Best Flannagan Podcasts (2025)

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Jenny Flannagan, Advent Sunday- Mary, 30 Nov 2025 27:09

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Jenny Flannagan launches our Advent series by exploring how Mary might have felt as she waited for Jesus’s ministry to begin. She opens with a powerful monologue from Mary’s perspective. How do we remain faithful to God during those “in-between” times of waiting? Jenny offers three invitations for us to reflect on this Advent: Surrender our plans t…

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Gaynor Shaw, Finding God in the Waiting, 16 Nov 2025 30:36

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Gaynor encourages us to find God in the season of advent by: preparing, slowing and waiting. Here are Gaynor's simple ways to “practice Advent” this year: Light a candle each evening and spend two minutes in silence Listen to a carol and allow the eternal truth to draw you out of the instant Make an Advent Spotify list Practice daily gratitude by a…

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ep. 95 | Frankenstein (2025) 1:24:29

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Guillermo Del Toro's highly anticipated Frankenstein adaptation was finally released on Netflix last week, and thanks to Bilkent Cinema Society, we got to watch it on a big screen! In this week's episode, Wickham, Colleen, and Ada are joined by an audience formed of Bilkent Cinema Society, Bilkent Literature Society, Bilkent Culture Studies Society…

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Andy Mulcock, Part 1 of Fasting, 2 Nov 2025 29:31

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Andy begins the first of two teaching sessions on the practice of fasting focusing on: Offering ourselves to God Growing in holiness Amplifying our prayers Standing with the poorBy Isca Church

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ep. 94 | Halloween Deep Cuts: Trick 'r Treat (2007) & The Innocents (1961) & Cure (1997) 1:12:58

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Happy Halloween! In this week's spooktacular episode, Wickham and Ada are discussing horror films that don't normally get the recognition they deserve: "Trick 'r Treat" (2007, dir. Michael Dougherty), "The Innocents" (1961, dir. Jack Clayton), and "Cure" (1997, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa).

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Cherryl & Rebecca - Generosity Part Two - 26 Oct 2025 15:22

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Cherryl and Rebecca delve deeper into the practice of generosity as we continue our Practising the Way series.By Isca Church

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Thanksgiving Celebration 19 October 2025 1:03:44

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During this Thanksgiving Celebration we heard from 9 different speakers, all telling of God's goodness throughout the year: Bonnie, Exmouth, Kathy and Karen, Hatherleigh, Sim, Isca youth, Kristian, Isca children & families with testimonies from Isca members, John and Adrian. Matt Finn, chair of trustees gave the final word.…

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ep. 93 | One Battle After Another (2025) 1:36:55

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Hey y'all! In this mid-week release, Colleen, Wickham, and Ada are joined by our special guest, Dr. Eric Sandberg of the City University of Hong Kong, to discuss Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, "One Battle After Another" (2025)!

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ep. 92 | Summer Horror: 28 Years Later (2025), Weapons (2025) & Together (2025) 1:04:02

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A year later, we're back with yet another summer horror episode where Wickham, Colleen, and Ada talk about horror films that hit the theatres during the summer of 2025: "28 Years Later" (2025, dir. Danny Boyle), "Weapons" (2025, dir. Zach Cregger), and "Together" (2025, dir. Michael Shanks).

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Generosity - Part One 19:17

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Cherryl Hunt introduces the first of two talks on generosity in our Practising the Way series. She reminds us that there is more joy in giving than receiving and we must watch out for greed. Cherryl's challenging talk encourages us to look at our lifestyles choices, holidays, clothes, food, investments - are they ethical?…

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ep. 91 | Superhero Summer: Superman (2025) & The Fantastic Four (2025), KPop Demon Hunters (2025) 1:08:54

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What's up, y'all?! The summer of 2025 has been quite busy, as many anticipated films were released in theaters. Colleen, Wickham, and Ada are kicking off season 8 of the podcast with a collection of highly anticipated superhero films: "Superman" (2025, dir. James Gunn), "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" (2025, dir. Matt Shakman), and "KPop Demon Hu…

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Enjoy the Sabbath, Karl Straw, 28 Sept 21:57

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Karl encourages us to enJOY the Sabbath. He suggests that on Saturday morning we ask God to help us rest, enjoy, worship and delight in Him this Sabbath.By Isca Church

