The Complicated Conversations Podcast where I say the things others are afraid to. This is a safe space for individuals to communicate and express themselves freely, without judgement. This space is solely for individuals to think critically. Moreover, it’s a platform to articulate those unpopular thoughts/opinions openly despite how it sounds, looks and or feels to anyone else. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated”.
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Discover practical insights and uplifting messages to help you navigate life's challenges and grow in your faith! From the beginning it's common for people to be looking in other places for something that was with you all along! Join us on this journey of discovery and growth, and tune in to 'Victory Worship Center' today! Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode. Our church motto is: "Enter to Worship, Leave to Serve"!
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Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.
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Lifeline Church, led by Pastors Reggie and London Royal , is based in Cicero, IL and has an international campus in Monterrey, Mexico. Lifeline Church, a non-denominational Spirit Driven Church, has been known for its family atmosphere, passionate worship and practical word. Lifeline is a multi-cultural, family oriented church on a mission to Love God, Love People, and Prove It. Listen to the latest sermon series or look up a previous teaching in the Power Podcast library.
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The Better Learning Podcast combines education and entertainment in a fresh, engaging format where guests share their favorite school-related movies. Host Kevin Stoller leads dynamic conversations, exploring memorable scenes, iconic characters, and timeless lessons through award-style categories like “The John Keating Award” for standout teachers and “Realistic or Ridiculous?” to dissect school life portrayals. With humor, analysis, and reflection, each episode celebrates the fun, flaws, and ...
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CD 1741 My Presence- My Protection - My Peace - Ode from the Lord
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40:08CD 1741 My Presence- My Protection - My Peace - Ode from the Lord Ode from the Lord Reach out to Me and take My hand As you do look and feel My nail prints are oh so real Close your eyes in My presence and see I am that Tree of Life given to thee As you look at what's My truth for you today All the obstacles seemingly so big are moved away Allow My…
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Human Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach
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57:48Pigs with human kidneys. Iron lungs. Bionic prostheses. And bendable genitals. Mary Roach is here, and Alie is freaking out. Over the last two decades, this science icon has written seven New York Times bestsellers, including Stiff, Bonk, Gulp, and Packing for Mars. Her latest release, Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy is all about Human…
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Sunday Gathering with Apostle Reggie, "Every Life is a Story"
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32:12Sunday Gathering with Apostle Reggie "Every Life is a Story" 090725By Lifeline Church Chicago
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Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor
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1:12:52Porcelain. Earthenware. China. Archaeology. Stoneware. Anthropology. Amphora. Throwing wheels. We got it all. Master potters, history aficionados and Potted History’s icons Sarah Lord Taylor and Graham Taylor are here for our 8th anniversary episode. We get the dirt on ceramics versus pottery, where clay comes from, if there’s enough in the world, …
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CD 1742 Blessed and not Cursed Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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CD 1740 How to Occupy and not be Occupied
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'Metal Lords' with Peter Sharma and Kevin Stoller
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45:58Sometimes the best lessons don’t come from textbooks or classrooms... they come from the stories we see on screen. In Metal Lords, a coming-of-age Netflix film, two high school outsiders form a heavy metal band in hopes of competing in the “Battle of the Bands.” What starts as a quest to play loud music quickly turns into a journey of self-discover…
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Neuropathoimmunology (MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) with Aaron Boster
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1:37:01Neurons. Immune systems. MRIs. Weed gummies? One of the greats in neurology, Dr. Aaron Boster, takes time to chat all about Multiple Sclerosis, a neurological autoimmune disease close to our hearts. Alie’s mom, your grammapod a.k.a. Fancy Nancy, was diagnosed with MS over two decades ago, and this episode explores in depth the factors that can caus…
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CD 1739 Help for the Hurting Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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CD 1744 Faith to Faith to Faith Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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CD 1737 Pray Continually - Constant Communication with Christ
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CD 1743 Love Never Loses - A More Excellent Way
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50:01CD 1743 Love Never Loses - A More Excellent Way Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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CD 1736 Who are You - Stand Your Ground Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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CD 1738 Stop Striving - Go and Grow Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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CD 1735 Surface Life or Secret Life Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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Lutrinology (OTTERS) Encore with Chris J. Law
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1:02:42YOU’RE NOT READY. But it’s time. Otters. Sea otters. River otters. Big beefy otters. Tiny otters. Giant river otters. Otters chasing you down the street. Dr. Chris J. Law, a professional Lutrinologist, shares tales about coastal vs. inland otters, otter terrorism, magical teeth, lustrous fur, rock pockets, kelp naps, otter terrorism, cautionary mot…
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'The Great Debaters' with Jeff Johnson and Kevin Stoller
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34:12Released in 2007 and inspired by true events, The Great Debaters tells the story of Wiley College’s debate team in the 1930s, led by Professor Melvin B. Tolson. At a time when segregation and systemic injustice were defining forces, this small but determined team rose to national prominence, even going head-to-head with Harvard University. More tha…
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Trolleyology (MORAL DILEMMAS + THE TROLLEY PROBLEM) with Joshua Greene
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1:22:19Train tracks. Split decisions. And a philosophy humdinger worth debating. Dr. Joshua Greene is a Harvard Psychology professor, neuroscientist, and *actual* Trolleyologist. The moral humdinger that has been used in everything from Supreme Court decisions to board games looks at: What makes you a good person? How do you reason with people who make yo…
