Lectio Musica was a podcast hosted by Matthew David Morris that explored the spiritual practice of writing songs from scripture. A new song was featured in every episode, along with tips, suggestions, and reflections on how to make this practice your own.
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A weekly compilation of our favourite articles from The Spectator magazine, read aloud by their writers, from politics to arts, foreign affairs to culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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You Are Not So Smart is a show about psychology that celebrates science and self delusion. In each episode, we explore what we've learned so far about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making.
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True crime podcasting often forgets that, underneath the gore and sensationalism, there are real people, real families, and real justice waiting to be served. The Fall Line® focuses on ethical, deep-dive coverage of the cold cases of missing people, unsolved homicides, and unidentified persons called John and Jane Does. Intensive research and in-depth interviews with families, law enforcement, and experts tell the stories of victims and survivors you’ve never heard of. . . and why their case ...
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A Lasting Legacy: The Murder of Rose Goodman
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43:12We continue our coverage of the story of 80-year-old Rose Goodman, who was a fixture of her Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood. She was a mother and grandmother who’d been a leader in the church and community, and who’d volunteered with the schools her three children attended. Her close-knit block on Broomall Street looked after each other, and li…
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323 - Job Therapy - Tessa West (rebroadcast)
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55:06Are you unhappy at your job? Are you starting to consider a change of career because of how your current work makes you feel? Do you know why? According to our guest in this episode, Dr. Tessa West, a psychologist at NYU, if you are currently contemplating whether you want to do the work that you do everyday you should know that although this feeli…
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Matthew Parris, Stephen J. Shaw, Henry Jeffreys, Tessa Dunlop and Angus Colwell
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30:34On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Matthew Parris reflects on the gay rights movement in the UK; faced with Britain’s demographic declines, Stephen J. Shaw argues that Britain needs to recover a sense of ‘futurehood’; Henry Jeffreys makes the case for disposing of wine lists; Tessa Dunlop reviews Valentine Low’s Power and the Palace: The Inside Sto…
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80-year-old Rose Goodman was a fixture of her Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood—a mother and grandmother who’d been a leader in the church and community, and who’d volunteered with the schools her three children attended. Her close-knit block on Broomall Street looked after one other, and lived quietly in the bustling city—so it was shocking when…
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John Power, Nick Carter, Elisabeth Dampier, Maggie Fergusson & Mark Mason
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25:36On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: John Power argues the Oxford Union has a ‘lynch-mob mindset’; Elisabeth Dampier explains why she would never date a German; Nick Carter makes the case for licensing MDMA to treat veterans with PTSD; Maggie Fergusson reviews Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island by Mike Pitts; and,…
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He Was Love: The Murder of Armani Dante Morgan
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32:44We continue our coverage of the unsolved homicide of Armani Dante Morgan, who, in May of 2017, was systemically stalked and repeatedly assaulted--not by strangers, but by people he knew well. After three attacks, he disappeared—and his family began a desperate search. When Armani’s remains were discovered, weeks later, not far from his home, they h…
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James Heale, Robert Hardman, Francis Pike, Henrietta Harding & Mary Wakefield
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31:21On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale reports on the battle for the north; Robert Hardman provides his royal notebook; who’s really in charge of China, asks Francis Pike; Henrietta Harding goes on Ozempic safari; and, Mary Wakefield explains how to raise a patriot. Produced and presented by Patrick Gibbons. Become a Spectator subscriber to…
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322 - Intellectual Humility - Tenelle Porter
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1:07:44Can intellectual humility be measured? What influences it and affects it, limits it and enhances it? What even is it, scientifically speaking? We explore all of this and then play an episode of How to Be A Better Human featuring psychologist Tenelle Porter telling comedian Chris Duffy how she is researching how to conduct better research into intel…
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People He Knew: The Murder of Armani Dante Morgan
