Best David Nix Podcasts (2025)

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Head on Killer: Jeannine Jaramillo 31:47

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Send us a text Jeannine Jaramillo, of Albuquerque, who was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a fatal car crash in 2022. Jaramillo made a frenzied 911 call claiming to have been kidnapped, leading to a police chase on I-25 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. During the pursuit, Jaramillo sped the wrong way on the interstate, cau…

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2025.23 Brian in 1964 1:17:18

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Two appearances from Brian Epstein in 1964. An October spot on "What's My Line?", where panelists try and deduce the role that [sic] "Barry Epstein" plays within the Beatles organization. Despite Paul Anka excusing himself (Anka knew Brian), the other panelists managed to figure out the "line" of Brian pretty quickly! This is followed by a discussi…

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Carlee Russell kidnap hoax: 911’d an invisible toddler 45:18

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Send us a text We all want special attention from time to time, but would you fake your own kidnapping? Would you spin a tale that puts you as a hero for possibly saving a half-dressed toddler from the busy I-459 Birmingham traffic in the dark of the night? Would your tale include leaving your bright red luxury car still running on the side of the …

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024: Into The Fire - Augustina of Aragon 40:15

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Faced with certain death from the guns and bayonets of attacking French troops, a young woman supplying water to Spanish soldiers should have joined the defenders in fleeing the battle. However, her immense courage would not allow retreat; her deep patriotism would not abide surrender. So she stayed, and a legend was born. This episode tells the as…

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2025.22 Chris O'Dell - Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Queen, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Peter Asher and More... 1:28:56

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Marv and I are honored to be joined by Chris O'Dell, as we discuss her travels through rock and roll. After some initial forays into the industry, she met Derek Taylor (who introduced her to her new roommate, Teri Garr. Soon enough, she found herself in EMI with the Beatles (and cameo-ing on both "Hey Jude" and "Revolution"), the Apple rooftop, the…

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Teen Chase Jones Addicted to Speed Kills Four 29:55

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Send us a text “I was addicted to speed,” 18-year-old Chase Jones told the Judge at his sentencing. He pled guilty to Four counts of vehicular homicide for the deaths of 38-year-old Andrea S. Hudson, 12-year-old Boyd "Buster" Brown, 13-year-old Matilda Wilcoxson, and 12-year-old Eloise Wilcoxson. Jones was also charged with Two counts of vehicular …

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2025.21 The Gab Four - Alternate albums from the Get Back Sessions! Part Two 1:01:46

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More from the Gab Four. Jon, Lonnie, Martin and I continue our thoughts on Beatles 1969 - Abbey Road and ??? What else might the sessions of January 1969 become? Each of us assembled significantly different album(s) from the multitudes of songs rehearsed, jammed or half-remembered by the Beatles (and captured for us on the nagras). Tune in and see …

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Nixing NPR? Cuts to Public Broadcasting in South Florida with Sergio Bustos 40:43

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President Donald Trump wants to zero out funding to public radio and TV, cuts that would affect the programming you hear and see in South Florida. Measures in Congress would also cut funds for WLRN and WPBT, the stations that provide unique local news and entertainment programming, as well as bringing NPR and PBS programs free of charge to you. Our…

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Pace Pharmacy: Accused of compounding a pill mill 52:18

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Send us a text Pace Pharmacy is the target of a multi-agency bust that accuses the pharmacist-in-charge of running his business like a traveling medicine show in the Wild West: Step right up and order your own customized version of a bottle of Dr. Feelgood from the head man in charge! Pharmacist Stephen Burklow’s arrest report paints a picture of a…

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023: Death Angels - The Nyos Disaster 43:54

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When a mass death event strikes a remote region of Africa in 1986, the initial facts are so freakishly weird that even those most skeptical of anything supernatural pause to reconsider with the question, “What in the world just happened here?” As scientists doggedly unravel the truth, the baffling story becomes no less troubling. This episode tells…

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2025.20 The Gab Four - Alternate albums from the Get Back Sessions! Part One 1:05:17

