Best Smart Web Creators Podcasts (2025)

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A New Era for Social Media Church 49:47

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In the newest episode, Nils Smith passes the torch to Matt Williams as the new host of the Social Media Church Podcast! Join us as we take a trip down memory lane through the podcast's 14-year history, explore the evolving landscape of digital ministry, and discuss how churches can effectively use social media to reach people in 2025. Matt shares h…

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52: COMING FRIDAY OCTOBER 17TH - Something's Off with Mel Barrett and Rebecca Lavoie 2:06

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Fridays starting October 2025. You know that feeling? When a case doesn’t add up, when the story feels off? That’s where Investigative Journalists and podcast hosts, Mel Barrett and Rebecca Lavoie, come in, breaking down the crimes, the trials, and the cover-ups that make you say: Something’s Off. ❤️ If you like our work, click the tip jar ❤️ 🚨 Her…

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51: Hiding in Plain Sight: The Murder of Leslie Preer 31:30

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In May of 2001, 49-year-old Leslie Preer was found brutally murdered inside her Chevy Chase home. For years, suspicion shadowed her husband, Sandy, who failed a polygraph and couldn’t explain his movements the night before her death. But one piece of evidence—male DNA under Leslie’s fingernails—told a different story. Two decades later, a new gener…

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#741: Modernizing Edge Infrastructure: Booking.com's Journey with AWS CloudFront and Lambda@Edge 1:03:45

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In this episode of the AWS Podcast, host Jillian Forde discusses the migration journey of Booking.com to AWS with Ali and Sarah. They explore the challenges faced by Booking.com , the benefits of using CloudFront and Lambda at Edge, and the importance of observability and cost optimization. The conversation also delves into chaos engineering practi…

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50: TRAILER: Something's Off with Mel Barrett and Rebecca Lavoie 2:06

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Dropping Fridays starting October 2025. You know that feeling? When a case doesn’t add up, when the story feels off? That’s where Investigative Journalists and podcast hosts, Mel Barrett and Rebecca Lavoie, come in, breaking down the crimes, the trials, and the cover-ups that make you say: Something’s Off. ❤️ If you like our work, click the tip jar…

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49: A Savage Forest: The Megan Shaffer And Alex Stevens Case Part TWO 23:06

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By The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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#740: AWS News: EC2 Instance Attestation, S3 Conditional Deletes, and more! 31:46

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Simon and Jillian keep you up to date with over 70 new releases and capabilities!By Amazon Web Services

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48: A Savage Forest: The Megan Shaffer And Alex Stevens Case 26:49

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On a freezing night in January 2017, 21-year-old Megan Shaffer and 24-year-old Alexander Stevens hiked deep into Savage River State Forest in Western Maryland. They carried candles, a knife, and even Alex’s pet cat—preparing for what Megan would later describe as a “cleansing ritual.” Hours later, Megan was rescued—naked, bruised, hypothermic—while…

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#739: Applying Multi-region Strategies on AWS 41:18

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Amazon Application Recovery Controller (ARC) Region Switch - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/r53recovery/latest/dg/region-switch.htmlBy Amazon Web Services

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47: Suicide or Silence: The Murder of Sandra Birchmore 24:27

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In February 2021, twenty-three-year-old Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment. She was eight months pregnant. The official ruling: suicide by asphyxia. For years, that’s where the story stopped. But when the FBI uncovered more than thirty thousand missing messages between Sandra and Stoughton Police Officer Matthew …

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#738: AWS News: Global Cross-Region Inference, Aurora Limitless and lots more. 25:01

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Simon and Jillian keep you up to date with all the latest releases and capabilities!By Amazon Web Services

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46: The Martyr Machine: Charlie Kirk and the Politics of Stochastic Terrorism 32:01

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On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on stage at Utah Valley University. The media asked, “How did we get here?” But the truth is—we already know. In this special episode of The In Between, host Mel Barrett, breaks the mold of the series to trace the long road that led to Kirk’s assassination: Donald Trump’s decades of violent rh…

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#737: Accelerate your GenAI innovation journey on AWS with Innovation Sandbox solution 31:50

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In this episode, we will dive deep into Innovation Sandbox on AWS, a new AWS solution offering that transforms the management of temporary sandbox environments, by offering a ready-made solution that enables customers to reduce sandbox setup time from weeks to hours while automating spend controls, security policies, and usage monitoring. Learn how…

