Best Melanie Reed Podcasts (2026)

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Gail Eisnitz: Out of Sight 37:39

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"These workers were so courageous to go on camera to talk about what they were being forced to do, and we had a whistleblower attorney there to protect them. And then Dateline just killed the story. What I heard through the grapevine was they were afraid that people would change the channel. It's so interesting to me that you can have stabbings and…

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Melissa Hoffman: Eat Your Ethics 28:14

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A lot of people think that kosher means that animals were treated significantly better than animals that enter the non-kosher market. And largely, this is just not true, because kosher is very much now a part of the same systems that produce 99% of the animal products that get into our grocery stores, and therefore could be categorized as factory f…

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Brett Mitchell: The Man Who Freed the Elephants 39:26

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"It just makes everything worthwhile with what we did. It just highlights how flexible elephants are and how adaptable they are from captivity to wild, and that when given the chance, they will choose freedom. And they will choose autonomy." - Brett Mitchell For nearly thirty years, Brett Mitchell has lived alongside elephants — first in captivity,…

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The Smurl Haunting - Maxim W. Furek 52:19

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I welcome to the show, Maxim Furek. Maxim has interviewed Demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren and The White Witch Dr. Frederick Lamonte Santee. He was featured on Coast to Coast with George Noory with the legendary Timothy Green Beckley and Tim R. Swartz. Maxim is a respected contributor to Fate Strange Knocks and was the invited speaker at the 20…

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Nina Jackel and Blake Moynes: The Cruelty Behind the Selfie 33:38

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"You look at these animals, and they're just so far removed from the life that I want them to have, that they should have that, we would hope that wild animals have. And they're just humiliated and degraded and they're so utterly powerless." - Nina Jackel Today, we're taking you inside one of the darkest corners of the animal tourism industry — pla…

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Amy Jones: Skin and Bones 37:39

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"It was a really surreal experience because I didn't know what to expect from a tiger farm. I've been in a lot of industrial farms of other animals. I sort of thought to myself, 'surely it can't be, it can't be actually a farm like what we see, how we raise pigs and chickens and cows.' But it was it was literally a factory farm - a prison, essentia…

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AI Atlas 19:12

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Today's episode is on the AI Atlas Comet that entered our galaxy. But is it a comet? Also an update on the September 23 UFO crash outside of Roswell. Plus numerous UFO and USO sightings, Over 30,000. Update on Voyager 1 that lifted off in 1977. A jam packed episode in a short episode.

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Thom Norman: How $23 a Month Could Dismantle Factory Farming 39:42

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"Because we're kind of lowering the stakes. We're saying it's okay to admit to yourself that you care about factory farming and you care about animals because we're not going to try and trick you into going vegan or whatever. And so it allows them to engage with the issue, maybe for the first time in a really serious way. I think what we want to do…

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Harley Black Haunting The Haunts 49:26

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Harley Black is the founder of Haunting The Haunts. You can find Harley and Haunting of the Haunts on all social media platforms. Harley is a story teller, paranormal investigator and the only person I know who isn't afraid to tackle danger and to haunt the haunts. She is a true warrior and I can't wait to have her back on the show and to find out …

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30,000 Monkeys in Our Backyard 2:48

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This week, we're doing something a little different. Instead of a conversation, we're sharing something we've been working on for the past year — our new short documentary, 30,000 Monkeys in Our Backyard. It tells the unbelievable true story of how a small town in Georgia became ground zero for a proposed facility that would have housed 30,000 monk…

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Haunted Auction House Owensboro Kentucky 50:06

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Thank you Timmy, Dwayne, and Grace (Angel) for inviting me to the Haunted Auction House in Owensboro, I had a spooky great time. Here are the Backwoods Kentucky Ghost Hunters links if you would like to contact them or do a paranormal investigation at the house. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Backwoods-Kentucky-Ghost-Hunters-100064575348677/ T…

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Melanie Kaplan: Lab Dog 40:01

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"Maybe when we started doing this with animals, researching on them and studying them for human benefit hundreds of years ago, we didn't know about their sentience. We didn't know that they had emotions and feelings and felt pain. And we know all that now. We can't ignore that." – Melanie Kaplan When journalist Melanie Kaplan agreed to foster a bea…

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Annick Ireland: The Future is Immaculate 33:53

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"All those kinds of brands in food and in fashion helped pave the way for where we are now. So, on the one hand, it's crushing that they no longer exist, but on the other hand, part of the reason they don't exist is because it has also become a bit more mainstream, you know? So, you know where we are right now in East London, there used to be an am…

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Middle Aged And Creeped Out 55:19