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Gab Four together again. Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell and myself sit down to consider alternate albums that might've come out of the January 1969 sessions. Beware, the ripples through time extend well beyond a single record. What happens to the film? Abbey Road? Do all roads lead to "For You Blue?" George Martin, Glyn Johns and others gue…

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Dr. Ingolf Tuerk, renowned robotics surgeon, snapped and choked his wife 32:22

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Send us a text As a pioneer of Robotic Surgery, brilliant and likeable Dr. Ingolf Harry Tuerk was used to things going his way. Tall, smart, good looking, and buff he was living his best life! Perhaps his great life could be even better when he decided to check out a dating app. That’s where he met the beautiful and fun, 45-year-old single mom of t…

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2025.19 George Harrison, David Bromberg, Jesse Ed Davis, Don Nix, Bobby Keys and Nicky Hopkins 1:14:46

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George Harrison played with many associates of both Dylan and the Stones. Bobby Keys was one of the most renowned sax men of rock and roll, Nicky Hopkins contributed to the buzz of "Revolution", and Jesse "Ed" Davis had his fingerprints all over early seventies solo Beatles. This week, we consider some recordings, most made at Apple Studios, most f…

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Fire Chief Eric Lang: The Exit Interview 1:03:03

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ERIC LANG stepped down as Key Biscyane's fire chief recently, wrapping up three decades of service on the barrier island. A founder of the department, he's helped respond to tragedies large and small. We talk to him about his decision, and the safety issues he think the island faces now and in the future. And we also discuss the new plan from Commi…

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022: The Problem Solver - Hedy Lamar 45:50

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Graced with a stunning face that could launch a thousand ships, Hedwig Kiesler ricocheted repeatedly between fame and scandal. But while no one was looking, she created an innovation so startling that it literally changed the world – an invention that is likely affecting you at the very moment you are reading this. The astonishing story of Hedy Lam…

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Rock throwing Joseph Koenig and gang punished for high-speed murder of Alexa Bartell 36:11

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Send us a text Alexa Bartell was simply driving home from work late one Wednesday night. Something almost everybody does every day. She was especially happy that evening on April 19, 2023. The 20-year-old woman loved her family, she loved her job at a flooring company where she worked with her mom, and she loved her new girlfriend who she was going…

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2025.18 McCartney Politics Part II (1972-present) 1:11:12

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More of Paul McCartney and his political notions. Animal Rights, Gun Violence, "No More Landmines", and the environment have been a big part of the "McCartney brand" for the last 30-35 years. We continue from last week, as we touch on nearly a full album of political thought from "the cute Beatle", and how Paul's brand of radicalism was both simila…

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Chuck Erickson’s dream becomes Ryan Ferguson’s nightmare! 32:03

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Send us a text An All-American young man was enjoying the best time of his life in college when he was arrested for the murder of Kent Heitholt, a popular sports editor in their hometown of Columbia, Missouri. The tall and strapping Heitholt was found beaten and strangled in the newspaper parking lot after getting off late from work on Halloween ni…

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2025.17 McCartney Politics Part I (1964-1972) 1:04:34

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Following on from "One to One", Martin and I spend this week and next discussing the politics of Paul (and Linda) McCartney. This week, the Beatle years. How Paul brought John into the peace movement (and possibly why he deserves that credit on "Give Peace a Chance"), McCartney and Bertrand Russell, Blackbird, Commonwealth and on through the early …

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Soccer Story: How Little Key Biscayne grows futbol champions with Marcelo Radice 38:40

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NOT EVERY TOWN of 15,000 can boast a homegrown player who's now a teammate of Lionel Messi. But Key Biscayne can. Our guest is Marcelo Radice, who's worked to build the island's soccer programs for both boys and girls. We ask him about how the program has grown, and the exciting goal of being connected to Major League Soccer. Jan and Tony also talk…

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021: The Man Who Wouldn't Die - Iron Mike Malloy 42:03

