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This week's Out Now with Aaron and Abe is redialing a dream demon. Aaron is joined by We Live Entertainment's Peter Paras and The Brandon Peters Show's Brandon Peters to discuss Black Phone 2. Hear what this group has to say about horror sequel from director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill. Plus, there's plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (4:54), Trailer Talk for Primate and Send Help (39:10), the main review (51:44), Games (1:36:21), and Out Now Feedback (1:47:24). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill…
This episode was paid for by special bean JaneQ via the Pick the Flick tier on our patreon. They picked it and we flicked it! Thanks, Jane! Disclaimer: this episode discusses sexual violence and abuse. It's a film from beloved director Satoshi Kon that exhibits a great amount of empathy and examination of the male/celebrity gaze. It's a complex narrative that is definitely worth a watch. This episode contains discussions of those scenes as well as a thorough discussion of how Adam became Abe's dad. Features: Adam Ganser: https://bsky.app/profile/ganz.bsky.social Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social Abe Epperson: https://bsky.app/profile/abeepp.bsky.social Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store
Andy and Abe get in to the possibility of Kirk Cousins starting this weekend after it was found out that Michael Penix Jr. is dealing with a bone bruise. Would it at least be worth it to showcase him?
Assuming medical clearance, Michael Penix Jr. should suit up vs the Dolphins, but is this a good idea? The Dolphins are a bad football team, Andy and Abe discuss the pros and cons of Penix taking the week off.
In hour 3 Andy and Abe get in to some Georgia Football with DawgNation's Brandon Adams, and talk about the Falcons health concerns
In hour 2 Andy and Abe bring you an NFL No Huddle as we head in to week 8, and Andy is not a big fan of the Blue Jays hopes and dreams at the moment.
In hour 1 Andy and Abe get in to the Falcons, and how bad the injury to Michael Penix is.
Mike Conti joins Andy and Abe to discuss the Falcons' loss to the 49ers, the start of the Hawks season, and the changes with Atlanta United.
NFL No Huddle: A great night on Monday night Football with 2 great games, and budding superstar Jaxon Smith-Njigba got to show the world why he is the most underrated receiver in the NFL. Andy and Abe also start to turn the page to the Miami Dolphins matchup for the Falcons.
CFB Corner: Andy and Abe discuss the plethora of college football head coaching positions that are available when compared to this time last year.
Andy and Abe discuss the health of the Falcons as they head in to a game vs the Dolphins, and the Falcons simply cannot afford to have Michael Penix Jr. sustain a long-term injury with Kirk Cousins on the bench.
DawgNation's Brandon Adams joins Andy and Abe to discuss the state of UGA, and the coach-less Florida Gators.
In this episode, Au5 dives deep into the intersection of sound design, creativity, and production workflow—sharing his philosophy of music as a transformative art that bridges science and spirit. He breaks down his process behind the new Emberwake EP, discusses the evolution of his vocal work, and offers production tips for breaking out of loop hell, mastering dynamics, and designing powerful bass textures in Ableton Live.Au5 is a renowned electronic artist, producer, and educator celebrated for blending intricate sound design with emotional and spiritual depth. His discography includes releases on Monstercat, Armada, OWSLA, and Wakaan, alongside collaborations with BT, Tritonal, and Seven Lions. Beyond performing and touring globally, he teaches music production and sound design through his School of Bass masterclass series and free tutorials.Follow Au5:https://www.au5music.comhttps://www.instagram.com/au5_officialhttps://discord.com/invite/au5omeSPONSORED BY BABY AUDIO:Tekno by Baby Audio is a new drum synthesizer plugin with 18 engines ranging from vintage machines to modern percussion. Generate unique, organic drums with its Humanize function or get instant inspiration using the preset randomizer.Currently on sale & free demo at: https://babyaud.io/teknoUse code ABLETONPODCAST for an additional 15% off.Quickly grow your skills and learn with Abe, the Ableton AI Chatbot:https://www.abletonpodcast.com/ableton-chatbotJoin the newsletter to get free Ableton content + early episode access:https://www.abletonpodcast.com/newsletter
Andy and Abe get in to a highly disappointing loss by the Falcons to the 49ers, and how this loss just felt worse than others.
Andy and Abe get in to the Falcons playcalling vs the 49ers Sunday Night, and it seemed at times that the 49ers knew what was coming most of the night.
Andy and Abe get in to great wins by both Georgia and Georgia Tech on Saturday, and how those two coaches succeeded where Raheem Morris could not.
Andy and Abe get back in to the Falcons loss to the 49ers. Doesn't seem like every loss is chalked up to being out-coached? The Falcons haven't loss a game due to performance since week one!
Andy and Abe have a great conversation on Raheem Morris and his job as the Falcons Head Coach, and while a lot of blame can probably be placed on him for this loss, this was a team loss at the end of the day.