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45: Tying It All Together: The Ellen Greenberg Case Part Two 15:23

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This week on The In Between Podcast, host Mel Barrett, revisits the aftermath of the night Ellen Greenberg was found with twenty stab wounds in her Philadelphia apartment—and the instant clash between an autopsy that pointed to homicide and a police narrative that leaned suicide. Through the “locked room” lens, Mel unpacks what the door latch could…

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#736: AWS News: New Amazon Bedrock APIs, New EC2 Instance Types and Lots More. 22:44

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Simon takes you through a big list of cool new things - something for everyone.By Amazon Web Services

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44: Tying It All Together: The Ellen Greenberg Case 26:00

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This week on The In Between Podcast, host Mel Barrett, revisits the night Ellen Greenberg was found with twenty stab wounds in her Philadelphia apartment—and the instant clash between an autopsy that pointed to homicide and a police narrative that leaned suicide. Through the “locked room” lens, Mel unpacks what the door latch could (and couldn’t) p…

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#735: The Frugal Architect w/ Werner Vogels: Zillow's Chief Architect on why cheap ≠ frugal 41:47

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Frugality wasn't something Craig Link learned on the job, it was passed down from his father, who would calculate the cost-benefit of driving for cheaper gas and meticulously track every tank's miles per gallon in a worn notebook tucked into the glove box. He would also pack sandwiches, toss them in a cooler, and store them in the back seat. These …

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43: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story - The Sentence 55:12

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In the final (for now) installment of From Victim to Accused, host Mel Barrett travels to Lebanon County Pennsylvania for Veronika Rodriguez' sentencing hearing. This is an in-depth discussion of what happened then and what's to come with fellow podcaster, Ellyn Marsh of the I Think Not! Podcast. The family is raising money for an appeal. If you fe…

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#734: AWS News: OpenAI, Amazon Elastic VMware Service, and Lots More. 42:53

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A bumper crop of new and improved things for you to take advantage of.By Amazon Web Services

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42: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story part five - Pier Hess Graf 30:00

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In Episode five, host Mel Barrett, goes on a deep dive into the prosecutor in Veronika's case: Pier Hess Graf Pier Hess Graf didn’t just prosecute the alleged victim in this case, she went hard at Veronika Rodriguez, asking for up to 16 years in prison for reporting her own sexual assault. I wonder where that kind of resentment and unrelenting spit…

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#733: Amazon Connect - So Many Cool New Capabilities For You to Use! 33:05

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In this episode of the AWS Podcast, we explore the evolving world of contact centers and Amazon Connect. The discussion covers why contact centers remain critical to both business and public sector operations, and how they're transforming from traditional cost centers into valuable sources of business intelligence. Key highlights include Amazon Con…

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41: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story Part Four - Fahad Pervez 1:20:21

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In this episode of The In Between Podcast, Mel spends an hour discussing the alleged assault of Veronika Rodriguez with the man she accused...Fahad Pervez Please share. Veronika's sentencing happens on August 20, 2025 so sharing this episode helps get the word out about what really happened in her case. Back story: Veronika Rodriguez reported her r…

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40: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story Part Three - Investigating the Investigators 42:42

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In this episode of The In Between Podcast, Mel goes on a deep dive into the investigation and even manages to score an interview with an elusive guest. Please share. Veronika's sentencing happens on August 20, 2025 so sharing this episode helps get the word out about what really happened in her case. Back story: Veronika Rodriguez reported her rape…

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#732: How to gain Multi-Cluster Visibility across Kubernetes Clusters with the EKS Dashboard 24:53

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In this episode, we'll explore how the new Amazon EKS Dashboard solves key challenges in managing Kubernetes at scale across multiple AWS accounts and regions. We'll discuss how it provides centralized visibility into cluster health, versions, and costs - enabling teams to improve governance, streamline operations, and optimize their Kubernetes inf…

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39: DARK WEEK: Revisiting Live Free or Die: The Pamela Smart Story 27:32

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This is a dark week for TIBP, as Mel is currently investigating the Veronika Rodriguez case which is very much a living, breathing story. A new episode about Veronika’s story will air next tuesday, August 5, 2025. Season One of TIBP, which re-investigates the Pamela Smart case, didn’t just revisit a high-profile trial—Mel's reporting uncovered new …

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#731: AWS News: Kiro, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and Lots More 31:43