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During the darkest days of The Great Depression, three men plot to kill a local drunk, make it look like an accident, and collect insurance money on the corpse. However, the plan goes comically awry when the target of the murder scheme simply refuses to die. The astonishing tale of Iron Mike Malloy and the men who wished him dead.…

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Three-Fer: Penelope McGee, Gerald Radford, and Kanye West 1:13:08

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Send us a text Is your mouth a murder weapon? Can a bully cry self-defense? And what's up with Kanye West and Nitrous Oxide? We're talking about three cases in this episode of Gulf Coast Confidential. The first is Penelope McGee. If someone is arguing with you, is it your responsibility to make sure they don't die? Socialite Penelope McGee was argu…

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2025.16 John Lennon One to One in IMAX 1:19:18

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Lonnie Pena and I (separately) saw "One to One: John & Yoko" in IMAX from Magnolia Pictures during it's recent run (it is still available in selected theaters, and pay streaming in May). Our first thought? They really should have emphasized that "Year in the Life" subtitle a bit more. Other than that? Tune in and find out!…

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Arkansas Dr. David Diffine: The Naked Truth…and we really mean Naked! 33:42

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Send us a text Dr. David Diffine made himself famous on Instagram as “Naked Dr. Dave.” Now many more agencies are on to him since he sauntered naked through his Arkansas doctor’s office. He did don a ball cap, but that’s all he had on when he walked into the reception area and exposed himself to several women who worked with him, including one who …

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2025.15 Olivia Arias, Los Angeles, the Knack, Harry and Holsteins! 1:14:58

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More from Lonnie's Scrapbook as we shoot back to the late nineteen seventies and consider the Knack (the band, not the noun or the film), George Harrison's wedding to Olivia, the 1979 fire at Ringo's residence, the aftermath of Paul McCartney / January 1981, and the farms of John and Yoko - including their Holstein cattle (Mango the cow!).…

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Running for Governor? : DAVID JOLLY 45:26

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DAVID JOLLY is a former Republican Congressman from the Tampa Bay area who is looking at the Florida Governor's mansion -- and in our podcast, says he's planning a run as Democrat. Can he successfully find a winning lane as a political moderate in highly polarized state ? His answers might surprise you. In our second segment, we talk about fluorida…

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020: Good Intentions, Bad Inventions 43:33

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Two sticky technological problems give way to nearly miraculous inventions. However, the miracles come with an unexpected price: the possible future of humanity. This episode tells the twisted story of a pair of seemingly harmless 20th-century inventions that nearly ended us all.By David Nix

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Brock Horner and Tracy Nix: Everybody's talking about the Un-flipping believable Florida Man and Florida Grandmother! 32:12

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Send us a text Lawd hammercy, if you like drama, trauma, and incredulous cases, don’t look any further than Florida! From one end of the Gulf Coast to another, we’re swimming in sass, sorrow, and the worst kind of decision making. In Wauchula, Tracy Nix learned she would be spending years in prison for forgetting her 9-month-old granddaughter and l…

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2025.14 Gab Four March - Beatles Character and Story Songwriting, Pt.2 1:14:01

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More from the Gab Four! Lonnie, Jon, Martin and I wander from Revolver through the Beatles era, passing by landmarks including "Teddy Boy", "Ms. L.", "Goodnight Vienna", "Lavatory Lil", Mr. Double-It-Up", and the "Dark Sweet Lady". Stories and characters you know and love, and maybe some you should discover! Who doesn't want two girls [or young men…

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Forgetful Grandma Tracy Nix: Hot car baby death 36:25

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Send us a text Tracy Nix was enjoying her retirement years…until two of her young grandchildren died on her watch. Up until the back-to-the-back tragedies she had no time clock, no boss, no worries and the freedom to pursue her hobbies and passions, like playing the piano. In fact, she was practicing piano for several hours when she forgot that her…

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2025.13 Gab Four March - Beatles Character and Story Songwriting, Pt.1 1:01:01

