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Day 2 - Movie Session - Strawberry Fields Festival 2025 - David HoffmeisterJoin us for an illuminating session at the Strawberry Fields Festival, where spiritual reflection and profound wisdom merge into a life-changing experience.In this thought-provoking movie commentary, David Hoffmeister explores a powerful passage from A Course in Miracles, reflecting on change as the greatest gift bestowed upon humanity. The greatest gift you could receive would be the ability to change your mind about your mind. He discusses the nature of transformation—from the illusion of separation to the remembrance of our eternal, changeless essence. David offers a profoundly simple yet revolutionary perspective: The only way out is the way in—into the Kingdom of Heaven within. This talk isn't about behavior modification or trying to appear saintly—it's about deep inner listening. By tuning in to the Holy Spirit, surrendering to the intuitive voice within, and dissolving worldly worries in the presence of divine guidance, we align with true peace. For more information about David Hoffmeister and Living Miracles events, visit https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/events.Recorded live on May 31, 2025, Living Miracles Monastery, Duchesne, Utah, USA

For a second year of magic and fun, the Creative Guts Short Film Festival is back! Creative Guts is partnering with the Red River Theatres to present this event where filmmakers and art lovers can enjoy watching short films on the silver screen. We're inviting independent filmmakers to submit their short films to our short film festival, which will be hosted at Red River Theatres in Concord, New Hampshire, on Friday, August 22, 2025. We welcome films from any genre that are 15 minutes or under to be submitted. The spirit of this festival is to celebrate the creativity, voice, and collaboration of filmmakers. We encourage submissions from creatives of all backgrounds and at any stage in their filmmaking journey to apply. Show us your creative guts!  The deadline to submit to the festival is Friday, July 11, 2025.Get all the details and submit your film at https://filmfreeway.com/CreativeGutsShortFilmFestival.Join our discord server, which can be found through our website, to connect with other creatives! As always, hang out with Creative Guts on Facebook and Instagram where our handle is @CreativeGutsPodcast and visit our website www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. If you love listening, consider making a donation to Creative Guts! Our budget is tiny, so donations of any size make a big difference. Creative Guts is a small nonprofit, but our work is far bigger than this podcast. Learn more about us and make a tax deductible donation at www.CreativeGutsPodcast.com. 

Le Country Club de Haguenau organise ce week-end un festival de western américain. Animations, château gonflable, tour à calèche, exposants, pin-ups et musiques country sont notamment au programme. Tarifs3€ le samedi 4€ le dimanche Pass 2 jours à 6€Gratuit pour les moins de 16 ansLes interviews sont également à retrouver sur les plateformes Spotify, Deezer, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict ou encore Amazon Music.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Day 1 - Movie Session - Strawberry Fields Festival 2025 - David HoffmeisterIn this thought-provoking session from the 2025 Strawberry Fields Festival, spiritual teacher David Hoffmeister dives into the nature of perception, the illusion of fragmentation, and the ego's role in shaping our view of reality. Using insights from A Course in Miracles, he challenges listeners to reconsider how they see the world—not as a collection of external problems but as a perceptual challenge within the mind. Hoffmeister explores themes of separation, projection, and the ultimate correction of error—a profound discussion on awakening and the power of perception.For more information about David Hoffmeister and Living Miracles events, visit https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/events.Recorded live on May 30, 2025, Living Miracles Monastery, Duchesne, Utah, USA

Day 2 - Morning Session - Strawberry Fields Festival 2025 - David Hoffmeister, RISEPrepare for an uplifting and powerful session at the 2025 Strawberry Fields Festival! The morning kicks off with an electrifying performance by RISE, a band that has been pouring heart and soul into their new songs. Joyous and expansive, their music invites listeners to move, feel, and celebrate.Then, David Hoffmeister takes the stage, guiding the audience into a profound exploration of perception, transformation, and divine connection. He reflects on Jesus' words, "Our ministry begins today," and examines the importance of embracing the Holy Spirit as the true root of reality—beyond ego and illusion. With themes of renewal and awakening, this session is a stirring call to live in joy and trust. For more information about David Hoffmeister and Living Miracles events, visit https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/events.Recorded live on May 31, 2025, Living Miracles Monastery, Duchesne, Utah, USA

Slam Dunk.On this episode we are joined by Greywind, Save Ferris and Mouth Culture as part of a Slam Dunk Festival Special.Mark and Me is now on YouTube - Please subscribe here https://www.youtube.com/@markandmePlease support the Mark and Me Podcast via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/Markandme or you can buy me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/markandme.The Mark and Me podcast is proudly sponsored by Richer Sounds.Visit richersounds.com now to shop for all your hi-fi, home cinema and TV solutions. Also, don't forget to join their VIP club for FREE with just your email address to receive a great range of fantastic privileges.The Mark and Me podcast is also proudly sponsored by Vice-Press.If you are a fan of films and pop culture, check out Vice Press. All of their limited edition posters, art prints & collectibles are officially licensed & are made for fans like us to collect & display in their homes. Vice Press work directly with artists and licensors to create artwork and designs that are exclusive to them.This year, Vice Press also launched Vice Press Home Video, dedicated to releasing classic films on VHS. And yes, they play! Get 10% off of your first order using code MARKANDME10 or head to vice-press.com/discount/MARKANDME10All artwork and designs are produced by Dead Good Tees - Dead Good Tee crafts graphic T-shirts for true horror and movie enthusiasts. Drawing inspiration from classic movies, iconic villains, and the darker side of cinema, their designs offer a subtle nod to the genre's most unforgettable moments. Visit www.deadgoodtees.co.ukEvery episode of Mark and Me is for Billy x 

Ang taunang pagdiriwang ng Bayanihan Festival ay inorganisa ng Filipino Australian Brisbane Society Inc. (FABS) sa layuning palakasin ang ugnayan ng mga Pilipino sa komunidad at ipagmalaki ang mayamang kultura ng Pilipinas.

En Tunisie, un nouveau festival de Jazz, Jazz'it Festival, s'est tenu du 31 mai au 1er juin, attirant plusieurs centaines de spectateurs. Au-delà des concerts de musiciens internationaux, les organisateurs du festival ont également voulu donner une chance aux jeunes talents tunisiens d'assister à des masterclass et de commencer à produire leur musique. Dans le pays, le jazz réunit une grande communauté de passionnés depuis les années 1960. Devant un public de jeunes musiciens tunisiens, le guitariste américain Mark Whitfield présente une masterclass. Au programme, conseils et exemples de composition. Pour Malek Lakhoua, musicien de jazz et organisateur du festival avec le label Jazzit Records, il s'agit de perpétuer une tradition de culture du jazz en Tunisie qui avait commencé avec le festival de jazz à Tabarka en 1968.« J'ai grandi dans cette ambiance de masterclass, "d'aftershow". Pour moi, c'est la liberté que véhicule cette musique, l'union. C'est ce que l'on veut véhiculer à travers ce festival », explique l'organisateur, qui souhaite aider la scène jazz tunisienne à se renforcer. « Pour nous, la scène n'est pas assez structurée, il n'y a pas de label. Les circonstances, l'environnement, il est presque hostile pour la création d'un label. Économiquement, c'est difficile, la distribution est très compliquée, le manque de festivals. Il y a beaucoup de défis par rapport à cela », regrette-t-il.« Je cherche toujours des masterclass ou des sessions de jam pour apprendre et m'inspirer. Surtout que, malgré les quelques maîtres tunisiens du jazz, ce n'est pas vraiment une musique qu'on apprend au conservatoire. Il n'y a pas de formation, c'est un apprentissage un peu autodidacte », estime quant à lui Neder, 24 ans, qui improvise avec ses camarades à la guitare.Si le jazz reste confidentiel en Tunisie, une jeune génération de musiciens, espère percer dans le pays, comme Ahmed Dridi 29 ans, originaire de Zaghouan au nord de la Tunisie. « On est motivés, même si la culture du jazz n'est pas hyper répandue. Mais c'est plus par ignorance que manque d'intérêt pour cette musique. Par exemple, moi, si j'invite des amis à voir des live de musiciens jazz, au début, ils viennent sans connaître nécessairement et après, ils reviennent. Avec les jeunes, une communauté d'amateurs se crée aussi », raconte-t-il.Et pour encourager cette dynamique, le jeune musicien Aymen Dhifaoui, 27 ans et originaire de Kairouan, est monté sur scène pour échanger quelques sons de guitare avec le légendaire Mark Whitfield à la clôture du festival.À écouter aussiL'épopée des musiques noires: David «Yacouba» Jacob revitalise ses origines béninoises

durée : 00:07:19 - Nouvelles têtes - par : Mathilde Serrell - À 31 ans, Salif Cissé vit une année charnière. Dans "Le Répondeur", son premier "premier rôle", Salif Cissé incarne un imitateur engagé par un grand écrivain, joué par Denis Podalydès, pour décrocher son téléphone à sa place. Le film a reçu le Prix du Public au Festival de l'Alpe d'Huez.

Matei Truța vicepreședintele asociației România Sălbatică și director al festivalului Linx (ediția III-a, 4-9 iunie Brașov) este invitatul emisiunii de astăzi.

Po raz kolejny zapraszamy do Zabrza, gdzie od 13 do 14 czerwca rozegra się CARBON Silesia Festival. Połączenie muzyki elektronicznej najwyższej próby z unikatową lokalizacją Sztolni Królowej Luizy w Zabrzu. Trzy sceny, dziesiątki artystów i zapierająca dech w piersiach scenografia w oparciu o industrialną przestrzeń kopalni, do tego food market i wiele innych atrakcji. O festiwalu w rozmowie z Kasią Rodek mówi Igor Fleiszer, organizator wydarzenia.

