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Smoke Screen is an investigative documentary series on people with complex motives and morals. Follow characters on the fringes of society — con artists, cult leaders, corrupt politicians — as they seduce their marks and bend communities to their will. Join us as we unravel their stories and bring justice to the people they’ve deceived. SEASON 10: The Greatest Scam Ever Written - Coming August 1st What would you do if one handwritten letter promised to change your life forever? All of us wan ...
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Simon Thomas explores human endurance through the toughest times. In a series of interviews with well-known celebrities and notable people, he discovers how crisis and desperation can lead to hope and inspiration for a new and happy life. In each episode, we find out that there are so many others experiencing mental anguish, who have lived through the most difficult times. We hear how many have overcome tragedy to live happy and fulfilling lives.
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A light-hearted Tottenham Hotspur podcast by Dan from all the way down in little ol’ Australia. Follow us on Twitter at @a_bit_spursy, subscribe on YouTube at @abitspursy, chat with us at discord.gg/abitspursy, and email us at dan@abitspursy.com. You can support us on Patreon at patreon.com/abitspursy.
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The story of a group of fools trapped between a deserted island and a door to anywhere. It started at episode one with computer mics and evolved over 8+ years gaining and loosing cast along the way. ***We probably hit our stride about ep20*** Featuring - John Wilson, Kevin Thomas, Pixie Jenkins, Manfred Vijars, Jimmy Poodle, PetchraChelli, David Wait, Uncle Beefy, Brad Maclean and many more. Written and produced by Brad Maclean
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Ahch-To Radio is a Star Wars podcast feed fueled by the love of that galaxy far, far away. Creator & Host Alden Diaz (@ThatAldenDiaz) dives into the story & themes through creator interviews, Star Wars origin stories, fandom connections, narrative analyses, and more. Plus, Ahch-To Radio is also home to our Star Wars Rebels rewatch show, A Rewatch Between Worlds, with Alden & Nicky Kumar (@Naquicious)! Join them as they revisit the adventures of The Ghost crew with deep dive discussions & beh ...
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The defense attorneys for the man behind the scam argue the Duval scheme is no more deceptive than a magic show. But prosecutors make a strong case for fraud. In a last ditch effort to save himself, the mastermind submits a 17 page letter to the judge trying to explain what happened. But will his letter convince her? Unlock all episodes of The Grea…
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We take a small break from music to have our very own Professor Bo Lueders take time out of his busy schedule to answer some in-depth historical questions. He is right about 30% of the time, let's see if this week he can hit 40%.HardLore is now on Patreon! Join now to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly …
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Joe Thomas is joined by Cameron Smart & Caity Kirkley to discuss Watford’s first draw of the season coming at home to Coventry City as the Hornets remain unbeaten at home under Tom Cleverley’s reign. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram - …
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Our host writes a handwritten letter to the mastermind behind the Duval letters in 2023. He’s impressed and reaches out. He’s never spoken to a journalist before. They start exchanging emails and calls. Eventually she visits him behind bars. Soon, a jury will decide his fate. What will he reveal to her? And how can Rachel be sure it’s the truth? Un…
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Joe Thomas is joined by Cam Smart to discuss the upcoming league game at The Vic against Coventry City and are joined by Glenn from The Sky Blue Hub to get all the low down from the Cov camp. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram - https://…
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Yes you read that title correctly. We ranked every rock band ever (with a few exceptions) in order. It took us 3 hours and damn near killed us, but we did it. Who is the GOAT? Who is amazing/great? Who sucks?Find out now!HardLore is now on Patreon! Join now to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes…
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The mastermind behind the Maria Duval scam is revealed. Who is he and how did he operate one of the biggest scams in U.S. history? Investigative reporter Rachel Browne discovers this wasn’t his first mail-order operation and that Terry Polevoy, an amateur scam-buster, had helped expose that scheme. Rachel discovers the mastermind’s M.O. Unlock all …
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One of the most consistently requested guest since the beginning of HardLore: THOMAS PEARSON, vocalist of Atlanta's FOUNDATION finally joins us for an epic 3-hour episode documenting Foundation's beginning, ending, and everything in between.Since their breakup in 2016, Atlanta's FOUNDATION has become a mythical band to new fans of hardcore music, a…
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Mike Duffy is joined by Cam Smart as they dissect Watford’s first defeat this season, coming against Sheffield United in the league at Bramall Lane. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram - https://instagram.com/voicesofthevic?igshid=Nzd2YXZoamd1cDM1 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.…
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Caity Kirkley & Joe Thomas are joined by Watford supporter, and Watford Observer employee, Andrew French to get a look behind the curtain as to how things work exactly at the club during the hectic transfer window period. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofth…