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Mark Mumford, God Makes Things Grow, 19 Sept 2025 36:20

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Mark says God loves growth and he wants us to grow in our walk with Him.By Isca Church

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Farewell, From Criminalia, and Thanks for All the Crime 42:30

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Thank you for joining us for the final episode of our season of stray heists AND the finale of Criminalia. This is goodbye, but it's also thank you – thank you for supporting us as we walked in and out of historical crime scenes, nefarious cocktails, and we are grateful you took this adventure with us. And always remember: There’s no such thing as …

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ep. 90 | Syllabus Special: Moonlight (2016) & One Hour Photo (2002) 44:40

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Hey y'all! We're back with a syllabus special episode where Wickham and Colleen are discussing the films they teach in their classes. As always, we're talking about a bunch of films, but primarily focusing on "Moonlight" (2016, dir. Barry Jenkins) and "One Hour Photo" (2002, dir. Mark Romanek).

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'America': The Stolen Golden Toilet 25:09

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The plan was to keep the 18-karat-gold toilet called 'America' on display indefinitely at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. But it did go out on loan, once, to Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Winston Churchill, in 2019, as part of an exhibition of Maurizio Cattelan's works, titled 'Victory is Not an Option'…

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Sim Grimshaw, Forgiveness, August 31 2025 23:24

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Sim challenges us asking: "Do you find it hard to forgive? Do you find yourself keeping track of who wrongs you?" He reminds us that forgiveness isn't something we count - it's something we live.By Isca Church

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Mayhem, Madness, and Marshmallow the Bunny: When the World Lost Its Mind Over Beanie Babies 35:20

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When Beanie Babies hit the scene in 1993, the original line of stuffed toys featured nine characters -- but that number would grow to hundreds. The brainchild of Ty Warner, and made by his company, Ty Inc., they were one of the hottest toys of the 1990s -- but they also inspired an underground economy that dealt in fraud and many, many thefts. See …

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Audrey Humphreys, Trust & Have Faith in God, 24 August 2025 17:38

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Audrey reminds us of Jesus' call for us to be have trust and faith just like children. She uses a powerful personal story about her own father caring for her to remind us of how much more our heavenly father loves and cares for us.By Isca Church

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Piano 'Movers' Play a Felonious Tune 21:35

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Just after lunch on July 14, 2013, a white van drove away from Toronto General Hospital. Its cargo? A stolen Boston Steinway baby grand piano, taken from the hospital's Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. Of the bold heist, Todd Milne, director of security operations for the hospital, told the media, quote, “I’ve been managing security since 1999, and have …

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California Nut Crimes: Nuts Cases Can Be Difficult to Crack 25:52

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Tree nuts have become are a hot commodity on the black market, and thieves have been making off with shipments of California-grown nuts to cash in. Of the phenomenon, Mike Boudreaux, the sheriff of Tulare County in California’s Central Valley, stated, “It’s not your guy on the corner in the long jacket, selling knock-off Rolex watches.” Why steal n…

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Rich Cummings, Your Way is Better, 10 August 2025 27:28

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Join us for a summer special with Rich, who's included a wide variety of content, starting with the song Your Way is Better performed at the Satellites youth camp. We're focussing on the pearl and treasure parables, with a Bible reading from Isca Youth, a Bible Project film and a talk by Rich asking where we are giving our time and attention.…

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Opening the Lid on Manhole Cover Capers 26:42

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In the spring of 2008, 12-year-old Shamira Fingers was walking down a street near her home in South Philadelphia when she suddenly and surprisingly fell into an open sewer hole -- the manhole cover, missing. Once a rare crime, disappearing manhole covers has become an expensive and dangerous problem for cities around the world, with thieves swiping…

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Cherryl Hunt, 3 August 2025, The Parable of The Compassionate Employer 28:04

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Cherryl starts by referring to an introductory film, made by our young people, telling the parable of the workers who were all paid the same wage, despite working different hours. Cherryl tells us that God is compassionate, he cares about justice and acting rightly. His grace is outrageously given even to the least worthy. Our talks are shorter thi…

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ep. 89 | Doubles: Mickey 17 (2025) & Sinners (2025) 1:13:59

