Best Joseph Kaye Podcasts (2025)

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Bryan Burrough: The Gunfighters 50:22

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We’ve heard from my buddy Bryan Burrough before for one of his Audible books based on a true crime story. His new book is very different. It’s called The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild. Enough said. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my boo…

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James Polchin: Shadow Men 59:21

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Our story this week is set in the 1920s in Westchester County, New York…it’s a Jazz Age mystery. A young ex-sailor is found dead on a desolate road. A suspect from a wealthy family admits to the murder, but he claims that he was trying to protect a dangerous secret. Author James Polchin’s book, Shadow Men unravels a mystery more than a century old.…

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YSGOAT News: September 5, 2025 2:01:28

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We are back and talking about Rob‘s run in with blue-maga slayer Taylor Lorenz, the rumors surrounding Trump‘s health, Trump‘s crypto scam, the pointless decision to move Space Force from Colorado to Alabama, and RFK‘s disastrous run as secretary of Health and Human Services. All this, some JD Vance jokes, and a look at this week’s episodes of Peac…

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Dan Slater: The Incorruptibles 59:01

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New York in the early 1900s was filled with people trying to make their lives better. But for many, the rise of organized crime kept them in constant fear. On the Lower East Side, Jewish criminals from Eastern Europe formed crime syndicates. There were gangs of horse poisoners, casino owners, thieves and thugs. But then a group of Jewish uptowners …

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YSGOAT News: September 28, 2025 2:16:32

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Fall is right around the corner, and we’re talking about Cracker Barrel, Trump and his cankles, the occupation of Washington DC, and a democrat winning a special election in a deep red county in Iowa - a silver lining in the midst of a lot of bad news. We’re also talking about Alien: Earth and season two of Peacemaker. All of this and a whole lot m…

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War: Casa de Locos, 1939 - 1977: Episode 4 1:07:11

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War will discuss the conflict which shaped modern Spain. The fourth and final episode, Casa de Locos, will cover the period from 1939 to 1977, in which Franco takes complete control of Spain, manipulates the government to suit his own ends, and creates the longest standing dictatorship of the 20th century. If you'd like…

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Tanya Talaga: The Knowing 56:48

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If you’ve ever dug deep into your family history, you know that there are sometimes surprises. Author Tanya Talaga discovered that the life of her great-great grandmother Annie Carpenter was mostly unknown because she was Indigenous. It’s a struggle that many Indigenous people in Canada have: how do you learn about your family’s past without crucia…

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YSGOAT News: August 21, 2025 1:47:22

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We’re heading into fall and talking about maga’s weird obsession with raw milk and how it’s making a lot of people sick and even killing some, Walmart selling irradiated shrimp, and how the person in charge of fixing it all has a brain worm in his head. We’re also talking about Texas’s redistricting and California’s response to it, as well as Gavin…

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Alex Eliseev: Cold Case Confession 56:51

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This week on Wicked Words on Exactly Right: in 1999, a woman named Betty Ketani went missing in Johannesburg, South Africa. She just vanished from the restaurant where she was working. Then a letter found 13 years later changed everything. Author Alex Eliseev tells me about his book Cold Case Confession—a real Agatha Christie story. Support this po…

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YSGOAT News: August 14, 2025 1:17:40

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We’re back, mid-August, and talking about Donald Trump deploying troops against American citizens, falsifying, economic data, and doing anything he can to distract from his close ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. In much better news, we talk about the new Marvel limited series Eyes of Wakanda, the new Alien: Earth show, and the real…

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War: El Paso del Ebro, 1938: Episode 3 1:04:12

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War will discuss the conflict which shaped modern Spain. The third episode, El Paso del Ebro, will cover the period during 1938, in which the Republicans and Nationalists come to blows in the two most decisive engagements of the war.. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, o…

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Megan Abbott: El Dorado Drive 58:40

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New York Times’ best-selling author Megan Abbott often uses true crime stories as a jumping off point for her wildly popular novels. Now she has a new book out called El Dorado Drive. It’s about three sisters who become entangled in a pyramid scheme that turns very dark. The real story behind the novel is so strange, it’s hard to know what really h…

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YSGOAT News: August 7, 2025 1:46:00

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We’re back, it’s August, and Texas Democrats are blocking redistricting (for the time being). We talk about Dems like Pritzker, Newsome, & Hochul finally finding their fight, Mark Maron calling out maga comedians, and Cuomo and Trump teaming up. All this plus some King of the Hill, some South Park, some For All Mankind, and some millionaire from Te…

