***2025 Webby Award WINNER - Television and Film (Individual Episodes)*** Break out the cheesecake and meet us out on the lanai, because your new favorite podcast has just dropped! The Golden Girls Deep Dive Podcast is taking your love of everyone’s favorite sitcom, The Golden Girls, to the next level. Each week hosts Patrick Hinds (True Crime Obsessed) and Jennifer Simard (two-time Tony Award nominee) recap an episode – infusing their commentary with humor and tons of trivia you probably di ...
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The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling podcast, hosted by physician Emily Silverman. We feature personal stories from frontline clinicians, conversations with healthcare-related authors and art-makers, and special podcast documentary series such as “Post-Roe America,” “Shame in Medicine,” “Black Voices in Healthcare,” and “Stories from a Pandemic. Our mission is to humanize healthcare and foster joy, wonder, and curiosity among clinicians and patients alike. **Anthem Award ...
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Science for people who give a sh*t. Want to feel better AND unf*ck the world? The 6-time Webby nominee delivers deep conversations with the world's smartest people (scientists, doctors, CEO's, farmers, and more!), and digestible news updates every single week, to help you answer the world's most important question: What can I do? We're talkin' clean energy and coral reefs, COVID vaccines and pediatric cancer research, clean water and carbon capture tech, asteroid deflection and artificial in ...
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On April 22, 1987, 52-year-old Ruthie Mae McCoy called 911 to report that someone was trying to enter her Chicago housing project apartment through the bathroom medicine cabinet. Police thought she was imagining things, but when authorities finally checked on McCoy two days later, they found her dead with four gunshot wounds. Candyman: The True Story Behind the Bathroom Mirror Murder, revisits the real-life account of McCoy's strange death – one of the inspirations for the Candyman horror fi ...
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Welcome to the Vanilla with a Side of Kink. Winner 2024 W3 Award: Podcast Lifestyle Category Winner 2023 W3 Award: Podcast Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2023 Webby Award Honoree Lifestyle Podcast 2023 Nominee People's Choice Podcast Awards: Society & Culture and Leisure This podcast is one couple's journey into the world of kink and polyamory. It's a podcast for all you normal Joe citizens who are be-bopping around the world out there, who have some questions and some curiosities about thing ...
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In East Lansing, Michigan, an outburst of violence at the local high school, and the discovery of a gun, leads to a community reckoning over school safety, racial equity, and the role of police in schools. From producer and host Emily Reeves, this four-part documentary series asks big questions about school safety, policing, racial equity, and what it’s like to be a teenager in an era of school shootings. AN APPLE PODCASTS EDITOR'S PICK WEBBY NOMINEE FOR BEST INDIE PODCAST — LIMITED SERIES
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The award-winning and Webby-nominated audio drama 'Aberrations' tells the story of four young men experiencing the paranormal as they enter adulthood. At the turn of the millennium, one unassuming house in a quiet neighborhood sees the Eldritch brothers and their two friends facing their deepest fears. Having just learned that only months remain before the sale of the Eldritch Estate, the four young men plan a series of get-togethers. Nights of videogames and Dungeons & Dragons had become ri ...
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From the creators of the hit podcast The Flame comes a brand new scripted musical podcast Journey to the Heart! In a world where everyone shares a tattoo with their soulmate, you'd think falling in love would be easy. Journey to the Heart follows three best friends as they go on an adventure of a lifetime. Albina, Babette, and Charlie are displeased with their soulmate tattoo, or lack of one, which leads them to go on an adventure that will change their lives forever. Journey to the Heart wi ...
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In the morning hours of October 6, 2009, an intruder broke into the Milwaukee-area home of 19-year old Ashleigh Love, walked to her bedroom, and shot her to death while she was sleeping. More than 13 years have passed since she was killed, and the case is still cold. No suspects have been arrested. No justice has been served.Love & Justice is an investigative documentary-style podcast that explores the cold case murder mystery of Milwaukee, WI native Ashleigh Love. In the aftermath of her de ...
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Wine School Dropout, a bi-weekly podcast that teaches you everything you want to learn about wine but are afraid to ask. #nodegreenecessary.Produced by Studio Ochenta. Hosted by Girl Meets Glass, Tanisha Townsend. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/wine-school-dropout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bear and a Banjo is a new musical podcast that tells the incredibly tall tale of a band that time forgot. Although history may have left them behind, Bear and Banjo rubbed shoulders with some of the greatest musical icons in history—from Leadbelly and Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Little Richard and Bob Dylan— unwittingly influencing the course of 20th century Americana. All their adventures are meticulously archived and presented by Dr. Q, played by Dennis Quaid. Bear and a Banjo features an ori ...
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Season 2 of The Black Kitchen Series: Innovators brings us all over the country as we attempt to find the chefs, farmers, healers, artists, organizers, historians, writers, and other brilliant Black innovators changing the face of food as we know it. Hosted by Jade Verette (@JadeOfAllJades), we interview 11 guests across 6 episodes, and cover topics like Black veganism, farming as a tool for liberation, the planet-saving powers of an underrated West African grain, and so much more. This seas ...
