Best Susan Sims Podcasts (2024)

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241 - The Disappearance of Amber Barker 1:13:06

12d ago1:13:06

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Ten year old Amber Barker was riding her bike home from a friend's house. It wasn't a long distance, just over half a mile through neighborhood roads she was highly familiar with. Unfortunately, she never arrived. Within hours, the Oklahoma City Police Department descended upon the neighborhood and began searching. The next day they were joined by …

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 12-06-2024 - Interesting interview with local authors - Penelope Todd and Majella Cullinane 48:33

17d ago48:33

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Interesting interview with local authors - Beverly chats with two acclaimed writers: Penelope Todd and Majella Cullinane about their new books: a novel, and poetry collection, respectively, with the common theme of Matriarchy. Firstly, Penelope shares the challenges and delights of writing about the life and times of her grandmother, "Nell" while M…

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 08-05-2024 - Interviewing Southern writers - Kathryn Van Beek, Carolijn Guytonbeck and Kyle Mewburn 55:18

2M ago55:18

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Interviewing Southern writers - This month I chat with Kathryn Van Beek (one of the editors) and Carolijn Guytonbeck (one of the contributors) to "OTHERHOOD" an important new anthology of essays by women who for a myriad of reasons are NOT mothers in the traditional, societally-expected sense.Then I catch up with acclaimed Central Otago children's …

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240 - Latricia White and Lee & Chance Wackerhagen 1:24:57

2M ago1:24:57

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Two days after Christmas of 1993, thirty-eight year old nurse and mother of two, Latricia White failed to show up for work. Hours later, her father went to her home and was devastated to find her lifeless body lying in bed. It would later be determined she had been shot multiple times in the head as she slept. Investigators soon learned of Lee Wack…

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 10-04-2024 - In-depth interviews with NZ writers and their work - Karen McMillan and Mikaela Nyman 49:26

3M ago49:26

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In-depth interviews with NZ writers and their work - This month Beverly chats with prolific author Karen McMillan, about her new historical romance ('Turbulent Threads') set in Victorian Dunedin.Then she has an in-depth catch up with 2024 Burns' Fellow, Mikaela Nyman (who writes in both English and Swedish) about her creative priorities for the yea…

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239 - The Murder of John Harden 1:22:39

3M ago1:22:39

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Use promo code "Trace" to save 10% on your pass today at CrimeCon.com On a warm spring night in March of 1975, thirty-two year old John Harden completed an emergency call for a client and returned home. Less than an hour later, he'd be shot dead in his driveway. After finishing his shower, John glanced out the window and saw his work truck engulfed…

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238 - The Vanishing of Lola Katherine Fry 1:27:24

3M ago1:27:24

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Use promo code "Trace" to save 10% at CrimeCon.com On November 13th, 1993, twenty-eight year old Lola Katherine Fry attended a party at a northeastside Indianapolis apartment owned by a friend. She has never been seen again and more than thirty years later the mystery of her disappearance haunts family and friends. Reported missing, the Indiana Sta…

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 13-03-2024 - Creatives involved in the Dunedin Fringe Festival - Cindy Diver and Dr Chris Brickell 45:23

4M ago45:23

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Creatives involved in the Dunedin Fringe Festival - My first guest is Professional Theatre Maker Cindy Diver, who is directing 'LAVVIES2' in this year's Festival. We chat about the show's specifics plus the challenges of presenting it in a non-theatre space. Then we delve back into some of the highlights of Cindy's 30+ year creative career - such a…

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237 - The Disappearance of Cathy Moulton 1:31:17

4M ago1:31:17

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Use promo code TRACE to save 10% on your pass at CrimeCon.com On Friday, September 24th, 1971, sixteen year old Cathy Moulton disappeared while walking home in downtown Portland, Maine. Despite the desperate pleas of her family, local law enforcement treated the case as that of a runaway and did almost no investigation whatsoever. For more than twe…

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 14-02-2024 - News and views about local writers - Jan McEwen and Liz Breslin 53:06

5M ago53:06

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News and views about local writers - This month Beverly chats with the exec director of the Michel King Writers' Centre, Jan McEwen, about the beautiful Signalman's Cottage in Devonport where the Centre is based, the various writers' residencies the Centre offers, along with the wider opportunities to also stay and write there as a visiting writer.…

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236 - The Disappearance of Bill Dwayne Shipley 1:11:17

5M ago1:11:17

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Use promo code TRACE to save 10% on your pass at CrimeCon.com Forty-seven year old Bill Dwayne Shipley was making final preparations for a multi-state trip for work. Operating as a contract painter, Bill would leave his home in Goldsby, Oklahoma, heading east into Arkansas, north into Missouri, west into Kansas and finally back home. It was set to …

