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Matthew Wrap up

Heritage Fellowship Church - May 27, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Join us today as we conclude our five-year study of Matthew. Do we know more about Jesus, or are we becoming more like Jesus? Support the Show.

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A NEW THING: New Understanding

First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, MO - May 26, 2024 15:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Nicodemus, like us, may came to Jesus looking for the way, not expecting him to be the way.  Scripture: John 3:1-17

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Amos 4:6-13

Jeffersontown Baptist Church - May 26, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
JBC is a place where you don't have to be fluent at "church" in order to start or continue a journey with God. Our hope is that you will find JBC to be a place where you can grow through studying God's Word, reach those around with the saving news of the Gospel, and worship God in spirit and truth.

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Chicago's Pride Month Celebrations Start With The Queer Fam Pride Jam

The Block Club Chicago Podcast - May 25, 2024 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
Queer Fam Pride Jam returns June 2nd for its second annual edition. The LGBTQ+ family-friendly celebration will kick off Pride Month with drag performances, DJ sets, dancing, crafts, face painting, a vendor market and more. Today's episode chats with the organizers of the event. Queer Fam Pride...

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Mayors Lee, Schrunk set mid-century P-town tone

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 24, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
The history of Portland mayors in the 20th century largely comes down to the story of the struggle of progressive reformers against various forms of corruption and vice. Put that way, it sounds like a clean morality play: good vs. evil. But it’s a bit more complicated than that. (Portland, Multn...

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What ShotSpotter And CTA's Dorval Carter Share - A Murky Future, And Trouble For Mayor Johnson

The Block Club Chicago Podcast - May 23, 2024 15:24 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
Alderpeople voted 34-14 on Wednesday to pass legislation to upend Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to phase out ShotSpotter this year. Johnson later said the vote “did nothing.” A majority of alderpeople want CTA President Dorval Carter out -- the Mayor doesn't. Are these two stories a sign of fadin...

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In 1880s Portland, at least one mayor paid to play

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 23, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
When Dr. James Chapman was elected mayor of Portland in 1882, it was his third non-consecutive stint as P-town’s top executive. His previous two mayoralties had been relatively unremarkable. This one, his third and final stint, would be different. Things started out reasonably well, although a c...

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Frontier Portland mayors could be drama queens

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 22, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
Over the years, the city of Portland has had its share of controversy and drama in the Mayor’s office. At times, the political tableaux in the top job in Oregon’s biggest town have ripened into scenes that wouldn’t be out of place in a Vaudeville act. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1860s, 1870s, 18...

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Lonely Oregon boy grew up to be a comics legend

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 21, 2024 14:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
Sometime in April of 1960, a shy, retiring, hard-of-hearing comic-book artist named Carl Barks got a letter at his quiet suburban home. When he opened it, he found that it was a letter from a stranger named John Spicer. And to his astonishment, he found that it was — a fan letter. “Believe it or...

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Lost In Translation: Migrant Kids Struggle In Chicago Schools

The Block Club Chicago Podcast - May 21, 2024 10:50 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
Two years after busloads of migrant children began arriving in Chicago, many have landed in schools where most don’t speak Spanish. Custodians and kindergarten teachers are taking on the role of translator, but students are still falling behind.   Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Mina Bloom Read ...

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S05E5: Under the Dome on the Final Day of Session

Missouri Capitol Chat - May 20, 2024 19:00 - 23 minutes
Go under the dome on the final day of the 2024 legislative session.  In this special edition of Missouri Capitol Chat, Phillip Arnzen, Kara Corches and Heidi Geisbuhler Sutherland join us from the Capitol Rotunda to look back on a chaotic session. What pro-business legislation made it to the go...

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Early songs and ballads, and memories of Homer Davenport (WPA oral-history interview with Mrs. Cora Ayers Jamerson)

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 20, 2024 14:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
WPA writer Sara B. Wrenn's oral history interview with Cora Ayers Jamerson, a 'small, alert gray-haired' widow and retired schoolteacher and apartment-house superintendent, in her neat but cluttered apartment in 1938. Mrs. Jamerson talked about the songs and ballads folks liked to sing in 1880s P...

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The Awesome Promise of God with us!

Heritage Fellowship Church - May 20, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Join us as Dr. Casey discusses the practicality and struggle of fulfilling the Great Commission with love in today's world. This great commission is achievable because of the greatest promise! Support the Show.

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A NEW THING: New Groans

First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, MO - May 19, 2024 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Our faith means we can live with hope that the problems of life are already solved. Scripture: Romans 8:22-27

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The End of the Gospel

Jeffersontown Baptist Church - May 19, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
JBC is a place where you don't have to be fluent at "church" in order to start or continue a journey with God. Our hope is that you will find JBC to be a place where you can grow through studying God's Word, reach those around with the saving news of the Gospel, and worship God in spirit and truth.

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Chicagoans Doubled Our Bike Trips In Past 5 Years. Why?