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The groundbreaking success of BLACK PANTHER changed the world. What happened after was unprecedented. This podcast is an intimate look into the making of BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, written and hosted by Ta-Nehisi Coates, featuring conversations with Ryan Coogler, Angela Bassett, Kevin Feige, Nate Moore, Dominique Thorne, Ludwig Göransson, and more. WAKANDA FOREVER: THE OFFICIAL BLACK PANTHER PODCAST is a production of Proximity Media in partnership with Marvel Studios, Marvel Entertainm ...
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Dorothy's Prized Pupil (Season 2, Episode 21)
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1:13:50CHEESECAKES! Come see Patrick on tour! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 21, a pre-"Sa…
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Send us a text In this episode Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving take our heroes out to visit family and friends. A coffee date starts something and Dan is going to his first sex party! Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTiedUpSa…
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A Little Romance: Season 1 Episode 13
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1:41:24CHEESECAKES! COME SEE PATRICK ON TOUR! We're off for the July 4th holiday this week, but wanted to share one of our favorite early episodes - enjoy! Rose has a new love interest and his name is Dr. Jonathan Newman. She’s been out with him six times in the last three weeks and Blanche and Dorothy are dying to meet him. Shenanigans ensue when Blanche…
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Send us a text Renee visits the Urgent Care, the move goes forward, and Dan gets help! Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTiedUpSanDiego.com And our new operation, the All Good Things Center for Inclusivity and Acceptance. Fet…
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BONUS - Managing Uncertainty: A Path to Better Patient Care
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55:03Today, we're releasing a special bonus episode featuring Emily and our "uncertainty correspondent" Alexa Miller, in conversation with the ABIM Foundation. Together, they reflect on the key insights from creating the Uncertainty in Medicine series. Thank you to the ABIM Foundation for hosting and recording this webinar. To sign up for a webinar in t…
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Whose Face Is This Anyway? (Season 2, Episode 20)
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1:02:51CHEESECAKES! Come see Patrick on tour! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 20, Blanche is…
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Send us a text In this episode, our heroes receive a notice that brings a big change for two family members, and a new event starts at All Tied Up San Diego! Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTiedUpSanDiego.com And our new op…
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13 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Denial and Acceptance
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44:33In the series finale, we explore a different type of uncertainty—the uncertainty that arises around the healthcare system itself. This episode follows Ed Stratton, a stage IV cancer patient who beat his cancer, only to be denied a life-saving liver transplant by his insurance provider. His daughter Erin, armed with industry knowledge and unshakable…
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INTERVIEW: The "Office Ladies" - Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey!
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1:02:29CHEESIES! THE CROSSOVER YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IS HERE!! We are SO excited to share our conversation with sitcom ICONS Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey - stars of The Office and the Office Ladies podcast! We talk all about their love of The Golden Girls, how it feels to be part of a sitcom as timeless as The Golden Girls, how their hit podcast …
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When Foreign Aid Gets Zeroed Out Overnight
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1:05:04Imagine waking up to discover that the United States has just pulled $35 billion out of foreign aid overnight, and that hundreds of HIV clinics, and child malnutrition programs, and poverty graduation trials will shut their doors within days and weeks. Now imagine there's a rapid response team quietly sifting through every single grant, ranking the…
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130. Seeking Out New Life And New Civilizations
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33:00Send us a text Finn is at training, and our heroes travel for a special event! Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTiedUpSanDiego.com And our new operation, the All Good Things Center for Inclusivity and Acceptance. Fetlife.com…
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12 - Uncertainty in Medicine: The Good Life
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38:12What does it mean to live well in a world where nothing is certain — not in medicine, not in life? In this episode, we follow a high school teacher who asks his students to examine “the good life” through philosophy, Buddhism, and existential inquiry. We meet two women — a Buddhist monk and a disability rights advocate — who bring spiritual wisdom …
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Long Day's Journey into Marinara (Season 2, Episode 19)
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1:29:30CHEESECAKES! Come see Patrick on tour! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 19, The Gr…
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129. I Love It When A Plan Comes Together!
