Podcasts about Asylum

John Washington returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book “The Case For Open Borders” published by Haymarket Books. (https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2199-the-case-for-open-borders) John Washington is a journalist covering the border, climate change, democracy, and more. He has written for The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Intercept, and other outlets. He is the author of The Case for Open Borders and The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum at the US-Mexico Border and Beyond. Washington is also a translator of books by Anabel Hernandez, Sandra Rodriquez Nieto, and others. His most recent translations include The Hollywood Kid by Óscar Martínez and Juan Martínez, and Blood Barrios by Alberto Arce, which won a PEN Translates Award. Both were co-translated along with Daniela Ugaz. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. We will have new installments of Jeff Dorchen's Moment Of Truth, Rotten History, and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell

The U.S Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Trump Administration in ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians in the country which potentially could lead to deportations. The International Rescue Committee is trying to counter this setback. Hans Van de Weerd is the IRC Senior Vice President of Resettlement, Asylum and Integration. He shares insight on the current plight of those impacted and how misinformation is shaping perception of TPS holders. It's awful and the symptoms include explosive diarrhea. The current cyclosporiasis outbreak has been identified in more than half of the United States, but it's not exactly clear as to its origin other than lettuce. Jodie Guest, professor and senior vice chair in the department of epidemiology at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health talks about keeping your household safe and how the Centers for Disease Control under the Trump administration was forced to cut back on its surveillance network for several pathogens, including cyclospora. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's headlines include: An Australian woman linked to the terror group ISIS has been granted bail. Asylum-seekers on Nauru are facing food and water shortages, a new report has found Dozens of people are feared dead after a ferry carrying 133 people sank off Guyana, on South America’s North Atlantic coast. And today’s good news: A federal electorate has been renamed in honour of trailblazing Aboriginal nurse turned Indigenous rights advocate Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue. Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Sam KoslowskiProducer: Rosa Bowden Want to support The Daily Aus? That's so kind! The best way to do that is to click ‘follow’ on Spotify or Apple and to leave us a five-star review. We would be so grateful. The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Want more from TDA?Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterSubscribe to The Daily Aus’ YouTube Channel Have feedback for us?We’re always looking for new ways to improve what we do. If you’ve got feedback, we’re all ears. Tell us here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demons, Satanic cults, and supernatural revenge collide in this horror fiction anthology. A runaway discovers a forbidden book devoted to an imprisoned goddess. A mercenary raids an asylum to film a cult. A cursed man awakens to humiliation and dark magic. Four tales of demonic possession, occult rituals, and vampire mythology—expertly narrated with dark comedy and spine-tingling twists. Perfect late-night horror for spooky season enthusiasts.“Sin” — by Rob FieldsA murderous runaway hiding inside a Catholic academy discovers a forbidden scripture devoted to Hellweaver—and begins a bloody ritual to become the imprisoned demon goddess's devoted daughter.“Gamble with the Devil” — by David O'HanlonA delusional soldier of fortune hires a desperate cameraman to film his promotional reel, then drags him into an abandoned asylum for a heavily armed assault on a Satanic cult whose rituals have summoned something horrifyingly real.“Breaking the Seal” — by Douglas WaltzAfter a drunken encounter with a practicing witch, a hungover man awakens with a bloody pentagram on his chest and an unstoppable bodily curse that only the woman he insulted can remove.“The Bad Schoolgirl” — by Rob FieldsA foul-mouthed, daywalking Master Vampire enters Strickfield High and follows a squad of vampire cheerleaders into the woods, where stolen souls are being used to power their supernatural jewelry.

The Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown - Friday, July 17, 20264:20 pm: Stephen Soukup, Director of The Political Forum Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for American Greatness on how the politicization of everything allows for shady tactics in attempts to gain power.4:38 pm: Todd Bensman, Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his piece about why stopping asylum fraud schemes should be the next tool used to secure the nation's borders.5:05pm: Cleta Mitchell, Founder of the Election Integrity Network and a Senior Research Fellow at the Conservative Partnership Institute, joins the program to discuss the takeaways from President Trump's speech last night, and to explain why people from the intelligence community haven't been prosecuted for hiding information about the election from Trump.6:05 pm: Jennifer Graham, Ideas and Culture Editor for the Deseret News, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about her piece on President Trump's claim of having an approval rating of 59% with no polls found to substantiate the claim.6:20 pm: We'll listen back to this week's conversations with Utah Speaker of the House Mike Schulz on his conversations with President Trump as the President prepared to deliver on his promise to shrink the acreage footprint of Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante, and (at 6:38 pm) with Peter Laffin of the Washington Examiner on how President Trump needs to reset the conversation about Iran, beginning with American citizens.6:50 pm: A new episode of CEO's You Should Know with April James of Hearts Knit Together.

"She's been present at the birth of every Gojirasaurus in this facility!" In this show we sample a film from the infamous Asylum, the home of the mock-buster! And tonight's movie is the suspiciously titled Triassic World (2018) - a tale of genetically engineered dinosaurs on the loose funnily enough...

