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Each week, best mates Laura Smyth and Carmen Butcher dive headfirst into the daft, the ridiculous, and the gloriously dumb - from their own personal disasters to the wildest, most unhinged things the internet (and the world) throws at us. Emma Watson losing her driving license for speeding? They’re on it. A woman taking a selfie with a shark and getting her hands bitten off? You know they’re talking about it. A CEO getting caught cheating at a Coldplay concert? They’re already laughing. If y ...
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webSYNradio

Dominique Balaÿ and the artists - https://synradio.fr/ - [email protected]

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websynradio : a radio program hosted by Dominique Balaÿ. WebSYNradio is an independent radio program whose broadcast is streamed 24/7. WebSYNradio brings together propositions from artists or intellectuals that are for the most part well-established on the international scene.https://synradio.fr/ Parmi les artistes participants : 0 (Joël Merah, Stéphane Garin, Sylvain Chauveau), Adam Nankervis, Alan Dunn, Alfredo Costa Monteiro, Amanda Belantara, Anna O et Alain Descarmes, Anna Raimondo, Ann ...
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The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson / The Podglomerate

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Amateur enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Episodes are not in chronological order and you don't need to start at the beginning - feel free to jump in wherever you like! Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. Contact the show at [email protected].
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Wrongful Conviction

Lava for Good Podcasts

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Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others cont ...
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Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 1-3 which were released between 2009 and 2012, featuring nearly 800 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here. In this volume, you'll hear: Alan Ladd playing Dan Holiday, a reporter-mystery writer who will go anywhere and do anything to those who send him a letter to Box 13. Jack ...
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What drives people to hurt the ones they love? Every week on Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide, we’ll go on a journey, together, through true crime relationship stories that were doomed bonds from the start. You won't be alone. I, Ky Toure, will be on the emotional journey with you; retelling stories of crimes of passion — reacting with raw honesty, passionate rants, and unfiltered frustration when justice isn’t served. From love-triangles to fatal attractions, we'll uncover the twiste ...
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Kiwi Yarns

Stuff | Brodie Kane Media

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Welcome to Kiwi Yarns - those yarns you have where you sit down, put the kettle on, pour a whiskey or crack open a beer I honestly don‘t mind. Anyway! We‘re sitting down and we’re yarning to some great New Zealanders, their back stories, their front stories, even stories where they went sideways, we will go there. It’s a place where we celebrate the great people of this glorious nation.
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Audible’s bold new addition to the Sherlock Holmes universe, Moriarty: The Devils Game, dares to ask: What if Holmes’ most villainous nemesis was actually an innocent man? Featuring Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings, Lost) in a riveting lead performance, Moriarty turns one of literature’s most famous rivalries on its head, recasting Professor James Moriarty as a desperate fugitive framed for murder–and hunted by dark forces who will stop at nothing to exploit his brilliance. Moriarty finds ...
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BE THAT LAWYER

Steve Fretzin

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BE THAT LAWYER is for attorneys who want more freedom, enjoyment and most importantly, control in their career. Topics will include business development, marketing, branding, technology, and law firm growth. The goal is to educate, entertain and share best practices related to these topics, so that you, the listener can get real value. This is primarily an interview show with great guests (attorneys and legal marketing professionals), sharing stories and analogies, as well as engaging in per ...
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NOBODY KNOWS BUT US

The Possibility Project

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The Possibility Project presents NOBODY KNOWS BUT US, an original musical podcast drama in five episodes written and acted by a cast of NYC foster care youth from the stories of their lives. Aesop is a high school student and an aspiring journalist. She is also a part of the NYC foster care system. Lately, she is noticing how little people really know about young people, especially young people in foster care. She decides to bring her friends Danu, Johnte, and Vanessa together and follow the ...
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Fairway Rollin'

The Ringer

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Joe House and Nathan Hubbard break down the latest headlines in the world of golf, with special guests, coverage of the major championships, and all the drama in the sport. Welcome to Fairway Rollin'!
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Beyond the Call: Medal of Honor Stories is a podcast dedicated to sharing the incredible true stories of the bravest soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines in American history. Each episode dives deep into the acts of extraordinary heroism that earned these individuals the Medal of Honor, the highest military award for valor in the United States. From the battlefields of the American Civil War to modern conflicts, we explore the battles they fought, the impossible decisions they made under f ...
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Fatherhood is the biggest rite of passage in a man’s life, and our biggest opportunity to grow up, wake up, and to learn who you actually are. This podcast is intended to be a lightning rod to call men to action, to create community, and to set a new tone and standard for what fatherhood means.
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Girl on the River

