Podcasts about Alps

How is it with your soul?It's probably not a question anyone else will ask you today.But it may be one of the most important questions you can ask yourself.In this reflection on the Psalms, John Ortberg draws from Renovation of the Heart to explore what the soul actually is and why its health affects everything else in our lives.Dallas Willard describes the soul as an inner stream of water that brings strength, direction, and harmony to the rest of our being.That's why the Psalms repeatedly use the language of water:“My soul thirsts for You.”“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You.”“There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God.”John then tells the story of a beautiful village whose life depended upon a crystal-clear stream. When the unseen keeper of that stream was dismissed, everything seemed fine...for a while.Then the water began to change.Eventually, the entire village felt the effects.Our souls can work the same way.We can neglect what's happening beneath the surface while remaining busy with everything that seems more urgent.But eventually, everything flows downstream.So ask yourself today:How is it with my soul?The stream is your soul.And you are its keeper.In this episode: What is the soul?  Why the Psalms are the great “soul book”  Dallas Willard on the inner life  Why the Psalms repeatedly use water imagery  The soul as an inner stream  How the health of your soul affects everything else  Why unseen spiritual work matters  The parable of the keeper of the stream  What happens when we neglect our souls  How to begin tending your inner life Scriptures: Psalm 121:7 • Psalm 63:1 • Psalm 42:1–2 • Psalm 46:4#JohnOrtberg #Soul #Psalms #DallasWillard #SpiritualFormation #Prayer #ChristianFaith #InnerLife #BibleStudy #SpiritualHealthSuggested YouTube Chapters00:00 How Is It With Your Soul? 00:33 What Is the Soul? 00:59 The Psalms: The Great Soul Book 01:16 Who Is the Keeper of Your Soul? 01:34 My Soul Thirsts for God 01:51 As the Deer Pants for Water 02:20 The Soul Is an Inner Stream 02:43 How Healthy Is Your Soul Today? 03:07 What a Healthy Soul Looks Like 03:34 Where Does Your Soul Get Its Life? 03:48 The Keeper of the Stream 04:11 A Beautiful Village in the Alps 04:35 The Old Man Nobody Noticed 04:59 The Unseen Work of Tending the Stream 05:25 What Happens When the Stream Is Neglected 05:39 At First, Nobody Noticed 06:02 The Whole Village Begins to Suffer 06:11 The Life of the Village Depends on the Stream 06:35 The Stream Is Restored 06:41 You Are the Keeper of Your Soul

Why information can be hard to come by after the disastrous flash floods that have had hit Nepal and neighbouring Tibet, especially on the Chinese side of the border.Also in the programme: Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who oversaw the worst atrocities in Europe since the Second World War, has died in prison in The Hague; the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - is finally given a trial date, in June 2028; and how climate change-related heatwaves in the Alps and Jura are likely to change the flavour of some prized French cheeses.(IMAGE: Flood survivor return to home following a flash flood in Devighat Village, Nuwakot district, Nepal, 27 August 2026 / CREDIT: Narendra Shrestha / EPA / Shutterstock)

Sophie Grant had reached a point where even the hardest ultramarathons no longer carried the uncertainty they once did, and after years of infertility and IVF, she realized she had also lost some of her joy in running and trust in her own body. The Via Alpina changed that, taking her roughly 2,000 kilometers across the Alps and forcing her to approach each day without knowing exactly what the next one would bring. She and photographer Zoe Salt talk about the physical and logistical realities of nearly a month on the trail, including relentless fueling, strength training, bad patches, storms, forest fires, and the value of an exceptional crew. Sophie shares practical lessons endurance athletes can use immediately, including her belief that “a bad moment does not make a bad day,” the importance of eating before assuming something has gone seriously wrong, and learning to distinguish between not wanting to continue and truly being unable to continue. The deeper story is about something bigger than an FKT: Sophie describes how this adventure helped her appreciate what her body could do after spending years focused on something it couldn't. By the end, her message is wonderfully simple: try something new, LINKS: Sophie Grant's coaching Zoe Salt photography EPISODE SPONSORS Tifosi Optics - CLARITY ON THE TRAIL: Post your Golden Nugget of wisdom that helps you recover after a huge effort on Instagram, tag @TifosiOptics, @TrailRunnerNation, and use the hashtag #ClarityOnTheTrail.  OR try texting us (within the USA) with your tip: 916-235-3928. If we use yours on a weekly episode, you get a pair of the new Sanctum SL glasses! ALTRA: With the classic Altra Fit, you set the pace. Altra running shoes are designed with room for your toes so they can actually spread out -  for a natural fit. This gives you comfort, balance, and strength on and off the trail. Better balance and stability for our toes mean more comfort – on mile 5, 50, or 100. Learn more about Altra Fit. Feel the Altra Difference and use code TRN10 for 10% off your first order at checkout at altrarunning.com/TRN. Stay Out There with Altra. RunMotion Coach: Whether you're training for your first trail race or chasing a new ultra PR, RunMotion Coach creates a personalized training plan that adapts to your schedule, fitness, and progress. Built by experienced coaches and powered by intelligent coaching technology, it helps you train smarter, stay consistent, and arrive at the starting line ready for your next adventure. Timestamps 00:00 – The Via Alpina and an Enormous New Challenge Sophie and Zoe introduce the roughly 2,000-kilometer route across eight Alpine countries and explain why attempting it was so different from Sophie's previous racing. 05:14 – Why Sophie Needed Something Different After years of racing at a high level, Sophie realized she was operating on autopilot and needed a challenge that could bring uncertainty, learning, and joy back into running. 12:12 – Infertility, Running and Her Relationship With Her Body Sophie opens up about infertility, IVF, and how the experience left her angry and disconnected from her body before the Via Alpina helped change that relationship. 20:00 – What 29 Days Really Looked Like Zoe describes watching Sophie get up and do the work day after day, while Sophie shares the low moments, frustration, pain, and perspective that kept her moving. 25:12 – How Do You Fuel for a Month? Sophie breaks down the surprisingly broad menu that powered the effort and explains why years of practicing 80 to 90 grams of carbohydrate per hour made eating almost automatic. 28:41 – “A Bad Moment Does Not Make a Bad Day” Sophie explains how food, music, distraction, and experience help her escape negative headspaces, plus the crucial difference between can't continue and simply don't want to. 41:51 – When the Plan Falls Apart Storms, vehicle problems and forest fires force the team to adapt, leading to a broader conversation about trusting your support system and learning to build a different life when the original plan changes. 48:20 – Not Every Problem Needs to Be Fixed Sophie explains one of the most meaningful lessons from her infertility experience: sometimes people don't need solutions, they simply need someone willing to sit with them and acknowledge how hard things are. 53:15 – The Courage to Try Something That Scares You Sophie closes with advice for anyone who feels stuck: try something new, choose something that scares you, and focus on having the courage to begin rather than obsessing over the outcome. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Kriesel returns from Switzerland with stories from the Alps, the guys discuss Sylvester Stallone, Lioness and airplane bathroom etiquette, debate the NFL's push toward international franchises and react to a 22-0 baseball beatdown.

What does it actually look like to trust God when you have no idea what's happening around you? In this final episode of their Switzerland and France series, Dot and Cara tell the wild story of driving onto what they thought was a tunnel and ending up on a car shuttle train, flying through a mountain in the dark with no idea where they were headed. They talk about the difference between leaning on your own understanding and actually trusting God, why obedience sometimes comes before understanding, and what it means to put the car in park and enjoy the ride through whatever tunnel you're in right now. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and lean in with us.Got a question about today's episode or something else you'd like to hear us talk about on the show? Let us know! Episode RecapIntro (00:00)Write this down: Proverbs 3:5-8, trust in the Lord with all your heart (00:00)Cara sets the scene, driving from Switzerland to France through the Alps with no idea what they're doing (03:35)A confusing toll booth and a wrong lane start the chaos before the real story even begins (04:45)The cars ahead stop, chains appear between them, and nobody knows what's about to happen (06:32)Turns out it's a car shuttle train, and Scott has to decide whether to actually obey the sign (07:46)Flying through the mountain at 70 plus miles an hour, in the dark, engine off, for 13 miles (08:54)Why leaning on their own understanding of "toll booth then tunnel" could have messed up the whole line of cars (16:26)Our job is obedience, God takes responsibility for the outcome (19:03)Trusting God was never about being perfect, it just takes a little faith in a big God (20:09)Even in the dark parts of the tunnel, God wants you to feel the wind in your hair and enjoy the ride (24:16)Are you interested in having Dot come and speak to your community? Email us at hello@dotbowen.com.Watch Write this Down! on YouTubeFind Dot Bowen on Instagram and Facebook This Episode's Scripture VerseProverbs 3:5-8 (ESV) — "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones."

Germany is so much more than Bavaria, beer gardens and castles.In this episode of the Wander Your Way podcast, I'm joined by Germany travel expert Cate Brubaker of My Germany Vacation to dig a little deeper into this fascinating and diverse country.Cate has been traveling to and living in Germany since she spent her senior year of high school there. She went on to earn bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees in German and has spent decades exploring the country. So when it comes to Germany, she has a lot of knowledge to share!We talk about some of Cate's favorite places, including history-filled Berlin, the lively university city of Freiburg and the beautiful Black Forest, and the maritime city of Hamburg in northern Germany.But we venture even farther beyond the usual stops as Cate introduces us to Germany's northern islands, including Sylt, Rügen and the car-free island of Hiddensee, where you'll find beaches, hiking trails and landscapes that might completely change the way you picture Germany.Along the way, Cate shares practical advice about traveling by train versus renting a car, getting around without speaking German and why your travel style should help determine how you move around the country.And, of course, we couldn't talk about Germany without talking about Christmas markets! Cate shares some of her favorites and explains why smaller neighborhood markets can sometimes offer an even more memorable experience than the famous ones.If you've only thought of Germany as Munich, Bavaria and the Alps, this conversation just might inspire you to dig a little deeper.Want to chat more about Germany?Send me a message at Lynne@WanderYourWay.com.In this episode:1:58: Intro4:08: Getting to know Cate13:46: Cate's top 3 destinations16:40: Berlin: The Wall25:51: Freiburg: The Black Forest39:54: Hamburg: Harbors, Canals, Lakes48:15: Honorable Mention: The Islands52:12: Logistics & Tips55:45: Christmas Markets1:06:06: Final thoughts1:08:18: Wrapping it upImportant links: My Germany VacationGermany Travel Planning PodcastWander Your WayWander Your Way AdventuresWander Your Way ResourcesREI ★ Support this podcast ★

Katrina Kittel Long Journey Home - Book The perilous escapes of Anzac POWs from fascists in wartime Italy Captured at Alamein, used as forced labour on farms in northern Italy, thousands of Australian and New Zealand diggers escaped their captors when Italy signed an armistice in September 1943, including the author's father. Could they make it over the Alps to freedom in Switzerland before winter set in? After her father's death, Katrina Kittel opens his old Globite suitcase and finds tiny photos, postcards in beautiful handwriting from a mysterious Swiss woman, and memorabilia from his war. Katrina Kittel's father Colin Booth was captured during the disastrous July 1942 attempt to take Alamein's Ruin Ridge. He was among 80,000 Allied soldiers sent to camps in northern Italy as prisoners of war. They suffered hunger, illness and cruel punishments for petty offences, and they were used as forced labour on farms. When news arrived of the Italian armistice with the Allies in September 1943, POWs escaped the camps, scattering across the countryside. Col was among those who headed north, aiming for neutral Switzerland. Life in the camps had been challenging, but not nearly as nerve-racking as life on the run, as they dodged German soldiers, Royalist sympathisers and fascist loyalists, while scrounging for food and shelter, trying to reach the navigable mountain passes before winter set in. Kind Italians shared what they could, but for some impoverished mountain villagers, the 4000-lire German bounty for a captured POW was very tempting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lorenzo Fiori describes a "disaster" situation in Europe caused by severe drought and record heat, with water restrictions implemented in Swiss towns and critically low levels in northern Italy's Po River. The drought has turned the normally green Alps brown and disrupted lake navigation. Simultaneously, Sicily's Mount Etna has entered a prolonged eruption phase, spewing ash for seven days and forcing the cancellation of 700 flights at Catania airport during the peak tourist season. Fiori notes the chaos caused by tourists seeking "eruption selfies" in dangerous areas. For a cultural reprieve, he recommends the Bernina Express rail journey, which reaches the highest railway point in Europe. He also shares a traditional recipe for polenta with Gorgonzola cheese, paired with local Valtellina wine, though he expresses concern that the drought may soon impact milk production from Alpine cows. (4)