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Caroline Fraser: Murderland 53:12

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This week’s author grew up in the Pacific Northwest with the memories of notorious serial killers like Ted Bundy and the Green River Killer, who also lived there. But the region wasn’t just home to those two murderers: there were many more. Was there a connection between the Pacific Northwest’s most infamous killers…and its incredible amounts of po…

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YSGOAT News: July 31, 2025 1:31:14

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We’re talking Fantastic Four: First Steps, as well as some new trailers for Peacemaker, Alien: Earth, and Pluribus. We’re also talking about the South Park season premiere, featuring Jeffrey Epstein‘s best friend, Donald Trump and talking about vintage pornography enthusiast Ryan Walters, as well as a whites-only town in Arkansas and some weird Syd…

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War: ¡No Pasarán!, 1936 - 1937: Episode 2 1:29:20

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War will discuss the conflict which shaped modern Spain. The second episode, ¡No Pasarán!, will cover the period from 1936 to 1937, in which the civil war explodes into horrific acts of violence, oppression, and calamity. Outro music: A las barricadas by El violinista del amor & los pibes que miraban, available on Bandc…

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Matthew McGough + Rick Jackson: Black Tunnel White Magic 1:03:43

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In 1990, a UCLA student was found murdered in a tunnel in LA. Detective Rick Jackson and his partner were assigned to the complicated case. Who had a motive to stab Ronald Baker? Was the pentagram pendant around his neck a clue? Author Matthew McGough and Detective Rick Jackson tell the story in their book, Black Tunnel White Magic: A Murder, a Det…

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YSGOAT News: July 24, 2025 1:38:02

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We’re back and talking about new trailers for Predator: Badlands and Alien Earth, both of which look good. We’re also talking about The Assessment, a really interesting dystopian sci-fi movie now streaming on Hulu. We also talk about Trump‘s prominent position on the Epstein list as well as Congress’s refusal to do anything about it, that counterpr…

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Elon Green: The Man Nobody Killed 48:29

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We’ve had journalist Elon Green on before to talk about his fantastic book Last Call. His new book is about an inspiring young Black artist in 1980s New York. Michael Stewart ended up dead after encountering a Transit Authority police officer at a 14th Street subway station late one night. Witnesses say that police beat him to death, and it made na…

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YSGOAT News: July 16, 2025 2:27:37

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We’re back in the middle of summer & talking about the new Superman movie, which is really great. We also talk about the DC universe in general and the upcoming fantastic four movie, as well as the Netflix movie, Brick. Plus, we were talking about the Epstein files that Trump is desperately trying to hide, the way Trump just took out the Department…

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War: Face to the Sun, 1923 - 1936: Episode 1 1:07:51

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War will discuss the conflict which shaped modern Spain. The first episode, Face to the Sun, will cover the period from 1923 to 1936, in which fascism rose to power in Spain before sputtering into anarchism, rebellion, and political confusion. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPo…

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Jonquilyn Hill: Through the Cracks 52:19

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When an 8-year-old disappeared from a homeless shelter in Washington, D.C. in 2014, nobody noticed for 18 days, even her family. Seven years later, Relisha Rudd has never been found. The Through the Cracks podcast investigates gaps in our society and the people who fall through them. Host Jonquilyn Hill asks what could have been done to find Relish…

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Mary Kay McBrayer: Madame Queen 47:02

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This week on Wicked Words we’re traveling back to 1923 Harlem and its seedy world of gambling and racketeering. Author Mary Kay McBrayer tells me about Stephanie St. Clair. She was one of the only female crime bosses in the city. Madame Queen was also a Black, self-made businesswoman. And a legend. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponso…

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YSGOAT News: July 3, 2025 1:39:22

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We’re back, right before the Fourth of July, and talking about Ironheart, Murderbot, & Squid Games before shifting to some real life horrors, such as the GOP budget, the prison camp Trump built in the Everglades, and a host of other terrible things. But we also talk about Zohran Mamdani - does he have a shot? All of this and more, and we’re still g…

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YSGOAT News: June 26, 2025 1:20:32

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We’re back and talking about the John Kreese fan expo experience, the new Fantastic 4 trailer, the first three episodes of Ironheart, the latest episode of Murderbot, and then a bunch of stupid stuff from the current administration: Trump declaring war on Iran to avoid going to war with Iran, RFK gutting the vaccine at United States, prolifer Kat C…

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Turning Tides: A Mystical Conversation with Kay Young 1:14:27

