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What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. This podcast makes all of us part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story. Code Switch was named Apple Podcasts' first-ever Show of the Year in 2020. Want to level ...
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NPR's home for audio documentaries brings untold stories to light through deeply reported narrative series. We go to hidden corners of the headlines to explore what's been sealed off, undisclosed, or overlooked – and the people at the heart of those stories. Support in-depth storytelling that matters by subscribing to Embedded+ and unlock early access to new episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/embedded
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"Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order" is the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history: the executive order to target and round up innocent citizens, Japanese Americans, at the outbreak of World War II. This six-episode narrative podcast will examine and shed new light on how that policy came to be, who was behind it, who attempted to stop it, and the heroism needed to end the policy for good. Brazen lies and stereotypes about a minority group being pushed by senior gove ...
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ProPublica’s best long-form investigations, narrated. ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account. On this podcast, you can listen to important new investigations alongside our most compelling journalism from the archives. Support our journalism by donatin ...
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MIT Technology Review Narrated

MIT Technology Review

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Welcome to MIT Technology Review Narrated, the home for the very best of our journalism in audio. Each week we will share one of our most ambitious stories, from print and online, narrated for us by real voice actors. Expect big themes, thought-provoking topics, and sharp analysis, all backed by our trusted reporting.
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Journal Updated

Nora Blake & Molly Rhinebeck

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Journal Updated is a monthly game club podcast with a focus on exploring the design of choice within the medium. Join Nora and Molly every month as they dig into a game through a holistic lens, discuss its use of narrative agency, and answer emails from listeners!
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Imperfect Paradise

LAist Studios

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Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts o ...
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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness | Full-Time Voice Actor

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Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.
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The Slow Newscast

The Observer

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The Slow Newscast from The Observer takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world. From wars in Ukraine and Gaza through to true crime and injustice and real life mysteries, The Slow Newscast team is devoted to narrative investigations covering some of the biggest topics of the day. Who are the people biohacking themselves in a quest for immortality? Or the man taking on an entire nation in the high seas to protect ...
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Serial

Serial Productions & The New York Times

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Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that have transformed the medium. Sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter to find out about new shows, get behind the scenes stories, and see photos and videos you can’t see on a podcast. To get full access to Serial Productions shows, and to other New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcas ...
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Points North

Interlochen Public Radio

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Points North is an award-winning podcast about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes. Through narrative, sound-rich journalism that is deeply rooted in a sense of place, each episode entertains, informs, and surprises listeners everywhere.
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The Death Of Journalism

Workhouse Connect

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Award winning journalist and truth crusader John Ziegler is back. In "The Death Of Journalism" Zig examines the loss of integrity in the news media and rips apart the popularized narrative of some of the biggest headline making stories. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-death-of-journalism--5691723/support.
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A bombing kills 11 people attending the Remembrance Sunday commemorations in the small town of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. A twelfth victim will die years later in coma. No one has ever been charged. A lifetime later, The Times’s reporter Mario Ledwith returns to his hometown, asking who carried out these bloody murders, how the authorities failed to fully investigate, and why a silence continues to surround what happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Niche to Meet You

Leslie Eiler Thompson

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Niche to Meet You is anthropological exploration into the hidden corners of life through the lens of its subcultures and hobbies. Each episode blends journalism and curiosity to reveal how people find belonging and community—and themselves—in the things they love. From professional Santas to wild-turkey conservationists to speed puzzlers, host Leslie Eiler Thompson uncovers what our obsessions say about who we are and what connects us.
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Tom Isaacs was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at just 27. Seven years later, he set out to walk the entire coastline of Britain, 4,500 miles, with his trademark humour, honesty, and an unwavering belief that something better was possible. His journey became a story far bigger than one man and a map. It helped start a movement. And it helped to create Cure Parkinson’s, inspiring countless more lives along the way. In this series, we follow Tom’s footsteps through his original audiobook, Shake Wel ...
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Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract

American Society of Addiction Medicine

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Learn more about the perspectives behind formal research articles! In Journal of Addiction Medicine: Beyond the Abstract, hosts Shawn McNeil and Zach Caruso interview authors recently published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, detailing their research process, summarizing key findings from their work, and identifying future areas of research. Hosted by Journal Podcast Editor, Shawn McNeil, MD, and ASAM Media Manager Zach Caruso.
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Sound Propositions

Joseph Sannicandro

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Sound Propositions features conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. Each episode combines interviews with music, field-recordings, and experimental sound design. For fans of experimental music, field-recording, drone, electro-acoustic, ambient, modern composition, and other contemporary electronic music genres. joseph@ac ...
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Welcome to Human Thesaurus presents Epitome Anatomy, hosted by Wish Peacocke. Dive deep into the words that shape us. Each episode, your host dissects a single word or key phrase, examining its impact on our emotions, observations, and experiences. Get ready to unravel the profound effect of language, one word at a time.
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Soulcruzer