TABLE OF CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 8-14-2026.Jeff Bliss discusses the severe threats posed by a potential "super El Niño," which could lead to massive coastal erosion, mudslides, and heavy rains in Los Angeles, similar to the damage seen in previous severe weather years. He also reports on active wildfires in California, such as the Timber Fire in Monterey County and the Bug Fire near the Nevada border, noting that humans cause roughly 90 to 95% of these blazes. Shifting to entertainment, Bliss describes the highly anticipated opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which features the "Skywalker Grill"—a restaurant causing excitement among Los Angeles foodies for its Michelin-star potential. Additionally, Bliss covers the landmark $12.8 billion purchase of the Los Angeles Lakers by a group involving Jared Kushner and Bob Iger. Finally, he touches on the legal controversy surrounding the Paramount-Skydance merger and David Ellison's threat to move production out of Hollywood. (1)Gene Marks shares insights from White House advisor Kevin Hassett regarding the validity of government economic data, with Hassett favoring durable goods orders and unemployment claims over revised surveys. Marks reports a generally positive outlook for small businesses, citing an uptick in optimism and a four-year high in manufacturing activity driven by the AI and data center explosion. He notes that while tariffs and $4 gasoline remain concerns, many businesses are absorbing costs without significant impact on sales. Marks characterizes the United States as an "entrepreneur's paradise" because of the ease of starting a business and the high availability of capital. He highlights that nearly half a million new business applications are filed monthly, supported by record levels of private debt and venture capital. Marks concludes that despite various uncertainties, the small business sector remains resilient and is continuing to hire. (2)Jim McTague provides a report on the "mixed" economy of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, observing that retail activity is picking up due to back-to-school shopping despite inflationary pressures. He notes that discount giants like Costco are packed as shoppers seek relief from high prices, while tourism traffic at local hotels and amusement parks has lightened midweek. McTague also highlights local opposition to data centers, making them a contentious political issue for upcoming elections. A central focus is the "Heritage Paris" patisserie at Park City Mall, where a French chef sells premium handcrafted pastries. McTague describes high-end offerings like the "Popcorn Illusion" pastry priced at $17.95, illustrating a market for luxury food even in a cautious economy. He humorously recounts his own difficulty resisting these treats while on a low-carb diet, emphasizing that the shop is a significant draw for local residents. (3)Lorenzo Fiori describes a "disaster" situation in Europe caused by severe drought and record heat, with water restrictions implemented in Swiss towns and critically low levels in northern Italy's Po River. The drought has turned the normally green Alps brown and disrupted lake navigation. Simultaneously, Sicily's Mount Etna has entered a prolonged eruption phase, spewing ash for seven days and forcing the cancellation of 700 flights at Catania airport during the peak tourist season. Fiori notes the chaos caused by tourists seeking "eruption selfies" in dangerous areas. For a cultural reprieve, he recommends the Bernina Express rail journey, which reaches the highest railway point in Europe. He also shares a traditional recipe for polenta with Gorgonzola cheese, paired with local Valtellina wine, though he expresses concern that the drought may soon impact milk production from Alpine cows. (4)Bob Zimmerman details the robotic mission by startup Catalyst to rescue NASA's Swift Space Telescope, utilizing innovative software to maneuver a servicing craft despite thruster failures. He highlights SpaceX's massive Starshipproduction line in Boca Chica, noting that four prototypes are ready for monthly launches and upcoming orbital refueling tests. Zimmerman also discusses Lockheed Martin's strategic investments in rocket startups like Firefly to secure launch capabilities. On the international front, he reports on Poland's successful protest against Starlink roaming restrictions and Vietnam's first satellite contract with an American company, SpaceX, signaling a shift toward U.S. ties. Additionally, Zimmerman covers the State Department's efforts to pull India away from Russian space partnerships and NASA's collaboration with the Department of Energy on nuclear propulsion for Mars. He concludes with breathtaking imagery of stars orbiting the Milky Way's central black hole. (5)Alex Wright, author of Empire of Ink: The Printers, Rogues, and Radicals Who Invented the American Newspaper, Part Two: Wright recounts the history of American newspapers, focusing on the Civil War's impact on journalism. He highlights George Smalley's groundbreaking combat reporting at Antietam, where Smalley wrote a vivid account on a night train to secure the "scoop of all scoops" for the Tribune. Wright also explores "soldier-published" newspapers that provided a slice of camp life and the origins of Stars and Stripes. Moving west, he describes the dangerous life of frontier editors, such as Mark Twain, who carried revolvers to defend against aggrieved readers and occasionally fled town to avoid duels. Wright explains how newspapers became "gold mines" by discovering the revenue potential of patent medicine advertising, which once accounted for half of all ads. He concludes by drawing parallels between the fragmented, anything-goes media landscape of the 19th century and today's digital era of content creators and AI. (6)Henry Sokolski examines the "Golden Dome," a proposed $185 billion space-based missile defense project that mirrors the Cold War-era SDI. He warns that the program's lack of transparency is "suicidal" for its funding, as Congress remains in the dark about its primary mission. Sokolski notes that while technology is closer to practicality than 40 years ago, current threats are often low-cost drones rather than intercontinental missiles. In the energy sector, he highlights Elon Musk's $10 billion "Project Crystal Sun" solar factory in Texas, which Musk frames as capturing the "fusion reactor" of the sun. Sokolski observes that even conservative states are voting with their pocketbooks for renewables as battery storage investments double. Finally, he touches on a mutual defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, suggesting a "Sunni NATO" is emerging due to a lack of confidence in U.S. security guarantees. (7)Angela DiFulvio explains a theoretical method for detecting nuclear weapons in low Earth orbit to prevent catastrophes like the 1962 Starfish Prime experiment, which destroyed a third of existing satellites. She describes an "inspector" satellite designed to induce a unique radioactive signature from fissile material using high-energy protons. DiFulvio details technical challenges, such as "pulse shape discrimination," to distinguish weapon-related neutrons from background cosmic radiation in the harsh space environment. She suggests that an international agency like the IAEAmight oversee these inspectors to ensure space remains weapon-free. DiFulvio emphasizes that while tests can occur in classified environments, more research is needed on the survivability of sensing electronics. She warns that a modern orbital nuclear detonation would be catastrophic for global infrastructure, specifically mentioning the vulnerability of massive constellations like Starlink. (8)

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View This Week's Show NotesWe're back from one of the most bonkers trips of our lives. Juliet and I just finished hiking the Haute Route, the classic alpine traverse from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland, roughly 90 miles over 10 days with our daughters Georgia and Caroline. Caroline's senior trip. Years of mental infiltration paid off.Neither of us trained specifically for it. I spent the spring managing a torn ACL and calf. I skipped the surgery because we had this trip on the calendar, and I wasn't willing to miss it. Somewhere around day eight or nine on the trail, my knee actually started to feel better. That's the thing about movement as medicine: there's no substitute for the reps.The trip had other highlights. We've been telling Georgia since she was three that we would someday find wild Edelweiss in the Alps. On day four, crossing one of the high passes, she spotted a patch. She actually cried. It was one of the best moments of my life.We also dig into the news that Thorne, one of the most trusted names in supplement quality, has been acquired by Procter & Gamble for $3.8 billion, and why this deal raises real questions worth watching.Then there's the Tour de France Femme and Kasia Niewiadoma's historic climb on Mont Ventoux: 5.3 watts per kilo for 55 minutes. We talk about the coverage problem, the naming problem, and why this race deserves far more than it's currently getting.We close out with GLP-1 Watch: new data on cancer risk reduction, dementia, addiction disorders, and which grocery category is taking the biggest hit. Spoiler: it's chips.New episodes of The Ready State Podcast drop every Thursday.What You'll Learn in This EpisodeWhat the Haute Route is and why it's one of the great alpine treks in the worldHow Kelly completed 10 days of hiking in Switzerland months after tearing his ACL and choosing not to have surgeryWhy going uphill is easy and the downhill will humble you, and what "tissue exposure" means for how you prepare for a big adventureThe story behind finding wild Edelweiss on a high alpine pass and why Georgia cried when she spotted itWhat Thorne's $3.8 billion acquisition by Procter & Gamble means for supplement quality, and what to actually watch forWhy Kasia Niewiadoma's 5.3 watts per kilo for 55 minutes on Mont Ventoux is one of the most extraordinary athletic performances in recent memoryWhat the current GLP-1 research shows about cancer risk, dementia, and addiction, and why all of it still needs to be taken with real cautionWhy where your GLP-1 is compounded matters and what the black market problem looks likeKey Highlights: (00:00) Welcome back to RECESS, and a recap of the hippo attack episode and puppet theater(01:30) Introducing the Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt, and how Caroline's senior trip idea came to be(02:22) The scale of the Swiss Alps: glaciers, wildflower valleys, and a moonscape where a glacier used to be(02:41) Meeting hikers at the mountain hut who ask "Have you been training for this?"(03:12) The bonkers 8-hour day: two 10,000-foot passes, extreme terrain, and extreme views(03:50) The $500 Edelweiss bounty, day four on the trail, and Georgia's emotional discovery(05:51) Fit but not prepared for the downhill: what tissue exposure means and why the kneecaps paid the price(06:07) Kelly's "sprain plus": tearing his ACL and calf in February and deciding to skip surgery for this trip(07:38) Working the plan: movement, swelling management, and a knee that improved over 10 days of hiking(09:45) The family dimension: hiking as a unit of four, bird launchers, and the mountain bike trike side trip(10:50) Thorne acquired by Procter & Gamble for $3.8 billion: what it means for supplement quality(12:12) Why NSF Certified for Sport matters and the precedent of P&G's 2012 New Chapter acquisition(14:28) Tour de France Femme: Kasia Niewiadoma's historic climb on Mont Ventoux(17:40) The coverage problem: Peacock picking up halfway, and why this race needs Phil Liggett on the mic(18:53) What 5.3 watts per kilo for 55 minutes actually means (and why you should try your local bike)(19:47) GLP-1 Watch: grocery data from 150,000 households, chips down 10%, and yogurt on the rise(24:18) GLP-1 and cancer: Penn Medicine study, breast cancer data, and why these are still observational studies(25:53) GLP-1 and dementia: 40–70% lower risk across large studies, and what the mechanisms might be(25:56) The caveats: observational data, socioeconomic skew, compounding quality, and the black market problem(26:32) GLP-1 and addiction: alcohol, cocaine, nicotine disorders, and rewiring the brain's reward center(28:20) What are we living for: Caroline's college move-in, the river trip, and whether Kelly needs an ACL for ski season

In this week's episode, we talk about getting creative with your workouts when heat, time, terrain, or life get in the way, and why understanding the intention of a workout gives you more flexibility than you might think. We also dive into key recovery principles for high-volume training as Jim prepares to tackle the Haute Route, a seven-day cycling race in the Alps, including fueling before the workout is even over, hydration, sleep, cooling down, and arriving at a big event with a full "body battery." Finally, we take a closer look at Ironman Canada in Ottawa and how it stacks up against Ironman Lake Placid, from travel and logistics to course difficulty and choosing the race that best aligns with your goals. Check it out!To view extended show notes for this episode, visit: theendurancedrive.com/podcast To share feedback or ask questions to be featured on a future episode, please use ⁠this form⁠ or email: Katie@TheEnduranceDrive.com.

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Have you ever noticed how much your view changes depending on whether you're standing in the valley or looking down from the mountain? In this second episode of their Switzerland and France series, Dot and Cara pick back up on the porch overlooking the Alps and talk honestly about what it means to keep your eyes up even when clouds hide the mountain, or when you're the one sitting in the valley. They talk about the women at the tomb who mistook Jesus for the gardener, why gratitude has become Dot's lifeline through a hard season, and how one storm soaked afternoon ended with a double rainbow over Mont Blanc. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and lean in with us.Got a question about today's episode or something else you'd like to hear us talk about on the show? Let us know! Episode RecapIntro(00:00)Write this down: Exodus 19:3-6, God calling Moses up the mountain (00:00)Why Dot has always been drawn to mountains, and how this trip felt different (01:22)Meeting God on the mountain versus in the valley, and how faith can move mountains (03:34)Watching mountain climbers and thinking about what it takes to hold on when you feel like you're barely hanging on (04:59)Seeing Mont Blanc from every angle, and how that changes the way you experience a mountain, not just how you see it (06:19)Clouds can hide the mountain, but that doesn't mean it isn't there, and neither is God (12:41)The women at the tomb almost missed Jesus because their tears and their focus were in the wrong place (16:15)Gratitude as a lifeline, and how thanking God for small things opens your eyes to bigger ones (19:41)A storm hid the mountain completely, then gave way to a double rainbow as a reminder that God keeps His promises (27:52)Are you interested in having Dot come and speak to your community? Email us at hello@dotbowen.com.Watch Write this Down! on YouTubeFind Dot Bowen on Instagram and Facebook This Episode's Scripture VerseExodus 19:3-6 (ESV) — "While Moses went up to God, the LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, 'Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel: You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.'"