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Turning Tides is happy to welcome author and musician, Kay Young, to the show. Joe and Kay dive into the study of mythology as they discuss Kay's new graphic novel series, Mystics. Kay Young’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekayyoungcomics?igsh=cXBvN3ZjOHVnNjBt A Mystic’s Threads & Tales: Volume One on Amazon: https://a.co/d/4SKe7MM Mystics…

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Duncan McCue: Kuper Island 1:02:41

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Kuper Island is a remarkable podcast, an investigation into one of Canada’s most notorious so called Indian residential schools. Journalist Duncan McCue explores the unsolved death of a student, a tragedy that sheds light on rampant abuse and exposes the trauma of three survivors. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promot…

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YSGOAT News: June 20, 2025 1:21:30

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We’re back & talking about Murderbot & Predator: Killer of Killers, along with Trump’s sad birthday parade, the wildly successful No Kings protests, political assassinations in Minnesota by a crazed magaterrorist, Trump’s DOJ arresting elected democratic leaders, Elon Musk’s rocket blowing up, and idiots graduating due to AI cheating. All of this a…

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Thomas Maier: The Invisible Spy 1:00:08

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I love a good spy story. We’ve talked about spies embedded with the American government. We’ve discussed librarians and academics researching in the basement of the Library of Congress during World War II. And now we’re talking with Thomas Maier about a very unlikely spy, a former football player turned spy for Churchill. It’s all in his book, The …

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YSGOAT News: June 12, 2025 2:10:33

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We’re back and talking about 28 Weeks Later and the Dawn of the Dead remake, Murderbot, the 70s film Zardoz, and the new Superman trailer. We’re also talking about the LA protests and Trump using the military against US citizens, RFK‘s war against science and vaccines, and the passing of Brian Wilson. All this plus more, and we’re still going on ab…

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Turning Tides: Zulu Empire: Empire Humbled, 1873 - Present: Episode 3 59:19

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Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The third and final episode, Empire Humbled, will cover the period from 1873 to Present, in which Cetshwayo defends the Zulu Empire from British invasion during the Anglo-Zulu War and afterwards. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesP…

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Virginia Feito: Victorian Psycho 49:49

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Occasionally we interview fiction authors who use true crime stories as jumping off points for their novels. Virginia Feito wrote a book called “Victorian Psycho.” And it’s based on several cases you’ve likely heard of. There’s a lecherous head of house, a jealous wife…and a violent governess. Very violent. Feito uses gallows humor to take real sto…

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YSGOAT News: June 5, 2025 2:16:28

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We’re back and talking about the King of the Hill reboot, Murderbot, The Sinners Movie, and Pee Wee as Himself Documentary. We also talk about the Ukrainian drone strike, the rapidly failing Trump administration, and some of the dumbest people featured in it: Elon Musk; the new guy in charge of FEMA, who had never heard of hurricane season; and RFK…

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Turning Tides and Ancient Americas 1:08:06

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Turning Tides is ecstatic to welcome Pete from the Ancient Americas YouTube channel onto our show. In this episode, Pete and Joe will discuss the present state of American archaeology, the need to keep the National Park Service funded, and the important roles Indigenous Americans play in the western hemisphere. Ancient Americas on YouTube: https://…

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Claire St. Amant: Killer Story 59:39

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I’m so excited about this interview. It’s with Claire St. Amant. She’s a journalist and an author. And she was a TV producer for 48 Hours and 60 Minutes. Now she’s pulling back the curtain on true crime television. I learned a lot from her. She’s talking about her memoir: Killer Story. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and p…

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YSGOAT News: May 29, 2025 2:07:57

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We are back and talking about Murderbot, the season finale of The Last of Us, and the series finale of the Handmaid‘s Tale, but we’re also talking about Trump and his tariffs, the Supreme Court and its collaboration with Trump, and Elon Musk and how he’s all sad that people legit just don’t like him. All of this, and now we don’t even get a season …

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Turning Tides: Zulu Empire: Kill the Wizards, 1829 - 1872: Episode 2 54:05

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Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The second episode, Kill the Wizards, will cover the period from 1829 to 1872, in which Dingane leads the Zulu Empire into a disastrous conflict with the Boers, and Mpande attempts to pick up the pieces. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @Turni…

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YSGOAT News: May 23, 2025 2:04:23

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We’re back and talking about Murderbot, The Last of Us, the Handmaid’s Tale, and the Andor finale, as well as Trump’s grifting tour across the world, RFK’s decision to restrict access to vaccines, Kristi Noem’s psycho idea for a dystopian reality show, and much more - the midterms are still over a year away, and we’re still going on about that. Rec…

