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Ancient Celtic wisdom-keeper and scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger reveals how forests regulate climate, oceans, oxygen, and human health. She shares a simple global “bioplan” of tree planting to help heal our warming planet.Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Ph.D. is an Irish-born botanist, medical biochemist, and author who bridges cutting-edge science with ancient Celtic wisdom about trees and forests. Orphaned in Ireland and taught by her elders in the Brehon and Druidic traditions, she has become a globally recognized voice for the protection of the world's forests and an early visionary on climate change. Through her scientific work and her “Bioplan” for replanting the global forest, Dr. Beresford-Kroeger invites ordinary people to enter into a renewed, reciprocal relationship with trees as vital allies in healing the planet. Her Beresford-Kroeger's books and films include:Arboretum America (University of Michigan 2003)The Global Forest: Forty Ways Trees Can Save Us (Penguin Books 2011)The Sweetness of a Simple Life (Random House 2015)To Speak for the Trees (Random House Canada 2019)Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests (Random House Canada 2024)Her Documentary film: Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of TreesInterview Date: 6/19/2026 Tags: Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Patrice (Rocky) Donoghue, Sunday's Well, forest restoration, tree planting, climate change, Irish Penal Laws, Celtic wisdom, bioplan, oxygen production, fulvic acid, algae, Pimachiowin Aki UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bloodvein River, serotonin, glucose, redwoods, sequoias, ancient knowledge, biodiversity, photosynthesis, cancer prevention, environmental sustainability, global forest, silence of the forest, Mother Tree, ancestral knowledge, ocean-forest connection, Ecology/Environment/Nature, Indigenous Wisdom, Science