What do you do when you follow the love of your life to a new country and aren’t legally allowed to work? You start Shopify… Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector, and storyteller. I’m Stephen’s sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today’s episode, a word from our sponsor, which is, well, it’s us, but we’re highlighting ads we’ve written and produced for our clients. So here’s one of those.  [Kooler Garage Doors Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to the Empire Builders Podcast, eh. Stephen Semple: Eh? Dave Young: See what I did there? See what I did there, Stephen? Stephen Semple: I do. Dave Young: Stephen whispered in my ear that we’re going to talk about a Canadian company, eh. Shopify. Stephen Semple: Shopify. Dave Young: And I didn’t know they were Canadian. Stephen Semple: Yes, they are. Yeah. Dave Young: Well, do tell. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Well, and here’s one of the things that I love about this story is it was started by a person who couldn’t get a job and decided to sell snowboards online. Dave Young: All right. Stephen Semple: Right? Dave Young: Snowboards. Stephen Semple: How could I not love that? Dave Young: Yeah. You would love that all day long. Is that where you bought your first snowboard? Stephen Semple: No, it is not but… Dave Young: Wait, wait, you weren’t that kid, were you? Stephen Semple: No, I was not. So they’re a big deal, annual revenue of close to $12 billion. They’re one of Canada’s most valuable companies with $160 billion market cap. They’ve got 7,600 employees worldwide and kind of like five million online stores in 175 countries. And here’s the figure that got me the most when I was researching it. And it’s the number 378 billion. That’s how much merchandise was sold in a year. $370 billion worth of merchandise was sold through Shopify. Dave Young: All right. Stephen Semple: Put that into context, that’s the GDP of Singapore. Dave Young: Yeah, that’s crazy. Stephen Semple: Isn’t that crazy? Dave Young: That’s a lot of sales. Stephen Semple: Yeah. So Shopify was founded in 2006 in Ottawa by Tobias Lutke, Daniel Weinand and Scott Lake. But our story starts a couple of years before with Snowdevil, the snowboarding business. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: So Tobias was born and raised in Germany, and his parents had this place in the Alps, and they would often drive to the Alps to go skiing. Then they decided to do a trip to Canada to do Whistler. At the time, the Canadian dollar was low. It was like the 2000s, and he decided he was going to snowboard rather than ski. And this is when he fell in love with two things, snowboarding, and he met his now wife, Fiona. Dave Young: Was she also snowboarding? Do we know? Stephen Semple: I don’t know whether she was snowboarding or not. That’s an interesting question. Dave Young: All right. Stephen Semple: So he returns to Germany, they keep in touch, and when she finishes her bachelor degree, she decides to move to Germany. So in Germany, Tobias struggled in school, ADHD, dyslexia, dropped out after grade 10, and he joins a programming apprenticeship program at Siemens. And he’s part of this kind of rebellious environment. He loves it. And he and Fiona are together for about 10 months, and she decides she needs to return to Ottawa to start her master’s program. So he moves with her to Ottawa. Now, he tried to work remotely, but remember, this is the early 2000s. Tools were not really there. You didn’t have Slack, you didn’t have Zoom. It was tough. He wasn’t really able to do it. Dave Young: A little bit of Skype going on by then maybe, but yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah, maybe, but even not great, right? He’s spending a bunch of time snowboarding and he dives into it and he’s learning all he can about it. And he even started thinking, “Well, maybe I could sell snowboards online.” And around this time, he gets offer for a job with a business in Ottawa, and the topic of work permit comes up, which oops, he doesn’t have. Dave Young: Doesn’t have a work permit. Yeah. Stephen Semple: Right. He’s legally allowed in the country, but he’s not allowed a work permit. So he goes to see a lawyer and he’s told, “Hey dude, you’re unlikely you got a work permit. You’re legal in the country. You could start a business, but you can’t work for someone.” Dave Young: But you can start one. Stephen Semple: But you could start one. Dave Young: That’s all right. I mean, that’s fair. Stephen Semple: So he decides snowboards online, it is. That’s what he’s going to do. Dave Young: Put a hold on that because I’m thinking, start a business. I’m wondering if that’s why there are so many foreign taxi drivers, that a taxi cab was actually a business. Stephen Semple: Could be. Dave Young: Working for somebody, you’re working for yourself. Stephen Semple: You are, you’re independent. Yeah. Dave Young: Maybe the whole taxi industry was a loophole. All right. Anyway. Stephen Semple: Could be. Dave Young: So he- Stephen Semple: So Scott Lake, who’s one of the founders, worked for the company that tried to hire Tobias, and they keep in touch. And they decide to create this company Snowdevil together because Scott had all these vendor relationships. Tobias worked on the technology. Now, here was the problem at the time. There was not software to make any of this easy, especially the credit card. Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: And it was really hard updating and changing websites. Here’s the part that I loved. They wanted to tell stories about every snowboard that was sold. They actually wanted to take the board onto the mountain and chronicle how they spent the day and tell that story of that board and put it on the website. That’s how they were selling boards. This was also around the time the emergence of blogging. So they really felt that if you could wrap this really great story around the product and get people excited about it, they would buy from you and they wanted to break away from this Sears catalog model through the stories. Dave Young: Is this every individual board? Stephen Semple: Yes, had a story. Dave Young: Or every model. Stephen Semple: Every board had a story. Dave Young: Not every model of board. Every single board. Stephen Semple: Well, sorry. When I say board- Dave Young: Every model. Stephen Semple: Every model. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: Got you. Stephen Semple: Every model had a story. Dave Young: I mean, because that’s a lot of snowboarding. Stephen Semple: Well, but it was also the early days, there weren’t that many boards out too. Dave Young: Yeah, yeah. Stephen Semple: Your universe was not as big as it is today. So Tobias, they’re trying to figure out how to do this, and he comes across this program called Ruby on Rails. And here’s the thing that was funny. Dave Young: I remember Ruby on Rails. Stephen Semple: The source code at the time was Latin characters and all the documentation was in Japanese, but he still figured out how to make it work. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: So he started to build an e-commerce platform on that. And one of the big moments for Tobias, and this is the inspiration for Shopify, is the feeling he got when they got notice of their first sale where he’s sitting there and he gets a bing on his phone and they’ve made a sale. And that feeling that he had in that moment was just unbelievable for him. Dave Young: Cha-ching. Yeah. Somebody found us and bought something from us. Stephen Semple: Somebody found us and bought something. This is incredible. Now, they built the business on pay-per-click, but you got to also remember, AdWords at the time, 20 cents a click is what they were spending. Think about it. In the sporting goods space, 20 cents a click. Dave Young: Nobody else had figured it out yet. Stephen Semple: No one else figured it out. And at the time, snowboards had really good margins. They had a good winter. Things went really well. They’re coming into the summer, things are slowing down, and they’re thinking about, “Well, what should we do?” And here’s one of the things that happened. They started getting approached by other people in the industry saying, “Hey, can you license all this stuff that you built? Because we’re trying to figure out how to do this online stuff and it’s really hard. Can you just license that to it and can we just use it?” Dave Young: Seems like they figured that out. Yeah. Stephen Semple: So in 2006, right, so in 2006, Snowdevil disappears. Shopify is born. Dave Young: All right. We can’t… Yeah. Stephen Semple: And Shopify is shopping simplified, Shopify. Dave Young: That’s brilliant. Stephen Semple: Right. Dave Young: The cool thing about software companies like that is you end up with one product and then you can sell that product a million times and it doesn’t cost you anything to make it, really. I mean, it’s software. There’s no manufacturing. Stephen Semple: There’s even something else on this. I’m in a program I think I’ve mentioned before called the Strategic Coach, quarterly coaching program, created by a guy by the name of Dan Sullivan. And one of the things Dan talks about is this idea of strategic byproducts, that when you create a really big goal, what will happen is in the process of achieving that goal, new things come out of it. And the reason why he calls them byproducts is sometimes some of the things that come out of it are way more powerful and way more valuable than the original thing you were trying to achieve. And this is a great example of it. The most valuable thing came out of it was this ability to make doing online shopping easier. Dave Young: Stay tuned. We’re going to wrap up this story and tell you how to apply this lesson to your business right after this.  [Using Stories To Sell] Dave Young: Let’s pick up our story where we left off, and trust me, you haven’t missed a thing. Stephen Semple: And the reason why he calls them byproducts is sometimes some of the things that come out of it are way more powerful and way more valuable than the original thing you were trying to achieve. And this is a great example of it. The most valuable thing came out of it was this ability to make doing online shopping easier. Their goal was to sell snowboards online. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: The byproduct was this, and the byproduct was way more powerful, way more valuable. Dave Young: Oh, yeah. A lot of people want to sell a lot of things. Stephen Semple: But the problem is sometimes we lose sight of that. We can lose sight of it because we go, “Yeah, but I just wanted to sell snowboards. No, I’m going to ignore this thing.” Rather than, “Oh, wait a minute. Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute. There’s this opportunity here.” So I commend them for recognizing that. So they start wanting to develop it as more of a product. Tobias calls Daniel Weinand, who’s the third founder, who’s a buddy from Germany, and he convinces them to come to Canada to help him build the product because he needs more coding. They raise some money, they’re off to the races. But here was even their challenge when it came to running money. Back then, everyone believed the future belonged to giant online malls, Amazon, eBay. Everybody just wants to go to one giant marketplace. Shopify believed something radically different. Instead of building one giant store, what they wanted was help millions of people have their own store. Because when you’re on Shopify, it’s your store. Shopify is just the back end. Dave Young: And they’re not going to do all the things that you hear Amazon does when you try to sell on Amazon, right? They’re going to go figure out how to make your product cheaper and sell it under their name. Stephen Semple: And Tobias talks about in interviews that feeling he had when they got that first online transaction. Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: That’s what he wanted people to have. He wanted people to have that opportunity. The idea behind this business was not to develop software. They don’t see themselves as a software company, but they see themselves as a company that helps people start businesses. Shopify wasn’t selling software, they were selling independence. You can own your business, you own your customer list, you own your brand, you own your future. That emotional positioning matters. And it helped attract entrepreneurs who didn’t want to sell inside the Amazon ecosystem because what they were buying was freedom. And this drove a lot of the decision-making because in 2009, the next big evolution that came along was Shopify launched an app store. And basically what it did is it opened its platform to outside developers. Suddenly anyone could build an application that extended Shopify’s capabilities, email marketing, inventory managing, shipping, loyalty programs, accounting, subscriptions, thousands of other tools. And that fundamentally changed the company because if they though of themselves as a software development company, they would’ve tried to develop those things. Instead, they saw themselves as a company that is supposed to simplify this process for people. So therefore, why don’t we take your tool and plug it into ours? Dave Young: Yeah. Yeah. Stephen Semple: Right? But that thinking is what changed everything. Now, I also want to think about this because we often talk about north stars and things along that lines. When they think about it even from a marketing perspective, when what I’m selling is I’m going to make it easier for you to become an entrepreneur, that’s a very different emotional sales pitch and positioning than I’ve got this tool. And it helped them do things like, well, why wouldn’t we do this app store? Does this app store make it easier for a person to be an entrepreneur? We’re doing it. Dave Young: Yeah, I love it. Stephen Semple: There’s 16,000 apps now in the Shopify app store, and Shopify paid developers over a billion dollars through its ecosystem. Dave Young: That’s pretty amazing. Stephen Semple: Yeah. So think about this. It’s a software company started by a software engineer that decided not to build software. Dave Young: All right. Yeah. Stephen Semple: Right? And it all goes back to that moment that Tobias felt when he had that first transaction. And he also talks about nothing else changes a person’s life by being able to build their own business. And he was like, if we can facilitate that, their goal is to facilitate people building their business. And if you think about even things like opening it up to the outside, Apple has done it with the App Store. Salesforce has done it with AppExchange, Amazon with Marketplace, Microsoft. Other companies have all done it. But I think these guys just had a real strong north star because they stopped asking the question what we can build and started asking the question of what can others build on top of what we’ve built? Dave Young: Yeah. It’s a beautiful ecosystem. Stephen Semple: Because that driving goal- Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Yeah, because the driving goal was make it easy to start a business. Now, here’s how powerful that idea is. Heard this in an interview with Tobias. So Tobias was being interviewed and this is literally what he said. I recorded it and wrote down the quote. And since we’re talking about stats, this is the most gratifying of all the numbers related to Shopify, and it’s actually the north star of the company. That’s the words he uses. Every 52 seconds, someone has had that experience of getting their first sale, the one I described. And in so many cases, someone is going from being a builder to now being an entrepreneur. There’s so few things you can do that actually changes your identity in a meaningful degree. This company’s heart is really the founder onboarding process and trying to make this simpler. What’s been so fascinating is that the initial idea behind Shopify was that idea. Dave Young: Yeah. Every 52 seconds somebody gets their first buyer. Stephen Semple: First sale. Dave Young: First sale. That’s amazing. Stephen Semple: Their first transaction. Isn’t that incredible? And that’s- Dave Young: It’s a new store every- Stephen Semple: Right. And his summary from his interview of what’s the thing that he was most proud of was that, that’s that. Not the billions of dollars, not this, that every 52 seconds, somebody’s getting their first transaction. Dave Young: I love that. Stephen Semple: Isn’t that incredible? Dave Young: Yes. Yes. There’s nothing not incredible about it. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: It’s a good thing they didn’t give him a work visa, is what I’m saying. Stephen Semple: Yeah, it all worked out well. But the part is that I found so interesting about this, because we do this when we work with customers. Well, with customers, we help them to find their north star. What’s your north star? Dave Young: Yeah, oh yeah. Stephen Semple: What is that thing for your business? And that the finding of the north star is what actually made all of this work. And they found their north star starting their own business when they had that first transaction. It remained true to that and has driven those decisions and has allowed them to make better strategic decisions such as the App Store. But on top of that, I’m going to say it helped all their marketing messaging because somebody who aspires to be an entrepreneur will connect with Shopify and its goals and dreams and aspirations. Dave Young: Yeah. I love that story. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: Wizard Academy has a Shopify store. Stephen Semple: Does it? Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: Cool. Dave Young: Yeah, shop.wizardacademy.org. You can buy a mug or a postcard. Stephen Semple: There you go. Dave Young: Things like that, so. Stephen Semple: Awesome. The only reason I didn’t know that is anytime- Dave Young: I didn’t get the notifications for it. Stephen Semple: Well, and the only reason why I don’t know about that is anytime I buy stuff, I always like getting it when I’m in person. Dave Young: Exactly. Stephen Semple: Yeah, yeah. Dave Young: Way more fun. We don’t do banging business, but it’s there. Stephen Semple: It’s there and it helped you do it. Dave Young: You want the mug that I drink out of sometimes. Stephen Semple: Well, that’s it. That’s the way you should be selling them. You should be selling your dirty mugs. Dave Young: I test every mug. Very cool, Stephen. Thank you for bringing us the Shopify story. Stephen Semple: All right, thanks, David. Dave Young: Thanks for listening to the podcast. Please share us, subscribe on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a big fat, juicy five star rating and review at Apple Podcasts. And if you’d like to schedule your own 90-minute Empire Building session, you can do it at empirebuildingprogram.com.

