Best Mary Kate Browning Podcasts (2024)

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MISS MIX, KIDNAPPER by KATHLEEN NORRIS 34:42

2d ago34:42

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The father of a college age boy receives a letter from his son announcing his engagenet to an older lady (32) and dad assumes the worst. He leaves NY for California with plans of convincing his son to call it off. He meets Miss Mix as she is working in her back yard chicken coup, believing he (Mr Fox, Anthony's dad) to be the repairman she had call…

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THE AFFAIR AT GROVER STATION by WILLA CATHER 38:41

12d ago38:41

38:41

A three way attraction leads to a murder in Wyoming and one man knows the secret of who did it and why.By me

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MISS SALLY'S LETTER by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY 29:46

10d ago29:46

29:46

A domineering grandma with no faith in young men helps a young man in her neighborhood prepare and decorate a small house he had just purchased for his bride to be. Miss Sally, the grandma, has a daughter around the same age as the young man, whose name is Willard, but Miss Sally keeps a tight hold on her daughter, not wanting her to be disappointe…

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BRIDGING THE YEARS by KATHERINE NORRIS 46:06

17d ago46:06

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In this moving story by Katherine Norris a young mother living in San Francisco around the turn of the century receives an unusual visitor to her home who turns out to be an older gentleman who had lived there previously and wanted to share his memories. Join us at our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com. Also- support us at Patreon by visitin…

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BEYOND THE BAYOU by KATE CHOPIN 16:18

29d ago16:18

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Kate Chopin wrote about life on the Louisiana Bayou after the Civil War, and she portrays the life of blacks on the plantation with tenderness and understanding. In this story a woman named LaFolle, who lives alone in a cabin far from the main home due to a terrifying event in her childhood, which has prevented her from crossing the secrtion betwee…

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THE VILLAGE SINGER by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN 36:07

1M ago36:07

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A great creative piece about an aging lead singer who is shown the door by her church members but decices she isn't ready for retirement. With her house located only steps from the open church windows she begins singing and playing her organ to compete loudly with the newly hired singer and soon stirs up a hornets nest. For all our 1001 podcasts vi…

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THE PLAY HOUSE by ALICE BROWN 29:36

1M ago29:36

29:36

New England author Alice Brown highlights a moment in life around the turn of the centuty with this npoignant short story.

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A NEW ENGLAND NUN by MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN 32:48

2M ago32:48

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By Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host

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THE QUICKSAND by EDITH WHARTON 43:17

2M ago43:17

43:17

A wealthy woman reaches out to help her grown son and his girlfriend after her son asks her to intervene on his behalf, having been turned down with his marriage proposal. In the process of trying to unite the two the woman finds out that her own life has been built on shaky foundations. The story is deep, introspective, and takes some twists and t…

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THE GIRL AND THE PHOTOGRAPH by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY 21:50

2M ago21:50

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By Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host

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PAUL'S CASE by WILLA CATHER 1:07:22

2M ago1:07:22

1:07:22

A high school boy who the teachers can't seem to reach finally runs away from his drab home in Pittsburgh and heads for New York City, taking money from his empoloyer to finance his trip. In a world where the very rich live a lavish lifestyle he idolizes them and wants to spend just a few days knowing what it's like to live like them- and a ritzy h…

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THE GOSSIP OF VALLEY VIEW by LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY 18:53

2M ago18:53

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By Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host

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HOW THE WIDOW WON THE DEACON by WILLIAM JAMES LAMPTON 18:30

3M ago18:30

18:30

By ME

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AMY FOSTER (PT 2) by JOSEPH CONRAD 41:08

3M ago41:08

41:08

By Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host

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AMY FOSTER (PT 1) by JOSEPH CONRAD 45:53

3M ago45:53

45:53

By Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host

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POOR DEAR MARGARET KIRBY by KATHLEEN NORRIS 30:22

