Podcasts about Archipelago

Well, we finally did it. We played CATAN, and it was ... good! And then we started wondering, is there anything that's done quite the same thing that that game is doing? And then that got us wondering how many games there are like that, where it's genuinely hard to say that nothing has done it better since. And then that got us wondering if, instead of all this wondering, we should record a podcast episode. Before we wander, we talk about Box Two, Catan: Cities & Knights, and An Infamous Traffic. 02:47 - Box Two 09:18 - Catan: Cities & Knights 19:50 - An Infamous Traffic 31:58 - Has anyone done it better? 32:26 - Catan 35:55 - Concordia 36:17 - Rise of Tribes 37:31 - Space Base 39:26 - Archipelago 40:38 - Dominion 41:17 - Aeon's End 42:22 - Star Realms 42:32 - Shards of Infinity 44:43 - Diplomacy 44:59 - Dune 46:48 - Battle for Rokugan 47:04 - A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) Get added to the BGB community map at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/map Send us topic ideas at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/topics Check out our wiki at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/wiki Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord Join our Facebook group at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/facebook Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store

Today, we're speaking with Marie Ostblom from the Stockholm Archipelago Trail. The archipelago, larger than the famous Greek islands, is so close to Stockholm that it might just be the city's best-kept secret.The newly opened Stockholm Archipelago Trail connects 20 of the archipelago's 30,000 islands via a series of footpaths made by goats, sheep, and Vikings.Become a Going Places member for as little as $6 a month. Visit our reimagined platform at goingplacesmedia.com to learn more.Thanks to our Founding Member: RISE Travel Institute, a nonprofit with a mission to create a more just and equitable world through travel education.What you'll learn in this episode:Why Yulia loves Stockholm (and she's never been)The misperception of Vikings (were they original influencers?)What Vikings have in common with ancient nomads of Central AsiaThe right to roam everywhere vs the right to shoot trespassersWhy the archipelago is Stockholm's best-kept secretWhat life is like in the Stockholm ArchipelagoHow going on the trail helps travelers see the impact of the climate crisisHow the industrial world disconnected us from nature–and how to get it backWhat happened when we put up the world's first fence?What is eco-awakeningWhat gives Marie hope todayFeatured on the show:Follow Stockholm Archipelago on InstagramLearn more about Stockholm Archipelago TrailCheck out Yulia's favorite story, Karlsson on the RoofRead Vikings Beyond The StereotypeRead Yulia's TIME Magazine story about the new trailGoing Places is a reader-supported platform. Get membership perks like a monthly group call with Yulia at goingplacesmedia.com!For more BTS of this podcast follow @goingplacesmedia on Instagram and check out our videos on YouTube!Please head over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE to the show. If you enjoy this conversation, please share it with others on social and don't forget to tag us @goingplacesmedia!And show us some love, if you have a minute, by rating Going Places or leaving us a review wherever you listen. You'll be helping us to bend the arc of algorithms towards our community — thank you!Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by Yulia...

