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Best podcasts about leper colony

Latest podcast episodes about leper colony

Weird Al-gorithm
Party at the Leper Colony (f/Loz City)

Weird Al-gorithm

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 52:33


This week we were joined by Loz City to discuss Party at the Leper Colony which is a very mixed bag of a song full of puns and misinformation on medical diagnoses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Gone South
S4|E22: The Last Leper Colony

Gone South

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 33:13


When Neil White is convicted on bank fraud charges, he's sent to arguably the most unusual prison in the United States.  Find us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter. You can also subscribe to our newsletter, Gone South with Jed Lipinski. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Getting It Out
Killswitch Engage (Justin Foley)

Getting It Out

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 61:26


For 25 years, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has been an unstoppable metallic force. On February 21st, they'll release their ninth full-length This Consequence via Metal Blade Records. Drummer Justin Foley returns to Getting It Out to discuss discovering the band himself, the creation of the new record, and the band's plans for their immediate future.Music by:Bleeding ThroughKillswitch EngageLeper ColonyIntro music by:Hot ZonePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GettingitoutpodcastEmail: dan@gettingitout.netWebsite: http://gettingitout.net/Instagram: @getting_it_out_podcastFacebook: www.facebook.com/gettingitoutpodcastX: @GettingItOutPod Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Down Round
iMessage: Visiting the green bubble leper colony (PREVIEW)

Down Round

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 6:02


This is a preview of a premium post. To subscribe and get the full episode, go here. For many years, Apple has enforced iPhone dominance by refusing to adopt modern text messaging standards, meaning group chats and multimedia messages between iPhones and Android devices has been fundamentally broken. But last month, Apple announced it would adopt the RCS standard. But at the same time, it came down hard on Beeper Mini, an app which purported to bring the locked down iMessage experience to Android. In this ep, we dive into iMessage and the weird politics of the green bubble. Links Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android's new iMessage app – The Verge Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac Google's site pleading Apple to adopt RCS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The PloughCast
The PloughRead: Leper Colony Sketches by Maria Weiss and Maureen Burn

The PloughCast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 22:30


Maria Weiss finds pain and friendship in the enforced community of outcasts at a Paraguayan leper colony.

AWR English - Upward Way
Joy Cho (rebroadcast): Episode 97

AWR English - Upward Way

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 52:32


In this episode Joy Cho says God's faithfulness is overflowing if we just show up and allow Him to work.

The Cider Shed
Verity Fun vs Evie Charging-Station

The Cider Shed

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 56:53


Hello you,Firstly, are you ok? We hope not.Join us this week in the shed as we discuss Craig David, those weird blokes on motorbikes at funfairs in the 1970s and who would run Ambridge's Gulag.Between shots of rum and Pinot Grigio we stumbled upon:Driller Queen: Stella's new toy is guaranteed to blow Brian's mind.Twist of Fete: The Grundy Group advance their ferret tank convoy on Ambridge Hall.Mild Stab in the Park: Rob and Lee have a romantic first date at the Leper Colony.Louise Mensch getting her absolute Tory-twat-arse handed to her: https://youtu.be/ih_oXgnOPKETo help us out with a lovely worded 5 star review hit the link below. Then scroll down to ‘Ratings and Reviews' and a little further below that is ‘Write a Review' (this is so much nicer than just tapping the stars

Todays Boondoggle on Domain Cleveland Radio
#230 Todays Boondoggle with Navy Veteran and Musician Domonic Rini

Todays Boondoggle on Domain Cleveland Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 92:56


