Best TFD Podcasts (2025)

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Dispatches 3 & 4 (Smoke was admirably tight-lipped about the numerous breaches of protocol that took place in the family's absence. I'm sure someday Maria will discover the scratches on the dining table that Smoke and I covered up with a lovely floral centerpiece, but by then I'll be in the wind and Smoke can fend for herself. Bad Co-Host, bad! )…

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This page is dedicated to the memory of Fred Silver - musician, composer, lyricist, author, and vocal coach. He wrote seven musicals and over a hundred choral pieces, including this epic, performed here by the harmonious hepcats of Gotcha! (Ps. I published early so you can get to bed early 🙂‍↕️)By TFD

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The Folium would like to thank Todd Parker and the Witches 🖤🖤 Happy Holidays!By TFD

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Dispatch 2 (Smoke has been promoted to Co-Host for the next few episodes. She accepted the position once she realized it meant increased chin scratches, more frequent treats, and getting to jump on all the places Maria normally tries to prevent her from jumping on. In return, she promised not to play with my mouse 🖱️ yeah right )…

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Dispatch 1By TFD

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Happy to hear Raff and Ares made up - those two are high-maintenance!By TFD

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ARES ALERT 🙉 ADJUST VOLUME 🔊🔉🔈 "He had arrived in the city that morning on a Greyhound bus and would be leaving the same way..." From Exit StrategyBy TFD

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The Chakras Crown: White Third Eye: Indigo Throat: Blue Heart: Green Solar Plexus: Yellow Sacral: Orange Root: Red Chakra means “wheel” and refers to energy points in your body. They are thought to be spinning disks of energy that should stay “open” and aligned, as they correspond to bundles of nerves, major organs, and areas of our energetic body …

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Last night's party ended just like this! (w/o Matthew Broderick, but Ferris was there in spirit)By TFD

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The Folium Books of the Week The Girl From Spaceship Earth: Surf's Up! Valuing Life: Rules and Regulations rule The Hard Crowd: A writer may be in the world but is not always of the world Nomadic Theory: Everything is alive and in motion Frankenstein: Life's what you make it The Operating System: Anarchy Rules! Decolonizing Wealth: Anything can be …

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L. A. Meyer was the author of the Bloody Jack series, which chronicles the exploits of an impetuous heroine who fought her way up from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order 🏴‍☠️By TFD

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I Quit (the book not the show!)By TFD

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268 | Christmas Ghost Stories to Haunt Your Holiday 1:02:23

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When winter settles in and the world grows quiet, strange things start to stir. In this year’s TFD Christmas Special, we’re sharing true ghost stories and creepy encounters to haunt your holiday and prove they aren’t always filled with Christmas cheer. You’ll hear about a haunted apartment in Ohio where a ghost learned to coexist with its tenants, …

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We all have our own ways of letting off steam 🏁By TFD

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Yesterday's musical coda was by the wonderful Alyssandra Nighswonger 🏹 Ps. I asked Pax if we could keep fan mail open for one more day because, to be honest, I enjoy the attention 😅By PKD

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Thank you all for the lovely birthday messages! Pax just sprung that on me - I had no idea. I really appreciate each and every one of you that has listened to this show. We are on the home stretch! (Confidential to TP: Thanks so much for the gift! I forwarded it to Gil to post on Christmas Eve)By TFD

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Episode 114: How to Lose Weight This New Year and Keep it Off 35:52

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If you want to lose weight this New Year and actually keep it off, this episode will change how you think about fat loss. In this episode of Performance That Matters, Jordi sits down with Jack (The Combat Dietitian) to break down why most New Year weight loss attempts fail and what actually works long term. This isn’t about crash dieting, extreme r…

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Hello again, this is Pax. If you would like to send Miss Hazzard birthday wishes, we have enabled Fan Mail at The Folium Diary. Click the link that says 'It's Cherie's Birthday' from any episode to send a text message to the Folium. The link will be active until Page 85 is posted. Thank you for listening to The Folium Diary. (Fan Mail should work f…

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Choose Your Leaders Wisely To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be lied to. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those …

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Giving my voice (and you 😉) the night off. Instead, please enjoy this audio of Octavia Butler at a panel discussion at UCLA in 2002. FYI, this book sounds great: Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler "Susana M. Morris places Butler’s story firmly within the cultural, social, and historical context that shaped her life: the Civ…

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I do my best work behind the scenes 🎭By TFD

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Live from the ladies room of the Growler Garage 🧻 (Had to edit out some juicy gossip ✂️ People I don't know dishing on other people I don't know. Now I know too much! )By TFD

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"We are born, not with purpose, but with potential"By TFD

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Episode 113: Nutrition for Tradesmen | Fasting for Athletes | Nutrition for Office Workers 32:11

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In this episode of Jordi is joined by Producer Josh to talk nutrition for real world people. The guys start by giving a recap of Jordi's last two Ultra Marathons; Surf Coast 100km and Blackall 50km and then we answer Josh's nutrition questions. We cover; how tradesmen and women can optimise their diet while working long hard hours, why energy drink…