This week's Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror special heads back to the land of anthology horror. More specifically, The Brandon Peters Show's Brandon Peters and SlashFilm's Bill Bria join Aaron and Abe to determine each of their top 5 segments from the ongoing V/H/S series. Each member of the group has looked back at the various entries of the franchise to go over their favorites, including some of the creepiest shorts, the grossest ones for sure, and of course, the one the guys could all agree on. There are also plenty of thoughts on this year's V/H/S Halloween. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD, @BillBria Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs: TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show, Bill's Authory Read Aaron's review for V/H/S Halloween Next Week: Canadian Horror Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Segments Mentioned: 10/31/98, Ambrosia, A Ride in the Park, Diet Phantasma, The Empty Wake, Fun Size, The Gawkers, Kidprint, Live and Let Dive, No Wake, Parallel Monsters, Safe Haven, Second Honeymoon, Stork, Storm Drain, Tape 56, Terror, To Hell and Back, Ut Supra Sic Infra
Mike and Abe get into the latest NFL headlines including Jalen Carter ready to get back on the field for the Eagles, which they agree may be needed for Philly as they seem to be dealing with a lot of distractions that have them off their game.
Mike and Abe open up the show from the Paint Gwinnett Pink headquarters as they help the organization raise awareness to help support efforts in the fight against cancer. They then get into some Falcons talk and share thoughts on what the team will need to do in order to pick up a win over the 49ers, in which they agree the run game is going to have to be effective, they must be prepared to for the 49ers to take that away and force the Falcons to beat them through the air with Michael Penix Jr.
Mike and Abe come back with more Falcons talk as they react to reports of not seeing Ray-Ray McCloud at practice coming off the heels of being a healthy scratch just ahead of Monday night's matchup with the Bills. As they discuss, they share thoughts on whether or not McCloud is missing his opportunity to step in as WR2 as they speculate as to why the wide receiver has been MIA. They then discuss the Falcons matchup with the 49ers and share thoughts on whether or not Christian McCaffrey is as much of a threat as he was during his days in Carolina.
Mike and Abe come back with some Hawks talk as they discuss how the expectations for the team seem to be somewhat high as the new additions in Kristaps Porzingis and Nickeil Alexander-Walker make the Hawks one of the teams who had the most impressive offseason moves.
Mike and Abe come back with some more football talk as they share thoughts on the Steelers and Bengals matchup tonight as it has been reported Trey Hendrickson may not play in the TNF showdown. They alsol react to reports of Mike Lombardi being away from the team to go to Saudi Arabia for fundraising efforts for UNC.
Mike and Abe are joined by Barbara Dooley as they discuss Georgia's win over Auburn and preview the Dawgs' showdown against Ole Miss this weekend.
Mike and Abe get back into some football talk and share thoughts on what they believe are concerns for the Falcons heading into their Sunday night to which they discuss whether or not Atlanta will be able to "back up" their performance from Monday;'s win over the Bills. They then are joined by Jason Chandler, president of Gwinnett Medical Foundation, as they discuss the Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K Walk/Run which supports the fight against cancer.
This episode looks at the Kabane and Court Rank systems in light of the changes made during this reign, in 684 and 685. We go a bit more in depth on the kabane, what they were, and how they were organized, prior to the reorganization that took place at the end of the 8th century into just 8 kabane, total. For more, check out our blogpost: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-136 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan. My name is Joshua, and this is Episode 136: Kabane and Court Rank Mononobe no Muraji no Ujimaro was in a foul mood. Once more he had been passed over for promotion, and so he continued to toil away, tallying reports as they came in from the various provinces across the kingdom. Meanwhile, Hasama no Atahe no Woshibi was now his superior, with an exalted rank and the generous stipend that came with it. Ujimaro fumed—he was Mononobe, and his family had once all but ruled Yamato. Though they had been perhaps reduced in circumstances since then, they still proudly held to their place as a Muraji family—a distinction that demonstrated their superior pedigree. Meanwhile, Woshibi was from the Hasama family. Sure, his relative, Nemaro, had been one of those on the front lines in the recent conflict, but still, his family was only atahe. Honestly, a Mononobe was supposed to take orders from someone of an Atahe family? But this was the new way of things. The ancient traditions were no longer enough—you had to work hard and make sure way up through this new court rank system if you wanted to succeed. Ujimaro grumbled, but there was little he could do in the moment. Nonetheless, he couldn't help but think about how the natural order of the world was somehow turned upside down… Greetings and welcome back, everyone. We are working our way through the reign of Ohoama, aka Temmu Tennou. This reign spanned fourteen years, if you include the Jinshin year of 672, though it is broken into two narratives in the Nihon Shoki. The first chapter covers the year of the disturbance, the Jinshin no Ran, when Ohoama fought with the Afumi court, who supported his nephew, Ohotomo, on the throne. We've covered that turbulent period previously. The second chapter covers the other 13 years of Ohoama's reign. Last episode we covered the first year of Ohoama sitting properly on the throne. The year 673 included Ohoama's ascension; the confirmation, continuation, and evolution of the Ritsuryou system instituted during Naka no Oe's time; as well as various ceremonies around Ohoama's ascension to the throne, including the first verifiable “Daijosai”, the specialized harvest ceremony for the first harvest season of the reign. This episode we are going to try and tackle something that people have sent in questions about. We've touched on it here and there, but I really want to get into the Kabane