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What's up Bros?? Well, we're hitting a bit of a snag with our Beverly Hills ladies after what was a semi-promising run of tolerable episodes. We're in Italy when things are supposed to start running their course and instead we're met with not only avoidance but also insane reactionary behavior like "oh, I'm just going to write my book in response to this". This might be the beginning of the end of this season leading to weeks of boring/frustrating episodes but don't worry, we'll be here every step of the way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Jill Biden View from the East Wing" ... lucky for us we got a sneak-peak at the audio book BIT See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The prosecution has put nearly forty witnesses on the stand. Two mistrial motions have already been filed. And the defense is about to make their move in one of the most-watched murder trials in the country. This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings together defense attorney Bob Motta, former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke, and host Tony Brueski to break down what the shape of this defense actually tells us.When a defense team starts filing mistrial motions mid-trial, is that legal maneuvering or a tell? Bob Motta goes straight at the questions other coverage won't touch. How do you attack a three-pillar circumstantial case—debt, fentanyl access, and a deteriorating marriage—without looking like you're dismissing each piece individually and hoping the jury doesn't connect the dots?Carmen Lauber came in meth-positive. Robert Crozier contradicted his own sworn affidavit. Both are immunity witnesses the prosecution is leaning on hard. Motta and Dreeke weigh in on exactly how much damage shaky immunity witnesses do to a case already built entirely on circumstantial evidence.Robin addresses the behavioral reality that makes this case so disturbing: Kouri allegedly asked for "the Michael Jackson drug" after the first attempt failed. What does it take for someone to fail and immediately seek something more lethal? She texted that she felt "relieved" after Eric died. Then wrote a children's book about grief. In Robin's FBI career, has he seen a behavioral move that audacious?And the question at the center: Eric suspected something. His friends knew. His sister hired a PI. He'd met with a divorce attorney. He told his family to look at Kouri if anything happened. How does someone walk through all those warnings—and still end up dead?Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #TrueCrimeToday #BobMotta #RobinDreeke #DefenseStrategy #MistrialMotion #UtahMurderTrial #CircumstantialEvidence

SEE THE BOYS LIVE - https://punchup.live/samtallent     Sponsors: HIMS - Support the show & get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care with HIMS @ http://hims.com/CHUBBY     Ridge - Take advantage of Ridge's once-a-year anniversary sale & get UP TO 40% OFF by going to https://www.Ridge.com/CHUBBY #Ridgepod #sponsored #ad     PATREON EPISODES: https://www.Patreon.com/chubbybehemoth     This week the boys are all together in Boston! Sam had to wear a dress so he'd fall asleep in his bosom, told a friend he wants to shrink them down to make them walk his city, and likes when Lund does Scorpion-esque attacks. Nathan woke up terrified on the plane, wants to watch T2, and was just thinking outloud when he said that.     00:00 Imagine Wiping It Once 01:18 Getting A Little Taste 04:58 Inside Stuff 06:43 Missing Every Time 07:48 Reverse Wahlberg 08:36 I Hope I Sleep Through It 10:22 Parks And Promenades 12:07 Death Waves 14:23 Bathing With Bottled Water 16:43 Not Molting 18:06 Traffic In Salem 19:46 Last Time I Was Here 21:28 Nasty Little Worm People 23:15 Buried Under Submissions 25:13 She's Around You Lots 27:35 Yeah I Hate It 29:34 Everybody Smells Like Pears 33:02 Cash Only 36:07 Allowed Me To Think More 38:29 I'm The King 41:45 It Was Probably Your Mom 42:24 Hurt People Hurt People 46:44 Armadillo That Worked At Hot Topic 47:56 Chubby Chess 51:48 The Sunset Ride 53:36 To The Airport Boys 57:15 Thank God You're Here 01:00:57 Burning Out And Fading Away     Nathan Lund and Sam Tallent are Chubby Behemoth   MORE WIDE WORLD: @SamTallent   Pre-Order Sam's New Book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593978897/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3I4LOBQ02YIGW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k5eCApJdjwVfn7hSelWi5VdRMlVrzKa4zf68ficcjcg.tZZOiI0nB0n3kkWiGAbidMQy5yUS_MkvmEIaXp-LXjo&dib_tag=se&keywords=sam+tallent+brut&qid=1769522903&sprefix=sam+tallent+,aps,181&sr=8-1&dplnkId=90401c83-a6a0-4ad4-999e-ece570a5d320&nodl=1

Carmen Lauber came in meth-positive. Robert Crozier contradicted his own sworn affidavit. Both are immunity witnesses the prosecution is leaning on hard—and both changed their accounts under prosecutorial pressure. At what point does that dynamic create more risk for the prosecution than the defense? This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings together former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke, defense attorney Bob Motta, and host Tony Brueski for the panel discussion no one else is having.The prosecution has put nearly forty witnesses on the stand. Two mistrial motions have already been filed. Bob Motta breaks down what the shape of this defense tells us—and whether the strategy makes sense when the evidence is this heavy. How do you attack a three-pillar circumstantial case—debt, fentanyl access, and a deteriorating marriage—without looking like you're dismissing each piece individually and hoping the jury doesn't connect the dots?Robin addresses the behavioral reality of escalation: Kouri allegedly asked for "the Michael Jackson drug" after the first attempt failed. What does it take for someone to fail at something like this and immediately seek a more lethal method? That's not panic—Robin explains what it actually is.He also takes on the children's book. In his FBI career, has he seen a behavioral move that audacious? What does it communicate about how this individual manages her public identity under pressure? If you strip the children's book out of this case entirely, does the defense even look the same?And the human question: Eric Richins suspected something. His friends knew. His sister hired a PI. He'd met with a divorce attorney. He told his family: if I die, look at her. How does someone walk through all those warnings—and still end up dead?Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #EricRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #RobinDreeke #BobMotta #ImmunityWitnesses #CircumstantialEvidence #UtahMurderTrial #HiddenKillers #TrueCrime

Flaxman Low, literature's first professional, full-time “occult detective”—that is, an intrepid investigator who deploys the scientific method when tackling paranormal phenomena—appeared in a dozen stories first published from 1898–1899. Flaxman Low: Occult Detective (MIT Press, 2026), the latest edition to the Radium Age series from MIT Press, is introduced and discussed by Dr. Alexander B. Joy. Flaxman Low's creators, the mother-and-son team Kate O'Brien Ryall Prichard and Hesketh “Hex” Prichard (who published as “E. and H. Heron”), endowed the Oxford-trained psychologist with the bravery and acumen to tackle every sort of adversary from ghosts, mummies, and vampires to a mushroom mannequin. Both less credulous and less cynical than earlier fictional investigators of the spirit world, Low always triumphs in the end . . . but not before scientifically demonstrating that even the most outré incidents and situations can't hold a candle to the bizarre capacities of the human mind. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Hypochondria: In Sickness and in Story (Reaktion, 2026) proposes a bold reimagining of a frequently dismissed condition. Dr. Susannah B. Mintz reframes health anxiety not as a pathology but as a site of creative potential – exploring hypochondria as a form of communication, a reorientation to time, a convergence of personal and communal identity, a declaration of bodymind needs and an embrace of ageing's transformations. Far-ranging in its attention to historical periods, national literatures, philosophical thought and medical discourse, the book challenges the containment of suffering within narratives of professional authority. In doing so, it seeks to dispel shame and stigma, opening space for new forms of connection and understanding through a deeper attentiveness to the experience of illness. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker last synced at 2:28 AM the night she vanished. That's a hard data point in a case with very few of them—and it hasn't gotten nearly enough attention. This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski together to tackle the questions investigators aren't fully explaining.She's 84 years old, uses a walker, depends on medication to stay alive—and she's been gone for more than a month. The DNA sample at the scene is a mixture, meaning it may involve more than one person. Robin breaks down what that behavioral picture looks like when two people are carrying this secret together. The dynamics change. The exposure risk multiplies. And yet—silence.Does a million-dollar reward—payable in cash—actually move a case forward? Tony and Robin examine what reward escalations typically do to tip quality, and what the cash offer signals about where this investigation really stands.The internet outage in Nancy's neighborhood the night she vanished—coincidence or deliberate sabotage? What happens psychologically the moment a burglary becomes a kidnapping? Robin addresses what many consider the most haunting element: how does someone go home, sleep, and carry on with daily life after something like this?The tips have slowed. Public momentum has faded. Does that mean the community has given investigators everything it knows—or does someone out there have a piece of this puzzle and isn't talking? Robin breaks down the behavioral barriers that keep witnesses silent.Sheriff Nanos keeps declaring he "personally believes" Nancy is alive. Is that a strategic investigative statement—or something else? Tony and Robin don't hold back.After more than a month with no body, what does that mean?Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #NancyGuthrieMissing #TrueCrimeToday #RobinDreeke #PacemakerEvidence #DNAMixture #TucsonKidnapping #FBIBehavioral #MissingPersons #TrueCrime

