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To być może najbardziej ukochana zielona sowa świata. Niejedna osoba na widok szantażu emocjonalnego widocznego w jej oczach jednak odrabiała lekcję języka, mimo zmęczenia. Teraz wokół Duolingo (i jego maskotki, sowy Duo) wybuchł kryzys. Ta najpopularniejsza aplikacja do nauki języków zapowiedziała, że zrezygnuje ze współpracowników i zastąpi ich sztuczną inteligencją. Użytkownicy grożą strajkiem lub wręcz porzuceniem aplikacji i rozwodem z Duo. Dlatego w tym odcinku sprawdzimy, jak AI może być wykorzystywana w nauce języków, czy nauczyciele języków mogą się bać, dlaczego Duolingo wykorzystuje dziwaczne zdania i w końcu - czy Duolingo naprawdę może nauczyć języka obcego. GOŚCIE ODCINKA: - Olga Pietrykiewicz, trenerka języka angielskiego w biznesie, twórczyni podcastu "English Biz" - Prof. Dariusz Jemielniak z Akademii Leona Koźmińskiego, związany z ruchem Wikimedia, ale także autor słownika ling.pl, serwisu do nauki angielskiego angielski.edu.pl i współtwórca platformy do nauki języków InstaLing. NA SKRÓTY: 04:03 - Jak Sylwia zabiła Duo 06:46 - Skąd się wzięło Duolingo? 11:52 - Crowdsourcing 15:02 - Grywalizacja 21:30 - Popkultura i memy 28:18 - Czy Duolingo uczy? 32:20 - Duolingo i AI ŹRÓDŁA: - O zabójstwie Duo: https://x.com/duolingo/status/1889328809054224698 - Kondolencje ESA: https://x.com/esa/status/1889657884616573291 - O narzędziu zabójstwa: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/duolingo-killed-its-mascot-with-a-cybertruck-and-its-going-weirdly-well/ - O zmartwychwstaniu Duo: https://x.com/duolingo/status/1894013160132083742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw - O wykorzystaniu AI do nauki: https://blog.duolingo.com/how-duolingo-experts-work-with-ai/ - O tym, dlaczego dziwne zdania uczą: https://slate.com/technology/2021/11/duolingo-weird-sentences-linguistics.html

 After reacting to the news that control of the James Bond movies franchise we spend some time on the 1967 screwball comedy adaptation of Casino Royale, a film that sits outside the official franchise and is not received with universal acclaim.Gary, Graham and Terry reflect on the film's troubled production which featured an all star cast but has 5 (five) directors. Download the podcast here or listen on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter and on Insta   

 The Oddjob Pod returns with another edition of the Action Movie Landfill.On each episode of the Landfil, Gary, Graham and Terry fish out a DVD from the vast, imaginary pile of action movies from the sell-thriugh era and decide of they shoud be placed on the shelf or returned to the Landfill.In this edition we have unearthed Michael Bay's The Rock starring Ed Harris, Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery. Many Bond fans have looked at Connery's character, John Mason; a retired SAS officer incarcertaed in the US for 30 years and wonder if this Mason is an alternative unuverse James Bond. The film makers have been at pains to deny this.In any event it is a film with much to admire and the Oddjob Pod trio spend a happy hour and a half ruminating on this 90s classic.Download the podcast here or listen on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter and on Insta   

To celebrate Christmas 2024 Gary, Terry and Graham gathered to record a very special musical podcast. Don't worry we don't do that much singing, we leave that to the professionals.In this episode the Oddjob Pod team imagine that they are stranded on a desert island with just six pieces of music from the James Bond films to keep them company while they await rescue or succumb to the anaconda nymph women. Which tracks shall we choose? Listen to the podcast and find out. You can also check out Gary, Graham and Terry's picks on our YouTube channel. Download the podcast here or listen on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter and on Insta   

Ellos se han encargado del reparto a los asistentes de tortas de pan dormido junto con chocolate de Los Valencianísimos.#EspecialCieza de @TardeAbiertaORM: Reparto de tortas de pan dormido, cortesía de Pastelería Las Delicias, Panadería Manolo y Valencianísimos pic.twitter.com/07cRTrDDmz— Onda Regional (@ORMurcia) December 3, 2024

En este programa especial de @TardeAbiertaORM desde #Cieza contamos también con la música de la Peña Huertana 'El Caracol'. pic.twitter.com/tOl4wdP4qG— Onda Regional (@ORMurcia) December 3, 2024

Finalizamos este #EspecialCieza de @TardeAbiertaORM con un villancico interpretado por tres integrantes del Coro de la Escuela Municipal y Conservatorio de Música 'Maestro Gómez Villa', acompañados de su directora, Patricia Dato. pic.twitter.com/FKAbaCj4kP— Onda Regional (@ORMurcia) December 3, 2024

Episode 275: the Shiftry episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk news! Plus, train with us later this week when we have our Back2Basics episode about Gyms! Pokemon GO has just introduced Max Mondays to the weekly lineup! The Harvest Festival is happening now until November 12. Get ready to dig deep during the Simply Groundbreaking event November 15 to 17. Don't forget Wild Area! The Fukuoka Wild Area event, November 16 and 17, is Sold OUT! But you can still participate in the Global Wild Area, November 23 and 24, and get early sign up bonuses including Toxel Mask! Save the dates for next Season's Community Days! Do you want to give the gift of Poke Coins? Now there's Walmart Gift Cards! In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, there's still time to take on Feraligator until November 10! Plus, you can now get Shiny Meloetta through Pokémon HOME for completing ALL of Scarlet/Violet's Pokédexes. Miz Sylver talks about Pokémon TCG Pocket, which launched Oct 30. She's a fan and thinks it would be a good intro for players new to the game, plus the art is awesome! Pokemon SHOPPING!!! Winter Holiday items are just arriving, like the festive Three Person Maushold! It's new, but not necessarily holiday... Miz Sylver wants the Mount Moon sign. Pokémon Crocs are taking the internet by storm. Cubone is the newest Pokémon Buildabear! Miz Sylver is addicted to the new Nintendo Music app, and the Wolf Doctor is getting it on her phone because... it's great! (For Nintendo Switch Online subscribers only!) Have you been playing in the online Nintendo World Championships: NES™ Edition competitions? Miz Sylver had a great time at New York Comic Con! She visited the off-site Pokemon Stellar Maze and Kodansha House, hosted TWO DAYS of StreetPass meetups, and finally got to play the Monster Hunter Wilds demo. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) Thank you to everyone who came to today's #StreetPass Meetup. Hope toSee some of you tomorrow (I miss Swapnote and Swapdoodle) @NY_Comic_Con #nintendo #nycc pic.twitter.com/r5qiPbs25X— Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) October 20, 2024 Thank you to everyone at today's #StreetPass Meetup at @NY_Comic_Con WE SUMMONED KIRBY!!! #nycc #newyorkcomiccon pic.twitter.com/YpCIKiUgmH— Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) October 20, 2024 Miz Sylver also enjoyed the Malden Cosplay Meetup! One of many fine events in the Malden Gaming District! Past Guest Leharc Blueheart was a big part of the event and got presented an award by the Mayor, also a past guest! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mayor Gary Christenson (@mayorofmalden) And an event for this weekend... there's a Comic Swap at the Fenway Community Center, Saturday November 9, from 2-4 pm, in support of the Massachussetts Independent Comics Expo, which will be happening December 7 - 8, 2024 at the Fuller Building at Boston University! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Harris says Trump is avoiding the media…   Kamala: "He's not doing interviews... We need to ask if he's exhausted being on the campaign trail." Media interviews since becoming the nominee: Trump: 59 Kamala: 26 Press conferences since becoming the nominee: Trump: 6 Kamala: 0 Total campaign events in the month of September: Trump: 21 Kamala: 13   Donald Trump is a man of his word. And when I saw that Trump followed through on this promise, I knew then America would give him his rightful second term. Recall that I https://theblacksphere.net/2024/10/trumps-award-winning-troll-of-kamala-harris/ about Trump trolling Kamala Harris on working at McDonald's. Ever the showman, Donald Trump has managed " The Art of the Troll" to epic proportions in his mocking of Kamala Harris. Understand that Kamala Harris has positioned herself as a round the way girl. By now we all know that she "grew up in a middle-class family raised by her mother". And adding to the story of Harris' upbringing is the idea that she's so normal she worked at a McDonald's for a bit. While there doesn't seem to be much evidence of this, Team Harris sticks to the story in their attempt to make her more relatable to Average Joe America. Not that the story has accomplished this, but Team Trump has apparently decided to one-up the narrative. This tweet from X influencer "George" indicates that Trump is going to show that he's more relatable to Average Joe America, and work at McDonald's: He's doing it