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A Gab Four spectacular! Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell and I gathered to talk about the characters and stories in Beatles songs. They started with covers of folks like Long Tall Sally, and this episode takes us through Rubber Soul, where the band gives us Michelle, the Nowhere Man, and asks about the possibility of exchanging golden rings i…

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Miami's best-known charities unite to help local news: Press Forward! 38:00

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EARLIER THIS YEAR, some of Miami's best-known charities agreed that local news in our community is in deep trouble. They joined a national program, PRESS FORWARD, to help make sure local news coverage in Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties survives. Our guest, is NIKISHA WILLIAMS of the Miami Foundation, who talks about why donors are stepping forwa…

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Don’t invite Jordan Henning to the party: Killer husband’s wife died over Slip ‘N Slide 35:24

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Send us a text Crime over a slip ‘n slide. Jordan Henning lied and lied. Ashley Henning was shot and died, Murder, justified? You decide. Ashley Henning, Sgt. 1st Class in the U.S. Army, was shot to death on her 37th birthday. Her death was no accident or crime committed at the hands of a stranger. She was gunned by her soldier husband, 34-year-old…

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019: Cinderella Unchained - Caroline Herschel 44:25

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She is a forgotten member of her family – the youngest girl, the smallest, the most disposable – relegated to a life of chores and servitude with no hope for a brighter future. However, when the smallest sliver of opportunity appears, she seizes it with a vengeance to plot a path that will take her to the stars. This episode covers the amazing and …

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2025.12 George Harrison, Gary Wright and Billy Preston! 1:11:32

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George was quite busy between "All Things Must Pass" and "The Concert for Bangladesh". However, many of the things he played on were not under his own name! We look at two projects where George was a significant contributer: Gary Wright's "Footprint", and Billy Preston's "I Wrote a Simple Song". Excellent playing, and a link between George's Beatle…

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Sunshine Week: Freedom at stake at VOA and here in Florida 58:04

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SUNSHINE WEEK celebrates both press freedoms and the ability to get public records and know what's going on in your government. Our first guest is STEVE HERMAN, off the air after the Trump administration shuttered Voice of America. We talk about how listeners around the world have lost a key news source. Closer to home, we speak with Bobby Block, h…

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Missing, Foul Play Suspected: What Happened to Pensacola Teen Joanna Otto 33 Years Ago? 1:02:42

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Send us a text Sweet Joanna Otto gone, missing, but never forgotten since 1992! I didn't know you, but I have met the people who did and still mourn you. What can happen in 30 years? We’ve had technological changes, political shifts, global changes, disasters, and even a virus that affected the whole world We’ve broadened this thing known as the In…

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2025.11 Ringo at the Ryman on CBS 1:17:50

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Lonnie and I chat about the CBS version of "Ringo and Friends at the Ryman" which aired on Monday, March 10, 2025. Jack White, Sheryl Crow, and even Larkin Poe honor the man, the music, the COUNTRY legend that is Ringo Starr.By Ed Chen and Jon Stone, Lonnie Pena, Martin Quibell

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Donald Trump, mercantilist. Econ prof James Feigenbaum on the trade war 1:00:07

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A FULL BLOWN TRADE WAR is now raging, after Donald Trump started slapping tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, China, and now, most of Europe. But what is his theory, and does it have any economic history? OUR GUEST is a JAMES FEIGENBAUM, a professor of economics who formerly worked for the Federal Reserve Bank, who says the president is following…

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It’s Always the Susan Smith Show: Probation denied for Killer Mom who Drowned Sons 36:36

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Send us a text Susan Smith has been called a lot of names: evil, egocentric, seductress, and murderer. One name she doesn’t deserve is mother. In 1994, the then 23-year-old young woman claimed a man carjacked her and took off with her children who were in the backseat. A community-wide search in Union, South Carolina went nationwide as the shocking…

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018: The Solid Gold Man - Mansa Musa 39:08