Según el Consejo Mundial de Viajes y Turismo (WTTC), el turismo aportará 260.500 millones de euros al PIB español en 2025, un 4,7% más que en 2024, consolidándose como uno de los principales motores económicos del país. Además, el sector generará 3,2 millones de empleos, un 14,4% del total nacional.El número de viajeros en Asturias ha aumentado notablemente gracias a la alta velocidad ferroviaria, nuevas rutas aéreas y el impulso del transporte público. Según el Gobierno regional, el uso de la tarjeta Conecta creció un 22% en enero y febrero de 2025 respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior, y el aeropuerto alcanzó un récord histórico con 1,99 millones de pasajeros.Iberojet inaugurará en junio un vuelo directo entre Madrid y La Romana, en República Dominicana, con una frecuencia semanal operada en Airbus 350. Esta nueva ruta, que estará disponible hasta septiembre, refuerza la oferta estival de la aerolínea de Ávoris hacia el Caribe, sumándose a otras conexiones como la que ya mantiene con Santa Clara (Cuba).Sevilla ha presentado en Bruselas su Festival de Ópera, que se celebrará por primera vez del 25 de septiembre al 12 de octubre de 2025, con el objetivo de posicionarse como la capital lírica del sur de Europa. El Ayuntamiento apuesta por un proyecto cultural que combina tradición y creación contemporánea para posicionar a Sevilla como referente internacional en ópera.La segunda edición del Atlas de Contribución Municipal del Turismo en España, elaborado por Exceltur, mostró un aumento del 19,3 % en el empleo turístico entre 2022 y 2024 en 500 destinos. También alertó sobre el crecimiento de la presión turística, especialmente por el auge de las viviendas turísticas (+25,3 %), y la necesidad de combatir su oferta ilegal. Exceltur propuso un decálogo para gestionar mejor los destinos consolidados y equilibrar el desarrollo turístico con la calidad de vida local.Según el Observatorio Nacional del Turismo Emisor (ObservaTUR), ocho de cada diez agentes de viajes en España consideran que controlar precios y costes es clave para garantizar el futuro del sector. La preocupación crece ante una temporada de verano que se prevé más cara que la de 2024.

La proposta de la setmana arriba de la mà de la Mònica Pérez, una gran actriu que ens explica què trobarem al Festival de microteatre Faustina d'Altafulla. podcast recorded with enacast.com

« Folk & Fusion Musics à Munster » est un festival annuel proposant depuis 2022 une variété d'événements (concerts en salle, déambulations autour de la place du marché...) à Munster et dans les villages environnants.Jeudi 5 juin, à 20h - Salle des fêtes de MunsterConcert SEBKA : chansons françaises à texteVendredi 6 juin, à 19h - Maison Schweitzer de GunsbachSpectacle "Schweitzer 2025" Samedi 7 juin, à 11h - Parvis de l'Eglise protestante de MunsterSpectacle plein air avec la troupe Afö Dimanche 8 juin - Eglise protestante de MunsterAcoustic Groove Duo Lundi 9 juin, à 17h - Espace Culturel Saint-Grégoire de MunsterCome "bach" to Africa Toutes les informations iciLes interviews sont également à retrouver sur les plateformes Spotify, Deezer, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict ou encore Amazon Music.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

From merriment to mummification, new year revelries to funerary rites, wine played a key role in ancient Egyptian culture. Islam Issa speaks to Matt Elton about why the alcoholic drink was so important – and how it inspired everything from a wine vending machine to the Festival of Drunkenness. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ ⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/hepod⁠⁠ Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

durée : 00:07:47 - "Le festival de Cannes ou le Temps perdu" de Santiago Amigorena

Festival in Hückelhoven musste geräumt werden. Lage im Lötschental in der Schweiz entspannt sich nur langsam. Test im Kreis Gütersloh: 1.000 Sprünge vom Dreier. Von Sarah Pradel.

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The Opening of Strawberry Fields Festival features RISE, David Hoffmeister, Kirsten Buxton, and Jason Warwick.Immerse yourself in the transcendent music and teachings from the Strawberry Fields Festival's opening session. This recording begins with three soul-stirring songs from the band RISE, setting the stage for an exploration into the profound truths of divine innocence.In the session, David Hoffmeister, Kirsten Buxton, and Jason Warwick guide listeners on a journey inward, revealing that innocence is not a fragmented concept of the world but an unwavering truth. We are as God created us: pure spirit, pure love. We have never been separate; we have never erred. This understanding dissolves illusions and leads us into holiness, unlocking the freedom of our minds and the liberation of the world. The festival's theme song, “Nothing is real, nothing to get hung about,” serves as a reminder that true mastery is achieved through love—not fear. It is not about meeting worldly needs but about embracing the divine. Atonement is the realization that separation never occurred, and in this awareness, time fades. The past is relinquished, the future loses relevance, and eternity stands revealed. This profoundly moving session concludes with a final song from RISE, bringing the message full circle—calling us to let go, embrace truth, and step into the peace of our true identity. For more information about David Hoffmeister and Living Miracles events, visit https://circle.livingmiraclescenter.org/events.Recorded live on May 30, 2025, Living Miracles Monastery, Duchesne, Utah, USA

Le mix de WW dans 103 Klubb le 17 Mai 2025 de 18H à 19H Tracklist: Lost Frequencies & The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (A moment A love) *** Calvin Harris featuring Clementine Douglas - Blessings *** David Guetta, Hypaton & Europe - The Final Countdown 2025 *** Adam Beyer - The Distance Between Us *** R3HAB - The Chase *** Gelida - Nobody Else *** Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (John Summit Remix) *** MaRLo & nilsix - The Raid *** Armin van Buuren & BLR - Bach To The Future *** Timmy Trumpet x Blasterjaxx feat. Chandan Shetty - We Own The Night RCB Anthem (VIP Mix) *** Hardwell - Lift Off *** Luvstruck, Carlprit - Summer Is Magic *** W&W x KSHMR - Bad *** Andrew Rayel - Trance Is The Rhythm *** Sixten - Just The Way You Are *** Eli Brown - Wavey *** HUTS, Layon Nais - Stay *** The Rocketman - Loca

Le mix de Marlo dans 103 Klubb le 17 Mai 2025 de 21H à 22H Tracklist: Eximinds - Rising From The Depths *** Dirty Sound Boys & Deepblue - Just Rave *** SimonIC, 2FACES & Mike Tunes - Illusion *** MaRLo x Mark Sixma x Orjan Nilsen - The Raid *** Ravekings & Sandpokers - Free Your Mind *** W&W x KSHMR - Bad *** Poly Powder - Shelter in the Dark *** Above & Beyond vs. T78, Don Paolo, Navras - Sun & Moon Struggle For Pleasure (Arkama Mashup) *** Steve Dekay & Sean Truby - Anthemic Voices *** Matt Dybal, Kohey & TRID3NT - All You've Got *** George Wonder - Feel The Groove *** BENNETT - Holy Place *** Showtek - Save The Day *** Nifra - Madness *** Bassjackers - Hardcore MOFO *** The Rocketman - Loca *** DBF - Hit The Club *** AIROD, Nicolas Julian & AENJAY - Real Shit *** Vortek's - Reflex

Le mix de DJs From Mars dans 103 Klubb le 17 Mai 2025 de 20H à 21H Tracklist: Tiësto & Odd Mob & GOODBOYS - Won't Be Possible *** MATTN & Mairee - Dodo *** Hardwell - Lift Off *** Julian Jordan - Something To Believe In *** David Guetta & Hypaton & Europe - The Final Countdown 2025 *** Lazare - Bloom *** Brett Allen feat. Pure Cold - Da Dip *** Michael Bibi & Alexa Sunshine Rose - Sungazing (Electronic Mix) *** Lahox - One Minute Man *** Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas - Blessings *** Doechii vs. Ofenbach vs. Massano - Anxiety vs. Be Mine vs. The Lights (Djs From Mars & Manty Club Bootleg) *** Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Jaison Silva & AVLIS Rework) *** NOME. - Bring It Back *** Gorgon City feat. Caroline Byrne - Run It Back (Luuk Van Dijk Remix) *** Chapter & Verse - Superstition *** Massano feat. Braev - Fade Away *** Eli Brown - Wavey *** R3HAB - The Chase *** MATTN & DJs From Mars & Treetalk - Sweet Escape (Zero Gravity Festival Remix) *** TUJAMO X Dizzee Rascal - Fader *** Tommy Farrow - Breathless *** Roland Clark & Mark Knight & James Hurr - Get Deep *** G-POL - Renegade Master (Don Diablo Edit) *** Nicky Romero & Millforlife & Rory Hope - Don't Be Shy *** Öwnboss & DJs From Mars & Henry Himself - I Have No Memories About Last Night *** Dirty Palm & SGNLS - Call My Name (Toxic Wraith Remake) *** Patrick Topping - Walk On Air *** Naeleck & Bombs Away - Monster Paradise *** Armin van Buuren & BLR - Bach To The Future *** Mike Williams & Eirik Næss - Learn To Fly

Le mix de Afrojack dans 103 Klubb le 17 Mai 2025 de 19H à 20H Tracklist: CID - Party Jumpin *** Matt Faulk - Like This *** Thomas Newson & KLP - Play *** Tiësto, Odd Mob, Goodboys - Won't Be Possible *** Julian Jordan - Something To Believe In *** Firebeatz - Charged Up *** Layton Giordani, Linney & Sarah De Warren - Act of God (CamelPhat Remix) *** David Guetta feat. Sam Martin - Lovers On The Sun *** MORTEN & ARTBAT - Culture *** Wade - I Was Made For Lovin' You *** Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas - Blessings *** Nicky Romero x millforlife x Rory Hope - Don't Be Shy *** R3HAB - The Chase *** Hardwell - Lift Off *** Alesso, Becky Hill - Surrender (John Alto Remix) *** Eli Brown - Wavey *** Amél, Matt Pridgyn & Wes feat. Thomas Mastin - Follow You *** Marshmello & Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion (Gil Glaze Remix) *** David Guetta & Sia - Beautiful People (AFROJACK & Amél Remix) *** AFROJACK - Never Forget You

Le mix de Maddix dans 103 Klubb le 24 Mai 2025 de 21H à 22H Tracklist: Sacha Harland feat. Bina The Foreign - The City *** Dom Dolla, Daya, Eli Brown - Dreamin (Eli Brown Remix) *** Patrick Scuro - Chemical Reaction *** Marie Vaunt - Kurayami *** Sacha Harland - Filthy Rich *** Molothav - Acid All Night Long *** Portex - Feel The Adrenaline *** Sacha Harland - Good Old Days *** Sacha Harland - Shake It *** Alex Farell, Sikoti, TELETECH - Dolphin *** The Rocketman - Papi *** Kichta - Make It Far *** Maddix & The Rocketman feat. 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor - Never Alone *** The Rocketman - Loca *** A*S*Y*S, T78 - AC_ID (Zeltak Remix) *** The Rocketman - Una Hora Más *** Bountyhunter - Woops (Dimitri Vegas & Junkie Kid Edit) *** Lee Ann Roberts - Sabie Sunet (The Rocketman Remix) *** Will Atkinson - Big Bada Boom *** Droplex - XTC (Dystem Remix) *** SUSKA - This Type Of Beat

