Best My Little Paris Podcasts (2025)

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Swing Girls with Ayumi Shinozaki 1:34:02

1d ago1:34:02

1:34:02

This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Ayumi Shinozaki form a jazz band and discuss Swing Girls (2004)! Follow Ayumi on social media at @ayusheknows, check out her podcast Sparkleside Chats and follow it at @magicalgirlayu, and check out the new podcast Charm Point Radio, coming soon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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The Cave Sloth & Project A119 25:53

5d ago25:53

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast were no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! This week we have some cryptids and some history! First up the Tennessee Cave sloth! Could this be Big Foots lil sibling?? Up next have you ever thought of nuking the moon? Well it has been thought of! Buckle up and hear all about Project A119! Support the show Follow along on…

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ALISON BECHDEL IS ON THE BECHDEL CAST!!! 44:41

8d ago44:41

44:41

THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!!! Very special guest ALISON BECHDEL — ever heard of her??? — joins us to talk about her new comic novel '`Spent,' the Bechdel Test, and more! Check out Alison's website at https://dykestowatchoutfor.com | see her book tour dates at https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/blog | buy her book 'Spent' at https://bookshop.…

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Why Tech Hates Us Journalists (with Paris Martineau) 59:00

8d ago59:00

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It used to be that being a tech journalist was about boosterism and gadgetry. Now it’s like reporting inside the Pentagon, if the Pentagon were staffed by incredibly motivated and secretive experts who are regularly reassured they’re doing holy work, threatened with exile if they ever speak to a reporter, and paid more than any journalist can imagi…

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Mike The Headless Chicken & A Pope Legend 30:24

12d ago30:24

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Welcome back to Oddities! The podcast where no topic is to *~*StRaNgE*~*! This week Cassie continues weird history! With a headless chicken! Yep how this amazing wonder lived we may never know but he did!! Up next...A strange urban legend involving the pope..did it happen? We may truly never know... Support the show Follow along on social media: Fa…

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How to Kill Corruption with Technology (with President of Estonia Toomas Ilves) 1:07:04

14d ago1:07:04

1:07:04

Under its fourth president, Toomas Ilves, Estonia went from a struggling newly liberated democracy to one of the most technologically sophisticated nations in the world. In this hourlong conversation, Ilves describes what Estonia can teach us about how to fight corruption through technology, truly root out waste and fraud, and empower everyday citi…

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Holes with Korama Danquah 2:10:53

15d ago2:10:53

2:10:53

This week, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Korama Danquah dig deep into the movie Holes (2003)! Follow Korama on social media at @koramadrama See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Bonus Reading: A.I. Wants to Steal Your Ideas. The White House Seems to Be Fine With That. 9:28

16d ago9:28

9:28

Read the complete piece at your leisure, and circle back to my conversation with Lawrence Lessig, in which he describes how his early, revolutionary ideas about the need to lighten up on copyright law in this country have been totally upended about A.I. Also, for context on the Google Books history and how it led us to this unfortunate moment, have…

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Electrical Fashion & The Omaha Mob 31:13

19d ago31:13

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! This week on weird history... Electrical Fashion! Yup! you read that right! It's Electrifying! Up next someone help Kellie...she's stuck in Nebraska...Did you know Omaha had a mob?? The question is...what kind of mob? Support the show Follow along on social media: Facebook In…

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Always Be My Maybe with Keah Brown 1:33:30

22d ago1:33:30

1:33:30

On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Keah Brown discuss Always Be My Maybe (2019)! Here's the link for Jamie's upcoming book events -- https://us.macmillan.com/tours/jamie-loftus-raw-dog/ -- Follow Keah on Instagram at @keah_maria and check out her website at https://keahbrown.com and here are the links mentioned in the episode -- htt…

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Addiction in America (with Dr. Keith Humphreys) 1:10:29

24d ago1:10:29

1:10:29

I struggled with my own drinking habit for years, and I’m the kind of guy that has to be told to put the goddamn phone down — sometimes by the phone itself. So I think about addiction a great deal, and I find that everyone around me talks about their own habits in terms of addiction. And I decided to bring in an expert on addiction to define what i…

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The Omaha Whitehouse & Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184 22:59