Law enforcement has confirmed the DNA sample at the Nancy Guthrie scene is a mixture—meaning it may involve more than one person. That changes everything about who's been keeping this secret for over a month. This Hidden Killers Week In Review brings former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski together for a deep dive into the details that demand a real conversation.Robin breaks down what that behavioral picture looks like when two people are carrying this together versus one. The psychological dynamics shift dramatically. The risk of exposure multiplies. And yet—silence.The pacemaker detail is one that hasn't gotten nearly enough attention. Nancy's pacemaker last synced at 2:28 AM. That's a hard data point in a case with very few of them. What does it tell investigators about the timeline of that night?Then there's the million-dollar reward—payable in cash. Does that actually move a case forward, or does it flood investigators with noise that makes real leads harder to find? Tony and Robin look at what reward escalations typically do to tip quality, and what the cash offer signals about where this investigation stands.The internet outage in Nancy's neighborhood the night she vanished—coincidence or deliberate sabotage? What happens psychologically the moment a burglary becomes a kidnapping, and what does that escalation tell us about the person responsible?Robin addresses what many consider the most haunting element: how does someone go home, sleep, wake up, and carry on with daily life after something like this?The tips have slowed. Sheriff Nanos keeps declaring he "personally believes" Nancy is alive. Is that strategic—or something else? After more than a month with no body, what does that mean?The questions deserve better than vague reassurances.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #NancyGuthrieDNA #RobinDreeke #DNAMixture #PacemakerEvidence #TucsonKidnapping #FBIBehavioral #HiddenKillers #MissingPersons #TrueCrime

China is a multicultural country home to fifty-five ethnic minority groups, yet due to linguistic and cultural barriers many of these groups remain understudied or unknown in the West. The Qiang, one of modern China's officially recognized ethnic minorities, is also China's longest-standing ethnoracial identity marker that has existed since the earliest recorded history of China. Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Yanshuo Zhang investigates the formation and evolution of the Qiang as a people, a concept, and a cultural history in China. It further examines how the contemporary Qiang ethnic group interacts strategically with mainstream Chinese society, challenging the historically entrenched hierarchies between the sociocultural “centers” of China and its ethnic “peripheries.” This book is based on years of ethnographic and textual-archival research in the Himalayan regions of southwest China, where the contemporary Qiang group resides. Drawing on a diverse range of official and local political discourses and previously unstudied literary, historiographical, and cinematic works, Dr. Zhang illuminates how the Qiang have carved out spaces of “creative belonging” within the parameters of multiculturalism in contemporary China. Rooted in ethnographic and textual-archival research, the book presents original materials produced by Qiang indigenous writers, scholars, artists, grassroots village cultural activists, and entrepreneurs at both the local and the global levels. Creative Belonging invites readers to rethink ethnicity and national belonging in China by centering minority groups' efforts to expand the meanings and implications of “Chinese culture.” This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this episode of the Independent Thinking Show for ⁠⁠@FifthWrist⁠⁠ Radio, Roman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TimesRomanAU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) is joined by author Mitch Katz (@uniquelyprototype) to discuss his new mystery novel “Time Eternal”.We discuss Mitch's previous horology collecting memor ("Time on My Hands": and his debut murder-mystery novel Time Eternal. “Time Eternal” centers on a fictional Southern California watchmaker who invents an “eternal winding” movement powered by temperature changes and intends to release it open-source, prompting Swiss corporate intrigue and murders. It is a perfect blend of horology, mystery, inspiration and a glance into Swiss watch industry!Make sure to pick up a copy of Mitch's both books and his Instagram account @uniquelyprototypeFollow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠@FifthWrist ⁠⁠#fifthwrist #fifthwristradio #fifthwristradiopodcastIndependent Thinking Show is a place dedicated to showcasing the great people doing interesting and cool things in the world of horology.  To join our crew group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast.We remain fiercely independent with no commercial partners, or sponsored content. We only speak to people we respect and like - and that's a pretty rare thing these days! Thank you for joining us.Theme Music:  ⁠⁠TheWrong Time by Silent Partner⁠⁠ (via YouTube Free Music Channel)

China is a multicultural country home to fifty-five ethnic minority groups, yet due to linguistic and cultural barriers many of these groups remain understudied or unknown in the West. The Qiang, one of modern China's officially recognized ethnic minorities, is also China's longest-standing ethnoracial identity marker that has existed since the earliest recorded history of China. Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Yanshuo Zhang investigates the formation and evolution of the Qiang as a people, a concept, and a cultural history in China. It further examines how the contemporary Qiang ethnic group interacts strategically with mainstream Chinese society, challenging the historically entrenched hierarchies between the sociocultural “centers” of China and its ethnic “peripheries.” This book is based on years of ethnographic and textual-archival research in the Himalayan regions of southwest China, where the contemporary Qiang group resides. Drawing on a diverse range of official and local political discourses and previously unstudied literary, historiographical, and cinematic works, Dr. Zhang illuminates how the Qiang have carved out spaces of “creative belonging” within the parameters of multiculturalism in contemporary China. Rooted in ethnographic and textual-archival research, the book presents original materials produced by Qiang indigenous writers, scholars, artists, grassroots village cultural activists, and entrepreneurs at both the local and the global levels. Creative Belonging invites readers to rethink ethnicity and national belonging in China by centering minority groups' efforts to expand the meanings and implications of “Chinese culture.” This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/native-american-studies

