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We live on WeaponWorld. Why not PeaceWorld? How would that work? What should we expect? Has that transition been discussed to your satisfaction, or was it suppressed? I'm slopping a ladle full of forbidden PeaceWorld Mulligan Stew onto your WeaponWorld prison zinc tray. Next! Nous habitons la terre en armes. Pourquoi pas au monde paisible ? Comment cela marcherait-il ? Cette transition t'a-t-elle été discutée de façon satisfaisante ou supprimée ? Je te verse une louchée interdite de Ragout M ...
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We think of serial killers when we hear the word psychopath, but the vast majority are not in prison, but walking among us. Lacking a conscience, they leave a path of destruction and despair as they pass through life. There is no doubt that there is at least one psychopath in your life. You may not even yet know it, as psychopaths are very charming and persuasive. Your partner, your coworker, your boss, your neighbor – any one of them may be a psychopath. Psychopaths pursue their chosen vict ...
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POD HOSTAGE DIPLOMACY

SenseOfDuty Media

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We work to free hostages and the unjustly detained worldwide. Together with their families, we share their stories and let you know how you can help. Host, Daren Nair has been campaigning with many of these families for years and will introduce you to some of the most courageous and resilient people among us, people who have never given up hope, people who will never stop working to reunite their families.
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Smashing Security

Graham Cluley

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Smashing Security isn’t your typical tech podcast. Hosted by cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, it serves up weekly tales of cybercrime, hacking horror stories, privacy blunders, and tech mishaps - all with sharp insight, a sense of humour, and zero tolerance for tech waffle. Winner of the best and most entertaining cybersecurity podcast awards in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Smashing Security has had over ten million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and ...
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Hosted by Mike Smithgall, Atheistville explores atheism, deconversion, and secular life through open, respectful conversation. The channel features two signature shows: Mike Drop – weekly commentary on religion, politics, and culture from a reasoned, secular perspective. Breakfast with a Heathen – a relaxed Sunday Q&A that tackles listener and Reddit questions about belief, honesty, and living without faith. Together, they create a space for candid dialogue about leaving belief behind, think ...
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The Plant-Based Podcast

Mitchell Gutteridge

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This is The Plant-Based Podcast. Hosted by The Plant-Based Coach , where myself & guests take a look at the latest research to give you practical advice on the best way to transform your body into a fit, lean, green machine with a clear conscience, and optimal health.
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Justified Anger, an initiative of Nehemiah, brings you stories and conversations from staff and the community that inspire, educate, and engage toward justice action. The goal is to eliminate racial disparities by provoking moral conscience and directing collective action at the grassroots and systemic levels.
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Worst Thing Ever