Season 40: America's 250th Anniversary — fifty true crime stories from fifty states. Wyoming, 1892. A fiftee-n-year-old orphan train rider murders two young men in a boxcar and becomes the first person executed bythe state. New York, 1906. A seventeen-year-old immigrant kills the uncle who abused her and walks free froma packed Manhattan courtroom. Two teenagers. Two states. Two verdicts that split the question of whether achild's history belongs to them or to the law.In this historical true crime double feature, Foul Play examines the execution of Charles "Kansas Charley" Millerand the acquittal of Josephine Terranova — two cases that reveal how gender, geography, and political timingdetermined which children America chose to protect and which it chose to destroy.The VictimsWaldo Emerson and Ross Fishbaugh** were eighteen and twenty years old, from St. Joseph, Missouri. Theywere not vagrants. They had outfitted themselves for a tramping adventure on the Union Pacific line with newclothes, spending money, and arms. On the night of September 27, 1890, they were shot in the head while theyslept in a boxcar somewhere between Pine Bluff and Hillsdale, Wyoming, by a fifteen-year-old boy they had beentraveling with. Fishbaugh was found alive but died without recovering.**Gaetano and Concetta Riggio** were killed in their home at 110 East 220th Street in the Bronx by their nieceand goddaughter, Josephine Terranova, in 1906. Gaetano had been Josephine's legal guardian and godfathersince her arrival from Sicily. Trial testimony established that he had subjected her to years of forced labor andsustained sexual abuse behind closed doors.The CrimesCharles Miller — known as Kansas Charley — was born in a Manhattan tenement in 1874. Orphaned by age six, hewas placed into the Children's Aid Society orphan train system founded by Charles Loring Brace in 1853. Roughlytwo hundred thousand children rode those trains between 1854 and 1929. Charley was beaten by his foster familyfor bedwetting and abandoned at a train depot at thirteen. He was gang-raped in a boxcar in Omaha. He boughta pistol. On September 27, 1890, he killed Emerson and Fishbaugh in their sleep and took their belongings.Josephine Pullare arrived at Ellis Island from San Stefano, Sicily, around 1903. Within a year, her aunt and unclehad turned her into a domestic servant working from four in the morning until midday, seven days a week.The sexual abuse began sometime after. Following her husband's departure, Josephine experienced a ten-daypsychological collapse involving auditory hallucinations she believed were the voice of God commanding her tokill her uncle. She traveled to Park Row in lower Manhattan, purchased a revolver and a long potato knife, andreturned to the Bronx to kill both Gaetano and Concetta Riggio.The Investigation and TrialsMiller turned himself in through his brother Fred's foster family in Manhattan, Kansas. His court-appointeddefender, Frank Taggart, had never handled a capital case and was not yet admitted to the Wyoming bar.Taggart's defense included the humiliating strategy of having Charley testify to chronic masturbation — anineteenth-century theory linking the practice to moral derangement. The jury convicted. First-degree murder.Death by hanging. An eighteen-month petition campaign involving senators, congressmen, and the son of EstherHobart Morris — the first woman to hold judicial office in the United States — failed to persuade Acting GovernorAmos Barber to commute the sentence. On April 22, 1892, Charles Miller became the first person executed bythe state of Wyoming, killed by a hydraulic gallows mechanism designed by James Julien that had never beenused on a person before.Josephine Terranova's trial opened May 14, 1906, in Justice Francis M. Scott's courtroom on Franklin Street inManhattan. Several hundred people packed inside, including more than forty women from the Italian-Americancommunity. Defense attorney ex-Judge Palmieri argued temporary madness. Prosecutor James R. Ely argueddeliberate calculation. Competing alienists — the 1906 term for forensic psychiatrists — reached irreconcilableconclusions. The jury delivered a swift verdict: not guilty. Scholars have called it jury nullification. Josephine wasseventeen years old.Historical ContextThese two cases, separated by fourteen years, mark a fault line in American juvenile justice during the historicaltrue crime era of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Wyoming in 1892 was less than three monthspast statehood, assembling its legal institutions while the Johnson County War between cattle barons andhomesteaders demanded hard enforcement. New York in 1906 had a legal tradition that sometimes extendeda margin of leniency to female defendants — the so-called "unwritten law" — though it was not applied equallyacross race, class, or ethnicity.Cornell historian Joan Jacobs Brumberg brought Charley's story back to public attention in a 2003 book,discovered while researching juvenile male violence after the 1998 Jonesboro school shooting. In 2005, theSupreme Court ruled in Roper v. Simmons that executing people for crimes committed before age eighteen wasunconstitutional. Josephine relocated to California — reportedly with financial assistance from William RandolphHearst — and settled in Marin County. She died on July 16, 1981, at ninety-two years old, outliving her uncle byseventy-five years.Our Sponsors:* Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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A Retirement Income Guide The Tom Dupree Show | Dupree Financial Group | dupreefinancial.com | 859-233-0400 Episode Description If you’re trying to decide when to start Social Security, here’s the short answer Tom Dupree and Mike Johnson give on this episode of The Financial Hour: there is no single right age. The right age for you depends on your health, your marital status, your other assets, and how much of your monthly income Social Security actually needs to cover. On this episode of The Tom Dupree Show, Tom Dupree and Mike Johnson of Dupree Financial Group walk through a real Social Security claiming-age framework, the breakeven math, the spousal and survivor considerations, and how a dividend-and-growth income portfolio fits around whatever you decide, plus a second, closely related conversation about the “forgotten investor”: people in their 40s and 50s whose portfolios have grown large enough that ordinary market swings now move real money, not just numbers on a screen. What factors should go into your Social Security claiming decision? Mike Johnson lays out roughly seven variables that belong in the decision, starting with whether you’re still working. At full retirement age (67 for most people claiming today), you can work and collect Social Security with no reduction in benefits. Claim earlier than that, and you run into the Social Security earnings test, which temporarily withholds part of your benefit once your income crosses an annual limit — that withheld money isn’t lost, it’s repaid later as a higher monthly check once you reach full retirement age. Life expectancy matters too, even though, as Mike puts it, it’s a guess based on family history at best. And if you’re married, the earnings history of each spouse matters a great deal, because of how survivor benefits work. “We are not in the Social Security business, we are in the other assets business.”  Tom Dupree How does the Social Security breakeven analysis work? Mike Johnson walks through the most basic version of the math: compare what you’d collect starting at age 62 against what you’d collect by waiting until 67 or 70, then calculate how many years it takes the higher, later benefit to “catch up” in total dollars collected. In the show’s example, $2,500 a month at 62 versus $3,400 a month at 67, the breakeven point lands around nine years, meaning someone who waits until 67 typically comes out ahead in total lifetime benefits somewhere around age 76 to 78. Delaying all the way to 70 pushes the benefit even higher: the Social Security Administration’s delayed retirement credit schedule adds roughly two-thirds of one percent to your benefit for every month you wait past full retirement age, which works out to about 8% a year through age 70. The trade-off, as Tom and Mike are direct about, is that every year you wait is a year of Social Security income you didn’t collect, so the math only helps if you can comfortably cover your cash-flow needs from other sources in the meantime. If your other assets can’t comfortably bridge that gap, claiming earlier at 62 can be the right call even though the monthly check is smaller — because a smaller check you can count on now may matter more than a larger one you’re betting will still be there when you’re 70. If you have income sources that can cover your needs without it, delaying can make sense, but that’s a bet that Social Security’s rules won’t change materially by the time you start drawing on it. There’s no universal answer; it comes down to your specific cash-flow picture, which is exactly the kind of thing Dupree Financial Group works through one-on-one with clients as part of a Personalized Portfolio Analysis. Why does Social Security get more complicated for married couples? When one spouse has a meaningfully higher earnings history, there’s a strategic wrinkle worth understanding: if the higher earner passes away, the surviving spouse steps into that higher earner’s Social Security benefit instead of their own. That can make it worthwhile for the higher-earning spouse to delay claiming, since it locks in a larger survivor benefit down the road… but only if the couple’s other assets can cover the difference while they wait. As Tom and Mike explain it, this is a case-by-case calculation, not a rule of thumb, and it’s a good example of why Kentucky retirement planning conversations need to look at a household’s full financial picture rather than Social Security in isolation. How should your investment portfolio work alongside Social Security? Once the Social Security piece is on the table, the conversation turns to what has to carry the rest of the load: the investment portfolio. Tom Dupree’s approach centers on cash flow you can see… dividend-paying stocks and bonds… rather than paper gains you’re hoping to sell into at the right moment. “There isn’t an easy way to build an income portfolio only,” Tom explains. “It has to have growth components in it… you have to be flexible in where you’re investing and how you’re investing.” That means accepting that valuation drives the decision: when dividend-paying stocks get expensive, their yields shrink, and a disciplined manager has to be willing to look elsewhere for companies that are out of favor, less expensive, and often carrying a higher yield as a result. All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal, and dividend income isn’t fixed or promised…a company can reduce or suspend a dividend. That’s exactly why Dupree Financial Group’s in-house research focuses on the durability of a company’s cash flow, not just its current yield. Who is the “forgotten investor,” and why does dollar-cost averaging stop feeling like enough? The second half of the conversation tackles a question Tom calls one of the best he’s read in a while, from a 44-year-old reader who’d been dollar-cost averaging for two decades and was unsettled by how large the dollar swings in his account had become…even though, percentage-wise, nothing unusual was happening. Tom’s read on it: “This is the forgotten investor right now, 40 to 50, because a lot of them have been putting back for 20 years. In this market run-up, they’re looking at dollars now that if you had a 20, 30% drop in the market, they’re gonna feel it… in real dollar terms.” Early in your investing life, a market drop barely registers because your ongoing contributions are large relative to your balance. Twenty years in, the balance has grown so much larger than any single year’s contribution that dollar-cost averaging alone can’t smooth out a real correction anymore…which is exactly the point in a plan where more deliberate, tactical decisions (raising some cash, addressing debt, revisiting allocation) start to matter more than muscle-memory saving. Tom recalls working with a client during the 2008–2009 financial crisis whose account value swung by six figures in a matter of months… a stretch, he says, where “there were no good answers,” and the discipline that mattered most was treating the downturn as an opportunity to buy rather than a reason to sell. That’s an illustrative example from Tom’s decades in the business, not a specific return or outcome any client should expect to repeat; markets and individual circumstances differ every time. What should you actually do differently once you reach this stage? Tom and Mike’s practical answer has a few concrete pieces: Track down and consolidate “orphaned” 401(k) accounts left behind at old employers, so the whole portfolio can actually pull in the same direction. If you change jobs or your income drops in a given year, consider whether that’s a good window for a Roth conversion… a decision that has real tax consequences and is worth reviewing with a tax advisor before acting. Revisit your plan on a fixed schedule, not just when the market gets scary. Dupree Financial Group meets with clients roughly every six months specifically because life circumstances change more often than people expect, and a plan built two years ago may not fit today. Decide what your accumulated number actually needs to accomplish — income to live on, flexibility to pursue a second act, or something else… before backing into an investment approach built around that goal. Topics Covered Choosing when to claim Social Security: age 62, full retirement age (67), or age 70 How the Social Security breakeven analysis works, with real dollar examples The Social Security earnings test and how working before full retirement age affects your check Spousal earnings history and survivor benefit strategy for married couples Why an income portfolio needs both dividends and growth, not one or the other The “forgotten investor”: why dollar swings feel bigger once a portfolio matures past 20 years of contributions Shifting from dollar-cost averaging to more tactical, deliberate portfolio decisions Consolidating orphaned 401(k) accounts from past employers Roth conversion timing around a job change or income dip Why Dupree Financial Group reviews client plans every six months Key Takeaways There’s no universal “right age” for Social Security. The best claiming age depends on your health, marital status, other assets, and how much of your monthly cash flow Social Security actually needs to cover…not a one-size-fits-all rule. The breakeven point for delaying to full retirement age is typically around nine years. In the show’s example, someone who waits until 67 instead of 62 generally comes out ahead in total lifetime benefits by around age 76 to 78… but only if other assets can bridge the gap in the meantime. Working before full retirement age can temporarily reduce your check. The Social Security earnings test withholds benefits above an annual income limit if you claim before full retirement age — but that money isn’t gone, it’s repaid later as a higher monthly benefit. Survivor benefits can change the math for married couples. When one spouse earned significantly more, delaying that spouse’s claim can lock in a larger benefit for the survivor — a case-by-case decision, not a rule of thumb. An income portfolio needs growth and dividends working together. Dividend-paying stocks and bonds provide visible cash flow, but valuation discipline matters, when dividend payers get expensive, a flexible manager looks elsewhere rather than chasing yield. Dollar-cost averaging alone stops being enough once a portfolio matures. After 15 to 20 years of contributions, market swings can outweigh what you’re putting in each year, that’s the signal to start making more deliberate, tactical decisions rather than relying purely on ongoing contributions to smooth things out. Orphaned 401(k)s from old employers are worth tracking down. Consolidating scattered retirement accounts lets a portfolio actually work as one coordinated plan instead of several disconnected pieces. A retirement plan should be reviewed on a schedule, not just in a downturn. Life circumstances change more often than people expect, regular check-ins catch the adjustments a static plan would miss. About The Tom Dupree Show The Tom Dupree Show is hosted by Tom Dupree, founder of Dupree Financial Group and a 47-year veteran of the investment business. Each episode covers the financial topics that matter most to retirees and those approaching retirement, in plain English, without the Wall Street spin. Dupree Financial Group is a fee-only, fiduciary Registered Investment Advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky. The firm manages separately managed accounts focused on income-generating, dividend-paying portfolios — no products sold, no commissions, no conflicts of interest. Clients work directly with the firm’s own portfolio managers rather than an assigned counselor inside a large, mass-market brokerage hierarchy — a difference that matters most when your income, not just your account balance, is what’s on the line. Past episodes and additional market commentary from the archive are available at dupreefinancial.com. You can also read more about the firm’s approach on the Investment Philosophy and Client Testimonials pages. Frequently Asked Questions When should I start taking Social Security? There’s no single best age. It depends on your health, marital status, and whether other assets can cover your income needs. Claiming at 62 locks in a smaller check permanently; waiting until full retirement age (67) or age 70 increases it, but only helps if you can bridge the gap from other sources. What is the Social Security breakeven age? It’s the age at which the total dollars collected from a later, larger benefit catch up to what you’d have collected by claiming earlier. In a typical example comparing age 62 to full retirement age, the breakeven point lands around nine years later, or roughly age 76 to 78. Does working before full retirement age reduce my Social Security check? If you claim before full retirement age and earn above the annual limit set by the Social Security earnings test, part of your benefit is temporarily withheld. That money isn’t lost… it’s repaid later as a higher monthly benefit once you reach full retirement age. Why does dollar-cost averaging feel less effective as my portfolio grows? Early on, your contributions are large relative to your balance, so dips barely register. After 15 to 20 years, the balance often dwarfs annual contributions, so a normal market correction can move more dollars than you’re putting in, which is when more tactical planning decisions start to matter. Should I consolidate old 401(k) accounts from previous jobs? Generally yes. Accounts left behind at former employers, sometimes called orphaned accounts, are easy to lose track of and often work against each other. Consolidating them under one coordinated plan lets your whole portfolio pull in the same direction. Schedule a Complimentary Portfolio Review Whether you’re weighing when to claim Social Security or wondering whether your portfolio can actually support the income you’ll need, it’s never too soon to get another set of eyes on where you stand. Dupree Financial Group’s complimentary portfolio review looks at your full picture, Social Security, investments, and cash flow together — with no cost and no pressure. Call: 859-233-0400 | Schedule online: dupreefinancial.com/book Dupree Financial Group  ·  Fee-only. Fiduciary. Lexington, KY  · dupreefinancial.com  ·  859-233-0400 Dupree Financial Group is a fee-only, fiduciary Registered Investment Advisor. All investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. Nothing in this article is individualized investment, tax, or legal advice; consult your own advisor before acting. This document is for reference and internal use. Not for public distribution. The post When Should You Take Social Security? 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St. André Bessette spent 40 years answering a college door in Montreal — and thousands came seeking a miracle. Orphaned and sickly as a child, André Bessette worked as the doorkeeper at Collège Notre-Dame for four decades, praying with the sick who came to him and pointing them to St. Joseph. So many were healed that the Church investigated — and the resulting devotion built the Oratory of St. Joseph, now the largest church in Canada. André always deflected the credit. "I do not cure. St. Joseph cures." ⭐Want to keep living St. André's story after the episode ends?  Grab our free Every Day's a Feast Day calendar and get every saint and every challenge delivered, so your family can follow along together: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along 