The Block Club Chicago Podcast - May 17, 2024 16:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
Chicagoans took more than twice as many bike trips last year as they did in 2019, with increases of nearly 200 percent in some parts of the South Side, according to recent estimates. But that growth isn’t uniform, as ridership is growing more slowly on the Far South and Southeast sides — mirror...

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Eugene’s first college died after president’s gunfight

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 17, 2024 14:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
Columbia College, atop College Hill in Eugene, was founded just before the Civil War. It closed after pro-slavery board members took over, and its president skipped town while under indictment for attempted murder; but while it lasted, it gave Eugene a taste for the college-town life that led dir...

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‘Harmonial Brotherhood’ free-love cult was a disaster

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 16, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
The catastrophic failure of several of the Utopian cult's articles of faith — especially on matters of diet and health care — had doomed the community to misery and sickness before it even got a start. (Central America; 1850s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1412a.luelling-l...

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Proposed Bears Stadium 'For Our Children' -- But Community Leaders Are Skeptical

The Block Club Chicago Podcast - May 16, 2024 10:55 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
Mayor Brandon Johnson said the proposed $4.7 billion stadium and surrounding green space will be open to Chicago’s kids and teens, but some organizers who work with youth question what that access will actually look like. Host - Jon Hansen Reporter - Jamie Nesbitt Golden Read More Here Want ...

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Oregon nursery industry founder’s ‘Free Love’ cult

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 15, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
Former devout Quaker Henderson Luelling developed some odd beliefs in late middle age, founded a cult called “Harmonial Brotherhood,” and led his followers into the Central American wilderness. It did not go well. (Milwaukie, Clackamas County; 1840s, 1850s) (For text and pictures, see https://off...

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‘Miner 29ers’ beat the Depression with gold pan

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 14, 2024 14:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
When the Great Depression hit, many Oregonians decided to head for mining claims. The life of a gold miner was rustic and tough, but in an age of bread lines and 'hoovervilles,' it beat the alternative. (Southern and Central Oregon; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/190...

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How Mayor Johnson's First Year Lined Up With His Campaign Promises -- And We've Got Receipts

The Block Club Chicago Podcast - May 14, 2024 10:55 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
Mayor Brandon Johnson is finishing up his first year in office. The Block Club Chicago team examined his campaign promises, and analyzed which ones have been met, are being worked on, or have been left to the side -- for now.  Host - Jon Hansen Reporters - Quinn Myers, Melody Mercado, Madison ...

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Life around Oswego Lake, and square dancing (WPA oral-history interview with C.T. Dickinson)

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 13, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
WPA writer Sara B. Wrenn's oral history interview with pioneer Oswego resident C.T. Dickinson, recalling how the land was when the lake was thick with fish and ducks and people were thin on the land. Dickinson also served as a square-dance caller, so if you're yearning for some traumatic memories...

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Did You Floss This Morning?

Heritage Fellowship Church - May 13, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Join us as we explore this profound metaphor that captures the essence of following Jesus. This metaphor will inspire you to deepen your faith and enrich your spiritual journey. Take advantage of this powerful opportunity to grow in your relationship with Jesus. Support the Show.

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A NEW THING: New Margins

First Baptist Church, Jefferson City, MO - May 12, 2024 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
When we are able to embrace one another's humanity, we can find common ground and develop meaningful relationships. Scripture: Acts 10:44-48

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This is the Gospel

Jeffersontown Baptist Church - May 12, 2024 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
JBC is a place where you don't have to be fluent at "church" in order to start or continue a journey with God. Our hope is that you will find JBC to be a place where you can grow through studying God's Word, reach those around with the saving news of the Gospel, and worship God in spirit and truth.

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Skill, stout shipbuilding kept wreck fatality-free

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 10, 2024 14:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
Really, the only reason the U.S.S. Peacock didn’t break into pieces and drown all hands within hours of slamming into the sand was that it was a United States Navy ship. That meant it was crewed by some of the best-trained sailors in the world, and built solidly enough for iron shot to bounce off...

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'The Entire City Needs Access To Entertainment' - Harry Lennix Joins 'On The Block'

The Block Club Chicago Podcast - May 10, 2024 10:50 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratings
Distinguished film, television, stage actor and producer (and South Side native) Harry Lennix joins 'On The Block' to discuss performing back in Chicago, and how he is turning a building on South Cottage Grove into an African-American museum and stage. Host - Jon Hansen 'On The Block' Host - B...

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Guild Lake was P-town’s water wonderland

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 09, 2024 14:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
The hordes of awestruck visitors who admired the scenery at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition would have been shocked if they'd known the beautiful little lake would be gone in 20 years — filled in for industrial lands. Not a trace remains. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1900s) (For text and pict...

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Wreck of the U.S. Grant: A weird historical mystery

Offbeat Oregon History podcast - May 08, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
The little riverboat came loose from its moorings during a storm and floated downriver and onto the deadly bar with the owners aboard. How could such a thing have happened? Did someone do it on purpose? (Astoria, Clatsop County; 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1411c.3...