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#supplychain #procurement #logistics #ai #continuity #risk #projectmanagement In this episode of the Supply Chain Pioneers Podcast Sourcing Risk Manager at Kone, shares insights from his extensive career in project management, cost consulting, and supply chain risk management.   Aki discusses the transition from project management roles to supply chain management at Nokia Networks, and the essentials of cost management over cost control in effective company transformation. He elaborates on the importance of flexibility in complex supply chains, the significance of strong networks, and the role of analytical skills.   Furthermore, Aki emphasizes the impact of comprehensive training and education, advocating for offline, hands-on training for better engagement. The conversation highlights Kone's risk management strategies, including crisis simulations and business continuity planning, which proved invaluable during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Aki concludes by discussing the future focus on sub-tier supplier management and the nuanced role of photography in his professional life.   Unfortunately in this episode my video editing tool experienced some big issues. I tried to fix it as much as possible! Hope you can forgive me some of the quality issues and missing words, I really tried my best. It is a great and insightful episode.   00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message 00:35 Guest Introduction: Aki from Kone 01:42 Early Career: Project Management and Cost Consulting 09:26 Transition to Supply Chain Management at Nokia Networks 13:08 Importance of Training and Education in Logistics 16:14 Pioneering Sourcing Risk Management at Kone 20:35 Navigating Challenges: From Cybersecurity to COVID-19 27:16 Future of Supply Chain Risk Management 28:15 Personal Insights: Photography and Attention to Detail 31:30 Conclusion and Farewell

