Best High Tea History Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 4.7. Love and War: The Secret Lives of Ancient Women 50:21

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Ancient history has traditionally been dominated by the lives of great men, while ancient women are confined to the margins or omitted altogether. In The Missing Thread, award-winning classicist Dr Daisy Dunn pulls these women out of the shadows and puts them center stage, where they belong. This week, we talk about the lives of ancient women: love…

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Best of TNFro’s Bar…Will Rycker Threw an Asteroid in a David and Goliath Sich on Picard, Space News, ’Shop Talk Franchise Tags and March Madness 31:28

3h ago31:28

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TN melanated nerd sharing premium content with My thoughts On Space, Star Trek, Star Wars, Ramen Noodles, ‘Shop Talk latest developments in Sports with additions to Far From Beale Street Online Bookstore. Broadcasting from Creative Quest Milli Inc right here on this Side of Barton for those in the Know, Let’s Go Exploring! Become a Melanated Nerd P…

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S7E8 - Kitchen Witch's Hearth: Summer Potions & Fire Magic 42:19

3h ago42:19

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Send us a Text Message. It's time for another installment in the seasonal series, Kitchen Witch's Hearth, where Leandra and Elyse share our favorite ways to honor (and survive 🥵) summer: from potions and iced teas, to fire rituals and rage clearing. Sign up for the waitlist 'Know Thyself', Elyse's retreat in Delphi April 2025: https://forms.gle/xJY…

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S5E12 - Firsts Vol.5: The Art of Cruising 1:14:13

4h ago1:14:13

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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify. These days, thanks to technology, it’s easier than ever to hook up; but no app can provide the rush you feel when you lock eyes with someone in person and you know, without any verbal communication, that there is a mutual interest. In this episode, our interviewees share first-time stories of cruising as …

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Sippin With Captain America: Eminem Returns! 52:42

9h ago52:42

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Captain America is back in a brave new world & so is Eminem with a whole lot to say! We break down the new trailer of Captain America & talk about all the easter eggs we found. Plus dissect the new Eminem Album, it definitely has some stand out tracks we want to talk about! Plus Denzel Washinton is back on the big screen in the long awaited sequel …

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Best of TNFro Is Reading...Woke History Democratic Republic, Pop Culture, The T on Unreality TV Racist Slurs and #RHOA REboot 59:34

2h ago59:34

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I pledged allegiance to a Republic for years, I was Last Tuesday Day Old when I discovered we are a constitutional Republic... Rest Jimmy Buffett and Steve Hartwell and other Pop Culture Opinions... Erica Mena, a non-black woman used a racial slur and now she is jobless. Reboot or Toot #RHOA, The T is Reboot...…

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Episode 4.6. Tea in Colonial America 58:03

3d ago58:03

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Burned, hanged, and symbolically “executed,” tea was a controversial commodity in 1770s America. This week we talk to Dr James Fichter about tea consumption, bans, the protests like the Boston Tea Party in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. Dr Fichter’s new book is Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773-1776.…

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Francoise Gilot: Lions Mate With LIONS! 1:34:52

3d ago1:34:52

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Sippin With John Cena: They Not Like Us 39:29

4d ago39:29

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A legend has announced his retirement! Looks like we're at the end of the John Cena era for sure! Although we're bummed he's at the end of his WWE run, we're lucky enough to have him coming back to one of our favorite shows & more! We'll get into it! Plus Kendrick Lamar dropped his long awaited video for "They Not Like Us" we'll break down all the …

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Best of TNFro is Dropping her own TNFro-lations, Talking About The First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident at Vandy, FL Man Donkeys, Unreality TV Shenanigans 39:34

5d ago39:34

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Change is good. The will to be me, if you don't like it kick rocks! Become a Melanated Nerd on Podbean or Patreon by clicking ⁠https://linktr.ee/tnfroisreading⁠ to subscribe and listen to all Premium content. @_realityrecords #enhancedcarrypermit @blacksuccessgoal #podcasthost #podcastersunite #applepodcast #podcasting #podcast #spotifypodcast #pod…

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S7E7 - Celtic Spirituality with Morpheus Ravenna 1:10:51

6d ago1:10:51

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode of the Magick Kitchen, Elyse and Leandra sit down with Morpheus Ravenna, historian and author of "Magic of the Otherworld". We discuss the complications and misconceptions of 'Celtic' spirituality and cultures, and look at the practices we do have record of and what we don't and how one might actually practic…

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Katsushika Hokusai: This Old Man MAD About ART! 1:08:49

