Best Michelle Castillo Podcasts (2025)

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Speaking Out of Place - DAVID PALUMBO-LIU on Reclaiming Our Political Voices - Highlights 11:38

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On the urgent need to reclaim our political voices, the forces that silence dissent, and how art and poetry are crucial tools for survival Our guest today is an activist scholar who believes the classroom is inseparable from the public square. David Palumbo-Liu is the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of Comparative Literature at Stanford University a…

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Reclaiming the American Dream with DAVID PALUMBO-LIU – Stanford Professor, Author & Host, Speaking Out of Place 1:06:42

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On the urgent need to reclaim our political voices, the forces that silence dissent, and how art and poetry are crucial tools for survival “There is a dispute about what the American Dream is or how it would play out in different circumstances. The American dream has essentially been narrowed into a white Christian nationalist notion of things so t…

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168. [Arkansas] The Murder of Julie Heath 42:37

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In October of 1993, 18-year old Julie Heath disappeared from Malvern, Arkansas. Her family and community searched for her with no signs of what happened to her until a hunter came across her body in the woods. Police would quickly find the killer after he confessed to a local Pastor. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook T…

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Caz & Effect : When good style sparks a movement. 1:05:49

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In this episode, Caz Rowland spills the style tea behind Cazinc The Label, how an ethical brand with attitude was born and what it really takes to keep it real in fashion. We talk about support systems, staying grounded, and navigating those “I don’t feel like myself” days. Caz gets honest about body changes, confidence wobbles, and how to dress in…

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The Writer's Voice: Novelists, Poets, Memoirists & Editors Share Their Stories 14:12

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How do writers develop their voice, showing us what is important in life? ADA LIMÓN (24th U.S. Poet Laureate, Startlement, The Carrying) explains that her poetry begins with a bodily sensation or curiosity, not an idea. She values the space and breath poetry offers for unknowing and mystery, finding solace in the making and the mess, not in answers…

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Writers on Memory, Language & the Power of the Unconscious 11:50

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How can we use negative spaces in fiction to engage with readers’ imaginations? How are memory and trauma passed onto us through language? How do we become more than the stories we tell ourselves? KATIE KITAMURA (Author, Audition, Intimacies) emphasizes that a book is created in collaboration with the reader, using negative spaces in the narrative …

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The AI Wager: Betting on Technology’s Future w/ Philosopher & Author SVEN NYHOLM - Highlights 16:29

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“ I think we're betting on AI as something that can help to solve a lot of problems for us. It's the future, we think, whether it's producing text or art, or doing medical research or planning our lives for us, etc., the bet is that AI is going to be great, that it's going to get us everything we want and make everything better. But at the same tim…

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The Ethics of AI w/ SVEN NYHOLM, Author & Lead Researcher, Munich Centre for Machine Learning 1:02:12

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As we move towards 2026, we are in a massive “upgrade moment” that most of us can feel. New pressures, new identities, new expectations on our work, our relationships, and our inner lives. Throughout the year, I've been speaking with professional creatives, climate and tech experts, teachers, neuroscientists, psychologists, and futureists about how…

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167. [Alabama] The Bama Club Murder 41:10

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In 1996, Kimra Riley headed out to the Bama Club in Sheffield, Alabama one evening and never returned home. After two weeks, her family goes police for help finding her but with no one from the bar talking and little to no evidence of where she went, it would take months to find what happened to her. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like…

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Thanksgiving Rewind: The Springford Murders 50:35

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We are taking the week off to spend time with family, this episode is from earlier this year but the crime took place on Thanksgiving, so even if your family is driving you crazy...it could always be worse. On Thanksgiving Day 2004, a wealth couple living in Montgomery, Alabama is murdered. Immediately police have suspect and must track down how th…

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BASQUIAT: The Price of Fame w/ Author DOUG WOODHAM - Highlights 12:18