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Todd, Shawn, and Nate join me from the Middle Aged and Creeped Out Podcast. These podcasters and paranormal investigators are from the great state of Indiana. They have over 250 episodes and we have a mutual respect for one another on how our podcasts are run and the content we are looking for. We had a great time and I look forward having these gu…

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Suzanne Lee: Grown, not Extracted 39:39

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"You know, you walk through a forest. Every leaf on every tree is unique. And that's what biology does. We are all unique, right? Everything about us that biology does, it's so magical. It's so special. And we now have the ability to harness biology in the way that nature does." – Suzanne Lee Suzanne Lee is the founder of Biofabricate and for more …

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EP94 | Rebelle Rally: Rachelle Croft's Past and Future of Competing in the Rally 54:16

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The 2025 Rebelle Rally (10th Edition) is just a week away! Did you know that for 10 days, teams of 2 will cover some of the harshest terrain across 1,500+ miles with no gps while testing their driving and navigation skills - using only maps, compass, and roadbook? Join Rachelle Croft and Leah Heffelfinger as they reflect on previous years of their …

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Alex Woodard: Ordinary Soil 27:17

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"Now more than ever, a lot of farmers are caught in between this kind of industrial complex that that is difficult to pay the bills with - so you got to get subsidies, and the very real problem of being exposed to all the chemicals that they have to use to make anything grow in soil that's been hammered and depleted." - Alex Woodard This episode is…

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Wendy M. Kok - The Choice 34:58

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It's always a pleasure having Wendy M. Kok on the show. Wendy is the author of A GREY RESORT, AN AWAKENING and THE CHOICE. Wendy is also the host of A Juicy Pair Podcast. All of Wendy's links are below. Please tune in to Facebook Live on Friday, October 17 at 10AM EST when I do a sit down and talk to Wendy about her new book The Choice. Wendy's Boo…

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Amber Canavan: The Labels That Lie 30:34

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"That is no life for these birds and it is definitely not what the consumer is thinking or assuming. When they see these nice labels and they think, 'oh, I'm paying so much more for this, that change must be going for the animals, right?' No, it's lining the pockets and it's keeping that status quo of that factory farm going." Amber Canavan Most of…

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The Eye of Jupiter With Tom Franklin 59:05

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It was my pleasure interviewing Tom Franklin, host of The Eye of Jupiter Podcast. You can watch his episodes live and replays on YouTube. This was my first time first time meeting Tom and you'd think we knew each other forever. Born in Baltimore Maryland, Tom has had a fascination with Cryptids since childhood. Around 8 years old, he experienced a …

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Berkshires Roundtable Revisited 1:00:01

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Please check the show notes from the original Roundtable episode in Season 2 which can be found on my podcast www.authoralcooley.com. while you're there, you can pick up my book Spencer's Ghosts - The Guardian. I would like to thank all the wonderful guests who shared there insights and questions to the panel. And I would like to thank Thom Reed, T…

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The Berkshires Revisited Part 2 - Thom Reed, Melanie Kirchdorfer, and Tom Warner 2:02:19

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This week is part two of Three with a look back of my 2020 Berkshire series. Please go back and check out the complete 8-part series where my guests include the late Doug Sackmann, Justin Janowitz, Marcus Clarke, Thom Reed, Melanie Kirchdorfer, Tom Warner, and special guests on the Round Table episode. Please check out my debut book, 'Spencer's Gho…

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Christine Mott: Free Bird 29:54

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"How could this owl, who was born in captivity, lived his whole life in a cage, how could he possibly survive? He's going to be dead in a few days. That's what everybody thought." – Christine Mott In February 2023, a Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco made headlines—and captured hearts—when he escaped from his small enclosure at the Central Park Zoo. B…

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The Berkshires Look Back Part 1 - Doug Sackmann, Justin Janowitz, and Marcus Clark 1:32:47

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The Berkshires UFO incident happened on Sept 1, 1969. 56 years ago. The revamped Unsolved Mysteries ran did an episode on The Berkshires July 1, 2020 on Netflix. The residents of Berkshire County, Mass., recall their baffling, terrifying experiences with a UFO. Directed by Marcus Clarke, he interviews many of the people that happened to see this un…

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Edita Birnkrant and Tracy Winston: The Horse Who Collapsed in the Street 37:03

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"I could be walking in Central Park and come up on one of these horse and buggies. I don't think twice about it because I see it as part of the New York attraction. You know, you have the Statue of Liberty, you have Times Square, and you have these romantic horse and buggy things where people get married in the park and they ride these carriages. A…

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UFO Trumbull County Dispatcher Roy Ann Rudolph 40:14

