Best Tape Library Podcasts (2025)

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Inside the Demonic World of Ed & Lorraine Warren | The Shocking True Story 2:13:12

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Step inside the chilling world of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the real-life paranormal investigators who inspired The Conjuring universe. In this deep dive, we uncover the true stories behind their most famous cases. From Annabelle and the Perron family haunting, to Amityville, The Devil Made Me Do It, and beyond. But behind their rise as America’s mos…

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#471 Ghost Stories of Long Island 1:33:41

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For this year's annual Bowery Boys Ghost Stories podcast, Greg and Tom take a road trip to Long Island to explore the region's most famous haunted tales from legend and folklore, 'real' reported stories of otherworldly encounters that have shaped this historic area of New York state. When you think of Long Island and scary stories, your mind might …

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Imperfect Paradise: An LA Commission created to tackle city government scandals is being stymied 20:51

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A charter reform commission was created in 2024 in response to a bunch of Los Angeles city government scandals, including the leak of a racist tape featuring City Council President Nury Martinez. One of the commission’s aims was to modify the LA charter, which is basically the city’s constitution. But reports indicate that this commission is actual…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Lotho's Library of Classic Horrors • In the Court of the Dragon 34:19

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. 📼 Broadcast in the dead hours of local cable during the early 1980s, Lotho’s Library of Classic Horrors aired several times a week on WGTH-13: The Velvet Signal, a goth-leaning public access channel based out of a low-watt station in upstate New …

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The Steven Knight Show (10/6/25) - Hot Topics: Diddy Sentenced, Bad Bunny hosts SNL, Chicago sues Trump Administration, Black in Corporate America, etc 1:07:45

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Imperfect Paradise: Reports about failures in response to the January LA fires and a 2018 fire have striking similarities 23:27

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A new report details the Eaton and Palisades fires, including failures in the emergency response. But this report bears striking similarities with another -- which chronicled the response to the 2018 Woolsey Fire in Southern California. LAist science reporter Jacob Margolis discusses the reports and what they mean for L.A. County moving forward. Th…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Vision Quest Video Club • The Ancient Tree Visualization 14:51

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. 📼✨ Lost in the static of time, Vision Quest Video Club is back to guide you to discover your innermost self. Recently unearthed from a shuttered mail sorting facility in Cedar City, Utah, this 80s subscription service delivered personalized journ…

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The Steven Knight Show (9/29/25) - Hot Topics: Trump's tariffs on movies, Bad Bunny to perform at Superbowl, Young Thug on therapy, Solange's new library, Matthew McConaughey on mom, etc 1:23:45

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TONIGHT on an all new The Steven Knight Show we are back with the latest in SPORTS, MOVIE REVIEWS and the BEST INDIE MUSIC out there! Plus we break down the latest in the HOTTEST TOPICS everyone is talking about. Also, find out what #BlackOwnedBusiness we highlight in our Black Owned Business Spotlight. Join the discussion! Please subscribe! It all…

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Imperfect Paradise: How union organizing is being upended by private universities in Southern California 17:35

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Big companies like Amazon and SpaceX are claiming that the National Labor Relations Board – an independent federal entity in charge of overseeing unionizing efforts – is unconstitutional. In addition to those companies, colleges like the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University are also joining the movement to push back aga…

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#470 The Grand Tale of the Erie Canal 1:22:02

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On October 26, 1825, the fate of New York City – and the entire United States – changed with the opening of the Erie Canal, a manmade waterway that connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie. It was the most significant engineering project of its time, linking the ocean to the nation’s interior -- a 363-mile route from Albany to Lake Erie. Without eve…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Whispering Winnie • The Tortoise and the Hare 18:15

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. Originally broadcast between 1977 and 1986 on UK regional television, "Whispering Winnie" was billed as a gentle bedtime storytelling series for children. The premise? A young girl in a painted portrait would “come to life” and whisper fairytale …

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The Steven Knight Show (9/22/25) - Hot Topics: Jimmy Kimmel is back!, Kamala Harris wanted Pete Buttigieg for VP, Cardi B is pregnant, new AI R&b artist controversy, etc 1:11:39

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TONIGHT on an all new The Steven Knight Show we are back with the latest in SPORTS, MOVIE REVIEWS and the BEST INDIE MUSIC out there! Plus we break down the latest in the HOTTEST TOPICS everyone is talking about. Also, find out what #BlackOwnedBusiness we highlight in our Black Owned Business Spotlight. Join the discussion! Please subscribe! It all…

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Imperfect Paradise: Why California's protest law is flawed and the consequences to protesters 24:29

21d ago24:29

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After the George Floyd protests of 2020, California took steps to rein in violent policing of protests by passing laws restricting how law enforcement uses less-lethal weapons, like tasers and rubber bullets. But high profile protests in 2024 and 2025 – including this summer’s protests against the ICE raids in Los Angeles – have revealed major flaw…

