Best Perilous Pursuits Podcasts (2025)

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From Curiosity to Chaos: The Perils of Alien Abduction Attempts in 1954 Venezuela - The Unconventional Ufologist with Steve Yarwood 18:52

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Get ready for one of history’s most bizarre and brutally physical UFO cases. In this episode, we revisit the wild 1954 wave in Venezuela, where a Cuban businessman named Gustavo González attempted—with his bare hands—to kidnap a small, hairy alien from a glowing orb. His plan backfired spectacularly when the three-foot-tall creature threw him 15 fe…

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Tymora The Next Generation Ep.32 - Nom Nom Nom 3:04:54

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String tackles Wong through a window and crashes to the stone courtyard 3 storeys below as the party and their Zhentharim allies battle the Hand of the Gauntlet for control of the city.If you like this episode, please like and subscribe to support us. Feel free to comment if you want to know more about our characters or have any suggestions. You ca…

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239: Jeff Chu: Finding Meaning, Courage, and Beauty in the Dirt 52:13

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Change can come in the most unlikely places. For Jeff Chu, he found meaning and purpose in a pile of compost. At the peak of his journalism career — writing for Time and Fast Company, perched 29 floors above Manhattan — Jeff Chu stared out his office window and asked a question he could no longer avoid: “What is this all for?” That moment of vocati…

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The Silent Coup: How “Too Big to Fail” Became a Constitutional Crisis - The Deeper Thinking Podcast 27:57

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The Silent Coup: How “Too Big to Fail” Became a Constitutional Crisis The Deeper Thinking Podcast is digitally narrated. For those drawn to the hidden architectures of power, the politics of fragility, and the quiet erosion of sovereignty. #TooBigToFail #KarlPolanyi #WolfgangStreeck #QuinnSlobodian #EastIndiaCompany #GreekDebtCrisis #PoliticalEcono…

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238: Unabridged Interview: Hillary McBride 1:07:33

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This is our unabridged interview with Hillary McBride. At sixteen, Lee C. Camp drove five miles over the speed limit and was seized by terror. In his mind, if he died breaking the law, he was going to hell. That childhood fear, shaped by a theology steeped in shame and judgment, is the kind of spiritual residue clinical psychologist Hillary McBride…

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The Jury: Moral Innovation or Historic Relic? 56:29

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The jury trial has been around for almost 1,000 years. Magna Carta, in 1215, enshrined the principle that “No free man shall be... imprisoned… except by the lawful judgement of his peers.” That could be about to change, under the proposal by the Justice Secretary, David Lammy, to restrict jury trials to the most serious cases. The aim is to deal wi…

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The Subtext: Wicked: For Good 54:32

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What if the real magic of Wicked isn’t the spells, but the way friendship, shame, and belonging shape who we become? In this episode, Savannah and Lee dive into the deeper themes of Wicked: For Good, from dreams that come true but don’t satisfy, to the power of propaganda, to the power of shame with an in-group/out-group mentality. They also unpack…

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238: Hillary McBride: Healing the Hidden Wounds of Spiritual Trauma 52:10

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At sixteen, Lee C. Camp drove five miles over the speed limit and was seized by terror. In his mind, if he died breaking the law, he was going to hell. That childhood fear, shaped by a theology steeped in shame and judgment, is the kind of spiritual residue clinical psychologist Hillary McBride sees in her work every day. Clinical psychologist and …

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237: Unabridged Interview: Tara Brach 1:10:54

9d ago1:10:54

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This is our unabridged interview with Tara Brach. How do you accept yourself fully, just as you are? And if you did, would you ever grow? “Being at peace with how we are in the moment is the precondition to transformation,” says psychologist and meditation teacher Tara Brach. In this episode she provides us with a simple practice to find peace and …

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Politics: Whose Morality Is It Anyway? 56:47

13d ago56:47

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The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, whose BBC Reith Lectures start this week, is calling for a moral revolution to change our societies for the better, charting how small groups of committed people – abolitionists, suffragettes, and temperance activists – have brought about positive social change. Politics, Bregman argues, is in trouble in an age o…

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The Most Important Paranormal Theory You’ve Never Heard Of: Telephone Line Theory - BOO Takeover Part 2 1:23:02

