Podcasts about Williamsburg

Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss the Colonail Parkway Murders investigation with retired Virginia State Police Captain Danny Plott. Danny was one of the lead investigators in the Parkway case.  Where did the case go right? More importantly, where did the FBI and Virginia State Police go wrong?  This is part 1 of 2 parts.NBC: FBI Norfolk field office links deceased suspect to additional Colonial Parkway MurdersIn January 2026, the FBI announced Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is responsible for the 1986 Virginia murders of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski.https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/colonial-parkway-murders-cathleen-thomas-rebecca-dowski-resolved-rcna255097American Detective TV series: Colonial Parkway Murders:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3rNRZnL0EWashingtonian: A Murder on the Rappahannock River:https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/27/murder-on-the-rappahannock-river-emerson-stevens-mary-harding-innocence-project/Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customerWTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/WTKR News 3https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-casesVirginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway' murders died alone in 2017https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 20,000 followers:https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comJoin the discussion on our Mind Over MurderColonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.comPlease subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOverFollow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero ProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.

United Parks is bringing licensed IP to Howl-O-Scream for the first time, licensing two Sony films across all five of its events. Busch Gardens Tampa and Williamsburg each open an Anaconda house on September 11 with different storylines, Fear Has No Escape in Tampa and Dead on Arrival in Williamsburg, while I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch opens at SeaWorld Orlando, San Diego, and San Antonio. Sony says it is the first time either film has been licensed for a major Halloween event.Howl-O-Scream built its identity on avoiding IP. Original stories meant the licensing money went into the product instead, while Universal paid for rights before building a single set. That calculus has flipped in a market where guests gravitate to what they already know. The risk is the pattern other parks have followed: pay for the IP out of the same budget, build less event, and blame the IP when attendance disappoints. Guests buy the whole event, and when the event shrinks, one house cannot cover the gap.Anaconda is an animal-attack story at a company historically sensitive about how animals are portrayed, and neither film carries the pull of a Halloween staple. The two Anaconda storylines suggest houses built to swap parks next year, the right instinct, since IP buying power only works at corporate scale and the next step is infrastructure consistent enough to rotate shows between parks. One haunted house does not make a premier Halloween event.Listen to weekly BONUS episodes on our Patreon.

Video link: https://youtu.be/xBBW-b4yNfwGita got married, like many Hasidic Williamsburg girls did. In an arranged match, when she was not yet twenty. Her marriage lasted until death did them part. Decades together, seven children, forty grandchildren, and about as many great-grandchildren. What does it mean for a woman of such a traditional, pious world to lose her husband, the backbone of her life and family? Gita is a story of resilience, everlasting love, and the language to express it all through food. From her shabbos morning coffee on the porch, from where she watches young families, to her choice to have peanut butter bread for shabbos lunch, to her refusal to let her kids cook for her, she remains fiercely independent, deeply traditional, and eternally devoted to her family through food. In a world where tradition is lived through food, Gita shares her family tradition of eating Rakot Crumpli: packed potatoes. A Hungarian food of sliced potatoes and eggs, with heaps of "dairy goodies" - cottage cheese, sour cream, and lots of butter. Join Gita and me for a day in her home of cooking Rakot Crumpli and learning about her life and world as a widow in the Hasidic community. About her struggles with chronic illness and how she lives life fully despite her mobility issues and need to get around with a Rollator. Her resilience and love for life is inspiring, her fashionista side is envy-inducing. Most of all, she laughs and makes you laugh. She's alone but not lonely.This is my second time with Gita. My first visit was an interview about her life story which you can watch here:https://youtu.be/2saQ0LEwZXQ~~ Filmed by me. How did I do? Do you prefer professional videography or more intimate home made filming?~~ Edited by the wonderful Lee Kupac https://readymag.website/u3245558506/6471652/I've interviewed the cooking influencer Lovina Zook:https://youtu.be/GHF0lQS2CHsCheck out another story of an inspiring widow from Williamsburg, Tova Schiff:https://youtu.be/O2eglqRL5n4Check out Mr Klein's shop where you can buy Rakot Crumplihttps://youtube.com/shorts/KHnzQ5l674s?feature=shareBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-frieda-vizel-podcast--5824414/support.

In this Bonus Episode Christy shares about yet another New Year that begins Season 5 on the podcast. She discusses the part August plays in her grief journey as well as her time in fellowship and community with the Great Dismal Swamp Enslaved Ancestors Ceremony where she provided remarks in Williamsburg, VA. Christy announces the latest recipient of her son's memorial arts scholarship as well.Lastly she mentions the next invited guest scheduled to appear.Great Dismal Swamp Enslaved Ancestors Ceremonyhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/enslaved-ancestors-remembrance-program-tickets-1991307857406https://mubita.net/Bray School Labhttps://www.wm.edu/sites/brayschool/Tim Lorelli Youth Music Camphttps://www.instagram.com/timlorelli/?hl=en

Dominican-Italian artist YEИDRY discusses her forthcoming debut album, Como Agua, and showcases her genre-blending sound, blending pop, Latin, R&B, and flamenco influences with a live in-studio performance, ahead of an intimate concert and conversation with comedian Sasha Merci Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Photo by Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images: YEИDRY attends Univision's 34th Edition Of Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina at FTX Arena on February 24, 2022 in Miami, Florida.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this Sunday message, Pastor Bill Francavilla returns to share an encouraging and challenging word on the foundational importance of absolute faith in God's Word. Drawing from the account of Noah's Ark in Genesis, Pastor Bill explores what it means to trust God fully, even when the world questions or mocks His truth.Key Topics Covered in This Message:Mission Updates & Prayer: Celebrating God's work during the recent mission trip to Kentucky and praying over Juliet Giblin as she prepares to serve in the UK.Reflections on the Ark Encounter: Insights on the historical and biblical feasibility of Noah's Ark, the common flood accounts across global cultures, and how creation points to a sovereign Creator.Loving God with Your Mind: What it means to truly trust God's Word when modern culture considers biblical truth "far-fetched."As in the Days of Noah: Examining the striking parallels between the culture of Noah's day and the world we live in today.The Heart of Faith: Why believing in the resurrection of Jesus gives us the foundation to trust every promise and miracle in Scripture.Scripture References:Matthew 22:37, Luke 19:40, Matthew 24:36–38, Genesis 5:28–32, Genesis 6:1–8, Hebrews 11:7, Matthew 12:31–32Welcome to Living Hope Church! These podcasts are our weekly Sunday sermons. We hope you enjoy them.

