Best Colony Drop Podcasts (2024)

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0122: Mobile Suit Pundam Product Showcase Vol 1 49:08

2h ago49:08

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Bandai Namco called and they need record breaking profits and they need them yesterday! Luckily, Sunset Productions has arrived with a solution: license the Mobile Suit Gundam brand into as many punny products as humanly possible. No industry shall be left unexploited and no demographic shall be left unsatisfied. Cucko clocks? We’ve got those. Cash…

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Tom Thumb: Barnum’s Greatest Star 1:30:28

2h ago1:30:28

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Send us a Text Message. Step right up and dive into the extraordinary life of General Tom Thumb, the world-famous dwarf who took the globe by storm alongside the legendary P.T. Barnum. In this captivating episode, we explore how Charles Stratton, better known as General Tom Thumb, became a 19th-century sensation, captivating audiences with his char…

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29: Race and the Christian Imagination with Willie Jennings 1:03:43

1d ago1:03:43

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Yale Professor Willie Jennings joins us to talk about the relationship between race and theology. We break down how this relationship manifests in Zionism, supercessionism, and Christian nationalism. We break these ideas down to understand where they have come from and what they are. We talk about the bizarreness of being introduced to academic the…

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The Reign of Lucky Luciano 1:15:45

6d ago1:15:45

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Send us a Text Message. Step into the shadowy world of organized crime as we unravel the life of the infamous Charles "Lucky" Luciano. From his rise to power in New York's ruthless underworld to his role in shaping the modern Mafia, every twist and turn of Luciano's story is packed with intrigue. Discover the betrayals, the brutal power struggles, …

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The Lost Colony: Unraveling Roanoke’s Mystery 1:26:17

13d ago1:26:17

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Send us a Text Message. In this gripping episode, uncover the dark mystery of the Roanoke Colony disappearance. In 1587, 115 English settlers vanished without a trace, leaving behind only cryptic carvings and unanswered questions. Explore chilling theories of survival, integration with Native tribes, and deadly conflicts. Discover the latest archae…

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28: Circle of Hope with Eliza Griswold 55:10

15d ago55:10

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eliza Griswold joins us to talk about her new book Circle of Hope, a compelling and honest portrait of a progressive evangelical church. Griswold’s immersive journalism brings into focus how one church was impacted by division brought about by events like the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.…

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0121: Gundam Trivia at Anime Expo 2024 AUDIO 55:20

20d ago55:20

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Gundam Trivia @ Anime Expo 2024 Recorded July 6, 2024; LA Convention Center Panel Room 404AB; 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM Calling all Gundam fans! Come test your Gundam knowledge with the Colony Drop Podcast! Whether you’re a grizzled veteran of the One Year War or a new fan that fell in love with The Witch From Mercury, we’ll have trivia for all levels. Plu…

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The Real-Life Dexter Morgan: Pedro Rodrigues Filho 1:27:55

20d ago1:27:55

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Send us a Text Message. In this gripping episode, the chilling true story of Pedro Rodrigues Filho, Brazil's infamous serial killer known as "Pedrinho Matador," eerily mirrors the fictional character Dexter Morgan from the hit TV show "Dexter." Unravel the life of this real-life vigilante, who targeted and eliminated other criminals, drawing unnerv…

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The Power of Intuition | Special Guest: Kris Baughman 1:31:05

27d ago1:31:05

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Send us a Text Message. Join us for a captivating episode with Intuitive Psychic Medium, Kris Baughman. Kris dives deep into the realms of Intuition, Tarot, Oracle cards, and Astrology, sharing her profound insights and spiritual wisdom. Whether you're a seasoned believer or just curious, this episode promises to enlighten and inspire. Discover the…

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0120: The Plot to Assassinate Gihren Review Part 1 1:12:59