system—that ancient practice of family titles that were like a collective rank system. It was during Ohoama's reign that the court made major reforms to the kabane system and restructured it pretty extensively. At the same time, the kabane system was gradually being replaced by other systems of displaying one's status in society—such as the court rank system, which was also revised this reign. Eventually, without the same purpose as before, kabane would fade away, with a few remaining as honorifics and titles, but at this point they were still important. So we'll get into both of these status systems and discuss a little bit about what that meant for the people of the late 7th century court. From the beginning of Ohoama's reign, the court had continued to implement the cap-rank system, most recently amended in 664, by Ohoama's brother, Naka no Ohoye. With the new rank system of 685, the format changed considerably. To better understand this, let's talk about the rank systems in Yamato and how we have gotten to this point. We'll want to start with the kabane, and to do that, I want to take us back to a much earlier time. As you may recall, in the oldest stories in the Nihon Shoki, the Kojiki, and the Sendai Kuji Hongi, most individuals only have a single name, or they are known by the name of a location and a title. Iware Hiko, for example, with Hiko and Hime being general masculine and feminine terms for elites from a given area. From this, it would appear as though there was no such thing as a “family” name in early Wa societies. As I've pointed out before, that does not mean that there were not families, of course, or that lineage and family relationships were not important; we do see familial relationships, and we see concepts of lateral inheritance—from brother to brother rather than necessarily from father to son. The rules behind such inheritance seem to have been rather malleable, however. And that all makes some sense in a society where most people are dealing with the people of their village and surrounding communities—there is no need for anything more than a given name. Otherwise one's place of origin or their profession could easily be used to identify any given individual. Even the elites would be known by the territory they control. I mention all of this because some of the earliest terms we see as “kabane” appear to be titular in nature—that is to say they are derived from ancient titles. Hiko, Hime, Wake, Mimi, and Ushi are all terms we see from the ancient past, commonly found in the names of sovereigns, among other things. It isn't until some time in about the 5th century that we start to see the family units arise. These started as something like a corporate group or guild: Those who looked after horses were all labelled as Umakai, while those who worked jade and made magatama jewels were labelled as Tamatsukuribe. These groups or “be” were familial in that they were structured much as a family, with a single family head. That gave the ruler a single point of contact to presumably administer all of the work that particular corporate group was expected to perform. Furthermore, the name passed to their children, who would presumably have been brought up in the family business. For some of these families, rather than overseeing a business, craft, or similar thing, they were, instead, administrators of a given region or locality. We might think of these as chiefly families, overseeing domains of varying sizes. These families were known as “uji”. This is often translated in English as “clan”, which is an overloaded term used to describe a group that all claim familial descent from a single putative ancestor—whether real or fictional. Many of the earliest uji were created as “-be” groups: Abe, Mononobe, Imbe, Kataribe, etc., but they eventually started dropping “-be” altogether: Inukahi, Umakahi, Soga, Nakatomi, Wani, and the like. For these Uji, many were connected to various deities, or kami, from which they claimed descent. These kami are thought to be some of the original ujigami, though that term later came to be applied to various kami that were seen as guardians of a particular locale, and later uji need not claim direct descent from a kami for it to be special. For example, the main deity of Kasuga Taisha, the shrine built in Nara in the 8th century, said to house the ujigami of the Nakatomi and Fujiwara, primarily pays worship to Takemikazuchi no Mikoto and Futsunushi no Mikoto, deities brought from the east. Takemikazuchi is considered an ujigami of the two uji, but the oyagami, the actual parent or ancestral kami from which they claim direct lineage, would be Ame no Koyane no Mikoto, who is also worshipped as the third deity at the shrine. The fact that these uji operate more like clans means that they were made up of numerous family units, who might be scattered across the archipelago. At the head of each uji would have been a central family to provide the uji leadership and interface with the court. Nonetheless, they were all considered the same uji, and a rise in the fortunes of the uji applied to all of its disparate members. To be clear, there were titles attached to individual names, Sukune, for example, which is one we've encountered several times in the narrative. Professor Kan'ichi Asakawa, in his work “The Early Institutional Life of Japan”, provides an overview of some of these corporate titles, that came to be known as “kabane”. In all likelihood, they all had a straightforward meaning at some point. “Omi” means minister, for example, and continues to be used in that sense—as well as as a title—up through at least the 7th century. Another common kabane that we see is “Muraji”, which appears to originally reference someone in charge of a village or similar polity. Asakawa suggests that it comes from Mura no Ushi, with “Ushi” meaning something like “lord” and showing up elsewhere as well. “Kimi” also appears to be demonstrating some kind of hegemony over a land. Beyond that, here are a few others that we have seen: Atahe—or Atai—as well as Suguri, which appears to truly be a lower level village headmaster. Then there is Agata-nushi, aka Agata No Ushi, the Lord of an Agata, or district. Asakawa also notes Wake, Inaki, Sukune, Kishi, and Tamitsukasaas other kabane. The kabane are interesting in that they do appear to be precedental—that is to say that there does appear to be some kind of hierarchy in terms of the social position of each uji. The kabane did not, however, confer any particular