This episode begins with a short practice and shares from EA community members. For the week ahead forecast, skip to 27:48.This week... make choices that are intentional, and direct your attention in ways that consider the vaster landscapes your experiences are situated within. What growth edges are you pushing against that, if you keep pushing, will expand growth for the world around you? What fears are keeping you stagnant that, if transformed, could help the world around you become more unstuck?This week-ahead reading for July 27-Aug 2, 2026 is an excerpt from this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Space class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Renee Sills. For the full-length forecast and embodied practice for this week, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠purchase the recording here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To see the chart of the moment discussed in this episode, ⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠.EA LIVE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!! Renee will be in the NYC area in early August and would love to see you! More information and registration links will be available next week, but please mark your calendars now for August 4 (live event with myself and dancer/astrologer J. Bouey) and August 9-10 for an EA Pop-Up: Astrology for Collective Care in Williamsburg. ✨✨✨UPCOMING AT EMBODIED ASTROLOGY:

7-28-26 Today we'll be chatting with Clyde and Sarah Hays, owners of Vinland Meads in Murchison, TX. Vinland Meads is a family-owned meadery and artisan kitchen in Murchison, Texas, founded by Clyde and his wife, Sarah,. Although the company was officially formed in 2024 and their public tasting room opened in 2026, Clyde's history with mead began more than twenty years ago. He became interested in mead through his love of Scottish and Northern European history, and he mentioned to his grandfather that he wanted to learn how to make it. Rather than giving him a written recipe, he shared stories about how his own grandfather had made mead in Scotland. Those conversations taught Clyde about honey, patience, craftsmanship, and the importance of allowing the process to take the time it needs. He began experimenting from there, and those lessons still guide every batch he makes today. Vinland Meads first began at Hays Manor, our family farm in East Texas. That is where they incorporated the company, developed their recipes, and operated in production-only mode before moving the winery license and public operation into Murchison. Hays Manor remains an important part of their story. It is home to their apiaries, Scottish Highland cattle, farm animals, and the hawks we work with as licensed falconers. Their own bees provide as much honey as they can, and they supplement that with raw Texas wildflower honey from beekeepers whose apiaries and practices they know personally. The farm taught them many of the values that shape Vinland today, especially patience, stewardship, and respect for where their ingredients come from. Sarah and Clyde are also the parents of seven sons, and Vinland has always been a family story rather than simply a business venture. One of Clyde and Sarah's proudest moments is hearing their sons tell people what their family does and hearing the pride in their voices. Sarah is the majority owner, manager, and creative force behind the business, while Clyde serve as Head Mead Maker and oversee marketing. Sarah's belief in what Clyde was creating is one of the main reasons Vinland exists. Years ago, she brought home their first beehives and joked that Clyde would no longer need to buy honey for his mead. Those hives could never produce the thousands of pounds they now use, but they represented Sarah's belief that Clyde's longtime passion could become something much larger. When they moved into Murchison, they wanted to create more than a traditional tasting room. Vinland Meads now includes an artisan kitchen, which focuses on locally sourced ingredients and food designed to pair with mead, as well as the Rose & Raven Bookshop, curated by Sarah. They also host live music, trivia, educational classes, beekeepers' gatherings, community events, and other experiences that make Vinland feel more like a modern gathering hall than a typical winery. Their goal is to introduce people to mead as a sophisticated and culturally significant beverage, not simply something associated with Vikings or Renaissance festivals. They produce handcrafted meads using Texas honey, locally sourced fruit whenever possible, and a process that generally takes about six months from honey in the tank to mead in the bottle or keg. Every bottle has a story behind it, which is why their tagline is, “Every Bottle a Story. Every Sip a Saga.” Join us to hear more from Sarah and Clyde! To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/meadwench YouTube: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@Gotmead X(Twitter): https://x.com/RealGotMead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GotMead Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GotMead JOIN CHAT ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/zEKNujQTtM Listen in! This player will show the latest episode: Sponsor: Look no further than Honnibrook Craft Meadery in Castle Rock, Colorado, for your go-to destination for wonderful, light, and refreshing mead! We have 20 meads on tap and four seasonal mead slushees.  Go to honnibrook.com for review our tap list, upcoming events and to order online! If you want to ask your mead making questions, you can send us a question via email, join to ask a question on the show, or via X @realGotMead and we'll tackle it online! The show runs from 9PM EDT/6PM PDT (United States) for about 2 hours every other Tuesday starting Jan 13, 2026. To join live, you can use this link, and here are instructions on how to join in. Once you enter the waiting room, we get a notification and will bring you in! Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events July 29 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Milton, DE - Sips and Succulents July 29 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Paint and Sip! July 29 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Seaford, DE - Mojo Duo live music Aug 1 - Starrlight Meadery, Pittsboro, NC - Mead Day celebration Aug 2 - National Mead Day! Aug 2 - White Bear Meadery, Maplewood, MN - National Mead Day party Aug 3 - Drinking Horn Meadery, Flagstaff, AZ - Mead & Magic night Aug 5 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Sushi Making Class Aug 9 - Starrlight Meadery, Pittsboro, NC - Mead and Food Pairing Class July 31 - Moon Dog Meadery, Durham, NC - Video Game Night Aug 14 - Silver Hand Meadery, Williamsburg, VA - Jazz Jams Aug 20 - Zymarium Meadery, Orlando, FL - Mead + Magic the Game Aug 20 - Silver Hand Meadery, Williamsburg, VA - Houseplant Bingo Night You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

Williamsburg, Virginia, is surrounded by more bass fishing opportunities than many Mid-Atlantic anglers realize. In this episode of Fishing the DMV, I sits down with Brain Boog, a local tournament angler and Woods & Waters writer, to discuss largemouth bass, spotted bass, chain pickerel, and bowfin fishing throughout Williamsburg, Newport News, Gloucester, Suffolk, and the greater Hampton Roads region.he  breaks down the lakes he has been fishing through a local electric-only tournament trail, including Waller Mill Reservoir, Diascund Reservoir, Lake Prince, Beaver Dam Reservoir, Chickahominy Lake, and several of the Suffolk water-supply reservoirs. Anglers planning a Virginia bass fishing trip will hear firsthand observations about which fisheries are producing quality fish, which lakes can become difficult under tournament pressure, and how these bodies of water change throughout the summer.A major part of the conversation focuses on Chickahominy Lake, located above the Chickahominy River near Williamsburg. Bryan explains why the lake remains one of his favorite places to fish large wake baits around shallow cover, grass, and warm summer water. The discussion also covers the impressive weights being brought into local Tuesday-night tournaments, the lake's largemouth bass population, and the bowfin that regularly surprise bass anglers.Brain also highlights Harwood's Mill Reservoir as an overlooked destination for anglers searching for quality largemouth bass and trophy-sized chain pickerel near Newport News. Other valuable topics include punching thick vegetation at Newport News Park, targeting offshore structure at Diascund Reservoir, fishing bridge pilings at Lake Prince, and learning how to use forward-facing sonar without allowing electronics to distract from productive fishing.Thomas and Brian also discuss access changes at Little Creek Reservoir and Western Branch Reservoir, the unique bass fishing opportunities around Norfolk and Virginia Beach, and the possibility of a future Virginia state-record largemouth coming from an overlooked lake or private pond. That conversation was inspired by a massive bass caught from the runoff lake beneath the roller coasters at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.In this episode, we cover:Chickahominy Lake summer bass fishing and large wake-bait techniquesHarwood's Mill Reservoir largemouth bass and chain pickerel fishingWaller Mill, Diascund, Lake Prince, and Beaver Dam tournament conditionsPunching grass mats at Newport News ParkForward-facing sonar and the challenges of learning new electronicsLittle Creek and Western Branch Reservoir access updatesOverlooked bass fishing lakes around Williamsburg and Hampton RoadsVirginia's largemouth bass record and hidden trophy fisheriesWhich Williamsburg-area lake are you fishing right now? Leave a comment with your latest fishing report, the lure producing your best bites, or the Virginia fishery Bryan should cover in his next Woods & Waters article.Subscribe to Fishing the DMV for more Virginia bass fishing reports, Mid-Atlantic tournament coverage, local lake breakdowns, and conversations with the anglers who know these waters best. Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen to Fishing the DMV on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Please support Fishing the DMV and join our Club on Patreon!! https://patreon.com/FishingtheDMVPodcast If you are interested in being on the show or a sponsorship opportunity, please reach out to me at fishingtheDMV@gmail.com   LMD Enterprises: http://lmdoil.com/ Jake's bait & Tackle Website: http://www.jakesbaitandtackle.com/ Link to Tactical Fishing Company: https://tacticalfishingco.com/ Fishing Pro Tech: https://www.facebook.com/FishingProTech Phone Number: (757) 566-1278 Email: lin@fishingprotech.us Fishing Pro Tech Address: 7812-A Richmond Road, Toano, VA, United States, 23168 Flint Financial Planning: https://www.flintfinancialplanning.com/ FITT Lures: https://bit.ly/4w5lgHtSupport the show

