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    Latest podcast episodes about Fiction

    What if it's True Podcast
    Archive 246 Bigfoot Stories

    What if it's True Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 28:11 Transcription Available


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    What if it's True Podcast
    Archive 247 Ohio Dogman and Other Horror Stories

    What if it's True Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 20:14 Transcription Available


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    Hysteria 51
    HANGAR 18-ISH: WHAT THE HECK IS THE WRIGHT-PATTERSON BLUE ROOM? PART ONE: THE LEGEND BEHIND THE LOCKED DOOR | 522

    Hysteria 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026 79:30


    Forget Area 51. It's time to head to Ohio, where the UFO lore is colder, the security clearances are higher, and allegedly somebody forgot to clean the aliens out of the fridge.This week, we're investigating the mysterious Blue Room at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the legendary top-secret facility supposedly used to store and study crashed UFO wreckage, Roswell debris, exotic technology, strange “memory metal,” and possibly even extraterrestrial bodies.Was Wright-Patterson actually America's original alien warehouse?Before we can answer that, we have to figure out whether the damn room even existed.And that's considerably harder than it sounds.Because Wright-Patterson really did house some of America's earliest official UFO investigations. It really was one of the country's most important centers for analyzing captured and unidentified foreign aerospace technology. And some surprisingly credible people later claimed something extraordinary was hidden there.We're digging into the origins of Hangar 18, Robert Spencer Carr, Barry Goldwater's infamous attempt to gain access, General Curtis LeMay's less-than-welcoming response, the alleged connection between Roswell and Wright Field, former Wright-Patterson commander Arthur Exon, Oliver “Pappy” Henderson, Marion “Black Mac” Magruder, June Crain and her alleged piece of impossible memory metal, and finally Leonard Stringfield, the UFO researcher who found someone claiming he actually made it through the door.Grab your clearance badge. Leave your camera in the car. And if Curtis LeMay asks what we're doing here, tell him we're looking for the bathroom this week on Hysteria 51.Sources:National Archives – Project BLUE BOOK: Unidentified Flying Objectshttps://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufosU.S. Air Force – The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Deserthttps://www.af.mil/The-Roswell-Report/All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) – Historical Record Report, Volume Ihttps://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/AARO_Historical_Record_Report_Vol_1_2024.pdfAARO – Congressional and Press Productshttps://www.aaro.mil/Congressional-Press-Products/U.S. Department of Defense – DOD Report Discounts Sightings of Extraterrestrial Technologyhttps://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3701297/dod-report-discounts-sightings-of-extraterrestrial-technology/U.S. Department of Defense – Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenahttps://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Unidentified-Anomalous-Phenomena/HISTORY – Hangar 18, UFOs and Wright-Patterson Air Force Basehttps://www.history.com/articles/hangar-18-ufos-aliens-wright-pattersonAir & Space Forces Magazine – USAF and the UFOshttps://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0611ufo/NICAP – Barry Goldwater UFO Correspondence / Wright-Patterson and Curtis LeMayhttps://www.nicap.org/people/goldwater.htmBarry Goldwater – 1975 Wright-Patterson/UFO Correspondencehttps://rense.com/general35/ufodat.htmBarry Goldwater – Larry King Radio Interview, 1988https://www.ufocasebook.com/blueroom.htmlLeonard H. Stringfield – Retrievals of the Third Kindhttps://www.earthfiles.com/2005/09/30/part-3-retrievals-of-the-third-kind-a-case-study-of-alleged-ufos-and-occupants-in-military-custody/James Clarkson – June Crain Interview Transcripthttps://www.majesticdocuments.com/pdf/crain_clarksoninterview.pdfThomas J. Carey & Donald R. Schmitt – UFO Secrets Inside Wright-Patterson: Eyewitness Accounts from the Real Area 51https://www.loc.gov/item/2020715969/Thomas J. Carey & Donald R. Schmitt – UFO Secrets Inside Wright-Patterson – Google Bookshttps://books.google.com/books/about/UFO_Secrets_Inside_Wright_Patterson.html?id=eZpyDwAAQBAJNational Archives – UAP Records: Textual and Microfilm Recordshttps://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps/textual-and-microfilmNational Archives – UAP Records Bulk Downloadshttps://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/catalog-bulk-downloads/uap-bulk-downloadFBI Vault – UFO Fileshttps://vault.fbi.gov/UFOWikipedia – Wright-Patterson Air Force Basehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_BaseWikipedia – Hangar 18https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar_18_(conspiracy_theory)Email your Contest Entries to:ForthHandmedia@gmail.comEmail us your favorite WEIRD news stories:weird@hysteria51.comSupport the Show:Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1Shop:Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Relic Radio Sci-Fi (old time radio)
    No Contact by Dimension X

    Relic Radio Sci-Fi (old time radio)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2026


    Relic Radio Science Fiction features the April 29, 1950, broadcast of Dimension X, titled, No Contact. Listen to more from Dimension X https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/SciFi948.mp3 Download SciFi948 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support Relic Radio Science Fiction

    Sasquatch Odyssey
    Born Wild: Koda's Odyssey Vol 2 Pt 5

    Sasquatch Odyssey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2026 60:50 Transcription Available


    Part Five of Born Wild: Koda's Odyssey, Volume Two begins with the mistake the clans always knew was coming. Summer settles over the forest and brings people with it. More hikers, more campers, more cameras scanning the ridgelines for a postcard moment to carry home.The sasquatch do what they've always done when the world crowds in, pulling back into the heavy timber, moving only in the gray hours, eating less and resting less and watching more.But discipline can only stretch so far, and out in a dense stretch of old growth four miles from the nearest trail, a wildlife photographer named David Reeves is about to point his lens at something no magazine will ever publish.David isn't a weekend tourist. He's patient, serious, and good enough at reading the backcountry to go exactly where he shouldn't. That's the problem. One glimpse, one held breath, and suddenly the secret three years of caution were meant to protect is sitting exposed in the viewfinder of a man who knows what he's looking at.What follows tests everything Koda and the clans have built. A single photograph in the wrong hands could bring the whole outside world down on them, and the choices the sasquatch make in the hours after that encounter carry a weight none of the earlier fights ever did.This is the danger the clans have always feared most, and it doesn't come with claws or howls. It comes with a camera.Email BrianJoin Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.Have you had a Bigfoot encounter, Sasquatch sighting, Dogman experience, or other cryptid or paranormal encounter? We'd love to hear your story. Email brian@paranormalworldproductions.com to be featured on a future episode of Sasquatch Odyssey.Sasquatch Odyssey is a leading Bigfoot and cryptid podcast exploring real encounters, field research, and scientific analysis of the Sasquatch phenomenon.Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss an episode.