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UPDATE - Justin Turner & Dexter Stefonek 55:25

5M ago55:25

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In today's special update episode we cover breaking news revolving around two infamous cases. First we look into the announcement that the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office has officially charged Victor Lee Turner and Megan Turner with the 1989 murder of five year old Justin Turner whose body was found inside of a camper on his father and stepmother…

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235 - The Murder of Sigrid Stevenson 1:31:11

6M ago1:31:11

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Use promo code "TRACE" to save 10% on your pass at CrimeCon.com Twenty-five year old Sigrid Stevenson left her home in California to attend one of the country's most prestigious and respected music programs at Trenton State College in Ewing Township, New Jersey. Tragically, at the beginning of her second year pursuing her master's degree, she would…

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 10-01-2024 - For and about local writers - Dr April-Rose Geers and Kathryn Van Beek 49:51

6M ago49:51

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This month Beverly chats with UBS Emerging Writer in Residence, and poet-activist, Dr April-Rose Geers about the complex creative nonfiction memoir she will be working on while in Dunedin. Then, later in the show, Beverly chats with out-going 2023 Burns' Fellow Kathryn Van Beek who reflects on the highs, lows, challenges (and pressures) of this uni…

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234 - The Disappearance of Stephan Adams 1:48:03

7M ago1:48:03

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On the morning of Monday, December 13, 2004, twenty-six year old Stephan Adams mysteriously vanished while driving south from Tahlequah to Keys in eastern Oklahoma. The divorced, father of one, spoke to his girlfriend on the phone and informed her that he was giving an unnamed individual a ride to the area. He has never been heard from again nor ha…

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 13-12-2023 - Interviewing Local Writers - Ian Dougherty and Anna Hoek-Sims 42:19

7M ago42:19

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Interviewing Local Writers - This month Beverly talks with regional historian and journalist Ian Dougherty, who has written over 30 books about local figures, families and organisations, including his latest updated book: The Steepest Street in the World... Baldwin Street here in Dunedin.This is followed by a chat with UBS's Retail Manager, Anna Ho…

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UPDATE - Little Christmas Doe Identified & Arrests Made 26:59

8M ago26:59

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On December 21st, 1988, in rural Ware County, Georgia, investigators were called to a disturbing scene. Down a dirt road, in a dusty turn around utilized as a makeshift, illegal dump, a truck driver found the remains of an unidentified child. The child, a black female, had been wrapped in a blanket, placed inside a duffle bag and covered over with …

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233 - The Murder of Paul Jones & The Disappearance of Melody Jones 1:18:37

8M ago1:18:37

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On the morning of May 5th, 1983, a horrified mother entered the home shared by her daughter and son-in-law and came upon a grisly scene. Her son-in-law, twenty year old Paul Jones, lay dead on the bedroom floor the victim of a stabbing. Despite her desperate search she could find no trace of her nineteen year old daughter, Melody. Investigators wit…

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232 - The Murder of Little Christmas Doe 1:01:35

8M ago1:01:35

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On Wednesday, December 21st, 1988, a timber truck driver making his way through rural Georgia made a horrifying discovery. Just off US Route 82, down at the end of a long dirt road, in a dusty turn out which doubled as an illegal dumping ground, he found the remains of an unidentified toddler wedged inside of an old television console. Investigator…

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 11-10-2023 - Dr Chris Brickell and Kitty Brown with Jen Stokes 41:46

9M ago41:46

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Dr Chris Brickell and Kitty Brown with Jen StokesBroadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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UPDATE - Jane Doe Identified & More 43:41

9M ago43:41

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In this special update episode we examine major breaking news that the previously unidentified victim found adjacent to I-40 in Orange County, NC in September of 1990 has finally had her name returned to her. Twenty year old Lisa Coburn Kesler was identified through genetic geneaology and now investigators want to find anyone who knew her. They als…

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231 - The Disappearance of LaTonya Roberts 50:18

9M ago50:18

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The last time anyone spoke to LaTonya Roberts was the last night she was ever seen alive. Around 11 PM on Friday, December 16th, 1994, she called her sister and asked if she wanted to go to the club. In the end, LaTonya seemed set to head off on her own but when she didn't come home, everyone knew something was terribly wrong. Her father found her …

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230 - The Murder of Trisha Meredith 1:08:41

10M ago1:08:41

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On an unseasonably warm night in Northwest Indianapolis, nineteen year old Trisha Meredith made the two minute walk from her new apartment to the laundry room. Accompanied by her boyfriend, he went back to make a call while Trisha stayed behind. Sometime during the thirty minutes, an unknown killer entered the room and attacked Trisha. Evidence at …

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Write On with Beverly Martens - 13-09-2023 - Dr Susan Wardell and Vanda Symon 52:01