Le mix de Joel Corry dans 103 Klubb le 24 Mai 2025 de 20H à 21H Tracklist: Joel Corry x Jennifer Lopez - Get Right *** MK feat. Chrystal- Dior *** Mau P - Like I Like It *** SIDEPIECE - Lick *** CID - Party Jumpin *** Volkoder - Need Your Body *** Tiësto x Odd Mob x Goodboys - Won’t Be Possible *** Tove Lo - Habits (Bessey Remix) *** Biscits - Crush *** Max Styler - Need You Tonight *** Cassian - SOS *** Maesic, Marshall Jefferson & Salomé Das - Life Is Simple (SCRIPT Remix) *** Adventures of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Goom Gum Remix) *** Cedric Gervais - Missing *** Joel Corry x Jem Cooke - Daydream *** Calvin Harris, Clementine Douglas - Blessings *** Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (John Summit Remix)

Le mix de Blasterjaxx dans 103 Klubb le 24 Mai 2025 de 19H à 20H Tracklist: Unfazed - A Gira (David Guetta Remix) *** Matt Hawk, CANCUN?, I.D.O. - Livin' Life *** Bingo Players - Rattle (Vion Konger Remix) *** Galoski, Felipe Zona - Emotion *** Lesgo - Rhythm *** Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas - Blessings *** Adem Bogoceli x Farenthide - Yimanya *** MARNIK x SMACK x Frankyeffe - Under Teika *** Axwell feat. CARMA - Until The Lights Go Out *** Blasterjaxx - The Power Of Love *** Morgan Page x Will Sparks - The Longest Road Ahead *** Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky (GRMR Remix) *** Armin van Buuren & Seth Hills feat. Alessia Labate - Gimme The Love *** FOVOS feat. Loosie Grind - Freak In Me *** Chris IDH & Valeron feat. FADO - Seven Nation Army *** Renaissance - Hurricane *** New World Sound & DJ Thomas Newson - Flute (KNTRLVRLST Remix) *** Camo & Krooked x Tiga, Zyntherius - Sunglasses At Night

Le mix de Rehab dans 103 Klubb le 24 Mai 2025 de 18H à 19H Tracklist: Repiet & Brooks feat. JAI RYU - Oxygen *** Going Deeper x Judgemxnt feat. CVKES - Holy Fire *** Bingo Players - Rattle (Vion Konger Remix) *** Wax Motif, Kyle Watson feat. Scrufizzer - Push Up *** CID - Party Jumpin' *** Galoski, Felipe Zona - Emotion *** Dont Blink - Lets Get Together *** Just_us - Flashback *** Alle Farben, Maurice Lessing - Apollo 2 *** Curbi, AC Slater & BIG WETT - Psycho *** BYOR & Mentum - Dance With The Devil *** Lesgo - Rhythm *** INNA, R3HAB - I'll Be Waiting *** Axwell feat. Carma - Until The Lights Go Out *** R3HAB - The Chase *** Tim Hox - Mature *** Mangoo & Steerner feat. Bertie Scott - All That I Need

Gaspard G, 27 ans, est un créateur de contenus d'information. Sur YouTube, 1,3 million de personnes sont abonnées à ses vidéos. Au micro de L'atelier des médias, durant le Festival international du journalisme de Carleton-sur-Mer, au Québec, Gaspard G a raconté son parcours, présenté son approche et discuté de son rôle dans l'écosystème informationnel. Gaspard G est un créateur de contenu français connu pour ses vidéos postées sur YouTube. Dans cet entretien de 40 minutes, il raconte son parcours, de ses débuts précoces sur YouTube à ses études en école de commerce qui ont influencé son approche du financement médiatique.Il se définit comme "créateur de contenus d'information", ne se revendiquant pas comme "journaliste" ni "influenceur", bien qu'il respecte les règles d'éthique journalistique et travaille avec des journalistes traditionnels.La conversation aborde également ses formats vidéo populaires, le modèle économique de sa chaîne basé sur la publicité et les partenariats, le profil de son audience, et son rôle perçu dans la lutte contre la désinformation.Enfin, Gaspard G partage ses réflexions sur l'évolution du paysage médiatique, le rôle des plateformes numériques, son expérience en tant que chroniqueur sur France Inter, et encourage la diversité des voix dans la création de contenus en ligne.

New Dj Set for Techno Live Sets (Yatagan Records - Italy)Tracklist:1) Heinrich & Heine (This is for This) 2) Jay-x (Energy Power) Yatgan Records3) Bud Red, Ruzmore (Heat) Fingers Records4) Jay-x (Arificial Intelligence) Yatagan Records5) Sam Junk (Believe Me) 6) Storytellers (Rythm Mind) Future Techno Records7) The Second Wave (Into a Complex Dystopia) Sugo Music8) Jay-x (Randomizer) Spirit Noise Records9) Birkenlauber (ROTU) Amber Recondings10) Dark Cities (Take My Hand) Space Kraft Recordings11) Mark Reeve x Joyhauser (Focus) Terminal M12) Argy, Mha Iri (Give You) Why Don't You Dance?13) Daichi Katsuren (Deigo) Redlof Records

Univers érotique, sexe sans tabou. Désir et Son. Venez !Bienvenue à Deauville, là où le 7e art flirte avec les fantasmes… Dans ce podcast immersif et sensuel, plongez dans les nuits torrides d'Anouk et Colin, deux cinéphiles passionnés qui rejouent chaque soir des scènes érotiques cultes du cinéma dans les mythiques cabines de plage du Festival du Film Américain de Deauville.De Eyes Wide Shut à Basic Instinct, de American Beauty à Le Dernier Tango à Paris, chaque épisode est une mise en abyme des désirs, des rôles et du pouvoir. À travers une narration cinématographique et provocante, explorez une fiction audio où le plaisir, l'art et la subversion se rencontrent.pour écouter l'histoire en entier allez sur: https://www.lesondudesir.fret abonnez-vous en mode VIP mensuel ou annuel !À travers des récits d'expériences ou d'histoires érotiques immersives en audio, on vous invite à explorer vos fantasmes les plus ardents pour éveiller vos désirs et vous emmener dans un voyage sensoriel inoubliable. Ce podcast d'histoires érotiques célèbre la sexualité féminine et encourage à revendiquer ses désirs sans tabous. Les récits offrent des espaces sûr où les femmes peuvent s'exprimer et explorer leur intimité. Comme Voxxx ou Femtasy, Le Son du Désir fait partie des plateformes audio érotique les plus écoutées en France. Rejoignez-nous dans des histoires érotiques pour une expérience auditive de sexe audio unique. Que vous soyez en quête d'inspiration, de détente ou d'une soirée intime, "Le Son du Désir" est là pour vous accompagner. Préparez-vous à laisser vos sens s'éveiller et à découvrir un monde où vos fantasmes prennent vie. Abonnez-vous dès maintenant et laissez votre imagination s'envoler ! Devenez VIP pour écouter des centaines d'audios sexe romantique sur www.lesondudesir.frHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

The 'Woven in Kirklees' textiles festival first launched in 2019 and is due to kick off for its 2025 edition this weekend. The community festival celebrates all kinds of textiles and related crafts with yarn bombs, textile art exhibitions, workshops and talks.The biennial festival runs for a whole month and this year will have 130 different events happening throughout June. Initiated in 2019 by Kirklees Council, the festival "is owned by everyone, including community groups, textile businesses, cultural and educational organisations, artists and heritage sites across the district".Among the attractions on offer this year is 'The Red Dress'. The Red Dress is an award winning collaborative embroidery project which was conceived by the British artist Kirstie Macleod. It took 14 years to complete and features the work of 380 embroiderers from 51 different countries, many of whom come from marginalised communities. The dress is currently in the middle of a global tour and will be on display for the whole of June at Oakwell Hall in Birstall.I caught up with the festival curator Nat Walton in the busy run up to this year's launch to find out more about what people can expect to see at this year's Woven.You can find out the full programme of events at the 'Woven in Kirklees' Festival on their website.For full show notes for this episode, please visit this page on the Making Stitches Podcast website.To join the mailing list for the Making Stitches Newsletter, please click onto this linkThe theme music is Make You Smile by RGMusic from Melody Loops.The Making Stitches logo was designed by Neil Warburton at iamunknown.You can support Making Stitches Podcast with running costs through Ko-fi.Making Stitches  Podcast is supported by the Making Stitches Shop which offers Making Stitches Podcast merchandise for sale as well as Up the Garden Path crochet patterns created by me & illustrated by Emma Jackson.Making Stitches Podcast is presented, recorded and edited by Lindsay Weston.

This week, Stephen Donnelly covers election results in Queensland and South Australia.In Queensland, Evan Moorhead covers the massive shakeup in Brisbane, where key seats were snatched from both the Greens AND the Coalition. Including, of course, Peter Dutton's long-held seat of Dickson.In South Australia, Matt Clemow breaks down where Labor made inroads to win the traditional blue ribbon Liberal seat of Sturt. After touching on other battleground seats, they wrap up with a broader reflection on Labor's evolving voter base and what that means for the future of the party in the Festival state.Our tour of the state by state battleground seats is nearly at an end - but it ain't over yet. Keep an ear out for next week's LIVE Show episode, coming to you from The Toff in Melbourne!Support the showNew episodes every Friday. If you like the show, rate and review us on your favourite podcast app. Follow Us on Socials: Facebook (https://tr.ee/9jGIOy)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sociallydemocratic)LinkedIn (https://tr.ee/YxyYJh)Twitter (https://x.com/SocialDemPod)Bluesky (https://tr.ee/EqdapC)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@DunnStreet) The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au

Dieser eine Track, der Euch neulich in die Playlist geschoben wurde und den ihr gerade on repeat hören könntet. Diese eine Rapperin, die ihr diesen Sommer auf dem Festival live seht und den ganzen Tag pumpt. Diese Band, bei dir ihr seid Jahren auf neue Musik gewartet habt und die jetzt endlich eine neue Platte am Start haben. Ihr habt Bruno Dietel von eurem besonderen Song erzählt - und er hat ihn euch gespielt. Unser Podcast-Tipp: Wissen mit Johnny https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/wissen-mit-johnny/13873459/

Slam Dunk.On this episode we are joined by Finch, New Found Glory, and A Day To Remember as part of a Slam Dunk Festival Special.Mark and Me is now on YouTube - Please subscribe here https://www.youtube.com/@markandmePlease support the Mark and Me Podcast via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/Markandme or you can buy me a coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/markandme.The Mark and Me podcast is proudly sponsored by Richer Sounds.Visit richersounds.com now to shop for all your hi-fi, home cinema and TV solutions. Also, don't forget to join their VIP club for FREE with just your email address to receive a great range of fantastic privileges.The Mark and Me podcast is also proudly sponsored by Vice-Press.If you are a fan of films and pop culture, check out Vice Press. All of their limited edition posters, art prints & collectibles are officially licensed & are made for fans like us to collect & display in their homes. Vice Press work directly with artists and licensors to create artwork and designs that are exclusive to them.This year, Vice Press also launched Vice Press Home Video, dedicated to releasing classic films on VHS. And yes, they play! Get 10% off of your first order using code MARKANDME10 or head to vice-press.com/discount/MARKANDME10All artwork and designs are produced by Dead Good Tees - Dead Good Tee crafts graphic T-shirts for true horror and movie enthusiasts. Drawing inspiration from classic movies, iconic villains, and the darker side of cinema, their designs offer a subtle nod to the genre's most unforgettable moments. Visit www.deadgoodtees.co.ukEvery episode of Mark and Me is for Billy x 

Ce week-end, la comédie est à l'honneur à Lens. RTL est partenaire du Festival CinéComédies, qui se tient au théâtre du Colisée jusqu'à dimanche. Pour en parler, nous recevons le directeur artistique du festival, Jérémie Imbert. Ecoutez L'invité du vendredi avec Yves Calvi du 30 mai 2025.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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In unserem Special von Rolling Sushi geht es diesmal um das neuste Anime-Festival Deutschlands: Das Eigakai Kinofestival. Wir sprechen mit unserem Gast Dimbula über die Filme, wie man an Lizenzen kommt, und wie man überhaupt auf die Idee kommt, so ein Festival aufzubauen.

