Best Quincy University Podcasts (2025)

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Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular with Mike Carlson (Podcast: The Ride) 2:13:58

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Mike Carlson (Podcast: The Ride) takes FYA on a Magic Carpet ride to the Cave of Wonders to discuss Disney's "Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular"! Get more of Mike Carlson on "Podcast: The Ride"! Consider supporting us on our FourthWall for Bonus Episodes, Merch, and More! www.fyapod.com CREATED & HOSTED BY Ryan Bergara & Byron Marin EDITOR Byron Marin…

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Jesus Is Better | Hebrews | Week 11 | Anchored In Hope | Pastor Ryan DeFrain 50:54

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What are you anchoring your life to? In this powerful message, Pastor Ryan reminds us that when life gets difficult, the strength of our spiritual anchor is tested. Drawing from Hebrews 6, he unpacks three unshakable reasons why Jesus Christ is our only true anchor. Be encouraged as we discover that in the storms of life, we can find security, peac…

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Jesus Is Better | Hebrews | Week 11 | Jesus: Our Anchor of Hope | Pastor John Decker 38:21

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Join Pastor John as he dives deep into the power of hope, faith, and perseverance found in God's promises. Learn why Jesus is our ultimate anchor and how we can live as God’s masterpieces, called to good works. Discover encouragement for the weary, strength for the struggling, and a reminder that God cannot lie—His promises are sure. Whether you're…

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Ep. 35 Hotel Commander Notes 3:24

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Send us a text Ep. 35 Hotel Commander Notes This one relates my first part time job where taxes got taken out. I was a busboy at the Hotel Commander in Harvard Square.By Rod Murphy

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Ep.44 Quincy Market Wildcat Strike 8:13

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Send us a text Ep.44 Quincy Market Wildcat Strike describes my mugging and unhappy experience with labor unions.By Rod Murphy

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Ep.58 Savage Amusement 9:31

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Send us a text Ep.58 Savage Amusement. Outdoor and often really dangerous fun and games were my daily life as a kid.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 55 Neighborhood Creeps & Verboten Coal Yard 5:23

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Send us a text Ep. 55 Neighborhood Creeps & Verboten Coal Yard discusses what jailed convicts consider lowlifes. In prison child molesters are called "Short Eyes" and they punished by other cons every day. We had child molesters in our neighborhood and they were also dealt with harshly. A second story involves our neighborhood coal yard.…

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Ep. 40 Shooting Crap & Other Gambling Stories 5:58

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Send us a text Ep. 40 Shooting Crap & Other Gambling Stories relates how kids and adults engaged in gambling in my youth. It was less organized and "offline" rather than as it is today.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 14B My Pond in the City 6:40

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Send us a text Ep. 14B My Pond in the City details a little bit of heaven for a little boy in a noisy, crowded city.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 34 The ER Was the Murphy's Health Care. 7:55

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Send us a text Ep. 34 The ER Was the Murphy's Health Care. The Murphys did not have Medicare or other employee type heath care plans. They didn't exist. We had the Cambridge Cityy Hospital Emergency Room and we used it alot for broken arms, nail punctures, stitches on series cuts and the like.By Rod Murphy

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Top 10 Ride Performances 1:01:47

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This week, the Guys jump into character and reveal their Top 10 Best Ride Performances. Consider supporting us on our FourthWall for Bonus Episodes, Merch, and More! www.fyapod.com CREATED & HOSTED BY Ryan Bergara & Byron Marin EDITOR Byron Marin EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Ryan Bergara Byron Marin Social: http://www.instagram.com/fyapod http://www.instagr…

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I Know the Plans I Have For You | Guest Speaker Lauren Gaines 40:25

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Lauren Gaines shares from the Book of Ruth, inspiring mothers and spiritual leaders to walk by faith, not by sight. With vulnerable storytelling and biblical insight, she unpacks the themes of trust, humility, and legacy. Lauren’s personal testimony of healing and God’s provision brings modern application to Ruth’s ancient story of loyalty and rede…

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Overcoming Shame to Live God's Purpose | Guest Speaker Pastor Kathy Wheeler 36:56

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In this inspiring Mother’s Day message, Pastor Kathy Wheeler shares her raw and redemptive journey from addiction and abuse to hope and purpose in Christ. Through her personal testimony and the biblical story of Ruth and Naomi, she explores how shame—rooted in secrecy, silence, and judgment—can be broken through vulnerability, faith, and community.…

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Ep.26A Do We Have A Choice? 7:12