This episode we continue with the Jinshin War.  This episode we follow Prince Oama on his dramatic escape to the east:  From Yoshino he dashed through the mountains, through Iga and over to Ise.  In so doing he secured both Suzuka and Fuwa--areas that would be important chokepoints throughout Japan's history.   For more information, check out our blogpost at: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-130 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua and this is episode 130: Jinshin no Ran, Part II:  Gathering Stormclouds.   The soldier on watch was doing his best to keep alert.  The night shift was never pleasant duty, and it was even less pleasant out here in the mountains.  There were plenty of sounds in the night—birds and animals out in the darkness—but rarely was there much actual action.  At least the sky was clear, with only the occasional cloud. Guarding a post station was hardly the worst duty in the world. There was a decent amount of traffic: after all, they were along one of the major routes between Ise and Yamato.  But at night, well, who wanted to try and navigate the mountain roads?  That was a great way to fall into a river and drown, or get lost in the woods, unable to find your way back to civilization. It must have been a shock when he saw a light in the distance.  There were almost always a few fires somewhere in the village, but most of them were out or covered at this time of night, with the exception of the odd torch.  But this was something more.  At first the guard thought it was just his eyes playing tricks on him.  And then he wondered if it was some kind of mountain spirit—he'd heard of ghost parades that could come and take people in the night.  He shivered, and instinctively checked his own torch to ensure that it was burning well and bright.  Indeed it was. It took him a little time for his eyes to adjust again to the darkness, but now, sure enough, he saw the torches coming—and not just one, many of them, and he could now hear the faint metallic clank of metal on metal.  He then heard a faint sound like a tight rope being suddenly plucked.  It only just started to dawn on him what was happening when the first arrows started to rain down on his position. They were under attack!   Welcome back.  This episode we are continuing with our coverage of the Jinshin no Ran—the Jinshin War of 672—and if you haven't already, I highly recommend you start with episode 129, where we talk about some of the background for what was happening.  That said, let's do a quick recap to bring us up to speed on where we are.  And then we'll dive into an account of an absolutely unbelievable journey, which is impressive for multiple reasons, but mostly for the speed at which it was able to take place. So as you may recall, Naka no Oe, aka Tenji Tennou, passed away at the end of 671 after months of illness.  After falling ill, the Chronicles tell us that he offered the state to his younger brother, the Crown Prince, Prince Ohoama, but Ohoama was warned that it was a trap, and as such, he turned down the offer.  Instead, he retired from his position to become a monk, and left for Yoshino, taking half of his household with him.  With Ohoama retired, Naka no Oe's son, the 23 year old Prince Ohotomo, took the throne. After Naka no Oe's death, Ohotomo effectively ruled Yamato from the Ohotsu palace in Afumi, running things along with the ministers of the left and right, Soga no Akaye and Nakatomi no Kane, and other high ministers.  Though the Nihon Shoki does not acknowledge it, Ohotomo is thought to have been a formal sovereign, in deed if not in name, at this point.  Much later, he would be given the posthumous name of “Koubun Tennou”. It would seem that Ohotomo and the Afumi court had misgivings about Prince Ohoama's promise to retire from the world and not challenge the throne.  The Nihon Shoki recounts that they began to make subtle preparations for a conflict, including levying men to build Naka no Oe's tomb, but issuing them weapons instead of tools.  They also set up checkpoints along the road from the court in Ohotsu down to Asuka—the main route to where Ohoama was residing in Yoshino.  And then, finally, someone told Ohoama that they were no longer allowing Prince Ohoama's people to cross the Uji bridge to bring him and his household supplies. Prince Ohoama was not going to sit idly by while the Afumi court gathered up enough forces to claim he was doing something treasonous and then march on him in Yoshino.  And so he sent one of his trusted vassals to the east to seek support.  Meanwhile, he himself was making ready to move.  There was just one more thing before setting out:  seeing if he could get posting bells.  This was sparked by the words of one of his advisors, who suggested that they should be careful.  They did not have many soldiers in Yoshino, and they had already sent out a general like Woyori to start raising troops in the East.  At the same time, if the Afumi Court was also maneuvering, it was likely that they would have sent words to the various post stations to bar the roads and prevent any movement. As such, Prince Ohoama decided to send several messengers to ask for Posting Bells, so that Ohoama and his men could make use of the official horses at the various post stations, allowing them to travel much more quickly and freely.  However, it was not clear if such orders had come and, if they had, where the local government officiallys might place their loyalty. Of particular importance was the case of Prince Takasaka, who was in charge of the Okamoto Palace, and thus the governance of the ancient capital. He would be the one to grant posting bells if they were to receive them.  If he provided the bells, then Ohoama and his party could assume they would have little to no trouble making their way East. And so Prince Ohoama sent his evnoys to the Okamoto palace.The messengers requested posting bells, but Prince Takasaka refused to issue them.  This sent a clear message to Prince Ohoama:  the Afumi court had no intention of letting him and his household have free access to the roads, and the local officials in Asuka were not going to provide any support.  In fact, Prince Takasaka now knew that Ohoama planned to travel, and if he wanted to, Takasaka could likely raise troops to try and stop Ohoama from leaving.  At the very least he would no doubt be sending a swift horse to Ohotsu to inform the Afumi court.  Ohoama and his followers would have to hurry if they wanted to do anything. And so, on the 24th of the 6th month, the same day that he got word back about the posting bells,  Prince Ohoama made the decision to move.  He and his entourage left quickly—he didn't even let anyone saddle a horse for him or prepare his carriage.  He just started to head out on foot on a journey to the East – and keep in mind that everything I'm going to describe in the next few minutes happened over the course of one night, truly an epic journey for Ohoama and all of those with him..  The Chronicles lists about 20 men and over ten women who originally set out with Ohoama from Yoshino, including his wife, the Royal Princess Uno no Sarara, daughter of Naka no Oe.  She wasn't walking, however—she followed a little behind in a palanquin, or litter, carried on poles.  I do wonder if those carrying the palanquin are among those mentioned, or were they servants or even enslaved persons who weren't considered worthy of note. The path they traveled wound its way through the mountains.  Streams and rivers had carved channels and valleys into these mountains.  People had settled these areas, and created paths through the wilderness.  Now, the valleys were fairly well populated, with roads connecting the communities that had grown up in the nooks and hollers. These facilitated trade through the mountain communities and between the eastern and western sides of the Kii peninsula, but even still, it was difficult terrain.  Unlike roads in the flat plains, the width of the roads in the mountains would have been constrained by steep mountainsides and the natural twists and turns of the valleys.  There may have been rope or wooden bridges that they had to cross, as streams constantly flow down the hill sides to the river below.  This route would make it much easier to avoid any official Afumi forces that might have been sent out, as those would likely be sticking to the main roads, but there were still government outposts along the way.  If these outposts proved loyal to the Afumi court, they could raise the alarm and send a messenger on horseback, who could likely flee much more quickly than Ohoama's men could follow.  And if Afumi learned that Ohoama was on the move, they could quickly mobilize their forces, secure key strategic points, and Ohoama's mad rush would be for naught.   The path Ohoama chose would lead from Yoshino, through the valleys, up through Iga, and then over to Suzuka, in Ise—modern Mie prefecture.  The journey was long and it wasn't going to be easy, but they needed to move quickly. Speaking of which, since Ohoama was traveling on foot, one of his men, Agata no Inukahi no Ohotomo, gave Prince Ohoama his own horse to ride.  Oh, and in case you are wondering: There are a lot of people named “Ohotomo” in the narrative, not just the Prince, Ohoama's nephew and rival for the throne.  Sorry, it was apparently a somewhat popular name AND it was also a clan, or uji, name as well.  I'll try to distinguish some of them in the podcast blog page. The party hadn't traveled far when Ohoama's own carriage—or possibly a palanquin, like his wife's—showed up for him, so I assume Ohotomo got his horse back, but they were still constrained to the speed of their slowest member, and I doubt that the mountain roads were all that wide and flat—most likely just the opposite. The group journeyed upstream along the Tsuburo river and eventually made it to Aki, in the area of Uda, due east of Sakurai and Mt. Miwa.  Here they were overtaken by two men, known as Ohotomo no Muraji no Makuda and Kibumi no Muraji no Ohotomo, both hurrying on from the Yoshino Palace. Makuda had been at the Afumi court, but word was starting to spread there that there was going to be some kind of move against Prince Ohoama, so he and his brother, Ohotomo no Fukei, had feigned illness and returned to their home in the Asuka region.  Once there, Makuda had made straightaway for Yoshino, only to find that Ohoama was already on the move.  Ohotomo no Fukei, on the other hand, chose to stay in the area of Asuka and see what he could do there.  He was looking to see what kind of forces he could raise in the ancient capital region.  We'll learn more about him, later. It was also in Aki, apparently, where they met Hashi no Muraji no Mate, who was from the Department of the official rice fields.  Even though he was a government official, he was a supporter of Ohoama and his cause, and so he supplied Ohoama and his people with food for their journey. Just north of the Aki fields they came upon Kammura—thought to be near modern Kaguraoka—where the Yoshino forces conscripted 20 hunters into service, almost doubling their numbers, and now they at least had some weapons with them.  Prince Mino, and presumably his men, also joined forces with Ohoama and his party—their ranks were starting to grow. In Uda, they were no doubt glad of any assistance, and at the government offices in the village of Uda itself, they were also warmly welcomed.  There they found 50 pack-horses that were laden down with rice meant for the hot baths at Ise.  The rice was discarded and Ohoama commandeered the pack animals so that his forces could ride, rather than walk.  Nonetheless, it was still a long way to go.  Indeed, night was approaching by the time they reached Ohono—likely the modern area of Muro-ohono and Ohonoji, along the Uda river.  They didn't want to stop, but it could be treacherous trying to navigate in the mountains in the dark.  What they needed was a light source.  And so we are told that they pulled down some of the fences of nearby houses and created makeshift torches to light their way.  Thus they were able to continue on until they reached the town of Nabari at approximately midnight. Nabari was not quite so friendly.  It was the home of a post-station, which had a duty to report things to the Afumi court.  Ohoama and his men arrived with their torches and in the middle of the night they attacked and set fire to the post station.  One can only imagine how surprised those manning the station must have been.  Presumably Ohoama's party took any horses and provisions, both for their own use and so that they couldn't be used against them.  To those members of the village that were woken up and who came out to see what was going on, Ohoama's entourage proclaimed that Prince Ohoama was heading east and that people should join them.  More specifically we are told that he said that the “Sumera no Mikoto” was on his way to the East Country. I want to pause here a moment, because there are some that say that this was the first use of the term “Sumera no Mikoto”, or, as we more commonly read the characters today, “Tennou”.  At the very least we believe that the term “Tennou” may have first used in this time period—though I do wonder about it being used in this particular instance.  I'll come back to this at the end, but for now, let's get back to the story.  So Ohoama announced to the people that he, the sovereign—for he had declared himself as such—was heading to the Eastern lands, and he invited anyone who wished to join him.  Nobody took him up on his offer, however.  It must have sounded crazy.  Ohoama had swept in at midnight, his forces carrying torches, and had attacked the post station, the symbol of the government in their midst.  I imagine that the people wanted little to nothing to do with any further conflict if they could help it. Continuing on in the darkness, Ohoama and his party came to a river—probably the Nabari River.  The Chronicle refers to it as “Yokokawa”, a term that shows up multiple times, and means something like “side river” and I suspect it was just the name for a river that ran alongside the fields or something similar.  As they were crossing, a dark cloud spread across the night sky for over 10 rods—about 100 feet.  Ohoama kindled a light and took a look at a geomantic rule to determine what it could mean.  This “rule” was possibly a type of stick or even a kind of compass-like device with a square bottom and round top, indicating the heavens and the earth.  He announced to everyone that the cloud was an omen that the country would be divided into two parts but, ultimately, their side would win out. One can only imagine how tired and worn out everyone was at this point, but apparently this urged them onward.  They reached Iga, where once again, they attacked and set fire to the posting station. Now getting through Iga must have had Ohoama's head on a swivel.  After all, Prince Ohotomo's mother was apparently from that region – he was the Iga Royal Prince, after all - so it would be understandable if people were loyal to him.  Fortunately, for Ohoama, he had his local supporters as well.  In fact, Joan Piggot points out in “The Emergence of Japanese Kingship” that Ohoama may have had a surprising amount of support from the various local elites.  Remember that the policies that Naka no Oe and the court had put into place had given power to court appointed officials at the expense of the traditional local elites.  So it may have been that those traditional local elites were more inclined to assist Ohoama against the Afumi Court, while those appointed officials, such as those who were managing the post stations, were more likely to swing the other way, since their positions and their stipends were directly reliant on the court's good graces.  This seems to have been the case in this instance, around Nakayama, in Iga, where we are told that they met with local district governors who had heard that Ohoama was on the move and who had raised several hundred men in support of his cause.  Now their ranks really had grown—compared with the relatively small group that had first set out from Yoshino the previous day, there were now hundreds of men on the march. Ohoama's forces finally arrived at the plain of Tara, or Tarano, by dawn, and with the sun coming over the mountains they briefly stopped for a moment to catch their breath and eat something.  They had just marched through the night—a distance of approximately 70 kilometers, or 43 and a half miles.  That included stops to attack and set fire to two post stations along the way, and much of the journey early on was done on foot.  During that march, their ranks had grown tremendously.  This is an incredible feat, especially with much of it being accomplished at night. Let's also quickly discuss those extra troops that had come to his banner.  Remember that prior to this, Prince Ohoama had sent messengers ahead to Mino and Owari to try and raise forces in those areas.  They had likely traveled these same roadways, and told  any allies they had to prepare.  So while the forces were raised quickly, there were no doubt some logistics that went into it. After a brief rest, the army was back on their feet, heading to Yamaguchi—modern Tsuge city.  Here Ohoama was greeted by his son, Prince Takechi, who had come from Afumi down through Kafuka—modern Kouka, aka Kouga.  He had brought several other men of his own, and presumably soldiers as well. The entire party crossed Mt. Miyama and into Suzuka, in Ise, where they were joined by the provincial governor, Miyake no Muraji no Iwatoko; Deputy Governor, Miwa no Kimi no Kobuto, and the magistrate of the famous hot baths, Tanaka no Omi no Tarumaro, among others.  That same morning, they set a troop of 500 soldiers to guard the pass.  After all, it would do them no good to have a government force suddenly appear behind them.  Also, you may recall that Ohoama's request to his allies in Mino was to take the Fuwa pass, in the north—the area more popularly known today as Sekigahara.  So now, with both the Suzuka and Fuwa passes under Ohoama's control, his forces controlled access to the Eastern countries.  The only other viable route, at least if you didn't want to get lost in the mountains, was to take the road to the north, through Koshi, and that was going to be a slog around or over the Japan Alps. So a garrison was left as a rear guard, but the troops who were not staying to guard the pass continued, turning northwards.  By sunset on the 25th day of the 6th month of 672, they had reached the foot of Kahawa Hill.  Here, Ohoama's consort, Princess Uno no Sarara, asked if they could take a break.  She was not exactly used to this kind of travel, and even riding on a palanquin, she was exhausted and fatigued.  As they looked to the sky, though, it was clear that dark clouds were gathering.  So they cut their rest short and pushed on, hoping to make it to the government offices at Mie—likely meaning modern day Yokkaichi city. Sure enough, as they continued to march, the heavens opened with a thunderstorm pouring down on them.  The entire army was soaked to the bone.  Cold and wet, when they did get to the government center or Mie district, they deliberately set fire to an entire building just so that the troops could try to warm themselves a bit.  Those who had set out from Yoshino had marched over 122km, or 75 miles, including over 700 meters of elevation up and 800 meters down.  Checking a map of the route, it suggests that a person walking it, today, without any breaks, would take around 28 hours to complete the trip, and indeed, Ohoama's took roughly one and a half days.  That includes time for their assaults on the various post stations, and a brief rest at the Tara fields.  Now, granted, they had procured horses for parts of that, and many of the soldiers had not necessarily been there since the beginning, but it is still an incredible feat, when you think about it.  I'm honestly surprised that it doesn't get more of a mention in various historical contexts.  Then again, we are still well before the age of the Samurai, which is the period most martial historians typically examine. So that night, as they were settling in at the Mie government center following their amazing dash across the mountains, word came from forces at Suzuka:  Prince Yamabe and Prince Ishikawa had apparently come to offer their allegiance to Ohoama.  However, as they weren't known to the men, they were held at the Suzuka barrier until someone could verify.  Ohoama sent Michi no Atahe no Masubito to go fetch them and bring them to him. The following morning, Ohoama worshipped towards Amaterasu on the banks of a river in the district of Asake.  Thinking about it, I'm not sure if they meant that he worshipped south, in the direction of Ise Shrine, or if he worshipped east, the direction of the rising sun.  The exact direction doesn't entirely matter, but I think we will come back to this, as it would have consequences later on. Later, Masubito returned from his errand, catching back up to the army, which was continuing on its way.  It turns out that it was not Princes Yamabe and Ishikawa that Masubito had found at Suzuka, but instead  Ohoama's own son, Ohotsu, who had come along to join his father.  I presume he had been traveling under a false name in case he ran into men loyal to the Afumi court.  He was followed by a number of others, including a list of names which I am not going to go over here because it wouldn't mean all that much.  Suffice it to say that the Chroniclers were doing their best to make sure that various families were remembered for what they did. Now just as Prince Ohotsu was joining the main force, Murakami no Woyori arrived with word that 3,000 Mino troops were mobilized and currently blocking the Fuwa Road.  You may recall that Woyori was the one that Ohoama had sent to Mino for just that purpose, scouting out the lay of the land. Ohoama sent Prince Takechi ahead to Fuwa to organize the forces there.  Then he sent two others to mobilize troops along the Tokaido region, and two others were sent into the mountains to levy soldiers from the Tousando region.  As a quick reminder: the Tokaido was the eastern sea highway, while the Tousando, the Eastern Mountain Road, went through the middle of eastern Honshu, through the more mountainous regions.  Together, these two routes would have pulled from the most populous regions of the east. As for Ohoama, he took up residence at the government center in Kuwana, where he spent some time resting for a bit. Now just as Ohoama was building up his forces, so, too, was the Afumi court.  As soon as word made it to the capital that Ohoama was on the move, chaos ensued.  Many people fled the capital, some heading to the East, perhaps to join Ohoama, while others went to hide in the mountains and marshes until all the chaos was over and the dust settled.  The young Prince Ohotomo asked the ministers what he should do, and they recommended that he immediately set out with cavalry to pursue Ohoama and catch him before he could assemble too many troops.  However, he decided not to heed their advice, instead opting to assemble an army of his own, to add to the soldiers that had already been levied.  He sent Ina no Iwasuki, Fumi no Kusuri, and Wosaka no Ohomaro to the East country, while Hodzumi no Momotari, his younger brother, Ihoye, and Mononobe no Hiuga headed to the Yamato capital—which is to say Asuka.  Ohotomo also sent Saheki no Wotoko to Tsukushi and Kusu no Iwate to Kibi, all with orders to levy troops.  He gave Wotoko and Iwate special instructions, since there was some concern that neither Tsukushi nor Kibi would be compliant, as they both had been supported by Ohoama and may feel ties to him.  So if the leaders of either of those areas were to resist, Wotoko and Iwate were authorized to execute them for treason. As Iwasuki, Kusuri, and Ohomaro headed east, they traveled around Lake Biwa and were headed to the Fuwa pass, not knowing that it was already controlled by Ohoama's forces.  Iwasuki, however, was cautious.  He realized that they might be ambushed, and so he held back from the main group.  Sure enough, he was right:  Kusuri and Ohomaro were ambushed and captured, at which point Iwasuki fled, barely escaping. The following day, Prince Takechi sent a note to his father asking him to move closer to Fuwa, so that they could better communicate with the front line.  Ohoama headed out, but left Princess Uno in Kuwana, which was well situated between Fuwa and Suzuka, and was likely far enough from the front lines to ensure that it wouldn't be disrupted by skirmishes at the passes.  As Ohoama then traveled through Wohari, the governor, Chihisakobe no Muraji no Sabichi, also joined him with a force of 20,000 men.  Ohoama had them divided up and set them on roads to various places as needed. Ohoama finally reached Nogami, just on the eastern edge of modern Sekigahara.  This is near where Tokugawa Ieyasu would eventually make his first camp as well, at his fateful battle here just under a thousand years later.  At Nogami, Ohoama would set up his headquarters, Nogami no Miya, or the Nogami Palace.  Meanwhile, Prince Takechi would handle the troops in the main part of the area near the pass, known as Wazami.  As Ohoama reached Nogami, Takechi came to conference with him.  He noted that there had already been an altercation—they had taken prisoners, who claimed that they were actually headed east to raise troops for Ohoama, but given that they didn't know who they were AND that Iwasuki had fled back towards Ohotsu-kyo suggested that this was not exactly the case. Following that incident, and a fair amount of speechifying, Ohoama eventually placed Prince Takechi formally in charge of the army, presenting him the gift of a saddle-horse.  Takechi went back to his camp at Wazami.  That night, a severe thunderstorm broke out.  Ohoama prayed that if the kami favored his case, they would make the storm abate, and immediately the thunder and lightning stopped. The next day, on the 28th, Ohoama traveled over to Wazami to review the troops and check on the military arrangements, before returning back to Nogami.  He likewise went out the following day, issuing commands through Prince Takechi, and then returned again to Nogami. At this point, soldiers were likely on their way from the Eastern provinces and elsewhere.  On the one hand, they wanted to wait and make sure that they had all the troops they needed.  But on the other hand, they didn't want to wait too long.  The Afumi court was likewise building up its forces, and the longer they waited, the greater the chance that they could dig in and entrench themselves.  Something would have to happen, soon. But that something will have to wait for the next episode.    Before we finish, though, I do want to come back to something:  the title “Tenno”, or “Sumera no Mikoto”.  Up to this point, evidence suggests that the term used for the sovereign of Yamato was not “Tennou” as we know it today, but instead was the term “Oho-kimi”.  “Oho-kimi”, or basically the “Big Kimi”—something like the primary lord—was the one lord of lords of Yamato.  But that was probably something based on local concepts of governance.  With the introduction of new ideas of governance, many based on the Han and Tang dynasty models, we see a shift in the terminology. There are poems that come from the era of Naka no Oe—Tenji Tennou—that use terms like “Huang” (皇) and “Di” (帝)—“Kou” and “Tei” in Japanese.  These are imperial terms from the continent.  At some point, however, we see that they use “Tian” (天) and “Huang” (皇).  “Tianhuang” becomes “Tennou” (天皇) when read in Japanese, and it critically utilizes the character “Tian” for Heaven.  Interestingly, this does not appear to be a term that was ever commonly used for rulers in the area of modern China.  I seem to recall that it was used here and there, but not with any frequency.  There is some thought that it may have been pulled from a term for the north star, or pole star, which sometimes used the term, I suspect referring to that star as the Heavenly Ruler—the star that the heavens themselves were focused on. For a variety of reasons, we see a particular emphasis on Heaven, and on Amaterasu, in the decades following 672, and it is thought that this is all connected.  And so it is generally from some time here, in the late 7th century, that we can probably start to refer to the sovereigns as “Tennou”. Although, it is unclear to me if the authors of the Nihon Shoki pronounced it like this or not, later glosses given for the characters in Japanese is “Sumera no Mikoto”, the kun'yomi, or Japanese reading.  The problem is that the Nihon Shoki projects this term back to the very beginning of the narrative, with “Jimmu Tennou” being the first.  However, we have some evidence that the earlier term was, as as I said before, “Ohokimi”.  For many years, there was an idea that the term “Sumera no Mikoto” first appeared in the era of Toyomike Kashikiya Hime, aka Suiko Tennou, probably because that is when Buddhism and continental studies really seem to kick off.  However, there really is no evidence of its use then, and it seems that more scholars today place its use in the late 7th or early 8th century. So there is the possibility that this title was first used by Ohoama, as some claim, when he declared that the “Sumera no Mikoto” or “Tennou” was heading to the Eastern countries.  Of course, that could also just be dramatic license by the Chroniclers, who were less concerned with what, exactly, he said and more concerned with the meaning of it all.  We've also known them to swap out older terms for those in use in the 8th century, updating the narrative. Regardless, I think that about this time we can start to refer to the sovereigns of Yamato—and eventually Japan, or Nihon, another somewhat controversial term—as “Tennou”, or “Sumera no Mikoto”, from about this period.  I'll probably still use the term “sovereign” in general, and I'll try to avoid the term “imperial” for anything prior to the 19th century, when it became a standard English translation.  After all, Empires were the rage—Chinese, Ottoman, British, Austrian, French, Spanish, you name it.  Everyone had an empire, and so Japan, following that model, must also have been an “empire”.  Even today, it is officially the “Imperial Household” and that is the official translation. However, I want to be cautious about using that translation too early, however.  The institution of “Tennou”, while modeled on the Tang dynasty, took on its own character.  As such, I think that it is best to avoid the term for now, because it really was its own thing, and I don't want to conflate too many foreign concepts of “emperor” with the idea of the Japanese ruler. As for the term “Sumera no Mikoto”—it does not appear to me that the etymology of this term is clearly known.  One explanation is that “Sumera” is related to the word “Suberu”, to rule.  “Sumera” is also defined as meaning something precious, though I'm not sure if that meaning existed before its use to refer to the sovereign.  “Mikoto” is simply an honorific referring to the sovereign, meaning “royal” or “imperial”.  I suspect that the term “Tennou” came over first, and later it became glossed as “Sumera no Mikoto”, which may have been an earlier term, but we don't have any clear evidence.  Variations do appear in the Man'yoshu, the collection of ancient poems, so the concept was clearly around by the 8th century. Anyway, I think that's enough.  We'll probably talk about it more when we get to the rise of the worship of Amaterasu.  Until then, let's continue with our series on the Jinshin War. Next episode we will kick off with some of the actual fighting and campaigns in Afumi, Iga, and in Yamato.  Until then, thank you once again for listening and for all of your support. If you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. Also, feel free to reach out to our Sengoku Daimyo Facebook page.  You can also email us at the.sengoku.daimyo@gmail.com.  Thank you, also, to Ellen for their work editing the podcast. And that's all for now.  Thank you again, and I'll see you next episode on Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.

