Best Kirsten Blake Podcasts (2024)

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131: A Car Crash to End a Relationship? The Deaths of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan 1:04:41

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As we have covered in recent episodes, people are seemingly killing one another for reasons that are frankly stupider and stupider. Murder has become an answer to struggles, strife and issues that many people face daily in their lives. This week we are going to look at a case where two young men, Dominic Russo who was 20 and his friend Davion Flana…

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130. Our Systems Allow Killers Too Much Freedom: The Mass Stabbing in Calgary 46:12

3h ago46:12

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On April 15th, 2014 the city of Calgary Alberta Canada would be absolutely rocked with the news of the deadliest mass murder in the city’s history. One young man would stab five young adults to death at a house party that was being held to celebrate the end of the winter semester at the University of Calgary. One man was responsible for the lives o…

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129. A Friendship That Ended in Cold Blood: The Death of Skylar Neese 36:18

7d ago36:18

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High school can really and truly be some of the hardest years of a young person’s life. Within those walls teenagers are trying to find out who they are, who they want to be and where they fit into the world around them. Usually that includes making a tight knit group of friends and those people generally become your ride-or-die partners, if not fo…

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128. Searching For Woman Who May Not Know That She is Missing: The Disappearance of Hannah Upp 36:44

14d ago36:44

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Over all of the episodes that we have talked about here on the podcast I don’t think that we have ever covered one that is quite like this one in so many ways. This week we are going to talk about a young woman who went missing not once, not twice, but three different times within her life and sadly she has not been heard of or found since her last…

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127. Transphobia and Hatred: The Murder of Brianna Ghey 39:29

21d ago39:29

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In a world that is filled with crime and murder and people doing unexplainable and awful things to one another one of the worst things that I can find to read and write about is the killing of children by other children. As we are going to see in this case today our children are growing up in a world that is sick and our children are growing up in …

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126: An Entire Family Killed, But Who is to Blame?: The Murders of Bobby, Sherilynn and Madyson Jamison 34:28

28d ago34:28

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There have certainly been cases where entire family’s have disappeared under strange circumstances over the years. In many case it is believed that the family’s simply needed to, or wanted to, start a new life and went off the grid to do so. This week though we are going to look into a case that is certainly much more sinister than that and even th…

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125. Missing With No Closure in Oklahoma: The Disappearance of Kirsten Hatfield 33:57

1M ago33:57

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Out of the 51 States that make up the United States of America, Oklahoma is ranked 14th highest when it comes to their Crime Index rating. Oklahoma had a violent crime rating of 4.20 which is just above the national median of 4. The odds of becoming a victim of a violent crime are approximately 1 in 238 in the state. Last year there were 270 report…

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124. Being Remembered for Parricide: The Murders of Blake and Mary-Jo Hadley 39:56

2M ago39:56

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Much of humanity is driven by some combination of the desire to make a lot of money and the desire to be recognized, known and remembered in some way, shape or form, long after their time here on this earth has come to an end. It is believed that part of the reason for those desires is that people inherently quest for immortality. The unfortunate t…

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123. What is Our Society Becoming?: The Story of Stanislav Reshetnikov 32:12

2M ago32:12

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On December 1st, 2020 the culmination of months of what was known as "trash streaming" would come to a head for a streamer who went by the name "ReeFlay", Stanislav Reshetnikov. For many months Stanislav had been abusing his girlfriend, his supposed friends and any people that he could convince to be put on display and himiliated online while he ma…

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122. The Irresistible Force Versus The Immovable Object: The Death of Kendrick Johnson 36:40

2M ago36:40

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Almost every single parent that lives in this world will tell you that their child, or children, are the most important things in their life. They will do everything for their kids and they will do anything to ensure their safety. If you are one of the people in this world though that has been unfortunate enough to lose a child, those feelings ampl…

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121. An Affair That Turned Into Thirty Years in Prison: The Murder of Heather Elvis 46:55