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Send us a text Ep.26A Do We Have A Choice? This is a true story in two parts about many Laotian refugees brought to Southbridge by my wife and I from Thailand Refugeee Camps after the Vietnam War.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 26B Do We Have A Choice? 16:35

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Send us a text Ep. 5B Do We Have A Choice? This is a true story in two parts about many Laotian refugees brought to Southbridge by my wife and I from Thailand Refugeee Camps after the Vietnam War.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 25 1940-50s Radio & TV 3:23

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Send us a text Ep. 25 1940-50s Radio & TV talks about that era, popular radio shows and later how the Murphys got their first television set.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 4 Growing Up, Unwashed 5:46

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Send us a text Ep. 4 Growing Up, Unwashed is a colorful description of where and how my large, unprivileged family lived in the 1950s Metropolitan Boston and thrived despite the financal hardships.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 61B Fort Jackson & Cops 9:06

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Send us a text Ep. 61B Fort Jackson & Cops. This episode continues my peasetime Army experiences in the Jim Crow South.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 61C U.S. Army Mess Hall Follies & Myrtle Beach 9:37

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Send us a text Ep. 61C US Army Mess Hall Follies & Myrtle Beach. This episode continues to tell some anecdotes of my peacetime military experiences.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 61A Army Basic Training Stories 6:55

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Send us a text Ep. 61A Army Basic Training Stories. Little Roddy becomes a soldier.By Rod Murphy

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Ep.18 Speaker Tip O'Neil & My College Expulsion 7:58

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Send us a text Ep.18 Speaker Tip O'Neil & My College Expulsion spells out how my entrepreneurial actions caused my college expulsion. It also shows why we need political connections.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 10 Dollars Fall with the Snow 2:49

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Send us a text Ep. 10 Dollars Fall with the Snow discusses making money shoveling snow in the wealthy neighborhoods.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 42 From Dungarees to Blue Jeans 5:32

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Send us a text Ep. 42 From Dungarees to Blue Jeans makes a case for disrupting the American descent into almost 100% indistinguishability from each other.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 11 My New Years Eve in Times Square 5:35

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Send us a text Ep. 11 My New Years Eve in Times Square, tells the story of my determination to be in Times Sq. on New Years Eve. I did it at 14 years old!By Rod Murphy

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The Great Movie Ride with Jack Pattillo: The Guy Who Worked It! 2:33:11

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Head to FactorMeals.com/FYA50OFF and use code FYA50OFF to get 50% (+ Free Shipping) off your first box of delicious and nutritious chef-cooked meals! The guys enter the Chinese Theatre with former Great Movie Ride Cast Member Jack Pattillo, to determine if the Defunct Attraction was World Class! Check out more of Jack on Youtube (@JackPattillo), wh…

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Jesus Is Better | Hebrews | Week 10 | Spiritual Arrested Development | Pastor Ryan DeFrain 54:07

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In this week's message, Pastor Ryan teaches from Hebrews 5 and 6, addressing the issue of spiritual immaturity and the urgent call to grow in our relationship with God. He highlights the difference between the faith of a new believer and the deeper, more committed walk of a mature follower of Christ. Through this powerful teaching, Pastor Ryan chal…

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Jesus Is Better | Hebrews | Week 10 | It's Time to Grow Up | Pastor John Decker 41:37

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Join Pastor John as he challenges us to move beyond “comfortable Christianity” and embrace a living, active faith that honors God in every area of life. Drawing on Hebrews 5–6 and James 2, he warns against spiritual immaturity—staying on “milk” instead of growing into “solid food”—and reminds us that true faith always shows itself in action. Learn …

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Ep. 15 Rosie the Riveter 2:51

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Send us a text Ep. 15 Rosie the Riveter tells the story of World War 2 housewives stepping up to take factory jobs making munitions, etc.By Rod Murphy

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Ep.32A Dad's Failed Fire Extinguisher Business 5:22

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Send us a text Ep.32A Dad's Failed Fire Extinguisher Business portrays my father's side gig attempts to fatten up the family income.By Rod Murphy

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Ep.14A Jesus Coming through the Roof 3:36

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Send us a text Ep.14A Jesus Coming through the Roof talks about my juvenile delinquent friends & I harassing a Black Church service. It's funny but it was not very nice.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 47 My Roxbury Real Estate Office 10:45

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Send us a text Ep. 47 My Roxbury Real Estate Office tells of my young man's experience as a real estate broker in Roxbury.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 59 Boston Mayors & the Murphys 5:54

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Send us a text Ep. 59 Boston Mayors & the Murphys relates experiences by Murphy family members with Boston mayors.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 37 Flyfishing in the Slums 4:25

