Best Hark The Sounds Podcasts (2025)

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Peter Hellmann's Mayonnaise / 4.22 Bad Moon Rising 1:41:02

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 22 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “Bad Moon Rising,” Alex and Adam try to fix Mike’s emotions. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!

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Hidden Kitchens Texas — Hosted by Willie Nelson 58:47

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Willie Nelson and Dallas-born actress Robin Wright, along with some wild and extraordinary tellers, take us across Texas and share some of their Hidden Kitchen stories. Gas station tacos, ice houses, Chili Queens, Stubb's BBQ, cowboy kitchens, car wash kitchens, space food. With special guests Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Kinky Friedman, Joe Nick Patoski, …

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How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans 38:25

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In a world where Christianity is often portrayed by critics as a force for oppression and intolerance, my guest Mark David Hall offers a different perspective. In this replay episode we discuss his book, Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans, which details how Christianity has…

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America Eats - 1930s WPA Chronicle of Food, Ritual and Celebration at The Library of Congress 16:40

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Fish Fries, political BBQs, family reunions — during the 1930s writers were paid by the government to chronicle local food, eating customs and recipes across the United States. America Eats, a WPA project, sent writers like Nelson Algren, Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, and Stetson Kennedy out to document America’s relationship with food during t…

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FE6.5 - The Method 1:03:51

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The Miyawaki Method of micro-forestry is a viral sensation: sprouting tiny, dense, native tree cover in neighbourhoods all around the world. With the promise of afforestation at a revolutionary speed, this planting technique has become the darling of green-space enthusiasts, industry, and governments alike — yet few professional or academic ecologi…

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The National Archives – The What and the Why 28:40

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“From the very beginning the intent was that the American people needed to be able to access the records so that we would be able to hold the government accountable for its actions.” - David Ferriero During the first Trump administration, when access to certain websites and information was being threatened, we started our Keepers series about activ…

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Announcing: Waterbodies 3:48

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Mendel here with an exciting announcement: I'm producing a new video podcast for a local environmental advocacy organization: the False Creek Friends Society. False Creek, as the name suggests, is not a creek. It’s a tidal slough, and it’s one of the most visible waterways here in Vancouver, where I live. It’s right next to downtown, and it’s alway…

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Q&A with Dr Andy Naselli — A Conversation on Sanctification | Ep. 96 43:22

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Join me for an encouraging and practical conversation with Dr. Andy Naselli on the topic of sanctification—how Christians grow in holiness. I recently had the opportunity to host this Q&A with Dr. Naselli at a conference hosted by Faith Evangelical Free Church in Grand Forks, ND. We had a previous conversation on episode 91 of the podcast, where we…

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E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial - The Worst Video Game Ever? 26:17

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Deep within the National Museum of American History’s vaults is a battered Atari case containing what’s known as “the worst video game of all time.” The game is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and it was so bad that not even the might of Steven Spielberg could save it. It was so loathsome that all remaining copies were buried deep in the desert. And it…

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[HYPHAEDELITY] Sarah Jim x Lucas Glenn: Ecologically-engaged art 59:48

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We're excited to introduce our brand new spin-off format: Hyphaedelity (which will ironically be somewhat lower-fi than our usual output). Here’s the deal: Hyphaedelity is our experiment in chatcasting, but with a twist. On each episode, we’re inviting a past guest from Future Ecologies to conduct their own interview, and bring us all along to sit …

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How Long, O Lord? A Word for the Weary from Psalm 13 46:24

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In Psalm 13, David cries out, “How long, O Lord?”—a question that echoes in the hearts of many who find themselves weighed down by sorrow, pain, and unanswered prayers. This sermon explores how Psalm 13 gives voice to real anguish while also pointing us to a hope that endures. If you're facing a long trial, feeling forgotten by God, or struggling t…

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Radio Pacific - A New Show From KALW San Francisco 52:26

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The Kitchen Sisters are excited to share the first episode of Radio Pacific, a new monthly show from KALW in San Francisco that takes a deep and creative look at the issues facing California and the rest of our country today. The hour-long, monthly program features journalists, writers, and documentarians who are grappling with life in the country’…

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A Dream Scenario / 4.21 Someone's Cranky 1:24:20

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 21 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “Someone’s Cranky,” Mike and Alex are fed up with Adam’s incessant fact-giving. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!

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FE6.4 - Humane Being 1:03:07

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When is it ethical to kill one thing to save another? Lethal intervention is a common practice in the field of wildlife management, especially when the survival of a species hangs in the balance For as long as we’ve existed, human beings have employed killing as one of our primary responses to adversity. We seem to believe at some deep level that i…

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The Lore Keepers / 4.20 Alone Time 1:26:14

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 20 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “Alone Time,” Alex demands some privacy from Mike and Adam. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!