14d ago1:08:49

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いらっしゃいませ, Irasshaimase, WELCOME to our HOKUSAI epic-sode! We FUCKING LOVE this guy and are so excited to share his life story with YOU ALL. Our most beloved friends and listeners. This one has it all... ghost stories, fellatio performing squid, and more! Come join us as we go through the long life of our dear Hokusai. There will be sake, there will…

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160_映画『生きる』の感想_My thoughts on the movie Living

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Furigana and English scripts are on my website: https://www.nihongoforyou.com/episodes/160my-thoughts-on-thenbspmovie-living [Japanese script] 最近、いい映画を立て続けに見ています。自分の好みに合う作品を見つけたときの喜びはひとしおですね。さて、今日は最近見て良かった映画を、みなさんに共有します。『生きる Living』という映画です。オリヴァー・ハーマナス監督の作品で、1952年に製作された黒澤明監督の映画をリメイクしたものです。脚本を手がけたのは、ノーベル文学賞受賞作家のカズオ・イシグロさんです。あらすじを簡単にお話します。舞台となるのは、195…

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Sippin With Axel Foley: Let's Got To The Movies! 46:41

12d ago46:41

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We're back from our break & ready to go to the movies with you all! The legend is back! Eddie Murphy reprises his role as the iconic Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop 4. Mark Walberg loses his hair and his mind in "Flight Risk". Brandy returns to the horror genre with A24's "The Front Room". Hugh Grant like we've never seen him before as he plays a c…

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Best of TNFro’s Bar...Sonification of Space and Space X interference, Good Eats, Beasley Back?, and Independence Day Uno and Deux 30:11

12d ago30:11

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Tuning in through the noise.... Become a Melanated Nerd on Podbean or Patreon by clicking https://linktr.ee/tnfroisreading to subscribe and listen to all Premium content.By feliciabaxter

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S5E11 - Spilling Tea, 2024 Pride Edition 1:14:39

21d ago1:14:39

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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify. Let’s end Pride 2024 with a bang! For this episode, Dave is taking a break from his series on First Times and he’s selected a few of his favorite moments when interviewees shared profound thoughts about queerness, community, identity and, of course, there are a lot of things to say about sex. So put your …

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Episode 4.5. The Undesirables: How Britain Locked Away a Generation 1:05:25

1M ago1:05:25

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Under the 1913 Mental Deficiency Act, Britain imprisoned 50,000 people as “moral imbeciles.” Many of them were young women—working class, poor or unwed mothers, often victims of sexual assault—and most were confined to so-called Mental Deficiency Colonies for the rest of their lives. It was all down to eugenics; as the middle-class birth rate decli…

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Diego Velazquez: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 1:06:01

17d ago1:06:01

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Ooooooo welcome to another week of juicy hot goss about your fav high brow art. Come join us as we get into all the low brow happenings behind this famous high brow court painter! There are a lot of petty b*tches in this episode, and we are HERE FOR IT! Come find out what Kendrick Lamar and Diego Valazquez have in common, why Quentin Tarantino is t…

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Best of TNFro Is Reading in Harrison Bay TN Glamping Adventures, Glowing Up, Good Black News, Side Eyeing Donkeys, Relationships, and Spilling Unreality TV Tea 55:28

19d ago55:28

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Who Gonna Rent Me Boo?" Sharee-ism and Kandi Online Join TNFro as she is reading and comments on Glowing Up, Black Girls Who Glamp, Relationships, Pop Culture and Unreality TV… Full Episodes, Notes, and Snippets on YouTube and Anchor.fm are available! Click here to peruse all episodes and Subscribe for bonus content!…

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S7E6 - Sacred Waters and Holy Wells 57:12

21d ago57:12

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, journey to sacred waters and holy wells with Elyse and Leandra and learn ways to use sacred waters in your practice. A special thank you to Jenna C. for her research! FREE Course, Energy Mastery & Hygiene. Join Leandra as she walks you through managing your energy and the energy you encounter! Get free acces…

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Leonardo Da Vinci: The Blood, the Bodies, and the Beauty! 1:22:52

24d ago1:22:52

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Well, well, well... we FINALLY made it around to this old guy... What better way to celebrate PRIDE than with shouting from the rooftops, I'M LEONARDO DA VINCI AND I LOVE DRAWING WIENERS!!!!.... well okay so that never happened... the shouting part. The wiener drawings totally happened and like... a lot. Anyway come join us as we get into the tea o…

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Best of TNFro Is Reading Lift Every Voice and Sing…Juneteenth Reflections Part 2 with Noelle Ojo and Kah Wallah, and Unreality TV 1:39:31

26d ago1:39:31

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Vengeance can keep you going after 50 years...Ask Ms. Myrlie. Become a Melanated Nerd on Podbean or Patreon by clicking ⁠https://linktr.ee/tnfroisreading⁠ to subscribe and listen to all Premium content.By feliciabaxter

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159_マレーシアで人生初のダイビング！_Diving for the first time in my life in Malaysia!