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Host Miko Lee celebrates AAPINH Month by interviewing Filmmakers: Sara Kambe Holland, Alleluiah Panis, and Kyle Casey Chu, also known as Panda Dulce. We also cover a bunch of AAPINH month events happening throughout the Bay Area.   Calendar of Events Community Calendar May 3 2-6pm Daly City AAPI Fest celebrating local Asian American & Pacific Islander culture in Daly City and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area     May 10 10am-12pm PT Our Heritage 5K 2025  a FREE, family-friendly 5K fun walk/run honoring the rich history and contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in San Francisco. This scenic route winds through the heart of the city, passing by over 16+ historic AAPI landmarks—featuring goodies, resources, and fun facts about its cultural significance. Expect cheer stations, photo ops, sweet treats, and entertainment along the route to keep the energy high! May 10th is also AAPI Mental Health Day! The Our Wellness Festival, will celebrate mental health, community, and joy. The festival will feature family-friendly activities, carnival-style games, music, dancing, wellness resources, and more! May 23 at 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ2S+ Mixer NJAHS Peace Gallery 1684 Post Street, San Francisco Children's Fairyland in Oakland, and Stanford's Asian American studies department host a series of events throughout the month that we will post in the show notes for you to check out.  Bay Area Public Libraries AAPI Month Oakland public libraries feature reading lists for all ages, a grab and grow seedling kit and events like watermelon kimchi making!San Francisco Public Libraries There will be events for all ages at Library locations throughout the City, including free author talks, book clubs, film screenings, crafts, food programs and musical and dance performances. San Jose Public libraries host a series of events with a highlights being Tapa Cloth making on May 6 and Vegan Filipino Cooking with Astig Vegan on May 7 Berkeley public libraries   CAAMFest 2025 United States of Asian America Through June 1    Transcript: Filmmakers Exploring Boundaries   Opening: [00:00:00] Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express.   Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:00:57] Welcome to Apex Express and happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Even though the Trump administration has eliminated recognizing cultural heritage months, we are still celebrating diversity and inclusion. Here at Apex Express and KPFA, we believe in lifting up people's voices. And tonight on Apex Express, we are focusing on Asian American filmmakers exploring boundaries. Host Mika Lee talks with filmmakers, creators, writers Sarah Kambe Holland, Alleluiah Panis, and Kyle Casey Chu, also known as Panda Dulce. Join us on Apex Express.    Miko Lee: [00:01:51] Welcome, Sarah Kambe Holland, the amazing young filmmaker, writer, director, here to talk about your very first film, egghead and Twinkie. Welcome to Apex Express.    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:02:04] Thanks so much for having me.   Miko Lee: [00:02:06] So first I'm gonna start with a personal question, which is an adaptation from the amazing poet Chinaka Hodges. And my first question is, who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:02:19] Oh wow. What a great question. , I think that I represent my family and my heritage. I'm mixed, so I'm half Japanese and half British. I grew up partially in Japan and partially in the States. I feel like those experiences, my family, they make up who I am and the stories that I wanna tell.   Miko Lee: [00:02:41] And what legacy do you carry with you?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:02:45] I think the legacy of my family, my grandparents on both sides have overcome so much, and, , they're a big inspiration to me. Funny enough, my grandparents play kind of a secret role in this film. My grandparents on my mom's side were incarcerated in the Japanese American camps. My grandmom, my British side overcame a lot of adversity as well in her life. , I think that's the legacy that I carry.    Miko Lee: [00:03:09] Thank you. Tell me a little more, what secret role do your grandparents play in the film?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:03:14] all my grandparents have always been very supportive of, my art and my filmmaking. But my grandparents on my mom's side, they passed away ahead of the making of this film. And I inherited my grandfather's car. And that car is the car in the movie that, Egghead Twinkie drive cross country. So I like to think that this is their way of supporting me. I think that they would get a kick out of the fact that their car is like a main character in the film,    Miko Lee: [00:03:41] literally carrying you on your journey. I had so much fun watching the film. Can you share with our audience a little bit about what the film is about and what inspired you to create this?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:03:52] So the film is called Egghead and Twinkie, and it's about this mixed Asian teenage lesbian named Twinkie who's coming out and her best friend Egghead, who unfortunately is in love with her and she does not feel the same. , and they end up going on this cross country road trip to meet Twinkie Online love interest IRL for the very first time. So it's kind of like a buddy comedy road trip movie. Coming of age queer story, , and it's one that's very personal to me, I think is a mixed Asian queer person. This was a story I was drawn to tell because it was a story that I didn't really see on screen when I was growing up.   Miko Lee: [00:04:30] Can you talk to me a little bit more about the use of the name Twinkie, which for many folks in the A API community is seen as a slur, and I know she talks about it a little in the film, but can you share more how you came up with that?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:04:44] Yes, it's a very nuanced thing and it's something I was kind of nervous to tackle, especially like in a comedy film. , but really with the creation of Twinkie's character, , I feel like she's going on this journey to embrace herself as a lesbian, as a gay woman, but then also I think that she's searching for herself as a mixed Asian person. I feel like within the Asian American community, if you're raised here in the US or if you're mixed or if you're adopted, I think that there can be this feeling of not feeling Asian enough. I think the word Twinkie was something that was kind of weaponized against her. Like, oh, you know, you're not Asian enough, you're a Twinkie. And her way of coping with that is to kind of reclaim that word and kind of own that. As her own name.    Miko Lee: [00:05:31] Thank you so much for sharing. I read online that this is the very first feature film to be crowdfunded on TikTok. Can you talk a little bit about, I know your background is in as a social media creator. Can you talk about that journey from social media creator to filmmaker?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:05:51] Yes. Yeah. TikTok and social media was such a big part of getting this film made. Uh, so for myself, yeah. I was a YouTuber before I was a filmmaker. I should be clear, I wasn't like PewDiePie or anything like that. I had like 40,000 followers. Um, but for me at that time when I was like 15, 16, that felt like the whole world. Um, and I think that YouTube was really my first introduction to. Storytelling, but also to making friends with people through the internet. And that ended up being a really big influence on this film because Twinkie is traveling cross country to meet a girl that she meets online. And I think that that is such a common story nowadays. Like people make friends online all the time. Um, and the ways that we find love and community has changed.Because of the internet. Um, so it felt very appropriate that we turned to TikTok turned to social media as a means to raise money for this film. Uh, we did a whole targeted crowdfunding campaign on TikTok and we raised over $20,000 from a lot of strangers that I will never meet, but I owe a lot of thanks to.   Miko Lee: [00:06:53] So now that the film has been going out to different festivals and being screened at different places, have any of those that participated in the crowdfund, have you met any of those kind of anonymous supporters?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:07:05] Yes. And that was crazy. it was awesome. We screened it over 40 festivals all around the world. Our international premiere was at the British Film Institute in London. And it was at that screening that someone raised their hand during the q and a and they were like, I just wanted you to know that I backed your movie, uh, and I found you on TikTok. And that just blew my mind that someone on the other side of the world, you know, had donated whatever, you know, 10, 20 bucks to making this thing a reality.   Miko Lee: [00:07:31] Oh, I love that when the anonymous becomes real like a person in front of you that you can actually meet. How fun. I'm wondering if your use of animation is, , been influenced by your social media background.    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:07:45] Not really. Actually. I think the animation part of this film is just because I'm a total nerd. I really love animation, I love comics. And so that kind of bled into Twinkies character. You know, she loves comics, she wants to be an animator. And, uh, I think I've always been interested in the idea of combining 2D animation with live action footage. I feel like that's something that we see a lot in like children's movies or, um.Music videos, but it's not something that you really see in like, feature films all that often. So I was kind of excited to explore that, and it was a really fun collaboration with myself and our lead animator, Dylan Ello, who did most of the animations in the movie.   Miko Lee: [00:08:28] Oh, thank you for that. I, I, it was very delightful. Um, I'm wondering, because we're, our world right now is incredibly complicated and so conflicted. How do you feel filmmaking can make a difference?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:08:44] I feel like art is more important now than ever because I see even in just this film's journey how art literature and movies, it can change people's minds and they don't even realize that their minds are changing.I think especially with this film, 'cause it's so lighthearted and funny and silly, you'd be like, oh, it's just, you know, a good laugh and that's it. But, but not really. I've seen this film. Open doors and open conversations. And I think that that's really my hope is that maybe, you know, parents who have a queer kid and they're not sure what to do about it, maybe they'll watch this film and they'll be able to talk to their kid about things that maybe they're afraid to talk about. I think that art really has the power to, to change people's minds.    Miko Lee: [00:09:29] Have you experienced that with somebody that has actually seen your film, that you've had a conversation with them where they walked away, changed from seeing it?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:09:38] Well, on a very personal level, um, my parents, uh, are conservative and I think when I first came out to them, it was an adjustment for sure. Um, I. When I initially kind of pitched the idea of Egghead and Twinkie to them years, years ago, uh, as a short film, they were confused. They were like, why do you wanna make this film about being gay? Like, why do you have to make everything about being gay? And that's not really what it was. I just wanted to tell this story.  And it's been such an amazing journey to see my parents like fully embrace this movie. Like they are egghead and Twinkie biggest fans. They might love this movie more than me. Uh, so that has been really amazing to be able to kind of talk to them about queer issues in my identity through the making of this movie.   Miko Lee: [00:10:24] I love that. So let our audience know how they can see your film, egghead and Twinkie.    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:10:31] So Egg and Twinkie is coming out on streaming platforms on April 29th. It'll be on Apple tv, Amazon Prime, uh, any video on demand streaming platform in North America.    Miko Lee: [00:10:43] Yay. And Sarah, what are you working on next?    Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:10:46] Oh boy, have a big question. Uh, I have a few screenplays in the works, one of which is a time traveling lesbian rom-com. So, uh, I'm waiting for when I get the big bucks so I can make my first period piece.    Miko Lee: [00:10:59] Love it. Sounds fun. , thank you so much for sharing with us. It was such a delight to see your film and I look forward to seeing more of your work.   Sarah Kambe Holland: [00:11:08] Thanks so much for having me, Miko. This was great.    Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:11:11] Listen to Kushimoto Bushi by Minyo crusaders, a Japanese cumbia band    MUSIC   Welcome back. This is the Powerleegirls on apex express, and that was Kushimoto Bushi by Minyo Crusaders    Miko Lee: [00:15:24] Welcome, Alleluia Panis, the Executive Director of Kularts to Apex Express.    Alleluia Panis: [00:15:30] Thank you. I'm so honored to be here.    Miko Lee: [00:15:34] I wanna talk with you about your film, but first I wanna start with a personal question, which is an adaptation from the amazing poet Chinaka Hodges. And that is, who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?   Alleluia Panis: [00:15:49] Wow, that's deep who are my people? My people is my community. And so it is here in, in the diaspora, Filipino Americans, Asian Americans, and folks of color. And then of course the indigenous people in the Philippines. . What I carry with me and continues to inspire me on the daily is the knowing that we have been here for a long time. Our ancestors have survived eons of whether it's, good times and bad times. And so that keeps me going.   Miko Lee: [00:16:28] Thank you so much for sharing. you have been working in the field for a long time. You're really, , a trailblazer in terms of putting Filipino arts on the map and really lifting up the culture. Can you talk about your new film Memories of Mindanao, where that came from, what it's all about?   Alleluia Panis: [00:16:49] Is a leg of, , Tribo tour, which began in 2002. But actually inspired by my first trip to, , then the wild and being with in 1989 , and, , basically traveling and. Setting myself and my, my, my music and dance company at the time to just be with indigenous people. ,and how profoundly that particular experience really impacted me. For years I've been wanting to like, how can I bring this? Experience or share the experience with other diasporic folks. Fortunately I was able to connect with Carlo Abeo in the Philippines, who's been my tour manager, in 2001. And then in 2002 we embarked on the first, Tribo tour.   Miko Lee: [00:17:50] So this was an effort to really share this powerful kind of artistic travel journey with more folks. Is that right?    Alleluia Panis: [00:17:57] Yes. And it's actually beyond artistic. It's really about recognizing something deeper, right? Because our history of colonization is pretty intense. 500 years and or is it 400 years? Give or take, a century. And so there are a lot of things that had been co-opted. It has been erased, it has been gaslit. And fortunately, I feel like within the culture of the archipelago, there are, and even those. That are, of the, what is considered the colonized people or the Christianized people. there are practices that exist today that might have a different name, um, or but actually is indigenous and so, and only. Could I say that because I was able to really experience and be with folks and, uh, and it's years, you know, it's years of kind of like assessing and looking at you know, different, uh, practices. And so that is so I don't know. It's beyond gratifying. It's connecting. I mean, it seems so cliche. It's connecting with something so deep, you know, it's like connecting to, you know, to Mother Earth in, in that way our, our Mama Ocean. And recognizing yourself that, that you are bigger and have, and has agency, you know, in terms of just. What you are connected to, uh, what we are connected to. Um, and so it's, it's it, of course within the cultural practices, which is artistic practices that we see that connection.    Miko Lee: [00:19:40] You were looking at, the impact of colonization and how arts and culture has really spoke to that or fought back against that in the Philippines. Can you talk about bringing that over to our colonized United States and how you see that playing out?    Alleluia Panis: [00:19:58] Well, I think first of all as, um, as folks of color. And as former subjects of the United States, you know, 40 years of the US and still, still, um, you know, in some ways kind of soft power over the people of the Archipelago. It's, it's really, um, first and foremost knowing or getting that sense of connection and confidence and, um, self-identity. That leads, that would lead us to create, um, in the diaspora. And so what, what this pro with this project, this particular program does and, and I continue to prove it with so many folks, is that it's really. Kind of finding yourself, I mean, that, that seems so cliche and knowing your place in the world and how you are connected so deeply despite all the, you know, like all the brainwashing that you don't know anything. Everything is, uh, you know, everything that, that, that, um, that exists in terms of the cultural practices of the arch of the people of the archipelago are borrowed or, or, um. Basically borrowed or taken from another culture, um, really kind of diminishes that, that colonized thinking. And so I think the power of it is finding your stepping into your own power in this way. Um, and, and, um, you know, it is also not just the current, like in, in once lifetime do you get that abuse or trauma, but it's also all the. You know, the, the, the inheritance from our, you know, from our parents, from our grandparents, right? Great. Passed down the generation and, um, oftentimes construed as the real deal, unt true. And so, aside from the form. Aside from, um, the practices, because this trip is really a little, is is focused more on not learning or like, you know, we don't go to learn like dance music or. Weaving or, you know, design or anything like that. Yes, that happens. We do, we do have workshops, but you know, it's not like it's, it's more like opening the ice of each, you know, individual. I. To the, to the, the whole, the whole thing. What, what is the, the presence of nature is, are they water people? Well, how does the water impact the cultural practices and therefore the artistic practices, um, and understanding sort of like, oh, they, they do that kind of steps with the, you know, flat feet or whatever. Because the sound of the bamboo slats is just. Amazing, you know, uh, under their feet. And so it's not so much that I'm gonna learn, you know, x, y, Z dance or x, y, z music, music or gongs, or, but it's more like w. Through those practices, how do we see the people, how do they mirror our own existence? And what, what we can remember really is remembering, um, what my, what, what we have forgotten or what we know it's true, but we're not sure. So I dunno if I'm answering your question. It's a roundabout response.    Miko Lee:[00:23:26]  I feel like you're talking about how we step into our ancestral wisdom and power.    Alleluia Panis: [00:23:33] Correct.    Miko Lee: [00:23:33] And I'm wondering if you can expand on that,, to talk a little bit more about this time of oligarchy we are living in, which is really built in colonization. How do we both as artists use our superpowers to fight back against that and then encourage other people? How do we use our artist beings to encourage other people to fight back against the world that we're living in right now?  Alleluia Panis: [00:24:00] One of the most powerful impact on me , in experiencing, indigenous practices and culture is the practice of spirituality, the rituals, the ceremonies. There's one specific ceremony from Ana as a magana on ceremony, um, that really, It was just such a profound experience in opening up, my senses and my sense of connection to something larger than this. And, and the EPO and, um, there's several, um. Ritual practices with different names. It's basically similar, uh, practice, uh, is the connection to the five elements and the basic, um, um, and fundamental elements of life. You know, water, earth, wind, fire, and the darkness. The, there's a transcendence. Um. And that that discovery is a, or that connection, um, is something that's, it sounds really woo woo, right? I mean, um, but it really becomes kind of a, a, an experience, an embodiment experience, a belief in your own kind of intuition, your gut feeling. My, uh, my. Um, response, you know, to it, a physical response. And, um, that, that's become like a, a guide for, for everything that I do. And so, um, to me that that is the grounding that, um, has allowed me to continue the work that that. That I've been doing, continue living, period. And so it's really, I think the, a matter of really kind of like, knowing yourself, it just sounds all so cliche, you know? And, and, the power of, Really understanding that you have or I have a depth of connection, that I can draw from in terms of energy and spirit and love, that is beyond kind of the physical, but also the physical. And so for me, that sense of knowing. Is what is allowing me to continue doing what I do despite all the, you know, challenges and difficulties and, you know, the insanity of these times or any time. and having kind of that grounding, I mean, you, you, the, the, clarity, is everything. it allows me to. follow what seems to be the correct route to wherever I was going. it doesn't mean that it's, it's, I'm, I'm not working on it, you know, but I'm also not, not pushing in a way that, you know, I'm, I'm gonna make you believe in me and I'll, you know, like, sort of like, I will tell you what is the right thing and, and, and I will make you, um, agree with me. It, it's, it's not that. Um, I is, I dunno. Is that making any sense? Do you have any other,    Miko Lee: [00:27:24] you totally make sense to me. I'm wondering how people can find out how, how can people find out more about your film and about all of your work?    Alleluia Panis: [00:27:34] Oh, sure. people can find out about, my work and the film through, um, the website. It's, uh, KulArts SF dot org and, most of, if not all of my work, uh, and the work of others, are actually on there. There's a lot of information there. the, the film is gonna be shown at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific, film Festival May 3rd at, uh, a MC. Eight or 14 or is it in, Monterey Park and, folks can actually just find that information on our website as well.    Miko Lee: [00:28:13] And what would you like audience to walk away from your film with an understanding of?   Alleluia Panis: [00:28:21] I want the audience to feel the. Power of being there in TT T is the southernness most islands of, of the Philippines. And, not too many people actually go there. If you have seen the Sam Baja, um, you know, divers, uh, where they can dive for, I think they can stay from five to 15 minutes underwater without any, you know, oxygen or assistance. These are, these are the people who, who, uh, these islands belong to. and as usual, their, you know, their live livelihood is being challenged by everything that's happening in the world. And what the, the film itself, itself, is really trying to put, put the audience within the, you know, like the, I guess the, the shoe of the there and how, you know, their experiences. there's not a lot of explanation to it because we really want it to be a more visceral experience. for the audience,    Miko Lee: [00:29:22] is there anything else you'd like to share with us?    Alleluia Panis: [00:29:26] Let's keep on going. Let's, you know, we, we all, we all need to be in community to uplift each other and keep hope alive.    Miko Lee: [00:29:38] Thank you so much for joining us today and sharing a little bit more about your film and about your work and your connection to the ancestors and the need to move forward.   Alleluia Panis: [00:29:47] Appreciate you. Thank you, Miko.   Miko Lee: [00:29:51] Welcome Kyle Casey, Chu, also known as Panda Dulce to Apex Express.    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:29:57] Hi so much for having me.    Miko Lee: [00:29:59] We're so happy to have you back here, onto Apex Express Land and you have a bunch of new things happening, not just a new film, but also a new book. First off, I'm gonna just start with a personal question, which I ask everyone. Who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:30:16] Ooh, that's a juicy one. Um, my people, I would say my people are the weirdos and the art freaks of the world. Uh, queer and trans people, Asian Americans, queer and trans Asian Americans, people of color, people from the Bay Area. Um, people who have noticed the boxes that they're in and are pushing the walls and the boundaries of that. I feel like these are the people who really inspire me the most. In terms of the legacy I bring, I am a fourth generation Chinese American, uh, queer and trans femme person living in the San Francisco Bay area where I was born and raised.   Miko Lee: [00:30:56] Thanks so much for sharing. , first let's start with just finding out more about your film, which was based on a true story called After What Happened at the Library. This was a national story, I remember hearing about it, but for folks that don't know, can you describe the real incident that inspired the film?    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:31:14] So, I'm one of the founders of Drag Story Hour, which is exactly what it sounds like., drag queens reading stories to, , children and their families and libraries, bookstores and schools. In 2022, I took a gig in Pride Month at San Lorenzo Public Library, , where I was doing a drag story hour and the Proud Boys stormed in. They called me a tranny, a groomer and an it. They wore shirts saying, kill your local pedophile and I had to retreat to the back and lock myself in the back room. They scoured the premises looking for me. , the authorities showed up and didn't get any of their names or information, um, and just. Dispersed them. And after the incident, I came back to the reading room where the children and families were there, but shaken and I completed the reading.    Miko Lee: [00:32:05] Incredibly traumatic. What happened after that in real life?    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:32:10] It's funny that you, uh, because the short film is called After What Happened at the Library, uh, for a reason because I feel like it's natural as social creatures for humans to focus on the incident itself. We want to approach people with empathy and we want to, really put ourselves in their shoes, uh, to kind of be there as a support for them. What I wasn't prepared for was the gauntlet of media attention, how people would be coming out of the woodwork to ask me about the situation. They would send gushing praise, hate mail, death threats, love letters, care packages, and this wave of attention. Almost added to the overwhelm of the experience and the fact that I had suddenly become a figure and a lightning rod in a culture war when I just wanted to read a book in a library. 'cause that's what I was doing. Um, and not only this, but in the coverage of the event. Because the authorities were so slow to act on this and only started investigating it as a hate crime after it blew up on Instagram and they suddenly felt the heat of media attention. Um, I felt the, my only recourse was to go to the media and was to talk, and especially as a writer and a storyteller, I felt I needed to kind of sound the alarm because it was pride month.  This was the first, this was the inciting incident of a national, even international anti-D drag wave of right wing extremism. Um, it was a couple days later that the oath keepers were found planning some kind of resistance, like violent insurrection in before Ohio Pride. And so I would talk to these journalists and. I felt in the beginning I trusted them because, you know, I trusted that they wanted to get the word out, that they had the same intentions that I did in protecting my people. And what I found instead was that they kind of almost, they tried to elicit the most emotional response from me, which often involved asking me to relive the most excruciating aspects of that time and that experience. So I had to go back and revisit it over and over again. And when the stories actually came out, I'd found that my story was edited to suit another preconceived formula that they had already pitched a certain idea for how the story was would go. That painted me as this static monolithic victim. And they would just plug in one tearful soundbite and the rest of the story, they could just say whatever they wanted with.And there's a certain violence in that. There's a certain. Greater injustice to going through something like that, number one. But number two, telling your story and having that be distorted to suit other political aims or to, you know, buttress a call for public safety. And that specific dynamic of the direct aftermath of notoriety is what the short film gets at.   Miko Lee: [00:35:11] Oh so you're taking back your own story.    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:35:14] Absolutely. So after what happened at the library, the short film is a very much a radical reclamation of my own voice and my own story. Um, prying it back from the hands of the media and telling it on my own terms.    Miko Lee: [00:35:26] Thank you for that. And how has it been received   Kyle Casey Chu: [00:35:29] So far it's been received very well. The short film World premiered at Florida Film Festival in Orlando. Received a special jury prize for courageous voice in a time of great need, which is incredible. It's our first screening and we already got an award, which is so exciting. It just screened at SF Film on April 23rd as part of the shorts block. SF film is an Academy Award qualifying festival, and it is going to screen again at Can Fest, one of my favorite local festivals, the world's largest Asian and Asian American film showcase it's screening on Friday, May 9th at Kabuki and tickets are on sale.   Miko Lee: [00:36:11] Thank you for that. And can you tell us about your new book? This is very exciting. You have a coming of age story, the Queen Bees of Tybee County. Can you tell us about your book?   Kyle Casey Chu: [00:36:22] Absolutely. When it rains, it pours in creative worlds. I had a lot of irons on the fire and it just so happened that all of them were exhibiting or debuting or hitting shelves in the same week of April, which is last week. The Queen Bees of Tybee County is my debut novel. It's middle grade, so for ages eight through 12, though like a Pixar movie, it's for all ages really. Um, and it is a hopeful drag coming out story about a queer Chinese American seventh grade basketball star. Derek Chan, who is unceremoniously shipped off to his grandma Claudia's in rural Georgia, and she is volunteering for a local pageant. And so he. Explores his queer identity and his love for drag via Southern pageant culture.    Miko Lee: [00:37:09] Ooh, do we see a film of this in the future?    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:37:12] Actually, Queen Bees of Tybee County was optioned by Lambert Productions, which put on the Hardy Boys on Hulu. So it is on its way to becoming a TV show if every, if all the stars align, it'll be on TVs in the uk. Fingers and toes crossed for that.    Miko Lee: [00:37:27] Amazing. I'm looking forward to that. Can we pull ourselves out a little bit and talk about the times that we're living in right now and how artists use our super powers to fight back against the oligarchy that we're living in?    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:37:43] We all know, or perhaps should know that the beginnings of fascism involve suppressing intellectuals and artistic voices, increasing police presence and trying to maintain a stiff and consistent lid on the voices of the people. And so this type of suppression is happening right now. There are book bans across the country. , there are state and federal efforts legislatively to curtail the rights of trans kids and trans athletes, and Intellectuals, diplomats and scholars are all being expelled or suppressed, and I think something that I've learned is that, and it sounds really cheesy, but that quote is so real where it's like being brave isn't the absence of fear, but it's doing things in spite of it. I know it feels very scary to speak out right now, but now is the exact time to speak out because any. Ground that is seated cannot be taken back. And so holding of the line by way of protest, by way of publication, by way of dissenting is how we crack this. The armor of fascism.    Miko Lee: [00:38:55] And can you talk a little bit about the moment of joy or celebrating joy within the context of the strife that we're living in? I bring that up because , you've given me much joy as part of the rice rocketts and a lot of the work that you do. So I wonder if you could just talk about what does joy mean in the moment like this?    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:39:16] Yeah. I think. I have a background in social work and one of the first things that we learned is this is hard work. It is hard to always start on your back foot and to have to argue your own humanity and justify your existence as an artist or as a person. I found myself doing that when coverage of the library incident was happening and. One of the things that they tell you is the way that you do your best work and the way that you best serve your communities is by keeping your own self afloat. And what this means is maintaining a balance. When you have hard work, you also need to reward yourself. You also need to take care of yourself. And I don't think it's enough to just say self-care. You need to expose yourself, and you need to fully embrace the full spectrum of human emotion, which necessarily includes joy. And so. After completing such an intense project, like after what happened at the library, I knew that I needed to engage in something that was hopeful and that really struck the cord of why community is so vital and important, and why social support is integral to all of us thriving. And so the Queen Bees of Tubby County, I was told by a reviewer, and this is my favorite review, they said that it's like Chapel R'S Pink Pony Club. If it were a book. Um, and I'm going with that 'cause I love that. But this story is really just about hope. It's about friendship, it's about, it's about dancing towards the future we want. And I don't think it is enough for us to react. I don't think it's enough for us to strike down. Terrible and horrifying regimes. We also must have a vision for the future that includes ourselves thriving and enjoying ourselves. And I think a part of that practice for me is making art and scaffolding a vision for the future that is positive.    Miko Lee: [00:41:20] And what would you like people to walk away from after either reading your book or seeing your short film?   Kyle Casey Chu: [00:41:29] I think after seeing the short film. What this gets at is whenever there's a flashpoint of a culture war and it's localized on one person, whenever a culture war is personified in one singular person, like for example, ma Moon kil. There's only so much of his life that we get to see, and it's through the headlines and this viral moment of like a flash on the pan. And I want people to realize that the way that you interact with these people in that fleeting moment is going to stick with them long after this moment of notoriety passes. And. To be conscientious and aware of what impact you're bringing to that person because it may just be a moment or a blip in your feed, but the impact is enduring for the person who's living it. And I also want us to be critical of how we consume trauma and violence in the media, and to ask ourselves if. We really, truly need to get all the details if we really, truly need to be put, put that victim in the position of reliving their experience just so we can relive it for a moment. Whereas they will have to relive it for the rest of their lives. And I think survivor narratives and victim narratives are way more messy and complicated and sometimes funny than people give it credit for or realize. And to realize that when you are reading something. That is just one dimension in one shade. Uh, yeah. So that was a lot, sorry. But, um, the other thing is for the Queen Bees of Tybee County. And the reason why I wanted to end on that is because it's uplifting is as dark as the world can be. It can also be as dazzling and bright and hopeful, and that the future that we are fighting for is worth fighting for. And we need to remind ourselves of that. Especially in times like these, and I know it might seem counterintuitive for us to celebrate or to be around each other when it feels earth shatteringly bleak, but it is essential to our survival, and don't be afraid to embrace that.   Miko Lee: [00:44:00] Kyle, thank you so much. Kyle, Casey Chu, thank you so much for joining us on Apex Express. I encourage people to check the film out and the book out and we appreciate chatting with you.    Kyle Casey Chu: [00:44:11] Thanks so much.    Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:44:14] Kyle's film will be showcased at Cam Fest, the nation's largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films, which runs from May 8th to 11th in San Francisco at a time when it feels particularly fraught to express stories from communities of color. Cam is doing what we've done for over 40 years, sharing films from Asian America to a wide array of audiences. It says, Cam's, director of programs, Dawn Young. Watching these stories in a theater full of friends and neighbors is an opportunity to laugh and cry, and ultimately to celebrate human experiences that transcend bounds. This year's festival will return to the A MC Kabuki in San Francisco's Japan town for opening night, and a total of four days of screenings in the historic neighborhood that is undergoing its own resurgence with new restaurants, cafes, and boutiques, highlighting both traditional and youth oriented culture. The Roxy Theater will also host three days of screenings. Cam Fest continues to strengthen ties with other local arts institutions with the Asian Art Museum hosting the Cam Fest gala. Following the opening night film on Thursday May 8th and SF M Om a opening the Phyllis Wa Theater for Mother's Day programming on Sunday, May 10th. Turning a lens on history, whether it's the end of the Vietnam War or the trailblazing women in the Bay Area, offers a chance to reconsider the stories through which we come to understand ourselves. Says Cam Fest program Manager Del Holton, ranging from intimate narratives of family and memory to experimental work that bends the conventions of storytelling. These films illuminate the many perspectives of Asian America.    CAAM Fest 2025 wraps up on Mother's Day with dedicated events that highlight strength and visionary artistry of Asian American women. You can also catch my sister Jalena Keane-Lee's film Standing Above the Clouds at 5:00 PM at the Kabuki. Honoring Mothering also includes celebrating the nurturing of community and pioneering of aesthetics. Cam's final day reflects on the contributions of Asian American women's work while looking to the future of storytelling. Another major multimedia arts, dance and music festival to check out is the annual United States of Asian America which runs through June 1st at venues around the Bay Area. This year's theme Critical Refuge asks us to reflect on our journey as immigrants, refugees, and generations of descendants and or mixed raced people in the diaspora as we seek necessary sanctuary within ourselves and in our communities in times of unrest and uncertainty. The festival will honor a API Arts and Culture, reflecting on where we have been, where we are now, and what our collective future holds, while acknowledging our roots as immigrants, refugees, and mixed race descendants. Also check out the 42nd annual Himalayan Fair in Berkeley's Live Oak Park happening May 17th and 18th. There will be Himalayan Food, handicrafts, music, and Dance. There are so many events happening in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Check out our show notes for links to all the wheelchair accessible events In addition to the films we featured tonight, camp Fest and United States of Asian America, there is also May 3rd, two to 6:00 PM daily city AAPI fest celebrating local Asian American and Pacific Islander culture in daily city in the greater San Francisco Bay area.    May 10th, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Our heritage, 5K 2025. A free family friendly, 5K fun walk slash run. Honoring the rich history and contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in San Francisco. This scenic route winds through the heart of the city. Passing by over 16 plus historic A API Landmarks featuring goodies, resources, and fun facts about its cultural significance. Expect cheer stations, photo ops, sweet treats, and entertainment along the route to keep the energy high. May 10th is also a API Mental Health Day. The Our Wellness Festival will celebrate mental health, community and joy. The festival will feature family friendly activities, carnival style games, music, dancing, wellness resources, and more. May 23rd at 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM Asian American and Pacific Islander, LGBT Q2 s plus Mixer, NJAHS, peace Gallery 1684 Post Street in San Francisco. Children's Fairyland in Oakland and Stanford's Asian American Studies apartment will also host a series of events throughout the month that we will post in the show notes for you to check out in Bay Area Public Library News. Oakland Public Libraries feature reading lists for all ages, a grab and grow seedling kit and events like Watermelon Kimchi making. San Francisco Public Libraries will have events for all ages at library locations throughout the city, including free author talks, book clubs, film screenings, crafts, food programs, and musical and dance performances. Highlights for adults include the launch of Corky Lee's Asian America at the main library on May 23rd. The new book features over 200 breathtaking photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American Social Justice movement. We've covered Corky Lee's work in multiple previous Apex episodes.    Additionally, four members of the Asian American Journalist Association, AAJA, who cover the Asian American and Pacific Islander News beat will discuss how authentic local reporting happens, important stories they've reported recently, and how having reporters dedicated to the BEAT impacts the A API community on May 8th, moderated by the interim president of the AAJA-SF Bay Area chapter Harry Mock. The panel features Ko Lyn Chang from the San Francisco Chronicle, Han Lee from the San Francisco Standard, and Ravi Kapoor, CEO of Dia, TV on May 25th. The library partners with the Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco to welcome Curtis Chin, author of everything I Learned, I learned in a Chinese restaurant for a book talk and library popup. For youth on May 25th, join June Jo Lee Food ethnographer and award-winning children's book author for a kimchi demo. Read aloud and krautchy making activity. Experience a read aloud of New Picture Storybooks for Children and participate in a drawing workshop on comics with illustrators mini fan and Sophie Dialo on May 23rd at Excelsior Branch Library. Katie Kwan, who has been featured on Apex dives into the world of comics and zines through the lens of an Asian American artist and educator, and teaches the community how to make their own comics and zines at multiple locations throughout May. San Jose Public Libraries host a series of events with highlights being top of cloth making on May 6th and vegan Filipino cooking with Aztec Vegan on May 7th. Once again, happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month from us at Apex Express. Please do checkout CAAM Fest. May 8th through 11th in San Francisco. If you get the chance and you'll be able to see Kyle's film. As well as many other incredible AAPI, histories and stories. You can check out all of that community calendar info in our show notes, as well as information on all of the guests you heard from tonight.   Miko Lee: [00:51:55] Please check out our website, kpfa.org to find out more about our show tonight. We think all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating and sharing your visions with the world because your voices are important. APEX Express is created by Miko Lee, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preeti Mangala Shekar, Anuj Vaidya, Swati Rayasam, Aisa Villarosa, Estella Owoimaha-Church, Gabriel Tangloao, Cheryl Truong and Ayame Keane-Lee.        The post APEX Express – 5.1.25 – Filmmakers Exploring Boundaries appeared first on KPFA.

