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In this week's episode of China Insider, Miles Yu looks into joint maritime exercises conducted by US and Taiwanese coast guard vessels, and details the historic development of joint operations between the US and Taiwan in the strait. Next, Miles reviews White House messaging commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the American liberation of Guam and the 73rd anniversary of National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, looking back at the history and legacy of US involvement in the war. Finally, Miles covers recent updates from the US Treasury Department related to enhanced designations issued by OFAC targeting global networks that enable Iran's military capabilities and support of the IRGC.   China Insider is a weekly podcast project from Hudson Institute's China Center, hosted by China Center Director and Senior Fellow, Dr. Miles Yu, who provides weekly news that mainstream American outlets often miss, as well as in-depth commentary and analysis on the China challenge and the free world's future. 

Welcome back to the Hangar Z Podcast, brought to you by Vertical HeliCASTS and Valor Plus.On today's episode, we're honored to welcome Deputy Jonathan Lazada and Deputy Chase Gomez of the Indian River County Sheriff's Office Aviation Unit. Jonathan and Chase are the recipients of the Airborne Public Safety Association's Aircrew of the Year Award, as well as the FLIR Vision Award in the Life Saving category, recognizing their extraordinary efforts during a search that ultimately saved three lives.What began as the search for a downed aircraft several miles offshore quickly became a race against time. Operating within the limitations of their aircraft and mission equipment, they relied on disciplined Crew Resource Management, sound decision-making, and an unwavering commitment to the mission. Their persistence paid off when they located three survivors floating in the ocean and directed U.S. Coast Guard rescue assets to their position, leading to a successful rescue.In this conversation, we take a deep dive into every aspect of the mission. Jonathan and Chase walk us through the initial response, the challenges of searching over open water, the limitations of their airframe for this type of operation, and the critical decisions they made while balancing mission success with flight safety. We also discuss the importance of effective Crew Resource Management, maintaining situational awareness under pressure, staying determined when the odds seem stacked against you, and how teamwork became the defining factor in a successful outcome.One of the most rewarding moments came after the rescue, when Jonathan and Chase had the opportunity to meet all three survivors back at the hangar—a powerful reminder of why public safety aviation professionals do what they do.This is an incredible story of professionalism, perseverance, and teamwork under the most demanding conditions. We know you're going to enjoy this conversation.Watch the 2026 FLIR Vision Awards | Life Saver Award with Jonathan and Chase at this link.Thank you to our sponsors CENTUM, MD Helicopters and Quantum Helicopters.

Hannibal Hamlin helps form the Republican Party and becomes Vice President right before the outbreak of the Civil War, while also serving in the Coast Guard, pushing Lincoln to emancipate the enslaved and helping to create the first black regiments.

This edition of The Neil Haley Show opens with a Total Celebrity conversation with WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley about his book Saint Mick: My Journey from Hardcore Legend to Santa's Jolly Elf. Neil, a former pro wrestler himself, thanked Foley for once steering him toward promoter Bert Prentice and the independent circuit early in his own career. Foley reflected on a run that exceeded even his own expectations, from grinding out a 58-minute match in front of just 25 people in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to stardom in WCW and the WWF, and shared the lesson that it is not the size of the crowd but the impact you have on the people in the room. That same conviction, he said, drives his six years portraying Santa Claus, and he told a moving story about a Christmas Eve visit to a young cancer patient on Long Island, whose transformation he ranked among the finest moments of his career. Foley explained that he wrote the book himself, partly for his children, and credited Stephanie McMahon with convincing him the offbeat, touching Christmas tale could reach beyond wrestling fans. He previewed his 20 Years of Hell tour, built around bringing that infamous match back to life. Find him at realmickfoley.com.Neil then turned to a J Len Sciuto Show simulcast, where the retired Coast Guard officer and thriller author offered his own geopolitical analysis, opening, as he noted, with a disclaimer that it is opinion and discussion drawn from public reporting rather than settled fact. He walked through his reading of tensions around Iran's nuclear program and a fortified mountain site near the Natanz facility, the risk of the Houthis widening the conflict, and the military scenarios he fears could follow, while also touching the Abraham Accords, the long U.S. history of regime-change operations, and rising oil prices. Drawing on 36 years in the Coast Guard, he tied the themes to his bestselling submarine thriller Hades Crypt and a coming sequel, Desperate Countermeasures, noting that a large share of his book royalties supports junior enlisted service members. Reach him at jlenscuto.com.Neil then welcomed the legendary Suzanne Somers, author of Two's Company: A 50-Year Romance with Lessons Learned in Love, Life, and Business. Somers shared the story of meeting her husband, Canadian television star Alan Hamel, on a San Francisco game-show set, and of a partnership so close the two have not spent a night apart in decades while also running a business together. She recounted her rise on Three's Company, being fired after seeking pay equal to the men on the number-one show, and the smear campaign that followed, then how she and Hamel refused to dwell on what she had lost and instead branded Suzanne Somers, from the ThighMaster to headlining Las Vegas. Her throughline was simple: problems do not define you, how you respond to them does, and the goal is to turn setbacks into opportunities. Find her at SuzanneSomers.com.The hour closes with actor and director Mario Van Peebles on Syfy's Superstition, in which he writes, directs, produces, and stars alongside his daughter Morgana. Van Peebles described growing up in the Van Peebles independent-film family as an apprenticeship in every job on a set, from cables and lighting to directing, so that wearing many hats now feels natural. He pitched Superstition as the story of a loving Southern family in the funeral business, running the Hastings Funeral Home, who battle demons rising as humanity does more damage to the planet, each episode built around a different piece of Gothic Americana. He shared bits of his father Melvin's wisdom, that luck is preparation meeting opportunity, and that it is not what you face but how you face it that reveals you. Find Mick Foley's Saint Mick and Suzanne Somers' Two's Company in bookstores, Jay Len Sciuto at jlenscuto.com, and Mario Van Peebles on Superstition.

China's military and coast guard have conducted drills near Huangyan Dao, saying the operations were aimed at safeguarding the country's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights amid tensions in the South China Sea.

Families and communities across western Alaska are getting long-awaited answers after federal investigators released their final report on last year’s deadly crash of Bering Air Flight 445. The report identifies multiple factors that contributed to the accident, including severe icing and safety shortcomings by the airline. Alaska Desk reporter Alena Naiden from our flagship station KNBA has more. All nine passengers and the pilot died when a Bering Air Cessna Grand Caravan crashed during its flight between Unalakleet and Nome in February of last year. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) final report on the incident faults the pilot for “inadequate airspeed management”. It also says the plane faced severe icing conditions and was overweight, leaving less of a margin to avoid a stall. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy was on scene in Nome last year and visited the state again this week, meeting with families of the victims of the crash. She says several preventable problems contributed to the accident. “In this case, we had a number of issues. We had first chronic underreporting of weight loads on the aircraft. There were problems with airspeed management. Between the airspeed, the increased load, the icing conditions, and some pilot inputs, he ended up in a stall.” Homendy says the pilot encountered severe icing conditions that were not initially forecast. She says investigators found that the pilot checked the weather, but did not receive any support from the air carrier making the decision on whether it was safe to fly. “We found that there wasn’t a process in place for Bering to have a weather risk assessment of when to fly – go/no go decision. It was all on the pilot.” According to the report, a few minutes before the crash, a controller in Anchorage told the pilot that both of Nome's runways were temporarily closed for de-icing and advised the pilot to slow down. The pilot initially decreased speed before increasing engine power again. Flight data showed that the plane pitched nose up at one point before losing speed and altitude until its low airspeed awareness system activated, which disengaged the autopilot. The controller sent a low-altitude alert but had lost contact with the pilot. The NTSB report says the plane's anti-icing system was working, and the pilot used it before the crash. A U.S. Coast Guard plane found the wreckage resting on an ice floe east of Nome the next morning, with no survivors. The NTSB also listed “inadequate safety management” by Bering Air as a cause of the crash. The report says the airline's planes routinely flew overweight. Bering Air declined to provide a statement when reached for comment. Homendy says the agency looked at 16 other Bering Air flights and found that loads often exceeded what was stated. She says that the agency did not look at whether other Alaska operators were also underreporting weights, but broadly speaking, it is a concern. She says the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not provide adequate oversight of the air carrier, particularly as it rapidly expanded in the region in recent years. She says the agency advised the FAA to require operators to adopt safety management systems like evaluating risks, having procedures to make sure the loads are accurate, and look at how they do pre-flight planning and go/no go decisions. “Those, to me, are not burdensome. Those are procedures that any operator, including a single operator can put in place themselves and can save lives and frankly save a company.” Bering Air faces three wrongful death lawsuits related to the crash. Clay Robbins is an attorney representing the family of Talaluk Katchatag (Iñupiaq) from Unalakleet. He says the suit seeks compensation for Katchatag's children, but the family also hopes to set a standard for bush airlines across the state. “They must be held accountable for satisfying their responsibility to exercise the highest standard of care to protect their customers from tragedies such as this, that was entirely, entirely avoidable.” The report is NTSB's final action on the crash. It calls for more training for pilots to better handle loss of control situations. It also includes a host of recommendations for airlines like Bering Air, called Part 135 operators, like using certified dispatchers and expanding flight monitoring. KNOM's Ben Townsend contributed to this reporting Get National Native News delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up for our daily newsletter today. Download our NV1 Android or iOs App for breaking news alerts. Check out today’s Native America Calling episode Friday, July 31, 2026 – Native film/TV round-up: A gritty tribal cop thriller, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ reboot, and remembering Native ‘Emergency!’ TV star