Caylan Ford

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Guests share stories about the worst thing that has ever happened to them — or in some cases, the worst thing they have ever done. These stories are told as a vindication of suffering, though which we are initiated into deeper stages of life, and gain insight into what it is to be truly human.
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Send us a text This Breakfast with a Heathen episode covers a range of questions from faith and politics to parenting and personal belief. We start with how religion was never out of U.S. politics—Trump only made it obvious—and look at what happens when faith becomes a tool for control rather than reflection. We talk about the idea that atheists “b…
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A literal insider threat: we head to a Romanian prison where “self-service” web kiosks allowed inmates to run wild. Then we head to the checkout aisle to ask why JavaScript on payment pages went feral, and how new PCI DSS rules are finally muzzling Magecart-style skimmers. Plus: Graham reveals his new-found superpower with Keyboard Maestro, and Sco…
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Send us a text In this episode, Mike Smithgall dissects Pete Hegseth’s viral Lord’s Prayer video and its disturbing fusion of religion and state power. Using biblical analysis and historical parallels from Sinclair Lewis and Eugene Debs, he explains how Christian nationalism repackages faith as propaganda and patriotism as obedience. This episode a…
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Send us a text Mike Smithgall, the unelected mayor of Atheistville, sits down with coffee to answer your questions about atheism, belief, and honesty. From telling your Christian mom you’re an atheist to why arguing with believers never works, this Sunday Q&A takes on faith, comfort, family, and finding peace without religion. No sermon, no shoutin…
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A critical infrastructure hack hits the headlines - involving default passwords, boasts on Telegram, and a finale that will make a few cyber-crooks wish the ground would swallow them whole. Meanwhile we dig into the bit we don't talk about enough: the human cost of defending companies from hackers - stress, burnout, and how better leadership cultur…
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"Tech Bros sold themselves as rule-breaking innovators, but they’ve long relied on old-world tax breaks and subsidies — selling visions of the future while gaming the system.” Clip: Tech Billionaires Have Found a NEW Way to Extort You Music: Would I Lie to You? (Remastered Version) - YouTube ***** Data center buildout is creating new winners, says …
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“The most powerful systems don’t hide in the dark — they hide in plain sight, wrapped in the language of progress.” Music: Everybody Wants To Rule The World - YouTube NOTE: I kept links/resources next to copy, please verify for yourself;) LOL Portland’s Mascot March: Protesters Turn ICE ‘War Zone’ Into Spectacle | APT - YouTube In our Wi-Fi world, …
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“Belgium: The world calls it neutral. The traffickers call it home.” . Clips Played: Why Did King Leopold II of Belgium Kill The Congolese People? Music: Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now (Official Audio) King Leopold II's Son Was Born With A Chilling Deformity - YouTube Belgian Princess Condemns Her Family’s Brutal Colonial History in Congo & Ca…
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Send us a text If morality comes from God, why do moral progress and religious doctrine so often collide? Mike Smithgall breaks down the myth that we need divine authority to be good. This episode examines empathy’s evolutionary roots, the failures of fear-based morality, and the evidence that secular societies thrive without divine command. It’s a…
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Your computer's mouse might not be as innocent as it looks - and one ransomware crew has a crisis of conscience that nobody saw coming. We talk about how something as ordinary as a web page could turn your mouse into a surprisingly nosey neighbour, and why ransomware gangs need to think carefully about their reputation. Meanwhile, Graham reveals a …
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Awareness isn’t about fear; it’s about time. The sooner we see what’s hiding in plain sight, the more lives we can save. Clips Played How Long Can You Survive With Stage 4 Lung Cancer? - Oncology Support Network - YouTube Music: The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (Audio) What happens in every stage of lung cancer? | Can…
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Send us a text A counselor in Colorado claims her “sincerely held beliefs” give her the right to counsel LGBTQ+ minors out of who they are. The state says that’s harmful pseudoscience. She says “First Amendment.” And now, the Supreme Court will decide. Host Mike Smithgall breaks down Chiles v. Salazar, exposing the tactics behind the legal argument…
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Send us a text In this candid conversation, Mike shares his path from a devout Lutheran youth leader and Boy Scout to an openly bisexual atheist who rebuilt his life after addiction, prison, and deep personal conflict. We discuss the pressures of growing up in a conservative religious environment, wrestling with questions about faith and morality, …
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“A single lie discovered is enough to create doubt in every truth expressed.” — Unknown Clips Played: AP Exclusive: Inside Romania's Secret CIA Prison - YouTube Music: Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (Official Audio) - YouTube Do you have a psychopath in your life? The best way to find out is read my book. BOOK *FREE* Download – Psychopat…
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“If we remain silent when we know harm is being done, that silence itself becomes a form of complicity” Clips Played: What Is CSAM? Music: John Lennon - Imagine (Remastered 2020) - YouTube Did America's Most Wanted Host Hide a Dark Secret? - YouTube Tulsa Official Arrested on CSAM Charges - YouTube Sextortion - Wikipedia Childline - Wikipedia Caugh…
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Researchers uncovered a security flaw in Salesforce’s shiny new Agentforce. The vulnerability, dubbed "ForcedLeak", let them smuggle AI-read instructions in via humble Web-to-Lead form... and ended up spilling data for the low, low price of five dollars. And we discuss why data breach communications still default to "we take security seriously" whi…
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“The system depends on a lie: it lives in a lie and it breathes a lie.” — Vaclav Havel Clips Pllayed: Romania Betrayed Everyone in WWII? - YouTube Music: Dionne Warwick - Alfie - Legendas EN - PT-BR - YouTube Megyn Kelly is Nichole Brown Simpson, PROOF Via Hand Vein Biometrics Is Megyn Kelly REALLY Nicole Brown Simpson ?(U-Decide) Megyn Addresses t…
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Send us a text Religious faith often leans on mysteries as proof of God. But when science explains those mysteries, faith loses ground. In this episode, I trace the history of the god-of-the-gaps argument, from Zeus’s lightning to modern debates over consciousness. I show why this strategy fails, and why atheism is better framed as trust in curiosi…
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Send us a text Church attendance is plummeting, yet calls for America to be a “Christian nation” are growing louder. In this Mike Drop episode, we unpack the paradox: why Christian nationalism is gaining steam even as religion fades. It’s not about faith, it’s about identity, fear, and power. From empty pews to political pulpits, we explore how bra…