The James Beard Award has been a kingmaker in the food business since the 1980s. Even getting a nomination can be life-changing. Chef Jay Blackinton – a punk musician and self-described wannabee skateboarder – has been nominated seven times. He’s self-taught and runs a buzzy two-man kitchen on Orcas Island. And this year, he’s been named a James Beard Award finalist in the Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category. Seattle restaurants Archipelago and Atoma are also finalists in the Outstanding Hospitality and Best New Restaurant categories, respectively. Not a single eatery from Washington state has taken home the big prize in the past three years. If Chef Blackinton wins, it could change the fate of his restaurant, which is both nurtured and challenged by its remote location. Guest: Jay Blackinton is the head chef at Houlme in Eastsound on Orcas Island, and is a James Beard Award Finalist for Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific category Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture.  Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate on the musical dimension of missionary activities in Indonesia. In fourteen essays, a group of distinguished scholars show the complexity of the topic: while some missionaries did important scholarship on local music, making recordings and attempting to use local music in services, others tried to suppress whatever they found. Many were collaborating closely with anthropologists who admitted freely that they could not have done their work without them. And both parties brought colonial biases into their work. By grappling with these realities and records, this book is a collective effort to decolonize the project of making music histories. Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Ecumenics program at Princeton Theological Seminary, concentrating in World Christianity and history of religions. His research focuses on the indigenous expressions of Christianities found in Southeast Asia, particularly Christianity that is practiced in the Muslim-dominant archipelagic nation of Indonesia. More broadly, he is interested in history and the anthropology of Christianity, complexities of religious conversion and social identity, inter-religious dialogue, ecumenism, and World Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture.  Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate on the musical dimension of missionary activities in Indonesia. In fourteen essays, a group of distinguished scholars show the complexity of the topic: while some missionaries did important scholarship on local music, making recordings and attempting to use local music in services, others tried to suppress whatever they found. Many were collaborating closely with anthropologists who admitted freely that they could not have done their work without them. And both parties brought colonial biases into their work. By grappling with these realities and records, this book is a collective effort to decolonize the project of making music histories. Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Ecumenics program at Princeton Theological Seminary, concentrating in World Christianity and history of religions. His research focuses on the indigenous expressions of Christianities found in Southeast Asia, particularly Christianity that is practiced in the Muslim-dominant archipelagic nation of Indonesia. More broadly, he is interested in history and the anthropology of Christianity, complexities of religious conversion and social identity, inter-religious dialogue, ecumenism, and World Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture.  Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate on the musical dimension of missionary activities in Indonesia. In fourteen essays, a group of distinguished scholars show the complexity of the topic: while some missionaries did important scholarship on local music, making recordings and attempting to use local music in services, others tried to suppress whatever they found. Many were collaborating closely with anthropologists who admitted freely that they could not have done their work without them. And both parties brought colonial biases into their work. By grappling with these realities and records, this book is a collective effort to decolonize the project of making music histories. Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Ecumenics program at Princeton Theological Seminary, concentrating in World Christianity and history of religions. His research focuses on the indigenous expressions of Christianities found in Southeast Asia, particularly Christianity that is practiced in the Muslim-dominant archipelagic nation of Indonesia. More broadly, he is interested in history and the anthropology of Christianity, complexities of religious conversion and social identity, inter-religious dialogue, ecumenism, and World Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture.  Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate on the musical dimension of missionary activities in Indonesia. In fourteen essays, a group of distinguished scholars show the complexity of the topic: while some missionaries did important scholarship on local music, making recordings and attempting to use local music in services, others tried to suppress whatever they found. Many were collaborating closely with anthropologists who admitted freely that they could not have done their work without them. And both parties brought colonial biases into their work. By grappling with these realities and records, this book is a collective effort to decolonize the project of making music histories. Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Ecumenics program at Princeton Theological Seminary, concentrating in World Christianity and history of religions. His research focuses on the indigenous expressions of Christianities found in Southeast Asia, particularly Christianity that is practiced in the Muslim-dominant archipelagic nation of Indonesia. More broadly, he is interested in history and the anthropology of Christianity, complexities of religious conversion and social identity, inter-religious dialogue, ecumenism, and World Christianity. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies

Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture.  Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate on the musical dimension of missionary activities in Indonesia. In fourteen essays, a group of distinguished scholars show the complexity of the topic: while some missionaries did important scholarship on local music, making recordings and attempting to use local music in services, others tried to suppress whatever they found. Many were collaborating closely with anthropologists who admitted freely that they could not have done their work without them. And both parties brought colonial biases into their work. By grappling with these realities and records, this book is a collective effort to decolonize the project of making music histories. Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Ecumenics program at Princeton Theological Seminary, concentrating in World Christianity and history of religions. His research focuses on the indigenous expressions of Christianities found in Southeast Asia, particularly Christianity that is practiced in the Muslim-dominant archipelagic nation of Indonesia. More broadly, he is interested in history and the anthropology of Christianity, complexities of religious conversion and social identity, inter-religious dialogue, ecumenism, and World Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture.  Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate on the musical dimension of missionary activities in Indonesia. In fourteen essays, a group of distinguished scholars show the complexity of the topic: while some missionaries did important scholarship on local music, making recordings and attempting to use local music in services, others tried to suppress whatever they found. Many were collaborating closely with anthropologists who admitted freely that they could not have done their work without them. And both parties brought colonial biases into their work. By grappling with these realities and records, this book is a collective effort to decolonize the project of making music histories. Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Ecumenics program at Princeton Theological Seminary, concentrating in World Christianity and history of religions. His research focuses on the indigenous expressions of Christianities found in Southeast Asia, particularly Christianity that is practiced in the Muslim-dominant archipelagic nation of Indonesia. More broadly, he is interested in history and the anthropology of Christianity, complexities of religious conversion and social identity, inter-religious dialogue, ecumenism, and World Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture.  Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate on the musical dimension of missionary activities in Indonesia. In fourteen essays, a group of distinguished scholars show the complexity of the topic: while some missionaries did important scholarship on local music, making recordings and attempting to use local music in services, others tried to suppress whatever they found. Many were collaborating closely with anthropologists who admitted freely that they could not have done their work without them. And both parties brought colonial biases into their work. By grappling with these realities and records, this book is a collective effort to decolonize the project of making music histories. Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Ecumenics program at Princeton Theological Seminary, concentrating in World Christianity and history of religions. His research focuses on the indigenous expressions of Christianities found in Southeast Asia, particularly Christianity that is practiced in the Muslim-dominant archipelagic nation of Indonesia. More broadly, he is interested in history and the anthropology of Christianity, complexities of religious conversion and social identity, inter-religious dialogue, ecumenism, and World Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture.  Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate on the musical dimension of missionary activities in Indonesia. In fourteen essays, a group of distinguished scholars show the complexity of the topic: while some missionaries did important scholarship on local music, making recordings and attempting to use local music in services, others tried to suppress whatever they found. Many were collaborating closely with anthropologists who admitted freely that they could not have done their work without them. And both parties brought colonial biases into their work. By grappling with these realities and records, this book is a collective effort to decolonize the project of making music histories. Byung Ho Choi is a Ph.D. candidate in the History and Ecumenics program at Princeton Theological Seminary, concentrating in World Christianity and history of religions. His research focuses on the indigenous expressions of Christianities found in Southeast Asia, particularly Christianity that is practiced in the Muslim-dominant archipelagic nation of Indonesia. More broadly, he is interested in history and the anthropology of Christianity, complexities of religious conversion and social identity, inter-religious dialogue, ecumenism, and World Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

We've spent a lot of time over the years singing the praises of the games we love, but they can't be perfect right? Surely there's something, one little thing, that bugs us - a small blemish in our otherwise most beloved games? Before we come clean, we talk about Classified Information, Starline Hill, Panda Spin, and SHASN: AZADI. 03:13 - Classified Information 11:54 - Starline Hill 13:35 - Panda Spin 25:32 - SHASN: AZADI 41:56 - Things we hate about games we love 42:39 - Throught the Ages: A New Story of Civilization 44:14 - Tigris and Euphrates 44:36 - Archipelago 45:09 - Cthulhu Wars 45:17 - Cosmic Encounter 45:57 - Diplomacy 46:09 - Innovation 48:28 - El Grande 49:26 - Age of Steam 49:26 - Arboretum 49:26 - The Estates 49:26 - Fresh Fish 50:28 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game 51:22 - Brass: Lancashire 51:30 - Barrage 51:38 - Agricola 53:57 - Blood on the Clocktower 54:08 - A Feast for Odin 56:22 - Sidereal Confluence 56:22 - Stationfall 56:22 - Alchemists 57:30 - Yellow and Yangtze Get added to the BGB community map at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/map Send us topic ideas at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/topics Check out our wiki at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/wiki Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord Join our Facebook group at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/facebook Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store

ARCHIPELAGO Following a tragic event, The Herb Society, along with Lukas and Taylor are unwittingly pulled into Baptiste's twisted plan to not only find a lost continent but unlock the secrets to a precious material that is only found near an archipelago he believes to be the remainder of this sunken world. Baptiste knows this material is more precious than all the gold in the world and he has big plans for it. When The Herb Society discovers Pierre Baptiste's nefarious agenda, they unlock a global conspiracy led by the world's rich and powerful that would completely alter civilization to their advantage for generations to come. Now The Herb Society ladies, Lukas, Taylor, Tory and her boyfriend, Pepe are thrust into the plot and must fight the forces of nature and evil to save mankind from an unimaginable future. But will they be able to stop Pierre and his clever friends from initiating the countdown to an apocalypse? ABOUT THE AUTHOR E. William Podojil is an author, strategic advisor, and international business executive. He studied screenwriting at UCLA and has published both thrillers and mysteries, including The Tenth Man and The Poseidon Project. Archipelago is the second book in The Herb Society Mysteries. Podojil lives in Northeast Ohio with his husband and three sons. Website: www.ewpodojil.com Instagram: @ewilliampodojil Facebook: E.W. Podojil Author TOPICS OF CONVERSATION Thematic Depth of Archipelago The central theme of "beauty concealing darkness" and the exploration of dualities like discovery vs. destruction and good vs. evil. The broader metaphor of surface vs. substance (both in nature and people). Character Development and Interpersonal Dynamics Molly Halloran's growth and emotional layers, especially her strength and vulnerability. The evolving relationship between Lucas and Taylor as they face aging, temptation, and life transitions. Pierre Baptiste as a complex antagonist driven by vanity, aging, and a hunger for power and love. Real-World Technology and Futuristic Elements The role of cutting-edge (but real) technology in the story, such as AI, augmented reality, and satellite systems. The yacht Juventus as both a character and a symbol—luxurious, high-tech, and emotionally isolating. Philosophical and Generational Reflections Insights on aging, legacy, and the fleeting nature of time. Reflections on how different generations handle global anxiety, technological disruption, and personal purpose. Series Structure and Storytelling Approach How Archipelago fits within the Herb Society Mysteries series (second book following The Poseidon Project). Writing process—balancing plotting with character-driven storytelling. Hints at the third book (Chameleon), and the possible continuation of the series through new perspectives.