resources. There was no stipend attached to a given kabane, though certain court positions were only open to members of uji with the appropriate kabane. Perhaps most notable in this are the Omi and the Muraji, which were the only two family types that held the supreme court positions—what we would likely refer to as “Prime Minister”. These included families such as the Ohotomo no Muraji, the Mononobe no Muraji, the Kose no Omi, and the Soga no Omi. The heads of these families had a special title—the Ohomuraji or the Oho-omi, the Great Muraji and the Great Omi. These positions were placed at the top of the court system, allowing them unrivaled access to the levers of power. Typically there were two to three of these individuals at any given time, down to as few as one during the height of the Soga no Omi's power and influence. It is unclear if all uji at the Omi and Muraji level had a designated Oho-Omi or Oho-Muraji at their head, or if that was only for those who were in actual positions at the top of the court structure. It is also unclear if the precedence between the Omi and Muraji was always fixed. Early on, we see Muraji houses that appear to be holding the majority of the powerful positions, and later we see the ascendancy of the Omi households. By the 7th century, however, it appears that Omi came first, followed by Muraji, based on the order that individuals are frequently named in the Chronicles, among other things. As for the other titles, some of them we believe we know, and others are more of a mystery. The origin of “wake” and “kimi” are rather obscure, though they both appear to have something to do with territorial rule and belong to uji that lay some kind of claim to a blood relationship with the royal house. Some of them may have been rulers in their own lands, prior to Yamato hegemony. “Inaki” may be related to rice castle, or storehouse, and seems to have referred to one of the smallest local units. That also means we rarely see it in the narrative, which tended to focus on those more closely tied to the court and the royal house. Asakawa notes that the Atahe, or Atai, seems to be for uji who possessed some amount of private land and private soldiery, but we don't know much more. Asakawa also points out that the Suguri, Tamitsukasa, and the Kishi kabane all seem to be related to groups with ties to the continent—perhaps descended from immigrant groups. The Kuni no Miyatsuko and the Agata-nushi are the titles with the clearest seeming ties to territorial hegemony. “Kuni” is the term for the ancient lands, such as Yamato, Kibi, Kenu, Koshi, etc. There seem to be around 140 such “kuni” described in the archipelago. Agata, on the other hand, were much smaller districts. While some of these district names have survived, it is hard, if not impossible, to know exactly how many of them there were. Then you have this term: “Miyatsuko”. Breaking that apart, he translates it as child or servant—ko—of the exalted house—miya. Taken together, these appear to reference the elite families in charge of overseeing territorial lands.We also see another term that uses “Miyatsuko”: Tomo no Miyatsuko. Unlike Kuni no Miyatsuko, Tomo no Miyatsuko is a term representing a group, rather than a kabane attached to an individual family. When the sovereign addresses the court, for example, he typically addresses the Omi, the Muraji, the Tomo no Miyatsuko and the Kuni no Miyatsuko. Asakawa proposed that, technically, all of these could fall under the term “Miyatsuko” as servants of the sovereign's house. Rather than focusing on specifics of all the myriad kabane, however, Asakawa treats them broadly as the Omi, Muraji, Tomo no Miyatsuko, and Kuni no Miyatsuko. The Omi and the Muraji we already touched on. They were the houses that could, among other things, supply the court with their Ohoomi and Ohomuraji—their prime ministers. So it makes some sense. The Tomo no Miyatsuko and the Kuni no Miyatsuko are a little more tricky to pin down, but Asakawa suggests that, ased on what we can tell, the heads of the Omi, Muraji, and Tomo no Miyatsuko likely attended court on a regular basis and lived nearby, whereas the Kuni no Miyatsuko were those whose heads dwelt elsewhere, likely because they were the local elites in various other areas of the archipelago. This is in the name—the term “tomo” might be thought of as being “with” someone, and at one point it is suggested that the Tomo no Miyatsuko are related to those who traced kinship back to the kami who originally descended from the Plain of Heaven. However, among the myriad kabane, not all of them were strictly local, and we find some kabane doing double duty for both local and geographically dispersed uji. Thus he also suggested that Kuni no Miyatsuko, though it was a kabane in its own right, also represented the other forms of territorial elite titles—all those who did not regularly attend the court, but instead administered their own lands. Richard Miller, in his work, “Ancient Japanese Nobility”, does provide a suggested hierarchy of the kabane. I don't know if I completely agree, as I think that it was a lot more complicated across the entire archipelago, but nonetheless I'll add the information to the blogpost page if you want to see at least one suggestion of relative precedence between uji of different kabane. Now let's not forget that not everyone was a member of an uji. For one thing, the royal family—both the sovereign's immediate family and Princes who claimed a more distant relationship—were exempt from the Uji-Kabane system. Also, the commoners, those who actually toiled and worked the land, likewise would not have been included in a given Uji. The Uji may have directed production, and even included certain artisans, but it still only included those who were tied, in some way, to the government. Now while the Uji-Kabane system may have started as titles with actual meanings—that is to say that the names and titles were essentially indicative of a group's role in society—it didn't take too long for it to become a little more abstract. After all, generation after generation, people change. Individuals vied for power and position in the court and elsewhere, and one's uji may rise, and even fall, depending on how they were able to succeed in the political climate of the day. This was augmented with the marriage politics which no doubt was conducted as much between the elite families as well as with the royal family. And then there were the branch or cadet families. For