State of the Arts Episode 295 is now available on Spotify! Brigit Berze, the owner and founder of Brooklyn Attic Books, an online bookstore specializing in hand-picked vintage horror, sci-fi, mystery, and classic literature, joins me on my podcast this week. Beyond curation, my dynamic guest is the organizer for many local book events, including The NYC Pride Indie Horror Book Fair in June and The NYC Indie Horror Book Fair in November. Proceeds from these events go to very important charities such as the Ali Forney Center. Along with coordinating collaborations, book promotions and networking opportunities, this accomplished entrepreneur also hosts parties at various venues, including The Twisted Spine, a horror-centric indie bookstore located on Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It's a thrill to have this remarkable business owner and community leader activist on State of the Arts!

Renata Ameni is chef partner of Birdee, a bakery and all-day café on the Williamsburg waterfront. The Brazilian-born chef is a fine-dining veteran who worked at Eleven Madison Park and opened Crown Shy before hopping over to more casual territory. Today on the show, we talk about bridging the gap between different styles of restaurants, making singular pastries, and more. Subscribe to This Is TASTE: ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on ShmueliCast, we had the honor of sitting down with legendary actor Aaron Mintz, one of the true pioneers and veterans of the Jewish entertainment world. Together, we take a trip down memory lane, from his early HASC and Miami experiences to the Yiddish plays and performances that had the Jewish entertainment world talking at the height of their popularity.Along the way, we discuss the difference between acting and performing, what really goes on behind the scenes, how much of it is actually real, and how the world of Jewish entertainment has evolved over the years. We also go back to Aaron's childhood, growing up in Williamsburg in the 1960s, where he shares unforgettable memories of the Satmar Rebbe and what life was like during those years.Whether you grew up watching Aaron's performances or you're discovering his remarkable story for the first time, this episode is filled with nostalgia, laughter, behind-the-scenes stories, and a fascinating look back at an era that left its mark on the Jewish world.ShmueliCast hotline: 718-970-8884.SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE!

Spencer Inch is one of the busiest drummers in the tri-state area and has been doing it the right way for a long time. He's currently on the Water for Elephants national tour, and how he got there is a masterclass in how this business actually works.What we covered:* How his drum teacher in Norwalk, Connecticut — a musical theater pit musician himself — shaped everything about the way Spencer approaches charts, styles, and preparation* Going from a classical undergrad at Penn State to a jazz grad program at UM Frost and feeling completely out of his league — and why that was the best thing that ever happened to him* What cruise ships actually teach you that school never will: making people dance, reading a room, and playing polka music with no internet and no prep time* How his first connection into the New York theater world came from a drummer he barely knew who shared a rehearsal space in Williamsburg — that drummer went on to play with Billie Eilish* The real reality of life on a rock tour — the routine of it, the grind of load-in and load-out, and why it felt more like going to work than living a dreamThe advice he got on a cruise ship about playing polkas at the Blue Note — and why Wynton Marsalis walking in the door shouldn't change anything about how you play.The throughline in Spencer's story isn't talent. It's relationships, saying yes, and taking every single gig seriously — no matter what it is. The polka gig. The Les Mis at a children's theater. All of it. Get full access to Broadway Drumming 101 at broadwaydrumming101.substack.com/subscribe

Title: Languaging in Hampton RoadsEpisode 23 Bonus: Interview with hip hop scholar Dr. Travis Harris, PhD. Hosts: Jill Winkowski and Prue SalaskyDate: July 24, 2026Length: 37 minutesPublication Frequency: Fourth Friday (approx) of each monthIn this bonus episode, languagingHR shares their interview with Dr. Travis Harris, PhD,assistant professor of English and African American literature at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va.We spoke to Harris,  a hip hop scholar specializing in the intersection of religion and hip hop, for languagingHR Episode 22 on African American English in the 757. In it he spoke about the importance of language to maintaining identity in the face of pressures to conform,  Our interview spanned many topics and ran 90 minutes. Here, edited down to 37 minutes, Harris talks about his childhood and his journey to his academic specialty; his passion for hip hop, both local and international; his research into a displaced black community in Williamsburg; and his favorite African American authors.For those interested in hip-hop, the W&M Hip Hop Collection, started in the 1980s,  is part of Swem Library's Special Collections and includes recordings, publications, and ephemera from Virginia-based hip hop artists. Local stars include Pharell and Clipse (the brothers Pusha T and No Malice).Send your questions and feedback to languagingHR@gmail.com; and for more information and to listen to previous episodes, check out our website, www.languaginghr.wordpress.com.

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. Click here for more details

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

The college your kid falls in love with might be the one that costs you your retirement — and their financial future. That's the trap most families fall into, but college financial planner Shanna Due has a system for avoiding it. In this episode, she breaks down the three things every family needs to consider before saying "yes" to any school. You'll learn what to do if your child has their heart set on a specific school, how financial aid really works, and how to get the best college experience for the least amount of investment. Grab your copy of

This week, the Jupiter, the Sun, and the lunar nodes activate an era-defining configuration of the outer planets; and Mercury stations direct in Cancer. Take the opportunities for evolution being presented now. This week-ahead reading for July 20-26, 2026 is an excerpt from this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Space class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Renee Sills. For the full-length forecast and embodied practice for this week, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠purchase the recording here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To see the chart of the moment discussed in this episode, ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠.EA LIVE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!! Renee will be in the NYC area in early August and would love to see you! More information and registration links will be available next week, but please mark your calendars now for August 4 (live event with myself and dancer/astrologer J. Bouey) and August 9-10 for an EA Pop-Up: Astrology for Collective Care in Williamsburg. ✨✨✨UPCOMING AT EMBODIED ASTROLOGY:

Council will review the yearlong pilot before its license expires next July.