China is a multicultural country home to fifty-five ethnic minority groups, yet due to linguistic and cultural barriers many of these groups remain understudied or unknown in the West. The Qiang, one of modern China's officially recognized ethnic minorities, is also China's longest-standing ethnoracial identity marker that has existed since the earliest recorded history of China. Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Yanshuo Zhang investigates the formation and evolution of the Qiang as a people, a concept, and a cultural history in China. It further examines how the contemporary Qiang ethnic group interacts strategically with mainstream Chinese society, challenging the historically entrenched hierarchies between the sociocultural “centers” of China and its ethnic “peripheries.” This book is based on years of ethnographic and textual-archival research in the Himalayan regions of southwest China, where the contemporary Qiang group resides. Drawing on a diverse range of official and local political discourses and previously unstudied literary, historiographical, and cinematic works, Dr. Zhang illuminates how the Qiang have carved out spaces of “creative belonging” within the parameters of multiculturalism in contemporary China. Rooted in ethnographic and textual-archival research, the book presents original materials produced by Qiang indigenous writers, scholars, artists, grassroots village cultural activists, and entrepreneurs at both the local and the global levels. Creative Belonging invites readers to rethink ethnicity and national belonging in China by centering minority groups' efforts to expand the meanings and implications of “Chinese culture.” This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

China is a multicultural country home to fifty-five ethnic minority groups, yet due to linguistic and cultural barriers many of these groups remain understudied or unknown in the West. The Qiang, one of modern China's officially recognized ethnic minorities, is also China's longest-standing ethnoracial identity marker that has existed since the earliest recorded history of China. Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Yanshuo Zhang investigates the formation and evolution of the Qiang as a people, a concept, and a cultural history in China. It further examines how the contemporary Qiang ethnic group interacts strategically with mainstream Chinese society, challenging the historically entrenched hierarchies between the sociocultural “centers” of China and its ethnic “peripheries.” This book is based on years of ethnographic and textual-archival research in the Himalayan regions of southwest China, where the contemporary Qiang group resides. Drawing on a diverse range of official and local political discourses and previously unstudied literary, historiographical, and cinematic works, Dr. Zhang illuminates how the Qiang have carved out spaces of “creative belonging” within the parameters of multiculturalism in contemporary China. Rooted in ethnographic and textual-archival research, the book presents original materials produced by Qiang indigenous writers, scholars, artists, grassroots village cultural activists, and entrepreneurs at both the local and the global levels. Creative Belonging invites readers to rethink ethnicity and national belonging in China by centering minority groups' efforts to expand the meanings and implications of “Chinese culture.” This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

China is a multicultural country home to fifty-five ethnic minority groups, yet due to linguistic and cultural barriers many of these groups remain understudied or unknown in the West. The Qiang, one of modern China's officially recognized ethnic minorities, is also China's longest-standing ethnoracial identity marker that has existed since the earliest recorded history of China. Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Yanshuo Zhang investigates the formation and evolution of the Qiang as a people, a concept, and a cultural history in China. It further examines how the contemporary Qiang ethnic group interacts strategically with mainstream Chinese society, challenging the historically entrenched hierarchies between the sociocultural “centers” of China and its ethnic “peripheries.” This book is based on years of ethnographic and textual-archival research in the Himalayan regions of southwest China, where the contemporary Qiang group resides. Drawing on a diverse range of official and local political discourses and previously unstudied literary, historiographical, and cinematic works, Dr. Zhang illuminates how the Qiang have carved out spaces of “creative belonging” within the parameters of multiculturalism in contemporary China. Rooted in ethnographic and textual-archival research, the book presents original materials produced by Qiang indigenous writers, scholars, artists, grassroots village cultural activists, and entrepreneurs at both the local and the global levels. Creative Belonging invites readers to rethink ethnicity and national belonging in China by centering minority groups' efforts to expand the meanings and implications of “Chinese culture.” This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

China is a multicultural country home to fifty-five ethnic minority groups, yet due to linguistic and cultural barriers many of these groups remain understudied or unknown in the West. The Qiang, one of modern China's officially recognized ethnic minorities, is also China's longest-standing ethnoracial identity marker that has existed since the earliest recorded history of China. Creative Belonging: The Qiang and Multiethnic Imagination in Modern China (U Michigan Press, 2026) by Dr. Yanshuo Zhang investigates the formation and evolution of the Qiang as a people, a concept, and a cultural history in China. It further examines how the contemporary Qiang ethnic group interacts strategically with mainstream Chinese society, challenging the historically entrenched hierarchies between the sociocultural “centers” of China and its ethnic “peripheries.” This book is based on years of ethnographic and textual-archival research in the Himalayan regions of southwest China, where the contemporary Qiang group resides. Drawing on a diverse range of official and local political discourses and previously unstudied literary, historiographical, and cinematic works, Dr. Zhang illuminates how the Qiang have carved out spaces of “creative belonging” within the parameters of multiculturalism in contemporary China. Rooted in ethnographic and textual-archival research, the book presents original materials produced by Qiang indigenous writers, scholars, artists, grassroots village cultural activists, and entrepreneurs at both the local and the global levels. Creative Belonging invites readers to rethink ethnicity and national belonging in China by centering minority groups' efforts to expand the meanings and implications of “Chinese culture.” This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Pastor Jeremiah Johnston joins Jason to discuss his new book, "The Jesus Discoveries." This book unpacks centuries of archaeological finds that confirm Jesus was not just a story; he was a real person who walked the earth. ➢ Subscribe to Jason's other channel https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockHarmony  https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockBYOG  ➢ Connect with Jason on Social Media:  https://x.com/WhitlockJason https://www.instagram.com/realjasonwhitlock/ https://www.facebook.com/jasonwhitlock ➢ Send Jason an Email FearlessBlazeShow@gmail.com ➢ Support The Blaze Visit https://TheBlaze.com. Explore the all-new ad-free experience and see for yourself how we're standing up against suppression and prioritizing independent journalism. Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at https://www.fearlessmission.com and get $20 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nelson Dellis, a lecturer at Skidmore College and the six-time Memory USA champion is here this morning to discuss his new book, 'Everyday Genius: Hacks to Boost Your Memory, Focus, Problem-Solving,' and Much More. The book is a mental toolkit for a sharper, more engaged life. At a time when outsourcing our thinking has never been easier, Everyday Genius shows you how to reclaim and strengthen your most valuable asset: your brain. Nelson will be talking about and signing his book on Wednesday Night at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs at 6PM.

