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The Fronczak FilesOn the Road with the Foundling- Part 2| The Fronczak Files S2 Ep. 3The conversation with The Foundling co-author Alex Tresniowski continues, this time, diving deeper into the extraordinary lengths Jack went to uncover the truth.Join Jack, Tracey, and Alex as they revisit Atlantic City, the place where it all began, and reflect on the moments, discoveries, and emotions that shaped this incredible journey.In this episode, we journey with Alex as he recounts:• The process of writing “The Foundling” and “True Identity”• Walking alongside Jack as he searches for his genetic identity • The anguish behind the search for Jill💬 Share...
2025-11-1155 min
The Fronczak FilesOn The Road With The Foundling | The Fronczak Files S2 Ep. 2Jack and Tracey sit down with The Foundling and True Identity co-author, Alex Tresniowski.What was it like to write The Foundling as the story was still unfolding? What moments never made it to print? And what was it really like meeting Jack’s biological family for the first time?In this episode, Alex takes us behind the scenes to share:• The journey of writing The Foundling and True Identity• What it was like to walk beside Jack through his search for identity• The heartbreak and hope surrounding the continue...
2025-11-0447 min
At the Edge of the Jordan: What waits for us after this life and why it mattersChapter 4: AnswersHi everyone! Thanks for subscribing to The Contemplative Christian! I am making this chapter available to all subscribers. It’s hard to pick a favorite chapter of the book, but this is one of them, and I believe what is offered here can change your life if you take it to heart. It certainly changed mine! The rest of the audiobook will be available by early September 2025 (chapters will continue to be posted here for paid subscribers every few days over the next several weeks) on this podcast. If you are interested you can become a one-month paid subscriber at...
2025-07-2129 min
The History ChickThe Vanishing of Marie Smith: Asbury Park’s Forgotten MurderSend us a textIn 1910, 10-year-old Marie Smith disappeared just 600 feet from her home in Asbury Park, New Jersey. What followed wasn’t just a tragic murder — it exposed the racial tensions, investigative failures, and dark underbelly of a resort town trying to maintain its pristine image.Join host Lesley Schierenbeck (aka The History Chick) as she unpacks one of the most shocking — and nearly forgotten — true crime cases in New Jersey history. This episode takes you from the rushed arrest of Tom Williams, to the arrival of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, to a professional “roper” who...
2025-06-2008 min
Murder Most FoulThe ROPEIn 1910 in the tranquil seaside town of Asbury Park, New Jersey, ten-year-old schoolgirl Marie Smith is brutally murdered. Small town officials, unable to find the culprit, call upon the young manager of a New York detective agency for help. It is the detective’s first murder case, and now, the specifics of the investigation and the daring sting operation that caught the killer is captured in all its rich detail for the first time by author Alex Tresniowski in his thrilling, True Crime book, “The Rope.” Mr. Tresniowski joins me now.
2025-03-2643 min
Tend HER Wild Podcast116. Summer ReadingIn today’s episode Kate and Betsy reveal MORE books that have touched them and made an impression in their lives. They first talked about favorite books in episode 63. In today’s episode they each share 5 more that they love and often recommend to people.
They share their experiences and learnings surrounding these books and memories of when and where they were when they read them.
Betsy’s Top 5 Books
1. Breath – James Nester: The connection between breath and health.
2. The Artist’s Way – Julia Cameron: Connecting to your creative self.
3. Animal Spe...
2024-07-0542 min
Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown*Patreon Freebie!* The Life & Shocking Murder of Phil Hartman - Part 2
We're back with the conclusion of our Phil Hartman two-parter. When we left off in Part 1, Phil was at a low point both personally and professionally. But all of that was about to change. Phil's career is about to get a HUGE boost, and his relationship status is going to take a dramatic turn, to put it lightly. All we can say is when Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, gives you advice - TAKE IT.
Episode Sources:
Phil Hartman: Behind Closed Doors
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
“Beneath the Surface” by Alex Tresniowski
“Actor Phil Hartman, Wife Killed in Murder...