4M ago30:22

30:22

meA wealthy young San Francisco married couple whose lives seem to be growing apart suddenly experience a financial calamity and things turn from bad to worse.. This is a powerful story of the strength of the human spirit and the ability that some people have to change their lives for the better after being faced with the worst.. Check out our new …

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adrienne maree brown — On Radical Imagination and Moving Towards Life 1:20:13

4M ago1:20:13

1:20:13

The wonderful civil rights elder Vincent Harding liked to look around the world for what he called "live human signposts" — human beings who embody ways of seeing and becoming and who point the way forward to the world we want to inhabit. And adrienne maree brown, who has inspired worlds of social creativity with her notions of "pleasure activism" …

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EVE'S DIARY by MARK TWAIN 40:45

4M ago40:45

40:45

One of Mark Twain's most popular stories, this one captures some of the differences between man and woman,and explores the mystery of how they get along in the first place.By Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host

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“The End of Poetry” by Ada Limón 1:43

4M ago1:43

1:43

An impassioned plea, a yearning for connection — the poem U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón wrote when she says all language failed her. Take in Ada's reading of her piece, “The End of Poetry” — and hear her read more of her work in the On Being episode, “To Be Made Whole.” Ada Limón is the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States. She’s written six book…

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Atul Gawande — On Mortality and Meaning 1:02:48

4M ago1:02:48

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We are strange creatures. It is hard for us to speak about, or let in, the reality of frailty and death — the elemental fact of mortality itself. In this century, western medicine has gradually moved away from its understanding of death as a failure — where care stops with a terminal diagnosis. Hospice has moved, from something rare to something ex…

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“Ars Poetica #100: I Believe” by Elizabeth Alexander 1:17

5M ago1:17

1:17

Today, a poem with a poignant question to live: “...and are we not of interest to each other?” Carry Elizabeth Alexander’s reading of her poem “Ars Poetica #100: I Believe” with you — and hear Elizabeth read more of her poetry in the On Being episode, “Words That Shimmer.” Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, author, and educator. Since 2018, she has ser…

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Luis Alberto Urrea — On Our Belonging to Each Other 59:10

4M ago59:10

59:10

We humans have this drive to erect barriers between ourselves and others, Luis Alberto Urrea says, and yet this makes us a little crazy. He is an exuberant, wise, and refreshing companion into the deep meaning and the problem of borders — what they are really about, what we do with them, and what they do to us. The Mexican-American border was as cl…

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Ross Gay — On the Insistence of Joy 59:05

5M ago59:05

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In our world of so much suffering, it can feel hard or wrong to invoke the word "joy." Yet joy has been one of the most insistent, recurrent rallying cries in almost every life-giving conversation that Krista has had across recent months and years, even and especially with people on the front lines of humanity's struggles. Ross Gay helps illuminate…

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Janine Benyus and Azita Ardakani Walton — On Nature's Wisdom for Humanity 1:16:20

5M ago1:16:20

1:16:20

In this all-new episode, Krista engages biomimicry pioneer Janine Benyus in a second, urgent conversation, alongside creative biomimicry practitioner Azita Ardakani Walton. Together they trace precise guidance and applied wisdom from the natural world for the civilizational callings before us now. What does nature have to teach us about healing fro…

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Befriend Your Body: A Compassionate Body Scan 11:16

5M ago11:16

11:16

In a time of stress, uncertainty, and isolation, Christine Runyan turns our attention to what often evades our awareness — the response of our nervous systems. As part of On Being’s 2021 Midwinter Gathering, she offered this brief, practical, gently guided practice as an invitation to befriend your beleaguered body, to “blanket it with a little bit…

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Christine Runyan — On Healing Our Distressed Nervous Systems 1:01:11

5M ago1:01:11

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The years of pandemic and lockdown are still working powerfully on us from the inside. But we have trouble acknowledging this, much less metabolizing it. This conversation with Christine Runyan, which took place in the dark middle of those years, helps make sense of our present of still-unfolding epidemic distress — as individuals, as communities, …

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THE SECRET GARDEN (FINAL CHAPTER) 35:01

