Whispers from the Void follows the story of Richard Harrison and Jason Vasquez as they uncover the mystery hidden within their home of Houston, Texas. Set during the modern day, the pair are dragged into a harrowing mystery, changing their lives and views of the world they thought they knew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Broken Void Productions Podcasts
A call-in show from author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they're really doing. Operators(me) are standing by to take your calls. In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack!
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I Was the Other Woman... And He Died
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1:05:29As a widow, I get a lot of grief emails. But this one stopped me right in my tracks with the subject line, “I was the other woman… and he died.” Today’s caller is not a widow. She’s not a girlfriend. She’s not a friend. She is the other woman, and she’s bringing us on her grief journey – the good, the bad, and the ugly. This episode is available ad…
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How Do I Trust in Love When My Heart Has Been Broken?
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56:37Nora talks with Jess, a struggling caller who has found herself in a relationship with someone she desperately wants to trust. But after a string of unhealthy relationships, Jess can’t help but feel like she’s just waiting for the other shoe to drop. For full ad-free episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here. …
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Jason and Richard wake up alone in Theo's warehouse home. While they have a bit of free time Richard decides to do a little investigating of his own. Theo goes to pick up Barbara, though I guess you could say, he's not really Theo... CREDITS:: Cesar Lebron III as RICHARD/TENEBRIARCH FusionTSK as JASON XanaduCross as MIKE Stephen Quinn as THEO/[REDA…
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In this episode, we catch back up with Jayson Greene, author of the memoir Once More We Saw Stars and learn about his new book and first novel, UnWorld. For ad-free episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call here. Learn more about your ad choices. …
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In this first episode of the newest installment of Thanks for Asking, Nora hears from three callers who explain what they actually do all day at work. And even though they’re wildly different – a regenerative agriculture performance and data reporting manager, an oncology nurse working with phase one clinical trials for cancer patients, and someone…
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This is an episode from the new season of TTFA Anthologies, go to Apple Podcasts and Spotify to listen to the full season(and past seasons)! _ Eva Hagberg is young, ambitious and about to get her Big Break — a byline in the New York Times! And then, she publishes an error. A big factual error. In the New York freaking Times! Cue the breakdown. …
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This is an episode from the new season of TTFA Anthologies, go to Apple Podcasts and Spotify to listen to the full season(and past seasons)! _ Work is, to most of us, an important part of our lives. We spend something like a third of our lives at work, and even if we’re not working our “dream job” our work gives us a sense of purpose, accomplishmen…
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Work is not your life. Your life is not your work. We try really hard to separate them. But, hey! We live in a world where that’s not possible all the time. As a former corporate girlboss who was once chained to her laptop panicking over the dimensions of banner ads and now a podcaster and writer full-time, I get it. Work is a massive part of our l…
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Breaking news: humans make mistakes. This is not a bad thing! Our mistakes are how we learn and grow, and we have to get comfy with accepting that mistakes are an uncomfortable part of the human experience. But what happens when we say the wrong thing at the wrong time to someone that we love during the worst time of their life? And what happens wh…
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Step beyond the boundaries of space and sanity as the team unravels the mystery of Dimensional Shamblers... enigmatic beings that traverse realms unseen. What are they? Why do they exist? And what happens when they pass through our world? Join host Alex and a panel of experts as they explore the terror and symbolism behind these transdimensional ho…
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Finding Meaning In The New Age of Anxiety
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1:13:54The world doesn’t make a lot of sense right now, including other people and why they think the things they think and do the things they do. So I’m tapping in Steven J. Heine, professor of Social and Cultural Psychology and the author of Start Making Sense: How Existential Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times to talk about: …
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Mike takes a little trip into what is inside of Theo's closet, I do hope he has packed himself a towel. Mindy is questioned by the police before her shift at work and we catch up with Barbara during her weekly therapy session. CREDITS:: Stephen Quinn as THEO/[REDACTED] XanaduCross as MIKE Cesar Lebron III as TENEBRIARCH/HPD OFFICER Aidan Heart as A…
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Last week’s pep talk episode (https://noraborealis.substack.com/p/stop-being-mean-to-yourself) was such a hit we’re back with more (and I’m making some phone calls today because WOW WE ARE ALL GOING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW!!!) Today we have two callers: a 32-year-old who feels lost after losing both of her parents and receiving a tough diagnosis, and …
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What It’s Like to Be a Brain Surgeon, with Dan Heath