[SEGMENT 1-1] Trolling Harris 1 Harris says Trump is avoiding the media…   Kamala: "He's not doing interviews... We need to ask if he's exhausted being on the campaign trail." Media interviews since becoming the nominee: Trump: 59 Kamala: 26 Press conferences since becoming the nominee: Trump: 6 Kamala: 0 Total campaign events in the month of September: Trump: 21 Kamala: 13   Donald Trump is a man of his word. And when I saw that Trump followed through on this promise, I knew then America would give him his rightful second term. Recall that I https://theblacksphere.net/2024/10/trumps-award-winning-troll-of-kamala-harris/ about Trump trolling Kamala Harris on working at McDonald's. Ever the showman, Donald Trump has managed " The Art of the Troll" to epic proportions in his mocking of Kamala Harris. Understand that Kamala Harris has positioned herself as a round the way girl. By now we all know that she "grew up in a middle-class family raised by her mother". And adding to the story of Harris' upbringing is the idea that she's so normal she worked at a McDonald's for a bit. While there doesn't seem to be much evidence of this, Team Harris sticks to the story in their attempt to make her more relatable to Average Joe America. Not that the story has accomplished this, but Team Trump has apparently decided to one-up the narrative. This tweet from X influencer "George" indicates that Trump is going to show that he's more relatable to Average Joe America, and work at McDonald's: He's doing it

Republicans with rare exception see the writing on the wall. Trump will get his 2nd term. Karl Rove, Liz Cheney and that ilk can't fathom the power shift that has occurred, and only the most catty Republican would not embrace what's happening. Trump has remade the Republican Party in the image of its founding. He has destroyed the Democrats and reclaimed the core values of the Republican Party. And he's doing this, fighting so-called Republicans, and of course the cabal.   For the ancient Olympic chariot-racer, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimon_Coalemos. In https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology, Koalemos (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the personification of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stupidity, mentioned once by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristophanes,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koalemos#cite_note-1 and being found also in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_Lives by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koalemos#cite_note-2 Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name. Otherwise, the word κοάλεμος was used in the sense of "stupid person" or also "blockhead".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koalemos#cite_note-3 An ancient https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_etymology derives κοάλεμος from κοέω (koeō) "perceive" and ἡλεός (ēleos) "distraught, crazed".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koalemos#cite_note-4 This https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology is not established, however.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koalemos#cite_note-5 In Suomi language, kuolemas means "in dying"; kuolemus means "the process of dying"; and, kuolemax/kuolemaks means "deadly". [X] SB – Reince Priebus 1st time in 32 years, Republicans beating Democrats straight up Black and Hispanic voters  I'm hearing that this sex scandal with Walz is heating up. Doug Emhoff rumors are still swirling out there. Kamala Harris tried to buy off Black people, particularly men with a $20,000 bribe… The stench of desperation is what I smell. Harris refused a Newsweek interview because they said they would publish the entire transcript. And her poll numbers are not good. Here's what Rasmussen reported for PA [X] SB – Rasmussen on PA polling PA in Sept was a tie Response-bias    [X] SB – Mike Johnson on NBC pushing back on Welker Pt 1   [X] SB – Mike Johnson on NBC pushing back on Welker Pt 2 Should he release his medical records. Harris issued her medical records for a distraction   They don't care about his ego, and they are fed up with the bullsh*t "democracy" cry by the very people who have turned America into a communist country yelling "democracy". What we are witnessing is Democrats' complete panic. Even the talking heads of the media can't hide it and they are experts at subterfuge. And if you think this is "bait and switch" or reverse psychology, think again. Brzezinski said the truth out loud: this election reminds her of 2016. I've been saying this for some time. Like Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris is a flawed candidate; even more so than Clinton. Democrats know that they have far worse chances of getting Harris elected than they had of getting Clinton's fat ass over the finish line. Here are the 6 signs that Democrats have lost the election. 1. Strategy Shift 1 - The Felon Trump the "convicted felon" has gone by the way side. How many Democrats declared that Trump would end his campaign once he was convicted? And what's the number? Ninety-three indictments, yet this man walks free. And interestingly, almost all the people who attacked him are under fire in their own jobs. One of these cases was to bring Trump down, or at the very least provide a launch ramp for the Democrat candidate. 2. Dumping Biden Say what you will, but Democrats wanted to ride Biden to the bitter end. However, things got so bad for "the big guy", Democrats were forced to dump him. And I do mean forced. Dumping Biden showcased utter desperation by the Democrats. In the weeks leading to the coup of Biden Democrats began saying nicer things about Harris. I knew at the time that Biden was persona non grata, as the media tried to prop up the worst VP in the history of the Republic. And while Democrats were successful in dumping Biden and keeping him quiet by threatening him and the Biden crime family members, they really screwed up. Sixteen billion dollars invested in trying to sell buggy whips to the American public. Few people like or care about Kamala Harris, and the veneer has worn thin.    [X] SB – Rasmussen pollster on Trump in PA   3. Abandoning the Old Strategy for Harris The Democrats had no plans to parade Harris in front of the media, if they could have kept her hidden. Harris is a terrible campaigner. But due to her low poll numbers and lack of ability to resonate, Democrats panicked. So now Harris increased her interview schedule. Democrats thought Harris' parroting the story of her "growing up in a middle-class family" would be enough to keep her from talking policy. But now people are asking real questions about FEMA, Iran's nuclear plans, the One China policy, to name a few. And "growing up in a middle-class family" as an answer won't cut it. Check out Harris' answer on guns, based on her admitted gun ownership: Kamala Harris claimed in 2015 that she was a "good marksman" who had “shot a gun many times." POLITICO: “Have you shot a gun?” HARRIS: “Yes I have.” POLITICO: “Tell us about the last time.” HARRIS: “No — hahahahaha.” https://t.co/6p9g9L4VOB — NRA (@NRA) https://twitter.com/NRA/status/1844010250447585688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The only thing shocking about her answer is she didn't open with "I was born into a middle-class family". Let's look at the hints that things have derailed for Harris-Walz:   4. Harris wants another debate? If Harris won the debate, then why does she want another one? Simple question deserves a simple answer: because Harris lost the debate. Democrats set a low bar for Harris. And with the help of knowing the questions in advance and RF earrings, Harris answered every question with the same answer, as if she were making The Jerk II: "I was born a poor Black-Indian child." Notice that Harris has finally abandoned the canned answer, because as I pointed out earlier, she's being ridiculed for it. Moreover, as Harris tries to move to move substantive issues, she shoots herself in the foot ruining those $1000 shoes. The winner of a debate i.e. a fight doesn't need to fight again. And since Trump won, he's decided not to offer this courtesy. The nation saw Harris and now they are seeing more. Harris knows that she's slipping, and these are in the external polls. Imagine the carnage Harris-Walz sees in their internal polling. 5. Bring out the Big Gun Barack Obama I've already written about Obama as a strategy. Democrats overestimate Obama and Bill Clinton at their peril. Obama is practically despised by Blacks. And his recent tongue-lashing of Black men is more likely to get his ass kicked versus getting Black men to follow his orders. Check out Obama at this rally, and you will see that he can't control a crowd: Way to go, Patriots! Poor Barry can't seem to get a word in edgewise with the https://twitter.com/hashtag/FJB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw chants! Keep it up, Patriots—we've got this!https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrumpVance2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrumpVance2024ToSaveAmerica?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://t.co/9zSwPFKsiR —

Episode 274: the Nuzleaf episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! In Pokemon GO, the Pick your Path Legendary Heroes Event is happening until October 1! And then Max Battles continue with more Galarian Dynamax Pokémon appearing as Power Spot Bosses, featuring Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble, and Falinks! More Galarian adventures with the debut of SHINY Galarian Birds October 4-11 with the second half of that starting October 8 as Galarian Expedition: Taken Over, then Saturday October 5 is Sewaddle Community Day. Love Stickers? New Pokémon GO TCG-inspired stickers from sponsored locations during Oct 4-25. This weekend in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, Serperior with a Grass Tera type will be in 7 star raids! Pokémon Shopping! Pokémon x Celio and Pokeween! Don't forget about TCG Halloween treats! The Pokemon Trading Card Game is a 2024 finalist for the Strong National Museum of Play! Miz Sylver wants a Monster Hunter Ducati! カプコン #モンスターハンター コラボ決定！『モンスターハンター』 シリーズ20周年を記念して、MONSTER SPの限定コラボラッピングモデルが登場！9月26日（木）～9月29日（日）に幕張メッセで行われる「東京ゲームショウ2024」カプコンブースにて、バイクのお披露目展示が決定しました。… pic.twitter.com/P97U2c7lKL— ドゥカティジャパン株式会社 (@ducati_japan) September 20, 2024 Can you get an elusive pre-order for the beautiful PS5 Pro special Edition! The Malden Gaming District is adding Pokémon TCG events before raid hour every other week at New England Comics! Check out the calendar here! Going to New York ComicCon October 17-20, 2024? Miz Sylver's picks are "The Toys that Made Us" Panel and Sneak Peak, the Pokémon Meetup, and the Miz Sylver-hosted StreetPass Meetup! What about PAX Unplugged, Dec 6-8 in Philly? Check out Miz Sylver and Professor Evergreen in a promo! View this post on Instagram A post shared by PAX (@officialpax_) Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