Hitler and My Mother-in-Law (OR Books, 2025) is a riveting memoir that explores the intersection of truth—both familial and political—through the colorful and complex life of the author's mother-in-law. In a time like our own of intense propaganda and manipulation, the only WWII female correspondent who covered both theaters of war, Pat Hartwell identified Hitler from a pile of ashes for the US military, and the troops awarded her with a million-dollar painting from Hitler's study. Really? She was the only woman in the CBS news room, assistant to the head of the Office of War Information, VP of one of the largest public relations companies in the world, third in command of UNICEF where she convinced Matisse to provide artwork for free, editor of her own Arizona newspaper where she hustled naïve art on the side, and eventually head of the Hawai'ian arts council, a state of extremely complex political and social stakeholders, where she left a legacy of preventing art fraud. Her story is a fascinating journey through history, art, and deception. The memoir delves into the art of invention and the shapeshifting of memory and truth, interwoven with humorous yet profound moments. It examines the comical Soviet efforts to conceal Hitler's death, McCarthy's investigations, and the author's own struggle to compete with both her mother and her mother-in-law. Threaded throughout are insights into organizations that malign the word "mother" and, of course, plenty of mother-in-law jokes. With meticulous research and a unique perspective, Hitler and My Mother-in-Law challenges the boundaries of narrative honesty, offering a powerful exploration of propaganda, identity, and the personal reckoning that defines the art of memoir. It's a gripping mix of history, family, humor, and a biting reflection on the politics of truth—past and present. New Books in Women's History Podcast Jane Scimeca, Professor of History at Brookdale Community College www.janescimeca.com @janescimeca.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this powerful episode, Loral talks with Dr. Phil Ovadia about heart disease prevention and the myths that keep so many people stuck in poor health. From his years as a heart surgeon to his own 100-pound weight loss, Dr. Phil explains why traditional advice about cholesterol, low-fat diets, and statins often misses the bigger picture.They unpack the real drivers behind heart disease prevention, including metabolic health, insulin resistance, and why so many patients end up on the operating table when better nutrition and lifestyle support could have changed the outcome.If you want a more empowering, life-changing conversation about heart disease prevention, food, health advocacy, and taking ownership of your future, this episode is a must-listen.Key Takeaways:Dr. Phil Ovadia's Journey to Heart Surgery (00:00)Personal Health Transformation and Insulin Resistance (03:14)Myth Busting: Cholesterol and Diet-Heart Hypothesis (05:04)Advocacy for Personal Health and New Food Pyramid (10:55)Insulin Resistance and Its Impact on Health (15:19)Introduction to Dr. Ovadia's New Book (21:47)Pre-Order Bonuses and Telemedicine Services (26:26)Meet Dr Philip OvadiaDr. Philip Ovadia is a board-certified Cardiac Surgeon and founder of Ovadia Heart Health. His mission is to optimize the public's metabolic health and help people stay off his operating table. As a heart surgeon who used to be morbidly obese, Dr. Ovadia has seen firsthand the failures of mainstream diets and medicine. He realized that what helped him lose over 100 pounds was the same solution that could have prevented most of the thousands of open heart surgeries he has performed—metabolic health.In Stay off My Operating Table: A Heart Surgeon's Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight, Prevent Disease, and Feel Your Best Every Day, Dr. Ovadia shares the complete metabolic health system to prevent disease.Dr. Ovadia grew up in New York and graduated from the accelerated Pre-Med/Med program at the Pennsylvania State University and Jefferson Medical College. 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Hitler and My Mother-in-Law (OR Books, 2025) is a riveting memoir that explores the intersection of truth—both familial and political—through the colorful and complex life of the author's mother-in-law. In a time like our own of intense propaganda and manipulation, the only WWII female correspondent who covered both theaters of war, Pat Hartwell identified Hitler from a pile of ashes for the US military, and the troops awarded her with a million-dollar painting from Hitler's study. Really? She was the only woman in the CBS news room, assistant to the head of the Office of War Information, VP of one of the largest public relations companies in the world, third in command of UNICEF where she convinced Matisse to provide artwork for free, editor of her own Arizona newspaper where she hustled naïve art on the side, and eventually head of the Hawai'ian arts council, a state of extremely complex political and social stakeholders, where she left a legacy of preventing art fraud. Her story is a fascinating journey through history, art, and deception. The memoir delves into the art of invention and the shapeshifting of memory and truth, interwoven with humorous yet profound moments. It examines the comical Soviet efforts to conceal Hitler's death, McCarthy's investigations, and the author's own struggle to compete with both her mother and her mother-in-law. Threaded throughout are insights into organizations that malign the word "mother" and, of course, plenty of mother-in-law jokes. With meticulous research and a unique perspective, Hitler and My Mother-in-Law challenges the boundaries of narrative honesty, offering a powerful exploration of propaganda, identity, and the personal reckoning that defines the art of memoir. It's a gripping mix of history, family, humor, and a biting reflection on the politics of truth—past and present. New Books in Women's History Podcast Jane Scimeca, Professor of History at Brookdale Community College www.janescimeca.com @janescimeca.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Richard Sleeper talks to Lawyer and Author Glen Hodge About His New Book by Hudson Mohawk Magazine

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss All the World Can Hold, Spoiled Milk, Hell's Heart, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-march-10-2026/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the return of Christ isn't something to fear, but something that should radically change how we live today? After 30 years of avoiding end-times teaching, John Bevere explains what Scripture actually says about being ready, spiritually and practically. This episode uncovers how the fear of the Lord restores peace, resilience, and power in uncertain times. Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe?sub_confirmation=1  As mentioned in today's episode:  Watch my recent episode with Michael Knowles episode  →  Watch my recent episode with Kirk Cameron → https://youtu.be/OPx3-P-MpG0

 Real conversation is disappearing in our culture, and with it the ability to listen, think, and seek wisdom. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, I explore how fathers can reclaim the lost art of conversation by asking better questions, modeling thoughtful dialogue, and teaching their families how to think, one dinner table conversation at a time. Contact Mike Van Pelt: mike@truemanlifecoaching.com https://www.truemanlifecoaching.com  Order Mik's New Book, True Man True Ways – A Roadmap of Discovery to the Masculine Heart https://www.truemanlifecoaching.com/truemantrueways  Become part of the True Man Inner Circle — our weekly newsletter for men who refuse to settle.  truemanlifecoaching.com/newsletter 

Katelyn Stauffer, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia, has an excellent new book focusing on how voters and citizens perceive the legitimacy and functionality of political institutions, especially when they think there are women elected to those institutions. The Politics of Perception: How Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the United States (Oxford UP, 2025) weaves together a number of different threads to reach some interesting conclusions about women in elected office and the trust that voters have in those elected offices and institutions. Stauffer starts the research trajectory with a framing around representation, and how the different kinds of representation within elected bodies connects to how voters think about those bodies themselves and whether they trust them and think they are effective. This opens the path to bring in the question of gender, and how voters' or citizens' perceptions of how many women are in legislative bodies also connects with how much trust those same citizens have in those representative bodies. The Politics of Perception explores both accurate perceptions as well as misperceptions about governmental institutions, and this is also where the research is truly fascinating. Part of what the research indicates is that, perhaps unsurprisingly, the American public does not actually know a lot about politics or about how political institutions operate. At the same time, many citizens hold strong opinions or thoughts about politics, which generally are at odds with the lack of knowledge. This is also bound up with stereotypes that voters consider in terms of male and female elected officials and how they work within institutions. The Politics of Perception interrogates all of these misperceptions, unpacking the truth or reality versus the ideas that individuals hold about office holders and the political institutions in which those office holders work. Stauffer also discussed how she was able to build on a comparative politics approach, since parliamentary systems are, by their nature, collective institutions, and this approach helped to provide another theoretical framework for the analysis. The Politics of Perception: How Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the U.S. is an important and useful book for many different scholars: those who study American government and politics; scholars of gender and politics, especially in the United States; comparative political scientists; and political theorists exploring issues of representation and democracy. We discussed the Ghost Bookstore in Athens, Georgia as a bookseller that can order The Politics of Perception for readers in Georgia or elsewhere. Lilly J. Goren is a professor of political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. She is co-host of the New Books in Political Science channel at the New Books Network. She is co-editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume I: The Infinity Saga (University Press of Kansas, 2022), and of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume II: Into the Multiverse (University Press of Kansas, 2025) as well as co-editor of the award winning book, Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics (University Press of Kentucky, 2012). She can be reached @gorenlj.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What happens when ordinary people try to build a democracy from scratch in the middle of a civil war — and what happens when it falls apart? In this episode, our host Kelly McFarland sits down with journalist and author Anand Gopal, a three-time Pulitzer finalist, to discuss his new book Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution. The book follows six individuals in the northern Syrian city of Manbij, where residents overthrew the Assad regime in 2012 and launched a remarkable 18-month experiment in participatory democracy, before inequality, economic crisis, and the rise of ISIS tore it apart. In this conversation: How 50 protesters grew into a citywide movement that toppled a dictatorship The assemblies, newspapers, and civic organizations that emerged from 40 years of authoritarian silence Why economic inequality — not just tyranny — proved to be democracy's greatest threat How ISIS recruited ordinary, secular Syrians through populist rhetoric, not just ideology The role of women in the revolution and the double battle against both the regime and patriarchal norms What Syria's story tells us about radicalization, democratic fragility, and the long arc of revolution Lessons from comparing Syria's struggle to the French Revolution About the Guest: Anand Gopal is a journalist and author who has covered Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria for over a decade. His new book Days of Love and Rage is based on eight years of reporting and nearly 2,000 interviews. It was published on March 3rd. Produced by Freddie Mallinson and Mislav Majcan. Recorded on March 9, 2026. Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world. Funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. For more, visit our website, and follow us on Linkedin, Twitter @GUDiplomacy, and Instagram @gudiplomacy  

Out east in the lovely weather, Rob and Paul talk about... everything. Featuring the finishing touches on Paul's book, laughing at your own jokes, PANTS!, headphone rebellion, York plans, Harrison Ford, Michael J Fox and Rob's Dad, big news for George, podcasting marathons, parkrun report and other training, the reality of running - and drinking - as you get older, missing the younger generation as they go on their adventures - and seeing them in the wild, theatre review, war - what the flip?, Egyptian goslings, Devon dramas, systems and routine, and what WILL happen in Cambridge on Sunday? SUBSCRIBE at ⁠https://runcompod.supercast.com/⁠ for early access, bonus episodes, ad-free listening and more...BUY OUR BOOKS; you can get Rob's book Running Tracks here - ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-tracks/rob-deering/9781800180444⁠ - you can get Paul's book 26.2 Miles to Happiness here: ⁠https://www.waterstones.com/book/26-2-miles-to-happiness/paul-tonkinson/9781472975270⁠ - and you can pre-order his NEW BOOK here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/running-through-sand/paul-tonkinson/9781399404013 Thanks for listening, supporting, and sharing your adventures with us. Happy running. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Toxic Productivity: When Hustle Is a Mask for FearMany of us have learned to equate productivity with worth.But what happens when the drive to achieve becomes a way of avoiding how we really feel?In this episode of Masks Off, Kim Gross explores the pattern of toxic productivity — the constant pressure to stay busy, prove your value, and keep moving so you never have to slow down.She breaks down common signs of fear-driven productivity, including guilt around rest, chronic urgency, over-functioning in relationships, and the feeling of never doing enough.Kim also explores the deeper roots of these patterns, including childhood roles like being the responsible one or the family “superhero,” and how the nervous system can learn to interpret stillness as unsafe.You'll learn the difference between healthy productivity and compulsive achievement, and why slowing down can be one of the most powerful acts of self-reconnection.The episode ends with a short grounding meditation designed to help you reconnect with presence and safety in stillness.If you've ever felt like rest has to be earned, this conversation will challenge that belief.

Katelyn Stauffer, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia, has an excellent new book focusing on how voters and citizens perceive the legitimacy and functionality of political institutions, especially when they think there are women elected to those institutions. The Politics of Perception: How Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the United States (Oxford UP, 2025) weaves together a number of different threads to reach some interesting conclusions about women in elected office and the trust that voters have in those elected offices and institutions. Stauffer starts the research trajectory with a framing around representation, and how the different kinds of representation within elected bodies connects to how voters think about those bodies themselves and whether they trust them and think they are effective. This opens the path to bring in the question of gender, and how voters' or citizens' perceptions of how many women are in legislative bodies also connects with how much trust those same citizens have in those representative bodies. The Politics of Perception explores both accurate perceptions as well as misperceptions about governmental institutions, and this is also where the research is truly fascinating. Part of what the research indicates is that, perhaps unsurprisingly, the American public does not actually know a lot about politics or about how political institutions operate. At the same time, many citizens hold strong opinions or thoughts about politics, which generally are at odds with the lack of knowledge. This is also bound up with stereotypes that voters consider in terms of male and female elected officials and how they work within institutions. The Politics of Perception interrogates all of these misperceptions, unpacking the truth or reality versus the ideas that individuals hold about office holders and the political institutions in which those office holders work. Stauffer also discussed how she was able to build on a comparative politics approach, since parliamentary systems are, by their nature, collective institutions, and this approach helped to provide another theoretical framework for the analysis. The Politics of Perception: How Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the U.S. is an important and useful book for many different scholars: those who study American government and politics; scholars of gender and politics, especially in the United States; comparative political scientists; and political theorists exploring issues of representation and democracy. We discussed the Ghost Bookstore in Athens, Georgia as a bookseller that can order The Politics of Perception for readers in Georgia or elsewhere. Lilly J. Goren is a professor of political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. She is co-host of the New Books in Political Science channel at the New Books Network. She is co-editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume I: The Infinity Saga (University Press of Kansas, 2022), and of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume II: Into the Multiverse (University Press of Kansas, 2025) as well as co-editor of the award winning book, Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics (University Press of Kentucky, 2012). She can be reached @gorenlj.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Host Jeremy C. Park interviews Brad Federman, Founder and CEO of PerformancePoint, LLC, and author of "Never Delegate Again: Uncover the SECRET to Growing Your Company, Your People, and Yourself." They discuss Brad's company, PerformancePoint, LLC, which focuses on reducing turnover, improving company valuation through culture, and enhancing employee and customer experiences. Brad shares insights on measuring and improving company culture, including a case study of a company that transformed its fractured culture into a unified one through PerformancePoint's guidance. They also explore Brad's book, which addresses the need to redefine delegation and growth in today's rapidly changing work environment. Brad highlights key concepts from the book, such as the growth matrix and investment feedback, and explains how writing the book helped him refine his own leadership approach. The interview concludes with a discussion of Brad's speaking engagements and how viewers can learn more about his work through his websites and social media channels. Visit https://www.performancepointllc.com to learn more about PerformancePoint, LLC. Visit https://www.bradfederman.com to learn more about Brad Federman and his speaking engagements.

Katelyn Stauffer, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia, has an excellent new book focusing on how voters and citizens perceive the legitimacy and functionality of political institutions, especially when they think there are women elected to those institutions. The Politics of Perception: How Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the United States (Oxford UP, 2025) weaves together a number of different threads to reach some interesting conclusions about women in elected office and the trust that voters have in those elected offices and institutions. Stauffer starts the research trajectory with a framing around representation, and how the different kinds of representation within elected bodies connects to how voters think about those bodies themselves and whether they trust them and think they are effective. This opens the path to bring in the question of gender, and how voters' or citizens' perceptions of how many women are in legislative bodies also connects with how much trust those same citizens have in those representative bodies. The Politics of Perception explores both accurate perceptions as well as misperceptions about governmental institutions, and this is also where the research is truly fascinating. Part of what the research indicates is that, perhaps unsurprisingly, the American public does not actually know a lot about politics or about how political institutions operate. At the same time, many citizens hold strong opinions or thoughts about politics, which generally are at odds with the lack of knowledge. This is also bound up with stereotypes that voters consider in terms of male and female elected officials and how they work within institutions. The Politics of Perception interrogates all of these misperceptions, unpacking the truth or reality versus the ideas that individuals hold about office holders and the political institutions in which those office holders work. Stauffer also discussed how she was able to build on a comparative politics approach, since parliamentary systems are, by their nature, collective institutions, and this approach helped to provide another theoretical framework for the analysis. The Politics of Perception: How Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the U.S. is an important and useful book for many different scholars: those who study American government and politics; scholars of gender and politics, especially in the United States; comparative political scientists; and political theorists exploring issues of representation and democracy. We discussed the Ghost Bookstore in Athens, Georgia as a bookseller that can order The Politics of Perception for readers in Georgia or elsewhere. Lilly J. Goren is a professor of political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. She is co-host of the New Books in Political Science channel at the New Books Network. She is co-editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume I: The Infinity Saga (University Press of Kansas, 2022), and of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume II: Into the Multiverse (University Press of Kansas, 2025) as well as co-editor of the award winning book, Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics (University Press of Kentucky, 2012). She can be reached @gorenlj.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

We'll hear from two experts about rising gas prices across the state. Also, we'll meet the author of a new nonfiction book about a teenage girl's survival in the Amazon. Finally, new shows and art exhibits worth checking out this month in the region.