    London Review Podcasts
    Travel with Close Readings: ‘Invisible Cities' by Italo Calvino

    London Review Podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2026 96:36


    Italo Calvino's novella Invisible Cities is a hypnagogic reimagining of Marco Polo's time in the court of Kublai Khan. Polo describes 55 impossible places – cities made of plumbing, free-floating, overwhelmed by rubbish, buried underground – that reveal something true about every city. In this free episode from their Close Readings series ‘Fiction and the Fantastic', Marina Warner and Anna Della Subin read Invisible Cities alongside the Travels of Marco Polo, and explore how both blur the lines between reality and fantasy, storyteller and audience. They discuss the connections between Calvino's love of fairytales and his anti-fascist politics, and why he saw the fantastic as a mode of truth-telling. Listen to the full series of ‘Fiction and the Fantastic', and all our other Close Readings series, with a Close Readings subscription. Get 50% off a 12-month subscription to Close Readings with the code SUMMER50 at checkout when you sign up here: https://lrb.me/crtravelff Find our full Close Readings travel playlist here: https://lrb.me/crtravelffweb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Healthy Mind, Healthy Life
    Can Fiction Help Us Understand Our Mental Health? | Nneka Oluoha on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life

    Healthy Mind, Healthy Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2026 22:31


    Sometimes the feelings we cannot explain directly become easier to recognize when we meet them inside someone else's story. In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Swati sits down with Nigerian American author and physician Nneka Oluoha to explore how fiction can create a safer reflective space for conversations around mental health, emotional struggle, family relationships and healing. Nneka shares how her upcoming novel, Live for Me, Nkem, explores depression, motherhood, marriage, cultural expectations and the struggles people can carry quietly behind closed doors. Rather than announcing everything a character is experiencing, she uses story, behavior and perspective to allow readers to gradually understand what is happening. The conversation explores why people sometimes remain silent when they are struggling, what happens when we recognize ourselves in fictional characters, and how stories can give us language for emotions we have never been able to describe. Nneka also speaks candidly about the emotional weight of writing difficult material. While writing from the perspectives of children affected by a parent's mental health struggles, she found some sections especially difficult. Her response was not to force the work, but to pace herself, walk, spend time in nature, lean on supportive relationships and sometimes put the manuscript away until she could return with greater clarity. Importantly, Nneka emphasizes that fiction is not a clinical textbook or a substitute for professional mental health support. Characters make mistakes, hold false beliefs and take actions that should not automatically be treated as real-world guidance. About Nneka Oluoha: Nneka Oluoha is a Nigerian American writer and physician. She completed medical school in Nigeria before moving to the United States, where she completed an internal medicine residency and now works as a hospitalist. Her writing is influenced by her Igbo heritage and an interest in family dynamics, identity, cultural expectations and the silent battles people carry. Her novel Live for Me, Nkem explores depression, marriage, motherhood, family expectations and hidden emotional struggles, and is scheduled for publication by Koehler Books on September 9, 2026. Key Takeaways: Fiction can create emotional distance that makes difficult experiences easier to explore. Recognizing yourself in a character can give language to feelings you have struggled to name. Human beings are complicated, and powerful characters rarely fit neatly into "good" or "bad." Silence may come from pain, fear, unreadiness or not feeling safe enough to revisit an experience. Stories can encourage reflection without becoming instructions for how someone should manage their mental health. Emotionally demanding creative work sometimes requires rest rather than more pressure. Walking, nature, supportive relationships and intentional breaks helped Nneka reconnect with her writing. Stepping away is not always giving up. Sometimes distance is what allows clarity to return. Chapters: 03:03 Why stories can help us approach difficult emotions 04:49 The power of fiction in mental health conversations 06:28 Writing complex characters without reducing them to good or bad 08:10 What can sit underneath emotional silence 09:40 Writing what a character isn't ready to say 11:28 When readers recognize themselves in a character 13:21 Can fiction give us language for difficult feelings? 15:27 Fiction as reflection, not a replacement for care 17:20 How readers responded to Live for Me, Nkem 19:14 The emotional cost of writing heavy material 21:50 Why stepping away can help writers move forward 23:39 Where to find Nneka and her book Connect With Nneka: Nneka Oluoha's official website Nneka Oluoha on Goodreads Instagram as @nneka.oluoha. Her book is available for pre-order ahead of its September 9 release.   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer: This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. If you have concerns about any content, please contact us here By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. Healthy Mind By Avik™️is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate. With over 6500+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.

    Louisiana Anthology Podcast
    693. Patricia Knight Meyer, 2.