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“People today are so used to Basquiat's prices being extraordinarily high and rising that it's almost hard for people to understand that wasn't always the case. In the year he died, 1988, a terrific painting by Basquiat might have sold for $30,000. Relative to his other artistic peers, like a great Julian Schnabel painting that cost $800,000. After…

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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: The Making of an Icon with DOUG WOODHAM, Fmr. President of Christie's Americas 1:34:30

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“All of the great artists are there for a reason: because they rebelled in some way. They created a visual vocabulary that felt fresh and new, which excited people. So, the great artists are not built on sort of anthills of sand. They're built on things of substance and of meaning. Though this is not a sufficient condition to become an icon, it's a…

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166. [Texas] Murder in Stephenville 48:33

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The 1987 murder of Susan Woods in Stephenville, Texas, remained a cold case for nearly two decades, with suspicion focused on her estranged husband, Michael Woods. The true killer was later identified through DNA evidence. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook TikTok - @blessthismesspodcast Support us on Patreon - for earl…

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165. [Georgia] The Murder of Claudette Ficik 47:22

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In 1994, Claudette Ficik was excited to head home to South Carolina to hang out with her parents and have them meet her new boyfriend. But when Claudette does not show up when expected, her parents and investigators must work to find what happened to Claudette and who is responsible. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook T…

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On Mind Games, Power & Obsession - Showrunner HOWARD GORDON & Writer DANIEL PEARLE - Highlights 17:38

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“How do you render something interior filmically? How do you communicate the details of the lost child, of the amount of time of the stuck creative process, and even the exterior, or the externalization of the house as a kind of hellish thing that's barely staying together—literally flooding with waste—and that you can't afford? So those are the de…

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The Beast in Me starring CLAIRE DANES - Behind the Scenes w/ HOWARD GORDON & DANIEL PEARLE 46:26

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“And I think there's also just something about an unfettered or uncensored id that is so captivating. We all have that fantasy of doing exactly what we want with no consequences and sort of letting that go. I think when you see an athlete at the peak of their game, doing that embodied thing and living that dream, or when someone has actually done h…

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164. [South Carolina] The Murder of Judy Baldwin 54:51

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In December of 2016, in Chester, South Carolina, Jamie and Judy Bladwin were in a car crash and Judy passed due to her injuries. What initially appeared to be a terrible accidentally began looking like an intentional act. Multiple law enforcements agencies would come together to find justice for Judy. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Lik…

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On Oneness & Self-Healing w/ LD Chen - Head Coach, Oneness Institute, US & EU - Highlights 10:19

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Today’s episode is about something most of us long for: feeling healthy in our bodies and calm in our minds – not by pushing harder, but by letting the body restore itself. Our guest today is LD Chen, an entrepreneur-turned-author who discovered the ancient wisdom that healing doesn’t come from trying harder, but from restoring the body’s natural i…

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Oneness: A Way of Living with LD Chen - Author & Head Coach, Oneness Institute, US & EU 37:26

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“Oneness is actually not about learning in the usual way. Most teachings tell you how to learn – how to let go, how to calm down, how to manage anger. Oneness does the opposite: we stand, we train the body to correct the heart, and then we live from that heart.” Today’s episode is about something most of us long for: feeling healthy in our bodies a…

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163. [Virginia] The Murder of Michelle Castillo 43:52

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In March of 2014, Michelle Castillo's children awake for school unable to find their mother. They search the home and soon become worried, contacting their father Braulio, who lives in another home, to come help. Still unable to find Michelle, Braulio contacts authorities to assist in the search. While looking through their 10,000 square foot home,…

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162. [Alabama] The Murder of Tracie Hawlett and JB Beasley 47:19

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In 1999, 17 year old friends, JB and Tracie, headed out to celebrate JBs birthday in Ozark, Alabama. When the girls never made it home, police were contacted and an investigation began. The search would not take long when the next day the girls were found murdered. It would take almost two decades and advancements in DNA technology to solve the cas…

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Listening to the Planet - Writers' Perspectives on Nature, Place & Interconnectedness 12:31

