In the dark where two dusty back roads cross a black car sits waiting. The man inside will make a deal he has many times before and will again. He is known in these parts as The Judge. Folk go to him when they have a powerful need, a want that can’t be satisfied any other way. Some are too young to know better, others are desperate and still others just pain stupid. His price is high and many never believe they will have to pay it but the bill comes due eventually. There is no escape. No lea ...
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R A Jacobson Podcasts
Inspired by Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati’s mantra, “to the heights,” this podcast uses the charism of Frassati's care for the poor and vulnerable to highlight people who are reaching to the heights in their own lives. Host Olivia R. Colombo takes her background in environmental activism and social justice to introduce listeners to people who are making positive change in the world–– activists, religious, journalists, youth ministers, artists, social workers, and everyone in between.
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“You can’t beat me. You can’t win. You don’t have what it takes,” The Judge said as he looked down at Jacob.By R A Jacobson
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An hour past the Ol’ Scratch tavern on 11, Jacob, Brian and Clyde turned off the main road onto a two-wheel trail that threaded itself through the trees opening onto a farmyard.By R A Jacobson
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Chapters 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71 Season 3
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25:36It was quiet but filled with hope.By R A Jacobson
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Chapters 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 Season 3
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26:03By 6 p.m. John had worked himself into a frantic state. He was shaking and sweating.By R A Jacobson
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Mary Lou watched as she shook The Judge’s hand.By R A Jacobson
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Wincing again, he thought of the song that had forced its way out of him yesterday. He tried to play it, but it would not come.By R A Jacobson
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Chapter 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49 Season 3
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21:27He kicked the heap of useless timber, then picked it up and flung it across the room. It slammed into the framed photo of his icon, Robert Johnson. It crashed to the floor—bits of glass and wood scattering everywhere.By R A Jacobson
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Once, the lonely house had been painted light green and white, but now much of the paint was peeled, flaked off, revealing weathered grey boards. Some windows still held glass, reflecting a washed-out and colourless sky.By R A Jacobson
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He walked alone down a dirt road on a quiet, moonless night. He came to a sign he could not read. It pointed back to the way he had come.By R A Jacobson
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He sighed. It had been a long day, and there was always more to do. His mind wasn’t on the farm, though. The past few days, he had thought about Billy a lot. It wasn’t fair.By R A Jacobson
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He held it up in both hands and looked it over. Was it smoking? It seemed blackened, as if it had recently been in a fire. There was a faint smell of burnt wood in the apartment, though he couldn’t be sure.By R A Jacobson
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Chapter 22 , 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 Season 3
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26:40He had had a dream and had let it go. And the dog knew it.By R A Jacobson
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Matt walked across the crisp marble, each footfall echoing loudly around him. Behind a long counter that looked as if it had been carved from a single block of white stone, a young, clean-shaven man stood expectantly.By R A Jacobson
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Though he ignored it, the guilt was always there.By R A Jacobson
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“Next time,” he would tell himself.By R A Jacobson
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Three days later, Matt still had not heard from Allen.By R A Jacobson
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“If you don’t have any answers and the questions keep adding up, you have to take a moment and decide if you are facing the right direction,”By R A Jacobson
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HARD PLACE prologue, Chapters 1 and 2 Season 3
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28:17Prologue Billy hated contests, especially in-store raffles or scratch and win tickets. When your day starts with a close friend stopping by and trying to kill you, you know the rest of your week could only get better. Unfortunately, for Jacob, that’s not the case. Jacob’s hatred had turned into a hard thing, a rock in his heart he couldn’t put down…
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The strange disappearance of John Whitey Burnett Pt2 EP 41 Season 2
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23:25Many people talk about the night Bob Dylan played at Ol’ Tom's Backroom but no one ever mentions the night John 'Whitey' Burnett woke the devil and made him cry.By R A Jacobson
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The strange disappearance of John Whitey Burnett Pt 1 Ep 40 Season 2