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Podcastのエピソードを、YouTubeにもアップしています🎧 英語のスクリプトはここから👇 https://www.nihongoforyou.com/episodes/159diving-for-the-first-time-in-my-life-in-malaysia 生まれて初めて、スキューバダイビングをしてみました！今回は、ライセンスを取るためのコースを受けました。ダイビングは基本的に、インストラクターといっしょに潜る場合でも、ライセンスが必要なんです。そのコースでいろいろな技術を身につけました。さて、私が今回訪れたのは、マレーシアのボルネオという島。マレーシア、インドネシア、ブルネイに分かれている大きな島です。高級なリゾートではなく、とてもシンプルなところに滞在しました。電…

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S5E10 - Firsts Vol.4: Internet Hookups 1:11:32

2M ago1:11:32

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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify. There’s a tendency to devalue first times that come as a result of the internet. There’s no meet-cutes; no love at first sight. The getting-to-know-you window happens on your device. Most of them are one-offs we will never see ever again. But, like it or not, this is the way most of us find first time par…

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Episode 4.4. Abortion in Early Modern Italy 52:56

2M ago52:56

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Just this week, all but two Senate Republicans voted against the Right to Contraception Act. At the same time, the GOP is calling for a nationwide ban on abortion. But what happens when abortion is banned? It happened in Italy in 1588…but it didn’t work. It was overturned only three years later in 1591. This week, Jess talks to Dr John Christopoulo…

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Ana Mendieta Part Two ft. Evelyn Bird: What's All This Shit Doing on the Ground? A MURDER, not a mystery... and also FUCK CARL ANDRE! 1:21:39

1M ago1:21:39

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Welcome back to another week going through the life of our beloved Ana. Gone too soon at the hands of a total asshole, and we are here to put the rumors to rest with the TRUTH that everyone already knew... join us as we confuse Michigan and Massachusetts, quote Lonely Island, and have an all around good time with our good friend, art conservator ex…

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Sippin With Eddie Reyes: Si Se Puede! 45:33

1M ago45:33

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Today we have a special guest, CSI's Title V Grant Manager, Eddie Reyes on our show. We get into his story of success & how he is giving back to help create those opportunities for others. As a part of the Title V initiative, he is one of the organizers of a FREE Summer Leadership week for Jerome High School students that features some very helpful…

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Best of TNFro Is Reading Talking #Blaxit with Noelle Ojo, Strategies 2.0 with Kah Walla, Reading Octavia Butler, Pop Culture Round Up and Unreality TV…They Still Playin’ In Our Faces 1:32:00

1M ago1:32:00

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Why are people that look like me going back to Africa or anywhere else but the US? Noelle "Hard-J" Ojo explains in her Book The Blaxit Effect available for immediate purchase. With the many crises in the world, why leave out the women of the African Diaspora when we are most suited to endure, assist, and persist in spite of obstacles? Kah Walla, co…

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158_マレーシアの匠の技が光る、ナショナルクラフトデー_National Craft Day: Malaysian craftsmanship shines

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Furigana and English scripts are on my website: https://www.nihongoforyou.com/episodes/158national-craft-day-malaysian-craftsmanship-shinesnbsp [Japanese script] 先日、マレーシアのナショナルクラフトデーの催しで、さまざまな工芸品を見てきました。マレーシアでは毎年「ナショナルクラフトデー」が開催されています。これは、マレーシアの伝統工芸の重要性を再認識し、その発展を目的とした記念日です。この日には、伝統工芸品の展示販売や、職人によるデモンストレーション、ワークショップなどが行われ、多くの人々がマレーシアの伝統工芸に触れる機会となります…

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S7E5 - Victorian Spiritualism with Steele Alexandra Douris 54:55

1M ago54:55

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Send us a Text Message. Elyse & Leandra welcome Steele Alexandra Douris to the Magick Kitchen to dive deep into the Victorian spiritualist movement, a foremother of witchcraft. We talk seances, ectoplasm, crystal balls, pre-Raphelite art and the medievalist movement, and how witches today can be inspired and informed about our history. Learn more a…

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Ana Mendieta Part One: Love, The Earth, and THE TRUTH! 1:18:41