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“From the Holy Land to Hollywood, the only crusade that never ends is tax evasion. You can kill the journalist, but you can’t bury the paper trail.” Clips Played: Hospitallers Hidden Knights of Mercy and War - YouTube How was Daphne Caruana Galizia murdered? - YouTube 2018: Inside the corruption allegations plaguing Malta Music: Aaron Tippin - You'…
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Ransomware doesn’t just freeze computers - it can silence alarms too. And when the Natural History Museum in Paris went dark, thieves helped themselves to €600,000 worth of gold in a daring late-night heist. Meanwhile, developers have a new headache: a worm dubbed “Shai Hulud” has wriggled its way through more than 180 npm packages, quietly stealin…
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Send us a text This week's failed rapture prediction joins a long list of embarrassing doomsday dates, but it reveals something deeper about human psychology and social media manipulation. We explore the 200-year history of rapture theology, the pattern of failed predictions from 1988 to today, and why TikTok has become the new frontier for apocaly…
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Send us a text 🎙 Podcast Description What happens when faith unravels? In this episode, former pastors and believers reflect on the loneliness of leaving religion, the emotional toll of deconstruction, and the importance of finding community. You’ll hear stories of loss, resilience, and the shift from magical thinking to evidence-based reality. Whe…
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Send us a text In this episode, we focus on why many secular and humanist meetups don’t last. We hear from longtime organizers about how they rebuilt the social network that people lose after leaving religious institutions. They share how snacks, casual brunches, movies in the park, and simple conversation act as the glue. We look closely at the Bl…
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"When borders are undefined and truth is rewritten, deception doesn’t look like a lie—it looks like law, science, or scripture.” Clip Played: What the Bible Doesn’t Tell You About Ancient Israel | Jordan Maxwell - YouTube Britain in Palestine 1917-1948 - YouTube @ 11:34 hat photo Music: This Land is Your Land ‘Funded Science’? Big Diaper CASHES IN …
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Send us a text The U.S. government is testing the limits of the First Amendment. In one week, Pam Bondi promised prosecutions for “hate speech,” the FCC threatened ABC over Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes, and Trump labeled Antifa a terrorist organization. In this Mike Drop, I argue why labeling ideas as terrorism is a dangerous precedent. We explore the iron…
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“Kings are not born; they are made by universal hallucination.” – George Bernard Shaw Clip Played: Khazars, Ashkenazi Jews & the Truth: DNA Doesn't Lie! Music: Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People (Official Audio) - YouTube The secret History of Khazarian Mafia – The Final Wakeup Call – English Why Israel Kidnaps Children (Jewish Ones Too) - Yo…
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When "bad actors" stop being hackers and start being... actual actors. This week, Graham and special guest Jenny Radcliffe play “Hacker or Ham?” (yes, Steven Seagal, we’re looking at you), before diving into a campaign which saw an Iranian gang luring Israeli performers with fake casting calls for a serious film. We unpack why positive lures can sh…
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“History is a set of lies agreed upon.” — Napoleon Bonaparte Clip Played: How three terrorist groups formed the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) | The Big Picture - YouTube The Billionaire Property Developer Behind Trump’s Gaza Plan jihadists - YouTube Do you have a psychopath in your life? The best way to find out is read my book. BOOK *FREE* Download…
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Send us a text This week’s Mike Drop examines Attorney General Pam Bondi’s claim that the Justice Department will “target hate speech.” Mike Smithgall unpacks what the law actually says, highlights the hypocrisy of both left and right on free expression, and explains why consistency is the only real protection for free speech. With Trump’s rhetoric…
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Send us a text This week, we tackle the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk and its broader implications for American democracy. Our discussion covers Kirk's rise as a major figure in Christian nationalist movements, the immediate political reactions to his death, and the troubling patterns of political violence in the United States…
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Send us a text For centuries, religious leaders have predicted the end of the world — and for centuries, they’ve been wrong. In this episode, our panel discusses failed prophecies, the cultural fascination with apocalypse narratives, and the political consequences of end times obsession. We also explore how these beliefs fuel dangerous thinking, fr…
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"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind." — George Orwell Music: Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen (HQ) - YouTube Do you have a psychopath in your life? The best way to find out is read my book. BOOK *FREE* Download – Psychopath In Your Life4 Support …
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Send us a text In this episode, we reflect on growing up without the language or community to identify as an atheist — a reality that left many of us isolated before the internet connected like-minded people. Our conversation explores how religious communities reinforce their beliefs weekly, while atheists lack the same infrastructure or political …
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Ever wondered what would happen if Burger King left the keys to the kingdom lying around for anyone to use? Ethical hackers did - and uncovered drive-thru recordings, hard-coded passwords, and even the power to open a Whopper outlet on the moon. Meanwhile, over in Silicon Valley, one AI wunderkind managed to turn a $7 million payday into a career-e…
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“By the time the flock sees the wolf, it’s too late — because evil always comes dressed as help.” — Dianne Emerson Clips: ADL CEO: Christianity Long Accused of Fueling Antisemitism Through History. Music: Doctor My Eyes (Remastered) - YouTube ADL Caught in Link to Nazis and KKK Rome and Jerusalem: The Last National Question - Wikipedia Rome and Jer…
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Send us a text Mike examines Florida's groundbreaking decision to eliminate all school vaccine mandates, exposing how genuine religious concerns have been hijacked by political movements. With vaccine exemptions at record highs and measles cases surging, this episode unpacks the dangerous intersection of Christian nationalism, selective bodily auto…
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“They renamed eugenics as genomics, but the game never changed — the same elites still decide who belongs, whose history is told, and which truths get buried.” — Dianne Emerson Music: The Platters - The Great Pretender - Lyrics - YouTube Do you have a psychopath in your life? The best way to find out is read my book. BOOK *FREE* Download – Psychopa…
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“History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” — Mark Twain Music: America - A Horse With No Name (Official Audio) - YouTube Do you have a psychopath in your life? The best way to find out is read my book. BOOK *FREE* Download – Psychopath In Your Life4 Support is Appreciated: Support the Show – Psychopath In Your Life Tune in: Podcast Link…
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