In this weeks episode, James chats to Sophie Woods (nee Grant) about her incredible record setting run on the Via Alpina Trail. 2000km and 125,000 metres of climb (and descent) across the Alps in just under 29 days. Find out more about Sophie via her instagram page here and our Centurion Coaching team here. Visit the store here and enter code PRECISION10 to get 10% off PF&H items and receive a free 500ml PF&H Bidon Visit our main website for all race information here. Find our show partners Precision Fuel and Hydration Planner here: https://www.precisionhydration.com/planner/ Visit the PF&H collection at our store here: https://www.centurionultrarunningstore.com/collections/precision-hydration

Imagine yourself in a secluded valley high in the Swiss Alps. Snow-fed water flows over ancient rocks, weaving through wild alpine meadows beneath rugged mountain peaks. The air is crisp and cool, the landscape is still, and the only sound is the gentle flow of the stream. For the next eight hours, leave the noise of everyday life behind and settle into one of nature's most peaceful settings. Whether you're falling asleep, reading, meditating, studying, or simply taking a quiet moment for yourself, let the calming sound ease a busy mind and guide you towards deep, restorative sleep. Explore even more with the Your Sleep Guru app, featuring exclusive guided sleep stories, meditations, mindfulness sessions, nature soundscapes, video courses, and ad-free listening, all in one place. Support the podcast: Your Sleep Guru is independently written, narrated, recorded, edited, and produced by me. If these episodes have helped you sleep, relax, or find a little peace, and you'd like to support future creations, please consider making a donation here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/S9D8B33QVSJJU Every contribution, no matter the size, helps me continue creating original guided sleep stories, meditations, and immersive nature soundscapes. If you enjoy this episode, please consider following the podcast, leaving a review, liking, commenting, and sharing it with someone who could use a better night's sleep. Your support helps more people discover the podcast and enables me to continue creating new episodes each week.

Professor Emma Schymanski reveals what water carries, why bottled may offer no advantage, and how our daily choices flow back into every glass. We turn on a tap, fill a glass, make a cup of tea (many cups, in my case) dozens of times a day without thinking twice. But our water carries traces of everything around it: the medication we take, the cosmetics we wear, even the flame retardants in our sofas. Some of it is monitored closely. Some of it we're only just learning to detect. And water, of course, doesn't stop at a border. To unpack all of this, I sat down with Prof. Emma Schymanski, Head of Environmental Cheminformatics at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, and an FNR ATTRACT Fellow. Her work combines chemical detective work with high resolution mass spectrometry to find chemicals hiding in water that nobody knew to look for, and to trace them back to their source. The Water Cycle Ignores Borders Water moves the way weather does: without any concern for what is a political border. Rain falls, rivers carry it across countries, and it sinks into groundwater that doesn't recognise a map. For Luxembourg, sitting downstream of its neighbours, that means inheriting chemical traces long before they reach a Luxembourg tap. Even in the Alps, even in Antarctica, contamination that starts on one continent eventually cycles back down in rainwater on another. Your Water's Fingerprint When people hear "water contamination," pesticides usually come to mind first. But that's a small part of the picture. Emma's team also finds pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, flame retardants, anti icing agents and dyes, everyday traces of everyday life. During the pandemic, her team watched caffeine levels in wastewater drop as the working population stayed home, and medical imaging dyes vanish almost entirely as routine cancer diagnostics paused. Antidepressant levels rise every winter. Antihistamines spike every spring. The Detective Work So how do you find a chemical when you don't know it's there? Emma's team runs water samples through mass spectrometry and looks for anomalies: a signal spiking above baseline, or one that suddenly disappears (in one case, tracing back to a factory shutting down for a six week holiday). It's forensic work, applied to a glass of water. That same technique now underpins wastewater epidemiology, used across Europe to trace drug use, and even, in one memorable case, to work out how drugs were getting into a prison. Tap Water vs Bottled Water Now here's a way to save money and perhaps stress. Emma's own research compared tap and bottled water across Luxembourg and found no statistically significant difference between them. The only real difference was between filtered and unfiltered tap water, and even filtering introduced its own new, if fewer, unknowns. She drinks from the tap herself, no filter at home. Even reverse osmosis, often floated as the ultimate fix, has a catch. It strips out almost everything, including the minerals your body needs, meaning treated water then has to have things added back in. "If you're drinking snow only, it won't quench your thirst, because it will actually start to strip the salt from your body," Emma explained. What You Can Actually Do This isn't a call to panic. It's a case for informed, small choices: Let the tap run cold for a couple of minutes before drinking, especially in older buildings, to clear water that's been sitting in the pipes. Favour metal, ceramic or glass over soft plastics for reusable bottles and cups. Don't assume "eco" means chemical free. Some paper straws are treated with solvents to stop them going soggy. Wash new clothing before wearing it. The New Frontier: Data Centres AI and water is a massive discussion right now. Emma noted that the cooling systems have their own knock on contamination risks. This is perhaps a conversation for another episode. Where to find the show: The Lisa Burke Show airs on RTL Today, RTL Play, and RTL Today Radio, and is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Guest links Prof. Emma Schymanski, LCSB profile: http://www.uni.lu/lcsb ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6868-8145 PubChemLite for Exposomics: https://pubchemlite.lcsb.uni.lu/ NORMAN Suspect List Exchange: https://www.norman-network.com/nds/SLE/ MassBank: https://massbank.eu/MassBank/ MetFrag: https://msbi.ipb-halle.de/MetFrag/ patRoon: https://rickhelmus.github.io/patRoon/

Sophie Woods just ran the length of the Alps faster than anyone in recorded history. Starting in Trieste, Italy on July 4 and finishing in Monaco on August 1, she covered the Via Alpina, 2,018 kilometers and 117,614 meters of climbing across eight countries, in 28 days, 17 hours, and 59 minutes, beating the previous overall record by more than seven days.In this conversation, Sophie takes us inside the effort: the highs and lows, what she ate, how she paced certain sections, her sleep strategy, and how she handled setbacks like wildfires, bugs, and course reroutes.  We also discuss her background as a London-based hairdresser, seven years living in a camper van, her IVF journey, three finishes at Tor des Géants, and a podium debut at the Winter Spine Race that she credits with giving her a whole new level to dig from. Plus what she learned from other multi-week specialists and whether she's really lining up for PTL just weeks after this FKT.Partners:Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next orderJanji - running apparel that goes the distanceRaide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains Norda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever madeKodiak Cakes - my favorite oatmeal and pancakesAdditional Links:Follow Sophie Woods on InstagramCenturion CoachingSupport the show

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Sophie Woods, otherwise known as Sophie Grant - finished the 2000km Via Alpina ultra marathon route just last weekend... and she smashed the fastest recorded time by 6 days!An incredible feat of human endurance that saw her battle thunderstorms, swarms of horseflies and the technical planning of a whole month hiking the Alps.What does it take to smash a world record? Who do you need to help you do it? How do you celebrate after it's done? Sophie tells all to the RunPod Run Club!

Dot and Cara just got back from Switzerland, and this episode kicks off a new series on what the Lord showed them there, starting with a well they hiked a mountainside to find again. They land in John 4, the story of the woman at the well, and Dot makes a confession right up front: "I am that woman." Together they talk about the difference between things that satisfy for a moment and the living water Jesus offers, and what it looks like to get honest about what you're really thirsty for. Pull up a chair, grab your Bible, and lean in with us.Got a question about today's episode or something else you'd like to hear us talk about on the show? Let us know! Episode RecapIntro (00:00)Write this down: John 4:7-14, Jesus and the woman at the well (00:00)Cara welcomes listeners and introduces a new series on their recent trip to Switzerland and France (01:21)Dot says "I am the woman at the well" and Cara admits she has been mildly depressed since leaving the Alps (01:59)Behind the beauty of this trip was real hardship, and Cara opens up about the anxiety she carried into it (04:11)A rough itinerary turned into what could only be described as the perfect trip (04:47)The story behind the well, how Dot first tasted the best water of her life in Switzerland ten years ago and knew she had to find it again (05:48)Hiking a small mountain village to track down one specific well, and finding it exactly as good as they remembered (08:15)Dot connects the moment to Jesus meeting the woman at the well, and to a lifetime spent looking for love and validation in the wrong places (08:50)Why the things we chase to feel whole never quite satisfy, and how you can be thirsty for something you cannot even name (11:54)Jesus did not stumble onto this woman, He intentionally sought her out, the same way Dot and Cara intentionally sought out that well (15:34)What it looks like to be honest with God about what you are really thirsty for and let Him meet you there (22:01)Are you interested in having Dot come and speak to your community? Email us at hello@dotbowen.com.Watch Write this Down! on YouTubeFind Dot Bowen on Instagram and Facebook This Episode's Scripture VerseJohn 4:7-14 (ESV) — "A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, 'Give me a drink.' (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, 'How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?' (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, 'If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, "Give me a drink," you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.' The woman said to him, 'Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.' Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'”