Wildlife Images in Grants Pass cares for about 1,000 injured and orphaned animals each year while educating visitors about wildlife conservation.

Thomas Stubblefield, a NABCEP-certified solar installer who travels across multiple states (Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Illinois) to rescue and repair failing solar systems. Thomas explained that he has handled over 300 service calls in the past year, with 100% resolution rate, helping homeowners whose systems were installed by now-bankrupt companies like Power Home Solar and Pink Energy. He described finding numerous installation issues including improper wiring, squirrel damage covered with electrical tape, and dangerous electrical conditions, with some systems sitting incomplete for up to five years. Thomas emphasized that homeowners should never sign job completion forms until systems are fully operational and producing power, and recommended checking NABCEP certification and local contractor licensing boards when selecting solar installers.   Topics Covered Orphan solar systems Company bankruptcies Job completion form scam Dangerous wiring hazards Homeowner financial ruin Contractor license verification Solar system rescues Yelp review trust Third-party ownership (TPO) Multi-state service coverage Roof damage issues Stolen SolarEdge home runs Unlicensed electrician errors Solar panel shading Design tools (Aurora/PVWatts) Koala Solar Pros branding   Reach out to Thomas Stubblefield here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/koalallc/ Website: www.koalasolarpros.com/ Email: support@koalasolarpros.com Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean's classes at www.heatspring.com/sean www.solarsean.com/pva

Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h_81yXUclk&t Dr. E. Michael Jones is a prolific Catholic writer, lecturer, journalist, and Editor of Culture Wars Magazine who seeks to defend traditional Catholic teachings and values from those seeking to undermine them. ——— Dr. Jones Books: fidelitypress.org Subscribe to Culture Wars Magazine: culturewars.com Donate: culturewars.com/donate CW Magazine: culturewars.com YouTube: youtube.com/@E_Michael_Jones Rumble: rumble.com/c/c-920885 Twitter (X): twitter.com/emichaeljones1 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3KNrIgfrRRCjZG2Oa8bRmB

An incredible tragedy out of Ohio has authorities reminding people to check weather and water conditions before going out to have fun during summer outings. A total of 5 people drowned after trying to save one person in their group who began struggling while swimming in a local river. Two children under the age of 10 were left to try and get help for their family, but it was too late. This comes on the heels of another drowning tragedy in Southern Utah, as a hiking adventure turned deadly for all five family members when flash flooding swept through red rock canyons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An incredible tragedy out of Ohio has authorities reminding people to check weather and water conditions before going out to have fun during summer outings. A total of 5 people drowned after trying to save one person in their group who began struggling while swimming in a local river. Two children under the age of 10 were left to try and get help for their family, but it was too late. This comes on the heels of another drowning tragedy in Southern Utah, as a hiking adventure turned deadly for all five family members when flash flooding swept through red rock canyons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An incredible tragedy out of Ohio has authorities reminding people to check weather and water conditions before going out to have fun during summer outings. A total of 5 people drowned after trying to save one person in their group who began struggling while swimming in a local river. Two children under the age of 10 were left to try and get help for their family, but it was too late. This comes on the heels of another drowning tragedy in Southern Utah, as a hiking adventure turned deadly for all five family members when flash flooding swept through red rock canyons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An incredible tragedy out of Ohio has authorities reminding people to check weather and water conditions before going out to have fun during summer outings. A total of 5 people drowned after trying to save one person in their group who began struggling while swimming in a local river. Two children under the age of 10 were left to try and get help for their family, but it was too late. This comes on the heels of another drowning tragedy in Southern Utah, as a hiking adventure turned deadly for all five family members when flash flooding swept through red rock canyons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Based in South Florida, The Milk Drunk Foundation is a foster-based rescue that specializes in saving and caring for neonatal and special needs puppies and kittens. Founded by Michelle Bucur, it is one of the only rescues in the area with the specific knowledge and equipment to handle bottle-feeding, tube-feeding, and critical medical anomalies (such as cleft palates or heart defects).Pet Health Cafe' is broadcast live at Thursdays 8PM ET and Music on W4HC Radio – Health Café Live (www.w4hc.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Pet Health Cafe' TV Show is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Pet Health Cafe' Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.

You can help the lonely by joining a Wheels for the World team today. Just visit www.joniandfriends.org for more details. -------- Thank you for listening! Your support of Joni and Friends helps make this show possible.     Joni and Friends envisions a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ. Become part of the global movement today at www.joniandfriends.org   Find more encouragement on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.

Postal worker kidnapped and killed by man who previously threatened her months after husband's fatal car crash, leaving her children orphaned. California dog rescue accused of fraud after more than 100 dogs found in mass grave, many of them shot. New York mother downs a bottle of Vodka while her 18-month-old son chokes to death on popcorn kernels. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Cover Your Assets, host Billy Gwaltney discusses the critical importance of choosing the right disability insurance broker to avoid becoming an 'orphaned' policyholder. He emphasizes the risks of working with inexperienced agents and shares insights on how to ensure ongoing support and claims assistance.Chapters00:20 Welcome02:04 The Importance of a Reliable Broker04:53 Navigating Claims and the Role of AdvocacyThe Cover Your Assets Podcast is on a mission to help physicians like you get their disability insurance right. You've spent years of your life and hundreds of thousands of dollars to become a physician — this is the career that will give you and your family everything you've dreamed of! Don't let accidents, illness, or injury destroy your hard work and the life you deserve. You know you need to be insured, but how do you sort through the mountains of information when you barely have enough time to eat? On the Cover Your Assets Podcast, host Billy Gwaltney, head of Professional Planning Group, Inc., shows you exactly what you need to do to protect your income and way of life.For more tips and advice, connect with the CYA Podcast on YouTube and visit the Professional Planning Group online. Stay up to date with Billy on Facebook and LinkedIn.If you have questions, feedback, or just want to connect, email Billy at billy@ownoccdisability.com.