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52:52Sharing an episode of “What It’s Like to Be…” from author Dan Heath. On the podcast, Dan explores the world of work, one profession at a time, and interviews people who love what they do. He finds out: What does a couples therapist think when a friend asks for relationship advice? Is a Secret Service Agent supposed to pretend like they’re not there…
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Her Parents Skipped Her Wedding(Estrangement)
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51:12Estrangement is one of those hot button topic that everyone has an opinion about, and here’s mine: you have one job as a parent1, and that’s to love your children. To show up for them. To support them. To not ditch out on their wedding LIKE A TOTAL WEIRDO. Are things more complicated than that? Sure, people are complicated. But on this show I let y…
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Every once in a while, we all need a little bit of solicited motivation from someone totally unqualified to give it. In this episode, Nora shells out loads of love and support in the first of our series of TFA Pep Talks. For full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612…
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Alex, Raven, and Dr. Connor O’Donnell delve into the chilling mythology of the Leng Spiders... towering arachnids said to weave the boundaries between worlds. As their conversation unravels the purpose and symbolism behind these cosmic weavers, the team finds themselves entangled in deeper implications. Are the Leng Spiders predators... or guardian…
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You’re Lonely: What’s the prescription? An Interview with author Julia Hotz, author of The Connection Cure
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55:01What if your doctor prescribed you a hiking group? A ceramics class? Not in place of whatever medication or treatment you may need, but as a complement to it? It’s called Social Prescribing, and journalist Julia Hotz traveled to some 30 countries to talk to patients and professionals who are at the forefront of this approach to wellness. I loved he…
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In this episode, we discuss the defining moments in our lives that forever branded us with shame. For full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Rescued at last from spindly legs of the Atlach-Nacha, Jason and Richard find themselves with a potentially new ally and hopefully a place to rest their heads for the day. Can this new man be trusted? And what will become of Jason and Richard, now that they have someone else in their corner? And who is this mysterious man named Theo? What does he k…
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Of all the stages of grief, anger has to be the ugliest one. The one that feels the ickiest no matter what side of it you’re on. So today we’re talking about it. For full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call here. Learn more about your ad cho…
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Issa Rae on Friendships That Need to Go, from IMO
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1:08:13Sharing a new show from my friends at Higher Ground, hosted by Michelle Obama, called IMO. You know on Thanks for Asking, we keep it real and help each other through some of our hardest times. Similarly on IMO, Michelle and her big brother Craig Robinson tackle real questions from real folks just like you, offering practical advice, personal storyt…
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Out of The Void, Into The Dating Pool
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1:04:15In this episode, we get an update from widower David Cherson. This is the first part of a two-part series called Life of a Lonely Widower. For Life of a Lonely Widower (Part 2) and other full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call here. Learn m…
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Alex and the team delve into the chilling lore of the Moon Beast, an entity said to stalk the hidden corners of the Dreamlands. As their exploration progresses, unsettling truths emerge, revealing a creature whose alien intentions and otherworldly origins defy human understanding. With each revelation, the atmosphere grows heavier, leaving the host…
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Take a break from the doom and disaster and reset your psyche with some okay things. We won’t ever say “everything is going to be okay” but we will do our best to find and focus on even the littlest okay things around us that aren’t the very worst. Keep the bar low and your head up. For full episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community,…
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Jason and Richard find themselves trapped in a twisted labyrinth of webbing as they uncover disturbing visions and cryptic messages tied to a dark cosmic force. With time running out, the pair must navigate the nightmarish maze and face chilling encounters that blur the line between reality and illusion. As tensions rise and old memories resurface,…
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I cannot trust anyone who says No Regrets. Because really…you don’t have ANY? NONE?! Are you sure about that? I can tend towards the opposite mentality myself, but in between No Regrets and All Regrets is a safe middle ground of self-reflection and accountability without self-flagellation and rumination, and that is where we met today’s callers, wh…
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Creativity, Burnout and Life Beyond Productivity with Maria Bowler
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51:31Rise and Grind, Girlbosses! It’s time to GROWTH HACK your way to your BEST SELF and make this the ULTIMATE year. If you don’t have time, you can make time, because excuses are no excuse. Just kidding! Like so many of us, author Maria Bowler found herself caught up in the Productivity Machine, which demands we do more and more and more for the sake …
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