Wildfires in Greece - the latest in Europe to suffer widespread fires; a record run across the Alps as an amazing ultra marathon concludes; and drink coffee - a Harvard University study tells us it’s healthy. Adam Gilchrist shares details on these stories with Lester Kiewit. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Gilchrist discusses deadly wildfires threatening Athens, a New Zealand ultrarunner's record-breaking 2,000km journey across the Alps, and new research highlighting the health benefits of drinking coffee. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam Gilchrist discusses deadly wildfires threatening Athens, a New Zealand ultrarunner's record-breaking 2,000km journey across the Alps, and new research highlighting the health benefits of drinking coffee. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio7See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Culinary Courage: Giovanni's Alpine Ferragosto Feast Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2026-08-02-22-34-02-it Story Transcript:It: Nell'incantevole villaggio alpino di Montevigna, l'estate portava con sé un'aria di festa.En: In the enchanting Alpine village of Montevigna, summer brought with it a festive air.It: Era Ferragosto, il giorno tanto atteso da tutti gli abitanti.En: It was Ferragosto, the much-anticipated day for all the inhabitants.It: Giovanni, un giovane chef pieno di ambizione, camminava tra le bancarelle del mercato del villaggio.En: Giovanni, a young chef full of ambition, walked among the stalls of the village market.It: Accanto a lui c'erano Livia, la sua mentore esperta, e Matteo, un assistente giovane e vivace.En: Beside him were Livia, his experienced mentor, and Matteo, a young and lively assistant.It: Il mercato era vivace, con colori e profumi che si mescolavano nell'aria.En: The market was lively, with colors and scents mingling in the air.It: Il cielo azzurro e le cime maestose delle Alpi creavano uno sfondo perfetto.En: The blue sky and the majestic peaks of the Alps created a perfect backdrop.It: Giovanni cercava gli ingredienti migliori per il suo piatto speciale.En: Giovanni was searching for the best ingredients for his special dish.It: Aveva in mente una ricetta che avrebbe colpito tutti al festival.En: He had a recipe in mind that would impress everyone at the festival.It: Tuttavia, mancava un ingrediente chiave per la sua creazione.En: However, a key ingredient was missing for his creation.It: "Giovanni, ricorda di seguire la tradizione," disse Livia, mentre esaminava un cesto di pomodori maturi.En: "Giovanni, remember to follow tradition," said Livia, while examining a basket of ripe tomatoes.It: "I classici sono sempre apprezzati."En: "Classics are always appreciated."It: "Lo so, Livia," replicò Giovanni con un sorriso, "ma vorrei anche aggiungere qualcosa di nuovo."En: "I know, Livia," replied Giovanni with a smile, "but I would also like to add something new."It: Matteo, curioso e sempre pronto a imparare, annuì timidamente.En: Matteo, curious and always ready to learn, nodded timidly.It: "Cosa succede se non troviamo quel condimento speciale?"En: "What happens if we don't find that special seasoning?"It: Giovanni osservò i prodotti locali.En: Giovanni observed the local products.It: Fu allora che notò un'erba verde, profumata e sconosciuta, in un angolo del mercato.En: It was then that he noticed a green, fragrant, unknown herb in a corner of the market.It: Si avvicinò e chiese al venditore di cosa si trattasse.En: He approached and asked the vendor what it was.It: "Erba montanara," rispose l'uomo con orgoglio.En: "Erba montanara," the man replied proudly.It: "Cresce solo qui, tra queste montagne."En: "It only grows here, among these mountains."It: Giovanni decise di rischiare.En: Giovanni decided to take a risk.It: Avrebbe sostituito l'ingrediente mancante con l'erba montanara.En: He would replace the missing ingredient with the erba montanara.It: Livia lo guardò scettica, ma con un sorriso di incoraggiamento.En: Livia looked at him skeptically but with an encouraging smile.It: I preparativi per il festival proseguirono tra risate e attesa.En: The preparations for the festival continued amidst laughter and anticipation.It: Finalmente arrivò il giorno di Ferragosto.En: Finally, the day of Ferragosto arrived.It: Il villaggio era un tripudio di colori e musica.En: The village was a riot of colors and music.It: Le persone si radunarono attorno ai tavoli, pronte a degustare i piatti preparati per l'occasione.En: People gathered around the tables, ready to taste the dishes prepared for the occasion.It: Giovanni presentò il suo piatto con orgoglio e una punta di nervosismo.En: Giovanni presented his dish with pride and a hint of nervousness.It: Il momento della verità era arrivato.En: The moment of truth had arrived.It: Gli abitanti assaggiarono il suo piatto e, dopo un istante di suspense, esplosero in applausi e sorrisi.En: The inhabitants tasted his dish and, after a moment of suspense, erupted in applause and smiles.It: "È delizioso!"En: "It's delicious!"It: esclamò un anziano villager.En: exclaimed an elderly villager.It: "Un sapore nuovo, ma familiare."En: "A new flavor, yet familiar."It: Livia si avvicinò a Giovanni e gli toccò leggermente il braccio.En: Livia approached Giovanni and lightly touched his arm.It: "Hai fatto bene, Giovanni.En: "You did well, Giovanni.It: A volte il cambiamento porta novità meravigliose."En: Sometimes change brings wonderful new things."It: Giovanni respirò con sollievo.En: Giovanni breathed a sigh of relief.It: Aveva conquistato i cuori dei suoi compaesani con il suo coraggio culinario.En: He had won the hearts of his fellow villagers with his culinary courage.It: Matteo, con occhi pieni di ammirazione, gli diede una pacca sulla schiena.En: Matteo, eyes full of admiration, gave him a pat on the back.It: La tradizione aveva incontrato l'innovazione, e insieme avevano creato qualcosa di speciale.En: Tradition had met innovation, and together they had created something special.It: Giovanni aveva imparato una lezione importante: innovare richiede coraggio, ma anche rispetto per le radici.En: Giovanni had learned an important lesson: innovating requires courage, but also respect for the roots.It: Era un chef, sì, ma ora anche un custode della tradizione capace di portarla verso nuovi orizzonti.En: He was a chef, yes, but now also a custodian of tradition capable of bringing it towards new horizons.It: La sua fiducia era più forte e il suo cammino più chiaro.En: His confidence was stronger and his path clearer.It: Un nuovo capitolo si apriva sotto il cielo azzurro di Montevigna.En: A new chapter was opening under the blue sky of Montevigna. Vocabulary Words:the village: il villaggiothe mountain: la montagnathe peak: la cimathe ingredient: l'ingredientethe dish: il piattothe recipe: la ricettathe mentor: il mentorethe stall: la bancarellathe assistant: l'assistentethe suspense: la suspensethe vendor: il venditorethe herb: l'erbathe laughter: la risatathe scent: il profumothe occasion: l'occasionethe flavor: il saporethe relief: il sollievothe applause: l'applausothe horizon: l'orizzontethe path: il camminothe chapter: il capitoloenchanting: incantevolemajestic: maestosofragrant: profumatoskeptically: scetticamenteto risk: rischiareto replace: sostituireto gather: radunarsito approach: avvicinarsito nod: annuire

Fluent Fiction - French: Courage in the Alps: Triumph Over Fear and Nature Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2026-08-02-07-38-19-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Le ciel était d'un bleu éclatant et le Mont Blanc se dressait majestueusement au-dessus de Chamonix.En: The sky was a brilliant blue and Mont Blanc stood majestically above Chamonix.Fr: Les randonneurs et alpinistes profitaient de l'été pour explorer les montagnes, où les fleurs alpines fleurissaient parmi les chemins.En: Hikers and mountaineers took advantage of the summer to explore the mountains, where alpine flowers bloomed along the paths.Fr: Dans ce cadre idyllique, Émile, un guide de montagne avec des années d'expérience, préparait son groupe pour une sortie spéciale.En: In this idyllic setting, Émile, a mountain guide with years of experience, was preparing his group for a special outing.Fr: Lucie, une journaliste avide d'aventure, espérait trouver une histoire qui changerait sa carrière.En: Lucie, a journalist eager for adventure, hoped to find a story that would change her career.Fr: Marc, l'ami proche d'Émile, toujours pragmatique, avait ses doutes sur les intentions de Lucie.En: Marc, Émile's close friend, always pragmatic, had his doubts about Lucie's intentions.Fr: Pourtant, ils formaient une équipe improbable, unie par l'amour des montagnes.En: Yet, they formed an unlikely team, united by their love for the mountains.Fr: Ils quittèrent le village de bonne heure, suivant un sentier escarpé vers un vieux chalet enfoui dans les bois.En: They left the village early, following a steep path towards an old chalet buried in the woods.Fr: Mais une inquiétude sourdait en Émile.En: But a worry simmered within Émile.Fr: Les souvenirs d'une avalanche passées hantait encore ses nuits, mais il gardait ses peurs pour lui.En: The memories of a past avalanche still haunted his nights, yet he kept his fears to himself.Fr: Dans l'après-midi, le ciel se chargea soudainement de nuages.En: In the afternoon, the sky suddenly filled with clouds.Fr: Une avalanche imprévue déferla, isolant le trio dans le chalet.En: An unexpected avalanche rushed down, isolating the trio in the chalet.Fr: Les provisions étaient limitées, et, dehors, la tempête menaçait.En: Supplies were limited, and outside, the storm threatened.Fr: Lucie, déterminée à capturer chaque instant, sortit sa caméra, ce qui créa des tensions.En: Lucie, determined to capture every moment, took out her camera, creating tensions.Fr: Marc grognait, préoccupé par leur sécurité.En: Marc grumbled, concerned about their safety.Fr: Émile pesait le pour et le contre d'une échappée risquée.En: Émile weighed the pros and cons of a risky escape.Fr: La crainte d'Émile devait affronter la réalité.En: Émile's fear had to face reality.Fr: Lucie et Marc, en quête de bois pour se réchauffer, s'aventurèrent à l'extérieur.En: Lucie and Marc, in search of wood to keep warm, ventured outside.Fr: Soudain, Émile entendit un grondement sourd – une autre avalanche!En: Suddenly, Émile heard a deep rumble — another avalanche!Fr: Son cœur bondit, mais il mit de côté sa peur et se précipita dehors.En: His heart leapt, but he set aside his fear and rushed outside.Fr: Avec courage, Émile réussit à tirer ses amis de justesse hors du chemin de l'avalanche.En: With courage, Émile managed to pull his friends to safety just in time, out of the avalanche's path.Fr: Sa peur s'effaçait à mesure qu'il affrontait le danger avec détermination.En: His fear faded as he faced the danger with determination.Fr: En retour, Lucie observa, touchée, l'héroïsme d'Émile et comprit que son histoire devait refléter cela.En: In return, Lucie watched, touched, by Émile's heroism and understood that her story should reflect that.Fr: Le soir venu, ils parvinrent à allumer un feu de signalement.En: As evening came, they managed to light a signal fire.Fr: Les flammes dansantes se détachèrent sur le rideau de neige, un appel désespéré.En: The dancing flames stood out against the curtain of snow, a desperate call.Fr: Peu après, des secours, répondant à l'appel lumineux, firent leur apparition, soulevant l'angoisse de leurs cœurs.En: Shortly after, rescuers, responding to the bright call, appeared, lifting their hearts' anxiety.Fr: Émile retrouva la confiance qu'il avait perdue.En: Émile regained the confidence he had lost.Fr: Lucie, impressionnée, choisit de raconter non le drame, mais le courage d'un homme face à ses démons.En: Lucie, impressed, chose to tell not the drama, but the courage of a man facing his demons.Fr: Marc, à son tour, trouvait un nouvel allié dans ce journaliste qu'il avait jugée trop vite.En: Marc, in turn, found a new ally in this journalist he had judged too quickly.Fr: Enveloppée dans le calme retrouvé de Chamonix, la petite équipe reprenait le chemin du retour, chaque pas marquant une victoire silencieuse sur la peur et le doute.En: Wrapped in the newfound calm of Chamonix, the small team began their journey back, each step marking a silent victory over fear and doubt.Fr: Les montagnes, hautes et inébranlables, restaient témoins de leur aventure, gravant leur histoire dans le manteau blanc de l'hiver qui attendait.En: The mountains, high and unwavering, remained witnesses to their adventure, engraving their story in the white cloak of the waiting winter. Vocabulary Words:the sky: le cielbrilliant: éclatantthe mountaineers: les alpinistesto bloom: fleurirthe setting: le cadreeager: avidethe guide: le guidethe outing: la sortiepragmatic: pragmatiquethe path: le sentiersteep: escarpéthe memory: le souvenirto haunt: hanterto isolate: isolerthe supplies: les provisionsto threaten: menacerthe tensions: les tensionsto grumble: grognerthe rumble: le grondementthe courage: le courageto pull: tirerthe heroism: l'héroïsmeto reflect: refléterto light: allumerthe flames: les flammesthe signal fire: le feu de signalementthe rescuers: les secoursto regain: retrouverto judge: jugerthe journey: le chemin

Listener Brett Bauch joins Jeremy to discuss this relatively new trail that crosses the entire country of Liechtenstein in less than a week.  The trail takes hikers through the Upper Rhine Valley in the heart of the Alps.  The trail winds through all 11 municipalities of this European monarchy, where hikers will see castles, walk on a roman road, and pass through quaint villages.  And of course Jeremy takes us through the history of this unique European destination.trail website:  https://en.tourismus.li/entdecken/liechtensteinweg.htmlMembership/Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/trailsworthhikingwebsite: https://www.trailsworthhiking.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trailsworthhikingpodcast/email: trailsworthhiking@gmail.comJeremy's YouTube channel:  Go-Go Retirement: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeko5J9u1WD-7Pc7TnCa9qQ