Loretta Chefchaouni's debut The Lustrous Dark (Peachtree Teen, 2026) follows protagonist Shay.Orphaned as a baby, Shay has spent her life training as the midwife's apprentice. Her role grants her stability, yet Shay has always yearned for more. Namely, motherly affection and answers regarding her mysterious birth—neither of which the midwife deems practical to provide.After Shay discovers her birth mother, Hind, is still alive and addicted to a magical drug called Snow, she determines to get the woman clean. But when Hind betrays Shay to get her hands on more Snow, Shay's abandoned within a deadly forest and forced to rely on a band of monstrous ghouls for safety.Shay's realm has long stood on the brink of war between the men who control magic and the revolutionaries who want to eliminate it. But in the forest, Shay hears the pleading call of ancient spirits who claim that not only has magic been stolen, but Shay has the power to return it. With the help of a spitfire revolutionary and the boy who's winning over her heart, Shay discovers the horrific truth of who produces Snow and will have to decide for herself whether to heed the spirits' charge or fade into obscurity. This emotionally raw and gorgeously rendered fairy tale combines the lush worldbuilding of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White and a dash of Tim Burton. Steeped in mysticism and mythology, The Lustrous Dark confronts injustices against women with a righteous scream that'll inspire readers to rally against the patriarchy and oppressive regimes worldwide. 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

Loretta Chefchaouni's debut The Lustrous Dark (Peachtree Teen, 2026) follows protagonist Shay.Orphaned as a baby, Shay has spent her life training as the midwife's apprentice. Her role grants her stability, yet Shay has always yearned for more. Namely, motherly affection and answers regarding her mysterious birth—neither of which the midwife deems practical to provide.After Shay discovers her birth mother, Hind, is still alive and addicted to a magical drug called Snow, she determines to get the woman clean. But when Hind betrays Shay to get her hands on more Snow, Shay's abandoned within a deadly forest and forced to rely on a band of monstrous ghouls for safety.Shay's realm has long stood on the brink of war between the men who control magic and the revolutionaries who want to eliminate it. But in the forest, Shay hears the pleading call of ancient spirits who claim that not only has magic been stolen, but Shay has the power to return it. With the help of a spitfire revolutionary and the boy who's winning over her heart, Shay discovers the horrific truth of who produces Snow and will have to decide for herself whether to heed the spirits' charge or fade into obscurity. This emotionally raw and gorgeously rendered fairy tale combines the lush worldbuilding of This Woven Kingdom with the mother trauma of Snow White and a dash of Tim Burton. Steeped in mysticism and mythology, The Lustrous Dark confronts injustices against women with a righteous scream that'll inspire readers to rally against the patriarchy and oppressive regimes worldwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

What if saving wildlife starts with school lunches, backpacks, and bush walks? In Part 2 of the Wild Tomorrow series, community leader Aphiwe Notshaya joins Dr. Diane to share how a community partnership approach to conservation in rural South Africa is feeding preschoolers, supporting orphaned and vulnerable children, opening doors to university, and building real climate resilience—one partnership at a time.SummaryIn this episode, Dr. Diane continues the Wild Tomorrow series with community conservation manager Aphiwe Notshaya. Aphiwe describes her path from aspiring accountant to environmental manager and how Wild Tomorrow lets her merge people-centered work with habitat protection. Aphiwe shares how the Early Childhood Development (ECD) program supports preschools with teacher training, toys, and monthly food so young children receive two meals a day and learn to love school, and how a partner community center provides uniforms, stationery, backpacks, and academic support for orphaned and vulnerable children. Aphiwe highlights a local mentor helping graduates apply for university, learnerships, and internships in a rural area with limited digital access, and explains how environmental education days bring children into the reserve for bush walks, outdoor journals, and close-up encounters with insects, birds, and habitats, not just the “big five.” She talks about choosing strategic partnerships with traditional leaders, women's climate‑smart agriculture projects, and Zulu cultural practices tied to healthy rivers, all while avoiding conservation models that fence people out. Looking ahead, Aphiwe shares her dream of deeper climate resilience work, seed banks, and disaster centers—and why her love of snakes surprises people. What keeps her hopeful is simple -- communities that are still willing to listen, learn, and change.Chapters[00:01] Welcome & Meet Aphiwe: Part 2 of the Wild Tomorrow series and the woman leading community partnerships.[01:11] Discovering Conservation as a Career: From “future accountant” to environmental management and Wild Tomorrow.[04:34] Community-Centered Conservation: Why Wild Tomorrow centers local needs alongside wildlife.[04:58] Preschools, Food, and Early Childhood Development: Supporting ECD centers with teacher training, resources, and monthly meals.[08:10] Orphaned and Vulnerable Children: Uniforms, stationery, backpacks, and extra classes for kids who need it most.[09:50] Helping Youth Reach University and Jobs: Backing a local mentor who guides applications for university, learnerships, and internships.[12:16] Game Drives, Bush Walks, and Outdoor Journals: Bringing local kids into the reserve to notice insects, birds, and habitats.[15:35] Partnerships with Chiefs, Culture, and Climate-Smart Farmers: Working with traditional leaders, Zulu maidens, and women's agriculture groups.[20:40] Breaking Down Fences: Making the reserve feel like “our future” for neighboring communities.[23:55] Aphiwe's Practical Wish List: Fire extinguishers, first-aid kits, and basic school supplies with big impact.[25:36] Dreaming of Climate Resilience and Disaster Centers: Teaching about wetlands, floods, and planning for a changing climate.[28:49] Favorite Animal: The Dramatic Rinkhals: Why a snake that plays dead has her heart.[29:51] What Brings Aphiwe Hope: Communities that listen, adapt, and choose sustainable paths.Links:Episode 189 – Part 1 of the Wild Tomorrow series with co-founders John Seward and Wendy HapgoodWild Tomorrow Community Programs and opportunities to supportFollow Aphiwe and Wild Tomorrow on InstagramFollow Aphiwe and Wild Tomorrow on LinkedInSupport the showShare this episodeIf this conversation sparked wonder, gave you a helpful strategy, or offered a needed reminder of hope, please share it with a friend or colleague.Subscribe • Download • Review • Tell a friendStay updated with our latest episodes and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and the Adventures in Learning website. Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.

Wildlife Images in Grants Pass cares for about 1,000 injured and orphaned animals each year while educating visitors about wildlife conservation.

Sermon by Tim Rich at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Acts of the Apostles 17:22–31, Psalm 66:7–18, the first letter of Peter 3:13–22, and John 14:15–21. Watch the sermon on YouTube here. Please consider pledging to All Saints Church at https://allsaints-pas.org/pledge/, or donate to support the mission and ministry of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/giving/. Any donation, big or small, is appreciated! Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Follow us on Instagram at #allsaintspas. Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena1/videos. Subscribe, like, get notifications every time we post! Enjoy our extensive archive of stimulating and inspiring content! 