example, let's say that the head of a family has four children. Each one of those children could theoretically succeed their father—if his own siblings don't do so. With each generation, the familial ties get weaker, and smaller, sub-houses could form. If the uji was geographically dispersed, then local branches could become more or less independent. All of this seems to have caused not a small bit of confusion, and thus we get an edict in the last months of 682: it instructed all of the uji to ensure that they had a senior member—an uji-no-kami or ko-no-kami, with “kami”, in this instance, meaning top or head, rather than deity. This family head was to be reported to the government, presumably so that the government knew exactly who was in charge of each family. If there were too many people in a given uji, then they were encouraged to split themselves up and submit their own heads, with government officials adjudicating the decision. Finally, they are exhorted not to include any people that do not belong. A few things this seems to indicate. First is that the government did not have a handle on all of the different families out there, which makes some sense. It had been many generations since the uji had been initially set up, and the State had gone through a lot in that period. It may also indicate that there were those making a false claim to a family name specifically for the added prestige. How difficult would it be to claim to be a member of a prominent family that just happened to have been from a far-flung, out of the way branch? We see this in the 10th century with the Oushu Fujiwara—a family in Tohoku, around the region of Hiraizumi, who claimed descent from the famous Fujiwara family. Of course, the Fujiwara family by that point had grown so large, that it was next to impossible to check any such claim. How much moreso in the age before written records were common? We've seen examples where different parts of a given Uji were recorded separately. For example, the Aya were split early on into different groups, with the Yamato no Aya being perhaps the most often referenced, but we also have the Kawachi no Aya—the Aya from Kawachi. And then we have the Inukahi, where we see the Ama no Inukahi and the Agata no Inukahi, referring to the Inukahi of the Sea and the Inukahi of the District, though sometimes just a reference to “Inukahi”. Of course, it also seems that these branch families maintained the kabane of the original. Over time, uji were promoted, but rarely were they demoted. And so, over time, more and more uji are counted among the ranks of the Omi and the Muraji. At the same time, the court was changing. With the Taika reforms and the development of the ritsuryo codes, the Uji-kabane system was no longer required for managing the realm. Furthermore, the government was centralizing land and the produce thereof. And so they instituted the cap-rank system, a more explicit system of rank within the court that was held by the individual, not by the entire uji. In addition, cap-rank could be tied directly to a stipend, making the court officers more dependent on the central government, rather than on their own uji's resources. Early on, it is likely that higher cap rank was given to members of the more highly exalted uji, as those were the uji that also filled the upper echelons of government and therefore would have been best prepared to succeed in those roles. However, as things continued, it was likely that it was going to get even more confused. Or they would need to raise up all of the families to Omi and Muraji status, but as that happened, the meaning of the kabane themselves became less and less clear. After all, if everyone is an “Omi” and “Muraji” than, really, nobody is. In 681, we are told that they began to put together a law code, and later a law code of 92 articles is said to have been established. However, it seems it was still being updated, and wasn't until 689, after Ohoama's death, that all 22 volumes would be distributed to the various governors. It became known as the Kiyomihara Codes. In 684, Ohoama's reforms attacked the problem of the Kabane. The record complains that the various titles had become confused. That there were people out there taking kabane they were not entitled to, and just a general confusion because it no longer aligned quite so well with the evolving cultural norms of the new Yamato state. Early attempts to deal with this appear to have been, in the years since they began codifying it all in 681, to raise up families and individuals to the rank of “Muraji”. There are several records where lists of families are all given “Muraji”. In the case of individuals being granted Muraji, it is unclear if that was going just to them or to their entire family, though there are some examples where it seems an individual was granted the title and then their uji was separately awarded the same. This seems like an initial attempt to straighten things out. With the new bureaucratic system and the court ranks, no doubt there were people of worth from uji with less prestigious kabane who now outranked individuals from uji that were, at least on paper, more prestigious. This can't really have solved the problem. If anything, it just watered down the meaning of “muraji” even further, since now everyone and their brother seemed to have been granted that title. Ohoama's solution was to pare down the system to only eight kabane, total. Some of these were existing kabane, and others were entirely new. At the bottom of this new system was the title of Inaki, which had been about the lowest territorial kabane of the existing system. I suspect that this included all of those families that were still below the rank of Muraji, who had not been raised up in the preceding years. However, from there it immediately jumped up to the Muraji and Omi, in that order. And so the kabane that were previously at the top of the system were now towards the bottom. That way, they could “promote” families into greater kabane, without needing to “demote” a bunch of existing families at the same time. Above the Omi were mostly new kabane, except for one. The first was “Michinoshi”, a Master of the Way. It is unclear what this was intended for, as we aren't told who was promoted to this kabane. Based on the name, it is thought that this may have been for uji that had demonstrated a mastery of learning or perhaps some other pursuit, such as medicine, science, crafts, etc. Above the Michinoshi title was the kabane of