Best Todd Hoffman Podcasts (2025)

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MINI - The murder of Olivia Rossi 15:57

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The August 2019 murder of Olivia Rossi of Westland, MI. Her killer walks free. Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) - Offender Profile Written by Charity Dodd, Audio Production by Bill Bert. Come to see Nina in Farmington Hills! Tickets on sale now! TRUE CRIME AUTHOR PANEL #Westland #Murder #killer #Truecrime #Michigan…

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"Contributions: Ben Burtt" - Episode 413 1:14:55

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Welcome to Episode 413 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Exploring the career of legendary sound designer Ben Burtt! - First look at Star Wars Starfighter - The history of Lego Star Wars - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Galactic Public Access!…

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"Rishi's Species: Ponda Baba" - Episode 412 41:05

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Welcome to Episode 411 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Who's Ponda Baba and what's special about the Aqualish? - What happened to the Knights of Ren? - Andor wins five Emmy awards - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Galactic Public Access! Emai…

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The Murder of Wilma "Boots" Nissen 42:34

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The AG team worked with Wilma's daughter, Krissi, to compile an episode on Wilma's journey from Jane Doe to murder victim in need of justice. Written and researched by Charity Dodd, Audio Production by Bill Bert. Anyone with information about Wilma’s homicide, “Sugar” or “Peaches” is urged to contact the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office at (712) 472-83…

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After Katrina: What We Stand to Lose with Kristen Buras 59:47

14d ago59:47

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When Hurricane Katrina roared up the Gulf of Mexico and slammed into the Coast in August, 2005, the devastation was just beginning. The government was murderously unprepared—when the levees failed, 80% of New Orleans was underwater, 1500 people lost their lives, thousand more were injured, and property losses were estimated at $125 billion. The cap…

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"Imperial Inspection: Qui-Gon Jinn" - Episode 411 39:15

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Welcome to Episode 411 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Diving deep into Qui-Gon Jinn! - Joh Boyega shares his expectations for Finn - Is Star Wars about to become Gen Z brain rot slop? - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Galactic Public Access!…

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The murder of Bob Seaman 24:33

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The 2004 murder of Bob Seaman by his wife, Nancy, a 4th grade teacher. This case hit close to home for me. Research by Charity Dodd. Written by Nina Innsted. Audio production by Bill Bert. #murder #Michigan #solved #DV #DVawareness

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The Ghost of White Supremacy with Emile Suotonye DeWeaver 1:01:31

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The speed at which a fascist government can disrupt, dismantle, and destroy on its way to building a full-blown fascist society is breathtaking. Resistance is scattered, and anyone looking to the Democratic Party to offer guidance or leadership should remember that we came to this point on bipartisan rails, that is, the ruling class and the politic…

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MINI - The murder of Tannisha 'Denise' Edison 13:49

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In 2011, a body was found in the Detroit River in Trenton, Michigan. This episode includes an interview with Trenton Police Chief Mike Hawkins. Written and researched by Nina Innsted. Audio production by Bill Bert. #murder #unidentified #unsolved #Detroit #Trenton

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The crash of Flight 255 - Revisited 32:10

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On August 16, 1987, one of the worst air disasters in US history took place at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan. There would be one survivor. #Michigan #Mystery #tragedy Written by Nina Innsted. Audio production by Bill Bert. Follow Already Gone on Instagram

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The death of the DeLisle Children 26:49

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In August 1989, Lawrence DeLisle was behind the wheel of the family station wagon when it plunged into the Detroit River. Lawrence and his wife, Suzanne, would survive the crash; the four DeLisle children did not. Follow Already Gone on Instagram Written by Nina Innsted, researched by Charity Dodd. Audio production by Bill Bert. Check out our spons…

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Family Policing with Erin Miles Cloud 54:10

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Just as the US Department of Defense should change its name back to the more accurate and honest War Department—its true function and its title from 1789 until 1947 when it morphed into the National Military Establishment (NME), and then, with mad-help from a PR offensive in 1949, the DoD—state and city organizations with names such as “child welfa…

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"Across the Universe: Ant-Man" - Episode 410 47:00