Download Episode 1059 – We’ve got a batch of reviews to tackle and a little conversation about Final Fantasy as well, so let’s start!The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to hang out and chat about our weeks and some Final Fantasy. From the amazingness that is Final Fantasy VI, to the fact that Final Fantasy VI is the best in the series. We also discuss that Final Fantasy VI has the best music, characters, themes, and everything else. It’s a perfect game really. Final Fantasy VI is top to bottom the best Final Fantasy. We chat about some other ones too, but whatever. VI is the best. Plus reviews with Andy Sperry dropping by later in the show!0:00 - Intro/Banter21:49 - Somber Echoes - Rock Pocket Games, Lav Games (Aki)33:25 - Everdeep Aurora - Nautilus Games, Ysbryd Games (Chris)45:24 - Return to Ash - NomnomNami, Serenity Forge (Aki)52:06 - Fiz and the Rainbow Planet - Nijiiro Dragon, Forever Entertainment (Pernell)1:02:22 - DEADCAM - Joure Visser (Aki)1:09:30 - Mycopunk - Pigeons at Play, Devolver Digital (Andy)1:25:48 - Horror Night with Tung Tung Tung Sahur - Source Byte (Aki)The show ends with some Final Fantasy VI goodness from AILSEAN! Fun Fact: This song is what got me into OCRemix!1:35:44 - Ailsean - Terra in Black (Final Fantasy VI)https://www.rockpocket.games/https://lav-games.com/https://www.everdeepaurora.com/https://linktr.ee/nautilusgameshttps://campsite.bio/ysbrydgameshttps://serenityforge.com/https://nijidra.com/https://forever-entertainment.com/https://jourev.wixsite.com/joure2017https://www.mycopunkgame.com/https://www.devolverdigital.com/https://source-byte.com/https://ailsean.net/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!Our Guest: Todd Dunn, CEO at Accuryn Medical.What you'll get out of this episode:Todd Dunn's unique path: from healthcare innovator and Accuryn customer to CEOThe enormous impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) in U.S. hospitalsHow Accuryn Medical digitizes kidney monitoring for earlier detection and interventionThe financial and patient care benefits of automating kidney data and documentationAccuryn's commitment to raising awareness and partnering with hospitals for better kidney outcomes.To learn more about Accuryn Medical:Website https://accuryn.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/accuryn-medical/Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/Show and Host's Socials:Slice of HealthcareLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sliceofhealthcare/Jared S TaylorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/WHAT IS SLICE OF HEALTHCARE?The go-to site for digital health executive/provider interviews, technology updates, and industry news. Listed to in 65+ countries.

Ne gondoljátok, hogy békét hozni jöttem a földre. Nem azért jöttem hogy békét hozzak, hanem kardot. Azért jöttem, hogy szembeállítsam az embert apjával, a lányt anyjával, és a menyet anyósával: saját házanépe lesz az ember ellensége [Mik 7,6]. Aki jobban szereti apját vagy anyját, mint engem, nem méltó hozzám. Aki jobban szereti fiát vagy lányát mint engem, nem méltó hozzám. Aki nem veszi föl keresztjét és nem követ engem, nem méltó hozzám. Aki megtalálta életét, elveszíti azt, és aki elvesztette az életét énértem, megtalálja azt. Aki befogad titeket, engem fogad be, és aki engem befogad, azt fogadja be, aki küldött engem. Aki befogad egy prófétát, mert próféta, az a próféta jutalmát kapja. Aki befogad egy igazat, mert igaz, az az igaz jutalmát kapja. És aki inni ad akár csak egy pohár friss vizet is egynek e legkisebbek közül, mert a tanítványom, bizony, mondom nektek: nem veszíti el jutalmát.'' Történt pedig, hogy amikor Jézus befejezte tizenkét tanítványának oktatását, elment onnan, hogy tanítson és prédikáljon a városaikban. | Felolvassa: Varga László |

Download Episode 1058 – There’s a whole ton of news and reviews to take care of this episode, so let’s not waste any time!The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to chat all about the news of the week including the latest PS Plus Game Catalog additions, Ghost of Yōtei limited consoles, DOOM’s new SNES release with RUMBLE, STALKER 2 coming to PS5, Fallout rumors, a Need for Speed shutdown, new Astro Bot levels and cameo bots, and tons more! Plus a big batch of reviews including an email from Horror Acolyte and a visit from Chris Taylor to wrap things up!0:00 - Intro/News38:11 - Novel Rogue - EXE-CREATE, KEMCO (Aki/Me)50:35 - Arcade Archives 2: Ridge Racer - Bandai Namco, HAMSTER (Jacob)58:51 - Arcade Archives 2: Air Combat 22 - Bandai Namco, HAMSTER (Jacob)1:04:02 - All the Words She Wrote - ebi-hime, Ratalaika Games (Aki)1:10:20 - Canine - Dolores Entertainment (Bri)1:16:21 - Dead of Darkness - Retrofiction Games, eastasiasoft (Horror)1:23:32 - Music Drive: Chase the Beat - Salve Games, QUByte Interactive (Jacob)1:31:06 - My Cozy Room - RedDeerGames (Aki/Bri)1:37:17 - Dream of Things - Tear Bird, Indienova (Aki)1:42:59 - Ah, Love! Season 2 - Lovixsama, Xitilon (Jacob/Bri/Aki)1:49:08 - Psychopathy Assessment - Tarba Paul Cornel, Galactic Crows (Bri)1:55:31 - FRONT MISSION 3: Remake - MegaPixel Games, Forever Entertainment (Chris)The show ends with some Daytona USA goodness from Super Strikers!2:17:29 - Super Strikers - Gentlemen, Start Your Engines (Daytona USA)https://www.exe-create.co.jp/https://www.kemco-games.com/https://www.bandainamcoent.com/https://www.hamster.co.jp/https://ebihime.itch.io/https://www.ratalaikagames.com/https://doloresentertainment.com/https://www.deadofdarkness.com/https://www.eastasiasoft.com/https://salve.games/https://www.qubyteinteractive.com/https://www.reddeergames.com/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2930950/Dream_of_Things/https://indienova.com/https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198381608304https://xitilonic.art/https://linktr.ee/gamedevpaulhttps://www.galactic-crows.com/https://megapixel-studio.com/https://forever-entertainment.com/https://www.instagram.com/superstrikersband/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

In this What's Next with Aki interview, Muhammed Izhaar Ebrahim, Channel Sales Manager for TCL Electronics South Africa, discusses the new products TCL has launched in South Africa and how the brand has become a major player in the country. He explains why TCL has risen in popularity over the past few years and unpacks what sets TCL apart as an innovative brand. Ebrahim then focuses on TCL's new Mini LED TVs – explaining to viewers what makes these TVs so impressive. He also unpacks TCL's brand partnership agreements with major sports clubs like Arsenal and the Vodacom Bulls. Ebrahim concludes the discussion by TCL South Africa's plans in the local market for the months and years ahead.

Download Episode 1057 – Man, this country absolutely sucks right now, doesn’t it? It’s filled with doom, gloom, and hatred….except for…..The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki to chat about awfulness. But before then, Bri reveals some massive life changing news that will have her traveling to Wisconsin! Check the GoFundMe below to give her a hand on starting her new life! We also talk ONCE AGAIN about layoffs at friggin’ Microsoft. This is stupid. The richest company on the planet doing the best they’ve been doing lays off over 9,000 people. I can’t even hide my disgust in this writeup and the rest of the news barely matters. This is gross in every way. Also, tell that guy at MS who tweeted to use AI if he can politely ask AI how he can go fuck himself. Plus reviews including an email from Horror Acolyte!0:00 - Intro/Good News/Really bad news too39:13 - Nova Hearts - Lightbulb Crew, Shoreline Games (Aki)53:11 - Vessels of Decay - Simon Jakobsson, Aurora Punks, Headup (Jacob)1:01:43 - How 2 Escape: Lost Submarine - Breakfirst Games, Maximum Entertainment (Bri & Aki)1:15:40 - Zombies Overloaded - Vinterm Games, Brainium Games (Horror Acolyte)1:20:00 - Mystic Thief: Elemental Conquest - Synnergy Circle Games (Jacob)1:23:24 - Magic Pathways: Crystal Quest - AFIL Games (Aki, Jacob, Bri)The show ends with some music from LONELYROLLINGSTARS covering Secret of Mana!1:30:12 - LONELYROLLINGSTARS - Give Time Its Proper Love (Secret of Mana)https://lightbulbcrew.fr/https://shorelinegames.com/https://itch.io/profile/blackdropinteractivehttps://www.aurorapunks.com/https://www.headupgames.com/https://www.breakfirst.games/https://maximument.com/https://www.vintermgames.com/https://www.brainiumgames.com/https://www.synnergycirclegames.com/https://afilgames.com/https://lonelyrollingstars.bandcamp.comhttps://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 1056 – We’ve got our friend Ryan Niemiller joining the show once again to chat about games, wrasslin, and solitaire!The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to welcome stand up comedian and solitaire aficionado Ryan Niemiller back to the show to hang out and chat! We chat about our weeks which saw Aki playing games, like always, Chris having a show and playing games, Pernell going to Too Many games and playing games and talking about games, and Ryan going to see AEW Dynamite to hang out with Truth Magnum. Plus reviews with an Andy Sperry recording and a Horror Acolyte email!0:00 - Intro/Banter20:16 - IREM Collection Volume 3 - Tozai Games, ININ Games (Chris)40:44 - Jewel Match Solitaire Trilogy - Suricate Software, Ocean Media (Ryan)52:58 - Shuffle Tactics - Club Sandwich, The Arcade Crew (Pernell)1:06:07 - Exo-Calibre - Vampixel Games, eastasiasoft (Chris)1:16:46 - Rusty Rangers - Fantastica!, Games Harbor (Pernell)1:24:02 - Bullets & Brains - Ajvar Studio, No Gravity Games (Andy)1:29:16 - Drug Dealer Simulator - Movie Games, Ultimate Games (Horror)1:34:19 - SML AFTER DARK: Loot Line - Candylight Studio (Aki)The show keeps the solitaire theme alive thanks to OCRemix with Not Alone in the World off the game Wild ARMs by now-legendary composer Dale North with Patrick “JAXX” Jacks on guitar!1:42:25 - Dale North & JAXX - Not Alone in the World (Wild ARMs)https://www.cripplethreat.com/https://www.global.tozaigames.com/https://iningames.com/http://www.suricate-software.com/https://oceanmedia.hr/https://clubsandwich.itch.io/https://www.thearcadecrew.com/https://store.steampowered.com/developer/Vampixel/https://www.eastasiasoft.com/https://www.youtube.com/@Rusty_Rangershttps://www.gamesharbor.com/https://www.ajvarstudio.com/https://nogravitygames.com/https://mov.gs/https://ultimate-games.com/https://steamdb.info/developer/Candylight+Studio/https://www.dalenorthmusic.com/https://ocremix.org/artist/4301/jaxxhttps://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) – Recognition and Management in the ED Hosts: Phoebe Draper, MD Brian Gilberti, MD https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/GPA.mp3 Download Leave a Comment Tags: Rheumatology Show Notes Background A vasculitis affecting small blood vessels causing inflammation and necrosis Affects upper respiratory tract (sinusitis, otitis media, saddle nose deformity), lungs (nodules, alveolar hemorrhage), and kidneys (rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis) Can lead to multi-organ failure, pulmonary hemorrhage, renal failure Red Flag Symptoms: Chronic sinus symptoms Hemoptysis (especially bright red blood) New pulmonary complaints Renal dysfunction Constitutional symptoms (fatigue, weight loss, fever) Workup in the ED: CBC, CMP for anemia and AKI Urinalysis with microscopy (hematuria, RBC casts) Chest imaging (CXR or CT for nodules, cavitary lesions) ANCA testing (not immediately available but important diagnostically) Management: Stable patients: Outpatient workup, urgent rheumatology consult, prednisone 1 mg/kg/day Unstable patients: High-dose IV steroids (methylprednisolone 1 g daily x3 days), consider plasma exchange, cyclophosphamide or rituximab initiation, ICU admission Conditions that Mimic GPA: Goodpasture syndrome (anti-GBM antibodies) TB, fungal infections Lung malignancy Other vasculitides (EGPA, MPA, lupus)