Imiki, the fourth of eight. This may mean something like “One who arrived”. Some suggest that it may have originally been “imaki”. Richard Miller, in his work “Ancient Japanese Nobility” suggests that this was effectively the equivalent of the old title of “Atahe”. That said, most of those who received this kabane had previously been promoted to the old title of “Muraji”, though before that they were mostly Atahe, or else Obito, Kishi, or Miyatsuko. There is a thought that Imiki had something to do with “coming” and was meant for uji descended from immigrant families. Miller notes that this is not immediately born out in the data from the Nihon Shoki, where we see about a 50:50 split between immigrant and native uji. However, in the following chronicle, the Shoku Nihongi, we see about 100 of 150 of uji with the Imiki kabane that were of immigrant origins, so 2/3rds. That still isn't entirely conclusive, but does add some weight to the idea. Continuing to the 3rd kabane from the top we are at “Sukune”. This was previously used as a kabane, but from what I can tell it was given to an individual and was not passed down to the entire uji. Now it was something different. Miller suggests that this kabane was for those uji who claimed descent from one of the kami, but not necessarily from the royal lineage. In contrast, Asomi, later read as “Ason”, the 2nd of the 8 kabane, literally reads as “court minister”. It appears to be for those who claimed some connection to the royal family. It is notable that Ohoama awarded this to some 52 families during his reign. Compare that with making 11 Imiki and 13 Mabito, the next and highest ranking kabane. Asomi would be the most common kabane among those at the top of the court bureaucracy. Of all of them, this one seems to linger, perhaps because it is the kabane that was given to the Fujiwara family, who then carried that with them into later centuries. Finally, there is Mabito. Mabito means something like “True Person” or perhaps “Upright Person”, and it seems to have gone exclusively to families with the old kabane of “kimi”. An examination of the thirteen uji in this group indicates that they were those with close royal ties, who claimed a descent closely related to that of the royal family. So those were the new kabane. Although they were declared in 684 and handed out through the following year, we do see some individuals referenced with these kabane earlier in the narrative. This is likely just due to the fact that it is how they were eventually known, and so they are given an anachronistic kabane, which was probably much easier for the compilers than trying to make sure that all of the names were exactly correct for each record. With the kabane thus dealt with, Ohoama then went on to make some major changes to the court rank system as well. In many ways I would say that his ranks were quite novel—previous changes to the cap-rank system had largely been additions or slight modifications but had left many of the names intact with each change. As such, the rank system decreed in 664 was really just an update to the previous cap-rank system of 649 and earlier. And so even through 664 you still had things like “Greater brocade” as someone's rank. Towards the end of his reign, though, along with other reforms to the government, Determining what exactly the rank system was at any given point can be a little confusing. Depending on the record being used, names are sometimes referenced anachronistically: That is they are given with the ultimate title, kabane, or rank by which they were known. This could sometimes be after multiple phases of reform, and so the honors mentioned may not necessarily reflect that individual's ranks and position at the date of the entry. Also the various rank systems are close enough, sharing many of the various rank names, such that it isn't immediately obvious if something different is being used. This is true of both kabane and court ranks. Furthermore, as many individuals may only be mentioned once or twice, we may not always have a lot of data on how things may have changed. The new system enacted in 685 was different in several ways that make it quite distinct. In fact, we see in the record of this reign earlier mentions of individuals where their rank is given in terms of the new system even in records predating 685. So what did that look like? The rank system of 685 still used various signifiers, which broke things up into categories, but these were broken up into 2-4 numerical grades: Ichi-I, Ni-I, San-I, Shi-I, or first rank, second rank, third rank, and fourth rank. This gets us closer to what was eventually an almost purely numerical system. Each grade was then divided further into “Larger”: “Dai”; or “Broader”: “Kou” This is also where we see Princely ranks enumerated for the first time. As we noted, previously, princely rank was something that we started to see at the beginning of this reign in the Nihon Shoki, with Prince of the third rank, etc. In 685, however, we get an actual proclamation. The Princely ranks are broken into two large categories—the bright, or Myou, ranks and the Pure, or Jou ranks. There were two grades of Myou—Ichi-I and Ni-I, and four grades of Jou—Ichi-I, Ni-I, San-I, and Shi-I. Each grade was further divided twice into large, dai, or broad, kou. So you had Myou-dai-ichi-I, Myou-kou-ichi-I, Myou-dai-ni-I, Myou-kou, ni-i… et cetera. That translates to something like Large First Bright rank, Broad First Bright rank, Large Second Bright rank, and Broad Second Bright rank. This would continue with “Jou” replacing “Myou”, and provided a total of 12 princely ranks. As for how they were divvied out, we only see the granting of “Jou” ranks. In fact, Kusakabe, the Crown Prince himself is given Broader Pure First Rank (Jou-kou-ichi-i). His brother, Prince Ohotsu, was given Larger Pure Second Rank, their brother Takechi, who had helped lead the forces in the Jinshin war, was given Broader Pure Second Rank, one lower than his younger brother. Both Kawashima and Osakabe were given Larger Pure Third Rank. So if the highest “Pure” rank was going to the Crown Prince, then who were the Myou ranks going to? Unfortunately, thou the system would last until the development of the Taihou code, in 703, we don't have any clear examples of the Myou ranks being handed out, so that may be a puzzle we don't unravel. Beyond the ranks for the various princes, there was another, similar set of ranks for the common court nobles. This system had 6 categories, broken