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A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again. Marion Barter, the former wife of Australian soccer great Johnny Warren, went missing in 1997. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are bizarre. Her daughter has never given up hope of finding her. This is her quest.
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The best way I can describe myself is I have big brother energy. I’m protective and supportive. I want what’s best for everyone around me always. To give it a gamer spin that also puns my own name we get Big Brother Manna. This a podcast where I will have on a guest and give them a space to talk what’s on their mind, be supported and promote their endeavors. Hopefully giving both the guest and my listeners a heartfelt and genuine conversation to feel good about afterwards. Nerd culture, musi ...
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3 guys with different points of view just shooting the S with random guest Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theknowmadx/support
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I wanna hear you... Tell me your story.
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Life conversations with Dee & Ray!
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CQ 250 - The most CONTROVERSIAL cartridge tier list
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cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridges cartridgesBy Johnny & Tyler
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Nintendo Direct reactions with Alex
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I'm going to be, pun intended, direct. Major technical difficulties were involved in this episode. More than I even realized before I went to do the light editing I thought it needed. A lot of them are video but as you will notice some of them are audio as well. I decided to post it anyway. It was fun, and genuine, and a shame the quality isn't bet…
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As you can see from the title. It's just me alone this week. Not comfortable calling it episode 5 when it wasn't produced the way I intended. It's about community not about me. However, I wanted to put out something and I did say some important things on my mind, as well as get a little silly. It's very ranty and I apologize for that. Hopefully wil…
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EVERY Pokemon game. The Windows computer games, the Sega Pico Beena games, the Pokemon Mini games. But yeah, mostly the mainline handheld games that people actually care about.By Johnny & Tyler
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On this new episode of Big Brother Manna I have on a friend from the internet (but very much so still a friend) gamer and game reviewer, AndresPlays. Andres was a blast to talk to because like me he values the importance of forming your own healthy opinion and standing by it. He also like me values the importance of mental health. We are gamers so …
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On this episode I catch up with gamer, hockey fan, and dad.. WabbaPlays of the Three Dads and a Console podcast. We talk about sports, gaming, music, our PAX adventures, a little bit about side hustles and more. Always a pleasure chatting with Wabba, glad to have him on!By Johnny Manna
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CQ 248 - Easy Inserts You're Missing
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We're talking some specific inserts preventing your games from being 100% complete, from Zelda games to the highly collectible EA Sports Genesis games.By Johnny & Tyler
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On this episode of Big Brother Manna I have on an actual brother. Beach Volleyball pro player and coach Alexx Amylon. In an episode that again has accidentally doubled in length we talk video gaming, board gaming, music, influences, mental health awareness, taking action and the benefits of rewiring your outlook on life. Also as a bonus I show off …
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Checking in with an old friend content creator PosllaTV. What was meant to be a 45 minute mental health check in turned into a two hour conversation. Poslla and I talk about gaming, music, tv and honestly just about everything before we even got deep into the nitty gritty of our mental health struggles and victories. We talk goals and setbacks, per…
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CQ 247 - Collecting Boxes Tier List
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This is a 4 hour show where we talk about how much we like every console's boxes. That's the show. Odyssey 2's cardboard gatefold boxes up through modern trashy eco-cases. It's four hours of that. Four hours talking about whether we like boxes. Four hours.By Johnny & Tyler
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Prelude Episode: A proper introduction (sort of)
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Hello, my name is Johnny or as I am called on the internet: What That Meowth Do. Meowth for short. I am a gamer, musician, a sport fan, and above all else a mental health advocate. This is the "episode 0" if you will of my new podcast which will become a mental health forum and safe space for gamers, athletes, musicians, creators and all nerds ever…
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The Lady Vanishes book can be found here: The Lady Vanishes by Alison Sandy | The next bestselling Australian true crime book based on the popular podcast series, for fans of I CATCH KILLERS, THE WIDOW OF WALCHA and DIRTY JOHN | 9781460765135 | Booktopia The Lady Vanishes: The next bestselling Australian true crime book based on the popular podcast…
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CQ 246 - The Worst Insert: Temporary Tattoos
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Hey there. You're about to take a long drive. Maybe you're about to catalog some games. You need to kill the time so we're here with a long episode about a topic you didn't know you didn't want: games that came with temporary tattoo inserts.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 245 - Games Are Affordable When You Don't Buy Nonsense
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If you've ever said "Games are getting too expensive" are you talking about games you care about that matter, random hyped expensive trash, or the cost of trying to own literally every video game? The best games to collect are more affordable than virtually any other hobby, especially if your goal isn't to buy EVERYTHING. You'll never own a Babe Ru…
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CQ 244 - Are Game Conventions Even Worth It?