2023-12-211h 03
Start The Full Audiobook That Keeps Curious Minds Hooked.The Girl Who Saw Heaven by Lisa Reburn, Alex TresniowskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/173632to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Girl Who Saw Heaven
Author: Lisa Reburn, Alex Tresniowski
Narrator: Nancy Peterson, Stephanie Einstein
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
Release date: 05-09-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings
Genres: Grief & Loss
Publisher's Summary:
When Ari Hallmark was in kindergarten, her family was caught in a powerful tornado in their hometown of Arab, Alabama. On April 27, 2011, Ari and her parents, Shane and Jennifer Hallmark, were putting the finishing touches on their new home, which Shane had built from scratch. Shane’s last-second decision to drive to his parent’s ho...
2023-05-099h 40
Hook of a BookAn Invisible Thread: Young Readers EditionToday, on Hook of a Book, I review An Invisible Thread: A Young Readers’ Edition, by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski! This is a wonderful, heartwarming, sweet, and most of all, true story about a simple act of kindness that changed the course of two people’s lives. Listen to hear more! Email me: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.
2022-07-1608 min
Listen to Trending Full trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsTrue Identity: Cracking the Oldest Kidnapping Cold Case and Finding My Missing Twin by Paul Joseph Fronczak, Alex TresniowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579083 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True Identity: Cracking the Oldest Kidnapping Cold Case and Finding My Missing Twin Author: Paul Joseph Fronczak, Alex Tresniowski Narrator: Paul Joseph Fronczak Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: December 21, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A man desperate to know his true identity struggles to solve the infamous kidnapping that nearly destroyed his family—and find his twin sister, who has been missing for more than fifty years. When he was ten years old, Paul Fronczak wa...
2021-12-2103 min
Four Minute AudiobooksAn Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski - Summary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-12-1208 min
The Naked Leadership PodcastE88 Leading With Passion and Purposehttps://wearerevenant.com/
GENEVIEVE PITURRO was a successful television marketing executive in New York City for twenty years until a little girl’s question changed the course of her life forever—and she jumped off the corporate ladder. She began delivering pajamas and books to children in shelters and in 2001 founded Pajama Program, a non-profit which has been recognized nationwide for both its success and Genevieve’s story.
Genevieve is now a professional speaker and consultant, sharing life and leadership lessons she learned through her Pajama Program journey. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The To...
2021-10-0951 min
Open A F***ing BookWeekday Cliff Notes: A Magical KazooOn this episode Stephanie and Kevin cover: a fairy tale crime book, vaccination help from a book club, solving a crime with a podcast, a stolen dog, helping boys be better, black characters in YA novels, American Gods, and more!Children Of Chicagoby Cynthia PelayoA story by Nora Krug from the Washington PostIf I Disappearby Eliza Jane BrazierOliver : The True Story of a Stolen Dog and the Humans He Brought...
2021-06-1832 min
History with Andrew Allen's PodcastThe Public Enemies Era (1933-1935)During the early 1930s, outlaws rampaged across much of America, seemingly robbing banks and kidnapping at will. Some of the more famous of these outlaws were Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly and Alvin Karpis and the Barkers, but John Dillinger was undoubtedly the star. A wave of celebrity kidnappings and the murder of four law enforcement officers in Kansas City in June 1933 during a botched attempt to rescue a veteran bank robber made it clear that a national police force was required. Local police were forbidden to cross...
2021-03-0528 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, True CrimeThe Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP by Alex TresniowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/442916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP Author: Alex Tresniowski Narrator: David Sadzin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 36 minutes Release date: February 9, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: True Crime Publisher's Summary: From New York Times bestselling author Alex Tresniowski comes a “compelling” (The Guardian) and “riveting” (The New York Times Book Review) true-crime thriller recounting the 1910 murder of ten-year-old Marie Smith, the dawn of modern criminal detection, and the launch of the NAACP. In the tranquil seaside town of Asbury P...