up, like the Princely ranks, into four grades, each further divided into Larger and Broader, as before. In this case the categories were: Shou – Upright Jiki – Straight Gon – Diligent Mu – Earnest Tsui – Pursue Shin – Advancement This created 48 total rank divisions, which gave an unprecedented granularity for the court. As for granting rank, we have a couple of examples of that, beyond just the posthumous grants. In 686, Ohoama conferred Gon-I, the Dilligent rank, on six ministers who attended to him, personally. There was also a request that provincial governors should select nine people of achievement who could likely be given the same. There is one strange account: in 685, Awata no Asomi no Mabito—Mabito, in this case, being his given name—requested permission to transfer his rank to his father, but this was refused. And I think this gets to the heart of the cultural change that was underway, and which Ohoama and the court was actively encouraging. Although the kabane titles were a collective rank, court rank, and the accompanying stipend, was for the individual. This wasn't something that could accrue to the head of a family. That would have been an important point at a time when the traditions of the uji system were still quite strong. So there we have it. Hopefully there was something new for you to take away as we come to better understand Ohoama and his court. We still have plenty more to discuss—probably enough for a few more episodes as we cover some of the natural events and disasters, the ties between the court and religion, as well as what was going on with peninsular affairs, not to mention the myriad other little random tidbits. We'll get to all of that as we can. Next episode we'll take a look at the material culture of the court. Specifically we'll take a look at what we know about their dress and clothing, much of which was influenced by that sumptuary laws that were, themselves, tied in closely with this new rank system. 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This week's Out Now with Aaron and Abe is re-entering and exiting the grid. Aaron and Abe are joined by Screen Rant's Todd Gilchrist and CNET's Aaron Pruner to go over Tron: Ares. Hear what this group has to say about the third entry/soft reboot of the computer tech-oriented sci-fi franchise. Plus, there's plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (3:40), Trailer Talk for The Mandalorian and Grogu (14:05), the main review (24:15), Games (1:27:15), and Out Now Feedback (1:39:40). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter/Bluesky: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @MTGilchrist Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs: TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, Screen Rant, CNET Read Aaron's review for Tron: Ares Read Aaron Pruner's review for Tron: Ares Read Todd's review for Tron: Ares VR Troopers Trailer Talk: The Mandalorian and Grogu Next Week: Black Phone 2
In today's episode, leading experts across oncology specialties previewed the key studies and data they are most anticipating ahead of the 2025 ESMO Congress. Dana M. Chase, MD, a professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at UCLA, discussed her excitement to see findings from a phase 1 trial (NCT05403554) investigating NI-1801 in patients with heavily pretreated, mesothelin-expressing platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer. Premal H. Thaker, MD, MS, the David G. and Lynn Mutch Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Research at Siteman Cancer Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, discussed the anticipation for findings from a multi-omic analysis of the phase 3 AtTEnd/ENGOT-EN7 trial (NCT03603184) of atezolizumab in patients with endometrial cancer and data demonstrating that the WES-derived Aneuploidy Score may identify patients with mismatch repair–deficient endometrial cancer who derive reduced benefit from immunotherapy. Zev Wainberg, MD, the Estelle, Abe, and Marjorie Sanders Chair in Cancer Research at UCLA, shared his anticipation for new data in gastrointestinal oncology, particularly the overall survival results from the phase 3 MATTERHORN trial (NCT04592913) of durvalumab plus fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel in patients with resectable gastric and gastroesophageal cancer, which are expected to provide pivotal updates following previously reported event-free survival outcomes. Sagus Sampath, MD, an associate clinical professor and medical director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at City of Hope in Duarte, California, highlighted the phase 2 NorthStar trial (NCT03410043) evaluating osimertinib (Tagrisso) with or without local consolidative therapy in patients with metastatic EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
The Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror specials for 2025 continue, with the guys delving into some firsts. More specifically, The Brandon Peters Show's Brandon Peters and Movies, Films & Flix's Mark Hofmeyer join Aaron and Abe to cover several first-time horror watches. Each member of the group has chosen several horror films they have been meaning to watch for years, and have now finally been able to cross them off the list. Learn what these guys thought of a variety of horror films, ranging from creature features to Japanese ghost stories to splatter flicks to vampire films, and even a musical. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD, @MHofmeyer Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs: TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show, Movies Films & Flix, Deep Blue Sea: The Podcast Next Week: Top 5 V/H/S Segments Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Every Film Mentioned: Eyes Without a Face, Eaten Alive, Onibaba, Wrong Turn, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Wrong Turn (2021), Antropophagus, Absurd, Audition, The Changeling, Shock Treatment, Peeping Tom, Eraserhead, The Tingler, I Walked with A Zombie, Vampyr, Ganja & Hess, Grizzly, Messiah of Evil
Mike and Abe hit the Daily Download and recap last night's MLB playoffs, Thursday Night Football, and we hear from Rah on stopping Josh Allen.
In the 3rd hour of today's show, Mike and Abe hit the Dawg Report. We chat with Hawks CEO Steve Koonin. And we go Behind Enemy Lines with Bills sideline reporter Sal Cappacio.
Abe and Mike hit the Dawg Report, and discuss how tough it will be for the Dawgs this weekend on the Plains.