    Louisiana Anthology Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2026


    693. Part 2 of our conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer about her adoption. In her gripping memoir, Wonderland: Memoir of a Black Market Adoption, Patricia unravels the complex and harrowing story of her origins within a illegal adoption ring, exploring the deep psychological ripple effects of a childhood built on hidden truths. Raised under the shadow of secrecy, Meyer masterfully weaves personal memory, investigative persistence, and raw emotional vulnerability to illuminate how illicit adoptions break identity apart and how truth can ultimately piece it back together. Her voice brings vital light to the silenced histories of black market adoptees, offering listeners a compelling exploration of belonging, family ties, and the relentless search for self-discovery. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 222 years. Order your copy today! This week in the Louisiana Anthology. A Scribe Called Quess? “Education.”     As recently as October of 2009, a group of teachers imported from the Philippines pressed charges for being treated like… and paid no more than… indentured servants. My only question… what the hell were they doing here in the first place? I'm here… more than apt and completely capable of teaching children that look just like I did 20 years ago… and now walk a similar path     But in the game of political ponzi that is Post-Katrina, New Orleans… it's bigger than books and study baby… EDUCATION IS BIG BUSINESS! Unions are shut down wholesale… veteran teachers fired before they can cash in on their pensions — God forbid healthcare… Teachers are outsourced… bussed in — flown in — hell! Prison beds are forecasted based on the amount of children at grade level! Does it get more insidious than that…? This week in Louisiana history. August 28, 1956. Lake Ponchartrain Causeway opened. This week in New Orleans history. August 28, 2005: Mayor Ray Nagin issued the first-ever mandatory evacuation order for New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina approached the Gulf Coast. This week in Louisiana. Vermilionville Living History Museum & Folklife Park Year‑Round Attraction 300 Fisher Rd. Lafayette, LA 70508 Website: bayouvermiliondistrict.org Vermilionville is a 23‑acre living‑history village along Bayou Vermilion, interpreting Acadian, Creole, and Native American cultures from 1765 to 1890. The site features restored and recreated historic homes, costumed artisans, live music, and hands‑on demonstrations that bring early Louisiana to life. Historic Structures: Original and replica buildings including Acadian homes, Creole houses, a chapel, a schoolhouse, and craft workshops ' all documented in the village's architectural listings. Costumed Interpreters: Artisans demonstrate traditional crafts, domestic skills, and cultural practices from the 18th and 19th centuries. Live Music & Cultural Events: Regular Cajun jams, dances, and French‑language gatherings appear on the Vermilionville calendar. Hours: Open Tuesday'Sunday, 10 a.m.'4 p.m.; last admission at 3 p.m. because the full tour takes 60'90 minutes. Experience: Visitors can explore the grounds independently or book guided tours (24‑hour notice recommended). Postcards from Louisiana. The Rock Block Band at Felix's Restaurant and Oyster Bar. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

    What if it's True Podcast
    Archive 245 Paranormal

    What if it's True Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 20:08 Transcription Available


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    Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
    More Science Than Fiction

    Moody's Talks - Inside Economics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 66:41


    Stripe Chief Economist Ernie Tedeschi joins the Inside Economics team to separate the signal from the noise in a busy week for the economy and financial markets. The group discusses Kevin Warsh's recent speech and the market's reaction, unpacks the latest PCE inflation data and what it means for the Fed, and explores the remarkable surge in business formations. Are more Americans becoming entrepreneurs because of shifts in how firms are organized, or is technology making it easier than ever to launch and run a business? Ernie shares insights on the rise of solopreneurs and what it could mean for the future of work, productivity, and economic growth. Questions or Comments, please email us at InsideEconomics@moodys.com. We would love to hear from you. To stay informed and follow the insights of Moody's Analytics economists, visit Economic View. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    All Of It
    Losing A Parent and Coming of Age in Tom Perrotta's 'Ghost Town'

    All Of It

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 31:46


    [REBROADCAST FROM June 1, 2026] Our May 2026 Get Lit book club selection was Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta. The story follows a 13-year-old boy in 1970s New Jersey as he grapples with the loss of his mother. Perrotta speaks with Alison Stewart about the novel from the May Get Lit with All Of It book club event. Cover art courtesy of Simon and Schuster Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Bookish Flights
    BFF Book Club - Spies, Lies & Alibis with Natalie Walters (E236)

    Bookish Flights

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2026 34:00


    Send us Fan MailIn today's BFF Book Club episode, I'm chatting with romantic suspense author Natalie Walters about our August pick, Spies, Lies, and Alibis. Natalie takes us behind the scenes of this Mr. & Mrs. Smith-inspired story and shares how she found her way to romantic suspense, what makes an idea worthy of becoming a novel, and why authenticity matters even in a story filled with spies, secrets, and high-stakes situations.Episode Highlights:How Natalie found her way into writing romantic suspense and the inspiration behind Spies, Lies, and Alibis.Why “not every idea is a story and not every story idea works,” and how she determines which ideas are worth pursuing.Her desire to create stories that feel authentic and believable, even when the circumstances are larger than life.Why “there has to be a cost to the decisions a character makes, one way or the other.”Balancing suspense, romance, and humor to create the kind of escape that makes readers think, “That was so fun, let's do it again.”Trusting readers to fill in the“Not every idea is a story and not every story idea works.”Connect with Natalie:InstagramWebsite

    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
    The Skeptics Guide #1103 - Aug 29 2026

    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026


    What's the word: Encephalopathy; News Items: AI Assisted Research Training, Robot Outruns Humans, Latest CTE Study, Bacteria Share Survival Genes; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Peptides vs Proteins, Stellarator; Science or Fiction

    The Ben Maller Show
    Hour 4 - The Great Reinvention

    The Ben Maller Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 40:18 Transcription Available


    Ben Maller discusses if the Baltimore Ravens can win a Super Bowl with Lamar Jackson operating primarily from the pocket, which desperate franchise will embarrass itself the most chasing Mike Tomlin, reports saying Atlanta has "trepidation" about making Tua QB1, Fact or Fiction, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Jay's Analysis
    SCIENTISM & FICTION with JayDyer THE TIME MACHINE (H.G. WELLS) - Bazed Lit. Analyzer

    Jay's Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 107:32 Transcription Available


    Superchats at any time here: https://streamlabs.com/jaydyer/tip Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/join Philosophy Course is here: https://marketplace.autonomyagora.com/philosophy101 Set up recurring Choq subscription with the discount code JAY60LIFE for 60% off now https://choq.com Subscribe to my site here: https://jaysanalysis.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ Music by Dr Evo the Producer, Jay Dyer and Amid the Ruins 1453 https://www.youtube.com/@amidtheruinsOVERHAUL Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnt7Iy8GlmdPwy_Tzyx93bA/joinBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/jay-sanalysis--1423846/support.