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#469 Dominican New York: A History In The Heights 1:22:21

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Dominicans comprise the largest immigration group in modern New York City, and Dominican culture has become embedded in the city's rich fabric of immigrant history. And in one place in particular -- Washington Heights. This historic neighborhood of Upper Manhattan is named for George Washington, who led the Continental Army in an early, pivotal bat…

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Terrifying Real Life Paranormal Stories to Fall Asleep To (Vol 8) 4:05:14

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This episode was released to Youtube a few months ago, however due to some technical issues I was never able to get it up on the podcast feed at the time. While I work on the next mammoth episode on The Warrens I thought some of you might enjoy this compilation of creepy stories that I was sent over the last year or so. There will be an ad break af…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • OTS STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAPES • BUBBLE GUM DAN 16:06

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. Originally produced for classrooms between 1976 and 1985, this data collection program was part of the OTS (Office of Technical Services) behavioral guidance system for students aged 8–13. Designed to assess cognitive flexibility, emotional respo…

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The Steven Knight Show (9/15/25) - Hot Topics: Charlie Kirk aftermath, TikTok ban update, Kamala Harris Memoir, Mo'Nique on Oprah & Tyler Perry, etc 1:11:45

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TONIGHT on an all new The Steven Knight Show we are back with the latest in SPORTS, MOVIE REVIEWS and the BEST INDIE MUSIC out there! Plus we break down the latest in the HOTTEST TOPICS everyone is talking about. Also, find out what #BlackOwnedBusiness we highlight in our Black Owned Business Spotlight. Join the discussion! Please subscribe! It all…

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19th Century NoHo: Glamour, Greed, Money, and Murder 1:05:03

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Today's New York neighborhood called NoHo, wedged between Greenwich Village and the East Village, holds the stories of many people and places that then went on to become deeply associated with the great Gilded Age. The Astor family began their dynasty here in both investment and real estate as did the well-known Dutch-American merchant family the S…

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The Disturbing True Story of the Snedeker Family Haunting 1:31:23

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In 1986, the Snedeker family rented a house in Southington, Connecticut. They soon discovered the basement had once been a funeral home, and according to their accounts, the building still held something dark within its walls.Over the months that followed, the family reported terrifying encounters — shadowy figures, physical assaults, and an overwh…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Lotho's Library of Classic Horrors • Hop Frog 38:38

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. 📼 Broadcast in the dead hours of local cable during the early 1980s, Lotho’s Library of Classic Horrors aired several times a week on WGTH-13: The Velvet Signal, a goth-leaning public access channel based out of a low-watt station in upstate New …

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Imperfect Paradise: The Huntington Beach library at the center of America’s culture wars 32:06

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Censorship efforts at libraries nationwide have increased steadily over the last several years. In the 2023 - 24 school year, more than 10,000 book bans were counted in the country’s public schools. These efforts have become a cornerstone of a larger national debate over cultural influences and parents' rights to restrict those influences. LAist Or…

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The Steven Knight Show (9/8/25) - Program Announcement & Hot Topics: Young Thug Leak Tapes, Kelly Price Backlash, Female Black Unemployment Rate, etc 1:37:42

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TONIGHT, on an all new The Steven Knight Show we are back with the latest in SPORTS, MOVIE REVIEWS and the BEST INDIE MUSIC out there! Join us as we break down the latest in the HOTTEST TOPICS everyone is talking about. Also, find out what #BlackOwnedBusiness we highlight in our Black Owned Business Spotlight. Join the discussion! Please subscribe!…

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The Boy Mayor of New York 49:15

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As New York City enters the final stages of a rather strange mayoral election in 2025, let’s look back on a decidedly more unusual contest over 110 years ago, pitting Tammany Hall and their estranged ally (Mayor William Jay Gaynor) up against a baby-faced newcomer, the (second) youngest man ever to become the mayor of New York City. John Purroy Mit…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Vision Quest Video Club • The Disguised Mask Visualization 15:35

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. 📼✨ Lost in the static of time, Vision Quest Video Club is back to guide you to discover your innermost self. Recently unearthed from a shuttered mail sorting facility in Cedar City, Utah, this 80s subscription service delivered personalized journ…

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#468 Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue": A Jazz-Age Drama 1:06:27

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On January 3, 1924, 25-year-old George Gershwin was shooting pool in a Manhattan billiard hall when his brother Ira Gershwin read aloud a shocking newspaper article: "George Gershwin is at work on a jazz concerto." There was just one problem—George had never agreed to write any such piece. What happened next would change American music forever. In …

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Whispering Winnie • Rapunzel 21:24

