In this episode, we feature a Replay from the Clubhouse app in the True Crime Talks Club and the Injustice Files Room featuring the Laundry Diva discussing an interview done by Special Guest Kwame Shakur with his friend, Royal Amos, believed to be wrongfully convicted in the murder of his girlfriend and unborn child. What follows is the playing of the interview and then a discussion with Shakur about what he knows about the subject and his friend, Mr. Amos. Stick around for a discussion about laundry history: (http://www.ohea.on.ca/blog/the-brief-history-of-laundry) and some closing remarks. Apologies for the crummy audio as I discovered too late that my microphone would not work on my new device and had to make due accordingly. If you would like to help improve the quality of this podcast and future broadcasts from Dez Hickson, The Laundry Diva, please consider becoming a patron and joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice. If you would like to contact Dez or any other party you hear about in this episode find The Laundry Diva on social media; on Twitter @DizzyDezzy2010, on Clubhouse @DezHickson, or on Instagram @thelaundrydiva. You can even find Dez on TikTok @dezthelaundrydiva. For better or worse, we love getting your feedback; it helps us produce a better podcast. Thank you for listening. Don't forget to like and review us on Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts and share with your friends if you enjoy what you hear.

Welcome to a special episode of Laundry and Other Mysteries recorded live on the Clubhouse app! Our special guest is tennis pro, Abi Spears, and we are discussing an upcoming exhibition women's doubles match called the Tennis Love Event that she is hosting in Colorado Springs in September 2021! Tennis Love Event Pre-registration Link: https://abispearstennis.com/tennislove/ Find the event and the host, Abi Spears on Facebook and Instagram:  @tennisloveevent on Instagram  @tennisloveevent on Facebook  and also @abispearstennis on Instagram Connect with The Laundry Diva https://divaslaundryservice.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelaundrydiva Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LAOMPod Twitter @DivasLaundry Join Me on Clubhouse @DezHickson or @DesireeHickson LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaundrydiva/ Become a Patron for ad-free access: https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice

Before we get started let me put up a couple of trigger warnings: There will be a frank discussion of sex trafficking and sexual abuse. There is also a layer of religious discussion because the topic involves a religious group home. With that being said, go get your cuppa! I‘ll wait right here. When you get back we’ll sit down with my friend Jacqui Staples who I had the pleasure of interviewing last year about her amazing passion project, Sarah’s Home, a Christ-centered sanctuary for girls who are rescued from sex trafficking. Check out the show notes for more details on the topics discussed in this episode and for contact information for the hosts and guests on the Laundry and Other Mysteries podcast: Sarah's Home: https://sarahshome.us https://facebook.com/sarahshome Connect with Jacqui Staples on the web Empowering Financial Freedom  https://www.empoweringfinancialfreedom.com/ Canoe Man, John Darwin and Anne Darwin, Fake Death and Insurance scam links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Darwin_disappearance_case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXXaP1NIJn8 Special thanks to music by A Bad Night For A Hero  https://abadnightforahero.bandcamp.com/track/carnival-rides Connect with The Laundry Diva https://divaslaundryservice.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelaundrydiva Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LAOMPod Twitter @DivasLaundry Join Me on Clubhouse @DezHickson or @DesireeHickson Laundry and Other Mysteries on Clubhouse  https://www.clubhouse.com/club/laundry-other-mysteries LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaundrydiva/ Become a Patron for ad-free access: https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice

This COVID-19 episode was recorded in September 2020 but is still as relevant a topic as ever! Pull up a hamper and a cuppa and listen in as I chat with my internet bestie, Allie McNeil, as we discuss her adventures with COVID, how to do laundry in the big city in the middle of a pandemic, and stick around for a lesson on how NOT to do true crime!  Check out the show notes for more details on the topics discussed in this episode and for contact information for the hosts and guests on the Laundry and Other Mysteries podcast: Coronavirus Information from the CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Connect with Allie McNeil on Social Media @watergatesummer on Twitter @alliemcneil on Instagram The 6 Most Poorly Thought Out Attempts at Insurance Fraud https://www.cracked.com/article_19513_the-6-most-poorly-thought-out-attempts-at-insurance-fraud.html Molly and Clay Daniels: Some Body They Didn’t Use to Know https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2019/01/28/molly-and-clay-daniels-some-body-they-didnt-used-to-know/ Special thanks to music by A Bad Night For A Hero https://abadnightforahero.bandcamp.com/track/carnival-rides Connect with The Laundry Diva https://divaslaundryservice.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelaundrydiva Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LAOMPod Twitter @DivasLaundry Join Me on Clubhouse @DezHickson or @DesireeHickson LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaundrydiva/ Become a Patron for ad-free access: https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice

Content Warning: Mental Health Discussion ## It’s Another Happy Episode! We’re talking music, compassionate listening, and building a community around those two themes! Throw those clothes in the dryer, pull up a cuppa, sit back and tune in to another episode of Laundry and Other Mysteries with your host, Desiree Hickson, also known as The Laundry Diva. ## You can reach our guest, Jeremy Fischbach, at the following links: [email protected] Happythemovement.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/happythemovement/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/happymovement_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happythemovement/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGsu9DzmsVd9hGmS9CObFRA ## Honorable Mention: Happymusic.com Mental Health America https://www.mhanational.org/ American Heart Association https://www.heart.org/ American Nurses Association https://www.nursingworld.org/ ## You can find Diva’s Laundry Service at: Miriam’s Place https://miriamsplace1519.com https://facebook.com/miriamsplace ## The home of Laundry and Other Mysteries and every back episode or promo: https://Anchor.fm/thelaundrydiva ## Connect with The Laundry Diva Leave Me A Voicemail https://anchor.fm/thelaundrydiva/message Home Page https://divaslaundryservice.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelaundrydiva Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LAOMPod Twitter @DivasLaundry LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaundrydiva/ ## Become a $5/Month Patron for ad-free access: https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice

Content Warning: Racism, Police Brutality, Slavery It’s The Black History Month Episode! We’re talking George Floyd, Rodney King, Breonna Taylor, the history of slavery, and protesting in the time of coronavirus and how you can be an ally through this country's current social awakening! Throw those clothes in the dryer, pull up a cuppa, sit back and tune in to another episode of Laundry and Other Mysteries with your host, Desiree Hickson, also known as The Laundry Diva. You can reach our guest, James Proby, at the following links: The Men’s Xchange: 409 N Tejon in Colorado Springs, CO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Mens-Xchange Twitter: @ThemensX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mensxchange/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/mensxchange/xchange/ Honorable Mention: Pikes Peak Workforce Center https://www.elpasoco.com/pikes-peak-workforce-center/ Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center https://veteranscenter.org/ Reach Pikes Peak http://www.reachpikespeak.org/ Colorado Springs Conservatory https://coloradospringsconservatory.org/ One Nation Walking Together https://www.onenationwt.org/ Inside/Out Youth Services https://www.insideoutys.org/ Episode Reading List: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson Digital Kindness by Lauren Hug You can find Diva’s Laundry Service at: Miriam’s Place https://miriamsplace1519.com https://facebook.com/miriamsplace Special thanks to CJ Hackett for music by A Bad Night For A Hero https://abadnightforahero.bandcamp.com/track/carnival-rides The home of Laundry and Other Mysteries and every back episode or promo: https://Anchor.fm/thelaundrydiva Connect with The Laundry Diva https://divaslaundryservice.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelaundrydiva Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LAOMPod Twitter @DivasLaundry LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaundrydiva/ Become a $5/Month Patron for ad-free access: https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice

Comic books aren’t just for collectors, they can be a fundamental introduction to reading for any youngling. Hang out with me and my friendly neighborhood comic book nerd while we discuss comics, laundry, and comic-cons! So keep the suds at bay, put your clothes away and pull up a cuppa, sit back and tune in to another episode of Laundry and Other Mysteries with your host, Desiree HIckson, also known as The Laundry Diva You can reach Rio Herrera at the following links: Lair of Wonders Productions or Lair of Wonders across social media including  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LairOfWonders/,  Twitter and Instagram @lairofwonders,  and Tumblr. You can find Diva's Laundry Service at Miriam’s Place https://miriamsplace1519.com https://facebook.com/miriamsplace Special thanks to music by A Bad Night For A Hero https://abadnightforahero.bandcamp.com/track/carnival-rides The home of Laundry and Other Mysteries and every back episode or promo: https://Anchor.fm/thelaundrydiva Connect with The Laundry Diva https://divaslaundryservice.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelaundrydiva Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LAOMPod Twitter @DivasLaundry LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaundrydiva/ Become a $5/Month Patron for ad-free access: https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice

The best way for you to overcome your personal battles with laundry may very well be to make friends with it. Except for socks. Socks are evil. Throw those clothes in the dryer, pull up a cuppa, sit back and tune in to another episode of Laundry and Other Mysteries with your host, Desiree HIckson, also known as The Laundry Diva You can reach Linda Margrave at the following links: Visit Linda’s Pediatric Holistic Wellness (PH Wellness) websites here: https://www.facebook.com/b4generationgaia/ phwellness.wixsite.com/Vitalaxis Call Linda here: 833-749-2947 Jordan Smith: TBD Hope Advanced (Tim & Brownie Richardson): https://yourhopeadvanced.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hope-Advanced/107467234111288 Sonja Baker: Canon City Advocates https://ccadvocates.wordpress.com Miriam’s Place https://miriamsplace1519.com https://facebook.com/miriamsplace Special thanks to music by A Bad Night For A Hero https://abadnightforahero.bandcamp.com/track/carnival-rides The home of Laundry and Other Mysteries and every back episode or promo: https://Anchor.fm/thelaundrydiva Connect with The Laundry Diva https://divaslaundryservice.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelaundrydiva Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LAOMPod Twitter @DivasLaundry LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaundrydiva/ Become a $5/Month Patron for ad-free access: https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice

Throw that laundry in the dryer, grab your cuppa, and sit down with the Laundry Goddess, Summer Echelson for a discussion about what it's like to live in a zoo, how to hug yourself and or your fur-babies, and how to stay connected when you have to keep your distance. Below find links to articles or websites related to this episodes discussion: People are experiencing 'skin hunger' after months without touching anyone  https://www.insider.com/people-have-skin-hunger-after-months-without-touching-anyone-2020-6 Happy The Movement https://www.happythemovement.com/ Download Happy from your smartphone app store https://gethappy.app.link/website Join Happy on social media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/happythemovement/?hl=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/happythemovement Twitter https://twitter.com/happymovement_ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/happy-the-app/ Contact our guest, Summer Echelson [email protected] Homemade Powdered Laundry Detergent  https://divaslaundryservice.com/2020/09/06/podcast-extra-homemade-powdered-laundry-detergent/ Special thanks to music by A Bad Night For A Hero https://abadnightforahero.bandcamp.com/track/carnival-rides Connect with The Laundry Diva https://divaslaundryservie.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thelaundrydiva Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LAOMPod Twitter @DivasLaundry LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thelaundrydiva/ Become a Patron for ad-free access: https://www.patreon.com/divaslaundryservice

Laundry and Other Mysteries is a podcast dedicated to laundry and the experience of every guest whether or not they do their own laundry. Each week host Desiree Hickson (aka The Laundry Diva) invites guests on to discuss their entrepreneurial journey, current events, or community service activities and keeps listeners informed on the proper steps to manage their everyday laundry challenges. It’s like your mom started a podcast and invited all of her cool friends to have a chat about why they’re too busy to get their laundry done. Premiering Monday, Sept 7th. Thank you to A Bad Night For A Hero - for allowing me to feature their song Carnival Rides Check the full tune at: https://youtu.be/Mbw39IMMKwA