Download Episode 1055 – News & reviews are the plans for this episode and plans changed like, right before recording, so who knows!The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to welcome Doc “Ian” Havok to the show to chat about the fact that Jacob isn’t there and then the big news topics of the week! Rumors aplenty about more potential Xbox layoffs, the end of Hytale from Hypixel, Super Mario Strikers joining the GameCube Online lineup, Little Nightmares III AND an enhanced edition of the first game, release dates, sales figures, player counts, and Dylan Sprouse in Yu-Gi-Oh!? What a week! Plus reviews, and yeah Jacob finally shows up for a segment there.0:00 - Intro/News36:40 - FBC Firebreak - Remedy (Bri & Aki)55:40 - TRON: Catalyst - Bithell Games, Big Fan Games, Devolver Digital (Ian)1:16:54 - Lost in Random: The Eternal Die - Stormteller Games, Thunderful (Aki & Bri)1:27:47 - Grizzly Bear is Hungry - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri)1:35:03 - Ruffy and the Riverside - Zockrates Laboratories, Phiphen Games (Jacob)1:40:05 - Soulstone Survivors - Game Smithing, Digital Bandidos (Jacob)1:45:48 - Infernitos: Fiery Dishes - Heavy Sheep, AFIL Games (Aki & Jacob)1:50:16 - Bee Flowers: Save the Garden - AFIL Games (Aki & Jacob)1:53:40 - Paper Bad - Entity3 Limited (Jacob)The show ends with some Paperboy since the last review was Paper Bad! Thanks, The OneUps!1:59:05 - The OneUps - Paperboyhttps://www.remedygames.com/https://www.bithellgames.com/https://www.bigfangames.com/https://www.devolverdigital.com/https://lostinrandom.com/https://thunderfulgames.com/https://www.synnergycirclegames.com/https://www.zocklabs.de/https://www.phiphengames.com/https://gamesmithing.com/https://digitalbandidos.com/https://heavysheepgames.itch.io/https://afilgames.com/https://www.entity3.com/https://theoneups.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Textus: 1Jn 3,14-1814 Mi tudjuk, hogy átmentünk a halálból az életbe, mert szeretjük testvéreinket: aki nem szereti a testvérét, az a halálban marad. Jn 5,24 15 Aki gyűlöli a testvérét, az embergyilkos; azt pedig tudjátok, hogy az embergyilkosnak nincs örök élete. Mt 5,21; Jn 8,44 16 Abból ismerjük a szeretetet, hogy ő az életét adta értünk; ezért mi is tartozunk azzal, hogy életünket adjuk testvéreinkért. Jn 3,16 17 Akinek pedig világi javai vannak, de elnézi, hogy a testvére szükséget szenved, és bezárja előtte a szívét, abban hogyan maradhatna meg az Isten szeretete? 18 Gyermekeim, ne szóval szeressünk, ne is nyelvvel, hanem cselekedettel és igazsággal.

Andrew M. Wayment (Andy) graduated from law school in May of 2001. He is currently a partner at Tolson and Wayment PLLC in Idaho Falls, Idaho, focusing on estate planning, probate, business, and real estate. His favorite area of practice is in conservation, working with numerous land trusts in the great state of Idaho to create conservation easements. Andy is also a freelance writer and has written numerous articles for various magazines and published three books: Heaven on Earth: Stories of Fly Fishing, Fun and Faith, Idaho Ruffed Grouse Hunting: The Heartbeat of the Woods Idaho Upland Days: Reflections on Bird Dogs, Banner Days, and Other Roadside Revelations. His fourth book, Idaho Grouse Fever, has just been accepted for publication with the History Press and is expected to be released in 2026. Andy has a wife, Kristen, and his six children, four daughters and two sons, ranging in age from 28 to 13. He also has two bird dogs, Rainy, a French Brittany, and Aki, a golden retriever. Andy is the assistant coach for the Skyline High School trap shooting team that took second in state last year. And Andy loves the outdoors. When he's not working or hanging with his family, he's either chasing grouse or some kind of fish on the fly or writing about his misadventures. You can find some of his work online at www.uplandways.com.   Topics covered include: Hunting with a pointer and a flusher Encounters with moose and hornets Writing about hunting spots and taking readers to those places Mexican grouse recipes The peace that Andy feels in the uplands https://www.instagram.com/andywayment/?hl=en https://uplandways.com/   Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow Alex: @east2westhunts_alex  Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Caleb: @calebleedrake  Follow Noel: @noelgandy Follow Ryan: @theuplandsocial   Support First Gen Hunter by shopping at the following partners:   East2West Hunts Use promo code: firstgen10 = 10% off any purchase Old Barn Taxidermy Tell Them The First Gen Hunter Podcast Sent You! My Medic use discount code firstgen15 at checkout to save 15% TideWe Use discount code: firstgen15 at checkout to save 15% Optics Planet Use discount code: fgh5 at checkout to save 5% 360 Sportsmen Use discount code: FIRSTGEN15 Camofire Black Ovis AlienGear Holsters FORLOH Fox River Socks Gunskins Tipton Gun Cleaning Accessories Outdoor Edge

Nach längerer Zeit haben wir mal wieder einen Gast - und was für einen ! Aki von Akigrafie spricht mit uns über seine letzten Videos, den Verlust der Freude am Fotografieren und langweilige Portraits. Was das Ganze mit einem totalen Black Out bei Olli in Hamburg und damit verbundener epischen Akkugrafie zu tun hat, erfahrt Ihr erst wenn Ihr Euch diese Folge angehört habt.Shownotes:Ist das Genug - Video von Aki Streetportraits von Markus Schwarze

Download Episode 1054 – It’s another batch of reviews and some banter with the crew, so let’s get started!The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to welcome Grant “Stemage” Henry back to the show to hang out and chat with us! We chat about our weeks and Grant gets to talk about his time with the Switch 2! We also chat about cutting down on physical collector’s editions and we also talk about physical movies we’ve bought. And Chris makes us guess the last VHS tape he owned and none of us would ever have guessed it ever. Plus Andy Sperry shows up during the pack of reviews!0:00 - Intro/Chatter36:56 - Survival Kids - KONAMI (Chris)55:07 - Star Overdrive - Caracal Games, Dear Villagers (Pernell)1:09:44 - Tomb Raider Pinball - Zen Studios (Grant)1:18:56 - Crown Gambit - WILD WITS, Playdigious Originals (Pernell)1:28:26 - REMATCH - Sloclap, Kepler Interactive (Andy)1:43:32 - Bambas! - DevilishGames (Aki)1:51:07 - April Grove - Colorgrave (Pernell)1:58:23 - Look Outside - Francis Coulombe, Devolver Digital (Aki)The show ends with a banger from the band Byzantine off of their new album Harbingers, the first with their new bassist, and our dear friend, Ryan “Mega Beardo” Postlethwait!2:11:30 - Byzantine - Kobayashi Maruhttps://www.konami.com/https://www.caracalgames.com/https://dearvillagers.com/https://zenstudios.com/https://wildwits.games/https://playdigious.com/https://sloclap.com/https://www.kepler-interactive.com/https://www.devilishgames.com/https://www.colorgrave.com/https://linktr.ee/frankiepixelhttps://www.devolverdigital.com/https://byzantinewv.com/https://byzantine.bandcamp.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Majka: Gratulálok, Mister President! Nem lehet tüntetni a tüntetés jogáért Reagált az iráni Iszlám Forradalmi Gárda az amerikai támadásra Orbán Balázs pár órával az amerikai támadás után kiírta az X-re, hogy az America First külpolitikával összhangban erősítjük a magyar-amerikai kapcsolatokat „Aki nem velünk van, az nincs” - Beleállt a kormányba a Nemzeti Filmintézet fesztiválján az egyik díjazott Vörös vonalat lépett át az erdővédelemben a kormány – mi lesz a magyar erdőkkel? Kína és az arab világ egyre idegesebb az izraeli-iráni háború miatt Van-e értelme egy gőzhajtású Ladának? Új Gidrán járművek erősítik a Magyar Honvédséget Megérkezett Irán bosszúja: Izrael rakétatámadás alatt áll Mesterséges intelligencia vezérelte drónokat vetnek be a thai turistaparadicsomban Klopp kimondta, amit a Liverpool-szurkolók hallani akartak Pep Guardiola Brazíliában vagy Argentínában? Nem elképzelhetetlen Északnyugaton már megdörrenhet az ég, figyelmeztetés érvényes A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Download Episode 1053 – News and reviews are on the schedule for this episode, so let’s get to the show!The show kicks off with Jacob Garner and Bri Galgano on hand to wonder where Aki is for a chance. She was playing a game on Steam. Of course she was. At least Jacob wasn’t late? We discuss the news of the week like the Nintendo Switch 2 bannings to those dumb enough to use a MIG Cart on their system, new Xbox console plans, Xbox Game Pass additions and departures, news reveals, price announcements, game reveals, release dates, and tons more! Plus reviews!0:00 - Intro/News40:21 - Gatewalkers - A2 Softworks (Bri)45:24 - CarX Street - CarX Technologies (Joe)56:11 - Vasilisa and Baba Yaga - Baba Yaga Games, Games Harbor (Bri & Jacob)1:04:15 - Agarta - FF Digital, Dolores Entertainment (Jacob & Bri)1:13:22 - God of Weapons - Archmage Labs, Ultimate Games (Jacob)1:20:08 - Without a Voice - Witz Games, L³, eastasiasoft (Aki)1:26:20 - Crazy Cats vs. Crazy Cyborgs - Half-Cat Team, Xeneder Team (Bri & Jacob)1:30:49 - Knight Quest: Goblins Raid - Head Bear Games, AFIL Games (Jacob & Bri)1:35:46 - Cyber Tank Nano - Rapid Snail, Xitilon (Aki & Bri)1:39:55 - Football Mini Stars - Inlogic Software, Silesia Games (Bri)The show ends with a track from The Tiberian Sons ending the show with some SPORTSBALL THEME GOODNESS!1:46:02 - The Tiberian Sons - Paragon is an A-hole Part 2 (Fox Sports)https://a2softworks.com/https://carx-online.com/https://babayagagames.ru/en/day.htmlhttps://www.gamesharbor.com/https://www.youtube.com/filmlervefilimlerhttps://doloresentertainment.com/https://archmagegames.com/https://ultimate-games.com/https://witzgames.itch.io/https://l3.itch.io/https://www.eastasiasoft.com/https://xeneder.team/https://head-bear-games.itch.io/https://afilgames.com/https://rapid-snail.com/https://xitilonic.art/https://inlogic.sk/https://silesiagames.com/https://www.thetiberiansons.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Mindenekelőtt rovat Kapu Tibort mindjárt (?) kilövik (https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/06/14/nasa-partners-review-axiom-mission-4-launch-opportunities/) Az évtized miértje (https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-buttholes) Sasszem rovat (Valamennyire) sötétben (valamennyire) láthatsz ezzel a kontaktlencsével (https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/infrared-contact-lenses-let-you-see-in-the-dark/) A Cooper-héja megmutatja, mit ér a gógyi a flaszteron (https://phys.org/news/2025-05-street-smarts-cooper-hawk-pedestrian.html), Agroinform: bitlisz (https://www.agroinform.hu/gazdaelet/heja-a-forgalmi-lampak-segitsegevel-vadaszik-egy-amerikai-varosban-82229-001) Háromdimenziós állatcsont-adatbázisban nézegethetünk csontvázakat (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/11/australian-mammals-public-database-3d-scans-bones-skeletons) E-gészség rovat E-papírból készült légminőség-figyelőt terveztek (https://boingboing.net/2025/05/20/air-lab-is-a-lanyard-sized-e-paper-air-monitor-you-can-take-with-you.html) és lehet rendelni (https://www.crowdsupply.com/networked-artifacts/air-lab) belőle Hisztotripszia (https://qubit.hu/2022/04/19/a-tumorsejtek-75-szazalekat-elpusztitja-egy-uj-ultrahangos-eljaras)! Európában először csak a UK-ben, de hátha közelebb is eljut (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nhs-red-tape-blitz-delivers-game-changing-new-cancer-treatment) Ha pogózni mész, vedd le az okosórádat, a félreértések elkerülése végett (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/14/download-festivalgoers-warned-accidental-999-calls-moshpit) Tűz, víz, gáz rovat Mi baj lehet? AI-val szerelt gépfegyvert tesztelnek Indiában (https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-successfully-tests-ai-enabled-negev-lmg-at-14000-feet-eyes-future-warfare-edge-2737961-2025-06-09) Aki esetleg gyanút fog, hogy mit keres a Negev Indiában (https://www.livefistdefence.com/firearms-push-india-orders-16000-israeli-negev-light-machineguns/) Valamit találtak az Antarktiszon, bónusz minőségi betűszóval (https://telex.hu/techtud/2025/06/16/antarktisz-furcsa-radiohullamok-jeg-neutrinok-anita) ChatGPT lehet majd a Barbie babákban? (https://bitport.hu/ken-helyett-a-chatgpt-vel-szuri-ossze-a-levet-barbie) Egyszer már próbálkoztak: Hello Barbie (https://d3.harvard.edu/platform-digit/submission/hello-barbie-ai-making-childrens-dreams-come-true/) Hírlevélke itt. (http://eepurl.com/g7Bfd1)