26d ago22:59

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! This week Kellie is stuck in Nebraska...who freaking knew there was so much going on there??? Today we will be learning about the Omaha Whitehouse and its haunting history! Up Next Cassie is continuing her weird history series with the Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184...That i…

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Twilight with Diannely Antigua 2:19:15

30d ago2:19:15

2:19:15

We're irrevocably re-covering Twilight (2008) with special guest Diannely Antigua! As if you could outrun us!!! Here are the various pieces / links from the episode: https://www.hcn.org/issues/44-11/the-quileute-reservation-copes-with-tourists-brought-by-twilight/ https://www.burkemuseum.org/static/truth_vs_twilight/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

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The Best You Can Hope For in a Democracy (with John Patty and Elizabeth Penn) 1:05:50

1M ago1:05:50

1:05:50

When I was writing The Loop: How A.I. is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back, I asked everyone around me what I should be reading. My thesis was that we needed to immediately begin resisting the companies trying to sell us A.I., because they were likely to amplify the worst parts of being human, rather than the best parts. (And t…

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E37 - What comes next? Putting current attacks on the global market into a historic context 1:14:12

1M ago1:14:12

1:14:12

The policies in the first 100 days of the Trump administration have resulted in an extraordinary time of uncertainty and change in the way the global economy works and how it will function in the future. The shock at the speed and scope of the undermining of the current system regulating global trade is real. When we feel disorientated by our curre…

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Anti-Comet Pills & Centennial Hall 29:46

1M ago29:46

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! This week Cassie is continuing her weird history series with Anti-Comet Pills! You heard that right! Would you be brave enough to take these? Would you want to take them? Up next with Kellie the Centennial Hall, this historic building is believed to be haunted...would you be …

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret with Kate Helen Downey 1:43:09

1M ago1:43:09

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You must! You must! You must listen to Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Kate Helen Downey chat about Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret! Check out Kate's podcast, Cramped, wherever you get your podcasts, and follow Kate on Instagram at @katehelendowney and on TikTok at @kateiscramped See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Bonus Reading: The Creator Economy is a Trap 9:07

1M ago9:07

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The future of public discourse can't just be folksy, underpaid marketing, right? Right? Jake recounts a very bad night at a creator event, and describes the global pull away from thoughtful people investigating the truth online and toward everyone being paid peanuts to tell each other what to buy. This is a special reading from The Rip Current. To …

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Hummel Park & The Fake Paris of WWI 33:22

1M ago33:22

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*!This week we have a little haunting and a lil history. Staring with a supposedly haunted park in Nebraska... It seems very possible but also very weird...Up next on the weird history series Cassie educates us all about the fake Paris of WWI... WHO KNEW?!?! This is pretty cool!…

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Muriel's Wedding 2:11:11

1M ago2:11:11

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Jamie and Caitlin get invited to Muriel's Wedding! Here's the Guardian piece we reference - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/13/muriels-wedding-is-a-feminist-masterpiece-and-more-relevant-than-ever See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Renee DiResta on Our Invisible Rulers and Building a Credibility Counterculture 1:04:37

1M ago1:04:37

1:04:37

Before she was an associate professor at Georgetown and a cofounder of Stanford’s Internet Observatory, which measured the disinformation campaigns at work in multiple presidential elections, Renee DiResta was a new mom at home getting bombarded with anti-vaccine ads on Facebook. “Why are they hitting me with this stuff?” she wondered, and her effo…

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The Dead Pope Trial & Leshy 32:03

2M ago32:03

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! Continuing on with the weird history series...today Cassie is sharing The Dead Pope Trial...and yes that is exactly what that sounds like. Up next Kellie has found Leshy a forest protecting badass that doesn't like when you treat your children wrong...we love Leshy!!! Support…

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Babygirl (2024) with Emma Alamo 1:58:19

2M ago1:58:19

1:58:19

This week, babygirls Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Emma Alamo drink a full glass of milk while discussing Babygirl (2024). Here's the piece by Angelica Jade Bastién - https://www.vulture.com/article/the-ending-of-babygirl-explained.html and here's the piece by Jourdain Searles - https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/purely-carnal/ Follow Emma on …

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Law Professor Lawrence Lessig on Corruption, AI, and the Need to Rethink Everything 1:10:43