2M ago46:55

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A lot of the criminal violence that we see around us is actually because of conflict and is even moralistic in nature. Often times the criminal that we learn about is someone who has been wronged or they have at least perceived that they were wrong, and therefore they are doling out their own brand of justice in some regard. This is largely why thi…

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120. Covering Up Lies Until The Bitter End: The Strange Case of Sherri Papini 30:29

3M ago30:29

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Throughout history we can find a lot of cases of things like Munchausen Syndrome where a person suffers from a psychological condition where they pretend to be sick so that people can care for them because they seek the attention that would come, or comes with that. This week though we are going to look at a case where a woman went way above and be…

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119. We Are Truly Living in a Dystopian Nightmare: The Murder of Adam Simjee 22:12

3M ago22:12

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Welcome to Episode 119 of our series, "Gone But Never Forgotten", where we unpack the heartbreaking yet inspiring tale of Adam Simji, a 22-year-old finance student whose life was tragically cut short when he tried to help two seemingly stranded women. Known for his selfless heroism, Adam's story is a chilling reminder of the dystopic state of our s…

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145: Hannah Temple Regenpreneur Story - Reinventing Organizations and the Way We Do Business 58:00

3M ago58:00

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Promotional Links: The Regenerative Brand Archetype Quiz - Gain greater clarity on how to present your brand's identity as a guide and leader for regenerative change. As you take this quiz you will learn your brand's archetype profile and how to best utilize it in your message and marketing. Description In this episode, we dive deep into the inspir…

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144: Paul Coleman Regenpreneur Story - Let Nature’s Beauty Inspire our Entrepreneurial Dreams 1:05:48

3M ago1:05:48

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Promotional Links: **regenBEN Community and Resource Commons-** a community of like minded impact entrepreneurs cultivating their regenerative businesses, and also a storehouse of free resources and all the recordings of our events for impact entrepreneurs. Description Join us for an inspiring conversation with Paul Coleman, a regenerative entrepre…

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118. Domestic Abuse Needs to Be Taken Way More Seriously: The Murders of Scott Sessions and Heather Frank 38:41

3M ago38:41

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Domestic Violence is unfortunately one of the fastest rising crimes in the entire world and that was really just exasperated during the pandemic, especially in countries where families were essentially told to stay in their homes, only leaving home for essential things in order to stop the spread of the virus. That meant that countless people who h…

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143: Judith Horvath Regenpreneur Story - From Corporate Business to Regenerative Farming 59:54

3M ago59:54

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Promotional Links: regenBEN Community and Resource Commons- a community of like-minded impact entrepreneurs cultivating their regenerative businesses, and also a storehouse of free resources and all the recordings of our events for impact entrepreneurs. Description In this episode, we sit down with Judith Horvath, a regenerative entrepreneur and fa…

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117. Separating Truth from Fiction: The Murder of Lisa Trubnikova 34:39

3M ago34:39

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It is so easy to point fingers and poke holes in the ways that law enforcement, lawyers and the system deal with cases, criminals and victims. I have done it here on the show and people have likely been doing it since the advent of laws and punishments for crimes. One thing that most of us don’t lend enough credence to is the fact that it can be in…

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116. Committing Cannibalism with Consent? : The Story of The Master Butcher, Armin Meiwes 32:45

4M ago32:45

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Immerse yourself into the shocking and terrifying world of murder and cannibalism in the latest episode of Gone But Never Forgotten. This spine-tingling episode delves into the horrific story of Armin Meiwes, the infamous 'Master Butcher' whose chilling deeds defied the boundaries of human comprehension. Follow the disturbing journey of Armin Meiwe…

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115. Filicide; When a Mother Takes the Lives of Her Children: The Murders of Sharon Castro and Brooklynn Youngblood 27:56

4M ago27:56

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We live in a broken and increasingly broken world, of that there is little doubt when you take a look around yourself. You see mental and physical health struggles, you see death and assaults everywhere. Within our homes we see divorces, domestic assaults and even murder. I think for a lot of us true crime lovers out here, one of the most baffling …