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Roy Ann Rudolph was on duty this chilly December night in 1994 when dozens of 911 calls started pouring in. Liberty Township is outside of Youngstown Ohio. Over 10 of Trumbull County's law enforcement departments sent officers out to find out what this mysterious object was. I am honored Roy Ann agreed to come on my show and discuss what actually h…

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Mari Andrew: How To Be A Living Thing 41:18

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"It was just this love I developed of life, all life and how much life can be a joy to witness and experience if we're not severing ourselves or severing other lives from our own. And then you start to see all the connectedness and it's like a drug." - Mari Andrew What if healing wasn't about fixing yourself—but about remembering what it means to b…

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UFOs Over Trumbull County OH - December 1994 1:30:29

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Send us a text In July of 2019 I released 4 episodes on The UFOs Over Trumbull County OH. The incident took place over a three day period in December of 1994. The story hit the Art Bell Coast to Coast Radio five years later in 1999. I personally know two of the police officers that were part of multiple law enforcement officers and police departmen…

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Dr. Shirley Strum: The Echoes of Our Origins 39:06

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"So I think this whole idea of cumulative culture is a way to make humans exceptional. But it's clear to me that humans are exceptional, and seeing it through baboon glasses, I can understand in a different way why they're exceptional. But many of the things that we think are uniquely human are actually present in other animals." - Dr. Shirley Stru…

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Jeffrey Reed: Cry Wolf: Decoding the Language of the Wild 46:59

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"I sit in the camp that is going to defend wildlife, and I will live and die in that space. Even though what I see is in the West, wolves have a bad reputation. It's still there…" -Jeffrey Reed What if we could understand wolves? How they communicate, what they might be saying? Jeffrey Reed, is a computational linguist, naturalist, and technologist…

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The Mayflower Project by Author Carl Elton Cook 30:53

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Send us a text The Mayflower Project is a novel by Doctor Carl Elton Cook. Carl is a retired Dentist. He is also a successful songwriter and musician. Carl has a couple tunes he wrote that can be found on YouTube. The links are below. Also the links to Carl's first novel. The Mayflower Project are below as well to purchase on Amazon. The Mayflower …

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Angie Petrella 37:27

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Send us a text Angie Petrella is a Paranormal Investigator. It's always cool to interview someone from your home state. In this case, it was extra cool because my guest, Angie Petrella, is from my hometown, Newton Falls OH. Newton Falls is special because it is one of only a handful of towns with the same number being their zip code. We are know as…

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#100: Rooted in Purpose, Ready to Grow 26:39

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In this milestone 100th episode of the HR Mentor Podcast, Melanie reflects on her journey creating the podcast, the key lessons learned, and audience feedback that has made the experience rewarding. She shares the origins of the podcast, aimed at helping early-career HR professionals navigate the job market through actionable advice. Melanie remini…

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Mark Elliott Fults - Psychic Medium, Author, and Paranormal Investigator 55:18

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Send us a text Mark Elliott Fults is an established Author, Storyteller, Paranormal Investigator, and Psychic/Medium. Mark comes highly recommended by great investigators in the paranormal field. Mark has a new cookbook just released on Amazon titled "My Mean Ol' Grandma's Good Ol' Cookbook." The cookbook is thicker than a phonebook. Cyn Shrader Hi…

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The Tenn. Shadow Chasers - Paranormal Investigators 52:53

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Send us a text Erin, Audra, and Dee from The Tenn. Shadow Chasers are my guests in this powerful episode on investigating the paranormal. They talk about the most haunted and what scared the team so bad they all bolted to the door falling over each other to get out. I had such a great time with these girls that I can't wait later in the year have t…

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Trevor Ritland: The Golden Toad 34:01

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I think you could probably go back and track the stages of grief, probably that is what I went through. But I think if you do it right, you end up at acceptance. And that's where I ended up. And that's not to say that I've fully accepted the idea that the golden toad is extinct. Personally, I do still hold out hope that it could still be out there …

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Immortals Shetland - Author LD Robertson 35:18

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Send us a text Author LD Robertson is making her second appearance on Ghosts In The Valley Podcast with the release of her second book, Immortals Shetland. Book 2 in the 3 part series. LD Robertson created the character Sarah after herself. Lesley works as a cardio nurse. If you love stories of vampires and adventure then these books are right up y…

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The Dead Chronicles Featuring Austin Lawrence 52:10

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Send us a text Austin Lawrence is the host of The Dead Chronicles, a mini series that will be released on YouTube next year. You can watch the pilots below now on YouTube. I highly recommend. The Dead Chronicles - The Haunted Secret Nike Base https://youtu.be/ovMvmD4GpH8?si=CgzNVqWnL7MUtaNW The Dead Chronicles - Jim Jones 'Demon' Church https://you…