30d ago1:12:59

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The One Year War is almost at its close in December 0079, but something is amiss in the Principality of Zeon... We follow Leopold Fieseler's investigation of the shadowy organization known as Valkyrie which has one goal - to kill Gihren Zabi! If you enjoy Gundam politics and One Year War lore, The Plot to Assassinate Gihren is a veritable multicour…

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27: Colonialism and Christianity with Kwok Pui Lan 58:05

29d ago58:05

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Dr. Kwok Pui Lan joins us to share wisdom from her 2023 book The Anglican Tradition from a Postcolonial Perspective. We talk about what a postcolonial perspective is and how it can color our thinking on topics from the history and identity of the Anglican Church to the ecological crisis and more.By Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

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Decoding High Strangeness | Special Guest: Tobias Wayland 1:05:57

1M ago1:05:57

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Send us a Text Message. As a seasoned Fortean investigator with over a decade of experience, Tobias Wayland has explored the extraordinary as a MUFON field investigator and now as the head writer, editor, and co-founder for The Singular Fortean Society. Featured in television series like Expedition X and documentaries such as Terror in the Skies an…

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Hauntings and Healings | Special Guest: Juli Couch 1:23:03

1M ago1:23:03

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Send us a Text Message. Join us in this captivating episode as we delve into the mystical world of paranormal investigations with special guest Juli Couch. Juli, the owner of The Broom Closet and co-owner of Raven's Eye Paranormal with her husband Chris, is a seasoned paranormal investigator, RN with a master's in education, demonologist, reiki hea…

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26: Good Grief with Sarah Condon 51:41

2M ago51:41

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The Rev’d Sarah Condon, co-host of Mockingcast, joins Hannah to talk about the twists and turns of life…in particular, vocation and grief.By Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

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Blackbeard the Pirate: Terror of the High Seas 1:16:19

2M ago1:16:19

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Send us a Text Message. Discover the thrilling exploits of Blackbeard the Pirate, one of the most infamous and feared figures in maritime history. Explore his notorious reign of terror along the Atlantic coast, his strategic mastery in naval battles, and the mysterious circumstances surrounding his dramatic death. Unveil the secrets behind his lege…

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Haunted | Special Guest: Michael Angus 1:21:04

2M ago1:21:04

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Send us a Text Message. We sit down with seasoned paranormal investigator and firefighter, Michael Angus. With a distinctive viewpoint shaped by his experiences as a first responder, Mike delves into his enthralling journey into the supernatural. We’ll uncover his most gripping encounters, thrilling stories, and the fascinating connection between h…

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25: The Holy Spirit and the Heart with Simeon Zahl 52:44

2M ago52:44

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Simeon Zahl, Professor of Christian Theology at the University of Cambridge, joins us to talk about the Holy Spirit. Our conversation ranges from who the Holy Spirit is to how we understand Christian experience to how the Book of Common Prayer is written with emotion in mind.By Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

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The Haunting of Anneliese Michel 1:40:40

2M ago1:40:40

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Send us a Text Message. Experience the terror as we recount the haunting case of Anneliese Michel. As a devout young woman, Anneliese Michel became the epicenter of one of the most controversial exorcism cases in history. Plagues by demonic possession, Anneliese endured sixty-seven harrowing exorcism sessions, leading to a tragic and mysterious end…

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0119: Five Gundam Things We Want More Of! 51:46

2M ago51:46

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We discuss our lists of five battles, characters, mobile suits, scenarios, or situations we want to see more of in future Gundam projects. Isaac digs deep for more faction lore, including the nukes of Blue Cosmos, the corporate militaries in the Ad Stella timeline, and even all seven space wars! Meanwhile, Brian asks for clarity on the rarely refer…

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Best Paranormal Encounters: Top Captures of 2023 1:35:39

2M ago1:35:39

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Send us a Text Message. It’s time for a year in review! Everything Vaguely Paranormal bears witness to the unexplained. From the eerie corridors of Brodhead Manor, the ghostly halls of Gregg County Historical Museum, and the shadowy street of Cowtown in Wichita, Kansas, brace yourselves for never-before-footage and best captures of our spine-chilli…

