Bruce Bekkerus has an unpopular opinion on transmission flushes & takes non-stop automotive questions during “The Mechanic Is In” on KFGO. Bruce Bekkerus from A1 Automotive is our expert on “The Mechanic Is In”. A few tidbits from this episode: …A rolling “squeal” stops when you hit the brakes? Bruce said, no doubt about it,…
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Shattered: Black Friday is an 13-episode podcast investigating the disappearance of the Skelton Brothers from their home in Morenci, Michigan on Nov. 26, 2010. The latest episode of Shattered: Black Friday is now available. Here’s a preview: The three missing boys from Morenci, Michigan have been gone for nearly a decade. Andrew, Alexander and Tanner…
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Podmass_In [Podmass](https://www.avclub.com/c/podmass),_ The A.V. Club _sifts through the ever-expanding world of podcasts and recommends the previous week’s best episodes. Have your own favorite? Let us know in the comments or at [podmass@avclub.com](mailto:podmass@avclub.com)._ Just your typical, heartwarming story of healthcare in America: guy gets new insurance, then finds out his new copay on a prescription is…
Read MoreMICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And finally today, have you picked your song of the summer? (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “DESPACITO”) LUIS FONSI: (Singing in Spanish) (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “CALIFORNIA GURLS”) KATY PERRY: (Singing) California girls, we’re unforgettable… (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “SMOOTH”) ROB THOMAS: (Singing) Man, it’s a hot one, like seven inches from the midday sun… (SOUNDBITE…
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Listen to the show in Apple Podcasts, another podcast player, or the player below. The Truth About All Those Tourists Dying in the Dominican Republic Beta Blockers Were a Miracle Cure for My Stage Fright. Then They Took Over My Life. What the Founding of Manhattan Can Teach Us About Settling Mars Coming to Terms With…
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Journalists aren’t always the greatest listeners. Yes, it’s kind of in the job description, but sometimes selective listening, not to mention selection bias, can warp what messages actually reach their ears — and their stories. What if a journalist could be a fly on the wall in residents’ conversations about community issues? Or maybe just…
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Add them to your rotation for intimate and entertaining local conversation on movies, books, music, work and more. Every Thursday, get the latest dispatches from Philly’s business and innovation community delivered right to your inbox. avdyachenko | iStock Podcasts are still hot, and the shows being launched from Philly, by Philadelphians, cover everything from books…
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“Do you have a podcast?” I finally ask. “Yeah,” she says, shrugging. “But who doesn’t?” Fair question. In the last decade there’s been a podcast explosion, in terms of both content and audience. There are now over 700,000 podcasts to choose from, with thousands more arriving each week. In 2008, nine per cent of Americans…
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You’re reading In Her Words, where women rule the headlines. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. “The stories I want to tell are when we’re our own heroes and our own enemies, and I don’t think that’s a rude thing to ask for.” — Jessica Williams, the comedian who hosted the…
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VALRICO — It was a Monday afternoon in the Tampa suburbs, all cul-de-sacs and overturned tricycles baking in the sun. In the two-car garage of the three-bedroom house with the tree swing, there was talk of murder. Justin Drown, host of Obscura: A True Crime Podcast, keeps it cold as a morgue in there. The…
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