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Simon and Jillian take you on a fast paced update of all things new on AWS!By Amazon Web Services

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38: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story - An Update 8:18

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It's getting wild. Here's an update about the case. This one's important. Please listen, share, rate, review. Veronika Rodriguez reported her rape to police. She even had evidence to prove it happened. Still police didn't believe her and turned her from victim, to accused, to convicted. Mel hadn’t planned to make a several episode push about one su…

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#730: The Frugal Architect w/ Werner Vogels: At Too Good To Go, Practical Engineering Keeps Food Out of the Bin 36:16

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In the fifth episode of "The Frugal Architect" podcast, Werner and co-host Simon Elisha welcome Morten Keldebaek (CTO) and Robert Hjertmann from Too Good To Go. Too Good To Go is the world's largest marketplace for surplus food, connecting consumers with restaurants, cafes, and grocery stores to rescue food that would otherwise go to waste. The dis…

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37: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story, Part Two - Veronika 36:21

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In part two of the Veronika Rodriguez Story, Mel digs into who Veronika is and how she got caught up in the fight for her life and liberty. Veronika Rodriguez reported her rape to police. She even had evidence to prove it happened. Still police didn't believe her and turned her from victim, to accused, to convicted. Mel hadn’t planned to make a sev…

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#729: AWS News: Aurora Storage Upgrades, DynamoDB Multi-Region Strong Consistency, and More 41:32

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There are over 60 new updates that your hosts Simon, Jillian and Shruthi take you through this week!By Amazon Web Services

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36: From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story 29:21

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Host, Mel Barrett, is bringing you another case that will blow your mind. Veronika Rodriguez reported her rape to police. She even had evidence to prove it happened. Still police didn't believe her and turned her from victim, to accused, to convicted. Mel hadn’t planned to make a several episode push about one subject in between seasons, but this s…

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#728: The Duck Talks Back - Using GENAI in Your Work 23:15

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Simon shares some tips, tricks, and experiences in how Builders can use GENAI in their work to get things done faster, and with better outcomes.Links:Amazon Q Developer CLI: https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cliPromptz: https://www.promptz.dev/AWS MCP Servers: https://github.com/awslabs/mcpBy Amazon Web Services

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35: BONUS Pamela Smart says goodbye 12:01

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To email Pam your condolences, go to SecurusTech.net and add Pam as a contact. Here's her info: PAMELA SMART 93G0356 Bedford Hills Correctional Facility You'll have to pay for stamps, but it's a minimal cost. If you'd like to donate to Pam's legal fight, donate here: https://www.payit2.com/f/supportpamelasmart All the money raised goes to Pam's leg…

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#727: AWS News: AWS Shield Network Security Director, Amazon GuardDuty for EKS, and more 34:48

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Simon and Jillian take you through all the big security announcements from AWS re:Inforce plus a host of cool new features and price reductions!By Amazon Web Services

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34: Murder in Canton - The Retrial of Karen Read - The Finale 26:12

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Join host, Mel Barrett, as she wraps up the Karen Read case, analyzes the post trial media, discusses what's next for the investigation and her own work on other cases. Join the club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus content of The In Between Podcast: https://patreon.com/TheInBetweenPodcastwithMelBarrett?utm_medium=unknown&utm_sou…

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#726: Single region, zero excuses: Mastering AWS resilience 45:33

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Dive into single-region resilience with AWS experts John Formento and Tarik Makota as they debunk common misconceptions and share practical strategies for building robust applications. Learn why multi-AZ isn't enough on its own, discover key AWS services for resilience, and get actionable tips for identifying and mitigating failure modes.Learn More…

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33: SPECIAL DROP - The Readathon NOT GUILTY 46:01

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Rebecca + Kevin from Crime Writers On and your host, Mel break down what happened on the final day of the Karen Read retrial - including a wild thing that happened in a parking lot in Dedham.By The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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32: Murder in Canton - NOT GUILTY x3 3:08

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By The In Between Podcast with Mel Barrett

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31: Murder in Canton - Week Eight of the Retrial of Karen Read - CLOSING ARGUMENTS 19:17

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week eight. The defense rests. Shockingly the Commonwealth doesn't offer a rebuttal and closing arguments keep us riveted before the jury gets the case. We'll have a verdict any day now. Join the club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus cont…