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Mike Duffy is joined by Jason from The Rams Review Podcast to discuss the deadline day signing of Festy Ebosele made by Watford. The Wing Back joins from Udinese on a season long loan and previously had a spell at Derby County before joining the Italian side. Follow The Rams Review Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ramsreviewpod Twitter/…
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Caity Kirkley speaks to Geo from The Hammers Chat Podcast to get the info & insight on new signing Angelo Ogbonna. Follow The Hammers Chat: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hammerschat Twitter/X - https://x.com/hammers_chat?s=21 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hammerschat?igsh=a29leTVvM2FleXo= Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb…
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U.S. Postal Inspector Clayton Gerber discovers that the letters are entering the country via Albany, NY, and that they’re originating from a company in Montreal. Locating criminals across the border for extradition is no simple task, but eventually Clayton finds two of the scam’s top lieutenants. Can he get them to give up the name of their boss, t…
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Colin and Bo list their favorite opening tracks in hardcore music. Whether it’s for an LP, an EP or a split, the first song on a record sets the tone for what you can expect from a band and often times can end up defining their entire career. They are the ultimate statement piece for what you’re about to hear, so we’ve paid tribute to some of the g…
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Ben Aiton, Caity Kirkley & Joe Thomas are back to discuss Watford’s 4th win in a row. This time beating Derby County 2-1 at Vicarage Road. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram - https://instagram.com/voicesofthevic?igshid=Nzd2YXZoamd1cDM1 …
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Caity Kirkley was joined by Scott Coyne from The Belgian Football Podcast & Coyne Consultancy to discuss the, soon to be, new Watford signing Pierre Dwomoh. As of Thursday 22nd August 2024, it has been reported by Adam Leventhal (The Athletic) that Watford are in advanced talks with Pierre Dwomoh in a deal worth 1 million euros. Follow The Belgian …
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Mike Duffy is joined by Anthony from Les Violets.com to discuss the signing of Kevin Keben from Toulouse. Anthony last spoke to the podcast when Rhys Healey signed from the French club, here's hoping this one works out a bit better. Follow Les Violets: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lesvioletscom Twitter/X - https://x.com/lesvioletscom?s=21 In…
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Mike Duffy is again joined by Nick from the Sheff Utd Way podcast this time to get the low down on, soon to be, new player Daniel Jebbison. As of Wednesday 21st August 2024, a deal for Jebbison has been agreed in principle with Bournemouth for a season long loan. Jebbison came through the youth set up at Sheffield United before leaving at the end o…
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To find out how the scheme is operating in the present, we go back to how it all started. We know that two Swiss businessmen had bought Maria’s name and image to add legitimacy to their mailing scheme and launch letters across Europe. But who were these men? What motivated them to cheat hundreds of thousands of people out of their life savings? And…
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Ben Aiton is joined by Cory from The Rams Review Podcast to chat all things Derby County ahead of their visit to The Vic this weekend. It’s been 4 years since we spoke to The Rams Review lads so what exactly has gone on in that time?! Follow The Rams Review Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ramsreviewpod Twitter/X - https://x.com/ramsrev…
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We are finally joined by Twitching Tongues and God’s Hate bass player/stage mosher extraordinaire Alec Faber, who fronts the newly conceived Holy Blade alongside one of HardLore’s own.We talk about Alec’s journey from Grand Rapids to California, how playing in Freedom and True Love introduced him to many of his now longtime friends and bandmates ar…
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Ben Aiton, Cam Smart & Mike Duffy are back, this time to discuss Watford’s 3rd win in as many games. This time running out 3-0 winners in the first league home game of the season against Stoke City. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram - h…
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Mike Duffy is joined by Ben Rowley from The YYY Files to discuss the Hornets first home game of the season against Stoke City. Follow The YYY Files: Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/share/Ay5rYp3oJC8NCq6X/?mibextid=LQQJ4d Twitter/X - https://x.com/theyyyfiles?s=21 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theyyyfiles?igsh=MTFubXJjYXJkN2psOQ== Spotify…
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The Maria Duval letter scam began in Europe—so how did it make its way to America? U.S. Postal Inspector Clayton Gerber begins to unravel the threads of the scam when he discovers an address on Long Island, where victims are sending their replies to Duval. They also send intimate items like locks of their hair, hoping for the psychic’s help. Clayto…
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We are joined live at HardLore HQ by Braxton Marcellous, the charismatic, multi-talented guitar player of generational standouts ZULU. Braxton is not only wildly magnetic and unforgettable as a stage performer, but truly one of the all time greats one on one.ZULU is a band full of hardcore lifers proudly carrying the torch, and are an amazing examp…