In this message, Jessica Francavilla shares a heart-focused word on what it truly means to be the Bride of Christ and how we can live with joyful, expectant readiness for His return. Drawing from Revelation 19, the Parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25, and Paul's teachings on holiness and purity, Jessica reframes the "end times" not as a source of fear or confusion, but as the anticipation of a glorious wedding day.Missions & Ministry Updates: Praying for our church team serving in Kentucky and supporting community outreach and VBS.The Bride of Christ & The Proposal: Understanding the depth of Christ's devotion and why wholehearted commitment—not compromised affection—is at the core of our relationship with Jesus (2 Corinthians 11:2).Prepared by Grace: How the Bride prepares herself while receiving the pure, fine linen of Christ's righteousness.Ready & Supplied (The Ten Virgins): Why we cannot borrow spiritual intimacy or faith from others, and how we keep our "lamps full" of the Holy Spirit through daily connection to the Source.The Joy of Purity: Reframing purity not as a rigid boundary of restrictions, but as a deep, refining appetite for God and His presence (1 John 3:3, Matthew 5:8).Kindness, Repentance & Unforgiveness: How God's kindness leads us back to Him when our lamps run low, and the vital necessity of forgiving others quickly so our spiritual life remains vibrant and full.Scripture References:Revelation 19:7–8, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Matthew 25:1–13, Genesis 2:24, 1 Corinthians 6:17, Romans 7:4, John 15:4–5, Ephesians 5:27, 1 John 3:3, Matthew 5:8, Philippians 4:8, Romans 2:4, 1 John 1:9, Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 5:23–24, Revelation 22:20Welcome to Living Hope Church! These podcasts are our weekly Sunday sermons. We hope you enjoy them.

Peter Acheson was born in Washington, DC, in 1954 and received his BFA from Yale University in 1976. An early member of Williamsburg’s art scene in the 1980s, he relocated to upstate New York in the 1990s, where he continues to live and work in Columbia County. His paintings range from textured abstractions to restrained gestures that draw on a wide range of influences, including nineteenth-century French painting, Blinky Palermo, Raoul De Keyser, Bill Jensen, and Forrest Bess, alongside close observation of the landscape surrounding his studio. Acheson’s concern is less with resolving these references than it is to allow them to coexist, permitting his paintings to act as habitats where various traditions and approaches can meet without hierarchy. This carries through to Acheson’s playful way of treating his compositions, leaving them caught between styles, simultaneously structured and chaotic, with direct references and happenstance similarity. His work has been exhibited at Anton Kern Gallery, New York; Steven Harvey Fine Arts, New York; Gordon Robichaux, New York; Brennan & Griffin, New York; Novella Gallery, New York; John Davis Gallery, Hudson, New York; the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York; and Baumgartner Gallery, New York. His work has been discussed in Hyperallergic and The Brooklyn Rail. Peter Acheson Four Levels, 1983 – 1984 Oil on wood 8 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (22.5 x 28.1 cm) Photography Izzy Leung, Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery Peter Acheson Untitled, 2020 Oil and stick on wood block 2 x 6 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches (5.1 x 15.9 x 4.4 cm) Photography Izzy Leung, Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery Peter Acheson Untitled, 2010-2012 Oil on wood 10 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches (26 x 16.2 cm). Photography Izzy Leung, Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery Peter Acheson Untitled, 2019 Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm) Photography Izzy Leung, Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery

Friends of the Rosary,Today, July 16th, is the Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a feast instituted for the Carmelites in 1332 and extended to the whole Church by Benedict XIII in 1726. It's the feast of the worldwide devotion to the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, also known as the Brown Scapular.In Mount Carmel, the prophet Elijah defended the beauty and purity of Israel's faith in the living God.In the twelfth century, hermits withdrew to that mountain and later founded the Carmelite order, devoted to the contemplative life under the patronage of Mary, the holy Mother of God.Today is the principal feast day of the Carmelite Order.Since the Carmelites were still under constant harassment by the Saracens, the sixth General of the Order, St. Simon Stock, pleaded with the Blessed Virgin for some special sign of her protection. On July 16, 1251, she designated the scapular as the special mark of her maternal love.The scapular is common to many religious Orders, but it is a special feature of the Carmelites. A smaller form of the scapular is given to lay persons in order that they may share in the great graces associated with it.This sacramental is a sign of one's decision to follow Jesus, as Mary did, the perfect model for all the disciples of Christ. It's also an expression of our belief that we will meet God in eternal life, aided by Mary's intercession and prayer.While sacramentals prepare us to receive grace if we are in the right disposition, the Church emphasizes that only sacraments can confer sanctifying grace.The Scapular is an external sign of the filial relationship established between the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Mount Carmel, and the faithful who entrust themselves totally to her protection, who have recourse to her maternal intercession.In New York City, there is Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine in East Harlem, established in 1881 and home to one of the oldest festivals in America. Also, Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY, annually holds the Festival of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Paulinus of Nola (Festa Del Giglio).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 PlayAve 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• ⁠June 16, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions with Jason P. Woodbury. Near the end of his latest LP Indigo Park, our guest this week, Bruce Hornsby, sings something of a conclusion. Or perhaps, a belated introduction: "I've been seeking magical thinking/I think I detect a trend/This could be the start of something/Or this could be an end." The lyric isn't cited to suggest the 71-year-old songwriter is going anywhere. If anything, Indigo Park speaks to the hot streak Hornsby's been on since 2019's Absolute Zero. With that album, he began mining his vast bank of musical cues created for various projects with his longtime collaborator Spike Lee, crafting them into full songs. To his surprise, these late period albums caught the attention of fans of adventurous music, his reputation bolstered by artists like Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend, Haim, and others citing Hornsby as an elder statesman. Recorded with co-producers Tony Berg and Will Maclellan at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and The Large Cloth-Eared Collider in Williamsburg, Virginia, Indigo Park demonstrates just how unexpectedly Hornsby operates.  From the chiming folk rock of the title track to the Bonnie Raitt-assisted art pop of "Ecstatic" to "Might As Well Be Me, Florinda," a woozy duet with the late Bob Weir aided by the sparking guitar of Blake Mills and Pino Palladino's liquid metal bass, the album showcases Hornsby's vast—ahem—range. At once funny, poignant, and audacious, it's a gem, one of my favorite records of 2026.   Earlier this year, Aquarium Drunkard caught up with him to discuss the album, basketball chants, his work with The Grateful Dead and the Dead's legacy, his taste in literary fiction, and much more. We published a condensed and edited version of this interview in print on Aquarium Drunkard back in April, but now, we're pleased to present the full chat in the podcast feed—complete with an exclusive piano performance that sonically illustrates Hornsby's Protestant hymn-soaked youth in Christian Science congregation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To his three daughters, Jeff is just "there" — a treasured family heirloom, the silver platter that lives on the shelf and rarely gets used. In this episode, Jeff surfaces from five delirious days of stomach flu, his girls recording TikTok dances around his sickbed, and uses the quiet to trace the unglamorous work of fathering: dawn walks through Williamsburg with a baby zipped against his chest, bedtime reading marathons that ended only when sleep finally won, and the slow shift from carrying his daughters to chauffeuring them. Schuyler joins to talk about what remains when influence gives way to presence, and why the thing that matters most may be the least visible — showing up every day and asking nothing in return. This is the 5th episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go. Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad This episode was made possible by: CocoaVia:. Use code COMMUNE2026 for 25% off at CocoaVia.com Stemregen: Get 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPOD Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 25% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Stripes: Visit stripesbeauty.com and use the code COMMUNE20 for 20% off our entire product line. LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune.

