Best Laurel Wright Podcasts (2024)

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Murder At Taliesin (Frank Lloyd Wright) 1:03:03

2h ago1:03:03

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The average person probably doesn’t know the name of too many architects. It’s not usually something that easily comes to mind, unless you’re an architecture or history buff, but there is one name that most will recognize – Frank Lloyd Wright. On August 15, 1914, one home became a scene of horror when a grisly murder spree claimed the lives of Wrig…

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EP131 HERS Ratings Unveiled: Insights into America's Energy-Efficient Homes with Ryan Meres 24:54

1d ago24:54

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The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see. John Tukey In this episode of RESTalk, host Bill Spohn welcomes his most frequent guest, RESNET staff member, Ryan Meres, to discuss the latest trends in the 2024 edition of the HERS-rated homes. This report, created as an initiative of the RESNET Supplier…

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The Murder Of Nell Cropsey 1:16:05

14d ago1:16:05

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On the night of November 20, 1901, a young North Carolina woman named Nell Cropsey vanished from her family’s home in Elizabeth City. After a frantic search that lasted more than a month, Nell’s body was discovered floating in a nearby river. She had been brutally murdered – but by who? Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter a…

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Murderous Matron At Morse Mill 1:35:49

29d ago1:35:49

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In August 1928, a woman from a tiny town in Missouri was arrested on two counts of first-degree murder. As you might imagine, the arrest of a 56-year-old woman with a reputation as a nurse and healer in the community where she’d lived wasn’t your run-of-the-mill news story in the late 1920s. It was a shocking event to people who lived in nearby St.…

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EP130 RESNET 2025 Preview: Celebrating 30 Years and 4 Million Homes With Clara Hedrick 16:30

1M ago16:30

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Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people. Steve Jobs Bill Spohn welcomes RESNET staff member Clara Hedrick to discuss the upcoming RESNET 2025 conference. Clara, the lead events coordinator for RESNET, shares her excitement about the event and details her responsibilities. The conference is scheduled f…

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Murder At Wonderland (The Story Of Laurel Canyon And John Holmes) 1:32:40

1M ago1:32:40

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It was around 4:00 AM on the morning of July 1, 1981, when several shadowy figures slipped into a multi-level home on Wonderland Avenue in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon. Once inside, they surprised the five sleeping occupants and attacked them with metal pipes, beating them viciously... Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at America…

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LIVE From The Haunted America Conference 2024 37:56

2M ago37:56

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Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon page Find out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTL Follow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast,…

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Red Hamilton's Last Hurrah 1:28:48

2M ago1:28:48

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There are stories, rumors, tall tales, and whispers that tell very different stories about the fate of Red Hamilton, John Dillinger's right-hand man for many a heist. There is speculation about where he died, when he actually died, and whether his ghost – or at least the ghost of the man buried in that grave – still haunts a house where someone bre…

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EP129 Empowering Builders: RESNET's Push for Water and Energy Efficiency With Paulette McGhie and Ryan Meres 28:40

2M ago28:40

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"In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught." — Baba Dioum In the latest episode of RESTalk podcast, Bill Spohn hosts Paulette McGhie and Ryan Meres to discuss RESNET®'s innovative approaches to water, carbon, and building codes. Paulette McGhie, who recently …

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The Murder Mansion (The Murders Of Bruce And Darlene Rouse) 1:08:58

2M ago1:08:58

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It was June 6, 1980, in the normally quiet suburb of Libertyville, Illinois. Located in the heart of Lake County, it was one of the most affluent communities surrounding Chicago. The residents of Libertyville weren’t accustomed to violent crime – those kinds of things don’t happen here, they’d often say. Until they do. Check out our updated website…

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Goat Castle 1:39:27

3M ago1:39:27

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A nightly ritual that was decades old on a night in August 1932 would come to a sudden and shocking end, while the legend of the "Wild Man and the Goat Woman" were just beginning. Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out…