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24: Life After Doom with Brian McLaren 46:50

2M ago46:50

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Brian McLaren joins us to share some of the riches from his new book Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart. The conversation names a feeling many of us have in our current world and helps us locate hope in the midst of it all.By Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

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Aphrodite: From Passion to Power 1:22:50

3M ago1:22:50

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Send us a Text Message. In the ethereal realm of Greek mythology, we delve into the enigmatic depths of the goddess of love, Aphrodite. Peeling back the layers of her divine essence, we reveal an astonishing revelation: Aphrodite’s untamed ferocity. With ancient texts as our guide and modern insight as our beacon, we traverse the landscapes of myth…

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Nannie Doss: The Giggling Granny 1:49:02

3M ago1:49:02

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Send us a Text Message. Etched into the heart of darkness is the chilling saga of Nannie Doss, renowned as “The Giggling Granny.” In her shadowy world, charm masks a sinister truth and every smile conceals a deadly secret. Nannie’s twisted path includes multiple marriages, each veiled in suspicion and tragedy, all ending in a calculated reign of te…

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0118: SEED Freedom Failure, Anime Expo 2024, & Dom Girl 27:39

3M ago27:39

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Pull up a chair to hear the tale of how on May 8, 2024, we became two of the most unlucky Gundam fans in the United States trying to watch the new film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. In better news, we will be running Gundam trivia at Anime Expo 2024! Plus, we have a new mascot and need you to help us name her! Double plus, Sunrise reanimated par…

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23: Ordinary Faith in Polarized Times with Amy Carr and Christine Helmer 54:21

3M ago54:21

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Professors Amy Carr and Christine Helmer join Hannah to talk about their new, timely book, Ordinary Faith in Polarized Times: Justification and the Pursuit of Justice. We take a moment in this season leading up to the presidential election to discuss high-conflict times and how we can move toward good conflict. We talk about how Christians can crea…

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Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile (Part Two) 1:41:30

3M ago1:41:30

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Send us a Text Message. Upon the assassination of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, the formidable Queen of the Nile, faces her greatest trials yet. The landscape of Ancient Egypt shifts like the desert sands and deception lurks in the shadows, yet again. Cleopatra, joined by her love, Marc Antony, confront the looming shadow of Rome’s vengeance while stru…

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Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile (Part One) 1:40:26

3M ago1:40:26

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Send us a Text Message. Cleopatra, Goddess & Queen, bore the weight of an entire nation on her shoulders; the Crown Jewel of the Mediterranean Sea. We journey through the corridors of power, where alliances are forged and betrayals lie in wait at every turn. With fierce determination, Cleopatra, the iconic Queen of the Nile, navigates the treachero…

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0117: Gundam 00 Review Part 2 1:44:22

3M ago1:44:22

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You might have been thinking, "Wow, did Gundam 00 really kill Brian and Isaac?" The answer is no. We would never relent to our nemesis! On this episode, we focus all our newtype potential into finishing the fight against the Innovade menace in Gundam 00 Season 2! This show raises the stakes in the back half as Ribbons abuses his brain WiFi powers; …

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22: Entrepreneurship with Denise Vargas 44:11

3M ago44:11

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Executive Director of El Hogar Denise Vargas joins us to talk about entrepreneurship. She helps us think in an entrepreneurial way about ministry and grounds innovation in community. We also take a while to chat about Vargas’s life as a poet, to hear some of her poetry, and to talk about how poetry intersects with the work she does at El Hogar.…

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Hunting the Beast of Gevaudan: France's Legendary Cryptid 1:07:03

4M ago1:07:03

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Send us a Text Message. The chilling tale of the Beast of Gévaudan; a legendary creature that terrorized the French region of Margeride Mountains in the mid-18th century. From 1764 to 1767, this wolf-like beast struck fear into the hearts of locals with its brutal attacks, leaving a trail of death and mutilation in its wake. Join us as we delve int…