The Ship Report: Tuesday, July 28, 2026Today we'll take a look at a ship that was recently in the Columbia River at the Portland shipyard: the USCGC Healy, a Coast Guard icebreaker. She ran into serious mechanical issues during sea trials in the Strait of Juan De Fuca, and was towed to Seattle for repairs.The ship had just finished a shipyard repair period. Today we'll talk about what it how ships prepare for problems, and why a breakdown during a sea trial is the very best time for it to happen.

In this episode of the Revolve Recap, special guests Dina Windle and Hannah Faulkner join us to share the incredible ways God is opening doors for ministry at the TRACEN Coast Guard Base!From powerful answered prayers to incredible stories on the ground, hear how the Discovery Bible Study (DBS) framework is equipping recruits with simple, biblical, and reproducible tools to read Scripture and make disciples. Plus, Pastor Bill closes out with an overview of the ABC's of Discipleship in Straight Talk!

We examine the president's claims of election fraud and what you need to know about the security of Wisconsin's election system. We meet Lake Michigan's new Coast Guard commander. We learn about the FBI headquarters in Milwaukee.

Send us a MessageIn this episode of Culture Change RX, Sue welcomes Mark Allen, founder of Rural Health Engine, for a conversation about innovation, technology, and the future of rural healthcare.Mark shares how his journey—from growing up in rural Missouri, to serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, to helping innovative technology companies—ultimately led him to create Rural Health Engine, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting rural hospitals with practical, affordable innovations.Rather than selling products, Mark sees his role as helping rural healthcare leaders discover what's already available and determine which innovations truly fit their organization's needs.The conversation explores why innovation isn't just about adopting artificial intelligence or new software. It's about asking better questions, thinking differently, and recognizing that doing nothing may be the greatest risk of all.To learn more about Rural Health Engine, complete the Innovation Readiness Assessment, or connect with Mark Allen:Website: Rural Health EngineEmail: allen@ruralhealthengine.org[FREE Webinar] A 5-Step Approach to Achieving Nursing Excellence in Rural Hospitals:  Aug 11 at Noon ETMany rural hospitals need a proven approach for creating and sustaining nursing excellence. Join Capstone for a special 1-hour webinar where we will overview our proven 5-step approach for achieving nursing care improvements that take hold and last.Register here: https://capstoneleadership-net.zoom.us/meeting/register/gCRrqIc2QeK7mj-1gzIJsgHi! I'm Sue Tetzlaff. I'm a culture and execution strategist for small and rural healthcare organizations - helping them to be the provider and employer-of-choice so they can keep care local and margins strong.For decades, I've worked with healthcare organizations to navigate the people-side of healthcare, the part that can make or break your results. What I've learned is this: culture is not a soft thing. It's the hardest thing, and it determines everything.When you're ready to take your culture to the next level, here are three ways I can help you:1. Listen to the Culture Change RX PodcastEvery week, I share conversations with leaders who are transforming healthcare workplaces and strategies for keeping teams engaged, patients loyal, and margins healthy. 2. Subscribe to our Email NewsletterGet practical tips, frameworks, and leadership tools delivered right to your inbox—plus exclusive content you won't find on the podcast.

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the growing wildlife tourism interest in Kodiak, the road to Pillar Mountain reopens, a Coast Guard Base Kodiak change of command ceremony for the Frederick Mann, KUCB reports on the Coast Guard monitoring two Chinese research vessels in the U.S. EEZ, and the state Board of Fisheries' decision making process is the focus of a legislative audit.

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Send us Fan MailPeaches is back with the Daily Drop for 28 July, covering Army vehicle prototypes, command and control testing, Navy vaccine and transfer policy updates, Marine drone experiments, Coast Guard counter-UUV efforts, testosterone screenings, Iran operations, and some very questionable budget math.The Army is moving forward with Infantry Squad Vehicle Heavy prototypes while Project Convergence prepares to stress-test next-generation command and control gear in the Mojave Desert. The Navy reinstated flu vaccine requirements for certain sailors and changed transfer policy after a sailor's death, while the USS George Washington strike group is operating in the South China Sea.The Marine Corps is experimenting with medium-sized drones that can launch one-way attack drones, and Marines also tested drone delivery of simulated refrigerated blood during an Australia exercise. Peaches ties that into real-world medical drone delivery and what it could mean for dispersed battlefield sustainment.The Air Force clarified again that waist-to-height ratio measurements will not be scored during the initial rollout, while B-52 modernization remains on cost and schedule after a test aircraft crash. The Coast Guard is looking for technology to detect and defeat unmanned underwater vehicles, because drone swarms are not just an air problem anymore.The episode also covers Pete Hegseth's testosterone screening initiative for service members over 30, the Pentagon's $7 billion Oracle contract, Trump's warning on Iran talks, reclassified Iran war fatalities, one-way surface drones used against Iranian ports, ongoing boat strikes against alleged drug vessels, and Zelensky warning that North Korea may send 30,000 more troops to support Russia.Links:TastyGains.comOperatorTrainingSummit.comOnesReady.comChapters:00:00 - Intro and Daily Drop01:07 - Tasty Gains01:42 - Army Selects ISV Heavy Prototype Companies02:25 - Project Convergence and Next-Gen Command and Control03:23 - Army Pacific Best Squad Competition03:57 - Navy Reinstates Flu Vaccine Requirements05:44 - Navy Changes Transfer Policy After Sailor Death07:18 - USS George Washington in the South China Sea07:50 - Marine Drone Launching One-Way Attack Drone08:58 - Marines Test Drone Blood Delivery in Australia10:18 - Operator Training Summit San Diego and Pennsylvania11:12 - What OTS Is and Is Not12:49 - Air Force Waist-to-Height Ratio Will Not Be Scored13:54 - B-52 Modernization Stays on Schedule14:20 - Coast Guard Seeks Counter-Underwater Drone Tech15:13 - New Cutter Squadron in the Western Pacific15:39 - Pete Hegseth Announces Testosterone Screenings16:21 - Why Testosterone Testing Matters17:09 - Operator Syndrome and Low Testosterone18:29 - Pentagon Awards $7 Billion Oracle Contract19:06 - Why the Oracle Math Does Not Math19:48 - Trump Warns Iran if Talks Fail20:17 - Pentagon Reclassifies Iran War Fatalities21:44 - One-Way Surface Drones Hit Iranian Ports22:17 - U.S. Boat Strikes and Drug Trafficking ROI24:15 - Zelensky Warns North Korea May Send More Troops24:52 - Ones Ready Membership and Merch Restock26:03 - Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