    All Of It
    Colson Whitehead On 'Cool Machine'

    All Of It

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 19:46


    [REBROADCAST FROM July 22, 2026] Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead discusses the final installment in his Harlem Trilogy, Cool Machine, which follows furniture seller and fence Ray Carney in 1980s New York as he gets pulled into one last heist. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    All Of It
    A Prosecutor and a Madam Take Down a Mobster in 'A Pair of Aces'

    All Of It

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 19:46


    [REBROADCAST FROM July 6, 2026] Set in 1930s New York, a historical fiction novel follows two women on opposite sides of the law, a prosecutor and a madam, who form an unlikely partnership to take down a notorious mob boss. Authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray discuss their new book, A Pair of Aces. Cover art courtesy of Penguin Random House/ Berkley Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    The Roundtable
    Téa Obreht's new book is 'Sunrise'

    The Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 18:59


    Téa Obreht has built a career on novels where history, myth and the uncanny have a way of colliding. Her debut, 'The Tiger's Wife,' won the Orange Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the National Book Award.Her new novel, 'Sunrise,' takes us to a mysterious Wyoming ghost town across three different moments in time. A plane crash in 2024, a historical reenactment in 2003, and the return of a legendary gunslinger in 1902 gradually become part of the same story.

    21st Century Vitalism
    Courting Nature: Reigniting our Romance with the Natural World with Sophie Strand

    21st Century Vitalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2026 61:03


    This weeks episode is with the incredibly talented Sophie Strand!  Sophie Strand is a writer and poet based in the Hudson Valley who focuses on the intersection of spirituality, storytelling, and ecology. Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous projects and publications, including Spirituality & Health, Atmos, Braided Way, and Art PAPERS. She is the author of The Flowering Wand, The Madonna Secret, and her recent memoir The Body Is a Doorway as well as the creator of the popular Substack “Make Me Good Soil.” Her writing has swept the internet like a wildfire with its beautiful prose, impactful insights, and palpable potency.  For this conversation we explore the ancient yet wholly relevant worldview of animism, the nature of intelligence, falling into a romantic relationship with the natural world, and the process of realigning masculinity.  If this episode leaves you feeling inspired, check out her work over at: sophiestrand.com https://sophiestrand.substack.com/ @cosmogyny SHOW TOPICS - What is Animism - Fairy Tale Logic - What Have We Lost By Plugging Our Ears to the Natural World? - Selfhood is a Network - A.I and the Curse of Prophecy - Self Optimization is a Distraction - Learning how to Commune with the Land We're On - Connecting to Home While Away from Home - The Grief of Increasing Sensitivity - Returning to Sensuality - Bringing Masculinity into Balance - Importance of Fiction  

    What if it's True Podcast
    Archive 244 Killing the Wendigo

    What if it's True Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 27:37 Transcription Available


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    Farm4Profit Podcast
    Carbon Markets, CI Scores & 45Z: Separating Fact from Fiction

    Farm4Profit Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 22:17


    Carbon credits. Regenerative agriculture. CI scores. 45Z. If you've been hearing these terms but still aren't sure what they actually mean for your farm, this episode is for you. Tanner, Corey, and Dave sit down with Kelly Garrett of XtremeAg and Mike Busing of Windy Ridge Ag to unpack one of the most talked-about opportunities facing corn growers today: 45Z. The conversation begins by looking back at the rise and fall of carbon markets. Mike shares his experience helping build one of the country's largest carbon programs through Regenerative Roots, while Kelly explains why the lack of standardized rules ultimately slowed the market's momentum. Together, they discuss why voluntary carbon programs struggled, how international demand still exists, and what lessons were learned from the "Wild West" days of carbon credits. From there, the discussion shifts to 45Z—a federal clean fuel production tax credit that could fundamentally change how ethanol plants value grain. Kelly and Mike explain how carbon intensity (CI) scores work, why low-CI corn could become increasingly valuable, and how competition between ethanol plants may create new revenue opportunities for farmers. They also discuss why the Treasury Department's final guidance is so critical and how regional differences could determine who benefits the most. The group also explores larger questions surrounding government incentives, environmental policy, and whether 45Z is simply another subsidy or a meaningful shift toward rewarding more efficient farming practices. Along the way, they debate whether the current program represents a "carrot" that encourages voluntary change—or whether future regulations could eventually become the "stick" if agriculture doesn't continue improving on its own. Whether you're skeptical, optimistic, or simply trying to understand what everyone is talking about, this episode delivers one of the most practical conversations we've had on the future of carbon markets and the role 45Z could play in improving farm profitability. Want Farm4Profit Merch? Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don't forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/Farm4Profit Media is not a financial, legal, or tax advisor. Content is provided for informational purposes only, and we serve solely as a platform for third-party opinions. Any actions taken based on this content are at your own risk. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Bookish Flights
    Motherhood, Sobriety & Writing Complex Women in Book Club Fiction w/ Jessica Guerrieri (E235)

    Bookish Flights

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 48:12


    Send us Fan MailIn today's episode, I am chatting with Jessica Guerrieri, an award-winning novelist and essayist whose literary fiction explores the complexities of motherhood, identity, family, and the ways our past continues to shape us. She is the author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, winner of the 2023 Maurice Prize for Fiction, and her newest novel, Both Can Be True. Beyond her fiction, Jessica is a passionate voice in essays on sobriety and mental health communities. Her book flight includes books that explore alcoholism and addiction. Episode Highlights:How writing became a form of escapism for Jessica as a new mom and in early sobrietyGiving ourselves permission to have an identity outside of motherhoodSobriety, identity, and figuring out what comes next in recoveryHow alcohol can numb both the difficult and joyful parts of lifeWhy reaching for our phones and doomscrolling doesn't actually give us the recharge we're looking forWriting complex women and allowing two conflicting truths to exist at onceWhy Jessica wants to write book club fiction that creates feelings, opinions, and conversationsThe intimacy of reading and how books allow us to experience someone else's life from the safety of our ownA book flight exploring alcoholism, addiction, motherhood, and family dynamicsConnect with Jessica:InstagramWebsiteSome links are affiliate links, which are no extra cost to you but do help to support the show.Books and authors mentioned in the episode:Dare to Lead by Brene BrownNothing Hurt and Everything Was Beautiful by Ben ReevesBook FlightBoth Can Be True by Jessica GuerrieriThe Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (also The Burning Side)The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett✨ Find Your Next Great Read! We just hit 175 episodes of Bookish Flights, and to celebrate, I created the Bookish Flights Roadmap — a guide to all 175 podcast episodes, sorted by genre to help you find your next great read faster.Explore it here → www.bookishflights.com/read/roadmapSupport the showBe sure to join the Bookish Flights community on social media. Happy listening!InstagramFacebookWebsite