1M ago1:18:41

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Okay, Baroque BB's... this one is intense. I never thought I could love earth art so much until maybe now. Come join us as we get into why we HATE the Spiral Jetty, what is earth art, and how the hell you are supposed to look at this stuff! We will get into it all as we honor the interesting and impactful work of Ana Mendieta... sans murder for par…

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Sippin With Slim Shady: Eminem Is Back! 40:46

2M ago40:46

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The legend is back! Eminem just dropped a new track called Houdini that also brings back his alter ego, Slim Shady! Full of social commentary, jabs & fully immersed in nostalgia it's no wonder why it's already hit millions & millions of views! We'll break down the track & much more! J Lo has cancelled her summer tour! But why? Do people still care?…

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Best of TNFro's Bar.....Listeners Read AfroDruids, NASA News, NASCAR and NFL Finals, Drinking St. Germaine Royals 45:12

1M ago45:12

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Boogie-Dee! Boogie-Dee! Boogie-Dee! In this episode, Food and Cocktails, NASCAR, NASA & Sci-Fi and the NBA Become a Melanated Nerd on Podbean or Patreon by clicking https://linktr.ee/tnfroisreading to subscribe and listen to all Premium content and previously published.By feliciabaxter

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Episode 4.3. The History of Nostalgia 57:05

2M ago57:05

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Nostalgia can be both good and bad—at its best, it manifests in historical reenactment, vintage fashion, and mid-century modern furniture. At its worst, it can drive regressive political policies, fascism, and book bans. But nostalgia itself isn’t a bad thing—it’s a bittersweet, rose-tinted longing for the past, but how did people in the past exper…

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Marcel Duchamp: SORRY YOU DON'T GET IT! 1:25:26

2M ago1:25:26

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OOOOOoooo boy! This alt guy gives AVANT GARDE a whole new meaning! Come get weird with it as we dive into the WEIRD BRAIN of good old Marcy... or was he weird? Or maybe was he just a normal dude? You decide and let us know! We're all ears. Thanks for listening. We love you! Xoxo, The Baroque B'sBy Baroque Bs

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TNFro Is Reading...Memorial Day Reflecting on Peace, Inch High Private Eye Investigates a Mother of a Catfish, ST Surface and Pop Culture T 1:00:29

2M ago1:00:29

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Today Is Memorial Day. Honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Somber reminder of the sacrifices of all that served to protect us. Never forget. This segment of Inch High Private Eye promises to be a doozy when I relay what happens when you find out your own mama is using your teen…

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157_手作りで丁寧な暮らし_Mindful life with home-made food

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Furigana and English scripts are on my website: https://www.nihongoforyou.com/episodes/157mindful-life-with-home-made-food [Japanese script] もともと料理は好きな私ですが、マレーシアに来て、今まで作らなかったいろいろなものを作るようになりました。手作りの魅力は、何と言っても、添加物がなく体に優しい、出来立てのものが食べられるということだと思います。今日は、私が作っているものの一例を、みなさんに紹介します。まずは、グラノーラです。私はたいてい、毎朝同じものを食べます。何種類かの果物に、ヨーグルトとグラノーラを少しかけます。今まではグラノーラをスーパーで買…

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S7E4 - Tips for the Indoorsy Green Witch: Houseplant Hortocculture with Devin Hunter 1:22:02

2M ago1:22:02

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Send us a Text Message. Elyse and Leandra are joined by Devin Hunter, author of 'Houseplant Hortocculture' now available here from Llewellyn. We discuss indoor plant magic and green witchery, and a bit of behind the scenes of how the book came to be. Devin Hunter is the bestselling author of The Witch's Book of Power, The Witch's Book of Spirits, T…

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S5E9 - Firsts Vol.3: High School Hookups, Part 2 1:14:38

2M ago1:14:38

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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify. As I was editing this second high school hookup episode, I realized that many of the stories I have collected over the years have striking similarities. People who grew up thousands of miles apart, often in different decades, had coming of age experiences that had a lot in common. So I decided to create a…

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Greer Lankton: Subversive Barbie Girl in a Fucked Up Barbie World! 1:15:04

2M ago1:15:04

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Oooohhhh this Queen was something else! Barbie does not have shit on this bitch! Come join us as we go through the short but impactful life of the East Village's IT GIRL! And though the struggle was real with this one, we're reminded to still laugh through it all. Go on! Be the happy disaster you are! As always thanks for listening! Xoxo, The Baroq…

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Sippin With K.I.K.O. : Class Of 2024 50:58

