Best Tape Library Podcasts (2025)

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The Violent Real Life Haunting of the Sarro Family 1:13:43

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Few haunting cases are as shocking—or as violent—as the real story of Cindy Sarro. This is one of the most disturbing and little-known haunting cases ever recorded. This documentary explores the terrifying experiences of Cindy Sarro, whose story was made public through her book The Wall, her appearance on A Haunting in the episode “Dark Wrath,” and…

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Imperfect Paradise: Altadena childcare providers' struggle to rebuild raises questions about government disaster response 27:21

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At least 280 childcare spaces were affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires in January. LAist reporter Libby Rainey and early childhood senior reporter Elly Yu followed two women who ran childcare businesses out of their homes until the Eaton Fire destroyed them. In this episode of Imperfect Paradise, they look at how these two childcare providers…

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SAFCA - 11/20/2025 6:10

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The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) was formed in 1989 to address the Sacramento area's vulnerability to catastrophic flooding. This vulnerability was exposed during the record flood of 1986 when Folsom Dam exceeded its normal flood control storage capacity and several area levees nearly collapsed under the strain of the storm. In resp…

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Board of Supervisors - 11/18/2025 8:41:03

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The Board of Supervisors is the governing body of the County of Sacramento. There are five members of the Board and each represents one of five Districts. Board of Supervisor meetings are open to the public to attend. Meeting agendas are available at: www.sccob.saccounty.netBy Sacramento County

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The Steven Knight Show (12/1/25) - Author John Buzzanca & Hot Topics 1:36:02

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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 John Buzzanca who is the author of The Smuggler’s Daughter, which is gripping true story that chronicles the journey of a former drug trafficker who leaves behind a life of crime to face a complex leg…

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Imperfect Paradise: Gender-affirming care for transgender youth is at risk in LA and nationwide 31:26

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Nearly 3,000 patients have been forced to find gender-affirming care elsewhere after the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles closed their LA Center for Trans Youth Health and Development in July. The closure comes amid threats of cuts to federal funding for providers of gender affirming-care and other attempts to restrict LGBTQ rights nationwide. LAist…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Vision Quest Video Club • The River of Life Visualization 13:54

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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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Battle of the Blades (Zyngia NOW! Part III) | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia 20:56

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In this concluding episode of Zyngia NOW!, long-suffering host Periwinkle Fishmongerson Rimplepoor welcomes Hegone Husk, the wealthiest lich alive (or undead), for a tense and deeply unproductive interview. Before long, tempers flare, swords multiply, and the studio’s liability insurance begins to look wildly insufficient. Will truth prevail in Zyn…

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Imperfect Paradise: Health workers say ICE agents at hospitals are compromising patient care 28:16

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Amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, there’s been an uptick in ICE presence in hospitals across the country. At Adventist Health White Memorial hospital in Boyle Heights, doctors say that hospital administrators have even allowed immigration agents to interfere with patients’ medical care. LAist correspondent Jill Replogle has …

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Night Drive Paranormal 17 | 6 Terrifying Real Life Paranormal Encounters | True Ghost Stories To Fall Asleep To 54:18

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Tune into Night Drive Paranormal tonight to hear 6 brand new real life paranormal stories, perfect to relax to.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 [email protected] foota…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Whispering Winnie • Sleeping Beauty 19:20

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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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STA Governing Board - 11/13/2025 1:11:01

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he STA is primarily responsible for administering the Measure A program: the half-percent sales tax for transportation improvements in Sacramento County. The STA also administers the Sacramento Metropolitan Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) program in cooperation with Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol. The program's primary objective is to redu…

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SacSewer - 11/12/2025 38:23

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Sacramento Area Sewer District is overseen by a Board of Directors consisting of the five Sacramento County Supervisors, five city councilmembers from the City of Sacramento, two councilmembers from the City of Elk Grove, and single representatives from Yolo County and the cities of Citrus Heights, Folsom, Rancho Cordova and West Sacramento.…

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Stan's Nepo Babies (Zyngia NOW! Part II) | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia 23:28

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In the second unearthed installment of Zyngia NOW!, disgraced magic-school headmaster turned podcaster Periwinkle Fishmongerson Rimplepoor sits down with some very special guests: three of Stan Little’s many half-human, half-everything-else children. As accusations of nepotism swirl across the realm, Rimplepoor attempts to get to the “truth” with t…

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Imperfect Paradise: California's new free public preschool program for 4-year-olds 31:40

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All four-year-olds in the state of California now have access to a free preschool program in their local school district. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a plan to expand the state’s transitional kindergarten, or TK, program in May 2021, as part of a broader move to create the largest free early education program in the U.S. So what does transitional kind…

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The Dead Men of Vintém Hill: Brazil’s Creepiest Unsolved Case 54:00

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In August 1966, two Brazilian technicians were found dead on a remote hillside, their faces covered with strange lead masks. There were no signs of struggle, no clear cause of death—and beside them lay a cryptic note that read: “Await signal.” Who were these men? What were they doing on Vintem Hill? And what deadly ritual were they attempting befor…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • OTS STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAPES • MISS ROBO 17:28