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THE TELEPHONE LINE THEORY — A GAME-CHANGER FOR PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION In this episode of Pursuit of the Paranormal, Greg and Sarah from Beyond Our Ordinary take over the episode to break down a brand-new way of understanding spirit communication — a concept we call The Telephone Line Theory. This theory suggests that ghosts and spirits don’t just…

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237: Three Practices to Give You Hope 51:17

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When the headlines numb and the culture wars grind us down, what if hope isn’t a mood at all—but a practice you can do with your body, your friends, and your city? In this holiday special, Lee revisits four conversations to find practices of hope: meditation teacher Tara Brach on healing the “trance of unworthiness,” songwriter Tom Paxton on the fo…

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Phandelver & Below Ep.26 - The Devil's Run - Donkey 2:20:28

15d ago2:20:28

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The party heads to the next tavern in the Devil's Run; The Donkey's Renown, where they meet the cutest donkey in all the world.If you like this episode, please like and subscribe to support us. Feel free to comment if you want to know more about our characters or have any suggestions. You can also visit us at www.perilouspursuits.com for more strea…

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Tymora The Next Generation Ep.31 - The Deck of Not Good Remaining Things 2:59:40

15d ago2:59:40

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As the siege of Castle Waterdeep rages on, a couple of party members make a disastrous decision.If you like this episode, please like and subscribe to support us. Feel free to comment if you want to know more about our characters or have any suggestions. You can also visit us at www.perilouspursuits.com for more streaming options and links to all o…

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236: Unabridged Interview: Lara Love Hardin 1:08:45

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This is our unabridged interview with Lara Love Hardin. What if the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety—but connection? How does a woman go from 32 felony charges to the New York Times bestseller list, lunches with Oprah, and a life devoted to healing?Lara Love Hardin—literary agent, author, and prison-reform advocate—recounts her descent into opi…

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The Vigil and the Vanishing World - The Deeper Thinking Podcast 27:54

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The Vigil and the Vanishing World The Deeper Thinking Podcast is digitally narrated. For those drawn to the ethics of attention, the fragility of perception, and the quiet struggle to remain human in a predictive age. #SimoneWeil #IrisMurdoch #Phenomenology #Attention #AI #Prediction #Embodiment What happens when the world no longer waits for us? I…

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Before the Story Speaks: Narrative, Attention, and the Unmaking of the Shared World - The Deeper Thinking Podcast 32:18

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Before the Story Speaks: Narrative, Attention, and the Unmaking of the Shared World The Deeper Thinking Podcast is digitally narrated. For those drawn to the fragility of reality, the ethics of attention, and the quiet violence of stories told at scale. #Narrative #MediaTheory #Attention #GuyDebord #JoanDidion #BernardStiegler #ByungChulHan #Franco…

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How much should we consider the role of moral luck? 56:47

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The Channel 4 documentary, ‘Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator’ has carried out a controversial genetic analysis of the Nazi leader. The test shows "very high" scores - in the top 1% - for a predisposition to autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This not a diagnosis, however, and there have been concerns about whether such speculation sti…

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The Subtext: The Gospel According to Billie Eilish 54:53

20d ago54:53

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In this episode, Savannah rounds up several posts her algorithm served her this week: an influencer from The Bachelor warning Christians not to watch Love Island, a pastor speaking about slavery in the Bible, Billie Eilish calling out billionaires, and a thread about SNAP benefits. Plus, a little conspiracy chat to close things out, courtesy of Kim…

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Paranormal Inc | Events, Evidence and the Charity Collaboration with Andy's Man Club 1:14:43

20d ago1:14:43

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In this episode we discuss all things paranormal with Paul and Jack from Paranormal Inc. What a year they have had and they detail some of the great evidence, locations and guests that have made up their event nights. We also discuss their charity collaboration with Andy Man Club and how they are promoting mental health on this Mens Mental Heath Da…

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Jude 5-19 - Peril in the Camp 36:51

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The Christian faith is constituted by a body of truth concerning one-off historical events that was handed down by the Apostles to the church. The scriptures contain all that is necessary for life and godliness. Yet certain people claim that through new "mystical" revelations or deeper "spiritual" insight, we can move beyond the faith once delivere…