    We Saved You a Spot
    Episode 175 - History Is Weirder Than Fiction

    We Saved You a Spot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 52:37


    This week, Hannah and Barbi have a LOT going on. Hannah and the family are getting ready to head to Steinhatchee for a scalloping trip, which somehow leads to fishing with HB and the surprising realization that apparently nobody in town has the right worms.There are also some sweet updates from home, including HB absolutely loving his new preschool, which Hannah and Barbi are very happy to admit they were wrong about. Isla makes her presence known in a slightly less adorable way by throwing up on Hannah, and their friend Kylie joins the fun from Boston while literally having a catheter placed. You know, normal podcast stuff.Then things get historical. Barbi shares the fascinating story of Narcissus and Marcus Whitman before Hannah takes everyone to two places you probably won't be adding to your vacation itinerary anytime soon: Yellowstone's infamous "Zone of Death" and Centralia, Pennsylvania, where a fire has been burning underground for decades.And because apparently an underground fire wasn't enough danger for one episode, Mom wraps things up with the story of how she solved a mole problem with gasoline. Was it effective? Almost. Was it a good idea? Absolutely not.It's scalloping plans, family chaos, strange history, dangerous decisions, and a whole lot of laughs. Come hang out with us. We saved you a spot!

    BookTok Made Me Podcast
    Dungeon Crawler Carl Part 2

    BookTok Made Me Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2026 68:47


    Bridget, Caitlin, and Hilda are back to wrap up their discussion on book 1 of "Dungeon Crawler Carl" the latest #booktok sensation by Matt Dinniman. And yes, Princess Donut is still the best character ... but also, there may be a short ACOTAR tangent at the end of the episode, because you know these three can never stay on task. Join our Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content and let's be friends!Instagram > @Booktokmademe_podTikTok > @BooktokMadeMe

    Marlon and Jake Read Dead People
    In Defense of Gratuitous Violence

    Marlon and Jake Read Dead People

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 39:11


    Marlon and Jake take on violence in fiction: what makes it effective, what makes it gratuitous, and whether “gratuitous violence” is even a useful distinction. Tune in as they discuss the difference between violence on the page and on screen and why extended cruelty can be harder to stomach than violence itself. Subscribe to our River-herd digital newsletter and our print newspaper, The Eddy, for sneak peeks of our upcoming books, free giveaways, and exclusive content: https://sites.prh.com/the-eddy-newspaper. Lord of the Flies by William Golding All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Cities of the Red Night by William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy The Godfather by Mario Puzo The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 2666 by Roberto Bolaño Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Hamlet by William Shakespeare King Lear by William Shakespeare Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

    Historical Blindness
    The Atlantis Fantasy - Part Two: A Convenient Fiction

    Historical Blindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 64:23


    In part 2 of my series on belief in the historicity of Atlantis, I look at how the myth was kept alive through the ages because it conveniently served the arguments of philosophers and lent weight to the fictions and racial ideologies of colonialists, mystic charlatans, and white supremacists. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Gemeni Mist, Black Ballots, Illa Villardo, Access Road 214, Delicates, The Gran Dias, and Cicle Gerano. Additional music, including Remedy for Melancholy, Wake Up, Chance, Plague, Daedalus, and Daemones, is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Relic Radio Show (old time radio)
    The Columbia Workshop and Have Gun, Will Travel

    The Relic Radio Show (old time radio)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026


    The Relic Radio Show begins with The Columbia Workshop this week. We'll hear, Savage Encounter, its story from March 28, 1944. (28:12) Have Gun, Will Travel follows with its story from July 12, 1959, titled, Young Gun. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/RelicRadio1012.mp3 Download RelicRadio1012 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support The Relic Radio Show If you'd like to support Relic Radio, please consider a [...]

    All Of It
    Edwidge Danticat's New Novel 'Dèy'

    All Of It

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2026 21:23


    The latest novel from acclaimed writer Edwidge Danticat follows a woman named Magnolia after she survives a mass shooting at a Miami mall, and decides not to tell her family what happened. Danticat discusses "Dèy," out now. Cover art courtesy of the publisher Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    What if it's True Podcast
    Archive 243 Bigfoot Stories

    What if it's True Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 26:32 Transcription Available


    Archive 243 Bigfoot StoriesJoin my Supporters Club for $4.99 per month for exclusive stories:https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast--5445587/support

    Relic Radio Sci-Fi (old time radio)

    On this week's Relic Radio Science Fiction, SF '68 brings us its story from May 24, 1968, titled, The Will. Listen to more from SF '68 https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/SciFi947.mp3 Download SciFi947 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support Relic Radio Science Fiction

    First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    First Draft - Jess Row

    First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 60:27


    Jess Row is the author of the novels The New Earth and Your Face in Mine as well as a collection of essays, White Flights: Race, Fiction, and the American Imagination.  His short story collections include The Train to Lo Wu, Nobody Ever Gets Lost and the newly published Storyknife. His fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Tin House, Conjunctions, Ploughshares, Granta, n+1, and elsewhere, has been anthologized three times in The Best American Short Stories, and has won two Pushcart Prizes and a PEN/O. Henry Award. He has received a Guggenheim fellowship, an NEA fellowship in fiction among other honors. He directs the undergraduate creative writing program in the Department of English at NYU and is an ordained senior dharma teacher in the Kwam Um School of Zen.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Court of Fandoms and Exploration - A Podcast.
    262. Animal Farm: "Sugar Candy Mountain, Charlie."