Show SummaryOn today's episode, we're having a conversation with Dr Debbie Bradbard, Military and Veteran Spouse and the inaugural director of the Boeing Center for Veteran Transition and Military Families at the Virginia Tech in Alexandria, VA. The center's goal is to harness the potential of service members, veterans and their families to thrive in tomorrow's workforce—through skills, mentorship, research, entrepreneurial support, and resources that build future-ready careers and drive economic opportunityEpisode Partner: This episode is sponsored by CareLinx by Sharecare, connecting Veterans, Service Members, and military Families with trusted home care and caregiver support.  Provide Support: Take a moment to turn your gratitude into action. For just $15, you can help provide military culture training to one person who supports veterans and their families, equipping them to respond with greater understanding, confidence, and care. GIVE HERE through our giving page at psycharmor.org. Provide FeedbackAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you. If you PsychArmor has helped you learn, grow, and support those who've served and those who care for them, we would appreciate hearing your story. Please follow this link to share how PsychArmor has helped you in your service journey Share PsychArmor StoriesAbout Today's GuestDeborah Bradbard is the inaugural director of the Boeing Center for Veteran Transition and Military Families at the Virginia Tech in Alexandria, VA.  As a Senior Researcher at Syracuse University's, D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), Bradbard spent nearly a decade publishing signature publications and shaping policy and best practices for veterans and military families.  Her work on military spouse and veteran employment have been cited by the White House, members of Congress, CNN, the Center for Deployment Psychology and utilized by national professional organizations including The American Psychological Association (APA) and The Society for Human Resource Management Foundation (SHRM) where her work has been downloaded by over 20,000 human resource professionals nationwide.  As Director of Research and Policy at Blue Star Families (BSF), she directed implementation of their national survey whose results have had an enduring influence on military family policy on spouse employment, childcare, and financial readiness. In the private sector at Booz Allen Hamilton, she developed clinical support tools that have been utilized by providers across the entire military health system of over 3 million users.  A frequent speaker for national conferences, Bradbard educates policy makers, elected officials, and employers about the evolving needs of the military community.  A psychologist by training, Dr. Bradbard received her Ph.D. from Auburn University and her MPA from Syracuse University.Links Mentioned During the EpisodeBoeing Center for Veteran Transition and Military FamiliesVirginia Tech in DC on LinkedInDr. Bradbard on LinkedInPsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor Course Understanding and Utilizing Your Educational Benefits. provides service members, Veterans and their families with a comprehensive overview of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs educational benefits program. You can find the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/Understanding-and-Utilizing-Your-Educational-Benefits Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on XPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com  

Before dawn on Nov. 29, 1966, the Great Lakes freighter Daniel J. Morrell broke in two during a violent storm on Lake Huron.Twenty-nine men were aboard. Only one came home.Watchman Dennis Hale escaped onto a life raft with three crewmates. One by one, the other men died from exposure as the raft drifted through freezing spray, towering waves and two nights of darkness. Hale remained alone for 38 hours before a Coast Guard helicopter spotted movement on what appeared to be a raft carrying four bodies.In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we follow the Morrell's final voyage, the terrifying sight of its powered stern racing through the storm, the delayed search and the remarkable survival of the man who lifted one arm toward the sky.The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind PublicationsThis episode includes AI-generated content.

This news packed episode opens with an extensive discussion about alleged illegal fishing activities conducted by vessels linked to the Chinese Communist Party. The Senator argues that Chinese distant-water fishing fleets operate on a massive scale, engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that harms marine ecosystems, depletes fish populations, damages local fishing industries, and relies on forced labor practices. He describes efforts to combat these operations through sanctions and increased Coast Guard monitoring. The conversation then shifts to U.S. politics, focusing on the perceived rise of socialist and progressive influence within the Democratic Party. Ted and Ben discuss polling on socialism and reveal policy positions associated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), arguing that the movement is becoming increasingly influential in Democratic primary elections. The final segment examines fundraising and management challenges at the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Using an article from The New York Times, Sen Cruz and Ben describe internal disputes, cash flow concerns, political leadership issues, and fundraising disadvantages compared to Republicans ahead of upcoming midterm elections. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailPeaches is back with a Daily Drop for 27 July, and this one covers everything from RIMPAC ship-sinking exercises to Iran War costs, Air Force waist-to-height chaos, Space Force powerlifting records, and underwater drone threats.The Army and Navy teamed up during RIMPAC to sink two decommissioned ships, while Lieutenant General Kevin D. Admiral was nominated to command U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Peaches also covers the demolition of defective medical student barracks in Texas, the Navy renaming information professionals as Communication Systems Warfare Officers, and the Air Force clarifying that the new waist-to-height ratio measurement will not be scored during the initial rollout.The Space Force gets a fitness win with a Guardian setting multiple Hawaii powerlifting records, while also pushing experiments for commercial narrowband satellite communications in medium Earth orbit. The Coast Guard is looking for technology to detect and defeat uncrewed underwater vehicles, because apparently drone swarms from the sky were not enough.The episode also hits Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's $37.5 billion Iran War cost estimate, legal fights over the military's testosterone policy, Trump pausing strikes on Iran, updated Iran War casualty reporting, Germany pulling ships back from a possible Strait of Hormuz mission, and a $292 million National Guard apartment-style lodging contract for troops in Washington, D.C.Links:TastyGains.comOperatorTrainingSummit.comChapters:00:00 - Intro and Daily Drop Return01:06 - Tasty Gains and Operator Training Summit02:29 - Army Helicopters and Navy Drones Sink Ships at RIMPAC03:02 - Lieutenant General Kevin D. Admiral Nominated for Army Europe and Africa03:32 - Texas Medical Barracks Demolition04:35 - Navy Renames Information Professionals05:20 - Air Force Waist-to-Height Ratio Will Not Be Scored06:10 - Why the Rollout Created a Scramble07:24 - Fat General Conspiracy Theory08:18 - Air Force Pauses F-16 Ejection Seat Competition09:04 - Space Force Guardian Sets Powerlifting Records10:44 - Space Force Seeks Commercial SATCOM Bandwidth11:45 - Coast Guard Wants Counter-Underwater Drone Tech12:38 - Pete Hegseth Gives Iran War Cost Estimate13:07 - Judge Orders Explanation on Testosterone Policy14:19 - Trump Pauses Iran Attacks14:57 - Pentagon Reports More Than 600 Iran War Casualties16:18 - Germany Pulls Ships Back From Hormuz Mission17:17 - Why Peaches Thinks Iran Will Not End Soon18:00 - National Guard Awards $292 Million D.C. Lodging Contract18:39 - Membership, Merch, and Wrap-UpSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page:  HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit:  OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code:  ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code):  ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code:  ONESREADYDFND Apparel...