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Turning Tides: Knapping with Bruce Bradley 1:18:19

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Turning Tides is happy to welcome Bruce Bradley onto our show. Bruce is an author, archaeologist, and emeritus professor at the University of Exeter. Bruce Bradley's Website: https://www.primtech.net/ Bruce Bradley's Professor Profile: https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/1606-bruce-bradley Bruce Bradley's Works on Amazon/Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/sto…

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Gilbert King: Bone Valley 1:04:29

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We might have our first Pulitzer Prize winner on our show. Author Gilbert King digs into cases of wrongful conviction. Today, we’re talking about his outstanding podcast, Bone Valley Season 2. Gilbert explores the 1987 murder of Michelle Schofield in Florida. It’s a story of justice, forgiveness, and the possibility of redemption. Support this podc…

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YSGOAT News: May 14, 2025 2:10:53

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We’re back and talking about Andor, The Last of Us, and the Handmaid’s Tale. We’re also talking about Trump‘s next-level corruption, the GOP’s efforts to get rid of habeas corpus, West Virginia legislators getting sick on raw milk, and RFK literally swimming in sewage-infested water. Gets worse each week, folks, and we’re still going on about that.…

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Turning Tides: Zulu Empire: The Crushing, 1000 - 1828: Episode 1 1:07:47

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Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The first episode, The Crushing, will cover the period from 1000 to 1828, in which Shaka created the Zulu Empire through conquest. If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link…

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Christopher Goffard: Crimes of the Times 44:46

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LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard was the voice behind the hit podcast “Dirty John.” And now he has a new podcast that covers crimes in Los Angeles that made headlines, stories like the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer at the hands of a stalker. He tells me about his show, “Crimes of the Times.” Support this podcast by shopping our latest sp…

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YSGOAT News: May 9, 2025 2:08:07

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We’re back and talking about The Companion, the Last of Us, the Handmaid’s Tale, and Andor, as well as the new Pope! We also cover America’s not-so-slow slide into fascism, weird JD Vance memes, and potential Democratic contenders. Plus the decaying of Nancy Mace and John Fetterman. All this plus a little bit more, and we’re still going on about th…

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Turning Tides: A Study of Steve Lekson's Archaeology 1:09:57

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Turning Tides is happy to welcome Stephen H. Lekson on the show. Stephen is an author and an archaeologist; he wrote "A Study of Southwestern Archaeology," among many others titles on the subject. Stephen Lekson's Bio: https://www.colorado.edu/anthropology/stephen-lekson Stephen Lekson's Works on Amazon/Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stephen…

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Pagan Kennedy: The Secret History of the Rape Kit 51:29

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This week on Wicked Words, years ago author Pagan Kennedy wondered about the history of the rape kit, a crucial tool for investigators today. Who designed it? She found out that it was Martha Goddard, a pioneer who wanted to help police catch sexual predators using forensics. But sometime after she made history, Goddard vanished. Listen to Kennedy’…

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Gandang pang Miss U? Alamin kay Miss Universe-Bahrain Shereen Ahmed! 1:15:37

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Grabe ang beauty and wit overload in this very special episode with none other than Miss Universe-Bahrain Tita Shereen Ahmed! Half Pinay, half Bahrani, Queen Shereen takes us through her nakaka-lokang prep for the highest level of beauty pageants and spills all the deets on what it really takes to become Miss Universe! #hellomamsirshow #missunivers…

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YSGOAT News: May 2, 2025 2:19:41

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We’re back and talking about Andor and the Handmaid’s Tale, two stories in which revolutions are slowly starting to form. And then we talk about our own current events in which Trump defies court orders and nothing happens, the SCOTUS is on the brink of mandating public church schools in Oklahoma, and RFK is starting watch lists of people with auti…

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Turning Tides: An Interview in the Sand, Part 2: Wells Jones 1:26:27

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Turning Tides is happy to present the second part of our two-part interview series, with Wells Jones as our guest. Wells is an actor, former Antarctic para-rescue, and author. He co-authored, "A Line in the Sand," with Miles Spencer. A Line in the Sand is an historical fiction about two friends who time-travel throughout the middle east. A Line in …

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Brendan Koerner: The Skies Belong to Us 57:37

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Plane hijackings aren’t very common anymore. But in the late 1960s and early 1970s, armed criminals were forcing commercial airliners to divert their flights, oftentimes demanding ransom. Author Brendan Koerner tells the story of an American couple turned hijackers, whose journey ends with some surprising twists. Koerner’s book is called: The Skies…