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114. Thirty Years Missing and Then Suddenly Not Missing Anymore: The Story of Vasile Gorgos 22:41

4M ago22:41

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Over six hundred thousand people go missing within Europe each and every year on average. Thankfully, many of those cases go resolved when the person in question is found by either the police, the family, or both. There are of course though plenty of cases that go unsolved for a time and plenty of cases that remain unsolved forever. This week we ar…

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113. Ding-Dong-Dash Turns into Murder: The Murders of Drake Ruiz, Daniel Hawkins and Jacob Ivascu 21:01

4M ago21:01

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The foolish game goes by many names. In Canada we call it Ding Dong Ditch or Knicky, Knicky, Nine Doors. In The US it’s called Doorbell ditch and Ring and Run and in Europe it goes by names like Chapppy, Knock Off Ginger and more. Most people know the premise. You get dared by a friend to run up to a stranger’s house and either knock on the door or…

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112. Another Example of Why We Should Have Mandatory Sex Offender Registries: The Murder of Daniel Morcombe 39:34

4M ago39:34

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No story that we could tell would be anything except for mortifying when it deals with the death, the kidnapping or the sexual assault of a child. This weeks case unfortunately deals with all three of those things and centers around a sexual predator who was known to police and who had served time previously for sexually assaulting minors. It took …

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111. Surviving a Mass Murder Can Also Ruin Your Life: The Sandra Cheskey Story 28:33

4M ago28:33

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Something that I have talked about a lot on this podcast is the fact that I do believe that internet sleuths and podcasts like this one are something that can be an assistance to open cases. However, much on the flip side there are many, many times throughout history where we have seen that the victims of crimes and the families of victims of crime…

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110. From Father and Daughter to Husband and Wife to Murderous Spree: The Steven Pladl Story 37:08

5M ago37:08

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Have you ever hit that point in a case where you just go ick? What is it about a case that makes you realize that this one hits a little bit differently than the other ones? What is it that truly makes your skin crawl? For Julie, I know that it’s cases when children get hurt, kidnapped or murdered. That was a line in the sand for her. For me, it’s …

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109. Married For Eight Days Before Murder: The Murder of Cody Johnson 23:29

5M ago23:29

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As someone who was attended church for most of his life and someone that was indoctrinated with the beliefs and the rules that come along with being a Christian I have seen many a marriage over my years start, finish and face a lot of tumultuous times because two people starting a life together become completely inundated with information and guide…

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108. The Most Dangerous Woman in the U.K. Prison System: Serial Killer Joanna Dennehy 34:16

6M ago34:16

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We have done a few episodes now on serial killers and we have previously done one covering a female serial killer. Today we are going to look at a case of a serial killer from The United Kingdom who is known now as “Britain’s Most Dangerous Female Prisoner”. Joanna Dennehy is one of only four women in the United Kingdom to ever have been sentenced …

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107. Covering Up A Crime: The Murder of Dylan Redwine 26:25

6M ago26:25

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I think that most of us know of stories of families that have split up and we are aware that even in the most amicable of situations those setups can certainly be difficult on our children. This week we are going to look at a case where in hindsight it seems that the system that we put into place to protect our children may have had a hand in forci…

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106. Canada’s First Suicide Bomber: The Story of The Kenora Bomber 32:05

6M ago32:05

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Many times in the past we have covered cases of missing people and we have covered cases of victims who were not identified after years had gone by. This week we are going to cover something a little bit different. One of Canada’s longest standing mysteries encircles the case of Canada’s first ever suicide bomber in Kenora, Ontario. The man entered…

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142: Kirsten Liegmann Regenpreneur Story - Regenerative Communities That Are Better Than You Could Ever Imagine 1:36:57

6M ago1:36:57

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Promotional Links: Come join us at the Regenearth Convergence - December 7-9 in Colorado Springs we are coming together to bring two new regenerative real estate development projects into the world. Come present your project to be voted as one of those two or just come to support regenerative land development. **regenBEN Community and Resource Comm…