Como siempre, comenzaremos echando un vistazo a los titulares de actualidad. Empezaremos discutiendo la noticia de que Alemania, Francia, Gran Bretaña y EE. UU. van a levantar la restricción del alcance de 70 km en las armas que proporcionan a Ucrania. Después, conmemoraremos el quinto aniversario de la muerte de George Floyd echando un vistazo al estado actual del movimiento Black Lives Matter. La noticia de ciencia estará dedicada a un estudio que indica que se ha observado a monos secuestrando a crías de otras especies. Y concluiremos la primera parte del programa comentando el Festival de Cine de Cannes, que acabó el pasado sábado. La segunda parte del programa se centrará en el lenguaje y la cultura españolas. La primera conversación incluirá ejemplos del tema de gramática de hoy, Relative pronouns - Que, Quien and Quienes. Para prepararos mejor, podéis refrescaros la memoria sobre este tema leyendo la lección y rellenando los cuestionarios que encontraréis en nuestra página web. En la última conversación de hoy, ilustraremos el uso de un nuevo proverbio español, A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda. Occidente levanta las restricciones de alcance a Ucrania en el uso de armas occidentales EE. UU. conmemora el quinto aniversario del asesinato de George Floyd En Panamá se ha visto a monos secuestrando a crías de otras especies Un director iraní que tiene prohibido hacer cine gana el Festival de Cine de Cannes 2025 Encajes de Almagro: artesanía e identidad Talento español