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How do our environments shape who we are and how we care for the world and each other? There are many solutions to climate change, inequality, and poverty around the world. How can we learn from them and transform our society? Eiren Caffall (All the Water in the World) discusses the importance of embracing complexity and emotional flexibility in fa…

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The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism & Why it Matters with CHRISTINE WEBB

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“There are many ways in which I think human exceptionalism has seeped into the sciences, but one of the many ways is through the methodologies we use when we compare the intelligence of humans and other species. In particular, in my field, I’m a primatologist by training, comparing the cognitive abilities of humans with the abilities of our closest…

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161. [Louisiana] Murder on Four-Mile Bridge 52:50

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Davina Chapman was reported missing in July 2009 by her boyfriend John after spending the evening at Kelley's Tavern in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. A search ensues over the next few days until her body is found under Four-Mile Bridge just outside Krotz Springs. Investigators must work to unravel the events of the evening to find out who would want to…

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160. [Florida] The Murder of Christine Franke 36:49

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The murder of University of Central Florida (UCF) student Christine Franke was a cold case for 17 years until authorities used genetic genealogy to identify and arrest her killer. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to …

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159. [Texas] Serial Killer: Robert Eugene Brashers 37:05

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This week we had breaking news in the true crime world, the infamous Yogurt Shop Murders have been solved! Through genetic genealogy, investigators have linked serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers to the crime. Brashers is responsible for at least seven murders across the South from 1991 to 1998. We go through his known crimes and how he was finall…

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158. [Georgia] The Murder of Tiffany Pugh 46:30

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When Tiffany Pugh is found murdered execution style in her East Point, Georgia home, investigators are baffled as to who would want her dead. Her husband spoke of a similar murder just a few months before involving his coworker, could this be the connection? Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for…

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How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave with Poet MAYA SALAMEH 38:26

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“Poetry is like one of the great loves of my life, and I think it's probably the longest relationship I'll ever have. I read a lot of poetry. I also wrote these short stories even when I was pretty young, like in second grade, and the stories kept getting shorter and shorter. My family used to go to Damascus in Syria and Lebanon every summer for th…

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157. [Alabama] Frank Hilley 57:37

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When Frank Hilley passed away due to an unknown illness, his wife, Marie, and family were in shock. It was not until a few years later when Carol, Frank and Marie's daughter, also suffered a similar illness did they begin to suspect foul play. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access a…

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Empire of AI: Dreams & Nightmares in Sam Altman's Open AI with KAREN HAO 43:40

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“My book is called Empire of AI because I'm trying to articulate this argument and illustrate that these companies operate exactly like empires of old. I highlight four features that essentially encapsulate the three things you read. However, I started talking about it in a different way after writing the book. The four features are: they lay claim…

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156. [South Carolina] Lindsey Lee 45:20

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In 2017, Lindsey Lee was going through a divorce and re-inventing her life. When she fails to show up for work one day, her coworkers at the Sheriff's department are immediately concerned. When they arrive at her home, they find her lifeless body in the shower and it was clear it was not an accident. Police are quickly able to determine who the kil…

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Why We Need Stories in Times of Crisis: ETGAR KERET on Healing, Connection & Creativity in the Age of AI - Highlights 19:13

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“I feel that when you don't tell your story, it's as if you have a limited existence. We can always have some kind of choice, but I'm saying that the story we choose may be the most crucial choice that we make, because this story will affect all the other choices.” Etgar Keret is one of the most inventive and celebrated short story writers of his g…

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Finding Humanity Through Storytelling with Author & Filmmaker ETGAR KERET 1:08:23

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“When I write my stories, I don't want to solve things in life. I just want to persuade myself that there is a way out. Maybe I am in a cell, maybe I'm trapped. Maybe I won't make it, but if I can imagine a plan for escape, then I'll be less trapped because at least in my mind, there is a way. I think that my parents are survivors. They always talk…