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www.marktreichel.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-treichel/State-level interchange legislation is no longer a one-state story, and a federal preemption ruling has left credit unions on opposite sides of a line they did not draw. Mark Treichel, former Executive Director of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), talks with Jason Stverak, Chief Advocacy Officer of the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC), about where interchange fights stand, what the NCUA board vacancies mean heading into budget season, and why every credit union should have a government shutdown plan ready before the end of September. Interchange at the state levelMassachusetts convened a commission to study interchange and has taken input from retailers, credit unions, card companies, and processors across multiple hearings — Jason testified at the third. Illinois passed an interchange law that has been delayed a year and is now in the courts. A federal judge, relying on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) position on federal preemption, ruled the law does not reach card networks, federally chartered banks, or other federally chartered savings institutions — but does reach federally chartered credit unions, state-chartered credit unions, and state-chartered banks. The NCUA has since moved on an interim rule extending the same exemption to federally chartered credit unions, with the comment period recently closed.That leaves state-chartered institutions carrying a compliance burden their federally chartered competitors do not. Jason's concern is structural: the strength of the credit union movement has always been the dual charter system, and a rule that effectively tells institutions to change charters to escape paperwork erodes it. Colorado's legislature passed an interchange bill that the governor vetoed; the issue has been introduced in a number of other states and in Puerto Rico. As more states pass their own versions, credit unions face the prospect of multiple interchange payment networks — and members who care about one thing only: whether the card works where they are. Marshall-Durbin in WashingtonThe Marshall-Durbin interchange legislation remains contained, but not dead. DCUC is watching the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), floor amendments, and any must-pass vehicle that could carry it. Jason's framing: the worry is not a fair fight, it is a provision slipping into a bill at two in the morning in December.For defense credit unions, the stakes are specific. Interchange revenue funds the ability to extend credit to eighteen-year-old service members with no credit history — a $1,000 card to fix a car or buy groceries until payday. Take that away and the alternative is the payday lender outside the front gate. The NCUA boardChairman Kyle Hauptman is set to depart. John Crews has had his nomination hearing. As of August 1, Hauptman will have served a year past the end of his term. The Senate has roughly three weeks before its August recess, and the practical hope is that a nominee package moves — or that Crews is processed individually before the August 6 recess. Mark's point from the Executive Director's chair: get him seated in August, because the budget is coming, and a new board member approving a budget in his second month is not the scenario that produces an optimal budget.Separately, Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka are proceeding with their court case following the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter, which gave the president broad removal authority over independent agency heads with the Federal Reserve excepted. Their argument is that Slaughter is specific to the Federal Trade Commission. The case sits in the D.C. Circuit and may or may not resolve this year. Coast Guard pay and shutdown readinessThe Coast Guard is part of the military but is funded through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), not the Department of Defense, absent a declared war. During the shutdowns, that meant Coast Guard members went unpaid. Credit unions filled the gap — Keesler Federal Credit Union committed its reserves to cover member paychecks; others set up food banks. Jason notes the balance-sheet reality: money going out increases, money coming in decreases, and examiners will see the reserve position. He credits the NCUA for working with credit unions through it.Looking ahead: no spending bills have been signed, and funding runs out September 30 at midnight. DCUC has already told its members to dust off their shutdown plans, because by mid-September members will be asking about mortgages and tuition, and members of Congress will be asking what programs are in place. Jackson Area and the banking tradesOn the alleged fraud at Jackson Area Federal Credit Union, both agree the issues are serious and warrant investigation, and that the industry should lead on governance, board training, and internal controls rather than wait to be led. What draws Jason's objection is the speed with which the banking trades pushed the story into congressional inboxes as evidence of an industry-wide problem, paired with the familiar asks: hearings, Form 990 filings, tax status. Mark adds a point from the record — the October 2025 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Inspector General report on Pulaski Savings Bank, a $45 million institution with two sets of books and a loss in the range of $28 to $30 million, a larger percentage loss than Jackson Area. Both push toward the same conclusion: identify the problem, fix the problem, and ask the board-level questions — why can one person control both inflow and outflow, and are we getting the audit we should be getting rather than the audit we are required to get? About DCUCNow in its 63rd year, DCUC was created as a council under CUNA to represent credit unions on military bases and has expanded well beyond them. Membership is open to any credit union — teacher, firefighter, oil and gas, and traditional charters are all in the mix. Dues are capped at $22,500 for the largest institutions, and the vast majority of members pay less than $1,000. The annual meeting runs August 3–6 in Aventura, Florida, with regional sub-councils bringing programming closer to members who cannot travel. Reach Jason Stverak: jstverak@dcuc.orgLearn more about DCUC: dcuc.org Credit Union Exam Solutions helps credit unions prepare for NCUA examinations, respond to Documents of Resolution, and navigate regulatory challenges. Learn more at creditunionexamsolutions.com.

A district attorney doesn't send a drowning to a grand jury. So why is that exactly what's happening in the Nolan Wells case? Nolan was eighteen, a wide receiver at Southwest Mississippi Community College from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. On the Fourth of July he went out to Horn Island, an uninhabited barrier island roughly ten miles off the Mississippi coast, with a group of friends. No buildings, no fresh water, no service, just boats until dark, and then everyone heads back to the mainland. His friends made it home. He didn't. A National Park Service ranger found his body in the water off the island's northwestern tip two mornings later, on July 6. Roughly thirteen hours passed before help was requested. A friend reportedly called the Coast Guard that night, and Nolan's mother, Christine Wonsley, called the sheriff's office shortly after. Investigators say they believe Nolan drowned. They've also said they're still working to determine exactly what happened out there. The sheriff's office said early on there was no foul play. His cause and manner of death still haven't been released, and some witnesses have reportedly been too scared to talk about what they saw. None of that explains why the district attorney has now sent the case to a grand jury. Attorney Ben Crump is running a separate, independent investigation for the family, and online, two camps have already dug in — one certain something sinister happened, one certain everyone should calm down. Neither one has seen what the grand jury is about to see. A grand jury doesn't get convened over paperwork. Somewhere between the boat leaving and the ranger finding his body, prosecutors saw something worth putting in front of twelve strangers, and they haven't said what it is. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #NolanWells #BenCrump #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #HornIsland #GrandJury #OceanSprings #Mississippi #JusticeForNolan #TrueCrimeCommunity 

Nolan Wells was last seen on Horn Island on the Fourth of July. Help wasn't requested for roughly thirteen hours. Nolan was eighteen, a wide receiver at Southwest Mississippi Community College, out on the island with friends from Ocean Springs. Horn Island sits about ten miles off the Mississippi coast, uninhabited, no buildings, no fresh water, no service. On the holiday it's packed with boats until dark, and then every one of those boats turns back toward the mainland. His friends made it home. He didn't. A National Park Service ranger found his body in the water off the island's northwestern tip two mornings later, on July 6. Investigators say they believe Nolan drowned, but they've also said they're still working to determine exactly what happened out there in those missing hours. A friend has said he called the Coast Guard that night, and that Nolan's mother, Christine Wonsley, called the sheriff's office shortly after. What isn't clear is why so much time passed between the moment Nolan was last seen and the moment anyone outside that group of friends knew he was missing. The sheriff's office said early on there was no foul play, a line that landed before the public had any real answers to weigh it against. His cause and manner of death haven't been released. Some witnesses have reportedly been too scared to talk about what actually happened on that island. Attorney Ben Crump is now running an independent investigation for the family, and the district attorney says the case is headed to a grand jury. Thirteen hours is a long time to be missing on an island with no way to call for help. It's an even longer time for a mother to wait for answers she still doesn't have. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #NolanWells #BenCrump #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #HornIsland #OceanSprings #MississippiNews #JusticeForNolan #GulfCoast #TrueCrimePodcast 

Somebody on that boat trip knows more than they're saying about what happened to Nolan Wells, and some of them are reportedly too scared to say it. Nolan was eighteen, a wide receiver at Southwest Mississippi Community College from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. On the Fourth of July he went out to Horn Island, an uninhabited barrier island roughly ten miles off the Mississippi coast, with a group of friends. No buildings, no fresh water, no service, just boats and coolers until the sun goes down and everyone heads for the mainland. His friends made it back. He didn't. A National Park Service ranger found his body in the water off the island's northwestern tip two mornings later. Roughly thirteen hours passed before help was actually requested. Investigators say they believe Nolan drowned, and they've also said they're still working to determine exactly what happened out there. A friend reportedly called the Coast Guard that night, and Nolan's mother, Christine Wonsley, called the sheriff's office shortly after. The sheriff's office said early on there was no foul play. His cause and manner of death still haven't been released. Tony sits down with Robin Dreeke to break down what it actually means when witnesses go quiet in a case like this, what a "no foul play" statement does and doesn't prove, and why silence from the people who were physically there is its own kind of evidence. Attorney Ben Crump is running an independent investigation for the family, and the district attorney says this is heading to a grand jury. Some witnesses have talked to investigators. Others reportedly haven't said much at all, and the family wants to know why. Fear doesn't mean guilt. But it doesn't mean nothing, either. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. Hashtags #NolanWells #BenCrump #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #RobinDreeke #HornIsland #OceanSprings #Mississippi #JusticeForNolan #TrueCrimePodcast 

