Best Merciful Servant Podcasts (2025)

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Terror at Bank Farm: The Tragic Case of Dennis O’Neill 46:14

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Terror at Bank Farm: The Tragic Case of Dennis O’Neill News of the Times | Episode 518 | 1945 In 1945, 13-year-old Dennis O’Neill was found dead on a remote farm in Shropshire. Starved, beaten, and neglected — by foster parents approved by the state — his death shocked wartime Britain and exposed catastrophic failures in the child welfare system. H…

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The Servant Who Shocked London: Sarah Malcolm’s Fatal Crime 24:56

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The Servant Who Shocked London: Sarah Malcolm’s Fatal Crime News of the Times | Episode 517 | 1733 🕯 Step into the shadowy alleys of Georgian London... In 1733, a laundress named Sarah Malcolm stood accused of one of the most shocking triple murders the city had ever seen. Was she a cunning killer, a scapegoat, or simply in the wrong place at the w…

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Murder or Mercy? The Witney Shooting That Shocked 1884 37:06

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Murder or Mercy? The Witney Shooting That Shocked 1884 News of the Times | Episode 516 [1884 In the quiet town of Witney, Oxfordshire, 1884, a desperate son pulls the trigger—and Victorian England must decide whether he is a murderer… or a saviour. John William Rose claimed he fired to stop his father from killing his mother. The evidence? A terrif…

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A Grace for Worship in the Wilderness 42:54

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Psalm 95By Birmingham Community Church

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In View of the Mercies of God 42:08

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By John Vroegindewey

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Faithful Shepherds of the Church of God 39:22

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By Jim Jordan

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Bridget Durgan: The Maid, The Murder, and the Smile That Haunted 1867 34:42

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Bridget Durgan: The Maid, The Murder, and the Smile That Haunted 1867 News of the Times | Episode 515 | 1867 Domestic Servant or Cold-Blooded Killer? The Gruesome Case That Shocked 1867 In a quiet New Jersey town in 1867, a physician’s wife is found brutally murdered — stabbed, slashed, and burned — and the only suspect? Her Irish maid, Bridget Dur…

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The Murder of Emma Hunt: Cold Case or Victorian Injustice? 41:26

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The Murder of Emma Hunt: Cold Case or Victorian Injustice? News of the Times | Episode514 | 1896 Step into the shadows of 1893, where a quiet Essex town is shaken to its core by the brutal murder of a respected widow, Emma Hunt. Her body is found in a brook — throat slashed, umbrella shattered, and no weapon in sight. Was it suicide, murder, or som…

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Murder in the Woods: The Forgotten Case of the Wigwam Girl 42:16

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Murder in the Woods: The Forgotten Case of the Wigwam Girl News of the Times | Episode 513 | 1942 [In one of wartime Britain’s most haunting and tragically overlooked murder cases, 19-year-old Joan Pearl Wolfe—forever remembered as the "Wigwam Girl"—is found hastily buried on Hankley Common. Who was this quiet, vulnerable girl? And why was a Canadi…

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The Lord Will Guard Us 30:12

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By Jim Jordan

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The Pattern of Christ-Centered Ministry 43:26

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By Jim Jordan

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The Regent’s Park Murder of 1888 38:28

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The Regent’s Park Murder of 1888 News of the Times | Episode 511 | 1888 While all eyes were fixed on the shadowy lanes of Whitechapel, murder found its way into the genteel heart of London. In this gripping episode, we unravel the tragic and mysterious killing of Joseph Rumbold — a young printer, stabbed to death under the gaslights of Regent’s Par…

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The Man Who Vanished: Whitechapel’s Other Attacker 30:25

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The Man Who Vanished: Whitechapel’s Other Attacker News of the Times | Episode 510 | 1888 Before Jack the Ripper cast his long shadow over London, Whitechapel was already soaked in fear. In this gripping episode, we follow the shocking case of Richard Patterson, a dock labourer turned violent fugitive, whose stormy night of rage left two victims ga…

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The Chilling Walthamstow Mystery That Shocked Victorian London 1888 37:30

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The Chilling Walthamstow Mystery That Shocked Victorian London 1888 News of the Times | Episode 509| 1888 London, 1888 — the Ripper loomed large in the East End’s imagination… but just a few miles away, another case was unfolding. One with no mutilations, no blood-stained alleys—just a quiet note, a mysterious bottle, and a young woman who never ca…

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A Song of Grace and Mercy 35:25

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Psalm 23By Birmingham Community Church

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Living with Death 27:54

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By John Hanna

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The True Measure of Beauty 28:38

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By Niel Bech

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The Medium is the Council: A Media-Techno Lens on Vatican II, Pt. 9 49:48

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We keep doing what we do! Religion and Tech the overarching series, the Documents of Vatican II viewed through Media Ecology and Technology the subsection. This is Part 9 and we do two of the smaller documents today: Nostra aetate and Unitatis redintegratio https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_196510…

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Was This the Ripper’s Comeback? The 1889 Whitechapel Murder 41:26

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Was This the Ripper’s Comeback? The 1889 Whitechapel Murder News of the Times | Episode 508 | 1889 Welcome to News of the Times — where sinister shadows of history refuse to stay buried. In this chilling episode, we return to the gaslit alleys of Victorian London. It’s July 1889, and another woman is found brutally slain in Castle Alley — her throa…

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Bradford’s Jack the Ripper: The Mutilation of John Gill 33:44

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Bradford’s Jack the Ripper: The Mutilation of John Gill News of the Times | Episode 507 | 1888 In December 1888, the brutalised body of 8-year-old John Gill sent shockwaves through Bradford — a young boy mutilated and arranged in a grotesque parcel, echoing the horrors of Jack the Ripper just weeks earlier. As panic swept the streets, suspicion fel…

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The Ripper Fever Spreads: The Gateshead Mutilation Murder of 1888 35:40

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The Ripper Fever Spreads: The Gateshead Mutilation Murder of 1888 News of the Times | Episode 506 |1888 In the swirling fear of 1888, with the shadow of Jack the Ripper stretching far beyond Whitechapel, terror came to Birtley. This episode brings us to the unsettling murder of 28-year-old Jane Beatmoor—a quiet woman in delicate health, found savag…

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A Song for the Servants Suffering 38:59

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Psalm 69By Birmingham Community Church

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Living Waters 38:37

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By Chris Byrd

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The Medium is the Council: A Media-Techno Lens on Vatican II, Pt. 8 49:46

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Intrepidly doth our series within a series carries forth! Its our Religion and Technology series, and it is our Vatican II documents seen through a Media Ecology and Technology lens. We are doing the second episode on Gaudium et Spes, and we get into the nitty gritty of the second half of this very influential (and perhaps misunderstood!) document!…

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Jack's Last Shadow? - Whitechapel Chronicles 6 39:24

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Jack's Last Shadow? - Whitechapel Chronicles 6 News of the Times Episode 505 | 1888 By November 1888, the East End of London was no stranger to fear. The shock of earlier murders had settled into a grim, uneasy silence—until one final killing shattered it completely. Behind the locked door of a tiny room at 13 Miller’s Court, Mary Jane Kelly was fo…

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One Night, Two Murders - Whitechapel Chronicles5 30:00

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One Night, Two Murders - Whitechapel Chronicles5 News of the Times Episode 504 | 1888 September 30th, 1888: London awoke to horror. In less than an hour, two women—Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes—were murdered in separate locations. The press dubbed it “The Double Event.” For the people of Whitechapel, it was the night terror took hold. In t…

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Leather Apron and the City on Edge - Whitechapel Chronicles4 27:37

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Leather Apron and the City on Edge - Whitechapel Chronicles4 News of the Times Episode 503 | 1888 As fear gripped Whitechapel after the brutal murder of Annie Chapman, the press gave that fear a name: Leather Apron. This episode of The Whitechapel Chronicles follows the frantic days after Chapman's body was found—when suspicion fell on local bootma…

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Servants of Reconciliation 35:07

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By Keith Graham

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A Song for the Morning and Evening 37:22

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Psalm 63By Birmingham Community Church

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The Medium is the Council: A Media-Techno Lens on Vatican II, Pt. 7 49:47

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We keep rolling along with are architectonic series on Religion and Technology, and further along in our sub series regarding Vatican II docs looked at through this lens. We do part 1 looking at GAUDIUM ET SPES (https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html), and folks, this …

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The Butcher Escalates - Whitechapel Chronicles 3 29:50

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The Butcher Escalates - Whitechapel Chronicles 3 News of the Times Episode 502 | 1888 By September 1888, fear in Whitechapel had turned to full-blown panic. When Annie Chapman’s mutilated body was found in a narrow yard on Hanbury Street, it became clear—these murders were no longer isolated horrors, but part of something far more chilling. In this…

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Blood in Buck's Row - Whitechapel Chronicles2 35:05

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Blood in Buck's Row - Whitechapel Chronicles2 News of the Times Episode 501| 1888 Episode Two: The Murder of Mary Ann Nichols August 31, 1888 — a woman is found brutally murdered on a quiet East End street. Her name is Mary Ann Nichols, known as Polly, and her death marks a turning point in Whitechapel’s descent into fear. This episode dives into t…