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32:22Send us a text Remember that episode when Renee talked about her dog Tranquilo coming back . . . Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTiedUpSanDiego.com And our new operation, the All Good Things Center for Inclusivity and Accep…
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Taking Care of Business (Sustainably)
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1:04:19Toilet paper. You use it. I use it. Sometimes, even my children use it. The point is, toilet paper is everywhere. Almost everyone needs it, and so much of it still comes from actual forests, and yet 2 billion people don't have access to even basic sanitation, much less readily available and recycled toilet paper. That's about 40% of the global popu…
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Today, we explore the paradox of mortality: something both certain and utterly unknowable. Through a haunting parable from Ursula K. Le Guin and stories from doctors and loved ones, we hear what happens when people try to plan for death—or avoid it. A daughter processes her mother’s calm decision to pursue assisted dying. A physician grapples with …
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Forgive Me, Father (Season 2, Episode 18)
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1:18:57CHEESECAKES! Come see Patrick on tour! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 18, we're join…
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128. Trifecta of Happiness and Sticky Coke Hair
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31:04Send us a text The trifecta of happiness; our heroes met, All Tied Up San Diego started, and Dan's birthday all happened in September! Plus, Renee delivers on a family member's special day with an extra splash of excitement! Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibar…
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You've heard people say it. It shouldn't have been called Earth. It should have been called Ocean, but it is simultaneously a planet of trees. As Richard Powers put it in The Overstory: We live in a world of trees. Once something like 6 trillion trees, and humanity are the late arrivals. So how do we reconnect with trees to stop using them for toil…
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10 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Trusting the Process with Leila Simon Hayes
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21:08Today, we step inside the studio of visual artist Leila Simon Hayes, whose bold, shape-driven designs are born from a process rooted in imperfection, intuition, and trust. Through her story, we explore how Leila’s creative practice helped her navigate decades of chronic pain and medical dismissal, eventually leading her to healing not through certa…
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Bedtime Story (Season 2, Episode 17)
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1:01:20CHEESECAKES! Come see Patrick on tour! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 17, get ready t…
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Send us a text In this episode, our heroes start to lay the groundwork for some future events and our 203 event goes into turbo mode! Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTiedUpSanDiego.com And our new operation, the All Good Th…
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Today, we explore the hidden layers of communication in medicine—what gets said, what doesn’t, and how uncertainty lives not just in the clinical data, but in the space between people. From a telemedicine encounter with a stubbornly independent patient in the Santa Cruz mountains, to a deeply personal story of navigating breast cancer risk, and fin…
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Interview: Marc Cherry: TV Icon and "Golden Girls" Writer
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46:57CHEESECAKES! We are SO EXCITED to share our interview with the GREAT Marc Cherry! Of course Mr. Cherry is probably best known for creating the mega-hit series "Desperate Housewives", but did you know he got his start writing on the final seasons of "The Golden Girls" - including writing fan favorite episode "Journey To The Center of Attention"? It …
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Send us a text The first six days of August bring life-changing events into the household. Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTiedUpSanDiego.com And our new operation, the All Good Things Center for Inclusivity and Acceptance.…
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Climate Solutions That Make Everything Better
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58:13Picture a city that beats brutal heat waves with cool tree-lined streets, slashes household energy bills, and cuts carbon pollution by as much as 80%, without waiting for these miracle technologies. That future-positive vision is already taking shape in fast-growing places like Ahmedabad, India, where community-designed cooling plans and demand-sid…
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8 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Precision in Motion with Chris Aiken
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29:18Today, we step into the dance studio with improvisational dance artist Chris Aiken, whose work lives at the intersection of uncertainty, movement, and presence. With insights that resonate far beyond the dance studio, Chris explores how attention, poetic instinct, and even failure are essential tools for responding creatively under pressure—much li…
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And Then There Was One (Season 2, Episode 16)
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1:06:23CHEESECAKES! Come see Patrick on tour! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 16, Rose volunt…
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125. They Who Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail
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31:16Send us a text Renee sets the stage for a future event as she and Dan go to a fundraiser for a local dog rescue. Plus the strategic planning takes shape. Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTiedUpSanDiego.com And our new operat…
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In every flood scarred bend of an Appalachian river sits a chance to rebuild something stronger, cleaner water for people, and room for a 160 million-year salamander to thrive again. Hurricane-shaped chaos is unveiling a surprising truth when we restore stream banks, fund green storm water projects, and protect keystone species like the Eastern Hel…
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7 - Uncertainty in Medicine: A Matter of Time
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33:07This week, we explore how time and uncertainty are intertwined in the practice of medicine. A toxicologist faces a split-second decision in the ER that could mean life or death for a young patient. A woman with chronic ankle pain spends years searching for answers as dozens of doctors offer snap diagnoses and failed treatments. A rheumatologist nav…
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Before and After (Season 2, Episode 15)
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1:04:54CHEESECAKES! Come see Patrick on tour! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS! WELCOME THE GOLDEN GIRLS DEEP DIVE PODCAST! Starting from the beginning of the show, each week we recap an episode of The Golden Girls. Along the way, we sprinkle in researched deep dives into something from the episode or The Golden Girls universe! In Season 2 Episode 15, Rose believe…
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Send us a text Dan and Renee return from the cruise and work to find a new balance in their life. They also make some plans related to All Tied Up San Diego that yield interesting results. Visit our website: www.VanillawithaSideofKink.com Instagram: VanillawithaSideofKink Also, you can learn more about our Shibari Rope Bondage business at www.AllTi…
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This week: There are a million legitimate reasons why standing up to bullies may require a pseudonym (and a cowl), or even anonymity. As has been clear for centuries, and even more so in this moment of inescapable mass surveillance, some of us — by nature of our birth nation, skin color, ethnicity, sex, gender, religious beliefs, and/or who we love…
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6 - Uncertainty in Medicine: Navigating Uncertainty with Admiral Mike LeFever
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18:01When a 7.6 magnitude earthquake leveled entire villages in Pakistan, retired U.S. Navy Admiral Mike LeFever was thrust into the heart of the disaster with no playbook and a simple directive: provide humanitarian aid and strengthen U.S.-Pakistan relations. In this episode, LeFever recounts what it was like to lead a massive relief effort in the chao…
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