Nolan Wells — two separate autopsies have been performed on this eighteen-year-old's body and neither can provide a cause of death. The independent examination came back undetermined. The state examination has not been released. And one critical part of the body — the neck structures — was retained by Mississippi's medical examiner, so the family's pathologist could never examine it for evidence of strangulation.Three hundred people were on Horn Island. Not one has described seeing a crime. Sixty witnesses have spoken to law enforcement. The three friends present cooperated and gave statements matching dispatch audio from the Coast Guard. A forensic examination found discoloration on the back of Nolan's head but no fractures or lacerations underneath. State toxicology is still pending.Eric Faddis, a defense attorney and former prosecutor, breaks down whether undetermined helps the family or just keeps the door open indefinitely — and what happens when a DA presents "we don't know how he died" to a Mississippi grand jury.Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NolanWells #HornIsland #TrueCrimeToday #TrueCrime #Mississippi #Autopsy #GrandJury #EricFaddis #JacksonCounty #ForensicPathology

Nolan Wells case — an independent forensic pathologist examined Nolan's body and delivered his findings: cause and manner of death are both undetermined. But the pathologist also reported that he never received the neck structures from the state's examination. Without those structures, he could not determine whether strangulation occurred. Mississippi says retaining neck tissue is common forensic practice. The family's legal team says it left a critical question permanently unanswered.The state toxicology results have not been released. Three hundred people were present on Horn Island. Sixty witnesses have been interviewed by law enforcement. The three friends who were with Nolan gave statements that are backed by Coast Guard dispatch audio documenting a tow call for a sinking boat. The coroner saw no obvious signs of trauma. The DA is referring the investigation to a grand jury — which she describes as standard procedure for any unnatural death, not as evidence of suspected criminality.Eric Faddis, defense attorney and former prosecutor, walks through every piece of what is and isn't in this file and what a grand jury is realistically able to do with it.Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NolanWells #HornIsland #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime #Mississippi #Autopsy #GrandJury #EricFaddis #ForensicEvidence #JacksonCounty

Nolan Wells — the independent autopsy is back and it answers almost nothing. Cause of death: undetermined. Manner of death: undetermined. But the pathologist flagged something the family's legal team is now pressing hard: Mississippi retained the neck structures from their examination. That means the independent pathologist could not assess whether Nolan was strangled. Mississippi calls it standard procedure. The family calls it a gap that can never be closed.There are three hundred people who were on Horn Island that day. Sixty have been interviewed. The friends who left with Nolan that morning cooperated fully and gave statements consistent with Coast Guard dispatch records. No witness has described seeing a crime. The DA says presenting to a grand jury is routine for any unnatural death — not an indication of suspected criminal activity. But Nolan's family says data was scrubbed from his phone before they recovered it, and the FBI is reviewing digital evidence.Eric Faddis breaks down what this evidence file actually contains, whether undetermined helps or hurts the family's pursuit of answers, and what happens when a grand jury gets a case built on what nobody knows.Links:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NolanWells #HornIsland #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #Mississippi #Autopsy #GrandJury #EricFaddis #JacksonCounty #ForensicPathology

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Al Capone begged his way into the prison band, Robert Stroud spent eleven years in the hospital, and every inmate at Alcatraz learned fast that on the Rock, almost everything beyond a meal and a cot had to be earned... and a single broken rule could send you into total silence and darkness in the hole.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/alcatrazREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y7sjc7zwCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:23.422 = Show Open00:02:30.901 = Being An Alcatraz Inmate00:19:49.953 = The Impossibility of Escaping Alcatraz ***00:40:10.152 = Prisons More terrifying Than Alcatraz ***00:52:59.621 = 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:“Being An Alcatraz Inmate” by Melissa Sartore for Ranker.com's Weird History:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/535vhu7n“The Impossibility of Escaping Alcatraz” by Melissa Sartore for Ranker.com's Weird History:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdfj2ypt“More Terrifying Than Alcatraz” by Michelle Nati for Ranker.com's Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3jwhh268(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: February, 2021Weird Darkness takes listeners inside the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island — what daily life was actually like behind its walls, the fourteen escape attempts that mostly ended in the San Francisco Bay, and a tour of American prisons whose conditions make the Rock look mild by comparison.It opens with the texture of everyday survival at Alcatraz, where the prison held roughly 330 men in cells measuring five feet by nine, and where food, clothing, shelter, and medical care were the only four rights an inmate had — everything else, from library access to a spot in the prison band, had to be earned. Warden James A. Johnston enforced a code of silence that lasted until 1937, so inmates like Jim Quillen talked through the pipes between cells, and Quillen described nineteen days in solitary as total silence and darkness. Al Capone begged his way into the Rock Islanders band and learned tenor guitar, tenor banjo, and mandola; Robert Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz, spent eleven of his seventeen years there in the hospital, studying law and languages. Prisoners were counted thirteen times a day, allowed a single two-page letter each week to a blood relative, and served food widely regarded as the best in the federal system — and still, by inmate Bryan Conway's account, fourteen of three hundred seventeen men went violently insane during his last year, one dock worker chopping off the fingers of his own left hand with an ax.From there, the episode turns to the men who tried to leave. Joseph "Dutch" Bowers became the first, shot off a fence on April 27th, 1936, while working the incinerator detail. Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe sawed through a window in the Model Industries Building and vanished into a storm-driven current in December 1937, their bodies never found. The 1938 breakout by James Limerick, Jimmy Lucas, and Rufus "Whitey" Franklin killed guard Royal C. Cline with a hammer; Arthur "Doc" Barker, son of Ma Barker, was shot in the head near the shoreline in January 1939. The May 1946 "Battle of Alcatraz" pulled in the Coast Guard and the Marines over two days and left guards William Miller and Harold Stites dead. And the most famous attempt of all came in June 1962, when Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin chipped through their cell walls with spoons, left dummy heads made of soap and hair in their beds, and disappeared on a raft stitched from raincoats — three men the FBI never found.The episode closes by leaving Alcatraz behind for prisons still standing. ADX Florence in Colorado, the "Alcatraz of the Rockies," holds inmates like Ted Kaczynski and Ramzi Yousef in seventy-five-square-foot concrete cells for twenty-three hours a day. At the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, an inmate named Andre Thomas removed his own eye. Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Maricopa County Tent City Jail in Phoenix housed people outdoors in the Arizona heat until it was dismantled in 2017. Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans has stood on the same ground for three hundred years, first used to hold enslaved people who tried to escape. San Quentin, built in 1852 and once home to Charles Manson and Richard Ramirez, drew a court-appointed report describing a facility so old, dirty, and overcrowded that housing people there was called dangerous.

