Best The Bully And The Beast Podcasts (2025)

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The Manhattan Alien Abduction 1:12:12

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On the evening of November 30, 1989, Linda Napolitano awoke in her lower Manhattan apartment to find herself unable to move. She felt as though she was in the presence of other individuals, then she began to lift off her bed and was transported, as though by unseen hands, out her bedroom window several floors up, before being abducted into an unide…

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Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z 50:29

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This week, Anna learns about how frustrating it is to apply for jobs these days, especially for early-career folks, even those with college degrees. First, Jeopardy champion Brendan Liaw talks about what it was like to list his job as “stay-at-home son” on national television. Then Slate writer Nitish Pahwa explains why talented people like Brendan…

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WHY Underground Strength Con? Who Will "Carry the Torch?" - Louie Simmons, Bob Hoffman & Early Days Strongman Inspiration 19:48

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 527 WHY Underground Strength Con? Who Will "Carry the Torch?" - Louie Simmons, Bob Hoffman & Early Days Strongman Inspiration ========== Brought to you by: The Underground Strength Con, brought to you by TURN KEY COACH ====== Sponsors of The Underground Strength Con: Sorinex Dynamic Strength & Fitness Mace Fit Spartan Ignite …

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The Horrific Crimes of the Aspirin Bandit 59:22

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On February 4, 1941, Bronx police officers were called to the home of John and Catherine Pappas for a report of a homicide. Based on the evidence, detectives theorized that someone had been invited into the Pappas apartment while Catherine was home alone and that same someone had strangled her to death, then ransacked the apartment looking for valu…

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Listener Tales 102: Villains! 1:07:25

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Weirdos, REJOICE! It’s that time that's brought to you, BY you, FOR you, FROM you and ALLLLL about you! This week, Ash & Alaina enter their villain era, and focus on tales from the early oughts! We’ve got haunted plants! We’ve got stories about a break in! We’ve got ghostly babysitters! So sit down, grab a cup of ambrosia and join us as we say fare…

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526 🎙️ Today's "Sports Climate": Football Injuries, Respect in Sports, Toughness & GRIT in Athletes 54:53

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 526 Today's "Sports Climate": Football Injuries, Respect in Sport & Toughness & GRIT in Athletes Brought to you by: The Underground Strength Con, brought to you by TURN KEY COACH ====== Sponsors of The Underground Strength Con: Sorinex Dynamic Strength & Fitness Mace Fit Spartan Ignite Marketing Simmons Media IVANKO Barbell N…

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From Brazilian Butt Lifts to Botox: Your Beauty Confessions 1:03:48

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Over the past few months, we've been asking you to tell us stories about your beauty interventions. You told us about feeling caught between viewing appearance improvements as vanity and recognizing how much looking a certain way affects your relationships, career, and self-worth. In this episode, Anna talks to listeners about their appearance choi…

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Dialing the Dead: A Séance with Sam & Colby 1:53:03

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Weirdos! This week, we’re diving headfirst into the haunted and the unexplainable with none other than Sam & Colby! They’ve shared their passion for seeking the paranormal, taunting the unknown, and occasionally screaming at shadows in abandoned places. Sam & Colby talk about some of their most terrifying (and hilarious) experiences on the road, as…

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Building REAL Strength with Barbells and Bodyweight: How to Design Strength Training Programs That Deliver Results 🏆 22:21

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 525 - Barbell Strength Training for Beginners through Advanced + Program Design for Wrestlers / Combat Athletes - Building REAL Strength with Barbells and Bodyweight: How to Design Strength Training Programs That Deliver Results 🏆 Brought to you by ZACH STRENGTH - Get the BEST FREE Strength Training Courses HERE The Undergrou…

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The Unsolved Death Stephanie Wasilishin 55:38

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In the early morning hours of July 9, 1993, police in Sedona, Arizona received a dispatch call from 911 regarding a domestic violence related shooting at a home on Coffee Pot Drive. When they arrived at the home, officers found thirty-one-year-old Russell Peterson performing CPR on his longtime girlfriend, Stephanie Wasilishin, who was lying on the…