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Happy Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Even though the Trump Administration has eliminated recognizing cultural heritage months, we are still celebrating diversity and inclusion here at APEX Express and KPFA. We believe in lifting up people's voices and tonight on APEX Express the Powerleegirls are focusing on “Asian American Children's book authors”. Powerleegirl hosts Miko Lee and daughter Jalena Keane-Lee speak with: Michele Wong McSween, Gloria Huang, and Andrea Wang   AAPINH Month Children's Books part 1 transcript Opening: [00:00:00] Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express.   Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:00:49] Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Even though the Trump administration has eliminated recognizing cultural heritage months, we are still celebrating diversity and inclusion. Here at Apex Express and KPFA, we believe in lifting up people's voices. And tonight on Apex Express, the PowerLeeGirls are focusing on Asian American Children's book authors. PowerLeeGirl hosts Miko Lee and daughter Jalena Keane-Lee. Speak with Michele Wong McSween, Gloria Huang and Andrea Wang. Thanks for joining us tonight on Apex Express. Enjoy the show.   Miko Lee: [00:01:21] Welcome, Michele Wong McSween to Apex Express.    Michele Wong McSween: [00:01:26] Thank you, Miko. It's nice to be here.    Miko Lee: [00:01:28] I'm really happy to talk with you about your whole children's series, Gordon & Li Li, which is absolutely adorable. I wanna start very first with a personal question that I ask all of my guests, which is, who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?   Michele Wong McSween: [00:01:45] I would say my people are really my family starting with, my great, great grandparents who came here down to my grandparents, my parents, and onto my children because, to me family is. The reason why I created Gordon & Li Li in the first place, it was really to bridge that connection for my children. I didn't grow up feeling that connected with my culture because as a fourth generation Chinese American, I was really in the belief that I'm American. Why do I need to know anything about my culture? Why do I need to speak Chinese? I never learned. As a sidebar to that, I never learned to speak Chinese and it didn't really hit me until I had my own kids that I was really doing a disservice to not only my kids, but to myself. my people are my family. I do this for my kids. I do this to almost apologize to my parents for being so, Disrespectful to my amazing culture and I do it for the families who really want to connect and bridge that gap for their own children and for themselves.    Miko Lee: [00:02:53] And what legacy do you carry with you?    Michele Wong McSween: [00:02:55] Again, my family. My, great grandparents. Really. Started our family's legacy with the hard work and the prejudices and all the things that they endured so that we could have a better life. And I've always felt that it is my responsibility to teach my own kids about the sacrifices that were made and not to make them feel guilty, but to just make them appreciate that we are here. Because of the the blood, sweat, and tears that their ancestors did for them. And so we are, eternally grateful for that. I think it's important for us to continue that legacy of always doing our best, being kind and doing what we can do to further the experience of not just our family, but the people in our community that we connect with and to the greater world.    Miko Lee: [00:03:43] when you were growing up, were your parents speaking with you in Chinese and did you hear about your great grandparents and their legacy? Was that part of your upbringing?    Michele Wong McSween: [00:03:52] I heard about my great grandparents in the stories that my mom told us, but to be quite honest, I wasn't receptive to really digging deep in my cultural understanding of. my great-grandfather and what he went through. I know mom, I know he came over in 19 whatever. I know he brought over all these young sons from his village, but I really didn't fully take it in and. No, I didn't hear Chinese spoken in the house much. The only time my parents spoke it was to each other so that we didn't know what they were talking about. They had like this secret code, language. My experience with my language was not, That positive. we did attempt to go to Chinese school only to be teased by all the other kids because we didn't speak it. It didn't end up well. my mom ended up pulling us out and so no, we were really not connected all that much to the language.   Miko Lee: [00:04:48] I can really relate to what you're saying. As a fifth generation Chinese American, and my parents their ancestors came from different provinces, so their dialects were so different that they even spoke to each other in English. 'cause they couldn't understand each other in Chinese. So it happens so often. Yeah. Yeah. And so I really relate to that. I'm wondering if there was an epiphany in your life or a time where you thought, oh, I. I wish I knew more of those stories about my ancestors or was there some catalyst for you that changed?   Michele Wong McSween: [00:05:17] All of this really kind of happened when I moved to New York. I, you know, raised in Sacramento, went to college in the Bay Area, lived in San Francisco for a while with a job, and then I eventually moved to New York. And it wasn't until I came to New York and I met Asians or Chinese Americans like me that actually spoke Chinese and they knew about cool stuff to do in Chinatown. It really opened my eyes to this new cool world of the Chinese culture because I really experienced Chinatown for the first time when I moved to New York. And it was just so incredible to see all these people, living together in this community. And they all looked the same. But here's the thing, they all spoke Chinese, or the majority of them spoke Chinese. So when I went to Chinatown and they would look at me and speak to me in Chinese and I would give them this blank stare. They would just look at me like, oh my gosh, she doesn't even speak her own language. And it kind of made me feel bad. And this was really the first time that it dawned on me that, oh wow, I, I kind of feel like something's missing. And then it really hit me when I had my kids, because they're half Chinese and I thought, oh my gosh, wait a minute, if I'm their last connection to the Chinese culture and I don't speak the language. They have no chance of learning anything about their language they couldn't go that deep into their culture if I didn't learn about it. So that really sparked this whole, Gordon & Li Li journey of learning and discovering language and culture for my kids.    Miko Lee: [00:06:51] Share more about that. How, what happened actually, what was the inspiration for creating the Children's book series?    Michele Wong McSween: [00:06:58] It was really my children, I really felt that it was my responsibility to teach them about their culture and language and, if I didn't know the language, then I better learn it. So I enrolled all of us in different Mandarin courses. They had this, I found this really cute kids' Mandarin class. I went to adult Mandarin classes and I chose Mandarin because that was the approved official language in China. I am from Taishan, My parents spoke Taishanese, but I thought, well, if Mandarin's the official language, I should choose that one probably so that my kids will have at least a better chance at maybe some better jobs in the future or connecting with, the billion people that speak it. I thought Mandarin would be the way to go. When I started going to these classes and I just realized, wow, this is really hard, not just to learn the language, but to learn Mandarin Chinese, because we're not just talking about learning how to say the four different tones. We're talking about reading these characters that if you look at a Chinese character, you have absolutely no idea what it sounds like if you're, if you're learning Spanish or French or German, you can see the letters and kind of sound it out a little bit. But with Chinese characters. No chance. So I found it extremely difficult and I realized, wow, I really need to support my kids more because if I am going to be the one that's going to be bridging this connection for them, I need to learn more and I need to find some more resources to help us. when we would have bedtime story time, that whole routine. That was always the favorite time of my kids to be really, quiet and they would really absorb what I was saying, or we would talk about our days or just talk about funny things and I realized, wow, these books that they love and we have to read over and over and over again. this is the way that they're going to get the information. And I started searching high and low for these books. back in 2006, they didn't exist. and so I realized if they didn't exist and I really wanted them for my kids, then I needed to create them. That's the impetus, is there was nothing out there and I really wanted it so badly that I had to create it myself.   Miko Lee: [00:09:09] Oh, I love that. And I understand you started out self-publishing. Can you talk a little bit about that journey?    Michele Wong McSween: [00:09:15] I'm glad I didn't know what I know today because it was really hard. luckily I had, A friend who used to work for a toy company, it was all through connections. there was nothing really on Google about it. there was no Amazon print on demand. There were none of these companies that provide these services like today. So I just kept asking questions. Hey, do you know a toy manufacturer in China that maybe prints books? Do you know a company that could help me? get my books to the states. Do you know an illustrator that can help me illustrate my books? Because I had gone to fashion design school, but I had not learned to illustrate characters or things in a book. So asking questions and not being afraid to ask the questions was really how I was able to do it because, Without the help of friends and family, I wouldn't have been able to do this. I had all my friends look at my books, show them to their kids. I had my kids look at them, and I kind of just figured it out as I went along. Ultimately when I did publish my first book, I had so much support from my kids' schools. To read the books there, I had support from a local play space for kids that we would go to. I really leaned on my community to help me, get the books out there, or actually it was just one at the time. Two years later I self-published two more books. So I had three in total. no one tells you that when you self-publish a book, the easy part is actually creating it. The hard part is what comes after that, which is the pr, the marketing, the pounding, the pavement, knocking on the doors to ask people to buy your books, and that was really hard for me. I would just take my books in a bag and I would explain my story to people and I would show them my books. sometimes they would say, okay, I'll take one of each, or Okay, we'll try it out. and slowly but surely they would reorder from me. I just slowly, slowly built up, a whole Roster of bookstores and I kept doing events in New York.    I started doing events in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and through that I gained some following, some fans and people would tell their friends about me. they would give them to their nieces they would give them to their cousin's kids, or, things like that. I knew that I had to do it because my ultimate goal was to have Scholastic be my publisher. That was my ultimate goal. Because they are the publisher that I grew up with, that I love that I connected with, that I was so excited to get their book club, little flyer. I would check off every book that I wanted. And my mom never said no. She always let me get every single book I wanted. I realize now that that's what really Created the love of books for me is just having access to them and, going to the libraries and seeing all these books on the bookshelves and being able to take them out and read them on the spot. And then if I loved them enough, I would check them out and take them home and read them over and over. So it was really, my experience, having that love for books that I thought, oh gosh, it would be a dream. To have Scholastic become my publisher. So after 10 long years of events and community outreach and selling to these bookstores, I finally thought, okay, I've sold, about 17,000, 18,000 books. Maybe, maybe now I can take my series to them. I also had created an app. Maybe I can take this to them and show them what I've done. Maybe they'll be interested in acquiring me. And I got an appointment with the editor and I pitched my books on my app and within a couple of days they offered to acquire my books, which was my dream come true. So anyway, that was a very long story for how self-publishing really is and how ultimately it really helped my dream come true.    Miko Lee: [00:13:08] Now your books are on this Scholastic book, fair Circuit, right?    Michele Wong McSween: [00:13:13] Yes, they are. Well, it's actually just one book. They took the three books, which were everyday Words. Count in Mandarin and learn animals in Mandarin. They took all three books and they put them in one big compilation book, which is called My First Mandarin Words with Gordon & Li Li. So it's a bigger book. It's a bigger board book. Still very, very sturdy and it's a great, starter book for any family because it has those three first themes that were the first themes that I taught my own boys, and I think. It just, it's very natural for kids to want to learn how to count. animals were, and my kids were animal lovers, so I knew that that's what would keep them interested in learning Mandarin because they actually loved the topic. So, yes, my first mandarin words with Gordon & Li Li does live on Scholastics big roster.   Miko Lee: [00:14:01] Fun. Your dream come true. I love it. Yeah. Thanks. And you were speaking earlier about your background in fashion design. Has there been any impact of your fashion design background on your voice as a children's book author?   Michele Wong McSween: [00:14:14] I don't know if my background as a fashion designer has had any impact on my voice. I think it's had an impact on how I imagined my books and how I color my books and how I designed them because of working with, you know, color palettes and, and putting together collections I can visually see and, can anticipate. Because I have that background, I can kind of anticipate what a customer might want. And also, you know, speaking with people at my events and seeing what kids gravitate to, that also helps. But I think there's so much more to being an author than just writing the books. You know, when I go to my events, I have a table display, I have setups, I have props, I have, I actually now have a, a small. Capsule of merchandise because I missed designing clothes. So I have a teeny collection of, you know, sweaters, hoodies, onesies, a tote bag, and plushies   Miko Lee: [00:15:04] they're super cute by the way.    Michele Wong McSween: [00:15:06] Oh, thank you. So, you know, fashion has come in in different ways and I think having that background has really helped. kind of become who they are    Miko Lee: [00:15:17] Can you tell us about the latest book in the series, which is Gordon and Li Li All About Me. Can you tell a little bit about your latest?   Michele Wong McSween: [00:15:25] Gordon & Li Li All About Me is really, it's, to me, it's. I think my most fun interactive book because it really gets kids and parents up and out of their chairs, out of their seats and moving around. And you know, as a parent, I always would think about the kind of books that my kids would gravitate towards. What would they want to read and what as a parent would I want to read with my kids? Because really reading is all about connection with your kids. That's what I loved about books is it gave me a way to connect with my kids. And so a book about body parts to me is just a really fun way to be animated and get up and move around and you can tickle and, and squeeze and shake it around and dance around. And, you know, having three boys, my house was just like a big energy ball. So I knew that this book would be a really fun one for families and I have two nieces and a nephew, and I now, they're my new target market testers, and they just loved it. They had so much fun pointing to their body parts and the book ends with head, shoulders, knees, and toes in English and in Mandarin. And so of course. Every kid knows head, shoulders, knees, and toes in English. So we sing that. We get up, we point to our pottered parts, we shake it around, we dance around. And then the fun part is teaching them head, shoulders, knees, and toes in Mandarin because they're already familiar with the song. It's not scary to learn something in Mandarin. It just kind of naturally happens. And so I think the All About Me book is just a really fun way to connect with kids. I've actually launched it at a couple of events already and the response to the book has been overwhelming. I was at the Brooklyn Children's Museum and even the president of the museum came and did the head shoulders. Knees and toes, songs with us. It was so much fun. Everybody was dancing around and having a great time. So I'm just really, really excited for people to pick up this book and really learn about the body. It's, you know, body positivity, it's body awareness, and it's just a great way to connect with your kids.   Miko Lee: [00:17:31] So fun. I, I saw that you're recently at the Asian American Book Con. Can you talk a little bit about that experience?    Michele Wong McSween: [00:17:38] Oh, that was great. That was the first of its kind and. I led the entire author segment of it. I would say individual authors. There were, there were, publishing companies that brought in their own authors, but I was responsible for bringing in the independent authors. And so I think we had about eight of us. There were Indian, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese, and we all came together for this one really special day of celebrating our voices and lifting each other up. And there was so much energy and so much positivity in that event, and I. Actually was just thinking about reaching out to the organizers last year and seeing if we could maybe do, part two? So, I'm glad you brought that up. It was a really positive experience.    Miko Lee: [00:18:27] So we're celebrating the end of Asian American Pacific Islander Native Hawaiian month. Can you tell us why this month is important to you?    Michele Wong McSween: [00:18:36] When you have something designated and set aside as, this is the month that we're going to be celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander heritage all month long, I think it kind of perks up. People's ears and they think, oh wow, this is a great opportunity for me to see what's happening in my community. I think it just brings the awareness to. The broader community and ultimately the world. And I think when we learn about each other and each other's cultures, it brings us closer together and makes us realize that we're really not that different from each other. And I think when there are so many events happening now it peaks the interest of people in the neighborhood that might otherwise not know about it and it can, really bring us closer together as a community.   Miko Lee: [00:19:27] Michelle Wong McSween, thank you so much for joining me on Apex Express. It's great to hear more about you and about your latest book Gordon & Li Li and the entire series. Thank you so much.    Michele Wong McSween: [00:19:39] Thank you, Miko   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:19:40] Thank you all so much for joining us. I'm here with Gloria l Huang, author of Kaya of the Ocean. Thank you so much for joining us, Gloria.    Gloria Huang: [00:19:48] Oh, thanks so much for having me here.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:19:50] So first off, one question that we're asking all of our guests on our show tonight is, who are your people? However you identify, you know, your community, your ancestors, and what legacy do you carry with you?    Gloria Huang: [00:20:01] Oh, that's such a good question. So I am my heritage is Chinese. My parents were born in China and then grew up in Taiwan. And I myself was actually born in Canada. But then moved the states pretty young and and American Canadian dual citizen and now, but I, my heritage plays a lot into my. Kind of my worldview. It really shaped, how I grew up and how I saw things. And so it features very prominently in my writing and in my stories as you could probably tell from Kaya the ocean.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:20:34] Yes. And I love the book so much. It was such a    Gloria Huang: [00:20:37] thank you,    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:20:38] amazing read. And I'm also half Chinese and love the ocean. Just love the beach so much and have always felt such a connection with the water. I don't wanna give away too much things about the book, but I was wondering if you could talk about your inspiration for writing it and a little bit about, setting and everything.   Gloria Huang: [00:20:56] Of course. So the inspiration for the book actually started I came up with the idea when the world was first emerging from the pandemic and I was seeing a lot of people obviously experiencing a lot of anxiety, but a lot of children very close to me in my life. And they were experiencing it for the first time, which was can be so difficult. I remember when it happened to me and there's just this tendency to. Worry that there's something wrong with you or that you've done something and you feel so alone. And so I remember standing by the ocean one night actually and thinking that I'd really love to write a book about a girl who is struggling with. The anxiety just to be able to send a message to all these kids that there's nothing wrong with them. They're not alone and really all parts of who they are. Even the parts they might not love so much are important parts of these amazing, beautiful, complicated people. They are. So that was the inspiration for that part of the story, the setting. I was very inspired. As you mentioned, the ocean is a huge inspiration to me. It actually comes into my mind, a lot of my stories and someone pointed that out once and I was like, you're right, it does. And I think part of it is that I love the ocean. I love the beach. I love being there, but I'm also so in awe of this powerful thing that, you know, where we know so little about it. It is. There's so much mystery to it. It can look so beautiful on the surface and be so dangerous underneath. I love it as a metaphor. I love it as a part of nature. So I think that was a huge part of why I wanted to incorporate that, especially because I think it also plays well into the metaphor for how some people experience anxiety and you can be calm on the surface, but so much is happening underneath.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:22:29] Absolutely. Yeah. Those interplay with each other and are metaphors for each other in such a beautiful way, mirror the experience. Yeah. I wanted to talk a little bit more about anxiety and particular, as a young Asian American girl the cultural specificity of having anxiety as a young Asian American woman.    Gloria Huang: [00:22:46] Yes I definitely think it's no coincidence. I think that anxiety often goes hand in hand with perfectionism and pressure and I, many people feel that kind of pressure, but certainly a young Asian girl especially with immigrant parents, will feel specific kind of pressure. And so I was really trying to portray that, Somebody once said to me, they were like, oh, I really like how Kaya on the surface seems so put together. She's, got really good grades. She works really hard at school. She's close to her parents, but there's all this going on underneath. And I actually think that's not unusual in terms of that experience for Asian American children of immigrants, and especially if you're female I was really trying to. Tease that out. And then in addition I think there's a tendency, and this might exist in other cultures as well, but in Asian culture, at least in my family history there's a tendency not to really want to talk about mental health. There was a, there's a joke in my family that my parents thought anything could be solved with good sleep and good nutrition, like anytime you had any problem. And I think that there is a, there's a. resistance to feeling like your child can be struggling in a way you can't help them. So I, really wanted to touch on that, part of the cultural pressures at play in kaya's life.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:23:59] And you did so beautifully and it was very relatable, as a anxious Asian girly. And also just, the discussion of big feelings and somehow, having inklings that you may be more powerful than you even realize, but the kind of like emotions that come with that too.    Gloria Huang: [00:24:15] Yes. I think that's a huge part of it is that like when you experience these huge feelings they feel powerful, know, in a negative way. But what I was really trying to get at was, there is also power in accepting these parts of yourself and realizing that They can make up this powerful being that you are, even if you might not love them in that moment.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:24:34] Yeah. I felt very seen by the book and I, couldn't help but wonder wow, what would it have been like if I had read this when I was, 13 or 12 or kind of Closer to the age of the characters in the book.   Gloria Huang: [00:24:45] Thank you so much for saying that it actually means a lot because a lot of my motivation when I do write these books is to write for people who are either of that age or, wish they had a book like that at that age, which is also how I feel a lot about books nowadays and oh, I, I'm so glad that exists. I wish that had been around when I was that age.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:25:03] Yes. Were there any books that really set an example for you that either you read, maybe when you were, in the young adult. Age range or that you've read now as an adult where you're like, okay, this is definitely the audience that I wanna be writing for.   Gloria Huang: [00:25:17] Definitely. I actually love this question 'cause I'm a big reader and so I love talking about books . When I was a kid, middle grade books were my gateway into my love of reading. So I still remember a lot of my favorite books, but I would say a recent book, it's actually maybe not that recent now, it's maybe a couple years old, but a book that really. Had an effect on the middle grade book was when you trap a tiger by Tae Keller and it explores. The kind of Korean experience, but also through the prism of kind of understanding generational grief. And it was just so beautifully done and really made an impact on me. So that was one recently that I thought was really powerful. And, I was like, this is an important book. This is definitely a book I would've loved as a child. When I was younger and I was reading books, there were three books that meant a lot to me. One was called the true confessions of Charlotte Doyle, and it was like a swashbuckling adventure story starring a girl, which was, at that time not very common. And it was, it meant, it was so earth shattering to me to be able to see a female character in that role. So that was great. There's a book called. Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt. And it's an adventure story and it also stars. The main character is a very strong female character and Tuck everlasting, which I just think is a beautiful book. It's also female characters. Now I'm saying it out loud. They are all female main characters. And all about, existentialism and adventure and things that, it was important for me to see. Female characters exploring. But I did also wanna say that when I was reading middle grade books, some of my favorite books included a series called, babysitters Club, which I think that they've redone now as a graphic novel. And that was actually really important, not necessarily for the stories, but because there's a character named Claudia Kishi who. Was a Japanese American character and she absolutely shattered the minds of, I think all kids that age were Asian descent and female in reading these books because there just wasn't a character like her before that, she was so cool and artistic but she had immigrant parents and she had a sister who was very good at math and they didn't get along and she loved junk food and she was. So incredibly nuanced and it was just not something that we saw back then. So that really inspired me, I think, to want to add to the diversity of voices. And thankfully there are many more diverse voices now than when I was reading.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:27:30] I love that. And I also feel like books that you read at that age, they stay with you forever.   Gloria Huang: [00:27:35] They really do.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:27:35] And they shape so much of like your worldview and your friendships. And I'm curious, 'cause I know the book was released this year in January. Mm-hmm. So what has it been like for you on your book tour and what's been some other responses that you've heard? I.    