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105. What Could Make a Foster Child Kill Their Foster Mother: The Murder of Lisa Knoefel 52:22

6M ago52:22

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On November 16th, 2012 a dispatcher would pick up a 911 emergency call in Lake County, Ohio and everything that happened after that call was picked up would take everyone that came into contact with the case by surprise. On the other end of the line was a young girl who was in hysterics as she screamed into the phone and tried to express what was g…

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141: Blake & Stephanie Alexandre Regenpreneur Story - Making Farming Exciting for This and the Next Generation 55:36

6M ago55:36

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Promotional Links: Alexandre Family Farm Regenpreneur Masterclass- on November 21st @ 9 am PT (12pm) ET we will be diving into the specific lessons, knowledge, and wisdom Blake and Stephanie have to share about starting, growing, and operating a dairy farm. regenBEN Community and Resource Commons- a community of like-minded impact entrepreneurs cul…

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104. Brandon’s Law: The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson 18:03

6M ago18:03

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One thing that is common across true crime stories, especially those that have to do with missing people, is that there are often complaints about how the police took charge of a case and even how they treated the people reporting their loved one as missing. It is a sad reality, as we have covered here on the podcast, that certain things like race,…

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103. Just Because He Could: The Murder of Yancy Noll by Dinh Bowman 30:23

7M ago30:23

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I think that we have covered on this podcast very well that criminals come in all shapes and sizes. One thing that does seem to come up fairly often, especially when it comes to killers, is the fact that many of them have higher than average IQ’s. This week we are going to look at a man who had a good life, had a heck of a lot of brains and then se…

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102. How a Murderer and Cannibal Escaped Prison Time: The Issei Sagawa Story 24:28

7M ago24:28

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Two of the arguments that I think that I have presented both sides of and felt both sides of over the life of this podcast are the argument over whether a criminal deserves a second chance at life and the argument over whether mental health patients should serve time within mental health facilities or prisons. This episode is going to focus on both…

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101. Three Beautiful Lives Taken Way Too Soon: The Alphabet Murders (New York) 36:20

7M ago36:20

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It is a certain fact that I could continue to write and record episodes of GBNF forever and I would quite literally never run out of stories to tell or horrors to relay. Perhaps the saddest part is that there are so many stories that nobody is able to tell because of the complete lack of information and reporting and there are also so many crimes t…

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100. More Freedom in Prison Than Her Mom Ever Allowed: The Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard 30:15

7M ago30:15

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When I was younger I attended a youth conference that was named “Reverse the Curse” and the underlying theme of the conference was that you do not have to be all of the things that happened to you and you don’t have to become the people who raised you. One of the things that we see a lot when studying true crime is that often people are unable to r…

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99. She Murdered Her Mom Whom She Loved Very Much: The Murder of Brenda Powell by Sydney Powell 23:11

8M ago23:11

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I once had someone say something that really stuck in my brain for one reason or another and that was you believe that you have done just about all that you can do when your child reaches the age of 18. You figure that you have helped them navigate some of the worst things that will happen to them when they were very vulnerable. We talk a lot about…

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140: Dan Kittredge Regenpreneur Story - Organizing Around the Quality of our Food 1:03:56

8M ago1:03:56

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Promotional Links: StorySeed Marketing and Messaging Course - a comprehensive course for regenerative entrepreneurs to build and scale their message and marketing efforts. (currently at beta price) Description: In this captivating episode, we sit down with Dan Kittredge, the visionary founder of the Bionutrient Foundation, to explore his inspiring …

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98. Murderer Escapes Prison and Creates an Entire New Life: The Story of Leslie Arnold/John Damon 28:17

8M ago28:17

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We talk a lot about the things that make true crime attractive to it’s fans. For some people it is the psychology, for some people it is the human interest but I think for each and every person that loves true crime it really comes down to at least one common denominator. Each and every one of us love to listen to a good story. This week I am going…

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139: What is the Goal of a Regenerative Business? 1:04:10