 The Oddjob pod make another trip to the Action Movie Landill. In this edition, Graham leads the show after having retrieved Michael Mann's 1995 classic, Heat, from the landfill.  Download the podcast here or listen on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter and on Insta   

Episode 270: the Lotad episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today, we talk news: In Pokemon GO, Togedemaru makes an electrifying Shiny debut in Ultra Unlock: Strength of Steel! Mega Lucario Day is July 27. Adventure Week will be August 2 to 12, and Popplio Community Day will be Saturday, August 31. Our Back2Basics topic this week is Postcards and Stickers! As usual, there is more to talk about than we expected! Welcome Ho-Oh to Pokémon Unite! The Pokémon #UNITE3rd Anniversary has arrived! 🎉🌈Ho-Oh joins the fray!🌟Returning quick battle!🎊Celebration Events!✨& more!Join in the fun with #PokemonUNITE! pic.twitter.com/o1UTnKKgKM— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) July 20, 2024 The Pokémon TCG has a Championships celebration Pikachu promo card! It will be available as a gift-with-purchase at select local and online retail locations where Pokémon TCG products are sold, including Pokémon Center, from August 2 – August 18. Build-a-Bear Fuecoco! Nintendo Summer of Play Tour is happening now, with stops all over the US! The next Splatfest is a tough one... Bread, Rice, or Pasta??? August 9 to 11. Miz Sylver took a trip to Funspot in Laconia, NH. THE LARGEST ARCADE IN THE WORLD!!! Where she played some crazy games... And speaking of stamps, USPS has Dungeons & Dragons stamps (and card sets) in honor of the 50th anniversary! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Episode 268: the Cascoon episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Today we talk news! In Pokémon GO, Welcome to Pokémon GO: Shared Skies! The Slumbering Sands event is happening now, through June 12! June 2024 Community Day: Goomy is Sunday, June 9, and June 2024 Community Day Classic: Cyndaquil is Saturday, June 22. Are you going to GO Fest Madrid June 14 to 16??? Pokémon GO Trainers have a chance to win a personalized PokéStop by visiting the new Football Experience at Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Madrid. The Scorching Steps event runs June 21 to June 25. You can still get the Fendi Pokemon Go collab avatar items using the code FENDIxFRGMTxPOKEMON featuring a cool sweatshirt from the real life collaboration! Our Back2Basics segment is about "how do you know if a Pokemon is good?" In Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, this weekend's 7 Star Raid, until June 9, is Swampert with the Poison Tera-type. Miz Sylver tells us her story of beating the beast! Champion Style in Pokemon Unite! Serebii Update: The latest Pokémon UNITE Battle Pass is now available in the game. Adds Champion Style Blaziken & Tsareena HolowearDetails @ https://t.co/NWlAdn57aQ pic.twitter.com/nVmtVQGqjs— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) June 6, 2024 Get Bianca (Champion) & Virizion until July 9, 2024 in Pokemon Masters EX. Fun new Pokemon short! Bubble Beam Berry Blast! Are you going to pre-order the giant Larvesta??? Sweet Atari shoe collab! Don't tell Pre! FAN EXPO Boston is June 14-16! Miz Sylver and The Wolf Doctor are hosting the Comic Feud: Heroes vs Villains on June 15th at Saturday 3:30 in Workshop 202. Take the survey to help determine the answers for this Family Feud-style game show and you can enter to be a contestant! Past guest Leharc Blueheart will have a booth this year, make sure to check it out! And don't forget to bring your 2DS or 3DS, you may StreetPass with Miz Sylver! Are you a kid or do you have a kid who loves comics? If you are in the Boston area, Boston Kids Comics Fest is happening Saturday, June 8. If you are Castlevania fan, check out this crazy new arcade game coming to select Round 1's! Enter the world of Castlevania and step up to the challenge to show Dracula who's boss! 🏰🧛‍♂️💪 Who's ready to take on the big boss?📍Hunt down the vampire & find a location near you. Only at select locations. https://t.co/j06YBUQjWg#Round1usa #castlevania pic.twitter.com/ZQIjeGRkhW— Round1 USA (@Round1USA) June 6, 2024 Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Episode 266: The Silcoon episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! This week we talk news! In Pokemon GO: New… everything? Rediscover Wiglett! New, free Diancie Special Research. Wonder Ticket Part 3! The Wolf Doctor is doing it, but Miz Sylver missed the bus! Flock Together Research Day is Saturday, May 11, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. This is not a Drilburr! The Master Ball returns in Masterwork Research: Catching Wonders! May 2024 Community Day: Bounsweet! Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time! Plus Bonus Raid Battles after Community Day until 10:00 p.m. local time! And don't forget that Blacephalon and Stakataka are coming to raids later this month! Trainers, it's time to gather your Pokémon to play in May! 🌷Get ready to flock together during this month's Research Day as Catching Wonders begins in #PokemonGO! pic.twitter.com/IHVmPoMnKJ— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) April 29, 2024 In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Primarina with the Mightiest Mark Is Coming to 7‑Star Tera Raid Battles! May 9 to 12 and then May 16 to May 19. In the Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Twilight Masquerade comes out May 24, 2024. Falinks is here in Pokemon Unite! Pokémon Shopping! Pokemon Center Lazy Summer collection! Pokémon x Razer! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Parker (@dauntlessfox) Pokémon x Colour Pop More shopping! Puma x Playstation and ZELDA x BLACKMILK On July 18, the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game comes to the Switch! The new Maximus Cup in Tetris 99, through May 13th, is an Endless Ocean Luminous Theme! Star Salvager releases today! We interviewed creator Jonathan about this awesome insane game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1563460/Star_Salvager/ Splatoon 3 Splatfests are going strong! Bear Cubs won the last Splatfest, but the newest one "What would you do at World's End?" runs May 17 - 19. The theme for the 16th Splatfest is in! It asks: "What would you do at the world's end?" Same Ol', Bucket List, or Save the Day?It's an ominous theme, but fortunately hypothetical, so you can participate worry-free.This event runs from 5/17 at 5pm until 5/19 5pm PT! pic.twitter.com/Bfpxm4fEhM— Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) May 2, 2024 Miz Sylver enjoyed Free Comic Book Day! She visited several stores including Discovered a new (to her) store, The Outer Limits in Waltham! And of course, she stopped by New England Comics in Malden. Boston FIG is Saturday June 1 & 2. Sign up to enjoy online! LadiesCon is Saturday May 11th at the Somerville Armory. Miz Sylver visited Japan Fest 2024 last week! She tells us about the fun and the food! Anything can happen at Japan Festival in Boston. Please lend me your strength to fight for justice!!! #cyno #japanfestivalboston #genshinimpact @JapanFestBoston @GenshinImpact pic.twitter.com/q7WS8qxfjW— Miz Sylver (@mzsylver) April 28, 2024 Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

 The Oddjob Pod crew are back at the Action Movie Landfil. This time is was Gary's turn to fish out a dusty VHS, slot it into the machine and see if it's worth keeping or chucking back on the pile.His choice? An absolute doozy: Paul Michael Glazer's distopian sci-fi actioner, The Running Man starring Arnold Scwarzenegger.  Download the podcast here or listen on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter and on Insta   