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#725: AWS News: FSx for Lustre introduces cost-saving storage tiers, MCP servers enhance AI development tools, and more 39:59

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Explore FSx for Lustre's new intelligent storage tiering that delivers cost savings and unlimited scalability for file storage in the cloud. Plus, discover how the new Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are revolutionizing AI-assisted development across ECS, EKS, and serverless platforms with real-time contextual responses and automated resource …

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30: **INTRODUCING: Crime Seen #Cybersleuths: The Idaho Murders 1:09:47

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In this special episode drop, host Mel Barrett introduces Crime Seen, a true crime review podcast that gets to the heart of how true crime stories are told with hosts Mari Forth & Sarah Carradine. Mel was a recent guest on the show and discussed the Pamela Smart case in some depth as well as the true crime documentary, #Cybersleuths: The Idaho Murd…

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29: Murder in Canton - Week Seven of the Retrial of Karen Read 17:57

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week seven. The defense is well into their case while one cop loses her mind and another switches sides. Also those gross texts from Michael Proctor make another appearance. Join the club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus content of The In…

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28: CALL-TO-ACTION Pamela Smart name-dropped in the NH House of Representatives 5:11

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The state of New Hampshire keeps doing what they've done for 35 years...hating on Pamela Smart. Want to start changing minds? Link to NH Bulletin Article: https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/06/05/republicans-pass-parental-rights-bills-as-democrats-allege-children-will-be-harmed/ Link to Rep DeSimone's NH Rep page: https://gc.nh.gov/house/members…

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#724: Accelerated computing: From fraud detection to AI innovation 41:25

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Join host Shruthi to discover how organizations use GPU-accelerated computing on AWS. Container Specialist Re Alvarez Parmar shows how Rivian optimizes GPU usage for autonomous vehicles with Amazon EKS. AWS Financial Services expert Sudhir Kalidindi explains real-time fraud detection processing 100B+ events annually. Learn architectural patterns an…

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27: Murder in Canton - Week Six of the Retrial of Karen Read 34:32

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week six and as you might expect from the Commonwealth...they introduce another tedious witness, their last, Dr. Judson Welcher. And the Commonwealth rests! Subscribe for updates about the second trial and catch Mel on Crime Writers On The Readathon with Re…

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#723: AWS News: Claude 4 Opus comes to Bedrock, AWS Transform accelerates modernization, and more 39:45

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Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet, the most powerful models from Anthropic for coding and advanced reasoning, are now available on Amazon Bedrock. Plus, AWS Transform can now accelerate your Mainframe, .NET and VMWare workload modernization. Learn about these updates and more with your hosts Shruthi and Jillian. 00:00 - Intro, 00:21 - Amazon Bedrock, 03:40 …

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26: BONUS UPDATE ON PAMELA SMART'S PETITION FOR COMMUTATION 23:25

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Governor Kelly Ayotte and the state of New Hampshire have again rejected Pamela Smart's petition for commutation, but this time...they didn't even give her a hearing. Hear Pam's reaction in this episode. PAYIT2 Legal Fund: https://www.payit2.com/f/supportpamelasmart Join the club for AD FREE, exclusive behind-the-scenes, and bonus content of The In…

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25: Murder in Canton - Week Five of the Retrial of Karen Read 12:17

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Join host Mel Barrett as she breaks down the goings on in the retrial of Karen Read. This is week five, a short week for time, but not drama. Subscribe for updates about the second trial and catch Mel on Crime Writers On The Readathon with Rebecca Lavoie to discuss the new trial. This will be a regular thing throughout the trial so join the convers…

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#722: The Frugal Architect w/Werner Vogels: How Warner Bros. Discovery keeps streaming seamless 48:45

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With only nine months to launch Max, Tom Leaman, VP of Site Reliability Engineering at Warner Bros. Discovery had to move fast to keep millions of viewers streaming smoothly. Learn about their innovative approach to measuring efficiency, managing global operations, and building resilient systems at massive scale with your hosts Simon Elisha and Dr.…

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24: BONUS EXONERATION Samantha and Jules Werkheiser's Story 1:10:47

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On this episode of The In Between, host Mel Barrett has an unfiltered and emotional discussion with Samantha and Jules Werkheiser, two women incarcerated with Pamela Smart, who were wrongfully convicted of child sexual assault. Their story is a cautionary tale and they're using their time as exonerated women to make a difference in our legal system…