Lions guru Graham Simmons and 2005 Lion Shane Horgan sink their teeth into Andy Farrell's hotly anticipated first British & Irish Lions XV for the 2025 Tour. With Argentina standing in their way in Dublin, the lads dissect the selections, the battle for test spots, and why the Pumas will be flying into this game like players possessed. From Tadhg Furlong's fitness to the emotional weight of pulling on that red jersey, we explore the immense pressure and unique alchemy of the Lions' opening act. Don't miss this crucial breakdown as the 2025 Lions era officially begins! "Simmo" worked for 25 years as Sky Sports' rugby union reporter, working on 5 Lions Tours. He also spent a decade broadcasting on their golf coverage from Ryder Cups and US Opens to USPGAs. GBR's Lions Coverage is sponsored by Continental Tyres 00:00:00

Download Episode 1052 – It’s an episode chock full of nightmares with reviews, a broken statue, and music to fit the theme!The show kicks off with Chris Taylor, Pernell Vaughan, and Aki all on hand to chat about our non-nightmarish weekends. Aki played a whole bunch of Lies of P and pretty much nothing else, Pernell won a Mario Party tournament and bought some board games to add to his massive collection, Chris played a whole bunch of Mario Kart World on his Switch 2, and I watched wrassling alone while most of the rest of the discord group were at MAGStock. Later in the show we get the nightmarish revelation that an Assassin’s Creed statue of mine just BROKE out of nowhere. All that plus some nightmarish reviews!0:00 - Intro/banter18:35 - Lies of P: Overture - NEOWIZ (Aki)30:55 - Through the Nightmares - Sandman Team, Pingle Studio (Pernell)38:35 - Chronicles of the Wolf - Migami Games, PQube, PixelHeart (Chris)50:35 - Nightmare Frontier - Ice Code Games (Pernell)1:05:40 - Instants - Endlfame, Nextime, SpaceJazz (Aki)The show ends with some nightmarish music from The Tiberian Sons as they tackle the Goosebumps theme!1:11:44 - The Tiberian Sons - Welcome to Your Nightmare (Goosebumps)https://www.neowiz.com/https://sandmanteam.com/https://pinglestudio.com/https://pqube.co.uk/https://www.pixelheart.eu/https://icecodegames.com/https://instantsgame.com/https://bsky.app/profile/endflamestudio.bsky.socialhttps://www.thetiberiansons.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 1051 – We’ve got an awesome chat about the game Copycat as well as news and reviews, so let’s get started!The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to welcome Samantha Cable and Kostia Liakhov of Spoonful of Wonder to the show to talk all about their emotional cat adventure Copycat, out now on Xbox Series X|S & PS5! We chat about the origins of the game, the journey that Sam & Kostia took on their way to publishing a game, our own precious furbabies, and of course, how emotional and heartbreaking the story can be in Copycat and how, like, all of us cried. Fantastic chat for a fantastic game, check it out today!After Sam & Kostia head out, we tackle the news of the week including the Switch 2’s spectacular start with console sales, the latest additions to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, Xbox allegedly skipping Xbox discs of Xbox games but supposedly releasing discs on PS5, Sony Bend layoffs, Gradius 5’s surprise delisting, some Movie Watch bits, and tons more! Plus a pack of reviews!0:00 - Intro/Copycat Chat1:01:06 - News1:24:12 - Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey & Friends - Dlala Studios, Disney (Jacob)1:35:56 - Atomfall: Wicked Isle DLC - Rebellion (Aki)1:45:08 - Section 13 - Ocean Drive Studios, Kakao Games (Jacob)1:52:11 - Minos Dungeon - AFIL Games (Bri & Jacob)1:56:04 - Keeper’s Toll - Stingbot Games, eastasiasoft (Jacob)2:02:47 - Collie Call: Farm of Tomorrow - AFIL Games (Bri & Jacob)2:07:00 - Golf Up - Super Power Up Games (Jacob)2:10:04 - PREVIEW: Mina the Hollower - Yacht Club Games (Aki & Bri)The show ends with some Shantae music from Jake “virt” Kaufman to celebrate his new work in Mina the Hollower!2:21:12 - Jake “virt” Kaufman - Baal Bhaagna (Shantae: Risky’s Revenge)https://spoonfulofwonder.com/https://bsky.app/profile/copycat.bsky.socialhttps://www.dlalastudios.com/https://games.disney.com/https://rebellion.com/https://oceandrive.studio/https://kakaogames.com/https://afilgames.com/https://www.stingbotgames.com/https://www.eastasiasoft.com/https://superpowerup.com/https://www.yachtclubgames.com/https://virt.bandcamp.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

BLUE CAST Ep 515 - Sedef Uncu Aki / GozenThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks with Sedef Uncu Aki, CEO at Gozen.Dr. Sedef Uncu Aki is an accomplished executive and scholar with over 25 years of experience in the global textile and innovation sectors. She holds a Ph.D. in international investment decision-making from North Carolina State University, following degrees from Istanbul Technical University and an MBA from Boğaziçi University. Her early career included consultancy work with Gherzi and contributions to decision-making systems in textiles for the U.S. National Textile Center, before she returned to Turkey to establish the Strategy & Business Development department at BOSSA.Her most impactful work unfolded at ORTA Anadolu, a leading denim manufacturer, where she spent more than two decades overseeing sales, marketing, R&D, product development, and operations. Dr. Aki played a central role in ORTA's transformation into a sustainability-driven company, spearheading innovations such as regenerative denim, blockchain-integrated traceability, and digital storytelling tools like the Blueskyer NFT and immersive VR experiences. Her work bridged material innovation and environmental responsibility in denim.In 2024, Dr. Aki joined San Francisco-based biomaterials startup Gozen as Chief Product Officer, focusing on Lunaform™—a revolutionary, plastic- and animal-free alternative to leather. By May 2025, she was appointed CEO of Gozen, leading the company's global expansion and partnerships with brands like Balenciaga and Beymen. She continues to shape the future of next-gen materials, blending science, design, and sustainability into pioneering market solutions.Tuncay Kilickan - Highly respected Industry figure, having cut his teeth at Turkish giant ISKO spanning 20 years. Most recently Tuncay was part of R&D team of ISKO. Tuncay has a number of patents under his name. No doubt most of us have worn fabrics developed by him and his team. Tuncay takes on the Head of Global Business Development - Denim at LENZING.  @carvedinblue  @tencel_usa   #tenceldenim #tencel #Circularity  #circulareconomy   BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®    A podcast series created Lenzing's TENCEL™ Denim team. Each month, they will host an in-depth talk with a special guest working in the industry or on the fringes of the denim community. Listen for discussions on sustainability, career trajectories, personal denim memories and more.Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @carvedinblue.And get in touch: denim@lenzing.com

Aki nem egy kő alatt él (értsd: használ bármilyen közösségi médiaplatformot), az jó eséllyel mást se lát mostanában, csak extázisban sikoltozó vagy síró embereket, akik szőrös kis izéket rejtő dobozokat bontogatnak szakmányban. Vagy pucér seggű babákat, retekkel/muffinnal/elefántfülekkel a fejükön. Mi végre ez a nagy lelkesedés? Megértünk a pusztulásra? Szögezzük le az elején: a Labubu-dili nem a spanyolviasz feltalálása, csak régen Donald rágót meg Panini matricát lehetett csak gyűjteni. De a szüleink már akkor se voltak boldogok, pedig a Donald rágó nem került horror összegbe. De mi az isten ez egyáltalán? Honnan jön? Miért lett híres? Van bármi értelme? Miért szeretünk így gyűjtögetni? Van emögött valami pszichológia? Moncsicsiből is volt egy csomó féle a végére. Bővebben: 00:00:17 - Nagyon fontos dologgal fogunk foglalkozni, kicsit mondjuk aggódunk a trendszerűségén. (Látva, hogy most mi megy a TikTokon, kár volt aggódni ezen.) 00:30:00 - Üdv a labubu-pokolban 00:01:28 - Sonny Angelek és Labubuk, igen. 00:03:30 - Mi az a Labubu? 00:07:20 - Onnan indultunk, hogy valaki feltette a táskájára, ma már minden tele van bontogatós videókkal. 00:10:15 - Annyira tele van, hogy még rave-party-kon is felbukkannak! 00:12:55 - Ráadásul még kiegészítők is vannak!!! 00:15:13 - Zsuzsi eldönti, hogy neki kell (spoiler: már van neki) 00:15:30 - Az ígéret: figyelmet kapsz tőle 00:16:00 - ASMR-rajongók figyelem: Nóra bontogat! 00:19:20 - Minőségügyi problémáink akadtak, de hát mit vártunk… 00:20:25 - Mi ez az ürességérzés a bontogatás után? 00:22:50 - Mennyi mindent gyűjtöttünk!!! 00:27:10 - Már van pénzünk, úgyhogy a gyermeki énünknek megvehetünk mindenféle hülyeségeket. 00:32:45 - Eleve a fiatal felnőttekre lőnek, mert ők a fizetőképes kereslet. Kitolódtak a generációs hatások, más a hozzáállás. 00:39:00 - Azzal adják el a terméket, hogy segíteni akarnak, de valójában mesterségesen generált űröket töltenek ki. 00:42:10 - Mi lesz a rengeteg szeméttel? 00:44:15 - Könyveket gyűjteni oké? 00:49:51 - Mi lesz, ha már az újabb generáció nem akar majd bizbaszokat gyűjteni? 00:53:15 - Hallottál már a Labubu tolvajokról? 00:54:45 - Gumikrokodilok. IGEN. 00:57:25 - Szolgálati közlemény: keressük a nagy nílusi krokodilt. 01:01:46 - Mi a különbség a puttók és a kerubok között? 01:05:41 - Nusi elment a kormányinfóra, és milyen izgi volt! Néhány szakirodalom: Mi az a labubu? Miért bolondulnak meg az emberek a labubukért? Mitől luxus a labubu? 8 tény a labubukról Miért lesznek virálisak gyűjthető plüssjátékok 2025-ben? Még drágábbak is lesznek a használt piacon. És mi az a Sonny Angel? Sonny Angellel is tele van a TikTok És végül egy videós magyarázó a Labubu-őrületről Podcastunk kéthetente jelentkezik új adással, meghallgatható a 444 Spotify- és Apple-csatornáján is. Korábbi adásaink itt találhatók. Javaslataid, ötleteid, meglátásaid a tyukol@444.hu címre várjuk. Illusztráció: Kiss Bence/444See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Download Episode 1050 – Nintendo based PartyCast chatter and a small batch of reviews lie ahead, so let’s not waste any time!The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to start off the show with Andy Sperry joining just a few minutes in to chat about the Switch 2! A bunch of us got them and we talk about how we got them, games we picked up, Mario Kart Mondays, storage and game transfers, the ups and downs of Virtual Game Cards as well as the downs and downs of Switch 2 Keycards. All that plus Steam Next Fest discussion and a batch of reviews!0:00 - Intro/Banter46:48 - Sperry’s Next Fest Spectacular1:02:39 - Scar-Led Salvation - Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Nelio, Idea Factory International (Aki)1:12:49 - Pipstrello and the Cursed Yoyo - Pocket Trap, PM Studios (Pernell)1:21:42 - Covenant of Solitude - MAGITEC, KEMCO (Chris)1:35:02 - POPUCOM - Hypergryph, Gryphline (fka Gryph Frontier) (Pernell)1:45:52 - Remnants of the Rift - Bromio, Mooncat Games (Pernell)The show ends with some Mario Kart goodness from The OneUps since Mario Kart World just released and all that jazz.2:00:45 - The OneUps - Donut Plains (Super Mario Kart)https://www.ideaf.co.jp/https://www.compileheart.com/https://neilo.co.jp/https://ifi.games/https://pocket-trap.com/https://www.pm-studios.com/https://magitec.jp/https://www.kemco-games.com/https://www.hypergryph.com/https://www.gryphline.com/https://bromio.com.mx/https://www.mooncat.games/https://theoneups.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 1049 – It’s Summer Game Fest time and we got a whole ton of news to discuss, so let’s dive right in!The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to chat about Sony’s State of Play, the Summer Game Fest showcase, some of the other miscellaneous events, and we wrap up with the Xbox Showcase! We cover all the titles we can from MARVEL Tōkon to Call of Duty Black Ops 7 with everything in between! Lumines! Final Fantasy Tactics! Mortal Shell, Atomic Heart, and Code Vein all getting sequels! LEGO Voyagers! Awful voice acting in Deadpool VR! Scott Pilgrim EX! Wuchang AND Wu Tang! Super Meat Boy 3D! Clockwork Revolution! TONS MORE! Plus a few more news tidbits with Jacob Garner joining and reviews!0:00 - Intro/State of Play22:08 - Summer Game Fest52:21 - Miscellaneous Shows1:06:14 - Xbox Showcase1:38:15 - Second Half News2:01:59 - Trident’s Tale - 3DClouds (Aki)2:11:15 - Knock on the Coffin Lid - RedBoon (Bri & Aki)2:22:14 - 1f y0u’re a gh0st ca11 me here! - Furoshiki Lab, KEMCO (Jacob)2:28:45 - Cinderscratch - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri)2:32:34 - Amber Alert Director’s Cut - Dolores Entertainment (Aki)2:40:26 - Dual Paths - YUME GAME STUDIO (Bri)2:44:17 - Bunny Cubed - Sagitta Studios, eastasiasoft (Jacob)2:48:56 - Hidden Cat Outlaws - Sleepwalking Potatoes, Silesia Games (Bri)The show ends with some music from the REAL Super Meat Boy soundtrack from Danny Baranowsky!2:53:09 - dannyBstyle - Hot Damned (Super Meat Boy)https://www.3dclouds.it/https://redboon.net/https://furoshikilab.wixsite.com/furoshikilabhttps://www.kemco-games.com/https://www.synnergycirclegames.com/https://doloresentertainment.com/https://www.yumegamestudio.com.br/https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/sagittahttps://www.eastasiasoft.com/https://www.sleepwalkingpotatoes.com/https://silesiagames.com/https://dbsoundworks.bandcamp.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