In this episode Bill talks with Navy Veteran, ACU2 Shipmate, Internet Radio Host, and Musician, Domonic Rini. First off, apologize for the poor internet connection on Doms side, but it just wouldn't be an authentic time with Domonic if everything went perfect. In this episode, which will surely get us cancelled by PETA, we talk about Domonics childhood smoking cigarettes' and playing guitar, having to join the Navy to stay out of trouble, Yet finding trouble while in the Navy. We talk about being Seaman Pyle in Boot Camp, his love for the Phillipines, doing comedy for the Leper Colony, sending monkeys on a balloon ride, eating his dog Wimpy, his admiration for Snake Pliskin, and having a bad reaction to tattoo ink. We also talk about his times running in local politics, the impressions he made on Governor Voinovich with his fashion statements, How Maximum Threshold Radio came to be, and why his band Vultan only puts out greatest hits and should be playing major festivals across America, plus so much more. Today's Boondoggle fans can receive 10% off their orders at dreemnutrition.com by using the promo code BOONDOG10 at checkout. So kick back with your headphones and cold one for this latest episode. Enjoy our additional segments featuring music from the Flo White Show and Stories from the VFW Hall. Remember Boondoggle Listeners Matter, so e-mail us at todaysboondoggle@gmail.com and let us know your thoughts so we can read them on air. Tweet us @2daysBoondoggle and Follow us on Instagram @todaysboondoggle as well as on Facebook. Please subscribe and give 5 stars and review. Every review we receive on either Apple Podcast or Google Music we will mention you on a future episode and our Social Media pages. Follow Today's Boondoggle also on our Social Media as well as DomainCle.com and on Anchor.fm Today's Boondoggle logo designed by Stacy Candow. Additional music by Evan Crouse Also please consider financially supporting us at Todays Boondoggle using Venmo, our GoFundMe, or sponsoring us on our Anchor.fm page, so we can continue to provide you with quality entertainment. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todaysboondoggle/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todaysboondoggle/support

CiTR -- Powerchord
The Human Paradox

CiTR -- Powerchord

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 119:06


Ian's back in the saddle with a megaton blast of scorching new death metal brutality from Frozen Soul, Nothingness, Ulthar, and Leper Colony! We'll also keep the accelerator floored with ripping new thrashers from Phrozen, Hellripper, Oozing Wound, and Canadian legends Razor! The second half of the show will plumb the depths of despondency with crushing doom hymns from Tribunal, Ahab, and Slog, and we'll even sample a taste the newest funeral doom opus from Bell Witch! Plus, we'll dig a classic track from Napalm Death's legendary debut album Scum out of The Graveyard! Let's party!

CiTR -- Powerchord
The Human Paradox

CiTR -- Powerchord

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 120:01


Ian's back in the saddle with a megaton blast of scorching new death metal brutality from Frozen Soul, Nothingness, Ulthar, and Leper Colony! We'll also keep the accelerator floored with ripping new thrashers from Phrozen, Hellripper, Oozing Wound, and Canadian legends Razor! The second half of the show will plumb the depths of despondency with crushing doom hymns from Tribunal, Ahab, and Slog, and we'll even sample a taste the newest funeral doom opus from Bell Witch! Plus, we'll dig a classic track from Napalm Death's legendary debut album Scum out of The Graveyard! Let's party!

Murder Metal Mayhem
Episode 218 - Speed Freak Killers: Meth and Murder

Murder Metal Mayhem

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 143:15


Pete, Chris, and Joey throw down on the 5-year anniversary of the podcast with a feature on the wild case of the Speed Freak Killers. Tex joins them for a look at this story about two meth freaks who killed random people as they drive around in rural California from 1983 to 1998. It's one hell of a crazy one.Pete does the metal feature on the death metal band, Skeletal Remains, plus a new Killer Cage Match, mayhem stories from Joey and Pete, and lots more. It's worthy of this milestone podcast celebrating five years of the podcast.Music by Skeletal Remains, Raider, and Leper Colony.Visit Skeletal Remains website and buy some merch to support the underground.Visit Killers the Card Game from Scorpion Lair Games and experience an awesome role playing game with serial killers! Play your stable of killers with friends and see which one is the last one slaying. You'll try not to leave evidence or the cops might put you on death row. Find out why true crime fans worldwide are LOVING this original game! Game night will never be safe again!Go to the Fred Livingston Jr. GoFundMe page to support his family. Fred died during the roof collapse at the Morbid Angel show in Belvidere, IL when the roof collapsed.Order any of Pete's books on his new website with a great online store.Follow Joey's Goremonger page for updates on his music and his distro, FTA Records.Spreading like the case of the clap in a trailer park. MurderMetalMayhem.com

Metal Minded en direct
Memoriam, Terrestrial Hospice, Scalp et Leper Colony

Metal Minded en direct

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 98:28


Revues et podcasts hebdomadaire en direct ! Venez nous voir ! Site web: https://beacons.ai/mindedmetal Nos partenaires : Melogy Musicraft: https://www.melogymusicraft.com Boutique Broue HAHA: https://brouehaha.com À la dérive brasserie artisanale: https://aladerivebrasserieartisanale.ca Cordonnerie chez Gerry: https://cordonneriechezgerry.ca Pour encore plus de contenu : Le Fanzine Crypt of Dr. Gore: https://cryptofdrgore.wordpress.com Horreur FM: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKVHDSO6WOIoqbs5V6oIdIQ Pouilleux of Destruction: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Skn_KGfnTf9S6V5EHx6Hw Docteur Poivre: https://www.docteurpoivre.com Quess tu vas crisser là ?!: https://quesstuvascrisserla.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/metalmindedpodcast/message

Metalhead Journeys
Ep 60: Helloween, Lord of the Lost, Leper Colony Review

Metalhead Journeys

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 38:06


Today Rob and Bill review Helloween's, The Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1 & 2. Leper Colony's debut  self titled, and Lord of the Lost's newest album, Blood and Glitter.Check out other shows from the network: https://www.deluxeeditionnetwork.com Check out the website: metalheadjourneys.com

ELEKTROSHOCK
Elektroshock - pgm 20 / temp 03

ELEKTROSHOCK

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 62:37


Nueva entrega de ELEKTROSHOCK, en su Tercera Temporada, con los siguientes invitados: 01 - Carbellion – “Barfight" 04:53 02 - Stargazer – “Can You Conceive It" 03:48 03 - Rexoria – “Light up the Sky” 03:26 04 - Electric Mob – “It’s Gonna Hurt” 03:18 05 - Delain – “Moth To A Flame” 04:07 06 - The Hellfreaks – “Hit Me Where It Hurts " 03:41 07 - Docka Pussel – “November” 05:45 08 - Kamelot – “One More Flag In The Ground” 04:08 09 - Prong – “Breaking Point” 03:33 10 - Leper Colony – “The Surgical Undeadvors” 03:43 11 - Periphery – “Wildfire” 07:05 Únete a la Legión Aquí: https://go.ivoox.com/sq/917911 60 minutos de Metal y Derivados presentados por Marco Rondán and Ofrecidos, cada semana, por HEAVYS: Metal Headphones Made For MetalHeads!.- ****************************************************************** New show of ELEKTROSHOCK, in its Third Season, with the following guests: 01 - Carbellion - "Barfight" 04:53 02 - Stargazer - "Can You Conceive It" 03:48 03 - Rexoria - "Light up the Sky" 03:26 04 - Electric Mob - "It's Gonna Hurt" 03:18 05 - Delain - "Moth To A Flame" 04:07 06 - The Hellfreaks - "Hit Me Where It Hurts" 03:41 07 - Docka Pussel - "November" 05:45 08 - Kamelot - "One More Flag In The Ground" 04:08 09 - Prong - "Breaking Point" 03:33 10 - Leper Colony - "The Surgical Undeadvors" 03:43 11 - Periphery - "Wildfire" 07:05 Join the Legion Here: https://go.ivoox.com/sq/917911 60 minutes of Metal and Derivatives presented by Marco Rondán and offered, every week, by HEAVYS: Metal Headphones Made For MetalHeads!.-

AWR English - Upward Way
Joy Cho (rebroadcast): Episode 77

AWR English - Upward Way

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2022 52:32


In this episode Joy Cho says God's faithfulness is overflowing if we just show up and allow Him to work.

Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations
Ministering within a Leper Colony in Southeast Asia

Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 2:41


Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, is traveling in Southeast Asia, ministering to victims of leprosy. He is working closely with an organization that provides fresh water, sanitation, and education to those who are broken. A brokenness displayed in people whose toes and limbs have rotted away and who are isolated from the outside world. But the Sisters of Compassion, specially trained women missionaries, bring to them the love and care of Christ.For more information, see Gospel for Asia, https://www.gfa.org/women/sisters-of-compassion/.

AWR English - Upward Way
Joy Cho: Episode 44

AWR English - Upward Way

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021


In this episode Joy Cho says God's faithfulness is overflowing if we just show up and allow Him to work.

Forgotten Stories: Historical Crimes and the Unusual

At one point in history, Leprosy, now known as Hansen's Disease, was a highly feared condition that was avoided at all costs. Before antibiotics had been discovered, many governments thought their only option was isolation for those afflicted. In Hawaii, this misconception led to the formation of the Kalaupapa leper colony. Tune in to hear Elisabeth recount the history of this place and the surprising condition it remains in today.

Southern Discomfort
Miracle on the Mississippi...The history of Louisiana’s Leper colony

Southern Discomfort

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 40:52


Miracle on the Mississippi Leprosy in Louisiana The history of Louisiana’s Leper colony.   Drink du jour: Snoball juice 7% ABV 50 IBU Tangerine Sour Pop 4.5% ABV 10 IBU Urban South Brewery New Orleans, Louisiana Triumph at Carville a tale of leprosy in America Wilhelm, John.; Squires, Sally, 1947-; Wilhelm Group, Inc.; PBS Home Video. [United States] : PBS Home Video; 2008

Your Weekly Dose
Your Weekly Dose Podcasts Show 207 (Tom Hanks Won' t Screw You)

Your Weekly Dose

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 91:42


YWD show #207 opens with Party at the Leper Colony for National Rare Disease Day. First Zach talks more on his class, Steve talks about his -- and Sean talks about his busy week. Then the guys talk movies with Paul Preston. Then We get facts about Strawberries from our friend Milton Babbett, The Most Trusted Celebrities and things we remember for Retro Day and then we offer up a Pocket Size Cinema. LINKS: Weird AL Music  

Your Weekly Dose
Your Weekly Dose Podcasts Show 207 (Tome Hanks Won' t screw You)

Your Weekly Dose

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021


YWD show #207 opens with Party at the Leper Colony for National Rare Disease Day. First Zach talks more on his class, Steve talks about his -- and Sean talks about his busy week. Then the guys talk movies with Paul Preston. Then We get facts about Strawberries from our friend Milton Babbett, The Most Trusted Celebrities and things we remember for Retro Day and then we offer up a Pocket Size Cinema. LINKS: Weird AL Music  

Brother Priest Preaching Podcast
How to Celebrate Lent in Your Leper Colony | #1112

Brother Priest Preaching Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 16:15


A leper colony is a place where people feel unlovable, untouchable, incurable… so pretty much any city in America right how. Here's how you can make a difference in the lives of your neighborhood lepers.

Human Voices Wake Us
Laurie Sheck: “The Leper Colony”

Human Voices Wake Us

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 4:40


A reading of Laurie Sheck’s poem “The Leper Colony,” from her 1996 collection, “The Willow Grove.”  Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679766030/ Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com.  I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.

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Rebel Moon Podcast
UK Leper Colony

Rebel Moon Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 61:56


UK Leper Colony   (Free Pod) A rant against the machine and suckers who fall for it!

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Ed Reads
Stumpy talks about the Leper Colony

Ed Reads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 2:04


Stumpy explains what happened at the leper colony.

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Strange Country
Strange Country Ep. 137: Leper Colony

Strange Country

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 60:04


While in quarantine, enjoy another story about a forced quarantine, this time on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. In 1866, leprosy was labeled a crime and those who had it shipped off to die in exile. Join Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly as they discuss the deplorable conditions and the irrationality of fear. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Adams, Cecil. “What Was the Deal with Jimmy Carter and the Killer Rabbit?” The Straight Dope, The Straight Dope, 23 Jan. 2019, www.straightdope.com/columns/read/950/what-was-the-deal-with-jimmy-carter-and-the-killer-rabbit/. DeStafano, Lorenzo. “PBS Hawai'i.” Kalaupapa | PBS Hawai'i, 9 Oct. 2019, www.pbshawaii.org/tag/kalaupapa/. “Father Damien.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/kala/learn/historyculture/damien.htm. “History of Scientific Women.” Alice BALL, scientificwomen.net/women/ball-alice-121. “Kalaupapa National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service).” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, www.nps.gov/kala/index.htm. Khazan, Olga. “The Psychology of Irrational Fear.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 31 Oct. 2014, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/the-psychology-of-irrational-fear/382080/. “Leprosy's Tragic Past Recalled in NIH Exhibit - Fogarty International Center @ NIH.” Fogarty International Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/may-june-2012/Pages/leprosy-nlm-exhibit.aspx. Tayman, John. The Colony: the Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai. Scribner, 2006. Turner-Neal, Chris. “An Indefinite Sentence.” Country Roads Magazine, 26 Sept. 2017, countryroadsmagazine.com/art-and-culture/people-places/an-indefinite-sentence/. “What Is Leprosy?” World Health Organization, World Health Organization, 16 Sept. 2016, www.who.int/lep/disease/en/. Wong, Alia. “People With Leprosy Were Exiled There-Should It Be a Tourist Destination?” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 2 Oct. 2015, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/05/when-the-last-patient-dies/394163/. “World Leprosy Day: Bust the Myths, Learn the Facts.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26 Jan. 2018, www.cdc.gov/features/world-leprosy-day/index.html.

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Tiphanie Yanique Reads “God’s Caravan”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 49:10


Tiphanie Yanique reads her story from the November 4, 2019, issue of the magazine. Yanique is the author of “How to Escape from a Leper Colony: a Novella and Stories” and the novel “Land of Love and Drowning,” which won the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize in 2014. 

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Beauty In a Leper Colony

1440

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 10:44


Recorded August 3, 2019

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Beauty In a Leper Colony

1440

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 10:44


Recorded August 3, 2019Support the show (https://www.gofundme.com/manage/cliffordMckenzie)

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Notorious Narratives
Imprisoned in Paradise: The Leper Colony of Hawaii

Notorious Narratives

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 31:06


The idea of leprosy may evoke feelings of fear in many of us; fear of contagion, fear of outbreak. Though for most of us this idea is far removed - the stuff of history. But on the beautiful windswept shores of the island of Molokai, this history is alive and well. It was here in this paradise that nearly 8,000 men, women and children were exiled and quarantined beginning in the 1860s. In this episode, Jen will explain the history and treatment of leprosy as well as the quarantine at Kalaupapa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#137: Party at the Leper Colony (Style Parody of the Bo Diddley beat)

The "Weird Al" Phabet

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 29:15


You ready to Bo your Diddley? Let's begin.   Al's cameo: "Weird Al" Yankovich story - King of the Hill - Mention: https://youtu.be/U53gvqspFtk?t=1m7s The Best Thing Andrew's Ever Done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TmxfZqR8Tg Special thanks to Allura March (@RetroAutomaton) for the awesome design! https://retroautomaton.tumblr.com/ https://www.instagram.com/retroautomaton/ https://twitter.com/retroautomaton?lang=en   Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/weirdalphabet    Email us at: alscarrierpigeons@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theweirdalphabetpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/weirdalpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdalpod   Thumbnail by Josh K! https://twitter.com/AnimationJosh http://oneandonlyjsk.deviantart.com/   Show music: "Dvorak Polka", "Break Time", and "Hit Man" - Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   "BONG!" - Taco Bell "NOOOOOOO!" - Star Wars: Ep. 3: Revenge of the Sith "Pretty Little Thing", "Hey Bo Diddley" - Bo Diddley "I Want Candy" - Aaron Carter "I Want Candy" - Lil' Bow Wow "Party at the Leper Colony" - "Weird Al" Yankovic Unplugged anecdote - "Weird Al" Yankovic "She's the One" - Bruce Springsteen "On the Dark Side" - John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band "Not Fade Away" - Buddy Holly Jeff Winger campaign clip - Community (S2E17 - "Intro to Political Science") Yankovich story clip - King of the Hill (S2E8 - "The Son that Got Away")   For the above sound clips and songs, we don't own the rights to them, but are using them in compliance to Fair Use. Parody & Educational. Thank you. Find more of our episodes at www.pipedreampodcasts.com

We're All Yankovics
087 Party At The Leper Colony

We're All Yankovics

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2018 22:37


Puns. Dad jokes.

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Jon Reads the Bible: Gospel According to Stupid
49 -Leviticus 13- "The Nudist Leper Colony"

Jon Reads the Bible: Gospel According to Stupid

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 29:55


In this episode we look into what happens if you keep on picking at that scab and people think you're a leper. accordingtostupid@gmail.com www.bensound.com Twitter https://twitter.com/accordtostupid Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gospelaccordingtostupid/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jon-reads-bible-gospel-according/id1156695372# Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Accordingtostupid Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7LjFLpU4NWkmzMj_jhF0EA Audible: http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_pd_Sci-Fi_c2_1_narr?searchNarrator=Jonathan+Waters Lootcrate http://looted.by/feQYX

5x15
How the last leper colony in Europe inspired a best seller - Victoria Hislop

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2015 16:56


Writer Victoria Hislop talks about the deserted Greek island of Spinalonga - a former leper colony. Victoria Hislop is a journalist and author. She writes travel features for The Sunday Telegraph, The Mail on Sunday, House & Garden and Woman & Home. Her first novel The Island about the deserted Greek island of Spinalonga - a former leper colony - was published in 2005 held the number 1 slot in the paperback charts for over 8 weeks, selling over 2 millions copies in the UK. The book has also been published in over twenty languages and has also been a number 1 bestseller in Greece. The Island was filmed as a TV series by the Greek TV channel MEGA and has had record-breaking audiences. In 2008, she published her second novel, The Return. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

Crucible of Realms
Episode 25 - Western Evolution

Crucible of Realms

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2014


Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: Scott RocheOur latest world is a mashup of the Western, Sci-Fi and Horror genres with a slight touch of Steampunk thrown in for flavor. Not long before the turn of the 20th century, a group of scientists led by Nikola Tesla are caught in a war. To one side are the carriers of a lycanthropic virus - some want a cure, but others want only to take advantage of their newfound transformations. To the other are hordes of dead soldiers reanimated by the US government. Some say it's only a matter of time before the whole thing erupts into a second Civil War.Want to find Scott online? Here ya go:Blog - http://www.scottroche.com/blog/Fiction - http://www.amazon.com/Scott-Roche/e/B004KS1U6QPatreon - http://www.patreon.com/scottrocheTwitter - https://twitter.com/spiritualtrampAlso mentioned in this Episode:Leper ColonyBeing HumanFrankensteinThe Casebook of Victor FrankensteinNikola Tesla / Colorado SpringsWerewolf BeltDr. Jekyll & Mr. HydeThomas Edison / Tesla vs EdisonApache / GeronimoDeadlandsHypochondriaHulkGunfight at the O.K. CorralApache WarsFort ApacheLeague of Extraordinary GentlemenMark TwainBoris KarloffMike MignolaTopsy the ElephantWashington Monument / Arlington National CemeteryBattle DroidsThe Island of Dr. MoreauUlysses S. Grant / George Armstrong CusterTeddy Roosevelt / Rough RidersBrowncoatsGiant Mechanical SpiderSuper 8Area 51FargoDifference Engine / Guglielmo MarconiMagneto / Homo Superior / New MutantsNietzschean Superman / New Gods / HerculoidsPromethean: The CreatedTransformersBoomstickEvolutionary War Episode 25 - Western Evolution Download

National Book Festival 2014 Webcasts
Tiphanie Yanique: 2014 National Book Festival

National Book Festival 2014 Webcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2014 37:52


Aug. 30, 2014. Tiphanie Yanique appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Tiphanie Yanique is the author of the short story collection "How to Escape from a Leper Colony," the picture book "I Am the Virgin Islands" and the novel "Land of Love and Drowning" (Riverhead). Her writing has won the 2011 BOCAS Prize for Caribbean Fiction, the Boston Review Prize in Fiction, a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers Award, a Pushcart Prize and an Academy of American Poet's Prize. She has been listed by the Boston Globe as one of 16 cultural figures to watch out for and by the National Book Foundation as one of the 5 Under 35. Her writing has been published in Best African American Fiction, The Wall Street Journal, American Short Fiction and elsewhere. Yanique is also the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6414

Enoch Pratt Free Library Podcast
An Evening with Katia D. Ulysse and Tiphanie Yanique

Enoch Pratt Free Library Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2014 68:59


In Drifting, her debut collection of interlinking stories, Katia Ulysse follows the private lives of four secretiva Haitian families whose hopes for distant success are constantly challenged by the hard realities of the immigrant journey. Ulysse, a native of Haiti, lives in Baltimore. Her stores have appeared in Haiti Noir, Brassage, and other anthologies.Tiphanie Yanique's debut novel, Land of Love and Drowning, chronicles three generations of the Bradshaw family in the Virgin Islands: stories of magic and lust, unknown connections and hidden mysteries, family legacies, an island world undergoing historical changes. Yanique is the author of the story collection, How to Escape from a Leper Colony and a 2010 Rona Jafffe Writers' Award winner.Recorded On: Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Terminus: A Doctor Who Podcast
Terminus Podcast -- Episode 1: Not a Leper Colony

Terminus: A Doctor Who Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2013 15:53


On the premiere episode of the Terminus podcast, join me -- Nicole Mazza -- as I talk a bit about how this particular podcast came into being, my own Whovian background stretching back to the mid-1980s, my favorites and not-so-favorites in the world of Doctor Who, and, finally, future plans for this podcast. Enjoy the ride! Episode 1 – Not a Leper Colony [a introductory minisode]: Table of Contents: 0:00:00 - Opening and Welcome 0:01:51 - Introduction about the origins of the Terminus Podcast 0:03:32  - Facts about my Doctor Who fannish self (favorite Doctors, companions, episodes and serials, etc.) 0:12:47 - Plans for the future of the Terminus Podcast 0:14:34 - Coming soon on the next episode 0:14:56 - Outro, featuring the Violin Doctor Who theme by Violinist BAKA Links: + Email: terminusdwpodcast@gmail.com + iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/terminus-a-doctor-who-podcast/id666615900 + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/terminusdwpodcast/ + Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerminusCast + Tumblr: http://terminusdwpodcast.tumblr.com + Music Theme:  'Violin Doctor Who Theme' by ViolinistBAKA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozb1lLifBJY) Bonus Links (Things Referenced in the Podcast): + Verity Podcast: http://veritypodcast.wordpress.com/ + Earth Station One: http://erthstationone.wordpress.com/ + Earth Station Who: http://erthstationone.wordpress.com/category/earth-station-who/ (For anyone interested, I was on episode 34 here: http://erthstationone.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/earth-station-who-episode-34-the-cold-war/) Notes: Opening audio clips from the Fifth Doctor serial 'Terminus' and the Tenth Doctor serial 'The Shakespeare Code', copyright BBC. The female robot voice was from '2nd Speech Center' text-to-voice software (http://www.zero2000.com/2nd-speech-center/). 'Doctor Who' theme was by ViolinistBAKA, link provided above.