Episode 265: the Wurmple episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! We have a special guest, his Honor, Gary Christenson, the Mayor of Malden. He's Level 50 in Pokemon GO and the big booster of the Malden Gaming District! Check out the Mayor on Social Media! You know you've made it big when you get an invitation to appear on the @pokemoncast! pic.twitter.com/Td9G2qh3vX— Mayor Christenson (@MayorOfMalden) April 12, 2024 We also talk a little news! In Pokemon Go, Bug Out until April 17! Including Mega Heracross Raid Day on April 13, 2024. April 2024 Community Day: Bellsprout is Saturday, April 20, 2024. GO Fests! Necrozma is coming! Pikachu's Indonesia Journey is May 11 and May 12, 2024 Pokémon GO Fest 2024 comes to Sendai (Japan) City May 30 – June 2! Pokémon GO Fest 2024 comes to Madrid June 14–16! Pokémon GO Fest 2024 comes to New York City July 5–7! Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Global is July 13 and 14, 2024! In Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, it's weekend 2 for Psychic Tera Type Meganium. The Pokémon World Championships are August 16 - 18 in Honolulu, Alola! In Splatoon 3, the next Splatfest is 4/19-4/21! What fuzzy fluffiness do you like the most? Baby chicks, Lil' Bunnies, or Bear Cubs? SRL here with an exciting reminder: The Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 begins in one week! Show your support and equip this snazzy event-themed Splashtag banner.You can claim it by scanning this QR code via SplatNet 3 in the Nintendo Switch Online app. pic.twitter.com/2cYMAecX2N— Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) April 5, 2024 No seasonal Splatfest is complete without some fresh new looks! Get your colorful gear and a seasonal banner for your Splashtag via the Splatoon 3 channel, which you can find in the News tab on your Nintendo Switch device. Then claim the gear in the lobby terminal in the game! pic.twitter.com/2UMNTXi1x3— Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) April 5, 2024 Spy X Family Movie is coming April 18 - 25. Free Comic Book Day is May 4th! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

 In this particularly brown episode of The Oddjob Pod, Gary, Terry and Graham don their colour corrected glasses and ceremonial Blofeld wigs and take a close look at Spectre.This film was hugely anticipated after the success of Skyfall but doesn't quite land in the way it should despite being a beautifully shot film and a fine example of the Brown genre. Download the podcast here or listen on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter and on Insta   

Episode 262 of PokeProblemsPodcast: the Mightyena episode! In Pokemon GO, there's a new Ghost in the Machine special research! Using code: 0HY0UF0UNDM3 If you are an Android user, now you have to redeem these codes in the webstore... February Prime Gaming freebies! Until March 8, 2024. Next season's community days have been announced! Saturday, March 16, 2024 Sunday, April 7, 2024 (Community Day Classic) Saturday, April 20, 2024 Sunday, May 19, 2024 Are you at the LA Pokemon GO Tour today? The next special location events are Pikachu's Indonesia Journey on March 2 to 3, 2024, and Pokémon GO City Safari is coming to Tainan, Taiwan March 9 and 10! And right now, Mega Absol and Darkrai are appearing in raids! Pokemon Day (February 27) is being celebrated in style in New York! The new Pokemon Trading Card Game set, Scarlet & Violet—Paldean Fates, has incredible shinies! Gyarados has arrived in Pokémon Unite! He even has a Lunar new year outfit! Plus, Shiny Rayquaza instead of regular is coming soon! Gyarados is now available in #PokemonUNITE, along with its New Year Style Holowear! pic.twitter.com/Fmzo0fqnkn— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) January 25, 2024 Shiny Rayquaza will be appearing on Aeos Island for a limited time!From February 22 to March 7, you and your teammates can go up against Shiny Rayquaza, who will appear Plus,s of the match! #PokemonUNITE pic.twitter.com/GogD9NbzQN— Pokémon UNITE (@PokemonUnite) February 16, 2024 Shopping! So much new Pikachu kitchen stuff from the Pokemon Center! Do you need to be distressed by Farigiraf? Nintendo Capri Suns including Animal Crossing! The newest issue of Lock On features Yoshitaka Amano art and an article by Johnathan Holmes! Insomnia Cookies has Special Boxes for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and a special Cloud box! Plus they're doing a Sweepstakes! Speaking of Final Fantasy VII, Advent Children is being screened in theaters February 21 and 22, including in Boston! The Knuckles TV Show is coming April 27! If you just want to enjoy yourself with some awesome Zelda music, check out Nintendo's online concert! PAX East is coming to Boston March 21-24! Miz Sylver is on the Panel for Tabletop System Wars on Friday at 5pm! Past guest InsaneintheRain is starring the Friday night Main Stage concert at 8:30! There's also a panel on Friday 8:30 pm on Pokemon Live, the Nearly Lost Pokemon Musical! Miz Sylver AND the Wolf Doctor are hosting the Nintendo Feud Mario vs Donky Kong on Saturday 1:30 PM! They're also hosting the Pokémon I Choose You show on Sunday at 3:30 PM! It will be streamed on Twitch.tv/PAX2! And don't forget that Anime Boston is coming up March 29-31! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. We especially want to hear about your favorite gifts in Pokemon GO! Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

 The Oddjob Pod returns for another edition of the Action Movie Landfill. A periodic dive into the almost limitless mound of action films from the sell through era in the late twentieth, early twenty first century. For this episode it was down to Terry to choose and it's fair to say that he chose… poorly. Not for the first time Terry allowed his fond memories of a film from years gone by to cloud his judgement and selected the political action thriller from 1997: The Peacemaker. Starring Nicole Kidman and George Clooney, this big budget blockbuster was directed by Mimi Leder and reflects that post cold war, pre 911 spot where studio representations of US foreign policy was resolutely in denial of their place in the world. Watching back now it seems naïve. The films crude characterisations and dated tropes mean that it does not hold up to contemporary scrutiny and is best enjoyed with a time machine. Download the podcast here or you can listen to it on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter and on Insta   

Episode 260: the Swampert episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Did we mention that Mudkip is the latest Build-a-Bear? Before we talk news... Miz Sylver wishes she could have made it to Universal Studios Japan for PokeWeen!!! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tina & Fam | Crazy Fun Travel (@hangrybynature) In Pokemon GO, it's time to Party Up! Until Monday, November 27. Don't forget Mareep Community Day Classic on the 25th! Here's some shocking news: Mareep will make its electrifying return for #PokemonGOCommunityDay Classic! Look forward to a surge of Mareep on November 25 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.https://t.co/olYHtTN1y2 pic.twitter.com/2ppnUf4AiV— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 6, 2023 Miz Sylver thought we should know that Ruby & Sapphire came out 21 years ago on Nov 21st 2002. On this day in 2002, 21 years ago, Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire were first released. These games started the third generation and introduced 135 new Pokémon. It told the story of you stopping Team Aqua or Team Magmahttps://t.co/TBhike1yUB pic.twitter.com/IxiJVSgpnm— Today in Pokémon History by Serebii.net (@SerebiiOTD) November 21, 2023 Eevee day/week is being celebrated! If you're playing Pokemon Cafe ReMix... don't skip out on the Vee Vee Festival until December 1! It's also Eevee Week in Pokemon Sleep until November 27. See Pikachu and Eevee in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23! Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is featuring Mighty Hisuian Samurott with the Water Tera type on Nov 23-26 and Nov 30-Dec 3 in seven star raids! Pokémon Concierge starts Thursday Dec 28 on Netflix! It looks so sweet! Were you team Fist Bump in the last Splatfest??? Pokemon Shopping! Pokemon Oodies! The Pokemon Center has even MORE holiday items! And Dudunsparce plushes are seasonless. Get stylish basics from the Pokémon x APC collab! Check out Crudo Leather Charm Bracelets with lots of Pokemon options. The Tiffany & Arsham Studio & Pokémon capsule collection! Plus, there's a huge sale at the official Nintendo online store! Plus, Nindies are always a delight! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Sam Mendes Skyfall marked a a stylistic departure at a time when the James Bond franchise was undergoing a renaissance with the Daniel Craig era. Mendes took what has always been a series of films that has prided itself on lavish productions and elevated the aesthetic to art. The mise en scene, cinematography and set pieces are spectacular and beautiful in equal measure. But the film has its critics: a somewhat hokey and derivative plot and an unsatisfying albeit beautifully shot final act.But the film also has a powerful emotional theme about family obligation. We also see James Bond at something of a crisis point as he approaches the final stanza of his career and is confronted with his own mortality.  Download the podcast here or you can listen to it on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter and on Insta   