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Download Episode 1048 – We’ve got ourselves a big one with a Knock on the Coffin Lid chat and a batch of reviews, so let’s get going!The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to welcome Dmitry Chinaev of RedBoon to the show to chat all about the console release of their deckbuilding rougelite Knock on the Coffin Lid! We chat about the origins of the game, development, the team, design choices and randomization, the music, feedback, porting to console, and tons more! Plus Aki and Bri totally bring it with their own questions and topics and it’s like we’re a cohesive team doing real podcast stuff! An awesome hour with Dmitry!After a quick break it’s PartyCast time as Chris Taylor, Pernell Vaughan, and Andy Sperry all join alongside Aki to have a quick chat before descending into a small batch of reviews. We chat about bands and concerts, Sperry raiding and chatting with us, awful and weird names, Double Dragon, and Pride support. Yes, we support our LGBTQIA+ friends and family and if you DON’T support them, then you can unfollow us, thanks. Plus reviews including a visit from Big Adam Chase!0:00 - Intro/Knock on the Coffin Lid chatter1:04:08 - PartyCast1:34:08 - The Siege and the Sandfox - Cardboard Sword, PLAION (Pernell)1:50:15 - PaperKlay - WhyKev (Andy)2:03:06 - Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks - Caged Element, Wired Productions (Adam)2:17:03 - Starlight Legacy - Decafésoft, eastasiasoft (Chris)2:29:42 - Missing Banban - Euphoric Brothers, Simon Carny, Feardemic (Aki)The show ends with some Stranger Things goodness from our friend Ailsean!2:39:52 - Ailsean - Goes to Eleven (Stranger Things)https://redboon.net/https://bsky.app/profile/redboon.bsky.socialhttps://redboon.itch.io/https://siegeandsandfox.com/http://www.cardboardsword.co.uk/https://plaion.com/https://whykev.com/https://cagedelement.com/https://wiredproductions.com/https://decafesoft-official.itch.io/https://www.eastasiasoft.com/https://www.euphoricbrothers.com/https://www.feardemic-games.com/https://ailsean.net/https://sindravaniaprojects.bandcamp.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

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Download Episode 1047 – The circumstances behind the recording of this episode will forever be a mystery, unless you were at our Twitch streams. Let’s go!The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki all on hand to talk about how disgusting onions are and how our friend Mustin made an awesome onionless spaghetti sauce! We also discuss the news of the week and not at all mention the fact that this is a re-recording because our Thursday show was a trainwreck. Yay! News topics include the latest Monthly games for PlayStation Plus members, worrying news for Marathon from Bungie, yet another EA studio closure and game cancellation, Expedition 33 sales, Dragon Quest news, the death of Multiversus, and tons more! Plus a big batch of reviews!0:00 - Intro/News39:35 - Deliver at All Costs - Studio Far Out Games, KONAMI (Bri)46:20 - Retro Classics - Antstream, Xbox Game Studios (Bri & Jacob)58:30 - KVARK - Latest Past, Perun Creative (Aki)1:04:36 - Spray Paint Simulator - North Star Video Games, Whitethorn Digital (Bri)1:11:50 - FOMOGRAPHY - Brendan Keesing, DANGEN Entertainment ( Bri)1:16:12 - Stunt Flyer - Torus Games, Ultimate Games (Jacob)1:23:48 - Islands & Trains - Akos Makovics, Future Friends Games (Aki)1:26:55 - Copycat - Spoonful of Wonder, Nuuvem, Neverland Entertainment (Bri & Aki)1:37:10 - Collie Call - AFIL Games (Jacob & Bri)1:40:37 - Higgs Boson: Puzzle Collection - Remix Games, AFIL Games (Jacob & Bri)1:45:05 - Kittens & Yarn - Pinel Games, Silesia Games (Bri)The show ends with some awesomeness from Mustin since we talked about his sauciness!1:47:29 - Mustin - Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine)https://www.faroutgamestudio.com/https://www.konami.com/https://www.antstream.com/http://xbox.com/https://playkvark.com/https://www.peruncreative.com/https://northstarvideogames.com/https://whitethorngames.com/https://brendankeesing.com/https://dangenentertainment.com/https://www.torus.com.au/https://ultimate-games.com/http://akos-makovics.com/https://futurefriends.lol/https://spoonfulofwonder.com/https://www.nuuvem.com/https://www.nlentmt.com/https://afilgames.com/https://www.remixgames.net/https://pinelgames.com/https://silesiagames.com/https://mustinenterprises.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 1046 – I got nothing tonight. Show should’ve been up already. I’m behind. Here we go.The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to welcome Ryan Niemiller, Big Adam Chase, and Rez to the show for us to chat and review games. Things got weird, things got dirty, and things got funny. Plus reviews including Andy Sperry sending in a recording!0:00 - Intro/Banter39:08 - Kaiju Big Battel: Fighto Fantasy - Super Walrus Games, Penguin Pop Games (Chris & Ryan)55:44 - Roadcraft - Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment (Big Adam & Rez)1:10:52 - Death end re;Quest: Code Z - Compile Heart, Idea Factory (Pernell)1:27:23 - Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer - Clifftop Games, Raw Fury (Aki)1:36:02 - Monster Train 2 - Shiny Shoe, Big Fan Games (Pernell)1:46:28 - Coin Push RPG - RAmen, Wise Games (Aki)2:01:43 - Webbing Journey - Fire Totem Games, Future Friends Games (Andy)2:04:57 - SML After Dark: The Seven Realms Realm 3: High Lathion - SeptCloud Games (Aki)The show ends with some LONELYROLLINGSTARS celebrating Dragon Quest Day!2:19:34 - LONELYROLLINGSTARS - I Drank Your Milkshake (Dragon Quest IV)https://www.cripplethreat.com/http://superwalrusland.com/https://www.penguinpop.com/https://saber.games/https://www.focus-entmt.com/enhttps://www.compileheart.com/https://ifi.games/https://www.clifftopgames.com/https://rawfury.com/https://shinyshoe.com/https://www.bigfangames.com/https://store.steampowered.com/app/3036010/Coin_Push_RPG/http://wisegames.fun/https://www.firetotemgames.com/https://futurefriends.lol/https://lonelyrollingstars.bandcamp.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Miben más az ételfüggőség, mint egy alkohol- vagy drogfüggőség? Hogy hat a stressz és a trauma az étkezési szokásainkra? Tényleg létezik cukorfüggőség, vagy ez csak egy modern mítosz? Hogyan vegyük észre a tüneteket és kihez forduljunk, ha változtatnánk? Többek között ezekre a kérdésekre kereste a válasz Bánhalmi Kata vendégeivel, Rákóczi Gabriella anyagcserekutató és dietetikussal, valamint Oczella Péter pszichiáterrel. Az egészséges életmód és a pénztárcabarát árak támogatója a PENNY. Iratkozz fel a Kösz, jól csatornájára! Spotify: tiny.cc/KoszJolSpotify Apple Podcasts: tiny.cc/KoszJolApple Hallgasd meg a HVG többi podcastját! Spotify: tiny.cc/HVGpodcastokSpotify Apple Podcasts: tiny.cc/HVGpodcastokApple 00:00 Intro 01:06 Válhatunk valóban ételfüggővé? 05:46 Jutalmazás, marketing és mértéktelen fogyasztás 11:50 Ki érintett az ételfüggőség által? 23:03 Mik azok a lelki okok, amik ételfüggőséghez vezethetnek? 28:27 Megoldási lehetőségek a diéta mellett 35:33 Az inzulin- és a cukorszint hogyan hat a sóvárgásra? 39:13 A kortizol-függőség valóban vezethet ételfüggéshez is, megoldja ezt a kortizol-detox? 48:51 Aki nem szeret mások előtt enni, az szorong? 53:58 Az ételfüggés lehet akadálya az életmódváltásnak? 59:31 A megfelelő diéta tud segíteni egy autoimmun betegség kezelésében? 1:04:12 Mit jelent a ketózis és a ketogén diéta? 1:16:58 Hogy lehet megkülönböztetni az éhséget az ételfüggőségtől? 1:18:00 Mennyi idő alatt lehet tompítani ezeket a tüneteket, mik az első lépések? 1:27:53 Hogy működhet az egy hetes cukorelvonás? 1:30:59 Mi miatt érdemes odafigyelni a táplálkozásunkra?

WE DID IT DUELLISTS!! THE REAL 5Ds WAS THE FRIENDS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY!!! Yusei was the city all along! Lua and Luca grew up to be cool and hot! Jack was homosexual! Aki was incrediblly well written!! and Crow - uhh ok well, I'm sure he just hit his head on something and got a little confused. Don't worry about him... Watching: THE FINAL THREE Episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.... Argyle | Audrey | Dan | Max Edited by Sarah kaiba.online | joeywheeler.dog Bluesky | Tumblr | Discord | Twitch | YouTube Support the show on Patreon! A Noise Space Podcast

Ha valaki nem követte volna figyelemmel közelmúltbeli munkálkodásunkat, annak eláruljuk: Jane Austen-évet tartunk (mi is, meg a világ úgy egyáltalán), ugyanis kedvenc írónőnk éppen 250 éve született! Ennek örömére az idén újraolvassuk a regényeit, és igen gyorsan, már a második megjelent könyvével eljutottunk legtöbbek kedvencéhez, a Büszkeség és balítélethez. Aki azonban a vizes inges Colin … Bővebben: Jane Austen: Büszkeség és balítélet – a 267. epizód

Malachi and Nick are joined by friends of the show an_Aki and Bullet as they discuss the early days of beta testing for Star of Providence. The first in our series of beta tester episodes! Also discussed: frog song, a new chair, a new bed, and a new mic.Here is Bullet's cursed audio vid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YKqxVEzVwgCheck out an_Aki's art on Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/anaki.bsky.socialOur awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored it exists!A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/Have you ever wanted to be a beta tester? Join the Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGAudio edited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Download Episode 1045 – Everybody is tired and not feeling hot, so we’re just gonna rush through the show, sound good? Good.The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to wait a few minutes until Jacob finishes pulling a Jacob and we can start the show. Then we dive almost immediately into the news so we can speedrun this one. Xbox Game Pass news, including the newly released Retro Classics, Hellblade II going to PS5, Embracer shuffling an renaming, another Idea Factory game hitting Xbox this year, and Randy Pitchford showing he doesn’t know when to shut up. Plus reviews and dicksquids!0:00 - Intro/news25:18 - Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo - Galla, Fellow Traveller (Bri/Jacob/Aki)35:35 - Palia - Singularity 6 Corporation (Aki/Jacob)48:34 - Gore Doctor - Salient Games, Ultimate Games (Bri)54:00 - Skin Deep - Blendo Games, Annapurna Interactive (Aki)1:00:06 - Perserve - Bitmap Galaxy, Grindstone (Bri)1:06:32 - Forgotten Fields - Frostwood Interactive, Nejcraft (Jacob)1:11:13 - SYNESTHESIA - Spire Games, Ratalaika Games (Aki/Bri)1:21:25 - Stratogun - Horsefly Games, Numskull Games (Jacob)1:26:50 - Neko Bento - RedDeerGames (Bri)1:30:19 - Legends Aligned: Minis in Conflict - AFIL Games (Jacob/Bri)1:33:50 - Ciper Monk - AFIL Games (Jacob/Bri)1:38:45 - Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats - Pinel Games, Silesia Games (Bri)The show ends with some Bomberman action from The OneUps!1:42:33 - The OneUps - Bomberman (Bomberman)https://gallagames.com/https://www.fellowtraveller.games/https://palia.com/https://www.singularity6.com/https://salient-games.com/https://ultimate-games.com/https://www.blendogames.com/https://www.annapurnainteractive.com/https://bitmapgalaxy.com/https://www.grindstone.sk/https://frostwoodinteractive.com/https://www.nejcraft.cz/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2091580/SYNESTHESIA/https://www.ratalaikagames.com/https://horsefly.games/https://numskullgames.com/https://www.reddeergames.com/https://afilgames.com/https://pinelgames.com/https://silesiagames.com/https://theoneups.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 1044 – Buckle up because we’ve got a monster sized episode, but it’s packed full of goodness, so let’s get going!The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to welcome Nick Jefferson-Tame and Adam Mitchell of North Star Video Games to the show to chat all about their brand new upcoming spray paint simulator game, Spray Paint Simulator! We chat about the origins of the game, the fun tools and gameplay mechanics to keep you painting for hours on end, working with Whitethorn Games, getting on Game Pass, and tons more! Spray Paint Simulator is out NEXT WEEK, so wishlist it now!After a quick intermission, it’s a PartyCast with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Grant Henry, and Aki starting off with Dave K and Tim Ekkebus showing up later on! We spend nearly an hour chatting about everything from more Spray Paint Simulator to Monster Rancher fun to Hulk Hogan’s bulging eyes and fake hair on his stupid bandana. We know you’re bald, TERRY. Plus ice cream discussion, Tim’s son ending a shutout, and a big ol’ batch of reviews including some notes from Horror Acolyte!0:00 - Intro/Spray Paint Sim53:02 - PartyCast1:41:56 - CAPCOM Fighting Collection 2 - CAPCOM (Tim)1:56:20 - Blades of Fire - MercurySteam, 505 Games (Chris)2:13:42 - Best Served Cold - Rogueside (Dave)2:25:00 - Shovel Knight Dig - Nitrome, Yacht Club Games (Grant, Chris, Horror)2:41:01 - Deck of Haunts - Mantis, DANGEN Entertainment (Pernell)2:51:57 - Into the Restless Ruins - Ant Workshop, Wales Interactive (Pernell)3:00:38 - Garten of Banban 0 - Euphoric Brothers, Feardemic (Aki)3:03:46 - Survive the Fall - Angry Bulls Studio, Toplitz Productions (Pernell)3:15:48 - SML After Dark: The Seven Realms 1 & 2 - SeptCloud Games (Aki)The show ends with a track from the always amazing Jake “virt” Kaufman from the Shovel Knight Dig OST!3:28:23 - Jake Kaufman - Fully Furnaced (Smelt Works) (Shovel Knight Dig)https://spraypaintsimulator.com/https://northstarvideogames.com/https://whitethorngames.com/https://www.capcom.com/https://www.mercurysteam.com/https://505games.com/https://www.rogueside.com/https://www.nitrome.com/https://www.yachtclubgames.com/https://mantis.games/https://dangenentertainment.com/https://www.ant-workshop.com/https://www.walesinteractive.com/https://www.euphoricbrothers.com/https://www.feardemic-games.com/http://angrybulls.pl/https://www.toplitz-productions.com/https://linktr.ee/SeptCloud (NSFW)https://virt.bandcamp.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Spring Secrets Unveiled: A Kyoto Reunion Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2025-05-20-22-34-02-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 京都の春は、桜が美しく咲き誇る。En: Spring in Kyoto is when the sakura blossoms beautifully.Ja: 伝統的な茶屋「和香（わか）」は、古い時代を思い起こさせる場所だ。En: The traditional tea house called "Waka" is a place that evokes memories of the old days.Ja: 赤い紙灯篭が風に揺れ、優しい光の中で、静かな時間が流れる。En: Red paper lanterns sway in the wind, and time flows quietly in the soft light.Ja: ここで、昔の仲間たちが久しぶりに顔を合わせていた。En: Here, old friends have gathered to see each other for the first time in a while.Ja: 「Aki、元気だった？」Yunaが微笑みかける。En: "Aki, how have you been?" Yuna smiles.Ja: 彼女の目には、少し不安そうな色が漂っている。En: There is a hint of unease in her eyes.Ja: 「まあね。でも、最近は仕事が大変で」とAkiは答える。En: "Well, I've been okay. But recently work has been tough," Aki replies.Ja: 都会で働く彼女は、忙しい毎日の中でこの再会を楽しみにしていた。En: Working in the city, she had been looking forward to this reunion amid her busy daily life.Ja: Hirokiは、黙って茶を淹れている。En: Hiroki silently pours tea.Ja: 彼は「和香」の主人だ。En: He is the owner of "Waka."Ja: かつては三人の中で、一番明るく、みんなをつなぐ存在だった。En: He used to be the brightest among the three, a figure who brought everyone together.Ja: でも、今は少し距離をとるようになっていた。En: But now, he seemed to keep a bit of distance.Ja: 「子どもの日は、みんなで集まるいい機会だね」とHirokiが静かに言う。En: "Children's Day is a great opportunity for everyone to gather," Hiroki says quietly.Ja: 彼の声には、どこかしらぎこちなさがあった。En: There is an awkwardness in his voice.Ja: 桜の花びらが風に舞い、多くの思い出を運んできた。En: The sakura petals dance in the wind, carrying many memories.Ja: いつまでも変わらないものだと思っていた友情。En: Their friendship, which they thought would never change.Ja: でも、時が経つにつれ、変わるものもある。En: But as time passes, some things do change.Ja: やがてYunaの表情が硬くなる。En: Soon Yuna's expression becomes tense.Ja: 彼女は心に抱えていた秘密を、ついに話すことに決めた。En: She has decided to finally reveal the secret she held in her heart.Ja: 「Hiroki、あなたの過去のことを知ってしまった」En: "Hiroki, I found out about your past."Ja: 部屋の空気が一瞬にして張り詰めた。En: The air in the room tenses in an instant.Ja: Akiは驚き、Hirokiの目を見た。En: Aki is surprised and looks at Hiroki.Ja: 彼は何かを隠しているように見えた。En: It seemed like he was hiding something.Ja: 「ごめん、みんなに言えなかったんだ」とHirokiが苦しそうに言う。En: "Sorry, I couldn't tell everyone," Hiroki says painfully.Ja: 「あのときはどうしても話せなかった」En: "I couldn't talk about it back then."Ja: 「Yuna、そのこと早く言ってよ」とAkiが少し怒り気味に言う。En: "Yuna, you should have told us sooner," Aki says, slightly angry.Ja: 彼女は友情が壊れるのを恐れていた。En: She feared that their friendship would break.Ja: 三人は黙った。En: The three of them fell silent.Ja: 外には賑やかな子どもたちの声が聞こえる。En: Outside, the lively voices of children can be heard.Ja: Akiは心の中で葛藤を続ける。En: Aki continues to struggle internally.Ja: 過去の友情をどうしようもないことだと諦めるべきなのか、それとも、新しい形を受け入れるのか。En: Should she give up on the past friendship as something inevitable, or accept its new form?Ja: そこへ、茶を運んでいたHirokiが一歩進み出た。En: Then, Hiroki, who had been serving tea, took a step forward.Ja: 「僕が悪かった。それでも、また一緒に笑えたら嬉しい」En: "It was my fault. Still, I'd be happy if we could laugh together again."Ja: 沈黙の中に、桜吹雪が舞う。En: Amid the silence, sakura petals flutter.Ja: Yunaは深く息を吸い込み、そっと頷いた。En: Yuna takes a deep breath and gently nods.Ja: Akiも微笑みを浮かべる。En: Aki also smiles.Ja: 「みんな変わったけど、それでいいんだね」En: "Everyone's changed, but that's okay, isn't it?"Ja: 三人は昔とは違う、でも確かな友情を再び感じた。En: The three of them felt a different but certain friendship again.Ja: 春の空気が優しく包み込む中で、彼らは新しい一歩を踏み出す。En: Wrapped gently in the spring air, they took a new step forward.Ja: それは、過去を愛しながら、未来を作るための始まりだった。En: It was the beginning of creating a future while cherishing the past. Vocabulary Words:blossoms: 咲き誇るtraditional: 伝統的なevokes: 思い起こさせるlanterns: 灯篭sway: 揺れquietly: 静かにreunion: 再会amid: 中でawkwardness: ぎこちなさpetals: 花びらdance: 舞いreveal: 話すsecret: 秘密tense: 張り詰めたstruggle: 葛藤flutter: 舞うgently: そっとcherishing: 愛しopportunity: 機会tough: 大変gather: 集まるhint: 色unease: 不安memories: 思い出inevitable: どうしようもないowner: 主人silently: 黙ってfigure: 存在distance: 距離breath: 息

Ez itt a Portfolio Checklist Bolyai díjasokat bemutató sorozatának első epizódja. A Bolyai díj a magyar tudományos élet legrangosabb elismerése, melyet két évente ítél oda a díj kuratóriuma. A világhírű matematikusunkról elnevezett díjat idén Stipsicz András a HUN-REN Rényi Alfréd Matematikai Kutatóintézet kutatóprofesszora és igazgatója, a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia rendes tagja kapta meg. A friss díja kapcsán beszélgetünk most vele a matematika szépségéről és jelentőségéről, a világban zajló matematikai kutatások műhelytitkairól, a magyar matematikusok szerepéről a világban, az élsportról és XIV. Leó Pápáról. Főbb részek: Intro - (00:99) XIV. Leó a matematikus Pápa - (00:50) XIV. Leó a topológus Pápa - (01:50) A Bolyai díj friss nyertese - (02:30) Karikó Katalin, Freund Tamás, Lovász László a díjátadón - (04:30) Mi az a differenciál topológia? - (05:45) A füles bögre és a kerékgumi ugyanaz! - (10:40) Még a matematikusok szerint is bonyolult - (14:00) A Rényi Alfréd Matematikai Kutatóintézet - (17:40) A kontroll elmélet - (21:50) Magyar matematikusok a világban - (22:47) A matematikus a táblán tanít a katedrán? - (28:40) Sejtések és bizonyítások - (33:08) A világ legfontosabb matematikai újságai - (36:50) Geometry & Topology. Főszerkesztő: Stipsicz András - (38:25) A világ topológusai Budapesten - (40:00) Az Erdős Központ a matematika fellegvára - (41:48) Aki nem matematikus, az biológus - (44:03) A csapatsportok védői kicsit matematikusok is. - (44:20) Népszerűsítsük a természettudományokat! - (47:20) Érintő: ematlap.hu, ezt mindenki nézze meg! - (48:18) Címlapkép forrása: MTI Fotó/Koszticsák SzilárdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Download Episode 1043 – Buckle up because we’ve got a massive episode packed with an interview, a guest for news, and a bunch of reviews!The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to welcome game development duo Pavel Lara and his brother Paulo Lara of Galla Games to the show to chat about their new release Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, a gorgeous time based puzzle adventure out now on Xbox Game Pass! We chat about the origins of the game, the gorgeous art style, the time mechanics, working with Fellow Traveller and getting signed to Game Pass, and tons more!After a quick break, we return with guest and good friend Ryan Niemiller joining the show to hang out and chat about news with us as well! We talk about Ryan’s latest game acquisitions, travels, and tons more before moving into the news including the latest PlayStation Plus game catalog additions, more Microsoft layoffs, delays, shutdowns, and Jade Raymond already leaving the PlayStation studio she founded. Plus reviews!0:00 - Intro/Kulebra chat50:47 - Ryan Niemiller/News1:36:25 - Revenge of the Savage Planet - Raccoon Logic Studios (Aki & Bri)1:50:00 - Oppidum - EP Games (Bri)2:01:31 - Empyreal - Silent Games, Secret Mode (Aki)2:16:18 - Sir Whoopass - Atomic Elbow, Aurora Punks (Jacob)2:22:36 - Clash: Robot Detective - Alyssa Genereau/Drone Garden Studios, Penguin Pop Games (Bri & Jacob)2:28:28 - Possum is Hungry - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri)2:31:31 - What comes after - fahmitsu, Rolling Glory Jam, Flynn’s Arcade (Jacob)The show ends with a track from Jan van Valburg off of the PMM: Squaredance album!2:36:38 - Jan van Valburg - Soulless Village (Final Fantasy IX)https://kulebra.com/https://gallagames.com/https://www.fellowtraveller.games/https://www.raccoonlogic.com/https://www.epgames.gg/https://www.silentgames-studio.com/https://wearesecretmode.com/https://atomicelbow.com/https://www.aurorapunks.com/https://bsky.app/profile/dronegardenstudios.bsky.socialhttps://www.penguinpop.com/https://www.synnergycirclegames.com/https://www.flynnsarcades.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, talks to John about a new survey that shows nearly half of current homeowners say they have at least one regret about the purchase of their current home. Mark also offers some tips on how you can save money on your home purchase. Segment 2: Aki […]

On this episode of DGTL Voices, Ed interviews Dr. Akrum Al-Zubaidi, CEO of Eon, who shares his personal journey from a childhood shaped by immigrant parents to becoming a doctor and ultimately founding Eon to revolutionize healthcare. Dr. Aki discusses the core values of Eon, the importance of patient care, and the lessons he has learned about leadership and resilience. 