Great Britain is Europe's third largest oil and gas producer, even with a commitment to a net-zero economy by 2050. A small group of climate activists is helping the UK meet that target by winning a Supreme Court decision that's blocking any new UK oil and gas projects that don't assess climate impacts. Sarah Finch of Surrey, near London led the fight against proposed oil and gas drilling in the region known as the Weald, and she's been recognized with the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize for Europe.   Also, as China rapidly builds out renewable energy, it's using some of that clean energy to power industrial activities like making aluminum, which is in high demand from data center and electrification projects. China produces 60% of the world's aluminum, and smelting the metal uses massive amounts of electricity.   Plus, elephants are social animals like us and pass down to their young knowledge and skills crucial to living a successful life. Researchers have found that elephant youths conduct themselves differently if they were raised without elders. Orphaned elephants have been seen struggling to integrate into broader social groups and inaccurately assessing threats from predators. -- Find photos, transcripts, links to more information about these stories, and much more at the Living on Earth website, loe dot org! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our INTERSECTION message from May 10, 2026 Brian preaches from John 14: 15-21. We are reminded in this message that we are not orphaned; Jesus is always with us!

Dallas Friesen reminds us that Jesus has not left us alone in the world. The Holy Spirit is with us.

Nonprofit leaders dream of someone walking in and saying, “I’m going to give you a million dollars.” Very few ever see it happen. In this episode, a longtime supporter explains why she chose to fund multiple mobile coaches, help open an East Texas Regional Service Center, and seed The Rose’s Mammogram to Medical Home program instead of paying for brick and mortar. She talks about dividing her mother’s unrestricted giving fund among education, medical care, and conservation, and why she looks for small organizations whose work sends “tentacles” into whole communities and generations. From a women’s bakery in Africa that feeds thousands of children and sends girls to school, to knowledge mobiles, orphaned elephants, and seed grants for students, she returns over and over to one idea: food and health give people a chance at any future. Support The Rose HERE. Subscribe to Let’s Talk About Your Breasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, and wherever you get your podcasts. Key Questions Answered 1. Why did this donor decide to fund mobile mammography coaches instead of buildings or equipment alone? 2. What led her to support The Rose’s Mammogram to Medical Home program for uninsured women without a doctor? 3. How does she evaluate nonprofits and decide where her giving can reach the most people? 4. What impact has her support had on The Rose’s reach across rural counties in Texas? 5. How does the women’s bakery in Africa change entire families and communities over time? 6. Why is conservation, especially in Africa, a core part of her philanthropy? 7. How have personal family health issues shaped her interest in medical research and smaller organizations? Time-stamped Overview 00:00 Episode begins, Dorothy welcomes a returning donor and recaps her support for coaches, machines, and the East Texas hub.01:00 Dorothy remembers the first meeting, meant to discuss Hispanic outreach, that turned into a million-plus-dollar commitment.03:00 Donor explains why she dislikes brick-and-mortar projects and pushed instead for funding a mobile coach.04:00 She shares why serving uninsured and Hispanic communities and multiple rural counties made the coach gift feel right.05:00 She describes hearing from a friend whose East Side clinics routinely send women to The Rose.06:40 Background on the unrestricted giving fund her mother left, and how she divided it among education, medical care, and conservation.07:30 Story of the women’s bakery in Africa, where uneducated women become bakers, feed thousands of children, and send girls to school.09:30 Benny’s journey from hungry child to baker and first in his family to pursue higher education.12:00 Why she prefers projects with “tentacles” that ripple across generations rather than one-time efforts.13:15 Family roots in geological conservation and how that grew into wildlife and environmental work in Africa.14:30 Description of funding “knowledge mobiles” in Botswana that teach children and teachers about animals and conservation.15:30 Support for vehicles and projects in Madagascar and elsewhere that combine conservation, education, and livelihoods.16:45 How a first trip to Kenya and later bird-watching deepened her awareness of poverty and need.18:00 Why she values organizations where 100 percent of donations flow directly to field partners.19:00 How she vets small organizations through trusted partners and prefers to give seed money.21:00 Dorothy recalls how the donor also seeded the Mammogram to Medical Home program after a declined grant.22:00 Structure of the Mammogram to Medical Home model and why it is unusual in mammography.23:30 Donor shares why reducing fear and complexity for uninsured women matters so much to her.24:20 She reflects on being raised to help people regardless of background and to treat everyone with respect.24:50 Dorothy describes how the coaches and the Lufkin hub expanded The Rose’s reach far beyond Houston.26:00 Dorothy notes the donor’s humility and curiosity, always learning servers’ stories and quietly backing new programs.27:30 Donor shares her introverted childhood and how marriage nudged her into connection and a wide circle of friends.28:20 She considers future giving priorities, including food security on Native reservations and broader food and health efforts.30:30 Examples of seed grants for arts and music students at universities who lack funds for travel, internships, and competitions.31:30 Final reflection that food and health give people a foundation for any future, followed by closing thanks and call to support The Rose.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of Faith to Go we dive back into the farewell discourse, the four chapters after the last supper where Jesus prepares his disciples for his departure. This week Jesus shares with his disciples that he will not leave them "orphaned" and will send the Holy Spirit to guide and comfort them.  We explore themes of comfort and grief and what it means to "keep" Jesus' commandments.Plus, we share this week's God Sightings, noticing where God is present in our grief and loss.Faith to Go is a ministry of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego.  Click here to learn more about EDSD's great work in our region and how you can support this ministry.Remember to get in contact with us!Email: faithtogo@edsd.orgInstagram: @faithtogoAnd check out the Road to Emmaus art here!Faith to Go is a ministry of The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego.  Click here to learn more about EDSD's great work in our region and how you can support this ministry.Remember to get in contact with us!Email: faithtogo@edsd.orgInstagram: @faithtogo

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Proposed Oklahoma legislation would authorize companies to convert abandoned oil and gas wells for geothermal and energy storage use. Mentioned in this episode:Social Media tags

After the infamous Kansas City Massacre, reports of Frank Nash's ghost haunting Union Station keep the memory of his violent end alive.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*IN THIS EPISODE: One of paranormal history's most bizarre, worldwide, phenomena, the Men In Black, traces its origin directly back to one man, and his name was Albert. (The Albert K. Bender Story) *** Daryl Collins' encounters demonstrate the sheer level of weirdness that surrounds the UFO phenomenon. (Alien Abductions and High Strangeness) *** A young girl sees an odd cube shape floating in her back yard among the trees. Was it extraterrestrial, paranormal, or just the wild imagination of a child? (Floating Multi-Color Box) *** What began as a joke to tease his sister, became all too real for the boy. (Ouija) *** Legend has it that a man murdered his wife and young daughter, before committing suicide. Has this caused the Banff Springs Hotel to become haunted? (Room 873) *** Frank Nash was not only an infamous outlaw, but he could escape just about any prison – even the prison of his own coffin after being dead and buried. (The Kansas City Massacre) *** Due to a murderous plot, 11-year old Terry Jo Duperrault spent 84 grueling hours alone at sea until she was rescued. (Orphaned At Sea) *** Moving into your own place alone for the first time is often an exciting moment in a young adult's life – but it can also be a bit nerve-racking. But then, it probably doesn't help if you move into a place that is haunted. (My Closet Door) *** The true story of Rasputin is full of both truths and lies. Was he a controversial mystic with healing powers, or an evil or misunderstood man? Maybe he was a little of both. (Rasputin) *** The Lake Club in Springfield, Illinois had its heyday in 1940s and 50s – and not even a lingering ghost could stop the parties. 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things that caught my attention this week. The orphaned monkey Punch who has captured mine and many other's hearts. The USA men and women bring home gold. Sadly and NFL player Rondale Moore who unalived himself. This has me send a message a to anyone struggling. Dial 988 if you need someone to talk if you can find a loved one or someone you trust.

The U.S. has been drilling for oil and gas for more than 160 years, and what to do with those wells once they are no longer productive has long been an issue, as they can also be significant emitters of methane, a major greenhouse gas. Today, we discuss a new approach that aims to address both issues.