-new.mp Episode 258: the Mudkip Episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! I Herd U Liek Mudkips! In Pokemon Go, it's Halloween!!! It's the perfect time to try out the new Party feature while you Trick or Treat. Lots of cool stuff going on for Halloween... New Tricks & Treats Pikachu and Gengars as well as returning costumed mons, and the debut of Greavard in timed research! Plus, Giovanni returns with Shadow Regigagas! Dia de Muertos is happening in-game November 1 and 2, with Cubone wearing a cempasúchil crown making its debut! If you are in Mexico City or want to take an awesome trip, Mexico City City Safari is November 4 and 5. And November 5 is Paldean and normal Wooper community day! Mimikyu is now available in Pokemon Unite. Battle Pass 19 features Phantom Theif Inteleon and Researcher Hoopa. Plus, it's Halloween in Mer Stadium! In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, ghost type mass outbreaks are happening until October 31... and head to GameStop by October 29 to get Mimikyu with an electric tera type! Are you an artist? The Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2024 Is Now Open to Entries! The Best of the Best on Pokemon TV... And Episode 2 of Paldean Winds is available! Poke-Pumpkins... Awesome! Pokemon always has good Halloween merch... including card packs! And this evil Mime house for some reason... New My Nintendo rewards... including a sweepstakes to go to the California Super Nintendo World! Plus, a new Super Mario Bros Wonder Keychain. Speaking of Wonder, check out KirbyGC17's video of the launch event: The Wolf Doctor is secretly a necromancer and would pick skeletons... which would you chose for the Halloween Splatfest? SRL here with a Splatoween update. The Sneak Peek starts today!That means you can head to the Pledge Box outside and cast your vote for zombie, skeleton, or ghost.Just remember—once you cast your vote, there's no going back. You're gonna be besties with your choice forever! pic.twitter.com/grezlIqWvq— Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) October 20, 2023 Platinum City Gaming is having a Back to the 80s Christmas Party on December 9! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

 Stephen Norrington's Blade sits if you'll pardon the pun at the leading edge of big-screen Marvel movies. Not counting Howard The Duck, the 1998 film is the first Marvel superhero to be given a cinema release and heralded the wave of X-Men and films and Disney's cinematic universe. The film also sits on something of an intersection in 90s Vampire films; the most successful being Neil Jordan's Interview With A Vampire and Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula which place the vampire as the main protagonist and invite the audience to feel as much sympathy and they do horror. Meanwhile, Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn and Joss Whedon's Buffy The Vampire Slayer are reviving the old monster rally vibe to the genre, making vampire stories a lot more fun. Buffy the TV series is also injecting a dose of vampire romance and eroticism which would be dominated in the subsequent decade by The Vampire Diaries. In the middle of all this is Blade, himself something of an intersectional character: neither vampire nor human; at home nowhere and is cursed to fight until he dies. All told a pretty grim existed magnificently portrayed by Wesley Snipes. The film spawned two sequels, a spin-off TV show and he will return to cinemas in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2025. So there's plenty to discuss in the latest Action Movie Landfill edition of the Oddjob Pod. Join Graham, Terry, and Gary as they sharpen their steel and tuck into Blade. Download the podcast here or you can listen to it on the player below. The Oddjob Pod is also available on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify and Amazon. Alternatively, add our feed to your podcatcher of choice. Love the OddjobPod? Please give it a 5-star rating. Like our Facebook page. Follow @oddjobpod on Twitter, on Insta and now on Threads.  

Listeners call in to share what they think is the role of politics in their children's educations.     @BrianLehrer On a national level, I'd like to see universal free lunch. Aside from any education standard, children need to be fed to succeed — Ellen LaVeyra (@elaveyra) September 7, 2023 @BrianLehrer Just in response to the last call -- Teach for America produces some amazing teachers -- I know some personally. But the resources are simply not there in the schools. It's downright criminal. — Whit Frazier (@whitfrazier) September 7, 2023

June and July this year have been the hottest on record, and 2023 is on track to be the warmest year in recent history. Zahra Hirji, Bloomberg News climate reporter, talks about the environmental and economic impact of rising temperatures attributed to climate change. Excited to be on shortly, talking about this @climate story (shared here with a free gift link): https://t.co/xTiNF2R3qGhttps://t.co/e9lNajsHGz — Zahra Hirji (@Zhirji28) September 5, 2023

Episode 256: the Combusken episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! There's a lot going on on Pokemon GO! Miz Sylver had a fabulous time at NYC GO Fest! This weekend, August 26 and 27, is the Global GO Fest! Pokémon GO Fest Community Days for next season have been announced! There's a lot happening in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet! Check out the creepy new Poltchageist... And don't forget Mew and MewTwo! Mega MewTwo Y is now here in Pokémon Unite. Shopping! Market x Pokémon Pokemon Center Jigsaw Puzzles! Build-a-bear has Sprigatito and Mimikyu. Are you in the LA area? Go see the Pokémon x Kogei exhibit at Japan House! My Nintendo goodies... Free September Calendar Wallpaper: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: The Teal Mask. And enter the Camping with Mario Sweepstakes. You can get more Platinum Points by trying the Pikmin 4 demo! MONEY won the SplatFest! The Splatoon 3 #Splatfest results are in, and the winner is Team Money!Congratulations to Team Money, and remember—we're ALL winners when it comes to Super Sea Snails. Don't forget to pick yours up if you participated! pic.twitter.com/rU3ZqEbqpl— Splatoon North America (@SplatoonNA) August 14, 2023 Twitch Prime has a lot going on, including items in Pokemon GO, The Magic Dragon Tiamat in SMITE, and tier skips in the latest Overwatch 2 battle pass! Movies! Did you see TMNT: Mutant Mayhem? Will you see Gran Turismo? PAX West! Miz Sylver will be attending! See her at the panel Streetpass Live, on Monday, September 4, at 2:00 PM in the Bluejay Theatre. Did you get a ticket to Nintendo Live? If you're in NYC on September 10th, head to Everybody 1-2-BBQ! - A Switch & Play NYC Summer BBQ Event! Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncast Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Ahead of Mother's Day, listeners call in to share when they first realized they were "turning into their mothers" and share their moms' favorite expressions and jokes. @BrianLehrer Favorite saying of my mom's: “cold hands, warm heart, dirty feet” — Mary L. C-Platt (@Emmyllu) May 12, 2023 @BrianLehrer I realized I was turning into my mother when I started listening to NPR all day! Happy Mother's Day! — Sharon Zucker (@srzucker) May 12, 2023 @BrianLehrer Mother humor: requested gravestone text - “I told you I was sick.” — Elizabeth Sobo (@betsysobo) May 12, 2023

After 25 years, Netflix has announced that it will mail out its last DVDs in September 2023. In light of this, listeners call in to share what past forms of technology — DVDs, cassettes, or even rotary telephones — they miss the most. I miss hand-roll-up car windows and coming home and checking the messages on the answering machine. — Skybreaker (@Skybreaker2) April 20, 2023 I miss my mother's portable Selectric — getting the box out, opening it, the smell of motor & ink, the smooth keys, the bell & auto return. When I brought my HS dictionary to show my 2nd grade students, it had little pieces of correction paper in it. I began to explain… — Julie Schaut (@JulieSchaut) April 20, 2023 Brian, I also miss recording mixtapes on cassette but I really really miss downloading mp3s and burning mixtape cds! I also miss picking up the latest mixtape cds at bodegas and gas stations! — Melissa Purdy (@victories2taste) April 20, 2023

Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week, tells us more about where to look and how to identify the trees in bloom now, as listeners share their favorites.   →NYC Parks Tree Map →Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Cherry Watch What a treat to talk trees in bloom on @BrianLehrer today! If you'd like to see more local flora join me on a wildflower walk in NYC. Learn how to id a tree + recognize local species - and it's free! Check out details @ link + hope to see you outside 🌸https://t.co/8hvOornDNB https://t.co/wNeuGARacK pic.twitter.com/h2kZmvSBtG — Marielle 🌸 Anzelone (@nycbotanist) April 7, 2023 Loveliest of Trees by A. E. Housman - Poems | Academy of American Poets For the caller on @BrianLehrer abt his fav tree& poem🌸🌸🌸 https://t.co/TFerJaBc4W — diane lee (@dianberly712) April 7, 2023 ⁦@BrianLehrer⁩ from my window pic.twitter.com/RK9XyDeQGt — Elena Arena (@ElenaArena4) April 7, 2023 Some nice Blooming trees in Belfast today. Cherry Blossom always a favourite. pic.twitter.com/sxPjKhKTMx — Bel Taz (@beltaz666) April 7, 2023 My favorite are the weeping cherry although it is hard to choose. My favorite place to view is the NYBG. Shout out to the Magnolia Tree Center and their rare Magnolia for Brooklyn. Save the Magnolia Tree Center. — N'Maat Ankhmeni (@Irt24) April 7, 2023 Hi @BrianLehrer—for your flowering trees segment, here's a beautiful cherry tree from the Hudson River Cherry Walk. @WNYC https://t.co/DytOrGNi3X — Philip Turner (@philipsturner) April 7, 2023