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We're talking about game conventions and our thoughts on attending them for both commerce and sociability in preparation for the upcoming Midwest Gaming Classic. Sorry for the late post, I've been very sick this past week!By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 243 - The Best Non-Game VG Collectibles
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We're talking about every collecting category except video games: coins, stamps, comics, toys, cereal, etc. and what the best video game things in those categories are that come to mind. Over 3 minutes of research was done looking up video game related Funko Pop prices for this episode before we couldn't take it anymore.…
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After all of the searching and heartache, the hunt for answers leads to a court room in Sydney, where Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan reveals what she believes happened to Marion Barter. What the findings mean and what the future holds for Sally, as the The Lady Vanishes team say goodbye after a 5 year podcast investigation. Fundraiser for Ghislaine Danl…
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Emotions are in overdrive with just days until the State Coroner delivers her findings into Marion’s disappearance. Criminal Behavioural Analyst Laura Richards gives her final assessment of the case, and how you can help one of Ric Blum’s victims. Plus, some BIG news from The Lady Vanishes team. Fundraiser for Ghislaine Danlois-Dubois.https://schoo…
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We're talking about a few controversial games we haven't yet discussed to death including perhaps the first controversial video game in 1973's Gotcha to Wolfenstein 3D to whatever Gal Gun is. This episode is banned in Germany for multiple reasons.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 241 - Modern Games You'll NEVER Regret Owning
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We're discussing some of potential "oh I wish I just got that when it was $8" games of 2000s and up. And also $3000 World of Warcraft server blades, which are sure to be a timeless collectible as well.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 240 - Old Men Complain About Collecting Rereleases, Reissues, and Rehashes
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Two out of touch relics who collect old video games debate the merits of whether you should spend $64.99 on a reissued copy of NES Felix the Cat by Limited Run Games. No. No you shouldn't.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 239 - Rating "THE RAREST" Collectible Games
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We are discussing and rating how worth it some of the "rarest" hype games are in game collecting from NWC to Pokemon Box to, for some reason, Devil's Third.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 238 - The Goals, Trends, and Prices of 2023
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We're looking back at 2023: Our collecting goals, the price trends, the hobby trends, and the biggest sales of the year.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 237 - Collecting the EARLY History of Platformers
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A.k.a "Ten Lords a Leaping" for the holiday season but I don't want people to skip the episode based on the title. We're going over an overview of platform games before Super Mario Bros., including some important but nearly forgotten games like Miner 2049er and Pac-Land that were swept away by Mario.…
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CQ 236 - A Conversation for New Game Collectors
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It's a big episode of advice for new collectors like setting goals, avoiding hype, budging, and avoiding becoming a hoarder who thinks your pile of mass produced media is equivalent to a savings account.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 235 - Gifts you can ACTUALLY ask Santa for
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We're going over the games, books, gadgets, and sundries of the season while Tyler tries to drag us into tangents. Be sure to ask your family for boxes to easily store all those bulk games you've been buying!By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 234 - How Many NES Variants Can One Man Know?
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Due to unforeseen circumstances this month we don't have a new traditional show yet, but we do have a long After Dark conversation we had with Joe about NES variants. So if you're wondering who "Joe" is or want to hear about weird stickers and date codes on Nintendo games, this is the episode.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 233 - The MOST Iconic Halloween Game on Each Console
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We try our very best not to pick a Castlevania game as the spookiest, Halloween-iest game on every platform except the BBC Micro.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 232 - A Very, Very 90s Halloween Episode
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We're kicking off the season talking about the rare, the obscure, and the categories of games you might not even know exist. We chose some interesting spooky games to discuss this episode, and they just happen to be the most 90s games ever with lots of FMV games, oddly shaped PC big boxes, and Goosesbumps.…
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CQ 231 - We'd Start our PS2 Collections with WHAT?