Gloria Huang: [00:27:48] It's been really great. It was so exciting to do the book launch and then just the amount of support from the writing community from, my, my kind of network, my agents and my publisher and editor. And also just readers. It's been really great. But one thing I think I wasn't expecting to love quite so much, not because I was expecting to not love it. I just said, it occurred to me that I would feel this way is getting feedback from, child readers is amazing because, I think as writers we love feedback no matter what. And if it's positive feedback, that's even better. But having a child reach out and as some of my friends will send a video of their. Children reacting to the book or they'll, their, let their child type out a text messages and just to hear how the book hits with them and to hear their excitement or to hear that they were moved or to have them want to know what happens next. It meant so much to me because it was, they're the target audience and to have them feel seen in that way was just, it's just the ultimate kind of powerful feeling.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:28:51] That is so sweet. Oh my gosh. I can only imagine. And so you're talking about the young readers. Yes. But I'm also curious if you have any advice or thoughts for young writers who might be wanting to share and get similar stories out to the world?   Gloria Huang: [00:29:05] Yeah I definitely do. And one of the. Experiences I've had that's been great is I've been doing, some school visits and I go and I talk about the book, but I actually talk about the writing process. And when I do that, I really talk to the kids. As if they're writers. The one of the first questions I ask is, hold up your hand. If you love writing or you think you want me, you might wanna be a writer someday. And a lot of hands go up and I tell them like, what the publishing process is, what are, the different genre options, what you might wanna consider, how you come up with an idea, how you sit down and write it, how you reach out to an agent. And I am surprised at how. Intensely, they're hanging onto every word and they're insightful questions after it. It shows me that a lot of them are really thinking about this. I think for one of the school visits, I remember someone held up her hand and she said what is the youngest age I. Someone has been able to be published. And I thought that was great. Because they're so inspired and you can tell that, that they're thinking for the first time this is a possibility. I have all kinds of advice during the school visits, the main piece of advice is really. Just that it can be a tough industry. writing is a very isolated process usually. There's a lot of kind of obstacles and there's a lot of gatekeeping. And so I tell 'em that the most important thing they can do is just keep pushing through and not to let any, setbacks stop them, because the ultimate goal is to reach even just one person.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:30:24] Absolutely. And what kind of advice do you give around learning how to hone your own voice and also having discipline when it comes to an artistic practice?   Gloria Huang: [00:30:33] Yeah, I think that's such a great question. And I was gonna say this piece of advice is probably more for I. Older writers, but adult writers, I guess I should say. The one thing that I've really been thinking about having published a middle grade book is the very specific and unique experience of writing for middle grade audiences. I think a lot of my friends who write for older audience groups, young adults, adults, They have their own challenges, but one of the things that is different is when they're writing, they are writing for the same target audience. That's also the decision makers. So generally, adults and young adults are picking their own books, and they're speaking to someone who will. Ultimately be the ones to pick up the books where when you're writing for middle grade audiences they're not usually the decision makers. at bookstores, they may or may not be in charge of which book they buy, in. Schools, usually it's a librarian or a teacher. So in some ways you're writing for one audience, but you're also writing a subject matter that you're hoping the decision makers will decide is worthy to put in front of your ultimate readers. So that's one challenge. And then the other challenge is I think middle grade audiences are so. fascinating because they're going through this amazingly unusual time in their lives, whether it's eventful and there's new experiences and that can be exciting, but also scary. So there's a lot to mind in terms of topics, but they are also a mixture of being very sophisticated readers who are on the cusp of being teens. And so there's a healthy dose of, skepticism, but they're still young enough that they. Believe in magic, at least in the literary world. So you, there's a lot of room to play with that. But they also. They sound different. They speak differently than adults. So it's important to get the dialogue, for me I, turn to children in my life, including my own, just to do a check to make sure that the dialogue sounds authentic and something that, people, that kids would say. So a lot of thoughts there, but I think, I've been thinking a lot about middle grade and writing for middle grade, and what a unique experience it is.   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:32:26] Yeah, that's such a good point about the decision maker and having the multiple audiences, and I'm sure sometimes the decision makers are reading the books too, right? Or reading it with their kids or what have you. For your personal writing practice, are there any upcoming projects that you can share with us? And how do you stay inspired for what I imagine is like the long haul of writing something.    Gloria Huang: [00:32:45] I'm happiest when I have like several projects in the pipeline. So as soon as I am done a book or it's, outta my hands, it's with my agents or my editors. I'm looking to write another book. And I think sometimes I probably overwhelm my amazing book before agents. 'cause I'm like, I'm ready to start another story. And they're like, we're still looking at the book you just sent us. But I, that's very much how. I am happiest. I would definitely say that everybody finds their own rhythm. I'm in some writers groups and some people are incredibly fast drafters and just need multiple projects at a time. And some people are like, no, I need to work on one project and I need to have it to perfection and I'm gonna work on it for a year or two. And I think whatever works for the individual artist, I think is the best kind of process for them. But yes, for me it's very much about having multiple projects. I think I'm most inspired when I have different projects going at the same time. finding your own rhythm, I think is my advice.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:33:40] kaya of the ocean has, strong themes and storylines about, myths, mythology, Chinese mythology, and goddesses. I'm curious if you wanna talk any more about that and then also if that shows up in any of the other projects you're working on    Gloria Huang: [00:33:54] Yes, the Chinese mythological water goddess that features. Pretty prominently in Kaya of the Ocean is Matsu. And I find her to be such a fascinating character. She is a real goddess who's worshiped still in Asia. I think. Fishermen often will, pray to her for safe passage when they go out on the water. And my father told me about her when I was younger he told me like the side stories and I thought that was really interesting. But it was only when I started thinking about this book that I thought, I'd love to, I'd love to incorporate her. I hadn't heard about her too much in, in the fictional world, even though I knew she was still like a revered goddess. But I thought it was so cool that she was this strong. I. Strong female figure in a space that didn't always have that, hundreds of years ago. And so I dove into her story a little bit and found out, the story is that she was once a human child who loved to read and then she was afraid of swimming in water until she was older and then she drowned, saving, trying to save some relatives and it was interesting 'cause I'd already started plotting out Kaya and writing Kaya. And so much of her story wove easily into what I had already come up with. Like there, I think she has two sidekicks that were one time enemies that she, made into her friends and I'd already had Kaya written with two friends, Naomi and Ana. So I, there was just so much that I felt was kismet. And it was really fun to be able to weave that story together and fictionalize it. But I think it was also meaningful for me to be able to do that because. When I was younger, I loved reading Greek mythology. the stories are beautiful and they've been redone in beautiful ways, but it definitely was an area where I didn't necessarily see myself reflected. As part of my goal to add to the diversity of voices, I really wanted to feature Chinese mythology and bring those stories in so that. Kids can either see themselves reflected in those stories and or understand a new kind of set of mythology and learn about a new culture.   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:35:46] Yes. I'm so glad you put it that way because it is, it's such a privilege to have access to, our own I. Cultural stories and knowledge through these, like fun and modern interpretations. Definitely. So I'm so glad that this can provide that.    Gloria Huang: [00:36:00] Oh, thank you. I did realize I didn't answer your other question, which is does it feature my other works? Which so I have sold another middle grade novel and I'm, it's not announced yet. I'm hoping to announce it soon. And I have some other. Books. I'm working on a young adult novel so far. They have not featured Chinese mythology, but I do definitely have a type that my most of my books tend to be contemporary settings, but with elements of speculative. Fantasy, just like the light touch of that and sometimes a little bit of historical elements as well. So they, they definitely all have that similar motif, but so far chi of the ocean is the only one to feature a Chinese mythological goddess.   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:36:43] Thank you so much for sharing that. I love that. And I really love the relationship that Kaya had with her two friends and just and then also like the cousin that comes and just capturing like the banter amongst, amongst the girls.    Gloria Huang: [00:36:56] Thank you so much. that was really important to me, I think because at the stage that Kaia is in her life the loves of her life really are her two friends, Naomi and Ana, and they feature very prominently in how she learns to cope with her anxiety and her symptoms of anxiety. And so I really, I think that I really wanted to center her their friendship as much as possible. So I'm I'm glad that you saw it that way too.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:37:19] Yeah. And I feel like, I mean, it truly is the most important relationship. And so it's nice when works of fiction and yeah, works of fiction, can reflect that in such a beautiful way. I know you mentioned that you have daughters or have children?    Gloria Huang: [00:37:32] I do, yes. I have a son and a daughter. And my daughter actually was quite involved because when I first started writing Kaya, I think she was exactly of the age that she would be the target reader group. And so she actually helped Beta read it. She provided a lot of feedback. She became like a cheerleader. She was definitely involved in the process and I think that was really exciting for her. my son became of the reading age once it came out, so he reads it and he's a big fan too,   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:38:00] that's so sweet. I love that your daughter was part of the editing process too. That's amazing.    Gloria Huang: [00:38:04] Yeah. Yeah. She loves writing and always says she wants to be a writer herself, so it was really special that she got to be part of this and see it up close.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:38:13] Oh wow. Do you think you would do any collaborative projects with her in the future?   Gloria Huang: [00:38:16] It's so funny that you say that. She always suggests that. And then sometimes they'll actually start a Google doc and they'll say, let's write a story together. And we all have, of course, very different writing styles. And then at some point they both actually usually just start reading what I'm writing. And at that point I'm like, this is not collaborative. You have to write as well. So we've had a couple of false starts, but that's always a joke that we're gonna do that together.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:38:39] that's so sweet. What else is upcoming for you? I know this is, Asian American and native Hawaiian Pacific Islander month right now, and the episode will come out towards the end of May. So if there's anything else coming up from you for this month or for June or the summer. Yeah. We'd love to hear what you have going on.    Gloria Huang: [00:38:57] Oh, yeah. Today actually Kaya's audio book was released people can listen to it. It was narrated by this amazing, narrator, Cindy K. And so anywhere you find audio books is available. And that was really cool. I've listened to a little bit of it and you, when you write, you hear the words in your head one way, and then it's amazing to hear like another artist do their take on it. So that's really cool. I will be at the Bay Area book Festival at the end of the month of May. There. Doing like different panels and I'll be on a panel. it's about Fantastical Worlds. I'm really excited about that. hopefully we'll be able to announce this other book soon. As you, you may know publishing is a very long lead time it will be a while before it's released, but I think the hope is to release it during, a API month as well just not this year. And working on a young adult novel that hopefully we can go on submission with at some point. But it's an exciting time for sure.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:39:51] Wow, that does sound so exciting. I can't wait to hear about your new projects and to continue to read the work that you put out into the world. Is there anything else that you'd like to discuss or talk about?   Gloria Huang: [00:40:01] I think just to say a thank you to you for, having me on here and reading Kaya of the Ocean and really anyone who's been interested in joining Kaya and her friends on their journey. It's just, it's so amazing, I think, to create these characters that become real to you, and then have them become real to other people. I don't have the words to describe how meaningful it is to me, but thank you.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:40:24] Thank you for letting us join into the world of Kaya for a little bit 'cause it was very fun and healing and all of the amazing things. And thanks so much for joining us today on Apex Express.    Gloria Huang: [00:40:36] For sure. Thanks so much.   Miko Lee: [00:40:38] Welcome, Andrea Wang, award-winning children's book author to Apex Express.    Andrea Wang: [00:40:43] Thank you, Miko. I'm so happy to be here.    Miko Lee: [00:40:46] Happy to have you. I'd love to start first with a personal question, which is, who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?   Andrea Wang: [00:40:57] My people are from China. My mother's family belonged to an ethnic minority, called the Haka or the Kaja people, and she and her siblings were. A military family, and we're each born in a different province. And when the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949, they went to Taiwan where she grew up and immigrated to the United States in 1965 or 1966. My father's family are from Guangdong Province, and so I'm Cantonese on that side, although I don't speak any Cantonese. And he went to Hong Kong after the Chinese Civil War. So I am the daughter of Chinese immigrants, second generation Chinese American.    Miko Lee: [00:42:01] And what legacy do you carry with you?   Andrea Wang:[00:42:03]  I carry the legacy of their stories, both the ones that I know and the ones that I don't know yet.    Miko Lee: [00:42:12] Ooh. It sounds like there's lots of juicy things for you still to discover. That is fun.    Andrea Wang: [00:42:16] Yes.    Miko Lee: [00:42:17] Today we're talking about your new book, watercress, can you share what the audience, what the book is about, and then what is your inspiration for this book?    Andrea Wang: [00:42:25] So the book is about a Chinese American girl who is growing up in rural Ohio and her parents spot watercress growing in a ditch by the side of the road, and they immediately pull over and make her enter older brother, get out of the car and get down into the ditch with them and collect this. Vegetable, but to her it's a weed. And so when they serve it to her and her family at dinner, she really is unhappy about this and. For her, picking food out of a ditch has a really different meaning than it does to her parents who survived a lot of hardship in China. And it's not until her mom tells her a story about her childhood growing up in China and spoiler alert, loses a sibling to the famine that the girl begins to understand and better appreciate her parents, her culture, and her heritage.   Miko Lee: [00:43:29] And the inspiration for this book.    Andrea Wang: [00:43:32] So the inspiration is largely my own life. this is a semi autobiographical story. The memory of picking watercress by the side of the road was just something that I couldn't forget, I don't know why this memory continued to haunt me into adulthood. And then after my mom passed away, I started writing down, memories and stories of being with my family in order to maintain a connection to her. When I wrote this, at first it was a personal essay and it just wasn't working. I would put it away and I would occasionally take it out and I would put it away and take it out and work on it again. And it wasn't until I decided to pursue writing for young people that I completely changed the manuscript from a personal essay into a picture book. But at that point it still wasn't working. It was in third person and it wasn't very personal It took me several more years to figure out the heart of the story for me. So it was largely based on my own memories and my mother's childhood stories that she shared with me.   Miko Lee: [00:44:39] Can you share more about the power of memory and the artistic process? 'cause you've written many books and in different genres as well, but can you talk a little bit more about memory and its impact on your work?   Andrea Wang: [00:44:52] Yeah, that's a great question. I tend to write primarily for myself. And to figure out how I felt about certain experiences, how they've changed me, to try and process things I feel like I remember a lot about my childhood. parts of it are very vivid and I like to go back to those. Moments that have stuck with me all these years and explore what it means to me. Like I'm just very curious about why I remember certain things watercress was largely my way of processing my childhood feelings of shame about my family and my culture. I have leaned into that and am still writing stories about identity and the struggle to find our identity. Memory has a lot to do with it. I put myself in every single book.    Miko Lee: [00:45:45] Ooh, that's so interesting. And you're talking a little bit about shame and overcoming that. I'm wondering if you could speak more on, if you feel like memories hold the power to heal.    Andrea Wang: [00:45:56] I firmly believe that memories hold the power to heal. I think that writing watercress and talking about these feelings has really helped me, , heal from, that sort of trauma of not feeling like I belonged as a kid and also that I may have been. Not the nicest kid to my parents, not the most filial, right? And so writing this story was, as I say in the author's note, sort of an apology and a love letter to my parents. So it's been very healing and healing to hear about from all the. People who have read the book and had it resonate with them, the things that they regretted in their lives and hoped to, heal as well.    Miko Lee: [00:46:42] Oh, have you heard that story a lot from adult readers?   Andrea Wang: [00:46:46] I have. They will often tell me about the things that their parents did that embarrassed them. A lot of foraging stories, but also stories about, relatives and ancestors who were sharecroppers or indigenous peoples. And it's just been fascinating how many people connect to the story on different levels. There is that theme of poverty. I think recognizing. That's not often talked about in children's books, I think makes people feel very seen.   Miko Lee: [00:47:14] Yeah. That feeling of shame is really showcased by the illustrator Jason Chin. I mean your young you character kind of has a grumpy look on their face. And it was just so fun. Even in the book notes, Jason Chin, the illustrator, writes about how he combined both the western and eastern style of art, but also his similar cross-cultural background. I'm wondering when you very first saw the artwork and this was kind of young you did anything surprise you by it?    Andrea Wang: [00:47:42] I mean, it's amazing, gorgeous artwork and I was really struck by how he dealt with the flashbacks because when I sold this manuscript, I. Had no idea how an illustrator would deal with how interior it is and, , and how they would tackle those flashbacks. And there's one spread where on the left hand side of the page, it shows the main character's current time and then it morphs across the gutter of the book into. The moms past and her childhood memories in China, and it was just exquisite is really the only way to describe it. It was, it's just brilliant, and amazing. We don't, as picture book authors typically get to work with our illustrators. We often do not have contact with them through the making of a picture book. But in this case. Our editors said since it was such a personal story for me, that he, , felt that Jason and I should collaborate. And so I provided photos, family photos, photos of Ohio, lots of different, , source materials to Jason and would talk to him about the feelings that young me in the book went through. And so the fact that, he was able to take all of that and put it on the page, it was just. Spectacular.    Miko Lee: [00:49:01] Oh, that's so fun. I also understand that you love mythical creatures as you I, and one of your children's books is the Nian Monster, which I love. I'm wondering what is your favorite mythical creature and why?   Andrea Wang: [00:49:15] I. Have been sort of fascinated with the qilin, the, or they call it the Chinese unicorn. Right. Although it looks very different from what we think of a, a European unicorn looks like. Yes. And I think it's because they're supposed to be this really benevolent, creature and Have all sorts of powers and I would love to do more research about the qilin and, you know, incorporate that into a book someday.   Miko Lee: [00:49:42] Ooh, fun. Next book. I love it. you have so many books and I'm really curious about your upcoming book Worthy about Joseph Pierce. I love these as Helen Zia talks about these. MIH moments that are missing in history. And Joseph Pierce was the highest ranking Chinese American man who fought in the Civil War. Some people might recognize this picture of this Chinese American guy in a kind of civil war, uniform. Can you tell us one, when is the book being released and a little bit more about it?    Andrea Wang: [00:50:11] Sure. The book is being released on September 9th, 2025, and it is. A picture book, which we typically think of as for younger readers, but it is 64 pages. So you know, it's an all ages picture book. I think my editor and I would like to say, and it is the story of a Chinese boy born in the, First half of the 18 hundreds in China in Guangdong province, and was sold by his father to an American ship captain named Amos Peck. the reasons for that are, lost to time, right? He left no primary sources behind, there was so much going on in China at the time. Famine war, you know, all of these, Difficult things that his father probably sold him in order to keep the rest of the family alive and as well as give him the opportunity to have a better life. And he did end up in Connecticut. He was raised with the captain's, siblings and sent to school and treated almost like a member of the family except for the fact that he was. Clearly Chinese and there were very few Chinese people in, Connecticut at that time. he joined the Union Army when he came of age and was able to leverage his service into gaining citizenship, which really people of color, weren't really able to do successfully back then. And so. He gained a citizenship. He married, he had a family. He was able to own property and accomplish all these amazing things. Sort of right before the Chinese exclusion Act was, enacted. So he was a very brave guy.    Miko Lee: [00:51:45] It's a wild story and you sent me on a little bit of a rabbit hole, which is fun. Just, looking at Ruth Ann, McCune's. historical piece that there were 10 different Chinese American men in the Civil War, but he was exceptional because he rose to such high ranks. And I just think it's so interesting that, in the 1880 census, he registered as Chinese. But then after the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, he listed his race as Japanese in the 1890 census. but he was racialized as white so that he could buy property and everything. Yeah. Can you just talk a little bit about that, like talk about code switching? He like literally changed his race,    Andrea Wang: [00:52:26] right. And people at that time could not tell the difference. Similar to now, people often can't tell different Asian, ethnicities apart. Right. I found actual newspaper articles where Joseph Pierce was interviewed about the battles, that the United States was having with Japan or the battles that Japan was having. He was asked his opinion on what the Japanese government was doing because he told these reporters he was Japanese and that was really the only clue that I had that he, Was code switching that after the Chinese exclusion Act was passed, he felt like he needed to protect himself and his family and he must have cut off his cue because otherwise, you know, that would've identified him immediately as Chinese. So that went into the book. I think it's a powerful moment, right, where he's doing what he has to do to survive and ensure his protection and his family's safety,   Miko Lee: [00:53:25] You have a, a really interesting background. Just having No really, I mean, having done all these different things and I, you know, I think you have a science background too, right? Can you talk about the times that we're living in right now, the political times that we're living in, where our government is banning books that don't align with certain conservative ideologies, where right now certain words are forbodden suddenly. And can you talk a little bit about how that impacts you as a children's book author?    Andrea Wang: [00:53:59] it is very disheartening and discouraging that the current climate is against, people who look like me or other people of color. And as a children's book author, we are experiencing a huge decrease in the number of teachers and librarians who are asking us to come and visit schools, to talk to students, which is horrible because. These young people are the ones who need to learn from books, right? Knowledge is power. And if we are not keeping them informed, then we are doing them a disservice. I think the attacks on our freedom to read are really unjust. and. personally as an author of color, I understand that books like Worthy may end up on some of these banned book lists because it does talk about racism. but these are the stories that we need now, and I'm going to continue writing these stories about the Hidden History, And to talk about these difficult subjects that I think kids understand on some level. but if they're not reading about it in books, then it's hard to spark a conversation with, educators or adults about it. So I think these books that I'm writing, that many of my friends and other children's book authors are writing are providing that. Sort of gateway to talk about, the topics that are so important right now.    Miko Lee: [00:55:29] Thank you so much for sharing, and thank you so much for being on Apex Express today. We appreciate your voice and the work that you're putting out there in the world. Is there anything else you'd like to say?   Andrea Wang: [00:55:39] you know, there's so much to say, I think just to. Stand up for what we all believe in and to, I encourage people to stand up for their intellectual freedom and that of their children.   Miko Lee: [00:55:56] Thank you, Andrea Wang. I appreciate hearing from you and hearing your voice and seeing your work out there in the world.    Andrea Wang: [00:56:03] Thank you so much, Miko. It was a pleasure.   Miko Lee: [00:56:05] Please check out our website, kpfa.org. To find out more about our show tonight. We thank all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating and sharing your visions with the world because your voices are important. Apex Express is created by Miko Lee, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preti Mangala-Shekar, Swati Rayasam, Aisa Villarosa, Estella Owoimaha-Church, Gabriel Tanglao, Cheryl Truong and Ayame Keane-Lee.   The post APEX Express – 5.29.25 AAPI Children's Books appeared first on KPFA.