2021-02-0903 min
For RealEpic (and True) Love StoriesThis week Alice and Kim share books about some of their favorite epic love stories and gush about some new (and awesome) historical true crime.
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2021-02-0246 min
Unlock Your Ears To A Next-Level Full Audiobook.Oliver for Young Readers by Steven J. Carino, Alex Tresniowski, Laura Schroff - forewordPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/206476to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Oliver for Young Readers
Author: Steven J. Carino, Alex Tresniowski, Laura Schroff - foreword
Narrator: Steven J. Carino
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
Release date: 01-26-21
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Pets
Publisher's Summary:
2021-01-264h 39
Crystal Paine Show64. My Word for 2020 (+ my goals for this week!)Like usual, as the year winds down and we head into November, I start thinking of what over-arching theme I want to pursue in the following year. My word for the year came pretty easily to me, as it often does. I sat with it for a few weeks to make sure I really loved it. And then I asked Jesse for his thoughts. He agreed that the word seemed fitting for 2020. So without further ado, my word for 2020 is: Savor. What Does Savor Mean? There are a variety...
2019-12-3120 min
Let's Go To Court!The Dartmouth Murders and an Evil PhlebotomistHate ads? The entire LGTC catalog is available ad-free on Patreon!
Dartmouth College professors Half Zantop and Susanne Zantop were hanging out at home, waiting for their friend to arrive for dinner, when two boys showed up at their door. The boys said they were working on a school project. Could they ask Half a few questions? Half obliged. He’d devoted his life to academics. Of course he would help 16 year old James Parker and 17 year old Robert Tulloch. But James and Rob weren’t there for a school project. In fact, there was no school project.
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2019-09-042h 02
Get Hooked On A Meditative Audiobooks Workshop During A Run.An Invisible Thread | Laura Schroff, Alex TresniowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/176259 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: An Invisible Thread
Author: Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski
Narrator: Pam Ward
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 05-28-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 669 ratings
Genres: Friendship
Publisher's Summary:
She was a successful ad sales rep in Manhattan. He was a homeless 11-year-old panhandler on the street. He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But then something stopped her in her tracks, and she went back. And she continued to go back, again and again. They met...
2019-05-287h 02
Audiobooks in Biography & MemoirAngels on Earth: Inspiring Stories of Fate, Friendship, and the Power of Connections by Alex Tresniowski, Laura SchroffPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/266029 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Angels on Earth: Inspiring Stories of Fate, Friendship, and the Power of Connections Author: Alex Tresniowski, Laura Schroff Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 25, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the #1 New York Times and international bestselling authors of An Invisible Thread comes a heartwarming and inspiring book about the incredible impact that acts of kindness from strangers can have on the world around us. One day in 1986, Laura Schroff, a busy...
2016-10-2503 min
Audiobooks in Biography & MemoirChasing Heaven: What Dying Taught Me about Living by Crystal McVea, Alex TresniowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256259 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chasing Heaven: What Dying Taught Me about Living Author: Crystal McVea, Alex Tresniowski Narrator: Crystal McVea Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From the author of the New York Times bestseller, Waking Up in Heaven, comes an extraordinary story about Crystal McVea’s personal transformation after visiting heaven and how readers can experience heaven themselves—and live a more meaningful life. On December 10, 2009, Crystal McVea was being treated in a hospital for pancreatitis. Her heart stopped pumping for nine minutes before doct...
2016-03-2203 min
Listen to Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsWaking Up in Heaven: A True Story of Brokenness, Heaven, and Life Again by Crystal McVea, Alex TresniowskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/168447 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Waking Up in Heaven: A True Story of Brokenness, Heaven, and Life Again Author: Crystal McVea, Alex Tresniowski Narrator: Crystal McVea Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: April 2, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: New York Times bestseller! A remarkable and inspirational memoir about one woman's near-death experience, who was dramatically changed by the nine minutes she spent in heaven. On December 10, 2009, McVea, a thirty-two-year-old mother of four, went to the hospital for a routine procedure. While...
2013-04-0203 min