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21: Christianity in American Politics with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 41:54

4M ago41:54

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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove joins us from the Yale Center for Public Theology and Public Policy. He describes the making of white, Christian nationalism and helps us see a different path forward, following the teachings of Jesus. He walks us through the reality of the New Right in the 1970s as a way for us to understand our positionality headed into …

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The Hudson Valley UFO Phenomenon 1:16:55

4M ago1:16:55

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Send us a Text Message. In the 1980s, unidentified flying objects gripped New York’s Hudson Valley region, in what became known as the enigmatic and captivating Hudson Valley UFO Incident. Witnesses reported of a massive, boomerang shaped, silent craft with bright lights that defied logic and explanation. This prompted theories from extraterrestria…

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Haunted | Special Guest: Dave Schrader 1:03:08

4M ago1:03:08

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Send us a Text Message. In a continuation of our “Haunted” episodes, we are joined by well-known paranormal investigator, and host of The Paranormal 60, Dave Schrader. We delve into his captivating journey through mysterious experiences, spine-chilling encounters, and haunted locations. From haunted houses to abandoned asylums, Dave recounts his ri…

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20: Astronomy and Faith with Graziella Zinn 57:22

4M ago57:22

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Astrophysicist Graziella di Tulliio Zinn joins Brandon and Hannah to chat about the beauty of the stars, Graziella’s experience of being a Christian astronomer, the Big Bang, the theology of Disney’s movie Wish, UFOs, the ethics of space junk, astrology, prayer, and more.By Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

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La Llorona: The Weeping Woman 1:22:42

4M ago1:22:42

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Send us a Text Message. Love… Betrayal… Loyalty… the haunting origins of the Weeping Woman, better known as “La Llorona.” From the banks of rivers and in the shadowy corners of desolate streets, her wails can be heard as she searches for her long-lost children, who were drowned by her hands. La Llorona is a timeless legend that can be traced back t…

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Mind-Bending Mysteries: The Mandela Effect 1:43:50

4M ago1:43:50

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Send us a Text Message. We unravel and explore the marvel of collective false memories and discover the mind-bending theories behind the puzzling phenomenon known as The Mandela Effect. We delve deep into the rabbit hole of alternate realities, cognitive glitches, and memory distortions to analyze recent and popular examples, which have left many q…

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19: Digital Ministry with Lizzie McManus-Dail and Laura Di Panfilo 1:05:45

5M ago1:05:45

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Father Lizzie and Mother Laura join us to talk about their vocation stories, how they each ended up doing digital ministry (accidentally), and why they joined forces to create their new podcast, “And Also With You.”By Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

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The Legend of The Sallie House 1:29:20

5M ago1:29:20

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Send us a Text Message. Built at the turn of the century, The Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas became synonymous with evil in the early 1990s. Stories had circulated for years of a botched and fatal surgery for a 6-year-old girl named Sallie. When renters moved in, in 1993, the hauntings turned ominous. A series of spontaneous fires broke out and s…

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Slenderman: Into the Abyss 1:30:28

5M ago1:30:28

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Send us a Text Message. Originating from a paranormal Creepypasta Internet meme, Slenderman has become a pop culture icon, as the subject of several paranormal and true crime podcasts. However, in recent years, Slenderman seems to have appeared in more than just horror stories online. Slenderman has allegedly been seen stalking, abducting, or traum…

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18: Feminist Theology with Karen O’Donnell 1:00:11

5M ago1:00:11

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Academic Dean of Westcott House Karen O’Donnell joins us from Cambridge for an intro to feminist theology. Dr. O’Donnell describes what feminist theology and trauma theology are, talks about her own journey into these fields, and considers where we go from here. Brandon, Hannah, and Karen (of course) also talk prayer and hope.…

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The Curse of the Crying Boy 1:10:56