10M ago52:01

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Dr Susan Wardell and Vanda SymonBroadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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229 - The Vanishing of Colleen Perris 1:04:25

10M ago1:04:25

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Eighteen year old Colleen Perris had the world at her fingertips and couldn't wait to chase down her dreams whether they led to Hollywood or American Idol, she was game. Then, on a lazy Saturday afternoon her cell phone rang and she quickly left the house. She has never been seen again. Six days later her car was found in a strip mall parking lot, …

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228 - The Murder of Mandi Alexander & Mary Drake 1:28:07

11M ago1:28:07

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On a hot and humid tuesday night in September of 2002, Great Bend, Kansas was rocked by a brutal and senseless double murder. Twenty-four year old Mandi Alexander was working her third day in her new job at the Dolly Madison Bakery when she was brutally murdered. Seventy-nine year old Mary Drake, a lifelong resident of Great Bend, dropped in to the…

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Write On with Vanda Symon - 09-08-2023 - Bronwyn Wylie Gibb and also Maxine Alterio, Penelope Todd and Carolyn McCurdie 52:04

11M ago52:04

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Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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227 - 3 Case Updates & LISK 44:41

11M ago44:41

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In this week's special update episode we'll address three cases previously covered on Trace Evidence. First we'll begin with the arrest and conviction of Isaac Moye in the murder of Unique Harris, previously covered in Episode 30. Then we'll turn our attention to one of the most infamous disappearances in American history - Tara Calico - and the an…

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226 - The Vanishing of Charles David Hope 1:28:35

12M ago1:28:35

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Social Media and Subscription Link Tree On a humid, Florida night in March of 1982, forty-one year old Charles David Hope walked out of a popular seafood restaurant and mysteriously vanished. His truck was later found parked at his real estate business with the doors locked and windows rolled up. Inside police found several personal affects but no …

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Write On with Vanda Symon - 12-07-2023 - Fiona Farrell and Beverly Martens 47:06

12M ago47:06

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Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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225 - The Disappearance of Kristen Charbonneau 1:23:41

1y ago1:23:41

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Sponsored by: Nom Nom! Visit TryNom.com/Trace for 50% off your no-risk, two week trial today! On a hot and humid summer afternoon in North Texas, a twenty-four year old woman seemingly vanished in broad daylight. Just before 4 PM, Kristen Charbonneau stepped out from beneath the pink canopy of Baby Doll's, a gentleman's club located on the border b…

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From Banned to Baked feat. Tom Kruesopon and Cameron Forni of Hyperscale Global Solutions 21:17

1y ago21:17

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Tom Kruesopon and Cameron Forni of Hyperscale Global Solutions stopped by the podcast studio to discuss how cannabis legalization impacts Thailand. Their company, HGS, helps to bring the top brands in the cannabis space into the Thai cannabis market. They provide SOPs, bring clients into distribution channels, and much more! Tom also operates the C…

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The Racking Revolution: Maximizing your Grow Space w/ Montel Grow Rack Systems 53:11

1y ago53:11

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In high-bay growing spaces, vertical rack systems are often used to maximize square footage. In this episode of Welcome to the Future, Kevin Biernacki of Montel Grow Rack Systems chats with the FOHSE horticulture team. We dive into his experience in the cannabis space and the evolution of vertical farming over the last twenty years. Website: https:…

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Dabbing with the Doctor: The Future of Vape Tech 36:01

1y ago36:01

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Over the last ten years, tremendous technological advancements in the vaping industry have taken place. Part of that innovation is credited to Las Vegas-based companies like Dr. Dabber. Daniel Marshall, Head of Sales at Dr. Dabber, sat down with Leo and Mike at FOHSE to discuss how the business started, their mission, and what they see for the futu…

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224 - The Disappearance of Karen Denise Wells 1:48:55

1y ago1:48:55

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Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace to download the app FREE! In early April of 1994, twenty-three year old Karen Denise Wells received an urgent call from a dear friend. This friend was in a bad place and was really struggling so Denise decided to make the 1,400 mile drive from Oklahoma to New Jersey to visit. Tragically, she would never …

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Beyond the Bud: Exploring Cannabis Science feat. Youbin Zheng 1:11:48

1y ago1:11:48

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Formal agronomic backgrounds are uncommon amongst cannabis growers in the United States due to the long-standing federal illegality of cannabis. Our Canadian neighbors federally legalized cannabis in October 2018, opening the door to a new age of cannabis research in North America. Youbin Zheng, Environmental Horticulture professor at the Universit…

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223 - The Vanishing of Anthony Urciuoli Jr 1:03:21

