On October 6, 2002, 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck asked his mom if he could go bike riding in his hometown of Richwoods, Missouri. His mom said yes, because Shawn had ridden his bike alone hundreds of times before. She told him to be home by dinner. But, when he wasn't, and it got dark out, the Hornbecks were extremely worried. Shawn was always home for dinner and was deathly afraid of the dark. Turned out it was something much worse than the dark. Shawn had been kidnapped just a mile from his home. 
Years went by and there was no trace of Shawn. Until January of 2007, almost 5 years later, another boy named Ben Ownby disappeared after he got off the school bus and never made it home in Beuford, Missouri. That set off a chain of events in which an exceptional 15-year-old eyewitness, a pizza restaurant owner and the FBI would do something remarkable. Something still referred to as "The Missouri Miracle."

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https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/kidnapped-shawn-hornbecks-incredible-story/id965818306?i=1000630276030

Mississippi: The Murder of Presh Campbell

Show Notes:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devil-in-the-ditch/id1715007204

Christy and Steve, an interfaith couple are interviewed

Christmas Around the World: The United States of America

Show Notes:

WhyXmas.com

History.com/articles of Christmas

RottenTomatoes100BestXmas

What is Hannukah

GoodHousekeeping.com

Christmas Around the World: Latin America

Show Notes:

Spanishacademy.com

JourneyMexico.com

Weareconcina.com

History.com/LA Holiday Traditions

NatGeo.com

SpanishPanic.com

At the time of his disappearance on November 10, 2002, Joshua Guimond was a sophomore at St. John's College in Collegeville, Minnesota. Even though he had broken up with his girlfriend, Katie, of five years only two months before, Josh was thriving at his school. He had lots of friends and was involved with many extracurricular activities and academic clubs. His plan after college was to go to law school and then go into politics.
But late on Saturday night, November 9th, 2002, Joshua left a poker party at a dorm on campus and seemingly made the walk back to his own dorm, less than 10 minutes away. He was seen passing a female friend on a bridge and then simply vanished. No one has seen or heard from Josh Guimond since then. 

Show Notes:

https://www.simplyvanished.com/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22000942/

Christmas Around the World: Asia

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Japanesefoodguide.com

Japanguide.com

ChinaHighlights.com

China-admissions.com

TheWorldofChinese.com

Christmas Around the World: The Middle East

Show Notes:

The Three Wise Men: The History and Legacy of the Biblical Magi by Charles River Editors

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saud

The Magi: Who They Were, How They've Been Remembered and Why They Still Fascinate by Eric Vanden Eykel

Embraceme.org

Natakallamblog.com

The Stalking Case of Samantha Stites is discussed.

Show Notes:

https://www.hulu.com/series/stalking-samantha-13-years-of-terror-4f4280ca-ad11-46d2-ac17-efd6c8c79e2c

Pia from Crimes From the East Podcast is interviewed about her Indian heritage and how she celebrates the holiday.