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Plessy AND Ferguson—Activism and the Fight for Justice and Equal Rights 15:52

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In 1892, Homer Plessy, a mixed race shoemaker in New Orleans, was arrested, convicted and fined $25 for taking a seat in a whites-only train car. This was not a random act. It was a carefully planned move by the Citizen’s Committee, an activist group of Free People of Color, to fight a new law being enacted in Louisiana which threatened to re-impos…

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Satan Unzips / 4.19 Marie and Frank's New Friends 1:32:45

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 19 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “Marie and Frank’s New Friends,” a new friend disrupts the Barone Boys’ dynamic. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!

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Detectives J. Warner Wallace & Jimmy Wallace on Murder, Meaning, and the Gospel | Ep. 95 55:26

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Former cold-case detective and bestselling apologist J. Warner Wallace returns to the Reasonable Theology Podcast — and this time, he’s joined by his son, Jimmy Wallace, who is also a detective and Christian apologist. Together, they’ve created a compelling new graphic novel that explores important truths through storytelling: Case Files: Murder an…

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Christ's Crucifixion, His Resurrection, and Our Salvation | Sermon on Matthew 28 52:47

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There is no joy on Easter Sunday without the sorrow of Good Friday. There is no resurrection without the cross. And there is no salvation without them both. Without the events of Sunday morning the events of Friday afternoon were merely a terrible tragedy. The cross was necessary, as it was here Christ bore the wrath of God against sin and took the…

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Pie Down Here: Listening Back—Alabama Sharecroppers and Communist Organizers, 1930s 37:43

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Pie Down Here — Produced by Signal Hill In the 1980s, when Robin D.G. Kelley was 24 years old, he took a bus trip to the Deep South. He was researching and recording oral histories with farmworkers and Communist Party members who had organized a sharecroppers union in Alabama during the Great Depression. Kelly used those oral histories to write his…

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A Tribute to George Foreman: An Unexpected Kitchen—The George Foreman Grill 22:38

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In 2004, we opened up a phone line on NPR asking people to tell us about their Hidden Kitchens— secret, underground, below the radar cooking, and how people come together through food. One caller told us about immigrants and homeless people, who didn't have official kitchens, using the George Foreman Grill to make meals and a home. Did George Forem…

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Before Abraham was, I AM - A Sermon on John 8:48-59 | Ep. 95 57:08

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In John 8:48-59 we find a dramatic confrontation between Jesus and the religious leaders that culminates in one of His clearest declarations of deity: "Before Abraham was, I AM." The Jewish leaders understand His claim—That He is declaring Himself to be God—and attempt to stone Him. In this sermon we'll explore Christ’s promise that “if anyone keep…

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Lee's Chunky / 4.18 Debra Makes Something Good 1:37:44

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 18 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “Debra Makes Something Good,” Alex does something out of character, earning Adam’s admiration. Meanwhile, Mike is recruited by a modeling agent. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!…

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Chapter 9: Free Will | 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith 2:05

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Chapter 9 of the London Baptist Confession of Faith addresses free will, teaching that humans were created with free will. After Adam's fall, however, humanity lost the ability to choose any spiritual good that accompanies salvation. Through conversion, God renews the human will, enabling people to desire spiritual good — imperfectly in this life a…

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Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston - Revisiting Manzanar 44:49

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In 1981 The Kitchen Sisters interviewed Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston for a story about life on the homefront during World War II. Jeanne told stories of her childhood growing up in Manzanar, a hastily built detention camp surrounded by barbed wire and armed guard towers in the midst of the Owens Valley in the Mojave desert, where Japanese Americans wer…

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Future Ecologies presents: Nature's Genius 32:50

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Today, it's our pleasure to bring you an episode from our friends at Bioneers, who have just released a 6-part series called Nature's Genius. Follow Bioneers wherever you get podcasts, or listen to the rest of the series at bioneers.org/natures-genius/ This is episode 1 — The Universe Beneath Our Feet: Mapping the Mycelial Web of Life Imagine an un…

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OPERATION OVERLOAD / 4.17 Hackidu 1:42:30

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 17 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “Hackidu,” Mike makes a bad trade outside of the sperm bank. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!

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Did Jesus Really 'Descend into Hell' like the Apostles' Creed says? 17:41

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The Apostles' Creed states: "He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to hell." But did Jesus really descend into hell? Does Scripture teach this? If not, how and why is this in the creed? On this episode we'll evaluate several possible interpretations of this phrase and compare them to God's Word to see i…

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I Can Make it Happen for You / 4.16 The Tenth Anniversary 1:47:08

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 16 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “The Tenth Anniversary,” Alex accidentally TiVos over the film of Mike I’s funeral. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!