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Private Equity Blew Up My Life 55:40

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When Megan Greenwell was 34 she landed a coveted job in journalism as the editor-in-chief of the sports and culture blog, Deadspin. Just over a year later a post about why she was resigning went viral – a private equity firm had bought Deadspin’s parent company, and was seeking "a quick cash-out rather than the growth that comes from a well-run bus…

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The Enfield Poltergeist 1:12:27

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In the summer of 1977, single mother Margaret Hodgson called the police to her council estate apartment in Enfield, London to report that she and her two daughters, Janet and Peggy, had seen furniture move in the apartment and were hearing strange noises coming from within the walls. That simple albeit unusual call set in motion a chain of events t…

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5 BIG Mistakes Parents of Athletes Make that Sabotages Success 16:09

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Underground Strength Gym Podcast ep 1 5 BIG Mistakes Parents of Athletes Make that Sabotages Athlete Success https://UndergroundStrengthClub.com - Underground Strength Gym of Manasquan ADULT Fit at The Underground Strength Gym of Manasquan - https://undergroundstrengthclub.com/adults/ ========= From Zach Even - Esh http://ZachStrength.com - BEST FR…

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September Bonus Episode: Unknown Number: The High School Catfish 1:11:00

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Happy Friday, weirdos! We are SO EXCITED to spend our FIRST MONTHLY BONUS EPISODE digging into the shocking Netflix Documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish! MAJOR spoilers ahead, so if you haven't watched it yet, press 'pause' and get thee to Netflix IMMEDIATELY! Want to watch the documentary? Find it on Netflix here! Unknown Number: Th…

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The Tragic Death of Gloria Ramirez 54:51

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Just after 8:00 pm on the evening of February 19, 1994, thirty-one-year-old Gloria Ramirez was admitted to Riverside General Hospital with what Emergency Room staff believed were symptoms of a heart attack. When Ramirez failed to respond to the medications and emergency treatments, medical staff began preparations for defibrillation; however, when …

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QnA 🎙️ Dad Asks: "BEST Strength Training for My Son?" 💪 Teen Athlete Workouts 🏆 16:18

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 524 QnA: Dad Asks Zach: "BEST Strength Training for My Son?" 💪 Teen Athlete Workouts 🏆 What are the best workouts for a teen athlete learning how to lift / strength train? Watch on YouTube (Click HERE) and see sample workouts for high school athletes. ======== Brought to you by: http://ZachStrength.com - BEST FREE Strength Tr…

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Why Filmmaker Jay Duplass Had to (Kind of) Break Up With His Brother 1:02:57

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After two decades of making movies with his younger brother Mark, Jay Duplass has gone solo. This week, he tells Anna about all the factors that led to that decision: tricky union rules, his brother’s career taking off without him, and the need to provide for his family. They also talk about the resulting film, a tender and unique indie rom-com cal…

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How Athletes & Busy Dads can get STRONGER with Short Workouts 24:08

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 523 How Athletes & Busy Dads can get STRONGER with Short Workouts Brought to you by: ZachStrength.com - BEST FREE STRENGTH Training Courses HERE The Underground Strength Con - Early Bird Registration Discount NOW OPEN HERE Dad STRONG - Training for Busy Dads - 7 Days FREE - HERE ======== BEST Recovery & Compression Gear - DFN…

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The Kidnapping Of Patty Hearst (Part 4) 57:30

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When nineteen-year-old Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment in February 1974, everyone assumed the heiress had been abducted for the purposes of ransom. However, in the days that followed, Hearst’s kidnappers, the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), made themselves known when they sent a letter demanding the Hearst family provide food to eve…

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The Kidnapping Of Patty Hearst (Part 3) 54:00

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When nineteen-year-old Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment in February 1974, everyone assumed the heiress had been abducted for the purposes of ransom. However, in the days that followed, Hearst’s kidnappers, the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), made themselves known when they sent a letter demanding the Hearst family provide food to eve…