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Hello Hello! 2025 has featured some pretty good films already, and this week, we're talking about so far the biggest two, where both feature lead actors doing double time! In this week's episode, Colleen and Wickham are joined by Taylan to discuss "Mickey 17" (2025, dir. Bong Joon-ho) and "Sinners" (2025, dir. Ryan Coogler).…

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Big Syrup': The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist 29:16

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"You can't prove what tree the syrup came from," stated one of the accomplices in The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist during his trial. Over the span of several months, thieves staged a multi-million dollar heist from Québec's Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve, making off with about 3,000 tonnes of the stuff. Totaling about $18 million worth of…

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Karl Straw, 27 July 2025, Small things can create big changes 21:01

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Karl introduces our new series, The Kingdom of God, using the example of a mustard seed to demonstrate how small things, prayer, kindness, an act of generosity, can make a huge difference. He challenges us to pray that God will give us the opportunity to plant a small seed in someone's life this week and that that it will grow.…

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Welcome to the Season Finale of Criminalia: THE GENTLEMEN ROBBER 33:34

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Stand and deliver! Welcome to the final episode of our season about highway robbery and the outlaws who preyed upon road travelers. There were plenty of flinklock pistols, plenty of executions by hanging -- and plenty of confusion over who pulled off what crime. Don't forget to join Holly and Maria as they share their top shows and drinks inspired …

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Andy Flannagan, 21 July Come to God as a Child 41:44

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Andy Flannagan encourages us to enjoy playfulness and wonder in our relationship with God - to let go and come to God as a child and smile again. Andy's wife Jen gives a monologue.By Isca Church

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The Guillotine's First Victim: French Highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier 24:55

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French highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier rode and robbed the streets around 18th-century Paris, but didn't come to the attention of French authorities until October of 1791, after he was accused of a violent robbery. Among highwaymen, his crimes didn't really stand out; but what does stand out is that his execution was the first use of the guill…

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Mini ep. | Severance: Season 2 21:48

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Hey y'all! Severance has been one of the best things ever aired on TV since its debut back in 2022. In this episode, Wickham and Colleen discuss Ben Stiller's "Severance" again, this time focusing on season 2.

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Tom Cox: The 'Handsome' Highwayman Who Robbed the King's Jester 30:28

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Tom Cox began his life as a gentleman with a small estate inherited from his father -- but he spent that small fortune in the blink of an eye with his, “riotous living.” Broke, Cox went to London to find work; and, he did find work, though it wasn't legal work. Tom fell in with a group of highway robbers, and quickly made a name for himself as bold…

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Bob Whitchurch, Trust in God, 6 July 2025 25:19

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Adrian and Karl give words of knowledge before Bob tells us his life story of trusting in God. Bob says God is able to take care of us and lead us if we trust Him, so let's not get too stressed by our mistakes and failures.By Isca Church

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Jonathan Wild: The Thief-Taker or Thief? Or Both? 25:07

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People thought Jonathan Wild was a fine, upstanding kind of a guy: he was a thief-taker who was very good at catching criminals. The Privy Council, advisers to the Crown, consulted with him on methods of controlling crime in London. Highway robbers, a scourge on the city, feared him. But what most people did not know was that Jonathan, himself, was…

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Juraj Jánošík: How a Slovak Bandit Became a National Hero 28:49

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England has Robin Hood. Australia has Ned Kelly. Japan; Goemon Ishikawa. There are many legendary heroic outlaws in many cultures. Juraj Jánošík has, over the centuries, become known as the Robin Hood of Slovakia – and a symbol of Slovak resistance. Unlike some of these Robin Hood figures, Jánošík was 100 percent a real person, a real bandit who be…

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William Davis: Farmer by Day, Highwayman by Night 28:17

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William Davis led a double life. He was a successful highway robber by night, and a respectable farmer by day. Farming was honest work, but, it was also a clever way to distract others from noticing that he had another life, that he was one of the most notorious highwaymen of the 17th century. He kept that criminal career secret for four decades, e…

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Karl Straw, Holy Spirit Come, 8 June 2025 25:04

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Karl invites us to ask for more of the Holy Spirit in our lives.By Isca Church

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The Life and Death of the Laughing Highwayman: Jerry Abershawe 23:10

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Never confused with the legend of Robin Hood or a 'gentleman robber' among highwaymen, there was really nothing to admire about Jerry Abershawe. He was a thief and he was a cold-blooded killer – several times over. Ruthless and intimidating, he was a "nightmare for travellers on those approach roads to London." There are stories boasting of Jerry's…