1y ago1:03:21

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On a cold winter night in January of 2001, thirty-one year old Anthony Guy Urciuoli Jr left his family's Poughkeepsie home to go play pool with a friend. He never made it back. His family reported him missing the next day but were met with investigators who seemed disinterested and initially argued that Tony had left of his own volition. More than …

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222 - UPDATES - Ylva Hagner & Diamond Bradley 45:01

1y ago45:01

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Sponsored by: Nom Nom! Visit TryNom.com/Trace to save 50% on your no-risk two week trial! In this week's special update episode, we look back on two cases previously covered that have seen developments inside of the last month. First, we begin with the Disappearance of Ylva Hagner (Episode 179.) The forty-two year old vanished from Belmont, Califor…

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221 - The Disappearance of Susan Wolff Cappel 1:37:17

1y ago1:37:17

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Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the App today for FREE! | Use promo code "TRACE" to save 10% on your pass at CrimeCon.com Nineteen year old Susan Wolff Cappel was in the middle of a divorce and custody battle, but she wasn't going to let that slow her down. After moving back in with her parents she picked up two jobs, star…

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Letting The Data Speak For Itself feat. Vlasic Labs 19:13

1y ago19:13

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Willy Vlasic, co-founder of Vlasic Labs, stopped by HQ to speak on his experiences in the cannabis industry. From working as a grower to owning and operating vertically integrated cannabis licenses across multiple states, Willy has a lot of valuable insight to offer in this episode of Welcome to the Future. Connect with FŌHSE: Visit FŌHSE: https://…

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Write On with Vanda Symon - 10-05-2023 - Rachel Stedman and Kathryn van Beek 49:57

1y ago49:57

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Rachel Stedman and Kathryn van Beek.Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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220 - The Vanishing of Ann Riffin 1:02:58

1y ago1:02:58

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Sponsored by: HelloFresh! Visit HelloFresh.com/Trace50 and use promo code Trace50 to save 50% and your first box ships free! Thirty-three year old Ann Riffin was searching for something. She'd never found a place where she felt she truly belonged, and after so many years, she believed she may have found her new home in the small village of Ruidoso,…

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Plant Sap Analysis: Reviewing Data for Optimal Plant Health featuring Scott Wall 1:13:44

1y ago1:13:44

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In this episode of Welcome to the Future, Scott Wall of New Age Laboratories explores the benefits of plant sap analysis for maintaining optimal plant health. FOHSE reviews the data gathered from analysis and discusses how it can be used to identify nutrient deficiencies, pest infestations, and other issues that can impact plant growth. Join us as …

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Mr. Soul is back! 59:35

1y ago59:35

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Mr. Soul is back! Rick Campanella, Founder of Brother’s Grimm Seeds and the creator of Cinderella 99, joins the FOHSE team at HQ for another episode of Welcome to the Future. This episode discusses his battle with USPS, his journey transitioning from HID to FOHSE fixtures, and more! Connect with FŌHSE: Visit FŌHSE: https://www.fohse.com Follow us o…

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219 - UPDATE - Anthonette Cayedito 39:40

1y ago39:40

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Sponsored by ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and find the right doctor today! Thirty-seven years ago, nine year old Anthonette Cayedito mysteriously vanished from her family's Gallup, NM apartment. Initially it was reported that the child went to answer a knock at the door sometime during the night and it was theorized that whoever had been knocking…

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Write On with Vanda Symon - 12-04-2023 - Paul Sorrell and Laurence Fearnley 50:08

1y ago50:08

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Broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin www.oar.org.nz

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218 - The Murder of Leslie Zaret 1:09:07

1y ago1:09:07

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Visit CrimeCon.com and use promo code "Trace" to save 10% today! On the evening of Friday, August 16th, 1974, seventeen year old Leslie Zaret set off on a walk she'd made many times before. Leaving her best friend's home, the Queens, NY native had twenty-six blocks to cross before she'd arrive home. She never made it and less than ten hours later, …

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217 - UPDATES - Robert Baron & Danielle Stislicki 40:08

1y ago40:08

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Visit CrimeCon.com and use promo code "Trace" to save 10% today! In this special update episode we examine new information revolving around two cases previously covered on Trace Evidence. BREAKING NEWS: Episode 210 - The Disappearance of Robert Baron: This week there have been major advancements in this investigation searching for pizza restaurant …

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216 - The Disappearance of Barbara Holik 1:06:39

1+ y ago1:06:39

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Sponsored by: ZocDoc! Visit ZocDoc.com/Trace and download the app for FREE! | Visit CrimeCon.com and use promo code "Trace" to save 10% today! Barbara Holik fell in love with the American west. Drawn to New Mexico, she emigrated to the states in late 1989 and ultimately settled in Taos. There she established herself as an artist, selling hand craft…