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33:42In May of 2017, Armani Dante Morgan, a Dallas native living in the Oak Cliff area of the city, was systemically stalked and repeatedly assaulted--not by strangers, but by people he knew well. After three attacks, he disappeared—and his family began a desperate search. When Armani’s remains were discovered weeks later, not far from his home, they ho…
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Tim Shipman, Colin Freeman, Rachel Clarke, Michael Gove & Melanie Ferbreach
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39:12On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Tim Shipman interviews shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick (plus – Tim explains the significance of Jenrick’s arguments in a special introduction); Colin Freeman wonders why the defenders of Ukraine have been abandoned; Rachel Clarke reviews Liam Shaw and explains the urgency needed to find new antibiotics; Mi…
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Namesake: The Murder of Catherine “Catrina” Mowrey
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37:38We continue our coverage of the unsolved 1985 death of Catherine “Catrina” Mowrey, a 24-year-old Kansas native who’d moved to Dallas, Texas at age 18; days after she was supposed to arrive home in Kansas for a visit, her body was found miles from her apartment, wrapped in sheet, in the trunk of car. Her case classification, her cause of death, poss…
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321 - Easy Crafts for the Insane - Kelly Williams Brown (rebroadcast)
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1:18:08This episode is about suicide prevention and awareness. Author Kelly Williams Brown tells us about her book, Easy Crafts for the Insane, in which she recounts how, after she gained fame and success as a NYT bestselling author, her world came apart. Then an anti-anxiety-drug-induced manic state nearly ended her life. 988 Suicide Prevention Month Kel…
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Tom Slater, Justin Marozzi, Iben Thranholm, Angus Colwell & Philip Womack
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27:29On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Tom Slater says that Britain is having its own gilet jaunes moment; Justin Marozzi reads his historian’s notebook; Iben Thranholm explains how Denmark’s ‘spiritual rearmament’ is a lesson for the West; Angus Colwell praises BBC Alba; and, Philip Womack provides his notes on flatmates. Produced and presented by Pat…
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Dallas, Texas: The Murder of Catherine “Catrina” Mowrey
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30:47In the first series of our latest season, we cover the unsolved 1985 death of Catherine “Catrina” Mowrey, a 24-year-old Kansas native who’d moved to Dallas, Texas at age 18; days after she was supposed to arrive home in Kansas for a visit, her body was found miles from her apartment, wrapped in sheet, in the trunk of car. Her case classification, h…
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Svitlana Morenets, Michael Simmons, Ursula Buchan, Igor Toronyi-Lalic, Richard Morris & Mark Mason
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36:41On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Svitlana Morenets says that Trump has given Zelensky cause for hope; Michael Simmons looks at how the American healthcare system is keeping the NHS afloat; Ursula Buchan explains how the Spectator shaped John Buchan; Igor Toronyi-Lalic argues that art is no place for moralising, as he reviews Rosanna McLaughlin; R…
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What is misinformation? How does it differ from disinformation or just plain ‘ole propaganda? How do we protect ourselves from people with nefarious intentions using all of these things to affect our thoughts, feelings, and behavior? That’s what we discuss in this episode with Matthew Facciani, social scientist and author of Misguided: Where Misinf…
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Patrick Kidd, Madeline Grant, Simon Heffer, Lloyd Evans & Toby Young
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27:48On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Patrick Kidd asks why is sport so obsessed with Goats; Madeline Grant wonders why the government doesn’t show J.D. Vance the real Britain; Simon Heffer reviews Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea; Lloyd Evans provides a round-up of Edinburgh Fringe; and, Toby Young writes in praise of Wormwood Scrubs – th…
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Max Jeffery, Cosmo Landesman, Henry Blofeld, David Honigmann & Rachel Johnson
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28:14On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Max Jeffery reports from court as the Spectator and Douglas Murray win the defamation cause brought against them by Mohammed Hijab; Cosmo Landesman defends those who stay silent over political issues; Henry Blofeld celebrates what has been a wonderful year for test cricket; David Honigmann reflects on the powder k…
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319 - Love Factually - Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick
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1:06:08Two psychologists who study love, relationships, and human mating behavior pick apart the movie "The Notebook" and tell us what it gets right and what it gets wrong when it comes to portraying how humans actually, truly think, feel, and behave. Eli Finkel and Paul Eastwick are the cohosts of the Love Factually podcast, a show that discusses the rom…
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Michael Simmons, Kapil Komireddi, Margaret Mitchell, David Abulafia and Melissa Kite