2M ago50:58

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Today we celebrate the class of 2024 with a very special guest, Joey's eldest son, Marie's little "BIG" brother, the K-I to the K.O. He has a special message for all the graduating students that he would like to share. But you know we all love movies so we have some reviews locked in for The Kingdom of the Planet Of The Apes & Monkey Man. Plus Will…

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TNFro Is Reading...More from the Inch High Private Eye, ST Discovery Deep Dive, Real-T on Reality TV and Pop Culture 1:09:15

2M ago1:09:15

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Sorry Henry Mancini, but the Pink Panther Theme Music is really in alignment with a podcast segment about the fictional shenanigans of a fictional, for now, Black private investigator in TN...Parents check who you allow around your kids! Leslie Jones is foolish but her recapping Allstars is on brand and hysterical!!! I keep my ST commentary superfi…

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Episode 4.2. Josephine McCarty: Abortionist, Spy, Mother of the Year? 1:16:46

2M ago1:16:46

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During Josephine McCarty’s trial for murder, she was portrayed as an ordinary woman—a mother of six, she was only looking out for her children when she shot her lover in the face in front of dozens of witnesses. Over the course of her trial, she told the story of her life—she had been a lobbyist, an abortion provider, one of the first female doctor…

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156_日本の食習慣「腹八分目」_A Japanese dietary habit:"Harahachibunme"

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Furigana and English scripts are on my website: https://www.nihongoforyou.com/episodes/156a-japanese-dietary-habitharahachibunme[Japanese script]友達とレストランで楽しく過ごしているときや、自宅のソファでピザを食べながら映画を見ているとき。お腹は満たされているのについつい食べすぎてしまう…こんな経験、ありませんか？そういう習慣を断ち切りたいと思っている人のために、今日は日本のある価値観を紹介します。それが「腹八分目」という考え方です。「腹八分目」とは、満腹になるまで食べないで、その手前、八分目程度でやめるという習慣です。古くから日本人に根付いている食…

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Louise Vigee Le Brun: Every Rose Has It's Thorn!!! Featuring Ezriel from Ezriel Arts 1:51:46

2M ago1:51:46

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OMG the DRAMA is realer than our favorite 2007 reality television show! Yes, Brett Michael's has NOTHING on our girl Louise and the hot steeping TEA that surrounded her during the French Revolution! Come this week as we are joined by EZRIEL aka IZZY aka EZRIEL ARTS aka MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE aka PLANT LADY aka ARTIST aka ART CATALOGUER aka OUR NEW BEST…

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TNFro Is Reading Is Back Tales from The Inch High Private Eye, ST Discovery Deep Dive, Pop Culture T 1:00:12

3M ago1:00:12

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I am back rested and with purpose so let's go! A PIs bread and butter is finding people. But who wants to return anyone to an unsafe home? I hope I have a spark the same can't be said about the writers in this last season of Discovery. Just seems like they are meeting not exceeding expectations. So many missed opportunities with Sonequa Green and t…

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S7E3 - Slavic Witchcraft with Madame Pamita 1:30:52

2M ago1:30:52

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Send us a Text Message. Madame Pamita joins Elyse and Leandra in the Magick Kitchen to discuss Ukrainian witchcraft, its similarities across the Baltic and Balkan states, and how today, during the Ukraine War, folk practices are stronger than ever. Madame Pamita is the author of Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft, coauthor of The Witch's Sun Sign Serie…

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S5E8 - Firsts Vol.2: High School Hookups, Part 1 1:18:18

3M ago1:18:18

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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify. For queer people, our sexuality is not something that just switches on one day. It reveals itself over time - usually during adolescence - and the experience is often internal and private. Our first explorations into physical intimacy with other people often serve as a kind of test to see if we like it an…

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Edvard Munch: Daddy Vibes! 1:13:06

2M ago1:13:06

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OOooooo the tea is SPICY in this weeks episode. Come join us as we travel through the tragic, drunken, exciting life of our boy Eddy! Yes, this week has some "when partying goes wrong" stories, and we're here to divulge all the hot goss! So come and see why this guy is considered the DADDY of Expressionism! As always, with love! The Baroque B's…

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Sippin With Ritchie: Education & Inspiration 1:01:37

2M ago1:01:37

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Today we have a very special episode that includes Joey's brother, Marie's uncle, Ritchieeeee!!! His story is inspiring as well as a tale of resilience & the will to keep moving forward. We get into his humble beginnings & where higher education has taken him. Also his time in the Peace Corps, his experience as an educator & much more. All this plu…

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