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Aikido is The Art of Peace 🕊️By TFD

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"Parables can be understood only from within" - James R. Edwards "Frankenstein is a parable for the rise and fall of artificial intelligence" - Cherie Hazzard (Where does it say I can't quote myself? )By TFD

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Five Postulates of a Spiritual Vision for the Internet In the Virtual World, There Is Only The Present To Be ON the Internet Is Not To Be OF the Internet Virtual Communion Can Lessen Isolation We Must Re-Imagine the Sacraments in the Virtual World We Must Transcend Obsolescence The virtual world makes us disembodied and discarnate - we become angel…

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Rats! Mispronounced Ffynnon - again. I really need a mnemonic... How about, 'Huckleberry Finn, under the moonlit sky' - Finn-un - got it! ...then I found this in 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'... "As I lay there, I smoked my tobacco and looked into the sky - not a cloud was in it. The sky looks very deep when you lie down on your back in the …

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🌼 A Daisy a Day Drives the Doldrums Away 😊By TFD

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You can't force polyfusion “Twenty-five hundred years of rational culture are in the process of dissolution. Age-old habits of conceptualization will not serve to train observation on the effects of the new man-made forms of energy. Since Plato, philosophers and scientists have attributed constant forms and patterns of action only to the world of ‘…

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Episode 112: Can I Have Creatine During Fight Week? | How Many Carbs Can I Have During Fight Week? | Listener Q&A | 37:45

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On this episode of Performance That Matters I am joined by Lauren Nash to answer questions from our audience. We cover; how many carbohydrates are necessary to deplete muscle glycogen during fight week, how to train your gut for endurance races, having different nutrition strategies for different stages of your races, if you can have creatine durin…

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If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night and felt like something was standing there watching you, you’re not alone. Across the world, people are quietly sharing stories of shadowy figures at the foot of their beds, strange apparitions crawling across ceilings, and encounters that waltz across the line between nightmares and waking life. T…

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There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth - we are all crew 🌐 Like-minded Visionaries 🍁By TFD

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“Your faith is proclaimed all over the world” (Well that was interesting! Pax is nice, and Ares sounds just like I imagined 🙉)By TFD

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"The Amelia Project is a secret agency that offers a very special service: Faking its clients' deaths and bringing them back with a new identity" Check out all the great shows at Fable & Folly Voices by ElevenLabs (Pip is real!)By TFD

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YES! ✊🏻 Thanks, Ares 🦄 I figured it was time to update my profile. I'm wearing my Wildfang tee from Daisy and holding a Peanuts pin Mom gave me that says 'SPEAK OUT!!' Both depict Lucy, who is loud, brash, bold, and can be a bit... sneaky 🏈 What's that got to do with me??By TFD

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💐 Home Sweet Lodge! So nice to come back to a sparkling clean room (not a single cruffin crumb!) and fresh flowers. Thank you, Sam 😊 🙉 Apologies for yesterdays aural assault. On the other ear, if you want more 🫨🫨 🍃 Oops! Daisy says "LeaF is pronounced leaf, like the Folium leaf. I should've made a note - sorry" ...she didn't tease me! 😧 I'd feel be…

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🌼This episode brought to you by DoppelDäisy 🌼 Doppelgänger - poem by James Lindon Doppelgänger - music by LeaF 🔊By TFD

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"our world is confusing...but not incomprehensible"By TFD

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🦃 Doppeltürkeys 🦃 Thank you for listening! Extra Credit for Informatics Addicts: 📖 Match the quotes to their book 📖 Voices by ElevenLabsBy TFD

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"...it's not just individuals who are being copied, but the entirety of human existence..."By TFD

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Doppelgängers in the news! Doppelspïder Meet Your Mïrror DoppelgïngerBy TFD

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Any adventure worth having begins with an ample supply of clean socks 🧦🧦🧦 Let's Roll!By TFD

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"where else could you get drama like this?" 🎭 (Also, it's Sagittarius Season! ♐ I really enjoyed pondering the mystical musings of Rob Brezsny. Here's a bit of this week's advice for Sag's: "Contrary to every other planet, on Venus the sun rises in the west and sets in the east. If celestial bodies can be so gloriously contrary to convention, so ca…

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"sometimes you just want to eat dinner without knowing how the tofu is made"By TFD

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DON'T LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. REALLY, DO NOT LISTEN TO IT! 🔇🙉🔇 STOP!! 🔇🙉🔇 ... (This has been an experiment in 'reverse psychology'. Did it work??)By TFD

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🐏🐂👯🦀 What's 🦁🤍⚖️🦂 Your 🏹🐐🌊🐟 Sign?By TFD

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266 | A Premonition, A Paper Clown & A Haunted House 1:04:31

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In this episode, we’re diving into a collection of real paranormal experiences and stories of haunted houses, strange black shadows, toys and electronics turning on by themselves, and dreams that felt more like visitations. These are firsthand accounts from people who’ve lived through moments they can’t explain. From unsettling sleep paralysis to e…