Best Wfpr Podcasts (2025)

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 12 - Halloween Double Feature with The WFPR 59:31

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In this special Halloween Paranormal Rewatch, we’re summoning our friends Lauren and Gina from The Witch’s Familiar Paranormal Research to join us for a chilling deep dive into one of Indiana’s most haunted locations—the Randolph County Infirmary. Together, we’ll wander its shadowed corridors and echoing halls as we revisit the terror captured in D…

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103 - Immigration and the Courts 48:27

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In this episode, the group and guest United States Represenitive Jake Auchincloss discuss immigration and the courts, the government shutdown, no kings day, and how we the people can adress these issues. You can find the full respone to the "Trump has pardons and tanks... what do you have?" note from United States district judge William Young here:…

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085 - Frank Presents - Ojukwu 29:59

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In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Ken Ojukwu, one of the canidates for Franklin town council. They discuss his upbringing and school, as well as career. Along with this, they discuss issues around town and his goals to make a positive impact in Franklin.

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Reed Reynolds 37:40

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In this episode, Jim Derick and Anne Bergen invite Reed Reynolds to discuss his story, starting from childhood traumas, to drinking and drug use in high school, to his road to recovery in adulthood.

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Episode 091 - Calling All Caregivers, The Brick School, The Thousand Hour Lesson, Water Heaters, Love, Truth, and much more 42:51

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about a PSA for caregivers in the area, Halloween at the Brick School, being unlucky with water heaters, love, the truth and first amendment, reflections upon a gift of conversation recieved from a friend called necesicty, and Bob shares the next chapter i…

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Episode 69 - Ohio State Reformatory 1:01:45

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Welcome to our third episode where we take an in-depth look at a location with far too much history to cover in a regular episode. This week, we’re unlocking the iron gates of one of America’s most infamous prisons: the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. Once home to thousands of inmates (and a few Hollywood cameras — hello, The Shawshank Redempt…

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Episode 301-Kiana Keys-The Unpolished Grape 37:25

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 301Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!Kiana Keys-The Unpolished GrapeOn this episode of The Wonderful World of Wine(WWW), Kim and Mark sit down with Kiana Keys, author of Unpolished Grape 101-The Basics of WineAnd Little Black Book of Food + Wine. Keys shares her journey into th…

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084 - Frank's Musings - Gaza 53:15

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In this episode, Frank Falvey discusses the ongoing crisis in Gaza.

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 11 - Ghost Nation: Reunion in Hell 46:11

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In this episode, we’re diving deep into one of the most captivating investigations in Ghost Nation history — the chilling exploration of Seaview Terrace, the infamous Rhode Island mansion known for its haunting beauty and ghostly reputation. Made famous as the exterior for the cult classic soap Dark Shadows, Seaview Terrace is more than just a Holl…

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Episode 68 - Haunted Road Trip: Milwaukee 1:14:03

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With baseball season fading into the shadows, we’re shifting from home runs to haunted halls as we make our way to Brew City. Once again, we’re packin’ up the Ope, A Ghost van and headed off on another virtual road trip. This time, we’re creeping into the eerie elegance of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our spooktacular itinerary is packed with ghostly gran…

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Episode 300-Celebrating Our 300th Episode With Len Presutti 49:22

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 300Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!Celebrating Our 300th Episode With Len Presutti A lot can happen in 300 episodes. Kim and Mark, the hosts of The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW), celebrate this incredible milestone with their good friend and mentor, certified wine educator Le…

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Episode 090 - Love Poems, Songs, Halloween, The Remembrance of Summer, and News Around Town 38:29

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about love, songs, Halloween poems and PSAs, the end of summer, and the opening of the Children's Museum in town as well as the construction of Tri-County.

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 10 - The Haunting Of.. Eric Roberts 28:21

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In this chilling rewatch episode, we dive deep into The Haunting Of Season 5, Episode 2 — where acclaimed actor Eric Roberts revisits the chilling paranormal experiences that once left him questioning reality. Join us as we break down every eerie moment, from Eric’s backstory to the revelations uncovered by psychic medium Kim Russo. Why has Eric se…

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Episode 67 - Real Haunted Houses III 1:38:49

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What better way to celebrate spooky season than with two real haunted houses as told by those who lived it. First, we visit Northwest Chicago where in 1970, Ed and Marsha Becker bought a two-flat apartment to start their family. What they found instead was decades of tragedy, strange chills, objects moving on their own, and an unseen presence that …

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Episode 299-Vino Therapy With Kelly Lewis 36:55

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 299Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!Vino Therapy With Kelly LewisKim and Mark of The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) welcome the visionary Kelly Lewis to the show to uncork the secrets of vino therapy. The founder of the first-ever wine spa in the United States, Kelly shares how…

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Episode 089 - Diners, Creation, Love Poems, Hoarding, Motherhood, and The Thousand Hour Lesson 39:56

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about diners and the blue plate special, different takes on the story of creation, love, hoarding turning into a mystery, motherhood, and Bob shares the latest chapter in his story The Thousand Hour Lesson.

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 9 - Portals to Hell: Kreischer Mansion 35:57

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Tucked away on a quiet hill in Staten Island stands the Kreischer Mansion—a Gothic relic with a past so grim it refuses to stay buried. In this episode, we revisit Portals to Hell and their unnerving investigation of this historic home where the line between residual memory and intelligent haunting blurs uncomfortably thin. As Jack Osbourne and Kat…

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Episode 66 - When Houses Attack 1:28:42

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In this bone-chilling episode, we unravel two spine-tingling poltergeist hauntings, each more unsettling than the last. First, we travel to the eerie Welsh hills of 1989, where a young family’s dream home quickly becomes a waking nightmare. Heol Fanog, or The Witch Farm, is a place where ancient forces awaken from the walls, pulling a once-happy fa…

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Episode 298-Wine Illustration Talk With Maryse Chevriere 32:40

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 298Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!Wine Illustration talk with Maryse ChevriereJoin The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) hosts Kim and Mark for a conversation with Maryse Chevriere. A certified sommelier, acclaimed illustrator, author, and James Beard award winner, Maryse shares…

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Episode 088 - Life Lessons, The End of Summer, Love, Clap Hands, and much more. 39:19

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about a life lesson, Shakespeare's take on the end of summer, love, both in song and poem form, Peter shares writing from a new book he's working on, and we applaud with clap hands.

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 8 - The Holzer Files: Final Word 51:38

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In this rewatch episode, we dive back into The Holzer Files and their chilling investigation of Franklin Castle—Cleveland’s most notoriously haunted mansion. We revisit the shadowy corridors and dark family secrets that made this episode a standout. Did Hans Holzer’s original files uncover the truth behind the Tiedemann family tragedies? Did Dave S…

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102 - DEI Part 2 58:18

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In this episode, the group and guest Dr. Jim Purcell, the executive director of the comission of higher education in Alabama, discuss attempts to supress DEI, personal experiences about the importance of DEI, the benefits it brings, and much more.

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Episode 65 - ICU.. and So Do the Ghosts 1:17:10

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Step into the darkened halls of two of America’s most infamous haunted hospitals. First, we explore the dim hallways of the sprawling Sheboygan County Asylum in Wisconsin where shadowy figures roam the tunnels and the ghosts of nurses greet you by humming a little tune. Then we travel south to Yorktown, Texas, where the abandoned Yorktown Memorial …

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Episode 297-Talking Wine And Restaurants With Jen Ziskin 37:45

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 297Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!Talking Wine And Restaurants Join Kim and Mark from www.thewww.wine for an engaging interview with Jen Ziskin, the dynamic Executive Director for Massachusetts Restaurants United (MRU) and co-owner/wine director of Brookline, MA's beloved re…

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Episode 087 - Staycation, Bagels, Love, The Thousand Hour Lesson, and the Answer is 42 46:12

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about what to do on a staycation, a bagel story, love, a found poem, 42, and Bob gives us the next chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.

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Episode 64 - Reptiles, Rodents, and Rumors 1:00:36

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This week, we’re diving into the wonderfully bizarre world of cryptids where folklore meets the downright unbelievable. First, we travel to the windswept Isle of Man in the 1930s, where a talking mongoose named Gef supposedly made a family’s farmhouse his home, leaving behind one of the strangest legends in paranormal history. Was Gef a ghost, a ho…

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Episode 296-From Packie to Sonoma: The Peter Merriam Story 39:17

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 296Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!From Packie to Sonoma: The Peter Merriam StoryThis week on The Wonderful World of Wine, hosts Kim and Mark uncork a fascinating conversation with Peter Merriam of Merriam Vineyards. A true Massachusetts native, Peter shares his incredible jo…

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101 - Teacher's Union Part 2 43:56

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In this episode, the group and guests Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of the United Teachers Los Angeles, discuss if teacher's should be able to legally strike, and why they would want to strike.By WFPR

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Episode 086 - Theatrical Preformance, Love Of Old and New, The Thousand Hour Lesson, Murder Is Bad Press, and much more. 58:48

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group first gives us a theratrical preformace with the script by Faith. The group also shares stories, poems, and writings about a high school crush, love of now, left turns, silent but strong heroes, Bob gives us the next chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson, Alice also gives us another chapter in…

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Episode 63 - Ghoul Rush 1:07:10

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Pack your ghost-hunting gear and your frontier sass because this episode is headin’ west in search of haunted ghost towns. First stop: Bannack, Montana, a gold rush town frozen in time and reportedly still hosting guests at the famously haunted Meade Hotel. We’ll dive into the eerie tale of Dorothy Dunn, the young girl whose tragic fate may have te…

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Episode 295-A Conversation with Viticulture Leader Brenae Royal 44:58

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 295Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!A Conversation with Viticulture Leader Brenae RoyalJoin your hosts Kim and Mark as they sit down with an incredibly respected leader in viticulture, Brenae Royal. Recognized in 2020 as one of Wine Enthusiast's "40 Under 40," Brenae is a true…

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100 - Teacher's Union 44:53

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In this episode, the group and guests Max Page, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, and Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of the United Teachers Los Angeles, discuss if teacher's should be able to legally strike, and why they would want to strike.By WFPR

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Episode 085 - Publisher Interview with Jim Turcotte 43:35

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In this special episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group sits down with Jim Turcotte, author of Four Brothers From Lowell, as he discusses his process writing and publishing his book, as well as answers questions from the group.By Peter Fasciano

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Episode 084 - Love Poems, Memoirs, On The Radio, The Thousand Hour Lesson, and much more. 47:05

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, flash fiction childhood memoirs, the radio and a call recieved about it, and Bob gives us the next chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.By Peter Fasciano

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Episode 62 - Waverly Hills 1:04:32

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Welcome to our second episode where we take an in-depth look at a location with far too much history to cover in a regular episode. This time, we journey deep into the history and ghosts of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium, one of America’s most famously haunted locations. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, Waverly Hills was a state-of-the-art tuberculos…

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Episode 294-Interview with Mike Veseth 33:34

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 294Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!Interview with Mike VesethIn this engaging episode of The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW), hosts Kim and Mark welcome the esteemed Mike Veseth, the editor of www.wineeconomist.com and prolific author of over a dozen wine books. Mike takes list…

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Episode 083 - Juneteenth, Summer Hay Help, Love Poems, Kindness From A Stranger, Lullabies, and much more. 40:02

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about Juneteenth and it's history, a story from Helen's youth about helping her friend's father with hay, a metaphor about ICE agents and the innocent, Bo updates his process with his children's book, Bill shares a poem about love, Alice shares a story abou…

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Episode 61 - Haunted Road Trip: Seattle 53:29

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Who’s ready for another road trip? Pack up the Ope, A Ghost Van because we’re headed to the Emerald City itself: Seattle, WA. We have several stops to make, but a few of them include the Owl N’ Thistle Pub where an elusive piano player tickles the ivories when no one is looking. Then we’ll stop at the Merchant’s Café where portraits move on their o…

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Episode 293-Shelley Lindgren - A Journey Through Italian Wine 33:01

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 293Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW): Shelley Lindgren - A Journey Through Italian WineJoin hosts Kim and Mark on this episode of The Wonderful World of Wine WWW) as they delve into the captivating world of Italian wine with the esteemed Shelle…

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Episode 082 - Ambrose Bierce, First Real June, Iggy's Children's Book, Love Poems, Summertime, The Thousand Hour Lesson, and much more. 53:21

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about the life of Ambrose Bierce, the first feelings of summer and June, love poems, playing in the summer, in or out of place, Bo gives us a chapter in his children's book based on him and his dog Iggy, and Bob gives us another chapter in The Thousand Hour…

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Episode 60 - Funeral Home Frights 57:00

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In this delightfully eerie second installment in our funeral home adventures, we creak open the doors of two former houses of mourning that are now anything but lifeless. First, we take a spine-tingling stroll through the Bell Mansion in Fort Wayne, Indiana—a towering tribute to Victorian opulence and spectral sightings where children’s laughter ec…

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Episode 292-A Toast to Liberty with Nick Gardner of Liberty Cellars 43:41

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Episode 292-A Toast to Liberty with Nick Gardner of Liberty Cellars by Kim Simone And Mark LenziBy Kim Simone And Mark Lenzi

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Paranormal Rewatch Ep. 7 - Paranormal Lockdown: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum 30:48

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Welcome to another Paranormal Rewatch! In this episode, we’ll follow Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman from Paranormal Lockdown (Season 1 - Episode 1) as they investigate the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in search of evidence of a shadow person Nick saw almost 10 years before. Come along for a 72-hour lockdown with two of our favorite investigators.…

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99 - DEI 55:10

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In this episode, the group and guest Dr. Bell, as well as the audience from the Senior Center discuss the DEI, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace, and how it as a concept has been around, and it's important to provide oppurtunites and fairness to all people.By WFPR

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Episode 59 - The Devil Made Me Do It 1:21:36

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Welcome to another fact vs. film episode where we look at the true story of a haunting and compare it with the “based on a true story” film version. For this one, we’ll tackle another film from the Ed and Lorraine Warren inspired Conjuring universe: the 2021 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. We'll evaluate the terrifying scenes from the movie…

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Episode 291-Discovering Down Under with Mark Davidson 40:22

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 291Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!Discovering Down Under with Mark DavidsonJoin hosts Kim and Mark on The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) for an insightful conversation with Mark Davidson, Head of Education, Americas, for Wine Australia and author of the acclaimed book, The Wi…

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Episode 081 - Children's Book, The Thousand Hour Lesson, Hotdog vs Hamburger, Love, Old Friends, and much more. 45:50

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about alpha writing, love poems, old friends, empty bowls, a peanut butter jelly direction exercise, Bo gives us an update on his children's book, Bob gives us another chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson, and Joe conducts his summer survey on the hotdog ver…

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Episode 58 - Tunnel of Love... or Terror 55:10

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Step right up—if you dare—for a chilling ride through two of America’s most haunted amusement parks. In this episode, we explore the eerie legends and ghostly encounters tied to Chippewa Lake Amusement Park in Ohio and Sylvan Beach Amusement Park in New York. Abandoned for decades, Chippewa Lake is a rusting graveyard of forgotten rides and lingeri…

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Episode 080 - The Thousand Hour Lesson Chapter 4, The Writer's Group, Love, Memorial Day, and much more. 40:06

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In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about their group, Bob gives us the fourth chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson, love poems, an unlikely hike, Memorial Day, and why would anyone?By Peter Fasciano

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Episode 290-Alessia Botturi Interview 35:30

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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)Episode 290Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi explore all things wine with you!The Wonderful World of Wine: An Italian Wine Journey with Alessia BotturiEpisode Summary:Hosts Kim and Mark welcome Alessia Botturi, a distinguished Italian wine educator, sommelier, co-founder of the North American Sommelier Association (NA…