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Taking in a blend of collectibility, history, relevance, influence, and Tyler's personal taste, we each come up the first 10 PS2 games we'd start our collections with. Is this the first time we talk about the Trance Vibrator?? 😳By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 230 - Collecting Very "Adult" Games
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Hide the kids and perhaps hide your ears. We are talking about porn games, from delightfully quirky Atari games, to the dark, dark origins of some of your favorite Japanese companies, to longtime grails like the Panesians.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 229 - Stop Buying Things You Don't Need
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We are here to reiterate that unless you have a plan to corner a collectibles market, drive hype and speculation, and sell at a price determined by your business plan, you are not INVESTING in video games by filling your room up with boxes of PS2 games that might be worth more one day. Also maybe max your 401k and take stock of how those $10-20 pur…
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CQ 228 - Western Licenses without Western Releases
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McDonalds is one of the most American things ever, but the Famicom game Donald Land is a whole McDonalds platformer that never got released in America. We're talking about western licenses that never got western releases. You know, the import stuff you can look at and go "I can't read Japanese but at least I know what Back to the Future is!".…
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Our deep dive on Ric Blum continues as we learn more about who he is and the trail of destruction he's left in his wake. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Look Out - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Walking into Darkness - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Unnatural Situation by Kev…
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CQ 227 - Why YOU, a normal person, might want to collect sports games
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A basketball fan and a guy who doesn't watch sports cover four reasons you might collect perhaps the least collectible genre of video games.By Johnny & Tyler
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Disgraced former Beattie Government health minister Gordon Nuttall was sentenced to 14 years for corruption and perjury. Until now he hasn’t been allowed to tell his story without the very real threat of going back to jail. Now he is lifting the lid on Queensland’s most high profile political scandal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…
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Evelyn retraces her steps to the beginning, when her mother met and married Willy Wouters, aka Ric Blum. And we chase down leads that yield stunning information about Mr Blum and about Marion. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com The Order’s Theme - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Round That Corner - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Count…
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CQ 226 - It's Maybe A Good Time To Buy Games
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Or as good as it might realistically get. Near term economic uncertainty aside, we're discussing some current and future factors that might have us looking back on today and saying "I wish I bought that before it blew up". Tools, charts, and ease of access to detailed information are unusually poor but there are numerous startups trying to improve …
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Alison, Evelyn and the Spotlight crew travel to Luxembourg, where colleagues Tom and Yannick reveal what they’ve uncovered, and we catch up with the brave woman who rejected Ric Blum’s advances and witnessed some very strange behaviour. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Crime Thriller Podcast by Dave Deville Free downl…
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Some parents leave their children an inheritance, Ric Blum left his daughter Evelyn a debt worth millions of francs. Plus, we feature the gripping interview of Liam Bartlett speaking to Ghislaine Danlois, who claims Mr Blum left her more than 300,000 Euros poorer. Music Credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com My Belgian Rose: Elli…
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CQ 225 - The MOST Underrated and Overrated Collectible Games
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Collecting is a weird hobby where the top things are often the top things just because they're the top things. We talk about, and disagree, on what some of the top things should and shouldn't be.By Johnny & Tyler
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Alison and Sally meet with Evelyn, the daughter of Ric Blum, before Alison and Evelyn travel to Belgium to unravel more of her father’s intricate past. Spotlight, Seven’s current affairs show, captures the incredible new developments. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https…
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Sally reflects on the new evidence revealed in court; an old friend of Marion’s speaks out… plus could another woman have had a close call with Ric Blum? Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Countdown - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Breaking News 3 by Sascha End…
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A stuttering and stumbling Ric Blum comes under pressure, as lawyers seek an explanation about comments he made for the first time in court. Plus - Mr Blum's response to the evidence of new witnesses. Thanks to Alliance Française de Brisbane afbrisbane.com Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Final Step by Rafael Krux Lin…
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CQ 224 - 3D Glasses: The Metaverse of the 80s/90s
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We're talking about going straight into the matrix in the most classic fashion: with crappy little paper 3D glasses. We're talking about the most interesting games (and virtually every game) that includes pack-in 3D glasses.By Johnny & Tyler
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The inquest into the disappearance of Marion Barter resumes, with two women in their 90s - the star witnesses. So determined are they to have their voices heard and their stories told, they get up in the middle of the night in Europe to recount their interactions with Ric Blum. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Final S…
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CQ 223 - 10 Sega Saturn Games We'd Start Our Collections With
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We're talking about the first 10-ish Saturn games we'd collect at any budget because of all consoles maybe the US Saturn library isn't the best one to be poking around random cheaper games looking for gems.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 222 - Psychological Effects That Affect Collectors
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We discuss the state of the video-screen laden amusement ride industry for 20 minutes, then go on to discuss a few psychological concepts that entrap us collectors like the sunk cost fallacy and endowment effect.By Johnny & Tyler
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CQ 221 - Disney Games (You've Probably Never Heard Of)
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We're going deep into one of Johnny's niches: weird, weird Disney stuff. From various first appearances to inexplicable high quality Japanese exclusives to strangely rad computer games where Mickey has a gun.By Johnny & Tyler
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