Huxley is an example of having a good attitude about publicly acknowledging errors and learning from them. He earned the nickname “Darwin’s bulldog” for his very vocal support of Darwin’s work, and he wanted to promote science and education, particularly to people that didn’t normally have access to those things. Research: Bernoulli, D., Jenkyns, H.C. “Thomas Henry Huxley, a stone tablet, coccoliths, and deep-sea sediments in the high Alps.” Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch) 112, 1661–1669 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-023-02330-5 Bowen, Keith. “Thomas Henry Huxley.” Ebsco. 2024. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/thomas-henry-huxley Burkhardt, Richard W.. "Jean-Baptiste Lamarck". Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Dec. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Baptiste-Lamarck Darwin, Charles. “On the Origin of Species.” JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. London. 1859. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1228/1228-h/1228-h.htm Desmond, Adrian J. "Thomas Henry Huxley". Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Jun. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Henry-Huxley Dolan, John R. “The famous and lesser-known illustrations of Thomas Huxley’s Bathybius.” History of Oceanography. International Commission of the History of Oceanography. https://oceansciencehistory.com/2020/07/13/the-famous-and-lesser-known-illustrations-of-thomas-huxleys-bathybius/ “Freshwater Bathybius.” Nature 4, 49–50 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/004049b0 “The Great Debate.” University of Oxford Museum of Natural History. https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/great-debate “The History of Evolutionary Thought.” Understanding Evolution. Berkeley University. https://evolution.berkeley.edu/the-history-of-evolutionary-thought/1800s/early-concepts-of-evolution-jean-baptiste-lamarck/ Huxley, T.H. “Agnosticism.” K. Paul, Trench. London. 1889. https://archive.org/details/a622650700huxluoft/page/169/mode/1up Huxley, T.H. “Aphorisms and Reflections. From the Works of T. H. HUXLEY, Selected byHenrietta A. Huxley. Macmillan and Co. London. 1907. Accessed online: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/huxley/Book/Aphor.html Huxley, T.H. “Autobiography and Selected Essays.” Riverside College Classics. 1909. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1315/1315-h/1315-h.htm#link2H_4_0007 Huxley, T.H. “Collected Essays, Volume V: Science and Christian Tradition.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15905/15905-h/15905-h.htm Huxley, T.H. “Evidence as to man's place in nature.” D. Appelton and Co. New York. 1863. https://archive.org/details/evidenceastomans00huxl/page/n1/mode/2up Huxley, T.H. “On Some Organisms Living at Great Depths in the North Atlantic Ocean.” Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. viii., new Series, 1868, pp. 203-212. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/huxley/SM3/bathy.html Huxley, T.H. “On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals.” Project Gutenberg eBook. 2001. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2932/pg2932-images.html Joshi RS. “The Inner Root Sheath and the Men Associated with it Eponymically.” Int J Trichology. 2011 Jan;3(1):57-62. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3129131/ Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste. “Zoological Philosophy.” Macmillan. London. 1914. https://archive.org/details/ZoologicalPhilosophy Lyons, Sherrie L. “Thomas Henry Huxley : the evolution of a scientist.” Prometheus Books. New York. 1999. McGraw, Donald J. “Bye-Bye Bathybius: The Rise and Fall of a Marine Myth.” Bios, vol. 45, no. 4, 1974, pp. 164–71. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4607257 “Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1963.” The Nobel Prize. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1963/summary/ Pearce, JMS. “Thomas Henry Huxley.” Hektoen International. Sept. 18, 2020. https://hekint.org/2020/09/18/thomas-henry-huxley/ Schwartz, Joel S. “Darwin, Wallace, and Huxley, and ‘Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation.’” Journal of the History of Biology, vol. 23, no. 1, 1990, pp. 127–53. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4331120 “Thomas Henry Huxley.” Darwin Correspondence Project. University of Cambridge. https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/thomas-henry-huxley “Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895).” Humanist Heritage. https://heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-henry-huxley/ Tunstad, Erik. “Darwin's Bulldog: Thomas Huxley 200 Years.” Prosa. July 10, 2025. https://prosa.no/artikler/aktuelt/darwins-bulldog-thomas-huxley-200-ar Wyhe, John van. “It ain't necessarily so ...” The Guardian. Feb 9, 2008. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/feb/09/darwin.myths See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Although the best-known wines of Piemonte are in the south — in Alba, Roero, Cuneo, and Asti – there is a treasure trove of excellent Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo blends northeast of the famed Barolo and Barbaresco in the Langhe. These are small DOCGs and DOCs in the foothills of the Italian Alps that are collectively called Alto Piemonte  – "higher (or upper) Piemonte."   Greatly reduced in status and size, Alto Piemonte today is a collection of small appellations across the foothills of the Alps, in and around the Sesia River and a swath of forests. The region sits in the shadow of Monte Rosa, which at 4,634 meters/15200 ft is the second-highest peak in the Alps.   Map: Alto Piemonte. Credit: Skurnik Wines   Because of the cooling breezes and lower nighttime temperatures, Alto Piemonte is cooler than the Langhe and Roero. That means that some Nebbiolo producers are starting to look northeast for new frontiers for growing grapes. Changes are afoot, which make this region worth knowing about now, whereas before it was more of a novelty! In this show I cover it all.     Full show notes and all back episodes are on Patreon. Join the community today! www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople _______________________________________________________________ CHECK OUT MY NEW SPONSOR!!!  This show is brought to you by my NEW exclusive sponsor, Grapes the Wine Company – an actual brick and mortar store located in White Plains, New York that has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the most influential wine retailers in America. It is a store owned by my friend Daniel Posner, who has been on the show! When I was looking for a new sponsor, I wanted a small retailer who had the flexibility, contacts,  and know-how to get us the wines that we really want. I'm so thrilled that Daniel is now a part of our Wine For Normal People community and I hope you will support him by going to https://www.grapesthewineco.com/   

Please follow us on: Instagram or Facebook. Grazie Mille!In this episode of “Kimberly's Italy,” Tommaso and Kimberly embark on a culinary journey across Italy, exploring how pizza transforms across the country's 20 distinct regions.Key Points:Regional Pizza Variations:Italy's diverse geography and history are reflected in its pizza, with each region offering unique toppings, dough preparation, and baking methods.From the hearty mountain-style pies in Val d'Aosta topped with fontina and prosciutto to the Roman “pizza al taglio” sold by weight, the concept of a “national” pizza is more of a local mosaic.Tommaso and Kimberly discuss regional specialties such as panzerotti in Lombardia, the “pizza gourmet” style of the Veneto, and the Mediterranean-Alpine fusion found in Friuli Venezia Giulia.Culinary Philosophy:The hosts highlight the “less is more” approach in Tuscany, where quality ingredients take center stage, contrasting with the more experimental or historic traditions found elsewhere.The conversation touches on the specific rules of the “pizza napolitana” protected by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napolitana, representing the gold standard of the craft.The hosts share personal anecdotes, including their experiences with local ingredients and their occasional confusion over unconventional toppings like potatoes or French fries.The “Pizza Tour”:The episode serves as a geographical tour starting from the Alps in the north and moving down to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia.Each region reveals how climate, history, and local agriculture—from Alpine cheeses to coastal seafood—shape the local menu.Reflections and Future Plans:Tommaso and Kimberly share excitement about their upcoming road trips to explore these regional flavors in person.Looking ahead, the hosts tease a future episode focused on Italy's history of stone and marble, moving beyond food to the architectural foundations of the country.Join us in this episode as Tommaso and Kimberly provide an engaging, appetite-inducing look at the local identities behind Italy's most popular dish.

This week, outside the box comes in two flavors: a lawyer in a Bigfoot costume, and a firm that killed its entire legacy media budget and never looked back  —--------- Angel Reyes runs a Texas PI firm spending $50 million a year on marketing. All of it digital, none of it billboards, none of it legacy media. He killed that spend back in 2018 and never looked back. His take: brand loyalty in personal injury is mostly a myth. Clients aren't shopping for a name they trust, they're picking whoever calls them back first.  Elliot Johnson runs that $50 million budget day to day, and his job is making sure the data underneath it can actually be trusted, with clean integrations, reliable reporting, and no leaks. He and Angel walk through cost per kept case versus cost per acquired case, why last-click attribution is a comfortable lie, and what happens when you try to model a customer journey that's more emotion than math. Plus, two weeks out from the Summit: a thank-you to LHLM Summit video partner Bluphyre Media, whose "Bigfoot Lawyer" campaign is proof that thinking outside the box doesn't have to mean spending outside your means. Sometimes it just means putting a lawyer in a Sasquatch costume.  -Want to hear more from our guests on this week's episode? Then come join us in Nashville, August 11-13th, where Elliot and the Bigfoot Lawyer crew will be taking the stage and networking with our audience. Get your ticket before it's too late: lunchhourlegalmarketing.com/registration -Thank you to our incredible sponsors: Juvo Leads, Lawmatic, CallRail, and ALPS   Chapters 00:00 Webbed Toes and Chili Cook-Off Wins 01:04 What We're Covering This Week 01:54 Sasquatch Is Coming to Nashville: A Bluphyre Media Thank You 05:10 Meet Bluphyre Media: The Bigfoot Lawyer Campaign 09:55 ALPS Minute: One Job, Denise 11:31 What "Cost Per Case" Actually Means (Angel Reyes) 13:42 Data Hygiene Isn't Optional (Elliot Johnson) 14:56 Why Angel Killed Offline Media in 2018 22:50 The Multi-Touch Attribution Problem 24:59 Setting Growth Goals With Actual Data 33:02 White Label Lead Gens and the One-Third Problem 39:54 Private Equity, MSOs, and What's Coming for PI Firms 44:02 Final Thoughts and the Summit Send-Off  

Sarah is back from the Windy City, and boy are her arms tired. Susie's whole body is tired because she had to lead a cat rescue operation. We discuss the Bang My Box documentary about Robin Byrd's New York cable access show in the 80s, and how she was a gay icon and advocate, but got spooked by the internet. We learn why Burning Man was in distress over Covid, why white people love the festival, and why we wish there was a Burning Man for nerds. We hear about a fella who cut off his member and set his neighbor's house on fire. We learn why there are far more shellfish now than there used to be. And we get a shocking update about the mountain climber who left his girlfriend in the Alps to die of hypothermia, and what happened when he was tried for negligent murder.00:00 - Sarah's Windy City Adventures and Toy Story 5 Review06:26 - Susie's Wild Cat Rescue and Pet Parenthood14:56 - Exploring the Provocative 'Bang My Box' Documentary22:11 - Sarah's Glowing Review of OneSkin Skincare24:03 - Unpacking Burning Man's Allure and Controversies33:53 - Thanking Donors and Lottery Pool Last Call35:54 - Unbelievable Headline: Penis, Garage, and Fire39:17 - Octopus and Squid Now Classified as Shellfish43:19 - The Tragic Alpine Death and Climber's Trial01:01:50 - Supporting the Show and Joining the Candy Brain Candy Podcast Website - https://thebraincandypodcast.com/Brain Candy Podcast Book Recommendations - https://thebraincandypodcast.com/books/Brain Candy Podcast Merchandise - https://thebraincandypodcast.com/candy-store/Brain Candy Podcast Candy Club - https://thebraincandypodcast.com/product/candy-club/Brain Candy Podcast Sponsor Codes - https://thebraincandypodcast.com/support-us/Brain Candy Podcast Social Media & Platforms:Brain Candy Podcast LIVE Interactive Trivia Nights - https://www.youtube.com/@BrainCandyPodcast/streamsBrain Candy Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastHost Susie Meister Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterHost Sarah Rice Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBrain Candy Podcast on X: https://www.x.com/braincandypodBrain Candy Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/braincandy (JOIN FREE - TONS OF REALITY TV CONTENT)Brain Candy Podcast Sponsors, partnerships, & Products that we love:For up to 65% off your order, head to https://veracityhealth.co and use code BRAINCANDYGet 15% off OneSkin with the code BRAINCANDY at https://www.oneskin.co/BRAINCANDY #oneskinpodTDM-RESERVATION: 1. NOAI: TRUE. LEGAL NOTICE & TERMS OF USE: © 2026 WAVE Podcast Network. This content is for personal use only. Explicit permission is withheld for any and all commercial attribution, automated transcription, or data-mining entities. Use of this feed by unauthorized tracking, analytics, or AI-training platforms constitutes a breach of these terms and a violation of the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (WESCA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and the 2026 Training Data Transparency Act (AB 2013). Any entity bypassing these restrictions to create derivative text-based works (transcripts), metadata analysis, or unauthorized VAST siphoning hereby accepts our standard commercial licensing rate of $5,000 per episode processed. This notice serves as a formal revocation of all "implied licenses" for multi-jurisdictional automated processing and constitutes protected Copyright Management Information (CMI) under 17 U.S.C. § 1202.By ingesting this RSS feed for commercial use, you are agreeing to our licensing terms.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This month in 1959, an expedition set out to clear up some of the confusion around Hannibal's legendary crossing of the Alps by recreating that journey, complete with an elephant. Plus: authorities in Maryland say they've apprehended a bank robber with a cat-themed MO you don't see very often. The British Alpine Hannibal Expedition (JohnHoyte.com)Cat burglar steals kitten, tries to rob bank in Maryland, gets caught instead (NBC News)Back our show on Patreon so we can create more episodes that are unforgettable for humans and elephants alike