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Welcome to Episode 410 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Looking back at Ant-Man 10 years later - Matt Smith attached to Star Wars Starfighter - Will we finally get the theatrical cut of A New Hope in 2027? - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Gal…

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"Rishi's Species: Ithorians" - Episode 409 53:30

2M ago53:30

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Welcome to Episode 409 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Taking a deep dive on everyone's favorite hammerheads: the Ithorians! - Andor nominated for 14 Emmys - George Lucas announces the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in t…

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Author Interview - Guarded by Jackals 47:11

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This is an important episode if you've followed the Oakland County Child Killer (OCCK) case. Interview with the anonymous author - Delayed Karma. You can read Cathy Broad's Blog HERE Purchase the book HERE Follow Already Gone on Instagram A couple of notes - H. Lee Busch died in 2002. Elsie Busch died in 2003. This means that when Chris Busch's nam…

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Trapped in Reality, Walking Toward Freedom with Vijay Prashad 1:04:59

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The severe challenges and unforeseen possibilities facing humanity today cry out for clarity. We need it all: poetry and politics, art and the people’s army, agitation and organization, theory and practice, deep study and sustained action, joy and justice, both the moments of quiet contemplation and the times of swift, sharp thrusts, dreams as well…

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BONUS - The murder of Connie Kaye Crossland 23:24

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In 1963, Connie ran away from a juvenile home seeking the bright lights of Woodward Avenue. Follow Already Gone on Instagram Written by Charity Dodd and Nina Innsted. Audio production by Bill Bert.

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Remembering Red Summer with Franklin Cosey Gay and Peter Cole 47:34

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In 1922 a commission made up of prominent citizens—six Black men and six white men appointed by the governor of Illinois—issued a report about the 1919 Race Riot entitled The Negro in Chicago: A Study on Race Relations and a Race Riot. Eve Ewing’s dazzling poetry collection, 1919, excerpts small bits from the report as epigraphs for each poem, comm…

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"Back to the Future - 40 Years Later" - Episode 408 1:18:19

2M ago1:18:19

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Welcome to Episode 408 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - A 40-year retrospective on Back to the Future! - Battlefront II gets unexpected sales boost - Tony Gilroy's one condition for Andor's writers - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Galactic Pu…

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The murder of Jessica Phelps 33:41

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Jessica Phelps was 4 years old when she was taken from outside her Flint home. Thanks to her cousin, Angie, for her support in creating this episode. https://www.facebook.com/JusticeforJessicaPhelps Follow Already Gone on Instagram Written by Charity Dodd. Audio production by Bill Bert. Check out our sponsors! Teach your kids real-world money skill…

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Bonus episode - The 2023 MSU Shooting 37:44

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Caution - 911 audio in this episode. On February 13, 2023, a mass shooting occurred in two buildings on the campus of Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing. Three students were killed and five others were injured. This episode was originally released on PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/AlreadyGone Consider supporting the show by supporti…

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Lost and Found, in Translation with Frank Wynne 1:00:52

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If you were ever an enthusiastic reader of “Calvin and Hobbes,” “Peanuts,” “Blondie,” “Doonesbury,” or the “Boondocks,” you have a treat coming your way: “Mafalda,” a six-year-old comic book character created by the artist Quino in Argentina, is now available in English in a dazzling translation by Frank Wynne. Mafalda is a precocious kid—Frank des…

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The murder of Troy VanderStelt 18:53

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The July 2008 murder of realtor Troy VanderStelt in Muskegon, Michigan. Donate - Ava VanderStelt Scholarship Written by Charity Dodd, audio production by Bill Bert. #Murder #Michigan #Muskegon

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Mini - Missing Laurie Depies 19:19

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It's another mini! This time, we look at the disappearance of Laurie Jean Depies from Menasha, Wisconsin, on August 19, 1992. Written by Charity Dodd and Nina Innsted. Audio production by Bill Bert.