Patricia Carswell

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Patricia Carswell, aka Girl on the River, loves to row and loves to talk, so it makes sense that in her podcast she'll be chatting to guests from all around the rowing and sporting world about anything and everything to do with rowing. Always informal, occasionally silly, sometimes serious, often informative, she delves into questions such as how athletes become champions, how to promote diversity in sport, the secret to staying alive on an ocean, how to improve your erg score and what to do ...
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A respected law professor. A bitter custody battle. And a murder that took more than a decade to fully unravel. When Dan Markel was gunned down in his Tallahassee driveway in 2014, investigators uncovered a murder-for-hire plot tied to his ex-wife’s family, the Adelsons. Now, after years of wiretaps, arrests, and courtroom chaos, the matriarch hers…
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Laura’s turned up to the record looking full Ferris Bueller - sunglasses, cool attitude, the lot - except there are no days off when it comes to this podcast. She and Carmen are currently knee-deep in DIY, attempting to plaster walls and it's pretty funny. Plus, a listener writes in after finding herself laughing uncontrollably at willies, which so…
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In this episode, Steve Fretzin, Tim Semelroth, Casey Grabenstein, and Neil Dishman discuss: Building consistent habits Tracking meaningful metrics Repurposing and leveraging content Cultivating strategic relationships Key Takeaways: Dedicating time, using accountability systems, and leveraging support drives sustained business growth. Consistency a…
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On March 14, 1998, 16-year-old Benjamin Urias was shot in the Pico-Union neighborhood in Los Angeles, CA. The shot was not fatal, but Urias was hospitalized for two days. Urius was member of the 18th Street Gang, and told investigators that the shooter walked with a limp and shouted “Burlington Locos,” the name of another Los Angeles gang. Four day…
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When Hamlet, in his famous soliloquy, pondered the "dread of something after death, / the undiscovered country," he noted that such thoughts "puzzles the will." (Earlier editions of the play had this as a "hope of something after death" that "puzzles the brain." What's the significance for an Elizabethan writer (and audience) of the change from hop…
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A three-year-old boy is rushed to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, his hands and arms covered in blistered burns. Doctors take one look and know—this wasn’t an accident. This is the case of Breanna Lair and Jacob Snead. Then, another Louisville. This time, Alabama. A mother, Amber Winstead, wakes up in a motel bathtub to find her baby, Ki’…
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It’s Laura’s birthday, and she’s fresh back from a solo weekend in Edinburgh - meanwhile, Carmen’s got a bejeweled gift and a lot to say about people who actually take the time to write reviews. This week on Shouldn’t Laugh But, the girls get into the bizarre case of a woman arrested for sending farts via text to her boyfriend’s ex (yep, that’s a t…
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As we inch closer to war with Venezuela, historian Greg Grandin returns to Chapo for a history lesson about the War on Drugs as well as Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution. We also talk about the US’s long-running economic interests and petty feuds in Latin America, particularly regarding the region’s oil supplies. We then briefly speculate about jus…
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Release Date: May 20, 2011 A man is shot in tenement neighborhood but won’t give Johnny or the police a straight story as to who did it. Original Air Date: June 16, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box …
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When Hollywood actress Dominique Dunne landed her breakout role in Poltergeist, her future looked unstoppable ... until love turned deadly. At just 22, she was strangled outside her West Hollywood home by her ex-boyfriend, John Sweeney, a man whose obsession spiraled into violence. But what followed was almost as shocking as the murder itself. How …
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Commander George Fleming Davis’s story stands as one of the most striking examples of courage at sea during the Second World War. As commander of the destroyer United States Ship Walke during the approach to Lingayen Gulf on January sixth, nineteen forty five, Davis faced a relentless wave of suicide aircraft. Though mortally wounded when his ship …
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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Lee Rudin discuss: Aligning business with purpose Preparing financially before independence Marketing actively and creatively Leveraging systems, technology, and people Key Takeaways: Building a law practice around shared success creates deeper fulfillment and stronger client relationships. Choosing work that serv…
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Katherine Mansfield's writing, said Virginia Woolf, "was the only writing I was ever jealous of." In this episode, Jacke talks to author Gerri Kimber about Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life, which explores the life and work of one of literary modernism's most significant writers. PLUS Jacke takes a look at the unusual friendship between poet W.H. …
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René Heyde left his 14th school in Year 12 after a teacher told him he was “useless”. He wasn’t. He was a kid surviving a traumatic childhood, just trying to find his way. A few years later, after a chance ride through the streets of Christchurch, René was wearing a New Zealand jersey at the 1974 Commonwealth Games - and bringing home a bronze meda…
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In this Abounding Love episode, I share how we need to know where to find what God says in twenty-one (21) specific Bible chapters that focus on a particular subject. Some chapters are so famous in the Church, they have received universally known names. Join me as we review where these chapters are found and why we want to remember their "address" …