2M ago1:10:43

1:10:43

The pioneer of open-source software and enemy of copyright tyranny has rethought his positions in the age of AI, but his fight against political corruption is more desperate than ever. When I was at a particularly despairing place about how quickly the world seemed to be doing exactly what I tried to warn against in my book The Loop: How AI is Crea…

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The Lost Life Boat & The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic 33:00

2M ago33:00

33:00

Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! We have quite the episode for you today...just when you thought we couldn't bring you anymore Titanic stories...we do! Today it's the lost life boat and the souls on board...Up next the weird history series! Startinging with the Tanganyika laughter epidemic...it sounds funny …

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Journalist Kat Tenbarge on Misinformation, Media, and How Influencers Work You 1:06:09

2M ago1:06:09

1:06:09

Online culture was for years treated as a kid's beat, but Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News has shown that the tactics and propaganda that are prototyped in the influencer world are now being used to manipulate us all. The public duels between celebrities like Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni aren’t just gossip fuel. They’re a vast business, one that’s …

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Snakes on a Plane 1:47:35

2M ago1:47:35

1:47:35

On this completely normal and very sincere episode, Jamie and Caitlin discuss the mother fucking feminist masterpiece Snakes on a Plane! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Caitlin's Comedy Shows in Pennsylvania & NYC! 2:31

2M ago2:31

2:31

Awooga! Caitlin is visiting the East Coast and doing comedy along the way! Catch a standup show on April 11th in State College, PA, a standup workshop that Caitlin is teaching, also in State College on April 13th, and finally, a Titanic-themed standup show** in Brooklyn on April 15th! These will be nights to remember! More information and tickets a…

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Aka Manto & Maha Sona 34:20

2M ago34:20

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! This week we are ending our lil Aisa tour...buckle up because this is a straight up fever dream. First up Aka Manto...which would you choose red or blue?? But first JAPAN WHATS WITH THE TOILET NIGHTMARES???? Up next Maha Sona, an unstoppable demon...sounds cool to us except f…

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Pride and Prejudice (2005) 2:05:10

2M ago2:05:10

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We're bewitching you body and soul by unlocking this Matreon episode on Pride and Prejudice (2005). Check on Caitlin's unpcoming comedy shows & workshops in State College, PA and Brooklyn, NY -- tickets at linktr.ee/bechdelcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Psychologist Jennifer Freyd on the Language of Betrayal 59:05

2M ago59:05

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How do public figures slip out of trouble? Using a time-honored tactic: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender. The scientist who discovered DARVO has a lot to teach us about the war on truth. We’re in an upside-down moment, in which there seems to be no cost for lying and no respect for honesty. How did we get here? Jennifer Freyd can explain. …

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Ulama & Ghost Passengers 32:28

2M ago32:28

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! This week we are continuing our series! starting with a devil bird that will leave you doomed in Sri Lanka...and honestly we get it...Up next would you travel with ghost passengers? if your answer is yes then head on over to good ol Japan! Your ride is waiting! Support the sh…

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The Little Rascals with Tariq Ra'ouf 1:28:52

2M ago1:28:52

1:28:52

This week, little rascals Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Tariq Ra'ouf head to their clubhouse and discuss The Little Rascals (1994)! Follow Tariq on social media at @tariq_raouf See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Historian Andrew Ward (My Dad) on Slavery and DEI 1:06:44

2M ago1:06:44

1:06:44

Why are we in such a rush to forget the very thing that made our country what it is? And how do we teach that history to kids while preserving their pride in being American? I asked my Dad. The historian and author Andrew Ward grew up on the South Side of Chicago and then in India before becoming a historian of colonialism and slavery. Years later …

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The Gap Woman & Kinduri 31:44

3M ago31:44

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! Well Odd fam we have another episode brought to you by nightmare fuel! Continuing our "Japan are you okay?" series...The Gap Woman...grab your tape and pray you didn't miss anything because she might be waiting for you...Up next for the Sri lanka series! Kinduri! The very ven…

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Rye Lane with Shelli Nicole 1:41:23

3M ago1:41:23

1:41:23

On this episode, Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Shelli Nicole stroll through south London and chat about Rye Lane (2023). Follow Shelli on Instagram at @ayoshelli and check out her website at www.hishelli.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Catherine Bracy on Venture Capital and How It's Eating the Economy 58:33