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Big Time with Rus Bradburd 38:57

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Big time college sports have distorted the intellectual mission of colleges and universities for decades—and we’re in a particularly volatile period as athletes organize themselves into unions and demand a share of the riches that they’ve created with their labor, as well as the fashioning of a system that makes intercollegiate athletics increasing…

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"Andor Season 2 Review" - Episode 407 2:03:40

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Welcome to Episode 407 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Special Guests: Armand and Katie! - Why Andor has been so successful among Star Wars shows - Rise of Skywalker comic finally reveals Force ghost army - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Gal…

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The murder of Jonathan Hoffman 34:09

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In 2012, Jonathan Hoffman was shot to death by an unlikely perpetrator - his 75-year-old Grandmother. Written by Charity Dodd. Audio production by Bill Bert. #murder #Westbloomfield Check out this week's sponsor! Mint Mobile - visit www.mintmobile.com/gone for a $15 a month wireless plan!

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"50 Years of ILM" - Episode 406 1:25:45

4M ago1:25:45

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Welcome to Episode 406 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - How influential has ILM been in the past 50 years of movies? - Why ILM wouldn't exist without Star Wars - Dave Filoni and Carrie Beck could co-lead Lucasfilm - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to …

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Introducing… The Lost Boys Of Wineville 2:44

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From the creators of the award-winning podcast They Walk Among Us comes The Lost Boys of Wineville—an extended limited series spanning 30 in-depth episodes. This gripping true-crime saga unravels a chilling story that unfolded nearly a century ago in the shadow of the recently erected Hollywoodland sign, and reached its harrowing conclusion on a re…

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Friends Helping Friends with Patrick Hoffman 53:12

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The mass incarceration system has been dubbed “the new Jim Crow”—there are now more Black men in prison or on probation or parole than there were living in bondage as chattel slaves in 1850. There are significantly more people caught up in the system of incarceration and supervision in America today—over six million—than inhabited Stalin’s gulag at…

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"Rishi's Species - Devaronians" - Episode 405 59:07

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Welcome to Episode 405 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Who are the Devaronians, and what makes them so unique as a species? - Phil Tippett shares a deep dive on the Battle of Hoth sequence - Fans demand a long-awaited Star Wars Battlefront 3 - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've b…

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The many crimes of John Rodney McRae 40:42

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Michigan's own John Rodney McRae assaulted and killed boys in Michigan and Florida. Written and researched by Charity Dodd. Audio production by Bill Bert.

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More Beautiful, More Terrible: Teaching Truth with Jesse Hogapian 1:15:49

4M ago1:15:49

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Thomas Jefferson was the masterly author of the ringing and rousing Declaration of Independence as well as a human trafficker and serial rapist. The second president embodies James Baldwin’s observation that “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” The US is a…

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Common Good Organizing with Elizabeth Todd-Breland 1:07:44

4M ago1:07:44

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The Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) led by Karen Lewis, a charismatic high school chemistry teacher, was elected to lead the Chicago Teachers Union in 2010. Lewis was a brilliant, transformational labor leader, and CORE developed a forceful form of social justice union organizing they called “organizing for the common good.” They foregroun…

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"Celebration Japan Recap" - Episode 404 57:37

4M ago57:37

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Welcome to Episode 404 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Special Guest: Brandon Wainerdi! - Reviewing the experience, panels, culture, reveals, and more - The Revenge of the Sith game's wild alternate ending - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Ga…

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Solidarity through Design with Lani Hanna and Josh MacPhee 45:54

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Solidarity takes on many forms but for over four decades one vivid example rose out of a design and print studio in Havana, Cuba. Born in 1966 out of the Tricontinental Conference the Organization of Solidarity of the People of Asia, Africa, and Latin America (Organización de Solidaridad de los Pueblos de Asia, África y América Latina — OSPAAAL) st…

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The death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones 49:27

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In May of 2010, 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones was fatally shot during a police raid on her Detroit home. Written by Charity Dodd, audio production by Bill Bert. Check out this week's sponsors! Homeaglow - visit https://homeaglow.com/alreadygone to get your first three hours of cleaning for only 19! Thanks so much to Bubbly Cleaning for sponsoring…

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"Across the Universe: Starship Troopers" - Episode 403 1:44:57

5M ago1:44:57

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Welcome to Episode 403 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Special Guest: Armand Haddad from The Cinedicate! - A retrospective look at the iconic sci-fi cult classic, Starship Troopers - Revenge of the Sith falls just short of $1 billion - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been look…