What does it mean to be in alignment with your journey.. many of us ask this question but do you know the answer? My guest once again in 2025 is Anne Michelle Wand, Spiritual Real Estate Entrepreneur and Aquarian Soul shares how she started out as a former single mom and college dropout turned successful real estate entrepreneur who now lives in paradise on a Caribbean island in Panama debt free.She loves to share how to expand your dreams with financial freedom as your ally and have inspiring conversations about being in alignment with what you want to see in your life.Based in the beautiful Archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panamá, she currently has a company called Passive Profit Partners that makes your money work for you instead of you working for your money.Passive-Profit-Partners.com

In today's show, I speak with Evyn Le Espiritu Gandhi about two pathbreaking studies which create new ways of thinking about populations bound by complex and contradictory notions of loyalty and psychological investment. Based on meticulous archival research and oral histories amongst disparate populations in South Vietnam, Guam, and Israel-Palestine, in Archipelago of Resettlement: Vietnamese Refugee Settlers and Decolonization across Guam and Israel-Palestine Gandhi is able to probe deeply into fascinating personal stories of refugees that have moved between these spaces, disclosing complex and often contradictory notions of belonging and loyalty. We also talk about her current book project, which tackles the idea of southern regions such as South Korea, South Vietnam, and the American South, as each mourning lost images of the nation.Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi is an associate professor of Asian American Studies at UCLA (Tovaangar). She is the author of Archipelago of Resettlement: Vietnamese Refugee Settlers and Decolonization across Guam and Israel-Palestine (University of California Press, 2022) and co-editor with Vinh Nguyen of The Routledge Handbook of Refugee Narratives (Routledge, 2023). She is the lead curator of a public history exhibit, “Remembering Saigon: Journeys through and from Guam,” which opened this month at UC Irvine's Southeast Asian Archive. She is currently working on a second book project which revisits Gramsci's “southern question” by constellating the southern spaces of South Korea, South Vietnam, and the US South.

Matthew and Gio return from Thanksgiving avoiding drama, catching up, looking at the year ahead. Streamed Lived Dec. 6 2024 Find Giant Gio  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GiantArtProductions Telegram: https://t.me/giantartproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/giantgio Links: https://findmyfrens.net/gio/ Support the Channel: Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-prudentialist Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prudentialist Substack: https://theprudentialist.substack.com/ Merch: https://mr-prudes-wares.creator-spring.com/ Links: https://findmyfrens.net/theprudentialist/

Matthew and Gio are back as Semiogogue joins us to discuss the news, and the year that was 2024. Streamed live on December 17, 2024.  Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5317453324484608 Find Semiogogue: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Semiogogue Twitter: https://x.com/Semiogogue Substack: https://semiogogue.substack.com/ Find Giant Gio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GiantArtProductions Telegram: https://t.me/giantartproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/giantgio Links: https://findmyfrens.net/gio/ *Support the Channel:* Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-prudentialist Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prudentialist Substack: https://theprudentialist.substack.com/ Merch: https://mr-prudes-wares.creator-spring.com/ Links: https://findmyfrens.net/theprudentialist/

Matthew and Gio return as we look at fights over work, generational discord, and look at the year ahead before the inauguration. Streamed Live January 17, 2025.  Find Giant Gio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GiantArtProductions Telegram: https://t.me/giantartproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/giantgio Links: https://findmyfrens.net/gio/   *Support the Channel:* Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-prudentialist Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prudentialist Substack: https://theprudentialist.substack.com/ Merch: https://mr-prudes-wares.creator-spring.com/ Links: https://findmyfrens.net/theprudentialist/

Matthew and Gio are back as we catch up on the news, and read an essay written by a friend of the show on the nature of gender ideology of the last decade. This stream is sponsored by Alp Nicotine Pouches: https://alppouch.com/Prude Read Vulpes' Article: https://reinhards.substack.com/p/the-borders-of-gender  Find Giant Gio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GiantArtProductions Telegram: https://t.me/giantartproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/giantgio Links: https://findmyfrens.net/gio/ *Support the Channel:* Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-prudentialist Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prudentialist Substack: https://theprudentialist.substack.com/ Merch: https://mr-prudes-wares.creator-spring.com/ Links: https://findmyfrens.net/theprudentialist/

Daily QuoteThere is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. (Agatha Christie)Poem of the Day白鸟威廉·巴特勒·叶芝Beauty of WordsThe ArchipelagoBy A.C. Tillyer

In this episode on the Speaking Out of Place podcast, Professor David Palumbo-Liu talks with Evyn Le Espiritu Gandhi about two pathbreaking studies that create new ways of thinking about populations bound by complex and contradictory notions of loyalty and psychological investment. Based on meticulous archival research and oral histories amongst disparate populations in South Vietnam, Guam, and Israel-Palestine, in Archipelago of Resettlement: Vietnamese Refugee Settlers and Decolonization across Guam and Israel-Palestine Gandhi is able to probe deeply into fascinating personal stories of refugees that have moved between these spaces, disclosing complex and often contradictory notions of belonging and loyalty. They also talk about her current book project, which tackles the idea of southern regions such as South Korea, South Vietnam, and the American South, as each mourning lost images of the nation.Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi is an associate professor of Asian American Studies at UCLA (Tovaangar). She is the author of Archipelago of Resettlement: Vietnamese Refugee Settlers and Decolonization across Guam and Israel-Palestine (University of California Press, 2022) and co-editor with Vinh Nguyen of The Routledge Handbook of Refugee Narratives (Routledge, 2023). She is the lead curator of a public history exhibit, “Remembering Saigon: Journeys through and from Guam,” which opened this month at UC Irvine's Southeast Asian Archive. She is currently working on a second book project which revisits Gramsci's “southern question” by constellating the southern spaces of South Korea, South Vietnam, and the US South.www.palumbo-liu.comhttps://speakingoutofplace.comBluesky @palumboliu.bsky.socialInstagram @speaking_out_of_place

Daily QuoteThe mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one. (J.D. Salinger)Poem of the Day如果生活不够慷慨汪国真Beauty of WordsThe ArchipelagoBy A.C. Tillyer

From the producer and host of Archipelago, Dad Mode Activated explores the reality of becoming a father after the age of 40.With episodes released every fortnight, the podcast features conversations with late-blooming dads who are rewriting the playbook of modern parenthood.Expect real-life stories, honest advice and the occasional laugh about the unexpected perks of being dads who remember the ‘80s.To find out more, visit https://dadmodeactivated.co/

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Secrets and Ice: Unraveling the Mystery of the Archipelago Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-02-09-23-34-02-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Elin hade alltid älskat de tysta, snöklädda öarna i Stockholms skärgård.En: Elin had always loved the quiet, snow-covered islands in the Stockholms archipelago.Sv: Havet låg fruset och himlen var täckt av grå moln.En: The sea lay frozen, and the sky was covered with gray clouds.Sv: Den friska, kalla luften stack mot hennes kinder medan hon klev av båten och såg sig omkring.En: The fresh, cold air stung her cheeks as she stepped off the boat and looked around.Sv: Hon var här för att hitta sanningen om den förrymda färjekaptenen.En: She was here to find the truth about the escaped ferry captain.Sv: Folk på ön var tysta och skeptiska.En: The people on the island were quiet and skeptical.Sv: De pratade inte gärna med främlingar.En: They didn't like talking to strangers.Sv: Men Elin var fast besluten.En: But Elin was determined.Sv: Hon behövde återuppliva sin karriär efter en svår miss tidigare.En: She needed to revive her career after a difficult failure earlier.Sv: Hon hade hört att Mats, fiskaren, hade varit vän med kaptenen.En: She had heard that Mats, the fisherman, had been a friend of the captain.Sv: Han måste veta något.En: He must know something.Sv: Mats hade dock sina egna bekymmer.En: However, Mats had his own worries.Sv: Kaptenen var hans vän, och han ville inte svika honom.En: The captain was his friend, and he didn't want to betray him.Sv: Men när Elin förklarade sin situation, gick han motvilligt med på att hjälpa till.En: But when Elin explained her situation, he reluctantly agreed to help.Sv: "Vi måste vara försiktiga," sa han.En: "We have to be careful," he said.Sv: "Folk här gillar inte nyfikna journalister."En: "People here don't like curious journalists."Sv: Samtidigt hade Sigrid, den brinnande miljöaktivisten, sin egen agenda.En: Meanwhile, Sigrid, the passionate environmental activist, had her own agenda.Sv: Hon trodde att kaptenens försvinnande hade något att göra med olagliga aktiviteter i skärgården.En: She believed that the captain's disappearance had something to do with illegal activities in the archipelago.Sv: Föroreningar, olagligt fiske – sådant som hon kämpade mot.En: Pollution, illegal fishing – things she fought against.Sv: Elin insåg snabbt att hon skulle behöva deras hjälp.En: Elin quickly realized that she would need their help.Sv: Med Mats kunde hon navigera bland öns invånare, och Sigrids insikter om miljöfrågor kunde också vara användbara.En: With Mats, she could navigate among the island's inhabitants, and Sigrid's insights into environmental issues could also be useful.Sv: Trots sina olika mål, enades de om att jobba tillsammans.En: Despite their different goals, they agreed to work together.Sv: Efter många kalla dagar, fann de ledtrådar som pekade mot en övergiven ö i närheten.En: After many cold days, they found clues pointing to an abandoned island nearby.Sv: Vintermörkret var påtagligt när de rodde dit.En: The winter darkness was palpable as they rowed there.Sv: Luften var tung av förväntningar.En: The air was heavy with anticipation.Sv: På ön upptäckte de en gammal stuga, full av dokument och kartor.En: On the island, they discovered an old cabin, full of documents and maps.Sv: Det visade sig att kaptenen hade varit inblandad i att kartlägga olaglig avverkning.En: It turned out that the captain had been involved in mapping illegal logging.Sv: Han hade hållit det hemligt för att skydda både skärgården och sig själv.En: He had kept it secret to protect both the archipelago and himself.Sv: Bevisen var överväldigande och avslöjade både miljöbrott och personliga hemligheter.En: The evidence was overwhelming, revealing both environmental crimes and personal secrets.Sv: Elin visste att hon hade hittat sin historia.En: Elin knew she had found her story.Sv: Hon återvände till Stockholm och skrev en artikel som berörde både mysteriet och det akuta behovet av att skydda skärgårdens känsliga ekosystem.En: She returned to Stockholm and wrote an article that touched on both the mystery and the urgent need to protect the archipelago's fragile ecosystem.Sv: Artikeln publicerades och blev snabbt läst över hela Sverige.En: The article was published and was quickly read all over Sweden.Sv: Hennes mod och beslutsamhet hade gett resultat, och det kändes gott att återigen vara på rätt spår i karriären.En: Her courage and determination had paid off, and it felt good to be on the right track in her career once again.Sv: Hon tackade Mats och Sigrid, och de hade alla lärt sig betydelsen av samarbete och att se saker från olika perspektiv.En: She thanked Mats and Sigrid, and they had all learned the importance of collaboration and seeing things from different perspectives.Sv: Elin var nu säkrare och mer medkännande, med en djupare förståelse för de komplexa historier som ruvar dolda under ytan.En: Elin was now more confident and compassionate, with a deeper understanding of the complex stories that lie hidden beneath the surface.Sv: Hon visste att hon alltid skulle minnas denna vinter i skärgården, och de hemligheter som kom upp till ytan.En: She knew she would always remember this winter in the archipelago and the secrets that came to light. Vocabulary Words:archipelago: skärgårdfrozen: frusetskeptical: skeptiskarevive: återupplivafailure: missreluctantly: motvilligtbetray: svikacurious: nyfiknaenvironmental: miljöagenda: agendapollution: föroreningarillegal: olagligtnavigate: navigerainhabitants: invånareclues: ledtrådarabandoned: övergivenpalpable: påtagligtanticipation: förväntningarcabin: stugaoverwhelming: överväldigandecrimes: brottpublish: publiceracourage: moddetermination: beslutsamhettrack: spårcollaboration: samarbeteperspectives: perspektivcompassionate: medkännandeunderstanding: förståelsesurface: ytan

Join Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines, Gilberto Teodoro, and Hoover Senior Fellow H.R. McMaster, as they discuss the history of US-Philippine relations, defense cooperation, and security in Southeast Asia. In light of the new US administration, Teodoro reflects on America's long alliance with the Philippines and his expectations for the relationship over the coming years, how the Philippine government has evolved over the last several administrations in countering Chinese coercion, and the connection between Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the impact of the war in the Middle East on the security of the Philippines.  ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Gilberto Teodoro is Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines. Teodoro has served as Secretary since 2023, after holding the position from 2007 to 2009. Teodoro was previously Congressman of the First District of Tarlac for three consecutive terms, starting in 1998. While in Congress, he authored 106 bills, served as Assistant Majority Leader, and was head of the Nationalist People's Coalition House members. Teodoro holds a bachelor's degree from De La Salle University, studied law at the University of the Philippines, and earned his Master of Laws at Harvard. H.R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He was the 25th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018.