Democracy has established itself as a form of government in many parts of the world. But you also have to admit that there is a lot of dissatisfaction with democracy and that many people long for 'strong men — or women — to really take action. Marcel Dirsus is a young German political scientist who knows this desire for strength and warns against it. He has written a highly acclaimed book called “How Tyrants Fall” and presented it at the Sydney Writers' Festival. But, he was asked, are there still many tyrants? - Die Demokratie hat sich als Regierungsform in vielen Teilen der Welt etabliert. Man muss aber auch gestehen, dass es viel Unzufriedenheit mit der Demokratie gibt und viele Menschen sich nach 'Starken Männern - oder Frauen' - sehnen, die mal so richtig durchgreifen. Marcel Dirsus ist ein junger deutscher Politikwissenschaftler, der diesen Wunsch nach Stärke kennt und davor warnt. Er hat ein vielbeachtetes Buch unter dem Titel 'How Tyrants Fall' geschrieben und beim Sydney Writers' Festival vorgestellt. Aber, so wurde er gefragt, gibt es denn noch viele Tyrannen?

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Today's guest is a true game-changer in the world of track and field — a visionary whose passion, leadership, and creativity have helped transform one of the sport's most electric meets: Tim Cornell.Since 2021, Tim has served as the Meet Director for the HOKA Festival of Miles, one of the most electric and meaningful meets on the track and field calendar. Under his guidance, the event has grown tremendously — not just in performance level, but in heart, energy, and community spirit.Tim has made it his mission to create more than just fast races. Through his thoughtful integration of local stories and a true celebration of athletes — from elite pros to rising high school stars — he's cultivated a meet that captures what makes the running community so special.In today's conversation, Tim takes me through why the 2025 edition of the HOKA Festival of Miles is the best one yet, hebreaks down both fields, the behind the scenes of making this meet all that it is, the mission behind the meet, and so much more.I've known Tim for two years now, and he's not just a remarkable meet director, but an incredible person. I hope you all enjoy this conversation as much we did having it! Tap into the Tim Cornell Special.  If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. Comment the word “PODCAST” below and I'll DM you a link to listen. If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend!S H O W  N O T E S-The Run Down By The Running Effect (our new newsletter!): https://tinyurl.com/mr36s9rs-BUY MERCH BEFORE IT'S GONE: https://shop.therunningeffect.run-Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ-My Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Take our podcast survey: https://tinyurl.com/3ua62ffz