Orphaned and kicked out of work, Kazuo Taoka was an unlikely candidate to become one of postwar Japan's most important characters. But by combining violence with a talent for legitimate business and corruption, the immaculately-suited gangster would lead the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate from a ragtag Kobe dockworkers' gang to one of the world's richest underworld forces, spreading from Japan into Southeast Asia and even the United States. That won Taoka plenty of enemies, which he almost always vanquished. But when a young rival yakuza saw Taoka celebrating at a Kyoto nightclub, the ensuing chaos would plunge Japan's criminal scene into chaos — and the country's one true Godfather would never be the same again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friends of the Rosary,Saint Angela of Merici († 1540), the saint we honor today, was the foundress of the Company of Saint Ursula, the Congregation of the Ursulines, the first teaching order of women religious.Orphaned at age ten, Angela became a Franciscan tertiary and was awakened with the desire to form a company of virgins to serve God.She wrote, "Although at times they will have troubles or anxieties, nevertheless, this will soon pass away and be turned into gladness and joy. And then, the suffering of this world is nothing in comparison with the blessings which are in Paradise.""How many lords, queens, and other great persons there are who, with the many riches and possessions they have, will not be able to find true relief in some extreme need; and yet these little ones, poor as they are, will find consolation and comfort.""You are raised with Christ, seek what is above. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth (Col 3:1-2)."Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play

A complete psychological examination of the Tepe murder case — perpetrator, victim, and aftermath.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott brings over thirty years of clinical experience to analyze every dimension of this devastating case. She's worked in forensic settings, domestic violence programs, and trauma recovery. She's the author of "The Minds of Mass Killers." And she's a survivor of domestic abuse herself.We examine the alleged perpetrator psychology. Michael McKee apparently couldn't let go for eight years after a seven-month relationship. He never remarried. Prosecutors allege he drove six hours, entered the Tepe home without forced entry, shot both victims at 3:52 AM, and drove back. What does the wound collector profile tell us? How do high-functioning individuals compartmentalize obsession? What allegedly triggered action after years of fixation?We explore the victim experience. Monique Tepe knew she was in danger. Family says she talked about being terrified for years. But she never filed a police report. Why don't victims engage systems? What is coercive control? What did she carry every day while building what looked like a happy life?And we confront the aftermath. Two children orphaned. Over a thousand at the funeral. And the devastating truth that Monique did everything right — left fast, told people, rebuilt her life — and it wasn't enough. What could she have done differently? The honest answer might be nothing.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #ShavaunScott #TrueCrimeToday #DomesticViolence #ForensicPsychology #WoundCollector #CoerciveControlLink to Shavaun Scott's Substack Discussing Dangerous Ex's:https://open.substack.com/pub/shavaun/p/when-leaving-is-the-most-dangerous?r=1fklc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

The perpetrator psychology. The victim experience. The shattered aftermath. One complete breakdown.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott brings over thirty years of experience in forensic settings, domestic violence work, and trauma recovery to examine every dimension of the Tepe murder case. She's the author of "The Minds of Mass Killers" — and she's a survivor herself.What allegedly happens inside someone who can't let go for eight years after a seven-month relationship? Michael McKee apparently never remarried. Prosecutors say he drove six hours, entered without forced entry, killed Monique and Spencer at 3:52 AM, and drove back. We examine the wound collector profile, the compartmentalized obsession, the internal narrative that allegedly justified years of fixation.Why didn't Monique report? Family says she talked about being terrified for eight years. She told people about the death threats. But there were no police reports, no restraining orders. We explore coercive control — what Laura Richards calls "murder in slow motion" — and why victims don't engage systems that consistently fail them.And the aftermath: two children orphaned, a community in grief, and the devastating reality that Monique did everything we tell victims to do. She recognized the danger. She left fast. She told people. She rebuilt her life. It wasn't enough. What could she have done differently? Maybe nothing. And that says everything about how broken the system is.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #ShavaunScott #TrueCrime #DomesticViolence #WoundCollector #CoerciveControl #HiddenKillers #PsychologyLink to Shavaun Scott's Substack Discussing Dangerous Ex's:https://open.substack.com/pub/shavaun/p/when-leaving-is-the-most-dangerous?r=1fklc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

Two children are now orphans. A one-year-old and a four-year-old were in the home when their parents Spencer and Monique Tepe were allegedly shot to death. Over a thousand people attended the funeral. A community is still reeling.And the question that haunts this case: Monique Tepe did everything right. She recognized the abuse early. She left within seven months. She told family about the threats. She moved on and built a healthy new life. She followed every piece of advice we give domestic violence victims. It wasn't enough.In Part 3 of our three-part expert interview series, psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines the aftermath. With over thirty years specializing in trauma recovery, Shavaun brings clinical expertise to the hardest questions this case raises.How do children ages one and four process traumatic loss they can't fully understand? How does a family work through survivor's guilt when they knew she was afraid but couldn't stop this? What does healing actually look like — or is it just learning to live with wounds that never close? And if leaving isn't enough, if telling people isn't enough, if building a new life isn't enough — what systemic changes would actually protect victims from someone who allegedly refuses to let go?Sometimes the honest answers are the hardest ones.#MichaelMcKee #MoniqueTepe #SpencerTepe #TepeMurders #ShavaunScott Link to Shavaun Scott's Substack Discussing Dangerous Ex's:https://open.substack.com/pub/shavaun/p/when-leaving-is-the-most-dangerous?r=1fklc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueLink to Shavaun Scott's Substack Discussing Dangerous Ex's:https://open.substack.com/pub/shavaun/p/when-leaving-is-the-most-dangerous?r=1fklc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=trueJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

Russia's war in Ukraine has orphaned some 2000 Ukrainian children, leaving them with physical and psychological wounds and adult responsibilities beyond their years. Journalist Anna Nemtsova interviewed orphaned children across Ukraine, many of whom witnessed a parent being killed by Russian forces. She also looked at the impacts felt by Russian youth growing up surrounded by violence. We talk to Nemtsova about the harms she says could last a generation. We also talk about the trajectory of the nearly four-year war with former Ukraine ambassador Steve Pifer, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump prepare to meet Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Guests: Anna Nemtsova, Eastern Europe correspondent, The Daily Beast; contributing writer, The Atlantic; her new piece for KQED is “A Generation Orphaned by War: Ukrainian Children Grow Up Amid Loss and Recovery" Steven Pifer, affiliate, Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; former ambassador to Ukraine and senior director at the National Security Council in the Clinton administration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two kids. Ages one and four. Alone in the house with their dead parents.Tonight we're processing the aftermath of the Tepe murders with psychotherapist Shavaun Scott. The children are now orphans. Over a thousand people came to the funeral. A family is shattered. And hanging over everything is the question we can't escape: Monique did everything right — recognized the danger, left quickly, told people, moved on, built a new life — and she's still dead.What does that mean for how we talk about domestic violence survival?Shavaun Scott has spent over thirty years in trauma recovery. She believes in healing. But she's also honest about hard truths. Tonight we're discussing how young children process loss they can't understand. We're exploring survivor's guilt in families who knew she was afraid but couldn't stop this. We're asking what healing actually looks like — or whether it's just learning to carry the weight.And we're confronting the question no one wants to answer: if doing everything right still isn't enough, what actually protects victims?Part 3 of our three-part series. Your questions welcome in the chat.#MichaelMcKee #TepeMurders #ShavaunScott #LiveStream #TraumaRecovery #DomesticViolence #OrphanedChildren #HiddenKillersLive #TrueCrime #AftermathJoin 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/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This 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.