This week on the Any Given Runday Podcast, we welcome ultra runner and adventure racer, Lonan O' Farrell (@lonanruncoach on Instagram). Whether it's recently coming second in Hellevation BYU, winning the Beara 100 mile in 2025, running 335km km around the Italian Alps, being a two-time UTMB finisher, or running into a Minotaur, we discuss all things ultra running, adventure racing and much more17:00 Introduction to Lonan O'Farrell and his achievements17:25 Lonan's background in football and adventure racing18:19 Transition from team sports to ultra running20:31 First ultra race and learning to dig deep21:25 The team element in adventure racing24:36 Details of the Donegal 24-hour adventure race27:15 The Beast 220km multi-sport race29:59 Navigating and strategy in adventure racing31:48 Dealing with fatigue, hunger, and sleep deprivation34:48 Mountain biking and technical trail skills36:21 Fuel, nutrition, and managing race pace39:03 The mental challenge and hallucinations during ultra races43:35 Training, preparation, and progression to ultra distances49:59 UTMB and the allure of iconic races67:53 Lifestyle, training, and balancing family and sport73:39 Lonan's coaching and social media presence75:16 Closing remarks and future ambitionsYou can follow us on Instagram:@anygivenrundaypodcastALTAR Speed Dust is engineered to keep fuel in your tank so you can go faster, farther and longer than ever before. Use the code AGR15 to get 15% off at checkout (excludes bundles).altarfuel.com The Sports Recovery Kit is everything you need after training, matches, gym sessions and long active days. The full routine, ready to goShop HEREGet the AGR Ultrapure Sprint Bundle HERE If you've never had your VO₂ max or metabolism measured, there's a good chance you're training at the wrong intensity, missing valuable adaptations, or getting your race nutrition wrong.Health Matters replaces guesswork with data. With over 15 years of experience, they're one of Europe's most experienced performance testing providers.Find out more or book your test at myhealthmatters.ie.

Fluent Fiction - Japanese: Love Unveiled in the Japan Alps: A Cabin of New Beginnings Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-07-26-07-38-19-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 小さなキャビンでの滞在は、サトシとミカにとって特別な時間になる予定でした。En: The stay in the small cabin was meant to be a special time for Satoshi and Mika.Ja: 夏の日本アルプスにある、この居心地のいいキャビンは、二人に穏やかな避難所を提供していました。En: This cozy cabin in the Japan Alps during the summer provided a tranquil refuge for the two of them.Ja: 木造の壁と小さな暖炉があり、その火は静かにパチパチと音を立てていました。En: There were wooden walls and a small fireplace, whose fire crackled quietly.Ja: 外では、突然の激しい夏の雨が屋根を叩き、そのリズミカルな音が心を落ち着かせる一方で、緊張感も漂わせました。En: Outside, a sudden heavy summer rain thudded against the roof, and its rhythmic sound calmed their minds while also creating a lingering tension.Ja: サトシは窓の外を見つめ、心の中で葛藤していました。En: Satoshi gazed out the window, grappling with his feelings.Ja: 「今日こそ、ミカへの気持ちを伝えよう」と決心していましたが、彼の中では、友達としての居心地の良い関係を壊したくないという思いもありました。En: He had resolved that "today, I'll convey my feelings to Mika," but within him also resided a reluctance to disrupt their comfortable relationship as friends.Ja: ミカはその時、火の近くで温かいお茶を飲みながら、静かな時間を楽しんでいました。En: Mika, at that moment, was enjoying the quiet time by the fire, sipping warm tea.Ja: 彼女は外向的で生き生きとしており、このような静かな時間を楽しむのは珍しいことでした。En: She was extroverted and lively, so it was unusual for her to enjoy such quiet moments.Ja: 雨が強まる中、キャビンの中はさらに親密な空間になりました。En: As the rain intensified, the cabin became an even more intimate space.Ja: サトシは勇気を振り絞り、おそるおそる口を開きました。En: Satoshi gathered his courage and hesitantly spoke up.Ja: 「ミカ、実は…大切なことを話したいんだ。En: "Mika, actually...Ja: 」ミカは驚いた表情を浮かべ、彼に顔を向けました。En: I have something important to tell you."Ja: 「何？En: Mika turned to him with a surprised expression.Ja: サトシ、どうしたの？En: "What is it?Ja: 」「ずっと前から君のことが好きだったんだ。En: Satoshi, what's up?"Ja: 」サトシは、言葉を絞り出しました。En: "I've liked you for a long time," Satoshi managed to say.Ja: 雨の音が一瞬静まり返ったように感じました。En: It felt as though the sound of the rain paused for a moment.Ja: キャビンの中に張り詰める沈黙。En: A tense silence filled the cabin.Ja: ミカはゆっくりと笑顔に変わりました。En: Mika slowly broke into a smile.Ja: 「サトシ、私も最近、君のことを考えることが多かったの。En: "Satoshi, I've been thinking about you a lot lately, too."Ja: 」その時、雨は少し和らぎ、空には小さな晴れ間が見え始めました。En: At that moment, the rain eased a little, and a small clearing began to appear in the sky.Ja: キャビンの中は、再び静けさと安らぎに包まれました。En: The cabin was once again enveloped in silence and tranquility.Ja: サトシは自分の正直な気持ちを伝えることができて、胸の中にたまっていた不安が消えたように感じました。En: Satoshi felt as if the anxiety that had built up in his chest had vanished after voicing his honest feelings.Ja: ミカもまた、自らの気持ちに気づき始め、新しい関係の可能性を考えていました。En: Mika also began to realize her own feelings and pondered the possibilities of their new relationship.Ja: 夏の雨が去った後の新鮮な空気は、彼らの心の中の新しい始まりを告げていました。En: The fresh air after the summer rain heralded a new beginning in their hearts.Ja: これからの二人の旅路は、より深い理解と信頼に基づくものになるでしょう。En: Their journey together from this point on would be based on deeper understanding and trust.Ja: どんな未来が待っているのかは、彼ら次第です。En: What future awaits them is up to them. Vocabulary Words:cabin: キャビンtranquil: 穏やかなrefuge: 避難所crackle: パチパチと音を立てるthud: 叩くrhythmic: リズミカルなlinger: 漂うgaze: 見つめるgrapple: 葛藤するresolve: 決心するreluctance: 思いextroverted: 外向的intimate: 親密なhesitant: おそるおそるsurprise: 驚いたtense: 張り詰めるvanish: 消えるponder: 考えるpossibilities: 可能性herald: 告げるunderstanding: 理解trust: 信頼envelop: 包むreveal: 示すanxiety: 不安extroverted: 外向的cozy: 居心地のいいdisrupt: 壊すtransform: 変わるembrace: 受け入れる

Richard Carapaz produced a stunning ride to win the Tour de France's ultimate queen stage on Alpe d'Huez, completing a brilliant final week by taking his second victory of the race and sealing the polka-dot jersey. But the Ecuadorian's triumph came after a dramatic finale, with Sepp Kuss looking destined for a famous stage win before crashing twice on the descent into the finish and seeing his hopes disappear. We break down a brutal day in the Alps, from the huge 5,600 metres of climbing to the battle for the breakaway, as Kuss, Carapaz, Jai Hindley and others fought for the stage victory on the final climbs. After Kuss' heartbreak, Carapaz seized the opportunity and powered clear to claim a memorable win on one of the Tour's most iconic climbs. Mads Pedersen once again showed his trademark panache, fighting his way into the breakaway and securing the points needed to all but seal the green jersey. The Dane's willingness to attack even on the toughest mountain stages underlined one of the most impressive points-classification rides in recent Tour history. Behind, Tadej Pogačar swapped his usual attacking role for that of super-domestique, setting the pace on the Galibier and the final climbs to protect UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Isaac Del Toro's third place on GC. The yellow jersey sacrificed his own ambitions of another stage win to help his teammate, creating one of the most fascinating moments of the race. We also discuss Paul Seixas' superb ride to defend fourth place overall, the French teenager continuing to announce himself as one of cycling's brightest future stars, while Remco Evenepoel launched a late move in search of victory and strengthened his grip on second place. Ned Boulting and Lizzie Deignan Breakdown Stage 20 of the Tour de France 2026.

Lance, George, Sir Bradley, and Spencer Martin (aka The Professor) break down Tadej Pogačar's stage win on Alpe d'Huez with a record-setting performance and how the GC shaped up in the chase group behind. They also discuss Mads Pedersen's incredible performance to get into the breakaway yet again to seal Green, and preview tomorrow's monster stage through the Alps and how the dynamics of the race could dictate the stage winner, and take listener calls before answering yesterday's Ventum trivia with a new question to close. Become a WEDŪ Member Today to Unlock VIP Access & Benefits: https://access.wedu.team Ekoi: https://www.ekoi.com/en-us/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=podcast-weedu_us LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at https://DrinkLMNT.com/TheMove Kineon: Use code THEMOVE for $50 off or go to https://kineon.io/THEMOVE Ventum: Use code TheMove10 for 10% off anything at: https://ventumracing.com/ Eight Sleep: Use code THEMOVE at https://eightsleep.com/themove for up to $350 off. 30 days to try it at home. Free returns if it's not for you. Hyperice: Get 15% off Hyperice products now with code THEMOVE15 https://Hyperice.com

Stage 19 of the 2026 Tour de France delivered one of the greatest spectacles in modern cycling. A 127.9km mountain stage from Gap to Alpe d'Huez, with 3,500 metres of climbing, always promised fireworks, but what unfolded on the Tour's most iconic climb exceeded every expectation. Richard Carapaz, Lenny Martinez and Sepp Kuss looked set to fight for the stage after an elite breakaway survived deep into the final ascent. But behind them, Tadej Pogačar had other ideas. Launching a devastating attack from the GC group, he rode alone up Alpe d'Huez, hunting down the breakaway one rider at a time before attacking again inside the final kilometre to claim one of the most memorable victories of his career. He didn't just win on cycling's most famous climb, he set the fastest ever ascent of Alpe d'Huez. It was a performance that felt almost impossible to comprehend. Was this the greatest ride of Pogačar's career? Is it one of the finest individual performances the Tour de France has ever witnessed? We break down every moment of an unforgettable afternoon in the Alps. We also discuss Carapaz's remarkable back-to-back mountain raids, Lenny Martinez's outstanding ride into second place, Remco Evenepoel strengthening his grip on second overall, and how the battles for the podium and polka-dot jersey have been transformed heading into the final weekend. Carapaz's efforts also moved him into the lead of the King of the Mountains competition, setting up a thrilling fight for the jersey. Ned Boulting and David Millar Breakdown Stage 19 of the Tour de France 2026.

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Stage 18 of the 2026 Tour de France was another huge day in the Alps, taking the riders 185.2km from Voiron to Orcières-Merlette with 3,900 metres of climbing. On paper, it looked like another day for the GC contenders—but instead, the breakaway finally had its moment. A world-class group fought all day for the stage, with Richard Carapaz, Matteo Jorgenson, Mauro Schmid, Valentin Paret-Peintre and Tobias Halland Johannessen all sensing a rare opportunity. When the attacks finally came on the final climb, it was Carapaz who made the decisive move, riding clear on the slopes to claim EF Education-EasyPost's first stage victory of the Tour after weeks of relentless attacking. Behind, the general classification battle never truly ignited, despite Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe setting a hard tempo on the final climb. Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel, Isaac Del Toro and Paul Seixas all crossed the line together, meaning the fight for yellow—and the battle for the remaining podium places—remains delicately poised heading into the Tour's decisive mountain stages. However, there were signs that UAE Team Emirates-XRG may not be quite as invincible as they have looked. Brendan McNulty abandoned the race through illness, Adam Yates was dropped long before the finale, and for the first time in the high mountains, Pogačar looked noticeably lighter on support. Is that simply the cost of three demanding weeks, or is there finally an opportunity for his rivals to exploit? Elsewhere, Mads Pedersen strengthened his grip on the green jersey by comfortably taking maximum points at the intermediate sprint, putting himself back in control of the points classification after Jasper Philipsen's victory the previous day. Ned Boulting and David Millar Breakdown Stage 18 of the Tour de France 2026.