Designs feature a 90,000 square foot outdoor amphitheater and 68,000 square feet inside.

Chloe Frechette spent nearly a decade as executive editor at Punch, the James Beard Award–winning drinks media brand, writing seriously about cocktails and the culture around them. Then she did what most drinks writers most certainly do not do: she opened a bar. Echo Lake and Undercurrent, her two-story rum destination in Williamsburg with partner Paul McGee, opened this spring—one a breezy daiquiri bar, the other an intimate den of rare and vintage spirits. In this episode, I speak with Chloe about making the jump from writing about bars to running one, the vintage rum collection that includes pre-embargo Cuban Bacardi, and so much more. Echo Lake is at 357 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All three hosts are officially back in the studio! This week, Jason Allen King joins Jordan Centry and Jonathan Williams to break down viral moments, local comedy scene drama, and the deepest theological questions the internet has to offer. The guys kick off the episode trying to hold Jonathan to his promise of taking his shoes off on camera for a very specific listener. From there, they dive into a recent article published by The Charlotte Observer highlighting five prominent figures in the local Charlotte comedy scene. The guys discuss the inevitable fallout, addressing the "indie scene" comics who felt underrepresented, why tracking down a journalist on Facebook to gripe is a terrible career move, and why any press is a rising tide that lifts all local boats. Later, they talk about a massive milestone for the pod: a genuinely viral moment! Jonathan breaks down the science behind a quick video he posted during the US World Cup match featuring Fight Club stars Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the crowd. With over 6.3 million views and counting, the guys look behind the curtain at what it's like to navigate a viral comment section (and why half the people think it's an anti-LGBTQ post). This naturally leads to Jonathan sharing a hilarious, real-life story about the short-lived, parking-lot "Fight Club" he started as a high school sophomore. Finally, Jordan derails the comedy chatter with a massive theological curveball: Did people born before Christ automatically go to hell? The guys discuss religious constructs, Dante's Inferno, and a hilarious 60-second freestyle from Jason on which of the seven deadly sins he would hide from his friends to keep them out of purgatory (hint: it's gluttony). Upcoming Shows & Tour Dates: • July 10th: Jason & Jonathan are heading to Copper Fox Distillery in Williamsburg, VA (Jordan is skipped out to see Jay-Z in NY!). Get your tickets on Eventbrite! • Astoria, NY: Jordan is heading up to New York for a special Wednesday showcase! Follow the Crew: • Jonathan Williams: @mrwilliamscomedy • Jordan Century: @jordancentry • Jason Allen King: @jasonallenking  FOLLOW + SUBSCRIBE Subscribe for full episodes + clips, and follow us on IG for show updates.

The most evil among us are sometimes sentenced to death — but by cutting their lives short, are we unknowingly creating malevolent entities that haunt us forever?EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DeathRowGhostsREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mr3vu756FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The most evil of lawbreakers in our society – the murderers and rapists – are usually confined to life in prison. The most evil of the evil are sometimes sentenced to death. But is it possible that by cutting short the lives of the horrific individuals on Death Row, we are unknowingly creating new malevolent entities that continue to torment us from the grave? (The Ghosts of Death Row) *** From beatings to murders to a handful of escape attempts made by Alcatraz's prisoners, the terrifying history of Alcatraz prison contains plenty of ghosts. (The Hauntings of Alcatraz) *** What if UFOs aren't from another planet – or even another dimension? What if they are actually machines built right here on Earth, piloted by human time travelers? (Time Machine Flying Saucers) *** Weirdo family member Amber Harris shares a true story called “Darkness Was My Neighbor”. (Darkness Was My Neighbor)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:00:51.953 = Show Open00:02:45.176 = Ghosts of Death Row00:23:40.720 = Hauntings of Alcatraz ***00:40:46.307 = Time Machine Flying Saucers ***00:47:37.172 = Darkness Was My Neighbor00:53:53.392 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Ghosts of Death Row” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2KzEFw9“The Hauntings of Alcatraz” by Erin McCann: http://bit.ly/2QSsuM6“Time Machine Flying Saucers” posted at UFO Digest (link no longer available)“Darkness Was My Neighbor” by Amber Harris – submitted directly to Weird Darkness(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2022Weird Darkness journeys into haunted prisons, botched executions, secret time-travel technology, and a neighbor's death that seemed to linger after the funeral, spanning true crime, the paranormal, and a firsthand ghost story from a listener.It opens with the ghosts of Death Row, where condemned killers appear to keep terrorizing long after execution. German immigrant Frederick Hollman, one of America's earliest serial killers, was hanged at the Ford County Jail in Paxton, Illinois, on May 14, 1897, after promising to return and rap on the windows of the witnesses and jurors who convicted him — and the jail is now a paranormal hotspot where his face has been photographed glaring into his old cell. Lavinia Fisher and her husband John ran the Six Mile House near Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 1820s, allegedly poisoning and dropping wealthy travelers through a trapdoor before their hanging for highway robbery, and her aggressive spirit is still blamed for choking sensations and foul stenches at the Old Charleston Jail. Raymond Snowden, dubbed Idaho's Jack the Ripper for the 1956 stabbing of Cora Dean, endured a botched twenty-minute hanging at the Old Idaho Penitentiary in Boise in 1957 and reportedly haunts the gallows site alongside inmate Douglas Van Vlack, who leaped to his death from the cell block rafters. Ted Bundy, executed in Florida's electric chair on January 24, 1989, has supposedly been seen grinning atop the chair and telling guards he beat them all, while Willie Lloyd Turner — executed by lethal injection in 1995 after fifteen years and five aborted trips to the chamber — appeared so lifelike after death that inmates mistook him for the living. The segment closes across the Atlantic with executioner John Ellis, who hanged more than a hundred people at Manchester's Strangeways Jail before killing himself in 1932 and is said to still patrol B Wing to keep the prison's other ghosts, including poisoner Mrs. Merrifield, in line.From there the episode moves to Alcatraz, the federal penitentiary that operated on its fog-bound San Francisco Bay island from 1934 to 1963 and earned a reputation as one of America's most haunted sites. The solitary cells of D-Block known as "the hole" are tied to the 1940s strangulation death of a screaming inmate in cell 14D, possibly the work of former occupant Rufus McCain, and visitors report icy fingers and unnatural cold there. The 1946 Battle of Alcatraz left two guards and three escapees dead in a utility corridor where clanging noises still echo, psychic Sylvia Browne sensed murdered hitman Abie "Butcher" Maldowitz in the laundry room, and the catacomb "dungeon" beneath A-Block preserves the screams of prisoners once chained naked to its walls. Al Capone spent part of his 1934 sentence strumming a banjo to hold off insanity, and that banjo music is still reportedly heard in the halls, while "Birdman" Robert Stroud haunts the hospital wing where he was confined among his canary research. The island carried dark associations long before the prison, from Ohlone tribal beliefs that it gathered evil spirits to the Civil War soldiers who died chained in its guardhouse basement, and even the 1969 to 1971 Native American occupation ended in fire and loss before the ghosts reportedly stayed behind.Next the episode turns to a fringe theory that reframes flying saucers as human technology rather than alien craft, arguing that a secretive commercial group used patent-law secrecy to build working time machines in twentieth-century laboratories. The account claims these machines can move an ion through time in both directions, that short-range "trans-burst" devices let a person leap across nearby distances, and that the UFOs people photograph are previews of future mankind rather than extraterrestrial visitors. It ties the idea to Einstein's 1901 work as a patent clerk and to E=mc², and recasts Area 51 as cover not for alien bodies but for a commercial experiment involving four trained monkeys linked to a 1961 interstellar flight.The episode closes with a listener account from Amber Harris, who lived at the end of a cul-de-sac in Williamsburg, Virginia, in a house set down in a ditch so the second floor sat level with the street. After her next-door neighbor died suddenly in his home and his widow moved away, the house sat unsold for months, and one night past midnight the hallway light outside Amber's bedroom switched on without the telltale sound of anyone climbing the loud staircase, casting the shadow of a male figure beneath her door before it went dark. Weeks later her sister woke her by text to watch the dead neighbor's dog standing beneath the orange street light, barking at the empty house before turning its head directly toward the two of them at the window and then vanishing, an image that stayed with the family until a job moved them to Indiana, with the neighbor's house still unsold when they drove past it the following May.