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NOlympics with Jules Boykoff 52:47

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Dave Zirin (“Edge of Sports;” and Under the Tree, Episode #58 ) gave a delightful and provocative talk at a conference a few years ago called “Will There Be Sports Under Socialism?” The short answer—of course!—human beings have played games and sports from the beginning, and there’s no stopping us. But capitalism has distorted and mangled our natur…

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"May the 4th Be With You" - Episode 402 1:22:42

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Welcome to Episode 402 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - The story of Star Wars' unofficial holiday - What do we love about Star Wars and hope to see in the future? - Revenge of the Sith passes $900 million worldwide - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in t…

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The Invisible Institute with Maira Khwaja and Trina Reynolds-Tyler 1:15:51

5M ago1:15:51

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The Invisible Institute—with its evocative and mysterious name—exists in the proud tradition of “guerrilla journalism,” a difficult to define or pigeon-hole practice of human rights inquiry and documentation. This dazzling collection of journalists, archivists, writers, thinkers, organic intellectuals-without-portfolio, organizers, activists, data …

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The mysterious death of Morgan Carr 19:55

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5/4/24 Morgan Carr is found dead, his body lying in the road. BUT there is no sign of a motor vehicle accident. His death is a mystery, and his family is hoping for answers 5/4/25 A public event is being held at Pueblo Viejo Restaurant in Lapeer, MI, from 2 to 6 p.m. I plan on attending, arriving around 4 p.m. I hope to see you there. Show some lov…

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"Music of Revenge of the Sith" - Episode 401 1:23:32

5M ago1:23:32

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Welcome to Episode 401 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Hidden gems in the Revenge of the Sith soundtrack - Is Andor Season 2 worth the hype? - Top news from Star Wars Celebration - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Galactic Public Access! Email…

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The Right to Think at All with Katherine Franke 46:47

5M ago46:47

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Thousands of student visas cancelled by the government! Legal residents snatched off the streets by masked agents, detained and deported! Federal research grants to universities scrapped! The government asserting a special right to oversee academic departments and curriculum decisions! The frequency of events like these across the country are dizzy…

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"The Death of Padme" - Episode 400 1:39:31

5M ago1:39:31

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Welcome to Episode 400 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - The 400th episode of WSTR! - Unpacking the tragic death of Padme Amidala - Zero Company - the next big Star Wars video game - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Galactic Public Access! Email…

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Big Data/Predatory Data with Anita Say Chan 57:14

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To be ruled is to be spied upon and inspected, quantified, measured, and ranked, and then registered and regulated with all the inherent structural violence packed into those arrangements. To be free is to abolish all of it, to reject that system’s hold over our minds as well as to defeat its power in the world. What kind of society do we want to l…

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Keyes & Radtke 28:54

5M ago28:54

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In January 1971, Kathy Radkte spent the evening with her boyfriend, Jack Keyes. The teenagers crossed paths with a vicious killer. #Novi #Northville #Unsolved This is an updated release of a March 2017 episode, it could sound familiar. Written and researched by Nina Innsted. Audio production by Bill Bert.…

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"Imperial Inspection: Queen Apalaina" 56:02

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Welcome to Episode 399 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Taking a closer look at Queen Amidala's successor - Original cut of A New Hope to be screened in London this summer - Jim Cummings teases new appearance by Hondo Ohnaka - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - …

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Everything for Everyone with M.E.O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi 55:26

6M ago55:26

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What is your North Star? What are you fighting for, and what are you struggling to overcome, or leave behind? The goal is not a precise and detailed roadmap—that way lies dogma, orthodoxy, and worse—but rather a vision and a hope with which to gauge and partially frame our work in the here and now. The great Uruguay revolutionary, Edwardo Galeano, …

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"Tech Deck: Revenge of the Sith" - Episode 398 42:02

6M ago42:02

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Welcome to Episode 398 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - Checking out all the new in-universe technology introduced in Revenge of the Sith! - Tales of the Underworld announced - John Boyega calls out bigoted Star Wars fans - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tun…