29–May 31. In this first episode, you get to meet our new podcast hosts, hear about some of the authors booked for the 2026 festival, find out more about what we do year around an…
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Journalist and author Sam Quinones talks about his newest book, The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Brass Horn, Band, and Hard Work with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Known for his reporting on the opioid crisis, Quinones turns to a more uplifting subject--the world of tuba players and high school marching bands. What begins as curiosity abou…
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Cursed Keepsakes File:004 | The Sorrow That Spreads: Portrait of a Crying Child It survived the fire — again. A child’s tear-streaked face, untouched while everything else burns. This is the tale of “The Crying Boy,” a cursed painting blamed for a string of bizarre house fires across 1980s England. 🎨 Art or artifact? 🔥 Coincidence or curse? 🗞️ Tabl…
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https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Across forests, mountains, and remote wilderness, investigators have documented strange trails of enormous footprints that follow a clear path—then stop abruptly, as if the creature simply disappeared. These vanish-in-mid-trail tracks have puzzled researchers for decades and sparked theories ranging from…
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https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com For decades, eyewitnesses, researchers, and investigators have described encounters with a towering, elusive creature hidden deep within North America’s wilderness. Yet every time compelling evidence appears, it seems to vanish just as quickly. From sealed reports and classified sightings to private orga…
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Could immortality ever be possible for humans?It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, but floating in oceans around the world is a tiny, transparent jellyfish that could hold the answer... Turritopsis dohrnii, known as 'the immortal jellyfish', isn’t immortal in the true sense of word - it can die - but it has a nifty way of avoiding that fat…
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Send us a text Prices keep climbing, but the best travel bargains are hiding in plain sight. We walk through the smartest ways to cut travel costs using military portals, deal alerts, credit card strategies, and overlooked memberships that unlock private rates and perks. The goal is simple: stack savings on flights, hotels, cruises, and resorts wit…
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https://www.theforbiddenknowledgenetwork.com Long before modern sightings and trail-cam footage, Theodore Roosevelt recorded one of the most disturbing wilderness encounters in American history: the Bauman Story. In this grim firsthand account, Roosevelt describes a frontier trapper terrorized and ultimately killed by a massive creature that moved …
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