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26:30On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Michael Simmons argues that Trump is winning the tariff war with China; Kapil Komireddi reviews Robert Ivermee’s Glorious Failure: The Forgotten History of French Imperialism in India; Margaret Mitchell watches a Channel 4 documentary on Bonnie Blue and provides a warning to parents; David Abulafia provides his no…
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The Murder of Larry “LJ” Sanders, Jr: A Long Memory, Down Here
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45:09. Throughout July, we are re-sharing cases that still need attention and tips. This week, we are re-sharing an episode that first aired in 2022. On July 10th, 2010, Larry “LJ” Sanders, Jr., an Edgefield, SC-area father of two, was murdered during a home invasion; his mother, Carolyn Bates, wants to know why, and who, and when someone will be ready …
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Ian Thomson, Patrick Kidd, Mike Cormack, Ursula Buchan and Richard Bratby
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35:54On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Ian Thomson on what the destruction of the Hotel Oloffson means for Haiti (00:54); Patrick Kidd analyses Donald Trump and the art of golf diplomacy (06:43); Mike Cormack reviews Irvine Welsh’s Men In Love (16:49); Ursula Buchan provides her notes on the Palm House at Kew (20:38); and, Richard Bratby argues that Jo…
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Twelve Years Cold: The Murders of Jacky Nguyen and Nhut Phan
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33:15Throughout July, we are re-sharing cases that still need attention and tips. This week, we are re-sharing an episode that first aired in 2022. In part two of this two-part series, we cover the cold-case homicides of Birmingham, Alabama nail-salon owners Jacky Nguyen and Nhut Phan, who were killed in their store just after Christmas in 2010; their d…
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318 - The Intention Action Gap - Britt Frank (rebroadcast)
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1:10:01In this episode, we sit down with therapist Britt Frank to discuss the intention action gap, the psychological term for the chasm between what you very much intend to do and what you tend to do instead. It turns out, there's a well-researched psychological framework that includes a term for when you have a stated, known goal – a change you'd like t…
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Mark Mason, Mary Wakefield, Matthew Parris and Philip Patrick
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25:05On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Mark Mason reminisces about old English bank notes (00:33), Philip Patrick wonders whether AI will replace politicians in Japan (04:04), Matthew Parris wonders why you would ever trust a travel writer (10:34) and Mary Wakefield looks at the weird world of cults (17:42). Become a Spectator subscriber today to acces…
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Top Perfect Nails: The Murders of Jacky Nguyen and Nhut Phan
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35:16Throughout July, we are re-sharing cases that still need attention and tips. This week, we are re-sharing an episode that first aired in 2022. In part one of this two-part series, we cover the cold-case homicides of Birmingham, Alabama nail-salon owners Jacky Nguyen and Nhut Phan, who were killed in their store just after Christmas in 2010; though …
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Sophia Falkner, Roger Lewis, Olivia Potts, Aidan Hartley and Toby Young
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26:38This week: Sophia Falkner profiles some of the eccentric personalities we stand to lose when Keir Starmer purges the hereditary peers; Roger Lewis’s piece on the slow delight of an OAP coach tour is read by the actor Robert Bathurst; Olivia Potts reviews two books in the magazine that use food as a prism through which to discuss Ukrainian heritage …
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The Disappearance of Bula Mae Robertson: October 1993
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35:43Throughout July, we are re-sharing cases that still need attention and tips. This week, we are re-sharing an episode that first aired in 2022. Warner Robins, Georgia is a military town that is attractive to families seeking affordable housing and good schools--and few long-term missing-persons cases. The oldest case on record is the disappearance o…
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317 - Don't Talk About Politics - Sarah Stein Lubrano
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1:10:11Sarah Stein Lubrano tells us about her new book, Don't Talk About Politics, which urges us not to lose hope or become frozen in frustration when it comes to polarization and faulty discourse because the good news is that we don't just know, scientifically, why the marketplace of ideas is currently failing us, we know how, scientifically, we can do …
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John Connolly, Gavin Mortimer, Dorian Lynskey, Steve Morris and Lloyd Evans
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26:03On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: John Connolly argues that Labour should look to Andy Burnham for inspiration (1:51); Gavin Mortimer asks if Britain is ready for France’s most controversial novel – Jean Raspail’s The Camp of the Saints (4:55); Dorian Lynskey looks at the race to build the first nuclear weapons, as he reviews Frank Close’s Destroy…