Katelyn Stauffer, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia, has an excellent new book focusing on how voters and citizens perceive the legitimacy and functionality of political institutions, especially when they think there are women elected to those institutions. The Politics of Perception: How Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the United States (Oxford UP, 2025) weaves together a number of different threads to reach some interesting conclusions about women in elected office and the trust that voters have in those elected offices and institutions. Stauffer starts the research trajectory with a framing around representation, and how the different kinds of representation within elected bodies connects to how voters think about those bodies themselves and whether they trust them and think they are effective. This opens the path to bring in the question of gender, and how voters' or citizens' perceptions of how many women are in legislative bodies also connects with how much trust those same citizens have in those representative bodies. The Politics of Perception explores both accurate perceptions as well as misperceptions about governmental institutions, and this is also where the research is truly fascinating. Part of what the research indicates is that, perhaps unsurprisingly, the American public does not actually know a lot about politics or about how political institutions operate. At the same time, many citizens hold strong opinions or thoughts about politics, which generally are at odds with the lack of knowledge. This is also bound up with stereotypes that voters consider in terms of male and female elected officials and how they work within institutions. The Politics of Perception interrogates all of these misperceptions, unpacking the truth or reality versus the ideas that individuals hold about office holders and the political institutions in which those office holders work. Stauffer also discussed how she was able to build on a comparative politics approach, since parliamentary systems are, by their nature, collective institutions, and this approach helped to provide another theoretical framework for the analysis. The Politics of Perception: How Beliefs About Women's Inclusion Shape Democratic Legitimacy in the U.S. is an important and useful book for many different scholars: those who study American government and politics; scholars of gender and politics, especially in the United States; comparative political scientists; and political theorists exploring issues of representation and democracy. We discussed the Ghost Bookstore in Athens, Georgia as a bookseller that can order The Politics of Perception for readers in Georgia or elsewhere. Lilly J. Goren is a professor of political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. She is co-host of the New Books in Political Science channel at the New Books Network. She is co-editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume I: The Infinity Saga (University Press of Kansas, 2022), and of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume II: Into the Multiverse (University Press of Kansas, 2025) as well as co-editor of the award winning book, Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics (University Press of Kentucky, 2012). She can be reached @gorenlj.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Dr. Jill announced a new book about Joe being forced out of the Presidential race, and Taylor brought politics to the gyn and more.  Visit the Howie Carr Radio Network website to access columns, podcasts, and other exclusive content.

James Rosen is the Chief Washington Correspondent for Newsmax. He is the author of several books, including Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936–1986; Scalia: Supreme Court Years, 1986–2001; The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate; and Cheney One on One: A Candid Conversation with America's Most Controversial Statesman. Rosen previously served as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Fox News.FOLLOW James Rosen on X: @JamesRosenTVORDER: https://www.amazon.com/Scalia-Rise-Greatness-1936-1986/dp/1684512271/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0ORDER: https://www.amazon.com/Scalia-Supreme-Court-Years-1986/dp/1510786910/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0ORDER: https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Man-Mitchell-Secrets-Watergate/dp/0385508646/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0READ: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/opinion/trump-nixon-watergate-radford.html

In Gems and the New Science: Matter and Value in the Scientific Revolution (U Chicago Press, 2026), Dr. Michael Bycroft argues that gems were connected to major developments in the “new science” between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. As he explains, precious and semiprecious stones were at the center of dramatic shifts in natural knowledge in early modern Europe. They were used to investigate luminescence, electricity, combustion, chemical composition, and more. They were collected by naturalists; measured by mathematicians; and rubbed, burned, and dissolved by experimental philosophers. This led to the demise of the traditional way of classifying gems—which grouped them by transparency, color, and locality—and the turn to density, refraction, chemistry, and crystallography as more reliable guides for sorting these substances. The science of gems shows that material evaluation was as important as material production in the history of science. It also shows the value of seeing science as the product of the interaction between different material worlds. The book begins by bringing these insights to bear on five themes of the Scientific Revolution. Each of the subsequent chapters deals with a major episode in early modern science, from the expansion of natural history in the sixteenth century to the emergence of applied science early in the nineteenth century. This important work is not only the first book-length history of the science of gems but also a fresh interpretation of the Scientific Revolution and an argument for using a new form of materialism to understand the evolution of science. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