    A Court of Fandoms and Exploration - A Podcast.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2026 61:05


    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: "Sugar Candy Mountain, Charlie." 2026 is the year that ACOFAE is covering the classics apparently, because they mentioned Animal Farm in the beginning of the year and here we all are now covering this Orwell classic. Published in 1945, and with the subtitle "a fairy story" in the UK, Animal Farm is a short book that covers the Russian Revolution of 1917 using a farm as the setting and animals as the characters for the most part. A story that begins with passion stirring for change, an opportunity, and then the slow decent into the same situation everyone started from, Animal Farm, is a story about how man corrupts. Which are the pigs and which are the humans? Impossible to tell. Horrifying. "Man is the enemy." TW / CW: For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Animal Farm by George Orwell, 1984 by George Orwell *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

    Chilluminati Podcast
    Episode 363: Fiction: Unsolved

    Chilluminati Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2026 139:34


    Mt. Chiliad? Wait, GTA V? Under the Silver Lake? Wait, Andrew Garfield? Like, by David Robert Mitchell? That's right, weirdies. The Summer of Secrets continues with Alex's tale of a journey into mysteries of make believe, and find out what unsolved fictional mysteries can tell Mathas and Jesse about our real selves. Do NOT look for the Hiding Man.CHILLUMINATI is a weekly comedy podcast hosted by Mike Martin, Jesse Cox and Alex Faciane. Hold on to your tin-foil hats and traverse the realms of the mysterious, supernatural, spooky and sometimes truly horrible - and your third eye will never be the same!Subscribe to our Patreon to support us and for extra content like full video episodes, weekly Minisodes, exclusive art, and more at http://patreon.com/CHILLUMINATIPODThank you to our sponsors:MINTMOBILE: To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to www.mintmobile.com/chillCASHAPP: Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/eikoiw62 #CashAppPodCash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flex card. Cash App Green features, Savings, Direct deposit, Round ups, Overdraft coverage and Discounts provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. OFFICIAL MERCH: https://theyetee.com/chilluminatiMike Martin - http://www.youtube.com/@themoleculemindset Jesse Cox - http://www.youtube.com/jessecox Alex Faciane - https://www.youtube.com/@StarWarsOldCanonBookClub/Editor: DeanCutty Producer: Hilde @ https://bsky.app/profile/heksen.bsky.social Show Art: Studio Melectro @ http://www.instagram.com/studio_melectro Logo Design: Shawn JPB @ https://twitter.com/JetpackBragginSHOWNOTESSee ALL links and follow along with the episode here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w7Gvd_1gnWcFvZxhshT_KY0yRPlOvAwU1j2hXhh_a9s/edit?usp=sharing

    Sasquatch Odyssey
    Born Wild: Koda's Odyssey Vol 2 Pt 4

    Sasquatch Odyssey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2026 65:43 Transcription Available


    Part Four of Born Wild: Koda's Odyssey, Volume Two takes the alliance out of the meeting ground and into the dark, where good intentions stop counting for much and skill is the only thing that keeps you alive. It opens with Eli's first real night patrol, and the forest is not kind to him.Where Koda moves through the black between the trees like water around stone, Eli crashes through it like a wounded elk, learning the hard way that eyes are almost useless out there and that everything he thought he knew about the woods was daylight knowledge.Koda becomes his teacher, and the lessons are patient but unforgiving, because both of them understand that a single mistake in the wrong moment could expose everything they've built. This is where the fragile alliance stops being an idea and starts becoming real work.The humans have to earn their place, prove they can be an asset instead of a liability, and every close call out in the dark is a test of whether two species can truly watch each other's backs.But the forest holds more than lessons, and the deeper Koda and Eli push into the night, the clearer it becomes that neither the Dogmen nor the humans at the tree line have gone anywhere. The quiet is only ever borrowed, and the price of protecting something wild keeps climbing.Email BrianJoin Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.Have you had a Bigfoot encounter, Sasquatch sighting, Dogman experience, or other cryptid or paranormal encounter? We'd love to hear your story. Email brian@paranormalworldproductions.com to be featured on a future episode of Sasquatch Odyssey.Sasquatch Odyssey is a leading Bigfoot and cryptid podcast exploring real encounters, field research, and scientific analysis of the Sasquatch phenomenon.Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss an episode.

    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
    The Skeptics Guide #1102 - Aug 22 2026

    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2026


    News Items: Drone Delivery System, Human Taxonomy, Peptide Wellness Fad, NASA Radiation Vest; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Model Railroaders, Leechbook, Genetic Diversity; Science or Fiction

    What if it's True Podcast
    Archive 242 Bigfoot Stories

    What if it's True Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2026 22:21 Transcription Available


    Archive 242 Bigfoot StoriesJoin my Supporters Club for $4.99 per month for exclusive stories:https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-if-it-s-true-podcast--5445587/support

    Louisiana Anthology Podcast
    692. Patricia Knight Meyer, Part 1.