8M ago1:04:10

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Promotional Links: Seeds of Tao Incubation Cohort - Launching early 2024, enrollment is opening in October 2023 for our first incubation cohort designed to help regenerative businesses accomplish their goals, and have a consistent support network along the way. Have you ever wondered about the true goal of a regenerative business? In Episode 139 of…

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138: Minou Schillings Regenpreneur Story - Embracing Uncertainty and Building Capacity as an Impact Entrepreneur 50:06

8M ago50:06

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Promotional Links: Seeds of Tao Incubation Cohort - Launching early 2024, enrollment is opening in October 2023 for our first incubation cohort designed to help regenerative businesses accomplish their goals, and have a consistent support network along the way. 🌟 Join us in Episode 138 as we delve into the incredible journey of Minou Schillings, a …

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97. One Hundred Years and Not One Charge Laid: The Hinterkaifeck Murders 28:46

8M ago28:46

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Here on the podcast we have covered many cases that are unsolved and many cases that seem as though they COULD get solved if the right information or the right evidence came to light. Today we are going to climb into the way-back machine and head to 1920’s Germany though to take a look at what may be Germany’s most well-known unsolved murder. This …

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137: Networking for Systems Change with Josh Prieto 1:04:33

8M ago1:04:33

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Promotional Links: Seeds of Tao Incubator Application In Episode 137 of the Seeds of Tao Podcast, we dive into the fascinating world of networking and its profound significance for systems change. Join us as we explore why networking matters, not only for personal and organizational growth but also for the well-being of our communities and the plan…

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96. From Walmart to Nowhere: The Disappearance of Tiffany Whitton 37:45

8M ago37:45

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It feels like since the dawn of time we have, as a society, tried to find ways to make ourselves feel better than others or tried to find ways to make others look worse than us. That shows itself in every kind of prejudice that we see around us in our every day lives. Unfortunately, if you know much at all about true crime you also know that this s…

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136: Matthew Sherman Regenpreneur Story - The True Value of a Business 1:00:15

8M ago1:00:15

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Promotional Links: StorySeed Community and Resource Commons - a community of like minded impact entrepreneurs cultivating their regenerative businesses, and also a storehouse of free resources and all the recordings of our events for impact entrepreneurs. Join us in Episode 136 of the Seeds of Tao Podcast as we chat with Matthew Sherman. From coach…

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95. Murder, Dismemberment and Total Disregard for Someone She Loved: The Murder of Shad Thyrion by Taylor Schabusiness 24:36

9M ago24:36

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One of the things that people complain about most within legal systems in their countries are the delays in the legal process that are brought on by endless paper-pushing, endless hurdles and what seems to amount to mindless defense in order to keep some of the worst criminals from the worst charges possible for the crimes that they have committed.…

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135: Hoda Mohajerani Regenpreneur Story - The Commitment to Raising Consciousness Through Commerce 1:09:50

8M ago1:09:50

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Promotional Link: StorySeed Community and Resource Commons - a community of like minded impact entrepreneurs cultivating their regenerative businesses, and also a storehouse of free resources and all the recordings of our events for impact entrepreneurs. In Episode 135 of the Seeds of Tao Podcast, we embark on a soulful journey with Hoda Mohajerani…

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134: Sarah Spencer Regenpreneur Story - Learning to Think Like a Tree 1:04:21

8M ago1:04:21

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Promotional Link: StorySeed Marketing and Messaging Course - a comprehensive course for regenerative entrepreneurs to build and scale their message and marketing efforts. (currently at beta price) In Episode 134 of the Seeds of Tao Podcast, we embark on an enchanting journey with Sarah Spencer, where she unveils the incredible potential of thinking…

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133: Building Ecological and Community Resilience through Personal Resilience with Emily and Josh Prieto 55:50

9M ago55:50

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Promotional Links: StorySeed Marketing and Messaging Course - a comprehensive course for regenerative entrepreneurs to build and scale their message and marketing efforts. (currently at beta price) In Episode 133 of the Seeds of Tao Podcast, we delve into the heart of personal resilience and its pivotal role in shaping ecological and community resi…

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