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Strength Training for Football & Wrestling vs Modern Day Mindset 25:22

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 522 Strength Training for Football & Wrestling vs Modern Day Mindset Brought to you by: Zach Strength - BEST FREE Strength Training Courses The Underground Strength Con - The ANTI Influencer Event of the Year (Early Bird Registration Open NOW). Brought to you by Turn Key Coach - Software for Online Coaches. ========= DFND USA…

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Sex-Positive Parents, Crass Grandparents, and a Weird and Wonderful Childhood 58:02

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When comedy writer Tamara Yajia talks about her childhood, she’s sometimes unsure what tone to strike. Her new memoir Cry for Me Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star depicts a very fun nuclear family with parents and grandparents who are loud, crass, and sex-positive. There are hilarious moments and situations that seem wildly inappropriate. I…

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The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst (Part 2) 58:10

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When nineteen-year-old Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment in February 1974, everyone assumed the heiress had been abducted for the purposes of ransom. However, in the days that followed, Hearst’s kidnappers, the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), made themselves known when they sent a letter demanding the Hearst family provide food to eve…

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The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst (Part 1) 1:05:03

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When nineteen-year-old Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment in February 1974, everyone assumed the heiress had been abducted for the purposes of ransom. However, in the days that followed, Hearst’s kidnappers, the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), made themselves known when they sent a letter demanding the Hearst family provide food to eve…

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Listener Tales 101: Sleep Over / Dream Edition! 1:02:19

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It's that time again! YOU know... that time that's brought to you, BY you, FOR you, FROM you and ALLLLL about you! And the best part?? It's another Sleepover Edition focusing on DREAMS! So grab your sleeping bag, a GIRLS' DINNER of junk food, and get ready to talk about some weird dream experiences! LISTEN to this (nearly)Nicholas-free version on a…

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QnA: Sleep "Hygiene", Soviet Training System Lessons, Edison Underground Savages, Mindset for Changing Your LIFE 36:07

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 521 QnA: Sleep "Hygiene", Soviet Training System Lessons, Edison Underground Strength Gym Savages, Mindset for Changing Your LIFE Brought to you by: The STRONG Life Insider - BEST FREE Strength Training Courses The SSPC Certification (Strength & Sports Performance Coach) DFND USA - BEST Recovery & Compression Gear Zach => 20%…

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Your Moving Stories 47:25

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They say moving is one of life’s most stressful events. We asked for your stories about why you’re doing it. Plus, Heidi Reinberg was priced out of a Brooklyn neighborhood she loved. Where did she end up? Death, Sex & Money is produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program, Slate Plus. Members get ad-…

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Spooky Games That Will Ruin Your Actual Life Vol. 4 59:29

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Weirdos, we needed to reset the energy and couldn't think of a better way to do it than talking about some spooky games that are almost certain to ruin your life! This fourth volume definitely shows that sometimes when you play spooky games, you get spooky prizes! Want to read about MORE games?? Purchase 'Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark' by Luc…

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520 🎙️ Strength Coach - Get RESPECT & GET PAID?!?! 22:27

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 520 QnA - Strength Coach wants some RESPECT & wants to get PAID Brought to you by: Underground Strength Coach Cert SSPC Cert Compression Gear for Recovery & Improved Performance: https://dfndusa.com/ - 20% DISCOUNT CODE = ZACH http://ZachStrength.com - BEST FREE STRENGTH TRAINING COURSES https://GetDadStrong.com - (7 Day FREE…

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Randy Kraft: The Scorecard Killer (Part 3) 1:23:33

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Throughout the 1970s, Southern California residents were held in the grip of terror as multiple serial killers stalked the streets, preying on victims from every walk of life, including the area’s gay community. From 1971 to 1983, Randy Kraft kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at least sixteen men and boys, but the real number of victims is believed…