5M ago1:10:56

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Send us a Text Message. On September 5, 1985, tabloids got word that similar pictures of a “Crying Boy” were regularly found amidst the ruins of house fires of unknown origin. In numerous instances, The Crying Boy was found intact within the ashy remains. By the end of November, mass bonfires were taking place to eviscerate the various versions of …

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Spring-Heeled Jack: The Terror of London 1:12:35

5M ago1:12:35

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Send us a Text Message. The first sightings of the notorious Spring-Heeled Jack took place in London in 1837. This “devil-like” entity was said to have a bizarre appearance and had the ability to make extraordinary leaps in a single bound. Citizens of London were terrified when they were met with gaze that resembled eyes of “red balls of fire.” Wit…

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0116: Gundam 00 Review Part 1 1:51:44

5M ago1:51:44

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Finally, the time has come to face our nemesis. We embark on an exhausting discussion/review of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1! While Celestial Being tries to eradicate war, we find that Sunrise did not learn from Gundam Wing's lessons on boredom; Alejandro is The Man with the Golden Gun; OO beats SEED in volume but not in the physics department; a…

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17: The Church and Prayer with Rowan Williams 40:15

5M ago40:15

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The 104th Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams joins Brandon and Hannah to talk about church unity in the face of difference, vocation, and prayer. He explains how to engage in contemplative prayer and offers hope for the future of the church.By Berkeley Divinity School at Yale

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Explorers of the Unknown | Special Guests: Evan B. Stone & Jack Vaisey 1:35:53

6M ago1:35:53

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Send us a Text Message. This week we are joined by Evan B. Stone and Jack Vaisey from SVC Explorers of the Unknown. These two have teamed up to track down the hauntings, history, folklore, and cryptids of the northeastern part of the country. With ties to “Expedition X,” “Expedition Unknown,” “Finding Bigfoot,” and “Ghost Nation,” Evan and Jack hav…

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The Historic Indiana State Sanatorium 1:25:03

6M ago1:25:03

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Send us a Text Message. Over 100 years and 100,000 square feet of haunted history. The Historic Indiana State Sanatorium’s cornerstone was laid in 1909, and certain buildings operated up until 2012, when the Lee Alan Bryant Health Center was closed and all patients were relocated. We took a trip up to Indiana to check out this notoriously haunted a…

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0115: Space, To the End of A Flash Review 1:12:23

6M ago1:12:23

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We board the Thoroughbred, a covert Pegasus-class ship, armed with Gundam Units 4 & 5 and head toward Granada to fend off Zeon during the final stage of the One Year War! While Gundam pilots Ford Romfellow and Luce Cassell work on their teamwork, Isaac declares there are just too many damn Gundams! #OnlyOneGundam! Zeon counters with the skeptical G…

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16: Metaphors with Joy Clarkson 48:08

6M ago48:08

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Joy Marie Clarkson, PhD joins us to discuss her latest book You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer. Hannah, Brandon, and Joy talk about what metaphors are and why they’re so useful in preaching, theology, and life. They ponder how humans are more like trees than machines and explore the metaphor of love as disease.…

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Behind the Veil with Everything Vaguely Paranormal 1:29:40

6M ago1:29:40

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Send us a Text Message. For the first time ever, Everything Vaguely Paranormal takes your questions, LIVE. We delve further into paranormal investigations, haunted locations, and who has seen a cryptid. From the funniest to the scariest moments, we take a look back at some experiences, and answer some of the tougher questions from our live audience…

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Cosmic Delights | Special Guest: Psychic Intuitive, Ali Krause 1:09:51

6M ago1:09:51

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Send us a Text Message. Ali Krause is a promoter, author, model, and psychic intuitive from Wisconsin. With a background in the music industry, she has now combined music with the paranormal field. Ali currently holds tarot and psychic readings at Cosmic Delights in Madison, Wisconsin. She has five books on Amazon, including her book, “Specters.” W…

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