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Abe Vucekovich is one of Chicago's most imaginative bartenders, known for bringing storytelling and creativity to his cocktails. After nearly a decade at The Violet Hour, Abe now leads the bar programs at The Meadowlark and Friends of Friends - where each menu tells a story. In this episode, he shares how his background in writing influences his approach to drink design, why collaboration fuels his creativity, and how he's using his platform to make sustainability more accessible behind the bar. Abe also opens up about his support for No Kid Hungry and the importance of addressing food insecurity in his hometown and beyond. Enjoy this episode as we go Beyond the Drink… with Abe Vucekovich.This season of #BeyondtheDrink is brought to you by Fords Gin, - the cocktail gin.Follow Beyond the Plate on Facebook.Follow Kappy on Instagram and X.Find Beyond the Plate on all major podcast platforms. www.beyondtheplatepodcast.com www.onkappysplate.com
This week's Out Now with Aaron and Abe is taking it to the mat. Aaron and Abe are joined by critic Luke Y. Thompson to discuss The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. Hear what this group has to say about the Benny Safdie-directed biopic about former MMA/UFC champion Mark Kerr. Plus, there's plenty of time for other movie chatter, thoughts on new previews, games, and listener comments. Tune in for Out Now Quickies™ (10:55), Trailer Talk for Marty Supreme (35:38), the main review (42:48), Games (1:26:32), and Out Now Feedback (1:35:26). So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill…
In this episode, Jason Huber from Cherub dives deep into the duo's 15-year journey—sharing how they built their sound, evolved their live show, and continue to innovate using Ableton Live. He talks about slimming down their touring rig, producing with modular synths, crafting custom effects with stock plugins, and how the band keeps everything stable even after hundreds of shows.Cherub is a well established electro-pop duo made up of Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber, known for their viral hit “Doses & Mimosas” and energetic, guitar-driven live shows. Since forming at Middle Tennessee State University, they've released multiple albums including Year of the Caprese, Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence, and their latest record Everything Changes and That's Okay. Blending funk, indie, and electronic vibes, Cherub remains a big name in the festival and touring scene.Follow Cherub Below: cherublamusica.com instagram.com/cherublamusicaSPONSORED BY BABY AUDIO:Tekno by Baby Audio – a new drum synthesizer plugin with 18 engines ranging from vintage machines to modern percussion. Generate unique, organic drums with its Humanize function or get instant inspiration using the preset randomizer.Currently on sale & free demo at: https://www.babyaud.io/teknoUse code ABLETONPODCAST for an additional 15% off.Quickly grow your skills and learn with Abe, the Ableton AI Chatbot:https://www.abletonpodcast.com/ableton-chatbotJoin the newsletter to get free Ableton content + early episode access:https://www.abletonpodcast.com/newsletter
In this episode of DSC's Campfires, host Larry Weishuhn sits down in Maine with renowned guide and outfitter Randy Flannery and DSC Foundation director Abe Nayfa during a bear hunt. The conversation covers the challenges of bear hunting in unusual weather conditions, the impact of food sources and environmental changes on bear behavior, and the importance of patience and preparation in the field. Abe shares his experience as a first-time bear hunter and his deep involvement with the DSC Foundation, highlighting the organization's commitment to wildlife conservation and education. Randy discusses his approach to guiding, the qualities he looks for in his team, and the camaraderie that makes camp life special. The episode also touches on the broader mission of DSC and its chapters, emphasizing the value of community, conservation, and passing on outdoor traditions to future generations. Learn more about Larry at http://larryweishuhn.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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We plow through the news that caught our attention this week and wonder about a future that promises to feed our eyeballs with images and information that we know cannot be relied upon to contain any truth value. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Not RUSHing to our local arena3:20 — Abe explains the shutdown5:07 — WGAS NewsBag; Baseless speculation about Trump's bad brain, baseless speculation about the gender status of famous women, Taylor Swift's new record31:33 — Our Bogus Future is an AI-generated anti-reality nightmare59:19 — Did CBS News' Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?1:07:28 — Wrap-up! The Smashing MachineRelevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber.The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Brains were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.
On this episode of the Random Banter Podcast we welcome Abe and Jeong-Soo from 8Eyes The Band. Join Ethan, Jeong-Soo, and Abe as they delve into the songs and content that 8Eyes has done and will do in the future! GO CHECK OUT 8EYES THE BAND'S NEW EP COMING OUT OCTOBER 10th#podcast #music #podcasting #youtube #band #ep #newmusic #musicproduction #reels #conversations
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The Out Now with Aaron and Abe horror specials are back for 2025, and the guys are kicking things off by looking at horror flicks focused on major scope, sizable ideas, and anything they'd consider epic. The Brandon Peters Show's Brandon Peters joins Aaron and Abe to go over their picks for films they think properly represent horror epics. Listen in to enjoy hearing about how they define an epic, only to go through several films each, with differing forms of logic as to how they arrived at placing them under this specific category. It's all in good fun and features plenty of references to even more films, horror trivia, and the occasional tangent. So now, if you've got an hour or so to kill… Get yourself a free audiobook and help out the show at AudibleTrial.com/OutNowPodcast! Follow all of us on Twitter: @Outnow_Podcast, @AaronsPS4, @WalrusMoose, @Brandon4KUHD Check out all of our sites, podcasts, and blogs: TheCodeIsZeek.substack.com, Why So Blu?, We Live Entertainment, The Brandon Peters Show Next Week: First Time Horror Watches Check Out All of Our Horror Specials. Every Film Mentioned: The Blair Witch Project, Dracula (1979), The Shining, Candyman, Candyman (2021), Scream 2, Terrifier 2, Midsommar, Goosebumps, Pan's Labyrinth, Zodiac, Manhunter, Lifeforce, Kwaidan, ParaNorman, Deep Red, Suspiria (2018), Army of Darkness
Professor Greg Jackson shares a personal message about our politically divided times and announces more tour dates for his live show: The Unlikely Union. This show is not recorded for the podcast. Go to HTDSpodcast.com/live-shows for more information and dates. Prof. Jackson's national tour has already been to half of the 50 states, so-called red and blue states, big cities and small towns. What he's encountered is everyday people, regardless of their political stripe coming together to share in the telling of the extraordinary history of the first century of our nation. That period from fiery revolution through bloody civil war is– not despite of, but because of its ugly and all but insurmountable challenges– a consoling reminder that we have been through far, far worse times and much greater division than is even imaginable today. And it's a cautionary tale. Our great strength is our union and our great peril is our division. The words of the Republican candidate from Illinois for the US Senate spoken in 1858 ring true today: "A house divided against itself cannot stand." You're damn right, Abe. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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