Happy Independence Day! In this special message, we celebrate the blessings of liberty while diving deep into a vital truth: we must never confuse our material prosperity with our true freedom. While we are immensely thankful to live in a prosperous nation, true freedom isn't found in a document in Washington, D.C.—it is found in Jesus Christ.Using the powerful, contrasting biblical examples of Joseph (who found absolute freedom and favor even while in an Egyptian prison) and King Nebuchadnezzar (who lost his freedom to pride despite his immense wealth and power), we explore what it truly means to live as free people.No government can grant freedom from sin, and no government can take away the freedom we have in Christ. As believers, our ultimate heritage isn't defined by our DNA or the worst mistakes of our nation's history. Our heritage is defined by the best things Christ has done—and continues to do—through His people.In This Message:Special Announcement: An exciting update regarding an upcoming speaking engagement in Washington, D.C., and the release of the new book, An Audience with the King.The Trap of Prosperity: Why prosperity is merely a byproduct of freedom, and why valuing wealth over spiritual liberty leads to a modern-day prison.A Shared Spiritual Heritage: No matter how our ancestors arrived on this continent, if you are in Christ, you have been adopted into a new family with a legacy of righteousness, sacrifice, and true liberty."So if the Son sets you free, you really will be free." — John 8:36If you were encouraged by this message, please Like, Share, and Subscribe to our channel to stay updated on future sermons and ministries!Welcome to Living Hope Church! These podcasts are our weekly Sunday sermons. We hope you enjoy them.

Original Air Date: July 4, 2026 Episode Number: 466Episode SummaryIt's the annual Home In Progress Fourth of July Extravaganza. This year Dan covers three topics connected to the Revolutionary era: the Liberty Bell, and how almost everything most people think they know about it is a little off; colonial curb appeal, what colors those front doors actually were, and why any of that matters for your house today; and the real story of Betsy Ross -- not the polished legend, but the full picture of a feisty, independent tradeswoman who kept getting knocked down and kept getting back up. Better than the myth. More American, too.In This Episode[00:00] -- Fourth of July Kickoff[00:34] -- Liberty Bell Origins[01:45] -- Revolution Myths Debunked[03:09] -- The Bell Was a Lemon[04:44] -- How It Got Its Name[05:41] -- Break[06:39] -- Colonial Curb Appeal[08:07] -- Real Colonial House Colors[10:02] -- Paint Forensics Explained[13:23] -- Classic Door Color Palette[16:55] -- Why Door Color Still Matters[18:38] -- Paint Project Payoff[19:23] -- Betsy Ross Legend Setup[19:59] -- 1776 Flag Shop Scene[23:59] -- Meet Elizabeth Griscom[24:38] -- Trade Skills and Elopement[29:16] -- Widowhood and Resilience[31:57] -- Washington Bed Hangings Proof[34:29] -- Did She Make the First Flag[35:51] -- Why the Myth Spread[37:34] -- Real Betsy Ross Legacy[39:31] -- Fourth of July SignoffTHE LIBERTY BELLLiberty Bell Origins [00:34]Most people can picture the Liberty Bell -- big bronze bell, long jagged crack running up the side. Most people also have the story at least a little wrong.The bell was not made for the Revolution. It was ordered in 1751, a full 25 years before the Declaration of Independence, for the Pennsylvania State House. The most likely occasion was the 50th anniversary of Pennsylvania's original constitution, a document called the Charter of Privileges, written by William Penn in 1701.It happened to be in the Pennsylvania State House -- the building we now call Independence Hall -- when the Declaration of Independence was debated and adopted. It was there. So was dirt. Nobody's made a monument out of that either.Revolution Myths Debunked [01:45]There's a story that the Liberty Bell rang out to call people to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. Dan loves that story. Historians do not. No evidence supports it, and the general conclusion is that it was made up.The Bell Was a Lemon [03:09]The bell was ordered from a London foundry, shipped to Philadelphia, unpacked, and rung for the first time. On that first ring, it cracked. Two Philadelphia metalworkers -- John Pass and John Stow -- offered to fix it. They melted it down and cast a new one. That one didn't sound right. They melted it down again and cast another. The bell we know today is that second attempt. Three tries, two complete restarts.How It Got Its Name [04:44]For most of its existence, the bell was called the State House Bell or the Bell in the Steeple. The name Liberty Bell first appeared not during the Revolution but in abolitionist circles in the 1830s. People fighting to end slavery noticed a verse from Leviticus engraved on the bell: "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all inhabitants thereof." They claimed it as their symbol and renamed it the Liberty Bell. The name eventually stuck.The Liberty Bell, in other words, is named for a fight that came decades after the Revolution ended.COLONIAL FRONT DOORSColonial Curb Appeal [06:39]In late 1700s New England, a lot of homeowners put their money, skill, and creativity almost exclusively into the front of the house. The face you showed the road. That side got clapboard siding, embellishments around the windows and doors, and paint. The sides and the back were often covered in rougher shingles and left to weather -- going gray, brown, silver in the salt air, depending on the climate. Nobody who mattered was looking at the back of the house. That's where the family went. The important people came to the front.Real Colonial House Colors [08:07]Most people picture colonial houses as white. White is part of the story but not the whole story. In the late 1700s, a clapboard house might be white or off-white if the owner had money, but it might just as easily be red-brown, yellow ochre, gray, or tan -- or just left to weather, particularly on simpler rural homes.The one place that almost always got paint, even when the rest of the house didn't, was the front door. It was the place to make a statement without the expense of painting an entire house. That was true 250 years ago and it's still true today.Paint Forensics Explained [10:02]How do we actually know what colors colonial houses were painted? The original paint is buried under 20 coats applied over two centuries, and old paintings of the buildings can't be trusted -- the artist may have taken liberties, and the pigments in the paintings fade over time.The answer is cross-section microscopy. A conservator finds a protected spot where old paint survived -- behind a shutter hinge, under a piece of molding -- and takes a sample smaller than the head of a pin. That sample gets set in clear resin, polished down, and examined from the side under a microscope. Every coat of paint the building ever wore shows up as its own distinct layer. Count down to the very first one, identify the pigments, adjust for yellowing and fading, and you know the original color.The man who pioneered this in America is Frank Welsh. He's read the paint on Independence Hall, the White House, and Grand Central Terminal, and saved over 50,000 samples in his career. In the 1980s and '90s, Colonial Williamsburg brought him in to study their historic buildings -- and what he found turned everything upside down.For decades, people assumed colonial colors were soft, muted, grayed down. Turns out that look was just old, dirty, faded paint. The real colors were bolder, brighter, and more saturated than anyone believed. Williamsburg has gone back and repainted buildings to match what the science found. The colonists liked color a lot more than we gave them credit for.Classic Door Color Palette [13:23]If you were walking through a New England town in the late 1770s, these are the door colors you'd have likely seen:Deep red-brown. Iron in the soil -- the same stuff that makes rust red -- produced a family of dull, brick-red earth colors. One common version was called Spanish brown. Dirt cheap, in the most literal sense of the phrase, and very common on doors and trim.Deep green. A dark, earthy green was a popular choice for doors and shutters. The classic colonial green door has roots going back to this period, which is part of why it still reads as traditional today.Black. More common as you move into the early 1800s. It looked formal, looked sharp, looked especially good against a pale house.White and off-white. These came from white lead, which was expensive. A crisp white door was a quiet declaration that there was money in the house. What looks like an understated choice today was a statement then.Prussian blue. A rich, deep, slightly greenish blue that arrived as a new pigment in the early 1700s and became a sensation. A blue door said you could afford something special.Vermilion red. The most expensive of all. A brilliant, clean fire-engine red that came from a pigment worth nearly its weight in gold at certain points in history. A truly bright red door was the loudest possible way to tell the world you had money.Why Door Color Still Matters [16:55]When Dan pictures colonial America, he pictures parchment tones -- old paper, brown wood, gray stone, candlelight. Even the red, white, and blue of the flag feels muted in his mental image. But these people cared about color. They cared about curb appeal, they just didn't have the phrase for it. The front door was where homeowners made that statement without the expense of painting the whole house.Two hundred and fifty years later, people still stand in front of the paint display and agonize over a quart of paint for the same reason. The front door speaks before anyone inside gets a chance to. That was true in 1775 and it's still true now.Paint Project Payoff [18:38]If you're looking for a summer weekend project, Dan's case is simple: look at your front door. What is it saying to the world? What is it saying to you? If the message needs to change, stop into any RepcoLite location and they'll help find the right color. It's a quart of paint and about four hours of work. The payoff is big.THE REAL BETSY ROSSBetsy Ross Legend Setup [19:23]Dan sets up the Betsy Ross segment by acknowledging that most people know some version of the legend. Before getting into whether it's true, he wants to introduce the real woman -- because she's considerably more interesting than the simplified version most of us grew up with.1776 Flag Shop Scene [19:59]Philadelphia, June 1776. A secret committee...