This week, Yasmin Angoe is back for the fifth year in a row to talk about here new mystery-thriller Behind These Four Walls! We dive into her inspiration for the story, how she created the wealthy, villainous Corrigan family, and Isla's private investigator adjacent job.Behind These Four Walls SynopsisIsla Thorne had a rough start in life. Orphaned young, she spent her formative years in a group home where she met her best friend, Eden Galloway. At sixteen, they decide to run away to LA…but Eden never makes it.It's been ten years since Eden vanished. And Isla's determined to find her.She begins at the last place Eden visited: the Corrigan mansion in Virginia. Eden claimed to have unfinished business there. Posing as an aspiring journalist, Isla insinuates herself into the wealthy family's home and begins searching for the truth.The more she digs, the more Isla discovers Eden isn't who she thought she was. Was she even a victim, or did Eden plan this all along? Desperate for answers and to keep her identity hidden, Isla finds an ally in one of the Corrigan sons. But as she wades deeper into this power-hungry family's secrets and lies, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a bloodline that's more lethal than loyal. Check Out Author Social Media PackagesCheck out the Bookwild Community on PatreonCheck Out My Stories Are My Religion SubstackGet Bookwild MerchFollow @imbookwild on InstagramOther Co-hosts On Instagram:Gare Billings @gareindeedreadsSteph Lauer @books.in.badgerlandHalley Sutton @halleysutton25Brian Watson @readingwithbrianMacKenzie Green @missusa2mba

From the author of Not What She Seems, Yasmin Angoe's thriller explores revenge, morality, corruption, and wealth as a woman sets out to uncover the truth behind her friend's disappearance and expose the powerful family behind it. Isla Thorne had a rough start in life. Orphaned young, she spent her formative years in a group home where she met her best friend, Eden Galloway. At sixteen, they decide to run away to LA…but Eden never makes it. It's been ten years since Eden vanished. And Isla's determined to find her. She begins at the last place Eden visited: the Corrigan mansion in Virginia. Eden claimed to have unfinished business there. Posing as an aspiring journalist, Isla insinuates herself into the wealthy family's home and begins searching for the truth. The more she digs, the more Isla discovers Eden isn't who she thought she was. Was she even a victim, or did Eden plan this all along? Desperate for answers and to keep her identity hidden, Isla finds an ally in one of the Corrigan sons. But as she wades deeper into this power-hungry family's secrets and lies, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a bloodline that's more lethal than loyal. Yasmin Angoe is the author of the critically acclaimed Her Name Is Knight, first book in the Nena Knight trilogy. She is a first-generation Ghanaian American and the recipient of the 2020 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color. Her Name Is Knight came in #1 on multiple Amazon Bestseller charts and is an Editor's Pick for Best Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense. Yasmin is a nominee for the Anthony Awards for Best First Book and the AAMBC Awards for Debut Author of the Year. Her work has received numerous recognitions, Best Of lists, and a Library Journal Starred Review. Her book has appeared in Woman's World Book Club, POPSUGAR, Nerd Daily, the Washington Independent Review of Books, and other platforms. Yasmin is a former educator and received a Kirkus Review calling Her Name Is Knight, “A parable of reclaiming personal and tribal identity by seizing power at all costs".

A polar bear cub has defied the odds in Northern Manitoba after being adopted by another mother bear, leaving researchers excited about what it could mean for polar bear health and survival amidst climate pressures on the species.

This week in Episode #723, we chat with comics creator Michael Schwartz about his new comic series, Armored, which is available now! Screenwriter Michael Schwartz (Zombie Town, Gnome Alone) makes his comics debut alongside rising artist Ismael Hernandez in Armored, which recently had their first five issues become available in hardcover via a successful Kickstarter. The series is described this way: "Orphaned teen Andy's parents disappeared mysteriously. Now, he's just been adopted by a quaint family living in the countryside. What could go wrong?" We discuss who the characters are, how this book came to be, and what we can expect from him in the coming months. For more about this excellent comic series and to order your copy, you can go to this link to order issues 1-6! Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father (Harvard UP, 2023) is a rollicking portrait of the paradoxical patriot, whose measured pragmatism helped make American independence a reality. Americans are surprisingly more familiar with his famous signature than with the man himself. In this spirited account of John Hancock's life, Brooke Barbier depicts a patriot of fascinating contradictions--a child of enormous privilege who would nevertheless become a voice of the common folk; a pillar of society uncomfortable with radicalism who yet was crucial to independence. About two-fifths of the American population held neutral or ambivalent views about the Revolution, and Hancock spoke for them and to them, bringing them along. Orphaned young, Hancock was raised by his merchant uncle, whose business and vast wealth he inherited--including household slaves, whom Hancock later freed. By his early thirties, he was one of New England's most prominent politicians, earning a place on Britain's most-wanted list and the derisive nickname King Hancock. While he eventually joined the revolution against England, his ever moderate--and moderating--disposition would prove an asset after 1776. Barbier shows Hancock appealing to southerners and northerners, Federalists and Anti-Federalists. He was a famously steadying force as president of the fractious Second Continental Congress. He parlayed with French military officials, strengthening a key alliance with his hospitable diplomacy. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock convinced its delegates to vote for the federal Constitution and calmed the fallout from the shocking Shays's Rebellion. An insightful study of leadership in the revolutionary era, King Hancock traces a moment when passion was on the side of compromise and accommodation proved the basis of profound social and political change. 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

King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father (Harvard UP, 2023) is a rollicking portrait of the paradoxical patriot, whose measured pragmatism helped make American independence a reality. Americans are surprisingly more familiar with his famous signature than with the man himself. In this spirited account of John Hancock's life, Brooke Barbier depicts a patriot of fascinating contradictions--a child of enormous privilege who would nevertheless become a voice of the common folk; a pillar of society uncomfortable with radicalism who yet was crucial to independence. About two-fifths of the American population held neutral or ambivalent views about the Revolution, and Hancock spoke for them and to them, bringing them along. Orphaned young, Hancock was raised by his merchant uncle, whose business and vast wealth he inherited--including household slaves, whom Hancock later freed. By his early thirties, he was one of New England's most prominent politicians, earning a place on Britain's most-wanted list and the derisive nickname King Hancock. While he eventually joined the revolution against England, his ever moderate--and moderating--disposition would prove an asset after 1776. Barbier shows Hancock appealing to southerners and northerners, Federalists and Anti-Federalists. He was a famously steadying force as president of the fractious Second Continental Congress. He parlayed with French military officials, strengthening a key alliance with his hospitable diplomacy. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock convinced its delegates to vote for the federal Constitution and calmed the fallout from the shocking Shays's Rebellion. An insightful study of leadership in the revolutionary era, King Hancock traces a moment when passion was on the side of compromise and accommodation proved the basis of profound social and political change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father (Harvard UP, 2023) is a rollicking portrait of the paradoxical patriot, whose measured pragmatism helped make American independence a reality. Americans are surprisingly more familiar with his famous signature than with the man himself. In this spirited account of John Hancock's life, Brooke Barbier depicts a patriot of fascinating contradictions--a child of enormous privilege who would nevertheless become a voice of the common folk; a pillar of society uncomfortable with radicalism who yet was crucial to independence. About two-fifths of the American population held neutral or ambivalent views about the Revolution, and Hancock spoke for them and to them, bringing them along. Orphaned young, Hancock was raised by his merchant uncle, whose business and vast wealth he inherited--including household slaves, whom Hancock later freed. By his early thirties, he was one of New England's most prominent politicians, earning a place on Britain's most-wanted list and the derisive nickname King Hancock. While he eventually joined the revolution against England, his ever moderate--and moderating--disposition would prove an asset after 1776. Barbier shows Hancock appealing to southerners and northerners, Federalists and Anti-Federalists. He was a famously steadying force as president of the fractious Second Continental Congress. He parlayed with French military officials, strengthening a key alliance with his hospitable diplomacy. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock convinced its delegates to vote for the federal Constitution and calmed the fallout from the shocking Shays's Rebellion. An insightful study of leadership in the revolutionary era, King Hancock traces a moment when passion was on the side of compromise and accommodation proved the basis of profound social and political change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