5M ago35:01

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Mr. Craven experiences some vivid dreams while traveling in Switzerland- dreams calling him back to the garden. On the long train ride home he remembers with regret how he treated his young son, blaming him for his wife's death, and wonders how he has fared.By me

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“Joy is the Justice (We Give Ourselves)” by J. Drew Lanham 14:26

5M ago14:26

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We are overjoyed to share this heart-stirring performance with you, which transpired when we invited the ornithologist/poet/former On Being guest J. Drew Lanham to offer some poetry at a live On Being event in January 2024. We could not have imagined the lightning in a bottle that unfolded — a live adaptation of the title poem that appears in Drew'…

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Lyndsey Stonebridge and Lucas Johnson — On Love, Politics, and Violence (Channeling Hannah Arendt) 1:15:26

6M ago1:15:26

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Here is a stunning sentence for you, written by Lyndsey Stonebridge, our guest this hour, channeling the 20th-century political thinker and journalist Hannah Arendt: "Loneliness is the bully that coerces us into giving up on democracy." This conversation is a kind of guide to generative shared deliberations we might be having with each other and ou…

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New From Poetry Unbound: A Series on Conflict and the Human Condition 11:09

5M ago11:09

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A taste of a special mini-season of Poetry Unbound — bringing contemplative curiosity and the life-nurturing tether of poetry to the very present matter of conflict in our world. In this first offering, Pádraig introduces the intriguing idea of poems as teachers and ponders Wisława Szymborska’s “A Word on Statistics," translated by Joanna Trzeciak.…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 25-26) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 33:48

5M ago33:48

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Chapter 25 begins with the Robin's "birds'eye" view of the children in the garden . While the mother robin sits on her eggs she finds herself fascinated by Colin, Later, on rainy days, Colin and Mary explore the huge gouse, and get their exercize inside. Chapter 26_ The children and Ben sing the Doxology from church, including the words "Praise God…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAP 24) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 24:22

6M ago24:22

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Colin and Mary , Dickon and Ben Weatherstaff keep up their rituals of thinking of "the magic" while Colin gets stronger day by day. Dickon shows Colin some exercises to improve his strength.By me

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Colette Pichon Battle — On Knowing What We're Called To 1:02:38

6M ago1:02:38

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There is an ecological transformation unfolding in the places we love and come from. On a front edge of this reality, which will affect us all, Colette Pichon Battle is a singular model of brilliance and graciousness of mind and spirit and action. And to be with her is to open to the way the stories we tell have blunted us to the courage we’re call…

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Kate DiCamillo — On Nurturing Capacious Hearts 54:16

6M ago54:16

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In her writing, it is Kate DiCamillo's gift to make bearable the fact that joy and sorrow live so close, side by side, in life as it is (if not as we wish it to be). In this conversation, along with good measures of raucous laughter and a few tears, Kate summons us to hearts "capacious enough to contain the complexities and mysteries of ourselves a…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAP 23) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 26:54

6M ago26:54

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Chapter 23-MAGIC-Colin brings all his friends plus Ben Weatherstaff together in the garden to celebrate the magic that the garden brings to each of them, ANDROID USERS- 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw 1001 Radio Days right here at Google Podcasts FREE: https://podcasts.google.com/search…

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Wisdom, Solace, and Courage for 2024 2:58

6M ago2:58

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A special two-month season of On Being starts May 9. Freshly curated conversations from across the On Being archive. Big new conversations and extra offerings. To be present to the suffering and sorrow of this world from a place of love. To accompany each other in this — and accompany the young. To honor the fragility of being human. To keep our ca…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 21-22) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 32:23

6M ago32:23

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Colin finally comes out to enjoy the secret garden for a full day and he is literally brought back to life. Ben Weatherstaff discovers them in the garden and launches a tirade against Mary until he sees Colin...at which point he becomes confused. APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 19-20) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 37:54

6M ago37:54

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Mary succeeds in bringing Colin outside to the secret garden and the transformation begins... APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-the-old-west/id16…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 17-18) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 29:22