In this 3-in-1 compilation episode, we're revisiting the world of the circular economy. As our planet faces escalating environmental challenges, these three pioneers are lighting the way for sustainable business practices that promote ecological resilience and economic prosperity. These are the innovators whose approaches are making a real difference:Ron Gonen, Founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners Ron shares how his firm is making a real impact across sectors like consumer goods, food, and technology. By tackling supply chain bottlenecks, building recycling infrastructure, and leading projects like the $150 million bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in California, Closed Loop Partners is driving meaningful change. Their efforts have diverted 2.3 million tons of waste from landfills and prevented 5.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Ron's work shows that aligning environmental goals with strong economic outcomes isn't just achievable – it's the way forward.Full episode   Lucy Mortimer, Co-Founder of Archipelago VenturesLucy is intensely focused on advancing technologies that address material circularity, especially aimed at reducing plastic waste. Through Archipelago Ventures, Lucy is driving strategic investments into startups that are leading the way in recycling and reducing environmental footprints. This effort is fast-tracking our transition to a circular economy, showing that it's absolutely possible to combine strong environmental improvements with solid economic returns.Full episode  Karla Mora, Founder and Managing Partner, Alante CapitalKarla is driving transformation in the apparel industry, a massive $3 trillion market primed for innovation. Through Alante Capital, she invests in startups that lead the way in circular and low-carbon solutions. Her strategic focus is reshaping how clothing is produced and consumed, offering a blueprint for sustainable practices in other consumer industries as well. Karla's journey into this space was driven by her ambition to effect systemic change within such a significant economic sector.Full episode—About the SRI 360° Podcast: The SRI 360° Podcast is focused exclusively on sustainable & responsible investing. —Connect with SRI360°:Sign up for the free weekly email update.Visit the SRI360° PODCAST.Visit the SRI360° WEBSITE.Follow SRI360° on X.Follow SRI360° on FACEBOOK. —Key Takeaways:Intro (00:00)Ron Gonen - Closed Loop Partners overview (03:43)Investment strategy, impact measurement & reporting (11:49)Innovation center and industry challenges (23:32)Lucy Mortimer - introduction to Archipelago (30:26)Circular economy and plastics recycling (44:28)AI's impact on waste management (55:46)Archipelago's theory of change and investment strategy (01:03:13)Karla Mora - introduction to Alante Capital (01:09:57)Circular economy in the apparel space (01:17:43) Alante's theory of change (01:24:50) 3 key dimensions of impact and investment strategy (01:28:22) Investment structure and returns (01:42:25)

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Frozen Rescue: Courage and Loyalty in Stockholm's Archipelago Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2025-01-01-08-38-19-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Det var en kall och snöig nyårsdag i Stockholms skärgård.En: It was a cold and snowy New Year's Day in the Stockholms skärgård.Sv: Snön gnistrade på de små öarna, men vinden ven genom träden och gjorde allt farligt.En: The snow sparkled on the small islands, but the wind howled through the trees, making everything dangerous.Sv: Lars stod vid kanten av bryggan och tittade ut över de frusna vattnen.En: Lars stood at the edge of the jetty, looking out over the frozen waters.Sv: Hans vän Elin hade fastnat på en av de mindre öarna efter en oväntad snöstorm.En: His friend Elin had been stranded on one of the smaller islands after an unexpected snowstorm.Sv: Vattnet mellan öarna var nu täckt av is och snö.En: The water between the islands was now covered with ice and snow.Sv: Lars visste att Jonas, deras gemensamma vän, hade avrått honom från att ge sig ut.En: Lars knew that Jonas, their mutual friend, had advised him against going out.Sv: Men Lars hade ett uppdrag.En: But Lars had a mission.Sv: Han måste rädda Elin.En: He had to save Elin.Sv: Hon hade kanske inte mycket tid i den bitande kylan.En: She might not have much time in the biting cold.Sv: Medan Lars funderade över sina möjligheter, tornade beslutsamhetens skugga upp inom honom.En: While Lars pondered his options, the shadow of determination loomed within him.Sv: Skulle han vänta tills vädret förbättrades?En: Should he wait until the weather improved?Sv: Nej, Elin behövde hjälp nu.En: No, Elin needed help now.Sv: Han tog ett djupt andetag och valde att ta den lilla båten trots riskerna.En: He took a deep breath and chose to take the small boat despite the risks.Sv: Resan var lång och svår.En: The journey was long and difficult.Sv: Vinden piskade hårt, och sikten var nästan obefintlig.En: The wind whipped fiercely, and visibility was almost non-existent.Sv: Vattnet var kallt, men Lars var fast besluten.En: The water was cold, but Lars was resolute.Sv: När han närmade sig ön insåg han att naturen hade ställt hinder i hans väg: fallna träd och stora snödrivor täckte stigen.En: As he approached the island, he realized that nature had set obstacles in his path: fallen trees and large snowdrifts covered the trail.Sv: Men Lars gav inte upp.En: But Lars did not give up.Sv: Istället letade han efter en alternativ väg.En: Instead, he looked for an alternative path.Sv: Han gick försiktigt runt hindren, famlande i mörkret, driven av tanken på att Elin behövde honom.En: He carefully circumvented the obstacles, fumbling in the darkness, driven by the thought that Elin needed him.Sv: Till slut, efter vad som kändes som en evighet, nådde han Elin.En: Finally, after what felt like an eternity, he reached Elin.Sv: Hon var kall och skakade, men hennes leende när hon såg Lars fyllde hans hjärta med värme.En: She was cold and shivering, but her smile when she saw Lars filled his heart with warmth.Sv: Tillsammans, kämpade de sig tillbaka till båten.En: Together, they struggled back to the boat.Sv: Stjärnorna bleknade, och en svag gryning började lysa upp himlen.En: The stars faded, and a faint dawn began to light up the sky.Sv: När solen steg över de isiga landskapen, och dess första strålar värmde deras ansikten, kände Lars en nyvunnen styrka inom sig.En: As the sun rose over the icy landscapes, and its first rays warmed their faces, Lars felt a newfound strength within him.Sv: Han hade klarat det.En: He had done it.Sv: Han hade räddat sin vän.En: He had saved his friend.Sv: Den dagen lärde han sig mer om mod och betydelsen av lojalitet.En: That day, he learned more about courage and the importance of loyalty.Sv: Det var en ny början, precis som det nya året som precis börjat.En: It was a new beginning, just like the new year that had just started.Sv: Lars stod med Elin vid sidan, och visste att han alltid skulle kunna möta utmaningar.En: Lars stood with Elin by his side, knowing he could always face challenges.Sv: För även mitt i mörkret, visste han nu att han hade styrkan att skapa en ljus framtid.En: For even in the midst of darkness, he knew now that he had the strength to create a bright future. Vocabulary Words:skärgård: archipelagohowled: venjetty: brygganstranded: fastnatbiting: bitandepondered: funderadedetermination: beslutsamhetloomed: tornade uppfaint: svagobstacles: hindercircumvented: gick runtfumbled: famlandeeternity: evighetshivering: skakadedawn: gryningwarmth: värmenewfound: nyvunnencourage: modloyalty: lojalitetlandscapes: landskaprazor: strålarfaced: mötastrength: styrkancreate: skapabright: ljusmission: uppdragrisks: riskernaresolute: fast beslutenfallen: fallnastruggled: kämpade

Cyclone Chido pounded the archipelago of Mayotte over the weekend and killed at least 11 people before making landfall Sunday in Mozambique. UNICEF) says Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province was hit hard. Spokesperson Guy Taylor tells VOA's James Butty communities in the regional capital of Pemba could be cut off from schools and health facilities for weeks.

Welcome to episode 257 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!We've got an exclusive for everyone this week. In what is likely our finest piece of “journalism” to date, we're joined by ÖTILLÖ Race Director Staffan Björklund to announce a new ÖTILLÖ World Series event. Mark your calendars for August 9 and 10 for the brand new ÖTILLÖ Åland Swimrun taking place in Finland in the Åland Archipelago, A.K.A., Swimrun heaven. We get into all the details for this brand new event, including course design, course overviews for the World Series, Sprint, Experience, and new Kidz distance options, how to travel there for just $6 (from Stockholm), and so much more.Huge thank you to ÖTILLÖ for letting us be the first to cover this new event.   Enjoy!~~~That's it for this week's show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that's the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at lowtideboyz@gmail.com. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!-  Chip and Chris

In this episode of their podcast series, Kimberly Holcombe and co-host Tommaso take listeners on a journey through the captivating regions of Calabria, Sicily, and Sardinia. The hosts provide insights into each region's unique characteristics, cultural heritage, and travel recommendations. Calabria: Hidden Beauty and Complex Identity Calabria, often overlooked, is highlighted for its natural beauty and affordability. The hosts discuss its complex identity, influenced by mafia history and personal travel experiences. Notable destinations like Tropea, which are becoming popular for their scenic coastlines and seaside villages. Sicily: A Tapestry of Civilizations Sicily's rich cultural history is showcased through archaeological sites, such as Taormina's ancient theater and the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Cities like Palermo and Catania offer vibrant food scenes and distinct Sicilian traits. Due to Taormina's increasing fame and rising hotel prices, off-season visits are recommended for a more budget-friendly experience. Sardinia: Coastal Splendor and Adventure Sardinia is celebrated for its stunning coastlines, including the Straits of Bonifacio. The region offers numerous activities, including sailing and hiking, and ferries to the Archipelago de Maddalena. Cagliari, the capital, is noted for its historical sites and cultural similarities to Sicily. Follow us on Social Media Instagram Facebook 

Today, we're escaping to one of the most exclusive private islands in the world— COMO Laucala. The island is tucked away in the shimmering South Pacific in the north of Fiji. This stunning destination is more than just a tropical paradise; it's a celebration of untouched beauty, sustainable luxury, and authentic Fijian culture. Joining me is Gary Henden, General Manager of COMO Laucala Island. Gary and I chat about the island's unique history, untouched waterfall hikes, golf, diving, the warm local hospitality, and more.    Learn more at www.luxtravelinsider.com Connect with me on Social: Instagram LinkedIn  