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#99: What to Expect in an Entry-Level HR Role 50:00

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If you're a new HR graduate or actively job searching for your first HR role, this episode is packed with exactly what you need to confidently navigate your search. In this episode, Melanie breaks down the most common entry-level HR positions, typical responsibilities, the key skills employers are looking for, and how understanding these roles can …

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Reuven Bank and Andrew Kim: When the Ocean Lost Its Stars 30:54

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"72 juveniles is 28% of the current population of sunflower stars under human care in California. More than a quarter of them are at our facility. If you had asked us that question about a year and a half ago. The answer would be zero at our facility, and the answer across California would be six total." - Andrew Kim In 2013, one of the largest mar…

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EP93 | Tati Reed: Tati Stops for Tea, Trucks, and Great Talks 55:24

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All the way from England, we welcome our new friend Tati, into the studio! Join Clay Croft and Tati as they discuss their passion for overlanding, vehicles, and more on the XOVERLAND Podcast. In this episode, these two overlanding pros dive deep into building vehicles for travel, where in the U.S. to visit, and what drives them to continue travelin…

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Erin Hale Paranormal Investigator with The Tennessee Shadow Chasers 35:13

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Send us a text Erin Hale is a Paranormal Investigator with the Tennessee Shadow Chasers. Erin talks about her investigations, her personal hauntings and favorite investigations. I look forward having Erin back on the show real soon. Erin Hale / Tennessee Shadow Chasers Links: Erin Hale Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erin.hale.222178 Tennessee S…

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Delcianna Winders: The Beginning of the End of Animal Testing 40:08

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"We don't actually know how many animals we're testing on in this country, because most of them are not protected by any laws. There's not even a requirement that you track their numbers." – Delcianna Winders Today, I have the pleasure of sharing some genuinely promising news. For decades, the FDA and NIH have required or relied on animal testing a…

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Backwoods Kentucky Ghost Hunters 52:39

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Send us a text Timmy and Angel Kinison along with Dwayne Hinton from the Backwoods Kentucky Ghost Hunters are my guests today. We talk about ghost hunting, equipment, Bigfoot and so much more. Check out the Backwoods Kentucky Ghost Hunters Links: Backwoods Kentucky Ghost Hunters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Backwoods-Kentucky-Ghost-Hunters-…

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Jeff Kerr: Our First Amendment Right to Receive Communications (from Monkeys) 30:14

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"It is a scientific fact that these macaques, like all other primates, including humans, are communicating. They communicate in much the same way we do - facial expressions, vocalizations, body postures, those kinds of things." - Jeff Kerr Jeff Kerr is PETA foundations Chief Legal Officer. I asked him to come on the show to talk about one of PETA's…

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Spirit Guides Paranormal Part 2 37:40

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Send us a text Part Two of my interview with The Spirit Guides Paranormal Team out of Virginia. It was my pleasure talking wit Donnie Parker, Diana Krut, and Joe Pastelok. During the interview many strange things were happening, Strange voices on Donnie Parker's track. I captured a couple but for some unknown reason I couldn't download them. I did …

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Isabella La Rocca Gonzalez: Censored Landscapes 31:41

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"The one that really surprised me was the organic humane Certified Egg Farm. I thought Humane Certified would at least mean that I would see some chickens running around somewhere, but it looked exactly the [00:00:30] same as any other egg facility. They were just big warehouses. You don't see a chicken anywhere in sight. And then I learned, of cou…

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Spirit Guides Paranormal - Part 1 48:56

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Send us a text Spirit Guides Paranormal is a paranormal team from northern Virginia. Donnie Parker is the founding member and lead investigator with the team. Donnie along with Diana Krut and Joe Pastelok join me in an interesting conversation in the paranormal with their thoughts and views on many topics. Part one of a dynamic two part series. Lin…

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John Kinder: World War Zoos 42:33

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John Kinder is the director of American studies and a professor of history at Oklahoma State University. And he is an author. His most recent book is called World War Zoos: Humans and Other Animals in the Deadliest Conflict of the Modern Age. John's book tells a story most of us have never heard: what happened to the world's zoos—and the animals in…

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#98: It's (Probably) Not Your Resume: What''s Really Holding Back Your HR Job Search 22:18

8M ago22:18

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In this episode, I’m getting real about one of the biggest frustrations in the HR job search. If you’ve been sending out applications and hearing crickets, I know how tempting it is to blame your resume. But here’s the surprising truth: it’s probably not your resume holding you back. Today, I share why clarity about your career goals, skills, and v…