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Kaitlyn Schiess, author and speaker on how prioritizing Biblical theology and spiritual formation helps us engage politically 45:17

3M ago45:17

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In this episode, author and Holy Post co-host Kaitlyn Schiess breaks down what it means to be a politically responsible Christian. As a theologian, Kaitlyn understands both the Biblical importance and limitations of legislation to solve the problems we are faced with, as well as the fine line we must walk between the two. In this conversation, she …

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EP128 Building the Future: The Rise of Build-to-Rent Housing With Thomas Cochran and Laurel Elam 25:51

3M ago25:51

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"Build-to-rent isn't just about providing a place to live; it's about crafting communities where flexibility and convenience meet modern living standards." In this episode of the RESTalk podcast, host Bill Spohn welcomed returning guest Laurel Elam and new participant Thomas Cochran. The discussion primarily centered on the burgeoning trend of buil…

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Horror In Good Hart 1:49:41

3M ago1:49:41

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The smell was overwhelming on that July day in 1968 as Monnie Bliss approached the cabin that his father Chauncey had built years earlier near the community of Good Hart, on the Lower Peninsula of Michigan’s Northwest Coast. And the murders that ended up being discovered in the strange cabin in the woods would be a mystery that has yet to solved. C…

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Taken From Home (The "Lipstick Killer" And The Murder Of Suzanne Degnan) 1:49:05

4M ago1:49:05

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January in Chicago was always brutal. The winter of 1946 was no different. Three murders with one kidnapping in the same area. Were they all the work of one killer? Or was an "innocent" man put away for life while a more brutal killer was still on the loose, living amongst us...? Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at Ameri…

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Andrea Leigh Capuyan, ED of Laurel Pregnancy Center, on how grace and her experience shape her work with people during and after unintended pregnancy 41:55

4M ago41:55

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Andrea Leigh Capuyan, Executive Director of the LPC in the Baltimore/Washington DC metro area and ProGrace Equip learning community member, discusses how her life experience and grace changed how she and her organization operate. Rejecting industry norms and standards, Andrea has allowed her own experience and faith, as well as the ProGrace communi…

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Last Stand Of The Barker Gang 1:44:11

4M ago1:44:11

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There’s a house just outside the town of Ocklawaha, Florida, that stands as one of the most infamous locations in America’s gangland history. It was at this house where the last stand of the Barker gang took place and where Ma Barker and her son, Fred, battled it out with G-men before being shot to death. The violent and blood-soaked battle occurre…

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EP127 Energizing Change: Advocates Power Up Policy at the RESNET Policy Forum With Robert Pegues and Carl Chidlow 24:44

4M ago24:44

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"Advocacy is the mirror reflecting the voices of the community into the corridors of power." - Unknown In today’s podcast we cover the topic of advocacy and public policy in the context of the residential energy sector learning from our guests Robert Pegues, General Manager of Technical Delivery at US Ecologic, and RESNET board member, and Carl Chi…

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The Easter Sunday Massacre 1:23:31

5M ago1:23:31

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There was nothing unusual about that Easter Sunday in 1975. “How’s your Volkswagen, Jimmie?” Leonard asked him. James didn’t speak. He answered the question by shooting his brother, setting off a spiral of violence and rage that ended as the deadliest shooting spree to ever occur in a private home in America’s bloody history. One that left a grim a…

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EP126 From Audits to Advocacy: Trailblazing Women in Energy Efficiency with Sharla Riead and Emelie Cuppernell-Glitch 25:39

5M ago25:39

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"I never dreamed about success. I worked for it." - Estée Lauder We welcome Sharla Riead, Lead Instructor at Energy Smart Institute and Emelie Cuppernell Glitch, VP Programs at Performance Systems Development to focusing on the recognition of women in the HERS (Home Energy Rating System) rating industry. Sharla shares her extensive background, begi…

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Kristen Lonberger, COO of Living Alternatives, on Valuing Women Within a Christian Pregnancy Center 37:04