Soulcruzer

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The Soulcruzer podcast...narrative alchemy in audio form. Call it an audioblog, call it threshold work, call it confessional mysticism. One day I'm working through tarot as spiritual technology. The next, I'm exploring Nietzsche's eternal return as lived practice, chaos magick techniques, or games as containers for transformation. Depth psychology meets the esoteric. Ancient wisdom meets the AI age. Theory becomes practice. This is what narrative alchemy sounds like from the inside: raw, rea ...
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This Week In Palestine

Truth and Justice Radio

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"This podcast sheds light on the daily struggles faced by Palestinians since the loss of their homeland. We bring you in-depth discussions and factual insights into the suffering endured by the indigenous people under a fascist state that continues to expand and claim their lands."
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On Neuro Current, we delve into the stories and conversations surrounding research published in the journals of the Society for Neuroscience. Through its publications, JNeurosci, eNeuro, and the History of Neuroscience in Autobiography, SfN promotes discussion, debate, and reflection on the nature of scientific discovery, to advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system.
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JAMA Medical News

JAMA Network

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Discussions of timely topics in clinical medicine, biomedical research, public health, health policy, and more, featured in the Medical News section of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara is a weekly podcast that showcases leaders in narrative journalism, essay, memoir, documentary film, radio and podcasts about the art and craft of telling true stories. Follow the show @creativenonfictionpodcast on Instagram and visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!
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If you’ve ever laughed through tears or whispered, “What else could go wrong?” — this story’s for you. The podcast-to-book series, "Dried Cherry Juice" dives into heartbreak, healing, and juicy humor amid the chaos. Author Cece doesn’t just survive the flames — she dances in them, learning that the line between breaking down and breaking open is thinner (and funnier) than anyone admits. Raw, real, and redemptive — proof that even in fire, you can find your flow. Step into a transformative jo ...
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Journal Party

Alex Gallner

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The Journal Party Podcast is a groovy journal jam session where every week we get together to jam out to tasty grooves while we journal through guided journal prompts as a community. Join Alex Gallner and the rest of the party as you uncover and discover the deeper aspects of yourself to live your best life. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced journaler, the Journal Party Podcast is a great resource for anyone looking to get more out of their journaling practice.
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SEASON 6: Unreliable Witness (2024/25) Investigating the high-profile case of Ellie Williams, the young woman jailed for lying about sexual assault and grooming in her home town. Sky News’ Jason Farrell and Liz Lane look at what could have led her to make these claims and if, underneath it all, there is some other secret buried amongst the lies. NEW YORK FESTIVALS RADIO AWARDS - GOLD, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM PODCAST SEASON 5: Patient 11 (2024) Following the death of her brother, young mothe ...
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Have you ever had a hard time 'letting go'? Replaying the same embarrassing moments over and over in your head? Then join us, Shadoe Ball and Victoria Muir-Burcea for this podcast about forgiving yourself! This is a show where we reveal the messy bits about ourselves, without judgement. It’s a show where we can reflect, learn, grow and maybe even laugh about our actions, attitudes and behaviours. This podcast about letting go helps you unwind. You can be a fly on the wall and listen in on ca ...
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Doubletake

WORLD Radio

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Doubletake is a narrative podcast. We tell stories creatively about interesting people encountering big ideas. It’s journalism plus storytelling, informed by a biblical worldview.
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Narrative

Mary Rogers

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Narrative - a journey into the ancient art of storytelling. A place to gather by the fire and share the stories of our ancestors. A place to gather and tell our own tales. Here, we will explore legends, fairytales, myths, and folklore.
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Docs

CFUV

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Check out a wide-range of documentaries produced by CFUV's staff and volunteers. Featuring one-offs and multi-part series composed of interviews, ambient audio, personal journals, and special cuts from your favorite radio station. Come take a deep dive into all manner of stories with us.
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Visualising War and Peace

