Podcasts about Aesop

There's an old Aesop fable about an old trout, a young trout, and a salmon. In this episode Carina connects it to where designers really are with AI right now, and what it means for anyone deciding whether to adapt.Design Bootcamp: https://www.designsuitecourses.com/designbootcampUniversity of Arts & Design: https://uad.education/ Get my free gift to you here: https://www.designsuitecourses.com/intentional

Long before Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go into space, Laika, a stray dog, crossed the final frontier. Find out what other surprising species were drafted into the astronaut corps. They may be our best friends, but we still balk at giving other creatures moral standing. And why are humans so reluctant to accept the fact that we too are animals? Guests: Jo Wimpenny - Zoologist and writer. Author of “Aesop's Animals” Taylor Maggiacomo - Associate Graphic Editor at National Geographic Alexander Stegmaier - Freelance Graphic Editor at National Geographic Melanie Challenger - An author who writes on nature, environment and human history. Her latest book: “How to be Animal: A New History of What it Means to be Human” Descripción en español If you have a subscription to National Geographic, check out Taylor and Alex's feature providing a visual timeline of every animal that has gone into space. Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake originally aired January 24, 2022 Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long before Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go into space, Laika, a stray dog, crossed the final frontier. Find out what other surprising species were drafted into the astronaut corps. They may be our best friends, but we still balk at giving other creatures moral standing. And why are humans so reluctant to accept the fact that we too are animals? Guests: Jo Wimpenny - Zoologist and writer. Author of “Aesop's Animals” Taylor Maggiacomo - Associate Graphic Editor at National Geographic Alexander Stegmaier - Freelance Graphic Editor at National Geographic Melanie Challenger - An author who writes on nature, environment and human history. Her latest book: “How to be Animal: A New History of What it Means to be Human” Descripción en español If you have a subscription to National Geographic, check out Taylor and Alex's feature providing a visual timeline of every animal that has gone into space. Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake originally aired January 24, 2022 Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⚡ What would you do if your most important treasure suddenly disappeared? Join a hilarious adventure packed with clever disguises, big laughs, and a hero who finds himself in the most unexpected situation ever!

Does great desire negate the importance of being careful and discerning? If we forget to approach with caution we might just end up hurting ourselves or others in our journey to get what we want. Take a lesson from a pigeon and Aesop in this short story titled, “The Thirsty Pigeon,” read by Lois Fish.

Send voice or text msgBeware of the horrifying hedgewolf! Or maybe beware the bored shepherd boy who decides to entertain himself by playing the same trick over and over again. When the mischievous youngster cries “Hedgewolf” not once, not twice, but three times, the townspeople come running to help. But what will happen to the far-fetched fibber when he finally needs their help for real? Will anyone listen?This reimagined Aesop fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, is a Dorktales Classic.Episode webpage: https://jonincharacter.com/boy-who-cried-hedgewolf/ FAN PAGE FUN: https://jonincharacter.com/dorktalesfans/ DOWNLOAD FUNSHEET/COLOR PAGE:  https://bit.ly/dorktales9funsheet GRAB YOUR FREE PDF list of conversation questions for this episode: https://dorktalesstorytime.aweb.page/ep9freePDFPARENTS, TEACHERS AND HOMESCHOOLERS: In this retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, young listeners explore the importance of honesty, trust, personal responsibility, and the consequences of their actions. The story encourages children to think about how trust is built, why truthfulness matters, and how their choices can affect others.IF YOU ENJOYED THIS STORY about a retelling of a favorite fable, we think you'll also enjoy episode 22, The Lion and the Hedgehog: https://jonincharacter.com/lion-and-the-hedgehog/ CREDITS: This episode is a Jonincharacter production. It was written by Amy Thompson, produced by Molly Murphy and performed by Jonathan Cormur. Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Pacific Grove Soundworks.Four easy ways to support Dorktales to keep the mic on and the stories coming: donate, subscribe or follow, leave a review, tell a friend! All support links are here in the show notes below

Dr Ray takes your calls and starts with a monologue about whether familiarity really does breed contempt. Is it really harder to love someone the closer a friend a person becomes?

Anthropic rolls out Claude Fable 5, but it's available for a limited time

Since the days of Aesop, stories about animals have been used to explore distinctly human values, virtues, and vices. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz consider such childhood classics as E. B. White's “Stuart Little” and C. S. Lewis's “Chronicles of Narnia” series, as well as “The Sheep Detectives,” a recent entry in this canon that centers on a flock who learn poignant lessons about life and loss. Works of adult literature, too, have explored the animal-human bond. Our tendency to project onto animals translates to the real world in strange ways, with figures like Timmy the Whale and Punch the Monkey going viral on our social feeds even as our day-to-day lives are more detached from the natural world than ever before. But the distance between us can be instructive, too. “Reckoning with their similarity to us and also their total strangeness to us . . . that's where works about animals really get me,” Schwartz says. “Not just as a direct transfer onto the human experience but also this other thing that really does enrich our lives: to be in contact with species that are not our own.”Read, watch, and listen with the critics:Homer's Odyssey“Stone Fox,” by John Reynolds Gardiner“The Mare,” by Mary Gaitskill“The Sheep Detectives” (2026)“Stuart Little,” by E. B. White “Bambi” (1942)“The Lion King” (1994) C. S. Lewis's “Chronicles of Narnia” Series“Tom and Jerry” (1940-67)Aesop's Fables“Frederick,” by Leo Lionni“ ‘Wake Up Dead Man' and the Whodunnit Renaissance” (The New Yorker)“Zootopia” (2016) “Why Earnestness Is Everywhere” (The New Yorker)“Babe” (1995)“Tiger King” (2020-21)“Monkey Business in ‘Chimp Crazy,' ” by Vinson Cunningham (The New Yorker)I am Bunny on TikTokNew episodes drop every Thursday. Follow Critics at Large wherever you get your podcasts.Critics at Large is a weekly discussion from The New Yorker which explores the latest trends in books, television, film, and more. Join us every Thursday as we make unexpected connections between classic texts and pop culture. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

What this episode is about Most salespeople are pointed at targets without being taught to think about them. That gap — between knowing who to call and understanding why it matters — is what Peter Cleary and Tom Sterns set out to close with their book Graphic Sales: How to Build a Prospecting Playbook. The book is unusual. It teaches through illustrated comic strips drawn from real sales disasters, using the Aesop's Fables principle: story first, lesson second. The goal isn't to lecture. It's to help salespeople recognise themselves, laugh at the madness, and do the work better. What Marcus, Peter, and Tom cover Ideal Customer Profile as a foundation — not a filter. The ICP chapter opens the book because everything else depends on it. ICP isn't just demographic targeting. It's understanding the four to six data attributes that signal your solution is genuinely right for a specific buyer — and then thinking critically about what those signals mean in context. Why AI won't solve poor prospecting judgement. Tom shares a cautionary story: he built an AI-assisted prospecting tool for a team, fed it the right signals, and watched conversion rates fall. The problem wasn't the data. It was that automating the research broke the reps' critical thinking. They stopped trusting the information because they hadn't processed it themselves. They started dialling without thinking. Conversion rates recovered only when the reps were given time to verify and reason about the signals themselves. Pre-call planning is a non-negotiable. Hundreds of touchpoints go into booking a meeting. Showing up without reviewing the notes, researching the company, and forming a hypothesis is a dereliction of the role — not just poor practice. The post-call debrief most organisations never do. Standardised post-call analysis is almost universally absent. Marcus describes his red-teaming process: everyone hears the call, debriefs individually, and lessons feed directly into the next pre-call plan. It's how losses become assets rather than embarrassments. Multi-threading vs single-contact selling. SDRs are frequently incentivised to book a meeting with one person and move on. The result is account executives walking into rooms they don't understand, recapping conversations the buyer has already had. Tom and Peter describe pod structures where SDRs and AEs share long-term account ownership — so the knowledge doesn't evaporate at handoff. Meeting buyers where they actually are. Marcus introduces a staged buying journey framework — from centre of dissatisfaction through passive and active looking, to deciding — and maps this against persona data. A buyer who started a new role four weeks ago is in a different conversation than one who looks like they're planning their next move. Timing, relevance, and personal value determine whether a rep gets championed internally. Honesty, pipeline integrity, and what managers actually owe their organisations. Tom shares a pipeline audit story where redefining stage criteria caused the pipeline to drop by two-thirds — and the leadership committee was relieved. Peter and Marcus discuss the cultural cost of managers who manage upwards rather than telling the truth to the people who need to act on it. Key quotes from the episode Marcus: "Haste is different from speed. Most people prospect with haste." Tom: "I don't even care about your product in the first week of onboarding. We're going to focus entirely on your buyer's world." Marcus: "Buyers don't hate being sold to. They hate being sold to badly. And more often than not, the problem isn't laziness or stupidity — it's lack of self-awareness." About the book Graphic Sales: How to Build a Prospecting Playbook by Peter Cleary and Tom Sterns. Available at all good bookstores. About The Inquisitor Podcast Hosted by Marcus Cauchi. Produced by Principled Selling. The show examines what commercial dysfunction actually looks like from the inside — and what honest, buyer-centred selling requires.

Good evening! Aesop has a monologue of short classic tales that are humorous, comforting, and always end with a story of intentionality.Interested in another bedtime story and being part of making Dozing Off what it is? Check out our Patreon: patreon.com/dozingoffpodcastEnjoy these various stories tonight.Sleep well!Contact me at dozingoffpod@gmail.com

I hope this quote from Aesop helps you be kind to others.   Join the FREE Facebook group for The Michael Brian Show at https://www.facebook.com/groups/themichaelbrianshow   Follow Mike on Facebook Instagram & X  

Generosity, kindness and thoughtfulness are good things. We should practice them in our daily lives as much as possible. But what happens when someone around us takes advantage of those good traits? Find out in this short tale by Aesop, “The Fox and the Goat,” read by Scott Walton.

Épisode 269 : Spécial NRF APAC 26 : la Chine construit ses futures marques mondiales, Google orchestre déjà le commerce agentiqueDepuis Singapour, deuxième débrief de NRF APAC 2026, le plus grand événement retail de la région Asie-Pacifique.Au programme aujourd'hui : influence, omnicanalité et commerce agentique.D'un côté, les marques chinoises investissent massivement dans le sport, le divertissement et la culture pour devenir les prochains Samsung ou Toyota. De l'autre, Google dévoile sa vision d'un commerce où les agents IA ne se contentent plus de recommander des produits mais orchestrent déjà la découverte, la comparaison, le panier et la transaction.Une journée qui pose une question simple : demain, les marques devront-elles convaincre des consommateurs... ou des agents IA ?Mais aussi : CAA décrypte pourquoi les marques les plus performantes ne vendent plus des produits mais des histoires, avec le cas d'école WHOOP x Cristiano Ronaldo BYD, Temu, AliExpress, TCL, Hisense : pourquoi les marques chinoises suivent aujourd'hui la même trajectoire mondiale que Samsung, Hyundai ou Sony il y a vingt ans Shopify et Aesop rappellent que le client ne pense ni e-commerce, ni magasin, ni application : il pense expérience Google dévoile l'Universal Commerce Protocol, l'Universal Cart et sa vision d'un commerce piloté par les agents IA FairPrice montre qu'à Singapour, le supermarché du futur n'est déjà plus un concept mais une réalité exploitée à grande échelle La tech coup de cœurJahan.ai : un AI Twin pour le retail et la supply chain.L'idée : passer d'une logique où les équipes analysent les données pour prendre des décisions à une logique où l'IA analyse, simule et recommande directement les meilleures actions.Une vision très concrète de ce que pourrait devenir le pilotage des opérations dans les prochaines années. Vous n'êtes pas à Singapour ? 2 moyens d'y remédier :• The Récap Live NRF APAC, 4 juin https://www.linkedin.com/events/7449376746296152064• The Récap Dinner, édition spéciale NRF APAC https://the-recap.events/inscription Bonne écoute du deuxième épisode de notre série spéciale NRF — Notre Récap Français, en direct de Singapour ! Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Imagine sneaking a magical baby out of a super-strict prison in a massive storm, only for a giant, thousand-headed snake to pop out of the river and act as your umbrella!

Ever wondered what happens when a secret message backfires and you accidentally end up riding a flying horse to fight a fire-breathing monster?

A Wolf having stolen a lamb from a fold, was carrying him off to his lair. A Lion met him in the path, and, seizing the lamb, took it from him. The Wolf standing at a safe distance, exclaimed... #story AcreSoft Story Classic https://acresoft.contactin.bio https://acresoft.substack.com Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practice the same things. Romans 2:1 ASVBT

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. A Bone To Pick! In this adaptation of a classic Aesop's Fable, a lion and bear can't agree on who should get to eat the leftover picnic basket goodies. Who's going to win this argument?? Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then tag us in it on instagram @storiespodcast! We'd love to see your artwork and share it on our feed!! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give us a five star review on iTunes, check out our merch at storiespodcast.com/shop, follow us on Instagram @storiespodcast, or just tell your friends about us! Check out our new YouTube channel at youtube.com/storiespodcast. If you've ever wanted to read along with our stories, now you can! These read-along versions of our stories are great for early readers trying to improve their skills or even adults learning English for the first time. Check it out.

Kids, get ready for a laugh-out-loud royal adventure where bravery, magic, and one very noisy surprise come together!

Two very dramatic birds, one big grassland mystery, and a whole lot of “Wait… did that really just happen?!”

Hello everyone,Today's episode is called 'The Tortoise and the Hare'  A gentle and enchanting Indian fairytale most famously from the Aesop.This calming bedtime story is designed to help you relax, unwind, and drift into a peaceful sleep.If you enjoy cosy storytelling, soothing narration, or sleep stories to fall asleep to, this one is for you.If you enjoy listening, please do leave an Apple review or rate us on Spotify — it really helps the podcast grow and allows more people to find our sleep stories.You can now listen on our YouTube channel as well:Sleepy Stories ☁️ - YouTubeSweet Dreams,Lucy ❤#SleepStories #BedtimeStories #GuidedMeditation #Relaxation #Calm #Mindfulness #MeditationPodcast #SleepPodcast #Folktales #FairyTales #Storytelling #SoothingVoices #SleepAid #RelaxingStories #Tranquility #DriftOffToSleep

Little readers, get ready for a giggle-packed tale with a super-grumpy surprise and a big warm ending!

While most famous as a heroic Dragon slayer, the famous patron saint of England, St. George, is also traditionally honored as a patron of Canada and has specific military and civic patronages in the United States where he is recognized as the patron saint of the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Branch, as well as, the Boy Scouts of America, who consider him a patron saint of Scouting, with specialized awards offered by Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Anglican networks. April 23 is the Feast day of Saint George, the anniversary of his death in 303 AD (some regions & traditions observe St. George’s Day on May 6). Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/mYFbFiWqUVQ which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. St. George and the Dragon books available at https://amzn.to/4cIA5ay Saint George and the Dragon items at https://amzn.to/4cEfS5B ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: The Saint of the Day podcast (St. George, 23apr2024) Good Catholic and The Catholic Company; Saint George, Saint Of The Day podcast with Mike Roberts by Covenant Network (ourcatholicradio.org); Saint of the Day podcast: Holy Glorious Great-martyr, Victory-bearer and Wonderworker George (23apr2025), Greek Orthodox Deacon Jerome Atherholt and Ancient Faith Radio; Once Upon A Meow, Aesop’s Fables from Every Land, Saint George and the dragon, A Heroic Folktale from Iberia (July 31, 2025). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we continue our commemoration of America 250, we're inspired to present a variety of different celebrations of our country. In that spirit, we are honored to welcome on theshow Dr. Matthew Mehan of Hillsdale College, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at the Van Andel Graduate School in Washington, D.C. A literary scholar with a Ph.D. from the University of Dallas, Dr. Mehan has spent more than twenty-five years teaching and designing humanities curricula that shape the next generation of citizens. He's also a beloved author of best-selling illustrated family books, including Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals and The Handsome Little Cygnet. In his brand-new release, TheAmerican Book of Fables, Dr. Mehan reimagines the timeless wisdom of Aesop for the next generation of Americans. His new book is a stunning 395-page heirloom volume that honors America's 250th anniversary with original and adaptedfables, poetry, witty sayings, and reflections drawn from our history, geography, wildlife—and even the Declaration of Independence itself. Crafted for readers of all ages—sections for Littles, Middles, and Bigs—the book brims with joyful rhymes, moral tales, and deep reflections on liberty, friendship, and the American spirit. And what makes it truly unforgettable? The breathtaking, luminous illustrations by acclaimed realist-impressionist artist John Folley—gorgeous watercolor, ink, and oil paintings that celebrate our nation's natural wonders from the Everglades to the sequoias. Dr. Mehan joins us to share the stories behind the book, the timeless lessons inside, and why these fables matter now more than ever.Purchase The American Book of FablesFollow Dr. Mehan's work at Hillsdale in DC

When bedtime goes totally sideways, the whole little world turns into one big giggle-chase! Kids, get ready for a silly, noisy adventure that proves even the grumpiest sleepyhead can make everyone laugh.

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When bedtime goes totally sideways, the whole little world turns into one big giggle-chase! Kids, get ready for a silly, noisy adventure that proves even the grumpiest sleepyhead can make everyone laugh.

What if someone's kids were SO wild that even gods couldn't handle them?

What would you do if someone bossy kept asking for your snacks… and wouldn't stop?

Hello everyone,Today's episode is called 'The Lion and the Mouse'  A gentle and enchanting fairytale by Aesop.This calming bedtime story is designed to help you relax, unwind, and drift into a peaceful sleep.If you enjoy cosy storytelling, soothing narration, or sleep stories to fall asleep to, this one is for you.If you enjoy listening, please do leave an Apple review or rate us on Spotify — it really helps the podcast grow and allows more people to find our sleep stories.You can now listen on our YouTube channel as well:Sleepy Stories ☁️ - YouTubeSweet Dreams,Lucy ❤#SleepStories #BedtimeStories #GuidedMeditation #Relaxation #Calm #Mindfulness #MeditationPodcast #SleepPodcast #Folktales #FairyTales #Storytelling #SoothingVoices #SleepAid #RelaxingStories #Tranquility #DriftOffToSleep

What would you do if you thought something super important suddenly disappeared?

What happens when a king gets into a wrestling match with the wind and ends up turning down a "forever" snack?

Ever wondered why you should never poke around in a pixie's magical medicine cabinet?

Want to know how to win over a lion (and a busy husband) with nothing but a bowl of stew and some serious nerves of steel?

Ever wondered what happens when a fisherman hooks something way cooler than a goldfish?

In Hour 2, Patrick continues to cover questions from callers and emailers. Judy raised a question from her Catholic bible study group, where a fellow Catholic suggested that the Bible is allegorical and that Christ's storytelling was similar to Aesop's fables, Stewart asked why Confirmation tends to receive more emphasis compared to the other sacraments. Craig, argued that lowering the age would not be beneficial and could actually make things worse. Jim followed up by asking what steps would need to be in place to ensure children continue their faith formation, if the age of Confirmation is reduced. Judy - I am in a bible study and one of my Catholic friends made a comment that the bible is an allegory and Christ was using similar story telling to Aesop’s fables. Is the bible an allegory? Nick - I was confirmed in 1948 and received communion and confession in the 1st grade and then confirmation in the 3rd grade. I was taught totally by nuns and brothers who devoted their lives to the Church. I think that had a tremendous effect on me. Stewart - Why is Confirmation promoted more out of the other sacraments? Break 1 Craig - Lowering the age of Confirmation will not work on kids but make it worse and I teach kids this age, so I have good reason to support this. Elijah - Is it morally permissible for a DJ to play music with inappropriate material when requested? Break 2 Jim - What changes should be made so that kids continue faith formation if age is reduced? If song that talks negatively about God makes you think more about him positively, is that okay? Ed - Jesus is God but my pastor indicated he was second person in Trinity. is that different?

April 23 is the Feast day of Saint George, the anniversary of his death in 303 AD (some regions & traditions observe St. George’s Day on May 6). While most famous as a heroic Dragon slayer, the patron saint of England, St. George, is also traditionally honored as a patron of Canada, Georgia, Ethiopia, Portugal, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Greece, Egypt, and Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Venerated by both Christians and Muslims, he is also widely celebrated in Germany, Palestine, Lebanon (Beirut), Russia (Moscow), and honored in the regions of Catalonia & Aragon in Spain. Saint George has specific military and civic patronages in the United States where he is recognized as the patron saint of the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Branch, as well as, the Boy Scouts of America, who consider him a patron saint of Scouting, with specialized awards offered by Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Anglican networks. St. George and the Dragon books available at https://amzn.to/4cIA5ay Saint George and the Dragon items at https://amzn.to/4cEfS5B ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Mark's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast: https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's History of North America podcast: www.parthenonpodcast.com/history-of-north-america Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA & https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: The Saint of the Day podcast (St. George, 23apr2024) Good Catholic and The Catholic Company; Saint George, Saint Of The Day podcast with Mike Roberts by Covenant Network (ourcatholicradio.org); Saint of the Day podcast: Holy Glorious Great-martyr, Victory-bearer and Wonderworker George (23apr2025), Greek Orthodox Deacon Jerome Atherholt and Ancient Faith Radio; Once Upon A Meow, Aesop’s Fables from Every Land, Saint George and the dragon, A Heroic Folktale from Iberia (July 31, 2025). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was a splendid Monday crossword, arguably slightly crunchier than usual, but still definitely on the Monday side of the scale. A few of those crunchier clues included 46D, Afghan language, PASHTO (