An innovative approach in the field of material culture and consumption studies, Life in the Georgian Parsonage: Morals, Material Goods and the English Clergy (Bloomsbury, 2025) by Dr. Jon Stobart looks at the houses, consumption and lifestyle of Church of England clergy in the long 18th century, linking moral debates and popular representations of the clergy to the material culture of their houses and their motivations as consumers.By focusing on ethical and moral dimensions of consumer practices, it challenges established readings of consumption in the long 18th century as an essentially secular process in which goods were markers of wealth, status and taste, by bringing the clergyman into the frame – their lives, their habits and their homes.Cross-disciplinary in its approach, combining material culture and religious and social history and sitting at the intersection of these fields, Life in the Georgian Parsonage fills a significant gap, enhancing in important ways our knowledge of this group as a crucial but understudied set of 18th-century consumers, while also contributing to understanding the parish clergy of England in the context of 18th-century society and culture. Bringing together a wide range of source material – from probate inventories to personal account books, satirical prints to sermons, diaries to designs for parsonages – the author reconstructs the material lives and household arrangements of the Georgian clergy in glorious detail. Examining the parish clergy over this period of profound social and religious change through the lens of consumption, and consumption through the lives of these clergymen, has a transformative impact both on these areas of enquiry and on our understanding of English society in the 18th century. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Welcome to today's episode of Wisdom Talk Radio! This is where we explore the depths of conscious living and how to live an expanded life. Join us to be inspired, encouraged, transformed and to tap into a deeper sense of joy and possibility.   Dreams…If you tune in right now with yourself, what dreams do you carry in your heart? Maybe it's the one that you take out periodically and think: maybe, someday. Or maybe it's one you are actively working on, but it feels like you're far away from manifesting it. What if you had a map that could help guide your way? Stay tuned!I'm Laurie Seymour, host of Wisdom Talk Radio and CEO and founder of The Baca Institute, home of the Quantum Connection Process. You can go there to discover your unique connection with the essence of who you are by taking the Quantum Connection quiz. Why quantum connection? We are each designed to directly connect with Source in our own way. Knowing your own archetype style opens a deeper connection for you with the Universe. It's the secret to creating what you truly want in your life. Because who you are is exactly who is needed.Nadia S. Krauss is an artist, writer, and Soul Health Mentor who helps dreamers finish what their soul started. Through books, retreats, mentorship, and art, she guides heart-led women to bring their deepest visions to life—where love and money circulate, unfinished dreams find completion, and together we win big and do good. Her latest book is From Dreaming to Done – A Soul Map For Finishing What You Were Born to Do.Find Nadia at: www.happywholesomelife.com www.soulhealthmentor.comhttps://www.facebook.com/nadiaskrauss/ https://www.instagram.com/soulhealthmentor/Find Laurie Seymour at https://thebacainstitute.com/ .Follow Wisdom Talk Radio on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wisdomtalkradio Subscribe on Apple.Want to reach out to me? You can email me directly at laurie@thebacainstitute.com If you are enjoying our show and you'd like to spread the love, please subscribe, download, comment, and tell your friends and family about us. We want to thank you for your continued support. We really appreciate it! Find more episodes of Wisdom Talk Radio HERE Discover your Quantum Connection Style! (QUIZ)The first step to mastering your Quantum Connection is to know your natural style of being in the world.We are each designed to connect with Source differently. Knowing your style, with both your superpowers and your learning edge, is the first step of aligning with your inner guidance at a deeper level than you ever thought you could. It's the doorway to creating what you truly want in your life.Click here to take the quiz now: Quantum Connection QuizFind Laurie's new book, Unconditional Remembrance: Your Connection to Source HEREGet Laurie's New Book, Unconditional Remembrance: Your Connection to Source: https://mybook.to/UnconditionalRememSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wisdom-talk-radio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this episode, Michelle shares another story from theMichigan AEYC Annual Conference and an exciting milestone. Her new book, 50 Questions to Be a More Impactful Coach, officially launched the same day the conference vendor booth opened, turning the event into an unexpected book signing celebration.The book focuses on questions coaches ask about their ownpractice so they can grow, reflect, and become more effective when helping others.During one of the conference sessions, another idea emerged.Michelle realized there is a growing need for a practical coaching handbook for early childhood education leaders who are placed in coaching roles but often receive little guidance on how to actually do the work.This episode becomes a reflection on purpose. What have youlived, learned, and mastered? What are people already asking you for help with? Those questions might be pointing you toward the impact you are meant to make.Michelle@GrowBy1.comGrowBy1.com/CoachingAcademy

Shannon Bream, chief legal correspondent, Anchor of Fox News Sunday, host of the hit podcast" Livin the Bream" and author of the brand new book Nothing Is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the release of her brand new book. Bream discussed several Biblical figures and why their faith helped elevate them to historically prominent roles in God's kingdom. Bream also discussed the idea of the shadow docket at the Supreme Court and the battle to take up so-called "emergency" cases for SCOTUS, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Law enforcement doesn't go back to a neighborhood a month later and knock on doors again without a reason. That second canvass in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance is one of several investigative signals that True Crime Today is breaking down in this listener Q&A — alongside former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski.What prompts a follow-up canvass weeks after the initial sweep? Typically, investigators return when new information has surfaced that makes a specific detail — a car, a face, a timeframe — worth re-asking about. Tony and Robin discuss what that behavioral and procedural signal means for where the investigation stands.The case has also raised questions about the public statements coming from law enforcement. Sheriff Nanos has appeared on camera repeatedly, saying he "personally believes" Nancy is alive and that he's "definitely closer." True Crime Today examines what those statements are designed to accomplish — and whether they carry any investigative risk. Are on-camera declarations about a living victim a strategic tool, or do they create complications down the line?There's also the matter of tips. They've slowed down significantly. From a case management standpoint, what does that mean for investigators? At what point do dried-up tip lines signal exhausted public knowledge versus someone sitting on critical information who hasn't come forward?Robin also addresses the legal and behavioral implications of the internet outage in Nancy's neighborhood the night she disappeared — and what deliberate disruption of that kind would mean for characterizing this as a premeditated act.This is what the procedural and investigative picture looks like right now.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #TrueCrimeToday #GuthrieInvestigation #FBICanvass #LawEnforcementStrategy #MissingPersonsCase #RobinDreeke #TrueCrime #CriminalInvestigation #TrueCrimePodcast

From a legal and investigative standpoint, several developments in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance carry significant implications that haven't been fully examined. True Crime Today addresses them directly in this listener Q&A with former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski.The DNA evidence. Investigators have indicated the sample recovered at the scene is a mixture — a profile consistent with more than one contributor. What does a mixed DNA profile mean for building a prosecutable case? How does it affect identification, exclusion, and the evidentiary weight a prosecutor can attach to it? Robin and Tony examine what this detail signals about both the investigative direction and eventual legal strategy.The reward has been escalated to one million dollars, payable in cash. From an investigative management standpoint — not just a public relations one — what does a reward of that scale accomplish? Does it generate credible, actionable intelligence, or does it primarily create investigative noise that investigators then have to filter through? True Crime Today looks at what the historical record on high-dollar rewards tells us about actual case outcomes.There's also the absence of remains. In cases involving serious violence where no body has been recovered after this amount of time, what are the legal implications? Can a prosecution proceed without physical remains? What's the evidentiary threshold, and what are the challenges?And the pacemaker sync at 2:28 AM — what weight can digital medical device data carry in an investigation and eventual prosecution? This is an underexamined detail with real legal significance.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #TrueCrimeToday #GuthrieDNAEvidence #MissingPersonsLaw #NancyGuthrieMissing #CriminalInvestigation #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillers #DNAMixture #TrueCrimePodcast

The legal mechanics of the Kouri Richins murder trial raised questions that go beyond the headline details — questions about witness reliability, prosecutorial strategy, and how a defense team constructs a viable theory against five weeks of damaging testimony. True Crime Today examines the trial's legal architecture in this listener Q&A with former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski.The immunity witnesses are a significant focal point. Carmen Lauber and Robert Crozier both changed their accounts after receiving immunity deals from prosecutors. In legal terms, a witness who required immunity to testify — and who revised their story in the process — is a double-edged asset. True Crime Today addresses how defense attorneys exploit that dynamic, what prosecutors risk by depending on such witnesses, and whether their testimony ultimately held up under cross-examination based on what observers reported from the courtroom.The prosecution's text message evidence — particularly the word "relieved," sent to Josh Grossman after Eric Richins died — represents a classic case of what attorneys call consciousness of guilt evidence. What is the legal weight of a single word in a text message? How do prosecutors frame it, how do defense attorneys contextualize it, and how much does a jury typically rely on it?The defense's opening framing — the optical illusion argument, the idea that the same facts can yield two completely different conclusions depending on perspective — is an unusual and strategically ambitious approach. Tony and Robin assess whether that theoretical framework is sustainable across a lengthy trial and how the jury ultimately appeared to receive it.And the question of what failed Eric Richins, legally speaking — his own precautions and the system's response — carries implications beyond this verdict.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #TrueCrimeToday #KouriRichinsTrial #ImmunityDeals #WitnessCredibility #EricRichins #MurderTrial #DefenseStrategy #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimePodcast

True Crime Today brings you the complete listener Q&A session on the Nancy Guthrie disappearance and the Kouri Richins murder trial — examining the legal and procedural dimensions of both cases with former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski.The Guthrie legal questions center on evidentiary foundations that haven't been publicly addressed with any precision. What evidentiary weight does a pacemaker sync timestamp carry in a criminal prosecution? Medical device data is an emerging category of digital evidence — and in a case this short on hard timeline anchors, its legal value is worth examining closely. The DNA mixture raises its own prosecutorial question: how does a mixed profile affect the strength of an identification, and what are the evidentiary challenges of building a case around a sample that may include more than one contributor? And if no remains are ever recovered in a case with this evidence profile — what does that mean for the legal path forward? Prosecutors have successfully tried homicide cases without a body, but the threshold is demanding and the defense opportunities are significant.The public statements from law enforcement also carry legal considerations. When a sheriff repeatedly declares on camera that he "personally believes" a victim is alive, that position creates expectations — and potential complications — if the investigation takes a different turn.The Richins legal questions are equally substantive. The immunity witness dynamic is one of the most consequential in the trial: two witnesses who changed their accounts under prosecutorial pressure, both carrying deals. How does that affect jury perception of prosecutorial credibility? What does defense cross-examination look like when a witness's original account contradicted their trial testimony? The defense's optical illusion framework — a perceptual ambiguity argument sustained across five weeks of specific evidentiary testimony — is examined for its legal coherence and jury impact. And the question of what legal mechanisms, if any, were available to protect Eric Richins given what was known before his death is one that carries implications beyond this verdict.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#TrueCrimeToday #NancyGuthrie #KouriRichins #CriminalLaw #KouriRichinsTrial #MissingPersonsLaw #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillers #DNAEvidence #TrueCrimePodcast

Hidden Killers delivers the complete listener Q&A — the Nancy Guthrie disappearance and the Kouri Richins murder trial examined back to back with former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski. This is the investigative and analytical deep-dive both cases have warranted from the beginning.The Guthrie evidence thread runs through a set of details that have been underexamined in the public conversation. The FBI's decision to return to Nancy's neighborhood and canvass again a full month after the initial sweep is a procedural signal — investigators don't do second-round door knocking without a reason, and Robin explains what re-canvassing typically means for the direction of an active investigation. The DNA mixture is significant not just for what it tells us about the scene, but for the behavioral implications of multiple contributors: how does shared involvement in something like this hold together over weeks, and at what point does that structure begin to fracture? The pacemaker timestamp at 2:28 AM is one of the few hard data points in this case — Robin and Tony examine its investigative and evidentiary value and why it hasn't received proportional attention.The Richins evidence thread examines what the prosecution built and what the defense tried to dismantle. The immunity witness problem: two witnesses who revised their accounts after receiving deals represent a genuine prosecutorial risk. The "relieved" text: a single word that carries significant evidentiary weight as a potential consciousness of guilt indicator. The escalation sequence according to prosecutors: Robin examines what a behavioral analyst makes of moving from an alleged first attempt to seeking a specifically more lethal method. The defense's optical illusion argument: an ambitious theoretical frame that had to survive five weeks of granular testimony.The system question — how Eric walked through every visible warning sign — closes the conversation with the weight it deserves.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #KouriRichins #HiddenKillers #RobinDreeke #TrueCrimeInvestigation #GuthrieEvidence #KouriRichinsTrial #DNAEvidence #FBIAnalysis #TrueCrimePodcast

The Kouri Richins murder trial is built on a stack of evidence that includes text messages, cell tower data, fentanyl receipts, and two witnesses who changed their stories after receiving immunity. Hidden Killers examines the evidentiary architecture of this case in a listener Q&A with former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski.The escalation detail is one of the most significant in this case. According to prosecutors, after an alleged first attempt failed, Kouri Richins allegedly sought out a more lethal method — specifically requesting what has been described as "the Michael Jackson drug." Investigators and prosecutors frame that escalation as evidence of specific intent and deliberate planning. Robin Dreeke examines what that behavioral sequence communicates and what it means for the evidentiary picture.The immunity witness problem deserves scrutiny. Carmen Lauber and Robert Crozier both revised their accounts under prosecutorial pressure. Both received deals. From an evidentiary standpoint, what does that do to witness credibility — and how does a defense team exploit the fact that the prosecution's key witnesses needed legal protection to testify?There's also the text message that prosecutors centered a significant portion of their case around: Kouri allegedly messaged Josh Grossman that she felt "relieved" after Eric died. Robin and Tony examine what the evidentiary weight of a single-word text actually is — and what a jury is being asked to infer from it.Eric's own awareness — his suspicions, the private investigator his sister hired, his meeting with a divorce attorney — raises a question about what, if anything, the system could have done differently.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#KouriRichins #KouriRichinsTrial #EricRichins #ImmunityWitness #FentanylPoisoning #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeInvestigation #MurderEvidence #TrueCrimePodcast

The evidentiary details in the Nancy Guthrie case are accumulating — and several of them aren't getting the scrutiny they deserve. Hidden Killers digs into the evidence layer with former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski in this listener Q&A focused on what the physical and forensic record actually tells us.The pacemaker. Nancy's device last synced at 2:28 in the morning. In a case where the timeline of events that night is still not publicly established with precision, that data point is significant. Tony and Robin examine what a pacemaker sync can and cannot tell investigators — and why this detail isn't getting more airtime.The DNA at the scene has been characterized as a mixture — potentially from multiple contributors. That's not a minor detail. A mixed DNA profile opens the possibility that more than one person was present, which fundamentally alters the behavioral question of how this secret has been kept. Robin addresses what the psychological and behavioral profile looks like when two or more people share culpability in something like this — and which of those scenarios is more likely to crack under pressure.A million-dollar reward has been announced, payable in cash. From an investigative standpoint, does that generate actionable intelligence — or primarily volume? Tony and Robin address what large reward escalations have historically meant for tip quality and case trajectory.And if no remains have been located after this much time in a case with this evidence profile — what does that mean for investigators, for the family, and for the likelihood that Nancy is still alive?Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #GuthrieDNA #NancyGuthriePacemaker #NancyGuthrieMissing #ForensicEvidence #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeInvestigation #MissingPersons #TrueCrimePodcast

The details in the Nancy Guthrie case that aren't getting enough attention are precisely the ones that matter most to understanding what happened and who's responsible. Hidden Killers brings you a deep-dive listener Q&A with former FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke and host Tony Brueski — going beyond the press conference talking points and into the evidence.The night Nancy vanished, the internet in her neighborhood went out. Was that a coincidence? Was it targeted? And if someone cut it deliberately, what does that level of pre-operational planning tell investigators about who they're looking for? Robin Dreeke walks through what that detail means from a behavioral profiling standpoint.There's also the question of escalation — the moment this became a kidnapping instead of a burglary. That decision happened in real time, in someone's head, under pressure. Robin breaks down the psychological framework of that choice: what drives it, what it reveals about criminal sophistication, and what it tells us about the ongoing danger to Nancy.The FBI returned to Nancy's neighborhood and knocked on doors again — a full month after the initial canvass. Investigators don't do that without a reason. Tony and Robin analyze what a second-round canvass signals about where the investigation stands and what information may have shifted.And then there's the psychological weight of the perpetrator's silence. Someone in this person's life almost certainly suspects something. Robin explains what's keeping that person quiet — and what would have to change for them to come forward.This is the investigative conversation the case deserves.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1PRE-ORDER Robin's NEW Book! - https://a.co/d/0iR9U8U0Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#NancyGuthrie #GuthrieInvestigation #NancyGuthrieMissing #FBICanvass #TrueCrimeInvestigation #RobinDreeke #HiddenKillers #MissingElderlyWoman #KidnappingEvidence #TrueCrimePodcast