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The Internet Taught Me to Diet, Then Saved Me With Weightlifting 54:57

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Casey Johnston grew up in a family where being thin mattered. In college, the internet told her to eat 1,200 calories and do endless cardio if she wanted to lose weight. That habit followed her into her late twenties, until she came upon a Reddit post about weightlifting that changed her relationship to her body and just about everything else. Case…

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Randy Kraft: The Scorecard Killer (Part 2) 1:14:54

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Throughout the 1970s, Southern California residents were held in the grip of terror as multiple serial killers stalked the streets, preying on victims from every walk of life, including the area’s gay community. From 1971 to 1983, Randy Kraft kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at least sixteen men and boys, but the real number of victims is believed…

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Randy Kraft: The Scorecard Killer (Part 1) 1:05:26

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Throughout the 1970s, Southern California residents were held in the grip of terror as multiple serial killers stalked the streets, preying on victims from every walk of life, including the area’s gay community. From 1971 to 1983, Randy Kraft kidnapped, tortured, and murdered at least sixteen men and boys, but the real number of victims is believed…

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519 🎙️ BEST IN Season Strength Training Tips w Zach & Jeremy Hartman 🏆 WEAK Athletes: Always Injured & Do NOT WIN 🛑 34:16

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 519 🎙️ The BEST IN Season Strength Training Tips w Zach & Jeremy Hartman 🏆 WEAK Athletes: Always Injured & Do NOT WIN 🛑 I love revisiting the topic of in season strength training before every sports season. Actually, I have a love - hate relationship with this topic because I have covered this subject extensively. I am a beli…

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He’ll Move Your Couch, and Keep Your Secrets 39:48

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Adonis Williams has been a mover in New York City for 20 years. He says he's moved about 3,500 people, and with each move, he catches a glimpse of a life in transition. There are the happy moves: getting a bigger place, couples moving in together, kids going off to college. There are also the sad moves: divorce, breakups, eviction. Adonis says he t…

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Possessed by Paperbacks: A Chat with Grady Hendrix 1:11:02

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Ash and Alaina are joined by one of their favorite authors, Grady Hendrix! The moment we covered MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM on Episode 598, we KNEW we needed to chat with him on the mic! We talk cursed keyboards, horrific group chats, and if we have what it takes to be a final girl! Looking to purchase his latest nonfiction work? Buy THESE FISTS BRE…

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Linda Hazzard & Starvation Heights (Part 2) 49:47

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At the dawn of the twentieth-century, major advances in science and technology brought incredible change to the field of medicine, enhancing and extending the lives of millions. Yet at the same time, a lax regulations and minimal oversight made it possible for countless medical grifters to get rich offering quack medical solutions to everything fro…

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How the Ultra-Rich Think…and What They Fear 59:01

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Evan Osnos has spent nearly his whole life observing the habits, values, and norms of the wealthy elite, from his childhood in suburban Connecticut to the years he spent reporting on the mega-yachts and underground bunkers of the U.S.’s richest citizens. This week, he talks to Anna about his new book The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ult…

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Linda Hazzard & Starvation Heights (Part 1) 59:00

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At the dawn of the twentieth-century, major advances in science and technology brought incredible change to the field of medicine, enhancing and extending the lives of millions. Yet at the same time, a lax regulations and minimal oversight made it possible for countless medical grifters to get rich offering quack medical solutions to everything fro…

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518 🎙️ Thoughts on "Speed" Ladders & President's Council on Sports & Physical Fitness 🏆 36:10

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 518 🎙️ Thoughts on "Speed" Ladders & The President's Council on Sports & Physical Fitness 🏆 Brought to you by: Zach Strength - BEST FREE Strength Training Courses DFND USA - BEST Recovery & Compression Gear => Use Code "ZACH" for 20% Discount SSPC Cert - Strength & Sports Performance Coach Cert ========== ======= === http://Z…

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Listener Tales 100: Bridal Edition! 56:14