Ida Gillner is very special musician based in Sweden, and in this episode you'll hear the powerful story of her personal journey, embracing different cultures, and also the comforting power of music.  Ida is a multi-instrumentalist and composer; her main instruments are soprano saxophone, piano and voice.  In the first part of this episode we focus on her project Shtolstse lider, her songs set to the poetry of some of Yiddish's greatest women writers. You'll hear about Ida's childhood on the island of Asperö, forging her own path in different world music traditions, and  the Finnish tango group Anna Heikkinen and Längtans Kapell.  We also talked about her solo album “Anna” dedicated to her sister, and how the process of writing and recording this healing music comforted her through the shock of her family's loss. I have included detailed timestamps for all the topics covered and for the music, and you'll find links to Ida and her musical projects below. Like all my episodes, you can also watch this on YouTube; that's linked here with the transcript on my website: https://www.leahroseman.com/episodes/ida-gillner The recommended episodes below are also linked directly on my website link to Ida's episode! You may also be interested in my episodes with:  Polina Shepherd, Marilyn Lerner,  Kavisha Mazzella, Ceara Conway, Kirsten Agresta Copely, Sophie Lukacs,  and Yale Strom, among so many. Ida Gillner Website https://idagillner.se/ Klez Canada complete video Mayn Heym: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_moFp3o_ho Sign up for my Podcast Newsletter!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Very Cool Merch⁠⁠ Buy me a coffee? ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/leahroseman⁠⁠ Thanks! Timestamps:  (00:00) Intro (02:11)Gothenburg, Sweden,  (3:09) Sholtse lider project songs Yiddish poetry women writers (12:06) excerpt from Mayn Heym by Anna Margolin (16:03)Anna Margolin's life (23:50) Shtoltse Lider with Livet Nord and before with Louise Vase (25:55)Celia Dropkin (29:17)  Ickh hob dikh nokh nit gezen from the Shtoltse Lider album with vocalist Louise Vase, poem by Celia Dropkin (31:37) Rachel Korn, Holocaust survivors in Sweden, Yiddish (35:08) how Ida got interested in Klezmer and Yiddish (38:21) Ida's childhood, the Södra Archipelago,  Asperö island Sweden (42:15) music education and family encouragement (48:01) Finnish war children in Sweden, Anna Heikkinen and Längtans Kapell quartet (51:38) Apeltango with Anna Heikkinen and Längtans Kapell quartet, from the album Omenatango (55:11) other episodes of interest, ways to support this series (56:11) Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, learning Yiddish (01:06:32) Anna, grieving her sister (01:12:05) “Sommersång it stilla tid och barfotadans på klippor” from Anna (01:15:21) healing process of creating the album (01:19:30) Flyga from Anna (01:23:34) balancing a career in music with family life, working with El Sistema (01:27:29) upcoming projects, new piano album, collaborations photo: Ellika Henrikson

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Whispers of Love: Unveiling Secrets in the Archipelago Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/sv/episode/2024-11-20-23-34-02-sv Story Transcript:Sv: Hösten svepte in över den svenska skärgården, med sina gyllene och röda löv som skapade en färggrann matta över de små öarna.En: Autumn swept over the Swedish archipelago, with its golden and red leaves creating a colorful carpet over the small islands.Sv: Den kalla brisen från Östersjön smekte över Lars ansikte när han promenerade längs stigen mot retreaten.En: The cold breeze from the Baltic Sea caressed Lars' face as he walked along the path toward the retreat.Sv: Det var en liten ö, med mysiga stugor och en fridfull atmosfär.En: It was a small island, with cozy cottages and a peaceful atmosphere.Sv: Perfekt för att söka inre frid, men Lars var orolig.En: Perfect for seeking inner peace, but Lars was worried.Sv: Lars, tystlåten och inåtvänd, hade burit en hemlighet i sitt hjärta under flera år.En: Lars, quiet and introspective, had carried a secret in his heart for several years.Sv: Han hade älskat Eva, deras gemensamma vän, i hemlighet.En: He had loved Eva, their mutual friend, in secret.Sv: Eva var en strålande kvinna, alltid på jakt efter nya äventyr.En: Eva was a radiant woman, always on the lookout for new adventures.Sv: De två hade delat många stunder tillsammans, men Lars hade aldrig vågat uttrycka sina känslor.En: The two had shared many moments together, but Lars had never dared to express his feelings.Sv: "Vad tänker du på?"En: "What are you thinking about?"Sv: frågade Maja glatt när hon kom ikapp honom på stigen.En: asked Maja cheerfully as she caught up with him on the path.Sv: Maja, deras gemensamma vän, hade alltid en otrolig förmåga att lysa upp rummet med sitt skratt.En: Maja, their mutual friend, always had an incredible ability to brighten up the room with her laughter.Sv: Hon visste ingenting om Lars hemliga känslor för Eva men kunde alltid läsa hans sinnesstämning.En: She knew nothing about Lars' secret feelings for Eva but could always read his mood.Sv: "Åh, inget särskilt", svarade Lars och log svagt.En: "Oh, nothing special," replied Lars, smiling faintly.Sv: Men i hans sinne pågick en kamp mellan hjärtats begär och rädslan för vad en bekännelse kunde leda till.En: But in his mind, there was a struggle between the heart's desire and the fear of what a confession could lead to.Sv: Dagarna rullade på, fyllda med gemensamma aktiviteter.En: The days passed by, filled with shared activities.Sv: Trädkronorna vajade i vinden, och doften av havet blandades med lukten av det fallande lövet kring dem.En: The tree crowns swayed in the wind, and the scent of the sea mixed with the smell of the fallen leaves around them.Sv: Men Lars kunde inte släppa tankarna på att det fanns något han måste säga.En: But Lars couldn't shake the thought that there was something he needed to say.Sv: En kall, klar morgon, samlades gruppen på stranden för en meditation.En: One cold, clear morning, the group gathered on the beach for meditation.Sv: Vågornas tysta sus gav en känsla av stillhet.En: The soft murmur of the waves gave a sense of tranquility.Sv: Det var denna dag Lars visste att beslutet måste fattas.En: It was that day Lars knew a decision had to be made.Sv: Under meditationen fylldes han av en märklig styrka och beslutsamhet.En: During meditation, he was filled with an unusual strength and determination.Sv: Efteråt drog han Eva åt sidan, lite nervös men fast besluten.En: Afterward, he pulled Eva aside, a bit nervous but determined.Sv: "Eva, jag måste berätta något", började han, och med varje ord kände han sig lättare.En: "Eva, I need to tell you something," he began, and with each word, he felt lighter.Sv: Hans hjärta slog hårt, men han fortsatte.En: His heart pounded, but he continued.Sv: "Jag har haft känslor för dig i flera år."En: "I've had feelings for you for several years."Sv: Eva lyssnade noga, hennes ansikte ändrades från förvåning till förståelse.En: Eva listened intently, her face changing from surprise to understanding.Sv: "Lars...", sa hon mjukt, "du är en underbar vän.En: "Lars," she said softly, "you are a wonderful friend.Sv: Jag uppskattar din ärlighet.En: I appreciate your honesty.Sv: Men jag känner inte på samma sätt."En: But I don't feel the same way."Sv: Lars nickade, lättad men också en smula besviken.En: Lars nodded, relieved but also a tad disappointed.Sv: "Jag förstår", sa han, en nyvunnen moders lugn i hans röst.En: "I understand," he said, a newfound calm in his voice.Sv: "Kan vi fortfarande vara vänner?"En: "Can we still be friends?"Sv: Eva log och gav honom en varm kram.En: Eva smiled and gave him a warm hug.Sv: "Självklart.En: "Of course.Sv: Vänskap är också en vacker sak."En: Friendship is also a beautiful thing."Sv: Med en känsla av befrielse och acceptans såg Lars ut över havet.En: With a sense of release and acceptance, Lars looked out over the sea.Sv: Han hade äntligen visat sin sårbarhet och funnit styrka i det.En: He had finally shown his vulnerability and found strength in it.Sv: Hans hjärta var lättare, och han visste nu värdet av ärlighet mot sig själv och andra.En: His heart was lighter, and he now understood the value of being honest with himself and others.Sv: Den svenska skärgården var fortfarande hans fristad, men nu hade den också blivit platsen där han lärde sig att vara sann mot sina känslor.En: The Swedish archipelago was still his sanctuary, but now it had also become the place where he learned to be true to his feelings.Sv: Och kanske, tänkte Lars, kanske var detta början på ett nytt kapitel i hans liv.En: And perhaps, Lars thought, perhaps this was the beginning of a new chapter in his life. Vocabulary Words:autumn: höstenarchipelago: skärgårdencaressed: smektecozy: mysigaretreat: retreatenintrospective: inåtvändadventures: äventyrconfession: bekännelseshared: gemensammacrowns: trädtopparscent: doftermeditation: meditationdetermination: beslutsamhetvulnerability: sårbarhetsanctuary: fristadrelease: befrielseintently: nogatranquility: stillhetradiant: strålandetranquil: fridfullbrighten: lysa upprelieved: lättadsmiled: logsoft: mjuktunderstanding: förståelsepeaceful: fridfullstrength: styrkaappreciate: uppskattadecision: beslutcuriosity: nyfikenhet

Duck Team joins the Green Knights and recruits allies for the fight against Queen Jovyre! Callie tests a new invention on her friends, Sol recycles, and Calder tries Deer Old Dad's patience. Support us at Patreon.com/Naddpod to get access to the after-show and a bunch of other Naddpod content!Music / Sound Effects Include: “A Wizard's Tournament” by Emily Axford."Balnor the Brave" by Emily Axford."Blackthorn Hall" by Emily Axford."Ode to the Archipelago" by Emily Axford."Bittersweet Sixteen" by Emily Axford."Hospitably Hostile" by Emily Axford."Balnor's Bad Dream" by Emily Axford."Balnor the Brave" by Emily Axford."Winter Sprite" by Emily Axford."Left is Left and Right is Center" by Emily Axford."Escape From Smuggler's Bounty" by Emily Axford."Gunvar" by Emily Axford."The Red Fen" by Emily Axford."Greener Shades" by Emily Axford."Moonshine's Stump" by Emily Axford."Zelbuldar" by Emily Axford."Mothership Lobby" by Emily Axford."The Multiverse" by Emily Axford."Goblin Dirigible" by Emily Axford."A Friend For Life" by Emily Axford."Tower in the Distance" by Emily Axford."Frankie" by Emily Axford."Malscurial" by Emily Axford."Mindflayer's Lair" by Emily Axford."Bonkginya, Fia Bonkginya" by Emily Axford."Reynard" by Emily Axford.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join the Millennial Mustard Seed host, Rod Smith, for a thought-provoking voyage into the unusual, unexplained and unexplored facets of the world we live! Armed with a seeker's humility and a Biblical lens Millennial Mustard Seed never fails to inspire, provoke and intrigue listeners to deepen their faith. First time guest, Justin from Tawain and Enoch from ROOR join Rod for a unique conversation about tactical prayer quarters, a hub for missionary's and the option for tribal community in Vanuatu. the conversation also covers Giants, little people and the lore of legend from a times past. These mysterious islands and filled with beauty, mystery and Resorces. Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an island country in Melanesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km east of northern Australia, 540 km northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji. MMS CONTACT INFO: •Email Rod Smith: mmseed@proton.me •MMS Podcast Website Link: •Leave a message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rodney-jay/message MMS SUPPORT: •Consider partnering with our ministry. Buy a copy of my new book! The Words are Salt https://a.co/d/a1ZL3u2 my Amazon Author page link Amazon.com: Rodney Jay Smith Jr: books, biography, latest update https://givesendgo.com/GB6F9?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=GB6F9 Venmo - @Rodney-Smith-368 https://www.paypal.me/creative775 Cash app - $Rodsworth77 Or join w/monthly donations on: ⁠ https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rodney-jay/support ⁠ RECOMMENDED MMS RESOURCE: Enoch Pewtress Rumble channel ⁠⁠The Rundown of Our Reality (rumble.com)⁠⁠ Brother Klaus Chavis YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalDiscipleMinistries Dan Duval Bride Ministries International Download their free app here: http://brideministries.app.link/ Please leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app/catcher, whichever you use to listen. Music from Uppbeat: Free Music for YouTube Videos & Creators UppbeatLicense: PFREJYBLQKUZTMDH --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rodney-jay/support