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Six new, inspiring episodes of Wrongful Conviction, hosted by Lauren Bright Pacheco, that celebrate the potential of human connection to empower ordinary people to overcome extraordinary odds and injustices. Real individuals who unexpectedly became one another’s personal heroes by turning tragedy into triumph. Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright…
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A frantic 911 call, a baby in the backseat, and a story that didn’t add up. When police in Ormond Beach, Florida arrived, 18-month-old Sebastian Gardner was already gone. His small body showed signs that he’d been left in a hot truck for hours while his father, Scott Gardner, sat drinking inside a bar. What followed was a case that shocked even sea…
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Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have officially thrown in the Strictly Come Dancing towel… and two podcast hosts (cough Laura and Carmen cough) are suddenly VERY interested in a new side hustle. Also this week - a listener writes in about her child’s absolutely unhinged tell-tale sign she’s lying (it’s iconic), and the girls unpack the newly releas…
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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Walt Hampton discuss: Following what lights you up Mastering time instead of managing it Saying no to create freedom Preventing burnout through alignment Key Takeaways: Fulfillment doesn’t come from doing what seems logical but from pursuing what makes you come alive. Many lawyers achieve success yet feel empty in…
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Release Date: May 19, 2011 A startling change in a college professor including the professor’s wolf hound attacking him. Original Air Date: March 17, 1947 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, I…
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Dmitry Ivanovich Khvostov (1757-1835) might be the worst poet who ever lived. Pathologically prolific and delusional dedicated to a craft for which he had no talent, he continued to write and publish his poetry despite the pleadings of friends, loved ones, critics, and the public. In this episode, Jacke talks to author Ilya Vinitsky and translator …
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Release Date: May 18, 2011 George is called up to a skiing cabin to help protect a woman’s husband. However, when he arrives, he finds his clients motives are far more sordid. Original Air Date: December 26, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.n…
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When a scuba diver unzipped a duffel bag at the bottom of a quiet Ohio quarry, he expected lost gear, not what spilled out next. Inside were towels, rocks… and the body of a newborn baby boy. The community called him Baby Boy Hope, vowing to find the monster who had done it. But the truth, when it finally came six years later, stunned everyone. The…
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Apologies in advance to Laura’s mother-in-law. Laura is spiralling about what to do for her 10 year wedding anniversary with Ali and Carmen has a fresh blow-dry and is reminiscing about turning 18 - specifically the moment her Hungarian mum Gigi had a couple of drinks and broke into Stevie Wonder. Naturally. Also this week: Scrotox. Yes. A cosmetic…
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Release Date: May 17 2011 A woman offers Wolfe $1000 to help her and is then shot while talking to Archie on the phone. It looks like a suicide, but Archie and Wolfe know it was murder. Original Air Date: April 27, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetec…
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Programme de LanD ExcapE (Gavino GANAU / Giovanni DIBELTULU) pour webSYNradio : Ogni cosa è un segnale. L’intention de cette playlist inédite et originale élaborée pour webSYNradio est donc de proposer des suggestions sonores, en utilisant des langages qui stimulent la réflexion sur le monde d’aujourd’hui, sur ce qui se passe, et sur la manière don…
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Jasper Nathaniel is back with another report from the occupied West Bank. He tells us about a band of West Bank settlers attacking him and locals in the olive fields of Turmus’ayya, including an old woman who was beaten unconscious on camera. He then talks about the Israeli military and intelligence’s response to the crime, the footage actually bre…
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Release Date: May 16, 2011 Ross Dolan, just returned from service in World War II gets a job from a woman who wants to protect her from killing her husband. Original Air Date: January 21, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation t…
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When 43-year-old Kristil Krug was found beaten and stabbed in her Colorado garage, police thought her past had caught up with her. For months, she’d been stalked and terrorized by who she thought was her ex-boyfriend—sending threats, photos, and messages that tracked her every move. Her estranged husband, Daniel Krug, was "there to protect her." Bu…
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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Brian Haugh discuss: Navigating a selective legal market Preparing for a lateral move effectively Building control through specialization Approaching interviews with intention Key Takeaways: The current recruitment landscape favors lawyers with portable books and proven client relationships. Service partners witho…
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Author Devoney Looser may be a mild-mannered English professor to most people, but roller derby fans know her as Stone Cold Jane Austen, her smashmouth alter ego. In this episode, Devoney tells Jacke about her new book Wild for Austen: A Rebellious, Subversive, and Untamed Jane, which suggests we also rethink the commonly held view of "spinster Jan…
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She never set out to be the greatest rugby player of all time - she was just a little girl who loved sport. We’re lucky that girl was Portia Woodman-Wickliffe - a trailblazer for women’s rugby here in Aotearoa and across the world. At 34, she’s the top try-scorer in New Zealand rugby history, but that’s never been her “why”. We talk equality in spo…
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In this Abounding Love podcast, I share answers to often asked questions. You've probably found that men have a lot of answers, but many of them aren't good answers. And in reality, God has only one answer: His Word, Jesus Christ. In 1 Peter 3:15, we are to first sanctify [set apart] the Lord God in our hearts [the seat of our thoughts, choices and…