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Weirdos!! It's the 100th Listener Tales, and it's brought to you by spooky brides! We're serving up some wedding themed listener tales that are brought TO you, BY you, FOR you, FROM you, and ALLLLL about you! Today we're also offering up a side of ACTUAL terror when unknown sounds make us wonder if a story inadvertantly opened the hellmouth up in t…

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The Real-Life Willy Wonka Who Built Tony Hawk a Secret Desert Train 54:51

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N.D. Austin is not an event planner. He designs experiences, which he says are supposed to leave you feeling transformed. He’s designed hundreds over the years, from secret sewer speakeasies to coming-of-age rituals on deserted islands, to funeral board games that guide people through decades of memories. In this episode, Anna talks to skateboardin…

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Caryl Chessman: The Red Light Bandit 1:18:55

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In early 1948, Los Angeles couples were terrorized by a series of robberies and car thefts committed by a criminal the press dubbed “The Red Light Bandit,” a reference to the red light he used to flag down his victims. Fortunately, the bandit’s crime spree was quickly cut short when police arrested Caryl Chessman, a Los Angeles resident with a crim…

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QnA 🎙️ Struggles & Confusion in Fitness, Strength Training & Nutrition + How Strength Coaches WIN 29:22

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STRONG Life Podcast ep 517 QnA 🎙️ Brought to you by: ZachStrength.com - BEST FREE Strength Training Courses DFND USA - 20% The BEST Recovery Gear with Code => ZACH https://DFNDUSA.com Get Certified: Underground Strength Coach Cert - Less than 5 Years Experience SSPC Cert (Strength & Sports Performance Coach) - MORE than 5 Years Experience ====== TO…

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Seth Rogen Has Empathy and Disdain for Bad Hollywood Execs (Talk Easy) 1:16:18

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Actor-writer-director Seth Rogen discusses Hollywood's perpetual existential crisis, where art and commerce constantly battle for dominance. On the heels of the Emmy nominated Apple TV+ series The Studio, Rogen talks about finding humor in the industry's dysfunction, and how his lifelong friendships shaped him as an artist. This interview comes fro…

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The Murder of Stephanie Scott 59:36

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One week before her wedding, on the Easter Morning in 2015 Stephanie Scott decided to stop by her classroom at Leeton High School to go over her lesson plans and other coverage documents she’d left for the substitute teacher one final time. By midafternoon, her fiancé Aaron grew anxious by unanswered calls and texts, and reported her missing with L…

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The Elvis Impersonator That Married 75 People a Day 35:17

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Brendan Paul co-owns the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, which claims to be the site of the world's first Elvis-themed wedding. Dressed in sparkly jumpsuits, Brendan marries sometimes as many as 75 people a day—in back to back 15-minute appointments. But while his portrayal of Elvis is generally a jovialone, his view on The King's life isn't…

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The Bombing of United Air Flight 629 1:47:16

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On November 1, 1955, United Airlines flight 629 from Denver, Colorado to Seattle, Washington took off from Denver’s Stapleton Airfield at 6:52 pm, carrying thirty-nine passengers and five crew members. Roughly ten minutes later, the aircraft exploded in the air, killing all forty-four people onboard and scattering fiery debris across several miles …

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Ep. 290: The Dreaded Debate 55:29

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This week on Bully & The Beast, Angelo explains why he’s done with bargain-bin rates while Wax preaches the gospel of charging what you’re worth, all before tackling a fiery listener dilemma: should you cut your brand-new locs just because your fiancée hates them? The duo then unpack Beyoncé’s Atlanta tour-bus heist, Drake’s petty tattoo cover-up a…

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Paris catacombs, haunted accordions and more with Josh Homme 1:36:27

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Join us for a chat with Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme! We talk paranormal experiences, his new project: Alive in the Catacombs and top it all off with a Paris Catacombs themed Would You Rather? Thanks so much to our new pal JHo for a solid hang🤘🏻 Looking to watch Alive in the Catacombs? Find it by visiting https://qotsa.com/ And don't…