    Louisiana Anthology Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2026


    692. Part 1 of our conversation with Patricia Knight Meyer about her adoption. In her gripping memoir, Wonderland: Memoir of a Black Market Adoption, Patricia unravels the complex and harrowing story of her origins within a illegal adoption ring, exploring the deep psychological ripple effects of a childhood built on hidden truths. Raised under the shadow of secrecy, Meyer masterfully weaves personal memory, investigative persistence, and raw emotional vulnerability to illuminate how illicit adoptions break identity apart and how truth can ultimately piece it back together. Her voice brings vital light to the silenced histories of black market adoptees, offering listeners a compelling exploration of belonging, family ties, and the relentless search for self-discovery. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 222 years. Order your copy today! This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Frank Gee Patchin. Pony Riders in Louisiana.    Tad and Ned were each equipped with a bush-knife, with a horn to each party. Lilly considered that the boys needed no further advice from him, the lads having had experience with bear before this and all being good shots and well-tried hunters at big game.    “Look out that you dont get lost if you get on a chase,” he warned. “One is likely in the excitement of a chase to forget to blaze his trail. It isn't any use to get game if you can't get back to camp with it.” This week in Louisiana history. August 21, 1769. Gov. O'Reilly arrests leaders of revolution that ousted Gov. Ulloa.  This week in New Orleans history. August 21, 1853: During the peak of the Great Yellow Fever Epidemic, the city reported a record 269 deaths in a single 24-hour period. This week in Louisiana. Alexandria Zoological Park Year‑Round Attraction 3016 Masonic Dr. Alexandria, LA 71301 Website: thealexandriazoo.com The Alexandria Zoo is one of Central Louisiana's most beloved attractions, home to more than 500 animals representing 160 species from around the world. Open since 1922 and accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, the zoo features immersive habitats, a narrated train ride, and family‑friendly amenities throughout its landscaped grounds. Themed Habitats: Explore the Land of the Jaguar, Louisiana Habitat, African Experience, and Australian Walkabout, each designed to showcase wildlife in naturalistic settings. Animals: Tigers, jaguars, lions, crocodiles, monkeys, bears, otters, and more than 500 animals in total. Amenities: Train ride, playground, gift shop, concessions, picnic areas, stroller rentals, and free parking. Hours:  9 a.m.-5 p.m. (seasonal variations possible). Admission Prices: Attractively priced from free to $8.95. Postcards from Louisiana. Original Hurricane Brass Band at the French Quarter Fest.  Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

    Scared To Death
    Nightmare Fuel #63: After Midnight (Part 5 of 6)

    Scared To Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 93:20


    In this sixty-third installment of fictional horror written and narrated by Dan Cummins, Maggie and Ray have finally learned enough about Peterson's Grocery to understand just how badly they need to get away—but the mysterious Wes Calder believes he knows how to end the nightmare for good. As another experiment approaches, everyone is drawn back toward Peterson's for a night that could determine not only who survives… but whether what's happening beneath St. Jerome can still be stopped. For Merch and everything else Bad Magic related, head to: https://www.badmagicproductions.com Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scared to Death ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    Today in Focus
    How to get back into reading books

    Today in Focus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 23:12


    Our specialist panel on which books may help you put your phone away and get reading again. With Charlotte Northedge, David Shariatmadari and Rebecca Liu. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

    All Of It
    Megha Majumdar on 'A Guardian and a Thief'

    All Of It

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 31:10


    [REBROADCAST FROM March 27, 2026] The March Get Lit with All Of It selection was the novel A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar. The novel is set in a future version of Kolkata, India, that has been ravaged by climate change. One family thinks they are set to start a new life in Michigan, but when their visas are stolen, they discover how far they will go to retrieve them. Majumdar joined us for an event at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Hear highlights from that event.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    MomAdvice Book Gang
    Chasing Destiny and the American Dream in Abundance

    MomAdvice Book Gang

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2026 64:58


    Author Hafeez Lakhani joins Book Gang to discuss Abundance, a moving novel about an Indian-American Muslim family chasing the complexities of the American dream. I'm delighted to welcome Hafeez Lakhani to Book Gang for a heartfelt conversation about his debut novel, Abundance. Hafeez brings generosity and deep personal insight as he shares the family stories, cultural touchstones, and creative leaps behind this moving portrait of an Indian-American Muslim family. Together, we explore how the concept of naseeb—destiny—shapes both his own life and the emotional heart of the novel. Abundance follows Sakeena, a Miami Dunkin' owner facing a life-or-death decision, and her family as they navigate her agency and the messy realities of chasing the American dream. Through richly drawn characters and intimate moments, Hafeez invites us to consider what we control, what we inherit, and how generations care for one another. In this week's warm episode, we discuss:

    The Daily Beans
    Faction Fiction

    The Daily Beans

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 40:58


    Thursday, August 20, 2026 Today, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro has a meltdown over a judge releasing a woman accused of vandalizing the WWII memorial in DC; Trump walks back his tariffs on Canada; Pete Hegseth travels to Iowa to campaign for republican Zach Nunn and maybe himself; mixed results emerge from elections in Alaska, Wyoming, California, Pennsylvania, and Florida; plus Allison and Dana deliver your Good News. Thank You, Helix 27% off Sitewide when you go to HelixSleep.com/dailybeans Thank You, Upwork Visit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free.  The Trump Epstein Memorial Bookmobile The Daily Beans is proud to partner with Miles Taylor and our friends at DEFIANCE.org For a limited time, members of the Daily Beans community can receive a FREE 3-month full membership to DEFIANCE.org and gain access to one of the fastest-growing pro-democracy movements in America. Join here: https://www.defiance.org/beans Diamond Dames - Subscribe here: Diamond Dames - A Ted Lasso PodcastDiamond Dames - YouTube playlist The Latest Breakdown→ INSIDE Trump DOJ's BRUTAL Epstein Court Reckoning StoriesTakeaways from Tuesday primaries: Trump endorsement only goes so far | ABC News 8 takeaways and surprises from Florida, Wyoming and Alaska primaries | The Washington Post Hegseth travels to Iowa in his ‘personal capacity' amid 2028 speculation | The Washington Post Trump says U.S. and Canada reached last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports | PBS News Pirro slams order to release woman accused of vandalizing World War II Memorial | The Washington Post Good TroubleRoadless Areas | US Forest Service Protect the Roadless Area Conservation Rule ⭑ 5 Calls →Friday August 28 in DC March On Washington 2026 -marchonwashington2026.com → Check Your Voter Registration Deadlines - Vote.org →Helpline Orientation- Spanish Speakers Needed! · VoteRiders →Help save Texas from Ken Paxton! →NO HATE in WA State →Stand With Minnesota →iceout.org Good NewsWildwood: Follow the Crows | OHSU Foundation Oct 9 -Southwest Funny Fest:Dana Goldberg's Southwest FunnyFest - City of Albuquerque -Email Dana@DanaGoldberg.com for sponsorship informationTickets for Dana Goldberg: Outrageous - Sep 23 - Den Theater - Chicago  →Share your Good News & Good Trouble - The Daily Beans →Beans Talk audio -beans-talk.simplecast.com Subscribe to the MSW on YouTube - MSW Media - YouTube Our Donation Links The Trevor Project - trevorproject.org/beans Blue Wave California - ActBlue.com/donate/msw-bwc Donate to Public Citizen - https://citizen.org/beans/ Donate to It Gets Better / The Daily Beans Fundraiser Pathways to Citizenship - boomerang - pathways  Dana and The Daily Beans support of Human Rights Campaign ONE CAUSE HRC The Daily Beans supports It Gets BetterNational Security Counselors - Donate, WhistleblowerAid.org/beans Dr. Allison Gill - The Breakdown | Allison Gill, Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com - Bluesky, MSW & The Daily Beans Podcast @muellershewrote - Instagram, MSW Media - YouTube →Federal workers email AG - fedoath@pm.me Dana Goldberg - Dana is on Patreon! At Dana's Dugout, @dgcomedy - Bluesky, @dgcomedy - IG, Dana Goldberg - Facebook,  DanaGoldberg.com More from MSW Media - Shows, Cleanup On Aisle 45 pod, The Breakdown | Allison Gill 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.