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Jude 1-4 - Enemies At The Gates 33:36

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Only 30 years or so after the Resurrection, Jude is writing to churches that are in more danger than they recognise. Already they have been infiltrated by certain people who are using the grace of God as a license for immorality. What should Christians do when the church is being influenced by (and maybe even led by) lawless and Christless people? …

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236: Lara Love Hardin: The Power of Community and Second Chances 51:58

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What if the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety—but connection? How does a woman go from 32 felony charges to the New York Times bestseller list, lunches with Oprah, and a life devoted to healing?Lara Love Hardin—literary agent, author, and prison-reform advocate—recounts her descent into opioid and heroin addiction, the shame that followed, and t…

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235: Unabridged Interview: Rick Steves 1:08:16

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This is our unabridged interview with Rick Steves. When Rick Steves was 14 years old, he stood in a park behind the Royal Palace in Oslo, watching families dot the grass in joyful togetherness. That was the moment. A dawning awareness that love — deep, sacrificial, attentive love — was not unique to his own family, but radiated across the globe. “T…

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The Parallels between Paranormal and UAP Investigations 1:06:23

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Where ghosts, aliens, and high-strangeness collide… In this episode of Pursuit of the Paranormal, Greg and Ash dive head-first into the fascinating overlap between ghost hunting and UAP investigation — two worlds that seem miles apart, yet share the same patterns of contact, communication, and unexplained intelligence. We also discuss the history o…

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What should we expect from a father? 56:59

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This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert puts an emotional focus on a father-son relationship. It shows a dad and his teenage boy struggling to put their feelings into words. It points to what many observe as a wider crisis in fatherhood. Numerous studies suggest that an involved father significantly improves a child's life chances. However, in the …

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The Discipline of the Unknown: Listening Carefully to Dr James Lacatski - The Deeper Thinking Podcast 30:03

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The Discipline of the Unknown: Listening Carefully to Dr James Lacatski The Deeper Thinking Podcast is digitally narrated. For listeners drawn to the ethics of interpretation, the limits of certainty, and the deep responsibility of approaching what resists explanation. #UAP #IntelligenceAnalysis #EpistemicHumility #Phenomenology #CognitiveLimits #P…

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The Subtext: Nobody Wants This 51:19

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In this episode, Savannah and Lee dive into the Netflix series Nobody Wants This, a smart and surprisingly tender rom-com about an agnostic podcaster (Kristen Bell) and a rabbi (Adam Brody) trying to make love work across lines of faith and conviction. The conversation unfolds into bigger questions: How do we love people whose choices we disagree w…

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235: Rick Steves: Travel as Spiritual Practice, Political Act, and Global Kinship 51:54

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When Rick Steves was 14 years old, he stood in a park behind the Royal Palace in Oslo, watching families dot the grass in joyful togetherness. That was the moment. A dawning awareness that love — deep, sacrificial, attentive love — was not unique to his own family, but radiated across the globe. “This world is filled,” he remembers realizing, “with…

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Tymora The Next Generation Ep.30 - Flavour Fire 2:59:04

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The relentless siege attack on the front gate of Castle Waterdeep causes one of the towers to explode raining down fire, debris and chaos.If you like this episode, please like and subscribe to support us. Feel free to comment if you want to know more about our characters or have any suggestions. You can also visit us at www.perilouspursuits.com for…

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Tymora The Next Generation Ep.29 - Rebellion 3:02:55

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Rebellion has come to Waterdeep! The party, some friends and an army of Zhentarim attack Castle Waterdeep to stop the Hand of the Gauntlet.If you like this episode, please like and subscribe to support us. Feel free to comment if you want to know more about our characters or have any suggestions. You can also visit us at www.perilouspursuits.com fo…

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A Practice for the Unrushed Self - The Deeper Thinking Podcast 28:47

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A Practice for the Unrushed Self The Deeper Thinking Podcast is digitally narrated. For those drawn to inner governance, emotional accuracy, and the quiet discipline of attention. #Attention #SimoneWeil #IrisMurdoch #HannahArendt #InterpretiveDiscipline #PhilosophyOfPresence What anchors your inner rhythm? In this episode, we explore the subtle arc…