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24:17Many people talk about the night Bob Dylan played at Ol’ Tom's Backroom but no one ever mentions the night John 'Whitey' Burnett woke the devil and made him cry.By R AJacobson
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Yer listenin’ to SHP666 back road radio, the voice of Hard Place If you would like to support Stories from a Hard Place please go to patreon.com/HARDPLACEBy R A Jacobson
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Phil, a tired detective that has always relied on his partner to solve the cases while he did the busy work. Now he wants to step up and solve one for himself. The job that comes in is a simple one. Just find a man, but then when he finds the man in a back alley. Everything he thinks he knows about his world takes a turn to the bizarre. His partner…
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Yer listenin’ to SHP666 back road radio, the voice of Hard Place If you would like to support Stories from a Hard Place please go to patreon.com/HARDPLACEBy R A Jacobson
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My Gran used to say, “There are times when the only way out is a lead pill.” These are stories when things got that bad. His love of numbers led him to ask for something that turned out to be something else entirely in Adding it up.By R A Jacobson
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Radio SHP 666 the voice of Hard Place featuring Noah ZacharinBy R A Jacobson
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All your life you have wanted something but maybe you didn’t know what that was in The Touch.By RA Jacobson
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Radio SHP 666 the voice of Hard Place featuring Noah ZacharinBy rajacobson
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She wanted the power, she just didn’t want to be used by it in The Refusal.By rajacobson
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Radio SHP 666 the voice of Hard Place featuring Peter BoydBy rajacobson
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The desperate do desperate things that they soon come to regret in Haymaker.By rajacobson
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Radio SHP 666 the voice of Hard Place featuring Noah ZacharinBy rajacobson
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Finding love in the strangest places can lead to some strange results in Passing it Forward.By rajacobson
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SHP 666 Backroad Radio the voice of Hard Place featuring Peter BoydBy rajacobson
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What do you do when life has outlived the reason to be alive in Tired of Living.By rajacobson
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A life of stacked years never knowing that it was all in service to a memory in Service Up.By rajacobson
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The Ride will make you second guess what you thought you were sure of.By rajacobson
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The Ride will make you second guess what you thought you were sure of.By rajacobson
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A tale of a man who fell in love with a woman who forgot him in The Dog Walker.By rajacobson
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The Dog Walker Part 2 Episode 10 Season 1
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24:25A tale of a man who fell in love with a woman who forgot him in The Dog Walker.By rajacobson
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The Dog Walker Part 1 Episode #9 Season 1
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24:31A tale of a man who fell in love with a woman who forgot him in The Dog Walker.By rajacobson
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sometimes the dream of escape should remain a dream.By rajacobson
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Sometimes the dream of escape should remain a dream.By rajacobson
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Never judge a book by its cover, even one with fangs, as a surprise awaits in Doc’s Choice.By rajacobson
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A story of realization, loss, and transformation takes flight in Redwing.By rajacobson
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Fame has a dark side, Becoming Famous echoes the age old warning, ‘Be Careful what you wish for’.By rajacobson
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When Tommy found love it was as unexpected as it ended. Now he has made a decision that will change everything, and maybe not for the good. He believes the lie and makes a decision that he will regret.By rajacobson
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44: Spoken Word Poetry, Rejection, and Adventure | Clare McCallan
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27:53Spoken word artist Clare McCallan joins Olivia to discuss art, adventure, and taking the leap to pursue poetry full time. Support To the HeightsBy Grexly
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Tommy watches his dream love become a nightmare in Together Forever.By rajacobson
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43: Give the Church the Best Years of Your Life - "Live" from #SEEK21 with Fr. Cassidy Stinson
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1:18:51The To the Heights Podcast, a production of the Grexly Podcast Network, takes the mantra of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati and interviews changemakers in the Church and the world who are working for social justice in their own communities. In this first episode of season 4, Fr. Cassidy and Olivia reunite for another year of podcasting in the Media Feed …
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