Guest Host: John Gerardi AP reports that Todd Blanche’s path to becoming attorney general depends in part on addressing concerns from Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers. Sen. Thom Tillis made direct engagement with victims a condition for his support, leading Blanche to meet with survivors. While Blanche argued the Justice Department remains committed to pursuing evidence and seeking justice, several survivors left the meeting dissatisfied and continued urging senators to oppose his confirmation. Dan McLaughlin's National Review essay argues that the U.S. asylum system no longer functions as intended. He contends that outdated laws and overwhelming case volumes have weakened the distinction between humanitarian protection and broader immigration policy. The article calls for reforms that would preserve asylum for genuine refugees while making the system more consistent with U.S. national interests and border-enforcement goals. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest Host: John Gerardi AP reports that Todd Blanche’s path to becoming attorney general depends in part on addressing concerns from Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers. Sen. Thom Tillis made direct engagement with victims a condition for his support, leading Blanche to meet with survivors. While Blanche argued the Justice Department remains committed to pursuing evidence and seeking justice, several survivors left the meeting dissatisfied and continued urging senators to oppose his confirmation. Dan McLaughlin's National Review essay argues that the U.S. asylum system no longer functions as intended. He contends that outdated laws and overwhelming case volumes have weakened the distinction between humanitarian protection and broader immigration policy. The article calls for reforms that would preserve asylum for genuine refugees while making the system more consistent with U.S. national interests and border-enforcement goals. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOStep beyond the rusting gates of Michigan's infamous Eloise Asylum, a place where more than a century of pain, hope, and human suffering may still echo through its crumbling corridors. Founded in 1839 as a poor farm and psychiatric hospital, Eloise eventually grew into a massive 902-acre complex with 75 buildings, housing thousands of society's forgotten at its peak.Its history is filled with overcrowded wards, brutal treatments, and stories of lives forever changed within its walls. And when mental health budget cuts in the 1980s helped bring Eloise to an end, many believe the silence that followed only made the lingering energy there impossible to ignore.We explore the dark legacy of Eloise Asylum through the eyes of former staff, historians, and paranormal investigators who say the stories didn't end when the doors closed.#EloiseAsylum #HauntedAsylum #ParanormalPodcast #GhostStories #HauntedMichigan #AsylumHaunting #HauntedHistory #TheGraveTalks #SpiritsOfEloise #ParanormalInvestigationLove real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Step beyond the rusting gates of Michigan's infamous Eloise Asylum, a place where more than a century of pain, hope, and human suffering may still echo through its crumbling corridors. Founded in 1839 as a poor farm and psychiatric hospital, Eloise eventually grew into a massive 902-acre complex with 75 buildings, housing thousands of society's forgotten at its peak.Its history is filled with overcrowded wards, brutal treatments, and stories of lives forever changed within its walls. And when mental health budget cuts in the 1980s helped bring Eloise to an end, many believe the silence that followed only made the lingering energy there impossible to ignore.We explore the dark legacy of Eloise Asylum through the eyes of former staff, historians, and paranormal investigators who say the stories didn't end when the doors closed.#EloiseAsylum #HauntedAsylum #ParanormalPodcast #GhostStories #HauntedMichigan #AsylumHaunting #HauntedHistory #TheGraveTalks #SpiritsOfEloise #ParanormalInvestigationLove real ghost stories? Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Hawk focuses on Springfield, Ohio, where he grew up nearby, using two newsletters by Jim Swift at the Bulwark. Haitians came to Springfield at the request of the Republican governor and mayor to fill unfilled manufacturing jobs and reverse decades of population decline. They filled factories, opened businesses, started churches, and stabilized the city, until Donald Trump and JD Vance spread the fabricated story about immigrants eating pets, after which Pastor Carl Ruby says business relocation inquiries stopped entirely. The numbers and the human cost both land hard. Ohio's Haitian population produces an estimated $160 million in annual economic output and nearly $40 million in taxes. Governor Mike DeWine says the state will not interfere. Hawk covers the asylum backlog, the Kavanaugh stops concurrence, Sherrod Brown's push for an extension, and what returning to Haiti actually means. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO- Additional Content Available Here: https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

You know, after a while one starts to wonder if the good people at The Asylum are more than just filmmakers. They may just be propagandists, pushing the shark agenda to the forefront with their cleverly marketed cries for justice against humankind. Or, maybe they just like sharks. Either way, it's time for us to find out if 5-Headed Shark Attack is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I interview Anthony Frith, the director of MOCKBUSTER. The term refers to a knock-off of a blockbuster. For every FAST AND THE FURIOUS, there's a FAST AND THE FIERCE.No studio does this more prolifically than The Asylum, best known for pumping out B-and-C movies quick, fast and dirty. They're the SHARKNADO crew.Frith sent them a cold email, asking to direct one of their movies and make a documentary about the process. They agreed and MOCKBUSTER, this insane story about getting a movie filmed in just six days, was born.We chatted about being silly online, balancing the needs of an Asylum sci-fi flick with those of a documentary, the realities of moviemaking, the surrealities of having AI write not one but two books about one's unreleased documentary, and so much more.MOCKBUSTER is currently available to watch in select theatres and on digital platforms across the U.S. & Canada.THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (the 2025 version from The Asylum, not the 2009 version from the Asylum) is available to watch on Tubi.---Follow The Movies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw a couple dollars in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tip jar!

Anthony Frith, disillusioned by the possibility his filmmaking dreams might have been usurped by everyday responsibilities, decided to go boldly into the unknown.He emailed legendary mockbuster (parodies of blockbuster films - i.e. TRANSMORPHERS instead of TRANSFORMERS) studio The Asylum to ask if they'd let him direct a movie. Never mind the fact Anthony had never directed a feature film. But the worst they could say was "No," right?To his surprise, The Asylum accepted and this is where Frith's documentary MOCKBUSTER kicks in, telling the story of his "6-day special," a phrase coined by The Asylum for movies filmed in - you guessed it - six days.What results is chaos, not dissimilar to that of a freshly-punted anthill. After receiving his mission in Los Angeles, Frith flies home to Australia to wait weeks for a script, wrangle together a local cast and crew, wade through studio interference and get the thing done, all while occasionally staring off into the distance to ask "Am I cut out for this?"It's a touching, funny documentary about providing one's nascent creativity with enough bumps and scrapes to take shape in the real world. What starts out as growing pains, this painful dichotomy between the fears of selling out and the inability to fulfill the purest expressions of art, turns into a gentle reminder: Don't take it all too seriously. Have fun. The joys of birthing a project into the world outweigh the terrors and labors of getting it there. It's a mockbuster, baby. Just say yes.---Watch LESSONS FROM A MIDDLE CLASS ARTIST hereMOCKBUSTER is currently available to watch in select theatres and on digital platforms across the U.S. & Canada.THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT (the 2025 version from The Asylum, not the 2009 version from the Asylum) is available to watch on Tubi.Follow The Movies on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Throw a couple dollars in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tip jar!

When it comes to trade shows for the computer hardware enthusiast there are two major ones. First is the Consumer Electronics Show followed by Computex in Taiwan. While CES is not a showcase for computer hardware the Computex show puts computer hardware front and center, so much that now it has started to become a spectacle.