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The First and Final Crimes of Jocelin Harwood 22:28

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Jocelin Harwood was a highwayman who committed such “Barbarous Murders” – and he was just so ...wow – that his fellow criminal associates betrayed him and gave him up to the authorities after they couldn't stomach his depraved behavior the night of his final crime. Described as "a degenerate plant from a good tree," which seems like a pretty apt de…

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ep. 88 | Formative 90's: Cool World (1992) & Singles (1992) 1:09:02

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Hey y'all! We're back with yet another episode, where Colleen and Ada indulge in a conversation about their recommendations: "Cool World" (1992, dir. Ralph Bakshi) and "Singles" (1992, dir. Cameron Crowe).

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The Tale of Highway Robber William Spiggot and His Death 23:38

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William Spiggot was an 18th century English highwayman and the leader of a gang of at least eight men. While he may have started out as an apprentice cabinetmaker in London, he didn't end up following his family's legit path in life, instead deciding on a more... felonious one - as a robber, poacher, burglar, and murderer -- until he was sentenced …

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Scoop: John Nevison Was Not Dick Turpin and Dick Turpin Was Not John Nevison 23:36

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John Nevison was a very good highwayman, though you may not recognize his name. And that's largely because his crimes have, over the years, gotten attributed to the stories of other notorious highway robbers, notably Dick Turpin – who hadn't yet been born when Nevison was prowling the roads. Turpin's romanticized legend seems to be a magnet for man…

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Mark Norridge, Following the Shepherd in a Bewildering World, May 18, 2025 49:52

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We start with three words of knowledge from church family members before hearing from Mark. Mark encourages us to tune into the Shepherd's voice.By Isca Church

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The Adventures of Robber Lewis: Counterfeiter/Robber/Jailbreaker 22:00

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Though dealing in counterfeit currency may have been David 'Davy' Lewis' first criminal efforts, he eventually added highway robbery as a lucrative gig – and that's when he gained the nickname, Robber Lewis -- and as a highwayman, he also came to be known as the “Robin Hood of Pennsylvania". Was he? Well, that may be a stretch – maybe a big stretch…

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Cherryl Hunt, Jesus Taught the Kingdom of God, May 11 2025 31:26

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Cherryl encourages us to study the Bible, reminding us that people died at the stake for translating the Bible into English.By Isca Church

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ep. 87 | Kurdish Cinema: Voice of My Father (2012) & Turtles Can Fly (2004) 1:14:58

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mothers around the world! In this week's episode, Colleen is joined by Baran, a Bilkent University Political Science graduate, to discuss Kurdish Cinema in the context of Voice of My Father (2012, dir. Orhan Eskiköy) and Turtles Can Fly (2004, dir. Behmen Kubadi).…

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Joan and Edward: The Bonnie and Clyde of Highway Robbery 21:49

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Joan Phillips was a known beauty with an artful and cunning mind -- and both her looks and the famiy's money attracted the attention of many suitors – suitors that Joan wasn't interested in. But all that stuff about engagement, marriage, and relationships changed when Joan met Edward Bracey, the only suitor who caught her eye. See omnystudio.com/li…

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Not Every Tom, Dick, and Harry Were Highwaymen; But These Were 27:02

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This is the tale (and legend) of the Dunsdon brothers: Thomas, Richard, and Henry – yes, a real life Tom, Dick and Harry. Known as the Burford Highwaymen, they terrorized the locals between Glouster and Oxford. But the crime the brothers are best known for committing actually had nothing to do with highway robbery -- but it did include amputation. …

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ep. 86 | Arcane (2021-2024) 57:56

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Hey y'all! We're back with another scrumptious episode where Taylan and Adnan join Colleen to talk about the show Arcane (2021-2024), and the vast world of League of Legends, that is Runeterra. Disclaimer: This episode was recorded on 4 January 2025.

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Claude Duval: The First Gallant Highwayman 21:46

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Some highwaymen were straight-up thugs. But some, like Claude Duval, were highwaymen who were polite, chivalrous, and sometimes portrayed as a version of Robin Hood – although none of them gave their loot to those less fortunate. Opinions differ among biographers and historians when it comes to Claude's life, but he ultimately became a folk legend …