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One of the wealthiest men in human history set out on a medieval journey whose logistics are nearly too astonishing to be believed. How he used his wealth stands in stark contrast to the havoc wreaked by the uber rich of today. This episode tells the story of Mansa Musa, perhaps the richest man who ever lived.…

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2025.10 Spot the Looney - The Ultimate Cash Grab (Disc One) 1:06:34

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Marv and I sit down to talk the first disc of the new 2024 edition of the Internet favorite "Spot the Looney". Ever wondered where you could find those rarities George Harrison played on that are not readily available from Apple (records or Music)? Try this box. Harry, Derek and the Dominoes, the Remo Four, the Silkie, Bobby Whitlock, Ashton Gardne…

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Cuts at NOAA - Danger Ahead? Hurricane Expert James Franklin 39:36

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NO ONE KNOWS how deep the cuts are, but forecasters at America's weather agency, NOAA, say the quality of forecasts could be jeopardized with layoffs of scientists and other employees. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a wide research mission that Floridians depend on for hurricanes and research into climate change and sea lev…

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“Ole Miss Murder Mystery: Did strait-laced Tim Herrington, Jr. kill his flamboyant hook-up, Jimmie “Jay” Lee, over a bootie call?” 24:01

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Send us a text Jimmie “Jay” Lee loved to shine. The 20-year-old Ole Miss Student was known for his love of flamboyant clothes, his Pomeranian ‘Lexie,’ and helping others. In fact, the day his disappearance was discovered the soon-to-be social worker had missed attending a baby-formula drive and his friends and family knew something was wrong. Jay L…

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2025.09 FAMSF - Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm (Sally Martin Katz) 1:07:21

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Kit O'Toole and I are honored to speak with Sally Martin Katz, the Photo Curator for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco as Paul McCartney's "Eyes of the Storm" photo exhibition comes to the deYoung museum in the Bay Area. We talk about the exhibition, the photos, and the role photography and photographers weave around the life story of Paul McC…

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Ron Magill's other passion: Key Biscayne's famous rib competition 30:51

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A LITTLE BIT OF BOASTING, but Key Biscayne's annual "Rib Off" is set in an idyllic bayside spot where smoke, pork, and community fuse together for one of the nation's best barbecue competitions -- all done for a great charitable cause Our guest is Ron Magill, South Florida's best-known wildlife expert who just also happens to be a baby back rib lov…

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“Blue Gatorade: Is it worth your life? Store owner Taz Zarka stabs Mark Garrity” 24:25

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Send us a text Killing a customer for shoplifting seems callous and cruel, but 61-year-old Taz Zarka said he was “not a monster” for stabbing 27-year-old Mark Garrity Jr. to death on April 6, 2023. The young man was in Taz’s family-owned, neighborhood supermarket located at the City Bus Stop in Raleigh, North Carolina when the store owner thought M…

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017: Catching the Mother Killer - Ignaz Semmelweis 43:37

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Vienna of 1840 faces a deadly mystery. Pregnant women are entering its Clinic Number 1 and never leaving, killed in high numbers by deathbed fever. When a prickly doctor doggedly uncovers the reason, he is punished for his theory. And young mothers keep dying. The cautionary tale of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis.…

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2025.08 The Beatles years through the lens of George Harrison's Birthday! 1:10:14

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What ties Studio Two, the Casbah Coffee Club, the Bahamas, Rishikesh, and an airplane returning to London with the Beatles? George Harrison's birthday! After the news (where Kit once again drops in her mellifluous tones), we consider the changes in George and the Beatles as he moved from his nineteenth birthday to his twenty-second.…

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Unnecessary Middle Men Force Patients to Pay More for Prescriptions 39:55

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Send us a text It’s no secret that the Pharmacy Healthcare System is broken. Join Pam and me as we dive into the ugliness of one of the main reasons the Pharmacy Profession and Independent Pharmacies are being threatened, some pharmacists say. We invited Johnny Brooklere, Pharmacist/Owner of Brooklere Pharmacy 💊 in Birmingham, Alabama to share his …