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Peter Frankopan, Tim Shipman, Francis Pike, Hermione Eyre and George Young
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42:08On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Peter Frankopan argues that Israel’s attack on Iran has been planned for years (2:00); just how bad are things for Kemi Badenoch, asks Tim Shipman (13:34); Francis Pike says there are plenty of reasons to believe in ghosts (21:49); Hermione Eyre, wife of Alex Burghart MP, reviews Sarah Vine’s book How Not To Be a …
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316 - Cultures of Growth - Mary C. Murphy (rebroadcast)
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1:08:13In this episode we welcome psychologist Mary C. Murphy, author of Cultures of Growth, who tells us how to create institutions, businesses, and other groups of humans that can better support collaboration, innovation, performance, and wellbeing. We also learn how, even if you know all about the growth mindset, the latest research suggests you not ma…
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Owen Matthews, Bijan Omrani, Andrew Hankinson, Laurie Penny & Andrew Watts
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28:31On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews says that Venice’s residents never stop complaining (1:11); Bijan Omrani reads his church notebook (7:33); Andrew Hankinson reviews Tiffany Jenkins’s Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life (13:54); as 28 Years Later is released, Laurie Penny explains the politics behind Alex Garla…
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Deep Dive: Investigative Genetic Genealogy
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55:53This episode, we discuss the past, present, and future of FIGG/IGG with regular guest and Accredited Investigative Genetic Genealogist (AIGG) Cairenn Binder. Cairenn is the assistant director at Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center and a founding partner with Coast to Coast Genetic Genealogy Services. We cover wrongful conviction…
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Sean Thomas, John Power, Susie Mesure, Olivia Potts and Rory Sutherland
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22:12On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Sean Thomas reflects on the era of lads mags (1:07); John Power reveals those unfairly gaming the social housing system (6:15); Susie Moss reviews Ripeness by Sarah Moss (11:31); Olivia Potts explains the importance of sausage rolls (14:21); and, Rory Sutherland speaks in defence of the Trump playbook (18:09). Pro…
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An Unbroken Connection: The Murder of Princeton Morris
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36:15We continue our coverage of the open homicide case of Princeton Morris. In May of 2022, Princeton Morris was shot and killed in his own East Point apartment in Metro Atlanta. For three years, his family has searched for answers: who targeted their brother and son, and why? If you have any information in Princeton’s case, please: call Crime Stoppers…
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Alex Edmans, a professor of finance at London Business School, tells us how to avoid the Ladder of Misinference by examining how narratives, statistics, and articles can mislead, especially when they align with our preconceived notions and confirm what we believe is true, assume is true, and wish were true. Alex Edmans May Contain Lies What to Test…
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Max Jeffery, Tanya Gold, Madeline Grant, Matthew Parris and Calvin Po
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28:49On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Max Jeffery tracks down the Cambridge bike bandit (1:10); Tanya Gold says that selling bathwater is an easy way to exploit a sad male fetish (5:38); Madeline Grant examines the decline of period dramas (10:16); a visit to Lyon has Matthew Parris pondering what history doesn’t tell us (15:49); and, Calvin Po visits…
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East Point: The Murder of Princeton Morris
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34:48In May of 2022, Princeton Morris was shot and killed in his own East Point apartment in Metro Atlanta. For three years, his family has searched for answers: who targeted their brother and son, and why? If you have any information in Princeton’s case, please: call Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477). You may be eligible for a 10,000 dollar …
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Arabella Byrne, Sean Thomas, Mathew Lyons, Bryan Appleyard & Chas Newkey-Burden
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28:07On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Arabella Byrne on the social minefield of private swimming pools (1:13); Sean Thomas says that not knowing where you are is one of the joys of travel (5:34); reviewing Helen Carr’s Sceptred Isle: A New History of the 14th Century, Mathew Lyons looks at the reality of a vivid century (11:34); reviewing Tim Gregory’…
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East of Baton Rouge: The Disappearance of Marcus Oubre
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42:43In August of 2023, Louisiana native Marcus Oubre left his home in Baton Rouge on a late evening Wal-Mart run. Then, instead of returning home, he headed southeast. Hours later, his wrecked car was discovered near St. John Parish, and Marcus had vanished. Today, his beloved fifteen-year-daughter, Sa’Niyah and her family are still searching for answe…
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