The University of St Andrews

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How do war stories work? And what do they do to us? Join University of St Andrews historian Alice König and colleagues as they explore how war and peace get presented in art, text, film and music. With the help of expert guests, they unpick conflict stories from all sorts of different periods and places. And they ask how the tales we tell and the pictures we paint of peace and war influence us as individuals and shape the societies we live in.
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In 2018, in light of some pretty aggressive rhetoric and policies being enacted by the Trump administration, many people were asking a pretty direct question: Should ICE be abolished? Seven years later, amidst arguably even harsher policies and language, many are still asking that same question. So today, on the second installment in our Code Switc…
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“OPERATION: CORNERED KRINGLE” By Scott Donnelly #scarystories #halloweenstories #halloweenkids #storiesforkids #kidsstories #scarystoriesforkids #microterrors Visit our website: https://MicroTerrors.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaUOther narra…
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I was just a janitor mopping floors when a Harvard professor invited me to witness history – the opening of the first wormhole. What came next cost me fifteen years of nightmares. IN THIS EPISODE: It’s Thriller Thursday! This week - “The Artist” by C.J. Henderson *** “The Harvard Wormhole Experiment” by Nathaniel Lewis *** “The Itch” by Weirdo fami…
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This episode originally aired on March 12, 2025. Hollywood taught us to be afraid of a super powerful artificial intelligence that will one day conquer humanity. So not surprisingly, many screenwriters and actors are very skeptical of AI, and concerns about AI were central to the Hollywood labor strikes in 2023. But animators may actually be the mo…
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"We always were having conversations about, if we can't solve it, what then? What is this about? Why isn't it solved? And what is our job? Is the job of a journalist to solve crimes? No, it's to document. So what are we documenting? We're documenting what had to happen for there to be no answer in a situation where there should be an answer," says …
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After the Trump administration cut off food aid from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved. By Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester. Originally published Dec. 17, 2025. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate.…
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Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death. By Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester. Originally published Dec. 17, 2025. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate.…
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Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a result. By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy. Originally published Dec. 15, 2025. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating…
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Charles Dickens didn't invent the Christmas ghost story — he was continuing a tradition that stretched back centuries. These true tales of holiday hauntings show why the longest nights of winter were once considered the most dangerous. IN THIS EPISODE: Before Halloween claimed the spooky spotlight, Christmas Eve was once the traditional time for te…
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Twenty-three days ago, a mysterious advent calendar arrived on Officer Matthew Klein's doorstep — no sender, no return address, just a heavy wooden box with twenty-four numbered doors and a carved face with hollow eyes. Since then, every trinket inside has proven to be an omen of death, each prophecy fulfilled in violence and horror. The entity beh…
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On Christmas Eve 1642, shepherds witnessed something impossible — two phantom armies fighting a brutal battle in the sky over Edge Hill. When investigators arrived, they saw it too, and testified under oath to the king. Episode 12 of 12 in the #12NightmaresOfXmas series! IN THIS EPISODE: “Christmas Carols in the Woods”, “St. Mary’s Church”, “The La…
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When Santa's costume caught fire at a small-town Christmas program in 1924, the crowd rushed to the only door — but it opened inward, and they couldn't escape. One little girl vanished that night, and nearly a century later, two ghost children are still seen at the building where the bodies were taken. IN THIS EPISODE: “When The Show Didn’t Go On: …
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There's a reason that 100-year-old nutcracker was marked 80% off. And on Christmas Eve, my mom and I found out exactly what it was. STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES… The Grither”: https://tinyurl.com/qvkfdtg “Christmas Tree Decorations”: https://tinyurl.com/rapx4d7 “Die Nutcracker, Die!” by Dax Varley: https://tinyurl.com/wkp7uu6 “Machete Santa” by …
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The fight over the soul of higher education is very alive right now, with the Trump administration engaged in dozens of investigations and multiple lawsuits against colleges and universities around the country. Billions of research dollars at those schools have been frozen, too. So today, in a special series called Code Switch History Class, we're …
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On Christmas Eve 1973, a woman hiding from her ex-husband was found — and five children woke up without parents on Christmas morning. Episode 11 of 12 in the #12NightmaresOfXmas series! In this episode: “The Eternal Beatle”, “Home For The Holidays”, “The Kennedy Road Phantom”, “Santa Stuffs The Stockings”, “Santa And The Elf”, “The Ghost In The Liv…
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The motive in the Brown U shooting, is Nick Reiner insane, the Epstein redactions, Bongino is a hero, the real housewives of MAGA, Vanity Fair photos and who killed the 60 Minutes story. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-death-of-journalism--5691723/support.By Workhouse Connect
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Over three nights in December 1980, during the Christmas weekend, dozens of military personnel at a British air base witnessed something in the woods that remains officially unexplained. IN THIS EPISODE: Imagine celebrating the holidays around your Christmas tree – and it begins shaking for no reason! (The Swaying Christmas Tree) *** What dark secr…
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In this lively episode, Wish takes us on a reflective journey through the whirlwind of 2025. With themes of grief, victory, and renewal, Wish shares personal stories of renovation and resilience, reminding us that life is a series of renovations—both literal and metaphorical. As we bid farewell to the year, Wish encourages us to embrace change, fin…
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In Austria, naughty children don't get coal — they get beaten by a goat-horned demon who might drown them in a river. Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES… ”The Tradition” by Andrea Stanet: https://tinyurl.com/wkp…
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Twenty-two days ago, a mysterious advent calendar arrived on Officer Matthew Klein's doorstep — no sender, no explanation, just twenty-four doors and a carved bearded face with hollow eyes. Since then, Marshport has become a graveyard. The entity behind it has a name now: Zurvan, an ancient demon whose mid-winter worship culminates on December 24th…
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As soon as Alternate Realities publishes, Zach Mack calls his dad to hear his reactions to the series. The conversation takes an unexpected turn, launching them into another year-long experiment. To listen to this series sponsor-free and support NPR, sign up for Embedded+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choice…
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From 2024 (but relevant always)...our favorite Santas read the famous poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Email us! Who are you? What's your niche? What do you like about this show? Find pictures from Leslie’s time with Santas here. Looking to give a tax-deductible gift? Consider giving to this project. More information here. TELL A FRIEND ABOUT US!…
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When the Kubis family moved into their Milwaukee home in 1913, they didn't know the previous owner had made a deathbed promise to return—and she was a woman of her word. Episode 10 of 12 in the #12NightmaresOfXmas series! In this episode: “Mrs Pickman’s Ghost”, “Haunts of Hartland”, “The Things We Do For Love”, “The Christmas Rosebush”, “Please Hel…
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