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. Originally broadcast between 1977 and 1986 on UK regional television, "Whispering Winnie" was billed as a gentle bedtime storytelling series for children. The premise? A young girl in a painted portrait would “come to life” and whisper fairytale …

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Playback | The True Story of The Conjuring 4 - The Smurl Haunting 1:11:13

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The Smurl Haunting is the real case behind The Conjuring 4, and its story is far stranger and darker than any film adaptation could capture.Experience the horror firsthand with a comprehensive exploration of the chilling Smurl family haunting. From their unsettling move to a seemingly normal home to the inexplicable events that followed on Chase St…

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History Daily: Pirate Tales! 32:49

2M ago32:49

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We love the podcast History Daily, a co-production from award winning podcasters Airship and Noiser, so we're presenting two episodes with a very similar theme -- pirates! -- July 6, 1699. The arrest of Captain William Kidd ends the reign of plunder of one of history's most infamous pirates and sparks rumors of buried treasure -- November 16th, 172…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • OTS STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAPES • BRELF 17:29

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. Originally produced for classrooms between 1976 and 1985, this data collection program was part of the OTS (Office of Technical Services) behavioral guidance system for students aged 8–13. Designed to assess cognitive flexibility, emotional respo…

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The Sandown Clown Girl Has Been Found – And She Says It Happened Again 51:06

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The Sandown Clown case is one of the strangest paranormal mysteries ever recorded. In 1973, two children claimed to meet a bizarre entity on the Isle of Wight known as Sam the Clown. Now, new information has come to light. A man says he has found the girl from the original encounter, and according to her, she had multiple encounters with Sam throug…

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#467 The Brooklyn Theatre Fire: The Forgotten Gilded Age Tragedy 48:53

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On the evening of December 5, 1876, the glorious Brooklyn Theatre caught fire, trapping its audience in a nightmare of flame and smoke. The theater sat near Brooklyn City Hall (today's Brooklyn Borough Hall), and the blaze which destroyed it could be seen as far away as Prospect Park. The terrible truth emerged by the morning -- almost 300 people d…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Lotho's Library of Classic Horrors 38:12

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. In all of our stress disappearing we basically created 4 different 80s Found Footage Horror ASMR(-ish) TV series. First, there’s Lotho’s Library of Classic Horrors, an ’80s goth public access show where Lotho the Librarian whispers eerie tales pu…

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The Strange Case of the Hammersmith Ghost Murder 47:22

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In the winter of 1803, a quiet village west of London was haunted, at least, that’s what the locals believed. A ghost, cloaked in white, was said to rise from the graves in Hammersmith’s old churchyard, terrifying anyone who dared walk near after dark. But when a man with a pistol tried to stop the so-called ghost, it ended in tragedy. This is the …

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Welcome to The Tape Library 1:21

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The Tape Library is a documentary-style series exploring the paranormal, the strange, and the unexplained. Each episode blends immersive storytelling with firsthand accounts and historical research. From haunted houses to UFOs and forgotten legends, it investigates the line between myth and reality. Because in the end, everywhere has a ghost story.…

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#466 Pete's Tavern and McSorley's Old Ale House 1:23:56

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The ultimate bar crawl of Old New York continues through a survey of classic bars and taverns that trace their origins from the 1850s through the 1880s. And this time we're recording within two of America's most famous establishments, joined by the people who know that history the best. In Part One, we introduced you to the origin story of New York…

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Playback | The Terrifying True Story of Sam The Clown 36:50

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Dive into the eerie past with the mysterious encounter of two children who stumbled upon Sam, a peculiar figure in the fields of Sandown during the 1970s. Join us as we piece together the chilling details and explore whether Sam was a ghost, an alien, or something else entirely. This is the story of Sam The Sandown ClownSupport the channel with Pat…

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#465 The Oldest Bars in New York City 1:20:03

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We’ve put together the ultimate New York City historic bar crawl, a celebration of the city’s old taverns, pubs, and ale houses with 18th- and 19th-century connections. And along the way, you’ll learn so much about the city’s overall history — from its changing shoreline to the everyday lives of its working-class immigrant populations. Being an old…

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#464 New York: The City of Oysters 1:24:27

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Once upon a time New York City oysters were not only plentiful and healthy in the harbor, they were an everyday, common food source. The original fast food! For that reason, the oyster could be an official New York City mascot. Oyster farming was a major occupation. Oyster houses were an incredibly common place for people to eat. The greatest resta…

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#463 Gilded Age Golden Girls (Live At City Winery) 1:27:10

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A special presentation of our live show Bowery Boys History Live, recorded at City Winery, July 2, 2025 Bowery Boys History Live is a storytelling cabaret of all-true tales and spellbinding secrets from the past, hosted by Greg Young of the Bowery Boys Podcast and brought to you by a rotating roster of the city’s greatest historians. And for this s…