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234: Unabridged Interview: Pádraig Ó Tuama 1:07:59

1M ago1:07:59

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This is our unabridged interview with Pádraig Ó Tuama. Pádraig Ó Tuama joins us for part three of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. What…

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The Subtext: All is Fair in Love And (Culture) War 51:10

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When Turning Point USA launches an “All-American Halftime Show” to rival Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, it’s more than a musical critique, it’s a signal of a culture war. In this episode, Savannah and Lee unpack why something as ordinary as a halftime show can feel like a referendum on faith, family, and freedom. From the backlash that followe…

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The Bell Witch Podcast | Pursuit of the Paranormal | Modern Witchcraft, Magic & Misconceptions 1:00:10

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In this spellbinding episode of Pursuit of the Paranormal, we sit down with The Bell Witch Podcast’s enchanting host Swailes, to explore modern witchcraft, real-world magic, and what it truly means to be a witch in the 21st century. 🕯️✨ From ancient rituals to modern-day manifestations, we uncover how witchcraft has evolved beyond stereotypes — and…

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234: Pádraig Ó Tuama: Poetry, and Making Peace, Bearing Witness and Being Human - Poetry Against the Dark 51:30

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Pádraig Ó Tuama joins us for part three of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. What possibly might human flourishing mean in such a contex…

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Phandelver & Below Ep.25 - The Devil's Run - Leviathan 2:40:17

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The party embarks on the infamous Neverwinter pub crawl, The Devil's Run.If you like this episode, please like and subscribe to support us. Feel free to comment if you want to know more about our characters or have any suggestions. You can also visit us at www.perilouspursuits.com for more streaming options and links to all our other adventures.…

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Tymora The Next Generation Ep.28 - Coming Out of the Closet 3:01:28

1M ago3:01:28

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The party attacks Castle Waterdeep from below and from above.If you like this episode, please like and subscribe to support us. Feel free to comment if you want to know more about our characters or have any suggestions. You can also visit us at www.perilouspursuits.com for more streaming options and links to all our other adventures.…

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The Unconventional Ufologist Ep 6 - The 1961 Simonton Encounter 26:12

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In the improbably convoluted corridors of cosmic bureaucracy, where advanced civilizations traverse light-years only to suffer from basic provisioning oversights, the 1961 Simonton Encounter stands as a beacon of underwhelming revelation. Joe Simonton, a steadfast Wisconsin plumber and chicken farmer, interrupted his mundane morning chores by a pec…

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233: Unabridged Interview: Haleh Liza Gafori 1:13:05

1M ago1:13:05

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This is our unabridged interview with Haleh Liza Gafori. Haleh Liza Gafori joins us for part two of a three-part series asking the question posed by poet Christian Wiman: What is poetry’s role when the world is burning? It’s not a metaphorical question. We’re living through wars, climate collapse, collective burnout, and political fragmentation. Wh…

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Attentive Realism: The Mirror That Thinks - The Deeper Thinking Podcast 36:07

1M ago36:07

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Attentive Realism: The Mirror That Thinks For those drawn to consciousness, relation, care, and the moral weight of attention. #Attention #Ontology #Care #PhilosophyOfMind #Ethics #RelationalPhilosophy How does reality hold itself together? This episode introduces Attentive Realism, a philosophical framework arguing that existence endures not throu…

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Real Life Halloween Horror Stories | Part 2 56:56

1M ago56:56

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In this second part of our Halloween special, we dive in to some creepier, true life, listeners stories. From creepy forests to talismans being hidden on a persons body, this is one that will creep you out. www.linktree.com/pursuitoftheparanormal

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The Subtext: Liver King: Masculinity in Crisis 47:59

1M ago47:59

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When the “Liver King” built an empire on raw meat, steroids, and slogans about being “a real man,” what if he wasn’t selling a message based on muscles but mortality? In this episode, Savannah and Lee dig into how the fear of death shapes our obsession with control, strength, and self-sufficiency. Drawing from Untold: The Liver King, Scott Galloway…