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The Tom Luddy Connection: The Man, The Movies, The Rolodex 53:14

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Tom Luddy was a quiet titan of cinema. He presided over the Pacific Film Archive in Berkeley for some 10 years, co-founded and directed The Telluride Film Festival for nearly 50 years, produced some 14 movies, match-made dozens of international love affairs, and foraged for the most beautiful, political, important, risky films and made sure there w…

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House/Full of Black Women 52:59

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For almost a dozen years, 34 Black women gathered monthly around a big dining room table in an orange house on Orange Street in Oakland, CA — meeting, cooking, dancing, strategizing — grappling with the issues of eviction, erasure, gentrification, inadequate health care, and the sex trafficking of Black women and girls overwhelming their community.…

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Hark Tuah / 4.15 Robert's Rodeo 1:26:31

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 15 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “Robert’s Rodeo,” Adam feels guilty after Alex has an accident at the Lynbrook Renaissance Faire. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!

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FE6.3 - Get Yer Ass Outta Here! 1:00:09

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In this very special donkumentary, we’re headed to the Mojave Desert — to Death Valley, in particular — where we find one animal at the centre of a heated debate in land management: the hardy wild burro (AKA donkey, ass, or Equus asinus). These feral burros, beloved by some and reviled by others, are an introduced species in the desert southwest, b…

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Spotlight on Black Pet Care Entrepreneurs 36:30

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Lured in by a blackboard sign on the street in Davia’s neighborhood announcing “Spotlight on Black Entrepreneurs,” we enter the creative and growing world of Black-Owned Pet Businesses. Lick You Silly dog treats, Trill Paws enamel ID Tags, The Dog Father of Harlem's Doggie Day Spa, gorgeous rainbow beaded Dog Collars from The Kenya Collection, Sir …

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[UNLOCKED] Skye Augustine // Diving deeper into Sea Gardens 47:22

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We’re unlocking one of the conversations from our bonus feed. In this interview, building on episode FE6.2, Mendel speaks with Skye Augustine, a leading voice uplifting the science, history, and culture of Sea Gardens. In a time where so much of the future feels uncertain, the resiliency of Sea Gardens over millennia is (at least to us) a source of…

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The Anti-Inaugural Concert: Leonard Bernstein, Richard Nixon and the "Plea for Peace" music of 1973 Inauguration 33:14

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Lady Gaga, Marion Anderson, Beyoncé, Frank Sinatra, Pete Seeger, Maya Angelou — musicians and poets have been powerful headliners at inauguration ceremonies across the years signaling change, new beginnings and reflecting the mood of the country and a new administration. In January 1973, following the Christmas bombing of Vietnam, conductor Leonard…

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Lox Her Up / 4.14 Prodigal Son 1:30:30

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In an episode inspired by Season 4, Episode 14 of Everybody Loves Raymond, “Prodigal Son,” Adam refuses to join Mike and Alex at their Sunday drag brunch. Want more of the Barone Boys? Pay what you want for lifetime access to monthly bonus episodes in the ⁠BarONUS zONUS⁠!

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Ken Ham: Reflecting on 50 Years of Ministry | Ep 94 41:28

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2025 marks fifty years since Ken Ham gave his first ever creation apologetics talk. Since that time, Answers in Genesis has grown tremendously and has impacted millions with high-quality resources focused on proclaiming the truth of God’s Word. In our conversation we’ll talk about why the book of Genesis is so foundational to forming a biblical wor…

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Future Ecologies presents: Hark (from Threshold) 35:55

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We're borrowing an episode from one of our all-time favourite shows: Threshold, a Peabody Award-winning documentary podcast about our place in the natural world. Now in their 5th Season, "Hark", Threshold producer Amy Martin is exploring sound itself: investigating what it means to listen to the nonhuman voices on our planet — and the cost if we do…

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Edna Lewis: Christmas in Freetown 5:56

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Edna Lewis was a legendary American chef, a pioneer of Southern cooking and the author of four books, including The Taste of Country Cooking, her memoir cookbook about growing up in Freetown, Virginia, a small farming community of formerly enslaved people and their descendants established in 1866. Before she began writing books, Edna had been a cel…

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Cecilia Chiang Spills the Tea 27:01

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On the occasion of her 80th birthday in 2000, The Kitchen Sisters, along with food writer Peggy Knickerbocker, visited the home of Cecilia Chiang, the legendary Chinese-American restaurateur, chef and founder of The Mandarin Restaurant in San Francisco for a bit of an oral history. Cecilia Chiang introduced regional Chinese cooking to America in th…

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Hark The Herald Angels Sing: A Hymn Story 6:22

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing is one of the best-known and best-loved Christmas songs and has been for well over 260 years. But you might not recognize the original lyrics. It began with: Hark how all the welkin rings, Glory to the King of Kings What on earth is a welkin? And how did this hymn change over time? Here’s the story behind the original hy…