A veteran Coast Guard captain witnesses an impossible rescue at sea, then finds himself chasing an explanation no naval report could ever record. As another convoy battles through the North Atlantic, he must decide whether to trust what every sailor knows cannot exist. Heroes Die Hard by Leroy Yerxa. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Today's story has one of the most unusual publishing histories we've ever featured. Heroes Die Hard first appeared in the December 1943 issue of Fantastic Adventures magazine—but if you looked at the byline, you wouldn't have seen Leroy Yerxa. Instead, the story was credited to Henry Gade, one of several pseudonyms used by Yerxa during his remarkably productive career. Here's the incredible part. That December 1943 issue contained ten stories… and every single one of them was written by Leroy Yerxa. Some carried his real name, while others appeared under pen names, but the entire issue came from one writer. In all the years we've been exploring vintage science fiction, we've never come across another magazine issue quite like it. Yerxa was one of the most prolific contributors to the Ziff-Davis magazines. His first published story, “Death Rides at Night,” appeared in the August 1942 issue of Amazing Stories when he was just twenty-seven years old. Over the next four years, before his tragic death in 1946 at only thirty years of age, he sold more than seventy stories to Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures, many of them under assumed names. From that December 1943 issue of Fantastic Adventures magazine, written by one man, on page 128, Heroes Die Hard by Leroy Yerxa… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A boastful hunter claims he chased the last living mammoth through a hidden northern valley until only one of them could endure. His proof sounds impossible, but the boots on his feet make disbelief far less comfortable. The Angry Mammoth by Jack London. Lost Sci-Fi Premium - https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebook YouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube X - http://Lostscifi.com/x Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 James Van Maanenberg, MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener $25 Fintan Quigley, Curious Jon, David Bell, Steve, Miriam, Someone, Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Steve, Someone, SueTheLibrarian, Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 David, Anonymous Listener $5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue $5 Tammy, Owen, Bruce, Someone, TLD, David, Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Listen without commercials and enjoy exclusive bonus episodes every month with Lost Sci-Fi Premium—start your free 7-day trial today. https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Adam Jenkins walked away from the world's most dangerous research project because he became convinced there was something far more important waiting to be built. When his closest friend arrives determined to change his mind, the conversation leads to an unexpected choice that could alter both of their futures. The Cave Where I Am Hiding by Robert Moore Williams. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. This is the fourth time author Robert Moore Williams has been on the podcast in the last ten months and there will me more. There was The Incredible Slingshot Bombs followed by Thompson's Cat and most recently The Next Time We Die. Today's story asks a question that must have seemed almost impossible when it first appeared in 1951. At the height of the Cold War and the race to build the hydrogen bomb, Robert Moore Williams imagined what might happen if the world's greatest physicist simply refused to keep making bigger weapons. Williams had already written more than 100 short stories when this one hit the stands in the October 1951 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories. We will find it on page 89, The Cave Where I Am Hiding by Robert Moore Williams… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A veteran Coast Guard captain witnesses an impossible rescue at sea, then finds himself chasing an explanation no naval report could ever record. As another convoy battles through the North Atlantic, he must decide whether to trust what every sailor knows cannot exist. Heroes Die Hard by Leroy Yerxa. Lost Sci-Fi Premium - https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook - https://lostscifi.com/facebook YouTube - https://lostscifi.com/youtube X - http://Lostscifi.com/x Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/lostscifipodcast.bsky.social Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/ Thanks to Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 James Van Maanenberg, MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener $25 Fintan Quigley, Curious Jon, David Bell, Steve, Miriam, Someone, Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Steve, Someone, SueTheLibrarian, Joannie West, Amy Özkan, Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 David, Anonymous Listener $5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue $5 Tammy, Owen, Bruce, Someone, TLD, David, Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener Listen without commercials and enjoy exclusive bonus episodes every month with Lost Sci-Fi Premium—start your free 7-day trial today. https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Water safety is about much more than swim lessons. In this episode, Angela and Sharon are joined by aquatic supervisor and water safety expert Carolyn Lechner-Uribe to share practical tips every parent and grandparent should know before spending time around pools, lakes, and beaches. They discuss the best age to start swim lessons, why a designated "Water Watcher" can save lives, the truth about floaties versus Coast Guard-approved life jackets, and the essential layers of protection every backyard pool should have. Carolyn also shares expert advice on teaching children to respect water without fearing it, common mistakes families make at pool parties, safety strategies for teens, and how grandparents can help keep grandchildren safe all summer long. Whether you have a backyard pool or simply enjoy family vacations near the water, this episode is packed with life-saving advice every family should hear.

A man charged in the 2022 abduction and murder of Allisaday Powell in continues in Grand Court today; the Coast Guard has set up a Temporary Maritime Exclusion Zone in Cayman Brac that will remain in effect through 10am; and the Chamber of Commerce says its long-running Mentoring Cayman program has completed another six-month cycle and is now calling for new volunteer mentors.

Did Lynette Hooker Ever Make It to the Boat? New Evidence Says Yes  In this episode of Police Off the Cuff, retired NYPD Sgt. Bill Cannon breaks down the reported seizure of Brian Hooker's sailboat Soulmate and its towing to Fort Pierce, Florida as the Lynette Hooker investigation intensifies. We examine the timeline, what investigators may be looking for on the vessel, the Coast Guard's expanding role, and why this reported move could become a major turning point in the case. This is a hard-hitting true-crime analysis of physical evidence, unanswered questions, and whether the boat itself may reveal what really happened to Lynette Hooker. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An eighteen-year-old college athlete named Nolan Wells took a boat to Horn Island on the Fourth of July with friends from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Every one of those friends made it back to the mainland. He was found in the water off the island two mornings later by a National Park Service ranger.The mail on this case has almost nothing to do with the forensic questions dominating national coverage. It's about a decision. Somebody started an engine. Somebody untied a line. Somebody looked at an empty seat and went home anyway.Tony Brueski reads those messages and works through what makes them so hard to shake — starting with what Horn Island actually is. Not a resort island. Not a town. An undeveloped barrier island roughly ten miles offshore with no shelter, no fresh water, and no dependable way to reach anybody. Beautiful in daylight. Completely unforgiving after dark.The questions in this mailbag come down to what the friends have said and what they've avoided saying. Whether anyone thought he was on a different boat, and whether anyone checked. How a person survives a night out there with nothing.Per the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, a friend contacted the Coast Guard late that night and Nolan's mother, Christine Wonsley, contacted the sheriff's office shortly afterward. Officials have said they believe he drowned and do not suspect foul play, while also saying the work of determining exactly what happened continues.Cause and manner of death have not been released. Ben Crump is investigating independently for the family. The district attorney has said a grand jury will see it.Everything in this case starts on that island.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#NolanWells #BenCrump #TrueCrimeToday #HornIsland #OceanSprings #MississippiNews #JusticeForNolan #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #GulfCoast

Everybody arguing about the Nolan Wells case online is arguing about the wrong hour. Not the autopsy. Not the phone. The boat ride home — the moment a group of eighteen-year-olds untied from a barrier island and left one of their own behind on it.Horn Island sits about ten miles off Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The National Park Service keeps it undeveloped. There is no shelter out there, no drinking water, no store, no cell tower. For one day a year it's the best party on the coast. Every other hour of the year it's empty, and after dark on the Fourth it goes right back to empty.Nolan Wells was a college wide receiver, eighteen years old, out there with kids he grew up with. They came home. He was found in the water two days later by a National Park Service ranger, off the island's northwestern tip.Tony reads the mailbag straight. Nobody wrote in asking about tide charts. They wrote in asking how you get on a boat and look at an empty seat and pull away from the dock. They wrote in asking whether anybody counted. They wrote in asking what that island offers a person who's still on it at midnight, alone, with no way to call anyone.The sheriff's office has said a friend reached the Coast Guard that night and that Nolan's mother called the sheriff's office soon after. Officials have said they believe he drowned while simultaneously insisting the work to determine what actually occurred is ongoing.No cause of death has been released. Ben Crump is investigating for the family. A grand jury is coming.The island first. Then everything else.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#NolanWells #BenCrump #HiddenKillers #HornIsland #OceanSprings #MississippiNews #JusticeForNolan #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #GulfCoast