    The Ben Maller Show
    Hour 4 - Funny Seeing You Here

    The Ben Maller Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 40:09 Transcription Available


    Ben Maller talks about A.J. Brown talking about Jalen Hurts as the Eagles and Patriots have a joint practice, the idea that Shedeur Sanders is getting a raw deal with the Browns, Vita Vea getting his contract extension, Fact or Fiction, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro
    Sidney Crosby À Montréal ; Réalité Ou Fiction ? | Le Sick Podcast Avec Tony Marinaro 20/08/26

    The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2026 71:51


    Sur cet épisode de Le Sick Podcast, Sid Seixeiro se joint à Tony Marinaro et Alexis Lavoie-Martel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN
    Irish band Cardinals blends fact and fiction on 'Masquerade'

    World Cafe Words and Music from WXPN

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 29:05


    Plus, Cardinals perform live for World Cafe.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

    Bookish Flights
    Alli Dyer on Night Songs, Family Legacy & the Magic of Audiobooks (E234)

    Bookish Flights

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2026 35:05


    Send us Fan MailIn today's episode, I am chatting with Alli Dyer. Alli was born in Tennessee and raised in the mountains of Virginia. Alli is the author of Strange Folk and her latest novel, Night Songs. For the last decade, she worked in the entertainment and book publishing, bringing a unique perspective to the stories she tells. We dive into Night Songs and the inspiration behind its story of family legacy, music, and discovering where we come from. Alli shares how growing up in the mountains of Virginia shaped her writing and why sensory details are so important when bringing a setting to life. We also talk about the stories that expand our understanding of the world and the special place audiobooks hold in Alli's reading and writing life.Episode Highlights:The childhood fantasy of discovering there is something special hidden in your family historyHow place, memory, and sensory details find their way into fictionWriting about family legacy and the stories we inheritAlli's love of audiobooks and how listening influences her storytellingThe books that have expanded her understanding of the worldHer book flight includes audiobooks that have influenced her writing and storytellingConnect with Alli:WebsiteInstagramFacebookSome links are affiliate links, which are no extra cost to you but do help to support the show.Books and authors mentioned in the episode:The Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta Lynn & George VesceyThe Real Americans by Rachel KuongHeart Food album - Judee SillHamnet by Maggie O'FarrellThe Witches by Roald DahlThe Children by Melissa AlbertYesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeBook FlightPriestdaddy by Patricia LockwoodThe Knockout Queen by Rufi ThorpeAll the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker✨ Find Your Next Great Read! We just hit 175 episodes of Bookish Flights, and to celebrate, I created the Bookish Flights Roadmap — a guide to all 175 podcast episodes, sorted by genre to help you find your next great read faster.Explore it here → www.bookishflights.com/read/roadmapSupport the showBe sure to join the Bookish Flights community on social media. Happy listening!InstagramFacebookWebsite

    Marlon and Jake Read Dead People
    The Most Important Character Isn't a Character

    Marlon and Jake Read Dead People

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026 48:16


    Marlon and Jake explore the power of setting in novels—and why the best stories feel like they couldn't have happened anywhere else. They discuss settings that become characters in their own right, fictional worlds they'd love (or absolutely hate) to inhabit, and books that made unexpected places fascinating. Plus: why a modern-day Captain Nemo might just be a tech bro. Amerika by Franz Kafka Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake Dubliners by James Joyce The Ballad of the Sad Café by Carson McCullers Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow A Room with a View by E. M. Forster Macbeth by William Shakespeare Dune by Frank Herbert The Last Man by Mary Shelley Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

    The Relic Radio Show (old time radio)
    Night Beat and The Zero Hour

    The Relic Radio Show (old time radio)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2026


    The Relic Radio Show begins with Night Beat this week. We'll hear Sanctuary, their story from June 22, 1951. (28:12) We close the show with The Rehabilitation Of Citizen Fimple, from The Zero Hour. That story aired June 7, 1974. https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/RelicRadio1011.mp3 Download RelicRadio1011 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support The Relic Radio Show If you'd like to support Relic Radio, [...]

    Relic Radio Sci-Fi (old time radio)

    We hear from X Minus One on this week's Relic Radio Science Fiction. From October 27, 1955, here's their story titled, Requiem. Listen to more from X Minus One https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/e55e1c7a-e213-4a20-8701-21862bdf1f8a/SciFi946.mp3 Download SciFi946 | Subscribe | Spotify | Support Relic Radio Science Fiction

    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
    The Skeptics Guide #1101 - Aug 15 2026

    The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2026


    News Items: Trump Order on Vaccines, Spying with WiFi, Diminishing Vegetables, Two Origins of Life, More Pentagon UFOs; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Thousand Year Old Remedy; Science or Fiction