Daniel interviewed Aki, a new game designer based in Tokyo, about their debut game Rising Action! Rising Action is a roleplaying game for two players where you play a pair of rivals having an ever-escalating battle where their past and passions collide. Inspired by action anime and JRPG cutscenes, it is designed to produce dramatic encounters that can be played in 1-2 hours from character creation to the end of the fight. Rising Action features a game of battle of wits played with a deck of playing cards that frames the scene and prompts players to incorporate exciting imagery and emotion into their description. Aki's recommendations for Japanese TRPGs: Storyteller - https://www.play-asia.com/storyteller-omote-to-ura-no-rpg/13/70f9bx Shinobigami - https://shinobigami.com/ Key References: Aki's blog - https://akisperspectives.wordpress.com/ Aki's Itch store - https://akis-perspectives.itch.io/rising-action Aki on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/akisperspectives.bsky.social Falling by Mahar - https://maharhar.itch.io/falling Tokyo Roleplaying Society - https://www.meetup.com/rpgtokyo/ //SUPPORT  Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ad-free audio and exclusive series! ⁠patreon.com/aznsrepresent⁠ Join the conversation on our Discord server | ⁠discord.gg/aznsrepresent⁠ Check out Daniel's new TTRPG, Wandering Blades, at ⁠wanderingblades.com⁠ //SPONSOR  The Asians Represent! podcast is brought to you by HERO FORGE! Visit ⁠HeroForge.com ⁠to start designing your custom miniature today and check back often: new content is added every week! //FOLLOW  Website | aznsrepresent.com  Blue Sky | @aznsrepresent  YouTube | @aznsrepresent  //CONTACT  If you have questions about this episode's themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us at ⁠aznsrepresent.com⁠  //MUSIC Euphoria by PAVALON

Download Episode 1041 – News and reviews are on the docket and we’ve got a lot to take care of, so let’s rock on this Shpadoinkle Day!The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to chat about the news of the week including the landmark announcement that Gears of War will debut on PlayStation this Summer with Gears of War Reloaded launching on Xbox, PC, and PS5 with full cross play! GTA VI also got a new trailer, Xbox Game Pass got a new wave of announcements and departures, Spray Paint Simulator got a release date AND a date with SML next week, Forza selling well on PS5 while Indy flops, and tons more! Plus reviews!0:00 - Intro/News35:15 - Towerborne - Stoic Studio, Xbox (Aki)52:35 - Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)- Unreliable Narrators (Bri)59:34 - KIBORG - Sobaka Studio (Jacob)1:06:16 - Bartender Hustle - Departure Interactive, Ultimate Games (Bri)1:15:00 - Cooking Companions - Deer Dream Studios, Serenity Forge (Jacob)1:20:32 - Royal Romances: Endless Winter - Legacy Games (Bri)1:24:49 - One Button Games 5-in-1 vol. 2 - ABA Games, Xitilon (Aki/Jacob/Bri)1:33:38 - Penguin Flight: Beyond the Clouds - AFIL Games (Bri)The show ends with some Uniracers goodness from the trio of Sean “Ailsean” Stone, Dan “Prozax” Orosz, and Patrick “JAXX” Jacks!1:38:47 - Ailsean, Prozax, & JAXX - Unikwak (Uniracers)https://stoicstudio.com/http://xbox.com/https://two-falls.com/https://sobakastudio.com/https://www.departureinteractive.com/https://ultimate-games.com/https://www.deerdreamstudios.com/https://serenityforge.com/https://legacygames.com/https://xitilonic.art/https://afilgames.com/https://ailsean.net/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Tavasszal jelent meg Török Ábel első regénye, a harmadik ég, ami egy különleges hangulatú történet a távoli észak apró falvának lakóiról. A fülszöveg alapján mágikus faluregény, de mágia sokszor csak nyomokban van jelen a meseszerű, lassan hömpölygő és nagyon szép történetben. Mivel nem nagyon olvastunk még hasonló regényt, adta magát, hogy Török Ábel legyen a Nem rossz könyvek vendége. Aki amúgy bizantinológus, épp a doktoriján dolgozik, és mellette a 13.-14. századi középgörög nyelvű nemzeti eposzt, a Moreai Krónikát fordítja magyarra, így persze ezek a témák is szóba kerültek. A tartalom: 00:00 Pár könyv, amit mostanában olvastunk-olvasunk: Christian Kracht - Eurotrash, Nona Fernández - The Twilight Zone, Kirsten Thorup - Őrülten és halálosan és Rachel Cusk - Parádé 6:10 Vendégünk Török Ábel, témánk a harmadik ég. De mi is ez a könyv? És mit jelent a fülszövegben szereplő mágikus faluregény? És miért fontosak a mesék? Az emlegetett korábbi kötet: A gonosz erdő meséi. 11:05 A harmadik ég és az észak motívuma 23:40 Írói világépítések és a történet vállalt egyszerűsége: nem az a lényeg, hogy mit mesélsz, hanem az, hogy hogyan 29:30 Egyszerre két véget a regényben: rendkívüli képességekkel megáldott, különleges emberek és a leghétköznapibb drámák és örömök. Nem túl fontos varázslatok szerepe és a mi a teendő a világ varázstalanításával szemben? 36:15 Mit csinál egy bizantinológus, és hat-e az írásra, ha valakinek amúgy a késő-bizánci hősköltészet a kutatási területe? 42:50 Három könyv Török Ábel ajánlásában: Hérodotosz: A görög-perzsa háború, Mesefolyamok óceánja I.-II. és Edward Stachura - Szekercelárma See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on VG Pulse, Nintendo continues to fumble the bag in the most spectacular ways! We start off with side notes of work and Aki’s new quilt, before diving into the regular news where we discuss the many fails of Nintendo, the questionable direction of the Until Dawn film, and the government finally catching onto the fact that Google is a monopoly! After the news, Millennium and I give our first look on the wonderful and fun Schedule 1, and finish off with talk of food! All this and more up next on VGP 417! -Aki Music Intro – Tetris A Theme Guitar Cover by FamilyJules Outro – Tetris … Continue reading "VG Pulse 417: Open Mouth, Insert Foot"

北京，一个在中文互联网上非常不受欢迎的城市和话题。谁如果说喜欢北京，好像立马就会有人问「北京有什么可喜欢的？现在谁还喜欢去北京啊？」但作为一个已经在北京学习生活超过十年的人，我和身边的朋友对这座城市有着非常复杂的情感。几年前有一部在北京拍摄的电影，恰好呼应了我们的某些情绪——张律导演的《白塔之光》。2023年北京国际电影节上，《白塔之光》获得了包括最佳男主、最佳男配、最佳编剧、以及最佳艺术贡献、最佳摄影等在内的多个奖项。两年之后的春天，借着第十五届北京国际电影节的契机，也借着此刻正在北京798展出的「造梦现场电影艺术展·大师季」的契机，我们来到「造梦现场」展览现场特别设计的播客录制空间，邀请了三位与《白塔之光》、与电影创作、与北京都有着深刻渊源的嘉宾朋友，一起来聊聊北京，聊聊《白塔之光》这部作品里的北京，更聊聊我们自己人生中这座最重要的城市——北京。和我们一起聊天的除了我的两位好朋友，策展人Bryce和播客主播管丢丢之外，还有一位惊喜嘉宾，是在《白塔之光》电影里扮演姐夫这个角色的演员王宏伟。1997年他因为出演贾樟柯的作品《小武》主角「小武」被大家认识，之后又出演了《站台》《任逍遥》《世界》《三峡好人》等一系列作品。将近30年之后，我们四个北京的「外乡人」坐在一起，聊聊北京、电影、做梦、失意和日常。感谢「造梦现场电影艺术展·大师季」对本期节目的大力支持！本期关键词：北京，电影，白塔之光，白塔寺，奥运，失意中年本期嘉宾：- 王宏伟，电影演员、制片，代表作品《小武》《站台》《任逍遥》《世界》《三峡好人》等。- Bryce，策展人、PIN 品牌主理人- 管丢丢，播客《在场talk》主播>「造梦现场·大师季」电影艺术展 2025.4.4-6.3 北京798>电影《白塔之光》张律作品>电影《小武》里的王宏伟（饰演小武）>电影《三峡好人》里的王宏伟（饰演王东明）>电影《白塔之光》里的王宏伟（饰演姐夫李军）本期节目你将听到：[01:32] 北京，一个互联网上不受欢迎的话题和城市[02:32] 电影《白塔之光》却呼应了生活在北京的我们的一些情绪[06:33] 「山河四省」+东北中青年齐聚一堂聊北京[09:08] 王宏伟老师为什么会在《白塔之光》中扮演姐夫这个角色[12:59] 三次进电影院看《白塔之光》的人到底在想什么？[15:28] 王宏伟老师对「姐夫」这个角色的理解，如何塑造一个「外人」[20:46] 每个人的北京都不尽相同，有人是白塔寺，有人是望京soho[23:21] 上世纪90年代的北京是什么样？[27:59] 管丢丢印象最深刻的北京：去北京电影学院面试和在中关村的读书生活[33:58] VC的北京是在小小的定福庄[36:45] 小朋友你是否也曾对北京感到很多失望？[39:06] 对北京感到过失望，甚至想过要离开北京吗？没有！[46:13] 电影中的城市VS真实世界的城市，以及我们的滤镜[51:38] 年纪到了，我们聊聊「失意的中年」，谁的中年不失意？[1:01:32] 你还会被外界评价影响吗？如何应对？[1:04:02] 2025年了，北京还有什么东西能留住你？本期节目延展观看：1. 电影《小武》2. 电影《站台》3. 电影《三峡好人》【节目主播/制作】主播/制作：VC微博：@VividCrystal https://weibo.com/u/1241505120小红书：@午夜飞行VC https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/572a84ee50c4b435fe74744e【节目互动】微博：@午夜飞行Official https://weibo.com/u/7298580324公众号：午夜飞行【商务合作】商务合作联系邮箱：hello@marcastmedia.com或添加微信：hellomarcast【欢迎加入听友群】入群方式 A：微信添加小助手 Amber (ID: hellomarcast)，拉你入群入群方式 B：关注公众号「午夜飞行」 ，回复「听友群」三个字，即可获取入群通道【本集音乐】Music credit:1. 秋柳 (live版) - 小河与寻谣计划2. 人生就是戏 - 蔡琴3. 北京欢迎你（助力冬奥新填词版）-六一Liuy1,Aki酱的柠檬,韵丸inmaru【封面图片】电影《白塔之光》海报截图【节目出品】本播客由 Marcast Media 制作出品，也欢迎你订阅收听 Marcast 旗下的其他播客节目。你可以通过以下方式找到我们：- 小红书：@Marcast https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5e53be6400000000010003bb- 公众号：Marcast- 微博：@Marcast https://weibo.com/u/2743283854- 进听友群请添加微信：hellomarcast- 欢迎加入 2500+ 朋友一起订阅 Beads Newsletter 每周一封精选英文播客内容分享，为你提取、总结那些 90% 的人听不到的、隐藏在声音里的一手信息、知识、经验、工具、趣味和审美，和你一起拓展认知和视野，每周一上午发送，订阅地址：https://beads.beehiiv.com© 2025 Marcast Media

Download Episode 1040 – It’s a hefty week of news with lots of topics to discuss, so let’s get started before the price goes up again.The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to chat about the news of the week including the breaking news that Microsoft is RAISING prices on consoles and accessories as well as looking to release games at $80 this fall. Yay. We also talk the Borderlands 4 State of Play, PS Plus games for May, Clair Obscur’s sales figures, EA layoffs, and tons more. Plus a batch of reviews!0:00 - Intro/News30:36 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Sandfall Interactive, Kepler Interactive (Bri)49:41 - Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy - Microids Studio Paris, Microids (Jacob)50:48 - Once Upon a Puppet - Flatter Than Earth, Daedalic (Aki)1:08:01 - Peglin - Red Nexus Games, Blitworks (Jacob)1:13:07 - Cooking - RedDeerGames (Bri)1:19:29 - 9th Dawn Remake - Valorware (Jacob)1:25:27 - Fit and Fry - AFIL Games (Bri/Jacob)1:29:02 - Mystic Pathways - AFIL Games (Jacob)We end the show with a song from Jake “virt” Kaufman from a long time ago. I don’t think it’s online anywhere, I don’t know how I got it, and for all I know he doesn’t even remember making it. It’s very ridiculous. I miss Jake. You still out there, bud?1:37:32 - virt - waffleshttps://www.expedition33.com/https://www.sandfall.co/https://www.kepler-interactive.com/https://www.microids.com/https://www.flatterthanearth.com/https://www.daedalic.com/https://rednexus.games/https://blitworks.com/https://www.reddeergames.com/https://valorware.squarespace.com/https://afilgames.com/https://virt.bandcamp.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

Download Episode 1039 – What happens when we need to cover some time until a friend shows up? That’s right. We fill space with Phil Space.The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to welcome the made up person Phil Space to the show so we can fill space until Dave K shows up a little bit into the show before we can start reviews. So how do we fill up space this week? I really don’t remember. My arm still hurts like hell and I had a hard time paying attention, so just listen and pretend I wrote something really accurate and entertaining here. Plus reviews including Andy Sperry!0:00 - Intro25:16 - Steel Seed - Storm in a Teacup, ESDigital (Aki)33:16 - Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree - Primal Game Studio, Knights Peak (Pernell)46:32 - Detective Dotson - Masala Games (Dave K)55:09 - Blue Prince - Dogubomb, Raw Fury (Andy)1:02:45 - Maliki: Poison of the Past - Blue Banshee, Ankama Games (Chris)1:15:39 - ANNIE: Last Hope - Qooland Games, NiuGamer (Aki)1:24:24 - Bionic Bay - Psychoflow Studio, Mureena, Kepler Interactive (Pernell)1:31:31 - Amelia’s Garden - RedDeerGames (Aki)The show wraps up with a track from Bionic Commando by djpretzel from OCRemix!1:36:14 - djpretzel - ASSAULT (Bionic Commando)https://www.stcware.com/https://esdigital.games/https://primalgs.com/https://knightspeak.com/https://www.masalagames.com/https://www.blueprincegame.com/https://rawfury.com/https://bluebansheegames.com/https://www.ankama.com/https://www.qoolandgames.com/https://www.niugamer.com/https://psychoflowstudio.com/https://www.jmyllys.com/https://www.kepler-interactive.com/https://www.reddeergames.com/http://www.djpretzel.com/https://ocremix.org/https://www.keymailer.co/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

In this Nephrology episode, Dr.Samira Farouk discusses the nuances of AKI, why you should be trending Urine like you trend Troponin. Stay tuned to find out the final diagnosis! Session facilitator: Dr.Elena Storz Case Discussants: Dr.Douglas Farrell MD: Nephrology Fellow, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Dr. Samira Farouk MD: Associate Professor of Medicine… Read More »Episode 389: Rafael Medina Subspecialty Series – Hypotension and Peaked T waves