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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 Sword of Truth (Zyngia NOW! Part I) | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia 22:48

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Another lost recording from Zyngia is here! Spoiler Alert: If you haven't finished StanLand, we recommend you do that first. Professor Rimplepoor, Stan’s old teacher from the Wizened Wand School of Magical Enchantment, seems to have started his own podcast sometime after the events of StanLand. In this first episode, he talks about the new leadersh…

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The Steven Knight Show (11/10/25) - Hot Topics: Gov't Shutdown update, Trump pardons, Diddy caught drinking, Zendaya vs Sydney Sweeney, Raven Symoné on The Cosby Show legacy, etc 1:10:57

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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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Board of Supervisors - 11/4/2025 5:41:09

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The Board of Supervisors is the governing body of the County of Sacramento. There are five members of the Board and each represents one of five Districts. Board of Supervisor meetings are open to the public to attend. Meeting agendas are available at: www.sccob.saccounty.netBy Sacramento County

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Planning Commission - 11/3/2025 1:20:04

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The Sacramento County Planning Commission (Commission) consists of five members. Commission members are appointed by a Sacramento County Board of Supervisor within the boundaries of five supervisorial districts, respectively. The Commission also serves as the Board of Zoning Appeals. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.…

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Imperfect Paradise: Who pays for the 2028 Olympics? LA taxpayers may be on the hook 29:57

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In less than a thousand days, Los Angeles will be hosting the summer Olympics. Many cities worldwide have been put into debt by the games, so what could they mean for Los Angeles? LAist reporter Libby Rainey joins Imperfect Paradise to look back at the history of the games when LA last hosted them, the financial outlook for the city, and what role …

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Lotho's Library of Classic Horrors • The Haunter of the Ring 1:01:33

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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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Teaser | The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia: ZYNGIA NOW! 2:04

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From the producers of StanLand comes another installment of The Lost Podcasts of Zyngia: a newly unearthed audio archive that’s reshaping everything we thought we knew about the residents of Zyngia... and perhaps podcasting itself. This time, you may recognize a familiar con man’s voice: Professor Rimplepoor, Stan’s former instructor at the Wizened…

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The Steven Knight Show (11/3/25) - Hot Topics: SNAP Benefits reduced, Nicki Minaj backlash, Jamaica comes together, Diddy moves prison, etc 1:17:33

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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 the site of the largest methane leak in US history still hasn’t been shut down 30:50

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Regulations on gas storage facilities have been tightened since the detection of the Aliso Canyon leak, which started in 2015 and lasted nearly four months. But residents remain worried about long term health effects following the leak. LAist Climate and Environment Reporter Erin Stone discusses the 10-year anniversary of the disaster and what’s st…

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The Disturbing Case of the Tallman Haunting 1:06:57

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In 1987, a quiet family in Horicon, Wisconsin, became the center of one of the most disturbing hauntings ever investigated. It all began with a family moving into their dream home. But what followed was a nightmare that would terrify the Tallman family for months… strange sounds, unexplained visions and a phenomena that threatened to drive the fami…

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🎃 Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Lotho's Library of Classic Horrors • The Fearsome Touch of Death 24:20

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. 🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 📼 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 sta…

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Joint County-City Meeting - 10/28/2025 5:48:45

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On Oct. 28, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, the Sacramento City Council and elected representatives from the Cities of Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Galt, Folsom and Rancho Cordova gathered together at 10 a.m. at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria (828 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814) for a first-of-its-kind meeting about strengthening a county-w…

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AQMD - 10/23/2025 1:07:11

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The SacMetro AQMD is responsible for cleaning the air to meet state and federal health standards so we all breathe easier. The area's two biggest air pollutants are ground-level ozone and particulate matter 2.5. In Sacramento County, the majority of air pollution during the summer comes from mobile sources, which are the cars, trucks, buses, agricu…

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SacSewer - 10/22/2025 5:34

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Sacramento Area Sewer District is overseen by a Board of Directors consisting of the five Sacramento County Supervisors, five city councilmembers from the City of Sacramento, two councilmembers from the City of Elk Grove, and single representatives from Yolo County and the cities of Citrus Heights, Folsom, Rancho Cordova and West Sacramento.…

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Public Library - 10/23/2025 1:08:27

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The Sacramento Public Library Authority is governed by a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the County of Sacramento and the Cities of Citrus Heights, Galt, Isleton, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, and Sacramento. The purpose of the Sacramento Public Library Authority is to provide public library services that provide open access to diverse reso…

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Board of Supervisors - 10/21/2025 2:50:26

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The Board of Supervisors is the governing body of the County of Sacramento. There are five members of the Board and each represents one of five Districts. Board of Supervisor meetings are open to the public to attend. Meeting agendas are available at: www.sccob.saccounty.netBy Sacramento County