7M ago29:22

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Mary is awakened to the sound of terrible screaming and heads for Colin's room to give him a sound berating for his actions. An agreement is later reached to give Colin access to the garden. APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 Catch 1001 Sto…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 15-16) 38:17

7M ago38:17

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Mary awakes to a beautiful spring day and rushes down to the garden where she finds her friend Dickon in a conversation with a crow he calls Soot. Later an argument breaks out with Colin over her not choosing to visit him that morning . APPLE .USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-w…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 13-14) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 51:44

7M ago51:44

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Mary discovers the source of the crying sounds she has been hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Jon Hagadorn Podcast Host

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 11-12) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 34:31

7M ago34:31

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Mary makes a new friend in the garden and later is called in to meet the master of the house who has returned. APPLE USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 Catch 1001 Stories From The Old West- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-from-t…

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THE SECRET GARDEN ( CHAPS 9-10) by FRANCES HODGSON BUIRNETT 43:50

8M ago43:50

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Mary is gifted a jump rope by Martha and uses it all around the property. She also starts working on the secret garden, moving grass and weeds out of the way so new growth can come up. APPLE USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 Catch 1001 Stories Fr…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 7-8) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 30:05

8M ago30:05

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Mary, with the help of her friend the robin, and a strong breeze, finds the key to the door of the secret garden. Enjoy 'The Secret Garden' now at 1001 Greatest Love & Life Stories APPLE USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 Catch 1001 Stories From T…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 5-6) FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 27:47

8M ago27:47

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Mary finds herself alone in the 100 room manor and decides to do some exploring, which she has been told not to do. She hears sounds of a child crying but can't locate where the sounds are coming from. 30 Days of Lovecraft Now At 1001 Ghost, Chiller, and Lovecraft! APPLE USERS New! 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us…

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 3-4) by FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT 43:26

9M ago43:26

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Mary arrives at the lonely Mistlethwaith Manor in Yorkshire and is taken to her room, where she soon meets a young maid named Martha who is kind to Mary despite Mary's attitude. Later Mary explores the gardens and meets the old gardener Ben Weatherstaff, who is also kind to her. He introduces her to a Robin who takes an interest in her. Follow our …

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THE SECRET GARDEN (CHAPS 1-2) FRANCIS BURNETT HODGSON 31:49

8M ago31:49

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A little girl named Mary , who is living with her mother in India, suddenly finds herself alone when a deadly disease kills most of the people around her. Suddenly orphaned, she is sent to her Uncle's large home in England. ANDROID USERS- 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EOZTL42pg0szYdYV7mwMC?si=SCPAOiSgQiyo0Z…

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THE WRECK by GUY de MAUPASSANT (From our 1001 Greatest Love Stories Collection) 29:36

9M ago29:36

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While enjoying the company of an old friend, a middle-aged man recalls his unusual New Year's Eve trapped by a rushing tide aboard a wrecked schooner with a younger woman who had come with her father and sisters to sketch it before the wrecked hull was swept away by the ocean. Soon they were trapped by the wind and the rising sea,not knowing if the…

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1001 LOVE & LIFE STORIES DECLAN SHARES HIS STORY WITH ERICA 28:21

9M ago28:21

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ANDROID USERS- 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EOZTL42pg0szYdYV7mwMC?si=SCPAOiSgQiyo0ZSO_OFDyw&nd=1&dlsi=012b3f28347743d5 1001's Best of Jack London at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2HzkpdKeWJgUU9rbx3NqgF 1001 Stories From The Old West at Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0c2fc0cGwJBcPfyC8NWNTw …

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SUYA SHARES HER STORY WITH ERICA 33:02

9M ago33:02

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Suya shares her story with Erica Follow our new True Stories interview show 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay (links below) APPLE DEVICES - 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-true-stories-with-brian-tremblay/id1726451725 ANDROID USERS- 1001 True Stories with Brian Tremblay https://open.spotify.com/e…

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