3M ago58:33

58:33

This is the first episode of The Rip Current podcast. Each week I’m going to be interviewing experts in everything from venture capital to the economic impact of slavery to how bullies get the best of us. My first guest is Catherine Bracy, executive director of TechEquity, a nonprofit that examines the ways technology affects equity in areas like l…

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Reeri Yakseya & Kiyotaki Tunnel 30:51

3M ago30:51

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*!Well this week we are traveling over to Sri lanka to learn all about the crazy demon Reeri Yakseya...this one is some serious nightmare fuel. Up next continuing the "Japan are you okay series"...The Kiyotaki Tunnel...considered the most haunted place in Japan...would you dare …

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The Substance 1:35:02

3M ago1:35:02

1:35:02

This week, Jamie and Caitlin are one. Will they respect the balance? Find out on this episode about The Substance! Here's the Making-Of Featurette we mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H64HNvXrqU See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Okiku: The Doll That Grows Human Hair & The Miniwashitu 31:37

3M ago31:37

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*!...How should we start this...hmmm well...uhm...JAPAN? ARE YOU OKAY??? No seriously we will be asking ourselves that ALOT over the next few weeks...Why you may ask? Cassie is taking us on a fun lil mini series and it is all about Japan...Starting with Okiku the doll growing hu…

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Paris is Burning with DoctorJonPaul 1:28:40

3M ago1:28:40

1:28:40

House of Bechdel Cast presents an episode on Paris Is Burning with special guest DoctorJonPaul! Here is Jon's piece on the movie: https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/06/paris-is-burning-rerelease-controversy-legacy.html / here is more information about the Dorian Corey story: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-famous-drag-queen-a-mummy-in-th…

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Momo The Chicken Lady & The Kelly Disney Disappearance 42:37

3M ago42:37

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! Well it wouldn't be oddities without something truly odd...So we bring you the truly odd once viral...Momo the chicken lady...This viral internet "challenge" caused quite the controversy and well honestly...Japan ARE YOU OKAY?? Up next the very chilling cold case of Kelly Dis…

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Zoolander with Kenice Mobley 1:14:40

3M ago1:14:40

1:14:40

The Bechdel Cast is so hot on this episode where Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Kenice Mobley discuss Zoolander (2001). Here is more information about the humanitarian crisis happening in the DRC - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/a-guide-to-the-decades-long-conflict-in-dr-congo Follow Kenice on Instagram at @kenicemobley and check out h…

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The Disappearance of Jared Nagrete & Fingernail Freddie 34:18

3M ago34:18

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! We are so happy to be back this week! and we are coming in hot with a missing persons case...or well...a left behind case?? The disappearance of Jared Nagrete...this is a very angering case tell us your opinion. Up next the urban legend of Fingernail Freddie..did this legend …

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Plan B (2021) with Danielle Bezalel 1:43:59

4M ago1:43:59

1:43:59

On today's episode, special guest Danielle Bezalel joins to help us celebrate Caitlin's hysterectomy/uterectomy and to discuss the Hulu original movie Plan B (2021)! Follow Danielle and her podcast, Sex Ed with DB, on Instagram at @sexedwithdbpodcast, on TikTok at @sexedwithdb, and at the website sexedwithdb.com See omnystudio.com/listener for priv…

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The Secret Life of Bees with Maya Williams 1:37:29

4M ago1:37:29

1:37:29

This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Maya Williams harvest honey and discuss The Secret Life of Bees! Follow Maya on Instagram at @emmdubb16 and check out eir website at mayawilliamspoet.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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E36 - A Unified Theory of Finance: The Corporate Life Cycle 1:08:47

4M ago1:08:47

1:08:47

We are all born, become toddlers, teenagers, adults, mid-aged, late middle aged, and eventually die. Do company’s follow this same pattern? If so, can we use that pattern to better predict what they will do and compare that to what they should do at different stages of their life cycles? My guest for this episode is Aswath Damodaran. Aswath is a Pr…

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The Stauffer Kidnapping & Mount Asahidake SOS Incident 38:08

4M ago38:08

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Welcome back to Oddities the podcast where no topic is too *~*StRaNgE*~*! ***DISCLAIMER*** This episode may be disturbing to some listeners, please listen at your own risk. This week we will be discussing the kidnapping of Mary Stauffer and her daughter Beth and the craziness of their case. Up next the Mount Asahidake SOS Incident...this topic is i…

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