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Planning Commission - 10/20/2025 2:03:15

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The Sacramento County Planning Commission (Commission) consists of five members. Commission members are appointed by a Sacramento County Board of Supervisor within the boundaries of five supervisorial districts, respectively. The Commission also serves as the Board of Zoning Appeals. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month.…

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SAFCA - 10/16/2025 5:11

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The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) was formed in 1989 to address the Sacramento area's vulnerability to catastrophic flooding. This vulnerability was exposed during the record flood of 1986 when Folsom Dam exceeded its normal flood control storage capacity and several area levees nearly collapsed under the strain of the storm. In resp…

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STA - 10/9/2025 36:04

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The STA is primarily responsible for administering the Measure A program: the half-percent sales tax for transportation improvements in Sacramento County. The STA also administers the Sacramento Metropolitan Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) program in cooperation with Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol. The program's primary objective is to red…

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SacSewer - 10/8/2025 54:27

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Sacramento Area Sewer District is overseen by a Board of Directors consisting of the five Sacramento County Supervisors, five city councilmembers from the City of Sacramento, two councilmembers from the City of Elk Grove, and single representatives from Yolo County and the cities of Citrus Heights, Folsom, Rancho Cordova and West Sacramento.…

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Board of Supervisors - 10/7/2025 27:01

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The Board of Supervisors is the governing body of the County of Sacramento. There are five members of the Board and each represents one of five Districts. Board of Supervisor meetings are open to the public to attend. Meeting agendas are available at: www.sccob.saccounty.netBy Sacramento County

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First 5 Sacramento - 10/6/2025 1:23:13

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The First 5 Sacramento Commission is comprised of 14 members that have been appointed by the County Board of Supervisors because of their experience in early childhood health and development. As a funding agency, the Commission makes strategic investments based on best practices and a community driven plan. Investments are made into programs that m…

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Planning COmmission - 10/6/2025 3:18:12

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By Sacramento County

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Public Library - 9/25/2025 1:34:33

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The Sacramento Public Library Authority is governed by a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the County of Sacramento and the Cities of Citrus Heights, Galt, Isleton, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, and Sacramento. The purpose of the Sacramento Public Library Authority is to provide public library services that provide open access to diverse reso…

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AQMD - 9/25/2025 1:18:50

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The SacMetro AQMD is responsible for cleaning the air to meet state and federal health standards so we all breathe easier. The area's two biggest air pollutants are ground-level ozone and particulate matter 2.5. In Sacramento County, the majority of air pollution during the summer comes from mobile sources, which are the cars, trucks, buses, agricu…

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Vision Quest Video Club • The Abandoned House Visualization 14:24

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Here is an audio preview of one of the new shows coming out on our Strange Midnight AV YouTube channel. 📼✨ 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 StanLand team recommends: Sorry About the Murder 11:05

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The next StanLand spin-off mini-series is on the way! Episode 1 is coming November 11. And RANDY, an old Mike Sacks series, is coming out of the vault in the new year. In the meantime, here's a fun show we think you'll love! Sorry About The Murder takes place in the nice-little town of Beavermount, Ontario, where every day someone ends up dead, and…

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Imperfect Paradise: How becoming a US citizen just got harder under the Trump administration and what it means for Angelenos 21:51

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The Trump administration’s immigration policies have resulted in raids and protests in Southern California and across the country, and the administration has also moved to tighten who gets citizenship. Recently, the federal government pushed out new guidelines for naturalization. The situation has raised fundamental questions around what it means t…

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Night Drive Paranormal - 6 Terrifying True Hauntings | Ghost Stories To Sleep To 1:02:23

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On this episode of Night Drive Paranormal, we share six true listener encounters with the unknown — from a woman haunted each December by a silent specter, to a room that locks itself with someone unseen inside.You’ll hear stories of ghostly apparitions, shadowy figures stalking hallways, and faces from the past that refuse to fade away. These are …

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Introducing Strange Midnight AV • Whispering Winnie • The Princess and the Pea 19:03

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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 (10/20/25) - Hot Topics: No Kings march, The Boy Is Mine tour, JLo's ex claps back, Kevin Federline's tell all book, etc 1:18:48

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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: Prop 50: Is California’s redistricting push a threat to democracy or a defense of it? 31:03

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Proposition 50 is part of a nationwide battle over control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Californians are being asked to take a side: Should the state be temporarily allowed to redraw congressional maps to counter the Trump administration and redistricting in Texas? LAist Civics & Democracy Correspondent Frank Stoltze and Civics & Democ…

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The Darkest Paranormal Cases [Vol 1] | Ft What Lurks Beneath, Peter Laws, The Inbetween & more 1:29:23

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Some ghost stories go beyond the ordinary, these are the ones that leave a lasting mark. In The Darkest Paranormal Cases, we’ve brought together some of the most haunting voices in the paranormal community to share true tales of terror, tragedy, and encounters that defy explanation. Each story in this collaboration is based on real events — from ha…