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This week, Len Testa and Jim Hill reveal how Disney's “temporary” structures - from party tents to prefab domes - have a habit of overstaying their welcome. What starts as a stopgap often becomes a staple, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the strange evolution from Mickey's Birthdayland to Toontown. Mickey's Birthdayland - The 18-month quick fix that morphed into a 20-year land. Festival of the Lion King - The show that squatted in a space meant for dragons... and thrived. Magic Kingdom Strategy - How early entry and Lightning Lane stacking can knock out every headliner by noon. Disney's Indoor Parks - From DisneyQuest to Abu Dhabi, a look at the past and future of enclosed theme parks. It's a celebration of Disney's most beloved “temporary” projects - and the ones that just refused to leave. SHOW NOTES Support Our Sponsors DVC Resale Market Thinking about joining Disney Vacation Club or selling your contract? DVC Resale Market is the leader in the secondary market, with over 70,000 satisfied DVC members. Their expert team of 21 former DVC Cast Members brings unparalleled knowledge and experience to every transaction, making buying or selling DVC simple and stress-free. Learn More DVC Rental Store Dreaming of deluxe Disney accommodations at a fraction of the cost? The DVC Rental Store connects guests with incredible savings on Disney Vacation Club resorts. Whether you're a DVC member looking to rent your points or a guest looking to stay in style, the DVC Rental Store offers a seamless process for both. Don't forget—they also offer exciting point swaps for unforgettable experiences like cruises and adventures! Learn More Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Festival Fever comes to an end this week with a look at the last major film festival of the year, the New York Film Festival. In 2022, Noah Baumbach follow-up up his biggest Oscar success, Marriage Story, by tackling Don DeLillo's unadaptable novel White Noise. The satire stars Adam Driver as the leading professor in … Continue reading "343 – White Noise (Festival Fever!)"

This week, Len Testa and Jim Hill reveal how Disney's “temporary” structures - from party tents to prefab domes - have a habit of overstaying their welcome. What starts as a stopgap often becomes a staple, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the strange evolution from Mickey's Birthdayland to Toontown. Mickey's Birthdayland - The 18-month quick fix that morphed into a 20-year land. Festival of the Lion King - The show that squatted in a space meant for dragons... and thrived. Magic Kingdom Strategy - How early entry and Lightning Lane stacking can knock out every headliner by noon. Disney's Indoor Parks - From DisneyQuest to Abu Dhabi, a look at the past and future of enclosed theme parks. It's a celebration of Disney's most beloved “temporary” projects - and the ones that just refused to leave. SHOW NOTES Support Our Sponsors DVC Resale Market Thinking about joining Disney Vacation Club or selling your contract? DVC Resale Market is the leader in the secondary market, with over 70,000 satisfied DVC members. Their expert team of 21 former DVC Cast Members brings unparalleled knowledge and experience to every transaction, making buying or selling DVC simple and stress-free. Learn More DVC Rental Store Dreaming of deluxe Disney accommodations at a fraction of the cost? The DVC Rental Store connects guests with incredible savings on Disney Vacation Club resorts. Whether you're a DVC member looking to rent your points or a guest looking to stay in style, the DVC Rental Store offers a seamless process for both. Don't forget—they also offer exciting point swaps for unforgettable experiences like cruises and adventures! Learn More Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices