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Sam Spade receives a visit from Marsha Hopkins, who tells him that she is dreadfully worried about her sister Miss Constance Pendleton, who has become involved with a scoundrel and is planning on marrying him. Miss Hopkins knows that this man is only interested in her Constance’s money and is convinced that after the ceremony, he is going to kill her.

The Adventures of Sam Spade was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. The radio series ran from 1946 through 1951.

As America enters the Gilded Age, an insidious darkness lurks behind the veneer of golden prosperity. Guided by the cryptic directive of an ancient intelligence, Samuel Sheldon and the Trust insert themselves in the highest levels of the United States government, corrupting even the Executive Office. From their newly established base of power, they engineer a secret war across the expanding western territories, bent on claiming vast undiscovered gold deposits.

Like the popcorn topping that inspired the name, Extra Buttery is an often salty, but oh-so-appropriate addition to your movie, TV and pop culture experience. You'll hear Jason and Robert discuss and quarrel over the latest casting news, project announcements, and trailers. You'll hear reviews of films and TV shows both new and old, and maybe some special guests. Extra Buttery uploads twice a month, so follow the show and let us know what you think!

In their own words, filling in the background to the first set of brothers of African descent to play football at the highest level in the United Kingdom. From fleeing the oppression of apartheid to making their way in what was to become their home, the United Kingdom. Their story serves as a reminder to always respect those who opened doors for us and still walk amongst us today.

Sam's quiet evening with a western novel is rudely shattered....

Sam is greeted on his arrival on Belvedere island by Sharma Leslie. She is the foster daughter of Jonathan Battle, the man who has hired Sam. Jonathan Battle is worried about a man that he was once involved with and whom had committed murder. Jonathan had stopped him before he could finish his work and his now enemy had then devoted his life and fortune to searching him out. Jonathan had recently learned that he had caught up with him at last, and was actually living next door.

Sam has been hired by Miss Elizabeth Collie to investigate a number of thefts that have occurred at the Miss Wigginson School for Girls. Herself and Ursula Cavanagh, one of the board directors, have decided that they know who the culprit is, they just have to prove it. They have no evidence, but they just want Sam to prove that their suspicions are correct.

Sam is hired to find a drunken engineer, who is promptly found scalped. A valuable wampum belt is stolen. Indian Chief Black Cloud wants to employ Sam Spade to find someone. Chief Black Cloud owns 130 oil wells and had come to San Francisco to talk to Clarence Hobart from a big engineering company, then after four days Hobart has disappeared.

Sam Spade dictates a letter through Effie to John M. Lawless, a known gangster who hired Sam Spade yesterday. The subject was Joe Moralis. Flashback to when San Francisco was recovering from VJ Day and crime was practically at a standstill because the number-one competitor in the west coast mob had just been wiped out in a hit-and-run accident and Lawless was on trial for the same. Nothing about the trial made any sense. Lawless was taking the rap for his best friend Joe Moralis and what made even less sense was that the lawyer defending him was Joe’s brother.

At a construction site, Bill Woods, the foreman, is shot dead while he's on the 20th floor. For the second week, Richard Kollmar is not heard during the program. Blackie does manage to croak a few words while sick in bed (possibly voiced by Jackson Beck).

He was a solitary, sightless adventurer who fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, and helped chart the Australian outback. James Holman (1786-1857) became "one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored". In his day a celebrity, he was a best-selling author, but one who outlived his fame and died in obscurity. A Sense of the World is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most epic lives.

Two homies with undiagnosed ADHD come together to talk about anything and anything that comes to mind. Robert and Jason will keep you entertained with their not-so-unique look at life and their constant non-linear format of conversation. In each episode, you will be so deeply enveloped in the conversation that you will repeatedly ask, "what were we talking about?" This is a great podcast to listen to in the background, whether you're commuting, working at a desk, working out, or whatever you're doing!

The Handshake Deal with Jason Roberts is a short-form podcast on real estate, entrepreneurship and wealth. Jason is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on real estate, oil and gas and distressed credit opportunities. As the principal of Clear Water Resources, Jason built and operated one of the most successful Saltwater Disposal companies in the Eagleford Shale. In his role as Founder of Eden Development Group, he’s led teams that develop all major real estate asset classes seeking to maximize their value through institutional management practices and decades of experience in acquisitions, ...

Two mortgage guys talking about anything and everything!

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