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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 2 with Dr. Kim Wood & Matt Lanza
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1:01:45The info storm continues! Part 1 covered the anatomy of a cyclonic storm, the bizarre histories behind the category system, and where hurricanes come from, but this week’s conclusion with Matt Lanza and Dr. Kim Wood gets you covered on emergency preparation for any disaster occasion, climate change trends and despair, the latest on the government f…
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'Miracle' with Bryan Benway and Kevin Stoller
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52:56What does it take to bring out the best in a group of individuals and transform them into something greater than the sum of their parts? In this episode of our school-related movie review series, we dive into Miracle (2004), the powerful retelling of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team's unbelievable upset over the Soviet Union. It’s a story of visio…
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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood
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1:11:14Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s Matt Lanza join for a two-guest two-parter to address the “deadlier” female-named hurricanes, why hurricane season happens, the category system, where…
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Sunday Gathering with Apostle Reggie, "The Return of the Lord's Church"
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40:54Sunday Gathering with Apostle Reggie "The Return of the Lord's Church" 08032025By Lifeline Church Chicago
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Bonus Episode: Optical Technology (HISTORY OF EYEGLASSES + MODERN DAY VISION)
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51:07When were glasses invented? What happened back then if your horse stepped on them? How is the digital age changing adults’ and kids’ vision? The first half of this special bonus episode about Optical Technology features the charmingly hilarious director of the Museum of the Eye in San Francisco, Jenny Benjamin. Then we bop over to Houston, Texas fo…
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'Rich Hill' with Dr. Julie Williams and Kevin Stoller
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41:33What happens when the challenges students face outside the classroom overshadow everything happening within it? In this episode of our school-focused movie review series, we dive into Rich Hill—the 2014 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary that offers an unfiltered look into the lives of three teenage boys growing up in rural Missouri. The…
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Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks
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1:19:37Smell and culture. Scent descriptions in novels. Fragrances and class. Stink and stigmas. We cover it all. Scholar, author, and Literary Olfactologist Dr. Ally Louks burst into the zeitgeist in 2024 with her PhD thesis “Olfactory Ethics: The Politics Of Smell In Modern And Contemporary Prose” and we finally got to sit down and talk about the inters…
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Bonus Episode: The OCD Experience with Neurobiologist Uma Chatterjee
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48:38This one’s all about lived experience: What's it like to have OCD? What’s the therapy all about? How do you support people with it? And how to accept the darkest thoughts that might haunt you. As a bonus to last week’s OCD Neurobiology episode with Dr. Wayne Goodman, the wonderful neuroscientist, board-certified mental health peer specialist, and s…
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'Annie' with Olivia Graf, Matt Rogers, and Carla Cummins
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47:04It’s easy to remember Annie for its catchy tunes and iconic optimism. But what if we told you this classic musical also offers a surprising amount of insight into our education system? In our latest episode of the Better Learning Podcast, we take a fresh look at the 1982 film adaptation of Annie through the eyes of school designers and changemakers…
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Obsessive-Compulsive Neurobiology (OCD) with Wayne Goodman
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1:19:49Ruminations and reassurances. Checking and counting. Suffering and stigmas. It’s OCD, babes! OCD is now considered one of the most common psychiatric conditions, afflicting 2% to 3% of the general population, and this episode is among our top-requested topics. So we snagged a top-shelf ologist: psychiatrist, researcher, advocate and OCD Neurobiolog…
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Sunday Gathering, Pastor James Horn, "The Road to Faithfulness: Staying the Course"
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'Accepted' with Emily Wright, Laura Smyles, and Kevin Stoller
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52:47What if a group of students created their own college because no one else would accept them? That’s exactly what happens in the 2006 movie Accepted, where a handful of students—rejected by every school they applied to—decide to take matters into their own hands. They invent a fake university, build a website, rent a building, and unknowingly attrac…
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Fromology (CHEESE) Part 2 with Kyra James
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1:12:09We’re back with molten hot cheese trivia in Part 2 with Fromologist Kyra James of OwnYourFunk.com. Part 1 covered the foundations and this week we address your listener questions about cows on boats, plant-based cheese options, how to properly store cheese, how cheese changes your brain chemistry, the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, the grea…
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Sunday Gathering, Pastor Jason Proctor, "A Mandate to Multiply; Learning to Surrender to the Holy Spirit"
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57:17Sunday Gathering Pastor Jason Proctor "A Mandate to Multiply; Learning to Surrender to the Holy Spirit" 071325By Lifeline Church Chicago
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CD 1733 My Master's Mercy is My Mission Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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'Hoosiers' with Dr. Deb Kerr and Kevin Stoller
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35:25If you’ve ever rooted for the underdog, Hoosiers probably lives rent-free in your head. The 1986 classic isn’t just about basketball—it’s about second chances, small-town pride, and what happens when people start believing in themselves and each other. Set in 1950s Indiana, the film follows a high school basketball team no one expects to win… until…
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Fromology (CHEESE) Part 1 with Kyra James
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1:10:40Soft. Hard. Fresh. Aged. Stinky. Illegal. Let’s talk cheese with Certified Cheese Professional (CCP) and Fromologist, Kyra James. We chat about proprietary bacterial slurries, basement caves, cheese knife etiquette, rind eating, vegetarian versus vegan cheeses, cheese history, different warm-blooded animals whose milk is used for cheese, American c…
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Sunday Gathering, Pastor Lance Ellis, "The Lord's Church"
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45:23Sunday Gathering Pastor Lance Ellis "The Lord's Church" 070625By Lifeline Church Chicago
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CD 1727 God is My Father Support the showBy Pastor Greg Proctor
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