There's a photograph from a Fourth of July boat trip, and Nolan Wells is the only person of color in it. Days later, he's the only one from that group who isn't coming home. That single fact is why the Nolan Wells case has gripped the country — and why the questions around it are so hard to put down.Wells, an 18-year-old from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, went out to Horn Island with friends and never made it back. His body turned up in the water off the northwest tip of the island. The sheriff said he chose to stay behind. The autopsy is finished but sealed. And the answers his family is asking for — how he ended up alone out there, why help was so slow, what actually happened before he died — still don't exist.This isn't a rush to judgment in either direction. It's an argument for why this case has to be investigated all the way to the bottom, and why the people shouting the loudest on both sides are getting in the way of that. It walks through the 13-hour delay before the Coast Guard was called out, the "no foul play" statement that poured gasoline on everything, the witnesses too frightened to speak, and the long shadow of Mississippi's own record of looking away from deaths exactly like this one.The point isn't that one theory is right. The point is that nobody knows yet — and pretending otherwise dishonors a kid whose family is still just waiting to be told what happened to their son.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMER:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS:  #NolanWells #HornIsland #HiddenKillers #OceanSprings #Mississippi #BenCrump #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #Unsolved #JusticeForNolan

Nolan Wells, eighteen years old, rode a boat out to Horn Island on the Fourth of July with friends from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The boats went home that evening. He wasn't on one. Two days later a park ranger found him in the water.Live and unfiltered, Tony Brueski takes the mailbag on this case — and the volume is on one subject. Not toxicology. Not the timeline. The decision to leave.Understanding why that decision lands so hard means understanding what Horn Island actually is. It's an uninhabited barrier island about ten miles off the Mississippi coast, protected and undeveloped. No structures. No fresh water. No reliable signal. On the holiday it's packed. By nightfall there's nothing out there but sand, pine, mosquitos, and the Gulf.The mailbag keeps asking the same thing in a dozen different handwritings. Did anybody count heads. Did anybody ask. Did anybody say wait. And if somebody genuinely believed he'd catch a ride with another group — what was he supposed to do out there if that ride never came?Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter has said one of Nolan's friends was the first to report it, contacting the Coast Guard around eleven that night, with Nolan's mother, Christine Wonsley, contacting the sheriff's office around midnight. Authorities have said they believe he drowned and don't suspect foul play, while also stating investigators are still working to determine exactly what occurred.Cause and manner of death remain unreleased. Attorney Ben Crump is leading an independent investigation. The district attorney intends to present the case to a grand jury.Bring your questions. This one is about the island.END_LINKS:Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimer:This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags:#NolanWells #BenCrump #HiddenKillersLive #HornIsland #OceanSprings #MississippiNews #JusticeForNolan #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #GulfCoast

Start to finish, hour by hour — the Nolan Wells timeline as the records document it, with the conflicts marked where they sit instead of smoothed over.The night of the Fourth is where this breakdown slows down. Around eleven o'clock, a friend reached the Coast Guard. The agency has confirmed the contact and said its help wasn't needed at that point. Seven minutes later Nolan's mother got a call from the mainland. Two tracking apps on her son's phone pointed in different directions. By midnight she was working through agencies arguing over who owned a missing person case out in the Sound. Her husband spent part of that night at a house he describes as tense, retrieving car keys he says he was lied to about, with the door locking behind him once he had them.The first aircraft didn't lift until after noon the next day. Roughly thirteen hours sit in the middle, and both decisions have defensible logic behind them — though only one side of it had a child unaccounted for in the dark.There's the viral clip, too. The family's attorney said the voice demanding a phone back belonged to Nolan. A friend went on national television and said the voice was his own, that Nolan isn't in the frame at all, and two other people backed him up.The phone became a standoff of its own — held by the family's experts, sought by the sheriff, and eventually opened to a joint examination by both sides. Tony Brueski gives every account its strongest form, then says plainly where the evidence runs out. Nothing official about how Nolan died has been put out. No one stands accused of anything.END_LINKSJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDISCLAIMERThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.HASHTAGS#NolanWells #BenCrump #HiddenKillersLive #HornIsland #MississippiNews #OceanSprings #ElmoreWonsley #TrueCrime #JusticeForNolan #GulfCoast

Show SummaryOn today's episode, we're having a conversation with Veteran family member Chris Weedon, Founder and Executive Director of the Mentally Shredded Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing burnout and strengthening mental resilience through movement, reflection, conversation, and community.Episode Partner: This episode is sponsored by CareLinx by Sharecare, connecting Veterans, Service Members, and military Families with trusted home care and caregiver support.  Provide Support: Take a moment to turn your gratitude into action. For just $15, you can help provide military culture training to one person who supports veterans and their families, equipping them to respond with greater understanding, confidence, and care. GIVE HERE through our giving page at psycharmor.org. Provide FeedbackAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you. If you PsychArmor has helped you learn, grow, and support those who've served and those who care for them, we would appreciate hearing your story. Please follow this link to share how PsychArmor has helped you in your service journey Share PsychArmor StoriesAbout Today's GuestChristopher D. Weedon, MBA, is the Founder and Executive Director of the Mentally Shredded Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing burnout and strengthening mental resilience through movement, reflection, conversation, and community. A former collegiate soccer captain who also competed at the semi-professional level, and a former strength and conditioning coach, Christopher created the Mentally Shredded 3-in-1 Method after navigating his own mental health challenges and recognizing the need for proactive, accessible wellness experiences. Since 2022, the organization has served more than 2,000 participants through live programs and reached more than 10,000 people through educational content and The Mentally Shredded Show podcast. Christopher is building a scalable model that equips organizations and communities to make mental wellness a regular practice rather than a crisis response.Links Mentioned During the EpisodeMentally Shredded WebsiteChris Weedon on InstagramMentally Shredded on InstagramChris Weedon on LinkedInPsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor Course Bolstering Resilience, part of the Brain Health and Wellness Learning Series. This mini-course series on resilience, sponsored by Wounded Warrior Project, spotlights five supporting factors proven to bolster resilience among service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers: SMART goals, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and exercise. Each element builds upon a foundation of service and increases the ability to successfully cope with high levels of stress and pressure. You'll learn why these supporting pillars are so important to overall well-being, their application in daily life, and how it's never too late to make a lasting change. You can find the resource here:  https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/WWP-BHW-bolstering-resilience Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on XPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com  

QRFup is a veteran-led organization focused on crisis intervention, peer support, community action, and helping veterans and others who may feel isolated or abandoned. Its central philosophy is that people in crisis need more than awareness; they need individuals willing to respond, remain present, and help connect them to ongoing support.The organization was founded by Rameses Yebra, a retired Marine Corps and Army veteran. QRFup presents its mission around direct community involvement and the belief that people can become “the light in the darkness” for someone experiencing a crisis.GuestsRameses Yebra – Official Facebook: Facebook ProfileQRFup: https://www.qrfup.orgJosh White Racing: https://joshwhiteracing.comHostAaron "Chief" SeibertCombat Vet Vision host, retired U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman, Purple Heart recipient, combat veteran, and Veterans Navigation & Peer Support Coordinator with the PTSD Foundation of America.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/aqseibertCo-HostChef James "JB" BrownU.S. Coast Guard veteran, chef, veteran advocate, and co-host of Combat Vet Vision.Veterans Transition Resource Center: https://vtrc.usProducerBrian ColburnProducer of Combat Vet Vision and founder of Sitch Radio.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BcolburnSitch Radio: https://sitchradio.com

I'd love to hear your thoughts - send me a text hereA very important announcement about the future of the podcast and the story of the only US secret service agent to be killed protecting a president.Today's Ghost of Arlington is White House Police Officer and US Army Private Leslie William Coffelt, who is buried in Section 17, Grave 17719-55.

Millard Urquhart. a native of Jonesport, Maine, was born in 1899. After a couple of years working as a Coast Guard surfman at a local lifeboat station, Urquhart became the second assistant keeper at Ram Island Ledge Light in Cape Elizabeth in 1926. In the following year he moved to Seguin Island as a second assistant. He moved quickly up the ranks, becoming a first assistant in 1930 and then principal keeper in 1931. In 1939 he became the principal keeper at Libby Island Light Station, where he finished his career as a keeper in 1943. Urquhart’s granddaughter Bertha Caler has taken an interest in preserving the story of his career as a lighthouse keeper. Her mother and one of her uncles were born on Seguin Island. Bertha is an aficionado of lighthouses in general, especially in Maine.