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A 911 call from Merritt Island, Florida, revealed every parent’s nightmare — a two-month-old baby, cold and unresponsive in his bassinet. But what started as a mysterious infant death soon pointed to something far darker. As investigators pieced together text messages between the parents, Belle and Donovan Winter, medical reports, and interviews, t…
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Release Date: May 13, 2011 Johnny heads to New York to investigate the death of an insured in a cabin, but runs into problems when the witness keep dying in mysterious “accidents.” Original Air Date: June 9, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.n…
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“There’s nothing Spookier than a sh*t husband" - Laura Smyth 2025. In this spook-tacular bonus episode of Shouldn’t Laugh But, Laura and Carmen are serving ghosts, ghouls, and questionable life choices. Laura reveals her costume plans (is it sexy… or a work of modern art?), Carmen’s got a foolproof hack to keep the trick-or-treaters far, far away, …
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Candidate for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joins us to catch up on the final few days of the campaign. Will and Zohran discuss Andrew Cuomo’s embarrassing campaign against him, how he plans to protect New Yorkers from Trump’s threatened federal incursions into the city, NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch, and how he intends to implement his agen…
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Release Date: May 12, 2011 Holmes and Watson investigate a case where several deaths revolve around a purported Egyptian curse. Original Air Date: March 10, 1947 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, B…
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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Dr. Rachel Boehm discuss: Building systems that support adaptability Redefining peak performance for longevity Clearing mental clutter for growth Pursuing fulfillment through reflection and learning Key Takeaways: Sustainable success in law combines strong organizational structures with personal flexibility. This …
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Wrongful Conviction with Lauren Bright Pacheco is back November 13th with all new episodes. So today, we’re revisiting one of the most memorable episode from her last season, episode #454, James Soto: James “Jimmy” Soto was wrongfully convicted at age 20 for a 1981 double homicide in Chicago’s Little Village despite no physical evidence and multipl…
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In the spring of 2022, Jacke dropped everything to plummet into one of the strangest poems he had ever read, "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). The result was a two-part episode that never quite found its home. In this special Halloween episode, we've combined the best parts of both of those episodes to bring you the full story of a…
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Release Date: May 11, 2011 George is sent to Panama by a movie producer to deliver a payoff to a wanted criminal who is threatening lawsuit over a film about his exploits. Original Air Date: December 12, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net M…
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A 911 call in Birmingham led police to a heartbreaking scene — three-year-old Keterrius “KJ” Sparks, lifeless after being left in a parked car for more than five hours in sweltering heat.But the kicker? The person who forgot him in the car, was his DHS case worker. ************************************** Do you have thoughts about this case, or is t…
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Laura’s been fighting alligators for centuries - mate! - while Carmen’s latest battle is with gravity after dropping her phone on the train tracks (where, apparently, the rats are now making calls). This week, cue the Pink Panther theme because there’s been a heist at The Louvre! Laura and Carmen dive into the art of the steal, questionable life ch…
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Release Date: May 10, 2011 Nero Wolfe is hired to find out if a woman is really the air of a wealthy blind man, but Wolfe suspect the man also fears being murdered. Original Air Date: April 20, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a dona…
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It’s a call-in show! We respond to nineteen calls ranging from serious predictions about the Trump era and beyond, the future of the Middle East, Warren Zevon stories, books for kids and high schoolers, and trying to wean a friend off H3H3. Also: gossip about John Fetterman and Jair Bolsonaro. YEAR ZERO: A Chapo Trap House Comic Anthology is back o…
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When a Michigan father calmly told 911 that his baby was “dead as a doornail,” even the dispatcher couldn’t believe his tone. But what police found inside the farmhouse was far worse than anyone expected. Ten-month-old Mary Welch had wasted away from starvation. Her parents, Seth Welch and Tatiana Fusari, claimed faith over medicine and refused to …
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Welcome to Beyond the Call, where history, leadership, and heroism come alive. I am your host, and today we bring you the extraordinary story of Private First Class Manuel Pérez Jr., a paratrooper of the 11th Airborne Division whose bravery at Fort William McKinley in February 1945 would help secure a crucial victory in the liberation of the Philip…
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In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Charles Gallaer discuss: Simplifying communication for clarity Building systems for an organization Investing in professional growth Learning resilience through experience Key Takeaways: Lawyers who communicate simply build stronger connections with clients and colleagues. Clear language removes confusion and make…
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Release Date: May 09, 2011 Pat is hired to find a missing woman after a fellow private detective was murdered trying to do the same job. Original Air Date: June 5, 1955 AFRTS Transcription Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: A…
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