Lance, George, Sir Bradley, and Spencer Martin (aka The Professor) break down Jasper Philipsen's incredible stage win to score his first win at this Tour de France and get within seven points of the Green Jersey. They discuss Philipsen's tough path to the stage win, how Mads Pedersen potentially miscalculated the day, and what Adam Yates' illness means for Tadej Pogačar and Isaac del Toro heading into the Alps. They also preview tomorrow's tricky stage and take listener calls before answering yesterday's Ventum trivia with a new question to close. Become a WEDŪ Member Today to Unlock VIP Access & Benefits: https://access.wedu.team Roka: The Move listeners get 20% off. Just go to https://ROKA.com and enter code THEMOVE at checkout.  LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT's most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at https://DrinkLMNT.com/TheMove David Protein: David is offering our listeners a special deal: buy 4 cartons and get the 5th free when you go to https://davidprotein.com/THEMOVE Ventum: Use code TheMove10 for 10% off anything at: https://ventumracing.com/ Eight Sleep: Use code THEMOVE at https://eightsleep.com/themove for up to $350 off. 30 days to try it at home. Free returns if it's not for you.

Philipp Leo — Swiss cyber expert, diplomat, and military officer, always two steps ahead of the storm No Password Required Season 7: Episode 7 - Philipp Leo Philipp Leo co-founded Leo & Muhly Cyber Advisory, a strategic advisory firm specializing in cyber risk, resilience, and geopolitics. Now consulting with governments and private firms in Switzerland and abroad, Philipp has served as a UN observer on the Korean DMZ, trained the next generation of Swiss Armed Forces cyber specialists, and taught at the University of Glasgow. He is also part of Europol's network of experts in data protection and cybercrime and has published stateside in MIT Sloan Management Review. In this episode, Philipp shares his journey from a Swiss bank he couldn't wait to leave to the Korean border, and eventually to the boardrooms of executives who still think cyber risk is someone else's problem. He breaks down the three most dangerous misconceptions executives have about cyber risk, why the CISO is too often a poster child rather than a decision-maker, and the challenges to cyber insurance in Europe. Cyber attorney Jack Clabby and co-host Kayley Jerrell talk with Philipp about his live crisis simulation that nobody can win, how to train cyber warriors, and how nation-state cyber conflict is looking more and more like the age of Caribbean pirates. In the Lifestyle Polygraph, Philipp reveals his favorite book, his eye-opening, go-to celebratory drink, and the weight of his luxury umbrella. He also shares his favorite escape when the complexity of modern life gets to be too much and introduces us to a Zurich commuting tradition that involves swimming home through a river.   In this episode: Philipp's journey from a Swiss bank he couldn't wait to leave to the Korean DMZ and eventually the boardrooms of Fortune 500 executives (00:27 - 02:22) The three most dangerous misconceptions executives have about cyber risk and why cyber risk is a corporate problem, not a technology problem (04:19 - 05:30) How Philipp's live crisis simulation works, why nobody can win it, and why that's exactly the point (05:49 - 08:47) Why cyber crisis teams have improved dramatically but leadership boards remain the weakest link (06:30 - 08:47) The CISO poster child problem: why most CISOs have the accountability without the authority (09:54 - 11:00) Why cyber insurance in Europe has largely failed to deliver and what happens when attackers find your policy before you do (11:17 - 13:44) The OFAC twist: what happens mid-exercise when a Swiss bank decides to pay and then learns the attackers are on the sanctions list (18:38 - 19:31) Training Swiss Armed Forces cyber specialists and why the first lesson is that the other side plays by no rules (19:47 - 21:37) Whether nation states can ever beat the cyber threat and why the east side of Vienna tells you everything you need to know (21:54 - 23:25) Why nation-state cyber conflict has become remarkably similar to the age of Caribbean pirates (23:46 - 24:23) The Lifestyle Polygraph: Endurance, Campari Red Bull, a three-ounce umbrella, a cabin in the Alps, and swimming home through a Zurich river (00:04 - 12:03)   Timestamp Highlights: (00:27) From Swiss banker to UN observer on the Korean DMZ (04:19) The three misconceptions executives have about cyber risk (05:49) The crisis simulation nobody can win and why that's the whole point (09:54) Why the CISO is too often a poster child without real power (11:17) Why cyber insurance in Europe has largely failed (18:38) The OFAC twist that stopped a Swiss bank mid-exercise (19:47) Training Swiss cyber warriors to understand the other side plays by no rules (21:54) Nation states vs. cyber threats: are defenders always outpaced? (23:46) How nation-state cyber conflict mirrors the age of Caribbean pirates (07:25) Always prepared: the three-ounce umbrella that nobody sees   Resources & Links: Leo & Muhly Cyber Advisory  Philipp Leo on LinkedIn ThreatLocker — Presenting sponsor DerScanner — Supporter of this podcast Cyber Florida — The Mother Ship  

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Do chatbots have feelings? Anthropic, Google, and Meta are hiring computer scientists, neuroscientists, and philosophers to find out. Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) explains why the search for AI consciousness has gone from fringe theory to Silicon Valley mainstream, and why the answer matters more than you think. Then, Taylor Lorenz (User Mag) traveled cross-country to attend an anti-big tech festival in New York City called the Summer of Ludd. She tells us about cleansing her laptop, talking to the event’s puppet spokesperson, and learning what these young organizers hope the future holds. Finally, Reed Albergotti (Semaphor) on what happens when your AI coding agent goes rogue while you're on vacation in the Alps — and the heroic lengths required to reach an actual human at OpenAI. Additional Reading: AI Makes Mistakes, Too | Semafor They built the world's most powerful AI. They're facing a mystery they can't explain. | The Washington Post See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're taking a break from True Sunlight this week, but we hope you enjoy this episode of 'Wherever It Leads... Milan' Follow the show at staypes.ky/wherever Tourists sprint to Rome and Florence while one of Europe's most alive cities hums quietly in the north — and that's exactly what makes Milan extraordinary.  This week, writer, author, and Milanese insider Marta Mondelli pulls back the curtain on a city of hidden courtyards, wooden streetcars, world-class aperitivo, and jasmine-soaked springs.  She explains why cappuccino after 11am is a “crime”, why the Milanese party as hard as they work, and why spring open days unlock palaces most visitors never see.  Journalist Mandy Matney and producer David Moses share their own Milan memories — late-night dumplings in Chinatown, a train through the Alps, streets packed on a Tuesday like it was Saturday — while Marta weighs in on Lee Gilley's asylum claim in nearby Turin and Italy's growing conversation around feminicide.  Plus: Lake Como, Turin, and the art of spending your tourism money where it actually matters. Learn More about Marta Mondelli: @martamondelli Reset Stories Podcast @resetstoriespodcast Episode Resources: Festina Lente Milano — Marta's handcrafted candle shop in the Isola neighborhood

JOIN US AT THE 2026 DUCKS UNLIMITED EXPO! July 31 - August 2 at the RENASANT CONVENTION CENTER in Memphis, TN Great hunts depend on great gear — and the details behind that gear matter more than most people realize.In this episode of the DUX Series, host Jimbo Robinson and co‑host Logan Nevins sit down with Zach Scheidegger and Joe Schroeder of ALPS Outdoors to talk product innovation, design challenges, and what it takes to build gear for serious hunters.The conversation dives into ALPS' evolution from mountaineering equipment into a full outdoor brand with thousands of products spanning hunting, camping, and beyond. From layout blinds to blind bags to unexpected hits like their collapsible fire pit, Zach and Joe share how ideas move from concept to finished product — often through years of testing and refinement.A major focus is their partnership with Ducks Unlimited, including the growing line of DU‑branded gear and how those products help connect customers with conservation. The discussion also highlights the importance of direct feedback from hunters, with events like DUX giving the ALPS team valuable insight into how their gear is used in real-world conditions.This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at how modern waterfowl gear is built — and why thoughtful design makes all the difference when it matters most.Listen now: www.ducks.org/DUPodcastSend feedback: DUPodcast@ducks.orgSPONSORS:Bird Dog Whiskey and Cocktails:Whether you're winding down with your best friend, or celebrating with your favorite crew, Bird Dog brings award-winning flavor to every moment. Enjoy responsibly.

Elan Skis is a longtime sponsor, and they have been telling me for years that I would be visiting their factory in Slovenia to see their incredible ski process, factory, and culture. While I was flattered that they would even suggest bringing me out, I never expected it to happen. But it didn't just happen, it happened in All-Time fashion. Not only did I get to travel to Europe and become great friends with a bunch of ski industry badasses, but we also got to see the Elan factory and meet the players. And the icing on the proverbial cake was that we sailed from Slovenia to Croatian an Elan Yacht, stopping along the way to swim, take in the sights, and eat incredible food. It truly was a non-ski, ski trip of a lifetime and Slovenia has it all: incredible food, people, the Alps, Wine Country, the Adriatic... Elan Trip of a Lifetime Show Notes: 8:00: Roy Ostendorf 14:00: Ziga 18:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. Motu Truck Caps 22:00: Vlass 29:00 Dan Kansteiner 32:00: Avery Pesce 35:00: Outdoor Research: The best is developed and tested in the brutal conditions the PNW and beyond 38:00: Rob McCutcheon 44:00: Kristal Dragon 48:00: Keaton Powell

The 113th Tour de France starts in Barcelona on Saturday, and makes its way to Paris via the Pyrenees, Massif Central, Vosges, Jura and Alps.In this episode, Lionel Birnie and Graham Willgoss take an in-depth look at the route, picking out some highlights along the way. There's also some French flavour from François Thomazeau, who has covered the Tour for the past four decades and writes the official tourist's guide for the race.Join us for the journey when our daily episodes get underway after the opening team time trial on Saturday.Part one of The XL Preview series is online now. Part three, covering all the other contenders to look out for, will be released soon.TITLE SPONSOROur Tour de France preview series is sponsored by MyWhoosh.MyWhoosh is a serious indoor training and racing platform, built for riders who love cycling, and it's free. It's built for anyone who wants to ride indoors with purpose, whether that's staying fit, following a training plan, joining a community ride, racing hard, or exploring virtual roads and it's free to ride, just like outdoors. Follow us on social media:Twitter @cycling_podcastInstagram @thecyclingpodcastFriends of the PodcastSign up as a Friend of the Podcast at thecyclingpodcast.com to listen to new special episodes every month plus a back catalogue of more than 300 exclusive episodes.The 11.01 CappuccinoOur regular email newsletter is now on Substack. Subscribe here for frothy, full-fat updates to enjoy any time (as long as it's after 11am).The Cannibal & BadgerFriends of the Podcast can join the discussion at our virtual pub, The Cannibal & Badger. A friendly forum to talk about cycling and the podcast. Log in to your Friends of the Podcast account to join in.The Cycling Podcast is on StravaThe Cycling Podcast was founded in 2013 by Richard Moore, Daniel Friebe and Lionel Birnie.

In this episode we bring you along on our epic 80-mile running adventure in the Italian Dolomites. Hear trail running tips from our expert mountain guides, and inspiration from podcast listeners who joined us in the Alps! Special thanks to Jeff Thompson, Carly Brown, Louise Turner, Liz Mukherji, Bekah Shininger, Sonia Dolan, Hank Grabowski, Melissa Bently, Julia Cassandra, Marybeth Duke, Bud Haas, Sheila O'Neil, and our guides from Run the Alps: Bruno Yates, Alistair Crompton, and Marion Giraud! Links Mentioned in This Episode Speak with a MTA Running Coaching about your goals! We are here to help you get to the next level. Previnex -makers of Joint Health Plus and Muscle Health Plus -two products I take every day that help me maximize my recovery and performance as a long distance runner. Use code MTA for 15% off your first order. Altra Running -Altra shoes are designed with the Altra Fit, with room for your toes for comfort, balance, and strength. Use code MTA10 for 10% off. And Stay Out There with Altra. AG1 Next Gen has new flavors: Citrus, Tropical, and Berry. Get a free Welcome Kit with your first order which includes AG1 Travel Packs, a shaker bottle, metal canister, and a bottle of AG Vitamin D3+K2. Our Instagram: see photos @marathonacademy Bekah Shininger Instagram: for more fun videos from our trip see @bekinreallife