Spring break is here! Whether you waited until the last minute to plan or you're on a budget, there's a lot of places to enjoy spring weather right in the tri-state area. Travel + Leisure's editor-in-chief Jacqui Gifford shares her picks for the best staycations in New Jersey and we also take your calls to hear yours. *This segment is guest-hosted by Kerry Nolan* Listeners called in with their own recommendations for the best New Jersey destinations: Alex in Allendale: Northern New Jersey has great outdoor activities -- and the Ramapo Mountains are accessible via transit. Hank in Fort Lee: The Asbury to Riegelsville (PA) road off Route 78, take it into Pennsylvania. "One of the most beautiful roads to drive ever. Orchards and rivers. Plus a cute little bridge. You get off the highway and you're in a different world." Lotte in Boonton: Boonton is a great historical town easy to get to from New York, with good hiking and a beautiful library.  Yay to the Boonton, NJ rec! Fabulous and funky little town. Gorgeous countryside and city views just a mile away. And @BoontonCoffeeCo of course. ☺️ — Eileen Tomarchio (@EileenTomarchio) March 23, 2023 Lauren in Bergen County: Asbury Park! The Silverball Pinball Museum and also a bar called The Wonder Bar with a Yappy Hour for dogs. Outside the @WonderBarAP — a music venue across from the Asbury Park boardwalk on the Jersey Shore — #dogs jump from plastic pool to pool and lap from a sprinkler while their owners have a drink during Yappy Hour: https://t.co/wj63onUUKf pic.twitter.com/YKsMdF1KCL — Sunset Vet Clinic (@sunsetvetclinic) August 25, 2022 Jacoba in Montclair: Branch Brook Park has more cherry blossom trees than Washington, D.C. Marshall in Leonia: High Point State Park is in the extreme NW corner of the state near the New York and Pennsylvania borders, with amazing hills and small mountains. Trisha in Morristown: Morristown is a hidden gem with the Ford Mansion, Schuyler Hamilton Mansion, and great hiking trails and excellent food. @AllOfItWNYC Can I suggest Morristown for a day trip. And center the trip on Morristown National Historical Park. So Wash HQ (with a great museum), Jockey Hollow - then stroll the main drag (South St) and find a restaurant for a great meal. — TM (@TMcK_FineArt) March 23, 2023 Roger in Clinton: Frenchtown is a little town on the Delaware River with charm and good restaurants.   Other suggestions:  @AllOfItWNYC This is Steve from Lynbrook NY and one of my favorite places is Stokes State Forest Park located in Sandyston, Montague and Frankford in Sussex County. Amazing trails, tons of wildlife and plenty to do for outdoor lovers — Steve Binger Bingham (@stevebinger1) March 23, 2023 @AllOfItWNYC This is Steve from Lynbrook NY and one of my favorite places is Stokes State Forest Park located in Sandyston, Montague and Frankford in Sussex County. Amazing trails, tons of wildlife and plenty to do for outdoor lovers — Steve Binger Bingham (@stevebinger1) March 23, 2023 I want to share NY and NJs newest local Long Distance Hiking Trail the Highlands Trail which stretches 180 miles between the Delaware and Hudson Rivers. Find out more here https://t.co/WKmlLdMtBz @nynjtc — Zac Cole (@Zachary_Cole) March 23, 2023 @WNYC @AllOfItWNYC I'm so happy you're speaking about my neck of the woods right now! It's truly a beautiful area. Don't forget to sea glass hunt when you come to the shore 🥰❤️💫 pic.twitter.com/fBZDQoFeLN — Lady Lucas (@LadyLucasArt) March 23, 2023

Vinyl records sold more units than CDs in the U.S. last year -- for the first time since 1987. Larry Miller, clinical professor and director of Music Business Program at NYU Steinhardt, joins to discuss what's behind the revival of vinyl and vinyl fanatics weigh in on why they covet the medium. For one I notice the wait times. I just got a record a few weeks ago that I ordered in May. Also variety and value. They'll be multiple pressings/colors of the same album, and limited pressings that cause value to skyrocket as soon as pressings are shipped out. — Andrew (The Aretha Version) (@SoulAtlantic) March 13, 2023 My wife bought me a record player recently, as well as a really awesome bluetooth / wired Marshall speaker. Sold off almost all my CDs about 10 years ago. Now only do Apple Music streaming and yes, vinyl! Bought this #DirtyDozenBrassBand album years ago. Sounds great! pic.twitter.com/xCIMTl7B6A — Alex Weider (@SnacksandFacts) March 13, 2023 1)since most computers no longer come with dvd/cd player, it discourages buying CDs. The industry has encouraged buying albums& songs on line— in the cloud. It requires an extra purchase of a DVD/CD player to own CDs.2) I prefer owning a thing, CD or vinyl, not “airwaves”. — Imagine (@IF56229334) March 13, 2023

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. This year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. Today, Councilmember Joseph C. Borelli, talks about his priorities for district 51, which includes many neighborhoods in the southern swath of Staten Island. Council Member Borelli's 'show-and-tell': Oyster shells from shell middens, piles the Lenape and other native peoples left behind. You can find these shell middens at Conference House Park, one of the most interesting archeological sites in the five boros. pic.twitter.com/0iB24bfU7q — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) December 15, 2022

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. This year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. Today, Councilmember David Carr (District 50, Mid-Island Staten Island), talks about his priorities for district 50, which includes many neighborhoods in the mid-island swath of Staten Island.  Council Member David Carr's show-and-tell is Ariemma's Deli & Catering on Hylan Bvld, a long-serving family-run business serving Italian delicacies. pic.twitter.com/GMsCZdej3D — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) December 14, 2022

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. This year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. Today, Councilmember Kamillah Hanks talks about her priorities for district 49, which includes Arlington, Clifton, Clove Lakes, Concord, Elm Park, Graniteville, Livingston, Mariners Harbor, New Brighton, Port Richmond, Randall Manor, Rosebank, St. George, Snug Harbor, Silver Lake, Stapleton, Sunnyside, West Brighton and Tompkinsville in Staten Island. For show-and-tell, Council Member Kamillah Hanks brought us Concord High School, now home to a new initiative that she says will train chefs of the future. pic.twitter.com/HXEurpYP8q — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) December 8, 2022

Listeners call in to share their favorite Halloween movie and why they watch scary movies. Let The Right One In - the original Swedish version about a child Vampire. Omg that scared me. — Alex Weider (@SnacksandFacts) October 31, 2022 @BrianLehrer The Possession of Joel Delaney features an incredible 1970s NYC background — Janeminty (@janeminty) October 31, 2022 @BrianLehrer paranormal activity watched it then I could not turn off the lights for a few days. — Anthony Budney (@KiDKiNgSLiCk) October 31, 2022 The Blob (1958) was also terrifying for me, especially the scene where the blob oozes in through the air vents of a movie theater while watching it in a theater. — Anita Faulding (@affauld) October 31, 2022 Night of the Hunter terrified me as a child. Robert Mitchum was so menacing. I still shudder when I think of it to this day. The stalking😱 — MaeEast (@MaeEast17) October 31, 2022

Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week, shares her final thoughts on this year of following the trees around us and she and Brian share some of the haikus listeners sent in. →Watch this time-lapse slide show of Marielle's tree through the year.   Be sure and search #BLTrees in twitter to see all the photos and poems sent this year. Why New York City?Don't I belong in the woods?Oh well. A nice block.-Brian Lehrer Feeding multitudeshundreds of insects and birdsa wild lifeline overlooked -Marielle Anzelone I have birthed my leavesProviding shade and colorNow they flutter down#bltrees #haiku @wnyc — ChristinaMox (@Unionfry) October 19, 2022 @BrianLehrer My window o'erlooks / The street that would not feel like / Home without the trees #BLTrees — Mary L. C-Platt (@Emmyllu) October 19, 2022 #BLTrees From an Elm in East River Park: I survived SandyThen killed by New York Cityfor climate change. What?@ERPAction — Pat Arnow (@PatArnow) October 19, 2022 the woodchipper snarls,shrinking suburban back yards --ashes to ashes.@nycbotanist @brianlehrer #bltrees — Tina Kelley (@tinakelley) October 20, 2022 #BLTrees a dollar a daythat's the gift from one sweet tree thanks Honey Locust Truth: Dogs destroy treesdon't lead them to pee and poopon wee precious beds — Wendy E Brawer (@wendybrawer) October 19, 2022 @BrianLehrer #BLTreesfrom sapling to elderan epoch of dropped acornsteasing life belowLauren ThompsonBrooklyn NY — Lauren Thompson (@LTScribbler) October 20, 2022 Old Bradford Pear Tree Keeps dropping large side branchesPreserving main trunk#Treeku #BLTrees #AlsoCalledCalleryPear [we've been waiting for months for @NYCGreenThumb to send arborist to fix this situation at Morris-Jumel Community Garden in Washington Heights] — Dr.EB (@LNBel) October 20, 2022 March twenty-twenty. / Branches bare, naked; sirens. / Leaves came back slow - mum. #bltrees pic.twitter.com/ZpOw9mErQ4 — MCO (@piippuuu) October 20, 2022 @BrianLehrer #BLTrees Branches reach upwardsYes, we trees grow in BrooklynLeafy canopy — Lisa (@vegaslisa777) October 20, 2022 #BLTrees @BrianLehrer The oak's haiku:Each day we talk throughnetworks of myceliummy tree radio — M Moser (@MicalMoser) October 20, 2022 #BLTrees Here are my October photos:1. Red against the lawn I embody grace as I Provide oxygen 2. Autumn majesty Readying my sap. Maple Syrup this winter pic.twitter.com/uFc2A0VJ47 — Bill Bartosik (@BillBartosik) October 20, 2022 #bltrees pic.twitter.com/D3eGtjBYTM — David Hill (@DavidHillNYC) October 20, 2022 #BLTrees The small-leaf linden/Sweet smell of early summer/Throughout the city pic.twitter.com/KQxseqylM0 — Benjamin Mott (@hungrymungry) October 20, 2022 Trees name my loved onesBrother, spouse, son — broad branchesWhat child will you name?#BLtrees #haiku ⁦@BrianLehrer⁩ pic.twitter.com/46uGVDd8du — Ethan Vesely-Flad (@ethanvf) October 21, 2022 My arms are tired Thank you for noticing meI'll remember you.#BLTrees pic.twitter.com/eweZBPGs2i — jerielle (@jerielle) October 21, 2022 Urban magnolia, / why couldn't you overwinter? / Your buds remain ghosts. #bltrees pic.twitter.com/UYpDK2Hj36 — Bill Westerman (@westerman222) October 21, 2022 #BLTrees #Tuliptree Here is my haiku:1. Your presence draws me2. to you, yellowing leaves bright3. Seeds fly then winter pic.twitter.com/om7tkrqJwf — Georgia(Plume) 🌳 #BlackBotanistsWeek (@localecologist) October 20, 2022 #BLtrees For two hundred years / Sycamore tree on Corlear / Bronx, no other peer https://t.co/hmX2Lxz2Xz — LeslieFoltz-Morrison (@Leslie_FM) October 20, 2022 A haiku for #bltrees in the voice of my maple. Runners running by-kids playing at the bus stop-so much life to see #brianlehrer #marielleanzelone pic.twitter.com/makrrx5jvO — Alisa (@alisabulger) October 21, 2022 @BrianLehrer my final #BLTrees submission, and a haiku:boughs soaring aloftcreating shelter and shade how high will you grow? pic.twitter.com/cvLBHDy7Cc — Alexander (@alexandertlane) October 21, 2022 @BrianLehrer my final #BLTrees submission, and a haiku:boughs soaring aloftcreating shelter and shade how high will you grow? pic.twitter.com/cvLBHDy7Cc — Alexander (@alexandertlane) October 21, 2022 @BrianLehrer my final #BLTrees submission, and a haiku:boughs soaring aloftcreating shelter and shade how high will you grow? pic.twitter.com/cvLBHDy7Cc — Alexander (@alexandertlane) October 21, 2022 Email:Greetings, old oak friendYour bark, like my textured skinWhispers, "We've lived. Yes!" Carol Bloom, age 79 Long dry summer droughtparched us, leaf, limb, root. Rains soakedOur deep palette blooms-Pamela Pezzati Embrace strong beautyThe amazing great oak treeStand, she says, like me-Maxine Forster Guenther  Severed by lightning Your silhouette is alteredI love you yet more-Elizabeth Cohen Gnarled and Knowing, myBubby tree embraces me:“You are not alone.”-Sherry Gorelick  Weeping birchWhite and black and greenNubby and noble-Karrie Robinson My Dogwood tree waitsTo blossom again next SpringIgnoring the Fall.-Joan Hall You bowed to Sandy,did not flood the flood with nests,song-filled sturdy pine.-Kate FalveyLong Beach, NY “My imperfect haiku”I find wide open tree branchesI connect with themI feel like dancing besides themPart of a wider world-Flora Hogman Are you dying, tree?Or bringing beauty to meWhen winter calls you?Thank you for all you do!-Bob ButscherRed Hook, NY Autumn haikuCallery pear leavesFallen to earth lie transformedEphemeral gemsVicki Bogard A set:I sit underneath Your swinging branches of shadeAnd I breathe your breath Riverside Park treesWere my favorite playgroundAnd my second home How to love a tree:Talk to her, and listen toThe wisdoms she grows New York City treesAre a secret getawayFrom the bustling life -Peace, Love, WNYC,Charlotte, a sustaining member Soft, feminine treeDogwood welcoming me homeI belong to you- Sara in Park Slope  On a morning walkShe stopped and stared at my leavesAs if newly born-Barbara Lewin “My” tree: Grand elm, slaughtered in late June. July's photo: air. -Janet in Great Falls, Montana Amends Sisters seek amends so stand on roots near the trees their parents planted. -Rose Morba Born when she was two. Thirty years later we grew. Together. Taller. We thrive.-Jeff Blye Hillside broccoli.Trees are just vegetables.Enjoy the color.- Jeffrey White Walnut, always rare.Found you, at last, on Long Island.Victim of the heat?- Andrew Greller, PhD, Professor of Biology Emeritus, Queens CollegeJoin us to save treesProtectors of Pine Oak WoodsThe Borough of Parks- Cliff Hagan, President of Protectors of Pine Oak Woods

As we continue the wrap-up of #BLTrees with Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week, we are joined by Amy Pearl, audio and video producer at WNYC, to talk about memorial trees. → Amy Pearl's Good Things: Planting A Memorial Tree →For Friday's show, get creative about your tree and write a haiku* in honor of your tree -- or from the point of view of your tree -- or about the web of life that trees are part of. Tweet your October tree pictures and your haikus to #BLTrees or email them to blshow@wnyc.org with the subject line BLTrees Haiku. We'll read some on the air on Friday. (*three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, if you're following tradition) Here it is in late October and my local pear tree is still all green. How about your tree? Listen to our final #BLTrees segments today and tomorrow and post your tree photo here. Your tree haikus too! BL pic.twitter.com/5zDCzyGvCI — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) October 20, 2022 #bltrees, My street tree in the Bronx has lost most of its leave already unlike other trees on the block pic.twitter.com/J7wNu3JaFI — Corbde (@corbe27) October 19, 2022 #bltrees @BrianLehrer I have truly enjoyed this project! Thank you so much for making me pay attention to this beauty! pic.twitter.com/aqemHHYwcs — jerielle (@jerielle) October 20, 2022

We begin our three-part wrap-up of this year-long series with our guide Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week.  Today, Robert Macfarlane, a fellow at the University of Cambridge and the author of several books, including Underland: A Deep Time Journey (W. W. Norton & Company, 2019), who shares his insights into how trees connect to each other, and the idea that each tree is a world to itself. →For Friday's show, get creative about your tree and write a haiku* in honor of your tree -- or from the point of view of your tree -- or about the web of life that trees are part of.  Tweet your October tree pictures and your haikus to #BLTrees or email them to blshow@wnyc.org with the subject line BLTrees Haiku. We'll read some on the air on Friday. (*three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, if you're following tradition)   Even in Brooklyn, my Pin Oak knows it's October. Trees have intelligence, as @RobGMacfarlane will share today, so my tree may also know that we are winding down our year long #BLTrees series this week with 3 special (and short) segments. Do tune in! 🍁 https://t.co/LLWJcUlGMw pic.twitter.com/gX4WfYNsq3 — Marielle🌳Anzelone (@nycbotanist) October 19, 2022 The last of the year long project - I think- #bltrees @nycbotanist the Japanese maple is starting to get fire orange 🔥- thank you @BrianLehrer and all the guests for this ride around the sun… pic.twitter.com/eckiCQa7cy — anne pollack (@afp44) October 19, 2022 Tree and shadow.#bltrees pic.twitter.com/k47gJxhbO2 — Openly Black American (@Monroe110) October 19, 2022 It's the sky for me…perfect back ground to show of this oak #BLTrees pic.twitter.com/XHk2hgjzfB — Simone Bell (@SymoneBe) October 19, 2022 Celebrating all stages of these fruits #BLTrees pic.twitter.com/AkiSzP6xkD — 100KSteps (@100KSteps1) October 19, 2022

Mark Leon Goldberg, editor-in-chief and publisher of UN Dispatch and host of the podcast "Global Dispatches," and Rachel Denber, Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch, talk about this year's recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize: Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, Memorial in Russia and Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine. Before the public announcement of the 2022 #NobelPeacePrize Olav Njølstad from the Norwegian Nobel Committee, informed the Center for Civil Liberties, that their organisation was one of the recipients of the peace prize.Listen to the emotional reaction upon hearing the news. pic.twitter.com/A7U9bHWg2o — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2022