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Send us a text Ep. 37 Flyfishing in the Slums is a description of fishing in Boston's urban Charles River and my 10 year old attempts at flyfishing.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 33 Uncle Clarence's Haunted House 8:36

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Send us a text Ep. 33 Uncle Clarence's Haunted House portrays our family's summer vacations and my mother's old Yankee farmer's kinds haunted house.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 27 Outdoor Confession in Boston's Combat Zone 12:46

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Send us a text Ep. 27 Outdoor Confession in Boston's Combat Zone talks about the RC Sacrament of Penance and how my generation of Catholics understood their Faith.By Rod Murphy

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Ep.1B The Murphys, Tom & Helen's Kids 10:19

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Send us a text Ep.1B The Murphys, Tom & Helen's Kids presents my family, 7 kids and a mother and father as atypical in our less than affluent beginnings.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 66 Christmas at the Murphys in the 1950s 5:31

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Send us a text Ep. 66 Christmas at the Murphys in the 1950s describes the warm and loving Murphy family in the 1950s at Christmas.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 65 Irish America Disappearing 4:17

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Send us a text Ep. 65 Irish America Disappearing bemoans the loss of today's Irish American population lack of knowledge and understanding of our forbears and their native country.By Rod Murphy

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Episode 5B Fenway Park & Illicit Parking Gig 3:28

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Send us a text Episode 5B Fenway Park & Illicit Parking Gig. This one shows the innate larcenous creativeness of so-called poor kids.By Rod Murphy

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Episode 51B Catholic School & Discipline 6:09

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Send us a text Episode 51B Catholic School & Discipline describes why Catholic schools were so effective in teaching kids Reading, Writing and Rithmatic.By Rod Murphy

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Episode 51A Catholic School & Discipline 9:43

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Send us a text Episode 51A Catholic School & Discipline describes why Catholic schools were so effective in teaching kids Reading, Writing and Rithmatic.By Rod Murphy

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Top 10 Best Ride Vehicles 53:16

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Moving us both Physically AND Emotionally, we honor the world's very best ride vehicles! Consider supporting us on our FourthWall for Bonus Episodes, Merch, and More! www.fyapod.com CREATED & HOSTED BY Ryan Bergara & Byron Marin EDITOR Byron Marin EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Ryan Bergara Byron Marin Social: http://www.instagram.com/fyapod http://www.instag…

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Jesus Is Better | Week 9 | Hebrews | Jesus Is King of the Universe | Pastor Jonathan Cavalieri 56:05

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In today’s powerful message, Pastor Jonathan challenges us to hold fast to our confession of faith amidst growing cultural pressures and spiritual drift. Drawing from Hebrews 4:14–16, we are reminded that Jesus Christ — our Great High Priest — sympathizes with our weaknesses and invites us boldly to His throne of grace.Pastor Jonathan calls the Chu…

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Jesus is Better | Week 9 | Hebrews | Jesus Is Better, Our High Priest | Pastor Quincy Rogers 39:31

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In this powerful message, Pastor Quincy unpacks the profound truth that Jesus is our Great High Priest, appointed by God to bridge the gap between humanity and Himself. Through Hebrews 4 and 5, we learn that Jesus not only sacrificed Himself for our sins but continues to serve us by being our eternal mediator — fully empathetic to our struggles and…

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Ep. 22 What? Opera in the Hood? 8:33

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Send us a text Episode 22 What? Opera in the Hood? discusses an unusual aoppreciation of opera plus music and singing in the Murphy family.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 30 My Faith & Conscience 8:49

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Send us a text Episode 30 My Faith & Conscience provides listeners and viewers of how I became a leader in the battle against abortion.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 32B Cleaning Up at Harvard Stadium 3:53

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Send us a text Episode 32B Cleaning Up at Harvard Stadium provides further details of Little Roddy's entrepreneurial efforts.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 21 Intrepid Newsboy 12:11

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Send us a text Episode 21 Intrepid Newsboy presents me at an very early age showing my innate ballsy nature as an aggressive hawker of newspapers.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 5A Flopping Fish & Trolley Cars 6:18

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Send us a text Episode 5A Flopping Fish & Trolley Cars is my memories of my big brother Garyy taking me to City Point in Southie to fish in the ocean.By Rod Murphy

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Ep. 38 General MacArthur's Triumphant Tour 4:49

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Send us a text Episode 38 General MacArthur's Triumphant Tour recalls the time after the Korean War when MacArthur was being considered for president. His entourage drove right by our neighborhood on Storrow Drive. He was not however "Storrowed" for those who get the traffic idea.By Rod Murphy

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