5M ago37:04

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In this episode, Angela talks to Christian Pregnancy Center COO Kristen Lonberger of Living Alternatives about their center’s desire to treat their clients in a way that is congruent with their faith. They discuss how the practices of traditional pregnancy centers can make women feel shame and guilt, and how the staff at Living Alternatives has wor…

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Memories Of The Old Slave House 1:39:21

5M ago1:39:21

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On a windy hill near the small Southern Illinois town of Equality is a decaying mansion that was known for decades as the region’s most haunted house. It was a place dubbed Hickory Hill by its builder and over the years, it’s been many things – a plantation house, farmhouse, a tourist attraction, and many believe, a chamber of horrors for men and w…

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Murder At Corpsewood Manor 1:16:26

6M ago1:16:26

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Hidden away in the deep, dark woods of the Chattahoochee National Forest was once an isolated mansion that was the object of terror to most of the people who lived in the small town of Summerville, Georgia. A terror that lingers to this day. It was on the chilly night of December 12 that year that a secluded house became a place of torture and bloo…

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BONUS EPISODE: Ed Gein, Texas Chainsaw and Your Ghost Stories! 38:35

6M ago38:35

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Introducing the NEW season of DEAD MEN DO TELL TALES, a special spin-off series of the American Hauntings Podcast! With each season of the series, we delve into a single story from the dark side of American history -- except this time. In season 4, called DEPRAVED, we’ll actually be delving into two stories at the same time. One will be the true st…

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Live From Dead of Winter 2024 39:04

6M ago39:04

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LIVE from Dead of Winter 2024! Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.com Want an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon page Find out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.com Follow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTL Follow us on Insta…

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EP125 QA in Your Pocket How a Mobile App is Empowering RESNET HERS Ratings with Cassandra Wright, Leo Jansen and Billy Giblin 30:31

6M ago30:31

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The best way to predict your future is to create it. - Abraham Lincoln Data is king, they say. How can the RESNET Quality Assurance (QA) app's data insights revolutionize how we rate energy-efficient homes? Imagine a world where getting your home energy rating was made easier by using a smartphone app. Is that the future the RESNET QA app promises?…

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The Myrtles Plantation 1:03:05

7M ago1:03:05

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The Myrtles Plantation, located in the small town of Saint Francisville, Louisiana holds the rather dubious record of hosting more ghostly phenomena than just about any other house in the country. But what could be more dubious than the honor itself? Well, that would be the questionable history that's long been presented to explain why the house is…

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(BONUS!) Until Death Do Us Part 31:15

7M ago31:15

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In this special bonus episode, Troy Taylor introduces his upcoming book, UNTIL DEATH DO US PART, with the chilling tale of "The Wife Who Lost Her Head. After a headless body is found alongside a California highway, the police start search looking through missing person's reports in hopes of learning her identity -- only to find the only woman missi…

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INTRODUCING SEASON 8: "HOME" 14:31

7M ago14:31

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Introducing Season 8 of the American Hauntings Podcast, which goes in search of America's Murder Houses, where the spirits of the past still linger behind. In this season, we’ll be taking you behind the locked doors of both famous and little-known places, where murder, violence, and brutal events occurred and have left a mark on the house as a haun…

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Why I Have Hope for 2024 40:15

7M ago40:15

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In this episode, Angela discusses her recent experience participating in the National Day of Dialogue (NDOD) 2024. The event taught practical tools for having more constructive conversations. She explains the ABCs of Constructive Dialogue and how she learned to use them to increase understanding. She also recounts a time she used these skills in co…

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EP124 RESNET’s audacious goal for 2028 and supporting initiatives with Steve Baden and Mark Johnson 29:24

7M ago29:24

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Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. - Jesse Jackson The advent of a new year naturally brings broader thinking, more introspection, and the creation of future goals. What future goal has RESNET’s board recently adopted? What near-term initiatives create the path to that goal? How confident…

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