In this NBN episode, Hollay Ghadery speaks with Robert de la Chevrotiere about his novel, Tall is Her Body (Kensington, 2025).  Readers of Black Cake and Family Lore will be captivated by this sweeping, multicultural family story of keen observation and the supernatural in which one man's journey to wholeness—both emotionally and physically—is shaped by the lands of his childhood and those of his ancestors, still reeling from the effects of colonialism and immigration.Before the oracular gadèt-zafè came to warn his mother she would die, 6-year-old Fidel knew only the everyday mystery of the Guadeloupe around him. The lush greenery, the dusty roads, the sugar cane growing and the neighbors arguing, the push and pull of love and resentment between people who rely on each other—his world is small but full. Until a few moments of violence change his life forever.Orphaned, Fidel returns to his mother's native Dominica and whirls from one relative and reality to another, learning pieces of his own story. His heritage is one of layered secrets and sharp divisions—between the grandmothers who love him and the aunt who wants him dead, the Catholic orthodoxy of his school and the Obeah knowledge of his grandfather, and the indigenous and the colonial. The violence he's witnessed inhabits not only strangers but himself. The spirits of the dead visit him with advice, threats, and explanations. And when he sees a path toward happiness in Canada, he must reconcile his intense, bittersweet love of his home with the possibility of leaving it. Robert de la Chevotiere is an Afro-Caribbean immigrant to Canada, who teaches French and English language arts. He is a member of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia and has recently had a poem published in Arc Poetry Magazine's 2021 fall issue. 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

Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.comToday I'm honored to have on the show for a third time: Child and foster care, religious abuse, child sexual abuse, trafficking, and satanic ritual abuse survivor and whistleblower, campaigner of historical child abuse, Founder of S.A.F.E. - Seek And Find Everyone abused in childhood, independent researcher and reporter, and someone I'm honored to call my friend: Dave SharpA little bit about Dave and what we discussed in his first 2 testimonial episodes he was on previously as a refresher or if you are new here: Orphaned at birth, Dave was surrendered to the care of the Catholic Church - a sanctuary that promised safety but delivered a nightmare of unimaginable horror. For sixteen harrowing years, from infancy to adolescence, Dave was not raised but trafficked across Scotland, shuttled between shadowy houses in Glasgow's underbelly, where priests - men cloaked in sanctity - presided over rituals of pure evil.Imagine a child, no older than six, locked inside a coffin in a moonlit garden. The lid slams shut. Stones rain down, each thud a mock burial, the air thick with terror as grown men laugh. This was no isolated incident. Dave and other children were taken to satanic sex parties - drugged, and violated by multiple predators, his screams drowned in a sea of depravity. These were not random acts of cruelty but organized atrocities, embedded in a network that preyed on the most vulnerable: children like Dave, with no family, no voice, no escape.His abusers were not strangers lurking in alleys. They were the very guardians entrusted with his care - priests, nuns, and officials hiding behind collars and titles. They targeted him because he had no one to run to. The system designed to protect him became his prison, its architects his tormentors. Dave's story rips the veil off a chilling truth: the safest place for a pedophile is the one with unlimited access to children.At sixteen, Dave broke free, but the scars never faded. Flashbacks still seize him - vivid, violent memories of coffins, altars, and blood. Other survivors find him, drawn to his courage, whispering testimonies that mirror his own. Their stories are not coincidences. They are proof of a systemic rot festering in plain sight, shielded by respectability and titles.But Dave is no victim. He is a disciple of defiance, anchored by an unshakable faith in Jesus Christ. In his darkest hour, he declared: “I am so grateful that God has chosen me to go out and show the evil that exists in Scotland and to tell the world to put His children first.”Because of Dave, the darkness is losing its grip. Because of Dave, the voiceless are finding their roar. Because of Dave, the next generations will inherit a Scotland - and a world - where the innocent are shielded by warriors who once walked through fire and chose, against all odds, to rise. The children of tomorrow will run free, laugh loud, and sleep in peace - because one orphan refused to stay silent, and instead became an unbreakable force.CONNECT WITH DAVE: X: https://x.com/davesharp59CONNECT WITH EMMA: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationpodcastofficialRumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheImaginationPodcastEMAIL: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com OR standbysurvivors@protonmail.comMy Substack: https://emmakatherine.substack.com/BUY ME A COFFEE: hSupport the show

Did you know that more than 185,000 solar customers in the US have been abandoned by their installers? How will we take care of these “Orphaned” solar systems? Is this a golden opportunity or fool's gold?Nick Sherman sees opportunity where most see chaos. As CEO of Energy Aid, he's building a national brand in solar service—scaling faster than any of his installer-focused peers. While others race for new installs, Nick is scooping up orphaned systems and building trust with a unique(to this industry at least) membership model.He's betting the future of residential solar is about service, not installs—and it's working, marvelously.Expect to learn:

Orphaned by the age of eight, Hanan Merabi learned early on what it meant to mother herself. Today, she's a nurse leader, author, and founder of Earth's Angels—and she's on a mission to help others build the kind of self-belief that carried her through every hardship.In this powerful conversation, Hanan shares how she turned pain into purpose and why self-belief became the most essential tool in her personal “toolbox.”We talk about what it really looks like to believe in yourself when no one else does, how to re-parent yourself in adulthood, and the small practices that help you build self-trust and confidence from the inside out.Hanan is a mother, nurse leader, certified nurse case manager, author, and founder of Earth's Angels non profit organization. Born and raised in Ghana, West Africa, and orphaned at a very young age, Hanan always knew that she wanted to help others that were in such desperate need in Ghana. At age 15, she moved to the Unites States and became a U.S citizen, still knowing that she would somehow go back to Ghana and give back to those who need it most. In 2012, she founded Earth's Angels with the dream that she could make a difference in the lives of mothers and babies all over the world. Hanan is called on to share her story around the country, as an inspirational speaker. She has been asked to speak at nursing events, including nursing school presentations, charitable functions, and many other speaking engagements.People face conflicts, obstacles, and misfortunes everyday and this slowly erodes the belief they have in themselves over time. I was orphaned young in Ghana, West Africa, due to the lack of basic healthcare, and have mothered myself most of my life. After 30 years of practicing the art of self belief, i discovered that belief in oneself is the most crucial tool we hold. Making sure that each lesson you learn becomes a learning opportunity to add each one of this lessons to your toolbox, thereby strengthening the belief you have in yourself. My story is a relatable one and is a true narrative of grit and fortitude. Sharing how I overcame all of the odds against me, motivates and catapults the audience to feel they too are in charge of their own destiny and can accomplish all of their dreams, if they too self believe. earthsangels.orgwww.Thelegacyisme.comCheck out Esther's website for more about her speaking, coaching, book, and more: http://estheravant.com/Buy Esther's Book: To Your Health: https://a.co/d/iDG68qUEsther's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esther.avantEsther's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estheravant/Learn more about 1:1 health & weight loss coaching: https://madebymecoaching.com/coaching

In Charles Dickens’ classic novel Oliver Twist, the sickly Oliver is born in a workhouse, an institution notorious for exploiting the poor. Orphaned at birth, the boy eventually runs away due to abusive treatment. Through an amazing set of “twists,” he learns he is heir to a sizable fortune. Dickens, who loved happy endings, ensured that everyone who harmed Oliver over the years either received justice or repented. His oppressors got what they deserved while Oliver “inherited the land.” If only life came with tidy endings like those scripted in a Dickens novel. In the Bible we read a song by a man who anticipated such a day—when justice is served and the oppressed “inherit the land” (Psalm 37:9). Though he experienced evil firsthand, the poet David urged patience. “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him,” he wrote. “Do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes” (v. 7). He continued, “Those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land” (v. 9). Despite observing how the “wicked draw the sword” to “bring down the poor and needy” (v. 14), David trusted God to make things right (v. 15). Life is hard and often unfair. Yet we hear in the words of Jesus an echo from Psalm 37. “Blessed are the meek,” He said, “for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5).