Showing results for "SPOKE" in Biographies & Memoirs

A memoir of the profound destabilization that comes from losing one’s faith—and a young woman’s journey to reconcile her lack of belief with her love for her deeply religious family. Growing up in poverty in the rural backwoods of southern Maryland, Jessica Wilbanks and her family built...

From podcasts and documentaries to online forums, true crime is booming. But as one Audible editor and self-professed crime obsessive observes, the genre is being pulled in new and different directions along with a changing social landscape. She wanted to know: Can we ethically engage in true crime as real concerns surface around the crimes, victims, and systemic issues that directly impact the humans we are hearing about?

In 2009 Cristina Nehring's brilliant first book, A Vindication of Love, was featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review. An important new voice had appeared in American letters. Just as suddenly, Nehring seemed to disappear—only to reemerge like a bolt from the blue.

True Crime - gruesome, a little unexplained, and killers.

Murder She Spoke is a weekly true crime victim-focused podcast covering Scottish cases.Hosted by Emma and Joannagh who hail from Scotland, each week we discuss a new case with empathy and sensitivity. We strive to shine a light on unsolved cases, in the hope that keeping these victims at the forefront of people's minds may contribute to a conclusion for victim's families. We give true crime recommendations at the beginning of each episode and discuss cases afterwards, focusing on the psychology of the perpetrator(s).Each episode is ended on a light-hearted note with a crime related tidbit or ...

This podcast is part random thoughts, part personal journal, part childhood stories, part sitting down and picking the brains of fascinating people from all walks of life.

In 1996, Sue Knight was found dead in her Athens, TX, home. Her will named a loose acquaintance as the executor of her estate, but after an alleged phone call from the CIA and a dire warning from the local sheriff, the executor stopped asking questions. More than 25 years later, Sue’s memory haunts the town of Athens and the people who knew her. Who was Sue, really? Why did this English expat settle in small-town Texas? And could she still be alive?Under Cover of Knight is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Spoke Media and Castleview Productions. Listen and follow on Apple ...

Travel from deserts to mountains and embark on a healing journey of self-discovery. Join podcast producer turned thru-hiker, Cody Hofmockel, as he walks 2,653 miles from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail. Experience the before, during, and after of the 5 months Cody spent in the wilderness and hear compelling interviews with fellow thru-hikers and immersive, rich soundscapes along waterfalls and deep woods - all of which are tied together by Cody’s “personal audio journals.” Follow and be transformed by this heartfelt story and journey along from the comfort of your ...

Hosted and narrated by John Stamos, The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra is a complicated, nuanced story of one imperfect man trying to redeem himself by pulling off the perfect crime. Did you ever feel like everything's broken, and it's your job to fix it? That's how Barry Keenan was feeling back in 1963. He was broke, unemployed, hooked on booze and pills, and his family was falling apart. Barry needed a miracle. And against all odds, he got one. One day the voice of God came over the radio in Barry's car and told him there was a simple solution to all his problems: all he had to do was ...