Lords: * Alex * https://www.youtube.com/@adiener * https://discord.com/invite/ZkV2zdb * Mitch * https://hbmmaster.tumblr.com/ * https://www.youtube.com/@HBMmaster * https://www.patreon.com/hbmmaster Topics: * The Wikipedia article about football * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football * Classic Macintosh computers * The entomologist nerds get like two minutes of screen time in Silence of the Lambs, but I'm pretty sure they directly inspired the whole genre of forensic investigation TV. * With Apologies to Dr. Seuss, by Supper Mario Broth * https://fxtwitter.com/MarioBrothBlog/status/1807077109661114636 * Archipelago * https://archipelago.gg/ * That "chat is a fourth person pronoun" thing is impressively wrong Microtopics: * Off-the-cuff something. * Putting on the best talent show Cohost has ever seen. * Www.www.www * How to deal with multiple things that are called the same thing. * A list of things called Georgia. * A very opinionated move that you would not expect from a source as neutral as Wikipedia. * Sometimes your can carry the ball; sometimes you can't carry the ball. * What an IP address has to say about women in sports. * Sports: there's a place where you play it. * Watching Mexican TV and seeing an ad for "¡futbol americano!" * Repairing an old Mac that you found in an e-waste place. * Whether programming has changed since 1985. * Running an Electron app on a Mac Classic. * Switcher allowing you to run four 128k programs at a time on a 512k Mac. * How the 1991 Borland C++ debugger compares to the 2024 Visual Studio debugger. * Blah Blob, a Celeste-inspired platformer implemented as a Hypercard stack. * Sitting at the blender all day blending everything within arm's reach. * Steve Jobs' relationship with fans. * Wrapping your Xbox 360 in a towel to reflow the cracked solder. * Adding an extra lane to a highway to make the traffic worse. * Two awkwardly charming guys who help with an FBI investigation. * CSIvania. * The public domain jingle that precedes the poem. * Supper Mario Broth. * Wario's Shit Bone. * A Rare Gooper Bloober Goop Gooble Event. * Rhyming portend with event. * A textuovisual post. * Dr. Soup. * Whether the folks writing the Prima guide to Mario Sunshine get to personally ask Miyamoto what the weird goop enemies are called. * Bowser's Fury: the final Mario game. * F Boy: the F stands for fireball. * Trying to use a social media service when you don't know anyone on it. * In My Tumbl Opinion. * Weird Mario Enemies. * F Boy (Again) * Wanting a cool nickname like F Boy. * Explaining randomizers to someone who has never heard of video games. * Multi-game multiplayer randomizers. * A non-randomized randomizer. * Getting rupee donations left and right when all you need is a sword. * Unofficial archipelago support. * The hypothetical dad behind the fourth wall. * The hypothetical eighth month of the year. * Subtumbling. * How to tell the difference between a noun and a pronoun. * Old-fashioned home grown misinformation. * Getting from fourth wall to fourth person. * Fourth person perspective as an alternative term for first person plural. * Whether "dad" is a pronoun. * Chat hurt chatself in chat's confusion. * Rebageling images from 2014. * Agreeing with yourself from 10 years ago about which images are interesting.

This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the relationship between Tenar, former priestess of the Nameless Ones and adoptive mother of Therru, and Lebannen, the now-established but still young high king of the Archipelago. Lebannen calls Tenar for advice about how to deal with the incursions of the dragons, but ends up needing her expertise and insight in determining how to deal with the situation of the Karghish princess. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO You can find over 3,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase The Other Wind - https://amzn.to/3A5qYBs

Where in we discuss Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Nintendo's latest emulator blowback, Archipelago, Smile 2's creepy viral marketing, Joker: Folie a Deux, DC's upcoming movies, and Uzumaki. Starring Ryan Scott and Ryan Higgins.

In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, the U.S. transported refugees from Vietnam to its colonial possession Guam. In that period, Israel did something similar, offering citizenship to Vietnamese refugees, in the wake of its expanded occupation of Palestine. Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi looks at the condition of refugee settlers, as well as solidarity between the indigenous inhabitants of settler colonial states. (Encore presentation.) Resources: Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi, Archipelago of Resettlement: Vietnamese Refugee Settlers and Decolonization across Guam and Israel-Palestine UC Press, 2022 The post Refugee Settlers in Guam and Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

Duck Team engages Jovyre's army and attempts to rescue the trapped Green Knights! Callie fights like a shooting star, Sol channels a froggy rage, and Calder avenges a fallen ally. Support us at Patreon.com/Naddpod to get access to the after-show and a bunch of other Naddpod content!Music / Sound Effects Include: “A Wizard's Tournament” by Emily Axford."Sea Beast" by Emily Axford."The Feywild" by Emily Axford."Ode to the Archipelago" by Emily Axford."Bonkginya, Fia Bonkginya" by Emily Axford."Left is Left and Right is Center" by Emily Axford."Trust the Gust" by Emily Axford."Apotheosis" by Emily Axford."Escape the Boy King's Brunch" by Emily Axford."Mee Maw's Burden" by Emily Axford."A Tale's End" by Emily Axford.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Preview: Chagos; suddenly Sir Keir Starmer, the new PM of the United Kingdom, hands over the British possession of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius -- and colleague Gregory Copley comments on the arbitrariness of the decision. More later. 1861 Mauritius

MonToons: Clash of the Coral Isles is a high-energy, competitive print-and-play, roll-and-write, arena combat game. As MonToon warriors from rival factions, you compete in an epic clash to claim the Waystone and bring prosperity and power to your faction. Achieve victory by tactically positioning yourself around the map, defeating your rivals in combat, or solving a strategic puzzle to unlock the Waystone's power. The MonToons of the Coral Isles, accustomed to conflict, now face an unprecedented event, one which promises to fulfill an ancient prophecy: The Tidalmark. As the Waystones of the Chief's Archipelago become supercharged, the most powerful MonToon warriors from all factions will traverse sand, sea, rock and reef to claim unimaginable power and etch their names into the island's vast history

Send us a text message and tell us your thoughts.What if the rhythm of an island could reshape global music? In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jessica Swanston Baker who both brings her rich family heritage and academic expertise to trace the roots and evolution of wylers, its integral role in Carnival, and reveal how Caribbean music has profoundly influenced the global soundscape.Journey with us as we explore the dynamic evolution of Caribbean Christmas sports, with a special focus on the historical and cultural transformations in St. Kitts and Nevis. Dr. Swanston Baker sheds light on the technological advancements of the 1980s that propelled the development of wylers music, setting the stage for its contemporary form and challenging societal norms with its rapid tempo. Finally, we discuss the broader impact of globalization on Caribbean music in the 1990s and 2000s. Learn how affordable music technology enabled a new generation of musicians to bypass traditional pathways, reshaping the local and global music scenes. We also dive into the personal stories of navigating family history through ethnomusicology, highlighting the significance of tempo and poetic expression in Caribbean culture.Jessica Swanston Baker is an ethnomusicologist specializing in contemporary popular music of the Circum-Caribbean. Her work centers on the intricate relationships between tempo, aesthetics, colonial legacies, and the intersections of race and gender in the region and its diaspora. Her book, Island Time: Speed and the Archipelago from St. Kitts and Nevis (University of Chicago Press, 2024), traces the sonic history and ethnographic present of wylers, a fast-paced style of music from St. Kitts and Nevis, examining how it reflects broader histories of colonization, Black femininity, and West Indian performance practices. Professor Baker earned a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Bucknell University.  Support the showConnect with Strictly Facts - Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Website Looking to read more about the topics covered in this episode? Subscribe to the newsletter at www.strictlyfactspod.com to get the Strictly Facts Syllabus to your email!Want to Support Strictly Facts? Rate & Leave a Review on your favorite platform Share this episode with someone or online and tag us Send us a DM or voice note to have your thoughts featured on an upcoming episode Donate to help us continue empowering listeners with Caribbean history and education Produced by Breadfruit Media

Duck Team tries to stop Callie's sister from confronting Queen Jovyre alone! Calder updates his relationship status, Sol visits Galactic Swag, and Callie finally faces Cyra. Support us at Patreon.com/Naddpod to get access to the after-show and a bunch of other Naddpod content!Music / Sound Effects Include: “A Wizard's Tournament” by Emily Axford."Shadowfell" by Emily Axford."In the Dark of Dust" by Emily Axford."Spearmint & Tea Leaves" by Emily Axford."Prodigal Sister" by Emily Axford."Cable Car Ride" by Emily Axford."Frankie" by Emily Axford."Doppelganger" by Emily Axford."Deadeye" by Emily Axford."A Friend for Life" by Emily Axford."The Multiverse" by Emily Axford."Ode to the Archipelago" by Emily Axford."A Memory" by Emily Axford."Alanis" by Emily Axford."Red Fen" by Emily Axford."Fabric of Fate" by Emily Axford."The Purge" by Emily Axford."The Posse" by Emily Axford."Unknown Tome" by Emily Axford."Mee Maw's Burden" by Emily Axford."A Fate Refused" by Emily Axford.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duck Team gathers their allies and sails atop a Dragon Turtle's shell! Sol stays winning in the water, Calder simps, and Callie shares her dream of The Wild. Support us at Patreon.com/Naddpod to get access to the after-show and a bunch of other Naddpod content!Music / Sound Effects Include: “A Wizard's Tournament” by Emily Axford."Henry Hogfish" by Emily Axford. "Sea Beast" by Emily Axford. "Henry's House" by Emily Axford. "Ode to the Archipelago" by Emily Axford. "A Fairy Remembers" by Emily Axford. "Irondeep" by Emily Axford. "All I Need is One Thread to Spin a Web" by Emily Axford. "Tsunare" by Emily Axford."The Entertainment District" by Emily Axford. "Hexblood Centurions" by Emily Axford. "Frankie" by Emily Axford. "Doppelganger" by Emily Axford. "Rousel" by Emily Axford. "The Fairy" by Emily Axford. "In the Dark of Dawn" by Emily Axford. "Haunting Visages" by Emily Axford. "A Friend For Life" by Emily Axford. "The Prodigal Sister" by Emily Axford. "The Widow" by Emily Axford. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  This title was released in May 2024. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 31 July 2024, and on general sale after this date. The Doctor and River Song. Their lives are tangled, complex, intertwined. But this Doctor doesn't do domestics, and for once, River might have her work cut out. With time and space against them, these lovers are star-crossed in more ways than most. 4.1 Swipe Right by John Dorney There are strange rumours about the planet Crell. People have been vanishing. The mysterious Matchmaker is keen to get the populace paired up via his special dating app… but rejecting too many suitors can have fatal consequences. It's precisely the sort of thing the Doctor would want to investigate. But unfortunately it's also precisely the sort of thing River Song would want to investigate too. The Doctor and River are on a collision course - but this time it might not be a match made in heaven. 4.2 Face of the Apocalypse by Lizzie Hopley After locking onto an unusual algorithm, the TARDIS lands in a hi-security Intergalactic Bank where the computerised system only recognises one face - River Song. The Doctor discovers River dismantling the main computer and immediately suspects her of something dodgy… But a case of stolen identity becomes far more serious as River's face starts to appear throughout history and the Bank vaults start filling up with Temporal Prisoners. Is River the victim of a sting or a bored computer nerd? One thing's for certain, the ‘glitch' is no longer a glitch and is on its way to destroying all of spacetime, starting with Prisoner Number One. 4.3 Archipelago by Tim Foley River Song has one last request. If the Doctor undertakes a dangerous journey with her on the planet Fortuna, she'll never bother him again. But this is no ordinary voyage. As the storms batter their tiny vessel, the travellers are confronted with some brutal home truths. There is a captain in search of a husband. There is a ship in need of a light. And there are lovers lost in the maelstrom who will always be islands apart...

Welcome to episode 242 of the Löw Tide Böyz - A Swimrun Podcast!If you're racing Worlds in a few weeks, you've likely reached the “throw money at the problem” stage of your training. At this point the hay is in the barn but you want to make sure that you've got your kit dialed in for the demands of what is, for anyone not doing the One Water Race, the longest Swimrun that most will face. In this episode, we will share our thoughts on the ideal Swimrun kit for ÖTILLÖ, The Swimrun World Championship and we will break down each category of the kit with our recommendations to help ensure that you have a great day on the Archipelago.Enjoy!~~~That's it for this week's show. If you are enjoying the Löw Tide Böyz, be sure to subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast player and leave us a five-star rating and review since that's the best way for people to discover the show and the sport of Swimrun. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and on YouTube. Check out our website for Swimrun resources including gear guides, tips, how-to videos and so much more. Also make sure to check out our meme page @thelowtideboyz on Instagram. If you have any suggestions for the show or questions for us, send us a dm or an email at lowtideboyz@gmail.com. Finally, you can support our efforts on Patreon…if you feel so inclined.Thanks for listening and see you out there!-  Chip and Chris

Former Marxist professor Michael Rectenwald joins to discuss his transformation into a libertarian, and his books on surveillance and economic control.Links: Michael Recetenwald's website - https://www.michaelrectenwald.com Michael Recetenwald's substack - https://mrectenwald.substack.com The End of Socialism and the Calculation Debate Revisited - https://mises.org/review-austrian-economics/end-socialism-and-calculation-debate-revisitedEnjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean's four online economics courses, and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics! Find out more on Saifedean.com!