Maya Kaufman, business of health care reporter at Crain's New York, joins to discuss her recent story which shows why unhoused New Yorkers with mental illnesses fall through the cracks. → Fatal Neglect: Homeless New Yorkers with serious mental illness keep falling through the cracks despite billions in spending [THREAD] For this story I spoke to more than 50 providers, advocates, academic experts, current and former officials, and New Yorkers who are currently or were recently homeless and have a serious mental illness. I also shadowed providers in the field.Here's what I found... https://t.co/m1eSKLSm0e — Maya Kaufman (@mayakauf) September 19, 2022

Decades ago, NPR contributor and contributing editor at Esquire A.J. Jacobs and his sister got horribly lost in remote Alaska. Recently, he's been trying to find the group of strangers who came to his aid that day. A.J. shares this story, which he's written up in The New York Times, and listeners share their stories of the long-lost strangers they want to thank. → Sending Out an S.O.S. @BrianLehrer 2 wks after HS grad in 69 I almost drowned at the Jersey shore. A classmate whom I didn't know but was there because he knew one of the other girls was brave enough to pull me in when I was unable to help myself. Wish I could remember his name. — MsGadfly (@KarenBa80051817) September 22, 2022 @BrianLehrer When I was about 11 years old I went to Long Beach with my friend & parents. I'm not sure why I was by myself in the water, but a wave hit me, I couldn't get footing - I was panicking and probably drowning. Someone - not a lifeguard pulled me out. Forever grateful. — Mike recommends checking sources & applying logic (@MLNY) September 22, 2022 A stranger noticed I hadn't properly locked my bike so they locked it with their own lock and left a typed note under my seat with instructions on how to unlock their lock. — Danielle Carrick (@DanieC) September 22, 2022 I would thank two women at Co-op City in the Bronx. I had driven there—taking my elderly father home—but once out of the car I had to hold him up as he was unable to stand. These passersby climbed into my car and pulled my father into the back seat. — Phil Kalina 😐 #GetVaccinated & Boosted (@pkalina) September 22, 2022 @BrianLehrer thank you to the bus driver the week after 9/11 who found my phone on his bus! and took the time to drive the bus to meet me where i was at the end of his shift! nyc always gives us her best! xo — dale b. cohen (@dalebcohen) September 22, 2022 57 years ago I fell through the ice while skating in Chicago and four young hockey players pulled me out. It was only a few months ago that I found a list of their names in the “baby book“ my mother had made for me. I asked on Facebook if anybody knew them. I found & thanked them — MichaelSzuflita (@MichaelSzuflita) September 22, 2022 @BrianLehrer about 18 years ago I got off a redeye from CA and took a cab home. I had my bag on the backseat but my laptop bag was at my feet against the partition. I left it in the cab. Bad enough, but worse, my immigration papers were in there. 1/2 — Eddie Brannan (@eddiebrannan) September 22, 2022

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. This year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. Today, Councilmember Alexa Avilés talks about her priorities for District 38, which includes parts of Red Hook, Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights and portions of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, and Borough Park. @NYCCouncil38 Council member Alexa Avilés' "show-and-tell" item is... Sunset Park!! https://t.co/ztzSkP20YC — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) September 21, 2022 Catch up with all the interviews here.

We check in on our year-long project #BLTrees, following the seasons through the trees around us with Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week. This month, she and Brandi Cannon-Force, botanist and science educator, talk about the many trees that bear fruit -- the kinds we eat, like apples, and the kinds we don't, like sweetgum balls.   #bltrees @nycbotanist #wildflowerhourMajestic MapleLooking GORGEOUS! pic.twitter.com/iCAFFfMsMj — Lisa Smith (@lgjsmith) September 15, 2022 #BLTrees Here are my September photos of:1. Japanese maple, front yard;2. Sugar maple, back yard. pic.twitter.com/dXJ88xcRkm — Bill Bartosik (@BillBartosik) September 15, 2022 Trying to survive what the summer #BLTrees pic.twitter.com/gfnf8G1Zrl — Simone Bell (@SymoneBe) September 10, 2022 @corbe27 #BLtrees - My Bronx St. tree gearing up for Fall pic.twitter.com/V6dh0i46AH — Corbde (@corbe27) September 16, 2022 Observed but failed to post my #bltrees this summer. Sept, Aug, July looking happy pic.twitter.com/glJhF4Qe9t — Lyna (@LynaSaid) September 16, 2022 Happy September from Holmdel Ginkgo! Have survived the drought and avoided the Spotted Lanternflies so far. Stay safe everyone. @BrianLehrer #BLTrees pic.twitter.com/aQZf22DCWi — Ana (@AnaCVW) September 19, 2022

While gas prices may be coming down, recent data shows that inflation in many other categories is still very high. Listeners call in to share where they are feeling the squeeze the most and how they are coping. @BrianLehrer Sunday morning takeout (Queens): Sesame bagel w veggie cream cheese and smoked salmon and sliced red onion: $12 + Medium Iced Coffee $3.75 + sales tax: I handed the cashier a $20 bill and told her to put the change in the tip cup. Yikes! — Speak to Someone on the Telephone (@HerbSpeaks) September 14, 2022 @BrianLehrer one dollar books at alabaster books on 4th Ave are now $2! pic.twitter.com/raJ7zrORp4 — ttwc (@piippuuu) September 14, 2022 The @BrianLehrer Show is doing a call in re: inflation and listener Justina is pointing out the increase in the price of cat food. YES JUSTINA I have noticed this too — Kate Hinds (@katehinds) September 14, 2022 @BrianLehrer I am paying the higher price for eggs and compensating by buying cheaper gin (it all tastes the same to me)! — barbara raab (@bbabbo1) September 14, 2022

The majority of the New York City Council members are new and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Chi Ossé, talks about his priorities for district 36, which includes Bedford Stuyvesant and northern Crown Heights. We're inviting each Councilmember to bring a show-and-tell item from their district that other people might like to know about.For District 36, @CMChiOsse highlights a Magnolia tree in Bed-Stuy and the woman who got it preserved as a landmark tree. pic.twitter.com/0ySXsy1iGc — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) September 7, 2022   Catch up with all the interviews here.

This week, The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear from listeners across generations call in with their top political concerns ahead of the midterm elections. Today, people in their teens and twenties. @BrianLehrer I am an NYC teen: too young to vote, but not too young to care! School budgets + climate are on my mind as I volunteer in the State Senate election. — Sam Poole (@SamP_NYC) August 15, 2022 @BrianLehrer I always vote regardless but climate, Climate, CLIMATE! — Alexander (@alexandertlane) August 15, 2022

We check in on our year-long project #BLTrees, following the seasons through the trees around us with Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week. This month, James Lendemer, lichenologist at CUNY and the New York Botanical Garden and the co-author of Urban Lichens: A Field Guide for Northeastern North America (Yale University Press, 2021), and Miles Zhang, evolutionary biologist specializing in the study of parasitic wasps, talk about "Trees as Ecosystems" -- with fascinating stories about the tiny organisms that are living in and on our trees. My pin oak in August is thirsty - leaves are drooping & brown tipped. With extremely hot summer temps & lack of rain, we're in a drought. Do your tree a favor - give it a drink. Water it low & slow - leave hose on ground at a gentle stream for 15 minutes 1x week or more #BLTrees https://t.co/XgwszjMgtK pic.twitter.com/0sjBcBe1vW — Marielle🌳Anzelone (@nycbotanist) August 10, 2022 “My” London Plane tree got a trim two months ago. Remarkable to watch its stump at the cut sight heal quickly and perfectly. #BLtrees pic.twitter.com/U6mcNje4le — Kate Bushmann (@kate_bushmann) August 10, 2022 #bltrees August update, my oak tree is still in full midsummer glory, and offering some relief from the heat with its copious shade! ⁦@BrianLehrer⁩ ⁦@nycbotanist⁩ pic.twitter.com/6H3LedwX5u — Alexander (@alexandertlane) August 10, 2022

The majority of the New York City Council members are new, and are part of a class that is the most diverse and progressive in city history. Over the next year Brian Lehrer will get to know all 51 members. This week, Councilmember Robert Holden talks about his priorities for District 30, which includes Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, Woodhaven and Woodside. On today's '51 Council Members in 52 Weeks,' District 30's @CMBobHoldenNYC brought a chair from the old Yankee Stadium that he keeps in his office. His father worked there, plus Shea Stadium, Ebbets Field & Polo Grounds: pic.twitter.com/5fT38C2DNC — The Brian Lehrer Show and A Daily Politics Podcast (@BrianLehrer) August 1, 2022 Catch up with all the interviews here.