We have spent years talking about how important The Blair Witch Project is. We discuss the pros and cons of the latest reimagining of the iconic found footage classic. And we are definitely interested. Plus, the latest internet horror fad that Hollywood wants to adapt into a movie. And while it does seem a little silly to us, they do have a strong director attached to it. The Asylum has been putting out grade-A quality B movies for a long time. Sharknado may be their most well-known, but their specialty are mockbusters like Tomb Invader and Top Gunner. We could not wait to take a look at their inner workings. Mockbuster does much more than that. Sure, there is plenty of footage from The Asylum library. And yes, all of it is amazing. The interviews with the people at the top of the company are also great. They know the score and are funny, entertaining, and informative. But it is the documentary's subject that is the beating heart of the film. Anthony Frith is one of the most charming people we have ever seen and we enjoyed watching his journey. Mockbuster ended up being an unexpected feel-good watch thanks to Frith and all of the incredibly supportive people featured. On top of all that, we get to see how a movie from The Asylum gets made! Adventures in Movies! is a part of the Morbidly Beautiful Podcast Network. Morbidly Beautiful is your one stop shop for all your horror needs. From the latest news and reviews to interviews and old favorites, it can be found at Morbidly Beautiful.Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.Music in the background from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

The U.S. has long professed to be a country where people can seek refuge. That's the promise etched into the base of the Statue of Liberty. But it's never been that clear-cut. And in June, the Supreme Court passed two rulings that could make seeking safe haven in the U.S. even more difficult. Today on the show, the story of how the U.S. asylum system was forged in response to moments of crisis, and where it left gaps: from Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, to Cuban and Haitian asylum seekers during the Cold War, to the precarious system of today.This episode originally aired in December 2024.Guests:Maria Cristina Garcia, Professor of History at Cornell University, studying immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekersRuth Wasem, former Immigration Policy Specialist at the U.S. Library of Congress' Congressional Research Service and author of the forthcoming book, The Struggle for Fairness: Forging the Immigration Act of 1965Support shows like Throughline with NPR+. Sign up today at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Most filmmakers spend years trying to land their first feature. Anthony Frith did it with a single email. In this conversation, he shares how one cold email led to directing The Land That Time Forgot for The Asylum, what he learned making his first feature, and why he documented the entire experience in his new film, "Mockbuster".

Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we're chock full of ghosts, spooks, ghosts, ghouls, specters, and so on. This week we visit one of THE most haunted locations in the United States, and based on the horror stories surrounding the place it's easy to imagine angry spirits roaming the halls. What is the history behind the Trans-Allegheny Asylum and how did it earn its reputation for being extremely haunted? All this and much more!

It's another entertaining and enlightening episode of BEHIND THE LENS thanks to co-writer/director ANTHONY FRITH and his documentary MOCKBUSTER. Now, MOCKBUSTER isn't your typical documentary. This is a documentary directed by Anthony Frith concurrently with his directing of an Asylum Studios B-movie classic, THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. I know you know The Asylum, the studio responsible for the SHARKNADO franchise and a few hundred other glorious B-movie genre gems that inevitably revolve around sharks, aliens, dinosaurs, Nazis, Russians, nukes, bad accents, vampires, zombies, and generally a take-off on known blockbusters by altering titles and scripts ever so slightly into what have become known as "Mockbusters." Enter Australian filmmaker ANTHONY FRITH. Anthony has an interesting background but has primarily made a living making corporate video shorts and PSAs like "how to grieve" video manuals, but has long dreamed of directing a feature film. One day, the light bulb went off, and he got the idea to reach out to The Asylum, asking to direct a film. As luck would have it, The Asylum had a movie for him to direct – THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. Terrific! But, Anthony has to adhere to The Asylum model – 6 days to film, there is no script yet, and we want it shot in Australia. Okay! But Anthony took things a step further. He saw comedic potential in documenting the process of making a film for The Asylum and spoke with David Latt, CEO and Head of Production, about his idea to shoot a documentary of the making of THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT while he was shooting THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. Needless to say, Latt loved the idea and said go for it, which meant Anthony would be directing two films simultaneously – a documentary and a narrative, with the documentary capturing the entire Asylum process of B-movie filmmaking. Thus, MOCKBUSTER was born. MOCKBUSTER is a scream! And this conversation with Anthony is almost too much fun as Anthony and I dive into the logistics and challenges of directing two films concurrently. THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT was financed entirely by The Asylum, while it was left to Anthony and his documentary producers to find financing for MOCKBUSTER. As you will hear, Anthony makes it clear that the two productions maintained separate budgets and did not overlap financially. They also had separate crews. http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

Better say your prayers, because another classic ScreamQueenz episode has escaped from The Asylum and is running amok in the streets!This time it's Episode 63 from August 4, 2012, in which Alena Acker drops by to talk about one of my all-time favorite movies, TIME AFTER TIME from 1979.In this delightful sci-fi fantasy thriller, H.G. Lewis must travel through time to 1970s San Francisco to hunt down Jack the Ripper and stop his modern-day killing spree before the woman of his dreams becomes the next victim.TIME AFTER TIME is not currently available on any streaming services, but is available wherever you buy or rent videos.Directed by Nicholas Meyer, written by Karl Alexander, Steve Hayes and Nicholas Meyer, and starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenbergen and David Warner.Mentioned in this episode:Network Plug with musicThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled on several issues related to immigration policy. While the court narrowly preserved birthright citizenship, it issued other rulings that will put an untold number of people in danger. One ruling, Mullin v Al Otro Lado, upheld the federal government's policy of turning back asylum seekers before they can reach the US-Mexico border—a policy also known as “metering”—hollowing out the right to asylum enshrined in both domestic and international law. In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor referenced the St. Louis, the ship of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany turned away from the US, whose passengers were mostly killed in the Holocaust: “Congress passed the Refugee Act in 1980 because it did not want this country to repeat the mistakes of its past. Yet if the refugees on the M. S. St. Louis were to walk up to a port of entry on our southern border today, the majority's interpretation would allow immigration officers to refuse even to consider their asylum applications by physically blocking them from stepping foot onto US soil,” she said.In another ruling, Mullin v Doe, the Supreme Court granted the president the power to end the Temporary Protected Status program, or TPS, which has allowed vetted and eligible immigrants to live and work legally in the US if they cannot return safely to their countries. Justice Samuel Alito, in his majority opinion, said courts do not have a say in what the president and the Department of Homeland Security decide; the president can end TPS for Haitians and Syrians without judicial review. He also rejected a separate claim brought by Haitians that the move to deport them was based in racial prejudice. TPS has been in effect since 1990. There are 350,000 Haitians who have been in the US legally under TPS, and whose lives have now been thrown into chaos.In our spring issue, we published a prescient piece by immigration reporter Tanvi Misra about the death of asylum, and the ways that its decline is a dire portent for democracy itself. Asylum, Misra reminds us, is a “place-based right” designed to prioritize human life over national borders: As soon as an endangered person steps foot onto a country's soil, they “are entitled to that body's protection,” regardless of whether they crossed with permission. This is exactly the principle that has been undermined with this recent ruling, which prevents people from arriving and making an application. As this ruling suggests, for as long as asylum has existed in the US, so have efforts to weaken it. It has been issued selectively and on racial grounds—much more easily been granted to German-speaking Protestants than to Jews escaping the Holocaust; readily offered to Cubans fleeing Castro but not to Haitians fleeing the US-supported Duvalier dictatorship.Misra's essay tells us that this tactic of denying landfall to migrants as a way of denying them asylum has gone into overdrive in the past decades as border agents try to intercept asylum seekers earlier and earlier in their journeys. In the process, the US border has, Misra says, “not just hardened, but expanded”—into Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, and beyond. Under Trump 2.0, the border has also spilled inward, into LA, Chicago, Minneapolis, and all the other places where border agents are chasing down asylum seekers and, increasingly, all migrants.In this episode of On the Nose, recorded in mid-June before the Supreme Court rulings, Misra speaks about these grievous attacks on asylum with John Washington, a staff reporter at Lookout and the author of the forthcoming book, How to Close a Camp: Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention, as well as The Case for Open Borders and The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum at the US-Mexico Border.This conversation was originally a live membership event. Become a member so you don't miss the next one!Thanks to Jesse Brenneman for editing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).”Media Mentioned and Further Reading“The Death of Asylum,” Tanvi Misra, Jewish CurrentsHow to Close a Camp: Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention by John WashingtonThe Case for Open Borders by John WashingtonThe Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum at the US-Mexico Border by John WashingtonThe Suppliants by AeschylusOedipus at Colonus by Sophocles“The principle of non-refoulement,” European Union Agency for Asylum1951 UN Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol “A History of Haitian Discrimination by United States Immigration Policy,” US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants“‘Metering' of Asylum Seekers Is Bad Policy, Bad Law, and Bad for the Border,” Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, American Immigration Council“US flight carrying deported migrants lands in Central African Republic,” France24“What Are Third-Country Removals? Understanding Their Use In U.S. Immigration Policy,” American Immigration Council“Broader Crises,” Tanvi Misra, The Baffler“The Unraveling of Afghan Asylum,” Tanvi Misra, New York Review of BooksTranscript forthcoming.

In the latest episode of the Parsing Immigration Policy podcast, Fellow in Law and Policy Andrew Arthur and Senior Legal Fellow George Fishman examine three landmark Supreme Court immigration decisions issued over the past two weeks and discuss their implications."Two of these decisions went in the administration's favor, but the birthright citizenship was a big loss. Anyone who calls this a politicized Court should review all three and see for themselves."Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Why the Court ruled that Congress meant what it put into statute—no judicial review of TPS designations—and what the decision means for the Trump administration, and why Congress—not the courts—must ultimately reform a program that has evolved beyond its original "temporary" purpose.Asylum at the Border: How the Court confirmed that a foreign national only becomes an "alien" eligible to apply for asylum once they have entered the United States. The Court found that one has not arrived in the United States while still on foreign soil, regardless of whether they want to make an asylum claim.Birthright Citizenship: Why the Court rejected President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, why Justice Kavanaugh's opinion leaves open the possibility of congressional action, and what policy options remain to address birth tourism and other incentives created by current law.The discussion also explores how these rulings could shape future litigation, immigration enforcement, and legislative action.HostMark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.GuestsGeorge Fishman is a Senior Legal Fellow at the Center for Immigration StudiesAndrew Arthur is a Fellow in Law and Policy at the Center for Immigration StudiesLinksThe ‘Birthright Opinion' Is In — and Trump Won't Like ItDOJ Vows to Crack Down on Birth Tourism in Response to ‘Birthright' OpinionCitizenship FolliesIntro MontageVoices in the opening montage:Sen. Barack Obama at a 2005 press conference.Sen. John McCain in a 2010 election ad.President Lyndon Johnson, upon signing the 1965 Immigration Act.Booker T. Washington, reading in 1908 from his 1895 Atlanta Exposition speech.Laraine Newman as a "Conehead" on SNL in 1977.Hillary Clinton in a 2003 radio interview.Cesar Chavez in a 1974 interview.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaking to reporters in 2019.Prof. George Borjas in a 2016 C-SPAN appearance.Sen. Jeff Sessions in 2008 comments on the Senate floor.Candidate Trump in 2015 campaign speech.Charlton Heston in "Planet of the Apes".

Welcome to July, Mother Sharkers. Our 2nd annual Shark Month has arrived and we're going to the house that loves sharks, The Asylum. But no bad weather is going to stop us this time. Pull up a table to the shark buffet for this 2-for-1 special and let's see if 2-Headed Shark Attack is not that bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blanche v. Lau, No. 25-429 (U.S. June 23, 2026)applicant for admission; returning LPR; parole Mullin v. Doe (Miot), No. 25-1083 (U.S. June 25, 2026)TPS; jurisdiction; determination; termination; preliminary relief; equal protection   Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, No. 25-5 (U.S. June 25, 2026)canon against surplusage; presumption against extraterritoriality Garcia Corrales v. Blanche, No. 24-6467 (9th Cir. June 24, 2026)motion to reopen dismissal for untimely appeal; mailing delay; new evidence; motion to reconsider not only way to challenge dismissal Hayles v. U.S. Att'y Gen., No. 24-10516 (11th Cir. June 22, 2026)petition for review CAT; FARO; Riley; frivolous PFR; jurisdiction; brief cannot cure jurisdictional deficient PFR Matter of P-A-C-, 29 I&N Dec. 708 (BIA 2026)discretionary denial of asylum where withholding of removal granted; multiple DUIs; fraud as negative discretionary factor for asylumImmigrants' List Matter of T-A-G-, 29 I&N Dec. 715 (BIA 2026)ACA pretermitting asylum application; collateral relief; pending I-130 Matter of Best, 29 I&N Dec. 723 (BIA 2026)extreme hardship; § 212(h) waiver; discretion; arrests and convictions Matter of C-L-R-, 29 I&N Dec. 726 (BIA 2026)M-A-M- safeguards; qualified representative; refusal to sell drugs; mental health claims in Honduras Matter of G-L-C-, 29 I&N Dec. 717 (BIA 2026)drug delivery and particularly serious crime; N-A-M- element one; nature of the offense; Penn. Cons. Stat. § 780-113(a)(30); transgender women in Jamaica; United Kingdom's Home Office reportsKurzban Kurzban Tetzeli and Pratt P.A.Immigration, serious injury, and business lawyers serving clients in Florida, California, and all over the world for over 40 years.eimmigration"Immigration law software you'll love to use."get.eimmigration.com/IRP Gonzales & Gonzales Immigration BondsP: (833) 409-9200immigrationbond.com Stafi"Remote staffing solutions for businesses of all sizes"Click me!Want to become a patron?Click here to check out our Patreon Page!CONTACT INFORMATION:Email: kgregg@kktplaw.comFacebook: @immigrationreviewInstagram: @immigrationreviewTwitter: @immreviewAbout your hostCase notesRecent criminal-immigration article (p.18)Featured in San Diego VoyagerSupport the show

In this episode of the WOLA Podcast, recorded on June 25, 2026, host Adam Isacson speaks with Elijah Maurus, an attorney based in Tijuana who has worked principally with LGBTQ+ asylum seekers since 2018. Maurus relocated to Tijuana during the major migrant caravan that arrived in late 2018, initially working with Al Otro Lado before launching a pilot legal project dedicated to LGBT asylum seekers in October 2019. The conversation moves roughly south to north, tracing the dangers LGBTQ+ migrants face crossing Mexico to reach safety in the United States. Maurus describes how Tijuana—which requires a difficult "left turn" across territory controlled by multiple cartels—nonetheless became one of the few border cities with dedicated LGBT shelters, though these remain scarce and small. He explains how vulnerabilities multiply "exponentially" for transgender and gender-nonconforming migrants at every checkpoint, river crossing, and cartel-controlled bus stop. He recounts witnessing the human toll of policies like "metering," the Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico), Title 42, and the cancellation of CBP One appointments. The second half of the discussion turns to the rapid deterioration of asylum protections in the United States since President Trump's return to office in January 2025. Maurus details both the headline-grabbing measures—the suspension of asylum at the border, Supreme Court decisions issued that very morning upholding metering and allowing the removal of Temporary Protected Status from roughly 350,000 Haitians—and the quieter "death by a thousand cuts." These include courthouse arrests after government attorneys move to dismiss cases, the use of "pretermission" to reject incomplete asylum applications, Asylum Cooperative Agreements that ship asylum seekers to third countries like Guatemala or Ecuador, and the gutting of the immigration court system through mass firings of judges and their replacement with "deportation judges." Maurus devotes significant attention to immigration detention, which he calls a political and financial choice rather than a punishment. With $45 billion newly allocated and a goal of detaining 100,000 people per day in largely private facilities, he describes the elimination of the limited protections for transgender detainees that had existed under prior administrations—including the end of gender-affirming care, the housing of trans women among men, prolonged solitary confinement for trans men, and the disappearance of oversight mechanisms. He also raises the alarming practice of sending people with withholding-of-removal protections to dangerous third countries such as Eswatini or Uganda, where LGBTQ+ people face legal persecution. Despite the bleak picture, Maurus closes on a note of resolve. He argues that asylum remains salvageable but that advocates must stop ceding the narrative and avoid treating individual horror stories as isolated anecdotes rather than the products of deliberate policy. He emphasizes the importance of local-level storytelling, documentation for future accountability, and the simple insistence that turning people away violates the lessons learned after refugees were turned back to die during World War II.

Today's show is packed with major headlines you won't want to miss! We break down multiple Supreme Court rulings on asylum, TPS, gun rights, and what's still coming next. We also cover explosive testimony on child trafficking, the latest immigration controversies, Trump's warning about communism, New York City's dramatic political shift, rising concerns over radical Islam, the growing feud involving Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, and Candace Owens, plus the latest Caitlin Clark controversy that has sports fans furious.From Washington to New York and everywhere in between, we're covering the biggest political, cultural, and media stories of the day.Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to like, subscribe, and share the show!SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW!Lock in under $10/meal while beef prices climb with Backyard Butchers at https://BackyardButchers.com/Chicks  Code CHICKS auto-applies for 30% off first order + 2 free 10-oz ribeyes + free shipping!Ready to make the switch to cleaner energy? Go to https://MudWtr.com/Chicks and grab the starter kit — use code CHICKS and you'll get 43% off.Take Cheers Restore after your last drink or before going to bed and wake up feeling at least 50% better — or your money back. Get getting 20% off at https://CheersHealth.com/COTRSubscribe and stay tuned for new episodes every weekday!Follow us here for more daily clips, updates, and commentary:YoutubeFacebookInstagramTikTokXLocalsMore InfoWebsite

The Joe Piscopo Show 6-26-26 47:38- Hogan Gidley, Former National Press Secretary for the Trump campaign and former White House Deputy Press Secretary Topic: President Trump's Supreme Court immigration wins; Senate voting to check President Trump's war powers 55:42- Matthew "Whiz" Buckley, decorated former U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot, TOP GUN graduate, and now the founder of the No Fallen Heroes Foundation Topic: Iran strikes vessel in Strait of Hormuz 1:05:58- Stephen Moore, "Joe Piscopo Show" Resident Scholar of Economics, Chairman of FreedomWorks Task Force on Economic Revival, former Trump economic adviser and the author of "The Trump Economic Miracle: And the Plan to Unleash Prosperity Again" Topic: School choice 1:21:01- Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow in the new Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law at Advancing American Freedom Topic: Supreme Court rulings 1:28:38- Art Del Cueto, Border Security Advisor for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and a 21-year veteran of the Border Patrol Topic: Ending deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians 1:54:22- Dr. Wendy Bohon, Earthquake geologist and science communications specialist Topic: Venezuela earthquakes 2:02:05- Mike Davis, Founder of the Article III Project, Former Law Clerk for Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Former Chief Counsel for Nominations for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Topic: SCOTUS rulings See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ira Mehlman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform joins Marc Cox to discuss the Supreme Court's recent immigration rulings, including Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians, asylum claims at the southern border, and the future of immigration enforcement. The conversation also explores the upcoming birthright citizenship case, the meaning of the 14th Amendment, and FAIR's perspective on restoring the temporary nature of TPS and strengthening U.S. immigration laws.

Top headlines for Friday, June 26, 2026Supreme Court immigration rulings favoring Trump, renewed backlash over James Talarico's “Christian who hates Christianity” remark, Louisiana pastor Tony Spell's battery charge after a roadside fight, and a California lawsuit over parents' rights to opt children out of LGBT-themed lessons.00:11 Back-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela causing serious damage01:03 SCOTUS sides with Trump on ending TPS, policy on asylum seekers01:50 James Talarico claims to be 'Christian who hates Christianity'02:43 Pastor Tony Spell says he fulfilled Scripture in beatdown of man03:28 Nick Freitas: Western civilization is 'worth fighting for'04:11 Parents sue school after refusing opt out from LGBT lessons05:05 'Daniel And The Fiery Furnace' trailer debutsSubscribe to this PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle PodcastsOvercastFollow Us on Social Media@ChristianPost on TwitterChristian Post on Facebook@ChristianPostIntl on InstagramSubscribe on YouTubeGet the Edifi AppDownload for iPhoneDownload for AndroidSubscribe to Our NewsletterSubscribe to the Freedom Post, delivered every Monday and ThursdayClick here to get the top headlines delivered to your inbox every morning!Links to the NewsBack-to-back earthquakes hit Venezuela causing serious damage | WorldSCOTUS sides with Trump on ending TPS, policy on asylum seekers | PoliticsJames Talarico claims to be 'Christian who hates Christianity' | PoliticsPastor Tony Spell says he fulfilled Scripture in beatdown of man | U.S.Nick Freitas: Western civilization is 'worth fighting for' | World'Daniel And The Fiery Furnace' trailer debuts | EntertainmentParents sue school after refusing opt out from LGBT lessons | Education

June 25, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and guests discuss the Supreme Court's decision to upend the asylum system as we know it. In a 6-3 decision, with the 3 liberal justices dissenting, the court decided to let Donald Trump functionally end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of refugees from Haiti and Syria. Later, Nicolle covers a major win for voting rights just ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts.To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As the Supreme Court term winds down they are releasing opinions on the hottest button issues. Leah Litman, professor of law at the University of Michigan and a former Supreme Court clerk, co-host of the podcast "Strict Scrutiny" and the author of Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2025), offers analysis of today's opinions, including on gun rights, TPS, asylum and the weedkiller Roundup.  Photo: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at dusk on June 6, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

War Room SCOTUS Allows White House to Block Asylum Seekers at Border, Rejects Lawsuit Alleging ROUNDUP Weedkiller Caused Cancer, PLUS… Major Study Blames iPhone for Collapsing Birth Rate

Supreme Court of the United States (SOTC) 2026 decisions that could heavily impact bikers and everyday citizens: • Trump can restart Asylum policy • Hawaii's restrictive gun carry law struck down • Voting Rights & Redistricting cases • Temporary Protected Status (TPS) challenges • Trump v. Barbara – Birthright Citizenship • Trump v. Slaughter – Firing federal agency heads • Trump v. Cook – Federal Reserve Governor • Transgender Athletes cases • And more… Plus: • Foolhardy Spanish motorbike gang member sets himself on fire before jumping in water • Canadian police warn about increased Hells Angels presence in Greater Sudbury Raw breakdown and real talk on what these rulings could mean. This is a news and commentary channel. We do not condone violence or illegal activity. Content is for informational and educational purposes only.

Henry Sir is someone I heard about since I first started doing stand up and I have wanted to have him on the podcast for a long time. He has been killing the game with his social media content and it has led him to some really amazing success with stand up including multiple tours, sold out shows and much more.It was awesome to get to pick his brain on this transition including how he personally enjoys making content for social media and what kind of doors it has opened for him. Henry has done stand up for a long time including time spent in LA and New York. I had a million questions as those are the places most aspiring comics dream of being so it was very insightful to get to hear what it's really like. My personal favourite was hearing what it's like to audition for the world famous comedy cellar! (I'm sure I look like a kid in a candy store as he was telling me about it) He recently moved back to Edmonton and he opens up about what it's like to be back and what its like touring more than ever.Henry has lived a fascinating life and I loved hearing him open up about the hard parts of the journey and show his gratitude for the success he has built for himself. I hope you all like it and share it with your friends!This weekend we have some huge shows at the moon I hope to see many of your faces there!

I met the graphic artist, Victoria Lomasko, about 10 years ago when she was a resident at the City of Asylum in Pittsburgh. I emceed an event with her back then. So I was happy when Victoria recently returned to the city to give a few talks at the University of Pittsburgh. Of course, the Eurasian Knot dragged her into a studio for an interview. A lot has changed for Victoria over the decade. Her graphic novel, Other Russias, represented the marginals of Russian society, and she won a Pushkin prize for the work. She got invited to speak, to show her art, and teach. She then went to Belarus to chronicle the mass protests. More art. More shows. But then Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The invites dried up as everything Russia became toxic. And political art forced her into exile in Germany. These experiences have caused her to question the efficacy of political art, and even her graphic style. Today, she's embraced symbolic art that speaks to her political disillusion and difficulty in representing our current conjecture. Where does Lomasko stand today when it comes to art and politics? Tune in and find out. GuestVictoria Lomasko is a graphic artist and has lectured and written widely on graphic reportage. She lived in Moscow until March 2022 and now lives in exile. She is the author of Other Russias which received the Pushkin House Best Book in Translation award. Her latest book is The Last Soviet Artist published by N+1 Books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 28th installment of the Metal Maniacs Reaction Series, host Jay Ingersoll is joined by special guest Josh Hibbs as we dive into another stacked lineup of underground heavy music from across North America and beyond. From crushing deathcore and groove metal to immersive storytelling, progressive heaviness, and DIY metal passion projects, we're giving our honest reactions to some incredible artists that deserve your attention.This episode features bands from Canada, Michigan, Chile, and beyond as we continue our mission of helping listeners discover the next wave of heavy music.

The Guilty Feminist 488. Migrant Rights and the Asylum Experience. Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Jessica Fostekew with guests Leyla Williams, Steasy Castro and Juliet Stevenson. Recorded 12 June 2026 at West London Welcome. Released 22 June. The Guilty Feminist theme composed by Mark Hodge. Get Deborah's new book with 30% off using the code SIXCONVERSATIONSPOD https://store.virago.co.uk/products/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have More about Deborah Frances-White https://deborahfrances-white.com https://www.instagram.com/dfdubz https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/six-conversations-were-scared-to-have/9780349015811 https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/deborah-frances-white/the-guilty-feminist/9780349010120 More about Jessica Fostekew https://www.instagram.com/jessicafostekew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUAduMto_xc More about West London Welcome https://www.instagram.com/westlondonwelcome https://www.westlondonwelcome.com https://refugeeweek.org.uk For more information about this and other episodes… visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.com tweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempod like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeminist check out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeminist or join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPT More Big Speeches workshops now available https://guiltyfeminist.com/big-speeches/ Come to a live show Guilty Feminist at Ventnor Fringe. https://purchase.vfringe.co.uk/EventAvailability?EventId=37801 Edinburgh Preview Showcase. https://sohotheatre.com/events/the-guilty-feminist-edinburgh-preview-showcase Edinburgh Fringe. https://tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:6708/ Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters. To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist You can also get an ad-free version of the podcast via Apple Podcasts. The Guilty Feminist is part of the AudioPlus Network. If you'd like to work with us, please get in touch at hello@weareaudioplus.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for #ElOsoFumarTakes #Take367, and we're celebrating our Annual Father's Day Show with one of our favorite guests!   Joining us is none other than Tom Lazuka of Asylum Cigars for an incredible milestone—his SIXTH Father's Day appearance on #ElOsoFumarTakes!   We'll have plenty to talk about, including: Chat about the custom Asylum cigar being created for my upcoming wedding Wedding plans and why this cigar will be such a special part of the celebration The New York Knicks' NBA Championship and why we'll be celebrating with Asylum Ogre cigars The all-new Asylum Signature Series by Tom Lazuka Asylum's upcoming adventure to Morocco Father's Day memories, laughs, great cigars, and who knows what else!     #ElOsoFumarTakes #Take367 #AsylumCigars #TomLazuka #FathersDay #Cigars #PremiumCigars #LiveShow #FacebookLive #AsylumOgre #AsylumSignatureSeries #WeddingCigar #Knicks

I have known several youth baseball league presidents over the years and they all have shown to be very nice, hardworking, dedicated and the desire to provide a good experience for the kids and families that they work with. Only thing is they are nowhere close to well trained, player development people. In fact, they had little to no baseball coaching experience. Yet they are picked to continue the youth baseball format that they have been handed down. The league admin are told to just carry on the same format as always regardless if the players are 1)  having fun and 2) getting enough reps to increase their baseball and athletic skills. The use of lunatic is not directed at these dedicated people who lead our organizations. Rather "lunatic" is used here more to reference to how idiodic it is to force our kids to play boring games and rarely if ever have on-field baseball practices. The people who think that is the best system we can come up with are lunatics. coachandplaybaseball.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

A candlemaker guards one dying flame through the night while ravenous things in the dark demand the soul of a frozen stranger. An old woman stares through a second-floor window with no ledge to stand on, and the shadow man behind her inches closer with every passing night. And a small-town officer commits a man to a psychiatric hold for claiming a five-year-old suicide was really a murder — until the same vision starts playing out in front of his own eyes.FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: I have three stories in this episode for you! Andrew Pendragon pens the tale, “Candles” to start things off. Weirdo Family member Randy Hogan shares a fictional tale called “Old Woman in the Window”. And then our final story is from S.F. Barkley called “I'm a Cop And I Institutionalized Someone I Knew Wasn't Crazy”.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:10.223 = Chandler's Candles00:19:35.808 = The Old Woman in the Window00:24:35.615 = I'm A Cop And I Institutionalized Someone I Knew Wasn't Crazy, Part 1 ***01:03:09.029 = I'm A Cop And I Institutionalized Someone I Knew Wasn't Crazy, Part 2 ***01:29:19.732 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“I'm a Cop And I Institutionalized Someone I Knew Wasn't Crazy” by S.F. Barkley: https://sfbarkley.com/,https://www.reddit.com/user/Barkles52/“Candles” by Andrew Pendragon: https://www.creepypasta.com/candles/“The Old Woman in the Window” by Weird family member, Randy Hogan(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: September 10, 2020Weird Darkness gathers three works of horror fiction for Creepypasta Thursday, moving from a candlemaker's nightly bargain with the dark, to a watcher at an upstairs window, to a small-town murder reopened by a vision no evidence could explain.It opens with a candlemaker in the small town of Clovetown, the last practitioner of an inherited art he calls Chandler's candles, passed to him from his father and grandmother and kept alive mostly through monthly orders from the Catholic church down the road. His after-hours visitors come only once, telling him sad stories before they go, and on a freezing Tuesday a muddy, shivering man named Basim arrives — a wanderer whose family left Israel before settling in a Midwestern state he refuses to name. The candlemaker warms Basim with tea, tends a bruise left when local children pelted him with a rock, and sends him off with a vanilla-scented sculpted candle and a box of matches. That night the shop window shatters under another volley of stones, and Basim is found frozen to death on a bench outside. As the power fails and darkness floods the shop, ravenous shadow-creatures his family has sheltered against for centuries surround him and demand Basim's marked soul, and he survives the night only by shielding the dying flame of that single candle with his own body until dawn.From there the episode turns to a teenage boy who finds an old woman staring through his second-floor bedroom window, her face blank and dead, though no ledge or balcony exists for anyone to stand on. She returns each night after 10:30 for eight months, and the pattern eventually breaks — she appears in the living room window in daylight, then inside the house, and finally seated beside him with the same lifeless expression. A second figure joins her, a shadow man with masculine features who edges closer with each appearance, and his presence twists the old woman's blank stare into one of horror and terror. By the end, both stand within inches of the boy, and he does not know whether he will live to see another night.The episode closes with Sean Barkley, a Crisis Intervention Team officer working the night shift in rural Pennsylvania, dispatched on a freezing-rain night to a farmhouse where a man named Kevin claims to have witnessed a murder. Kevin's sister, Melissa Watson, died in that house five years earlier in a death ruled a suicide, but he now sees a recurring vision in the upstairs bedroom — Melissa pleading for her life as her husband Andrew fires a gun — and Barkley glimpses the same muzzle flash in the window. Rather than let Kevin hunt Andrew down, Barkley commits him on an involuntary hold and quietly reopens the case with fellow officer Tim, uncovering an autopsy that recorded old bruises and a broken rib never investigated, a handgun bullet buried in the mattress, and a shotgun shell hidden in an air duct. The trail leads to Virginia Beach, where a search warrant turns up Melissa's missing .380 and a destroyed external hard drive holding child exploitation material, some of it filmed in the basement of the farmhouse. Andrew is arrested and then released on bail before he is found dead in a motel room, an apparent suicide with a note only Barkley can see, and a final vision of Melissa's spirit reveals that she had drawn the investigation toward exposing her husband so that she could claim her own revenge.

For Ashton and his friends, the abandoned asylum had become routine. They'd spent countless nights wandering its empty halls looking for a scare, convinced the stories surrounding the building were probably exaggerated.Until one night, someone in the group heard screaming coming from upstairs.What happened after that changed the mood instantly. A friend who went to investigate began acting strangely inside the asylum's old lunchroom, refusing to leave while everyone around her realized something was seriously wrong. And by the time the group finally made it back outside, more than one person was convinced they hadn't been alone in the building after all.The unsettling part wasn't just what happened inside the asylum. It was how differently everyone remembered it afterward. #RealGhostStories #HauntedAsylum #ParanormalPodcast #GhostEncounter #ShadowFigure #AbandonedPlaces #TrueGhostStory #SupernaturalExperience #ParanormalActivity #GhostHuntingLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

Brendan O'Neill, Rakib Ehsan and Fraser Myers on the anti-migrant riots in Belfast, Restore vs Reform, and why Starmer's social-media crackdown won't end with teenagers. Donate £40 or more to spiked's summer appeal and receive a limited-edition ‘10 years of Brexit' pint glass. Find out more and donate here: https://www.spiked-online.com/spiked-summer-appeal/ The spiked summit has now SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist, email: supporters@spiked-online.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Decisions are happening fast — and the consequences are showing. Last week, Trump announced he would nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the top post at the Justice Department, after Blanche nixed the $1.776 “Anti-Weaponization” fund while keeping the controversial release that shields Trump and his family from any liability. Mary and Andrew highlight the myriad of issues Blanche will need to answer for when a confirmation hearing comes, before moving to the Supreme Court ruling that allows Alabama to adopt a Republican-drawn congressional map eliminating one of only two majority-Black districts in the state. This nullifies a lower court's decision that the map was, in fact, intentionally discriminatory. Next up, the co-hosts review a Rhode Island judge's ruling that invalidated several of Trump's immigration policies, including one that placed a hold on asylum claims globally, causing chaos and uncertainty for many legally trying to obtain asylum claims and green card status.And lastly, a beat on a new executive order stripping job protections from thousands of federal workers, plus continuing litigation over Trump's ballroom. Sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads. You'll also get exclusive bonus content from this and other shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Asylum is not for anyone who wants to leave their crappy country to get into ours. The most evil political family. The culture shock in Japan.Follow The Jesse Kelly Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJesseKellyShowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Ashton and his friends, the abandoned asylum had become routine. They'd spent countless nights wandering its empty halls looking for a scare, convinced the stories surrounding the building were probably exaggerated.Until one night, someone in the group heard screaming coming from upstairs.What happened after that changed the mood instantly. A friend who went to investigate began acting strangely inside the asylum's old lunchroom, refusing to leave while everyone around her realized something was seriously wrong. And by the time the group finally made it back outside, more than one person was convinced they hadn't been alone in the building after all.The unsettling part wasn't just what happened inside the asylum. It was how differently everyone remembered it afterward. #RealGhostStories #HauntedAsylum #ParanormalPodcast #GhostEncounter #ShadowFigure #AbandonedPlaces #TrueGhostStory #SupernaturalExperience #ParanormalActivity #GhostHuntingLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani floating controversial plans that critics say could allow the city to seize neglected private apartment buildings and transfer them to nonprofits or tenants, reigniting fears over socialism, property rights, rent control, and the future of New York real estate; the Trump administration dramatically escalating its immigration crackdown by targeting asylum lawyers accused of coaching illegal immigrants to lie in asylum cases and exploit loopholes in the immigration system; and a San Francisco YMCA quietly changing its women's locker room policies after backlash over a transgender-identifying biological male repeatedly exposing himself in shared female spaces, reigniting the national debate over gender ideology, women's privacy, and transgender policies, and much more.

[Part One of Two] As Houston, Texas accused murderer Lee Gilley awaits word on his fate after fleeing to Milan, Italy, investigative journalists Mandy Matney and ⁠Liz Farrell⁠ are on the case. Will Italy grant him asylum, or treat him as a criminal to be extradited back to the United States? New details have emerged about Lee's plan to escape his Houston trial for allegedly killing his wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, and their unborn child in October 2024. Lee's brother, Matt Gilley, testified that he didn't help Lee flee on May 1, but said Lee looked different at their mother's deathbed in April — heavier, bearded, with long hair. Matt's Zoom testimony came in an emergency custody hearing for Lee and Christa's two young children. Christa's family fears Lee's relatives will take the kids to Europe, yet a Harris County judge ordered the children returned to Texas.  Meanwhile, two of Lee's attorneys move to withdraw and we dig into the 1983 US–Italy Extradition Treaty while Lee's Italian attorney Monica Grosso says that Lee is exhausted from all his recent travels.  We're exhausted too, but Let's Dive in…