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Before Jack: The Cases They Dismissed - Whitechapel Chronicles1 38:00

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Before Jack: The Cases They Dismissed - Whitechapel Chronicles1 News of the Times Episode 500 | 1888 "Before the name carved itself into history… before the letters, before the myth… there was only blood.” Step into the smoke-choked alleys of 1888 Whitechapel, where dread slinks behind every corner and the gaslight barely pierces the gloom. In this…

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A Song for the Sad 45:41

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Psalm 42-43By Birmingham Community Church

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The Ordinary Means of Extraordinary Grace 40:52

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By Jim Jordan

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The Medium is the Council: A Media-Techno Lens on Vatican II, Pt. 6 50:16

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We are back from our adventures out to Washington D.C., and we are continuing our Religion and Technology series, and we are continuing to look at the documents of Vatican II through that lens, AND WE ARE CONTINUING to look at the document Lumen Gentium. This is a great document if people would actually give it a thorough read rather than just skim…

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Murder, Matrimony & Misfortune: The Curious Case of Mrs Portbury 34:09

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Murder, Matrimony & Misfortune: The Curious Case of Mrs Portbury News of the Times Episode 499 | 1872 In 1871 London, scandal brews as the respectable widow of a beloved doctor, Amelia Muldola, shocks society by marrying her 17-year-old groom, Henry Portbury. What begins as a salacious romance spirals into a Victorian nightmare: theft, kidnapping, …

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Hidden Wealth, Brutal Death: The Murder That Rocked Blaw Wearie 40:48

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Hidden Wealth, Brutal Death: The Murder That Rocked Blaw Wearie News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840 When greed turns deadly in the Scottish hills In today’s episode, we travel back to 1844, to the windswept isolation of Blaw Wearie, near West Calder, Scotland. A remote and quiet community is shaken to its core by the brutal murder of 60-year-old Jo…

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The Blood-Covered Publican: David Owen’s Rampage in 1818 London 33:08

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The Blood-Covered Publican: David Owen’s Rampage in 1818 London News of the Times Episode 497 | 1818 Step back in time to the year 1818, in the quiet suburb of Edmonton, North London—where a shocking and violent event gripped the local community. David Owen, a 50-year-old widower and well-known publican, was regarded as a mild and peaceful man. But…

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A Celebration Song for the Forgiven 45:08

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Psalm 32By Birmingham Community Church

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Our Unshakeable Refuge 27:57

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By Jim Jordan

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When Christ Confronts Our Idols 42:53

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By Jim Jordan

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The Medium is the Council: A Media-Techno Lens on Vatican II, Pt. 5 50:25

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Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:- Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus- Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson- Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen- Man Up! with Joe Stopulus- The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner- The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith- The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr- F…

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The Mysterious Tragic Affair at Kidwelly 42:08

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The Mysterious Tragic Affair at Kidwelly News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840 Southwest Wales, 1881. Eleven-year-old John Thomas sets off on a simple errand — to deliver a pair of shoes made by his father, a local shoemaker. He completes his task, collects ten shillings, and begins the short walk home. But he never arrives. Along the way, John encou…

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The Case of the Frightful Outrage Near Norwich 44:00

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The Case of the Frightful Outrage Near Norwich News of the Times Episode 494 | 1873 1873. A quiet hamlet just six miles south of Norwich, where the silence of the night is shattered by cries of murder. An 11-year-old girl, Lucy Goodrum, barefoot and in her nightdress, desperately pounds on the door of the village washerwoman, begging for help. Insi…

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The Mysterious Death of Dr Lyddon 35:52

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Was It Suicide—or Murder by His Own Brother? | True Crime Case of Dr. William Lyddon News of the Times Episode 493 | 1891 When Dr. William Lyddon is found lifeless on the floor of his stepmother’s bedroom, all signs initially point to a tragic overdose. But as investigators dig deeper, the story begins to unravel—revealing a twisted web of jealousy…

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Trust in God’s Protection 40:25

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Psalm 27By Birmingham Community Church

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Count the Cost of Discipleship 37:44

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By Jim Jordan

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Pöpe Möde! 49:40

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It isn't every day that you get a new Pope, and it has NEVER been the day you get an American one--until now! We take a break from our regularly scheduled series to talk about our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, not only our first impressions of his Papacy, but also pointing out that, by paying special attention to the Holy Father's fresh words, we …

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The Curious Case of the Perryman Affair 34:01

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The Curious Case of the Perryman Affair News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840 In a modest lodging house, tensions run high between a mother and her son—Frances and Thomas Perryman—both known for their frequent clashes over money and mutual struggles with alcohol. But one February day, something much darker unfolds. Lodgers hear disturbing sounds from…

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