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The Truth Behind Japan’s Most Disturbing Haunting 47:25

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Hidden deep in the forests of Japan lies a story too terrifying to ignore. The Himuro Mansion legend tells of ancient rituals, gruesome deaths, and a haunting so intense it supposedly inspired Fatal Frame. In this video, we explore the brutal history, walk through the mansion’s ghostly halls, and separate fact from fiction. Was Himuro Mansion ever …

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Spirits Podcast: Urban Legends with Greg Young 54:03

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Ready for a little summertime spookfest? This week we're thrilled to present to you a podcast appearance Greg made back in April on the Spirits Podcast. Hosted by Amanda McLoughlin and Julia Schifini, the Spirits Podcast is a weekly conversational show about all things ghosts, mythology, folklore and urban legends. If you like fun spooky things, ad…

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The Light Hit My Window...Then I Saw Them | Real Life Paranormal Stories | Night Drive 15 57:39

3M ago57:39

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Tune into Night Drive Paranormal tonight to hear 4 brand new real life paranormal stories to keep you up all night narrated by @thetapelibrary Sign up to Patreon for early access and shout outs - www.patreon.com/thetaplibrarySubscribe now for more terrifying tales of the paranormal.If you have a story to share then you can email me at thetapelibrar…

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#462 The Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916 48:58

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TERROR ON THE BEACH! Seaside resorts from Cape May, New Jersey, to Montauk, Long Island, were paralyzed in fear during the summer of 1916. Not because of the threat of lurking German U-boats and saboteurs. But because of sharks.On July 1, 1916, Charles Epting Vansant was killed by a shark while swimming at a resort in Beach Haven, a popular destina…

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The Steven Knight Show (6/30/25) - Activist Alim Howell & Hot Topics: Diddy Trial, Chris Brown court update, Beyonce's concert mishap, etc 1:18:00

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TONIGHT on an all new The Steven Knight Show we are back with the latest in SPORTS, MOVIE REVIEWS and the BEST INDIE MUSIC out there! Then we welcome activist andadvocate for a nonprofit organization called Race for Peace Committee, Alim Howell. Plus we break down the latest in the HOTTEST TOPICS everyone is talking about. Also, find out what #Blac…

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The Terrifying True Story of the Battersea Poltergeist 1:24:37

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Between 1956 and 1968, a quiet house in Battersea, South London became the center of one of the strangest and most disturbing poltergeist cases in British history. For over a decade, a young girl named Shirley Hitchings was plagued by unexplained knocks, flying objects, and chilling messages from an unseen force. In this deep-dive documentary, we e…

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The Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Avenue 1:29:27

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At the heart of New York’s Gilded Age — the late 19th-century era of unprecedented American wealth and excess — were families with the names Astor, Waldorf, Schermerhorn, and Vanderbilt, alongside power players like A.T. Stewart, Jay Gould and William “Boss” Tweed. They would all make their homes — and in the case of the Vanderbilts, their great ma…

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The Steven Knight Show (6/23/25) - Home Appraisal expert & author of "Assessing My Values" Marcus Hill & Hot Topics 1:24:55

4M ago1:24:55

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TONIGHT on an all new The Steven Knight Show we are back with the latest in SPORTS, MOVIE REVIEWS and the BEST INDIE MUSIC out there! Then we welcome home appraisalexpert and author of "Assessing My Values" Marcus Hill. Plus we break down the latest in the HOTTEST TOPICS everyone is talking about. Also, find out what #BlackOwnedBusiness we highligh…

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#461 The Story of Inwood and Marble Hill 1:36:11

4M ago1:36:11

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People who live in Inwood know how truly special it is. Manhattan's northernmost neighborhood (aside from Marble Hill) feels like it's outside of the city -- and in some places, even outside of time and space. Unlike the lower Manhattan's flat avenues and organized streets, Inwood varies wildly in elevation and its streets wind up hills and down in…

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The Steven Knight Show (6/16/25) - Hot Topics: No King Day protests, Trump bday party parade, R Kelly's jail conditions, Political assassination in MN, etc 46:44

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TONIGHT on an all new The Steven Knight Show we are back with the latest in SPORTS, MOVIE REVIEWS and the BEST INDIE MUSIC out there! Join us as we break down the latest in the HOTTEST TOPICS everyone is talking about. Also, find out what #BlackOwnedBusiness we highlight in our Black Owned Business Spotlight. Join the discussion! Please subscribe! …

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The Horrifying Legends of Lake Superior 57:48

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Lake Superior is full of secrets. They call it Gitche Gumee — the Great Sea. But the waters of Lake Superior hide more than waves and wrecks. They hide the unexplainable. Stories of ghost ships seen in the fog… of voices heard in lighthouses long abandoned… of fighter jets that vanish from the sky. This isn’t just a lake, it’s a graveyard, a myster…