Two kids, you play man-to-man. Three, and suddenly you're outnumbered and forced into zone defense, not to mention a Toyota Highlander with a third row. Micah was Jeff & Schuyler's third daughter, the one they never planned to have. This week, Jeff tells the birth story of his third daughter, born in the same Williamsburg basement as Lolli - except he doesn't remember it. Sleep deprivation wiped the day clean, so he handed the mic to Schuyler and her mother, Grannie Annie, whose handwritten account fills in the rest. What unspools is the family's defining cautionary tale, the "Prada handbag" - their shorthand for a first-world problem dressed up as principle. A blocked ureter, a kidney swollen to the size of a cantaloupe, thirty pounds lost over a month of crawling on all fours. And at the end of it, a baby born still sealed in her caul, the talisman sailors once paid a fortune to carry against drowning. This is the third episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go. Order the Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad This episode was made possible by: LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at ⁠drinklmnt.com/commune⁠. Stripes: Visit ⁠stripesbeauty.com⁠ and use the code COMMUNE20 for 20% off our entire product line. Stemregen: Get 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPOD Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 25% off your order at ⁠vivobarefoot.com/commune⁠. CocoaVia:. Use code COMMUNE2026 for 25% off at CocoaVia.com

Jimmy travels down to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to meet with Spencer Schnorbus, Lead Brewer at Talea Beer. In this episode, we learn about Spencer's start in Southern California, creating George Washington's original homebrew recipe in collaboration with the New York Public Library, the reason for heavy molasses usage in the 1700's, and Talea's other core beers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6-30-26 Tonight we're getting together with Glenn Lavender, owner and meadmaker at Silver Hand Meadery in Williamsburg, VA. Glenn Lavender is a musician, mead maker, entrepreneur, and educator who founded Silver Hand Meadery in Williamsburg, Virginia, now in its 11th year. His journey into mead began in an unexpected place: on the road as a touring musician and in the pages of homesteading and historical fiction books, where a curiosity about honey bees and mead grew into a passion for varietal honey, fermentation, and the ancient craft of mead. Through Silver Hand Meadery, Glenn has built one of Virginia's most recognized mead brands, with a mead club of more than 800 members, distribution throughout Virginia including Virginia ABC and Total Wine, and private-label projects for historic institutions such as Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello. The meadery's tasting room and educational space has introduced thousands of people to the diversity of honey, the magic of the honey bee, and the creativity of modern mead making. Silver Hand has recently expanded beyond mead into cider production, continuing its commitment to crafting distinctive fermented beverages. An advocate for mead education and industry growth, Glenn played a pivotal role in helping create the Virginia Mead Trail, supporting the visibility and success of mead producers across the Commonwealth. He has also been a featured speaker at the American Wine Society National Conference (2025) and the North Carolina Winegrowers Association Conference (2026), helping introduce new audiences to mead and its place within the broader world of wine and fermentation. In May 2026, Silver Hand Meadery's mead was served on the Today Show, bringing national attention to America's oldest fermented beverage. Glenn's passion for varietal honey and terroir continues to shape Silver Hand's approach to mead making and education. A lifelong musician, Glenn continues to connect his passions for music, hospitality, and community through Silver Hand Meadery, which has become Williamsburg's home for jazz, hosting regular performances that bring together local musicians and audiences. Whether discussing honey varieties, fermentation, entrepreneurship, or the future of American mead, Glenn's goal remains the same: helping people discover something worth savoring. To listen live, you can find us on Youtube, Twitch, X (Twitter), and Facebook on the Gotmead Page. On our new platform, chat is part of the podcast! Just comment from wherever you are watching, and we'll see it!! If you'd like to call in, we can get you a link to come on! 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Upcoming Shows Show links and notes Let There Be Melomels by Rob Ratliff The Big Book of Mead Recipes by Rob Ratliff Let There Be Session Meads by Rob Ratliff Upcoming Events July 2 - DiFrancesco Meadery, Wrightsville, PA - Mead & Meditation July 2 - Valhalla Meadery, Bozeman, MT - Meadery Jam July 2 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Harry Potter Trivia July 3 - Bumbling Fools Mead, Minneapolis, MN - Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Adventure July 3 - Vinland Meads, Murchison, TX - Sarah Jills Birthday Bash July 4 - Adventures Await Retreat & Meadery, Houston, DE - Mead Tasting July 4 - Colony Meadery, Bethlehem, PA  - Smooth Retsina Glow live music] July 7 - Honeytree Meadery, Nashville, TN - Writer's Night & Open Mic - presented by Music City Movement July 8 - Crafted Artisan Meadery, Mogadore, OH - Ladies BrewGroup July 10 - Bløm Mead + Cider, Ann Arbor, MI - Mead & Cider & Candle Making July 11 - Grimsby Hollow Meadery, Middleville, MI - Drink Mead, Learn Things: Cornish Folklore: From Cornwall to Michigan July 12 - Clear Skies Meadery, Rockville, MD - Acoustic Jam July 12 - MoonJoy Meadery, Lenoir, NC - Make a mystical dusting besom! July 12 - Brimming Horn Meadery, Milton, DE - Mead Merchants & Music July 12 - Mead People 716, Hamburg, NY - Tai Chi & Mead July 15 - Mead Hall, St. Charles, MO - Acoustic Jam July 16 - Nucleus Mead, Linesville, PA - Mead & Read July 16 - Dancing Skeleton Meadery, Sapulpa, OK - Fiber Crafts Evening July 18 - Hex Meadery, Kaukauna, WI - Sparkle and Sip - artisan jewelry July 24 - Manic Meadery, Crown Point, IN - Paint & Drink: Espresso with a Bow July 25 - B. Nektar, Ferndale, MI - Mead for Mutts: A Toast to Survivors - A Fundraiser for Bark Nation July 25 - Hive Mind Mead & Brew Co, Caldicot, UK - July party: Borderlines + Tandoori G live music and custom food You can buy mead online at https://shopmeads.com

Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia — Step Back into Revolutionary-Era Streets and Stories, a deep, audio-first exploration of this living-history destination. Walk virtually down Duke of Gloucester Street with costumed interpreters, witness historical trades, visit the Governor's Palace and historic taverns, and discover family-friendly programming, seasonal events, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation tours, and the best ways to combine Williamsburg with Jamestown and Yorktown for a Virginia history road trip. We interview curators, reenactors and local guides about authenticity, hands-on workshops, accessibility, dining options from tavern meals to modern farm-to-table, ticketing choices, and tips for saving time and money. This episode is ideal for history buffs, educators planning field trips, multigenerational travelers, and anyone plotting a heritage getaway. Tune in for practical itineraries, off-the-beaten-path finds, and the stories that turn stones and exhibits into living experiences. Subscribe and get ready to plan your visit to one of America's most immersive historic districts. This episode was prepared with the assistance of AI tools, giving us more time to travel and bring you even more destinations.Some episodes use AI for research, writing assistance, and occasional voiceover when Johnny Mac is unavailable. His point of view, and his insistence on finding the best local taco remains entirely human.

Are you exhausted from trying to "earn" your way into God's favor? In a world driven by performance reviews, credit scores, and punch cards, we often mistake God's kingdom for a marketplace. But biblical grace flips this worldly mindset completely upside down.In this powerful message, we unpack the radical truth that God's grace is a one-sided guarantee. It requires zero human work from us—only belief—and it is never too late to receive it. By tracking God's unconditional promise from the ancient blood covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15 all the way to a dying thief on a cross in Luke 23, we discover a scandalous reality: God did 100% of the work so that we could receive 100% of the rest.Whether you are a weary believer trying to earn what has already been freely given, or a seeker who feels like you've wasted too much time to ever turn back, this message is for you. Your past cannot outrun God's present mercy. You don't need a lifetime of clean records; you just need a moment of absolute surrender to the Man on the middle cross.Welcome to Living Hope Church! These podcasts are our weekly Sunday sermons. We hope you enjoy them.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, a big piece of equipment is unveiled at the Kinze Product Innovation Day in Williamsburg, Iowa. Plus, we pay another visit to Robert Boyle's farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for a look at a unique rotation that includes a 5-way cover crop mix.

6/11/26 -- Grant & Danny are in Williamsburg for VA250. They have a conversation with Nate Furtado about Brandon Aiyuk's situation with the 49ers.

- Spurs Blow Huge Lead at MSG, as Knicks take game 4 and now lead 3-1 - Nationals also blew a lead! 9-1 in the eighth inning and they fall 11-10. - Grant's kids got tons of toys in Williamsburg, Va

#ChrisDistefano #StandUp #Comedy Little Mo returns to the Chaos Bus and immediately delivers one of the wildest episodes yet. From getting mistaken for a Yankees insider to becoming a Bills Mafia legend, nothing is off limits. Mo opens up about his bipolar diagnosis, the mental hospital stay that changed his life, gambling addiction, hypochondria, and the moments that nearly sent his life off the rails. Along the way, he and Chrissy dive into comedy, sports fandom, Buffalo Bills culture, and plenty of classic Little Italy chaos. A completely unfiltered conversation with one of the most unique personalities on the internet. Timestamps 00:00 Intro & Apple Guy in Little Italy 01:24 Yankees, Mets & Nick Turturro's Ticket Drama 03:06 The Infamous LA Story 05:00 Why People Care Less About Words Today 06:51 Chrissy's "Gay Guy" Persona Explained 11:28 Little Mo Opens Up About Bipolar Disorder 11:48 Waking Up in a Mental Hospital 15:23 Gambling Addiction & Life-Changing Diagnosis 18:18 Little Mo's New Show Idea 19:21 Meeting His Wife in Las Vegas 20:35 Being Mistaken for Albanian 21:28 Knicks Fandom & Sports Culture 24:47 Forgetting Passwords & Getting Older 25:17 Leaving Construction for Social Media 26:43 Jewish Fans, Williamsburg & Viral Content 28:47 Shopping, Confidence & Getting Sold Anything 31:30 The Workplace Story That Started It All 38:12 Becoming a Buffalo Bills Superfan 39:40 How Bills Mafia Changed His Life 42:25 Fan Encounters in Little Italy 45:15 The Cost of College & Parenting 50:00 Street Interviews & Chaos Bus Shenanigans 55:00 Life Advice, Sports & Social Media 01:00:00 Final Thoughts Follow us Muffin Butt!

What difference can being different make? In this conversation, John Mark and Dr. Gerald Sittser uncover how the early church functioned as a genuine, lived community against the backdrop of the dense and challenging environment of Roman cities, and explore why that counter-cultural life drew people in.This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Stephen from Torrance, California; Jordan from Galena, Ohio; Kathy from Corsicana, Texas; Matthew from Williamsburg, Michigan; and Larry from Bradenton, Florida. Thank you all so much!If you'd like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.