Nolan Wells didn't drown on Horn Island so much as he disappeared into a story nobody can quite make add up. Three friends went out with him on the Fourth of July. Three friends came back. His phone turned up later at the boat owner's house — both Snapchat accounts scrubbed, no call to his mother to say it had been found. The official reason Nolan got left behind is that the boat was taking on water, a claim that a marine mechanic could confirm or blow apart with a look at the bilge pump — a look nobody seems to have taken, since there's no sign the boat has ever been impounded or examined. Meanwhile the friends have already lawyered up, and the one kid who was actually on the island with Nolan says investigators haven't so much as called him. A Jackson County judge's stepson was aboard that same boat. The Coast Guard logged a missing person report at 11 PM and passed on it. Two days later, and after a multi-agency search turned up nothing, Nolan's body was found exactly where he was last seen. His family didn't trust the state to give them a straight cause of death, so they ordered their own autopsy. Hundreds have marched through Ocean Springs demanding transparency, and the funeral will need an arena that seats ten thousand people. Somewhere between a wiped phone, an unexamined boat, and a sheriff who says his office won't be rushed, there's a version of the Fourth of July that a group of teenagers is working very hard to keep to themselves.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NolanWells #SheriffLedbetter #HiddenKillers #HornIsland #JacksonCounty #BenCrump #Mississippi #JusticeForNolan #ElmoreWonsley #TrueCrime

There's a version of the Nolan Wells case where three friends panic, make a bad call, and everything else is just grief and bad luck. And there's the version where a wiped phone, a lawyered-up friend group, and a boat nobody's bothered to inspect start to look like something else entirely. Nolan went out to Horn Island for the Fourth of July with three friends; only three came back. His phone eventually surfaced at the boat owner's house — Snapchat wiped on it, no phone call to his mother letting her know it had turned up. The friends' story is that Nolan wanted to stay behind for a girl. The girl's story doesn't match. The stated reason the boat left him behind — that it was taking on water — has never been independently checked, because as far as anyone can tell, the boat itself has never been examined by investigators at all. Nolan's own best friend, who was there that day, says he's never even been contacted. A Jackson County judge's stepson was on that boat too. The Coast Guard got a call at 11 PM and decided it wasn't urgent. Two days and a failed search later, Nolan was found face down in the water, right where he was last seen alive. His parents ordered their own autopsy rather than take Mississippi's word for it. Hundreds have marched in Ocean Springs. The funeral needs an arena. And the sheriff's answer to all of it, so far, is that his office won't be rushed — which is a strange thing to say about evidence with an expiration date.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NolanWells #SheriffLedbetter #HiddenKillersLive #HornIsland #OceanSprings #BenCrump #Mississippi #JusticeForNolan #ElmoreWonsley #TrueCrime

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: American forces are now targeting three tiny islands that have become the key to Iran's ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. We'll explain why these little-known outposts sit at the heart of Tehran's military strategy—and why the latest U.S. strikes could signal the next phase of the conflict. China is expanding its presence across disputed waters, and now the U.S. Coast Guard is deploying to the Indo-Pacific to help push back against Beijing's growing maritime pressure campaign. Ukraine has carried out what appears to be the world's first fully robotic amphibious assault, using unmanned systems to launch a groundbreaking attack that offers a glimpse into the future of warfare. In today's Back of the Brief, the Justice Department indicts three Russian nationals accused of helping orchestrate a major cybercrime network responsible for millions of dollars in damage across the United States. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.  YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Ethos: Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at: https://ethos.com/PDB Cardiff: Get fast business funding without bank delays—apply in minutes with Cardiff and access up to $500,000 in same‑day funding at https://Cardiff.co/PDB Lifepro Fitness: Discover how to beat puffiness with the Lifepro Waver Vibration Plate—and use code PDB at https://lifeprofitness.com for $20 off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three friends left Nolan Wells on an uninhabited barrier island and came home with his phone. Their version of what happened doesn't match the only other witness. And every detail that's surfaced since points the same direction — people protecting themselves, not a teenager who chose to stay behind.The phone was at the house of the family that owned the boat. Both Snapchat accounts were wiped. The Life360 data didn't match the Snapchat locations his friends were showing that night. A video went viral that millions assumed showed Nolan in an altercation — but his best friend says he's not sure it's Nolan, and another friend went on record claiming it's his own voice, not Nolan's. Crump disagrees. The video is disputed. The phone is not.The Coast Guard got a missing person report at 11 PM on July 4th and said it "did not require assistance." The formal search didn't start until after noon the next day. The sheriff said "no foul play" before any autopsy. Nolan's father and his football coach were out searching the island on a borrowed boat hours before anyone with a helicopter decided to look.Hundreds marched through Ocean Springs demanding answers. Both autopsy results are still pending. And the phone that could tell everyone what happened that day is sitting with the family's lawyers because they don't trust the investigation to handle it.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NolanWells #ChristineWonsley #HiddenKillers #HornIsland #OceanSprings #BenCrump #Mississippi #JusticeForNolan #FourthOfJuly #TrueCrime

Coast Guard to suspend search for missing boaters in San Francisco Bay; victim from sunken vessel identified. GPS data tracks boat Mississippi teen Nolan Wells was on before he went missing. Blanche faces questions on DOJ fund, Epstein files at attorney general confirmation hearing.

The Soulmate seized by Coast guard | What happened to Lynette? New evidence indicates that Lynette Hooker reached the sailboat Soulmate on April 4, dramatically shifting the direction of the investigation. Investigators are now focused on what happened aboard the vessel, who was present, and whether digital, GPS, or forensic evidence can reconstruct her final known movements. This discovery could become the key to determining what happened to Lynette and whether criminal charges will follow. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 Plaintiffs in the lawsuit trying to facilitate due process for all the people trapped in CECOT have filed a bombshell court document on Judge Boasberg's docket; first responders from Mexico Are helping Texas flooding while Ted Cruz vacations in Greece; six leading medical organizations are suing RFK Jr over his vaccine limitations; the Trump administration is refusing to release the Epstein files; FEMA is ending door to door canvassing in disaster areas; a Coast Guard swimmer who rescued 165 people from flooding in Texas is speaking out; Judge Paula Xinis holds a hearing to resolve outstanding issues in the Abrego case. Dana is out and about! Guest: Adam Klasfeld All Rise News All Rise News - Bluesky, @klasfeldreports.com - BlueSky, @KlasfeldReports - Twitter Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Judge orders feds to testify on deportation plan "chaos" Guest: Ezra Levin Indivisible.org Ezra Levin | Indivisible @ezralevin on Bluesky Stories Justice Department review finds Jeffrey Epstein had no "client list" and died by suicide | CBS News Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice | The New York Times FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas | WIRED Firefighters from Mexico respond to Texas Hill Country flooding, marking an international response | KPRC 2 Houston Coast Guard Swimmer Who Rescued 165 from Camp Mystic amid Texas Floods Speaks Out: 'Real Heroes Were the Kids on the Ground' | People Reminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That's just one of the perks of subscribing! patreon.com/muellershewrote Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:https://apple.co/3XNx7ckWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?https://patreon.com/thedailybeanshttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/https://apple.co/3UKzKt0 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In San Diego County, jury deliberations begin in the trial of Larry Millete, a man accused of killing his wife, Maya, as she sought a divorce. In Pennsylvania, a 33-year-old woman is charged with her parents' murders. Prosecutors suspect she has ties to the Zizians, a cult-like group connected to several violent deaths across three states. In Dateline Round Up, updates on the Karen Read wrongful death lawsuit. And the U.S. Coast Guard releases new video from its investigation into a woman missing in the Bahamas. Plus, AI scams and how to avoid them.    Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.