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Mike Duffy is joined by Cam Smart to discuss Watford’s 5-0 thumping of MK Dons in the 1st round of the Carabao Cup, a competition in which the Hornets usually struggle in against lower opposition at this stage of the competition. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/vo…
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Joe Thomas & Cam Smart are back to discuss the Hornets dramatic 3-2 away win at Millwall. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram - https://instagram.com/voicesofthevic?igshid=Nzd2YXZoamd1cDM1 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thevoicesofthevi…
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Cameron Smart, Joe Thomas & Mike Duffy are back for the first opposition preview podcast of the season as they speak to Nick from Achtung! Millwall Podcast about the opening game of the 24/25 season as Tom Cleverley’s men travel to Bermondsey to face Millwall. Follow Achtung! Millwall Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/pzSeebjAcHcgP…
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Who was Maria Duval? Her son says she had a gift, an ability to see people’s futures. She helped locate missing people and worked with the French elite, befriending Jacques Chirac and Brigitte Bardot. In the late 80s, when two businessmen approached Maria Duval with a life-changing deal, her name becomes synonymous with one of the greatest scams ev…
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The long awaited day has arrived... HardLore conducts a live tournament bracket to determine the hardest HARDCORE band of all time in a stacked tournament of bands hand-picked by us, in brackets set completely randomly... We swear.We stuck to MUSICAL HARDNESS as our main criteria, but there are a few examples when separating the art and the artist …
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Mike Duffy is joined by Nick Ingood from Sheff United Way podcast to get some supporters insight on new Watford signing, Yasser Larouci from Troyes, who had a loan spell at Sheffield United last season. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram…
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What would you do if you got a mysterious letter promising to restore your health and vitality? Doreen Robinson wrote back and sent money to the French psychic named Maria Duval who’d written to her. As their relationship deepened, Doreen had no idea that she wasn’t the only one. In fact, hundreds of thousands of people had gotten a Duval letter, a…
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Ben Aiton, Cam Smart, Joe Thomas & Mike Duffy join forces to give their predictions ahead of the 2024/25 season as some of the members of the team look to improve on last seasons predictions…😂 👀 Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram - https…
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...And we're back! HardLore returns for our first proper long form sit-down episode in over a month with an episode 2.5 hour recap of Bo's recent European excursion with Harms Way, as well as over an hour of answering your questions.HardLore is now on Patreon! Join now to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive mont…
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Dan is joined by Adam Campbell to discuss Spurs' pre-season so far. They chat about the North London Derby being outsourced to Brussels, our young players coming through, Spence's redemption arc, upcoming season expectations, and who they'd like to see join the club before the end of the transfer window. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/abitspu…
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What would you do if one handwritten letter promised to change your life forever? All of us want magic, to feel like there is some sort of exterior force guiding our next steps, to believe our fate is written in the stars. This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it …
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HardLore was joined for our first ever interview with a filmmaker by GREEN ROOM writer and director Jeremy Saulnier, who many don't know is a Virginia/DC hardcore OG.As the now cult classic film approaches its historic 10th anniversary, we moderated a Q&A at a sold out screening of the 2015 punk horror phenomenon at Brain Dead Studios.So much of th…
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Mike Duffy is joined by Cam Smart to discuss the rumours of Wesley Hoedt potentially joining Trabzonspor & Yaser Asprilla potentially joining Al-Ittihad. Follow The Voices of the Vic Podcast: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheVoicesOfTheVic Twitter/X - https://x.com/voicesofthevic?s=21 Instagram - https://instagram.com/voicesofthevic?igshid=Nz…
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HardLore is joined by Sound & Fury co-promoters Martín Stewart (Terror, God’s Hate) and Madison Woodward (Fury) to recap this year’s incredible iteration of the USA’s biggest hardcore festival. HardLore is now on Patreon! Join now to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardl…
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Welcome to the first ever HardLore Family Feud!We celebrated the beginning of Sound & Fury week 2024 with a live, sold out show at Brain Dead Studios in Los Angeles. Team Twitching Tongues (Taylor Young, Alec Faber & Mike Cesario) went head to head against team Sound & Fury (Martin Stewart & Madison Woodward) with special guest Anthony Anzaldo from…
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Despite promises made by the police, the killer faces the death penalty for his crimes. Donna confesses that she is terrified her father will find a way to avoid the death penalty, get out of prison, and come after her. As time goes on, Donna and Steve reckon with the aftershocks of her father’s crimes, the mistakes Steve made as a young journalist…
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